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.
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| Article XVII Of Predestination and Election canonical | 2 |
| Article XI Of the Justification of Man | 1 |
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Target entity: Article XVII Of Predestination and Election Context triple: [Thirty-Nine Articles, hasPart, Article XVII Of Predestination and Election]
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Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin’s seminal 16th-century theological work that systematically outlines Reformed Protestant doctrine and became a foundational text of Calvinism.
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Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
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Commentary on True and False Religion
"Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a famous 1741 fire-and-brimstone sermon by theologian Jonathan Edwards that vividly warns of divine wrath and the peril of unrepentant sinners.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Article XVII Of Predestination and Election Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin’s seminal 16th-century theological work that systematically outlines Reformed Protestant doctrine and became a foundational text of Calvinism.
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B.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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C.
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
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D.
Commentary on True and False Religion
"Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
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E.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a famous 1741 fire-and-brimstone sermon by theologian Jonathan Edwards that vividly warns of divine wrath and the peril of unrepentant sinners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Anglican doctrinal text
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article of religion ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ |
| acknowledges | mystery of God’s decrees ⓘ |
| affirms |
comfort of believers drawn from predestination rightly received
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divine predestination of the elect to life ⓘ eternal purpose of God in Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabethan religious settlement
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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
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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
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pastoral comfort rather than speculative curiosity ⓘ use of God’s promises in Scripture ⓘ |
| encourages |
love and obedience as fruits of election
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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
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surface form:
Book of Common Prayer (historical editions)
|
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
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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
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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
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election ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| textualForm | prose ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Reformed-leaning Anglican ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
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surface form:
Holy Scripture
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| 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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