Page 6
Articuli Lambethae cusi. The Articles of Lambeth.
An Appendix of nine Articles touching Praede∣stination; agitated by John Archbishop of Canterbury, and others An. 1595. at Dr. Whitakers instance, against three Propositions of Dr. Baro a Frenchman, Lady Marga∣rets Professor at Cambridg.
Article 1. GOd from eternity predestinated som men to life, and reprobated the rest to death or damnation.
Article 2. The moving or efficient caus of Predestination to life, is not any foresight of Faith, Perseverance, good Works, or any thing in the persons praedestinated, but only in the Wil of Gods good pleasure.
Article 3. Of the Predestinat ther is a prefined certain number, which can neither be increased nor diminished.
Article 4. They that are not predestinat to salvation, shal necessarily be condemned for their sins.
Article 5. Tru livly justifying Faith, and sanctifying Spirit of God, is not extinguished, doth not fall off, nor vanish in the Elect, ei∣ther finaly, or totally.
Article 6. A man truly beleeving or indued with justifying Faith, is certain, by or with ful perswasion of Faith, of his sins for∣givenes and everlasting salvation by Christ.
Article 7. Saving Grace is not given, nor communicated, nor granted to al men, whereby they may be saved if they will.
Article 8. No man can come to Christ unles it be given to him, and unless the Father draw him; nor are al men drawn of the Fa∣ther, that they come to the Son.