Morning Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

For Apostolic Christianity, Prof. Schaff gives his modest summary of Christ with good contrasts between His humiliation and exaltation. For Medieval Christianity, Prof. Schaff further outlines the 9th century developments in the Bremen-Hamburg Archepiscopacy over Germany, Denmark and Scandinavia. For the Swiss Reformation, Prof. Schaff outlines the population figures in the 19th century that approximate the geographical and religious decisions of the Second Peace of Cappel, 1531. EDT on High Churchmanship: Dr. Peter Toon outlines the 17th century Arminians (our word) stressing apostolic succession and the continuity of the Church with church history, the efficacy of the sacrament, and a high value of liturgy. It was co-opted by the 19th century Tractarians and the old High Church movement is largely Tractarian and ritualist. For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff details the progress of Mariology into Mariolatry. From perpetual virginity to the immaculate conception, to her freedom from actual sin, to his having a seat below Christ in art, to a place above Christ, to her restraining Christ’s wrath, all chronicles in Papist art. The 19th century Popes laid it on thickly after the 1854 declaration even calling her a Mediatrix and Co-Mediatrix—the “best way to get to the Father” is through Mary enthused one of the Anti-Christs. CCC: JP2 continues to discuss the episcopal structure involved in the crafting of the Catechism under Ratzinger’s command. Westminster Larger Catechism 47-50: Q. 47. How did Christ humble himself in his conception and birth? A. Christ humbled himself in his conception and birth, in that, being from all eternity the Son of God, in the bosom of the Father, he was pleased in the fullness of time to become the son of man, made of a woman of low estate, and to be born of her; with divers circumstances of more than ordinary abasement. Q. 48. How did Christ humble himself in his life? A. Christ humbled himself in his life, by subjecting himself to the law, which he perfectly fulfilled; and by conflicting with the indignities of the world, temptations of Satan, and infirmities in his flesh, whether common to the nature of man, or particularly accompanying that his low condition. Q. 49. How did Christ humble himself in his death? A. Christ humbled himself in his death, in that having been betrayed by Judas, forsaken by his disciples, scorned and rejected by the world, condemned by Pilate, and tormented by his persecutors; having also conflicted with the terrors of death, and the powers of darkness, felt and borne the weight of God's wrath, he laid down his life an offering for sin, enduring the painful, shameful, and cursed death of the cross. Q. 50. Wherein consisted Christ's humiliation after his death? A. Christ's humiliation after his death consisted in his being buried, and continuing in the state of the dead, and under the power of death till the third day; which hath been otherwise expressed in these words, He descended into hell.