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A79651	A collection of articles, injunctions, canons, orders, ordinances and consitutions ecclesiastical, with other publick records of the Church of England chiefly in the times of K. Edward VI. Q. Elizabeth, [double brace] K. James, & K. Charles I. Published to vindicate the Church of England, and to promote uniformity and peace in the same. : With a learned preface by Anthony Sparrow, D.D. Lord Bishop of Norwich.	Church of England.; Sparrow, Anthony, 1612-1685.; England and Wales. Laws, etc.	1671 (1671)	Wing C4094cA; ESTC R173968	232,380	430

divided whereof is one Christ very God and very Man who truly suffered was crucified dead and buried to reconcile his Father to us and to be a sacrifice for all sin of man both original and actual Of the going down of Christ into Hell AS Christ died and was buried for us so also it is to be believed that he went down into Hell for the body lay in the Sepulchre until the Resurrection but his Ghost departing from him was with the Ghosts that were in Prison or in Hell and did preach to the same as the place of St. Peter doth testifie The Resurrection of Christ CHrist did truly rise again from death and took again his body with flesh bones and all things appertaining to the perfection of mans nature wherewith he ascended into Heaven and there sitteth until he return to judge men at the last day The Doctrine of holy Scripture is sufficient to Salvation HOly Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation so that whatsoever is neither read therein nor may be proved thereby although it be sometime received of the Faithful as godly and profitable for an order and comeliness yet no man ought to be constrained to believe it as an Article of Faith or reputed requisite to the necessity of salvation The Old Testament is not to be refused THe Old Testament is not to be put away as though it were contrary to the New but to be kept still for both in the Old and New Testaments everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ who is the only Mediator between God and man being both God and man VVherefore they are not to be heard which feign that the old Fathers did look only for transitory promises The three Creeds THe three Creeds Nicene Creed Athanasius's Creed and that which is commonly called the Apostles Creed ought thorowly to be received for they may be proved by most certain warrants of holy Scripture Of Original or Birth-sin ORiginal sin standeth not in the following of Adam as the Pelagians do vainly talk which also the Anabaptists do now adays renew but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of every man that naturally is ingendred of the off-spring of Adam whereby man is very far gone from his former righteousness which he had at his Creation and is of his own nature given to evil so that the flesh desireth always contrary to the spirit and therefore in every person born in this world it deserveth Gods wrath and damnation and this infection of nature doth remain yea in them that are baptized whereby the lust of the flesh called in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which some do expound the wisdom some the sensuality some the affection some the desire of the flesh is not subject to the Law of God And although there is no condemnation for them that believe and are baptized yet the Apostle doth confess that concupiscence and lust hath of it self the nature of sin Of Free-will WE have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God without the Grace of God by Christ preventing us that we may have a good will and working in us when we have that will Of Grace THe Grace of Christ or the holy Ghost by him given doth take away the stony heart and giveth an heart of flesh and although those that have no will to good things he maketh them to will and those that would evil things he maketh them not to will the same yet nevertheless he enforceth not the will and therefore no man when he sinneth can excuse himself as not worthy to be blamed or condemned by alledging that he sinned unwillingly or by compulsion Of the justification of man JVstification by only Faith in Iesus Christ in that sense as it is declared in the Homily of Iustification is a most certain and wholsom Doctrine for Christian men Works before Justification WOrks done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of his Spirit are not pleasant to God forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Iesu Christ neither do they make men mete to receive grace or as the School-Authors say deserve grace of Congruity but because they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done we doubt not but they have the nature of sin Works of Supererogation VOluntary works besides over and above Gods Commandments which they call works of Supererogation cannot be taught without arrogancy and iniquity For by them men do declare that they do not only render to God as much as they are