Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . - and Guernsey, mustwithin six months take the oaths and subscribe the declarationagainst transubstantiation, and must also within six monthsreceive the sacrament according to the usage of the Churchof England in some public church on some Lords Day im-mediately after divine service, and produce a certificate from. THE QUAKERESS.{Tempest, Cryes of London.) NONGOXFORMIT Y, 1089-1 SI 5. 311 tlie minister and c
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . - and Guernsey, mustwithin six months take the oaths and subscribe the declarationagainst transubstantiation, and must also within six monthsreceive the sacrament according to the usage of the Churchof England in some public church on some Lords Day im-mediately after divine service, and produce a certificate from. THE QUAKERESS.{Tempest, Cryes of London.) NONGOXFORMIT Y, 1089-1 SI 5. 311 tlie minister and churchwardens to show that he had doneso. Any person convicted of executing any such office withoutcomplying with the conditions laid doAvn was henceforth disabledfrom suing in a court of law, acting as guardian or executor,taking any legacy or deed of gift, or bearing any public office,and was further liable to a penalty of £500. These Acts, remaining unalfected by the Act of Toleration, The Lordswere felt by the Nonconformists to be a serious grievance. They a^TesT *^declared their readiness to take the oaths of allegiance, abjura-tion, and supremacy required, but objected to receiving thesacrament after the manner of the Church of England—notmerely because they did not belong to that Church, but stillmore because they felt it a sort of sacrilege to take a solemnreligious act of any Church, ap-pointed only for religious purposes,and use it as mere qualificationfor civil office. In their v
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