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Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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The Actes of the rest of the tvvelue Apostles be not much vvritten of in this booke: but as note other Ecclesiastical writers do testifie, they preached specially in these nations, as folovveth. Andrevv in Achaia, Iohn in Asia, Philip in Phrygia, Iames in Ievvrie, Bartholomevv in Scythia, Thomas in India, Matthevv in Aethiopia, Simon in Persia, Thaddæus in Mesopotamia, the other Iames in Spaine, Matthias in Palestine. So distributing them selues through out the vvorld, to gather one Catholike Church of al Nations, according as Christ gaue them commission Mat. 28, 19: and as it vvas prophecied of them before Psal. 18. Their sound is gone forth into euery countrie, and their wordes into the endes of the whole world. But before they departed one from an other (the time vvhereof is not certainely knovven) note al Tvvelue assembling together, & ful of the Holy Ghost, eche laying dovvne his sentence, agreed vpon tvvelue principal articles of the Christian faith, and appointed them for a rule to al beleeuers: Vvhich is therfore called and is The apostles crede: Not vvritten in paper, as the Scripture, but from the Apostles deliuered by tradition. Ruff. & Hiero. locis citatis. Vvhich, as of old (Hiero. cont. Lucifer) so at this day al solemnely professe in their Baptisme, either by them selues or by others: and al that be of age and capacitie, are bound to know and beleeue euery article of the same. Vvhich are these that folovv. THE APOSTLES CREDE, or Symbolvm Apostolorvm.

1 I beleeue in God the Father, almightie, creator of heauen and earth. 2 And in Iesvs Christ, his only Sonne, our Lord. 3 Vvho vvas conceiued by the Holy Ghost, borne of the Virgin Marie. 4 Suffered vnder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: Descended into Hel. 5 The third day he rose againe from death: 6 Ascended into heauen: Sitteth at the right h&abar;d of God the Father almightie. 7 From thence he shal come to iudge the quicke and the dead. 8 I beleeue in the Holy Ghost. 9 The holy Catholike Church: the communion of saincts. 10 Forgiuenesse of sinnes. 11 Resurrection of the flesh. 12 Life euerlasting. Amen.

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Rheims Douai [1582], THE NEVV TESTAMENT OF IESVS CHRIST, TRANSLATED FAITHFVLLY INTO ENGLISH out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages: Vvith Argvments of bookes and chapters, Annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the Corrvptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the Controversies in religion, of these daies: In the English College of Rhemes (Printed... by Iohn Fogny, RHEMES) [word count] [B09000].
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