THE RESOLVTION OF THE CREEDE

〈◊〉: One, of the Actions of faith, which are To beleeve in God: which hath three partes: I. To beleeue God as hee hath reuealed himselfe in his worde. II. To acknowledge him in particular to be my God. III. To put my confidence in him. To beleeve a thing: and this action hath two partes: I. To acknowledge the thing. II. To apply the thing to my selfe; as to beleeue the Church is to acknowledge the Church, & that I am a member of it. The second the Object, which is God, distinguished into 3. person. I. The first is described by his I. Name, Father. II. Attribute, Almightie. III. Worke, Creatour of heaven and earth. II. The second is described by his I. Titles, which are foure. I. Iesus. II. Christ. III. His Sonne. IIII. Our Lord. II. Incarnation, & it hath 2. parts: The conception, where cōsider the partes The personn all vnion. The sanctification of that masse or lumpe wherof the body of Christ was framed. The cause efficient, the H.ghost. The byrth, where is mētioned the mother of Christ, described by her Name; Mary. Qualitie; a virgine. III. Estate afterward of Humiliation set downe Generally in these wordes, Suffered vnder, &c. where is noted the time of his suffering when P. Pilat was president of Iurie. By partes, which are 4. I. His crucifying. II. His death. III. His buriall. IIII. His descending into hell. Exaltation hauing 3. parts. I. His resurrection. II. His ascension. III. His sitting at his fathers right hand: & it is set forth by the Place, Heaven. The effect, his cōming to iudgement. III. The third person described by his name, Holy Ghost, infolding his office. The Church, described by his Qualities, Holy. Catholicke. Prerogatiues which are 4. I. Communion of saintes. II. Forgivenesse of sinnes. III. Resurection of the body. IV. Life everlasting.