to_o every_o pastor_n neither_o canon_n nor_o civil_a law_n shall_v take_v from_o they_o in_o a_o part_n of_o the_o diocie_n as_o archpresbyter_n who_o they_o call_v rural_a dean_n and_o now_o they_o be_v employ_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o convocate_v their_o classis_fw-la 2._o to_o intimate_v to_o they_o something_o direct_v by_o missive_n from_o the_o ordinary_a as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v 3._o to_o induct_v into_o benefice_n in_o place_n of_o the_o archdeacon_n be_v busy_v in_o some_o remote_a part_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o acchpresbyter_n of_o old_a the_o city_n archpresbyter_n who_o be_v now_o call_v the_o cathedral_n or_o city_n deane_n &_o the_o country_n archpresbyter_n who_o be_v call_v now_o the_o rural_a deane_n who_o be_v at_o the_o first_o institution_n moderator_n of_o the_o classis_fw-la or_o country_n presbytery_n &_o thereafter_o make_v a_o country_n bishop_n or_o chorepiscopus_n within_o his_o own_o circuit_n as_o the_o city_n bishop_n be_v at_o 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vicedeane_v office_n be_v not_o all_o alike_o in_o every_o cathedral_n church_n say_v mucket_n but_o divers_a according_a to_o the_o different_a statute_n of_o divers_a place_n it_o be_v hard_o therefore_o distinct_o to_o define_v particular_o their_o office_n the_o dean_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n succee_v in_o the_o room_n of_o he_o who_o be_v call_v archipresbyter_n urbanus_fw-la the_o city_n presbyter_n as_o the_o rural_a dean_n do_v the_o country_n presbyter_n but_o the_o cathedaall_a chapter_n do_v not_o consist_v of_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o city_n as_o the_o rural_a chapter_n do_v consist_v of_o the_o presbyter_n within_o the_o rural_a archpresbyter_n his_o praecinct_n yea_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o sit_v in_o chapter_n with_o the_o dean_n 15â—_n say_v dr._n field_n but_o all_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o cathedral_n city_n do_v not_o at_o any_o time_n sit_v in_o chapter_n with_o the_o cathedral_n dean_n as_o i_o give_v a_o lively_a example_n before_o of_o the_o 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distinguish_v by_o the_o canonist_n in_o the_o lesser_a or_o great_a excommunication_n the_o lesser_a 316._o say_v mucket_n be_v suspension_n from_o entrance_v into_o the_o church_n or_o only_o from_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o cyprian_n call_v abstentio_fw-la and_o it_o be_v inflict_v for_o contumacy_n and_o other_o offence_n but_o chief_o for_o contumacy_n in_o not_o compeir_a in_o eâ—â—lesiasticall_a court_n or_o not_o obey_v their_o ordonance_n d._n field_n say_v that_o lesser_a excommunication_n exclude_v only_o from_o the_o sacrament_n which_o when_o it_o be_v pronounce_v against_o they_o that_o stubborn_o stand_v out_o â—5_n and_o will_v not_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n direction_n or_o disposition_n be_v proper_o name_v excommunication_n but_o when_o it_o be_v pronounce_v against_o then_o that_o yield_v when_o they_o have_v offend_v and_o seek_v the_o bless_a remedy_n of_o the_o evil_n they_o have_v commit_v it_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o name_v excommunication_n but_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o discipline_n of_o repentance_n this_o suspension_n from_o entrance_n in_o the_o church_n be_v against_o all_o reason_n for_o even_o person_n excommunicate_v shall_v not_o be_v debar_v from_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n for_o the_o word_n be_v the_o mean_a and_o powerful_a instrument_n whereby_o offender_n be_v recall_v the_o great_a excommunication_n say_v mucket_n be_v whereby_o the_o offender_n be_v not_o only_o debar_v from_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n or_o entry_n in_o the_o ch._n but_o also_o from_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o faithful_a doctor_n field_n describe_v it_o thus_o the_o great_a put_v the_o excommunicate_a from_o