Article XVII Of Predestination and Election
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Article XVII Of Predestination and Election is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that sets out its teaching on divine predestination, election, and assurance of salvation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican doctrinal text
ⓘ
article of religion ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ |
| acknowledges | mystery of God’s decrees ⓘ |
| affirms |
comfort of believers drawn from predestination rightly received
ⓘ
divine predestination of the elect to life ⓘ eternal purpose of God in Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabethan religious settlement
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan Religious Settlement
Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
|
| authorityIn | Church of England clergy subscription ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
authoritative doctrinal standard in the Church of England
ⓘ
historic formulary of Anglicanism ⓘ |
| contrasts | godly consideration of predestination with curious speculation ⓘ |
| dateFormulated | 16th century ⓘ |
| directedTo | those who feel the working of the Spirit of Christ ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
assurance through godly living and faith in Christ
ⓘ
pastoral comfort rather than speculative curiosity ⓘ use of God’s promises in Scripture ⓘ |
| encourages |
love and obedience as fruits of election
ⓘ
strengthening of faith through reflection on God’s purpose ⓘ thankfulness for election in Christ ⓘ |
| genre | confessional article ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Reformation doctrinal consolidation in England ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Book of Common Prayer
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Common Prayer (historical editions)
|
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
ⓘ
Calvinism ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed theology
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ |
| positionOnReprobation | does not explicitly teach double predestination ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the Church of England’s teaching on predestination and election
ⓘ
to provide pastoral guidance on assurance of salvation ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Article X Of Free Will
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Article XI Of the Justification of Man ⓘ Article XVI Of Sin after Baptism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Church of England ⓘ |
| scope | soteriology ⓘ |
| subject |
assurance of salvation
ⓘ
election ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| textualForm | prose ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Reformed-leaning Anglican ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
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surface form:
Holy Scripture
|
| warnsAgainst |
curious and carnal persons misapplying predestination
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falling into wretchedness of most unclean living through misuse of doctrine ⓘ misuse of predestination doctrine leading to despair ⓘ |
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