bound to do but that they do more for his sake than of bounden duty is required whereas Christ saith plainly When ye have done all that is commanded you say We be unprofitable Servants No man is without sin but Christ alone CHrist in the truth of nature was made like unto us in all things sin only excepted from which he was clearly void both in his flesh and in his Spirit He came to be the Lamb without spot who by sacrifice of himself made once for ever should take away the sins of the World and sin as St. John saith was not in him But the rest yea although we be baptized and born again in Christ yet we offend in many things and if we say we have no sin we deceive our selves and the ruth is not in us Of sin against the holy Ghost EVery deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is not sin against the holy Ghost and unpardonable wherefore the place for penitents is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism After we have received the Holy Ghost we may depart from Grace given and fall into sin and by the grace of God we may arise again and amend our lives And therefore they are to be condemned which say they can no more sin as long as they live here or deny the place for penitents to such as truely repent and amend their lives Blasphemy against the holy Ghost BLasphemy against the holy Ghost is when a man of malice and stubbornness of mind doth rail upon the truth of Gods Word manifestly perceived and being enemy thereunto persecuteth that same and because such be guilty of Gods curse they entangle themselves with a most grievous and heinous crime whereupon this kind of sin is called and affirmed of the Lord unpardonable Of Predestination and Election PRedestination to life is the everlasting purpose of God whereby before the foundations of the world were laid he hath constantly decreed by his own judgment secret from us to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen out of mankind and to bring them to everlasting salvation by Christ as vessels made to honor whereupon such as have so excellent a benefit of God given unto them be called according to Gods purpose by his Spirit working in due season they through grace obey the calling they be justified freely they be made sons by adoption they be made like the Image of

in Reg. Edward 9. Artic. cannot put away our sins and endure the severity of Gods judgment yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit 13. Of Works before Justification WOrks done before the grace of Christ and the inspiration of this Spirit are not pleasant to God forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Iesu Christ neither do they make men meet to receive grace or as the School-Authors say deserve 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 sin 14. Of Works of Supererogation VOluntary Works besides over and above Gods Commandments which they call works of Supererogation cannot be taught without arrogancy and iniquity 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 sake than of bounden duty is required whereas Christ saith plainly When ye have done all that are commanded to you say We are unprofitable servants 15. Of Christ alone without sin CHrist in the truth of our nature was made like unto us in all things sin only excepted from which he was clearly void both in his flesh and in his Spirit He came to be a Lamb without spot who by sacrifice of himself once made should take away the sins of the World and sin as S. John saith was not in him But all we the rest although baptised and if born again in Christ yet offend in many things and if we say we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us Blasphemia in Spiritum Sanctum EST cum quis Verborum Dei manifestè perceptam veritatem ex malitia obfirmatione animi convitiis insectatur hostiliter insequitur Atque hujusmodi quia maledicto sunt obnoxii gravissimo sese astringunt scelere unde peccati hoc genus irremissibile à Domino appellatur affirmatur Artic. 16. Edward 6. 16. Of sin after Baptism NOt every deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is sin against the holy Ghost and unpardonable Wherefore the grant of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism After we have received the holy Ghost we may depart from grace given and fall into sin and by the grace of God we may arise again and amend our lives And therefore they are to be condemned which say they can no more sin as long as they live here to deny the place of forgiveness to such as truly repent 17. Of Predestination and Election PRedestination to life is the everlasting purpose of God whereby before the foundations of the world were laid he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation as vessels made to honour Wherefore they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God be called according to Gods purpose by his Spirit working in due season they through grace obey the calling they be justified freely they be made Sons of God by adoption