11. By Canon seventh all are ipso facto excommunicate that affirm, that the Government of the Church of England, under his Majesty, by Arch-Bishops, Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons, and THE REST THAT BEAR OFFICE in the same, is repugnant to Gods word; that is, all Bishops, Ministers, Noblemen, Gentlemen or People, that say that it is against Gods word for Lay Civilians or Chancellors to govern by the Church Keys, excommunicate or absolve: And all that think it unlawful for Surrogates that are not Bishops but Presbyters, either as a Crier pro forma to pronounce all excommunicate or absolved who are so decreed by the Lay Chancellor, or else for them (or a Priest-Chancellor) to govern a Diocese by the Keys of Excommunication and Absolution being no Bishops; and all that think it sinful for Archdeacons, Commissaries, Officials, &c. who are no Bishops, to exercise the same Government by the Keys over so many Pastors or Churches, or for a Bishop to do his Office by others that are no Bishops, any more than a Priest by those that are no Priests; or for a Diocesan with his Lay Court, to Govern many score or hundred Churches under him, without any subordinate Bishop in those Churches, that is, to set up the Name and show, and make Christs Discipline impossible: Or for Lay Chancellors or Surrogates to publish Excommunications in the Bishops Name, which he never knew of, nor tried the cause: Or for such Chancellors to oblige all Parish Ministers to publish all their Excommunications which are agreeable to these Canons. What quality and number they are of that call any of this sinful, I pretend not to know: But they are all now excommunicate men.
11. By Canon seventh all are ipso facto excommunicate that affirm, that the Government of the Church of England, under his Majesty, by Arch-Bishops, Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons, and THE REST THAT BEAR OFFICE in the same, is repugnant to Gods word; that is, all Bishops, Ministers, Noblemen, Gentlemen or People, that say that it is against Gods word for Lay Civilians or Chancellours to govern by the Church Keyes, excommunicate or absolve: And all that think it unlawful for Surrogates that are not Bishops but Presbyters, either as a Cryer pro forma to pronounce all excommunicate or absolved who are so decreed by the Lay Chancellor, or else for them (or a Priest-Chancellour) to govern a Diocess by the Keyes of Excommunication and Absolution being no Bishops; and all that think it sinful for Archdeacons, Commissaries, Officials, &c. who are no Bishops, to exercise the same Government by the Keyes over so many Pastors or Churches, or for a Bishop to do his Office by others that are no Bishops, any more than a Priest by those that are no Priests; or for a Diocesan with his Lay Court, to Govern many score or hundred Churches under him, without any subordinate Bishop in those Churches, that is, to set up the Name and shew, and make Christs Discipline impossible: Or for Lay Chancellors or Surrogates to publish Excommunications in the Bishops Name, which he never knew of, nor tryed the cause: Or for such Chancellours to oblige all Parish Ministers to publish all their Excommunications which are agreeable to these Canons. What quality and number they are of that call any of this sinful, I pretend not to know: But they are all now excommunicate men.
