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book_n	ancient_a	church_n	father_n	2,262	5	4.7708	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00167	Articles to be enquired of in the diocesse of Carlile, in the visitation of the reuerend father in God, Francis, Lord Bishop of Carlile	Church of England. Diocese of Carlisle. Bishop (1626-1629 : White); White, Francis, 1564?-1638.	1627 (1627)	STC 10172.5; ESTC S2634	11,300	16

to the booke without alteration at euery time that the bread and wine is renewed Doth he vse and neuer omit the signe of the Crosse in baptisme or doth he euer baptize in any Bason or other thing but the vsuall Font Doth he marry without a Ring or in times prohibited or without the banes thrice published without a speciall Licence from the Arch-bishop or Bishop of the Diocesse or his Chancellor first had and obtained ●reachers ●ithout ●cence 5 Item Whether is your Minister a Preacher licensed or no If no whether doth he take vpon him in his own Cure or else-where to expound any Scripture or matter of doctrine and doth not keepe himselfe to the reading of Homilies published by Authoritie And if he be licensed doth he preach vsually according to the 45. Canon in his owne cure or some other neighbour Church where no Preacher is doth he preach standing and with his hat off Or whether doth hee or his Curate Reading Homilies when ●here is no ●ermon vpon euery Sunday when there is no Sermon reade an Homily or some part thereof according as hee ought to doe Preaching of false doctrine new opinions 6 Jtem Whether doth your Minister publish in his Sermon any doctrine which is new and strange and disagreeing from the Word of God and from the Articles of Christian faith and religion agreed on and published Ann. Dom. 1562. or whether doe they teach any thing which they would haue the people rel●giously to obserue and beleeue but that which is agreeable to the Scriptures and that which the Catholike Fathers and ancient Bishops haue gathered out of that doctrine according to the Canon Names of ●trangers to be taken 7 Item Whether are any Ministers admitted to preach in your Church who doe not before the Churchwardens subscribe their names in your booke for that purpose the day when hee preached and the name of the Bishop of whom he had licence to preach And is any one admitted to preach before he sheweth his licence 8 Item Opposition of Preachers in their Sermons Doth any Preacher in your Pulpit particularly impugne and confute any doctrine deliuered by others his fellow Preachers before he hath acquainted the Bishop of the Diocesse therewith and receiued order from him what to doe in that case 9 Jtem Praying for his Maiestie c. Doth your Minister vse alwayes to pray for the Kings Maiestie the Queene Clergie Councell c. giuing them their full titles as in the Canon is required 10 Item Whether is your Minister resident vpon his Benefice Non residence of the Minister or absent if absent by whom is the Cure serued the fruits receiued Doth your Minister or Curate serue any more Cures then one If yea then what other Cure doth he serue and how farre are they distant 11 Jtem Whether doth he catechize the youth of his parish vpon Sundaies and holidaies before Euening prayer for halfe an houre Catechizing or more in the Catechisme set forth in the booke of common prayer and whether doe all the parishioners diligently attend his catechizing and who refuse to send their children and seruants to be catechized by him 12 Item Ministers to call for reliefe of the poore and almes-deeds Symonie Doth your Minister carefully looke to the reliefe of the poore and from time to time call vpon his parishioners to giue somewhat according to their ability to godly and charitable vses especially when they make their wills 13 Jtem whether is your Minister suspected or knowne to haue obtained his Benefice or spirituall promotion by any symoniacall compact directly or indirectly 14 Item Demising of Benefices Whether doth your Minister demise the profits of his Benefice to any Lay-man aboue one yeere and is not resident there keepeth no hospitality vpon his Benefice being of sufficient value 15 Item Doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes Obseruing of Rogation weeke goe in perambulation of the circuit of the parish saying and vsing the prayers suffrages and thanksgiuing to God appointed by law according to his dutie thanking God for his blessings and praying for his grace and fauour 16 Jtem What Curates or Preachers doe reade prayers Curates not licensed and Lay-men doing offices of Minister or administer the Sacraments in your parish without lawfull licence from the Bishop of the Diocesse vnder his hand and seale according to the Canon or doth any Lay-man not hauing holy orders presume to reade publike prayers in the Church Lectures and Preachers to read Seruice 17 Jtem Whether haue you any Preacher or Lecturer in your parish and whether if any such be he doth twice at the least euery yere reade himselfe diuine Seruice both morning and euening two seueral Sundaies publikely in his Surplice and also twice in the yeere administer both the Sacraments with such rites and ceremonies as are prescribed in the book of commom prayer according to the 56. Canon Conuersation of the Minister 18 Jtem Whether is your Minister studious in the holy Scriptures and abstaineth from mechanicall trades or labour not be fitting his function and from apparell vnseemely for his calling and from gaming Ministers forsaking their calling swearing and drunkennes or such notorious crimes or is there any in your parish who hauing beene admitted into holy orders either Deacon or Minister doth relinquish and forsake his calling and liueth in the course of his life as a Lay-man Ministers reuealing priuate confessions 19 Jtem Whether doth your Minister before the seuerall times of the administration of the Lords Supper admonish and exhort his parishioners if they haue their consciences troubled and disquieted to resort vnto him or some other learned Minister and open his griefe that he may receiue such ghostly counsell and comfort as his conscience may be relieued and by the Minister he may receiue the benefit of absolution to the quiet of his conscience and auoyding of the scruple And if any man confesse his secret hidden sinnes being sick or whole to the Minister for the vnburthening of his conscience and receiuing such spirituall consolation doth or hath the said Minister at any time reuealed and made knowne to any person whatsoeuer any crime or offence so committed to his trust and secrecie contrary to the 113. Canon Articles concerning Matrimony FIrst Marriage within Leuiticall degrees Whether be there any in your parish that haue married within the degrees of affinity or consanguinity by the Law of God forbidden If any what be they 2 Item Whether haue any beene married secretly in priuate houses Priuate marriage and without consent of parents or without their parents or gouernours consent signified being vnder the age of 21. yeeres 3 Item Whether doe any persons lawfully married Married persons liuing ●part liue asunder vnlawfully and in whom is the default 4 Item Marriage without banes and licence Whether any persons the banes beeing not thrice published