Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	dominion_n	england_n	wales_n	2,369	5	9.5124	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83100	An ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament for keeping of scandalous persons from the scacrament [sic] of the Lords-supper, the enabling of congregations for the choyce of elders, and supplying of defects in former ordinances and directions of Parliament concerning church-government. Die Sabbathi, 14. Martii. 1645. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.; Proceedings. 1646-03-14	England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing E1895aA; ESTC R228529	5,334	16

AN ORDINANCE OF THE LORDS COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT FOR Keeping of Scandalous persons from the Scacrament of the LORDS-SUPPER the Enabling of Congregations for the choyce OF ELDERS AND Supplying of Defects in former Ordinances and Directions of PARLIAMENT Concerning CHURCH-GOVERNMENT Die Sabbathi 14. Martii 1645. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Hononorable House of Commons March 16. 1645. Die Sabbathi 14. Martii 1645. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament THe Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament Being very sensible of the great Duty which lieth upon them to setle Matters concerning Religion and the Worship of Almighty GOD And having continually before their Eyes the COVENANT which they have so solemnly taken for the performance thereof and the manifold motives and incouragements thereunto which are given them from GOD himself by a special Hand of Providence powring forth daily mercies upon them In discharge of their Duty and in pursuance of the said Covenant and in thankfulnesse to God for all his Mercies having diligently applyed themselves to that Work of his House by his Grace and assistance they have made some progresse therein not withstanding the exigency of other Affairs accompanied often times with great and imminent dangers And notwithstanding the great difficulty of the Work it self in divers respects and particularly in the right joynting of what was to be settled with the Laws and Government of the Kingdom the want whereof hath caused much trouble in this and other States yet by the merciful assistance of God having removed the Book of Common-Prayer with all its unnecessary and burdensome Ceremonies and established the Directory in the room thereof and having abolished the Prelatical Hierarchy by Archbishops Bishops and their Dependants and instead thereof laid the foundation of a Presbyterial Government in every Congregation with Subordination to Classical Provincial and National Assemblies and of them all to the Parliament Although it cannot be expected that a present Rule in every particular should be settled all at once but that there will be need of Supplyment and Additions and haply also of alterations in some things as experience shall bring to light the necessity thereof yet were the Fundamentals and Substantial parts of that Government long since settled in persons by and over whom it was to be exercised and the nature extent and respective Subordination of their power was limited and desined onely concerning the Administration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper how all such persons as were guilty of notorious and scandalous Offences might be suspended from it some difficulty arising nor so much in the Matter it self at in the Manner how it should be done and who should be the Judges of the Offence The Lords and Commons having it alwayes in their purpose and intention and it being accordingly Declared and Resolved by them That all sorts of notorious scandalous Offendors should be suspended from the Sacrament For the preventing of an indefinite and unlimited power in the Elderships they held it fit for the present That the particular Cases of such scandalous Offences should be specified and enumerated with expresse Declaration That further provision should be made by Authority of Parliament for such Cases as were left out of the said enumeration which accordingly having since taken into their serious consideration and having had several debates thereupon as the difficulty of the Matter required which hath taken up much time for the avoiding as far as possible may be all Arbitrary power and that all such Cases wherein persons should be suspended from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper might be brought to the Cognizance and passe the Iudgement of the Parliament who were bound in Iustice as well to take care that none be in injuriously detained from that Ordinance as to give power whereby such may be kept away who are unfit to partake therein And to the intent also that a full and speedy course may be settled to enable the several Elderships to suspend all such Offendors from the Lords Supper without having recourse to the Parliament it self from all parts of the Kingdom upon every such emergent Case which might prove troublesome and tedious and give liberty to such notorious and scandalous Offendors to communicate a long space in the said Ordinance and to the Intent likewise That all such Cases coming first from the particular Elderships may after they have passed the Judgement of Parliament return again to all the several Elderships within the Kingdom to proceed upon them from time to time in like manner as in the Cases enumerated For the ends and purposes aforesaid and also for supply of some defects in the former Ordinance and Directions of Parliament concerning the choice of ELDERS and some other Matters I. BE it Ordained that there be forthwith a choice made of Elders throughout the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales in the respective Parish Churches and Chappels according to such Directions as have already passed both Houses bearing date August the nineteenth One thousand six hundred fourty and five and since that time and all Classes and Parochial Congregations are respectively hereby Authorised and required forthwith effectually to proceed therein accordingly II. That notice of the Election of Parochial and Congregational Elders and of the time when it shall be be given by the Minister in the publike Assembly the next Lords day but one before and that on the said Lords day a Sermon be Preached preparatory to that weighty businesse III. That such Elections shall be made by the Congregation or the major part of them then assembled being such as have taken the National Covenant and are not persons under Age nor servants that have no Families IV. That the Tryers of Elections of Elders shall have power to receive hear and determine all exceptions brought in to them concerning undue Elections and to that end to call before them all such persons so elected and accepting such Election and to send for such Witnesses as shall be nominated unto them by such persons as shall bring in such exceptions and shall have power to examine upon Oath both the persons bringing in such exceptions and the said Witnesses concerning any undue proceedings in the manner of the said Election and concerning all matters of Ignorance or Scandal objected against the party elected and expressed in any Ordinance of Parliament to be a sufficient cause of suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and of which any Eldership by any Ordinance of Parliament hath cognizance and jurisdiction and that shall be proved to have been committed within one whole yeer before the exceptions exhibited and that the persons against whom the exceptions are taken shall have like liberty to produce Witnesses to be examined in like manner on their behalf V. That the Tryers shall have