and rewllaris, as that God thairby wold
depose thame of thair royall seattis, whare by the contrair, nothing
confermes the power of magistrates more then dois Goddis wourd.--But to
the Articles.)

X. That everie faythfull man or woman is a preast.

XI. That the unctioun of Kingis ceassed at the cuming of Christ.

XII. That the Pape is not the successour of Petir, but whare he said,
"Go behynd me, Sathan."

XIII. That the Pape deceavis the people by his Bulles and his
Indulgenses.

XIV. That the Messe profiteth not the soules that ar in purgatorye.

XV. That the Pape and the bischoppis deceave the people by thare
pardonis.

XVI. That Indulgenses aught not to be granted to feght against the
Saracenes.

XVII. That the Pape exaltis him self against God, and abuf God.

XVIII. That the Pape can nott remitt the panes of purgatorye.

XIX. That the blessingis of the Bischoppis (of dum doggis thei should
have bein stilled) ar of non valew.

XX. That the excommunicatioun of the Kirk is not to be feared.

XXI. That in to no case is it lauchfull to swear.

XXII. That Preastis mycht have wieffis, according to the constitutioun
of the law.

XXIII. That trew Christianes receave the body of Jesus Christ everie
day.

XXIV. That after matrimonye be contracted, the Kyrk may mack no
divorcement.

XXV. That excommunicatioun byndis nott.

XXVI. That the Pape forgevis not synnes, bot only God.

XXVII. That fayth should not be gevin to miracules.

XXVIII. That we should not pray to the glorious Virgyn Marie, butt to
God only.

XXIX. That we ar na mair bound to pray in the Kirk then in other
plaices.

XXX. That we ar nott bound to beleve all that the Doctouris of the Kyrk
have writtin.

XXXI. That such as wirschep the Sacrament of the Kyrk (We suppoise thei
ment the Sacrament of the altar) committis idolatrie.

XXXII. That the Pape is the head of the Kyrk of Antichrist.

XXXIII. That the Pape and his ministeris ar murtheraris.

XXXIV. That thei which ar called principallis in the Church, ar thevis
and robbaris.

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By these Articles,[37] which God of his mercyfull providence caused the
ennemies of his trewth to keip in thare Registeris, may appeir how
mercyfullie God hath looked upoun this Realme, reteanyng within it some
sponk of his light, evin in the tyme of grettast darkness. Nether yit
awght any man to wonder, albeit that some thingis be obscurly, and some
thingis