This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ... 1 the numerous branches of the Holy Catholic Church in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Africa, Greece, Italy, Spain, Gaul, and Britain, are derivable from one of four primitive forms, known as the Oriental, Alexandrian, Roman, and Gallican Liturgies. The Liturgy or form of worship used by the British Church was substantially the same as the Liturgy of the neighbouring Church in Gaul. "We have every reason to conclude this, for we have no trace or record of more than two primitive liturgies in the "Western Church, namely, the Roman and Gallican. And since there is undeniable evidence that the British Ritual differed from the Roman and agreed with the Gallican in many important particulars, we may conclude that they were identical." Again, "That the British Church retained their ancient ritual at least to the close of the sixth century, may be presumed, since at that time it continued to differ from the Roman."f Now, the Gallican Liturgy originated where the Gallican Church originated, which was from Asia Minor. And the Asian Church professed to have been taught the substance of her Liturgy by the Apostle John, who was bishop of Ephesus, and lived and died at that city. Most Palmer's Orig. Lit., 2d ed. Oxf, vol. i. Introduction, t Ingram, p. 86, and Palmer's Eoc. Hist. p. 67 and note. of the materials of the Liturgy of the British Church were thus derived, in common with the Liturgy of the French Church, from the apostolic teaching of St. John. These forms were in use at the arrival of Augustin from Rome, in the year 596; and differed from the Sacramentary of Gregory, or the Romish Liturgy, as may be seen by the demands of Augustin in reference to conformity. When Augustin's successors had established themselves in Britain, the Sacramentary of...