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Con itutions; providing that none be made contrary to the Laws and Cu oms of the Land. That out of our Princely Care, that the Churchmen may do the work which is proper unto them, the Bi hops and Clergy, from time to time, in Convocation, upon their humble de ire, hall have Licence under Our Broad Seal, to deliberate of, and to do all uch things, as being made plain by them, and a ented unto by Us, hall concern the ettled continuance of the Do rine and Di cipline of the Church of England now e abli hed; from which We will not endure any varying or departing in the lea degree. That for the pre ent, though ome differences have been ill rai ed, yet We take comfort in this, that all Clergymen within Oar Realm have always mo willingly ub cribed to the Articles e abli hed; which is an argument to Us, that they all agree in the true, u ual, literal meaning of the aid Articles; and that even in tho e curious points, in which the pre ent differences lie, men of all orts take the Articles of the Church of England to be for them; which is an argument again, that none of them intend any de ertion of the Articles e abli hed. That therefore in the e both curious and unhappy differences, which have for o many hundred years, in different times and places, exerci ed the Church of Chri , We will, that all further curious earch be laid a ide, and the e di putes hut up in Gods promi es, as they be generally et forth to us in the holy Scriptures, and the general meaning of the Articles of the Church of England according to them: And that no man hereafter hall either print or preach, to draw the Article a ide any way, but hall ubmit to it in the plain and full meaning thereof; and hall not put his own en e or comment to be the meaning of the Article, but hall take it in the literal and grammatical en e. That if any publick Reader in either of our Univer ities, or any Head or Ma er of a College, or any other per on re pe ively in either of them, hall affix any new en e to any Article, or hall publickly read, determine, or hold any publick Di putation, or uffer any uch to be held either way, in either the Univer ities or Colleges re pe ively; or if any Divine in the Univer ities hall preach or print any thing either way, other than is already e abli hed in Convocation with Our Royal A ent; he, or they the Offenders, hall be liable to Our di plea ure, and the Church's cen ure in our Commi ion Eccle ia ical, as well as any other: And We will ee there hall be due execution upon them.

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of both P R O V I N C E S ,
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In the Convocation holden at London in the Year 1562; for the avoiding of Diverities of Opinions, and for the eablihing of Conent touching True Religion.
Reprinted by his Majeys Commandment, with his Royal Declaration prefixed thereunto.

His Majeys D E C L A R A T I O N.

EING by Gods Ordinance, according to Our ju Title, Defender of the Faith, and upreme Governor of the Church, within thee our Dominions, We hold it mo agreeable to this Our Kingly Office, and Our own religious Zeal, to con erve and maintain the Church committed to Our Charge, in the Unity of true Religion, and in the bond of Peace; and not to uffer unnece ary Di putations, Altercations, or Que ions to be rai ed, which may nouri h Fa ion both in the Church and Common-wealth. We have therefore, upon mature deliberation, and with the advice of o many of Our Bi hops as might conveniently be called together, thought fit to make this Declaration following: That the Articles of the Church of England (which have been allowed and authorized heretofore, and which Our Clergy generally have ub cribed unto) do contain the true Dorine of the Church of England, agreeable to Gods Word: which we do therefore ratify and confirm; requiring all our loving Subje s to continue in the uniform profe ion thereof, and prohibiting the lea difference from the aid Articles; which to that end We command to be new printed, and this Our Declaration to be publi hed therewith. That We are Supreme Governor of the Church of England: and that if any difference ari e about the external policy, concerning the Injun ions, Canons, and other Con itutions what oever thereto belonging, the Clergy in their Convocation is to order and ettle them, having fir obtained leave under Our Broad Seal o to do; and We approving their aid Ordinances and

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I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity . H E R E is but one living and true God, everlaing, without body, parts, or paions; of infinite power, T widom, and goodnes; the Maker, and Preerver of all VI. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. O L Y Scripture containeth all things neceary to alvation: o that whatoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it hould be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requiite or neceary to alvation. In the name of the holy Scripture we do underand thoe canonical Books of the Old and New Teament, of whoe authority was never any doubt in the Church. Of the Names and Number of the Canonical B O O K S .

things both viible and inviible. And in unity of this Godhead there be three Perons, of one ubance, power, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Gho. II. Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man.

ture in the womb of the bleed Virgin, of her ubance: o that two whole and perfe Natures, that is to ay, the Godhead and the Manhood, were joined together in one Peron, never to be divided, whereof is one Chri, very God, and very Man; who truly uffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a acrifice, not only for original guilt, but alo for aual ins of men. III. Of the going down of Chri into Hell .

