Therefore in the Declaration at the beginning, after the words, 'procreation of children,' I would insert, 'and as the means for securing to the children procreated enduring care, and that they may be' &c. COMMUNION OF THE SICK. Third rubric at the end. But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, &c. I think this rubric, in what I conceive to be its true meaning, a precious document, as fully acquitting our Church of all Romish superstition, respecting the nature of the Eucharist, in relation to the whole scheme of man's redemption. But the latter part of it--'he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth'--seems to me very incautiously expressed, and scarcely to be reconciled with the Church's own definition of a sacrament in general. For in such a case, where is 'the outward and visible sign of the inward and spiritual grace given?' [1] [Footnote 1: 'Should it occur to any one that the doctrine blamed in the text, is but in accordance with that of the Church of England, in her rubric concerning spiritual communion, annexed to the Office for Communion of the Sick: he may consider, whether that rubric, explained (as if possible it must be) in consistency with the definition of a sacrament in the Catechism, can be meant for any but rare and extraordinary cases: cases as strong in regard of the Eucharist, as that of martyrdom, or the premature death of a well-disposed catechumen, in regard of Baptism.' Keble's Pref. to Hooker, p. 85, n. 70. Ed.] XI SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Epistle.--1 Cor. xv. 1. Brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you. Why should the obsolete, though faithful, Saxon translation of [Greek: euaggélion] be retained? Why not 'good tidings?' Why thus change a most appropriate and intelligible designation of the matter into a mere conventional name of a particular book? Ib. ... how that Christ died for our sins. But the meaning of [Greek: upèr ton hamarti_on haem_on] is, that Christ died through the sins, and for the sinners. He died through our sins, and we live through his righteousness. Gospel, Luke xviii. 14. This man went down to his house justified rather than the other. Not simply justified, observe; but justified rather than the other, [Greek: ae ekeinos],--that is, less remote from salvation. XXV. SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Collect. ... that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded. ... Rather--"that with that enlarged capacity, which without thee we cannot acquire, there may likewise be an increase of the gift, which from thee alone we can wholly receive." PS. VIII. v. 2. 'Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies; that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger'.