III. The proper Psalms are Psalm xx. xxi. ci. The xxth is a Psalm of David, wherein the people are taught to pray for his good success.
§. 2. The xxist was originally composed upon the same account 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 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 exviiith; 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. 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 the case of his present Majesty, it going on with the story of Joshua's passing with the Israelites over Jordan, to take possession of the land which God had given him.
§. 2. The second Lesson 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 on the twenty-ninth of May, and The Epistle 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, 440. the internal effects of it, 442. in what sense exercised in the primitive Church, 443. how far abused by the Church of Rome, 453. in what sense exercised by the Church of England, 439, 446.
in the morning and evening service, how seasonably used there, 114. of what benefit or effect, 115. designed by the Church to be more than declarative, ib. not to be pronounced by a deacon, 120.
in the office for the visitation of the sick, seems only to respect the censures of the Church, 439. what intended by the form, 445. not to be pronounced un- less heartily desired, 447. See also the preface, vi. &c.
Abstinence, how distinguished from fast- ing by the Church of Rome, 198. what days appointed for the one and the other, ib. no distinction made in the Church of England, either between days of fast- ing and days of abstinence, or between any different kinds of food, 198, 199. ab- stinence from flesh on fish-days enjoined by act of parliament, 199. entire absti- nence recommended by the Church of England on fast-days, ib.
Advent, why so called, 206. the antiquity of it, ib. Advent sermons formerly preached, ib. why the Church begins her year at Advent, 207. Affinity. See Consanguinity. Affusion in baptism, answers the end of it, 348. used sometimes by the primitive Christians, ib. how it first came into practice, 350. affusion only to be used when the child is sick, 368.
Agatha, a Sicilian virgin and martyr; some account of her, 56.
Agnes, a Roman virgin and martyr; some account of her, 55. why painted with a lamb by her side, 56.
Alb, what, by whom, and when to be worn, 104.
St. Alban, a martyr; some account of him, 64.
All-Saints day, for what reason observed, 190, 253. the service for it, ib. All-Souls day, what day so called, and why, 74.
Alms, how to be distinguished from the
other devotions of the people, in the ru bric after the offertory, 275. by whom, and in what manner to be collected, ib. Almsgiving at the Sacrament, a necessary duty, 273.
Alphege, archbishop of Canterbury; some account of him, 60.
Altar, in what part of the Church it former- ly stood, 86. none were allowed to ap- proach it but priests, ib. a dispute about it at the Reformation, 263. how it ought to stand, both in the Communion-time, and out of it, 264. why the priest must stand on the north side of it, 265. to be covered with a fair linen cloth at the time of Communion, ib. Ambrose, bishop of Milan; some account of him, 60.
Amen, what it signifies, 122. how regarded by the primitive Christians, ib. why printed sometimes in Roman and some- times in Italic, 123. in what sense it is used at the end of the curses in the
St. Andrew's day, why observed first in the course of holy-days, and at the be- ginning of Advent, 247.
Angels, thought to be present at the per- formance of divine mysteries, 291. St. Ann, mother to the blessed Virgin Mary; some account of her, 67. Anthems, the original and antiquity of them, 158. why to be sung between the third collect and the prayer for the king, ib.
Annunciation, the feast of it, 247. Apocrypha, when, and upon what account appointed for Lessons, 137.
Apostles, others besides the twelve so called, 95. their office not designed to be temporary, ib.
their days, why observed as festivals, 189. Ascension-day, how early observed, 235. the service of that day explained, ib. Ash-Wednesday, why Lent begins on that day, 219. why so called, ib. the discipline of the ancient Church on that day, ib. how the Church of England supplies it, 220. the service for it, ib.
St. Athanasius's Creed. See Creed of Athanasius.
August 1, a form of prayer for it, 519.
Augustin, first archbishop of Canterbury; some account of him, 63.
St. Augustin, bishop of Hippo; some ac- count of him, 69.
