the Minister of the faid Parifh doth ordinarily preach himself, and fhall receive fuch Means and Maintenance as doth, or fhall, thereunto appertain. XV. That an Act of Acts of Parliament be paffed, that the Deputy or Chief Governor, or other Governors of Ireland, &c. [This Propofition is the fame as the third Claufe of the feventeenth prefented at Newcastle, p. 46.] The fixteenth, Seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth Articles, for the more effectual difabling of Jefuits and Papifts from difturbing the State, and eluding the Laws; for the Education of the Children of Papifts in the Proteftant Religion, &c. are the fame as the feventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth Profofitions, at p. 31. but are now extended to Ireland. The twentieth, twenty-firft, twenty-fecond, and twenty-third Articles relate to the Obfervation of the Sabbath, Innovations in Worship, Preaching, Pluralities, Non-Refidence; and are the fame as the firft four Claufes of the twelfth Propofition, p. 32. After which follows this Inftruction to the Commiffioners of both Houfes. ' They have alfo commanded us to defire, That your Majefty will give your Royal Affent to thefe Bills, by your Letters Patent under the Great Seal of England, and figned by your Hand, and declared and notified to the Lords and Commons affembled together in the Houfe of Peers, according to the Law declared in that Behalf; it appearing unto them, upon mature Deliberation, that it ftands not with the Safety and Security of the Kingdom and Parliament, to have your Majefty's Affent at this Time given otherwife : They defire, therefore, that your Majefty be pleafed to grant your Warrant for the Draught of a Bill for fuch your Letters Patent, to be prefented to your Majefty; and then a Warrant to Edward Earl of Manchester, and William Lenthall, Efq; Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, who have now the Cuftody of the Great Seal of England, to put the fame to fuch your Majefty's Letters D d 2 • Patent, 1647. December. An. 23 Car. I. Patent figned as aforefaid, thereby authorizing Algernon Earl of Northumberland, Henry Earl of Kent, John Earl of Rutland, Philip Earl of Pembroke, William Earl of Salisbury, Robert Earl of Warwick, and Edmund Earl of Mulgrave, or any three of them, to give your Majesty's Royal "Affent unto the faid Bills, according to the Law in that Behalf declared; and for the other Particulars contained in the afore-mentioned Propofitions, the two Houfes of Parliament will, • after such your Majefty's Affent given to the faid Bills, fend their Committee of both Houfes to treat with your Majefty in the Isle of Wight 'thereupon.' Alfo fome Articles of Faith, Along with the foregoing Propofitions the Par liament fent to the King a Copy of Fourteen of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England referred to therein; which, as they differ in many Particulars from thofe now received, we think it a fufficient Reafon for printing them at large, with the Scripture Proofs added by the Affembly of Divines. To these were alfo annexed certain Rules and Directions concerning Sufpenfion from the Lord's Supper. T ARTICLE I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity. HERE is but one (a) living and true God (b), everlafting (c), without Body, Parts (d), or Paf fions (e); of infinite Power (f), Wisdom (g), and Goodness (h); the Maker and Preferver of all Things both visible and invifible (i). And in the Unity of this Godhead there be three Perfons, of one Subftance, Power, and Eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (k). ARTICLE (a) Ifai. xlvi. 9. Cor. viii, 4, 6. (b) Jer. x. 10. 1 Theff. i. gr (c) Pfal. xc. 2. Rom. xvi. 26. (d) Deut. iv. 15, 16. John iv. 24. with Luke xxiv. 39. (e) Alts xiv. 15. James i. 17. (f) Jer. xxxii. 17, 27. Mark x. 27. (g) Pfal. cxlvii. 5. Rom. xi. 33. (b) Pfah cxix. 68. with Matth. xix. 17. (i) Neb. ix. 6. Col. i. 16, 17. (k) Matth. iii. 16, 17. Matth. xxviii. 19. 1 Jobn iv. 7. 2 Cor.xiii. 14. ARTICLE II. Of the Word, or Son of God, which was made very Man. The Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlafting of the Father (1), the very (m) and eternal God (n) of one Subftance with the Father (0), took Man's Nature in the Wamb of the bleed Virgin, of her Subftance (p): So that two whole and perfect Natures, that is to fay, the Godhead and the Manhood, were joined together in one Perfon, never to be divided, whereof is one Chrift, very God and very Man (q), who, for our Sakes, truly fuffered moft grievous Torments in his Soul from God (r), was crucified, dead, and buried (s) to reconcile his Father to us (t), and to be a Sacrifice not only for original Guilt, but also for all actual Sins of Men (u). ARTICLE III. As Chrift died for us and was buried, fo it is to be believed that he continued in the State of the Dead, and under the Power and Dominion of Death (x), from the Time of his Death and Burial until his Refurrection (y); which hath been otherwife expreffed thus, He went down into Hell. ARTICLE IV. Of the Refurrection of Christ. Chrift did truly rife again from Death (z), and took again his Body, with Flesh, Bones, and all Things appertaining to the Perfection of Man's Nature (a), wherewith he afcended into Heaven, and there fitDd 3 teth (1) Prov. viji. 22 to 31. John i. 1, 2, 14. (m) 1 John v. 20. Rom. ix. 5. (1) John xvii. 5. Heb. i. 8. with Pfal. xlv. 6. (0) John x. 30. Heb, i. 3. (p) John i. 14. Ifai. vii. 14. Luke i. 35 Gal. iv. 4. (9) Ifai, vii. 14. with Matth. i. 23. i. Rom. 3, 4. Heb. xiii. 8. (r) Ifai. liii. 10, 13. Mark xiv. 33, 34. (s) 1 Pet, i. 24. Pbil. ii. 8. 