was made

1. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity.

V. Of the Holy Ghost.
WHERE is but one living and true T from the Father and the Son.

HE Holy Ghost,
God, everlasting, without body,

, parts, or passions ; of infinite power, is of one substance, majesty, and wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, glory, with the Father and the Son, and Preserver of all things both visible very and eternal God. and invisible. And in unity of this VI. Of the Sufficiency of the holy Godhead there be three Persons, of Scriptures for salvation. one substance, power, and eternity;

H,

OLY Scripture containeth all the Father, the Son, and the Holy

things necessary to salvation : Ghost.

so that whatsoever is not read therein, II. Of the Word or Son of God, which

por may be proved thereby, is not to

be required of any man, that it should very Man.

be believed as an article of the Faith, THE Son, which is the Word of

or be thought requisite or necessary the Father, begotten from ever- to salvation. In the name of the holy lasting of the Father, the very and Scripture we do understand those eternal God, and of one substance

Canonical Books of the Old and New with the Father, took Man's nature in Testament, of whose authority was the womb of the blessed Virgin, of

never any doubt in the Church. her substance: so that two whole and perfect Natures, that is to say, the

of the Names and Number of the

Canonical Books. Godhead and Manhood, were joined together in one Person, never to be

Erodus, divided, whereof is one Christ, very

Leviticus, God, and very Man; who truly suffered, was crucified, dead and buried,

Numbers, to reconcile his father to us, and to

Deuteronomy, be a sacrifice, not only for original

Joshua, guilt, but also for actual sins of

Judges,
Ruth,

The First Book of Samuel, III. Of the going down of Christ The Second Book of Samuel, into Hell.

The First Book of Kings,
The Second

Book of Kings, buried, so also is it to be be- The First Book of Chronicles, lieved, that he went down into Hell. The Second Book of Chronicles,

The First Book of Esdras, IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ. The Second Book of Esdras, YHRIST did truly rise again from The Book of Esther,

GENESIS

men.

, ,

And the other Books (as Hierome received and believed: for they may saith) the Church doth read for ex- be proved by most certain warrants of ample of life and instruction of man- holy Scripture. ners; but yet doth it not apply them

IX. Of Original or Birth-sin. to establishi any doctrine; such are these following: The Third Book of Esdras,

the following of Adam, (as the The Fourth Book of Esdras,

Pelagians do vainly talk ;) but it is

the fault and corruption of the nature The Book of Tobias,

of every man, that naturally is ingenThe Book of Judith,

dered of the offspring of Adam ; The rest of the Book of Esther, The Book of Wisdom,

whereby man is very far gone from

original righteousness, and is of his Jesus the Son of Sirach, Baruch the Prophet,

own nature inclined to evil, so that

the flesh lusteth always contrary to The Song of the Three Children,

the spirit; and therefore in every perThe Story of Susanna, Of Bel and the Dragon,

son born into this world, it deserveth The Prayer of Manasses,

God's wrath and damnation. And The First Book of Maccabees,

this infection of nature doth remain, The Second Book of Maccabees.

yea in them that are regenerated;

whereby the lust of the flesh, called All the Books of the New Testa- in the Greek, phronema sarkos, which ment, as they are commonly received, some do expound the wisdom, some we do receive, and account them Ca- sensuality, some the affection, some 'nonical.

the desire, of the flesh, is not subject VII. Of the Old Testa.nent.

to the Law of God. And although

there is no condemnation for them THE Old Testament is not con- that believe and are baptized, yet the

trary to the New: for both in Apostle doth confess, that concupithe Old and New Testament everlast

scence and lust bath of itself the naing life is offered to Mankind by ture of sin. Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and Man, being both

X. Of Free-Will. God and Man. Wherefore they are

THE condition of Man after the not to be heard, which feign that the fall of Adam is such, that he old Fathers did look only for tran- cannot turn and prepare himself, by sitory promises. Although the Law his own natural strength and good given from God by Moses, as touch- works, to faith, and calling upon ing Ceremonies and Rites, do not God: Wherefore we have no power bind Christian men, nor the Civil to do good works pleasant and acceptprecepts thereof ought of necessity to able to God, without the grace of Le received in any commonwealth ; God by Christ preventing us, that we yet notwithstanding, no Christian man may have a good will, and working whatsoever is free from the obedience with us, when we have that good will. of the Commandments which are called Moral.

XI. Of the Justification of Man. VIII. Of the Three Creeds.

E are accounted righteous beWe

fore God, only for the merit THE

Athanasius's Creed, and that by Faith, and not for our own works which is commonly called the Apo- or deservings: Wherefore, that we are stles' Creed, ought thoroughly to be justified by Faith only is a most whole

THE

W

some Doctrine, and very full of com- Larub without spot, who, by sacrifice fort, as more largely is expressed in of bimself once made, should take the Homily of Justification.

away the sins of the world, and sin,

as Saint John saith, was not in him. XII. Of Good Works.

But all we the rest, although baptizett, are the fruits of Faith, and fol- in many things; and if we say we low after Justification, cannot put have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and away our sins, and endure the severity the truth is not in us. of God's Judgement; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in XVI. Of Sin after Baptism. Christ, and do spring out necessarily Tot every deadly sin willingly

OT of a true and lively Faith ; insomuch

committed after Baptism is sin that by them a lively Faith may be as against the Holy Ghost, and unparevidently known as a tree discerned donable. Wherefore the grant of reby the fruit.

pentance is not to be denied to such XIII. Of Works before Justification. as fall into sin after Baptism. After ORKS done before the grace

we bave received the Holy Ghost, we of Christ, and the Inspiration may depart from grace given, and fall of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith may arise again, and amend our lives.