H E Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlaing of the Father, the very and eternal T God, and of one ubance with the Father, took Mans na-

And the other Books (as Hierome aith) the Church doth read for example of life and inruion of manners; but yet doth it not apply them to eablih any dorine; uch as are the following:
The 3 Book of E dras, The 4 Book of E dras, The Book of Tobias, The Book of Judith, The re of the Book of He her, The Book of Wi dom, Je us the Son of Sirach Baruch the Prophet, The Song of the three Children, The Story of Su anna, Of Bel and the Dragon, The Prayer of Mana es, The 1 Book of Maccabees, The 2 Book of Maccabees.

GENESIS, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Jo hua, Judges, Ruth, The 1 Book of Samuel, The 2 Book of Samuel, The 1 Book of Kings, The 2 Book of Kings,

The 1 Book of Chronicles, The 2 Book of Chronicles, The 1 Book of Edras, The 2 Book of Edras, The Book of Eher, The Book of Job, The Palms, The Proverbs, Eccleiaes or Preacher, Cantica, or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets the greater, Twelve Prophets the les.

S Chri died for us, and was buried; o alo it is to be believed, that he went down into Hell. IV. Of the Re urre ion of Chri .

acended into Heaven, and there itteth, until he return to judge all Men at the la day. V. Of the Holy Gho .

H R I S T did truly rie again from death, and took C again his body, with fleh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfeion of Mans nature; wherewith he

All the Books of the New Teament, as they are commonly received, we do receive, and account them Canonical. VII. Of the Old Te ament . H E Old Teament is not contrary to the New: for both in the Old and New Teament everlaing life is T offered to Mankind by Chri, who is the only Mediator be-

H E Holy Gho, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one ubance, majey, and glory, with the T Father and the Son, very and eternal God.

tween God and Man, being both God and Man. Wherefore

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they are not to be heard, which feign that the old Fathers did look only for tranitory promies. Although the Law given from God by Moes, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not bind Chriian men, nor the Civil precepts thereof ought of neceity to be received in any commonwealth; yet notwithanding, no Chriian man whatoever is free from the obedience of the Commandments which are called Moral. VIII. Of the Creeds . H E Three Creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanaiuss Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apoles Creed, T ought thoroughly to be received and believed: for they may be proved by mo certain warrants of Holy Scripture. IX. Of Original or Birth-Sin . RIGINAL Sin andeth not in the following of Adam, O (as the Pelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and cor-

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XI. Of the Ju ification of Man. E are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jeus Chri, by faith, and not of our own works or deervings. Wherefore, that we are juified by faith only, is a mo wholome Dorine, and very full of comfort, as more largely is expreed in the Homily of Juification.

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XII. Of Good Works . L B E I T that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow after Juification, cannot put away our ins, and endure the everity of Gods judgment; yet are they pleaing and acceptable to God in Chri, and do pring out necearily of a true and lively Faith; inomuch that by them a lively Faith may be as evidently known as a tree dicerned by the fruit. XIII. Of Works before Ju ification . O R K S done before the grace of Chri, and the Inpiration of his Spirit, are not pleaant to God, foramuch as they pring not of faith in Jeus Chri; neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the School-authors ay) deerve grace of congruity: yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of in.

ruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is ingendered of the offpring of Adam, whereby man is very far gone from original Righteounes, and is of his own Nature inclined to evil, o that the fleh lueth always contrary to the pirit; and therefore in every peron born into this world, it deerveth Gods wrath and damnation. And this infeion of nature doth remain, yea in them that are regenerated; whereby the lu of the fleh, called in Greek, , which ome do expound the widom, ome enuality, ome the affeion, ome the deire, of the fleh, is not ubje to the Law of God. And although there is no condemnation for them that believe and are baptized; yet the Apole doth confes, that concupicence and lu hath of itelf the nature of in. X. Of Free-Will . H E condition of Man after the fall of Adam is uch, that he cannot turn and prepare himelf, by his own T natural rength and good works, to faith, and calling upon

XIV. Of Works of Supererogation . OLUNTARY Works beides, over and above, Gods Commandments, which they call Works of Supererogation, cannot be taught without arrogancy and impiety: for by them men do declare, that they do not only render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that they do more for his ake, than of bounden duty is required: whereas Chri aith plainly, When ye have done all that are commanded to you, ay, We are unprofitable ervants.

