Liturgy of the Church of England,
how it stood before the Reforma-
tion, 23. What was done in rela-
tion to it in King Henry VIII's
reign, ib. See Common Prayer
Book.

151

Lord be with you, &c. why placed
between the Creed and Lord's
Prayer,
Lord have mercy upon us, &c. the
antiquity and use of this form,
153. Why placed before the Lord's
Prayer, 152. The Clerk and Peo-
ple not to repeat it a second time
after the Minister,
153
Lord's Prayer, prescribed by our Sa-
viour for the constant use of his
Church, 4. Objections against it
answered, ibid. &c. Always used
by the primitive Church, 9. Why
used in all offices, and generally
at the beginning, 124. Why re-
peated aloud by the whole con-
gregation, ib. Why repeated more
than once in an office,
Lord's Supper, daily received by the
primitive Church, 318. The care
of the Church in administering it
to persons in danger of death,
467. See Communion Service.
Low-Sunday, what day so called, and
why, 234. The service for it, ib.
St. LUCIAN, Confessor and Martyr ;
some account of him,
56
Lucy, Virgin and Martyr; some
account of her,
78
St. LUKE, his day, why oberved, 189
Lunar Year, how computed, 45

M.

153

MACHUTUS, Bishop; some ac-
count of him,
76
MARGARET, Virgin and Martyr at
Antioch; some account of her, 67
St. MARK, his day, why observed,
189. Why observed as a day of
abstinence by the Church of
Rome,
198

Marriage, a divine institution, 402.
Must be performed by a lawful
Minister, 403. Not before Banns
be published on three Sundays, or
Licence obtained, ib. At no time
prohibited, 405. Though not de-
cent at some seasons, 406. To be
solemnized in one of the churches
where Banns were published, ib.
To be performed between the
hours of eight and twelve in the
morning, 407. In what part of
the church to be solemnized, 408.
Who to be present at the solem-
nization, 409. The man, why to
stand at the right hand of the wo-
man, ibid. The impediments to
Marriage, what they be, 410. No
Cousins prohibited Marriage, 415.
The mutual consent of the par-
ties to be asked, 417. The hus-
band's duty, 418. The wife's
duty, ibid. The father or friend
why to give the woman, 421.
And the Minister why to receive
her, ib. Their right hands why
to be joined, 422. The mutual
stipulation explained at large, ib.
The meaning of the Ring. See
Ring. The married persons ought
to receive the Sacrament, 434.
The advantage of communicating
on the day of marriage, 435
St. MARTYN, Bishop and Confessor;
his translation,
67
Martyrs, the days of their death,
why observed, and why called
their birth-days,
MARY MAGDALEN, why her festi-
val is discontinued,
68

187

the Virgin, her Visitation, on
what day formerly commemo-
rated, 66. Her Nativity, on what
day formerly commemorated, 71.
Her Conception, on what day
formerly commemorated, 78
Matrimony. See Marriage.
Masses, solitary, not allowed of by
the Church of England, 323
St. MATTHIAS's day, on what day

to be observed in Leap-years,

250

Maunday Thursday, why so called,
225. The Epistle, why concern-
ing the institution of the Lord's
Supper, ibid. The practice of the
primitive Church on this day, ib.
The church-doors why set open
on this day,
ibid.
May 29, a Form of Prayer for it,
524
St. MICHAEL and All Angels, why
observed, 190. St. Michael, why
particularly commemorated, 255
Middle State, the ancient notion
concerning it,
285
Midlenting, or Mothering, the rise

222

of that custom,
Milk, Honey, and Salt, why given
anciently to the new baptized,
332. Why discontinued, 333
Millennium, the notion of it very
286
primitive,
Ministers, sometimes to stand, and
sometimes to kneel, why, 154
Ministry, the necessity of a divine
commission to qualify a person for
the ministry, 91, &c. The neces-
sity of Episcopal Ordination, 94.
Three distinct orders set apart by
the Apostles to the ministry, 95
Money given at the Offertory, how
and when to be disposed of, 329
Moon. See Easter. See Epact.
Golden Number.
Morning and Evening Prayer to be
said daily, either openly or pri-
vately, by every Priest and Dea-
con, 81. The form and order of
it in the primitive Church, III
Mothering. See Midlenting.
Musical Instruments used in singing
of Psalms,

N.

See

131

NAME given to children at bap-
tism, why, 353. Heathen and
wanton names prohibited, 354.

