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SYMBOLƲM APOSTOLICVM.

I — Who am ſinfull in thea
aTo ſave ſinners; of whom I am chief, 1 Tim. 1, 15.
a greateſt ſence
Believe — In Heart, and place my Confidence
In — Him, who framed all things by hisb
bHe ſpake and it was done, he commanded and it ſtood faſt, Pſal. 33. 9.
b word
God — IA H, all potent, all commanding Lord,
The — Life of all, hathc
cHe giveth to all things life, & breath, and all things. In him we live, move, and have our being, Acts 17, 25, 28.
c Motion, Being, Birth,
Father — Of all ſo call'd ind
dEpheſ. 3, 15.
d Heaven and Earth:
Almighty — Giving faſhion to each Matter,
Maker — According to his Rules of Nature,e
eDeus & naturae crea­vit.
e
Of — All unſeene, as of that which we name
Heaven — The Grace of the Created Frame;
And — Likewiſe made, asf
fFor by him were all things created in heaven and in earth, viſible and inviſible, Coloſ. 1 16.
f of all things Beginner,
Earth — With thoſe various Formes that flouriſh in her.
And — For aſſurance, there my Faith is fixt
In — Him wasg
gPerfect God and perfect man, of a reaſonable ſoule, and humane fleſh ſubſiſt­ing, Athan Symb.
g God and Man, a Perſon mixt.
Ieſus — Whoh
hThou ſhalt call his name Ieſus, for he ſhall ſave his people from their ſinnes, Mat. 1. 21.
h did ſalvation to us bring.
Chriſt — Thei
iGod apointed Ieſus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghoſt, and with power, Acts 10, 38.
i Anoynted Prophet, Prieſt, and King,
His — Fathersk
kThis is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleaſd, Mat. 17, 5.
k ſelfe, none able to ſubdue Him,
Onely — As having not a Second to Him.
Sonne — Of th' Eternall Father,l
lLight of light, very God of very God, Athan. Symb.
l Light of Light,
Our — Churches great Protectour day and night:
Lord — Unto us by Nature, Grace, and Glory,
Which — Shewing he was more then tranſitory,
Was — Not as other Mortals are indeede
Conceiv'd — In ſinne, but of immortall ſeede,
By — Them
mThe Holy Ghoſt ſhal come upon thee. and the power of the Higheſt ſhal overſha­dow thee, Luke 1, 35.
m overſhadowing pow'r of God, or rather
The — Spirit came down, ſent from th' Eternall Father,
Holy — To ſhew his Nature free from ſinne,
Ghoſt — And not fleſh, nor was, nor er'e had been.
Borne — Whenn
nGal. 4, 4.
n the fulneſſe of the time was come
Of — Oneo
oRom 1, 3.
o of DAVIDS Line, of Maiden wombe,
The — Wonder of her Sexe, when ſhe on Earth
Virgin — Remain'd,p
pVugo fuit partum, poſt, in, & ante ſuum.
p before, in, after's Birth,
Mary — Exaltedq
qMari & Martam, ſignifit exalted.
q Maid; then by his Foes
Suffred — What Malice could on him impoſe
Ʋnder — The Roman Judge, t'injuſtice bent,
Pontius Pilat, — Yetr
rHe tooke water & waſhed his hands be­fore the multitude, ſaying, I am innocent of the blood of this juſt perſon, Mat 27. 24.
r pronounc't him innocent.
Was — Flouted, ſcorn'd, expos'd to all diſhonour,
Crucifi'd — Murdred, ſlaine in barb'rous manner:
Dead — And extended, of all life bereav'd,
And — Was that others might not be deceiv'd:
Buried — Andſ
ſThey went and made the Sepulcher ſure, ſealing the ſtone and ſetting a watch, Mat. 27, 66.
ſ lockt int
tHe made his grave with the rich in his death, Iſ. 53, 9. Ioſeph of Arimathea, an ho­norable Counſellour, went in boldly, and craved the body of Ieſus, and layd him in a Scpulches, Mar. 15, 43, 46.
t Honourable Tombe,
He — Whiles his Corps was reſting in Earths wombe;
Deſcended — Faru
uEpheſ 3. 9.
u below in glorious manner
Into — That place, where with victorious Banner
Hell — Saw him triumph, Devils trembled when
The — Lordw
wNumb 16. 22.
w of ſpirits and fleſh appeared: Then
Third day — Tox
xMat. 16, 21.
x ſhew his God head without ſtriving,
He — As the Lord of Dead, and King of Living,
Roſe — As ay
yIſay. 25. 8.
