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Title: A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
Print source: A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605., Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575., Old, John, fl. 1545-1555,
Imprinted at London: By Henry Wykes, for Lucas Harrison, [1568?]
Notes:
Confessio Helvetica Posterior. English.
Contains the Confessio Helvetica Posterior (1566), written by Heinrich Bullinger, and the Gallican Confession (1561), with Théodore de Bèze's introduction to his translation of the New Testament prefixed.
Translator's note "To the reader" signed: I.O., i.e. John Old.
Publication date conjectured by STC.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Subject terms:
Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13257.0001.001
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Ʋnto the Christian Reader.
To the moste renoumed Prince, Lewes of Borbon, Prince of Condey, &c. and other famous and noble Dukes, Mar∣queses, Erles, Barons & Lordes of the Nobilitie, that embrace the true Gospell of Christe in the realme of Fraunce. Theodorus Beza Vezelius a minister of the Church of Geneua, wisheth grace and peace, from God the Father and our Lorde Iesus Christe.
To al the faithfull Chri∣stians, whiche are in Germany, and other foraigne Nations, the Ministers of the Churches, throughout Helue∣tia, vvhose names are subscribed, wishe grace and peace from God the Father, by Iesus Christe our Lorde.
A briefe, and plaine confession and declara∣tion of true Christian Religion, &c.
Of the holy Scripture, and of the true woorde of God. Cap. 1.
Of expoundinge the holy Scriptures, of the Doctors, Councels, and Tra∣ditions. Cap. 2
Of God, of his Vnitie, and of the Trinitie. Cap. 3.
Of Idolles or Images of God, of Christe and of Sainctes. Cap. 4.
Of Adoration, seruinge and callinge vppon God by our onely mediator Ie∣sus Christe. Cap. 5.
Of Gods Prouidence. Cap 6.
Of the Creation of all thinges, of Angels, of the Deuell, and of Man. Cap. 7.
Of the fall of Man, of Sinne, and of the cause of Sinne. Cap. 8.
Of free will, and of the strength or force of Man. Cap. 9.
Of Gods predestination, and election of his Sainctes. Cap. 10.
Of Iesus Christ true God, and perfecte man, the onely sauiour of the worlde. Chap. 11.
Of God his lawe. Chap. 12.
Of the Gospell of Iesus Christe, of his promises. Of the spirite, and of the letter. Chapit. 13.
Of repentaunce, and the con∣uersion of man. Chap. 14.
Of the true Iustifiyng of the faithfull. Chap, 15,
Of faithe and good woorkes, of their re∣ward, and mannes merite. Cha. 16.
Of the holie catholike churche of God, of the one onely hedde of the Churche. Chapi, 17.
Of the ministers of the Churche, of the ma∣king of them, and their offices. Chap. 18.
Of the Sacramentes of Christe his Churche. Chapi. 19.
Of holie Baptisme. Chapi. 20.
Of the holy Supper of the Lord Chap. 21.
Of the holye and ecclesiasticall assemblies or commynge to the Churche. Chap. 22.
Of praiers in the Churche, of synging, and Canonicall howres. Chapit. 23.
Of holie daies, faslyng and choise or diffe∣rence of meates. Chapiter. 24.
Of Cathechisyng, or instructyng youth in the articles of their faithe, of comfor∣ting or visiting the sicke. Chap. 25.
Of buriyng the faithfull, and care whiche men ought to take for the dedde, of Purgatorie, and thapperyng of spirites. Cha. 26.
Of rites, ceremonies, and indif∣ferent thinges. Chap. 27.
Of Churche gooddes. Chapit.. 28.
Of sole life, of mariage, and gouer∣nyng our familie. Chapi. 29.
Of Magistrates.
A confession Of Faith, made by common agree∣ment of suche Frenchemen, as de∣sire to liue accordinge to the puritie of the Gospel of our Lorde IESVS CHRIST.
A confession of faithe, made by common agrement of suche Frenchemen, as desire to liue, accordyng to the puritie of the Gospell of our Lorde Iesus Christ.
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