the fame day by the council of
Nice, ibid. The Pafchal Canons
paffed in that council, ibid. The
new and full Moons ordered to
be found by the Golden Num-
bers, ibid.

Eafter by that means
was kept sometimes too soon, and
fometimes too late, 38. The Paf-
chal Limits answering the Golden
Numbers, 39. Cycles and Tables
invented to find Eafter for ever,
40. Found to be erroneous, 42
Eafter-day, when firft obferved, and
why fo called, 229. The Anthems
inftead of the Venite Exultemus,
why appointed, ibid. The reft of
the service for it explained, 230.
Why a prescribed time for com-
municating, 231. The whole time
between Eafter and Whitfuntide
formerly obferved, ib. The week
after Eafter how observed for-
merly, and why, 232. The Sun-
days after Eafter, their fervices
how proper,
Eafter-Eve, how observed in the pri-
mitive church, 227. How ob-
served by the church of England,
228. The service for it, ibid.
EDMUND, King and Martyr; fome
account of him,
77
EDWARD, the Confeffor, his tranfla-
tion,
74

234

66

at those times, when firft added,

180

Epact, the occafion of it, 46. How
it answers the Golden Number,
47. How to find it, ib. The use
of it in finding the Moon's age,
ibid. Why it fhews the Moon's
age truer than the Golden Num-
ber,
48
Epiphany, what the word fignifies,
213. Ufed formerly for Chrift-
mas-day, 214. The ancient names
of it, ibid. The service for it, ib.
The fervices for the Sundays af-
ter the Epiphany, 215. The feaft
of it, to what end inftituted, ibid.
Epiftler, and Gofpeller, why ap-
pointed,

271
Epiftles for Sundays and Holy-days,
the antiquity of them, 201. In
what verfion they are used, ibid.
Their order and method, ib. The
fuitableness of them to the feve-
ral days, ibid. Why the Epiftles
are read before the Gospels, 271
Erudition for any Chriftian Man.
See Doctrine.

Efpoufals, what they were formerly,
420. How fupplied now, ibid.
ETHELDRED, Virgin; fome account
of her,

74

96

Evangelift, not a distinct officer by
himself,
Eucharift, the virtue of it, 257.
Whence fo called, 294. See Com-
munion Service.

Eves, why called Vigils, 192. The

original of them, ibid. Which fef-
tivals have Eves, and which not,
and why, 192, 193. The Eve of
a feftival that falls upon a Mon-
day, to be observed on the Satur-
day,
193
EUNURCHUS, Bishop of Orleans;
fome account of him,
71
Excommunication, the internal ef-
fects of it, 451. An ipfo facto
Excommunication, how it differs
from an ordinary one, 480. Per-
fons dying excommunicate not
capable

57

FABIAN, Bishop and Martyr ;
fome account of him,
FAITH, Virgin and Martyr; fome
account of her,
73
Fafting, how ancient and univerfal
a duty, 197. How diftinguished
from Abftinence in the church of
Rome, 198. What days appointed
for one and the other, ib. Whe-
ther diftinguithed in our own
church, 199. Days of Fafting,
how obferved by the primitive
Christians,
ibid.'
Festivals, how requifite to be ob-
ferved, 186. Jewish Festivals not
to be observed by Christians, ibid.
Christian Festivals, how early ob-
served, 187. In what manner ob-
served by the primitive Chrifti-
ans, ib. What and how observed
by the church of England, 188,
189, 190. Why the Curate is to
bid them, 190. What to be done
in the concurrence of holy-days,
ib. And why lengthened out for
feveral days, 297. Why fixed to
eight days,
298
Forms of Prayer, a full vindication
of the joint ufe of precompofed
fet Forms of Prayer,
2, &c.
Fonts, why fo called, 343. Why ge-

St. GEORGE, Martyr; fome account
of him, 62. How he came to be
"Patron of the English,
63
GILES, Abbot and Confeffor; fome
account of him,

70

Glory be to the Father, &c. See
Doxology.

