Variation of the Lessons The eds. of 1552 and 1559 follow 1549 throughout. The eds. of 1604, &c., begin with I. Sam., caps. 6 and 7, and go through the remaining 25 chapters (i.e. to the 31st). So also of II. Samuel, each of the 24 chapters follow in order, and 8 chapters of 1. Kings, so that for the 30th day we find I. Kings, caps. 7 and 8. For S. Mark's Day, two chapters, Ecclus. 4 and 5, are provided. The Scotch ed. of 1637 begins with Judges 10 and 11, and contains the remaining 12 chapters, i.e. to the 31st. Then follow the 4 of Ruth, and the 31 chapters of I. Samuel. in successive Editions. Next, eleven chapters of II. Samuel, which, with the provision of the two caps. of Ecclesiasticus for 8. Mark's Day (as in 1604), complete the month. The ed. of 1662 follows closely upon the 1604 ed., being throughout exactly one chapter behindhand; i.e. beginning with I. Samuel, caps. 5 and 6 (instead of I. Sam., caps. 6 and 7), and ending with I. Kings, caps. 6 and 7 (instead of I. Kings, caps. 7 and 8). For 8. Mark's Day also provision is made. The Second Lessons are throughout the six editions the same. Variation of the Lessons in successive Editions. The ed. of 1552 follows 1549 exactly as far as the 29th day, when cap. 25 of II. Kings is appointed for the evening, as well as for the morning, thus throwing out the uniformity by one chapter. The edition of 1559 corrects this, and is therefore exactly uniform with 1549. The eds. of 1604, &c., appoint special Lessons for SS. Philip and James' Day (Ecclus. 7 and 9), and then beginning with I. Kings, caps. 9 and 10, continue the remaining 12 chapters; next, the 25 chapters of II. Kings. Of the first book of Esdras, only caps. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 are chosen ; and of the second book of Esdras, caps. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13. The book of Esther, caps. 1 to 5, completes the month. The Scotch ed., 1637, after the same special Lessons for the first, begins II. Samuel, caps. 12 and 13, and straight on to the 24th. Then each of the 22 chapters of I. Kings, and the 25 chapters of II. Kings, complete the 31 days. The ed. of 1662, omitting the 1st day, begins with I. Kings, caps. 8 and 9, completing the 22 chapters of that book and the 25 chapters of the next. Differing here from previous books, we find chosen Ezra, caps. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9; of Nehemiah, caps. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13; concluding with Esther, caps. 1 to 4. The Second Lessons are throughout the six editions the same. Variation of the Lessons in successive Editions. The ed. of 1552 begins two chapters behind 1549, i.e. Esdr. 4 and 5, instead of Esdr. 6 and 7. It then repeats caps. 6, 7, and 8, for the evening as well as morning lessons. On the other hand, it omits 2 Esdr., caps. 2, 7, 10, 11, 12, so that on the 11th day the lessons are again uniform (i.e. Hest., caps. 1 and 2), and are so continued to the end. The ed. of 1559 follows 1549 throughout. The eds. of 1604, &c., beginning Esther 6, 7, 8, and 9, follow on with Job, caps. 1 to 42 regularly, giving, however, caps. 17, 18, as one lesson; also caps. 24, 25, and caps. 26, 27. The Proverbs, caps. I to 16, follow regularly. Proper lessons, however, for S. Barnabas (Ecclus. 10 and 12), and for S. Peter (Ecclus. 15 and 19), are interpolated; while for S. John Bap tist, those of Malachi 3 and 4 are retained, as in the three previous editions. The Scotch ed. of 1637, beginning with Ezra, selects caps. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. 8, 9, and 10; of Nehemiah, caps. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13: of Esther, caps. 1 to 10 in order, but 9, 10, forming one lesson. Then follows Job, caps. 1 to 32, in regular order, and without interpolation for the Saints' days. Malachi, caps. 3 and 4 are, however, retained for S. John Baptist's Day. The ed. of 1662 follows 1604 exactly, but one chapter behindhand throughout, i.e. beginning with Esther, caps. 5 and 6, instead of caps. 6 and 7, ending with Proverbs, caps. 9 and 10, instead of caps. 10 and II. The Second Lessons are throughout the six editions the same. • Probably a misprint for 4. |
