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.

Errors, & adversaries vnto this truth.

Then to be had accursed are they which affirme, that

This obseruation of the Iudaicall ceremonies is necessarie vnto saluation, as did the false apostles * 1.1, the Ebionites b 1.2, and the Corinthians c 1.3.

Such throughout the world as lead an vpright life, and be morally righteous, whatsoeuer their religion is, shall be saued, as many of the Philosophers were in the opinion of the Va∣lentinian and Basilidian heretikes d 1.4, of Galeatus Martius e 1.5, and Erasmus Roterodam f 1.6.

That men externally may professe any religion, and not∣withstanding be saued, if their affections, and hart be with the Familie of Loue g 1.7.

That all those which liue vprightly and doe good deedes shall be of equall happines in the kingdome of heauen; be they Turkes, Christians, Iewes, or Moores. A Turkish error h 1.8.

That men may embrace, and follow the sect, and religion, which they haue most minde vnto, and so doing please God, & and shall be saued: the Lampatians doctrine i 1.9.

That no sect euer erred, or were out of the way to heauen; a fancie of the Rhetorians k 1.10.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Act. 15.1.
• b 1.2

  Iren. l. 1. c. 26.
• c 1.3

  Philas••rius.
• d 1.4

  Clem. Alex. b. 2.4.
• e 1.5

  Pa••••. ••ovius leg. doct. vir. p. 97.
• f 1.6

  Praef. sua Tuscul. q••aest.
• g 1.7

  H.N. ••raef. to his 3. Reform. § 2.6.
• h 1.8

  Pol. of the Turk. emp. c. 23. Lonicer. Turk. hist. tomo 1. l. 2. par. 2. cap. 12.
• i 1.9

  Damascene.
• k 1.10

  D. August. ••p. ad Quodvult.