/Appendix/Appx_Introduction: or A More Full Declaration of the Faith and Judgment of Baptized Believers
Occasioned by the Inquiry of Some Wo-affected and Godly Persons in the Country.
Written by Benjamin Cox, a Preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Published for the further clearing of Truth, and discovery of their mistake who have imagined a dissent in fundamentals when there is none. LONDON, Printed in the year 1646.
Matthew 10:27-28, “What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light; and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
* Declaration of the Faith and Judgment of Baptized Believers: * “Be ready always.” saith the Apostle Peter, “to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear,” 1 Pet.3:15. It is therefore our duty in meekness and love to give an answer to those godly persons, which desire to be fully informed of our judgment concerning religion and the ways of our God; To those therefore that have expressed a desire to be so informed, I thus answer.
In a book lately reprinted, entitled, A Confession of Faith of Several Congregations or Churches of Christ in London, etc. is a plain and sincere expression of our judgment in the things therein spoken of, in 52 Articles: And if our judgment touching some particulars, wherein we seem, or are supposed, to dissent from some others, do not appear clearly enough in that confession, I hope that same shall somewhat more clearly appear in this ensuing Appendix.