Full text of "The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, rites and ceremonies of the church"

fi.yiviNS

THE BOOK OF

COMMON PRAYER,

AND ADMINISTUATION OF

THE SACRAMENTS,

AND OTHEK

RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH,

ACCORDING TO THK U8K OF
TOGTCTHRU WITH THE

PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID,

POINTED AS THEr ARE TO BE SUNO OR SAID /A CHVRCHES ;

AND THE rORM AND MANNER OF MAKING, ORDAINING

AND CONSECRATING OF BISHOPS, PRIESTS,

AND DEACONS.

PRINTED BY EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE,

Printers to the King's most Excellent Higeitj.

LONDON— GREAT NEW STREET, FLEET STREET, E.C.

EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, AND
NEW YORK.
Longprimer 2imo.

THE CONTENTS OF

THIS BOOK.

fage
1. AN Act for the Uniformity

-^ of Common Prayer 1

3. The Prefrice 4

3. Concerning the Service of t^.f

Church

i. Concerning Ceremonies, w; y

some be abolished, and some

retained 6

5. The Order hov/ the Psalter is
appointed to be read 7

6. The Order how the rest of the
holy Scripture is appointed

to be read 7

7. A Table of Proper Lessons
andPaalms 8

a The Calendar, with the Table

of Lessons 12

3. Tables and Rules for the
Feasts and Fasts through the

whole Year 24

!.0. The Order for Moming

Prayer 3?.

n. The Order for Evening Prayer 18

12. The Creed of Saint Athana-
sius 59

13. The Litany 62

14. Prayers and Thanksgivings
upon several occasio-is 70

!3. The Collects, Epistles, and
Go.-pels, to he used at the Mi-
nistration of the lioiy Com-
munion, throughout the Year 79

The Order of the Minis-
tration of the holy Com- ■

munion 26<v

The Order of Baptism both

Public!: and Private 29S

The Order of Baptism for

those of Riper Years 300

The Catechism 304

The Order of Confimiatioii ... 307
The Form of Solemnization

of Matrimony 309

Tlie Order for the Visitation
of the Sick, and the Commu-
nion of the Sick 313

The Order for the Burial of

the Bead S19

The Thanksgiving of Women

after Child-birth 323

A Commination, or de-
nouncing of God's anger
and judgments against

Sinners 325

The Psalter 329

Forms of Prayer to be u?ed

at Sea 52?

The Form and Manner of
Making, Ordaining, and Con-
secrating of Bishops, Priests,

and Deacons 533

Forms of Prayer on Accession

of Sovereign 551

Ai-ticles of Religion 5-57

AIT ACT

FOR THE CNIFORMITT OF COMMON PEAYER, AND SERVICE IN THE CHURCH,
AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS.

PRIMO ELIZABETHS.

"ITJHERE at the death of our late Sove-
VV reign Lord King Edward the Sixth,
there remained one uniform Order of Com-
mon Service and Prayer, ani of the Adminis-
tration of Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies
of the Church of England, which was set
forth in one Book, intituled. The Book of
Common Praijer, and Administration of
Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies
in the Church of England, Authorized by-
Act of Parliament, holden in the fifth and
sixth years of our said late Sovereign Lord
King Edward the Sixth, intituled. An Act
for the Uniformity of Common Prayer, and
Administration of the Sacraments; The
which was repealed, and taken away by Act
ef Parliament, in the first Year of the
Reign of our late Sovereign Lady Qtieen
Mary, to the great decay of the due honour
of God, and discomfort to the Professors of
the Truth of Christ's Religion :

Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority
of this present Parliament, That the said
Statute of Repeal, and every thins therein
contained, only concerning the said Book,
and the Service, Administration of Sacra-
ments, Rites and Ceremonies, contained or
appointed in or by the said Book, sliall be
void and of none effect, from and after the
Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist
next coming : and that the said Book with
the Order of Service, and of the Adminis-
tration of Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies,
with the Alterations, and Additions therein
added and appointed by this Statute, shall
stand, and be from and after the said Feast
of the Nativity of St. John Baptist, in full
force and effect, according to the tenor and
cli'ect of this Statute : Any thing in the fore-
said Statute of Repeal to the contrary not-
withstanding

And further be it Enacted by the Queen's
Highness, with the assent of the Lords and
Commons in this present Parliament assem-
bled, and by the Authority of the same.
That all and singular Ministers in any Cathe-
dral, or Parish Church, or other place within
this Realm of Englaiid, fVales, and tlie
Marches of the same, or other the Queen's
Dominions, shall from and after the Feast of
the Nativity of St. John Baptist next com-
ing, be bounden to say and use the Mattins,
Evensong, Celebration of the Lord's Supper,
and Administration of each of tlie Sacra-
ments, and all their common and open Pray-
er, in such order and form as is mentioned in
the said Book, so Authorized by Parliament
in the said fifth and sixth Tears of the Reign
of King Edward tiie Sixth : with one altera-
tion, or addition of certain Lessons to be
used on every Sunday in the Tear, and the
Form of the Litany altered and corrected, j
and two Sentences only added in the de-
Jivery of the Sacrament to the Communi- !
cants, and none other, or otherwise. And
that if any manner of Parson, Vicar, or other

whatsoever Minister, that ought or should
sing or say Common Prayer mentioned in the
said Book, or minister the Sacrament.-?, from
and after the Feast of the Nativity of St.
John Baptist next coming, refuse to use the
said Common Prayer, or to minister the
Sacraments in such Cathedral or Parish-
Church, or other places, as he should use
to minister the same, in such order and form,
as they be mentioned, and .set forth iu the
said Book ; or shall wilfully, or obstinately
standing in the same, use any other Rite,
Ceremony, Order, Form, or Manner of cele-
brating of the Lord's Supper, openly or privily,
or Mattins, Evensong, Administration of the
Sacraments, or other open Prayers, than is
mentioned and set forth in the said Book,
[open Prayer in aiid throitgkout this Act,
is meant that Prayer which is for others
to come unto or hear, either in Common
Churches, or Private Chapels, or Oratories,
commonly called the Service of the Church]
or shall preach, declare or speak any thing in
the derogation, or depraving of the said Book,
or any thing therein contained, or of any part
thereof, and shall be thereof lawfully con-
victed, according to the laws of this Realm,
by verdict of twelve men, or by his own con-
fession, or by the notorious evidence of the
fact, shall lose and forfeit to the Queen's High-
ness, her Heirs and Successors, for his first
Offence, the profit of all his Spiritual Bene-
fices, or Promotions, coming or arising in
one whole Year next after his Conviction :
And also that the Person so convicted, shall
for the same Offence suffer Imprisonment by
the space of six Months, without Bail or Main-
prise. And if any such Person, once convict
of any Offence concerning the Premisses, shall
after his first conviction eftsoons offend, and
be thereof in form aforesaid lawfully convict;
That then the same Person shall for his se-
cond Offence suffer Imprisonment by the space
of one whole Tear, and also shall therefore
be deprived, ipso facto, of all his Spiritual
Promotions, and. That it shall be lawful to
all Patrons, or Donors of all and singular the
same Spiritual Promotions, or of any of them
to present or collate to the same, as though the
Person or Persons so offending were dead.
And that if any such Person or Persons,
after he shall be twice convicted in form
aforesaid, shall offend against any of the Pre-
misses the third time, and shall be thereof
in form aforesaid lawfully convicted ; That
then the Person so offending, and convicted
the third time, shall be deprived ipso facto
(if all his Spiritual Promotions, and also shall
suffer Imprisonment during his life. And if
the Person that shall offend, and be con-
victed in form aforesaid, concerning any
of the Premisses, shall not be beneficed
nor have any Spiritual Promotion, that then
the same Person so offending and convict,
shall for the first offence suffer Imprison-
ment during one whole Year next after his
said Conviction, without Bail or Mainprise.
And if any such Person, not having any

AN ACT FOR THE UNIFORMITY OF COMMON PRAYER.

spiritual Promotion, after his first Conviction
shall eltsoons offend in any thing concerning
the Premisses, and shall in form aforesaid
be thereof lawfully convicted, that then the
same Person shall for his second Offence
suffer Imprisonment during his Life.

And it is Ordained and Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid. That if any Person or I
tersons whatsoever, after the said Feast of
the Nativity of St. John Baptist next coming,
shall inanyEnterludes.Plays, Songs,R!iinies,
or by other open Words, declare or speaii any
thing in the derogation, depraving, or despis-
ing of the same Bools, or of any thing therein
contained, or any part tliereof : or sliall by
open fact, deed, or by open threatenings,
compel or cause, or otherwise procure or
maintain any Parson, Vicar, or other Minis-
ter in any Cathedral or Parish-Churcli, or in
Chapel, or in any otiier place, to sing or say
any common or open Prayer, or to mini.ster
any Sacrament otherwise, or in any other
manner and form than is mentioned in the
said Book; or that by any of the said means
shall unlawfully interrupt, or let any Parson,
Vicar, or other Minister, in any Cathedral
or Parish-Churcli, Chapeh or any other idace,
to sing or say common and open Prayer,
or to minister the Sacraments, or any of
them, in such manner and form, as is men-
tioned in the said Book ; that then every
such Person, being thereof lawfully convict-
ed, in form abovesaid, shall forfeit to tlie
Queen our Sovereign Lady, her Heirs and
Successors, for the first Offence, an hundred
Marks. And if any Person or Persons, being
once convict of any such Offence, eftsoons
offend against any of the last recited Offen-
ces, and shall in form aforesaid be thereof
lawfully convict ; that the same Person so
offending, and convict, shall for the second
Offence forfeit to the Queen our Sovereign
Lady, her Heirs and Successors, four hundred
Marks. And if any Person, after he in form
aforesaid shall have been twice convict of any
Offence concerning any of the last recited
Offences, shall offend tlie third time, and be
thereof in form abovesaid lawfully convict,
that then every Person so offending and
convict, shall for his third Offence, forfeit to
our Sovereign Lady the Queen, all his Goods
and Chattels, and shall suffer Imprisonment
during his Life. And if any Person or Per-
sons, that for his first Offence concerning
tlic Premisses, shall be convict in form afore-
said, do not pay the Sum to be paid by virtue
of his Conviction, in such manner and form,
as tlie same ought to be paid, within six
Weeks nest after his Conviction ; That then
every Person so convict, and so not paying
the same, sliall for the same first Offence,
instead of tlie said Sum, suffer Imprison-
ment by the space of six Months, without
Bail or Mainprise. And if any Person or
Persons, tliat for liis second Offence concern-
ing the Premis.'ies, shall be convict in form
aforesaid, do not pay the said Sum to be
paid by virtue of hi's Conviction and this
Kstatute, in such manner and form as the
same ought to be paid, within six Weeks
next after his said second Conviction ; That
then every Person so convicted, and not pay-
ing the same, sliall for the same second Of-
fence, instead of the said Sum, suffer Im-
prisonment during twelve Months, without
Bail or JIainprise. And that from and after
the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John

Bar

this Kealm,
or any other the Queen's Majesty's Domi-
nions, shall diligently and faitlifully, having
no lawful or reasonable excuse to be absent,
endeavour themselves, to resort to their Pa-
rish Church or Chapel accustomed, or upon
reasonable let thereof, to some usual place,
where Common Prayer, and such Service of
God, shall be used in such time of let, upon
every Sunday, and other days ordained or
used to be kept as Holy-days, and then and
there to abide orderly and soberly, during
the time of Common Prayer, Preaching, or
other Service of God there to be used, and
ministered ; upon pain .of Punishment by the
Censures of the Church, and also upon 'pain
that every Person so otfeuding, shall forfeit
for every such Offence, twelve Pence, to be
levied by the Church-wardens of the Parish
where such Offence shall be done, to the use
of tlie Poor of the same Parish, of the Goods,
Lands and Tenements of such Offender, by
way of Distress.

JVnd for the due execution hereof, the
Queen's most excellent Majesty, the Lords
Temporal, and all the Commons in this pre-
sent Parliament assembled, do in God's name
earnestly require and charge all the Arch-
bishops. Bishops, and other Ordinaries, that
they shall endeavour themselves to the utter-
most of their knowledges, that the due and
true execution hereof may be had throughout
their Dioceses and Charges, as they will an-
swer before God, for such evils and plagues
wherewith Almighty God may justly punish
his people for neglecting this good and
wholesome law. And for their Authority in
this behalf, be it furtlier Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid. That all and singular
the said Archbishops, Bishops, and other
their Officers exercising Ecclesiastical Juris-
diction, as well in place exempt as not
exempt, within their Dioceses, shall have
full Power and Authority by this Act, to
reform, correct and punish by Censures of
the Church, all and singular Persons which
shall offend within any of their Jurisdic-
tions, or Dioceses, after the said Feast of
the Nativity of St. John Baptist next com-
ing, against this Act and Statute ; any
other Law, Statute, Privilege, Liberty or
Provision heretofore made, had or suffered
to the contrary notwithstanding.

And it is Ordained and Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid. That all and every Jus-
tice of Oyer and Determiner, or Justice of
Assize, shall have full Power and Autho-
rity in every of their open and general
Sessions, to enquire, hear and determine all
and all manner of Offences, that shall be
committed or done contrary to any -Article
contained in this present Act, within the
limits of the Commission to them directed,
and to make Process for the execution of
tlie same, as they may do against any Person
being indicted before them of Trespass, or
lawfully convicted thereof.

Provided always, and be it Enacted by
the Autliority aforesaid. That all and every
Archbishop and Bislmp. sliall or may at all
time and times, at his lilerty and pleasure,
join and associate himself by virtue of tins
Act, to the said Justices of Oyer and
Determiner, or to the said Justices of

Assize, at evtry of the said open and
general Sessions to be holden in ajiy place
within his Diocese, for and to the enriniry,
hearing, and determiuing of the Otiences
uforesaid.

Autliority aforesaid, That the Books con-
cerning the said Services, shall at tlie Costs
and Charges of the Parishioners of every
Parish and Cathedral Church, be attained
and gotten before tlie said Feast of the
Nativity of St. John Baptist next following ;
and that all snch Parishes and Catliedral
Churches, or other places, where the said
Books shall be attained and gotten before
the said Feast of the Nativity of St. John
Baptist, shall within three Weeks next after
the said Books so attained and gotten, use
the said Service, and put the same in use
according to this Act.

And be it further Enacted by the Au-
thority aforesaid. That no Person or Persons
shall be at any time hereafter impeached,
or otherwise molested of, or for any the
Offences above mentioned, hereafter to be
committed, or done contrary to this Act,
unless he or they so offending, be thereof
indicted at the next general Sessions, to
be holden before any such Jnstices of Oyer
and Determiner, or Justices of Assize,
next after any Offence committed or done
contrary to the tenor of this Act.

Provided always, and be it Ordained and
Enacted by the Autliority aforesaid, Tliat
all and singular Lords of tlie Parliament,
for the third Offence above mentioned, sliall
be tried by their Peers.

Provided also, and be it Ordained and
Enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That
the Mayor of London, and all other Mayors,
Bailiffs, and all other Head-Officers of 0,11
and singular Cities, Boroughs, and Towns-
Corporate within this Realm, If'ales, and
the Marches of the same, to the which
Jnstices of Assize do not commonly repair.

termine the Offences abovesaid, and every
of them, yearly within fifteen Days after
the Feast of Easter and Saint Michael the
Archangel, in like manner and form as
Justices of Assize and Oyer and Determiner
may do.

Provided always, and be it Ordained and
Enacted by the Autliority aforesaid. That
all and singular Archbisiiops and Bishops,
and every of their Chancellors, Commissaries,

Arclideacons, and other Ordinaries, having
any peculiar Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction,
shall have full Power and Authority, by
virtue of tliis Act, as well to enquire in
their Visitation, Synods, and elsewhere with-
in their Jurisdiction, at any other time and
place, to take Accusations and Informations
of all and every the things above-mentioned,
done, committed, or perpetrated, within the
limits of their Jurisdictions and 'Authority,
and to punish the same by Admonition,
Excommunication, Sequestration or Depri-
vation, and other Censures and Process, in
like form, as heretofore hath been used in
like Cases by the Queen's Ecclesiastical Laws.

Provided always, and be it Enacted,
That whatsoever Person ott'endiug in the
Premisses, shall for their Offences, first
receive Punishment of the Ordinary, having
a Testimonial tliereof under the said Ordi-
nary's Seal, shall not for the same Offence
eftsoons he convicted before the .Tnstices :
And likewise receiving for the said Offence,
Punishment first by the Justices, shall not
for the same Offence eftsoons receive Punish-
ment of the Ordinary : any thing contained
in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

Provided always, and be it Enacted, That
such Ornaments of the Church and of the
Ministers tliereof, shall be retained, and be
used, as was in thi.s Church of England,
by Authority of Parliament, in the second
Year of the Reien of King Edward the
Si-ith, until otiier Order shall be therein
taken by the Autliority of the Queen's
M.ajesty, with tlie .\dvice of her Commis-
sioners" apjiointed and authorized under the
Great Seal of Eiu/hunl for Causes Ecclesias,
tioal, or of tlie Metropolitan of this Realm.
And also, that if there shall happen any
Contempt or Irreverence to be used in the
Ceremonies or Rites of the Cluirch, by the
misusing of the Orders appointed in this
Book, the Queen's Majesty may, by the like
advice of the said Commissioners or Metro-
politan ordain and publish such further Cere-
monies or Rites as may be most for the
advancement of God's Glory, the edifying of
his Church, and the due reverence of Christ's
holy Mysteries and Sacraments.

And be it further Enacted by the Au-
thority aforesaid, That all Laws, Statutes
and Ordinances, wherein or whereby any
other Service, Administration of Sacraments,
or Common Prayer, is limited, established,
or set forth to be used within tliis Realm,
or any other tiie Queen's Dominions or
Countries, shall from henceforth be utterly
void and of none effect.

THE PEEFACE.

IT hath been the wisdom of the Church of
Hngland ever since tlie first compiling of
lier publick Liturgy, to keep tbe mean be-
tween the two extiemes, of too miicl\ stitFccss
in refusing, and of too much easiness in ad-
mitting any variation from it. For, as on
the one side common experience sheweth,
that wbere a chansehath been made of tilings
adrise-ily o-itablished (no evident necessity
so requiring) sundry inconveniences have
thereupon ensued; and those many times
more and greater than the evils, that were
intended to be remedied by such change : So
on the other side, the particular Forms of
Divine worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies
appointed to be u!!ed therein, being things in
their own natiire indifferent, and alterable,
and BO acknowi edged; it is but reasonable,
that upon weighty and important considera-
tions, according to the various exigency of
times and occasions, such changes and altera-
tions should bo made therein, as to those that
are in place of Authority should from time to
time seem either necessary or expedient. Ac-
cordingly we find, tliat in the Reigns of several
Princes of blessed memory since the Reforma-
tion, the Church, upon just and weighty con-
siderati'.ns her thereunto moving, hath yielded
to make such alterations in some particiilars,
as in their respective times were thought
convenient: Yet so, as that the main body
and essentials of it (as well in the chiefest
materials, as in the frame and order thereof)
have still continued the same unto this day,
and do yet stand firm and unshaken, not-
withstanding all the vain attempts and im-
petuous assaults made against it, by such
men as are given to change, and have always
discovered a greater regard to their own pri-
vate fancies and interests, than to that duty
they owe to the publick.

By what undue means, and for what mis-
ehievoua purposes the use of the Liturgy
(though enjoined by the laws of the land,
and those laws never yet repealed) came,
durvBg the late unhappy confusions, to be
disflontinued. is too well known to the world,
and we are not willing here to remember.
But when, upon His JIajesty's happy Restora-
tion, it seemed probable, that, amongst other
things, the use of the Liturgy would also
return of course 'the same having never been
legally abolished) unless some timely means
were used to prevent it; those men who under
the ble iisurped powers had made it a great
part of their hiuinese to render the people
disaffectefl thei-unto. saw themselves in point
of reputation and interest concerned (unless
they would freely acknowledge themselves to
have erved, which such men are very hardly
brought to do) with their utmost endeavours
to hinder the restitution thereof. In order
wliereimto divers pamphlets were published
against the Book of Common Prayer, the old
oljjections mustered up, with the addition
of some new ones, more than formerly had
been made, to make the number swell. In
line, great importunities ware "»ed tn His
Sacred iMajesty, that the said Bmili might he
revised, and such alterations therein. *nd ad-
ditions thereunto made, »s should he thought
requisite for the ease of tender oonacienecs :
whoreunto His Majesty, out of hiB pious in-

clination to give satisfaction (so far »s oonii!
he reasonably expected) to all his subjects of
what persuasion soever, did graciously con-
descend.

In which review we have endeavoured to
observe the like moderation, as we find to
have been used in the like case in former
times. And therefore of the sundry altera-
tions proposed unto us, we have rejected all
such as were either of dangerous consequence
(as secretly striking at some established doc-
trine, or laudable practice of the Church of
Kng^and, or indeed of the whole Catbolick
Church of Christ) or else of no consequence
at all, but utterly frivolous and vain. But
such altevations as were tendered to us, (by
what persons, under what pretences, or to
what purpo.se soever tendered) as seemed to
us in any degree requisite or expedient, we
have willingly, and of o\ir own aicord as-
sented unto: not enforced so to do by any
strength of argument, convincing us of the
neces.sity of making the said alterations: for
we are fully persuaded in our judgments
(and we here profess it to the world) that
the Book, as it stood before established by
law, doth not contain in it any thine contrary
to the Word of (iod, or to sound doctrine, or
which a godly man may not with a good con-
science use and submit unto, or which is not
fairly defensible against any that shall oppose
the same ; if it shall be allowed such just and
favourable construction as in common equity
ought to be allowed to all human writings,
especially such as are set forth by authority,
and even to the very best translations of the
holy Scripture itself.

Our general aim therefore in this nnder-
taking was, not to gratify this or that party
«n any their unreasonable demands; but to
do that, which to our best understandings we
conceived might most tend to the preservation
of peace and unity in the Church ; the pro-
curing of reverence, and exciting of piety and
devotion in the publick worship of God; and
the cutting off occasion from them that seek
occasion of cavil or quarrel against the
Liturgy of the Church. And as to the several
variations from the former Book, whether by
alteration, addition, or otherwise, it shall
suffice to give this general account, That moat
of the alterations were made, either first, for
the better direction of them that are to offici-
ate :n any part of Divine Service; which is
chiefly done in the Calendars arid Kubricks;
Or .secondly, for the more proper expressing of
some wor<& or phrases of ancient usage in
terms more suitable to the language of the
present times, and the clearer explanation of
some other words and phrases, that were either
of doubtful signification, or otherwise liable
to misconstruction: Or thirdly, for a more
perfect rendering of such portions of boly
Scripture, as arc inserted into the Liturgy ;
which, in the Epistles ami Oospels espe-
cially, and in sundry other places, are now
ordered to he read according to the last
Trtinslation : and that it was thought con-
venient, that some Prayers and Thanks-
givin'^, fitted to special occasions, shoiilo he
added in their duo places; particularly foi
those at 8ca, together with an Office for the

CONCEKNLNG THE SERVICE OF THE UHUKCH.

Baptism of «uch as are of Riper Tears :
which, although nut so necessary when the
former Book was compiled, yet by the growth
of Anahaptisra, through the licentiousness
of the late times crept in amongst us, is now
become necessary, and may be always useful
for the baptizing of natives in our planta-
tions, and others converted to the faith. If
any man, wlio shall desire a more particular
account of the several alterations in any
part of the Littirey. shall take the pains to
compare the present Book with the former ;
we doubt not but the reason of the change
may easily appear.

And having thus endeavoured to dis-

charge our duties in this weighty affair, as
in the siglit of God, and to approve our sin-
cerity therein (so far as lay in us) to the
consciences of all men; although we know it
impossible (in such variety of apprehensions,
humours and interests, as are in the world) to
please all ; nor can expect that men of fac-
tious, peevish, and perverse spirits should be
satisfied with any thing that can be done in
this kind by any other than themselves : yet
we have good hope, that what is here pre-
sented, and hath been by the Convocations of
both Provinces with great diligence examined
and approved, will he also well accepted and
approved by all sober, peaceable, and truly
conscientious sons of the Church of Englwnd.

CONCERNING THE SERVICE OF THE CHURCH.

mHERE was never any thing by the wit
X of man so well devised, or so siu-e esta-
blished, which in continuance of time hath
not been corrupted : as, among other things,
it may plainly appear by the Common
Prayers in the Church, commonly called
ninne Service. The first original and
ground whereof if a man would search out
by the ancient Fathers, he shall find, that
the same was not ordained hut of a good
purpose, and for a great advancement of
godliness. For they so ordered the matter,
that all the whole Bible (or the greatest
part thereof I should be read over once every
Tear ; intending thereby, that the Clergy,
and especially such as were Ministers in
(he congregation, should (by often reading,
and meditation in God's word) be stirred up
to godliness themselves, and he more able
to exhort others by wholesome doctrine, and
to confute them that were adversaries to the
truth ; and further, that the people (by
daily hearing of holy Scripture read in the
Church) might continually profit more and
more in the knowledge of God, and be the
more inflamed with the love of his true
religion.

But these many years passed, this godly
and decent order of the ancient Fathers
hath been so altered, broken, and neglected,
by planting in uncertain stories, and legends,
with multitude of responds, verses, vain re-
petitions, commemorations, and synodals ;
that commonly when any book of the Bible
was begim, after three or four chapters were
read out, all the rest were unread. And in
this sort the book of Isaiah was begun in
Advent, and the book of GeneH^ in Sc/*t'/a-
geninta; but they were only begun, and
never read through : after like sort were
other books of holy Scripture used. And
moreover, whereas St, Patil would have such
language spoken to the people in the Church,
as they might understand, and have profit
by hearing the same ; the service in this
Church of Enfiland these many years hath
henn read in Latin to the people, which they
understand not; so that they have heard
with their ears only, and their heart, spirit,
and mind, have not been edified thereby.
And furthermore, notwith.'itanding that the
ancient Fathers have divided the Psalms
into seven portions, whereof every one was
called a No.tvrn : Now of late time a few of
them have been daily said, and the rest
utterly omitted. Moreover, the number and

hardness of the rules called the Pie, and the
manifold changings of the service, was the
cause, that to turn the book only was so
hard and intricate a matter, that many
times there was more business to find out
what should be read, than to read it when it
was found out.

These inconveniences therefore considered,
here is set forth such an order, whereby the
same shall be redressed. And for a readiness
in this matter, here is drawn out a Calendar
for that purpose, which is plain and easy
to be understood; wherein (so much as may
be) the reading of holy Scripture is so set
forth, that all things shall be done in order,
without breaking one piece from another.
For this cause be cut ofl Anthems, Responds,
Invitatories, and such like things as did
break the continual course of the reading of
the Scripture.

Yet, because there is no remedy, but that
of necessity there must be some Rules ;
therefore certain Rules are here set forth ;
which, as they are few in numoer, so they
are plain and easy to be understood. So
that here you have an Order for Prayer,
and for the reading of the holy Scripture,
much agreeable to the mind and purpose of
the old Fathers, and a great deal more pro-
fitable and commodious, than that which of
late was used. It is more profitable, be-
cause here are left out many things, where-
of some are untrue, some uncertain, some
vain and superstitious; and nothing is or-
dained to be* read, but the very pure "Word
of God, the holy Scriptures, or that which
is agreeable to the same ; and that in such
a language and order as is most easy and
plain for the understanding both of the read-
ers and hearers. It is also more commo-
dious, both for the shortness thereof, and
for the plainness of the order, and for that
the rules be few and easy.

And whereas heretofore there hath been
great diversity in saying (ind singing in
Churches within this Realm ; some following
Salisbury use, some Hereford use, and some
the use of Bangor, some of Yorlc, some of
Lincoln ; now from henceforth all the vhole
Realm shall have but one use.

And forasmuch as nothing can be so
plainly set forth, but doubts may arise in
the use and practice of the same ; to appease

A 6

OF CBREMOHXES.

resolution of all doubts, concerning the man-
ner how to understand, do, and execute, the
things contained in this Book ; the parties
that so doubt, or diversly take any thing,
Bhall alway resort to the Bishop of the Dio-
cese, who by his discretion shall take order
for the quieting and appeasing of the same ;
so that the same order be not contrary to any
thing contained in this Book. And if the
Bishop of the Diocese be in doubt, then he
may send for the resolution thereof to the
Archbishop.

THODGH it be appointed, that all things
shall be read and sung in the Church
in the English Tongue, to the end that the
congregation may be thereby edified; yet it

is not meant, but that when men Bay Morn-
ing and Evening Prayer privately, they may
say the same in any language that thay them-
selves do understand.

And all Priests and Deacons are to «»y
daily the Morning and Evening Prayer either
privately or open y, not being let by sickness,
or some other urgent cause.

And the Curate that ministereth in every
Parish-Church or (. hapel, being at home, and
not being otherwise reasonably hindered,
shall say the same in the Parish-Church or
Chapel where he ministereth, and shall cause
a Bel! to be tolled thereunto a convenient
time before he begin, that the people may
come to hear God's Word, and to pray with

OF CEREMONIES,

WHY SOME BE ABOLISHED, AND SOME RETAINED.

are put away, beoanoe the great

OF «uch Ceremonies as be used in the
Church, and have had their beginning
by the institution of man, some at the first
were of godly intent and purpose devised,
and yet at length turned to vanity and super-
stition ; some entered into the Church by
undiscreet devotion, and such a zeal as was
without knowledge ; and for because they
■were winked at in the beginning, they grew
daily to more and more abuses, which not
only for their uuprotitableness, but also be-
cause they have much blinded the people,
and obscured the glory of God, are worthy
to be cut away, and clean rejected : ether
there be, which although they have been
devised by man. yet it is thought good to
reserve them still, as well for a decent order
in the Church, (for the which they were first
devised) as because they pertain to edifi-
cation, whereimto all things done in the
Church (as the Apostle tesoheth) ought to
be referred.

And although the keeping or omitting of
a Ceremony, in itself considered, is but a
small tiling j yet the wilful and contemptu-
ous transgression and breaking of a common
order and discipline is no small ofience before
God, Let all tilings be done among you,
saith Saint Pattl, in a seemly and due order :
the appointment of the which order pertain-
eth not to private men; therefore no man
ought to take in hand, nor presuqieto appoint
or alter any puhlick or common order in
Christ's Church, except he be lawfully called
and authorized thereunto.

And whereas in this our time, the minds
of men are so diverse, that some think it a
great matter of conscience to depart from a
piece of the least of their Ceremonies, thoy
bo BO addicted to their old customs; and
again on the other side, some be so new-
fangled, that they would innovate all things,
and so despise the old, that notliing can
like them, but that is new : it wax thought
exiwdient, not so much to have respect how
to please and satisfy either of these [rarties,
as how to please God, and profit them both.
And yet lest any man should be offended,
whom good reason might satisfy, here he cer-
tain caiiscs rendered, why some of the accus-
tomed Ceremonies be put away, and some
retained and kept stiU.

excess and multitude of them hath so in-
creased in these latter days, that the burden
of them was intolerable ; whereof St. ^ugua-
tine in his time complained, that they were
grown to such a number, that the estate of
Christian people was in worse case con-
cerning that matter, than were the Jews.
And he counselled that such yoke and bur-
den should be taken away, as time would
serve quietly to do it. But what would St.
Augustine have said, if he had seen the
Ceremonies of late days used among us ;
whereunto the multitude used in his time
was not to be compared ? This our exces-
sive multitude of Ceremonies was so great,
and many of them so dark, that they did
more confound and darken, than declare and
set forth Christ's benefits unto us. And
besides this, Christ's Gospel is not a Cere-
monial Law (as much of Moses' Law was,)
but it is a religion to serve God, not in
bondage of the figure or shadow, but in the
freedom of the Spirit; being content only
with those Ceremonies which do serve to a
decent order and godly discipline, and such
as be apt to stir up the dull mind of man
to the remembrance of bis duty to God, by
some notable and special signification, where-
by he might be edified. Furthermore, the
most Weighty cause of the abolishment of cer-
tain Ceremonies was, that they were so far
abused, partly by the superstitious blindness
of the rude and unlearned, and partly by the
unsatiable avarice of such as sought more
their own lucre, than the glory of God, that
the abuses could not well be taken away, the
thing remaining still.

But now as concerning those persons, which
peradveuture will be offended, for that some
of the old Ceremonies are retained still: If
they consider that without some Ceremonies
it is not possible to keep any order, or quiet
discipline in the Church, they shall easily per-
ceive iust cause to reform their judgments.
And if they think much, that any of the old
do remain, and would rather have all devised
anew: then such men granting some Cere-
monies convenient to be had, surely where
the old may Ix; well used, there they cannot
reasonably reprove the old only for their age,
without bewraying of their own folly. For
in such a cose they ought rather to have re-

ORDER FOR READING HOLY SCRIPTURE.

verence unto them for their antiquity, if they
will declare themselves to be more studious
of unity and eoncwd. than of innovations and
new-fanglenees, which (as mach as may be
with true setting forth of Christ's religion)
is always to be eschew ed. Furthermore, such
shall have no just cause with the Ceremo-
nies reserved to be offended. For as those
be taken away which were most abused, and
did burden men's consciences without any
cause ; so the other that remain, are re-
tained for a discipline and order, wliich (upon
just ca\ises) may be altered and changed,
and therefore are not to be esteemed equal
with God's law. And moreover, they be
neither dark nor dumb Ceremonies, but are

60 set forth, that every man may understand
what they do mean, and to what use they
do serve. So that it is not like that they in
time to come should be abused as other have
been. And in these our doings we condemn
no other nations, nor prescribe any thing but
to our own people only : for we think it con-
venient that every country should use such
Ceremonies as they shall think best to the
setting forth of God's honour and glory, and
to the reducing of the people to a most perfect
and godly living.withouterroror superstition;
and that they should put away other things,
which from time to time they perceive to be
most abused, as in men's ordinances it often
chanceth diversly in divers countries.

«Tf THE ORDER HOW THE PSALTER IS APPOINTED
TO BE READ.

THE Psalter shall be read through once
every Month, as it is there appointed,
both for Morning and Evening Prayer. But
in February it shall be read only to the
twenty-eighth, or twenty-ninth day of the
month.

And, whereas January, March, May,
July, August, October, and Decevtber have
one-and-thirty days apiece ; It is ordered,
that the same Psalms shall be read the last
day of the said months, which were read
the day before: so that the Psalter may
begin ai!:ain the first day of the next month
ensuing.

And, whereas the 119th Psalm is divided
into twenty-two portions, and is over-long to

be read at one time ; It is so ordered, tluit at
one time shall not be read above four or five
of the said portions.

And at the end of every Psalm, and of every
such part of the 119th Psalm, shall be rejeat-
ed this Hymn,

Mory be to the Father, and to the Son :
and to the Holy Clhost ;

Aa it was in the ber/inning, it now, and
ever shall be : world v/ithont end, Amen.

Note, that the Psalter followeth the divi-
sion of the Hebrews, and the translation of
the great Enslish Bible, set forth and used
in the time of King Hmrn the Sighth, and
Edward the Sixth.

1 THE ORDER HOW THE REST OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
IS APPOINTED TO BE READ.

THE Old Testament is appointed for the
First Lessons at Morning and Evening
Prayer, so as tlie most part thereof will be
read every year once, as in the Calendar is
appointed.

The New Testament is appointed for the
Second Lessons at Morning and Evening
Prayer, and shall be read over orderly every
year twice, once in the morning and once in
the evening, besides the Epistles and Gospels,
except the Apocalypse, out of which there
are only certain Lessons appointed at the
end of the year, and certain proper Lessons
appointed upon divers feasts.

And to know what Lessons shall be read
every day, look for the day of the month in
the Calendar following, and there ye shall
find the chapters and portions of chapters
that shall be read for the Lessons, both at
Morning and Evening Prayer, except only
the moveable feasts, which are not in the
Calendar, and the immoveable, where there
is a blank left in the column of lessons, the
Proper Lessons for all which days are to be
found in the Table of Proper Lessons.
_ If Evening Prayer is said at two different
times in the same place of worship on any
Sunday (except a Sunday for which altema-

at the

live .-econu iiessons are special
in the table,) the Second Le

second time may, at the discretion of the
minister, be any chapter from the four (ios-
pels, or any lesson appointed in the Table
of Lessons from the four Gospels.

Upon occasions, to he approved by the
Ordinary, other lessons may, with his con-
sent, be substituted for those which are ap-
pointed in the Calendar.

And note that whensoever Proper Psalms
or Lessons are appointed, then the Psalms
and Lessons of ordinary course appointed in
the Psalter and Calendar (if they be diSer-
ent) shall be omitted for that time.

Note also that upon occasions to be ap-
pointed by the Ordinary, other Psalms may,
with his consent, be substituted for those
appointed in the Psalter.

If any of the Holy-days for which Proper
Lessons are appointed in the table fall upon
a Sunday which is the first Sunday in Ad-
vent, Easter-Day, Whit-Sunday, or Trinity-
Sunday, the Lessons appointed for such
Sunday shall be read, but if it fall upon any
other Sunday, the Lessons appointed either
for the Sunday or for the Holy-day may be
read at the discretion of the minister.

Note also that the Collect, Ejiistle, and
Gospel appointed for the Sunday shall serve
all the week after, where it is not in this
book otherwise oi-der»d.

IT PEOPER LESSONS

10 BE EEAD AT MORNING AND EVENING PRATER, ON THE SUNDAT3,
AND OTHER EOLT-DATS THROUGHOUT THE TEAR.

H LESSONS PROPER, FOR SUNDAYS.

Eventong.

Sundays of Advent.

Ihe First

Second......

Third

Fourth

Snvdaj/s after Christ-

Sundnys after ihe
Epiphany.

TheFir»t

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

-?3 „ Job

- 3 „ Provrbs
-11 „

Septuagesima.

First Xesson

Keoond Lesson..

Sexagesima

Quinquagesima..

Genesis 1 & 2 to v. 4 Gcoesis 2 v. 4 „ Job -

Rev. 21 to r. 9 liev. iil v. 9 to 22 v. 6

Genesis 3 Genesis 6 „ Gene

LENT.

Fir.st Sxinday...

Second.,
Third .
Fourth
Fifth ..

Second Lesson I Matt. ■

3 Exodus

- 9

-26 , Luke —

-6 to V. U
11

-19 V. 28 „ Luke— 20 v. 9 to ». 21

Easter-Paij.

First Lesson.,...
Second Lesson..

Siinda'/s nfffr Easter.

The First

Second Lesson

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

' Exodus —12 to V. 29 Exodus 12 v. 29 „ E7:odus

Rev.- 1 V. 10 to V. 19 John 20 v. 11 to v. 19 „ Rev. —

Sunday aftrr y4seen-
tion-Day

IThit-ffunda;/.

First Lesson....
Second Lesson..

Trinit'i^wnday.

First Lesson

Second Lesson..

Num. - — 10! to (1. 36 Num. 16 v. 36 „ Num.

1 Cor. 15 to V. 20 John 20 i'. 24 to v. 30

Num. 20 to V. 14 Nm. 20 f.l4to21 v. 10 „

Deut. 4 to V. 2.3 Deut 4 «. 23 to w. 41 " Dent.

6 9 „

. ttom. -
. I.iaiah-

11 „Bwkiel 36».26

16 „ ActsISv.24tal9v.21

Genesis -
Eph.

IT LESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS.

Eveniong.

Sundavt after Trinity

First

t^econd

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Kinth

Tenth

Eleventh

Twelfth

Thirteenth

Fourteenth

Fifteenth

Sixteenth

Seventeenth

Eighteenth

Nineteenth

Twentieth

Twenty-first

Twenty-second..
Twenty-third....
Twenty-fourth ..
Twenty-fifth ....
Twenty-sixth....
Twenty-seventh

Josh. 5 V. 13 to 6 V. 21 or

1 Samuel — 2 to v. £7

Hosea

Micah —4 & 5 to i

1 Samuel

3„

ifi "

2 Samuel
1 Chron.-
i Chron.-
1 Kings

-12 to V. 2i .,

1..

-11 to V. 15 „

iX "

2 Kin?3-

—2 to V. 16 .,
- 6 to V. 24 „

Nohem.-
Jerem. -
Ezekiel -

-l&2tov. 9 ]',
2„

c- "

Daniel -

4„

\ Joel

—2 ..21..

' Mieah—

6..

1 Chrou. —23 to v. 21

1 Kings 3

■ . 11 V. 2S

Habakkuk-
Hasgai

Note.— That the Lessons appointed in the above Table for the Twenty-seventh Sunday
after Trinity shall always be read on the Sunday next before Advent.

1 LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS.

KctivUy of Christ.

1 Lesson.

2 Lesson.

"<. John, Evannflii

1 Le.^so

2 Lesso

Innoeents' Day.

1 Lesson,

Circumciiion.

1 Lesson.

2 Lesson.

Epi^phany.

-20 V. 19 to V. 24 John

-9 to «;. 8 I Isaiah

-2 to V. 15 i Til
-4toi

-31 to V. 18 Earuch 4 ir. 21 to v. SI

^ LESSOIS^S PUOPEE, FOR HOLY-DAYS.

Conversion 0/ Si. Paul.

1 Lesson. . . .

2 Lesoon. . . .

Purifica. ofth,- Vir. Mary.
1 Lesson. . . .

jinnunciation of our Lady.

1 Lesson

./iihll'ednesduy.

2 Le,!s"n.' .' ." .' .'

Monday before Easter.

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

Tucsda-y bejore Easter.

1 Lpsson

2 Lesson

lyedne^day before Easter.

1 iessou

2 Lesson

Thursday before Faster.

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

Monday in Easter-Jf'eck.

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

Tuesday in Easter-ll'eek.

1 Lesson

St. Mark.

1 Lesson

S5. Philip and .fames.

2 Lesson

.Ascension-Day.

1 Lesson

2 Lesson. . . . .

Monday in nniits7m-JVcek.

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

Tuesday in JVliitsun-fVeek.

1 Samuel 2 v. 27 to v. 30

Genesis 3 to v. 16

Eaggai
Isaiah-

Isaiah
Isaiah -

2 Lesson.

St. Barnaba

St. John Baptist.

1 Lesson.

2 LcasoD.

1 Corinthians
Joel

-n to K 10 I Numbers 11 v. 16 fo v. 31

-12 to i;. 14 i 1 Corinthians —12 v. 27 & 13

14 K. 8
4

•^ LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS.

Evensong.

1 Lesson 12 Kings

-Itoi

Luke 9 V. 51 to v. 67

Genesis 23 v. 10 to v. 18

1 Kings 19 V. 15

Jeremiah 26 v. 8 to v. 16

Deuteronomy 18 v. 15

1 Chronicles 29 to v. 20

Paniel -

-10 V. i

Isaiah 55

Isaiah 23 v. 9 to v. 17

Revelation 14 v. 14

Ecclus. 33 to V. 15

Jeremiah 3 v. 12 to v. 19

2 Lesson. . . . . , Hebrews 11 1

f PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS.

Mattins.

Evensong.

Mailins.

Eventong.

Chri,trr,a,-T)n,j.

Psahn 19

Psalm- 89

110

132

Psalm- 102

E<,^ter.Pny.

Psalm- 2
• 57

Ill

Psalm- 8
15

Psalm- 113

114

lis

Psalm- 24

103

Psalm- 104
145

Ascension-Bay.

Ash-Wednesday

Psalm 6

OQ 1JO

Good Friday.

Psalm 22 Psalm- 69

40 88

Whit-Sunday.

THE CALENDAR, tvith the TABLE OF LESSONS.

JANUARY

HATH XXXI DATS.

-i

iii)

'22

2?,

2f;

Vrl

?,0

Circumcision.

Epipliany. .
I.ucian, P.

Hilary, Bp. & C.

Prisca, V. &M....

i-"ii'iHil"BpJ&'ji.!

A-nes, V. & JI....
Viuciuit, Man

Conv. of St. Paul.

MORNING PRATER.

First Lesson.

Genesis 17 v. 19

1 to V. 20

■ 2 V. 4

3 V. 20 to 4 V. IG

. 5to«. 28

Isaiah O!)

Genesis 6 r . 9

11 to
17 to

21 «. 33 to 22 ». 20

24 to V. 29

24r. 52

25 1-. 19

26 V. 18

27 V. 30

29 to r. 21

ZI 32 «; 22

: 35 to t;. 21

Isaiah 49 tot'. 13

Genesis 37 v. 1-2

41 «. 17 10 v. 53

42i;. 25

43 17. 2510 411'. 14

45 to V. 25

Second Lesson.

Romans
Matthew

1 V. 18
S

4to». 23

Luke 3r. 15to r. 23
Matth. 4 D. 23 to 5. V. 13

6 V. 13 to r. 33

6 tot!. 19

6v. 19to7r.7

7r.7

8 to V. 18

10 to V.

10 V.

12 tor.

13 tot-.'

13 r. 24 to V.

13 r. 53 to 14 K.

Galatians 1 r.

Matihew 14 v

15 to V.

15 «.

16 tor.

16».24tol7r.

17 V.

FEBRUARY

HATH XXVIII HATS,
And in every Lcap-Tiar 29 Pays

MORNING PRATER.

First Lesson.

Sc-cond Lesson.

l.'i

l(i

2.<

Fast.

Purific of V. M. . .
Blasius, Bp. & M.

Agatha, V. & M.

Valentine, Bishop.

Fast.

St. Matthias, Ap..

Exodus

4 to V.

5 V. 15 to 6 V.

8 V. 20 to 9 r

12 tor!

12 V. 43 to 13 I'.

11 r.

15 f. 22 to 16 V.

21 to V.

23 V.

25 to V.

28 f. 29 to r

32 V.

33 V. 12 to 34 V.

1 Sam. 2 V. 27 to v.
Fxodus 31 V.

.39 V.

40 V.

Leviticus 14 tor.

19 to V.

MattlK-w 18 to V. 21
18 V. 21 to 19 V. 3

19 V. 3 to V. 27

19f.27to20i'. 17

20 i>. 17

21 lo ,.. 23

21 f. 23

22 to V. 15

22 r. 15 tor. 41

22 V. 41 to 23 r. 13

23 V. 13

24 10 r. 29

21 V. Y9

25 10 V. 31

25 V. 31

26 to V. 31

26 I'. 31 to r, 57

^26 r. 57

- 27 V. 27 to V. 57

27v. 57

■ 28

Mark 1 to v. 21

1 „. 21

2 to r. 23

2 V. 23 to 3 V. 13

3 r. 13

4 to V. 35

Matthew 7

THE CALENDAR, with tue TABLE OP LESSONS. 13

JANUARY

HATH XXXI DATa

A
b
c
d
e
f
S
A
b
c
d
e
f
g
A
b

d
e
f
g
A
b
c
d
e
f
S
A
b
c

Circumcision

7
8
q

Epiphany

L,ucVan,'pV&M.."

13
14

HUary, Bp-SC-

18
19

Prisca. V. &M....

20
21
22
'1

Val)ian, Bp. St M..
At'iies,V. &M....
Vincent, Mart....

Com. of St. Paid..

«>q

::;;::::;::;:::;::

HAT

dine

:bruary 1

h xxviii days, 1

ery Leap-Year 2a Day3|

ETEXIXG PRATER.

First Lesson.

Second Lesson.

Deut. 10 v 12

Genesis 1 v. 20 to 2 •;. 4

3 to V. 2')

4 I.. Id

5 V. 28 to 6 c. 9 I

Tsaiah 49 v. 13 to v. 24
Genesis ■ 7 :

9 to V. 20

18 tor. 17

19 V. 12 to V. 30 !

21 to V. 22 1

24 I'. 29 to V. 52

25 V. 5 to V. 19

26 to V. 18

27 to V. 30 !

31 to V. 25

32 to V. 23 I

37 tor. 12 I

.Teremiah 1 to r. 11 I
Gt'nbS.;s 39

41 tor. 17 I

41 «. 53 to 42 r. 25

43 tor. 25 1

44 r. 141

45 r. 25 to 46 r. 8 I

John
Acts

8 to r. 16

3 to r. 22
2 r. 22

2 tor. 12

4 to V. 32

- 4r. 32 to 5r. I?

- 5u 17

- 7 to V. 35

- 7 V. 35 to 8 ('. 5

8 I.'. 5 to r i'o

- 8 r. 26

- 9 tor. 23

9 r. 23

10 to r. 24

10i;.24

- 13 to r. 26

13r.26

- U

- 15 to r. 30

26 to r. 21

• 15 r. 30 to 16 V. 16

- 16 r. 16

- 17 tor. 16

- 17 r. 16

- 18 to r. 24

-18 ». 24 to 19 r. 21

EVENING PRATEE.

First Lesson.

Fast.

Piirific. of V. M. . .
Blasius, Bp. & M.

Agathai'v! &*m!!

Valentine, Bishop.

Fast.

St. Matthias, Ap..

Genesis 47 v. 13

Hagr^ai 2 to r. 10

Genesis 49

Exodus 1

4r. 27 to 5 r. 15

6f. 28to7r. 14

8 to V. 20

9 i'. 13

10 r. 21 & 11

12 c. 21 tor. 43

13 V. 17 to 14 r. 10

15 to V. 22

~ 16r. 11

20 to r. 22

22r. 21 to 23 », 10

28 to i>. 13

29 r. 35 to 30 r. 11

32 to r. 15

33 to V. 12

34 r. 10 to r. 27

Isaiah 22 v. 15

Exod. 35r.29toS6r. 8

40 tor. 17

Levit.9r. 22tol0r. 12

16 to V. 23

19 V. 30 to 20 r. 9

Second Lesson.

19 V.

- 20 to r.

- 20 r.

- 21 to V.

- 21 ». 17 tor.
-21 r. 37 to 22 r.

22 r. 23 to 23 r.

- 23 V.

9 to i>.
9r.

jl4 the calendar, mra the TABLE OF LESSONS.

MARCH

HATH XXXI DAYS.

10
11

i;<

i!t

■20

2,T

2rt

If,

2')

.00
3i

David, Archb))..
Chad, Bishop. . .

Perpotua, M.

Gregory,

Edward, Kinf,' of
[the West-Sax.

Benedict, Abbot.

Fast.

Annunc. of Vir.
Clfary.

APRIL

HATII XXX BATS.

I-'

(;

1.')

!_;

1.3
11

d
f

S»

f,'

1!)

2.')

■A

2:i

Kichard, Bp

S. Ambrose, Bp.

Alplicge, Abp. .

St. George, M..
St. Mark, Evan.

MOKNIXG PflAYJ

First Lesson.

Second Lesson.

Levit. 25 to v. 18

26 to D.- 21

Numbers 6

lOv. 11

1U-. 2i

14 V. 26

16 V. 23

20 to V. 14

21 to V. 10

22 to V. 22

Deuteronomy 1 to u. 19

2 to V. 26

3w. 13

4 V. 25 to V. 41

, 6 V. 22

7 to V. 12

11 toi
15 to i

Genosi

lieut.

18
16
18 V. 9
— 26
i lb V. 1-6
5 to V. 15
28i;.47

31 V. 14 to V. 30

32 V. 44

lark 4r. 35to5v. 21

6 to V. U

6 v. 14 to V. 30

• 6 V. 30

7 to 71 24

7!'. 2-1 to 8 u. 10

8 V. 10 to <J c. 2

9v.'2 to ». 30

9 V. 30

10 to V. L'2

lOu. 32

11 to V. 27

n r. 27 to 12 V. 13

12 r. 13 to V. 35

12 IV 35 to 13j;. It

13«. 14

14 to I'. 27

14 V. 27 to V. 53

14t>.53

15 to V. 42

15 f. 42 & 16

.uke 1 to V. 26

1 V. 26 to V. 46

I V. 46

2 to V. 21

3 to I'. 23

4 to r. 16

4 V. 16

6 tor. 17

MORNIXG PRAYER.

Second Lesson.

-9^.3

21 V. 43 to 22 V. 11

Judges 2

6 V. 24

8 V. 32 to 9 V. 2o

11 to V. 29

Rush 1

1 !• amufl 1

14 to I'. 24

Isniah 62 f. (3

1 Samuel 17 tow. 31

17 y.55to ItJ V. 17

2J to V. 18

. . 9 to V.

- 9 r. 23 to V.
-9 u. 51 to 10 D.

- 10 r.

- II tor.

- 11

- 12 to

- 12 r.

- 13 to

. 14 to

■14 r. 25 to 15 v.

- 15i;

■ 17 tor

- !7r

. 18 lor

18 r. 31 tol9r

- 19 r. liter
19 r

- 20 tor

- 20 V. 27 to 21

- 21

THE CALENDAR, wiiu the TABLE OF LESSONS. 15

MARCH

EATH XSXI DATS.

R-

10
I!

1(5

•21

■.•:{

L'4

2fi

16 29

5 39

David, Archbp.,
Chad, Bishop,..

Perpetua, M.

Greg-ory, M.

Edward, King of
[the West-Sax.

Benedict, Abbot.

Fast.

Annunc. of Vir.
[Mary.

EVENING PKATER.

V. 18 to V. 44

2Bj;. 21

15 to lOt'. 11

- 11 toi;. 24

- 12

■ 1 4 to I'. 26

- 16 to V. 23

- 17

20 V. 14

V. 10 to V. 32
22 V. 22

- 24

27». 12

1 V. 19

2 c. 26 to 3 i

4 to 1

7 V. 1-

10 V. h

11 J,'. 18

17 V. «

24 V. 5

Isaiah 52 v. 7 to v. 13
iJeut. 28 V. 15 to v. 47

29 V. 9

31 to V. 14

31 V. 30 to 32 V. 44

Joshua 1

Second Lesson.

11 toy. 25
11 D. 25

S: 15 to v. 8
15 c. 8

1 to V. 25
1 «. 26 & 2

4 to V. 18
4 t;. 18 ic 5

7 to V. 25

7 V. 25

10& 11 V. 1

U«. 2to i: 17

llr. 17

12 to f. 28

12 u. 28 & 13

14 to V. 20

14 V. 20

15 to V. 35

15 V. 35

2 Cor. 1 to V. 23

1 u. 23to2 t.. 14

2 v. 14 & 3

APIIIL

HATH XSX DATS.

EVENING PRATER.

1
2
3
4.
5

9
10
U
12
13
11
15
lo
17
IS
19
2f1
21

A
b
c
d
e
f
g
A
b
c
d

S
A
b
c
d

A
b

?
A

Kichard, Bp....
S. Ambrose, Bp.

Alphege, Abp...

St. George, M..

St. Mark, Evan.

Judges

Euth

1 Samuel

10 to V. 16

22 V. 1 1

6 tot

2toi

14 V. 24 to V. 47

Fzelviel 1 to «. 15

1 Sam. 17v. 31 tof. 55

20 r. 18

24&25U. i

Second Lesson.

II tor.

Hi;. 30 to 12 i;.

12r. 14&

Galatians

4 to 1-.

4 V. 21 to 5 !'.

bv.

Eph.

4 to V.

4 V. 25 to 5 V.

5 i\ 22 to 6 t'.

6v.

1 to t). 2

1 V. 21 to2i;.

iv.

IG THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OF LESSONS.

MAY

HATH SXXI DATS.

]'>

5!0

2(;

St. Philip and St.

[_Jitmes, Ap.

Invent, of Cross..

St. John E. ante
[Port. Lat.

Duiistan, Archbp.

Augustin, Archbp
Yen. Bede, Presb

, JUNE
HATH XSX DAYS.

2fi

Boniface, Bishop.

St, Barnabas, Ap.

St. Alban, Mart.

Tr. of King Edw.

Fast.

St. John Baptist. .

Fast.

St. PeUr, Apostle.

MORNING PRATEE.

Second Lesson.

Isaiah 61

1 Samuel 26

2 S.T.muel 3 ti. 17
'^ — ^7».18

13 w. 38 to 14y.26

15 y. 16

16 v. 15 to 17 1^.24

\Sv. 18

19 V. 24

■ 23 to V. 24

1 Kings 1 to V. 28

1 Chron. 29 v. 10

1 Kings 4«.20

6 to V. 15

8 V. 22 to V. 54

- — ~ r. 26
12 «. 25 to 13i». 11

Uto V. 21

18tot;.'l7

22 to V. 41

2 Kings 2

6 V. 24

8 to V. 16

10 to V. 18

Luke

22toi
31 toi

22 r.

23 to I'.

23 !'. 26 to V.

23 I'. 50 to 2 1 )'.

John 1 to V.

3 tor.

4 tot).'

- 5 to V.

- 5r

- 6 to I'

6 i'. 22 to V

. 6r

. 7 tor

- 7i'

- 8 to V

. 9 tor

- 9 V. 39 to 10 r

- 10 I

. 11 to r

- Uv. 17tor
-11 r. 47 to 12 1
. 12 I

MORNING PRATER.

First Lesson.

2 Kings

17 1

2 Chron.

20 V. 31 .

Second Lesson.

tO!

Ueut.
2 Kin

33 to V. 12

18 !>. 13

19 r. 20
Isaiah 38 v. 9 to «. 21
2 Kings 22

23 r. 21 to24r. 3

25 V. 8

Ezra 4

16 to V.
16 V.

IStou.

18 V.

19 to V.

4t>.

19 r.

20 to V.

Nehemiah

6&7to»>.5

Malachi 3 to v. 7
XeUemiah 13 to v. 15
Esther 1

Ezekifl
Job -

, 4 to V. 15

4 to V,

! to 5 1-,

5v.

V. 15 tor.
- 9 to V.

THE CALENDAR, ^vitii tiie TABLE OF LESSONS. 1^

MAY
flATH XSXI DATS.

ir,

?,0

St. Philip and St.

c [J^amgs, Ap.

luvent. of Cross..

St. John E. ante
[Port. Lat.

Dunstan, Arclibp.

Augustin, Arclibp.
Yen. Bede, Presb.

JUNE

HATH XXX DATS.

'J3

'Jl

'/'■>

V.H

Xicomedt!, Jl.

Boniface, Bishop.

St. Barnabas, Ap.

St. Alban, Mart . .
'ir. of kiiig Ed w..

Fast.

St. John Baptist..

Fast.

Si. Peter, Apostie.

EVENING PRATER.

Second Lesson.

Zechariah ■

1 cainuel 28 j

2 Samuel

7 to V.

12 to V.

15 tow.

16 to V.

ir«. 24tol8u

19 to V.

21 to V.

1 Kings 1 V. 28 to v.

8 to V.

8 i: 54 to 9 v.

11 to V.

12 to V.

13 r.

15 V. 25 to 16 I

18-

Colossians 3 to v
3 «. 18 to 4

1 Thess.

1-. 18

■ Si2

Philpmon.

Hebrews

2 & 3 to

3 V. 7 to 4 JJ

iv. 14

EVENING PRATER.

First Lesson.

2 Kings
2 Chron.

2 Kings
2 Clirou.
Kahum
2 Kings

17 to V. 24
12

- 14

& 17 to V. 14

- 20 10 I!. 31

- 22

- 24

26 & 27

18 to V. S

L 31 v. 1

— 1

to V. 20

2 Chron. 33

2 Kings 23 to v. 21

24 V. 8 to 25 V. 8

Ezra 1&3

8i;. 15

10 to V. 20

Nehcmiah 2

7 f. 73 & 8

Malachi 4

Kehemiah 13 u. 15

Esther 2 v. 15 & 3

Zechariah 3

Job 2

Sacond Lesson.

Matthew
1 John -

10 to V. W

10 t;. 19

11 to V. 17

11 i;. 17

14 V. 8

1 to 17. 22

!2 to2jj. 11

1 1 to 3 !•. 8

. 8 to 4 V. 7

4j;. 7

14 to V. 13

2 to V. 15

2 V. 15

3 to ,-. 16
)'. 8 to 1'. 23
. 16to4i'.7

18 THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OP LESSONS.

JULY

HATH XXXI DATS.

«n

Sft

2fi

Visit, of V. Mary..
Tr. of St. Martin..

Swithuu, Bishop. .

Marg.'v.'&ir'.!!!
St. Mary Magd. . .

'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' Fast.

St. James, Apostle.
St. Anne

AUGUST

EATH XXXI DAYS.

2(1

2.'>

1 e

Lammas Hay.

Transfig-uration.
Name of Jesus . .

St. Lawrence, M.

Fast.

St. Barlliolomew . .

St. Augustin, B. . .
Beheading of St.
[John Baptist.

MORNING PRATER.

First Lesson.

Second Lesson.

30 V. 12 to V. 2-

38 V. 39 & 39

Proverbs 1 to v. 20

3 v. 27 to 4 i>. 20

5i». 1.-)

11 tor. 15

14 V. 9 to V. 28

2 Kings 1 to «. 16

Proverbs 16 r. 13

lOi'. 31 to 17 V. 18

19 I.'. 13

21 to V. 17

22 V. 10

9 V.

10 to V.
10 V.

13 to I
13 1

- 15 to r.

■15i;. 30tol6«

17 tor

17 f

IStou.

18 t;. 24 to 19

20 to

21 to V.

21 V. 17 to V.

21 r. 37 to 22 I'.

22 V. 23 to 23 f,

>ul;e 9 V. 61 to v.

MORNING PRATER.

scond Lesson

Proverbs 2" to v. 22

30 to 0. li

Eccles. 1

Jeremiah 2 to «. 14

5 V. 19

7tO!,-. 17

9 tow. 17

18 tor. 18

22 V. 13

29 V. 4 to r. 20

. 31 to r. 15

33 to t.. 14

36t>. 14

Genesis 28 v. 10 tor. 18
Jeremiah. 38 u. 14

50 to I'. 21

Ezekiel 1 to v. 15

12 V. 17

— 2 to t>. 1?

2 V. if

— 3

— 6

— 7

— 8 to V. 18

8v. 18

— 9 to V. 19

— 9 V. 19

— 11 tor. 23

— llv.25

— 12

— 13

14 & 15 lor. 8

— 15». 8
— 16

— 1 to I'. 26

— 1 V. 2li & 2

— 3

4 to r. 18

— 4 r. 18 & 5
— 6

7 to V. 25

7 r. 25

— lO&Ur. 1
U V. 2 tgt). 17

THE CALENDAR, vrna TitE TABLE OF LESSONS. 19

JULY

HATH XXXI DATS.

2fi

:^(!

Visit, of V.Maiy. .
ii' of St! Martin"

Svyithun, Bishop.

iiarg. 'v.&'ii!!!!

St. Jrlary Magd. . .

!!!!!!!!..!! Fast

St. James, Apostle
St. Anne

AUGUST

HATH XXXI DATS.

c
d
e
f
S
A
b
c
d
e
f

i
b

c
d
e
f
S
A
b
c
d

f
S
A
b
c
d
e

Laiimias l^ay

•^

Transfiguration...
Name of Jesus....

10
11

St. La-vvrence, Itl. .

I'l

Ifi

Fast.

St. Bartholomew..

?fi

28
29
SO
31

St. Augjustin, B. . ,
Belieading of St.
[John Baptist.

EVE^'li^G PKAYER.

First Lesson.

22 V. 12 to V. 29

- m — 27

29 8e 30 V. 1

31 w. 13

3Stoi;i.39

Proverbs 1 v. 20

3 to «. 27

4 V. 20 to 5 V. 15

6 to V. 20

ZI lOv. 16

11 V. 15

14i;. 28tol5i;. 18

Jer. 26 u. 8 to r. 16
Proverbs 16 to v. 20

\Sv. 10

20 to V. 23

22 tor. 17

26 tow. 21

Second Lesson.

1 John 4 :

2 John.

3 John.
Judo.

JIatt. 1 V

■ 4 toe

• 4 V. 23 to 5 V.

5 V. 13 to V.

■ bv

■ 6 to V

■ 6 D. 19 to 7 !;

■ 8 to I'.

- 8 c.

. 9 to J).

- 9 i;.

. lOtoi;.

. 10 u.

. 12 to V.

. 12 V.

- 13 to V.

■ 13 V. 24 to V.
-13 V. 53 to 14 V.

. 14 V.

. 15toi;.

. 15 V.

. letoj;.

EVENING PHATER.

Second Lesson.

Proverbs 28 to v. 15

31 !'. 10

Eccles. 2 to I'. 12

Jeremiah 1

5 to V. 19

6 to V. T2.

13 V. 8 to V. 24

17 tow. 19

22 to V. 13

23 to V. 16

25 to v. 15

31 V. 15 to V. £8

33 V. 14

38 to V. 14

38 to y. 14

iJeuteronomy 13 «. 15
Jeremiah 39

51 V. 54

Eisekiel 1 V. 15

3 tor. 15

Uy. 14

13 tor. 17

Matt. 16 V. 24 to 17 v.

17 r.

13 toy.

18 V. 21 to 19 y

19 y. 3 to V.

19 r. 27 to 20 V.

20 V.

2'l V.

22 to y.

22 V. 15 to V.

22y. 41 to23v.

24 to V.

24 y.

25 to V.

26 to v.

26 V. 31 to V.

27 to V.

27 V. 27 to V.

2 to V.

2 V. 23 to 3 y.

THE CALENDAR, wnu the TABLE OF LESSONS.

SEPTE3IBER

HATH XXX DATS.

A
b
c
d

1
b
c
d
e
f
S
A
b
c
d
e
f

b
c
d

f
S

Giles, Abbot

7
8

Eimrclius. Bishop.
Nat. of Vir. Mary.

Holy-Cross Day..

Ifi

Lambert, Bishop. .

20
21

Fast.

St. Matthew, Apos.

<>(

St. Cyprian, Abp..

23
29

[Angels.

St. .Michael and all
St. Jeroiu

OCTOBER
HATn XXXI DATS.

■.',

\'i

1:5

1,'>

l(>

2f>

2fi

' PT

K(.'niig-ius, Bp.

Faith, V.&M.

St. Ueiiys, Bishop.

Trans. K. Edw.

Etheldreda, V...
St. Lmke, Evang.

Crispin, Martyr...

Fast.

St.Simon & St.Jtide

MORNING PilATEli.

13 V. 17

14 V. 12

18 to V. 19

20 to V. 18

20 V. 33 to V. 44

24 V. 15

27 to V. 26

28 to V. 20

32 to 1!. 17

33 V. 21

34 V. 17

37 to V. 15

47 to V. 13

2 to D. 21

4 V. 19

5 V. 17

7 tow. 15

9 to V. 20

10 to V. 20

19 V. 15

2i.. 14

5 D. 8 to 6 V. 7

10
15

Joel 1

2 V. 15 to i». 28

Genesis 32

Joel 3 V. 9

I Kings
Hosea -

IStoi

Second Lesson.

1 Cor. 11». 17

12 to V. 28

12 V. 28 & 13

14 tow. 20

14«. 20

15 to V. 35

]c.v.3b

2 Cor. 1 to V. 23

1 V. 23 to 2 i;. 14

2v. 14 & 3

6&7r. 1

liter'. 30

\\v. 30 to 12 jj. 14

12 V. 14&13

Galatians 1

4 to V. 21

4 V. 21 to 5 V. 13

5 V. 13

Acts 12 V. 5. to V. 18
Ephesians ■ 1

MORNING PKATER.

Jonah
Micah

2 y. 4 to 3 u. 9
6to y. 18

Second Lesson.

Ephesians 2

j 4 to V. 25

4 V. 25 to 5 V. 22

j 5 V. 22 to 6 ,: 10

I • 6 V. 10

Philippians 1

I-Iahum

Habalikuk

Zeph. 1 V. 14 to 2 y. 4

Hassai
Zechariah

Isaiah

Zechariah

2 to I
1 tOi

U)
18

8v. 14

10 (

14 !

3 r. 13 & 4 I

w. 9tot). 17

2 v. 8

3 to v. 13

3 V. 18 & 4

1 Thess. 1

2 Thess. 1

1 Timothy 1 to v. 18

1 ,.. 18 & 2

I 2 Timothy 1

,1 i 2

THE CALENDAR, -n-iTii the TABLE OF LESSONS.

SEPTEMBER

HATH XXX DATS.

EVENING PiiAYEil.

First Lesson.

Second Lesson.

li!

I'J

i>0

i!l

«3

2.-1

2!',

2!)

Giles, Abbot.

Euurchua, Bishop.
Nat. of Vir. Mary.

Holy-Cross Day.

Daniel ■

Lambert, Bishop.

Fast.

St. Matthew, Apos.

St. Cyprian, Abp..

[Anrjels.

St. Michael and all
St. JcTom

1 14 to V. 12

16 V. 44

lSv.\9

20 V. 18 to V. as

22y.2.1

27 V. 26

33 toe. 21

34 to V. 17

36 V. 16 to V. 33

37 V. 15

— 1

2u. 24

4 to V. 19

5 to I'. 17

7». 15

9 i,. 20

1 Chronicles 29 to ». 20
Hosea 4 to v. 13

11 & 12 to V. 7

Joel 2 to V. 15

2 V. 28 to 3 «. 9

Daniel 10 w. 4

Amos 1 & 2 to u. 4

Mark 5 v. 21

6 to V. 14

6 V. U to V. 30

6 V. 30

7 to y. 24

7 J'. 24 to 8 V. 10

8 f. 10 to 9 V. 2

9 w. 2 to 1'. 30

9 V. 30

10 to V. 32

lOv. 32

11 to V. 27

11 ». 27to \2v.n

12 V. 13 to V. 35

— -12 I'. 35 to 13 !•. 14

13". 14

14 to i: 27

U V. 27 to V. 53

14 V. 53

15 to V. 42

15 V. 42 & 16

Luke 1 to t'. 26

1 V. 26 to V. 57

1 i;. 57

2 to V. 21

2r. 2!

3 to V. 23

4 to V. 16

Revelation 14 v. 14

Luice 4 V. 16

OCTOBER

HATH XXXI DATa

EVENING PRATER.

2-1

Eemigius, Bp.

Second Lesson.

ke 5 to J)

— 6 to t

Faith, V. & M.

t. Denys, Bishop.

Trans. K. Edw.

Obadiah.
Jonah —

Habakkuk
ZepUauiah

Etheldreda, V...
St. Luke, Evang.

1 tou. 14
2 V. 4

2 V. 10

V. 18 & 2 ;

Crispin, Martyr. . .

Fast.

St.Simon&Sl.Jude

Zechariah 1 v.

Ecclns. "8 to V. 15

Zochariah 4

~ 8 tor. 14

9 V. 9

3 to V. 13

Wisdom 1

Jer. 3 V. 12. to i'. 19
Wisdom — 4 i). 7 i

6i'. 22to7r. 15|

8 to 0. 19 I

Malachi

- 7tor.'

- 7 v.

■ 8 to !•.

- 9 to V.

- 9 V. 2^3 to I'.
' 9 V. 51 to 10 v.

. 10 r.

. 11 to V.

- — 111'.

- 12 to V.

. 12 v.

- 13 to V.

. 13!,.

- 14tOD.

14 J). 25 to 15 V.
. lor.

I 17 tor.

- 17 V.

. 18 to V.

■ \Sv. 31 to 19 i>.

- 19 i;. U to V.

. 19 ^^

. 20 t.> V.

- 20 v. 27 to 21 I

22 THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OF LESSONS.

NOYE?.IBER

HATH XXX DATS.

2
8

d
e
f

A
b
c

i
b

c
d
e
f
S
A
b
c
d
e
f

All Saints' Hay...

6
7

Leonard, Conf

1-?

St. Martin, Bp....

13
14

Britius, Bishop.. . .

Macliutus, Bp

^9,

Hugh, Bishop ....

20
?1

Edmund, King

22
23

Cecilia, V.& M...
St. Clement, Bp. . .

Catherine, V. & JI.

St. Andrew, Ap. . .

DECE3IBER
HATH XXXI DAYS.

16
17

2fi

Nicolas, Bishop,
Concept

of Vir.
[Mary.

Lucy, Vir. & M.
O Sapientia....

Fast.

St. Thomas, Apo^.

Fast.

Christmns-Dny...,

St. Stephen, M

St. John, Evang...
Innocents' Day. . . .

Silvester, Bishop. .

MORMNG PRAYER.

First Lesson.

Second Lesson.

Wisdom ,3 to V. 10

Heb. 11

v.Z»Si\2tov.7

■ 9

2 Timo

11 V. 15 to 12 r. 3

Ecclus. 1 to V. 14

Titus

3 V. 17 to V. 30

10 ». 18

Philemon.

15 c. 9

Hebrews

IStoD. 15

2&3to

-'.7

19 t. 13

Zv. 7 to 4

24 to V. 24

4 i). 14 & 5

33 V. 7 to V. 23

39 to V. 13

41 tov. 14

44 to V. 16

10 tot)

61 V. 10

—^

10 r

Baruch 4 v. 36 & 5

11 to V

Isaiah 1 i-. 21

11 V

3 to V. 16

■

5 to y. 18

James

8^7. 5tor'. 18

9d. StolOt'. 5

10 V. 20

11 V. 10

1 Peter 1 to f

1 V. 22 to 2 r

19 to V. 16

2 V. 1 1 to 3

■. 8

John

1 r. 35 to V

MORNING PRAYER.

First Liosson.

21 to V. 13

22 v. 15

26 to V. 20
23 to V. 14
29 to V. 9
30 to ('. IS
31

j Second Lesson.

1 Peter 3 v. 8 to 4 r. 7
— iv.7

2 Peter 1

1 John

41 V. 17

42 V. 18 to 43 V. 8

44 to 1-. 21

45 V. 8

49 to V. 13

ZZ ZZ 51 V. 9

52 V. 13 & 53

Job 42 to V. 7

Isaiah 5")

9 to r. 8

. 3 to r. 16

3 V. 16 to 4 V. 7

4 r. 7

2 John.

3 John.
Jude.

Kevelation I

2 V. 18 to 3 V. 7

.Tohn 20 r. m
Revelation

Genesis 4 to f

Exodus 33

Jeremiah 3! tor

Isaiah

Luke 2 tor. 15

Acts 6

John 13 w. 23 to I'. 36
R-ivelalJou 16

19 to ». II

_ 20

21 «. 15 to 22 ti 6

THE CALENDAR, with the TABLE OF LESSONS.

NOVEMBER
HATH XXX DAYS.

b
c
d
e
£
S
A
b
c
d

i
b

c
d
e

f
g
A
b
c
d
e

AU Saints' Day...

Leonard, Conf....

8
9

St. Martin. Bp....

13
14

BritiuB, Bishop....

15
IB

Machutus. Bp

Hugh, Bishop ....

20
7.\

Edmund, King....

22
23

Cecilia, V. & M...

St. Clement. Bp...

Catherine, V. » M.

2S
30

Fast.

St. Andrew, Ad...

EVENING PRATER.

First Lesson.

Second Lessen.

Wiidom 5 to V. 17

Revelation 19 to v. 17

11 tor. 15

Luke

22 tow. 31

^-^ 17

22 V. 31 to V. 54

Ecclus. 2

22 V. 54

4 e. 10

23 to V. 26

7^.27

23 V. 26 to V. 50

14 to V. 20

— 23 V. 50 to 24 V. 13

lev. 17

24 V. 13

18 V. 15

John

1 to «. 29

22 V. 6 to V. 24

I .;. 29

24 i;. 24

34 V. 16

—

3 to V. 2S

37t;. 8toi'. 19

3 r. 2»

39 1-. 13

4 to i>. 31

42 V. 15

4v. 31

50tDv.25

6 to V. 24

Baruch 4 to w. 21

5 V. 24

Isaiah i to v. 21

6 to V. 23

6 .'. 22 to V. 41

4t;. 2

6 V. 41

5„. 18

7 to V. 25

7toi;. 17

7 v. 2&

— 8t'. 18to9t;.8

8 to r. 31

DECEMBER

HATH XXXI DAYS

8v. 31

9 to e. 3»

9 V. 39 to 10 t. 2*

10 V. 22

11 to V. 17

11 17. 17 to V. 47

.Tohn 12r. 20tot;, 42

BVININO PRATER.

Second Lesson.

Nioolaa, Bishop.

Conception of Vix.
iMary.

Lucy, Vir. &M...

Isaiah 22 to v. 15 John 11 v. 47 to 12 v. 20

O Sapientia.

2'i

25,

>v 2(:)&27i
28 V. 14 '

40 to V. 12

41 tor. 17

42 to V. 18

43 V. 8

44 V. 21 to 45 V. 8

46
48

II ■«" 1

I ] . 49 V. 13 Eev. 2 to

12 V. ..

— 13 tor. 21

— 13W.21

— 14

— 15

— 16 to V, 16

— 16 V. 16

— 17

— 18 to V. 28
- 18 V. 28

— 19 to V. 25

— 19 V. 25

— 20 to 1). 19
20 V. 19

Fast.

St. Thomas, Apos.

51 to V. 9
62 tor. 13

Fast.

Christmas-Dny....

St. Stephen, M

St. John, Evang...
Innocents' Day. . . .

Silvester. Biahosj. !

— - S6

— - Tr. lOtoi'. 17
2Chron. 24r. 15tor.23

Jsaiah 6

Baruch 4 v. 21 to v. 31

Isaiah 62

64 & 6& tov. 8

-1~ » — s'v.j

John 14 to V. ft

Eevelation 10

Til us 3 V. 4. tor. 9

Arts 8 to y. 9

H velation •■ 1

. 1»

Wall

— „ il to V. 15

— 22».6

TABLES AND KULES

ror. THB MOVEABLE AND IMMOVEABLE FEASTS; TOGETHER WITH THi
i'ATS OP FASTING AND ABSTINENCE, THROUGH THi: WUOLE YEAB.

R ULES to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy-days begin,

JC'.-isTER-DAy (on whicti the rest depend) is always the First Sunday after the Pnll
-*-^ Moon which happens upon, or next after the Twenty-first Day of March; and if the
Pnll Mfion happens upon a ■'Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after.

Adveot-Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrev, whether before
or after.

Stptxuigesima

Sexagesima

Quimjiutgesima

Quadragenma

Rogation-Sunday

Aicension-Day

H'hit-Sunday

^rinity-Sunday

Sunday is

'Sii
Five Weeks
Forty Days

Nine >
Eigl.t f
Seven r

Weeki before na

Eight Weeks.

rABLE OF ALL TILE FEASTS THAT ARE TO BE OBSERVED Ilf
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

The
Dayi

«ftl-
»ecH

Sundays in the Year.

The Circumcision of our Lord JE-
SUS CHRIST.

The Epiphany.

The Conversion of Si. Paul.

The Purification of the Blceied
Virgin.

.'•■{. .Vatthias the Apostle.

The Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin.

St. Mark the Evangelist.

.;;<. Philip and .^t. James the
Apostles

The Ascension of our Lord JESUS
CHRIST.

St. liarnabaa.

-'The Nativity of St. John

St. Peter the Apostle.

St. James the Apostle.

'"', Bartkoionievj the Apcstle.
I St. .Matthew the Apostle.

St. Mirhad and all Angels.
I St. Lulu the Evangelist.

St. Simcrti and Si. Jude,

St. Andrew the Apostle.
St. Thop.as the Apostle.
The Nativity of our Lord.
.Si. Stephen the Martyr.
St. John the Evangelint
The Holy Innocents.

iSimday and Tuesday in Eaater-lVeek. Monday and Tuesa^iy in tykitmn-IVuk.

& TABLE OF THE VIGILS, FASTS, AND DAYS OF ABSTINENCE,
TO BE OBSERVED IN THE YEAR.

The Nativity of our Lord.
,-, I The Purification of the Blessed
Tj". 5, 1 Virgin .Vary.
^,- .../The Annunciation of the Blessed
K -"^ ) Virgin.

"*•""■'' / EasterDay.— Ascension- Day.
Pentecost. — St. Matthias.

The
Evens
or Vigils
before

St. John Baptist.

St Peter. —St. Jamet.

St. Barihu'.omew.

Si. Matthew.

St. Sim, .11 and .Si!. Judc.

St .-ii.itrew.—St. ThoTrtoe.

AU Saints.

Hole, that if any of these Feast-Days fall upon a Monday, then th^i Vigil or Fast-Day sh&U
be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday nest before it.

Days of Fasting, or Abstinence.

C. The ii'orty Days of Lent.
li The Ember-Days at the Four Seasons, be-

ing^^tbe lyednesday, Friday, and Saturdofy ^ ^,pi^„ i4_ ^j Ueeeoxbtr 18.

III. The Three Hogation-lays, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, before

Holy-ThvTsday, or the .■Jscension of our Lord

IV. AU the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas- Day.

A Solemn Day, for which a particular Service is appointed.

The tiixth Day of JUai/, being the Day on which His Majesty began His happy
l;eigu.

9S.

A TABLE TO FIND EASTER-DAY,

FHOM THE PRESENT TIME TILL THE YEAR 2199 INCLDSIVB, ACCORDING
TO THE FOREGOING CALENDAR.

GOLD]!N
KUMBEB.

XIV.

III.

XIX.
VIII.

XVI.
V.

XIII.

II.

XVIII.
VII.

XV.

rv.

XII.

IX.

XVII.

VI.

DATS OF
THE MONTH.

SUNDAY
LETTERS.

April

THIS Table contains so much of the
Calendar as is necessai-y for the
determining of Easter ; to find which,
look for the Golden Number of the
Year in the First Column of the
Table, against which stands the Day
of the Paschal Full Moon ; then look
in the Third Column for the Sunday
Letter, next after the Day of the Full
Moon, and the Day of the Month
standing against that Sunday Letter
is Easter-Day. If the Full Moon
happens upon a Sunday, then (ac-
cording to the First Kule) the next
Sunday after is Easter-Bay.

To find the Golden Number, or
Prime, add 1 to the Year of our Lord,
and then divide by 19 ; the Remain-
der, if any, is the Golden Number;
but if nothing remaineth, then 19 is
the Golden Number.

To find the Dominical or Sunday
Letter, according to the Calendar,
until the Year 2099 inclu-
sive, add to the Year of
our Lord its Fourth Part,
omitting Fractions, and
also the Numbere: Divide
the Sum by 7 ; and if there
is no Remainder, then A
is the Sunday Letter : But
ifany Number remaineth,
then the Letter standing
against that Number in the small an-
nexed Table, is the Sunday Letter.

For the next following Century,
that is, from the Year 2100 till the
Year 2199 inclusiye, add to the cur-
rent Year its Fourth Part, and also
the Number 5, and then divide by 7,
and proceed as in the last Rule.

Note, That in all Bissextile or Leap-
Years, the Letter found, as above,
will be the Sunday Letter from the
intercalated Day exclusive, to the
End of the Year.

ANOTHER TABLE TO FIND EASTER

TILL THE YEAR 2199 INCLUSIVE.

SUNDAY LETTERS.

GOLDEN

NUMBER.

April 16

--20 21

II.

April 9

6 7

III.

Mar. 26

30: — 2»

IV.

April 16

— 18

13 ! 14

April 2

— 4

6 7

VI.

April 23

20 21

VII.

AprU 9

VIII.

April 2

— 3

Mar.29

Apr. 1

IX.

April 23

April 9

XI.

IVlar. 26

— 31

Apr. 1

XII.

April 16

— -14

XIII.

April 9

• 7

XIV.

Mar. 26

— 27

XV.

April 16

— 17

— 15

XVI.

April 2

— 3

Mar.31

Apr. 1

XVII.

April 23

XVIII.

AprU 9

XIX.

April 2

Mar.28

Apr. 1

TO make use of the preceding Table, find the Sund.ay Letter for the Year in
tlie uppermost Line, and the Golden Numljer, or Prime, in the Column of
Golden Numbers, and against the Prime, in the same Line under the Sunday
Letter, you have the Day of the Month on which Easter falleth that Year.
But note, that the Name of the Month is set on the Left Hand, or just with
the Figure, and followeth not, as in other Tables, by Descent, but CoUateraL

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A TABLE

or THB

MOVEABLE FEASTS.

ACCORDING TO THE SEVERAL DAYS THAT EASTER CAB
POSSIBLY FALL UPON

EASIER-

to tH'

SEFTDA-

THE
FIRST

ROGA-

ASCEN-

WHIT-

ISg

ADVESI

DAT.

GESIMA

DAV OF

TION

SION-

SUNDAY.

g£5

SUNDAY

SPKDAT.

LENT.

SCWDAr.

DAY.

o ■< «

Mar. 22

One

Jan. 18

Feb. 4

Apr, 26

Apr. 30

May 10

Nov. 29

One

May 1

One

Dec. 1

Two

i:6

Two

ZZ 8

Two

May 1

Nov. 27

Two

-^ 2

Two

— — 17

Two

• 13

Dec. I

April 1

Three

— 15

Three

fib

Nov. 27

Three

Feb. 1

Three

Dec. 1

Four

ZZ 10

Four

^..-.■.■27

— 11

Four

1;S

Four

— 21

Four

June 1

Four

Dec. 1

Five

->~ 28

Ifi

Five

Mar. 1

Five

Nov. 27

Five

. 19

Five

-— ^l

Five

Dec. 1

Six

. 23

Six

June 1

Six

Nov 27

Six

- =

— :'a

Kote, that in a Bissextile or Leap- Year, the Number of Sumtays after
Epiphany will bo the same, as if EasUr-Day had fallen One Day later
than it really does. And for the same reason. One Day must, in every
Leap-Year, be added to the Day of the Month given by the Table for
Septuageaima Sunday : And the like must be done for the First Day of
Lent (commonly called A s/i- Wednesday) unless the Table gives some Day
in the Month of March for it j for in that Case, the Day given by the
Table is the right Day.

A TABLE TO FIND EASTER,

THE YEAR 1900, TO THE YEAR ^199 INCLUSIVE.

OOLDEN

BATS Oi<

SCNDAY

ML'ilBEP.S.

lUE MOMIH.

LEITEES.

XIV.

3Iarch 22

III.

2'd

21
25

XI.

2(5

XTX.

VIII.

£9

XYI.

April

XIII.

II.

XVIII.

VII.

XV.

IV.

XII.

1,-)

IX.

Ifi

XVII.

VI.

The Golden Numbers in the
foregoins Calendar will poiut out
the Days of the Baschul Full
Moons, till the Year of our Lord
1000 ; at which Time, in order
that the Ecclesiastical Full Jloons
may fall nearly on the same Days
with the real Full Moons, the
GoldenXumbersmust be removed
to difTerent Days of the Calendar,
as is done in the annexed Table,
which contains so much of the
Calendar then to be used, as is
necessary for finding the Paschal
Full Moons, and the Feast of
Easter, from the Year 1000, to the
Year 2199 inclusive. This Table
is to be made use of, in all re-
spects, as the First Table before
inserted, for finding Loiter till
the Year 1893.

[//']

GENERAL TABLES

FOR

FINDING THE DOMINICAL OR SUNDAY LETTER,

AND THB
PLACES OP THB GOLDEK NUMBERS IN TEB CALENDAR.

