AN

HISTORICAL

AND

LITERARY ACCOUNT

OF THE

FORMULARIES,

CONFESSIONS OF FAITH,

OR

SYMBOLIC BOOKS

OF THE

Roman Catholic,

GREEK, AND PRINCIPAL PROTESTANT
CHURCHES.

INTENDED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HORE BIBLICE, AND TO THE SYLLOGE CONFESSIONUM, SUB TEMPUS REFORMANDÆ ECCLESIE EDITARUM, PRINTED IN 1804,

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION

CHAP. I.

ib.

The Symbolic Books received by all Christian Churches, and

some Observations on the Symbol of St. Athanasius, page i

1.-The Symbol of the Apostles

2. The Nicene Symbol

3. The Symbol of St. Athanasius

CHAP. III.

The Symbolic Books of the Greek Church

СНАР. II.

The Symbolic Books of the Roman Catholic Church

1. The Council of Trent

11

15

2.-The Symbol of Pius the fourth-

3.-The Catechism of the Council of Trent

4-Bossuet's Exposition of the Faith of the Catholic

Church, in matters of Controversy

16

-

page xi

-

3

ib.

4

5

21

CHAP. IV.

The Symbolic Books of the Lutheran Churches

page 26

1.-The Confession of Augsburgh -

28

2.-The Analogy of the Confession of Augsburgh 38

3.-The Articles of Smalcald

39

4.-The Catechisms of Luther

5.—The Form of Concord

6.-The Saxonic and Wirtemburgh Confessions

7. The Constitution and Liturgy of the Lutheran

Church

M

CHAP. VI.

The Symbolic Books of the Waldenses

CHAP. VII.

The Symbolic Books of the Bohemians

-

-

ib.

45

8.-Difference between the Roman-catholic and

Lutheran Churches, on the Doctrine of Justi-

fication

41

ib.

43

9.-Communication between the Divines of Wirtem-

burgh and the Patriarch of Constantinople, on

the Confession of Augsburgh

51

CHAP. V.

The Symbolic Books of the Reformed Churches

54

1.-The Helvetic Confession

ib.

2.-The Tetrapolitan Confession

57

3.-The Confession of Faith, or Catechism of

Heidelberg

58

4.-The Gallic Confession of Faith

61

5.-The Belgic Confession of Faith

ib.

6.-The Canons of the Synod of Dort -

62

64

- 67

CHAP. VIII.

The Articuli Visitatorii of the Electorate of Saxony, page 71

CHAP. IX.

The Symbolic Books of the Arminians

СНАР. Х.

The Symbolic Books of the Socinians-Distinction between

them and the Unitarians

79

3.-1

-The Forty-two Articles of Edward the sixth

4.-The Thirty-nine Articles

5.-The Canons

CHAP. XI.

The Symbolic Books of the Church of England

90

1. The English Theological Oaths

91

2. The Ten Articles, and Six Articles of King

Henry the eighth

- 95

99

6. The Controversy on the Authentic Edition of the

Thirty-nine Articles

101

The Symbolic Books of the Presbyterians and

Independents

and}

CHAP. XIII.

The Scottish Confession of Faith

-

-

74

97
ib.

109

112

113

122