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 11, 2024.

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The proofe from Gods word.

The truth of this doctrine appeareth plentifully in the holy Scriptures. For in the same there bee both commaundements, that we must, and may; and formes prescribed howe we shall sweare.

For the first: Thou shalt feare the L. thy God, and serue him; And shalt sweare by his Name, saith Moses a 1.1; Againe, thou shalt sweare, the Lord liueth, and thou shalt cleaue vnto him, and shalt sweare by his Name b 1.2.

And touching the other, sweare may we not, either by Ba∣al c 1.3; or by strange Gods d 1.4; or by the Lord, and by Melchom (that is by Idols e 1.5); or by any creatures f 1.6.

But our Oathes must bee made in the Name of the Lord g 1.7; as the Lord liueth h 1.8; and all is to be done in truth, iudgment,

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and righteousnes i 1.9; and when the magistrate calleth vs there∣vnto k 1.10.

All Churches ioyne with vs in this assertion, and some testi∣fie the same in their publique wrightings l 1.11.

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