TABLE L

2 1

F G

1600 1700

1800

1900
201)0

2100

2200

2noo

2400

2.->00

2600

27m

2800

29f>0

SOOO

SI 00
3200

3300

3400

3500
3600

3700

3800

3900
4000

4100

4200

4:!00
4400

4500

4<i00

4700
4hn0

4900

5000

5100
.5200

5300

6400

6500
6600

6700

5800

6900
6000

6100

6200

6300
6400

efioo

6600

6700

6900

7000

7100
7200

7300

7400

7r.00
7000

7700

7800

7900

8100

8200

8300
8400

8000

&c.

To find the Dominical or Runrlay Letter for any given Year of our Lord,
add to the Year its Fourth Part, omitting Fractions, and also tli9 Number,
which in Table I. standcth at the Top of the Column, wherein the Number
of Hundreds contained in that given Year is found : Divide the Sum by 7,
and if there is no Kemaindor, then A is the Sunday Letter ; but if any
Number remaineth, then the Letter, which standeth under that Number at
the Top of the Table, is the Sunday Letter.

TABLE II.

I. II.

TEARS OP

ni.

I. n. I

TEARS OP

OUR LORD.

ODE LORD.

To find the Month and Days of the
Month to which the Golden Xumbera

1600
1700

5200
5300

15
16

ought to be prefixed in the Calendar,

1800

5400

in any given Year of our Lord, con-

1900

6500

sisting of entire Hundred Years, and

2000

5600

in all the intermediate Years betwixt

2100

6700

that and the next Hundredth Year

2200
2300

5800
6900

18
19

following, look in the Second Co-
lumn of Table 11. for the given Year

2400

COOO

consisting of entire Hundreds, and

2500
2G00

4
5

6100
6200

19
20

Note the Number or Cypher which

2700

6300

stands against it in the Third Co-
lumn ; then, in Table III. look for

2800

291)0

5
6

6400
6500

20
21

the same Number in the Column

3000

6600

under any given Golden Number,

3100

6700

which when you have found, guide

3200

6800

your Eye Side-ways to the Left

3300

6900

Hand, and in the First Column you

3100
3500

8
9

7000
7100

24
24

will find the Month and Day to
which that Golden Number ought to

3600

7200

be prea.\ed in the Calendar, during

3700

3800

7300
7-100

25
25

that Period of One Hundred Years.

3900

7500

■^o

The Letter 33 prefixed to certain

4000

7600

r?6

Hundredth Years in Table U. de-

4100
4200

7700
7800

■,;6

notes those Years \^thich are still to

4300

7900

ii8

be accounted Bissextile or Leap-
Years in the New Calendar; where-

4400

4.'J00

8000
8100

as ail the other Hundredth Years are

4600

8200

to be accounted only common Years.

4700

8300

4800

8400

4900

8500

5000

&.C.

5100

TABLE III.

PASCHAL
FILL
UUOA.

THE GOLDEN NUBIBERS.

"'"^

1
8

3 4

1 12

C
3

7
14

8
25

9
6

10
17

12
9

13
20

14
1

16
23

17
4

18
15

Mar. 21
Mar. 22

Mar. 23

2 13

Mar. 24

3 14

Mar. 25

4jl6

:\rar. 26

5*16

Mar. 27

2.'j

6' 17

Mar. 28

7|18

16'27

Mnr. 29

8119

14125

17,2s

Mar. 30

17
18

28
29

10'21

12
13

23
24

4
5

26
27

7
1

18
19

34
26

6
6

Mar. 31

Apiil 1

11|22

April 2

1223

April 3

13124

April 4

22
23

14:25
15 26

2_8
29

9
10

2_0
21

12
13

23
24

4
5

16
16

26
27

13
19

April 5

April 6

16 27

17 28

920

Ai,ril 7

17 2S

231 4

l«i'9

1021

April 8

18, 1:9

24 5

April &

'_!

25 6

Ajiril 10

26 7

April 11

27 8

April 12

28 9

Aj.ril 13

29 10

2il3

April 14

13
14

24
25

16
V7

8
"9

22
23

3il4

28
29

9
10

20
21

April 15

April 16

5 16

Ai.ril 17

6 17

April 17

April 18

~C~

2-^|l^

t THE ORDER FOR

MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

DAILY TO BE SAID

AND USED THRO

UGUOUT THE YEAR.

rpHE Morning and Evcnin<>r

Prayer shall be use

i In the aecnstomed Place of

-■- the Church, Chapel, or Chauccl; except it shall be otherwise dctcrniincd

by the Ordinary of the Place. And the CbanceU sluill remain as they have

done in times post.

And here is to be noted, that s

uch

rnaments of the Church, and of the

Ministers thereof, at all Times of

their

Ministration, shall be retained, and

be in use, ns were in this Church of England, by the Authority of ParUament,

in the Second Year of Uie Uci^'n of ICing Edward the Sixth.

THE ORDER FOR

MORNING PRAYER,

DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,

i ^ At the "beginning of Morning Pmyei' the Minister shall
read with a loud voice some one or jnm^e of these Sentences
of the So'iptures that follcyw. And. then he shall say thai
which is written ajter tJie said Sentences.

WHEN the wicked man tumeth away from
his wickedness that he hath committed,
and doeth that which is lawful and right, he
shall save his soul alive. IiJzek. xviii. 27.

I acknowledge my transgressions, and my
sin is ever before me. Pmlm li. 3,

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out
all mine iniquities. Psalm li. 9.

The sacrihces of God are a broken spirit : a
broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt
not despise. Psalm li. 17.

Rend your heart, and not your garments,
and tm*n unto the Lord your God : for he is
gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of
great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Joel ii. 13.

To the Lord our God belong mercies and
forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against
him ; neither have we obeyed the voice of the
Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he
set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10.

Lord, correct me, but with judgm.ent ;
not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to no-
thing. Jer. X. 24. Pmlm vi. .1.

Eepent ye ; for the Kingdom of Heaven h
at hand. St, Ilatf. iii. 2.

34 MORNING PRAYER.

I will arise, and go to my lather, and will
say unto him. Father, 1 have sinned against
heaven, and before thee, and am no more wor-
tny to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19.

Enter not into judgment with thy servant,
Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living
be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
om'selves, and the truth is not in us : but, if
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us om^ sins, and to cleanse us h'om all
unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9.

DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture
moveth us in sundry places to acknow-
ledge and confess om- manifold sins and wick-
edness ; and that we should not dissemble nor
cloke them before the face of Almighty God
om* heavenly Father; but confess them with
an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart;
to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of
the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy.
And although we ought at all tunes humbly
to acknowledge our sins before God ; yet ought
we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and
meet together to render thanks for the great
benefits that we have received at his hands, to
set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his
most holy Word, and to ask those things which
are requisite and necessary, as well for the
body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and be-
seech yon, as many as are here present, to ac-
company me with a pure heart, and humble
voice, unto the thrcne of the heavenly grace,
saying after me ;

MORNING PRAYER. 35

^ A genei^al Confession to he said of the whole CongregaMon
after the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father;
We have erred, and strayed from thy
ways like lost sheep. We have followed too
much the devices and desires of om- own hearts.
We have offended against thy holy laws. We
have left midone those things which we ought
to have done ; And we have done those things
which vfe ought not to have done ; And there
is no health in us. But thou, Lord , have
mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare
thou them, God, which confess their faults.
Restore thou them that are penitent ; Accord-
ing to thy promises declared unto mankind in
Christ Jesu om- Lord. And grant, most
merciful Father, for his sake ; That we may
hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

T The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by
the Priest alone, standing; the i^eople still kneelmg.

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death
of a sinner, but rather that he may tmii from
his wickedness, and live ; and hath given power,
and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare
and pronounce to his people, being penitent,
the Absolution and Remission of their sins:
He pardoneth and absolveth all them that
truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy
Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech Mm to grant
us true repentance, and his holy Spirit, "that
those things may please him, which we do at
this present ; and that the rest of our life here-

36 MORNING PRAYER.

after may -be pure, and holy; so that at the
last we may come to his eternal joy ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.

^ The jiCO-pU shall answer here, and at the end of all otJver
prai/ers, Amen.

% Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer
tvith an audlbleroice; the j^eople also kneeling, and repeat-
ing it xoith him, both here, and xvheresoever else it is used in
Divi/ne Service.

OUR Father, wliieh art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Xame. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth. As it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daity bread. And forgive us
our trespasses, As Ave forgive them that tres-
pass against us. And lead us not into tempta-
tion ; But deliver us from evil : For thine is
the kingdom. The power, and the glory, For
ever and ever. Amen.

IT Theyi likeidse he shall say^

Lord, open thou our lips.
Answer, And our mouth shall shew forth
thy praise.

Priest. Gcd. make speed to save us.
Answer. Lord, make haste to help us.

1 Here all standing up, the Priest shall say,

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be : Avorld without end. Amen.

Priest. Praise ye the Lord.

Answer. The Lord's Xame be praised.

1[ Then shall he said or sung this Psalm following : except
on Easter-Day, upon which another Anthem is cqypointed;
and on the Nineteenth day of every Month it m not to he read
here, hut in the ordinary Coivrse of the Psalms.

MOKNING PKAYER. 37

Yenite, exult emus Doviino. Psalm xcy.

OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord i let
us heartily rejoice in the strength of our
salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanks-
giving : and shew om'selves glad in him with
Psalms.

For the Lord is a great God : and a great
King above all gods.

l\\ his hand are all the corners of the earth :
and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it : and his
hands prepared the dry land.

come, let us worship, and fall down : and
kneel before the Lord our Maker.

For he is the Lord our God : and we are ths
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not
your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in
the day of temptation m the wilderness ;

When your fathers tempted me : proved me,
and saw my works.

Forty years long was I grieved with this ge-
neration, and said : It is a people that do err in
their hearts, for they have not known my ways.

Unto wdiom I sware in my wrath : that they
should not enter into my rest.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :
and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Amen.

% T/ien shxdl follmo the Psalms m order as they are ap-
fointed. And at t/ie end of everji Psalm ihroug^iout the
year, and Hkemse at the end of JBenedicite, Benedictus,
Magnificat, ar^ Nunc dimittia, shall be repeated,

6 6

38 MCJSNING PRAYER. |

Glory be to the Father, and to the Soa : and |
to the Holy Ghost ; j

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, I
and ever shall be : world without end. Amefi.

^ Tnen shall he read distmdbj vntk an audible voice the First j
Lesson, taken out of the Old Testament, as is anpomted in !
the Calendar, except there be proper Lessons assigned for
that day : He tliat readeth so standiiuj and turning him-
self, as he mar/ best be heard of all such as are present. And
after that, shall be said or sung, m English, the Hymn
called Te Dcum Laiulamus, daily throughout ihe Year.

fi Note, That befoi-e every Lesson the Mimstei- shall say.
Here beginneth such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chap
ter, ot such a Book: And after every Lesson, Here endeth
the First, or the Second Lesson.

Te Deiim Lent damns,

WE praise thee, God : we acknowledge
thee to be the Lord.

Ail the earth doth worship thee : the Father
everlasting.

To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens*
and all the Powers therein.

To thee Cherubin, and Seraphin : continu-
ally do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabaothi

Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty : of
thy Glory.

The glorious company of the Apostles : praise
thee.

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets :
praise thee.

The noble army of Mart}TS : praise thee.

The holy Church througiiout all the world :
doth acknowledge thee ;

The Father :"of an infinite Majesty;

Thine honourable, true : and only Son;

Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.

MORNING PRAYER. 39

~Thou art the King of Glory : Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver
man : thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of
death : thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven
to all believers.-

Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in
the Glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt comxe : to be our
Judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants :
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious
blood.

Make them to be nmnbered with thy Saints :
in glory everlastings

Lord, save thy people : and bless thine
heritage.

Govern them : and lift them up for ever.

Day by day : we magnify thee ;

And we worship thy Name : ever world with-
out end.

Vouchsafe, Lord : to keep us this day
without sin.

Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy
upon us.

Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as
our trust is in thee.

Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never
be confounded.

H Or this Canticle,
Benedicite^ ovinia Opera.

OALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify inm for
ever.

MORNING PRAYER.

ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Waters that be above the Fu-mament,
bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify
him for ever.

all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify him for
ever.

ye Sim and Moon, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord i
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the
Lord : praise him. and magnify him for ever.

ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify him for
ever.

MORNING PRAYER.

let the Earth bless the Lord : yea, let it
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Momitains and Hills, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

all ye Green Things upon the Earth, bless
ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him
for ever.

ye Wells, bless ye the Lord : praise him,
and magnify him for ever.

ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Whales, and all that move in the
Waters, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and
magnify him for ever.

all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

let Israel bless the Lord : praise him, and
magnify him for ever.

ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the
Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

ye Spirits and Souls of the Eighteous,
bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify
him for ever.

ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless
ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him
for ever.

Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye
the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for
ever.

42 MORNING PRAYEK.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :
and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Ainen.

IT Tlien shall he read in like manner the Second Lesson, tal-en
out of the Neio Testament. And after that, the Hiimn fol-
lowing ; except when that shall happen to be read in the
Glcapter for t/ie Day, or for Hie Gospel on St. John Baptist's
Day.

Benedictus. St, Luke i. Q'^.

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel : for
he hath visited, and redeemed his people ;

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for
us : in the house of his servant David ;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy
Prophets : which have been since the world
began ;

That we should be saved from our enemies:
and from the hands of all that hate us ;

To perform the mercy promised to our fore-
fathers : and to remember his holy Covenant ;

To perform the oath which he sware to our
forefather Abraham : that he would give us ;

That we being delivered out of the hand of
our enemies : might serve him without fear ;

In holiness and righteousness before him :
all the days of our life.

And thou. Child, shalt be called the Prophet
of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the
face of the Lord to prepare his ways ;

To give knowledge of salvation unto his
people : for the remission of their sins.

Through the tender mercy of our God :
whereby the day-spring from on high hatii
visited us ;

MORNING PRAY&H. _4.3

To give light to them that sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death : and to guide our
feet into the way of peace.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and eyer
shall be : world without end. Amen.

% Or this Psatm,

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.

OBE joyful in the Lord, all je lands j
serve the Lord with gladness, and come
before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is
he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pas-
ture.

go your way into his gates with thanks-
giving, and into his courts with praise : be
thankful unto him, and speak good of his
Name.

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ever-
lasting : and his truth endureth from genera-
tion to generation.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Amen.

T Then shall he sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the
Minister and the T>eople, standing : except only such days
as the Creed of St. Athanasius is appointed to he read.

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
jMaker of heaven and earth :
And in Jesas Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, BcrD

41 MORNING PRAYER.

of the Virgin Marj, Suffered under Pontius
Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried, He
descended into iiell; The third day he rose again
from the dead. He ascended into heaven, And
sitteth on the right hand of God tlie Father
Almighty ; From thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Ca-
tholick Church ; The Communion of Saints ;
The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of
the body. And the life everlasting. Amen.

IT And afte)' that, these Prayen folloinvg all derouili/ kneel-
ing; the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice.

The Lord be with you.
Answe7\ And with thy spirit.

Afinister. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have me^cy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

? Ttien the Minister, Clerls, and x>eoj>le, shull say the Lord'^s
Prayer with a loud voice.

OUPt Father, which art in heaven. Hallowed
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses. As we forgive them_ that tres-
pass against us. And lead us not into temp-
tation ; But deliver us fi*om evil. Amen.

f Tlicn the Priest standing up shall say,

Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.^
Answer. And grant us thy salvation.
Priest Lord, save the King.
Answer. And mercifully hear us when we j
call upon thee. I

MORNING PEAYEK.

PHesL Endue thy Ministers with nghte-
ousness.

Answer, And make thy chosen people joyful.

Pnest. Lord, save thy people.

Answer. And bless thine inheritance.

Priest. Give pe^ce in our time, Lord.

Answer, Because there is none other that
fighteth for us, but only thou, God.

Priest. God, make clean our hearts with-
in us.

Answer, And take not thy Holy Spirit
from us.

1 Then shall follow inree Collects ; the first of tloe Day, which
shall be ttte same that is afypointed at the Communion ; the
second for Peace ; the third f err Grace to live v: ell. Ami live
two last OoUects shall never alter, hut daily be said at Morn-
ing Prayer throughout all the Year, as followeth; all

The Second Collect^ for Peace.

OGOD, who art the author of peace and
lover of concord, in knowledge of whom
standeth om- eternal life, whose service is per-
fect freedom ; Defend us thy humble servants
in all assaults of om- enemies ; that we, surely
trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power
of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tlte Third Collect, for Grace.

OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty
and everlasting God, who hast safely
brought us to the beginning of this day ; De-
fend us in the same with thy mighty power ;
and gi'ant that this day we fall into no sin,
neither run into any kind of danger; but
that all our doings may be ordered by thy

MORNING PKATER.

governance, to do always that is righteous
in thy sight ; through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen,

1i In Quires and Places where they sing, Jierc JoUoweth the

Anthem. ^
% Then these five Prayers following are to he read here, except

when the Litany is read ; and then only the tvx> last*a/re to

be read, as they are there placed.

A Prayer for the King's Majesty..

LORD our heavenly Father, high and
x>>r mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords,
the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy
throne behold all the dwellers upon earth;
Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour
to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord,
King GEORGE; and so replenish him with
the grace of thy Holy Sph'it, that he may al-
wav inchne to thy will, and walk in thy way :
Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts ;
grant him in health and wealth long to live;
strengthen him that he may vanquish and over-
come all his enemies ; and finally, after this
life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,
A Prayer for the Royal Family.
A LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all good-
J\ ness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our
gracious Queen 3Uiry, Alexandra the Queen
Mother, Edward Prince of Wales, and all the
Royal Family : Endue them with thy Holy
Spirit ; enrich them with thy heavenly grace ;
prosper them with all happiness ; and brmg
them to thine everlasting kingdom •; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

MORNING PRAYER.

A PrG.yerfor the Clergy and people.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who
alone workest great marvels ; Send do^vn
upon our Bishops, and Cui-ates, and all Con-
gregations committed to their charge, the
healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and that they
may truly please thee, pour upon them the
contmual dew of thy blessing. Grant this,
Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and
Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.
A LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace
J^L at this time with one accord to make our
common supplications unto thee ; and dost
promise, that when two or three are gathered
together in thy Name thou wilt grant their re-
quests : Fulfil now^ Lord, the desires and
petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex-^
pedient for them ; granting us in this world
knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to
come life everlasting. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Here endeth the Orda" of Mo7^ing Prayer throughout the
Year.

THE ORDER FOR

EVENING PRAYER,

DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

^ At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall
read loith a loud voice some one or more of tliese Sentences
of the Scriptures thatfolloio. And then he sliall say tMt
which is 'Written after tJie said Sentences.

WHEN the wicked man tui'neth away from
his wickedness that he hath committed,
and doeth that which is lawful and right, he
shall save his soul alive. E::eh. xviii. 27.

I acknowledge my transgressions, and my
sin is ever before me. Psalm li. 3.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out
all mine iniquities. Psalm li. 9.

The sacrifices of Grod are a broken spirit : a
broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt
not despise. Psalm li. 17.

Eend your heart, and not your garments,
and tm-n unto the Lord your God : for he is
gracious and merciftil, slow to anger, and of
great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Joelii. 13.

To the Lord our God belong mercies and for-
givenesses, though we have rebelled against
him : neither have we obeyed the voice of the
Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he
set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10.

Lord, correct me, but with judgment ;
not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to no-
thin?:. Jer. x. 24. Psalm vi. L

EVENING PRAYER. 49

Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2.

I will arise, and go to my father, and will
say unto him. Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and before thee, and am no more
worthy to be called thy son. St. Luhe xv.
18, 19.

Enter not into judgment with thy servant,
Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living
be justified. Psalm cxliii. 2.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
om'selves, and the truth is not in us : but, if
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us ft-om all
unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9.

DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture
moveth us in sundry places to acknow-
ledge and confess our manifold sins and wick-
edness ; and that we should not dissemble nor
cloke them before the face of Almighty God
our heavenly Father ; but confess them with
an hiunble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ;
to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of
the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy.
And although we ought at all times hmnbly to
acknowledge oiu: sins before God ; yet ought we
most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet
together to render thanks for the great benefits
that we have received at his hands, to set forth
his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy
Word, and to ask those things which are re-
quisite and necessary, as well for the body as
the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you,
as many as are here present, to accompany me

60 EVENING PRAYER.

with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto
the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after
me;

IT A general Confession to he said of the whole Congregation
after the Minister, all kneeling.

AL^IIGHTY and most merciful Father ;
We have erred, and strayed fi'om thy
ways like lost sheep. AVe have followed too
much the devices and desires of our o^m hearts.
We have offended against thy holy laws. We
have left undone those things which we ought
to have done ; And we have done those things
which we ought not to have done ; And there
is no health in us. But thou, Lord, have
mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare
thou them, God, which confess their faidts.
Eestore thou them that are penitent ; Accord-
ing to thy promises declared unto mankind in
Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, most
merciful Father, for his sake ; That we may
hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

If Th-e Absolution, or Bemmion of sins, to be pronounced by
tlie Priest alone, standing ; tlie people still kneeling. ^

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death
of a sinner, but rather that he may tm*n from
his wickedness, and live ; and hath given power,
and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare
and ]ironounce to his people, being penitent,
the Absolution and Remission of their sins : He
pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly
repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel.
Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true

EVENING PRAYER. 51

repentance, and his Holy Si)irit, that those
things may please him, which we do at this
present ; and that the rest of our life hereafter
may be pm-e, and holy ; so that at the last we
may come to his eternal joy; through JesiLS
Christ om' Lord. Amen.

1i TJmi the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer ,
the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give
us this day om" daily bread. And forgive us
om' trespasses. As we forgive them that tres-
pass against us. And lead us not into tempta-
tion ; But deliver us fi'om evil : For thine is
the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For
ever and ever. Ainen.

IT Then likeivise he shall say,

Lord, open thou om^ lips.
Answer. And om' mouth shall shew forth
thy praise.

Priest. God, make speed to save us.
Answer. Lord, make haste to help us.

H Here all standing up, the Priest shall say.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
,. Priest. Praise ye the Lord.

Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

^ Then shall be said or sung tlie Psalms in wder as they are
aj))poi7ited. T/icn a Lesson of the Old Testament, as is ap-
pointed. And after that, INIagnificat (w the ScMg of the
Blessed Virgin Mury) in English, as follmvcth.

51i EVENING PRAYER.

Magnificat. St. Luke i.
Y soul doth magnify the Lord : and my
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his
hand-maiden.

For behold, from henceforth : all genera-
tions shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me \
and holy is his Name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him :
throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength T\'ith his arm : he
hath scattered the proud in the imagination of
their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their
seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the hungry with good things :
and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his
servant Israel : as he promised to om: fore-
fathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Amen.

t Or else this Psalm ; except it be on the Nineteenth Day of
the Month, when it is read in the ordinary Cowrse of the
Psahns.

Cant ate Domino. Psalm xcviii.

OSING unto the Lord a new song : for he
hath done marvellous things.
With his own right hand, and with his holy
arm : hath he gotten himself the victory.
The Lord declared his salvation : his right-

EVENING PRAYER.

eousness hath he openly shewed in the sight
of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mercy and truth
toward the house of Israel : and all the ends
of the world have seen the salvation of our
God.

Shew yourselves joyful mito the Lord, all
ye lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the
harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

With trmnpets also and shawms : shew
yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.

Let the sea make a noise, and all that there-
in is : the round world, and they that dwell
therein.

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the
hills be joyful together before the Lord : for
he Cometh to judge the earth.

With righteousness shall he judge the world :
and the people with equity.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ,-

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Amen.

H Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed.
And after thai. Nunc dimittis {or the Song of Symeon) in
English, as folloioeth.

Nunc dimittis. St. Luke ii. 29.

LORD, now latest thou thy servant depart
in peace : according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared : before the face
of all people ;

To be a light to lighten the Gentiles : and
to be the glory of thy people Israel.

EVENING PRAYER.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Amen.

IT Or else this Psalm ; excq)t it he on the Ticelfth Day of the
Month.

Deus miser eatur. Psalm Ixvii.

GOD be merciful imto us, and bless us : and
shew us the light of his comitenance, and
be merciful mito us :

That thy way may be known upon earth : thy
saying health among all nations.

Let the people praise thee, God : yea, let
all the people praise thee.

let the nations rejoice and be glad : for
thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and
goyern the nations upon earth.

Let the people praise thee, God : yea, let
all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase :
and God, eyen our own God, shall giye us his
blessing.

God shall bless us : and all the ends of the
world shall fear him.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and eyer
shall be : world without end* Amen.

1 Then shall he said or sung the Apostles' Creed hy the
Minister and the x^eople, standing.

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heayen and earth :
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceiyed by the Holy Ghost, Bom

EVENING PRAYER.

of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius
Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and bui-ied. He
descended into hell ; The third day he rose again
from the dead. He ascended into heaven. And
sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Al-
mighty ; From thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy
Catholick Church ; The Communion of Saints ;
The Forgiveness of sins ; The Resurrection of
the body. And the life everlasting. Amen.

IT And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneel-
ing ; the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice.

The Lord be with you.
Atiswer. And with thy spirit.

3Iinister. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy wpon u^.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

IT Then the Minister, Clerks, and people, shall say the Lord^s
Prayer with a loud voice.

OUE, Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses, As we forgive them that tres-
pass against us. And lead us not into tempta-
tion ; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

H Then the Priest standi/ng up shall say,

Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
' Atiswer. And grant us thy salvation.
Priest Lord, save the King.
Ansicer. And mercifully hear us when we
call upon thee.

EVENING PEAYER.

Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righte-
ousness.

Answer. And make thy chosen people joy-
ful.

Priest. Lord, save thy people.

Ansn-er. And bless thine inheritance.

Priest. Give peace in our time, Lord.

Answer. Because there is none other that

lighteth for us, but only thou, God.

Priest. God, make clean our hearts with-
in us.

Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from
us.

^\ Then shall follow three Collects ; the first of the Dap ; the
second Jor Peace; the thir'd for Awl against all Perils, as
hereaftei' foUo^oeth : whidi two last Collects shall he daily
said at Evening Prayer without alteration.

TJie second Collect at EvcJiing Prayer.

OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all
good counsels, and all just works do pro-
ceed ; Give unto thy servants that peace which
the world cannot give ; that both our hearts
may be set to obey thy commandments, and
also that by thee we being defended from the
fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest
and quietness ; through the merits of Jesus
Christ our Saviour. Am.e7i.

The third Collect, for Aid against all
Perils.

LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee,
O Lord ; and by thy great mercy defend
us from all perils and dangers of this night ;
for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Je-
iBus Christ. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER.

U In Quires and Places where they sing, here joUnweth the
Anthem.

A Prayer for the King's Majesty,

OLORD our heavenly Father, high and
mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords,
the only Euler of princes, who dost from thy
throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ;
Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour
to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord,
King GEORGE ; and so replenish him with
the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may al-
way incline to thy will, and walk in thy way :
Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts ;
grant him in health and wealth long to live ;
strengthen him that he may vanquish and over-
come all his enemies ; and finally, after this
life, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

A Prayer for the Royal Family,
A LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all good-
xjL ness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our
gracious Queen Mary, Alexandra the Queen
Mother. Edward Prince of Wales, and all the
Koyal Family : Endue them with thy Holy
Spirit ; enrich them with thy heavenly grace ;
prosper them with all happiness ; and bring
them to thine everlasting kingdom ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for the Clergy and people,
4 LMIGrHTY and everlasting God, who alone
X\_ workest great marvels ; Send down up-
on our Bishops, and Curates, and all Con-
gregations committed to their charge, the

EVENING PRAYEE.

healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and that they
may truly please thee, pom- upon them the
continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this,
Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and
Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

AHMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace
at this time with one accord to make
our common supplications unto thee ; and dost
promise, that when two or three are gathered
together in thy Name thou wilt grant their
requests : Fulfil now, Lord, the desires and
petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex-
pedient for them ; granting us in this world
knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to
come life everlasting. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. A men.

Hei'e 6ndeth the Order of JEvenmg Prayer throvghout the
Year.

AT MORNING PEAYER.

1 Upon these Feasts; Christmas -day, the Epiphany, Saint
Matthias, Easter-day, Ascension-day, Whitsunday, Saint
John Baptist, Saint James, Saint Bartholomew, Saiyvt
Matthew, Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Saint Andrew,
and upon Trmity-Sunday, shall be sung or said at Marn-
ing Prayer, instead of the Apostles' Greed, this Confession
of our Christian Faith, commonly called the Creed of Saint
Athanasius, by the Minister and people standing.

Quiciinque vult.

WHOSOEVER will be saved : before all
things it is necessary that he hold the
Catholick Faith.

Which Faith except every one do keep whole
and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish
everlastingly.

And the Catholick Faith is this ; That we
worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in
Uni^ty ;

Neither confounding the Persons : nor di-
viding the Substance.

For there is one Person of the Father, an-
other of the Son : and another of the Holy
Ghost.

But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost, is all one : the Glory
equal, the Majesty co-eternal.

Such as the Father is, such is the Son : and
such is the Holy Ghost.

The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate : and
the Holy Ghost uncreate.

The Father incomprehensible, the Son in-
comprehensible : and the Holy Ghost incom-
prehensible.

The Father eternal, the Son eternal ; and
the Holy Ghost eternal.

AT MORNING PRAYER.

And yet they are not three eternals : but
one eternal.

As also there are not three incomprehensi-
bles, nor three uncreated : but one uncreated,
and one incomprehensible.

So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son
Almighty : and the Holy Ghost Almighty.

And yet they are not three Almighties : but
one Almighty.

So the Father is God, the Son is God : and
the Holy Ghost is God.

And yet they are not three Gods : but one
God.

So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son
Lord : and the Holy Ghost Lord.

And yet not three Lords : but one Lord.

For like as we are compelled by the Christian
verity : to acknowledge every Person by him-
self to be God and Lord ;

So are we forbidden by the Catholick Religion;
to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords.

The Father is made of none : neither created,
nor begotten.

The Son is of the Father alone : not made,
nor created, but begotten.

The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the
Son : neither made, nor created, nor begotten,
but proceeding.

So there is one Father, not three Fathers ;
one Son, not three Sons : one Holy Ghost, not
three Holy Ghosts.

And in this Trinity none is afore, or after
other : none is greater, or less than another ;

But the wliole three Persons are co-etenial
together : and co-equal.

AT MORNING PRAYER. CI

So that in all things, as is aforesaid : the
Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity is
to be worshipped.

He therefore that will be saved : must thus
think of the Trinity.

Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting
salvation : that he also believe rightly the In-
carnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For the right Faith is, that we believe and
confess : that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, is God and Man ;

God, of the Substance of the Father, be-
gotten before the worlds : and Man, of the
Substance of his Mother, bom in the world ;

Perfect God, and perfect Man ; of a reason-
able soul and human flesh subsisting ;

Equal to the Father, as touching his God-
head : and inferior to the Father, as touching
his Manhood.

Who although he be God and Man : yet he
is not two, but one Christ ;

One ; not by conversion of the Godhead into
flesh : but by taking of the Manhood into
God;

One altogether ; not by confusion of Sub-
stance : but by unity of Person.

For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one
man : so God and Man is one Christ ;

Who suff*ered for our salvation : descended
into hell, rose again the third day from the
dead.

He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the
right hand of the Father, God Almighty : from
whence he shall come to judge the quick and
the dead.

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02 THE LITANY.

At whose coming all men shall rise again
with their bodies : and shall give accomit for
their own works.

And they that have done good shall go into
life everlasting : and thej that have done evil
into everlasting fire.

This is the Catholick Faith : which except
a man believe faithfully, he cannot be saved.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be : world without end. Amen.

THE LITANY.

U Here followeth the LITANY, or General SvjppUcation,, to
he sung or said after Morning Prayer iqwn Sundays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, and at oilier tim£S when it shall
be comiTiaiided by the Ordinary.

OGOD the Father, of heaven : have mercy
upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Father^ of heaven : have mercy
upon us miserable sinners.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world :
have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Son, liedeemer of the world :
have mere?/ vpon lis miserable sinners.

God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father and the Son : have mercy upon us
miserable sinners.

God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from
the Father and the Son : have mercy upon ns
miserable sinners.

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holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three
Persons and one God : have mercy upon us
miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three
Persons and one God : have mercy upon us
miserable sinners.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the
offences of our forefathers ; neither taJie thou
vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord,
spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed
with thy most precious blood, and be not angry
with us for ever.

Spare us, good Lord.
From all evil and mischief ; from sin, from
the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from thy
wrath, and from everlasting damnation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride,
vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred,
and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From fornica'tion, and all other deadly sin ;
and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh,
and the devil.

Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest ; from plague,
pestilence, and famine ; from battle and murder,
and from sudden death.

Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and re-
bellion ; from all false doctrine, heresy, and
schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt
of thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord, deliver v>s.

THE LITANY,

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; by
thy holy Nativity and Circunicision ; by thy
Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver its.

By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy
Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death
and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection
and Ascension ; and by the coming of the
Holy Ghost,

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of
oiu' wealth ; in the horn* of death, and in the
day of judgment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O
Lord God ; and that it may please thee to rule
and govern thy holy Church universal in the
right way ;

JVe beseech thee to hear us, good Lord,

That it may please thee to keep and
strengthen in the true worshippiu2: of thee,
in righteousness and holiness Sf life, thy Ser-
vant GEOIIGE, our most gracious Kiug and
Governour ;

^Ye, beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to rule his heart in
thy faith, fear, and love, and that he may
evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek
thy honour and glory ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord,

That it may please tliee to be his defender
and keeper, giving him the victory over all his
^nemies ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord,

THE LITANY.

That it may please thee to bless and pre-
serve our gracious Queen Martj^ A Uxandra the
Queen Mother, Edirard Prince of Wales^ and
all the Royal Family ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all
Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true know-
ledge and understanding of thy Word ; and
that both by their preaching and living they
may set it forth, and shew it accordingly ;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to endue the Lords
of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace,
wisdom, and understanding ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep
the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute
justice, and to maintain truth ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep
all thy people ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all na-
tions unity, peace, and concord ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart
to love and dread thee, and diligently to live
after thy commandments ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy
people increase of grace to hear meekly thy
Word, and to receive it with pure affection,
and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ;
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee t'o bring into the

THE LITANY.

way of truth all such as have erred, and are
deceived ;

We beseech thee to hear ns, good Lo^d,

That it may please thee to streng-then such
as do stand ; and to comfort and help the weak-
hearted ; and to raise up them that fall ; and
finally to beat down Satan under our feet ;

We beseech thee to hear vs, good Lord.

That it may please thee to succom-, help, and
comfort, all that are in danger, necessity, and
tribulation ;

We beseech thee to hear vs, good Lord,

That it may please thee to preserve all that
travel by land or by water, all women labour-
ing of child, ail sick persons, and young chil-
dren ; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners
and captives ;

We beseech thee to hear 2(s, good Lord.

That it may please thee to defend, and pro-
vide for, the fatherless children, and widows,
and all that are desolate and "oppressed ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to have mercy upon
all men ;

We beseech thee to hear tis, good Lord.

That it may please thee to forgive our ene-
mies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn
their hearts ;

We beseech thee to hear vs, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give and preserve
to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so
as in due time we may enjoy them ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to s;ive us true re-

THE LITANY. 07

pentance ; to forgive us all our sins, negli-
gences, and ignorances ; and to endue us with
the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives
according to thy holy Word ;

We leseech thee to hear tis, good Lord.
Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us.
Lamb of God : that takest away the sins
of the world ;

Grant us thy peace.
Lamb of God : that takest away the sins
of the world ;

Have mercy iipon i^s,
Christ, hear us.

Christy hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

^ Then sJiall the Priest, and the people with him, say the
Lorcfs Prayer.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Xame. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses, As we forgive them that tres-
i pass against us. And lead us not into tempt-
■ ation ; But deliver us fi'om evil. Amen.

Priest. Lord, deal not with us after our
Bins.

Answer. Neither reward us after our ini-
quities.

THE LITANY.

Let us pray.

OGrOD, merciful Father, that despisest not
the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the
desire of such as be sorrowful ; Mercifully
assist our prayers that we make before thee
in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever
they oppress us ; and graciously hear us, that
those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the
devil or man worketh against us, be brought
to nought ; and by the providence of thy
goodness they may be dispersed ; that we thy
servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may
evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy
Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lord, arise, help us, and deliver lis for
thy Name's salte.

OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and
our fathers have declared unto us, the
noble works that thou didst in their days, and
in the old time before them.

O Lord, arise, help \is, and del'icer us for
thine honour.

Grlory be to the Father, and to the Son : and
to the Holy Ghost ;

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

From our enemies defend us, Christ.

Graciously look upon our a^ffiictions.

Pitifully behold the sorrows of om' hearts.

Mer ei fully for iji):e the sins of thy people.

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.

O Son of David, have mercy upon us.

Both now and ever vouchsafe to lie.ir us,
Christ.

THE LITANY.

Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously
hear us, Lord Clirist.

Priest. Lord, let thy mercy be shewed
upon us ;

Answer. As we do put our trust in thee.

Let us pray.

WE humbly beseech thee, Father, mer-
cifully to look upon om- infirmities ; and
for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those
evils that we most righteously have deserved ;
and grant, that in all our troubles we may put
our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy,
and evermore serve thee in holiness and pm-e-
ness of living, to thy honour and glory ; through
our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

ALMICrHTY God, who hast given us grace
at this time with one accord to make our
common supplications unto thee ; and dost
promise, that when two or three are gathered
together in thy Name thou wilt grant their
requests ; Fulfil now, Lord, the desires and
petitions of thy servants, as may be most ex-
pedient for them ; granting us in this world
knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to
come life everlasting. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
the love of Cod, and the fellowship of the
Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. A?nen,

Here endetk the LITANY.

PEAYERS AND THANKSGIYIXGS,

UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,

ir To he used before the two final Prayers of the Litany, or of
Morning aivd Evcniwj Prayer.

For Ram.

OGOD, heavenly Father, who by thy Son
Jesus Christ hast promised to all them
that seek thy kingdom, and the righteousness
thereof, all things necessary to their bodily
sustenance ; Send us, we beseech thee, in this
our necessity, such moderate rain and showers,
that we may receive the fruits of the earth to
oiu" comfort, and to thy honour ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Awen.

For fair Weather.

O ALMIGHTY Lord God, who for the
sin of man didst once drown all the
world, except eight persons, and afterward
of thy great mercy didst promise never to
destroy it so again ; We humbly beseech
thee, that although we for our iniquities have
worthily deserved a plague of rain and Ava-
ters, yet upon our true repentance thou Avilt
send us such weather, as that we may receive
the fruits of the earth in due season ; and
learn both by thy punishment to amend our
lives, and for thy clemency to give thee praise
and glory; tln'ough Jesus Cinist our Lord.
Amen.

PRAYERS. 71

In the time of Dearth and Famine,

OGOD, heayenly Father, whose gift it is,
that the rain doth fall, the earth is fiTiit-
ful, beasts increase, and fishes do multiply;
Behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions of thy
people ; and grant that the scarcity and dearth,
which we do now most justly suffer for our
iniquity, may through thy goodness be mer-
cifally turned into cheapness and plenty ; for
the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom
with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour
and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Or this.

OGOD, merciful Father, who, in the time
of Elisha the prophet, didst suddenly in
Samaria turn great scarcity and dearth into
plenty and cheapness ; Have mercy upon us,
that we, who are now for our sins punished
with like adversity, may likewise find a season-
able relief : Increase the fruits of the earth by
thy heavenly benediction ; and grant that we,
receiving thy bountifid liberality, may use the
same to thy glory, the relief of those that are
needy, and our own comfort ; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the time of War and Tumults.

O ALMIGHTY God, King of all kings, and
Governour of all things, whose power no
creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth
justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to
them that truly repent ; Save and deliver us,
we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of

72 PRAYERS.

our enemies ; abate their pride, asswage their
malice, and confound their devices ; that we,
being armed with thy defence, may be preserved
evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who
art the only giver of all victory ; througli the
merits of thy only Son, Jesus Christ om- Lord.
Amen,

In the time of any common Plague or Sickness.

O ALMIGHTY God, who in thy wrath
didst send a plague upon thine own peo-
ple in the wilderness, for their obstinate rebel-
lion against Moses and Aaron ; and also, in
the time of king David, didst slay with the
plague of Pestilence threescore and ten thou-
sand, and yet remembering thy mercy didst
save the rest ; Have pity upon us miserajjle
sinners, who now are visited with great sick-
ness and mortality ; that like as thou didst
then accept of an atonement, and didst com-
mand the destroying Angel to cease from
punishing, so it may now please thee to with-
draw from us this plague and grievous
sickness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
^ In the Emher Weeks, to he said every day,

for those that are to be admitted into Holy
Orders.

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who
XJl. hast purchased to thyself an universal
Church by tlie precious blood of thy dear Son;
Mercifully look upon the same, and at this time
so guide and govern the minds of 1 hy servants
the Bishops and Pastors of thy flock, that they
may lay hands suddenly on no man, but faith-

PRAYERS. 73

fally and wisely make clioice of fit persons to
serve in the sacred Ministry of thy Cliurch.
And to those which sliall be ordained to any
holy function give thy grace and heavenly
benediction ; that both by their life and doc-
trine they may set forth thy glory, and set
forward the salvation of all men ; through
Jesus Christ om* Lord. Ait} en.

Or this.
A LMIGHTY God, tlie giver of all good gifts,
Xjl- wlio of thy divine providence hast ap-
pointed divers Orders in thy Church ; Give thy
grace, we hmnbly beseech thee, to all those who
are to be called to any office and administra-
tion in the same ; and so replenish them Avith
the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with
innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve
before thee, to the glory of thy great Xame,
and the benefit of thy holy Church ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

% A Prayer that may he said after any of the
former.

OG CD, whose nature and property is ever
to have mercy and to forgive, receive our
humble petitions ; and though Ave be tied and
bound Avith the chain of om- sins, yet let the
pitifulness of thy great mercy loose us ; for
the honour of Jesus Christ, our Mediator and
Advocate. Amen.

^ A Prayer for the High Court of Parlia-
ment, to he read during their Session.
MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech
thee, as for this Kingdom in general^

PRAYERS.

SO especially for the High Court of Parliament,
under our most religious and gracious King
at this time assembled ; That thou wouldest
be pleased to direct and prosper all their con-
sultations to the advancement of thy glory,
the good of thy Church, the safety, honour,
and welfare of our Sovereign, and his Do-
minions ; that all things may be so ordered
and settled by their endeavours, upon the best
and surest foundations, that peace and happi-
ness, truth and justice, religion and piety,
may be established among us for all genera-
tions. These and all other necessaries, for
them, for us, and thy whole Church, w^e hum-
bly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus
Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour.
Amen.

^ A Collect or Prayer for all Conditions of
men, to be used at such times when the
Litany is not appointed to he said.

OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all
mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all
sorts and conditions of men ; that thou would-
est be pleased to make thy ways known unto
them, thy saving health unto all nations. More
especially, we pray for the good estate of the
Catholick Church ; that it may be so guided
and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who
profess and call themselves Christians may be
led into the way of truth, and hold the faith
in miity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in
righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to
thy fatherly goodness all those, who are any
ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or

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estate ; [^especially those for whom * This to be said
our prayers are clesired,']ih^i it may rhTprayo^sSe
please thee to comfort and relieve congregation.
them^ according to their several necessities,
giving them patience under their sufferings,
and a happy issue out of all their afflictions.
And this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake.
Amen.

5r A General TJianhsgking.
A LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we
XjL thine uuAVorthy servants do give thee
most humble and hearty thanks for all thy
goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all
men ; [* particularhj to those who ^ Thistobesaid
desire now to offer vp their praises ^ilv " bet^ pray-
and tlianksgirings for thy latemer- ^^J;;[prai'se? '"
cies vouchsafed unto tJtem.'] We
bless thee for our creation, preservation, and
all the blessings of this life ; but above all,
for thine inestimable love in the redemption
of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for
the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense
of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be un-
feignedly thankful, and that we shew forth thy
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ;
by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by
walking before thee in holiness and righteous-
ness all our days ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost
be all honour and glory, world without end.
Amen.

THANKSGIVINGS.

For Ram.

OGOD our heavenly Father, who by thy
gracious providence dost cause the former
and the hitter rain to descend upon the earth,
that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man;
"We give thee humble thanks that it hath
pleased thee, in om- great necessity, to send us
at the last a joyful rain upon thine inheritance,
and to refresh it when it was dry, to the gi'eat
comfort of us thy unworthy servants, and to
the glory of thy holy Nam.e ; through thy mer-
cies in Jesus Christ om- Lord. Amen.

For fair Weather.

OLOED God, who hast justly humbled us
by thy late plague of immoderate rain
and waters, and in thy mercy hast relieved and
comforted our souls by tliis seasonable and
blessed change of weather ; We praise and
glorify thy holy Name for this thy mercy, and
will always declare thy loving-kindness from
generation to generation ; through Jesus Christ
om' Lord. Amen.

For Plenty.

OMOST merciful Father, who of thy gi'a-
cious goodness hast heard the devout
prayers of thy Church, and turned our dearth
and scarcity into cheapness and plenty ; We
give thee humble thanks for this thy special
bounty ; beseeching thee to continue thy lov-
ing-kindness unto us, that our land may yield
us her fruits of increase, to thy glory and our
comfort ; through Jesus Christ oiu: Lord.
A men.

THANKSGIVINGS.

Foi' Peace and Delimrance from our Enemies.

O ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower
of defence unto th}^ servants against the
face of their enemies ; We yield thee praise arid
thanksgiving for oiu: dehverance ft'om those
great and apparent dangers wiierewith we were
compassed : We acknowledge it thy goodness
that we were not delivered over as a prey mi to
them ; beseeching thee still to continue such
thy mercies towards us, that all the world may
know that thou art our Saviom- and mighty
Deliverer ; through Jesus Clii'ist our Lord.
Amen.

For restoring Ptihlick Peace at Home.

OETEENAL God, our heavenly Father,
who alone makest men to be of one mind
in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent
and unruly people ; We bless thy holy Name,
that it hath pleased thee to appease the sedi-
tious tmnults which have been lately raised up
amongst us ; most hmnbly beseeching thee to
grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth
obediently walk in thy holy commandments ;
and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty, may continually oiler
mito thee our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv-
ing for these thy mercies towards us ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Deliverance from the Plague, or other
common Sickness.

OLORD God, who hast wounded us for
our sins, and consumed us for our trans-
gressions, by thy late heavy and di-eadful visit-

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ation ; and now, in the midst of judgment
remembering merc}^ hast redeemed om- souls
from the jaws of death ; We offer unto thy fa-
therly goodness ourselves, our souls and bodies
which thou hast delivered, to be a living
sacrifice unto thee, always praising and mag-
nifying thy mercies in the midst of thy Church ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Or this.

WE humbly acknowledge before thee,
most merciful Father, that all the
punishments which are threatened in thy law
might justly have fallen upon us, by reason of
our manifold transgressions and hardness of
heart : Yet seeing it hath pleased thee of thy
tender mercy, upon our weak and unworthy
humiliation, to asswage the contagious sick-
ness wherewith we lately have been sore afflict-
ed, and to restore the voice of joy and health
into our dwellings ; We offer unto thy Divine
Majesty the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv-
ing, lauding and magnifying thy glorious Name
for such thy preservation and providence over
us ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE

COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AXD GOSPELS

TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

% Note, that the Collect appointed for every Sunday, or for
avy Eohj-duy that hath a Vigil or Eve, shall be said at the
Evening Service next before.

Hie Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we
may cast away the works of darkness,
and put upon us the armour of light, now in
the time of this mortal life, in vrhich thy Son
Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility ;
that in the last day, when he shall come again
in his glorious Majesty to judge both the quick
and dead, we may rise to the life immortal,
through him who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen,

^ This Collect is to he repeated every day, ivith the other Collects
in Advent, until Christmas- Eve.

Hie Epistle. Rom. xiii. 8.

OWE no man any thing, but to love one
another : for he that loveth another hath
fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not
commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill. Thou
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false wit-
ness. Thou shalt not covet ; and if there be
any other commandment, it is briefly compre-
hended in this saying, namely. Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no
ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the

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fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the
time, that now it is high time to awake out of
sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than
when we believed. The night is far spent, the
day is at hand ; let us therefore cast off the
works of darkness, and let us put on the ar-
mom' of light. Let us walk honestly as in the
day ; not in rioting and drmikenness, not in
cliambering and wantonness, not in strife and
envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil
the lusts thereof.

Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xxi. L

WHEN they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and
were come to Bethphage, unto the mount
of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, sajdng
unto them. Go into the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied,
and a colt with her : loose them, and bring
them unto me. And if any man say ought
unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need
of them ; and straightway he will send them.
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the Prophet, saying. Tell
ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King
Cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an
ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the
disciples w^ent, and did as Jesus commanded
them ; and brought the ass, and the colt, and
put on them their clothes, and they set him
thereon. And a very great multitude spread
their garments in the way ; others cut down
branches from the trees, and strawed them in
the way. And the multitudes that went be-

SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT,

fore, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna
to the Son of David ; Blessed is he that com-
eth in the Name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the
highest. And when he was come into Jerusa-
lem, all the city was moved, saying, AYho is
this ? And the multitude said. This is Jesus
the Prophet of Xazareth of G-alilee. And Jesus
went into the temple of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought in the temple ; and
overthrew the tables of the money-changers,
and the seats of them that sold doves; and said
unto them. It is wiitten, My house shall be
called the house of prayer ; but ye have made
it a den of thieves.

The Collect

BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy
Scriptm-es to be "WTitten for oiu* learning ;
Grant that we may in such wise hear them,
read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that by patience, and comfort of thy holy
Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the
blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast
given us in our Saviom^ Jesus Christ. Amen.
TJw Epistle. Eom. xv. 4.

WHATSOEVER things were written
aforetime, were ^Titten for our learning ;
that we through patience, and comfort of the
Scriptures, might have hope. Now the God of
patience and consolation grant you to be like-
minded one towards another, according to
Christ Jesus : that ye may with one mind^ and
one mouth, gloriiy God, even the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one

SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

another, as Christ also received us, to the glory
of God. Now I say, that Jesus Christ was a
minister of the circumcision for the truth of
God, to confirm the promises made unto the
fathers : And that the Gentiles might gloriiy
God for his mercy ; as it is \\Titten, For this
cause 1 \^dll confess to thee among the Gentiles,
and sing mito thy Name. And again he saith,
Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And
again. Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and
laud hnn, all ye people. And again, Esaias
saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he
that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in
him shall the Gentiles trust. Xow the God
of hope fill you with all joy and peace in be-
lieving, that ye may abound in hope, through
the power of the Holy Ghost.

Tlie Go.^pel St. Luke xxi. 25,

AND there shall be signs in the sun, and
in the moon, and in the stars ; and upon
the earth distress of nations, with pei-j^lexity,
the sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts
failing them for fear, and for looking after
those things which are coming on the earth :
for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And
then shall they see the Son of Man coming in
a cloud with power and great glory. And
when these things begin to come to pass, then
look u]i, and lift up your heads ; for your re-
demption draweth nigh. And he spake to them
a parable, Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees ;
when they noAv shoot forth, ye see and know of
your o^\^l selves that summer is now nigh at
hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things

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come to pass, know ye that the Kingdom of
God is nigh at hand. Verily I say mito you.
This generation shall not pass away, till all be
fulfilled: heaven and earth shall pass away;
but my words shall not pass away.

The Collect.

OLOED Jesu Christ, who at thy first com-
ing didst send thy messenger to prepare
thy way before thee ; Grant that the ministers
and stewards of thy mysteries may likemse so
prepare and make ready thy way, by tm-ning
the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of
the just, that at thy second coming to judge
the world we may be foimd an acceptable peo-
ple in thy sight, who livest and reignest with
the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God,
AYorld without end. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. iv. 1.

LET a man so account of us, as of the mi-
nisters of Christ, and stewards of the mys-
teries of God. Moreover, it is required in
stewards, that a man be found faithful. But
with me it is a very small thing that I should
be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea,
I judge not mine owii self. For I know nothing
by myself, yet am I not hereby justified ; but
he that judgeth me is the Lord. Therefore
judge nothing before the time, until the Lord
come, who both mil bring to light the hidden
things of darkness, and will make manifest the
counsels of the hearts ; ajid then shall every
man have praise of God.

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TJie Gospel St. Matt. xi. 2.

NOW when John had heard in the prison
the works of Christ, he sent two of his
disciples, and said unto him. Art thou he that
should come, or do we look for another ? Jesus
answered and said unto them. Go and shew
John again those things which ye do hear and
see : The blind receive their sight, and the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the Gospel preached to them : And blessed
is he whosoever shall not be offended in me.
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto
the multitudes concerning John, What went ye
out into the wilderness to see ? a reed shaken
with the T\dnd ? But what went jq out for to
see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold,
they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
But what went ye out for to see ? a prophet ?
yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
For this is he of whom it is written. Behold, I
send my messenger before thy face, which shall
prepare thy way before thee.

Cl^e dToitrtl^ ^untfaw in ^bcnt.

TJie Collect,

OLORD, raise up (we pray thee) thy power,
and come among us, and with great might
succour us ; that whereas, through om- sins and
wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in
running the race that is set before ns, thy
bountiful grace and mercy may s])eedily help
and deliver us ; through the satisfaction of
thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and

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the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world
without end. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Phil. iv. 4.

REJOICE in the Lord alway, and again 1
say, Eejoice. Let your moderation be
known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Be careful for nothing : but in every thing, by
prayer and supplication with thanlvsgiving,
let yom' requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God, which passeth all un-
derstanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
tlu'ough Christ Jesus.

Tlie Gospel St. John 1. 19.

THIS is the record of John, when the Jews
sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem
to ask him, Who art thou ? And he confessed,
and denied not ; but confessed, I am not the
Christ. And they asked him. What then ? Art
thou Elias ? And he saith, I am not. Art thou
that Prophet ? And he answered, No. Then
said they unto him. Who art thou? that we
may give an answer to them that sent us.
What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am
the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make straight the way of the Lord, as said
the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent
were of the Pharisees. And they asked him,
and said unto him, A^Tiy baptizest thou then,
if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither
that Prophet ? John answered them, saying,
I baptize with water : but there standeth one
among you, whom ye know not : He it is who
coming after me is preferred before me, whose

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shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
These thmgs were done in Bethabara beyond
Jordan, where John was baptizing.

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, OR THE BIRTH-DAY OF CHRIST,

COMMONLY CALLED

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy
only-begotten Son to take our natm^e
upon him, and as at this time to be born of a
pure Virgin ; Grant that we being regenerate,
and made thy children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit ;
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the same
Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen,

Tlie Epistle, Heb. i. 1.

GOD, who at sundry times and in divers
manners spake in time past unto the fa-
thers by the prophets, hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath ap-
pointed heir of all things, by whom also he
made the worlds ; who being the brightness
of his glory, and the express image of his per-
son, and upholding all things by the word of
his power, when he had by himself purged our
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty
on high ; being made so much better than the
angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a
more excellent name than they. For unto
which of the angels said he at any time, Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee ?
And again, I will be to him a Father, and he

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shall be to me a Son ? And again, when he
bringeth in the first-begotten into the world,
he saith. And let all the angels of God worship
him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh
his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of
fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne,
God, is for ever and ever ; a sceptre of right-
eousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom : Thou
hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity ;
therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed
thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the
fomidation of the earth ; and the heavens are
the works of thine hands : they shall perish,
but thou remainest ; and they all shall wax old
as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou
fold them up, and they shall be changed ; but
thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

Tlie Gospel St. John i. 1.

IN the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was
God. The same was in the beginning with
God. All things were made by him ; and
without him was not any thing made that was
made. In him was life, and the life was the
light of men. And the light shineth in dark-
ness, and the darkness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent fi*om God, whose name
was John. The same came for a witness, to
bear witness of the light, that all men through
him might believe. He was not that light,
but was sent to bear witness of that light.
That was the true light, which lighteth every
man that cometh into the world. He was in

SAINT STEPHEN'S DAY.

the world, and the world was made by hiro,
and the world knew him not. He came unto
his own, and his own received him not. But
as many as received him, to them gave he
power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his Name : which were born,
not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor
of the Avili of man, but of God. And the Word
was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-be-
gotten of the Father) full of grace and truth.

^aint ^ttjpljcit*^ Bag.
The Collect.

GEANT, Lord, that, in all om^ sufferings
here upon earth for the testimony of thy
truth, we may stedfastly look up to heaven,
and by faith behold the glory that shall be re-
vealed; and, being filled with the Holy Ghost,
may learn to love and bless our persecutors by
the example of thy first Martyr Saint Stephen,
who prayed for his murderers to thee, bless-
ed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of
God to succour all those that suffer for thee,
om* only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

\ Then shall folloio the Colled of the Nativity, ichich shall be
said continually unto New-year's Eve.

For the Epistle. Acts vii. 55.

STEPHEN, being full of the Holy Ghost,
looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw
the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the
right hand of God, and said. Behold, I see the
heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing
on the right hand of God. Then they cried
out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears,

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and ran upon him with one accord, and cast
him out of the city, and stoned him : and the
witnesses laid down their clothes at a young
man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they
stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneel-
ed down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord,
lay not this sin to their charge. And when
he had said this, he fell asleep.

'ne Gospel. St. Matth. xxiii. 34.

BEHOLD, I send unto you prophets, and
wise men, and scribes ; and some of them
ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them
shall ye scourge in ygur synagogues, and per-
secute them fi'om city to city ; that upon you
may come all the righteous blood shed upon
the earth, fi-om the blood of righteous Abel
unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias,
whom ye slew between the temple and the
altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things
shall come upon this generation. Jerusa-
lem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets,
and stonest them which are sent mito thee ;
how often would I have gathered thy children
together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold,
your house is left unto you desolate. For I
say unto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth,
till ye shall say. Blessed is he that cometh in
the Name of the Lord.

^aint ^oIjiT tT)e ehm\%t\iiV^ Bag,

The Collect,

MEECIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to cast
thy bright beams of light upon thy

00 . SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY.

Church, that it being enlightened by the doc-
trine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist
Saint John may so walk in the liglit of thy
truth, that it may at length attain to the light
of everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 St. John i. 1.

THAT which was from the beginning, which
we have heard, which we have seen with
our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our
hands have handled of the word of life ; (for
the life was manifested, and we have seen it,
and bear witness, and shew mito you that
eternal life, which was jvith the Father, and
was manifested unto us ;) That which we have
seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye
also may have fellowship with us ; and truly
our fellowship is with the Father, and with
his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write
we mito you, that your joy may be full. This
then is the message which we have heard of
him, and declare unto you, That God is light,
and in him is no darkness at all. If we say
that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth : but if
we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we
have fellowship one with another, and the blood
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us fi'om all
sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to for-
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. If we say that we have not
sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is
not in us.

THE INNOCENTS' DAY. 01

Tlie Gospel St. John xxi. 19.

JESUS said unto Peter, Follow me. Then
Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple
whom Jesus loved following ; which also lean-
ed on his breast at supper, and said. Lord,
which is he that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing
him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this
man do ? Jesus saith mito him, If I will that
he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Fol-
low thou me. Then went this saying abroad
among the brethren. That that disciple should
not die : yet Jesus said not unto him. He shall
not die ; but, If I will that he tarry till I come,
what is that to thee ? This is the disciple
which testifieth of these things, and wi'ote
these things, and we know that his testimony
is true. And there are also many other things
which Jesus did, the which if they should be
wi'itten every one, I suppose, that even the
world itself could not contain the books that
should be ^Titten.

^^)t 3Enn0ccnt^* Bag.
The Collect,

O ALMIGHTY God, who out of the mouths
of babes and sucklings hast ordained
strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by
their deaths ; Mortify and kill all vices in us,
and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the
innocency of our lives, and constancy of our
faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy
Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,
For the Epistle, Eev. xiv. 1.

I LOOKED, and lo, a Lamb stood on the
mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty

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and four thousand, having" his Father's Name
written in their foreheads. And I heard a \oice
from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and
as the voice of a great thunder : and I heard
the voice of harpers harping with their harps :
and they sung as it were a new song before
the throne, and before the four beasts, and
tlie elders ; and no man could learn that song,
but the hundred and foi*ty and four thousand,
which w^ere redeemed from the earth. These
are they which w^ere not defiled -with women,
for they are virgins : these are they which fol-
low the Lamb whithersoever he goeth : these
were redeemed fi'om among men, being the
fii'stfi'uits unto God, and to the Lamb. And
in their mouth was fomid no guile ; for they
are without fault before the throne of God.

Tlie Gospel St. Matth. ii. 13.

THE Angel of the Lord appeareth to Jo-
seph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take
the yomig child, and his mother, and flee into
Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee
word ; for Herod will seek the young child to
destroy him. Wlien he arose, he took the
young child and his mother by night, and
departed into Eg^^^t, and was there mitil the
death of Herod ; that it might be fulfilled
which w^as spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying, Out of Eg}q:)t have I called my Son.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mock-
ed of the wise men, was exceeding wToth ; and
sent forth, and slew all the children that were
in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof,
fi'om two years old and under, according to

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the time which he had diligently enquired of
the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, sapng,
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation,
and weeping, and great mom-ning, Rachel
weeping for her children, and would not be
comforted, because they are not.

Cl^c J^iintraj) after CT;rtstma^-IBag.

Tlie Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy
only-begotten Son to take om- nature
upon him, and as at this time to be born of a
pm^e Virgin ; Grant that we being regenerate,
and made thy children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit ;
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the same
Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Gal. iv. 1.
1^ OW I say, that the heir, as long as he is
X^ a child, differeth nothing fi'om a servant,
though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors
and governors, until the time appointed of the
father. Even so we, when Ave were children,
were in bondage under the elements of the
world : but when the fulness of the time was
come, God sent forth his Son, made of a wo-
man, made under the law, to redeem them that
were under the law, that we might receive the
adoption of sons. And because ye are sons,
God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore
thou art no more a servant, but a son ; and if
a son, then an heir of God throu2:h Christ.

THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST.

The Gospel St. Matt. i. 18.

THE birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise :
When as his mother Mary was espoused to
Joseph, before they came together she was found
with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph
her husband, being a just man, and not willing
to make her a publick example, was minded to
put her away privily. But while he thought
on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph
thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee
Mary thy wife ; for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost : And she shall bring
forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name
JESUS ; for he shall save his people from their
sins. (Now all this was done, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet, saying, Behold, a Virgin shall be with
child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they
shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.) Then Joseph,
being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the
Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his
wife ; and knew her not till she had brought
forth her first-born son : and he called his
name JESUS.

djc Circumct^iffn of Cl^ri^t.

The CoUeet,

ALMIGHTY God, who madest thy blessed
Son to be circumcised, and obedient to
the law for man ; Grant us the true Circum-
cision of the Spirit ; that, our hearts, and all
our members, being mortified from all worldly
and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey thy

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blessed will ; through the same thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Rom. iv. 8.

BLESSED is the man to whom the Lord
Tvill not impute sin. Cometh this bless-
edness then upon the circumcision only, or
upon the uncircumcision also ? For we say,
that faith was reckoned to Abraham for right-
eousness., How was it then reckoned ? when
he was in circumcision, or in micircumcision ?
Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
And he received the sign of circumcision, a
seal of the righteousness of the faith which he
had yet being uncircumcised ; that he might
be the father of all them that believe, though
they be not circumcised; that righteousness
might be imputed unto them also : And the
father of circumcision to them who are not of
the circumcision only, but also walk in the
steps of that faith of our father Abraham,
which he had being yet uncircumcised. For
the promise, that he should be the heir of the
world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed,
through the law, but through the righteous-
ness of faith. For if they which are of the
law be heirs, faith is made void, and the pro-
mise made of none effect.

Tlie Gospel. St. Luke ii. 15.

AND it came to pass, as the angels were
gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to another. Let us now go
even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which
is come to pass, which the Lord hath made
known unto us. And they came with haste.

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and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe
lying in a manger. And when they had seen
it, they made kno^vn abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child. And all
they that heard it wondered at those things
which were told them by the shepherds. But
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them
in her heart. And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things
that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them. And when eight days were accom-
plished for the circumcising of the child, his
name was called JESUS, which was so named
of the angel before he was conceived in the
womb.

TT Tlie same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel sliall serve for every
day after unto the Epiphany.

OK THE MANIFESTATION OF CHKIST TO THE GENTILES.

TJie Collect.

OGOD, who by the leading of a star didst
manifest thy only-begotten Son to the
Gentiles ; Mercifully grant, that we, which know
thee now by faith, may after this life have the
fruition of thy glorious Godhead ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Ephes. iii. 1.

FOE, this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Je-
sus Christ for you Gentiles ; if ye have
heard of the dispensation of the grace of God,
which is given me to you-ward : How that by
revelation he made known unto me the mystery
(as 1 wrote afore in few words, whereby, when

THE EPIPHANY.

ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in
the mystery of Christ) which in other ages was
not made known mito the sons of men, as it is
now revealed unto his holy Apostles and Pro-
phets by the Spirit ; That the Gentiles should
be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and par-
takers of his promise in Christ, by the Gospel :
whereof I was made a minister, according to
the gift of the grace of God given unto me by
the effectual working of his power. Unto me,
who am less than the least of all saints, is this
grace given, that I should preach among the
Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ ; and
to make all men see what is the fellowship of
the mystery, which from the beginning of the
World hath been hid in God, who created all
things by Jesus Christ : to the intent, that now
unto the principalities and powers in heavenly
places might be knomi by the Church the
manifold wisdom of God, according to the eter-
nal pm-pose which he pm-posed in Christ Jesus
our Lord : In whom we have boldness and
access with confidence by the faith of him.

Hie Gospel. St. Matt. ii. 1.

WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judaea, in the days of Herod the king,
behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born
King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star
in the east, and are come to worship him.
When Herod the king had heard these things,
he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests
and scribes of the people together, he demanded

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of them, where Christ should be born. And they
said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea : for
thus it is written by the prophet. And thou,
Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the
least among the princes of Juda : for out of
thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my
people Israel. Then Herod, when he had pri-
vily called the wise men, enquired of them
diligently what time the star appeared. And
he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and
search diligently for the young child, and when
ye have found him, bring me word again, that
I may come and worship him also. When they
had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the
star which they saw in the east went before
them, till it came and stood over where the
yomig child was. When they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when
they were come into the house, they saw the
yomig child ^nth Mary his mother, and fell
do^vn and worshipped him : and when they had
opened their treasm-es, they presented mito him
gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myiTh. And
being warned of God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into
their own comitry another w^ay.

Zfit Jftr^t ^untraj? after ti)t (i^pipTjanp.

The Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee mercifolly to
receive the prayers of thy people which call
upon thee ; and grant that they may both per-
ceive and know what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully

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to fulfil the same ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Rom. xii. 1.

I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service. And be not
conformed to this world ; but be ye transform-
ed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect will of God. For I say, through the
grace given unto me, to every man that is
among you, not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think, but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every
man the measure of faith. For as we have
many members in one body, and all members
have not the same ofiice ; so we, being many,
are one body in Clnist, and every one mem-
bers one of another.

Tlie Gospel. St. Lulce ii. 41.
l^TOW his parents went to Jerusalem every
A.^ year at the feast of the passover. And
when he was twelve years old, they went up to
Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And
when they had fulfilled the days, as they return-
ed, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem;
and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
But they, supposing him to have been in the
company, went a day's journey, and they sought
him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
And when they found him not, they turned
back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it
came to pass, that after three days they found

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him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the
doctors, both hearing them, and asking them
questions. And all that heard him were asto-
nished at his understanding and answers. And
when they saw^ him, they were amazed : and his
mother said mito him, Son, why hast thou thus
dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have
sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them.
How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that
I must be about my Father's business ? And
they understood not the saying which he spake
mito them. And he went down with them, and
came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them :
but his mother kept all these sayings in her
heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, and
statm^e, and in favom* with God and man.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost
govern all things in heaven and earth ;
Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people,
and grant us thy peace all the days of our life ;
through Jesus Christ om* Lord. Amen.
TJie Epistle. Rom. xii. 6.

HAVING then gifts differing according to
the grace that is given to us, whether
prophecy, let us prophesy according to the pro-
portion of faith ; or ministry, let us wait on our
ministering ; or he that teacheth, on teaching;
or he that exhorteth, on exhortation : he that
giveth, let him do it with simplicity ; he that
ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy,
with cheerfulness. Let love be without dis-
simulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave

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to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned
one to another with brotherly love, in honour
preferring one another: not slothful in busi-
ness ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord ; re-
joicing in hope ; patient in tribulation ; con-
tinuing instant in prayer ; distributing to the
necessity of saints ; given to hospitality. Bless
them which persecute you ; bless, and curse
not. Eejoice with them that do rejoice, and
weep with them that weep. Be of the same
mind one towards another. Mind not high
things, but condescend to men of low estate.

Hie Gospel. St. John ii. 1.

AND the third day there was a marriage in
Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus
was there. And both Jesus was called, and his
disciples, to the marriage. And when they
wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto
him. They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her,
Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine
hour is not yet come. His mother saith mito
the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you,
do it. And there were set there six water-pots
of stone, after the manner of the purifying of
the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Jesus saith unto them. Fill the water-pots with
water. And they filled them up to the brim.
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and
bear unto the governor of the feast. And they
bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted
the water that was made wine, and knew not
whence it was, (but the servants which drew
the water knew,) the governor of the feast call-
ed the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every

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man at the beginning doth set forth good wine,
and when men have well di'mik, then that which
is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine
mitil now. This beginning of miracles did Je-
sus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his
glory, and his disciples believed on him.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, merci-
fully look upon our infirmities, and in all
our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy
right hand to help and defend us ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. Rom. xii. 16.

BE not wise in your o^^ti conceits. Recom-
pense to no man evil for evil. Provide
things honest in the sight of all men. If it be
possible, as much as lieth in you, live peace-
ably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not
yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath ;
for it is wiitten, Vengeance is mine ; I will
repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy
hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink:
for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on
his head. Be not overcome of evil, but over-
come evil with good.

The Guspel St. Matt. viii. 1.

WHEN he was come down from the moun-
tain, great multitudes followed him.
And behold, there came a leper and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand,
and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou clean.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 103

And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And
Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man, but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer
the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony
unto them. And when Jesus was entered into
Capernamn, there came unto him a centurion
beseeching him, and saying. Lord, my servant
lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tor-
mented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come
and heal him. The centurion answered and
said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should-
est come under my roof; but speak the word
only, and my servant shall be healed. For I
am a man mider authority, having soldiers un-
der me : and I say unto this man. Go, and he
goeth ; and to another. Come, and he cometh ;
and to my servant. Do this, and he doeth it.
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said
to them that followed, Yerily I say unto you,
I have not found so great faith, no not in Is-
rael. And I say mito you, That many shall
come fi'om the east and west, and shall sit
down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in
the kingdom of heaven. But the children of
the kingdom shall be cast out into outer dark-
ness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. And Jesus said unto the centmion. Go
thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it
done unto thee. And his servant was healed
in the self-same hour.

El^e ^amtlf ^mtlxas after tf)e (!5pif>Ijang.

Tlie Collect,
GOD, who knowest us to be set in the
midst of so many and great dangers, that

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by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot
always stand upright ; Grant to us such
strength and protection, as may support us in
all dangers, and carry us thi'ough all tempta-
tions ; through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Amen,

The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 1.

LET every soul be subject unto the higher
powers ; for there is no power but of God :
the powers that be are ordained of God. Who-
soever therefore resisteth the power resisteth
the ordinance of God : and they that resist
shall receive to themselves damnation. For
rulers are not a teiTor to good works, but to
the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the
power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt
have praise of the same : for he is the minister
of God to thee for good. But if thou do that
which is evil, be afi-aid ; for he beareth not the
sword in vain : for he is the minister of God,
a revenger to execute wi'ath upon him that
doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be sub-
ject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience
sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also ;
for they are God's ministers, attending conti-
nually upon this very thing. Eender therefore
to all their dues ; tribute to whom tribute is
due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom
fear, honour to whom honour.

The Gospel St. Matt. viii. 23.

AND when he was entered into a ship, his
disciples followed him. And behold, there
arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that
the ship was covered mth the waves : but he
was asleep. And his disciples came to him.

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and awoke him, sajdng, Lord, save us, we pe-
rish. And he saith imto them. Why are ye
fearful, ye of little faith ? Then he arose,
and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there
was a great calm. But the men marvelled,
saying. What manner of man is this, that even
the winds and the sea obey him ! And when
he was come to the other side into the country
of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed
with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding
fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And behold, they cried out, saying, AYliat have
we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ?
art thou come hither to torment us before the
time ? And there was a good way off from
them an herd of many s^\ine, feeding. So the
devils besought him, sajdng. If thou cast us
out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they
were come out, they went into the herd of
swine : and behold, the whole herd of SAvine
ran violently dowTi a steep place into the sea,
and perished in the waters. And they that kept
them fled, and went their ways into the city, and
told every thing, and what was befallen to the
possessed of the devils. And behold, the whole
city came out to meet Jesus : and when they
saw him, they besought him, that he would
depart out of their coasts.

Tlie Collect.

OLOED, we beseech thee to keep thy
Chm'ch and household continually in thy
true religion ; that they who do lean only upon

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the hope of thy heavenly grace may eyermore
be defended by thy mighty power ; tlu'ough
Jesus Christ oui' Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle, Col. iii. 12.

PUT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy
and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,
hmnbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering ;
forbearing one another, and forgiving one an-
other, if any man have a quarrel against any ;
even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And
above all these things put on charity, which is
the bond of perfectness. And let the peace
of God rule in your hearts, to the which also
ye are called in one body ; and be ye thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell m you richly in
all wdsdom, teaching and admonishing one
another in psahns, and hpnns, and spiritual
songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord. And whatsoever ye do, in word or
deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Tlie Gospel St. Matt. xiii. 24.

THE kingdom of heaven is likened unto a
man which sowed good seed in his field.
But while men slept, his enemy came and
sowed tares among the wheat, and went his
way. But when the blade was sprung up, and
brought forth fi-uit, then appeared the tares
also. So the servants of the householder came,
and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow
good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath
it tares ? He said unto them, An enemy hath
done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt
thou then that we go and gather them up ?

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 1C7

But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest ; and
in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers.
Gather ye together first the tares, and bind
them in bundles to burn them : but gather the
wheat into my barn.

Clje ^iyt\) ^untrau after t^t dJpipl^ang.

Tfie Collect.

OGOD, whose blessed Son was manifested
that he might destroy the works of the
devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs
of eternal life ; Grant us, we beseech thee, that,
having this hope, we may pm'ify om'selves, even
as he is pm*e ; that, when he shall appear again
with power and great glory, we may be made
like unto him in his eternal and glorious king-
dom ; where with thee, Father, and thee,
Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.

TJie Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 1.

BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father
hath bestowed upon us, that we should be
called the sons of God : therefore the world
knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it
doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we
know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be
like him ; for we shall see him as he is. And
every man that hath this hope in him purifieth
himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever com-
mitteth sm transgresseth also the law : for sin
is the transgression of the law. And ye know

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that he was manifested to take away our sins ;
and in him is no sin. "VVliosoever abideth in
him sinneth not : whosoever sinneth hath not
seen him, neither known him. Little children,
let no man deceive you : he that doeth right-
eousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
He that committeth sin is of the devil : for the
devil sinneth from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that
he might destroy the works of the devil.

Tlw Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23.

THEN if any man shall say unto you, Lo,
here is Christ, or there ; believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false
prophets, and shall shew great signs and won-
ders ; insomuch that (if it were possible) they
shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have
told you before. Wlierefore, if they shall say
unto you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go not
forth : behold, he is in the secret chambers ;
believe it not. For as the lightning cometh
out of the east, and shineth even mito the west ;
so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
For wlieresoever the carcase is, there will the
eagles be gathered together. Immediately after
the tribulation of those days shall the smi be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall ft-om heaven, and the
powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And
then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man
in heaven : and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of
Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with
power and great glory. And he shall send his

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angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they
shall gather together his elect from the four
winds, fi'om one end of heaven to the other.

€^i)t Jjuntrag ralTetr ^cptuagc^tma,

OR THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT.

TJw Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee favourably to
hear the prayers of thy people ; that we,
who are justly punished for our ofPences, may
be merciftilly delivered by thy goodness, for
the gloiy of thy Name ; through Jesus Christ
our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24.

KNOW ye not, that they which run in a
race rmi all, but one receiveth the prize ?
So run that ye may obtain. And every man
that striveth for the mastery is temperate in
all things : now they do it to obtain a cor-
ruptible croi\Ti, but we an incorruptible. I
therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I,
not' as one that beateth the air : but I keep
under my body, and bring it into subjection,
lest that by any means, when I have preached
to others, I myself should be a cast-away.

TJie Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1.

THE kingdom of heaven is like unto a man
that is an householder, which went out
early in the morning to hire laboiu-ers into his
vineyard. And when he had agreed with the
labom-ers for a penny a day, he sent them into
his vineyard. And he went out about the

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third hour, and saw others standmg idle in the
market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I
will give you. And they went their way. Again
he went out about the sixth and ninth hom\
and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour
he went out, and fomid others standing idle,
and saith mito tliem, Why stand ye here all
the day idle ? They say unto him. Because no
man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go
ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is
right, that shall ye receive. So when even was
come, the lord of the vineyard saith mito his
steward, Call the labourers, and give them their
hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And
when they came that were hired about the
eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
But when the first came, they supposed that
they should have received more ; and they
likewise received every man a penny. And
when they had received it, they mm-mured
against the good-man of the house, saying,
These last have "\ATOught but one hour, and thou
hast made them equal imto us, which have
borne the burden and heat of the day. But
he answered one of them, and said. Friend, I
do thee no wrong ; didst not thou agree with
me for a penny ? Take that thine is, and go
thy way ; I will give unto this last even as
mito thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what
I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil, be-
cause I am good ? So the last shall be first,
and the first last : for many be called, but few
chosen.

Ill

OR THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT.

The Collect

OLORD God, who seest that we put not
our trust in any thing that we do ; Mer-
cifully grant that by thy power we may be
defended against all adversity; through Jesus
Chi'ist our Lord. Ameyi.

TJie Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19.

YE suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves
are wise. For ye suffer if a man bring
you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man
take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man
smite you on the face. I speak as concerning
reproach, as though we had been weak : how-
beit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak fool-
ishty,) I am bold also. Are they Hebrews?
so am I. Are they Israelites ? so am I. Are
they the seed of Abraham \ so am I. Are they
ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool,) I am
more : in labom's more abundant ; in stripes
above measm-e ; in prisons more fi'equent ; in
deaths offc. Of the Jews five times received I
forty stripes save one ; thrice was I beaten with
rods ; once was I stoned ; thrice I suffered ship-
wreck ; a night and a day I have been in the
deep; in journeying often ; in perils of waters ;
in perils of robbers ; in perils by mine own
countrymen ; in perils by the heathen ; in perils
in the city ; in perils in the wilderness ; in perils
in the sea ; in perils among false brethren ; in
weariness and painfulness ; in watchings often ;
in hunger and thirst ; in fastings often ; in cold
and nakedness ; besides those things that are

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without, that which cometli upon me daily, the
care of all the churches. Who is* weak, and I
am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things
which concern mine infirmities. The God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is bless-
ed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

Tlie Gospel. St. Luke yiii. 4.

WHEN much people were gathered toge-
ther, and were come to him out of every
city, he spake by a parable : A sower went out
to sow his seed ; and as he sowed, some fell by
the way-side, and it was trodden down, and
the fowls of the air devom'ed it. And some
fell upon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung
up, it withered away, because it lacked mois-
ture. And some fell among thorns, and the
thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And
other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and
bare fruit an hundred-fold. And when he had
said these things, he cried. He that hath ears
to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked
him, saying. What might this parable be ? And
he said. Unto you it is given to know the mys-
teries of the kingdom of God : but to others in
parables ; that seeing they might not see, and
hearing they might not miderstand. Now the
parable is this : The seed is the Word of God.
Those by the way-side are they that hear ; then
Cometh the devil, and taketh aAvay the word
out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and
be saved. They on the rock are they, which,
when they hear, receive the word -^ith joy; and
these have no root, which for a while believe.

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and in time of temptation fall away. And that
which fell among thorns, are they, which, when
they have heard, go forth, and are choked with
cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and
bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the
good ground, are they, which in an honest and
good heart, having heard the word, keep it,
and bring forth fruit with patience.

El)e ^uiitrag calletf (jauintiuaQc^ima,

OR THE NEXT SUNDAY BEFORE LENT.

TJie Collect,

OLORD, who hast taught us that all our
doings without charity are nothing worth;
Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts
that most excellent gift of charity, the very
bond of peace and of all virtues, without which
whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee :
Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's
sake. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.

THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels, and have not charity, I am
become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cym-
bal. And though I have the gift of prophecy,
and understand all mysteries, and all know-
ledge ; and though I have all faith, so that I
could remove mountains, and have not charity,
I am nothing. And though I bestow all my
goods to feed the poor, and though I give my
body to be bm-ned, and have not charity, it
profiteth me nothing. Charity sufiereth long,
and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunt-
eth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave

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itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not
in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth ; beareth
ail things, belie veth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things. Charity never faileth:
but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail ;
whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whe-
ther there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is perfect is come, then
that which is in part shall be done away. When
I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood
as a child, I thought as a child ; but when I
became a man, I put away childish things. For
now we see through a glass darkly ; but then
face to face : now I know in pai-t ; but then
shall I know even as also I am kno\vn. And
now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three ;
but the greatest of these is charity.

TJie Gospel. St. Luke xtiii. 31.

THEN Jesus took unto him the twelve, and
said unto them, Behold, we go up to Je-
rusalem, and all things that are -written by the
prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be
accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto
the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spite-
fully entreated, and spitted on : and they shall
scourge him, and put him to death ; and the
third day he shall rise again. And they un-
derstood none of these things : and this saying
was hid from them, neither knew they the things
which were spoken. And it came to pass, that
as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain
blind man sat by the way-side begging : and

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hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what
it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of
Xazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying,
Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And they which went before rebuked him, that
he shoukl hold his peace : but he cried so much
the more. Thou Son of David, have mercy on
me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to
be brought unto him : and when he was come
near, he asked him, saying. What wilt thou that
I should do mito thee ? And he said. Lord, that
I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto
him, Eeceive thy sight ; thy faith hath saved
thee. And immediately he received his sight,
and followed him, glorifying God : and all the
people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

THE FIRST DAT OF LENT, COMMONLY CALLED

The CoUect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who
hatest nothing that thou hast made, and
dost forgive the sins of all them that are peni-
tent ; Create and make in us new and contrite
hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins,
and acknowledging om^ wretchedness, may ob-
tain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect re-
mission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Ainen.

^ This Collect is to be read every day in Lent after the Collect
appointed for the day.

For the Epistle. . Joel ii. 12.

TURN ye even to me, saith the Lord, with
all your heart, and with fasting, and with

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weeping, and with mourning. And rend your
heart, and not your garments, and tm-n unto
the Lord your God: for he is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the evil. Who kiioweth
if he will retm-n, and repent, and leave a bless-
ing behind him, even a meat-offering and a
drink-offering unto the Lord your God ? Blow
the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a so-
lemn assembly, gather the people, sanctify the
congregation, assemble the elders, gather the
children, and those that suck the breasts ; let
the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and
the bride out of her closet ; let the priests,
the ministers of the Lord, weep between the
porch and the altar, and let them say. Spare
thy people, Lord, and give not thine herit-
age to reproach, that the heathen should rule
over them : wherefore should they say among
the people, Where is their God ?

The Gospel St. Matt. vi. 16.

WHEN ye fast, be not as the hy}3ocrites,
of a sad countenance : for they disfigure
their faces, that they may appear unto men to
fast. Verily I say unto you. They have their
reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint
thine head, and wash thy face, that thou ap-
pear not mito men to fast, but unto thy Father
which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth
in secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay not
up for yourselves treasm-es upon earth, where
moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves
break through and steal : but lay up for your-
selves treasm'es in heaven, where neither moth

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nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do
not break tlirough nor steal : for where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.

El^E dfir^t ^uitlraw in JCent.

TJie Collect.

OLO^RD, who for our sake didst fast forty
days and forty nights ; Give us grace to
use such abstinence, that, our flesh being sub-
dued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly
motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to
thy honour and glory, who livest and reignest
with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God,
world without end. Amen.

TJie Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1.

WE then, as workers together mth him,
beseech you also, that ye receive not the
grace of God in vain ; (for he saith, I have
heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day
of salvation have I succoured thee : behold,
now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the
day of salvation ;) giving no offence in any
thing, that the ministry be not blamed ; but
in all things approving om'selves as the minis-
ters of God, in much patience, in afflictions,
in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in im-
prisonments, in tumults, in labom-s, in watch-
ings, in fastings ; by pureness, by knowledge,
by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy
Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth,
by the power of God, by the armour of righte-
ousness on the right hand and on the left, by
honour and dishonour, by evil report and good
report; as deceivers, and yet true; as mikno^vn,

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and yet well kno^vn ; as dying, and behold, we
live ; as chastened, and not killed ; as sorrow-
ful, yet alway rejoicing ; as poor, yet making
many rich ; as having nothing, and yet pos-
sessing all things.

TJie Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 1.

THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into
the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil.
And when he had fasted forty days and forty
nights, he w^as afterward an hungred. And
when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou
be the Son of God, command that these stones
be made bread. But he answered and said. It
is written, Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up
into the holy city, and setteth him on a pin-
nacle of the temple, and saith mito him. If
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ;
for it is written. He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee, and in their hands they shall
bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him. It
is written again. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord
thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into
an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him
all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory
of them ; and saith unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and
worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him. Get
thee hence, Satan ; for it is wTitten, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and
behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

119

Tlie Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have
no power of oiu'selves to help ourselves ;
Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and in-
wardly in our souls ; that we may be defended
from all adversities which may happen to the
body, and from all evil thoughts which may
assault and hurt the soul; tln-ough Jesus Christ
our Lord. Ajnen.

Tlie Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 1.

WE beseech you, brethren, and exhort you
by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have re-
ceived of us how ye ought to walk, and to please
God, so ye would abomid more and more. For
ye know what commandments we gave you by
the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God,
even your sanctification, that ye should abstain
from fornication ; that every one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in sanctification
and honom' ; not in the lust of concupiscence,
even as the Gentiles w^hich know not God;
that no man go beyond and defraud his bro-
ther in any matter ; because that the Lord is
the avenger of all such, as we also have fore-
warned you, and testified. For God hath not
called us unto uncleanness, but mito holiness.
He therefore that despiseth despiseth not man,
but God, who hath also given mito us his holy
Spirit.

Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21.

JESUS went thence, and departed into the
coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a
woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts.

