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<HEAD>THE SAINTS BELEIFE, OR, THE NEW CREED.</HEAD>
<P><HI>I</HI> Beleive in one Almighty <HI>GOD,</HI> <NOTE N="a" PLACE="marg">G<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n 1. 1. Prov. 16.4.</NOTE> Creator and maker of all things, <NOTE N="b" PLACE="marg">1 Ioh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">, 5 7.</NOTE> di&s;tingui&s;hed in three, Father, Sonne, and Holy Gho&s;t: <NOTE N="c" PLACE="marg">Joh. 10.30. i J<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h, 5.7.</NOTE> but not di|vided. <NOTE N="d" PLACE="marg">Gen. 12. I<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h. 1.1, 2, 3.</NOTE> all working together in the Creation, <NOTE N="e" PLACE="marg">Ro. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 34 E<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h 1 7.</NOTE> Redemption, <NOTE N="f" PLACE="marg"><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s; 97.10. Phil. 4 7.</NOTE> pre&s;erva|tion, <NOTE N="g" PLACE="marg">T<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> 2. 11 Io. 11.25.</NOTE> and &s;alvation of Man. The Son our <HI>Lord Je&s;us Chri&s;t,</HI> <NOTE N="h" PLACE="marg">Col. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> 9. Mat. 1 23.</NOTE> <HI>GOD</HI> <NOTE N="i" PLACE="marg">1 Tim. 2.5. Act. 2 23 Ho. 7.24.</NOTE> and Man; <NOTE N="k" PLACE="marg">1 Io. 49. Io. 3.17.</NOTE> begotten and &s;ent by the Father <NOTE N="l" PLACE="marg">1 Io.49 I<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">.3.17. i&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">y. 7 14. Luk. 2 7.</NOTE> conceived and borne of the Virgin <HI>Mary,</HI> <NOTE N="m" PLACE="marg">Io. 11.48. J<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">h. 19.12.15, 16.</NOTE> &s;uffered under the Roman power, <NOTE N="n" PLACE="marg">Mat. 27.35.</NOTE> <HI>Pilate</HI> being Iudge&punc; crucified, <NOTE N="o" PLACE="marg">Io. 19.23.</NOTE> dead <NOTE N="p" PLACE="marg">Lu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 23.43 46</NOTE> and his &s;oule immediately received by <HI>God</HI> his Father; <NOTE N="q" PLACE="marg"><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> 19. 41, 42.</NOTE> and his body buri|ed; <NOTE N="r" PLACE="marg">1 Cor. 15.4.</NOTE> ro&s;e again the third day according to the Scriptures; <NOTE N="s" PLACE="marg">A<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">. 1.9, 10, 11, Ioh. 20.17.</NOTE> &amp; a&s;cended into heaven; <NOTE N="t" PLACE="marg">H<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">b. 1.3.</NOTE> &s;its at the right hand of <HI>God;</HI> <NOTE N="u" PLACE="marg">Act. 3.21</NOTE> whom the heavens mu&s;t contain for a time; <NOTE N="w" PLACE="marg">1 Jo. 20.12. Io. 1.29.</NOTE> in whom all our &s;ins are forgiven, <NOTE N="x" PLACE="marg"><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;. 4.16.17.</NOTE> and from thence he &s;hall come to ju<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ge the living &amp; the dead; <NOTE N="y" PLACE="marg">Ma<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 25.32.</NOTE> before whom every one &s;hall appeare, <NOTE N="z" PLACE="marg">M<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t. 12.36.</NOTE> to give an account <NOTE N="a" PLACE="marg">Gen. 6.5. 1 Cor. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">.20.</NOTE> of every evill thought, <NOTE N="b" PLACE="marg">Mat. 12.39.</NOTE> idle word <NOTE N="c" PLACE="marg">Exo. 20 7 <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">at 5.34, 35, 36, 37. Jam. 1.26.</NOTE> vaine thought, and <NOTE N="d" PLACE="marg">Re<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 22.12 Mat. 25.41, 45, 46.</NOTE> wicked action. And I beleive in the Holy Gho&s;t, <NOTE N="e" PLACE="marg">Joh. 14.26. Jo. 15 26. J<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">. 16 13.</NOTE> &s;ent by the Father and the Sonne to teach and leade <NOTE N="f" PLACE="marg">Col. 3.12. 