D'Aubigné, and His Writings

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONFESSION OF THE NAME OF CHRIST. Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in Heaven.?Matthew r. 33. It is now three centuries since the princes of Germany, assembled in imperial Diet within the city of Augsburg, boldly and solemnly confessed...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONFESSION OF THE NAME OF CHRIST. Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in Heaven.?Matthew r. 33. It is now three centuries since the princes of Germany, assembled in imperial Diet within the city of Augsburg, boldly and solemnly confessed Jesus Christ and His word, before the emperor, the princes of the empire who still remained under the dominion of Rome, and the legate of Rome; and in the presence, as it were, not only of all Germany, but of the whole world. That day was, is, and ever shall be, tifl time is no more, one of the brightest days of Christianity. That day, therefore, all the evangelical churches of Germany, and some even of other countries, responding to the call of their princes and pastors, celebrate, with offerings of thanksgiving and praise, its third glorious centenary. May the commemorative festival, says one noble voice, in assembling all who are subject to his laws, of the presentation of this, testimony to the Christian faith, which still exists, and must for ever continue as true and firm as it was three centuries ago, and in the spirit of which I write with all my heart, contribute to strengthen and animate true faith in the evangelical Church, to inspire all its members with unity of spirit, true piety, and Christian love. Will not you also remember, Protestant Christians of France ? Have you not participated in the blessings of that glorious day ? Were you not born?do you not repose?are you not combating this very hour under the spotless banner of the gospel of Christ, which those noble men planted on that memorable day in the presence of their enemies? Is it not your belief which was then confessed before the universe by those illustrious princes and pastors; and do yo...