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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholls, William, 1664-1712.

Church of England, author.

Contributor:

Church of England, author.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Comment on The book of common prayer

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England. Psalter.

Church of England.

Psalter (Church of England).

Church of England. Book of common prayer.

Book of common prayer (Church of England).

Bible. Psalms.

Bible.

Physical Description:

10 unnumbered pages,xx pages, 460 unnumbered pages;160 unnumbered pages,71 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plate : portrait ; 2⁰

Edition:

The second edition corrected.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for R. Bonwicke, W. Freeman, T. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, S. Manship, J. Nicholson, R. Parker, B. Tooke, and R. Smith, MDCCXII. [1712]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Includes the text of The book of common prayer and of the Psalms.

With a half-title.

A paraphrase of the Psalter' and 'Additional notes on the Common prayer; .. ' have separate half-titles.

'The order for the administration of the Lord's supper' begins a new section at sig. 3A with drop-head title only.

With an initial leaf 'Dr. Nicholls's commentary on the book of common-prayer.' and an initial advertisement leaf.

Some of the text printed in red and black.

With a list of subscribers.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T56125.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.