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THE BOOK

COMMON PRAti^V:-

AND ADMINISTRATION OF ^ . .i ' , .' I *. ." . I *•

THE SACRAMENTS,

AND OTHER

RITES AND CEREMONIES

THE CHURCH,

ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH

IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

TOGETHER WITH

THE PSALTER

, OR

PSALMS OF DAVID.

STEREOTYPED BY D. &i G. BRUCE, NEW-YORK.

PHILADELPHIA :

PUBLISHED BY S. POTTER &, CO.

FOR THE COMMON-PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY
OF PENNSYLVANIA.

W. Fry, Printer.

1818.

Philadelphia^ March 3, 1818.

I DO hereby certify, that this Edition of the Book of Common
Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, &c. (having been
compared with a standard book, and corrected by the same) is per-
mitted to be pubHshed as an Edition duly compared and corrected
by suitable Persons appointed for that purpose, as the Canon directs.

WILLIAM WHITE,

Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

1 The Ratification of the Book
of Common Prayer.

2 The Preface.

3 The Order how the Psalter is
a|)[)ointed to be read.

4 The Order how the rest of the
Holy Scrii)ture is appointed to
be read.

5 Tables of Lessons of Holy
Scripture, to be read at Morn-
ing and Evening Prayer through-
out the Year.

6 The Calendar.

7 Tables and Rules for the Move-
able and Immoveable Feasts, to-
gether with the days of Fasting
and Abstinence throughout the
Year.

8 Tables for finding the Holy-
Days.

9 The Order for Daily Morning
Prayer.

10 The Order for Daily Evening
Prayer.

11 Prayers and Thanksgivings up-
on several Occasions, to be used
before the two final Prayers of
Morning and Evening Service.

12 The Collects, Epistles, and
Gospels, to be used throughout
the Year.

13 The Order for the Adminis-
tration of the Lord's Supper, or
Holy Communion.

14 The Ministration of Public
Baptism of Infants, to be used
in the Church.

15 The Ministration of Private
Baptism of Children in Houses.

16 The Ministration of Baptism to
such as are of Rii)er Years, and
able to answer for themselves.

17 A Catechism; that is to say,
an Instruction to be learned by
every Person before he be
brought to be confirmed by the
Bishop.

18 The Order of Confirmation, or
Laying on of Hands upon those
that are baptized, and come to
Years of Discretion.

19 The Form of Solemnization
of Matrimony.

20 The Order for the Visitation
of the Sick.

21 The Communion of the Sick.

22 The Order for the Burial of
the Dead.

23 The Thanksgiving of Women
after Child-birth,commonly call-
ed. The Churching of Women.

24 Forms of Prayer to be used at
Sea.

25 A Form of Prayer for the Vi-
sitation of Prisoners.

26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks-
giving to Almig^lity God, for the
Fruits of the Earth, and all the
other Blessings of his merciful
Providence.

27 Forms of Prayer to be used in
Families.

28 Selections of Psalms, to be used
instead of the Psalms for the
Day, at the Discretion of the
Minister.

29 The Psalter, or Psalms of
David-

THE RATIFICATION OF THE BOOK OF COMMON

PRAYER.

By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, this
1 6th Day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty-nine.

THIS Convention having in their present Session, set forth A
Book of Comrnon Prayer, and Administration of the Sacra-
ments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, do hereby
establish tliesaid book: And they declare it to be the Liturgy of this
Church; and require, that it be received as such by all the Members
of the same: And this Book shall be in Use from and after the
first Day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety.

THE

PREFACE.

IT is a most invaluable part of that blessed liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free, that in his worship, different forms and usages
may without offence be allowed, provided the substance of the faith
be kept entire; and that, in every church, what cannot be clearly de-
termined to belong to Doctrine must be referred to Discipline; and
therefore, by connnon consent and authority, may be altered, abridg-
ed, enlarged, amended, or otherwise dis|)oscd of, as may seem most
convenient for the edihcation oi'the People, " according to the various
exigencies of times and occasions."

The Church of Eni>i(md, to which the Protestant Episcopal
Church in these States is indebted, under GOD, for hcrllrst foun-
dation and a long continuance of nurshig care and protection, hath,
in the Preface of her Book of Common Prayer, laid it down as a
Rule, that "The Particular Forms of Divine Worship, and the Rites
and Ceremonies appointed to be used therein, being things in their
own nature indifferent and alterable, and so acknowledged, it is but
reasonable that, upon weighty and important considerations, accord-
ing to the various exigencies of times and occasions, such changes
and alterations should be made therein, as to those who are hi places
of authority should, from time to time, seem cither jiecessary or ex-
pedient."

The same Church hath not only in her Preface, but likewise in her
Articles and Homilies, declared tlse necessity and expediency of occa-
sional alterations and amendments in her Forms of Public Worship ;
and we find accordingly, that, se(^king to " keep the happy mean be-
tween too much stiffness in refusing, and too much easiness in admit-
ting variations in things once advisedly established, she hath, in the
reign of several Princes, since the first compiling of her Liturgy in
the time of Edward the Sixth, upon just and weighty considerations
her thereunto moving, yielded to make such alterations in some par-
ticulars, as in their respective times were thought convenient; yet so.
as that the main body and essential parts of the same (as well in the
chiefest materials, as in the frame and order thereof) have still been
continued firm and unshaken."

Her general aim in these different Reviews and Alterations hath
been, as she further declares in her said Preface, " to do that which,
according to her best understanding, might most tend to the preser-
vation of peace and unity in the Church; the procuring of reverence,
and the exciting of piety and devotion in the worship of God ; and,
finally, the cutting off occasion, from them that seek occasion, of cavil
or quarrel against her Liturgy." And although, according to her
judgment, there be not " any thing in it contrary to the Word of God,
or to sound doctrine, or which a godly man may not with a good
conscience use and submit unto, or which is not fairly defensible, if
allowed such just and favourable construction, as, in common equit}^
ought to be allowed to all human writings ;" yet upon the j)rinciples
already laid down, it cannot but be supposed, that further alteration
would in time be found expedient. Accordingly, a commission for 3
A3

PREFACE.

review was issued in the year 1689: But this great and good work
miscarried at that time ; and the Civil Authority has not since thought
proper to revive it by any new Commission.

But when in the course of Divine Providence, these American
States became independent with respect to Civil Government, their
Ecclesiastical Independence was necessarily included ; and the dif-
ferent religious denominations of Christians in these States were left
at full and equal liberty to model and organize their respective
Churches, and forms of worship, and discipline, in such manner as
they might judge most convenient for their future pros|)erity; con-
sistently with the Constitution and haws of their Country.

The attention of this Church was, in the first place, drawn to those
alterations in the Liturgy which became necessary in the Prayers for
our Civil Rulers, in consequence of the Revolution. And the princi-
pal care herein was to make them conformable to what ought to be
the proper end of all such prayers, namely, that " Rulers may have
grace, wisdom, and understanding to execute justice, and to main-
tain truth ;" and that the People " may lead quiet and peaceable
lives, in all godliness and honesty."

But while these alterations were in review before the Convention,
they could not but, with gratitude to God, embrace the hapjiy occa-
sion which was offered to ihem (uninfluenced and unrestrained by
any worldly authority whatsoever) to take a further review of the
Public Service, and to establish such other alterations and amend-
ments therein as might be deemed expedient.

It seems unnecessary to enumerate all the different alterations and
amendments. They will appear, and it is to be hoped, the reasons of
them also, upon a comparison of this with the Book of Common Prayer
of the Church of England. In which it will also appear, that this
Church is far from intending to depart from the Church of England
in any essential point of doctrine, discipline, or worship ; or further
than local circumstances require.

And now, this important work being brought to a conclusion, it is
hoped the whole will be received and examined by every true Mem-
ber of our Church, and every sincere Christian, with a meek, candid,
and charitable frame of mind; without prejudice or prepossessions;
seriously considering what Christianity is, and what the truths of the
Gospel are ; and earnestly beseeching Almighty God to accompany
with his blessing every endeavour for promulgating them to mankind
m the clearest, plainest, most affecting and majestic manner, for the
sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour.

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 Fe-
bruary 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
December, have one-and-thirty Days a-v)iece; 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 again 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, that at one
time shall not be read above four or five of the said Portions.

The Minister, instead of reading from the Psalter as divided for
Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, may read one of the Selections
set out by this Church.

And, on Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving, appointed either by the
Civil or by the Ecclesiastical Authority, the Minister may appoint such
Psalms as he shall think fit in his discretion, unless any shall have
been appointed by the Ecclesiastical Authority, in a Service set out
*br the Occasion ; which, in that case, shall be used, and no other.

PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS.

Morning.

Evening.

Christmas-Day,

Psalms

; 19

Psalms 89

110

132

Ash- Wednesday,

102

130

143

Good-Friday,

Easter- Day,

11^

114

118

Ascension-Day,

103

WJiitsunday,

104

145

The Minister may use ojje of the Selections, instead of any one
of the above Portions.

THE ORDER

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

THE Old Testament is appointed for the First Lessons at Morn-
ing and Evening Prayer ; so that the 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 Morn-
ing and Evening Prayer.

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 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
die Column of Lessons ; the proper Lessons for all which Days are
lO be found in the Table of Proper Lessons.

And, on Days of Fasting and Thanksgivhig, the same Rule is to
obtain as in reading the Psalms.

And the same discretion of choice is allowed on occasions of Ec-
clesiastical Conventions, and those of Charitable Collections.

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 different, shall be omitted for that
Time.

Note also, That the Collect, Episde, and Gospel, appointed for the
Sunday, shall serve all the Week after, where it is not in this Book
otherwise ordered.

H TABLES of LESSONS of Holy Scripture, to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer

throughout tlie Year.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SUNDAYS.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR HOLY-DAYS.

Sundays.

Morning.

Evening.

Holy-Days.

Morning.

Evening.

St. Andrew

Prov. 20

Prov. 21

Ist Lea.

2il Lesson.

Ist Lesson.

2ALet.

St. Thomas

Nativity

[saiah 9 tot). 8
Luke 2 tot). 15

Isaiah 7t).I0tol7
Titus 3t).4to9

1 S. in Jd.

Isa. 1

Lu. 1 tot) 39

Isa. 2

Rom. 10

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

1 XI 39

St. Stephen

3 to t) 19

28 to»23

1 Lesson

Prov. 28

Eccles. 4

IVIatt.3tot)13

1 Cor. 1

2 Lesson
St. John

Acts 6 v. 8 & cA. 7
to t). 30

Acts 7 t). 80
to 55

1 5. af. Ch.

l.H. 2 t)25

1 Lesson

Eccles. S

Eccles. 6

Mar. 1 to t) 16

Hel). 2

2 Lesson

Rev. 1

Rev. 22

f7mocents

Jerem. 31 tot). 18

Wbdom 1

\S.af.Ep.

44
51

Mall. 2 » 13
.!ohn 1 V 29

52 toflS

ICor. 3
13

Circumcision

1 Lesson

Gen. 17 tot). 15

Deul. 10 t). 12

Matt. 4 t) 12

2 Cor. 4

2 Lesson

Rom. 2

Col. 2

Luke 4 t) 14

Epiphany

to 33
Matt. 5

1 Lesson

Isaiah 60

Isaiafa 49

Gal. 2

2 Le?son

Rom. 1 1

John 2 tor. 12

■ 66

Conv. of St. Paul
1 Lesson

Wisdom 5

Wisdom 6

Sep. Sund.

Jer. 5

Jer. 22

Epb. 1

2 Lesson

Acta 22 to T'.22

Acts 26 to ti.24

Purific. Vhg. Ma.

Wisdom 9

Wisdom 12

Sex. Sund.

Luke 7 t). 19

St. Matthias
Annun. Virg. Ma.

19
Ecclus. 2

Ecclus. 1
3

quin. Sun.

Lam. 1

Mark 6 tou 30

Lam. 3 tot) 37

Ash-Wtdnesday
1 Lesson

Isaiah 59

.Fonah 3

1 S.iiiLent.

Jer. 7

Matt. 10

Jer. 9

2 Lesson

Luke 6 t). 20

2 Peter 3

Eze. 14

Luke 10 lot)23

Eze. 18

Mond. bef. Easter

20
to D. 27

Mark 9 lot) 30

20 t)27

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

Daniel 10
John 14

Hosea 11

Mic. 6

Luke 19 t) 28

Hah. 3

Philip. 1
3

Tues. bef. Easter

Uaa;. 2

Zee. 13

1 Lesson

Dan. 11 tof.30

(o i' 10

2 Lesson

John 15

Dau. 9

Mali. 26

Mai. 3 &. 4

Heb. 5 to

fVed. bef. Easter

ver.M

1 Lesson

Daniel H r. 30

EaaUr D.

Exo. 12
to V. 37

Rom. 6

E.m 12 V 37

Acts2f22

2 Lesson
Thurs. bef. Easter

John 11 V. 45

1 S. af. Ea.

Isa. 43

Ads 1

Isa. 48

1 Cor. IS

I Lesson

Daniel 12

Jerem. 31

2 ■'

Hos. 13

Hos. 14

Coloss. 1

2 Lesson

John 13

,foel 3i).9

Mic. 4

Good-Friday.

Mic. 5

Nah. 1

1 Thes. 3

1 Lesson

Gen. 22lot).20

Isa.S2r.13tc.S3

Zech. 8

8 t) 5

Zee. 10

2 Lesson
Easter-Even.

John 18

Philip. 2

S. af. Asc.

Joel 2

John 17

Zeph. 3

2 Thes. 3

1 Lesson

Zee. 9

Exod. 13

to ver. 17

2 Lesson

Luke 23 t.. 50

Heb. 4

Whilsund.

Deu. 16

Acts 4 tot) 36

Isa. 11

Acl5l9lo

MoTi, in Ens. Week

to V 18

V 21

1 Lesson

2 Lesson

Esod. 16
Matt. 23

Job 19
Acts 3

Trin. Sun.

Gen. 1

Matt. 3

GeD. 2

1 John 5

Tues. in Eos. Week
1 Lesson

Isaiah 26 tor. 20

Isaiah 12

tS.a/. Tr.
2

Acts 9 to t) 32

1 Tim. 6

2 Lesson

Luke 24 to r.l3

2 Cor. 5"

IS to

2 Tim. 2

St. Mark

Ecclus. 4

Ecclus. 5

tot) 20

t) 19

S. Philip & S. James

3t4lo 9

1 Lesson

Tit. 2&3

2 Lesson

John 1 t). 43

tot) 10

.Ascension 1 Lesson

2 Kings 2

Deul. 10

l.'O

Heb. 10

2 Lesson

Luke 24 t). 44

Ephes. 4 to t).17

Exod. 3

Exodus 5

Mo7i. in rth. Week

-7

1 Lesson

Gen. 11 tot).10

Num. 11

2 Lesson

1 Cor. 12

1 Cor. 14 to T.26

Num. 16

Num. 22

James 1

Tues. in ^A. ' eet

1 Lesson

1 Sam. 19 t). 18

Deut. 30

Deul. 4
to 1)41

Matt. 18

Dtut. 5

2 Lesson
St. Barnabas

1 Thes. 5

Gal. 5

1 Lesson

Ecclus. 10

Ecclus. 12

2 Lesson

Acts 14

Acts 15 toe. 36

1 Peter 1

St. John Baptist

,I03. 23

Mark 4

Jos. 24

1 Lesson

Malac. 3

Malac. 4

Judges 4

Judges 5

2 Lesson

Matt. 3

Malt. 14lot).13

1 Sam. 12

Luke 13

1 Sam.l7

■?«. Pe(e)-

2 Sam.l2

2Sam.l9

1 Lesson

Ecclus. IS

Ecclus. 19

1 Kings 8

1 Kings 8 1) 22

2 Peter 1

2 Lesson

Acts 3

Acts 4

lot) 22

to 62

St, Jaines

Ecclus. 21

Ecclus. 22

John 3

St. Bartholomew

2 Kings 5
Daniel 6

2 Kin. 19

St. Matthezv

Daniel 7

1 John 1

St. Michael

Prov. 1

Prov. 2

1 Lesson

Gen. 32

Daniel 10 v. 5

2 Lesson

Arts 12 to t..20

Jude f. 5 to 16

St. Luke

Ecclus. 51

Job 1

Judc ■^i.i'imonh S.Jude

Job 24 k 25

2 John .ill Saints

1 Lesson

Wi«dom 3 to ti.lO

Wisdom 5 to t).17

1 2 Lesson

Heb. llt).32&

Rev. 19tot).17

1 '

cA. 12 tot.. 71 1]

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JANUARY.

Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer,

Circum
cision.

Epiph.

Conxer-
sion of
S. Paul

1 licsson. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. 2 Less

Gen.
3
5
7

9
12
14
16

18 (o

19 to
21 to
22

24 to

25 to

26 to

27 to
28

29 V.

30 V.

31 V.

32 V.
34

37
40

41 V.

42 V.

43 V.

44 t;.

V. 17
r. 30

ti. 22

■V. 32

V. 19

V. 17

r. 30

25
25
24

Matt. 1
2

5 to Tt.

5 V. 2]

6 to XI.
6 V. 1(
7
8 to V.

8 r. II

9 to V.
9 t;. II

10
11
12 to V.

12 V. 2;

13 to V. 31
13 T. 31
14

IS to V. 21
15 r. 21

IS
17

18 to 31. 21
18 V. 21
19

20 to r. 17
I

Rom. 1

13
15
17
18 o. 1

21 V. 22

24 V. 32

25 V. 19

26 V. 17

27 V. 30
29 to V. IS
'so to r. 25

31 to V. 25

32 to i;. 24
33
35

41 to V

42 to V

43 to V

44 to V

45 to r;

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR MARCH.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR FEBRUARY.*

Calendar. Morning Prayer.

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson,

IPurific,

47 to V. IS

50 to V. IS

Exod. 1

4t;. 18

6 to r. 14

8 r. 16

9 V. 13
10 V. 12
12 to V. 37
13

14 r. 15
16
18
20

21 V. 18

22 -0. 16

23 V. 20
32 to V. 15

Mat. 2011.1
21 to V. 23

21 V. 23

22 to V. 23
22t). 23

Evening Prayer.

1 Lesson. 2 Leas.

50 r. 15
Exod. 2

St.M(U
Ihias

34 V. 27

Le.l9lop.l9

26 to 11. 21

25 to V. 31
25r.31

26 to V. 36
26 V. 36
27
28
Mark 1

2
3
4 to V. 26

4 r. 26

5 to V. 21

5 XI. 21

6 to XI. 30

6 X). 30

7 tov. 24

7 XI. 24

8 to V. 27

8 ti. 27

9 tox). 30
9 XI. 30

10 to xj. 32

4 to x;. 18

6 XI. 14

8 to V. 16

9 to XI. 13
10 to X'. 12
11

12 V. 37
14 to XI. 15
15
17
19

21 to X'. 18

22 to X'

23 to XI. 20
24
32 V. 15

34 to V. 27

Lev. 19x'.19

26 V. 21

lCo.13

14
15
16
2Cor. 1
2

12
13
Gal. 1

3
4
5
6
Eph. 1

Calendar. I Morning Prayer.

* Note, That except in every Leap Year, February
hath 28 Days only.

Evening Prayer.

(

3(1

1 Lessoti. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. 2 Less.

Nuc

to V. 24
12

14 to V. 26
16 to V. 36
17
21
23
25
30

Mark 10
XI. 32

12 to XI. 28
12 x>. 28

35
Dcu.UotJ.ig

2 lo V. 26
3

4 XI. 25

5 XI. 22

Anmm
V.M.

28 lo

14 to -0. 26

14 XI. 26

Lu. lt0T).39

1 X'. 39

2 to XI. 40
2 X'. 40
3
4
5
6 to X). 20

6 X). 20

7 to XI. 36

7 X'. 36

8 to X). 26

8 XJ. 26

9 to XI. 37
9 XI. 37

10 to XI. 25

10 XI. 25

11 to r. 29

11 V. 29 28 V. IS

12 30

13 32

14 34

Phil.

Col.

Num. 11 Eph. 6

V. 24
13

14 X). 26
16 XJ. 36
20
22
24
27

31 to V. 25
32
36

Deu. 1x1.19
2 XI. 26

4 to XI. 25

5 to XI. 22
6

iThe.l

4
S

2The.l
2
3

iTIm.l

2,3

2Tlm.l
2
3
4

TitU9 1

2.
Philm,

Heb. 1
2

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR APRIL.

Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.

2Gd

27e
28f

St.
Mark.

Joabual
3
S

6 V. 12

7 V. 16

8 X'. 14
10 to r.

10 XI. 28
22 XI. 21
24 to r.
fud.ltoxj.

2 lo r.

3 to V.
4

6 to XI.
6 XI. 25

8 to XI.

9 lo XI.
9 r. 46

1 1 to V.
12

16 to ti.

19 to XI.

20 lo XI.

21 lo r.
Kulh 1

Luke 15
16

17 to XI. 20

17 V. 20

18 to X'. 31

18 XI. 31

19 to V. 28
19 xi. 28
20

19|21

22 22 to XI. 31
22 XI. 31
23
24
Jobnlloxi29

1 V. 29

3 to XI. 22

3 V. 22

6 to XI. 22

6 V. 22

7 to X'. 32

7 r. 32

8 to X'. 21
8 XI. 21
9

10 to x>. 22
1 10 V. 22

Joshua 2
4

6 to XI. 12

7 to XI. 16

8 to V. 14
9

10x;.15to23

22 lo V. 21

24 V. 19

Jud. 1 XI. 22

2 V. 11

3 V. 12
5

6x1.1110 25
7

8 V. 22

9 XI.22 lo 46
10

. 29
13
15

16 V. 21
18

V. 22

20 x'. 26

21 XI. 16
Ruth 2

Heb. 8
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
13

Jamesl
2
3
4
5

IPet. 1
2
3
4
5

2Pet. 1 '
2
3

IJohnl
2
3
4
5

2,SJoh.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR MAV.

Calendar. Morniog Prayer. Evening Prayer.

St. Phil.
Sl,./ames

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. 2£jessoti,

1 Sam. )

2 V. 22
4

2-t
26
23
30
2 Sam.

Joh.lUoTjaO
r 1 V. 30
12 to J'. 20
12 T'. 20
13
14

18
19
20
21

Acts 1
2

4 to V. 23

4 Ti. 23

5 to XI. 17
5 V. r
6
7 to Ti. 30

7 V. 30

8 (o V. 2B

8 V. 26

9 to T). 23
it -.'. 23

10 lo V.

10 V. 34

11 (0 V. 19

Jude.
Rom.

13t'.23

1.5

19toi>. 16

A TABLE OF tESSONS FOR JULY.

Calendar. Morning Prayer.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JUNE.

MorRing Prayer. Evening Prayer.

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. 2 Lesso

St. Barn-
abas.

1 K.l t0T).28
2 to V. 26

11 to V. 26

Ifativity
ofStJol
Baptist.

St. Peter.

22 V. 29
2 Kings 2
4

10
12

14
16

17 V. 24
19 lo V. 20
20
22

Actsllv.19

13 to V. 14

13 V. 14

14 lo V. 19
14 V. 19
15

16 to V. 14

16 V. 14

17 to r. 16

7 II. 16

18 to V. 18

8 TJ. 18

19 lo V. 21

19 V. 21

20 to V. 17
20 c. 17
21
22
23
24
25

27 to V. 21

27 r

28 to V. 17

28 V. 17

lKi.lB.28

2 II. 26

1 Lesson. 2 Jjeston.

8 r. 21
Neh. 1

4 to r. i;

8
10

13 V IS
Esther 2

9 V. 20
.!ob 2
4
6

Malt. 1
2
3
4 to ti 17

4 t). 17

5 to T'. 21

20
22
24 ii. 25

I Lesson. 2 Lesson,

Evening Prayer.

6 V. 16

8 to -.'. li

8 V. 18

9 lo v. 1!
9 V. 18

10
11
12 to V. 2:

12 u 22

13 to V. 31

13 1'. 31

14 to r. 22

14 r. 22

1 5 lo X). 21
15 V. 21
16

18 to V. 21

18 V. 21

19 to V. 16

19 TJ. 16

20 to V. 17

Ezra 3
5

9
Neh. 2

4d. 13

iStor.lS
Estlier 1

9 to T.20
Job 1
3

Pbilip. 1

3
4
1
2
3
4

1 Tbes. 1
2
3
4
5

2 Thes. 1

1 Tim. 1

2,3

Pbilem.
Heb.

11 V. 26

:•. 22
22 tor. 29
2 Kims I

Gal.

Eph.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR AUGUST.

Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.

6||::'o,(l

St. Bar-
tholomew

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. 2 Lesson.

14 T). 16

15 V. 21
17 to V. 15
18

21 V. 17

22 V. 17

23 V. 22
25

29
Eccl. 1

Matt.20D.
21 lo V.

21 V.23

22 lo V.

22 u 23

23 lo V.

23 V. 25

24 to V.

24 11. 29

25 to V.

25 1'. 31

26 to V.
26 X,. 36
27

28
Mark 1

4 to V. '

4 V. 26.

5 to r. :
5t). 21

6 to X). !
6x'. 30

7 to X'. :

7 r. 24

8 to -.'. :

8 X'. 27

9 lo X'. !
9v. 30

.10 to X). !

fob 34

Pro.lr.20

6xj. 20

8
10
12

l4tov.]6
l5tox'.2l
16

17 V. 15
19

21 tox).17
22tox:.17
23 to V.22
24
26
28

31
Eccl. 2

10
11
12
13
.Tames I
2
S
4
5

1 Peter 1

2
3
4
5

2 Peter 1

1 John 1
2
3
4
S

2, 3 John

Jude.

Rom. 1

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SEPTEMBER.

Morning Prayer.

Jer. 1

2 r. 20

4 lo V. 19|12 to -•.

12 V. 28
7 to V. 21 13

14 lo V.

14 V. 26

29|f
30lg

Si.
Matthrvi

Evening Prayer.

Je.2tOT20
3

4x1.19
6

7i;. 21
9

Lu.ltor.S9ll7
39
lo V. 40
2 T. 40 23
25
27
29

48 r.'2.5

49 V. 23
Sl.MicM

All. Jvg}50 V. 21

C to r. 20
6». 20
7 to r.

7 V. 3G

8 to V.
8t>. 26

9 lo V
9d. 37

10 lo r.
to V. 25

11 to r.
11 V. 29

lis

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR NOVEMBER.

Morning Prayer.

Evening Prayer.

:o;45 St. 46
1-18101/ 25
■19lor
oOlor- 2lj

51 to V. 55!

A. Saints
Day.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR OCTOBER.

Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.

A
2b
3
4d

5'e

7S
8A
9
10

26
27
28

29 A

30 b
3l|c

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. 2 Lesson.

.Ter. 51 v.S5
Lam. 1

3 lo V. 37

4
Ezek. 1

18 r. 17
33i). 21
Dan. 1

2r. 24

St. Lulce
Evangel.

\St.Si,non
(f.StJfide
\J. &,■ M.

H03. .

11
13

r..cl 1
2v. 15
Anioa 1

3
5

33 (o r.21

Da .21.1-24
3

Luke 14

17 to V. 20
17t). 20

18 lu V.
I8r. 31

19 to V.
28

20
21

22 lo 71.
22 TJ. 31
23
24

Johnllof.29
1 t). 29

3 to V. 22
3 V. 22
4
5

6 lo V. 22]12
6r. 22 14

7 lo i>. 32ljoel2tel5

7 T'. 32 I 3

I 8 lo r. 21 Amos 2

8 V. 21

9 4
10 to V. 22l 6

llOr. 22 1 3

Ter. 52
Lam. 2

3 11.37

5
Ezek. 2

6
13

1 Cor. 16

2 Cor.

Amos
Jotial]

Mical)

Nah.
Uab.

Zeph
Hag.
Zech.

Mai.
Isaiah

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson.

Joh.llloiSO

11 V. 30

12 to«. 20
12 V. 20
13

14
IS
16
17
18
19
20
21
Ads 1

4 to V. 23

4 V. 23

5 lo r. 17
5 r. 17

7 lo 1L

7 1'. SO

8 lo V. 26

8 D. 26

9 to V. 23
9 V. 23

!0 lo u. 34
10 V. 34

Obadiah
Jonah 2

Hab.
Zeph.

nag.
Zech.

2 Thes. 1

2, 3

rhileni.
Heb.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR DECEMBER.

Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.

Eph.

Philip. 1

Si.
Thorn

Chris, d.
S.Strphu
■•../oh E.

1 Lesson. 2 Lesson. I Lesson. 2 Lesson

20,21

Acllltoi-.19

11 «. 19

13 to V. 11

13 V. 14

14 lo V.
14 1'. 19
15

16 lo D.

16 V. 14
.•i^ll? to V.
37 17 V. 16
39 18 to r. 10
41 18 V. 18
43|l9 to T'. 21
45,19 1'. 21
47 20 lo
49120
51

I:^aiah lo
17

27 lo v. 2
27 V. 21

Heb.

2 Peter 1
! John 1

2 John.
.1 John.
Jude.

IT TABLES a«rf JRULES fur the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts; together with the Days of
Fasting and Jibstinence through the whole Year.

RULES,

To know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy-Days begin.

EASTER-DAY, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the Full Moon,
which happens upon, or next after, the twenty-first Day of March j and if the Full
Moon happen upon a Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after.

Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before
or after.

Septuagesima "]
Sexagesima I

Quinquagesinia I
Quadragesima J
Rogation Sunday
Ascension-Day
Whitsunday
Trinity Sunday

Sunday is

{Nine ]
Eight 1 Weeks before
Seven f Easter.
Six J
{Five Weeks "1
Foi-ty Days I . ,. j, .
Seven Weeks f ^'"'^ ■^*^'^-
Eight Weeks j

A TABLE OF FEASTS,

To be observed in this Church, throughout the Year.

All Sundays in the year.

The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS CHRIST

The Epiphany.

The Conversion of St. Paul.

The Rirification of the Blessed Virgin.

St. Matthias the Apostle.

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.

St. Mark the Evangelist.

St. Philip and St. James, the Apostles.

The Ascension of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.

St. Barnabas.

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

St. Peter the Apostle.

St. James the Apostle.

St. Bartholomew the Apostle.

St. Matthew the Apostle.

St. Michael and All Angels.

St. Luke the Evangelist.

St. Simon and St. Jude, the Apostles.

All Saints.

St. Andrew the Apostle.

St. Thomas the Apostle.

The Nativity of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.

St. Stephen the Martyr.

St. John the Evangelist.

The Holy Innocents.

Monday and Tuesday in Easter-Week.

Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-Week.

A TABLE OF FASTS.

Ml- Wednesday, Good-Friday.

Other Days 0/ Fasting ; on which the Church requires such a Meamre of Abstinence, as is more
especially suited to extraordinary Acts and Exercises of Devotion.

1st Forty days of Lent.

2d. The Ember-Days at the Four Seasons, being the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
after the first Sunday in Lent, the Feast of Pentecost, September 14, and December 13.

3d. The three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Holy
Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord.

4th. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas-Day.

In addition to the above, the first Thursday in November, (or if any other day be appoint-
ed by the civil authority, then such day) shall be observed as a day of Thanksgiving to Al-
mighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all other Blessmgs of his merciful Providence.

\ lAliLKS Foil i'l.NUINU rilt HOLY-DAYS.

._ ,, . y J ,. . nnniS T;tl))f coulainsso miichol

Ar»h\etofmd tast.T- £ „,g Calendar as is necessary

Iii.iy,y™miAc«meH«f^^ the detemiioing of -Easier ; lo

/'nw. <,H the year^^^^ ^^,|||^,j^ ,^^^ !f^^ ,^^ ^^,j^„

Number of llie year in the first co-
lumn of the Talilc, against which
stands tlie day of Iho faschal Full
^ Moon ; then look in the third co-
".liimn for the Sunday Letter, next
iafler the day of the Full Moon ;
and the day of (he month standing
against that Sunday Letter is Eau-
tcr-duy. If the r'ull Woon haji-
nen upon .1 Sundny, then (accord-
ing to the first rule) the next Sun-
day after is EuiUr-diiy.

To find the i.i olden Number or
Prime, add 1 lo the year of our
Lord, and tlien divide by 19; the
remainder if any, is the Golden
J\ umber; but if nothing remain,
then 19 i* the Golden Number.

To find the Dominical or Sunday
Letter according to the Calendar,

until the year 1899 inclusive,

add to the year of our Lord its OlA
fourth part, omitting fractions. I G
divide the sum by 7, and if i K
there be no remaiuder, then A ¥.
is the Sunday Letter, but if any 1 i)
number remain, then the Let- 3
ter standing .igainst that number 6 B
— in (he smalfaimexed Table, is the
Sunday Letter.

Notc.i-^h-i\. in all Bissextile or
Leap Years, the Letter found as
above will be the Sunday Letter
from the inttrc.iiated day exclu^^ive,
to Ibe end ol tiie year.

1899

inclusive.

Gold. (Day of the

Sund.

Numb.

Month.

Letter

March 21

If;

13|April 1

Another TABLE to find Eatttr, till the Year 18
elusive.

SUNDAY LETTERS.

Golden
N unib.

III.

IV.

VL
VI L
VIU.

IX.

XI.
XII.
XI H.
XIV.

XV.
XVI.
XV u.

XVIII
XIX.

Ap. 16

Ap. 9

Mar. 2C

Ap. 16

Ap. 2

Mar.31

Ap. 23

Ap. 9

Ap. 2

.^Iar.28

Ap. 16

Ap. .9

Mar. 26

ho. 16

Ap. 2

Mar. 26

2£

Ap. 16

Ap. 2

Mar.30

Ap. 2E

Ap. ,9

lAp. 2

.\Iar.27

TO make use of the preceding Table, find the Sunday
Letter for the Year in the upp'rmost Line, and the
fiolden Number, or Prime, iu tlie column of Golden
Numbers, and against the Prime, in the same Line, un-
der the Sunday Letter, you have tlie Day <jf the Month on
which Euster i'alleth that Year. But,

Note, That the Name of the Month is set on the left
hand, or just with the Figure, and followelh aoL aj in other
Tables, by debceoU but collaterally.

A TABLE of tKt Days on uhich Easter v.ill fall foi
thirty-eight Yean, being the Time of two Cycles of
the Moon.

Years of our
Lord.

1824
5
6

(iolden J
Number

The

Epact.

Simdpy

Let'e r.

D C

G
F E

B
A G

I)
C B

F
E D

A
G F

C
B A

E
D C

G
F E

B
A G

Easter-Day.

April 18

March 2G

April 15

March SO
April 19

March 26
April 15
Ma.ch 3l
Aju/l 19

ll
March 27

April J 2

March 31

April 20

March 27

April 16

March
April

A TABLE of the Movtable Feasts, iwrording to tite sev
erat Days that Kmler ca}i po.'sil'ly fall upi

April

Kp..

eptu.
Sund.

26
27
28
29
30
31
Feb. 1
2^

1 si i »av
ofLen't

Asce

Day

Ap. 30

May 1

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
23
Mar. 1
2

Whit-
Sund.

MaylO
II

1327

1427

1526

16l26

17|26

18 26

19 26
20:26
21 '26
22 25
23I25
24|25
25125
26,25
27 25
28'2.
29'24
30'24
3l!24

June 1 24
2 24
3
4,24

52:

623
7 23
823
923
1023
11.23
12 22
I322I

Advent
Sunday.

Nov. 27
28

Dec.

Not. 27

Nov. 27
28

Note, That in a Bissextile or Leap-Y'ear, the number
of Sundavs after Epiphauy will be the same as if Euster-
Day had'fallen one Day later than it really does. And,
lor the same reasou, one Day must, in every Leap-Year,
be added to the Day of the' Month, given by the Table
for Septuagenma SiJnday, and for the first day of Lent.

A Table to titiJ Eaiter-]

Day, Irom the Year 1900,

lu llu: Yc:ir '2I99,iiiclu<ive

tiniJen |Uayorilie,Suiiday

Nui]]lier.| Moiilh. teller.

March 22 TT"

April

THE Golden Numbers in
Ihe foregciiiii; Calendar
will point out Ihe days of the
Pasftlial Full Moons till ih
Year of oui Lord 1900; ii
which time, in order that Ihe
Ecclesiastical Full Moons may
fall neailv on the «ame day
i'aU the i eal Full Moons, if)
Golden Numbers muslhe re
moved to dilVerent days of Ihe
Calendar, as is done ia the an

ed Table, which conlaiir

so much of the Calendar then
lo be used, as is necessary lor
finding the Paschal Fidl
Moons, and the Feast o(Eas-
from the year 1900, to the
year 2199, inclusive. This Ta-
ble is lo lie made use of, in all
reBpecIs, as the first Table, be-
fore inserted, for finding £o4-
ter, till the year 1899.

GENERAL TABLES for finding the Dominical or
Sunday Letter, and the Places of the Golden Numbers
in Ihe Calendar.

TABLE I.

1600

1700

180U

1900
2000

2100

2200

2300
2400

2500

2600

2700
2800

2900

3000

3100
3200

3300

3100

3500
3600

3700

3800

3900
4000

4100

4200

4300
4100

450O

4600

4700
4800

4900

5000

5100
5200

5300

5400

5.500
5600

5700

5800

5900
6000

ClOO

6200

63(»
6400

6500

6600

6700
6800

6900

7000

7100
7200

7300

7400

7500
7600

7700

7800

7900
8000

8100

8200

8300
8400

8500 1 &c.

10 find Ihe Dominical or Sunday Letter for any eh-
en Year of our Lord, add lo the Year its fourth Part,
oraittini; Fractions, and also the Number, which, in Table
L standelh at Ihe Top of the Column wherein the Number
of Hundreds contained in that given Year is found : Divide
the Sum by 7, and if there be no remainder, then A
is the Sunday Letter ; but if any number remain, then
Ihe Letter which standelh under that Number at the Top
of the Table, is the Sunday Letter.

TABLE II.

Years

of our

Lord.

1600

5200

1700

5300

1800

54IK)

1900

550(1

2000

5600

2100

5700

2200

5800

2300

51J0O

2400

6000

2500

6100

2600

6200

2700

6300

2b00

6400

2900

6500

3000

6600

3100

6700

3200

6800

3300

6900

3400

7000

3500

7100

3600

7200

3700

7300

2,5

3800

7400

2.5

3900

7500

4000

7600

4100

7700

4200

7300

4300

79'X)

4400

8000

4500

8100

4600

8200

4700

8300

4800

8400

4900

8.500

5000

Lc.

5100

TO find the month and days
of the month to which
the (j olden Numbers ought lo
he prefixed in the Calendar in
any given year of our Lord,
consisting of entire hundred
J ears, and In all the interme-
tjiale years betwixt that and
the next hundielh year fol-
lowing, look in the second co-
lumn of Table II. for the giv-
en year, consisting of entire
hundreds ; and note the num-
ber or cyphei which stands
against it in Ihe third column ;
then iuTafcle III. look for the
same numlitr in the column
under any given Golden Num-
ber, which when you have
found, guide your eye side-
ways to the left hand, and in
the first colunm you will find
Ihe month and (Jay to which
that Golden Number ought
lo be pi efixed in the Calen-
dar, during that period of one
hundred years.

The Letter B prefixed to
certain hundreth years in Ta-
ble II. denotes those years
which are still to be accounted
Bissextile or Leap Years in the
new Calendar ; whereas all
the other hundreth years are
to be accounted only common
years.

Mar.

sIb

THE GOLDEN NUMBERS.

B.28
C 29

e: 1
f: 2

G 3

a; 4

B! 5
B —

C 7

25 6
26; 7
271 8

12 23

3124
14125
15|26
16 27

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

14 25

15 26

16 27
17|28
18 29

7 18

9 20

1021

29 10

0|11

l'l2

THE ORDER FOR DAILY

MORNING PRAYER.

II The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences

of Scripture.

THE Lord is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence
before him. Hab. ii. 20.

From the rising of the sun even
unto the going down of the same,
my name shall be great among the
Gentiles; and in every place in-
cense shall be offered unto my
name, and a pure offering : for my
name shall be great among the
heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
Mali. 11.

Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart, be
alway acceptable in thy sight, O
Lord, my strength and my Re
deemer. Psal. xix. 14.

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

I acknowledge my transgres-
sions; and my sin is ever before
me. Psal li. 3.

Hide thy face from my sins;
and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psal li. 9.

The sacrifices of God are a bro-
ken spirit ; a broken and a contrite
heart, O God, thou wilt not des-
pise. Psal li. 17.

Rend your heart and not your
garments, and turn 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; nei-
ther have we obeyed the voice of
the Lord our God, to Avalk in his
laws which he set before ns.
Dan, ix. 9, 10

judgment; not in thine anger, lest
thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x.
24. Psal Yi.].

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 wor-
thy to be called thy son. St. Luke
XV. 18, 19.

Enter not into judgment with
thy servant, O Lord; for in thy
sight shall no man living be justi-
fied. Psal. cxliii. 2.

If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us; but if vse confess our
sins, God is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. 1
John i. 8, 9.

II Tlien the Minister shall say,

EARLY beloved brethren,
the scripture moveth us, in
sundry places, to acknowledge
and confess our manifold sins and
wickedness, and that we should
not dissemble nor cloak them be-
fore the face of Almighty God, our
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 times, humbly to ac-
knowledge our sins before God;
yet ought we 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 ^\ hich are requi-

O Lord, correct me, but witiilsite and necessary, as well for the
B

18 MORNING

body as the soul. Wherefore, 1
pray and beseech you, as many as
arc here present, to accompany me,
with a pure heart and humble
voice, unto the throne of the hea-
^•enly grace, saying —

H A general Confession, to be said hy, the whole
Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merci-
ful Father ; We have erred
and strayed from thy ways like lost
sheep. We have followed too
much the devices and desires of
our own hearts. We have offend-
ed against thy holy laws. We
have left undone tliose things
which we ought to have done ;
And we have done tliose things
which we ought not to have done :
And there is no health in us. But
thou, O Lord, have mercy upon
us, miserable offenders. Spare
thou those, O God, who confess
their faults. Restore thou those
Avho are penitent ; According to
thy promises declared unto man-
kind, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merciful Fa-
ther, for his sake ; That we may
hereafter live a godly, righteous,
and sober life ; To the glory of
thy holy name. Amen.

TI The Declaration of Absolution, or Reoiission of
Sins ; to be niaile by the Priest alone, standing ;
the People still kneeling.

ALMIGHTY God, the Fa-
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who desireth not the death of a
sinner, but rather that he may turn
from his wickedness and live, hath
given power and commandment to
his ministers to declare and pro-
nounce to his people, being peni-
tent, the Absolution and Remission
of their sins. He pardoneth and
absolveth all those who truly re-
pent, and unfeignedly believe his
holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us
beseech him to grant us true re-
pentance, and his Holy Spirit ;
that those things may i)lease him
which we do at this present, and
that the rest of our life hereafter

PRAYER.

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

11 The People .shall answer here, and at the end of

every Prayer, Amen.

' 11 Or this.

ALMIGHTY God, our hea-
venly Father, who, of his
great mercy, hath promised forgive-
ness of sins to all those who, with
hearty re])entance and true faith,
turn unto him ; have mercy upon
you, pardon and deliver you from
all your sins, confirm and strength-
en you in all goodness, and bring
you to everlasting life, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's
Prnycr ; the People still kneeling, and repeating
it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it
is used in Divine Service.

UR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallov^ ed be thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ;
Give us this day our daily bread ;
And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass
against us ; And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil : for thuie is the Kingdom,
and the Power, and the Glory, for
ever and ever. Amen.

H Tlicn likewise he shall say,

O Lord, open thou our lips ;
Ans. And our mouth shall
show forth thy praise.

H Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say.

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

Ans. As it was in the begin-
ning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.

Min. Praise ye the Lord.

Ans. The Lord's name be
praised.

H Then shall !)e said or sung the following Anthem ;
except on those da} s for which other Anthems are
appointed ; and except also, when it is used in the
course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of
the month. ^

Venite^ exultemus Domino.
COME, let Us sing unto the
Lord, let us heartily rejoice
in the strength of our salvation.

MORNING PRAYER.

Let us come before his presence
with thanksgiving, and show our-
selves glad in him with psahns.

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

In 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.

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

For he is the Lord our God ;
and we are the people of his pas-
ture, and the sheep of his hand.

O worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness ; let the whole
earth stand in awe of him.

For he cometh, for he cometh
to judge the earth ; and with righ-
teousness to judge the world, and
the people with his truth.

H Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as
they are appointed, or one of the SekcfAons ol
Psalms set forth by this Church : and at the end
of ever)' Psalm, and likewise at the end of the
Veniie, Benedidte, Jubilate, Benedictiis, Cantalc
Domino, Bonivm est conjiteri, Dens misereatiir,
Benedic Anima mea — MAY be said or sung the
Gloria Pain ; and at the end of the whole Por-
tion, or Selection of Psalms for the day, SHALL
be said or sung tlie Gloria Patri, or else the Glo-
ria in Excelsis, as followetli :

Gloria in Excelsis.

GLORY be to God on high,
and on 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, O Lord
God, heavenly King, God the Fa-
ther Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son,
Jesus Christ; O 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 u|)on us. Thou that
takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer. Thou that sit-
test at the right hand of God the
Father, have mercy upon us.
B2

For thou only art holy; thou
only art the Lord ; thou only, O
Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art
most high in the Glory of God the
Father. Amen.

IT Then shall he read the first Lesson, according to
the Table or Calendar ; after which shall be said
or sung the following IJymn.

U JYole, That belbre every Lesson, the Minister shall
say, Here heginiielh such a Chapter, or Verse of
such a Chapter, of such a Boole : And af tei- every
Lesson, Here endetk the Jirst, or the second Lesson.

Te Deum laudamus.
E praise thee, O God ; we
acknowledge thee to be the
Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee,
the Father everlasting.

To thee all Angels cry aloud ;
the Heavens, and all the Powers
therein.

To thee. Cherubim and Sera-
phim continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God
of Sabaoth.

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 Martyrs
praise thee.

The holy Church, throughout all
the world, doth acknowledge thee,

The Father, of an infinite Ma-
jesty ;_

Thine adorable, true, and only
Son ;

Also the Holy Ghost, the Com-
forter.

Thou art the King of Glory, O
Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of
the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee
to deliver man, thou didst humble
thyself to be born of a Virgin.

When thou hadst overcome the
sharpness of death, thou didst open
the kingdom of heaven to all be-
lievers.

Thou sittest at the right hand
of God, in the Glory of the Father,

MORNING PRAYEK.

We believe that thou shaltcome,
to be our Judge.

We therefore pray thee, help
thy servants, whom thou hast re-
deemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered
with thy saints, in glory everlasting.

O 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 without end.

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

O Lord, have mercy upon us,
have mercy u])on us.

O Lord, let thy mercy be upon
us, as our trust is in thee.

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

H Or this Canticle.

Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.

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

O 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.

O ye Waters that be above the
Firmament, bless ye the Lord ;
praise him, and magnify him for
ever.

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

O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nify him for ever.

O ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nify him for ever.

O ye Showers and Dew, bless
3'e the Lord ; praise him, and
magnify him for ever.

ye Winds of God, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and magni-
fy him for ever. I

O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nify him for ever.

O 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 mag-
nify him for ever.

O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag
nify him for ever.

O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nify him for ever.

O ye Nights and Days, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nify him for ever.

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

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

O let the Earth bless the Lord :
yea, let it praise him, and magni-
fy him for ever.

O ye Mountains and Hills, bless
ye the Lord ; praise him, and
magnify him for ever.

O all ye green Things upon
Earth, bless ye the Lord ; praise
him, and magnify him for ever.

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

O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nify him for ever.

O ye Whales, and all that mov(^
in the Waters, bless ye the Lord ;
praise him, and magnify him for
ever.

O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless
ye the Lord ; praise him, and
magnif}'^ him for ever.

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

O ye Children of Men, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him, and mag-
nifv him for ever.

MORNIiNG PRAYER.

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

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

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

O ye Spirits and Souls of the
Righteous, bless ye the Lord; praise
him, and magnify him for ever.

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

'I Then shall ho. read, in like manm-r.. the second
Lesson, taken out ol the New Testament, accDid-
ing to the Table or Calendar ; and after that, the
ibllowing Psp.lm.

Jubihite Deo. Psal. c.

OBE joyful in the Lord, all ye
lands ; serve the Lord with
gladness, and come before his pre-
sence 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 pasture.

O go your way into his gates
with thanksgiving, and into his
courts w ith praise ; be thankful
unto him, and speak good of his
name.

For the Lord is gracious, lus
mercy is everlasting ; and his truth
endureth from generation to gene-
ration.

T[ Or this Hymn.

Benedicius. St. Luke i. 68.

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
om* enemies, and from the hand
of all that hate us.

TT Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, by the
Minister and the People, standing- : And any
Churches may omit the words. He descended into
Hell, or may, instead of them, usiitlie worcii;, He

weiU into the place nf departed Spirks, which are
considered as words of the same meaning in the
Creed.

I BELIEVE in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of Heaven
and Earth :

And in Jesus Christ his only
Son our Lord ; Who was con-
ceived by the Holy Giiost, Born
of the Virgin Mary, Suffered un-
der Pontius Pilate, Was crucified,
dead, and buried ; He descended
into Hell ; The tirird tlay he rose
from the dead ; He ascended into.
Heaven, And sitteth on the right
hand of God the Father Almigh-
ty ; From thence he shall come to
judge the quick and the dead.

1 believe in the Holy Ghost ;
The Holy Catholic Church ; The
communion of Saints ; The for-
giveness of sins ; The resurrec-
tion of the body, and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

IT Or this.

I BELIEVE in one God, the
Father Almighty, Maker oi"
Heaven and Earth, and of all
things visible and invisible :

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only begotten Son of God, be-
gotten of his Father before all
worlds ; God of God, Light of
Light, very God of very God, be-
gotten, not made, being of one sub-
stance with the Father, by whom
all tilings were made ; who for us
men, and for our salvation, came
down from Heaven, and was in-
carnate by the Holy Ghost of the
Virgin Mary, and was made man,
and was crucified also for us un-
der Pontius Pilate. He suffered
and was buried, and the third day
he rose again, according to the
Scriptures, and ascended into Hea-
ven, and sitteth on the right hand
of the Father ; and he shall come
again, with glory, to judge both
the quick and the dead ; w hose
kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Lord and giver of life, who

MORNING PRAYER.

Ill

proceedeth from the Father and
the Son ; who with the Father and
the Son together is worshipped
and glorified, who spake by the
prophets. And I believe one
Catholic and Apostolic Church. I
acknowledge one Baptism for the
remission of sins ; and I look for
the resurrection of the dead, and
the life of the world to come. Amen.

H And after that, these Prayers following, all de-
voutly kneeling ; the Minister first pronouncing,

Th£ Lord be with you ;
Ans. And with thy Spirit.

TI Mi7i. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us ;
Ans. And grant us thy salvation.
Min. O God, make clean our
hearts withm us ;

Jn5. And take not thy Holy
Spirit from ns.

IT Then shall follow the Collect for the day, except
when the Communion Service is read ; and then
the Collect for the day shall be omitted here.
1i A Collect for Peace.

GOD, who art the author of
peace and lover of concord,
knowledge of whom standeth
our eternal life, whose service is
perfect freedom ; defend us, thy J
humble servants, in all assaults of
our enemies ; that we, surely trust-
ing in thy defence, may not fear the
power of any adversaries, through
the might of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

V A Collect for Grace.

LORD, our heavenly Fa-
ther, Almighty and evcrlast-
hig God, who hast safely brought us
to the beginning of this day ; de-
fend us in the same with thy might}'
power, and grant that this day we
fall into no sin, neither run into any
kind of danger ; but that all our
doings, being ordered by thy go-
vernance, may be righteous in thy
sight, through Jesus Christ
Lord. Amen.

^ A Prayer for the President of the United Stales,
and all in Civil Authority.

O LORD, our heavenly Father
the high and mighty Ruler
of the universe, who dost from
thy throne behold all the dwellers

upon earth ; most heartily we be-
seech thee, with thy favour to be-
hold and bless thy servant, The
President of the United States, and
all others in authority ; and so re-
plenish them with the grace of thy
holy Spirit, that they may always
incline to thy will, and walk in thy
way : Endue them plenteously
with heavenly gifts ; grant them ui
health and i)rosperity long to live ;
and finally, after this life, to attain
everlasting joy and felicity, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

11 Til.

our

following Prayers are to be omitted here,
when the Litany is read.
IT A Pra\er lor the Clergy and People.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, from whom cometh
every good and perfect gift, send
down upon our iiishops and other
Clergy, and upon the Congrega-
tions committed to their charge,
the healthful spirit of thy grace ;
and, that they may truly please
thee, pour ui)on them the con-
tinual dew of thy blessing : Grant
this, O Lord, for the honour of
our Advocate and Mediator Jesus
Christ. Amen.

H A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.

GOD, the Creator and Pre-
server of all mankind, w(;
humbly beseech thee for all sorts
and conditions of men, that thou
wouldcst be pleased to make thy
ways known unto them, thy sa-
ving health unto all nations. More
especially we pray for thy holy
Church universal ; 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 I'aith in unity of Spi-
rit, in the bgnd of peace, and in
righteousness of life. Finally, we
commend to thy Fatherly good-
ness, all those \\ ho are any ways
afflicted or distressed in mind,
l)ody, or estate ; that it may please
thee to comfort and relieve them,
according to their several neces-

EVENING PRAYER.

hjities ; giving them patience under
their sufferings, and a happy issue
out of all their afilictions : And
this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen.

