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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72693	The booke of the common prayer and administracion of the sacramentes, and other rites and ceremonies of the Churche: after the vse of the Churche of England.; Liturgies. Book of common prayer	Church of England.	1549 (1549)	STC 16270A; ESTC S122894	224,523	337

EW ❧ THE ❧ booke of the common prayer and administracion of the Sacramentes and other rites and ceremonies of the Churche after the vse of the Churche of England ❧ LONDON IN OFFICINA Edouardi Whitchurche ❧ Cum priuilegio ad imprime●●●● solum ANNO DO 1549. Mense Maij. ☝ ☝ ☝ ❧ THE CON ❧ tentes of this Booke i. A preface ii A table and Kalendar for Psalmes Lessons with necessary rules perteyning to thesame iii. The ordre for Mattins and Euensong throughout the yeare iiii The Introites Collectes Epistles and Gospelles to be vsed at the celebracion of the Lordes Supper and holy Communiō through the yere with proper Psalmes and Lessons for diuerse feastes and dayes v. The Supper of the Lorde and holy Communion commonly called the Masse vi The Letany and Suffrages vii Of Baptisme bothe publike and priuate viii Of Confirmacion where also is a Cathechisme for children ix Of Matrimony x. Of visitacion of the sicke Communion of thesame xi Of Buriall xii The purificacion of women xiii A declaracion of scripture with certeine prayers to bee vsed the firste daye of Lent commonlye called Ashwednesdaie xiiii Of Ceremonies omitted or reteyned xv Certeine notes for the more plain explicacion and decent ministracion of thinges conteined in this booke THE PREFACE THere was neuer any thing by the wie of man so well deuised or so surely established which in continuāce of time hath not been corrupted as emong other thinges it may plainly appere by the common prayers in the Churche commonly called diuine seruice the firste originall and grounde whereof if a manne woulde searche out by the auncient fathers he shall finde that thesame was not ordeyned but of a good purpose and for a great aduauncement of godlines For they so ordred the matter that all the whole Bible or the greatest parte thereof should be read ouer once in the yeare intendyng thereby that the Cleargie and specially suche as were Ministers of the congregacion should by often readyng and meditacion of Gods worde be stirred vp to godlines themselfes and be more able also to exhorte other by wholsome doctrine and to confute them that were aduersaries to the trueth And further that the people by daily hearyng of holy scripture read in the Churche should continuallye profite more and more in the knowlege of God and bee the more inflamed with the loue of his true religion But these many yeares passed this Godly and decent ordre of the auncient fathers hath bee so altered broken and neglected by planting in vncertein stories Legēdes Respondes Verses vaine repeticions Commemoracions and Synodalles that commonly when any boke of the Bible was begon before three or foure Chapiters were read out all the rest were vnread And in this sorte the boke of Esaie was begon in Aduent and the booke of Genesis in Septuagesima but they were onely begon and neuer read thorow After a like sorte wer other bokes of holy scripture vsed And moreouer whereas s Paule would haue suche language spoken to the people in the churche as they mighte vnderstande and haue profite by hearyng thesame the seruice in this Church of England these many yeares hath been read in Latin to the people whiche they vnderstoode not so that they haue heard with theyr cares onely their hartes spirite and minde haue not been edified thereby And furthermore notwithstandyng that the auncient fathers had deuided the psalmes into seuen porcions wherof euery one was called a nocturne now of late tyme a fewe of them haue been dailye sayed and ofte repeated and the rest vtterly omitted Moreouer the nōbre hardnes of the rules called the pie and the manifolde chaunginges of the seruice was the cause y t to turne the boke onlye was so hard and intricate a matter that many times there was more busines to fynd out what should be read then to read it when it was founde out These inconueniences therfore considered here is set furth suche an ordre whereby thesame shal be redressed And for a readines in this matter here is drawen out a kalendar for that purpose whiche is plaine and easy to be vnderstanded wherin so muche as maie be the readyng of holy scripture is so set furthe that all thynges shall bee doen in ordre without breakyng one piece therof from another For this cause be cut of Anthemes Respondes Inuitatories and suche like thynges as did breake the continuall course of the readyng of the scripture Yet because there is no remedy but that of necessitie there must be some rules therfore certein rules are here set furth whiche as they be fewe in nōbre so they be plain and easy to be vnderstanded So y t here you haue an ordre for praier as touchyng the readyng of holy scripture muche agreable to the mynde purpose of the olde fathers and a greate deale more profitable and commodious then that whiche of late was vsed It is more profitable because here are left out many thynges whereof some be vntrue some vncertein some vain and supersticious and is ordeyned nothyng to be read but the very pure worde of God the holy scriptures or that whiche is euidently grounded vpon the same and that in suche a language ordre as is moste easy plain for the vnderstandyng bothe of the readers and hearers It is also more cōmodious bothe for the shortnes thereof for the plaines of the ordre for that the rules be fewe easy Furthermore by this ordre the curates shal nede none other bookes for their publique seruice but this boke the Bible by the meanes wherof the people shall not be at so great charge for bookes as in tyme past they haue been And where heretofore there hath been great diuersitie in saying and synging in churches within this realme some folowyng Salsbury vse some Herford vse some the vse of Bangor some of Yorke some of Lincolne Now from hēcefurth all the whole realme shall haue but one vse And if any would iudge this waye more painfull because that all thynges must be read vpō the boke where as before by the reason of so often repeticion they could saye many thinges by heart if those men will waye their labor with the profite in knowlege whiche dayely they shal obtein by readyng vpon the boke they will not refuse the payn in consideracion of the greate profite that shall ensue therof And forsomuche as nothyng can almoste be so plainly set furth but doubtes maie rise in the vse practisyng of the same to appease all suche diuersitie if any arise and for the resolucion of all doubtes concernyng the maner how to vnderstande do and execute the thynges conteygned in this booke the parties that so doubt or diuersly take any thyng shall alwaye resorte to the Bishop of the Diocese who by his discrecion shall take ordre for the quietyng and appeasyng of the same so that the same ordre be not contrary to any thyng conteigned

