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A

RATIONALE

upon the

B O O K

OF

Common-Prayer

of the

CHURCH of ENGLAND.

 

By Anthony Sparrow, D.D. Now Lord
Bishop of Exon.

 

L O N D O N,

Printed for Robert Pawlet, at the Sign
of the Bible in Chancery-Lane,
near Fleet-Street, 1672.

   


Preface

A Short Rationale upon the Book of Common-Prayer.

Of Daily saying of Morning and Evening Prayer.

Of the Mattins, or, Morning Service.
Of Confession.
The Absolution.
The Lord's Prayer.
The Venite.
The Psalms.
Lessons.
The Hymns. Te Deum, &c.
The Apostles Creed.
Of Athanasius's Creed.
The Lord be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy, &c. Lord have mercy, &c.
Versicles and Answers.
The Collects.
The Blessing.

The Litany.

Of Holy-Dayes.

Of Advent Sunday.
First Sunday Adv.
2. Sunday Adv.
3. Sunday Adv.
4. Sunday Adv.
Feast of Christmas-day.
S. Stephen, S. Iohn, Innocents.
Sunday after Christmas.
Feast of CIRCVMCISION, or Newyears-day
.

Epiphany.
1. Sunday after Epiphany.
2. Sunday after Epiphany.
3. Sunday after Epiphany.
4. Sunday after Epiphany.
5. Sunday after Epiphany.
Septuagesima Sunday.
Sexagesima Sunday.
Quinquages. Sunday.

Lent.
Ash-Wednesday.
1. Sunday in Lent.
Of Ember Week.
2. Sunday.
3. Sunday.
4. Sunday.
5. Sunday.
6. Sunday.
Thursday.
Good Friday.
Saturday.
Of the Collects from Septuagesima to Easter.

Easter.
Munday and Tuesday in Easter-week.
1. Sunday after Easter.
2. Sunday.
3. Sunday after Easter.
4. Sunday after Easter.
5. Sunday after Easter.
Of Rogation week.

Ascension-Day.
Sunday after Ascen.
Whitsunday.
Munday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week.

Trinity-Sunday.
Of the Sundayes after Trinity till Advent.
S. Andrew.
Conversion of S. Paul.
Purification of S. Mary, or Feast of Candlemas.
S. Philip, and S. Iames.
S. Iohn Baptist.
S. Michael.
All-Saints.

The Communion, or Second-Service.

Of Baptism.
Of Private Baptism.

Of Confirmation.

Of Matrimony.

Visitation of the Sick.
Of the Communion of the Sick.

Burial.

Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth, commonly call'd the Churching of Women.

Commination.

Of the Dedication of Churches and Chappels to Gods Service.

Of Chancels, Altars, Fashion of Churches.

The Divine Service may be said privately.

Of the Ornaments to be used in Divine Service.

Of the word Priest.

Addendum on Fasting

Of the Translation of the Psalms in the Book of Common Prayer.


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