Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	belong_v	divine_a	great_a	232	4	2.1332	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00230	Articles to be inquired of, in the first metropoliticall visitation, of the most reuerend father, Richarde by Gods prouidence, archbushop [sic] of Canterbury, and primat of all Englande in, and for the dioces of Noruuich, in the yeare of our Lorde God 1605, and in the first yeare of His Graces translation.	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1604-1610 : Bancroft); Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610.	1605 (1605)	STC 10289.7; ESTC S2099	9,192	16

for Christnings Mariages Burials and whether is the same duely and exactly kept according to the Constitutions in that behalfe prouided 41 Item Whether hath your minister or any other preached baptised Childrē solemnized Mariage churched any woman or mininistred the holy Commvnion in any priuate house or houses otherwise thē as by law is allowed yea or no if yea then where whom when and how often hath he offended in any of the Premisses 42 Item Whether hath your minister taken vpon him to appoint any publicque or priuate Fasts prophecies or exercises not approued established by Law or publique authoritie or hath he attempted vyon any pretence eyther of possession or obsession by fasting and prayer to cast out deuils yea or no 43. Item whether hath your minister or any other person or persōs which in your parish vsed to méet in any priuat house or otherplace there to consult togither how to impeach or depraue the Booke of Common prayer or the Doctrine or Discipline of the Church of England if yea then you shall present them all 44. Item Whether doth your minister vse such decency Comlinesse in his apparell as by the 74 constitution is inioyned 45 Item Whether doe you know any in your parish that hauing heretofore taken vpon him or them the order of Priest-hoode or of a Deacon hath since relinquished the same and betaken himselfe in the course of his life as a lay man neglecting his vocation if yea then you shall present his name and the place of his abode 46 Item Doth any take vpon him to teach Schoole in your parish wcout speciall licence of his ordinary whether doth your Schoolemaister bring his schollers to the Church to heare Diuine seruice and Sermons 47 Item Whether is your minister noted or defamed to haue obteined his benefice by Symony or reputed to be an incontinente person a common drunkard a common gamster or player at dice or faulty in any other crime punishable by the Eccesiasticall censures whereby he is offensiue and scandalous to his function or ministery 48 Item Whether haue you prouided the booke of common prayer lately set forth by his Maiesties aucthoritie and the booke of Homylies and whether haue you in your Church or chappell a Fonte of stone set vp in the ancient vsuall place a conuenient and decent communion Table with a carpet of silke or some other decente stuffe and a faire linnen cloth to laye thereon at the Communion time and whether is the same Table then placed in such conuenient sort wtin the Chauncel or church as that the minister may be best heard in his prayer Administration that the greater number may communicate And whether are the ten commandements set vpon the East ende of your church or chappell where the people may best see and reade them and other sentences of holy scripture written on the walls likewise for that purpose 49 Item Whether haue you a conuenient seate for your minister to reade Seruice in together with a comely Pulpit set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloth or cushion for the same a comely large Surplice a faire Cōmunion Cup of gold siluer or other pure mettle and a couer agréeable for the same with all other thinges and ornaments necessarie for the celebration of diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments 50 Item Whether are your Churches or Chappels with the Chancels thereof and your personage or Uickeredge house and all other housing thereto belonging in good reparations decent and comely kept as well within as without the seates well mainteined a sure coffer with thrée lockes and keyes for the safe kéeping of your Register booke your Church-yardes wel fenced and kept without abuse if not then through whose default what defects are 51 Item Whether haue you or your predecessors Church-wardens there suffered since the last pardō any plaies feasts bāquets Church ales drinkings or any other prophane vsages to be kept in your church Chappell or church yard or bels to be rung superstiiously vpon hollidayes or daies abrogated by Lawe 52 Item How many inhabitants within your parish men or women aboue th'age of 16 yéeres do refuse to frequent diuine seruice established by publique authoritie of this Realme or to receiue the holy Communion what be their names and of what degree state or trade of life are they you are to present them all of both sorts 53 Item Whether doe any of the inhabitants of your said parish entertaine within their house any soiorners lodgers or any common resorters and guests who refuse to frequent diuitie seruice or receiue the holy Communion as aforesaid what be their names of what quality or condition they are 54 Item Whether are any of the said popish recusants of insolent behauiour not without publique offence or d ee boldly buisy themselues in seducing and withdrawing others either abroad or in their owne families by instructing their children in popish Religion or by refusing to entertaine any especially in place of greatest seruice or trust but such as concurre with them in opinion of religion 55. Item How long the said popish Recusantes haue obstinately abstained either from diuine Seruice or from the Communion as is aforesaide Whether of any long time or onely since his Maiesties Reigne 56 Item Whether is your Minister a preacher sufficiently qualified and if he be whether doth he from time to time offer quiet and temperate conference to reclaime the said popish Recusantes from their errors and whether they or any of them doe refuse such conference with your Minister or any other Preacher who shall present vnto them his dilligence in that behalfe 57. Item What persons aforesaid within your parish either for th' offence aforesaid or for any other Contumacy or crime doe remaine excomunicat what be their names and for what cause and how long they haue so stoode excomunicate 58 Item Whether were you the Churchwardens and Quest men chosen by the consent of the Minister Parishioners and whether haue the Churchwardens before you giuen vp a iust accompt for their time and deliuered to you their successors whatsoeuer money or other things of right belonging to the Church which was in their hands and whether doe you and euery of you diligently sée that all the parishioners doe duely resort to their church euery sunday and holiday and there continue the whole time of Diuine seruice and none to walke or stande Idle or talking in Church or Church-portch or Churchyarde during that time and whether do al that parishioners and their familes accordingly frequente their Parish Church there behaue them-selues soberly attentiuely decently al the time of Diuine seruice yea or no if no then you shal present their names 59 Item Whether doe all persons aboue th'age of 16 yéeres vsually resort to heare Diuine Seruice vpon sundayes and holidayes approued and whether hath each one of your parishioners being aboue th'age of 16 yéeres aforesaid receiued