Rites and Ritual

49

See on this subject, in Appendix A, a valuable comment of the Bishop of Exeter on 1 Cor. xi. 24, and St. Luke xxii. 19.

50

Renaudot, Liturgiar. Oriental. Collectio.

51

Rev. iv. 5. On the symbolism of candles, lit or unlit, see Dr. Jebb's valuable pamphlet 'Ritual Law and Custom' (Rivingtons). Notes F. H.

52

"The suspension of the censer by chains, and waving it, is undoubtedly modern" (Skinner's 'Plea for the Ritual'). Incense was used in Queen Elizabeth's Chapel, and by Bishop Andrewes, and in many parish Churches from 1558 to 1630 at least, and in royal chapels till 1684, and at George III's coronation (Hierurgia Anglicana): also "at the altar in Ely Cathedral, at the greater festivals," till about 1770 (Coles' MSS. 5873 f.)

53

See Dr. Littledale's 'Mixed Chalice,' with reference to its having been discountenanced by the Bishop of Exeter.

54

See Neale, Gen. Introduction, p. 307.

55

E.g., under Bishop Andrewes.

56

These vary much with different Churches, – an indication perhaps of the indifference of the rite. They are chiefly, – 1. the union in Christ of the Humanity with the Divinity; 2. the pouring forth from His side of Blood and Water. In either sense the act may have been a devout afterthought; and on the whole I think it improbable that our Lord mixed the cup. That the Jews drank their wine mixed is not much to the purpose.

57

See 'Directorium Anglicanum,' passim. Mr. Perry's elaborate work 'Lawful Church Ornaments,' (who, however, only lays down certain things as permissible), and Rev. J. Skinner's 'Plea for our Threatened Ritual,' discuss the subject at large.

58

'Directorium Anglicanum,' p. xiv.

59

See an able article in the 'Contemporary Review,' No. 1, Jan. 1866.

60

See Mabillon, Iter. Ital., p. xlix., and 'Principles of Divine Service,' Introd. vol. ii. p. 87. A slight raising of the Elements at the words 'He blessed,' as if making an offering, is ancient and probably universal.

61

Oratio dicenda ante Divinum Officium. Portiforium Sarisb.

62

'Directorium Anglicanum,' p. 17: "It is perfectly unobjectionable to have the sacred vestments of fair white linen, so long as the shape of them be correct."

63

Leviticus xvi. 4.

64

See the Bishop of Oxford's opinion, delivered in Convocation.

65

End of the 1st Book of Homilies.