A rational illustration of the Book of common prayer ... : 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 consider'd, 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 observ'd, which have at any time been made since the first Common-Prayer-Book of King Edward VI, with the particular reasons that occasion'd them : the whole being the substance of every thing material in all former ritualists, commentators or others, upon the same subject ... /

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Main Author: Wheatly, Charles, 1686-1742
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for A. Bettesworth, W. and J. Innys, and C. Rivington, 1720.
Edition:Third edition, much enlarged and improv'd throughout (but especially as to the rubricks) and now compleated.
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Item Description:Title in red and black.
First ed. published in 1710 under title: The Church of England man's companion, or, A rational illustration of the harmony ... and usefulness of the Book of common prayer.
Includes indexes.
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Physical Description:xxvi, 1-28 pages, [25]-[28], 29-548 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 35 cm