Thirty-Nine Articles
The doctrinal basis of the Church of England, settled 1571.
Chapter 1: Of Faith in the Holy Trinity.Chapter 2: Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man.Chapter 3: Of the going down of Christ into Hell.Chapter 4: Of the Resurrection of Christ.Chapter 5: Of the Holy Ghost.Chapter 6: Of the Sufficiency of the holy Scriptures for salvation.Chapter 7: Of the Old Testament.Chapter 8: Of the Creeds.Chapter 9: Of Original or Birth-sin.Chapter 10: Of Free-Will.Chapter 11: Of the Justification of Man.Chapter 12: Of Good Works.Chapter 13: Of Works before Justification.Chapter 14: Of Works of Supererogation.Chapter 15: Of Christ alone without Sin.Chapter 16: Of Sin after Baptism.Chapter 17: Of Predestination and Election.Chapter 18: Of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the Name of Christ.Chapter 19: Of the Church.Chapter 20: Of the Authority of the Church.Chapter 21: Of the Authority of General Councils.Chapter 22: Of Purgatory.Chapter 23: Of Ministering in the Congregation.Chapter 24: Of speaking in the Congregation in such a tongue as the people understandeth.Chapter 25: Of the Sacraments.Chapter 26: Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders not the effect of the Sacraments.Chapter 27: Of Baptism.Chapter 28: Of the Lord's Supper.Chapter 29: Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Supper.Chapter 30: Of both kinds.Chapter 31: Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross.Chapter 32: Of the Marriage of Priests.Chapter 33: Of excommunicate Persons, how they are to be avoided.Chapter 34: Of the Traditions of the Church.Chapter 35: Of the Homilies.Chapter 36: Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers.Chapter 37: Of the Civil Magistrates.Chapter 38: Of Christian Men's Goods, which are not common.Chapter 39: Of a Christian Man's Oath.