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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	common_a	prayer_n	rite_n	2,290	5	10.0209	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79591	Articles to be considered of by the churchwardens and others within the archdeaconry of Derby. In the visitation archdiaconall [sic] of Derbyshire, Anno S[anc]tis. 1641 ...	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Derby.	1641 (1641)	Wing C4031A; ESTC R173870	7,565	15

ARTICLES TO BE CONSIDERED OF BY THE Churchwardens and others within the Archdeaconry of Derby In the Visitation Archidiaconall of Derbyshire Anno S t is 1641 Let all things be done Decently and in Order POST TENEBRAS LUX Printed at London by Tho. and Rich. Cotes 1641 Articles concerning the Clergy 1. ARe there in this Archdearenry any wandring ministers or pretenders to holy orders that resorts to your Church and there by begging disgrace that holy calling 2 Are there any that kéepe or frequent drinking houses and use unlawfull games 3 Any that having taken holy orders forsake their vocation and live secularly 4 Doth any man in lower orders presume to do the duties of an higher office and having no orders to do any publique duty 5 Doe the Priests and Deacons carry themselves discretly gravely exemplarily do they make their families patterns to the people of God doth the Deacon assist the Priest in divine Service the administration of the Lords Supper and distribution thereof reade the holy Scriptures and Homilies to the Congregation instruct the youth in the Catechisme baptise and preach onely if so farre allowed by the Bishop discover the impotent and néedy where such provision is made to the Curate that they may be Christianly relieved 6 Doth your minister shew diligence in prayer and that open not being hindred by the study of Divinity Is he studious in Gods holy word all other conducing studies Is he a lycensed preacher then doth he not lawfully hindred preach every Sunday in his owne or some neighboring Church not being licensed doth he procure monthly Sermons and at other times read Homilies doth your minister in his Sermons confute all erronious and strange doctrines exhort the whole and the sicke occasionally and advance love peace and quietnesse in his owne charge and elsewhere doth he read the booke of Canons as is required hath he opposed any other preacher in his Sermons or bin opposed by any declare it and the manner how doth he kéepe proportionable Hospitality for the poore Prayer before the Sermon Doth your minister pray before every Sermon for the Kings most excellent Maiesty with a full declaration of the Royall stile Defence of the abolishment of Popish usurpations doth hee foure times at least yearely defend the iust abolition of all forraigne power within these realmes dehorting from any obedience to such power doth he maintaine that the Kings power within the realmes of England Scotland and Ireland is the highest under God to whom all men Inhabitants as well as natives doe owe loyalty of obedience afore and above all other powers in earth by Gods law doth he exhort to obedience unto his Sacred Maiesty and all subordinate Magistrates doth he also pray for the Quéenes Maiesty Prince Charles his Grace and all the royall progeny Impugners of supremacy of government c. 8 Doth he or any in your parish impugne the regall supremacy in causes Ecclesiasticall or the Ecclesiasticall government established by Archbishops Bishops and the rest as Antichristian and repugnant to Gods word or the bookes of ordination and consecration or affirme that the Church of England is no true Apostolicall Church That our Common prayer book is of corrupt superstitious unlawful contents and repugnant to the h●ly Scriptures that the rites and Ceremonies established by law are wicked superstitious Antichristian Not to be approved subscribed or used with a good conscience Doth be pray for the Archbishops and Bishops befo●e his Sermon doth hee reade all the offices and formes in the booke of Common prayer set forth as occasion shall require ●istinctly and reverently without addition or contraction of his owne private phantasy and in the ornaments commanded Bidding of Holidayes c. 9 Doth he notice all Holidayes and Fastingdayes and duely commend to the parish the pious remembrance of the poore Baptisme 10 Is your minister being required diligent to baptize sicke Infants in case of necessity as the booke directeth doth he admonish not to deferce baptisme beyond the next Sunday or Holyday after hirth saving upon great and reasonable cause shewed and approved by him is baptisme ministred in private houses without great necessity doth any except a lawfull minister baptise are Infants so baptized brought to the Church and all things examined and done in that behalfe required that the congregation may be certified of the lawfull baptisme Is publique baptisme ministred in a full Congregation after the last lesson at Morning or Evening Prayer as the Curate shall appoint doth the Minister beginne with that question whether the Childe be baptized or no doth he after baptisme receive the Child and signe it are the Godfathers and Godmothers Communicants doth he command that the Child be brought to Confirmation by them when it hath learned as is expressed in the Rubricke and doe the Godfathers and Godmothers looke to their charge Catechizing 11 Doth your Minister or some other by his appointment diligently upon Sundayes and Holidayes halfe an houre before Evening Prayer openly in the Church instruct and examine so many Children of your Parish sent unto him as the time will suffer and he shall thinke fit in some part of the Catechisme and further observe his Maiesties late directions in that behalfe and when the Bishop giveth notice of Confirmation doth he bring or send in writing the names of all fit to be Confirmed and doth he admit any to the holy Communion before they have well learned the Catechisme and be confirmed Communion 12 Doth he celebrate the Sacrament of the blessed body and blood of Christ so frequently in the yeare that every Housholder may Communicate thrice in the yeare at least whereof the feast of Easter to be one 13 If any Parishioner be a notorious evill liver or iniurious to his neighbour by word or déed hath your Curate having knowledge thereof called such a one and advertized him not to presume to come to the Lords Table before 1. Dec●aration of his true repentance 2. Satisfaction given to the Congregation by his amendment 3. And recompence to the wronged or at least a purpose and profession so to doe and where in his observation malice and hatred hath reigned hath he laboured mutuall reconciliation betwixt the parties and admitted the penitent party onely to the Sacrament and doth the Curate and Churchwardens provide the best elements at the charge of the Parish for that holy use and doth the Curate take the Remainder to his owne use and punctually governe his actions in this holy Sacrament by the rubrickes of the Communion Marriages 14. Are all banes of matrimony asked thrée severall times on Sundayes and Holydaies in time of divine Service and in presence of the people and that in both Parishes if the parties so inhabit and no marriage celebrated in that Case without certificate of the one Minister to the other Is it begun in the body of the Church and continued with all the solemnities