The Table of the Conftitutions and Canons Of the Church of England. HE King's Supremacy over the Church of England, in 2. Impugners of the King's Supremacy cenfured. 3. The Church of England a true and apoftolical Church. 4. Impugners of the public Worfhip of God, eftablished in the Church of England, cenfured. 5. Impugners of the Articles of Religion, established in the Church of England, cenfured. 6. Impugners of the Rites and Ceremonies, established in the Church of England, cenfured. 7. Impugners of the Government of the Church of England by Archbishops, Bishops, &c. cenfured. 8. Impugners of the Form of confecrating and ordering Archbishops, Bishops, &c. in the Church of England, cenfured. 9. Authors of Schifm in the Church of England cenfured. 10. Maintainers of Schifmatics in the Church of England cenfured. II. Maintainers of Conventicles cenfured. 12. Maintainers of Conftitutions made in Conventicles cenfured. Of Divine Service, and Adminiftration of the Sacraments. 13. Due Celebration of Sundays and Holy-days. 14. The prefcript Form of Divine Service to be used on Sundays and Holy-days. 15. The Litany to be read on Wednesdays and Fridays. 16. Colleges to use the prescript Form of Divine Service. 17. Students in Colleges to wear Surplices in time of Divine Service. 18. A reverence and attention to be used within the Church in time of Divine Service. 19. Loiterers not to be fuffered near the Church in time of Divine Service. 20. Bread and Wine to be provided against every Communion. 21. The Communion to be thrice a Year received. 22. Warning to be given beforehand for the Communion. 23. Students in Colleges to receive the Communion four times a Year. 24. Copes to be worn in Cathedral Churches by thofe that admi nifter the Communion. 25. Surplices and Hoods to be worn in Cathedral Churches, when there is no Communion. 26. Notorious 25. Notorious Offenders not to be admitted to the Communion. 27. Schifmatics not to be admitted to the Communion. 28. Strangers not to be admitted to the Communion. 29. Fathers not to be Godfathers in Baptism, and Children not Communicants. 30. The lawful Ufe of the Crofs in Baptifm explained. Minifters, their Ordination, Function, and Charge. 31. Four folemn times appointed for the making of Ministers. 32. None to be made Deacon and Minister both in one day. 33. The Titles of fuch as are to be made Minifters. 34. The Quality of fuch as are to be made Minifters. 35. The Examination of fuch as are to be made Ministers. The Form of Subfcription. 37. Subfcription before the Diocefan. 58. Revolters after Subfcription cenfured. 39. Cautions for Inftitution of Minifters into Benefices. 40. An Oath against Simony at Inftitution into Benefices. 41. Licences for Plurality of Benefices limited, and Refidence enjoined. 42. Refidence of Deans in their Churches. 43. Deans and Prebendaries to preach during their Refidence. 44. Prebendaries to be refident upon their Benefices. 45. Beneficed Preachers, being refident upon their Livings, to preach every Sunday. 45. Beneficed Men, not Preachers, to procure monthly Sermons. 47. Abfence of beneficed Men to be fupplied by Curates that are allowed Preachers. 48. None to be Curates but allowed by the Bishop. 49. Minifters, not allowed Preachers, may not expound. 50. Strangers not admitted to preach without fhewing their Li cence. 51. Strangers not admitted to preach in Cathedral Churches without fufficient Authority. 52. The Names of ftrange Preachers to be noted in a Book. 53. No public Oppofition between Preachers. 54. The Licences of Preachers refufing Conformity to be void. 55. The Form of a Prayer to be ufed by all Preachers before their Sermons. 56. Preachers and Lecturers to read Divine Service, and administer the Sacraments twice a Year at the leaft. 57. The Sacraments not to be refufed at the hands of unpreaching Minifters. 58. Minifters reading Divine Service, and adminiftering the Sacraments, to wear Surplices, and Graduates therewithal Hoods. 59. Minifters to catechize every Sunday. 60. Confirmation to be performed once in three Years. 61. Minifters 61. Minifters to prepare Children for Confirmation. 62. Minifters not to marry any perfons without Banns or Licence. 63. Minifters of exempt Churches not to marry without Banns or Licence. 64. Minifters folemnly to bid Holy-days. 65. Minifiers folemnly to denounce Recufants and Excommunicates. 66. Minifters to confer with Recufants. 67. Minifters to vifit the Sick. 68. Minifters not to refufe to chriften or bury. 69. Minifters not to defer Chriftening, if the Child be in danger. 70. Minifters to keep a Regifter of Chriftenings, Weddings, and Burials. 