1 P<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t 1.2. Rom 9.11 9. Mat. 18.17, 18, 19, 20.</NOTE> his Elect in all truth: <NOTE N="g" PLACE="marg">Rev. 1.11. G<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">l 12.</NOTE> in&s;tituting by his Apo&s;tles particular Churches here on earth, and no other; <NOTE N="h" PLACE="marg">1 Co<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> 3.21, 22, 23 P<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2+ letters">. 149.7, 8, 9</NOTE> every <NOTE N="i" PLACE="marg">2 Cor. 12.13.</NOTE> ordinance of <HI>God</HI> belonging to every one of them; all of equall authority, no one be|ing greater or le&s;&s;er then other, either in power or priviledges; <NOTE N="k" PLACE="marg">Io 15.10, 14, Io 5.39</NOTE> who mu&s;t &s;erve him as he hath commanded in his holy Scriptures; <NOTE N="l" PLACE="marg">R<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">v, 22.18. Deut. 5 32 Mat. 28. 20.</NOTE> both in Ordinances, <NOTE N="m" PLACE="marg">Col 2. 5. 1 Cor. 14, 40.1 C<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">. 15, 2 Lev. 10. 1, 2 1 Ch<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> 13 9.11 1 Chro. 15.13 Numb. 15.16</NOTE> and Order, <NOTE N="n" PLACE="marg">2 Tim. 13, 14. Mat. 9.22, 10. Mar. 16 16 <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> 11.6</NOTE> in their owne Faith; <NOTE N="o" PLACE="marg">1 Tim. 1.19. 1 Joh 3.30.</NOTE> with a pure con&s;cience; <NOTE N="p" PLACE="marg">He<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 10 25. Mat. 18. 17, 18, 19, 20.</NOTE> all Beleivers being bound in duty to have and hold communion in &s;ome one of them: <NOTE N="q" PLACE="marg">Acts 6:2, 3,<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Acts 14:23: Acts 1:15, 23, 26. Ex: 33:2 Numb. 8.10.</NOTE> and that every Church hath power from GOD to elect and ordaine their owne Officers, <NOTE N="r" PLACE="marg">2 Co<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> 2 <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> 8. 3. John 10.</NOTE> receive in Beleivers, <NOTE N="s" PLACE="marg">Mat. 18.17, 18, 19, 20. 1 Cor. 5.12 13. Acts 11.2, 3, 4.</NOTE> and excom|municate any one of them that lives in tran&s;gre&s;&s;ion without the helpe or a&s;&s;i&s;tance of any; <NOTE N="t" PLACE="marg">Rom: 2:1<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. Deut: 1 17 Jam. 2 9. Acts 11:2, 3, 4.</NOTE>no one member being more free then another <NOTE N="u" PLACE="marg">R<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 13. 2, 3, 4, 5. Exod. 20:12. Eph. 6.5.</NOTE>.</P>
<P>And I beleive I am bound in con&s;cience to God to honour and obey my Father, Mother, King, Ma&s;ter, and every Officer under him whether they be Chri&s;tians, irre|ligious Idolaters or Heathens. The Commandement requites obedience to every one of them of what Religion &s;oev<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">r they be equall, and alike. <NOTE N="w" PLACE="marg">1 Cor. 15. M<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">. 25.24.</NOTE> And I beleive the bodies of the ju&s;t &s;hall ri&s;e to life everla&s;ting, <NOTE N="x" PLACE="marg">I&s;ay 30.33. Ma<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. 25.41, 46.</NOTE> and the wicked to everla&s;ting perdition, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></P>
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<Q><BIBL><HI>Prov.</HI> 22.6.</BIBL> <P>Teach a Child in the trade of his way, &amp; when he is old he &s;hall not depart from it.</P></Q>
<Q><BIBL>1 The&s;. 5.21.</BIBL> <P>Try all things, keepe that which is good.</P></Q>
<Q><BIBL>Acts 17.11.</BIBL> <P>The&s;e were al&s;o more noble men, then they which were of <HI>The&s;|&s;alonica,</HI> who received the Word with all readine&s;&s;e, and &s;earch|ed the Scriptures daily, whether the&s;e things were &s;o.</P></Q>
<Q><BIBL>1 <HI>Sam.</HI> 15.22.</BIBL> <P>To obey is better then &s;acrifice, &amp; to hearken then the fat of rams.</P></Q>
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