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Kings 12:20) call, or a tumult or any other irregular intrusion of
the people. Aaron was not thus called. Therefore in this sense the
Confession is received; nevertheless, they should be admonished to
persevere therein, and to admit in their realms no one either as
pastor or as preacher unless he be rightly called.
To Article XV.
In the fifteenth article their confession that such
ecclesiastical rites are to be observed as may be observed
without sin, and are profitable for tranquility and good
order in the Church, is accepted, and they must be admonished
that the princes and cities see to it that the ecclesiastical
rites of the Church universal be observed in their dominions
and districts, as well as those which have been kept devoutly
and religiously in every province even to us, and if any of
these have been intermitted that they restore them, and
arrange, determine and effectually enjoin upon their
subjects that all things be done in their churches according
to the ancient form. Nevertheless, the appendix to this
article must be entirely removed, since it is false that
human ordinances instituted to propitiate God and make
satisfactions for sins are opposed to the Gospel, as will be
more amply declared hereafter concerning vows, the choice of
food and the like.
To Article XVI.
The sixteenth article, concerning civil magistrates, is
received with pleasure, as in harmony not only with civil
law, but also with canonical law, the Gospel, the Holy
Scriptures, and the universal norm of faith, since the
apostle enjoins that "every soul be subject unto the higher
powers.
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