71. Minifters not to preach, or adminifter the Communion in private Houfes. 72. Minifters not to appoint public or private Fafts or Prophecies, or to exorcife, but by authority. 73. Minifters not to hold private Conventicles. Saboolmaflters. 77. None to teach School without Licence. 78. Curates defirous to teach, to be licenfed before others, 79. The Duty of Schoolmasters. Things appertaining to Churches. So. The Great Bible, and Book of Common Prayer, to be had in every Church. 81. A Font of Stone for Baptifm in every Church. 82. A decent Communion-Table in every Church. 83. A Pulpit to be provided in every Church. 84. A Cheft for Alms in every Church. 8. Churches to be kept in fufficient Reparations. 86. Churches to be furveyed, and the Decays certified to the high Commiffioners. 87. A Terrier of Glebe-lands, and other Poffeffions belonging to Churches. 88. Churches not to be profaned. Church-wardens or Quefl-men, and Side-men or Affiftants. 89. The choice of Church-wardens, and their Account. yo. The choice of Side-men, and their joint office with Church. wardens. Parifb-Clerks. 21. Parish-Clerks to be chofen by the Minifter. Ecclefiaflical Courts belonging to the Archbishop's Jurifdiction. 92. None to be cited into divers Courts for Probate of the fame Will. 93. The 93. The Rate of Bona notabilia liable to the Prerogative Court. 94. None to be cited into the Arches or Audience, but dwellers within the Archbishop's Diocefe, or Peculiars. 95. The Restraint of double Quarrels. 96. Inhibitions not to be granted without the Subfcription of an Advocate. 97. Inhibitions not to be granted, until the Appeal be exhibited to the Judge. 98. Inhibitions not to be granted to factious Appellants, unless they firft fubfcribe. 99. None to marry within the Degrees prohibited. Joo. None to marry under Twenty-one Years, without their Parents confent. 101. By whom Licences to marry without Banns shall be granted, and to what fort of Perfons. 102. Security to be taken at the granting of fuch Licences, and under what Conditions. 103. Oaths to be taken for the Conditions. 104. An exception for those that are in Widowhood. 105. No Sentence for Divorce to be given upon the fole confeffion of the parties. 106. No Sentence for Divorce to be given but in open Court. 107. In all Sentences for Divorce, Bond to be taken for not marrying during each other's life. 108. The Penalty for Judges offending in the Premiffes. Ecclefiaftical Courts belonging to the Jurifdiction of Bishops and Arch◄ deacons, and the Proceedings in them.. 109. Notorious Crimes and Scandals to be certified into Ecclefi aftical Courts by Prefentment. 110. Schifmatics to be prefented. 111. Disturbers of Divine Service to be prefented. 112. Non-Communicants at Easter to be presented, 133. Ministers may prefent. 114. Minifters fhall present Recufants. 115. Minifters and Church wardens not to be fued for prefent ing. 116. Church-wardens not bound to prefent oftener than twice a Year. 117. Church-wardens not to be troubled for not presenting oftener than twice a Year. 118. The old Church-wardens to make their Prefentments before the new be fworn. 119. Convenient Time to be affigned for framing Prefentments. 120. None to be cited into Ecclefiaftical Courts by Process of Quorum Nomina. 121. None to be cited into feveral Courts for one Crime. 122. No Sentence of Deprivation or Depofition to be pronounced against a Minifter, but by the Bishop. 123. No 123. No Act to be sped but in open Court. 124. No Court to have more than one Seal. 125. Convenient Places to be chofen for the keeping of open Courts. 126. Peculiar and inferior Courts to exhibit the original Copies of Wills into the Bishop's Registry. Judges Ecclefiaftical, and their Surrogates. 127. The Quality and Oath of Judges. 128. The Quality of Surrogates. Prodors. 129. Proctors not to retain Causes without the lawful Alignment of the Parties. 130. Proctors not to retain Caufes without the Counsel of an Ad vocate, 131. Proctors not to conclude in any Cause without the Knowledge of an Advocate. 132. Proctors prohibited the Oath, In animam domini fui. 133. Proctors not to be clamorous in Court. Registrars. 134. Abufes to be reformed in Registrars. 135. A certain Rate of Fees due to all Ecclefiaftical Officers. 136. A Table of the Rates and Fees to be fet up in Courts and Registries. 137. The whole Fees for fhewing Letters of Orders, and other Licences, due but once in every Bishop's time. Apparitors. 138. The Number of Apparitors restrained. Authority of Synods. 139. A National Synod the Church Reprefentative. 140. Synods conclude as well the abfent as the present. 141. Depravers of the Synod eenfured. ARTICLES |