The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

For the second, though these words have not been found to be acknowledged in the first Churches, yet because for many ages they have been received with an universal consent of all Christian Churches, and are acknowledged by many of the ancient Fathers, and Councils, and are received by the Church of England, and by all sorts of Divines in our Church, therefore it were great impudency for any man to reject these words, or question their authority, either for the truth or use of them: only for the interpretation of the words, the learned know that the Divines of no one age ⟨p. 445⟩since they came into the Creed, did fully agree about the proper meaning of them: and as I conceive, the Church of England hath never made any interpretation of them, in any National Synod, or Convocation, that might declare which sense our Church hath taken to. And therefore men must be advised, and take heed of rash censuring of the opinions of Divines ¹in our Church, that deliver their consciences in this Article, though there be difference about the sense amongst them: and weak Christians must know, that it is possible for a Christian to be saved that believes the word of God, and the rest of the Articles of the Creed, though he never come to know infallibly what is the proper sense of this Article.

For the second, though these words haue not beene found to be acknowledged in the first Churches, yet because for many ages they haue beene receiued with an vniuersall consent of all Christian Churches, and are acknowledged by many of the ancient Fathers, and Councels, and are receiued by the Church of England, and by all sorts of Diuines in our Church, therefore it were great impudencie for any man to reiect these words, or question their authoritie, either for the truth or vse of them: onely for the interpretation of the words, the learned know that the Diuines of no one age ⟨p. 445⟩since they came into the Creed, did fully agree about the proper meaning of them: and as I conceiue, the Church of England hath neuer made any interpretation of them, in any Nationall Synode, or Conuocation, that might declare which sense our Church hath taken to. And therefore men must be aduised, and take heed of rash censuring of the opinions of Diuines