ARTICLES TO UNITE THE Catholics and Evangelicks, (Or LUTHERANS.)  
Agreed on (according to the Treaty of peace at Munster,) and sent to the Pope by the Elector of Ments: assented to by the Electors of Collen and Trier, and the Princes of Hessen and Durmestadt: Inclined to by Spain and France; To which the Jesuits at Rome have given their consent, and the Pope seems willing to conform thereto: From which Union the Calvinists are excepted, as too greatly erroneous.  
Translated out of the Dutch Copy.  
LONDON, Printed in the Year, 1661.   

Articles to unite the Catholics and Evangelicks, (or Lutherans.) Agreed on (according to the Treaty of Peace at Munster) and sent to the Pope by the Elector of Ments: Assented to by the Electors of Collen and Trier, and the Princes of Helen and Durmestadt: Inclined to by Spain and France: To which the Jesuits at Rome have given their consent, and the Pope seems willing to conform thereto: From which Union the Calvinists are excepted, as too greatly erroneous.  
THe Elector of Ments hath according to what was agreed on at the Treaty of Peace at Munster, done his best to unite the Catholic and Evangelick in Religion; to this end he hath sent the Hear Van Wallendorpe to the Pope at Rome, with Proposals for uniting all Christendom; the Elector of Collen, and Trier, and the Princes of Hessen and Durmestadt will assist him therein; Spain and France will incline to it; the Pope will accommodate himself thereto; and the Jesuits at Rome have given their consent; and these following Articles are made.  

I.  
A Synod shall be held of the contrary persuasions in Religion, consisting of twenty four persons in all: they shall take an Oath against calumniating one another, and be under the penalty of Litigants, and whoever shall not maintain modesty, discretion, and decorum, shall strait be deprived of sitting.   

II.  
These twenty four shall review the ancient Copies of the Scriptures, and compare and examine by them the Popish breviary, and the Augustine Confession; and most voices determine from Article to Article.   

III.  
The Catholic Mass shall henceforth be read in the proper language of each Country: and the said twenty four shall impartially consider how to unite the Catholics and the Evangelicks in the point of the Mass.   

iv  
These Evangelicks shall for distinction from the old Catholics, be named Reform Catholics, and the Pope in Rome allow even them a particular Church.   

V  
The Pope shall be owned, and entitled the Chief Priest of all Christendom, and shall let himself be advised by the Reformed Catholics, and use some of them, such as are qualified, for his Privy Counsellors.   

VI  
Whoever writes scandalously against either of these Religions, shall be trampled on by all Christendom.   

VII.  
The Lord's supper shall be received in both species, both by old and Reformed Catholics.   

VIII.  
For Auricular Confession, the greatest Consideration was had of the Spanish and Italian, amongst whom it shall be held up till the union be effected, than it may be laid by; but who finds himself touched in Conscience, may use it.   

IX.  
Healthful men shall abstain forty days before Easter from Flesh, to be better prepured to meditate on the Passion of our Saviour.   

X.  
For Invocation of Saints, they shall strive to reduce it to what it was in the Primitive Church.   

XI.  
In Processions, they shall use known Dutch Hymns: and instead of the Mass, they shall keep to a certain use of prayers, to thank God for his benefits.   

XII.  
For Purgatory, let every one believe as he will.   

XIII.  
Bishops and Priests may Marry, not Monks, nor Nuns.   

XIV.  
The Reformed Catholics may in their own Lands and Jurisdictions, set the Archbishop or Superintendent over all other Ecclesiastical persons, only upon any deep question they may ask the Pope's opinion, but without prejudice to their own Jurisdictions.   

XV.  
The Calvinists, greatly erroneous in the Doctrine of the Covenant of Grace, the Sacrament, and the person of Christ, cannot be admitted to this union, unless they resolve better in those things.   

XVI.  
Though the Greek Church do err much about the person of the Holy-Ghost, yet can they not be excluded out of whole Christendom.   

XVII.  
The Scripture shall without any exposition be used, as the Judge of this Controversy in Religion; and the Articles shall be grounded upon the single, naked words of the Texts in the Bible; which Texts shall be drawn out of the Primitive Church, and the seventy two Interpreters: To this end, shall the said persons translate and Print a new Bible, reviewed by the Hebrew, Syriack, Arabic, and the Manuscripts and Bibles of the first Fathers; and the Pope shall not be considered in balance to the Bible, nor shall it be believed he is infallible; but shall by all Ecclesiastical persons, be only accounted an Ecclesiastical person; and his Counsellors shall consist of the several persuasions, who shall comport themselves towards one another, as the Accessors did at Spiers; and in weighty cases of Conscience, shall regulate themselves by holy Scriptures.   
FINIS.