1 - THE RUBRICK OF THE Church of England, Examin'd and Confider'd; AND ITS USE and OBSERVANCE MOST Earnestly recommended to all its Members, ac- Nothing can be called little, which conduces in any Degree, Directions given by Edmund Lord Bishop of London to It is too notorious, that the Book of Common Prayer, is very Bennet's Preface upon the Common Prayer. I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the Under- Let all Things be done decently and in order. 1 Cor. xiv. 15. 40. LONDON: . Printed for T. ASTLEY, at the Rofe in St. Paul's Church-yard; PAG ERRATĂ. AGE 17, Line 9, from the Bottom, for feviceable read ferviceable; p. 21, 1. 4, after was r. not; p. 27, 1. 2, from the Bottom, for Clerk r. Clerks; p. 32, 1. 5, from the Bottom, for ended r. endeth; p. 38, 1. 6, for Days r. Day; p. 40, 1. 8, for Gallis r. Tallis; p. 47, 1. 5, for fought r. four; p. 52, l. 5, for Myftries t Mysteries; p. 111, 1. 6, for Gurdians r. Guardians. THE RUBRICK OF THE Church of England, Examin'd and Confider'd. HERE being fo many Mistakes daily made in the Performance of the ordinary Service of our Church, notwithstanding its Rubrick was fo carefully drawn up, and diftinguish'd by a red Character (and therefore fo call'd) as it is ftill printed, in a different one, as, a likely Provifion to prevent them; It may not be to point them out, altogether unferviceable, fo that the ftrictest Obfervers of its Directions, may foon be convinc'd, how unheedingly and cuftomarily they have been led on, to act exprefly against its Rules and Intentions. The late Reverend Author, of Decency and Order, in publick Worship, has but too juftly taken Notice, in Serm. 3, "That it would make the Heart fick, to "behold that Deadness in Devotion; that In decency in Gesture, which prevail ́every "where, and which in moft Places, are the "Effects of downright Ignorance; Even in Cities, and Towns, amongst the People of "better Capacities, many Mistakes and grøfs Improprieties are found; which if they were thoroughly inform'd of, he is per"fuaded, that they would, with Thankfulness "and Delight, acknowledge and correct "them." As it is highly improper for an officiating Perfon, to be always informing his Congregation, of these manifold Efcapes; it has been deem'd more advifeable to place them in fuch plain and particular Views, that they may foon be directed how to behave thro' all its Offices; as they are there, most judiciously and orderly injoin'd, whenever they can beft attend the Perufal of them. The |