IT A General Thanksgiving.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of
all mercies, we, thine unwor-
thy servants, do give thee most
humble and hearty thanks for all
thy goodness and loving kindness
to us, and to all men. We bless
thee for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of tliis life ;
but, above all, for thine inestima-
ble 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 be-
seech thee, give us that due sense
of all thy mercies, that our hearts
may be unfeignedly thankful, and
that we may show forth thy praise,
not only with our lii)s, l)ut in our
Jives ; by giving up ourselves to thy

service, and by walking before
thee in holmess and righteousness
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.

H A I'ravcr of Si. Clinixoslrnn.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast
given us grace at this time,
with one accord to make our com-
mon sui)plications unto thee ; and
dost promise that when two or
three are gathered together in thy
name, thou wilt grant their re-
quests ; fulfil now, O Lord, the
desires and petitions of thy servants,
as may be most expedient for them ;
granting us in this world know-
ledge of thy truth, and in the world
to come life everlasting. Amen.
2 Cor. xiii. 14.

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

Here endetli the order of Morning Prayer.

THE ORDER FOR DAILY

EVENING PRAYER.

Tl The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences

of Scripture.

away from his wickedness that he
hath committed, and doeth that
which is law ful and right, he shall
save his soul ahve. Ezek. xviii. 27.

I acknowledge my transgres-
sions ; and my siii is ever before
me. Psal. li. 3.

Hide thy face from my sins ;
and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psal. li. 9.

The sacrifices of God are a bro-
ken spirit ; a broken and a contrite
heart, O God, thou wilt not des-
pise. Psal. li. 17.

Rend your heart and not your
garments, and turn unto the liord
your God ; for he is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and ot

THE Lord is in his holy temple ;
let all the earth keep silence
before him. Hab. ii. 20.

From the rising of the sun even
unto the going down of the same,
my name shall be great among the
Gentiles ; and in every place in-
cense shall be offered unto my
name, and a pure offering : for my
name shall be great among the
heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
Mai i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart, be
ahA ay acceptable in thy sight, O
Lord, my strength and my Re-
deemer. Psal. xix. 14.

When the wicked man turneth
B4

EVENING PRAYER.

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 ; nei-
ther 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 brmg me to nothing. Jer. x.
24. Psal vi. 1.

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

1 will arise, and go to my father,
and will say unto him ; Father, I
have simied against heaven, and
before thee, and am no more wor-
thy to be called thy son. St. Lake
XV. 18, 19.

Enter not into judgment with
thy servant, O Lord ; for m thy
sight shall no man living be justi-
fied. Psal. cxliii. 2.

If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us ; but if we confess our
sins, God is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. 1
John i. 8, 9.

II Then the Minister shall saj-,

DEARLY beloved brethren,
the scripture moveth us in
sundry places, to acknowledge
and confess our manifold sins and
wickedness, and that we should
not dissemble nor cloak them be-
fore the face of Almighty God, our
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 times, humbly to ac-
knowledge our sins before God ;
yet ought we chiefly so to do, when
we assemble and me«t 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 requi-
site and necessary, as well for the
body as the soul. Wherefore, 1
pray and beseech you, as many as
are here present, to accompany
me, with a pure heart, and humble
voice, unto the throne of the hea-
venly grace, saying —

H A general Confession, to be said by the whole
Congreffalion alter the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merci-
ful Father ; We have erred
and strayed from thy ways like
lost sheep. We have followed too
much the devices and desires of
our own hearts. We have offended
against thy holy laws. We have
left undone those things which we
ought to have done ; And we have
done tiiose things which we ought
not to have done : And there is no
health in us. But thou, O Lord,
have mercy upon us, miserable of-
fenders. Spare thou those, O God,
who confess their faults. Restore
thou those who are penitent ; Ac-
cording to tliy promises declared
unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our
Lord, And grant, O most merciful
Father, for his sake ; That we
may hereafter live a godly, righ-
teous, and sober life ; To the glo-
ry of thy holy name. Amen.

If The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of
Sins ; to be made b}' the Priest alone, standing :
the 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 turn
from his wickedness and live, hath
given power and commandment to
his ministers to declare and pro-
nounce to his people, being peni-
tent, the Absolution and Remission
of their sins. He pardoneth and
absolveth all those who truly re-
pent, and unfeignedly believe his
holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us
beseech him to grant us true re-
pentance, and his Holy Spirit:

EVENING PRAYER.

that those things may i)lease him
which wc do at this present, and
that the rest of our hie hereafter
may be pure and holy ; so that at
the last we may come to his eternal
joy, through Jesus Christ our
Lord.

H The People shall answer here, and at the end of
every Prayer, Amen.

ALMIGHTY "Bod, our hea-
venly Father, who, of his
great mercy, hath promised for-
giveness of sins to all those who,
with hearty Repentance and true
Faith, turn unto him ; have mer-
cy upon you, pardon and deliver
you from all your sins, confirm and
strengthen you in all goodness, and
bring you to everlasting life,through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's
Prayer ; the People still kneeling, and repeating
it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is
used in Divine Service.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ;
Give us this day our daily bread ;
And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass
against us ; And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil : For thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power, and the Glory, for
ever and ever. Amen.

TI Then likewise he shall saj',

O Lord, open thou our lips ;
Alls. And our mouth shall show
forth thy praise.

IT Here, all standing up, the Minister shntl sny,

Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy G host ;
Alls. As it was in the begin-
ning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Min. Praise ye the Lord.
Ans. The Lord's name be praised.

11 Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they
are appointed, or one of the Selections, as they
are set forth by this Church, with the Doxolog-y,
as in the Morning Service. Then shall be read
the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calen-
dar ; after which shall be said or sung the Ibllow-
ing Psalm, except when it is read in the ordinary
course of the Psalms, on the nineteenthday of the
month.

Cantate Domino. Psal. xcviii.

OSING unto the Lord a new
song ; for he hath done mar-
vellous things.

With his own right hand, and
with his holy arm, hath he gotten
himself the victory.

The Lord declared his salvation ,
his righteousness hath he openly
showed in the sight of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mer-
cy and truth toward the house of
Israel ; and all the ends of thc:
world have seen the salvation of
our God.

Show yourselves joyful unto 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 trumpets also and shawms,
O show yourselvesjoyful before the
Lord the King.

Let the sea make a noise and all
that therein 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 comcth to
judge the earth.

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

IT Or this.

Bonum est corifiieri. Psal. xcii.

IT is a good thing to give thanks
unto the Lord, and to sing
praises unto thy name, O Most
Highest ;

To tell of thy loving kuidness
early in the morning, and of thy
truth in the night season ;

Upon an instrument of ten
strings, and ui)on the lute ; upon a
loud instrument, and upon the harp.

For thou. Lord, hast made me
glad through thy works ; and 1
will rejoice in giving praise for
the operations of thy hands.

^ Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it isap-
jTOinted : And after that, shall be sung or said this
Psalm, except on the twelfth day of the month.

EVENING PRAYER.

Deus misereaiur. Psal. Ixvii.

GOD be merciful unto us and
bless us, and show 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 the 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 blessing.

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

H Or this.

Benedic Anima mea. Psal. ciii.

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul ;
and all that is within me,
praise his holy name.

Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benelits ;

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and
healeth all thine infirmities;

Who saveth thy life from de-
struction, and crowneth thee with
mercy and loving kindness.

O praise the Lord, ye Angels
of his, ye that excel in strength ;
ye that fulfil his commandment,
and hearken unto the voice of his
word.

O praise the Lord, all 3'e his
hosts ; ye servants of his that do
his pleasure.

O speak good of the Lord, all
ye works of his, in all places of
his dominion. Praise thou the
Lord, O my soul.

II Then shall I'o said the Apostles' Creed, hy the
Minister and the Peojile, standing: And any
Churches may omit the -.vords, He de^readfd intr.
Hell, or may, instead of them, use Uie words, He
went into tJie place of departed S^izz-fc, which are con-
sidered as words of'lhe same meaning' in t iu; Creed.

I BELIEVE in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of Heaven
and Earth :

And in Jesus Christ his only
Son our Lord ; W ho was con-
ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born
of the Virgin Mary, Suffered un-
der Pontius Pilate, Was crucified,
dead, and buried ; He descended
into Hell ; The third day he rose
from the dead ; He ascended into
Heaven, and sitteth on the right
hand of God the Father Almighty ;
From thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.

I beheve in the Holy Ghost;
The Holy Catholic Church ; The
Communion of Saints ; The for-
giveness of sins ; The resurrection
of the body, And the life everlast-
ing. Amen.

Ti Or this.

I BELIEVE in one God, the
Father Almighty, Maker of
Heaven and Earth, and of all
thmgs 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, very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one
substance with the Father, by
wliom 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 crucified also for us under
Pontius Pilate. He suffered and
was buried, and the third day he
rose again, according to the Scrip-
tures, 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 ; ^\ hose king-
dom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Lord and giver of life, who
proceedeth from the Father and
the Son ; who with the Father and
the Son together is worshipped and
glorilied, who si)ake by the pro-
phets. And i believe one Catho-

EVENING PRAYER.

lie and Apostolic Church. I ac-
knowledge one Bai)tism for the
remission of sins ; and I look for
the resurrection of the dead, and
the life of the \\orld to come.
Amen.

ir And, after that, llicse Prajcrs lollovving-, all de-
voutly kneeling ; the Minister first pronouncing',

The Lord be witii you ;

Alls. And with thy Spirit.
H Min. Let us pray.

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;

Alls. And grant us tliy salvation.

Min. O God, make clean our
hearts within us ;

Ans. And take not thy Holy
Spirit from us.

1i Then shall be said the Collect for the day, and af-
ter that, the Coll.^cts and Pra3'ers following'.
H A Collect for Peace.

OGOD, from whom all holy
desires, all good counsels,
.and all just works do proceed ;
give unto thy servants that peace,
which the world cannot give ; that
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 Sa-
viour. Amen.

TF A Collect for Aid against Perils.

O LORD, our heavenly Father,
by whose Almighty power we
have been preserved this day ; by
thy great mercy defend us from all
perils and dangers of this night, for
the love of thy only Son our Sa-
viour Jesus Christ. Amen.

7. A Prayer for the Pivsiiknt of the V/ti/ed SlaU's,
and all in Civil Authority.

LORD, our heavenly Father,
the high and mighty Ruler of
the universe, who dost from thy
throne behold all the dwellers upon
earth ; most heartily we beseech
thee, with thy favour to behold and
bless thy servant. The President of
the United States, and all others in
authority ; and so replenish them
with the grace of thy Holy Spirit,
that they may always incline to thy
will, and walk in thy way : Endue

them plenteously with heavenly
gifts ; grant them in health and
l)rosperity long to live ; and final-
ly, after this life, to attain everlast-
ing joy and felicity, through Jesus
Clirist our Lord. Amen.

TI A Prayer for the Clergy and People.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, from whom cometh
every good and perfect gift, send
down upon our Bishops and other
Clergy, and upon the Congrega-
tions committed to their charge,
the healthful spirit of thy grace ;
and, that they may truly please
thee, pour upon them the continual
dew of thy blesshig : Grant this, O
Lord, for the honour of our Advo-
cate and Mediator Jesus Christ.
Amen.

IT A Praj'er for all Conditions of Men.

OGOD, the Creator and Pre-
server of all mankind, we
humbly beseech thee for all sorts
and conditions of men, that thou
wouldest be pleased to make thy
ways known unto them, thy sa-
ving health unto all nations. More
esi^ecially we pray for thy holy
Church universal ; that it may be
so guided and governed by thy good
Spirit, that all VA'ho profess and call
themselves Christians, may be led
into the way of truth, and hold the
faith in unity 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 estate ; that it
may please thee to comfort and
relieve them, according to their
several necessities; giving them
patience under their sufferings, and
a happy issue out of all their afflic-
tions : And this we beg for Jesus
Christ's sake. Amen.

IT A General Thanksgivintr.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of
all mercies, we, thine unwor-
thy servants, do give thee most
humble and hearty thanks for all
thy goodness and loving khidness

THE LITANY.

to us, and to all men. We bless
thee for our creation, preserva-
tion, and all the blessings of this
life ; but, above all, for thine in-
estimable 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 unfeignedly thank-
ful, and that we may show forth
thy praise, not only with our lips,
but in our lives; by giving up our-
selves to thy service, and by walk-
ing before thee in holiness and righ-
teousness all our days, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord; to whom,
with thee and the Holy Ghost, be
all honour and glory, world with-
out end. Amen.

IT A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

ALMIGHTY 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, O Lord, the
desires and petitions of thy ser-
vants, as may be most expedient
for them ; granting us in this world
knowledge of thy truth, and in the
world to come life everlasting.
Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.
rilHE grace of our Lord Jesus
JL Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore.
Amen.

Here endeth the order of Evening Prayer.

THE LITANY,

^ Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

OGOD, the Father of Heaven ;
have mercy upon us misera-
ble sinners.

God, the Father of Heaven ;
have mercy upon us miserable
sin7iers.

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

God the Son, Redeemer of
the tvorld ; have mercy upon us
miserable sinners.

O God the Holy Ghost, pro-
ceeding from the Father and the
Son ; have mercy upon us misera-
ble 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 and one
God ; have mercy upon us mise-
rable sinners.

Remember not, Lord, our of-
fences, nor the offences of our
fore-fathers ; neither take 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 ns, 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 hypo-
crisy ; from envy, hatred, and ma-
lice, and all uncliaritableness ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all inordinate and sinful af-
fections : and from all the deceits of
the world, the flesh, and the devil ;

THE LITANY.

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest ;
from plague, pestilence, and fa-
mine ; from batth; and murder,
and from sudden death ;

Good [jord, deliver tis.

From all sedition, privy eonspi-
racy, and rebellion ; from all false
doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from
iiardness of hc^art, 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 Ba})-
tisni, Fasting, and Temptation ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine Agony and blootly
Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ;
by thy precious Death and Burial :
by thy glorious Resurrection and
Ascension ; and by the coming oi
the Holy Ghost ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation ;
in all time of our prosperity ; In
the hour of death, and in the day
of judgment ,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sumeis dd 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 ;

M'^e beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord,

That it may please thee to bless
and preserve all Christian Rulers
and 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 illu-
minate all Bishops, Priests, and
Deacons, with true knowledge
and understanding of thy Word ;
and that both by their preaching
and living they may set it forth,
and show it accordingly ;

fVe beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to bless
and keep all thy people ;

fVe beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to give
to all nations 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 fear 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
Spiiit;

We beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to bring
into the way of truth, all such as
have erred, and are deceived ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to
strengthen such as do stand, and
to comfort and help the weak-
hearted, and to raise up those who
fall, and finally to beat down Sa-
tan under our feet ;

M^e beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to suc-
cour, help, and comfort all who
are in danger, necessity, and tri-
bulation ;

We beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to pre-
serve all who travel by land or by
water, all women in the perils of
child-birth, all sick persons, and
)'^oung children, and to show thy pi-
ty upon all prisoners and captives ;

We beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to de-
fend, and provide for, the father-

30 THE LITANY.

less cliildren, and widows, and all
who are desolate and oppressed ;

fVe beseech thee to hear ns,
good Lord.

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

tVe beseech thee to hear us,

good Lord.

That it may please thee to for-
give our enemies, persecutors, and
slanderers, and to turn their hearts ;

We beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

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

IVe beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

That it may please thee to give
us true repentance, to forgive us
all our sins, negligences, and igno-
rances, and to endue us with the
grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend
our lives according to thy Holy
Word ;

We beseech thee to hear us,
good Lord.

Son of God, we beseech thee
to hear us.

Son of God, we beseech thee to
hear us.

O Lamb of God, who takest
a^vay the sins of the world ;

Grant us thy peace.

O Lamb of God, who takest
away the sins of tlie world ;

Have mere II upon us.

% The Mini^-tcr may, at his discretion, omit all
tliai follows, to the Prayer, " //V' luinilly beseech
thee, Father," fcc.

[O Christ, hear us.
Christ, 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 ui)on us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

IT Then shall the Minister, and the People with
him, sa\ llie Lord's Prayer.

UR Fatlier, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;

Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ;
Give us this day our daily bread ;
And forgive us our ti'cspasses, as
we forgive those who trespass
against us ; And lead us not mto
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Min. O Lord, deal not with us
accordmg to our sins.

Ans. Neither reward us ac-
cording to our iniquities.

H Let us pray.

GOD, merciful Father, who
despisest not the sighing of
a contrite heart, nor the desire of
such as are sorrowful ; mercifully
assist our prayers which we make
before thee in all our troubles and
adversities, whensoever they op-
press us ; and graciously hear us,
that those evils \\hich the craft
and subtilty of the devil or man
worketh against us, may, by thy
good providence, be brought to
nought ; that we, thy servants, be-
ing hurt by no i)ersecutions, may
evermore give thanks unto thee in
thy holy Church, through Jesus
Christ our Lord.f

O Lord, arise, help us, and de-
liver us, for thy name's sake.

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 us, and de-
liver us, for thine honour.

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

Ans. As it was in the begin-
ning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.

From our enemies defend us,
O Christ.

Graciously look upon our af-
flictions.

With i)ity behold the sorrows
of our hearts.

Mercifully forgive the sins of
thy People.

PRAYERS. 31

Favourably with mercy hear world by our Lord Jesus Christ ;

our prayers.

O Son of Damd, have mercy
upon us.

Both now and ever, vouchsafe
to hear us, O Christ.

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

Min. O Lord, let thy mercy be
showed upon us ;
Ans. As we do put oUr trust in thee.]

IT Let us pray.

WE humbly beseech thee, O
Father, mercifully to look
upon our iniirmities ; and, for the
glory of thy name, turn from us
all those evils that we most justly
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 pureness of living,
to thy honour and glory, through
our only Mediator and Advocate,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

II A General Thanksgiviiie^.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of
all mercies, we, thine unwor-
thy servants, do give thee most
humble and heart|_ thanks for all
thy goodness and loving kindness
to us, and to all men. We bless
thee for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life ;
but, above all, for thine inestima-
ble love in the redemption of the

for the means of grace, and for
the hope of glory. And, we be-
seech thee, give us that due sense
of all thy mercies, that our hearts
may be unfeignedly thankful, and
that we may show forth thy praise,
not only with our lips, but in oui*
lives ; by giving up ourselves to
thy service, and by walking be-
fore 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.

IT A Prayer of St. Chnisostcm.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast
given us grace at this time,
with one accord to make our com-
mon supplications unto thee ; and
dost promise that when two or
three are gathered together in thy
name, thou wilt grant their re-
quests; fuliil now, O Lord, the
desires and petitions of thy ser-
vants, as may be most expedient
for them ; granting us in this world
knowledge of thy truth, and in the
world to come life everlasting.
Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

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 Litanv.

PRAYERS AlND THANKSGIVINGS

UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,

To be used before the two final Prayers of Morning and Evening Service.

PRAYERS.

D A Prayer for Congress, to be used during their
Session.

MOST gracious God, we hum-
bly beseech thee, as for the
People of these United States in
general, so especially for their Se-

nate and Representatives in Con-
gress assembled ; that thou would-
est be pleased to direct and pros-
per all their consultations, to the
advancement of thy Glory, the
good of thy Church, the safety,

PRAYERS.

Iionour, and welfare of thy peo-
ple ; that all thmgs may be so or-
dered and settled by their endea-
vours, upon the best and surest
foundations, that peace and hap-
piness, truth and justice, religion
and piety, may be established
among us for all generations.
These, and all other necessaries
for them, for us, and thy whole
Church, we humbly beg in the
name and mediation of Jesus
Christ, our most blessed Lord and
Saviour. Amen.

IT For Rain.

OGOD, heavenly Father, who
by thy Son Jesus Christ, hast
promised to all those who seek thy
kingdom and the righteousness
thereof, all things necessary to
iheir bodily sustenance ; send us,
we beseech thee, in this our ne-
cessity, such moderate rain and
showers, that we may receive the
fruits of the earth to our comfort,
and to thy honour, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

IT For Fair Weather.

\ LMIGHTY and most merci-
-HL fill Father, we humbly be-
seech thee, of thy great goodness,
to restrain those immoderate rains,
\^^herewith, for our sins, thou hast
afflicted us : And we pray thee to
send us such seasonable Aveather,
that the earth may, in due time,
yield her increase, for our use and
benelit; and give us grace, that
we may learn, by thy punishments,
to amend our lives, and for thy
clemency to give thee thanks and
praise, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Ameii.

H In Time of Dearth and Famine.

OGOD,heavenly Father, whose
gift it is that the rain doth
fall, and the earth bring forth
her increase ; behold, wc beseech
thee, the afflictions of thy people ;
increase the fruits of the earth by
thy heavenly benediction ; and
grant that the scarcity and dearth,
which we now most justly suffer

for our sins, may, through thy
goodness, be mercifully turned in-
to 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.

\\ In Time of War and Tumults.

O ALMIGHTY God, the su-
preme Governor of all things,
whose power no creature is able to
resist, to whom it belongeth just-
ly to punish sinners, and to be
merciful to those who truly repent ;
save and deliver us, we humbly
beseech thee, from the hands of
our enemies; that we, being armed
with thy defence, may be preserv-
ed evermore from all perils, to glo-
rify thee, who art the only giver of
all victory, through the merits of
thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

H For those who are to he admitted into Holy Or-
ders, to be used in the Weeks preceding the sta-
ted Times of Ordination.

ALMIGHTY God,our heaven-
ly Father, who hast purchas-
ed to thyself an universal Church,
by the precious blood of thy dear
Son ; mercifully look upon the
same, and at tins time so guide
and govern the minds of thy ser-
vants, the Bishops and Pastors of
thy flock, that they may lay hands
suddenly on no man, but faithfully
and wisely make choice of fit per-
sons, to serve in the sacred minis-
try of thy Church. And, to those
who shall be ordained to any holy
function, give thy grace and hea-
venly benediction ; that both by
their life and doctrfaie they may
show forth thy glory, and set
forward the salvation of all men,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, the giver of
all good gifts, who of thy di-
vine providence hast appointed
divers orders in thy Church ; give
thy grace, we humbly beseech

PRAYERS.

thee, to all those who are to be
called to any office and adminis-
tration in the same ; and so re-
plenish them with the truth of thy
doctrine, and endue them with ii>-
nocency of life, tliatthey may faith-
fully serve before thee, to the glory
of thy great name, and the benefit
of thy holy Church, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

II In Time oC great Sickness and Mortality.

O ALMIGHTY God, the Lord
of life and death, of sickness
and health ; regard our supplica-
tions, we humbly beseech thee ;
and, as thou hast thought fit to
visit us for our sins with great
sickness and mortality, in the
midst of thy judgment, O Lord,
remember mercy. Have pity up-
on us miserable sinners, and with-
draw from us the grievous sickness
with which we are afflicted. May
this thy fatherly correction have its
due influence upon us, by leading
us to consider how frail and un-
certain our life is ; that we may
apply our hearts unto that heaven-
ly wisdom, which in the end will
bring us to everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

TT For a Sick Person.

O FATHER of mercies, and
God of all comfort, our only
help in time of need ; look down
from heaven, we humbly beseech
thee, behold, visit, and relieve thy
sick servant^ for whom our prayers
are desired. Look upon him with
the eyes of thy mercy ; comfort kirn
with a sense of thy goodness; pre-
serve him from the temptations of
the enemy ; give him. patience un-
der his affliction; and, in thy good
time, restore him to health, and
enable him to lead the residue of
his life in thy fear, and to thy glo-
ry : Or else give him grace so to
take thy visitation, that, after this
painful life ended, he may dwell
with thee in life everlasting,through
Jesus Christ our Lord. /tmen.
€

1[ For a Sick Child.

ALMIGHTY God, and merci-
ful Father, 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 the sick child for
whom our prayers are desired.
Deliver him, O Lord, in thy good
appointed time, from his bodily
pain, and visit him with thy salva-
tion ; that if it should be thy good
pleasure to prolong his days here
on earth, he may live to thee, and
be an instrument of thy glory, by
serving thee faithfully, and doing
good in his generation : Or else
receive him into those heavenly
habitations, where the souls of
those Vv'ho sleep in the Lord Jesus,
enjoy perpetual rest and felicity.
Grant this, O Lord, for the love of
thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Amen.

IT For a Person, or Persons, ;^oing to Sea.

O ETERNAL God, who alone
spreadest out the heavens,
and rulest the raging of the sea ;
we commend to thy Almighty
protection, thy servant, for whose
preservation on the great deep
our prayers are desired. Guard
him, we beseech thee, from the
dangers of the sea, from sickness,
irom the violence of enemies, and
from every evil to which he may
be exposed. Conduct him in safe-
ty to the haven where he would
be, with a grateful sense of thy
mercies, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

V: For a Person \incler Affliction.

MERCIFUL God, and Hea-
venly Father, who hast taught
us, in thy holy Word, that thou dost
not wilUngly aflQict or grieve the
children of men ; look with ])ity,
we beseech thee, u])on the sor-
rows of thy servant, for whom our
jirayers are desired. In thy wis-*
dom thou hast seen fit to visit him
with trouble, and to bring distress
upon him. Remember him, O

PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS.

Lord, in mercy; sanctify thy fa-
therly correction to him; endue his
soul with patience under his af-
fliction, and with resignation to thy
blessed will ; comfort him with a
sense of thy goodness ; lift up thy
countenance upon him, and give
him peace, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

V For Malefactors, after Condemnation. Or else
the Prayer in the Visitation of Prisoners, begin-
ning, " Father of Mercies," &ic. may be used.

OMOST gracious and merci-
ful God, we earnestly beseech
thee to have pity and compassion
upon those persons recommended
to our prayers, who now lie under
the sentence of the law, and are
appointed to die. Visit them, O
Lord, with thy mercy and salva-

tion ; convince them of the mise-
rable condition they are in, by
their sins and wickedness ; and let
thy powerful grace produce in them
such a godly sorrow, and sincere
repentance, as thou wilt be pleas-
ed to accept. Give them a strong
and lively faith in thy Son, our
blessed Saviour, and make it effec-
tual to the salvation of their souls.
O Lord, in judgment remember
mercy; and whatever sufferings
they are to endure in this world,
yet deliver the7n, O God, from the
bitter pains of eternal death. Par-
don their sins, and save their souls,
for the sake and merits of thy dear
Son, our blessed Saviour and Re-
deemer. Amen, -

THANKSGIVINGS.

11 The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth ;
to be said when any Woman, being present in
Church, shall have desired to return Thanks to
\linighty God for her safe deliverance.

O ALMIGHTY God, we give
thee humble thanks, for that
thou hast been graciously pleased
to preserve, through the great pain
and peril of Child-birth, this wo-
man, thy servant, who desires now
to offer her praises and thanksgiv-
ings unto thee. Grant, we be-
seech thee, most merciful Father,
that she, through thy help, may
both faithfully live and walk ac-
cording to thy will in this life
present, and also may be partaker
of everlasting glory in the life to
come, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

IT For Rain.

OGOD, our heavenly Father,
who by thy gracious provi-
dence dost cause the former and
the latter 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 our great necessity, to send
us at the last, a joyful rain upon

thine inheritance, and to refresh it
when it was dry, to the great com-
fort of us thy unworthy servants,
and to the glory of thy holy name,
through thy mercies in Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

II For Fair Weather.

LORD God, who hast just-
ly liunibled us by thy late
visitation of us with immoderate
rain and waters, and in thy mercy
hast relieved and comforted our
souls by this seasonable and bless-
ed change of ^veather ; w'e praise
and glorify thy holy name, for this
thy mercy, and will always de-
clare thy loving kindness from ge-
neration to generation, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IT For Plenty.

MOST merciful Father, who
of thy gracious goodness hasi
heard the devout prayers of thy
Church, and turned our dearth
and scarcity into plenty ; we give
thee humble thanks for this thy
special bounty; beseeching thee
to continue thy loving kindness

THANKSGIVINGS.

unto us, that our land may yield
us her fruits of increase, to thy
glory and our comfort, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

IT For Peace, and Deliverance from our Enemies.

O ALMIGHTY God, who art
a strong tower of defence
unto thy servants against the face
of their enemies; we yield thee
praise and thanksgiving, for our
deliverance from those great and
apparent dangers wherewith we
were compassed ; we acknow-
ledge it thy goodness that we were
not delivered over as a prey unto
them ; beseeching thee still to con-
tinue such thy mercies towards us,
that all the world may know that
thou art our Saviour and mighty
Deliverer, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

U For Restoring' Public Peace at Home.

O ETERNAL God, our hea
venly 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 tumults which have been
lately raised up amongst us ; most
humbly beseeching thee to grant
to all of us grace, that we may
henceforth obediently walk in thy
holy commandments; and, lead
ing a quiet and peaceable life in
all godliness and honesty, may
continually offer unto thee our sa-
crifice of praise and thanksgiving
for these thy mercies towards us,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

V For Deliverance from great Sickness and
Mortality.

LORD God, who hast
wounded us for our sins, and

consumed us for our transgres-
sions, by thy late heavy and dread-
ful visitation ; and now, in the
midst of judgment remembering
mercy, hast redeemed our souls
from the jaws of death; we offer
unto thy fatherly goodness our-
selves, our souls and bodies, which
thou hast delivered, to be a living
sacrifice unto thee ; always prais-
ing and magnifying thy mercies
in the midst of thy Church,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

IT For a Recovery from Sickness.

OGOD, who art the giver of
life, of health, and of safety ;
we bless thy name, that thou hast
been pleased to deliver from his
bodily sickness this thy servant,
who now desireth to return thanks
unto thee, in the presence of all
thy people. Gracious art thou, O
Lord, and full of compassion to
the children of men. May his
heart be duly impressed with a
sense of thy merciful goodness,
and may he devote the residue of
his days to an humble, holy, and
obedient walking before thee,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

IT For a safe Return from Sea.

MOST gracious Lord, whose
mercy is over all thy works ;
we praise thy holy name that thou
hast been pleased to conduct in
safety, through the perils of the
great deep, this thy servant, who
now desireth to return his thanks
unto thee, in thy holy Church:
May he be duly sensible of thy
merciful providence towards him,
and ever express his thankfulness
by a holy trust in thee, and obe-
dience to thy laws, through Jesus
I Christ our liord. Am^.

THE

COLLECTS, EPISTLES, and GOSPELS,

To be used throughout the Year.

. . The first Sunday in Advent.
The 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
which 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 reign-
eth with thee and the Holy Ghost,
now and ever. Amen.

H This Collect is to be repeated every Day with
the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas-
day.

The 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 witness, Thou
shalt not covet ; and if there be
any other commandment, it is
briefly comprehended in this say-
ing, namely. Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. Love work-
eth no ill to his neighbour ; there-
fore love is the fulfilling of the
law. And that, knowing the time,
that now it is high time to awake
out of sleep ; for now is our salva-

tion nearer than when we believ-
ed. 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 armour of
light. Let us walk honestly, as
in the day ; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering
and wantonness, not in strife and
envying. But put ye on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and make not pro-
vision for the flesh, to fulfil the
lusts thereof.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxi. 1.

WHEN they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem, and were come
to Bethphage, unto the mount of
Olives, then sent Jesus two disci-
ples, saying 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 Kmg cometh
unto thee, meek, and sitting upon
an ass, and a colt the foal of an
ass. And the disciples went, and
did as Jesus commanded them ;
and brought the ass and the colt,
and put on them their clothes, and
thev sat him thereon. And a verv

THE SECOND

^reat multitude spread their gar-
ments in the way ; others cut down
branches from the trees, and straw-
ed them in the way. And the
mukitudcs that went before, and
that followed, cried, saying, Ho-
sanna to the Son of David : bless-
ed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord: Hosanna in the high-
est. And when he was come into
Jerusalem, all the city was moA ed,
saying. Who is this ? And the mul-
titude said, This is Jesus the Pro-
phet of Nazareth oi' GaHlee. And
Jesus went into the temple of God,
and cast out all them that sold and
bought in the temple, and over-
threw the tables of the money-
changers, and the seats of them
that sold doves, and said unto
them, It is written. My house shall
be called the house of prayer ; but
ye have made it a den of thieves.

The second Sunday in Advent.
The Collect.

BLESSED Lord, who hast
caused ail holy Scriptures to
be written for our learning ; grant
that we may in such wise hear
them, read, mark, learn, and in-
wardly digest them, that by pa-
tience, and comfort of thy holy
Word, we may embrace, and ever
hold fast the blessed hope of ever-
lastmg life, which thou hast given us
in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Epistle. Rom. xv. 4.

WHATSOEVER things were
written aforetime, were
written for our learning ; that we,
tlirough 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, ac-
cording to Christ Jesus : That ye
may with one mind and one mouth
glorify God, even the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Where-
fore receive ye one another, as
CJirist also received us, to the glo-
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SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 37

ry of God. Now I say, that Je-
sus Christ was a minister of the
circumcision, for the truth of God,
to confirm the promises made un-
to the fathers : And that the Gen-
tiles might glorify God for his
mercy ; as it is written, For this
cause I will confess to thee among
the Gentiles, and sing unto thy
name: And again he saith, Re-
joice ye Gentiles, with his people •
And again. Praise the Lord, all ye
Gentiles ; and laud him, 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. Now 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.
The Gospel. St. Luke xxi. 25.

AND there shall be signs in the
sun, and in the moon, and in
the stars ; and upon the earth dis-
tress of nations, with perplexity ;
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 up, and lift up
5^our heads ; for your redemption
draweth nigh. And he spake to
them a parable, Behold the fig-
tree, and all the trees ; when they
now shoot forth, ye see and know
of your own selves, that sumnier
is now nigh at hand. So likewise
ye, w hen ye see these things come
to pass, know ye that the king-
dom of God is nigh at hand. Ve-
rily I say unto you. This genera-
tion shall not pass away till all be
fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall
pass away ; but my word shall not
pass away.

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

The third Sunday in Advent.
The Collect.

OLORD Jesus Christ, who at
thy first coming didst send thy
messenger to prepare thy way be-
fore thee ; grant that the Minis-
ters and Stewards of thy mysteries
may Hls.ewise so prepare and make
ready thy way, by turning the
hearts ot the disobedient to the
wisdom of the just, that, at thy
second coming to jiidge the world,
we may be found an acceptable
people in thy sight, who livest and
reignest with the Father and the
Holy Spirit, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. iv. 1.

LET a ma]i so account of us,
as of the Ministers of Christ,
and Stewards of the mysteries 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 judg
ment : yea, I judge not mine own
self. For I know nothing by my-
self, yet am I not hereby justified ;
but he that judgeth n^c is the
Lord. Therefore judge nothing
before the time, until the Lord
come, who both will bring to light
ihe hidden things of darkness, and
will make manifest the counsels
of the hearts : and then shall every
man have praise of God.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xi. 2.

NOW when John had heard in
the prison the works of Chiist,
he sent two of his disci])les, and
said unto him. Art tliou he that
should come, or do we look for
another ? Jesus answered and said
unto them. Go, and show 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 of-
fended in me. And as they de-
parted, Jesus began to say unto
the multitudes concerning John,
What went ye out into the wil-
derness to see ? A reed shaken
with the wind ? But what went
ye 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.

The fourth Sunday in Advent. .
The Collect.
LORD, raise up, we pray
thee, thy power, and come
among us, and with great might
succour us ; that whereas, through
our sins and wickedness, we are
sore let and hindered in running
the race that is set before us, thy
bountiful grace and mercy may
speedily help and deliver us,
through the satisfaction of thy
Son our Lord : to whom, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, be ho-
nour and glory, world without
end. Amen.

The Epistle. Phil. iv. 4.
EJOICE in the Lord alway;
and again I say, Rejoice. Let
your moderation be known unto
all men. The Lord is at hand.
Be careful for nothing ; but in
every thing by prayer and suppli-
cation, witii thanksgiving, let )'our
requests be made known unto
God. And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding,
shall keej) your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.
The Gospel. St. John i. 19.

THIS is the record of John
when the Jews sent Priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to
ask him, Who art thou ? And he

CHRISTMAS.

confessed, and denied not ; but
confessed, 1 am not the Christ.
And they asked him. What then ?
Art thou KUas ? And he saith, I
am not. Art thou that Pro|)het ?
Ajid lie answered. No. Then said
they unto liim, Who art thou ?
that we may i;iiv^(; an answer
to them that siuit us : Wliat say-
est thou of tliyself ? He said,
I am the voice of one crying in
the wilderness, Make straight th(!
way of the Lord, as said the [)ro-
phet Esaias. And they whi(;h
were sent were ol" the Pharisees.
And thev asked him, and said un-
to him, Why ba|)tizest thou then,
if thou be not tiiat Christ, nor EH-
as, neither that Proi)het? John an-
swered them, saying, I baptize
with water ; but tlieri' standeth
one among you, ^viiom ye know
not ; he it is, who, coming after
me, is preferred bc;fore me, whose
shoe's latchet I am not worthy to
unloose. These things were (lone
in Bethabara, b(;yond Jordan,
where John was bai)tizing.

The Nativity of our Lord, or the
Birth-day of Christ, commonly
called Christmas-day.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast
give.n us thy only begotten
Son to take our nature upon him,
and as at this time to be born of a
pure Virgin ; grant that we, being
regenerate and madii 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.

The Epistle. Heb. i. 1.

GOD, who, at sundry times,
and in divers manners, si)ake
in time jiast unto the fathers by
the prophets, hath in these last
davs spoken unto us bv his Son,
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whom he hath appointed heir of
all things, by whom also he made
tlu^ worlds ; who, being the bright-
n(!ss of his glory, and the exi)ress
image of his i)erson, and uphold-
ing all things by the word of his
pow(M', when he had by himself
purged our sins, sat (1o\mi on the
right hand of the Majesty on high ;
being made so nnich better than
the angels, as he hath by inherit-
ance: 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 P And again, I will
l)e to him a Father, and he shall be
to me a Son ? And again, when he
bringeth in the first-begotten into
the world, he saith, And let ail
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 un-
to the Son he saith. Thy throne, O
God, is for ever and ever ; a scep-
tre of righteousness is tlie sceptre
of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved
righteousness, and hated iniquity ;
therefore God, even thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of glad-
ness above thy fellows. And,
Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast
laid the foundation 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
uj), and they shall be changed ;
but thou art the same, and thy
years shall not fail.

The Gospel. St. John. i. 1.
N 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 wrs not
any thing made, that was made.
In him was life, and the life was
the light of men. And the light

THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST.

shineth In darkness, and the dark-
ness comprehended it not. There
was a man sent from God, whose
name was John : The same came
for a witness, to bear witness of
the Hght, that ail men through him
might believe. He was not that
light, but was sent to bear wit-
ness of that hght. That was the
true light, which lighteth every
man that cometh into the world.
He was in the world, and the world
was made by him, 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 be-
lieve on his name : Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the ^\ ill
of the flesh, nor of the will of man,
but of God. And the Word was
made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory, the glo-
ry as of the only begotten of the
Father) full of grace and truth.

The Sunday after Christmas- day.
The Colled.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast
given us thy only begotten
Son to take our nature upon him,
and as at this time to be born of
a pure Virgin ; grant that we, be-
ing regenerate and made thy chil-
dren by adoption and grace, may
daily be renewed by thy holy Spi-
rit, through the same our Lord Je-
sus Christ, who liveth and rcign-
eth with thee and the same Spirit,
ever one God, world without end.
Amen.

The Epistle. Gal. iv. 1.

NOW I say, that the heir, as
long as he is a child, differeth
nothing from a servant, though he
be lord of all ; but is under tutors
£md governors, until the time ap-
pointed of the father. Even so
we, when we were children, were
in bondage under the elements
of the world : but when the ful-

ness of the time was come, God
sent forth his Son, made of a wo-
man, made under the law, to re-
deem them that were under the
law, that we might receive the
adoption of sons. And, because
ye arc sons, God hath sent forth
the Spirit of his Son into your
hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Wherefore thou art no more a ser-
vant, but a son ; and if a Son, then
an heir of God, through Christ.
The Gospel. St. Matt. i. 18.

THE birth of Jesus Christ was
on this wise : When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Jo-
seph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her
husband, being a just man, and
not ^\ illing to make her a public
example, was minded to put her a-
w^ay privily. But while he thought
on these things, behold, the angel
of the Lord api)eared unto him in
a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son
of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy w ife ; 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,thatit might be fulfilled which
was spoken of the Lord by the pro-
phet, saying. Behold, a Virgin shall
be with child, and shall bring forth
a Son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, w hich being interpret-
ed, 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.

The Circumcision of Christ.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God,who madest
thy blessed Son to be circum-
cised. and obedient to the law for

THE EPIPHANY.

man ; grant us the true circum-
cision of the Spirit, that, our
hearts and all our members being
mortified from all worldly and car-
nal lusts, we may in all things
obey thy 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 will not impute sin.
Cometh this blessedness then upon
the circumcision only, or upon the
uncircumcision also ? For we say,
that faith Avas reckoned to Abra-
ham for righteousness. How was
it then reckoned ? when he was
ill circumcision or in uncircum-
cision ? Not in circumcision, but
in uncircumcision. And he re-
ceived the sign of circumcision, a
seal of the righteousness of the
faith which he had, yet being un-
circumcised ; that he might be the
father of all them that believe,
though they be not circumcised ;
that righteousness might be im-
puted unto tiiem also: And the fa-
ther 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 uncirciimcised.
For the promise, that he should be
the heir of the a\ orld, 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 })e heirs, f;n th is
made void, and the promise made
of none effect.
The 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, and found Mary and Joseph,
and the babe lying in a manger.

And when they had seen it, they
made known 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, glori-
fying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and
seen, as it was told unto them.
And when eight days were ac-
complished 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.

II The same Collect, Epistle, antl Gospel shall serve
for ever}' daj' alter, unto the Epiphan}".

The Epiphani/, or the Manifesta-
tion of Christ to the Gentiles.
The Co-Ilcd.

OGOD, who by the leading of
a Star didst manifest thy
only begotten Son to the Gentiles;
mercifully grant that we, who
know thee now by faith, may af-
ter this life have the fruition of
thy glorious Godhead, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 1.

FOR this cause, I Paul, the pri-
soner of Jesus 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 I
\ATote afore in few words, where-
by, when ye read, ye may under-
stand my knowledge in the mys-
tery of Christ) which in other ages
was not made known unto the
sons of men, as it is now^ revealed
unto his holy Apostles and Pro-
phets by the Spirit ; that the Gen-
tiles should be fellow-heirs, and of
the same body, and partakers of
his promise in Christ, by the Gos-
pel : whereof I was made a minis-
ter, according to the gift of the

42 THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

grace of God, given unto me by
the effectual working of his pow-
er. Unto me, who am less than
the least of all saints, is this grace
given, that I should preach among
the Gentiles the unsearchable rich-
es 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 un-
to the principalities and powers in
heavenly places might be known,
by the Church, the maniibid wis-
dom of God, according to the eter-
nal j)urpose which he purposed in
Christ Jesus our Lord ; in whom
we have boldness and access with
confidence by the faith of him.
The Gospel St. Matt. ii. 1.
"HEN Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judea, 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 Je-
rusalem with him. And when he
had gathered all the chief priests
and scribes of the people together,
he demanded of them where Christ
should be born. And they said unto
him, in Bethlehem of Judea : For
thus it is written by the i)rophet,
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 He-
rod, when he had i)rivily called the
wise men, inquired of them dili-
gently what time the star apjieared.
And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said. Go, and search diligently
for the young child, and when yc
have found him, bring me word
again, that I may come and wor-
ship him also. When thev 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
young child was. When they saw
the star, they rejoiced with ex-
ceeding great joy. And when they
were come into the house, they
saw the young child with Mary
his mother, and fell down and
worshipped him : And when they
had opened their treasures, they
presented unto him gifts ; gold,
and frankincense, and myrrh. And
being warned of God in a dream,
that they should not return to He-
rod, they departed into their own
country another way.

The first Sunday after the

Epiphany.

The Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee
mercifully to receive the
prayers of thy people who call
upon thee ; and grant that they
may both perceive and know what
things they ought to do, and also
may have grace and power faith-
fully to fulfil the same, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Rom. xii. \.

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 reason-
able service. And be not conform-
ed to this world ; but be ye trans-
formed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove -v^hat is
that good, and acceptable, and
perfect will of God. 1 or I say,
through the grace given unto Jiie,
to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more high-
ly than he ought to think, but to
think soberly, according as God
hath dealt to every man the mea-
sure of faith. For as we have
many members in one body, and
all members have not the same

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THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 4S

office ; so we, being many, are one
body in Christ, and every one mem-
bers one ol" another.
The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 41 .

NOW his parents went to Je-
rusalem every year at the
feast of tlie passover. And when
he was twelve years old, they \; ent
up to Jerusalem, after the custom
of the feast. And when they had
fulfilled the days, as they returned,
the child Jesus tarried behind in
Jerusalem; and Joseph and his
mother knew not of it. But they,
supjiosing 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 him
in the temple, sitting in the midst
of the doctors, both hearing them,
and asking them questions. And
all that heard him were astonished
at his understanding and answers.
And when they saw him they were
amazed : and his mother said un-
to him. Son, why hast thou thus
dealt w ith 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 unto
them. And he went down v. ith
them, and came to Nazareth, ;)iid
was subject unto them: h\\{ his
mother kept all these sayings in
her heart. And Jesus increas(^d
in wisdom, and stature, and in fa-
vour with God and man.

The second Sunday after the
Epiphamj.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who dost govern all
things in heaven and earth ; mer-

thy people, and grant us thy peace
all the days of our life, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The 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-
l)ortion 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 sim-
plicity; he that ruleth, with dili-
gence; he that showeth mercy,
Avith cheerfulness. Let love be
without dissimulation. Abhor that
which is evil, cleave to that which
is good. Be kindly affectioned one
to another with brotherly love, in
honour preferring one another:
not slothful in business ; fervent in
spirit ; serving the Lord ; rejoicing
in hope; patient in tribulation;
continuing instant in prayer; dis-
tributing to the necessity of saints;
given to hos])itality. Bless them
which persecute you ; bless, and
curse not. Rejoice with them that
do rejoice, and weep with them
that weep. Be of the same mind
one to\A ards another. Mind not
high things, but condescend to
men of low estate.

The Gospel. St. John ii. 1.
ND 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 mo-
ther 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 unto the
servants. Whatsoever he saith un-
to you, do it. And there were set
there six water-i)ots of stone, af-
ter the manner of the purifAing of
the Jews, containing two or three

cjfully hear the supplications of I firkins a-piece. Jesus saith unto

44 THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

them, Fill the water-pots with wa-
ter. 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 gover-
nor of the feast called the bride-
groom, and saith unto him. Eve-
ry man at the beginning doth set
forth good wine, and when men
have well diunk, then that w^iich
IS worse: but thou hast kept the
good wine until now. This be-
ginning of miracles did Jesus in
Cana of Galilee, and maiiifested
forth his glory, and his disciples
believed on him.

The third Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.

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

The Epistle. Rom. xii. 16.

BE not wise in your own con-
ceits. Recompense 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 peaceably with all men.
Dearly beloved, avenge not your-
selves, but rather give place unto
wrath ; for it is written , Vengeance
is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore, if thine enemy hunger,
feed him ; if he thirst, giA'e him
drink : for in so doing thou slialt
heap coals of fire on his head. Be
not overcome of evil, but over-
come evil with good.
The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. \.

WHEN he was come down
from the mountain, great

multitudes followed him. And
behold, there came a leper and
worshipped him, saymg. Lord, if
thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean. And Jesus put forth his
hand, and touched him, saying, I
\\ ill, be thou clean. And imme-
diately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus saith unto him. See thou
tell no man, but go thy way, show
thyself to the priest, and offer the
gift that Moses commanded for a
testimony unto them. And when
Jesus was entered into Capernaum,
there came unto him a Centurion,
beseeching him, and saying, Lord,
my servant lieth at home sick of the
palsy, grievously tormented. And
Jesus saith unto him, I will come
and heal him. The Centurion an-
swered and said. Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof; but speak the word
only, and my servant shall be heal-
ed. For I am a man under au-
thority, having soldiers under me :
and I say unto this man. Go, and
he goeth; and to^inother. 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. Verily
I say imto you, I have not found
so great faith, no not in Israel. And
I say unto you, that many shall
come from 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
darkness ; there shall be w eeping
and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus
said untotheCentnrion,Go thy Avay,
and as thou hast l)elieved, so be it
done unto thee. And his servant
was healed in the self-same hour.

The fourth Sunday afirr the
Epiphany.
The Colled.
GOD, who knowest us to be
set in the midst of so marv

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 46

and great dangers, that by reason
of the fraiky of our nature we can-
not always stand upright ; grant to
us such strength and i)rotection, as
may support us in al! dangers, and
carry us through all temptations,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epistle. Rom. xiii. 1.

LET every soul he subject unto
the higher powers ; for there
is no pow er but of God : the pow-
iM's that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever, therefore, resisteth the
power, resisteth the ordinane(i of
God: and they that resist, shall
receive to themselves damnation
For rulers are not a terror to good
works, but to the evil. Will 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 afraid ; for he
beareth not tlie sword in vain : for
lie is the minister of God, a reven-
ger to execute wrath upon him that
doeth evil. Wherefore ye must
needs be subject, not only for
wi'ath, but also for conscience;'
sake. For, for this cause pay ye
tribute also; for they are God's
ministers, attending continually
upon this very thing. Render,
therefore, to all their dues : tribute
to whom tribute is due, custom to
whom custom, fear to wliom fear,
honour to whom honour.

The Gospel St. Matt. viii. 23.

A ND when he was entered into
--^j^ a ship, his disci[)les followed
him. And behold, there arose a
great tempest in the sea, insomuch
that the ship was covered with the
waves; but he Mas asleep. And
his disciples came to him and
awoke him, saying, Lord, save us,
we i)erish. And he saith unto them.
Why are ye fearful, O 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 be-
hold, they cried out, saying. What
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 swine, feed-
ing. So the devils besought him,
saying. 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 swine ran violently down a steep
place into the sea, and perished in
the waters. And they that kept
them fled, and went their ways in-
to the city, and told every thing,
and what was befallen to the pos-
sessed 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.

The fifth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.
LORD, we beseech thee to
keep thy Church and House-
hold continually in tliy true reli-
gion, that they w ho do lean only
upon the hope of thy heavenly
grace, may evermore be defended
by thy mighty power, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Col. iii. 12.

PUT on therefore (as the elect
of God, holy and beloved)
bowels of mercies, kindness, hum-
bleness of mind, meekness, long-
suflfering : forbearing one another.

46 THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

and forgiving one another, 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 in you rich-
ly in all wisdom ; teaching and ad-
monishing one another in psalms,
and hymns, and spiritual songs;
singing with grace in your hearts
to the Lord. And whatsoever ye
do m word or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus; giving
thanks to God and the Father by
him.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xiii. 24.

THE kingdom of heaven is li-
kened unto a man which
sovv^ed 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 fruit, then appeared the tares
also. So the servants of the house-
holder 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 en-
emy hatli done this. The servants
said unto him. Wilt thou then that
we go and gather them up? But
he said. Nay ; lest, while ye gath-
er up the tares, ye root uj) also the
wheat with them. Let both grow
together until the harvest ; and in
the time of harvest 1 will say to the
reapers. Gather ye togetlicr first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to
l)urn them; but gather the wheat
into my barn.

The sixth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The 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 be-
seech thee, that having this hope,
we may purify ourselves, even as
he is pure ; that when he shall ap-
pear again with power and great
glory, we may be made like unto
him in his eternal and glorious
kingdom; where, with thee, O
Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost,
he livcth and reigneth, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 John iii. 1.

BEHOLD what manner of
love the Father hath bestow-
ed upon us, that we should be call-
ed 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 committeth
sin, transgresseth also the lav^* ; for
sin is the transgression of the law.
And ye know" that he ^^ as mani-
fested to take away our sins ; and
in him is no sin. Whosoever abi-
deth in him, sinneth not: whoso-
ever sinneth, hath not seen him,
neither known him. Little chil-
dren, let no man deceive you : he
that doeth righteousness is righ-
teous, even as he is righteous. He
that committeth sin is of the devil ;
for the devil sinneth from the be-
ginning. 1 or this purpose the Son
of God was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of the
devil.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23.
rilHEN if any man shall say un-
A to you, Lo, here is Christ, or
there; believe it not. For there
shall arise false Christs and false
prophets, and shall show great
signs and wonders ; insomuch that
(if it were possible) they shall de-

SEPTUAGE8IMA SUNDAY.

ceive the very elect. Behold, I
have told you before. Wherefore,
if they shall say unto you, Behold,
he is ill the desert ; go not forth :
behold, he is in the seeret cham-
bers ; believe it not. For as the
lii^litning cometh out of the east,
a)id shineth even unto the west ; so
shall also the coming of the Son
of man be. For wheresoever the
carcase is, there will the eagles be
gathered together. Immediately
after the tribulation of those days,
shall the sun be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and
the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken. And then shall ap-
pear 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 pow-
er and great glory. And he shall
send his angels with a great sound
of a trumpet, and they shall gather
together his elect from the four
winds, from one end of heaven to
the other.