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and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on
me, Lord, thou Son of David ; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil. But he an-
swered her not a word. And his disciples came
and besought him, saying. Send her away ; for
she crieth after us. But he answered and said,
I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the
house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered
and said. It is not meet to take the children's
bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said.
Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the crmnbs
which fall from their masters' table. Then
Jesus answered and said unto her, woman,
great is thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole from
that very hour.

CT)0 Cljtrtf ^itntfaj) in HtnU

Tlie Collect.

WE beseech thee. Almighty God, look upon
the hearty desires of thy humble ser-
vants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy
Majesty, to be om* defence against all om- ene-
mies; through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Amen,
TJie Epistle. Ephes. v. 1.

BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear
children ; and walk in love, as Christ also
hath loved us, and hath given himself for us,
an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-
smelling savom-. But fornication, and all un-
cleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once
named amongst you, as becometh saints ; nei-
ther filthiness, nor foolish-talking, nor jest-
ing, which are not convenient ; but rather

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT.

giving of thanks : for this je know, that no
whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covet-
ous man, who is an idolater, hath any inherit-
ance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.
Let no man deceive you with vain words : for
because of these things cometh the vrrath of
God upon the children of disobedience. Be not
ye therefore partakers mth them : for ye were
sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in
the Lord : walk as children of light ; (for the
fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and right-
eousness, and truth ;) proving what is accept-
able unto the Lord. And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness, but ra-
ther reprove them : for it is a shame even to
speak of those things which are done of them
in secret. But all things that are reproved
are made manifest by the light: for whatso-
ever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore
he saith. Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise
from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

The Gospel St. Luke xi. 14.

JESUS was casting out a devil, and it was
dumb. And it came to pass, when the
devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the
people wondered. But some of them said, He
casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief
of the devils. And others, tempting him, sought
of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing
their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation ;
and a house divided against a house falleth.
If Satan also be divided against himself, how
shall his kingdom stand ? because ye say, that

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.

I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if
I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your sons cast them out ? therefore shall they
be your judges. But if I with the finger of
God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of
God is come upon you. Wlien a strong man
armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in
peace ; but when a stronger than he shall come
upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from
him all his armour wherein he trusted, and
divideth his spoils. He that is not with me
is against me : and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone
out of a man, he walketh through dry places,
seeking rest : and finding none, he saith, I will
retmii mito my house whence I came out. And
when he cometh, he findeth it swept and gar-
nished. Then goeth he and taketh to him
seven other spirits more wicked than himself,
and they enter in, and dwell there ; and the last
state of that man is worse than the fii'st. And
it came to pass, as he spake these things, a cer-
tain woman of the company lift up her voice,
and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that
bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
But he said. Yea rather, blessed are they that
hear the Word of God, and keep it.

ET)C iTouvtTj ^xmtfag in Ecnt.

The Collect.

GRAXT, we beseech thee. Almighty God,
that we, who for our evil deeds do wor-
thily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of
thy grace may mercifully be relieved ; through
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.

The Epistle. Gal. iv. 21.

TELL me, je that desire to be under the
law, do je not hear the law? For it is
written, that Abraham had two sons, the one
by a bond-maid, the other by a fi-ee-woman.
But he who was of the bond-woman was born
after the flesh ; but he of the fi-ee-woman was
by promise. Which things are an allegory :
for these are the two covenants ; the one from
the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage,
which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai
in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which
now is, and is in bondage with her children.
But Jerusalem which is above is free ; which is
the mother of us all. For it is written, Ee-
joice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth
and cry, thou that travailest not : for the deso-
late hath many more children than she which
hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac
was, are the children of promise. But as then
he that was born after the flesh persecuted him
that was born after the Sphit ; even so it is
now. Nevertheless, what saith the Scripture?
Cast out the bond- woman and her son ; for the
son of the bond-woman shall not be heir witli
the son of the fi*ee-woman. So then, brethren,
we are not children of the bond- woman, but
of the free.

TJie Gospel. St. John vi. 1.

JESUS went over the sea of Galilee, which
is the sea of Tiberias. And a great mul-
titude followed him, because they saw his mira-
cles which he did on them that were diseased.
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there

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he sat with his disciples. And the Passover,
a feast of the Jews, was nigh. ^Mien Jesus
then Uft up his ej^es, and saw a great com-
pany come mito him, he saith unto Philip,
Whence shall w^e buy bread, that thcse may
eat ? (And this he said to prove him ; for he
himself knew w^hat he w^ould do.) Philip an-
swered him, Two hmidred pennyworth of bread
is not sufficient for them, that every one of
them may take a little. One of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
There is a lad here, which hath five barley-
loaves, and two small fishes : but what are
they among so many ? And Jesus said. Make
the men sit down. Now there was much gi'ass
in the place. So the men sat down, in num-
ber about five thousand. And Jesus took the
loaves, and w^hen he had given thanks he dis-
tributed to the disciples, and the disciples to
them that were set down ; and likewise of the
fishes as much as they would. When they were
filled, he said unto his disciples. Gather up the
fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them together, and
filled twelve baskets with the fi-agments of the
five barley-loaves, wiiich remained over and
above unto them that had eaten. Then those
men, when they had seen the miracle that Je-
sus did, said. This is of a truth that Prophet
that should come into the world.

CI)C dfiftlb ^imtrag in %ent

TJie Collect
E beseech thee, Almighty God, merci-
fully to look upon thy people ,• that by

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thy great goodness they may be governed and
preserved evermore, both in body and soulj
through Jesus Christ om* Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Heb. ix. 11.

C HEIST being come an High Priest of good
things to come, by a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands ; that
is to say, not of this building ; neither by the
blood of goats and calves ; but by his own blood
he entered in once into the holy place, having
obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the
blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of
an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to
the purifying of the flesh ; how much more
shall the blood of Christ, who, through the
eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to
God, purge your conscience from dead works
to serve the living God ? And for this cause
he is the ^Mediator of the new testament, that
by means of death, for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first testa-
ment, they which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.

Tlie Gospel. St. John viii. 46.

JESUS said. Which of you convinceth me
of sin ? and if I say the truth, why do ye
not believe me ? He that is of God heareth
God's words ; ye therefore hear them not, be-
cause ye are not of God. Then answered the
Jews, and said mito him, Say we not well, that
thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus
answered, I have not a devil ; but I honour my
Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek
not mine own glory ; there is one that seeketh.

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and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
If a man keep my saying, he shall never see
death. Then said the Jews unto him, Xow
we know that thou hast a devil : Abraham is
dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest. If a
man keep my saying, he shall never taste of
death. Art thou greater than om' father Abra-
ham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead :
wiiom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If
I honour myself, my honour is nothing ; it is
my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye say,
that he. is your God : yet ye have not known
him ; but I know him : and if I should say, I
know him not, I shall be a liar like mito you ;
but I know him, and keep his saying. Yom'
father Abraham i-ejoieed to see my day, and
he saw it, . and w^as glad. Then said the Jews
unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and
hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say mito you, before Abraham
was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast
at him : but Jesus hid liimself, and went out
of the temple.

Eijie ^uutfau txtyt hcfavt ^a-Stcr.
TJh> Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of
thy tender love towards mankind, hast
sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take
upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon
the cross, that all mankind should follow the
example of his great humility; Mercifully gTant,
that we may both follow the example of his
patience, and also be made partakers of his
resuiTCction ; through the same Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

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The Epistle. Phil. ii. 5.

LET this mind be in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus : who, being in the form of
God, thought it not robbery to be equal with
God ; but made himself of no reputation, and
took upon him the form of a servant, and was
made in the likeness of men : and being found
in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and
became obedient unto death, even the death of
the cross. Wherefore God also hath higlily
exalted him, and given him a Xame which is
above every name ; that at the Name of Jesus
every knee should bow, of things in heaven,
and things in earth, and things mider the earth;
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The Gospel. St. Matt, xxvii. 1.

WHEN the morning was come, all the
chief priests and elders of the people
took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
And when they had bound him, they led him
away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the
governor. Then Judas who had betraj^ed him,
when he saw that he was condemned, repented
himself, and brought again the thirty pieces
of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying,
I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the in-
nocent blood. And they said. What is that to
us ? see thou to that. And he cast down the
pieces of silver in the temple, and departed,
and went and hanged himself. And the chief
priests took the silver pieces, and said. It is
not lawful for to put them into the treasury,
because it is the price of blood. And they took

12S SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER.

counsel, and bought with them the potter's field,
to buiy strangers in. Wherefore that field was
called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then
was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy
the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of him that was
valued, whom they of the children of Israel
did value, and gave them for the potter's field,
as the Lord appointed me.) And Jesus stood
before the governor ; and the governor asked
him, saving. Art thou the King of the Jews ?
And Jesus said unto him. Thou sayest. And
when he was accused of the chief priests and
elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate
unto him, Hearest thou not how many things
they witness against thee ? And he answered
him to never a word, "insomuch that the go-
vei'nor marvelled greatly. Now at that feast
the governor was wont to release unto the peo-
ple a prisoner, whom they would. And they
had then a notable prisoner, called Bariabbas.
Therefore when they were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them. Whom will ye that I
release unto you ? Barabbas, or Jesus which is
called Christ ? For he knew that for envy they
had delivered him. When he was set down on
the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, say-
ing, Have thou nothing to do with that just
man : for I have suffered many things this day
in a dream because of him. But the chief
priests and elders persuaded the multitude that
they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
The governor answered and said mito them.
Whether of the twain will ye that I release
mito you ? Tlicy said, Barabbas. Pilate saitli

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unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus,
which is called Christ ? They all say unto him.
Let him be crucified. And the governor said,
Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried
out the more, saying. Let him be crucified.
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing,
but that rather a tmnult was made, he took
water, and washed his hands before the mul-
titude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of
this just person : see ye to it. Then answered
all the people, and said. His blood be on us,
and on our children. Then released he Bar-
abbas unto them : and when he had scourged
Jesus he delivered him to be crucified. Then
the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the
whole band of soldiers. And they stripped
him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when
they had platted a crown of thorns they put
it upon his head, and a reed in his- right hand :
and they bowed the knee before him, and mock-
ed him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews. And
they spit upon him, and took the reed, and
smote him on the head. And after that they
had mocked him they took the robe off from
him, and put his own raiment on him, and led
him away to crucify him. And as they came
out they found a man of CjTene, Simon by
name ; him they compelled to bear his cross.
And when they were come unto a place called
Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, they
gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall :
and when he had tasted thereof, he would not
drink. And they crucified him, and parted his
garments, casting lots : that it might be fal-

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filled, which was spoken by the prophet, They
parted my garments among them, and upon
my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting
down they watched him there ; and set up oyer
his head his accusation Amtten, THIS IS JE-
SUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then
were there two thieves crucified with him ; one
on the right hand, and another on the left.
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging
their heads, and saying. Thou that destroyest
the temple, and buildest it in three days, save
thyself : if thou be the Son of God, come down
fi'om the cross. Likewise also the chief priests
mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
He saved others, himself he cannot save : if he
be the King of Israel, let him now come down
fi'om the cross, and we will believe him. He
trusted in God ; let him deliver him now, if he
will have him : for he said, I am the Son of God.
The thieves also, which were crucified with him,
cast the same in his teeth. Now fi'om the sixth
hour there was darkness over all the land mito
the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, EJiy
Eli, lama sahachthani ? that is to say, My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ?
Some of them that stood there, when they
heard that, said. This man calleth for Elias.
And straightway one of them ran, and took a
sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it
on a reed, and gave him to diink. The rest
said. Let be, let us see whether Elias will come
to save him. Jesus, when he had cried again
with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And
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from the top to the bottom, and the earth did
quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves
were opened, and many bodies of saints which
slept arose, and came out of the graves after
his resurrection, and went into the holy city,
and appeared mito many. Now when the cen-
turion, and they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things
that were done, they feared greatly, saying,
Truly this was the Son of God.

i^fluto hdart dBK^ttx,

For the Epistle. Isaiah Ixiii. 1.

WHO is this that eometh from Edom, with
dyed garments fr^om Bozrah ? this that
is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the
greatness of his strength ? I that speak in
righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art
thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments
like him that treadeth in the wine-fat ? I have
trodden the wine-press alone, and of the people
there was none with me : for I will tread them
in mine anger, and trample them in my fury,
and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my
garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For
the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the
year of my redeemed is come. And I looked,
and there was none to help ; and I wondered
that there was none to uphold : therefore mine
own arm brought salvation unto me, and my
fury it upheld me. And I will tread down the
people in mine anger, and make them drunk
in my fnry, and I will bring do^\ai their strength
to the earth. I will mention the loving-kind-
nesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord,

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according to all that the Lord hath bestowed
on us, and the great goodness towards the house
of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them,
according to his mercies, and according to the
multitude of his loying-kindnesses. For he
said. Surely they are my people, children that
will not lie : so he was their Saviour. In all
their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel
of his presence saved them : in his love, and in
his pity, he redeemed them, and he bare them,
and carried them all the days of old. But they
rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit ; therefore
he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought
against them. Then he remembered the days
of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is
he that brought them up out of the sea with
the shepherd of his fioclv ? where is he that
put his Holy Spirit within him ? that led them
by the right hand of Moses, with his glorious
arm, dividing the water before them, to make
himself an everlasting Name ? that led them
tln'ough tlie deep as an horse in the wilder-
ness, that they should not stmuble ? As a beast
goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the
Lord caused him to rest : so didst thou lead
thy people, to make thyself a glorious Name.
Look do^\^l fi^om heaven, and behold fi'om the
habitation of thy holiness, and of thy glory :
where is thy zeal, and thy strength, the sound-
ing of thy bowels, and of thy mercies towards
me ? Are they restrained ? Doubtless thou art
our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of
us, and Israel acknowledge us not : Thou,
Lord, art our Fathei; cm- Redeemer, thy
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thou made us to err from thy ways ? and hard-
ened our hearts from thy fear ? Return for thy
servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
The people of thy holiness have possessed it
but a little while : our adversaries have trod-
den down thy sanctuary. We are thine : thou
never barest rule over them ; they were not
called by thy Name.

The Gospel. St. Mark xiv. 1.

AFTER two days was the feast of the Pass-
over, and of unleavened bread : and the
chief priests and the scribes sought how they
might take him by craft, and put him to death.
But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there
be an uproar of the people. And being in
Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as
he sat at meat, there came a woman having an
alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very
precious ; and she brake the box, and poured
it on his head. And there were some that had
indignation within themselves, and said, Why
was this waste of the ointment made ? for it
might have been sold for more than three
hundred pence, and have been given to the
poor : and they murmured against her. And
Jesus said. Let her alone ; why trouble ye her ?
she hath ^Tought a good work on me : for ye
have the poor with you always, and whenso-
ever ye will ye may do them good ; but me ye
have not always. She hath done what she
could I she is come aforehand to anoint my
body to the burying. Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this (xospel shall be preached
throughout the whole world, this also that she

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hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial
of her. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve,
went mito the chief priests to betray him unto
them. And when thej heard it they were
glad, and promised to give him money. And
he sought how he might conveniently betray
him. And the first day of unleavened bread,
when they killed the passover, his disciples said
unto him, A\^here wilt thou that we go and pre-
pare, that thou mayest eat the passover ? And
he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith
unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall
meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water ;
follow him : And wheresoever he shall go in,
say ye to the good-man of the house. The
Master saith. Where is the guest-chamber,
where I shall eat the passover with my dis-
ciples ? And he will shew you a large upper-
room fm'nished, and prepared : there make
ready for us. And his tlisciples w^ent forth,
and came into the city, and fomid as he had
said unto them : and they made ready the
passover. And in the evening he cometh with
the twelve. And as they sat, and did eat, Jesus
said. Verily I say unto you. One of 3'ou which
eateth with me shall betray me. And they
began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him
one by one. Is it 1 ? and another said, Is it
I ? And he answered and said unto tliem. It
is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in
the dish. The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it
is WTitten of him: but woe to that man by whom
the Son of Man is betrayed : good were it for
that man if he had never been bom. And as
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and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take,
eat : this is my body. And he took the cup,
and when he had given thanks he gave it to
them : and they all drank of it. And he said
mito them. This is my blood of the new testa-
ment, which is shed for many. Verily I say
nnto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of
the vine, until that day that I drink it new in
the Kingdom of God. And when they had
sung an hymn they went out into the mount
of Olives. And Jesus saith unto them. All ye
shall be offended because of me this night : for
it is wi'itten, I will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep shall be scattered. But, after that I am
risen, I will go before you into Galilee. But
Peter said unto him, Although all shall be
offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto
him, Yerily I say unto thee, That this day, even
in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more
vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will
not deny thee in any wise. Likemse also said
they all. And they came to a place which was
named Gethsemane : and he saith to his dis-
ciples. Sit ye here, while 1 shall pray. And he
taketh with him Peter, and James, and John,
and began to be sore amazed, and to be veiy
heavy, and saith unto them, My soul is ex-
ceeding son-owful unto death ; tarry ye here,
and watch. And he went forward a little, and
fell on the ground, and prayed, that, if it were
possible, the hour might pass from him. And
he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible
unto thee ; take away this cup ft'om me ; never-
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And be cometh and findetli them sleeping, and
saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou ? couldest
not thou watch one hour ? Watch ye and pray,
lest ye enter into temptation : the spirit truly
is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he
went away, and prayed, and spake the same
words. And when he returned he fomid them
asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) nei-
ther wist they what to answer him. And he
cometh the third time, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough,
the hour is come ; behold, the Son of Man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners. Else up,
let us go ; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh
Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves, from the
chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders.
And he that betrayed him had given them a
token, sajdng, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
same is he ; take him, and lead him away
safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth
straightway to him, and saith. Master, master;
and kissed him. And they laid their hands
on him, and took him. And one of them that
stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of
the high priest, and cut oif his ear. And Jesus
answered, and said imto them. Are ye come out
as against a thief, with swords and with staves,
to take me ? I was daily with you in the
temple teaching, and ye took me not : but the
Scriptures must be falfilled. And they all for-
sook him, and fled. And there followed him a
certain young man, having a linen cloth cast
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hold on him : and he left the linen cloth, and
fled fi'om them naked. And they led Jesus
away to the hi^^h priest : and with him were
assembled all the chief priests, and the elders,
and the scribes. And Peter followed him afar
off, even into the palace of the high priest ;
and he sat with the servants, and warmed him-
self at the fire. And the chief priests and all
the council sought for witness against Jesus
to put him to death ; and found none. For
many bare false witness against him, but their
witness agreed not together. And there arose
certain, and bare false witness against him,
saying. We heard him say, I will destroy this
temple that is made with hands, and within
three days I will build another made without
hands. But neither so did their ^vitness agree
together. And the high priest stood up in the
midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou
nothing ? what is itwiiich these witness against
thee ? But he held his peace, and answered
nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and
said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of
the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am ; and ye
shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right
hand of power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes,
and saith. What need we any further witnesses?
ye have heard the blasphemy : what think ye?
And they all condemned him to be guilty of
death. And some began to spit on him, and
to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say
unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did
strike him with the palms of their hands. And
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eth one of the maids of the high priest ; and
when she saw Peter warming himself she
looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast
with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying,
I know not, neither miderstand 1 what thou
sayest. And he went out into the porch ; and
the cock crew. And a maid saw him again,
and began to say to them that stood by. This
is one of them. And he denied it again. And
a little after, they that stood by said again to
Peter, Surely thou art one of them ; for thou
art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
But he began to curse and to swear, sajang, 1
know not this man of whom ye speak. And
the second time the cock crew. And Peter
called to mind the word that Jesus said unto
him. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt
deny me thrice. And when he thought there-
on, he wept.

Cuc^aU TitUiYt (SK^tcx,
For the Epistle. Isaiah 1. o.

THE Lord God hath opened mine ear, and
I was not rebellious, neither tmiied away
back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my
cheeks to them that pkicked off the hair ; I
hid not my face from shame and spitting. For
the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I
not be confounded: therefore have I set my
face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be
ashamed. He is near that justifieth me ; who
will contend with me ? Let us stand together ;
who is mine adversary ? let him come near to
me. Behold, the Lord God will help me ; who
is he that shall condemn me ? Lo, they ail

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shall wax old as a garment : the moth shall eat
them up. Who is among you that feareth the
Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant,
that walketh in darkness, and hath no light ?
let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and
stay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle
a lire, that compass yom'selves about with
sparks ; w^alk in the light of your fire, and in
the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall
ye have of mine hand, ye shall lie down in
sorrow.

TJie Gospel St. Mark xv. 1.

AND straightway in the morning the chief
priests held a consultation with the elders,
and scribes, and the whole council, and bound
Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered
him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him. Art
thou the King of the Jews ? And he answer-
ing said unto him. Thou sayest it. And the
chief priests accused him of many things : but
he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him'
again, sapng, Answerest thou nothing ? behold
how many things they witness against thee.
But Jesus yet answered nothing : so that Pilate
marvelled. Now at that feast he released mito
them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
And there was one named Barabbas, which lay
bound with them that had made insmTcction
with him, who had committed mm^der in the
insurrection. And the multitude, crying aloud,
began to desire him to do as he had ever done
unto them. But Pilate answered them, saying,
"Will ye that I release unto you the King of the
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delivered him for envy. But the chief priests
moved the people, that he should rather release
Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered, and
said ao-ain unto them, AVhat will ye then that
I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of
the Jews ? And they cried out again, Crucify
him. Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what
evil hath he done ? And they cried out the
more exceedingly, Crucify him. And so Pilate,
willing to content the people, released Barabbas
mito them, and delivered Jesus, when he had
scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers
led him away into the hall, called Pr^etorium ;
and they call together the whole band. And
they clothed him with purple, and platted a
crown of thorns, and put it about his head : and
began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews.
And they smote him on the head with a reed,
and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees
worshipped him. And when they had mocked
hun they took off' the purple ft'om him, and put
liis ow^i clothes on him, and led him out to
crucify him. And they compel one Simon a
Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the
country, the father of Alexander and Bufus, to
bear his cross. And they bring him unto the
place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted. The
place of a skull. And they gave him to drink
wine mingled with myrrh ; but he received it
not. And when they had crucified him they
parted his garments, casting lots upon them,
what every man should take. And it was the
third hom\ and they crucified him. And the
superscription of his accusation was written
over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with

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him they crucify two thieves, the one on his
right hand, and the other on his left. And the
scriptm^e was fulfilled, which saith. And he was
numbered with the transgressors. And they
that passed by railed on him, wagging their
heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the
temple, and buildest it in thi-ee days, save thy-
self, and come down from the cross. Likewise
also the chief priests mocking said among
themselves, with the scribes, He saved others ;
himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King
of Israel descend now from the cross, that we
may see and believe. And they that were cru-
cified with him reviled him. And when the
sixth hour was come, there was darkness over
the whole land until the ninth hour. And at
the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying, Kloi^ Elo% lama sabachthani? which
is, being interpreted. My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me ? And some of them
that stood by, when they heard it, said. Behold,
he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a
spunge frill of vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone ; let
us see whether Elias will come to take him
down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and
gave up the ghost. And the vail of the temple
was rent in twain from the top to tlie bottom.
And when the centurion, which stood over
against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave
up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the
Son of God.

Tlie Epistle. Hebrews ix. 16.

WHERE a testament is, there must also
of necessity be the death of the testator :
for a testament is of force after men are dead ;
otherwise it is of no strength at all whilst the
testator liveth. Whereupon, neither the first
testament was dedicated ^nthout blood : for
when Moses had spoken every precept to all
the people, according to the law, he took the
blood of calves and of goats, with water, and
scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both
the book, and all the people, saying. This is
the blood of the testament, which God hath en-
joined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled with
blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels
of the ministry. And almost all things are by
the law purged with blood ; and without shed-
ding of blood is no remission. It was therefore
necessary that the patterns of things in the
heavens should be purified with these ; but the
heavenly things tli em selves with better sacri-
fices than these. For Christ is not entered into
the holy places made with hands, which are
the figm-es of the true, but into heaven itself,
now to appear in the presence of God for us ;
nor yet that he should offer himself often, as
the high priest entereth into the holy place
every year with blood of others : for then must
he often have suffered since the foundation of
the world ; but now once in the end of the
world hath he appeared to put away sin by the
sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed
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ment t so Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many ; and nnto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time without sin
mito salvation.

Tlie Gospel, St, Luke xxii. 1.

n^OW the feast of unleavened bread drew
_Lll nigh, which is called the Passover. And
the chief priests and scribes sought how they
might kill him ; for they feared the people.
Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Is-
cariot, being of the nmnber of the twelve. And
he went his way, and commmied with the chief
priests and captains, how he might betray him
mito them. And they were g"Iad, and cove-
nanted to give him money. And he promised,
and sought opportunity to betray him unto
them in "the absence of the multitude. Then
came the day of unleavened bread, when the
passover must be killed. And he sent Peter
and John, saying, Go and prepare us the pass-
over, that we may eat. And they said unto
him. Where wilt thou that we prepare ? And
he said unto them. Behold, when ye are en-
tered into the city, there shall a man meet you,
bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the
house where he entereth in. And ye shall say
unto the good-man of the house. The Master
saith unto thee. Where is the guest-chamber,
where I shall eat the passover with my disci-
ples ? And he shall shew you a large upper-
room furnished ; there make ready. And they
went, and found as he had said mito them : and
they made ready the passover. And when the
hour was come he sat down, and the twelve

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Apostles with him. And he said unto them,
With desire I have desired to eat this passover
with you before I suffer : for I say unto you,
I will not any more eat thereof, until it be ful-
filled in the Kingdom of God. And he took
the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this,
and divide it among yourselves. For I say mito
you, I will not drink of the fi'uit of the vine,
until the Kingdom of God shall come. And
he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body,
which is given for you : this do in remembrance
of me. Likewise also the cup after supper,
saying. This cup is the new testament in my
blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the
hand of him that betrayeth me is w^ith me on
the table. And truly the Son of Man goeth as
it was determined ; but woe unto that man by
whom he is betrayed. And they began to en-
quire among themselves, which of them it was
that should do this thing. And there was also
a strife among them, which of them should be
accounted the greatest. And he said unto them,
The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over
them, and they that exercise authority upon
them are called benefactors. But ye shall not
be so : but he that is greatest among you, let
him be as the younger ; and he that is chief,
as he that doth serve. For whether is greater,
he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is
not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among
you as he that serveth. Ye are they which
have continued with me in my temptations.
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my
Father hath appointed unto me ; that ye may

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eat and drir±k at my table in my kingdom, and
sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of.
Israel. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, be-
hold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he
may sift you as wheat : but I have prayed for
thee, that thy faith fail not ; and when thou
art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And
he said unto him. Lord, I am ready to go with
thee both into prison and to death. And he
said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow
this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny
that thou knowest me. And he said mito them,
When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and.
shoes, lacked ye any thing ? And they said,
Nothing. Then said he unto them, But now,
he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise
his scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him
sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto
you. That this that is written must yet be ac-
complished in me, And he was reckoned among
the transgressors : for the things concerning
me have an end. And they said. Lord, behold,
here are tAVO swords. And he said unto them.
It is enough. And he came out, and went, as
he was wont, to the mount of Olives, and his
disciples also followed hun. And when he was
at the place, he said mito them. Pray, that ye
enter not into temptation. And he was with-
drawn from them about a stone's cast, and
kneeled down and prayed, saying, Father, if
thou be willing, remove this cup from me :
nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done.
And there appeared an angel unto him fi'om
heaven, strengthening him. And being in an
agony, he prayed more earnestly j and his

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sweat was as it were great drops of blood fall-
ing down to the ground. And when he rose
up fi'om prayer, and was come to his disciples,
he found them sleeping for sorrow, and said
unto them. Why sleep ye ? rise and pray, lest
ye enter into temptation. And w^hile he yet
spake, behold, a multitude, and he that was
called Judas, one of the twelve, went before
them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou
the Son of Man with a kiss ? When they wdio
were about him saw wiiat w^ould follow, they
said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the
sword ? And one of them smote the servant of
the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And
Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far.
And he touched his ear, and healed him. Then
Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains
of the temple, and the elders who were come
to him, Be ye come out as against a thief, with
swords and staves ? When I was daily with
you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands
against me : but this is your hour, and the
power of darkness. Then took they him, and
led him, and brought him into the high priest's
house : and Peter followed afar off. And when
they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall,
and were set do^vn together, Peter sat down
among them. But a certain maid beheld him,
as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon
him, and said, This man was also with him.
And he denied him, saying. Woman, I know
him not. And after a little while another saw
him, and said. Thou art also of them. And
Peter said, Man, I am not. And about the

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space of one hour after, another confidently
affirmed, sajdng, Of a tnith this fellow also
was with him ; for he is a Galilean. And Peter
said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And
immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter ;
and Peter remembered the word of the Lord,
how he had said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter
went out, and wept bitterly. And the men that
held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. And
when they had blindfolded him, they struck him
on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy,
who is it that smote thee ? And many other
things blasphemously spake they against him.
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the
people, and the chief priests, and the scribes,
came together, and led him into their council,
sa}ing. Art thou the Christ ? tell us. And he
said mito them. If I tell you, ye will not be-
lieve : and if I also ask you, ye will not answer
me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of
Man sit on the right hand of the power of God'.
Then said they all. Art thou then the Son of
God ? And he said unto them. Ye say that I
am. And they said. What need we any further
witness ? for we om'selves have heard of his
own mouth.

CT;ur^tfa« bcfarc (Sk^Uv.
Tlie Epistle, 1 Cor. xi. 17.

IN this that I declare unto you, I praise you
not ; that ye come together not for the bet-
1 ter, but for the worse. For first of all, when
j ye come together in the church, I hear that

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there be divisions among you, and I partly
believe it. For there must be also heresies
among you, that they who are approved may
be made manifest among you. When ye come
together therefore into one place, this is not
to eat the Lord's supper : for in eating every
one taketh before other his own supper ; and
one is hungry, and another is drunken. What,
have ye not houses to eat and to drink in ? or
despise ye the chm-ch of God, and shame them
that have not ? What shall I say to you ? shall
I praise you in this ? I praise you not. For I
have received of the Lord that which also I
delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the
same night in which he was betrayed, took
bread ; and when he had given thanks, he
brake it, and said. Take, eat ; this is my body,
which is broken for you : this do in remem-
brance of me. After the same manner also he
took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This
cup is the new testament in my blood : this do
ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink
this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he
come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this
bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, mi-
worthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood
of the Lord. But let a man examine himself,
and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of
that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh
unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to
himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For
this cause many are weak and sickly among
you, and many sleep. For if we would judge
ourselves, we should not be judged. But when

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we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord,
that we should not be condemned ^dth the
world. "\^lierefore, my brethren, when ye come
together to eat, tarry one for another. And if
any man hunger, let him eat at home ; that ye
come not together unto condemnation. And
the rest will I set in order when I come.

Tlie Gospel. St. Lulvc xxiii. 1.

THE whole multitude of them arose, and
led him unto Pilate. And they began to
accuse him, saying. We found this fellow per-
verting the nation, and forbidding to give tri-
bute to Caesar, saying, That he himself is Christ
a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Ai-t
thou the King of the Jews ? And he answered
him, and said. Thou sayest it. Then said
Pilate to the chief priests, and to the people, I
find no fault in this man. And they were the
more fierce, saying. He stirreth up the people,
teaching throughout all Jewiy, beginning from
Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of
Galilee, he asked whether the man were a
Galilean. And as soon as he knew that he
belonged unto Herod's jmisdiction, he sent him
to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem
at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus he
was exceeding glad ; for he was desirous to see
him of a long season, because he had heard
many things of him ; and he hoped to have
seen some miracle done by him. Then he
questioned with him in many words ; but he
answered him nothing. And the chief priests
and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
And Herod with his men of war set him at

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noug-ht, and mocked him, and arraj^ed Mm in
a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
And tlie same day Pilate and Herod were made
fi'iends together ; for before they were at en-
mity between themselves. And Pilate, when
he had called together the chief priests, and
the rulers, and the people, said unto them, Ye
have brought this man unto me, as one that
perverteth the people : and behold, Ij having
examined him before you, have found no fault
in this man touching those things whereof ye
accuse him : No, nor yet Herod : for I sent
you to him ; and lo^ nothing worthy of death
is done mito him. I will therefore chastise
him, and release him. For of necessity he
must release one unto them at the feast. And
they cried out all at once, saying, Away with
this man, and release mito us Barabbas : (who
for a certain sedition made in the city, and for
murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate there-
fore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to
them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him,
crucify him. And he said mito them the third
time. Why, what evil hath he done ? 1 have
fomid no cause of death in him : I will there-
fore chastise him, and let him go. And they
were instant with loud voices, requiring that
he might be crucified : and the voices of them
and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate
gave sentence that it should be as they re-
quired. And he released unto them him that
for sedition and mm'der was cast into prison,
whom they had desired ; but he delivered Jesus
to their will. And as they led hiiii away, they
laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming

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out of the countiy, and on him they laid the
cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And
there followed him a great company of people,
and of women, which also bewailed and la-
mented him. But Jesus, tm-ning unto them,
said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me,
but weep for yourselves, and for yom- children.
For behold, the days are coming, in the which
they shall say. Blessed are the barren, and the
wombs that never bare, and the paps which
never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say
to the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the hills,
Cover us. For if they do these things in a
green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? And
there were also two other, malefactors, led
with him to be put to death. And when they
were come to the place which is called Calvary,
there they crucified him ; and the malefactors,
one on the right hand, and the other on the
left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do. And they
parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the
people stood beholding; and the rulers also
with them derided him, saying. He saved others;
let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen
of God. And the soldiers also mocked him,
coming to him, and offering him vinegar, and
saying, If thou be the Kmg of the Jews, save
thyself. And a superscription also was written
over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and
Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE
JEWS, xind one of the malefactors, which
were hanged, railed on him, saying. If thou be
Christ, save thyself, and us. But the other an-
swering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou

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fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemn-
ation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive
the due reward of our deecls, but this man
hath done nothing amiss. And he said untc
Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest
into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto thee. To-day shalt thou be
with me in paradise. And it was about the
sixth hour : and there was a darkness over all
the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun
was darkened, and the vail of the temple was
rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried
with a loud voice, he said. Father, into thy
hands I commend my spirit : and having said
thus, he gave up the ghost. Now when the
centm^on saw what was done, he glorified God,
saying, Cei-tainly this was a righteous man. And
all the people that came together to that sight,
beholding the things that were done, smote
their breasts, and retiu-ned. And all his ac-
quaintance, and the women that followed him
from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these
things.

So0tf dfritfag.

TliG Collects.

ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee gra*
ciously to behold this thy family, for
which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to
be betrayed, and given up into the hands of
wicked men, and to suifer death upon the cross,
who now liveth and reigneth \A'ith thee and
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end. Amen.

GOOD FRIDAY. 153

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by
whose Spirit the whole body of the Chui'ch
is governed and sanctified ; Receive oiu' sup-
plications and prayers, wiiich we offer before
thee for all estates of men in thy holy Chui-ch,
that every member of the same, in his voca-
tion and ministry, may truly and godly serve
thee ; through our Lord and Saviom- Jesus
Christ. Awen.

O MERCIFUL God, who hast made all
men, and hatest nothing that thou hast
made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but
rather that he should be converted and live ;
Have mercy upon all Jews, Tm'ks, Infidels, and
Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance,
hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word ;
and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy
flock, that they may be saved among the rem-
nant of the true Israelites, and be made one
fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and
the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
Amen,

Tlie Epistle. Heb. x. 1.

THE law having a shadow of good things
to come, and not the very image of the
things, can never with those sacrifices, w^hich
they offered year by year continually, make
the comers thereunto perfect : for then would
they not have ceased to be offered? because
that the worshippers once purged should have
had no more conscience of sins. But in those
sacrifices there is a remembrance again made
of sins every year. For it is not possible that

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the blood of bulls and of goats should take
away sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into
the world, he saith. Sacrifice and offering thou
wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared
me : In bunit-offerings and sacrifices for sin
thou hast had no pleasui'e : Then said I, Lo,
I come (in the volume of the book it is written
of me) to do thy will, God. Above, when
he said. Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-offer-
ings, and offering for sin thou Avouldest not,
neither hadst pleasure therein, which are of-
fered by the Law ; then said he, Lo, I come to
do thy will, God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second. By the
which will we are sanctified, through the offer-
ing of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
And every priest standeth daily ministering,
and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices,
which can never take away sins. But this man,
after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for
ever sat down on the right hand of God;
fi'om henceforth expecting till his enemies be
made his foot-stool. For by one offering he
hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified :
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to
us : for after that he had said before. This is
the covenant that I will make with them after
those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws
into their hearts, and in their minds will I
write them ; and their sins and iniquities will
I remember no more. Now where remission
of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter
into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a
new and living way, which he hath consecrated

GOOD FRIDAY.

for us, through the vail, that is to say, his
flesh ; and having an High Priest over the
house of God ; let us draw near with a true
heart, in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and
our bodies washed with pure water. Let us '
hold fast the profession of our faith Avithout
wavering ; (for he is faithful that promised ;)
and let us consider one another to provoke
unto love, and to good works ; not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the
manner of some is ; but exhorting one an-
other: and so much the more, as ye see the
day approaching.

The Gospel. St. John xix. 1.

PILATE therefore took Jesus, and scourged
him. And the soldiers platted a crown
of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put
on him a purple robe, and said. Hail, King of
the Jews : and they smote him with their
hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and
saith unto them. Behold, 1 bring him forth to
you, that ye may know that I find no fault in
hun. Then came Jesus forth, w^earing the
crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And
Pilate saith unto them. Behold the man ! When
the chief priests therefore and officers saw him,
they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify
him. Pilate saith unto them. Take ye him, and
crucify him : for I find no fault in him. The
Jews answered him. We have a law, and by
our law he ought to die, because he made him-
self the Son of God. When Pilate therefore
heard that saying, he was the more afi^aid;

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and. went again into the judgment-hall, and
saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus
gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto
him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest
thou not that I have power to crucify thee,
and have power to release thee? Jesus an-
swered, Thou couldest have no power at all
against me, except it were given thee from
above : therefore he that delivered me unto
thee hath the greater sin. And ft'om thence-
forth Pilate sought to release him: but the
Jews cried out, saving, If thou let this man
go, thou art not Ciesar's friend : whosoever
maketh himself a king speaketh against Cassar.
"When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he
brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judg-
ment-seat, in a place that is called the Pave-
ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it
was the preparation of the passover, and about
the sixth hour : and he saith unto the Jews,
Behold^ your King ! But they cried out. Away
with him, away mth him, crucify him. Pilate
saith unto them. Shall I cruelty your King ?
The chief priests answered. We have no king
but Cassar. Then delivered he him therefore
unto them to be crucified : and they took
Jesus, and led him away. And he, bearing his
cross, went forth into a place called the place
of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Gol-
gotha; where they crucified him, and two
other with him, on either side one, and Jesus
in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and
put it on the cross ; and the writing was,
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF
THE JEWS. This title then read many of

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the Jews : for the place where Jesus was cru»
cifiecl was nigh to the city : and it was written
in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said
the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write
not. The King of the Jews ; but that he said,
I am the King of the Jews. Pilate answered,
What I have written, I have written. Then
the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus,
took his garments, and made four parts, to
every soldier a part ; and also his coat : now
the coat was without seam, woven from the
top throughout. They said therefore among
themselves. Let us not rend it, but cast lots
for it, whose it shall be : that the Scripture
might be fulfilled, which saith. They parted
my raiment among them, and for my vesture
they did cast lots. These things therefore the
soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of
Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magda-
lene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother,
and the disciple standing by, whom he loved,
he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy
son. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold
thy mother. And from that hour that disciple
took her unto his own home. After this, Jesus,
knowing that all things were now accomplish,
ed, that the Scriptm-e might be fulfilled, saith,
I thirst. 'Now there was set a vessel frill of
vinegar : and they filled a spunge with vinegar,
and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his
mouth. When Jesus therefore had received
the vinegar, he said. It is finished: and he
bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The
Jews therefore, because it was the preparation,

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that the bodies should not remain upon the
cross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-
day was an high -day,) besought Pilate that
their legs might be broken, and that they
might be taken away. Then came the soldiers,
and brake the legs of the first, and of the other
wdiich was crucified with him. But when they
came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead al-
ready, they brake not his legs. But one of the
soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and
forthwith came thereout blood and water. And
he that saw it bare record, and his record is
true : and he knoAveth that he saith true, that
ye might believe. For these things were done
that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone
of him shall not be broken. And again, an-
other Scriptm-e saith. They shall look on him
whom they pierced.

The Collect.

GEANT, Lord, that as we are baptized
into the death of thy blessed Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortify-
ing our corrupt affections we may be buried
with him ; and that through the grave, and
gate of death, we may pass to our joyi^l re-
sm-rection ; for his merits, who died, and was
buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus
Cln'ist our Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 17.

IT is better, if the will of God be so, that ye
suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the

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just for the mijust, that he might bring us
to God, being put to death in the flesh, but
quickened by the Spirit. By which also he
went and preached unto tlie spirits in prison ;
which sometime were disobedient, wlien once
the long-suffering of God waited m the days
of Noah, while the ark was a preparing;
wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by
water. The like figm^e whereunto, even bap-
tism, doth also now save us, (not the putting
away the filth of the flesh, but the answer
of a good conscience towards God,) by the re-
surrection of Jesus Christ : who is gone into
heaven, and is on the right hand of God,
angels and authorities and powers being made
subject unto him.

Tlie Gospel St. Matt, xxvii. 57.

WHEN the even was come, there came a
rich man of Arimathsea, named Joseph,
who also himself was Jesus' disciple. He went
to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then
Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
And when Joseph had taken the body, he
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it
in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out
in the rock ; and he rolled a great stone to the
door of the sepulcln-e, and departed. And
there was Mary Magdalene, and the other
Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Now
the next day that followed the day of the pre-
paration, the chief priests and Pharisees came
together mito Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember
that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive,
After three days I will rise again. Command

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therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until
the third day, lest his disciples come by night
and steal him away, and say unto the people,
He is risen from the dead : so the last error
shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto
them, Ye have a watch ; go yom- way, make it
as sure as you can. So they went and made the
sepulchre sm'e, sealing the stone, and setting
a watch.

^ At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, O come, let us
sing, <frc. these Anthems shall be sung or said.

CHRIST our passover is sacrificed for us :
therefore let us keep the feast ;
Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven
of malice and wickedness : but with the un-
leavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Co7\
V. 7.

CHRIST being raised fi'om the dead dieth
no more : death hath no more dominion
over him.

For in that he died, he died unto sin once :
but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Like^vise reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto sin : but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Bow. vi. 9.

CHRIST is risen fi'om the dead: and become
the first-fi'uits of them that slept.
For since by man came death : by man came
also the resm-rection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die : even so in Christ
shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :
and to the Holy Ghost ;

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As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

Hie Collect.
A LMIGHTY God, who through thine only-
J_^ begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome
death, and opened unto us the gate of everlast-
ing life ; AYe humbly beseech thee, that, as by
thy special grace preventing us thou dost put
into our minds good desires, so by thy con-
tinual help we may bring the same to good
effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liv-
eth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Col. iii. 1.

IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above, where Christ sit-
teth on the right hand of God. Set your af-
fection on things above, not on things on the
earth : For ye are dead, and your life is hid
with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our
life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with
him in glory. Mortify therefore your members
which are upon the earth ; fornication, unclean-
ness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence,
and covetousness, which is idolatry : For which
things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the
children of disobedience. In the which ye also
walked sometime, when ye lived in them.

Tlie Gospel St. John xx. 1.

THE first day of the week cometh Mary
Magdalene early, when it was yet dark,
mito the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken
away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth

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and Cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other
disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto
them. They have taken away the Lord out of
the sepulchre, and we know not where they
have laid him. Peter therefore went forth,
and that other disciple, and came to the sepul-
chre. So they ran both together; and the
other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first
to the sepulchre ; and he, stooping down and
looking in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet
went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter
following him, and went into the sepulchre,
and seeth the linen clothes lie ; and the nap-
kin that was about his head, not lying with
the linen clothes, but "\wapped together in a
place by itself. Then went in also that other
disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and
he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew
not the Scriptm-e, that he must rise again fi'om
the dead. Then the disciples went away again
mito their own home.

:3ftcntfag in ea^tcr-Smtelt.

TJie Collect.
A LMIGHTY God, who through thy only-
Jl\. begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome
death, and opened unto us the gate of ever-
lasting life ; We humbly beseecli tJiee, that, as
by thy special grace preventing us thou dost
put into our minds good desires, so by thy con-
tinual help we may bring the same to good
efPect ; tlu'ough Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy
Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

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For the Epistle. Acts x. 34.

PETER opened his mouth, and said, Of a
truth I perceive that God is no respecter
of persons ; but in every nation he that feareth
him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted
with him. The word which God sent mito
the children of Israel, preaching peace by
Jesus Christ ; (he is Lord of all ;) that word (I
say) ye know, which was published throughout
all Judaea, and began fi"om Galilee, after the
baptism which John preached : how God an-
ointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost,
and with power ; who went about doing good,
and healing all that were oppressed of the
devil: for God was with him. And we are
witnesses of all things which he did, both in
the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom
they slew, and hanged on a tree : Him God
raised up the third day, and shewed him open-
ly ; not to all the people, but unto witnesses
chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat
and drink with him after he rose fi'om the
dead. And he commanded us to preach unto
the peo]3le, and to testify that it is he who
was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick
and dead. To him give all the prophets wit-
ness, that through his Name whosoever believ-
eth in him shall receive remission of sins.

TJie Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13.

BEHOLD, two of his disciples went that
same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was from Jerusalem about threescore
furlongs. And they talked together of all these

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things which had happened. And it came to
pass, that while they communed together, and
reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went
with them. But their eyes were holden, that
they should not know him. And he said unto
them. What manner of communications are
these that ye have one to another, as ye walk,
and are sad ? And the one of them, whose
name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him,
Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and
hast not kno^^m the things which are come to
pass there in these days ? And he said unto
them, "What things ? And they said unto him,
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a
prophet mighty in deed and word, before God
and all the people : and how the chief priests
and our rulers delivered him to be condemned
to death, and have crucified him. But we
trusted that it had been he which should have
redeemed Israel : and besides all this, to-day
is the third day since these things were done.
Yea, and certain women also of our company
made us astonished, which were early at the
sepulchre ; and when they found not his body,
they came, saying, that they had also seen a
vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
And certain of them which were with us went
to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the
women had said ; but him they saw not. Then
he said mito them, fools, and slow of heart
to believe all that the prophets have spoken :
ought not Christ to have suffered these things,
and to enter into his glory ? And beginning
at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded
unto them in all the Scriptm-es the things

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concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto
the village whither they went ; and he made
as though he would have gone fiu'ther : but
they constrained him, saying, Abide with us,
for it is towards evenings and the day is far
spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with
them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake,
and gave to them. And their eyes were open-
ed, and they knew him, and he vanished out
of their sight. And they said one to another.
Did not our heart bm-n within us, while he
talked with us by the way, and while he open-
ed to us the Scriptm-es ? And they rose up the
same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and
found the eleven gathered together, and them
that were with them, saying. The Lord is risen
indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And
they told what things were done in the way,
and how he was kno^n of them in breaking of
bread.

CucStraw tit eKittX'imtt'k.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who through thy only-
begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome
death, and opened unto us the gate of ever-
lasting life ; "We humbly beseech thee, that, as
by thy special grace preventing us thou dost
put into om- minds good desires, so by thy con-
tinual help we may bring the same to good
effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy
Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Amen.

1C6 TUESDAY EN EASTER-WEEK.

For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26.

MEN and brethren, children of the stock
of Abraham, and whosoever among you
feareth Grod, to you is the word of this salva-
tion sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem,
and their rulers, because they knew him not,
nor yet the voices of the prophets which are
read every sabbath-day, they have fulfilled them
in condemning him. And though they found
no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pi-
late that he should be slain. . And when they
had fulfilled all that was written of him, they
took him down fi'om the tree, and laid him .in
a sepulchre. But God raised him from the
dead: and he was seen many days of them
which came up with him ft'om Galilee to Jeru-
salem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
And we declare mito you glad tidings, how
that the promise which was made mito the
fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us
their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus
again ; as it is also ^Titten in the second Psalm,
Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten
thee. And as concerning that he raised him
up fi'om the dead, now no more to return to
corruption, he said on this wise, I will give
you the sm-e mercies of David. Wherefore he
saith also in another Psalm, Thou shalt not
suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For
David, after he had served his own generation
by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid
unto his fathers, and saw corruption : But he
whom God raised again saw no corruption.
Be it known mito you therefore, men and

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brethren, that through this man is preached
unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him
all that believe are justified from all things,
from which ye could not be justified by the
law of Moses. Beware therefore, lest that
come upon you which is spoken of in the pro-
phets ; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and
perish : for I work a work in your days, a work
which ye shall in no wise believe, though a
man declare it unto you.

Tlie Gospel St. Luke xxiv. 36.

JESUS himself stood in the midst of them,
and saith unto them. Peace be unto you.
But they were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he
said unto them. Why are ye troubled, and
why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold
my hands and my feet, that it is I myself:
handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh
and bones, as ye see me have. And when he
had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands
and his feet. And while they yet believed not
for joy, and wondered, he said mito them.
Have ye here any meat ? And they gave him
a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honey-comb.
And he took it, and did eat before them. And
he said unto them. These are the words which
I spake unto you, while I was yet with you,
that all things must be frilfilled which were
written in the law of Moses, and in the Pro-
phets, and in the Psalms concerning me. Then
opened he their miderstanding, that they might
miderstand the Scriptm-es, and said unto them,
Thus it is wTitten, and thus it behoved Christ

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to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third
day; and that repentance and remission of
sins should be preached in his Name among
all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye
are witnesses of these things.

CT;c ifir^t ^untfag after (iJas'ttr.

The Collect.
A LMIGHTY Father, who hast giyen thine
J_\. only Son to die for our sins, and to rise
again for our justification ; Grant us so to put
away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that
we may alway serve thee in pm-eness of living
and truth ; through the merits of the same thy
Son Jesus Christ om- Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. 1 St. John v. 4.

WHATSOEVER is born of God overcom-
eth the world ; and this is the victory
that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he
that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God ?
This is he that came by water and blood, even
Jesus Christ ; not by water only, but by water
and blood : and it is the Spirit that beareth
witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there
are three that bear record in heaven, the Father,
the Word, and the Holy Ghost : and these three
are one. And there are three that bear witness
in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the
blood : and these three agree in one. If we re-
ceive the witness of men, the witness of God is
greater : for this is the witness of God, which
he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth
on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:

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he that believeth not God hath made him a liar,
because he belie veth not the record that God
gave of his Swi. And this is the record, that
God hath given to us eternal life • and this
life is in his Son. He that hath the Son
hath life ; and he that hath not the Son hath
not life.

• Tlie Gospel. St. John xx. 19.

THE same day at evening, being the first
day of the week, when the doors were shut,
where the disciples were assembled for fear of
the Jews, came .Jesus and stood in the midst,
and saith mito them, Peace be nnto you. And
when he had so said, he shewed mito them his
hands and his side. Then were the disciples
glad when they saw the Lord. Then said Je-
sus to them again, Peace be unto you : As my
Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And
when he had said this, he breathed on them,
and saith mito them. Receive ye the holy
Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are
remitted mito them ; and whosesoever sins ye
retain, they are retained.

W^t ^croiitf J)tmtfas after <QK^itx.

TJie Collect.
A LMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only
j\. Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin,
and also an ensample of godly life ; Give us
grace that we may always most thankfully re-
ceive that his inestimable benefit, and also
daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed
steps of his raost holy life ; through the same
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

170 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTEli.

The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 19.

THIS is thank-worthy, if a man for con-
science toward God endure grief, suffering
wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye
be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it pa-
tiently ? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for
it, ye take it patiently ; this is acceptable with
God. For even hereimto were ye called*: be-
cause Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an
example, that ye should follow his steps : who
did no sin, neither was guile found in his
mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not
again ; Avhen he suffered, he threatened not ;
but committed himself to him that judgeth
righteously : who his own self bare our sins in
his own body on the tree, that we, being dead
to sins, should live unto righteousness : by
whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as
sheep going astray ; but are now returned unto
the Shepherd and BisJiop of your souls.

TJie Gospel St. John x. 11.

JESUS said, I am the good shepherd : the
good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shep-
herd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the
wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ;
and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the
sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an
hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am
the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and
am known of mine. As the Father knoweth
me, even so know I the Father : and I lay
down my life for the sheep. And other sheep
I have, which are not of this fold ; them also

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I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ;
and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

^)t CTjirtr ^uutfag after Chaster.
TJw Collect.

A LMIGHTY God, who shewest to them that
J_Jl be in error the light of thy truth, to the
intent that they may return into the way of
righteousness ; Grant unto all them that are
admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Eeli-
gion, that they may eschew those things that
are contrary to their profession, and follow all
such things as are agreeable to the same ;
through om- Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

TJie Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 11.

DEAELY beloved, I beseech you as stran-
gers and pilgrims, abstain fi'om fleshly
lusts, which war against the soul ; having your
conversation honest among the Gentiles ; that,
whereas they speak against you as evil doers,
they may, by your good works which they shall
behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man
for the Lord's sake ; whether it be to the King,
as supreme ; or unto governours, as unto them
that are sent by him, for the punishment of
evil doers, and for the praise of them that do
well. For so is the will of God, that with well-
doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of
foolish men : as free, and not using your li])erty
for a cloke of maliciousness ; but as the servants
of God. Honour all men. Love the brother-
hood. Fear God. Honour the King.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

The Gospel. St. John xvi. 16.

JESUS said to his disciples, A little while
and ye shall not see me ; and again, a little
while and ye shall see me ; because I go to the
Father. Then said some of his disciples among
themselyes, What is this that he saith mito us,
A little while and ye shall not see me ; and
again, a little while and ye shall see me ; and,
Because I go to the Father ? They said there-
fore, AVhat is this that he saith, A little while ?
we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus Imew
that they were desirous to ask him, and said
unto them. Do ye enquire among yourselves of
that I said, A little while and ye shall not see
me ; and again, a little while and ye shall see
me ? Verily, verily I say unto you. That ye
shall weep and lament, but the world shall re-
joice : and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sor-
row shall be turned into joy. A woman, when
she is in travail, hath sorrow, because her hour
is come : but as soon as she is delivered of the
child, she remembereth no more the anguish,
for joy that a man is born into the world. And
ye now therefore have sorrow : but I will see
you again, and yom- heart shall rejoice, and
your joy no man taketh fi'om you.

TJie Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order
the unruly wills and affections of sinful
men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may
love the thing which thou commandest, and
desire that which thou dost promise ; that so.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 1?3

among the sundry and manifold changes of the
world, our hearts may sm-ely there be fixed,
where true joys are to be found ; through Jesus
Christ om' Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. St. James i. 17.

EVERY good gift, and every perfect gift is
from above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning. Of his own will
begat he us with the Word of truth, that we
should be a kind of first-fi'uits of his creatures.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man
be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wi'ath ;
for the wrath of man worketh not the right-
eousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthi-
ness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive
with meekness the engrafted Word, which is
able to save yom- souls.

Tlie Gospel. St. John xvi. 5.

JESUS said unto his disciples, Now I go my
way to him that sent me, and none of you
asketh me. Whither goest thou ? But, because
I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath
filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the
truth ; it is expedient for you that I go away ;
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send
him unto you. And when he is come, he will
reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness,
and of judgment : of sin, because they believe
not on me ; of righteousness, because I go to
my Father, and ye see me no more ; of judg-
ment, because the prince of this world is

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judged. I have yet many things to say unto
you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit,
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak
of himself ; but whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak : and he will shew you things
to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall
receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
All things that the Father hath are mine :
therefore said I, that he shall take of mine,
and shall shew it unto you.

€l)t dfiftT) ^imtfag after dJaster.

The CoUecU

OLORD, from whom all good things do
come ; Grant to us thy hmnble servants,
that by thy holy inspiration we may think
those things that be good, and by thy merciful
guiding may perform the same ; through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

TJie Epistle. St. James i. 22.

BE ye doers of the Word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves. For if
any be a hearer of the Word, and not a doer,
he is like unto a man beholding his natural
face in a glass. For he beholdeth himself, and
goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what
manner of man he was. But whoso looketh
into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a
doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in
his deed. If any man among you seem to be
religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but de-
ceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

vain. Pure religion, and undefiled before God
and the Father, is this. To visit the fatherless
and widows in their affliction, and to keep
himself unspotted from the world.

TJie Gospel. St. John xvi. 23.

VERILY, verilv I say unto you. Whatso-
ever ye shall ask the Father in my Name,
he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked
nothing in my Name : ask, and ye shall receive,
that yom- joy may be fall. These things have
I spoken unto you in proverbs : the time
Cometh when I shall no more speak unto you
in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of
the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my
Name : and I say not mito you, that I will
pray the Father for you ; for the Father him-
self loveth you, because ye have loved me, and
have believed that I came out fi-om God. I
came forth fi-om the Father, and am come into
the world : again, I leave the world, and go to
the Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo,
now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no
proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest
all things, and needest not that any man should
ask thee : by this we believe that thou camest
forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye
now believe ? Behold, the hour cometh, yea,
is now come, that ye shall be scattered every
man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and
yet I am not alone, because the Father is with
me. These things I have spoken mito you,
that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation ; but be of good cheer,
I have overcome the world.

176

TJie CoUect.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Ahiiiglity God,
that like as we do believe thy only-be-
gotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have
ascended into the heavens ; so we may also in
heart and mind thither ascend, and with him
continually dwell, who liveth and rcigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world with-
out end. AtHcn.

For the Episth. Acts i. 1.

THE former treatise have I made, Theo-
pliilus, of all that Jesus began both to
do and teacli, until the day in which he was
taken up, after that lie through the Holy Ghost
had given commandments mito the Apostles
whom he had chosen : to whom also he shewed
himself alive after his passion, by many infal-
lible proofs ; being seen of tliem forty days, and
speaking of the things pertaining to the King-
dom of God : and, being assembled together
with them, commanded tlicm that they should
not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the
promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have
heard of me. For John truly baptized with
water, but ye shall be baptized mth the Holy
Ghost not many days hence. AAQien they there-
fore were come together, they asked of him,
saying. Lord, wilt thou at this time restore
again the kingdom to Israel ? And he said
unto them, It is not for you to know the times
or the seasons, which the Father hath put in
his own power. But ye shall receive power

THE ASCENSION-DAY. 17?

after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you ;
and ye shall be Avitnesses unto me, both in Je-
rusalem, and in all Judcea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth. And
when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received
him out of their sight. And while they looked
stedfastly toward heaven, as he went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel ; which
also said. Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, which
is taken up fi'om you into heaven, shall so come,
in like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven.

llw Gospel St. ]\Iark xvi. 14.

JESUS appeared unto the eleven as they sat
at meat, and upbraided them with their
unbelief and hardness of heart, because they
believed not them which had seen him after he
was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into
all the world, and preach the Gospel to every
creatm-e. He that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved ; but he that believeth not shall
be damned. And these signs shall follow them
that believe : In my Name shall they cast out
devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ;
they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they
shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall re-
cover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto
them, he was received up into heaven, and sat
on the right hand of God. And they went forth
and preached every where, the Lord working
with them, and coniii'ming the Word with signs
following.

178

The Collect.

OGOD the King of glory, who hast exalted
thine only Son Jesus Christ with great
triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven ; We
beseech thee, leave us not comfortless ; but
send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us,
and exalt us unto the same place whither om'
Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7.

THE end of all things is at hand ; be ye
therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
And above all things have fervent charity
among yourselves : for charity shall cover the
multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to an-
other without grudging. As every man hath
received the gift, even so minister the same
one to another, as good stewards of the mani-
fold grace of God. If any man speak, let him
speak as the oracles of God : if any man minis-
ter, let him do it as of the ability which God
giveth ; that God in all things may be glorified
through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Tlie Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of
Chapter xvi.

WHEN" the Comfoiter is come, whom I
will send unto you from the Father,
even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from
the Father, he shall testify of m.e. And ye also
shall bear witness, because ye have been with

WHIT-SUNDAY. 179

me from the beginning. These things have I
spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea,
the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you
will think that he doeth God service. And
these things will they do unto you, because
they have not kno^vn the Father, nor me. But
these things have I told you, that, when the
time shall come, ye may remember that I told
you of them.

TJie Collect.

GOD, w^ho as at this time didst teach the
hearts of thy faithful people, by the send-
ing to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant
us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment
in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his
holy comfort ; through the merits of Christ
Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one
God, world without end. Amen.

For tlie Epistle. Acts ii. 1.

WHEN the day of Pentecost was fiilly
come, they were all with one accord in
one place. And suddenly there came a sound
from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and
it filled all the house where they were sitting.
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues,
like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them :
and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance. And there were
dvv^elling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out
of every nation under heaven. Now when this

180 WHIT-SUNDAY.

was noised abroad, the multitude came toge-
ther, and were confounded, because tliat every
man heard them speak in his own hniG^uafT^e.
And they were all amazed, and marvelled, say-
ing one to another. Behold, are not all these
which speak (ralilaBans ? And how hear we
every man in om' own tongue wherein we were
born ? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites,
and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea,
and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia,
and Pam})hylia, in Egy])t, and in the parts of
Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Pome,
Jews, and Proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians, we
do hear them speak in om* tongues the wonder-
ful works of God.

TJw Gospel St. John xiv. 15.

JESUS said unto his disciples, If ye love me,
keep my commandments. And I will pray
the Father, and he shall give you another Com-
forter, that he may abide with you for ever ;
even the Spirit of truth, whom the world can-
not receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will
not leave you comfortless ; I will come to
you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth
me no more ; but ye see me : because I live,
ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know
that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in
you. He that hath my commandments, and
keepeth them, he it is that loveth me ; and he
that loveth me shall be loved of my Father,
and I will love him, and will manifest myself
to him. Judas saith mito him, (not Iscariot,)

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Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself
unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus an-
swered and said unto him. If a man love me,
he will keep my words, and my Father will
love him, and we will come unto him, and
make our abode "with him. He that loveth me
not keepeth not my savings : and the word
which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's
which sent me. These things have I spoken
unto you, being yet present with you. But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my Name, he shall teach
you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto
you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neitlier let it
be aft-aid. Ye have heard how I said unto you,
I go away, and come again unto you. If ye
loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go
unto the Father: for my Father isgi-eaterthan
I. And now I have told you before it come to
pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might
believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with
you : for the prince of this world cometh, and
hath nothing in me. But that the world may
know that I love the Father ; and as the Father
gave me commandment, even so I do.

i^ontraij in 2XSTjit^im-2H0c!t.

'Tlie Collect.

GOD, who as at this time didst teach the
hearts of thy faithful people, by the send-
ing to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant
us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment

182 MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK.

in all things, and evennore to rejoice in his
holy comfort ; tlironoh the merits of Christ
Jesus om- Saviour, ^\\\o liveth and reii^nieth
with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one
God, world without end. Anwn.

For flic Epistle. Acts x. 34.

TIIEX Peter opened his mouth, and said,
Of a truth I perceive that God is no re-
specter of persons ; but in every nation he that
feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is ac-
ce])ted with him. Tiie Word which God sent
unto the children of Israel, i)reaching ])eace by
Jesus Christ ; (he is Lord of all ;) that AVord,
I say, ye know, which was i)ublishcd through-
out all Judaia, and began from Galilee, after
the baptism which John ])reached : how (iod
anointed Jesus of Xazai'cth with tlie Holy
Ghost, and with power ; who went about doing
good, and healing all that were 0])})ressed of
the devil : for God was with him. And we are
witnesses of all things which he did, both in
the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom
they slew, and hanged on a tree : Him God
raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
not to all the people, but unto witnesses cho-
sen before of God ; even to us who did eat and
di'ink with him after he rose fi-om the dead.
And he commanded us to preach unto the peo-
ple, and to testif)' that it is he which was or-
dained of God to be the Judge of quick and
dead. To him give all the prophets witness,
that through his Xame whosoever believeth in
him shall receive remission of sins. While
Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost

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fell on all them which heard the word. And
they of the circmncision, which believed, were
astonished, as many as came with Peter, because
that on the Gentiles also was pom-ed out the gift
of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak
with ton»-ues, and magnify G od. Then answered
Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these
should not be baptized, which have received the
Holy Ghost as avcU as we ? And he commanded
them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord.
Then prayed they him to taiTy certain days.
Tlie Go.yjrl, St. John iii. 16.

GOD so loved tlie world, that he gave his
ouly-begotten Son, that Avhosoever be-
lieveth in him should not perish, but have ever-
lasting life. For God sent not his Son into
the world to condemn the Avorld, but that the
world through him might be saved. He that
believeth on him is not condemned : but he tliat
believeth not is condemned already; because he
hath not believed in the Name of the only-
begotten Son of God. And this is the con-
demnation, that light is come into the world,
and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil. For every one
that doeth evil hatcth the light, neitlier cometh
to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made manifest, that they
are ^vrought in God.

Cuc^tfaw in SCn;it^un--2Xacclt.

ne Collect.

GOD, who as at this time didst teach the
hearts of thy faithfid people, by the sending

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to them the lio^ht of thy Holy Spirit ; Grant us
by the same Spirit to have a right judgment
in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his
holy comfort ; through the merits of Christ Je-
sus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in tlie unity of the same Spirit, one God,
world without end. Awen.

For the Ejjlstle. Acts viii. 14.

WIIEX the Apostles, whicli were at JeiTi-
salcm, lieard that Samaria had received
the word of God, they sent unto them Peter
and John ; who, when they were come down,
prayed for them, that they might receive the
Holy Ghost : (for as yet he was fallen upon
none of them ; only they were baptized in the
Kame of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their
hands on them, and they received the Holy
Ghost.

TJie Gospel. St. John x. 1.

YERILY, verily I say unto you, He that
entereth not by the door into the sheep-
fold, but climbcth up some other way, the same
is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth
in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep : to
him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his
voice, and he calleth his o^vn sheep by name,
and leadeth them out. And, when he putteth
forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and
the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice.
And a stranger will they not follow ; but will
flee fi'om him ; for they know not the voice of
strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them;
but they understood not what tilings they were
which he spake unto them. T]:>en said Jesus

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unto them again ; Verilj, verily I say unto you,
I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came
before me are thieves and robbers ; but the
sheep did not hear them. I am the door ; by
me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture. The
thief Cometh not but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy : I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly.

The Collect.
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast
Jr\. given unto us thy servants grace by the
confession of a true faith to acknowledge the
glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power
of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity ;
We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us
stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us
from all adversities, who livest and reignest,
one God, world without end. Amen.

For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1.
AFTER this I looked, and behold, a door
Jt\. was opened in heaven : and the first voice
which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talk-
ing with me ; which said, Come up hither, and
I will shew thee things which must be here-
after. And immediately I was in the Spirit ;
and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and
one sat on the throne : and he that sat was
to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone:
and there was a rainbow round about the throne,
in sight like unto an emerald. And round
about the throne were fom* and twenty seats ;

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and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders
sittiiif,', clothed in white raiment ; and they
had on their heads crowns of irold : And out
of the throne proceeded liuhtnini^s, and thun-
derin<2^s, and voices. And there were seven
lam})s of fire bnrnins^ before the throne, which
are the seven s})irits of (Jod. And l)efore the
throne there was a sea of glass like unto ciTstal :
and in the midst of the throne, and round about
the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before
and ])ehind. And the first beast was like a lion,
and the seccnid beast like a calf, and the third
beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast
was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts
had each of them six wings about him ; and
they were full of eyes within : and they rest
not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy,
Lord (iod Almighty, whicli was, and is, and is
to come. And when those beasts give glory,
and honour, and thanks, to him that sat on the
throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four
and twenty elders fiiU down l)efore him that
sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth
for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before
the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, Loi'd,
to receive glory, and honour, and power ; for
thou hast created all things, and for thy plea-
sure they are and were created.

TJw GoRpeh St. John iii. 1.

THEKE was a man of the Pharisees, named
Nicodemus, a niler of the Jews : the same
came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come
from God : for no man can do these miracles

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that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, vciily I
say unto thee, Excci)t a man l)eborn a'raiii, lie
cannot see the Kinn^dom of God. Xicodemus
saith unto him, llow can a man be l)orn when
he is old ? can he enter the second time into
his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus an-
swered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Excejtt
a man be bom of water, and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the Kinc^dom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that
which is born of the Sjurit is spirit. jMarvel
not that I said unto thee, Ye nuist be born
again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and
thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not
tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ;
so is every one that is born of the iSj»irit.
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How
can these thinirs be ? Jesus answered and said
unto him. Art thou a master of Israel, and
knowest not these thinjrs ? Verily, verily 1 say
unto thee, AVe speak that we do know, and tes-
tify that we have seen ; and ye receive not our
witness. If I have told you earthly tinners,
and ye believe not ; how shall ye believe, if I tell
you of heavenly things ? And no man hath
ascended up to heaven, but he that came down
from heaven, even the Son of man, who is in
heaven. And as Closes lifted u]) the serpent in
the wilderness, even so nmst the Son of man
be lifted up : that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have eternal life.

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77/r CoHrrf.

GOOD, tlic strength of all them that put
their trust in thee, mereifully accept our
prayers ; and because throu«i-h the weakness of
our mortal nature we can do no j^ood thing
without thee, grant us the help of tliy grace,
that in keeping of tliy conunandments we may
jdease thee, lioth in will and deed ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. A nun.

llw Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7.

BELOVED, let us love one anotlier : for
love is of God, and every one that loveth
is born of God, and knoweth God. He that
loveth not knoweth not God ; for God is love.
In this was manifested the love of God towards
us, because that God sent his only-begotten
Son into the world, that we might live through
him. Herein is love, not that we loved God,
but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so
loved us, we ought also to love one another.
No man hath seen God at anytime. If we love
one another, God d\\elleth in us, and his love
is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we
dwell in him, and he in us ; because he hath
given us of his S])irit. And we have seen, and
do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be
the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall
confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God
dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have
kno\^Tl and believed the love that God hath to
us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love

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dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is
our love made perfect, that we may have bold-
ness in the day of judt^ment ; because as he is,
so are we in this world. There is no fear in
love ; but perfect love castctli out fear ; because
fear hath torment : He that feareth is not
made perfect in love. We love him, because
he first loved us. If a man say, I love God,
i and hatetli his brother, lie is a liar : for he tliat
loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how
can he love God, whom he hath not seen ? And
this commandment have we from him, That he
who loveth God love his brother also.

Tlie Gospel St. Luke xvi. 19.

THERE was a certain rich man, which was
clothed in pm-ple, and fine linen, and fared
sumptuously every day. And there was a cer-
tain beggar named Lazarus, wliich was laid at
his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed
with the crumbs, whicli fell from the rich man's
table : moreover, tlie dogs came and licked his
sores. And it came to ])ass, that tlie beggar
died, and was carried by the angels into Abra-
ham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was
bm-ied : and in hell he lift up his eyes being
in torments, and seeth Abraham afar olf, and
Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said,
Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger
in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tor-
mented in this flame. But Abraham said. Son,
remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst
thy good things, and hkewise Lazarus evil
things ; but now he is comforted, and thou art

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toiTnentcd. And besides all this, between us
and you there is a great g-ulf lixed : so that
they who would |»ass from hence to you can-
not ; neither can they pass to us, that would
come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee
therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him
to my Cither's house : for I have five brethren ;
that he may testify unto them, lest they also
come into this place of torment. Abraham
saith unto him, Tliey have Moses and the pro-
phets ; let them hear them. And he said. Nay,
fatlier Abraham ; but if one went unto them
from tlie dead, they will repent. And he said
unto him, If tliey hear not Closes and the pro-
phets, neither will they be persuaded, though
one rose fi-om the dead.

Cf)c J^rcnntr fi^untiaii after Crinttji.
llic Collect.

OLORD, who never failest to help and
govern them whom thou dost bring up
in thy stedfast fear and love ; Keep us, Ave
beseech thee, under the protection of thy good
providence, and make us to have a perpetual
fear and love of thy holy Name ; through Jesus
Christ om- Lord. Aw en.

Tlie Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 13.

MARVEL not, my brethren, if the w^orld
hate you. We know that we have passed
from death unto life, because we love the bre-
thren. He that loveth not his brother abideth
in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a
murderer : and ye know that no murderer hath
eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive
we the love of God, because he laid down his

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. lOi

life for us : and we ought to lay down oui* lives
for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's
good, and seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him;
how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My
little children, let us not love in word, neither
in tongue ; but in deed, and in truth. And
hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. For if our
heart condemn us, God is greater than our
heart, and knoweth all thin^:s. Beloved, if our
heart condemn us not, then have we couiidence
towards God. And whatsoever we ask, we re-
ceive of him, because we keep his command-
ments, and do those things that are pleasing
in his siglit. And this is his commandment,
That we should believe on the Name of his Son
Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave
us commandment. And he that keepeth his
commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him:
and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by
the Spirit which he hath given us.

TJie Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16.

A CERTAIN man made a gTcat supper, and
bade many ; and sent his servant at sup-
per-time to say to them that were bidden, Come,
for all things are now ready. And they all with
one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground,
and I must needs go and see it ; I pray thee
have me excused. And another said, I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them ; I pray thee have me excused. And an-
other said, I have married a wife, and there-

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fore I cannot come. So that servant came,
and shewed liis lord these thinj^^s. Then the
master of the house beinjj: anuiy said to his
servant, (io out quickly into tlie streets and
lanes of the city, and \)V\n<i; in hither the jjoor,
and the maimed, and the iialt, and the blind.
And the servant said. Lord, it is done as thou
liast eonnnanded, and yet theie is room. And
the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the
high-ways and hed^^es, and compel them to come
in, that my liouse may be tilled. Tor I say
unto you, That none of those men which were
bidden shall taste of my supper.

CIjc ri)irti 3uiitiat) after (Tiinitn.

ne Collect.

OLOIiD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear
us ; and p^rant that we, to whom thou
liast ,ii:iven an hearty desire to pray, may by
thy mighty aid l)e defended and comforted in
all dangers and adversities ; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. AnNfi.

The Epistle. 1 8t. Pet. v. 5.
ALL of you be subject one to another, and
XjL be clothed with humility : for God re-
sisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the
humble. Humble yom'selves therefore under
the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you
in due time ; casting all your care upon him,
for he caretli for you. Be sober, be vigilant ;
because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about seeking whom he may
devour : whom resist stedfast in the faith,
knowing that the same afflictions are accom-
plished in your brethren that are in the world.

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But the God of all grace, who hath called us
into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after
that ye have sullered a while, make you per-
fect, stablish, strenii-tlien, settle you. To him
be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Tlie Gospel St. Luke xv. 1.

THEN drew near unto him all the Publicans
and sinners lor to heai- him. And the
Pharisees and Scribes muiinured, saying, This
man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
"What man of you having an hundred sheep,
if he lose one of them, doth not leave tlie ninety
and nine in the wilderness, and go after that
which is lost, until he find it ? And when he
hath found it, he layeth it on his shouhlers,
rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth
together his friends and neighbours, saying
unto them, Kejoice with me, for 1 have found
my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, Tliat
likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner
that repenteth, more tlian over ninety and nine
just persons, which need no repentance. Either
what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she
lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and
sweep the house, and seek diligently till she
find it ? And when she hath found it, she
calleth her friends and her neighbours together,
sanng, Itcjoice with me, for I have found the
piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto
you, Tliere is joy in the presence of the angels
of Uod over one sinner that repenteth.

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Till' Colhrt.

OCJOD, llie inutcctor of all that trust in
thee, without whom notliing is strong,
nothing is holy ; Increase and nuilti})ly upon
us thy mercy ; that, thou beiiii^ our ruler and
guide, we may so pass through things temporal,
that we finally lose not the things eternal:
Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus
Clmst's sake our Lord. Adich.

Tlw Ep'isfh'. Rom. viii. 18.

I RECKON that the sulferings of this pre-
sent time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
For the earnest ex})ectation of the creatm'e
waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of
God. For the creature was made subject to
vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who
hath subjected the same in hope : because the
creatiu'e itself also shall be delivered from the
bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty
of the children of God. For we know that the
whole creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain
together until now. And not only they, but
om'selves also, which have the first-fruits of the
Spirit, even we om'selves groan within ourselves,
waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemp-
tion of our body.

TJw Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36.

BE ye therefore merciful, as your Father
also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall
not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not

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be condemned : forgive, and ye shall be for-
given : give, and it shall be given unto you ;
good measure, jn-essed down, and shaken toge-
ther, and running over, shall men give into
your bosom. For witli tlie same measure that
ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you
again. And he spake a paral)le unto them,
Can tlie blind lead the blind ? shall they not
both fall into the ditch ? The disciple is not
above his master ; but every one that is perfect
shall be as his master. And why beholdest
thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
perceivest not the beam that is in thine own
eye ? Either how canst thou say to thy bro-
ther. Brother, let me pull out the mote that is
in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not
the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou
hj7)0crite, cast out first the beam out of thine
own eye, and then shalt tliou see clearly to pull
out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

■ tS^t Jfift!) ^uiitran after Criiiity.

TJie Collect.

GRANT, Lord, we beseech thee, that the
course of this world may be so peaceably
ordered by thy governance, that thy Church
may joyfully serve thee in all godly (piietness ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. A?nrn.

TJw EpUtle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 8.

BE ye all of one mind, having compassion
one of another, love as brethren, he piti-
ful, be courteous ; not rendering evil for evil,
or railing for railing ; but contrariwise bless-
ing ; knowing tliat ye are thereunto called, that

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ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will
love life, and see good days, let him refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak
no guile : let him eschew evil, and do good ;
let him seek ])cace and ensue it. For the eyes
of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears
are open unto their j^rayers : but the face of
the Lord is against them that do evil. And
who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers
of that which is good ? But and if ye sufler
for righteousness' sake, happy are ye : and be
not afraid of their terror, neither be troubJed ;
but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.

Tlie Gospel St. Luke v. 1.

IT came to pass, that as the people pressed
upon him to hear the Word of God, he stood
by the lake of Gennesareth, and saw two ships
standing by the lake ; but the fishermen were
i gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
And he entered into one of the ships, which
was Simon's, and prayed him that he would
thrust out a little from the land : and he sat
down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Now when he had left speaking he said mito
Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down
your nets for a draught. And Simon answering
said unto him. Master, we have toiled all the
night, and have taken nothing ; nevertheless,
at thy word I vnVi let down the net. And when
they had this done, they inclosed a great mul-
titude of fishes, and their net brake. And they
beckoned unto their partners which were in
the other ship, that they should come and help
them. And they came, and filled both the

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ships, so that they began to sink. AVhen Simon
Peter saw it, he fell clo^vn at Jesus' knees,
saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man,
Lord. For he was astonished, and all that
were with him, at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken ; and so was also James,
and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were
partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto
Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt
catch men. And when they had brought their
ships to land, they forsook all, and followed
him.

^f)t ^iyt^ ^ttntfaw after Criuity.
The Collect

OGOD, who hast prepared for them that
love thee such good things as pass man's
understanding ; Pour into om' hearts such love
toward thee, that we, loving thee above all
things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed
all that we can desire ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. Rom. vi. 3.

KNOW ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized
into his death ? Therefore we are buried with
him by baptism into death ; that like as Christ
was raised up fi'om the dead by the glory of
the Father, even so we also should walk in
newness of life. For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of his death, we shall
be also in the likeness of his resurrection :
knowing this, that our old man is crucified
with him, that the body of sin might be de-
stroyed, that henceforth we should not serve

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sin. For he that is dead is freed fr'om sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that
we shall also live with him ; knowing that
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no
more ; death hath no more dominion over him.
For in that he died, he died unto sin once ; but
in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Like-
wise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead in-
deed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

TJ(e Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20.

JESUS said unto his disciples. Except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteous-
ness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in
no case enter into the Kingdom of heaven. Ye
have heard that it was said by them of old
time. Thou shalt not kill : and whosoever shall
kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But
I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with
his brother without a cause shall be in danger
of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to
his brother, Eaca, shall be in danger of the
council: but whosoever shall say. Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell-fire. Therefore if
thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there re-
memberest that thy brother hath ought against
thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and
go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with
thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the
way with him ; lest at any time the adversary
deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver
thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means

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come out thence, till thou hast paid the utter-
most farthing.

€l)t ^rbcntl) ^uutfap after Crtnitj).

The Collect

LORD of all power and might, who art the
author and giver of all good things ; Graft
in our hearts the love of thy Xame, increase in
us true religion, nourish us with all goodness,
and of thy great mercy keep us in the same ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

TJie Epistle. Eom. vi. 19.

I SPEAK after the manner of men, because
of the infirmity of your flesh : for as ye
have yielded your members servants to unclean-
ness, and to iniquity, unto iniquity ; even so
now yield your members servants to righte-
ousness, unto holiness. For when ye were the
servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
What fruit had ye then in those things where-
of ye are now ashamed ? for the end of those
things is death. But noAv being made free
from sin, and become servants to God, ye have
your fi'uit unto holiness, and the end everlast-
ing life. For the wages of sin is death : but
the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

The Gospel. St. Mark viii. 1.

IN those days the multitude being very great,
and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his
disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have
compassion on the multitude, because they have
now been with me three days, and have nothing
to eat ; and if I send them away fasting to their

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own houses, they will faint by the way; for
divers of them came from far. And his dis-
ciples answered him, From whence can a man
satisfy these men with bread here in the wil-
derness ? And he asked them. How many
loaves have ye ? And they said. Seven. And
he commanded the people to sit down on the
ground. And he took the seven loaves, and
gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his dis-
ciples to set before them ; and they did set
them before the people. And they had a few
small fishes ; and he blessed, and commanded
to set them also before them. So they did eat,
and were filled : and they took up of the broken
meat that was left seven baskets. And they
that had eaten were about four thousand. And
he sent them away.

€i)t (£isbil) ^untrag after Crinttg.

The Collect.

OGOD, whose never-failing providence or-
dereth all things both in heaven and earth ;
We humbly beseech thee to put away from us
all hurtful things, and to give us those things
which be profitable for us ; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Eom. viii. 12.

BEETHEEN", we are debtors, not to the
flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye
live after the flesh, ye shall die ; but if ye
through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the
body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by
the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. i
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage |
again to fear ; but ye have received the spirit |

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of adoption, whereby we ciy, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God : and if chil-
dren, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint-heirs
with Christ : if so be that we suffer with hiin,
that we may be also glorified together.

The Gospel St. Matt. vii. 15,

BEWARE of false prophets, which come to
you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they
are rayening wolves. Ye shall knov/ them by
their fi'uits : do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree
bringeth forth good fi'uit i but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fi'uit. A good tree cannot
bring forth evil fi'uit ; neither can a corrupt tree
bring forth good frniit. Every tree that bring-
eth not forth good fi-uit is hewn do^vn, and cast
into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye
shall know them. Not every one that saith
unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
Kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in heaven.

Elje d^inti^ ^imtraw after Crinttw.

The CoUect.

GEANT to us. Lord, we beseech thee, the
spirit to think and do always such things
as be rightful ; that we, who cannot do any
thing that is good without thee, may by thee be
enabled to live according to thy will i through
Jesus Christ om* Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. 1 Cor. x. 1.

BRETHREN, 1 would not that ye should
be ignorant, how that ail our fathers were

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under the cloud, and all passed through the
sea ; and were all baptized unto ]\loses in the
cloud, and in the sea ; and did all eat the same
fipiritual meat, and did all drink the same
spiritual drink : (for they drank of that spi-
ritual Rock that followed them : and that Rock
was Christ.) But with many of them God
was not well pleased ; for they were overthrown
in the wilderness. Now these things were our
examples, to the intent we should not lust
after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither
be 3^e idolaters, as were some of them ; as it is
written. The people sat down to eat and drink,
and rose up to play. Neither let us commit
fornication, as some of them committed, and
fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them
also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also mur-
mured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Now all these things happened unto them for
ensamples : and they are wi-itten for our admo-
nition, upon whom the ends of the world are
come. Wherefore let him that tJiinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath
no temptation taken you, but such as is com-
mon to man : but God is faithful, who will
not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are
able ; but will with the temptation also make
a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it,

T7ie Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 1.

JESUS said unto his disciples, There was
a certain rich man which had a steward ;
and the same was accused imto him that he

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had wasted his goods. And he called him,
and said imto him, How is it that I hear this
of thee ? Give an account of thy steward-
ship ; for thou majest be no longer steward.
! Then the steward said within himself, AVhat
i shall I do ? for my lord taketh away fi'om me
j the stewardship : I cannot dig, to beg I am
i ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that,
I when I am put out of the stewardship, they
i may receive me into their houses. So he
I called every one of his lord's debtors unto him,
i and said unto the first. How much owest thou
I unto my lord ? And he said. An hundred inea-
[ sures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy
! bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
I Then said he to another. And how much owest
I thou ? And he said. An hundi'ed measures
j of wheat. And he said unto him. Take thy
I bill, and write fourscore. And the lord com-
mended the unjust steward, because he had
done wisely : for the children of this world are
in their generation wiser than the children of
light. And I say unto you. Make to yourselves
fi'iends of the mammon of mirighteousness ;
that when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations.

tS^f^t €cntl) ^itittfai) after Crtnttg.

Tlie Collect.

LE T thy merciful ears, Lord, be open to
the prayers of thy humble seiwants ; and
that they may obtain their petitions make
them to ask such things as shall please thee ;
through Jesus Christ oiu- Lord. Amen,

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TJie Epistle. 1 Cor. xii. 1.

CONCERNING spiritual gifts, brethren, I
would uot have you ignorant Ye know
that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these
dumb idols, eyen as ye were led. Wherefore
I give you to understand, that no man speak-
ing by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed;
and that no man can say that Jesus is the
Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are
diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And
there are differences of administrations, but
the same Lord. And there are diversities of
operations, but it is the same God, who work-
eth all in all. But the manifestation of the
Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of
wisdom ; to another the word of knowledge
by the same Spirit ; to another faith by the
same Spirit ; to another the gifts of healing
by the same Spirit ; to another the working
of miracles ; to another prophecy ; to another
discerning of spirits ; to another divers kinds
of tongues ; to another the interpretation of
tongues. But all these worketh that one and
the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man
severally as he will.

Hie Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41.

AN D when he was come near, he beheld the
city, and wept over it, saying. If thou
hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy
day, the things which belong unto thy peace !
but now they are hid fi'om thine eyes. For
the days shall come upon thee, that thine ene-
mies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass

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thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and

shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy

children within thee ; and they shall not leave

' in thee one stone upon another ; because thou

knewest not the time of thy visitation. And

he went into the temple, and began to cast out

them that sold therein, and them that bought,

! saying unto them. It is written, My house is

j the house of prayer: but ye have made it a

I den of thieves. And he taught daily in the

! temple.

