Home's Scripture History of the Jews, 2 vols. 8vo. Campbell's Translation of the Gospels, 2 vols. 4to. Bowyer's Conjectures on the New Testament, 4to. Macknight on the Epistles, 3 vols. 4to. Oliver's Scripture Lexicon, 8vo. Macbean's Dictionary of the Bible, 8vo. CLASS THE SECOND. Stillingfleet's Origines Sacræ, 2 vols. 8vo. Clarke's Grotius, 8vo. Clarke's Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion, 8vo. Paley's Evidences, 2 vols. 8vo. Paley's Hora Paulinæ, 8vo. Jenkins, on the Certainty and Reasonableness of Christianity, 2 vols. 8vo. Leland, on the Certainty and Reasonableness of Christianity, 2 vols. 8vo. Leland's View of Deistical Writers, 2 vols. 8vo. Butler's Analogy, 8vo. Campbell, on Miracles, 2 vols. 8vo. Newton, on the Prophecies, 2 vols. 8vo. Kett's History the Interpreter of Prophecy, 3 vols. 12mo. Leland, on the Divine Authority of the Old and New Testament, 2 vols. 8vo. CLASS THE THIRD. Burnet's History of the Reformation, 3 vols. fol. Burnet's Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles, 8vo. Burnet's Pastoral Care, 8vo. Pearson on the Creed, 2 vols. 8vo. Nicholls on the Common Prayer, 8vo. Wheatley on the Common Prayer, 8vo. Wall on Infant Baptism, 2 vols. 8vo. The Homilies, by Sir Adam Gordon, 8vo. Daubeny's Appendix to ditto, 2 vols. CLASS THE FOURTH. Cudworth's Intellectual System, 2 vols. 4to. Broughton's Dictionary of all Religions, 2 vols. fol. Prideaux's Connexion, 4 vols. 8vo. Echard's Ecclesiastical History, 2 vols. 8vo. Tillotson's Works, 3 vols. folio. Clarke's Sermons, 8 vols. 8vo. Whole Duty of Man, 12mo. Scholar Armed, 2 vols. 8vo. Tracts, by the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, 12 vols. 12mo. In addition to the preceding, may be recommended the fol lowing List of Sermons, and Devotional and Practical Books. Sermons by Bishop Pearce. by Bishop Wilson. by Bishop Horne. by Bishop Porteus. by Dr. Brady. by the late Right Rev. Bishop Seabury, of this Church. by the late Rev. Dr. Smith, of the same. Bishop Gibson's Tracts. Bishop Horne's Commentary on the Psalms. Nelson's Festivals and Fasts of the Church. Christian Sacrifice. Bishop Taylor's Rule of Holy Living and Dying. on Judgment. on a Future State. on Providence. By Order of the House of Bishops, WILLIAM WHITE, D. D., Presiding Bishop. ARTICLES OF RELIGION, As established by the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, on the 12th day of September, in the Year of our Lord, 1801. Art. I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity. There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead, there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Art. II. Of the Word, or Son of God, which was made very man. The Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlasting of the Father, the very and eternal God of one substance with the Father, took man's 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, to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice, not only for original guilt, but also for actual sins of men. Art. III. Of the going down of Christ into hell. As Christ died for us, and was buried: so also is it to be believed, that he went down into hell, Art. IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ. Christ did truly rise again from death, and took again his body, with flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection of man's nature, wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth, until he return to judge all men at the last day. Art. V. Of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance, majesty, and glory, with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God. Art. VI. Of the sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever 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 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 authority was never any doubt in the church. ¶ Of the Names and Numbers of the Canonical Books. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, Deuteronomium, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, The First Book of Samuel, The Second Book of Samuel, The First Book of Kings, The Second Book of Kings, The First Book of Chronicles, The Second Book of Chronicles, The First Book of Esdras, The Second Book of Esdras, The Book of Hester, The Book of Job, The Psalms, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes or Preacher, Cantica or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets the greater, Twelve Prophets the less. And the other books (as Hierome saith) the church doth read for example of life and instruction of manners: but yet it doth not apply them to establish any doctrine; such as are these following: The Third Book of Esdras, The Fourth Book of Esdras, The Book of Tobias, The Book of Judith, The rest of the Book of Hester, The Book of Wisdom, Jesus the Son of Sirach, Baruch the Prophet, The Song of the Three Children, The Story of Susannah, Of Bell and the Dragon, The Prayer of Manasses, The First Book of Maccabees, The Second Book of Maccabees. All the books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received, we do receive and account them canonical. |