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book_n	form_n	prayer_n	prescribe_v	2,556	5	9.9248	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07631	Articles to bee enquired of, throughout the whole diocesse of Chichester, ministred and giuen in charge to the church-wardens and sidemen within the same diocesse, / by the Reuerend Father in God Richard by Gods prouidence bishop of Chichester, in his first generall visitation. Holden Anno Dom. 1628. ; Anno consecrationis suae primo..	Church of England. Diocese of Chichester. Bishop (1628-1638 : Montagu); Montagu, Richard, 1577-1641.	1628 (1628)	STC 10182; ESTC S92306	7,482	18

ARTICLES TO BEE ENQVIRED of throughout the Whole Diocesse of Chichester ministred and giuen in charge to the Church-wardens and Sidemen within the same Diocesse by the Reuerend Father in God Richard by Gods prouidence Bishop of Chichester In his first generall Visitation Holden Anno Dom. 1628. Anno Consecrationis suae primo LONDON Printed by T. P. for Tho Bourne The forme of the Oath which according to the 119. Canon is to be administred vnto the Church-wardens and Sidemen YOu shall sweare that you and euery of you shall duely consider and diligently enquire of all euery of these Articles giuen you in charge and that all affection fauour hope of reward and gaine all feare of displeasure or offending any all malice enuie like sinister affections set apart you shall present all and euery such person of or within your Parish as haue committed any offence or made any default mentioned in these or any of these Articles wherein you shall deale vprightly sincerely plainely and fully neither presenting nor sparing to present any contrarie to truth hauing God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth vertue to suppresse error and vice So helpe you God and the holy contents of this Booke Articles concerning Religion and Doctrine WHETHER be there any one or more residing lodging or abiding in your Parish that holde defend set forth or propose any Heresie errors or false opinions contrarie to holy Scripture the Thrée Créedes the booke of Thirtie nine Articles the booke of Common Prayer the booke of Consecrating and ordayning Bishopps Priests and Deacons 2 Whether there be any in your Parish that oppose denie or otherwise traduce the Kings Maiesties lawfull and established supremacie ouer all persons in all causes as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall within his Highnesse Realmēs and Dominions 3 Whether there be any that affirme or maintayne that the Church of England is not a true Church but Hereticall or Schismaticall and there Refuse to come into the publike Seruice to receiue the Sacraments to participate in other Diuine Rites and ceremonies with the Church of England eyther as Popish Recusants or Puritanicall separatistes and Schismatiks 4 Whether there be any in your Parish that doe or hath frequented celebrated or vsed any vnlawfull Assemblies priuate méetings or conventicles vnder color or pretext of Religion repeating of Sermons expounding of Scripture in priuate houses or that holdeth such méetings to be lawfull or such as may challenge the name of a Church 5 Whether any in your Parish do publish sell disperse or communicate to others any superstitious or Popish books or writings any Schismaticall and Puritanicall Libelles treatises or papers Derogatorie from or contrary to the Religion State Church Gouernement of this Kingdome of England the Lawes and Canons of the same the Ministery and Priesthood therein Present their names qualities and conditions Articles concerning diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments 1 HAth any of or in your Parish spoken or declared any thing to disgrace depraue contemne or Derogate from the forme of Diuine Seruice in the Booke of common Prayer 2 Bée there any in your Parish that either absolutely refuse to come into Church and bee present at Prayer or ordinarily walke abroad come not from home or not into the Church till Sermon begin 3 Doth your Minister read diuine seruice according to the Iniunctions in the booke of common Prayer doth he diminish alter exchange the forme prescribed in part or in all vsing Prayers in stéede thereof of his owne deuising and conceiuing 4 Whether doth he reade the Confession and absolution thereupon to be pronounced or doth he change the words therof to make it a Prayer doth he in reading the first and second lessons expound the Chapters as he readeth doth hée stand at the Gospell and Créed and obserue the forme prescribed in the Booke or not 5 Whether is the Sacrament of Baptisme rightly and dilly administred according to the prescript forme expressed in the Booke of common Prayer without adding altering or Detracting from any part or poynt therein Doth he rufuse to vse the Interrogatories prescribed the signe of the Crosse commaunded Doth he vse the words and not doe the Act hath he admitted the Fathers or Mothers in publike or in priuate Baptisme to be Godfathers and Godmothers whether doth he vse to baptise the childe at the Font or in some Bason at his seate where he readeth Prayer or is the Font translated and placed there or néere thereto from the Church-doore where it should stand signifying that Baptisme is our entry into the Church of God 6 Whether hath he refused in case of necessity to baptise Children at home have any so dyed vnbaptised or will he not Baptise the children of Papists being offered to baptisme such as be borne out of wedlocke Bastards or vnlesse the Father will affirme it is his owne childe 7 Whether is the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper so administred as is prescribed viz. once euery Moneth or thrice at the least in the yeare 8 Item in time of administration are any suffered to bee present that doe not communicate Doth your Minister in administring it vse the garments and vestments prescribed Doth hee consecrate the Bread and Wine with those wordes that are set downe if not how and in what manner 9 Doth he first reuerently vpon his knées receiue himselfe and then seuerally and distinctly giue it to the communicants they méekely knéeling and not standing or sitting either at the Table or vpon some bench Whether is the Bread holsome and swéet is the wine as it should bee representing blood not Sacke White-wine Water or some other Liquor And if more bread and wine be afterwards brought the first not sufficing which was consecrated doth hee first vse the words of consecration vpon it before he giue it to the Communicants as is prescribed Can. xxj 10 Whether in solemnizing of Marriage visitation of the sicke Buriall of the dead churching of women Doth your Minister vse such manner forme such words rights and ceremonies as are prescribed and if not then in what manner doth hee performe them Articles concerning the Church the Ornaments sacred vtensills and possessions of the same 1 VVHether haue you in your Church the whole Bible of the largest volumne and last Translation the Booke of common Prayer the two Bookes of Homilies 2 Haue you a Font of Stone for the administration of Baptisme set vp in the vsuall place néere the Church doore with a couer to kéepe it from dust and soyle 3 Haue you a conuenient and decent Communion Table placed conueniently as it ought with a Carpet of silke or some other comely stuffe to bee layd vpon it in time of diuine Seruice and a cleane lynnen cloath for the time of Communion 4 Is it prophaned at any time by sitting on it casting hattes or cloakes vpon it writing or casting vp accompts or any other indecent vsage 5 Haue you