Chapter 9

_THE CLERGYMAN AND THE PRAYER BOOK._

"As bad as inspired"--Imperfections in the Book--Yet it is priceless--Spirituality of the Prayer Book--What it takes for granted in the worshipper--A remarkable reason for secession--The Prayer Book as a weapon--Its Scripturality--Its compilers jealous for the Word of God--Ministerial use of the Prayer Book--Put yourself into it--We are not to preach the prayers--Yet we are to pray them--Reading of the Lessons--Baptism--Marriage--Burial--The Holy Communion--Reverence--Of what sort--Instruction-addresses on the Prayer Book--"Less worship" 201