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diversity_n	ceremony_n	church_n	tradition_n	579	5	10.4369	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25944	Articles of religion, agreed upon by both Houses and the principall divines thorough [sic] all England and Wales for the avoiding of diversities of opinions whereunto is added His Majesties declaration in confirming the same.; Thirty-nine Articles	Church of England.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1642 (1642)	Wing A3867; ESTC R6456	9,871	18

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 onely after an heavenly and spirituall manner And the mean whereby the body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith The Sacrament of the Lords Supper was not by Christs ordinance reserved carried about lifted up or worshipped 29. Of the wicked which eat not the body of Christ in the use of the Lords Supper The wicked and such as be void of lively faith although they doe carnally and visibly presse with their teeth as S. 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 signe or Sacrament of so great a thing 30. Of both kindes The Cup of the Lord is not to bee denied to the Lay-people For both the parts of the Lord Sacrament by Christs ordinance and commandment ought to be ministred to all Christian men a like 31. Of Christs one Oblation The Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption propitiation and sarisfaction for all the sins of the whole world both originall and actuall and there is none other satisfaction for sin but that alone Wherfore the sacrifices of Masses in the which it was commonly said that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick the dead to have remission of pain or guilt were blasphemous fables and dangerous deceits 32. Of the Traditions of the Church Bishops Priests and Deacons are not commanded by God law either to vow the estate of single life or to abstain from marriage therefore it is lawfull 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 godlinesse 33 Of excommunicate persons and 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 faithfull as an Heathen and Publican untill he be openly reconciled by Penance and received into the Church by a Iudge that hath authoritie thereto 34. Of Traditions of the Church It is not necessarie 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 so the diversity of countreys times and mens manners so that nothing be ordained against Gods 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 authoritie ought to be rebuked openly that other may fear to do the like as he that offendeth against the common order of the Church and burteth the authority of the Magistrate and woundeth the consciences of the weak brethren Every particular or nationall Church hath authority to ordain change and abolish Ceremonies or Rites of the Church ordained only by mans authority so that all things be done to edifying 35. Of Homilies The second Book of Homilies doth contain a godly and wholsome doctrine and necessarie for these times as doth the former Book of Homilies which were set forth by the time of Edward the sixth and therefore we judge them to be read in Churches ni ●he Ministers diligently and distinctly that they may be understanded of the people Of the names of the Homilies ● Of the right use of the Church ● Against perill of Idolatry ● Of the repairing and keeping cleane of Churches 4 Of good works first of fasting 5 Against gluttony and drunkennesse 6 Against excesse of apparell 7 Of praier 8 Of the place and time of Praier 9 That common Praiers Sacraments ought to bee ministred in a known tongue ●0 Of the reverent estimation of Gods Word 11 Of almes-doing 12 Of the Nativity of Christ 13 Of the Passion of Christ 14 Of the Resurrection of Christ 15 Of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ 16 Of the gifts of the Holy Ghost 17 For the Rogation daies 18 Of the state of Matrimonie 19 Of Repentance 20 Against Idlenesse 21 Against Rebellion 36. Of Consecration of Ministers The book of Consecrations of Archbishops and Bishops and ordering of Priests and Deacons lately set forth in the time of Edward the sixth and confirmed at the same ●ime by authoritie of Parliament doth contain all things necessarie to such Consecra●ion and ordering neither hath it any thing that of it selfe is superstitious and ungod●● And ther●fore whosoever are consecrated or ordered according to the Rites of that ●ooke since the second yeer of the afore-named King Edward unto this time or here●fter shall be consecrated or ordered according to the same Rites we decree all such to ●e rightly orderly and lawfully consecrated and ordered 37 Of the civill Magistrates The Queens Majesty hath the chiefe power in this Realm of England and other ●●r Dominions unto whom the chiefe government of all estates of this Realm whe●her they be Ecclesiasticall or Civill in all causes doth appertain and is not nor ought 〈◊〉 be subject to any forraign Iurisdiction Where we attribute to the Queens Majestie the chiefe government by which Ti●es we understand the minds of some slanderous folks to be offended we give not to our ●rinces the ministring either of Gods Word or of the Sacraments the which thing the Injunctions also lately set forth by Elizabeth our Queene doe mo●● plainly testifie but that only prerogative which we see to have been given always to all godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God himselfe that is that they should rule all estates and degrees committed to thei● charge by God whether they be Ecclesiasticall or Temporall and restrain with the civill sword the stubborn and evill doers The Bishop of Rome hath no Jurisdiction in this Realm of England The Lawes of the Realm may punish Christian men with death fo● heinous and grievous offences It is lawfull for Christian men at the commandment of the Magistrate to wear weapons and serve in the wars 38. Of Christian mens goods which are not common The riches and goods of Christians are not common as touching the right title and possession of the same as certaine Anabaptists do● falsly boast Notwithstanding every man ought of such things as h● possesseth liberally to give alms to the poor according to his ability 39. Of a Christian mans oath As we confesse that vain and rash swearing is forbidden Christian men by our Lord Jesus Christ and James his Apostle so we judge tha● Christian Religion doth not prohibit but that a man may swear wher● the Magistrate requireth in a cause of faith and charity so it be don● according to the Prophets teaching in justice judgment and truth 40. 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 consen● of our Soveraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith c. Which Article were deliberately read and confirmed again by the subscription of the han● of the Archbishop and Bishop of the upper House and by the subscription o● the whole Clergie in the nether House in their Convocation in the yeer of ou● Lord God 1571. FINIS