Apendix
APPENDIX
The, following arrangement is from Professor Lumby's _History of the Creeds_. It shows that the portions of the Apostolic Creed which do not appear in the earlier forms are very few. Irenaeus omits the conception by the Holy Ghost, while Tertullian inserts it. Neither Creed contains the first part of the fifth article, and in both the ninth and tenth are wanting. With these exceptions the substance of the Apostles' Creed was in circulation as early as A.D. 180. THE APOSTLES' CREED. CREEDS OF ST. IRENAEUS CREEDS OF TERTULLIAN
(A.D. 180). (A.D. 200).
1. I believe in God the I believe in one God, I believe in one God,
Father Almighty, Maker the Father Almighty, who the Creator of the
of heaven and earth: made heaven and earth; world, who produced all
out of nothing ...
2. And in Jesus Christ And in one Christ Jesus, And in the Word His Son
His only Son our Lord, the Son of God [our [Jesus Christ],
Lord],
3. Who was conceived by Who was made flesh [of Who through the Spirit
the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin]; and Power of God the
the Virgin Mary, Father descended into
the Virgin Mary, was
made flesh in her womb,
and born of her;
4. Suffered under And in His suffering Was fixed on the cross
Pontius Pilate, was [under Pontius Pilate]; [under Pontius Pilate];
crucified, dead, and was dead and buried;
buried,
5. He descended into And in His rising from Rose again the third
hell; the third day He the dead; day;
rose again from the
dead,
6. He ascended into And in His ascension in Was taken into heaven,
heaven, and sitteth on the flesh; and sat down at the
the right hand of God right hand of God;
the Father Almighty;
7. From thence He shall And in His coming from He will come to judge
come to judge the quick heaven ... that He may the wicked to eternal
and the dead. execute just judgment on fire.
all.
8. I believe in the Holy And in the Holy Ghost. And in the Holy Spirit
Ghost; sent by Christ.
9. The Holy Catholic
Church; the Communion of
saints;
10. The Forgiveness of
sins;
11. The Resurrection of And that Christ shall And that Christ will,
the body; come from heaven to after the revival of
raise up all flesh ... both body and soul with
12. And the and to adjudge the the restoration of the
Life Everlasting. impious and unjust ... flesh, receive His holy
to eternal fire, and to ones into the enjoyment
give to the just and of life eternal and the
holy immortality and promises of heaven.
eternal glory.
* * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S CHANGES:-- Footnote 016 amended from "1 Peter 3:1" to "1 Peter 3:15"
Footnote 243 amended from "2 John 3:2" to "1 John 3:2"