Excerpt from Illustrations of the Liturgy and Ritual of the United Church of England and Ireland, Vol. 1 of 3: Being Sermons and Discourses, Selected From the Works of Eminent Divines Who Lived During the Seventeenth Century The Book of common prayer being one of the greatest national blessings which God has vouchsafed to this Country, it seems reasonable to hope that an elucidation of its contents fron} the writings of the greatest Divines Whom England has produced, may serve to increase our gratitude to Divine Providence for this benefit and privilege, and Will render that gratitude more rational and intelligent; and, at the same time. 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.