Tlie Sunday called Septuagesma,

or the third Sunday before Lent.

The Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee fa-
vourably to hear the prayers
of thy people, that we, who are
justly punished for our offences,
may be mercifully delivered by thy
goodness, for the glory of thy name,
through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
who liveth and reigneth with thee
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Cor ix. 24.

KNOW ye not, that they which
run in a race, run all, but one
recei^ eth the prize ? So run, that
ye may obtain. And every man
that striveth for the mastery, is
teniperate in all things. Now they
do it to obtain a corruptible crown,
but we an incorruptible. I there-

fore so run, not as uncertainly ; so
fight 1, 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.
7'he Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1.

THE kingdom of heaven is like
unto a man that is an house-
holder, which went out early in the
morning to hire labourers into his
vineyard. And when he had agreed
with the labourers for a penny a
day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And he went out about the third
hour, and saw others standing 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.
Agam he went out about the sixth
and ninth hour, and did likewise.
And about the eleventh hour he
went out, and found others stand-
ing idle, and saith unto them. Why
stand ye here all the day idle ? They
say unto him. Because no man hath
hired us. He saith mi to them. Go
ye also into the vineyard , and what-
soever is right, that shall ye receive.
So when even was come, the lord
of the vineyard saith unto his stew-
ard, 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 receiv-
ed it, they murmured agamst the
good man of the house, saying.
These last have wrought but one
hour, and thou hast made them
equal unto 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 pen-

SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY.

ny ? Take that thine is, and go thy
way ; J will give unto this last even
as unto thee. Is it not lawful for
me to do what I will with mine
own ? Is thine eye evil, because 1
am good ? So the last shall be first,
and the first last; for many be
called, but few chosen.

The Sundaij called Sexagesimal or

the second Sunday before Lent.

The Collect.

OLORD God, who seest that
we put not our trust in any
thing that we do ; mercifully grant
that by thy power we ma}' be
defended against all adversity,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The 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 him-
self, if a man smite you on the face.
I si)eak as concerning reproach,
as though we had been weak : how-
beit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I
speak foolishly) I am bold also.
Are they Hebrew's s ? 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 labours
more abundant; in stripes above
measure ; in }irisons more frequent ;
in deaths oft. Of the Jews five
times received I forty strijics save
one ; thrice was I beaten with rods ;
once was I stomxl ; tlirice I suffer-
ed shipwreck ; a night and a day I
have been in the deep; in jour-
neyings 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 \a ilderness ; 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 nakednesf*; besides
those things that are without, that
which cometh 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 infir-
mities. The God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed
for evermore, knoweth that I lie
not.
llie Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4.

WHEN much i)eople were,
gathered together, and were
come to him out of every city, he
s])ake by a parable : A sower went
out to sow his seed ; and as he sow-
ed, some fell by the way-side, and
it was trodden down, and the i'owh
of the air devoured it ; and some
fell ui)on a rock, and as soon as it
was sprung up, it withei-ed away,
because it lacked moisture ; and
some fell among thorns, and the
thorns sprang up \\ ith it, and choak-
ed 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 hisdisciples asked him, saying,
What might this i)arable be ? And
he said , U nto you it is given to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of
God ; but to others in paiables :
that seeing they might not see, and
hearing they might not understand.
jNow 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 away
the word out of their hearts, lest
they should believe and be saved.
They on the rock are they, whi(;h,
when they hear, receive the word
with joy ; and these have no root,
which for a while believe, and in
time of temptation fall away. And
that which fell among thorns are
they, which, when they have heard,
zo forth, and are choaked with

QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY.

cares, and riches, and pleasures of
this life, and bring no iruit to per-
fection. 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.

The Sunday called Quinquagesi-
ma, or the next Sunday before
Lent.

The 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 mys-
teries, and all knowledge ; 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 burned, and have
not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind ;
charity envieth not ; charity vaunt-
eth not itself ; is not puffed uj) ;
doth not behave itself unseemly ;
seeketh not her own ; is not easily
provoked ; thinketh no evil ; re-
joiceth not in iniquity, butrejoiceth
in the truth ; beareth all things, be-
lieveth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things. Charity never
faileth : but whether there be pro-
phecies, they shall fail ; whether
there be tongues, they shall cease ;
whether there be knowledge, it
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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 un-
derstood 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 dark-
ly ; but then face to face : now I
know in part ; but then shall I know
even as also I am known. And
now abideth faith, hope, charity,
these three ; but the greatest of
these is charity.
The Gospel. St. Lukexviii. 31.

THEN Jesus took unto him the
twelve, and said unto them,
Behold, Ave go up to Jerusalem,
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
s})itefully entreated, and spitted
on: And they shall scourge him,
and put him to death; and the third
day he shall rise again. And they
understood 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 Je-
richo, a certain blind man sat by the
way-side begging ; and hearing the
nmltitude pass by, he asked wlml
it meant. And they told him, that
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And
he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son
of David, have mercy on me. And
they which went before rebuked
him, that he should hold his peace;
but he cried so much the more,
Thou Son of David, have mercy
on me. And Jesus stood, and com-
manded him to be brought unto
him : and when he was come near,
he asked him, saying. What wilt
thou that I should do unto thee ?
And he said, Lord, that I may re-
ceive mv sight. And Jesus said

ASH WEDNESDAY.

unto him, Receive thy sight; thy
faith hath saved thee. And imme-
diately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God : and
all the people, when they saw it,
gave praise unto God.

Thejirst Daij of Lent, commonly

called Ash- Wednesday.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who hatest nothing that
ihou hast made, and dost forgive
the sins of all those who are [)eni-
tent ; create and make in us new
and contrite hearts, that we, wor-
thily lamenting our sins and ac-
knowledging our wretchedness,
may obtain of thee, the God of all
mercy, perfect remission and for-

fiveness, through Jesus Christ our
jord. Amen.

11 This Collect is to be read every day in Lent, af-
ter the Collect appointed Ibr the day-
II At Morning Prayer, the Litany hein"' ended,

shall be said the following Prayers, immediately

before the seiieral Thanksgivinj;.

OLORD,we beseech thee, mer-
cifully hear our prayers, and
spare all those who confess their
sins unto thee ; that they, whose
consciences by sin are accused, 1)y
thy merciful pardon may be ab-
solved, through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

OMOST mighty God, and mer-
ciful Father, who hast com-
passion upon all men, and hatest
nothing that thou hast made ; who
wouldest not the death of a sinner,
but rather that he should tuni from
his sin, and be saved ; mercifully
forgive us our trespasses ; receive
and comfort us, who are grieved
and wearied with the burden of our
sins. Thy property is always to
have mercy; to thee only It apper-
taineth to forgive sins : spare us
dierefore, good Lord, spare thy
people, whom thou hast redeemed :
enter not into judgment with thy
servants, who are vile earth, and
miserable sinners ; but so turn thine
anger from us, who meekly ac-

knowledge our vileness, and truly
repent us of our faults ; and so make
haste to help us in this world, that
we may ever live with thee in the
world to come,through JesusChrist
our Lord. Amen.

IT Then shall the people say this that followeth, al-
ter the Minister.

TURN thou us, O good Lord,
and so shall we be turned. Be
favourable, O Lord, be favourable
to thy people, who turn to thee in
weeping, fasting and praying. For
thou art a merciful God, full of
compassion, long suffering, and of
great i)ity. Thou sparest when
we deserve punishment, and in thy
wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare
thy people, good Lord, spare them ;
and let not thine heritage be brought
to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for
thy mercy is great ; and after the
multitude of thy mercies look upon
us, through the merits and media-
tion of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Joel ii. 12.
URN ye even to me, saith the
Lord, with all your heart, and
with fasting, and with weeping, and
\A ith mourning. And rend your
heart, and not your garments, and
turn 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
knoweth if he will return, and re-
pent, and leave a blessing 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 solemn assem-
bly, gather the people, sanctify the
congregation, assemble the elders,
gatlier the children and those that
suck the breasts ; let the bride-
groom 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, O Lord, and give not thine

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lieritage to reproach, that the liea
then should rule over tliem : where
tore should they say ainons the
people, Where is their God ?
The Gospel St. Matt. vi. 16.

WHEN ye fast, be not as the
hypocrites, of" a sad counte-
nance: 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 appear not
unto men to fast, but unto thy Fa-
ther which is in secret ; and tliy
Father which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly. Lay not up
for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrui)t,
and where thieves break through
and steal : But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves do not break through
nor steal : For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also.

The first Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

OLORD,who for our sake didst
fast forty days and forty nights;
give us grace to use such abstinence,
that our flesh being subdued to the
Sjiirit, 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.
The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1.

WE then, as w^orkers together
with him, beseech you also,
that ye receive not the grace of G od
in vain : (For he saith, 1 have heard
thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have 1 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 api)roviag
ourselves as the ministers of God,
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in much f)ati(Mice, in afflictions, iij
necessities, in distresses, in stripes,
in imprisonments, in tumults, in
labours, in watchings, in fastings
by pureness, by knovvlcdge,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 righteousness on
the right hand and on the left, by
honour and dishonour, by evil re-
port and good report ; as deceivers,
and yet true ; as unknown, and3^et
well known; as dying, and behold
we live ; as chastened, and not
killed ; as sorrowful, yet alway re-
joicing ; as poor, yet making many
rich ; as having nothing, and yet
possessing all things.

The 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 was afterward an hun-
gered. 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 tliat ])roceedeth out of
the mouth of God. Then the devil
taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of
the temple, and saith unto him. If
thou be the Son of God, cast thy-
self down ; for it is written. He
shall giA^e his angels charge con-
cerning 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
showeth him all the kmgdoms of
the world, and the glory of them ;
and saith unto him. All these things
will 1 give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me. Then saith

52 THE SECOND AND THIRD SUNDAYS IN LENT.

Jesus unto him, Get thee hence,
Satan ; for it is written. Thou shah
worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve. Then
the devil leaveth him, and behold,
angels came and ministered unto
him.

The second Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who seest
that we have no power of
ourselves to help ourselves ; keep
us both outwardly in our bodies,
and inwardly in our souls; that
we may be defended from all ad-
versities which may happen to the
body, and from all evil thoughts
which may assault and hurt the
soul, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. \.

WE beseech you, brethren, and
exhort you by the Lord Je-
sus, that as ye have received of us
how ye ought to walk, and to
please God, so ye would abound
more and more. For ye know
what commandments we gave you
by the Lord Jesus. For this is the
will of God, even your sanctifi-
cation, that ye should abstain
from fornication ; that every one of
you should know how to possess
his vessel in sanctification and
honour ; not in the lust of concupi-
scence, even as the Gentiles which
know not God : that no man go
beyond and defraud his brother in
any matter ; because that the Lord
is the avenger of all such, as we
also have forewarned you and tes-
tified. For God hath not called us
unto uncleanness, but unto holi-
ness. He therefore that despiseth,
despiseth not man, but God, who
hath also given mito us his Hoiy
Spirit.
Tlie Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 2L

JESUS went thence, and de-
parted into the coasts of Tyre
and Sidon. And behold, a woman

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

The third Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.
E beseech thee. Almighty
God, look upon the hearty
desires of thy humble servants, and
stretch forth the right hand of thy
Majesty, to be our defence against
all our enemies, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. v. \.

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 sa-
vour. But fornication and all un-
cleanness, or covetousness, let it
not be once named amongst you,
as becometh saints: neither filthi-
ness, nor foohsh talking, nor jest-
ing, which are not convenient; but
rather giving of thanks. For this
ye know, that no whoremonger,
nor imclean person, nor covetous
man, who is an idolater, hath any
inheritance in the kingdom of

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.

Christ, and of God. Let no man
deceive you with vain words : for
because of these things cometh the
vvrath of God upon the children of
disobedience. Be not ye there-
fore partakers witli them ; for ye
were sometimes darkness, but now
are ye light in the Lord : walk as
children of light ; (For the fruit of
the si)irit is in all goodness, and
righteousness, and truth) proving
what is acceptable unto the Lord.
And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but
rather reprove them. For it is a
shame even to speak of those things
which are done of them in secret.
But all things that arc reproved, are
made maniiest by the light ; ibr
whatsoever 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 peo-
ple 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 rheir thoughts, said un-
to them, Every kingdom divided
against itself, is brought to desola-
tion : and a house divided against a
house, fall(!th. If Satan also be di-
vided against himself, how shall
his kingdom stand ? because ye say
that I cast out devils through Beel-
zebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast
out devils, by w hom 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. When a strong man arm-
ed keepeth his palace, his goods
are in peace ; but when a stronger
than he shall come upon him and
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overcome him, he taketh from him
all his armour wherein he trusted,
and divideth his spoils. He that is
not \\'\X\\ me, is against me ; and he
that gathereth not with me, scat-
tereth. When the unclean spirit
is gone out of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest;,
and finding none, he saith, I will
return unto my house whence I
came out. And when he cometh,.
he findcth it swe])t and garnished.
Then goeth he, and taketh to him
seven other spirits more wicked
than himself, and they enter in, nnd
dwell there ; and the last state of
that man is worse than the first.
And it came to pass, as he spake
these things, a certain 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.

The fourth Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.
RANT, we beseech thee. Al-
mighty God, that we, who for
our evil deeds do worthily deserve
to be punished, by the comfort of
tiiy grace may mercifully be reliev-
ed, through our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Epistle. Gal.iv.21.

TELL me, ye that desire to be
under the law, do ye not hear
the law ? For it is written, that
Abraham had two sons, the one by
a bond-maid, the other by a free-
woman. But he who was of the
bond-woman was born after the
flesh ; but he of the free-woman
was by promise. Which things are
an allegory : for these are the two
covenants ; the one from Mount
Sinai, which gendereth to bond-
age, which is Agar. For this Agar
is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and an-
swereth to Jerusalem which now
is, and is m bondage with her chil-

THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT.

dren. But Jerusalem which is
above, is free ; which is the mo-
ther of us all. For it is written,
Rejoice, thou barren that bearest
not; break forth and cry, thou
that travailest not ; for the desolate
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 af-
ter the spirit ; even so it is now.
Nevertheless, what saith the
Scripture ? Cast out the bond-wo-
man and her son ; for the son of the
bond-wonian shall not be heir with
the son of the free-woman. So
then, brethren, wc are not children
of the bond-woman, but of the free.
The Gospel. St. John vi. 1.

JESUS went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of
Tiberias. And a great multitude
followed him, because they saw
his miracles which he did on them
that were diseased. And Jesus
went up into a mountain, and there
he sat with his disciples. And the
passover, a feast of the Jews, was
nigh. When Jesus then lift up his
eyes, and saw a great company
come unto him, he saith unto Phi-
lip, Whence shall we buy bread
that these may eat ? (And tliis he
said to prove him ; for he himself
knew what he would do.) Philip
answered him. Two hundred pen-
ny-worth of bread is not sufficient
for them, that every one of th(^m
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 grass
in the place. So the men sat down,
in number about five thousand.
And Jesus took the loaves, and
when 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
w ere filled, he said unto his dis-
ciples. Gather up the fragments
that remain, that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them to-
gether, and filled twelve baskets
with the fragments of the five bar-
ley loaves, which remained over
and above unto them that had eat-
en. 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.

Theffth Sunday in Lent.
The Colled.
Wf'E' beseech thee. Almighty
▼ ▼ God, mercifully to look upon
thy people ; that by thy great good-
ness they may be governed and
preserved evermore, both in body
and soul, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. ^ Heb. ix. 11.

CHRIST being come an high
l)riest of good things to come,
by a greater and more perfect ta-
bernacle, not made with hands;
that is to say, not of this building;
neither by the blood of goats and
calves ; but by his ov\ n 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
sjirinkling the unclean, sanctifi-
eth to the purifying of the flesh ;
how much more shall the blood of
Christ, who, thrpugh the eternal
Spirit, offered himself without spot
toGod, purge your conscience from
dead works to serve the living God ?
And for this cause he is the Media-
tor of the new Testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption
of the transgressions that were
under the first Testament, they
which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.

THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER.

The Gospel. St. John viii. 46.

JESUS said, Which of you con-
vincetli 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, because ye are not of
God. Then answered the Jews,
and said unto 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 1
seek not mine own glory: there is
one thatscekethand judgeth. Veri-
ly, verily, I say unto you. If a man
keep my saying, he shall never see
death. Then said the Jews unto
him, Now 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 our
father Abraham, which is dead?
and the prophets are dead : whom
makestthou thyself ? Jesus answer-
ed. If I honour myself, my honour
is nothing; it is my Father that
honoured! 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 unto you ;
but I know him, and keep his say-
ing. Your father Abraham rejoiced
to see my day, and he saw it,
and was glad. Then said the Je\^ s
unto him. Thou art not yet fifty
years old, and hast thou seen Abra-
ham? Jesus said untothem,Verily,
verily, I say unto you, before Abra-
ham was, I am. Then took they
up stones to cast at him ; but Je-
sus hid himself, and went out of
the temple.

The Sundmi 7iext before Easter.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who, of thy tender love
towards mankind,hast sent thy Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take
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upon him our flesh, and to suffer
death upon the cross, that all man-
kind should follow the example of
his great humility ; mercifully grant
that we may both follow the ex-
ample of his patience, and also bei
made partakers of his resurrection,,
through the same Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

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 like-
ness 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 highly
exalted him, and given him a name
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
under 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 betrayed him,
when he saw that he was con-
demned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and el-
ders, saying, I have sinned, in that
I have betrayed the innocent 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 hang-
ed himself. And the chief priests
took the silver pieces, and said,

THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER.

It is not lawful for to put them in-
to the treasury, because it is the
price of blood. And they took
counsel, and bought with them the
potter's held to bury strangers in.
Wherefore that field was called,
The field of blood, unto this day.
(Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy the pro])het,
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 Je-
sus stood before the governor ;
and the governor asked him, say-
ing. Art thou the king of the Jews?
And Jesus said unto him. Thou say-
est. And when he was accused of
the chief priests and elders, he an-
swered nothing. Then saith Pilate
unto him, Hearest thou not how
many things they witness against
thee? And he answered him to
never a word, insomuch that the
governor marvelled greatly. Now
at that feast the governor was wont
to release unto the people a prison-
er, whom they would. And they
had then a notable prisoner, called
Barabbas. Therefore, when they
were gathered together, Pilate said
unto them. Whom will ye that I
release unto you ? Barabbas, or Je-
sus, which is called Christ ? For he
knew that for envy they had deliv-
ered him. When he was set down
on the judgment-seat, his wife sent
unto him, saying, Hnve thou noth-
ing 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 unto them. Whether of
the twain will ye that I release
unto you ? They said, Barabbas.
Pilate saith unto them, what shall
I do then with Jesus, which is call-

ed 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 cru-
cified. When Pilate saw that he
could prevail nothing, but that
rather a tumult was made, he took
water, and washed his hands be-
fore the multitude, saying, I am
innocent of the blood of this just
person : see ye to it. Then an-
swered all the people, and said,
His blood be on us, and on our
children. Then released he Ba-
rabbas unto them : and when he
had scourged Jesus, he delivered
him to be crucified. Then the sol-
diers of the governor took Jesus
into the common-hall, and gather-
ed unto him the whole band of sol-
diers. 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 mocked him, saying. Hail,
King of the Jews ! And they spit
upon him, and took the reed and
smote him on the head. And af-
ter 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 Cyrene, 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 min-
gled with gall ; and when he had
tasted thereof, he would not drink.
And they crucified him, and part-
ed his garments, casting lots : that
it might be fulfilled, which was
spoken by the prophet, They part-
ed my garments among them, and
upon my vesture did they cast lots.
And sitting down, they watched
him there ; and set up over his head

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his accusation written, THIS IS
JESLJS 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 i)assed by re-
viled him, wagging their heads,
and saying. Thou that destroyest
the temple, and huildost it in tliree
days, save thyself": If thou be the
Son of God, come down from 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 from 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 from the sixth hour there was
darkness over all the land, unto the
ninth hour. And about the ninth
hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying. Ell, Eli, lamasabachthanif
that is to say. My God, my God,
\^^hy 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 spunge, and
filled it with vinegar, and put it on
a reed, and gave him to drink. The
rest said, Let be, let us see whether
Elias will come to save him. Jesus,
when he had cried again w ith a loud
voice, yielded up the ghost. And
behold, the vail of the temple was
rent in twain, from the toj) 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 resur-
rection, and went into the holy
city, and appeared unto many.
Now when the Centurion, 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.

Monday before Easter.
For the Epistle. Isaiah Ixiii. L
"VIIT^HO is this that cometh from
▼ ▼ Edom, with dyed garments
from 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 i)eople there was
none with me : for I w ill tread
them in mine anger, and trample
them in my fiuy, and their blood
shall be sprinkled upon my gar-
ments, and I will stain all my rai-
ment. For the day of vengeance
is in mine heart, and the year of
my redeemed is come. And 1
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 fury, and I will
bring down their strength to the
earth. I will mention the loving
kindnesses of the Lord, and the
praises of the Lord, according to
all that the Lord hath bestowed
on us, and the great goodness to-
wards the house of Israel, which
he hath bestowed on them, ac-
cording to his mercies, and ac-
cording to the multitude of his
loving kindnesses. For he said,
Surely they are my people, chil-
dren that will not lie : So he was
their Saviour. In all their afflic-
tion he was afflicted, and the an-
gel of his presence saved them : in
ills love and in his pity he redeemed
them, and he bare them, and carried
them all the days of old. But they

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should not stumble
goeth down into the

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,
^Vhere is he that brought them up
out of the sea, with the shepherd
of his fiock ? Where is he that put
Ills Holy vSpirit within him ? that
led them by the right hand of Mo-
ses, witli his glorious arm dividing
the water before them, to make
himself an everlasting name ? That
led them through the deep as an
horse in the wilderness, that they
^ As a beast
valley, the
spirit of the Lord caused him to
rest: so didst thou lead thy people,
to make thyself a glorious name.
Look down from heaven, and be-
hold from the habitation of thy
holiness, and of thy glory : Where
is thy zeal, and thy strength, the
sounding of thy bowels, and of thy
mercies towards me ? are they re-
strained ? Doubtless thou art our
Father, though Abraham be igno-
rant of us, and Israel acknov\ledge
us not : thou, O Lord, art our Fa-
ther, our Redeemer ; thy name is
from everlasting. O Lord, why
hast thou made us to err from thy
ways, and hardened our heart 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 trodden down thy
sanctuary. We are thine : thou
never barest rule over them ; they
were not called by thy name.
Tfie Gospel St. Mark xiv. L

AFTER two days was the feast
of the Passover, and of unlea-
vened 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 alabas-
ter box of ointment of spikenard,
very precious ; and she brake the
box, and poured it on his head.
And there were some that had in-
dignation within themselves, and
said. Why was this waste of the
ointment made ? for it might have
been sold for more than three hun-
dred 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 wrought a good work on
me : For ye have the poor with
you always, and whensoever ye
will, ye may do them good ; but
me ye have not always. She hath
done what she could ; she is come
aforehand to anoint my body to
the burying. Verily I say unto
you, W^heresoever this gospel shall
be preached throughout the whole
world, this also that she hath done
shall be spoken of, for a memori-
al of her. And Judas Iscariot,
one of the twelve, went unto the
chief priests, to betray him unto
them. And when they heard it,
they were glad, and promised to
give hi)n money. And he sought
how he might conveniently betray
him. And the fust day of unlea-
vened bread, when they killed the
passover, his disciples said unto
him, Where wilt thou that we go
and prepare, 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 disciples ? And he will
show you a large upper room fur-
nished and prepared : there make
ready for us. And his disciples

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went forth, and came into the city,
and found as he had said unto
them : and they made ready the
passovcr. And in the evening he
Cometh with tiie twelve. And as
they sat, and did eat, Jesus said,
Verily I say unto you, one of you
which eateth with me shall betray
me. And they began to be sorrow
ful, and to say unto him one liy
one. Is it 1 ? And another said. Is
it I? And he answered and said
unto them. It is one of the twelve
that dippeth with me in the dish
The Son of man indeed goetli, as it
is written 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 born
And as they did eat, Jesus took
bread, and blessed, and brake it,
and gave to them, and said, Take,
eat : this is my Ijody. 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
unto them, This is my blood of the
new testament, which is shed for
many. Verily I say unto you, I
will drink no more of the iruit 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 written, I will
smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered. But after that
I am risen, I will go before 3 ou into
Galilee. But Peter said unto him,
Although all shall be offended, yet
will not I. And Jesus saith unto
him. Verily 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. Likewise also said they
all. And they came to a place which
was named Gethsemane : and he I

saith to his disciples. Sit ye here,
while I shall pray. And he taketh
with him Peter, and James, and
John, and began to be sore amazed,
and to be very heavy ; and saith
unto them. My soul is exceeding
sorrow ful unto death: tarry ye here
and watch. And he went forward
a little, and fell on the ground, and
I)rayed, that, if it were i)ossible, the
hour might pass from him. And
he said, Abba, Father, all things
are possible unto thee : take away
this cup from me : nevertheless,
not w hat I w ill, but what thou wilt.
And he comcth, and findeth them
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Si-
mon, sleepest thou ? couldest not
thou watch one hour ? Watch ye,
and pra}^ lest ye enter into temp-
tation ; 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 re-
turned, he found 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. Rise 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 sw^ords and staves, from the
chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders. And he that betrayed
him had given them a token, say-
ing, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
same is he ; take him and lead him
away safely. And as soon as he
was come, he goeth straightw ay to
him, and saith. Master, Master ;
and kissed him. And tliey 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 off his ear. And
J esus answ ered and said unto them.

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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
fulfilled. And they all forsook him,
and fled. And there followed him
a certain young man, having a linen
cloth cast about his naked body ;
and the young men laid hold on him.
And he left the linen cloth, and
fled from them naked. And they
led Jesus away to the high priest :
and with him were assembled all
the chief priests, and the elders,
and the scribes. And Peter follow-
ed him afar off, even into the palace
of the high priest : and he sat with
the servants, and warmed himself
at the fire. And the chief priests,
and all the council, sought for wit-
ness 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, saymg.
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 witness agree
together. And the high priest stood
up in the midst, and asked Jesus,
saying, Answerest thou nothing ?
what is it which 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 deatii. And some
began to spit on him, and to co-
ver 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 as
Peter was beneath in the palace,
there cometh 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, nei-
ther understand I 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, saying, I 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 thereon he wept.

Tuesday before Easter.
For the Ejnstle. Isaiah 1. 5.

THE Lord God hath opened
mine ear, and I was not re-
bellious, neither turned away back.
I gave my back to the smitejrs, and
my cheeks to them that plucked
off the hair : I hid not my fece
from shame and spitting. For the
Lord God will help me, therefore
shall I not be confounded; there-
fore have I set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be
ashamed. He is near that justifi-
eth 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 all
shall wax old as a garment: the
moth shall eat them up. Who is

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among you that feareth the Lord,
that obeyeth the voice ot his servant,
that walketli in darkness, and hath
no light ? lot him trust in the name
of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
Behold, all ye that khidle a fire,
that compass yourselves about with
sparks; walk in tlu^ 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.
The Gospel St. iVIark xv. L

AND straightway in the morn-
ing, the chief priests held a
consultation with the elders and
scribes, and the whole council, and
bound J esus,and carried him away,
and delivered him to Pilate. And Pi-
late asked him, Art thou the king of
the Jews ? And he answering said
unto him, Thou sayest it. And the
chief priests accused him of many
things: but he answered nothing.
And Pilate asked him again, say-
ing, Answerest thou nothing? be-
hold how many things they witness
against thee. But Jesus yet an-
swered nothing: so that Pilate
marvelled. Now at that feast he
released unto them, one prisoner,
whomsoever they desired. And
there was one named Barabbas,
which lay bound with them that
had made insurrection with him,
who had committed murder 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 Jews ? (For he
knew that the chief priests had de-
livered him for envy.) But the chief
priests moved the people, that he
should rather release Barabbas un-
to them. And Pilate answered, and
said again unto them. What 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 exceed-
uigly. Crucify him. And so Pi-
late, willing to content the people,
released Barabbas unto them;
•*\k\ delivered Jesus, when he had
scoiuged him, to be crucified.
And the soldiers led him away in-
to th(; hall, called Pretorium ; and
they called 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, Khig 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
him they took off the puri)le from
him,ancl piit his own clothes on him,
and led him out to crucify him.
And they compel one Simon, aCy-
renian, v^ ho i)assed by, coming out
of the country, the father of Alex-
ander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
And they brhig him unto the place.
Golgotha,which is, being interpret-
ed, the place of a skull. And they
gave him to drink wine mingled
w ith 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 w as the third
hour, and they crucified him. And
the superscription of his accusation
was written over, THE KING OF
THE JEWS. And with him they
crucify tv/o thieves ; the one on his
right hand, and the other on his left.
And the scripture was fulfilled,
which saith, And he was number-
ed with the transgressors. And they
that passed by railed on him, wag-
ging their heads, and saying, Ah,
thou that destroyest the temple,
and buildest it in three days, save
thyself, and come down from the
cross. Likewise also the chief
priests mocking, said among them-
selves, with the scribes. He saved
others, himself he cannot save. Let
Christ the King of Israel descend

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now from the cross, that we may
see ;mcl beheve. And they that were
crucified with him reviled him.
And when the sixth hour was come,
there was darkness over tlie whole
land, until the ninth hour. And at
the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a
loud voice, saying, E/oi, E/ol, lama
sabachthanif wliich is, being in-
terpreted. 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 lilled a
spunge full of vinegar, and put it on
a reed, and gave him to drink, say-
ing, 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 the bottom. And
when the Centurion, which stood
over against him, saw that he so
died out, and gave up the ghost,
he said. Truly this man was the
Son of God.

Wednesday before Easter.
The Epistle. Heb. ix. 16.

WHERE a testament is, there
must also of necessity be the
death of the testator : for a testa-
ment is of force after men are dead ;
otherwise it is of no strength at all,
whilst the testator liveth. Where-
upon, neither the first testament
was dedicated without blood. For
when Moses had sj)oken every pre-
cept to all the peoi)le, 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 tes-
tament which God hath enjoined
unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled
likewise with })lood both the ta-
bernacle, and all the vessels of the
ministry. And almost all things
are by the law purged with blood ;
and without shedding of blood is

no remission. It was therefore ne-
cessary that the patterns of things
in the heavens should be purified
with these ; but the heavenly things
themselves with better sacrifices
than these. For Christ is not en-
tered into the holy places made
with hands, which are the figures
of the true ; but into heaven itself,
now to appear m 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 suf-
fered 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
unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment : so Christ was once
offered to bear the sins of many ;
and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time,
without sin, unto salvation.
The Gospel. St. Luke xxii. I.

NOW the feast of unleaven-
ed bread drew 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 Iscariot, being of
the number of the twelve. And he
went his way, and communed with
the chief priests and captains how
he might betray him unto them.
And they were glad, and covenant-
ed to give him money. And he
promised, and sought opportunity
to betray him unto them in the ab-
sence of the multitude. Then
came the day of unleavened bread,
when the passover must be killed.
And he sent Peter and John, say-
ing, Go, and prepare us the pass-
over, that we m^ eat. And they
said unto him, \Vhere wilt thou
that we prepare ? And he said un-
to them, Behold, when ye are en-
tered into the city, there shall a

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man meet you bearing a j)itclier of
water ; follow him into the house
where he entereth in. And ye
shall say unto the good man of the
liouse, The Master saith unto thee,
Where is the guest-ehamber, where
1 shall eat the passover with my
disciples ? And he siiall show you
a large upper room furnished :
there make ready. And they went
and found as he had said unto
them ; and they made ready the
passover. And when the hour
was come, he sat down, and the
twelve 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 fulfilled in the
kingdom of God. And he took the
cup, and gave thanks, and said.
Take this, and divide it amon
yourselves. For I say unto you,
will not drink of the fruit 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 sup-
per, saying. This cu}) is the new
testament in my blood, which is
shed for you. But behold, the
hand of him that betrayeth me is
with 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 inquire among them-
selves, which of them it was that
should do this thing. And there
was also a strife among them,
which of them should be account-
ed 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 wheth-
er is greater, hethatsittethatmeat,
or he that servcth ? 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 ap-
point unto you a kingdom, as my
Father hath appointed unto me :
that ye may eat and drink at my
table in my kingdom, and sit on
thrones, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. And the Lord said, Si-
mon, Simon, behold, Satan hath
desired to have you, that he may
sift you as wheat : but I have pray-
ed for thee, that thy faith fail
not ; and ^vhen thou art converted,
strengthen thy brethren. And he
said unto him, Lord, I am ready
to go with thee both mto 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 know-
est me. And he said unto 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 m ritten
must yet be accomplished in me.
And he was reckoned among the
transgressors : for the things con-
cerning me have an end. And
they said, Lord, behold, here arc
two 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 dis-
ciples also followed him. And
when he was at the place, he said
unto them. Pray that ye enter not
into temptation. And he was with-
drawn from them about a stone's
cast, and kneeled doA\n, and pray-
ed, saying, Father, if thou be wiJ-

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ling, remove this cup from me:
nevertheless, not my will, but thine
be done. And there appeared an
angel unto him from heaven,
strengthening him. And being in
an agony, he prayed more ear-
nestly ; and his sweat was as it
were great drops of blood falling
down to the ground. And w hen
he rose up from prayer, and was
come to his disciples, he found them
sleeping for sorrow ; and said un-
to them, Why sleep ye ? rise and
pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
And while he yet spake, behold,
a multitude, and he that was call-
ed 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 which were about him saw
vvhat would follow, they said unto
him, Lord, shall we smite with the
sword ? and one of them smote the
servant of the high priest, and cutoff
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
I)riests and captains of the temple,
and the elders which were come to
him, Be ye come out as against a
thief, with swords and staves ?
When I w as daily w ith you in the
temple, ye stretched forth no hands
against me : but this is your hour,
and the pow er 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
tne midst of the hall, and were set
down 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 nian 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
space ofone hour after ,another con-
fidently affirmed, saying,Ofatruth,
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 turn-
ed, and looked upon Peter ; and Pe-
ter 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, say-
ing. Prophesy, who is it that smote
thee ? And many other things blas-
phemously spake they against him.
And, as soon as it was day, the el-
ders of the peoi)le, and the chief
priests, and the scribes, came to-
gether, and led him into their coun-
cil, saying, Art thou the Christ?
Tell us. And he said unto them,
If I tell you, ye will not believe :
And if I also ask you, ye will not
answer me, nor let me go. Here-
after shall the Son of man sit on
the right hand of the power of
God. Phen 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 fur-
ther witness? for we ourselves
have heard of his own mouth.

Thursduy before Easter.
The Epistle. 1 Cor. xi. 17.

IN this that I declare unto you, I
praise you not ; that you come
together not for the better, but for
the worse. For first of all, w hen
ye come together in the Church, I
hear that there be divisions among
you ; and I partly believe it. For
there must be also heresies among
you, that they which are approved
may be made manifest among you.
When ye come together therefore

THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER.

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 Church 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 bro
ken for you: this do in remembrance
of me. After the same manner also
he took the cup, when he had sup-
ped, 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
show the Lord's death till he come.
Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this
bread, and drink this cup of the
Lord unworthily, 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 un worthily ,eateth and
drinketh damnation to himself, not
discerning the Lord's body. For
this cause many are weak and sick-
ly among you, and many sleep. For
if we would judge ourselves, we
should not be judged. But when
we are judged, we are chastened of
the Lord,thatwe should not be con-
demned with the world. Where-
fore, my brethren,when ye come to-
gether 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.
Tke Gospel. St. Luke xxiii. \.

THE whole multi ude of them
arose, and led him unto Pilate.
E

And they began to accuse him, say-
ing. We found this fellow pervert-
ing the nation, and forbidding to
give tribute to Caesar, saying, that
he himself is Christ a king. And
Pilate asked him, saying. Art thou
the King of the Jews ? And he an-
swered 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 Jewry, 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 jurisdiction, 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 nought, and mocked him, and ar-
rayed him in a gorgeous robe, and
sent him again to Pilate. And the
same day Pilate and Herod were
made friends together ; for before,
they were at enmity between them-
selves. 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 pervert-
eth the people : and behold, I, hav-
ing 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 wor-
thy of death is done unto him. I
will therefore chastise him, and
release him. (For of necessity lie

THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER.

must release one unto thenm at the
feast.) And they cried out all at
once, saying, Away with this man,
and release unto us Barabbas : (w ho
for a certain sedition made in the

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they
do. And they parted his raiment,
and cast lots. And the people
tood beholding : and the rulers al-

city,and for murder, was cast into; so with them derided him, saying,
prison.) Pilate, therefore, willmg"
to release Jesus, spake agahi to
them. But they cried, saying, Cru-
cify him, crucify liim. And he said
unto them the third time, Why,
what evil hath he done? I have
found no cause of deatii in him : I
will therefore chastise him, and lei
him go. x4nd they were instant \^dth
loud voices, requiring that he might
be crucihed : and ihe voices of them,
and of the chief priests, prevailed.
And Pilate gave sentence that it
should be as they required. And
he released unto them him that for
sedition and murder was cast into
prison, whom they had desired :
but he delivered Jesus to their will.
And as they led him away, they
laid hold upon one Simon, a Cy-
renian, coming out of the country,
and on him they laid the cross, that
he might bear it after Jesus. And
there followed him a great comi)a-
ny of people, and of women, who
also bcAvailed and lamented him.
But Jesus turning unto them, said.
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not
for me, but weep for yourselves,
and for your children. For behold,
the days arc coming, in the wliich
they shall say, Blessed are the bar-
ren, and the wombs that ne\ er bare,
and the i)aps 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 u ith him to be
put to death. And when they ^\ ere
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.

He saved others; let him save him-
self, if he be Christ the chosen of
God. And the soldiers also mock-
ed him, coming to him, and offer-
ing him vinegar, and saying, If thou
be the King of the Jews, save thy-
self. And a superscription also was
written over him in letters of Greek,
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And one of the malefactors, which
were hanged, railed on him, say-
ing, If thou be Christ, save thyself
and us. But the other answer-
ing, rebuked him, saying, Dost
not thou fear God, seeing thou art
in the same condemnation? And
we indeed justly ; for we receive
the due rev^ard of our deeds : but
this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto 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 w^as about
the sixth hour, and there was dark-
ness over all the earth until the
ninth hour. And the sun was dark-
ened, and the vail of the temple was
rent in the m.idst. And when Je-
sus had cried with a loud voice, he
said, Father, into thy hands I com-
mend my spirit: and having said
thus, he gave up the ghost. Now'
when the Centurion saw \a hat was
done, he glorified God^ saying, Cer-
tainly this was a righteous man.
And all the people that came
together to that sight, behold-
ing the things that were done,
smote their breasts and returned.
And all his acquaintance, and the
\^omen that followed him from
Galilee, stood afar off, beholding
these things.

GOOD FRIDAY.

Good Friday.
The Collects.

ALMIGHTY God, we beseech
thee graciously to belioUl this
thy family, lor wiiich our Lord Je-
sus Christ was contented to be be-
trayed, and given U}) into the hands
of wicked men, and to suffer death
upon the cross, who now liveth and
reigneth with tliee and the Holy
Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God,by whose Spirit the whole
body of the Church is governed and
sanctified; receive our supplications
and prayers, which we offer before
thee for all estates of men in th}-
holy Church, that every member of
the same, in his vocation and minis-
try, may truly and godly serve thee,
through our Lord and Saviour Je-
sus Christ. Amen.

O MERCIFUL God, who hast
made all men, and hatest
nothing that thou hast made, nor
desirest the death of a sinner, but
rather that he should be converted
and live ; have mercy upon all Jews,
Turks, Infidels, and Heretics ; and
take from them all ignorance, hard-
ness of heart, and contempt of thy
word; and so fetch them home,
blessed Lord, to thy flock, that they
may be saved among the remnant
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.

The Epistle. ^ Heb. x. L

THE law having a shadow of
good things to come, and not
the very image of the things, can
never, with those sacrifices which
they offered year by year continu-
ally, 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 1
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of sins. But in those sacrifices there
is a remembrance again made of
sins every year. For it is not pos-
sible that the blood of bulls and
of goats should take away sins.
Wherefore, when he cometh into
the world, he saith, Sacrifice and
ofiering thou wouldest not, but a
body hast thou prepared me: In
burnt-ofterings and sacrifices for
sin thou hast had no pleasure:
Then said I, Lo, 1 come (in the
volume of the book it is \^'ritten
of me) to do thy will, O God.
Above, when he said, Sacrifice,
and offering, and burnt-offerings,
and offering for sin, thou wouldest
not, neither hadst pleasure therein,
which are offered by the law ; Then
said he, Lo, I come to do thy will,
O God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.
By the which will we are sanctified,
through the ofiering of the body of
Jesus Christ once for all. And eve-
ry jiriest 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 ; from henceforth expect-
ing till his enemies be made his
footstool. 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 for us through the
vail, that is to say, his flesh ; and

GOOD FRIDAY.

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
without wavering ; (for he is faith-
ful that promised ;) and let us con-
sider one another to provoke unto
love, and to good works ; not for-
saking the assembling of ourselves
together, as the manner of some is ;
but exhorting one another : and so
much the more, as ye see the day
appi'oaching.
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. Pi-
late therefore went forth again, and
saith unto them. Behold, I bring
him forth to you, that ye may know
that I find no fault in him. Then
came Jesus forth, wearmg 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. Cruci-
fy him, crucify him. Pilate saith
unto them. Take ye him, and cru-
cify 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 himself the
Son of God. When Pilate there-
fore heard that saying, he was the
more afraid ; and went again into
the judgment-hall, and saith unto
Jesus, Whence art thou? But Je-
sus 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 answered. Thou could-
est 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 from thenceforth Pilate sought
to release him ; but the Jews cried
out, saying. If thou let this man
go, thou art not Ciesar's friend :
Whosoever maketh himself a king,
speaketh against Caesar. When
Pilate therefore heard that saying,
he brought Jesus forth, and sat
down in the judgment-seat, in a
place that is called the Pavement,
but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
And it was the preparation of the
passover, and about the sixth hour,:
and he saith imto the Jews, Behold
your King. But they cried out,
Away with him, away with him,
crucify him. Pilate saith unt<>
them. Shall I crucify your King ?
The chief priests answered. We
have no king but Caesar. 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 Golgotha ; where they
crucified him, and two others 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 NA-
ZARETH, THE KING OF
THE JEWS. This title then
read many of the Jews ; for the
place where Jesus was crucified
was nigh to the city ; and it was
written in Hebrew, and Greek,
and Latin. Then said the chief
l)riests of the Jews to Pilate, Write
not. The King of the Jews ; but
that he said, I am King of the
Jews. Pilate answered. What I
have written, I have written. Then
the soldiers, when they had cruci-
fied Jesus, took his garments, (and
made four parts, to every soldier a
|)art) and also his coat : now the
coat was without seam, woven

EASTER-EVEN.

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 Scrip-
ture 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 Mag-
dalene. When Jesus, therefore,
saw his mother, and the disciple
standing by whom he loved, he saith
unto his mother. Woman, behold
thy son. I'hen saith he to the dis-
ciple. Behold thy mother. And
from that hour that disciple took
her unto his own home. After
this, Jesus knowing that all things
were now accomplished, that the
Scri|)ture might be fulfilled, saith,
I thirst. Now there was set a ves-
sel full of vinegar : and they filled
a spunge with vinegar, and put it
uj)on 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 ui) the ghost. The
Je\vs, therefore, because it was the
preparation, that the bodies should
not remain upon the cross on the
sabbath-day, (for that sabl)atli-day
was an high day) l;esonght Pilate
that their legs isiiglit be broken,
and that they might betaken away.
Then came the soldiers and brake
the legs of the first, and of tiie other
which was crucifitul with him. But
when they came to Jesus, and saw
that he was dead already, they
brake not his legs. But one of the
soldiers with a spear i)ierced his
side, and forthwith came thereout
blood and water. And he that saw
it bare 4:ee)()r(i, and his record is
true : and he kiioweth that he saith
true, that ye might believe. For
these things were done, that the
Scripture should be fulfilled, A
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bone of him shall not be broken.
And again another Scripture saith,
They shall look on him whom they
pierced.

Easter- Even.
The Collect.

GRANT, O Lord, that as we
are baptized into the death of
thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus
Christ, so by continual mortifying
our corrupt affections, we may be
buried w ith him ; and that through
the grave and gate of death vye may
pass to our joyful resurrection, for
his merits, who died, and was bu-
ried, and rose again for us, thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. Peter iii. 1 7.

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
just for the unjust, (that he might
bring us to God) being put to death
in the flesh, but quickened by the
si)irit : by w hich also he went and
prc^ached unto the spirits in prison :
which sometime were disobedient,
when once the long-suffering of
God waited in the days of Noah,
while the ark was a preparing;
wherein few, that is, eight souls,
were saved by water. The like
figure whereunto, even Baptism,
doth also now save us (not the put-
ting away the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good con-
science towards God) by the resur-
rection of Jesus Christ : Who is
gone into heaven, and is on the
right hand of God ; angels, and au-
thorities, and powers, being made
subject unto him.
The Gospel. St. Matt, xxvii. 57.

WHEN the even was come,
there came a rich man of Ar-
irnathea, named Joseph, who also
himself was Jesus' disciple : He
went to Pilate, and begged the
body of Jesus. Then Pilate com-
manded the body to be delivered.

EASTER-DAY.

And when Joseph had taken the
body, he wrapped it in a clean lin-
en 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 sepulchre,
and departed. And there was Ma-
ry Magdalene, and the other Mary,
sitting over agahist the sepulchre.
Now the next day that followed the
day of the preparation, the chief
priests and Pharisees came to-
gether unto Pilate, saying, Sir, \ye
remember that that deceiver said,
while he was yet alive, After three
days I will rise again. Command
therefore that the sepulchre be
made sure until the third day, lest
his disciples come by night, anrl
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 your way, make
it as sure as you can. So they went
and made the sepulchre sure, seal-
ing the stone, and setting a watch.

Easter-Day.

H At Morning Prayer, nistcnd of the Psalm, (0
come let us sing, ^'C.) these a;.theiiis shall be sung
or said.

CHRIST our passover is sacri-
ficed for us ; therefore let us
keep the feast ;

Not with the old leaven, neither
with the leaven of malice and wick-
edness ; but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor.
V. 7. \ ^

CHRIST being raised from the
dead, dieth no more ; death
hath no more dominion over him.

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

Likewise reckon ye also your-
selves to be dead indeed unto sin ;
but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 9.

CHRIST is risen from the
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 shall all be made alive.
1 Cor. XV. 20.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God,who through
thine 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
our minds good desires ; so by th}'
continual help we may bring the
same to good effect, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth a^ ith thee and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

The Epistle. Col. iii. L

IF ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the
right hand of God. Set your affec-
tion 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 al-
so appear with him in glory. Mor-
tify therefore your members which
are upon the earth ; fornication,
unclcanness, inordinate affection,
evil concuf)iscence, and covetous-
ness, which is idolatry : for which
things' sake the wrath of God
Cometh on the children of disobe-
dience. In the which ye also
^valked sometime, when ye lived
in them.

The Gospel. St. John xx. 1.
^I^HE first day of the week
A Cometh Mary Magdalene
early, when it was yet dark, unto
the sepulchre, and seeth the stone
taken aAvay from the sepulchre.
Then she runneth and cometh to
Simon Peter, and to the other dis-
ciple whom Jesus loved, and saith
unto them, They have taken away

MONDAY IN EASTER- WEEK.

ihe Lord out of the sepulchre, and
we know not where they have
laid iiim. Peter therefore went
forth, and that otJier disci))le, and
came to the sepulchre. So they
ran both together ; and the other
disciple did outrun Peter, and
came first to the sepidchre ; and he,
stoo|)ingdown and looking in, saw
the linen clothes lying, yet ^^ ent
he not in. 'Yhvn cometh Simon
Peter following hiui, and went into
the sepulchre, and seelh the linen
clothes lie ; and the napkin thai
was about his head not lying with
the linen clothes, but ^^ rapix^d to-
gether in a place by itself. Then
went in also that other disciple
which came fust to the se|)ulchre,
and he saw, and believed. For as
yet they knew not the S<'ripture,
that he must rise again from the
dead. Then the disciples went
away again unto their own home.

Monday in Easter- Week.
The Collect,

ALMIGHTY God, who through
thine only begotten vSon Jesus
Christ hast overcome death, and
opened unto us the gate of everlast-
ing life ; we humbly beseech thee,
that as, by thy special grace pre-
venting 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 llveth and reign-
eth with thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end.
Amen.
For the^ F^plsile. 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
acce[)t(?d with him. The word
which God sent uuto the children
of Israel, preaching peace by Je-
sus Christ; (he is Lord of all:)
that word, I say, ye know, which
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was published throughout all Ju-
dea, and began from Galilee, after
the baptism which John preached :
How God anointed Jesus of Naza-
reth with the Holy Ghost, and with
pow er ; who went about doing
good, and healing all that were op-
pressed of the devil : for God was
with him. And ^^ e are witnesses
of all things which he did, both in
the land of the Jews, and in Je-
rusalem ; whom they slew, and
hanged on a tree. Him God raised
ui) the third day, and showed him
opeidy ; not to all the peoi>le, but
unto witnesses chosen before of
God, even to us, who did eat and
drink with him after he rose from
the dead. And he commanded us
to preach unto the people, and to
testify that it is he who was ordain-
ed of God to be the judge of quick
and dead. To him give all the
prophets witness, that through his
name, whosoever believeth in him,
shall receive remission of sins.
The 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 fur-
longs. And they talked together
of all these things which had hap-
pened. And it came to pass, that
while they communed together,
and reasoned, Jesus himself drew
near, and went with them. But
their eyes were hold en, 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 one of them,
whose name was Cleopas, answer-
ing, said unto him. Art thou only
a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast
not known the things which are
come to ])ass there in these days ?
And he said unto them, Wliat
things ? And they said unto him,
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth,
who was a prophet mighty in deed

TUESDAY IN EASTER- WEEK.

and word, before God and all the
people : Arid 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 who should have
redeemed Israel : and beside all
this, to-day is the third day since
these things were done. Yea, and
certain women also of our compa-
ny made us astonished, who 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
who 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 unto
them, O 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 begin-
ning at Moses and all the propliets,
he expounded unto them in all the
Scriptures, the things concerning
himself. And they drew nigh un-
to the village whither they went :
and he made as though he would
have gone further : But they con-
strained him, saying, Abide with
us ; for it is towards evening, 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 opened, and they knew
him, and he vanished out of their
sight. And they said one to an-
other. Did not our heart burn with-
in us, when he talked with us by the
way, and while he opened to us the
Scriptures ? And they rose up the
same hour, and returned to Jerusa-
lem, and found the eleven gathered
together, and them that were with
them, saying. The Lord is risen
indeed, and hath appeared unto Si-
mon. And they told what things

were done in the way, and how
he was known of them in break-
ing of bread.

Tuesday in Easter- Week.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTYGod,whothrough
thine only begotten Son Jesus
Christ hast overcome death, and
opened unto us the gate of ever-
lasting life; wehumblybeseechthee,
that as, by thy special grace pre-
venting us, thou dost put into our
minds good desires ; so by thy con-
tinual help we may bruig the same
to good effect, through Jesus Christ
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever
oneGod, world without end. Amen.
For the Epistle. Acts xiii. 26.

MEN and brethren, children of
the stock of Abraham, and
whosoever among you feareth God,
to you is the word of this salvation
sent. For they that dwell at Je-
rusalem, 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 from 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 from Galileeto Jerusalem,
who are his witnesses unto the peo-
ple. And we declare unto you glad
tidings,how that the promise which
was made unto the fathers, God
hath fulfilled the same unto us their
children, in that he hath raised up
Jesus again ; as it is also written in
the second Psalm, Thou art my
Son, this day have I begotten thee.
And as concerning that he raised
him up from the dead, now no more
to return to corruption, he said on

THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

this wise, I will give you the sure
mercies of David. Wherefore he
saith also in another Psalm, Thou
shaltnot 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 unto you therefore, men
and brethren, that through this
man is preached unto you the for
giveness 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. Be-
ware, therefore, lest that come up
on you which is spoken of in the
prophets, Behold, ye despisers, and
wonder, and perish : for 1 work a
work in your days, a work which
you shall in no wise believe, though
a man declare it unto you.
The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. SQ.

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 spi-
rit. 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
showed them his hands and his
feet. And while they 3'et believed
not for joy, and wondered, he said
unto 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 fulfill-
ed which were written in the law
of Moses, and in the Prophets,
and in the Psalms, concerning me.

Then opened he their understand-
ing, that they might understand the
Scriptures ; and said unto them,
Thus it is written, and thus it be-
hoved Christ 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, begin-
ning at Jerusalem. And ye are
witnesses of these things.

The first Sunday after Easter.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY Father,whohast
given thine 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 always
serve thee in pureness of living and
truth, through the merits of the
same thy Son Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 John v. 4.

