should nonetheless be in no doubt that the key work had been done and clear principles for the conduct of Christian meetings had already been established by Cranmer.26 At this point we may sum up the principles on which Cranmer conducted his reform of existing material in order to produce what we know as Morning and Evening Prayer. Insofar as these are biblical, these are the principles we ought to bear in mind for our church gatherings today. For Cranmer, the primary purpose of Morning and Evening