( I32) or fcorns of the Sinner thew that he was far from true Repentance , 'the Curate cannot deny him the Sacrament the next day, nor iever after, till he not only again commit the fame fin ( Adultery, Perjury, Drunkennefs, &c.) but till it be again notorious, and he will be again at the fame trouble in the profecution. 7. And there are few great Parithes in England where there are no Swearers, Drunkards, Bailers, Fighters, Fornicators, Adulterers, and fuch like enow, to hold a Curate work through the whole year to prole- cute them , though he lay by almott all his other work : fo that by this way, if he keep fuch from the Sacrament, he mutt keep all away by ceafing his Minifterial work. 8. The Curate cannot refufe him till he hath called and advertifed him ; whereas the perfon may refufe to come to him, at lealt by pretending bufinefs and other excufes. All thefe things make this which feemeth his moil confìderable power, to be in efi'ebut next to none. 13. The Curate hath no power when any perfon is obftinate and impeni- tent in the moltnotorious fcandal or herefie, orendcavoureth to pervert others, toadmonith him before all, that others may beware, nor to call him openly to Repentance. 14. Nor hath he any power to judge who (hall be Excommunicated' as impenitent, be the crime never fo heinous or notorious : nonot fo muchas to concur in this power with any Bithop , Chancellor or Presbyters ; any more than any Lay-man bath. He can but Accule them, and fo may an Apparitor or Church- warden : or Read the Bithops.. or Chancellors Ex- communication, as.hedoth the Kings Proclamations, oras the Clerkdoth other writings. 15. He hash, no power to abfolve publicky any. perfonExcommunicated, no more thana Lay man ; but asaforefaid to read the Abfolution. 16> He bath ,no power to forbear his own act ofReading an Excommu- nication againft the faithfulleft and molt religious perfons in his Parifh, whom it (hall pleafe the Bithopor Chancellor to Excommunicates (that is, ufually, a Nonconformift, or a Churchwarden whodarenot fwear to their large books ofArticles, to perfecute the Nonconformitis, &c. or one that appeareth not at their Courts, or a poor man that d.oth not pay their fees, &c.) Thepoor Cu- rate mull .read-the Curfeagainft them.. 17. He hash no,power himfelfto forbear the openReading' of anÄbfolu- tion ofthe molt impenitent wicked man, whom it (hall pleafe the Chancellor to abfolve. And how. catty that is procured for any man, that is but Rich and Conformable, is well known., 18.. The Curate hath no power fo much as to Baptize the holiefl belie- ver or the Child of loch, as do but fear left it be a Sin to ` nfe the Tranfient Image of the Crofs, as .a humane fymbol of Chrittianity, andan engaging dedicating fign, that. he [ will not be athamed to profefs the faith of. Chrift crucified, and manfully to tight under his banner againft the Devil, the world and the fleth, and to continue Chrifts faithful fervant and kouldiet tohis lifes end. ] , If the . perfon to be baptized were a Turk, or aJew,
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