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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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 ⓘ
English Reformation ⓘ
linked to: 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 (historical editions) ⓘ
influencedBy Augustinian theology ⓘ
Reformed theology ⓘ
linked to: Calvinism
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 ⓘ
Article XI Of the Justification of Man ⓘ
Article XVI Of Sin after Baptism ⓘ
religiousTradition Anglicanism ⓘ
Church of England ⓘ
scope soteriology ⓘ
subject assurance of salvation ⓘ
election ⓘ
predestination ⓘ
textualForm prose ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Reformed-leaning Anglican ⓘ
usesSource Holy Scripture ⓘ
linked to: Bible
warnsAgainst curious and carnal persons misapplying predestination ⓘ
falling into wretchedness of most unclean living through misuse of doctrine ⓘ
misuse of predestination doctrine leading to despair ⓘ

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Thirty-Nine Articles → hasPart → Article XVII Of Predestination and Election ⓘ
Article XVI Of Sin after Baptism → relatedTo → Article XI Of the Justification of Man ⓘ
linked to: Article XVII Of Predestination and Election
Article XVI Of Sin after Baptism → relatedTo → Article XVII Of Predestination and Election ⓘ