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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91205	A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment. Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. / By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing P3994; Thomason E495_1; ESTC R203242	21,355	30

24_o 25_o 26._o give_v &_o receive_v be_v ●olata_n all_o those_o text_n law_n that_o prove_v it_o the_o people_n duty_n to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n ●●o_o nomine_fw-la oblige_v the_o minister_n to_o admit_v and_o deliver_v to_o they_o posi●●o_o relatoru●_n po●i●●●_n alterum_fw-la m●_n ●o●_n h●●●●ey_n a_o second_o v●●cation_n of_o fr●_n admission_n to_o the_o lord_n super_fw-la p._n 1●5_n etc._n etc._n thrice_o every_o year_n in_o person_n as_o well_o as_o to_o preach_v catechise_v and_o read_v divine_a service_n to_o they_o memorable_a be_v that_o passage_n in_o that_o pathetical_a exhortation_n prescribe_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n to_o be_v use_v by_o all_o minister_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o people_n negligent_a to_o come_v to_o the_o holy_a communion_n viz._n when_o god_n call_v you_o be_v you_o not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v ●_o will_v not_o come_v etc._n etc._n i_o for_o my_o part_n be_o here_o present_a and_o according_a to_o my_o office_n i_o bid_v you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n i_o call_v you_o in_o christ_n behalf_n i_o exhort_v you_o as_o you_o love_v your_o own_o salvation_n that_o you_o will_v be_v partaker_n of_o this_o holy_a communion_n etc._n etc._n and_o whereas_o you_o offend_v god_n so_o sore_o in_o refuse_v this_o holy_a banquet_n i_o admonish_v exhort_v and_o beseech_v you_o that_o unto_o this_o unkindness_n you_o will_v not_o add_v any_o more_o which_o thing_n you_o shall_v do_v if_o you_o stand_v by_o as_o gazer_n and_o looker_n on_o they_o that_o do_v communicate_v and_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o the_o same_o yourself_o etc._n etc._n how_o many_o minister_n now_o a_o day_n preach_v direct_a dehortation_n from_o the_o sacrament_n pointblank_o against_o this_o exhortation_n and_o their_o duty_n prescribe_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o no_o less_o than_o 6_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o thus_o back_o the_o premise_n the_o statute_n of_o 1_o e._n 6._o c._n 1._o in_o the_o very_a 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notwithstanding_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o and_o 3_o ed._n 6._o c._n 1._o 5._o and_o 6._o e._n 6._o c._n 1._o and_o 1_o fliz._n c._n 2._o enact_v and_o ordain_v that_o all_o and_o singular_a minister_n in_o any_o cathedral_n or_o parish-church_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o say_v and_o use_v the_o celebration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o such_o order_n and_o form_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o common_a nota._n nota._n prayer_n and_o if_o any_o manner_n of_o person_n vicar_n or_o other_o whatsoever_o minister_n that_o ought_v to_o minster_n the_o sacrament_n shall_v refuse_v to_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n in_o such_o cathedral_n or_o parish-church_n or_o other_o place_n as_o he_o shall_v use_v to_o minister_v the_o same_o in_o such_o order_n and_o form_n as_o they_o be_v mention_v and_o set_v forth_o in_o the_o say_a book_n or_o shall_v wilful_o and_o obstinate_o stand_v in_o 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