Articulorum XXXIX Ecclesiae Anglicanae Defensio, Una Cum Nova Eorundem Versione. Authore Jo. Elis S.T.D. Ecclesiae Dolgelleyensis In Comitatu Merviniae Rectore. His Accedunt Articuli Lambethani, Una Cum Rev. Et Doct. Virorum In Eos Censura &c. Editio Secunda. Cantabrigiae, Ex Officina Johann, Hayes, Celeberrimae Academiae Typographi. 1694. Impensis Hen. Dickinson, Bibliopol. Cantab. Et Proftant Venales Apud S. Smith Bibl. Lond Ad Insignia Principis In Coemeterio D. Pauli.
The Defence of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England, Together with a New Translation of the Same. Written by John Ellis, D.D., Rector of the Church in Dolgellau in the County of Merioneth. To These Are Added the Lambeth Articles, Together with the Reviews of Reverend and Learning Men Upon Them, Etc. Second Edition. Cambridge, from the Press of John Hayes, the Most Celebrated Printer of the University. 1694. Sold by Henry Dickinson, Bookseller in Cambridge, and for Sale at S. Smith's Bookshop in London, Near the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard.
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Articuli Lambethani: Id Est, I. Articulorum Lambethae Exhibitorum Historia. II. Articuli De Praedestinatione, & Annexis Capitibus A D. Whitakero Lambethae Propositi. III. Iiden Proat Ab Episcopis Theologisque & Admissi. IV. Lanceloti Andrewes Tou Panu Wintoniensis Episcopi, De Synodo Eblatis Articulis Judicium; Una Cum Ejusdem Censura Censurae D. Barreti, De Certitudine Salutis. Quibus Annexa Est V. Sententia D. Overal Theologiae In Academia Cantabrigiensi Professoris Olim Regii, De Praedestinatione Kai Tois Echomenois. Cantabrigiae, Ex Officina Johann, Hayes, Celeberrimae Academiae Typographi. 1694.
The Lambeth Articles: That Is, I. A History of the Articles Exhibited at Lambeth. II. The Articles on Predestination and Related Chapters Proposed by Dr. Whitaker at Lambeth. III. The Same Approved by Bishop and Theologians. IV. The Judgement of Lancelot Andrewes, the Overall Bishop of Winchester, Regarding the Ely Synod's Articles; Together with His Evaluation of Dr. Barrett's Evaluation on the Certainty of Salvation. To Which is Annexed V. Overall, Formerly the Royal Professor of Theology at the University of Cambridge, on Predestination and Those Having it. Cambridge, from the Press of John Hayes, the Most Celebrated Printer of the University. 1694.
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A very rare work. ESTC and the other usual sources record no existing copies of the first edition with this second edition having no sales records that we could trace.
John Ellis (1598-1665) was a clergyman and writer on religion. He was part of the Welsh Anglicans. In his will, he left some money to be given as salary for a schoolmaster to be employed in Dolgellau, which was the basis for the foundation of the Dolgellau Grammar School.
The thirty-nine articles of the Church of England were the basis for the establishment of the Church of England. The articles gave clear guidance of the terms, practices, and beliefs of the church. They also explained the position of the Church of England in relation to other Christian denominations, ie. Catholicism, Calvinism, and Anabaptism.
The Lambeth Articles came about in 1595 and were nine doctrinal statements which are an addition to the thirty-nine articles of the Church of England. The addition was meant to be a clarification on the official teachings of the Church. However, Queen Elizabeth I refused to authorise the Lambeth Articles so they were never passed in England; The Church of Ireland made some adaptations to the articles and passed them in 1615.
Size: 80 x 132 x 1.5 mm (approx.)
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[title, lectori, 143, title, 75]
Spine with minor rubbing to extremities. Tooled labels lacking. Both boards attached with rubbed joints and very minor wear to hinges. Boards with very minor scuffing and rubbing. Shelf and edge wear. Corners rubbed and very lightly turned in. Minor dulling to page edges. Pen inscriptions on preliminary and rear endpaper. Pencil underlining of part of the title page. Text block fairly clean with light toning, very sporadic pen inscriptions, and very sporadic very minor foxing.
[ESTC: R16087].
