A rational illustration of the Book of common prayer of the Church of England : Wherein liturgies in general are proved lawful and necessary, and an Historical Account is given of our own: the several tables, rules, and kalendar are considered, and the seeming Differences reconcil'd: All the Rubricks, Prayers, Rites, and Ceremonies are explained, and compared with the Liturgies of the Primitive Church: The exact Method and Harmony of every Office is shew'd, and all the material Alterations are observed, which have at any time been made since the first Common-Prayer-Book of King Edward VI. with the particular Reasons that occasioned them. The whole being the substance of every thing liturgical in Bishop Sparrow, Mr. L'estrange, Dr. Comber, Dr. Nichols, and all former Ritualists, Commentators, or others, upon the same Subject; collected and reduced into one continued and regular Method, and interspersed all along with new Observations. The sixth edition. By Charles Wheatly, M. A. Vicar of Brent and Furneux Pelham in Hartfordshire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheatly, Charles, 1686-1742.

Standardized Title:

Church of England man's companion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England. Book of common prayer.

Church of England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi,[2],557,[23]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Rational illustration of the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. and J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, R. Wilkin, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, and J. Osborn and T. Longman, M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]

Notes:

With indices of ecclesiastical writers, scriptural texts and subjects.

Titlepage in red and black.

First published in 1710 as 'The Church of England man's companion'.

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from John Rylands University Library of Manchester.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N13466.

OCLC:

642132190