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.

Ascension.

* 1.1 VVE nothing doubt, but the selfe same bodie, which was borne of the virgin, was crucified, dead, & bu∣ried, that it did rise againe, and as••end into the heauens, for the accomplishment of al things, where in our names, & for our comforte, he hath receiued all power in heauen and earth, where he sitteth at the right hand of the Father, crowned in his kingdome, aduocate, and onelie Mediatour for vs. Which glorie, honour, and prerogatiue, he alone a∣mongst * 1.2the brethren shal possesse, till that all his enimies be made his footestole.

As that we vndoubtedlie beleeue there shalbe a finall iudgement: to the execution wherof, we certainelie beleeue that the same our Lord Iesus shall visibly returne, euen as he was seene to ascend. And then we firmelie beleue, that the time of refreshing and restitution of all thinges shall come, in somuch that those, that from the beginning haue suffered violence, iniurie, and wrong, for righteousnes sake, shall in∣herite * 1.3that blessed immortalitie, promised from the begin∣ning: but contrariwise, the stubborne, inobedient, cruell op∣pressors, filthie persons, Idolaters, and all sortes of vnfaith∣full, shalbe cast into the dungeon of vtter darkenes, where their worme shall not die, neithet yet the fire shalbe extin∣guished. The remembrance of which daie, and of the iudge∣ment to be executed in the same, is not onelie to vs a bridle, wherby our carnall lustes are refrained, but also such inesti∣mable comforte, that neither maie the threating of world∣lie

princes, neither yet the feare of temporall death and present daunger, mooue vs to renounce and forsake the bles∣sed societie, which we the members haue, with our head & onelie mediatour Christ Iesus. Whom we confesse and auow * 1.4to be the Messias promised, the onelie head of his Church, our iust lawe giuer, our onelie high Priest, aduocate, and Mediatour. In which honours and office, if man or Angell presume to intrude themselues, we vtterly detest and abhor them, as blasphemous to our soueraigne and supreame go∣uernuor Christ Iesus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Act. 1. Mat. 28▪
• * 1.2

  1▪ Ioan. 2. 1. Tim. 2. Psa. 110.
• * 1.3

  Apoc. 2••. Esa▪ 66.
• * 1.4

  Esa. 1. Col. 1. Heb. 9. 10.