^t (iBUbtnt^ ^mxtSKv after Crinitg.
TJie Colfecf.

OGOD, who declarest thy almighty power
most chiefly in shewing mercy and pity ;
Mercifully gTant unto us such a measm'e of thy
grace, that we, running the way of thy com-
mandments, may obtain thy gi-acious promises,
and be made partakers of thy heavenly trea-
sure ; tlu'ough Jesus Christ om- Lord. A?)ien.

Tlie Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1.

BEETHPtEX, I declare unto you the Gos-
pel which I preached unto you, which
also ye have received, and wherein ye stand :
by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in me-
mory what I preached unto you, unless ye
have believed in vain. For I delivered unto
you first of all, that which I also received, how
that Christ died for our sins, according to the
Scriptm-es ; and that he was bm-ied ; and that
he rose again the third day, according to the
Scriptures; and that he was seen of Cephas,
then of the twelve : after that, he was seen of
above five hundred bretlu-en at once ; of whom

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the greater part remain unto this present ; but
some are fallen asleep : after that, he was seen
of James ; then of all the Apostles : and last
of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born
out of due time. For I am the least of the
Apostles, that am not meet to be called an
Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of
God. But by the grace of God I am what I
am : and his grace which was bestowed upon
me was not in vain ; but I laboured more abun-
dantly than they all ; yet not I, but the grace
of God which was with me. Therefore whether
it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye
believed.

Tlie Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9.

JESUS spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were right-
eous, and despised others : Two men went up
into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee,
and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood
and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank
thee, that I am not as other men are, extor-
tioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Pub-
lican : I fast twice in the week, I give tithes
of all that I possess. And the Publican, stand-
ing afar off, would not lift up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast,
saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell
you, this man went domi to his house justified
rather than the other : for. every one that ex-
alteth himself shall be abased ; and he that
hmnbleth himself shall be exalted.

20?

^t ClMeXftl) ^uutfap after CrCitttg.

• TIte Collect
A LMIGHTY and eyerlastino^ God, who art
J_\. always more read j to hear than we to pray,
and ai-t wont to give more than either we desire,
or deserve ; Pom' down upon us the abun-
dance of thy mercy ; forgiving us those things
whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us
those good things which we are not worthy to
ask, but through the merits and mediation of
Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

TJie EjmtJe. 2 Cor. iii. 4.

SUCH trust have we through Christ to God-
ward : not that we are sufficient of our-
selves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but
our sufficiency is of God. Who also hath made
us able ministers of the New Testament ; not
of the letter, but of the Spirit : for the letter
killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. But if the
ministration of death written and engraven in
stones was glorious, so that the chikh'en of
Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of
Moses for the glory of his countenance, which
glory was to be done a^^'ay ; how^ shall not the
ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious ?
For if the ministration of condemnation be
glory, much more doth the ministration of
righteousness exceed in glory.

The Gospel St. Mark vii. 31.

JESUS, departing from the coasts of Tyre
and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee,
through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,
And they bring unto him one that was deaf,

208 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

and had an impediment in his speech ; and
they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
And he took him aside fi'om the multitude, and
put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and
touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven,
he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephpluitha,
that is. Be opened. And straightway his ears
were opened, and the string of his tongue was
loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged
them that they should tell no man : but the
more he charged them, so much the more a
great deal they published it ; and were beyond
measure astonished, saying. He hath done all
things well ; he maketh both the deaf to hear,
and the dumb to speak.

El^^ Clbirtccutl) J)imtfan after Crinitp.

21ie Collect.
ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose
x\. only gift it cometh that thy faithful peo-
ple do mito thee true and laudable service ;
Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faith-
fully serve thee in this life, that we fail not
finally to attain thy heavenly promises ; through
the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Gal. iii. 16.

TO Abraham and his seed v/ere the promises
made. He saith not. And to seeds, as of
manv ; but as of one ; And to thy seed, which
is Cnrist. And this I say, That the covenant
that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the
Law, which was forj- hundred and thirty years
after, cannot disanniil, that it should make the
promise of none effect. For if the inheritance

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be of the Law, it is no more of promise ; but
God gave it to Abraham by promise. Where-
fore then serveth the LaAv ? It was added
because of transc^Tessions, till the seed should
come, to whom the promise was made ; and it
was ordained by angels in the hand of a medi-
ator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of
one ; but God is one. Is the Law then against
the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there
had been a law given which could have given
life, verily righteousness should have been by
the Law. But the Scripture hath concluded
all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus
Christ might be given to them that believe.

TJie Gospel St. Luke x. 23.

BLESSED are the eyes which see the things
that ye see. For I tell j^ou, That many
prophets and kings have desired to see those
things which ye see, and have not seen them ;
and to hear those things which ye hear, and
have not heard them. And behold, a certain
Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying.
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?
He said unto him, What is written in the Law ?
how readest thou ? And he answering said,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy
neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him,
Thou hast answered right ; this do, and thou
shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself,
said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour ?
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went
down fi'om Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell amonsr

210 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half
dead. And by chance there came down a cer-
tain Priest that way, and, when he saw him,
he passed by on the other side. And likewise
a Levite, when he was at the place, came and
looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came
where he was ; and, when he saAv him, he had
compassion on him, and went to him, and
bound up his wounds, pourinc^ in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brouiiht him
to an inn, and took care of him. And on the
morrow, when he departed, he took out two
pence, and p^ave them to the host, and said
unto him. Take care of him ; and whatsoever
thou spendest more, when I come again, I will
repay thee. AVhich now of these three, thinkest
thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among
the thieves ? And he said, He that shewed
mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go,
and do thou likewise.

Cl)e jTourttcntl) ^untfaj) after Criuttj?.

The CoUecf.
j A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto
I x\- us the increase of faith, hope, and charity ;
and, that we may obtain that which thou dost
I promise, make us to love that which thou dost
! command ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
I Amen.
I TJw Epistle. Gal. v. 16.

I SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall
not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the
1 flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit

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against the flesh ; and these are contrary the
one to the other ; so that je cannot do the
things that ye would. But if ye be led by the
Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the
works of the flesh are manifest, which are these,
adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lascivious-
ness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like : of the which 1 tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past. That they
who do such things shall not inherit the king-
dom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, long-suflering, gentleness, goodness,
faith, meekness, temi)erance : against such
there is no law. And they that are Ghnst's
have crucified the flesli, with the affections and
lusts.

TJie Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11.
AND it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jeru-
XA. salem, that he passed through the midst
of Samariai, and Galilee. And as he entered
into a certain village, tliere met him ten men
that were lepers, which stood afar off. And
they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw
them, he said mito them, Go, shew yourselves
unto the priests. And it came to pass, that,
as they went, they were cleansed. And one of
them, when he saw that he was healed, turned
back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and
fell down on his face at his feet, giving him
thanks ; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus
answering said, Were there not ten cleansed ?
but where are the nine ? There are not found

212 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

that returned to give glory to God, save this
stranger. And he said unto liim, Arise, go thy
way, thy faith hath made thee whole.

Cljc ;ffiltcn\ii) ^imtfag after Criuitg.

TJie Collect.

KEEP, we beseech thee, Lord, thy Church
with thy perpetual mercy : and, because
the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall,
keep us ever by thy lielp from all things hurt-
ful, and lead us to all things profitable to our
salvation ; through Jesus Christ om' Lord.
Ame?i.

TJie Epistle. Gal. vi. IL

YE see how large a letter I have written
unto you with mine own hand. As many
as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they
constrain ^^ou to be circumcised ; only lest they
should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
For neither they themselves who are circum-
cised keep the law^ ; but desire to have you
circmncised, that they may glory in your flesh.
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by wdiom the
world is crucified unto me, and I imto the
world. For in Christ Jesus neither circiun-
cision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision,
but a new creature. And as many as walk
according to this rule, peace be on them, and
mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From
henceforth let no man trouble me ; for I bear
in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with yom- spirit. Amen.

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TJie Gospel St. Matt. vi. 24.

NO man can serve two masters : for either
he will hate the one, and love the other ;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
Therefore I say unto you. Take no thought for
your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall
drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall
put on : Is not the life more than meat, and
the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls of
the air ; for they sow not, neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly
Father feedeth them. Are jo. not much better
than they ? AYliich of you by taking thought
can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why
take \Q thought for raiment ? Consider the
lilies of the field how they grow : they toil not,
neither do they spin : and yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these. AMierefore, if God
so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is,
and to-morrow is cast into the oven ; shall he
not much more clothe you, Ojq of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, AVhat shall
we eat ? or what shall we drink ? or where-
withal shall we be clothed ? (for after all these
things do the Gentiles seek :) for yom- heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these
things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness, and all these things
shall be added unto you. Take therefore no
thought for the morrow ; for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself: sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.

214

CIjc ^iYtccnf^ ^untray after Crtiiitg.

The Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual
pity cleanse and defend thy Church ; and,
because it cannot continue in safety without
thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help
and goodness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Hie EpUile. Ephes. iii. 13.

I DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribula-
tions for you, which is your glory. For
this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole
family in heaven and earth is named, that he
would grant you, according to the riches of
his glory, to be strengthened with might by
his Spirit in the inner man ; that Christ may
dwell in your hearts by faith ; that ye, being
rooted and grounded in love, may be able to
comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth,
and length, and depth, and height; and to
know the love of Christ, which passeth know-
ledge, that ye might be filled with all the ful-
ness of God. Now unto him that is able to
do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that worketh
in us, unto him be glory in the Church by
Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world with-
out end. Amen.

Tlie Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11.
A ND it came to pass the day after, that
J_Jl Jesus went into a city called Nain ; and
many of his disciples went with him, and much

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people. Now when he came nigh to the gate
of the city, behold, there was a dead man car-
ried out, the only son of his mother, and she
was a widow ; and much people of the city was
with her. And when the Lord saw her, he
had compassion on her, and said unto her,
Weep not. And he came and touched the bier,
(and they that bare him stood still,) and he
said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And
he that was dead sat up, and began to speak :
and he delivered him to his mother. And
there came a fear on all, and they glorified
God, sajing, That a great Prophet is risen
up among us, and that God hath visited his
people. And this rumour of him went forth
throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the
region round about.

Cl^e ^thtntctnt^ ^untrag after Crtitttg.

ne Collect

LOED, we pray thee that thy grace may
always prevent and follow us, and make
us continually to be given to all good works ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1.

I THEREFORE the prisoner of the Lord
beseech you, that ye walk Avorthy of the
vocation wherewith ye are called, with all low-
liness and meekness, with long-suffering, for-
bearing one another in love ; endeavouring to
keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of
peace. There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of your call-
ing ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one

216 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

God and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in you all.

T}w Goi^pel. St. Luke xiv. 1.

IT came to pass, as Jesus went into the
house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat
bread on the sal)bath-day, that they watched
him. , And behold, there was a certain man
before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus
answerino- spake unto the Lawyers and Phari-
sees, sayinf^-, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-
day ? And they held tlicir peace. And he
took him, and healed him, and let him go ;
and answered them, sayhig. Which of you shall
have an ass, or an ox, fallen into a pit, and will
not straightway pull him out on the sabbath-
day ? And they could not answer him again
to these things. And he put forth a parable
to those wdiich were bidden, when he marked
how they chose out the chief rooms, saying
u:ito them. When thou art bidden of any man
to a wedding, sit not down in the highest
room ; lest a more honourable man than thou
be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and
him come and say to thee, Give this man
place ; and thou begin with shame to take the
loAvest room. But when thou art bidden, go
and sit down in the lowest room ; that, when
he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee.
Friend, go up higher : then slialt thou have
worship in the presence of them that sit at
meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth him-
self shall be abased ; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.

217

The Collect.

LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people
grace to withstand the temptations of the
world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pm-e
hearts and minds to follow thee the only God ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4.

I THANK my God always on your behalf,
for the grace of God which is given you by
Jesus Christ ; that in every thing ye are en-
riched by him, in all utterance, and in all
knowledge ; even as the testimony of Christ
was confirmed in you ; so that ye come behind
in no gift ; waiting for the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto
the end, that ye may be blameless in the day
of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Tlie Gospel St. Matt. xxii. 34.

WHEN the Pharisees had heard that Je-
sus had put the Sadducees to silence,
they were gathered together. Then one of
them, who was a Lawyer, asked him a ques-
tion, tempting him, and saying, Master, which
is the great commandment in the Law ? Jesus
said unto him. Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. This is the first and
great commandment. And the second is like
unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy-
self. On these two commandments hang all
the Law and the Prophets. While the Phari-
sees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

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saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son
is he ? They say unto him, The son of David.
He saith unto them, How then doth David in
spirit call him Lord, sajdng. The Lord said
unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till
I make thine enemies thy foot-stool ? If David
then call him Lord, how is he his Son ? And
no man was able to answer him a word ; nei-
ther durst any man fi-om that day forth ask
Mm any more questions.

t!L\)e i^iiKtnnt'^ ^untran after Crtnitg,

Tlie Collect.

OGOD, forasmuch as without thee we are
not able to please thee ; Mercifully grant,
that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct
and rule om^ hearts ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17.

THIS I say therefore, and testify in the
Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other
Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind ;
having the understanding darkened, being
alienated fi'om the life of God through the ig-
norance that is in them, because of the blind-
ness of their heart : who, being past feeling,
have given themselves over unto lascivious-
ness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But ye have not so learned Christ ; if so be
that ye have heard him, and have been taught
by him, as the truth is in Jesus : that ye put
off, concerning the former conversation, the old
man, which is corrupt according to the deceit-
ful lusts ; and be renewed in the spirit of your

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mind ; and that ye put on the new man, which
after God is created in righteousness and true
holiness. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak
every man truth with his neighbour : for we
are members one of another. Be ye angry
and sin not : let not the sun go down upon
your "wrath : neither give place to the devil.
Let him that stole steal no more ; but rather
let him labour, working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have to give
to him that needeth. Let no corrupt commu-
nication proceed out of your mouth, but that
which is good to the use of edifying, that it
may minister grace unto the hearers. And
grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye
are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let
all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and cla-
mour, and evil speaking, be put away from
you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to
another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven
you.

Tlie Gospel St. Matt. ix. 1.

JESUS entered into a ship, and passed over,
and came into his own city. And behold,
they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,
lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith,
said mito the sick of the palsy. Son, be of good
cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. And behold,
certain of the scribes said within themselves,
This man blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing
their thoughts, said, l\lierefore think ye evil
in yom- hearts ? For whether is easier to say,
Thy sins be forgiven thee ? or to say. Arise,
and walk ? But that ye may know that the

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Son of man hath power on earth to forgive
sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
And he arose, and departed to his house. But
when the multitude saw it, they marvelled,
and glorified God, who had given such power
unto men.

CIjc Cincnttctlj ^iintrag after Crtnttg.

Jlw Collect.

O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of
thy bountiful goodness keep us, we be-
seech thee, from all things that may hurt us ;
that we, being ready both in body and soul^
may cheerfully accomplish those things that
thou wouldest have done ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. Ephes. v. 15.

SEE then that ye walk circumspectly, not
as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time,
because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye
not unwise, but understanding what the will
of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess ; but be filled with the
Spirit ; speaking to yourselves in psalms, and
hymns, and spiritual songs ; singing and mak-
ing melody in your heart to the Lord ; giving
thanks always for all things unto God and the
Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ ;
submitting yourselves one to another in the
fear of God.

Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1.

JESUS said. The Kingdom of heaven is like
unto a certain king, who made a mar-

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riage for his son ; and sent forth his servants
to call them that were bidden to the wedding ;
and thev would i^ot come. Again, he sent forth
other servants, saving. Tell them which are
bidden. Behold, I have prepared my dinner ;
my oxen and my fatlings are killedj and all
things are ready; come unto the marriage.
But they made light of it, and v^^ent their ways,
one to his farm, another to his merchandise :
and the remnant took his servants, and en-
treated them spitefully, and slew them. But
when the king heard thereof, he was wroth ;
and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed
those mm^derers, and burnt up their city.
Then saith he to his servants. The wedding is
ready, but they who were bidden were not
worthy. Go ye therefore into the high-ways,
and as many as ye shall find bid to the mar-
riage. So those servants went out into the
high-ways, and gathered together all, as many
as they found, both bad and good ; and the
wedding was furnished with guests. And
when the king came in to see the guests, he
saw there a man which had not on a wedding-
garment. And he saith unto him, Friend, how
camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-
garment ? And he was speechless. Then said
the king to the servants, Bind him hand and
foot, and take him away, and cast him into
outer darkness : there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but
few are chosen.

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Cl^e ^TtDaitM-fir^t ^unTJag after Crinttg.

lite Collect.

GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord,
to thy faithful people pardon and peace,
that they may be cleansed from all their sins,
and serve thee ^\ith a quiet mind ; tln-ough
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TJie Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10.

MY brethren, be stron^^ in the Lord, and
in the power of his might. Put on the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
stand against the wiles of tlie devil. For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against })owers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places. Where-
fore take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and, having done all, to stand. Stand
therefore, having yom- loins girt about with
truth ; and having on the breast-plate x)f right-
eousness ; and yom- feet shod with the prepa-
ration of the Gospel of peace ; above all, taking
the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able
to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked ;
and take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God :
praying always with all prayer and supplica-
tion in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with
all perseverance, and supplication for all saints ;
and for me, that utterance may be given unto
me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to
make known the mystery of the Gospel, for

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which I am an ambassador in bonds; that
therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

T1}e Gospel St. John iv. 46.

THERE was a certain nobleman, whose son
was sick at Capernaum. When he heard
that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee,
he went unto him, and besought him that he
would come down and heal his son ; for he
was at the point of death. Then said Jesus
mito him, Except ye see signs and wonders,
ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto
him. Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus
saith unto him. Go thy way, thy son liveth.
And the man belicA^ed the Avord that Jesus had
spoken unto him, and he went his way. And,
as he was now going do^Mi, his servants met
him, and told him, saying. Thy son liveth.
Then enquired he of them the horn' when he
began to amend : and they said unto him,
Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left
him. So the father knew that it was at the
same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him,
Thy son liveth ; and himself believed,- and his
whole house. This is again the second mira-
cle that Jesus did, when he was come out of
Judaea into Galilee.

W^t EiDcntj)--^cc0iTtf ^uittfaa after Criixitg.

TJie Collect.

LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy hous-
hold the Church in continual godliness ;
that through thy protection it may be free
from all adversities, and devoutly given to
serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy
Kame ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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TJie Epistle, Phil. i. 3.

ITHAXK my God upon every remembrance
of yon, (always in every prayer of mine for
you all makin^^ request with joy,) for your
fellowship in the Gospel fi'om the first day
until now ; being confident of this very thing,
that he who hath begun a good work in you
will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ ;
even as it is meet for me to think this of you
all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch
as both in my bonds, and in the defence and
confirmation of the Gospel, ye all are partakers
of my grace. For God is my record, how
greatly I long after you all in the bowels of
Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love
may abound yet more and more in knowledge,
and in all judgment : that ye may approve
things that are excellent, tliat ye may be sin-
cere, and without offence, till the day of Christ :
being filled with the fi-uits of righteousness,
which are by Jesus Christ, mito the glory and
praise of God.

Tlie Go.^pel. St. Matt, xvtii. 21.

PETER said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall
my brother sin against me, and I forgive
him ? till seven times ? Jesus saith mito him,
I say not unto thee, until seven times ; but
until seventy times seven. Therefore is the
Kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his servants. And
when he had begun to reckon, one was brought
unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sold, and his wife and

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children, and all that he had, and pajTnent to
be made. The servant therefore fell down and
worshipped him, saying. Lord, have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the
lord of that servant was moved with compas-
sion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
But the same servant went out, and found one
of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hun-
di^ed pence ; and he laid hands on him, and
took him by the throat, saying. Pay me that
thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down
at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have
patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And
ne would not ; but went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay the debt. So when
his fellow-servants saw what was done, they
were very sony, and came and told unto their
lord all that was done. Then his lord, after
that he had called him, said unto him, thou
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt,
because thou desiredst me : shouldest not thou
also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant,
even as I had pity on thee ? And his lord was
wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,
till he should pay all that was due unto him.
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also
unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not
every one his brother their trespasses.

Cl^c CiDcnta4Tjtrtr ^untrag after Crm(tg.

Tlie Collect.

OGOD, our refuge and strength, who ar
the author of all godliness ; Be ready, we
beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy
Church ; and gi^ant that those things which

226 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Afhcn.
The Ephtlc. Phil. iii. 17.

BRETHREN, be followers together of me,
and mark them which walk so as ye have
us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom
I have told you often, and now tell you even
wee])ing, that they are tlie enemies of the cross
of C'hrist ; whose end is destruction, whose
god is their belly, and whose glory is in their
shame, who mind earthly things.) For our
conversation is in heaven ; fi'om whence also
we look for the Savioiu*, the Lord Jesus Christ ;
who shall change our vile body, that it may be
fashioned like unto his glorious body, accord-
ing to the working whereby he is able even to
subdue all things unto himself.

llw Gospel St. Matt. xxii. 15.

THEX went the Pharisees and took counsel
how they might entangle him in his talk.
And they sent out unto him their disciples,
with the"^ Herodians, saying. Master, we know
that thou art true, and teachest the way of God
in truth, neither carest thou for any man : for
thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us
therefore, what thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to
give tribute unto Caesar, or not ? But Jesus
perceived their wickedness, and said. Why
tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? shew me the
tribute-money. "^And they brought unto him a
penny. And he saith unto them. Whose is this
image and superscription ? They say unto him,
Caesar's. Then saith he mito them. Render
therefore unto Ca3sar the thin2:s which ai'e

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Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are
God's. "When they liad heard these words, they
marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Cf)c €tocutM=fourtf) ^uutraij after Criiiitg.

'rite Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy peo-
ple fi"om their offences ; that throngh thy
bountiful goodness we may all be delivered
from the bands of those sins, which l)y our
frailty we haA-e committed : Grant this, 6 hea-
venly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our
blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

The Epistle. Col. i. 3.

WE give thanks to God and the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always
for you, since we heard of ycm- faith in Christ
Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the
saints ; for tlie hope which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of
the truth of the Gospel ; which is come unto
you, as it is in all the world, and bringeth forth
fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye
heard of it, and kncAv the grace of God in truth.
As ye also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow-
servant, who is for you a faithful minister of
Christ ; who also declared unto us your love
in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the
day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,
and to desire that ye might be filled with the
knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spi-
ritual understanding : that ye might walk
worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in

228 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

the knowledjTfe of God ; strengthened with all i
might, according to his glorious power, unto
all patience and long-suffering witli joyfulness;
giving thanks unto the Fatlicr, which hath
made us meet to be partakers of the inherit-
ance of the saints in light.

Tlie Gospel St. Matt. ix. 18.

WHILE Jesus spake these things mito
Jolni's disciples, behold, there came a
certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My
daughter is even now dead ; but come and lay
thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And
Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his
disciples. (And behold, a woman, which w^as
diseased with an issue of blood twelve years,
came behind him, and touched the hem of his
garment ; for she said within herself. If I may
but touch his gannent, I shall be whole. But
Jesus turned liim about, and, when he saw her,
he said. Daughter, be of good comfort, thy
faith hath made thee whole. And the woman
Avas made whole from that hour.) And when
Jesus came into the niler's house, and saw the
minstrels and the people making a noise, he
said unto them. Give place ; for the maid is
not dead, but sleepeth. x\nd they laughed him
to scorn. But when the people wore put forth,
he went in, and took her by the hand, and the
maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad
into all that land.

^%z CiMsntg-fiftlj 5^lmtray after Crtuit|).
TJie Collect.

STIR up, we beseech thee, Lord, the wills
of thy faithful people 5 that they, plente-

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ously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may of thee be plenteously rewarded ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

For the Epistle, Jer. xxiii. 5.

BEHOLD, the days come, saith the Lord,
that I will raise unto David a righteous
Branch, and a King shall reign, and prosper,
and shall execute judgment and justice in the
earth. Li his days Judah shall be saved, and
Israel shall dweirsafely : and this is his Name
whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Tlicrefore behold, the
days come, saith the Lord, tliat they shall no
more say. The Lord liveth, which brought up
the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ;
but. The Lord liveth, which brought up,' and
which led the seed of the house of Israel out
of the north-country, and fi'om all countries
whither I had driven them ; and they shall
dwell in their own land.

TJie Gospel St. John vi. 5.

WHEN Jesus then lift up his eyes, and
saw a great company come unto him,
he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy
bread that these may eat ? (And this he said
to prove him ; for he himself knew what he
would do.) Philip answered him. Two hun-
•dred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for
them, that every one of them may take a little.
One of his disciples, xindrew, Simon Peter's
brother, saith unto him. There is a lad here,
which hath five barley-loaves, and two small
fishes ; but what are they among so many ?
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now*

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there was much j^crass in the place. So the men
sat down, in number about live thousand. And
Jesus took the loaves, and, when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the
disciples to them that were set down, and
likewise of the fishes, as much as they would.
When they were filled, he said unto his disci-
ples. Gather up the ft-agmcnts that remain, that
nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them
together, and filled twelve baskets with the
ii"agments of the five barley-loaves, which re-
mained over and above unto them that had
eaten. Then those men, when they had seen
the miracle that Jesus did, said. This is of a
truth that Prophet that should come into the
world.

1 If there he any more Sun/lays before Advent-Sunday, the
service of some of thoi^e Sundays that n-cre omitted after the
Epiphany shall be taken in to supydy so mcmy as are here
wanlin/j. And if there be fewer, the overplus may be
omitted : Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel
sluill alwai/s be used upon tlie Sunday next before Advent.

^nint ^ntrrclu'if JBaij.

T/te Colhcf.
A LMIGHTY God, who didst give such grace
x\- unto thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that
he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus
Christ, and followed him without delay ; Grant
unto us all, that we, being called by thy holy^
Word, may forthwith give up ourselves obe-
diently to fulfil thy holy commandments ;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

The Epistle. Eom. x. 9.

IF thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart

SAINT ANDREW'S DAY. 2:31

that God hath raised him fi'om the dead, thou
shalt be saved. For with the heart man be-
lie veth mito rig-hteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation. For the
Scriptm-e saith, "Whosoever believeth on him
shall not be ashamed. For there is no differ-
ence between the Jew and the Greek : for the
same Lord over all is rich unto all that call
upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the
Name of the Lord shall be saved. How then
shall they call on him, in whom they have not
believed ? And how shall they believe in him,
of whom they have not heard ? And how shall
they hear without a preacher ? And how shall
they preach, except they be sent ? As it is
written. How beautiful are the feet of them
that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring
glad tidings of good things ! But they have
not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith,
Lord, who hath believed our report ? So then
faith Cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
Word of God. But I say. Have they not heard ?
Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth,
and their words unto the ends of the world.
But I say. Did not Israel know ? First Moses
saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them
that are no people, and by a foolish nation I
will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and
saith, 1 was found of them that sought me not ;
I was made manifest unto them that asked not
after me. But to Israel he saith. All day long
I have stretched forth my hands unto a dis-
obedient and gainsaying people.

SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE.

Tlie Gospel, St. Matt. iv. 18.

JESUS, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw
two brethren, Simon called Peter, and
Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea,
(for they were fishers ;) and he saith unto them,
Follow me ; and I will make you fishers of men.
And they straightway left their nets, and fol-
lowed him. And going on from thence he saw
other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets ; and he called
them. And they immediately left the ship
and their father, and followed him.

^atiit Clj0ma^ tT)C ^jpoj^tlc.

Tlie Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who for
J_jL the more confirmation of the faith didst
suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubt-
ful in thy Son's resurrection ; Grant us so per-
fectly, and without all doubt, to belieye in thy
Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight
may never be reproved. Hear us, Lord,
through the same Jesus Christ, to whom, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and
glory, now and for evermore. Amen.

Tlie Epistle, Ephes. ii. 19.
"I^TOW therefore ye are no more strangers
XA and foreigners, but fellows-citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God ; and
are built upon the foundation of the Apostles
and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the
chief corner-stone ; in whom all the building,
fitly fi'amed together, groweth mito an holy

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temple in the Lord ; in whom ye also are
builded together for an habitation of God>
through the Spirit.

The Gospel. St. John xx. 24.

THOMAS, one of the twelve, called DidjTnus,
was not with" them when Jesus came. The
other disciples therefore said unto him, We
have seen the Lord. But he said unto them,
Except I shall see in his hands the print of the
nails, and put my finger into the print of the
nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will
not believe. And after eight days again his
disciples were within, and Thomas with them :
then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto
you. Then, saith he to Thomas, Eeach hither
thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach
hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side ;
and be not faithless, but believing. And
Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord,
and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas,
because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed ;
blessed are they that have not seen, and yet
have believed. And many other signs truly did
Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which
are not ^nitten in this book. But these are
written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God ; and that believing ye
might have life through his Xame.

EI)e Ccnljcrs'tnit of ^atiit ^aul.
Tlie Collect,

OGOD, who, through the preaching of the'
blessed Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused
the light of the Gospel to shine throughout

234 CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL.

the world ; Grant, we beseech thee, that we,
having his wonderful conversion in remem-
brance, may shew forth our thankfulness unto
thee for the same, by following the holy doc-
trine which he taught ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Acts ix, 1.
AND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings
J\. and slaughter against the disciples of
the Lord, went unto the high priest, and de-
sired of him letters to Damascus to the syna-
gogues, that, if he found any of this way,
whether they were men or women, he might
bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And, as
he journeyed, he came near Damascus, and
suddenly there shined round about him a light
from heaven. And he fell to the earth, and
heard a toice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou me ? And he said, Who art
thou. Lord ? And the Lord said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest : it is hard for thee to
kick against the pricks. And he, trembling
and astonished, said. Lord, what wilt thou
have me to do ? And the Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be
told thee what thou must do. And the men
which journeyed with him stood speechless,
hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And
Saul arose fi'om the earth, and when his eyes
were opened he saw no man ; but they led
him by the hand, and brought him into Da-
mascus. And he was three clays without sight,
and neither did eat nor drink. And there was
a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias,

CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL.

and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias.
And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And
the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the
street which is called Straight, and enquire
in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of
Tarsus : for behold, he prayeth, and hath seen
in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in,
and putting his hand on him, that he might
receive his sight. Then Ananias answered,
Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how
much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jeru-
salem ; and here he hath authority from the
chief priests to bind all that call on thy Name.
But the Lord said unto him. Go thy way ; for
he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my
Name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the
children of Israel : for I will shew him how
great things he must sufi'er for my Name's
sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered
into the house ; 'and, putting his hands on him,
said, Brother Saul, the Lord, (even Jesus that
appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest,)
hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy
sight, and be filled -with the Holy Ghost. And
immediately there fell from his eyes as it had
been scales ; and he received sight forthwith,
and arose, and was baptized. And wdien he
had received meat, he was strengthened. Then
was Saul certain days with the disciples which
were at Damascus. And straightway he
preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is
the Son of God. But all that heard him were
amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed
them which called on this Name in Jerusalem,
and came hither for that intent, that he might

236 rURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY.

bring them bound unto the chief priests ? But
Saul increased the more in strength, and con-
founded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus,
proving that this is very Christ.

Tlie GoRpel. St. Matt. xix. 27.

PETER answered and said unto Jesus, Be-
hold, we have forsaken all, and followed
thee ; what shall we have therefore ? And
Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
That ye which have followed me, in the re-
generation when the Son of man shall sit in
the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit up-
on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken
houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or
mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my
Name's sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and
shall inherit everlasting life. But many that
are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

THE PRESENTATIOX OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE,
COMMONLY CALLED,

%^t pitrificatt0n of ^aiitt i^arg X\)t ^frgiit.

Tlie Collect,
A LMIGHTY and everliving God, we hmn-
x\^ bly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-
begotten Son was this day presented in the
temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be
presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts,
by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

For the Epistle. Mai. iii. 1.

BEHOLD, I mil send my messenger, and
he shall prepare the way before me : and
the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come

PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. 237

to his temple ; even the messenger of the cove-
nant, whom ye deliglit in ; behold, he shall
come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may
abide the day of his coming ? and who shall
stand when he appeareth ? for he is like a re-
finer's fire, and like fullers' soap. And he shall
sit as a refiner and pm-ifier of silver ; and he
shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them
as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the
Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall
the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be plea-
sant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and
as in former years. And I will come near to
you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers,
and against false-swearers, and against those
that oppress the hireling in his wages, the
widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside
the stranger fi'om his right, and fear not me,
saith the Lord of hosts.

Tlie Gospel St. Luke ii. 22.
AND when the days of her purification, ac-
J_\. cording to the Law of Moses, were accom-
plished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to
present him to the Lord ; (as it is written in
the Law of the Lord, Every male that openeth
the womb shall be called holy to the Lord ;)
and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which
is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-
doves, or two young pigeons. And behold,
there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was
Simeon ; and the same man was just and
devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel :
and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it

238 PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY.

was rcYcaled unto him by the Holy Ghost, that
he should not see death, before he had seen the
Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into
the temple ; and when the parents brought in
the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom
of the Law, then took he him up in his arms,
and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest
thou thy seryant depart in peace, according to
thy word : for mine eyes haye seen thy salva-
tion, which thou hast prepared before the face
of all people ; a light to lighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people jsrael. And Joseph
and his mother niarvelled at those things which
were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them,
and said unto jMary his mother, Behold, this
child is set for the fall and rising again of many
in Israel ; and for a sign which shall be spoken
against ; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy
own soul also ;) that the thoughts of many
hearts may be revealed. And there was one
Anna a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel,
of the tribe of Aser ; she was of a great age,
and had lived with an husband seven years
from her virginity : and she was a widow of
about fourscore and four years ; which departed
not from the temple, but served God with
fastings and prayers night and day. And she
coming in that instant gave thanks likewise
mito the Lord, and spake of him to all them
that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. And
when they had performed all things according to
the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee
to their o^Yn city Xazareth. And the child
grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with
wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him.

Jjamt iHattljia^'^ Say.

TJie Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who into the place of
the traitor Judas didst clioose thy faithful
servant Matthias to be of the number of the
twelve Apostles ; Grant that thy Church, being
alway preserv^ed from false Apostles, may be
ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors;
through Jesus Christ om' Lord. Anwn.

For the Epistle. Acts i. 15.

IX those days Peter stood up in tlie midst of
tlie disciples, and said, (the number of the
names together were about an hundred and
twenty,) Men and brethren, this Scripture nmst
needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost
by the mouth of David spake before concerning
Judas, which was guide to thcni that took Jesus :
for he was numbered with us, and had obtained
part of this ministry. Now this man purchased
a field with the reward of iniquity ; and falling
headlong he burst asunder in the midst, and
all his bowels gushed out. And it was known
unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch
as that field is called in their pi'oper tongue,
Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let
his habitation be desolate, and let no man
dwell therein ; and. His bishoprick let another
take. ^\Tierefore, of these men Avhich have com-
panied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus
went in and out among us, beginning fi'om the
baptism of John, unto that same day that he
was taken up from us, must one be ordained to

240 ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.

be a witness with us of his resurrection. And
they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas,
who was surnained Justus, and ^lattliias. And
they prayed, and said, Thou, J^ord, which
knowcst the hearts of all men, sliew wliether
of these two thou hast cliosen ; tliat lie nuiy
take part of this ministry and apostleshi]), from
which Judas by transgression fell, that he
might go to his own place. And they gave
forth their lots ; and the lot fell upon Matthias,
and lie was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
TI/c Gof^pel St. Matt. xi. 25.

AT that time Jesus answered and said, I
tliank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, because thou hast hid these things from
the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them
unto babes. Even so. Father, for so it seemed
good in thy sight. All things are delivered
unto me of my Father : and no man knoweth
the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth any
man the Father, save the Son, and he to whom-
soever the Son will reveal him. Come unto
me, all ye that labour and are heaAy laden, and
I will give you rest. Take my yoke u])on you,
and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in
heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Elje ^miunctatiou of tT)C iJlc^^cU ©irgin iHary.

Tlie Collect.

WE beseech thee, Lord, pour thy grace
into our hearts ; that, as we have known
the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the
message of an angel, so by his cross and pas-
sion we may be brought mito the glory of his

ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 241

resiin-ection ; tlirough the same Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Isai. vii. 10. i

MOREOVER, the Lord spake again unto
Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of the
Lord thy God ; ask it either in the depth, or I
in the lieight al)0Ye. But Ahaz said, I will not j
ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. And he |
said. Hear ye now, house of David ; Is it a
small thing for you to weaiy men, but will ye
weary my God also ? Therefore the Lord him-
self shall give jon a sign ; Behold, a Virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call
his name Lnmanuel. Butter and honey shall
he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil^
and choose the good.

ne Gospel. St. Luke i. 20.

AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel
was sent from God unto a city of Galilee
named Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ;
and the Virgin's name was Mary. And the
angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou
that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee ;
blessed art thou among women. And when
she saw him she was troubled at his saying,
and cast in her mind what manner of salutation
this should be. And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, ]\Iary ; for thou hast found favour
with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in
thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call
his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the Highest ; and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of his

SAINT MARK'S DAY.

fatlier David. And he shall reii^i over the
lioiise of Jacob for ever ; and of liis kin<i:dom
there sliall be no end. Then said Mary unto
the angel, IIow sliall this be, seeinp: 1 know
not a man ? And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of tlie Highest shall over-
shadow thee : therefore also that holy tiling
which shall be born of thee shall be called the
Son of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth,
she hath also conceived a son in her old age ;
and this is the sixth month with her who was
called barren: for with G(h1 nothing sliall be
im])0ssible. And ^lary said, Behold the hand-
maid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to
thy word. And the angel departed from her.

£".itnt fHavIi'^ Qan.

The CuUcvt.

O A L:\riGnTY God, who hast instructed
thy holy Church with the heavenly doc-
trine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark ; Give us
grace, that, being not like children carried away
with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be
established in the truth of thy holy Gospel ;
thi'ough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,
The Ejylsfh'. Ephes. iv. 7.

UNTO every one of us is given grace, ac-
cording to the measure of the gift of
i Christ. AVherefore he saith, AVhen he ascended
j up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave
gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what
' is it but that he also descended first into the
lower parts of the earth ? He that descended
is the same also that ascended up far above all

SAINT MARK'S DAY. 243

heavens, that he might fill all thiii<]rs.) And
he gave some Apostles, and some Prophets,
and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and
Teacliers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for
the work of the ministry, for the edifying of
the body of Christ ; till we all come in the
miity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the
Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the mea-
sure of the stature of the fuhiess of Christ ;
that we henceforth be no more children, tossed
to and fro, and carried al)out with every wind
of doctrine, by tlie sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive ;
but speaking the truth in love, may grow up
into him in all tilings, which is the hoad, even
Christ : from whom the whole body litlv joined
together, and compacted by that whicli eveiy
joint sup{)licth, according to the effectual work-
ing in the measure of ever}' part, maketh in-
crease of the body, unto the edifying of itself
in love.

llie Go^pt'l. St. John xv. 1.

IA^[ the true vine, and my Father is the
liusl)andman. Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit he taketh away ; and every
branch that beareth fruit, he i)urgeth it, that
it may bring fijrth more fi'uit. Now ye are
clean through the word wliich I have spoken
unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the
branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it
abide in the vine ; no more can ye, except ye
abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches.
He that abideth in me, and I in hira, the same
bringeth foi-th much fruit ; for without me ye

244 SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY.

can do nothinj]^. If a man abide not in me, he
is cast fortli as a branch, and is withered ; and
men o'athcr them, and cast them into tlie fire,
and tliev are Inn-ned. If ye abide in me, and
my -words abide in yon, ye shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto yon. Herein is
my Father gloritied, that ye bear much fruit ;
so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father
liath loved me, so have 1 loved you : continue
ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments,
ye shall abide in my love ; even as 1 have kept
my Father's connnandments, and abide in his
love. These thini^^s have 1 spoken unto you,
that my joy mi^ht remain in you, and that
I your joy miirht be full.

^niwt tDIjilijp auti ^atixt S^amr^'iS JDari.

ne Collect

OAL]\rrr;nTY God, whom truly to know
is everlasting life ; Grant us perfectly to
know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the
truth, and the life ; th.at, followin_<^ the steps
of thy Holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint
James, we may stcdfastly walk in the way
that leadeth to eternal life ; through the same
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,
llie Epistle. St. James i. 1.

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord
Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which
are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren,
count it all joy when ye fall into divers tempta-
tions ; knowing this, that the trying of your
faith worketh patience. But let i)atience have
her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and
entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack

SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY. 24fi

"wisdom, let him ask of God, that givcth to all
men liberally, and upl)raideth not, and it shall
be ^iven him. But let him a^k in faith, no-
thing wavering ; for he that wavereth is like a
Tvave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed.
For let not that man think that he shall re-
ceive any thing of tlie Lord. A douljle-minded
man is unstable in all his ways. Let the bro-
ther of low degi'ee rejoice in tliat he is exalted ;
but the rich in that he is made low ; because
as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning
heat, but it withereth the griu^s, and the flower
thereof falleth, and the grace of the fiishion of
it perishcth : so also shall the rich man fade
away in his ways. Blessed is the man that
endureth tem]»tation ; for when he is tried, he
shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord
hath promised to them that love him.

Tite GuspcL St. John xiv. L

A ND Jesus said unto his disciples. Let not
Jl\^ your heart be troubled ; ye believe in
God, believe also in me. In my Father's house
are many mansions ; if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a place for you :
and if 1 go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself, that
where 1 am, there ye may be also. And whither
I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas
saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither
thou goest, and how can we know the way ?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life : no man cometh unto the Father
but by me. If ye had known me, ye should

246 SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE.

have kno^vn my Father also : and from hence-
forth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip
saith unto him, Lord, sliew us the Fatlier, and
it sufficcth us. Jesus saith unto him. Have I
been so lono^ time with you, and yet hast thou
not known me, riiihp ? He tliat iiath seen me
hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou
then, Sliew us the Father ? Believest thou not
that I am in the Father,and tlie Father in me?
The words that I s])eak unto you I sjieak not
of myself ; but the Father tliat dwelleth in me,
he doeth the works. IJelieve me, that 1 am in
the Father, and the Fatlier in me ; or else be-
lieve me for the very works' sake, ^'erily,
verily 1 say unto you, He that believeth on
me, the works that 1 do shall he do also ; and
greater works than these shall lie do ; because
I fro unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall
ask in my Name, that will I do, that the Father
may be glorihed in the Son. H" ye shall ask
any thing in my Name, I will do it.

^nint i3arnal)n^ tljc Apostle.

27a' CoUrct.

OLOPtD God Almio-hty, who didst endue
thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular
gifts of the Holy Ghost ; Leave us not, we
beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts,
nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy
honour and glory ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Acts xi. 22.

TIDINGS of these things came unto the
ears of the Church which was in Jerusa-
lem ; and they sent forth Barnabas, that he

SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. 247

should ^e^o as far as Antioch. Who, when he
came, and had seen the srrace of God, was .ij:lad ;
and exhorted them all, that with puqiose of
heart they would cleave unto the Lord. For he
■was a «:ood man, and full of the Holy Ghost,
and of faith : and much ])eople was added unto
the Lord. Then departed J^arnahas to Tarsus,
for to seek Saul. And wlien he liad found him,
he broui^ht him unto Antioch. And it came
to pass, tliat a wliole year they assembled them-
selves witli the Glnux'h, and tauirht much ])eo-
ple : and the disciples were called Clu'i.stians
first in Antioch. And in these days came
proi)hets from Jerusalem unto Antiocli. And
there stood up one of tliem named Ai^abus, and
signified by the Spirit, that tliere sliould be
great dearth throuu:hout all the world ; which
came to pass in the days of Claudius Cicsar.
Then the disciples, every man according to his
ability, determined to send relief unto the
brethren which dwelt in Juda?a, Which also
they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands
of Barnabas and Saul.

Tlw Go.yH'l St. John xv. 12.

THIS is my commandment. That ye love
one another, as I have loved you. Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends,
if ye do whatsoever I command you. Hence-
forth I call you not servants ; for the servant
knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have
called you friends ; for all things that I have
heard of my Father I have made known unto
you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen

248 SAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY.

you, and ordained you, that ye should go and
brinpr forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the
Father in my Name, he may give it you.

^aint Ba\)n JS.iptist*^ Bay.

T/w Colh'cf.
ALMIGHTY God, by whose providence thy
Jl\. servant John Baptist was wonderfully
boru, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son
our Saviour, by preaching of repentance ; Make
us so to follow his doctrine and lioly life, that
we may truly repent according to his preaching;
and after his example constantly speak the
tmth, boldly rebuke vice, and i^aticntly suffer
for tlie truth's sake ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Isai. xl. L

CO]\IFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith
your God. Speak ye comfortably to Je-
rusalem, and cry unto her. That her warfare is
accomplished ; that her iniquity is pardoned :
for she hath received of tlie Lord's hand double
for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth
in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make straight in the desert a highway
for our God. Every valley shall be exalted,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight, and
the rough places plain. And the glory of the
Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see
it together : for the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken it. The voice said. Cry. And he said,
Wliat shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all
the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the

SAIXT JOHN BAPTIST'S L>AY. 249

field. The grass \dthereth, the flower fadeth,
because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon
it : surely the people is grass. The grass
witheretli, the flower fadeth ; but the word of
our God shall stand for ever. Zion, that
bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high
mountain : Jerusalem, that bringest good
tidings, lift up thv voice with strength ; lift
it up, be not afraid : say unto the cities of
Judah, Behold your God. Behold, the Lord
God will come with strong hand, and his arm
shall rule for him : behold, his reward is with
him, and liis work before him. He shall feed
his flock like a shepherd ; he shall gather the
lambs with his arai, and cam' them in his
bosom, and shall gently lead those that are
with young.

The GofipcL St. Luke i. 57.

ELISABETH'S full time came that she
should be delivered ; and she brought
forth a son. And her neighbours and her
cousins heard how the Lord had shewed gi'eat
mercy upon her ; and they rejoiced with her.
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day
they came to circumcise the child ; and they
called him Zacharias, after the name of his
father. And his mother answered and said,
Kot so ; but he shall be called John. And
they said unto her, There is none of thy kin-
dred that is called by this name. And they
made signs to his father, how he would have
him called. And he asked for a writing-table,
and ^vi'ote, saying, His name is John. And
they marvelled all. And his mouth was open-
ed inmiediately, and his tongue loosed, and

250 SALM JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY.

he spake, and praised God. And fear came
on all that dwelt round about tlieni ; and all
these sayings were noised abroad throuu'liout all
the hill-country of Judasa. And all they that
had heard them laid them up in their heartSj
sayinof, What manner of child shall this be ?
And the hand of the Lord was with him. And
his fother Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and i)ropliesied, sayino:, Blessed be the
Lord God of Israel : for he hath visited and
redeemed his peoi)le, and hath raised up an
horn of salvation for us in the house of his
servant David ; as he spake by the mouth of
his holy prophets, which have been since the
world be^-an ; that we should be saved from
our enemies, and from the hand of all that
hate us ; to perform the mercy ])romised to
our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
the oath which he sware to our father Abra*
ham, that he would grant unto us, that we,
being delivered out of the hands of our enemies,
might serve him without fear, in holiness and
righteousness before him all the days of our
life. And thou. Child, shalt be called the Pro-
phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before
the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; to
give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by
the remission of their sins, through the tender
mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring
from on high hath visited us ; to give light to
them that sit in darkness and in the shadow
of death, to guide our feet into the way of
peace. And the child grew, and waxed strong
in spirit ; and was in the deserts till the day
of his shewing mito Israel.

251

^atitt ^ftci'i^ Sag.

77/6' Collect.
AL^illGHT Y God, who by thy Son Jesus
Christ didst give to thy Apostle Saint
Peter many excellent gifts, and conimandedst
him earnestly to feed thy flock ; Make, we
beseech thee, all Bishops and Pastors diligent-
ly to preach thy holy Word, and the people
obediently to follow the same, that they may
receive the crown of everlasting glory ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amoi.

For the Ej/isfh'. Acts xii. 1.
ABOUT that time Iferod the king stretched
jl\. forth his hands to vex certain of the
Church. And he killed James the brother of
John with the sword. And, because he saw it
pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take
Peter also. (Then were the days of unleaven-
ed bread.) And when he had apprehended
him, he put him in prison, and delivered him
to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him,
intending after Easter to bring him forth to
the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison ;
but prayer was made without ceasing of the
Church unto God for him. And when Herod
would have brought him forth, the same night
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,
bound with two chains ; and the keepers be-
fore the door kept the prison. And behold,
the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a
light shined in the prison ; and he smote
Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying,
Ai'ise up quickly. And his chains fell off from

252 SAINT PETER'S DAY.

his hands. And the angel said unto him,
Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals : and so
he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy
garment about thee, and follow me. And he
went out and followed him ; and wist not that
it was true which was done by the angel ; but
thought he saw a vision. When they were
past the first and the second ward, they came
unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the
city, which opened to them of his owm accord ;
and they went out, and passed on through
one street, and forthwith the angel departed
fi'om him. And when Peter was come to
himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,
that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath
delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and
from all the expectation of the people of
the Jews.

Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xvi. 13.

WHEN Jesus came into the coasts of Cse-
sarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,
saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of
man, am ? And they said. Some say that thou
art John the Baptist, some Elias, and others
Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I am ? And
Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art
Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus
answered and said unto him. Blessed art thou,
Simon Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is
in heaven. And I say also unto thee. That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock I mil build
my Church; and the gates of hell shall not

SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE. 253

prevail against it. And I will give unto thee
the keys of the kingdom of heaven : and what-
soever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

TJie Collect.

GRANT, merciful God, that as thine holy
Apostle Saint James, leaving his father
and all that he had, without delay was obedient
unto the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and
followed him ; so we, forsaking all worldly
and carnal affections, may be evermore ready
to follow thy holy coimnandments ; tlu'ough
Jesus Christ our Lord. A mem.

For the EpUtle. Acts xi. 27, and part of
Chap. xii.

IN those days came prophets from Jerusalem
unto Antioch. And there stood up one of
them named Agabus, and signified by the
Spirit, that there should be great dearth
throughout all the world ; which came to pass
in the days of Claudius Ctesar. Then the dis-
ciples, every man according to his ability, de-
termined to send relief unto the brethren which
dwelt in Judaea. Which also they did, and
sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas
and Saul. Now about that time Herod the
king stretched forth his hands to vex certain
of the Church. And he killed James the bro-
ther of John with the sword. And, because
he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded fur-
ther to take Peter also.

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254 SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE.

TJie Gospel St. Matt. xx. 20.

THEN came to him the mother of Zebedee's
children with her sons, worshipping him,
and desiring a certain thing of him. And he
said mito her, What wilt thou ? She saith un-
to him. Grant that these ni)' two sons may sit,
the one on thy right hand, and the other on
the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered
and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye
able to drink of tlie cup that I shall drink of,
and to be baptized with the baptism that I
am baptized with ? They say unto him. We
are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall
drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with
the baptism that I am baptized with ; but to
sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not
mine to give ; but it shall be given to them
for whom it is prepared of my Father. And
wdien the ten heard it, they were moved with
indignation against the two brethren. But
Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye
know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise
dominion over them, and they that are great
exercise authority upon them. But it shall
not be so among you : but whosoever will be
great among you, let him be your minister;
and whosoever will be chief among you, let
him be your servant : even as the Son of man
came not to be ministered unto, but to mi-
nister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

^aint l3artf)Ol0nTC&) tijc ^^Qitlt,

The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who
didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE. 25a

grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word ;
Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to
love that Word which he believed, and both to
preach and receive the same ; through Jesur>
Christ our Lord. Afncm.

For the Epistle. Acts v. 12.

BY the hands of the Apostles were many
signs and wonders wrought among the
people \ (and they were all with one accord in
Solomon's porch : and of the rest durst no
man join himself to them : but the people
magnified them : and believers were the more
added to the Lord, multitudes both of men
and women :) insomuch that they brought
forth the sick into the streets, and laid them
on beds and couches, that at the least the
shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow
some of them. There came also a multitude
out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem,
bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed
with unclean spirits ; and they were healed
every one.

Tlie Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 24.
A ND there was also a strife among them,
x\. which of them should be accounted the
greatest. And he said unto them, The kings
of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ;
and they that exercise authority upon them
are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so :
but he that is greatest among you, let him be
as the younger ; and he that is chief, as he
that doth serve. For whether is greater, he
that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is
not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among

256 SAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE.

you as he that serveth. Ye are they which
have continued with me in my temptations.
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my
Father hath appointed unto me ; that je may
eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and
sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of
Israel.

The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed
Son didst call Matthew from the receipt
of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist ;
Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires,
and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the
same thy Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.

TJie Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1.

THEREFORE seeing we have this ministry,
as we have received mercy, we faint not ;
but have renounced the hidden things of dis-
honesty, not walking in craftiness, nor hand-
ling the Word of God deceitfully, but by mani-
festation of the truth commending ourselves
to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that
are lost : in whom the God of this world hath
blinded the minds of them which believe not,
lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto
them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ
Jesus the Lord j and ourselves your servants
for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded
the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined

SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 257

in our hearts, to give the light of the know-
ledge of the glory of Grod, in the face of Jesus

Chi-ist.

Tlie Gospel St. Matt. ix. 9.
A ND as Jesus passed forth from thence, he
jL^ saw a man named Matthew, sitting at
the receipt of custom : and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in
the house, behold, many Publicans and sinners
came, and sat down with him and his disciples.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto
his disciples, Why eateth your Master with
Publicans and sinners ? But when Jesus heard
that, he said unto them, They that be whole
need not a physician, but they that are sick.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will
have mercy, and not sacrifice ; for I am not
come to call the righteous, but sinners to re-
pentance.

^atnt Mi^^tX antf all ^tiflcl^.

The Collect.

OEYERLASTIXG God, who hast ordain-
ed and constituted the services of Angels
and men in a wonderful order; Mercifully
grant, that as thy holy Angels alway do thee
service in heaven, so by thy appointment they
may succour and defend us on earth ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Rev. xii. 7.

THERE was war in heaven : Michael and
his angels fought against the dragon, and
the dragon fought and his angels ; and pre-

258 SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS.

vailed not, neither was their place found any-
more in heaven. And the great dragon was
cast out, that old serpent, called tlie devil and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world ; he
was cast out into the earth, and his angels
were cast out with him. And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation,
and strength, and the kingdom of our God,
and the poAver of his Christ : for the accuser
of our brethren is cast down, which accused
them before our God day and night. And they
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and
by the word of their testimony ; and they
loved not their lives unto the death. There-
fore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in
them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and
of the sea : for the devil is come down unto
you, having great wrath, because he knoweth
that he hath but a short time.

TJie Gospel. St. Matt, xviii. 1.

AT the same time came the disciples unto
J\. Jesus, saying. Who is the greatest in the
Kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a little
child mito him, and set him in the midst of
them, and said. Verily I say unto you, Except
ye be converted, and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as
this little child, the same is greatest in the
Kingdom of heaven. And Avhoso shall receive
one such little child in my Name, receiveth
me. But whoso shall oflPend one of these little
ones which believe in me, it were better for
him that a millstone were hanged about his

SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. 259

neck, and that he were drowned in the depth
of the sea. Woe unto the world because of
offences : for it must needs be that offences
come : but woe to that man by whom the offence
Cometh. Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot
offend thee, cut them off, and cast them fi'om
thee : it is better for thee to enter into Hfe
halt or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and
cast it fi'om thee : it is better for thee to enter
into life with one eye, rather than ha^dng two
eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Take heed that
ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I
say unto you. That in heaven their angels do
always behold the face of my Father which is
in heaven.

^aint HLxtkt t^t (GhKiiQtXi^t

Tlie Collect,
A LMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the
J_\. Physician, whose praise is in the Gos^^el,
to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the
soul ; May it please thee, that, by the whole-
some medicines of the doctrine delivered by
him, all the diseases of our souls may be
healed ; through the merits of thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. 5.

WATCH thou in all things, endure afflic-
tions, do the work of an Evangelist,
make full proof of thy ministry. For I am
now ready to be offered, and the time of my
departure is at hand. I have fought a good

260 SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST.

fight, I have finished my course, I have kept
the faith. Henceforth there is L^id up for me
a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, shall give me at that day:
and not to me only, but unto all them also
that love his appearing. Do thy diligence to
come shortly unto me : for Demas hath for-
saken me, having loved this present world, and
is departed unto Thessalonica ; Crescens to
Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is
with me. Take Mark and bring him with
thee : for he is profitable to me for the mi-
nistry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus,
when thou comest, bring with thee ; and the
books, but especially the parchments. Alex-
ander the copper-smith did me much evil : the
Lord reward him according to his works. Of
whom be thou ware also, for he hath greatly
withstood our words.

The Gospel. St. Luke x. 1.

THE Lord appointed other seventy also, and
sent them two and two before his face
into ^^QT^ city and place whither he himself
would come. Therefore said he unto them,
The harvest truly is great, but the labourers
are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he would send forth labourers
into his harvest. Go your ways ; behold, I
send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry
neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes, and salute
no man by the way. And into whatsoever
house ye enter, first say. Peace be to this house.
And if the son of peace be there, your peace

SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES. 261

shall rest upon it : if not, it shall turn to you
again. And in the same house remain, eating
and drinking such things as they give : for the
labourer is worthy of his hire.

T/w Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy
Church upon the foundation of the Apos-
tles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being
the head corner-stone ; Grant us so to be joined
together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
that we may be made an holy temple accept-
able unto thee ; through Jesus Christ om* Lord.
Allien,

Tlie Ejnstle. St. Jude 1.

JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and
brother of James, to them that are sanc-
tified by God the Father, and preserved in
Jesus Christ, and called : Mercy unto you, and
peace, and love be multiplied. Beloved, when
I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful for me to
write unto you, and exhort you, that ye should
earnestly contend for the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints. For there are cer-
tain men crept in unawares, who were before
of old ordained to this condemnation ; ungodly
men, turning the grace of our God into lasci-
viousness, and denying the only Lord God, and
our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore jDut
you in remembrance, though ye once knew
this, how that the Lord, having saved the peo-
ple out of the land of Egypt, afterAvard de-

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262 SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES.

stroyed them that believed not. And the angels
which kept not their first estate, but left their
own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting
chains under darkness unto the judgment of
the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah,
and the cities about them in like manner
giving themselves over to fornication, and
going after strange flesh, are set forth for
an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal
fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile
the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of
dignities.

Tlie Gospel St. John xv. 17.

THESE things I command you, that ye love
one another. If the world hate you, ye
know that it hated me ])efore it hated you. If
ye were of the world, the world would love his
own : but because ye are not of the world, but
I have chosen you out of the world, therefore
the world hateth you. Eemember the word
that I said unto you. The servant is not greater
than the lord : if they have persecuted me,
they will also persecute you ; if they have kept
my saying, they will keep yom*'s also. But all
these things will they do imto you for my
Name's sake, because they know not him that
sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto
them, they had not had sin : but now they
have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth
me hateth my Father also. If I had not done
among them the works which none other man
did, they had not had sin ; but now have they
both seen, and hated both me and my Father.
But this Cometh to pass, that the word might

ALL SAINTS' DAY. 263

be Mfilled that is written in their law, They
hated me without a cause. But when the Com-
forter is come, whom I will send unto you from
the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which
proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify
of me. And ye also shall bear witness, because
ye have been with me from the beginning.

Tlie Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together
thine elect in one communion and fellow-
ship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ
our Lord ; Grant us grace so to follow thy
blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living,
that we may come to those unspeakable joys,
which thou hast prepared for them that un-
feignedly love thee ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, Amen,

For tlie Epistle. Rev. vii. 2.
A ND I saw another angel ascending ft'om the
X3^ east, having the seal of the living God ;
and he cried with a loud voice to the four an-
gels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth,
and the sea, saying. Hurt not the earth, neither
the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the
servants of our God in their foreheads. And 1
heard the number of them which were sealed ;
and there were sealed an hundred and forty
and four thousand, of all the tribes of the
children of Israel.

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve
thousand.

264 ALL SAINTS' DAT.

Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thou-
sand.

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Sjmeon were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Lei-i were sealed twelve thou-
sand.

Of the tribe of Isachar were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve
thousand.

Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve
thousand.

After this I beheld, and lo, a great multi-
tude, which no man could number, of all na-
tions, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their
hands ; and cried with a loud voice, saying.
Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the
angels stood round about the throne, and about
the elders, and the four beasts, and fell before
the throne on their faces, and worshipped
God, saying, Amen ; Blessing, and glory, and
wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and
power, and might, be mito our God for ever
and ever. Amen.

ALL SAINTS' DAY. 265

Tlie Gospel, St. Matt. v. 1.

JESUS, seeing the multitudes, went up into
a mountain ; and when he was set, his
disciples came unto him. And he opened his
! mouth, and taught them, saying. Blessed are
the poor in spirit : for their's is the kingdom
of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for
they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek :
for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are
they which do hunger and thirst after right-
eousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are
the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall
see God. Blessed are the peace-makers : for
they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake : for their's is the kingdom
of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and shall say
all manner of evil against you falsely for m}^
sake. Eejoice, and be exceeding glad ; for
great is your reward in heaven : for so per-
secuted they the prophets which were before
you.

THE ORDER OF THE

ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPEK,

HOLY COMMUNION.

IT So many as intend to be partaJcers of the holy Communion
shall signify their names to the Curate, at least some tim^
the day before.

H And if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver,
or have dmie any wrong to his neighbonrs by word or deed,
so that the Congregation be thereby offended; the Curate,
having knowledge thereof, shall call him and advertise him,
that in any loise he p)'>"6sume not to come to the Lord's
Table, until he hath openly declared himself to have truly
repented and amended his former naughty life, that tliz
Congregation may thereby be satisfied, which before were
off'ended ; and that he hath recompensed the 2}ctrties, to
whom he hath done wrong ; or at least declare himself to he
in full purpose so to do, as soon as lie conveniently may.

IT The same ordei' shall the Curate use with those betwixt
whom he jierceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering
them to be partakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them
to be reconciled. And if one of the p)arties so at variance
be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all tJiat the
other Jiath trespassed against him, and to nuike amends for
that he himself hath offended ; and the other party will not
he persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his
frowardness and malice : the Minister in tlutt case ought to
admit the penitent person to the holy Communion, and not
him that is obstinate. Provided that every Minister so
repjelling any, as is specified in tJiis, or the next jJ'i^ccedent
Paragraph of this Rubrick, shall be obliged to give an
account of the same to the Ordinary within fourteen days
after at the farthest. And the Ordinary shall pyfoceed
against the offending p>erson according to the Canon.

IF The Table at the Communion-time having a fair tvhite
linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the Body of the Church,
or in the Chancel, ivhere Morning and Evening Prayer are
appointed to be said. And the Priest standing at the north
side of the Table shall say the Lord's Prayer, with the Col-
lect following, the p)eople kneeling.

OUR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy

THE COMMUNION. 267

will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses, As we ibrgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation ;
But deliver us from evil. Amen.

TJie Collect.
A LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be
Xj^ open, all desires known, and fi'om whom
no secrets are hid ; Cleanse the thoughts of om'
hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily
magnify thy holy Name ; through Christ our
Lord. Anicn.

IF Then shall the Priest, turning to the people, rehearse dis-
tinctly all the TEN COMMANDMENTS ; and the
people still kneeling shall, after every Commandment, ask
God mercy for their transgression thereof fo^' the time past,
and grace to keep the same for the time tocorne, as foUoweth.

Ilinister,

GOD spake these words, and said ; I am
the Lord thy God : Thou shalt have
none other gods but me.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Minister. Thou shalt not make to thyself
any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing
that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath,
I or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt
not bow down to them, nor worship them : for
I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and
visit the sins of the fathers upon the children,
unto the third and fourth generation of them
that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands
in them that love me, and keep my conunand-
ments.

THE COMMUNION.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Ilimster. I'hou shalt not take the Name of
the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not
hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Hinister. Remember that thou keep holy
the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour,
and do all that thou hast to do ; but the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy
God. Li it thou shalt do no manner of work,
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-
servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and
the stranger that is within thy gates. For in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the
sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the
seventh day, and hallowed it.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline om' hearts to keep this law.

M'tmster. Honour thy father and thy mother;
that thy days may be long in the land, which
the Lord thy God giveth thee.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Jlinisfer. Thou shalt do no murder.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Jlinister. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Minister. Thou shalt not steal.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

THE COMMUNION.

Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbour.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in-
cline our hearts to keep this law.

Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh-
bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh-
bour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor
his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and
write all these thy laws in our hearts, we be-
seech thee.

H Then shall follow one of these tioo Collects for the King,
the Priest standing as before, and saijing.

Let US pray.
ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is ever-
JlX. lasting, and power infinite ; Have mercy
upon the whole Church ; and so rule the heart
of thy chosen Servant GEORGE, our King
and Governour, that he (knowing whose
-minister he is) may above all things seek thy
honour and glory : and that we, and all his
subjects (duly considering whose authority he
hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly
obey him, in thee, and for thee, according to
thy blessed Word and ordinance ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the
Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.

Or,

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, we are
^-LA_ taught by thy holy Word, that the hearts
of Kings are in thy rule and governance, and
that thou dost dispose and turn them as it
seemeth best to thy godly wisdom : We humbly
beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart

THE COMMINION.

of GEORGE thy Servant, our King: and
Governour, that, in all his thoughts, words,
and works, he may ever seek thy honour and
glory, and study to preserve tby people com-
mitted to his charge, in wealth, peace, and
godliness : Grant this, merciful Father, for
thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

T OHicn Sihall he said the Colhrt of (he Day. Ami imnudu
ately after the Collect the Prie<<t inall read the Epistle^
sayimj, The Epistle [or.The portion of Scripture appointed
for the Epistle] is written in the — Chapter of begin-
ning at the — Verse. And the Epistle ended, he shall sai/.
Here endeth the Epistle. Then shall he read the Gospel
{the ptople all $tandin(j up) sai/ino. The lioly Gospel is

written in the — Chapter of beginning at the — Verse.

Ayid the Gospel ended, sliall be suna or said tlie Creed fol-
lowimi, t/ie people still standini7, cls before.

I BELIEVE in one God the Father Al-
mighty. Maker of heaven and earth. And
of all things visible and invisible :

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-
begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father
before all worlds. God of God. Light of Light,
Tery God of very God, Begotten, not made.
Being of one substance with the Father, By
whom all things were made : Who for us men,
and for our salvation came down from heaven.
And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the
Virgin Mary. And was made man. And was
cnicitied also for us mider Pontius Pilate. He
suliered and was bmied. And the third day he
rose again according to the Scriptui'es, And
ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right
hand of the Father. And he shall come again
with glory to judge both the quick and the
dead :"Wliose kingdom shall have no end.

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THE COMMUNION. 271

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord
and ^iver of life, AVho proceedeth fi'om the
Father and the Son, Who with tlie Father and
the Son to.i^etlier is worshipped and p^lorified,
"Who spake hy the Prophets. And 1 believe
one Catholick and Apostolick Chnreh. I ac-
knowledge one Jjaptisrn for tlie remission of
sins. And I look for tlie UesujTcction of the
dead. And the life of tlie world to come.
Amen.

II Then the Curate aluill declare unto the "people lohal Hohj-
days, or Fasthnj-diiys, are in the Week /(Aii/wing to be ob-
served. Ami then also {if occasion he) shall notice be yiven
of t/te Ci/mmaniou; and Briefs, Citations, and Excom-
wjinicatif/ns read. Ami nothing shall be proclaimed or
■jtuhlishcjL in tlie Chwch, darinfj tfie time of Divine Service,
but hij the Minister : nor by him any thiraj, but what is
prescribed in the Rules of this liook, or enjoined by the
King, or by the Ordinary of the place.

H Then shall follow the Sermon, or one of the Homilies already
set fm-lh, or hereafter to be set fwth, by auth/rity.

•H Then shcdl the Priest return to the Lord's Table, and beyin
tlie Offertory, saying one or more of thae Sentences follow-
ing, as he tkinketh most conveivient in his discretion.

LET your lig'ht so shine before men, that they
may see yonr good works, and glorify your
Father whicii is in heaven. }St. Matt. v.

Jiay not up for yourselves treasure upon the
earth ; where the rust and moth doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal :
but lay u}) for yourselves treasures in heaven ;
where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, and
where thieves do not break through and steal.
aSV. Matt. vi.

Whatsoever ye would that men should do
unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is
the Law and the Propliets. ISt. Matt. vii.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord,

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Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father which
is in heaven. St. Matt, vii.

Zacchseus stood forth, and said unto the
Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I
give to the poor; and if I have done any
wrong to any man, I restore four-fold. iSt. Luke
xix.

Who goeth a warfare at any time of his own
cost ? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth
not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a
flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock ?

1 Cor. ix.

If we have sown unto you spiritual things,
is it a great matter if we shall reap your world-
ly things ? 1 Co7\ ix.

Do ye not know, that they who minister
about holy things live of the sacrifice ; and
they who wait at the altar are partakers with
the altar ? Even so hath the Lord also or-
dained, that they who preach the Gospel should
live of the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix.

He that soweth little shall reap little ; and
he that soweth plenteous ly shall reap plente-
ously. Let every man do according as he is
disposed in his heart, not grudgiiiir, or of
necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

2 Cor. ix.

Let him that is taught in the Word minister
unto him that teacheth, in all good things. Be
not deceived, God is not mocked : for whatso-
ever a man soweth that shall he reap. Gal. vi.

While we have time, let us do good unto all
men ; and specially unto them that are of the
household of faith. Oal. vi.

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Godliness is great riches, if a man be con-
tent with that he hath : for we brought nothing
into the world, neither may we carry any thing
out. 1 Tim. vi.

Charge them who are rich in this world,
that they be ready to give, and glad to distri-
bute ; laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation against the time to come, that they
may attain eternal life. 1 Tiin. vi.

G-od is not unrighteous, that he will forget
your works, and labour that proceedeth of love;
which love ye have shewed for his Nam^e's
sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and
yet do minister. Heh. vi.

To do good, and to distribute, forget not ; for
with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hel. xiii.

Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his
brother have need, and shutteth up his com-
passion from him, how dwelleth the love of
God in him ? 1 St. John iii.

Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy
face ft'om any poor man ; and then the face of
the Lord shall not be turned away from thee.
Tohit iv.

Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast
much, give plenteously : if thou hast little, do
thy diligence gladly to give of that little : for
so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the
day of necessity. ToUt iv.

He that hath Dity upon the poor lendeth
unto the Lord : ana look, what he layeth out,
it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix.

Blessed be the man that provideth for the
sick and needy : the Lord shall deliver him
in the time of trouble. Psalm xli.

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IT Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church-
wardens, or other fit 'person appointed for that purpose, shaU
receive the Alms for the Poor, and other devotions of tfie
peo^ile, in a decent bason to be provided by tJie ParisJi for
that purpose; and reverentli/ bring it to the Priest, who sludl
humbly present and place it upon the holy TaUe.

IT And when there is a Communion, the Priest shall then
place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine, as he shall
think sufficient. After which done, the Priest shall say,

Let US pray for the whole state of Christ's
Church militant here in earth.

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who by
thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make
prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks,
for all men ; We humbly beseech thee most
mercifully \_*to accept our alms and oblations,
and'] to receive these om* prayers, which we
offer unto thy Divine Majesty ; beseeching
thee to inspire continually the universal Church
with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord :
And gi'ant, that all they that do confess thy
holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy
Word, and live in unity, and godly love. We
beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian
Kings, Princes, and Governours ; and specially
thy Servant GEORGE our King ; that under
him we may be godly and quietly governed :
And grant unto his whole Council, and to
all that are put in authority under him, that
they may truly and indifferently minister
justice, to the punishment of wickedness and
vice, and to the maintenance of thy true re-
ligion, and virtue. Give grace, heavenly
Father, to all Bishops and Curates, that they
may both by their life and doctrine set forth

* If there be no alms or oblatUms, then shall the words [of
accepting oui alms and oblations] be left cnU unsaid.

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thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly
administer thy holy Sacraments : And to all
thy people give thy heavenly grace ; and espe-
cially to this congregation here present ; that,
with meek heart and due reverence, they may
hear, and receive thy holy Word ; truly serving
thee in holiness and righteousness all the days
of their life. And we most humbly beseech
thee of thy goodness, Lord, to comfort and
succour all them, who in this transitory life are
in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other
adversity. And we also bless thy holy Name
for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith
and fear ; beseeching thee to give us grace so
to follow their good examples, that with them
we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom :
Grant this, Father, for Jesus Christ's sake,
our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

IF When the Minister giveth warning for the celebration of the
holy Communion, {which he shall always do iqion the Sunday,
or some Holy-day, im7n&Iiutely jireceding,) aftei- the Ser-
mon or Homily en<led, he shall read this Exhortation fol-
lowing.

DEAELY beloved, on day next I
purpose, through God's assistance, to ad-
minister to all such as shall be religiously and
devoutly disposed the most comfortable Sacra-
ment of the Body and Blood of Christ ; to be
by them received in remembrance of his meri-
torious Cross and Passion ; whereby alone we
obtain remission of our sins, and are made
partakers of the Kingdom of heaven. Where-
fore it is our duty to render most humble and
hearty thanks to Almighty God our heavenly
Father, for that he hath given his Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us.

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but also to be our spiritual food and sustenance
in that holy Sacrament. Which being so di-
vine and comfortable a thing to them who
receive it worthily, and so dangerous to them
that will presume to receive it unworthily ; my
duty is to exhort you in the mean season to
consider the dignity of that holy mystery,
and tlie great peril of the unworthy receiving
thereof; and so to search and examine your
own consciences, (and that not lightly, and
after the manner of dissemblers with God ; but
so) that ye may come holy and clean to such a
heavenly Feast, in the marriage-garment re-
quired by God in holy Scripture, and be re-
ceived as worthy partakers of that holy Table.
The way and means thereto is ; First, to
examine your lives and conversations by the
rule of God's commandments ; and whereinso-
ever ye shall perceive yourselves to have of-
fended, either by will, word, or deed, there to
bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess
yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose
of amendment of life. And if ye shall per-
ceive your offences to be such as are not only
against God, but also against your neighbours ;
then ye shall reconcile yourselves unto them ;
being ready to make restitution and satisfac-
tion, according to the uttermost of your powers,
for all injuries and wrongs done by you to any
other ; and being likewise ready to forgive
others that have offended you, as ye would have
forgiveness of your offences at God's hand :
for otherwise the receiving of the holy Com-
munion doth nothing else but increase your
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blasphemer of God, an hinderer or slanderer
of his Word, an adulterer, or be in malice, or
envy, or in any other grievous crime, repent
you of yom* sins, or else come not to that holy
Table ; lest, after the taking of that holy Sa-
crament, the devil enter into you, as he entered
into Judas, and fill you full of all iniquities,
and bring you to destruction both of body and
soul.

And because it is requisite, that no man
should come to the holy Communion, but \\4th
a full trust in God's mercy, and with a quiet
conscience ; therefore if there be any of you,
who by this means cannot quiet his o^vn con-
science herein, but requireth further comfort
or counsel, let him come to me, or to some
other discreet and learned Minister of God's
Word, and open his grief ; that by the ministry
of God's holy Word he may receive the benefit
of absolution, together w^ith ghostly counsel
and advice, to the quieting of his conscience,
and avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness.

IT Or, in case he sJiall see the people negligent to come to the
liohj Communion, instead of the former, he shall use this
Exhortation.

DEARLY beloved brethren, on I in-
tend, by God's grace, to celebrate the
Lord's Supper : unto w^hich, in God's behalf, I
bid you all that are here present ; and beseech
you, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, that
ye will not refuse to come thereto, being so
lovingly called and bidden by God himself.
Ye know how grievous and unkind a thing it
is, when a man hath prepared a rich feast,
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that there lacketh nothmg but the guests to
sit down ; and yet they who are called (without
any cause) most unthankfully refuse to come.
Which of you in such a case would not be
moved ? Who would not think a great injury
ajid wrong done unto him ? Wherefore, most
dearly beloved in Christ, take ye good heed,
lest ye, withdrawing yourselves from this holy
Supper, provoke God's indignation against
you. It is an easy matter for a man to say, I
will not communicate, because I am otherwise
hindered with worldly business. But such
excuses are not so easily accepted and allowed
before God. If any man say, I am a grievous
sinner, and therefore am afi'aid to come : where-
fore then do ye not repent and amend ? When
God calleth you, are ye not ashamed to say ye
will not come ? When ye should return to
God, will ye excuse yourselves, and say ye are
not ready ? Consider earnestly with yom'selves
how little such feigned excuses will avail be-
fore God. They that refused the feast in the
Gospel, because they had bought a farm, or
would try their yokes of oxen, or because they
were married, were not so excused, but counted
unworthy of the heavenly feast. I, for my
part, shall be ready; and, according to mine
Office, I bid you in the Name of (jod, I call
you in Christ's behalf, I exhort you, as ye love
your own salvation, that ye will be partakers
of this holy Communion. And as the Son of
God did vouchsafe to yield up his soul by
death upon the Cross for your salvation ; so it
is your duty to receive the Communion in re-
membrance of the sacrifice of his death, as he

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himself hath commanded : which if y€ shall
neglect to do, consider with yourselves how
great injmy ye do unto God, and how sore
punishment hangeth over your heads for the
same ; when ye wilfully abstain from the Lord's
Table, and separate from your brethren, who
come to feed on the banquet of that most
heavenly food. These things if ye earnestly
consider, ye will by God's grace return to a
better mind : for the obtaining whereof _ we
shall not cease to make our humble petitions
unto Almighty God our heavenly Father.

1 At the time of the celebration of the Communion, tlie Com^
municants being conveniently placed for the receitnng of
the holf/ Sacrament, the Priest shall say this Exhortation.

DEARLY beloved in the Lord, ye that
mind to come to the holy Communion of
the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ,
must consider how Saint Paul exhorteth all
persons diligently to try and examine them-
selves, before they presume to eat of that Bread,
and drink of that Cup. For as the benefit is
great, if with a true penitent heart and lively
faith we receive that holy Sacrament ; (for
then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and
drink his blood ; then we dwell in Christ, and
Christ in us ; we are one with Christ, and
Christ with us ;) so is the danger great, if we
receive the same unworthily. For then we are
guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ our
Saviour ; we eat and drink our own damnation,
not considering the Lord's Body ; we kindle
God's wi-ath against us ; we provoke him to
plague us with divers diseases, and sundry
kinds of death. Judge therefore yourselves, bre-

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thren, that ye be not judged of the Lord ; repent
you truly for your sins past ; have a lively and
stedfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend
your lives, and be in perfect charity with all
men ; so shall ye be meet partakers of those
holy mysteries. And above all things ye must
give most humble and hearty thanks to God,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for
the redemption of the world by the death and
passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and
man ; who did humble himself, even to the
death upon the Cross, for us, miserable sin-
ners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of
death ; that he might make us the children of
God, and exalt us to everlasting life. And to
the end that we should alway remember the
exceeding great love of our Master, and only
Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and
the innmnerable benefits which by his precious
blood-shedding he hath obtained to us; he
hath instituted and ordained holy mysteries,
as pledges of his love, and for a continual re-
membrance of his death, to our great and
endless comfort. To him therefore, with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we
are most bounden) continual thanks ; submit-
ting ourselves wholly to his holy will and
pleasure, and studying to serve him in true
holiness and righteousness all the days of our
life. AmeJi.

H Then shall the Priest say to them that come to receive tlte
holy Commtxnion,

YE that do truly and earnestly repent you
of your sins, and are in love and charity
with your neighbours, and intend to lead a

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new life, following the commandments of God,
and walking fi'om henceforth in his holy ways ;
Draw near with faith, and take this holy Sa-
crament to your comfort ; and make your
hmnble confession to Almighty God, meekly
kneeling upon your knees.

If Then shall this general Confession he made, in the name
of all those that are minded to receive the holy Commu-
nion, by one of the Ministers ; both he and all the people
kneeling humbly xipon their knees, and saying,

A LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus
J_A- Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all
men ; We acknowledge and bewail our mani-
fold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time
to time, most grievously have committed, By
thought, word, and deed. Against thy Divine
Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and
indignation against us. We do earnestly re-
pent. And are heartily sorry for these our mis-
doings ; The remembrance of them is grievous
unto us ; The burden of them is intolerable.
Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us,
most merciful Father ; For thy Son our Lord
Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past;
And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve
and please thee In newness of life. To the
honour and glory of thy Name ; Through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

IT Then shall the Priest (or the Bishop, being pi'esent,) stand
up, and twning himself to the people, pronounce this Abso-
lution.

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who
x\. of his great mercy hath promised for-
giveness of sins to all them that with hearty
repentance and true faith turn unto him;
Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver

282 THE COMMUNION.

you from all your sins ; confirm and strengthen
you in all goodness ; and bring you to ever-
lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

II Then shall the Priest say.

Hear what comfortable words our Saviour
Christ saith unto all that truly tm*n to him.

COME unto me all that travail and are
heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St.
Matt. xi. 28.

So God loved the world, that he gave his
only-begotten Son, to the end that all that
believe in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. aS'^. Jolin iii. 16.

Hear also what Saint Paul saith.

This is a true saying, and worthy of all men
to be received, That Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.

Hear also what Saint John saith.

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous ; and
he is the propitiation for om- sins. 1 St. John
ii. 1.

II After which the Priest shall Tproceed, sailing.

Lift up your hearts.

Ansiver. We lift them up unto the Lord.
Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
Answer. It is meet and right so to do.

H Then shall the Priest tmii to the Lord's Table, and say,

IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty,
that we should at all times, and in all
places, give thanks unto thee, Lord, * Holy
Father, Almighty, Everlasting God.

* Iliese loords [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity-
Sunday.

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U Here shall follow tJie Proper Preface, according to the time,
if there be any specially appointed : or else immediately shall
folloio,

THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels,
and with all the company of heaven, we
laud and magnify thy glorious Name ; ever-
more praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy,
holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are
full of thy glory : Glory be to thee, Lord
most High. Amen.

PROPER PREFACES.

Upon Christmas-day, cmd seven days after.

BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus 'Christ
thine only Son to be born as at this time
for us ; who, by the operation of the Holy
Ghost, was made very man of the substance
of the Virgin Mary his mother ; and that with-
out spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin.
Therefore with Angels, ^'c.

Upon Easter-day, and seven days after.

BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee
for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord : for he is the very
Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and
hath taken away the sin of the world ; who by
his death hath destroyed death, and by his
rising to life again hath restored to us ever-
lasting life. Therefore with Angels, ^'<?.

Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after.

THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son
Jesus Christ our Lord ; who after his
most glorious Resurrection manifestly ap-
peared to all his Apostles, and in their sight
ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for

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US ; that where he is, thither we might also
ascend, and reign with him in glory. There-
fore with Angels, tj-c.

Upon Whit-sunday, a7id six days after.

THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord ; accord-
ing to whose most true promise, the Holy
Ghost came down as at this time from heaven
with a sudden great sound, as it had been a
mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues,
lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and
to lead them to all truth ; giving them both
the gift of divers languages, and also boldness
with fervent zeal constantly to preach the
Gospel unto all nations ; whereby we have
been brought out of darkness and error into
the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and
of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with
Angels, (J^<?.

Upon the Feast ^Trinity only.

WHO art one God, one Lord ; not one only
Person, but three Persons in one Sub-
stance. For that which we believe of the glory
of the Father, the same we believe of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost, without any diflPerence
or inequality. Therefore with Angels, ^'c.

IT After each of which Prefaces shall immediatdy he sung or
said,

THEREFORE with Angels and Arch-
angels, and with all the company of
heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious
Name ; evermore praising thee, and saying.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven
and earth are full of thy glory • Glory be to
thee, Lord most High. J men.

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% Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord^s Table,
say in the name of all tJiem that shall receive the Commur
nion this Prayer following.

WE do not presume to come to this thy
Table, merciful Lord, trusting in our
own righteousness, but in thy manifold and
great mercies. We are not worthy so much
as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table.
But thou art the same Lord, whose property is
always to have mercy : Grant us therefore,
gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear
Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that
our sinful bodies may be made clean by his
body, and our souls washed through his most
precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell
in him, and he in us. Amen.

1i When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered
the Bread and Wine, that he may with the more readiness
and decency break the Bread before the people, and take the
Cup into his hands, he shall say tlie Prayer of Consecration,
as folloioeth.

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father,
J:\. who of thy tender mercy didst give thine
only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the
Cross for our redemption ; who made there
(by his one oblation of himself once offered) a
full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation,
and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole
world ; and did institute, and in his holy Gos-
pel comm^and us to continue, a perpetual me-
mory of that his precious death, until his
coming again ; Hear us, mercifal leather,
we most humbly beseech thee ; and grant that
we receiving these thy creatures of bread and
wine, accord.ing to thy Son our Saviom- Jesus
Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his

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death and passion, may be partakers of his most
blessed Body and Blood : who, in the same night
that he was betraj^ed, (a) took S'^) Here the priest
Bread ; and, wdien lie had given fnto httands^''^"
thanks, (Z*) he brake it, and gave iJ^^jAJlfj^!^;"
it to his disciples, savin^:, Take, (.oAndheretoiay

his hand upon

eat, {c) this is my Body which the Bread.
is given for you : Do this in remembrance of
me. Likewise after supper he (d) Here u is to
{d) took the Cup ; and, Avlien he Sa«i- ^"^ '"'"
had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of this ; for this (e) is (o jndheretoia,/
my Blood of the New Testament, ^Si^S'^S
which is shed for you and for th^^!^n^t
many for the remission of sins: ^--'^-'•«'^'^-
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remem-
brance of me. Amen.

IT Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both
kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver tlie same to the
Bishox)S, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be
present,) and after that to the peoj^le also in order, into their
hands, all meekly kneeling. And, when he delivereth the
Bread to any one, he shall say,

THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
was given for thee, preserve thy body and
soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this
in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and
feed on him in thy heart by faith with thanks-
giving.

H And the Minister that delivereth the Cup to any one shall
say,

THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
was shed for thee, preserve thy body and
soul mito everlasting life. Drink this in re-
membrance that Christ's Blood was shed for
thee, and be thankful.

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II If the consecrated Bread or Wine be all spent before all have
communicated, tJie Priest is to consecrate mwe according
to the Form before jjrescribed; beginning at [Our Saviour
Christ in the same night, ttr.] for the blessing of the
Bread; and at [Likewise after Supper, ttc] for the blessing
of the Clip.

IT Wlicn all hare commimicated, the Minuter .shall return to
the Lord's Table, and rererentlg plf^ce upon it ivhat remain-
eth of the consecrated Elements, cohering the same with a fair
linen cloth.

