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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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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Creeds -- Comparative studies -- Early works to 1800.
Protestant churches -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18640.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2025.
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PROPER CATALOGVES FOR EVE∣RIE CONFESSION, CONTEINED IN THIS HAR∣MONIE, AFTER THAT ORDER WHEREIN They were first written. (Book confessions)
THE ARTICLES OF THE FORMER CONFES∣sion of Heluetia.
SCripture 1
Interpretation 2
Fathers 3
Humane Traditions 4
The drift of the Scripture 5
God 6
Man, and his strength 7
Originall sinne. 8
Free will. 9
The eternall Counsell, touching the restoring of man. 10
Iesus Christ, and those benefites which we reape by him. 11
The drift of the doctrine of the Gospell. 12
Faith, and the force thereof. 13
The Church. 14
Of the Ministers of the word. 15
Ecclesiasticall power. 16
The choosing of Ministers 17
The head and Shepherd of the Church. 18
The dueties of Ministers. 19
Of the force and efficacie of the Sacraments. 20
Baptisme. 21
The Eucharist. 22
Holie assemblies. 23
Of Heretikes & Schismatikes▪ 24
Of thinges indifferent. 25
Of the Magistrate 26
Of Holie Wedlocke. 27
THE CHIEFE POINTS OF THE LATTER CON∣fession of Heluetia.
Of the holie Scripture, being the true word of God. 1
Of Interpreting the holie Scrip∣ture, and of ••athers, Councels, and Traditions. 2
Of God, his vnitie and the Tri∣nitie. 3
Of Idoles, or Images of God, Christ, and Saintes. 4
Of the Adoration, worshippe, and In••ocation of God, through the onelie Mediatour Iesus Christ. 5
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Of the Prouidence of God. 6
Of the creation of all thinges, of Angells, the Deuill, and man. 7
Of the fall of man, sinne, and the cause of sinne. 8
Of free w••ll, and so of mans power and abilitie. 9
Of the Predestination of God, and Election of the saintes. 10
Of Iesus Christ being true God, & man, and the onlie Sauiour of the world. 11
Of the lawe of God. 12
Of the Gospell of Iesus Christ, of the Promises, also, of the spirit, and the letter. 13
Of Repentance, and the Conuer∣sion of man. 14
Of the true iustification of the faithfull. 15
Of Faith, and good workes, and of their reward, and the merit of man. 16
Of the Catholique & holy Church of God, and of the onely head of the Church. 17
Of the Ministers of the Church their institution, & dueties. 18
Of the Sacramentes of the Church of Christ. 19
Of holie Baptisme. 20
Of the holy Supper of the Lord. 21
Of holie and Ecclesiasticall as∣semblies. 22
Of the Praiers of the Church, of singing & Canonicall houres. 23
Of Holy daies, fastes, and choise of meates. 24
Of Comforting, or visiting the sicke. 25
Of the buriall of the faithfull, and the care that is to be had for the dead, and of Purgatorie, and the appeering of Spirites. 26
Of Rites, Ceremonies, and thinges Indifferent. 27
Of the goods of the Church. 28
Of single life, Wedlocke, and the ordering of a Family. 29
Of the Magistrate. 30
THE ARTICLES OF THE CONFESSION OF Basill.
Of God. 1
Of man. 2
Of the care of God toward vs. 3
Of Christ, being true God, and true man. 4
Of the Church. 5
Of the Supper of our Lord. 6
Of the Magistrate. 7
Of Faith, and workes. 8
Of the last daie. 9
Of thinges commaunded, and not commaunded. 10
Against the error of the Anabap∣tistes. 11
THE CHIEFE POINTS OF THE CONFESSION OF Bohemia.
Of the holy Scripture, and of Ecc••∣siasticall writers. ••
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Of Christian Catechizing. 2
Of the vnitie of the diuine essence, & of the three Persons. 3
Of the knowledge of himselfe. Also,
Of sinne, the causes and fruites here∣of, and of the promises of God. 4
Of repentance. 5
Of Christ the Lord, and of Iustification through faith in him. 6
Of good workes, which be holie acti∣ons. 7
Of the holie Catholique Church, the order and discipline hereof, and moreouer of Antichrist. 8
Of the Ministers of the Church. 9
Of the word of God. 10
Of the Sacraments in general. 11
Of holy Baptisme. 12
Of the Supper of the Lord. 13
Of the keies of Christ. 14
Of thinges accessorie, that is, of rites, or Ecclesiasticall ceremonies. 15
Of the politique or Ciuill Magi∣strate. 16
Of Saints, and their worship. 17
Of fasting, 18
Of single life, and Wedlocke, or the order of maried folke. 19
Of the time of Grace. 20
THE ARTICLES OF THE FRENCH CONFE∣ssion.