they be made like the Image of his only begotten Son Iesus Christ they walk religiously in good works and at length by Gods mercy they attain to everlasting felicity As the godly consideration of Predestination and our Election in Christ is full of sweet pleasant and unspeakable comfort to godly persons and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ mortifying the works of the flesh and their earthly members and drawing up their mind to high and heavenly things as well because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith of eternal salvation to be enjoyed through Christ as because it doth frequently kindle their love towards God so for curious and carnal persons lacking the Spirit of Christ to have continually before their eyes the sentence of Gods Predestination is a most dangerous downfal whereby the Devil doth thrust them either into desperation or into wretchlesness of most unclean living no less perilous than desperation Furthermore we must receive Gods promises in such wise as they be generally set forth to us in holy Scripture and in our doings that will of God is to be followed which we have expresly declared unto us in the word of God Omnes obligantur ad moralia legis praecepta servanda LEx à Deo data per Mosen licet quoad ceremonias ritus Christianos non astringat neque civilia eis praecepta in aliqua Repub. necessario recipi debeant nihilominus ab obedientia mandatorum quae moralia vocantur nullus quantumvis Christianus est solutus quare illi non sunt audiendi qui sacras literas tantum infirmis datas esse perhibent spiritum perpetuo jactant à quo sibi quae praedicant suggeri asserunt quamquam cum S. Scripturis apertissime pugnent Art Edward 6.19 18. Of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the Name of Christ THey also are to be had accursed that presume to say that every man shall be saved by the Law or Sect which he professeth so that he be diligent to frame his life according to that aw and the light of nature For holy Scripture doth set out unto us only the Name of Iesus Christ whereby men must be saved 19. Of the Church THe visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faithful men in which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacramencs be duly ministred according to Christs Ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same As the Church of Jerusalem Alexandria and Antioch have erred So also the Church of Rome hath erred not only in their living and manner of Ceremonies but also in matters of faith 20. Of the Authority of the Church THe Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies authority in Controversies of Faith And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to Gods Word written neither may it so expound one place of Scripture that it be repugnant to another Wherefore although the Church be a witness 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 to enforce any thing to be believed for necessity of salvation 21. Of the Authority of General Councils GEneral Councils may not be gathered together without the commandment and will of Princes And when they be gathered together forasmuch as they be an Assembly of men whereof all be not governed with the Spirit and word of God they may erre and sometime have erred even in things pertaining unto God Wherefore things ordained by them as necessary to salvation

104 105 At the Kings Healing of the Evil the Prayers Page 165 I. INjunctions of Edward the Sixth Page 1 Images to be taken down and destroyed Page 2 67 Injunctions of E. 6. to be read once a year Page 5 6 71 Of Justification of Man Page 43 95 Injunctions touching both Clergy and Laity by Q. Eliz. 1559 the first year of her Reign Page 65 Inventories of Church Goods to be made and delivered to the Visitors Page 80 Honour to be given to the Name of Jesus Page 82 The day of His Majesties Inauguration to be observed Page 349 Touching Jurisdiction concurrent Page 369 L. LAnguage understood or a known tongue to be read in the Congregation Page 47. 99 Litany when where and how to be read Page 72 181 182 Concerning Licences to Marry Page 370 M. MInisters absent from their Cures to leave Learned ones to do their Duty Page 3 177 Ministers Licensed and none others may Preach Page 4 69 177 They must give the fortieth part of their profit to the Poor and other Exhibitions to Scholars Page 5 70 71 And lay out the Fifth part of their Revenues in repair of their Churches Page 5 71 And must read the Injunctions once a year Page 5 71 And study Scripture Sentences to help despairing Persons Page 6 72 And Preach at least twice a year Page 7 They are not to be abused Page 10 76 No Man may Minister except he be called Page 47 99 The Ministers Wickedness doth not hinder the operation of Gods Ordinances Page 48 100 Of Magistrates Civil Page 51 106 Millen●rii called Hereticks Page 52 Ministers Marriages how to be Celebrated Page 76 77 103 Their Apparel Page 77 78 To read the Prayers c. distinctly Page 