II Then shall the Priest say the Lord^s Prayer, the people
repeating after him every Petition.

OUR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth. As it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
om- trespasses. As we forgive them that tres-
pass against us. And lead us not into tempt-
ation ; But deliver us from evil : For thine
is the kingdom. The power, and the glory.
For ever and ever. Amen.

^ After shall be said as folloiveth.

OLOKD and heavenly Father, we thy
humble servants entirely desire thy fa-
therly goodness mercifully to accept this our
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; most
humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the
merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and
through faith in his blood, we and all thy
whole Church may obtain remission of our
sins, and all other benefits of his passion.
And here we offer and present unto thee,
Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a
reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee ;
humbly beseeching thee, that all we, who are
partakers of this holy Communion, may be
fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benedic-

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tion. And although we be unworthy, through
our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacri-
fice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our
bounden duty and service ; not weighing our
merits, but pardoning our offences, through
Jesus Christ our Lord ; by whom, and with
whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all
honour and glory be unto thee, Father Al-
mighty, world without end. Amen,

Or this.

A LMIGHTY and overliving God, we most
JTjL heartily thank thee, for that thou dost
vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received
these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of
the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ ; and dost assure us
thereby of thy favom- and goodness towards
us ; and that we are very members incorporate
in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the
blessed company of all faithful people ; and
are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting
kingdom, by the merits of the most precious
death and passion of thy dear Son. And we
most humbly beseech thee, heavenly Father,
so to assist us wdth thy grace, that we may
continue in that holy fellowship, and do all
such good works as thou hast prepared for us
to walk in ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to
whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all
honour and glory, world without end. Amcm.

H Then shall be said or sung,

GLORY be to God on high, and in earth
peace, good will towards men. We praise
thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify
thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory.

THE COMMUNION. 289

Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father
Almighty.

Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ;
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world, have
mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the
sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou
that takest away the sins of the world, receive
our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right
hand of God the Father, have mercy upon
us.

For thou only art holy ; thou only art the
Lord ; thou only, Christ, with the Holy
Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.

IT Then the Priest {or Bishop if he he present) shall let them
depart ivith this Blessing.

TH E peace of God, which passeth all un-
derstanding, keep your hearts and minds
in the knowledge and love of God, and of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord : and the blessing
of God Almighty, tlie Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain
with you always. Amen.

IT Collects to be said after the Offertori/, ivhen there is no
Communion, every such day one or more ; and the same
may he said also, as often as occasion shall serve, after tlie
Collects either of Morning or Evening Prayer, Commvjnion,
or Litany, by the discretion of the Minister.

A SSIST us mercifully, Lord, in these our
JIA- supplications and prayers, and dispose
the way of thy servants towards the attain-
ment of everlasting salvation ; that, among all
the changes and chances of this mortal life,
they may ever be defended by thy most graci-

290 THE COMMUNIOK

ous and ready help ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Anicn.

O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God,
vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct,
sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and
bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the
works of thy commandments ; that through
thy most mighty protection, both here and
ever, we may be preserved in body and soul ;
through om- Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

GRANT, we beseech thee. Almighty God,
that the words, which we have heard this
day with our outward ears, may through thy
grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts,
that they may bring forth in us the fruit of
good living, to the honour and praise of
thy Name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

PREVENT us, Lord, in all our doings
with thy most gracious favour, and fiuther
us with thy continual help ; that in all our
works begun, continued, and ended in thee,
we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by
thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A LMIGHT Y God, the fountain of all wisdom,
J\. who knowest om- necessities before we
ask, and our ignorance in asking ; AVe beseech
thee to have compassion upon our infirmities ;
and those things, which for our unworthiness
we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot
ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. A7nen,

THE COMMUNION. 29i

ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to
JLA. hear the petitions of them that ask in
thy Son's Name ; We beseech thee mercifully
to incline thine ears to us that have made now
our prayers and supplications unto thee ; and
grant, that those things, which we have faith-
ftilly asked according to thy will, may effectu-
ally be obtained, to the relief of our necessity,
and to the setting forth of thy glory ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

^ Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days (if there he no Com-
munion) shall he said all that is apiwinted at the Com-
munion, until the end of the general Prayer [For the whole
state of Christ's Church militant here in earth] together
with one or more of these Collects last before rehearsed, con-
cluding with the Blessing.

^ And there shall he no celebration of the Lord's Supper, ex-
cept there he a convenient number to communicate with the
Priest, according to his discretion.

^ And if there he not above twenty persons in the Parish of
discretion to receive the Communion ; yet there shall be no
Communion, except four (or three at the least) communicate
with the Priest.

'^ And in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and Colleges,
where there are many Priests and Deacons, they shall all
receive the Communion with the Priest every Smulay at t/ie
least, except they have a reasonable cause to the contrary.

11 And to take away all occasion of dissention, and supersti-
tion, which any person hath or might have concerning the
Bread atvl Wine, it shall suffice that the Bread be such as
is usual to he eaten ; hut the best and purest Wlieat Bread
that conveniently may be gotten.

TI And if any of the Bread and Wine remain unconsecrated,
the Curate shall have it to his oivn use : but if any remain
of that which was consecrated, it shall not be carried out of
the Church, hut the Priest and such other of the Communi-
cants as he shall then call unto Mm, shall, immediately after
the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same.

% The Bread and Wine for the Communion sJuill be provided
by the Curate and the Church-wardens at the charges of the
Pansh.

292 THE COMIMUNIOK

11 And note, that every Parishioner' shall communicate at
the least three times in the year, of which Easter to be
one. And yearly at Easter every Parishioner shcdl reckon
with the Parson, Vicar, or Curate, or his or their Deputy
or Deputies ; and pay to them or him all Ecclesiastical
Duties, accustomably due, then and at tlmt time to he
paid.

H After the Divine Service ended, the money given at tJie
Ojfertoi'y shall he disposed of to such pious and charitable
uses, as the Minister and Church-wardens shall think fit.
Wherein if they disagree, it shall he disptosed of as the Or-
dinary shall appoint.

WHEREAS it is ordained in this Office for the Ad-
ministration of the Lord's Supper, that the Com-
" municants should receive the same kneeling ; (which
" order is well meant, for a signification of our humble and
" grateful acknowledgment of the benefits of Christ therein
"given to all worthy Eeceivers, and for the avoiding of
" such profanation and disorder in the holy Communion,
" as might otherwise ensue ;) yet, lest the same kneeling
" should by any persons, either out of ignorance and in-
" firmity, or out of malice and obstinacy, be misconstrued
" and depraved ; It is hereby declared. That thereby no
" adoration is intended, or ought to be done, either unto
" the Sacramental Bread or Wine there bodily received, or
" unto any Corporal presence of Christ's natural Flesh and
"Blood. For the Sacramental Bread and Wine remain
" still in their very natural substances, and therefore may
" not be adored ; (for that were Idolatry, to be abhorred of
" all faithful Christians ;) and the natural Body and Blood
"of our Saviour Christ are in Heaven, and not here; it
" being against the truth of Christ's natural Body to be at
" one time in more places than one."

THE MINTSTRATION-OF

PUBLICK BAPTISM OF INFANTS,

TO BE USED IN THE CHUKCH,

^ The people are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptism
should not be administered but upon Sundays, and other Holy-days, when the
most number of people come together; as well for that the Congregation
there present may testify the rereiviiig oj them that be newly baptized into
the number of Christ's Church ; as also because in the Baptism of Infants
every Man present may be put in remembrance of his own profession mqcU
to God in his Baptism. For which cause also it is expedient that Baptism
be ministered in the vulgar tongue. Nevertheless, (ij necessity so require,)
Children may be baptized upon any other day.

% And note, that there shall be for every Male-child to be baptized two God-
fathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two
Godmotliers.

IT When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents shall give knowledge
thereof over night, or in the morning before the bcyimiing of Morning
Prayer, to the Curate. And then the Godfathers and (.odinothers, and the
people with the Children, must be ready at the Font, ather immediately
after the last Lesson at Morning Prayer, or else immediately after the
last Lesson at Evening Prayer, as the Curate by his discretion shall ap-
point. And the Priest coming to the Font, (which is then to be filled with
pure Water,) and standing tliere, shall say,

HATH this Child been already i the Red Sea, figuring thereby
baptized, or no ? | thy holy Baptism ; and by the

Baptism of tliy well-beloved Son
Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan,

Dnr^.T^T,^ , , J ^ . didst sanctify Water to the niys-

EARLY beloved, forasmuch tical washing away of sin ; We
ns all men are conceived and beseech thee, lor thine infinite
mercies, that thou wilt mercifully
look upon this Child ; wash hiiii
and sanctify huii with the Holy
Ghost ; that he, being delivered
from thy wratli, may be received
into the ark of Christ's Church ; '
and being stedfast in faitli, joyful
, .,, ^ . w . .,,•,,., ,. through hope, and rooted in cha-

cy he will grant io this Child that ^ity ^av so pass the waves of this
thmg which by nature he cannot i troublesome world, that finally he
^— • that /i^^may be^ baptized | ^^^y come to the land of everlast-
jjj^^ there to I'eign with thee

f If they answer. No : Then shall the
Priest proceed as folio weth.

(EARLY beloved, forasmuch
as all men are conceived and
born in sin ; and that our Saviour
Christ saith. None can enter into
the kingdom of Cod, except he be
regenerate and born anew of Wa-
ter and of the Holy Chost; I
beseech you to call upon Cod the
Father, through our Lord Jesus
Christ, that of his bounteous mer-

hav(

withSVater and the Holy Chost
and received into Christ's holy
Church, and be made a lively mem-
ber of the same.

H 'Lhen shall the Priest say.
Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting
■^^ Cod, who of thy great mercy
didst save Noali and his family in
the ark from perishing by water ,
and also didst safely lead the chil

world without end ; through Jesus
Christ our Lord, Amen.

ALMIGHTY and immortal
God, the aid of all that need,
tlie helper of ai] that flee to thee
for succour, tiie life of them that
beheve, and the resurrection of
the dead ; We call upon tliee for
Uiis Infant, that he, coming to
thy holy Baptism, may receive

dren of Israel thy people through remission ot/iw sins by spintuaire-

K 5

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PtlBLICK BAPTISM OP INFANTS,

generation. Receive Mm, O Lord,
as thou hast promised by tliy well-
beloved Son, saying. Ask, and ye
shall have ; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened un-
to you : So give now unto us that
ask ; let us that seek find ; open
the gate unto us that knock ; that
this l7\fant may enjoy tlie ever-
lastingbenediction ot thy heavenly
washing, and may come to the eter-
nal kingdom which thou liast pro-
mised by Christ our Lord. Amen.
% Tlien shall the peoph stand up, and

the Friest shall say^

Hear the words of the Gospel,

written by St. Mark, in the tentli

Cliapter,"at the thirteenth Verse.

THEY brought young children
to Christ, tliat he should touch
them ; and his disciples rebuked
those that brought them. But
when Jesus saw it, he was much
displeased, and said unto tiiem.
Suffer the httle children to come
unto me, and forbid them not ;
for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever
shall not receive the kingdom of
God as a little child, he shall not
enter therein. And he took them
up in his arms, put liis hands upon
them, and blessed them.
% After the Gospet is read, the Mi-
nister shall make this brie^ Ex-
hortation upon the words of the
Gospel.

BELOVED, ye hear in this
Gospel the words of our Sa-
Mour Christ, tliat he commanded
the cliildren to be brought unto
him ; how he blamed those tliat
would have kept them from him ;
how he e.xhorteth all men to fol-
low their innocency. Ye perceive
how by his outward gesture and
deed he declared his good will to-
ward tliem ; for he embraced them
in his arms, he laid his hands upon
them, and blessed them. Doubt
ye not therefore, but earnestly
beUeve, that he vnll likewise fa-
vourably receive this present In-
fant. ; that he will embrace Mm
witli the arms of his mercy ; that
he will give unto him the blessing
of eternal life, and make hiyn par-
taker of his everlasting kingdom.

Wherefore we being thus per-
suaded of the good will of our
heavenly Father towards this In-
fant, declared by his Son Jesus
Christ ; and nothing doubting but
that he favourably alloweth this
cliaritable work of our's in bring-
ing this Infant to his lioly Baptism;
let us faithfully and devoutly give
thanks unto him, and saj ,

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
■'^ (iod, lieavenly Fatlier, we
give thee humble thanks, for that
tliou hast vouchsafed to call us to
the knowledge of thy grace, and
faith in thee : Increase this know-
ledge, and confirm tliis faith in us
evermore. Give tliy Holy Spirit
to this Infant, that he may be
born again, and be made an heir
of everlasting salvation ; through
our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Spii'it, now aaid for ever.
Amen.

f Then shall the Priest speak unto
the Godfathera and Godmothers on
this wise.

DEARLY beloved, ye have
brought this Child here to be
baptized, ye have prayed that our
Lord Jesus Cluist would vouch-
safe to receive him, to release him
of his sins, to sanctify him with the
Holy Ghost, to gi\e'hini the king-
dom of heaven, and evei'lasting
life. Ye have heard also that our
Lord Jesus Christ hath promised
in Jiis Ciospel to grant all these
things that ye have prayed tor:
which promise he, for his part,
will most surely keep and perform.
VVlierefore, after this promise
made by Christ, this Infant must
also faithfully, for his part, pro-
mise by you that are his sureties,
(until he come of age to take it
ui)on himself,) tliat he will re-
nounce the devil and all his works,
and constantly believe God's holy
Word, and obediently keep his
commandments.

I demaTid therefore,

DOST tliou, in the name of this
Child, renounce the devil and
all his works, the vain pomp and
glory of the world, witli all covet-

PTTBLICK BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

ous desires of the same, and the
carnal desires of the flesh, so that
thou wilt not follow, nor be led
by them ?
Answer. I renounce them all.
Minister.

DOST thou believe in God the
Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth ?

And in Jesus Christ his only-
begotten Son our Lord ? And that
he was conceived by the Holy
Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ;
that he suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried; that he went down into
hell, and also did rise again the
third day ; that he ascended into
heaven, and sitteth at the right
hand of God the Father Almighty ;
and from thence shall come again
at tlie end of the woiid, to judge
the quick and the dead ?

And dost thou believe in the
Holy Ghost: the holy CathoUck
Church : the Communion of
Saints ; the Remission of sins ;
the Resurrection of the flesh; and
everlasting life after death ?

Answer. All this 1 stedfastly
believe.

Minister.

WILT thou be baptized in this
faith ?
Answer. That is my desire.
3Iinister.

WILT thou then obediently
keep God's holy will and
commandments, and walk in the
same all the days of thy life ?
Answer. I will.

f Then shall the Pnest say.

O MERCIFUL God, grant that
the old Adam in this Chitd
may be so buried, that the new
man may be raised up in him.
Amen.

Grant that all carnal affections
may die in him, and that all things
belonging to the Spirit may live
and grow in him. Amen.

(irant that he may have power
and strength to have \ictory, and
to triumph, against the devil, the
world, and tiie flesh. Amen.

Grant that wuusoever is here

dedicated to thee by our office
and ministry may also be endu-
ed with heavenly virtues, and ever-
lastingly rewarded, through thy
mercy, O blessed Lord God, who
dost live, and govern all things,
world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY, everliving God,
whose most dearly beloved
Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive-
ness of our sins, did shed out of
Ills most precious side both water
and blood ; and gave command-
ment to his discii)les, that they
should go teacli all nations, and
baptize them In the Name of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost ; Regard, we beseech thoe.
the supplications of thy congrega-
tion ; sanctify this Water to the
mystical washing away of sin ; and
grant that this Child, now to be
baptized therein, may receive the
fulness of thy grace, and ever re-
main in the number of thy faithful
and elect children ; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

t Then the Pnest shall take the Child
into his hands, and shall say to the
Godfathers ami Godmothers,

Name this Child.
'^ And then naming it after them
(?/ they shall certify htm that the
Child may well endure it) he shall
dip tt in the Water discreetly and
warily.^ saying,

NI baptize thee In the Name
• of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

*r But if theij certify that the Child is
weak, it shall suffice to pour Water
upon it, saying the foresaid uords.

NX baptize thee In the Name
• of the Father and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
t Then the Priest shall say,

WE receive this Child into
the congregation of Christ's
flock ; * and do sign , ^^^ ^^
him with the sign of priest shaU
the Cross, in token make a Cross
that hereafter he upontheChUd's
shall not be asham ^^'•«'^«'*-
ed to confess the faith of Christ
crucified, and manfully to tight
under his banner against sin, the

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PUBLICK BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

world, and the devil ; and to con-
tinue Clirist's faithful soldier and
servant unto Ms life s end. Amen.

IT Then fihaU the Priest say,

SEEING now, dearly beloved
brethren, that this Child is
regenerate, and grafted into the
body of Clirist's Church, let us
give thanks unto Almighty God
for these benefits ; and with one
accord make our prayers unto
him, that thL<< Child may lead the
rest of his life according to this
beginning.

H Then shall be said, all Jcneeltng ;

OUR Father, wliich art in hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth. As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us fi'om
evil. Amen.

IT Then shall the Priest say,

WE yield thee hearty thanks,
most merciful Father, that
it hath pleased thee to regenerate
this Infant with thy Holy Spirit,
to receive him for thine own Child
by adoption, and to incorporate
him into thy holy Church. And
humbly we beseech thee to grant,
that he,, being dead unto sin, and
living vmto righteousness, and be-
ing buried with Christ in his death,
may crucify the old man, and ut-
terly abolish the whole body of
sin ; and that, as he is made par-
taker of the death of thy Son, he
may also be jmrtaker of his re-
surrection ; so that finally, with
the residue of thy holy Church,
he may be an inheritor of thine
everlasting kingdom ; through
Christ our Lord. Amen.

f Then, all standinq vp, the Fnest
shall say to the Godfathers ceiid
Godmothers this Exhortation fol-
io ming.
T^ORASMUCH as this Child
-•- hath promised by you his
sureties to renounce the devil and
all his works, to believe in God,
and to sei've him ; ye must re-
member, that it IS your parts and
duties to see that this Infant be
taught, so soon as he shall be able
to learn, what a solemn vow, pro-
mise, and profession, he hath here
made by you. And that he may
know these things the better, ye
shall call upon him to hear Ser-
mons ; and ciiieHy ye shall pro-
vide, that he may learn the Creed,
the Lord s Prayer, and the Ten
Commandments, in the vulgar
tongue, and all other things which
a Christian ought to know and
believe to his soul's health ; and
that this Child may be virtuously
brought up to lead a godly and a
christian lite ; remembering al-
ways, that Baptism doth repre-
sent unto us our profession ; which
is, to follow the example of our
Saviour Christ, and to be made
hke unto him; that, as he died,
and rose again for us, so should
we, who are baptized, die from sin,
and rise again unto righteousness ;
continually mortifying all our evil
and corrupt affections, and daily
proceeding in all virtue and godli-
ness of living.

IT Then shall he add and say,

YE are to take care that this
Child be brought to the Bi-
shop to be confirmed by him, so
soon as he can say the Creed, the
Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Com-
mandments, in the vulgar tongue,
and be further instructed in the
(!hurch-Catechism set forth for
that purpose.

IT is certain by God's Word, that Children which are baptized, dying
before they commit actual sin, are undoubtedly saved.

To take away all scruple concerning the use of the sign of the Cross
in Baptism ; the true exj)lication thereof, and the just reasons for the
retaining of it, may be seen in the xxxth Canon, first published in the
Year MDCIV.

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THE MINISTRATION OP

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN

IN HOUSES.

T The Curates of every Parish shall often admonish the people, that they
defer not the Baptism of their Children longer than the first or second
Su7iday next after their birth, or other Holy-day falling between, unless
upon a great and reasonable cause, to be approved by the Curate.
\ And also they shall warn them, that uithout like great cause and neces-
sity they procure not their Children to he baptized at home in their houses.
But ivhen need shall compel them so to do, then Baptism shall be adminis-
tered on this fashion:
t First, let the Mitdster of the Parish (or, in his absence, any other lawful
Minister that can be procured) with them that are present, call upon God,
and say the Lord's Prayer, and so many of the Collects appointed to be said
before Vn the Form of Publick Baptism, as the time a7id present exigence
will suffer. And then, the Child being named by some one that is present,
the Minister shall pour Water upon it, saying these words ;

f But if the Child 7i-ere baptized by
any other latvful Minister, then the
Minister of the Parish, ichere the
Child was bom or christened, shall
examine and try wliether the Child

NI baptize thee In the Name of
• the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holj' Ghoet. Amen.
1 Then, all kneeling dou-n. the Minister
shall give thatiks unto God, and say,

WE yield thee hearty thanks,
most merciful Father, that
it hath pleased thee to regenerate
this Infant with thy Holy Spirit,
to receive him for tliine own Child
by adoption, and to incorporate
him into thy holy Church. And
•we humbly beseech thee to grant,
that as he is now made partaker
of tlie death of thy Son, so he may
be also of his resurrection ; and
that finally, with the residue of thy
Saints, h^ may inherit thine ever-
lasting kingdom ; through the same
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

H A nd let them not doubt, but that the
Child so baptized is lawfully and
sufficiently baptized, and ought not
to be baptized again. Yet never-
theless, if the Child, which is after
this sort baptized, do afterward
live, it is expedient that it he brow/ht
into the Church, to the intent that,
if the Minister of the same Parish
did himself baptize that Child, the
Congregation may be certified of
the true Form of Baptism, by him
privately before used: In which
case he shall say thus,
T CERTIFY you, that accord-
-»- ing to the due and prescribed
Order of the Church, at such a
time, and at such a place, before
divers witnesses I baptized tliis
Child.

be lawfully baptized, or no. In which
ca.^e, if those that bring any Child to
the Church do answer, that the same
Child is already baptized, then shall
the Minister examine them further,
saying,

BY whom was this Child bap-
tized ?

Who was present when this
Child was baptized ?

Because some things essential to
this Sacrament may happen to be
omitted through fear or liaste, in
such times of extremity ; therefore
1 demand further of you,

With what matter was this Child
baptized?

With what words was this Cliild
baptized ?

^ And if the Minister shall find by
the answers of such as bring the
Child, that all things were done as
they ought to be; then shall not he
christen the Child again, but shall
receive him as one of the flock of true
christian people, saying thus,

I CERTIFY you, that in this
case all is w'ell done, and ac-
cording unto due order, concern-
ing the baptizing of this Child;
who being born in original sin,
and in the wrath of God, is now,
by the laver of Regeneration in
Baptism, received into the num-
ber of the children of God, and

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PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

heirs of everlasting life : for our
Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny
his grace and mercy unto such
Infants, but most lovingly doth
call them unto him, as the holy
Gospel doth witness to our com-
fort on this wise.

St. Mark x. 13.

THEY brought young children
to Christ, that he should touch
them ; and his disciples rebuked
those that brought them. But
wlien Jesus saw it, he was much
displeased, and said vmto them,
Suffer the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not;
for of sucli is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto j'ou. Whosoever
sliall not receive the Idngdom of
God as a little child, he shall not
enter therein. And he took them
up in his arms, put his hands
upon them, and blessed tliem.

1 After the Gospel is read, the Mi-
nister shall make this brief JSx-
hortation upon the v)ords of the
Gospel.

BELOVED, j'e hear in this
Gospel the words of our Sa-
viour Christ, that he commanded
the children to be brought unto
him ; how he blamed those that
would have kept them from him ;
how he exhorted all men to fol-
low their innocency. Ye perceive
how by his outward gesture and
deed he declared his good will to-
ward them ; for he embraced them
in liisarnis, he laid his hands upon
them, and blessed them. Doubt
ye not therefore, but earnestly
believe, tliat lie hath likewise fa-
vourably received this present In-
fant ; that he hath embraced him
witli the arms of his mercy ; and
(as he hath promised in his holy
Word) will give unto him the
blessing of eternal life, and make
him partaker of his everlasting
kingdom. Wherefore, we being
thus persuaded of tlie good will
of our heavenly Father, declared
by his Son Jesus Clirist, towards
this In/ant, let us faithfully and
devoutly give tlianks unto him,
and s.ay the Prayer wliich the
Lord himself taught us :

OUR Father, which art in hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy -will be
done in earth. As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

A L M I G H T Y and everlasting
■^^ God, heavenly Father, we give
thee humble thanks, that thou liast
vouchsafed to call us to the know-
ledge of thy grace, and faith in
thee ; Increase this knowledge, and
confirm this faith in us evermore.
Give thy Holy Spu-it to this Infant,
that he, being born again, and be-
ing made an heir of everlasting
salvation, through our Lord Jesus
Clirist, may continue thy servant,
and attain thy promise ; through
the same our Lord Jesus Christ
tliy Son, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Spirit, now
and for ever. Amen.

IT Then shall the Priest demand the
Name of the Child ; which being
b'j the Godfathers and Godmothers
pronounced, the Minister shall say,

DOST thou, in the name of
this Child, renounce the devil
and all his works, the vain pomp
and glory of this world, with all
covetous desires of tlie same, and
tlie carnal desires of tlie flesh, so
that thou wilt not follow, nor be
led by them ?
Answer. I i-enounce them all.

Minister.

DOST thou believe in God the
Father Almiglity, Maker of
heaven and earth ?

And in Jesus Christ his only-
begotten Son our Lord ? And that
he was conceived by the Holy
Gliost ; born of the Virgin Mary ;
that he suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried; that he went down into
hell, and also did rise again the
tliird day ; that lie ascended into
heaven, and sitteth at the right
hand of God the Father Almigh-
ty ; and from thence shall come

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again at the end of the world, to
judge the quick and the dead ?

And dost tliou believe in the
Holy Ghost; the holy CathoUck
Church ; the Communion of
Saints; the Remission of sins;
the Resurrection of the flesh;
and everlasting life after death ?

Answer. All this I stedfastly
believe.

3Iinister.

"ITTILT thou then obediently

' ' keep God's holy will- and

commandments, and walk in the

same all the days of thy life ?

Answer. I will.

IF Then the Priest shall say,

WE receive this Child into
the congregation of Christ's
flock, *and design ^ ^^^^ ,^,
ht}n with the sign of priest shall
the Cross, in token mate a Cro:s
that hereafter he upontheChild's
shall not be asham- Z^''^''^"'^-
ed to confess the faith of Christ
crucified, and manfully to tight
under his banner, against sin, the
world, and the de\11 ; and to con-
tinue Christ's faithful soldier and
servant unto his life's end. Amen.
f Then shall the Priest say,

SEEING now, dearly beloved
brethren, that this Child is by
Baptism regenerate, and grafted
into the body of Christ's Church,
let us give thanks unto Almighty
God for these benefits ; and with
one accord make our prajers vmto
him, that he may lead the rest of
his life according to this beginning.

H TMn shall tlie Priest say,
Ty E yield thee most hearty
'' thanks, most merciful Fa-
ther, that it hath pleased thee to
regenerate this Infant with thy
holy Spirit, to receive him for
thine own Child by adoption, and
to incorporate /liwi into thy holy
Church. And humbly we beseech
thee to grant, that he being dead
unto sin, and h\ing unto righte-
ousness, and being buried with
Christ in his death, may crucify the
old man, and utterly abolish the
whole body of sin ; and that, as
he is made partaker of the death
of thy Son, lie may also be par-

taker of his resurrection ; so that
finally, with the residue of thy holy
Church, he may be an inheritor of
thine everlasting kingdom ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
t Then, all standing tm, the Minis-
ter shall make this Exhortation to
the Godfathers and Godmothers.
PORASMUCH as this Child
-»- hath promised by you his
sureties to renounce the devil and
all his works, to believe in God,
and to ser^'e him ; ye must re-
member, that it is your parts and
duties to see that this Infant be
taught, so soon as he shall be able
to learn, what a solemn vow, pro-
mise, and profession he hath made
by you. And that he may know
these things the better, ye shall
call upon him to hear Sermons ;
and chiefly ye shall provide, that
he may learn the Creed, the Lord's
Prayer, and the Ten Command-
ments, in the vulgar tongue, and
all other things which a Christian
ought to know and believe to his
soul's health ; and that this Child
may be virtuously brought up to
lead a godly and a christian life ;
remembering alway, that Baptism
doth represent unto us our pro-
fession ; which is, to follow the
example of our Saviour Christ,
and to be made like unto him;
that, as he died, and rose again
for us, so should we, who are bap
tized, die from sin, and rise again
unto righteousness ; continually
mortifjing all our evil and corrupt
affections, and daily proceeding in
all \1rtue and godliness of living.
f But .if they ivhich bring the In-
fant to the Church do make such
uncertain answers to the Priest's
questions, as that it cannot appear
that the Child teas baptized with
Water, In the Name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, (which are essential
parts oj Baptism,') then let the
Priest baptize it in the. form befo7-e
appointed for Publick Baptism oj
Infants ; saving that at the dipping
of the Child in the Font, he shall
use this lor m of words.

IF thou art not already baptized,
N. I baptize thee In the Name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

THE MINISTRATION OF

BAPTISM TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS,

AND AELE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES.

T When any sicch persons, as are oj riper years, are to be baptised, timely
notice shall be given to the Bishop, or irhom he shall appoint for that pur-
pose, a week before at the least, by the Pai-ents, or some other discreet
persons; that so due care may be taken for their Examination, ivhether
they be siifficie nth/ instructed in the Principles of the Christian lieltgion;
ana that they may be exhorted to prepare themselves with Prayer's and
Fasting for the receiving of this holy Sacrament.

^ And if they shall be found jit, then the Godfathers and Godmothers (the
people being assembled vjnm the Snnelay or Holy-day appointed) shall
be 1-eady to present them at the Font immediately after the second Lesson,
either at Moi~ning or Evening Prayer, as the Curate in his discretion shcdt
think Jit.

T And standing there, the Priest shall ask, whether any of the persons here
presented be baptised, or no: If they shall answer. No; then shall the
Priest say thus,

DEARLY beloved, forasmuch Christ, in the river Jordan, didst
as all men are conceived and j sanctify tlie element of Water to
born in sin, land that which is the mystical washing away of sin ;
horn of tlie flesh is flesh,) and i We beseech thee, for thine infinite
they that are in the flesh cannot [ mercies, that thou wilt mercifully
please tiod, but live in sin, com- ; look upon tliesc thy servants^
niitting many actual transgres- j wash them and sanctify them with
sioiis ; and that our Saviour Christ I tlie Holy Gliost, that they, being
saith. None can enter into the | delivered from thy wrath, may be
kingdom of God, except he be ' received into the ark of Christ's

regenerate and born anew of Wa
ter and of the Holy Ghost ; I
beseech you to call upon God
tlie Father, tlirough our Lord
Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous
goodness he wll grant to these
persons tliat which by nature thei/
cannot liave ; tliat thei/ may be
baptized with Water and the Holy
Ghost, and received into Christ's
holy Church, and be made lively
members of the same.

t Then shall the Pnest say.

Let us pray.

(IF And here all the Congregation

shall kneel.)

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who of thy great mercy
didst save Noah and his family in
the ark from perishing by water ;
and also didst safely lead the chil-
dren of Israel thy people through
the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy
holv Haptism; and by the IJaptism
of thy well-beloved Son Jesus

Church ; and being stedfast in
faith, joyful through hope, and
rooted in charity may so pass the
waves of this troublesome world,
that finally tfieij may come to the
land of everlasting life, there to
reign witli thee world without
end ; through Jesus Clmst our
Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY and immortal
-^ God, the aid of all that need,
the helper of all that flee to thee
for succour, the life of them that
believe, and the resurrection of
tlie dead ; We call upon thee for
these persons, that thet/. coming
to thy holy Baptism, may receive
remission "of their sins by spiritual
regeneration. Keceive' them, O
Lord, as thou hast promised by
thy well-beloved Son, saymg. Ask,
and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye
shall find ; knock, and it shall be
opened luito you : So rrjve now
unto us that ask ; let us that seek
find ; open the gate unto us tliat

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knock ; that these persons may
enjoy tlie everlasting benediction
of thv heavenly washing, and may
come to the eternal kingdom
which thou hast promised by
Christ our Lord. Amen.

f Then shall the people stand upland
the Priest shall sajj.

Hear the words of the Gospel,
written by Saint John, in the
third Chapter, beginning at the
first Verse.

THERE was a man of the Pha-
risees, named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews. The same
came to Jesus by night, and said
unto him. Rabbi, we know that
tliou art a teacher come from
God ; for no man can do these
miracles that thou doest, except
God be with him. Jesus answer-
ed and said unto him, Verily,
verily I say unto thee, Except a
man be born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God. Nicodemus
saith unto him, How can a man
be born when he is old ? Can he
enter the second time into his
mother's womb, and be born?
Jesus answered, Verily, verily I
say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God. That which is born of
the flesh is flesh; and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee.
Ye must be born again. The wind
bloweth where it listeth, and thou
hearest the sound thereof ; but
canst not tell whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth : so is every
one that is born of the Spirit.

IT After which he shall say this Ex-
hortation Jollowiiig.
"DELOVED, ye hear in this
-*-' Gospel the express words of
our Saviour Christ, that except a
man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God. Whereby ye
may perceive the great necessity
of this Sacrament, where it may
be had. Likewise, immediately
before his ascension into heaven,
(as we read in the last Chapter of
Saint Mark's Gospel,) he gave

command to his disciples, saying,
Go ye into all tlie world, and
preach the Gospel to every crea-
ture. He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he
that believeth not shall be damn-
ed. Which also sheweth unto us
the great benefit we reap there-
by. For which cause Saint Peter
the Apostle, when upon his first
preaching of the Gospel many
were pricked at the heart, and
said to him and the rest of the
Apostles, Men and brethren, what
shall we do? replied and said unto
them, Repent, and be baptized
every one of you for the remission
of sins, and ye shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost. For the
promise is to you and your cliil-
dren, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our
God shall call. And with many
other words exhorted he them,
saying. Save yourselves from this
untoward generation. For (as
the same Apostle testifieth in an-
other place; even Baptism doth
also now save us, (not the putting
away of the filth of the flesh, but
the "answer of a good conscience
towards God,) by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ. Doubt ye not
therefore, but earnestly believe,
that he will favourably receive
these present jxrsons, truly re-
penting, and coming unto him by
faitli ; that he will grant them re-
mission of their sins, and bestow
upon them the Holy Ghost , that
he will give them the blessing of
eternal life, and make them par-
takers of his everlasting kingdom.
Wherefore we being thus per-
suaded of the good will of our
heavenly Fatlier towards these per-
sons, declared bj' his Son Jesus
Christ ; let us faithfully and de-
voutly give thanks to him, and say
ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, heavenly Father, we
give thee humble thanks, tor that
thou hast vouchsafed to call us to
the knowledge of thy grace, and
faith in thee : Increase this know-
ledge, and confirm this faith in us
evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit
to these persons, that they may

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be born again, and be made heirs
of everlasting salvation; through
our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
Amen.

T Then the Priest shall speak to the
persons to he baptized on this wise :

WE L L-B E L O V E D, who are
come hither desiring to re-
ceive holy Baptism, i/e have heard
liow the congregation hath prayed,
that our Lord Jesus Christ would
vouclisafe to receive you and bless
you, to release you of your sins, to
give you the kingdom of heaven,
and everlasting life. Ye have heard
also, that our Lord Jesus Christ
hath promised in his holy Word
to grant all those things that we
have prayed for; which promise
he, for his part, will most surely
keep and perform.

Wherefore, after this promise
made by Christ, ye must also faith-
fully, for your part, promise in the
presence of these your Witnesses,
and this whole congregation, that
pe will renounce the devil and all
his works, and constantly believe
God's holy Word, and obediently
keep his commandments.
H The7i shall the Priest demand of
each of the persons to he baptized,
severally, these Questions following :
Question.

DOST thou renounce the devil
and all his works, the vain
pomp and glory of the world, with
all covetous desires of the same,
and the carnal desires of the flesh,
80 that thou wilt not follow, nor
be led by them ?
Answer. 1 renounce them all.
Qiiestion.

DOST thou believe in God the
Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth 't

And in Jesus Christ his only-
begotten Son our Lord ? And that
he was conceived by the Holy
Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary;
that he suft'ered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried; that he went down into
hell, and also did rise again the
third day ; that he ascended into

heaven, and sitteth at the right
hand of Ciod the Father Almigh-
ty ; and from thence sliall come
again at the end of the world, to
judge the quick and the dead ?

And dost thou believe in the
Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholick
Church ; the Communion of
Saints ; the K emission of sins ;
the Resurrection of the flesh ;
and everlasting life after death ?

Ansiver. All this I stedfastly
believe.

Question.

WILT thou be baptized in this
faith ?
Answer. That is my desire.
Question.
I L T thou then obediently
keep God's holy will and
commandments, and walk in the
same all the days of thy life ?

Answer. I will endeavour so to
do, God being my helper.

IT Then shall the Pi-iest say,

MERCIFUL God, grant that
the old Adam in these per-
sons may be so buried, that the
new man may be raised up in
them. Amen.

Grant that all carnal affections
may die in them, and that all
things belonging to the Spirit may
live and grow in them. Amen.

Grant that they may have power
and strength to have victoiy, and
to triumph, against the devil, the
woiid, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that they, being here de-
dicated to thee by our office and
ministry, may also be endued with
heavenly virtues, and everlastingly
rewarded, through thy mercy, O
blessed Lord God, who dost live,
and govern all things, world with-
out end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY, everliving God,
whose most dearly beloved
Son Jesus Christ, for the forgive-
ness of our sins, did shed out of
his most precious side both water
and blood, and gave command-
ment to his disciples, that they
should go teach all nations, and
baptize them In the Name of the

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Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost ; Regard, we beseech thee,
the supplications of this congi-ega-
tion ; sanctify this Water to the
mystical washing away of sin ; and
grant that the persons now to be
baptized therein may receive the
fulness of thy grace, and ever re-
main in tlie number of thy faithful
and elect children, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

IT Then shall the Priest take each per-
son to be baptised by the right hand,
and placing him conveniently by the
Font, accordino to his discretion,
shall ask the Godfathers and God-
mothers the Name ; and then shall
dip him in the water, or pour water
vpon him, saying,

NI baptize thee In tlie Name
• of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.

IT TliAn shall the Priest say,

WE receive this person into
the congregation of Christ's
flock ; * and do sign ^ ^^^g ,;,g
him with the sign of Priest ghaii
the Cross, in token make a Cross
that hereafter he upon the per-
shall not be asham- ^"'^^ forehead.
ed to confess the faith of Clirist
crucified, and manfully to fight
under his banner, against sin, the
world, and the devil ; and to con-
tinue Christ's faithful soldier and
servant unto his life's end. Amen.
f Then shall the Priest say,

SEEING now, dearly beloved
brethren, that thrse persons
are regenerate, and grafted into
the body of Christ's Church, let us
give thanks unto Almighty God
for these benefits, and with one
accord make our prayers unto him,
that thei/ m.ay lead the rest of their
life according to this beginning.

If Then shall be said the Lords
Prayer, all kneeling.

OUR Father, which art in hea-
ven. Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in eartli, As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into

temptation; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Ty E yield thee humble thanks,
' ' O heavenly Father, that thou
hast vouchsafed to call us to the
knowledge of thy grace, and faith
in thee ; Increase this knowledge,
and confirm tliis faith in us ever-
more. Give thy Holy Spirit to
these persons s that, being now born
again, and made heirs of everlast-
ing salvation, through our Lord
Jesus Christ, then may continue
thy servants, and attain tliy pro-
mises ; tlirough the same Lord Je-
sus Christ thy Son, wlio livetli and
reigneth with thee, in the unity of
the same Holy Spirit, everlast-
higly. Amen.

IT Then, all standing up, the Priest
shall nse this Exhortation follow-
ing ; speaking to the Godfathers and
Godmothers first.

"PORASMUCH as these persons
-*- have promised in your pre-
sence to renounce the devil and
all his works, to believe in God,
and to serve him ; ye must re-
member, that it is your part and
duty to put them in mind, wliat
a solemn vow, promise, and pro-
fession the/j hare now made before
this congregation, and especially
before you their chosen witnesses.
And ye are also to call upon them
to use all diligence to be rightly
instructed in God's holy Word;
that so thei/ may grow "in grace,
and in the knowledge of our Lord
•Jesus Christ, and live godly, right-
eously, and soberly in this present
world.

{^ And then, speaking to the neiv
baptized persons, he shall proceed,
and say,)

AND as for you, who have now
f^ by Baptism put on Christ, it
is your part and duty also, being
made the children of God and of
the light, by faith in Jesus Christ,
to walk answerably to your Chris-
tian calling, and as becometh the
claildren of light ; remembering
always that Baptism representeth
mito us our profession ; which is,
to follow the example of our Sa-
viour Christ, and to be made like

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A CATECHISM,

unto him; that as he died, and
rose again for us ; so should we,
who are baptized, die from sin,
and rise again unto righteousness ;
continually mortifying all our evil
and corrrupt affections, and daily
proceeding in all virtue and god-
liness of living.

f It is expedient that every person,
thus baptized, shotdd be confirmed
by the Bishop so soon after his Bap-

tism as conveniently may be ; that
so he may be admitted to the Holy
Communion.
IT If any persons not baptized in their
iiifanc;/ shall he brouylit to be bap-
ti'-.iil fi: Jure they come to years oj
ili.^i-n tiiii, til answer for themselves ;
if hid// siiifire to v.s'e the Office for
J'uhh'rl- Baptism of Infants, or {in
case of extreme danger) the Office
for Private Baptism ; only chanfjing
the word [Infant] for [Child or
Person] as occasion requireth.

A CATECHISM,

THAT IS TO SAT,

AN INSTRUCTION TO BE LEARNED OF EVERY PERSON,

BEFORE HE BE BROUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED BY

THE BISHOP.

Question.

WHAT is your Name?
Answer. N. or M.

Question. Who gave you tliis
Name ?

Answer. My Godfatliers and
Godmothers in my Baptism ;
wherein I was made a meiuber of
Christ, the child of Ciod, and an in-
heritor of the kingdom of heaven.

Question. What did your God-
fathers and Godmothers then for
you ?

Answer. They did promise and
vow three things in my name.
First, that I should renounce the
devil and all his works, the pomps
and vanity of this wicked world,
and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.
Secondly, that I slioukl believe all
the Articles of the Christian Faith.
And tliirdly, that I should keep
God's holy will and command-
ments, and walk in the same all
the days of my life.

Question. Dost thou not think
that tjiou art bound to believe,
and to do, as they have promised
for thee ?

Answer. Yes verily; and bv
God's help so I will. And I
heartily thank our heavenly Fa-
ther, that he hath called me to
tiiis state of salvation, through Je-
sus Christ our Saviour. And I

pray unto God to give me his
grace, that I may continue in the
same unto my hfe's end.
Catechist.

Rehearse the Articles of thy
Belief.

Answer.
T BELIEVE in God the Father
^ Almiglity, Maker of heaven
and earth :

And in Jesus Christ his only
Son our Lord, Who was con-
ceived by the Holy fihost, Born
of the Virgin Mary, Suttered un-
der I'ontius Pilate," Was crucified,
dead, and buried, He descended
into hell ; The third day he rose
again from the dead, He ascended
into heaven. And sitteth at the
right hand of God the Fatlier
Almighty; From thence he shall
come to judge the quick and the
dead.

I believe in the Holv Ghost;
The holy Catholick Church; Tiie
Communion of Saints ; The For-
giveness of sins ; The liesurrection
of the body ; And the Life ever-
lasting. Amen.

Question. What dost thou chief-
ly learn in these Articles of thy
Behef?

Answer. First, I learn to be-
lieve in (iod the Father, who hath
made me, and all the world.

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Secondly, in God the Son, who
hath redeemed me, and all man-
kind.

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost,
who sanctitietli me, and all the
elect people of God.
Question.

You said, that your Godfathers
and Godmothers did promise for
you, that you should keep God's
Commandments. Tell me how
many there he ?

Answer. Ten.

Question. Which be they ?
Ansivei:

THE same which God spake
in the twentieth Chapter of
Exodus, saying, I am tlie Lord thy
God, who brought thee out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage.

I. Thou shalt have none other
gods but me.

II. Thou shalt not make to thj--
self any graven image, northe like-
ness of any thing that is in heaven
above, or in the earth beneatli, or
in the water under the earth. Tliou
shalt not bow down to them, nor
worship tliem : for I the Lord thy
God am a jealous God, and visit
the sins of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me,
and shew mercy unto thousands
in them that love me, and keep
my commandments.

III. Tliou shalt not take the
Name of the Lord thy God in vain :
for the Lord will not hold him
guiltless that taketh his Name in

I vain.

I IV. Remember that thou keep
holy tlie Sabbath-day. Six days
' shalt thou labour, and do all that
[ thou hast to do ; but the seventh
: day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy
I God. In it thou shalt do no man-
ner of work, thou, and thy son,
I and thy daughter.thy man-servant,
I and thy maid-servant, thy cattle,
and the stranger that is within thy
gates. For in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth, the sea,
and all that in them is, and rested
the seventh day ; wherefore the
Lord blessed the seventh day, and
hallowed it.

"V. Honour thy father and thy
mother, that thy days may be
long in the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt do no murder.

VII. Thou shalt not commit
adultery.

VIII. Thou Shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false
witness against tliy neighbour.

X. Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his
servant, nor his maid, nor his ox,
nor his ass, nor any thing that
is his.

Question.
What dost thou chiefly learn
by these Commandments?

' Answei: I learn two things:
my duty towards God, and my
duty towards my Neighbour.

Question. What is thy duty to-
wards God ?

A ihiwer. My duty towards G od,
is to believe in him, to fear him,
and to love him with all my heart,
vnth all my mind, with all my soul,
and with all my strength ; to wor-
ship him, to give liim thanks, to
pvit my whole trust in him, to call
upon "him, to honour his holy
Name and his Word, and to serve
him truly all the days of my life.

Question. What is thy duty to-
wards thy Neighbour ?

Ansiver. My duty towards my
Neighbour, is to love him as my-
self, and to do to all men, as I
would they should do vmto me :
I To love, honour, and succour my
1 father and mother : To honour
' and obey the King, and all that
are put in authority under him: To
submit myself to all my govern-
\ ours, teacl'iers, spiritual pastors and
' masters : To order myself lowly
and reverently to all my betters :
To hurt no body by wordnor deed :
To be true and" just in all my deal-
ing : To bear no malice nor hatred
in my heart : To keep my hands
from picking and stealing, and my
tongue from evil-speaking, lying,
and slandering : To keep my body
intemperance, soberness, and chas-
tity : Not to covet nor desire other
men's goods ; but to learn and la-

::o6

A CATECHISM.

bour truly to get mine own living,
and to do my duty in that 8tate of
life, unto whicli it shall please God
to call me.

Catcchisf.
My good Child, know this, tliat
thou art not able to do these
things of thyself, nor to walk in
the Commandments of God, and
to serve him, witliout his special
grace ; wliidi tliou must learn at
all times to call for by diligent
prayer. Let me hear therefore, if
thou canst say the Lord's Prayer.
Answer.

OT'R Fatlier, which art in hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done, in earth as it is in hciiven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, As
we forgive them that trespass
against us. A nd lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Question. What desirest thou
of God in this Prayer ?

Answer. I desire my Lord God
our heavenly Father, who is the
i giver of all goodness, to send his
grace unto me, and to all people;
I that we may worship liim, serve
I him, and obey iiim, as we ought
to do. And 1 pray unto God, that
\ lie will send us all things that be
: needful both for our souls and
bodies ; and that lie will be mer-
! ciful unto us, and forgive us our
I sins ; and that it will please him
to save and defend us in all dan-
gers ghostly and bodily ; and that
he will keep us from all sin and
j wickedness, and from our gliostly
j enemy, and from everlasting death.
! And this 1 trust he will do of his
I mercy and goodness, through our
I LordJesus Christ. And therefore
i I say. Amen, So be it.

I TTOW many Sacraments hath
I -tlChrist ordained in his Church ?
Answer. Two only, as generally
necessary to salvation, that is to
; say, Baptism, and the Supitcr of
I the Lord.

i Question. What meanest thoa
} by tliis word Sacrament >*

' Answer. I mean an outward
and visible sign of an inward and
spiritual grace given unto us, or-
dained by Christ himself, as a
means whereby we receive the
same, and a pledge to assure us
thereof.

Question. How many parts are
there in a Sacrament ?

Answer. Two; the outward vi-
sible sign, and the inward spiritual
grace.

Question. What is the outward
visible sign or form in Baptism ?
I Answer. Water ; wherein the
person is baptized In the N^ame of
the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holii Ghost.

j Question. What is the inward
I and spiritual grace ?
I Answer. A death unto sin, and
a new birth unto righteousness :
for being by nature born in sin,
and the children of wTath, we
are hereby made the children of
grace.

Question. AN'hat is required of
persons to be baptized ?

Answer, liepentance, whereby
they forsake sin ; and t'aith, where-
by "they stedfastly beheve the pro-
mises of God made to them in that
Sacrament.

Question. Why then are Infants
baptized, when by reason of their
tender age tliey cannot perform
them '!

Answer. Because they promise
them both by their Sureties; wliich
promise, when they come to age,
tliemselves are bound to perform.

Question. Why was the ."^acra-
ment of the Lord's Supper ordain-
ed?

A n.iwer. For the continual re-
membrance of the sacrifice of the
death of Christ, and of the bene-
Hts wliich we receive thereby.

Question. Whut is the outward
part or sign of the Lord's Sup-
per?

Ansicer Bread and Wine, which
the Lord liatli commanded to be
received.

Question. What is the inward
part, or tliinij signified ?

Answer. The Body and Blood of
Christ, which are verily and indeed

THE ORDER OP CONFIRMATION.

3C7

taken and received by the faithful
in the Lord's Supper.

Question. What care the benefits
whereof we are partakers thereby ?

Answer. The strengtliening
and refreshing of our souls by
the Body and Blood of Christ, as
our bodies are by the Bread and
Wine.

Question. What is required of

them who come to the Lord's
Supper?

Answer. To examine them-
selves, whether they repent them
truly of their former sins, sted-
fastly purposing to lead a new life ;
have a lively faith in God's mercy
through Christ, with a thankful
remembrance of his death ; and
be in charity with all men.

H The Curate o/ evenj Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy-
days, after the second Lesson at Evening Prayer, openly in the Church
instruct and examine so many Children oj his Parish sent unto him, as
he shall think convenient, in some part oJ this Catechism.

^ And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Dames, shall cause their Chil-
dren, Servants, and Apprentices, (which have not learned their Catechism,')
to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obediently to hear, and
be ordered by the Curate, until such time as they have learned all that is
here appointed for them to learn.

% So soon us Children are come to a competent age, and can say, in their
3foiher Tongue, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Command-
ments; and also can ansirer to the other Questions of this short Catechism;
they shall be brought to the Bishop. And every one shall have a God/atJier,
or a Godmother, as a Witness of their Confirmation.

IT And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought
unto Mm for their Confirmation, the Curate of every Parish shall either
bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the 7iames oj
all such persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to
the Bishop to be confirmed. And, ij the Bishop approve of them, he shall
confirm them in manner Jollowing.

THE ORDER OF

CONFIRMATION,

OR LAYING ON OF HANDS UPON THOSE THAT ARE BAP-
TIZED AND COME TO YEARS OF DISCRETION.

f Upon the day appointed, all that are to be then confirmed, being placed,
and standing in order, before the Bishop; he {or 'some other Minister
appointed by him) shall read this Preface following.

'pO the end that Confirmation I Godfathers and Godmothers pro-
-»- may be ministered to the more ! mised for them in Baptism, they
edifying of such as shall receive it, may themselves, with their own
the Church hath thought good to ' mouth and consent, openly be-
order, That none hereafter shall be fore the Church, ratify and con-
Confirmed, but such as can say the firm the same ; and also promise
Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the tliat bv the gi-ace of God they will
1 en Commandments ; and can | evermore endeavour themselves
also answer to such other Ques- faithfully to observe such things,
tions, as m the short Catechism are as they, by their own confession,
contanied : which order is very ' . - .

convenient to be observed ; to the
end, that children, being now
come to the years of discretion,
and having learned what their

have assented unto.

IT Then shall the Bishop say,
T~\0 ye here, in the presence of
-*-^ God, and of this congregation,

THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION.

renew the solemn promise and
vow that was made in j-our name
at your Baptism ; ratifying and
confirming the same in your own
persons, and acknowledging your-
selves bound to believe, and to
do, all those things, which your
Godfatliers and (jJodmothers then
undertook for you ?
t.i nd every one s/iall audibly answer,
I do.
The Bishop.

OUR help is in the Name of the
Lord ; ,

Answer. Who hath made hea-
ven and earth.

Bishop. Blessed be the Name
of the Lord ;

Answer. Henceforth, world
without end.

Bishop. Lord, hear our prayers.

Answer, And let our cry come
unto thee.

The Bishop. Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY and everliving
Cod, who hast vouclisafed to
regenerate these thy servants by
Water and the Holy Ghost, and
hast given unto them forgiveness
of all their sins; Strengthen them,
we beseech thee, O Lord, with the
Holy Ghost the Comforter, and
daily increase in them thy mani-
fold gifts of grace; the spirit of
wisdom and understanding ; the
spirit of counsel and ghostly
strength ; the spu'it of knowledge
and true godliness ; and fill them,
O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy
fear, now and for ever. Amen.

% T/icii all of them in order kneelinp
hifiiri- iliv JJishop, he shaU lay his
liiihil /i/i(i» the head of every one
.svi-erdUy, tfuiiliig,

DE V 1-: N J), O Lord, this thy
Child [or this thy Servant]
with thy heavenly grace, that he
may continue thine for ever; and
diuiy increase in thy Holy Spirit
more and more, until he come
unto thy everlasting kingdom.
Amen.

U Then !>hal1 the Bishop say,
The I.ord be witli you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.

f And {all kneeling down) the Bishop

sliall add.

Let us pray.

OUR Fatiier, which art in hea-
ven. Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses. As
we forgive them that tresjiass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

t And this Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everliving
-^ God, who makest us both to
will and to do those things that
be good and acceptable unto thy
divine Majesty ; We make our
humble supplications unto thee
for these thy servants, upon whom
(after the example of thy holy
Apostles) we have now laid our
hands, to certify them (by this
sign) of thy favour and gracious
goodness towards them. Let thy
fatherly hand, we beseech thee,
ever be over tliem ; let thy Holy
Spirit ever be with them ; and so
lead them in the knowledge and
obedience of thy Word, that in
the end they may obtain everlast-
ing Ufe ; through our Lord Jesus
Christ, who with thee and the
Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth,
ever one God, world without end.
Amen.

ALMIGHTY Lord, and ever-
lasting God, vouchsafe, we
beseech thee, to direct, sanctify,
and govern, both our hearts and
bodies, in the ways of thy laws,
and in the works of thy command-
ments; that, through thy most
mighty protection both here and
ever, we may be preserved in body
and soul ; through our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
t Then the Bishop shall bless t/iem,
sayinij thus,

THE Blessing of (iod Almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost, be upon you, and
remain with you forever. Amen.
f And there shall none be admitted
to the holy Communion, until such
time as he be confirmed, or be ready
and desirous to be confirmed.

THE FORM OP

SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.

IT First the Banns of all that are to be married together must be piiblished
in the Church three several iSutidays, during the time of JUorninr/ S(?rcice,
or of Evening Service, {if there he no Morning Service,) immediately after
the second Lesso7i; the Curate saying after the accustomed manner.

T PUBLISH the Banns of Mar-
^ riage between M. of — and N.
of — . If any of you know cause,
or just impediment, why these
two persons should not be joined
together in holy Matrimony, ye
are to declare it. This is the first
[second, or third] time of asking.

f And if the persons that are to be
married dwell in divers Parishes,
the Banns must be asked in both
Parishes; and the Curate of the one
Parish shall not solemnize Matri-
mony betwixt them, without a Cer-
tificate of the Banns being thrice
asked, from the Curate of the other
Parish.

'^ At the day and time appointed for
solemnization oj Matrimony, the
j)irrsons to be mai-ricd shall come
into the body of the Church ivith
their friends and neighbours : and
there standing together, the Man o?i
the light hand, and the Woman on
the left, the Priest shall say,

DEARLY beloved, we are ga-
thered together here in the
sight of God, and in the face of
this congregation, to join together
this Man and this Woman in holy
Matrimony; which is an honour-
able estate, instituted of God in
the time of man's innocencj^ sig-
nitying unto us the mystical union
that is bet\vi.\t Clirist and his
Church ; which holy estate Christ
adorned and beautified with his
presence, and first miracle that he
wrought, in Cana of Galilee ; and
is commended of Saint Paul to be
honourable among all men : and
therefore is not by any to be en-
terprised, nor taken in hand, un-
ad-slsedly, lightly, or wantonly, to
satisfy men's carnal lusts and ap-
petites, like brute beasts that have
no understanding ; hut reverently,
discreetly, advisedly, soberly, and
in the fear of God; duly consi-
dering the causes for which Ma-
trimony was ordained.

First, It was ordained for the
procreation of cliildren, to be
brought up in the fear and nur-
ture of the Lord, and to the praise
of his holy Name.

Secondly, It was ordained for a
remedy against sin, and to avoid
fornication ; that such persons
as have not the gift of conti-
nency might marry, and keep
themselves undetiled members of
Christ's body.

Thirdly, It was ordained for the
mutual society, help, and comfort,
that the one ought to have of the
other, both in prosperity and ad-
versity. Into which holy estate
these two persons present come
now to be joined. Therefore if any
man can shew any just cause, why
they may not lawfully be joined
together, let him now speak, or else
hereafter for ever hold his peace.

^ And also, speaking unto the per-
sons that shall be married, he shall
say,

T REQUIRE and charge you
-•- both, as ye will answer at the
dreadful day of judgment when
the secrets of all hearts shall L-e
disclosed, that if either of you
I know any hnpediment, why ye
may not be lawfully joined toge-
ther in Matrimony, ye do now
confess it. For be ye well assured,
that so many as are coupled toge-
ther otherwise than God's Word
doth allow are not joined together
by G od ; neither is their Matri-
mony lawful.

^ At which day of Marriage', if any
man do allege and declare any im-
pediment, why they may not be cou-
Ijled together in Matrimonii, by
Cod's Law, or the Laws of this
liealm; and ivill be bound, and
sufficieht sureties vnth him, to the
pai'ties; or else put in a Caution
(to the full value of such charges as
the persons to be married do thereby

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siistairi) to ■provehis allegation: then
the solemnization must be. deterred,
until such time as the truth he tried.
^ If no impediment be alleged, then
shall the Curate saij unto the Man,
M. TyiLT thou have this Wo-
' » man to thy wedded wife,
to live together after Ciod's ordi-
nance in the lioly estate of Ma-
trimony? Wilt thou love her,
comfort her, honour, and keep her
in siclvness and in liealth ; and,
forsaking all otiier, keep thee only
unto her, so long as ye both shall
live?

% The Man shall answer,

I will.

f Then shall the Priest say unto the

Woman,
N. xyiLT thou have this Man
» ' to thy wedded hu-sband,
to live together after God's ordi-
nance in tlie holy estate of Matri-
mony ? Wilt thou obey him, and
serve him, love, honour, and keep
him in sickness and in lieallh ; and,
forsaking all other, keep thee only
unto him, so long as ye both shall
live ?

H The Woman shall answer,

I will.
t Tlien shall the Minister say.
Who giveth this Woman to be
married to this Man ?

f Then shall then (lire their troth
to each other in IIik nKiuinr.

The Minister, reciirimi th, Woman
at her father's or friiml's Jia/ids,
shall cause the Man with his rmht
hand to take the Woman by her
rii/ht hand, and to say after him
asfolloweth.

IM. take thee iV. to my wedded
wife, to have and to liold from
this day forward, for better for
worse, for richer for poorer, in
sickness and in healtli, to love
and to cherish, till deatli us do
part, according to (>od's holy or-
dinance ; and thereto I plight thee
my troth.

f Then shall thr„ Inixc their hands;
and the Womuu, irilh hrr riqht hand
takm,, the Man tnj his ri,',/,f hand,
sh(dlli/.-eu-ise.<ai/<i/t"rthe Minister,

IN take thee M. to my wedded
husband, to Lave and to hold

from this day forward, for better
for worse, for richer for poorer, iu
sickness and in health, to love,
cherish, and to obey, till death us
do part, according to God's lioly
ordinance ; and thereto I give thee
my troth.

H 7'hen fliall they a<iam loose their
hands: imil thv'Maii yUall ijii-e unto
the ll'ouiini II hiii',i, lin/n»j the same
upon the honk iriih the nrcustomed
duty to the i'nest and Clerk. And
the I'riest, taking the Ring, shall
deliver it unto the Man, to put it
upon the fourth finger of the Wo-
man's left hanel. And the Man
holding the Ring there, and taught
by the Priest, shall say,
TX/'ITH this Ring I thee wed,
' ' with my body I thee wor-
ship, and with all my worldly
goods 1 thee endow : In the Name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
IF Then the Man leavmg the Ring
upon the fourth finuer of the Wo-
man's left hand, they shall both
kneel down; and the Minister shall
say.

Let us pray.

ETERNAL God, Creator and
Preserver of all mankind.
Giver of all spiritual gi-ace, the
Author of everlasting life; Send
thy blessing upon these thy ser-
vants, this man and this woman,
whom we bless in tliy Name ; tliat,
as Isaac and Rebecca lived faith-
fully togetlier, so these persons
may surely perform and keep the
vow and covenant betwixt them
made, (whereof this Ring given
and received is a token and pledge,)
and may ever remain in perfect
love and peace together, and live
according to tiiy laws; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

f Then shall the Priest join their
right /lands together, and say.

Those whom God hath joined
together let no man put asunder.

t Then shall the Minister speak
unto the people.
Tj^ORASMlK 11 as M. and N.
-»- have consented together in
holy wedlock, and have wtnessed
the same before God and this
company, and thereto have given

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311

and pledged their troth either to
other, and liave declared the same
by giving and receiving of a King,
and by joining of hands ; I pro-
nounce that tliey be Man and
Wife together, In the Name of the
leather, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.
H And the Minister shall add this
Bkssinff.

Gt OD the Father, God the Son,
' God tlie Holy Ghost, bless,
preserve, and keep you ; the Lord
mercifully with his favour look
upon you ; and so till you with all
spiritual benediction and grace,
that ye may so Uve together in this
life, that in the world to come ye
may have hfe everlasting. Amen.
H Th(7i the 3Iinisfer or Clerks, going

to the Lord's Table, shall say or

sing this Fsabn following.

Beati otnnes. Psalm cxxviii.
T) L E S S E D are all they that
-'-' fear the Lord : and walk in
his ways.

For 'thou Shalt eat the labour
of thine hands : O well is thee,
and happy shalt thou be.

Thy wife shall be as the fruitful
vine : upon the walls of thine
house ;

Thy children like the olive-
branches : round about thy table.

Lo, thus shall tlie man be bless-
ed : that feareth tlie Lord.

The Lord from out of Sion
shall so bless thee : that thou
shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity
all thy life long ;

Yea, that thou shalt see thy
children's children : and peace
upon Israel.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.

<ir Or this Psalm.
Deiis misereatur. Psalm Ixvii.

GOD be merciful unto us, and
bless us : and shew us the
light of his countenance, and be
merciful unto us.

That thy way may be known
upon earth : thy saving health
among all nations.

Let the people praise thee, O
God : yea, let all the people praise
thee.

O let tlie nations rejoice and be
glad : for thou shalt judge the
folk righteously, and govern the
nations upon earth.

Let the people praise thee, O
God : yea, let all the people praise
thee.

Then shall the earth bring forth
her increase : and God, even our
own God, shall give us his bless-
ing.

God shall bless us : and all the
ends of the world sliall fear him.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.

IT The Psalm ended, and the Man
and the Woinaii kneeling before the
Lord's Table, the Priest standing at
the Table, and turning his face to-
wards them, shall say.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Answer. Christ, have mercy
upon us.

Minister. Lord, have mercy
upon us.

OUR Father, which art in hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, As it is in' heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them ihat trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Minister. O Lord, save thy ser-
vant, and thy handmaid ;

Answer. Who put their trust
in thee.

Minister. O Lord, send them
help from thy holy place ;

Answer. And evermore defend
them.

Minister, Be unto them a tower
of strength,

Anstcer. From the face of their
enemy.

Minister. O Lord, hear our
prayer.

Answer. And let our cry come
unto thee.

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SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.

Minister.

OGOD of Abraham, God of
Isaac, God of Jacob, bless
these thy servants, and sow the
seed of eternal life in their hearts ;
that whatsoever in tliy holy Vv'ord
tliey sliall prorttably learn, they
may in deed fuliil the same. Look.
O Lord, mercifully upon them
from heaven, and bless them. And
as thou didst send thy blessing
upon Abraham and Sarah, to
their great comfort, so vouchsafe
to send thy blessing upon these
thy servants ; that they obeying
thy will, and alway being in safety
under thy protection, may abide
in thy love unto their lives' end ;
through Jesus Clu'ist our Lord.
Amen.
f T/iis Prayer next fdllowmq shall

be omitted, nhere the Woman is

past child-bearing.

MERCIFUL Lord, and hea-
venly Father, by whose gra-
cious gift mankind is increased ;
We beseecli thee, assist with thy
blessing these two persons, that
tliey may both be fruitful in pro-
creationof children, and also live
together so long in godly love and
honesty, that tliey may see their
cliildren christianiy and -virtuously
brought up, to thy praise and ho-
nour; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

OGOD, who by thy mighty
power hast made all things
of nothing; who also (after other
things set in order) didst appoint,
that out of man (created after
thine own image and similitude)
woman should take her begin-
ning; and, knitting them toge-
ther, didst teach that it should
never be lawful to put asunder
those whom thou by Matrimony
hadst made one : O (Jod, who hast
consecrated the state of Matri-
mony to such an e.vcellent mys
terj', that in it is signified and
represented the spiritual marriage
and unity betwixt Christ aud his
Church ; Look merciful ly upon
these thy servants, that both this
man may love liis wife, according
to thy Word, (as Clnnst did love
bis spouse the Church, who gave

himself for it, lo^^ng and cherish-
ing it even as his own flesh,) and
also that this woman may be lov-
ing and amiable, faithful and obe-
dient to her husband ; and in all
quietness, solmety, and peace, be
a follower of holy and godly ma-
trons. O Lord, bless them both,
and grant them to inherit thy
everlasting kingdom ; through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

f Theii shall the Priest say,

ALMIGHTY God, who at the
beginning did create our tirst
parents, Adam and Eve, and did
sanctify and join them together
in marriage; Pour upon you the
riches of his grace, sanctify and
bless you, that ye may please him
both in body and soul, and live
together in "holy love unto your
lives' end. Amen.

f After tchich, if there be no Sermon
declaring the duties of Man and
Wife, the Minister shall read as

foUoiceth.

AL L ye that are married, or
that intend to take the holy
estate of Matrimony upon you,
hear what the holy Scripture doth
say as touching the duty of hus-
bands towards their wiVes, and
wives towards their husbands.

Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the
Ephesians, the fiftii Chapter, doth
give this commandment to all
married men ; Husbands, love
your wives, even as Christ alsa
"loved the Church, and gave liim-
self for it, that he might sanctify
and cleanse it with the washing
of water, by the Word ; that he
miglit present it to himself a glo-
rious Church, not having spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing; but
that it should be holy, and with-
out blemish. So ought men to love
their wives as their own bodies.
He that lovetli his wife loveth
himself: for no man ever yet
hated his own flesh, but nourish-
eth and cherisheth it, even as the
Lord the Church : for we are
members of his body, of his flesh,
and of his bones. For this cause
shall a man leave liis father and
mother, and shall be joined unto

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313

his wife ; and they two shall be I unto Christ, so let the wives he to
one flesh. This is a great mystery ; j tlieir own husbands in every thing,
but I speak concerning ' Christ : And again he saith, Let the wife

and the Church. Nevertheless, let i
every one of you in particular so |
love his wife, "even as himself.

that she reverence her husband.
And in his Epistle to the Colos-
sians, Saint Paul giveth you this

Likewise the same Saint Paul, | sJiort lesson ; Wives, submit your-
selves unto your own husbands,
as it is fit in the Lord.

Saint Peter also doth instruct
you very well, thus saying ; Ye
\\'ives, be in subjection to your

writing to the Colossians, speak-
eth thus to all men that are mar-
ried ; Husbands, love your wives,
and be not bitter against them.

Hear also wliat Saint Peter, the
Apostle of Christ, wlio was liimself own husbands ; that, if any obey
a married man, saith unto them not the Word, they also may with-
that are married ; Ye husbands, out the Word be won by the con-
dwell with your wives according versation of the wives ; while they
to knowledge ; giving honour unto ■, behold j'our chaste conversation
the vnfe, as unto the weaker ves- i coupled with fear. Whose adorn-
sel, and as being heirs together of ing, let it not be that outward
the grace of life, that your prayers adorning of plaiting the hair, and
be not hindered. ! of wearing of gold, or of putting

Hitherto ye have heard the duty on of apparel ; but let it be the
of the husband toward the wife, hidden man of tlie heart, in that
Now hkewise, ye ^vives, hear and which is not corruptible ; even
learn your duties toward your tlie ornament of a meek and quiet
husbands, even as it is plainly set spirit, which is in the sight of God
forth in holy Scripture. of great price. For after this man-

Saint Paul, in the aforenamed ner in the old time the holy wo-
Epistle to the Ephesians, teachetli i men also, wlio trusted in God,
you thus ; Wives, submit your- adorned themselves, being in sub-
selves unto your own husbands, ; jection unto their own husbands;
as unto the Lord. For the hus- ' even as Sarah obeyed Abraham,
band is the head of the wife, even ! caUing him lord ; "whose daugh-
as Christ istheheadof the Church : ' ters ye are as long as ye do well,
and he is the Saviour of the body. | and are not afraid with any amaze-
Therefore as the Church is subject ment.

% It is convenient that the new-manned persons should receive the holy Com-
munion at the time of their Marriage, or at the first opportunity after
tiieir Marriage.

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THE VISITATION OF THE SICK

7 When any person is sich, notice shall be given thereof to the Minister of
the Parish; who, coming into the sick person's house, shall sat/,

precious blood, and be not angry

with us for ever.

Answer. Spare us, good tord.

^ Then the Minister shall say.

Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, ha ve mercy upan us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

PEACE be to this house, and
to all that dwell in it.

f When he coineth into the sick man's
presence he shall say, kneeling down,
"pEMEMBER not, Lord, our
■•-^ iniquities, nor the iniquities
of our forefathers : Spare us, good
Lord, spare thy people, whom
thou hast redeemed with thy most

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OUR Father, which art in hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, As it is in' heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But dehver us from
exil. Amen.

Minister. O Lord, save thy ser-
vant ;

Answer. Which putteth his
trust in thee.

Minister. Send him help from
thy holy place ;

Answer. And evermore migh-
tily defend Mm.

Minister. Let the enemy have
no advantage of him ,•

Ansiver. N.or the wicked ap-
proach to hurt hitn.

Minister. Be unto him, O Lord,
a strong tower,

Answer. From the face of his
enemy.

Minister. O Lord, hear our
prayers.

An.wer. And let our cry come
unto thee.

Minister.

OLORD, look down from hea-
ven, behold, visit, and reheve
this thy servant. Look upon him
with the eyes of thy mercy, give
him comfort and sure confidence
in thee, defend him from the
danger of the enemy, and keep
him in perpetual peace and safe-
ty ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

HEAR us. Almighty and most
merciful God and Saviour;
extend thy accustomed goodness
to this thy servant who is grieved
with sickness. Sanctify, we be-
seech thee, this thy fatlierly cor-
rection to him ; that the sense of
hvi weakness may add strength
to his faith, and seriousness to his
repentance: That, if it shall be
thy good pleasure to restore him
to his former health, he may lead
the residue of his life in thy fear,
and to thy glory : or else, give
hiin grace so to take thy visita-
tion, that, after this paiiiful life

ended, he may dwell with thee in
life everlasting ; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

f ThenshaU the Mmister exhort the
sick person after this form, or other
like.

DEARLY beloved, know this,
that Almighty God is the Lord
of life and death, and of all things
to them pertaining, as youth,
strength, health, age, weakness,
and sickness. Wherefore, whatso-
ever your sickness is, know you
certainly, that it is God's \isitation.
And for what cause soever this
sickness is sent unto you ; whether
it be to try your patience for the
example of others, and that your
faith may be found in the day
of the Lord laudable, glorious,
and honourable, to the increase of
glory and endless felicity ; or else
it be sent unto you to correct and
I amend in you whatsoever doth
offend the eyes of your heavenly
I Father ; know you certainly, that
I if you truly repent you of your
; sins, and bear your sickness pa-
tiently, tinisting in God's mercy, for
his dear Son Jesus Christ's sake,
and render unto him humble
thanks for his fatherly visitation,
submitting yourself wholly unto
his will, it shall turn to your profit,
and help you forward in the right
way that ieadeth unto everlasting
life.

IT If the person visited he very sick
then the Curnte may end his ex-
hortation in this place, or else pro-
ceed.
TAKE therefore in good part
the chastisement of the Lord :
For (as Saint Paul saitli in the
twelfth Chapter to the Hebrews)
whom the Lord loveth he chast-
eneth, and scourgeth every son
whom he receiveth. It ye endure
chastening, God dealeth with you
as with sons ; for what son is he
whom the father chasteneth not?
But if ye be without chastisement,
whereof all are partakers, then are
ye bastards,and not sons. Further-
more, we have had fathers of our
fiesh, which corrected us, and we
I gave them reverence : shall we not

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316

much rather be in subjection unto
the Father of spirits, and live ?
For tliey verily for a few days
chastened us after their own plea-
sure ; but he for our profit, that
we might be partakers of his
holiness. These words, good bro-
ther, are written in holy Scripture
for our comfort and instruction ;
that we should patiently, and with
thanksgiving, bear our heavenly |
Father's coi-rection, whensoever
by any manner of adversity it
shall please his gracious goodness |
to visit us. And there should be
no greater comfort to Christian j
persons, than to be made like unto I
Christ, by suffering patiently ad- !
versities, troubles, and sicknesses.
For he himself went not up to joy.
but first he suffered pain ; he en-
tered not into his glory before he
was crucified. So truly our way
to eternal joy is to suffer herewith
Christ ; and our door to enter into
eternal life is gladly to die with
Christ; that we may rise again
from death, and dwell with him
in everlasting life. Now therefore,
taking your sickness, which is thus
profitable for you, patiently, I e.\-
hort you, in the Name of God, to
remember the profession which
you made unto God in your Bap-
tism. And forasmuch as after this
life there is an account to be given
unto the righteous Judge, by whom
all must be judged, without respect
of persons, I require you to ex-
amine yourself and your estate,
both toward God and man ; so
that, accusing and condemning
yourself for your own faults, you
may find mercy at our heavenly
Father's hand for Christ's sake,
and not be accused and condemn-
ed in that fearful j udgment. There-
fore I shall rehearse to you the
Articles of our Faith, that you
may know whether you do beheve
as a Christian man should, or no.

f Here the jUinistemhaU rehearse the
Articles of the Faith, saying thus,

DOST thou believe in God the
Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth ?
And in Jesus Christ his only-

begotten Son our Lord? And
that he was conceived by the Holy
(ihost, born ot the Virgin Mary,
that he suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried ; that he went down into
hell, and also did rise again the
third day; tliat he ascended into
heaven, and sitteth at the right
hand of God the Father Almighty;
and from thence shall come again
at the end of the world, to judge
tlie quick and the dead '?

And dost thou believe in the
Holy Ghost; the holy Catholick
Church; the Comnmnion of Saints;
the H emission of sins; the Resur-
rection of the flesh ; and everlasting
life after death ?

f The sick person shall answer.
All this I stedfastly believe.
IT The7i shall the Minister examine
ivhether he repent him truly of his
sins, and he m charily with all the
world; exhorting him to forgive,
from ihebottomof his heart, all per-
sons that have offended him ; and ij
he hath offended any other, to ask
them forgiveness ; and where he hath
done injury or wrong to any man,
that he make amends to the utter-
most of his power. AndiJ he hath
not before disposed of his goods, let
him then be admonished to make his
Will, and to declare MsDebts^what
he oiceth, and what is owing unto
him; for the better discharging oj his
conscience, and the quietness of his
Executors. But men should often
be put in remembrance to take order
for the settling of their temporal es-
tates, whilst then are in health.
f These words before rehearsed may
be said before the Minister begin his
Prayer, as he shall see cause.
f The Minister should not omit ear-
nestly to more such sick persons as
are of ability to be liberal to the
poor.
f Here shall the sick person be moved
to make a special Confession Of his
sins, if he feel his conscience trou-
bled with any weighty matter. Af-
ter 7ihich Confession, the Priest
shall absolve him {if he humbly and
heartily desire it) after this sort.

OUR Lord Jesus Christ, who
hath left power to his Church
to absolve all sinners who truly
repent and believe in him, of his
great mercy forgive thee thuie
offences: And by his autliority

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VISITATION OF THE SICK.

committed to me, I absolve thee
from all thy sins. In the Name of
the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
^ And then the Priest shall say the
Collect followihg.
Let us pray.

OMOST merciful God, who,
according to the multitude of
thy mercies, dost so put away the
sins of those who truly repent,
that thou remeniberest them no
more ; Open thine eye of mercy
upon this thy servant, who most
earnestly desireth pardon and for-
giveness. Renew in him, most
loving Father, whatsoever hath
been decayed by the fraud and
malice of the devil, or by his own
carnal will and frailness ; preserve
and continue this sick member in
the unity of the Church ; consider
his contrition, accept his tears, as-
swage his pain, as shall seem to
thee most expedient for fiim. And
forasmuch as he putteth his full
trust only in thy mercy, impute
not unto him his former sins, but
strengthen him with thy blessed
Spirit ; and, when tliou art pleased
to take fiitn hence, take him unto
thy favour, through the merits of
thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

.^ Then shall the Minister say this

rsalm.
In te, Domine, speravi. Ps. Ixxi.

IN thee, O Lord, have I put my
trust ; let me never be put to
confusion : but rid me, and deliver
me in thy righteousness ; incline
thine ear unto me, and save me.

Be thou my strong hold, where-
unto I may alway resort : thou
hast promised to help me ; for
thou art my house of defence, and
my castle.

Deliver me, O my God, out of
the hand of the ungodly : out of
the hand of the unrighteous and
cruel man.

For thou, O Lord God, art the
thing that I long for : thou art
my hope, even from my youth.

Through thee have I been hold-
en up ever since I was born : thou
art he that took me out of my mo-

ther's womb ; my praise shall be
always of thee.

I am become as it were a mon-
ster unto many : but my sure trust
is in thee.

let my mouth be filled wdth
thy praise : that I may smg of
thy glory and honour all the day
long.

Cast me not away in the time
of age : forsake menot when my
strength faileth me.

For mine enemies speak against
me, and they that lay wait for my
soul take their counsel together,
saying : God hath forsaken him,
persecute him, and take him ; for
tliere is none to deliver him.

Go not far from me, O God :
my God, haste thee to help me.

Let them be contounded and
perish that are against my soul :
let them be covered witli shame
and dishonour that seek to do me
evil.

As for me, I will patiently abide
alway : and will praise thee more
and more.

My mouth shall daily speak of
thy righteousness and salvation :
for I know no end thereof.

1 will go forth in the strength
of the Lord God : and will make
mention of thy righteousness only.

Thou, O God, hast taught me
from my youth up until now :
therefore will I tell of thy won-
drous works.

Forsake me not, O God, in
mine old age, when I am gray-
headed : until I have shewed thy
strength vmto this generation, and
thy power to all them that are yet
for to come.

Thy righteousness, O God, is
very high, and great things are
they tliat thou hast done : O God,
who is like unto thee ?

Glory be to the Fatlier, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.

^ AdcUng this.

SAVIOUR of the world, who
by thy Cross and precious
Blood hast redeemed us. Save U3,

VISITATION OF THE SICK.

3i;

and help us, we liumbly beseech
thee, O Lord. 1

f Then shall the Minister say, \

THE Almiglity Lord, who is a
most strong tower to all them
that put their trust in him, to
whom all thiiij^s in heaven, in
earth, and under the earih, do
bow and obey, be now and ever-
more thy defence ; and make thee
know aiid feel, that tliere is none
other Name under heaven given
to man, in whom, and through
whom, thou mayest receive healtii
and salvation, but only the Name
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

IT And after that shall sa;/,

UNTO God's gracious mercy
and protection we commit
thee. The Lord bless thee, and
keep thee. The Lord make his
face to shine upon thee, and be
gracious unto thee, 'i'he Lord
lift up his countenance upon thee,
and give tliee peace, both now
aud evermore. Amen.

A Prayer for a sick Child.

O ALMIGHTY God, and mer-
ciful rather, to whom alone
belong the issues of life and death ;
Look down from heaven, we hum-
bly beseech thee, with the eyes of
mercy upon this child now hing
upon the bed of sickness: Visit
him, O Lord, with thy salvation ;
deliver fiim in thy good appointed
time from his bodily pain, and
save hix soul for thy mercies' sake:
That, if it shall be thy pleasure to
prolong his days here on earth,
he may live to thee, and be an in-
strument of thy glory, by serving
thee faithfully, and doing good in
his generation ; or else receive
him into those heavenly habita-
tions, wliere the souls of them that
sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy per-
petual rest and felicity. Grant
this, O Lord, for thy mercies' sake,
in the same thy Son our Loi'd Je-
sus Chri.st, wiio liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy filiost, ever
one God, world withoutend. Amen.
A Prayer for a sick person, when

there appeareth small hope of

recovery.

O FATHER of mercies, and
God of all comfort, our only
help in time of need ; We fly unto
thee lor succour in beli:.lt of this
thy servant, here Ijing under thy
hand in great weakness of body.
Look graciously upon/(/7;(,0 Lord;
and the more the outward man
decayelh, sirengthen hnn, we be-
seech thee, so nmcli the more con-
tinually with thy grace and Holy
Spiiit in the inner man. Give/sim
unfeigned repentance for all the
errors {)i his life past, and stedfast
faith in thy Son Jesus; that his
sins may be done away by thy mer-
cy, and his pardon sealed in hea-
ven, before he go hence, and be no
more seen. AVe know, C) Lord, that
there is no word impossible with
thee ; and that, if ihou wilt, thou
canst even yet raise /(/w up, and
grant him a longer continuance
amongst us : Yet, fora.smucli as in
all ajipearance the timeof //j.v dis-
E(iIution draweth near, so tit and
prcjiare him. we beseech thee, a-
gainst the hour of death, that after
his departure hence in peace, and
in thy favour, his soul may be
received into thine everlasting
kingdom, through the merits and
mediation ot Jesus Christ, thine
only Son, our Lord and Saviour.
Amen.

A commendatory Prayer for a
sick person at the point of de-
parture.

ALMIGHTY God, with
whom do live the spirits of just
men made perfect, after they are
delivered from their earthly pri-
sons ; We humbly commend tlie
soul of this thy servant, our dear
hrotlier, into thy hands, as into the
hands of a faithful Creator, and
most merciful Saviour; most hum-
bly beseeching thee, that it may be
precious in thy sight. A\'ash it, we
pray thee, in the blood of that im-
maculate Lamb, that was slain to
take away the sins of the world;
that whatsoever defilements it may
have contracted in the midst of
this miserable and naughty world,
through the lusts of the flesh, or
the wiles of Satan, being purged

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and done away, it may be present- [ hard upon him, and his soul is full
ed pure and mthout spot before of trouole: Hut, O merciful God,
thee. And teach us who sur\ive, who ha>t wTitten thy lioly Word
in tills and other like daily specta- for our learning, that we, through
cles of mortality, to see how frail patience and comfort of thy holy
and uncertain our own condition | Scriptures, might have hope ; give
is; and so to number our days, that him a right understanding of him-
we may seriously apply our hearts sel.J, and of thy threats and pro-
to that holy and heavenly wisdom, mises ; that he may neither cast
whilst we live here, which may in ! away hi^ confidence in thee, nor
the end bring us to hfe everlast- | placeitany where but in thee, (iive
ing, through the merits of Jesus | /*»» strength against all /tw tempt

Christ thine only Son our Lord.
Amen.

A Prayer for persons troubled in
mind or in conscience.

BLESSED Lord, the Father
of mercies, and the God of all

ations, and heal all his distempers.
Break not the bruised reed, nor
quench the smoking flax. Shut
not up thy tender mercies in dis-
pleasure ; but make him to liear
of joy and gladness, that the bones
wliich thou liast broken may re-
comforts ; We beseech thee, look joice. Deliver him from fear of
down in pitv and compassion upon the enemy, and lift up the light
this thy afflicted servant. Thou | of thy countenance ui>on /urn, and
writest bitter things against him, ' give him peace, through the merits
and makest him to possess his for- [ and mediation of Jesus Christ our
mer iniquities ; thy wTath lieth | Lord. Amen.

THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK.

^ Forasmuch as all mortal men he snhjert to many sndden periU, diseases,
and sicknesses, and ever uncertain ichat time then shall depart out of this
life; therefore, to the intent they may be always in a readiness to die, when-
soever it shall please Ahn^ghty Gvd to call them, the Curatis shall dili-
genthi from time to time (but rspccially in the time oj pestilence, or other
iilfectious sicl:7iess) exhort their I'arisliioners to the often receiving oJ the
hilly Communion of the Body and Blood oJ our Saviour Chnst. when it
shall be publickly administered in the Church; that so doing, they may, in
case of sudden visitation, have the less cause to be disouieted for lack of the
same. But if the sick person be not able to come to the Church, and yet is
d'sivous to receive the Communion in his house; then he must give tinielj;
notice to the Curate, signijying also how many there are to communicate
with him. (which shall be three, or two at the least,) and having a conve-
nient place ill the sick man's house, with all things nece'-savy so prepared,
that tlie Curate may reverently minister, he shall there celebrate the hob)
Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Go.<pel, here following.

The Collect. i depart from the body, it may be

ALMIGHTY, everliving God, I ""'ithout spot presented unto thee-.
Maker of mankind, who dost j through Jesus Christ our Lord.
correct those whom thou dost love, 1 -^men.

and chastise everv one whom thou I rnz c • *; tt i, •• r
dost receive ; We beseech thee to ^^'^ Epistle. Hebr. .xu. 5.

have mercy upon this thy servant i A T Y son, despise not thou the
visited with thine hand, and to I ^^ chastening of the Lord, nor
grant that /je may take Airsickness j faint wlien thou art rebuked of
patiently, and recover his bodily : him. For whom the Lord loveth
health, (if it be thy gracious will ;) he chasteneth ; and scourgeth
and whensoever hts soul shall every son whom he receiveth .

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319

The Gospel. St. John v. 24.

