. Abraham's faith : that is the olde religion, wherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true catholicke, auncient, and unchangeable faith of Gods elect .. . gitized by the Internet Archivein 2013 TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER in God my Lords grace, , and to the right Hono^rable,my Lrchiefe Iuitice ofEng- land: both of her Maieftics moft Honourable priuie Counfell 5 Icfias Nicholls wifheth all grace and peace in our Lord Iefus Chrift. Vrpofing (right Reuerend&* Ho-nor M
. Abraham's faith : that is the olde religion, wherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true catholicke, auncient, and unchangeable faith of Gods elect .. . gitized by the Internet Archivein 2013 TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER in God my Lords grace, , and to the right Hono^rable,my Lrchiefe Iuitice ofEng- land: both of her Maieftics moft Honourable priuie Counfell 5 Icfias Nicholls wifheth all grace and peace in our Lord Iefus Chrift. Vrpofing (right Reuerend&* Ho-nor Me) to pubis Jh this little book)it came into my mind to commendthe fame to your honourable pro-tection. Font feemedtomejhatalthough all good men ofal ejlatesare bound in confeience andloue^to contendearneftly for thefaith,which(as SJudefaith)was oncegiuen to the Saintes: yet are there fome moreproper reafons, in regard of your two callingsjvhich chal-lenge in my iudgement) a more peculiar eye and watchvnto thefe caufes. For being both of the fame moHHonourable table,of her Maiefties moft gratte wife andChrift tan Counfell^ where allarefetinthe fame chargedndioynedin the famecare^ namely in allprou/dent and A 2 godly. The Epijlle Dedicatorie. godly ouerfight ^ to managethegreat affaires^pertainingto Gods worftripandglorie, andthebleffedfafettfofthcQueenes mojl excellent Maieftie ( whom God vouchfafelong to prefer tie among vs:) yet the one being a mimfterand Bifhoppe of the gofpell, andfet oner many others,for the good and faith full teaching and praffifingofthechrijlian faith in this land: And the other aprofeffedandchief:e fudge, for the executing of all I awes and flat utes,ordeinedfor the maintenaunce of true religion, iuftice,peace andgodlines: this being a neceffarie declaration ofcur Chrijlian faith and religion, ejiablijhedby thepub-likemagtftracie, andlawesofthis realme^andafaithfulldifplaying of the iniquitie ofpoperie, being a mmallene-mie and a veriegreat oppofite vn
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