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A96245 The proceedings of the Assembly of Divines upon the Thirty nine Articles of the Church of England Westminster Assembly 1647 (1647) Wing W1444A; Thomason E516_3*; ESTC R206150 5,801 11

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The Proceedings of the Assembly of Divines upon the Thirty nine Articles of the Church of ENGLAND To the honourable house of COMMONS assembled in Parliament THe Assembly at their first sitting received an Order from both the honourable Houses of Parliament bearing date July 5. 1643 requiring them to take into their consideration the ten first Articles of the 39 Articles of the Church of England to free and vindicate the Doctrine of them from all aspersions and false interpretati●●● In obedience whereunto they forthwith took the said ten first Articles into consideration Afterward they received another Order for the nine next following and accordingly took the same into consideration But being limited by both the said Orders onely to the clearing and vindicating of them though we found our selves necessitated for that end to make some yet we made fewer alterations in them and additions to them then otherwise ●e 〈◊〉 ●●ve thought fit to have done if the whole m●tter h●d b●●n left to us without such limitation conceiving many things yet remaining to be defective and other expressions also fit to be changed And herein we proceeded onely to the finishing of fifteen Articles because it pleased both Houses by an Order hearing date Octob. 12. 1643 to require us to lay aside the remainder and enter upon the work of Church-Government And afterward by another Order to employ us in framing a Confession of Faith for the three Kingdoms according to the Solemn League and Covenant In which Confession we have not left out any thing that was in the former Articles material necessary to be retained Which having finished and presented to both Houses we should have forborn the tendering of these fifteen Articles both as a Piece several ways imperfect and the whole as relating onely to the Church of England but that we were commanded otherwise by 〈…〉 order of the honourable House of Commons bearing date Dec. 7. 1646. According whereunto we prese●● them 〈◊〉 followeth ARTICLE I. Of Faith in the holy Trinity THere is but one a Isai 46.9 1 Cor. 8.4 6. living and true God b Jer. 10.10 1 Thess 1 9. everlasting c Psal 90.2 Rom. 16.26 without body parts d Deut. 4.15 16. Joh 4 24. with Luke 24.39 or passions e Acts 14.15 Jam. 1.17 of infinite power f Jer. 32.17 27. Mark 10.27 wisdom g Psal 147.5 Rom. 11.33 and goodnesse h Psal 1 19.68 with Matth. 19.17 the maker and preserver of all things both visible and invisible i Neh. 9.6 Col. 1.16 17. And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons of one substance power and eternity the Father the Son and the holy Ghost k Matth. 3 16 17. Matth. 28.19 1 Joh. 5.7 2 Cor. 13.14 ART 2. 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 a Prov. 8.22 to 31. Joh. 1.1 2 14. the very b 1 Joh. 5. ●0 Rom. 9.5 and eternal God c Joh. 17.5 Heb. 1.8 with Psal 45.6 of one substance with the Father d Joh. 10.30 Heb. 1.3 took mans nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin of her substance e Joh. 1.14 Isa 7.14 Luk. 1.35 Gal. 4.4 So that two whole and perfect natures that is to say the Godhead and the Manhood were joyned together in one person never to be divided whereof is one Christ very God and very Man f Isa 7.14 with Matth. 1.23 Rom. 1.3 4. Heb. 13.8 who for our fakes truely suffered most grievous torments in his soul from God g Isa 53.10 11. Mark 14.33 34. was crucified dead and buried h 1 Pet. 2.24 Phil. 2 8. 1 Cor. 15.3 4. to reconcile his Father to us i Ezek. 16.63 Rom 3.25 2 Cor. 5.19 and to be a Sacrifice not onely for original guilt but also for all actual sins of men k Isa 53.10 Eph. 5.2 1 Joh. 1.7 Heb. 9.26 ART 3. As Christ died for us and was buried so it is to be believed that he continued in the state of the dead and under the power and dominion of death a Psal 16.10 with Acts 2.24 25 26 27 31. from the time of his death and burial until his resurrection b Rom. 6.9 Matth. 12.40 which hath been otherwise expressed thus He went down into Hell ART 4. Of the Resurrection of Christ Christ did truely rise again from death a 1 Cor. 15.4 Rom. 8 34. Psal 16.10 with Act. 2.31 Luke 24.34 and took again his body with flesh bones and all things appertaining to the perfection of mans nature b Luke 24.39 with Joh. 20.25 27. wherewith he ascended into heaven and there fitteth c Psal 68.18 with Ephes 4.8 Psal 110.1 with Act. 2.34 35. Mar. 16.19 Rom. 8.34 until he return to judge d Act. 3.21 Psal 110.1 with 1 Cor. 15.25 26. Act. 1.11 all men e 2 Cor. 5.10 Act. 17.31 at the general resurrection of the body at the last day f Exod. 3.6 with Luke 20.37 38. Act. 24.14 15. 1 Cor. 15.12 to the end Joh. 5.28 29. ART 5. Of the holy Ghost The holy Ghost is very and eternal God of one substance a 2 Sam. 23.2 with vers 3. Isa 6.5 8. with Acts 28.25 Acts 5.3 4. 1 Cor. 3.16 1 Cor. 6 19. majestie b Job 26.13 Job 33.4 1 Cor. 12 chap. Matth 28.19 2 Cor. 13.14 and glory with the Father and the Son c 1 Cor. 12.11 Eph. 1.17 and 1 Cor. 2.8 with 1 Pet. 4.14 proceeding from the Father and the Son d Joh. 15.26 Matth. 10.20 and 1 Cor. 2.11 12. with Gal. 4.6 and Rom. 8.9 and Phil. 1.19 Joh. 16.14 Isai 11.2 Isai 61.1 Gen. 1.2 2 Chron. 15.1 ART 6. Of the sufficiency of the holy Scriptures for salvation Holy Scripture a Rom. 1.2 2 Tim. 3.15 2 Pet. 1.20 21. containeth all things necessary to salvation b Psal 19.7 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17 Jam. 1.21 25. Act. 20.32 so that whatsoever is not read therein nor may be proved thereby is not to be believed as an Article of Faith or necessary to salvation c Prov. 30.5 6. Isai 8.20 Act. 26.22 with vers 20 27. Gal. 1.8 9. Joh. 5.39 By the name of holy Scripture we understand all the Canonical Books of the Old and New Testament which follow Of the Old Testament Genesis Exodus c. Of the New Testament 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 inspiration of God and in that regard to be of most certain credit and highest authority ART 7. Of the Old Testament The Old Testament is not contrary to the New in the doctrine contained in them a Acts 26.22 23. 2 Pet. 3.2 Luke 24.44 Rom. 3.31 Gal. 3.21 23 24. for both in the Old and