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THE REFORMED CHVRCH.
THe confession of Bohemia.a 1.1 The repentant are taught to confesse their sinnes before those that haue care of their soules, and to receiue of them absolution with confidence to inioy without doubt the remission of their sinnes.
The confession of Wittemberg.b 1.2 Seeing God hath pro∣mised vs his mercy freely for his sonnes sake: he requi∣reth in that regard, that we should abandon the doubt∣fulnesse of our flesh: and conceaue a most certaine con∣fidence in his mercy, and to the end that might bee, he hath placed our saluation not in the merits of our righ∣teousnesse which is vnperfect, but in the merits of his sonne Iesus Christ. Item, wherefore wee doe account that those which doe commaund vs to doubt of the grace of God, doe not onely fight against the true be∣leefe of the Catholike Church; but also doe prouide very ill for their soules health.