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sary to refer to them except in cases of direct quotation, or where the reference seemed to be on other grounds desirable. Citations from patristic sources have been for the most part independently verified.

CAMBRIDGE,

Feast of All Saints, 1868.

ENGLAND VERSUS ROME.

CHAPTER I.

OF SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION.

CHURCH OF ROME. "Seeing clearly that this [saving] truth and [moral] discipline are contained in the written books and the unwritten traditions which, received by the Apostles from the mouth of Christ Himself, or from the Apostles themselves, the Holy Ghost dictating, have come down even unto us, transmitted as it were from hand to hand; [the Synod] following the examples of the orthodox Fathers receives and venerates with an equal affection of piety and reverence all the books both of the Old and of the New Testament-seeing that one God is the author of both-as also the said traditions, as well those appertaining to Faith as

to morals.

66 'Furthermore in order to restrain petulant spirits it decrees that no one relying on his own skill-in matters of faith and of morals pertain ing to the edification of Chris

CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

"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 the Faith."-Article VI.

"Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of cverlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.". Collect for 2nd Sund. in Advent (composed 1549).

"The three Creeds...ought thoroughly to be received and believed, for they may be proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture." Article VIII.

tian doctrine-wresting the Sacred Scripture to his own senses, presume to interpret the said Sacred Scripture contrary to that sense which holy mother Church-whose it is to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the Holy Scriptures - hath held and doth hold; or even contrary to the unanimous consent of the Fathers; even though such interpretations were never intended to be at any time published."-Co. of Trent, Sess. IV.

"Every sort of doctrine which is to be delivered to the faithful is contained in the word of God, which is divided into Scripture and Tradition." -Catech. of Co. of Trent (Preface, Q. xii.).

"It has thought it meet that a list of the sacred books be inserted in this decree lest a doubt may arise in any one's mind which are the books that are received by this Synod. They are as set down here below: of the old Testament... [here follow the books received by the English Church, but mingled with them are also] Tobias, Judith, [the rest of] Esther, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus...Baruch...Daniel [including the song of the Three children, Story of Susanna and Bel and Dragon] and the two books of Maccabees.

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But if any one receive

not as Sacred and Canonical

["The Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in controversies of Faith: and yet] it is not lawful for the Church to ordain anything that is contrary to God's word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of Holy Writ, yet as it ought not to decree anything against the same: so besides the same ought it not to enforte anything to be believed for necessity of salvation." Article XX.

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Things ordained by them [General Councils] as necessary to salvation have neither strength nor authority, unless it may be declared that they be taken out of Holy Scripture." Article XXI.

"It is not necessary that traditions and ceremonies be in all places one, and utterly like; for at all times, they have been divers, and may be changed according to the diversities of countries, times, and men's manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's word. Whosoever through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the traditions and ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the word of God, and be ordained and approved by common, authority, ought to be rebuked openly, (that

1 On the authority of this clause' see Bp. Browne, On Art. XX., or Hardwick, Hist. of the Art. p. 143.

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