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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79628	Articles of visitation & enquiry within the diocess of St. Asaph, in the first episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Isaac, by divine permission, Lord Bishop of Saint Asaph : in the second year of his translation. : And exhibited to the church-wardens and side-men of every parish within the diocess of St. Asaph.	Church of England. Diocese of St. Asaph. Bishop (1669-1680 : Barrow); Barrow, Isaac, 1614-1680.	1671 (1671)	Wing C4081A; ESTC R225611	7,319	14

ARTICLES OF Visitation Enquiry Within the Diocess of St. ASAPH In the First Episcopal VISITATION Of the Right Reverend Father in GOD ISAAC By Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Saint ASAPH In the Second Year of his Translation And Exhibited to The Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the Diocess of St. ASAPH LONDON Printed for Joseph Clark at the Star in Little-Britain M.DC.LXXI The Tenour of the Oath to be administred to the Church-Wardens and Side-men YOU shall Swear diligently to enquire and true presentment make of every person of your Parish which hath made any default or offence inquirable against the Kings Laws Ecclesiastical and become known unto you For your direction herein you shall duly consider all and every of these Articles given you in charge and neither Present nor spare to Present any for favour or malice hope of reward or fear of displeasure So help you God Articles concerning Publick Worship Religion and Administration of the Sacraments ARTICLES 1 2 3 4. ARE there any in your Parish that are guilty of Blasphemy against the Majesty of God or scoffers at Religion or that teach that the Scriptures contain not all things necessary to salvation 2. Is there any that deny the Church of England to be a true Can. 3. and Apostolick Church and to have in her all things necessary to salvation or affirm the 39. Can. 5. Articles agreed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and whole Clergy Anno Dom. 1562. to be erroneous in any part or such as cannot with a good conscience be subscribed to 3. Is there any that accuse the form of Gods Worship in the Church of England contained in the Book of Common-Prayer to be corrupt Can. 4. superstitious unlawful or repugnant to the Scripture Can. 7. or the form of Consecrating and Ordaining Bishops Priests and Deacons Can. 8. to be Antichristian or repugnant to the Scripture or to the practice of the antient Catholick Church 4. Is there any in your Parish that forsake the Meetings of the Congregations in the Church and publick Worship Can. 9 10 11 12. and joyn themselves to Conventicles Concerning the Clergy and their Duty 1. IS your Parson Vicar or Curate in Holy Orders by Episcopal Ordination according to Law Act 〈◊〉 Uniform●●● hath he been legally instituted and inducted into his Benefice Did he within two months after his Induction read the 39 Articles in time of Divine Service in the Church and publickly declare his assent to them Hath he read the Book of Common-Prayer and declared publickly his assent and consent to the use of all things therein contained in the time limited and in the manner prescribed in the Act of Parliament last made for the Uniformity of Publick Prayer and Printed before the common-prayer-Common-Prayer-Book And hath he publickly read in your Church a Certificate of his subscription declaring the unlawfulness of taking up Arms against the King his conforming to the Liturgy of the Church his disavowing the unlawful Oath commonly called The Solemn League and Covenant within such time and in such manner as is required by the same Act 2. Hath he obtained or is he vehemently suspected to have procured his Benefice by many or any Symoniacal Contract 3. Is he resident upon his Benefice Can. 47 48. or if legally dispensed with is his place supplied by a sufficient Curate a Licensed Preacher and one allowed by the Ordinary 4. And hath such Curate a competent allowance according to the value of the Living and if he be resident with a Curate doth he himself once a month at least read Common-Prayer openly in the Church and if occasion be administer each Sacrament in due manner and form as the Liturgy prescribes 5. Is he a man of a sober Can. 74.75 chaste honest and peaceable Conversation is he careful to procure peace and make up breaches amongst his Neighbours Doth he endeavour according to his talent to reduce Popish Recusants Sectaries and all other refractory persons from their errors Can 66. by seasonable applications sober Conferences and calling in the advice and direction of neighbour Ministers for his better assistance when occasion requires Act of Uniformity R. 6. Doth he read distinctly and reverently the Divine Service without diminution addition or alteration on Sundays and Holy days and all other times appointed by the Church and if he have no reasonable hinderance doth he as commanded every day tell a Bell and invite the people to come and joyn in prayer with him Rubr. after Preface Rubrick Can. 21. and especially upon Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays read the Litany as is required Doth he administer the Sacrament of Christs Body and Blood so often at least and at such times as that every Parishioner may communicate thrice at least in the year 7. Doth he give the holy Communion to any that live in any notorious sin Rubrick Can. 26 ●7 or open enmity to their Neighbours shewing no sorrow or repentance for their faults or to any that refuse to receive it kneeling and doth he give an account of such abstained by him to his Ordinary according to Law 8. Doth he on the Sunday Rubr. before the first Exhortation or Holy-day before the Communion give notice thereof in the Church and read one of the Exhortations fitted for that purpose in the Common-Prayer-Book and when he sees the people negligent in coming doth he admonish them in the form there also fitted for that occasion 9. Doth he administer holy Baptism at the Font publickly and not elsewhere unless upon weakness of the Infant Rubr. before private Bapt. or very urgent occasion Doth he exhort all to bring their Children to publick Baptism in the Church unless in such cases of danger 10. Doth he take care that no Infant in danger want it Can. 68.69 that none depart unbaptized through his negligence or delay 11. Doth he baptize any without God-fathers or God-mothers Can. 29. or doth he admit any to answer as such who have not received the holy Communion Doth he duly observe all the Kites and directions prescribed in the Administration of this Sacrament by the Church in her Liturgy 12. Doth he in all his Ministrations observe the rules rites and directions of the Church and with reverence decency and gravity perform every office as occasion requires wearing his Surplice Can 58. with a Hood if a Graduate as he is required by Authority and Customs of the Church 13. Is he careful to visit the sick of what condition or perswasion soever Rubrick Can. 67. Doth he endeavour to prepare them for the due reception of the Holy Communion and exhort them to Charity and good works as the Church requires 14. Doth he having no lawful impediment preach one Sermon every Lords day in his own Cure or s●●e other adjoyning Can. 45. not venting any new-fangled seditious or false Doctrine Doth he in case there be no