TERILY, verily I say unto you,
He that lieareth mv word, and

believeth on him that sent me,
hatli everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation ; but is
passed from death unto life.

f After which the Priest shall proceed according to the form hefore prescribed
for the holy Communion, itegi/ininsj cit these icords [Ye that do truly, <5-c.]

% At the time of the distribution of the holji Sacrament, the Priest shall
first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto them that are
appointed to communicate with the sick, and last of all to the sicK- person,

S But if a man, either by reason of extremitu of sickness, or for trant of
teaming m due time to the Curate, or for lack of companii to rercive
vith him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of
Christ's Body and Blood, the Curate shall instruct him, that ij^ he do truly
repent him of his sins, and stedtastly biheve that .Jesus Chr'st hath suf-
fered death upon the Cross for hun, and shed his Blood for his ride mpt ion,
earnestly rememheriiifr the'benefits he hath thert/jy. and f/ivhvi him hearty
thanks therefore, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of on- .'^'an'oiir
Cfirist projiiably to his Soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacra-
ment with his mouth.

5 When tlie sick person is visited, and receireth the holy Communion all at
one time, then the Priest, for more expedition, shall cut off the form of
the Visitation at the Psalm [In thee, O Lord, iiave I put my trust, <^c.J and
go straight to the Communion.

1 In the time of the Plague, Sweat, or such other like coiitagioiuf times of sick-
ness or diseases, when none of the Parish or luigltbours can be gotten to
communicate with the .nrk in their hoit.irs, for fear of the infection, upon
special reijuest of tiie diseased, the Minister may only communicate
with him.

THE ORDER FOR

THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

5 Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any that
die unbaptized, or excommunicate, or have laid violent hands upon them-
selves.

% The Priest and Clerks meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Church-
yard, and going before it, either into the Church, or towards the Grave,
shall say, or sing,

T AM the resurrection and the i can carry nothing out. The Lord

life, saith the Lord : he tliat be-
lieveth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live : and whosoever
iiveth and believeth in me shall
never die. iS'i. Jolm xi. 25, 26.

I KNOW that my Redeemer liv-
eth, and that he shall stand at
the latter day upon the earth. And
though after myskin worms destroy
this body, yet in my flesh shall I see
I God : whom I shall see for myself,
i and mine eyes shall behold, and
j not anotlier. Job xix. 25, 26, 27.

Wt brought nothing into this I
, world, and it is certain we

gave, and tlie Lord hath taken
awav ; blessed be the Name of
the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21.

% After they are come into the Church,
shall be read one or both of these
Bsalms following.

Dixi, custodiam. Psalm xxxLx.
T SAID, I will take heed to my
-L ways : that 1 offend not in my
tongue.

I will keep my mouth as it were
with a bridle t wliile the ungodly
is in my sight.

I held my tongue, and spake

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nothing : I kept silence, yea, even
from good words ; but it was pain
and gi-ief to me.

My lieart ^^as hot within me,
and \vhile I was thus musing the
fire kindled : and at the last I
spake with ray tongue ;

Lord, let me know mine end,
and the number of my days : tliat
I may be certified how long I have
to live.

Behold, thou hast made my
days as it were a span long : and
mine age is even as nothing in
respect of thee ; and verily every
man living is altogether vanity.

For man walketh in a vain
shadow, and disquieteth himself
in vain : he heapeth up riches, and
cannot tell who shall gather them.

And now, Lord, what is my
hope : truly my hope is even in
thee.

Deliver me from all mine of-
fences : and make me not a re-
buke unto the foolish.

I became duml), and opened not
my mouth : for it was tiiy doing.
_ Take thy plague away from me :
1 am even consumed by means of
thy heavy hand.

AVhen thou with rebukes dost
chasten man for sin, thou makest
his beauty to consume away, like
as it were a motli fretting a gar-
ment : every man therefore is but
vanity.

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and
with tliine ears consider my call-
ing : hold not thy peace at my
tears.

For I am a stranger with thee :
and a sojourner, as all my fathers
were.

O spare me a little, that I may
recover my strength : before I go
hence, and be no more seen.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son ■• and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.
Domini, refu<;iinn. Psalm xc.

LORD, thou hast been our re-
fuge : from one generation to
another.

Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever the earth

and the world were made : thou
art God from everlasting, and
world without end.

Thou turnest man to destruc-
tion : again thou sayest. Come
again, ye cliildren of nien.

For a thousand years in thy
sight are but as yesterday : seeing
that is past as a watch in the night.

As soon as thou scatterest them,
tliey are even as a sleep : and fade
away suddenly like the grass.

In the morning it is green, and
groweth up : but in tlie evening
; it is cut down, diied up, and
withered.

For we consume away in thy
displeasure : and are afraid at thy
wrathful indignation.

Thou hast set our misdeeds be-
fore thee : and our secret sins in
j the light of thy countenance.

For when thou art angry all
1 om- days are. gone : we bring our
j vears to an end, as it were a tale
I tliat is told.

The days ot our age are three-
score years and ten ; and though
men be so strong, that they come
to fourscore years : yet is their
strengtii then but labour and sor-
row ; so soon passeth it away, and
we are gone.

But who regardcth the power of
thy wrath : for even thereafter as a
man feareth, so is thy displeasure.
I So teach us to number our days :
tl;at we may ai)ply our hearts un-
to wisdom.

Turn thee again, O Lord, at the
last : and be gracious unto thy
servants.

O satisfy us with thy mercy, and
that soon : so shall we rejoice and
be glad all the days of our life.

Comfort us again now after the
I time that tliou hast plagued us :
and tor the years wherein we have
suffered adversity.

Shew thy servants thy work :
and their children thy glory.

And tlie glorious iViajesty of the
Lord our (^od he upon us : pros-
per thou the work of our hands
upon us, O prosper thou our
handy- work.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.

f Then shall follow the Lesson tale.n
oat of the jifteenth Chiij'ter of the
former iCpistle of Saint I'aul to the
Corinthians.

1 Cor. XV. 20.

NOW is Christ risen from tlie
dead, and become the first-
fruits of them that slept. For since
by man came death, by man came
also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so
in Christ siiall all be made alive.
But every man in his own order :
Christ the hrst-fruits; afterward
they tiiat are Christ's, at his com-
ing. Then cometh the end, when
lie shall have delivered up the
kingdom to ^Jod, even the Father ;
when he shall have put down all
rule, and all autliority, and power.
For he must reii^n, till he liath put
all enemies under his feet. The
last enemy tliat shall be destroyed
is death. For he hath put all things
under his feet. But wlien he saith,
all things are put under him, it is
manifest tliat he is excepted, which
did put all things under him. And
when all things shall be subdued
unto him, then shall the Son also
himsell be subject unto him that
put all things under liim, that Cod
may be all in all. Else what shall
tliey do which are baptized for the
dead, if the dead rise not at all ?
Why are they then baptized for
the "dead ? And why stand we in
jeopardy every hour ? 1 protest by
your rejoicing, which 1 have In
Christ Jesus our Loi'd, I die daily.
If after the manner of men I have
fought with beasts at Epliesus,
what advantagetli it me, if the
dead rise not? l.et us eat and drink,
for to-morrow we die. lie not de-
ceived : evil communications cor-
rupt good manners. Awake to
righteousness, and sin not; for
some have not the knowledge of
God. I speak this to your shame.
But some man will say, How are
the dead raised up ? and with
what body do tliey come? Tliou
fool, that which thou sowest is

not quickened, except it die And
tluit which tliou sowest, thou sow-
est not tliat body tliat sliail be but
bare grain, it may chance of wheat,
I or of some otlier grain : But God
giveth it a body, as it hatli pleased
I liim, and to evei-y seed his own
I body. All fljsii is not tiie same
' flosh ; but tliere is one kind of flesh
of m^n. another flesii of beasts,
, anotlier of fishes, and another of
: birds. There are also celesiial bo-
dies, and bodies terrestrial ; but
the glory of tlie celestial is one. an J
^ the glory of the terrestrial is an-
other. There is one glory of the
sun, and another glory of tiie moon,
I and auotlier glory of the stars ; for
one star diifereth from another
star in glory So also is the resur-
rection of the dead : It is sown in
corruption ; it is raised in iiicor-
ruptiun : It is sown in dishonour;
I it is raised in glory : It is sown in
I weakness ; it is raised in power :
! It is sown a natural body ; it is
i raised a spiritual body. Tliere is a
; natural body, and tliere is a spi-
ritual body. And so it is written,
The first man Adam was made a
j livini.? soul ; the last Adam was
made a quickening spirit. How-
beit, that was not first which is
spiritual, but that which is na-
I turai ; and afterward that which
; is spiritual. The first man is of the
earth, earthy : the second man is
the Lord from heaven. As is the
earthy, such are they that are
earthy : and as is the heavenly,
such are they also that are hea-
j veniy. And as we have borne the
, image of the earthy, we shall also
bear the im.age of the heavenly.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh
and blood cannot inherit the king-
dom of God; neitln'rdoth corrup-
tion inherit incorruption. Behold,
I shew you a mystery ; We shall
not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed, in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last
trump, (for the trumpet shall
sound,) and the dead shall be rais-
ed incorruptible^ and we shall be
changed. For tliiscorruptiblemust
put on incorruption, and this mor-
tal must put on immortality. So

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THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

when this corruptible shall have
put on incorrupt-on, and tliis mor-
tal shall have put on immortahty;
then shall be brought to pass the
saying that is written, Death is
swallowed uj) in victory. O death,
where is thy sting ? O grave, where
is thy victory? The sting of death
is sin, and the strength of sin is
the law. But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore,
my beloved brethren, be ye sted-
fast, unmoveable, always abound-
ing in the work of the Lord, foras-
mucli as ye know that your labour
is not in vain in the Lord.

5 When they come to the <,'irife, while
the Cor))se is iikhIi n n'hi f,, /),; hud
into the earth , tin /'ri',st shnll say,
or the Priest and Clerks shall sino :

MAN that is born of a woman
hath but a short time to live,
and is full of misery. He cometh
up. and is cut down, like a flower ;
he tieeth as it were a sliadow, and
never continueth in one stay.

In the midst of life we are in
death : of whom may we seek for
succour, but of thee, O Lord, who
for our sins art justly displeased ?

Yet, O Lord (iod most holy, O
Lord most mighty, O holy "and
most merciful Saviour, deUver us
not into the bitter pains of eternal
death.

Thou knowest. Lord, the secrets
of our liearts ; shut not thy mer-
ciful ears to our prayer; but spare
us. Lord most holy, O God most
mighty, O holy and merciful Sa-
viour, thou most worthy Judge
eternal, suffer us not, at our last
hour, for any pains of death, to
fall from thee.

f Then, while the earth shall be cast
u/ion the Body by some standing
by, the J'rifist shall say,
■pORASMUCII as it hath
-»- pleased Almighty God of his
great mercy to take unto himself
the soul of our dear brother here
departed, we therefoi-e commit his
body to the ground ; earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; in sure
and certain hope of tlie Resurrec-

tion to eternal life, through our
Lord Jesus Christ ; wlio shall
change our \ile bod\', that it may
be like unto his glorious body, ac-
cording to the mighty working,
whereby he is able to subdue ail
things to himself.

H Then shall be said or sung,
T HEARD a voice from heaven,
-»- saying unto me. Write, I'"rom
henceforth blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord : even so
saith the Spirit ; for they rest from
their labours.

^ 77(6)1 the Priest shall say.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Uirist, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

OUR Father, wliich art in hea-
ven. Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth. As it is in" heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Priest.
A LMIGHTY God, with whom
-'^ do live the spirits of them
tliat depart hence in the Lord,
and with whom the souls of the
faithful, after they are delivered
from the burden of the flesh, are
in joy and felicity ; We give thee
hearty thanks, for that it hath
i)l eased thee to deUver this our
brother out of the miseries of this
sinful world ; beseeching thee, that
it may please thee, of thy gracious
goodness, shortly to accomplish
the number of thine elect, and to
hasten thy kingdom ; tliat we,
with all those that are departed
in the true faith of thy holy Name,
may have our perfect consumma-
tion and bliss, both in body and
soul, in thy eternal and everlast-
ing glory r through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Collect.
r\ MERCIFUL God, the Father
^^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
is the resurrection and the life;

CHURCHING OF WOMEN.

323

in whom wliosoever believeth shall
live, though he die ; and whoso-
ever liveth, and believeth in him,
shall not die eternally ; who also
hath taught us, by his holy Aix)s-
tle Saint I'aul, not to be sorry, as
men without lioiie, for them tliat
sleep in him ; We meekly beseech
thee, O Father, to raise us from
the death of sin unto the life of
righteousness ; that, wlien we shall
depart tliis life, we may rest in
him, as our liopeis this our brother
doth ; and that, at the general Ke-
surrection in the last day, we may
be found acceptable in thy sight ;

I and receive that blessing, which
1 thy well-beloved Son shall then pro-
j nounee to all tliat love and fear

thee, saying. Come, ye blessed
I children of my Father, receive the
I kingdom prepared for you from
I the beginning of the world : Grant

this, we beseech tliee, O merci-
I ful Father, through Jesus Christ,

our Mediator and Redeemer.
I Amen.

1 ''I'^HE grace of our Lord Jesus
I -*■ Christ, and the love of God,
j and the fellowship of the Holy
I Ghost, be ^vith us all evermore
I Amen.

THE
THANKSGIVING OF WOMEN AFTER CHILD-BIRTH.

COMMONLY CALLED,

THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN.

f The Woman, nt the usunl tune after her Delivery, shall comt into the Church
deci iitli/ iiiqKircl'i d. (lull there shall kneel doirii in some convenient place,
as hafli Ixrii nrciisUuii' (I, or as the Ordinary shall dvrect : And then the
Friest slud/ S(f// unto In r,

FORASMUCH as it hath pleas-
ed Almighty God of his good-
ness to give you safe deliverance,
and hath preserved you in the
great danger of Ciiild-bu'th ; you
sliall therefore give hearty thanks
unto God, and say,

(f Then shall the Priest say tlie UiWi
I'salni.)

Dilcxi quoniam.

I AM well pleased : that the
Lord hath heard the voice of
my prayer ;

Tliat he hath inclined hi,9 ear
unto me : therefore will I call
upon him as long as I live.

The snares of death compassed
me round about : and the pains of
hell gat hold upon me.

I found trouble and heaviness,
and I called upon the Name of
the Lord : O Lord, I beseech
thee, deliver my soul.

Gracious is the Lord, and righ-
teous : yea, our God is merciful.

The Lord preserveth the simple :
I was in misery, and he lielped
me.

Turn again then unto thy rest,

my soul : for the Lord hath
rewarded thee.

And why ? thou hast delivered
my soul from death : mine eyes
from tears, and my feet from
falling.

I will walk before the Lord :
in the land of the living.

I believed, and therefore will

1 speak ; but I was sore troubled :
I said in my haste. All men are
liars.

What reward shall I give unto
the Lord : for all the benefits that
he hath done unto me ?

I will receive the cup of salva-
tion : and call upon the Name ot
the Lord.

324

CHURCHING OF WOMEN.

I will pay my vows now in the
presence of all his people : in the
courts of the Lord's house, even
in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise tlie Lord.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the lioly <.liost ;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever sliall be : world
without end. Amen.

Or, Psalm exxvii. Nisi Domimis.

EXCEPT the Lord build the
house : their labour is but lost
that build it.

Except the Lord keep the city :
the watchman wakcth but in vain.

It is but lost labour that ye
haste to rise up early, and so late
take rest, and eat the bread of
carefulness : for so he giveth his
beloved sleep.

Lo, children and the fruit of the
womb : are an heritage and gift
that cometh of the Lord.

Like as the arrows in the hand
of the giant : even so are the
young children.

Happy is tlie man that hath his
quiver "full of them : they shall
not be ashamed when thej' speak
with their enemies in the gate.

Glory be to the Fatiier, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.

<i Then the Priest i?haU smj.
Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have merco upon us.

Lord, liave mercy upoii us.

' (^UR Father, which art in hea-
^^ yen, ilaiiowed be thy I'Jame.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses.
As we iorgive tliem that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil : For thine is the kingdom.
The power, and the glory. For
ever and ever. Amen.

Minister. O Lord, save tliis wo-
man thy servant ;

Answer. Who putteth lier trust
in thee.

Minister. Be thou to her a
strong tower ;

Answer. From the face of her
enemy.

Minister. Lord, hear our prayer.

Answer. And let our cry come
unto thee.

Minister. Let us pray.

O ALMIGHTY God, we give
thee humble thanks for that
thou hast voucJisafed to deliver
' this woman thy servant from the
great pain and peril of Child-
birth ; Grant, we beseech tliee,
most merciful Father, that siie,
through thy help, may both faith-
fully live, and walk according to
thy will, in this life present ; and
also may be partaker of everlast-
ing glory in the life to come ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Auien.

f The Woman, that cometh to give
her Thanks, must offer accustomed
Off'rnmis: and, if there be a Com-
minuon, it is convenient that sha
receive tlie holy Commummi.

325

A COMMINATIOK

OR DENOUNCING OF GOD'S ANGER AND JUDGMENTS
AGAINST SINNERS,

With certain Prayers, to be used on the fu-st Day of Lent, and at
otlier times, as the Ordinary shall appoint.

% After Jforning Prayer, the Litani/ ended nccoidinrj to the accustomed
manner, the I'riest shall, m the lieuding-Feiv or Fulpit, say,

BRETHREN, in the Primitive
Church tliere was a godly dis-
cipline, that, at the beginning of
Lent, such persons as stood con-
victed of notorious sin were put to
open penance, and punished in
this world, that their souls might
be saved in the day of the Lord ;
and that others, admonished by
their example, might be the more
afraid to ortend.

Instead whereof, (until the said
discipline may be restored again,
which is much to be wished,; it
is tliought good, that ai this time
(in tlie presence of you all) should
be read tlie general sentences of
God's cursing against impenitent
sinners, gathered out of the seven
and twentieth Chapter of Deuter-
onomy, and other places of Scrip-
ture ; and that ye should answer
to every Sentence, Amen ; To the
intent that, being admonished of
the great indignation of God a-
gainst sinners, j'e may the rather
be moved to earnest and true re-
pentance ; and may walk more
warily in these dangerous days;
fleeing from such nces, for which
ye atfirm with your own mouths
the curse of God to be due.

CURSED is the inan that mak-
eth any carved or molten
image, to worship it.

IT And tfie people shall answer and
say.
Amen.
Minister. Cursed is he that
cursetli his fatlier or mother.
Answer. Amen.
Minister. Cursed is he that

removeth his neighbour's land-
mark.

Anstver. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that
maketh the blind to go out of his
way.

Anstver. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he tliat per-
verteth the judgment of tlie stran-
ger, the fatlierless and widow.

Answer. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that
smiteth his neighbour secretly.

Answer. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he tliat
lieth with his neighbour's wife.

Ansiver. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that tak-
eth reward to slay the innocent.

Answer. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that put-
teth his trust in man. and taketh
man for his defence, and in his
heart goeth from the Lord.

Answer Amen.

Minister. Cursed are the un-
merciful, fornicators and adul-
terers, covetous persons, idolaters,
slanderers, druniards, and extor-
tioners.

Answer. Amen.

Minister.
'M'OW seeing that all they are
-'-^ accursed (as the prophet Da-
vid beareth witness) who do err
and go astray from the command-
ments of God ; let us (remember-
ing the dreadful judgment lianging
over our heads, and always ready
to fall upon us) return unto our
Lord God, -vvitli all contrition and
meekness of heart ; bewailing and

L 6

&2C3

A COMMINATION.

lamenting our sinful life, acknow-
ledging and confessing our of-
fences, and seeking to bring fortii
worthy fruits of penance. For
now is the axe put unto the root of
the trees, so tliat every tree that
bringeth not fortli good fruit is
liewn down, and cast into the tire.
It is a tearfid thing to fail into the
hands of tlie living God : he shall
pour down rain upon the sinners,
snares, fire and brimstone, storm
and tempest; tliis shall be their
portion to drink. For lo, the Lord
is come out ot his place to visit the
wickedness of such as dwell upon
the earth. But who may abide the
day of liis coming ? Wlio shall be
able to endure when he appear-
eth ? His fan is in his hand, and
he will purge his floor, and gatlier
his wheat into the barn ; but he
will burn the vliaff with unouench-
able tii-e. Tlie day of the Lord
cometh as a thief in the niglit :
and when men shall say, Peace,
and all things are safe, then shall
sudden destruction come upon
them, as sorrow cometh upon a
woman travailing with child, and
they shall not escape. Then shall
appear the wrath of God in the
day ot vengeance, which obstinate
sinners, through the stubbornness
of their heart, have heaped unto
themselves: which despised the
goodness, patience, and iong-suffer-
ance of God, when he calleth them
continually to repentance. Then
ehall they call upon me. (saith tlie
Lord,) but I will not hear ; they
shall seek me eariy^ but they shall
not tind me: and that, because
tliey hated knowledge, and receiv
ed not the tear ot the Lord, but
abhorred my counsel, and despised
my correction. Then sliall it be
too late to knock when tlie door
shall be shut ; and too late to try
tor mercy when it is the time of
justice O terrible voice ot most,
just judgment, which shall be pro-
nounced upon tliem, when it shall
be said unto them, Go, ye cursed,
into the fire everlasting, which is
prepared for the devil and hia
angels. Therefore, brethren, take
we heed betiine, while the day of

salvation lasteth ; for the night
cometh, wlien none can work.
But let us, while we have the
liglit, believe in the light, and
walk as children of the light ;
that we be not cast into utter
darkness, where is weeping and
gnashmg of teeth. Let us not
abuse the goodness of God, who
calleth us mercifully to amend-
ment, and ot his endless pity pro-
miseth us forgiveness of that wliich
is past, it with a perfect and true
heart we return unto him. For
though our sins be as red as scar-
let, they shall be made white as
snow ; and tliough they be like
purple, yet they shall ba made
white as wool. Turn ye (saith the
I.ord) from all your wickedness,
and your sin sliall not be your
destruction : Cast away from you
all your ungodliness that ye have
done : Make you new hearts, and
a new spirit : \N heretore will ye
die, O ye house ot Israel, seeing
that I have no pleasure in the
death ot him that dieth, saith the
Lord God? Turn ye then, and ye
shall live. Although we have sin-
ned, yet have we an Advocate
with the Father, Jesus Clirist the
righteous ; and he is tlie p.ropitia-
tion for our sins. For he was
wounded tor our oitences, and
smitten for our wickedness. Let us
I tlierefore return unto him, who is
j the merciful receiver of all true
1 penitent sinners ; assuring our-
selves that he is ready to receive
' us, and most willing to pardon us,
if we come unto him with faithful
j repentance ; if we submit our-
! selves unto him, and from hence-
' fortli walk in his ways ; if we will
take his easy yoke, and light bur-
den upon us, to follow liim in low-
liness patience, and charity, and
be ordered by the governance of
his Holy Si>irit ; seeking always
his glory, and serving him duly in
our vocation with thanksgiving:
I This if we do Clirist will deliver
us from the curse of the law. and
from the extreme malediction
which shall light upon them tliat
shall be set on tlie left hand ; and
j he will set us on his right hand. .

A COMMINATIOIS:.

32?

and give us the gracious benedic-
tion of liis Father, commanding
us to take possession of his glori-
ous kingdom : Unto which lie
youclisafe to bring us all, for his
infinite mercy. Amen.

II Then shall thry all kneel upon their
k-nce.<, and the Fnest and Clerks
kheeluKj I til the place where they
ore accii^tDiiicd to say the Litany)
shall say this Fsalin.

Miserere met, Deus. Psalm li.

HAVE mercy upon me, O God,
after thy great goudness :
according to the multitude of thy
mercies do away mine otrences.

Wash me througldy from my
wickedness : and cleanse me froiii
my sin.

For I acknowledge my faults :
and my sin is ever before me.

Against thee only have I sin-
ned, and done this evil in thy
sight : that thou mightest be jus-
tified in thy saying, and clear
when thou art judged.

Beiiold, I was shapen in wicked-
ness : and in sin hath my mother j
conceived me. j

But lo, thou requirest truth in
ihe inward parts •, and shalt make
me to understand wisdom secretly.

Tliou aiialt purge me with hys-
sop, and 1 shall be clean : thou
Shalt wash me, and I shall bo
tvhiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear of
joy and gladness : that r.he bones
wliicli thou hast broken may re-
joico.

Turn thy face away from my
sins : and put out all my misdeects.

Make me a clean heart, () God : i
and renew a right spirit within me. j

Cast me not away from thy
presence : and take not thy Holy
Spirit from me. ' '

O give me the comfort of tin-
help again ; and stablish me witli
thy free Spirit. |

Tlien shall I teach thy ways
unto the wicked ; and sinners
shall be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood guilti-
ness, O God, thou that art the God
oi my health : and my tongue shall
sing of thy righteousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O
Lord : and my mouth shall shew
thy praise.

For thou desirest no sacrifice,
else would I give it thee : but thou
delightest not in burnt-otturings.

Tlie sacritice of God is a trou-
bled spirit : a broken and contrite
heart, O God, shalt thou not de-
spise.

O be favourable and gracious
unto Sion : build thou the wails
of Jerusalem.

Then shalt thou be pleased with
the sacritice of righteousness, with
tlie burnt-olferings and oblations :
then shall they otfer young bul-
locks upon thine altar.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

Answer. As it was in the begin-
ning, is now, and ever sliall be :
world without end. Amen.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy ttpon us.

Lord, hava mercy upon us.

OUR Father, which art in hea-
ven. Hallowed be tliy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in eartli. As it is in heaven.
CJive us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses. As
we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Minister. O Lord, save thy ser-
vants ;

Answer. That put theii- trust in
thee.

Minister. Send unto them help
from above.

Answer. And evermore mighti-
ly defend them.

Minister. Help us, O God our
Saviour.

Answer And for the glory of
thy iName deliver us; be merciful
to us sinners, for thy Name's sake.

Minister. O Lord, hear our
prayer.

Ansiver. And let our cry come
unto thee.

Minister. Let us pray.

r\ LORD, we beseech thee.
^^ mercifully hear our prayers.

A COMMINATION.

and spare all those who confess
their sins unto tliee; that tliey,
wliose consciences by sin are ac-
cused, bv tiiy merciful pardon
may be absolved ; through Christ
our Lord Amen.

MOST mighty God, and mer-
ciful Fattier, who hast com
passion upon all men, and hatest
nothing that thou hast made; who
wouldest not the deatli of a sin-
ner, but that he should ratlier turn
from his sin, and be saved ; Mer-
cifully forgive us our trespasses;
receive and comfort us. wlio are
grieved and wearied with tlie bur-
den of our sins. Thy property is
always to have mercy ; to thee
only it appertainetli to forgive sins.
Spare us therefore, good Lord,
spare thy people, whom thou hast
redeemed ; enter not into judg-
ment with thy servants, who are
vile earth, and miserable sinners ;
hut so turn thine anger from us.
who meekly acknowledge our vile-
ness, and truly repent us of our
faults, and so make haste to help
us in this world, tliat we may
ever live with thee in the world lo

come ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

% Thpn shall the people say this that
folhiveth, after the Minister.

TURN thou us, O good Lord,
and so shall we be turned.
Be favourable, O Lord, Be favour-
able to thy people. Who turn to
thee in weeping, fasting, and pray-
ing. P'or thou art a merciful God,
Full of compassion, Long-suffer-
ing, and of great pity. Thou spar-
est wlien we deserve punishment,
And in thy wrath thinkest upon
1 mercy. Spare thy people, good
I Lord^ spare them. And let not
thine heritage be brought to con-
i fusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy
j mercy is great, And after the mul-
; titude of thy mercies look upon
j us ; Througli the merits and me-
' diation of thy blessed Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

, f Then the Minister alone shall say,

TH E Lord bless us, and keep
I us; the Lord lift up the light
) of his countenance upon us, and
' give us peace, now and for ever-
more. Amen.

THE

PSALMS OF DAVID.

THE FIRST DAY.

Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abiit, Syc.

BLESSED is the man that hath not walked
in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood
in the way of sinners : and hath not sat in the
seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord :
and in his law will he exercise himself day and
night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the
water-side : that will bring forth his fruit in
due season.

4 His leaf also shall not wither : and look,
whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them :
but they are like the chaff, which the wind
scattereth away fi'om the face of the earth.

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to
stand in the judgment : neither the sinners in
the congregation of the righteous.

7 But the liord knoweth the way of the
righteous : and the way of the ungodly shall
perish.

Psalm ii. Quare fremuenint genies ?

WHY do the heathen so furiously rage
together : and why do the people ima-
gine a vain thing ?

2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the

330 THE PSALMS. Day 1.

rulers take counsel together : against the Lord,
and against his Anointed.

3 Let us brealv their bonds asunder : and
cast away tlieir cords from us.

4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh
them to scorn ; tlie Lord shall have them in
derision.

5 Then shall he speak unto them in his
wi^ath : and vex them in his sore displeasure.

6 Yet have I set mj King : upon my holy
hill of Si on.

7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lord
hath said unto me : Thou art my Son, this day
have I begotten thee.

8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the
heathen for tliine inheritance : and the utmost
parts of the earth for thy possession.

9 Thou slialt bruise them with a rod of iron :
and break them in pieces like a potter's^ vessel.

10 Be wise now therefore, ye kings : be
learned, ye that are judges of the earth.

11 Serve the Lord in fear : and rejoice unto
him with reverence.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so
ye perish fi^om the right way : if his wrath be
kindled, (yea, but a little,) blessed are all they
that put their trust in him.

Psalm iii. Domine, quid multiplwdfi ?

LORD, how are they increased that trouble
me : many are they that rise against me.

2 Many one there be that say of my soul :
There is no help for him in his God.

3 But thou, Lord, art my defender : thou
art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.

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4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice :
and he heard me out of his holy hill.

5 I laid me down and slept, and rose up
again : for the Lord sustained me.

6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of
the people : that have set themselves against
me round about.

' 7 Up, Lord, and help me, my God : for
thou smitest all mine enemjes upon the cheek-
bone ; thou hast broken the teeth of the un-
godly.

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : and
thy blessing is upon thy people.

Psalm iv. Cum invocarem.

HEAR me when I call, God of my
righteousness : thou hast set me at
liberty when I Vv'as in trouble ; have mercy
upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.

2 ye sons of men, how long will ye blas-
pheme mine honour : and have such pleasure m
vanity, and seek after leasing ?

3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen
to himself the man that is godly : when I call
upon the Lord, he will hear me.

4 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with
your own heart, and in your chamber, and be
still.

5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness : and
put your trust in the Lord.

6 There be many that say ; Wlio will shew
us any good ?

7 Lord, lift thou up : the light of thy coun-
tenance upon us.

8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart ;

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since the time that their corn, and wine, and
oil, increased.

9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my
rest : for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest
me dwell in safety.

Psalm Y. Verba mea aurihiis.

PONDER my words, Lord ; consider my
meditation.

2 hearken thou unto the voice of my call-
ing, my King, and my God : for unto thee will
I make my prayer.

3 My voice shalt thou hear betimes, Lord :
early in the morning will I direct my prayer
unto thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art the God that hast no plea-
sure in wickedness : neither shall any evil
dwell with thee. ,

5 Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy
sight : for thou hatest all them that work
vanity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leas-
ing : the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty
and deceitful man.

7 But as for me, I will come into thine house,
even upon the multitude of thy mercy ; and in
thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, Lord, in thy righteousness,
because of mine enemies : make thy way plaxU
before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in his mouth :
their inward parts are very wickedness.

10 Their throat is an open sepulchre : they
flatter with their tongue.

11 Destroy thou them, God ; let them

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perish through their own imaginations : cast
them out in the multitude of their ungodliness ;
for they have rebelled against thee.

12 And let all them that put their trust in
thee rejoice : they shall ever be giving of
thanks, because thou defendest them ; they that
love thy Name shall be joyful in thee ;

13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing un-
to the righteous : and with thy favourable kind-
ness wilt thou defend him as with a shield.

Day 1. dJfaening ^Sraycr.

Psalm vi. Dominc, ne in furore.

OLORD, rebuke me not in thine indigna-
tion : neither chasten me in thy displea-
sure.

2 Have mercy upon me, Lord, for I am
weak : Lord, heal me, for my bones are
vexed.

3 My soul also is sore troubled : but. Lord,
how long wilt tliou punish me ?

4 Turn thee, Lord, and deliver my soul :
save me for thy mercy's sake.

5 For in death no man remembereth thee :
and who will give thee thanks in the pit ?

6 T am weary of my groaning ; every night
wash I my bed : and water my couch with my
tears.

7 My beauty is gone for very trouble : and
worn away because of all mine enemies.

8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity :
for the Lord hath heard the voice of my
weeping.

9 The Lord hath heard my petition : the
Lord will receive my prayer.

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10 All mine enemies shall be confounded,
and sore vexed : they shall be tmT^ed back,
and put to shame suddenly.

Psalm yii. Domine, Dens mciifi.

OLORD my God, in thee have I put my
trust : save me from all them that perse-
cute me, and deliver me ;

2 Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and
tear it in pieces : while there is none to help.

3 Lord my God, if I have done any such
thing : or if there be any wickedness in my
hands ;

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that
dealt friendly with me : yea, I have delivered
him that without any cause is mine enemy ;

5 Then let mine enemy persecute ray soul,
and take me : yea, let him tread my Itfe doTMi
upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the
dust.

6 Stand up, Lord, in thy TSTath, and lift
up thyself, because of the indignation of mine
enemies : arise up for me in the judgment
that thou hast commanded.

7 And so shall the congregation of the peo-
ple come about thee : for their sakes therefore
lift up thyself again.

8 The Lord shall judge the people ; give
sentence with me, Lord : according to my
righteousness, and according to the innocency
that is m me.

9 let the wickedness of the ungodly come
to an end : but guide thou the just.

10 For the righteous God : trieth the very
hearts and reins.

Bay 1. THE PSALMS.

1 1 My help cometh of God : who preserveth

them that are true of heart.

12 God is a righteous Judge, strong, and
jDatient : and God is provoked every day.

13 If a man will not tm-n, he will whet his
sword : he hath bent his bow, and made it
ready.

14 He hath prepared for him the instruments
of death : he ordaineth his arrows against the
persecutors.

15 Behold, he travaileth with mischief : he
hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth un-
godliness.

16 He hath gi'aven and digged up a pit :
and is fallen himself into the destruciion that
he made for other.

17 For his travail shall come upon his ovm.
head : and his wickedness shall fall on his own
pate.

18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, ac-
cording to his righteousness : and I will praise
the Name of the Lord most High.

Psalm viii. Dondne, Dom'nms Cluster.

OLORD our Governour, how excellent is
thy Name in all the world ; thou that
hast set thy glory above the heavens !

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and suck-
lings hast thou ordained strength, because of
thine enemies : that thou mightest still the
enemy, and the avenger.

3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the
works of thy fingers : the moon and the stars,
which thou hast ordained.

4 "What is man, that thou art mindful of

336 THE PSALMS. Day 2.

him : and the son of man, that thou visitest
him ?

5 Thoii madest him lower tlian the angels :
to crown him witli glory and worsliip.

6 Thou makest him to have dominion of
the works of thy hands : and thou hast put all
things in subjection under his feet ;

7 All sheep and oxen : yea, and the beasts
of the field ;

8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes of
the sea : and wliatsoevcr walketh through the
paths of the seas.

9 Lord our Governour : how excellent is
thy Name in all the world !

Day 2. i^oritiixg Pratifr.

Psalm IX. Conjitehor tihi.

I WILL give thanks unto thee, Lord,
with my whole heart : I will speak of all
thy marvellous works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee : yea,
my songs will I make of thy Name, thou
most Highest.

3 While mine enemies are driven back : they
shall fall and perish iit thy presence.

4 For thou hast maintained my right and
my cause : thou art set in the throne that
judge St right.

5 Thou liast rebuked the heathen, and de-
stroyed the ungodly : thou hast put out their
name for ever and ever.

6 thou enemy, destructions are come to
a perpetual end : even as the cities which thou
hast destroyed ; their memorial is perished
with them.

Dan 2. THE PSALMS. 337

7 But the Lord shall endure for ever : he
hath also prepared his seat for judgment.

8 For he shall judge the world in righteous-
ness : and minister true judgment unto the
people.

9 The Lord also will be a defence for the
oppressed : even a refuge in due time of trouble.

10 And they that know thy Name will put
their trust in thee : for thou, Lord, hast never
failed them that seek thee.

11 praise the Lord which dwelleth in
Sion : shew the people of his doings.

12 For, when he maketh inquisition for blood,
he remembereth them : and forgetteth not the
complamt of the poor.

13 Have mercy upon me, Lord ; consider
the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me :
thou that liftest me up fi'om the gates of death.

14 That I may shew all thy praises within
the ports of the daughter of Sion ; I will re-
joice m thy salvation.

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit
that they made : in the same net which they
hid privily, is their foot taken.

16 The Lord is known to execute judg-
ment : the ungodly is trapped in the work of
his o\\n hands.

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell :
and all the people that forget God.

18 For the poor shall not alway be forgot-
ten : the patient abiding of the meek shall
not perish for ever.

19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the
upper hand : let the heathen be judged in thy
siffht.

338 THE PSALMS. Darj 1.

20 Put them in fear, Lord : that the
heathen may know themselves to be but men.
Psahn X. Uf qidd, Domme ?

WHY standest thou so far off, Lord :
and hidest thy face in the needful time
of trouble ?

2 The ungodly for his o^vn lust doth per-
secute the poor : let them be taken in the
crafty wiliness that they have imagined.

3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his
own heart's desire : and speaketh good of the
covetous, whom God abhorreth.

4 The ungodly is so proud, that he careth
not for God : neither is God in all his thoughts.

5 His ways are alway grievous : thy judg-
ments are far above out of his sight, and
therefore defieth he all his enemies.

6 For he hath said in his heart, ^ Tush, I
shall never be cast dowm : there shall' no harm
happen unto me.

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and
fraud : under his tongue is ungodliness and
yanity.

8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners
of the streets : and privily in his lurking dens
doth he murder the innocent ; his eyes are set
against the poor.

9 For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a
lion lurketh he in his den : that he may ravish
the poor.

10 He doth ravish the poor : when he getteth
him into his net.

11 He falleth do^vn, and humbleth himself :
that the congregation of the poor may fall into
the hands of his captains.

Day 2. THE PSALMS. 339

12 He hath said in his heart, Tush, God
hath forgotten : he hideth away his face, and
he will never see it.

13 Arise, Lord God, and lift up thine
hand : forget not the poor.

14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme
God : while he doth say in his heart. Tush,
thou God carest not for it.

15 Surely thou hast seen it : for thou be-
holdest ungodliness and wrong.

16 That thou mayest take the matter into
thine hand : the poor committeth himself unto
thee ; for thou art the helper of the fiiendless.

17 Break thou the power of the ungodly
and malicious : take away his ungodliness, and
thou shalt find none.

18 The Lord is King for ever and ever :
and the heathen are perished out of the land.

19 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the
poor : thou preparest their heart, and thine
ear hearkeneth thereto ;

20 To help the fatherless and poor unto
their right : that the man of the earth be no
more exalted against them.

Psalm xi. In Domino confido,

IN the Lord put I my trust : how say ye
then to my soul, that she should flee as a
bird unto the hill ?

2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and
make ready their arrows within the quiver ;
that they may privily shoot at them which are
true of heart.

3 For the foundations will be cast down :
and what hath the rio-hteous done ?

340 THE PSALMS. Day 2.

4 The Lord is in his holy temple : the
Lord's seat is in heaven.

5 His eyes consider the poor : and his eye-
lids try the children of men.

6 The Lord alloweth the righteous : but
the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wick-
edness doth his soul abhor.

7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares,
fire and brimstone, storm and tempest : this
shall be their portion to drink.

8 For the righteous Lord loveth righteous-
ness : his countenance will behold the thing
that is just.

Day 2. (tfbcning pvajicr.

Psalm xii. Salcum mefac.

HELP me, Lord, for there is not one god-
ly man left : for the faithful are minished
from among the children of men.

2 They talk of vanity every one with his
neighbour : they do but flatter with their lips,
and dissemble in their double heart.

3 The Lord shall root out all deceitful
lips : and the tongue that speaketh proud
things ;

4 Which have said, With our tongue will
we prevail : we are they that ought to speak,
who is lord over us ?

5 Now for the comfortless troubles' sake of
the needy : and because of the deep sighing of
the poor,

6 1 will up, saith the Lord : and will help
every one from him that swelleth against him,
and will set him at rest.

7 The words of the Lord are pure words ;

Day 2. THE PSAL3IS. 341

even as the silver, which from the earth is
tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

8 Thou shalt Iceep them, Lord : thou
shalt preserve him from this generation for
ever.

9 The ungodly walk on every side : when
they are exalted, the children of men are put
to rebuke.

Psalm xiii. U-'<q'i(e quo, Domine?

HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord,
for ever : how long wilt thou hide thy
face from me ?

2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul,
and be so vexed in my heart : how long shall
mine enemies triumph over me ?

3 Consider, and hear me, Lord my God :
lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death.

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed
against him : for if I be cast down, they that
trouble me will rejoice at it.

5 But my trust is in thy mercy : and my
heart is joyful in thy salvation.

6 I will sing of the Lord, because he hath
dealt so lovingly with me : yea, I will praise
the Name of the Lord most Highest.

Psalm xiv. Dixit insipiens.

THE fool hath said in his heart : There is
no God.

2 They are corrupt, and become abominable
in their doings : there is none that doeth good,
no not one.

3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon
the children of men : to see if there were any
that would understand, and seek after God.

342 THE PSALMS. J^ay 3.

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they
are altogether become abominable : there is
none that doeth good, no not one.

5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with
their tongues have they deceived : the poison
of asps is under their lips.

6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitter-
ness : their feet are swift to shed blood.

7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their
ways, and the way of peace have they not
known : there is no fear of God before their
eyes.

8 Have they no knowledge, that they are
all such workers of mischief : eating up my peo-
ple as it Avere bread, and call not upon the
Lord ?

9 There were they brought in great fear,
even where no fear was : for God Ts in the
generation of the righteous.

10 As for you, jq have made a mock at the
counsel of the poor : because he putteth his
trust in the Lord.

1 1 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out
of Sion ? When the Lord turneth the cap-
tivity of his people : then shall Jacob rejoice,
and Israel shall be glad.

Day 3. JHorninfl Praner.

Psalm XV. Domine, qiiis hahitaUt?

LOUD, Avho sliall dwell in thy tabernacle :
or who shall rest upon thy holy hill ?

2 Even he, that leadeth an uncorrupt life :
and doeth the thing which is right, and speak-
eth the truth from his heart.

3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue,

Dap 5. THE PSALMS. 343

nor done evil to his neighbour : and hath not
slandered his neighbour.

4 He that setteth not by himself, but is
lowly in his own eyes : and maketh much of
them that fear the Lord.

5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and
disappointeth him not : though it were to his
own hindrance.

6 He that hath not given his money upon
usury : nor taken reward against the innocent.

7 AYhoso doeth these things : shall never fall.

Psalm xvi. Conserva me, Domine.

PRESERVE me, God : for in thee have
I put my trust.

2 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord :
Thou art my God, my goods are nothing unto
thee.

3 All my delight is upon the saints, that are
in the earth : and upon such as excel in virtue.

4 But they that run after another god : shall
have great trouble.

5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not
offer : neitlier make mention of their names
within my lips.

6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine
inheritance, and of my cup : thou shalt main-
tain my lot.

7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground :
yea, I have a goodly heritage.

8 1 will thank the Lord for giving me warn-
ing : my reins also chasten me in the night-
season.

9 I have set God always before me : for he
is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.

344 THE PSALMS. Day S.

10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my
glory rejoiced : my tiesh also shall rest in hope.

11 For why ? thou shalt not leave my sou]
in hell : neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy
One to see corruption.

12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life ; in
thy presence is the fulness of joy : and at thy
right hand there is pleasure for evermore.

Psalm xvii. I^jrandi, Domlnc.

HEAR the right, Lord, consider my com-
plaint : and hearken unto my prayer, that
goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth fi*om thy pre-
sence : and let thine eyes look upon the thing
that is equal.

3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart
in the night-season ; tliou hast tried^ me, and
slialt find no wickedness in me : for I am ut-
terly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.

4 Because of men's works, that are done
against the words of thy lips : I have kept me
from the ways of the destroj-er.

5 hold thou up my goings in thy paths :
that my footsteps slip not.

6 I have called upon thee, God, for thou
shalt liear me : incline thine ear to me, and
hearken unto my words.

7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou
that art the Saviour of them which put their
trust in thee : from such as resist thy right
hand.

8 Keep me as the apple of an eye : hide me
under the shadow of thy wings,

9 From the ungodly that trouble me ; mine

Day 3. THE PSALMS. 343

enemies compass me round about to take away
my soul.

10 They are inclosed in their own fat : and
their mouth speaketh proud things.

11 They lie waiting in our way on every
side : turning their eyes down to the ground ;

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey :
and as it were a lion's whelp, lurking in secret
places.

13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him
down : deliver my soul from the ungodly,
which is a sword of thine ;

14 From the men of thy hand, Lord,
from the men, I say, and from the evil w^orld :
which hav^e their portion in this life, whose
bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

15 They have children at their desire : and
leave the rest of their substance for their
babes.

16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence
in righteousness : and wiien I awake up after
thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.

Day 3. Cbcutng ^rajjcr.

Psalm xviii. DiUgam te^ Domine,

I WILL love thee, Lord, my strength;
the Lord is my stony rock, and my de-
fence : my Saviour, my God, and my might, in
whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also
of my salvation, and my refuge.

2 I will call upon tlie Lord, which is worthy
to be praised : so shall I be safe from mine
enemies.

3 The sorrows of death compassed me : and
the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid.

346 THE PSALMS. Day 3.

4 The pains of hell came about me : the
snares of deatli overtook me.

5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord •
and complain unto my God.

6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy
temple : and my complaint shall come before
hun, it shall enter even into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked : the very
foundations also of the hills shook, and were
removed, because he was wroth.

8 There went a smoke out in his presence :
and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that
coals were kindled at it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came
down : and it was dark under his feet.

10 He rode upon the cherubims, and did fly :
he came flying upon the wings of the wmd.

1 1 He made darkness his secret place : his
pavilion round about him with dark water, and
thick clouds to cover him.

12 At the brightness of his presence his
clouds removed : hail-stones, and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven,
and the Highest gave his thunder : hail-stones,
and coals of fire.

14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered
them : he cast forth lightnings, and destroyed
them.

15 The springs of waters were seen, and the
foundations of the round world were discovered,
at thy chiding, Lord : at the blasting of the
breath of thy displeasure.

IG He siiall send down fi'om on high to fetch
me : and shall take me out of many waters.
17 He shall deliver me from my strongest

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enemy, and from them which hate me : for
they are too mighty for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my
trouble : but the Lord was my upholder.

19 He brought me forth also into a place of
liberty : he brought me forth, even because he
had a favour unto me.

20 The Lord shall reward me after my
righteous dealing : according to the cleanness
of my hands shall he recompense me.

21 Because I have kept the ways of the
Lord : and have not forsaken my God, as the
wicked doth.

22 For I have an eye unto all his laws : and
will not cast out his commandments ft-om me.

23 I was also uncorrupt before him : and
eschewed mine own wickedness.

24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after
my righteous dealing : and according unto the
cleanness of my hands in his eye-sight.

25 With the holy thou shalt be holy : and
with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect.

26 With the clean thou shalt be clean : and
with the fi'oward thou shalt learn frowardness.

27 For thou shalt save the people that are
in adversity : and shalt bring down the high
looks of the proud.

28 Thou also shalt light my candle : the
Lord my Grod shall make my darkness to be
light.

29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of
men : and with the help of my God I shall leap
over the wall.

30 The way of God is an undefiled way : the
word of the Lord also is tried in the fire ; he

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is the defender of all them that put their trust
in him.

31 For who is God, but the Lord : or who
hath any strength, except our God ?

32 It is God, that girdeth me with strength
of war : and maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like harts' feet : and
setteth me up on high.

34 He teacheth mine hands to iight : and
mine arms shall break even a bow of steel.

35 Thou hast given me the defence of thy
salvation : thy right hand also shall hold me up,
and thy loving correction shall make me great.

36 Thou shalt make room enough under me
for to go : that my footsteps shall not slide.

' 37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and
overtake them : neither will I turn again till
I have destroyed them.

38 I will smite them, that they shall not be
able to stand : but fall under my feet.

39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto
the battle : thou shalt throw down mine ene-
mies under me.

40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to
turn their backs upon me : and I shall destroy
them that hate me.

41 They shall cry, but there shall be none
to help them : yea, even unto the Lord shall
they cry, but he shall not hear them.

42 I will beat tliem as small as the dust
before the wind : I will cast them out as the
clay in the streets.

43 Thou slialt deliver me from the strivings
of the people : and thou shalt make me the
head of the heathen.

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44 A people whom I have not kno^vn : shall
serve me.

45 As soon as they hear of me, they shall
obey me : but the strange children shall dis-
semble with me.

46 The strange children shall fail : and be
afraid out of their prisons.

47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my
strong helper : and praised be the God of my
salvation.

48 Even the God that secth that I be
avenged : and subdueth the people unto me.

49 It is he that delivereth me fi'om my cruel
enemies, and setteth me up above mine adver-
saries : thou shalt rid me from the wicked
man.

50 For this cause will I give thanks unto
thee, Lord, among the Gentiles : and sing
praises unto thy Name.

51 Great prosperity giveth he unto his King :
and sheweth loving-kindness unto David his
Anointed, and unto his seed for evermore.

Day 4. i^anting Prajjrr.

Psalm xix. Cceli enan-ant.

THE heavens declare the glory of God : and
the firmament sheweth his handy-work.

2 One day telleth another : and one night
certifieth another.

3 There is neither speech nor language :
but their voices are heard among them.

4 Their sound is gone out into all lands :
and their words into the ends of the world.

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the
Bun : which cometh forth as a bridegroom out

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of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run
his course.

6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of
the heaven, and runneth about unto the end
of it again : and there is nothing hid from the
heat thereof.

7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law,
converting the soul : the testimony of the
Lord is sm^e, and giveth wisdom unto the
simple.

8 The st-atutes of the Lord are right, and
rejoice the heart : the commandment of the
Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and en-
dure th for ever : the judgments of the Lord
are true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold,
yea, than much fine gold : sweeter also than
honey, and the honey-comb.

1 1 Moreover, by tliem is thy servant taught :
and in keeping of them there is great reward.

12 Who can tell how oft he ofPendeth :
cleanse thou me from my secret faults.

13 Keep thy servant also from presumptu-
ous sins, lest they get the dominion over me :
so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the
great offence.

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my lieart : be alway acceptable in
thy sight,

15 Lord : my strength, and my redeemer.

Psalm XX. Exaudiat te Domtmis,

THE liOrd hear thee in the day of trouble :
the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee,-

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2 Send thee help from the sanctuary : and
streno;then thee out of Sion ;

3 Remember all thy offerings : and accept
thy burnt-sacrifice ;

4 Grant thee thy heart's desire : and fulfil all
thy mind.

5 We* will rejoice in thy salvation, and
triumph in the Name of the Lord our God :
the Lord perform all thy petitions.

6 Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his
Anointed, and will hear him fi'om his holy
heaven : even with the wholesome strength of
his right hand.

7 Some put their trust in chariots, and some
in horses i but we will remember the Xame of
the Lord our God.

8 They are brought down, and fallen : but
we are risen, and stand upright.

9 Save, Lord, and hear us, King of hea-
ven : when we call upon thee.

Psalm xxi. Bominc, in virtiite ttia,

THE King shall rejoice in thy strength,
Lord ; exceeding glad shall he be of thy
salvation.

2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire :
and hast not denied hmi the request of his lips.

3 For thou shalt prevent him with the
blessings of goodness ; and shalt set a crown of
pure gold upon his head.

4 He asked life of tiiee, and thou gavest
him a long life : even for ever and ever.

5 His honour is great in thy salvation :
glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon
him.

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6 For thou shalt give him everlasting feli-
city : and make him glad with the joy of thy
countenance.

7 And why ? because the King putteth his
trust in the Lord : and in the mercy of the
most Highest he shall not miscarry.

8 All thine enemies shall feel thyhnnd : thy
right hand shall find out them that hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven
in time of thy wTath : the Lord shall destroy
them in his displeasure, and the fire shall con-
smne them.

10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the
earth : and their seed from among the children
of men.

1 1 For they mtended mischief against thee :
and imagined such a device as they are not
able to perform.

12 Therefore shalt thou put tJiem to flight :
and the stnngs of thy bow shalt thou make
ready against the face of them.

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own
strength : so will we sing, and praise thy power.

Day 4. C^bcnius prajicr.

Psalm xxii. Deus, JDeus menu.

MY God, my God, look upon me; why
hast thou forsaken me : and art so far
ft'om my health, and from the words of my
complaint ?

2 my God, I cry in the day-time, but
thou hcarest not : and in the night-season also
I take no rest.

3 And thou continuest holy : thou wor-
ship of Israel.

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4 Our fathers hoped in thee : they trusted
in thee, and thou didsfc deliver tliem.

5 Tliey called upon thee, and were holpen t
they put their trust in thee, and were not con-
founded.

6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man :
a very scorn of men, and the out-cast of the
people.

7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn :
they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads,
saying,

8 lie trusted in God, that he would de-
liver him : let him deliver hmi, if he will have
him.

9 But thou art he that took me out of my
mother's womb : thou wast my hope, when I
hanged yet upon my motlier's breasts.

10 I have been left unto thee ever since I
was born : thou art my God even fi'om my
mother's womb.

11 go not from me, for trouble is hard
at hand : and tliere is none to help me.

12 Many oxen are come about me : fat bulls
of Basan close me in on every side.

13 They gape upon me with their mouths :
as it were a ramping and a roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my
bones are out of joint : my heart also in the
midst of my body is even like melting wax.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue cleaveth to my gums : and thou
shalt bring me into the dust of death.

16 For many dogs are come about me ;
and the council of tiie wicked layeth siege
against nie.

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THE PSALMS. Dayi.

17 They pierced my hands and my feet ;
I may tell all my bones : they stand staring
and looldng upon me.

18 They part my garments among them :
and cast lots upon my vesture.

19 But be not thou far from me, Lord :
thou art my succour, haste thee to help
me.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword : my
darling fi'om the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion's mouth : thou
hast heard me also fi'om among the horns of
the unicorns.

22 I will declare thy Xame unto my bre-
thren : in the midst of the congregation Avill
I praise thee.

23 praise the Lord, ye that fear him :
magnify him, all ye of tlie seed of .Tacob, and
fear him, all ye seed of Israel ;

24 For he hath not despised, nor abhorred,
the low estate of the poor : he hath not hid
his face fi'om him, but when he called unto
him he heard him.

25 My praise is of thee in the great congre-
gation : my vows will I perform in the sight
of them that fear him.

26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied : they
that seek after the Lord shall praise him ;
your heart shall live for ever.

27 All the ends of the world shall remember
themselves, and be turned unto the Lord : and
all the kindreds of the nations shall worship
before him.

28 For the kingdom is the Lord's : and liG
is the Governour among the people.

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29 All such as be fat upon earth : have eaten,
and worshipped.

30 All they that go down into the dust shall
kneel before him : and no man hath quickened
his own soul.

31 My seed shall serve him : they shall be
counted unto the Lord for a generation.

32 They shall come, and the heavens shall
declare his righteousness : unto a people that
shall be born, whom tlie Lord hath mad-C.

Psalm xxiii. Domimis regit me.

THE Lord is my shepherd : therefore can
T lack nothing.

2 He shall feed me in a green pasture : and
lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.

3 He shall convert my soul : and bring me
forth in the paths of righteousness, for his
Name's sake.

4 Yea, though T walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for
thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff com-
fort me.

5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me
against them that trouble me : thou hast
anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall
be full.

6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life : and I will
dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Day 5, ;;^oriitncj grayer.

Psalm XX iv. Dom'nii est terra.

THE earth is the Lord's, and all that there-
in is : the compass of the world, and they
that dwell therein.

356 THE PSALMS. Bay 5.

2 For lie hath founded it upon the seas •. and
prepared it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the
Lord : or who shall rise up in his holy place P

4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure
heart : and that hath not lift up his mind un-
to yanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

5 He shall receive the blessing fi'om the
Lord : and righteousness from the God of his
salvation.

6 Tliis is the generation of them that seek
hhn : even of tliem thaD seek thy face, Jacob.

7 Lift u]) your heads, ye gates, and be
ye lift up, ye everlasting doors : and the King
of glory shall come in.

8 Who is the King of glory : it is the Lord
strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in
battle.

9 Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be
ye lift up, ye everlasting doors : and the King
of glory shall come in.

10 Who is the King of glory : even the
Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

Psalm xxY. Ad te^ Bomine, levavi.

UNTO thee, Lord, will I lift up my soul ;
my God, I have put my trust in thee :
let me not be confounded, neither let mine
enemies triumph over me.

2 For all they tliat hope in thee shall not be
ashamed : but sucli as transgress without a
cause sliull be put to confusion.

3 Sliew me thy ways, Lord : and teach me
thy paths.

4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me :

Day 5. THE PSALMS. 357

for thou art the God of my salvation ; in thee
hath been my hope all the clay long.

5 Call to remembrance, Lord, thy tender
mercies : and thy loving-kindnesses, which have
been ever of old.

6 remember not the sins and offences of
my youth : but according to tliy mercy think
thou upon me, Lord, for thy goodness.

7 Gracious and righteous is the Lord :
therefore will he teach sinners in the way,

8 Them that are meek shall he guide in
judgment : and such as are gentle, them shall
he learn his way.

9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and
truth : unto such as keep his covenant, and his
testimonies.

10 For thy Name's sake, Lord : be mer-
ciful unto my sin, for it is great.

11 What man is he, that feareth the Lord :
him shall he teach in the way that he shall
choose.

12 His soul shall dwell at ease : and his seed
shall inherit the land.

1 3 The secret of the Lord is among them that
fear him : and he will shew them his covenant.

14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the
Lord : for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy up-
on me : for I am desolate, and in misery.

1 6 The sorrows of my heart are enlarged :
bring thou m.e out of my troubles.

17 Look upon my adversity and misery : and
forgive me all my sin.

18 Consider mine enemies, how many they
are : and they bear a tyrannous hate against me.

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THE PSALMS. Dap 5.

19 keep my soul, and deliver me : let me
not be confounded, for I have put my trust in
thee.

20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing
wait upon me : for my liope hath been in thee.

21 Deliver Israel, God : out of all his
troubles.

Psalm xxvi. Judica me, Domine.

BE thou my Judge, Lord, for I have
walked innocently : my trust hath been
also in the Lord, therefore shall 1 not fall.

2 Examine me, Lord, and prove me : try
out my reins and my heart.

3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before
mine eyes : and I will walk in thy truth.

4 I have not dwelt Vv^ith vain persons : nei-
ther will 1 have fellowship with the xieceitful.

5 I have hated the congregation of the
wicked : and will not sit among the ungodly.

6 I will wash my hands in innocency,
Lord : and so will I go to thine altar ;

7 That I may shew the voice of thanks-
giving ; and tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy
house : and the place where thine honour
dwelleth.

9 shut not up my soul with the sinners :
nor my life with the blood-thirsty ;

10 Li whose hands is wickedness : and their
right hand is full of gifts.

11 But as for me, I will walk innocently ;
deliver me, and be merciful unto me.

12 My foot sUmdeth riglit : I will praise the
Lord in the congregations.

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Day 5. dfbcning Prater*

Psalm xxvii. Dominus illuminatio.

THE Lord is my light, and my salvation ;
whom then shall I fear : the Lord is the
strength of my life ; of whom then shall I be
afraid ?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies, and
my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh :
they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host of men were laid against
me, yet shall not my heart be afraid : and
though there rose up war against me, yet will
1 put my trust ni him.

4 One thing have I desired of the Lord,
which I will require : even that I may dwell in
the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to
visit his temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide
me in his tabernacle : yea, in the secret place
of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me
up upon a rock of stone.

6 And now shall he lift up mine head : above
mine enemies round about me.

7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an
oblation with great gladness : 1 will sing, and
speak praises unto tlie Lord.

8 Hearken unto my voice, Lord, when I
cry unto thee : have mercy upon me, and hear
me.

9 My heart hath talked of thee. Seek ye my
face : Thy face. Lord, will I seek.

10 hide not thou thy face fi'om me ; nor
cast thy servant away in displeasure.

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11 Thou hast been my succour : leave me
not, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

12 When my father and my mother forsake
me : the Lord taketh me up.

13 Teach me thy way, Lord : and lead
me in the right way, because of mine enemies.

14 Deliver me not over into the will of
mine adversaries : for there are false witnesses
risen up against me, and such as speak wrong.

15 1 should utterly have fainted : but that I
believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.

16 tarry thou the Lord's leisure : be
strong, and he shall comfort thine heart ; and
put thou thy trust in the Lord.

Psalm xxviii. Ad te, Domine.

UNTO thee will I cry, Lord my Strength :
think no scorn of me ; lest, if thou make
as though thou hearest not, I become like
them that go down into the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions,
when I cry unto thee : when I hold up my hands
towards the mercy-scat of thy holy temple.

3 pluck me not away, neither destroy me
with the ungodly and wicked doers : which
speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine
miscliiof in their hearts.

4 ileward them according to their deeds :
and according to the wickedness of their own
inventions.

5 Recompense them after the work of their
hands : pay them that they have deserved.

6 For they regard not in their mind the
works of the Lord, nor the operation of his

Day 5. THE TSALMS. 361

hands : therefore shall he break them down,
and not build them up.

7 Praised be the Lord : for he hath heard
the voice of my humble petitions.

8 The Lord is my streno-th, and my shield ;
my heart hath trusted in him, and I am help-
ed ; therefore my heart danceth for joy, and
in my song will I praise hmi.

9 The Lord is my strength : and he is the
wholesome defence of his Anointed.

10 save thy people, and give thy blessing
unto thine inheritance : feed them, and set
them up for ever.

Psalm xxix. Afferte Dommo.

BRING unto the Lord, ye mighty, bring
young rams unto the Lord : ascribe un-
to the Lord worship and strength.

2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his
Name : worship the Lord with holy worship.

3 It is the Lord, that commandeth the
waters : it is the glorious God, that maketh
the thunder.

4 It is the Lord, that ruleth the sea ; the
voice of the Lord is mighty in operation : the
voice of the Lord is a glorious voice.

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar-
trees : yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of
Libanus.

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf :
Libanus also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn.

7 The voice of the Lord divicleth the flames
of fire ; the voice of the Lord shaketh the
wilderness : yea, the Lord shaketh the wilder-
ness of Cades.

8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds

THE PSALMS. Dnrtj R.

to bring forth young, and discovereth the
thick bushes : in his temple doth every man
speak of his honour.

9 The Lord sitteth above the water-flood :
and the Lord remaineth a King for ever.

10 The Lord shall give strength unto his
people : the Lord shall give his people the
blessing of peace.

Day 6. i^lorning Prawcr.

Psalm XXX. Exaltaho te, Domine.

I WILL magnify thee, Lord, for thou
hast set me up : and not made my foes to
triumph over me.

2 Lord my God, I cried unto thee : and
thou hast healed me.

3 Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul out of
hell : thou hast kept my life from them that go
down to the pit.

4 Sing praises unto the Lord, ye saints
of his : and give thanks unto him for a re-
membrance of his holiness.

5 For his WTath endureth but the twinkling
of an eye, and in his pleasure is life : heavi-
ness may endure for a night, but joy cometh
in the morning.

6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never
be removed : thou. Lord, of thy goodness hast
made my hill so strong.

7 Thou didst turn thy face from me : and
I was troubled.

8 Then cried I unto thee, Lord : and
gat me to my Lord right humbly.

9 What profit is there in my blood : when
I go down to the pit ?

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10 Shall the dust give thanks unto thee :
or shall it declare thy truth ?

11 Hear, Lord, and have mercy upon
me : Lord, be thou my helper.

12 Thou hast turned my heaviness into
joy : thou hast . put off my sackcloth, and
girded me with gladness.

13 Therefore shall every good man sing of
thy praise without ceasing : my God, 1 will
give thanks unto thee for ever.

Psalm xxxi. In te, Domine^ speravi.

IN thee, Lord, have I put my trust : let
me never be put to confusion, deliver me
in thy righteousness.

2 Bow down thine ear to me : make haste
to deliver me.

3 And be thou my strong rock, and house
of defence : that thou mayest save me.

4 For thou art my strong rock, and my
castle : be thou also my guide, and lead me
for thy Name's sake.

5 Draw me out of the net that they have
laid privily for me : for thou art my strength.

6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit : for
thou hast redeemed me, Lord, thou God of
truth.

7 I have hated them that hold of supersti-
tious vanities : and my trust hath been in the
Lord.

8 I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy :
for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast
known my soul in adversities.

9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of
the enemy : but hast set my feet in a large room.

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10 Have mercy upon me, Lord, for I am
in ti'oiible : and mine eye is consumed for very
heaviness ; yea, my soul and my body.

11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness:
and my years with mourning.

12 My strength faileth me, because of mine
iniquity : and my bones are consumed.

13 I became a reproof among all mine
enemies, but especially among my neighbours :
and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of
me ; and they that did see me without con-
veyed themselves fi'om me.

14 I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out
of mind : I am become like a broken vessel.

15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the
multitude : and fear is on every side, while
they conspire together against me, and take
their counsel to take away my life.

16 But my hope hath been in thee,
Lord : I have said, Thou art my God. ,

17 My time is in thy hand ; deliver me
from the hand of mine enemies : and from them
that persecute me.

18 Shew thy servant the light of thy comi-
tcnance : and save me for thy mercy's sake.

19 Let me not be confounded, Lord, for
I have called upon thee : let the ungodly be put
to confusion, and be put to silence in the grave.

20 Let the lying lips be put to silence :
which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully.
speak against the righteous.

21 how plentiful is thy goodness, which
thou liast laid up for them that fear thee : and
that thou hast prepared for them that put their
trust in thee, even before the sons of men !

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22 Thou sbalt hide them privily by thine
own presence from the provoking of all men :
thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle
from the strife of tongues.

23 Thanks be to the Lord : for he hath
shewed me marvellous great kindness in a
strong city.

24 And when I made haste, I said : I am
cast out of the sight of thine eyes.

25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of
my prayer : when I cried unto thee.

26 love the Lord, all ye his saints : for
the Lord preserveth them that are faithful,
and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.

27 Be strong, and he shall establish your
heart : all ye that put your trust in the Lord.

Day 6. ^bciTiug prawcr.

Psalm xxxii. Beati, quorum,

BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness is
forgiven : and whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord
imputeth no sin : and in whose spirit there is
no guile.

3 For while I held my tongue : my bones
consumed away through my daily complaining.

4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and
night : and my moisture is like the drought in
summer.

5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee : and
mine unrighteousness have I not hid.

6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the
Lord : and so thou forgavest the wickedness
of my sin.

7 For this shall every one that is godly

THE PSALMS. Day 6.

make his prayer unto thee, in a time when
thou mayest be found : but in the great water-
floods they shall not come nigh him.

8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt
preserve me from trouble : thou shalt compass
me about with songs of deliverance.

9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the
way wherein thou shalt go : and I will guide
thee with mine eye.

10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which
have no understanding : whose mouths must
be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon
thee.

11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly ;
but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy
embraceth Inm on every side.

12 Be glad, ye righteous, and rejoice in
the Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true
of heart.

Psalm xxxiii. Exultatc, justi,

T3 EJOICE in the Lord, ye righteous : for
A\) it becometh well the just to be thankful.

2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing praises
unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten
strmgs.

3 Sing unto the Lord a new song ; sing
praises lustily unto him with a good courage.

4 For the word of the Lord is true ; and
all his works are faithful.

5 He lovcth righteousness and judgment :
the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

G By the word of the Lord were the hea-
vens made : and all the hosts of them by the
breath of his mouth.

Bay Q. THE PSALMS.

7 He gatliereth the waters of the sea toge-
ther, as it were upon an heap : and layeth up
the deep, as in a treasure-house.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : stand in
awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world.

9 For he spake, and it was done : he com-
manded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the
heathen to nought : and maketh the devices of
the people to be of none effect, and casteth out
the counsels of princes.

11 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for
ever : and the thoughts of his heart from gene-
ration to generation.

12 Blessed are the people, whose God is the
Lord Jehovah : and blessed are the folk, that
he hath chosen to him to be his inherit-
ance.

13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and
beheld all the children of men : from the
habitation of his dwelling he considereth all
them that dwell on the earth.

14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them : and
understandeth all their works.

15 There is no king that can be saved by
the multitude of an host : neither is any mighty
man delivered by much strength.

16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to
save a man : neither shall he deliver any man
by his great strength.

17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them
that fear him : and upon them that put their
trust in his mercy ;

18 To deliver their soul from death : and to
feed them in the time of dearth.

■.iG8 THE PSALMS. Day 6.

19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the
Lord : for he is our help, and our shield.

20 For our heart shall rejoice in him : be-
cause we have hoped in liis holy Name.

21 Let thy merciful kindness, Lord, be
upon us : like as we do put om' trust in thee.

Psalm xxxiv. 13enedicam Domino.

I "WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord :
his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord :
the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 praise the Lord with me : and let us
magnify his Name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me : yea,
he delivered me out of all my fear.

5 They had an eye unto him, and were
lightened : and their faces were not ashamed.

6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth
him : yea, andsavethhimoutofallhis troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about
them that fear him : and delivereth them.

8 taste, and see, how gracious the Lord
is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9 fear the Lord, ye that are his saints :
for they that fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions do lack, and sutler hunger : but
they who seek the Lord shall want no manner
of tiling that is good.

1 1 Come, ye clnldrcn, and hearken unto me :
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that lusteth to hve : and
would fain see good days ?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil : and thy lips,
that they speak no guile.

Day 7. THE PSALMS.

14 Eschew evil, and do good : seek peace,
and ensue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are over the right-
eous : and his ears are open unto their prayers.

16 The countenance- of the Lord is against
them that do evil : to root out the remembrance
of them fi'om the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth
them : and delivereth them out of all their
troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of
a contrite heart : and will save such as be of an
humble spirit.

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous:
but the Lord delivereth him out of all.

20 He keepeth all liis bones : so that not one
of them is broken.

21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly :
and they that hate the righteous shall be de-
solate.

22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his ser-
vants : and all they that put their trust in him
shall not be destitute.

Day 7. iH0nTiitg |9raiier.

Psalm XXXV. Jud'ica, Domine.

PLEAD thou my cause, Lord, with them
that strive with me : and fight thou against
them that fight against me.

2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler :
and stand up to help me.

3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way
against them that persecute me : say unto mj
soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame^

SJ-O THE PSALHS. Bay!,

that seek after my soul : let them be turned
back, and brought to confusion, that imagine
mischief for me.

5 Let them be as the dust before the wind ;
and the angel of the Lord scattering them.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery : and
let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

7 For they have privily laid their net to de-
stroy me without a cause : yea, even without
a cause have they made a pit for my soul.

8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him
unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily,
catch himself : that he may fall into his own
mischief.

9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord : it
shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say. Lord, who is like
unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him
that is too strong for him : yea, the poor, and
him that is in misery, from hun that spoileth'
him ?

1 1 False witnesses did rise up : they laid to
my charge tilings that I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for good : to the
great discomfort of my soul.

1 3 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on
sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting :
and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom.

14 i behaved myself as though it had been
my friend, or my brother : I went heavily, as
one that mourneth for his mother.

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and
gathered themselves together : yea, the very
abjects came together against me unawares,
making mouths at me, and ceased not.

Dayl, THE PSALMS. 371

16 "With the flatterers were busy mockers:
who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this:
deliver my soul from the calamities which
they bring on me, and my darling from the lions.

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great
congregation : I will praise thee among much
people.

19 let not them that are mine enemies
triumph over me ungodly : neither let them
wink with their eyes that hate me without a
cause.

20 And why ? their communing is not for
peace : but they imagine deceitful words against
them that are quiet ni the land.

21 They gaped upon me with their mouths,
and said : Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it
with our e3'es.

22 This tliou hast seen, Lord : hold not
thy tongue then, go not far from me, Lord.

23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quar-
rel : avenge thou my cause, my God, and my
Lord.

24 Judge me, Lord my God, according to
thy righteousness : and let them not triumph
over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts. There,
there, so would we have it : neither let them
say, We have devoured him.

'2(y Let them be put to confusion and shame
together, that rejoice at my trouble : let them
be clothed With rebuke and dishonour, that
boast themselves against me.

27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour
my righteous dealing : yea, let them say alway,

372 THE PSALMS. Dayl.

Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the
prosperity of his servant.

28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking
of thy righteousness : and of thy praise all the
day long.

Psalm xxxvi. Dixit injustus.

MY heart sheweth me the wickedness of
the ungodly : that there is no fear of God
before his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his owti sight :
until his abominable sm be found out.

3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous,
and full of deceit : he liath left off' to behave
himself wisely, and to do good.

4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and
hath set himself m no good way : neither doth
he abhor any thing that is evil.

5 Thy mercy, Lord, reacheth 'unto the
heavens : and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

G Thy righteousness standeth like the strong
mountains : thy judgments are like the gi'eat
deep.

7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and
beast ; How excellent is thy mercy, God : and
the children of men shall put their trust under
the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be satisfied witli the plenteous-
ncss of thy house : and thou shalt give them
drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river.

9 For witli thee is the well of life : and in
thy light shall we see light.

10 continue forth thy loving-kindness
unto them that know thee : and thy righteous-
ness unto them that are true of heart.

Dayl. THE PSALMS.

11 let not the foot of pride come against
me : and let not the hand of the ungodly cast
me down.

12 There are they fallen, all that work
wickedness : they are cast down, and shall not
be able to stand.

Day 7. (Irljcittng Praiicr.

Psalm xxxvii. Noli cemulari.

FRET not thyself because of the ungodly :
neither be thou envious against the evil
doers.

2 For they shall soon be cut do^^Ti like the
grass : and be withered even as the green herb.

3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be
doing good : dwell in the land, and verily thou
shalt be fed.

4 Delight thou in the Lord : and he shall
give thee thy heart's desire.

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put
thy trust in him : and he shall bring it to pass.

6 He shall make thy righteousness as clear
as the light : and thy just dealing as the noon-
day.

7' Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide
patiently upon him : but grieve not thyself at
him, whose way doth prosper, against the man
that doeth after evil counsels.

8 Leave off fi'om -wi'ath, and let go displea-
sure : fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved
to do evil.

9 Wicked doers shall be rooted out : and
they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall
inherit the land.

10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall

374 THE rSALMS. Day 7.

be clean gone : thou shalt look after his place,
and he shall be away.

11 But the meek-spmted shall possess the
earth : and shall be refreshed in the multitude
of peace.

12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the
•just : and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn : for
he hath seen that his day is coming.

14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword,
and have bent their bow : to cast do^vn the poor
and needy, and to slay such as are of a right
conversation.

15 Their sword shall go through their own
heart : and their bow shall be broken.

1 6 A small thing that the righteous hath : is
better than great riches of the ungodly.

17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be
broken : and the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the daj^s of the godly :
and their inheritance shall endure for ever.

19 They shall not be confounded in the
perilous time : and in the days of dearth they
shall have enough.

20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish ; and
the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the
fat of lambs : yea, even as the smoke, shall
they consume away.

21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not
again : but the righteous is merciful, and liberal.

22 Such as are blessed of God shall possess
the land : and they that are cursed of hun
shall be rooted out.

23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going :
and maketh his way acceptable to himself.

Day 7. THE PSALMS. 375

24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast away :
for the Lord upholcleth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old : and
yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his
seed begging their bread.

26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lend-
eth : and his seed is blessed.

27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is
good : and dwell for evermore.

28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is
right : he forsaketh not his that be godly, but
they are preserved for ever.

29 The unrighteous shall be punished : as
for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted
out.

30 The rigliteous shall inherit the land : and
dwell til ere ni for ever.

31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised
in wisdom : and his tongue will be talking of
judgment.

32 The law of his God is in his heart : and
his goings shall not slide.

33 The ungodly seeth the righteous : and
seeketh occasion to slay him.

34 The Lord will not leave him in his hand :
nor condemn him when he is judged.

35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his
way, and he shall promote thee, that tliou slialt
possess the land : when the ungodly shall
perish, thou shalt see it.

36 1 myself have seen the ungodly in great
power : and flomishmg like a green bay-tree.

37 I went by, and lo, he was gone : 1 sought
him, but his place could no where be found.

38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the

376 THE PSALMS. Day 8.

thing that is right : for that shall bring a man
peace at the last.

39 As for the transgressors, they shall perish
together : and the end of the ungodly is, they
shall be rooted out at the last.

40 But the salvation of the righteous cometh
of the Lord : who is also their strength in the
time of trouble.

41 And the Lord shall stand by them, and
save them : he shall deliver them from the
ungodly, and shall save them, because they put
their trust in him.

Day 8. ^lornmg ^3rai]cr.

Psalm xxxviii. Domine^ ne in furore.

PUT me not to rebuke, Lord, in thine
anger : neither chasten me in thy heavy
displeasure.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me : and thy
hand presseth me sore.

3 There is no health in my flesh, because of
thy displeasure : neither is there any rest in
my bones, by reason of my sin.

4 For my wickednesses are gone over my
head : and are like a sore burden, too hea\7 for
me to bear.

5 ]\Iy wounds stink, and are corrupt : through
my foolishness.

6 I am brought into so great trouble and
misery : that 1 go mourning all the day
long.

7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease :
and tliere is no wliole part in my body.

8 I am feeble, and sore smitten : I have
roared for the very disquietness of my heart.

Bay 8. THE PS/iLMS. 377

9 Ijord, thou knowest all my desire : and
my groaning is not hid from thee.

10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed
me : and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me.

1 1 My lovers and my neighbours did stand
looking upon my trouble : and my kinsmen
stood afar off.

12 They also that sought after my life laid
snares for me : and they that went about to do
me e^dl talked of wickedness, and imagined
deceit all the day long.

13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and
heard not : and as one that is dmnb, who doth
not open his mouth.

14 1 became even as a man that heareth not :
and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15 For in thee, Lord, have I put my trust :
thou shalt answer for me, Lord my God.

16 1 have required that they, even mine ene-
mies, should not triumph over me : for when my
foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me.

17 And I, truly, am set in the plague : and
my heaviness is ever in my sight.

18 For I will confess my wickedness : and
be sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty :
and they that hate me wrongfully are many in
number.

20 They also that reward evil for good are
against me : because I follow the thing that
good is.

21 Forsake me not, Lord my God : be
not thou far from me.

22 Haste thee to help me : Lord God of
my salvation.

378 THE PSALMS. Day 8.

Psalm xxxix. D\x\, custodiam.

I SAID, I will take heed to my ways : that I
offend not in my tongue.

2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a
bridle : while the ungodly is in my sight.

3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing : I
kept silence, yea, even from good words ; but
it was pain and grief to me.

4 ^ly heart was hot within me, and while I
was thus musing the fire kindled : and at the
last I spake with my tongue ;

5 Lord, let me know mine end, and the
number of my days : that I may be certified
how long I have to live.

6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it
were a span long : and mine age is "even as
nothing in respect of thee ; and verily every
man living is altogether vanity.

7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and
disquieteth himself in vain : he heapeth up
riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

8 And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly
my hope is even in thee.

9 Deliver me from all mine offences : and
make me not a rebuke unto the foolish.

10 I became dumb, and opened not my
moutli : for it was thy doing.

11 Take tliy ])lague away from me : I am
even consumed by the means of thy heavy
hand.

12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten
man for sin, thou makest his beauty to con-
sume away, like as it were a moth fretting a
garment : every man therefore is but vanity.

X>ai/8. THE PSALMS. 379

13 Hear my prayer, Lord, and with thine
ears consider my calling : hold not thy peace
at my tears.

l-i For I am a stranger with thee : and a
sojourner, as all my fathers were.

15 spare me a little, that I may recover
my strength : before I go hence, and be no
more seen.

Psalm xl. Expectans eocpectavL

I WAITED patiently for the Lord : and he
inclined unto me, and heard my calling.

2 He brought me also out of the horrible
pit, out of the mire and clay : and set my feet
upon the rock, and ordered my goings.

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth :
even a thanksgiving unto our God.

4 Many shall see it, and fear : and shall put
their trust in the Lord.

5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope
in the Lord : and turned not unto the proud,
and to such as go about with lies.

6 Lord my God, great are the w'ondrous
works which thou hast done, like as be also
thy thoughts which are to us-ward : and yet
there is no man that ordereth them unto
thee.

7 If I should declare them, and speak of
them : they should be more than I am able to
express.

8 Sacrifice, and meat-offering, thou wouldest
not : but mine ears hast thou opened.

9 Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast
thou not required : then said I, Lo, I come,

10 In the volume of the book it is wTitten

THE PSALMS. Day ^

of me, that I should fulfil thy will, my God :
I am content to do it ; yea, thy law is mthin
my heart.

Ill have declared thy righteousness in the
great congregation : lo, I will not refrain my
lips, Lord, and that thou knowest.

12 I have not hid thy righteousness within
my heart : my talk hath been of thy truth,
and of thy salvation.

13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy
and truth : from the great congregation.

14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me,
Lord : let thy loving-kindness and thy truth
alway preserve me.

15 For innumerable troubles are come about
me ; my sins have taken such hold upon. me
that I am not able to look up : yea, they are
more in number than the hairs of my head,
and my heart hath failed me.

16 Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver
me : make haste, Lord, to help me.

17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded
togetlier, that seek after my soul to destroy it :
let them be driven backward, and put to re-
buke, that wisli me evil.

18 Let them be desolate, and rewarded with
shame : that say unto me. Fie upon thee, fie
upon thee.

19 Let all those that seek thee be joyful
and glad in thee : and let such as love thy
salvation say alway, Tlie Lord be praised.

20 As for me, 1 am poor and needy : but
the Lord careth for me.

21 Thou art my helper and redeemer : make
no long tarrying, my God.

Day 8. THE PSALMS. 381

Day 8. (Qhmiw^ Prager.

Psalm xli. Beatiis qui intelligit.

BLESSED is he that considereth the poor
and needy : the Lord shall deliver him
in the time of trouble.

2 The Lord preserve him, and keep him
alive, that he may be blessed upon earth : and
deliver not thou him into the will of his
enemies.

3 The Lord comfort him, when he lieth sick
upon his bed : make thou all his bed in his
sickness.

4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : heal
my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me : When
shall he die, and his name perish ?

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh
vanity : and his heart conceiveth falsehood
within himself, and when he cometh forth
he telleth it.

7 All mine enemies whisper together against
me : even against me do they imagine this evil.

8 Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed
against him : and now that he lieth, let him
rise up no more.

9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom
I trusted : who did also eat of my bread, hath
laid great wait for me.

10 But be thou merciful unto me, Lord :
raise thou me up again, and I shall reward
them.

11 By this Iknow thou favourest me : that
mine enemy doth not triumph against me.

12 And when I am in my health, thou up-

THE PSALMS. Day S.

boldest me : and shalt set me before tby face
for ever.

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel : world
without end. Amen.

Psalm xlii. Qncmadmodum.

LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks :
so longeth my soul after thee, God.

2 My soul is atliirst for God, yea, even for
the living God : when shall I come to appear
before the presence of God ?

3 My tears have been my meat day and
night : while they daily say unto me, Where is
now thy God ?

4 Now when I think thereupon, I pour out
my heart by myself : for I went with the mul-
titude, and brought them forth into the house
of God.;

5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving :
among such as keep holy-day.

6 Why art thou so full of hea\'iness, my
soul : and why art thou so disquieted within
me ?

7 Put thy trust in God : for I will yet give
him thanks for the help of his countenance.

8 My God, my soul is vexed within me :
therefore will I remember tliee concerning the
land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon.

9 One deep calleth another, because of the
noise of the water-pipes : all thy waves and
storms are gone over me.

10 The Lord hath granted liis loving-kind-
ness in the day-time : and in the night-season
did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto
the God of my life.

Tkiy 8. THE PSALMS.

Ill will say unto the God of my strength,
Why hast thou forgotten me : why go I thus
heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me ?

1 2 My bones are smitten asunder as with a
sword : w^hile mine enemies that trouble me
cast me in the teeth ;

1 3 Namely, while they say daily unto me :
"Where is now thy God ?

14 T\liy art thou so vexed, my soul : and
why art thou so disquieted within me ?

15 put thy trust in God : for I will yet
thank him, which is the help of my counte-
nance, and my God.

Psalm xliii. Juclica me, Deus.

GIVE sentence with me, God, and de-
fend my cause against the ungodly peo-
ple : deliver me from the deceitful and
wicked man.

2 For thou art the God of my strength,
why hast thou put me from thee : and why
go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth
me ?

3 send out thy light and thy truth, that
they may lead me : and bring me unto thy holy
hill, and to thy dwelling.

4 And that I may go unto the altar of God,
even unto the God of my joy and gladness :
and upon the harp will I give thanks unto
thee, God, my God.

5 Why art thou so heavy, my soul : and
why art thou so disquieted within me ?

6 put thy trust in God : for I will yet
give him thanks, which is the help of my
countenance, and my God,

384 THE PSALMS. Day 9.

Day 9. JBorning prawer.

Psalm xliv. Deus, auribus.

WE have heard with our ears, God, our
fathers have told us : what thou hast
done in their time of old ;

2 How thou hast driven out the heathen
with thy hand, and planted them in : how thou
hast destroyed the nations, and cast them out.

3 For they gat not the land in possession
through their own sword : neither was it their
own arm that helped them ;

4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and
the light of thy countenance : because thou
hadst a favom^ unto them.

5 Thou art my King, God : send help
unto Jacob.

6 Through thee will we overthrow our ene-
mies : and in thy Name will we tread them
under, that rise up against us.

7 For I will not trust in my bow : it is not
my sword that shall help me ;

8 But it is thou that savest us fi'om our
enemies : and puttest them to confusion that
hate us.

9 We make our boast of God all day long :
and will praise thy Name for ever.

10 But now thou art far off, and puttest us
to confusion : and goest not forth with our
armies.

1 1 Thou makest us to turn our backs upon
our enemies : so that they which hate us spoil
our goods.

12 Thou lettcst us be eaten up like sheep:
and hast scattered us among the heathen.

Day 9. THE PSALMS.

13 Thou sellest thy people for nought : and
takest no money for them.

14 Thou makest us to be rebuked of our
neighbours : to be laughed to scorn, and had in
derision of them that are round about us.

