A church dictionary

by Walter Farquhar Hook

13. Due Celebration of Sundays and Holy-days. 14. The prescript Form of Divine Service to be used on Sundays and Holy-days. 15. The Litany to be read on Wednesdays and Fridays. 16. Colleges to use the prescript Form of Divine Service. 17. Students in Colleges to wear Surplices in time of Divine Service. 18. A reverence and attention to be used within the Church in time of Divine Service. 19. Loiterers not to be suffered near the Church in time of Divine Service. 20. Bread and Wine to be provided against every Communion. 21. The Communion to be thrice a Year received. 22. Warning to be given beforehand for the Communion. 23. Students in Colleges to receive the Communion four times a Year. 24. Copes to be worn in Cathedral Churches by those that administer the Communion. 25. Surplices and Hoods to be worn in Cathedral Churches, when there is no Communion. 26. Notorious Offenders not to be admitted to the Communion. 27. Schismatics not to be admitted to the Communion. 28. Strangers not to be admitted to the Communion. 29. Fathers not to be Godfathers in Baptism, and Children not Communicants. 30. The lawful use of the Cross in Baptism explained.

Ministers, their Ordination, Function, and Charge.

31. Four solemn times appointed for the making of Ministers. 32. None to be made Deacon and Minister both in one day. 33. The Titles of such as are to be made Ministers. 34. The Quality of such as are to be made Ministers. 35. The Examination of such as are to be made Ministers. 36. Subscription required of such as are to be made Ministers. The Articles of Subscription. The Form of Subscription. 37. Subscription before the Diocesan. 38. Revolters after Subscription censured. 39. Cautions for Institution of Ministers into Benefices. 40. An Oath against Simony at Institution into Benefices. 41. Licences for Plurality of Benefices limited, and Residence enjoined. 42. Residence of Deans in their Churches. 43. Deans and Prebendaries to preach during their Residence. 44. Prebendaries to be resident upon their Benefices. 45. Beneficed Preachers, being resident upon their Livings, to preach every Sunday. 46. Beneficed Men, not Preachers, to procure monthly Sermons. 47. Absence of Beneficed Men to be supplied by Curates that are allowed Preachers. 48. None to be Curates but allowed by the Bishop. 49. Ministers, not allowed Preachers, may not expound. 50. Strangers not admitted to preach without showing their Licence. 51. Strangers not admitted to preach in Cathedral Churches without sufficient Authority. 52. The Names of strange Preachers to be noted in a Book. 53. No public Opposition between Preachers. 54. The Licences of Preachers refusing Conformity to be void. 55. The Form of a Prayer to be used by all Preachers before their Sermons. 56. Preachers and Lecturers to read Divine Service, and administer the Sacraments twice a Year at the least. 57. The Sacraments not to be refused at the hands of unpreaching Ministers. 58. Ministers reading Divine Service, and administering the Sacraments, to wear Surplices, and Graduates therewithal Hoods. 59. Ministers to catechize every Sunday. 60. Confirmation to be performed once in three Years. 61. Ministers to prepare Children for Confirmation. 62. Ministers not to marry any Persons without Banns or Licence. 63. Ministers of exempt Churches not to marry without Banns or Licence. 64. Ministers solemnly to bid Holy-days. 65. Ministers solemnly to denounce Recusants and Excommunicates. 66. Ministers to confer with Recusants. 67. Ministers to visit the Sick. 68. Ministers not to refuse to christen or bury. 69. Ministers not to defer Christening, if the Child be in danger. 70. Ministers to keep a Register of Christenings, Weddings, and Burials. 71. Ministers not to preach, or administer the Communion, in private Houses. 72. Ministers not to appoint public or private Fasts or Prophecies, or to exorcise, but by Authority. 73. Ministers not to hold private Conventicles. 74. Decency in Apparel enjoined to Ministers. 75. Sober Conversation required in Ministers. 76. Ministers at no time to forsake their Calling.

Schoolmasters.

77. None to teach School without Licence. 78. Curates desirous to teach, to be licensed before others. 79. The duty of Schoolmasters.

Things appertaining to Churches.

80. The Great Bible, and Book of Common Prayer, to be had in every Church.

Churchwardens or Questmen, and Side-men or Assistants.

Parish-Clerks.

91. Parish-Clerks to be chosen by the Minister.