the_o lord_n body_n and_o blood_n and_o deprive_v they_o of_o that_o comfort_n and_o strength_n of_o grace_n which_o from_o it_o they_o may_v receive_v it_o deny_v unto_o they_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n public_a prayer_n and_o so_o leave_v they_o to_o themselves_o as_o forlorn_a and_o miserable_a wretch_n without_o that_o assistance_n presenâ—â—_n and_o protection_n which_o from_o god_n she_o obtain_v for_o her_o obedient_a child_n the_o term_n be_v thus_o unfold_v we_o have_v to_o consider_v in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o censure_n these_o special_a point_n first_o the_o law_n make_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la for_o in_o time_n of_o popery_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n one_o inflict_v by_o the_o law_n or_o canon_n when_o a_o man_n commit_v the_o offence_n and_o fact_n inhibit_v by_o the_o law_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o excommunication_n without_o the_o ministry_n and_o proceed_n of_o a_o judge_n which_o be_v call_v also_o excommunicatio_fw-la latae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la the_o sentence_n be_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o judge_n to_o pronounce_v but_o be_v esteem_v pronounce_v in_o the_o very_a law_n itself_o the_o other_o excommunication_n be_v inflict_v by_o a_o judge_n after_o citation_n and_o cononicall_a forewarn_n wherein_o the_o sentence_n condemnatorie_n be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o judge_n the_o former_a leave_v nothing_o to_o the_o judge_n but_o the_o sentence_n declaratorie_n to_o declare_v that_o see_v he_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o a_o crime_n he_o be_v already_o excommunicate_v the_o bishop_n of_o spalleto_n howbeit_o their_o great_a friend_n otherwise_o condemn_v this_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n as_o absurd_a 24._o and_o perceive_v in_o it_o magnum_fw-la papatus_fw-la arcanum_fw-la latere_fw-la cui_fw-la et_fw-la rudes_fw-la imperiti_fw-la canonistae_fw-la seu_fw-la potius_fw-la decretistae_fw-la spiritum_fw-la &_o robur_fw-la addere_fw-la sunt_fw-la conanati_fw-la for_o say_v he_o excommunicare_fw-la etenim_fw-la est_fw-la actu_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ligare_fw-la non_fw-la potentia_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la ligatur_fw-la qui_fw-la potest_fw-la aut_fw-la debet_fw-la ligari_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la reipsa_fw-la ligatur_fw-la how_o can_v a_o man_n as_o yet_o invisible_a 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etc._n etc._n so_o that_o at_o this_o day_n the_o better_a sort_n both_o of_o the_o ministry_n and_o professor_n among_o they_o do_v stand_v excommunicate_a by_o this_o popish_a guise_n the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v the_o sole_a authority_n of_o bishop_n excommunicate_v by_o themselves_o alone_o or_o their_o deputy_n official_o chancellor_n archdeacon_n the_o minister_n and_o professor_n in_o whatsoever_o church_n of_o their_o large_a diocie_n when_o christ_n say_v tell_v the_o church_n math._n 18._o be_v this_o the_o meaning_n tell_v my_o lord_n bishop_n or_o his_o chancellor_n the_o archdeacon_n or_o his_o official_a can_v this_o collective_a name_n church_n by_o any_o shift_n be_v draw_v to_o signify_v one_o particular_a person_n canterbury_n grace_n himself_o or_o the_o great_a pope_n himself_o be_v the_o pope_n the_o universal_a church_n or_o the_o bishop_n the_o diocesan_n church_n or_o his_o chancellor_n christ_n make_v a_o gradation_n from_o one_o to_o two_o at_o last_o to_o many_o the_o apostle_n reprove_v the_o corinthian_n because_o they_o have_v not_o already_o excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o do_v you_o not_o judge_v they_o that_o be_v within_o say_v the_o apostle_n 1._o corinth_n 5._o 12._o in_o the_o second_o epistle_n chap._n 2._o v._n 10._o he_o declare_v that_o they_o haâ—_n power_n to_o forgive_v and_o reconcile_v the_o same_o incestuous_a person_n and_o write_v