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.

Prov. 22.6.

Teach a Child in the trade of his way, & when he is old he shall not depart from it.

1 Thes. 5.21.

Try all things, keepe that which is good.

Acts 17.11.

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.

1 Sam. 15.22.

To obey is better then sacrifice, & to hearken then the fat of rams.

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