WHATSOEVER is born of
God, overcometh the world ;
and this is the victory that over-
cometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the
world, but he that believeth that
J esus is the Son of God ? This is
he that came by water and blood,
eveu 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
receive 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: he that
believeth not God, hath made him
a liar, because he believeth not the

THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

record that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that God
hath given to us eternal life; and
this life is in his Son. He that
hath the Sou hath life ; and he that
hath not the Son hath not life.
The Gospel. St. John xx. 19.

THE same day at evening, be-
ing 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 unto
them, Peace be unto you. And
when he had so said, he showed
unto 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 unto them. Receive yej
the Holy Ghost : Whose soever i
sins ye remit, they are remitted'
imto them ; and whose soever sins
ye retain, they are retained. i

The second Sundav after Easter, j
The Collect. i

ALMIGHTY God, who hast I
given thine only Son to be'
unto us both a sacrifice for sin,
and also an ensample of godly
.'ife ; give us g-race that we may \
always most thankfully receive
that his inestimable benefit, and
also daily endeavour ourselves to
follow the blessed steps of his most
holy life, through the same Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 19.

THIS is thank-worthy, if a man
lor conscience toward God
endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
For vvh at glory is it, if when ye be
buffeted for your ikults, ye shall
take it patiently ? But if, when ye
do well, and suffer for it, ye take
it patiently, this is accei)table with
God. For even hereunto were ye
called ; because Christ also suffer-

ed 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 ;
when 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 sin, should live unto righ-
teousness : by whose stripes yo
were healed. For ye were as sheep
going astray ; but are now returned
unto the shepherd and bishop of
your souls.

The Gospel. St. John x. 11.

JESUS said, I am the good shep-
herd : the good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep. But he that
is an hireling, and not the shepherd,
whose own the sheep are not, seeth
the wolf coming, and leaveth the
sheep, and lieeth ; and the wolf
catcheth them, and scattereth the
sheep. The hireling flecth because
he is an hireling, and carcth not
for the sheep. I am the good shep-
herd, and know my sheep, and am
known of" mine. xA.s the Father
knoweth me, even so know I the
Father : and I lay down my life
for the sht cp. And other sheep I
have, which are not of this lold ;
them also I must bring, and they
shall hear my ^oice ; and there
shall be one fold and one shepherd.

The third Sunday after Easter.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, -va ho show-
est to then] tliat are in error
the light of thy truth, to the intent
that they may return into the way
of righteousness ; grant unto «ili
those who nre aihiiitted into the
fellowship of Christ's religion, that
they may a\oid those things that
are contrary to their ])rofession,
and follow all such things as are
agre(?able to the same, through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 1 1 .

DEARLY beloved, I beseech
you, as strangers and pil-
grims, abstain from 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. Sub-
mit yourselves to every ordinance
oi' man for the Lord's sake ; whe-
ther it be to the king, as supreme ;
or unto governors, as unto them
that are sent by him, for the )iun-
ishment 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 liberty for
a cloak of maliciousness ; but as
the servants of God. • Honour all
men : Love the brotherhood : Fear
God : Honour the king.
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 themselves. What
is this that he saith unto us, A little
while, and ye shall not see me ;
and again, a little while, and ye
shall see me ; and. Because 1 go to
the Father ? They said therefore.
What is this that he saith, A litrle
while ? we cannot tell what he
saith. Now Jesus knew that they
were desirous to ask him, and said
unto them. Do ye inquire 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 rejoice : and ye
shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow
shall be turned into joy. A wo-
man 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, tor joy that a man is
born into the world. And ye now
therefore have sorrow : but I will
see you again, and your heart shall
rejoice, and your joy no man taketh
from you.

The fourth Sunday after Easter.
The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who a-
lone canst order the unruly
wills and affections of sinful men;
grant unto thy people, that they may
love the thing which thou com-
mandest, and desire that which
thou dost promise ; that so, among
the siuidry and manifold changes
of the world, our hearts may sure-
ly there be fixed, where true joys
are to be found, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The 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 varia-
bleness, neither shadow of turning:
Of his own will begat he us with
the word of truth, that v\'e should
be a kind of first fruits of his crea-
tures. Wherefore, my beloved
brethren, let every man be swift to
hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath ;
for the wrath of man w orketh not
the righteousness of God. Where-
fore lay apart all filthiness and
superfluity of naughtiness, and re-
ceive with meekness the engrafted
word, which is able to save your
souls.
The Gospel. St. John xvi. 5.

JESUS said unto his disciples,
Now 1 go my way to liini that
sent me, and none of } ou asketh
me, V\/hither gocst tliou ? But be-
cause I have said these things unto
you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Nevertheless 1 tell you the truth ;
it is expedient for you that I go

THE ASCENSION-DAY.

away ; for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you ;
but if I depart, I will send him un-
to 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 ni|^ Father, and ye see me no
more: Of judgment, because the
prince of this world is judged. I
have yet many things to say unto
you, but ye cannot bear them now.
Howbeit, when he, the Sj)irit 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 show you things to
come. He shall glorify me: for
he shall receive of mine, and shall
show it unto you. All things that
the Father hath, are mine ; there-
fore said I, that he shall take of
mine, and shall show it unto you

The fifth Sunday after Easter.
The Colled.

OLORD, from whom all good
things do come ; grant to us
thy humble servants, that by thy
holy inspiration we may think those
things that are good, and by thy
merciful guiding may perform the
same, through our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.
The 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 natu-
ral face in a glass. For he behold-
eth himself, and goeth his way, and
straightway forgetteth what man-
ner 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 deceiv-
eth his own heart,this man's religion
is vain. Pure religion and undeliled
before God and the Father, is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows
in their affliction, and to keep him-
self unspotted from the world.
The Gospel. St. John xvi. 23.

VERILY, verily, I say unto youy
Whatsoever 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 your joy may be
full. These things have I spoken
unto you in proverbs: the time
cometl), when I shall no more speak
unto you in proverbs ; but I shall
show you plainly of the Father. At
that day ye shall ask in my name :
and I say not unto you, that I will
pray the Father for you ; for the
Father himself loveth you, because
ye have loved me, and have believed
that I came out from God. I came
forth from the Father, and am
come into the world: Again, 1
leave the Avorld, and go to the
Father. His disciples said unto
him, Lo, now speakest thou plain-
ly, 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 earnest 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 unto )'ou, that in me
ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation : but be
of good cheer; I have overcome
the world.

The Ascension- Day.
The Collect.
^RANT, we beseech thee, Al-
mighty God, that like as we

SLNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY.

do believe thy only begotten Son
our Lord Jesus Christ to have as
cended into the heavens ; so we
n>ay also in heart and mind thither
ascend, and with him continually
dwell, who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, one God,
world without end. Amen.
For the Epistle. Acts i. 1.

THE former treatise have I
made, O Theophilus, of all
that Jesus began both to do and
teach, until the day in which he was
taken up, after that he, through
the Holy Ghost, had given com-
mandments unto the apostles whom
he had chosen : To whom also he
showed himself alive after his pas-
sion, by many infallible proofs, be-
ing seen of them forty days, and
speaking of the things pertaining
to the kingdom of God : and being
assembled together with them,
commanded them 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
with the Holy Ghost, not many
days hence. When they therefore
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, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you : and ye
shall be witnesses unto me both in
.Jerusalem, and in all Judea, 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
steadfastly 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 from you into heaven, shall so
come in like manner as ye have
seen him go into heaven.
The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14.

JE SU S appeared unto the eleven,
as they sat at meat, and upbraid-
ed them with their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because they be-
lieved 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 creature. He that belie veth,
and is baptized, shall be saved ;
but he that believeth not, shall be
damned. And these signs shall fol-
low 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 recover. 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 confirm-
ing the word with signs following.

Sunday after Ascension- Day.
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 comfort-
less; but send to us thine Holy
Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us
unto the same place whither our
Saviour Christ is gone before ; who
live^ and reigneth with thee and
the Holy Ghost, one God, world
without end. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 St. Peter 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

WHITSUNDAY.

yourselves: J'or charity shall cover
the muhitiule o{si:.s. Use hospi-
tality one to ^mother without grudg-
ing. As every man hath received
the gift, even so minister the same
one to another, as good stewards of
T.he manifold grace of God. If any
man si)eak, 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 Je-
sus Christ: to whom be praise and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
The Gospel St. John xv. 26, and
part of the 1 Qth Chapter.

WHEN the Comforter is come,
whom I will send unto you
from the Father, even the Spirit
of truth, which proceed eth from
the Father, he shall testify of me.
And ye also shall bear \^itness;
because ye have been \\'\x\\ me from
the beginning. These things have
I spoken unto .vou, that ye should
not be offended. They shall put
you out of the synagogues: yea,
the time cometh, that whosoever
killethj^ou, will think tliat hedoeth
God service. And these things
will they do unto you, because they
have not known the Father, nor
me: but these things have I told
you, that when the time shall ('omc,
ye may remember that I told you
of them.

IVlutsundul).
The Collect.

OGOD, who as at this tin^e
didst teach the hearts of thy
faithful people, by sending to them
the light of thy Holy Spirit ; grant
us by the same Si)irit 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 the EpiMle. Actsii. 1.

WHEN the day of Pentecost
was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place :
And suddenly there came a sound
from heaven, as of a rushing migh-
ty wind, and it filled all the house
where they ^^ere sitting. And
there apjieared unto them cloven
tongues, like as of fire, and it sat
upon each of them : And they were
all filled with the Holv Ghost; and
began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And there were dwelling at Jeru •
salem Jews, devout men, out of
every nation under heaven. Now
when this was noised abroad, the
multitude came together, and were
confounded, because that every
man heard them sj>eak in his own
language. And they were all ama-
zed, and marvelled, saying one to
another, Behold, are not all these
which speak Galileans ? and how
hear we eveiy man in our own
tongue \^'herein we were bom r
Parthians, and Medes, and Elam-
ites, and the dwellers in Mesopo-
tamia, and in Judea, and C'appa-
docia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phry-
gia, and Pamphylia, in Egy])t, and
in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene,
and strangers of Rome, Jews and
Proselytes, Cietes and Arabians,
we do hear tin in s])eak in our
toneiu^s the wonderiul works of
God.

The Gospel. St. John xiv. 15.

ESUS said unto his disciples,
If ye love me, keep my com-
mandments. And I will i)ray the
Father, and he shall give you an-
other Comforter, that he may
al)ide with you for ever ; even the
Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it seeth
him not, neither knoweth him :
f)ut ye know him ; for he dwell-
eth with you, and shall be in you.
' I will not leave you comfortless ;

MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK.

[ will come to you. Yet ;i little
while, and the world s(H'th me no
more ; but y(; see me : beeause I
live, ye shall live ;dso. At that
day ye shall k)io\\' that I am in
my Father, and ye in me, and I
in you. He that hath my eom-
mandments, and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me ; and he
that loveth me, shall be loved oi'
my Father ; and 1 will love Jiim,
and will manifest myself to him.
Judas saith unto him, (not Iscari-
ot) Lord, how is it that thou wilt
manifest thyself unto us, and not
unto the world ? Jesus answered
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 sayings :
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 Fa-
ther will send in my name, he shall
teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, what-
soever 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 troujjled, neither let it be
afraid. 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 Fa-
ther is greater than I. And now
I have told you before it come
to pass, that when it is come to
pass, ye might believe. Hereaf-
ter 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 command-
ment, even so I do.

Monday in Whitsun- Week.
The Collect.

OGOD, who as at this time
didst teach the hearts of thy
faithful people, by sending 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 the Epistle. Acts x. 34.

THEN Peter opened his mouth,
and said, Of a truth I per-
ceive 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
unto the children of Israel, preach-
ing peace by Jesus Christ, (he is
Lord of all ;) that word, I say,
ye know, which was published
throughout all Judea, and began
from Galilee, after the baptism
which John preached : How God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost, and with power ;
who ^vent 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 showed him openly ; 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 from the dead. And
he commanded us to preach unto
the people, and to testify that it is
he which was ordained of God to
be the judge of quick and dead.
To him give all the prophets wit-
ness, that through his name, who-
soever belie veth in him, shall re-
ceive remission of sins. While Pe

TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK.

ter yet spake these words, the Ho-
ly Ghost fell on all them who
heard the w ord. And they of the
circuuicision who believed, were
astonished, as many as came with
Peter, because that on the Gen-
tiles also was poured out the gift
of the Holy Ghost. For they
Jieard them si)eak A\ith tongues,
and magnify God. Then answer-
ed Peter, Can any man forbid wa-
ter, that these should not be bap-
tized, who have received the Ho-
ly Ghost as well as we ? And he
commanded them to be baptized in
the name of the Lord. Then pray-
ed they him to tarry certain days.
The Gospel. St. John iii. 16.

GOD so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. For God sent not
his Son into the world to con-
demn the world, but that the world
through him might be saved. He
that believeth on him is not con-
demned : but he that believeth not
is condemned already, because he
hath not believed in the name of
the only begotten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than
light, because their deeds w^ere
evil. For every one that doeth evil
hateth the light, neither 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 wrought in God.

Tuesday in Whitsun- Week.
The Collect.

OGOD, who at this time didst
teach the hearts of thy faithful
people, by sending to them the light
of thy Holy Spirit; grant us by the
same Spirit to have a right judg-
ment in all things, and evermore to
rejoice in his holy comfort, through

the merits of Christ Jesus our Sa-
viour, who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in the unity of the same Spi-
rit, one God, world without end.
Amen.
For the Epistle. Acts viii. 14.
HEN the Apostles,w ho were
at Jerusalem, heard that Sa-
maria had received the word of
God, they sent unto them Peter
and John ; who, when they w ere
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 name of the Lord Jesus:)
Then laid they their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Ghost.
The Gospel. St. John x. 1.

VERILY, verily, I say unto you,
He that entereth not by the
door into the sheep-fold, butclmib-
eth up some other way, the same
is a thief and a robber. But he that
entereth in by the door, is the shep-
herd of the sheep. To him the
porter openeth ; and the sheep
hear his voice ; and he calleth his
own sheep by name, and leadeth
them out. And when he putteth
forth his own sheep, he goeth be-
fore them, and the sheep follow
him ; for they know his voice : and
a stranger will they not follows but
will flee from him ; for they know
not the voice of strangers. This
parable spake Jesus unto them;
but they understood not what things
they were which he spake unto
them. Then said Jesus unto them
again. Verily, 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.

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Trinity -Sunday.
The Collect

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who hast given unto us
thy servants grace, by the confes-
sion of a true faith, to acknowledge
the glory of the eternal Trinity, and
in the power of the divine Majes-
ty to worship the Unity; we be-
seech thee that thou wouldest keep
us steadfast in this faith, and ever-
more 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 be-
hold, a door was opened in
heaven: and the first voice which
I heard, was as it were of a trum-
pet, talking with me; wliich said,
Come up hither, and I will show
tliee things which must be hereal-
ter. 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 M^as a rain-bow
round about the throne, in sight
like unto an emerald. And round
about the throne were four and
twenty seats; and upon the seats
I saw four and t\^ enty elders sit-
ting, clothed in white raiment ; and
they had on theii- heads crowns of
gold: and out of the throne pro-
ceeded lightnings, and thunder-
ings, and voices. And there were
seven lamps of fire burning before
the throne, which are the seven spi-
rits of God. And before the throne,
there was a sea of glass, like unto
crystal. And in the midst of the
throne, and round about the throne,
were four beasts full of eyes before
and behind : And the first beast was
like a lion, and the second beast like
a calf, and the third beast had a face
as a man, and the fourth beast was
like a fl)'ing eagle. And the four
beasts had each of tliem six wings
about him ; and thev were full of
F

eyes within : and they rest not day
and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy.
Lord God Almighty, who 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 fall down
before him that sat on the throne,
and worship him thatliveth for ever
and ever, and cast their crowns be-
fore the throne, saying, Thou art
worthy, O Lord, to receive glory,
and honour, and power; for thou
hast created all things, and for thy
pleasuj-c they are, and were created.
The Gospel. St. John iii. 1.

THERE was a )nan 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 thou art a
teacher come from God: For no
man can dollicse miracles that thou
doest, except God be with him.
Jesus answ ered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, ex-
cept a man be born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God. Nicode-
mus sajth unto him, How can a man
be born when he is old ? can he en-
ter the second time into his mo-
ther's "syomb, and be born? Jesus
answered. Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, except a man be born of \\ a-
ter, and of the spirit, he cannot en-
ter into the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh, is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit,
is si)irit. Marvel not that I said
unto thee, ye must be born again.
The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and thouhearest the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence itcometh,
and whither it goeth ; so is c^ cry
one that is born of the .Spirit. Ni-
codemus answered and said unto
hnn, How can these things be ? Je-
sus ans^vered and said unto him,
Art thou a master of Israel, and
knowest not these things? -Veri-
ly, verily, 1 snyunto thee, we'-speak

82 THE FIRST SLNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

that we do know, and testify that
we have seen; and ye receive not
our witness. If I have told you
earthly things, 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 Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, even so must the
Son of man be lifted up ; that who-
soever believeth in him should not
perish, but have eternal life.

The first Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

OGOD, the strength of all those
who put their trust in thee,
mercifully accejjt our prayers ; and
because, through the weakness of
our mortal nature, we can do no
good thing without thee, grant us
the help of thy grace, that in keep-
ing thy commandments we may
please thee, both in will and deed,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ame.n.

The Epistle. 1 John iv. 7.

E LOVED, let us love one an-
other : for love is of God, and
every one that loveth is born of God,
and know eth 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 any time. If we love
one another, God dwelleth m 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 Spirit. And we
have seen and do testify, that the
Father sent tjie Son to be the Sa-

viour of the world. Whosoever
shall confess that Jesus is the Son
of God, God dwelleth in him, and
he in God. And we have known
and believed the love that God
hath to us. God is love ; and he
that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in
God, and God in him. Herein is
our love made perfect, that we may
have boldness in the day of judg-
ment ; because as he is, so are we
in this world. There is no fear in
love ; but perfect love casteth 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, and hateth his brother, he is
a liar : for he that 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.
The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19.

THERE was a certain rich man,
who was clothed in purple and
fine linen, and tared sumptuously
every day. And there was a cer-
tain beggar, named Lazarus, who
was laid at his gate, full of sores ;
and desiring to be fed with the
crumbs w hich fell from the rich
man's table : moreover, the dogs
came and licked his sores. And it
came to pass that the beggar died,
and was carried by the angels into
Abraham's bosom : the rich man
also died, and was buried : and in
hell he lifted up his eyes, being in
torments, and seeth Abraham afar
off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And
he cried, and said,Father Abraham,
have mercy on me, and send Laza-
rus, that he may dip the tip of his
finger in water, and cool my tongue,
for I am tormented in this flame.
But Abraham said. Son, remember
that thou in thy life-time receivedst
thy good things, and likewise Laza-
rus evil things ; but now he is com-
forted, and thou art tormented.

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

And besides all this, between us
and you there is a great gulph fix-
ed : so tliat they who would pass
from hence to you cannot ; 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 father's
house ; for 1 have five brethren :
that he may testify unto them, lest
they also come into this place of
torment. Abraham saith mito him,
They have Moses and the Pro-
phets; let them hear them. And
he said, Nay, father Abraham; but
if one went unto them from the
dead, they will repent. And he
said unto him, If they hear not
Moses and the Prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, though one
rose from the dead.

The second Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

OLORD, who never failest to
help and govern those whom
thou dost bring up in thy steadfast
fear and love ; keep us, we beseech
thee, under the protection of thy
good providence, and make us to
nave a perpetual fear and love of
thy holy name, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 John iii. 13.

MARVEL not, my brethren, if
the world hate you. We know
that we have passed from death unto
life, because we love the brethren.
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
life for us : and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren.
But whoso hath this world's good,
and seeth his brother have need,
and shutteth up his bowels of com-
passion from him ; how dwelleth
the love of God in him ? My lit-
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tie 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 as-
sure our hearts before him. For
if our heart condemn us, God is
greater than our heart, and know-
eth all things. Beloved, if our
heart condenm us not, then have
we confidence towards God. And
whatsoever we ask, we receive of
him, because we keep his com-
mandments, and do those things
that are pleasing in his sight. And
this is his commandment, That
vve should believe on the name of
his Son Jesus Christ, and love one
another, as he gave us command-
ment. And he that keepeth his
commandments, dwelleth in him,
and he in him : and hereby we
know, that he abideth in us, by the
Smrit which he hath given us.
The Gospel. St. Lukexiv. 16.

A CERTAIN man made a great
supper, and bade many ; and
sent his servant at supper-time, to
say to them that were bidden,
Come, for all things are now rea-
dy. 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 another said, I
have married a wife, and there-
fore I cannot come. So that ser-
vant came, and showed his lord
these things. Then the master of
the house, being angry, said to his
servant. Go out quickly into the
streets and lanes of the city, and
bring in hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
And the servant said. Lord, it is
done as thou hast commanded, and
yet there is room. And the lord
said unto the servant. Go out into
the highways and hedges, and com-

84 THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

pel them to come in, that my house
may be filled : for I say unto you,
that none of those men which were
bidden shall taste of my supper.

Tlie third Sunday after' Trinity.
The Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee
mercifully to hear us ; and
grant that we, to whom thou hast
given an hearty desire to pray, may,
by thy mighty aid, be defended and
comforted in all dangers and ad-
versities, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

Tlie Epistle. 1 St. Peter v. 5.

ALL of you be subject one to
another, and be clothed with
humility : For God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the hiim-
ble. Humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time :
casting all your care upon him ; for
he careth for you. Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, w^alk-
eth about, seeking whom he may
devour: whom resist, steadfast in
the faith ; knowing that the same
afflictions are accomplished in your
brethren that are in the world. But
the God of all grace, wdio hath
called us unto his eternal glory by
Christ Jesus, after that ye have
suffered a while, make you per-
fect, stablish, strengthen, settle
you. To him be glory and do-
minion for ever and ever. Amen.
The Gospel. St. Luke xv. 1.

THEN drew near unto him all
the publicans and sinners for
to hear him. And the Pharisees
and Scribes murmured, saying.
This man receiveth sinners, and
eateth with thsm. And he spake
this parable unto them, saying,
What man of you having an hun-
dred sheep, if he lose one of them,
doth not leave the 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 shoulders, re-
joicing. And when he cometh
home, he calleth together his friends
and neighbours, saying unto them,
Rejoice with me, for I have found
my sheep which was lost. I say
unto you, that likewise joy shall
be in heaven over one sinner that
repenteth, more than over ninety
and nine just persons, which need
no re])entance. Either what wo-
man having ten pieces of silver, if
she lose one piece, doth not Hght 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 to-
gether, saying. Rejoice with me,
for I hav(^ found the piece which
I had lost. Likewise, I say unto
you, there is joy in the presence
of the angels of God over one sin-
ner that repenteth.

The fourth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

OGOD, the protector of all that
trust in thee, without whom
nothing is strong, nothing is holy ;
hicrease and multiply upon us thy
mercy ; that thou being 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
Christ's sake our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Rom. viii. 1 8.

I RECKON that the sufferings
of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the
glory which shall be revealed in
us. For the earnest expectation
of the creature 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
creature itself also shall be deli-
vered from the bondage of corrup-
tion, into the glorious liberty of

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

the children of God. For we know
th'dt the whole creation groaneth,
and travaileth in pain together un-
til now : And not only they, but
ourselves also, which have the
first fruits of the 8])irit, even we
ourselves groan witlun ourselves,
waiting for the adoption, to wit,
the redemption of our body.

The Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36.

BE yc therefore merciful, as
your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judg-
ed : condemn not, and ye shall not
be condemned : forgive, and ye
shall be forgiven : give, and it shall
be given unto you ; good measure,
pressed down, and shaken toge-
ther, and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For with
the same measure that ye mete
withal, it slinll be measured to you
again. And he spake a parable
unto them : Can the blind lead the
blind ? shall they not both fall in-
to the ditch ? The disciple is not
above his master ; but every one
that is perfect shall be as his mas-
ter. And why beholdcst thou the
mote that is in thy brother's eye,
]jut perceivest not the beam that
is in thine own eye ? Either how
canst thou say to thy brother, Bro-
ther, let me pull out the mote that
is in thine eye, when thou thyself
beholdcst not the beam that is in
thine own eye r Thou hypocrite,
cast out first the beam out of thine
own eye, and then shalt thou see
clearly to \m\\ out the mote that is
in thy brother's eye.

The fifth Sunday after Trinitij.
The Collect.

(~^ RANT, O Lord, we beseech
^ thee, that the course of this
world may be so peaceably order-
ed by thy governance, that thy
Church may joyfully serve thee in
all godly quietness, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

The^ Epistle. 1 St. Peter iii. 8.

BE ye all of one mind, having
comi)assion one of another ;
love as brethren, be pitiful, be
courteous ; not rendering evil for
evil, or raihngfor railing; but con-
trariwise, blessing ; knowing that
ye are thereunto called, that 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
prayers : but the face of the Loid
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 sufiler for
righteousness' sake, happy are ye :
and be not afraid of their terror,
neither be troubled ; but sanctify
the Lord God in your hearts.
The Gospel. St. Luke v. 1.
T came to pass, that as the i)eo-
ple pressed upon him to hear the
word of God, he stood by the lake
of Gennesaret, and saw two ships
standing by the lake ; but the fish-
ermen were gone out of them, and
w ere 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 speakuig, he said
mito Simon, Launch out into the
deep, and let down your nets for a
draught. And Simon answering,
said unto him. Master, w^e have
toiled all the night, and have taken
nothing ; nevertheless, at thy word
I will let dow n the net. And when
they had this done, they enclosed a
great multitude of fishes, and their
net brake. And they beckoned un-
to their partners which were in the
otlier ship, that they should come

86 THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

and help them. And they came,
and filled both the ships ; so that
they began to sink. When Simon
Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'
knees, sayins, Depart from me, for
I am a sinful man, O 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 part-
ners with Simon. And Jesus said
unto Simon, Fear not ; from hence-
forth thou shalt catch men. And
when they had brought their ships
to land, they forsook all, and fol-
lowed him.

The sixth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

OGOD, who hast prepared for
those who love thee, such good
things as pass man's understanding;
pour into our hearts such love to-
wards 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.

The Epistle. Rom. vi. 3.

KNOW ye not that so many of
us as were baptized into Je-
sus Christ, were baptized into his
death ? Therefore we are buried
with him by baptism into death ;
that like as Christ was raised up
from 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 resur-
rection : Knowing this, that our old
man is crucified with him, that the
body of sin might be destroyed, that
henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead, is freed from
sin. Now,if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live
with him, knowing that Christ be-
ing raised from the dead, dieth no
more : death hath no more do-

minion over him. For in that he
died, he died unto sin once ; but in
that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves
to be dead indeed unto sin ; but
alive unto God, through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

The Gospel. St. Matt. y. 20.

JESUS said unto his disciples,
Except your righteousness shall
exceed the righteousness 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 1 say unto you, that whosoever
is angry with his brother without
a cause, shidl be in danger of the
judgment : and whosoever shall
say to his brother, Raca, shall be
in danger of the council : but who-
soever shall say. Thou fool, shall
be in danger of hell fire. There-
fore, if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that
thy brother hath a ught against thee,
leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way, first be reconciled
to thy brother, and then come and
ofter thy gift. Agree with thine
adversary quickly, w hiles thou art
in the way m ith 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 come out
thence, till thou hast paid the ut-
termost farthing.

The seventh Sunday after Trinity.
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 name, in-
crease in us true religion, nourish us
\\\\\\ all goodness, and of thy great
mercy keep us in the same, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

The Epistle. Rom. vi. 19.

I SPEAK after the manner of
men, because of the infirmity
of your Hesh : for as ye iiave yield-
ed your members s<>rvants to un-
cleanness, and to ini(|uity, unto
iniquity ; even so now yield your
members servants to ris,hteousness,
unto lioliness. For u hen ye were
the servants of sin, ye \\ere free
tVom ri^ijiiteousness. VViujt i'ruit
had ye then in those thijigs, where-
of ye are now ashamed ? for tlie
end of those things is death. But
now being made free from sin, and
become servants to God, ye have
your fruit unto holiness, and the
end everlasting life. For tire v\'a-
gcs 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 be-
ing very great, and having no-
thing to eat, Jesus called his dis-
ciples 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 own houses,
they will faint by the way : for
divers of them came from far. And
his disciples answered hini. 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 disciples to set be-
fore 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, se-
ven baskets. And they that had
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eaten were about four thousand.
And he sent them away.

The eighth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

OGOD, whose never failing
providence ordereth all things
both in heaven and earth; we hum-
bly beseech thee to i)ut away from
us all hurtful things, and to give us
those things which are profitable
for us, through Jesus Christ our
Loid. Amen.

The Epistle. Rom. viii. 12.
ilETHREN, 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 m.ortify 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. For ye have
not received the spirit of bondage
again to fear ; but ye have received
the spirit of adoption, \A'herel)y we
cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit it-
self beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God.
And if children, then heirs ; heirs
of Ciod, and joint heirs with Christ :
if so be that we suffer with him,
that we may be also glorified to-
gether.
The Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 1 5.

BEWARE of false prophets,
w hich come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. Ye shall know
them by their fruits : do men ga-
ther grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles ? Even so every good tree
bringeth forth good fruit ; but a
corrui)t tree bringeth forth evil
fruit. A good tree cannot bring
forth evil fruit ; neither can a cor-
rupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit, is hewn down, 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

THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

kingdom of heaven ; but lie that
doeth the will of my Father, who
is in heaven.

The ninth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

G^ RANT to us, Lord, we be-
r seech thee, the spirit to think
and do always such things as are
right ; that we who cannot do any
thing that is good without thee, may
by thee be enabled to live according
to thy will, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. x. L

BRETHRE N, I would not that
ye should b(! ignorant, how that
all our fathers ^^'ere under the cloud,
and all passed through the sea ; and
were all baptized unto Moses in
the cloud, and in the sea ; and did
all eat the same spiritual 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 over-
thrown in the wilderness. Now
these things were our examiiles, to
the intent we should not lust after
evil things, as they also lusted.
Neither be ye idolaters, as v>ere
some of them: as it is written,
The people sat down to eat and
drink, and rose up to play. Nei-
ther let us commit fornication, as
some of them committed, and fell
in one day three and twenty thou-
sand. Neither let us tempt C'hrist,
as some of them also tempted, and
were destroyed of serpents. Nei-
ther murmur ye, as some of them
also murmured, and were destroy-
ed of the destroyer. Now all these
things liappened unto them for en-
samples : and they are written for
our admonition, upon whom the
ends of the world are come. Where
fore let him that thinketh he stand-
eth, take heed lest he foil. There
bath no temptation taken you, but

such as is common to man : but
God is faithful, who Avill not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye
are able ; but will with the temp-
tation also make a way to escape,
that ye may be able to bear it.
The Gospel. St. Lukexvi. \.

JESUS said unto his disciples,
There was a certain rich man
\vho had a steward ; and the same
was accused unto him, that he had
wasted his goods. And he called
him, and said unto him. How is it
that I hear this of thee? Give an
account of thy stewardship; for
thou mayest be no longer steward.
Then the ste\^ard said within him-
self. What shall I do ? for my lord
taketh away from me the steward-
ship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed. I am resolved w hat to
do, that when I am put out of the
stewardship, they may receive me
into their houses. So he called
every one of his lord's debtors unto
him, and said unto the first. How
much owest thou unto my lord?
And he said. An hundred measures
of oil. And he said unto him. Take
thy bill, and sit down quickly, and
write fifty. Then said he to an-
other, And how much owest thou?
And he said, An hundred measures
of wlicat. And he said unto him,
Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
And the lord commended the un-
just 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
friends of the mammon of unrigh-
teousness ; that when ye fail, they
may receive you into everlasting
habitations.

The tenth Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.

LET thy merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of thy
humble servants; and that they
may obtain their petitions, make

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them to ask such things as shall I the tune of thy visitation. And he

went into the temple, and began to
(;ast out them that sold therein, and
themthatboughtjsaying unto them,
It is written. My house is the house
of prayer : but ye hav(! made it a
den of thieves. And he taught
daily in the temi)le.

The eleventh Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

OGOD, who deelarcst thy Al-
mighty power chiefly in show-
ing mercy and i)ity; mercifully
grant unto us su(*h a measure of
thy grace, that we, running the
way of thy commandments, may
obtain thy gracious promises, and
be made i)artakers of thy heaven-
ly treasure, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1.
RETHREN, 1 declare unto
you the Gospel which I ])reach-
ed unto you, which also ye have
received, and wherein ye stand ; by
which also ye are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I preached unto
you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered imto you first of
all, thai which I also received, how
that Christ died for om* sins, accord
ing to tlie Scriptures; and that he
was liuried ; 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 'vvas seen of above
five hundred bn^ihren at once; of
whom the greater part remain unto
this present; but some are fallen
asleep. After that he w as seen of
James; then of all the Apostles:
and last of all he was seen of me
also, as of one born out of dee time.
For I am the least of the Ai)ostles,
that am not meet to be callctl an
Apostle, because I persecuted the
Church of God. But, by the grace
of God, I am what I am; and his
another; because thou knewest not krace. which was })estowed upon

please thee, "through Jesus Christ
oiu* Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Cor. xii. \.

CONCERN IN Gsi)iritual gifts,
brethren, I would not have you
ignorant. Ye know that ye were
Gentiles, carried away unto these
dumb idols even as ye were led.
Wherefore I give you to understand,
that no man, si)eaking by the Spi-
rit of God,ca!leth 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 di-
versities of operations, but it is the
same God who worketh all in all.
But the manifestation of the Si)irit
is given to every man to profit with-
al. For to one is given by the Si)irit
the w^ord of wisdom ; to another,
the word of knowledge by the same
Spirit ; to another, faith by the same
Spirit; to another, the gifts of heal-
ing 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 interpre-
tation of tongues. But all these
worketh that one and the self-same
Spirit, dividiiiig to every man sever-
ally as he w ill.
The Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41.

AND when he was come neni-,
he beheld the city, and w ept
over it, saying,If thou hadst knowii,
even thou, at least in this thy da) ,
the things which belong unto thy
peace! but now they are hid from
thine eyes. For the days shall
come upon thee, that thine ene-
mies shall cast a trench about thee,
and c^ompass 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

^0 THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

me, was not in vain ; but I labour-
ed more abundantly than they all :
yet not I, but the grace of God
which was with me. Therefore,
whether it were I, or they, so we
})reach, and so 5'e believed.
The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9.

JESUS spake this parable unto
certain which trusted in them-
selves that they were righteous, and
despised others: Two men went
up into the temple to i)ray ; the one
a Pharisee, and the other a Publi-
can. The Pharisee stood and pray-
ed thus with himself: God, I thank
thee, that I am not as other men
are, extortioners, unjust, adulter-
ers, or even as this Publican : I fast
twice in the week, I give tithes of
all that I possess. KnA the Publi-
can standing afar off, would not lift
up so much as his eyes unto heaven,
but smote upon his breast, sajing,
God be merciful to me a sinner. 1
tell you, this man went down to his
house justified rather than the oth-
er : for every one that exalteth him-
self, shall be abased ; and he that
humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

The twelfth Sunday after Trinity
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who art always more
ready to hear than we to pray, and
art wont to give more than either
we desire or deserve ; pour down
upon us the abundance of thy mer-
cy, forgiving us those things where-
of our conscience is afraid, and giv-
ing 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.
The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4.

SUCH trust have we through
Christ to God-ward: Not that
we are sufficient of ourselves 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 let-
ter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.
But if the ministration of death,
written and engraven in stones, was
glorious, so that the children of Is-
rael could not steadfastly behold
the face of Moses for the glory of
his countenance, which glory was
to be done away ; 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 righ-
teousness exceed in glory.
The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 3j.

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, and had an impediment
in his speech; and they beseech
him to put his hand upon him.
And he took him aside from the
multitude, and put his fingers into
his ears, and he spit, and touched
his tongue ; and looking up to hea-
ven, he sighed, and saith unto him,
Ephphatha, 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 char-
ged them, so much the more a great
deal they publisl ed it ; and were
beyond measure astonished, say-
ing, He hath done all things well ;
he maketh both the deaf to hear,
and the dumb to speak.

The thirteenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTYand merciful God,
of whose only gift it cometh
that thy faithful people do unto thee
true and laudable service; grant,
we beseech thee, that we may so
faithfully serve thee in this life,
that we fail not finally to attain thy
heavenly promises, through the

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merits of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16.

TO Abraham and his seed were
the promises made. He saith
not, And to seeds, as of many ; l)ut
as of one, And to tliy seed, which
is Christ. And this I say, tliat the
covenant that was confirmed before
of God in Clirist, the law, wiiich
was for four hundred and thirty
years after, cannot disannul, that it
should make the promise of none
etfect. For if the inheritance be of
the law, it is no more of promise;
but God gave it to Abraham by
promise. Wherefore then serveth
the law ? It was added because of
transgressions, till the seed should
come to whom the promise was
made ; and it was ordained by an-
gels in the hand of a mediator.
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.

The Gospel St. Luke x. 23.

BLESSED are the eyes which
see the things that ye see : For
I tell you, 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 law-
yer 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 an-
swering said. Thou shalt love the
Lord tiiy 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. Aiid

he said unto him. Thou hast an«
swered right : this do, and thou
shalt live. But he, wiUing to jus-
tify himself, said unto Jesus, And
who is my neighbour? And Jesus
answering said, A certain man
went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves,
which stript him of his raiment,
and vv ounded him, and dej)arted,
leaving him hali" dead. And by
chance there came down a certain
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 look-
ed on him, and passed by on the
other side. But a certain Samari-
tan, as he journeyed, came where
he was: and when he saw him,
he had compassion on him, and
went to him, and bound up his
wounds, pouring in oil and wine ;
and set him on his own beast, and
brought him into an inn, and took
care of him. And on the morrow,
when he departed, he took out two-
pence, and gave them to the host,
and said unto him. Take care of
him ; and whatsoever thou spend-
est more, when I come again, I will
repay thee. Which now of these
three, thinkest thou, was neigh-
bour unto him that fell among the
thieves? And he said, He that show-
ed mercy on him. Then said Je-
sus unto him, Go, and do thou
likewise.

The fourteenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, give unto us the increase
of faith, hope, and charity; and
that we may obtain that which thou
dost promise, make us to love that
which thou dost command, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Gal. v. 16.

I SAY then. Walk in the Spirit,
and ye shall not fulfil the lust o\

92 THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

the flesh. For the flesh lusteth
against the Spu'it, and the Spirit
against the flesh ; and these are
contrary the one to the other ; so
that ye 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. Adulte-
ry, fornication, uncleanness, lasci-
vioiisness, idolatry, witchcraft, ha-
tred, variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies, envyings,
murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like : of the which I tell
you before, as I have also told you
in time past, that they who do such
thingSjshall not inherit the kingdom
of God. But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, long-suflering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meek-
ness, temperance : against such
there is no law. And they that are
Christ's have crucified the flesh,
^^ ith the affections and lusts.
The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11.

AND it came to pass, as Jesus
went to Jerusalem, that he
passed through the midst of Sa-
maria and Galilee. And as he
entered into a certain village, there
met him ten men that were lepers,
who stood afar off". And they lifted
up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us. And
when he saw them, he said unto
them, Go show 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 \\ ith a loud voice glorilied 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 that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger.
And he said unto him, Arise, go
thy way : thy faith hath made thee
whole.

Theffteenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

KEEP, we beseech thee, O
Lord, thy Church with thy
perpetual mercy: And because the
frailty of man without thee cannot
but fall, keep us ever by thy help
from all things hurtful, and lead us
to all things profitable to our sal-
vation, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11.

YE see how large a letter 1 have
written unto you with mine
own liand. As many as desire to
make a fair show in the flesh, they
constrain you to be circumcised ;
only lesc they should suffer perse-
cution for the cross of Christ. For
neither they themselves w ho are
circumcised keep the law ; but de-
sire to have you circumcised, that
they may glory in your flesh. But
God forbid that I should glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Je-
sus Christ, by '^^ horn the woxlA is
crucified unto me, and I unto the
world. For in Christ Jesus neither
circumcision availeth any thing,
nor uncircumcision, but a l\G^x
creatLire. And as many as walk
according to tliis rule, peace be on
them, and mercy, and upon the Is-
rael 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 3'our
spirit. Amen.

The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24.

TO 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 anrl
manmion. Therefore I say unto
you, Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall
drink ; nor yet i'or your body, w hat
ye shall put on. Is not the life
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raiment? Behold the fowls of the
air : for they sow not, neither do
they real), 'loi' gather into barns ;
yet your heavc;idy Father feedeth
them. Are ve not much Ijetter
than they ? VVhieh of you, hy taking
thought, can add one cubit unto his
stature? And \\hy take ye thought
for raiment? Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow : they toil
not, neither do they spin ; and yet
1 say unto you, that even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. Wherefore if God
so clothe the grass of the tield, which
to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into
the oven ; shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith ?
I'herefore take no thought, saying,
What shall we eat? or. What shall
we drink ? or, Whereu ithal shall
we be clothed? (for after all these
things do the Gentiles seek :) for
3^our 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 sliallbeadded unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the
morrow ; for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself : suffi-
cient unto the da v is the evil thereof.

The sixteenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

O LORD, we beseech thee, let
thy continual pity cleanse and
defend thy Church; and because it
cannot continue in safety without
thy succour, preserve it evemiore
by thy help and goodness, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 13.

I DESIRE that ye faint not at
my tribulations for you, which
is your glory. For th is 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
isthebreadth,andlength,anddepth,
and height ; and to know the love
of Christ, which passeth know-
ledge,that ye might be filled with all
the fulness of God. Now unto him
that is able to do exceeding abun-
dantly 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.

The Gospel St. Luke vii. 11.

AND it came to pass the day af-
ter, that Jesus went into a city
called Nain ; and many of his disci-
ples went with him, and much
people. Now, when he came nigh
to the gate of the city, behold, there
was a dead man carried out, the on-
ly 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

florified God, saying, that a great
*rophet is risen up among us ; and,
that God hath visited his people.
And this rumour of him went forth
throughout all Judea, and through-
out all the region round about.

The seventeenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

LORD, we pray thee, that thy
• grace may always prevent
and follow us ; and make us con-
tmually to he given to all good

94 THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

works, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1.

I THEREFORE, the prisoner
of the Lord, beseech you that
ye walk worthy of the vocation
vvlierew ith ye are called, w ith all
lowliness and meekness, with long-
suffering, forbearing 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 calling ; one
Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one
God and Father of all, who is above
all, and through all, and in you all.
The Gospel. St. Luke xiy. 1.

IT came to pass, as Jesus went
into the house of one of the
chief Pharisees to eat bread, on
the Sabbath-day, that they w atch-
ed him. And behold, there w as a
certain man before him, wlio had
the dropsy. And Jesus answering
spake unto the Lawyers and Pha-
risees, saying, Is it law ful to heal
on the Sabbath-day ? And they
held their peace. And he took
him, and healed him, and let him
go; and answered them, saying.
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
w ho were bidden, when he mark-
ed how they chose out the chief
rooms ; saying unto them, When
thou art bidden of any man to a
wedding, sit not down in the high-
est 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 lowest room.
But w^hen 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 shalt thou have
worship in the presence of them
that sit at meat with thee. I or
whosoever exalteth himself, shall
be abased : and he that humbleth
himself, shall be exalted.

The eighteenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

LORD, we beseech thee, grant
thy i)eople grace to withstand
the temi)tations of the va orld, the
flesh, and the devil ; and w ith pure
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
enriched by him, in all utterance,
and m all know ledge ; even as the
testimony of Christ w as confirmed
in you. So that ye come behind
in no gift ; w aiting 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.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34.

WHEN the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus had put the
Sadducees to silence, they were
gathered together. Then one of
them, who was a lawyer, asked
him a question, 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 thyself. On
these two commandments hang all
the law and the prophets. While
the Pharisees w ere gathered toge-
ther, Jesus asked them, saying,
What tliink 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, saying, The
Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou
on my right hand, till I make thine
enemies thy footstool? If David
then call him Lord, how is he his
son ? And no man was able to an-
swer him a word, neither durst
any man, from that day forth, ask
him any more questions.

TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 95

give place to the devil. Let him
that stole, steal no more; but ra-
ther 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, where-
by ye are sealed unto the day of re-
demption. Let all bitterness, and
wrath, and anger, and clamour, and
evil-speaking, be put away from
you,with all malice. And be ye kind
one to another, tender-hearted, for-
giving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
The 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, ly-
ing on a bed. And Jesus, seeing
their faith, said unto the sick of
the palsy, Son, be of good cheer,
thy sins be forgiven thee. Arid
behold, certain of the scribes said
within themselves. This man blas-
phemeth. And Jesus, knowing
their thoughts, said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your 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 Son of man hath povs^er
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 depart-
ed to his house. But when the
multitude saw it, they marvelled,
and glorified God, who had given
such power unto men.

The nineteenth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

OGOD, forasmuch as with-
out thee we are not able to
please thee ; mercifully grant that
thy Holy Spirit may in all things
direct and rule our hearts, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17.

THIS I say therefore, and testi-
fy in the Lord, that ye hence-
forth walk not as other Gentiles
walk, in the vanity of their mind ;
having the understanding darken-
ed, being alienated from the life oi
God, through the ignorance that is
in them, because of the blindness of
their heart: who, being past feel-
ing, have given themselves ovei
unto lasciviousness, 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 conversa-
tion, the old man, which is cor-
rupt according to the deceitful
lusts; and be renewed in the sj)i-
rit of your 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 mem-
bers one of another. Be ye angry,
and sin not: let not the suri go
down upon your wrath: neither

The twentieth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY and most mer-
ciful God, of thy bountiful
goodness keep us, we beseech

96 TWKiNTV-FIRfeT SUIS

llieii, fioui all things tiiat may hurt
us ; til at we, behig ready both m
l)ody and soul, may cheerfully ac-
conii)lish those things which thou
connnandcst, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle, Ephes. v. 15.

SEE then that ye walk circum-
spectly, not as fools, but as
wise, redeeming the time, because
th43 days are evil. Wherefore l)e
ye not unwise, but understanding
w hat the will of the Lord is. And
be not drunk w ith wine, ^^ herein
is excess ; but be filled with the
Spirit : speaking to yourselves in
psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making 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 ; sub-
mitting yourselves one to another
in the fear of God.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1 .

JESUS said. The kingdom of
heaven is like unto a certain
king, v,\\o made a marriage for his
son ; and sent forth his servants to
call them that were bidden to the
\\ adding : and they would not
come. Again, he sent forth other
servants, saying, Tell them who
are bidden, Behold, I have pre-
pared my dinner : my oxen and
tny fatlings arc killed, and all
things arc ready : come unto the
inarriage. But they made light of
it, and \\ ent their ways, one to his
farm, another to his merchandize :
and the remnant took his servants,
and entreated them spitefully, and
slew^ them. But when the king
heard thereof, he was wroth : and
he sent forth his armies, and de-
stroyed those murderers, and burnt
up their city. Then saith he to his
servants, The wedding is ready,
but they who w ere bidden were
not worthy. Go ye therefore into
the highways, and as many as ye
shall find, bid to the marriage. So

DAY AF lER TRINITY.

those servants w ent out into the
highways, 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 who
had not on a wedding garment.
And he saith unto him. Friend,
ho^v cam est thou in hither, not
having a weddmg 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 sltall be weeping and gnash-
ing of teeth. For many are call-
ed, but few are chosen.

The tKenty-first Sunday after

Tnnitii.

The Coiled.

GRANT,we beseech thee, mer-
ciful Lord, to thy faithful peo-
ple, ])ardon and peace; that they
may be cleansed from all their sins,
and serve thee with a quiet mind,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10.

MY brethren, be strong in the
Lord, and in the power of
his might. Put on the whole ar-
mour of God, that ye may be able
to stand against the wiles of the
devil. For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against prin-
cipalities, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wicked-
ness in high places. Wherefore
take unto you the w hole armour
of God, that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and hav-
ing done all, to stand. Stand there-
fore, having your loins girt about
with truth ; and having on the
breast-plate of righteousness ; and
your feet shod with the prepara-
tion of the gospel of peace ; above
all, taking the shield of faith, where-
\^ ith ye shall be able to quench all

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 97

the fiery darts of the wicked. And
take the lielinet ol salvation, and
the sword of the 8|)irit, which is
the word of God : praying always
with all prayer and supplication in
the 8i)irit, and watching tin icun-
to with all perseverance, and snp-
plication for all saints; and for me,
that utterance may be given unto
me, that 1 may oj)en my mouth
boldly, to make known the mys-
tery of the gos[)el ; for which I
am an ambassador in bonds : that
therein I may speak boldly, as I
ought to speak.
The Goml St. John iv. 46.

THERE was a certain noble-
man, whose son w as sick at
Capernaum. When he heard that
Jesus was come out of Judea 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 unto him, Excei)t ye sec
signs and wonders, ye wall not be-
lieve. The nobleman saith nnto
him. Sir, come down ere my child
die. Jesus saith unto him, Go
thy way, thy son liveth. And the
man believed the word that Jesus
had spoken unto him, and he w ent
his way. And as he was now going
down, Ms servants met him, and
told him, saying. Thy son liveth.
Then inquired he of them the hour
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 him-
self believed, and his whole house.
This is again the second miracle
that Jesus did, when he was come
out of Judea into Galilee.

The twenty-second Sunday after

Trinity.

The Coiled.

LORD, we beseech thee to keep
thy household the Church in
G

continual godliness ; that, through
thy protection, it may lie i'rea from
all adversities, and devoutly given
to serve thee in good w orks, to the
glory of thy name, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Phil. i. 3.

I THANK my God ui)on every
remembrance of you (always
in every prayer of mine for you all
making request with joy) for your
fellowship in the Gospel from the
first day until now ; being confi-
dent 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, be-
cause 1 have )^ou in my heart, in-
asmuch as both in myljonds, and
in the delence 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, that ye may be sin-
cere, and without offence till the
day of Christ; being filled with the
fruits of righteousness, which are
by Jesus Christ, unto the glory
and praise of God.
llie Gospel. St. IMatt. xviii. 21.

PETER said unto Jesus, Lord,
how oft shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him ? till
seven times ? Jesus saith unto him,
I sa)L not unto thee, until seven
times : but until seventy times
seven. Therel'ore is the kingdom
of heaven likened unto a certain
king,who would take account of his
servants. And when he had begun
to reckon, one was brought unto
him, who owed him ten thousand
talents. But forasmuch as he had
not to pay, his lord commanded
him to be sold, and his wife and
children, and all that he had, and

98 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

who walk so, as ye have us for au
ensaiiiple. (For many walk, oi
whom I have told you often, and

payment to be made. The ser-
vant therefore fell down and wor-
shipped 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 ser-
vant went out, and found one of
his fellow-servants, who owed him
an himdred pence; and he laid
hands on him, and took him by
the throat, saying. Fay me that
thou o^^ est. And his fellow-ser-
vant fell down at his feet, and be-
sought him, saying, Have i)atience
with me, and 1 will pay thee all.
And he would not ; but went and
cast him into prison, till he should
pay the debt. 80 when his fellow-
servants saw what was done, they
were very sorry, and came and told
unto their lord all that was done.
Then his lord, after that he had call-
ed him, said unto him,0 thou wick-
ed 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 w roth, and delivered
him to the tormentors, till he
should pay all that was due unto
him. So likewise shall my heaven-
ly Father do also unto you, if ye,
from your hearts, forgive not every
one his brother their trespasses.

The ticentij -third Sunday after

Trinity,

The Collect.

OGOD,our refuge and strength,
who art the author of all god-
liness ; be ready, we beseech thee,
to hear the devout prayers of thy
Church; and grant that those things
which we ask faithfully, we may
obtain effectually, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Phil. iii. 17.

BRETHREN, be followers to-
gether of me, and mark them

now tell you even weeping, that
they are the enemies of the cross of
Christ; whose end is destruction,
whose god is their belly, and whose
glory is in their shame, who mind
earthly things.) For our conver-
sation is in heaven, from whence
also we look for the Saviour, the
Lord Jesus Christ; who shall
change our vile body, that it m.ay
be fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working,
whereby he is able even to subdue
all things unto himself.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 15.

THEN 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. Mas-
ter, we know that thou art true, and
teachest the way of God in truth,
neither carest thou for any man : for
thou regard est not the person of
men. Tell us, therefore, what
thinkestthou? Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar, or not? But
Jesus perceived their wickedness,
and said. Why tempt ye me, ye
hypocrites ? Show me the tribute-
money. And they brought unto
him a penny. And he saith unto
them. Whose is this image and su-
perscription ? They say unto him,
Caesar's. Then saith he unto them.
Render therefore unto Caesar the
things which are Caesar's ; and un-
to God the things that are God's.
When they had heard these words,
they marvelled, and left him, and
u ent their way.

The twenty-fourth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

OLORD, we beseech thee, ab-
solve thy people from their of-
fences ; that, through thy bountiful
§oodness,we may all be delivered

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 99

issue of blood twelve years, came
behind him, and touched the hem
of his garment : For she said with-
in herself, If I may but touch his
garment, I shall be whole. But
Jesus turned him about, and when
he saw her, he said. Daughter, be
of good comfort, thy faith hath
made thee whole. And the wo-
man was made whole from that
hour.) And when Jesus came into
the ruler's house, and saw the min-
strels and the people making a
noise, he said unto them. Give
l)lace : for the maid is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they laughed
him to scorn. But when the peo-
ple were 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.

from the bands of those sins which
by our frailty we have committed :
Grant this, O heavenly Father, for
Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed
Lord and Saviour. Amen.
The Epistle. Colos. i. 3.

