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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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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2. Proposition. The Sacraments be certaine sure wittnesses, and effectuall signes of grace, and God his Goodwill toward vs.
The proofe from the word of God.
Infinitely doth God declare his vnspeakable, and incom∣prehensible good will to man ward; yet in these daies by none outward things more notably, and effectually, than by the Sacraments, For.
Of Baptisme saith Christ: Hee that beleeueth, and is bapti∣zed, shall be saued a 1.1, and Peter, Amend your liues, and be bap∣tized euery one, &c. for the remission of sins b 1.2, and Paul, Hus∣bands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it, that hee might sanctifie it, and cleanse it by
And of the Lords supper saith our Sauiour Christ, touching the Bread, this is my body, which is giuen d 1.4, and broken for you e 1.5, and of the Cup, this is my blood of the new Testament, that is shed for many for the remission of sinnes f 1.6.
This truth doe the purer Churches of these daies euery where acknowledge g 1.7.
The adversaries vnto this truth.
Contrary hereunto the Papists erroneously doe hold, that
The Sacraments of the newe Law doe conferre grace ex o∣pere operatoa 1.8.
The Sacraments of the old, and new Testament in this doe differ, for that the Sacraments of the old Testament did onely shadow forth saluation, but the Sacraments of the newe doe conferre, and worke saluation b 1.9, and doe iustifie (not onely sig∣nifie God his good will toward vs) by reason of the worke done, which is the outward Sacraments c 1.10.