1 Car: x. 3, 4. (t) Ezek. xvi. 63. Rom. iij. 2. 2 Cor. v. 19. (u) Ifai. liii. 10. Eph. v. 2. 1 John i. 7. Heb. ix. 26. (x) Pfal. xvi. 10. with As ii. 24, Matth. xii. 40. (x) 1 Cor. Rom. viii, 34. Pfal. xi. 1c. with Acts ii, 31. Luke xxiv. 34. (a) Luke xxiv. 39. with Jebu xx, 25, 27. 25, 26, 27, 31. (y) Rom. vi. g. xv. 4. An 23 Car. I. 1647. December. An. 23 Car. I. teth (b), until he return to judge (c) all Men (d) at the general Refurrection of the Body at the laft Day (e). 1647. December. ARTICLE V. Of the Holy Ghoft. The Holy Ghoft is very and eternal God, of one Subftance (f), Majefty (g), and Glory with the Father and the Son (b), proceeding from the Father and the Son (i). ARTICLE VI. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Holy Scripture (k) containeth all Things necessary to Salvation (1); fo that whatfoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be believed as an Article of Faith, or necessary to Salvation (m). By the Name of Holy Scripture we understand all the Canonical Books of the Old and New Teftament, which follow: Of the Old Testament, Genefis, Exodus, &c. Of the New Teftament, The Gospel according to Matthew, &c. All which Books, as they are commonly received, we do receive, and acknowledge them to be given by the Infpiration of God, and in that Regard to be of most certain Credit and highest Authority. ARTICLE Acts xxiv. (f) 2 Sam. Acts v. 3, 4. xxxiii. 4. (b) 1 Cor. (i) John iv. 6. and (b) Pfal. lxviii. 18. with Eph. iv. 8. Pfal. cx. 1. with As ii. Mark xvi. 19. 34. 35. Rom. viii. 34. (c) Ats iii. 21. Pfal cx. 1. with 1 Cor. xv. 25. 26. Acts i. 11. (d) 2 Cor. v. 10. As xvii. 31. (e) Exod. iii. 6. with Luke xx, 37, 38. 14, IS. I Cor. xv. 12, to the End. John v. 28, 29. xxiii. 2, 3. Ifai. vi. 5, 8. with As xxviii. 25. I Cor. iii. 16. 1 Cor. vi. 19. (g) Job xxvi. 13. Job I Cor. 12th chap. Matth. xxviii. 19. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. xii. 11. Eph. i. 17. and 1 Cor. ii. 8. with 1 Pet. iv. 14. xv. 26. Matth. x. 20. and I Cor. ii. 11, 12. with Gal. Rom. viii. 9. and Phil. i. g. John xvi. 14. Ifai. xi. 2. Ifai. Ixi. 1. Gen. i. 2. 2 Chron. xv. 1. (k) Rom. i. 2. 2 Tim. iii. 15. 2 Pet. i. 20, 21. (1) Pfal. xix. 7. 2 Tim. iii. 15, 16, 17. Jam. i. 21, 25. As xx. 32. (m) Prov. xxx. 5, 6. Ifai. viii. 20. Adi Xxvi. 22, with ver. 20, 27. Gal. i. 8, 9. John v. 39. ARTICLE VII. Of the Old Teftament. The Old Teftament is not contrary to the New, in the Doctrine contained in them (n); for both in the Old and New Teftament, everlasting Life is offered to Mankind by Chrift (o), who is the only Mediator between God and Man (p), being both God and Man (q); wherefore they are not to be heard, which feign that the old Fathers did look only for temporary Promifes (t). Although the Law given from God by Mofes, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, doth not bind Chriftians (s), nor the Civil Precepts given by Moles, fuch as were peculiarly fitted to the Commonwealth of the Jews, are of Neceffity to be received in any Commonwealth (t); yet, notwithstanding, no Christian Man whatsoever is free from the Obedience of the Commandments which are called Moral (u). By the Moral Law we understand all the Ten Commandments taken in their full Extent. ARTICLE IX. Of Original, or Birth, Sin. Original Sin (x) ftandeth not in the following of Adam, as the Pelagians do vainly talk (y); but, toge ther with his firft Sin imputed (z), it is the Fault and Corruption of the Nature of every Man that naturally is propagated from Adam; whereby Man is wholly deprived of original Righteousness (a), and is Dd 4 of Acts xx. (n) Acts xxvi. 22, 23. 2 Pet. iii. 2. Luke xxiv. 44. Rom. iii. 31. Gal. iii. 21, 23, 24. (0) Gen. iii. 15. Gen. xxii. 18. with Gal. iii. 8, 14. I Cor. x. 2, 3, 4. Luke i. 69, 70. Ats iii. 24. Ifai. 53d chap. (p) Dan. ix. 17. Rom. viii. 34. 1 John ii. 1. Heb. vii. 25. 1 Tim. ii. 5. John xiv. 6. (q) Gal. iv. 4, 5. 28. Phil. ii. 7, 8. (r) Acts xxvi. 6, 7. Rom. iv. 11. Gal. iii. 9. Heb. xi. 10, 16, 35. (s) Gal. iv. Col. ii. 14, 16, 17. Heb. ix. 9, 10. (t) Acts xxv. 9, 10, 25. with Deut. xvii. 8 to 13. Rom. xiii. I, 5. Tit. iii. 1. 1 Pet. ii. 13, 14. (u) Matth. v. Rom. xiii. 8, 9, 10. Eph. vi. 1, 2, 3. Jam. ii. Rom. iii. 31. Matth. vii. 12, Job xv. 14. Rom. Gen. i. 17, with 17, to the End. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 10. 9, Rom. vii. 25. Ecclef. vii. 29, An. 23 Car. I. 1647. December. |