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THE CdNFESSION OF. FAITH, 



I 'SVB^CRIBED AT FIRST, BY THE KINGS MA 



'Z JESllL AND H^S.feOUSHOLD', INTHEfEAREOB t^ 



GOD, >'io fHERMJFTERVr fERSON^'OF^ALi ^ ___ 



Ranks, m ihc y^arc rjXi % ordinance of the Loiidj of the , 



' iecfrt CmmfeH md J3s oflhi grnsraS- A^emUie , i 



Su,,(ci ibcd aguiii. by A lore. ofPcrlons in the ycMe 1590 B) a newOrdinance of Cou»^, *- 



tt sht. d f)R ot the gtnewll Aflcmbhe W ith a g<mcraJI BancJ for itiaintainance of i; 1 



tif iih 'Rdi^>i,ioiJ the Kinj^j Terlio. Andum' jiii/cniei/ m th(jiJre \Syt By ^ 



i r,;h(Qblmiir,Biinms GemknUH,Siirge&S:,l^Ii!itjii-T!imdCl)mmoyis!mderfrl>' j ^ 



icnbinj Tocabvr Auh our Kcrolotnw, an4 |»romib for tljc cjofa atttt lycfihi-ti. To i ' 



EE All indneryoneof Usunderwrit S'*"!": m ^ M i janon.iir! 7 /j j; ToAAtJiiwjfcAMilut 

 rm Pr tifl ilui tfmlonoBdiocEammitionofouioft-w 8 »p™AILui<iirE <rf thcJCuigs MjKflics kmcpoii ibctoftint.ykicfife <6f 

 Conr lotra.miifctinonrB md lolfegtligiocuKnow S dutffdanJdttlirBitobctofnofom.infoftrisiiaymrf^ injIwtttMoilK 

 thioojlilyrtijlKJofthcTructbitorlK Wold od Sptrj! S P«!MKc anihnda of ihc ticaraoo of ilic Afttcf fetonbn lg> 

 ..r^-j '_j .,.,_,■. ,. -v^, . '^- » iiKluivcfrwnoftritUellgion /a io» f«</.7 JL;>«« Qnibtmto (*»l 



Ihc47 AS r I R lAie IiudcOroiJiiKiordjiKif firiKifc: ante «f Cm 



tnlcK«}igjo(Land hjijligbDcffc Aulhoniy arcfo ioynfd,;s»elftutafd*orf1_ 

 common to both Andthat nouc dull he reputw as Ioy*S rt3ll«&uIISob- 

 jCiSj to our SovcKugnc Lotd, or ha Amhormc. but be poolHtabte as nbdkn 

 tni gaicH nden of the fame vho fisij not give Aar Cotrfcffico* and ttuVt 

 oat mjtdtoii o£*e fiid ttuc Rttoon, andSaitiey i^hoiftcidcftaiaiiMl 

 give [IwCoofdHoQ of thctr Futh yf tKw,thty Ihall ptotatfc to cofopK there 

 in in Dmc coming, to nujuainc wi Sovcnigne Lords Aodjorii) andatthe 

 ,,-, ,— e,""™']/''?!"*^ 'o foniie af.ill, and oumimetbe tree trochciT 



■penlicptofeOedlntheKii^sMii IljtMid whole g "^ ^Klon « Ctinfls Bvanccil asainli whatfoevettotimesandgHiIland. 



i„„l,,ndt,». T-->--'-' '--'^"■--- -' »~»f*-lim{;jaJ„3neiyjpJ(|,ii^d,olwhatro<!Tctainoo eftatt, '' 



ofGodjaoi tfim-foi wcbeli«ia^7illt*ain^cD«e8re 

 wjt)i04#lnouths, fubfijibc wtt&wjrbtttds^uld conflandy 



„aS«wbefofcGod,aadthc wbokWoiU thatthoonciy 



t hnlli^ Kuih and Rd^on,plc3fingGod and btlngingSaivatJOnto 

 oaa >. u h nowis bytlicmCEiiC of God teseajed toiJ^wulW by rheprcacfc 

 my >f die hlcffed Fvanj, 11 And received Umtd, mi defended, by m m 

 nj luno y nnt Wc H.tKcs nnd Rcalmoi hut dlieRlc by the tiAtfStttiixil l^c 

 iJM^j Moffilit okJ ihti ili*m ef tf* Rit!»i asGfwlsctenull Ttiieth,3ndon > 

 pfMOi 01 out SahatKxt »i nwrc pimiuUrlje is ntpielTcd in ihc Confclfion oi 

 *jlrt%nh,fhbll'ntd andpublttVbe onhrmtdby Iund-\ AUsof Pirlunlcijri,3nd 

 rtowot a long omchiih' "icopenlieprofcflcdfa) iheKil^sM-ii fl«,andwl 

 body oi this Seaimc Iwih in Burt,hand Lantt. To ihe which Cooftflion 

 l.tnieof R ligloo «ce nillinol,^ a|,«j inooivoacicKcs in all ponrn, as nnio 

 Goi. iindtu. cd Tnie-h and \ cnti ponnded one!) upon hi. rareo Word 

 And_ilieicfoie,»eabhoiic inddseft all mturine R Jigiin, and Doflnw But j 



tlucflu, a'l uiidc of PapiHrie in^ene«il and paticulat hAils no 



aJlBeya 



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% JlW^deteft andrcfilictlKufuif d.iiiWiii ' f ilutaomanAnnclirtlupo'ntbe I 

 jV. Sm«i,«of&o4,upoiithc^„k tbeimll tigiaiatt.lPd conlcicnccsff mc^ 

 % f ySZ^:-S^L%J% " . "*■«' '^""^ "" Chrftian la? I 

 W f;:?iS'^'^ ihcdFceofCnlil rj£be°. 'i k'^S 'h?,'^' ' 

