[Sidenote: a Gen. 1, 1. Prov. 16, 4. b 1 Joh. 5, 7. c Joh. 10, 30. 1 Joh. 5, 7. d Gen. 1, 2. Joh. 1, 1, 2, 3. e Ro. 3, 24. Ephe. 1, 7. f Psal. 97, 10. Phil. 4, 7. g Tit. 2, 11. Jo. 11, 25. h Col. 2, 9. Mat. 1, 23. i 1 Tim. 2, 5. Act. 2, 22. Heb. 7, 24. k 1 Joh. 4, 9. Joh. 3, 17. l Isay. 7, 14. Luk. 2, 7. m John 11, 48. John 19, 12, 15, 16. n Mat. 27, 35. o Joh. 19, 33. p Luk. 23, 43, 46. q Joh. 19, 41, 42. r 1 Cor. 15, 4. s Act. 1, 9, 10, 11. Joh. 20, 17. t Heb. 1, 3. u Act. 3, 21. w 1 Joh. 2, 12. Joh. 1, 29. x 1 Thes. 4, 16, 17. y Mat. 25, 32. z Mat. 1, 2, 36.] _I Beleeve in one Almighty_ God, [a] _Creator and maker of all things, [b] distinguished in three, Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost: [c] but not divided, [d] all working together in the Creation, [e] Redemption, [f] preservation, [g] and salvation of Man_. _The Son our_ Lord Jesus Christ, [h] God [i] _and Man_; [k] _begotten and sent by the Father; [l] conceived and born of the Virgin Mary, [m] suffered under the Roman power_, Pilate _being Judge; [n] crucified [o] dead, [p] and his soule immediately received by_ God _his Father; [q] and his body buried; [r] rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures; [s] and ascended into heaven; [t] sits at the right hand of_ God; [u] _whom the heavens must contain for a time; [w] in whom all our sins are forgiven; [x] and from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead; [y] before whom every one shall appeare, [z] to give an account [a] of every evill thought, [b] idle word, [c] vaine oath, and [d] wicked action_. _And I beleeve in the Holy Ghost, [e] sent by the Father and the Sonne to teach and leade [f] his Elect in all truth, [g] instituting by his Apostles particular Churches here on earth, and no other; [h] every ordinance of _God_ belonging to every one of them; [i] all of equall authority, no one being greater or lesser then other, either in power or priviledges; [k] who must serve him as he hath commanded in his holy Scriptures; [l] both in ordinances, [m] and order, [n] in their own Faith; [o] with a pure conscience; [p] all Beleevers being bound in duty to have and hold communion in some one of them; [q] and that every Church hath power from GOD to elect and ordaine their own Officers, [r] receive in Beleevers, [s] and Excommunicate any one of them that lives in transgression, without the helpe or assistance of any; [t] no one member being more free then another. [u]_ _And I beleeve 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 requires obedience to every one of them of what Religion soever they be equall, and alike. [w] And I beleeve the bodies of the just shall rise to life everlasting, [x] and the wicked to everlasting perdition, &c._