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B02158 Articles of inquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the Arch-Deaconry of Durham. Anno Dom. MDCLXIII. Church of England. 1663 (1663) Wing C4033AA; ESTC R173871 10,443 18

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persons of your Parish who can bear witness of the same Do you not know or have you not heard that in his reading or pretending to read these 39 Articles of Religion be omitted or skipped over some one or more of them what Article was it or what part thereof that he left unread 3. DOTH he use any other words or form than what is prescribed in the Book of Common prayer in the publick reading of the dayly Morning any Evening Service and in the Letany which is to be added to the Morning Service upon Sundays Wednesdays and Frydays weekly and at all other times when it is appointed by the Bishop as likewise at the reading of the Communion-Service and the Administration of the two Sacrament Baptism and the Lords Supper at the Celebration of Matrimony Churching of Women after Child-birth burying the Dead and pronouncing Gods Commination against impenitent Sinners And doth he all their without omission addition or alteration of any of them using all the Rites and Ceremonies appointed in that Book And particularly doth he give due warning before the celebrating of the holy Communion that the people may come better prepared And whether doth he in particular according to the tenor of the exhortation before the Communion seriously admonish the people committed to his charge not to presume to come to that holy Sacrament before they have sincerely endeavoured to be reconciled as to God by true repentance and humble confession of their sins to God and if need be for the quiet of their own Conscience to Gods Priest also So in case of offence to be reconciled to their neighbour both by acknowledgment and likewise farther to their power by making restitution and satisfaction for any wrong by them done or for other mens ill-gotten goods heretofore at any time usurped under whatsoever publick or private pretence that so they may come to the Lords Table as they ought with clear and a quiet Conscience And whether if any persons sick or in health having confessed their sins privately unto him for the unburthening of their conscience and receiving of spiritual comfort by the ministerial absolution the said Minister hath revealed to any person whatsoever such crimes and offences so committed to his trust and secrecy contrary to 113 Canon 4. DOTH he alwayes at the reading or Celebrating and divine Office in your Church or Chapel constantly wear the Surplice and other his Ecclesiastical habit according to his Degree And doth he never omit it 5. DOTH he diligently instruct the youth of your Parish in their Catechism and visit the sick as he is directed for the performance of both those Offices in the Book of Common-Prayer 6. DOTH he bid and observe the Holy-days and Fasting day appointed by the Book of Common prayer as they occurr from time to time in the whole year together with the 5 of Nov. Jan. 30. and May 20 7. IS he a Graduate in either of the Vniversities of this Realm and to what degree hath he been there admitted 8 HATH he been Licenced by the Bishop to preach And doth he constantly preach in your Church or Chapel or when he is hindred by sickness or by some other urgent cause doth he procure a Sermon to be preached by a discreet able and approved Substitute every Sunday besides the Anniversary days of Christs Nativity and his Passion at the least And if there be no such Sermons preach'd both he his Substitute or Curate read one of the Sermons or Homilies appointed by publick authority for such several times and occasions 9. DOTH he or his Curate observe the Three Rogation days before the Feast of our Lords Ascension saying the Letany the Ciii and the Ciiii. Psalm with the Church-Wardens and other that accompany him in the perambulation of your Parish and when the perambulation is ended doth he go into the Church with them and read unto them divine Service and one of the Sermons set forth and appointed for that purpose 10 WHETHER doth your Preacher before his Sermon use a Prayer of his own private intention or doth he only exhort the people so pray for Christs holy Catholick Church the Kings Majesty c. as is prescribed in the 55 Canon And doth he once every month at least on the Lords day read divine service both morning and evening and likewise administer the holy Sacraments publickly in his Surplice and Habit with other Rifes of the Church in manner as is prescribed by the Book of Common prayer according to the late Act of Vniformity 11. DOTH he preach unfeigned faith and obedience to Gods holy Commandments Submission and Loyalty to the King and his Laws together with true Christian Plety and Charity among the people And hath he not at any time to your knowledge or as you have been sold by others that do know it preached any false heretical seditions or schismatical Doctrine in his Sermons whereby the people may be led into any Sect or Faction against the peace and unity of the Church or Realm 12. IS there any Lecture preached in your Parish Is he who preacheth it one or more allowed so to do by the Bishop Doth he before his Lecture read the publick Service of the Church appointed for that day by the Book of Common Prayer At the reading whereof doth he wear a Surplice when he Lectureth doth he use the Ecclesiastical habit appointed for all Ministers of the Church Doth he administer the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper twice in the year at the least according to the prescript form of the publick Liturgy And lastly doth he before the preaching of his Lecture constantly observe the Form of Prayer which is enjoyned him in the 55 Canon of the Ecclesiastical Constitutions 13. DOTH your Minister endeavour to reclaim all Popish Recusants and other Sectaries if there be any such inhabiting within your Parish to the unity obedience and true Religion established in the Church of England Doth he prepare and present the youth of your Parish to be confirmed by the Bishop Doth he admit any of them to the holy Communion or to be Contracted in Marriage or to be Godfather or Godmother in the administration of Baptism before they can give an Accompt of their Faith and Religion according to the Questions and Answers contained in the Church Catechism Hath he admitted any woman to her Thanksgiving after Child-birth before she hath done her Penance if her Child was born or begotten out of lawfull Matrimony Doth he presume to marry any persons in private houses or such as being under the age of 21 years having not the consent of their Parents or without the Banes first published on three several Sundays or Holydays in your Church or at any other hours than between 8 12 in the forenoone unless he hath a licence or dispensation to the contrary 14. HATH your Parson or Vicar any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Prehend or Dignity Doth he reside upon his Living among you or