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On The Lessons In The Day HoursThe Preface to the Prayer Book Concerning the Service of the Church states that, prior to 1549, the old order, for reading the greatest part of the Bible through every year, had been "so altered, broken, and neglected, that commonly when any book of the Bible was begun, after three or four chapters were read out, all the rest were unread." There was a First Lesson from the Old Testament, a Second Lesson from a Commentary, and a Third Lesson from the New Testament. On certain days, each Lesson consisted of three parts; and the second and third parts of the Third Lesson were from a Commentary. The occurrence of Saints' Days was so frequent as to disturb many of these: for the special Lessons of a Saint's Day were read, instead of those of the regular course. The theory of reading the whole books had been maintained; but it broke down in practice. It is worthy of notice that these various Lessons, from the Bible, from Commentaries, and from the acts and martyrdoms of Saints, were all "set" with Verses, Responds etc. so as to be Acts of Worship, as well as a means of Instruction. Next: On Pliny's Letter To The Emperor Trajan Previous: The Pressing Anxieties Of The Moment
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