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alike_o but_o it_o grow_v sometime_o broad_a and_o sometime_o again_o it_o be_v narrow_a there_o be_v neither_o sun_n moon_n nor_o any_o star_n visible_a in_o the_o sky_n which_o be_v very_o black_a and_o dark_a only_o this_o bloody_a vision_n which_o appear_v in_o this_o manner_n what_o can_v we_o otherwise_o judge_v of_o then_o to_o be_v a_o token_n of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o the_o cruel_a cavalier_n thereabouts_o who_o kill_v murder_n and_o slaw_v the_o people_n of_o god_n who_o blood_n cry_v to_o heaven_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n for_o vengeance_n against_o they_o finis_fw-la handle_v the_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n and_o those_o which_o shall_v be_v choose_v to_o go_v to_o the_o colloques_fw-la and_o synod_n with_o the_o minister_n shall_v not_o fail_v to_o come_v thither_o at_o the_o day_n assign_v chap._n vii_o of_o deacon_n article_n i._o the_o deacon_n shall_v be_v ordain_v
the_o lord_n supper_n art_n 8._o they_o shall_v advertise_v the_o people_n at_o the_o least_o fifteen_o day_n before_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v prepare_v for_o it_o art_n 9_o beside_o the_o former_a examination_n which_o be_v make_v of_o the_o doctrine_n before_o they_o communicate_v unto_o the_o holy_a supper_n every_o one_o ought_v again_o to_o be_v catechise_v once_o a_o year_n at_o the_o least_o according_a to_o the_o commodity_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o parishioner_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o fast_n article_n i_o the_o public_a fast_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o church_n what_o time_n the_o colloque_n or_o synod_n shall_v think_v it_o meet_v as_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n in_o which_o there_o shall_v be_v sermon_n in_o the_o forenoon_n and_o afternoon_n with_o prayer_n the_o read_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o sing_v of_o psalm_n all_o most_o meet_a for_o the_o occasion_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o fast_n and_o all_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n of_o thanksgiving_n art_n 2._o the_o solemn_a thanksgiving_n must_v be_v celebrate_v in_o like_o manner_n as_o the_o fast_n all_o the_o exercise_n be_v fit_v to_o the_o occasion_n and_o cause_n of_o it_o chap._n xii_o of_o marriage_n article_n i._n the_o promise_n of_o marriage_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o parent_n friend_n governor_n or_o master_n or_o mistress_n of_o the_o party_n and_o with_o consent_n of_o they_o and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n or_o of_o one_o elder_a or_o deacon_n who_o shall_v receive_v the_o promise_n pure_a and_o simple_a with_o invocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n otherwise_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v receive_v and_o as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v at_o their_o own_o liberty_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n or_o one_o of_o the_o elder_n or_o deacon_n be_v also_o necessary_a for_o the_o policy_n art_n 2._o the_o child_n and_o those_o which_o be_v under_o government_n can_v make_v any_o promise_n of_o marriage_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n or_o of_o their_o tutor_n or_o of_o their_o guardian_n in_o who_o power_n they_o be_v art_n 3._o if_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v so_o unreasonable_a that_o they_o will_v not_o accord_v to_o so_o holy_a a_o thing_n the_o consistory_n shall_v give_v they_o such_o advice_n as_o shall_v be_v expedient_a to_o the_o which_o if_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n will_v not_o agree_v they_o shall_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o magistrate_n art_n 4._o even_o those_o which_o have_v be_v marry_v owe_v this_o honour_n to_o their_o parent_n not_o to_o marry_v themselves_o without_o the_o advice_n of_o their_o parent_n for_o want_v whereof_o they_o shall_v be_v censure_v art_n 5._o those_o which_o shall_v be_v betroth_v shall_v promise_v with_o their_o parent_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v marry_v within_o three_o month_n after_o their_o promise_n be_v make_v or_o within_o six_o month_n in_o case_n they_o be_v in_o a_o voyage_n and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v they_o shall_v be_v pursue_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n art_n 6._o no_o stranger_n shall_v be_v betroth_v unless_o he_o have_v leave_v of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a the_o governor_n or_o their_o lieutenant_n art_n 7._o in_o marriage_n the_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n and_o affinity_n shall_v be_v diligent_o observe_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n art_n 8._o the_o publication_n of_o matrimony_n shall_v be_v declare_v three_o sunday_n one_o after_o another_o immediate_o in_o the_o church_n where_o the_o party_n dwell_v or_o if_o they_o marry_v in_o some_o other_o parish_n they_o shall_v bring_v good_a testimony_n from_o the_o minister_n that_o shall_v have_v publish_v they_o otherwise_o they_o can_v be_v marry_v art_n 9_o to_o avoid_v the_o abuse_n and_o profanation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o rest_n and_o the_o manifest_a contempt_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o marriage-daye_n it_o be_v think_v