15 Thou makest us to be a by- word among
the heathen : and that the people shake their
heads at us.

16 My confusion is daily before me : and the
shame of my face hath covered me ;

17 For the voice of the slanderer and blas-
phemer : for the enemy and avenger.

18 And though all this be come upon us,
yet do we not forget thee : nor behave ourselves
frowardly in thy covenant.

19 Our heart is not turned back : neither
our steps gone out of thy way ;

20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into
the place of dragons : and covered us with the
shadow of death.

21 If we have forgotten the Name of our
God, and holden up our hands to any strange
god : shall not God search it out ? for he know-
eth the very secrets of the heart.

22 For thy sake also are we killed all the
day long : and are counted as sheep appointed
to be slain.

23 Up, Lord, why sleepest thou : awake,
and be not absent from us for ever.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face : and for-
gettest our misery and trouble ?

25 For our soul is brought low, even unto
the dust : our belly cleaveth mito the ground.

26 Arise, and help us : and deliver us for
thy mercy's sake.

386 THE PSALMS. Day 9.

Psalm xlv. Eructamt cor meiim.

MY heart is inditing of a good matter : I
speak of the things which I have made
unto the King.

2 My tongue is the pen : of a ready writer.

3 Thou art fairer than the children of men :
full of grace are thy lips, because God hath
blessed thee for ever.

4 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh,
thou most Mighty : according to thy wor-
ship and renown.

5 Good luck have thou with thine honour :
ride on, because of the word of truth, of meek-
ness, and righteousness ; and thy right hand
shall teach thee terrible things.

6 Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people
shall be subdued unto thee : even in the midst
among the King's enemies.

7 Thy seat, God, endureth for ever : the
sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

8 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated
iniquity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness above
thy fellows.

9 All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes,
and cassia : out of the ivory palaces, whereby
tliey have made thee glad.

10 Kings' daughters were among thy ho-
nourable women : upon thy right hand did
stand the queen in a vesture of gold, wrought
about with divers colours.

11 Hearken, daughter, and consider, in-
cline thine ear : forget also thine own people,
and thy father's house.

12 So shall the King have pleasure in thy

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beauty : for he is thy Lord God, and worship
thou him.

lo And the daughter of Tyre shall be there
with a gift : like as the rich also among the peo-
ple shall make their supplication before thee.

14 The King's daughter is all glorious with-
in : her clothing is of wrought gold.

15 She shall be brought unto the King in
raiment of needlework : the virgins that be her
fellows shall bear her company, and shall be
brought unto thee.

16 With joy and gladness shall they be
brought : and shall enter into the King's palace.

17 Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have
children : whom thou mayest make princes in
all lands.

18 1 will remember thy Name from one ge-
neration to another : therefore shall the people
give thanks unto thee, world without end.

Psalm xlvi. Deus iioster refugiwn.

GOD is our hope and strength : a very pre-
sent help in trouble.

2 Therefore will we not fear, though the
earth be moved : and though the hills be car-
ried into the midst of the sea.

3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell :
and though the mountains shake at the tem-
pest of the same.

4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make
glad the city of God : the holy place of the
tabernacle of the most Highest.

5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall
she not be removed : God shall help her, and
that right early.

388 THE PSALMS. Day 9.

6 The heathen make much ado, and the
kingdoms are moved : but God hath shewed
his voice, and the earth shall melt away.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us : the Grod
of Jacob is our refuge.

8 come hither, and behold the works of
the Lord : what destruction he hath brought
upon the earth.

9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world :
he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear
in sunder, and burnetii the chariots in the
fire.

10 Be still then, and know that I am God :
I will be exalted among the heathen, and I
will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us : the God
of Jacob is our refuge.

Day 9, Cbrning Praticr.

Psalm xlvii. Omncs (jcntes, plandite,

OCLAP joxvc hands together, all ye peo-
ple : sing mito God with the voice of
melody.

2 For the Lord is high, and to be feared :
he is the great King upon all the earth.

3 lie shall subdue the people under us : and
the nations under our feet.

4 He shall choose out an heritage for us :
even the worship of Jacob, whom he loved.

5 God is gone up .with a merry noise : and
the Lord with the sound of the trump.

6 sing praises, sing praises unto our God :
sing praises, sing praises unto our Kmg.

7 For God is tlie King of all the eai'th ;
sing ye praises with understanding.

Day 9. THE PSALMS.

8 God reigneth over the heathen : God
sitteth ujDon his holy seat.

9 The princes of the people are joined unto
the people of the God of Abraham : for God,
which is very high exalted, doth defend the
earth, as it were with a shield.

Psalm xlviii. Magyms Dominus.

GREAT is the Lord, and highly to be
praised : in the city of om: God, even upon
his holy hill.

2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the
joy of the whole earth : upon the north-side
lieth the city of the great King ; God is well
known in her palaces as a sure reftige.

3 For lo, the kings of the earth : are gather-
ed, and gone by together.

4 They marvelled to see such things : they
were astonished, and suddenly cast down.

5 Fear came there upon them, and sorrow ;
as upon a woman in her travail.

6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea :
through the east-wind.

7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of
our God : God upholdeth the same for ever.

8 We wait for thy loving-kindness, God :
in the midst of thy temple.

9 God, according to thy Name, so is thy
praise unto the world's end : thy right hand
is full of righteousness.

10 Let the mount Sion rej oice, and tlie daugh-
ter of Judah be glad : because of thy judgments.

11 Walk about Sion, and go round about
her : and tell the towers thereof.

JS 6

390 THE PSALMS. Day 9*

12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her
houses : that ye may tell them that come after.

13 For this God is our God for ever and
ever : he shall be our guide unto death.

Psalm xlix. Aiulite hcBC^ omnes.

OHEAR ye this, all ye people °. ponder it
with youi' ears, all ye that dwell in the
world ;

2 High and low, rich and poor : one with
another.

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom : and
my heart shall muse of understanding.

4 I will incline mine ear to the parable :
and shew my dark speech upon the harp.

5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of
wickedness : and when the wickedness of my
heels compasseth me round about ? ,

G There be some that put their trust in
their goods : and boast themselves in the mul-
titude of their riches.

7 But no man may deliver his brother : nor
make agreement unto God for him ;

8 For it cost more to redeem their souls :
so that he must let that alone for ever ;

9 Yea, though he live long : and see not
the grave.

10 For lie sceth that wise men also die, and
perish together : as well as the ignorant and
foolish, and leave their riches for other.

11 And yet they think that their houses
shall contimie for ever : a»d that their dwell-
ing-places shall endure from one generation to
another; and call the lands after their own
names.

Day 10, THE PSALMS. 391

12 Nevertheless, man will not abide in
honour : seeing he may be compared unto the
beasts that perish ; this is the way of them.

13 This is their foolishness : and their pos-
terity praise their saying.

14 They lie in the hell like sheep, death
gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall
have domination over them in the morning :
their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre
out of their dwelling.

15 But God hath delivered my soul from
the place of hell : for he shall receive me.

16 Be not thou afraid, though one be made
rich : or if the glory of his house be increased;

17 For he shall carry nothing away with
him when he dieth : neither shall his pomp
follow him.

18 For while he lived, he counted himself
an happy man : and so long as thou doest well
unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.

19 He shall follow the generation of his
fathers : and shall never see light.

20 Man being in honour hath no under-
standing : but is compared unto the beasts that
perish.

Day 10. i^orittng Prag^r.

Psalm 1. Deus cleorum.

THE Lord, even the most mighty God,-
hath spoken : and called the world, fi'om
the rising up of the sun, unto the going down
thereof.

2 Out of Sion hath God appeared : in perfect
beauty.

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep

392 THE PSALMS. Uay IQ.

silence : there shall go before him a conBum-
ifig fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred
up round about him.

4 He shall call the heaven from above : and
the earth, that he may judge his people.

5 Gather my saints together unto me : those
that have made a covenant ^nth me with sacri-
fice.

6 And the heaven shall declare his right-
eousness : for God is Judge hmiself.

7 Hear, my people, and I will speak : I
myself will testify against thee, Israel ; for
1 am God, even thy God.

. 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy
sacrifices, or for thy burnt-offerings : because
they were not alway before me.

9 I will take no bullock out of thine house :
nor he-goat out of thy folds.

10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine :
and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills.

11 I know all the fowls upon the moun-
tains : and the wild beasts of the field are in
my sight.

12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee : for
the whole world is mine, and all that is
therein.

13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls' flesh :
and drink the blood of goats ?

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving : and pay
thy vows unto the most Highest.

15 And call upon me in the time of trouble ;
so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me.

IG But unto the ungodly said God : Why
dost thou preach my laws, and takest my cove-
nant in thy mouth ;

Bay 10. THE PSALMS. 393

17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed : and
hast cast my words behind thee ?

1 8 When thou saAvest a thief, thou consent-
edst unto him : and hast been partaker with
the adulterers.

19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wicked-
ness : and with thy tongue thou hast set forth
deceit.

20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy
brother : yea, and hast slandered thine own
mother's son.

21 These things hast thou done, and I held
my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly,
that I am even such a one as thyself : but I
will reprove thee, and set before thee the
things that thou hast done.

22 consider this, ye that forget God : lest
I pluck you away, and there be none to de-
liver you.

23 Whoso ofiereth me thanks and praise,
he honoureth me : and to him that ordereth
his conversation right will I shew the salva-
tion of God.

Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deits.

AYE mercy upon me, God, after
thy great goodness : according to the
multitude of thy mercies do away mine of-
fences.

2 Wash me throughly fi'om my wickedness :
and cleanse me fi'om my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my faults : and my
sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee only have I sinned, and
done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest

394 THE PSALMS. Day 10.

be justified in thy saying, and clear when
thou art judged.

5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness ; and
in sin hath my mother conceived me.

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward
parts : and shalt make me to understand wis-
dom secretly.

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I
shall be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I
shall be whiter than snow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and glad-
ness : that the bones which thou hast broken
may rejoice.

9 Turn thy face fi'om my sins : and put out
all my misdeeds.

10 Make me a clean heart, God : and
renew a right spirit within me.

1 1 Cast me not away from thy presence :
and take not thy Holy Spirit fi-om me.

12 give me the comfort of thy help
again : and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the
wicked : and sinners shall be converted mito
thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, God,
thou that art the God of my health : and my
tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

15 Thou slialt open my lips, Lord : and
my mouth shall shew thy praise.

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would
I give it thee : but thou delightest not in
burnt-ofierings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, God, shalt thou
not despise.

Day 10. TH:E PSALMS. 395

18 be favourable and gracious unto Sion :
build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the
sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offer-
ings and oblations : then shall thej offer young
bullocks upon thine altar.

Psalm lii. Quid gloriaris ?

WHY boastest thou thyself, thou tyi'ant :
that thou canst do mischief ;

2 Whereas the goodness of God : endureth
yet daily ?

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness : and
with lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more
than goodness : and to talk of lies more than
righteousness.

5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that
may do hurt : thou false tongue.

6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever :
he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy
dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the
living.

7 The righteous also shall see this, and
fear : and shall laugh him to scorn;

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for
his strength : but trusted unto the multitude
of his riches, and strengthened himself in his
wickedness.

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in
the house of God : my trust is in the tender
mercy of God for ever and ever.

10 I will always give thanks unto thee for
that thou hast clone : and I will hope in thy
Kame, for thy saints like it well.

THE PSALMS. Day 10.

Day 10. dJbeninfl iSrawer,

Psalm liii. Dixit insipiens.

THE foolish body hath said in his heart :
There is no God.

2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable
in their wickedness : there is none that doeth
good.

3 God looked down fi'om heaven upon the
children of men : to see if there were any, that
would understand, and seek after God.

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they
are altogether become abominable : there is
also none that doeth good, no not one.

5 Are not they without understanding that
work wickedness : eating up my people as if
they would eat bread ? they have not called
upon God.

6 They were afi'aid where no fear 'was : for
God hath broken the bones of him that be-
sieged thee ; thou hast put them to confusion,
because God hath despised them.

7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto
Israel out of Sion : Oh, that the Lord would
deliver his people out of captivity I

8 Then should Jacob rejoice : and Israel
should be right glad.

Psalm liv. Dms, in nomine.

SAVE me, God, for thy Name's sake : and
avenge me in thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, God : and hearken
unto tlie words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me :
and tyrants, which have not God before their
eyes, seek after my soul.

Day 10. THE PSALMS. 397

4 Behold, God is my helper : the Lord is
with them that uphold my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies :
destroy thou them in thy truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will I give
thee, and praise thy Name, Lord : because
it is so comfortable.

7 For he hath delivered me out of all my
trouble : and mine eye hath seen his desire
upon mine enemies.

Psalm Iv. Exaudi, Deus.

EAR my prayer, God : and hide not
thyself from my petition.

2 Take heed unto me, and hear me : how
I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed.

3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly
Cometh on so fast : for they are minded to do
me some mischief; so maliciously are they set
against me.

4 My heart is disquieted within me : and the
fear of death is fallen upon me.

5 Tearfulness and trembling are come upon
me : and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed
me.

6 And I said, that I had wings like a
dove : for then would I flee away, and be at
rest.

7 Lo, then would I get me away far off :
and remain in the wilderness.

8 I would make haste to escape : because of
the stormy wind and tempest.

9 Destroy their tongues, Lord, and divide
them : for I have spied unrighteousness and
strife in the city.

THE PSAL3IS. Day 10.

10 Day and night they go about within the
walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in
the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is therein : deceit and guile
go not out of their streets.

12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath
done me this dishonour : for then I could
have borne it.

13 Neither was it mine adversary, that did
magnify himself against me : for then perad-
venture I would have hid myself fi'om him.

14 But it was even thou, my companion :
my guide, and mine o^xn familiar fi"iend.

15 We took sweet counsel together : and
walked in the house of God as friends.

16 Let death come hastily upon them, and
let them go down quick into hell : for wicked-
ness, is in their dwellings, and among them.

17 As for me, I will call upon God : and
the Lord shall save me.

18 In the evening, and morning, and at
noon-day will I pray, and that instantly : and
he shall hear my voice.

19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in
peace from the battle that was against me :
for there were many with me.

20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever,
shall hear me, and bring them down : for
they will not turn, nor fear God.

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at
peace with him : and he brake his covenant.

22 Tlie words of his mouth were softer than
butter, having war in his heart : his words
were smoother than oil, and yet be they very
swords.

Day 11. THE PSALMS. 399

23 cast thy bui'den upon the Lord, and
he sliall nourish thee : and shall not suffer the
righteous to fall for ever.

24 And as for them : thou, God, shalt
bring them into the pit of destruction.

25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men
shall not live out half their days : neverthe-
less, my trust shall be in thee, O"^ Lord.

Day 11. i^flrntnjg: ^raner.

Psalm Ivi. Ili^erere mei, Detis,

BE merciful unto me, God, for man
goeth about to devour me : he is daily
fighting, and troubling me.

2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swal-
low me up : for they be many that fight
against me, thou most Highest.

3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime
afraid : yet put I my trust in thee.

4 1 will praise God, because of his word :
I have put my trust in God, and will not fear
what flesh can do unto me.

5 They daily mistake my words : all that
they imagine is to do me evil.

6 They hold all together, and keep them-
selves close : and mark my steps, when they
lay wait for my soul.

7 Shall they escape for their wickedness :
thou, God, in thy displeasure shalt cast
them down.

8 Thou tellest my Sittings ; put my tears
into thy bottle : are not these things noted in
thy book ?

9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shaU

400 THE PSALMS. Day 11.

mine enemies be put to flight : this I know ;
for God is on my side.

10 In God's word will I rejoice : in the
Lord's word will I comfort me.

11 Yea, in God have I put my trust : I will
not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Unto thee, God, will I pay my vows :
unto thee will 1 give thanks.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul fi'om
death, and my feet fi'om falling : that 1 may
walk before God in the light of the living.

Psalm Ivii. Miserere met, Deus,

BE merciful unto me, God, be merciful
unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee :
and under the shadow of thy wings shall be
my refuge, until this tyi'anny be over-past.

2 I will call unto the most high God ; even
unto the God that shall perform the cause
which I have in hand.

3 He shall send from heaven : and save me
from the reproof of him that would eat me up.

4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth :
my soul is among lions.

5 And I lie even among the children of men,
that are set on fire : whose teeth arc spears and
arrows, and their toni2,-ue a sliarp sword.

G Set up tliyself, (Jod, above the heavens :
and thy glory above all the earth.

7 They have laid a net for my feet, and
pressed down my soul : they have digged a pit
before me, and are fallen into the midst of it
themselves.

8 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is
fixed : I will sing, and give praise.

Day 11. THE PSALMS.

9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and
harp : I myself will awake right early.

10 I will give thanks unto thee, Lord,
among the people : and I will sing mito thee
among the nations.

11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth
unto the heavens : and thy truth unto the
clouds.

12 Set up thyself, God, above the heavens :
and thy glory above all the earth.

Psalm Iviii. Si vere utique.

AEE your minds set upon righteousness,
J_JL ye congregation : and do ye judge the
thing that is right, ye sons of men ?

2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart
upon the earth : and your hands deal with
wickedness.

3 The ungodly are fi'oward, even from their
mother's womb : as soon as they are born,
they go astray, and speak lies.

4 They are as venomous as the poison of a
serpent : even like the deaf adder that stop-
peth her ears ;

5 Which refiiseth to hear the voice of the
charmer : charm he never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouths ;
smite the jaw-bones of the lions, Lord : let
them fall away like water that runneth apace ;
and when they shoot their arrows let them be
rooted out.

7 Let them consume away like a snail, and
be like the untimely fruit of a woman : and
let them not see the sun.

8 Or ever your pots be made hot with

402 THE PSALMS. Day 11.

thorns : so let indignation vex liun, even as a
thing that is raw.

9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth
the vengeance : he shall wash his footsteps in
the blood of the ungodly.

10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is
a reward for the righteous : doubtless there is
a God that judge tli the earth.

Day 11. (i^fanxtnfl ^raiier.

Psalm lix. Eripe me de inimicis.

DELIVER me from mine enemies, God :
defend me fi'om them that rise up against
me.

2 deliver me fi*om the wicked doers ; and
save me fi'om the blood-thirsty men.

3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soul : the
mighty men are gathered against me, without
any offence or fault of me, Lord. '

4 They run and prepare themselves without
my fault : arise thou therefore to help me, and
behold.

5 Stand up, Lord God of hosts, thou God
of Israel, to visit all the heathen : and be not
merciful unto them that offend of malicious
wickedness.

6 They go to and fro in the evening : they
grin like a dog, and run about through the city.

7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and
swords are in their lips : for who doth hear ?

8 But thou, Lord, shalt have them in
derision : and thou shalt laugh all the lieathen
to scorn.

9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee : for
thou art the God of my refuge.

Dayll. THE PSALMS. 403

10 God sheweth me his goodness plente-
ously : and God shall let me see my desire
upon mine enemies.

11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it :
but scatter them abroad among the people,
and put them do^vn, Lord, our defence.

12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the
words of their lips, they shall be taken in their
pride : and why ? their preachnig is of cursing
and lies.

13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume
them, that they may perish : and laiow that
it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the
ends of the world.

14 And in the evening they will return :
grin like a dog, and will go about the city.

15 They will run here and there for meat ;
and grudge if they be not satisfied.

16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and
will praise thy mercy betimes in the morning :
for thou hast been my defence and refuge in
the day of my trouble.

17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing : for
thou, God, art my refuge, and my merciful
God.

Psalm Ix. De2(S, repidisti nos.

OGOD, thou hast cast us out, and scatter-
ed us abroad : thou hast also been dis-
pleased ; turn thee unto us again.

2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided
it : heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh.

3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy
things : thou hast given us a drink of deadly
wine.

4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear

404 THE PSALMS. Day 11.

thee : that they may triumph because of the
truth.

5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered:
help m^e with thy right hand, and hear me.

6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will
rejoice, and divide Sichem : and mete out the
valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine :
Ephraim also is the strength of my head;
Judah is my law-giver ;

8 Moab is my wash-pot ; over Edom will I
cast out my shoe : Philistia, be thou glad
of me.

9 Who will lead me into the strong city :
who will bring me into Edom ?

10 Hast not thou cast us out, God :
wilt not thou, God, go out with om-
hosts ?

11 be thou our help in trouble : for vain
is the help of man.

12 Through God will we do great acts : for
it is he that shall tread down our enemies.

Psalm Ixi. Exaudi, Dens,

HEAR my crying, God : give ear unto
my prayer.

2 From tJie ends of the earth will I call
upon thee : when my heart is in heaviness.

3 set me up u])on the rock that is higher
than I : for thou hast been my hope, and a
strong tower for me against the enemy.

4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever :
and my trust shall be under the covering of
thy wings.

6 For thou, Lord, hast heard my desires :

Day 12. THE PSALMS.

and hast given an heritage unto those that
fear thy Name.

6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life :
that his years may endure throughout all ge-
nerations.

7 He shall dwell before God for ever :
prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness,
that they may preserve him.

8 So mil I alway sing .praise unto thy
Name : that I may daily perform my vows.

Day 12. iPorniitfl Prager.

Psalm Ixii. Nonne Deo?

MY soul truly waiteth still upon God : for
of him Cometh my salvation.

2 He verily is my strength and my salva-
tion : he is my defence, so that I shall not
greatly fall.

3 How long will ye imagine mischief against
every man : ye shall be slain all the sort of
you ; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and
like a broken hedge.

4 Their device is only how to put him out
whom God will exalt : their delight is in lies ;
they give good words with their mouthy but
curse with their heart.

5 Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon
God : for my hope is in him.

6 He truly is my strength and my salvation :
he is my defence, so that I shall not fall.

7 In God is my health, and my glory : the
rock of my might, and in God is my trust.

8 put your trust in him alway, ye people :
poiu' out your hearts before him, for God is
our hope.

406 THE PSALMS. Duy\2.

9 As for the children of men, they are but
vanity : the children of men are deceitful upon
the weights, they are altogether lighter than
vanity itself.

10 trust not in wrong and robbery, give
not yourselves mito vanity : if riches increase,
set not your heart upon them.

11 God spake once, and twice I have also
heard the same : that power belongeth mito
God;

12 And that thou. Lord, art merciful : for
thou rewardest every man according to his
work.

Psalm Ixiii. Dens, Dens mens.

OGOD, thou art my God : early will I seek
thee.

2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also
longeth after thee : in a barren and dry land
where no water is.

3 Thus have I looked for thee in holiness :
that I might behold thy power and glory.

4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the
life itself : my lips shall praise thee.

5 As long as I live will I magnify thee on
this manner : and lift up my hands in thy Name.

G My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were
with marrow and fatness : when my mouth
praiseth thee with joyful lips.

7 Have I not remembered thee in my bed :
and thought ujion thee when I was waking ?

8 Because thou hast been my helper : there-
fore under the shadow of thy wings will I
rejoice.

y My soul hangeth upon thee : thy right
hand hath upholden me.

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10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul :
they shall go under the earth.

11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword :
that they may be a portion for foxes.

12 But the King shall rejoice in God ; all
they also that swear by him shall be com-
mended : for the mouth of them that speak
lies shall be stopped.

Psalm Ixiv. Exandi, Dens.

HEAR my voice, God, in my prayer :
preserve my life fi-om fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the gathering together of
the froward : and fi'om the insurrection of
wicked doers ;

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword :
and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words ;

4 That they may privily shoot at him that
is perfect : suddenly do they hit him, and fear
not.

5 They encourage themselves in mischief:
and commune among themselves how they
may lay snares, and say, that no man shall
see them.

6 They imagine wickedness, and practise it :
that they keep secret among themselves, every
man in the deep of his heart.

7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with
a swift arrow : that they shall be wounded.

8 Yea, their own tongues shall make them
fall : insomuch that whoso seeth them shall
laugh them to scorn.

9 And all men that see it shall say. This
hath God done : for they shall perceive that
it is his work.

408 THE PSALMS. Day 12.

10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord,
and put his trust in him : and all they that
are true of heart shall be glad.

Day 12. (!3lJfntug |3raiirr.

Psalm IxA^ Te decet hymmis.

THOU, God, art praised in Sion : and
unto thee shall the vow be performed in
Jerusalem.

2 Thou that hearest the prayer : unto thee
shall all flesh come.

3 My misdeeds prevail against me : be
thou merciful unto our sins.

4 Blessed is the man, whom thou choosest,
and receivest unto thee : he shall dwell in thy
court, and shall be satisfied witli the pleasures
of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

5 Thou shalt shew us wonderful things in
thy righteousness, God of our salvation : thou
that art the hope of all the ends of the earth,
and of them that remain in the broad sea.

6 Who in his strength setteth fast the moun-
tains : and is girded about with power.

7 Who stilicth the raging of the sea : and
the noise of his waves, and the madness of the
people.

8 They also that dwell in the uttermost
parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens :
thou that makest the outgoings of the morn-
ing and evening to praise thee.

9 Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it :
thou makest it very plenteous.

10 The river of God is full of water : thou
preparest their corn, for so thou providest for
the earth.

Day 12. THE PSALMS.

11 Thou wateresther furrows, thou sendesfc
rain into the little valleys thereof : thou mak-
est it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest
the increase of it.

12 Thou crownest the year with thy good-
ness : and thy clouds drop fatness.

13 They shall drop upon the dwellings of
the wilderness : and the little hills shall re-
joice on every side.

14 The folds shall be full of sheep : the
valleys also shall stand so thick with corn,
that they shall laugh and sing.

Psalm Ixvi. Jubilate Deo.

OBE joyful in God, all ye lands : sing
praises unto the honour of Jiis Name,
make his praise to be glorious.

2 Say unto God, how wonderful art thou
in thy works : through the greatness of thy
power shall thine enemies be found liars unto
thee.

3 For all the world shall worship thee : sing
of thee, and praise thy Name.

4 come hither, and behold the works of
God : how wonderful he is in his doing toward
the children of men.

5 He turned the sea into dry land : so that
they went through the water on foot ; there
did we rejoice thereof.

6 He ruleth with his power for ever ; his
eyes behold the people : and such as will
not believe shall not be able to exalt them-
selves.

7 praise our God, ye people ; and make
the voice of his praise to be heard ;

410 THE PSALMS. Day 12.

8 Who holdeth our soul in life : and suffer-
eth not our feet to slip.

9 For thou, God, hast proved us : thou
also hast tried us, like as silver is tried.

10 Thou broug-litest us into the snare : and
laidest trouble upon oiu- loins.

11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our
heads : we went through fire and water, and
thou broughtest us out into a wealthy
place.

12 I will go into thine house with burnt-
offerings : and will pay thee my vows, which
I promised with my lips, and spake with my
mouth, when I was in trouble.

13 1 will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices,
mth the incense of rams : I will offer bullocks
and goats.

14 come hither, and hearken,^ all ye that
fear God : and I will tell you what he hath
done for my soul.

15 I called unto him with my mouth : and
gave him praises with my tongue.

16 If I incline unto wickedness with mine
heart : the Lord will not hear me.

1 7 But God hath heard me : and considered
the voice of my prayer.

18 Praised be God who hath not cast out
my j^rayer : nor turned his mercy from me.

Psalm Ixvii. Dcxm miscreatur.

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and
shew us tiie light of his countenance,
and be merciful unto us ;

2 That thy way may be knoAvn upon earth :
thy saving health among all nations.

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3 Let the people praise thee, God : yea,
let all the people praise thee.

4 let the nations rejoice and be glad : for
thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and
govern the nations upon earth.

5 Let the people praise thee, God : let
all the people praise thee.

6 Then shall the earth bring forth her in-
crease : and God, even our o^vn God, shall give
us his blessing.

7 God shall bless us : and all the ends of
the world shall fear him.

Day 13. i^Drntnfl drawer.

Psalm Ixviii. Exiirgat Dens,

LET God arise, and let his enemies be scat-
tered : let them also that hate him flee
before him.

2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt
thou drive them away : and like as wax melt-
eth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at
the presence of God.

3 But let the righteous be glad and re-
joice before God : let them also be merry and
joyful.

4 sing unto God, and sing praises unto
his Name : magnify him that rideth upon the
heavens, as it were upon an horse ; praise
him in his Name JxiH, and rejoice before
him.

5 He is a Father of the fatherless, and de-
fendeth the cause of the widows : even God in
his holy habitation.

6 He is the God that maketh men to be of
one mind in an house^ and bringeth the pri-

THE PSALMS. Day 13.

soners out of captivity : but letteth the runa-
gates continue in scarceness.

7 God, when thou wentest forth before
the people : when thou wentest through the
wilderness,

8 The earth shook, and the heavens dropped
at the presence of God : even as Sinai also was
moved at the presence of God, who is the God
of Israel.

9 Thou, God, sentest a gracious rain upon
thine inheritance : and refreshedst it when it
was weary.

10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein :
for thou, God, hast of thy goodness prepared
for the poor.

11 The Lord gave the word : great was the
company of the preachers.

12 Kings with their armies did flee, and
were discomfited : and they of the houshold
divided the spoil.

13 Though ye have lien among the pots,
yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove : that is
covered with silver wings, and her feathers
like gold.

14 When the Almighty scattered kings for
their sake : then were they as white as snow in
Salmon.

15 As the hill of Basan, so is God's hill :
even an high hill, as the hill of Basan.

16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills ? this is
God's hill, in the which it pleaseth him to
dwell : yea, the Lord will abide in it for ever.

17 The chariots of God are twenty thou-
sand, even thousands of angels : and the Lord
is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.

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18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led
captivity captive, and received gifts for men :
yea, even for thine enemies, that the Lord
God might dwell among them.

19 Praised be the Lord daily i even the
God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits
upon us.

20 He is our God, even the God of whom
Cometh salvation : God is the Lord, by whom
we escape death.

21 God shall wound the head of his enemies :
and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on
still in his wickedness.

22 The Lord hath said, I mW bring my
people again, as I did fi-om Basan : mine own
will I bring again, as I did sometime fi-om the
deep of the sea.

23 That thy foot may be dipped in the
blood of thine enemies : and that the tongue
of thy dogs may be red through the same.

24 It is well seen, God, how thou goest :
how thou, my God and King, goest in the
sanctuary.

25 The singers go before, the minstrels fol-
low after : in the midst are the damsels plapng
with the timbrels.

26 Give thanks, Israel, unto God the
Lord in the congregations ; from the ground
of the heart.

27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and
the princes of Judah their council : the princes
of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali.

28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for
thee : stablish the thing, God, that thou
hast wrought in us,

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414 THE PSALMS. Day 13.

29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem : so
shall king's bring presents unto thee.

30 When the company of the spear-men,
and multitude of the miglity are scattered
abroad amoni^ the beasts of the people, so that
they humbly bring pieces of silver : and when
he hath scattered the people that delight in
war ;

31 Then shall the princes come out of
Egypt : the Morians' land shall soon stretch
out her hands unto God.

32 Snig unto God, ye kmgdoms of the
earth : sing ])raises unto the Lord ;

33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all from
the lieginnnig : lo, he doth send out his voice,
yea, and tliat a mighty voice.

34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel :
his worship, and strength is in the clouds.

35 God, wonderful art thou m thy holy
places : even the God of Israel ; he will give
strength and power unto his people ; blessed
be God.

Day 13. dJbcmng Pranrr.

Psalm Ixix. Salvinn mefac.

SAVE me, God : for the waters are come
in, even unto my soul.

2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no
ground is : I am come into deep waters, so
that the floods run over me.

3 I am weary of crying ; my throat is dry :
my sight faileth me for waiting so long upon
my God.

4 They that hate me without a cause are
more than the hairs of my head : they that are

Datjn. THE PSALMS. 415

mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless,
are mighty.

5 I paid them the things that I never took :
God, thou knowest my simpleness, and my
faults are not hid from thee.

6 Let not them that trust in thee, Lord
God of hosts, be ashamed for my cause : let
not those that seek thee be confounded through
me, Lord God of Israel.

7 And why ? for thy sake have I suffered
reproof : shame hath covered my face.

8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren :
even an alien unto my mother's children.

9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten
me : and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee
are fallen upon me.

10 I wept, and chastened myself \Y\i\\ fast-
ing : and that was turned to my reproof.

11 I put on sackcloth also : and they jested
upon me.

12 They that sit in the gate speak against
me : and the drunkards make songs upon me.

13 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee :
in an acceptable time.

14 Hear me, God, in the multitude of
thy mercy : even in the truth of thy salvation.

15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink
not : let me be delivered from them that
hate me, and out of the deep waters.

16 Let not the water-flood drown me, nei-
ther let the deep swallow me up : and let not
the pit shut her mouth upon me.

17 Hear me, Lord, for thy loving-kind-
ness is comfortable : turn thee unto me accord-
ing to the multitude of thy mercies.

416 THE PSALMS. Day 13.

18 And hide not thy face from thy servant,
for I am in trouble : haste tliee, and hear me.

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it :
deliver me, because of mine enemies.

20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame,
and my dishonour : mine adversaries are all
in thy sight.

21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am
full of heaviness : I looked for some to have
pity on me, but there was no man, neither
found I any to comfort me.

22 They gave me gall to eat : and when I
was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.

23 Let their table be made a snare to take
themselves withal : and let the things that
should have been for their wealth be unto them
an occasion of falling.

24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see
not ; and ever bow thou down their backs.

25 Pour out tliine indignation upon them :
and let thy -^Tathful displeasm-e take hold of
them.

26 Let their habitation be void : and no man
to dwell in their tents.

27 For they persecute him whom thou hast
smitten : and they talk how they may vex
them whom thou liast wounded.

28 Let them fall from one wickedness to
another : and not come into thy righteousness.

29 Let them be wijied out of the book of the
living : and not be written among the righteous.

30 As for me, when I am poor and in hea-
viness : thy help, Uod, shall lift me up.

31 I will praise the Name of God with a
song : and magnify it with thanksgiving.

Day 14. THE PSALMS. 417

32 This also shall please the Lord : better
than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

33 The humble shall consider this, and be
glad : seeli ye after God, and your soul shall live.

34 For the Lord heareth the poor : and de-
spiseth not his prisoners.

35 Let heaven and earth praise him : the
sea, and all that moveth therein.

36 For God will save Sion, and build the
cities of Judah : that men may dwell there, and
have it in possession.

37 The posterity also of his servants shall
inherit it : and they that love his Name shall
dwell therein.

Psalm Ixx. Dims in adjutorium,

HASTE thee, God, to deliver me : make
haste to help me, Lord.

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that
seek after my soul : let them be turned back-
ward and put to confusion tliat wish me evil.

3 Let them for their reward be soon brought
to shame : that cry over me. There, there.

4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful
and glad in thee : and let all such as delight
in thy salvation say alway. The Lord be praised.

5 As for me, I am poor and in misery ;
haste thee unto me, God.

6 Thou art my helper, and my redeemer :
Lord, make no long tarrying.

Day 14. i^orntng Prater.

Psalm Ixxi. In te, Domine, speravi,

IN thee, Lord, have I put my trust, let
me never be put to confusion : but rid me.

418 THE PSALMS. DayU,

and deliver me, in thy righteousness ; incline
thine ear unto me, and save me.

2 Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may
alway resort : thou hast promised to help me,
for thou art my house of defence, and my castle.

3 Deliver me, my God, out of the hand
of the ungodly : out of the hand of the unright-
eous and cruel man.

4 For thou, Lord God, art the thing that
I long for : thou art my hope, even from my
youth.

5 Through thee have I been holden up ever
since I was born : thou art he that took me
out of my mother's womb ; my praise shall be
always of thee.

6 I am become as it were a roonster unto
many : but my sure trust is in thee.

7 let my moutli be filled with thy praise :
that I may sing of thy glory and honour all
the day long.

8 Cast me not away in the time of age : for-
sake me not Avhen my strength faileth me.

9 For mine enemies speak against me, and
they that lay wait for my soul take their coun-
sel together, sapng : God hath forsaken him;
persecute him, and take him, for there is none
to deliver him.

10 Go not far from me, God -. my God,
haste thee to liclp me.

11 Let them be confounded and perish that
are against my soul : let them be covered with
shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.

12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway;
and will praise thee more and more.

13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy right-

Day 14. THE PSALMS. 419

eousness and salvation : for I know no end
thereof.

14 I will go forth in the strength of the
Lord God : and will make mention of thy righ-
teousness only.

15 Thou, God, hast taught me from my
youth up until now : therefore will I tell of thy
wondrous works.

16 Forsake me not, God, in mine old age,
when I am gray-headed : until I have shewed
thy strength unto this generation, and thy
power to all them that are yet for to come.

17 Thy righteousness, God, is very liigh:
and great things are they that thou hast done ;
God, who is like unto thee ?

18 what great troubles and adversities
hast thou shewed me I and yet didst thou tm-n
and refresh me ; yea, and broughtest me fr'om
the deep of the earth again.

19 Thou hast brought me to great honour:
and comforted me on every side.

20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy
faithfulness, God, playing upon an instru-
ment of musick : unto thee will I sing upon the
harp, thou Holy One of Israel.

21 My lips will be fain wjien I sing unto
thee : and so will my soul whom thou hast
delivered.

22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteous-
ness all the day long : for they are confounded
and brought unto shame that seek to do me
evil.

Psalm Ixxii. Dens, judicium,

GIVE the King thy judgments, God : and
thy righteousness mito the King's son.

THE rSALMS. Day 14.

2 Then shall he judge thy people according
unto right : and defend the poor.

3 The mountains also shall bring peace : and
the little hills righteousness unto the people.

4 He shall keep the simple folk by their
right : defend the children of the poor, and
punish the wrong doer.

5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun
and moon enduretli : from one generation to
another.

6 He shall come down like the rain into a
fleece of wool : even as the drops that water
the earth.

7 In his time shall the righteous flourish :
yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the
moon endureth.

8 His dominion shall be also from the one
sea to the other : and from the flood unto the
world's end.

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall
kneel before him : his enemies shall lick the
dust.

10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles
shall give presents : the kings of Arabia and
Saba shall bring gifts.

1 1 All kings ^lall fall down before him : all
nations shall do him service.

12 For he shall deliver the poor when he
crieth : the needy also, and him that hath no
helper.

13 He shall be favourable to the simple and
needy : and sliall preserve the souls of the poor.

14 He shall deiivei' their souls from false-
hood and wrong : and dear shall their blood
be in his sisrht.

Day 14. THE PSALMS. 421

15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given
of the gold of Arabia i prayer shall be made
ever unto him, and daily shall he be praised.

16 There shall be an heap of corn in the
earth, high upon the hills : his fruit shall shake
like Libanus, and shall be green in the city
like grass upon the earth.

17 His Name shall endure for ever ; his
Name shall remain under the sun among the
posterities : which shall be blessed through
him ; and all the heathen shall praise him.

18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God
of Israel : which only doeth wondrous things ;

19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty
for ever : and all the earth shall be filled with,
his Majesty. Amen, Amen.

Day 14. C^bcntug prantr.

Psalm Ixxiii. Quam honus Israeli

TEULY God is loving unto Israel : even
unto such as are of a clean heart.

2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone ;
my treadings had well-nigh slipt.

3 And why ? I was grieved at the wicked ;
I do also see the ungodly in such prosperity.

4 For they are in no peril of death : but are
lusty and strong.

5 They come in no misfortune like other
folk : neither are they plagued like other men.

6 And this is the cause that they are so
holden with pride : and overwhelmed with
cruelty.

7 Their eyes swell with fatness : and they do
even what they lust.

8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked

422 THE PSALMS. Day 14.

blasphemy : their talking is against the most
High,

9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto
tb? heaven : and their tongue goeth through
the world.

10 Therefore fall the peo]3le unto them : and
thereout suck they no small advantage.

11 Tush, say they, how should God perceive
it : is there knowledge in the most High ?

12 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper
in the world, and these have riches in pos-
session : and I said. Then have I cleansed
my heart in vain, and washed mine hands in
innocency.

13 All the day long have I been punished :
and chastened every morning.

14 Yea, and I had almost said even as they ;
but lo, then I should have condemned the
generation of thy children.

15 Then thouglit I to understand this : but
it was too hard for me,

16 Until I went into the sanctuary of God :
then understood I the end of these men ;

17 Namely, how tliou dost set them m slip-
pery places : and castest them down, and de-
stroyest them.

18 Oh, how suddenly do they consume :
perish, and come to a fearful end !

19 Yea, even like as a dream when one
awaketh : so slialt thou make their image to
vanish out of the city.

20 Thus my heart was grieved : and it went
even through my reins.

21 So foolish was I, and ignorant : even as
it were a beast before thee.

Day 14. THE PSALMS. 423

22 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee : for
thou hast holden me by my right hand.

23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel :
and after that receive me with giory.

24 Whom have I in heaven but thee : and
there is none upon earth that I desire in com-
parison of thee.

25 My flesh and my heart faileth : but God
is the strength of my heart, and my portion
for ever.

26 For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish :
thou hast destroyed all them that coimnit for-
nication against thee.

27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by
God, to put my trust in the Lord God : and
to speak of all thy works in the gates of the
daughter of Sion.

Psalm Ixxiv. Ut quid, Dens ?

OGOD, wherefore art thou absent fi-om us
so long : why is thy wrath so hot against
the sheep of thy pasture ?

2 think upon thy congregation : whom
thou hast purchased, and redeemed of old.

3 Think upon the tribe of thme inheritance t
and mount Sion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

4 Lift up thy feet, that thou may est utterly
destroy every enemy : which hath done evil in
thy sanctuary.

5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy
congregations : and set up their banners for
tokens.

6 He that hewed timber afore out of the
thick trees : was known to bring it to an ex-
cellent work.

424 THE PSALMS. Bay 14.

7 But now they break doAvn all the carved
work thereof : with axes and hammers.

8 They have set fire upon thy holy places :
and have defiled the dwelling-place of thy
Name, even unto the ground.

9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make
havock of them altogether : thus have they
burnt up all the liouses of God in the land.

10 We see not our tokens, there is not one
prophet more : no, not one is there among us,
that understandeth any more.

11 Grod, how long shall the adversary do
"this dishonour : how long shall the enemy
blaspheme thy Name, for ever ?

12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand : why
pluckest thou not thy right hand out of thy
bosom to consume the enemy ?

13 For God is my King of old : the help
that is done upon earth he doet]i it himself.

14 Thou didst divide the sea through thy
power : thou brakest the heads of the dragons
in the waters.

15 Thou smotest the heads of Leviathan in
pieces : and gavest him to be meat for the peo-
ple in the wilderness.

IG Thou broughtest out fountains and
waters out of the hard rocks : thou driedst up
mighty waters.

17 The day is thine, and the night is thine :
thou hast ])repared the light and the sun.

18 Thou hast set all the borders of the
earth : tliou hast made summer and winter.

19 Remember this, Lord, how the enemy
hath rebuked : and how the foolish people
hath blasphemed thy Name.

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20 deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove
unto the multitude of the enemies : and forget
not the congregation of the poor for ever.

21 Look upon the covenant : for all the
earth is full of darkness, and cruel habita-
tions.

22 let not the simple go away ashamed :
but let the poor and needy give praise unto
thy Name.

23 Arise, God, maintain thine own cause :
remember how the foolish man blasphemeth
thee daily.

24 Forget not the voice of thine enemies :
the presmnption of them that hate thee in-
creaseth ever more and more.

Day 15. i^nnttng ^raiicr.

Psalm Ixxv. Confitehimur tibi.

UNTO thee, God, do we give thanks :
yea, unto thee do we give thanks.

2 Thy Name also is so nigh : and that do
thy wondrous works declare.

3 When I receive the congregation : I shall
judge according unto right.

4 The earth is w^ak, and all the inhabiters
thereof : I bear up the pillars of it.

5 I said unto the fools. Deal not so madly ;
and to the ungodly. Set not up your horn.

6 Set not up yom- horn on high : and speak
not with a stiff neck.

7 For promotion cometh neither fi'om the
east, nor from the west : nor yet fi'om the south.

8 And why ? God is the Judge : he putteth
down one, and setteth up another.

9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a

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cup, and the wine is red : it is full mixed, and
he poureth out of the same.

10 As for the dre^-s thereof : all the ungodly of
the earth shall drink them, and suck them out.

11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob : and
praise him for ever.

12 All the horns of the ungodly also will I
break : and the horns of the righteous shall be
exalted.

Psalm Ixxvi. Notus in JudcBa.

IN Je^viy is God kno^vn : his Name is great
in Israel.

2 At Salem is his tabernacle : and his dwell-
ing in Sion.

3 There brake he the arrows of the bow :
the sliield, the sword, and the battle.

4 Thou art of more honour and might : than
the hills of the robbers.

5 The proud are robbed, tliey have slept
their sleep : and all the men whose hands
were mighty have found nothing.

6 At thy rebuke, God of Jacob : both the
chariot and horse are fallen.

7 Thou, even thou art to be feared : and
who may stand in thy sight when thou art
angry ?

8 Thou didst cause thy judgment to be
heard from heaven : the earth trembled, and
was still,

9 AVhen God arose to judgment : and to
help all the meek upon earth.

10 The fierceness of man shall turn to thy
praise : and the fierceness of them shalt thou
refrain.

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11 Promise unto the Lord your God, and
keep it, all ye that are round about him : bring
presents unto him that ought to be feared.

12 He shall refrain the spirit of princes :
and is wonderful among the kings of the
earth.

Psalm Ixxvii. Yoce mea ad Dominum.

I WILL cry unto God with my voice : even
unto God will I cry with my voice, and he
shall hearken unto me.

2 In the time of my trouble I sought the
Lord : my sore ran, and ceased not in the
night-season ; my soul refused comfort.

3 When I am in heaviness, I will think
upon God : when my heart is vexed, I will
complain.

4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking : I am
so feeble, that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old : and
the years that are past.

6 I call to remembrance my song : and in
the night I commune with mine own heart,
and search out my spirits.

7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever :
and will he be no more intreated ?

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever : and is
his promise come utterly to an end for ever-
more ?

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious : and
will he shut up his loving-kindness in displea-
sure ?

10 And I said. It is mine own infirmity :
but I will remember the years of the right
hand of the most Highest.

428 THE PSALMS. Day 15.

Ill will remember the works of the Lord :
and call to mind thy wonders of old time.

12 1 will think also of all thy works : and
my talking shall be of thy doings.

13 Thy way, God, is holy : who is so
great a God as our God ?

14 Thou art the God that doeth wonders :
and hast declared thy power among the people.

15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people :
even the sons of Jacob and Joseph.

16 The waters saw thee, God, the waters
saw thee, and were afi'aid : the depths also
were troubled.

17 The clouds poured out water, the air
thundered : and tliine arrows went al3road.

18 The voice of thy thunder was heard
round about : the lightnings shone upon the
ground ; the earth was moved, and shook
withal.

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths
in the great waters : and thy footsteps are not
knov.'n.

20 Thou leddest thy people like sheep : by
the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Day 15. eijcmns Pvaiicr.

Psalm Ixxviii. Attendde, popnle.

HEAR my law, my people : incline your
ears unto the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable : I
will declare hard sentences of old ;

3 Which we have heard and known : and
such as our fathers have told us ;

4 That we should not hide them from the
children of the generations to come : but t;0

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shew the honour of the Lord, his mighty and
wonderful works that he hath done.

5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave
Israel a law : which he commanded our fore-
fathers to teach their children ;

6 That their posterity might know it : and
the children which were yet unborn ;

7 To the intent that when they came up :
they might shew their children the same ;

8 That they might put their- trust in God :
and not to forget the works of God, but to
keep his commandments ;

9 And not to be as their forefathers, a faith-
less and stubborn generation : a generation
that set not their heart aright, and whose
spirit cleaveth not stedfastly unto God ;

10 Like as the children of Ephraim : who
being harnessed, and carrying bows, turned
themselves back in the day of battle.

11 They kept not the covenant of God : and
would not walk in his law ;

12 But forgat what he had done : and the
wonderful works that he had shewed for them.

13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of
our forefathers, in the land of Egypt : even in
the field of Zoan.

14 He divided the sea, and let them go
through : he made the waters to stand on an
heap.

15 In the day-time also he led them with a
cloud : and all the night through with a light
of fire.

16 He clave the hard rocks in the wilder-
ness ; and gave them drink thereof, as it had
been out of the great depth.

430 THE PSALMS. Dmj 15.

17 He brougtit waters out of the stony rock ;
so that it gushed out like the rivers.

18 Yet for all this they sinned more against
him : and provoked the most Highest in the
wilderness.

19 They tempted God in their hearts : and
required meat for their lust.

20 They spake against God also, saying :
Shall God prepare a table in the wilder-
ness ?

21 He smote the stony rock indeed, that
the water gushed out, and the streams flowed
withal : but can he give bread also, or provide
flesh for his people ?

22 When the Lord heard this, he was
WToth : so the fire was kindled in Jacob, and
there came up heavy displeasure against Is-
rael ;

23 Because they believed not in God : and
put not their trust in his help.

24 So he commanded the clouds above : and
opened tlie doors of heaven.

25 He rained down manna also upon them
for to eat : and gave them food from heaven.

26 So man did eat angels' food : for he
sent them meat enougli.

27 He caused the east-wind to blow under
heaven : and through his poAver he brought in
the south-west-wind.

28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as
dust : and feathered fowls like as the sand of
the sea.

29 He let it fall aiijong their tents : even
round about tlieir habitation.

30 So they did eat, and were well filled;

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for he gave them their own desire : they were
not disappointed of their lust.

31 But while the meat was yet in their
mouths, the heavy WTath of God came upon
them, and slew the wealthiest of them : yea,
and smote down the chosen men that were in
Israel.

32 But for all this they sinned yet more :
and believed not his wondrous works.

33 Therefore their days did he consume in
vanity : and their years in trouble.

34: When he slew them, they sought him :
and turned them early, and inquired after God.

35 And they remembered that God was
their strength : and that the high God was
their redeemer.

36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him
with their mouth : and dissembled with him
in their tongue.

37 For their heart was not whole with him :
neither continued they stedfast in his cove-
nant.

38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave
their misdeeds : and destroyed them not. '

39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath
away : and would not suffer his whole displea-
sure to arise.

40 For he considered that they were but
flesh : and that they were even a wind that
passeth away, and cometh not again.

41 Many a time did they provoke him in
the wilderness : and grieved him in the desert.

42 They turned back, and tempted God : and
moved the Holy One in Israel

43 They thought not of his hand : and of

432 THE PSALMS. Day 15.

the day when he delivered them from the hand
of the enemy ;

44 How he had WTOught his miracles in
Egypt : and his wonders in the field of Zoan,

45 He turned their waters into blood : so
that they might not drink of the rivers.

46 He sent lice among them, and devoured
them up : and frogs to destroy them.

47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpillar :
and their labour unto the grasshopper.

48 He destroyed their vines with hail-stones :
and their mulberry-trees with the frost.

49 He smote their cattle also with hail-
stones : and their flocks with hot thunder-
bolts.

50 He cast upon them the furiousness of
his wrath, anger, displeasure, and trouble : and
sent evil angels among them.

51 He made a way to his indignation/and
spared not their soul ft-om death : but gave
their life over to the pestilence ;

52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt :
the most principal and mightiest in the dwell-
ings of Ham.

53 But as for his own people, he led them
forth like sheep : and carried them in the wil-
derness like a flock.

54 He brought them out safely, that they
should not fear : and overwhelmed their ene-
mies with the sea.

55 And brought them within the borders of
his sanctuary : even to his mountain which he
purchased with his right hand.

5G He cast out the heathen also before them :
caused their land to be divided among them

Day 15, THE PSALMS. 433

for an heritage, and made the tribes of Israel
to dwell in their tents.

57 So they tempted, and displeased the most
high God : and kept not his testimonies ;

58 But turned their backs, and fell away-
like their forefathers : starting aside like a
broken bow.

59 For they grieved him with their hill-
altars : and provoked him to displeasure with
their images.

60 When God heard this, he was wroth : and
took sore displeasure at Israel.

61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo :
even the tent that he had pitched among men.

62 He delivered their power into captivity :
and their beauty into the enemy's hand.

63 He gave his people over also unto the
sword : and was wroth with his inheritance.

64 The fireconsmned their young men : and
their maidens w^ere not given to marriage.

65 Their priests were slain with the sword :
and there were no widows to make lamentation.

QQ So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep :
and like a giant refreshed with wine.

67 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts :
and put them to a perpetual shame.

68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph : and
chose not the tribe of Ephraim ;

69 But chose the tribe of Judah : even the
hill of Sion which he loved.

70 And there he built his temple on high :
and laid the foundation of it like the ground
which he hath made continually.

71 He chose David also his servant : and
took him away from the sheep-folds.

434 THE PSALMS. Bay 16.

72 As he was following the ewes great with
young ones he took him : that he might feed
Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

73 So he fed them with a faithful and true
heart : and ruled them prudently with all his
power.

Day 16. :^onttns Pragcr*

Psalm Ixxix. Deus, venei'unt.

OGOD, the heathen are come into thine
inheritance : thy holy temple have they
defiled, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones.

2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they
given to be meat unto the fowls of the air : and
the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the
land.

3 Their blood have they shed like water on
every side of Jerusalem : and there was no man
to bury them.

4 We are become an open shame to our
enemies : a very scorn and derision unto them
that are round about us.

5 Lord, how long wilt thou be angiy : shall
thy jealousy burn like fire for ever ?

6 Pour out thine indignation upon the hea-
then that have not kno^vn thee : and upon the
kingdoms that have not called upon thy Name.

7 For they have devoured Jacob : and laid
waste his dwelling-place.

8 remember not our old sins, but have
mercy upon us, and that soon ; for we are come
to great misery.

9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the
glory of thy Name : deliver us, and be mer-
ciful unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.

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10 Wherefore do the heathen say : Where is
now their God ?

11 let the vengeance of thy servants*
blood that is shed : be openly shewed upon the
heathen in our sight.

12 let the sorro^vful sighing of the prison-
ers come before thee : according to the great-
ness of thy power, preserve thou those that are
appointed to die.

13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our
neighbours have blasphemed thee : reward thou
them, Lord, seven-fold into their bosom.

14 So w^e, that are thy people, and sheep of
thy pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever :
and will alway be shewing forth thy praise
from generation to generation.

Psalm Ixxx. Qui regis Israel.

HE AE, thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that
leadest Joseph like a sheep : shew thy-
self also, thou that sittest upon the cherubims.

2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses ;
stir up thy strength, and come, and help us.

3 Turn us again, God : shew the light of
thy comitenance, and we shall be whole.

4 Lord God of hosts : how long wilt thou
be angry with thy people that prayeth ?

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears :
and givest them plenteousness of tears to drink.

6 Thou hast made us a very strife unto our
neighbours : and om* enemies laugh us to scorn.

7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts : shew the
light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt i
thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

436 THE PSALMS. Day IQ.

9 Thou madest room for it : and when it
had taken root it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with the shadow
of it : and the boughs thereof were like the
goodly cedar-trees.

11 She stretched out her branches unto the
sea : and her boughs unto the river.

12 Why hast thou then broken down her
hedge : that all they that go by pluck off her
grapes ?

13 The wild boar out of the wood doth root
it up : and the wild beasts of the field devour it.

14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look
dowQ fi'om heaven : behold, and visit this vine ;

15 And the place of the vineyard that thy
right hand hath planted : and the branch that
thou madest so strong for thyself.

16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down : and
they shall perish at the rebuke" of thy counte-
nance.

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy
right hand : and upon the son of man, whom
thou madest so strong for thine own self.

18 And so will not we go back from thee :
let us live, and we shall call upon thy Name.

19 Turn us again, Lord God of hosts :
shew the light of thy countenance, and we
shall be whole.

Psalm Ixxxi. Exidtate Deo.

SING we merrily unto God our strength :
make a cheerful noise mito the God of
Jacob.

2 Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret :
the merry harp with the lute.

Dmj 16. THE PSALMS. 437

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon s
even in the time appointed, and upon our
solemn feast-day.

4 For this was made a statute for Israel .•
and a law of the God of Jacob.

5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testi-
mony : when he came out of the land of Egypt,
and had heard a strange language.

6 I eased his shoulder fi'om the burden : and
his hands were delivered from making the
pots.

7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I
delivered thee : and heard thee what time as
the storm fell upon thee.

8 I proved thee also : at the waters of strife.

9 Hear, my people, and I will assure
thee, Israel : if thou wilt hearken unto me,

10 There shall no strange god be in thee :
neither shalt thou worship any other god.

11 I am the Lord thy God, who brought
thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth
wide, and I shall fill it.

12 But my people would not hear my voice :
and Israel Avould not obey me.

13 So I gave them up unto their own hearts'
lusts : and let them follow their own imagina-
tions.

14 that my people would have hearkened
unto me : for if Israel had walked in my ways,

15 I should soon have put down their ene-
mies : and turned my hand against their ad-
versaries.

16 The haters of the Lord should have
been found liars : but their time should have
endured for ever.

438 THE PSALMS. Day 16.

17 He should have fed them also with the
finest wheat-flour : and with honey out of the
stony rock should I have satisfied thee.

Day 16. d^bcntng prajicr.

Psalm Ixxxii. Deus stetit.

GOD standeth in the congregation of
princes : he is a Judge among gods.

2 How long will ye give wrong judgment :
and accept the persons of the ungodly ?

3 Defend the poor and fatherless : see that
such as are in need and necessity have right.

4 Deliver the out-cast and poor : save them
from the hand of the ungodly.

5 They will not be learned nor understand,
but walk on still in darkness : all the founda-
tions of the earth are out of course.

6 I have said, Ye are gods : and ye are all
the children of the most Highest.

7 But ye shall die like men : and fall like
one of the princes.

8 Arise, God, and judge thou the earth :
for thou shalt take all heathen to thine inhe-
ritance.

Psalm Ixxxiii. Deus, quis similis ?

HOLD not thy tongue, God, keep not
still silence : refrain not thyself, God.

2 For lo, thine enemies make a murmur-
ing : and they that hate thee have lift up their
head.

3 They have imagined craftily against thy
people : and taken counsel against thy secret
ones.

4 They have said, Come, and let us root

Bay 16. THE PSALMS. 439

them out, that they be no more a people : and
that the name of Israel may be no more in
remembrance.

5 For they have cast their heads together
with one consent : and are confederate against
thee ;

6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the
Ismaelites : the Moabites, and Hagarens ;

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek : the
Philistines, with them that dwell at Tyre.

8 Assur also is joined with them : and have
holpen the children of Lot.

9 But do thou to them as unto the Madian-
ites : unto Sisera, and unto Jabin at the brook
of Kison ;

10 Who perished at Endor : and became as
the dung of the earth.

11 Make them and their princes like Oreb
and Zeb : yea, make all their princes like as
Zeba and Salmana ;

12 Who say. Let us take to ourselves : the
houses of God in possession.

13 my God, make them like unto a
wheel : and as the stubble before the wind ;

14 Like as the fire that burnetii up the
wood : and as the flame that consumeth the
mountains.

15 Persecute them even so with thy tem-
pest : and make them afraid with thy storm.

16 Make their faces ashamed, Lord : that
they may seek thy Name.

17 Let them be confounded and vexed ever
more and more : let them be put to shame,
and perish.

18 And they shall know that thou, whose

440 THE PSALMS. Bay 16.

Name is Jehovah : art only the most Highest
over all the earth,

Psalm Ixxxiv. Quam dilecta I

OHOW amiable are thy dwellings : thou
Lord of hosts !

2 My soul hath a desire and longing to
enter into the courts of the Lord : my heart
and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an
house, and the swallow a nest where she may
lay her young : even thy altars, Lord of
hosts, my King and m^y God.

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house :
they will be alway praising thee.

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in
thee : in whose heart are thy ways.

6 Who going through the vale of misery use
it for a well : and the pools are filled with water.

7 They will go from strength to strength :
and unto the God of gods appeareth every one
of them in Sion.

8 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer :
hearken, God of Jacob.

9 Behold, God our defender : and look
upon the face of thine Anointed.

10 For one day in thy com-ts : is better than
a thousand.

11 I had rather be a door-keeper in the
house of my God : than to dwell in the tents
of ungodliness.

12 For the Lord God is a light and de-
fence •. the Lord will give grace and worship,
and no good tiling shall he witlihold from
them that live a godly life.

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13 Lord God of hosts : blessed is the man
that putteth his trust in thee.

Psalm IxxxY. Benedixisti, Domine.

LORD, thou art become gracious unto thy
land : thou hast turned away the capti-
vity of Jacob.

2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy
people : and covered all their sins.

3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure :
and turned thyself from thy wi'athful indig-
nation.

4 Tm-n us then, God our Saviour : and
let thine anger cease from us.

5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever :
and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath fi-om one
generation to another ?

6 Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken
us : that thy people may rejoice in thee ?

7 Shew us thy mercy, Lord : and grant
us thy salvation.

8 I will hearken what the Lord God will
say concerning me : for he shall speak peace
unto his people, and to his saints, that they
tm-n not again.

9 For his salvation is nigh them that fear
him : that glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together : righ-
teousness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Trath shall flourish out of the earth : and
righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

12 Yea, the Lord shall shew loving-kind-
ness : and our land shall give her increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him : and
he shall direct his going in the way.

442 THE PSALMS. Day 17.

Day 17. iHonTinfl Prayer.

Psalm Ixxxvi. Inclina, Domine.

BOW down thme ear, Lord, and hear
me : for I am poor, and in misery.

2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy:
my God, save thy servant that putteth his
trust in thee. .

3 Be merciful unto me, Lord : for I will
call daily upon thee.

4 Comfort the soul of thy servant : for unto
thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious : and
of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer : and
ponder the voice of my humble desires.

7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon
thee : for thou hearest me.

8 Among the gods there is none like unto
thee, Lord : there is not one that can do as
thou doest.

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall
come and worship thee, Lord : and shall
glorify thy Name.

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous
things : thou art God alone.

1 1 Teach me thy way, Lord, and I mil
walk in thy truth : knit my heart unto thee,
that I may fear thy Name.

12 I will thank 'thee, Lord my God, with
all my heart : and will praise thy Name for
evermore.

13 For great is thy mercy toward me : and
thou hast delivered my soul from the nether-
most hell.

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14 God, the proud are risen against me :
and the congregations of naughty men have
sought after my soul, and have not set thee
before their eyes.

15 But thou, Lord God, art full of com-
passion and mercy : long-suffering, plenteous
in goodness and truth.

16 turn thee then unto me, and have
mercy upon me : give thy strength unto thy
servant, and help the son of thine hand-
maid.

17 Shew some token upon me for good, that
they vs^ho hate me may see it, and be ashamed :
because thou. Lord, hast holpen me, and com-
forted me.

Psalm Ixxxvii. Fundamenta ejus.

HEE, foundations are upon the holy hills :
the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more
than all the dwellings of Jacob.

2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee :
thou city of God.

3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon :
with them that know me.

4 Behold ye the Philistines also : and they
of Tyre, with the Morians ; lo, there was he
born.

5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he
was born in her : and the most High shall
stablish her.

6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he
writeth up the people : that he was born there.

7 The singers also and trumpeters shall he
rehearse : All my fresh springs shall be in
thee.

444 THE PSALMS. Bay 17.

Psalm Ixxxviii. Domine Deus.

OLORD God of my salvation, I have cried
day and night before thee : let my
prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine
ear mito my calling.

2 For my soul is full of trouble : and my life
draweth nigh unto hell.

3 I am counted as one of them that go down
into the pit : and I have been even as a man
that hath no strength.

4 Free among the dead, like unto them that
are wounded, and lie in the grave : who are out
of remembrance, and are cut away from thy
hand.

5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit : in a
place of darkness, and in the deep.

6 Thine mdignation lieth hard upon me : and
thou hast vexed me with all thy storms.

7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far
from me : and made me to be abhorred of them.

8 I am so fast in prison : that I cannot get
forth.

9 ]\Iy sight faileth for very trouble : Lord,
I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched
forth my hands unto thee.

10 Dost thou shew wonders among the dead :
or shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee ?

11 Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in
the grave : or thy faithfulness in destruction ?

12 Shall thy wondrous works be kno^vn in
the dark : and thy righteousness in the land
where all things are forgotten ?

13 Unto thee have I cried, Lord : and
early shall my prayer come before thee.

Day 17. THE PSALMS.

14 Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul : and
hidest thou thy face from me ?

15 I am in misery, and like unto him that
is at the point to die : even from my youth up
thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled
mind.

16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me :
and the fear of thee hath undone me.

17 They came round about me daily like wai-
ter : and compassed me together on every side.

18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away
from me : and hid mine acquaintance out of my
sight.

Day 17. (I^ljening ^ra^cr.

Psalm Ixxxix. 3Iisericordias Domini.

MY song shall be alway of the loving-kind-
ness of the Lord : with my mouth will
I ever be sliewing thy truth from one genera-
tion to another.

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for
ever : thy truth shalt thou stablish in the
heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen :
I have sworn unto David my servant ;

4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever : and set
up thy throne from one generation to another.

5 Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy
wondrous works : and thy truth in the congre-
gation of the saints.

6 For who is he among the clouds : that shall
be compared unto the Lord ?

7 And what is he among the gods : that shall
be like unto the Lord ?

8 God is very greatly to be feared in the

446 THE PSALMS, Bay 17.

council of the saints : and to be had in reverence
of all them that are round about him.

9 Lord God of hosts, who is like unto
thee : thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on
every side.

10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea : thou
stillest the waves thereof when they arise.

1 1 Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed
it : thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad
with thy mighty arm.

12 The heavens are thine, the earth also is
thine : thou hast laid the foundation of the
round world, and all that therein is.

13 Thou hast made the north and the south :
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name.

14 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy
hand, and high is thy right hand.

15 Righteousness and equity are the habita-
tion of thy seat : mercy and truth shall go
before thy face.

16 Blessed is the people, Lord, that can
rejoice in thee : they shall w^alk in the light
of thy countenance.

17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name :
and in thy righteousness shall they make their
boast.

18 For thou art the glory of their strength :
and in thy loving-kindness thou shalt lii? up
our horns.

19 For the Lord is our defence : tlie Holy
One of Israel is our King.

20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto
thy saints, and saidst : I have laid help upon
one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen
out of the people.

Day 17. THE PSALMS.

21 I have found David my servant : with
my holy oil have I anointed him.

22 My hand shall hold him fast : and my
arm shall strengthen him.

23 The enemy shall not be able to do him
violence : the son of wickedness shall not hurt
him.

24 I will smite down his foes before his face :
and plague them that hate him.

25 My truth also and my mercy shall be
with him : and in my Name shall his horn be
exalted.

26 I will set his dominion also in the sea :
and his right hand in the floods.

27 He shall call me, Thou art my Father :
my God, and my strong salvation.

28 And I will make him my first-born :
higher than the kings of the earth.

29 My mercy will I keep for him for ever-
more : and my covenant shall stand fast with
him.

30 His seed also will I make to endure for
ever : and his throne as the days of heaven.

31 But if his children forsake my law : and
walk not in my judgments ;

32 If they break my statutes, and keep not
my commandments : I will visit their offences
with the rod, and their sin with scourges.

33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I
not utterly take fi'om him : nor suffer my truth
to fail.

34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter
the thing that is gone out of my lips : I have
sworn once by my holiness, that I will not fail
David.

448 THE PSALMS. Day 17.

35 His seed shall endure for ever : and Ma
seat is like as the sun before me.

36 He shall stand fast for evermore as the
moon : and as the faithful witness in heaven.

37 But thou hast abhorred and forsaken
thine Anointed : and art displeased at him.

38 Thou hast broken the covenant of thy
servant : and cast his crown to the ground.

39 Thou hast overthrown all his hedges :
and broken down his strongholds.

40 All they that go by spoil him : and he is
become a reproach to his neighbours.

41 Thou hast set up the right hand of his
enemies : and made all his adversaries to rejoice.

42 Thou hast taken away the edge of his
sword : and givest him not victory in the
battle.

43 Thou hast put out his glory : and cast
his throne down to the ground.

44 The days of his youth hast thou short-
ened : and covered him with dishonour.

45 Lord, how long wilt thou hide thyself,
for ever : and shall thy wrath burn like fire ?

46 remember how short my time is :
wherefore hast thou made all men for nought ?

47 What man is he that liveth, and shall
not see death : and shall he deliver his soul
from the hand of hell ?

48 Lord, where are thy old loving-kind-
nesses : which thou swarest unto David in thy
truth ?

49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy
servants have : and how I do bear in my bosom
the rebukes of many people ;

50 Wherewith thine enemies have blasphem-

Day IB. THE PSAL^IS. 449

ed thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine
Anointed : praised be the Lord for evermore.
Amen, and Amen.

Day 18. MovnitxQ ^BraM^f*

Psahn xc. Donnne, refurjhnn.

LORD, thou hast been our refuge : from
one generation to another.

2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever the earth and the world were made :
thou art God from everlasting, and world with-
out end.

3 Thou tm-nest man to destruction : again
thou sayest, Come again, je children of
men.

. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but
as yesterday : seeing that is past as a watch
in the night.

5 As soon as thou scatterest them they are
even as a sleep : and fade away suddenly like
the grass.

6 In the morning it is green, and groweth
up : but in the evening it is cut do^\Tl, dried
up, and withered.

7 For we consume away in thy displeasure :
and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.

8 Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee :
and our secret sins in the light of thy counte-
nance.

9 For when thou art angry all our days are
gone : we bring our years to an end, as it were
a tale that is told.

10 The days of our age are threescore years
and ten ; and tliough men be so strong that
they come to fourscore years : yet is their

450 THE PSALMS. Day 18.

strength then but labour and sorrow ; so soon
passeth it away, and we are gone.

11 But who regardeth the power of thy
wrath ; for even thereafter as a man feareth,
so is thy displeasure.

12 So teach us to number our days : that
we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

13 Turn thee again, Lord, at the last:
and be gracious unto thy servants.

14 satisfy us with thy mercy, and that
soon : so shall we rejoice and be glad all the
days of our life.

15 Comfort us again now after the time
that thou hast plagued us : and for the years
wherein we have suffered adversity.

16 Shew thy servants thy work : and their
children thy glory.

17 And the glorious JMajesty of the Lord
our God be upon us : prosper thou tlie work
of our hands upon us, prosper thou our
handy-work.

Psalm xci. Qui hahitaf.

WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of
the most High : shall abide under the
shadow of tlie Almighty.

2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my
hope, and my strong hold : my God, in him
will I trust.

3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of
the hunter : and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall defend thee under his wings,
and thou shalt be safe under liis feathers : his
faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and
buckler.

Day 18. THE PSALMS. 451

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror
by night : nor for the arrow that flieth by day ;

6 For the pestilence that walketh in dark-
ness : nor for the sickness that destroyeth in
the noon-day.

7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and
ten thousand at thy right hand : but it shall
not come nigh thee.

8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold :
and see the reward of the ungodly.

9 For thou, Lord, art my hope : thou hast
set thine house of defence very high.

10 There shall no evil happen unto thee :
neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwell-
ing.

1 1 For he shall give his angels charge over
thee : to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee in their hands ; that
thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder :
the young lion and the dragon shalt thou
tread under thy feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me,
therefore will I deliver him : I will set him
up, because he hath known my Name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear
him : yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will
deliver him, and bring him to honour.

16 With long life will I satisfy him : and
shew him my salvation.

Psalm xcii. Bonum est confiteri.

IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the
Lprd : and to eing praises unto thy Name,
most Highest ;

452 THE PSALMS. Day ig.

2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in
the morning : and of thy truth in the night-
season ;

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and
upon the lute : upon a loud instrument, and
upon the harp.

4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad
through thy works : and I will rejoice in
giving praise for the operations of thy hands.

5 Lord, how glorious are thy works :
thy thoughts are very deep.

6 An unwise man doth not well consider
this : and a fool doth not understand it.

7 When the ungodly are green as the grass,
and when all the workers of wickedness do
flourish : then shall they be destroyed for ever ;
but thou, Lord, art the most Highest for
evermore.

8 For lo, thine enemies, I^ord, lo, thine
enemies shall perish : and all the workers of
wickedness shall be destroyed.

9 But mine horn shall be exalted like the
horn of an unicorn : for I am anointed with
fresh oil.

10 Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine
enemies : and mine ear shall hear his desire of
the wicked that arise up against me.

11 The righteous shall flourish like a palm-
tree : and shall spread abroad like a cedar in
Libanus.

12 Such as are planted in the house of the
Lord ; shall flourish in the courts of the house
of our God.

13 They also shall bring forth more ft;uit in
their a<?e : and shall be fat and well-liking.

Day 18. THE PSALMS. 453

14 That they may shew how true the Lord
my strength is : and that there is no unright-
eousness in him.

Day 18. €^tm\\% Pia«cr.

Psalm xciii. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, and hath put on glo-
rious apparel : the Lord hath put on his
apparel, and girded himself with strength.

2 He hath made the round world so sure :
that it cannot be moved.

3 Ever since the world began hath thy
seat been prepared : thou art from everlast-
ing.

4 The floods are risen, Lord, the floods
have lift up their voice : the floods lift up their
waves.

5 The waves of the sea are mighty, and
rage horribly : but yet the Lord, who dwelleth
on high, is mightier.

6 Thy testimonies, Lord, are very sure :
holiness becometh thine house for ever.

Psalm xciv. Dens ultionum.

OLORD God, to whom vengeance belong-
eth : thou God, to whom vengeance be-
longeth, shew thyself.

2 Arise, thou Judge of the world : and re-
ward the proud after their deserving.

3 Lord, how long shall the ungodly : how
long shall the ungodly triumph ?

4 How long shall all wicked doers speak so
disdainftilly : and make such j^roud boasting ?

5 They smite down thy people, Lord :
and trouble thine heritage.

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454 THE PSALMS. Hay 18.

6 Tliey murder the widow, and the stranger:
and put the fatherless to death.

7 And jet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not
see : neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

8 Take heed, ye nnwise among the people :
ye fools, Avhen will ye understand ?

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear :
or he that made the eye, shall he not see ?

10 Or he that nurtureth the heathen : it is
he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he
punish ?

11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man:
that they are but vain.

12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest,
Lord : and teachest him in thy law ;

13 That thou mayest give him patience in
time of adversity ; until the pit be digged up
for the ungodly.

14 For the Lord will not fail his people ;
neither will he forsake his inheritance ;

15 Until righteousness turn again unto judg-
ment : all such as are true in heart shall follow it.

16 Who will rise up with me against the
wicked : or who will take my part against the
evil-doers ?

17 If the Lord had not helped me : it had
not failed but my soul had been put to silence.

18 But when I said, My foot hath slipt :
thy mercy, Lord, held me up.

19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I
had in my heart : thy comforts have refreshed,
my soul.

20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the
stool of wickedness : which imagineth mischief
as a law ?

Bay 19. THE PSALMS. 455

21 They gather them together against the
soul of tlie righteous : and condemn the inno-
cent blood.

22 But the Lord is my refuge : and my God
is the strength of my confidence.

23 He shall recompense them their wicked-
ness, and destroy them in their own malice :
yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.

Day 19. jEonttns ^ra^cr.

Psalm xcv. Venite, exult c^mis.

OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us
heartily rejoice in the strength of our
salvation.

2 Let us come before his presence with
thanksgiving : and shew ourselves glad in him
with psalms.

3 For the Lord is a great God : and a great
King above all gods.

4 In his hand are all the corners of the
earth : and the strength of the hills is his also.

5 The sea is his, and he made it : and his
hands prepared the dry land.

6 come, let us worship and fall down : and
kneel before the Lord our Maker.

7 For he is the Lord our God : and we are
the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his
hand.

8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden
not your hearts : as in the provocation, and as
in the day of temptation in the wilderness ;

9 When your fathers tempted me : proved
me, and saw my works.

10 Forty years long was I grieved with this
generation, and said ; It is a people that do err

456 THE PSALMS. Day 19c

in their hearts, for thej have not known my
ways ;

11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath : that
they should not enter into my rest.

Psalm xcvi. Cantate Domino.

OSING- unto the Lord a new song : sing
unto the Lord, all the whole earth.

2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name ;
be telling of his salvation from day to day.

3 Declare his honour unto the heathen : and
his wonders unto all people.

4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily
be praised : he is more to be feared than all gods.

5 xis for all the gods of the heathen, they
are but idols : but it is the Lord that made
the heayens.

6 Glory and worship are before him : power
and honour are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe unto the Lord, ye kindreds of
the people : ascribe uuto the Lord worship and
power.

8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due
unto his Name : bring presents, and come into
his courts.

9 worship the Lord in the beauty of holi-
ness : let tlie whole earth stand in awe of him.

10 Tell it out among the heathen that the
Lord is King : and that it is he who hath
made the round world so fast that it cannot
be moved ; and how that he shall judge the
people righteously.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth
be glad : let the sea make a noise, and all that
therein is.

Dap 19. THE PSALMS. 457

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in
it : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
before the Lord.

13 For he Cometh, for he cometh to judge
the earth : andwithrighteousnessto judge the
world, and the people with his truth.

Psalm xcvii. Dominiis regnavit. -

THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad
thereof : yea, the multitude of the isles
may be glad thereof.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him:
righteousness and judgment are the habitation
of his seat.

3 There shall go a fire before him : and burn
up his enemies on every side.

4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world:
the earth saw it, and was afi-aid.

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence
of the Lord : at the presence of the Lord of
the whole earth.

6 The heavens have declared his righteous-
ness : and all the people have seen his glory.

7 Confounded be all they that worship carved
Images, and that delight in vain gods : worship
him, all ye gods.

8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced : and the
daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy
judgments, Lord.

9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are
in the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods.

10 ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate
the thing which is evil : the Lord preserveth
the souls of his saints ; he shall deliver them
from the hand of the ungodly.

458 THE PSALMS. Day 19.

1 .1 There is sprung up a light for the righteous:
and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, jq righteous : and
give tlianks for a remembrance of his holiness.

Day 19. dJbeninu prater.

Psalm xcviii. Cantatc Domino.

OSING unto the Lord a new song : for he
hath done marvellous things.

2 AVith his own right hand, and with his
holy arm : hath he gotten himself the victory.

3 The Lord declared his salvation : his
righteousness hath he openly shewed in the
sight of the heathen.

4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth
toward the house of Israel : and all the ends of
the world have seen the salvation of our God.

5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all
ye lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

6 Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to
the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

7 With trumpets also, and sha^\iiis : shew
yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.

8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that
therein is : the round world, and they that
dwell therein.

9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the
hills be joyful together before the Lord : for
he is come to judge the earth.

10 With righteousness shall he judge the
world : and the people with equity.

Psalm xcix. Dominiis regnavit.

THE Lord is King, be the people never so
impatient : he sitteth between the cheru-
bims, be the earth never so unquiet.

Day 19. THE PSALMS. 459

2 The Lord is great in Sion : and high above
all people.

3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name :
which is great, wonderful, and \\o\j.

4 The King's power loveth judgment ; thou
hast prepared equity : thou hast executed judg-
ment and righteousness in Jacob.

5 magnify the Lord our God : and fall
down before his footstool, for he is holy.

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and
Samuel among such as call upon his Name :
these called upon the Lord, and he heard them.

7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy
pillar : for they kept his testimonies, and the
law that he gave them.

8 Thou heardest them, Lord our God :
thou forgavest them, God, and punishedst
their own inventions.

9 magnify the Lord our God, and wor-
ship him upon his holy hill : for the Lord our
God is holy.

Psalm c. Jubilate Deo.

OBE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands :
serve the Lord with gladness, and come
before his presence with a song.

2 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is
he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

3 go your way into his gates with thanks-
giving, and into his courts with praise : be
thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.

4 For the Lord is graeious, his mercy is
everlasting : and his truth endureth fi'om gene-
ration to generation.

460 THE PSALMS. Day 20.

Psalm ci. 3Iisericordiam et jndicium.

MY song shall be of mercy and judgment :
unto thee, Lord, will I sing.

2 let me have understanding : in the way
of godliness.

3 AVlien wilt thou come unto me : I will
walk in my house with a perfect heart.

4 I will take no wicked thing in hand ; I
hate the sins of unfaithfulness : there shall no
such cleave unto me.

5 A froward heart shall depart from me : I
will not know a wicked person.

6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour :
him will I destroy.

7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high
stomach : I will not suffer him.

8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful
in the land : that they may dwell with me.

9 Whoso leadeth a godly life : he shall be
my servant.

10 There shall no deceitful person dwell in
my house : he that telleth lies shall not tarry
in my sight.

Ill shall soon destroy all the ungodly that
are in the land : that I may root out all wicked
doers from the city of the Lord.
Day 20. :^0rmng Prager.

Psalm cii. Domine, exaudi.

HEAR my prayer, Lord : and let my
crying come unto thee.

2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of
my trouble : incline thine ear unto me when I
call ; hear me, and that right soon.

3 For my days are consumed away like smoke :

Day 20. THE PSALMS. 461

and my bones are burnt up as it were a fire-
brand.

4 My heart is smitten down, and withered
like grass : so that I forget to eat my bread.
■ 5 For the voice of my groaning : my bones
will scarce cleave to my flesh.

6 I am become like a pelican in the wilder-
ness : and like an owl that is in the desert.

7 I have watched, and am even as it were a
sparrow : that sitteth alone upon the house-top.

8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long :
and they that are mad upon me are sworn
together against me.

9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread :
and mingled my drink with weeping ;

10 And that because of thine indignation
and \\Tath : for thou hast taken me uj), and
cast me down.

11 My days are gone like a shadow : and I
am withered like grass.

12^ But, thou, Lord, shalt enduite for ever :
and thy remembrance throughout all genera-
tions.

13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon
Sion : for it is time that thou have mercy upon
her, yea, the time is come.

14 And why ? thy servants think upon her
stones : audit pitieth them to see her in the dust.

15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, Lord :
and all the kings of the earth thy Majesty ;

16 When the Lord shall build up Sion : and
when his glory shall appear ;

17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of
the poor destitute : and despiseth not their
desire.

462 THE PSALMS. Bay 20.

18 This shall be written for those that come
after : and the people which shall be born shall
praise the Lord.

19 For he hath looked do^vn from his sanc-
tuary : out of the heaven did the Lord behold
the earth ;

20 That he might hear the mournings of such
as are in captivity : and deliver the children
appointed unto death ;

21 That they may declare the Name of the
Lord in Sion : and his worship at Jerusalem ;

22 "When the people are gathered together :
and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.

23 He brought down my strength in my
journey : and shortened my days.

24 But I said, my God, take me not away
in the midst of mine age : as for thy years,
they endm-e throughout all generations.

25 Thou, Lord, in* the beginning hast laid
the foundation of the earth : and the heavens
are the work of thy hands.

26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure :
they all shall wax old as doth a garment ;

27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them,
and they shall be changed : but thou art the
same, and thy years shall not fail.

28 The children of thy servants shall con-
tinue : and their seed shall stand fast in thy
sight.

Psalm ciii. Bencdic, anima mea.

PRAISE the Lord, my soul : and all that
is within me praise his holy Name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul : and forget
not all his benefits :

Dmj 20. THE PSALMS. 463

3 Who forgiveth all thy sin : and healeth all
thine infirmities ;

4 Who saveth thy hfe from destruction : and
crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness;

5 Who satisfieth thymouth with good things :
making thee young and lusty as an eagle.

6 The Lord executeth righteousness and
judgment : for all them that are oppressed
with wrong.

7 He shewed his ways unto Moses : his works
unto the children of Israel.

8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy i
long-sufFcring, and of great goodness.

9 He will not alway be chiding : neither
keepeth he his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins :
nor rewarded us according to our wicked-
nesses.

11 For look how high the heaven is in com-
parison of the earth : so great is his mercy also
toward them that fear him.

12 Look how wide also the east is from the
west : so far hath he set our sins fr'om us.

13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own
children : even so is the Lord merciful unto
them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth whereof we are made :
he remembereth that we are but dust.

15 The days of man are but as grass : for
he flourisheth as a flower of the field.

16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it
is gone : and the place thereof shall know it
no more.

17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord
endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear

THE PSALMS. Bay 20.

him : and his righteousness upon children's
children ;

18 Even upon such as keep his covenant :
and think upon his commandments to do
them.

19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in
heaven : and his kingdom ruleth over all.

20 praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye
that excel in strength : ye that fulfil his com-
mandment, and hearken unto the voice of his
"words.

21 praise the Lord, all ye his hosts : ye
servants of his that do his pleasure.

22 speak good of the Lord, all ye works
of his, in all places of his dominion : praise
thou the Lord, my soul.

Day 20. ^Sitwiw^ Prap^r.

Psalm civ. Benedic, anima mea.

PRAISE the Lord, my soul : Lord
my God, thou art become exceeding glo-
rious ; thou art clothed with majesty and ho-
nour.

2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were
with a garment : and spreadest out the heavens
like a curtain.

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in
the waters : and maketh the clouds his chariot,
and walketh upon the wings of the wind.

4 He maketh his angels spirits : and his
ministers a flaming fire.

5 He laid the foundations of the earth : that
it never should move at any time.

6 Thou covereclst it with the deep like as
with a garment : the waters stand in the hills.

Day 2a THE PSALMS. 465

7 At thy rebuke they flee : at the A^oice of
thy thunder they are afraid.

8 They go up as high as the hills, and down
to the valleys beneath : even unto the place
which thou hast appointed for them.

9 Thou hast set them their bounds which
they shall not pass : neither turn again to cover
the earth.

10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers :
which run among the hills.

11 All beasts of the field drink thereof :
and the wild asses quench their thirst.

12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air
have their habitation : and sing among the
branches.

13 He watereth the hills fi'om above : the
earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle :
and green herb for the service of men ;

15 That he may bring food out of the earth,
and w^ne that maketh glad the heart of man :
and oil to make him a cheerful countenance,
and bread to strengthen man's heart.

16 The trees of the Lord also are full of
sap : even the cedars of Libanus which he
hath planted ;

17 Wherein the birds make their nests : and
the fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork.

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild
goats : and so are the stony rocks for the
conies.

19 He appointed the moon for certain
seasons : and the sun knoweth his going
down.

20 Thou makest darkness that it may be

466 THE PSALMS. Day 20-

night : wherein all the beasts of the forest do
move.

21 The lions roaring after their prey : do
seek their meat fi'om God.

22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away
together : and lay them down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his
labour : until the evening.

24 Lord, how manifold are thy works :
in Avisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth
is full of thy riches.

25 So is the great and wide sea also : where-
in are things creeping innmnerable, both small
and great beasts.

26 There go the ships, and there is that
Leviathan : whom thou hast made to take his
pastime therein.

27 These wait all upon' thee : that thou
mayest give them m.eat in due season.

28 When thou givest it them they gather
it : and when thou openest thy hand they are
filled with good.

29 AYhen thou hidest thy face they are
troubled : when thou takest away their breath
they die, and are turned again to their dust.

