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ARTICLES OF RELIGION.

XXVIII. Of the Lord's Supper.

XXXII. Of the Marriage of Priests.

THE Supper of the Lord is not only a sign BISHOPS, Priests, and Deacons, are not

of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another; but rather it is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ's death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.

Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy Writ; but it is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions. The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Christ's ordinance reserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped.

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XXIX. Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Supper. HE Wicked, and such as be void of a lively faith, although they do carnally and visibly press with their teeth (as Saint Augustine saith) the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ: but rather, to their condemnation, do eat and drink the sign or Sacrament of so great a thing.

XXX. Of both kinds.

THE Cup of the Lord is not to be denied HE Cup of the Lord is not to be denied

to the Lay-people: for both the parts of the Lord's Sacrament, by Christ's ordinance and commandment, ought to be ministered to

all Christian men alike.

XXXI. Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross.

THE Offering of Christ once made is that

perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Masses, in the which it was commonly said, that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits.

commanded by God's Law, either to vow the estate of single life, or to abstain from marriage: therefore it is lawful also for them, as for all other Christian men, to marry at their own discretion, as they shall judge the same to serve better to godliness.

XXXIII. Of excommunicate Persons, how they are to be avoided.

THAT person which by open denunciation of the Church is rightly cut off from the unity of the Church, and excommunicated, ought to be taken of the whole multitude of the faithful, as an Heathen and Publican, until he be openly reconciled by penance, and received into the Church by a Judge that hath authority thereunto.

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XXXIV. Of the Traditions of the Church. T is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one, or utterly like; for at all times they have been divers, and may be changed according to the diversities of countries, times, and men's manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's Word. Whosoever through his private judgement, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the traditions and ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly, (that others may fear to do the like,) as he that offendeth against the common order of the Church, and hurter the authority of the Magistrate, and woundeth the consciences of

the weak brethren.

Every particular or national Church hath authority to ordain, change, and abolish, cere monies or rites of the Church ordained only by man's authority, so that all things be done to edifying.

XXXV. Of Homilies.

whereof we THE second Book of Homilies, the several

titles whereof we have joined under this Article, doth contain a godly and wholesome Doctrine, and necessary for these times, as doth the former Book of Homilies, which were set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth; and therefore we judge them to be read in Churches by the Ministers, diligently and distinctly, that they may be understanded of the people.

ARTICLES OF RELIGION.

OF THE NAMES OF THE HOMILIES.

1. OF the right Use of the Church.

2.

Against peril of Idolatry.

of all Estates of this Realm, whether they be Ecclesiastical or Civil, in all causes doth appertain, and is not, nor ought to be, subject

3. Of the repairing and keeping clean of to any foreign Jurisdiction.

Churches.

4. Of good Works: first of Fasting.

5. Against Gluttony and Drunkenness.
6. Against Excess of Apparel.
7. Of Prayer.

8. Of the Place and Time of Prayer.

9. That Common Prayers and Sacraments ought to be ministered in a known tongue.

10. Of the reverend estimation of God's Word. 11. Of Alms-doing.

12. Of the Nativity of Christ.

13. Of the Passion of Christ.

14. Of the Resurrection of Christ.

Where we attribute to the Queen's Majesty the chief government, by which Titles we understand the minds of some slanderous folks to be offended; we give not to our Princes the ministering either of God's Word, or of the also lately set forth by Elizabeth our Queen Sacraments, the which thing the Injunctions do most plainly testify; but that only prerogative, which we see to have been given always to all godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God himself; that is, that they should rule all estates and degrees committed to their charge by God, whether they be Ecclesiastical or Tem

15. Of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament of poral, and restrain with the civil sword the

the Body and Blood of Christ.

16. Of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost.

17. For the Rogation-days.

18. Of the state of Matrimony.

19. Of Repentance.

20. Against Idleness.

21. Against Rebellion.

XXXVI. Of Consecration of Bishops and

Ministers.

stubborn and evil-doers.

The Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this Realm of England.

The Laws of the Realm may punish Christian men with death, for heinous and grievous offences.

It is lawful for Christian men, at the commandment of the Magistrate, to wear weapons, and serve in the wars.

HE Book of Consecration of Archbishops XXXVIII. Of Christian men's Goods, which and Bishops, and Ordering of Priests and

Deacons, lately set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth, and confirmed at the same time by authority of Parliament, doth contain all things necessary to such Consecration and Ordering neither hath it any thing, that of itself is superstitious a ungodly. And therefore whosoever are secrated or ordered according to the Rites of that Book, since the second year of the forenamed King Edward unto this time, or hereafter shall be conse

are not common.

HE Riches and Goods of Christians are

THE

not common, as touching the right, title, and possession of the same, as certain Anabaptists do falsely boast. Notwithstanding, every man ought, of such things as he possesseth, liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability.

XXXIX. Of a Christian man's Oath.

crated or ordered according to the same Rites; AS we confess that vain and rash Swearing we decree all such to be rightly, orderly, and lawfully consecrated and ordered.

THE

XXXVII. Of the Civil Magistrates.
HE Queen's Majesty hath the chief power
in this Realm of England, and other her
Dominions, unto whom the chief Government

is forbidden Christian men by our Lord Jesus Christ, and James his Apostle, so we judge, that Christian Religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may swear when the Magistrate requireth, in a cause of faith and charity, so it be done according to the Prophet's teaching, in justice, judgement, and truth.

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THE RATIFICATION.

THIS Book of Articles before rehearsed, is again approved, and allowed to be holden and
executed within the Realm, by the assent and consent of our Sovereign Lady ELIZABETH,
by the grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. Which
Articles were deliberately read, and confirmed again by the subscription of the hands of the Arch-
bishop and Bishops of the Upper-house, and by the subscription of the whole Clergy of the Nether-
house in their Convocation, in the Year of our Lord 1571.

A TABLE OF THE ARTICLES.

1. OF Faith in the Holy Trinity.

2.

Of Christ the Son of God.

3. Of his going down into Hell.

4. Of his Resurrection.

5. Of the Holy Ghost.

6. Of the Sufficiency of the Scripture.

7. Of the Old Testament.

8. Of the Three Creeds.

9. Of Original or Birth-sin.

10. Of Free-Will.

11. Of Justification.

12. Of Good Works.

13. Of Works before Justification.
14. Of Works of Supererogation.
15. Of Christ alone without Sin.
16. Of Sin after Baptism.

17. Of Predestination and Election.
18. Of obtaining Salvation by Christ.
19. Of the Church.

20. Of the Authority of the Church.

21. Of the Authority of General Councils.
22. Of Purgatory.

23. Of Ministering in the Congregation.

24. Of Speaking in the Congregation.

25. Of the Sacraments.

26. Of the Unworthiness of Ministers.

27. Of Baptism.

28. Of the Lord's Supper.

29. Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of

Christ.

30. Of both kinds.

31. Of Christ's one Oblation.

32. Of the Marriage of Priests.

33. Of excommunicate Persons.

34. Of the Traditions of the Church.
35. Of Homilies.

36. Of Consecrating of Ministers.
37. Of Civil Magistrates.
38. Of Christian men's Goods.
39. Of a Christian man's Oath.

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