To be given by the godfathers or
godmothers, and why, ibid.
Name of JESUS, what day so called,
69

New Moon, how to find it by the
Golden Number in the calendar,
42. See Epact. See Easter. See
Golden Number.

Nicene Creed. See Creed Nicene.
NICOLAS, Bishop of Myra in Lycia;
some account of him,
78
NICOMEDE, a Roman Priest and
Martyr ; some account of him, 65
November 5, a Form of Prayer for
it,
518

0.

OBLATION of the Eucharist af-
ter consecration, always practised
by the ancients, 304. Our present
prayer of Oblation mangled and
displaced.
305
Octaves, or the eighth days after the
principal feasts, how formerly ob-
served, 212. For what reason, 297
Offertory, the sentences in the
Communion office so called, and
why,
278
Orders of the Ministers, three dis-
tinct ones set apart by the Apo-
stles,
95
Ordination, by a Bishop, the neces-
sity of it, 95. Presbyters never
invested with it, 97. At what sea-
sons performed,
208
Ornaments, or Habits, enjoined to
Organs, the antiquity of them, 132

be worn by the Ministers, and in
the church, 99. Offensive to Bu-
cer and Calvin, 106. Discontinu-
ed in the second book of King
Edward, ibid. But restored again
by Queen Elizabeth,
ibid.
O Sapientia, what day so called,
and why,
78

P.

PALL at the Communion. See
Corporal.

Palla Altaris, and Palla Corporis,

what, and how distinguished, 268
Palls worn by Archbishops, the ori-
ginal of them,
58
Palm-Sunday, why so called, 223
Paranymphs, or Bridemen, their an-
tiquity,
409
Parents, not allowed to stand godfa-
thers or godmothers for their own
children, 342. The want of their
consent, an impediment to their
children's marriage,
416
Parliament, the prayer for it, when
first added,
181
Passing-Bell, why formerly ordered
to be rung,
Passion-Sunday, what Sunday so
called, and why,
Passion-Week, why called the Great
Week, and the Holy Week, 223.
How formerly observed, ib. How
observed by the Church of Eng-
land, 224. The services appoint-
ed for it,
ibid.
Pastoral Staff, an account of it, 105
St. PAUL, his day, why not formerly

466

222

in the table of holy-days, 189.
Why commemorated by his Con-
version,

249

A peal to be rung before and after
every burial,
483, 500
Penitents, the form of driving them
out of the church on Ash Wed-
nesday, 220. The form of recon-
ciling them on Maunday Thurs-
day,
225
PERPETUA, a Mauritanian Martyr;
some account of her,
бо
St. PHILIP, whether the Apostle or
Deacon, commemorated by our
Church,

Pie, why so called,

254

140

Presbyters were never invested with
the power of ordination, 97. The
same persons called both Presby-
ters and Bishops in the New
Testament,
98
Primer of King Henry VIII. some
account of it,
24

PRISCA, Roman Virgin and Mar-

tyr; some account of her, 57
Processions, what sort of them al-
lowed in England,
236
Psalms used by the Apostles and
primitive Christians, 9, 128. Why
they follow the Confession and
Absolution, &c. ibid. Why used
oftener than any other part of
Scripture, 129. Whether all the
members in a mixed congregation
may properly use some expres-
sions in the Psalms, ibid. Why
sung or said by course, 130. By
whom first set to music, 131.
Why to be repeated standing,
132. The course observed in
reading them, 133. To be used
after the translation in the old

Bible, 134. Which the pro-
per place for singing Psalms,
158
Publication of what things to be
made in churches, and by whom,
274
Purgatorial Fire, how far held by
some ancient fathers,
285
Purification, the feast of it, 249.
Why called Candlemas-day, 250

Q.

QUINQUAGESIMA Sunday. See
Septuagesima.

R.

READING Pews or Desks, the ori-
ginal of them, 108. To have two
Desks,
141
Real Presence in the Sacrament, the
notion of it explained, 330

REMIGIUS, Bishop of Rhemes; some

account of him,

Responds, what they were,

Responses, the design of them,

73

139

125

138

Revelation (the book of) why not
read for lessons,
RICHARD, Bishop of Chichester;
some account of him,
61
Ring in marriage, the remains of the
old coemption, 424. Why made
use of rather than any thing else,
425. Why a gold one, ib. What
intimated by its roundness, ibid.
The use of it ancient and univer-
sal, 426. Why laid upon the book,
ib. Why put upon the fourth fin-
ger of the woman's left hand, ib.
The words at the delivery of it
explained at large,
427, &c.
Rochette, what habit so called, 104.

