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Quinquagesima Sunday. See Septua-
gesima.

Reading pews or desks, the original of
them, 108. to have two desks, 141.
Real presence in the Sacrament, the no-
tion of it explained, 323.
Remigius, bishop of Rhemes;
count of him, 72.

some ac-

Responds, what they were, 139.
Responses, the design of them, 124.
Revelation (the book of) why not read for
Lessons, 138.

Richard, bishop of Chichester; some ac-
count of him, 59.

Ring in marriage, the remains of the old
coemption, 416. why made use of rather
than any thing else, 417. why a gold
one, ib. what intimated by its round-
ness, ib. the use of it ancient and uni-
versal, ib. why laid upon the book, 418.
why put upon the fourth finger of the
woman's left hand, ib. the words at the
delivery of it explained at large, 419,
&c.

Rochette, what habit so called, 103. the

antiquity and use of it, 104.
Rogation-days, when first observed, 233.
why so called, 234. the design of their
institution, ib. why continued at the
Reformation, ib. deferred by the Spa-
niards till after Whitsuntide, and why,
230.

Romish Saints. See Saints'-days.
Rosemary, why given at funerals, 474.
Royal family, the prayer for them, when
first added to our Liturgy, 160.

Rule for finding Easter. See Easter.
Sacrament to be received kneeling. See
Kneeling.

Sacrifices (Jewish) why offered at the third
and ninth hours, 79.

Saints'-days, how observed in the primi-

tive Church, 188. how observed by the
Church of England, 189. the days of
saints' deaths, why called their birth-
days, 188.

Romish, 53, &c.

Salt, milk, and honey, why given formerly
to the new baptized, 326. why discon-
tinued, ib.

Saturday, why the Jewish Sabbath, 185.
why and how observed by the Eastern
Christians, 186.

Schismatics, not to be admitted to the
Communion, 261.

Self-murderers, not capable of Christian
burial, 472. whether those that kill
themselves in distraction are excluded
by the rubric, ib.

Sermon, the antiquity and design of it,
271. anciently performed by the bishop,
272. why called postil, ib.

Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinqua-
gesima Sundays, why so called, 215. the
design of them, and how observed for-
merly, ib. their services, 216.

Shrove-Tuesday, why so called, 216.
Sick. See Visiting of the Sick.
Silvester, bishop of Rome; some account
of him, 78.

Singing Psalms, which the proper place
for them, 159.

Sitting at the Sacrament practised by the
pope and the dissenters, 306. by whom
first introduced, ib.

Solitary masses or communions, not allow-
ed of by the Church of England, 317.
Song of Solomon, why not read for Lessons,
136.

Spousage, what are the proper tokens of
it, 416.

St. Stephen, St. John, and Innocents,
their days, the antiquity of them, 210.
why observed immediately after Christ-
mas day, and in the order they are placed,
ib. their service explained, 211.
Strangers from other parishes not to be
admitted to the communion, 262.
Sudden death, why we pray against it,
170.

Sunday, why observed by the Christians,
185.

Sunday letter, perpetual table to find it
by, 51. See Cycle of the Sun.
Surplice, why so called, 100. the antiquity,
lawfulness, and decency of it, ib. why
white, 101. why made of linen, ib. the
shape of it, and why made loose, 101,
102. objections against it answered, ib.
St. Swithun, bishop of Winchester, his
translation, 66.

Symbolum, the Creed, why so called, 147.
Synodals, what they were, 139.
Tables, rules, and calendar, 35. tables for
finding Easter, 38. the bishop of Alex-
andria first appointed to give notice of
Easter-day to other Churches, 39. cycles
afterwards drawn up, ib. the cycle of
eighty-four years, 40. the cycle of five
hundred and thirty-two years, or Victo-
rian period. ib. the last cycle established
by the Church 41. and afterwards adapt-
ed to the calendar, ib. which was the
occasion of placing the golden numbers
and dominical letters in the calendar,
ib. See Easter.

Thanksgiving, the great duty of it, 183.
the forms when, and upon what account
they were added, 184.

A large Thanksgiving always used at the
celebration of the Communion in the
primitive Church, 289. thanksgiving of
women after childbirth, why placed after
the office for the burial of the dead, 491.
the original and reasonableness of it, ib.
the time when they must do it, 492. the
place for doing it, 493. to perform this
office in private houses very absurd, ib.
the woman to be decently apparelled,
494. in what part of the church she is to
kneel, 495. in what part of the service
she is to be churched, 496. the woman

formerly to offer her chrisom, 498. what
the accustomed offerings are now, 499.
the woman to receive the Communion
if there be one, 500.

St. Thomas, why commemorated immedi-
ately before Christmas, 247.

Times, the necessity of setting apart set
times for the performance of divine wor-
ship, 79. See Hours.

Transfiguration of our Lord, what day so
called, 68.

Trine immersion, formerly used in bap-
tism, 352. why discontinued, ib.
Trinity Sunday, why not of very early
date, 241. why observed the Sunday
after Whit-Sunday, ib. the service for
it, 242.

Trinity, Sundays after, the Collects, Epis-
tles, and Gospels, 243.

Tunicle, an account of it, 105.
Valentine, bishop and martyr, some ac-
count of him, 57. the original of choosing
valentines, ib.

Veils used formerly by women when they
were churched, 494.

Venite exultemus, why used just before
the Psalms, 127.

Verses, what they were, 139.

Vessels used in private baptism to hold
the water, how to be disposed of, 367.
Vestments. See Cope.

Victorian period, 40.

Vincent, deacon of Spain, and martyr,

some account of him, 56.

Vigils, why so called, 192. See Eves.
Violent hands. See Self-Murderers.
Visitation of the blessed Virgin, what day
so called, 65.

of the sick, why the office for it is
placed next to that of matrimony, 427.
Visiting of the sick, a duty incumbent
upon all, 427. especially upon the clergy,
ib. whom the sick are to send for, ib.
and at the beginning of their sickness,
428. who are to go without delay, ib.

whether the Minister be confined to the
order in the Common Prayer Book, ib.
Unction in baptism prescribed by the first
book of king Edward VI., 354. whether
it belonged to baptism or confirmation,
ib. how they were distinguished in the
primitive Church, ib.

in Confirmation, primitive and catho-
lic, 391.

of the sick, prescribed by the first
book of king Edward VI., 448. used by
the Apostles in order to healing, 449.
why and in what sense prescribed by
St. James, 450. how used by the primi-
tive Church, 452. how by the ancient
Church, 453. how abused by the Church
of Rome, ib. how far countenanced at
the Reformation, 454.

Vow in baptism, very primitive, 343.
Wafer-bread used formerly in the Eucha-
rist, and why, 319. enjoined by queen
Elizabeth, ib. and allowed by the Scotch
Liturgy, 320.

Wakes in country parishes, the original of
them, 89.

Washing with water, used by all nations

as a symbol of purification, 324. how it
typifies a new birth, 325.

Water mixed with the eucharistical wine
by the primitive Christians, 278. not
essential to the Sacrament, ib.

used in private baptisms, how to be
disposed of, 367.

White garments given anciently to the
new baptized, 231. for what reason, 326.
See Chrisom.

Whit-Sunday, how anciently observed, 237.
why so called, ib. the service for it, 239.
why a prescribed time for communi-
cating, 312.

Whitsun-week, how observed formerly,
239.

Who alone workest great marvels, what
meant by that expression, 161.
Year, lunar, how computed, 44.

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