either are justified by the original and authorised Latin, or are such as rather strengthen than invalidate the substratum of Scriptural doctrine and our common Christianity. Throughout the whole book I have studied faithfully to preserve the tone and spirit of the English Liturgy; while I honestly confess I have laboured to remove, on the one hand, every trace of that old leaven which "gives occasion to those who seek occasion for ultra Sacramentalism, the revival of Auricular Confession, and some practices of a questionable tendency. On the other hand, it has been my study to open no door for disputing the inspiration of the Bible, for laxity of Evangelical doctrine, for extenuation of the real efficacy of the Atonement, or derogating from the glory of the Holy Trinity. Finally, I have only to commend the result of my labours to the Divine Blessing which I earnestly seek, and to the candid consideration of the reader, whether clerical or lay. The Church consists of both. For both I write. Both I wish equally to serve. May my humble efforts be some day, if not at once, instrumental for the good of my fellows, and the glory of the God and Father of us all, through Jesus Christ our Lord! R. B. P.S.-I have not thought it necessary to reprint the Preface and Prolegomena to the Prayer-book, as published in 1662, but I have placed a portion of the first and most remarkable paragraph on the back of my title-page. Parsonage, Queenborough, Kent, January 21st, 1863. CONTENTS. Proper Psalms for every Lord's-day and other Holy-days The Psalms arranged for Daily Use for two months, &c. Rules for the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts, &c. Holy-days and Days of Fasting and Humiliation General Rubric for Divine Worship, facing page 1. Declaration of God's willingness to forgive Sin. Proper Collects for Festivals and Fasts Prayers for the Sovereign, Royal Family, Parliament, The Magnificat, Cantate, Nunc Dimittis, and Deus XIII.-Solemnization of Matrimony . The Form of Consecrating the Elements Formulas of Administering the Bread and Wine Appendix, viz., a Prayer for a Sick Child, For a Per- son when there appeareth small hope of recovery, For a Person at the Point of Death, &c. XVIII.-The Service for the Queen's Accession XIX.-A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Bless- XXIII.-A Form for Use in Prisons, Penitentiaries, and Re- XXV.-Form for Consecrating Churches and Chapels |