The antiquity and use of it, ibid.
Rogation-days, when first observed,

and why so called, 235, 236. The
design of their institution, ibid.
Why continued at the Reforma-
tion, ibid. Deferred by the Spa-
niards till after Whitsuntide, and
why,
231
Romish Saints. See Saints-days.
Rosemary, why given at Funerals,
483
Royal Family, the prayer for them,
when first added to our Liturgy,
159
Rule for finding Easter. See Easter.

Saints-days, how observed in the pri-
mitive Church, 187. How observ-
ed by the Church of England,
188. The days of Saints' Deaths,
why called their Birth-days, ibid.
Romish,
55, &c.
Salt, Milk, and Honey, why given
formerly to the new baptized,
332. Why discontinued, 333
Saturday, why the Jewish Sabbath,
184. Why and how observed by
the Eastern Christians,
185
Schismatics, not to be admitted to
the Communion,
264
Self-Murderers, not capable of Chris-
tian burial, 481. Whether those
that kill themselves in distraction
are excluded by the rubric, ibid.
Sermon, the antiquity and design of
it, 275. Anciently performed by
the Bishop, ibid. Why called
Postil,
ibid.
Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and
Quinquagesima Sundays, why so
called, 216. The design of them,
and how observed formerly, ibid.
Their services,
ibid.
Shrove-Tuesday, why so called, 217
Sick. See Visiting of the Sick.
SILVESTER, Bishop of Rome; some
account of him,

78
Singing Psalms, which the proper
place for them,
158
Sitting at the Sacrament practised by
the Pope and the Dissenters, 312.
by whom first introduced, ibid.
Solitary Masses or Communions,
not allowed of by the Church of
England,
323
Song of Solomon, why not read for
lessons,
136
Spousage, what are the proper tokens
of it,
424
St. STEPHEN, St. JOHN, and Inno-
cents, their days, the antiquity
of them, 210. Why observed
immediately after Christmas-day,
and in the order they are placed,
211. Their service explained, ib.
Strangers from other parishes not to

be admitted to the Communion,

264

169

Sudden Death, why we pray against
it,
Sunday, why observed by the Chris-
tians,
184
Sunday Letter, perpetual Table to
find it by, 52. See Cycle of the
Sun.

Surplice, why so called, 100. The
antiquity, lawfulness, and decency
of it, 101. Why white, 102. Why
made of linen, ib. The shape of
it, and why made loose, ib. Ob-
jections against it answered, ibid.
St. SWITHUN, Bishop of Winches-
ter; his translation,
67
Symbolum, the Creed, why so call-
ed,

Synodals, what they were,

T.

146
139

TABLES, Rules, and Calendar, 36.
Tables for finding Easter, 39.
The Bishops of Alexandria first
appointed to give notice of Easter-
day to other churches, 40. Cycles
afterwards drawn up, ibid. The
Cycle of eighty-four years, ibid.
The Cycle of five hundred and
thirty-two years, or Victorian pe-
riod, 41. The last Cycle esta-
blished by the Church, 42. And
afterwards adapted to the calen-
dar, ib. Which was the occasion
of placing the Golden Numbers
and Dominical Letters in the ca-
lendar, ibid. See Easter.
Thanksgiving, the great duty of it,

183. The forms when, and upon
what account they were added,
ibid.
A large Thanksgiving always used
at the celebration of the Commu-
nion in the primitive Church, 295.
Thanksgiving of Women after
Child-birth, why placed after the
office for the Burial of the Dead,

501. The original and reasonable-
ness of it, ibid. The time when
they must do it, 502. The place
for doing it, 503. To perform
this office in private houses very
absurd, ib. The woman to be de-
cently apparelled, 504. In what
part of the church she is to kneel,
505. In what part of the service
she is to be churched, 506. The
woman formerly to offer her
Chrisom, 508. What the accus-
tomed offerings are now, 509.
The woman to receive the Com-
munion if there be one,
St. THOMAS, why commemorated
immediately before Christmas,
249
Times, the necessity of setting apart
set times for the performance of
divine worship, 80. See Hours.
Transfiguration of our Lord, what
day so called,
69
Trine Immersion, formerly used in
baptism, 359. Why discontinued,
ibid.

510