y Conquerour, and then was ſeene
Againe — On Earth, as if he ne're had beene
From — Thence by Death remov'd; and then to ſhew
The — Truth of all his Enemies overthrow,
Dead — Menz
zMat. 27, 52, 53.
z appear'd, and teſtifi'd 'twas ſo.
He — Having Now on Earth Staid&
&Acts 1, 3.
& forty dayes,
Aſcended — Far1
1He aſcended up far above the Heavens, Epheſ. 4. 10.
1 beyond the Suns bright raies
Into — The place, where 'bove the Starry Skye
Heaven — Is the2
2Acts 7, 49.
2 Throne of Sacred'ſt Majeſty.
And — There Coequall to the3
3Heb. 12, 9.
3 Father of Spirits,
Sitteth — As Heire, and Glory now inherits
On — Glories4
4Mat. 19 28.
4 ſeate, and being free from ſinning,
The — Place his now; ſo 'twas before5
5Heb 7. 3.
5 beginning.
Right Hand — Hath ever been6
6Tux mihi Pa•is erat dextram tetigiſſe Tyranni.
6 of peace the ſigne
Of — Ours it was, by Him who did conjoyne
God — And Mankinde, and freely7
72 Cor. 5, 10, 19.
7 reconcil'd
The — Incenſed Party, now by8
8Coloſ. 1, 20.
8 blood growne mild.
Father — By's Son is9
9In whom I am wel pleaſed, Mat. 3 ult
9 pleas'd the worke being done,
Almighty — Father by th'10
10The Father is Al­mighty, the Sonne Almighty. A•han.
10 Almighty Sonne:
From — Which moſt glorious place, that ne're hath ending,
Thence — With11
11Dan 7 10.
11 ten thouſand thouſand Saints attending
He — That now ſits to plead as12
121 Iohn 7, 1.
12 Advocate
Shall — On the13
13Pſ. 18, 10, & 104 3.
13 winged14
14Mat 26, 64.
14 clouds in pow'r & ſtate
Come — Swiftly15
15Mat. 24, 27.
15 downe cloathed in16
162 Theſ. 1, 8.
16 flaming fire,
To — Give17
17Rev. 22, 12. Mat. 13, 41, &c.
17 the bad their doome, the good their hire.
Iudge — Juſt, and18
18Acts 10, 42.
18 univerſall He ſhall be
The — Unjuſt to captivate, the juſt to free:
Quicke — At his then appearing, being19
191 Cor. 15, 52, 53.
19 chang'd,
And — Every perſon then in order20
20Mat. 25, 33, 34, 31.
20 rang'd:
The — Sentence (20) ſhall heare pafſed for their faults
Dead — All21
21Rev. 20, 12. Sur­gite Mortui & venite ad Judicium.
21 firſt ſummon'd from their hallow Vaults.
I — Furthermore to ſhew I doe not erre,
Beleeve — On Him Chriſt calls the22
22Iohn 14, 16.
22 Comforter:
In — Th' ſpirit of Life, and23
23Iohn 14, 17.
23 Truth that cannot lye,
The — Bleſſed Third in Bleſſed Trinity:
Holy — And Pure, us Pure and Cleane to make
Ghoſt — And24
24A Spirit hath not fleſh and bones as yee ſee me have, Luke 24. 39.
24 not Fleſh and Bones, which Chriſt did take.
The — Limbs of Chriſt, which ever had a Being,
Holy — Are call'd, as with25
25Col 1, 18.
25 the Head agreeing:
Catholike — 'Tis, as without Limitation,
Church — Of our26
261 Tim. 3, 5.
26 God, the bleſſed Congregation.
The — Parts diſperſt are here, in Heav'n above
Communion — Proofe, made one by27
27Col 2, 2. Eph 4. 13. 1 Tim 1, 14.
27 Faith and Love:
Of — Whoſe ſweet unity, this I believe
Saints — Shall be one in28
28Io. 16, 20. Pſ 126. 5, 16.
28 Joy, though now they grieve.
The — Chiefeſt thing that I looke after, is
Forgivenes — For29
29Pſal. 32. 6.
29 what e're I've done amiſſe:
Of — All for which I may be blam'd or ſhent,
Sinnes — Of30
30Though Searlet or Crimſon ſinnes, Iſay. 1, 18.
30 all ſorts; of this I'me confident.
The Reſurrection — And the full Reviving
Of — All31
312 Cor. 5, 10.
31 have been on earth ſince ADAM Living
The — Soule that may be parted long from this
Body — Of Mine, ſhall then both ſhare of bliſſe:
And — When my Bodies rais'd and pardon ſeal'd,
The — Timeleſſe joyes of Heaven yet32
321 Cor. 2, 9.
32 unreveal'd:
Life — Without dying, I ſhall then poſſeſſe
Everlaſting, — In full growne Happineſſe.
33
33Amen, is not one­ly a wiſh or deſire of a thing to be ſo; but alſo an argument that the thing is granted. Weem. in Mand. 3.
33Amen — So be it when my Race is runne,
Amen — So verily it ſhall be done.

