Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	people_n	read_v	scripture_n	3,073	5	5.7739	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00151	Articles to be enquired of in the metropoliticall visitation of the most reverend father, VVilliam, by Gods providence, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, and metropolitan in and for the dioces of [blank], in the yeere of our Lord God 163[blank], and in the first yeere of His Graces translation.	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1633-1645 : Laud); Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1633 (1633)	STC 10147.7; ESTC S2092	12,555	18

ARTICLES TO BE ENQVIRED OF IN THE METROPOLITICALL VISITATION OF THE MOST REVEREND FATHER VVILLIAM By GODS Providence Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and METROPOLITAN In and for the Dioces of _____ In the yeere of our LORD GOD 163 _____ And in the first yeere of his Graces Translation EX IONE RESVRGIT VIRTVS Printed at London by Richard Badger 1633. The Tenour of the Oath to be Ministred to the Church-wardens and Side-men YOu shall sweare that you and every of you shall duely consider and diligently enquire of all and every of these Articles given you in charge and that all affection favour hatred hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice set aside you shall present all and every such person that now is or of late was within your Parish as hath committed any offence or made any default mentioned in these or any of these Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence or default Wherein you shall deale uprightly and fully neither presenting nor sparing to present any contrary to truth having in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and to suppresse vice So helpe you God and the Holy Contents of this Booke Concerning the Church the Ornaments thereof and the Churches possessions IMprimis Whether haue you in your seuerall Churches and Chappels the whole Bible of the largest volume and the Booke of Common Prayer both fairely and substantially bound A Font of stone set vp in the ancient vsuall place A conuenient and decent Communion Table with a Carpet of silke or some other decent stuffe continually laid vpon the same at time of diuine seruice and a faire linnen cloth thereon at the time of the receiuing of the holy Communion And whether is the same Table placed in such conuenient sort within the Chancell or Church as that the Minister may be best heard in his Prayer and Administration and that the greatest number may communicate And whether is it so vsed out of time of Diuine seruice as is not agréeable to the holy vse of it as by sitting on it throwing hats on it writing on it or is it abused to other prophaner vses and are the Ten Commandements set vpon the East end of your Church or Chappell where the people may best sée and reade them and other sences of holy Scripture written on the walles likewise for that purpose 2 Item whether are the afternoones Sermons in your seuerall Parishes turned into Catechizing by question and answer according to the forme prescribed in the Booke of Common Praier and whether doth euery Lecturer reade diuine Seruice according to the Liturgy printed by authoritie in his Surplice and Hood before the Lecture And whether are his Majesties Instructions in all things duly obserued 3 Whether haue you in your said Church or Chappel a conuenient seat for your Minister to reade Seruice in together with a comely pulpet set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloath or cushion for the same a comely large Surplice a faire Communion cup with a couer of siluer a Flagon of siluer tinne or pewter to put the Wine in whereby it may be set vpon the Communion Table at the time of the blessing thereof with all other things and ornaments necessary for the celebration of Diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments And whether haue you a strong Chest for Almes for the poore with thrée Lockes and Keies and another Chest for kéeping the Bookes and Ornaments of the Church and the Register Book And whether haue you a Register Booke in Parchment for Christnings Weddings and Burials and whether the same be kept in all points according to the Canons in that behalfe prouided And is the Mothers Christian name therein Registred as well as the Fathers and a transcript therof brought in yearely within one moneth after the 25 of March into the Lord Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocesse his principall Register And whether haue you in your said Church or Chancell a Table set of the degrées wherein by Law Men are prohibited to marry 4 Whether are your Church and Chappels with the Chancels thereof and your parsonage or vicarage house your parish Almes-house and Church-house in good reparations and are they imployed to godly and their right holy vses Is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comly kept as well within as without and the seats well maintained according to the 85 Canon in that behalfe prouided Or haue any Patrons or others decayed the Personage-houses and kéepe a stipendary Priest or Curate in place where an incumbent should be possessed Whether is your Church-yard well fenced with walles railes or pales and by whom and if not in whose default the same is and what the defect or fault is And whether any person haue incroached vpon the ground of the Church-yard or whether any person or persons haue vsed any thing or place consecrated to holy vse prophanely or wickedly 5 Is your Church or Chappell decently paued and is your Church-yard well and orderly kept without abuse Are the bones of the dead decently interred or laid vp in some fit place as beseemeth Christians And is the whole consecrated ground kept frée from Swine and all other nastinesse as becommeth the place so dedicated 6 Whether haue any ancient Monuments or Glasse windowes béene defaced or any brasse Inscriptions Lead Stones or any thing else belonging to your Church or Chappell béene at any time parloyned and by whom 7 Whether haue you the Terrier of all the Gleabe Lands Medowes Gardens Orchards Houses Stockes Implements Tenements and portions of Tithes whether within your Parish or without belonging vnto your parsonage or vicarage taken by the view of honest men in your said Parish And whether the same Terrier be laid vp in the Bishops Registery and in whose hands any of them are now And if you haue no Terrier already made in Parchment you the Church-wardens and Sidemen together with your Parson or Vicar or in his absence with your Minister are to make diligent inquiry and presentment of the premises and make subscribe and signe the said Terrier as aforesaid Concerning the Clergy 1 VVHether doth your Parson Vicar or Curate distinctly and reuerently say Diuine seruice vpon Sundayes and Holidayes and other dayes appointed to be obserued by the booke of Common Prayer as Wednesdayes and Fridayes and the Eues of euery Sunday and Holiday at fit and vsuall times And doth he duly obserue the Orders Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in the said Booke of common-Prayer as well in reading publike prayers and the Letany as also in administring the Sacraments solemnization of Matrimony visiting the sicke burying the dead Churching of Women and all other like Rites and Offices of the Church in such manner and forme as in the said Booke of Common prayer he is inioyned without any omission or addition And doth he reade the Book of the last Canons yearely