:

COMMON PRAYER,

AND ADMINISTRATION OF

THE SACRAMENTS,

AND OTHER

RITES AND CEREMONIES

OF

THE CHURCH,

ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH

IN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

TOGETHER WITH

THE PSALTER,

OR,

PSALMS OF DAVID.

STEREOTYPE EDITION.

BALTIMORE:

PUBLISHED BY E. J. COALE & CO

New-York, Sept. 9, 1817.

I DO hereby certify, that this Edition of the Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, &c. (having been compared with a standard Book, and corrected by the same) is permitted to be published as an Edition duly compared and corrected by a suitable Person appointed for that purpose, as the Canon directs.

JOHN HENRY HOBART, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New-York.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

1 The Ratification of the Book 16 The Ministration of Baptism

of Common Prayer.

2 The Preface.

to such as are of Riper Years,

and able to answer for them-

3 The Order how the Psalter is selves.

appointed to be read.

4 The Order how the rest of the

Holy Scriptures is appointed

to be read.

5 Tables of Lessons of Holy

17 A Catechism; that is to say,

an instruction to be learned

by every Person before he be

brought to be confirmed by

the Bishop.

Laying on of Hands upon those

that are baptized, and come

to Years of Discretion.

Scripture, to be read at 18 The Order of Confirmation, or

Morning and Evening Prayer

throughout the Year.

6 The Calendar.

7 Tables and Rules for the 19 The Form of Solemnization

Moveable and Immoveable of Matrimony.

Feasts, together with the 20 The Order for the Visitation of

Days of Fasting and Absti-

the Sick.

nence throughout the Year. 21 The Communion of the Sick.

8 Tables for finding the Holy-22 The Order for the Burial of

the Dead.

9 The Order for Daily Morn-23 The Thanksgiving of Women

Days.

ing Prayer.

10 The Order for Daily Evening

called, The Churching of Wo-

Prayer.

men.

after Child-Birth, commonly

11 Prayers and Thanksgivingsup-24 Forms of Prayer to be used at

used before the two final 25 A Form of Prayer for the Vi-

Prayers of Morning and Even-

ing Service.

sitation of Prisoners.

12 The Collects, Epistles, and

Gospels, to be used through-

out the Year.

13 The Order for the Adminis-

tration of the Lord's Supper, 27 Forms of Prayer to be used

26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks-

giving to Almighty God, for

the Fruits of the Earth, and

all the other Blessings of his

merciful Providence.

or Holy Communion.

in Families.

14 The Ministration of Public 28 Selections of Psalms, to be

vate Baptism of Children in 29 The Psalter, or Psalms of Da-

Houses.