19 Of repentaunce.
20 Agaynst Idlenesse.
21 Agaynst rebellion.
18. Of the State of Matrimony.
19. Of Repentance.
20. Against Idleness.
21. Against Rebellion. [This Article is received in this Church, so far as it declares the Books of Homilies to be an explication of Christian doctrine, and instructive in piety and morals. But all references to the constitution and laws of England are considered as inapplicable to the circumstances of this Church; which also suspends the order for the reading of said Homilies in churches, until a revision of them may be conveniently made, for the clearing of them, as well from obsolete words and phrases, as from, the local references.] XXXV. [XXXVI.] XXXVI. XXXVI. Of consecration of Bishops and ministers. Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers. Libellus de Consecratione Archiepiscoporum & Episcoporum, & de ordinatione Presbyterorum & Diaconorum æditus nuper temporibus Edwardi sexti, & autoritate Parlamenti illis ipsis temporibus confirmatus, omnia ad eiusmodi consecrationem & ordinationem necessaria continet, & nihil habet quod ex se sit aut superstitiosum aut impium. The booke of Consecration of Archbishops, and Byshops, and orderyng of Priestes and Deacons, lately set foorth in the time of Edwarde the sixt, and confirmed at the same tyme by aucthoritie of Parliament, doth conteyne all thinges necessarie to suche consecration and orderyng: neyther hath it any thing, that of it selfe is superstitious The Book of Consecration of Bishops, and Ordering of Priests and Deacons, as set forth by the General Convention of this Church in 1792, doth contain all things necessary to such Consecration and Ordering; neither hath it any thing that, of itself, is superstitious and ungodly. And, therefore, whosoever are consecrated or ordered
Itaque quicunque iuxta ritus illius libri consecrati aut ordinati sunt ab Anno secundo prædicti Regis Edwardi, usque ad hoc tempus, aut in posterum iuxta eosdem ritus consecrabuntur aut ordinabuntur ritè, ordine, atque legitimè, statuimus esse & fore consecratos & ordinatos. or vngodly. And therefore, whosoeuer are consecrate or ordered accordyng to the rites of that booke, sence the seconds yere of the aforenamed king Edwarde, vnto this time or hereafter shal be consecrated or ordered accordyng to the same rites, we decree all such to be ryghtly, orderly, and lawfully consecrated and ordered. according to said Form, we decree all such to be rightly, orderly, and lawfully consecrated and ordered. XXXVI. [XXXVII.] XXXVII. XXXVII. De ciuilibus Magistratibus. Of the ciuill Magistrates. Of the Power of the Civil Magistrates. Regia Maiestas in hoc Angliæ Regno ac coeteris eius Dominijs, iure summam habet potestatem, ad quam omnium statuum huius Regni, siue illi ecclesiastici sunt siue non, in omnibus causis suprema gubernatio pertinet, & nulli externæ iurisdictioni est subiecta, nec esse debet. The Queenes Maiestie hath the cheefe power in this Realme of Englande, and other her dominions, vnto whom the cheefe gouernment of all estates of this Realme, whether they be Ecclesiasticall or Ciuile, in all causes doth apparteine, and is not, nor ought to be subiect to any forraigne iurisdiction. The Power of the Civil Magistrate extendeth to all men, as well Clergy as Laity, in all things temporal; but hath no authority in things purely spiritual. And, we hold it to be the duty of all men who are professors of the Gospel, to pay respectful obedience to the Civil Authority, regularly and legitimately constituted. Cum Regiæ Maiestati summam gubernationem tribuimus,. quibus titulis intelligimus animos quorundam calumniatorum offendi: non damus Regibus nostris aut uerbi Dei aut sacramentorum administrationem, quod etiam Iniunctiones ab Elizabetha Regina nostra nuper æditæ, apertissimè testantur: sed eam tantùm prærogatium, quam in sacris scripturis à Deo ipso omnibus pijs Where we attribute to the Queenes Maiestie the cheefe gouernment, by whiche titles we vnderstande the mindes of some slanderous folkes to be offended: we geue not to our princes the ministring either of God's word, or of Sacraments, the which thing the injunctions also lately set forth by Elizabeth our Queene, doth most plainlie testifie: But that only prerogatiue whiche we see to