God: Wherefore we have no power to do good works pleaant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chri preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.

XV. Of Chri alone without Sin. HRIST in the truth of our nature was made like unto us in all things, in only except, from which he was clearly void, both in his fleh, and in his pirit. He came to

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be the Lamb without pot, who, by acrifice of himelf once made, hould take away the ins of the world; and in (as Saint John aith) was not in him. But all we the re, although baptized, and born again in Chri, yet offend in many things; and if we ay we have no in, we deceive ourelves, and the truth is not in us. XVI. Of Sin after Bapti m . O T every deadly in willingly committed after Baptim is in again the Holy Gho, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of repentance is not to be denied to uch as fall into in after Baptim. After we have received the Holy Gho, we may depart from grace given, and fall into in, and by the grace of God we may rie again, and amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned, which ay, they can no more in as long as they live here, or deny the place of forgivenes to uch as truly repent.

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to be enjoyed through Chri, as becaue it doth fervently kindle their love towards God; o, for curious and carnal perons, lacking the Spirit of Chri, to have continually before their eyes the entence of Gods Predeination, is a mo dangerous downfall, whereby the Devil doth thru them either into deperation, or into wretchlenes of mo unclean living, no les perilous than deperation. Furthermore, we mu receive God's promies in uch wie, as they be generally et forth to us in Holy Scripture: And, in our doings, that Will of God is to be followed, which we have exprely declared unto us in the Word of God. XVIII. Of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the Name of Chri . H E Y alo are to be had accured, that preume to ay, That every man hall be aved by the Law or Se which he profeeth, o that he be diligent to frame his life according to that Law, and the light of Nature. For Holy Scripture doth et out unto us only the Name of Jeus Chri, whereby men mu be aved.

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XVII. Of Prede ination and Ele ion . R E D E S T I N A T I O N to Life is the everlaing purpoe of God, whereby, before the foundations of the world were laid, he hath conantly decreed by his counel, ecret to us, to deliver from cure and damnation thoe whom he hath choen in Chri out of mankind, and to bring them by Chri to everlaing alvation, as veels made to honour. Wherefore, they which be endued with o excellent a benefit of God, be called according to Gods purpoe by his Spirit working in due eaon: they through Grace obey the calling: they be juified freely: they be made ons of God by adoption: they be made like the image of his only-begotten Son Jeus Chri: they walk religiouly in good works, and at length, by Gods mercy, they attain to everlaing felicity. As the godly conideration of Predeination, and our Eleion in Chri, is full of weet, pleaant, and unpeakable comfort to godly perons, and uch as feel in themelves the working of the Spirit of Chri, mortifying the Works of the fleh, and their earthly members, and drawing up their mind to high and heavenly things; as well becaue it doth greatly eablih and confirm their faith of eternal Salvation

XIX. Of the Church . H E viible Church of Chri is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly miniered according to Chris ordinance, in all thoe things that of neceity are requiite to the ame. As the Church of Hieru alem, Alexandria, and Antioch, have erred; o alo the Church of Rome hath erred, not only in their living and manner of Ceremonies, but alo in matters of Faith. XX. Of the Authority of the Church . HE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controveries of Faith: And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain anything that is contrary to Gods Word written, neither may it o expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witnes and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, as it ought not to decree any thing again the ame, o beides the ame ought it not to enforce any thing to be believed for neceity of Salvation.