to_o the_o thessalonian_n he_o will_v they_o to_o note_v the_o man_n who_o obey_v or_o hearken_v not_o to_o his_o epistle_n and_o to_o have_v no_o company_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v ashamed_a 2._o thessaly_n 3._o 14._o now_o there_o be_v no_o bishop_n at_o all_o either_o at_o corinth_n or_o thessalonica_n as_o they_o themselves_o will_v grant_v farâ—_n less_o an_o usurp_a prelate_n draw_v all_o the_o power_n to_o himself_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o weighty_a judgement_n in_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o one_o man_n it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o bishop_n thaâ—_n have_v this_o power_n alone_o to_o excommunicate_v by_o himself_o or_o his_o deputy_n but_o also_o the_o dean_n prebendary_n and_o canon_n in_o wellnigh_o all_o the_o cathedral_n and_o collegiat_fw-la church_n throughout_o the_o realm_n â—_o have_v certain_a parochial_a church_n exempt_v from_o the_o bishop_n within_o their_o exempt_a and_o peculiar_a jurisdidiction_n by_o mere_a pastoral_n authority_n for_o episcopal_a authority_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n they_o have_v none_o may_v exercise_v all_o manner_n of_o spiritual_a censure_n and_o that_o as_o well_o by_o their_o substitute_n as_o by_o themselves_o nay_o iâ—_n hich_v be_v more_o in_o cheshire_n lancashire_n yorksire_n richmondshire_n and_o other_o northern_a part_n there_o be_v many_o whole_a deanery_n exempt_v from_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n wherein_o the_o dean_n and_o their_o substitute_n have_v not_o only_o the_o prohate_o of_o will_n and_o grant_v of_o administration_n but_o also_o the_o cognisance_n of_o ecclesiastical_a crime_n with_o power_n to_o use_v the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n yea_o this_o authority_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o ecclesiatsticall_a censares_fw-la have_v those_o dean_n either_o long_a since_o by_o some_o papal_a privilege_n obtain_v or_o else_o by_o long_o use_v prescribe_v against_o the_o bishop_n whereby_o again_o it_o be_v clear_o convince_v that_o episcopal_a excommunication_n use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o of_o divine_a institution_n but_o only_o by_o humane_a tradition_n for_o be_v it_o of_o divine_a right_n then_o can_v the_o same_o no_o more_o be_v prescribe_v or_o by_o papal_a immunity_n be_v possess_v then_o can_v these_o dean_n prescribe_v power_n or_o be_v enfranchise_v to_o breach_n the_o word_n or_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n you_o see_v cathedral_n dean_n canon_n and_o prebendary_n in_o cathedral_n and_o collegiat_fw-la church_n and_o some_o rural_a dean_n may_v use_v the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n but_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n set_v over_o their_o flock_n to_o govern_v &_o rule_v with_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o other_o half_a of_o their_o pastoral_a charge_n and_o the_o pastoral_a staff_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v take_v from_o thâ—m_n three_o they_o excommunicate_v for_o trifle_n the_o last_o petition_n which_o be_v make_v the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o king_n entry_n report_v thae_fw-la thâ—y_n excomunicate_fw-la for_o trifle_n and_o twelvepennie_n matter_n if_o a_o man_n pay_v not_o the_o fee_n of_o their_o court_n he_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a for_o the_o chancellor_n &_o official_o the_o register_n &_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o rabble_n must_v not_o want_v their_o unreasonable_a due_n they_o do_v not_o excommunicate_v in_o the_o congregation_n where_o the_o offender_n dwell_v but_o in_o their_o court_n in_o form_n of_o a_o writ_n in_o latin_a proclaim_v in_o the_o bishop_n or_o archbishop_n name_n 241._o as_o barrow_n report_v and_o so_o also_o be_v their_o absolution_n the_o excommunication_n may_v perhaps_o he_o intimate_v a_o long_a time_n after_o in_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o