39 Articles
Table of Contents
1
Of Faith in the Holy Trinity
2
Of the Word or Son of God, Which Was Made Very Man
3
Of the Going Down of Christ into Hell
4
Of the Resurrection of Christ
5
Of the Holy Ghost
6
Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation
7
Of the Old Testament
8
Of the Creeds
9
Of Original or Birth Sin
10
Of Free Will
11
Of the Justification of Man
12
Of Good Works
13
Of Works Before Justification
14
Of Works of Supererogation
15
Of Christ Alone Without Sin
16
Of Sin After Baptism
17
Of Predestination and Election
18
Of Obtaining Eternal Salvation Only by the Name of Christ
19
Of the Church
20
Of the Authority of the Church
21
Of the Authority of General Councils
22
Of Purgatory
23
Of Ministering in the Congregation
24
Of Speaking in the Congregation in Such a Tongue as the People Understandeth
25
Of the Sacraments
26
Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, Which Hinders Not the Effect of the Sacraments
27
Of Baptism
28
Of the Lord’s Supper
29
Of the Wicked, Which Eat Not the Body of Christ in the Use of the Lord’s Supper
30
Of Both Kinds
31
Of the One Oblation of Christ Finished upon the Cross
32
Of the Marriage of Priests
33
Of Excommunicate Persons, How They Are to Be Avoided
34
Of the Traditions of the Church
35
Of the Homilies
36
Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers
37
Of the Power of the Civil Magistrates
38
Of Christian Men’s Goods, Which Are Not Common
39
Of a Christian Man’s Oath
The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
39 Articles of the Church of England
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1
Of Faith in the Holy Trinity
2
Of the Word or Son of God, Which Was Made Very Man
3
Of the Going Down of Christ into Hell
4
Of the Resurrection of Christ
5
Of the Holy Ghost
6
Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation
7
Of the Old Testament
8
Of the Creeds
9
Of Original or Birth Sin
10
Of Free Will
11
Of the Justification of Man
12
Of Good Works
13
Of Works Before Justification
14
Of Works of Supererogation
15
Of Christ Alone Without Sin
16
Of Sin After Baptism
17
Of Predestination and Election
18
Of Obtaining Eternal Salvation Only by the Name of Christ
19
Of the Church
20
Of the Authority of the Church
21
Of the Authority of General Councils
22
Of Purgatory
23
Of Ministering in the Congregation
24
Of Speaking in the Congregation in Such a Tongue as the People Understandeth
25
Of the Sacraments
26
Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, Which Hinders Not the Effect of the Sacraments
27
Of Baptism
28
Of the Lord’s Supper
29
Of the Wicked, Which Eat Not the Body of Christ in the Use of the Lord’s Supper
30
Of Both Kinds
31
Of the One Oblation of Christ Finished upon the Cross
32
Of the Marriage of Priests
33
Of Excommunicate Persons, How They Are to Be Avoided
34
Of the Traditions of the Church
35
Of the Homilies
36
Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers
37
Of the Power of the Civil Magistrates
38
Of Christian Men’s Goods, Which Are Not Common
39
Of a Christian Man’s Oath