Scottish Prayer Book

The Scottish Prayer book was read aloud at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh on 07/23/1637 to instant hissing and approbation. In was introduced by Charles to ???? with input from ?? and ?? and cuased a rebellions as well as getting publishing in opposition the National Covenant

The book is basically a moderate revision of the then-current Prayer Book: the Book of 1559, as revised in 1604. There were a large number of changes, but the vast majority of them are quite minor. The more significant changes include:

Most (but by no means all) of the scripture readings from the Apocrypha were removed as a concession to the Presbyterians. Another concession was the use of the term "Presbyter" to replace "Priest" or "Minister". The Communion Service was rearranged significantly to bring it to be more in line with the original 1549 Book. The water of the baptismal font was directed to be changed at least once a month, and a form of blessing provided for the new water. Bibilcal texts were taken for the first time from the Authorized, or King James Version of the Bible. The general tone of the book, particuilarly in its rubrics, is more presciptive.

Index of the Scottish Prayer Book The Contents of This Book

• 1. A Proclamation for the authorising of the book of Common Prayer
• 2. A Preface
• 3. Of Ceremonies, Why Some Be Abolished and Some Retained
• 4. The Order How the Psalter Is Appointed to Be Read
• 5. The Order How the Rest of Holy Scripture Is Appointed to Be Read
• 6. Proper Psalms and Lessons at Morning and Evening Prayer, for Sundays and Certain Feasts and Days
• 7. The Table for the Order of the Psalms to Be Said at Morning and Evening Prayer
• 8. An Almanack
• 9. The Table and Calendar for Psalms and Lessons, with Necessary Rules Appertaining to the Same
• 10. The Order for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer throughout the Year
• 11 The Litany
• 12. The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels to Be Used at the Ministration of the Holy Communion throughout the Year
  • Advent through Holy Week
  • Easter through the Sundays after Trinity Saints' Days
• 13. The Order of the ministration of the Holy Communion
• 14. Baptism, Both Public and Private
• 15. Confirmation, Where Also Is a Catechism for Children
• 16. Matrimony
• 17. Visitation of the Sick
• 18 The Communion of the Sick
• 19. Burial
• 20. The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth
• 21. A Commination against Sinners, with Certain Prayers to Be Used Divers Times in the Year

References

1. http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/religion/collections/common-prayer/scottish-objections/