Village Memoirs; In a Series of Letters Between a Clergyman and His Family in the Country, and His Son in Town [By J. Cradock]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1775. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... tions should bow at the name of Jesus, and not at that of God the Father--this-- if it has any meaning, exalts the Son above the Iyuher, which is unnecessary in a Protestant country--but the custom has crept in from taking a text in St. Paul in the literal fense " at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow," &c--Then follow the Collects--and here I must particularly take notice of that on Advent Sunday, which I hope you can repeat with the propriety it deserves--when you come to that passage " that at the last day, when He shall come again in his glorious Majesty," &c. your own feelings will prompt you to throw in a suitable degree of solemnityweigh the whole of it, I entreat you, for it is one of the finest models of petitionary composition--When the Order for Morning and Evening Service began with the Lord's Prayer, it ended with the third Collect for Grace--the Litany was then a separate separate service, and I could almost wish that it had either remained so, or that more prayers were omitted on those days that it is appointed to be read -- the recital of it however requires particular attention-- oh how frequently has it offended both my ear and understanding when a minister has made a full stop " at all uncharitableness," as if he had no need to be delivered from it."_In regard to the Communion Service, I shall at present only observe, that you should not give the Commandments from the altar--this is making the old law of more weight than the new --the code to be amended more sacred than the law explained--in short, if it must be read at all, it should be read at the beginning, not at the end; but I need not inform you that this likewise was originally a separate service. These are the chief remarks which immediately occur, and which being weighed, may add...