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Excerpt from The Directorium Anglicanum: Being a Manual of Directions for the Right Celebration of the Holy Communion, for the Saying of Matins and Evening, and for the Performance of Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church
Seat in Heaven, will reverently handle such tremendous mysteries, will be greatly careful that no dishonour be thoughtlessly done unto his lord, Who vouchsafes to be present on our altars. How delicately will he approach even before consecration the elements which are thus to be so supernaturally honoured. How will he be exceeding urgent to do all things well as to matter and form, as to vestment and ritual, whether in his own person or by his assistants, in this wondrous Ser vice. And if in the Sacrament of the Altar some things strike the eye as graceful and beautiful, it is well; but this is not their object. The one aim is to Offer the Holy Sacrifice in a worthy manner to Almighty god. The order of the Offices in the Prayer Book has.
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Seat in Heaven, will reverently handle such tremendous mysteries, will be greatly careful that no dishonour be thoughtlessly done unto his lord, Who vouchsafes to be present on our altars. How delicately will he approach even before consecration the elements which are thus to be so supernaturally honoured. How will he be exceeding urgent to do all things well as to matter and form, as to vestment and ritual, whether in his own person or by his assistants, in this wondrous Ser vice. And if in the Sacrament of the Altar some things strike the eye as graceful and beautiful, it is well; but this is not their object. The one aim is to Offer the Holy Sacrifice in a worthy manner to Almighty god. The order of the Offices in the Prayer Book has.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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ISBN - 9780666217257
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