Oratio Dominica.

O — All ſufficient, which didſt firſt Create
Our — Firſt Grand Parents Pure, Immaculate:
Father — Of Comfort, God of Conſolation,
Which — Set'ſt them in a happy Habitation.
Art — Not thou he which at the firſt didſt frame,
In — Juſt reſpect unto thy glorious Name,
Heavens — Goodly Piece, with Angels that doe ſing
Hallowed — And prais'd be our all-great-good King:
Bee — As thou art, great, good, juſt, gratious, then
Thy — Praiſe ſhall Eccho by all ſorts of Men:
Name — Who dare name, when, where, or whom he will?
Thy — Name's of power in Heaven, Earth, and Hell.
Kingdome — 'Gainſt Kingdome here their forces bend:
Come — What come will thy Kingdome nere ſhall end:
Thy — Gracious word the Quire that is above
Will — Aye performe in perfect pureſt Love.
Bee — Pleaſed then great God that we who have
Done — For thy Glory, may thy Mercy crave:
In — Perfect Faith and Love, and finde it, when
Earth — Shall to Earth reſtored be agen:
As — We are ſure all things in Heaven being done,
'Tis — Thy good pleaſure and thy will alone:
In — Earth therefore wee'l ſtrive, thy word to obey,
Heaven — Is our patterne to direct the way.
Give — Freely Lord, who at thy Mercy ſtand,
Ʋs — Who implore it at thy gracious hand,
This — Small Petition for the Body fit,
Day — After Day having, wee'l pray for it:
Our — Food from Body-ſtarving we deſire,
Dayly — By Faith in Chriſt we this require,
Bread — Which is Mankinds Staffe, Lord nere deny us,
And — Thou ſhalt ſtill be magnified by us.
Forgive — Eſpecially Lord we intreate
Ʋs — Who appeale unto thy Mercy-ſeate,
Our — Crying Debts, which we doe juſtly call
Trespaſſes, — Sins, offences great and ſmall:
As — From the bottome of our hearts for ever,
Wee — Thoſe that in their Malice doe perſever,
Forgive — Moſt freely, praying thee to bleſſe
Them — That againſt us any wayes tranſgreſſe:
That — In thy rigorous and ſevere decree,
Trespaſſe — Or ſin may ne're revenged bee.
Againſt — Thee onely we have ſinned Lord,
Ʋs — Therefore pardon we intreate thee afford.
And —' Cauſe we are in danger of the Devill,
Leade — Lord thy Flock from wickedneſſe, from evill ▪
Ʋs — In eſpeciall we intreate thee ſpare,
Not — Of us only, but of all take care:
Into — Old Sathans traps ne're let us fall,
Temptatiō — Sweeteſt baite he laies for all:
But — In thy tender Mercy and Compaſſion
Deliver — Lord thy Church from foule tranſgreſſion.
Ʋs — Have reſpect unto, who by thy power
From — Sin and Sathan muſt be freed each houre,
Evill — Elſe purſues; from thee then lets not ſwerve,
For — All is thine, and all things thee doe ſerve:
Thine — In reſpect of glorious Scituation
Is — All this Fabrick, all thine by Creation;
The — Heavens above where God in Glory raignes,
Kingdome — Of Earth, which for a while remaines.
The — Providence of all is in thy Hand,
Power — And Protection are at thy Command:
And — Th' effuſion of all Grace into
The — Hearts of Chriſtians thou canſt cauſe and doe:
Glory — Attends thee, Grace and Glory's thine,
For — Thus 'twas ordered by thy will divine:
Ever — 'Twas ſo before that Man offended,
And — So't ſhall be when all by fire is ended:
Ever — Therefore wee'l praiſe thy Name, and ſay
AmenTo all: Thus let all Chriſtians pray.

To the Old-Proteſtant-Chriſtian Reader.