people_n warn_v to_o beware_v of_o the_o man_n who_o be_v excommunicate_a in_o their_o court_n perhaps_o for_o a_o trifle_n the_o admonition_n to_o the_o parliament_n say_v that_o whereas_o the_o excommunicate_a be_v never_o receive_v till_o they_o have_v public_o confess_v their_o offence_n now_o for_o pay_v the_o fee_n of_o the_o court_n they_o shall_v by_o mâ—_n official_a or_o chancellor_n easy_o be_v absolve_v 5_o the_o manner_n be_v that_o if_o the_o apparitor_n can_v persanal_o cite_v the_o person_n to_o be_v summon_v he_o use_v leave_v word_n at_o his_o house_n if_o he_o come_v not_o at_o the_o day_n he_o be_v forthwith_o excommunicate_a as_o the_o defender_n of_o thâ—_n last_o petition_n â—oeth_v report_n 182._o 6._o they_o transfer_v this_o power_n of_o excommunication_n to_o lay_v man_n their_o chancellor_n and_o official_o whereof_o we_o shall_v entreat_v in_o the_o own_o place_n the_o curse_n anathema_n some_o do_v not_o distinguish_v from_o the_o great_a excommunication_n but_o only_o in_o some_o solemnity_n because_o it_o be_v utter_v with_o some_o external_a sign_n and_o ceremony_n to_o strike_v a_o great_a terror_n other_o do_v distinguish_v it_o and_o mucket_n define_v it_o to_o be_v that_o censure_n whereby_o a_o pernicious_a heretic_n as_o god_n public_a enemy_n reject_v curse_a execrate_v be_v adjudge_v and_o give_v over_o unto_o eternal_a judgement_n and_o damnation_n this_o be_v answerable_a to_o that_o anathema_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v maranatha_n or_o the_o talmudist_n schamatha_fw-mi but_o such_o a_o censure_n can_v be_v inflict_v unless_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o the_o church_n that_o the_o offender_n have_v sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n beside_o the_o censure_n common_a to_o lay_v man_n and_o ecclesiastical_a person_n already_o mention_v there_o be_v these_o two_o reckon_v by_o mucket_n corporal_a penance_n and_o denial_n of_o burial_n in_o sacred_a place_n corporal_a penance_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o outward_a man_n for_o to_o the_o public_a confession_n of_o the_o offence_n there_o be_v some_o bodily_a penance_n adjoin_v and_o enjoin_v the_o offender_n as_o for_o example_n to_o stand_v upon_o a_o lord_n day_n bareheaded_a and_o barefooted_a clothe_v with_o a_o white_a sheet_n have_v a_o white_a wand_n in_o his_o hand_n at_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o kirck_n and_o when_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o kirck_n to_o prostrate_v himself_o to_o kiss_v the_o ground_n 328._o and_o then_o to_o come_v to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o church_n &_o crave_v forgiveness_n this_o manner_n be_v descrive_v by_o mack_n lindwood_n in_o his_o provincial_n reckon_v for_o corporal_a pennance_n evenit_fw-la thrust_v in_o a_o monastery_n imprisonment_n stripe_v and_o the_o imprint_n of_o a_o mark_n 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shall_v require_v all_o â—_z testamentary_a and_o their_o appendicles_a be_v impertinent_a for_o episcopal_a audience_n or_o any_o ecclesiastical_a oâ—sistorie_n bona_fw-la caduca_fw-la be_v take_v in_o the_o law_n as_o when_o fail_v he_o to_o who_o they_o belong_v by_o law_n the_o good_n fall_v to_o another_o as_o the_o akorn_n which_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n when_o there_o be_v none_o to_o take_v it_o up_o be_v call_v caducâ—_fw-la glans_fw-la by_o law_n ecclesiastical_a and_o confirm_v by_o the_o municipal_a as_o 1._o to_o confer_v benefice_n or_o to_o institute_v into_o a_o benefice_n at_o the_o presentation_n of_o other_o 2._o to_o command_v the_o person_n institute_v to_o be_v induct_v 2._o to_o command_v the_o fruit_n of_o vacant_a benefice_n to_o be_v gather_v and_o kepâ—_n in_o suâ—e_a custody_n by_o some_o indifferent_a man_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o next_o successor_n 4._o to_o assign_v a_o competent_a portion_n to_o a_o vicarâ—_n 5._o to_o grant_v dimissorie_a or_o 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