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- 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-
cording to the Intent and Meaning of it.

Nothing can be called little, which conduces in any Degree,
to fo great an End, as is the decent and orderly Performance of the
publick Worship of God.

Directions given by Edmund Lord Bishop of London to
the Clergy of his Diocefe, in the Year 1724.

It is too notorious, that the Book of Common Prayer, is very
little understood by fome; and very negligently used by others, e-
ven of our own Communion.

Bennet's Preface upon the Common Prayer.

I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the Under-
ftanding also. I will fing with the Spirit, and I will fing with
the Understanding alfo.

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;
and Sold by Mr. CLEMENTS and Mr. KEBLEWHITE, Book-
fellers in Oxford.
M. DCC. XXXVII.

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.

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THE

RUBRICK

OF THE

Church of England,

Examin'd and Confider'd.

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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

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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

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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.

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