good_a that_o marriage_n be_v no_o more_o celebrate_v upon_o sunday_n but_o on_o the_o week_n day_n only_o when_o there_o be_v a_o sermon_n art_n 10._o if_o any_o will_v oppose_v himself_o against_o the_o publication_n of_o matrimony_n they_o must_v address_v themselves_o to_o the_o minister_n first_o or_o to_o two_o of_o the_o elder_n which_o shall_v signify_v it_o to_o the_o next_o consistory_n to_o come_v and_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o opposition_n of_o which_o the_o consistory_n shall_v judge_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o appeal_n it_o shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o colloque_n art_n 11._o those_o which_o have_v company_v together_o before_o they_o be_v marry_v shall_v not_o be_v marry_v before_o they_o have_v make_v confession_n of_o their_o fault_n and_o if_o the_o fault_n be_v open_o know_v they_o shall_v do_v it_o before_o all_o the_o church_n and_o if_o it_o be_v less_o know_v the_o consistory_n shall_v give_v order_n for_o it_o art_n 12._o the_o promise_n of_o widow_n that_o will_v remarry_v themselves_o shall_v not_o be_v receive_v but_o six_o month_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o decease_a husband_n that_o both_o for_o the_o honesty_n and_o well_o seemliness_n and_o to_o meet_v with_o many_o inconvenience_n as_o for_o the_o man_n they_o shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o stay_v a_o certain_a time_n also_o without_o constrain_v they_o thereunto_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a article_n i._n those_o which_o have_v sick_a folk_n shall_v advertise_v those_o which_o have_v charge_n in_o the_o church_n in_o commodious_a time_n to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v visit_v and_o comfort_v art_n 2._o those_o which_o be_v sick_a shall_v be_v advertise_v to_o make_v their_o will_n in_o good_a time_n and_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o their_o good_a sense_n which_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n or_o elder_n or_o some_o other_o able_a man_n and_o worthy_a of_o faith_n which_o shall_v seal_v the_o say_a testament_n to_o this_o end_n they_o may_v be_v approve_v chap._n xiv_o of_o burial_n article_n i._n the_o dead_a body_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v nor_o make_v enter_v into_o the_o church_n but_o into_o the_o churchyard_n ordain_v for_o the_o faithful_a art_n 2._o the_o kinsfolk_n friend_n and_o neighbour_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o as_o many_o as_o the_o kinsfolk_n will_v pray_v even_o the_o minister_n if_o they_o be_v at_o leisure_n as_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o brethren_n not_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o charge_n no_o more_o than_o the_o elder_n and_o deacon_n and_o shall_v go_v to_o conduct_v the_o dead_a corpse_n for_o the_o comeliness_n of_o the_o burial_n at_o the_o which_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o sermon_n nor_o prayer_n nor_o ring_v of_o bell_n neither_o any_o kind_n of_o other_o ceremony_n art_n 3._o the_o dead_a shall_v not_o be_v bury_v without_o advertise_v of_o the_o minister_n before_o art_n 4._o the_o dead_a corpse_n of_o those_o which_o be_v excommunicate_v shall_v not_o be_v bury_v among_o the_o faithful_a without_o ordinance_n of_o the_o magistrate_n chapter_n xv_o of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n article_n i._n all_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o censure_n as_o well_o those_o which_o have_v charge_n in_o the_o church_n as_o those_o which_o have_v no_o charge_n art_n 2._o the_o suspension_n from_o the_o holy_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v publish_v only_o in_o matter_n of_o heresy_n schism_n or_o other_o notable_a fault_n of_o which_o the_o consistory_n shall_v judge_v art_n 3._o those_o which_o shall_v not_o receive_v the_o advertisement_n and_o reprehension_n of_o fault_n make_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o which_o continue_v harden_v without_o hope_n of_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o right_a way_n after_o many_o exhortation_n if_o they_o can_v be_v bring_v again_o they_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_v whereunto_o shall_v be_v proceed_v by_o three_o sunday_n according_a to_o the_o order_n as_o follow_v art_n 4._o the_o first_o sunday_n every_o one_o shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o sinner_n without_o name_v or_o declare_v the_o sin_n or_o the_o sinner_n art_n 5._o the_o second_o sunday_n the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v name_v and_o not_o the_o sin_n the_o three_o sunday_n the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v name_v and_o the_o sin_n declare_v and_o he_o excommunicate_v which_o shall_v so_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o he_o remain_v rebellious_a art_n 6._o those_o which_o be_v excommunicate_v be_v reject_v of_o the_o church_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v either_o to_o public_a prayer_n or_o unto_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n art_n 7._o if_o any_o have_v public_a charge_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v commit_v any_o fault_n which_o in_o a_o private_a person_n merit_v public_a
