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for the Apostles , may be substituted the Nicene Creed. 

 In the prayer &quot; for all conditions of men,&quot; the holy 

 church universal is substituted for catholic church a 

 much plainer and more intelligible expression, where it 

 is so usual for the Romish Church to appropriate the 

 former title. 



At the end of the Litany, the minister at his discretion 

 may omit all from &quot; O Christ hear us,&quot; to &quot; We humbly 

 beseech thee, O Father, &c.&quot; and, after the gospel, the 

 Nicene Creed is omitted one saying of either creed 

 being considered sufficient in one service. 



In the Baptismal Service, the parents are admitted as 

 sponsors if desired, and the minister may omit the sign of 

 the cross, and the declaration which accompanies it. At 

 confirmation, the presence of god-fathers and god-mothers 

 is dispensed with. In the marriage service, the introduc 

 tory address is shortened by the omission of all about 

 reasons and carnal appetites ; and in putting on the 

 ring, the man leaves out the little-comprehended passage, 

 &quot; With my body I thee worship.&quot; The declaration of 

 the parties being now man and wife, and the blessing, 

 concludes this service. 



From the Visitation to the Sick, the semi or wholly 

 Popish absolution is altogether omitted ; and instead of 

 the psalm, &quot; In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust,&quot; 

 (&quot; In te, Domine, speravi,&quot;) &quot; Out of the deep have I 

 called to thee,&quot; (&quot;De profundis&quot;) is introduced. Also from 

 the Burial Service, certain verses of the 39th and 90th 

 psalms are left out ; and when standing over the grave, 

 the word deceased is used instead of dear brother, and 

 &quot; looking for the general Resurrection in the last day, and 

 the life of the world to come,&quot; instead of u in sure and 

 certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life,&quot; to which 

 so many good men object. The form used at the 

 churching of women is also considerably shortened. 



From the Prayer Book are omitted altogether the 



