A History of the Convocation of the Church of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1742

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Page 320 - Majesties protestant subjects dissenting from the church of England from the penalties of certain laws...
Page 157 - An Act to restore to the Crown the Ancient Jurisdiction over the Estate Ecclesiastical and Spiritual, and abolishing all foreign powers repugnant to the same," and of an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, passed in the Lllz.
Page 176 - THE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another.
Page 427 - ALMIGHTY God, who hath given you this will to do all these things, grant also unto you strength and power to perform the same ; that he may accomplish his work which he hath begun in you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 253 - God's majesty, and to give Him alone that honour and glory that is due unto Him, and no otherwise ; and in the practice or omission of this rite, we desire that the rule of charity prescribed by the apostle may be observed, which is, that they which use this rite, despise not them who use it not, and that they who use it not, condemn not those that use it.
Page 438 - Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. OUR Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass .against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Page 446 - The First Century of scandalous, malignant Priests, made and admitted into benefices by the Prelates, in whose hands the ordination of ministers and government of the church hath been , or a' narration of the causes for which the Parliament hath ordered the sequestration of the benefices of several ministers...
Page 484 - And here it is to be noted, that such Ornaments of the Church and of the Ministers thereof, at all Times of their Ministration, shall be retained, and be in use, as were in this Church of England, by the Authority of Parliament, in the Second Year of the Reign of King Edward the Sixth.
Page 215 - Communion is to be administered : at which time the same shall be placed in so good sort within the Church or Chancel, as thereby the Minister may be more conveniently heard of the Communicants in his Prayer and Ministration, and the Communicants also more conveniently, and in more number, may communicate with the said Minister...
Page 148 - Ghost hath made thee an overseer, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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