The Faith We Confess:
An Exposition of the
Thirty-Nine Articles
by Gerald Bray
The Latimer Trust
The Faith We Confess: An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles
© Gerald Bray 2009
ISBN 978-0-946307-84-5
Published by The Latimer Trust, November 2009
Cover photograph: © Stephen Finn—Fotolia.com
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Contents
The historic formularies of the Church of England
Articles as statements of doctrine
The origin of the Thirty-Nine Articles
1. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity
2. Of the Word or Son of God, which was made Very Man
3. Of the going down of Christ into Hell
6. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation
11. Of the Justification of Man
13. Of Works before Justification
14. Of Works of Supererogation
15. Of Christ alone without Sin
17. Of Predestination and Election
18. Of obtaining eternal Salvation, only by the Name of Christ
20. Of the Authority of the Church
21. Of the Authority of General Councils
23. Of ministering in the Congregation
24. Of speaking in the Congregation in such a Tongue as the People understandeth
26. Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinder not the Effect of the Sacraments
29. Of the Wicked which do not eat the Body of Christ in the Use of the Lord’s Supper
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
36. Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers
38. Of Christian Men’s Goods, which are not common
Appendix 1: Official declarations about the Articles
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About The Faith We Confess: An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine ArticlesThe Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are one of the three historic ‘formularies’ of the Church of England. Along with the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordinal they gave the church its distinctive identity at the time of the Reformation, an identity which has had a formative influence on worldwide Anglicanism. Many parts of the Anglican Communion some have returned to these sources to satisfy a genuine hunger for both Anglican tradition and sound Christian doctrine; this book seeks to contribute to this dialogue. Although the Articles have had a checkered history, the intention of The Faith We Confess: An Exposition of the 39 Articles is to take them as they now stand and interpret what they mean for us today. Historical circumstances cannot be avoided completely and are mentioned as necessary, but the main emphasis throughout this text is theological. Author Gerald Bray explores this question: “what do the Articles say about what Anglicans believe and how should they be understood and applied today?” |
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