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A39279	A defence of the Thirty nine articles of the Church of England written in Latin by J. Ellis ... now done into English ; to which are added the Lambeth Articles ; together with the judgment of Bishop Andrews, Dr. Overall, and other eminent and learned men upon them.; Articulorum XXXIX Ecclesiae Anglicanae defensio. English	Ellis, John, 1599?-1665.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Overall, John, 1560-1619.; Church of England. Thirty-nine Articles.	1700 (1700)	Wing E587; ESTC R1641	74,086	146

it were better if the Goods of Christians were common Answ. It were better indeed for others if Goods were common but not for him whose Goods they are and who cannot conveniently part with them Every one in the Order of Charity is obliged to take care of himself first and if after that he gives Alms according to his Ability he is in a fair way of Salvation Obj. 3. All things are common among Friends Answ. That is a true Maxim as to such things as may be communicated with Honesty and without the Prejudice of another by a voluntary not by a civil and necessary Imparting and then again as to a Temporal Use and not a perpetual Possession Obj. 3. The Apostles and Primitive Christians had all things common Acts 2. 44. Answ. That mutual imparting of Goods among the first Christians was not commanded by the Apostle but was voluntarily undertaken by the richer sort neither was the Propriety there taken away only the Affection of the Mind is expressed inasmuch as in Will and Desire they had all things common And all did not sell their Good for there are Examples of some that kept their own to themselves and St. Peter tells us That it was lawful and in their Power to do it Acts 5. 4. Of another who even after his Calling had a House of his own wherein Christ entered Mat. 8. 14. Nay and Zacheus even after his Conversion kept part of his Riches to himself after he had made Restitution and given bountiful Alms to the Poor Luke 19. 8. Every one therefore d●d according to his own Free-will and as much as the common Necessity required So that the afore-cited place does not make for those who confusedly have all things common ART XXXIX Of a Christian Man's Oath AS we confess that vain and rash Swearing is forbidden Christian Men by our Lord Jesus Christ and James his Apostle so we judge that Christian Religion does not prohibit but that a Man may Swear when the Magistrate requireth in a Cause of Faith and Charity so it be done according to the Prophets teaching in Justice Judgment and Truth Obj. 1. It is the express Admonition of Christ Mat. 5. 34. Swear not at all And 't is the Exhortation of St. James Chap. 5. 12. Above all things my Brethren swear not neiby Heaven nor by ●he Earth nor by any other Oath Answ. Christ and St. James condemn only rash not necessary Oaths such as the Article means And then the Prohibition of Christ is to be strictly understood of all those Oaths which the Pharisees allowed and thereby seduced the People For they taught that it was lawful upon any Account to swear provided their Oath was but true Nay and they added that it was lawful for them to swear by Heaven the Earth Jerusalem or any other Creature And that they were never guilty of Perjury but where there was mention made of the express Name of God or of the Gifts that were consecrated to God For that by these Interpretations the Pharisees did corrupt the Law of God concerning Oaths no Man will deny that will but diligently consider what Christ has said against such Oaths as were allowed by the Pharisees M●t. 23. 16 17 c. Obj. 2. In the Law of Moses it was lawful upon any Account whatsoever to swear provided there was no Lye in it And this is plain from the Hebrew Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shav which signifies as much as untruly falsly to sw●r and not to swear without Cause Ex. 25. 1. Deut. 5. 20. And for this Reason Christ when he said Swear not at all did perfect and compleat the Law Answ. God by Moses's Commands Ex. 20. 7. Thou shall not take the Name of God in vain From whence we may gather that they are the vain light and rash Oaths that are there forbidden It will not strengthen the Objection to oppose to us the Sense of the Hebrew Word Shav because that does not only signifie whatever is false and deceitful but whatsoever also is vain and light as you may see Mal. 3. 14. Jer. 4. 30. and Psal. 127. 2. Now to the Only Wise God be Praise and Glory for ever Amen THE Lambeth Articles Containing I. A History of the Articles that were presented at Lambeth II. The Articles of Predestination and the adjoining Heads proposed by Dr. Whitaker at Lambeth III. The Same as they were drawn up and approved of by Bishops and other Divines IV. The Judgment of the Celebrated Dr. L. Andrews Bishop of Winchester concerning the Articles that were offered to the Assembly together with his Review of the Censure passed upon Dr. Barret concerning Certainty of Salvation To which is added V. The Opinion of D. Overal formerly Regius-Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge concerning Predestination and the Consequences thereof Newly Translated from the Latin The HISTORY of the Lambeth Articles IN the University of Cambridge there are Two famous Professorships in Divinity the One called Regius having Henry the Eighth for its Founder the Other was Founded by Marga●et the Mother of Henry the Seventh and is called after her Name It happened that W●itaker and Peter Bar●n were Contemporaries the one Regius the other Margaret's Professor in Divinity Whitaker was a Man of extraordinary Learning and therefore his Judgment was of great weight which way soever he took He had studied long in reading the Fathers and at length whether for that he was related by Marriage to a * His first Wife was Daughter to D. Culverw●l a Bourdeaux Merchant but an English Man and a Londoner His second was Dr. Fenner's Widow That Fenner that did so violently opp●se the 〈◊〉 Polity of England and for that reason quitted the Ministry Family that was more than ordinary zealous for the Geneva Principles or for whatever Cause it was he became a Professed Defender of that Party Amongst other Opinions that are built chiefly upon the Authority of Calvin and Beza he began to dwell much upon that of absolute Predestination which indeed is such as quite excludes the greater part of Men by the Design of God and Christ from sufficient Grace and Christ's Redemption And as if this Opinion were not perfect if it related only to the corrupted Mass or Body of Men he was resolved to advance and carry it further to an uncorrupted Mass And upon this account blamed St. Austin because he said That the Reason of Predestination was sought for and not found but the Reason of Reprobation was sought for and found too But Whitaker maintained that the Reprobation which was passed upon the Mass not yet corrupted was not purely negative but did include an Affirmation for says he this is the Decree and Will of God whereby so many Men run into eternal Miseries But Peter Baron having perhaps before considered this Matter and was now without doubt moved by these Paradoxes of Whitaker to search more diligently into all the Parts of this Argument did at