Godfathers and Godmothers, the
original, antiquity, and ufe of
them, 341. The number of them,
ibid. Whence called fureties and
witneffes, 342. The qualifications
required in them, ib. No Parents
to be admitted, ib. Nor perfons
'that have not received the Com-
munion, 343. The reasonablenefs
of admitting a vicarious ftipula-
tion, 347. Why the Godfathers
or Godmothers are to name the
child, 353. The ill practice of
choofing unfit perfons to this of-
fice, 368. A Godfather or God-
mother required at Confirmation,

395

Golden Number, by whom invent-
ed, and why so called, 43. The
occafion of it, and how brought
into the Calendar, ib. Why now
left out of the Caiendar, ib. How
to find the Golden Number of
any year,
45
Good-

Good-Friday, why fo called, 226.
Why obferved as a faft, ibid. The
Gofpel for it, why taken out of
St. John, ib. The reft of the fer-
`vice for it,
227
Gospels for the Sundays and Holy-
days, the antiquity of them, 200.
In what verfion they are used,
201. Their order and method, ib.
The fuitableness of them to the
feveral days, ibid. Standing up at
the Gospel, why enjoined, 272
Gofpeller and Epiftler, why ap-
pointed,
271
GREGORY the Great, Bishop of
Rome, and Confeffor; fome ac-
count of him,
60

HILARY, Bishop and Confeffor;
fome account of him,
Holy-Cross-day; what day fo called,
and why,

71

Holy-days, (Popish,) why retained
in our Calendar, 55. See Festi-
vals.

Homilies of the Church of England,
by whom compofed, and when,

275
Honey, Milk, and Salt, why given
anciently to the new baptized,
332. Why discontinued, ibid.
Hood, by whom firft ufed, 103.
Why used by the Monks, ibid.
Why used in Cathedrals and Uni-
verfities,
104
Hours, the third and ninth the times
of the Jewish Sacrifice, and why,
80. The fame hours observed for
prayer by the primitive Chrifti-
ans, ibid. Why not enjoined by
the Church of England, ibid.
canonical, for celebrating Mar-
riage,

407

St. JEROM, Priest, Confeffor, and
Doctor; fome account of him, 73
JESUS, reverence to be made at the
name of JESUS,
149
Images, the use of them forbid in
the primitive Church, 87. A re-
markable instance of it,
Immerfion, or Dipping in Baptifin,

88

most primitive and fignificant,
355. See Affufion. See Trine
Immersion.

Immoveable Feafts, why placed by
themselves in the Common Pray-
er-Book, 248. Obfervations on
fome of them,
ibid.
Impediments to Marriage, what,
410, &c.
Impofition of Hands effential to
Confirmation, 397. A blow on
the cheek used inftead of it by
the church of Rome, 398
Inceftuous Marriages, what Mar-
riages fo called, and why,
Infant Baptism. See Baptism of In-
fants.
Innocents-day, why obferved, 189.
Why obferved presently after
Christmas-day, 211. The fervice
for it explained,
ibid.
Inftitution Godly and Pious) of a
Christian Man, book with that
title put out by King Henry VIII,

414

72

LAMBERT, Bishop and Martyr ;
fome account of him,
Lammas-day, what day fo called,
and why,
68

St. LAURENCE, Archdeacon of Rome,
and Martyr; fome account of him,
69

Lawn fleeves, a Bishop's habit, 104
Lay-Baptifm, allowed by our church

at the firft Reformation, 370. But
afterwards prohibited by both
houfes of Convocation, ib. Whe-
ther valid or effectual in the sense
of our church,
373
Leap-Years, whence called Biffex-
tile,
Legends, what they were,