 ^ (ledDcanneMiTOans ,inillf;n o»i unllimbji, «,d,Sell,ont: 

 Jg Lw omliiMcation^la h irli m rnlectSin t r awnandob 



Sg iKtjmenK.TiAjUhnKar Ceteaoci mdialoD^i,,, ,Jdrdtotl 



% KmihlEK^ ^^T ''"™-'^''' '<-'"<¥> 'Call. ilcncft^Chtlfts I 

 J« Hisd.toenfc „,n,„^,„,,„„ OaSlc, Pb|„ 'nd degrees nf ttSTlor 



-aiilllt' 

 iiflof n 



1 he finni ' 



gWbHtty be of that base joynid a«i bound diemlelvesjOr haveaftilled G 

 )few to fet forwatd, and eiectirc die cm il decrees of Trwi connaty lovS 

 *be Preachers and t uc Profelfors of the sioid of God |tbich is tepeatcir'^ 

 woril bi wold in ibe Atitdct of Pacifanon at Ftrli^tiK a* of fihrttry i 

 approi d by Parfimem the la(l of Aprile n?) R«(1&<1 m Patla. 

 »j87 and t lated Aa 115 fjr/ ja ^B«s/«~/ », tnih thiiaddi 

 Kon, that diey are bound ro tefift aU tieafonaWe nptoarei and haftiUuatai 

 ■gains the tnie Rcligion,tbeKing!Maiefli^andth£tnKPio(eiron 



T IKE as all Lirigcs arc bound to raaintamc the Cngs Ma|dlics Royatf 

 Perfon and Amhontie iK Amhomic of Patlamcao ftnihtjul the which 

 KiihctLsira otlat,fiiJJndicaioitt.canbeeftabliIhed Jll i;o JB t,i i 

 JttI 8, fc»j j^,_, 6 and the Subje^ lixttics whb ought onls to l^eand ' 

 bee govttOjSii by the Kings Lasvej the common Lawea of thii Rcalnse at 

 tiaBif,«> 48 T^rl 3 hnglanu, th frf ^3 ■J9 *<r( <s,B.{J««<a 

 /*< 4. rif«w^ .« ife « , I r4jl i tttt '""' «• Whch if they be m. 

 novated or p eudged,che (- omailfsionanctttliK Union of the tSToKmgdomcs 

 of Scotland and Fj«land vhich u the fi* >fff / <'< t7 F«l ,fhi( Jim: 

 ! i?""'' '"h contnOoo would Mfie, as tbs Rcatoe could hi no mot 

 " IretMonarchie hecaufcbyth hmdameniallLaw^ ^ncieluipiiMleigeSiOffi 

 &M4 Lihe„,;^ „r.i„, ir — I — — only the Fii..Jy AuihonM of his 





hisboly aiCbapaiiKB fslAMpromirc by ih^rVoltmne 

 1 , unfuyt t V«|Hgo?g"«i!lldiinngihc«hole 



« and 4 ja ifi^^s '***» Thai 1' Kmgs irf Pnncc. 



tboc glfincel^ Aurhclin^ ihall make 



ivittull 



1 the uttctmoft of their 

 J moft holy VVordj conta 

 j ding to the f me Wore, _ 

 I lltodang of his holy Woi*, tfcdtic 

 5 n« lecewcd and pteacjjjjfwidiin ihl 

 t of Faith atJmcdUtJy 

 \ l^w cotmanc ' 



the ptrfcnci. of tSe Eic nail Cod, , 



' tfrflc the (jnic Etcmaff ' 



_,. He hath n 



:!!*»** Teflameot, 



tht v^ Rdigiol 



''^*" mmidraiion tjf t. 



•^■\'t » or-lJ " ^"f ." '■"'l." '""W. and S ai, 



&V!t,J,»,irc "">;»- "^f"'" 1 i%,fann no 



V *^^ |;°§«fMrlefA hisS 

 jg **ihe'iit>lciil>«andauro«^„. 

 r? -AiiniVtbeKirJtniCOB. , i^, l'"! cnicu anu oioutlic IJaw cT iJrcd 



I .' I'y members o( &% t\P^t.'i S'* 5"^ "^ ''? ""''i SaX^ts, a, 

 fc, «*»«.,«, i ^V' * ^'' I* ™"af, PMnnfiugauifw Jini,by thti S W«^ and «t;»^T„ ,he laiiffi"ta.; id'o^SST r, 



! tr^r?4 viB3j=f-1^^4-- 

 11 ^ Liw,a«,l ^™,^ •f . '^^joyes or ourlfecs under the mtnJbr.->r.,S^.A w t k.A liC^i^ ^-^ ^*^ ' " "'^ •"* Of I»t4^ 



10 1001 «« of the.. 



J3D who ftull be jSn-lfltd liy tbe t4e'K3i1< of oji 



'7''>'"S'a'«>4 1»lna>befKtle,nd.e« ^^-^"""^^ 

 -Jaobeui nereo ife CommandctoeSTof GOC 



fdieB&di^^ 

 fppnvyct&'iq 



(See pa.f/e iii. 



National Covenant, 1638. 

 A unique, printed example from Cardoness. 



First sheet. 



