The faith, doctrine, and religion, professed, & protected in the realme of England, and dominions of the same expressed in 39 articles, concordablie agreed vpon by the reuerend bishops, and clergie of this kingdome, at two seuerall meetings, or conuocations of theirs, in the yeares of our Lord, 1562, and 1604: the said articles analised into propositions, and the propositions prooued to be agreeable both to the written word of God, and to the extant confessions of all the neighbour churches, Christianlie reformed: the aduersaries also of note, and name, which from the apostles daies, and primitiue Church hetherto, haue crossed, or contradicted the said articles in generall, or any particle, or proposition arising from anie of them in particular, heereby are discouered, laid open, and so confuted. Perused, and by the lawfull authoritie of the Church of England, allowed to be publique.

The Errors, and adversaries vnto this truth.

a 1.1Pertakers of the prophet, and sweetens of this doctrine are, not they which be altogether ignorant of this mysterie.

Nor they who knowe the same, but applie it not to their owne soules, and consciences, but altogether despise the same, as did Pilate, in condemning Christ; Herod, in killing Iames b 1.2; Agrippa, in not defending Paul c 1.3; the Iewes in, persecuting the Apostles: and doe the Deuills d 1.4, and many vngodly persons, Tyrans, false Christians, and Apostataes.

Nor they which teach not a sure confidence in Iesus Christ, but an historicall knowledge of him, as the Papists e 1.5.

Nor they which hold that all and euery man is to remaine doubtfull, whether he shall be saued or no, as doe the same Pa∣pists f 1.6.

Nor they which teach that man is iustified,

Either by workes, without faith, as did the false Apostles in Asia g 1.7, and do the Turkes, and Anabaptists h 1.8.

Or by faith, and workes, as both the Pseudapostles at Hie∣rusalem i 1.9, the Ebionites k 1.10, and the Papists l 1.11, with the Russi∣ans m 1.12.

Or neither by faith, nor workes, as they which contemne

both faith in Christ Iesus, and good workes too, hoping yet to be saued, as they carnally secure worldlings.

Neither shall they be partakers of the sweetnes of this truth, which say that for Christians to trust onely by Christ his passion, or by Faith onely to be saued, is a breach of the first commandement, as Vaux n 1.13, is the doctrine of Deuills, as Frier Lawrence a Villanicentia o 1.14; and the doctrine of Simon Magus, as do the Rhemists p 1.15.

Nor they finally which maintaine how the truly righteous apprehend not Christ by Faith, but haue him, and his rigteous∣nesse essentially, and inherent within them, which is an error of the Catharists q 1.16, Papists r 1.17, Osiandri••ns s 1.18, and Familie of Loue t 1.19.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Matth. 27.24.
• b 1.2

  Act. 12.1.
• c 1.3

  Act. 26.26.
• d 1.4

  Iam. 2.19.
• e 1.5

  Canis. catech. c. 1. Vaux catec. ••. 1. Test. Rhem. an. Rom. 4.14. 1. Tim. 3.15.
• f 1.6

  Conci••. Trid. sess. 6. cap. 9. Test. Rhem. an. Rom. 5.1.
• g 1.7

  2. Tim. 1.
• h 1.8

  Bale myst. of iniquit. p. 53.
• i 1.9

  Act. 15.1.
• k 1.10

  Euseb. l. 3. c. 24.
• l 1.11

  Test. Rhem. an. Luke. 7. marg. Luk. 10.28. Ioh. 3.18. Iames 2.2••.
• m 1.12

  Russie Comm. vveale. cap. 23.
• n 1.13

  Catech. c. 3.
• o 1.14

  De fo••atu••. S. con••••••••. lib. ••. c. 2••.
• p 1.15

  Tost. Rhem. an. Act. 8.18.
• q 1.16

  Jsidor. c••y••. l. 8. c. de haeris.
• r 1.17

  Conci. Trid. sess. 6. c. 16.7.
• s 1.18

  Calvin. contra Osiand. epist. fol. 303. 〈…〉〈…〉 epist. 1.
• t 1.19

  Displ••y in A••∣lens confess.