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XXI. Of the Authority of General Councils . E N E R A L Councils may not be gathered together G without the commandment and will of princes. And when they be gathered together (foramuch as they be an

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Gods good will towards us, by the which he doth work inviibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but alo rengthen and confirm our Faith in him. There are two Sacraments ordained of Chri our Lord in the Gopel; that is to ay, Baptim, and the Supper of the Lord. Thoe five commonly called Sacraments, that is to ay, Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and Extreme Union, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gopel, being uch as have grown partly of the corrupt following of the Apoles, partly are ates of life allowed in the Scriptures: but yet have not like nature of Sacraments with Baptim, and the Lords Supper, for that they have not any viible ign or ceremony ordained of God. The Sacraments were not ordained of Chri to be gazed upon, or to be carried about; but that we hould duly ue them. And in uch only as worthily receive the ame, they have a wholeome effe or operation: but they that receive them unworthily, purchae to themelves damnation, as Saint Paul aith. XXVI. Of the Unworthine s of Mini ers, which hinders not the effe of the Sacraments. L T H O U G H in the viible Church the evil be ever mingled with the good, and ometimes the evil have A chief authority in the Miniration of the Word and Sacra-

Aembly of Men, whereof all be not governed with the Spirit and word of God,) they may err, and ometime have erred, even in things pertaining unto God. Wherefore things ordained by them as neceary to alvation, have neither rength nor authority, unles it may be declared that they be taken out of holy Scripture. XXII. Of Purgatory . H E Romih Dorine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worhipping and Adoration, as well as of Images as of T Reliques, and alo invocation of Saints, is a fond thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God. XXIII. Of Mini ering in the Congregation . T is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of publick preaching, or miniering the Sacraments in I the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and ent to

execute the ame. And thoe we ought to judge lawfully called and ent, which be choen and called to this work by men who have public authority given unto them in the congregation, to call and end Miniers in the Lords vineyard. XXIV. Of Speaking in the Congregation in uch a Tongue as the people under andeth.

tongue not underanded by the people.

T is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the cuom of the Primitive Church, to have publick I Prayer in the Church, or to minier the Sacraments, in a XXV. Of the Sacraments . ordained of Chri be not only badges S ACRAMENTS or tokens of Chriian mens profeion, but rather they

be certain ure witnees, and effeual igns of grace, and

ments, yet foramuch as they do not the ame in their own Name, but in Chris, and do minier by his commiion and authority, we may ue their Miniry, both in hearing the Word of God, and in receiving of the Sacraments. Neither is the effe of Chris ordinance taken away by their wickednes, nor the grace of Gods gifts diminihed from uch as by faith, and rightly, do receive the Sacraments miniered unto them; which be effeual, becaue of Chri's initution and promie, although they be miniered by evil men. Nevertheles, it appertaineth to the dicipline of the Church, that inquiry be made of evil Miniers, and that they be accued of thoe who have knowledge of their offences; and finally, being found guilty, by ju judgment be depoed.

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XXVII. Of Bapti m . APTISM is not only a ign of profeion, and mark of difference, whereby Chriian men are dicerned from others that be not chriened; but it is alo a ign of Regeneration or New Birth, whereby, as by an inrument, they that receive Baptim rightly are grafted into the Church; the promies of the forgivenes of in, and of our adoption to be the ons of God by the Holy Gho, are viibly igned and ealed; Faith is confirmed, and Grace increaed by virtue of prayer unto God. The Baptim of young Children is in any wie to be retained in the Church, as mo agreeable with the initution of Chri.

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Chri: but rather, to their condemnation, do eat and drink the ign or Sacrament of o great a thing. XXX. Of both kinds . H E Cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the laypeople: for both the parts of the Lords Sacrament, by T Chris ordinance and commandment, ought to be miniered to all Chriian men alike. XXXI. Of the one Oblation of Chri fini hed upon the Cro s. HE Offering of Chri once made is that perfe redemption, propitiation, and atifaion, for all the ins of the T whole world, both original and aual; and there is none other

XXVIII. Of the Lords Supper . HE Supper of the Lord is not only a ign of the love that Chriians ought to have among themelves one to T another; but rather it is a Sacrament of our redemption by

atifaion for in, but that alone. Wherefore the acrifices of Maes, in which it is commonly aid, that the Prie did offer Chri for the quick and the dead, to have remiion of pain or guilt, were blaphemous fables, and dangerous deceits. XXXII. Of the Marriage of Prie s . I S H O P S , Pries, and Deacons, are not commanded by Gods Law, either to vow the eate of a ingle life, or B to abain from marriage: therefore it is lawful for them, as

