A [Br]ief rehersall of [the] beleef of the goodwilling [in E]nglande/ which are named, the [Fame]lie of Love/ with the confessi[on] of their vpright christen religion against/ the false accusation of their gaine-speakers / [Set]-forth Anno. 1575.

Deus Charitas est.

GEeing then that it is meet & requisite / that euery vpright ••eleeuer in Iesu Christ / render an

Answere of his Faith / when hee is required therto (being falslie accused▪ contrarie to his right Beleef) / so can wee not therfore omit / to confesse and acknowledge our vpright and true Faith / against all those that vniustlie accuse vs / in our right Beleef.

First-of-all / wee acknowledg and confesse / that wee knowe nor hold•• not of anye other Beleef / then tha•• which is required by the Propheates of God / out of the Lawe of the Lord / and wheron the holie Apostles and Euangelistes of Iesu Christ, haue buylded and stood-grounded / and lik•• as thesame is also taught & confessed by the Communialtie of the Saincte•• of Iesu Christ.

For wee beleeue in the liuing God of Heauen, the Father almightie / and the true Maker of Heauē and Earth.

And wee beleeue in Iesus Christ▪ his onlie Sonne, our Lorde: which was

conceaued by the Holie-gost and borne of the Virgin Marie: Hee suf∣••••••••d passion vnder Pontius Pilate: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 crucified, dead, and buryed / and ••••••••ended into Hell: and the thirde ••••y / Hee rose-againe from y^e Death: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ascended to the Heauens / and ••••are Hee sitteth at the Right-hand 〈◊〉〈◊〉 God / his Father almightie: From ••••ence wee beleeue Hee is to com / to ••••••ge both the Quicke and the Dead. And wee beleeue in the Holie-gost: ••••e holie Catholike-church / the Com¦••••nion of Sainctes: the Remission Sinnes: the Resurrection of the ••odye: and the Life euerlastinge.
••men.

WEE acknowledg likewise / the Father / to be God / vncrea∣••••d and eternall / a stronge or mightie ••pirit / a perfect cleere Light / and a ••••ue Beeinge or Substaunce: and ••••at thesame true Beeinge, is hys

Name / and the Loue itself.

Mee acknowledge also, y^e Sonn•• to be God, out of God / of the very-lik•• Beeinge; or very-same Substaunce of his Father / the very true and onlie begotten Sonne of God / begotte•• frō Euerlastingnes / and; in the Ful••¦nes of the tyme; borne of a Virgin out of the Seede of Dauid according to the Fleash: the Sonne of Man: the Sauiour of the Worlde: the tru•• Messias: a Mediatour alone / be∣twixt God and Man: In whos•• Name onlie (and in none-other) we•• obtaine Saluation / and the Remis∣sion of our Sinnes.

Wee acknowledge likewise, th•• holie-gost to be God (as proceeding from God the Father and his Sonne Iesus Christ) and the true Spirit of God: the Comforter: and the Dyle or Annoyntinge, wherwithall God annoynteth his elected People ether

Ho••••e-church. For They are, out of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Grace of God the Father; vnde∣……ed; redeemed, iustified, and made-〈◊〉〈◊〉 through the Crosse / Death / Pas∣•••••••• / and Bloud-sheaddinge of Iesu ••rist: Which Holie-gost / doth di∣…… and leade all his Annoynted, in∣•••• ••ll Trueth. For They onlie / are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 true circumcised Israelites out of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Faith of Abraham, or the right ••••ristians, through the Satisfacti∣•••• of Christ, in the Holie of the true ••abernacle / wherin they daylie take∣•••• their Crosse on them, with Him / ••••d followe-after Christ, in all God∣……nes and Trueth / to the Purginge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their Sinnes, til-into his Loue: In ••hom also y^e Spirit of Christ, dwel∣••eth, liueth, and woorketh / and not ••rtenlie; in Any-other.

FArdermore / wee beleeue and acknowledge, concerninge this ••••e-onelie liuinge God (the Father /

Sonne / and Holie-gost / with y^e Com∣munialtie of his Sainctes) all and e∣uerye Part that is writen & confessed (by the holie Fathers) in the olde and new Testament, of or concerning the same Godhead / to be a Thinge most. true / & very-needfull that euery Chri∣stian beleeue, acknowledg, and confesse thesame / and also liue therin. So do wee in like-maner acknowledg, all the rest of holie Scripture aforesaide / as likewise all what-euer accordeth with the Minde of y^e same (being set-fourth and instituted by holie Fathers, out of the true Light) to be an vpright, godlie, and healthsom Doctrine / and so ought to be takē and acknowledged of all Christians: But All whatsoe∣uer accordeth not therwith, that hold wee not for any-thing necessarie vnto Saluation / but rather for that which proceedeth out of y^e Mans Imagina∣tiō / & not out of the Spirit of Christ.