ARTICLES OF RELIGION.

XXXV.

Of Homilies.

THE second Book o Homilies HE second Book of Homilies, have joined under this Article, doth contain a godly and wholesome Doctrine, and necessary for these times, as doth the former book of Homilies, which were set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth; and therefore we judge them to be read in Churches by the Ministers, diligently and distinctly, that they may be understanded of the peo­ple.

Of the Names of the Homilies.

1 OF the right Use of the

Church.

2 Against peril of Idolatry. 3 of the repairing and keeping clean of Churches.

4 Of good Works: first of Fast­ing.

5 Against Gluttony and Drunk­

enness.

6 Against Excess of Apparel. 7 Of Prayer.

8 Of the Place and Time of Prayer.

9 That Common Prayers and Sa­craments ought to be minis­tered in a known tongue. 10 Of the reverend estimation of

God's Word.

11 Of Alms- 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 days. 18 Of the state of Matrimony. 19 Of Repentance.

20 Against Idleness. 21 Against Rebellion.

XXXVI. Of Consecration of Bi­shops and Ministers.

THE

HE Book of Consecration of Archbishops and Bishops, and Ordering of Priests and Deacons, lately set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth, and confirmed

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at the same time by authority of Parliament, 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

according to the Rites of that Book, since the second year of the fore­named King Edward unto this time, or hereafter shall be conse­crated or ordered according to the same Rites; we decree all such to consecrated and ordered. be rightly, orderly, and lawfully

XXXVII. Of the Civil Magi­Thi strates.

hath the

chief power in this Realm of England, and other her Dominions,

unto whom the chief Government

of all Estates of this Realm, whe­ther they be Ecclesiastical or Civil, in all causes doth appertain, and is not, nor ought to be, subject to any foreign Jurisdiction.

Where we attribute to the Queen's Majesty the chief govern­ment, by which Titles we under­stand the minds of some slanderous folks to be offended; we give not to our Princes the ministering either of God's Word, or of the Sacraments, the which thing the Injunctions also lately set forth by Elizabeth our Queen do most plainly testify; but that only pre­rogative, which we see to have been given always to all godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God himself; that is, that they should rule all estates and degrees committed to their charge by God, whether they be Ecclesiastical or Temporal, and restrain with the civil sword the stubborn and evil- doers.

The Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this Realm of England.

The Laws of the Realm may punish Christian men with death, for heinous and grievous offences.

It is lawful for Christian men, at the commandment of the Magi­strate, to wear weapons, and serve in the wars.

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