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The Anglican Tradition is a unique collection of the fundamental documents and texts from every period of Anglican history and almost every province of the worldwide Anglican communion. It is, as close as it is possible to achieve in one volume, a record of the cumulative common mind of Anglicanism. The book paints a broad portrait of Anglican faith, doctrine and practice. Since it includes...

Christ, and from the bishop and the teachings of the apostles. Whoever is within the sanctuary is pure; but whoever is not is unclean. That is to say, whoever acts apart from the bishop and the clergy and the deacons is not pure in his conscience. In writing this, it is not that I am aware of anything of the sort among you; I only wish to forewarn you, for you are my dearest children. Letter to Diognetus, c. 124, chapters 5–6: Funk 1, pp. 397–401. Tr. The Office
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