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is the subject of the second division of the thirty-nine Articles?

The rule of faith.

What Articles does it comprise?

From the sixth to the eighth inclusive.

What is the subject of the sixth Article?

"The sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for salvation."

What is the declaration of the article on this subject?

"Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation."

What presumption is there from reason in favour of this assertion?

As God knew the uncertainty and variableness of traditionary knowledge, it is reasonable to suppose that He provided that whatever was necessary to salvation should be committed to writing.

Support it from Scripture.

2 Tim. iii. 15—17. This being true of the Old Testament under the old dispensation, it follows by analogy that it is true of that and the New Testament united under the new dispensation.