THE ATHANASIAN CREED - 5th Century

THE ATHANASIAN CREED
EARLY FIFTH CENTURY
Whoever wills to be in a state of salvation, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic [apostolic/universal] faith, which except everyone shall have kept whole and undefiled without doubt he will perish eternally. 

DEFINITION OF CHALCEDON - 451 AD -

DEFINITION OF CHALCEDON
451 A.D.
Following, then, the holy fathers, we unite in teaching all men to confess the one and only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

This selfsame one is perfect both in deity and in humanness; this selfsame one is also actually God and actually man, with a rational soul [i.e., human soul] and a body.

Nicene Creed - Ancient & Modern

THE NICENE CREED
325 A.D.
ENGLISH VERSION 1549
(WITH A FEW MINOR UPDATES)
We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light,
Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

MODERN WORDING
(The Interdenominational Committee on Liturgical Texts)

 We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. AMEN. 

Apostles Creed - MODERN ENGLISH VERSION

Apostles Creed
MODERN ENGLISH VERSION
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, Godʼs only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. AMEN. 

Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, Our Lord,
who was concieved by the power of the Holy Spirit

Abbreviated Apostles' Creed

The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in god almighty [the Father Almighty]
And in Christ Jesus , His only Son, Our Lord
Who was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary Who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and was buried And the third day rose from the dead

Early Baptist Creed

Early Baptismal Creed
“I believe in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who was born by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate , and rose again the third day, alive from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the father, and will come to judge the living and the dead?” 

Nicene Creed(book of Common Prayer

The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, The Father, The Almighty maker of heaven and earth, of all that is,
seen and unseen
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, The only Son of God,
Eternally begotten of the Father
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God
begotten not made,

Nicene Creed (older Version)

The Nicene Creed
We(I) believe in one God,
the Father All-sovereign(Almighty), maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible:

The Westminster Confession of Faith

The Westminster Confession of Faith

The Form of Presbyterial Church-Government

The Directory for the Public Worship of God

Directions for Family-Worship

The Sum of Saving Knowledge etc.

THE LARGER CATECHISM.

QUEST. 1. WHAT is the chief and highest end of .man? Ans. Man's chief and
highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him for ever.

The Westminster Confession of Faith - The Shorter Catechism

The Westminster Confession of Faith

                 The Form of Presbyterial Church-Government

The Directory for the Public Worship of God Directions for Family-Worship

                The Sum of Saving Knowledge etc.

                             

       THE SHORTER CATECHISM.

 QUEST. 1. WHAT is the chief end of man ? Ans. Man's chief end is to
glorify Goda, and to enjoy him for everb.

a 1 Cor. 10:31; Rom 11:36 b Ps.73:25-28

Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy
him ? A. The word of God, which is contained in the scriptures of the Old
and New Testamentsc, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and
enjoy himd.

c 2 Tim. 3:16 d 1 John 1:3,4

The Athanasian Creed

The Athanasian Creed

Whoever wills to be in a state of salvation, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith, which except everyone shall have kept whole and undefiled without doubt he will perish eternally.

Now the catholic faith is that we worship One God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Spirit. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, is One, the Glory equal, the Majesty coeternal.

Anabaptists Declaration 1659

                                Declaration

                      Of several of the People called

                                ANABAPTISTS,

                      In and about the CITY of LONDON.
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We being mis-represented to the Nation,
1. As such, as are opposite to Magistracy.
2. That we would destroy the Publick Ministry of the Nation, who differ
from us in some things about Religion.
3. That we do countenance the people called Quakers, in their irregular
practise.
4. That we endeavour a Toleration of miscarriages in things Ecclesiastical
and Civil, under pretence of Liberty of Conscience,
5. That we design to murder and destroy those who differ from us in matters
of Religion, thereby endeavouring to make us odious to some people fearing
God, And also to incense the rude Multitude against us, to provoke them (if
possible) to destroy us.