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Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article VIII
Article VIII. Of the Three Creeds. THE Three Creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanasius’ Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles’ Creed, ought thoroughly to be received and believed: for they may be proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture. De Tribus Symbolis. SYMBOLA tria, Nicenum, Athanasii, et quod vulgo Apostolorum appellatur, omnino…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article VII
Article VII. Of the Old Testament. THE old Testament is not contrary to the new; for both in the old and new Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man, being both God and man. Wherefore they are not to be heard, which feign…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article VI (Part 3)
Section III. — On the Real Value of Tradition, and the Reading of the Apocrypha. I. THE Church of England then holds, in conformity with the Church of old, that Scripture is absolutely perfect in relation to the end to which it tends, namely, the teaching us all things necessary to salvation. She denies the…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article VI (Part 2)
Section II. — On the Canon of Scripture.[1] AS Scripture is determined by our Church to be the final appeal and only infallible authority concerning matters of faith and practice, it becomes next a subject of the deepest importance to determine, what is Scripture, and what is not. And, as this subject is so important,…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article VI (Part 1)
Article VI. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. HOLY Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article V
Article V. Of the Holy Ghost. THE Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance, majesty, and glory with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God. De Spiritu Sancto. SPIRITUS Sanctus, a Patre et Filio procedens, ejusdem est cum Patre et Filio essentiæ, majestatis et gloriæ, verus…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article IV
Article IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ. CHRIST did truly rise again from death, and took again His body, with flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection of man’s nature, wherewith He ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth, until He return to judge all men at the last day. De Resurrectione Christi….
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article III
Article III. Of the going down of Christ into Hell. As Christ died for us, and was buried; so also it is to be believed that He went down into Hell. De descensu Christi ad Inferos. QUEMADMODUM Christus pro nobis mortuus est, et sepultus, ita est etiam credendus ad inferos descendisse. TO the understanding…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article II
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 everlasting of the Father, the very and eternal GOD, and of one substance with the Father, took man’s nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin, of her substance:…
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 2)
Section II. — Scriptural Proof. HAVING thus far given a history of the doctrine contained in this Article, I proceed to the proof from Scripture. So much of the subject may seem to belong to natural religion that we might easily be tempted to begin with proofs from reason alone. It appears to me, however,…