The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches . d there fiall none be admitted tothe. holy Communion, until fuch T^ he be cojijirmed, or be ready to be confirmed. The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. ^ J^IR S f the Bamis of all that are to be 7?iarried together, inufi be pub-^ lijhed in the Church, Three feveral Sundays or Holy-days, in the Ti/ne ofDivine Service, i


The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches . d there fiall none be admitted tothe. holy Communion, until fuch T^ he be cojijirmed, or be ready to be confirmed. The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. ^ J^IR S f the Bamis of all that are to be 7?iarried together, inufi be pub-^ lijhed in the Church, Three feveral Sundays or Holy-days, in the Ti/ne ofDivine Service, immediately before the Sentences for the Offertory; theCurate faying after the accifiomed Manner, I PUBLISH the Banns of Mar-riage between M. of — and — If any of you know caufe, orjuft impediment, why thefe two per-fons fhould not be joined togetherin holy Matrimony, ye are to de-clare it: This is the firfl \_fecond, orthird\ time of aiking. \ Atid if the Peffcns that are to bemarried, dwell in divers ParifieSythe Bamis mufi be afked in both Pa-rifhes; and the Curate of the oneParifo JJ:all not folcmnize Matrix7nony betwixt them, witljout a Certi^cate of the Ba?ws being thrice afked,from the Curate of the other Parifo,N 4 ^ At of ^ At the Day and Time appointed forSolemnization of Matrimony^ thePerfofis to be ?narried Jhall come intothe Body of the Church with theirFriends and Neighbours j and therefanding together^ the Man on theRight Hand^ and the Woman onthe Left, the Prieft Jhall fay, EARLY beloved, we aregathered together herein the fight of God,and in the face of thisCongregation, to jointogether this Man and this Womanin holy Matrimony 3 which is anhonourable Eftate, inilituted of Godin the time of mans innocency 3 fig-nifying unto us the myftical unionthat is betwixtChrift and his Church:which holy Eftate Chrift adornedand beautified with his prefence andfirft miracle that he wrought in Canaof Galilee 5 and is commended ofSaint Paul to be honourable


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