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Page 1061 of 1285

  • 9 - The canons of 1606

  • from 1 - Texts with commentary
  • Edited by Gerald Bray
  • Book:
    The Anglican Canons, 1529–1947
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    30 August 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 454-484

  • Summary

    Canons (commonly known as those of Bishop Overall's convocation book) passed in the year 1606 in the convocation which was first called in 1603, primo Iacobi I and was continued by adjournments and prorogations to 1610.

    Book I

    1. If any man shall affirm with any pagan, heretic, atheist or any other profane persons which know not, or believe not the Scriptures, either that heaven and earth have no beginning or that the world was made by angels or the devil, that the world was not otherwise made by Christ than as he was an instrument of God the Father in making it, or that he did not as God, create our said parents Adam and Eve, he doth greatly err.

    2. If any man shall affirm that men at the first, without all good education or civility, ran up and down in woods and fields as wild creatures, resting themselves in caves and dens, and acknowledging no superiority one over another, until they were taught by experience the necessity of government, and that thereupon they chose some among themselves to order and rule the rest, giving them power and authority so to do, and that consequently all civil power, jurisdiction and authority was first derived from the people and disordered multitude, or either is originally still in them, or else is deduced by their consents naturally from them, and is not God's ordinance originally descending from him and depending upon him, he doth greatly err.

    3. If any man shall affirm either that our first parents, after their fall, or consequently any of their posterity, could serve or please God truly by any natural powers or faculties that were left in them after the said fall, or that the mystery of salvation through Jesus Christ was not a secret whereunto our corrupt nature could not attain, or that our Saviour Christ is not the promised seed that should break the serpent's head, or that any can possibly be partakers of everlasting life without faith in him, he doth greatly err.

  • 16 - Bishop Edmund Griffith's articles for Bangor diocese, 1634

  • Edited by Kenneth Fincham, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: II. 1625–1642
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    01 September 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 116-123

  • Summary

    Articles to be enquired of within the diocesse of Bangor, in the first visitation, of the right reverend father in God, Edmund Lord Bishop of Bangor.

    [Concerning the clergy.]

  • 1. Doth your minister use to pray for the kings maiestie, King Charles, and for the queenes maiestie, Prince Charles, and all the royall progeny, with addition of all such stile, and titles as are due to his highnesse; and exhort the people to obedience, to his maiestie and all magistrates in authority under him: and doeth hee also pray for all arch-bishops, bishops, and other ecclesiasticall persons.

  • 2. Whether is the prescript forme of divine service, used by your minister upon Sundayes, holy dayes, and other dayes appointed by the booke of common prayer at fit and usuali houres? And whether doth your minister duely observe all the orders, rites and ceremonies prescribed in the said booke of common prayer, without omission or addition, as well in reading publique prayers and the letany, as alsо in administring the sacraments in such manner and forme, as by the law not established is ioyned?

  • 3. Whether doth your minister administer the holy communion so often, and at such times, as that every parishioner may receive the same once every moneth, or at least thrice every yeere, whereof once at Easter, and administreth the same to none, but to such as kneele at the receiving thereof, and whether doth hee cause sufficient warning thereof, to bee given before?

  • 4. Whether hath your minister reiected any from the communion, who were not by publique presentment, or other open scandali, infamous and detected of some notorious crime, by common fame, or vehement suspition knowne in the parish?

  • 5. Whether hath your minister received people of other parishes to his church, to the common and divine service? And whether his parishioners have gone to other churches and places, to heare service, or receive the sacrament, and whether hee and the church-wardens have presented such as have not received the Lords supper the last Easter?

  • 6. Whether is your minister continually resident with you upon his benefice? Or for how long time hath hee beene absent? And where is hee resident for the most part, and what other benefice hath he? And doth hee in his absence make allowance for the poore, and what?

  • 15 - Archbishop William Laud's articles for Exeter cathedral, 1634

  • Edited by Kenneth Fincham, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: II. 1625–1642
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    01 September 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 110-115

  • Summary

    Articles for the cathedrall church of Exceter to be inquired of in the metropoliticall visitation of the most reverend father in God William by Gods providence Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and Metropolitane in this present year of our Lord God one thousand, six hundred, thirty and four.

  • Whether every member of this church att his first admission doth sweare to observe such statutes as have been hitherto used as statutes, and not contrary to the lawes of the realme of England?

  • What other benefices ecclesiasticall the deane, archdeacons, prebendaries or other ecclesiasticall persons of this church have besides their roomes and places in this said church?

  • How the xlii, xliii, and xliiii chapters of the constitutions made in the convocation anno 1604 and confirmed by his majesty under the great seale of England for the residencyes of your deane and other prebendaryes as well upon their prebends as upon their other benefices are observed?