WE give thanks to God, and
the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, praying always for you,
since we heard of your faith in
Christ Jesus, and of the love which
ye have to all the saints; for the
hope which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof ye heard before
in the word of the truth of the Gos-
pel ; 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
knew 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 wis-
dom and spiritual understanding;
that ye might walk worthy of the
Lord unto all pleasing, being fruit-
ful in every good work, and in-
creasing in the knowledge of God ;
strengthened with all might, ac-
cording to his glorious power, un-
to all patience and long-suffering,
with joyfulness ; giving thanks un-
to the Father, who hath made us
meet to be partakers of the inherit-
ance of the saints in light.
The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18.

WHILE Jesus spake these
things unto John'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 wo-
man, which was diseased with an
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The twenty-Jifth Sunday after

Trinity.

The Collect.

STIR up, we beseech thee, O
Lord, the wills of thy faithful
people; that they plenteously bring-
ing forth the fruit of good works,
may by thee be plenteously reward-
ed, 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. In his days, Judah
shall be saved, and Israel shall
dwell safely: and this is his name
whereby he shall be called, THE
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUS-
NESS. Therefore, behold, the
days come, saith the Lord, that
they shall no more say. The Lord
liveth, who brought up the children
of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
but. The Lord liveth, who brought
up, and who led the seed of the
house of Israel out of the north
country, and from all countries

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ST. ANDREW'S DAV.

whither I had driven them; and

tliey shall dwell in their own land.

The Gospel St. John vi. 5.

WHEN Jesus then hft up his
eyes, and saw a great com-
l^any 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 hundred pen-
ny-worth of bread is not sufficient
for them, that every one of them
may take a little. ^ One of his dis-
ciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's bro-
ther, saith unto him. There is a lad
here, who hath five barley-loaves,
and two small iishes ; but what are
they among so many ? And Jesus
said, Make the men sit down. Now
there was much grass in the place.
So the men sat down, in number
about five thousand. And Jesus
took the loaves, and when he had
given thanks, he distributed to tiie
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 un-
to his disciples, Gather up the frag-
ments that remain, that nothing be
lost. Therefore they gathered them
together, and filled twelve baskets
with the fragments of the five bar-
ley-loaves, which remained 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.

H If there he any more Sundays before Advent-
Sunday, the Service of some of those Sundays
that were omitted after the Epipliany, shall be
taken in to supply so many as are iiere wanting.
And if there be (ewer, the overplus may be omit-
ted : Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and
Gospel, shall always be used upon the Sunday
next before Advent.

Saint Andrewh Day.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who didst
give such grace 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
w ord, may forthwith give up our-
selves obediently to fulfil thy holy
commandments, through the same
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Rom. x. 9.

IF thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. Eor with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness, and
w ith the mouth confession is made
unto salvation. For the Scrii)ture
saith. Whosoever believeth on him
shall not be ashamed. For there
is no difterence 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 the}' have
not heard ? And how shall they hear
without a preacher? And how shall
they preach, excejit they be sent ?
As it is written. How beautiful are
the feet of them that preach the
Gospel of peace, and bring glad ti-
dings 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, I was found
of them that sought me not ; I was
made manifest unto them that ask-
ed not after me. But to Israel he

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saith, All day long have I stretched
forth my hands unto a disobedient
and ftainsayinj^ people.

The Gospel St. Matt. iv. 18.

JESUS, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren,
Simon, called Peter, and Andrew
iiis brother, casting a net into the
sea : (for they were fishers.) And
he saith nnto them. Follow me, and
I will make you fishers of men.
And they straightway left their nets,
and followed him. And going on
from thence, he saw other two bre-
thren, James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother, in a ship
with Zebedee their father, mend-
ing their nets ; and he called them.
And they immediately left the ship
and their father, and lollowed him.

Saint Thomas the Apostle.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY anil everliving
God, who, for the greater con-
firmation of the faith,didst suffer thy
holyApostle Thomas to be doubtful
in thy Son's resurrection ; grant us
so perfectly, and without all doubt,
to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ,
that our faith in thy sight may never
be reproved. Hear us, O Lord,
through the same Jesus Christ ;
to whom, with thee and the Ho-
ly Ghost, be all honour and glory,
now and for evermore. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. ii. 19.
IVTOW therelbre ye are no more
1^ strangers and foreigners, but
fellow -citizens w ith 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,iitly
framed together, groweth unto an
holy temple in theLord: in whom ye
also are buikled together for an ha-
bitation of God, through the Spirit.
The Gospel. St. John xx. 24.

THOMAS, one of the twelve,
called Didymus, w as not with
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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 disci-
ples 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
said he to Thomas, Reach 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 Tho-
mas answered and said unto him,
My Lord, and my God. Jesus
saith unto him, Thomas, because
thou hast seen me, thou hast be-
lieved ; blessed are they that have
not seen, and yet have believed.
And many other signs truly did
Jesus in the presence of his disci-
ples, which are not written 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 name.

Saint Stephen's Day.
The Collect.

GRANT, O Lord, that in all our
sufferings here upon earth, for
the testimony of thy truth, Ave may
steadfastly look up to heaven, and
by faith behold the glory that shall
be revealed ; and being filled with
the Holy Ghost, may learn to iove
and bless our persecutors, by the
example of thy first martyr Saint
Stephen, who prayed for his mur-
derers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who
standest at the right hand of God, •
to succour all those who suffer for
thee, our only Mediator and Advo-
cate. Amen.

H Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity,
which shall be said continually until Mew- Year's
Eve.

102

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY.

For the Epistle. Acts vii. bb.

STEPHEN, being full of the
Holy Ghost, looked up stead-
fastly into heaven, and saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standmg
on the right hand of God ; and
said. Behold, I see the heavens
opened, and the Son of man stand-
ing on the right hand of God.
Then they cried out with a loud
voice, and stopped their ears, and
ran upon him with one accord, and
cast him out of the city, and sto-
ned 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 Je-
sus, receive my spirit. And he
kneeled down, and cried with a
loud voice. Lord, lay not this sin
to their charge. And when he had
said this, he fell asleep.

The Gospel St. Matt, 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 your sy-
nagogues, and persecute them from
c'liy to city ; that upon you may
come all the righteous blood shed
upon the earth, from 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. O Jerusalem, Je-
rusalem, thou that killest the pro
phets, and stonest then) which are
sent unto thee ; how often would
I have gathered thy children to-
gether, 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, Bless-
ed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord.

Saint John the Evangelist^ Day.
The Collect.

MERCIFUL Lord,we beseech
thee to cast thy bright beams
of light upon thy Church, that it
being instructed by the doctrine of
thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist
St. John, may so walk in the light
of thy truth, that it may at length
attain to everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 John i. 1.

THAT which A^as from the
beginning, which ^^e have
heard, which we have seen with
our eyes, which Ave have looked
upon, and oiu' hands have handled
of the word of life ; (for the life
was manifested, and we have seen
it, and bear witness, and show un-
to you that eternal life which was
with the Father, and A\as mani-
fested unto us :) that a\ hich Ave
have seen and heard, declare avc
unto )^ou, that ye also may liaA e
felloAvship Avith us ; and truly our
felloAvship is Avith the Father, and
Avith his Son Jesus Christ. And
these things Avrhe Ave unto you,
that A^our joy may be full. This
then is the message Avhich Ave ha^e
heard of him, and declare unto 30U,
that God is light, and in him is no
darkness at all. If Ave say that Ave
have felloAvshi]) Avith him, and
Avalk in darkness, Ave lie, and do
not the truth : But if aa e AAalk in
the light, as he is in the light, Ave
haA'e felloAVshij) one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ his
Son cleanseth us from all sin. If
Ave say that Ave have no sin, Ave
deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not m us. If Ave confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. If Ave say thai:
Ave have not sinned, Ave make him
a liar, and his Word is not in us.
The Gospel. St. Johnxxi. 19.

JESUS said unto Peter, Fol-
loAV me. Then Peter turning

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about, seetli the discij)le whom Je-
sus loved, follovviiii'-, (vvliicli also
leaned on his l)ieast at sui)|)er, and
said. Lord, which is he that be-
trayeth thee ?) Peter seeing him,
saith to Jesus, Jjord, and what
sliall this man do ? Jesus saitli un-
to him. If I will that he tarry till I
come, what is that to thee ? Fol-
low thou me. 'i'hen went this say-
ine; abroad among the brethren,
that that disciple should not die :
yet Jesus said not unto him, He
shall not die : but, II I ^^ ill that he
tarry till I come, w hat is that to
thee ? This is the disci))le w Inch
testifieth of these things, and v^rote
these things, and we know that his
testimony is true. And there are
also many other things which Je-
sus did, the which, if tliey should
be written every one, I su})})ose
that even the \\orld itself could not
contain the books that should be
written.

The Innocents Day.
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 inno-
cency 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. Rev. xiv. 1.

I LOOKED, and lo, a Lamb
stood on the mount Sion, and
with him an hundred forty and
four thousand, having his Father's
name written in their foreheads.
And I heard a voice 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
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four beasts, and the elders : and no
man could learn that song, but the
hundred and forty and four thou-
sand, which were redeemed from
the earth. These are they which
were not defded with women, for
they are virgins : these are they
which follow the Lamb whither-
soe\ er he goeth : these were re-
deenu^d from among men, being
the fust-fruhs unto God, and to the
Laiiib. And in their mouth was
found no guile ; for they are with-
out fault before the throne of God.
The Gospel. St. Matt. ii. 13.

THE angel of the Lord appear-
eth to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise, and take the young
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. When he arose, he took the
yoimg child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt;
and was there until the death of
Herod : that it might be fulfilled
v\ liicli was spoken of the Lord by
the i)roi)het, saying. Out of Egypt
have I called my Son. Then He-
rod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was ex-
ceeding wroth, and sent forth,
and slew all the children that were
in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts
thereof, from two years old and
imder, according to the time which
he had diligently inquired of the
wise men. Then was fulfilled that
w hich w as spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying, In Rama was
there a voice heard, lamentation,
and weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
and would not be comforted, be-
cause they are not.

The Conversion of St. Paul.
The Collect.
GOD, who, through the
preaching or the blessed
Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused

104 THE COiNVERSION OF ST. PAUL.

the light of the Gospel to shme|of Judas for one called Saul, of

throughout the world ; grant, we
beseech t)iee, that we, having his
wonderful conversion in remem-
braijce, may show forth our thank-
fulness unto thee for the same, by
following the holy doctrine which
he taught, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Acts ix. I.
\ ND Saul, yet breathing out
j-jL threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord,
went unto the High Priest, and de
sired of him letters to Damascus
to the synagogues, 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, lie came near Da-
mascus: and suddenly there sinned
round about him a light from hea-
ven. And he fell to the earth, and
heard a voice saying unto him,
Saul, Satil, why persecutcst thou
me ? And he said. Who art thou,
Lord ? And the Lord said, I am
Jesus whom thou persccutest : 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 tlie
Lord said unto him, Arise, and go
into the city, and it shall ])e told
thee what thou must do. And the
men which journc} ed with him
stood speechless, hearing a voice,
hut seeing no man. And Saul

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 Jerusalem: 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 un-
to me, to bear my name before the
Gentiles, and kings, and the chil-
dren of Israel: For I will show
him how^ great tilings he must suf-
fer for my name's sake. And An-
anias went his way, and entered
into the house ; and putting his
hands on him, said.. Brother Saul,
the Lord (even Jesus, that appear-
ed unto thee in the way as thou
earnest) 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
when he had received meat, he
was strengthened. Then was Saul
certain days with the disciples
which were at Damascus. And
slraightway he preached Christ in
the synagogues, that he is the Son
of God. But all that heard him

arose from the earth ; and when v\ ere amazed, and said. Is not this

his eyes were opened, he sa\v no
man : but they led him by the
hand, and brought him into Da-
mascus. And he was tlu'ee days
without sight, and neither did eat
nor drink. And there was a cer-
tain disciple at Damascus, named
Ananias, 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

to into the street which is called
Straight, and inquire in the house

he that destroyed them which call-
ed on this name in Jerusalem, and
came liither for that intent, that he
might 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.
The Gospel St. Matt. xix. 27.

PETER answered, and said un-
to Jesus, Behold, we have for-
saken all, and lollowed thee; what

THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. IO7

shall we have therefore ? And Je-
sus said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, that ye whieii have fol-
lowed me, in the regeneration,
when the Son oi man shall sit in
the throne of his glory, ye also shall
sit upon twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tril)es of Israel. And ev-
ery one that hath forsaken nouses,
or brethren, or sisters, or lather,
or mother, or wife, or childreji, or
lands, for my name's sake, shall
receive an hundred fold, and shall
inherit everlasting Hie. 13 ut many
that are first shall be last, and the
last shall be first.

The Presentation of Christ in the
Temple, commonly called The
PunJjcaUon of Saint Mary the
Virgin,

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everliving
God, we humbly 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 will send my mes-
senger, and he shall prepare
the way before me : and the Lord,
whom ye seek, shall suddenly come
to his temple ; even the messenger
of the covenant, whom ye delight
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 appear-
eth ? for he is like a refiner's fire,
and like fuller's soap. And he
shall sit as a refiner and purifier of
silver : and he shall purify the sons
of Levi, and purge them as gold
and silver, tliat they may ofier un-
to the Lord an offering in righteous-
ness. Then shall the offerings of
Judah and .Jerusalem be pleasant
unto the Lord, as in the days of old,

and as in former years. And I will
come near to you to judgment ; and
1 will be a swift witness against the
sorcerers, and aj2;ainst the adulter-
ers, and against false swearers, and
against those that oppress the hire-
ling in jiis wages, the widow, and
the fatherless, and that turn aside
the stranger from his right, and
fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 22.

AND when the days of her pu-
rification, according to the law
of Moses, were accomplished, they
brought him to Jerusalem to pre-
sent him to the Lord, (as it is writ-
ten 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 con-
solation of Israel: and the Holy
Ghost w as upon him. And it was
revealed 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 ])arcnts 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 servant depart in peace,
according to thy word: For rnine
eyes have seen thy salvation;
which thou hast prepared before
the face of all people ; a light to
lighten the Gentiles, and the glory
of thy people Israel. And Joseph
and his mother marvelled at those
things which were spoken of him.
And Simeon blessed them, and
said unto Mary his mother. Be-
hold, this child is set for the fall and
rising again of many in Israel; and
lor a sign which shall be spoken

106

SAINT MATTHIAS'S DAY.

against, (yea, a sword shall pierce
tnrough 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 liv-
ed 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 ^^'ith fast-
ings and prayers night and day.
And she, coming in that instant,
gave thanks likewise unto the Lord,
and spake of him to all them that
looked for redemption in Jerusa-
lem. And when they had perform-
ed all things according to the law
of the Lord, they returned into
Galilee, to their own city Naza-
reth. And the child grew, and
waxed strong in spirit, tilled uith
wisdom ; and the grace of God
was upon him.

Saint Matt!iias''s Day.
The Collect

OALMIGHTY God, who into
the place of the traitor .Judas,
didst choose thy faithful servant
Matthias, to be of the number of
the twelve Apostles ; grant that thy
Church, being alwa3^s preserved
from false Apostles, may be order-
ed and guided by faithful and true
Pastors, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Acts i. 15.

JN those days Peter stood up in
the midst of the disciples, and
said, (the number of the names to-
gether were about an hundred and
twenty;) Men and brethren, this
Scripture must needs have been
fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by
the mouth of David spake before
concerning Judas, who was guide to
them that fook Jesus. For he was
numbered with us, and had obtain-
ed part of this ministry. Now this
man purchased a field with the re-

ward of iniquity ; and falling head-
long, he burst asunder in the midst,
and all his bowels gushed out. And
it was known to all the dwellers at
Jerusalem ; insomuch as that field
is called in their proper 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 an-
other take. Wherefore of these
men, which have companied witli
us all the time that the Lord Jesus
went in and out among us, begin-
ning from the baptism of John, unto
that same day that he was taken up
from us, must one be ordained to be
a witness with us of his resurrection.
And they appointed two, Josej^h
called Barsabas,who was surnamed
Justus, and Matthias. And they
prayed,andsaid, Thou, Lord, which
knowest the hearts of all men, show
whether oithese two thou hast cho-
sen ; that he may take part of this
ministry and apostleshij), from
which Judas by transgression fell,
that he might go to his own place,
x^nd they gave forth their lots; and
the lot fell upon IMalthias. And he
was numbered \\\i\\ the eleven
Apostles.

The Gospel. St. Matt. xi. 25.

AT that time Jesus answered,
and said, I thank thee, O Fa-
ther, Lord of heaven and earth, be-
cause 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
tliy sight. All things are delivered
unto me of my Father; and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father,
neither knoweth any man the Fa-
ther, save the Son, and he to
vvhomsoever the Son will reveal
him. Come unto me, al 1 ye that la-
bour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you, and learn of me; for I
am meek and lowlv in heart: and

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ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my bur-
then is light.

The Annunciation of the blessed
Virgin Mary.
The Colled.

WE beseech thee,0 Lord, pour
thy grace into our hearts;
that as we have known the iiicar-
n ion of thy Son J(\sus Christ by
the message of an angel ; so by
his cross and i)assion we may be
brought unto the glory of his resur-
rection, through the same Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Epistle. Isa. vii. 10.

MOREOVER, the Lord spake
again unto Ahaz, saying, Ask
thee a sign of the Lord thy God ;
ask it either in the depth, or in the
height above. But Ahaz said, I
will not ask, neither will I tempt
the Lord. And he said, Hear ye
now, O house of David; Is it a
small thing for you to weary men,
but will ye weary my God also ?
Therefore the Lord himself shall
give you a sign : Behold, a virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel. But-
ter and honey shall he eat, that he
may know to refuse the evil, and
choose the good.

The Gospel. St. Luke i. 26.

AND in the sixth month, the
angel Gabriel was sent from
Xjrod unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to
a man whose name was Josei)h, of
the house of David ; and the Vir-
gin'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 sayingj and cast in her mind
what manner of salutation this
should be. And the angel said un-
to her, Fear not, Mju'y; 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 shail
be great, and shall be called the
Son of the Highest; and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne
of his father David. And he shall
reign over the house of Jacob for
ever ; and of his kingdom there shall
be no end. Then said Mary unto
the angel, How shall this be, seeing
I know not a man ? And the angel
answered and said unto her. The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also
that holy thing which shall be born
of thee, shall be called the Son of
God. And behold, thy cousin Eli-
sabeth, she hathalso conceived ason
in her old age ; and this is the sixth
month with her, who was called
barren. For with God nothing shall
be impossible. And Mary said, Be-
hold the handmaid of the Lord ; be
it unto me according to thy word.
And the angel departed from her.

St. MarWs day.
The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who hast
instructed thy holy Church
with the heavenly doctrine of thy
Evangelist Saint Mark; give us
grace, that being not like children
carried away with every blast of
vain doctrine, we may be establish-
ed in the truth of thy holy Gos])el,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7.

TTNTO every one of us is given
J grace, according to the mea-
sure of the gift of Christ. Where-
fore he saith, When he ascended
u)) on high, he led captivity captive,
and gave gifts unto men. (Now
that he ascended, ^^ hat is il Imttliat
he also descended first ijito the
lower parts of the earth? Hctliat
descended is the sani(^ also that as-
cended up far above all hea\ ens.

108

ST. PHILIP AND ST. JAMES'S DAY.

that he might fill all things.) And
he gave some apostles, and some
prophets, and some evangelists, and
some pastors and teachers ; 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 unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto
a perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the fulness of Christ:
that we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and car-
ried about with every wind of doc-
trine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning craftiness, ^^ hereby they
lie in wait to deceive ; but speaking
the truth in love, may grow up into
him in all things, which is the head,
even Christ: From whom the
whole body fitly joined together,
and compacted by that which every
joint supplieth, according to the
effectual working in the measure
of every part, maketh increase of
the body, unto the edifying of itself
in love.

The Gospel. St. John xv. 1.

I AM the true vine, and my Fa-
ther is the husbandman. Every
bmnch in me that beareth not fruit,
he taketh away ; and every branch
that beareth fruit, he purgeth it,
that it may bring forth more fruit-
Now ye are clean through the
word which 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 yc abide in
me. I am the vine, yc are the
branches. He that abidcth in me,
and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for without me ye
can do nothing. If a man abide not
in me, he is cast forth as a branch,
and is withered ; and men gather
them, and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned. If ye abide in
me, and my words abide in you, )'e
shall ask what ye will, and it shall
be done unto you. Herein is my

Father glorified, that ye bear much
fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples.
As the Father hath loved me, so
have I loved you : continue ye in
my love. If ye keep my command-
ments, ye shall abide in my love :
even as I have kept my lather's
commandments, and abide in his
love. These things have I spoken
unto you, that my joy might re-
main in you, and that your joy
might be full.

Saint Philip and Saint James\*:

Day.

The Collect.

OALMIG HTY God,whom tru-
ly to know is everlasting life ;
grant us perfectly to know thy Son
JesusChrist to be the way , the truth,
and the life ; that following the steps
of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip
and Saint James, we may steadfast-
ly walk in the way that leadeth to
eternal life, through the same thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The 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 temptations; knowing this,
that the trying of your faith worketh
patience. But let patience have
her perfect work, that ye may be
perfect and entire,wanting nothiiig.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him
ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not ; and
it shall be given him. But let him
ask in faith, nothing wavering: for
he that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea, driven with the wind, and
tossed. For let not that man think
that he shall receive any thing of the
Lord. A double-minded man is un-
stable in all his ways. Let the bro-
ther of low degree rejoice in that he
is exalted, but the rich in that he is
made low ; because as the floAver of
the grass he shall pass away. For

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109

the sun is no sooner risen with a
burning heat, but it vvithereth the
grass, and the flower thereof iall-
eth, and the srace of the fashion of
it perisheth : so also shall the rich
man fade away in his vsays. Bless-
ed isthemantliatendureth tempta-
tion ; for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which the
Lord hath promised to them that
love liim.

The Gospel. St. John xiv. 1 .

AND Jesus said unto his disci-
ples, Let not your heart be
troubled : ye belicne in God, be-
lieve 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 I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again, and receive you
unto myself; that where I am, there
ye may be also. And whither 1 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 have
known my Father also : and from
henceforth ye know him, and have
seen him. Philip saith unto him.
Lord, show us the Father, and it
sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him.
Have I been so longtime with you,
and yet hast thou not known me,
Philip ? He that hath seen me,
hath seen the- Father; and how
sayest thou then, Show us the Fa-
ther ? Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in me P
The words that I speak unto you,
I speak not of myself ; but the Fa-
ther that dwelleth in me, he doeth
the works. Believe me, that I am
in the Father, and the Father in
me ; or else believe me for the very
work's sake. Verily, verily, I say
unto you. He that believeth on me,
the works that I do shall he do al-

so ; and greater works than these
shall he do ; because I go unto my
Father. And whatsoever ye shall
ask in my name, that will I do, that
the Father may be glorified in the
Son. If ye shall ask any thing in
my name, 1 will do it.

Saint Barnabas the Apostle.
The Collect.

OLORD God Almighty, who
didst endue thy holy Apostle
Barnabas with singular gifts of the
Holy Cihost ; leave us not, we be-
seech 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
whicli was in J(nusalem : and they
sent forth Barnabas, that he should
go as i'nr as Antioch: who, when
he came, and had seen the grace of
God, \^ as glad ; and exhorted them
all, that with purpose of heart they
would cleave unto the Lord. For
he was a good man, and full of the
Holy Ghost, and of faith : and much
people w^as added unto the Lord.
Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus
for to seek Saul : And when he
had found him, he brought him unto
Antioch. And it came to pass, that
a whole year they assembled them-
selves with the Church, and taught
much people : and the disciples
were called Christians lirst in An-
tioch. And in these days came
prophets from Jerusalem unto An-
tioch. And there stood uj) one of
them, named Agabus, and signified
by the Spirit, that there should be
great dearth throughout all the
world : which came to jiass in the
days of Claudius Ctesar. Then the
disciples, every man according to
his ability, determined to send re-
lief unto the brethren which dv/elt
in Judea. Which also they did, and

SAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY.

sent it to the elders by the hands of
Barnabas and Saul.

The Gospel 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 lite for his friends.
Ye are my friends, if ye do what-
soever I command you. Hence-
forth I call you not servants ; for
the servant knoweth not wiiat his
lord doeth : but 1 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 you,
and ordained you, that ye should
sf) and bring forth fruit, and that
your fruit should remain : that
whatsoever ye shall ask of the Fa-
ther in my name, he may give it
you.

Saint John Baptises Day.
The Collect.

LMIGHTY God, by whose
providence thy servant John
Baptist was wonderfully born, and
sent to prepare the way of thy Son
our Saviour, by preaching repent-
ance; make us so to follow his
doctrine and holy life, that we may
truly repent according to his preach-
ing ; and after his example constant-
ly speak the truth, boldly rebuke
vice, and patiently suffer for the
truth's sake, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Isa. xl. 1.
"-^OMFORT ye, comfort ye
my people, saith your God.
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusa-
lem, and cry unto her, that her
warfare is accomplished, tliat her
iniquity is pardoned : for she hath
received of the Lord's hand double
for all her sins. The voice of him
that crieth in the wilderness, Pre-
pare 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 re-
vealed, and all flesh shall see it to-
gether; for the mouth of the Lord
hath spoken it. The voice said.
Cry. And he said. What shall 1
cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the
goodliness thereof is as the flower
of the held. The grass withereth,
the flower fadeth, because the Spi-
rit of the Lord bloweth upon it:
surely the people is grass. The
grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
but the word of our God shall stand
for ever. O Zion, that bringest
good tidings, get thee up into the
high mountain: O Jerusalem, ihat
bringest good tidings, lift up thy
voice with strength ; lift it up, be
not afraid ; say unto the cities of
Judah, Behold your God. Be-
hold, the Lord God will come
with strong hand, and his arm
shall rule for him : behold his re-
ward is with him, and his uork
before him. He shall feed his
flock like a shepherd; he shall
gather the lambs with his arm,
and carry them in his bosom, and
shall gently lead those that are
with young.
The Gospel 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 showed
great 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. Not so ;
but he shall be called John. And
they said unto her. There is none
of thy kindred that is called by this
name. And they made signs to
his father, how he would have

SAINT PETER'S DAY.

Ill

him called. And he asked lor a
writing table, and wrote, saying,
His name is John. And ihey
marvelled all. And his mouth
was opened inmiediately, and his
tongue loosed, and he spake, and
praised (jod. And lear came on
all that dwelt round about them:
and all these sayings \\ ere noised
abroad throughout all the hill coun-
try of Judea. And all they that
had heard them, laid them up in
their hearts, saying. What maimer
ofchild shall this be? And the hand
of the Lord was with him. And
his father Zacharias was filled
with the Holy Ghost, and prophe-
sied, saying, Blessed be the Lord
God of Israel; for he hath visited
and redeemed his people, and hath
raised u\) an horn of salvation for
us, in the house of his servant Da-
vid ; 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 hand of all that hate
us: To perform the mercy prom-
ised to our fathers, and to remem-
ber 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

Saint Feter^s Day.
The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who, by
thy Son Jesus Christ, didst
give to thy Apostle Saint Peter
many excellent gifts, and com-
mandedst him earnestly to feed
thy flock ; make, we beseech thee,
all Bishops and Pastors diligently
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. Amen.
For the Epistle. Acts xii. L
BOUT that time, Herod the
king stretched forth his hands
to vex certain of the Church. And
hekilled James the brother of John
with the sword. And because he
saw it i)leased the Jews, he pro-
ceeded further to take Peter also-
(Then were the days of unleavened
bread.) And M'hen he had appre-
hended him, he put him in prison,
and delivered him to four quater-
nions of soldieis, to keep him ; in-
tending alter Easter to bring him
forth to the people. Peter there-
fore 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
him without fear, in holiness and I was sleeping between two soldiers.

righteousness before him, all the
days of our hie. And thou, child,
shalt be called the proi)het of the
Highest: for thou shalt go before
the face of the Lord, to prei)are his
ways; to give knowledge of sal-
vation unto his people by the re-
mission of their sins, through the
tender mercy of our God ; where-
by 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 showing unto Israel.

bound with two chains ; and the
keepers before 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. Arise up quickly.
And his chains fell off from 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 cut, and followed him ;
and wist not that it was true
which was done by the angel ; but
thought he saw a vision. Wlien

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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 its own
accord : and they went out, and
passed on through one street, and
forthwith the angel departed from
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.

The Gospel St. Matt. xyi. 13
"VMrHEN Jesus came into the
^ » coasts of Caesarea 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, jElias ; 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 an-
swered and said unto him. Blessed
art thou, Simon Barjona: 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 will build my Church : and
the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it. And I will give unto
thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth, shall be bound in
heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth, shall be loosed in
heaven.

Saint James the Apostle.
The Collect.

GRANT, O merciful God, that
as thine holy Apostle Saint
James, leaving his father and all
that he had, without delay was
obedient unto the callmg of thy
Son Jesus Christ, and followed
him ; so we, forsaking all worldly

JAMES THE APOSTLE.

and carnal affections, may be ever-
more ready to follow thy holy com-
mandments, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For the Epistle. Acts xi. 27, and
part of Chapter xii.

IN tliose 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 Csesar. Then
the disciples, every man according
to his ability, determined to send
relief unto the brethren which
dwelt in Judea. 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 v,ex
certain of the Church. And he
killed James the brother of John
with the sword. And because he
saw it pleased the Jews, he pro-
cf^eded further to take Peter also.

The Gospel St. Matt. xx. 20.
Tyy HEN came to him the mother
J- of Zebedee's children, with
her sons, worshipping him, and
desiring a certain thing of him.
And he said unto her, What wilt
thou ? She saith unto him. Grant
that these my 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 }'e
able to drink of the 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
when the ten heaid it, they were

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113

moved with indignation against
the two brethren. But Jesus call-
ed them unto him, and saicL Ye
know that the princes of tlie Gen-
tiles exercise dominion over them,
and they that are grent exercise
authority upon tliom. But it sliall
not be so among you : but m hoso-
eyer will be great among you, let
him be your minister ; and who-
soever will be chief among you,
let him be your servant : Even as
the Son of man came not to be min-
istered unto, but to minister, and
to give his life a ransom for many.

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.
The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY and everlast-
ing God, who didst give to
thine Apostle Bartholomew grace
truly to believe and to preach thy
word ; grant, we beseech thee, mito
thy Church,to love that word which
he believed ; and both to preach
and receive the same, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Epistle. Acts v. 12.

BY the hands of the Apostles
were many signs and won-
ders wrought among the people,
(and they were all with one ac-
cord 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, multi-
tudes both of men and wornen) in-
somuch that they brought forth the
sick into the streets, and laid them
on beds and couches, that at least
the shadow of Peter passing by
might overshadow some of them.
There came also a multitude out
•of the cities round rJiout unto Je-
rusalem, bringing sick folks, and
them which were vexed with un-
clean spirits ; and they were heal-
ed every one.
Hie Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 24.

AND there was also a strife
- among them, which of them
H

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

appomt unto you a kingdom, as
my Father hath appointed unto
me ; that ye may eat and drink at
my table in my kingdom, and sit
on thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.

Saint Matthew the Apostle.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, Avho by
thy blessinl Son didst call
Matthew from the receipt of cus-
tom, to be an x\postle and Evan-
gelist ; grant us grace to forsake
all covetous desires, and inordi-
nate 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.
The Epistle. 2Cor.iv. 1.

THEREFORE, seeing we
have this ministry, as we
have received mercy, we faint not ;
but have renounced the hidden
things of dishonesty, not walking
in craftiness, nor handling the
Word of God deceitfully, but by
manifcstatioi\ of the truth, com-
mending 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 blind-
ed the minds of them which be-
lieve not, lest the light of the i. lo-
rious Gospel of Christ, who is the

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ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS.

image of God, should shine unto
them. For we preach not our-
selves, but Christ Jesus the Lord ;
and ourselves your servants for
Jesus' sake. For God, who com-
manded the light to sh' .. out of
darkness, hath shined in our hearts,
to give the light of the knowledge
of the glor)^ of God, in the face of
Jesus Christ.

The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 9.
.4 ND as Jesus passed forth from
±\. thence, he 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 do\\n 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 righ-
teous, but sinners to repentance.

Saint Michael and all Angels.
The Collect.

O EVERLASTING God,
who hast ordained and con-
stituted the services of Angels and
men in a wonderful order ; merci-
fully grant, that as thy holy Angels
always 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 prevail-
ed not ; neither was their place
found any more in heaven. And

the great dragon was cast out, that
old serpent, called the devil and
satan, which deceiveth the whole
w orld ; he was cast out into the
earth, and his angels were cast out
wil h him. And I heard a loud voice
saying in heaven, Now is come sal-
vation and strength, and the king-
dom of our God, and the power of
his Christ : for the accuser of our
brethren is cast down, which ac-
cused 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. Therefore rejoice, ye
heavens, and ye thatdwell in them.
Woe to the inhabitants 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.
The Gospel. St. Matt, xviii. 1.
T the same time came the dis-
ciples unto Jesus, saying, Who
is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven ? And Jesus called a httle
child unto him, and set him in the
midst of them, and said, Verily I
say unto you. Except ye be convert-
ed, and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom
of heaven. W hosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little
child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of heaven. And whoso
shall receive one such little child
in my name, receiveth me. But
whoso shall offend one of these little
ones which believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and that he
were drowned in the depth of the
sea. Woe unto the world because
of offences! for it n)ust 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 from thee: it is better for
thee to enter into life halt or maim

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116

ed, rather than having two hands
or two ft'Ct,to be cast into everlast-
ing fire. And if thine eye offend
thee, pluck it out, and cast it iVoni
thee : it is better for thee to enter
into life with one eye, rather than
having two eyes, to be cast into
hell fire. Take heed that ye des-
pise not one of these little ones : for
1 say unto you. That in heaven their
angels do always beliold the face of
my Father which is hi heaven.

Saint Luke the Evangelist.
The Colled.

ALMIGHTY God, who call-
edst Luke the Physician,
whose praise is in the Gospel, to
be an Evangelist and Physician of
the soul ; may it please thee, that
by the wholesome medicines of the
doctrine delivered by him, all the
diseases of our souls may be heal-
ed, through the merits of thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 2 Tim. iy. 5.

WATCH thou in all things, en
dure afflictions, 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 fight, I have finished
my course, I have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid 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 forsaken me, having loved this
present world, and is departed unto
Thessalonica ; Crescens to Gala-
tia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only
Luke is with me. Take Mark and
bring him with thee: for he is
profitable to me for the ministry.
AndT3^chicus have I senttoEphe-
sus. The cloak that I left at Troas
with Carpus, when thou comest,
bring with thee, and the books, but
H2

especially the parchments. Alex-
ander the coppersmith did me much
(^vil : the Lord re\\ard him accord-
ing to his works. Of whom be
thou ware also, for he hath great-
ly withstood our w ords.

The Gospel. St. Lukex. 1.

THE Lord ai)pointed other
seventy also, and sent them
two and two before his face into
every city and place, whither he
himself v\ ould come. Therefore
said he unto them, The harvest
truly is great, but the lal)ourers 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 3^ou
forth as lambs among wolves. Car-
ry 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 shall rest up-
on 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 la-
bourer is worthy of his hire.

Sai7it Simon and Saint Jude,

Apostles. '

The Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, who hast
built thy Church upon the
foundation of the Apostles and
Prophets, Jesus Christ himself be-
ing 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 ac-
ceptable unto thee, througfi Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. St. Jude 1.

JUDE, the servant of Jesus
Christ, and brother of James, to
them that are sanctified 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

116

ALL SAINTS' DAY,

to write unto you of the common
salvation^ it was needful for me to
write unto you, and exhort you,
that ye sliould earnestly contend
for the faith which was once de-
livered unto the saints. Yoy there
are certain men crept in iniawares,
who were before o:"old ordained to
this condemnation ; ungodly men,
turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the
only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus
Christ. I will therefore put you
in remembrance, though ye once
knew this, how that the Lord hav-
ing saved the people out of the
land of Egypt, ai'terward destroyed
them that Iielieved 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 Gomorrha, and the
cities about them, in like manner
giving themselves over to fornica-
tion, and going after strange flesh,
are set forth for an example, suf-
fering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Likewise also these filthy dreamers
defile the flesh, despise domhnon,
and speak evil of dignities.
The Gospel St. John xv. 1 7.

THESE things I command you,
that ye love one another. If
the world hate you, ye kno^v that
it hated me before 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, there-
fore the world hateth you. Re-
member the word that I said unto
you. The servant is not greater
than his lord ; if they have perse-
cuted me, they will also persecute
you ; if they have kej)t my saying,
they will keep yours also. But all
these things will they do unto 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 cloak lor their
sin. He that hateth me, hateth
my Father also. If 1 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 be fulfilled that is ^^Tit-
ten hi their law, They hated me
AA'ithout a cause. But when the
Comforter is come, whom I will
send unto you from the Father,
even the Spirit of truth, whi('h
proceedeth from the Father, he
shall testify of me. And }^e also
shall bear witness, because ye have
been with me from the beginning.

All Saints'' Dap.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, whohast
knit together thine elect in one
communion and fellowship, in the
mystical body of thy Son Christ
our Lord ; grant us grace so to fol-
low thy blessed Saints in all virtu-
ous and godly living, that we m.ay
come to those unspeakable joys,
which thou hast prei)ared for those
who unfeignedly love thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Ejnstle. Rev. vii. 2.

AND I saw another angel as-
cending from the east, having
the seal of the living God ; and he
cried with a loud voice to the four
angels, 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 fore-
heads. And I heard the number
of them which ^A'cre 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 Judah were seal-
ed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Reuben were
sealed twelve thousand.

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Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Ascr were sealed
twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Nephthalimwere
sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Manasses were
sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Simeon were
sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe ol" Levi were seal-
ed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Issachar were
sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Zabulon were
sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Joseph were seal-
ed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Benjamin were
sealed twelve thousand.

After this 1 beheld, and lo, a great
multitude, which no man could
namber,of all nations,and kindreds,
and people, and tongues, stood be-
fore the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes,
and palms in their hands; and cried
with aloud voice, sayhig, Salvation
to our God, which sitteth ujx)n 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 worship-
ped God, saying. Amen : Blessing,

and glory, and wisdom, and thanks-
giving, and honour, and power,
and might, be unto our God for
ever and ever. Amen.

The Gospel St. Matt. v. 1.

JESUS seeing the multitudes,
went ui) into a mountain ; and
when he was set, his disciples came
unto him. And he oi)cned his
mouth, and taught them, saying,
lilessed are the poor in spirit : for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn : for
they shall be comforted. Blessed
are the meek : for they sliall in-
herit the earth. Blessed ;ire they
which do himger and thirst after
righteousness : for they shall be
iilled. Blessed are the merciful :
for they shall obtain mercy. Bless-
ed are the pure in heart : for they
shall see God. Blessed are the
peace-makers : for they shall be
called the children of God. Bless-
ed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness' sake : for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are ye, ^^'hen men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all
manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake. Rejoice and be ex-
ceeding glad : for great is your re-
\\ ard in heaven : for so persecuted
they the prophets which were be-
fore you.

THE ORDER FOR THE
Administration of the Lord's Supper,

OR,

HOLY COMMUNION.

"T If among tliosc who come to be partakers o( the Holy Communion, the Minister shall know any to be
an open and notorious evi! liver, or to have done an^' wrong to his neig^hUours l\v word or deed, so that
the Conajre^ation be thereby offended ; he shall advertise him, that he presume not to rome to the
Lord's Table, until he have openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former
evil life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied ; and that he hath recompensed the parties to
whom he hath done wrong ; or at least declare himself to be in full purpose so to do, as soon as he con-
veniently may.

IT The same order shall the Minister use with those, betwixt whom he perceiveth malice and hatred to
reign ; not suflering them to be partakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them to be reconciled.
And it^one of the parties, so at variance, be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all that the
other hath trespassed against him. and to make amends for that wheiein he himself hath ofTtnded ; and

H 3

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the other party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his frowardness and malice ;
the Minister in that case ought to admit the penitent" person to the Holy Communion, and not him that
is obstinate : Provided, ihat every Minister so repelling any, as is herein specified, shall be obliged U>
give an account of the same to the Ordinary, as soon as conveniently may be.
71 The Table, at the Communion-time, having a (air white linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the body of
the Church, or in the Chancel ; and the Minister, standing at the north side of the table, or where
Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said, shall say the Lord's Praj'er and tlie Collect fol-
lowing, the People kneeling; but the Lord's Prayer may be omitted, if Morning Prayer hath bcea
said immediately before.

OUR Father, who art m Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy name ;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in
Heaven ; Give us this day our dai-
ly bread; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; And lead us
not into temptation; but dt^liver
us from evil : For thine is the King-
dom, and the Pou er, and the Glo-
ry, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, unto whom
all hearts are open, all desires
known, and from whom no secrets
are hid; cleanse the thoughts of
our hearts by the inspiration of
thy holy Spirit ; that we may per-
fectly love thee, and worthily mag-
nify thy holy name, through Christ
our Lord. Amen.

H Then shall the Minister, turning to the People,
rehearse distinctl}- the Ten Commandments ; and
the People still kneeling, shall, after every com-
mandment, ask God mercy for their transgressions
for the time past, and grace to keep the law for
the time to come, as Ibllowetli.

Minister.

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 incline 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 be-
neath, 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^f the fa-
thers upon the children, unto the
third and fourth generation of them
that hate me ; and show mercy un-

to thousands in them that love me,
and keep my commandments.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this la\\'.

Minister. Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God in
vain : For the Lord will not hold
him guiltless thattaketh his name
in vain.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Minister. Remember that thou
keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six
days shalt thou labour, and do all
that thou hast to do ; but the sev-
enth day is the Sabbath of the Lord
thy God. In it thou shalt do no
manner of ^Aork; thou, and thy
son, and thy daughter, thy man-
servant, and thy maid-servant, thy
cattle, and the stranger that is with-
in 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 ; w herefore
the Lord blessed the seventh day,
and hallowed it.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Minister. 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 incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Minister. Thou shalt do no
murder.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Minister. Thou shalt not com-
mit adultery.

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119

People. Lord, have mercy uponi
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Minister. Thou shalt not steal.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Minister. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neighbour.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to kee|)
this law.

Minister. 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.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and write all these thy laws in
our hearts, we beseech thee.

H Then the Minister may say,

Hear also what our Lord Jesus
Christ saith.

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 thyself. On
these two commandments hang
all the law and the prophets.

H Let us pray.

O ALMIGHTY Lord, and
everlasting God, vouchsafe,
we beseech thee, to direct, sanc-
tify, 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
evTr, we may be preserved in body
and soul, through our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

^ Then shal! be said the Collect of the Day: and
immediately after the Collect, the Minister shall
read the fipistle, saying, The Epistle [or. The
portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle'] is

written in the — chapter of , beginning at the —

verse. And the Epistle ended, he shall sa}', Here

* endeth the Ejnstle. Then shall be read the Gospel
(the people all standing up) saying, The Holy
Gospel is written in the — chapter of , begin-
ning at the — verse.

H Here the people shall aav,

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

H Then shall be re;ul the Apostles' orNiccne Creed:
unless one of them hath been read immediately
before, in the Morning Service.

II Then the Minister shall declare unto the People
what Holy days, or Fasting days, are in the week
following to be olxserved ; and (if occasion be)
shall Notice be given of the Communion, and of
the Bans of Matrimony, and other Matters to be
published.

H Then shall follow the Sermon : after which, the
Minister, when there is a Communion, shall re-
turn to the Lord's Table, and begin the Offcrtor}',
saying one or more of these .sentences following,
cis he thniketh most convenient.

LET your light so shine before
men, that they may see your
good works,and glorifyyour Father
which is in heaven. »S'^. Matt. v. 16.

Lay not up for yourselves trea-
sures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves break through and steal :
But lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor
steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20.

Whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, even so do to
them : for this is the law and the
prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12.

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. St. Matt. vii.21 .

Zaccheus 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. St.
Luke xix, 8.

Who goeth a warfare at any
time at his own cost ? Who
plantet^j a vineyard, and eateth not
of the fruit thereof? or who feed-
eth a flock, and eateth not of the
milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7.

If we have sown unto you
spiritual things, is it a great mat-
ter if we shall reap your worldly
things ? 1 Cor. ix. 11.

Do ye not know, that they who
minister about holy things, live of
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at the altar, are partakers with tlie
altar ? Even so hatli the Lord al-
so ordained, that they who preach
the Gospel, should live of the Gos-
pel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14.

He that soweth little, shall reap
little ; and he that soweth plente-
ously, shall reap plentcously. Let
every man do according as he is
disposed m his heart, not grudging-
ly, or of necessity ; for God loveth
a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7.

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 whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7.
While we have time^, let us do
good unto all men : and especially
unto them that are of the house-
hold of faith. Gal. v'l. 10.

Godliness is great riches, if a
man be content with that he hath :
For we brought nothing into this
world, neither may we carry any
thing out. 1 Tim. vi. G, 7.

Charge them wlio arc rich in
this world, that they be ready to
give, and glad to distribute ; laying
up in store for themselves a good
foundation against the tiuKi to
come, that they may attain eternal
life. 1 r/m. vi. 17, 18, 19.

God is not unrighteous, that he
will forget your works, and labour
that proceedcth of love ; w hich
love ye have showed for his name's
sake, who
the saints,
Heh. vi. 10

To do good and to distribute,
forget not; for with such sacri-
fices God is well pleased. Heb.
xiii. 16.

Whoso hath this world's good,
and seeth his brother have need,
and shutteth up his compassion
from him, how dwelleth the love
of God in him ? 1 John iii. 17.
Give alms of thy goods, and

never turn thy face from any poor
man ; and then the face of the
Lord shall not be turned away
from thee. Tob. iv. 7.

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.
Tob. iv. 8, 9.

He that hath pity upon the poor,
lendeth unto tiie Lord : and look,
what he laycth out, it shall be paid
him again. Prov. xix. 17.

Blessed be the man that pro-
videth lor the sick and needy : the
Lord shall deliver him in the time
of trouble. Fsabn x\i. 1.

H Whilst these Seiiteiires are in reading, the Dea-
cons, Cliurch-wardeiis, or other fit persons ap-
pnintod for that purpose, shall receive the Alms
lor tlie Poor, ami other Devotions of the People,
in a decent Basin to he provided by the Parish
for that purpose ; and reverently bring it to the
Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upoa
the Holy Table.

11 And the Priest shall then place upon the Table so
much Bread and Wine, as he shall think sufticient.
After which done, he shall say,

Let us pray for the whole state
of Christ's church militant.

ALMIGHTY and everliving
God, who by thy holy Apos-
tle, hast taught us to make pray-
ers and supplications, and to give
thanks for all men : We humbly
beseech thee most merciliilly [* to
accept our alms and oblations,
anct] to receive these our prayers,
which we offer unto thy divine
have ministered untolMajesty ; beseeching thee to in-
and yet do mhiister. {spire continually the Universal
Church with the spirit of truth,
unity, and concord : and grant that
all those who do confess thy holy
name may agree in the truth of thy
holy \^ ord, and live in unity and
godly love. V/c beseech thee also,
so to direct and dispose the hearts
of all Christian rulers, that they
may truly and impartially admin-
ister justice, to the punishment of
wickedness and vice, and to the

V there be no alma or <il>lalion9, tlicn shM tU<^ wunli (to accept ou.?- almi ami ohlatUns, and) be led unsaid.

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maintenance of thy true religion
and virtue. Give grace, O hea-
venly Father, to all Bishops and
other Ministers ; that they may,
both by their life and doctrine,
set forth thy true and lively Word,
and rightly and duly administer
thy holy Sacraments. And to all
thy people give thy heavenly grace ;
and especially to this congregation
here present ; that with meek
heart, and due reverence, they
may hear, and receive thy holy
Word ; truly serving thee in holi-
ness and righteousness all the days
of their life. And we most hum-
bly beseech thee, of thy goodness,
O Lord, to comfort and succour all
those who, in this transitory life,
are in trouble, sorrow, need, sick-
ness, 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, O
Father, for Jesus Christ's sake,
our only Mediator and Advocate.
Amen.

M When the Minister giveth warning for the Cele-
bration of the Holy Communion (whirh he shall al-
ways do upon the Sunday, or some Holy day, im-
mediately preceding) he shall read this Exhorta-
tion following ; or so much thereof as, in his dis-
cretion, he may think convenient.

"~ I EARLY beloved, on

day next, I purpose, through
God's assistance, to administer to
all such as shall be religiously and
devoutly disposed, the most com-
fortable Sacrament of the Body and
Blood of Christ ; to be by them
received, in remembrance of his
meritorious Cross and Passion ;
whereby alone we obtain remis-
sion of our sins, and are made par-
takers of the kingdom of Heaven.
Wherefore it is our duty to render
most humble and hearty thanks to
Almighty God, our heavenly Fa-
ther, for that he hath given his Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ, not only

to die for us, but also to be our
spiritual food and sustenance in
that holy Sacrament. Which be-
ing so divine and comfortable a
thing to them who receive it wor-
thily, and so dangerous to those
who will presume to receive it un-
worthily ; my duty is to exhort you
in the mean season, to consider the
dignity of that holy Mystery, and
the great peril of the un^Aorthy re-
ceiving 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 rnarriage-garment required by
God in holy scripture ; and be re-
ceived as worthy partakers of that
holy Table.

llie way and means thereto is,
First, to examine your lives and
conversations by the rule of God's
commandments ; and aa herein so-
ever ye shall perceive yourselves to
have offended, either by will, w ord,
or deed, there to bewail your own
sinfulness, and to confess your-
selves to Almighty God, with full
purpose of amendment of life.
And if ye shall perceive your of-
fences to be such as are not only
against God, but also against your
neighbours ; then ye shall recon-
cile yourselves unto them : being
ready to make restitution and sat-
isfaction, according to the utter-
most of your i)owers, for all inju-
ries and wrongs done by you to
any other ; and being likewise
ready to forgive others who have
offended you, as ye would have
forgiveness of your offences at
God's hand : For otherwise the
receiving of the Holy Communion
doth nothing else but iiicrease
your condemnation. Therefore, if
any of you be a blasphemer of
God, an hinderer or slanderer of
ills Word, an adulterer, or be in
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grievous crime ; repent ye of your
sins, or else come not to that iioly
Table.

And because it is requisite that no
man should come to the Holy Com-
munion, but with a lull trust in
God's mercy, and with a quiet con-
.science ; therefore, if there be any
of you, who by these means cannot
quiet his own conscience herein,
but requireth further comfort or
counsel ; let him come to me, or to
some other Minister oJGod's w ord,
and open his grief; that he may
receive such Godly counsel and
advice, as may tend to the quiet-
ing of his conscience, and the re-
moving of all scruple and doubt-
fulness.

TI Or, in case lie shall see the People iieg!ij;:ent to
come to the Holy Coinmuiiion, instead of the for-
mer, he shall use this Exhortation.

DEARLY beloved brethren, on
1 intend, by God's grace,

to celebrate the Lord's Supper ; un-
to which, in God's behalf, I bid you
all who are here present ; and be-
seech you for the Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, that ye will not refuse
to come thereto, being so loving-
ly called and bidden by God him-
self. Ye know how grievous and
unkind a thing it is, when a man
hath prepared a rich feast, decked
his table with all kinds of provision,
so that there lacketh nothing 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 and
wrong done unto him ? Where-
fore, most dearly beloved in Christ,
take ye good heed, lest ye, with-
drawing yourselves from this holy
Supper, provoke God's indigna-
tion against you. It is an easy
matter for a man to say, I ^^]\\ not
communicate, because I am other-
wise hindered with worldly busi-
ness. But such excuses are not so
easily accepted, and allowed be -

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fore God. If any man say, I am a
grievous sinner, and therefore am
afraid to come: w herefore thendoye
not repent and amend ? When God
calleth you, are ye net ashamed
will not come ? When

to say, ye
ye should return to God, will ye ex-
cuse yourst^lves, and say, ye are not
ready? Consider earnestly with
yourselves, how little such feign-
ed excuses will avail before God.
Those ^\ Iio refused the feast in the
Gospel, because they had bought
a farm, or w ould tr} their yokes of
oxen, or because they were marri-
ed, were not so excused, but count-
ed unworthy of the heavenly feast.
Wherefore, according to mine of-
fice, I bid you in the name of God,
I call you in Christ's behalf, I ex-
hort you, as ye love your own sal-
vation, 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
remembrance of the sacrifice of his
death,as he himself hath command-
ed : Which if ye shall neglect to
do, consider w ith yourselves, how
great is your ingratitude to 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 breth-
ren wdio come to feed on the ban-
quet of that most heavenly food.
These things if ye earnestly con-
sider, ye will by God's grace, return
to a better mind ; for the obtaining
wh ereof we shall not cease to make
our humble petitions unto Almigh-
ty God, our heavenly Father.

At the time of the Celebration of the rominunion,
the Priest shall say this Exhortation.