VVHen one of the Diſciples of our Bleſſed Saviour begged this boone of his Maſter for himſelfe, and his fellowes; Lord teach us to pray, as John alſo taught his Diſciples, Luke 11. 2. Chriſt did not then anſwer them, as he did upon another occaſion, when they were to be brought before Kings and Governours for his ſake: For then he bids them take no thought, how, or what they ſhall ſpeake, becauſe it ſhall be given them in that houre what they ſhall ſpeake, Mat. 10. 19. But now although he were as well able to put words into their mouthes to pray to his Father, as the Holy Ghoſt was then to anſwer their Perſecutors: Yet he doth not ſay, Take no thought, how, or what yee ſhall pray; for it ſhall be given you in that houre what yee ſhall pray: Neither doth he adde as he doth there, v. 20. For it is not yee that pray, but the Spirit of my Father that prayeth in you: He neither makes ſuch an Anſwer, nor addes ſuch a Rea­ſon, but tells them what things they ſhall pray for, and in what words preſent it; this being his Anſwer to the Petition, when yee pray, ſay, Our Father which art in Heaven, &c. From which Petition of the Diſciple, and anſwer of the beſt skil'd Maſter, I have theſe few things obſervable.

1. That John the Baptiſt (as it is very apparent) did preſcribe and teach his Diſciples a ſet Forme of Prayer, and did not bid them (as it is now ſaid) pray by the ſpirit.

2. From this anſwer of our Saviour it may be gathered, that a ſet Forme of Prayer is lawfull for all Chriſtians, as it was for the Diſciples of Chriſt, and St John.

3. That this Prayer which Chriſt taught his Diſciples is not to be neglected of any, but may, and ought to be uſed and practiſed of all, in obedience to Chriſt who commands it.

4. That both the Diſciples of John, and our Saviour praying in that manner as they did, and were taught by their inſtructors, did pray by the ſpirit.

5. That all things neceſſary for man, either body or ſoule, this life, or that which is to come, are ſummed up in that Prayer, which Chriſt there preſcribed.

6. That Publick Prayer is to be preferred before Private, becauſe Chriſt taught them to pray in a Body together, not ſeverally aſunder, bidding them not to ſay My, but Our Father anſwering the Diſciples requeſt, not teach Me, but Us to pray.

Now, becauſe the Liturgy, or Publick Service of the Church is laid aſide, and decried as Popiſh and Superſtitious (with other unſeemely expreſſions) and that Chriſts owne Forme of Prayer is in particular villified by ſome irreligious and ſcurrilous tongues; ſome offering to God a worſe then Phariſaicall Thanksgiving, for that they never could ſay it; others that they have forgotten it; a third ſort publickly glorying, that they have not ſayd it in ſo many yeares paſt; and in generall, that it is neglected and left to a careleſſe tuition: And that the Apoſtles Creed is altogether expunged, the New Publick Service either as unneceſſary, or imperfect, or fruitleſſe. I have thought good this verſifying way to recall it into peoples mindes, eſpecially thoſe who (ſtilo Antiquo) have been incorporated into the Body of Chriſts Congregation, and to remember all undertakers, how at the Holy Font they have ingaged themſelves before God and the Church, to make proviſion that they may learne the Creed, the Lords Prayer, and the ten Commandements in the Engl•ſh tongue.

Reader, this which thou ſeeſt of the Lords Prayer, was ſo done about 23 or 24 yeares ſince, and there are many Coppies of it abroad, the other of the Creed is newly conceived, and delivered to the Light: I have nothing to Apologize for my ſelfe, but thoſe Sinewy Lines of that Excellent man, Mr. GEORGE HARBERT in his Church Porch.

Thou whoſe ſweet Youth and Early Hopes inhance
Thy Rate and Price, and marke thee for a treaſure;
Hearken unto a Verſer, who may chance
Rhime thee to good, and make a baite of Pleaſure.
A Verſe may finde Him, who a Sermon flies,
And turne delight into a Sacrifice.
So Farewell. GEORGE DITTON.

October 22. 1649.Imprimatur,

JOHN DOVVNAME.

London, Printed by Thomas Harper, and are to be ſold by John Courtney, in Salisbury, 1650.

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TextSymbolum apostolicum.
AuthorDitton, George..
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Bibliographic informationSymbolum apostolicum. Ditton, George.. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Thomas Harper, and are to be sold by John Courtney, in Salisbury,London :1650 [i.e. 1649]. (Signed at end: George Ditton.) (Thomason recieved his copy 13 October 1649.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "Octob 31" [barely legible].) (Partially in verse, with side-notes.) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)
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