1. The Confession of the Helvetian Churches;

    2. The Tetrapolitan Confession,—­signed by the four cities of
    Strasburgh, Constance, Memmingen, and Lindau;

    3. The Catechism of Heidelbergh;

    4. The Gallic Confession of Faith;

    5. The Belgic Confession of Faith;

    6. The Canons of the Council of Dort.

    VI.  The symbolic books of the WALDENSES,—­are,

    Their original and reformed Creeds.

VII.  The symbolic books of the Bohemians,—­are,

    1. The Confession of faith of the Calixtines and Taborites,
    signed at the Synod of Cuttenburgh in 1541;

    2. The Confession of the faith of the Bohemians,—­inserted in the
    “Harmony of Confessions,” published at Cambridge in 1680.

    3. The Consent of faith at Sendomer.

VIII.  The symbolic book of the ARMINIANS,—­is

    The Declaration of the Remonstrants, drawn up by Episcopius, and
    signed in 1622.

IX.  The symbolic book of the SOCINIANS is The Catechism of Racow;—­the best edition of it was published in 1609, reprinted at Frankfort, in 1739.  An English translation of it has been published by Mr. Rees.

X. The UNITARIANS have no symbolic book.  To Doctor Lardner’s Letter on the Logos they shew universal respect.

XI.  The symbolic books of THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND,—­are,

1. The Theological Oaths,—­containing a Declaration of the belief of the Monarch’s spiritual supremacy;—­and Declarations against Transubstantiation,—­the invocation of Saints,—­and the sacrifice of the Mass;

    2. The Thirty-nine Articles.

XII.  The symbolic book of the ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH PRESBYTERIANS,—­is

“The Articles of Religion approved and passed by both Houses of Parliament after advice had with an assembly of divines, called together for that purpose.”  These were sent into Scotland, and immediately sanctioned by the General Assembly, and Parliament of that kingdom; and thus became a law of the Church and State.

XIII.  The symbolic books of the Anabaptists may be said to be,—­

    THEIR SEVERAL CONFESSIONS OF FAITH:—­Five were published at
    Amsterdam, in 1675, in one volume 8vo.

XIV.  The symbolic books of the Quakers,—­are,

    1. Barclay’s Catechism and Confession of Faith, published in
    1675;

    2.  His Theses Theologicae;

    3.  His Apology,—­a logical demonstration of the propositions in
    the Theses.  It was translated into almost every language and
    presented to all the ministers assembled at Nimeguen;