Of God, and his one onelie essence. 1
Of the knowledge of God. 2
Of the Ca••onicall bookes of the holy Scripture. 3
Of distinguishing the Canonicall book•• from the Apocryphall. 4
Of the authoritie of the word of God. 5
Of the Trinitie of the Persons in one onely essence of God. 6
Of the Creation of the world. 7
Of the eternal Prouidence of God 8
Of the fall of man, and his free will 9
Of Originall sinne. 10
Of the propagation of Originall sinne, and of the effectes thereof. 11
Of the free Election of God. 12
Of the reparing of man from his fall through Christ. 13
Of two natures in Christ. 14
Of the hypostaticall vnion of his two natures. 15
Of the death and resurrection of Christ, and of the fruit thereof. 16
Of the merit, and fruit of the sacrifice of Christ. 17
Of the remission of sinnes, and true Iu∣stification. 18
Of the Intercession, or Mediation of Christ. 19
Of iustifying Faith, and the gift, and effectes thereof. 20. 21. 22
Of the abolishing of Ceremonies, and true vse of the Morall lawe. 23
Of the intercession of Saintes, Purga∣torie, and other superstitious tradi∣tions of the Popish sorte. 24
Of the Ministerie of the Gospell. 25
Of the vnitie of the Church, and the true notes thereof. 26. 27. 28
Of Ecclesiasticall functions. 29
Of the power, and authoritie of the mi∣nisters. 30
Of their lawfull calling, and election. 31
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Of Ecclesiasticall discipline. 32
Of Excommunication, and other Cen∣sures. 33
Of the Sacraments in generall. 34
Of Baptisme. 35
Of the holie Supper of the Lorde. 36
Of the efficacie, and true communica∣tion of the thing signified by the signes. 37. 38
Of the Magistrate, and politike lawes 39. 40
THE ARTICLES OF THE ENGLISH CONFESSION.
Of one God in three Persons. 1
Of Iesus Christ being the true Sonne of God, and of the Incarnation, & other workes of Redemption, and of his two natures being vnsepera∣blie vnited and vnconfounded. 2
Of his last comming
Of the holie Ghost, and his workes in vs. 3
Of the Catholique Church, and the one onelie King, head, and hus∣band thereof. 4
Of the diuers degrees of the Church. 5
Of the prima••ie of the Antichrist of Rome. 5
Of the lawful calling and Election of ministers. 6
Of their power, and the vse of the keies. 7
Of mariage and a Single life. 8
Of the Canonicall scriptures. 9
Of the Sacramentes, and the number thereof. 10
Of Baptisme. 11
Of the holy Eucharist. 12
Of the ••••le of Masses. 13
Of Purgatorie. 14
Of Ceremonies, and Ecclesiasticall rites. 15
Of prayer in a vulgare tounge. 16
Of the onelie Intercessour, and Medi∣atour Christ. 17
Of the corruption of man through sinne, of his iustification through Christ. 18
Of the one onely sacrifice of Christ, whereby we are perfectly reconciled to God. 19
Of good workes. 20
Of the last resurrectiō of this flesh. 21
THE ARTICLES OF THE CONFESSION OF Belgia.
