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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Target entity: The Book of Common Prayer Reformed According to the Plan of the Late Dr. Samuel Clarke Context triple: [Theophilus Lindsey, wrote, The Book of Common Prayer Reformed According to the Plan of the Late Dr. Samuel Clarke]
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A Book of Common Prayer
A Book of Common Prayer is a 1977 novel by Joan Didion that explores political turmoil and personal disintegration through the intersecting lives of two women in a fictional Central American country.
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Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin’s seminal 16th-century theological work that systematically outlines Reformed Protestant doctrine and became a foundational text of Calvinism.
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A Body of Practical Divinity
A Body of Practical Divinity is an 18th-century theological work by Baptist minister John Gill that systematically presents Reformed Christian doctrine and its practical application to the believer’s life.
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The Reformed Liturgy
The Reformed Liturgy is a 17th-century Puritan worship manual by Richard Baxter that sought to provide a simpler, more scripturally grounded alternative to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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E.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Book of Common Prayer Reformed According to the Plan of the Late Dr. Samuel Clarke Target entity description: 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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A.
A Book of Common Prayer
A Book of Common Prayer is a 1977 novel by Joan Didion that explores political turmoil and personal disintegration through the intersecting lives of two women in a fictional Central American country.
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B.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin’s seminal 16th-century theological work that systematically outlines Reformed Protestant doctrine and became a foundational text of Calvinism.
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C.
A Body of Practical Divinity
A Body of Practical Divinity is an 18th-century theological work by Baptist minister John Gill that systematically presents Reformed Christian doctrine and its practical application to the believer’s life.
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D.
The Reformed Liturgy
The Reformed Liturgy is a 17th-century Puritan worship manual by Richard Baxter that sought to provide a simpler, more scripturally grounded alternative to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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E.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
NERFINISHED
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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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