THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH, . THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE United States of America: Monte TOGETHER WITH THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID. NEW YORK. NEW YORK BIBLE AND COMMON PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY. New Yorc, June 1, 1832. I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that this edition of the Common Prayer Book, Book of Offices, &c., (having been compared with the standard books, and corrected by the same,) is permitted to be published as an edition duly comPared and corrected by a suitable person appointed for that purpose, as the canon directs. BENJAMIN T. ONDERDONK, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New York. PIERCY & REED, Printers. Page . That Clara Bernett Page.! 4 to such as are of Riper 2 The Preface, 5 Years, and able to answer 3 The Order how the Psalter for themselves, 131 is appointed to be read, 7 17 A Catechism; that is to say, 4 The Order how the rest of an Instruction to be learn. the Holy Scripture is ap ed by every person before pointed to he read, 7 he be brought to be con5 Tables of Lessons of Holy firmed by the Bishop, 133 Scripture, to be read a: 18 The Order of Confirmation, Morning and Evening or Laying on of hands upon Prayor throughout the those that are baptized and year, 8 come to years of discretion, 138 6 The Calendar, 10 19 The form of Solemnization of 7 Tables and Rules for the Matrimony, 140 Moveable and Innoveable 20 The Order for the Visitation Feasts, together with the of the Sick, 142 days of Fasting and Absti- 21 The Communion of the Sick, 146 nence throughout the year, 16 22 The Order for the Burial of 8 Tables for finding the Holy. the Dead, 147 days, 17 23 The Thanksgiving of Women 9 The Order for Daily Morn: after Child-birth, commoning Prayer, 21 ly called, The Churching 10 The Order for Daily Evening of Women, Prayer, 27 24 Forms of Prayer to be used 11 Prayers and Thanksgivings at Sea, 151 upon several occasions, to 25 A Form of Prayer for the be used before the two anal Visitation of Prisoners, 156 prayers of Morning and 26 A Form of Prayer and Evening Service, 35 Thanksgiving to Almighty 12 The Collects, Epistles, and God, for the fruits of the Gospels, to be used through earth and all the other out the year, 39 blessings of his merciful 13 The Order for the Administra providence, 161 tion of the Lord's Supper, 27 Forms of Prayer to be used or Holy Cornmunion, · 115 in Farnilies, 163 14 The Ministration of Public 28 Selections of Psalms, to be Baptism of Infants, to be used instead of the Psalms used in the church, 125 for the Day, at the discre15 The Ministration of Private tion of the Minister, 166 Baptism of Children in 29 The Psalter, or Psalms of houses, 129 David, 179 150 *74 3r Eng (3) |