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A32936	Articles of enquiry to be exhibited to, and answered by the ministers and church-wardens of every parish within the jurisdiction of the Right Reverend Father in God William by divine providence, Lord Bishop of Bristol in his second episcopal visitation, and the fourth year of his consecration.	Church of England. Diocese of Bristol. Bishop (1678-1684 : Gulston); Gulston, William.	1682 (1682)	Wing C4020; ESTC R40817	7,570	15

ARTICLES OF ENQUIRY TO BE Exhibited to and Answered by the MINISTERS and CHURCH-WARDENS of every Parish within the JURISDICTION of the Right Reverend Father in God WILLIAM by Divine Providence Lord BISHOP of BRISTOL in his Second Episcopal Visitation and the Fourth Year of his Consecration LONDON Printed for William Crook 168● The Church-Wardens Oath YOur Oath is that you the Church-wardens for your parts and you the Sides-men for your parts shall well and faithfully execute your several Offices for your Parish as long as you shall continue in your Offices according to the Use and Custom there and the Law in that behalf and also duly and truly present such Crimes and Offences punishable by the Laws Ecclesiastical of this Land which shall come to your knowledge or notice all Favor and Affection Hatred and Malice or sinister Respect set apart So help you God in Jesus Christ Articles TO BE Exhibited Enquired of and Answered IN THE Diocess of Bristoll TIT. I. Of the Church of England 1. ARe there any in Your Parish that affirm that the King is not supream Governor over all Persons and in all Causes both Ecclesiastical Temporal within his Majesties Dominions 2. Have you any that oppose or deny any part of his Majesties Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiastical 2. Have you any that affirm that the Civil Magistrate ought not to prescribe any thing to Ecclesiastical Persons in or about the Publick Worship of God But that his Duty is only to protect their persons 4. Have you any that affirm That the Church of England is not a True Church and Apostolical or that the Form of Gods Worship therein as now established by Law containeth any thing in it that is contrary to the Word of God Or that the Rites and Ceremonies thereof as now established by Law are wicked or superstitious or Antichristian And therefore Godly People ought not to approve of or subscribe or use the same 5. Have you any that affirm that the Government of the Church of England under his Majesty by Arch-Bishops Bishops Deans Arch-Deacons and the rest that bear Office is Antichristian or repugnant to Gods Word 6. Have you any that affirm that the form or manner of making or consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons contains any thing contrary to Gods Word or that they who are so made and consecrated are not lawful Bishops Priests and Deacons till they have some other call to these Divine Offices 7. Have you any that separate themselves from the Church of England and the publick Worship thereof and combine themselves in a new Brother-hood making rules and orders amongst themselves to be ruled and governed by in Church matters without the Kings authority or who hold private Conventicles with or are present at them 8. Are there any that have publish sell dispose or convey to others any seditious heretical or schismatical Books Libels or Writings TIT. II. Of Divine Service 1. ARe the Lords Days commonly called Sundays and other Holydays celebrated and kept according to the orders of the Church of England and Gods Holy Will and Pleasure Are the Fifth of November the Thirtieth of January and the Nine and Twentieth of May observed by frequenting the publick Worship according to Orders prescribed in that behalf Doth your Minister did all Holy-Days and Fasting-Days the Sunday before as it is appointed in the Book of Common-Prayer 2. Are Morning Evening prayer the Letany the rest of the Prayers the Administration of the Sacrament and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England duly performed and observed and in such Time Place and Manner as is by Authority prescribed without adding diminishing or altering Hath any other Form been used in your Church or Chappel Hath any one interrupted Your Minister in reading Divine Service administring the Sacraments or Preaching 3. Do all your Parishioners having no lawful impediment resort to the Parish Church or Chappel upon Sundays and holy-days then and there abide orderly and decently in the time of Common-Prayer Preaching and other Service of God there used Do any cover their Heads in time of Divine Service or not use such reverent gestures behaviour as become Christians in the House and Service of God as are by the Laws and Canons required 3. Did your former Church-Wardens diligently observe what Irregular Persons and Non-Conformists absent themselves from their own Parish Church And did they repair to the Iustices of Peace for their warrants to levie twelve pence upon the goods of such Person according as by law is required of them 4. Are any Idle Persons suffered to loyter in the Church-Yard or Church-Porch in time of Divine Service or Sermon Is there any unlawful gaming drinking or other disorder practised upon Sundays Especially in time of Divine service TIT. III. Of the Sacraments 1. IS the Sacrament of Baptism duly administred in Your Church or Chappel according to the Form thereof prescribed by the Church of England Are there such Godfathers and Godmothers used therein as are of age or have received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 2. Have you any in your Parish that refuse to bring their Children to be baptized by the Minister according to the Book of Common-Prayer who are they how long have they done so 3. Do any of your Parishioners refuse to have their Children baptized by the Minister of your own Parish and either carry them out of the Parish or bring in a stranger to Baptize them 4. Are there any in your Parish yet unbaptized and of what age are they Have any died unbaptized And at what age By whose default Hath Your Minister refused to Baptize any Child brought to the Church or in case of necessity Oath being made thereof to Baptize any privately 5. Is the Sacrament of the Lords Supper duly Administred in your Church at the least thrice a year Master being one and doth every parishioner being of the age of sixteen years communicate accordingly and receive it kneeling 6. Is there convenient warning of every Communion given in the Church the Sunday before at Morning Prayer And did your former Churchwardens provide a sufficient quantity of Bread and Wine for the Communicants And is your Wine brought to the Table in a clean and sweet Pot of Pewter or some other purer Metal 7. Is the Wine and Bread as well that which is first set on the Table as that which is brought afterwards duly consecrated according to the Book of Common-Prayer before it be used 8. Doth your Minister admit any to the Communion that are excommunicate persons or live in open contention with their neighbours or are known to live in any grievous sin Or have any Churchwardens or Side-men heretofore neglected to present such publick Offences as they know to be committed in their Parishes and so incur the borrible crime of Perjury 9. Hath any of your Parish been debarred of the Holy Communion without just cause or without an account thereof given to the