thee that although we for oure iniquities haue woorthelye deserued this plague of rayne and waters yet vpon our true repentaunce thou wilt sende vs suche wether wher by we maye receiue the fruites of the earthe in due season and learne bothe by thy punishment to amende our liues and by the grauntinge of our peticion to geue thee prayse and glorye Through Iesu Christ our Lorde ¶ Vpon wednesdaies frydaies the Englishe Letanie shal be saied or song in all places after suche forme as is appoynted by the kynges maiesties Iniunccions Or as is or shall be otherwise appoynted by his highnes And thoughe there be none to cōmunicate wyth the Prieste yet these dayes after the Letany ended the Prieste shall put vpon him a plain Albe or surplesse with a cope and saie all thinges at the Altare appoynted to bee sayde at the celebracion of the lordes supper vntill after the offertory And then shall adde one or two of the Collectes afore written as occasion shall serue by hys discrecion And then turning him to the people shall let them departe with the accustomed blessing And the same order shal be vsed all other daies whensoeuer the people be customably assembled to praye in the church and none disposed to communicate with the Prieste Lykewyse in Chappelles annexed and all other places there shal be no celebracion of the Lordes supper excepte there be some to communicate with the priest And in suche Chappelles annexed where the people hath not been accustomed to pay any holy bread there they must either make some charitable prouision for the beryng of the charges of the Communion or els for receyuyng of thesame resorte to their parishe Churche For auoydyng of all matters and occasion of discencion it is mere that the bread prepared for the Cōmunion be made through all this realme after one sorte and fashion that is to say vnleauened and rounde as it was afore but without all maner of printe and some thing more larger and thicker then it was so that it may be aptly deuided in diuers pieces and euery one shal be deuided in two pieces at the leaste or more by the discrecion of the minister and so distributed And men must not thinke lesse to be receiued in parte then in the whole but in eche of them the whole body of our sauioure Iesu Christe And forsomuche as the Pastours Curates within this realme shall continually fynde at their costes and charges in their cures sufficient bread and wine for the holy Communion as oft as their Parishioners shal be disposed for their spirituall comforte to receiue the same it is therfore ordred that in recompēce of such costes and charges the Parishioners of euery Parishe shall offre euery Sonday at the tyme of the Offertory the iust valour and pryce of the holy lofe with all suche money and other thynges as were wont to be offered with the same to the vse of their Pastours and Curates and that in suche ordre and course as they were wonte to fynde and pay the sayed holy lofe Also that the receyuing of the Sacramente of the blessed body and bloud of Christ may be moste agreable to the institucion therof and to the vsage of the primatiue Churche In all Cathedrall and Collegiate churches there shall alwayes some Communicate with the priest that ministreth And that thesame may be also obserued euery where abrode in the countrey Some one at the least of that house in euery paryshe to whom by course after the ordynaunce herein made it apperteyneth to offer for the charges of the Communion or some other whom they shall prouyde to offre for them shal receiue the holy Communion with the priest the which maye bee the better done for that they knowe before when theyr course commeth and may therfore dispose themselfes to the worthy receyuing of the Sacramente And with him or them who doeth so offre the charges of the Communion all other who be then Godly disposed therunto shall lykewise receiue the Communion And by this meanes the Minister hauyng alwayes some to communicate with him may accordingly solempnise so high and holy misteries with al the suffrages due ordre appointed for the same And the priest on the weke day shal forbeare to celebrate the Comnion excepte he haue some that will communicate with him Furthermore euery man and woman to be bound to heare and be at the diuine seruice in the Parishe churche where they be resident and there with deuout prayer or Godlye silence and meditacion to occupy themselues There to pay their dueties to communicate once in the yeare at the least and there to receyue and take all other Sacramentes and rites in this booke appoynted And whosoeuer willingly vpon no iust cause doeth absent themselfes or doeth vngodly in the Parishe churche occupy thēselues vpon proffe therof by the Ecclesiasticall lawes of the Realme to bee excōmunicate or suffre other punishement as shal to the Ecclesiastical iudge accordyng to his discrecion seme conuenient And although it bee read in aunciente writers that the people many yeares past receiued at the priestes handes the Sacramēt of the body of Christ in theyr owne handes no commaundement of Christ to the contrary Yet forasmuche as they many tymes conueyghed thesame secretelye awaye kept it with them and diuersly abused it to supersticion and wickednes lest any suche thing hereafter should be attempted and that an vniformitie might be vsed throughout the whole Realment is thought cōuenient the people commonly receiue the Sacrament of Christes body in their mouthes at the Priestes hande ❧ The Letany and Suffrages O GOD the father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the sonne redemer of the worlde haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the sonne redemer of the worlde haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy gost proceding from the father and the sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy gost procedyng from the father and the sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and gloryous Trinitie three persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and gloryous Trinitie three persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners Remembre not Lorde our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeaunce of our sinnes spare vs good Lorde spare thy people whom thou haste redemed with thy moste precious bloud and be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From all euill and mischiefe from synne from the craftes and assaultes of the deuill from thy wrathe and from euerlastyng damnacion Good Lorde deliuer vs. From blindnes of heart from pryde vainglory Hypocrisy from enuy hatred and malice and all vncharitablenes Good Lorde deliuer vs. From fornicacion and all other deadly synne and from al the deceytes of the worlde the fleshe and the deuill Good