Synodalia : a collection of articles of religion, canons, and proceedings of convocations in the Province of Canterbury, from the year 1547 to the year 1717 :

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is i. Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastieal. et Veteres piscopi collegorint. Et quoniam artioliti illiroligionis liristianae, in quos consonsum os ab episcopis in legitima, sancta synodo, jussu atque auctoritate Seronissina principis Eligabollis convocata, celebrata, haud dubio collocti sunt sex sacris libris Votoris ot Novi Testamenti, et cum caelesti doctrina, quae in illis continetur, per omnia congruunt; quoniam etiam liber publiearum procum, et liber do inauguratione archiepiscoporum, epi- Scoporum, reSbyterorum et diaconorum nihil continoni ab illa ipsa doctrina alienum quicunque mittentur ad docendum populum, illorum articulorum auctoritatom et fidem, non tantum concionibus suis, sed etiam subscription confirmabunt. Qui secus socorit, et contraria doctrina populum turbaverit, excommunicabitur. Inter concionandum utentur veste quammaXimo modesta et gravi, quae docoat atque orno ministrum Dei, qualisquo in libello admonitionum oscripta est. Oopecuniam pro conciono, aut morcedem ullam exigoni sed victu tantum et simplici apparatu, et unius noctis hospitio

contenti erunt.

Vanas, aniles opinionos, haerosos, set errores pontiscios, a doctrina, o fido Christi abhorrentes, non OeObunt; nec Onanino qui quam, quo imperita multitudovo ad novitatis studium, o ad contontionem inflammetur. Semper autem proponent ea, quae ad aedificationem faciant, o auditoros christiana concordia o charitate concilient. Residentia. Absentia pastoris a dominico grogo, set sociara illa negligentia, quam videmus in multis, o destitutio ministorii est res et in se foeda, o odiosa in vulgus, o pernitiosa occlosiae Dei. Itaquo hortamur omnes pastores ecclesiarum in Domino Jesu, ut quam primum rodeant ad parochia quique suas, et diligentor doceant evangelium, et pro fructuum suorum ratione alant familiam, et hospi-

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talitate juvent pauporos, ibique vorsentur in Singulos

annOS 1aon minu quam sexaginta dies.

PluralitaS. Non lic bit cuiquam, cujuscunquo sit gradus aut ordinis, plusquam duo celesiasti a bonoficia obtiner o domo tempore; neque cuiquam omnino licebit obtinoro duo beneficia, si plusquam viginti sex milliariis distincta sitit. Ludim vistri. Νon leobit cuiquam docor litoras, o instituere piloros no publico in schola, Doc privatim in cujusquam aedibus, ionis quem episcopus jus dioeceseos approbaVerit, cuique sub uetontico sigillo suo docondi potestatom fecerit. Hoc autem loco primariam nobilitat in honoris causaeXcipimus Episcopus autem nullum ludimagistrum approbabit no illo munoro dignum censebit, nisi quem Su 15judiei doctum, et illo loco dignum inVenerit, quemque do vita, moribus, o inprimis do religione viderit piorum

hominum testimonio commendari. Ludim agistri nullam docubunt grammaticam, nisi eam, quam solam regi majestas per Omno regnum in Omnibus oscholis legi mandavit no alium Latinum cateclii Smum, quam qui editus est anno .D.LXX. quom etiam Anglico redditum, pueros, qui Latino nesciunt, Oeere OlumUS.

Alios autum libros doc0bunt, unde Latini, Graecique sermonis copia se priritas addisci possit, et eos inprimis, squi ad notitiam Claristi, set pistatum faciant. Semolautem in singulos annos indicabunt Opiseopo, quo habeatito Omni numero lectissinios, qui a sint indole, eoque prosectu in litoris ut pus sit, o ad functionsem politicam, vol ad sacrum ministorium fore accommodos. Hae 3 spe parentes inducti, os libentius alent ad literas. Inprimis sero ita instituont, o formabunt linguas puerorum, ut aperto, clare, distincteque pronuncient. Et

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quotios habebitur sacra concio, eos o omittent, Vol do- ducon ad semplum, ut statim a tonoris incipiant rudiri ad pietatem novo nogligonior audi orint, ubi odi rint ad Scholanr, Oeabunt singulos nil exanion, quid O illa concione didicorint quoquo magis puerilos animi ad vir stutomis industriam Xuitentur, otiosos O ignavos reprehendent, attentos et diligontes collaudabunt. Patroni et Proprietarii. Episcopus graviter et studioso cohortabitur patronos bonosciorum, ut cogitent necessitatos occlesiae, O ante ooculos abcant ultimum illum dioni, set judicium t tribunal Dol. Ita tuo ut nominem promovoant ad munus ecclesiasticum, nisi qui doctrina, judicio, pietate probitato vitae, o innocentia possit onus tam gravo Sustinore, ut nihil in a ro nisi integro incorrupte, et incor faciant. 15S Onim usurum omnibus honostis ot logitimis rationibus, ut verum possit inveniri. Quodsi vo in ipsa praesentation vo Otiam postse senserit corruptelam ullam, aut

