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Error contrary to scripture authorized and enjoined by the","box":{"x":140,"y":879,"width":864,"height":32}},{"text":"Church herself in her canons or formularies, and requiring a decree","box":{"x":91,"y":907,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"of the Church to remove them:","box":{"x":95,"y":937,"width":438,"height":22}},{"text":"1. Transubstantiation.","box":{"x":174,"y":990,"width":319,"height":24}},{"text":"2. The Sacrifice of the Mass 'in which it is said that the","box":{"x":172,"y":1046,"width":831,"height":27}},{"text":"Priest offers Christ for the quick and dead to have remission of pain","box":{"x":90,"y":1074,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"or quiet'.","box":{"x":92,"y":1100,"width":141,"height":29}},{"text":"3. Worship of the Virgin Mary, and fasts in honour of her.","box":{"x":171,"y":1157,"width":829,"height":29}},{"text":"4. Worship of Saints.","box":{"x":168,"y":1212,"width":311,"height":28}},{"text":"5. 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Ridsdale: The Catanars deny Purgatory,","box":{"x":357,"y":1473,"width":642,"height":31}},{"text":"but the words of the Liturgy prove the second","box":{"x":389,"y":1501,"width":610,"height":27}},{"text":"part.","box":{"x":386,"y":1533,"width":64,"height":21}}]},"127":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00151-8cd19a94ecc95ca8b2e5.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":491,"y":144,"width":246,"height":20}},{"text":"127","box":{"x":1010,"y":139,"width":50,"height":20}},{"text":"7. Prayers in an unknown tongue.","box":{"x":237,"y":195,"width":474,"height":28}},{"text":"8. Attributing to the Clergy the power to curse and destroy","box":{"x":234,"y":248,"width":827,"height":32}},{"text":"men's bodies and souls.","box":{"x":164,"y":277,"width":313,"height":25}},{"text":"Answers-Rev. Th. Norton: I wish for full information.","box":{"x":263,"y":315,"width":764,"height":27}},{"text":"Rev. B. Bailey: I doubt.","box":{"x":421,"y":343,"width":334,"height":29}},{"text":"Rev. J. Peet: I think it ought to be more fully","box":{"x":421,"y":379,"width":640,"height":32}},{"text":"enquired into.","box":{"x":451,"y":411,"width":193,"height":29}},{"text":"Rev. W. J. Woodcock: I think it proved.","box":{"x":425,"y":448,"width":575,"height":28}},{"text":"Rev. J. Tucker: I think it explicitly stated in","box":{"x":423,"y":484,"width":641,"height":31}},{"text":"the Liturgy, but shall be glad of more infor-","box":{"x":453,"y":512,"width":607,"height":29}},{"text":"mation.","box":{"x":453,"y":542,"width":105,"height":24}},{"text":"9. Holding seven sacraments.","box":{"x":235,"y":598,"width":414,"height":29}},{"text":"Answer - All: To be further investigated.","box":{"x":269,"y":634,"width":585,"height":31}},{"text":"10. Prayers to the altar and chancel.","box":{"x":223,"y":692,"width":508,"height":28}},{"text":"Answer - Rev. B. Bailey: I wish to enquire further.","box":{"x":266,"y":729,"width":707,"height":29}},{"text":"11. Extreme unction.","box":{"x":223,"y":785,"width":304,"height":25}},{"text":"Answer - Rev. W. J. Woodcock and S. Ridsdale: Not sure.","box":{"x":266,"y":825,"width":801,"height":25}},{"text":"II. Ceremonies and other abuses authorised and enjoined by","box":{"x":213,"y":894,"width":854,"height":31}},{"text":"the Church, which are not directly forbidden by the Word of God, but","box":{"x":167,"y":922,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"which, as in their present use they have much blinded the people","box":{"x":162,"y":950,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"and obscured the Glory of God, are worthy to be cut away and clean","box":{"x":167,"y":978,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"rejected', but require a Decree of the Church to remove.","box":{"x":168,"y":1006,"width":778,"height":32}},{"text":"1. The genuflexions, prostrations, crossing themselves and","box":{"x":245,"y":1060,"width":824,"height":35}},{"text":"marking all the vessels, etc., with the sign of the cross, and all the","box":{"x":165,"y":1089,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"other vain ceremonies attending the celebration of the Lord's supper,","box":{"x":168,"y":1117,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"including the elevation of the Host, incense, ringing of the bells, the","box":{"x":169,"y":1145,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"priest receiving the Mass alone, kissing the priest's sleeve, the kiss","box":{"x":168,"y":1171,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"of peace, burning vax lights, etc.","box":{"x":167,"y":1201,"width":437,"height":32}},{"text":"2. Vain ceremonies at Baptism.","box":{"x":244,"y":1251,"width":438,"height":31}},{"text":"3. Vain ceremonies at Marriages.","box":{"x":246,"y":1306,"width":462,"height":29}},{"text":"grave.","box":{"x":168,"y":1397,"width":84,"height":22}},{"text":"4. Vain ceremonies at Burial, with burning of candles at the","box":{"x":242,"y":1358,"width":831,"height":29}},{"text":"5. Confession in Lent, and absolution upon payment of one","box":{"x":248,"y":1439,"width":824,"height":34}},{"text":"Chukrum. (One Chuckrum is a little more than half of an Anna;","box":{"x":173,"y":1467,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"28 Chuckrums make one Rupee.)","box":{"x":172,"y":1496,"width":435,"height":31}}]},"128":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00152-295b2fd7ebdc923f48b2.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"128","box":{"x":87,"y":140,"width":50,"height":20}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":306,"y":143,"width":473,"height":18}},{"text":"III. 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The sin of Simony practiced by the Metran.","box":{"x":161,"y":538,"width":649,"height":29}},{"text":"4. His taking no notice of the ungodliness of the Clergy.","box":{"x":157,"y":582,"width":775,"height":29}},{"text":"5. His being suffered by the Clergy to live in open and","box":{"x":160,"y":626,"width":834,"height":32}},{"text":"notorious sin.","box":{"x":84,"y":655,"width":192,"height":24}},{"text":"6. His paying public honours to a noted sorcerer.","box":{"x":160,"y":699,"width":711,"height":31}},{"text":"Answer - All: Yes, on the authority of the Rev. J. Peet.","box":{"x":155,"y":735,"width":774,"height":29}},{"text":"The Rev. B. Bailey knows that sorcery was practised, at the","box":{"x":207,"y":769,"width":781,"height":31}},{"text":"same place.","box":{"x":193,"y":799,"width":157,"height":27}},{"text":"On the part of the Clergy:","box":{"x":160,"y":854,"width":360,"height":27}},{"text":"1. Some of them engaging in merchandise.","box":{"x":161,"y":897,"width":591,"height":29}},{"text":"Answer - Rev. S. Ridsdale: Not sure.","box":{"x":203,"y":932,"width":535,"height":25}},{"text":"2. The notorious vices of some of them.","box":{"x":155,"y":977,"width":558,"height":24}},{"text":"3. The total neglect of public preaching, and even of public","box":{"x":153,"y":1021,"width":836,"height":31}},{"text":"and stated reading of the scriptures.","box":{"x":80,"y":1050,"width":487,"height":28}},{"text":"4. The same of educating and instructing the people;","box":{"x":148,"y":1093,"width":838,"height":32}},{"text":"making no efforts to catechise the children, or distribute the scrip-","box":{"x":74,"y":1123,"width":912,"height":29}},{"text":"tures.","box":{"x":73,"y":1156,"width":81,"height":21}},{"text":"5. 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