The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-24
ARTICLES OF RELIGION,

HhI AOHAO VI nCbAV4VNS
As Established by the Bishops, the
Clergy, and Laity of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United
Suites of America, in Convention,
on the Twelfth Day OF September,
10 the Year of Our Lord, 1901.
ARTICLE I-Qf FattA tn tic Holy Trinity
There is but one living and true God,
everlasting, without body, parts, or pas
sionS; Of infinite power, wisdom, and good.
ness; the Maker, and Preserver OF all
things, both visible and invisible. And in
unity Of this GOdhead there be three Per-
sons of one substance, power, and eter-
nifty; the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost.
ART. II-QfMe Word or Son of God, ScltieI
sOas made Gerry Aan.
The Son, which Is tho Word Of the
Father, bcgotten from everlasting Of the
Father, the very and eternal God, and OF
one substance with the Father, took Mans
nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin,
Of her substance; so that two whole and
perfect Natures that Is to say, the Godhead
and Manhood, were joined together in one
Person, never to be divided, whereof is
one Christ, very God, and very Man; who
truly suffered, was crucified, dead, and
buried, 10 reconcile his Father to US, and
TO be sacrifice, not only for original guilt,
but also for actual sins Of men.
ART. m-0rRe going doaon Of Christ into
Hell.
AS Christ died Tor US, and was buried;
so also is 1t to be believed, that he went
down into He'll.
ART. Iv-0f The Resurrection Of Christ.
Christ did truly rise again from death,
and took again his body, with flesh, bones,
and all things appcrtaining to the perfec'
ton OF Mans nature; wherewith he as
Cended into Heaven, and there stitch, un.
til he return TO- Judge all Men at the last
day.
Art, v-0f the Holy Ghost
The Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father and the Son, is OF one substance,
majesty and glory, with the Father and
theson, very and eternal God.
ART vr-Of ths S,,d,.ie1cu of HE Uob
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Halo S..;-...-S ~ , .s:'s.,. ~ nj,
necessary TO Salvation; so that wh0tsoeY-
er is not read therein, nor may be proved
thereby, is not 10 be required OF any man
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" "s names ana Number Of the Canonfca
Books.
Genesis, Exodus, Lcviticus, Numbers
Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, The
First Book Of Samuel, The Second Book
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phet, The Song n, o Of tSe Tbres SI o Mi hU'
The Story Of Susanna. or Bel and tbe
Dragon, The Prayer Of Manassas, The
First Book of Maccabees, The Second
Book of Maccabees.
All the Books Of the New Testament,
rs rSo .aey arc commonly received, we do
',O anu account them Canonical.
ART Wig tho Old Testament.
The Old Testament ia not contrary ia
the New; for both in tho Old and
New Testament everlasting lifo a Of
Tered to mankind by Christ. who Il the
only Mediator between God and Man he.
ing both God and Man. Wherefore thev
are not TO be heard, which ieicn, that M
Old Fathers did look only for Transform
Promises. Although the Law given from
God by Moses, as touching Geremoniel
and Rites, do not bind Christian men, MOI
the Civil Precepts thereof ought Of ne.
cessity to be received in any Common
wealth; yet Notwithstanding no Christiar
man whatsoever ia free from the ohedi-
ence Of the Commandments which ~,
called moral 'uUl'n'S "n'0u "f'