1. Divine Testimony.
New Testament.

that day, LORD,

Matt. vii. 22, 66

Many will say to Me in LORD, have we not prophesied in Thy

name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?"- See also Matt. xxiii. 3; 1 Cor. iii. 7; Phil. i. 15-18.

2. Human Testimony.

A. Fathers. August. cont. literas Petil. 1. 2, 110, vol. IX., "Remember, therefore, that the manners of evil men do not hinder the sacraments of GOD, so as to make them either not to be at all, or to be less holy.”—See also De Baptism. cont. Donat. lib. iii. 15. Chrysost. ad 1 Cor. Hom. VIII. vol. iii. p. 290-342; also Testimonies of Greg. Nazianz., Chrysost., and Ambros. quoted in the Necessary Doctrine, Formularies of Faith, pp. 279, 280. Oxford, 1825.

B. Confessions. 1 Helvetic, Arts. xv. xxii. 2 Helvetic, cc. i. xviii. xix. Augsburg, Arts. vii. viii.

Bohemian, Wirtemburg,

PROP. V. It appertaineth to the discipline of the Church, that enquiry be made of evil ministers, and that they be accused by those that have knowledge of their offences; and, finally, being found guilty by just judgment, be deposed.

1. Divine Testimony.

A. Old Testament.

1 Sam. iii. 11, "And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle." -See also Lev. x. 3.

B. New Testament. Matt. xxv. 30, "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."-See also Matt. xvi. 19; xviii. 18. Luke xiv. 34. John xv. 6. 1 Cor. v. 3-5, 13. 1 Tim. i. 20; iii. 2, V. 19, 20; vi. 3-5. 2 Tim.

3;

iv. 2. Tit. i. 8. 3 John 10.

2. Human Testimony.

A. Fathers. Cyprian, Epist. XLI., "Concerning Felicissimus the deacon-let him know that he is cast out from

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among us, since we know of a clear truth that to his frauds and robberies there is added the crime of adultery, in which our brethren, who are serious men, have announced that they have caught him, and have solemnly promised to establish."

B. Councils. Elibertine Council, can. 19. Concil. vol. 1. 4 Council of Carthage, Concil. Carthag. quart. can. 57, Concil. vol. I. p. 982. 5 Council of Carthage, Concil. Carthag. Quint. can. 2, Concil. vol. 1. p. 987. Council of Agatha, Concil. Agath. c. xli. vol. II. 1 Council of Orleans, Concil. Aurel. Prim. c. ix. vol. II. 3 Council of Orleans, Concil. Aurel. c. viii. vol. II.

C. Confessions. 2 Helvetic, c. xviii.

Bohemia, c. ix.

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ARTICLE XXVII.

1. As compared with Article XXVIII. of those of 1552.

1 "Quod recte justitiam causæ, rite solennitatem respicit. The term recte hath respect unto the righteousness and truth of the cause, but rite doth go no further than the order and solemnity thereof."

Mos Ecclesiæ baptizandi par-
vulos et laudandus est, et

omnino in Ecclesia reti-
nendus

B. In the English.

Of our new birth

Baptismus parvulorum omnino in Ecclesia retinendus est, ut qui cum CHRISTI institutione optime congruat.

of regeneration or new birth.

2. When the Latin and English are compared with each other.

I. Baptism is a sign of profession and mark of difference, whereby Christian men are discerned from other that be not christened.

II. Baptism is a sign of regeneration or new birth.

III. By baptism, as by an instrument, they that receive the same

rightly are grafted into the Church: the promises of the forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of GOD, by the HOLY GHOST, are visibly signed and sealed; faith is confirmed, and grace increased by virtue of prayer unto GOD. IV. The baptism of young children is in any wise to be retained in the Church, as most agreeable with the institution of CHRIST.

PROP. I. Baptism is a sign of profession and mark of difference, whereby Christian men are discerned from other that be not christened.

Divine Testimony.

New Testament. Acts ii. 41, 42, "Then they that gladly received His word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfast in the Apostle's doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayer."-See also Acts x. 46, 47. 1 Cor. xii. 12.

PROP. II. Baptism is a sign of regeneration or new birth.

1. Divine Testimony.

New Testament. John iii. 3, "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of GOD."-See also John iii. 5. Acts ii. 38; xxii. 16. Rom. vi. 3, 4, 11. Tit. iii. 5.

2. Human Testimony.

A. Fathers. Origen ad Luc. II. Hom. XIV., "Dead in sins thou wentest down, and ascendedst made alive in righteousness."-See also ibid. vol. III. p. 948. Shepherd of Hermas, lib. I. c. xvi. p. 118. Just. Martyr. Apol. I., c. lxi.; lxvi.; lxxix.; Dial. c. Tryph. c. cxxxviii. Theoph. Antioch. lib. II. § 16, p. 361. Clem. Alex. Strom. iv. § 25, p. 637. Iren. lib. III. c. xix.; v. c. xv. § 3, p. 312. Tertull. de Anim. c. xli. De Res. Carn. c. xlvii. adv. Marc. c. xxviii. Greg. Nazianz. Orat. XL. prope ab init. Chrysost. ad Ioan. Hom. LXXXV. vol. II. 915, 1, in Gen. Hom. XL. vol. I. p. 328, 4. Athanas. Op. vol. 1. p. 705. Ad Rom. Hom. II. vol. II. p. 79, 25. August. de Trinit. vol. VIII. lib. XIV. 23. Basil de Baptism. lib. III. c. iii. vol. 1. p. 579. See ad Art. XXV. Prop. I.

B. Confessions. 2 Helvetic, c. xix. 1 Helvetic, Art. xx.; xxi.
Scotland, Art. xxi. Bohemia, c. xii. Belgic, Art. xxxiv.
Saxony, Art. xiii. Westminster, c. xxviii. § 1. Wirtem-
burg, c. xvii.

PROP. III. By Baptism, as by an instrument, they that receive the same rightly are grafted into the Church: the promises of the forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of GOD, by the HOLY GHOST, are visibly signed and sealed; faith is confirmed, and grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God.

A. By Baptism, as by an instrument, they that receive the same rightly are grafted into the Church.

Divine Testimony.

New Testament. 1 Cor. xii. 12, 13, "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also