1 October 2015 A.D. 9th of 39 Articles, “Of Original or Birth-sin”—Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, 69th CANTUAR & Marian Martyr
Jones,
Thomas R. “An Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles.” NewScriptorium. N.d. http://newscriptorium.com/assets/docs/anglican/39-articles/jones39reformers.htm. Accessed 7 Jun 2015.
An
Exposition of the Thirty Nine Articles, By the Reformers: Extracts carefully
and fully selected from the Works of Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer, Hooper, Jewel,
Philpot, Pilkington, Coverdale, Becon, Bradford, Sandys, Grindal, Whitgift,
Etc.
Article IX—Of Original or Birth-sin.
Original Sin standeth
not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk:) but it is the
fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is ingendered
of the offspring of Adam; whereby man is very far gone from original
righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh
lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every person born into
this world, it deserveth God’s wrath and damnation. And this infection of
nature doth remain, yea in them that are regenerated: whereby the lust of the
flesh, called in the Greek, phronema sarkos, which some do expound the wisdom,
some sensuality, some the affection, some the desire, of the flesh, is not
subject to the Law of God. And although there is no condemnation for them
that believe and are baptized, yet the Apostle doth confess, that concupiscence
and lust hath of itself the nature of sin.
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer:
“No man shall be
damned for the offences of Adam, but for his own proper offences, either actual
or original.” – Annotations.
“Although our
heavenly Father doth most mercifully forgive us our offences, yet he doth not
take sin clean away, but during this life we fight against sin until we die,
and so be tried and proved whether we love him and his commandments better than
our own wills and pleasures.” – Catechism of 1548.
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