Principibus, uidemus semper fuisse attributam, hoc est, ut omnes status atque ordines fidei suæ a Deo commissos, siue illi ecclesiastici sint, siue ciuiles, in officio contineant, & contumaces ac delinquentes, gladio ciuili coerceant. haue ben geuen alwayes to all godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God him selfe, that is, that they should rule all estates and degrees committed to their charge by God, whether they be Ecclesiasticall or Temporall, and restraine with the ciuill sworde the stubberne and euyll doers. Romanus Pontifex nullam habet iurisdictionem in hoc regno Angliæ. The bishop of Rome hath no iurisdiction in this Realme of Englande. Leges Ciuiles possunt Christianas propter capitalia et grauia crimina morte punire. The lawes of the Realme may punishe Christian men with death, for heynous and greeuous offences. Christianis licet et ex mandato Magistratus arma portare, et iusta bella administrare. It is lawfull for Christian men, at the commaundement of the Magistrate, to weare weapons, and serue in the warres. XXXVII. [XXXVIII.] XXXVIII. XXXVIII. Christianorum bona non sunt communia. Of Christian mens goodes, which are not common. Of Christian Men's Goods, which are not common. Facultates & bona Christianorum non sunt communia quoad ius & possessionem, vt quidam Anabaptistæ falso iactant. Debet tamen quisque de hijs quæ possidet, pro facultatum ratione, pauperibus eleemosynas benigne distribure. The ryches and goodes of Christians are not common, as touching the ryght, title, and possession of the same, as certayne Anabaptistes do falsely boast. Notwithstandyng euery man ought of suche thinges as he possesseth, liberally to geue almes to the poore, accordyng to his habilitie. The Riches and Goods of Christians are 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. XXXVIII. [XXXIX.] XXXIX. XXXIX. Licet Christianis Iurare. Of a Christian mans othe. Of a Christian Man's Oath. Qvemadmodum iuramentum As we confesse that vayne As we confess that vain
uanum & temerarium à Domino nostro Iesu Christo, & Apostolo eius Iacobo, Christianis hominibus interdictum esse fatemur: ita Christianam religionem minimè prohibere censemus, quin iubente Magistratu, in causa fidei & charitatis, iurare liceat, modò id fiat iuxta, Prophetæ doctrinam, in iustitia, in iudicio, & ueritate. [806] and rashe swearing is forbidden Christian men by our Lord Jesus Christe, and James his Apostle: So we iudge that Christian religion doth not prohibite, but that a man may sweare when the Magistrate requireth, in a cause of faith and charitie, so it be done accordyng to the prophetes teaching, in iustice, iudgement, and trueth. [807] and rash Swearing 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 Prophets' teaching, in justice, judgment, and truth. [The remainder of the English editions is omitted in the American Revision.] The Ratification. Hos Articulos fidei Christianæ, continentes in uniuersum nouemde cimpaginas in autographo, quod asseruatur apud Reuerendissimum in Christo patrem, Dominum Matthæum Centuariensem Archiepiscopum, totius Angliæ Primatem & Metropolitanum, Archiepiscopi & Episcopi utriusque Prouinciæ regni Angliæ, in sacra prouinciali Synodo legitimè congregati, unanimi assensu recipiunt & profitentur, & ut ueros atque Orthodoxos, manuum suarum subscriptionibus approbant, uicesimo nono die mensis Ianuarij: Anno Domini, This Booke of Articles before rehearsed, is agayne approued, and allowed to be holden and executed within the Realme, by the ascent and consent of our Soueraigne Ladye Elizabeth, by the grace of GOD, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande Queene, defender of the fayth, &c. Which Articles were deliberately read, and confirmed agayne by the subscription of the handes of the Archbyshop and Byshoppes of the vpper house, and by the subscription of the whole Cleargie in the neather house in their Conuocation,
secundum computationem ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo secundo: uniuersusque Clerus Inferioris domus, eosdem etiam unanimiter & recepit & professus est, ut ex manuum suarum subscriptionibus patet, quas obtulit & deposuit apud eundem Reuerendissimum, quinto die Februarij, Anno prædicto.
