Article 15. Of Christ alone without sin
Struck through: what the Assembly removed or changed. Underlined: what it added or put in its place.
Church of England (1638 edition)
CHrist in the truth of our nature, was made like unto us in all things (sinne onely except) from which he was clearly void, both in his flesh, and in his Spirit. He came to be a Lambe without spot, who by sacrifice of himself once made, should take away the sinnes of the world: and sinne (as Saint John saith) was not in him. But all we the rest (although baptized, and born again in Christ) yet offend in many things, and if we say we have no sinne, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us.
The Assembly’s revision (1647)
Christ in the truth of our nature, was made like unto us in all things, sin onely excepteda, from which he was clearly void both in his flesh and in his spiritb: he came to be the Lamb without spotc, who by sacrifice of himselfd once madee, should take away the sins of the worldf; and sin (as Saint John saith) was not in himg. But all we the rest, although baptized and regenerate, yet offend in many things; and if we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in ush.
CHARLES HERLE, Prolocutor.
HENRY ROBROUGH, Scriba.
ADONIRAM BYFIELD, Scriba.
Scripture proofs of the 1647 print
- a. Isaiah 53:3,4,5; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 4:15.
- b. Luke 1:35; Acts 3:14; John 14:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:26.
- c. 1 Peter 1:19.
- d. Ephesians 5:2.
- e. Hebrews 9:26,28; Hebrews 10:10,12.
- f. John 1:29.
- g. 1 John 3:5.
- h. James 3:2; 1 John 1:8,10.