  • Whether the number of those that serve the quire and all other ministers of this church be kept full and the quire sufficiently furnished with a skilfull organist and able singers and dayly service there song according to the foundation of this church?

  • Whether your divine service be used and the sacraments administred in due tyme and according to the boak of common prayer and by singing and note according to the statutes of this church?

  • Whether all the members of your church especially the prebendaries and ecclesiasticall persons doe use seemely garments and attyres, as namely all graduates their surplice and hood for their degree of schoole and other inferiours their surplice and capp according to the cannons and constitutions sett forth by his majesty in the convocation in anno domini 1604?

  • Whether the prebendaries and preachers of your church doe preach yearly the full number of sermons appointed by the statutes and ordinances of the same church and the late constitutions ecclesiasticall, in their owne persons or by others and who doth most usually preach them, and how often have you sermons or lectures in the weeke in the cathedrall church and by whome and what be the statutes of this church in that behalfe? And if you have any certain lecturer what hath he for his paines?

  • 3 - Archdeacon Thomas Paske's order for London archdeaconry, 1627

  • Edited by Kenneth Fincham, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: II. 1625–1642
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    01 September 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 23-23

  • Summary

    To my very loving brethren the ministers, and to the church-wardens, and sidemen, of every parish, and precinct, within my archdeaconry of London.

    Whereas, for the greater honour, and worship of Gods holy Maiestie, it was anciently ordayned in the Church of England, that on Wednesdayes, and Frydayes weekely, the ministers, and people, should assemble themselves, in their parish churches, there to offer their humble thankesgivings, and prayers, according to the forme prescribed in the booke of common prayer, established by the lawes of this kingdome of England: and upon iust complaint, of the great neglect of that religious ordinance, with humble desire of reformation therein: it hath pleased the right reverend father in God, my lord Bishop of London, our diocesan, to give in charge to me, that (with all care) I do speedily endeavour that reformation, within my archdeaconry, according to the lawes, and canons, in that behalfe provided.

    I therefore (according to his lordships charge, imposed on me) do pray, and require you the ministers, to give public wanning, in your full congregations, assembled in your parish churches, on the next ensuing Sunday, (with religious, and zealous exhortations to the same) that every housholder of your parishes, do duely from henceforth, come in person, or else send some, or one (at the least) of his family, to your severall parish churches, there to ioyne with you, in thankesgivings, and prayers, to almighty God, in that holy and religious manner, commanded in the sayd booke of common prayer; and you the church-wardens, and side-men, or some of you, to bee alwaies present at those weekely divine exercises, whereby you may not onely give good example to others, but also observe those that bee negligent, and admonish them to do their dutie therein; and that not prevailing with them, to present the transgressors unto me, or my officiall, who will (to Gods glory) use the best meanes of our authority, in reducing the offenders unto die performance of that Christian duty. And so (hartily desiring your due consideration of, and care in the premisses) I commend you to the grace of the Almighty. London, this tenth day of December anno domini 1627.

  • 13 - The deposited canons of 1874 and 1879

  • from 1 - Texts with commentary
  • Edited by Gerald Bray
  • Book:
    The Anglican Canons, 1529–1947
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    30 August 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 579-618

  • Summary

    OF THIS CHURCH

    1. [3-6, 8] The Church of England which is by law established under the queen's majesty, is a true and apostolical church, teaching and maintaining the doctrine of the apostles; and, as our duty to the said church requireth, we do constitute and ordain that no member thereof may advisedly and publicly ﹛maintain﹜ affirm the contrary. We do further ordain that no member of the said church may teach that anything contained in the book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, together with the form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons, or in the thirty-nine articles of religion, is repugnant to the Word of God.

    OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS CHURCH

    2. [7] The government of the Church of England under the queen's majesty by archbishops, bishops, deans, archdeacons, and the rest that bear office in the same, is not repugnant to the Word of God; and we do constitute and ordain that no member of the said church may advisedly and publicly ﹛maintain﹜ affirm the contrary.

    OF THE ROYAL SUPREMACY

    3. [1] In accordance with the Law of God, the common law of this realm, and the statutes made for restoring the ancient jurisdiction of the crown over the state ecclesiastical, we do acknowledge that the queen's most excellent majesty, acting according to the laws of the realm, is the highest earthly power ﹛under God﹜ in this kingdom, and hath and ought to have supreme authority over all persons in all causes, ecclesiastical as well as civil, as is more fully set forth in the thirty-seventh of the articles of religion, agreed upon in the year A. D. 1562. And we do constitute and ordain that no member of this church may advisedly and publicly ﹛maintain﹜ affirm that obedience or subjection is due in this realm from the members ﹛thereof﹜ of the said church to any foreign prelate or power whatsoever.

