The 39 Articles of Anglicanism - Part IV

Articles 19-31, "Corporate Religion"

XIX. Of the Church
that the visible Church of Christ is the congregation of those who preach the Word of God and minister the sacraments; and that the Eastern and Roman Churches have erred in matters of faith as well as practice;

XX Of the Authority of the Church
that the church has authority both in ceremonial matters and in controversies of faith, but cannot lawfully ordain anything against Scripture, or expound Scripture inconsistently, or enforce any non-scriptural belief;

XXI. Of the Authority of General Councils
that they can only be called by secular rulers, and are capable of error, so that their ordinances are only authoritative so far as they have scriptural authority;

XXII. Of Purgatory
that the Roman Catholic doctrines of purgatory, pardons (e.g. indulgences), the adoration of images and relics, and the invocation of saints, are unscriptural inventions;

XXIII. Of Ministering in the Congregation
that only those publicly and legally authorized should preach or minister the sacraments;

XXIV. Of Speaking in the Congregation in such a tongue as the people understandeth

XXV. Of the Sacraments
that there are two sacraments ordained by Christ in the Gospel, Baptism and the Eucharist ('the Supper of the Lord'), the other five rites so called being merely later corruptions, or states of life allowed in the Scriptures but not divinely ordained; and that the consecrated elements are to be partaken, not venerated in themselves; and that they have a wholesome effect only on those who partake worthily;

XXVI. Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders not the effect of the Sacrament

XXVII. Of Baptism
that it is a sign of Regeneration and the instrument by which one becomes a member of the Church and receives grace; and that the baptism of young children is to be retained;

XXVIII Of the Lord's Supper
that the Body and Blood of Christ are partaken in the sacrament; but that the doctrine of transubstantiation is unscriptural and gives rise to superstition; and that reservation, elevation, or veneration of the sacrament is not of Christ's ordinance;

XXIX Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Supper
that the wicked and unbelievers who take communion do not partake Christ but are condemned (see manducatio impiorum);

XXX. Of both kinds
that lay people ought to receive the wine as well as the bread;

XXXI. Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross
that Christ's sacrifice once made is perfect satisfaction for sin, and so the Mass is not to be regarded as a sacrifice for sin;