Welchman on Article VI: Of the Sufficiency of the holy Scriptures for salvation

added, The Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the San, Ihe wth the F. ather and the Son to- gether is worshipped and glorified, TWho fpake by the Prophets. | dce Pearsan on the Creed, p. 325. d

AR IGT Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scrip-

tures for Salvation. OLY Scripture containeth all Things

necessary to Salvation: So that what- soever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any Man, that it should be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to Salvation. In the Name of the holy Scripture we do understand those Canonical Books of the Old and New Testament, of whose Au- thority was never any Doubt in the Church.

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NoTzs en the XXXIX Articles Of the Names and Number of the Canonical

Books. Genesis. | The1st Book of Chro- Exodus. nicles. Leviticus. The 2d Book of Chro- Numbers. nicles. Deuteronomy. The ist Book of Esdras, Joshua. | The2dBook of Esdras. Judges. The Book of Esther. Ruth. The Book of Job.

The 1st Book of Sa- muel.

The 2d Book of Sa- muel.

The ist Book of Kings.

The ad Book of Kings.

The Psalms.

The Proverbs.

Ecclesias. or Preacher.

Cantica, or Song of Solomon.

4 Prophets the greater. 12 Prophets the less.

And the other Books (as Hier ome faith) the Church doth read for Example of Life, and Instruction of Manners; but yet doth it not apply them to establish any Doctrine; such are these following.

The zd Book of Es- dras.

The 4th Book of Es-

_ dras.

The Book of Tobias.

The Book of Judith.

The rest of the Book of Esther.

The Book of Wisdom.

Jesus the Son of Sirach.

The Song of the three Children.

The Story of Susanna.

Of Bel and the Dra- gon.

The Prayer of Ma— nasles.

The ist Book of Mac-

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The 2d Book of Mac-

Baruch the Prophet.

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of the Church of EN OGCLAN PD. All the Books of the New Testament, as

they are commonly received, we do receive,

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and-account them as Canonical.

All Things necessary, &c.] For the Holy Scripture con- tains all Things which relate either to Faith or Prafice, beyond which God requires nothing of us. See 2 Tim. iii. 15, 16, 17. From a Child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto Salvation, through Faith which is in Christ Fesus. All Scripture is given by Inspirution of Ged, and is profitable for Doetriney for Reproof, for Correction, for Inflruftion in Righteousness : That the Man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good Works.

See also Ignatius. The Gospel is the Perfection of Epift. ad “ Uncorruptness.” And Tertullian.“ We have no need 2

of being curious since the Coming of Jesus Christ, nor fegt. ade. &* inquisitive since the Publication of the Gospel, When Har. c. 8.

ce wwe believe, we want nothing farther to be believed. « For this we first believe, That we ought not to believe

any thing farther.” And St. Cyprian. *« From whence ERH. 47.

ce is that Tradition? Is it derived either from the Autho- ce rity of our Lord and his Gospel, or from the Commands &« and Epistles of his Apostles? For God testifies that we

e are to do those Things which are written.” And Jre- Lib. 2. c. 47.

neus. The Scriptures indeed are perfect, as being dic-

< tated by the Mord of God and his Spirit.“ And again, Lid. 4. c. 69.

« We, following the one and sole true God as our Teach- * er, and having his Words for the Rule of Truth, say « always the same Things concerning them.“ Whatsoever is not read therein, &c.] Since He only has a Right to prescribe the Conditions of Salvation, who has the sole Power of conferring it; it does not belong to Man to command or teach any other Things as necessary to Salvation, than what God himself hath commanded and taught in the Scriptures, and what He hath declared to be | sufficient for that End. See Matth. xv. q. In vain they do

worship me, teaching for Detirines the Commantiments of

Men. And Gal. i. 8. 9. Though we, or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you, than That which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any Man preach any other Gospel unto you, than That which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed, JD dee

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Adv. Her- See also Tertullian.“ Let Hermogenes out of his Store- mogen. c. aa © house of Learning shew that it is written. If it be not s zyritten, let him fear that Woe which is destined for those &« who either add to, or detract from the Scriptures,”

See also the Homily of reading the Holy Scripture. Now- elli Catech. p. 4. FJewel’s Apol. Def. Part I. Ch. 8, 9. Chillingworth’s Rel. Prot. Ch. I. Stanhope on 2 Tim. ili. 16, 17. Hooker’s Eccl. Pol. B. I. Sect. 14. and B. II. Sect. 8. Field of the Church, p. 232, 361, 373. Prideaux’s Fasc. Controv. C. 1. Q. 6. 7. Hall’s Roma Irreconcil. Sect. 16. Bishop Blackhals Eight Sermons at Mr. Boyle’s Lecture.

Canonical] That is, inspired by God, and given us for a Rule of Faich and Manners.

In the Church] Namely, in the Catholick or Universal Church. For some particular Churches did for some Time doubt of a few of them, viz. the Epistle to the Hebrews ; the Epistles of St. James and St. Jude; the Second and Third Epistles of St. Jbbn; and the Revelation.

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Second Book of Esdras] That is, The Book of Nehemiah.

As Hierome /aith] Namely, In his Freface tothe Proverbs. PLihcat, © It is to be observed (says Origen) that the Books of the Ce 3» « Old Testament, as the Hebrews report, are twenty-two; „ which is the Number of the Hebrew Letters.“

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