An exposition of the thirty nine articles of the Church of England . according to it. So in a word, all that are fa-ved, are faved through Chrift i but whether all thefe lliallbe called to the Explicite Knowledge of him,, is morethan we have any good ground to affirm. Nor are weto go into that other Qiieftion i Whether any that areonly in a ftate of Nature, live fully up to its Light ?This is that about which we can have no certain-ty, no more than whether there may be a CommonGrace given to them all, proportioned to their State,§nd to the Obligations of it. This in general may be fafelj 2^6 ^
An exposition of the thirty nine articles of the Church of England . according to it. So in a word, all that are fa-ved, are faved through Chrift i but whether all thefe lliallbe called to the Explicite Knowledge of him,, is morethan we have any good ground to affirm. Nor are weto go into that other Qiieftion i Whether any that areonly in a ftate of Nature, live fully up to its Light ?This is that about which we can have no certain-ty, no more than whether there may be a CommonGrace given to them all, proportioned to their State,§nd to the Obligations of it. This in general may be fafelj 2^6 ^tt Bxpofnion of the xxxix Articles Art 18 ftfely believed, That God will never be wanting toi^^^^k-^ fuch as do their utmoft endeavours in order to the fa-^^^^ ving of. their Souls : But that as in the Cafe of Or-wf/tMJ, an Angel will be fent, and a Miracle be wrought,lather than that fuch a Perfon Ihall be left to whether any of them 4o ever arrive at that ftate,is more than we can determine, and it is a vain attemptfor us to endeavour to find it ARTICLE of the Church of England. 2^7 Art. I p. ARTICLE XIX. L/nrV Of the Church. The rifible Church of Chrift is a Congregxticn cf faithful Men^ in therehich the pure H^ori of God is preached^ the Sacraments beduly adminijired according to Ordinance^ in all thofethings that of necejfity are reiiuifite to the fame. As the Church of Jerufalem, Alexandria, aril Antioch have erred^fo alfo the Church of Rome bath erredy not only in their Livingand manner of Ceremonies^ but alfo in matters of faith. THIS Article, together with fome that follow it, relatesto the Fundamental difference between us and the Churchof Rofwe ; They teaching that we are to judge of Dodrines bythe Authority and the Decifions of the Church i whereas weaffirm, That we are firfl: to examin the Do6lrine, and accord-ing to that, to judge of the Purity of a Church. Somewhat w^asalready faid on the Sixth Article relating to this matter : Wha
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