It is hoped that the following brief summary of the leading doctrines held by the two Churches of England and Rome, with the authorities on which they respectively rest, may prove useful to some of the readers of these pages, whether as promoting their inquiry, or confirming their faith. _Doctrines maintained by the Members of the Church of England and of the Church of Rome_, _with the authorities claimed by each in their support_. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. CHURCH OF ROME. I. I. Holy Scripture containeth all All saving truth is not contained things that are necessary to in the Holy Scripture, but partly salvation: so that whatsoever is in Scripture and partly in not read therein, nor may be unwritten traditions, which proved thereby, is not to be whosoever doth not receive with required of any man, that it like piety and reverence as he should be believed as an article doth the Scriptures, is accursed. of the faith, or be thought If any one doth not receive all requisite or necessary to these books (_viz. the apocryphal salvation.—6_th_ _Article of mixed with the genuine and Religion_. See Deut. iv. 2; Isa. canonical books_), with every viii. 20; Rom. xv. 4; 2 Tim. iii. part of them as they used to be 15–17; Rev. xxii. 8. read in the Catholic Church, and as they are contained in the ancient vulgar Latin edition, for holy and canonical, and shall knowingly contemn the aforesaid traditions, let him be accursed—_Decrees of the Council of Trent_. II. II.