To R. W.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION. THE HISTORY OF THE PRAYER

BOOK.

I. The Use of a Liturgy Scriptural

II. The Use of a Liturgy Catholic

III.-The Use of a Liturgy Apostolic

IV. The Liturgy of the English Church, Scriptural,

Catholic, and Apostolic

V.—The English Church and Liturgy before the'

Reformation

VIII.

VI.-Rome and England under Henry VIII.

VII. The First Prayer Book of King Edward VI.,

and the Reformed Ordinal of 1550

VIII.-The Second Prayer Book of King Edward VI.,

A.D. 1552

IX. The Marian Reaction

Book of 1559

X.-The Elizabethan Reformation and the Prayer

XI.-The Hampton Court Conference of 1604 and the

Final Victory of Puritanism

XII. The Final Settlement of 1662 -

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THE PRAYER BOOK, WITH HISTORICAL NOTES

AND SCRIPTURE PROOFS.

CHAP. I.—THE PREFACE, &c.-MATTINS AND EVENSONG.

SECTION

I.-The Preface, Lectionary, Calendar, &c. -

II. The Introductory Rubrics, and Exhortation

IX.-The Salutation, Lesser Litany, and Versicles

X.-The Collects

XI.-Evensong

CHAP. II.-THE ATHANASIAN CREED.

SECTION

I.-Authorship and Date of the Creed

95

II.-The Creed, to v. 29-The Trinity in Unity - 96
III.-The Creed, from v. 29 to end-The Incarnation 100

CHAP. V. THE COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS.

The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels-Advent to
Lent

. 131

SECTION I. The Ante-Communion to the Nicene Creed
II. The Nicene Creed

The Sermon, Offertory Sentences, and Church
Militant Prayer

The First and Second Exhortations -

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IX.

- 164
- 168

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The Comfortable Words, Sursum Corda, Pre-
faces, and Prayer of Humble Access
X.-The Consecration Prayer and Presentation Sen-

- 174
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XI. The Post-Communion: The Prayers of Oblation
and Thanksgiving-

XII.-The Gloria in Excelsis and Blessing -
XIII.- The Concluding Collects and Rubrics

CHAP. VII.-HOLY BAPTISM.

I. Introductory Rubrics and Address

II.-Prayers, Gospel, Address on the Gospel, and

Thanksgiving

III.-Address to Sponsors, Vows of Renunciation,

Belief, and Obedience

IV. The Benediction of the Water-

194

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202

The Baptism, Reception, and Declaration of

Regeneration

The Concluding Thanksgiving, and Address to

the Sponsors

- 203

- 206

CHAP. VIII. THE OFFICES FOR PRIVATE AND ADULT

I.-History of the Catechism-

II. The Covenant, and the Vows of Renunciation,

Belief, and Obedience

III.-The Faith

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CHAP. XI.-HOLY MATRIMONY.

SECTION I. The Ordinance of Holy Marriage

II. The Marriage Service

CHAP, XII.-THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

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