ABERDEEN, breviary of, i. 188.
Ablution of hands in the liturgy,
i. 130.

Absolution in the morning prayer, its
antiquity, i. 242; the mere form
indifferent, ibid.; in the commu-
nion service, common in ancient
liturgies, ii. 107; our form jus-
tified, 108, 109; of the sick, 229;
private absolution of penitents, ii.
379-384; public absolution, 379.
385.

AFRICA, civil diocese of, its extent,
i. 134; liturgy of, how it confirms
the antiquity of the Roman, 120,
121; reasons for thinking it was
derived from the Roman, 135,
136; compared with the ancient
Roman, 136, &c. ; point of differ-
ence between them, 138. 140;
other small differences, 140; an-
tiquity of this liturgy inferred
from the independence of the
African church, 141; antiquity of
the African church, 142.
Agenda, what, ii. 166.
Albe, its antiquity, ii. 404.
Alexandria, liturgy of, see MARK,
CYRIL; patriarchate of, by whom
founded, i. 82; how long in pos-
session of the monophysites, ibid.;
patriarch of, called pope in the
Alexandrian liturgy, i. 86; how
long this title has been used, ibid.
Alexandrian text of Basil's liturgy,
i. 55, &c.

Alleluia, at the beginning of morning
prayer, i. 247; in the liturgy, ii.

49.

Almutium, ii. 409.

Alphonso, king of Castille, changes
the liturgy in his dominions, i. 167.
Amice, ii. 409.

Amphibalum, what, ii. 399.
Anaphora, what, i. 20.
Antioch, liturgy of, see St. JAMES;
patriarchate of, its extent, i. 15.
Antiphonarium, what, i. 224. 338.
Apologia, or private confession of the
priest, formerly used in the Roman
liturgy, i. 122; relic of it, ibid.
Apostates, reconciliation of, ii. 1.
Apostles' Creed in morning prayer,

why placed where it is, i. 268; its
original position, ibid.; in the
evening prayer, 287.
Apostolical Constitutions, liturgy of,
see St. CLEMENT.
Aquileia, liturgy of, what it was, i.
133.

Archbishop, different meanings of the
term, i. 6.
ARMENIA, when converted to Chris-
tianity, i. 191; origin of the
catholic of Armenia, ibid.; its li-
turgy, when and by whom trans-
lated and published, 192; remarks
on its present state, 192, 193;
ancient parts of it detailed, 193;
affords proof that the order of
Basil's liturgy prevailed at Casa-
rea long before his time, 194.
Athanasian Creed, anciently used in
the English offices, i. 263; Water-
land's work on this Creed recom-
mended, ibid.; the Apostles' Creed
generally repeated here, ibid.;
original text of the Athanasian
Creed, 264-267.

Ave Maria, when prefixed to the
Roman offices for the hours of
prayer, i. 245.

Bangor, its "use," i. 186; pontifical
of, 188.

Banners, benediction of, its propriety
and antiquity, ii. 362, 363; com-

BRITAIN, liturgy of, opinion of arch-
bishop Usher, &c. as to its nature
considered, i. 176; it differed
greatly from the Roman, 178;
and from the Irish, ibid.; the na-
ture of this liturgy inferred from
facts, 179, 180.

Burial of the dead, ancient customs
of the church, ii. 235; originals
and antiquities of our burial ser-
vice, 236-240,

Byzantium, see Constantinople.

Cæsarea, exarchate of, its extent, i.

45.

-, liturgy of, see BASIL.
Canon of the Roman liturgy, what, i.
111; its text to be ascertained as
it was in the time of Gregory the
Great, 112; not composed after
the time of Vigilius, 113; alluded
to by him, 115. See ROME, liturgy
of.

Cantate Domino, used in evening
prayer, i. 285.

Canterbury, archdeacon of, his pri-
vileges, ii. 311.
Cappa, see Cope.

Caps, square, used in the universities

and by the clergy, ii. 410.
Caputium, ii. 409.
Casula, ii. 398.

Catalogues of bishops in Britain and
Ireland, ii. 252.
Catechumens, prayers made for them
in the communion service an-
ciently, ii. 66.

whether there were
prayers for them in the Gallican
liturgy, i. 108. 160.
Catharinus, archbishop of Conza, did

not hold the doctrine of intention,
ii. 10, 11.

Care, his mistake with regard to the
Syrian liturgy of Basil, i. 48.
Cemeteries, consecration of, ii. 376.
Charges, episcopal, their antiquity, ii.
324, 325.

Chasible, see Vestment.

Cherubic hymn used in Greek litur-

gies, when introduced, i. 94.
Childbirth, thanksgiving of women
after it, ii. 241; originals of our
office, ibid.

Chimere, used by the British bishops,
ii. 407; its derivation, 408.
Chrism, its antiquity in confirmation,

ii. 202.

