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James had grown up in Presbyterian Scotland ,
The new century opened with James 1 ascending
Book was issued in 1604 but the Puritans
the throne . He was quite prepared to be
spoiled that . The Puritans had high hopes , for
tolerant towards Rome though the Gunpowder Plot
but those hopes were dashed . True , a new Prayer
remained . Other changes in the Book were equally
They objected to the word Confirmation . So the phrase
' or the laying on of hands upon children baptized and
They objected to the word Absolution . So the phrase ' or
the remission of sins ' was added . But Absolution remained .
added to the Catechism .
minor except for the new section on the Sacraments
to the Catechism following ' were added . But Confirmation
able to render an account of their faith according
This indicated how ephemeral in the Church had
verily and indeed taken and received by the
( which was never actually authorized ! ) .
been the mood which produced the Black Rubric , for
himself immortal by becoming associated with
it says that ' the Body and Blood of Christ , which are
faithful in the Lord's Supper . ' It could hardly be more
a Bible translation - the Authorized Version
definite . It was at this time , too , that King James made
a deliberate return to the Book of 1549 and
In that year Shakespeare had just turned
just learning to read . James was followed by
before . Bacon was at work and Milton was
important Prayer Books in the Anglican
Charles , in whose reign came the Scottish
became the foster mother of some of the most
Prayer Book in 1637 . Significantly this made
forty and had written Hamlet two years
Communion .
first public acts was a hard-hitting battle with
mutual . But Laud was no Romanizer . One of his
the Jesuit , Fisher . But anyone who was friendly
was necessarily a menace .
now so much nobler a figure than former historians
led us to believe . Laud was enthusiastically hated
with James and Charles , the Puritans argued ,
by Calvinists and Puritans , and the sentiment was
Forever associated with Charles is Archbishop Laud ,
Laud made a positive approach . He set out to increase
and so was the office of a bishop . Altars should be
table which was handy for the most improbable uses .
altars and not any broken down , transportable
a sense of reverence . The Prayer Book was to be respected
Or when he found cock-fighting going on in church ?
to face their fears , to see through them and come out on the
by laughing at what are very real fears . As adults , we know
but to a child they are very real . Not that I am suggesting
that children should be molly-coddled - they must be made
other side as victors .
Even worse is to laugh . Tremendous damage may be done to a child
that their fears are groundless , indeed to us they appear laughable ,
it together until the child can see how
situation is frightening , and then to face
unnecessary its fears were .
To ridicule them only pushes them farther
reaped at forty or fifty . Far better to
agree with a child that a particular
the harvest of which may still be being
into themselves , so that they become
unable to speak about it to anybody and
the seeds of any amount of trouble are sown ,
to some extent against it . To keep a child
of twelve or thirteen under the
Because situations which may contain
it is a good idea to condition a child
all the elements of fear can arise suddenly ,
later chapter there are some situations
which occur less frequently than
is unwise . As I shall suggest in a
impression that nothing nasty ever
happens is not merely dishonest , it
frightening possibilities and yet by facing
finally defeat us . More than that , that God
In Gethsemane He prayed that the cup
lives and that the nearer we get to Him ,
them and knowing God is with us and
the way to face life . To see all the latent
that , with Him , there is nothing that can
the stronger we become .
has something important to do with our
should pass from Him . Jesus shows us
do for the world Using my hand .
Because of the plan That God , Who
my hand ; That my hand is big Big ,
... Today A wonderful thought In the
dwells in my hand , Knows this
Was this : That a secret plan Is hid in
dawn was given ... And the thought
secret plan , Of the things He will
Toyohiko Kagawa . Loving Saviour , who experienced
seen to be allies and not enemies and that ,
nature knows better than we do , what it is to
we are with Thee .
come what may , we are never alone when