(ir6) áppertaïneth to the ëenfur'es ofthe Church without the advice andaaflañce oftke Presbyters : And no. Chancellors, Commiffaries or Officials asfuck, (hall èxercife any aei ofSpiritual Jurefdielion, in thefecafes, viz. Excommunication, Abfolution, &c. - ---L As to Excommunication our will and pleafure is, that no Chancellor. , Commiffary, or Official Decree any Sentence of Excommunication or Abfolution Nor [half the Archdeacon exereife any Jurifdielion without the advice and ajji/lance offix Min/ers ofhit Archdeáconry, whereof three to benominated by the Bishop, and three by the eleWon of the major part of the Presbyters within the Archdeaconry.. '4. To the end the Dean and Chapters may the better be fitted to afford counfel and afjlance.to the Bifhops both in Ordination and other offices mentioned before, &c. --- Moreover àn equal 'number to thofe of the Chapter of the moll learned, pious, and difereet Presbyters ofthe fame Dioeefe annuilly deafen by the major Vote ofall the Presbyters of that Diocefe prefent at the Eleelion, (hall be always advifing and aflling together with theft of the Chapter in all Ordinations and every part of furifdiElion which appertains to the cenfure of the Church, and at all otherfolemn andimportant aillons is the exerrfe of the Ecclefiafticatlu- rifdillion wherein anyof the 1V1iniflery are concerned: --- . And our Will is that the great work of Ordination be conffantly and folemnly performed by the Bishop and his aforefaid Presbytery g. We will take care that confirmation be rightly andfolemnly performed by the information and with the content of the Minder of theplace : Who shall admit none to theLordsSupper till they have made a credible profefon' oftheir faith, and promifed obedience, &c. Befides the Suffragans and their Presbytery,. every Rural Dean ------- 'together with three or four Mini- ffers of , that Deanry chofen by the major' part ofall the Miners within the fame, (hall meet once in every month, to receive filch complainer as (hall be prefented to them by the Miniflers andChurch-wardens of the refpeelive parifhes,'and alfo to compote allfucb differences betweenpartyand party, asfhall be-referred them byway of Arbitration, and to convince offenders, and reform all fssch things as they find ami r, by their Paftoral Reproofs and Admonitions, if they may. Ite fo reformed: And fisch matters as they cannot by this Pafleral and perfwafive way eompofe and reform, are by them to be prepared for and prefented to the Bishop At which meeting any other Minifiers of the Deanry may if they pleafe be prefeni and affifte Moreover the Rural Dean and his Afffants arein their refpeiive di- tifons to fee that the children andyoungerfort be carefully inffruíiedby therefpeilive Minifters, &c. ] See the tell; Thiswas' the judgment of his Majeffy, &c.' r66o. And on thefe terms we were ready to háye Conformed and United with the Prejatifis fo far as to go in, the peaceable performance, of our Offices: But that very Parlia- ment who gave his Majefty thanks for this his beclaration ,' did lay it by , fo, that it was never done , but other Laws eftablifhed, which, we feel. Obj. Xou do but obtrude on usyour own opinions: For when you had drawn up molk of tbofewords, his Majfiy was fain toTeemfor theprefent to grant themyou; for thequieting ofyou..
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