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
XIII.--Provided also, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That in case any person shall refuse to take the said Oaths when
tendered to them, which every Justice of the Peace is hereby impowered
to do, such person shall not be admitted to make and subscribe the two
Declarations aforesaid, though required thereunto, either before any
Justice of the Peace, or at the General or Quarter Sessions, before or
after any conviction of Popish Recusancy, as aforesaid, unless such
person can, within thirty-one days after such tender of the Declaration
to him, produce two sufficient Protestant witnesses to testify upon
oath, that they believe him to be a Protestant Dissenter, or a
Certificate under the hands of four Protestants, who are conformable
to the Church of England, or have taken the oaths, and subscribed the
Declaration above mentioned, and shall produce a certificate under the
hands and seals of six or more sufficient men of the congregation to
which he belongs, owning him for one of them.
XIV.--Provided also, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That
until such certificate, under the hands of six of his Congregation, as
aforesaid, be produced, and two Protestant witnesses come to attest his
being a Protestant Dissenter, or a certificate under the hands of four
Protestants, as aforesaid, be produced, the Justice of the Peace shall,
and hereby is required to take a Recognizance, with two Sureties, in
the penal sum of fifty pounds, to be levied of his goods, chattels,
lands, and tenements, to the use of the King’s and Queen’s Majesties,
their heirs and successors, for his producing the same; and if he
cannot give such security, to commit him to prison, there to remain
until he has produced such certificates, or two witnesses, as aforesaid.
[Sidenote: Laws for Divine Service in force.]
XV.--Provided always, and it is the true intent and meaning of this
Act, That all the laws made and provided for the frequenting of Divine
Service on the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday, shall be still in
force, and executed against all persons that offend against the said
laws, except such persons come to some Congregation, or Assembly of
Religious Worship, allowed or permitted by this Act.
[Sidenote: Papists, &c., excepted.]
XVI.--Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority
aforesaid, that neither this Act, nor any Clause, Article, or thing,
herein contained, shall extend, or be construed to extend, to give
any ease, benefit, or advantage, to any Papist or Popish Recusant
whatsoever, or any person that shall deny in his preaching or writing
the Doctrine of the blessed Trinity, as it is declared in the aforesaid
Articles of Religion.
[Sidenote: Disturbers of Religious Worship.]
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