Banns, what the word signifies, 395. 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, 396. the penalty of a minister that marries without licence or banns, ib. Baptism, how it typifies a new birth, 325. formerly administered only at Easter and Whitsuntide, and why, 231, 332. to be administered now only on Sundays and holy-days, except in cases of necessity, 333. the irregularity and scandal of ad- ministering public baptism at home, ib. why to be performed after the second Lesson, 337. persons dying without it not capable of Christian burial, 468.
of infants, practised by the Jews, 327. no alteration intended by our Saviour, ib. express testimony for it in the New Testament, 329. proved from the writ- ings of the most ancient Fathers, 330.
by laymen. See Lay Baptism. St. Barnabas, his day, why not formerly in the table of holy-days, 189. St. Bartholomew, a remark upon the Gos- pel appointed for his day, 252. Bede, some account of him, 63. how he got the name of Venerable, 64.
Benedict, an abbot; some account of him, 59.
Bidding of prayer before sermon enjoined
by the Church ever since the Reforma- tion, 272. the contrary practice attended with fatal consequences, 273. Birth-days, the days of the martyrdom of the ancient Christians, so called, and why, 188.
Bishops were called apostles in the first age of the Church, 97. those called bishops in Scripture were probably no more than presbyters, ib. See Ministry. Bissextile, leap-years, whence so called,
Blassius, bishop and martyr; some ac- count of him, 56.
Boniface, bishop of Mentz, and martyr; some account of him, 64.
Bread in the Sacrament, whether it should be leavened or unleavened, 317. Bread and wine for the Communion, when and by whom to be placed on the table, 276. how and by whom to be provided, 321. the remainder after the Commu- nion, how to be disposed of, 320. Breaking the bread, a ceremony always used by the ancient Church in conse- crating the Eucharist, 297. Bridemen, their antiquity, 400.
Britius, or St. Brice; some account of him, 74.
Burial, Christian, the ancient form of it,
467. to what sort of persons denied, ib. the time when performed, 474. the man- ner of procession at funerals, ib. rose- mary, why given at funerals, ib. the priest to meet the corpse in his surplice, 475. and to go before it to the church or grave, ib. in what places the dead were buried formerly, 476. the ancient solemn- ity of taking leave of the dead body, 485. the position of the corpse in the grave, 486. the throwing earth upon the body, ib. a communion at funerals for- merly appointed, and why, 488. Cæcilia, virgin and martyr; some account of her, 76.
Calends, the column of them, 53. Candlemas-day, whence so called, 247, 248. Canonical hours for celebrating marriage, 399.
Catechising, what the word signifies, 373. of divine institution and universal prac- tice, 372. as proper after baptism as be- fore, 373. how often to be performed, 374. why after the second Lesson, 375. who to be catechised, 376. what care to be taken by parents and masters, ib. Catherine, virgin and martyr; some ac- count of her, 77.
Cedde, or Chad, bishop of Lichfield; some account of him, 58.
Chancels, why so called, 85. always stood at the east end of the church, 86. how to remain as they have done in times past, 109.
Chimere, a bishop's habit, 104. Choir, all divine service performed there at first, 106. till clamoured against by Bu- cer, 107. and altered upon his complaint, ib. which caused great contentions, ib. till the old custom was revived by queen Elizabeth, ib.
Chrisom used anciently in baptism, 353. why so called, ib. was formerly offered by the woman at her churching, 498. what the word should signify in the weekly bills, 499. See White Garments. Christmas-day, how early observed in the Church, 208. the service for it explained, ib. why a prescribed time for communi- cating, 312.
St. Chrysostom, his prayer, 161. when first added, 162.
Chronicles, (the books of,) why not read for Lessons, 136.
Churches, the necessity of having appro- priate places for public worship, 81. the universal practice of Heathens, Jews, Apostles, and primitive Christians, 81, 82. the churches of the ancient Christians sumptuous and magnificent, 85. the form of them, ib. decency in churches requi- site and necessary, 88. to be consecrated by a solemn dedication of them to God, ib. called by the names of angels and saints, 90. great reverence shewn in them by the primitive Christians, ib.
Church holy-days, what days so called, and why, 89. Churching of Women. See Thanksgiving of Women after Childbirth. Circumcision, (the feast of,) the design of it, 212. the antiquity of it, ib. the service for it, 213.
