The Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer

Church of England

THE BOOK OF

COMMON PRAYER

AND

ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND OTHER RITES

AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH ACCORDING TO

THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

TOGETHER WITH

THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID

POINTED AS THEY ARE TO BE SUNG OR SAID IN CHURCHES

AND THE FORM OR MANNER OF MAKING ORDAINING AND

CONSECRATING OF BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS

AND

THE SCOTTISH LITURGY

AND THE PERMISSIBLE ADDITIONS TO AND DEVIATIONS

FROM THE SERVICE BOOKS OF

THE SCOTTISH CHURCH

AS CANONICALLY SANCTIONED

EDINBURGH

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 100, PRINCES STREET

_Approved, on behalf of the College of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in Scotland_,

W: BRECHIN:

NOTE.--The portions of this book which are marked by a marginal line are permissible additions to and deviations from the Service Books of the Scottish Church as canonically sanctioned. The of the Episcopal Church in Scotland.

The Preface vii

Concerning the Service of the Church ix

Of Ceremonies, why some be abolished, and some retained xi

The Order how the Psalter is appointed to be read xiii

The Order how the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to be read xiii

Tables of Proper Lessons and Psalms xv

The Kalendar, with the Table of Lessons xxvi

Tables and Rules for the Feasts and Fasts through the whole Year l

The Order for Morning Prayer

The Order for Evening Prayer

The Creed of St Athanasius 3l

The Litany

Prayers and Thanksgivings upon several occasions

The Collects, Epistles and Gospels to be used at the Ministration of the Holy Communion, throughout the Year

The Order of the Ministration of the Holy Communion both Scottish and English 271,

The Order of Baptism both Public and Private 332,

The Order of Baptism for those of Riper Years

The Catechism

The Order of Confirmation both English and Scottish 366,

The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony

The Order for the Visitation of the Sick, and the Communion of the Sick 385,

The Order for the Burial of the Dead

The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth

A Commination, or denouncing of God's anger and judgements against sinners

The Psalter

Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea

The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons

Forms of Prayer for the Anniversary of the day of Accession of the reigning Sovereign

A Table of Kindred and Affinity

Articles of Religion

THE PREFACE

It hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the first compiling of her Public Liturgy, to keep the mean between the two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and of too much easiness in admitting any variation from it. For, as on the one side common experience sheweth, that where a change hath been made of things advisedly established (no evident necessity so requiring) sundry inconveniences have thereupon ensued; and those many times more and greater than the evils, that were intended to be remedied by such change: So on the other side, the particular Forms of Divine worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies appointed to be used therein, being things in their own nature indifferent, and alterable, and so acknowledged; it is but reasonable, that upon weighty and important considerations, according to the various exigency of times and occasions, such changes and alterations should be made therein, as to those that are in place of Authority should from time to time seem either necessary or expedient. Accordingly we find, that in the Reigns of several Princes of blessed memory since the Reformation, the Church, upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto moving, hath yielded to make such alterations in some particulars, as in their respective times were thought convenient: Yet so, as that the main Body and Essentials of it (as well in the chiefest materials, as in the frame and order thereof) have still continued the same unto this day, and do yet stand firm and unshaken, notwithstanding all the vain attempts and impetuous assaults made against it, by such men as are given to change, and have always discovered a greater regard to their own private fancies and interests, than to that duty they owe to the public.

And whereas in this our time, the minds of men are so diverse, that some think it a great matter of conscience to depart from a piece of the least of their Ceremonies, they be so addicted to their old customs; and again on the other side, some be so new-fangled, that they would innovate all things, and so despise the old, that nothing can like them, but that is new: it was thought expedient, not so much to have respect how to please and satisfy either of these parties, as how to please God, and profit them both. And yet lest any man should be offended, whom good reason might satisfy, here be certain causes rendered, why some of the accustomed Ceremonies be put away, and some retained and kept still.

