A comment on the book of common-prayer, and administration of the sacraments, &c. [electronic resource] : 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, impediments, &c. Of prayers for the sick, and other ancient usages concerning clinicks; of absolutions, penances, sculpture, &c. With a paraphrase on the whole book of Psalms, according to the common-prayer-book translation. The text of the whole being compared and amended, according to the sealed books; and the Psalms compared with the translation of the great Bible. At the end of the book are subjoined, the additional notes of Bishop Andrews, Bishop Cosins, &c. By William Nicholls, D.D.
1710
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A comment on the book of common-prayer, and administration of the sacraments, &c. [electronic resource] : 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, impediments, &c. Of prayers for the sick, and other ancient usages concerning clinicks; of absolutions, penances, sculpture, &c. With a paraphrase on the whole book of Psalms, according to the common-prayer-book translation. The text of the whole being compared and amended, according to the sealed books; and the Psalms compared with the translation of the great Bible. At the end of the book are subjoined, the additional notes of Bishop Andrews, Bishop Cosins, &c. By William Nicholls, D.D.
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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]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[8],xx,[590],71,[5]p.,plate : port. ; 2⁰.
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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.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T87379.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Church of England.
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