Readings, Select Judah’s defense Gen 44:18-34 Joseph revealing his identity Gen 45:1-15 The deliverance of the Israelites from Pharaoh Exo 14:5-30 Song of Moses when Pharaoh and his army were overthrown Exo 15:1-19 David’s lament over Absalom 2Sa 18:19-33 Lights and shadows Rth 1:1-22 Elijah’s miraculous preservation 1Ki 17:1-16 Elisha and the widow’s oil 2Ki … Continue reading “Readings, Select”
Reading, William
Reading, William an Anglican divine, flourished in the early opening of last century as keeper of the Library of Sion College, London. He prepared an edition of the early ecclesiastical historians (Eusebius, etc.) in Greek and Latin, with notes (Cantab. 1720, 3 vols.). He also wrote, Sermons (1714, 8vo): Hist. of Jesus Christ (Lond. 1716, … Continue reading “Reading, William”
Reading, Oriental Mode Of
Reading, Oriental Mode Of (Heb. , to call aloud; ). Mr. Jowett remarks, in his Christian Researches in Syria, etc., that when persons are reading privately in a book, they usually go on reading aloud with a kind of singing voice, moving their heads and bodies in time, and making a monotonous cadence at regular … Continue reading “Reading, Oriental Mode Of”
Reading OF The Bible
Reading OF The Bible The regular and constant perusal of the Holy Scriptures is so delightful a privilege of Christians that it is spontaneously adopted by the converted heart, and the book has such a charm both for the young and the old, the scholar and the unlearned, as to be a perpetual theme of … Continue reading “Reading OF The Bible”
Reading, John
Reading, John an English theologian, was born in 1588, in the county of Buckingham. He was curate at Dover, and afterwards chaplain of Charles I, but he manifested so much zeal in defending the cause of the king that in 1642 he was cast into prison, where he remained seventeen months. Archbishop Laud having conferred … Continue reading “Reading, John”
Reading-in
Reading-in a form required of each incumbent on taking possession of his cure in the Church of England. The minute of the procedure is as follows: Memoroandum, That on Sunday, the day of in the year of our Lord, the reverend A B, clerk, rector, or vicar of , in the county of and diocese … Continue reading “Reading-in”
Reading-desk
Reading-desk the desk or pew from which the minister reads the morning and evening prayer. In the early part of the reign of Edward VI it was the custom of the minister to perform divine service at the upper end of the choir, near the communion-table; towards which, whether standing or kneeling, he always turned … Continue reading “Reading-desk”
Reading, Councils Of
Reading, Councils Of (Concilia Redingesia). The first of these was held in July, 1279, by archbishop Peckham of Canterbury, assisted by his suffragans. The twelve following constitutions were published: 1. Renews the twenty-ninth constitution of Othobon against pluralities, and directs bishops to cause a register to be kept of all incumbents in their dioceses, with … Continue reading “Reading, Councils Of”
Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey Surrey, England. Founded in 1121 by Henry I. An independent English abbey, though retaining the Cluniac observance. Leominster in England, and Rindelgros and May in Scotland were under its jurisdiction. It disappeared at the Dissolution. It is still used as a title by Benedictine abbots. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Reading Abbey Reading Abbey … Continue reading “Reading Abbey”
READING (public) OF THE SCRIPTURES
READING (public) OF THE SCRIPTURES See SCRIPTURES. Fuente: Theological Dictionary