Lectures of I.B. vpon the xii. Articles of our Christian faith briefely set forth for the comfort of the godly, and the better instruction of the simple and ignorant. Also hereunto is annexed a briefe and cleare confession of the Christian faith, conteining an hundreth articles, according to the order of the Creede of the Apostles. Written by that learned [and] godly martyr I.H. sometime Bishop of Glocester in his life time.

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Title: Lectures of I.B. vpon the xii. Articles of our Christian faith briefely set forth for the comfort of the godly, and the better instruction of the simple and ignorant. Also hereunto is annexed a briefe and cleare confession of the Christian faith, conteining an hundreth articles, according to the order of the Creede of the Apostles. Written by that learned [and] godly martyr I.H. sometime Bishop of Glocester in his life time.
Author: Baker, John, minister.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By C. Barker,; [1581]
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The .lxix. Article.

I beleeue that the holy fathers, Patri∣arkes, Prophets, and all other faithfull & good people that are gone before vs, and haue dyed in the fayth through the worde & faith, sawe him beforehand which was to come, and receiued as much & the same thing that we receiue by the sacraments: For they were of the selfe same Church, faith, & lawe that we be of. They were as∣well Christians, as wee, and vsed the same sacramentes in figure, that wee vse in trueth.