Of the essence, or nature of God. 1
Of the double knowledge of God. 2
Of the beginning, and author of the word of God. 3
Of the Canonicall bookes of the olde and new Testament. 4
Of their authoritie. 5
Of the Apochryphall bookes. 6
Of the perfection of the Canonicall Scripture aboue all the doctrines of all men. 7
Of three persons in one onelie essence of God. 8
Of the testimonies of both the testa∣ments, whereby both the Trinitie of the persons, & also their proper∣ties m•••• be prooued 9
Of the diuine nature, and generation of Iesus Christ the Sonne of god. 10
Of the diuine nature of the holy ghost. 11
Of the creation of the world, and An∣gells, and the distinguishing of
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them. 12
Of the Prouidence of God, and of his iust gouernement, both general, & special. 13
Of the creation of man, his fal, corrup∣tion, and seruile free wil. 14
Of Original sinne. 15
Of free election, & iust reprobation. 16
Of the repairing of man through Christ. 17
Of the first comming of Christ, and his true incarnation of the seede of Da∣uid. 18
Of his two natures hypostatically v∣nited in one onelie person. 19
Of the cause, or end of his death, and resurrection. 20
Of his onelie Priesthoode, and expia∣torie sacrifice. 21
Of faith, the onelie instrument of our Iustification. 22
Of true iustification through Christ. 23
Of regeneration and good workes. 24
Of the abrogating of the law and sha∣dowes. 25
Of the onelie Mediatour or interces∣sour Christ, against the intercession of Saints. 26
Of the Catholique Church. 27
Of the vnitie and communion there∣of. 28
Of true notes of the true Church. 29
Of the gouernement, & Ecclesiastical functions. 30
Of the Election of Ministers, Elders and Dea••ons, and of their authori¦tie. 31
Of Ecclesiastical traditions. 32
Of the Sacraments, and their number 33
Of Baptisme. 34
Of the Supper of the Lord. 35
Of Magistrates, and their office and power. 36
Of the last Iudgement. 37
THE ARTICES OF THE CONFESSION OF AVSPVRGE.
Of God, and the persons of the diuini∣tie. 1
Of Original sinne. 2
Of the incarnation of the Sonne of God. 3
Of Iustification. 4
Of the Preaching of Repentance, and general Remission. 5
Of the righteousnes of good wookes. 6
Of the Church. 7
Of the Sacraments which are admini∣stred by euil men. 8
Of Baptisme. 9
Of the Lords Supper. 10
Of Repentance. 11
Of Confession. 12
Of the vse of Sacraments. 13
Of Ecclesiastical order, or degrees. 14
Of Ecclesiastical ri••••s. 15
Of ciuil ordinances. 16
Of the la•••• Iudgement. 17
Of fr•••• wil. 18
Of the cause of sinne. 19
Of good workes. 20
Of ••nuocation. 21
ARTICLES CONCER∣NING THE ABVSES VVHICH ARE changed in externall rites
Of the Masse. 1
Of either kinde of the Sacrament. 2
Of Confession. 3
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Of the difference of mea••es, and such like Popish traditions. 4
Of the mariage of the Priestes. 5
Of the vowes of Monkes. 6
Of Ecclesiastical power. 7
THE CHIEFE POINTS OF THE CONFESSION of Saxonie.
Of Doctrine. 1
Of Originall sinne. 2
Of the remission of sinnes, and of I••▪stification. 3
Of freewill. 4
Of new obedience, 5
What workes are to be done. 6
How good works maie be done. 7
How new obedience doth please God. 8
Of rewardes. 9
Of the difference of sinnes. 10
Of the Church. 11
Of the Sacramentes. 12
Of Baptisme. 13
Of the Lords Supper. 14
Of the vse of the wholl Sacrament. 15
Of repentance. 16
Of Satisfaction. 17
Of Wedlocke. 18
Of Confirmation and anointing. 19
Of Traditions or Ecclesiastical rites 20
Of a Monasticall life. 21
Of the inuocating of godlie men depar∣ted out of this life. 22
Of the ciuill Magistrate. 23
THE CHIEFE POINTES OF THE CONFESSION OF Wirtemberge.
Of God, and three persons in one god∣head. 1
Of the Sonne of God. 2
Of the holie Ghost. 3
Of sinne. 4
Of Iustification. 5
Of the law. 6
Of good Workes. 7
Of the Gospell of Iesus Christ. 8
Of the Sacraments. 9
Of Baptisme. 10
Of Confirmation. 11
Of Repentance. 12
Of Contrition. 13
Of Confession. 14
Of Satisfaction. 15
Of Prair. 16
Of Fasting. 17
* Of Almes. 18
Of the Eucharist, that is, of the Sa∣crament of thankesgiuing. 19
* Of the Masse. 20
Of holie orders 21
Of Mariage. 22
* Of e••••reame Vnction. 23
Of the inuocating of Saints. 24
Of the remembrance of the dead. 25
Of Purgatorie. 26
* Of Monasticall vowes. 27
Of Canonicall houres. 28
Of Fasting. 29
Of the consecrating of water, salt, wine, and other such like things. 30
Of the holie Scripture. 31
* Of the Pope. 32
Of the Church. 33
Of Councels. 34
Of the Teachers of the Church. 35
Of Ecclesiastical Ceremonies. 36
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