therefore the day was again ordered to be observed, and a form Introduct. of prayer with thanksgiving drawn up, part of it being taken from king James's office, and part of it being composed entirely new; and is, altogether, the same (except the first lesson) with the present office, which comes now in order to be explained.
Of the Sentences, Hymns, Psalms, Lessons, Epistle,
I. THE rubrics are the same as in the foregoing offices; and The senso the sentences are the first that need to be considered: and of these it is sufficient to say, that the first is a proper introduction to the duties we are now going to perform k, and that the other is one of the ordinary sentences at morning service1, and inserted here, in order to prepare us for the following con
II. The hymn is an abridgment of a much longer one that was The hymn. appointed in the office drawn up for king James II. However this, as it stands, is as proper to the occasion, containing suitable petitions and praises for the king.
III. The proper psalms are psalm xx. xxi.ci. The xxth is The psalms. a psalm of David, wherein the people are taught to pray for his good success.
§. 2. The xxist was originally composed upon the same ac- Psalm xxi. count for which we now make choice of it, viz. to be a form of public prayer, to be used in the congregation for God's blessing on the prince.
§. 3. The cist psalm is a resolution that David made to be a Psalm ci. strict observer of piety and justice both in his private and public conduct, and is appointed here to remind us, that whoever desires God's blessing upon his person and government, must diligently attend to discountenance impiety, and to nourish true religion and virtue. In the room of this psalm, in king James's office, were appointed the lxxxvth and the cxviiith; but they being both chose with an eye to the exile, which that prince underwent with his royal brother, were, in the office for queen Anne, more properly changed.
IV. The first lesson in queen Anne's time was Proverbs viii. The lessons. 13. to the end: but now the first of Joshua is again appointed, which was the lesson for this office when it was put out by king James. Now indeed only the first ten verses are appointed, which contain the history of God's setting up Joshua to succeed Moses in the government of the Israelites, with the instructions that he gave him upon that occasion. Why the latter part was not continued as well as the former, I do not see; since certainly some part of it is as applicable as the former to
FORM OF PRAYER FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND OF JUNE.
the case of his present Majesty, it going on with the story of XVIII. Joshua's passing with the Israelites over Jordan, to take possession of the land which God had given him.
§. 2. The second lesson m is appointed upon account of that part of it which is read for the epistle on November 5, of which what I have there said may suffice.
V. The epistle and gospel are the same with those appointed and gospel. on the twenty-ninth of May, and have already been spoken to in my discourse on that office.
ABSOLUTION, the power of it; in
what sense given by our Saviour to the
Church, 378. the internal effects of it,
380. in what sense exercised in the
primitive Church, 381. how far abused
by the Church of Rome, 389. in what
sense exercised by the Church of Eng-
land, 377, 383.
in the morning and evening service,
how seasonably used there, 99. of
what benefit or effect, ib. designed by
the Church to be more than declara-
tive, 101. not to be pronounced by a
deacon, 104.
in the office for the visitation of the
sick, seems only to respect the cen-
sures of the Church, 377. what intend-
ed by the form, 382. not to be pro-
nounced unless heartily desired, 384.
see also the preface, v. &c.
Abstinence, how distinguished from fast-
ing by the Church of Rome, 170. what
days appointed for the one and the
other, ib. no distinction made in the
Church of England, either between
days of fasting and days of abstinence,
or between any different kinds of food,
ib. abstinence from flesh on fish-days
enjoined by act of parliament, 171.
entire abstinence recommended by the
Church of England on fast-days, ib.
Advent, why so called, 177. the anti-
quity of it, ib. Advent sermons former-
ly preached, ib. why the Church begins
her year at Advent, 178.
Affinity. See Consanguinity.
Affusion in baptism, answers the end of
it, 299. used sometimes by the primi-
tive Christians, 300. how it first came
into practice, 301. affusion only to be
used when the child is sick, 316.
Agatha, a Sicilian virgin and martyr;
some account of her, 49.
Agnes, a Roman virgin and martyr;
some account of her, 48. why painted
with a lamb by her side, ib.
Alb, what, by whom, and when to be
worn, go.
St. Alban, a martyr; some account of
him, 55.
All-Saints day, for what reasons observed,
163, 218. the service for it, 218.
All-Souls day, what day so called, and
why, 63.
Alms, how to be distinguished from the
other devotions of the people, in the
rubric after the offertory, 236. by
whom, and in what manner to be col-
lected, 237.
Almsgiving at the Sacrament, a necessary
duty, 235:
Alphege, archbishop of Canterbury; some
account of him, 52.
Altar, in what part of the church it for-
merly stood, 74. none were allowed to
approach it but priests, ib. a dispute
about it at the Reformation, 226. how
it ought to stand, both in the Commu-
nion-time, and out of it, 227, 228. why
the priest must stand on the north side
of it, 228. to be covered with a fair
linen cloth at the time of Communion,
ib.
