A comment on the book of common-prayer, and administration of the sacraments, &c. Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David. Being a paraphrase on the Sunday and holiday-services, epistles and Gospels throughout the year: with notes on all the rubricks, giving an account of all the festivals and saints-days observed in the Church; as also of the lives of the saints, and days of distinction mention'd in the calendar; of the compilers and reviewers of our common-prayer; of the ancient use of liturgies, of lessons, Psalmody, calendars, &c. Of the defects of the Romish Breviary and Missals, of Horary times, Sundays, holidays; of Paschal cycles, synagogues, churches, chancels, bells, church-musick, vestments; of synaxes and rites observed in the communion; of baptismal rites, of catechists and catechumens; with the method of catechising, in a full exposition of the catechism of the Church of England; confirmation, sponsors, and vicarious interrogatories; of matrimonial contracts, paranymphs

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  • A comment on the book of common-prayer, and administration of the sacraments, &c. Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David. Being a paraphrase on the Sunday and holiday-services, epistles and Gospels throughout the year: with notes on all the rubricks, giving an account of all the festivals and saints-days observed in the Church; as also of the lives of the saints, and days of distinction mention'd in the calendar; of the compilers and reviewers of our common-prayer; of the ancient use of liturgies, of lessons, Psalmody, calendars, &c. Of the defects of the Romish Breviary and Missals, of Horary times, Sundays, holidays; of Paschal cycles, synagogues, churches, chancels, bells, church-musick, vestments; of synaxes and rites observed in the communion; of baptismal rites, of catechists and catechumens; with the method of catechising, in a full exposition of the catechism of the Church of England; confirmation, sponsors, and vicarious interrogatories; of matrimonial contracts, paranymphs
  • Liturgies. Book of common prayer.
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London : Printed for R. Bonwicke, W. Freeman, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, S. Manship, J. Nicholson, R. Parker, B. Tooke, and R. Smith, MDCCX. [1710]
Added name
Church of England.
Publication year
1710
ESTC No.
T87379
Grub Street ID
307427
Description
[8],xx,[590],71,[5]p.,plate : port. ; 2°.
Note
Half-title: 'Dr. Nicholls's Comment .. '

The unpaginated section contains several register sequences, concluding at 5R2

A paraphrase of the Psalter' and 'Additional notes' have separate half-titles, and the 'Additional notes' are separately paged

The two final leaves contain 'Omissions'

With the text

With a list of subscribers.
Uncontrolled note
Ht 37cm, gm 2cm