Article 2. Of the Word, or Son of God, which was made very Man
Article 2. Of the Word, or Son of God, which was made very Man
The first fifteen Articles of the Church of England as revised by the Westminster Assembly, with their Scripture proofs, compared with the 1638 text; free PDF
Struck through: what the Assembly removed or changed. Underlined: what it added or put in its place.
Church of England (1638 edition)
THe Sonne, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlasting of the Father, the very and eternall God of one substance with the Father, took mans nature in the wombe of the blessed Virgin of her substance: so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and manhood, were ioyned together in one person, never to be devided, whereof is one Christ, very God and very man, who truely suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice, not onely for originall guilt, but also for actuall sinnes of men.
The Assembly’s revision (1647)
The Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlasting of the Fathera, the veryb and eternal Godc, of one substance with the Fatherd, took mans nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin, of her substancee. So that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and the Manhood, were joyned together in one person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ very God and very Manf, who for our sakes truely suffered most grievous torments in his soul from Godg, was crucified, dead, and buriedh, to reconcile his Father to usi, and to be a Sacrifice, not onely for original guilt, but also for all actual sins of menk.
Scripture proofs of the 1647 print
- a. Proverbs 8:22-31; John 1:1,2,14.
- b. 1 John 5:20; Romans 9:5.
- c. John 17:5; Hebrews 1:8; Psalms 45:6.
- d. John 10:30; Hebrews 1:3.
- e. John 1:14; Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:35; Galatians 4:4.
- f. Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Romans 1:3,4; Hebrews 13:8.
- g. Isaiah 53:10,11; Mark 14:33,34.
- h. 1 Peter 2:24; Philippians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4.
- i. Ezekiel 16:63; Romans 3:25; 2 Corinthians 5:19.
- k. Isaiah 53:10; Ephesians 5:2; 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:26.