Simoniacum commercium, quocunque modo, quantumViSobscure, Vol directo, vel indiro te, vel per ipsum Vol eruo alios intercessisso ut ad ilisum vel pecunia, Vel pretium, se conmaoditas aliqua, o pars aliqua fructuum OrVO-nirot volt so facti sequitiam, set ymoniam publicaro set palam si oro, non tantum in cathedrali cel si a sod etiam alibi ad illius probrum et dodocus Sompitornum et ProS-25byterum, quem ita nequiter prsesentavorit, non tantum usaeordotio, in quod mala fido ingrossus sit, sod etiam ab omni ministerio, et a tota dioecesi remoVOre. Domina regina humilitor se submisso roganda est, ut ratio aliqua ipsius permissu i jussu inseatur, ut in Oeelosiis cio quae ad illam proprietario juro pol vera omni, cancelli quamprimum roseiantur, ut annuum stipendium ieragendo sacro ministorio constituatur. uno senim multis in Iouis, otcanculli foedum in modum corruserunt, et ministeriun ecclesiae propior stipondii vilitatum destituitur. 5

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Vocant torrarium, Omnium agrorum, pratorum, hortorum, pomariormia, quae ad octoriam aliquam, aut vicariam e tinent, o proborum hominum inspoetione sumatur, et in nrellia sua ros oratur, ad rei memoriam Sempiternam.

Episcopus non patietur procurator in alicujus bonoseii ullam aboro potostatem in ministrum Dei, ut uni volndualitat, set Hielat. sequo ministor minus a quoquam accipio nomine stipondii, quam decem libras. Omnia matrinionia quae uspiam contracta sunt intra gradu cognationis, aut amnitatis prohibitos in xviii. Lovitici, auctoritato piscopi dissolvontur maximo vero, Si

quis priore u Xore demortua Hus Sororem uxorem duxorit: hic Dina gradus communi doctorum virorum consensu et

judicio putatur in ovilico prohiberi.

Non te bit cuiquam matrimonium contrahoro inter illos gradus, qui in tabula a revorsendissimo patro domino archiopiseola Cantuariensi, in una usum seripta et publi

FratreS, quoniam quicunque profitemur nomon Christi JOSu, sumus omnes membra jusdem corporis, et par est, ut unum membrum altorius mombri sensu, dolor am-ciatur pro officii se ration o signis eo obis, A. B. publico ecusatum sesso do adulterio, in quo fama St, eum vixisse, qui tor, o turpiter, eum ipsius dedecore, et infamia, o gravi monsione occlesiae Dei; ot a caUSa,

ut insignis illa turpitudo supplicio aliquo meprotur, ad

opiseola tribunal voeatum esse. Et quoniam praedictus A. B. conseisentia equitiae suae, ad dium segitimo dictum comparer contempsit, et sociustitiae contumnstitor subduxit, o filios Xomplo suo ad similom contumaciam animavit: ideirco hoc otiam vos insul or admonitos Volo, Olii Seopum nostrum Domino atque uia toritato se optimi maximi OXeomnaunieasso illum ab omni sociotat Ocelosisq

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DOi, o tanquam mon)bmni mortuuIn amputaSSO Christi corporo. Hoc illo in statu vorsatur lio temporo, O in tanto discrimino animae suae. Divus Paulus admonitus instineti divini Spiritus, jubo ut talium tominum Soeiotatona, et contubernia fugiamus, o participes Simu850jusdem scoleris Tamen, ut christiana cliaritas no monet, quoniam ipse pro se orari non vult, nec oriculum Suum intolligit oremus Doum omnos jus nomino, ut aliquando agnoscat miseriam, o foeditatem vitae suae, et agat poenitentiam, et convortatur ad Dolim Deus nim noster est omisericors, o potest lapsos otium a morte revocaro. Subscriptiones archiopiscoporum et piscoporum anOnibus saeti M. D.LXXI. Matthaeus Cantuarion. Edmundus Ebor. Subse per Mati Cant procur. 15 Edu inus London. Robori Winton. Jacobus unetna subscripsit per Rob. Winton procur. Jo I ore ril. Biehardus Elion. 2oΝie Wigorii. Edmundus Potriburgen subscripSit per Νio Wigorn. Io Sarisburi n. Ri ΛΙ0novon. Guliel. COStron. Edna Rosson. 5

Ν. Bangor Thomas Assaph in subscrip per Ν. Bangor.

