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sermon_n in_o any_o private_a house_n administer_v the_o sacrament_n or_o church_v woman_n in_o any_o private_a house_n otherwise_o than_o by_o law_n be_v allow_v 7._o item_n what_o preacher_n and_o curate_n do_v read_v prayer_n or_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n within_o your_o parish_n without_o lawful_a licence_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n his_o chancellor_n or_o commissary_n or_o do_v any_o lay_n man_n not_o have_v holy_a order_n presume_v to_o read_v public_a prayer_n in_o the_o church_n 8._o item_n whether_o have_v you_o any_o preacher_n or_o lecturer_n in_o your_o parish_n if_o yea_o whether_o do_v he_o twice_o at_o the_o least_o every_o year_n read_v himself_o divine_a service_n both_o morning_n and_o evening_n two_o several_a sunday_n public_o in_o his_o surplice_n and_o also_o twice_o in_o every_o year_n administer_v both_o the_o sacrament_n with_o such_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n as_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n according_a to_o the_o 46._o canon_n 9_o item_n whether_o be_v your_o parson_n vicar_n curate_n or_o preacher_n give_v to_o drunkenness_n or_o idleness_n of_o life_n a_o hunter_n of_o tavern_n alehouse_n or_o suspect_v place_n a_o dicer_n carder_n tabler_n swearer_n give_v to_o base_a and_o servile_a labour_n or_o otherwise_o give_v any_o ill_a example_n of_o life_n 10._o item_n whether_o be_v the_o parson_n vicar_n curate_n or_o preacher_n of_o any_o other_o parish_n know_v to_o be_v a_o frequenter_a of_o tavern_n inn_n alehouse_n which_o be_v situate_v within_o your_o own_o or_o any_o other_o parish_n or_o be_v he_o public_o defame_v of_o such_o resort_v and_o frequent_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a 11._o item_n whether_o do_v your_o parson_n vicar_n or_o curate_n upon_o every_o sunday_n and_o holy_a day_n before_o evening_n prayer_n half_a a_o hour_n or_o more_o examine_v and_o instruct_v the_o youth_n and_o ignorant_a person_n of_o his_o parish_n in_o the_o commandment_n the_o article_n of_o belief_n and_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o do_v he_o usual_o upon_o the_o say_a day_n diligent_o hear_v instruct_v &_o teach_v they_o the_o catechism_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n and_o none_o other_o 12._o item_n whether_o have_v your_o preacher_n &_o reader_n of_o divinity_n lecture_n declare_v four_o time_n at_o the_o least_o every_o year_n in_o their_o sermon_n or_o other_o collation_n and_o lecture_n that_o all_o usurp_a and_o foreign_a power_n be_v for_o most_o just_a cause_n take_v away_o and_o abolish_v &_o that_o therefore_o no_o manner_n of_o obedience_n or_o subjection_n within_o his_o majesty_n realm_n be_v due_a unto_o any_o foreign_a power_n 13._o item_n whether_o have_v your_o minister_n use_v continual_o before_o their_o sermon_n and_o lecture_n the_o form_n of_o prayer_n prescribe_v in_o the_o 55._o canon_n especial_o in_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n majesty_n and_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o in_o end_v with_o the_o lord_n prayer_n 14._o item_n whether_o have_v your_o minister_n after_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v any_o letter_n of_o excommunication_n under_o the_o seal_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n suffer_v the_o party_n excommunicate_v to_o abide_v in_o the_o church_n or_o chancel_n in_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n or_o sermon_n 15._o item_n whether_o have_v your_o minister_n in_o any_o of_o his_o sermon_n or_o lecture_n preach_v against_o any_o of_o the_o ceremony_n command_v to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o have_v so_o preach_v against_o ceremony_n in_o general_a that_o by_o common_a acceptation_n at_o the_o least_o of_o the_o weak_a his_o word_n may_v be_v take_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o deprave_a of_o the_o ceremony_n establish_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 16._o item_n whether_o have_v any_o one_o in_o his_o sermon_n or_o lecture_n declare_v limit_a or_o bound_v out_o by_o way_n of_o positive_a doctrine_n the_o power_n prerogative_n authority_n and_o duty_n of_o sovereign_a prince_n or_o otherwise_o intermedle_v with_o matter_n of_o state_n 17._o item_n whether_o have_v any_o preacher_n in_o his_o sermon_n use_v any_o undecent_a rail_a speech_n or_o bitter_a invective_n against_o the_o person_n of_o either_o papist_n or_o puritan_n 18._o item_n whether_o have_v your_o minister_n when_o a_o dead_a body_n be_v bring_v to_o be_v bury_v meet_v the_o corpse_n at_o the_o church_n door_n and_o when_o the_o corpse_n be_v make_v ready_a to_o be_v lay_v into_o the_o earth_n have_v he_o stand_v by_o the_o grave_n or_o have_v he_o read_v the_o prayer_n or_o psalm_n appoint_v to_o be_v read_v by_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n stand_v or_o sit_v in_o his_o desk_n 19_o item_n whether_o have_v your_o minister_n church_v any_o woman_n but_o when_o he_o himself_o stand_v by_o the_o communion_n table_n and_o she_o kneel_v down_o by_o the_o say_a table_n or_o near_o unto_o it_o article_n concern_v matrimony_n 6._o tit._n 6._o first_o whether_o be_v there_o 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