The Ceremonial of the English Church

Staley endeavors to clarify the distinction between ritual and ceremonial as used in public worship. The Contents include: Part First - The Moral Principles of Religious Ceremonial: The Object of Ceremonial; The Relations of Ceremonial to Doctrine; The Relation of Ceremonial to Devotion and Conduct; Part Second - The Regulation of English Ceremonial: The Principles of English Ceremonial; The Principles of English Ceremonial; Modification of the Ancient Usages Affecting the Ceremonial of the English Church; The Ornaments Rubric; The Canons of the English Church; Part Third - Ornaments and Ceremonies of the English Church: Ornaments and Ceremonies of the English Church; Ornaments of the Church; Ornaments of the Ministers; and Ceremonies of the Church.