  • 14 - The proposed canons of 1947

  • from 1 - Texts with commentary
  • Edited by Gerald Bray
  • Book:
    The Anglican Canons, 1529–1947
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    30 August 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 619-708

  • Summary

    [3] Of the Church of England.

    The Church of England, established according to the laws of this realm under the king's majesty, belongs to the true and apostolical church of Christ; and as our duty to the said Church of England requires, we do constitute and ordain that no member thereof shall be at liberty to maintain or hold the contrary.

    [5] Of the thirty-nine articles of religion.

    The thirty-nine articles of religion are agreeable to the Word of God and may be subscribed unto with a good conscience by all members of the Church of England.

    [6] Of the book of common prayer, and of rites and ceremonies used in the Church of England.

    The form of God's worship in the Church of England, contained in the book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments and of other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England, is agreeable to the Word of God and together with other approved rites and ceremonies of the said church may be used by all members thereof with a good conscience.6

    Of the form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating of bishops, priests and deacons.

    The form and manner of making, ordaining and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons, annexed to the book of common prayer and commonly known as the ordinal, is agreeable to the Word of God; and those who are so made, ordained, or consecrated bishops, priests or deacons, according to the said ordinal, are lawfully made, ordained or consecrated, and ought to be accounted, both by themselves and others, to be truly either bishops, priests or deacons.

    Of the doctrine of the Church of England.

    The doctrine of the Church of England is grounded in the Holy Scriptures and in the teaching of the ancient fathers and councils of the church, and is particularly contained in the thirty-nine articles of religion, the book of common prayer and the ordinal.

  • 32 - Bishop John Towers's orders for Brackley combination lecture, Peterborough diocese, 1639

  • Edited by Kenneth Fincham, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: II. 1625–1642
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    01 September 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 216-217

  • Summary

    1639. Orders given by the right reverend father in God John Lord Bishop of Peterborrough, for and concerning the sermon weekley on Wedensday in St James chappell Brackley, September the foureteenth.

  • It is ordered that the fifteene divines whose names are here under written, shall be appointed to their severall dayes by Dr Heath chancellor of the said dyoces, or by his permission, by Doctor Sybthorpe one of his surrogates, in a catalogue, to be assign'd by him and annexed to these orders.

  • That noe other divine shalbe admitted to preach there upon any Wedensday, but one of these fifteene (except the curate of that place) upon any pretence whatsoever; and if any one of these shall dye, or depart, or refuse to preach, none other shalbe substituted, but by expresse allowance of the bishop;

  • That the bell shall begin to toll a quarter of an hower bef[o]re nyne of the clocke in the morning, and shall continue soe toleing, till nyne.

  • That immediately upon ceaseing of the bell, the divine service of the Church of England for morning prayer shall begin, and shalbe said, together with the letanie, either by the preacher for that day, or els (in case of necessity) only by the minister of the place or his assistant in his surplice and hood, according to his degree in school[e]s;

  • The preacher for that day shall be ready at the communion table in his surplice and hood (while a psalme is in singing after the morning prayer and the letanie) to begin the communion service (comonly called the second service) and that there be noe hiatus or stopp at all, after the ende of the psalme. If he be not there, he who did reade the morning prayer that day, shall presently goe thither, and proceede to the second service, and noe sermon shalb[e] had that day,

  • The preacher, assoone as he hath repeated the Nicen creede shall goe up into the pulpet, in his surplice and hood.

  • 3 - General notes of matters to be moved by the clergy, 1563

  • from 2 - Supplementary texts
  • Edited by Gerald Bray
  • Book:
    The Anglican Canons, 1529–1947
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    30 August 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 727-739

  • Summary

    General note of matters to be moved by the clergy in the next parliament and synod.

    A certain form of doctrine to be conceived in articles and after to be published and authorized.

    1. A catechism is to be set forth in Latin, which is already done by Mr Dean of St Paul's, and wanteth only viewing.

    2. Certain articles containing the principal grounds of the Christian religion are to be set forth (in the which is also to be determined the truth of those things which in this age are called into controversy), much like to such articles as were set forth a little before the death of King Edward. Of which articles the most part may be used with addition and correction, as shall be thought convenient.

    3. To these articles also may be adjoined the Apology lately set forth, after it hath once again been revised and so augmented or corrected as occasion serveth.

    4. These [three] to be joined in one book and by common [authority] to be authorized as containing true doctrine, and enjoined to be taught to the youth in the universities and grammar schools throughout the realm.