EARLY beloved in the Lord,
ye who mind to come to the
Holy Communion of the Body and
Blood of our Saviour Christ, must
consider how St. Paul exhorteth all
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amine themselves, before tliey pre-
sume to eat of that Bread, and drink
of that Cup. For as the benefit is
great, if with a true penitent heart
and bvely faith wv receive tliat holy
Sacrament ; so is the danger great,
if we receive the same luiworthily.
Judge therefore yourstlves, breth- 1 Almighty God, devoutly kneeling.

neighbours, and intend to lead a
new life, following the command-
ments of God, and walking from
henceforth in his holy ways 5 draw
near with faith, and take this holy
Sacrament to yoiu' comfort; and
make your humble confession to

ren, that ye be not judged of the
Lord; repent ye truly for your sins
past; have a lively and steadfast
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 redemi)tion 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 sinners, wiio 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
always remember the exceeding
great love of our Master and only
Saviour Jesus Christ, thus dying
for us, and the innumerable benefits
which by his precious blood-shed-
ding he hath obtained for us, he
hath instituted and ordained holy
Mysteries, as pledges of his love,
and for a continual remembrance
of his death, to our great and end-
less comfort. To him, therefore,
with the Father, and the Holy
Ghost, let us give (as we are most
bqunden) continual thanks; sub-
mitting ourselves wholly to his ho-
ly will and pleasure, and studying
to serve him in true holiness and
righteousness, all the days of our
life. Amen.

If Then shall the Priest s<i y to those who come to re-
ceive the Holy Communion,

YE who do truly and earnestly
repent you of your sins, and
are in love and charity with your

1[ Tlien slialT this f^fiuMril Coiilession be made, liy
the I'riest and all those who are minded to receive
the llolv ('oinmiiiiKin, humbly kneeling.

EMIGHTY God, Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker
of all things, Judge of all men; we
acknow ledge and be\\ ail our mani-
fold sins and wickedness, which we
from time to time most grievously
have committed, by thought, word,
and deed, agaijist thy divine Ma-
jesty; provoking most justly thy
wrath and indignation agahist us.
We do earnestly repent, and are
heartily sorry for these our misdo-
ings; the remem])rance of them
is grievous unto us; the burthen 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 ne^^ ness of life, to
the honour and glory of thy name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ainen.

11 Then shall the Priest (the Bishop, if he be present)
stand up, and tuniing- to the People, say,

ALMIGHTY God, our hea-
venly Father, who of his great
mercy hath promised forgiveness
of sins to all those who with hear-
ty repentance and true faith turn
unto him, have mercy upon you;
pardon and deliver you from all
your sins ; confirm and strengthen
you in all goodness; and bring you
to everlasting life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Then shall the Priest sa}-,

Hear what coml'ortal)l(^ words
our Saviour Christ saith unto all
who truly turn to him.

COME unto me, all ye that
travel and are heavy laden,

124

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Matt.

and 1 will refresh you. St.
xl 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 ever-
lasting Hfe. St. John iii. \6.

Hear also what St. 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. 1 5.

Hear also what St. John saith.

If any man sin, we have an Ad-
vocate witii the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous ; and he is the
propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii.

IT After which the Priest siiall proceed, saying,

Lift up your hearts.

Answer. 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.

IT Then shall the Priest turn 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, O Lord, [*Holy
Father,]Almighty,everlastingGod.

T[ Here shall follow the proper Preface, according'
to the time, if tlierc be any specially appointed ;
or else immediately shall be said or sung by the
Priest and People,

THEREFORE with Angels
and Archangels, and with all
the company of heaven, we laud
and magnify thy glorious name;
evermore praising thee, and say-
ing, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of
Hosts, heaven and earth are full
of thy glory : Glory be to tliee, O
Lord Most High. Amen.

IT PROPER PREFACES.

TI Upon Christinas Dav, and seven Days after.

BECAUSE thou didst give Je-
sus Christ, thine only Son, to
be born as at this time for us ; wlio,
by the operation of the Holy Ghost,

was made very man, of the sub-
stance of the Virgin Mary his Mo-
ther; and that without spot of sin,
to make us clean from all sin;
Therefore with Angels, ^-c.

ll 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 Pas-
chal 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 lite again, hath restored to us
everlasting life: Therefore with
Angels, ^~c.

\\ Lpon Ascension Day, and seven Days after.

THROUGH thy most dearly
beloved Son Jesus Christ our
Lord; who, after his most glori-
ous resurrection, manifestly ap-
peared to all his Apostles, and in
their sight ascended- up into hea-
ven, to prepare a place for us ; that
where he is, thither we might also
ascend, and reign with him in glo-
ry: Therefore with Angels, ^c.

TI Upon Whitsunday, and six Davs after.

THROUGH Jesus Christ our
Lord; according 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, light-
ing 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; Avhcre-
by we have been brought out of
darkness and error, into the clear
light and tiue knowledge of thee,
and of thy Son Jesus Christ: There-
fore \^ith Angels, ^^c.

"i Upon the Feast of Trinity onlj , niaj' he said,

"\/f /"HO art one God, one Lord ;

» » not one onl} i)erson, but three

[)ersons in one substance: For that

These worJs [Holij Valhtr'\ uiuil be oniillcj od Trinilv Similar.

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126

nliich we believe of the glory of
the Father, the same we believe of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
without any difference or inequali-
ty : Therefore with Anj^cds, ^^c.

iT Or else iliis may lie said, llic wonts [Hulij FiUlier]
_ ht'h\^ retdiiici] in the iiiliiKliictoiy ^^kll•e^s.

FOR the precious death and
merits of thy Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, and for the sending to us
of tiie Holy Ghost the Comforter;
who are one with thee in thy eter-
nal Godhead : Therefore with An-
gels, i^c.

il Tlieii siiall tlic Priest, kiieeliii'^ down al (he
Lord's Table, s.iy, in llic name of ail those who
shall ruceivetlie Commuuioii, this Prayer lullow-

WE do not presume to come to
this thy Tahle, O merciful
Lord, trusting in our o^^n righ-
teousness, but in thy manifold and
groat mercies. We are not w or-
thy so much as to gather up the
crumbs under thy Tabl(\ 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 i)recious blood,
and that we may evermore dwell
in. him, and he in us. Amen.

H When the Priest, standino; before the Table, hath
EC ordered the Bread and VVine, 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 the Prayer of Consecration, as fol-
loweth :

ALL glory be to thee, Almighty
God, our heavenly Father, for
that thou, of thy tender mercy,
didst give thine only Son Jesus
Christ to suffer death ui^on the
cross for our redemption; who
made there (by his one oblation of
himself once offered) a full, per-
fect, and sufficient sacrifice, obla-
tion, and satisfaction, for the sins of
the whole world ; and did institute,
and in his holy gospel command us
to continue a perpetual memory of
that his precious death and sacrifice
until his coming again : For in the

night in which he

was betrayed (a) (a) Here the Priest

he took bread; and i^^o take Ou Paten

, III- into his nanas.

when he had given

thanks, ( b ) he (b) Md here u

brake it, and gave break the Bread.

it to his discij)les,
saying. Take, eat,

dy, which is given fJ'J'/' «^'"'"'''«
for you; Do this
in remembrance of
me. Likewise, af-
ter supper (d) he (d) Here Jie « to
took the cup ; and ',«**/'« ^'"p '""' '■^
when he had given
thanks, he gave it
to them, saying,
Drink ye all of this,

for (e) this is my {<&) And here he l^

Blood, of the New '" lay his hand upmi
r-p, ' I • 1 everii y essel, in trnicii

lestament, which th,'reis„m,Winetobe
is shed for you, and '^^"•^Y'"'"'-
for many, for the remission of sins;
Do this as oft as ye shall drink it, in
remembrance of me.

WHEREFORE,
O Lord and
heavenly Father, according to the
institution of thy dearly beloved
Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we,
thy humble servants, do celebrate
and make here before thy divine
Majesty, with these thy holy gifts,
which we now offer unto thee, the
memorial thy Son hath commanded
us to make; having in remembrance
his blessed passion and precious
death, his mighty resurrection and
glorious ascension ; rendering unto
thee most hearty thanks, for the
innumerable benefits procured unto
us by the same. And we most
humbly beseech thee, ^, ,
O merciiul r ather, to
hear us; and, of thy Almighty
goodness, vouchsafe to bless and
sanctify, with thy Word and Holy
Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures
of bread and wine ; that we, re-
ceiving them according to thy Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy in-

The Oblation.

126

THE COMMUNION.

sritutioii, in remembrance of his
Death and Passion, may be par-
takers of his most blessed Body and
Blood. And we earnestly desire
thy fatherly goodness, mercifully
to accept this our sacrifice of praise
and thanksgiving ; most humbly be-
seeching 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, O Lord, our-
selves, our souls, and bodies, to be
a reasonable, holy, and living sa-
crifice unto thee ; humbly beseech-
ing thee, that we, and all others
who shall be partakers of this Holy
Communion, may worthily receive
the most precious Body and Blood
of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled
with thy grace and heavenly bene-
diction, and made one body \^ ith
him, that he may dwell in them,
and they in him. And although we
are unworthy, through our mani-
fold sins, to offer unto thee any sa-
crifice; yet we beseech thee to ac-
cept this our bounden duty and
service, not weighing our merits,
but pardoningour offences; through
Jesus Christ our Lord ; by \\ hom,
and with whom, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, all honour and glory
be unto thee, O Father Almighty,
world without end. Amen.

II Here shall be sung a Hymn, or Part of a Hymn,
from the Selection (or ihe Feasts and Fasts, &c.

1 Then sliall the Priest first receive the Communion
in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the
same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like
manner, (if any be present) and, after that, to the
People also in order, into tlicir hands, all devoutly
kneeling : and when he delivereth the Bread, 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 bv faith, with thanks-
giving.

U And the Minister who delivereth the Cup, shall
say,

THE Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was shed lor
thee, preserve thy body and soul
unto everlasting life : Drink this in
remembrance that Christ's blood
was shed for thee, and be thankful.

II If the consecrated Bread and Wine be spent be-
fore all have communicated, the Priest is to con-
secrate more, according^ to the Form before pre-
scribed ; beginning at — Jill glory be to thee, Al-
mightij God — and ending with these w-ords — Par-
tokers of his /itost blessed Body and Blood.

IT \Vhen all have communicated, the Minister shall
return to the Lord's Table, and reverently place
upon It what reniainctli of the consecrated Ele-
ments, co\erine the same with a fair linen Cloth.

If Then shall the Minister say the Lord's Prayer,
the Peo|)le repeating after him every petition.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name:
Thy Kingdom come ; thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread ;
And forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass against
us; And lead us not into temjrta-
tion ; But deliver us from evil : For
thine is the Kingdom, and the Pow-
er, and the Glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.

M After shall be said as followeth :

ALMIGHTY and eyerliving
God, we most heartily thank
thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe
to feed us who have duly received
these holy Mysteries, \^ ith the spi-
ritual food of the most precious
Body and Blood of thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost
assure us thereby of thy favour
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, O heavenly Father,
so to assist us with thy grace, that
we may continue in that holy fel-
lowship,and do all such good works
as thou hast prepared for us to walk
in, through Jesus Christ our Lord:

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127

to whom witli thee and the Holy
Ghost, be all honour and glory,
world without end. Amen.

"iT Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria
in e.Tcelsis, or some proper Hyinn IVom llio Se-
lection.

GLORY be to God on high,
and on earth j)eaee, 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, O Lord
God, heavenly king, God the Fa-
ther Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son
Jesus Christ; O Lord (iod, 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, O
Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art
most High in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.

IT Then the Priest (the Bishop, if he be present)
sIihI! let thcin depart with this blessing".

THE peace of God, which pass-
eth all understanding, keep
your hearts and minds in the know-
ledge and love of God, and of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord : And
the blessing of God Almighty, the
Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst 3 ou, and remain
with you always. Amen.

H Collects that may be said after the Collects of
Morning or Evening" Prayer, or Communion, at
the discretion of the Minister.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord,
in these our 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 gracious
and ready help, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Al-
mighty 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.

DIRECT us,0 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 end-
ed in thee, we may glorify thy ho-
ly name ; and finally, by thy mer-
cy, obtain everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
LMIGHTY God, the foun-
tain of all wisdom, who
knowest our necessities before we
ask, and our ignorance in asking ;
we beseech thee to have comi)as-
sion upon our infirmities ; and
those things which for our unwor-
thiness we dare not, and for our
blindness we cannot ask, vouch-
safe to give us, for the w orthiness
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast
promised to hear the petitions
of those who ask in thy Son's
name; we beseech thee merciful-
ly to incline thme ears to us ^^ ho
have now made our prayers and
supplications unto thee; and grant,
that those things which we have
faithfully asked according to thy
will, may effectually be obtained ;
to the relief of our necessity, and
to the setting forth of thy glory,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

IT Upon the Sunda3's and other Holy Days (if there
be no Sermon or Communion) shall be said all
that is appointed at the Communion, unto the end
of the Gospel, concluding with the Blessing. And
if any of the consecrated Bread and VVine re-
main after the Communion, it shall not be car-
ried out of the Church ; but the Mniister and
other Communicants shall, immediately after the
Blessing, reverenth' eat and drink the same.

128
THE MINISTRATION OF

PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS,

To be used in the Church.

^ The people are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptism should not be administered
but upon Sundays and other Holy Days, or Pra3'er Days. Nevertheless (if necessity so require)
Baptism may be administered upon any other day.

H There shall be for every Male Child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one
Godmother : and for every Female, one Godfather £uid two Godmothers ; and Parents shall be.ad-
mitted as Sponsors, if it be desired.

If When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents or Sponsors shall g'ive knowledge thereof, be-
fore the beginning of Morning Prayer, to the Minister. And then the Godfathers and Godmothers,
and the People with the Children, must be ready at the Font, either immediately after the last Les-
son at Morning Prayer, or else immediately after the last Lesson at Evening Pra\ er, as the Minister,
by his discretion, shall appoint. And the Minister coming to the Foul (which is then to be filled with
pure Water) and standing tliuie, shall say.

Hath this Child been already baptized, or no ?

ir If tliey answer, J\'o ; then siiall

I EARLY beloved, forasmuch
as all men are conceived and
born in sin : and onr Saviour
Christ saith. None can enter into
the kingdom of (jod, except he be
regenerate and born anew of Wa-
ter and of the Holy Ghost ; I be-
seech you to call upon God the
Father, through our Lord Jesus
Christ, that of liis bounteous mer-
cy, he will grant to this Child that
which by nature he cannot have ;
that he may be baptized w ith Wa-
fer and the Holy Ghost, and re-
ceived into Christ's holy Church,
and be made a living member of
the same.

TT Then siiall the Minister say.

Let us pray.
4 LMIGHTY and everlasting
-A. God, who, of thy great mer-
c \ , didst save Noah and his fami-
ly in the Ark from perishing by
water : and also didst safely lead
the children of Israel thy people
through the Red Sea, figuring
thereby thy holy Baptism ; and by
the Baptism of thy well-beloved
Son Jesus Christ in the river Jor-
dan, didst sanctiiy w ater, to the
mystical washing away of sin ;
we beseech thee, for thine infniite
mercies, that thou wilt mercifully
look upon this Child ; wash him,
and sanctify him with the Holy

the Minister proceed, as followelh.

Ghost ; that he, being delivered
irom thy wrath, may be received
into tile Ark of Christ's Church ;
and being steadfast in faith, joy-
iul through hope, and rooted in
charity, may so pass the Agaves of
this troublesome world, that finally
he may come to the land of ever-
lasting life ; there to reign with
thee, world without end, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY "'and immortal
God, tlie aid of all who need,
the helper of all who flee to thee
for succour, the life of those who
believe, and the resurrection of the
dead ; we call upon thee for this
Infant, that he, coming to thy ho-
ly Baptism, may receive remission
of sin, by spiritual regeneration.
Receiv^e him, O Lord, as thou hast
promised by thy well-beloved Son,
saying, Ask, and ye shall have ;
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you : So
give now unto us ^vh() ask ; let us
w ho seek, find ; open the gate un-
to us who knock ; that this Infant
may enjoy the everlasting benedic-
tion of thy heavenly washing, and
may come to the eternal kingdom
which thou hast promised by
Christ our Lord. Amen.

y\ Then the Minister shall sa}- as follows : or else
shall pass on to the questions addressed to the

PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 129

Sponsors ; and from ihence lo ilie Prayer immedi-
ately before the Immersion , or the pouring ol' Water
on the Iiiliiut. But note ; that, in every Ciiurcli,
the intermediate parts of the Service sliall be
used, once at least in every montii (if there be a
Baptism) for the better instructing of the people
in tiie Grounds of Infant Baptism.

Hear the words of the Gospel,
written by St. Mark, in the tenth
chai)ter, at the thirteenth verse.

THEY brought young children
to Christ, that he should
touch them ; and his disciples re-
buked those who brought them.
But when Jesus saw it, he was
much displeased, and said unto
them, Suffer the little children to
come unto me, and forbid them
not : for of such is the kingdom
of God. Verily 1 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
his hands upon them, and blessed
them.

TT After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make
this brief Exhortation upon the words of the
Gospel :

BELOVED, ye hear in this
Gospel the w^ords of our Sa-
viour Christ, that he commanded
the children to be brought unto
him ; how he blamed those who
would have kept them from him ;
how he exhorteth all men to fol-
low their innocency. Ye perceive
how, by his outward gesture and
deed, he declared his good will
toward them : For he embraced
them in his arms, he laid his hands
ujion them, and blessed them.
Doubt ye not therefore, but ear-
nestly believe, that he will like-
wise favourably receive this pres-
ent Infant ; that he will embrace
him with the arms of his mercy ;
that he will give unto him the
blessing of eternal life, and make
him partaker of his everlasting
kingdom. Wherefore, we being
thus persuaded of the good will of
our heavenly Father towards this
Infant, declared by his Son Jesus
Christ ; and nothing doubting, but

that he favourably alloweth this
charitable work oi" ours, in bring-
hig this Infant to this Iioly Bap-
tism ; let us faithfully and devout-
ly give thanks unto him, and say,
ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, heavenly Father, we
give thee humble thanks, that thou
hast vouchsafed to call us to the
knowledge of thy grace, and faith
in thee : Increase this knowledge,
and confirm this faith in us ever-
more. Give thy Holy Spirit to
this Infant ; that he may be born
again, and be made a/? heir of
everlasting salvation, through our
Lord Jesus Christ, \\ ho liveth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy
Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

^ Then shall the Minister speak unto the Godfathers
and Godmothers in this wise ;

EARLY beloved, ye have
brought this Child liere to be
baptized ; ye liave prayed that our
Lord Jesus Christ would vouch-
safe to receive him, to release liim
from sin, to sanctify him with the
Holy Ghost, to give him the king-
dom of heaven and everlasting
lii'e. Ye have heard also that our
Lord Jesus Christ hath promised,
in his Gospel, to grant all these
things that ye have prayed for;
which promise, he for his part will
most surely keep and perform.
W herefore, after this promise made
by Christ, this Infant must also
faithfully, lor his part, promise by
you that are his Sureties (until he
come of age to take it ui)on him-
self) that he will renoimce the
devil and all his works, and con-
stantly believe God's holy Word,
and obediently keep his command-
ments.

U The Minister shall then demand ofilie Sponsors
as follows ; the Questions being' considered as ad-
dressed to them severally, and the answers to be
made accordinj^ly.

I demand therefore,
OST thou, in the name oi this
Child, renounce the devil
and all his works, the vain pomp
and glory of the world, with all

130

PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

covetous desires of the same, and
the sinful desires of the flesh; so
that thou wilt not follow, nor be
led by them ?

Alls. I renounce them all ; and,
by Cod's help, will endeavour not
to follow, nor be led by them.

Minis. Dost thou believe all the
Articles of the Christian Faith, as
contained in the Apostles' Creed ?

Ans. I do.

Minis. Wilt thou be baptized in
this Faith ?

Ans. ThiRt is my desire.

Minis. AVilt thou then obedient-
ly keep God's holy will and com-
mandments, and walk m the same
all the days of thy life ?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

IT Then shall the Minister say,

MERCIFUL God,£jrantthat
the old Adam in this Child
may be so binied, tiiat the new man
may be raised up in him. Amen.

Grant that all sinful affections
may die in him^ and that all things
belonging to the Spirit may live
and grow in him. Amen.

Grant that he may have power
and strength to have victory, and
to triumph against the devil, the
world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that whosoever is here
dedicated to thee by our Office
and Ministry, may also be endued
with heavenly virtues, and ever-
lastingly rewarded, through thy
mercy, O blessed Lord God, who
dost live and go\ern 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 his
most precious side both water and
blood ; and gave conmiandment to
his disciples, that they should go
leach all nations, and baptize them
in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;
regard, we beseech thee, the sup-
plications of thy congregation ;

sanctify this w ater to the m3'stical
washhig away of sin; and grant
that this Child, now to be baptized
therein, may receive the fulness of
thy grace, and ever remain in the
number of thy faithful children,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

11 Then the Minister shall take the Child into his
hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and God-
mothers,

Name this Child.

IT And then, naming it after them, he shall dip it ia
the Water discreetly, or shall pour water upon il,

saying,

NI baptize thee in the name of
• the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

IT Then the Minister shall say,

WE receive this Child into the
Congregation of Christ's
Flock, and do *sign . j^,,, ^^^^ j^.„.
mm ^^'Jth the sign ol ister shaii make
the cross; in token %p.';"f "P7 '^

, ^ , ;. , 1 11 Lhild sjoreliead.

that herealter he shall
not be ashamed to confess the faith
of Christ crucified, and manfully
to fight under his banner, against
sin, the world, and the devil; and
to continue Christ's faithful soldier
and servant unto his life's end.
Amen.

IT If those who present the Infant shall desire the
sig^ii of the Cross to be omitted, although the
Church knows no worthy cause of scruple concern-
ing the same, yet, in that case, the Minister may
omit thai part of the above which follows the Im-
mersion, or the pouring of Water on the Infant.
ty Then sliall the Minister say,

EEING now, dearly beloved
brethren, that this Child is re-
generate, and grafted into the body
of Christ's Church; let us giv^e
tlianks unto Almighty God for
these ])enelits, and with one accord
make our pr;'iyers unto him, that
this Child may lead the rest oihis
life according to this beginning.

'. Then shall be said, all kneeling,

lUi Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallow ed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
bread ; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; And lead us

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131

not into temptation ; But deliver us
from evil. Amen.

tr Tlien shall the Minister say,

WE yield thee hearty thanks,
most merciful Father, that
it hath pleased thee to reiieiiorate
this Infant with thy Holy Spirit,
to receive him (or thine own Child
by adoption, and to incorporate
hifti into thy holy Church. And
humbly we beseech thee to grant,
that he, being dead unto sin, and
living unto 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 Partaker of his
resurrection; so that finally, with
the residue of thy holy Church, he
may be an Inheritor of thine ever-
lasting kingdom, through Christ
our Lord. Amen.

H Then, all standing up, the Minister shall saj- to
the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation
following' :

I:;j10RASMUCH as ^^^5 ChUd
- hath promised by you his
Sureties, to renounce the devil and
all his works, to believe in God,
and to serve him ; ye must remem-
ber, 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 solenni vow, promise, and
profession he hath here 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 Conniiandnients, arid 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 always, that Baptism
doth represent unto us our profes-
sion ; which is, to follow the ex-
ample 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 baptized, die
from shi, and rise again unto righ-
teousness ; continually mortifying
all our evil and corrupt afi'cctions,
and daily proceeding in all virtue
and godliness of livhig.

H Then sha'l he add, and say,

YE are to take care that this
Child be brought to the
Bishop to be confirmed by him, so
soon as he can say the Creed, the
Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Com-
mandments, and is sufficiently in-
structed in the other parts of the
Church Catechism set forth for
that purpose.

THE MINISTRATION OF

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN

IN HOUSES.

IT The Minister of every Parish shall often admonish the People, that they defer not the Baptism of their
Children longer than the first or second Sunday next after their birth, or other Holy Day falling be-
tween, unless upon a great and reasonable Cause.

And also they shall warn lhein,that, without like great cause and necessity, they procure not their
Children to be baptized at home in their houses. But when need shall compel them so to do, then Bap-
tism shall be administered as followeth.

f First, let the Minister of the Parish (or, in his absence, any other lawful Minister that can be procur-
ed) with those who are present call upon God, and say the Lord's Prayer, and so many of the Co'lecls
appointed to he said beiore in the Form of Public Baptism, as the time and present exigence will suffer.
And then, the Child being named by some one who is present, the ]\lini.ster shall pour water upon it,
saying these words:

152

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN.

I baptize thee in the name
of the Father, and of the
and of the Holy Ghost.

Son,

Amen.

H Then the Minister shall give thanks unlo God,
and say,

"E yield thee hearty thanks,
most merciful Father, that
it hath pleased thee to regenerate
this Infant with thy holy Spirit,
to receive him lor thine own
Child by adoption, and to incor-
porate him into thy holy Church.
And humbly we beseech theeJ;o
grant, tiiat he, being dead unto sm,
and living unto righteousness, 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 Par-
taker of the death of thy Son,
he may also be Partaker of his
Resurrection; so that finally, with
the residue of thy holy Church, he
may be an Inheritor of thine ever-
lasting Kingdom, through Christ
our Lord. Amen.

f And let them not douht, hut that the Child so bap
tized is lawfully and sufficientiy baptized, and
ought not to he baptized again.- Yet neveiliie-
less, if the Child which is after this sort baptized,
do afterwards live ; it is expedient that it he
brought into the Church, to the intent that i! the
Minister of the same Parish did himself baptize
that Child, the Congregation may he certified of
the true form of Baptism, by him privately before
used : Fn which case he shall say thus :

I 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 this
Child.

"iT But if the Child were baptized by any other law-
ful Minister, then the Minister of the Parish where
the Child was horn or christened, shall examine
whether the same hath been lawfuUj' done. 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 well done, and ac-
cording unto due order, concerning
tlie baptizing of this Child; who
is now by baptism incorporated into
the Christian Church: For our
Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny

his grace and mercy unto such In-
fants ; but most lovingly doth call
them unto him, as the Holy Gos-
pel doth witness to our comfort on
this wise.

H Then the Minister shall say as follows : or else
fhall pass on to the Questions addressed to the
Sponsors.

Hear the words of the Gospel,
written by St. Mark, in the tenth
chapter, at the thirteenth verse.
HEY brought young children
to Christ, that he should touch
them; and his disciples rebuked
those who brought them. But
when Jesus saw it, he was much
displeased, and said unto them,
Suffer the little 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 his hands upon
them, and blessed them.

^ Afierthe Gospel is read, the Minister shall make
tliis brief E.xhortation upon the words of the
Gospel :

~ ELOV^ED, 3'e hear in this
Gospel the w ords of our Sa-
viour Christ, that he commanded
the children to be brought unto
him ; how he blamed those that
\vould have kept them from him ;
iiow he exhoneth all men to fol-
low their innocency. Ye perceive
how, by his outward gesture and
deed, he declared his good will to-
\\m\\ them : for he eriibraced them
in his arms, he laid his haiids upon
them, and blessed them. Doubt
ye not therefore, but earnestly be-
lieve, that he hath likewise fa-
vourably received this present In-
fant; that he hath embraced him
with the arms of his mercy ; and,
as he hath promised in his holy
w ord, will give unto him the bless-
ing of eternal life, and make him
Partaker of his everlasting king-
dom. Wherefore, we being thus
persuaded of the good will of oiir
heavenly Father, declared by his

PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN.

133

liver us

Son Jesus Christ, towards this In-
fant, let us faithfully and devoutly
five thanks uuto him, and say the
'rayer which the Lord himself
taught us.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
bread; And forgive us our trespass-
es, as we forgive those who tres-
pass against us; And lead us not
into temptation; But d( "
from evil. Amen.

IT Then shall the Minister demand the name of the
Child ; which being by the Godfathers and God-
mothers pronounoed, the Minister shall say as
follows :

DOST thou, in the name of
this Child, renounce the
devil and all his works, the vain
pomp and glory of the world, with
all covetous desires of the same,
and the sinful desires of the flesh;
so that thou wilt not follow, nor be
led by them ?

Ans. I renounce them all ; and,
by God's help, will endeavour not
to follow, nor be led by them.

Minis. Dost thou believe all the
Articles of the Christian Faith, as
contained in the Apostles' Creed?

Ans. I do.

Minis. Wilt thou be baptized in
this Faith ?

Ans. That is my desire.

Minis. Wilt thou then obedient-
ly keep God's holy will and com-
mandments, and walk in the same
all the days of thy life?
Ans. I will, by God's help.

H Then the Minister shall say,

E receive this Child into the
Congregation of Christ's
Flock, and do *sign
him with the sign of
the Cross; in token
that hereafter he shall
not be ashamed to confess the faith
of Christ crucified, and manfully
to fight under his banner, against
sin '

hath

to continue Christ's faithful soldier
and servant unto his life's end.
Amen.

tl The same rule is to be observed here, as to the
Omission of the Sig^n of the Cross, as in the Pub-
lic Baptism of Infants.

11 Then shall the Minister say,

SEEING now, dearly beloved
brethren, that this Child is re-
generate, and grafted into the body
of Christ's Church; let us give
thanks unto Almiglity God for
these benefits, and ^^ ith one accord
make our prayers unto him, that
this Child may lead i\\c rest of his
life according to this begimiing.

H Then shall he said, all knrelin:^,

E yield thee hearty thanks,
most merciful Fathcn-, that it
pleased thee to regenerate
this Infant with thy Holy Spirit,
to receive him for thine own Child
by ado])tion, and to incorporate him
into thy holy Church. And hum-
bly we beseech thee to grant, that
he, being dead unto sin, and living
unto righteousness, and being buri-
ed with Christ in his death, may
crucify the old man, and utterl)"
abolish the whole body of sin; and
that as he is made Partaker of the
death of thy Son, he may also be
Partaker of his Resurrection ; so
that finally, with the residue of thy
holy Church, /iemay be an Inherit-
or of thine everlasting Kingdom,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Then, all standing;' up, the Minister shall say to
the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation
followinf^;

ORASMUCH as this Child
hath promised by you,his Sure-
ties, to renounce the devil and all
his works, to believe in God, and
to serve him ; ye must remember,
that it is your j^arts and duties to
see that this Infant be taught, so
soon as he shall be able to learn,
what a solemn vow, promise, and
profession he hath here made by
}'ou. And that he may know these
things the better, ye shall call upon
Am to hear Sermons; and chiefly
the world, and the devil ; and i ve shall in'ovidc. that he mav learn
13

*Here the Mm-
inter shall make a
Cross upon tJie
Child's fareliead.

134 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS.

the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and
the Ten Commandments, 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 always, that Baptism
doth represent unto us our profes-
sion ; which is, to follow the exam-
ple 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 baptized, die
from sin, and rise again unto righ-
teousness; continually mortifying
all our evil and corrupt affections,
and daily proceedmg in all virtue
and godliness of living. j

U Then shall he add, and sa}', I

"E are to take care that thisl
Child be brought to the!

Bishop to be confirmed by him, so j

soon as he can say the Creed, the
Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Com-
mandments, and is sufficiently in-
structed in the other parts of the
Church Catechism, set Ibrth for
that purpose.

H But if they who bring the Infant to the Church do
make such uncertain Answers to the Minister's
Questions, as that it cannot appear that the Child
was baptized w ith Water, in the Name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (which
are essential parts of Baptism) then let the Minis-
ter baptize it in the Form before appointed for
Public Baptism of Infants ; saving, that, at the
dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this
form of \Vords :

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.

IT If Infant Baptism, and the receiving of Infants
baptized in private, are to be at the same time,
the Minister may make tlie Questions to the Spon-
sors and the succeeding Prayers serve for both.
And again, after the Tmnierston, or the pouring
of Water, and the receiving into the Church, the
Minister may use the Remainder of the Service
for both.

THE MINISTRATION OF

BAPTISM

TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS,
And able to answer for themselves.

^ IVhen any such Persons as are of Riper Years are to be baptized, timely notice shall be given to the
Minister ; that so due care may be taken for their examination, whether they be sufficiently instructed
in the Principles of the Christian Religion ; and th:it they may be exhorted to prepare themselves, with
prayers and fa.sting, lor the receiving of this Holy Sacrament.

H And if they shall be found fit, then the Godfathers and Godmothers, (the People being assembled upon
the Sunday, Holy Day, or Prayer Day appointed) shall bo ready to present them at the Font, imme-
diately after the Second Lesson, either at Morning or Evening Prayer, as the Minister, in his discre-
tion, shall think fit.

If And standing there, the Minister shall ask. Whether any of the Persons here presented be baptized or
Bo.' If they shall answer, ]No; then shall the Minister say thus:

DEARLY beloved, forasmuch
as all men are conceived and
born in sin, (and that which is born
of the flesh is flesh) and they who
are in the flesh cannot please God,
but live in sin, committing many
actual transgressions ; and our Sa-
viour Christ saith, None can enter
into the kingdom of God, except
he be regenerate and born anew of
Water and of the Holy Ghost; I
beseech you to call upon God the
Father, through our Lord Jesus
Christ, that of his bounteous good-

ness he will grant to these Persons
that which by nature they cannot
have; that they may be baptized
with Water and the Holy Ghost,
and received into Christ's holy
Church, and be made lively mem-
bers oi'ihe same.

II Then shall the Minister say,

Let us pray.
\ LMIGHTY and everlasting
-i^ 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-

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135

dren of Israel thy people tliroiigh
the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy
holy Baptism; and by the Baptism
of thy well-beloved Son Jesus
Christ in the river Jordan, didst
sanctify the element of water, to
the mystical washing away of sin ;
w^e beseech thee, for thine infinite
mercies, that thou wilt mercifully
look upon the.setUy Servants ; wash
them and sanctify them with the
Holy Ghost; that thci/, being de-
livered from thy wrath, may be
received into the Ark of Christ's
Church ; and being steadfast in
faith, joyful through hoi)e,and root-
ed in charity, may so pass the waves
of this troublesome world, that
finally they may come to the land of
everlasting life; there to reign with
thee, world without end, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Or this.

ALMIGHTY and immortal
God, the aid of all who need,
the helper of all who flee to thee
for succour, the life of those who
believe, and the resurrection of the
dead; we call upon thee for these
Persons, that they, coming to thy
holy Baptism, may receive remis-
sion of their sins, by spiritual re-
generation. Receive them, O Lord ,
as thou hast promised by thy well-
beloved Son, saying. Ask, and ye
shall receive; seek, and ye shall
find ; knock, and it shall be open-
ed unto you : So give now unto us
who ask ; let us who seek, find ;
open the gate unto us who knock ;
that these Persons may enjoy the
everlasting benediction of thy hea-
venly washing, and may come to
the eternal kingdom which thou
hast promised by Christ our Lord.
Atnen.

H Then the Minister shall say,

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 Nicodernus. a
I 4

ruler 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 that
thou doest, except God be with
him. Jesus answered and said un-
to him. Verily, verily, I say unto
thee. Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Nicodernus saith unto him, How
can a man be born when he is old ?
can he enter the second time into
his mother's woinb, and be born ?
Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I
say unto thee. Except a man be born
of Water and of the Spirit, he can-
not enter into the kingdom of (iod.
That which is born of the flesh, is
flesh ; and that which is born ol" 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 w hich he shall say this Exhortation fol-
lowing:

ELOVED, ye hear in this
Gos[)el the express words of
our Saviour Christ, that, except a
ma_n_ be born of Water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God. Whereby )^e 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 the
world, and preach the Gospel to
every creature. He that believeth ,
and is baptized, shall be saved; bul
he that believeth not, shall be
damned : Which also showeth un-
to us the great benefit we reap
thereby. For which cause Saint
Peter the Apostle, when upon his
first preaching of the Gospel many

136 BAPTrSM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS.

were pricked at the heart, and said ^ ^hcn the x\rnb^ter^shau j^^^

to him and the rest of the Apostles, ^xr ELL-BE LOVED, who are

Men and brethren, what shall we f f

do? replied, and said unto them,
Repent and be baptized every one
of yoLi, for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost : For the promise is to
you and your children, and to all
that are afar off, even as many as
the Lord our God shall call. And
with many other words exhorted
lie them, saying, Save yourselves
from this untoward generation.
For, as the same Apostle testifieth
in another pjace, even Baptism doth
also now save us, (not the putting
away of the filth of the flesh, but
the answer of a sjood conscience
lo'w ards God,) by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ. Doubt ye not
therefore, but earnestly believe,
that he \^'ill favourably receive these
present Persons, truly repenting,
and coming unto him by faith ; that
he will grant them remission of
their sins, and bestow upon them
the Holy Ghost; that he will give
them the blessing of eternal life,
and make them Partakers of his
everlasting kingdom.

Wherefore, we being thus per-
suaded of the good will of our hea-
venly Father to^Aard these Per-
sons, declared by his Son Jesus
Christ, let us fahhfully and de-
voutly give thanks to him, and
sav,

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, heavenly Father, we give
thee humble thanks, for that thou
hast vouchsafed to call us to the
knowledge of thy grace, and faith
in thee : Increase this knowledge,
and confirm this faith in us ever-
more. Give thy Holy Spirit to
these Persons, that thei/ may be
born again, and be made Heirs of
everlasting salvation, through op.r
Lord Jesus Christ, who livcth and
reigneth with thee and the Holy
Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

come hither desiring to re-
ceive holy Baptism, ye have heard
how the Congregation hath pray-
ed, that our Lord Jesus Christ
would vouchsafe 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 Je-
sus Christ hath promised in his
lioly Word, to grant all those things
that we have prayed for; which
promise he, for his part, will most
surely keep and perform. Where-
fore, after this promise made by
Christ, ye must also faithfully, for
your part, in the presence of tliese
your Witnesses, and this whole
Congregation, promise and answer
to the following Questions .

1i The Minister sliall iheii demand of the Persons to
be baptized as follows ; the Questions being con-
sidered as addressed to them severally, and the
Answers to be made accordingly.

Question.
OST 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 sinful desires of the flesh ;
so that thou wilt not follow, nor
be led by them ?

Ans. I renounce them all; and,
by God's help, will endeavour not
to follow, nor be led by them.

Quest. Dost thou believe all the
Articles of the Christian Faith, as
contained in the Apostles' Creed ?

Ans. I do.

Quest. Wilt thou be baptized m
this Faith?

Ans. That is my desire.

Quest. Wilt thou then obedient-
ly keep God's holy will and com-
mandments ; and walk in the same
all the days of thy life ?

Ans. I will, by God's help.

"il Then shall die Minister sav,

MERCIFUL God, grant
that the old Adam in these
Persons may be so buried, that the

BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 137

new man may
them. Amen.
Grant that all

be raised up in

sinful 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 pow-
er and strength to have victory,
and to triumph against the devil,
the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that they, being here
dedicated 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 commandment to
his disciples, that they should go
teach all nations, and baptize them
in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;
regard, we beseech thee, the sup-
plications of thy Congregation;
sanctify this water to the mystical
washing away of sin; and grant
that the Persons, now to be bap-
tized therein, may receive the ful-
ness of thy grace, and ever remain
in the number of thy faithful chil-
dren, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

IT Then shall the Minister take each Person to be
baptized by the Right Hand ; and placing- him
conveniently bj- the Font, according; to his discre-
tion, shall ask the Godfathers and Godmothers the
name ; and then shall dip him in ihe water, or
pour water upon him, saying,

I baptize thee in the name of
® tlie Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

IT Then shall the Minister say,

E receive this Person into
the Congregation of Christ's

• Here the Min- flock, . and do *sign
ister .^hall make hWl With thC Sign Ol

;Sr.J^.e:5the Cross; in token
that hereafter he shall

not be ashamed to confess the faith
of Christ crucified, and manfully
to fight under his banner, against
sin, the world, and the devil ; and
to continue Christ's faithful sol-
dier and servant unto his life's
end. Amen.

IT The same Rule, as to the Omission of the sign of
the Cross, is to be observed here, as in the Bap-
tism of Infants.

II Then the Minister shall say,

SEEING now, dearly beloved
brethren, that these 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 hirn,
that they may lead the rest of their
life according to this beginning.

H Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneel-
ing.

U R Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name;

Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be

done on Earth, as it is in Heaven;

Give us this day our daily bread ;

And forgive us our trespasses, as
forgive those who trespass

against us; And lead us not mto
temptation; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

E yield thee humble thanks,
heavenly Father, 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 being now^
born again, and made Heir^s of
everlasting salvation, through our
Lord Jesus Christ, they may con-
tinue thy Servants, and attain thy
promises, through the same Lord
Jesus Christ thy Son; who liveth
and reigneth with thee, in the
unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever-
lastingly. Amen.

IT Then, afl standing up, the Minister shall use this
Exhortation following ; speaking lo the Godla-
ihers and Godmothers first.

ORASMUCH as these Per-
sons have promised, in your
presence, to renounce the devil

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and all his works, to believe in
God, and to serve him; ye must
remember, that it is your part and
duty to put them in mind, what a
solemn vow, promise, and profes-
sion they have now made before
this Congregation, and especially
before you tlieir 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 they may grow in grace,
and in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ; and live godly, righ-
teously, and soberly, in this pres-
ent world.

IT And then speaking to the baptized Persons, he
shall proceed and say,

AND as for you, who have now
by Baptism put on Christ, it

\i It is expedient th.'it eveij Person thus baptized should be confirmed by the Bishop, so soon after his
Baptism as conveniently may be ; that so he may be admitted to the Holy Communion.

If Whereas necessity may require the baptizing of Adults in private houses, in consideration of extreme
sickness ; ihe same is hereby allowed in that case. And a convenient number of persons shall be as-
semFiled in the house where the Sacrament is to be performed. And in the exhortation, Well-beloved,
(nc. instead of these words, come hither desirino-, shall be inserted this word, de^irmis.

^ If there be occasion for the Office of Infant Baptism and that of Adults at the same lime, the Minister
shall use the exhortation and one of the prayers noxt following in the Ofiice for Adults; only, in the
exhortation and prayer, after the words, //(i?.<.e Persons, and these thij Sen-avts, adding, aiid tliese Infants.
Then the Minister shall proceed to the questions to be demanded in the cases respectively. After the
immersion, or the pouring of water, the prayer shall be ;'.s in this service ; only, after the words, (Jiese
Perso?is, shall be added, and these Infants. After whitli the remaining part of each service shall be
used; first that for Adults, and lastly that for Infants.

S\ !f any persons, not baptized in their Infancy, shall be brought to be bapti-zed before they come to
3"ears of discretion to answer ibr themselves, it may suilice to use the Office for Public Baptism of In-
fants ; or, in case of extreme danger, the Office for Private Baptism; only changing the woid infant, for
Child, or Person, as occasion requireth.

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 Christian calling, and as
becometh the children of light ;
remembering always, that Bap-
tism representeth unto us our
profession ; Avhich is, to follow the
example of our 8aviour Christ,
and to be made like 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; continu-
ally mortifying all our evil and
corrupt affections, and daily pro-
ceeding in all virtue and godliness
of living.

A CATECHISM;

THAT IS TO SAY,

An Instruction, to be learned by every Person before he be brcnight
to be confirmed by the Bishop.

(Question.
HAT is your name?
Ans. N. or M.
Quest. Who gave you this
name r

J lis. My Sponsors in Bai)tism;
wlierein I was made a member of
Christ, the child of God, and an
inheritor of the kingdom of Hea-
ven.

Qite.'it. What did your Sponsors
then for you ?

Ans. They did promise and vow
three things in my nanie : First,
that I should renounce tlie devil
and all his works, the pomps and
vanity of this wicked Avorld, and
all the sinful lusts of the flesh;
Secondly, that I should l)(^lievea!I
the Articles of the Christian Faith ;
And thirdly, that I should keep
God's holy will and command-
ments, and walk in the same all
the days of my life.

Quest. Dost thou not think
that thou art bound to believe, and
to do, as they have promised for
thee ?

Ans. Yes verily ; and by God's
help so I will : And I heartily
thank our heavenly Father, that
he hath called me to this state of
salvation, through Jesus Christ
our Saviour : And I pray unto
God to give me his grace, that I
may continue in the same unto my
life's end.

Catechist. Rehearse the Arti-
cles of thy Belief.

Atiswst

I BELIEVE in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven
and earth :

And in Jesus Christ his only
Son our Lord ; Who was con-
ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of
the Virgin Mary, Suffered under
Pontius Pilate, Was crucified,
dead, and buried ; He descended
into hell ; The third day he rose
from the dead ; He ascended into
heaven, and sitteth on the right
hand of God the Father Almighty :
From thence he shall come to
judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost ;
The holy Catholic Church ; The
Communion of Saints ; The for-
giveness of sins ; The resurrection
of the body, And the life everlast-
ing. Amen.

Quest. What dost thou chiefly
learn in these Articles of thy Be-
lief?

Ans. First, I learn to believe m
God the Father, who hath made
me, and all the world.

Secondly, in God the Son, \^^ho
hath redeemed me, and all man-
kind.

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost,
who sanctifieth me, and all the
people of God.

Quest. You said that your
Sponsors did promise for you,
that you should keep God's com-

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mandments
there are.

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Tell me how many

Ans. Ten.

Quest. Which are they ?
Answer.

THE same which God spake
in the twentieth chapter of
Exodus, saying, I am the 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
thyself any graven image, nor the
likeness of any thing that is in hea-
ven above, or in the earth beneath,
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 show mercy unto
thousands in them that love me,
and keep my commandments.

III. Thou 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.

IV. 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 : In it thou shalt do no man-
ner of work, thou, and thy son,
and thy daughter, thy man-ser-
vant, 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 halloAved it.

V. Honour thy father and thy
mother, that thy days may be long
in the land which the Lord thy
God giveth thee.

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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 thy 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.

Quest. What dost thou chiefly
learn by these commandments ?

Ans. I learn two things; my
duty towards God, and my duty
towards my neighbour.

Quest. What is thy duty to-
wards God ?

Ans. My duty towards God is,
to believe in him ; to fear him ;
and to love him with all my heart,
with all my mind, with all my
soul, and with all my strength ; to
worship him ; to give him thanks ;
to put 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.

Quest, What is thy duty to-
wards thy neighbour ?

Ans. My duty towards my
neighbour is, to love him as my-
self, and to do to all men as I
would they should do unto me :
To love, honour, and succour my
father and mother: To honour and
obey the Civil Authority : To sub-
mit myself to all my governors,
teachers, spiritual pastors, and
masters: To order myself lowly
and reverently to all my betters:
To hurt no body by word or deed :
To be true and just in all my deal-
ings : To bear no malice nor ha-
tred in my heart: To keep my
hands from picking and stealing,
and my tongue from evil sj)eaking,
lying, and slandering : To keep my
body in temperance, soberness,and
chastity: Not to covet nor desire
other men's goods; but to learn and

labour truly to get mine own living,
and to do my duty in that state of
life unto which it shall please God
to call me.

Catechist. My good child, know
this, that thou art not able to do
these thmgs of thyself, nor to walk
in the Comrnandments of God,
and to serve him, without his spe-
cial Grace, which thou must learn
at all times to call for by diligent
Prayer : Let me hear, therefore,
if thou canst say the Lord's Prayer.
Answer.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ;
Give us this day our daily bread ;
And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass
against us ; And lead us not into
temptation; But deliver us from
evil. Amen.

Quest. What desirest thou of
God in this Prayer ?

Ans. I desire my Lord God,
our heavenly Father, who is the
giver of all goodness, to send his
grace unto me and to all people;
that we may worship him, serve
him, and obey him, as we ought to
do : And I pray unto God, that he
will send us all things that are
needful both for our souls and
bodies; and that he will be merciful
unto us, and forgive us our sins ;
and that it will please him to save
and defend us in all dangers both
of soul and body; and that he will
keep us from all s'm and wicked-
ness, and from our spiritual enemy,
and from everlasting death: And
this I trust he will do of his mercy
and goodness, through our Lord
Jesus Christ ; and therefore I say,
Amen : So be it.

Question.

HOW many Sacraments hath
Christ ordamed in his
Church?

Ans. Two only, as generally

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14!

necessary to salvation; that is to
say, Baptism, and the Supper of
the Lord.

Quest. What meanest thou by
this word Sacrament ?

Ans. I mean an outward and
visible sign of an inward and spi-
ritual grace, given unto us; or-
dained by Christ himself; as a
means whereby we receive the
same, and a pledge to assure us
thereof.

Quest. How many parts are
there in a Sacrament ?

Ans. Two ; the outward visible
sign, and the inward spiritual
grace.

Quest. What is the outward
visible sign or form in Baptism ?

Ans. Water; wherein the per-
son is baptized. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost.

Quest. What is the inward and
spiritual grace?

Ans. A death unto sin, and a
new birth unto righteousness : For
being by nature born in sin, and
the children of wrath, we are
hereby made the children of
grace.

Quest. What is required of per-
sons to be baptized ?

Ans. Repentance, whereby they
forsake sin; and Faith, where-
by they steadfastly believe the
promises of God made to them in
that Sacrament.

Quest. Why then are Infants
baptized, when by reason of their

tender age they cannot perform
them ?

Ans. Because they promise them
both by their sureties; which
promise, when they come to age,
themselves are bound to perform.

Quest. Why was the Sacra-
ment of the Lord's Supper or-
dained ?

Ans. For the continual remem-
brance of the sacrifice of the death
of Christ, and of the benefits which
we receive thereby.

Quest. What is the outward part
or sign of the Lord's Supper ?

Ans. Bread and Wine, which
the Lord hath commanded to be
received.

Quest. What is the inward part
or thing signified ?

Ans. The Body and Blood of
Christ, which are spiritually taken
and received by the faithful m the
Lord's Supper.

Quest. What are the benefits
whereof we are partakers thereby ?

Ans. The strengthening and re-
freshing of our souls by the Body
and Blood of Christ, as our bodies
are by the bread and wine.

Quest. What is required of those
who come to the Lord's Supper ?

Ans. To examine themselves,
whether they repent them truly of
their former sins, steadfastly pur-
posing to lead a new life ; have a
lively faith in God's mercy, through
Christ, with a thankful remem-
brance of his death; and be in
charity with all men.

If The Minister of every Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy Days, or on some other conve-
nient occasions, openly in the Church, instruct or examine so many Children of his Parish, sent unto
him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this Catechism.

H And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Mistresses shall cause their Children, Servants, and Appren-
tices, who have not learned their Catechism, to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obedi-
ently to hear, and to be ordered by the Minister, until such time as they have learned all that is here
appointed for them to learn.

H So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, emd
the Ten Commandments, and can answer to the other questions of this short Catechism, they shall be
brought to the Bishop.

IT And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for their Con-
firmation, the Minister of every Parish shall either bring, or send in writing, with his hand subscribed
thereunto, the Names of all such Persons within his Parish, as he shall think fit to be presented to the
Bishop to be confirmed.

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THE ORDER OF

CONFIRMATION,

Laying on of Hands upon those who are baptized, and come to Years

of Discretion.

T) Upon the Day appointed, all that are to be then
confirmed, being placed and standing in order
belbre the Bishop ; he, or some other Minister
appointed by him, shall read this preface follow-

ing:

TO the end that confirmation
may be ministered to the
more edifying of such as shall re-
ceive it, the Church hath thought
good to order, that none shall be
confirmed, but such as can say the
Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the
Ten Commandments; and can
also answer to such other Ques-
tions, as in the short Catechism
are contained: 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 God-
fathers and Godmothers promised
for them in Baptism, may them-
selves, with their own mouth and
consent, openly before the Church
ratify and confirm the same ; and
also promise, that, by the grace of
God, they will evermore endeavour
themselves faithfully to observe
such things as they, by their own
confession, have assented unto.

H Then shall the Bishop say,

DO ye here, in the presence of
God, and of this Congrega-
tion, renew the solemn promise
and vow that ye made, or that was
made in your name, at your Bap-
tism ; ratifying and confirming the
same ; and acknowledging your-
selves bound to beheveandtodoall
those things which ye then under-
took, or your Sixjnsors then un-
dertook for you ?

IT And every one shall audibly answer,

I do.

Bishop.

OUR help is in the name of the
Lord;

Ans. Who hath made heaven
and earth.

Bishop. Blessed be the name of
the Lord ;

Ans. Henceforth, world with-
out end.

Bishop. Lord hear our prayer;

Ans. And let our cry come unto
thee.

Bishop. Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY and everliving
God, who hast vouchsafed 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 wis-
dom and understandmg, the spirit
of counsel and ghostly strength,
the spirit of knowledge and true
godliness; and fill them, O Lord,
with the spirit of thy holy fear,
now and for ever. Amen.

H Then all of them in order kneeling before \\re
Bishop, he shall lay his hands upon the head of
every one severally, savinET,

DEFEND, Lord, this thy
Child [or, this thy Servanil
with thy heavenly grace; that he
may continue thine for ever, and
daily increase in thy Holy Spirit
more and more, until he come unto
thy everlasting kingdom.

TI Then shall the Bishop say.

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

f And all kneeling down, the Bishop shall add.

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148

Let us pray.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
brt-ad; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; And lead us
not into tem[)tation; But deliver
us from evil. Amen.

