The Book of Common Prayer so often produce Evensong and omit the gospel beginning to the service of Evening Prayer, including the confession of sin and the absolution. This is a sad fall from the Reformed theology of the BCP. Participation in these services every day or every week provides a constant reminder of the need to turn to God the Saviour through Christ for the forgiveness of sins, to hear and obey the Scriptures, to believe in God the Trinity, and to pray to him for his mercy. Being trained
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