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ARTICLES, LAMBETH The Lambeth articles were so called, because drawn up at Lambeth palace, under the eye and with the assistance of archbishop Whitgift, bishop Bancroft, bishop Vaughan, and other eminent dignitaries of the Church. That the reader may judge how Calvinistic the clergy were under the reign of queen Elizabeth, we shall here insert … Continue reading “Articles, Lambeth”

Articles, Irish The articles of religion of the Protestant Church of Ireland, numbering one hundred and four, were probably drawn up by archbishop Usher, and adopted by the Irish Episcopal Church in 1615. They are in striking agreement with the Westminster Confession, and may be found in Schaff, Creeds of Christendom, 1:662; comp. 3:526. They … Continue reading “Articles, Irish”

Articles, Gallican The famous “Four Articles” drawn up by the Assembly of the French Clergy, convened by order of Louis XIV in 1682. On 19 March it voted the Articles, a summary of which follows: kings and sovereigus are not by God’s commands subject to any ecclesiastical dominion in things temporal; the decrees of the … Continue reading “Articles, Gallican”

Articles, Fundamental A phrase used by Protestant theologians to distinguish between what they consider as essential articles of Christian faith and those which they consider non-essential. Dissident churches might agree on the essential and thus form one body though disagreeing on the non-essential. The difficulty is of course to get any two Protestant churches to … Continue reading “Articles, Fundamental”

Articles (The Thirty-Nine) of the Church of England contain what may be called the “symbol,” “creed.” or “confession of faith” of the Church of England. especially as to the points on which, at the time of the adoption of the articles, disputes existed. They constitute also, substantially, the Creed of the Protestant Episcopal Church in … Continue reading “Articles (The Thirty-Nine)”

ARTICLE OF FAITH Is, by some, defined a point of Christian doctrine, which we are obliged to believe, as having been revealed by God himself, and allowed and established as such by the church. See CONFESSIONS. Fuente: Theological Dictionary

Article, In Grammar Of this part of speech, but one kind, the definite article, requires any consideration here, since the indefinite article in those languages where it is grammatically treated as a peculiar form is, after all, but a modification of the numeral for one (Gr. , ; Lat. unus; French, un; Germ. ein; Eng, … Continue reading “Article, In Grammar”

Article () OF AGREEMENT (1Ma 13:29; 2Ma 14:28). SEE ALLIANCE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Arthur, William, D.D a Baptist minister, father of the recent president of the United States, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, being by descent Scotch Irish, and was a graduate of Belfast College. In his eighteenth year he came to America, and subsequently entered the Baptist ministry. For about eight years he was pastor of … Continue reading “Arthur, William, D.D”

Arthur, William a Presbyterian minister, was born at Peebles, Scotland, in April, 1769.. He received a classical education at Edinburgh, and was ordained to the work of the ministry at Paisley. In 1793 he came, to America, and having preached for some time in New York and Albany, he was installed pastor of the Presbyterian … Continue reading “Arthur, William”