St. Clement, bishop of Rome, and martyr; some account of him, 76. Clergy and people, the prayer when first added, 160, 161. Clerks, who intended by them, 154. Collects, why the prayers are divided into so many short collects, 155. why so call- ed, 156. whether the collect for a Monday festival is to be used on the Saturday or the Sunday evening, 194. the week-day collects not to be used on holy-days or their eves, 196. the antiquity of the col- lects for the Sundays and holy-days, 200. Comber, Dr., his character of our Liturgy, 33.
Commemorations, what they were, 139. Commination, the occasion and design of the office, 500. how often and upon what occasions to be used, 501, 502. to be said after the Litany ended, 503. to be said in the reading-pew or pulpit, ib. the design of the curses in this office, 504. Amen, what it signifies at the end of every curse, 505.
Common Prayer Book, compiled in the
reign of king Edward VI., 23. and con- firmed by act of parliament, 25. but after- wards submitted to the censure of Bu- cer and Martyr, ib. upon whose excep- tions it was reviewed and altered, ib. and again confirmed by act of parliament, 26. both which acts were repealed by queen Mary, ib. but the second book of king Edward, with some few alterations, again established in the reign of queen Elizabeth, ib. some other alterations made in it in the reign of king James I., 28. and the whole book again reviewed after the Restoration, ib. the names of the commissioners, and the manner of their proceeding, 26. compiled by an ec- clesiastical, not a civil authority, 30. a character of it from Dr. Comber, 33. See Liturgy of the Church of England. Communicants, the Ministers to be judges
of their fitness for the communion, 257. and have power to repel scandalous of- fenders, 258. when and how the commu- nicants are to be conveniently placed at the communion, 287.
Communion, in what time of divine service notice of it is to be given, 270. not to be administered to scandalous offenders, 258. nor to schismatics, 261. nor to persons not confirmed, 262. nor to strangers from other parishes, ib. when the Minister is to give notice of it, 270. the care of the Church about frequent communions, 312, 316.
Double communions on the same day, an ancient practice, 203, 204.
Communion in one kind examined, 307. Communion service, designed to be used at a different time from morning prayer, 256. the order of it in king Edward's first Book, and the Scotch Common Prayer, 297. why to be said on all Sun- days and holy-days, 313. to be said at the altar, though there be no commu- nion, and why, 315.
Communion of the sick, agreeable to the practice of the primitive Church, 458. timely notice to be given to the Curate, 461. how many required to communicate with the sick, ib. where the sick is hin- dered from communicating, he is to sup- ply it by faith, 463.
Communion table, how properly called an altar, 262. See Altar. Confession, in the morning and evening prayer, why placed at the beginning, 114. an objection against it answered, ib.
(private,) the state of it in the primi- tive Church, 436. how far enjoined by the Church of England, 437. the benefits and advantages of it, 438. Confirmation, a necessary qualification for the communion, 262. of divine institu- tion, 377. of apostolical practice, 378. its being attended at first with miraculous powers no argument that it was designed only for a temporary ordinance, 379. ad- ministered by the Apostles not so much for the sake of its extraordinary, as of its ordinary effects, ib. designed for a standing and perpetual ordinance, 380. practised by the Church in all ages, ib. of what use and benefit, 381. not render- ed unnecessary by the receiving the eu- charist, 382. necessary to confirm the benefits of baptism, 383. at what age persons are to be confirmed, 384. to be administered only by bishops, 385. a god- father or godmother necessary to be witness of it, 387. imposition of hands an essential rite in it, 389. but a blow on the cheek used instead of it by the Church of Rome, 389, 390. prayer an- other essential to it, 390. unction in con- firmation, primitive and catholic, 391. as also the sign of the cross, 392. Consanguinity, or affinity, what degrees of either expressly forbid to marry, 404. and what by parity of reason implied, ib. the case the same in unlawful conjunc- tions as in lawful marriages, 405. and between bastard children, as between those that are legitimate, ib. the reasons of the prohibition, ib. such marriages, why called incestuous, 406. Consecration of Churches. See Churches.
of the elements in the Eucharist, al- ways attributed to the invocation of the Holy Ghost, 296, &c.
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