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A04118 Articles of religion agreed vpon by the archbishops, and bishops, and the rest of the clergie of Ireland, in the conuocation holden at Dublin in the yeare of our Lord God 1615. for the auoyding of diuersities of opinions: and the establishing of concent touching true religion.; Articles. 1615 Church of Ireland. 1628 (1628) STC 14261; ESTC S107433 14,133 38

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are administred and the authority of the Keyes is vsed the more or lesse pure are such Churches to be accounted article 70 Although in the visible Church the euill be euer mingled with the good and sometimes the euill haue chiefe authority in the ministration of the Word Sacraments yet for as much as they doe not the same in their owne name but in Christs and minister by his commission and authority we may vse their ministery both in hearing the Word and in receiuing the Sacraments Neither is the effect of Christs ordinance taken away by their wickednes nor the grace of Gods gifts diminished from such as by faith rightly do receiue the Sacraments ministred vnto them which are effectuall because of Christs institution and promise although they be ministred by euill men Neuerthelesse it appertaineth to the discipline of the Church that inquiry be made of euill Ministers and that they be accused by those that haue knowledge of their offences and finally being found guilty by iust iudgement be deposed article 71 It is not lawfull for any man to take vpon him the office of publike preaching or ministring the Sacraments in the Church vnlesse hee bee first lawfully called sent to execute the same And those we ought to iudge lawfully called and sent which be chosen and called to this worke by men who haue publike authority giuen them in the Church to call and send Ministers into the Lords Vineyard article 72 To haue publike prayer in the Church or to administer the Sacraments in a tongue not vnderstood of the people is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God and the custome of the Primitiue Church article 73 That person which by publike denunciation of the Church is rightly cut off from the vnity of the Church and excommunicate ought to be taken of the whole multitude of the faithfull as a Heathen and Publican vntill by Repentance hee be openly reconciled and receiued into the Church by the iudgement of such as haue authority in that behalfe article 74 God hath giuen power to his Ministers not simply to forgiue sinnes which prerogatiue he hath reserued onely to himselfe but in his name to declare and pronounce vnto such as truely repent and vnfainedly beleeue his holy Gospell the absolution and forgiuenesse of sins Neither is it Gods pleasure that his people should be tyed to make a particular confession of all their knowne sinnes vnto any mortall man howsoeuer any person grieued in his conscience vpon any speciall cause may well resort vnto any godly and learned Minister to receiue aduice and comfort at his hands Of the authority of the Church generall Councels and Bishop of Rome article 75 IT is not lawfull for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods Word neither may it so expound one place of Scripture that it be repugnant to another Wherefore although the Church bee a witnesse and a keeper of holy Writ yet as it ought not to decree any thing against the same so besides the same ought it not enforce any thing to be beleeued vpon necessitie of saluation article 76 Generall Councels may not be gathered together without the commandement and will of Princes and when they be gathered together for as much as they be an assembly of men not alwaies gouerned with the Spirit and Word of God they may erre and sometimes haue erred euen in things pertaining to the rule of piety Wherfore things ordained by them as necessary to saluation haue neither strength nor authority vnlesse it may be shewed that they be taken out of holy Scriptures article 77 Euery particular Church hath authority to institute to change and cleane to put away ceremonies and other Ecclesiasticall rites as they be superfluous or be abused and to constitute other making more to seemlinesse to order or edification article 78 As the Churches of Ierusalem Alexandria and Antioch haue erred so also the Church of Rome hath erred not onely in those things which concern matter of practice and point of ceremonies but also in matters of faith article 79 The power which the Bishop of Rome now challengeth to be the Supreme head of the vniuersall Church of Christ to be aboue all Emperours Kings and Princes is an vsurped power contrary to the Scriptures and Word of God and contrary to the example of the Primitiue Church and therefore is for most iust causes taken away and abolished within the Kings Maiesties Realmes and Dominions article 80 The Bishop of Rome is so farre from being the Supreme head of the vniuersall Church of Christ that his workes and doctrine do plainly discouer him to bee that man of sinne foretold in the holy Scriptures whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and abolish with the brightnesse of his comming Of the state of the Old and New Testament article 81 IN the Old Testament the Commandements of the Law were more largely and the promises of Christ more sparingly and darkly propounded shadowed with a multitude of types and figures and so much the more generally and obscurely deliuered as the manifesting of them was further off article 82 The Old Testament is not contrary to the New For both in the Old and New Testament euerlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ who is the onely Mediatour betweene God and man being both God and man Wherefore they are not to bee heard which faigne that the old Fathers did looke onely for transitory promises For they looked for all benefits of God the Father through the merits of his Sonne Iesus Christ as we now doe onely they beleeued in Christ which should come we in Christ already come article 83 The New Testament is full of grace and truth bringing ioyfull tidings vnto mankinde that whatsoeuer formerly was promised of Christ is now accomplished and so in stead of the ancient types and ceremonies exhibiteth the things themselues with a large and cleare declaration of all the benefits of the Gospell Neither is the ministery thereof restrained any longer to one circumcised Nation but is indifferently propounded vnto all people whether they be Iewes or Gentiles So that there is now no Nation which can truely complaine that they be shut forth from the communion of Saints and the liberties of the people of God article 84 Although the Law giuen from God by Moses as touching ceremonies and rites bee abolished and the Ciuill precepts thereof be not of necessity to be receiued in any Common-wealth yet notwithstanding no Christian man whatsoeuer is freed from the obedience of the Commandements which are called Morall Of the Sacraments of the New Testament article 85 THe Sacraments ordained by Christ be not onely badges or tokens of Christian mens profession but rather certaine sure witnesses and effectuall or powerfull signes of grace and Gods good will towards vs by which hee doth worke inuisibly in vs and not onely quicken but also strengthen and confirme our faith in