A55307:178
The Samaritan showing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oil that must…The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must…
The Samaritan showing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oil that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings.The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings.
London: printed for Tho. Simmons, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Person shall hereafter be Obliged to take the Oath of Canonical Obedience, or to make the Subscription required by the Canons, or to go to the Bishop for a License to Preach, being already lawfully Ordained, any Statute or Custom to the contrary Notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no Person shall hereafter be Obliged to take the Oath of Canonical Obedience, or to make the Subscription required by the Canons, or to go to the Bishop for a License to Preach, being already lawfully Ordained, any Statute or Custome to the contrary Notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from henceforth, no Person whatsoever wear a Surplice, during the time of Reading Common Prayer, or Preaching or Performing any Religious Worship, in any Church, or Chapel whatsoever, except only in the Chapel of the Kings Majesty, and all Cathedral Churches of this Realm of England, and Dominion of Wales.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from henceforth, no Person whatsoever wear a Surplice, during the time of Reading Common Prayer, or Preaching or Performing any Religious Worship, in any Church, or Chappel whatsoever, except only in the Chappel of the Kings Majesty, and all Cathedral Churches of this Realm of England, and Dominion of Wales.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from henceforth, no Minister, or other Ecclesiastical Person, shall be Obliged or compelled to use the Sign of the Cross in Baptism, or any Parent Obliged to have his Child Christened by the Minister of the Parish, if the said Minister will not use or omit the Sign of the Cross, according to the Desire of the Parent, who in that Case may procure some other Minister to do it. Nor shall the Child of any Person be refused Baptism, for want of Godfathers and Godmothers, so long as the Parent is present to fill their place.