82 N. NEw Testament both in Latine and English to be had by every Parson c. Page 72 By the Name of Christ only Salvation can be obtained Page 98 O. OAth injoyned to prevent innovations in Doctrine and Government Page 359 Old Testament not to be refused Page 42 93 Of Original Sin Page 42 43 94 Oblation of Christ upon the Cross Page 49 103 Oath may be taken by Christian Men Page 51 52 107 Overseers for the Service of the Holy days Page 79 Oath of Allegiance Page 129 130 Oath of Supremacy Page 131 Oath of Simony ibid. Oath of Canonical Obedience Page 132 Oath of Residence ibid. P. PAter Noster Creed and the Ten Commandements to be read in English after the Gospel Page 2 68 177 Processions in the Church taken away Page 7 72 Pulpits to be provided at the Charge of the Parish Page 7 74 Primer of Hen. 8. only to be used Page 10 Proclamation concerning the Communion Page 15 16 Predestination and Election Page 45 97 Of Purgatory Page 47 99 Perambulation of Parishes continued and how to be performed Page 73 Parishioners to keep to their own Parish Church Page 78 Protestations to be made by such as take Ecclesiastical Preferment Page 127 Proclamation that the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Courts are according to the Laws of the Realm Page 132 Priests the form of ordering them Page 149 Popery the growth thereof to be suppressed Page 350 R. ROme Bishop thereof his Power Abolished Page 1 2 Register Books for Weddings Christenings and Burials to be kept in all Parishes Page 4 5 70 178 Resurrection of Christ Page 42 92 Resurrection of the Dead not yet brought to pass Page 52 Reverence to be used in time of Prayers Page 82 The Ratification Page 108 Of Residency Page 177 Reformation of Disorders in the Ministers of the Church Page 118 Concerning the Regal Power Page 345 Rites and Ceremonies a Declaration concerning them Page 361 Ratification Page 373 S. SErmons to be once a quarter Page 2 67 Sacraments to be duly administred Page 3 121 Symony forbidden and punished Page 9 75 178 The Son of God was made very Man Page 41 91 Scripture sufficient to Salvation Page 42 92 Sin against the Holy Ghost Page 44 Salvation obtained only by the Name of Christ Page 46 Of the Sacraments Page 48 100 Of the Lords Supper Page 49 101 Single Life commanded to no Man Page 50 Souls neither dye with the Body nor sleep idly Page 52 All Men shall not be saved Page 52 Superstitious things of all sorts abolished Page 74 Schoolmasters their Allowance and Duty Page 79 Singing Service continued in divers Churches Page 80 Sacramental Bread the Form of it Page 84 Scripture the Names and Numbers of the Canonical Books thereof Page 92 Sin after Baptisme Page 96 Against Socinianisme Page 355 Against Sectaries Page 357 T. TYths must be paid Page 6 71 Traditions of the Church Page 50 103 Tables to be in Churches instead of Altars Page 84 U. USurped and Forreign Authority forbidden Page 67 Upholders thereof to be presented Page 69 Uniformity of Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments Page 110 A confirmation thereof Page 118 W. WOrkes before Justification Page 43 95 Workes of Supererrogation Page 44 95 Workes of Faith Page 67 68 Workes of Mans device Page 68 Witchcraft c. forbidden Page 78 180 Wednesdays and Fridays the Church to read the Litany and Prayers Page 80 Of Good Workes Page 95 TABULA A. ARticuli in Synodo Londinensi anno 1552. Pag. 53 De Arbitrio libero Pag. 56 212 Articuli per Archiepiscopos Episcopos c. 1584 27 Eliz. Pag. 191 Articuli per Archiepiscopos Episcopos c. utriusque Provinciae 1562 Pag. 207 Articulorum confirmatio Pag. 222 Archidiaconi Pag. 229 Æditui Ecclesiarum alii selecti Pag. 234 Apparitorum excessus reformandi Pag. 256 333 Ægrotantes a Ministris sedulò visitandi Pag. 300 Actus judiciales non nisi publica authentica manu expediendi Pag. 325 B. B Blasphemia in spiritum sanctum Pag. 61 218 De Baptismo Pag. 58 96 Vt homines idonei ad sacros ordines Beneficia ecclesiastica admittantur Pag. 193 245 De Beneficiorum Pluralitate cohibenda Pag. 196 247 In Commendationibus Benefactorum Pag. 203 204 In Beneficia instituendi symoniae suspitionem jurejurando jussi avertere Pag. 288 Beneficiorum Pluralitas parcius dispensanda Pag. 289 Beneficiati absentes legitimè Curatum Concionatorem jubentur adhibere Pag. 291 Baptisteria in Ecclesiis paranda Pag. 306 C. COnciliorum Generalium authoritas Pag. 61 218 De Caena Domini Pag. 59 216 Caelibatus ex verbo Dei non praecipitur Pag. 62 Christianorum bona non sunt communia Pag. 63 222 Celebratio Coenae Domini in funebribus Pag. 199 Cancellarii Commissarii c. Pag. 230 Concionatores Pag. 238 Capitula sive Constitutiones Ecclesiasticae Anno 1597 Pag. 247 Constitutiones sive Canones Ecclesiastici Anno 1603 1 Jac. Pag. 263 Coenae sacrae iu usum panis vinum paranda Pag. 278 Coenae trina perceptio quotannis indicta Pag. 278 Coenae administrationem indictio praeire jussa Pag. 278 Coenae usus frequentior Academicis injunctus genuum flexio Pag. 278 Coenae in