in_o the_o church_n to_o gather_v the_o alm_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o distribute_v they_o according_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o consistory_n art_n 2._o they_o shall_v gather_v together_o the_o alm_n after_o the_o sermon_n and_o shall_v procure_v and_o keep_v faithful_o the_o good_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o if_o necessity_n so_o require_v they_o shall_v go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n of_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o gather_v that_o which_o it_o shall_v please_v they_o to_o give_v art_n 3._o they_o shall_v distribute_v nothing_o without_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o consistory_n if_o there_o be_v not_o urgent_a necessity_n art_n 4._o the_o alm_n shall_v be_v distribute_v principal_o to_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o overplus_n it_o may_v serve_v to_o help_v the_o stranger_n art_n 5._o to_o meet_v with_o all_o suspicion_n the_o deacon_n shall_v keep_v the_o book_n as_o well_o of_o the_o receipt_n as_o also_o of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o alm_n the_o which_o they_o shall_v count_v in_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o of_o one_o of_o the_o elder_n art_n 6._o the_o deacon_n shall_v render_v their_o account_n every_o communion_n day_n after_o the_o latter_a sermon_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minister_n the_o ancient_n and_o the_o people_n if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o will_v assist_v they_o and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o be_v present_a there_o art_n 7._o they_o shall_v endeavour_v that_o the_o poor_a shall_v be_v nourish_v without_o go_v about_o a_o beg_n and_o they_o shall_v make_v suit_n to_o the_o governor_n that_o the_o youth_n fit_a for_o labour_n may_v be_v set_v to_o occupation_n and_o shall_v advertise_v the_o master_n the_o justice_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v give_v order_n that_o none_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n to_o beg_v art_n 8._o they_o shall_v visit_v the_o poor_a sick_a and_o 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that_o which_o be_v say_v and_o do_v of_o he_o art_n 4._o at_o the_o public_a catechism_n which_o the_o minister_n shall_v make_v on_o the_o sunday_n after_o dinner_n he_o shall_v choose_v a_o text_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o the_o section_n he_o be_v to_o treat_v of_o and_o shall_v read_v in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o say_a text_n and_o shall_v have_v it_o for_o a_o foundation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o say_a section_n art_n 5._o the_o door_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v shut_v after_o the_o sermon_n and_o public_a prayer_n to_o wipe_v away_o all_o superstition_n and_o the_o sear_z shall_v be_v set_v in_o good_a order_n that_o every_o one_o may_v commodious_o understand_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o minister_n preach_v art_n 6._o the_o church_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o special_a service_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v employ_v to_o any_o profane_a use_n and_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v desire_v that_o he_o will_v not_o hold_v there_o any_o civil_a jurisdiction_n chap._n ix._o of_o baptism_n article_n i._o the_o holy_a baptism_n shall_v be_v administer_v in_o the_o church_n after_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n before_o the_o blessing_n art_n 2._o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n if_o they_o be_v not_o upon_o a_o voyage_n shall_v with_o the_o witness_n stand_v near_o to_o the_o child_n to_o present_v it_o to_o god_n and_o make_v promise_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o it_o as_o they_o be_v bind_v there_o to_o do_v art_n 3._o none_o shall_v be_v receive_v to_o present_v a_o child_n at_o the_o baptism_n unless_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n or_o else_o if_o he_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o receive_v it_o and_o that_o he_o make_v promise_n to_o do_v it_o at_o the_o next_o communion_n whereof_o if_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n he_o shall_v bring_v testimony_n art_n 4._o he_o which_o will_v present_v a_o child_n to_o be_v baptise_v shall_v 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this_o matter_n or_o at_o the_o least_o shall_v be_v touch_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o sermon_n art_n 2._o they_o shall_v follow_v this_o order_n the_o table_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o some_o commodious_a place_n by_o the_o pulpit_n where_o they_o shall_v communicate_v in_o order_n be_v set_v which_o be_v most_o conformable_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n or_o stand_v as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o some_o church_n the_o man_n first_o and_o the_o woman_n after_o and_o none_o shall_v go_v away_o till_o after_o the_o thanksgiving_n and_o blessing_n of_o the_o people_n art_n 3._o those_o which_o will_v communicate_v at_o the_o holy_a supper_n shall_v be_v catechise_v first_o of_o all_o by_o the_o minister_n to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o lord_n prayer_n the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o the_o ten_o commandment_n at_o the_o least_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o and_o renounce_v the_o pope_n the_o mass_n and_o all_o 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