De jurejurando. UEMADMODUM juramentum vanum et temerarium a 39. Domino noftro Jefu Chrifto, et Apoftolo ejus Jacobo, Chriftianis hominibus interdictum effe fatemur: Ita Chriftianorum Religionem minime prohibere cenfemus, quin jubente magistratu in caufa fidei et charitatis jurare liceat, modo id fiat juxta Prophetæ doctrinam, in juftitia, in judicio, et veritate. Confirmatio Articulorum. HIC liber antedictorum Articulorum jam denuo approbatus 40. eft, per affenfum et confenfum Sereniffimæ Reginæ Elizabethæ Dominæ noftræ, Dei gratia Angliæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Reginæ, defenforis fidei, &c. retinendus, et per totum regnum Angliæ exequendus. Qui Articuli, et lecti funt, et denuo confirmati, fubfcriptione D. Archiepifcopi et Epifcoporum fuperioris domus, et totius Cleri inferioris domus, in Convocatione Anno Domini, 1571. CONTENTS. CONTENT S. INTRODUCTION, Herefies gave the Rife to larger Articles, A Form of Doctrine fettled by the Apofiles, Bishops fent round them a Declaration of their Faith, Page I ibid. 2 3 Thefe were afterwards enlarged, ibid. This done at the Council of Nice, ibid. Many wild Seats at the beginning of the Reformation, 5 And many complying Papifts put them on framing this Collection, ibid. 6 7 ibid. The Articles fet out at firft by the King's Authority, A Question whether they are only Articles of Peace or Doctrine, They bind the Confciences of the Clergy, ibid. The Laity only bound to Peace by them, The Subfcription to them imports an affent to them, and not only an acquiefcing in them, 9 But the Articles may have different Senfes; and if the Words will bear them, there is no Prevarication in fubfcribing them fo, This illuftrated in the Third Article, ibid. ΤΟ The various Readings of the Articles collated with the MSS. An Account of thofe various Readings, ARTICLE I II 19 21 That there is a God, proved by the Confent of Mankind, ibid. Obj. 1. Some Nations do not believe a Deity. This is answered, 22 Obj. 2. It is not the fame belief among them all. This is an-, fwered, The visible World proves a Deity, ibid. 23 Time nor Number cannot be eternal nor infinite, 24 25 Outward Manifeftations only to declare his Prefence and Autho- Phrafes in Scripture of thefe explained, Some Thoughts concerning the Power and Wisdom of God, True Ideas of the Goodness of God, Argument from the Beginning of St. John's Gospel, Reflections on the State of the World at that Time, Arguments from the Epiftle to the Philippians, The Silence of the Jews proves this was not then thought to be Argument from the Epifle to the Hebrews, God and Man in Chrift made one Perfon, The Jews in that Time did not difprove it, Several Proofs of the Incredibility of a Forgery in this matter, ibid. ibid. Nor could they have impofed on the World, Of Christ's Afcenfion, Curiofity in thefe matters taxed, The Authority with which Chrift is now vested, The Holy Ghoft is truly God, The Controverfy about Oral Tradition, Guarded against by Revelation, The Scripture appealed to by Chrift and the Apostles, What is well proved from Scripture, Objections from the darkness of Scripture answered, The Canon of the Old Teftament proved, Objections against the Old Testament answered, |