Some are put away, because the great excess and multitude of them hath so increased in these latter days, that the burden of them was intolerable; whereof Saint Augustine in his time complained, that they were grown to such a number, that the estate of Christian people was in worse case concerning that matter, than were the Jews. And he counselled that such yoke and burden should be taken away, as time would serve quietly to do it. But what would Saint Augustine have said, if he had seen the Ceremonies of late days used among us; whereunto the multitude used in his time was not to be compared? This our excessive multitude of Ceremonies was so great, and many of them so dark, that they did more confound and darken, than declare and set forth Christ's benefits unto us. And besides this, Christ's Gospel is not a Ceremonial Law, (as much of Moses' Law was,) but it is a Religion to serve God, not in bondage of the figure or shadow, but in the freedom of the Spirit; being content only with those Ceremonies which do serve to a decent Order and godly Discipline, and such as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of his duty to God, by some notable and special signification, whereby he might be edified. Furthermore, the most weighty cause of the abolishment of certain Ceremonies was, That they were so far abused, partly by the superstitious blindness of the rude and unlearned, and partly by the unsatiable avarice of such as sought more their own lucre, than the glory of God, that the abuses could not well be taken away, the thing remaining still.

But now as concerning those persons, which peradventure will be offended, for that some of the old Ceremonies are retained still: If they consider that without some Ceremonies it is not possible to keep any Order, or quiet Discipline in the Church, they shall easily perceive just cause to reform their judgements. And if they think much, that any of the old do remain, and would rather have all devised anew: then such men granting some Ceremonies convenient to be had, surely where the old may be well used, there they cannot reasonably reprove the old only for their age, without bewraying of their own folly. For in such a case they ought rather to have reverence unto them for their antiquity, if they will declare themselves to be more studious of unity and concord, than of innovations and new-fangleness, which (as much as may be with the true setting forth of Christ's Religion) is always to be eschewed. Furthermore, such shall have no just cause with the Ceremonies reserved to be offended. For as those be taken away which were most abused, and did burden men's consciences without any cause; so the other that remain, are retained for a discipline and order, which (upon just causes) may be altered and changed, and therefore are not to be esteemed equal with God's Law. And moreover, they be neither dark nor dumb Ceremonies, but are so set forth, that every man may understand what they do mean, and to what use they do serve. So that it is not like that they in time to come should be abused as other have been. And in these our doings we condemn no other Nations, nor prescribe any thing but to our own people only: For we think it convenient that every Country should use such Ceremonies as they shall think best to the setting forth of God's honour and glory, and to the reducing of the people to a most perfect and godly living, without error or superstition; and that they should put away other things, which from time to time they perceive to be most abused, as in men's ordinances it often chanceth diversely in divers countries.

ADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Lesson | |Job 19, v. 20 to |Isaiah 25, to v. 1st Lesson | |Isaiah 25, v. 11 |Isaiah 51, v. 9 too 2nd Lesson | |Phil. 3, v. 7 |1 Peter 1, v. 1st Lesson |Isaiah 55 | | 2nd Lesson |1 Peter 5, v. 8 |Mark 1, to v. 16 |Acts 12, v. 24 to _Rogation Monday_ | | | 1st Lesson | |Deut. 8 |Deut. 28, to v.15 2nd Lesson | |Matt. 6, v. 24 |James 1, to v. _Rogation Tuesday_ | | | 1st Lesson | |1 Kings 8, v. 22 |Isaiah 2nd Lesson | |Luke 11, to v. 14 | 1st Lesson |Lev. 16, to v. 23 | | 1st Lesson | |Isaiah 61 |Numb. 18, to v. 2nd Lesson | |Luke 6, v. 12 to |1 Cor. 3, v. 16 to 1st Lesson | |Isaiah 62 |Isaiah 2nd Lesson | |Acts 2, v. 12 to |Acts 2, v. 1st Lesson | |Malachi 1, v. 6 |Malachi 2, to v. 2nd Lesson | |Luke 10, v. 13 |2 Cor. 5, v. 20 to 1st Lesson | |Malachi 3, to v. 13 | 2nd Lesson | |Luke 12, to v. 13 |

ADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _St John Baptist_ | | | 2nd Lesson |2 Peter 1, to v. 16 | | _Transfiguration_ | | | 1st Lesson |Exodus 24, v. 9 |Exodus 34. v. 29 |Exodus 3, to v. 2nd Lesson |Mark 9, to v. 11 |2 Cor. 3 |Luke 9, v. 18 to 2nd Lesson |Mark 2, v. 13 to | |Matt. 19, v. 1st Lesson |Dan. 12 or Exod. | | 2nd Lesson |Rev. 8, v. 2 or 10 | | 1st Lesson |Ecclus. 39, to v. 12 | | 2nd Lesson |Philem. v. 20 |Luke 1, to v. 5 |Acts 1, to v. 1st Lesson |Ecclus. 44, to v. 16 | | 2nd Lesson |Rev. 5 or 7, v. 13 | | _Ember Days in Lent_ | | | _and September_ | | | 1st Lesson | |Jer. 23, to v. 16 |Malachi 2, to v. 2nd Lesson | |John 1, v. 29 |1 Thess. 1st Lesson | |Malachi 3, to v. 13 |Malachi 3, v. 2nd Lesson | |Luke 12, v. 35 to |2 Tim. 1st Lesson | |1 Kings 13, to v. |2 Kings 2, to v. 2nd Lesson | | |2 Cor. 4 or Hebrews

ADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _Festivals of Apostles_ | | | (_when no other Proper_| | | _Lesson is appointed_) | | | 1st Lesson |Deut. 18, v. 15 or | | 2nd Lesson |Matt. 10, to v. 16 | _Any of the Lessons of the First_ | or v. 16 to v. 34 | _Evensong may be used when no_ | or Mark 3, v. 13 | _other Proper Lesson is appointed._ _Dedication Festival_ | | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 28, v. 10 |2 Chron. 6, v. 12 |2 Chron. 7, v. 2nd Lesson |1 Cor. 3, v. 9 to |2 Cor. 6, v. 14 to |John 10, v. 22 to | v. 18 | 7, v. 2 | v. 31 or Luke 19, _Thanksgiving for_ | _Harvest_ | 1st Lesson |Deut. 25, to v. 12 or 8, v. 2nd Lesson |John 6, v. 26 to v. 36 or Matt. 13, v. 24 to v. _St Kentigern_ | | _St Columba_ (June 9) | \ The Lessons for All Saints' Day may be used _St Margaret of Scotland_| | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |MATTINS |EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- _Christmas-day_ |Psalm 19 |Psalm 89 ||_Easter-day_ |Psalm 2 |Psalm _Ash Wednesday_ |Psalm 6 |Psalm 102 ||_Ascension-day_ |Psalm 8 |Psalm _Good Friday_ |Psalm 22 |Psalm 69 ||_Whitsunday_ |Psalm 48 |Psalm -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

AN ADDITIONAL TABLE OF PROPER PSALMS

_Any of the Psalms following may be used on the days named, and those appointed for Christmas-day, Epiphany, Easter-day, Ascension-day, Whitsunday, and the Dedication Festival, also on the evening before; and those appointed for Christmas-day, Epiphany, Easter-day, and Ascension-day, also during seven days after; and those appointed for Whitsunday, also during six days after_.

Christmas-day. 2, 8, 19,* 45,* 85,* 110,* 132.* Epiphany. 19, 46, 47, 48, 67, 72, 96, 117, 135. Ash-Wednesday. 6,* 32,* 38,* 102,* 130,* 143.* Holy Week. 42, 43, 51, 141, 142, or any of the Psalms for Ash-Wednesday and Good Friday. 22,* 40,* 54,* 69,* 88.* Easter Eve (_Mattins_). 2,* 30, 57,* 98, 99, 100, 111,* 113,* 114,* 116, 117, 118,* 148, 149, 159. Ascension-day. 8,* 15,* 21,* 24,* 47,* 108,* 110. Whitsunday. 19, 46, 47, 48,* 68,* 96, 97, 98, 104,* 145.* Trinity Sunday. 46, 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 148, 149, 150. Harvest Thanksgiving. 65, 67, 108, 104, 126, 144, 145, 147. Dedication Festival. 24, 48, 84, 121, 122, 127, 132.