42 Articles of Religion, fully typed up by me

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  1. PotterMcKinney

    PotterMcKinney Active Member Typist Anglican

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    Articles agreed on by the Bishops and other learned men in the Synod at London, in the year of our Lord God, 1552, for the avoiding of controversy in opinions and the establishment of a Godly concord in certain matters of religion.

    Feel free to call me out on any eccentricities or inconsistencies here.
     

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    Very interesting. There are several passages which are somewhat more explicitly Lutheran than what is found in the 39 Articles.
     
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    Which ones and in what way? I haven't gotten around to really digging into them.
     
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    I will reply to you in depth in the next couple of days Potter. But the first that stood out was the article on what Lutherans would term the 'regular call.'
     
  5. Lowly Layman

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    I thought it was interesting that these articles explicitly reject universal reconciliation, something that was walked back and removed from the later 39.
     
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    @PotterMcKinney Thank you. Rather than moving this into the Contributor area this will just be left out here for all to read until such a time as we get around to putting it on the site. Your effort and time have been appreciated.
     
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    @PotterMcKinney could you post as a PDF? I can't open the file as is. Thanks!
     
  8. PotterMcKinney

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    Yes, I can create a PDF.

    I think it is prudent to also say exactly what changes I made to the source material:

    1. Spelling changes, obviously
    2. Punctuation, usually stray and unnecessary commas
    3. MINOR wording changes, usually regarding conjunctions at the beginning of sentences and smaller words whose purpose in the sentence has either changed or become redundant in present-day English.
     

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    Looks great!
     
  10. Shane R

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    I am stilling working on a comparison of the two sets of Articles. It has turned into an interesting study but I will finish up soon.
     
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    Did you ever finish this comparison? I have tried to compile one myself.
     

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    As I recall reading somewhere,

    (1) the original 42 Articles were drafted based on then-current Lutheran standards, with the hope of intercommunion with them
    (2) some of the 42 were eventually dropped not because we changed our minds but because they didn't need to be said (anymore)
    (3) increased dialogue with the Reformed churches of Western Europe colored the English Articles, as we continued to try to be the "middle church" that would draw all the non-Papist churches together into one united bloc
     
  13. Shane R

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    I did and when I looked at it a while back I didn't like the work and rashly trashed it.