13 - The deposited canons of 1874 and 1879

Summary

OF THIS CHURCH

1. [3-6, 8] The Church of England which is by law established under the queen's majesty, is a true and apostolical church, teaching and maintaining the doctrine of the apostles; and, as our duty to the said church requireth, we do constitute and ordain that no member thereof may advisedly and publicly ﹛maintain﹜ affirm the contrary. We do further ordain that no member of the said church may teach that anything contained in the book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, together with the form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons, or in the thirty-nine articles of religion, is repugnant to the Word of God.

OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS CHURCH

2. [7] The government of the Church of England under the queen's majesty by archbishops, bishops, deans, archdeacons, and the rest that bear office in the same, is not repugnant to the Word of God; and we do constitute and ordain that no member of the said church may advisedly and publicly ﹛maintain﹜ affirm the contrary.

OF THE ROYAL SUPREMACY

3. [1] In accordance with the Law of God, the common law of this realm, and the statutes made for restoring the ancient jurisdiction of the crown over the state ecclesiastical, we do acknowledge that the queen's most excellent majesty, acting according to the laws of the realm, is the highest earthly power ﹛under God﹜ in this kingdom, and hath and ought to have supreme authority over all persons in all causes, ecclesiastical as well as civil, as is more fully set forth in the thirty-seventh of the articles of religion, agreed upon in the year A. D. 1562. And we do constitute and ordain that no member of this church may advisedly and publicly ﹛maintain﹜ affirm that obedience or subjection is due in this realm from the members ﹛thereof﹜ of the said church to any foreign prelate or power whatsoever.