Excerpt from Baptism, and the Offices of the Church Explained: With Observations Devotional and Practical, A Sequel to a Treatise on the EucharistDoubtless there are many who differ from the Church of England, and are ready to say of her Offices, What mean ye, by this service? This question, if not readily answered, might induce the conclusion, that no very satisfactory ac count can be given of their import. A manual, therefore, appears necessary, sufh ciently comprehensive but brief, as most suitable to the purpose, and adapted for the mass of the laity, Whose time and occupation prevent them from' having re course to such elaborate treatises upon the subject, as those by Wheatley, Doctor Comber, Le Strange, &c., To this may beadded, - that the expediency of such books begins much to be felt, and their value to be estimated, now that churches, as sacred edifices, have multiplied far beyond all preceding times, while the attendants upon divine worship have in like manner increased. If the members of the church were rightly grounded in her doc trines and liturgical services, they would have no cause to be ashamed of standing forward in defence of her various offices, nor need they be fearful of meeting the objections of gainsayers seeing that they contain a form Of sound words, which are supported by numerous and sufficient por tions of holy writ in both testaments. This has been abundantly shewn in two volumes lately published by the Christian Knowledge Society, entitled, The Book of Common Prayer, with marginal references to texts in the Holy Scriptures and The Liturgy compared with the Bible.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.