Articles
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Articles. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
THE THIRTY-NINE, of the Church of England, a statement of the particular points of doctrine, 39 in number, maintained main by the the English Church; first promulgated by a convocation held in London in 1562-1563, and confirmed by royal authority; founded on and superseding an older code issued in the reign of Edward VI. The five first articles contain a profession ofession of faith in the Trinity; the incarnation of Jesus Christ, His descent to Hell, and His ون resurrection; the divinity of the Holy Ghost. The three following relate to the canon of the Scripture. The 8th article declares a belief in the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian creeds. The 9th and following articles contain the doctrine of original sin, of justification by faith alone, of predestination, etc. The 19th, 20th, and 21st declare the Church to be the assembly of the faithful; that it can decide nothing except by Scriptures. The 22d rejects the doctrine of purgatory, indulgences, the adoration of images, and the invocation of saints. The 23d decides that only those lawfully called shall preach or administer the sacraments. The 24th requires the liturgy to be in English. The 25th and 26th declare the sacraments effectual signs of grace (though administered by evil men), by which God excites and confirms our faith. They are two: baptism and the Lord's Supper. Baptism, according to the 27th article, is a sign of regeneration, the seal of our adoption, by which faith is confirmed and grace increased. In the Lord's Supper, according to article 28th, the bread is the communion of the Body of Christ, the wine the communion of His Blood, but only through faith (article 29); and the communion must be administered in both kinds (article 30). The 28th article condemns the doctrine of transubstantiation, and the elevation and adoration of the Host; the 31st rejects the sacrifice of the mass as blasphemous; the 32d permits the marriage of the clergy; the 33d maintains the efficacy of excommuni- 1 cation. The remaining articles relate to the supremacy of the king, the condemnation of Anabaptists, etc. They were ratified anew in 1604 and 1628. All candidates for ordination must subscribe these articles.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
The Thirty-Nine, the articles of faith of the Church of England. The Articles constitute the body of divinity, the theological tenets of the Anglican Church. The Articles are the result of various drafts. These are founded on forty-two articles drawn up by Archbishop Cranmer in 1551. They were finally adopted, thirty-nine in number, in 1628. The subscriber professes a belief in the doctrine of the Trinity, in apostolic succession , in the Nicene creed, in the sacraments of the Lord's Supper and baptism, in predestination, and in the supremacy of the king. Certain articles reject the doctrine of purgatory and condemn the celebration of mass. The thirty-second article permits the clergy to marry. All the clergymen of the Episcopal church , both within the British Empire and in America, must accept the Thirty-nine Articles. Students desiring to enter Oxford or Cambridge Universities were required formerly to subscribe to the Articles. This rule was abolished during the reign of Queen Victoria. See Catechism