Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates
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Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the proper authority and role of secular rulers in relation to the church and matters of faith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates Context triple: [Thirty-Nine Articles, hasPart, Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates Target entity description: Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates is a doctrinal statement within the Church of England’s Thirty-Nine Articles that outlines the proper authority and role of secular rulers in relation to the church and matters of faith.
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A.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Six Acts
The Six Acts were a series of repressive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1819 to curb political dissent and public assembly in the wake of the Peterloo Massacre.
-
C.
Trial of the Pyx
The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
-
D.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
-
E.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doctrinal article
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religious text ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| asserts |
civil magistrates should not usurp spiritual authority of the church
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obedience is due to lawful civil authority in temporal matters ⓘ secular rulers have lawful authority in civil matters ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Book of Common Prayer editions that include the Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ |
| concernsRelationBetween |
church
ⓘ
state ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf |
civil magistrates
ⓘ
secular rulers ⓘ |
| denies | that civil magistrates may determine matters of faith and conscience in the same way as the church ⓘ |
| function |
to outline proper authority of secular rulers in relation to the church
ⓘ
to regulate Anglican teaching on church–state relations ⓘ |
| genre |
confessional statement
ⓘ
doctrinal standard ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Church of England ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Anglican political theology
ⓘ
Anglican views of obedience to government ⓘ |
| hasNumber | XXXVII ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Of the Civil Magistrates ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Reformation-era views on civil authority ⓘ |
| inForceIn | established Church of England doctrine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Thirty-Nine Articles
ⓘ
doctrinal standards of the Church of England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Thirty-Nine Articles
ⓘ
surface form:
Article XX Of the Authority of the Church
Article XXXVI Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers ⓘ Article XXXVIII Of Christian Men’s Goods ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| subjectOf |
Anglican ecclesiology
ⓘ
studies in church–state relations ⓘ |
| topic |
church and state
ⓘ
civil authority ⓘ limits of civil power in religion ⓘ magistracy ⓘ secular government ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Anglican clergy
ⓘ
Anglican theologians ⓘ |
| usedIn | Anglican confessional documents ⓘ |
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