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The Cathedral, or the Catholic and Apostolic Church in England

Second edition [by Isaac Williams]
Williams, Isaac (1802-1865)

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THE DEDICATION.
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PART I. The Exterior of the Cathedral.
  
THE APPROACH.
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The Western Front.
  
The Left-hand Door.
  
The Middle Door.
  
The Right-hand Door.
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The Cloisters.
 I. 
I. The Liturgy.
 II. 
II. Forms.
 III. 
III. The Collect for the Day.
 IV. 
IV. Prayer.
 V. 
V. The Complaint.
 VI. 
VI. Sunday.
 VII. 
VII. Village Psalmody.
 VIII. 
VIII. The Ancient Village.
 IX. 
IX. The modern Cathedral.
 X. 
X. The Daily Service.
 XI. 
XI. Foreign Breviaries.
 XII. 
XII. The Church in Scotland.
 XIII. 
XIII. The Church in Wales.
 XIV. 
XIV. The Church in Wales.
 XV. 
XV. The Church in Wales.
 XVI. 
XVI. Political changes.
 XVII. 
XVII. The sure Covenant.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. Prayer for the Parliament.
 XIX. 
XIX. Prayer for the King.
 XX. 
XX. Consolations of Baptism.
 XXI. 
XXI. The City of God.
 XXII. 
XXII. New Ways.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. The Crucifix.
 XXIV. 
XXIV. The Holy Altar.
 XXV. 
XXV. The Ancient Church.
 XXVI. 
XXVI. The Holy Land.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. Lost Eden.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. The Coming of Christ.
  
The Way to the Chapter House.
  
The Chapter House.
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PART II. The Nave.
  
The North Porch.
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The Sepulchral Recesses.
  
LAUD.
  
KEN.
  
KING CHARLES I.
  
KETTLEWELL.
  
TAYLOR.
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The Oratories.
  
DISTANT CHURCH MUSIC.
  
THE DOXOLOGY.
  
THE ATHANASIAN CREED.
  
FAST DAYS.
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The North Transept.
  
THE PSALMS.
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The North Aisle.
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THE LORD'S PRAYER.
 I. 
I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III. In the Baptismal Service.
 IV. 
IV. In the Daily Service.
 V. 
V. In the Litany.
 VI. 
VI. In the Ante-Communion.
 VII. 
VII. In the Post-Communion.
 VIII. 
VIII. In the Marriage Service.
 IX. 
IX. In the Burial Service.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
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The Middle Aisle.
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HOLY SCRIPTURE.
 I. 
I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
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IX.
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X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
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The South Aisle.
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THE CREED.
 I. 
I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
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V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX.
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X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
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The South Transept.
  
THE EPISTLE AND GOSPEL.
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The Oratories.
  
FESTIVALS.
  
THE NICENE CREED.
  
THE BLESSING.
  
DISTANT CHURCH BELLS.
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The Sepulchral Recesses.
  
HERBERT.
  
BUTLER.
  
KING GEORGE III.
  
WILSON.
  
HOOKER.
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The South Porch.
  
THE CHURCH IN FEAR.
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PART III. The Choir.
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The Steps to the Choir.
  
THE LITANY.
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The Approach to the Choir.
  
DESPONDENCY.
  
INVITATION.
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The Skreen.
  
DISCIPLINA ARCANI.
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The Choir.
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THE SACRAMENTAL HYMN.
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I.
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II.
 III. 
III.
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IV.
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V.
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VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
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IX.
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X.
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XI.
 XII. 
XII.
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The Lady Chapel.
  
THE SONG OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN,
  
The Parting Voluntary.
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PART IV. The Pillars AND The Windows.
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The Pillars of the Nave.
  
NOAH.
  
ABRAHAM.
  
JOSEPH.
  
MOSES.
  
JOSHUA.
  
DAVID.
  
ELIJAH.
  
ELISHA.
  
ISAIAH.
  
JEREMIAH.
  
EZEKIEL.
  
DANIEL.
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The Pillars of the Choir.
  
ST. PETER.
  
ST. ANDREW.
  
ST. JAMES THE GREAT.
  
ST. JOHN.
  
ST. PHILIP.
  
ST. BARTHOLOMEW.
  
ST. MATTHEW.
  
ST. THOMAS.
  
ST. JAMES THE LESS.
  
ST. JUDE.
  
ST. SIMON.
  
ST. MATTHIAS.
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The Western Window.
  
THE NATIVITY.
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The Side Windows.
  
CLEMENT OF ROME.
  
IGNATIUS.
  
POLYCARP.
  
JUSTIN.
  
IRENÆUS.
  
TERTULLIAN.
  
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
  
ORIGEN.
  
CYPRIAN.
  
DIONYSIUS OF ALEXANDRIA.
  
HIPPOLYTUS.
  
GREGORY THAUMATURGUS.
  
ATHANASIUS.
  
AMBROSE.
  
BASIL.
  
GREGORY NAZIANZEN.
  
HILARY.
  
CYRIL OF JERUSALEM.
  
EPIPHANIUS.
  
GREGORY NYSSEN.
  
CHRYSOSTOM.
  
AUGUSTINE.
  
CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA.
  
JEROME.
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The Eastern Window.
  
THE CRUCIFIXION.

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III.

Good Angels, I would fain adore,
And trace the secrets of your shore,
In safety guide my feeble bark,
And lift the mantle of the dark!
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How bring we near to mortal eyes
Those infinite realities,
That they may on our spirits dwell,
The Great, the Good, th'Unchangeable?
Upon the glass the creeping fly
Will shut out mightiest worlds on high,
And care, to earthly projects giv'n,
Will hide from man his God and Heav'n.
'Tis distance dwarfs the mighty star,
In Night's blue caves scarce seen afar,
But the great God to us is near,
As mortal eye, or mortal ear,
And that vast sea, which knows no shore,
With all its floods is at the door.
'Tis in the holy Liturgy
We come to sit its margin nigh,
Till haply so familiar grown,
With glorious things to man made known,
We by that standard rightly scan
How little, and how great is man.
It is the soul in love and fear,
Kindling to life th'eternal sphere,
Till mightiest things that fill the sky,
And walk in immortality,
Assemblages of light around,
Wakening throughout the dim profound,
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All tremblingly begin to stir,
A living amphitheatre,
Where Jesus mid the dark serene
O'er the vast circuit walks unseen.
'Tis thoughtfulness on brooding wing,
Earth's lowliest duties cherishing,
And prayer that bringeth down the skies
With dread immortal companies.
Thus in Thy hallow'd house on earth,
Breathing the breath of our new birth,
As thro' a portal we descry,
Growing upon the gazing eye,
The palace of eternity.
Without, forgetful we are Thine,
We seek for happiness, and pine,—
There, in the ocean of Thy love,
Remember that in Thee we move,
And breathe the life-restoring air
Of Thy calm presence;—earthly care
Looses her hold; Faith more and more
Admits to her celestial store.
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