...declared doctrine was derived and the erroneous opinions which were to be corrected. . . . This Court has no jurisdiction or authority to settle matters of faith, or to determine what ought in any case to be the doctrine of the Church of England. Its duty extends only to the consideration of that...

...established in the Gorhuin case ; viz., " The Court has no jurisdiction or authority to settle mutters of faith, or to determine what ought, in any particular,...be the doctrine of the Church of England. Its duty e,vknd* wily io flu' cvusiderati0n of Unit which w by lat» established to be the doctrine of tho Church...

...Court, constituted for the purpose of advising Her Majesty in matters which come within its competency, has no jurisdiction or authority to settle matters...consideration of that which is by law established to be the docMARCH 8. trine of the Church of England, upon the true and legal Gorhamv construction of her Articles...

...most painful and humiliating to the Church. Although this court has declared in its judgment that it " still the fact remains, that it has decided, and has the power, by law, of virtually deciding questions...

...Council, in their recent judgment, affirmed the principle with which we are all familiar, that they ' had no jurisdiction or authority to settle matters of...particular, to be the doctrine of the Church of England.' But, professing to be guided by this principle, they, nevertheless, judged it to be within their province...

...Court, constituted for the purpose of advising her Majesty in matters which come within its competency, has no jurisdiction or authority to settle matters...consideration of that which is by law established to be the * See the Judgment, in Moore's Case, &c. p. 462. doctrine of the Church of England, upon the true and...

...explicit on that point, " that the Court had no jurisdiction or authority to settle matters of faith, or determine what ought in any particular to be the doctrine of the Church of England." To us it appears, that, painful, confused and damaging as the action of the Privy Council may Extent...

...the Articles and Formularies I To use the words of the judgment in the fiorluiia Case : "This Court has no jurisdiction or authority to settle matters...which is by law established to be the doctrine of the ( 'hnrch of England, upon the true and legal construction of her Articles and Formularies." The Articles...

...what points they undertook to decide, and what not. The court declared that it had no jurisdiction to settle matters of faith, or to determine what ought,...particular, to be the doctrine of the Church of England, it« duty being only to consider what is by law established to be her doctrine upon the legal construction...

...of final punishments. When a clerk is charged with unsound doctrine, the court has no jurisdiction to settle matters of faith or to determine what ought,...particular, to be the doctrine of the Church of England ; but its province on the one hand is to ascertain the true construction of those Articles of Religion...