| The Ratification of the Book 16 The Ministration of Baptism to The Order how the Psalter is themselves appointed to be read, 7| 17 A Catechism; that is to ay, an ! The Onder how the rest of the Instruction to be learned by Holy Scripture is appointed to b Tables of Lessons of Holy Scrip , to be read at Morning 18 The Order of Confirmation, or and Erening Prayer through Laying on of hands upon come to years of discretion, 175 Tables and Rules for the Movea- 19 The form of Solemnization of together with the days of 20 The Order for the Visitation of 16/21 The Communion of the Sick, 18 & Tables for finding the Holy-days, 1722 The Order for the Burial of the 21 23 The Thanksgiving of Women , to be | 24 Forms of Prayer to be used at prayers of Morning and 25 A Form of Pryer for the Visita- 26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks Gospels to be used throughout giving to ALMIGHTY GOD, for 44 the fruits of the earth and all 13 The Order for the Administra- the other blessings of his Holy Communion, 145 27 Forms of Prayer to be used in tism of Infants, to be used in 28 Selections of Psalms, to be tased 15 The Ministration of Private tion of the Lord's Supper, or . 'n of the Book 16 The Ministration of Baptism to 7 17 A Catechism; that is to say, an 18 The Order of Confirmation, or 8 those that are baptized, and come to years of discretion, 175 es for the Movea- 19 The form of Solemnization of 20 The Order for the Visitation of 1621 The Communion of the Sick, ng the Holy-days, 17 22 The Order for the Burial of the 21 23 The Thanksgiving of Women r Daily Evening after Child-birth, commonly l occasions, to be 24 Forms of Prayer to be used at Morning and 25 A Form of Prayer for the Visita- 1, Epistles, and 26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks- be used throughout giving to ALMIGHTY GOD, for 44 the fruits of the earth and all nunion, 145 27 Forms of Prayer to be used in fants, to be used in 28 Selections of Psalms, to be used THE PREFACE. ir sa best invaluable part of that blessed liberty wherevita Carist ist mode afin , let in his worship , different forms and usages may without coffende be abriel , provided the substance of the faith be kept entire ; and that in every Chris what cannot be clearly determined to belong to Doctrine must be thered ti sipline; and therefore, by common consent and authority, may be alterad elkedenlanged, amended, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient frieliation of the people , “ acording to the various exigencies of times and DES." Te Church of England, to which the Protestant Episcopal Church in these Sei indebted, under God, for her first foundation and a long antinuence of ning care and protection, hath, in the Preface of her Book of Common Prayes, bit down as a rule , that "The Particular Porms of Divine Worship, and the like and Ceremonies appointed to be used therein, being things in their own zature indifferent and alterable , and so acknowledged, it is bat reasonable that qan meghty and important considerations, according to the varivas enigencies of lines and ocasions, such changes and alterations should be made tberein, as to de mbo are in places of authority should, from time to time, seem either necessary can rpedient." The same Church hath not only in ber Preface, but likewise in ber Articles and Berlies declared the necessity and expediency of occasional alterations and bendments in her Forms of Public Worship; and we find accordingly, that, verting to keep the happy mean between too much stiffness in refusing, and too znad eizess in admitting variations in things once advisedly established, she hath, in de reign of several princes , since the first compiling of her Liturgy in the tice of Edward the Sürth, upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto moring, Filed to make such alterations in some particulars , as in their respective times se thought convenient ; yet so as that the main body and essential parts of the sze (as well in the chiefest materials, as in the frame and order thereof) have still been continued firm and unshaken." Her general aim in these different Reviews and Alterations hath been, as she frcher declares in her said Preface, "to do that which, according to her best understanding might most tend to the preservation of peace and unity in the Chuch; the procuring of reverence, and the exciting of piety and devotion in the worshipof God; and, finally, the eutting eff occasion, from them that seek occasion, of arilor quarrel against her Liturgy." And although, according to her judgment, there be not " any thing in it contrary to the Word of God, or to sound doctrine, or which a gedly man may not with a good conscience use and submit unto, or which is not fúrly defensible , if allowed such just and favourable construction, as, in comman equity, ought to be allowed to all human writings;" yet upon the principles