...Proposal, and in hoping for its success, I am, I think, encouraged by the church of England herself. " It hath been the wisdom of the church of England,...liturgy, to keep the mean between the two extremes, of loo much * The Rubric was this : — " Upon these feasts, Christmas-day, Easter' day, Ascension-day,...

...to practise that which. the Church of England so properly professes, ie " to keep the mean detween two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and...of too much easiness in admitting, any variation.' Prefto Com. Pray. On this ground I often wish, that the Church of England would give some practical...

...Jackion.) See also Rev. P. Cell's "Essay on Spiritual Baptism and Communion," (Hatchard, 1847.) I " It hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the first compiling of her publick Liturgy, to keep the mean between the two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and...

...preface to Edward VI.'s second Prayer-book, which is still retained in the present book, remains true. It ' hath been the wisdom of the Church of ' England,...easiness in admitting any variation ' from it ' ; for, on the one hand, as some changes have done more mischief than they were meant to cure, ' so on the...

...it." TT hath been the wifdom of the Church of England, ever fince the firft 1 compiling of her publick Liturgy, to keep the mean between the two extremes of too much ftiftnels in refuting, and of too much ealinefs in admitting, any variation from it. For, as on the...

...of King Edward "the Sixth,", and leave it to others to judge, whether this is any thing like keeping the mean between the two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and oftoomuch easiness in admitting any variation." When to the retaining of what affects no doctrine or...

...Twentyninth Day of May. 30. A Form of Prayer for the Twentyfifth Day of October. 31. Articles of Religion. IT hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the first compiling of her Publick Liturgy, to keep the mean between the two extremes, of too much stillness in refusing, and...

...into the grave. We would imitate the prudence of the Church of England, whose wisdom it has ever been To keep the mean between the two extremes of too much...in refusing, and of too much easiness in admitting variation. For as, on the one side, common experience showeth, that where a change hath been made of...

...discretion, whether to consider, and possess it, as an essential part of the Work, or not. THE PREFACED) IT hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the first compiling of her Public Liturgy,(2) to keep the mean between the two (I) This Preface was written after the review of the Common...

...Cburch of England, ever since the first compiling of her puhlick Liturgy, to keep the mean hetween the two extremes, of too much stiffness In refusing, and of too much easiness in admitting any variatinn from it. For, as on the one side common experience sheweth, that where a change hath heen...