i~~d~~:~ in hand to make confc!::: ~7~~::, u it th<rifore to~,~:~:~~; by bd~,~~ I pleafeGod. And n·ec: ma~a!f!lre our felue~, tobelnco~por.uedmt:h~mem~ers.Nowtnercathat fo long as we Jiue and he m_our corrupt1~ fons Whtch fome 1aptfts brmg ro :he conrrauery thing whc.:rcin wee m..ty oftendand difto iou~ andlik! ,an~ ant .weretop::jfo111tob!m, ttndl ons and fins, the holy Gho!l w1ll neuer come ry, toproOt~c that we may bcleeue m the crea- . and dwdl with vs. He is :1 fpirit mofi pure and tu.res, and m the ~hurch, are ofno m?mem. 1 chaflc, and therefore mull hauean vndefilcd FJrfl, they alleaoge rhe phrafc ofScnpture, I tcmpletodwelljn. Exo.l4·3'· Thcybelemedm God,andm Mof<J. Thus wee haue heard what is to beebe!eet.S•m. >7·12· Artd A chu bcleeued m Dac<Jd.z ued concerningthe Father, Sonne, .and h<lly Chro. 20. 20.Bclmte in the'Pr•p7:'' andprojp<r. Ghofl. Now, looke as we beleeue in God diAn[. The Hebrew phrafemw.ncbthe feru.:le flillguilhcd into three perfuns:fo we mull reletter B:'h :svfed,mutt not be tTJnflat«:hvtth member, thatwhenwe performe diu!ne wor... ap~epofttton that .rulct!l a~1 accuf\t.lliC or ablhip to him we maydillinguilh the perfons lauue cafe, butw:th adar>ueonrh:s manner, but we are n~t tpfeuer them:when wepray t~ Bcle~ue MofcJ,Dau!d,theTrop.hcts:lnd it doth .1' . the Father we mufl: not omit the Son or the not Imp>ort any aHiance m the creature, but holyGhoft,but make our prayers to them all: B oncly agiuingofcredence onclllantoanorher. for as in namr~hey are one, and inperfon Secondly, they atleadge,that anc:ent fathers . not diuidcd Outdill:inouilhed:fo in all \Vorfhip read the arttcle on thts m:mner , 1 beleme m Fp1phan. we mu.l neurr eonfo~1d or feuer the Herfo:1s, the holy Catholikg Ch11rch. eAnf. Indeed fom'= ~~o;.n~ butdiflinguiOlthem, and worlhip thlrrinity hau~done fo: but by thi.-kinde offpeech rhey in vnicy, andvnide in Trinity: one God in ligmfied no more but tb!.ls mnch, that they threeperfons , and three perfon.s iu one God. beleeued that there was a Catholike Church. Hithertowe haue inrreated ofthe firfr part Thus h;ming found w!ut words arc: to be oftheCreedeconcerning God: now fOllowes fupplied,lt:t vscome to the meaning ofthe arthe fecod patttherofconcerning the Church: tide. A"d that we may proceede inocder,kt and it w» •dded to theformer vpon fpeciall vs firllofa! fee what theChurch is.The Ch•rch a Augult. con!idcration.For(a)the right order ofa conu '! pccH{i;trcompany of menpre~eflin.-ztedto life e incnchi,, fefsion did require, thatafter the1riniry the neriafting,andmadcone in Chrift.Firfl: I fay,itis •.S•· Church tlwuldbe mentioned, as the houfe afa peculiar com~anyofmcn:for S. 'Peur faith, terthc owner, thetemple afi:er God, and the Teare achoftngmeratio,4 royalf'iejlh,.d,an ho- 'I'ot,z,p Aug. I.