A rational illustration of the Book of common prayer of the Church of England. Wherein liturgies in general are proved lawful and necessary, and an Historial Account is given of our own: the several tables, rules, and kalendar are considered, and the seeming Differences reconcil'd: All the Rubricks, Prayers, Rites, and Ceremonies are explained, and compared with the Liturgies of the Primitive Church: The exact Method and Harmony of every Office is shew'd, and all the material Alterations are observed, which have at any time been made since the first Common-Prayer-Book of King Edward VI. with the particular Reasons that occasioned them. The whole being the substance of every thing liturgical in Bishop Sparrow, Mr. L'estrange, Dr. Comber, Dr. Nichols, and all former Ritualists, Commentators, or others, upon the same Subject; collected and reduc'd into one continued and regular Method, and interspersed all along with new Observations. The seventh edition. By Charles Wheatly, M. A. Vicar of B

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  • A rational illustration of the Book of common prayer of the Church of England. Wherein liturgies in general are proved lawful and necessary, and an Historial Account is given of our own: the several tables, rules, and kalendar are considered, and the seeming Differences reconcil'd: All the Rubricks, Prayers, Rites, and Ceremonies are explained, and compared with the Liturgies of the Primitive Church: The exact Method and Harmony of every Office is shew'd, and all the material Alterations are observed, which have at any time been made since the first Common-Prayer-Book of King Edward VI. with the particular Reasons that occasioned them. The whole being the substance of every thing liturgical in Bishop Sparrow, Mr. L'estrange, Dr. Comber, Dr. Nichols, and all former Ritualists, Commentators, or others, upon the same Subject; collected and reduc'd into one continued and regular Method, and interspersed all along with new Observations. The seventh edition. By Charles Wheatly, M. A. Vicar of B
  • Church of England man's companion
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Imprint
London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XLI. [1741]
Publication year
1741
ESTC No.
T129083
Grub Street ID
178567
Description
xxvi,557,[23]p. ; 8°.
Note
Titlepage in red and black

First published in 1710 as 'The Church of England man's companion'

Braces in imprint.
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A blank leaf [ = a6(?)] is inserted between the roman and arabic pagination. Pp.213, 215, 419, 479, 506 misnumbered 113, 115, 219, 473, 406