Some Christians, in my Case, would think it a sad Misfortune to be odiously represented as an _Infidel_ and _Blasphemer_; but I, in Temper and Principle, despise such Obloquies, Slanders and Defamations; and would not give a Rush to remove them, so long as I had the Answer of a good Conscience that I was undeserving of them: But considering, that it is the Duty of a Christian to seek the Peace and Friendship of all about him, and especially of our good _Bishops_, who, in Compassion to the Danger they think my Soul is in, have taken zealous and laudable Pains with the _Civil Magistrate_ for my Conviction and Conversion; I do here, for the sake of a Reconciliation with their _Lordships_ and other good People, make a formal and solemn Confession of my Christian Faith, which tho' I don't express in the Words of the _Apostical_, _Nicene_ or _Athanasian_ Creeds; yet will do it in such Terms as will be a Demonstration that at the Bottom I am found as a _Roch_. Be it known then to all Christian People, that _Imprimis_, I believe upon the Authority of the Fathers, that the Ministry of the Letter of the _Old_ and _New_ Testament is downright _Antichristianism_. _Item_, I believe upon the Authority of the Fathers, that the Miracles of _Jesus_, as they are recorded by the Evangelists, _litterally_ understood, are the _lying Wonders_ of Antichrist. _Item_, I believe upon the Authority of the Fathers, that all opposition and Contradiction to spiritual and allegorical Interpretations of the Scripture, is the Sin of _Blasphemy_ against the Holy Ghost. _Item_, I believe upon the Authority of the Fathers, that the _Ministry_ of the _Spirits_ or allegorical Interpretations of the Law and the Prophets will be the Conversion of _Jews_ and _Gentiles_. _Item_, I believe upon the Authority of the Fathers, that the _Ministry_ of the _Letter_, and an Hireling-Priesthood have been the Cause of the Infidelity and Apostacy of these latter Times. _Item_, I believe upon the Authority of the Fathers, that the Spirit and Power of _Jesus_ will soon enter the Church and expel Hireling-Priests, who make Merchandise of the Gospel, out of her, after the manner he is suppos'd to have driven the _Buyers_ and _Sellers_ out of the Temple. These are a few Articles of that Faith, once deliver'd to the _Saints_ of the primitive Church, which I firmly believe, and will earnestly contend for. Now I appeal to the Christian World, whether a Man of such a Faith, like Heart of Oak, can be an Infidel or Blasphemer. Upon this ingenuous Confession of my Faith, which I make by way of Atonement for my past supposed Errors and Offences, I hope the _Bishops_ and all good Christian People will be reconciled to me.