An harmony of the confessions of the faith of the Christian and Reformed Churches which purelie professe the holy doctrine of the Gospell in all the chiefe kingdomes, nations, and prouinces of Europe: the catologue and order whereof the pages following will declare. There are added in the ende verie shorte notes: in which both the obscure thinges are made plaine, & those thinges which maie in shew seeme to be contrarie each to other, are plainelie and verie modestlie reconciled, and if anie points doe as yet hang in doubt, they are sincerelie pointed at. All which things, in the name of the Churches of Fraunce and Belgia, are submitted to the free and discrete iudgement of all other Churches. Newlie translated out of Latine into English. Also in the end is added the confession of the Church of Scotland. Alowed by publique authoritie.

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Title: An harmony of the confessions of the faith of the Christian and Reformed Churches which purelie professe the holy doctrine of the Gospell in all the chiefe kingdomes, nations, and prouinces of Europe: the catologue and order whereof the pages following will declare. There are added in the ende verie shorte notes: in which both the obscure thinges are made plaine, & those thinges which maie in shew seeme to be contrarie each to other, are plainelie and verie modestlie reconciled, and if anie points doe as yet hang in doubt, they are sincerelie pointed at. All which things, in the name of the Churches of Fraunce and Belgia, are submitted to the free and discrete iudgement of all other Churches. Newlie translated out of Latine into English. Also in the end is added the confession of the Church of Scotland. Alowed by publique authoritie.
Author: Salnar.
Publication: [Cambridge] :: Imprinted by Thomas Thomas, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,; 1586.
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Subject terms: Creeds -- Comparative studies -- Early works to 1800.; Protestant churches -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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OVT OF THE SAXONS CONFESSION.

Of Doctrine.

Seeing it is most vndoubtedlie true, that God out of mankinde doth gather together vnto him▪selfe a Church vnto eternal life for & by his sonne, thorugh prea∣ching of that doctrine which is written in the bookes of the Prophets and Apostles, we plainlie auoutch before God and the wholl Church in heauen and in earth, that we do with a true faith embrace all the writings of the Prophets and Apostles, and that in that verie naturall meaning, which is set downe in the Creedes of the Apostles, of Nice, and of Athanasius. And these selfe same Creedes, and the naturall meaning of them we haue alwaies constantlie em∣braced without corruption, and will by Gods helpe alwaies embrace: and in this faith do we call vpon the true God, who sending his sonne, and geuing cleare testimonies, hath * 1.1reuealed himselfe in his Church: ioyning our praier with all Saints in heauen and in earth: and our declarations vpon the Creedes are abroade, conteining the wholl bodie and ground of doctrine, which shew that this our protesta∣tion is most true. We do also verie resolutelie condemne all brainsick fantasies, which are against the Creedes: as are the monstrous opinions of heathen men, of the Iewes, of the Mahometistes, of Marcion, the Manichees, of Sa∣mosatenus, Seruetus, Arrius, and those that denie the per∣son of the holie Ghost, and other opinions condemned by the true iudgements of the Church.

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* 1.1

Vide obseru. 1. adhanc con¦fess. tum in hac sect. tum in sect. secun∣d••.

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