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth
they shall be made : and thou shalt renew the
face of the earth.

31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall
endure for ever : the Lord shall rejoice in his
works.

32 The earth shall tremble at the look of
him : if he do but touch the hills, they shall
smoke.

S3 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I

Day 2L THE PSALMS. 467

live : I will praise my God while I "have my
beiii.'^.

34 And so shall my words please him : my
joy shall be in the Lord.

35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed
out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come
to an end : Praise thou the Lord, my soul,
praise the Lord.

Day 21. :^0nting Prauer.

Psalm cv. Conjitemini Domino.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call
upon his Name : tell the people what
things he hath done.

2 let your songs be of him, and praise
him : and let your talking be of all his won-
drous works.

3 Eejoice in his holy Xame : let the heart
of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

4 Seek the Lord and his strength : seek
his face evermore.

5 Eemember the marvellous works that he
hath done : his wonders, and the judgments
of his mouth,

6 ye seed of Abraham his servant : ye
children of Jacob his chosen.

7 He is the Lord om- God : his judgments
are in all the world,

8 He hath been alway mindful of his cove-
nant and promise : that he made to a thousand
generations ;

9 Even the covenant that he made with
Abraham •. and the oath that he sware unto
Isaac ;

10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for

THE PSALMS. Day 21.

a law : and to Israel for an everlasting testa-
ment ;

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land
of Canaan : the lot of your inheritance ;

12 When there were yet but a few of them:
and they strangers in the land ;

13 What time as they went from one na-
tion to another : fi'om one kingdom to another
people ;

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong:
but reproved even kings for their sakes ;

15 Touch not mine Anointed : and do my
prophets no harm.

IG Moreover, he called for a dearth upon
the land : and destroyed all the provision of
bread.

17 But he had sent a. 'man before them :
even Joseph, who was sold to be a bond-ser-
vant ;

18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks : the
iron entered into his soul ;

19 Until the time came that his cause was
known : the word of the Lord tried him.

20 The king sent, and delivered him : the
prince of the people let him go fi*ee.

21 He made him lord also of his house : and
ruler of all his substance ;

22 That he might inform his princes after
his will : and teach his senators wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Eg^'pt : and Jacob
was a stranger in the land of Ham.

24 And he increased his people exceed-
ingly : and made them stronger than their
enemies ;

25 Whose heart turned so, that they hated

Bay 21. THE PSALMS. 4G9

his people : and dealt untruly with his ser-
vants.

26 Then sent he Moses his servant : and
Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 And these shewed his tokens among
them : and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and it was dark : and
they were not obedient unto his word.

29 He turned their waters into blood : and
slew their fish.

30 Their land brought forth frogs : yea,
even in their kings' chambers.

31 He spake the word, and there came all
manner of flies : and lice in all their quarters.

32 He gave them hail-stones for rain : and
flames of fire in their land.

33 He smote their vines also and fig-trees :
and destroyed the trees that were in their
coasts.

3-i He spake the word, and the grasshop-
pers came, and caterpillars innumerable : and
did eat up all the grass in their land, and d£-
voured the fruit of their ground.

35 He smote all the first-born in their land:
even the chief of all their strength.

36 He brought them forth also with silver
and gold : there was not one feeble person
among their tribes.

37 Egypt was glad at their departing : for
they were afraid of them.

38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering :
and fire to give light in the night-season.

39 At their desire he brought quails : and
lie filled them with the bread of heaven.

40 He opened the rock of stone, and the

470 THE PSALMS. Day 21.

waters flowed out : so that rivers ran in the
dry places.

41 For why ? he remembered his holy pro-
mise : and Abraham his servant.

42 And he brought forth his people with
joy : and his chosen with gladness ;

43 And gave them the lands of the hea-
then : and they took the labom's of the people
in possession ;

44 That they might keep his statutes : and
observe his laws.

Day 21. C^&cuiug |3raMcr.

Psalm cvi. Coiifitemini Domino.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is
gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever.

2 AVho can express the noble acts of the
Lord : or shew forth all his praise ?

3 Blessed are they that alway keep judg-
ment : and do righteousness.

4 Eemember me, Lord, according to the
favour that thou bearest unto thy people :
visit me with thy salvation ;

5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen:
and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and
give thanks with thine inheritance.

6 We have sinned with our fathers : we
have done amiss, and dealt wickedly.

7 Our fathers regarded not thy A^'onders in
Eg}73t, neither kept they thy great goodness
in remembrance : but were disobedient at the
sea, even at the Red sea.

8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his
Name's sake : that he might make his power
to be known.

Day 21. THE PSALMS. 471

9 He rebuked the Eed sea also, and it was
dried up : so he led them through the deep,
as through a wilderness.

10 And he saved them from the adversary's
hand : and delivered them from the hand of
the enemy.

11 As for those that troubled them, the
waters overwhelmed them : there was not one
of them left.

12 Then believed they his words : and sang
praise unto him.

13 But within a while they forgat his works :
and would not abide his counsel.

14 But lust came upon them in the wil-
derness : and they tempted God in the
desert.

15 And he gave them their desire : and sent
leanness withal into their soul.

16 They angered Moses also in the tents :
and Aaron the saint of the Lord.

17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up
Dathan : and covered the congregation of
Abiram.

18 And the fire was kindled in their com-
pany : the flame burnt up the ungodly.

19 They made a calf in Horeb : and wor-
shipped the molten image.

20 Thus they turned their glory : into the
similitude of a calf that eateth hay.

21 And they forgat God their Saviour : who
had done so great things in Egypt ;

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham :
and fearful things by the Red sea.

23 So he said, he would have destroyed them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in

472 THE PSALMS. Day 21.

i the gap : to turn away his wrathful indigna-
tion, lest he should destroy them.

24 Yea, tliey thought scorn of that pleasant
land : and gave no credence unto his word ;

25 But murmured in tJieir tents : and heark-
ened not unto the voice of the Lord.

26 Then lift he up his hand against them :
to overthrow them in the wilderness ;

27 To cast out their seed among the na-
tions : and to scatter them in the lands.

28 They joined themselves unto Baal-peor :
and ate the offerings of the dead.

29 Thus they provoked him to anger with
their own inventions i and the plague was
great among them.

30 Then stood up Phinees and prayed : and
so the plague ceased.

31 And that was counted unto him for
righteousness : among all posterities for ever-
more.

32 They angered him also at the waters of
strife : so that he punished Moses for their
sakes ;

33 Because they provoked his spirit : so that
he spake unadvisedly v;ith his lips.

34 Neither destroyed they the heathen : as
the Lord commanded them ;

35 But were mingled among the heathen :
and learned their works.

36 Insomuch that they worshipped their
idols, which turned to their own decay : yea,
they offered their sons and their daughters
unto devils ;

37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood
of their sons and of their dauerhters ;whom

Bay 22. THE PSALMS. 473

they offered imto the idols of Canaan ; and
the land was defiled with blood.

38 Thus were they stained with their own
works : and went a whoring with their own in-
ventions.

39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord
kindled against his people : insomuch that he
abhorred his own inheritance.

40 And he gave them over into the hand
of the heathen : and they that hated them
were lords over them.

41 Their enemies oppressed them : and had
them in subjection.

42 Many a time did he deliver them : but
they rebelled against him with their own in-
ventions, and were brought down in their
wickedness.

43 Nevertheless, when he saw their adver-
sity s he heard their complaint.

44 He thought upon his covenant, and
pitied them, according unto the multitude of
his mercies : yea, he made all those that led
them away captive to pity them.

45 Deliver us, Lord our God, and gather
us fi'om among the heathen : that we may
give thanks unto thy holy Name, and make
our boast of thy praise.

46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel fi'om
everlasting, and world without end : and let
all the people say, Amen.

Day 22. :^0rntng Prawn:,

Psalm cvii. Confitemini Domino,

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is
gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever.

474 THE PSALMS, Day 22.

2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord
hath redeemed : and delivered from the hand
of the enemy ;

3 And gathered them out of the lands, from
the east, and from the west : fi'om the north,
and from the south.

4 They went astray in the wilderness out
of the way : and found no city to dwell in ;

5 Hungry and thirsty : their soul fainted in
them.

6 So they cried unto the Lord in their
trouble : and he delivered them from their
distress.

7 He led them forth by the right way : that
they might go to the city where they dwelt.

8 that men would therefore praise the
Lord for his goodness : and declare the won-
ders that he doeth for the children of men !

9 For he satisfieth the empty soul : and
filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the
shadow of death : being fast bound in misery
and iron ;

11 Because they rebelled against the words
of the Lord : and lightly regarded the counsel
of the most Highest ;

12 He also brought down their heart
through heaviness : they fell down, and there
was none to help them.

13 So when they cried unto the Lord in
their trouble : he delivered them out of their
distress.

14 For he brought them out of darkness,
and out of the shadow of death : and brake
their bonds in sunder.

Day 22. THE PSALMS. 475

15 that men would therefore praise the
Lord for his goodness : and declare the won-
ders that he doeth for the children of men !

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass ;
and smitten the bars of iron in sunder.

17 Foolish men are plagued for their of-
fence : and because of their wickedness.

18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat :
and they Avere even hard at death's door.

19 So when they cried unto the Lord in
their trouble : he delivered them out of their
distress.

20 He sent his word, and healed them : and
they were saved fi'om their destruction.

21 that men would therefore praise the
Lord for his goodness : and declare the won-
ders that he doeth for the children of men !

22 That they would offer unto him the
sacrifice of thanksgiving : and tell out his works
with gladness !

23 They that go down to the sea in ships :
and occupy their business in great waters ;

24 These men see the works of the Lord :
and his wonders in the deep.

25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth :
which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26 They are carried up to the heaven, and
down again to the deep : their soul melteth
away because of the trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a
drunken man : and are at tlieir wit's end.

28 So when they cry unto the Lord in their
trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress.

29 For he maketh the storm to cease ; so
that the waves thereof are still.

THE PSALMS. Day 22.

30 Then are they glad, because they are at
rest : and so hebringeth them unto the haven
where they would be.

31 that men would therefore praise the
Lord for his goodness : and dechire the won-
ders that he doeth for the children of men !

32 That they would exalt him also in the
congregation of the people : and praise him in
the seat of the elders !

33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness ;
and drieth up the water- springs.

34 A fruitful land maketh he barren : for the
wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a stand-
ing water : and water-springs of a dry ground.

36 And there he setteth the hungry : that
they may build them a city to dwell in ;

37 Tliat they may sow tlieir land, and plant
vineyards : to yield them fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply
exceedingly : and suffereth not their cattle to
decrease.

39 And again, when they are mini shed, and
brought low : through oppression, through any
plague, or trouble ;

40 Though he suffer them to be evil en-
treated through tyrants : and let them wander
out of the way in the wilderness ;

41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery :
and maketh him households like a flock of
sheep.

42 The righteous will consider this, and
rejoice : and "the mouth of all wickedness shall
be stopped.

43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things :

Day 22. THE PSALMS. 477

and they shall miderstand tlie loving-kindness
of the Lord.

Day 22. ebcuiua |3raiicr.

Psalm cviii. JParatum cor meum.

OGOD, my heart is ready, my heart is
ready : 1 will sing and give praise with
the best member that 1 liave.

2 Awake, thou lute, and liarp : I myself will
awake right early.

3 I will give thanks unto thee, Lord,
among the people : I will sing praises unto
thee among the nations.

4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens :
and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

5 Set up thyself, God, above the heavens :
and thy glory above all the earth.

6 That thy beloved may be delivered : let
thy right hand save them, and hear thou me.

7 God hath spoken in his holiness : I will
rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete
out the valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine :
Ephraim also is the strength of my head.

9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash-
pot : over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; upon
Philistia will I triumph.

10 Who will lead me into the strong city :
and who will bring me into Edom ?

11 Hast not thou forsaken us, God : and
wilt not thou, God, go forth with our hosts?

12 help us against the enemy : for vain
is the help of man.

13 Through God we shall do great acts : and
it is he that shall tread down oiu- enemies.

478 THE PSALMS. Day 22.

Psalm cix. Denis lauduvi.
OLD not thy tongue, God of my praise

for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the
mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me.

2 And they have spoken against me with
false tongues : they compassed me about also
with words of hatred, and fought against me
without a cause.

3 For the love that I had unto them, lo,
they take now my contrary part : but I give
myself unto prayer.

4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good :
and hatred for my good will.

5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over
him : and let Satan stand at his right hand.

G When sentence is given upon him, let him
be condemned : and let his prayer be turned
into sin.

7 Let his days be few : and let another take
his oflRce.

8 Let his children be fatherless : and his
wife a widow.

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg
their bread : let them seek it also out of deso-
late places.

10 Let the extort i(mer consume all that he
hath : and let the stranger si)oil his labour.

1 1 Let there be no man to pity him : nor to
have compassion upon his fatlierless children.

12 Let his posterity be destroyed : and in the
next generation let his name be clean put out.

13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had
in remembrance in the sight of the Lord : and
let not the sin of his mother be done away.

Day 22. THE PSALMS. 479

14 Let them alway be before the Lord : that
he may root out the memorial of them from
off the earth ;

15 And that, because his mind was not to
do good : but persecuted the poor helpless man,
that he might slay him that was vexed at the
heart.

16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall
happen unto him : he loved not blessing, there-
fore shall it be far from him.

17 He clothed himself with cursing, like as
with a raiment : and it shall come into his
bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

18 Let it be unto him as the cloke that he
hath upon him : and as the girdle that he is
alway girded withal.

19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto
mine enemies : and to those that speak evil
against my soul.

20 But deal thou with me, Lord God,
according unto thy Name : for sweet is thy
mercy.

210 deliver me, for I am helpless and poor :
and my heart is wounded within me.

22 I go hence like the shadow that depart-
eth : and am driven away as the grasshopper.

23 My knees are weak through fasting : my
flesh is dried up for want of fatness.

24 I became also a reproach unto them :
they that looked upon me shakcd their heads.

25 Help me, Lord my God : save me
according to thy mercy ;

26 And they shall know, how that this is
thy hand : and that thou, Lord, hast done it.

27 Though they curse, yet bless thou ; and

4S0 THE PSALMS. Day 23.

let them be confounded that rise up against
me ; but let thy servant rejoice.

28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with
shame : and let them cover themselves with
their own confusion, as with a cloke.

29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto
the Lord with my mouth : and praise him.
among the multitude ;

30 For he shall stand at the right hand of
the poor : to save Ms soul from unrighteous
judges.

Day 23. iHoniing prancr.

Psalm ex. Dixit Dominns.

THE Lord said unto my Lord : Sit thou on
my right hand, until I make thine ene-
mies thy footstool.

2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power
out of Sion : be thou ruler, even in the midst
among thine enemies.

3 l\\ the day of thy power shall the people
offer thee fi'ee-will ofi'erings with an holy wor-
ship : the dew of thy birth is of the womb of
the morning.

4 The Lord sware, and will not repent :
Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedech.

5 The Lord upon thy right hand : shall
wound even kings in the day of his wrath.

6 He shall judge among the heathen ; he
shall fill the places with the dead bodies : and
smite in sunder the heads over divers coun-
tries.

7 He shall drink of the brook in the way :
therefore shall he lift up his head.

£>ay 23. THE PSALMS. 481

Psalm cxi. Confitebor tibL

I "WILL give thanks unto the Lord with
my whole heart : secretly among the faith-
ful, and in the congregation.

2 The works of the Lord are great : sought
out of all them that have pleasure therein.

3 His work is worthy to be praised, and had
in honour : and his righteousness endureth for
ever.

4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so
done his marvellous works : that they ought to
be had in remembrance.

5 He hath given meat unto them that fear
him : he shall ever be mindful of his covenant.

6 He hath shewed his people the power of
his works : that he may give them the heritage
of the heathen.

7 The works of his hands are verity and
judgment : all his commandments are true.

8 They stand fast for ever and ever : and
are done in truth and equity.

9 He sent redemption unto his people : he
hath commanded his covenant for ever ; holy
and reverend is his Name.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom : a good understanding have all
they that do thereafter ; the praise of it en-
dureth for ever.

Psalm cxii. Beatus vir,

BLESSED is the man that feareth the
Lord : he hath great delight in his com-
mandments.

2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the
generation of the faithful shall be blessed.

482 THE PSALMS. Day 23.

3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his
house ; and his righteousness endureth for
ever.

4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in
the darkness : he is merciful, loving, and
righteous.

5 A good man is mercifal, and lendeth :
and will guide his words with discretion.

6 For he shall never be moved : and the
righteous shall be had in everlasting remem-
brance.

7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings :
for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in
the Lord.

8 His heart is established, and will not
shrink : mitil he see his desire upon his ene-
mies.

9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to
the poor : and his righteousness remaineth for
ever ; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall
grieve him : he shall gnash with his teeth,
and consume away ; the desire of the ungodly
shall perish.

Psalm cxiii. Laiulate, pueri.

PEAISE the Lord, ye servants : praise
the Name of the Lord.

2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord : fi-om
this time forth for evermore.

3 The Lord's Name is praised : from the
rising up of the smi unto the going down of
the same.

4 The Lord is high above all heathen : and
his glory above the heavens.

Day 23. THE PSALMS. 483

5 Who is like unto the Lord oui* God, that
hatli his dwelhng so high : and yet humbleth
himself to behold the things that are in hea-
ven and earth ?

6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust :
and lifteth the poor out of the mire ;

7 That he may set him with the princes :
even with the princes of his people.

8 He maketh the barren Avoman to keep
house : and to be a joyful mother of childi'en.

Day 23. eijcutug ^raticr.

Psalm cxiv. In cjAtu Israel.

WHEX Israel came out of Egypt : and the
house of Jacob from among the strange
people,

2 Judah was his sanctuary : and Israel his
dominion.

3 The sea saw that, and fled : Jordan was
diiven back.

4 The mountains skipped like rams : and
the little hills like young sheep.

5 "What aileth thee, thou sea, that thou
fleddest : and tliou Jordan, that thou wast
diiven back ?

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams :
and ye little hills, like young sheep ?

7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of
the Lord : at the presence of the God of Jacob ;

8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing
water : and the flint-stone into a springing well.

Psalm cxv. JVo?! nobis, Domine.

NOT unto us, Lord, not unto us, but
unto thy ISTame give the praise : for thj
loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

434 THE PSALMS. Day 28.

2 Wherefore shall the heathen say : Where
is now then' God ?

3 As for our God, he is in heaven : he hatli
done Avhatsoever pleased him.

4 Their idols are silver and gold : even the
work of men's hands.

5 Thej have mouths, and speak not : eyes
have they, and see not.

6 They have ears, and hear not : noses
have they, and smell not.

7 They have hands, and handle not ; feet
liave they, and walk not : neither speak they
through their throat.

8 They that make them are like unto them :
and so are all such as put their trust in them.

9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in
the Lord : he is their sucoour and defence.

10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the
Lord : he is their helper and defender.

11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust
in the Lord : he is their helper and de-
fender.

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and
he shall bless us : even he shall bless the
house of Israel, he shall bless the house of
xYaron.

13 He shall bless them that fear the Lord :
both small and great.

14 The Lord shall increase you more and
more : you and your children.

15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord : who
made heaven and earth.

16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's :
the earth hath he given to the children of
men.

Day 24:. THE PSALMS. 485

17 The dead praise not thee, Lord : nei-
ther all they that g'o do^^^l into silence.

18 But we will praise the Lord : from this
time forth for evermore. Praise the Lord.

Day 24. Jltoruing iDvancr.

Psalm cxvi. DUcj-'i, qnomam.

I AM well pleased : that the Lord hath heard
the voice of my prayer ;

2 That he hath inclined his ear nnto me :
therefore will I call upon him as long as I
live.

3 The snares of death compassed me round
about : and the pams of hell o-at hold upon me.

4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I
will call upon the Name of the Lord : Lord,
1 beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous : yea,
oar God is merciful.

6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was
in misery, and he helped me.

7 Turn again then unto thy rest, my
soul : for the Lord hath rewarded thee.

8 And why ? thou hast delivered my soul
from death : mine eyes fi'om tears, and my feet
from falling.

9 I will walk before the Lord : in the land
of the living.

10 I believed, and therefore will I speak;
but I was sore troubled : I said in my haste,
All men are liars.

11 AVhat reward shall I give unto the Lord :
for all the benefits that he hath done unto me ?

12 I will receive the cup of salvation : and
call upon the Name of the Lord.

486 THE PS2U.MS. Bay 24.

13 I will pay my vows now in the presence
of all liis people : right dear in the sight of
the Lord is the death of his saints.

14 Behold, Lord, how that I am thy
servant : I am thy servant, and the son of
thine handmaid ; thou hast broken my bonds
in sunder.

15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks-
giving : and will call upon the Name of the
Lord.

16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the
sight of all his people : in the courts of the
Lord's house, even in the midst of thee,
Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

Psalm cxvii. Laudate Domimim.

OPPtAISE the Lord, all ye heathen : praise
him, all ye nations.
2 For his merciful kindness is ever more
and more towards us : and the truth of the
Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord.

Psalm cxviii. Confitemini Domino.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is
gracious : because his mercy endureth
for ever.

2 Let Israel now confess, that he is gracious ;
and that his mercy endureth for ever.

3 Let the house of Aaron now confess : that
his mercy endureth for ever.

4 Yea, let them now that fear the Lord con-
fess : that his mercy endureth for ever.

5 I called upon the Lord in trouble : and
the Lord heard me at large.

6 The Lord is on my side : I will nob fear
what man doeth unto me.

Dmj 24. THE PSALMS. 487

7 The Lord taketh my part with them that
help me : therefore shall I see my desire upon
mine enemies.

8 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to
put any confidence in man.

9 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to
put any confidence in princes.

10 All nations compassed me round about :
but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy
them.

1 1 They kept me in on every side, they kept
me in, I say, on every side : but in the Name
of the Lord will I destroy them.

12 They came about me like bees, and are
extinct even as the fire among* tlietliorns : for
in the Name of the Lord I will destroy them.

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might
fall : but the Lord was my help.

14 The Lord is my strength, and my song :
and is become my salvation.

15 The voice of joy and health is in the
dwellings of the righteous : the right hand of
the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass.

16 The right hand of the Lord hath the
pre-eminence : the right hand of the Lord
bringeth mighty things to pass.

17 1 shall not die, but live : and declare the
works of the Lord.

18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected
me : but he hath not given me over unto death.

19 Open me the gates of righteousness : that
I may go into them, and give thanks unto the
Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord : the right-
eous shall enter into it.

488 THE PSALMS. Day 24.

21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard
me : and art become my salvation.

22 The same stone which the builders re-
fused : is become the head-stone in the corner.

23 This is the Lord's doing : and it is mar-
yellous in our eyes.

24 This is the day which the Lord hath
made : we will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Help me now, Lord ; Lord, send
us noAV prosperity.

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name
of the Lord : we have wished you good luck,
ye that are of the house of the Lord.

27 God is the Lord who hath shewed us
light : bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even
mito the horns of the altar.

28 Thou art my God, and I will thank thee :
thou art my God, and I will praise thee.

29 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is
gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever.

Day 24. d^facutns Praticr.

Psalm cxix. Beati immaculati,

BLESSED are those that are undefiled in
the way : and walk in the law of the Lord.

2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies :
and seek him with their whole heart.

3 For they who do no wickedness : walk in
his ways.

4 Thou hast charged : that we shall diligently
keep thy commandments.

5 that my ways were made so direct : that
I might keep thy statutes !

6 So shall I not be confounded : while I have
respect unto all thy commandments.

Day 24. THE PSALMS. 4S9

7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart :
when I shall have learned the judgments of
thy righteousness.

8 1 will keep thy ceremonies : forsake me
not utterly.

In quo corriget ?

WHEREWITHAL shall a young man
cleanse his way : even by ruling him-
self after thy word.

10 With my whole heart have I sought thee :

let me not go wrong out of thy command-
ments.

1 1 Thy words have I hid within my heart :
that I should not sin against thee.

12 Blessed art thou, Lord : teach me
thy statutes.

13 With my lips have I been telling : of all
the judgments of thy mouth.

14 1 have had as great delight in the way of
thy testimonies : as in all manner of riches.

15 I will talk of thy commandments : and
have respect unto thy ways.

16 My delight shall be in thy statutes : and

1 will not forget thy word.

Retrihue servo fno.

ODO well unto thy servant : that I may
live, and keep thy word.

18 Open thou mine eyes : that I may see
the wondrous things of thy law.

19 I am a stranger upon earth : hide not
thy commandments from me.

20 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent
desire : that it hath alway unto thy judgments.

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud : and cursed

490 THE PSALMS. Day 25.

are they that do err from thy command-
ments.

22 turn from me shame and rebuke : for
I have kept thy testimonies.

23 Princes also did sit and speak against me :
but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes.

24 For thy testimonies are my delight : and
my counsellors.

Adhcesit pavimenfo.

MY soul cleaveth to the dust : quicken
thou me, according to thy word.

26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou
heardest me : teach me thy statutes.

27 Make me to understand the way of thy
commandments : and so shall I talk of thy
wondrous works.

28 My soul melteth away for very heaviness :
comfort thou me according unto thy word.

29 Take from me the way of lying : and
cause thou me to make much of thy law.

30 1 have chosen the way of truth : and thy
judgments have I laid before me.

31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies :
Lord, confound me not.

32 I will run the way of thy command-
ments : when thou hast set my heart at liberty.
Day 25. dHflmins prayer.

Legem jyone.

TEACH me, Lord, the way of thy statutes :
and I shall keep it unto the end.

34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep
thy law : yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart.

35 Make me to go in the path of thy com-
mandments ; for therein is my desire.

Day 25. THE PSALMS. 401

36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies :
and not to covetousness.

37 turn away mine eyes, lest they behold
vanity : and quicken thou me in thy way.

38 stablish thy word in thy servant : that
I may fear thee.

39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid
of : for thy judgments are good.

40 Behold, my delight is in thy command-
ments ; quicken me in thy righteousness.

Et vcmat super me,

LET thy loving mercy come also unto me,
Lord : even thy salvation, according
mito thy word.

42 So shall I make answer unto my blas-
phemers : for my trust is in thy word.

43 take not the word of thy truth utterly
out of my mouth : for my hope is in thy judg-
ments.

44 So shall I alway keep thy law : yea, for
ever and ever.

45 And I will walk at liberty : for I seek
thy commandments.

46 1 will speak of thy testimonies also, even
before kings : and will not be ashamed.

47 And my delight shall be in thy command-
ments : which I have loved.

48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy
commandments, which I have loved ; and my
study shall be in thy statutes.

Memor esto servi hii.

O THINK upon thy servant, as concern-
ing thy word : wherein thou hast caused
me to put my trust.

492 THE PSALMS. Day 25.

50 The same is my comfort in my trouble i
for thy word hath quickened me.

51 The proud have had me exceedingly in
derision ; yet have I not shrinked from thy
law.

52 For I remembered thine everlasting
judgments, Lord : and received comfort.

53 I am horribly afraid : for the ungodly
that forsake thy laAV.

54 Thy statutes have been my songs : in
the house of my pilgrimage.

55 1 have thought upon thy Xame, Lord,
in the night-season : and have kept thy law.

56 This I had : because I kept thy com-
mandments.

Port'io me a, Domine,

THOU art my portion, Lord : I have
promised to keep thy law.

58 I made my humble petition in thy pre-
sence with my whole heart : be merciful
unto me, according to thy word.

59 1 called mine own ways to remembrance :
and turned my feet mito thy testimonies.

60 I made haste, and prolonged not the
time : to keep thy commandments.

61 The congregations of the ungodly have
robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law.

idl At midnight I will rise to give thanks
unto thee : because of thy righteous judg-
ments.

63 I am a companion of all them that fear
thee : and keep thy commandments.

64 The earth, Lord, is full of thy mercy :
teach me thy statutes.

Day 25= THE PSALMS. 493

Bonitatem ficisti.

OLORD, thou hast dealt graciously with
thy servant : according unto thy word.

66 learn nie true understanding and know-
ledge : for I have believed thy commandments.

67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong :
but now have I kept thy word.

68 Thou art good and gracious : teach me
thy statutes.

69 The proud have imagined a lie against
me : but I will keep thy commandments with
my wdiole heart.

70 Their heart is as fat as brawn : but my
delight hath been in thy law.

71 It is good for me that I have been in
trouble : that I may learn thy statutes.

72 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto
me : than thousands of gold and silver.

Day 25. ebcutng ^Dvajicr.

3Iamis tiicc J'eccrunt me.

THY hands have made me and fashioned
me : give me understanding, that I
may learn thy commandments.

74 They that fear thee will be glad when
they see me : because I have put my trust in
thy w^ord.

75 I know, Lord, that thy judgments are
right : and that thou of very faithfulness hast
caused me to be troubled.

76 let thy merciful kindness be my com-
fort : according to thy word unto thy servant.

77 let thy loving mercies come unto me,
that I may live : for thy law is my delight.

78 Let the proud be confounded, for they

494 THE PSALMS. Day 25.

go wickedly about to destroy me : but I will
be occupied in thy commandments.

79 Let such as fear thee, and have knoAvn
thy testimonies : be turned unto me.

80 let my heart be sound in thy statutes :
that I be not ashamed.

Defecit anima mea.

MY soul hath longed for thy salvation :
and I have a good hope because of thy
word.

82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word : saying,
when wilt thou comfort me ?

83 For 1 am become like a bottle in the
smoke : yet do I not forget thy statutes.

84 How many are the days of thy servant :
when wilt thou be avenged of them that per-
secute me ?

85 The proud have digged pits for me :
which are not after thy law.

86 All thy commandments are true : they
persecute me falsely ; be thou my help.

87 They had almost made an end of me upon
earth : but I forsook not thy commandments.

88 quicken me after thy loving-kindness :
and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy
mouth.

In ceternumy DGinme.

OLOED, thy word : endureth for ever in
heaven.

90 Thy truth also remaineth from one gene-
ration to another : thou hast laid the founda-
tion of the earth, and it abideth.

91 They continue this day according to thine
ordinance : for all thinfrs serve thee.

Day 26. THE PSALMS. 495

92 If my delight had not been in thy law ;
I sliould have perished in my trouble.

93 I will never forii'et thy commandments :
for with tliem tliou hast quickened me.

94 I am tliine, save me : for I have sought
thy commandments.

95 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy
me : but I will consider thy testimonies.

9G I see that all things come to an end : but
thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Quomodo dilex'i !

LORD, what love have I unto thy law : all
the day long is my study in it.

98 Thou through thy commandments hast
made me wiser than mine enemies : for they
are ever with me.

99 I have more understanding than my
teachers : for thy testimonies are my study.

100 I am wiser than the aged : because I
keep thy commandments.

101 I have refrained my feet from every evil
way : that I may keep thy word.

102 I have not shrmik from thy judgments :
for thou teachest me.

103 how sweet are thy words unto my
throat : yea, sweeter than honey unto my
mouth.

104 Thi'ough thy commandments I get un-
derstanding : therefore I hate all evil ways.

Day 26. ;^0rntn3 ^ragcr.

l/iicerna pedibus meis.

THY word is a lantern unto my feet : and a
light unto my paths.

THE PSALMS. Bay 26.

106 I have sworn, and am stedfastly pur-
posed : to keep thy righteous judgments.

107 I am troubled above measure : quicken
me, Lord, according to thy word.

108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth
please thee, Lord : and teach me thy judg-
ments.

109 My soul is alw^ay in my hand : yet do I
not forget thy law.

110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me :
but yet I swerved not from thy command-
ments.

111 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mme
heritage for ever : and why ? they are the very
joy of my heart.

112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy
statutes alway : even unto- the end.

Imquos oclio hahid.

I HATE them that imagine evil things : but
thy law do I love.

114 Thou art my defence and shield : and
my trust is in thy word.

115 Away from me, ye wicked : I will keep
the commandments of my God.

116 stablish me according to thy word, that
I may live : and let me not be disappointed of
my hope.

117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe :
yea, my delight shall be ever in thy sta-
tutes.

118 Thou hast trodden down all them that
depart from thy statutes : for they imagine but
deceit.

119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of

Datj 26. THE PSALMS. 497

the earth like dross : therefore I love thy testi-
monies.

120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee : and
I am afi'aid of thy judgments.

Feci jiidicnim.

IDEAL with the thing that is lawful and,
right : give me not over mito mine op-
pressors.

122 Make thou thy servant to delight in that
which is good : that the proud do me no wrong.

123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking
for thy health : and for the word of thy right-
eousness.

124 deal with thy servant according unto
thy loving mercy : and teach me thy statutes.

125 I am thy servant, O grant me under-
standing : that 1 may know thy testimonies.

126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine
hand : for they have destroyed thy law.

127 For I love thy commandments : above
gold and precious stone.

128 Therefore hold I straight all tliy com-
mandments : and all false ways I utterly abhor.

llimbUia.

THY testimonies are wonderful : therefore
doth my soul keep them.

130 When thy word goeth forth : it giveth
light and understanding unto the simple.

131 I opened my mouth, and drew in my
breath : for my delight was in thy command-
ments.

132 look thou upon me, and be merciful
unto me : as thou usest to do unto those that
love thy Name.

498 THE PSALMS. Day 26.

133 Order my steps in thy word : and so
shall no wickedness have dominion over me.

134 deliver me from the wrongful deal-
ings of men : and so shall I keep thy com-
mandments.

135 Shew the light of thy countenance upon
thy servant : and teach me thy statutes.

136 Mine eyes gush out with water : be-
cause men keep not thy law.

Justus es, Domine^
T^IGHTEOUS art thou, Lord : and true
A\) is thy judgment.

138 The testimonies that thou hast com-
manded : are exceeding righteous and true.

139 My zeal hath even consumed me : be-
cause mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

140 Thy word is tried to the uttermost : and
thy servant loveth it.

141 I am small, and of no reputation : yet
do I not forget thy commandments.

142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting
righteousness : and thy law is the truth.

143 Trouble and heaviness liave taken hold
upon me : yet is my delight in thy command-
ments.

144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is
everlasting : grant me understanding, and I
shall live.

Day 26. d^bcniug pragcr,

Clamavi in toto corde meo.

I CALL with my whole heart : hear me, O
Lord, I will keep thy statutes.
146 Yea, even unto thee do I call : help
me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

THE PSALMS.

147 Early in the morning do I cry unto
thee : for in thy word is my trust.

148 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches :
that I might be occupied in tliy words.

149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto
thy loving-kindness ; quicken me, according
as thou art wont.

150 They draw nigh that of malice perse-
cute me : and are far from thy law.

151 Be thou nigh at hand, Lord : for all
thy commandments are true.

152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have
known long since : that thou hast grounded
them for ever.

Vide humilitatem.

O CONST DEE, mine adversity, and deliver
me : for I do not forget thy law.

154 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me :
quicken me, according to thy word.

155 Health is far from the ungodly : for
they regard not thy statutes.

156 Great is thy mercy, Lord : quicken
me, as thou art wont.

157 Many there are that trouble me, and
persecute me : yet do I not swerve from thy
testimonies.

158 It grieveth me when I see the trans-
gi'essors : because they keep not thy law.

159 Consider, Lord, how I love thy com-
mandments : quicken me, according to thy
loving-kindness.

160 Thy word is true from everlasting : all
the judgments of thy righteousness endure for
evermore.

500 TH-E PSALMS. Day 26.

Pnncipes persecuti sunt,

PRINCES have persecuted me without a
cause : but my heart standeth in awe of
thy word.

162 I am as glad of thy word : as one that
findeth great spoils.

163 As for lies, I hate and abhor them : but
thy law do I love.

164 Seven times a day do I praise thee : be-
cause of thy righteous judgments.

165 Great is the peace that they have who
love thy law : and they are not offended at it.

166 Lord, I have looked for thy saving
health : and done after thy commandments.

167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies :
and loved them exceedingly.

168 I have kept thy commandments and tes-
timonies : for all my ways are before thee.

Appropinquet deprecatio,

LET my complaint come before thee,
Lord : give me miderstanding, according
to thy word.

170 Let my supplication come before thee :
deliver me, according to thy word.

171 My lips shall speak of thy praise : when
thou hast taught me thy statutes.

172 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word :
for all thy commandments are righteous.

173 Let thine hand help me : for I have
chosen thy commandments.

174 I have longed for thy saving health,
Lord ; and in thy law is my delight.

175 let my soul live, and it shall praise
thee : and thy judgments shall help me.

Day 27. THE PSALMS. 501

176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is
lost : seek thy servant, for I do not forget
thy commandments.

Day 27. iHontiitfl draper.

Psalm cxx. Ad Bom'mum.

WHEN I was in trouble I called upon the
Lord : and he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, Lord, fi'om lying lips :
and from a deceitful tongue.

3 What reward shall be given or done unto
thee, thou false tongue : even mighty and
sharp arrows, with hot bm'uing coals.

4 Wo is me, that I am constrained to dwell
with Mesech : and to have my habitation among
the tents of Kedar.

5 My soul hatli long dwelt among them : that
are enemies unto peace.

6 I labour for peace, but when I speak unto
them thereof : they make them ready to battle.

Psalm cxxi. Levavi ocidos.

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills :
from whence cometh my help.

2 l\Iy help cometh even from the Lord : who
hath made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved :
and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel : shall nei-
ther slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord himself is thy keeper : the
Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand ;

6 So that the sun sliall not burn thee by
day : neither the moon by night.

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all
evil : yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.

502 THE PSALMS. Day 27.

8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out,
and thy coming in : from this time forth for
evermore.

Psalm cxxii. Lcstatiis sum.

I WAS glad when they said mito me : We
will go into the house of the Lord.

2 Om- feet shall stand in thy gates : Jeru-
salem.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city : that is at
miity in itself.

4 For thither the tribes go up, even the
tribes of the Lord : to testify unto Israel, to
give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.

5 For there is the seat of judgment : even
the seat of the house of David.

6 pray for the peace 'of Jerusalem : they
shall prosper that love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls : and plenteous-
ness within thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes :
I will wish thee prosperity.

9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord
cm' God : I will seek to do thee good.

Psalm cxxiii. Ad te hvavi oculos meos,

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes : thou
that dwellest in the heavcRS.

2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look
unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes
of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress :
even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God,
until he have mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, Lord, have mercy
upon us : for we are utterly despised.

Day 27. THE PSALMS. 503

4 Our soul is filled with the scornful re-
proof of the wealthy : and with the despiteful-
ness of the proud.

Psalm cxxiy. Nisi quia Dominus.

IF the Lord himself had not been on our
side, now may Israel say : if the Lord
himself had not been on our side, when men
rose up against us ;

2 They had swallowed us up quick : when
they were so wrathfully displeased at us.

3 Yea, the waters had di'owned us : and the
stream had gone over our soul.

4 The deep waters of the proud : had gone
even over our soul.

5 But praised be the Lord : who hath not
given us over for a prey unto their teeth.

6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of
the snare of the fowler : the snare is broken,
and Ave are delivered.

7 Om- help standeth in the Xame of the
Lord : Avho hath made heaven and earth.

Psalm cxxv. Qui conficlunt,

THEY that put their trust in the Lord
shall be even as the moimt Sion : which
may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever.

2 The hills stand about Jerusalem : even
so standeth the Lord round about his people,
from this time forth for evermore.

3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not
into the lot of the righteous : lest the right-
eous put their hand unto wickedness.

4 Do well, Lord : unto those that are
good and true of heart.

504 THE PSALMS. Dmi '27.

5 As for such as turn back unto their own
wickedness : the Lord shall lead them forth
with the evil-doers ; but peace shall be upon
Israel.
Day 27. ^bcitius ^raptr.

Psalm cxxvi. In convertendo.

WHEN the Lord turned again the capti-
vity of Sion : then were we like unto
them that dream.

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter :
and our tongue with joy.

3 Then said they among the heathen : The
Lord hath done great thmgs for them.

4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for
us already : whereof we rejoice,

5 Tm-n our captivity, O-Lord : as the rivers
in the south.

6 They that sow in tears : shall reap in joy.

7 He that now goeth on his way weeping,
and beareth forth good seed : shall doubtless
come again with Joy, and bring his sheaves
with him.

Psalm cxxvii. Nisi Domimis.

EXCEPT the Lord build the house : their
labour is but lost that build it.

2 Except the Lord keep the city : the watch-
man waketh but in vain.

3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise
up early, and so late take rest, and eat the
bread of carefulness : for so he giveth his be-
loved sleep.

4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb :
are an heritage and gift that cometh of the
Lord.

Day 27. THE PSALMS. 505

5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the
giant : even so are the young children.

6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver
full of them : they shall not be ashamed when
they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm cxxviii. Beati omnes.

BLESSED are all they that fear the Lord :
and walk in his ways.

2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine
hands : well is thee, and happy shalt thou
be.

3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine :
upon the walls of thine house.

4 Thy children like the olive-branches :
round about thy table.

5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed : that
feareth the Lord.

6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless
thee : that thou shalt see Jerusalem in pros-
perity all thy life long.

7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's
children : and peace upon Israel.

Psalm cxxix. Soipe expugnavernnt.

MANY a time have they fought against
me fi'om my youth up : may Israel now
say.

2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me
from my youth up : but they have not prevail-
ed against me.

3 The plow^ers plowed upon my back : and
made long furrows.

4 But the righteous Lord : hath hewn the
snares of the ungodly in pieces.

506 THE rSALMS. Day 27.

5 Let them be confounded and turned back-
ward : as many as have evil will at Sion.

6 Let them be even as the grass grooving
upon the house-tops : which withereth afore it
be plucked up ;

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand :
neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his
bosom.

8 So that they who go by say not so much
as, The Lord prosper you : we wish you good
luck in the Name of the Lord.

Psalm cxxx. De profundis.

OUT of the deep have I called unto thee,
Lord : Lord, hear my voice.

2 let thine ears consider well : the voice
of my complaint.

3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark
what is done amiss : Lord, who may abide
it?

4 For there is mercy with thee : therefore
shalt thou be feared.

5 I look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait
for him : in his word is my trust.

6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord : before the
morning watch, I say, before the morning
watch.

7 Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the
Lord there is mercy : and with him is plente-
ous redemption.

8 And he shall redeem Israel : from all his
sins.

Psalm cxxxi. Domine, non est.

LOPD, I am not high-minded ; I have no
proud looks.

Day 28. THE PSALMS. o07

2 I do not exercise myself in great matters :
which are too hig-h for me.

3 But I refi-ain my soul, and keep it low,
like as a child that is weaned from his mother :
yea, my soul is even as a weaned child.

4 Israel, trust in the Lord : from this
time forth for evermore.

Day 28. ^0rnins ^Orayer.

Psalm cxxxii. Memento^ Domine.

LORD, remember David : and all his trou-
ble ;

2 How he sware unto the Lord : and vowed
a vow unto the Ahniglity God of Jacob ;

3 I Avill not come within the tal)ernacle of
mine house : nor climb up into my bed ;

4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor
mine eye-lids to slumber : neither the temples
of my head to take any rest ;

5 Until 1 find out a place for the temple of
the Lord : an habitation for the mighty God
of Jacob.

6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata :
and found it in the wood.

7 We will go into his tabernacle : and fall
low on om- knees before his footstool.

8 Arise, Lord, into thy resting-place :
thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteous-
ness : and let thy saints sing with joy ful-
ness.

10 For thy servant David's sake : turn not
away the presence of thine Anointed.

11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath un-
to David : and he shall not shrink from it ;

508 THE PSALMS. Daij 2%.

12 Of the fruit of thy body : shall I set upon
thy seat.

13 If thy children will keep my covenant,
and my testimonies that I shall learn them :
their children also shall sit upon thy seat for
evermore.

14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an
habitation for himself : he hath longed for her.

15 This shall be my rest for ever : here
will I dwell, for I have a delight therein.

16 1 will bless her victuals with increase :
and will satisfy her poor with bread.

17 1 will deck her priests with health : and
her saints shall rejoice and sing.

18 There shall I make the horn of David
to flourish : I have ordained a lantern for mine
Anointed.

1 9 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them
with shame : but upon hnnself shall his crown
flourish.

Psalm cxxxiii. Ecce, qiiam honum!

BEHOLD, how good and joyful a thing it
is : brethren, to dwell together in unity !

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the
head, that ran down unto the beard : even unto
Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of
his clothing.

3 Like as the dew of Hermon : which fell
upon the hill of Sion.

4 For there the Lord promised his blessing :
and life for evermore.

Psalm cxxxiv. Ecce nunc,

BEHOLD now, praise the Lord : all ye ser-
vants of the Lord ;

Bay Si8. THE PSALMS. 509

2 Ye that by night stand in the house of
the Lord : even in the coui'ts of the house of
our God.

3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary : and
praise the Lord,

4 The Lord that made heaven and earth :
give thee blessing out of Sion.

Psalm cxxxv. Laudate Komen,

O PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the Name of
the Lord : praise it, ye servants of the
Lord;

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord :
in the courts of the house of our God.

3 praise the Lord, for the Lord is gra-
cious : sing praises mito his Xame, for it is
lovely.

4 For why ? the Lord hath chosen Jacob
unto himself : and Israel for his own possession.

5 For I know that the Lord is great : and
that our Lord is above all gods.

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did
he in heaven, and in earth : and in tlie sea, and
in all deep places.

7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the
ends of the world : and sendeth forth lightnings
with the rain, bringing the winds out of his
treasures.

8 He smote the first-born of Eg)73t : both of
man and beast.

9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into
the midst of thee. thou land of Egypt : upon
Pharaoh, and all his servants.

10 He smote divers nations : and slew mighty
kings;

510 THE PSALMS. Day 28.

11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og
the king of Basan : and all the kingdoms of
Canaan ;

12 And gave their land to be an heritage :
even an heritage nnto Israel his people.

13 Thy Name, Lord, endureth for ever :
so doth thy memorial, Lord, from one ge-
neration to another.

14 For the Lord will avenge his people :
and be gracious mito his servants.

15 As for the images of the heathen, they
are but silver and gold : the work of men's
hands.

16 They have mouths, and speak not : eyes
have they, but they see not.

17 They have ears, and yet they hear not :
neither is there any breath \\\ their mouths.

18 They that make them are like unto tliem :
and so are all they that put their trust m them.

19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel :
praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron.

20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi : ye that
fear the Lord, praise the Lord.

21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion : who
dwelleth at Jerusalem.

Day 28. C^tjcntng ^rapcn

Psalm cxxxvi. Confitemini.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is
gracious : and his mercy endureth for
ever.

2 give thanks unto the God of all gods :
for his mercy endureth for ever.

3 thank the Lord of all lords : for his
mercy endureth for ever.

Day 28.

THE PSALMS. 511

4 Who only cloeth great wonders : for his
mercy endureth for ever.

5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the
heavens : for his mercy endm'eth for ever.

6 Who laid out the earth above the waters :
for his mercy endureth for ever.

7 Who hath made great lights : for his
mercy endureth for ever ;

8 The sun to rule the day : for his mercy
endureth for ever ;

9 The moon and the stars to govern the
night : for his mercy endureth for ever.

10 Who smote Egypt with their first-born :
for his mercy endureth for ever ;

11 And brought out Israel from among
them : for his mercy endureth for ever ;

12 With a mighty hand, and stretched out
arm : for his mercy endureth for ever.

13 Who divided the Red sea in two parts :
for his mercy endureth for ever ;

14 And made Israel to go through the
midst of it : for his mercy endureth for ever.

15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he
overthrew them in the Red sea : for his mercy
endureth for ever.

16 AYho led his people through the wilder-
ness : for his mercy endureth for ever.

17 Who smote great kings : for his mercy
endureth for ever ;

18 Yea, and slew mighty kings : for his
mercy endureth for ever ;

19 Selion king of the Amorites : for his
mercy endm-eth for ever ;

20 And Og the king of Basan ; for his
mercy endureth for ever ;

512 THE PSALMS. Day 28.

21 And gave away their land for an heritage :
for his mercy endureth for ever ;

22 Even for an heritage unto Israel his ser-
vant : for his mercy endm'eth for ever.

23 Who remembered us when we were in
trouble : for his mercy endureth for ever ;

24 And hath delivered us from our enemies :
for his mercy endureth for ever.

25 Who giveth food to all flesh : for his
mercy endureth for ever.

26 give thanks unto the God of heaven :
for his mercy endureth for ever.

27 give thanks unto the Lord of lords :
for his mercy endm'eth for ever.

Psalm cxxxvii. Super flumina.

BY the waters of Babylon we sat do'wn
and wept : when we remembered thee,
Sion.

2 As for our harps, we hanged them up :
upon the trees that are therein.

3 For they that led us away captive required
of us then a song, and melody, in our heavi-
ness : Sing us one of the songs of Sion.

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song : in a
strange land ?

5 If I forget thee, Jerusalem : let my right
hand forget her cunning.

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue
cleave to the roof of my mouth : yea, if I prefer
not Jerusalem in my mirth.

7 Remember the children of Edom, Lord,
in the day of Jerusalem : how they said, Down
with it, down with it, even to the ground.

8 daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery ;

Day 29, THE PSALMS. 513

yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as
thou hast served us.

9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy chil-
dren : and throAveth them ag'ainst the stones.
Psalm cxxxviii. Conjitchor fihi.

I WILL give thanks unto thee, Lord, with
my whole heart : even before the gods will
I sing praise unto thee.

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple,
and praise thy Xame, because of thy loving-
kindness and truth : for thou hast magnified
thy Name, and thy Word, above all things.

3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest
me : and enduedst my soul with much strength.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee,
Lord : for they have heard the words of thy
mouth.

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the
Lord : that great is the glory of the Lord.

6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath
he respect unto the lowly : as for the proud,
he beholdeth them afar oif.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet
shalt thou refi-esh me : thou shalt stretch forth
thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies,
and thy right hand shall save me.

8 The Lord shall make good his loving-
kindness toward me : yea, thy mercy, Lord,
endureth for ever ; despise not then the works
of thine own hands.

Day 29. i^orninij draper.

Psalm cxxxix. Domine, prohasti.

OLORD, thou hast searched me out, and
known me : thou knowest my do\\Ti-

514 THE PSALMS. Day 29.

sitting, and mine up-rising ; thou understand-
est my thoughts long before.

2 Thou art about my path, and about my
bed : and spiest out all my ways.

3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue :
but thou, Lord, knowest it altogether.

4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and be-
fore : and laid thine hand upon me.

5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and ex-
cellent for me : I cannot attain unto it.

6 Whither shall I go tlien fi-om thy Spirit :
or whither shall I go then from thy pre-
sence ?

7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there :
if I go down to hell, thou art there also.

8 If I take the wings of the morning : and
remain in the uttermost -parts of the sea ;

9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me :
and thy right hand shall hold me.

10 If I say, Peradventm-e the darkness
shall cover me : then shall my night be turned
to day.

11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with
thee, but the night is as clear as the day : the
darkness and light to thee are both alike.

12 For my reins are thine : thou hast
covered me m my mother's womb.

13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous
are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right
well.

14 My bones are not hid from thee : though
I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in
the earth.

15 Thine ejes did see my substance, yet

Day 2^. THE PSALMS. 515

being imperfect : and in thy book were all my
members written ;

1 6 Which day by day were fashioned : when
as yet there was none of them.

i7 How dear are thy counsels unto me,
God : how great is the sum of them !

18 If I tell them, tliey are more in number
than the sand : when I wake up I am present
with thee.

1 9 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, God :
depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men.

20 For they speak unrighteously against
thee : and thine enemies take thy JSTame in
vain.

21 Do not I hate them, Lord, that hate
thee : and am not I grieved with those that
rise up against thee ?

22 Yea, I hate them right sore : even as
though they were mine enemies.

23 Try me, God, and seek the ground
of my heart : prove me, and examine my
thoughts.

2 1 Look well if there be any way of v/icked-
ness in me : and lead me ni the way everlasting.

Psalm cxl. Enpe me, Domine.

DELIVER me, Lord, from the evil man :
and preserve me from the wicked man.

2 AYho imagine mischief in their hearts : and
stir up strife all the day long.

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a
serpent : adder's poison is under their lips.

4 Keep me, Lord, fi'om the hands of the
ungodly : preserve me fr'om the wicked men,
who are purposed to overthrow my goings.

510 THE PSALMS. Day 29.

5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and
spread a net abroad with cords : yea, and set
traps in my way.

6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God :
hear the voice of my prayers, Lord.

7 Lord God, thou strength of my health :
thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

8 Let not the ungodly have his desire,
Lord : let not his mischievous imagination
prosper, lest they be too proud.

9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall
upon the head of them : that compass me about.

10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them r
let, them be cast into the fire, and into the pit,
that they never rise up again.

11 A man full of words shall not prosper
upon the earth : evil shall hunt the wicked
person to overthrow him.

12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the
poor : and maintain the cause of the helpless.

13 The righteous also shall give thanks
unto thy Name : and the just shall continue
in thy sight.

Psalm cxli. Domine, clamavi.

LORD, I call upon thee, haste thee unto
me : and consider my voice when I cry
unto thee.

2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight
as the incense : and let the liftuig up of my
hands be an evening sacrifice.

3 Set a watch, I^ord, before my mouth :
and keep the door of my lips.

4 let not mine heart be inclined to any
evil thing : let me not be occupied in ungodly

Day 29. THE PSALMS. 517

works with the men that work wickedness, lest
I eat of such things as please them.

5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly :
and reprove me.

6 But let not their precious balms break my
head : yea, I will pray yet against their wick-
edness.

7 Let their judges be overthrown in stony
places : that they may hear my words, for they
are sweet.

8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit ;
like as when one breaketh and heweth wood
upon the earth.

9 But mine eyes look unto thee, Lord God :
in thee is my trust, cast not out my soul.

10 Keep me from the snare that they have
laid for me : and fr'om the traps of the wicked
doers.

11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets
together : and let me ever escape them.

Day 29. efacniits Prayer,

Psalm cxlii. Voce mea ad Domimcni.

I CRIED unto the Lord with my voice : yea,
even unto the Lord did I make my sup-
plication.

2 I poured out my complaints before him :
and shewed him of my trouble.

3 When my spirit was in heaviness thou
knewest my path : in the way wherein I walked
have they privily laid a snare for me.

4 I looked also upon my right hand : and
saw there was no man that would know me.

5 I had no place to flee unto : and no man
cared for my soul.

A 5

518 THE PSALMS. Day 29.

6 I cried unto thee, Lord, and said : Thou
art my hope, and my portion in the land of the
living.

7 Consider my complaint : for I am brought
very low.

8 deliver me from my persecutors : for
they are too strong for me.

9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may
give thanks unto thy Name : which thing if
thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous
resort unto my company.

Psalm cxliii. Domine^ exaudi.

HEAR my prayer, Lord, and consider
my desire : hearken unto me for thy
truth and righteousness' sake.

2 And enter not into judgment with thy
servant : for in thy sight shall no man living
be justified.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ;
he hath smitten my life down to the ground :
he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men
that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me :
and my heart within me is desolate.

5 Yet do I remember the time past ; I muse
upon all thy works : yea, I exercise myself in
the works of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my
soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land.

7 Hear me, Lord, and that soon, for my
spirit waxeth faint : hide not thy face from me,
lest I be like unto them that go down into the
pit.

8 let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes

Day 30. THE PSALMS. 519

in the morning, for in thee is my trust : shew
thou me the way that 1 should walk ni, for I
lift up my soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, Lord, from mine enemies :
for I flee unto thee to hide me.

10 Teach me to do the thing tliat pleaseth
thee, for thou art my God : let thy lovnig Spirit
lead me forth mto the land of righteousness.

11 Quicken me, Lord, for thy Name's
sake : and for thy righteousness' sake bring
my soul out of trouble.

12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies :
and destroy all them that vex my soul ; for I
am thy servant.

Day 30. iHorittitg prajjcr.

Psalm cxliv. Bcncdictiis Domimis,

BLESSED be the Lord my strength : who
teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers
to fight ;

2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and
deliverer, my defender in whom l"^ trust : who
subdueth my people that is under me.

3 Lord, wliat is man, that thou hast such
respect unto him : or the son of m.an, that
thou so regardest him ?

4 Man is like a thing of nought : his time
passeth away like a shadow.

5 Bow thy heavens, Lord, and come do^^n :
touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them :
shoot out thine arrows, and consume them.

7 Send down thine hand from above : de-
liver me, and take me out of tlie great waters,
from the hand of strano:e children ;

62C THE PSALMS. Bay 30.

8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity : and their
right hand is a right hand of wickedness.

9 I will sing a new song unto thee, God :
and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed
lute.

10 Thou hast given victory unto kings : and
hast delivered David thy servant from the peril
of the sword.

11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand
of strange children : whose mouth talketh of
vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of
iniquity.

12 That our sons may grow up as the young
plants : and that our daughters may be as the
polished corners of the temple.

13 That our garners may be full and plen-
teous with all manner of store : that our sheep
may bring forth thousands and ten thousands
in our streets.

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour,
that there be no decay : no leading into cap-
tivity, and no complaining in our streets.

15 Happy are the people that are in such
a case : yea, blessed are the people who have
the Lord for their God.

Psalm cxlv. Ed'cdtaho te, Dens.

I WILL magnify thee, God, my King ; and
I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee :
and praise thy Name for ever and ever.

8 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy
to be praised : there is no end of his greatness.
4 One generation sliall praise thy works
unto another : and declare thy power.

Day 30. THE PSALMS. 521

5 As for nie, I will be talking; of thy wor-
ship : thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;

6 So that men shall speak of the might of
thy marvellous acts : and I will also tell of
thy greatness.

7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness
shall be shewed : and men shall sing of thy
righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious, and merciful : long-
suffering, and of great goodness.

9 The Lord is loving unto every man : and
his mercy is over all his works.

10 All thy works praise thee, Lord : and
thy saints give thanks unto thee.

1 1 They shew the glory of thy kingdom : and
talk of thy power ;

12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness
of thy kingdom : might be known unto men.

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting king-
dom : and thy dominion endureth throughout
all ages.

14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall : and
lifteth up all those that are down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, Lord :
and thou givest them their meat in due season.

16 Thou openest thine hand : and fiUest all
things living with plenteousness.

17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways :
and holy in all his works.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call
upon him : yea, all such as call upon him
faithfully.

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear
him : he also will hear their cry, and will help
them.

522 THE PSALMS. Day 30.

20 The Lord preserveth all them that love
him : but scattereth abroad all the iin goodly.

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the
Lord : and let all flesh give thanks unto his
holy Name for ever and ever.

Psalm cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea.

PRAISE the Lord, my soul ; while I live
will I praise the Lord : yea, as long as I
have any being, I will sing praises unto my
God.

2 put not your trust in princes, nor in
any child of man : for there is no help in
them.

3 For when the breath of man goeth forth
he shall turn agam to his earth : and tlien all
his thoughts perish.

4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob
for his help : and whose hope is in the Lord
his God ;

5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and
all that therein is : who keepeth his promise
for ever ;

6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer
wrong : who feedeth the hungry.

7 The Lord looseth men out of prison : the
Lord giveth sight to the blind.

8 The Lord helpeth tliem that are fallen ;
the Lord careth for the righteous.

9 The Lord careth for the strangers ; he
defendeth the fatherless and widow : as for
the way of the ungodly, he tumetli it upside
down.

10 The Lord thy God, Sion, shall be King
for evermore : and throughout all generations.

Day so. THE PSALMS. 523

Day 30. a^iitninQ Prawtr.

Psalm cxlvii. Laiidate Doininum.

O PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good
thing to sing praises unto our God :
yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be
thankful.

2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : and
gather together the out-casts of Israel.

3 He healeth those that are broken in heart :
and giveth medicine to heal their sickness.

4 He telleth the number of the stars : and
calleth them all by their names.

5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power :
yea, and his wisdom is infinite.

6 The Lord setteth up the meek : and bring-
eth the ungodly down to the ground.

7 sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving :
sing praises upon the harp unto our God ;

8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds,
and prepareth rain for the earth : and maketh
the grass to grow upon the mountains, and
herb for the use of men ;

9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle : and
feedeth the young ravens that call upon him.

10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of
an horse : neither delighteth he ni any mean's
legs.

11 But the Lord's delight is in them that
fear him : and put their trust in his mercy.

12 Praise the Lord, Jerusalem : praise
thy God, Sion.

13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy
gates : and hath blessed thy children within
thee.

624 THE PSALMS. Day 30.

14 He maketh peace in thy borders : and
filleth thee with the flour of wheat.

15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon
earth : and his word runneth very swiftly.

16 He giveth snow like wool : and scattereth
the hoar-frost like ashes.

17 He casteth fortli his ice like morsels :
who is able to abide his frost ?

18 He sendeth out his Avord, and melteth
them : he bloweth with his wind, and the
waters flow.

19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob : his
statutes and ordinances unto Israel.

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation :
neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws.

Psalm cxlviii. Lcdulate Dominum.

O PRAISE the Lord of heaven : praise
him in the height.

2 Praise him, all ye angels of his : praise
him, all his host.

3 Praise him, sun and moon : praise him,
all ye stars and light.

4 Praise him, all ye heavens : and ye waters
that are above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord :
for he spake the word, and tliey were made ;
he commanded, and they were created.

6 He hath made them fast for ever and
ever : he hath given them a law which shall
not be broken.

7 Praise the Lord upon earth : ye dragons,
and all deeps ;

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours : wind
and storm, fulfilling his word ;

Day 30. THE PSALMS. 525

9 Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees
and all cedars ;

10 Beasts and all cattle : worms and fea-
thered fowls ;

11 Kings of the earth and all people :
princes and all judges of the world ;

12 Young men and maidens, old men and
children, praise the Name of the Lord : for
his Name only is excellent, and his praise
above heaven and earth.

13 He shall exalt the horn of his people ; all
his saints shall praise him : even the children
of Israel, even the people that serveth him.

Psalm cxlix. Cantate Domino.

OSING- unto the Lord a new song : let
the congregation of saints praise him.

2 liet Israel rejoice in him that made him :
and let the children of Sion be joyful in their
King.

3 Let them praise his Name in the dance :
let them sing praises unto him with tabret
and harp.

4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people :
and helpeth the meek-hearted.

5 Let the saints be joyful with glory : let
. them rejoice in their beds.

6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth :
and a two-edged sword in their hands ;

7 To be avenged of the heathen : and to re-
buke the people ;

8 To bind their kings in chains : and their
nobles with links of iron.

9 That they may be avenged of them, as
it is written : Such*^ honour have all his saints.

526 THE rSAL3IS. Daij ?^0.

Psalm cl. Lcmdate Dominum.

O PRAISE God in his holiness : praise
him in the firmament of his power.

2 Praise him in his noble acts : praise him
according to his excellent greatness.

3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet :
praise him upon the lute and harp.

4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances :
praise him upon the strings and pipe.

5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals :
praise him upon the loud cymbals.

6 Let every thing that hath breath ; praise
the Lord.

FORMS OF

PEAYER TO BE USED AT SEA.

H The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea nhall be Ihe

same which is appointed in tht Book of Common Prayer.
If These two following Frayerx are i thee for help , Save, Lord, or else

be also used in his Majesty's
Navy every day.

O ETERNAL Lord God, who
alone spreadest out the hea-
vens, and rulest the raging of the
sea ; who hast compassed the wa-
ters with bounds until day and
night come to an end ; Be pleased
to receive into thy Almighty and
most gracious protection the per-
sons of us thy servants, and the
Fleet in which we serve. Pre-
serve us from the dangers of the
sea, and from the violence of the
enemy; that we may be a safe-
guard unto our most gracious
Sovereign Lord,King GEORGE,
and his Dominions, and a secu-
rity for such as pass on the seas
upon their lawful occasions : that
the inhabitants of our Island
may in peace and quietness serve
thee our God ; and that we may
return in safety to enjoy the bless-
ings of the land, with the fruits of
our labours, and with a thankful
remembrance of thy mercies to
praise and glorify thy holy Name ;
through Jesus Clirist our Lord.
Amen.

The Collect.

PREVENT us, O Lord, in all
our doings, with thy most gra-
cious favour, and further us with
thy continual help : that in all
our works begun, continued, and
ended in thee, we may glorify thy
holy Name, and finally by thy
mercy obtain everlasting life ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

H Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea.

we perish. We confess, when we
have been sate, and seen all things
quiet about us, we nave forgot
thee our G od, and refused to heark-
en to the still voice of thy word,
and to obey thy commandments :
But now we see. how terrible thou
art in all thy works ot wonder ;
the great God to be feared above
all : And therefore we adore thy
Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy
power, and imploring thy good-
ness. Help, Lord, and save us for
thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ
thy Son, our Lord. Amen.
Or this.

OMOST glorious and gracious
Lord God, who dwellest in
heaven, but beholdest all things
below; Look down, we beseech
thee, and hear us, calhng out of
the depth of misery, and out of
the jaws of this death, which is
ready now to swallow us up ; Save,
Lord, or else we perish. The liv-
ing, the living, shall praise thee. O
send thy word of command to re-
buke the raging winds, and the
roaring sea ; that we, being deli-
vered from this distress, may live
to serve thee, and to glorify thy
Name all the days of our life.
Hear, Lord, and save us, for the
infinite merits of our ))lessed Sa-
viour, thy Son, oar Lord Jesua
Christ. Amen

% The Prayer to be said before a
Fiqht at Sea agait/st any Enemy.

OMOST powerful and gioriouB
Lord God, the Lord of hosts,
that rulest and commandest all
things ; Thou sittest in the thione
judging right, and therefore we

OMOST powerful and glorious make our address to thy Divine
Lord God, at whose command I Majesty in this our necessity, that
the winds blow, and lift up the ' thou wouldest take the cause into
waves of the sea, and who stillest i thine own hand, and judge be-
the rage thereof ; We thy crea- tweeu us and our enemies. Stir
tures, but miserable sinners, do in I up thy strength, O Lord, and come
this our great distress cry unto ) and help us ; lor thou giveat not

FORMS OF PRATER TO BE USED AT SEA.

alway the battle to the strong,
but canst save by many or by few.
O let not our sins now cry against
us for vengeance ; but hear us thy
poor servants begging mercy, and
imploring thy lielp, and that thou
wouldest be a defence unto us
against the face of the enemy.
Make it appear that thou art our
Saviour and mighty Deliverer,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ame^i.

% Short Prayers for single persons,
that cannot meet to join {n Prayer
with others, by reason of the t ight,
or atorm.

General Prayers.

LORD, be merciful to us sin-
ners, and save us for thy mer-

Thou art the great God, that
hast made and rulest all things :
O deliver us for thy Name's sake.
Thou art the great God to be
feared abov^e all : O save us, that
we may praise thee.
Special Prayers u-ith respect to
the Enemy.

THOU, O Lord, art just and
powerful : O defend our cause
against the face of the enemy.

O God, thou art a strong tower
of defence to all that flee unto
thee : O save us from the violence
of the enemy.

O Lord of hosts, fight for us,
that we may glorify thee.

O suffer us not to sink under
the weight of our sins, or the \\o-
lence of the enemy.

O Lord, arise, help us, and de-
liver us for thy Name s sake.

Short Prayers in respect of a
Storm.

THOU, O Lord, that stillest the
raging of the sea, hear, hear

us, and save us, that we perish not.
O blessed Sa^^our, that didst

save thy disciples ready to perish

in a storm, hear us, and save us,

we beseech thee
Lord, have mercy upon us
Christ, have mercy upon us
Lord, have mercy upon ua.
O Lord, hear us.
O Christ, hear us.

upon us, save us now and ever-
more. Amen.

OUR Father, which art in hea-
ven. Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done, in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive them that trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil : For thine is the kingdom.
The power, and the glory. Fw
ever and ever. Amen.
t When there shall be imminent dan-
ger, as many as can be sparedfrom
necessary service jn the Ship shall
be called together, and make an
humble Confession of their sin to
God : In which every one ought seri-
ously to reflect npon those particu-
lar sins of which his conscience shaU
accuse him ; saying as followeth.
The Covfession.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, Make?
of all things. Judge of all men;
We acknowledge and bewail our
manifold sins and wickedness,
Which we, from time to time, most
grievously have committed. By
thought, word, and deed. Against
thy Di^^ne Majesty, Provoking
most justly thy wrath and indig-
nation against us. We do earnest-
ly repent. And are heartily sorry
for these our misdoings ; The re-
membrance of them is grievous
unto us ; The burden of them is
intolerable. Have mercy upon us,
Have mercy upon us, most mer-
ciful Father; For thy Son our
Lord Jesus Christ's sake. Forgive
us all that is past ; And grant that
we may ever hereafter Serve and
please thee In newness of life. To
the honour and glory ot thy Name;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
% Then shall the Priest, if there be

any in the Ship, pronounce this

A bsolution.

ALMKiHTY God, our heaven-
ly Fatlier, who of his great
mercy hath promised forgiveness
of sins to all them that with hearty
J repentance and true faith turn
God the' Father, God the Son, unto him ; Have mercy upon you;
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy pardon and deliver you from aU

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your sius ; confirm and strengthen
you in ali goodness, and bring you
to evei lasting life ; tlirough Jesus
Cliriit our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving after a Storm.
Jubilate Deo. Psalm Ixvi.

OBEjoyfulin God, alive lands:
sing praises unto the honour
of his Name, make his praise to
be glorious.

Say unto riod, O how wonderful
art thou in thy works .■ throu;<h tlie
greatness of thy power shall thine
enemies be foiind liars unto thee.

For all the world shall worship
thee : sing of thee, and praise thy
Name.

O come hither, and behold the
works of God : how wonderful he
is in his doing toward the children
ct men.

He turned the sea into dry
land : so tliat they went through
the water on toot ; there did we
rejoice thereof.

He ruleth with his power for
ever ; his eyes behold the people :
and such as will not believe shall
Qot be able to exalt themselves.

praise our God, ye people :
and make the voice of liis praise
to be heard ;

Who holdeth our soul in Ufe •
and suiTereth not our feet to slip.
For thou, O God, hast proved
j us : thou also hast tried us, like as
I silver is tried.

Thou broughtest us into the
snare : and laidest trouble upon
I our loins.

I Thou sufferedst men to ride over
' our heads : we went through tire
and water, and thou broughtest
us out into a wealthy place.

1 will go into thine house with
burnt-ofterings : and svill pay tliee
C3y vows, which 1 promised with
my lips, and spake with my mouth,
when I was in trouble.

1 will offer unto thee fat burnt-
sacrifices, with the incense of rams:
I will offer bullocks and goats.

O come hither, and hearken, all
ye tliat tear God : and I will tell
yoa what he hath done for my

1 called unto Iiim with B?.y
mouth: and gave him praises with
my tongue.

If 1 incline unto wickedness wi'th
mine heart : the Lord will net heai
me.

But God hath heard me ■ and
considered the voice of my prayer.

Praised be God who hath not
cast out my prayer : nor tui-ued his
mercy from me.

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ;

As it was m tlie beginning, is
now, and ever shall be ; world
without end. Amen.

Conftemini Domino. Psalm cvii.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord,
for he is gracious : and his
mercy endureth for ever.

Let them give thanks whom the
Lord hatli redeemed : and deliver-
ed from the hand of the enemy ;

And gatliered them out of "the
lands, from the east, and from the
west : from the north, and from
the south.

They went astray in the wilder-
ness out or the way : and found
no city to dwell in ;

Hungry and thirsty : theu- soul
fainted in them.

So they cried unto the Lord in
their trouble : and he dehvered
them from their distress.

He led thein forth by the right
way : that they might go to the
city where they dwelt.

6 that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness :
and declare the wonders tliat ha
doeth for the children of men !

For he satistieth the emptv soul :
and HUeth the hungry soul with
goodness.

Such as sit in darkness, and ia
the shadow of death : being fast
bound m misery and iron ;

Because they rebelled against
the words of the Lord : andlight-
ly regarded the counsel of the
most Highest ;

He also brought down their

heart through heaviness : tliey

fell down, and there waa none to

help them.

So wheu they cried unto the

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FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA.

Lord in their trouble : he deli-
vered them out of their distress.

For he brought tliem out of
darkness, and out of the sliadow
of deatii : and brake their bonds
in sunder.

O that men would therefore
praise tlie Lord for his goodness :
and declare tlie wonders tluit he
doetli for the children of men !

For he liatli broken the gates
of brass : and smitten the bars
of iron in sunder.

Foolish men are plagued for
their offence : and because of their
wickedness.

Their soul abhorred all manner
of meat : and the}- were even hard
at death's door.

So when they cried unto the
Lord in their trouble : he delivei-ed
them out of their distress.

He sent his word, and healed
them : and they were saved from
their destruction.

O that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness :
and declare the wonders that he
doeth for the children of men !

That they would offer unto him
the sacritice of thanksgi\Ting : and
tell out liis works with gladness !

They that go down to the sea in
ships : and occupy their business
in great waters ;

Tiiese men see the works of the
Lord : and his wonders in the deep.

For at Ills word tlie stormy
wind ariseth : which lifteth up the
waves thereof.

They are carried up to the hea-
ven, and down again to the deep :
their soul melteth away because
of the trouble.

They reel to and fro, and stag-
ger hke a drunken man : and are
at their wit's end.

So when they cry unto the Lord
in tlieir trouble : he delivereth
them out of their distress.

For he maketh the storm to
cease : so that the waves thereof
are still.

Then are they glad, because they
are at rest : and so lie bringetli
them unto the haven where they
would be.

O that men would therefore

praise the Lord for his goodness :
and declare tlie wonders that he
doeth for the children of men !

That they would exalt him also
in the congregation of the people :
and praise him in the seat of the
elders !

Who turneth the floods into a
wilderness : and drieth up the
water-springs.

A fruitful land maketh he bar-
ren : for the wickedness of them
that dwell therein.

Again, he maketh the wilder-
ness a standing water : and water-
springs of a dry ground.

And there he setteth the hun-
gry : that they may build them a
city to dwell in ;

That they may sow their land,
and plant vineyards : to yield them
fruits of increase.

He blesseth them, so that they
multiply exceedmgly : and suffer-
etli not their cattle to decrease.

And again, when they are mi-
nished, and brought low : through
oppression, through any plague,
or trouble ;

Tliough he suffer them to be evil
intiyeated through tyrants : and let
them wander out of the way in
the wilderness ;

Yet helpeth he the poor out of
misery : and maketh liim house-
holdshke a flock of sheep.

The righteous will consider this,
and rejoice : and the mouth of all
wickedness shall be stopped.

Whoso is wise will ponder these
things : and tliey shall understand
the loving-kindness of the Lord.

Glory be to tlie Father, and to
the Son : and to tlie Holy Ghost ;

As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be : world
without end. Amen.

Collects of Thariksgiving.

OMOST blessed and glorious
Lord God, who art of infinite
goodness and mercy ; We thy poor
creatures, whom thou hast made
and preserved, holding our souis
in life, and now rescuing us out of
the jaws of death, humbly present
ourselves again before thy JJivine
Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise

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531

and thanksgiving, for that thou
heardest us when we called in oui-
trouble, and didst not cast out our
prayer, which we made before thee
in our great distress : Even when
we gave all for lost, our sliip, our
goods, our lives, then didst thou
mercifully look upon us, and won-
derfully command a deUverance ;
for which we, now being in safety,
do give all praise and glory to thy
holy Name ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Or this:

OMOST mighty and gracious
good God, thy mercy is over
all thy works, but in special man-
ner hath been extended toward
us, whom thou hast so powerfully
and wonderfully defended. Thou
hast shewed us terrible things, and
wonders in the deep, that we might
see how powerful and gracious a
God thou art ; how able and ready
to help them that trust in thee.
Thou hast shewed us how both
winds and seas obey thy command;
that we may learn, even from them,
hereafter to obey thy voice, and to
do thy will. We therefore bless
and glorify thy Name, tor this thy
mercy in saving us, when we were
ready to perish. And, we beseech
thee, make us as truly sensible now
of thy mercy, as we were then of
the danger : And give us hearts al-
ways ready to express our thank-
fulness, not only by words, but also
by our lives, in being more obe-
dient to thy holy commandments.
Continue, we beseech thee, this tliy
goodness to us ; that we, whom
thou hast saved, may serve thee
in holiness and righteousness all
the days of our life ; througli Je-
sus Clu-ist our Lord and Saviour.
Amen.

An Hymn of Praise and Thanks-
giving after a dangerous Tem-
pest.
OCOME, let us give thanks unto
the Lord, for he is gracious :
and his mercy endureth for ever.

Great is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised ; let the redeemed
of tliG Lord say so : whom he hath

delivered from the merciiess rags
of the sea.

The Lord is gracious and full of
compassion ; slow to anger, and of
gi-eat mercy.

He hath not dealt with us accord-
ing to our sins ; neither rewarded
us according to our iniquities.

But as the heaven is high above
the earth : so great hath been his
niercv towards us.

We found troubleand hea\iness s
j we were even at death's door.

The waters of the sea had well-
I nigh covered us : the proud waters
had well-nigh gone over our soul.
i The sea roared : and the stormy
! wind lifted up the waves thereof
j We were carried up as it were
to heaven, and then down again
into the deep : our soul melted
I witliin us, because of trouble;
I Tlien cried we unto thee, O
Lord ; and thou didst deliver us
out of our distress.
I Blessed be thy Name, who didst
: not despise the prayer of thy ser-
I vants ; but didst hear our cry, aud
hast saved us.

I Thou didst send forth thy com-
mandment : and the windy storm
, ceased, and was turned into a cahn.
I O let us therefore praise the
I Lord for his goodness : and de-
clare the wonders that he hath
done, and still doeth for the chil-
, dren of men.

I Praised be the Lord daily : even
! the Lord that helpeth us, and
j poureth his benetits upon us.

He is our (iod, even the God of
I whom Cometh salvation ; God is
the Lord by whom we have es-
caped death.

Thou, Lord, hast made us glad
through the operation of thy hands;
and we will triumph in tliy praise.
Blessed be the Lord God : even
the Lord God, who only doeth
wondrous things ;

And blessed be the Name of his
Majesty for ever : and let every
one oi us say. Amen, Amen.

Glory be to the Father and to

the Son : and to the Holy G host ;

As it was in the beginning-, is

now, and ever shall be : world

! without ecd. Amen.

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FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA.

2 Cor. xiii.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore.
Amen.

AFTER VICTORY OR DELIVER-

ANCE FROM AN ENEMY.

A Pi^ahn or Ihimn of Praise and

Thank.<ijivin{j after Victory.

IP the Lord had not been on our
side, now may we say : if the Lord
himsulf had not been on our side,
when men rose up against us ;

They had swallowed us up quick ;
when' they were so wrathfully dis-
pleased at us.

Yea, the waters had drowned us,
and the stream had gone over our
soul ; the deep waters of the proud
had gone over our souL

Uut praised be the Lord : who
hath not given us over as a prey
unto them.

The Lord hath wz-ought : a migh-
ty salvation for us.

vVe gat not this by our o^vn
sword, neither was it our own arm
that saved us : but thy right liand,
and thine arm, and the light of thy
countenance, because thou hadst
a favour unto us.

The Lord hath appeared for us :
the Lord hath covered our heads,
and made us to stand in the day
of battle.

Tlie Lord hath appeared for us :
the Lord hath overthrown our ene-
mies, and dashed in pieces those
that rose up against us.

Therefore not unto us, O Lord,
not unto us : but unto thy Name
be given tlie glory.

The Lord hath done great things
for us : the Lord hath done great
things for us, for wliich we rejoice.

Our help standeth in the Name
of the [iord: who hath made heaven
and earth.

Blessed be the Name of the
Lord : from this time forth for
evermor.-?.

f Jlory be to the Father, and to
the Son : and to the Holy (ihost ;

As .t was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be : world without
end. Amen.

^ After this Hiimn may be sung the

Te Deum.

f Then this Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, the Sove-
reign Commander of all the
world, in whose liandis power and
might which none is able to with-
stand ; We bless and magnify thy
great and glorious Name for this
happy Victory, the whole glory
wliereof we do" ascribe to thee, who
art the only giver of Victory. And,
we beseech tliee, give us grace to
improve this great mercy to thy
glory, the advancement of thy Gos-
pel, the honour of our Sovereign,
and, as much as in us lieth, to the
good of all mankind. And, we
beseech thee, give us such a sense
of this great mercy, as may engage
us to a true thankfulness, such as
may appear in our lives by an
humble, holy, and obedient walk-
ing before thee all our days,
through Jesus Christ our Lord ;
to whom with thee and the Holy
Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in
particular for this Victory and De-
liverance, be all glory and honour,
world without end. Amen.

2 Cor. xiiL

THE grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy
Cihost, be with us all evermore.
Amen.

AT THE BURIAL OF THEIR
DEAD AT SEA.

if Tlie Office in the Common Prayer'
book iiiai/ be ((.•^td; only instead o/
these words [We therel'ore commit
ills body to the ground, earth to
earth, <Sc.] say,

WE therefore commit his body
to the dt'op, to be turned into
corruption, looking for the resur-
rection of the body, (when the Sea
shall give up her dead,) and the
life of the world to come, through
our Lord Jesus Christ ; who at his
coming shall change our vile body
that it may be like his glonous
bodv, according to the mighty
working, whereby he isabla to sub-
due all tilings to himself.

533
THE FORM A:ND MAiTNER O?
MAKING, ORDAINING, AND CONSECRATING

BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS-.

ACCORDIXG TO THE ORDER OF

THE CHUECH OF ENGLAND.

THE PREFACE.

TT is evident unto all men diligently reading the holy Scripture
and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles' time there have
been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishojjs, Priests,
and Deacons. Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend
Estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them,
except he ivere first called, tried, examined, and known to have such
qualities as are requisite for the same; and also by puhlick Prayer,
ivith Imposition of Hands, were approved and admitted there-
unto by lawful Authority. And therefore, to the intent that these
Orders may be continued, and reverently used and esteemed, in the
Church of England ; no man shall be accounted or taken to be a
lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon in the Church of England, or
suffered to execute any of the said Functions, except he he called,
tried, examined, and admitted thereunto, according to the Form
hereafter following, or hath had formerly Episcopal Consecration,
or Ordination.

And none shall be admitted a Deacon, except he be Twenty-three
years of age, unless he have a Faculty. And every man which is
to be admitted a Priest shall be full Four-andtiocnty years old.
And every inan lohich is to be ordained or consecrated Bishop shall
be fully Thirty years of age.

And the Bishop, knoiving either by himself, or by sufficient tes-
timony, any Person to be a man of virtuous conversation, and
ivithout crime; and, after exanvination and trial, finding him
learned in the Latin 'Tongue, and sufficiently instructed in holy
Scripture, may at the times appointed in the Canon, or else, on
urgent occasion, upon some other Sunday or Holy-day, in the face
of the Church, admit him a Deacon, in such mamter and form as
hereafter followeth.

534

THE rOKM AlfD MANITEIi. OF

MAKING OF DEACONa

^ When the Hay appointed hy the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is
ended, there shall be a Sermon or E.vhortation , declaring the Duty and
Office of such as come to be udmitted Deacons; how necessary that Order
is in the Church of Christ, and also, how the people ought to esteem them in
their Office.

God the Father, of heaven .-
have mercy upon us viiserable
sinners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of
the world : liave mercy upon us
miserable sinners.

God the Son, Redeemer of the
world : have mercy upon us mise-
rable sinners.

O God the Holy Ghost, pro-
ceeding from the Father and the
Son : have mercy upon us mise-
rable sinners.

God the Holy Ghost, proceed-
inpfrom the Father and the Son .-
have mercy upon us miserable
sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious
Trinity, three Persons and one
God :"have mercy upon us mise-
rable sinners.

holy, blessed, and glorious
Trinity, three Persons ami one
God : have mercy upon us mise-
rable simmers.

Remember not. Lord, our of-
fences, nor the offences of our
forefathers ; neither take thou
vengeance of our sins : spare us,
good Lord, spare thy people, whom
thou hast redeemed with thy most
l)recious blood, and be not angry
with us for ever.

Spare us. good Lord.

From all evil and mischief;
from sin, from the crafts and as-
saults of the devil ; from thy wrath,
and fi-om everlasting damnation.
Good Lord, deliver us.

From all blindness of heart;
from pride, vain-glory, and hy-
pocrisy ; from en\y, hatred, and
malice, and all unciiaritableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.

From fornication, and all other
deadly sin; and from all tlie de-
ceits of the world, the flesh, and
the devil,

Good Lord, deliver m.

^ First the Archrloaron, or his De-
put,/, shell ,„:s: nt ,n,t„ thr Bishop
[sittii,,/ i,i his rh.iir „. ,ir In thr hoh/
Tahir , s„rh ,r< ,1, s,n t,, h,: nnktined
Diucviis, irach (if tliciii being de-
cently habited,) saying these woi-ds,
T> EVEREND Father in God, I
-*-*' present unto you these per-
sons present, to be admitted Dea-
cons.

The Bishop.

TAKE heed that the persons,
whom ye present unto us, be
apt and meet, for their learning
and godly conversation, to exer-
cise their Ministry duly, to the
honour of God, and the edifying
of his Church.

1 77je Archdeacon shall answer,

I HAVE enquired of them, and
also examined them, and think
them so to be.

f Then the Bishop shall say ttnto the
people :

BRETHREN, if there be any
of you who knoweth any Im-
pediment, or notable Crime, in
any of these persons presented to
be ordered Deacons, for the which
he ought not to be admitted to that
Office, let him come fortli in the
Name of God, and shew what the
Crime or Impediment is.
% Andif ami great Crime or Impe-
diment he objected, the Bishop shall
surcease from Ordcrimi t/iat person,
until such time as the party accus-
ed shall he found dear of thai
Crime.
1 Then the Bishop {commending such
as shall be found meet to be Ordered
to the Prayers of the congregation)
shall, icitfi the Clergy and people
present, sing or sini the Litany, with
the Prayers as folloireth.
The Litany and Suffrages.

OGOD the Father, of heaven :
have mercy upon us miserable
sinners.

THE ORDERING OF DEACONS.

From lightning and tempest;
from plague, pestilence, and fa-
mine ; from battle and murder,
and from sudden death.

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspi-
racy, and rebellion : from all false
doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from
hardness of heart, and contempt of
thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy In-
carnation ; by thy holy Nativity
and Circumcision ; by thy Bap-
tism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine Agony and bloody
Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ;
by thy precious Death and Burial ;
by thy glorious Resurrection and
Ascension ; and by the coming of
the Holy Ghost,

Good Lord, deliver us.

la ail time of our tribulation ; in

all tijoe of our wealth ; in the hour

of death.and in the dayof judgment.

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to
hear us, O Lord God ; and that it
may please thee to rule and go-
vern thy holy Church universal in
the right way ;

H'e beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to keep
and strengthen in the true wor-
shipping of thee, in righteousness
and holiness of Ufe, thy Servant
(GEORGE, our most gracious
King and Governour ;