An Explanation of the Roman Catholics Belief, concerning these four Points: Their Church; Worship; Justification; and civil Government.  
As it was presented to some Persons of Quality, for their particular satisfaction.  
WE believe the holy Scriptures to be of divine inspiration and infallible Authority; and whatsoever of therein contained we firmly assent unto, as to the Word of God, the Author of all Truth.  
But since in the holy Scriptures there are some things hard to be understood, 
2 Pet. 3.16  which the ignorant and stable wrest to their own destruction; we therefore profess (for the ending of controvers●●● in our Religion, and settling of peace in our Consciences) to submit our private judgements to the Judgement of the Church, represented in a free General 〈◊〉.  
2. We humbly believe the sacred Mystery of the Blessed Trinity, one Eternal, Almighty, and Incomprehensible God, whom only, we adore and worship, as alone having Sovereign Dominion over all things, to whom only, 
1 Tim. 1.17.  we acknowledge as due from men and Angels, all glory, service, and obedience; abhorring from our hearts, as a most detestable Sacrilege, to give our Creator's honour to any creature whatsoever.  
And therefore we solemnly protest, that by the prayers we address to Angels and Saints, we intent no other than humbly to solicit their assistance before the Throne of God, as we desire the prayers of one another here upon earth, not that we hope any thing from them, as original Authors thereof, but from God the Fountain of all Goodness, through jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Redeemer.  
Neither do we believe any divinity or virtue to be in Images, for which they ought to be worshipped, as the Gentiles did their Idols, but we retain them with due and decent respect in our Churches, as instruments, which we find by experience, do often assist our memories, and excite our affections.  
3. We firmly believe, that no force of nature nor dignity of our best works can merit our justification, but we are justified freely by grace, 
Rom. 3.24.  through the Redemption that is in Jesus Christ.  
And although we should by the grace of God persevere unto the end in a godly life and holy obedience to the Commandments; yet are our hopes of eternal glory still built upon the mercy of God, and the merits of Christ Jesus.  
All other merits, (according to our sense of that word) signify no more, than Actions done by the assistance of God's grace, to which it has pleased his goodness to promise a reward; a Doctrine so far from being insuitable to the sense of the holy Scriptures, the 〈◊〉 their principal design to invite and provoke us to a diligent observance of the Commandments, by promising heaven as the reward of our obedience, 1 Tim. 4.2. Godliness is profitable to all things, having the promise of this life, and of that which is to come. And Rom. 2.6. God will render to every man according to his deeds, to them, who by patiented confidence in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life. And again, Rom. 8.13. If you live after the flesh you shall die, but if through the spirit you mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live. And Heb. 6.10. God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of love which you have showed for his name, etc. Nothing being so frequently repeated in the Word of God, as his ●●●●●ons promises to recompense with everlasting glory the faith and obedience of his servants; Nor is the county of God barely according to our works, but high and plentiful, 
Luk. 6.38.  even beyond our capacities, giving 〈◊〉 measure, heaped up, pressed down, and running over into the bosoms of all that love him.  
Thus we believe the merit or rewardable 〈…〉 holy living (both which signify the same thing with us) arises not from the self-value even of our be 〈…〉, as they are ours, but from the Grace and Bounty of God; and for ourselves, we sincerely profess when we have done all those things, which are commanded us, we are unprofitable servants, 
Luk. 17.10  having done nothing but that which was our duty, so that our boasting is not in ourselves, but all our glorying is in Christ.  
4. We firmly believe, and highly reverence 〈◊〉 Mor all Law, being so solemnly delivered to Moses upon the Mount, 
Exod. 10.  so expressly confirmed by our Saviour in the Gospel, and containing in itself so perfect an Abridgement of our whole duty both to God and man. 
Mat. 19   
Which Moral Law we believe obliges all men to proceed with faithfulness and sincerity in their 〈◊〉 all contracts one towards another; 
Eccles. 12.13.  and therefore our constant Profession is, that we are most strictly and absolutely bound to the exact and entire performance of our promises, made to any person of what Religion soever; much more to the Magistrates and Civil Powers, under whose protection we live, whom 〈◊〉 taught by the Word of God to obey, not only for fear, but conscience lake; and to whom we will most faithfully observe our promises of duty and obedience, notwithstanding any dispensation, absolution, or other proceed of any foreign Power or Authority whatsoever.  
Wherefore we utterly deny and renounce that false and scandalous position, that Faith is not to be kept with Heretics, as most uncharitably imputed to our practices, and most unjustly pinned upon our Religion.  
These we sincerely and solemnly profess, as in the sight of God, the searcher of all hearts, taking the words: plainly and simply, in their usual and familiar sense, without any Equivocation or Mental Reservation whatsoever.