THE SAINTS BELEIFE, OR, THE NEW CREED.
I Beleive in one Almighty GOD, G [...]n 1. 1. Prov. 16.4. Creator and maker of all things, 1 Ioh [...], 5 7. distinguished in three, Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost: Joh. 10.30. i J [...]h, 5.7. but not divided. Gen. 12. I [...]h. 1.1, 2, 3. all working together in the Creation, Ro. [...]. 34 E [...]h 1 7. Redemption, [...]s 97.10. Phil. 4 7. preservation, T [...] 2. 11 Io. 11.25. and salvation of Man. The Son our Lord Jesus Christ, Col. [...] 9. Mat. 1 23. GOD 1 Tim. 2.5. Act. 2 23 Ho. 7.24. and Man; 1 Io. 49. Io. 3.17. begotten and sent by the Father 1 Io.49 I [...].3.17. is [...]y. 7 14. Luk. 2 7. conceived and borne of the Virgin Mary, Io. 11.48. J [...]h. 19.12.15, 16. suffered under the Roman power, Mat. 27.35. Pilate being Iudge▪ crucified, Io. 19.23. dead Lu [...]. 23.43 46 and his soule immediately received by God his Father; [...] 19. 41, 42. and his body buried; 1 Cor. 15.4. rose again the third day according to the Scriptures; A [...]. 1.9, 10, 11, Ioh. 20.17. & ascended into heaven; H [...]b. 1.3. sits at the right hand of God; Act. 3.21 whom the heavens must contain for a time; 1 Jo. 20.12. Io. 1.29. in whom all our sins are forgiven, [...] Th [...]s. 4.16.17. and from thence he shall come to ju [...]ge the living & the dead; Ma [...]. 25.32. before whom every one shall appeare, M [...]t. 12.36. to give an account Gen. 6.5. 1 Cor. [...].20. of every evill thought, Mat. 12.39. idle word Exo. 20 7 [...]at 5.34, 35, 36, 37. Jam. 1.26. vaine thought, and Re [...]. 22.12 Mat. 25.41, 45, 46. wicked action. And I beleive in the Holy Ghost, Joh. 14.26. Jo. 15 26. J [...]. 16 13. sent by the Father and the Sonne to teach and leade Col. 3.12. 1 P [...]t 1.2. Rom 9.11 9. Mat. 18.17, 18, 19, 20. his Elect in all truth: Rev. 1.11. G [...]l 12. instituting by his Apostles particular Churches here on earth, and no other; 1 Co [...] 3.21, 22, 23 P [...]. 149.7, 8, 9 every 2 Cor. 12.13. ordinance of God belonging to every one of them; all of equall authority, no one being greater or lesser then other, either in power or priviledges; Io 15.10, 14, Io 5.39 who must serve him as he hath commanded in his holy Scriptures; R [...]v, 22.18. Deut. 5 32 Mat. 28. 20. both in Ordinances, Col 2. 5. 1 Cor. 14, 40.1 C [...]. 15, 2 Lev. 10. 1, 2 1 Ch [...] 13 9.11 1 Chro. 15.13 Numb. 15.16 and Order, 2 Tim. 13, 14. Mat. 9.22, 10. Mar. 16 16 [...] 11.6 in their owne Faith; 1 Tim. 1.19. 1 Joh 3.30. with a pure conscience; He [...]. 10 25. Mat. 18. 17, 18, 19, 20. all Beleivers being bound in duty to have and hold communion in some one of them: Acts 6:2, 3, [...] Acts 14:23: Acts 1:15, 23, 26. Ex: 33:2 Numb. 8.10. and that every Church hath power from GOD to elect and ordaine their owne Officers, 2 Co [...] 2 [...] 8. 3. John 10. receive in Beleivers, Mat. 18.17, 18, 19, 20. 1 Cor. 5.12 13. Acts 11.2, 3, 4. and excommunicate any one of them that lives in transgression without the helpe or assistance of any; Rom: 2:1 [...]. Deut: 1 17 Jam. 2 9. Acts 11:2, 3, 4.no one member being more free then another R [...]. 13. 2, 3, 4, 5. Exod. 20:12. Eph. 6.5..
And I beleive I am bound in conscience to God to honour and obey my Father, Mother, King, Master, and every Officer under him whether they be Christians, irreligious Idolaters or Heathens. The Commandement requites obedience to every one of them of what Religion soev [...]r they be equall, and alike. 1 Cor. 15. M [...]. 25.24. And I beleive the bodies of the just shall rise to life everlasting, Isay 30.33. Ma [...]. 25.41, 46. and the wicked to everlasting perdition, &c.
Teach a Child in the trade of his way, & when he is old he shall not depart from it.
Try all things, keepe that which is good.
These were also more noble men, then they which were of Thessalonica, who received the Word with all readinesse, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.
To obey is better then sacrifice, & to hearken then the fat of rams.
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