already laid down, it cannot but be supposed, that further alteration would in tine part of that blessed liberty wherewith CHRIST hath made ship, different forms and usages may without offence be abstance of the faith be kept entire; and that, in every clearly determined to belong to Doctrine must be referred fore, by common consent and authority, may be altered, ded, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient people, "according to the various exigencies of times and gland, to which the Protestant Episcopal Church in these r God, for her first foundation and a long continuance of tion, bath, in the Preface of her Book of Common Prayer, hat “The Particular Forms of Divine Worship, and the appointed to be used therein, being things in their own alterable, and so acknowledged, it is but reasonable that portant considerations, according to the various exigencies of such changes and alterations should be made therein, as to s of authority should, from time to time, seem either necessary hath not only in her Preface, but likewise in her Articles and he necessity and expediency of occasional alterations and Forms of Public Worship; and we find accordingly, that, happy mean between too much stiffness in refusing, and too nitting variations in things once advisedly established, she hath, cal princes, since the first compiling of her Liturgy in the time h, upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto moving, ch alterations in some particulars, as in their respective times nient; yet so as that the main body and essential parts of the e chiefest materials, as in the frame and order thereof) have still n and unshaken." n in these different Reviews and Alterations hath been, as she n her said Preface, “to do that which, according to her best ight most tend to the preservation of peace and unity in the uring of reverence, and the exciting of piety and devotion in the and, finally, the cutting off occasion, from them that seek occasion, against her Liturgy." And although, according to her judgment, y thing in it contrary to the Word of God, or to sound doctrine, or an may not with a good conscience use and submit unto, or which ensible, if allowed such just and favourable construction, as, in ought to be allowed to all human writings; yet upon the principles in, it cannot but be supposed that further alteration would in time HOW THE PSALTER IS APPOINTED TO BE READ. , May , August, October, and December, have ce and thirty days apiece : it is ordered that the carne Psalms shall be read the last day of the said months which were read the day before; so so that the Psalter may begin gain the first day of the next month ensuing. Land whereas the 11ộth Palm is divided into twenty-two Portáong and is over , instead of reading from the Psalter as divided for Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, may read one of the Selections set out by this Church. dana Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving, appointed either by the Civil or by de Salesastical Authority , the Minister may appoint such Psalms us be shall Gif in his discretion , unless any shall have been appointed by the Eocesiastical ditkait , in a Service set out for the occasion ; which, in that case , shall be pred and no other PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS. Morning. Erening CHUTMAS-Dav , Psalms 19 Psalms 89 Easter-Dar, Psalmos 2 Psalms 113 45 110 57 132 III 118 As-WEDNESDAY, 6 102 Ascension-DAY, 8 34 130 15 47 143 21 GoD-FRIDAT, 22 64 WHITSUNDAY, 48 115 54 The Minister may use one of the Selections , instead of any one of the above Partian THE ORDER HON THE REST OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE IS APPOINTED TO BE READ THE OLD TESTAMENT is appointed for the First Lessons at Morning and Evening Prayer; so that the most part thereof will be read every year pace, a in the Calendar is appointed. Tx New Testament is appointed for the Second Lessons at Morning and Evening Prayer. and to know what Lessons shall be read every day, look for the day of the month in the Calendar following , and there ye shall find the chapters that shall be read for the Lessons both at Morning and Evening Prayer; except only the Moveable Prastes which are not in the Calendar; and the Immoveable , where there is a blank ked in the column of Lessons ; the proper Lessons for all which days are to be found in the Table of Proper Lessons And , on Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving, the same rule is to obtain as in reading the Psalms. And the same discretion of choice is allowed on occasions of Eoclesiastical Psalms and Lessons of ordinary course appointed in the Psalter and Calendar, il they be different , shall be omitted for that time. Note also , That the Collect , Epistle , and Gospel appointed for the Sunday, shall Berre all the week after, where it is not in this Book otherwise ordered. |