CHRYSOSTOM, St., liturgy of, used in
patriarchate of Constantinople, i.
73; its appellation of doubtful

VOL. II.

antiquity, ibid.; tract ascribed to
Proclus no sufficient authority, 73,
74. 194; text of this liturgy con-
sidered uncertain by critics, 75;
replies to their objections, 76, 77;
referred to by Severianus of Ga-
bala, and Chrysostom, 78, 79;
probably used in Thrace, Mace-
donia, and Greece, from time im-
memorial, 79; observations on the
antiquity of the great oriental
liturgy, 80.

CHRYSOSTOм, prayer of his at the end
of morning and evening prayers,
i. 279. 291.

Church militant, prayers for it in the
communion office considered, ii.
87, &c.; their position justified, 98.
Churches, consecration of, ii. 371; its
antiquity, 371, 372; rites used in
England, 372; compared with an-
cient formularies, 373–376; foun-
dation of churches, 376; conse-
cration of sacred vessels, ibid.
CLEMENT, St., liturgy of, remarks on
its antiquity, i. 37. 40.

Collect for purity at the beginning of
the communion service, its anti-
quity, ii. 23, 24; its original text,
26.

Collectarium, what, i. 207.
Collects in matins, their position an-
cient, i. 272; their origin traced,
272-274; collect for the day,
274; for peace, how old, its ori-
ginal text, ibid.; for grace, its an-
tiquity and original text, 276; for
the king and royal family, 276,
277; for the clergy and people, its
antiquity and original text, 278;
of St. Chrysostom, its original text,
278, 279.

in evening prayer, i. 289, 290;
for peace, 290; for grace, 291;
concluding collects, 291, 292.

- in the liturgy, in what churches
they are used, i. 339; ancient in
the Alexandrian and western litur-
gies, 339, 340; whether they va-
ried with each celebration of the
liturgy, 341, 342; antiquity of the
collects in the English liturgy,
345, 346; ii. 35; their original
text from the ancient sacramenta-
ries, 347, &c.

in the communion service, ii.
35;
for the king, 36; justified
from antiquity, 37, 38; for the
day, how old, 39, 40; their num-
ber, 40; occasional collects, ibid.;
their antiquity, 41.

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Colobium, see Tunicle.
Comes, what it was, i. 338; ii. 44.
Commandments, Ten, see Law.
Commemoration of our Saviour's in-
stitution of the Eucharist, see
Institution.
Commination service on the first day
of Lent, its origin and antiquity,
ii. 243, 244; originals of the ser-
vice, 245-248.

Communion of the clergy and laity
according to the British church
justified, ii. 151; distributed in
both kinds by the eastern church,
ibid.; corruption in the west, 152;
place of communion, ibid.; com-
munion anthems, 153; forms of
delivery, ibid.; of the sick, 232;
the practice of the Church of Eng-
land in this justified, 232, 233;
ancient rubric of the Church, for
the consolation of those who can-
not communicate, 233, 234.
Compline, an hour of prayer, its
origin, i. 204.

Confession in morning prayer jus-
tified by practice of the eastern
church, i. 240; its antiquity in
the west, 240, 241; in the evening
prayer, its antiquity, 281; in the
communion service, formerly made
in silence, ii. 104; its position and
use justified from ancient litur-
gies, 105; its substance compared
with that of some ancient formu-
laries, 106, 107; private in the
liturgy, i. 122; of penitents in
private, ii. 379-384. See Peni-

tence.

Confirmation, when administered in
primitive times, ii. 201, 202; dif-
ferent customs of the east and
west, ibid.; antiquity of chrism,
ibid.; different modes of laying on
hands, 203, 204; English office of
confirmation, 205, &c. ; invocation
of the Holy Spirit, 207; imposi-
tion of hands, ibid.; conclusion of
the office, 208-210.
Consecration, in the English liturgy
objected to by Romanists, and
proved to be valid, ii. 9, &c.;
prayer of, in the English liturgy
how divided, 134; its form in
different churches varied, 135;
eastern and Roman forms, ibid.;
invocation of the Holy Ghost how
prevalent, 136; proved not to be
essential from practice of Roman
and Italian churches, ibid.; for
other reasons, 138; English prayer

of consecration examined and
proved to be perfectly valid, 139,
140; such a prayer necessary,
141; in the Gallican liturgy, con-
siderations as to its form, i. 163,
&c. See Churches, Cemeteries.
Constantinople, liturgy of. See CHRY-

SOSTOM.

Constantinopolitan Creed, its origin,
ii. 53; when first used in the
liturgy, 54; its position, 55; its
original text, 56, 57.
Convocation, mode of holding one, ii.
316, &c.