    5. That whosoever shall preach, declare, write or speak anything in derogation, depraving or despising of the said book or any doctrine therein contained, and be thereof lawfully convicted before any ordinary etc., he shall be ordered as in case of heresy or else shall be punished as is appointed for those that offend and speak against the book of common prayer set forth in the first year of the queen's majesty's reign that now is. That is to say that he shall for the first offence forfeit one hundred marks, for the second offence four hundred marks and for the third offence all his goods and chattels, and shall suffer imprisonment during life, with an addition that if the person offending the first time be not worth in goods and land one hundred marks, then he shall forfeit all his goods and chattels, and if the person offending the second time be not worth four hundred marks, then he shall forfeit all his goods and chattels, and for neither time of offence any pecuniary penalty to be redeemed with suffering imprisonment.

  • 36 - Archdeacon William Higgins's articles for Derby archdeaconry, 1641

  • Edited by Kenneth Fincham, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: II. 1625–1642
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    01 September 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 248-256

  • Summary

    Articles to be considered of by the churchwardens and others within the archdeaconry of Derby. In the visitation archidiaconall of Derbyshire, anno sanctis 1641.

    Articles concerning the clergy.

  • Are there in this archdeaconry any wandring ministers, or pretenders to holy orders, that resorts to your church, and there by begging disgrace that holy calling?

  • Are there any that keepe, or frequent drinking houses, and use unlawfull games.

  • Any that having taken holy orders forsake their vocation, and live secularly?

  • Doth any man in lower orders presume to do the duties of an higher office, and having no orders to do any publique duty?

  • Doe the priests and deacons carry themselves discretly, gravely, exemplar-ily? Do they make their families patterns to the people of God? Doth the deacon assist the priest in divine service, the administration of the Lords supper, and distribution thereof? Reade the holy scriptures and homilies to the congregation, instruct the youth in the catechisme, baptise and preach (onely if so farre allowed by the bishop) discover the impotent and needy (where such provision is made) to the curate that they may be Christianly relieved?

  • Doth your minister shew diligence in prayer, and that open, not being hindred by the study of divinity? Is he studious in Gods holy word, and all other conducing studies? Is he a lycensed preacher? And then doth he (not lawfully hindred) preach every Sunday in his owne, or some neighboring church? Not being licensed, doth he procure monthly sermons, and at other times read homilies? Doth your minister in his sermons confute all erronious and strange doctrines? Exhort the whole and the sicke occasionally? And advance love, peace and quietnesse in his owne charge and elsewhere? Doth he read the booke of canons as is required? Hath he opposed any other preacher in his sermons, or bin opposed by any? Declare it and the manner how? Doth he keepe proportionable hospitality for the poore?

  • 31 - Archdeacon Ewers Gower's articles for Northumberland archdeaconry, 1639

  • Edited by Kenneth Fincham, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: II. 1625–1642
    Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    01 September 2018
    Print publication:
    30 April 1998, pp 212-215

  • Summary

    Articles to be enquired of by the minister and church-wardens of every parish within the arch-deaconrie of Northumberland; which are given in charge in the annuali visitation of E. Gower, B. in Divinitie, late fellow of Jesus Colledge in Cambridge, and Arch-deacon of that jurisdiction

    Concerning the ministers.

  • Whether doth any take upon him to reade prayers in any of your churches or chappels, who is not admitted into sacred orders, or otherwise hath a toleration from the lord bishop of the diocesse, for so doing? And being thus admitted, have you any one amongst you, who hath relinquished the same, and betaken himselfe to a course of life as a lay man?

  • Whether doth your minister reade prayers, according to the rubricke? Or doth he on his owne head, alter any prayers or collect in the publike liturgy; or doth he omit any appointed to be read in regard of preaching, or any other respect? And doth he weare a surplisse in time of the officiating?

  • Whether doth he on Wednesdayes and Fridayes resort to the church, and say the letany prescribed: and doth your clark or sexton give warning before by tolling of a bell?

  • Whether doth he, being a licensed preacher, preach every Sunday? Or not being a preacher, doth he procure monthly sermons, and reade the homilies of the Church; and once a yeare the canons of the Church?

  • Whether doth he duly administer the sacraments of the Church, according to the formes inioyned in the booke of common prayer: and in speciali, doth he use to signe the infants baptized, with the signe of the crosse?

  • Whether doth he give due warning before the celebrating of the communion, that the people may come better prepared? Doth he declare to the people every Sunday, whether there be any holy-daies or fasting-daies the weeke following: and doth he warne them to solemnize the fifth of November?

  • Whether doth he at such times, as through the number of communicants, new bread and wine are brought to the Lords table, consecrate those elements anew; and whether in so consecrating, doth he give the sacrament to everyone severally?

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