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Of the Names and Number of the Canonical BOOKS.

ARTICLES OF RELIGION.

GENESIS, VOIDA

ORII

Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Joshua,

Judges,

Ruth,

bus sidiary

The First Book of Samuel, nds The Second Book of Samuel, The First Book of Kings, The Second Book of Kings,

The Third Book of Esdras, The Fourth Book of Esdras,

And the other Books( as Hierome saith) 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 Book of Tobias,

The Book of Judith,

The First Book of Chronicles, The Second Book of Chronicles, The First Book of Esdras, The Second Book of Esdras, The Book of Esther, The Book of Job, The Psalms,

The Proverbs,

The rest of the Book of Esther,

The Book of Wisdom, Jesus the Son of Sirach,

Ecclesiastes or Preacher, Cantica, or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets the greater, Twelve Prophets the less.

Baruch the Prophet,

The Song of the Three Children, The Story of Susanna, Of Bel 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.

VII. Of the Old Testament.

THE Old Testament is not contrary to the New: for both in the

by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and Man, being both God and Man. Wherefore they are not to be heard, which feign that the old Fathers did look only for transitory promises.

Although

the Law given from God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not bind Christian men, nor, the Civil precepts thereof ought of necessity to be received in any commonwealth; yet notwithstanding, no Christian man whatsoever is free from the obedience of the Commandments which are called Moral.

VIII Of the Three Creeds.

HE Three Creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanasius's Creed, and that

to be received and believed: for they may be proved by most certain warrants of holy Scripture.

IX. Of Original or Birth- sin.

Pelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is ingendered of the offspring