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1890
Additions and Corrections.
ALTAR CLOTH, p. 3 add—
This is the modern Roman sequence of colours, but there is another
more truly belonging to the English Church, viz., the Sarum, in
which only Red and White are used.
HERESY, p. 53, line, for "not taught" read "formally condemned."
MIRACLES, p. 69, at the end, dele. and add— , which latter deals with certain specious arguments adduced by these writers against the a priori possibility of a miracle taking place.
PRESENCE, REAL, p. 81, add,—
Bishop Harold Brown says, in his history of Art. 28, "The
doctrine of a real, spiritual presence is the doctrine of the
English Church," and quotes the following passage from Jer.
Taylor: "The result of which doctrine is this: it is bread,
and it is Christ's Body. It is bread in substance, Christ in
the Sacrament; and Christ is as really given to all that are
truly disposed, as the symbols are: each as they can; Christ
as Christ can be given; the bread and the wine as they can; and
to the same real purpose to which they were designed."
The Article referred to above states, "The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith."
Preface
From the nature of the case a little work such as this cannot layclaim to much originality, but must be, in the main, a compilationfrom various sources. Thus the articles on controverted subjects setforth the views of the best authorities to which the compiler hashad access, but not necessarily his own, though his stand-point allalong is, he trusts, distinctly that of the Church of England.
The idea of this book was suggested by Dean Hook's invaluable ChurchDictionary, but, as will be seen on comparison, it is by no means amere abridgement of that work, many other authors having been laidunder contribution, and fresh articles having been added. DeanHook's Dictionary is admirable for its comprehensiveness and generalaccuracy, but unfortunately the price puts it out of the reach ofmost of those for whose use the present "Handy Dictionary" isintended.
The compiler wishes to furnish not only the younger clergy, butalso the laity of the Church of England, with a cheap and handybook of reference on all Chur