Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ...every day (reckoning the day from six in the morning to six in the evening): and on the Lord's-day there are in addition prayers in the forenoon and in the afternoon; and after the prayers in the forenoon, the Eucharist is solemnly celebrated. Q. Which are the three great festivals appointed to be observed yearly? A. Christmas-day, or the day of the nativity of our Lord; Easter-day, or the day of His resurrection; and Pentecost, or the day of the descent of the Holy Ghost. Q. What is the object of all our holy services as regards God? A. That we may fear, honour, and worship His holy Name, praise Him for all His goodness, and renew our vows to serve and obey Him in all our ways. Q. What is the object of these services as regards ourselves? A. That we may humble ourselves before God, confessing our sin, seek and obtain His forgiveness and the renewal of His heavenly grace, put Him in remembrance of His promises, and beseech Him to bestow upon us and upon all men the tllings of which we stand in need; and that, receiving His blessing, we may be conformed by the Holy Ghost to the image of Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Q. You have told me what is the immediate object of assembling together in the services of the Church: tell me now, what is the ultimate-end of all Services, Sacraments, and Ministries of the Church? A. That we and all Christian people may be made perfect in holiness, and be prepared in one Body for the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; when He shall be revealed from heaven in like manner as He went up, and the dead in Christ shall be raised, and we which are alive and remain to His coming shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. And in...
