An exposition of the thirty nine articles of the Church of England . is Church by this addition y but hecleared himfelf of that, as well he might s and in a Speech in theStar-Chamber, appealed to the Original, and affirmed thefewords were in it. The true account of this difficulty is this. When the Arti-cles were firft fettled, they were Subfcribed by Both Houfes uponPayer j but that being done, they were afterward IngrofTed inParchment, and made up in Form to remain as Records. Nowin all fuch Bodies, many Alterations are often made after a mi-nute or firft Draught is agreed on before the matt
An exposition of the thirty nine articles of the Church of England . is Church by this addition y but hecleared himfelf of that, as well he might s and in a Speech in theStar-Chamber, appealed to the Original, and affirmed thefewords were in it. The true account of this difficulty is this. When the Arti-cles were firft fettled, they were Subfcribed by Both Houfes uponPayer j but that being done, they were afterward IngrofTed inParchment, and made up in Form to remain as Records. Nowin all fuch Bodies, many Alterations are often made after a mi-nute or firft Draught is agreed on before the matter is broughtto full Perfection ; fo thefe Alterations as moft of them are fmalland inconfiderable, were made between the time that they werefirft Subfcribed, and the laft Voting of them. But the OriginalRecords, which if extant would have cleared the whole Matter,having been burnt in the Fire of London^ it is not poffible to Ap-peal to them ; yet what has been propofed, may ferve, I hope,fully to clear the difficulty. I now go to conlider the Articles ARTICLE of the Church of England* 21 An. I. ARTICLE I. LnrXI Of Faith in the Holy Trinity: there is hut one living and true Gody everlafiing without Body Particr PaJJiom, of Infinite Porver^ IVifdom^ and Goodnefs^ the Mx^erand Preserver of all Things both Vijible and Invifible ; and in theIJnity of this Godhead there be Three Perfons of one Subjiance^Power and Eternity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft. TH E Natural Order of Things required, That the Firfl ofall Articles in Religion Ihould be concerning the Beingand Attributes of God: For all other Doftrines arife out of the Title appropriates this to the Holy Trinity; becaufethat is the only part of the Article which peculiarly belongs tothe Chriftian Religion j fince the reft is Founded on the Princi-ples of Natural Religion. There are Six Heads to be Treated of, in order to the fullopening of all that is contained in this Article. 1. That there is
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