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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00214	Articles to be enquired of vvithin the diocesse of London In the third trienniall visitation of the Right Honourable, and Right Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Bishop of London, Lord High Treasurer of England. Holden in the yeare of our Lord God, 1640; Visitation articles. 1640	Church of England. Diocese of London. Bishop (1633-1660 : Juxon); Juxon, William, 1582-1663.; Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1640 (1640)	STC 10267; ESTC S101627	23,004	28

ARTICLES TO BE ENQUIRED OF Within the Diocesse of LONDON In the third Trienniall Visitation Of the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Father in GOD WILLIAM Lord Bishop of LONDON Lord High Treasurer of ENGLAND Holden in the Yeare of our LORD GOD 1640 LONDON Printed by RICHARD BADGER M.DC.XL The Oath to be administred to the Church-wardens and Sworn-men YOu shall sweare that you and every of you shall diligently enquire of the Articles given you in charge and without any affection favour 〈◊〉 hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice of any person you shall present all and every such person and persons that now is or ●f late was within your Parish as hath committed any incest adultery fornication or simony and any misdemeanour or disturbances committed or made in any Church or Ch●ppell in time of Common Prayer Preaching or Divine Service there used to the disturbance thereof and also that have committed or done any other offence fault or default presentable in the E●clesiasticall Court according to the Articles now delivered to you Wherein you shall deale uprightly and according to truth neither of malice presenting any contrary to truth nor of corrupt affection sparing to present any and ●o conceale the truth having in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine the truth and suppresse vice So helpe you God and the Contents of this Booke Articles to be enquired of within the Diocesse of LONDON in the Visitation to be holden in the Yeare of our LORD 1640. Concerning Religion and the true worship of God In This Realme established IS there any who doth affirme teach that the 39 Articles agréed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops in b●th Provinces and the whole Clergie in the Convocation h●lden at London Anno 1562. are in any part superstitio●s or 〈◊〉 or such as hée may not with a good conscience subscribe unto Who is that so teacheth or affirmeth and what is his name 2 Is there any who doth affirme and ●ea●h that the forme of Gods worship in the Church of ●●gland established by the Law and contai●●d in the booke of Common ●rayer and administration of Sacraments is a corrupt superstitio●s 〈◊〉 unlawfull worship of God or containeth any thing in it that is rep●g●●nt to the Scriptures Who is it that so teacheth c. 3 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the Rites and Ceremo●ies of the Church of England by Law established are wicked antichristian or superstitious or such as being commanded by lawfull Authoritie ●ay not with good cons●ience ●ee approved used or subscribed unto by men who are zealously and godly affected who is it c 4 Is there any that separateth himselfe from the Communion of Saints as it is approved by the Apostles Rules in the Church of England and c●mbine themselves together in a new brother-hood accounting the Christians who are conformable to the Doctrine Governement ●ites and Ceremonies of the Church of England to be prophane or unmeet for him to ioyne within Christian profession who are they that so separa●e ●●mselves and what are their names Concerning the Church the Governement Authoritie and Discipline thereof 1 IS there any who doth affirme or teach that the Church of England by Law established under the Kings Maiestie is not a true and Apostolicall Church teaching and maintaining the Doctrine of the Apostles Who is it that doth so affirme and teach c 2 Is there any who doth affirme and teach that the Governement of the Church of England under his Maiestie by Archbishops Bishops Deanes Archdeacons and the rest that beare office in the same is antichristian and repugnant to the Word of God Who is it that doth c. 3 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the formes or manner of making and Consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons containeth any thing in it that is repugnant to the Word of God or that they who are made Bishops Priests and Deacons in that forme are not lawfully made nor ought to be accounted either by themselves or others to be truly either Bishops Priests or Deacons untill they have some other calling unto those Divine Offices Who is it c. 4 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the Church hath no power to decree Rites or Ceremonies nor any authoritie in Controversies of Faith or in the changing abolishing of Ceremonies and R●tes of the Church ordained only by mans authority contrary to the 20. and 34. Articles of the Church of England Who is it c. 5 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the Kings Maiestie hath not the same Authoritie in causes Ecclesiasticall that the godly Kings had among the Iewes and Christian Emperours in the Primitive Church Or that the Kings Maiestie within his Realmes of England Scotland and Ireland and all other his Dominions and Countries is not the highest Power under God to whom all men as well Inhabitants as bor●e within the same doe by Gods law owe most loyaltie and obedience Or that impeach any part his Royall Supremacie in the said causes restored to the Crowne and by the Lawes of the Realme therein established Who is it c 6 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that no manner of person eith●r of the Clergie or Laitie are to be subiect to the Decrees and Constitutions of the Church in causes Ecclesiasticall made and ratified by the Kings Maiesties Supreme authoritie other then such as are particularly assembled in the sacred Synods of the Church for the making of the said Decrees and Constitutions and have given their voices to the same Who is it c 7 Is there any that doth affirme or teach that it is lawfull for any sort of Ministers and lay persons or either of them to ioyne together and make rules orders and Constitutions in Causes Ecclesiasticall without the Kings Authority or any that submit themselves to be ruled and Governed by the same Who is it c 8 Is there any who doth affirme teach maintaine or publish that such Ministers who refuse to subscribe to the forme and manner of Gods worship in the Church of England and their adherents may truly take unto them the name of another Church or that there are within this Realme other meetings assemblies or congregations of the Kings borne Subiects then such as by the lawes of this Land are held and allowed which may rightly chalenge to themselves the name of true and lawfull Churches Who is it that doth so affirme c 9 Doth any Minister or Ministers without the Licence and direction of the Bishop of the Diocesse first obtained appoint or keep any solemne Fasts publikely or in any private houses other then such as are or shall be appointed by lawfull authoritie or not being Licensed as afore is said presumes to appoint or hold any meeting for Sermons Sermon Lectures