BY THE SAME AUTHOR. Third Edition. Price 6s. AFTER DEATH; or An Examination of the Testimony of Primitive Times respecting the State of the Faithful Dead, and their relationship to the Living. CONTENTS. PART I. The State of the Faithful Dead and the Good Offices of the Living in their Behalf: The Test of Catholicity-Value of the Testimony of the Primitive Fathers-The Intermediate State-Change in the Intermediate State-Prayers for the Dead: Reasons for our Lord's Silence on the Subject-Testimony of Holy Scripture-Testimony of the Catacombs-Testimony of the Early Fathers-Testimony of the Primitive Liturgies-Prayers for the Pardon of Sins of Infirmity and the Effacement of Sinful Stains-Inefficacy of Prayer for those who died in wilful unrepented sin. PART II. The Good Offices of the Faithful Dead in Behalf of the Living: Primitive Testimony to the Intercession of the Saints-Primitive Testimony to the Invocation of the Saints-Trustworthiness of the Patristic Evidence for Invocation tested-The Primitive Liturgies and the Roman Catacombs-Patristic Opinion on the extent of the Knowledge possessed by the Saints-Testimony of Holy Scripture upon the same Subject-Beatific Vision not yet attained by any of the SaintsConclusions drawn from the foregoing Testimony. SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTERS. Is a fuller recogntion of the Practice of praying for the Dead desirable or not? Is it lawful or desirable to practise the Invocation of Saints in any form or not? "Dr. Luckock has undertaken in this volume to deal with three questions about which Western Christendom has been much agitated, and about which, while much misunderstanding and prejudice attend them, wrong conclusions are dangerous. . . . It is a piece of good service, and one of good omen for the future of theology, when they are discussed, as they are in Dr. Luckock's book, with sober, calm candour and fairness, on their merits, and on the evidence applicable to them; and when a divine, not identified, as far as we know, with any party or school of theology, has the boldness-for there is some boldness in it-to give his conclusions on the evidence alone. It is to be hoped that this comprehensive and scholarlike book may contribute to a more intelligent and accurate treatment of these subjects."-Guardian. "This most valuable book, which, as the title-page tells us, is 'an examination of the testimony of primitive times respecting the state of the faithful dead, and their relationship to the living,' will be found of the greatest help to all those who desire clearly to understand and appreciate what has ever been the doctrine of the Church Universal, and our own special branch thereof, concerning this matter, which must inevitably touch the hearts of all so closely. It would be difficult to find a book on so weighty a subject more clearly arranged and written, so as to make its purpose plain, and easy to be grasped by any thoughtful reader. Few more helpful 'standbyes,' to use an old word, in these troublous times, will be found than Dr. Luckock's own book, and we hope it will find its way into every parish, and be duly read and valued." -Church Times. "The life of the dead, the state of the departed, is a very deep and important matter; and as mistakes and heresies on this subject are very common and very numerous, it is very needful heedfully to use for our guide whatever can be gathered concerning it from Holy Scripture and the primitive Church. For all who desire to investigate this question, no better guide could be found than this work before us of Dr. Luckock. Calm, lucid, and convincing, it leaves nothing to be desired as far as it goes; and it leaves no important part of the subject unexamined.”— Literary Churchman. "Dr. Luckock has done good service to the Church by his very temperate and candid treatment of the subject, and we hail with pleasure the appearance of his volume."-Church Quarterly Review. "This book is exquisitely printed, and the subject is such that it will be read with avidity. The inscriptions in the catacombs are treated quite fully, and in fact it is a review of almost all existing literature on a subject that is attracting great attention among all devout people."Church Eclectic (U.S.). "A learned treatise on the testimony of primitive times respecting the state of the faithful dead."-Westminster Review. IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER The Anglican Reform The Caroline Settlement WITH APPENDICES BY HERBERT MORTIMER LUCKOCK, D.D. CANON OF ELY, PRINCIPAL OF THE ELY THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, EXAMINING |