ARTICLES OF RELIGION.

XXVIII. of the Lord's Supper.

THE Supper of the Lord is not

only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another; but rather it is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ's death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.

is Faith.

The Sacrament of the Lord's

Supper was not by Christ's ordi­nance reserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped.

Transubstantiation ( or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by 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.

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ISHOPS, Priests, and Dea­cons, are not commanded by God's Law, either to vow the estate of single life, or to abstain from marriage: therefore it is lawful also for them, as for all The Body of Christ is given, other Christian men, to marry at taken, and eaten, in the Supper, their own discretion, as they shall only after an heavenly and spi- judge the same to serve better to ritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is re­ceived and eaten in the Supper

godliness.

XXIX. Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Supper.

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XXXI. Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross.

THE HE Wicked, and such as be void of a lively faith, although they do carnally and visibly press with their teeth( as Saint 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 sign or Sacrament of so great a thing.

XXX. Of both kinds.

THE Cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the Lay- people: for both the parts of the Lord's Sacrament, by Christ's ordinance and commandment, ought to be ministered to all Christian men alike.

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HE Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemp­tion, propitiation, and satisfac­tion, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual; and there is one other satis­faction for sin, but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Mass­es, in the which it was common­ly said, that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits.

XXXII. Of the Marriage of Priests.

XXXIII. Of excommunicate Per­sons, 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 faith­ful, as an Heathen and Publican, until he be openly reconciled by penance, and received into the Church by a Judge that hath authority thereunto.

XXXIV. Of the Traditions of the Church.

IT is not necessary that Tradi­

tions and Ceremonies be in all places one, or utterly like; for at all times they have been divers, and may be changed according to the diversities of countries, times, and men's manners, so that no­thing be ordained against God's 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