The Book of Common Prayer Reformed According to the Plan of the Late Dr. Samuel Clarke
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The Book of Common Prayer Reformed According to the Plan of the Late Dr. Samuel Clarke is an 18th-century Unitarian revision of the Anglican liturgy that removes or alters Trinitarian doctrines in line with Samuel Clarke’s theological views.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unitarian revision of the Book of Common Prayer
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liturgical book ⓘ |
| associatedWithDebate | controversies over the doctrine of the Trinity in the Church of England ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
English Unitarian movement
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rational Dissent ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| conformsToTheologyOf | Samuel Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
revised Communion service
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revised collects and litanies ⓘ revised forms of Evening Prayer ⓘ revised forms of Morning Prayer ⓘ |
| controversialFor | departing from the orthodox Nicene doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| doctrinalFeature |
Christological subordinationism
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alteration of prayers addressed to the Trinity ⓘ avoidance of language asserting consubstantiality of Son and Father ⓘ avoidance of language asserting co‑equality of Son and Father ⓘ emphasis on the supremacy of the Father ⓘ removal of explicit Trinitarian formulas ⓘ |
| doctrinalStanceOnChrist | affirms Christ as subordinate to the Father ⓘ |
| doctrinalStanceOnHolySpirit | avoids explicit identification of the Holy Spirit as a distinct co‑equal divine person ⓘ |
| followsLiturgicalTradition | Anglican liturgy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | arose in the context of 18th‑century English Arian and Unitarian debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Samuel Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | Samuel Clarke's The Scripture-Doctrine of the Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
congregations seeking a non‑Trinitarian liturgy
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worshippers sympathetic to Samuel Clarke's theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageFeature |
modifies creeds to weaken or remove Trinitarian clauses
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retains much of the structure of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer ⓘ revises collects and doxologies to address God the Father alone ⓘ |
| liturgicalGenre | prayer book ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
private devotion
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public worship ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a liturgy consistent with Unitarian theology
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to remove or alter Trinitarian doctrines from Anglican worship ⓘ |
| relationToAnglicanism | revision of an official Anglican liturgy from a non‑Trinitarian perspective ⓘ |
| religiousCommunityUsage |
English Unitarians
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rational Dissenters in England ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Arian-leaning
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anti‑Trinitarian ⓘ |
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Theophilus Lindsey
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The Book of Common Prayer Reformed According to the Plan of the Late Dr. Samuel Clarke
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