Cope, what it was originally, ii. 401;
its shape and materials, ibid.; when
prescribed by the English ritual,
402; worn instead of the chasible
in the east, 403.
Coptic liturgies, i. 82; at what sea-

sons used, 83; language, anciently
used in divine service, 83, 84.
Coronation of kings, ii. 326, &c.; an-

tiquity of rites on such occasions,
326, 327; coronations of the east-
ern emperors, 327; of the west-
ern, 328; of the kings of France,
England, &c. ibid.; the Liber Re-
galis, ibid.; commencement of the
office, 329, 330; first oblation,
330, 331; litany, 331, 332; com-
munion office begun, 333; the
oath, 334, 335; the anointing, 336
-340; investiture with super-
tunica and spurs, 340; sword,
341; armill, 342; pall, 343; ring,
343, 344; sceptre and rod, 344,
345; coronation, 345-347; ho-
mage, 347, 348; Queen's corona-
tion, 349-352; continuation and
conclusion of the communion of-
fice, 352-355.

Creed, Constantinopolitan, used in
the ancient Spanish liturgy, i. 175.
Cross, sign of the, how anciently used
by Christians, ii. 191.

CYRIL ALEXANDRINUS, liturgy of, in
Coptic, used by monophysites of
Alexandria, i. 83; probably writ-
ten in Greek at first, 83; divine
service performed in Coptic from
the earliest ages, 83, 84; this li-
turgy represents the original Alex-
andrian rite, 85; proved from St.
Mark's liturgy, 85, 86; proved
from the Ethiopic liturgy, 89; the
Ethiopic liturgy enables us to trace
the order of Cyril's liturgy to the
time of Athanasius, 90, 91; differ-
ences between Cyril's and Mark's
liturgies accounted for, 92, &c.;

comparison between Cyril's,
Mark's, and the Ethiopic liturgy,
establishing the primitive Alex-
andrian order, 97-99; further
comparison with the writings of
Egyptian fathers, 100-103. See
St. MARK.

Dalmatic, see Tunicle.

Deacons, their office in the liturgy
during the primitive ages, ii. 104;
ordinations of, in the English ri-
tual, 303, &c.

Dead, prayers for the, in the liturgy
very ancient, ii. 94; British church
justified for removing them from
her public offices, 95-97.
Deans, installation of, ii. 313-315;
origin of their office, ibid.
Decalogue, see Law.

Decentius of Eugubium, letter to him
from Innocentius, i. 118.
Degradation, form of, ii. 393.
Deprivation, form of, ii. 392.
Diocese, civil, explained, i. 6, 7; how
governed, 7; how many in the
Roman empire, ibid.

Diptychs in the Gallican liturgy, i.

160.

gor uses, ibid.; Aberdeen in Scot-
land, its rites, 188; various mo-
nastic rites noticed, ibid.; missal
of Evesham, ibid.; of Oxford, ibid.;
all these rites differed but little,
ibid.; English ritual as now used,
188, 189; ritual of, is invested
with canonical and spiritual au-
thority, ii. 3-8; calumnies against
it, 9.

EPHESUS, exarchate of, its extent, i.
106; when it became subject to
the patriarchate of Constantinople,
ibid., its liturgies, ibid.; conjec-
tures as to the cause of the nine-
teenth canon of the council of
Laodicea, ibid.; this canon seems
to appoint an order similar to that
now used, 107, 108; reasons for
thinking the Gallican liturgy for-
merly prevailed in this exarchate,
108-110; differences between
the great oriental and the Gallican
liturgies, 109.

Epistle in the English liturgy, ii. 42 ;
where anciently read, 43; corner
where it was read how entitled,
ibid.

Epistles, used in the English liturgy,

their antiquity, i. 344, &c.; traced
in the ancient Lectionaries, 347,
&c.

Epistoler, what, ii. 44.
Espousals, what, ii. 214.
ETHIOPIA, when converted to Chris-
tianity, i. 89; liturgy of, originally
derived from that of Alexandria,
ibid.; where found, ibid.; was an
independent liturgy from the be-
ginning, 89, 90; what it omits,
90; its use in tracing the ancient
Alexandrian rites, 91; comparison
with Mark's and Cyril's liturgy,
establishing primitive Alexandrian
rite, 100-103. See MARK, CYRIL.
Eucharist, why the liturgy and the
sacred elements were called so by
the fathers, ii. 113; the liturgy
called so by St. Paul, 114, &c.
Eulogic, or blessed bread, what, ii.
154.

Evening prayers of the British church,
or erensong, whence derived, i.
213.282. See Vespers.
Evesham, missal belonging to the
monastery there, i. 188.
Exarch, meaning of the term, i. 6.
Excommunication, forms of, 384; pub-
lication of, 385.
Exhortation, in the morning and
evening prayers justified, i. 238.