No. III.—Vol. I., p. 180.
Points in which the Prayer Book, according to Cardwell’s Conferences, was modified in 1662, in compliance with the recommendation of the Puritans.
This list of alterations has been given me by my kind friend, Dr. Swainson.
Page 314. Lord’s Prayer. The Doxology was added at the beginning of Morning and Evening Prayer, in the Post-Communion service, and in the Churching of women.
Page 315. Plain tune. Altered.
„ 316. Collect for Christmas Day. This day altered.
„ 316. „ „ Whit Sunday. „ „ altered.
„ 317. Very many of the Collects were altered.
„ 317. “Time assigned not sufficient.” Rubric altered.
„ 317. The next Rubric was altered too, though insufficiently.
Page 318. [The preface asked for was inserted in the written book which we saw in the Library of the House of Lords, and then erased.[614]]
Page 319, line 10. Exhortation altered; the words are read now on the Sunday before the administration, and not “at the Communion.”
Page 319, line 30. The confession is now appointed to be made “by one of the Ministers,” not by one of the people.
Page 320, line 11, &c. The words “this day” altered, “as at this time.”
Page 320, line 17, &c. This is interesting. My note from the MS. book is this. The words there ran, “that our sinful bodies and souls may be made clean by his body, and washed through his most precious blood.” This would have pleased the Puritan party. It was however altered back.
Page 321, line 1. Thus it was in accordance with the wishes of the same party that the marginal directions were added in the prayer of Consecration.
Page 322, line 15. The Rubric was added with alterations, not however affecting the point at issue.
Page 324, line 5. Expressions altered. (Query, sufficiently?)
„ 324, line 18. “Doest thou forsake?” The words were altered, but not as the Puritans desired.
Page 325, line 10. Unless by a lawful minister. (Altered accordingly.)
Page 325, line 13. [No part is reiterated.]
Page 327, line 1. Altered. Note the praise of that part of the catechism which concerns the doctrine of the Sacraments.
Page 327, line 20. [Rubrick was altered, whether satisfactorily, I question.]
Page 327, line 32. The words “are come to a competent age,” were added, and another rubric limiting the children to be presented, to those whom the Curate shall think fit.
Page 328, line 23. Altered slightly.
„ 329, line 30. Altered.
„ 330, line 31. Depart. Altered to “Do part.”
„ 331, line 13. Omitted.
„ 331, line 18. Altered.
„ 331, line 30. Altered.
„ 333, line 14. Altered. “Resurrection” into “the resurrection.”
Page 333, line 22. Altered.
Page „ , line 1–9. Altered.
Page „ , line 11. The Psalm 121 altered.
So much for details.
I will make a few more notes in the same direction:—
The prayer, “O God, whose nature and property,” altered as recommended in 1641. (Cardwell, page 277, line 10.)
Thanksgiving added. (Cardwell, page 309, line 30.)
New Translation used in Gospels and Epistles. (Cardwell, page 307, line 4, &c.)
“Portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistles.” (Cardwell, page 308, line 13.)
The first Rubric in the Burial Service, “Here it is to be noted, &c.,” would clearly gratify the Puritans.
The position of the woman at churching was altered. (Cardwell, page 334.)