Thirdly, It agrees with the Calvinists in admitting the doctrine of original sin, or that original corruption which is attached to the nature of man by the transgression of our first parents. It also asserts the justification of man through the atonement and merits of Jesus Christ. Fourthly, The efficacy and virtue of the Divine grace (which is commonly termed the ordinary operation of the Holy Ghost) in influencing the wills and affections of mankind, and directing them to the performance of works of faith and righteousness, is strongly contended for in the Articles of this Church. Fifthly, It treats of the very difficult and obscure questions relating to Predestination and Election, with a becoming moderation, and restricts the favour and mercy of God to no particular society of believers. Sixthly, With respect to the Sacraments, it admits of only two-Baptism and the Lord's Supper; and considers them merely as outward and visible signs of an inward and spiritual grace, which is the consequence and effect of faith. In other respects, the Church of England agrees with the great body of Protestants, in rejecting the Romish doctrines relating to the Pope's supremacy, the traditions of the church, transubstantiation, purgatory, penance, auricular confession, imageworship, invocation of saints, masses for the dead, monastic vows, and the admitting more sacraments in the church than two. BY TEXTS WHICH SUPPORT THE TENETS OF THE Church of England. ADOPTIANS, or followers of considered the title of "Son of God" as merely Felix D'Urgel, used to express in a particular manner the choice that God had made of Jesus Christ } John i. 1. 18. v. 18. 23. Heb. i. 8. contended, that now, sacraments and all external Matthew xxvi. 27. xxviii. 19, 20. Acts ii. denied the necessity of good works ANABAPTISTS baptize only adults 38. 1 Cor. xi. 25, 26. Gal. iii. 27. A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL ERRORS, &c. maintain, that the books of the Old Testament are no rule of our faith under the Gospel that good works are not necessary in respect of Matth. v. 17-19. Luke xviii. 31. xxiv. salvation, Christ having fulfilled all the demands 1 Pet. i. 17. 1 Cor.ix. 27. See Amsdorf. of God's law in our stead, denied in some measure the humanity of Christ declined taking an oath of} ..... ... attributed to the Deity a human form. maintained, that Christ is inferior to the Father that the Holy Ghost is not God; confine their worship to God the Father regarded Satan as the enemy of God, but not his creature John i. 14. Heb. ii. 16, 17. iv. 15. 1 Cor. vii. 2. ix. 5. 1 Tim. iv. 3. v. 14. John iv. 24. v. 37. vi. 46. 1 Tim. vi. 16. John v. 23. x. 30. 38. See Unitarians. } Coloss. i. 16. } contended, that Jesus Christ had not assumed a John i. 14. Heb. ii. 16, 17. human body that we shall not rise with the same body which See Quakers. we had when on earth See Pelagius. maintained, that the divine nature of Christ insinu thereof, changed its condition, and rendered it ated itself into the human in the conception John i. 14. Heb. ii. 17. incorruptible maintained, that God predestinated from all eter- (Matt. x. 22. Mark xvi. 16. Luke xiii. 3. nity one part of mankind to everlasting happiness, and the other to endless misery Acts ii. 21. Rom. x. 4. 9. Gal. iii. 22. 1 Tim. ii, 6. those whom God has called and sanctified by his Spirit, shall never finally fall from 1 Cor. ix. 27. x. 12. a state of grace taught, that the Holy Ghost is merely a denomi } nation used to shew the nature of the Father and See Unitarians. the Son worshipped the Virgin as a goddess observe the custom of circumcision ... FLAGELLANTES,or WHIPPERS chastised their bodies by way GNOSTICS of penance ...... ..... a branch of this denomination supposed the world Matt. iv. 10. Acts xv. 5. 29. A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL ERRORS, &c. Because the Spirit proceedeth from the maintains, that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Gal. iv. 6. Rom. viii. 9. Philip. i. 19. Father only 1 Pet. i. 11. If then the Holy Ghost be called the Spirit of God and the Father, because he proceedeth from the Father, it followeth, that, being called also the Spirit of the Son, he proceedeth -also from the Son. the} See Roman Catholics. supposed matter to be the source of all evil, and John i. 3. Coloss. i. 16. that it was pre-existent and eternal Heb. vii. 15. The Apostle in this chap maintained, that Melchisedeck was the second ter compares the type with the antitype, person of the Trinity in a human form do not observe the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper } and in this verse plainly declares Christ to be another person. See Quakers. taught the doctrine of consubstantiation, or im- SSee the refutation of transubstantiation, panation Art. Roman Catholics. See Calvin. |