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298 THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT To be translated into Latin By means of which discipline the Church having power to hold them many years in suspense there was bred in the minds of the penitents through long and daily practice of such sub- mission contrary habit unto that which before had been their ruin and for ever afterwards wariness not to fall into those snares out of which they knew they could not easily wind themselves Notwithstanding because there was likewise hope and possibility of shortening the time this made them in all the parts and otlices of their repentance the more fervent In the first station while they only beheld others passing towards the temple of God whereunto for themselves to approach it was not lawful they stood as miserable forlorn men the very patterns of perplexity and woe In the second when they had the favour to wait at the doors of God where the sound of his comfortable word might he heard none received it with attention like to theire Being taken and admitted to the next degree of prostrates at the feet yet behind the back of that angel representing God whom the rest saw face to face their tears and entreaties both of pastor and people were such as no man could resist After the fourth step which gave them liberty to hear and pray with the rest of the people being so near the haven no diligence was then slacked which might hasten admission to the heavenly table of Christ their last desire II -ill Ungual anfc omtlctu £1 C010 J1 State briefly the principles upon which the Compilers of the Prayer Book of 1549 acted in executing the work committed to them How far were they modified in subsequent alterations What would you name as the chief epochs in the history of the worship of the Church Ρ Give reasons for your answer and describe the chief characteristics of the intervening periods The history of the Άγάπαι in their relation to Christian life and worship What ideas connected with Baptism are recognised in the Baptismal Service of the Church of England What others not