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bury, in the convocation or synod hoiden ut Mestmi)ὶsfer

heroastor, ut ni sueti as hal frs bring to thobishol of that dioeos froni mon nown to the sameos bishoprio se of sound oligion, a tostimonia both of his honos liso, and of his prosossinit ho doctrino xpressed in tho Artiolos of roligion Whicli concorn the confession

Articles hereupon These Articles are copie Dom the original edition priniod, ut ithout date, Richarde Iugge, printer to thelao queene' majestie,' a copy of hicli is preserved in the Bodleianismong the book of Selden. Thro copios of these Articles in S. ereeXtant in the time of Strype, an aro describe by him in the following manner Grindui, p. 289 Phave seen two MSS. of thes Articles; one in the aper Office, hore the are foui toen in number and there asis a writin added importing that the were subscribe by the arch-bisho an bishops, o the procior of the bishops absent, aceordinito due orderis lam. The other S. op of them Was in the possessionos illium Polyt, sq. late peper of the Tower records here the Articles ure fifteen in number. aliis is also an authenti paper, per γtaining orace to litigist, then prolocutor a writinio his owti belligo the ac si de of the sal paper, vi κ. Articles in Convocation 1575. There is also a thir copy of them, hicho have Seen among the synoda collections of the rev. Dr. Atterbury dean o Carliste, consist-

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ing also of fifteen Articles. These were transcribe out of the Journalo that convocation by r. Heylin. But there,as a note in the margin, inting the reason the fifteenti article a no printed vi g. is asquod domina nostra regina, ut dicitur, non assensit eidem. V

was anting in the first- mentioned S., is a sollowsci diem, that thecio bishops hali tuli orde that it e publisho an declared in veryparisti hureli illiin thei dioces before the si si da of In nexi coming that murri age a be solemni Zed ut ali times of the ear sotha the nians o fit si on three severat undays o holi lays in theservice-time operil asked in the church, an no impediment objected asandis that the sat marriagoae also publici solemnige in the churcha the usual time os morning prayer. ' The queen probabi ordere itto e rased, ein unwillinito abundon the ancient custom of the

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ocelesiasticat.

diocOSO. Church, Whicli prohibite the celebration os marriage a Sueli Sensons, for instance, as etween Septuagesima an the octave os aster Io Comber' Works, vol. v. p. 7. Willa Conc vol. i. p. 78. The propositio also a comitiiseo the convocation is the more remarkabie, When e sin in the ear 138 that archbisho Whitis complainexto the queen in the following term of the proceedings of the hous of commons Uiey have passe a bili giving liberi to arrvasa ali times of the est Without restrain contrary to the old canons Continuati observe amon us, and containing matter Whicli tendeth tolli stander of this hurch, as avi nihilherto maintaine an error. V Strype, Wittg. vol. i. p. 30 I. But the ut o archbisho M litigist was ver different Do that of his predecessor hat hos unca sononica sensons ere, e learn Do the folio in clause Whicli, a cordinito r. Sancrost' book Hist o Confer. p. 388. Was proposed tolli convocation os 1661. to e inserte in the newl revised rayer- book, ut a rejected. By the ecclesiastica law of this reaim, there e some times in the ear, herein marriages Me no usuali assolemni Zed, a fro Advent unda tanti eight ay aster the Epiphan Dom Septuagesima unda unti eight ay after Easter DomRogation unda unti Trinit Sundav. Besides the fifteenti Article the fosso in one o the subjec of

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private baptism, hicli stand the welsth in orde in ali the SS.Copies, was omitted when the Articles ore published by roya author-ity here soni ambiguit anil doub hath arisen amonidi vers Iob What person private baptism is tot ministered sor a muchius by the ook of Common rnye ullowed by statute, tho bishop of the dioces is to expound an resolve nil such doubis a Shult uris concerning the anne ho to undet stand do and execute the things containodin the samo book it is no by the nidor libishol uni bishops ex aspounded an resolved, and ver of them doth expound and resolve, that he sui private baptis in in case of necessit is ni to e ministered by a lawful minister o deacon, calle to e present for that purpose, and by non other. And that ver bishol in his iocoseshal tuli orde that this exposition of the nid do ubi hali e pub soli Ahod in writin besore the irs da of ny ex Coming. in very purish church os his dioces in his province and therei, uti ther person sit ut be inhibite to intermeddie illi the ministering os baptism privately, oin no par of thei vocation. The omission of this Articio ma ulso e scribet to the queen' unwillin gnos to depur asDom the ancient practice, hicli a b cxl ressed in the word of nsynod hel ut xeter Willi. Conc vol. i. p. 33 i. Sacerdos suos

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tholos nil sucti as hal bo thought most so that office, toto admittod again illi ut difficuli or harge, panniis

nothinisor tho Samo.

inStruat parochianos quod non solum sacerdotes, verum etiam clerici et laici, insuper pater et mater, in neceSSitatis articulo. . . . Suo PH ut S