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Page 124
But our Reformers at the review of it ( as has already been observed ) thought it
proper to add what now precedes it , as judging it perhaps not so decent to call
God Our Father , before we repent of our disobedience against him . The
necessity ...
But our Reformers at the review of it ( as has already been observed ) thought it
proper to add what now precedes it , as judging it perhaps not so decent to call
God Our Father , before we repent of our disobedience against him . The
necessity ...
Page 126
III . praises : standing up to denote the elevation of our hearts , and giving Glory to
the whole Trinity , Father , Son , and Holy Ghost , for the hopes we entertain . In
the primitive times almost every father had his own Doxologies , which they ...
III . praises : standing up to denote the elevation of our hearts , and giving Glory to
the whole Trinity , Father , Son , and Holy Ghost , for the hopes we entertain . In
the primitive times almost every father had his own Doxologies , which they ...
Page 152
... we begin to cry , Lord have mercy on us ; left , if we should unworthily call him
Our Father , he upbraid us as he did the Jews , If I be a Father , where is mine
honour 77 ? And it is to be observed , that the church hath such an awfnd
reverence ...
... we begin to cry , Lord have mercy on us ; left , if we should unworthily call him
Our Father , he upbraid us as he did the Jews , If I be a Father , where is mine
honour 77 ? And it is to be observed , that the church hath such an awfnd
reverence ...
Page 360
In the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost , all orthodox
Christians did ever agree ; because they are of Christ ' s own appointment , and
for that reason unalterable . Wherefore , when the heretics presumed to vary from
...
In the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost , all orthodox
Christians did ever agree ; because they are of Christ ' s own appointment , and
for that reason unalterable . Wherefore , when the heretics presumed to vary from
...
Page 438
And the sense of the words is very suitable : for Peace signifies all outward
blessings , though , when used in Salutations , it generally imports Health . For
which reason , in Joseph ' s inquiry 47 after the health of his father , though the
Hebrew ...
And the sense of the words is very suitable : for Peace signifies all outward
blessings , though , when used in Salutations , it generally imports Health . For
which reason , in Joseph ' s inquiry 47 after the health of his father , though the
Hebrew ...
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Page 296 - THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Page 149 - And likewise when in time of Divine Service the Lord Jesus shall be mentioned, due and lowly reverence shall be done by all persons present as it hath been accustomed ; testifying by these outward ceremonies and gestures, their inward humility, Christian resolution, and due acknowledgment that the Lord Jesus Christ, the true eternal Son of God, is the only Saviour of the world, in whom alone all the mercies graces and promises of God to mankind, for this life and the life to come, are fully and wholly...
Page 472 - ... believe that JESUS CHRIST hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed His Blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving Him hearty thanks therefore, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our SAVIOUR CHRIST profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth.
Page 154 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint : my heart is like wax ; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Page 236 - Curate, in the said common perambulations, used heretofore in the days of rogations, at certain convenient places, shall admonish the people to give thanks to God, in the beholding of God's benefits, for the increase and abundance of his fruits upon the face of the earth, with the saying of the hundred and fourth Psalm, Benedic, anima mea, &c. At which time also the same Minister shall inculcate this and such like sentences, Cursed be he which translateth the bounds and doles of his neighbour...
Page 489 - WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Page 429 - WITH this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then the Man leaving the Ring upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left hand, they shall both kneel down; and the Minister shall say, Let us pray.
Page 472 - Christ's Body and Blood, the Curate shall instruct him, that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and stedfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed His Blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefore, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his Soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth.
Page 472 - Augustine saith, the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ ; yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ, but rather, to their condemnation, do eat and drink the sign or sacrament of so great a thing.
Page 301 - Gospel command us to continue a perpetual memory of that his precious death until his coming again; hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee, and grant that we, receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood...
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| Title | A rational illustration of the Book of common prayer |
| Author | Charles Wheatly |
| Published | 1810 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2007 |
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