Chris death: inomuch that to uch as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the ame, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Chri; and likewie the Cup of Bleing is a partaking of the Blood of Chri. Tranubantiation (or the change of the ubance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plains words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occaion to many uperitions. The Body of Chri is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after and heavenly and piritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Chri is received and eaten in the Supper, is Faith. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper was not by Chris ordinance reerved, carried about, lifted up, or worhipped. XXIX. Of the Wicked, which eat not the Body of Chri in the u e of the Lords Supper. H E Wicked, and uch as be void of a lively faith, although they do carnally and viibly pres with their T teeth (as Saint Auguine aith) the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Chri; yet in no wie are they partakers of

for all other Chriian men, to marry at their own dicretion, as they hall judge the ame to erve better to godlines. XXXIII. Of Excommunicate Per ons, how they are to be avoided. H A T peron which by open denunciation of the Church, is rightly cut off from the unity of the Church, T 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. XXXIV. Of the Traditions of the Church . T is not neceary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one, or utterly alike; for at all times they have I been divers, and may be changed according to the diverities

of countries, times, and mens manners, o that nothing be ordained again the Gods Word. Whooever through his private

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judgment, willingly and purpoely 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 again the common Order of the Church, and hurteth the authority of the Magirate, and woundeth the conciences of the weak brethren. Every particular or national Church hath authority to ordain, change, and abolih, Ceremonies or Rites of the Church, ordained only by mans authority, o that all things be done to edifying. XXXV. Of the Homilies . H E econd Book of Homilies, the everal titles whereof we have joined under this Article, doth contain a T godly and wholeome Dorine, and neceary for thee times, as doth the former Book of Homilies, which were et forth in the time of Edward the Sixth; and therefore we judge them to be read in the Churches by the Miniers, diligently and diinly, that they may be underanded by the people. Of the Names of the H O M I L I E S .
1 OF the right U e of the Church. 2 Again peril of Idolatry. 3 Of repairing and keeping clean of Churches. 4 O good Works: fir of Fa ing. 5 Again Gluttony and Drunkene s. 6 Again Exce s of Apparel. 7 Of Prayer. 8 Of the place and time of Prayer. 9 That Common Prayers and Sacraments ought to mini ered in a known Tongue. 10 Of the reverend e imation of Gods Word. Of Alm -doing. Of the Nativity of Chri . Of the Pa ion of Chri . Of the Re urre ion of Chri . Of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Chri . 16 Of the Gifts of the Holy Gho . 17 For the Rogation Days. 18 Of the tate of Matrimony. 19 Of Repentance. 20 Again Idlene s. 21 Again Rebellion. 11 12 13 14 15

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time by authority of Parliament, doth contain all things neceary to uch Conecration and Ordering: neither hath it any thing, that of itelf is uperitious and ungodly. And therefore whooever are conecrated or ordered according to the Rites of that Book, ince the econd year of the forenamed King Edward unto this time, or hereafter hall be conecrated or ordered according to the ame Rites; we decree all uch to be rightly, orderly, and lawfully conecrated and ordered. XXXVII. Of the Civil Magi rates . H E Kings Majey hath the chief power in this Realm of England, and other his dominions, unto whom the T chief Government of all Eates of this Realm, whether they

be Eccleiaical or Civil, in all caues doth appertain, and is not, nor ought to be, ubje to any foreign Juridiion. Where we attribute to the Kings Majey the chief government (by which Titles we underand the minds of ome landerous folks to be offended) we give not to our Princes the miniering either of Gods Word, or of the Sacraments; the which thing the Injunions alo lately et forth by Elizabeth our Queen do mo plainly teify; but that only prerogative, which we ee to have been given always to all godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God himelf; that is, that they hould rule all eates and degrees committed to their charge by God, whether they be Eccleiaical or Temporal, and rerain with the civil word the ubborn and evildoers. The Bihop of Rome hath no juridiion in this Realm of England. The Laws of the realm may punih Chriian men with death, for heinous and grievous offences. It is lawful for Chriian men, at the commandment of the Magirate, to wear weapons, and erve in the wars. XXXVIII. O Chri ian Mens Goods, which are not common. H E Riches and Goods of Chriians are not common, as touching the right, title, and poeion of the ame; T as certain Anabapti s do falely boa. Notwithanding,

XXXVI. Of Con ecration of Bi hops and Mini ers . HE Book of Conecration of Archbihops and Bihops, and Ordering of Pries and Deacons, lately et forth in T the time of Edward the Sixth, and confirmed at the ame

every man ought, of uch things he poeeth, liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability.