Quibus omnibus articulis, Serenesima princeps Elizabeth, Dei gratia Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ Regina, fidei Defensor, &c. per seipsam diligenter prius lectis & examinatis, Regium suum assensum præbuit.
in the yere of our Lorde GOD. 1571.
[A Table of the Articles.} [808]
1 Of fayth in the Trinitie.
2 Of Christe the sonne of GOD.
3 Of his goyng downe into hell.
4 Of his Resurrection.
5 Of the holy ghost.
6 Of the sufficiencie of the Scripture.
7 Of the olde Testament.
8 Of the three Credes.
9 Of originall sinne.
10 Of free wyll.
11 Of Iustification.
12 Of good workes.
13 Of workes before iustification.
14 Of workes of supererogation.
15 Of Christe alone without sinne.
16 Of sinne after Baptisme.
17 Of predestination and election.
18 Of obtayning saluation by Christe.
19 Of the Churche.
20 Of the aucthoritie of the Churche.
21 Of the aucthoritie of generall Counsels.
22 Of Purgatorie.
23 Of ministring in the congregation.
24 Of speaking in the congregation.
25 Of the Sacramentes.
26 Of the vnworthynesse of the Ministers.
27 Of Baptisme.
28 Of the Lordes supper.
29 Of the wicked whiche eate not the body of Christe.
30 Of both kyndes.
31 Of Christes one oblation.
32 Of the mariage of Priestes.
33 Of excommunicate persons.
34 Of traditions of the Churche.
35 Of Homilies.
36 Of consecration of Ministers.
37 Of ciuill Magistrates.
38 Of Christian mens goods.
39 Of a Christian mans othe.
40 Of the ratification.
Excusum Londini apud REGINALDVM Wolfium, Regiæ Maiest. in Latinis typographum. anno domini. 1563. ¶ Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyard, by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood, Printers to the Queenes Maiestie, in Anno Domini 1571. * Cum priuilegio Regise maiestatis.
[801] The omission of 'all' dates from the year 1630, and the revised text of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, 1647. It appears in the edition of 1628, and is restored in modern English editions. See Hardwick, p. 279.
[802] In the Forty-two Articles of 1553 there is the addition: 'Although the decrees of predestination are unknown unto us.'
[803] The Twenty-first of the English Articles is omitted in the Amer. ed., because it is partly of a local and civil nature, and is provided for, as to the remaining parts of it, in other Articles.
[804] The following clause against the real presence and ubiquity of Christ's body was here added in the Parker Latin MS., but struck out in the Synod: 'Christus in coelum ascendens, corpori suo Immortalitatem dedit, Naturam non abstulit humane enim nature veritatem (iuxta Scripturas), perpetuo retinet, quam uno et definito Loco esse, et non in multa, vel omnia simul loca diffundi oportet. Quum igitur Christus in celum sublatus, ibi usque ad finem seculi permansurus, atque inde, non aliunde (ut loquitur Augustinus) venturus sit, ad iudicandum viuos et mortuos, non debet quisquam fidelium, et carnis eius, et sanguinis, realem, et corporalem (ut loquuntur) presentiam in Eucharistia vel credere, vel profiteri. Corpus tamen Christi datur,' etc.
[805] This Article, which agrees with the Zwinglian and Calvinistic theory against the Lutheran, is wanting in all the printed copies until 1571, and has here been supplied from the Parker MS. See Hardwick, p. 315, note 3, and p. 143.
[806] In the Forty-two Articles of Edward VI. there are four additional Articles--on the Resurrection of the Dead, the State of the Souls of the Departed, Millenarians, and the Eternal Damnation of the Wicked.
[807] In the Forty-two Articles of Edward VI. there are four additional Articles--on the Resurrection of the Dead, the State of the Souls of the Departed, Millenarians, and the Eternal Damnation of the Wicked.
[808] This heading is inserted in the later English editions after the Ratification.