250

139

222

Lent, the original and antiquity of
it, 218. Variously observed at first,
ib. Why limited to forty days, ib.
Why fo called, 219. Why to end
at Easter, ibid. How observed by
the primitive Chriftians, ib. The
Sundays in Lent, the services ap-
pointed for them, 221. How they
are named,
LEONARD, Confeffor; fome account
of him,
75
Leffons, why they follow the Pfalms,
134. The antiquity of them, 135.
The order of the firft Leffons for
ordinary days, 136. Why fome
books of the Old Teftament are
not read, ib. Ifaiah, why reserved
for Advent, ib. The first Leffons
for Sundays, 137. Genefis, why
read in Lent, 135. Firft Leffons
for Saints days, 137. For Holy-
days, 138. The order of the fe-
cond Leffons, ibid. The Revela-
tion, why not read, ibid. What
posture the Minifter and People
ought to be in when the Leffons
are reading,
141
Let us pray, often used, and why,

152

404

Licence, the penalty of a Minister
that marries without Licence or
Banns,
Lights upon the Altar enjoined by
the rubric,
106
Litany, what the word fignifies, 162.
Why fung in the middle of the
choir, 163. The original of them
in this form, ib. Ufed formerly
in proceffions, ib. On what days
to be used, and why, 164. At
what time of the day, 165. One
out of every family in the parish
to be present at it, 166. The ir
regularity of finging it by Lay-
men, ib. The method and order
of it, 167, &c. When properly
ended,
Liturgy, the lawfulness and necef-
fity of a national precompofed
one, 1, &c.

513

Liturgy

Liturgy of the Church of England,
how it ftood before the Reforma-
tion, 23. What was done in rela-
tion to it in King Henry VIII's
reign, ib. See Common Prayer-
Book.

153

Lord be with you, &c. why placed
between the Creed and Lord's
Prayer,
151
Lord have mercy upon us, &c. the
antiquity and use of this form,
153. Why placed before the Lord's
Prayer, 152. The Clerk and Peo-
ple not to repeat it a second time
after the Minister,
Lord's Prayer, prescribed by our Sa-
viour for the conftant use of his
church, 4. Objections against it
anfwered, ibid. &c. Always ufed
by the primitive Church, 9. Why
ufed in all offices, and generally
at the beginning, 124. Why re-
peated aloud by the whole con-
gregation, ib. Why repeated more
than once in an office,
Lord's Supper, daily received by the
primitive Church, 318. The care
of the Church in adminiftering it
to perfons in danger of death,
467. See Communion Service.
Low-Sunday, what day fo called, and

153

why, 234. The service for it, ib.
St. LUCIAN, Confeffor and Martyr ;
fome account of him,
56
Lucy, Virgin and Martyr; fome
account of her,
78
St. LUKE, his day, why obferved, 189
Lunar Year, how computed, 45

Marriage, a divine institution, 402.
Must be performed by a lawful
Minifter, 403. Not before Banns
be published on three Sundays, or
Licence obtained, ib. At no time
prohibited, 405. Though not de-
cent at some seasons, 406. To be
folemnized in one of the churches
where Banns were published, ib.
To be performed between the
hours of eight and twelve in the
morning, 407. In what part of the
church to be folemnized, 408.
Who to be present at the folem-
nization, 409. The man, why to
ftand at the right hand of the wo-
man, ibid. The impediments to
Marriage, what they be, 410. No
Coufins prohibited Marriage, 415.
The mutual confent of the par-
ties to be asked, 417. The huf-
band's duty, 418. The wife's
duty, ibid. The father or friend
why to give the woman, 421.
And the Minister why to receive
her, ib. Their right hands why
to be joined, 422. The mutual
ftipulation explained at large, ib.
The meaning of the Ring. See
Ring. The married perfons ought
to receive the Sacrament, 434.
The advantage of communicating
on the day of marriage, 435
St. MARTYN, Bishop and Confeffor;
his tranflation,
67
Martyrs, the days of their death,
why obferved, and why called
their birth-days,
187
MARY MAGDALEN, why her festi-
val is difcontinued,

68