A commentary on The book of common-prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, &c. 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, Sepulture, &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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MDCCXII. [1712]