IT And those Collects.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting
God, who makest us both to
will and to do those things which
are good, and acceptable unto thy
Divine Majesty ; we make our
humble supplications unto thee for
these thy servants, u{)on whom,
after the example of thy holy
Apostles, we have now^ laid our
hands; to certify them, ))y this sign,
of thy favour and gracious good-
ness towards them. Let thy Fa-
therly hand, w^e beseech thee, ever
be over them : Let thy Holy Spirit

ever be with them : And so lead
them in the knowledge and obe-
dience of thy Word, that in the
end they may obtain everlasting
life,through our Lord J esus Christ ;
who, with thee and the Holy Ghost,
liveth and reigneth ever one God,
world without end. Amen.

O ALMIGHTY Lord, and
everlasting God, vouchsafe,
vye beseech thee, to direct, sancti-
fy, 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 i)rotection, both here and
ever, we may be preserved in body
and soul, through our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

IT Then the Bishop shall bless ihein, saying thus :

THE blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost, be uj)on you, and re-
main with you for ever. Amen.

H And there shall none be admitted to the Holy
Communion, until such time as he be condrmed,
or be ready and desirous to be confirmed.

THE FORM OF

SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.

IT The laws respecting Matrimony, whether by pablishing the Banns in Churches, or by Lieense, being
different in the several Stales ; everj' Minister is left to the direction of those Laws, in every thing that
regards the civil contract between the Parties.

11 And when the Banns are published, it shall be in the following form '-—^I pi/hlish the Banns of Marriage

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.]

H At the day and time appointed for Solemnization
of Matrimony, the Persons to be married shall
come into the body of the Church, or shall be
ready in some proper house, with their friends and
neighbours ; and there standing together, the Man
on the right hand, and the Woman on the left, the
Minister shall say,

DEARLY beloved, we are
gathered together here in the
sight of God, and in the face of
this company, to join together this
Man and this Woman in holy Mat-
rimony; which is commended of
Saint Paul to be honourable among
all men; and therefore is not by
any to be entered into unadvised-
ly or lightlv : but reverontly, dis-

creetly, advisedly, soberly, and in
the fear of God. Into this holy
estate, these two persons present
come now to be joined. If any
man can show just cause, why
they may not lawfully be joined
together, let him now speak, or
else hereafter for ever hold his
peace.

IT And also speaking unto the Persons who are to be
married, he shall say,

I REQUIRE and charge you
both (as ye will answer at the
dreadful day of judgment, when
the secrets of all hearts shall be

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disclosed) that if either of you
know any impediment, why ye
may not be lawfully joined together
in Matrimony, ye do now confess
it : For be ye well assured, that if
any persons are joined together
otherwise than as God's word
doth allow, their marriage is not
lawful.

fi The Minister, if he shall have reason to doubt of
the lawfulness of the proposed Marriage, may de-
maud sufficient surety for his indemnification;
but if no impediment shall be allei>^ed, or suspect-
ed, the Minister shall say to the Man,

M. \|riLT thou have this Wo-
▼ ▼ man to thy wedded
Wife, to live together after God's
ordinance, in the holy estate of
Matrimony? Wilt thou love her,
comfort her, honour, and keep her,
in sickness and in health ; and, for-
saking all others, keep thee only un-
to her, so long as ye both shall live ?

H The man shall answer, / ivitl.
TI Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman,

N. \1/"ILT thou have this Man

▼ ▼ to thy wedded Husband,
to live together after (iod's ordi-
nance, in the holy estate of Matri-
mony? Wilt thou obey him, and
serve him, love, honour, and keep
him, in sickness 'and in health ; and,
forsaking all others, keep thee only
unto him, so long as ye both shall
live?

IT The W Oman shall answer, 1 will.
IT Then shall the Minister say,

WMio giveth this Woman to be
married to this Man?

Ti Then shall they give their Troth to each other in
this Manner :

If The Minister receiving the Woman at her Fa-
ther's or Friend's Hands, shall cause the Man
with his Right Hand to take the Woman by her
Right Hand, and to say after him as followeth :

IM. take thee A^. to my wedded
Wife, to have and to hold, from
this day forward, for better for
worse, for richer for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love and
to cherish, till death us do part,
according to God's holy ordinance;
and thereto I plight thee my Troth.

U Then shall they loose their Hands, and the Wo-
man with her night Hand taking the Man by his
Right Hand, shall likewise say after t!ie Minister,

IA^. take thee M. to my wedded
Husband, to have and to hold,

from this day forward, for better
for worse, for richer for poorer,
in sickness and in health, to love,
cherish, and to obey, till death us
do part, according to God's holy
ordinance ; and thereto I give thee
my Troth.

K Then shall they again loose their Hands; and
the Man shall give unto the Woman a Ring. And
the Minister taking the Ring shall deliver it unto
the Man, to put it upon the fourth fmger of the
Woman's Left Hand. And the Man holding the
RinK then;, and taught bv the Ministei-, shall say,

WITH this Ring I thee wed,
and with all my worldly
goods I thee endow : In the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

H Then till- Man leavinfj the Ring upon the fourth
Finger ol the Woman's Left Hand, the Minister
shall say,

Let us pray.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come ; thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass against
us ; And lead us not int.o tempta-
tion; But deliver us from evil.
Amen.

ETERNAL God, Creator
and Preserver of all mankind,
giver of all .spiritual grace, the au-
thor of everlasting life; send thy
blessing ui)on these thy servants,
this man and this woman, whom
webh^ss in thy name ; that as Isaac
and Rebecca lived faithfully to-
gether, so these persons may surely
perform and keep the vow and
covenant betwixt them made,
(whereof this Ring given and re-
ceived is a token and pledge) and
may ever remain in perfect love
and peace together, and live ac-
cording to thy laws, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Then shall the Minister join their Right Hands
togellier, and say.

Those whom God hath joined
together, let no man put asunder.

IT Then shall the Minister sneak unto the Company :

FORASMUCH as M. and K
have consented together in

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146

holy Wedlock, and have witnessed
the same before God and this com-
pany, and thereto have given and
pledged their 1 roth, each to the
other, and have declared the same
by giving and receiving a King, and
by joining hands; 1 pronounce,
that they are Man and Wife; in
the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and ofthe Holy Ghost. Amen.

II And ihe Minister shall add this Blessing:

GOD the Father, God the Son,
God the Holy Ghost, bless,
preserve, and keep you : The Lord
mercifully with his favour look up-
on you, and fill you with all spirit-
ual benediction and grace ; that ye
may so live together in this life,
that in the world to come ye may
have life everlasting. Amen.

THE ORDER FOR

THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

II When any Person is sick, notice shall be given
thereof to the Minister of the Parish ; who, coming
into the sick Person's House, shall say,

PEACE be to this House, and
to all that dwell in it.

If When he cometh into the sick Man's presence,
he shall say, kneeling down,

REMEMBER not. Lord, our
iniquities, nor the iniquities
of our forefathers ; Spare us, good
Lord, spare thy people, whom
thou hast redeemed with thy most
precious blood ; and be not angry
with us for ever.
Ans. Spare us, good Lord.

If Then the Minister shall say,

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

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass against
us; And lead us not into tempta-
tion; But deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Min. O Lord, save thy servant ;

Ans. Who putteth his trust in
thee.

Min. Send him help from thy
holy place ;

Ans. And evermore mightily de-
fend him.

Min. Let the enemy have no ad-
vantage of him ;

Ans. Nor the wicked approach
to hurt him.

Min. Be unto him, O Lord, a
strong tower,

Ans. From tlie face of his enemy.

Min. O Lord, hear our prayer ;

Ans. And let our cry come unto
thee.

Minister.

OLORD,look down from Hea-
ven, behold, visit, and relieve
this thy servant. Look upon him
with the eyes of thy mercy ; give
him comfort and sure confidence
in thee ; defend him from the dan-
ger of the enemy ; and keep him
in perpetual peace and safety,
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,w e beseech
thee, this thy Fatherly correction
to him ; that the sense of his weak-
ness may add strength to his faith,
and seriousness to his repentance :
That if it shall be thy good pleasure
to restore him to his formt r health
he may lead the residue of Im life
in thy fear, and to thy glory : Or
else give him grace so to take thy

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VISITATION OF THE SICK.

visitation, that after this painful Ufe
ended, he may dwell with thee
in life everlasting, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

II Then shall theMinisler exhort ilie sick Person af-
ter this Form, or other like :

DEARLY l)eloved, know this,
that Almighty God is the Lord
of hfe and death, and of all things
to them pertaining; as youth,
strength, health, age, weakness,
and sickiiess. Wherefore, what-
soever your sickness be, know you
certainly that it is God's visitation.
A nd for what cause soever this sick-
ness be sent unto you ; w hether it
be to try your i)atience for the ex-
ami)le 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 amend
in you whatsoever doth otfend the
eyes of your heavenly Father; know
you certainly, that if you truly
repent you of your sins, and bear
your sickness patiently, trusting in
God's mercy, for his dear Son Je-
sus Christ's sake, and render unto
him humble thanks for his Father-
ly visitation, submitting yourself
wholly unto his will, it shall turn to
your profit, and help you forward
in the right way that leadeth unto
everlasting life.

IF It" the Person visited be very sick, then the Minis'
ter may end his Exhortation in this Place, or
else proceed :

TAKE therefore in good part
the chastisement of the Lord :
For, as Saint Paul saith in the
twelfth chapter to the Hebrew^s,
Whom the Lord loveth he chasten-
eth, and scourgeth every son whom
he receiveth. If ye endure chas-
tening, God dealeth with you as
with sons:For what son is he whom
the Father chasteneth not? But if
ye be without chastisement, where-
ofall are partakers, then are ye bas-
tards, and not sons. Furthermore,
wt have had fathers of our flesh,

which corrected us, and we gave
them reverence : Shall we not much
rather be in subjection unto the Fa-
ther of spirits, and live r For they
verily for a few days chastened us
after their own pleasure ; but he for
our profit, that we might be parta-
kers of his holiness. These words,
good brother^ are written in holy
Scripture, for our comfort and in-
struction ; that we should patient-
ly, and with thanksgiving, bear
our heavenly Father's correction,
whensoever, by any manner of ad-
versity, it shall please his gracious
goodness to visit us. And there
should be no greater comfort to
Christian persons, than to be made
like unto Christ, by suffering pa-
tiently adversities, troubles, and
sicknesses. For he himself went
not up to joy, but first he suffered
pain : He entered not into his glo-
ry, before he was crucified. So
truly our way to eternal joy, is to
suffer here with Christ; and our
door to enter into eternal life, is
gladly to die with Christ; that we
may rise again from death, and
dw ell with him in everlasting life.
Now, therefore, taking your sick-
ness, which is thus profitable for
you, patiently, I exhort you in the
name of God, to remember the pro-
fession which you made unto God
in your Baptism. And forasmuch
as after this life there is an account
to be given unto the righteous
Judge, by \\ hom all must be judg-
ed, without respect of persons ; I
require you to examine yourself,
and your estate, both toward God
and man; so that, accusing and
c'ondemning yourself for your own
faults, you may find mercy at our
heavenly Father's hand for Christ's
sake, and not be accused and con-
demned in that fearful judgment.
Therefore I shall rehearse to you
the Articles of our Faith ; that you
may know whether you do believe
as a Christiaii man should, or no.

VISITATION OF THE SICK.

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M Here the Miiirster shall rehvaise the Articles ol
the Faith, saying thus".

DOST thou believe in God the
Fatlier Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth ?

And in Jesus Christ his only be-
gotten Son our Lord ? And that he
was conceived by the Holy (jhost,
born of the V^irgin Mary; that he
suffered under Pontius I^ilate, was
crucified, dead, and biuied ; that
he went down into hell, and also
did rise again the third day; that
he ascended into heaven, and sit-
teth on the right hand of God the
Father Almighty; and from thence
shall come again at the end of the
world, to judge the quick and the
dead ?

And dost thou believe in the Ho-
ly Ghost; The holy Catholic
Church; The Communion of
Samts; The Remission of sins;
The Resurrection of the flesh;
and everlasting life after death ?

IT The sick Person shall answer,

All this I steadfastly believe.

TT Then shall the iMinister examine, whether he re-
pent him truly ofhis sins, and be in charily with all
the world ; exhorting' him to forgive, from the bot-
tom of his heart, all persons that have offended
him ; and if he hath offended any other, to ask
ihem forgiveness ; and where he hath done injury
or wrong' to any man, that he make amends
to the uttermost ofhis power. And if he halh not
before disposed of his goods, let him then be ad-
monished to make his Will, and to declare his
debts, what he owcth, and what is owing unto
him, for the better discharging ol' 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 estates, whilst
they are in health.

IT I'he E,xhortaiioii before rehear.sed may be said
before the Minister begin his Prayer, as he shall
see cause.

II The Minister sliall not omit earnestly to move
such sick persons as are of ability, to be liberal to
the poor.

H And then the Minister shall say the Collect fol-
lowing.

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 rememberest them no more ;
Oj)en thine eye of mercy upon this
thy servant, who most earnestly
desireth pardon and forgiveness.
Renew in Am, most loving Father.
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whatsoever hath l)een decayed by
the fraud and malice of the devil,
or by his own carnal will and frail-
ness; preserve and coutiiuie this
sick member in the unity of the
Church; consider his contrition,
accept his tears, assuage his pain,
as shall seem to thee most expedi-
ent for him. And forasmuch as he
putteth his full tru.st only in th^
mercy, imi)ute not unto him his
lormer sins, but strengthen him
with thy blessed Sjnrit; and when
thou art pleased to take him hence,
take him unto thy favour, through
the merits of thy most dearly be-
loved Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Ti Then shall the Minister say this Psalm:

Psalm 130. De Profundis.
UT of the deep have I called
unto thee, O Lord; Lord,
hear my voice.

let thine ears consider well
the voice of my complaint.

If thou. Lord, wilt be extreme
to mark what is done amiss; O
Lord, who may abide it?

For there is mercy with thee ;
therefore shalt thou be feared.

1 look for the Lord, my soul
doth wait for him ; in his word is
my trust.

My soul fleeth unto the Lord,
before the morning watch; I say,
before the morning ^^ atch.

O Israel, trust in the Lord, for
with the Lord there is mercy ; and
with him is plenteous redemption.

And he ehall redeem Israel from
all his sins.

II Adding this :

SAVIOURof the world, who
bythyCross and preciousBlood
hast redeemed us ; save us, and help
us,we humblybeseech tliee,OLord.

II Then shall the Minister say,

THE Almighty Lord, who is a
most strong tower to all those
who put their trust in him, to whom
all things in heaven, in earth, and
under the earth, do bow and obey,
be now and evermore thy defence ;

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VISITATION OF THE SICK.

and make tliee know and feel, tliat
there is none other name under
heaven given to man, in \^ horn, and
through whom, thou mayestreceive
health and salvation, but only the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

IF Here the Minister may use any pari of the ser-
vice of this Book, which, in his discrelioii, he
shall think conveiiienl to the occasion ; and after
that shall say>

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 gra-
cious unto thee : The Lord lift up
his countenance upon thee, and
give thee peace both now and ever-
more. Amen.

ir Prayers which may be said with the foregoing
service, or any part thereof, at the discretion of the
Minister.

IT A Prayer for a sick Child.

O ALMIGHTY God and mer-
ciful Father, 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 lying
upon the bed of sickness : Visit him,
O Lord, with thy salvation ; deliv-
er him in thy good appointed time
from his bodily i)ain, and save his
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 instrument of thy
glory, by serving thee faithfully,
and domg good in his generation :
Or else receive him into those hea-
venly habitations, where the souls
of those who sleep in the Lord Je-
sus enjoy perpetual rest and felici-
ty: Grant this, O Lord, for thy
mercies' sake, in the same thy Son
our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

% A Prayer for a sick Person, when there appearetli
but small hope of recovery.

O FATHER of mercies, and
God of all comfort, our only
help in time of need; We fly unto

thee for succour in behalf of this
thy servant, here lying under thy
hand m great weakness of body:
Look graciously upon him, O
Lord ; and the more the outward
man decayeth, strengthen him, we
beseech thee, so much the more
continually with thy grace and Ho-
ly Spirit, in the inner man: Give
him unfeigned repentance for all
the errors of his life past, and
steadfast faith in thy Son Jesus,
that his sins may be done away by
thy mercy, and his pardon sealed
in Heaven, before he go hence, and,
be no more seen. We know, O
Lord, that there is no word impos-
sible with thee; and that, if thou
wilt, thou canst even yet raise him
uj), and grant /tm a longer continu-
ance amongst us : Yet, forasmuch
as in all appearance the time of hi$
dissolution draweth near, so fit
and prepare him, we beseech thee,
against the hour of death, that af-
ter his departure hence in peace,
and in thy favour, his soul may be
received into thine everlasting king-
dom ; through the merits and me-
diation of Jesus Christ thine only
Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

^ A Commendatory Prayer for a sick Person at
the point of departure.

O ALMIGHTY God, with
whom do live the spirits of
just men made perfect, after they
are delivered from their earthly
prisons ; we humbly commend the
soul of this thy servant, our dear
brother, 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 : Wash it,
we pray thee, in the blood of that
immaculate 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 lust of the flesh, or the
wiles of Satan, being purged and

VISITATION OF THE SICK. 14^

done away, it may be presented j we beseech tliee, deeply sensible
pure and without spot before thee, of the shortness and uncertainty

And teach us who survive, in this,
and other like daily spectacles of
mortality, to see how frail and un-
certain our own condition is ; and so
to number our days, that we may
seriously apply our hearts to that
holy and heavenly wisdom, whilst
we live here, which may in the
end bring us to life everlasting,
through the merits of Jesus Christ
thine only Son our Lord. Amen.

If A Prayer for Persons troubledinJVIindoriiiCon-
science.

O BLESSED Lord, the Fa-
ther of mercies, and the God
of all comforts, we beseech thee,
look down in pity and compassion
upon this thy afflicted servant.
Thou writest bittv.Y things against
him, and makes! him to possess
his former iniquities : thy wrath
lieth hard upon him, and his soul
is full of trouble : But, O merciful
God, who hast written thy holy
word for our learning, that we,
through patience and comfort of
thy holy Scriptures, might have
hope ; give him a right understand-
ing of liimself, and of thy threat:^
and promises ; that he may nei-
ther cast away his confidence in
thee, nor place it any where but
in tlu^e. Give him, strength against
all his temptations, and heal all his
distempers : Break not the bruis-
ed reed, nor quench the smoking
flax : Shut not up thy tender mer-
cies in displeasure ; but make him
to hear of joy and gladness, that
the bones which thou hast broken
may rejoice : Deliver him from
fear of the enemy, aiid lift ui) the
light of thy countenance upon him;
and give him i)eace, through the
merits and mediation of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

*I A Prayer whieh may be said by the Minister,
ill behalf of all presejit at llie Visilatlon.

GOD, whose days are with-
out end, and whose mercies
eannot be numbered; make us.
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of human liie ; and let thy Holy
Spirit lead us through this vale of
misery, in holiness and righteous-
ness, all the days of our lives : That,
when we shall have served thee in
our generation, we may be gather-
ed unto our fathers, having the
testimony of a good conscience ;
in the communion of the Catholic
Church ; in the confidence of a
certain faith ; in the comfort of a
reasonable, religious, and holy
hope ; in favoiu" with thee our
God, and in perfect charity Avith
the world : All which we ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

IT A Prayer whieh may be said in case of sudden
surprise and immediate danger.

MOST gracious Father, we
fly unto thee for mercy in be-
half of this thy servant, here lying
under the sudden visitation of
thine hand. If it be thy will, pre-
serve his life, that there may be
place for repentance : But, if thou
hast otherwise appointed, let thy
mercy sui)ply to him. the want of
the usual opportunity for the trim-
ming of his lamp. Stir up in him
such sorrow for sin, and such fer-
vent love to thee, as may in a short
time do the work of many days :
That among the i)raises which thy
Saints and noly Angels shall sing
to the honour of thy mercy through
eternal ages, it may be to thy un-
si)eakable glory, that thou hast re-
deemed the soul ol' this thy servant
from eternal death, and made him
partaker of the everlasting life,
which is through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

11 A Thanksgiving' for (he Iteginning'of a recovery.

GREAT and mighty God, whp
bringest down to the grave,
and bringest up again ; we bless
thy wonderful goodness, for havjng
turned our heaviness into joy and
our mourning into gladness, by
restoring this our brother to sopae

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THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK.

degree of /^w former health. Bless-
ed he thy name, that thou didst not
forsake kirn iii his sickness : but
didst visit him with comibrts from
above ; didst support him in pa-
tience and submission to thy will ;
and, at last, didst send him season-
able relief. Perfect, we beseech
the(^, this thy mercy towards him ;
and prosper the means which shall
be made use of for his cure : That

beins restored to health of body,
vigour of mind, and cheerfulness
of sj)irit, he may be able to go to
thine house, to offer thee an obla-
tion with great gladness ; and to
bless thy holy name for all thy
goodness towards him, through
Jesus Christ our Saviour : To
whom with thee and the Holy
Spirit, be all honour and glory
world without end. Amen.

THE COxMMUNION OF TIIE SICK.

TI Forasmuch as all mortal men are subject to many sudden pents, diseases, and sicknesses, and ever
uncertain what time tliey shall depart out of this life ; therefore, to the intent they may be always
in readiness to die, whensoever it shall please Almighty God to call them, the Ministers shall diligently
from time to time (but especially in the time of pestilence, or other infectious sickness) exhort their
Parishioners to the often receiving of the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour
Christ, when it shall be publicly administered in the Church ; that so doing, they may, in case of sud-
den visitation, have the less cause to be disquieted for lack of the same. But if the sick person be not
able to tome to the Church, and yet is desirous to receive the Communion in his house ; then he must

five Timely notice to the Minister, signifying also how many there are to communicate with him
which shall be two at the least ;) and all things necessary being prepared, the Minister shall there cele-
brate the Holy Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, here Ibllowing :

The Collect. ,

ALMIGHTY everliving God,
Maker of mankind, who dost
correct those whom thou dost love,
and chastise every o^e whom thou
dost receive; we beseech thee to
have mercy upon this thy servant
visited with thine hand; and to
grant that he may take /a'.s- sickness
patiently, and recover A/5 bodily
health, if itbe thy gracious will; and
that whensoever/i/.ssoul shall depart
from the body, it may be \\ ithout
spot presented unto thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Heb. xii. 5.

MY son, despise not thou the
chastening of the Lord, nor
faint when thou art rebuked of
him. For whom the Lord loveth,
he chasteneth ; and scourgeth eve-
ry son whom he receiveth.

The Gospel. St. John v. 24.

YERILY, verily, I say unto you,
He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, hath
everlasting life, and shall not come
into condemnation; but is passed
from death unto life.

Tf After which the Minister shall proceed according to the Form before prescribed for the Holy Com-
munion, beginning at these words. Ve vho do truLj, &lc.

TT At the time of the distribution of the Holy Sacrament, the Minister shall first receive the Communion
himself, and after minister iMito those who are appointed to communicate with the sick, and last of all
to the sick person.

IT But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Min-
ister, or lor lack <il company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the
Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood, the Minister shall instruct him, that if he do truly repent him
of his sins, and steadfastly believe that Jesus Christ halh suffered death upon the Cross for him, and
shed his blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him
hearty thanks therefor, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to
his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth.

11 When t4ie sick Person is visited and receiveth the Holy Communion all at one time, then the Minister, -
for more expedition, shall cut off the Form of the Visitation at the Psalm, and go straight to the Com-
inunion.

H In the times of contagions sickness or disease, when none of the Parish or Neighbours can be gotten to
communicate with the sick in their houses, for fear of the infection ; upon special request of the diseas-
ed, the Minister alone may cummuuicaie with him.

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THE ORDER FOR

THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

If Here is to be noted, that tlie Office ensuing is not to he used for any unbaptizcd Adults, any who die

excomnmnifHle, or who have laid violent hands upon themselves.
IT The Minister, meeting the Cor|>se at the ciiirance of the Cilurcli-yard, and going before it either into
the Church, or towards the Grave, shall say, or sing,

I AM the resurrection and the
life, saith the Lord ; he that be-
heveth in me, though lie were
dead, yet shall he live: And who-
soever liveth and believeth in me,
shall never die. St. John 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 my skin worms des-
troy this body, yet in my flesh
shall 1 see God ; whom I shall see
for myself, and mine eyes shall be-
hold, and not another. Job xix.
25,26,27.

WE brought nothing into this
world, and it is certain we
can carry nothing out. The Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken
away ; blessed be the name of the
Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job'i. 21.

'T After they are come into the Church, shall be said
or sung the following Anthem, taken from the 39th
and mh Psalms.

LORD, let me know my end,
and the number of my days ;
that I may be certified how long 1
hav^e 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 liv-
ing is altogether vanity.

For man walketh in a vain
shadow, and disquieteth himself in
vain; he heai)eth up riches, and
cannot tell who shall gather them.

And now. Lord, wiiat is my
ho[)er Truly my hoi)e is even in
thee.

Deliver me from all mine offen-
ces; and make me not a rebuke
unto the foolish.

When thou with rebukes dost
chasten man for sin, thou makest
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his beauty to consume away, like
as it were a moth fretting a gar-
ment : Every man therefore is but
vanity.

Hear my prayer, O Lord; and
with thine 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.

Lord, thou hast been our refuge,
from one generation to another.

Before the mountains v ere
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 children of men.

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,
they are even as asleep; and fade
away suddenly like the grass.

In the morning it is green, and
groweth up; but in the evening
it is cut down, dried up, and with-
ered.

For we consume away in thy
dis]ileasure ; and are afraid at thy
wrathfid indignation.

Thou hast set our misdeeds be-
fore thee; and our secret sins in
the light of thy countenance.

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.

152 BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

The days of our age are three-
score years and ten ; and though
men be so strong that they come
to fourscore years, yet is their
strength then but labour and sor-
row ; so soon passeth it away, and
we are gone.

So teach us to num})er our days,
that we may apply our hearts un-
to wisdom.

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 with-
out end. Amen.

IT Tlien sliaM follow llie Lesson, taken out of the
fifieenih Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to
the Coriutliiaiis.

1 Cor. XV. 20.
IVrOW is Christ risen from the
-1-^ 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 shall all be made
alive. But every man in his own
order: Christ the first fruits; af-
terwards they that are Christ^s,
at his coming. Then cometh the
end, when he shall have delivered
up the kingdom to God, even the
Father; when he shall have j)ut
down all rule, and all authority,
and |X)wer. For he must reign
till lie hath put all enemies under
his feet. The last enemy that
shall be destroyed is death : for ho
hath put all things under his feet.
But when he saith all things are
put under him, it is manifest that
he is excepted w liich did put all
things under him. And when all
things shall be subdued unto him,
then shall the Son also himself be
subject unto him that put all
things under him, that God may
be all in all. Else \\ hat shall they
do which are baptized for the
dead, if the dead rise not at all ?
Why are they then baptized for
tiie dead ? And v/hy stand we in
jeopardy every hour ? I protest by

your rejoicing, which I have in
Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
If after the manner of men I have
fought with beasts at Ephesus,
what ad vantageth it me, if the dead
rise not? Let us eat and drink,
for to-morrow we die. Be not de-
ceived : Evil communications cor-
rupt good manners. Awake to
righteousness, and sin not : for
some have not the knowledge of
God. I si>eak this to your shame.
But some man will say. How are
the dead raised up? and with
what body do they come? Thou
fool, that which thou so west is not
quickened, except it die. And
that which thou soAvest, thou sovv-
est not that body that shall be, but
bare grain ; it may chance of
wheat, or of some other grain.
But God giveth it a body as it hath
pleased him ; and to every seed his
own body. All flesh is not the
same flesh ; but there is one kind
of flesh of men, another flesh of
beasts, another of fishes, and an-
other of birds. There are also
celestial bodies, and bodies terres-
trial: But the glory of the celes-
tial is one, and the glory of the
terrestrial is another. There is
one glory of the sim, and another
glory of the moon, and another
glory of the stars: For one star
difi'ereth from another star in glo-
ry. So also is the resurrection of
the dead. It is sown in corrup-
tion ; it is raised in incorruption :
so\\ n in dishonour ; it is
in glory : It is sown in weak-
it is raised in i)ower: It is
sown a natural body ; it is raised a
spiritual body. There is a natural
body, and there is a spiritual body.
And so it is written. The first man
Adam was made a living soul, the
last Adam was made a quickening
spirit. Howbeit, that was not first
w hich is spiritual, but that which
is natural; and afterward that
which is spiritual. The first

raise(
ness ;

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153

man is of the earth, earthy : The
second man is the Lord from hea-
ven. As is the earthy, such are
they that are earthy : and as is the
heavenly, such are they also that
are heavenly. And as we have
borne the image of the earthy, we
shall also bear the image of the
heavenly. Now this I say, breth-
ren, that flesh and blood cannot
inherit the kingdom of God; nei-
ther doth corruption inherit incor-
ruption. Behold, I show you a
mystery: We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed, i'n a
moment, in the twinkling of an
eye, at the last trumii: For the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead
shall be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed. For this
corruptii)le must put on incorrup-
tion, and this mortal must put on
immortality. So when this cor-
ruptible shall have put on incor-
ruption, and this mortal shall have
put on immmtality, then shall be
brought to pass the saying that is
written, Death is swallowed up
in victory. O death, where is thy
sting ? O grave, where is thy vic-
tory? 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 belo^ ed brethren, be ye stead-
fast, unmoveable, always abound-
ing in the work of the Lord ; for-
asmuch as ye know that your la-
bour is not in vain in the Lord.

IT Wlien they come to the grave, while the Corpse
is made ready to be laid ii;lo the earth, shall be
sung' or said,

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 fleeth as it \a ere a shadow, and
never continueth m 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 God most holy, O
Lord most mighty, O holy and
most merciful Saviour, deliver us
not into the bitter pains of eternal
death.

Thou knowest. Lord, the secrets
of our hearts: shut not thy merci-
ful ears to our prayers; but spare
us. Lord most holy, O God most
mighty, O holy and merciful Sa-
viour, tliou most worthy Judge
eternal, suffer us not, at our last
hour, for any pains of death to fall
from thee.

IT Then, while the earth shall he cast upon the body
by some standing' bv, the Minister shall say,

FORASMUCH as it hath
pleased Almighty God, in his
wise Providence, to take out of
this world the Soul of our deceased
Brother, we therefore commit his
Body to the ground ; earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust : look-
ing for the general resurrection in
the last Day, and the life of the
World to come, through our Lord
Jesus Christ; at whose second
coming in glorious Majesty to
judge the World, the Earth and the
Sea shall give up their Dead ; and
the corruptible Bodies of those
who sleep in him shall be changed,
and made like unto his own
glorious Body; according to the
mighty working whereby he is able
to subdue all things unto himself.

TT Then shall lie said, or sung,

I HEARD a voice from heaven,
saying unto me. Write, from
henceforth blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord ; even so saith
the Spirit ; lor they rest from their
labours. Jtlev. xiv. 13.

' Then the Minister shall say the Lord's Prayer.

UR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
he done on Earth, as it is in
Heaven ; Give us this day our dai-
ly bread; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those vv ,iO
trespass against us; And lead us

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not into temptation; Biit deliver
usiVomevil. Amen.

IF Then tin? Minister shall sav one or bolh of the fol-
lowing Prayers, at liis discretion.

4 LMIGHTY God, with whom

-1-jL do live the spirits of those
who depart hence hi 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 the sood exam-
ples of all those thy servants, who,
having finished their course in
tkith, do now rest from their la-
hours. And we beseech thee, that
we, with all those who are de-
|)arted in the true faith of thy holy
name, may have our jierfect con-
summation and bliss, both in body
Rnd soul, in thy eternal and ever-
lasting glory, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

O MERCIFUL God, the Fa-
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is the r(3Surrection and the life;
in whom whosoever believeth,
shall live, though he die ; and who-

soever liveth and believeth in him,
shall not die eternally; who also
hath taught us, by his holy Ai)ostle
St. Paul, not to be sorry, as men
without hope, for those w ho sleep
in him ; we humbly beseech thee,
O Father, to raise us from the
death of sin unto the life of righ-
teousness ; that when we shall de-
part this life, we may rest in him ;
and that at the general resurrec-
tion in the last day, we may be
found acreptable in thy sight; and
receive that blessing, which thy
well-beloved JSon shall then pro-
nounce to all w ho love and fear
thee, saying. Come, ye blessed
children of my Father, receive the
kingdom i)repared for 3'ou from the
beginning of the world: Grant
this, we beseech thee, O merciful
Father, through Jesus Christ our
Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.
f^Y^ H E grace of our Lord Jesus
J- Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore.
Amen.

THE

Thanksgiving of Women after Cliild-Birth,

COMMONLY CALLED

THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN.

H This Service, or the Goncliidiiig Prayer alone, as it stands among the- Occasional Prayers and Thanks-
givings, may be used at the discretion of the Minister.
IT The Woman, at the usual Tnne after her Delivery, shall come into the Church decently apparelled,

and there shall kneel down in some convenient place, as hath been accustomed, or as the Ordinary

shall direct : And then the Priest shall sav unto her.

FORASMUCH as it hath
pleased Almighty God, of
his goodness, to give you safe de-
liverance, and to preserve you in
the great danger of child-birth;
you shall therefore give hearty
thanks unto God, and say,

IT Then shall the Minister say the following- Hymn,
taken from the lifith Psalm.

Dilexi^ qiioniam.

I AM well pleased that the Lord
hath heard the voice of my
prayer ;

That he hath inclined his ear
unto me: Therefore will I call
upon him as long as I live.

I found trouble and heaviness,
and I called ui)on the name of the
Lord ; O Lord, I beseech thee, de-
liver my soul.

Gracious is the Lord, and righ-
teous; yea, our God is merciful.

What reward shall 1 give unto
th: Lord, for all the benefits that
he hath done imto me ?

I will receive the cup of salva-

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Alls. Who i)utteth her trust in

tion* and call ui)on the name of
tlie Lord.

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 the Lord.

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.

U Then siiall llic JVIiiiistei- say llie Lord's Prnyer,
with vvlial follou's : But the Lord's Prayer may
be omitteil, it'tliis l>e used with the Morning' or
Evenirig Prayer.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
bread ; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; And lead us
not into tein[)tation; But deliver
us from evil. Amen.

Mm
thy servant

Be thou to her a strong

From the face ofherene-

Lord, hear our Prayer;
And let our cry come unto

thee.

Min.
tower,

Ans.
my.

Min.

Ans.
thee.

Min. Let us pray.

O ALMIGHTY God, we give
thee humble thanks for that
thou hast been graciously pleased
to preserve, through the great pain
and peril of child-birth, this wo-
man thy servant, who desires now
to offer her praises and thanksgiv-
ings unto thee. Grant, we beseech
thee, most merciful father, that she,
through thy help, may both faith-
fully li\'e, and walk according to
thy will in this life present, and
also may be partaker of everlast-
ing glory in the life to come,
OLord, save this woman jthrough Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

If The Woman that rometh to ^ive her thanks, must offer accustomed offerings, which shall be applied by
the Minister and the Church- Wardens to the relief ot distressed Women in Child-bed: And if there be
a Communion, it is convenient that she receive the Holy Communion.

FORMS OF PRAYER

TO BE USED AT SEA.

H The Merning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea, shall be the same which is appointed in

the Book of Common Praver.

V These two following Prayers may be also used in
Ships ofWar.

O ETERNAL Lord God, who
alone spreadest out the hea-
vens, and ruiest the raging of the
sea; 'vvho 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 [or ship] in which we serve.
Preserve us from the dangers of
the sea, and from the violence of

the enemy ; that we may be a safe-
guard unto the United States of
America, and a security for such
as pass on the seas upon their law-
ful occasions ; that the inhabitants
of our land may in peace and
quietness serve thee our God ; and
that we may return in safety to en-
joy the blessings of the land, with
the fruits of our labour; and, with
a thankful remembrance of thy
mercies, to jiraise and glorify thy
holy name, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

156 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA.

The Collect,

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all
our doings, with thy most
gracious 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 mer-
cy obtain everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Prayers to be used in Siorms at Sea.

OMOST powerful and glori-
ous Lord God, at whose
command the winds blow, and lift
up the waves of the sea, and who
stillest the rage thereof; we, thy
creatures, but miserable sinners,
do in this our great distress cry
unto thee for help : Save. Lord, or
else we perish. We confess when
we have been safe, and seen all
things quiet about us, we have for-
gotten thee our God, and refused
to hearken to the still voice of thy
word, and to obey thy command-
ments : But now we see how ter-
rible thou art in all thy works of
wonder ; the great God to be fear-
ed above all; and therefore we
adore thy Divine Majesty, acknow-
led^^ing thy power, and imploring
thy goodness. Help, Lord, and
save us for thy mercies' sake, in
Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord.
Amen.

!I 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, calling out of
the depth of misery, and out of
the jaws of this death, which is
now ready to swallow us up:
Save, Lord, or else we perish.
The living, the living shall praise
thee. O send thy word of com-
mand to rebuke the raging Winds,
and the roaring Sea; that we, be-
ing delivered from this distress,
may live to serve thee, and to glo-
rify thy name all the days of our

life. Hear, Lord, and save us, for
the infinite merits of our blessed
Saviour, thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.

H The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea
ag'aiiist any Enemy.

OMOSr powerful and glo-
rious Lord God, the Lord
of hosts, that rulest and command-
est all things; thou sittest in the
throne judging right: And there-
fore we make our address to thy
Divine Majesty, in this our neces-
sity, that thou wouldest take the
cause into thine own hand, and
judge between us and our enemies.
Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and
come and help us; for thou givest
not 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 help, 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.
Amen.

II Short Prayers for Sing'le Persons, vvho cannot
meet to join in Prayer with others, by reason of the
Fight or Storm.

IT General Prayers.

LORD be merciful to us sin-
ners, and save us for thy mer-
cies' sake.

Thou art the great God, who
hast made and rulest all things:
O deliver us for thy name's
sake.

Thou art the great God to be
feared above all : O save us, that
we may praise thee.

IT special Pravers with 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 who fly unto thee:
O save us from the violence of the
enemy.

O Lord of Hosts, fight for us ;
that we m'dy glorify thee.

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O suffer us not to sink under the
veeigiit of our sins, or the violence
of tlie enemy.

O Lord, arise, help us, and de-
liver us, for thy name's sake.

II Slioi I fravers in rtspect oia Stoim.

THOU, d Lord, who stillest the
raging of the sea, hear, hear us,
and save us, that we perish not.

O blessed Saviour, who 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 us.

O Lord, hear us.

O Christ, hear us.

God the Father, God the Son,
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy
upon us, save us now and ever-
more. Amen.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
bread ; And forgive us our tresj)ass-
es, as we forgive those who tres-
pass against us; And lead us not
into temptation; But deliver us
from evil. Amen.

^ When there shall be imiiiineiU clanger, as many as
can be spared from necessary service in the ship
shall be called together, and make an humble Con-
fession of their sins to God : in which every one
oiig'ht seriously to reflect upon those particulai
sins, of which his conscience shall accuse him ;
saying as followeth :

The Confession.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, Ma-
ker of all things, J udge 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 Divine Majesty, provoking
most justly thy wrath and indigna-
tion against us. We do earnestly
repent, and are heartily sorry for
these our misdoings ; the remem-
brance of them is grievous unto
us ; the burden of them is intolera-

ble. Have mercy upon us, have
mercy upon us, most merciful Fa-
ther: 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.

n Then shall tlie Minister, if there be any in the
ship, say,

ALMIGHTY God, our hea-
venly Father, who, of his
great mercy, hath promised for-
giveness of sins to all those who
with hearty repentance and true
faith turn unto him; have mercy
upon you ; pardon and deliver you
from all your sins; confirm and
strengthen you in all goodness, and
bring you to everlasting hfe,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
A7uen.

IT Thanksgiving after a Storm.

Psalm GQ. Jubilate Deo.
BE joyful in God, all ye
lands; sing praises unto the
honour of his name; make his
praise to be glorious.

Say unto Ciod, O how wonderful
art thou in thy works ; through the
greatness of thy i)ower shall thine
enemies be found 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 wonderftd
he is in his doings towards the
children of men !

He ruleth with his power for
ever; his eyes behold the people ;
and such as will not believe, shall
not be able to exalt themselves.

O praise our God, ye people;
and make the voice of his praise
to be heard;

Who holdeth our soul in Hfe;
and suffereth not our feet to slip.

For thou, O God, hast proved
us; thou also hast tried us, like
as silver is tried.

Thou broughtest us into the

158 FORiMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA.

snare; and laitiest trouble upon
our loins.

I will so into thine house with
hurnt-offerin^s; and will pay thee
my vows which I promised with
my lii)s, and si)ake with my mouth,
w hen I was in trouble.

come hither, and hearken, all
ye that Tear God; and I will tell
you what he hath done tor rny soul.

1 called unto him with riiy
mouth ; and gave him praises with
my tongue.

If 1 incline unto wickedness
with mine heart, the Lord w ill not
hear me.

But God hath heard me; and
considered the voice of my prayer.

Praised be God, w ho hath not
cast out my prayer, nor turned his
mercy from me.

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 with-
out end. Amen.
Psalm 107. Conjitemini Domino.

OTHAT men would 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 sacrifice of thanksgiving ; and
tell out his works with gladness!

They that go down to the sea
in ships ; and occupy their busi-
ness in great waters ;

These men see the works of the
Lord, and his w^onders in the deep.

For at his word, the stormy
wind ariseth ; which liftetli 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 like a drunken man ; and are
at their wit's end.

So when they cry unto the Lord
in their 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 he bring-
eth them unto the haven where
ttiey would be.

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 exalt him also
in the congregation of the people;
and praise him in the seat of the
elders !

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 with-
out end. Amen.

If Collects of Thanksg'ivin^.

OMOST blessed and glorious
Lord God, who art of infi-
nite goodness and mercy ; we, thy
poor creatures, whom thou hast
made and preserved, holding our
souls in life, and now rescuing
us out of the jaws of death, hum-
bly present ourselves again before
thy Divine Majesty, to offer a sa-
crifice of praise and thanksgiving,
for that thou heardest us when we
called in our trouble, and didst not
cast out our prayer, which we
made before thee in our great dis-
tress ; even when we gave all for
lost, our Ship, our Goods, our
Lives, then didst thou mercifully
look upon us, and wonderfully
command a deliverance : for which
we now, being hi safety, do give
all praise and glory to thy holy
name, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

H Or this.

OMOST mighty and gracious
good God, thy mercy is over
all thy works, but in special man-
ner hath been extended towards
us, w hom thou hast so powerfully
and wonderfully defeiuh'd. Thoa
hast showed us terrible things, and

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wonders in the deep, that we
might see how powerful and gra-
cious a God thou art; how able
and ready to help those who trust
in thee. Thou hast showed 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, for this thy mercy, in saving
us when we were ready to perish.
And, we beseech thee, make us
as truly sensible now of thy mer-
cy, as we were then of the clanger ;
and give us hearts always ready
to express our thankfulness not
only by words, but also by our
lives, in being more obedient to
thy holy commandments. Con-
tinue, we beseech thee, this thy
goodness to us; that we, whom
thou hast saved, may serve thee
in holiness and righteousness all
the days of our life, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Amen.

IT A Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a
dangerous Tempesl.

OCOME, let us give thanks
unto the Lord, for he is gra-
cious ; and his mercy endureth for
ever.

Great is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised : let the redeemed of
the Lord say so, whom he hath
delivered from the merciless rage
of the sea.

The Lord is gracious, and full
of compassion ; slow to anger, and
of great mercy.

He hath not dealt with us ac-
cording to our sins; neither re-
warded us according to our in-
iquities.

But as the heaven is high above
the earth ; so great hath been his
mercy towards us.

We found trouble and heavi-
ness; we were even at death's
door.

The waters of the sea had well

nigh covered us ; the proud waters
had well nigh gone over our soul.

The sea roared ; and the stormy
wind lifted up the waves thereof.

We were carried up as it were
to heaven, and then down again
into the deep ; our soul melted
within us, because of trouble.

Then cried we unto thee, O
Lord; and thou didst deliver us
out of our distress.

Blessed be thy name, who didst
not despise the prayer of thy ser-
vants; but didst hear our cry, and
hast saved us.

Thou didst send forth thy com-
mandment ; and the windy storm
ceased, and was turned into a calm.

O let us therefore praise the
Lord for his goodness; and de-
clare the wonders that he hath
done, and still doeth, for the chil-
dren of men !

Praised be the Lord daily ; even
the Lord that helpeth us, and
poureth his benefits upon us.

He is our God, even the God
of whom Cometh salvation : God
is the Lord, by whom we have
escaped death.

Thou, Lord, hast made us glad
through the operation of thy
hands ; and we will triumph in
thy 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 of us say, Amen, Amen.

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 A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving
after Victory.

IF the Lord had not been on our
side, now may we say ; if the
Lord himself had no^ been on our
side, when men rose up against us ;
They had swallowed us up

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VISITATION OF PRISONERS.

ouick, when they were so wrath-
luUy disj)leased at us.

Yea, the waters had drowned
us, and the stream liad gone over
our soul ; the deep waters of the
proud liad gone over our soul.

Cut praised be the Lord, who
hath not given us over as a prey
unto them.

The Lord hath wrought a migh-
ty salvation for us.

We got not this Ijy our own
sword, neither was it our own arm
that saved us ; but thy right hand,
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.

The Lord hath appeared for us ;
the Lord hath overthrown our
enemies, and dashed in pieces
those that rose up against us.

Therefore not unto us, O Lord,
not unto us ; but unto tliy name
be given the glory.

The Lord hath done great things
for us ; the Lord hath done great
things for us, for which we re-
joice.

Our help standeth in the name
of the Lord, who hath made hea-
ven and earth.

Blessed be the name of the
Lord, from this time forth for
evermore.

Glory be to the Father, and to

the Son, and to the Hol^ Ghost ;
As it was in the begmning, is
now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.

H After this Hymn may be said the Te Deum.
f\ Then this Collect.

O ALMIGHTY God, the
Sovereign Commander of all
the world, in whose hand is pow-
er and might, which none is able
to withstand ; we bless and mag-
nify thy great and glorious name
for this happy victory, the whole
glory whereof we do ascribe to
thee, who art the only giver of
victory. And we beseech thee,
give us grace to improve this great
mercy to thy glory, the advance-
ment of thy Gosjjcl, the honour of
our country, and, as much as in
us lieth, to the good of all man-
kind. And, we beseech thee, give
us such a sense of this great mer-
cy, as may engage us to a true
thankfulness, such as may appear
in our lives, by an humble, holy,
and obedient walking 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 i)articular for this
victory and deliverance, be all glo-
ry and honour, world without end.
Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

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.

If At the Burial of the Dead at Sea, the Office in the Common Prayer Book may be us«d ; only instead
of these words, We therefore cummil his Body to tlie ground, earth to earth, &ic. say, We therefore com-
mit his Body to the deep, to be turned into cnrritption, looking for the Resurrection of the Body when the
Sea shall give up her dead, and the life of the world to coine, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who at
his coming sliall change our lile Body, tliat it may be like his glorious Body, according to the mighty
working whereby he is able to subdue all things to hintself.

A FORM OF PRAYER FOR

THE VISITATION OF PRISONERS.

f When Morning^ or Evening Prayer shall be read in any Prison, instead of the Psalm, O come Ut ut
sing, &ic. shall be read the 130th Psalm ; and the Minister shall insert, after the Collect for the Day,
the Collect in the following service, O God, who sparest, Sic. and at suili times as the Litany m net
read, he shall add the Prayer, O God, mercifid Father, who despisest not, he.

VISITATION OF PRISONERS.

161

IT And when Notice is given to the Minister, iliat a
Prisoner is confined for some great or capital
crime, he shall visit him ; and when he cometh
into the place where the Prisoner is, he shall say,
kneeling down,

REMEMBER not, Lord, our
iniquities, nor the ini(iuities
of our forefathers ; neither take
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.
Am. Spare us, good Lord.

H Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, ^c.

Min. O Lord, show thy mercy
upon us ;

Arts. And grant us thy salvation.

Min. Turn thy face from our sins ;

Ans. And blot out all our in-
iquities.

Min. Send us help from thy
holy place ;

Ans. For thine indignation lieth
hard upon us.

Min. O Lord, hear our prayer ;

Ans. And let the^ sighing of the
Prisoners come before thee.
Tfie Collect.

GRANT, we l.eseech thee.
Almighty God, that we, who
for our evil deeds do worthily de-
serve to be punished, -by the com-
fort of thy grace may mercifully
be relieved ; through our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

OGOD, who sparest when we
deserve punishment, and in
thy wrath rememberest mercy ;
we humbly beseech thee, of thy
goodness to comfort and succour
all those who are under reproach
and misery in the house of bond-
age ; correct them not in thine an-
ger, neither chasten them m thy
sore displeasure. Give them a
right understanding of themselves,
and of thy threats and promises ;
L

that they may neither cast away
their confidence in thee, nor i)lace
it any where but in thee. Relieve
the distressed, protect the inno-
cent, and awaken the guilty : and
forasmuch as thou alone bringest
light out of darkness, and good
out of evil, grant that the pains
and punishments which these thy
servants endure, through their
bodily confinement, may tend to
setting free their souls from the
chains of sin ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

H Here the Minister, as he shall see convenientj
may read the Prayer for Jill conditinns of Men,
the Collect for Ash- Wednesday, and the Collect
beginning Abnightu God, the fountain of all wis-
dom, &LC. or any other Prayer of the Liturgy,
which he shall judge proper.

TF Then shall the Minister exhort the Prisoner or
Prisoners after this Form, or oilier like :

DEARLY beloved, know this,
that Almighty God, whose
never-failing providence governeth
all things both in heaven and earth,
hath so wisely and mercifully or-
dered the course of this world,
that his judgments are often sent
as fatherly corrections to us ; and
if with due submission and resig-
nation to his holy will we receive
the same, they will work together
for our good.

It is your part and duty, there-
fore, to humble yourself under the
mighty hand of God, to acknow-
ledge the righteousnessof his judg-
ments, and to endeavour, that, by
his grace, this present visitation
may lead you to a sincere and
hearty repentance.

The way and means thereto is,
to examine your life and conversa-
tion by the rule of God's command-
ments; and whereinsoever you
shall perceive yourself to have
offended either Ijy will, word, or
deed, there to bewail your own
sinfulness, and to confess yourself
to Almighty God, with full pur-
pose of amendment of life. And
if you shall perceive your offences
to be such as are not only against

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God, but also against your neigh-
bours; then to reconcile yourself
to them, being ready to make res-
titution and satisfaction, according
to the uttermost ot your |)ower, for
all injuries and wrongs done by
you to any other: and l)eing like-
wise ready to forgive others who
have offended you, as you would
have forgiveness of your offences
at God's hand. And to this true
repentance and change of mind
you must add a lively and steadfast
faith, and dependence upon the
merits of the death of Christ, with
an entire resignation of yourself to\
the will of God. Except you re-
pent, and believe, we can give you
no hope of salvation. But if you
do sincerely rejient and believe,
God hath declared, though your
sins be as red as scarlet, they shall
be made white as snow ; though
your wickednesses have gone over
your head, yet shall they not be
your destruction.

We exhort you therefore in the
name of God, and of his dear Son
Jesus Christ our Saviour, and as
you tender your own Salvation, to
take good heed of these things in
time, \^ hile the day of salvation
lasteth ; for the night cometh, when
no man can work. While you
have the light, believe in the light,
and walk as children of the light,
that you be not cast into outer
darkness; that?/o?/ may not knock,
when the door shall be shut; and
cry for mercy, w hen it is the time
of justice. Now ?/o?/ are the ob-
ject of God's mercy, if by repent-
ance and true faith you turn unto
him : but if you neglect these
things, you Avill be the object of
his justice and vengeance: Now
you inay claim the merits of Christ;
but if yoti die in your sins, his suf-
ferings will tend to your greater
condemnation. O beloved, con-
sider m this your day, how fear-
ful a thing it will be to fall into

the hands of the living God, when
you can neither fly to his mercy
to protect you, nor to the merits
of Christ to cover you in that ter-
rible day.

H Here the Miiiisier shall examine him concerning'
his Faith, and rehearse the Articles of the Creed.
Dost tlutu believe in God, &.c. And the prisoner
shall answer,

All this I steadfastly believe.

IT Then shall the Minister examine whether he re-
pent him truly ol'his sins, and be in charity with
all the world, and further admonish him particu-
larly concerning the crimes wherewith he is
charg'ed ; and exhort him, if he have any scruples,
that he would declare the same, and prepare him-
self for the Holy Communion, against the time
that it may be proper to administer it to him.

H Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say as fol-
lows, Irom the 61st Psalm :

HAVE mercy upon me, O God,
after thy great goodness ; ac-
cording to the multitude of thy
mercies, do away mine offences.

Wash me thoroughly from my
wickedness ; and cleanse me from
my sin.

For I acknowledge my faults;
and my sm is ever before me.

Against thee only have I sinned,
and done this evil in thy sight; that
thou mightest be justified in thy
saying, and clear when thou art
judged.

Behold, I was shapen in wick-
edness ; and in sin hath my mother
conceived me.

But lo, thoQ requirest truth in the
inward parts ; and shalt make me
to understand wisdom secretly.

