THE CONCLVSION.
ANd hetherto haue beene informed and shewed vnto your Maiestie in this writing the reasons & causes of our faith and doctrine and Christian religion: fuch doctrine as the ministers of our Churches, all and singular, euery one according to the gift of god graunted vnto him, do with one consent of iudgement holde, talke of, and preach, and do constantlie manteine and fight for the same, not with the power of this world, but by holy scriptures, against those that impugne it, or by teaching do spread abroade contrarie er∣rors thereunto. Neither yet without that modestie that be∣commeth the profession of Christians, do they stubbournly rather then rigiouslie persist in this doctrine, or haue at any time heretofore persisted: but if anie thing be found herein not well taken by them, and that by certeine grounds out of the word of god (which ought to be the rule of iudgement vn¦to all men) peaceablie, and with a meeke spirit (as it ought to be done) be shewed vnto them, they are readie and forward, and thereunto, as alwaies heretofore, so now they offer themselues, that after due consideration & true knowledge of the trueth had, they will most gladlie, and thankfullie re∣ceiue that doctrine which shall haue better foundations, and willinglie reforme whatsoeuer shall haue need to be amen∣ded. Wherefore most excellent King, and gratious Lord, maie it please your Maiestie to examine this our confession, and after diligent and due consideration had, to waie and consider whether anie man worthelie and for iust cause, may reiect, and condemne this doctrine, as not agreeable to the holie scripture, nor Christian. Verilie we are of opinion, that if anie man presume to despise, or condemne this do∣ctrine, he must of necessitie also condemne the holie scrip∣ture, from whence it was taken, and the auncient, and true Christian Doctors, with whome it agreeth, and also the ho∣lie