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XXXIX. Of a Chri ian mans Oath . S we confes that vain and rah Swearing is forbidden Chriian men by our Lord Jeus Chri, and James his Apole; o we judge, that Chriian Religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may wear when the Magirate requireth, in a caue of faith and charity, o it be done according to the Prophets teaching, in juice, judgment, and truth.

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wherein whosoever are related, are forbidden in Scripture, and our Laws, to marry together
A woman may not marry her: 1 GRANDFATHER, 2 Grandmothers Huband, 3 Hubamds Grandfather, 4 Fathers Brother, 5 Mothers Brother, 6 Fathers Siers Huband, 7 Mothers Siers Huband, 8 Hubands Fathers Brother, 9 Hubands Mothers Brother, 10 Father, 11 Step-father, 12 Hubands Father, 13 Son, 14 Husbands Son, 15 Daughters Hu band, 16 Brother, 17 Hubands Brother, 18 Siers Huband, 19 Sons Son, 20 Daughters Son, 21 Son's Daughters Huband, 22 Daughters Daughters Huband, 23 Hubands Sons Son, 24 Hubands Daughters Son, 25 Brothers Son, 26 Siers Son, 27 Brothers Daughters Huband, 28 Siers Daughters Huband, 29 Hubands Brothers Son, 30 Hu bands Siers Son.

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RATIFICATION.

H I S Book of Articles before rehear ed, is again approved, and allowed T to be holden and executed within the Realm, by the a ent and con ent of our Sovereign Lady E L I Z A B E T H , 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 ub cription of the hands of the Archbi hop and Bi hops of the Upper-hou e, and by the ub cription of the whole Clergy of the Nether-hou e in their Convocation, in the Year of our Lord 1571.

A T A B L E of the A R T I C L E S .
1. OF Faith in the Holy Trinity. 2. Of Chri the Son of God. 3. Of his going down into Hell. 4 . Of his Re urre ion. 5. Of the Holy Gho . 6. Of the Sufficiency of the Scripture. 7. Of the Old Te ament. 8. Of the Three Creeds. 9. Of Original or Birth- in. 10. Of Free-Will. 11. Of Ju ification. 12. Of Good Works. 13. Of Works before Ju ification. 14. Of Works of Supererogation. 15. Of Chri alone without Sin. 16. Of Sin after Bapti m. 17. Of Prede ination and Election. 18. Of obtaining Salvation by Chri . 19. Of the Church. 20. Of the Authority of the Church. 21. Of the Authority of General Councils. 22. Of Purgatory. 23. Of Miniering in the Congregation. 24. Of peaking in the Congregation. 25. Of the Sacraments. 26. Of the Unworthine s of Mini ers. 27 Of Bapti m. 28. Of the Lords Supper. 29. Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Chri . 30. Of both kinds. 31. Of Chri s one Oblation. 32. Of the Marriage of Prie s. 33. Of Excommunicate Per ons. 34. Of the Traditions of the Church. 35. Of the Homilies. 36. Of Con ecrating of Mini ers. 37. Of Civil Magi rates. 38. Of Chri ian mens Goods. 39. Of a Chri ian mans Oath.

A man may not marry his: 1 GRANDMOTHER, 2 Grandfathers Wife, 3 Wifes Grandmother, 4 Fathers Sier, 5 Mothers Sier, 6 Fathers Brothers Wife, 7 Mothers Brothers Wife, 8 Wifes Fathers Sier, 9 Wifes Mothers Sier, 10 Mother, 11 Step-mother, 12 Wifes Mother, 13 Daughter, 14 Wifes Daughter, 15 Son's Wife, 16 Sier, 17 Wifes Sister, 18 Brothers Wife, 19 Sons Daughter, 20 Daughters Daughter, 21 Son's Sons Wife, 22 Daughters Sons Wife, 23 Wifes Sons Daughter, 24 Wifes Daughters Daughter, 25 Brothers Daughter, 26 Siers Daughter, 27 Brothers Sons Wife, 28 Siers Sons Wife, 29 Wifes Brothers Daughter, 30 Wifes Siers Daughter.

T H E E N D.