And therefore they are to be conin Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the demned, which say, they can no more School-authors say) deserve grace of sin as long as they live liere, or deny

congruity: yea rather, for that they the place of forgiveness to such as are not done as God hath willed and truly repent. commanded them to be done, we XVII. Of Predestination and Elecdoubt not but they have the nature of

As the godly consideration of Pre- As the Church of Jerusalem, Alerdestination, and our Election in Christ, andria, and Antioch, have erred; so is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeak- also the Church of Rome hath erred, able comfort to godly persons, and not only in their living and manner of such as feel in themselves the working Ceremonies, but also in matters of of the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the Faith. works of the flesh, and their earthly members, and drawing up their mind xx. Of the Authority of the Church. to high and heavenly things, as well because it doth greatly establish and The Church hath power to decree confirm their faith of eternal Salvation to be enjoyed through Christ, as be- thority in Controversies of Faith: And cause it doth fervently kindle their yet it is not lawful for the Church to love towards God: So, for curious God's Word written, neither may it so

ordain any thing that is contrary to and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to have continually before expound one place of Scripture, that

Wheretheir eyes the sentence of God's

it be repugnant to another. Predestination, is a most dangerous

fore, although the Church be a wit

ness and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, downfal, whereby the Devil doth thrust them either into desperation,

as it ought not to decree any thing or into wretchlessness of most unclean against the same, so besides the same living, no less perilous than despe- to be believed for necessity of Sal

ought it not to enforce any thing ration.

vation. Furthermore, we must receive God's promises in such wise, as they be XXI. Of the Authority of General generally set forth to us in holy Scrip

Councils. : , of

ENERAL expressly declared unto us in the Word of God.

commandment and will of Princes.

And when they be gathered together, XVIII. Of obtaining eternal Salva- (forasmuch as they be an assembly of

tion only by the Name of Christ. men, whereof all be not governed THEY also are to be had accursed with the Spirit and Word of God,) that presume to say, That

they may err, and sometimes have

every man shall be saved by the Law or

erred, even in things pertaining unto Sect which he professeth, so that he God. Wherefore things ordained by be diligent to frame his life according them as necessary to salvation have to that Law, and the light of Nature, neither strength nor authority, unless For holy Scripture doth set out unto it may be declared that they be taken us only the Name of Jesus Christ, out of holy Scripture. whereby men must be saved.

XXII. Of Purgatory.
XIX. Of the Church.

THE Romish Doctrine concerning
THE visible Church of Christ is a
THE

God is to be followed, which we have G gathered together without the

XXIII. Of Ministering in the Con- The Sacraments were not ordained gregation.

of Christ to be gazed upon, or to be IT T is not lawful for any man to take carried about, but that we should

upon him the office of publick duly use them. And in such only as preaching, or ministering the Sacra-worthily receive the same they have a ments in the Congregation, before he wholesome effect or operation : but be lawfully called, and sent to execute they that receive them unworthily purthe same. And those we ought to

chase to themselves damnation, as judge lawfully called and sent, which Saint Paul saith. be chosen and called to this work by

XXVI. Of the Unworthiness of the men who have publick authority given

Ministers, which hinders not the unto them in the Congregation, to

effect of the Sacrament. call and send Ministers into the Lord's

LTHOUGH in the visible vineyard.

A

Church the evil be ever mingled XXIV. Of speaking in the Congrega-with the good, and sometimes the

tion in such a tongue as the people evil have chief authority in the Miniunderstandeth.

stration of the Word and Sacraments, T is a thing plainly repugnant to

,

yet forasmuch as they do not the same

in their own name, but in Christ's, and of the Primitive Church, to have pub- do minister by his commission and aulick Prayer in the Church, or to min- thority, we may use their Ministry, ister the Sacraments in a tongue not both in hearing the Word of God, and understanded of the people.

in receiving of the Sacraments. NeiXXV. Of the Sacraments.

ther is the effect of Christ's ordi

nance taken away by their wickedness, SACRAMENTS. ordained of Clarist be not only badges or tokens of from such as by faith and rightly do

nor the grace of God's gifts diminished Christian men's profession, but rather

receive the Sacraments ministered unthey be certain sure witnesses, and

to them; which be effectual, because effectual signs of grace, and God's

of Christ's institution and promise, algood will towards us, by the which lie though they be ministered by evil doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen

Nevertheless, it appertaineth to the and confirm our Faith in him.

discipline of the Church, that enquiry There are two Sacraments ordained

be made of evil Ministers, and that of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that they be accused by those that have is to say, Baptisni, and the Supper of knowledge of their offences; and fithe Lord. Those five commouly called Sacra- nally being found guilty, by just

judgement be deposed. ments, that is to say, Contirmation, Penance, Ordlers, Matrimony, and ex

XXVII. Of Baptism. , for Sacraments of the Gospel, being profession, and mark of such as have grown partly of the cor- ence, whereby Christian men are disrupt following of the Apostles, partly cerned from others that be not chrisare states of life allowed in the Scriptened, but it is also a sign of Regenetures; but yet have not like nature of ration or new Birth, whereby, as by an Sacraments with Baptism, and the instrument, they that receive Baptisni Lord's Supper, for that they have not rightly are grafted into the Church; any visible sign or ceremony ordained the promises of forgiveness of sin, and of God.

men.