Ambrose, bishop of Milan; some account
of him, 52.
Amen, what it signifies, 105. how re-
garded by the primitive Christians, 106.
why printed sometimes in Roman and
sometimes in Italic, ib. in what sense
it is used at the end of the curses in
the Commination, 434.
St. Andrew's day, why observed first in
the course of holy-days, and at the
beginning of Advent, 212.
Angels, thought to be present at the per-
formance of divine mysteries, 251.
St. Ann, mother to the blessed Virgin
Mary; some account of her, 57.
Anthems, the original and antiquity of
them, 136. why to be sung between
the third collect and the prayer for the
king, ib.
Annunciation, the feast of it, 213.
Apocrypha, when, and upon what ac-
count appointed for lessons, 118.
Apostles, others besides the twelve so
called, 82. their office not designed to
be temporary, ib.
their days, why observed as festi-
vals, 162.
Ascension-day, how early observed, 202.
the service of that day explained, ib.
Ash-Wednesday, why Lent begins on that
day, 189. why so called, ib. the dis-
cipline of the ancient Church on that
day, ib. how the Church of England
supplies it, ib. the service for it, ib.
St. Athanasius's Creed. See Creed of
Athanasius.
August 1, a form of prayer for it, 446.
Augustin, first archbishop of Canterbury;
some account of him, 54.
St. Augustin, bishop of Hippo; some
account of him, 59.
Banns, what the word signifies, 340. why,
and how often to be published, ib. the
poverty of the parties, or their not
being settled in the place where they
are asked, no reason for prohibiting the
banns, ib. the penalty of a minister
: that marries without license or banns,
341.
Baptism, how it typifies a new birth, 280.
formerly administered only at Easter
and Whitsuntide, and why, 198, 286.
to be administered now only on Sun-
days and holy-days, except in cases of
necessity, 286. the irregularity and
scandal of administering public baptism
at home, 287. why to be performed
after the second lesson, 290. persons
dying without it not capable of Christ-
ian burial, 401.
of infants, practised by the Jews,
282. no alteration intended by our Sa-
viour, ib. express testimony for it in
the New Testament, 283. proved from
the writings of the most ancient fathers,
284.
by laymen. See Lay Baptism.
St. Barnabas, his day, why not formerly
in the table of holy-days, 162.
St. Bartholomew, a remark upon the
Gospel appointed for his day, 217.
Bede, some account of him, 55. how he
got the name of Venerable, ib.
Benedict, an abbot; some account of him,
51.
Bidding of prayer before sermon enjoined
by the Church ever since the Reforma-
tion, 235. the contrary practice attend-
ed with fatal consequences, ib.
Birthdays, the days of the martyrdom
of the ancient Christians, so called,
and why, 161.
Eishops were called apostles in the first
age of the Church, 84. those called
bishops in scripture were probably no
more than presbyters, 85. See Min-
istry.
Bissextile, leap-years, whence so called,
Blassius, bishop and martyr; some ac-
count of him, 49.
Boniface, bishop of Mentz, and martyr;
some account of him, 55.
Bread in the Sacrament, whether it should
be leavened or unleavened, 273.
Bread and wine for the communion, when
and by whom to be placed on the table,
238. how and by whom to be provided,
276. the remainder after the Commu-
nion how to be disposed of, 275.
Breaking the bread, a ceremony always
used by the ancient Church in conse-
crating the Eucharist, 256.
Bridemen, their antiquity, 344.
Britius, or St. Brice; some account of
him, 64.
Burial, Christian, the ancient form of it,
399. to what sort of persons denied,
401. the time when performed, 406.
the manner of procession at funerals,
407. rosemary, why given at funerals,
ib. the priest to meet the corpse in his
surplice, 408. and to go before it to
the church or grave, ib. in what places
the dead were buried formerly, ib.
the ancient solemnity of taking leave of
the dead body, 417. the position of the
corpse in the grave, ib. the throwing
earth upon the body, ib. a communion
at funerals formerly appointed, and
why, 419.
Cæcilia, virgin and martyr; some ac-
count of her, 65.
Calends, the column of them, 46.
Candlemas-day, whence so called, 213.
Canonical hours for celebrating marriage,
343.
Catechising, what the word signifies, 321.
of divine institution and universal prac-
tice, 320. as proper after baptism as
before, 321. how often to be performed,
322. why after the second lesson, 323.
who to be catechised, ib. what care to
be taken by parents and masters, 324.
Catherine, virgin and martyr; some ac-
count of her, 66.
Cedde, or Chad, bishop of Lichfield; some
account of him, 50.
Chancels, why so called, 74. always stood
at the east end of the church, ib. how
to remain as they have done in times
past, 94.
Chimere, a bishop's habit, 90.
Choir, all divine service performed there
at first, 92. till clamoured against by
Bucer, 93. and altered upon his com-
plaint, ib. which caused great conten-
tions, ib. till the old custom was re-
vived by queen Elizabeth, ib.
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