discrepancy of belief among its members, are futile and invalid; that these diversities regard modes of government and forms of worship,-not essential principles; that there is tenfold more diversity in the Church of Rome, notwithstanding her boasted unity; and that, while Protestantism is unity in vitals amid diversity of forms, Romanism is external uniformity, to the destruction of all for which unity is valuable.

"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make (those who receive the truth in the love of it) perfect in every good work to do his will, working in (them) that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

CONTENTS.

ARTICLES OF THE IRISH CHURCH.

Of the Holy Scriptures and the Three Creeds........

Of Faith in the Holy Trinity....................

Of God's Eternal Decree and Predestination........

Of the Creation and Government of all things...

Of the Fall of Man, Original Sin, and the State of Man

before Justification.....

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Of Christ, the Mediator of the second Covenant...

Of the Communicating of the Grace of Christ......

Of Justification and Faith....

Of Sanctification and Good Works....

Of the Service of God......

Of the Civil Magistrate................

Of our Duty towards our Neighbours.........

Of the Church and outward Ministry of the Gospel......

Of the Authority of the Church, General Councils, and

Bishop of Rome..............

Of the State of the Old and New Testaments.

Of the Sacraments of the New Testament.....

Of Baptism..

Of the Lord's Supper.

Of the State of the Souls of Men, after they be departed

out of this Life, together with the General Resur-

rection and the Last Judgment.......

ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

1. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity.....

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2. Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very

3. Of the going down of Christ into Hell...............

4. Of the Resurrection of Christ......

5. Of the Holy Ghost.....

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6. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation 32

Christ........

19. Of the Church..

17. Of Predestination and Election.......

18. Of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the name of

20. Of the Authority of the Church..............................

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21. Of the Authority of General Councils,..............................

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22. Of Purgatory..........................

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23. Of Ministering in the Congregation...

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24. Of Speaking in the Congregation in such a Tongue

26. Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders

29. Of the wicked, which do not eat the body of Christ

in the use of the Lord's Supper..................................

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31. Of the one oblation of Christ, finished upon the cross

32. Of the Marriage of Priests........

33. Of Excommunicate Persons, how they are to be

avoided........

34. Of the Traditions of the Church.........

35. Of Homilies.

36. Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers.

37. Of the Civil Magistrates..

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38. Of Christian Men's goods, which are not common... 56

39. Of a Christian Man's Oath........

The Ratification

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6. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment

thereof...........

7. Of God's Covenant with Man...

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20. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience..... 94 21. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day..........................

22, Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

23. Of the Civil Magistrate...... 24. Of Marriage and Divorce 25. Of the Church..........

26. Of Communion of Saints... 27. Of the Sacraments...

28. Of Baptism

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32. Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resur

rection of the Dead....

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33. Of the Last Judgment.....

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DECLARATION OF FAITH OF THE CON

GREGATIONAL OR INDEPENDENT DIS

SENTERS.

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