The order and form for church government by bishops and the clergie of this kingdome. Voted in the House of Commons on Friday, July 16, 1641. : Whereunto is added Mr. Grimstons and Mr. Seldens arguments concerning Episcopacie. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. 1641 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A83753 Wing E2631A ESTC R223388 43077488 ocm 43077488 151548 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Episcopacy. 2007-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE ORDER AND FORME FOR CHURCH GOVERNMENT By Bishops and the Clergie of this Kingdome . Voted in the House of Commons on Friday , JULY 16 , 1641. Whereunto is added MR. GRIMSTONS and Mr. SELDENS Arguments concerning EPISCOPACIE . Printed Anno , 1641. THE ORDER For Church-Government in the House of COMMONS , Saturday 17 , July , 1641. Imprimis . Every severall Shire of England and Wal●● to be a severall Circuite or Diocesse , f●● the Ecclesiastick Jurisdiction except in Yorkeshire which is to be divided into three . II. A Constant Presbyterie of Twelve choise Divines to be selected in every Shire or Diocesse . III. A Constant President to be established as Bishop over this Presbyterie . IV. This Bishop in each Diocesse to ordaine s●●… spend , deprive , degrade , Excommunicate by : a●● with the consent and assistance of seaven Divines 〈◊〉 his Presybyterie then present and not otherwise . V. The times or Ordination throughout the land to be foure times every yeere , viz. 1 May , and 1 August , 1 Novemb. & 1 February . VI. 6 Every Bishop constantly to reside within his Diocesse , in some one prime , or chiefe City or Towne within his Diocesse , as in particular . VII . Every Bishop to have one speciall particular Congregation , to be chosen out of the most convenient for distance of place , from his chiefe residence , and the richest in value that may be had : when he shall duely preach , ulesse he be lawfully hindred , and then shall take care that his Cure be well suppplyed by another . VIII . No Bishop shall remove or bee translated from the Bishopricke which he shall first undertake . IX . Upon every death , or other avoidance of a Bishop , the King to grant a Conge d'elire to the whole Cergie of that Diocesse , and they to present three of the Presbyters aforesaid , and the King to choose and nominate whom he please of them . X. The first resbyters of every shire to bee named by the Parliament , and afterwards upon the death , or other avoidance of any Presbyter , the remaining Presbyters to choose another out of the Parish Ministers of that shire , and this to bee done within one month next after such death or avoidance . XI . No Bishop or Clergie-man to exercise or have any Temporall Office , or secular employment , but onely , for the present , to hold and keepe the probate of wills , untill the Parliament shall otherwise resolve . XII . The Bishop once a yeare ( at Midsummer ) to summon a Diocesan Synod , there to heare , and by generall vote , to determine all such matter of scandall in Life and Doctrine among the Clergie-men , as shall be presented unto them . XIII . Every three yeares , a Nationall Synod to be , which for persons shall consist of all the Bishops in the Land , and of two Presbyters to be chosen by the rest out of each Presbytery , and of two Clarkes to be chosen out of every Diocesse , by the Clergie thereof . XIV . This Nationall Synod to make and ordaine Canons of the Government of the Church , but they not to bind untill they be confirmed by Parliament . XV. Every Bishop to have over and above the Benefice aforesaid , a certaine constant Rent allowed and allotted proportionall to the Diocesse wherein he is to Officiate , that is to say , every Presbyter to have a constant yearely profit above his Benefice . XVI . As for the Revenue of the Bishops , Deanes , and Chapters , &c. a strict Survey to be taken of all their rents and profits , and the same to be represented at the beginning of our next Convention , and in the meane time no Lease to be renewed , nor Timber to be felled . Mr. GRIMSTONS Argument concerning Bishops . I. THat Bishops Jure Divino , is of question . II. That Arch-bishops are not Jure Divino , is out of question . III. That Ministers are Jure Divino , there is no question . Now if Bishops which are questioned , whether Jure Divino , and Arch-bishops which out of question are not Jure Divino ; suspend Ministers that are Jure Divino , I leave it to you Mr. Speaker . Mr. SELDENS Answer . THat the Convocation is Jure Divino , is a question . II. That Parliament are not Jure Divino , is out of question . 3. That Religion is Jure Divino , there is no question . Now Mr. Speaker , that the Convocation , which is questioned , whether Jure Divino , and Parliaments , which out of question are not Jure Divino , should meddle with Religion , which questionlesse , is Jure Divino , I leave to you , Mr. Speaker . Mr. GRIMSTONS Reply . But Arch-Bishops are no Bishops . Mr. SELDENS Answer , That 's no otherwise true , then that Judges are not Lawyers , and Aldermen not Citizens . FINIS .