Creed, Athanasius, 51. when used, and why, 52.
Creed, Nicene, why so called, 198. called also the Con-
stantinopolitan, and why, ib. when begun to be used
at the Communion Service, ib. why read after the
Epistle and Gospel, ib.
Cross in the forehead used in baptism, 241.
Curates, what meant by, 70.
Dedication of churches and chapels to God's service, 293.
reasons why, 295, &c. advantage of having our services
performed in such places, 297, 298. that service may
be said privately, and why, 308.
Dominica in Albis, or post Albas rather, why so called,
143.
Dominica refectionis, 122.
Dominica Vacat, or Vacans, which, and why so called,
175.
Doxology, or " Glory be to the Father," &c. 25, 31, 77.
Dyptics, 200.
Easter-day, special hymns instead of the usual invitatory,
130. proper psalms for it, 132. and proper lessons,
135. &c. antiquity thereof, 136. contention in the
Church, when to be kept, 137. determination of the
Nicene Council about it, 137. how to find out Easter,
138.
Easter-week, Monday and Tuesday in, why kept, 139.
Easter solemnized of old fifty days together, ib. bap-
tism ministered anciently at no times but the eves of
Easter and Whitsuntide, 141. the new baptized come
to church in white vestures with lights before them,
ib. baptism ministered all times of the year, 142.
Κυριακὴ λαμπρά, Easter, 161.
Ejaculations commended by St. Augustine, 59.
Ember Weeks, 118. which they are, 119. why Wednes-
day, Friday, and Saturday observed in them, ib.
Epiphany used of old for Christmas day, 105. mistakes
upon the identity of the word, 106. in Latin Epiphany,
why, ib. antiquity thereof, 107. Sundays after the
Epiphany, ib. &c.
Epistles, 85. antiquity and fitness of the Epistles and
Gospels, 85. 86. Epistles from Trinity to Advent, and
the reason of their choice, 170, &c.
Exorcisms used in baptism, 238.
Fast. See Lent, Good-Friday, &c. if a fast for an holy-
day fall upon an holyday, then the fast is to be kept the
day before that, 105.
Feast of Circumcision, or new year's day, 101, of a later
institution, ib. great solemnities have some days after
them in prorogationem festi, ib.
To feast on Friday is not to hold communion with the
catholic Church, but with the Turks, 81. week of
fasts, which, and why so called, 124. some feasts have
fasts before them, why, 102. others none, why, 104.
105.
Festivals; St. Andrew, 183. Conversion of St. Paul, ib.
why kept rather than the day of his death, 184. St.
Philip, 186. St. James, 188. the Apostles in the pri-
mitive times had not several days of solemnity, saith
Durandus, 187. not probably though, one day for all,
ib. in the Latin Church the Calends or first of May,
in the Greek the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, ib.
no fast on St. Philip and St. James, why, 188. St.
John Baptist his birth celebrated, and why, 189. his
beheading, ib. St. Michael and all Angels, why a feast
then, 190. tutelar Angel of the Church of the Jews,
and so of the Christians, ib. All Saints, why kept, ib.
St. Stephen, St. John, and Holy Innocents, 97, 101.
observations of Saints' days ancient, 99. days of Saints'
deaths kept, rather than their births or baptism, why,
99, 100. Purification of St. Mary, 184.
Font, baptism to be at the font, 240. why so called, ib.
placed in the church porch significantly, ib. after, in
churches, but not all; but only in the city church,
hence called the mother church, ib. in high venera-
tion, 241.
Glory be to the Father, &c. is both hymn and creed, 25.
a fit close for any religious services, ib. Glory be to the
Father, &c, said at the ends of psalms; never quar-
relled at by any till Arius, 32. Glory be to the Father,
&c. in the Litany, 77.
Glory be to Thee, O Lord, reason of saying it when the
Gospel is named, 196. Thanks be to God for this
Gospel, used to be said after the Gospel, and the reason
of it, 198.
Good-Friday a most strict fast, why so called, 127. Gos-
pel out of St. John, why upon that day, ib. antiquity
thereof, 128.
Gospel, rites used at the reading of the Gospel, 196, &c.
standing at the Gospel, 197. to kiss the book the
fashion in some places, 198.
Gospels, and the reason of their choice, 85. reason of
saying Glory be to Thee, O Lord, at the Gospel, 197,
&c. the Gospels from Trinity to Advent, 169.
Holydays, 82. are either fasting days or festivals, ib. of
excellent use, 83. particular festivals, 83. 84. 85. See
Festivals.
Holy Table, so called considering the Eucharist as a
sacrament, 304. the Altar, so called considering the
Eucharist as a sacrifice, ib. and so it is called Heb. xiii.
10. and St. Matt. v. 23. 304. Altars always had in
high estimation, 306. Holy Tables set where the
Altars stood, ib.
Holy week, which, and why so called, 124. called also
great week, 123.
Hymns, the antiquity of them, 41. most properly to be
sung, 42. and why, ib. the profit of it, ib. standing
the proper posture of hymns, 43. why, ib. Te Deum
framed miraculously by St. Ambrose and Augustine,
ib. why hymns after lessons, 44. and why those ap-
pointed, ib. magnificat, nunc dimittis quarrelled at, ib.
answered, 45.
Lent, the antiquity thereof, 113. in imitation of Moses,
D d
Elias, and our Saviour, 114. why not kept immediately
after Christ's baptism, 114, 115. why called Lent, 115.
in Lent, the glory of the Altar hid, why, 46. Benedi-
cite then used, ib. Te Deum, Benedictus, Magnificat,
Nunc dimittis may be said more often, excepting in Lent
and Advent, why, 46.
Lessons, of the choice of them out of the Old and New
Testament, 33. 38. mingling services of divers sorts a
wise constitution of the Church, why, 34. at the reading
of the lessons the Minister is to turn to the people, 34.
35. the Prophet Isaiah read last before Christmas, and
why, 39. a several course in reading lessons; ordi-
nary, 38. for Sundays, 39 for Saints' days, ib.
Let us pray, often used, and why, 55, 56.
Litany, 73. used in processions, why, 74. used at the
communion, ordinations, &c. ib. probably derived
from the Apostles' times, ib. donum precum, 75. of
the Litany of our Church, ib. the sum of it, 75, 76.
the nature of it; short ejaculations, 76. the former
part of the Litany may be said by a Deacon, as in
cathedral and collegiate churches; the latter peculiarly
by the Priest, and why, 78, 79. secreta, what they are ;
the reason of them, 79. the Litany, when to be said,
and why then, 81. the Litany a distinct service, 192.
Lord's Prayer, 22. frequent use thereof, why, ib. dox-
ology omitted in the Lord's Prayer, why, 23.
"But
deliver us from evil, Amen," said by the people, when
and why, ib. "Give us this day our daily bread," un-
derstood by the Fathers of the Eucharist, 221, 222.
no prayer before sermon but the Lord's Prayer, 203.
Salutations: "The Lord be with you," of the use of
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