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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	canon_n	presbyter_n	3,447	5	10.0891	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83753	The order and form for church government by bishops and the clergie of this kingdome. Voted in the House of Commons on Friday, July 16, 1641. : Whereunto is added Mr. Grimstons and Mr. Seldens arguments concerning Episcopacie.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685.; Selden, John, 1584-1654.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2631A; ESTC R223388	1,531	7

THE ORDER AND FORME FOR CHURCH GOVERNMENT By Bishops and the Clergie of this Kingdome Voted in the House of Commons on Friday JULY 16 1641. Whereunto is added MR. GRIMSTONS and Mr. SELDENS Arguments concerning EPISCOPACIE Printed Anno 1641. THE ORDER For Church-Government in the House of COMMONS Saturday 17 July 1641. Imprimis Every severall Shire of England and Wal●● to be a severall Circuite or Diocesse f●● the Ecclesiastick Jurisdiction except in Yorkeshire which is to be divided into three II. A Constant Presbyterie of Twelve choise Divines to be selected in every Shire or Diocesse III. A Constant President to be established as Bishop over this Presbyterie IV. This Bishop in each Diocesse to ordaine s●●… spend deprive degrade Excommunicate by a●● with the consent and assistance of seaven Divines 〈◊〉 his Presybyterie then present and not otherwise V. The times or Ordination throughout the land to be foure times every yeere viz. 1 May and 1 August 1 Novemb. 1 February VI. 6 Every Bishop constantly to reside within his Diocesse in some one prime or chiefe City or Towne within his Diocesse as in particular VII Every Bishop to have one speciall particular Congregation to be chosen out of the most convenient for distance of place from his chiefe residence and the richest in value that may be had when he shall duely preach ulesse he be lawfully hindred and then shall take care that his Cure be well suppplyed by another VIII No Bishop shall remove or bee translated from the Bishopricke which he shall first undertake IX Upon every death or other avoidance of a Bishop the King to grant a Conge d'elire to the whole Cergie of that Diocesse and they to present three of the Presbyters aforesaid and the King to choose and nominate whom he please of them X. The first resbyters of every shire to bee named by the Parliament and afterwards upon the death or other avoidance of any Presbyter the remaining Presbyters to choose another out of the Parish Ministers of that shire and this to bee done within one month next after such death or avoidance XI No Bishop or Clergie-man to exercise or have any Temporall Office or secular employment but onely for the present to hold and keepe the probate of wills untill the Parliament shall otherwise resolve XII The Bishop once a yeare at Midsummer to summon a Diocesan Synod there to heare and by generall vote to determine all such matter of scandall in Life and Doctrine among the Clergie-men as shall be presented unto them XIII Every three yeares a Nationall Synod to be which for persons shall consist of all the Bishops in the Land and of two Presbyters to be chosen by the rest out of each Presbytery and of two Clarkes to be chosen out of every Diocesse by the Clergie thereof XIV This Nationall Synod to make and ordaine Canons of the Government of the Church but they not to bind untill they be confirmed by Parliament XV. Every Bishop to have over and above the Benefice aforesaid a certaine constant Rent allowed and allotted proportionall to the Diocesse wherein he is to Officiate that is to say every Presbyter to have a constant yearely profit above his Benefice XVI As for the Revenue of the Bishops Deanes and Chapters c. a strict Survey to be taken of all their rents and profits and the same to be represented at the beginning of our next Convention and in the meane time no Lease to be renewed nor Timber to be felled Mr. GRIMSTONS Argument concerning Bishops I. THat Bishops Jure Divino is of question II. That Arch-bishops are not Jure Divino is out of question III. That Ministers are Jure Divino there is no question Now if Bishops which are questioned whether Jure Divino and Arch-bishops which out of question are not Jure Divino suspend Ministers that are Jure Divino I leave it to you Mr. Speaker Mr. SELDENS Answer THat the Convocation is Jure Divino is a question II. That Parliament are not Jure Divino is out of question 3. That Religion is Jure Divino there is no question Now Mr. Speaker that the Convocation which is questioned whether Jure Divino and Parliaments which out of question are not Jure Divino should meddle with Religion which questionlesse is Jure Divino I leave to you Mr. Speaker Mr. GRIMSTONS Reply But Arch-Bishops are no Bishops Mr. SELDENS Answer That 's no otherwise true then that Judges are not Lawyers and Aldermen not Citizens FINIS