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.
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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.
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Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.
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[Cambridge] :: Printed by Iohn Legatt, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,
1607.
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Church of England. -- Thirty-nine Articles -- Early works to 1800.
Church of England -- Creeds -- Early works to 1800.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10958.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.
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Adversaries vnto this truth.
Such notwithstanding is the Satanicall boldnes of the Anti∣christian synagogue of Rome, that as they will delude men with the reliques of Saints, which are not such: so likewise they teach the people (which is most offensiue and execrable) to giue diuine adoration, and honour vnto them a 1.1.
Hence is it that some doe pray vnto S. Benet, whose Reliques they had stolne, O Benedict, after God our onely hope, leaue vs not orphanes, who art come hither, not through our merits, but for the saluation of many soules b 1.2.
Others haue published, that the Bodies of Saints, and speci∣ally the Reliques of the blessed Martyrs, are with all sincerity to be honoured, as the members of Christ, &c. If any denie this conclusion hee is to be thought, not a christian, but an Eunomi∣an, and Vigilantian c 1.3.
The Councell of Trent also hath decreed; that they are to
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be taken for damned which affirme, how worship, and honour is not to be giuen vnto the Reliques of Saints d 1.4.
Of this preposterous deuotion, they haue appointed a cer∣taine, and common seruice for the holy Crosse, whereon Christ was hanged e 1.5, they haue made a feast for the speare, and Nailes, wherewith Christ was fastened to the Crosse f 1.6, they haue canonized for a Saint the chaines which bound S. Petersg 1.7. To say nothing of the adoration they giue vnto the Haire, Milke, Smocke of the blessed virgin; vnto the Head, Haire, Thombe, Coate of S. Ihon Baptist, vnto the breeches of Ioseph; the sword, and Handkercheife of S. Paul; the Keies of S. Peter; and vnto many other things which of modestie I will not mention, but doe ouer passe.
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a 1.1
Praedicatio autem ecclesia∣stica hoc semper tenuit, Sancto∣rum ••eliq••ias esse ex fide ve∣nerandas: Sta∣plet. antidot. e∣uang. in Matt. 8.21. p. 30. The Catho∣like affirmeth worshipping of saints, prai∣er vnto them, feasts of them, ••doration of their reliques, and Im••ges: the Protestant denieth all. Hils q••artron. 14. reas. p. 71.