afflicted and scattered churches, and to bring them back to godly and
perpetual concord. [Therefore, if the known and clear truth is
trodden under foot, we will resign this cause to God and Christ in
heaven, who is the Father of orphans and the Judge of widows and of
all the forsaken, who (as we certainly know) will judge and pass
sentence upon this cause aright. Lord Jesus Christ, it is Thy holy
Gospel, it is Thy cause; look Thou upon the many troubled hearts and
consciences, and maintain and strengthen in Thy truth Thy churches
and little flocks, who suffer anxiety and distress from the devil.
Confound all hypocrisy and lies, and grant peace and unity, so that
Thy glory may advance, and Thy kingdom, strong against all the gates
of hell, may continually grow and increase.]




Part 1


Article I: _Of God._

The First Article of our Confession our adversaries approve, in which
we declare that we believe and teach that there is one divine essence,
undivided, etc., and yet, that there are three distinct persons, of
the same divine essence, and coeternal, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
This article we have always taught and defended, and we believe that
it has, in Holy Scripture, sure and firm testimonies that cannot be
overthrown. And we constantly affirm that those thinking otherwise
are outside of the Church of Christ, and are idolaters, and insult
God.