•. c. lo.de fymb 3d C::u:ech ci:ie ltter tile builder. Againe,the Creedeis ly natii,&a pm.Liarpeople.He fpeak.sindeed of concluded IVithpaints ofdoctrineconcerning C the Church of God one>rth, but his f•ying tlwChurch, bt:caufe whofoeuerit out ofit, is may be alfo extended to rhc whole Clmrchot' alfu forte d the nomber of Gods children: God,as we! in heaucJS ine.ttth,Now becanfe andhecannotha•e Godfor huFather,whichhath there can be uo copany vnles it haue abegin- "~' the Churchfor his mother. ning& caufe wherbyit is gathcr<d: therefore ~ftion is made what the wordes are I adde further in theddinition, predflinntcto which are to be fupplied in thi• article,theholy life ec<tr/ajling. Notingthereby theground and Catlsolik!Ch•rch, whether, 1beiee•e, or 1becaufeofthe Catholike Church, n.1meiy Gods lemrin: andancienrexpofirours haHe fufficieternal prcdeftination to life euerfafHng;& to ' Ruffin. <ntly determintd the matter. One (b) faith, this purpofeour Sauior Chrifl: f•ith, Fearenor !.oh"· in fymb. lnthefewordJ, imvhichisfttforthot1rf~ithofthe iittlcflsck!,foritisyourFathers willtogiueyoHtbe 3%o God.• c.J, it is[aid, InGod the F.lthcr, in the k,ingdome .- fignifying thereby,thatthc lirlt and Son, and in rhc holy Gholl; butin therefh•hcre principal! caufe of the Church, i>the good the JPecchu not of the God-headbut of creamrcs pleafure ofGod, whereby he hath before all &myj/e>·ies,the prepojition. Inunotnddedthnt it worlds purpofed t9 aduaocehis Ekcl'to cter- ~mtldbc~in t~choly Church, butth:uwejhould nail Ctlnauon. Therforeone faith wcl,(4)onc£t • Brr~ b~luueth.ereu anholy Church, not M pod,but M 0 the Ele!J are the Ch#rch of God. And furcher, n~rd. in acompamtgathered to God. And menpJ9Jt!dbebccaufe no comp 1 ny can continue and abide Cant, kcuethat thtrl i& remilfionoffinno, not, in the foreuer vnles the members thereofbe ioyned remiCsionof finnes: and thCJ'flxmldbeieeuethe and conpled together by fome bond,toerelore rtfo;nilt011oftheboc!J•,tzo~,1!1the r~furred:ienof I addein the laft place, m.zde onewith Chrift. the ...ody:rhereforebythu prepofiuonthe Creator This vnion mlketh rr.e Church to bee the Urfif!inguifl,~dfromthf!creature~,~dthingsperChurch: & by it the mebcrs thereof,\.l{htchc:r I tammg to God,from thmgs pertammg to mm• . t\n they be in he.wen or in t::lrth,are diil:inguiflled 1 other vpon thc(e words, This is the workc of from all othtr co!llPanies wnatfot11C(. Now Ao~ufi. i God thot Y<beleeue in him, faith, lfycbeleme this coiunCl:ionbetvieen Chri[l; & the Church trai:t.zg 1 \mh1m,ycbe!ecuehim; not ifye beleeue himv•ebe1s auouched by S.Tar~l when ~~e f.u,h, Clr,-zft u I C"' 1 1 s mloh, leme in htmfonhedllttlrbclecuedCod,bc:tdtdnot theheadtothe body,..hllh"' hiS Chcrrch· & when " l bcleeu~m htm. Againe oftbe .ApojliCJ, wcemtt.yhec afcl lb<..·sthc na.mc of Chrittnot o.1ely to fay,~vee belemePtml, but JVtcdoe not be!ecue m the pcrLof the Son,bmtotht: Ch!.lrch 1t iClf I Paul;~ve~c/emePner,bJttwc be.leem:notin Peter. asm the Epilllc: to the Gal~na•Js, To Abrah.:4;, Gal.~· \ For hufatth t?~r bclcmeth z.~hun-w~ichiufhfict.h e~ to hufeedlVcrc thepromift;_made ht fatthnot \ •6. the 'l!_ngod!J', _;J ~mpmrd th h1m[or nghtco~tfttc.ffc. f.}J' tohuftcdes,'J.s fpt::.tktng ot many, but&vuto · ---- Aa4 hu
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