Schism detected in both extremes, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part…Schism detected in both extreams, or, Two sorts of sinful separation the first part…

10. All are ipso facto Excommunicate by the sixth Canon, who affirm, that the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, by Law established, are superstitious, or such as (now commanded) men who are zealously and godly affected, may not with a good Conscience APPROVE, use and subscribe as occasion requireth. That is, all that thus mistake kneeling at the Sacrament, on the reasons aforenamed, to be against the second Commandment, or that judge so of the Surplice, or that think the Gross, as described by the Canon and Liturgy, hath all the Essentials of a humane unlawful Sacrament of the Covenant of Grace. And all that are against the Rites of Godfathers that never owned the ⟨p. 45⟩Child as theirs, to be the only Sponsors in its Name, and to Vow its Christian Education (when I never knew one living that so much as made the Parents believe that he intended it:) And all that think the words of the Liturgy (making Imposition of hands an assuring sign of Gods Gracious acceptance) make Confirmation a humane unlawful Sacrament, and say so. All these are cut off.

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.