634 The HISTORY of thePUAr'rANS. Chap. VI. KCharles I. cc againft the books offocinians abovetnentioned, (hall be in force againft 16C °' " all books written againft the difcipline and government of the church " of England. " It is allo ordained, that fuch perlons who refort to their parith " churches to hear the fermon but don't join in the public.' prayers, (hall " be afiïbjet to the fame penalties with other /Warier and recufánts." CANON VI. An oath for preventing innovations in doctrine and government. reprevent " The fynod decrees, That all archbifhops, bi(hops, priefts and dea- alterations in is cons, fhall before the 2d. ofNovember next take the following oath, church " which (hall' be tendered by the bitto in erfon or forne grave divine vernment. y p p , " deputed by him, and (hall be taken in prefence of a public notary." The OATH. Tae. oath cal- r. A. B. do fwear, That I do approve the doctrine, difcipline or govern- ledEt eate- xa.. " ment, eßablijhed in the church of England, as containing all things " nece//aryfor falvation ; and that I will not endeavour by mvf, /f, or any " other, diretlly or indirectly, -to bring in any * Porlsn dottrine, contra- " ry to that which isfo eftahlifhed ; nor will I' ever givemy confino' toralter " the government of this church, by archbàfhops, bifhops, deans and arch.- " deacons, &c. as it Jiands now eflablifhed, and as by right it ought to " Pad, noryet ever tofubjeti' it to the ufurpations and of thefee a of Rome. And all thefe things I doplainly andfincerelyacknowledge and " fwear, according to theplain and common fenf and underllanding of the lame words, without any equivocation, or mental evafion, or fecret re- " f rvation whatfever ; and this I do heartily, willingly and truly, upon " thefaith of a Chrflian. So help me God to refs Uri. I." .: If any beneficed perfon in the church (halt refufe this oath, he (hail " after one month be fufpended ab ófficio; after a fecond month he (hall be fufpended ab ficio beneficio ; and after a third month, if he con- " tinue to refufe, he (hall be deprived. " It is likewife ordained, That all that are incorporated in either of " the univerfities, or take any degree, whether lawyers, divines, or phy- " ficians, (hall take the fame oath, except the fons of noblemen : and Nallon, * In his majeftÿ's duplicate of this canon, fent by the archbifhop to the bifbop of Ely, P. 499 the word [poptth] is omitted, as it is in the duplicate fens to the vice- chancellorof Cant- bridge, and feveral others. " all
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