Ecclesiastical History of England, Volume 5—The Church of the RevolutionStoughton, John
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Ecclesiastical History of England, Volume 5—The Church of the Revolution
Stoughton, John
Great Britain -- Church history
And be it further Enacted, that every person that shall from
henceforward take any Degree in either of the Universities, or any
fellowship, headship, or professors place in the same, shall, before
his admission to that degree, or fellowship, or headship, or professors
place, subscribe the aforesaid Declaracons and take the said Oaths
mentioned in the said Statute, made in the first yeare of the Reigne
of King William and Queen Mary, in the presence of the Vice-Chancellor
or his Deputy. Provided that if any of the persons herein before
required to make and subscribe the said Declaracons be not in Holy
orders, such person shall not be obliged to make and subscribe all
the Declaracon hereinbefore expressed, but onely this part thereof,
viz.: I, A. B., doe submitt to the psent Constitucon of the Church of
Engld. I acknowledge that the doctrine of it contains in it all things
necessary to Salvacon, and I will conforme myselfe to the worship and
the Governm^t thereof, as established by law, together with the other
Declaracon aforesaid menconed in said Statute, made in the Thirtieth
year of the Reigne of the late King Charles the Second.
And be it further Enacted, that the making and subscribing the said
Declaracons, and taking the said Oaths as aforesaid, shall be as
sufficient to all intents and purposes aforesaid as if the parties had
made all other Declaracons and subscripcons, and taken all other oaths
which they should have taken by vertue of any law, Statute, or Canon,
whatsoever.
And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from
henceforth noe Minister shall be obliged to wear a surplice in the time
of reading prayers or performing any other Religious Office--Except
onely in the King and Queen’s Ma^{ties} Chappells, and in all Cathedral
or Collegiate Churches and Chappells of this Realme of England and
Dominion of Wales. Provided alsoe that every Minister that shall not
think fitt to wear a surplice as aforesaid shall nevertheless be
obliged to performe all y^e Publick Offices of his Ministry in the
Church in a Black Gowne, suitable to his Degree. And if it be in a
place where a Gowne is not the dayly constant habit of the Minister, in
every such parish the parish shall provide a Gowne for him, to be worne
by him dureing the time of his officiating in the Church.
And be it further Enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that no Minister
from henceforward shall be obliged to use the signe of the Crosse in
Baptisme, nor any parent obliged to have his Child Christned by the
Minister of the Parish if the said Minister will not use or omitt the
signe of the Cross, according to the desire of the parent, who in that
case may procure some other Minister of the Church of Engld to doe it.
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