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The election of officers and what their offices are, deals with the pastor, 2 coadiutors, 7 ancients, 2 deacons, together with a note that they are jointly to draw up an order for common prayer, the administration of the sacraments, and for discipline. Gives a list of officers as follows: Pastor Mr Barlow; coadiutors Mr Samuell and Mr Fisher; ancients Mr Bartie, Mr Boyce, Mr ? Wilfride, Mr. Springham, Mr. Worthe, Robert Poundall, John Bacon; deacons Water ? Ketley, Richard Playstowe. 15 Nov. 1555.
The order for common prayer: mainly to accept the existing prayer book with certain exceptions.
Sacraments: godparents' faith to be declared, communion to be received standing, and other items in administration of communion referred to; nothing new on marriage.
Discipline: method of declaring offending members to the elders and of dealing with them - the term 'elders' to comprise all the officers mentioned above.
The order of discipline in the English Church of Frankfort received: This is subscribed by David Whithead, pastor, Richard Cox, ? Perrye, Thomas ? Beaton, Richard Alvey, Humphrey Perkins, John Bale.
Copy decrees of the Diet of Augsberg 25 Dec. 1555.
Copy, entitled Articuli Brentii - said to be the work of a Lutheran divine Johann Brenz, 1490-1570. | Subjects: | Country Estates | Temporal: | 1555 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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