Thou shalt purge me with hys-
sop, and I shall be clean ; thou shalt
wash me, and I shall be whiter
than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear of
joy and gladness; that the bones
which thou hast broken may re-
joice.

Turn thy face from my sins;
and put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy
presence ; and take not thy Holy
Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy

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163

help again; and stablish me with
thy iiee Spirit.

Then 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 of my health ; and my tongue
shall sing of thy righteousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O
Lord; and my mouth shall show
thy praise.

For thou desirest no sacrifice,
else would I give it thee ; but thou
delightestnot in burnt-offerings.

The sacrifice of God is a
troubled Spirit; a broken and con-
trite heart, O God, shalt thou not
despise.

U Then the Minister sliall say,

Let us pray.

OLORD, we beseech thee,
mercifully hear our prayers,
and spare all those who confess
their sins unto thee; that they,
whose consciences by sin are ac-
cused, by thy merciful pardon may
be absolved, through Christ our
Lord. Amen.

OGOD, whose mercy is ever-
lasting, and power infinite ;
look down with pity and compas-
sion upon the sufferings of this thy
servant ; and whether thou visitest
for trial of his patience, or punish-
ment of his offences, enable him by
thy grace cheerfully to submit him-
self to thy holy will and pleasure.
Go not far from those, O Lord,
whom thou hast laid in a place of
darkness, and in the deep; and
forasmuch as thou hast not cut him
off suddenly, but chastenest him as
a father ; grant that he, duly con-
sidering thy great mercies, may be
unfeignedly thankful, and turn un-
to thee with true repentance and
sincerity of heart, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

M PrHvers for Persons under Sentence of Death.

II Wiien a Criminal is under Sentence of Death,
the Minister shall proceed, immediittely after the
CoilocI, God, who sparest, 8ic. to exhort him
after this Form, or other like :

I. 9.

DEARLY beloved, it hath
pleased Almighty God, in his
^ustice, to bring you under the sen-
tence and condenmation of the law:
You are shortly to suffer death in
such a manner, that others, warned
by your exami)le, may be the more
alraid to offend ; and we pray God,
that you may make such use of
your punishments in this world,
that your soul may be saved in the
world to come.

Wherefore we come to you in
the bowels of compassion; and,
being desirous that you should
avoid presumption on the one hand,
and despair on the other, shall
plainly lay before you the wretch-
edness of your condition, and de-
clare how far you ought to depend
on the mercies of God, and the
merits of our Saviour. Consider
then seriously with yourself, in all
appearance the time of your disso-
lution draweth near; your sins
have laid fast hold upon you ; you
are soon to be removed Irom among
men by a violent death ; and you
shall fade away suddenly like the
grass, which in the morning is
green and groweth up, but in the
evening is cut down, dried up, and
withered. After you have thus
finished the course of a shiful and
miserable life, you shall appear
before the Judge of all flesh; who,
as he pronounces blessings on the
righteous, shall likewise say, with
a terrible voice of most just judg-
ment, to the wicked, Go, ye ac-
cursed, into the fire everlasting,
prepared for the devil and his an-
gels.

Your sins have brought you too
near this dreadful sentence : it is
therefore your part and duty, my
brother, humbly to confess and be-
wail your great and manifold of-
fences, and to repent you truly of
your sins, as you tender the eter-
nal salvation of your soul.

Be not deceived with a vain

164 VISITATION OF PRISONERS.

and presMiiiptaous expectation of perfect. And fail not earnestly to

God's favour, nor say within your-
self, Peace, Peace, where there is
no peace; for there is no peace,
saith my God, to the wicked. God
IS not mocked ; he is of purer eyes
than to behold iniquity ; and with-
out holiness no man shall see the
Lord. On the other hand, despair
not of God's mercy, though trouble
is on every side ; for God shutteth
not up his mercies for ever in dis-
pleasure: But if we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to for-
give us our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. Do not
either way abuse the goodness of
God, who calleth us mercifully to
amendment, and of his endless pity
promiseth us forgiveness of that
which is past, if with a perfect and
iTue heart we return unto him.

Since therefore you are soon to
pass into an endless and unchange-
able state, and your future happi-
ness or misery depends upon the
lew moments which are left you ;
I require you strictly to examine
yourself, and your estate both to

endeavour and pray for this bless-
ed temper and composure of mind.
So may you cast yourself with an
entire dependence upon the mer-
cies of God, through the merits of
our Saviour and Redeemer Jesus
Christ.

H Here the Minister shall examine him concerning
his Faith, and rehearse the Articles of the Creed,
Dost ihm believe in God, &ic. And the Criminal
shall answer,

All this I steadfastly believe.

TI Then shall the Minister examine whether he re-
pent liini truly of his sins, exhorting him to a par-
ticular Conl'cssion of the sin for which he is con-
demned ; and upon Confession, he siiall instruct
him what satisfaction ought to be made to those
whom he has offended thereby ; and if he know-
eth any combinations in wickedness, or any evil
practices designed against others, let him be ad-
monished to tlie utmost of his power to discover
and prevent them.

IT After his Confession, the Minister shall declare
to him the pardoning mercy of God, in the Form
which is used in the Communion Service.
Al'tcr which shall be said the Collect following.

HOLY Jesus, who of thine
infinite goodness, didst ac-
cept the conversion of a sinner on
the cross ; open thine eye of mer-
cy upon this thy servant, who
desireth pardon and forgiveness,
though in his latest hour he turn-
eth unto thee. Renew in him

wards God and towards man ; and L^^^arsoever hath been decayed by
let no worldly consideration hin-\\^Q fj-aud and malice of the devil,
der you from making a true and
full confession of your sins, and
giving all the satisfaction which
is in your power to every one whom
you have wronged or injured ; that
you may find mercy at your hea-
venly Father's hand, for Christ's
sake, and not be condemned in
the dreadful day of judgment.

Lastly, beloved, submit your-
self with Christian resignation to
the just judgment of God, which
your own crimes have brought
upon you, and be in charity with
all men; being ready sincerelv to
forgive all such as have offended
you, not excepting those who have
prosecuted you even unto death :
And, though this may seem a hard
saying, yet know assuredly, that
without it your charity is not yet

or by his ow n carnal will and frail-
ness. Consider his contrition ;
accept his repentance ; and foras-
much as he putteth his full trust
only in thy mercy, impute not un-
to him his former sins, but strength-
en him ^vith thy blessed Spirit :
and when thou art })leased to take
him hence, take him unto thy fa-
vour : This we beg through thy
merits, O Lord, our Saviour and
our Redeemer. Amen.

IT Then the Minister shall say,

FATHER of mercies and
God of all comfort ; we fly
unto thee for succour in behalf of
this thy servant, \a ho is now under
rhe sentence of condemnation.
The day of his calamity is at
ha\id, and he is accounted as one
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165

pit. Blessed Lord, remember thy
mercies ; look upon his infirmi-
ties ; hear the voice of his com-
plaint ; give him, we beseech thee,
patience in this his time of adver-
sity, and support under the terrors
which encom[)ass him ; set before
his eyes the things he hath done in
the body, which have justly pro-
voked thee to anger ; and foras-
much as his continuance appear-
eth to be short amongst us, quick-
en him so much the more by thy
grace and Holy Spirit ; that he,
being converted and reconciled
unto thee, before thy judgments
have cut him off from the earth,
may at the hour of his death de-
part in peace, and be received into
thine everlasting kingdom, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IT Adding this.

O SAVIOUR of the world,
who by thy cross and pre-
cious blood hast redeemed us,
save us and help us, we humbly
beseech thee, O Lord.

IT Then the Minisler, standing, sliall say,

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 dis-
pleased ?

Yet, O Lord God most holy,
O Lord most mighty, O holy and
most merciful Saviour, deliver us
not into the bitter pains of eternal
death.

Thou knowest. Lord, the se-
crets of our hearts : Shut not thy
merciful ears to our prayers ; but
spare us. Lord most holy, O God
most mighty, O holy and merciful
Saviour, thou most worthy Judge
eternal, suffer us not, at our last
hour, for any pains of death to fall
from thee.

IT Then tlie Minister shall say,

THE Almighty God, who is a
most strong tower to all those
who put their trust in him ; to
whom all things in heaven, in
earth, and under the earth, do
L3

bow and obey ; be now and ever-
more thy defence ; and make thee
know and leel that there is none
other name under heaven given to
man, in whom and through whom
thou mayest receive salvation, but
only the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.

H And after thai shall say, .

UNTO God's gracious mercy
and protection we commit
thee : The Lord bless thee and
kce[) thee : The Lord make his
face to shine upon thee, and be
gracious unto thee : The Lord lift
up his countenance upon thee, and
give thee peace both now and ever-
more.

IT At the time of Execution, besides all, or such
parts of the foregoing' office as the Minister shall
judge proper, shall be said the Coinmendatoi'y
Praijer far a person at the point of departtire, as it
is in the Visitation of the sick.
Tl The Collect for the Communion Swvice.

GOD, who declarest thy
Almighty power chiefly in
showing mercy and pity ; we be-
seech thee to have mercy upon
this thy servant, who for his trans-
gressions is appointed to die. Grant
that he may take thy judgments
patiently, and repent him truly oj'
his sins ; that he recovering thy
favour, the fearful reward of his
actions may end with this life ; and
whensoever his soul shall depart
from the body, it may be without
spot presented unto thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Heb. xii. IL

NO chastening for the present
seemeth to be joyous, but
grievous ; nevertheless, afterwards
it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of
righteousness, unto them which
are exercised thereby.

The Gospel' St. John v. 24.

VERILY, verily, I say unto
you. He that heareth my
word, and belie veth on him that
sent me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condemnation ;
but is passed from death unto
life.

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PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING.

TI A Prayer for imprisoned Debtors.

MOST gracious God, look
down in pity and compas-
sion upon these thine afflicted ser-
vants, who are fallen under the
misery of a close restraint. Give
them always a deep sense of their
sins, and of thy fatherly love and
correction ; and the more their
confinement presseth hard upon
them, the more let the comforts
of thy grace and mercy abound
towards them. Give to their
creditors tenderness and compas-

sion, and to them a meek and for-
giving spirit towards all those who
have confined them, and a full
purpose to repair all the injuries
and losses which others have sus-
tained by them. Raise them up
friends to pity and relieve them ;
give them the continued comfort
of thy countenance here ; and so
sanctify their afflictions, that they
may work for them an eternal
weight of glory, through the
merits and mediation of Jesus
Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.

A FORM OF

PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING

TO ALMIGHTY GOD,

For the Fruits of the Earth, and all the other Blessings of his merciful
Providence ; to be used yearly on the first Thursday in November^
or on such other Day as shall be appointed by the Civil Authority.

7 The Service shall be ets usual, except where it is hereby otherwise appointed.

IT Amons: the Sentences at the beg^iuning of Morn-
in£r Pra3er shall be the following :

HONOUR the Lord with thy
substance, and with the first
fruits of all thine increase : So
shall thy bar is be filled with plen-
ty, and thy presses shall burst out
with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.

The Lord by wisdom hath
founded the earth ; by undei-stand-
ing hath he established the hea-
vens : By his knowledge the
depths are broken up, and the
clouds drop down the dew. Prov.
iii. 19, 20.

The eternal God is thy refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting
arms. Deut. xxxiii. 27.

Israel then shall dwell in safe-
ty alone ; the fountain of Jacob
shall be upon the land of corn and
of wine, also his heaven shall drop
down dew. Deut. xxxiii. 28.

Happy art thou, O Israel ; who
IS like unto thee, O people saved
by the Lord, the shield of thy help,

and who is the sword of thy ex-
cellency ! Dent, xxxiii. 29.

IT Instead of, O cotne let us sing, &c. the following
shall be said or sung :

RAISE ye the Lord ; for it
is good to sing praises unto
our God ; for it is pleasant, and
praise is comely.

The Lord doth build up Jeru-
salem ; he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel.

He healeth those that are bro-
ken in heart, and bindeth up their
wounds.

He covcreth the heaven with
clouds, and prepareth rain for the
earth ; he maketh the grass to
grow upon the mountains.

He giveth to the beast his food ;
and to the young ravens which cry.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem :
Praise thy God, O Sion.

For he hath strengthened the
bars of thy gates ; he hath bless-
ed thy children within thee.

He maketh peace in thy bor-

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167

(lers, and filleth thee with the finest
of the wheat.

11 Thou slinll bu said or sung one of the Selections,
or some other portion of the Psalms, at the dis-
cretion of the Minister.
II Th(! First Lesson shall be Deui. viii. and the

Second Lesson shall be 1 Tkess. v. 12 to 24.

IT Af'tertlu- General Tlinnksgivinef, shall be said this

wliich followeth :

MOSTsrJH'ious Gocl, by whose
knowledge the depths are
broken u|), and the clouds drop
down the dtnv ; we yield thee un-
feigned thanks ami praise, as for
all thy mercies, so esi)ecially for
the returns of Se(^d-time and Har-
vest, and for crowning the year
with thy goodness, in the increase
of the ground, and the gathering in
of the fruits thereof. And, we be-
seech thee, give us a just sense of
this great mercy ; such as may ap-
pear in our lives, by an humble,
holy, and obedient walking before
thee all our da)'s, through Jesus
Christ our Lord ; to whom, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, be all
glory and honour, world without
end. Amen.

II The Colled to be used instead of that for the

O MOST merciful Father, who
hast blessed the labours of the
husbandman in the returns of the
fruits of the earth ; we give thee
humble and hearty thanks for this
thy bounty; beseeching thee to
continue thy loving kindness to us;
that our land may still yield her in-
crease, to thy glory and our com-
fort, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. St. James i. 16.
I O not err, my beloved breth-
ren : every good gift and eve-
ry perfect gift is from above ; and
cometh down from the Father of
Lights, with w^hom is no variable-
ness, neither shadow of turning.
Of his own will begat he us of the
word of truth, that we should be a
kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren,
let every man be swift to hear,
3I0W to speak, slow to wrath : for
L 4

the wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of God. Where-
fore lay apart all filthiness and su-
perfluity of naughtiness, and re-
ceive with meekness the engrafted
word, which is able to save your
souls. 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 fnce in a glass: for he
beholdeth himself, and §oeth his
way, and straightway iorgetteth
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 re-
ligious, and bridlethnothis tongue,
but deceiveth his own heart, this
man's religion is vain. Pure re-
ligion and undefiled before God
and the Father is this : to visit the
fatherless and widows in their af-
fliction, and to keep himself un-
spotted from the world.

The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 43.

YE have heard that it hath been
said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, love your ene-
mies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefuUy
use you and persecute you ; that
ye may be the children of your
Father which is in heaven : for he
maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain
on the just and on the unjust. For
if ye love them which love you,
what reward have ye ? do not even
the Publicans the same ? Or if ye
salute your brethren only, what
do ye more than others.^ do not
even the Publicans so? Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your
Father which is in heaven is per-
fect.

168

FORMS OF PRAYER

TO BE USED IN FAMILIES.
MORNING PRAYER,

IT The Master or Mistress having called together as many of the Family as can conveniently be present,
let one of them, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling :

|UR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy
Kingdom come ; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ;
Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into tempta-
tion; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the
Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Acknmoiedgnimt A LMIGHTY aud everlasting God, in whom we

Ke?en-atZ'"''T"^ ^^ ^^^^ ^"^ move aud have our being; we, thy

d^i^'^rmghlhe needy croatures, render thee our humble praises, for

night past. jjjy preservation of us from the beginning of our lives

to this day, and especially for having delivered us

from the dangers of the past night. To thy watchful

* When disturb- providcncc we owe it, * (that no disturbance hath

ancesofamjkind ^^omc uigh US or our dwelling; but, that we are

stead of this, say, brought m saicty to the begmnmg oi this day.) ror

that notwithstand t[jese thy mcrcics, we bless and magnify thy glorious

ingourdangers.we tvt i iii i- i o^^o.

are brought in safe- Name; humbly beseechmg thee to accept this our
IVihii'^da^''^'"""^ morning sacrihce of praise and thanksgiving; for his
^ ^ ^' sake who lay down in the grave, and rose again for us,

thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Dedication of soul 4 ND, sincc it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father,
end body to 'God's j^k. that auothcr day is added to our lives; we here

sercwe, with u reso- it ii i i it i i

hdion to be growing dedicatc both our souls and our bodies to thee and
daiiij in goodness, thy scrvicc, iu a sober, righteous, and godly life: In
which resolution, do thou, O merciful God, confirm
and strengthen us; that, as we grow in age, we may
grow in grace, and in the know ledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Vrayer for grace "O'UT, O God, who kuowcst the wcakncss and cor-
to enable v^ to v^r. _|3 ruption of our nature, nnd the manifold tempta-

form that resoiu- . i-i im -i i iiii

tion. tions which we daily meet Avith ; Ave numbly beseech

thee to have compassion on our infirmities, and to give
us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit; that we may be effec-
tually restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our
hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy
goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend
thee. And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remembrance of that
great Day, in which we must give a strict account of our thoughts,
words, and actions; and, according to the works done in the body,
be eternally rewarded or i>unished, by him whom thou hast appointed
the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FAMILY PRAYERS. 169

IN particular, we implore thy grace and protection Zdh^r^s^the/d-

for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our imnngdai,,andf^r

meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. ljfi\^,^esijf Z

Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit same.

to lay on us, and minds always contented with our pres- j»^,,,l„2"i„fte£/

ent condition. Give us grace to be just and upright in this, smj\ and lei

all our dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of compas- |!ompaly^l^''i'othe

sion; and ready to do good to all men, according (o pWo of thy public

our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our !).H'I;!'';"!^''i,"f "*

.- *-''i \ (* 1 I'll' Serious alio ciiicii*

ways (and prosfjcr tlie w orks oi our hands m the busi- tive, ana raising

iiess of our several stations.) Defend us iVom all dan- "Zut^' of '"tilTs

gers and adversities; and be graciously pleased to take woHciiotiieconsici-

us, and all things belonging to us, under thy Fatherly ;i'^|''i"e°'^,llay'fcr!

care and protection. I'liese things, and whatever else vemiy join in the

thou shalt see necessary and convenient \o us, we hum- 'erorthy'churohj

bly beg. througli the merits and mediation of thy Son and listen to our

Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 'l^L^'lLv^^t

practise it.

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.

EVENING PRAYER.

H The Family being together, a little before Bed Time, let the Master or Mistress, or any other whom
they shall think proper, say as Ibllows, all kneeling :

OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name ; Thy
Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into
temptation ; But dehver us from evil : For thine is tlie Kingdom,
and the Powder, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

MOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than Confession </
to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness ""^' '""? aprayer

11 1 I r 1 r 1 .1 • • jor contrition and

to all those who conless and rorsake their sins; we pardon.
come before thee in an humble sense of our own un-
worthiness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions
of thy righteous laws.* But, O gracious Father, who * ^^T' '«* Z"'"*

■i.*^- 11, ir • 11 1 who reads, make a

desirest not the death oi a sinner, look upon us, we be- short pause, tiuuev-
seech thee, in mercy, and forgive us all our transgres- en: me ,rm,j scereiiy

Ti ;!- 1 11 • 1 1 r ^1 • 1 /• conless the sins and

sions. Make us deeply sensible or the great evil or failings of that dau/.

them ; and work in us an hearty contrition ; that we

may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, w ho art ever ready

to receive humble and penitent sinners ; for the sake of

thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour and Redeemer.

Amen.

AND lest, through our own frailty, or the tempta- Prayer for grace
tionsw^hich encomirass us, we be drawn again in- tojefor„i. and grovt
to sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction and
assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is
amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls ; that no unclean
thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there.

170 FAMILY PRAYERS.

Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice; that we may never
suffer the sun to go dow^n upon our wrath ; but may always go to our
rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a conscience void of offence
towards thee and towardsmen : That so, we may be preserved pure
and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

The Intercession A ^D acccpt, O Lord, our intcrccssions for all man-
le nercession. jj^ j^^^^ ^^^ ^j^^ j.^j^^ of tliy Gospel shiuc upon all

nations; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it.
Be gracious unto thy Church ; and grant that every member of the
same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless
all in authority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their
hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy
true religion nnd virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and
spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neighbours. Reward all
who have done us good, and pardon all those vvho have done or wish
us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to
all who are in any trouble; and do thou, the God of pity, administer
to them according to their several necessities, for his sake who went
about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Thanks tin ^ \^^ ^ur praycrs, O Lord, we join our unfeigned
n sgnmg. j^ thauks for all thy mercies ; for our being, our
reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body ; for
our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and
conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy
only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and
in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We
bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and
great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts
ofthy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence
over us through the whole course of our li\es: and particularly for
the mercies and benefits of the past day : Beseeching thee to continue
these thy blessings to us; and to give us grace to show our thank-
fulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and
intercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Prayer for Gods XN particular, we bcscech thee to continue thy gra
'^nf^'foitwm'' -■- cious protcctiou to us this night. Defend us from

7ug Jo owing, ^jj ^j^j-jggj.g and mischiefs, and from the fear of them:
that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep, as may fit
us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the
time when we shall lie down in the dust ; and grant us grace always to
live in such a state, that we may never be afraid to die : So that living
and dying we may be thine, through the merits and satisfaction of
thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our imperfect
prayers. Amen.

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

TT On Sundays and on other days, when it may be convenient, it will be proper to begin with a Chapteri
or part of a Chapter, from the New Testament.

171

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS,

To be used instead of the Psalms for the day, at the Discretion of

the Minister.

SELECTION I.

Psalm 19. Coeli enarrant.

THE heavens declare the iilory
of God ; and the firmament
showeth his handy work.

One day telleth another; and
one night certifieth another.

There is neitiier speech nor lan-
;»uage; but their voices are heard
among them.

Their sound is gone out into all
lands; and their words into the
ends of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle
for the sun ; which cometh forth
as a bridegroom out of his cham-
ber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run
his course.

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.

The law of the Lord is an un-
defiled law, converting the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
and givetli wisdom unto the sim-
ple.

The statutes of the Lord are
right, and rejoice the heart; the
commandment of the Lord is pure,
and giveth light unto the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean,
and endureth for ever; the judg-
ments of the Lord are true, and
righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than
gold, yea, than much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey, and the
honey-comb.

Moreover, by them is thy servant
taught ; and in ' keeping of them
tliere is great reward.

Who can tell how oft he offend-
eih ? O cleanse thou me from my
secret faults.

Keep thy servant also from pre-
sumptuous sins, lest they get the
dominion over me.

Let the words of my mouth, and
the meditation of my heart, be al-
way acceptable in thy sight,

O Lord, my strength, and my
Redeemer.

Psalm 24. Domini est terra.

THE earth is the Lord's, and
all that therein is; the com-
pass of the world, and they that
dwell therein.

For he hath founded it upon the
seas,andprepared it upon the floods.

Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord? or who shall rise up
in his holy place?

Even he that hath clean hands
and a pure heart; and that hath
not lift up his mind unto vanity,
nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

He shall receive the blessing
from the Lord ; and righteousness
from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation of those
who seek him ; even of those who
seek thy face, O Jacob.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates,
and be ye lift up ye everlasting
doors, and the King of glory shall
come in.

Who is the King of glory ? it is
the Lord strong and mighty, even
the Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates,
and be ye lift up ye everlasting
doors, and the King of glory shall
come in.

Who is the King of glory ? even
the Lord of hosts, he is the King
of glory.
Psalm 103. Benedic, anima mea.

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul;
and all that is within me, praise
his holy name.

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SELECTIONS OF PSALMS.

Praise the Lord, O my soul ; and
forget not all his benefits ;

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and
healeth all thine infirmities ;

Who saveth thy life from de-
struction, and crovvneth thee with
mercy and loving kindness ;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with
good things, making thee young
and lusty as an eagle.

The Lord executeth righteous-
ness and judgment, for all them
that are oppressed Avith wrong.

He showed his ways untoMoses,
his works untothe children of Israel.

The Lord is full of compassion
and mercy, long-suffering, and of
great goodness.

He will not alvvay be chiding; nei-
ther keepeth he his anger for ever.

O praise the Lord, ye Angels of
his, ye that excel in strength; ye
that fulfil his commandment, and
hearken unto the voice of his words.

O praise the Lord, all ye his
hosts ; ye servants of his, that do
his pleasure.

O speak good of the Lord, all
ye works of his, in all places of his
dominion: Praise thou the Lord,
O my soul.

SELECTION II.

From Psalm 1 39.Domine,probasti.

OLORD, thou hast searched
me out, and known me ; thou
knowest my down-sitting, and
mine up-rising; thou understand-
est my thoughts long before.

Thou art about my path, and
He hath not dealt with us after ; about my bed, and spiest out all
our sins ; nor rewarded us accord- 1 my ways.

ing to our wickednesses.

For lo, there is not a word in my

For look how high the heaven 'tongue, but thou, O Lord, knowest

is in comparison of the earth; so
great is his mercy also toward those
who fear him !

Look how wide also the east is
from the west ; so far hath he set
our sins from us !

Yea, like as a father pitieth his
own children ; even so is the Lord
merciful unto them that fear him.

For he knoweth whereof we
are made ; he remembereth that
we are but dust.

The, days of man are but as
grass ; for he flourisheth as a flow-
er of the field.

For as soon as the wind goeth
over it, it is gone ; and the i)lace
thereof shall know it no more.

But the merciful goodness of the
Lord endureth for ever and ever up-
on those who fear him; and his righ-
teousness upon children's children ;

Even upon such as keep his
covenant, and think upon his com-
mandments to do them.

The Lord hath prepared his sent
in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth
over all.

it altogether.

Thou hast fashioned me behind
and before, and laid thine hand
upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonder-
ful and excellent for me ; I cannot
attain unto it.

Whither shall I go then from
thy Spirit? or whither shall I go
then from tliy presence ?

If I climb up into heaven, thou
art there; if I go down to hell,
thou art there also.

If I take the wings of the morn-
ing, and remain m the uttermost
parts of the sea;

Even there also shall thy hand
lead me, and thy right hand shall
hold me.

If I say, Peradventure the dark-
ness shall cover me ; then shall my
night be turned to day.

Yea, the darkness is no dark-
ness with thee, but the night is as
clear as the day ; the darkness and
light to thee are bofh alike.

For my reins are thine ; thou hast
covered me in my mother's womb.

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS.

173

I will give thanks unto thee, for I
am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works, and
that my soul kiioweth right well.

My bones are not hid from thee,
though I be made secretly, and
fashioned beneath in the earth.

Thine eyes did see my sub-
stance, yet behig imperfect ; and in
thy book were all my members
written.

Which day by day were fashion-
ed, when as yet there was none of
them.

How dear are thy counsels unto
me, O God; O how great is the
sum of them !

If I tell them, they are more in
number than the sand; when I
wake up, I am present with thee.

Try me, O God, and seek the
ground of my heart; prove me, and
examine my thoughts.

Look well if there be any way
of wickedness in me ; and lead me
in the way everlasting.
Psalm 145. Exaltabote, Dens.

I WILL magnify thee, O God,
my King, and I will praise thy
name for ever and ever.

Every day will I give thanks un
to thee, and praise thy name for
ever and ever.

Great is the Lord, and marvel-
lous, worthy to be praised ; there
is no end of his greatness.

One generation shall praise thy
works unto another, and declare
thy power.

As for me, I will be talking of
thy worship, thy glory, thy praise,
cuid wondrous works;

So that men shall speak of the
might of thy marvellous acts; and
I will also tell of thy greatness.

The memorial of thine abundant
kindness shall be showed, and men
shall sing of thy righteousness.

The Lord is gracious and mer-
cifid ; long-suffering, and of great
goodness.

The Ijord is loving unto eveiT

man, and his mercy is over all his
works.

All thy works praise thee, O
Lord ; and thy saints give thanks
unto thee.

They show the glory of thy
kingdom, and talk of thy power;

That thy power, thy glory, and
mightiness of thy kingdom, might
be known unto men.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and thy dominion en-
dureth throughout all ages.

The Lord upholdeth all such as
fall, and lifteth up all those who
are down.

The eyes of all wait upon thee,
O Lord, and thou givest them
their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand, and
iillcst all things living with plente-
ousness.

The Lord is righteous in all his
ways, and holy in all his works.

The Lord is nigh unto all them
that call upon him; yea, all such
as call upon him faithfully.

He will fulfil the desire of those
who fear him ; he also will hear
their cry, and will help them.

The Lord preserveth all those
who love him; but scattereth abroad
all the ungodly.

My mouth shall speak the praise
of the Lord : and let all flesh give
thanks unto his holy name for ever
and ever.

SELECTION III.

FromPsalm5 1 .Miserere mei,Deus.
AVE mercy upon me, O God,
after thy great goodness ; ac-
cording to the multitude of thy
mercies, do away mine offences.

Wash me thoroughly from my
wickedness, and cleanse me from
my sin :

For I acknowledge my faults,
and my sin is ever before me.

Against thee only have I sinned,
and done this evil in thy sight, that
thoumightestbejustifiedinthysay-

174

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS.

ing,and clear when thou art j udged.

Behold, I was shapen in wicked-
ness, and in sin hath my motlier
conceived me.

But lo, thou requirest truth in
the inward parts, and shalt make
me to understand wisdom secretly .

Thou shalt purge me with hys-
sop, and I shall be clean; thou
shalt wash me, and I shall be
whiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear of joy
and gladness, that the bones which
thou hast broken may rejoice.

Turn thy face from my sins, and
put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy
presence, and take not thy Holy
Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy
help again, and stablish me with
thy free Spirit.

Then shall I teach thy ways un-
to the wicked, and sinners shall
be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood-guilti-
ness, O God, thou that art the
God of my health; and my tongue
shall sing of th}' righteousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O
Lord, and my mouth shall show
thy praise.

For thou desirest no sacrifice,
else would 1 give it thee ; but thou
delightest not in burnt-offerings.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled
spirit: a broken and contrite heart,
O God, shalt thou not despise.
From Psalin 42. Quemadmodum.

LIKE as the hart desireth the
water-brooks, so longeth my
soul after thee, O God.

My soul is athirst for God, yea,
even for the living God: When
shall I come to appear before the
presence of God ?

My tears have been my meat
day and night; while they daily say
unto me. Where is now thy God r

Now when I think thereupon, I

pour out my heart by myself; for I
went with the multitude, and
brought them forth into the house
of God,

In the voice of praise and thanks-
giving, among such as keep holy-
day.

Why art thou so full of hea\'i-
ness, O my soul? and why art thou
so disquieted within me?

Put thy trust in God ; for I will
yet give him thanks for the help of
his countenance.

The Lord Iiath granted his
loving-kindness in the day-time;
and in the night-season did I sing
of him, and made my prayer unto
the God of my life.

I will say unto the God of my
strength. Why hast thou forgotten
me ? why go I thus heavily, while
the enemy oppresseth me ?

Namely, while tliey say daily
unto me. Where is noAV thy God ?

Why art thou so vexed, O my
soul? and why art thou so dis-
quieted within me?

O put thy trust in God ; for I will
yet thank him, who isthehelj) of
my countenance and my God.

SELECTION IV.
Psalm 37. Noli cemulari.

FRET not thyself because of
the ungodly ; neither be thou
envious against the evil doers :

For they shall soon be cut down
like the grass, and be vvithered
even as the green lierb.

Put thou thy trust hi the Lord,
and be doing good; dwell in the
land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thou in the Lord, and
he shall give thee thy heart's desire.

Commit thy \\ ay unto the Lord,
and i>ut thy trust in him, and he
shall bring it to pass.

He shall make thy righteousness
as clear as the light; and thy just
dealing as the noon-day.

Hold thee still in the Lord, and
abide patiently upon him; but

grieve not tliyself at him whose
way doth prosper, against the man
that doetli after evil counsels.

Leave off from \vrath, and let go
displeasure; fret not thyself, else
shalt thou he moved to do evil.

Wicked doers shall be rooted
out: and they that jiatiently abide
theLord,those shall inherittheland.

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 176

that are cursed of him, shall be
rooted out.

The Lord ordereth a good
man's going, and maketh his ways
acceptable to himself.

Though he fall, he shall not be
cast away ; for the Lord uphold-
eth him with his hand.

I have been young, and now

Yet a little while, and the un- am old, and yet saw I never the
godly shall be clean gone; thou righteous forsaken, nor his seed
shalt look after his place, and heibe^iging their bread

shall be away

rhe righteous is ever merci-

But the meek-spirited shall pos-jful, and lendeth ; and his seed is
sess the earth, and shall be refresh- 1 blessed.

ed in the multitude of peace.

The ungodly seeketh counsel
against the just, and gnasheth upon
him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh him to

Flee from evil, and do the thing
that is good, and dwell for ever-
more.

For the Lord loveth the thing
that is right ; he forsaketh not his

scorn; for he hath seen that his! that be godly, but they are pre-

day is coming

The ungodly have drawn out
the sword, and have bent their bow,
to cast down the poor and needy
and to slay such as are of a right
conversation.

Their sword shall go through
their own heart, and their bow
shall be broken.

A small thing that the righteous
hath, is better than great riches of
the ungodly;

For the arms of the ungodly
shall be broken, and the Lord up-
holdeth the righteous.

The Lord knoweth the days of
the godly ; and their inheritance
shall endure for ever.

They shall not be confounded in
the perilous time ; and in the days
of dearth they shall have enough.

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.

The ungodly borroweth, and
payeth not again : but the righ-
teous is merciful and liberal.

Such as are blessed of God,
shall possess the land ; and they I

served for ever.

The unrighteous shall be pun
I ished ; as for the seed of the un-
godly, it shall be rooted out.

The righteous shall inherit the
land, and dwell therein for ever.

The mouth of the righteous is
exercised in wisdom, and his tongue
will be talking of judgment.

The law of his God is in his
heart, and his goings shall not slide.

The ungodly seeth the righteous,
and seeketh occasion to slay him.

The Lord will not leave him in
his hand, nor condemn him when
he is judged.

Hope thou in the Lord, and
keep his way, and he shall pro-
mote thee, that thou shalt possess
the land : when the ungodly shall
perish, thou shalt see it.

I myself have seen the ungodly
in great power, and flourishing
like a green bay-tree.

I went by, and lo, he was gone :
i sought him, but his place could
no where be found.

Keep innocency, and take heed
unto the thing that is right ; for that
shall bring a man peace at the last.

As for the transgressors, they

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS.

shall perish together : and the end
of the ungodly is, they shall be
rooted out at the last.

But the salvation of the righ-
teous Cometh of the Lord, who is
also their strength in the time of
trouble.

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.

SELECTION V.

Psalm 1 . Beatusvir, qui non ahiit.

BLESSED is the man that
hath not walked in the coun-
sel of the ungodly, nor stood in
the way of sinners, and hath not
sat in the seat of the scornful :

But his delight is in the law of
the Lord ; and in his law will he
exercise himself day and night.

And he shall be like a tree
planted by the water-side, that will
bring forth his fruit in due season.

His leaf also shall not wither ;
and look, whatsoever he doeth, it
shall prosper.

As for the ungodly, it is not so
with them, but they are like the
chaif which the wind scattereth
away from the face of the earth.

Therefore the ungodly shall not
be able to stand in the judgment,
neither the sinners in the congre-
gation of the righteous.

But the Lord knoweth the way
of the righteous ; and the way of
the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 15. Dotnine, quis habitabit ?

LOPiD, who shall dwell in thy
tabernacle ? or who shall rest
upon thy holy hill ?

Even he that leadeth an uncor-
rupt life, and doeth the thing
which is right, and spcaketh the
truth from his heart :

He that hath used no deceit in
his tongue, nor done evil to his
neighbour, and hath not slandered
his neiiihbour :

He that setteth not by himself,
buf is lowly in his own eyes, and
maketh much of them that fear
the Lord :

He that sweareth unto his neigh-
bour, and disappointeth him not,
though it were to his own hin-
drance :

He that hath not given his
money upon usury, nor taken re-
ward against the innocent :

Whoso doeth these things, shall
never fall.

Psalm 91. Qui habitat

WHOSO dwelleth under the
defence of the Most High,
shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty.

I will say unto the Lord, Thou
art my hope, and my strong hold ;
my God, in him will I trust.

For he shall deliver thee from
the snare of the hunter, and from
the noisome pestilence.

He shall defend thee under his
wings, and thou shaltbe safe under
his feathers ; his faithfulness and
truth shallbe thy shieldand buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid of any
terror by night, nor for the arrow
that flieth by day ;

For the pestilence that walketh
in darkness, nor for the sickness
that destroyeth in the noon-day.

A thousand shall fall beside thee,
and ten thousand at thy right hand :
but it shall not come nigh thee.

Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou
behold, and see the reward of the
ungodly.

For thou. Lord, art my hope ;
thou hast set thine house of de-
fence very high.

There shall no evil happen un-
to thee, neither shall any plague
come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall give his Angels
charge over thee, to keep thee in
all thy ways.

They shall bear thee in their
hands ; that thou hurt not thy foot
against a stone.

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Thou shalt go upon the lion and
adder ; the young lion and the dra-
gon shalt thou tread under thy feet.

Because he hath set his love
upon me, therefore will I deliver
him ; I will set him up, because
he hath known my name.

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.

With long life will I satisfy him,
and show him my salvation.

SELECTION VI.
From Psalm 32. Beati, quorum,

BLESSED is he whose un-
righteousness is forgiven, and
whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom
the Lord imputeth no sin, and in
whose spirit there is no guile.

I will acknowledge my sin unto
thee ; and mine unrighteousness
have I not hid.

I said, I will confess my sins
unto the Lord ; and so thou for-
gavest the wickedness of my sin.

For this shall every one that is
godly 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.

Thou art a place to hide me
in ; thou shalt preserve me from
trouble ; thou shalt compass me
about with songs of deliverance.

I will inform thee, and teach
thee in the way wherein thou shalt
go; and I will guide thee with
mine eye.

Great plagues remain for the
migodly; but whoso putteth his
trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth
him on every side.

Be glad, O ye righteous, and re-
joice in the Lord ; and be joyful,
all ye that are true of heart.
Psalm 130. De profundis.

OUT of the deep have I called
unto thee, O Lord; Lord,
hear my voice.

let thine ears consider well
the voice of my complaint.

If thou. Lord, wilt be extreme
to mark what is done amiss, O
Lord, who may abide it?

For there is mercy with thee;
therefore shalt thou be feared.

1 look for the Lord; my soul
doth wait for him ; in his word is
my trust.

My soul fleeth unto the Lord
before the morning watch ; 1 say,
before the morning watch.

O Israel, trust in the Lord; for
with the Lord there is mercy, and
with him is plenteous redemp-
tion.

And he shall redeem Israel from
all his sins.
Psalm 121. Levavi oculos meos.

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto
the hills, from whence cometh
my help.

My help cometh even from the
Lord, who hath made heaven and
earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be
moved, and he that keepeth thee
will not sleep.

Behold, he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord himsellis thy keepei';
the Lord is thy defence upon thy
right hand :

So that the sun shall not burn
tliee by day ; neither the moon by
night.

The Lord shall preserve thee
from all evil ; yea, it is even he
that shall keep thy soul.

The Lord shall preserve thy
going out and thy coming in, from
this time forth for evermore.

SELECTION VII.
Psalm 23. Dominus regit me.

THE Lord is my shepherd;
therefore can I lack nothing.
He shall feed me in a green pas-
ture, and lead me forth beside the
waters of comfort.

He shall convert mv soul, and

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bring me forth in the paths of righ-
teousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the
vaHey of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil ; for thou art with
me; thy rod and thystaff comfortme.

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.

But thy loving kindness and mer-
cy shall follow me all the days of
my life; and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 34. Benedicam Domino.

I WILL alway give thanks unto
the Lord ; his praise shall ever
be in my mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in
the Lord ; the humble shall hear
thereof, and be glad.

praise the Lord with me ; and
let us magnify his name together.

1 sought the Lord, and he heard
me ; yea, he delivered me out of
all my fear.

They had an eye unto him, and
were lightened; and their faces
were not ashamed.

Lo, the poor crieth, and the
Lord heareth him ; yea, and saveth
him out of all his troubles.

The Angel of the Lord tarrieth
round about them that fear him,
and delivereth them.

O taste, and see, how gracious
the Lord is: blessed is the man
that trusteth in him.

O fear the Lord, ye that are his
saints ; for they that fear him lack
nothing.

The lions do lack, and suffer
hunger ; but they who seek the
Lord shall want no manner of
thing that is good.

Come, ye children, and hearken
unto me ; I will teach you the fear
of the Lord.

What man is he that lusteth to
live, and would fain see good days ?

Keep thy tongue from evil, and
thy lips, that they speak no guile.

Eschew evil, and do good ; seek
peace, and ensue it.

The eyes of the Lord are over
the righteous, and his ears are
open unto their prayers.

The countenance of the Lord is
against them that do evil, to root
out the remembrance of them from
the earth.

The righteous cry, and the Lord
heareth them, and delivereth them
out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto those who
are of a contrite heart, and will
save such as are of an humble spirit.

Great are the troubles of the
righteous ; but the Lord delivereth
him out of all.

He keepeth all his bones, so that
not one of them is broken.

But misfortune shall slay the un-
godly ; and they that hate the righ-
teous shall be desolate.

The Lord delivereth the souls of
his servants ; and all they that put
their trust in him shall not be des-
titute.

Psalm 45. Te decet hymnus.

THOU, O God, art praised in
Sion ; and unto thee shall the
vow be performed in Jerusalem.

Thou that hearest the prayer,
unto thee shall all flesh come.

My misdeeds prevail agahist me :
O be thou merciful unto our sins.

Blessed is the man whom thou
choosest, and receivest unto thee :
he shall dwell in thy court,and shall
be satisfied with the pleasures of
thy house, even of thy holy temple.

Thou shalt show us wonderful
things in thy righteousness, O 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.

Who in his strength setteth fast
the mountains, and is girded about
with power.

Who stilleth the raging of the
sea, and the noise of his waves,
and the madness of the people.

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They also that dwell in the ut-
termost parts of the earth shall be
afraid at thy tokens, thou that
makest the out-goings of the morn-
ing and evening to praise thee.

Thou visitest the earth, and
blessest it; thou makest it very
plenteous.

The river of God is full of water :
thou preparest their corn, for so
thou providest for the earth.

Thou waterest her furrows;
thou sendest rain into the little
valleys thereof; thou makest it soft
with the drops of rain, and bless-
est the increase of it.

Thou crownest the year with
thy goodness, and thy clouds drop
fatness.

They shall drop upon the dwell-
ings of the wilderness, and the
little hills shall rejoice on every
side.

The folds shall be full of sheep :
the valleys also shall stand so thick
with corn, that they shall laugh
and sing.

SELECTION VIII.
From Psalm 84. Quam dilecta !

OHOW amiable are thy dwell-
ings, thou Lord of hosts !

My soul hath a desire and long-
ing to enter into the courts of the
Lord ; my heart and my flesh re-
joice in the living God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found her
an house, and the swallow a nest,
where she may lay her young; even
thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my
King and my God.

Blessed are they that dwell in
thy house; they will be alway
praising thee.

Blessed is the man whose strength
is in thee ; in whose heart are th}^
w^s.

Who going through the vale of
misery, use it for a well ; and the
pools are filled with water.

They will go from strength to
strength, and unto the God of gods
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appearetli every one of them in
Sion.

Lord God of hosts, hear my
prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob.

For one day in thy courts is bet-
ter than a thousand.

1 had rather be a door-keeper in
the house of my God, than to dwell
in the tents of luigodliness.

For the Lord God is a light and
defence ; the Lord will give grace
and worship; and no gowl thing
shall he withhold from them that
live a godly life.

O Lord God of hosts, blessed is
the man that putteth his trust in
thee.
Psalm 85. Benedixisii, Domine.

LORD, thou art become gra-
cious unto thy land ; thou hast
turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven the offence of
thy peop]e,and coveredall theirsins.
Thou hast taken away all thy
displeasure, and turned thyself
from thy wrathful indignation.

Turn us then, O God our Sa-
viour, and let thine anger cease
from us.

Wilt thou be displeased at us
for ever? and wilt thou stretch out
thy wrath from one generation to
another ?

Wilt thou not tura again, and
quicken us, that thy peoi)le may
rejoice in thee?

Show us thy mercy, O Lord,
and grant us thy salvation.

I will hearken what the Lord
God will say concerning me; for
he shall speak ])eace unto his peo-
ple, and to his saints, that they turn
not again.

For his salvation is nigh them
that fear him ; that gloiy may dwell
in our land.

Mercy and truth are met to-
gether: righteousness and peace
have kissed each other.

Truth shall flourish out of the
earth, ar.d riglitcoiJsness hath look-
ed down from heaven.

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Yea, the Lord shall show lov-
ing kindness; and our land shall
give her increase.

Righteousness shall go before
him ; and he shall direct his going
in the wa}'.
Psalm 93. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, and hath put
on glorious apparel ; the Lord
hath put on his apparel, and gird-
ed himself with strength.

He hath made the round world
so sure, that it cannot be moved.

Ever since the world began, hath
thy seat been prepared : Thou art
from everlasting.

The floods are risen, O Lord,
the floods have lift up their voice ;
the floods lift up their waves.

The waves of the sea are migh-
ty, and rage horribly ; but yet the
Lord, who d\^ elleth on high, is
mightier.

Thy testimonies, O Lord, are
very sure : holiness becometh thine
house for ever.
Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, the earth
may be glad thereof; yea, the
multitude of the isles may be glad
thereof.

Clouds and darkness are round
about him : righteousness and judg-
ment are the habitation of his seat.
There shall go a fire before him,
and burn up his enemies on every
side.

His lightnings gave shine unto
the world ; the earth saw it, and
was afraid.

The hills melted like wax at
the presence of the Lord ; at the
presence of the Lord of the whole
earth.

The heavens have declared his
righteousness, and all the people
have seen his glory.

Confounded be all they that
worship carved images, and that
delight in vain gods: worship him,
all ye gods.

Sion heard of it, and rejoiced ;

and the daughters of .Tuda were
glad, because of thy judgments, O
Lord.

For thou. Lord, art higher than
all that are in the earth ; thou art
exalted far above all gods.

O 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.

There is sprung up a light for
the righteous, and joyful gladness
for such as are true-hearted.

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righ-
teous, and give thanks for a re-
membrance of his holiness.

SELECTION IX.

Psalm 8. Domine, Dominus
noster.
LORD, our Governor, how
excellent is thy name in all
the world ; thou that hast set thy
glory above the heavens !

Out of the mouth of verj' babes
and sucklings hast thou ordained
strength, because of thine enemies,
that thou mightest still the enemy
and the avenger.

For I will consider thy heavens,
even the works of thy fingers ; the
moon and the stars which thou
hast ordained.

What is man, that thou art mind-
ful of him ? and the son of man,
that thou visitest him?

Thou madest him lower than
angels, to crown him with glory
and worshij).

Thou makest him to have do-
minion of the worksof thy hands;
and tiiou hast j)ut all things in
subjection under his feet;

All sheep and oxen; yea, and
the beasts of the field ;

The fowls of the air,and the fishes
of the sea ; and whatsoever walk-
eth through the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Governor, how
excellent is thy name in all the
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From Psalm 33. Exultatejiisti.

REJOICE in the Lord, O ye
rifthteous; for it becometii
well the just to be thankful.

Praise the Lord with harp ; sing
praises unto him with the lute, and
instrument of ten strings.

Sing unto the Lord a new song ;
sing praises unto him with a good
courage.

For the word of the Lord is true,
and all his works are faithful.

He loveth righteousness and
judgment; the earth is full of the
goodness of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord were
the heavens made, and all the hosts
of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the
sea together, as it were upon an
heap; and layeth up the deep, as
in a treasure-house.

Let all the earth fear the Lord ;
stand in awe of him, all ye that
dwell in the world:

For he spake, and it was done ;
he commanded, and it stood fast.

From Psalm 147. Laudate
Domimun.

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.

The Lord doth build up Jerusa
lem, and gather together the out-
casts of Israel.

He healeth those that are broken
in heart, and giveth medicine to
heal their sickness.

He telleth the number of the
stars, and calleth them all by their
names.

Great is our Lord, and great is
his power ; yea, and his wisdom is
infinite.

The Lord setteth up the meek,
and bringeth the ungodly down to
the ground.

O sing unto the Lord with
thanksgiving; sing praises upon
the harp unto our God ;

Who covereth the heaven with 1 truth unto the clouds.
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clouds, and prepareth rain for the
earth; and maketh the grass to
grow upon the mountains, and the
herb for the use of men ;

Who giveth fodder unto the cat-
tle, and feedeth the young ravens
that call upon him.

The Lord's delight is in those
who fear him, and put their trust
in his mercy.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;
praise thy God, O Sion.

For he hath made fast the bars
of *hy gates, and hath blessed thy
children within thee.

He maketh peace in thy borders,
and filleth thee with the flour of
wheat.

He sendcth forth his command-
ment upon earth, and his word
runneth very swiftly.

He giveth snow like wool, and
scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

He casteth forth his ice like mor-
sels; who is able to abide his frost?

He sendeth out his word, and
melteth them : he bloweth with his
wind, and the waters flow.

He showeth his word untoJacob,
his statutes and ordinances unto
Israel.

He hath not dealt so with any
nation ; neither have the heathen
knowledge of his laws.

From Psalm 57. Miserere mei,
Deus.

SET up thyself, O God, above
the heavens; and thy glory
above all the earth.

My heart is fixed, O God, my
heart is fixed ; I will sing and give
praise.

Awake up, my glory ; awake,
lute and harp: I myself wifl awake
right early.

I will give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, among the people; and I
will sing unto thee among the
nations.

For the greatness of thy mercy
reacheth unto the heavens, and thy

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Set up thyself, O God, above the
heavens; and thy glory above all
the earth.

SELECTION X.

From Psalm 96. Cantate
Domino.

OSING unto the Lord a new
sons ; sing unto the Lord, all
the whole earth.

Sing unto the Lord, and praise
his name ; be telling of his saH'ation
from day to day.

Declare his honour unto the
heathen, and his wonders unto all
people.

For the Lord is great, and can-
not worthily be i^waised ; he is more
to be feared than all gods.
Psalm 148. Laudate Dominum.

OPR AI SE the Lord of heaven ;
praise him in the height.

Praise him, all ye angels of his ;
praise him, all his host-
Praise him, sun and moon ; praise
him, all ye stars and light.

Praise him, all ye heavens, and
ye waters that are above the hea-
vens.

Let them praise the name of the
Lord ; for he spake the word, and
they were made; he commanded,
and they were created.

He hath made them fast for ever
and ever ; he hath given them a law
which shall not be broken.

Praise the Lord upon earth, ye
dragons, and all deeps ;

Fire and hail, snow and va-
pours, wind and storm, fulfilling
his word;

Mountains and all hills ; fruitful
trees and all cedars;

Beasts and all cattle; worms
and feathered fowls;

Kings of the earth and all people ;
princes and all judges of the world ;

Young men and maidens, old
men and children, praise the name
of the Lord ; for his name only is
excellent, and his praise above hea-
ven and earth.

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.
From Psalm 149. Cantate
Domino.

OSING unto the Lord a new
song ; let the congregation of
saints praise him.

Israel rejoice in him that

Let

made him ; and let the children
of Sion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise his name in the
dance ; let them sing praises unto
him with tabret and harp.

For the Lord hath pleasure in
his people, and helpeth the meek-
hearted.

Psalm 150. Laudate Dominum.
PRAISE God in his holi-
ness ; praise him in the fir-
mament of his power.

Praise him in his noble acts;
praise him according to his excel-
lent greatness.

Praise him in the sound of the
trumpet ; praise him upon the lute
and harp.

Praise him in the cymbals and
dances ; praise him upon the
strings and pipe.

Praise him upon the well tuned
cymbals ; praise him upon the
loud cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath
praise the Lord.

H Portions ofPsalms, to be sung or said, at Morning
Prayer, on certain Feasts and Fasts, instead of
the I'eiiite Exuttemus, when any of the forego-
ing Selections are to follow instead of the Psalms,
as in the Table.

CHRISTMAS-DAY.

From Psalms 45, 89, 110.

THY seat, O God, endiireth
for ever ; the sceptre of thy
kingdom is a right sceptre.

iliou hast loved righteous-
ness, and hated iniquity ; wherefore
God. even thy God, hath anointed

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thee with tlie oil of gladness above
thy fellows.

My sons shall be alway of the
loving kindness of the l^ord; with
my mouth will I ever be showing
thy truth, IVom one generation to
another.

For I have said, Merey shall be
set up for ever ; thy truth shalt
thou establish in the heavens.

The Lord is our defence ; the
holy One of Israel is our king.

Thou spakest some time 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.

I will set his dominion in the sea,
and his right hand in the floods.

And I will make him my first
born, higher than the kings of the
earth.

The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand, until
I make thine enemies thy foot-
stool.

The Lord shall send the rod of
thy power out of Sion ; be thou
ruler, even in the midst among
thine enemies.

In the day of thy jiower shall
the people offer thee free-will of-
ferings with an holy worship : the
dew of thy birth is of the womb
of the morning.

The Lord sware, and will not
repent, Thou art a priest for ever,
after the order of Melchizedech.

ASH-WEDNESDAY.

From Psalms 32, 38, 130.

BLESSED is he whose un-
righteousness is forgiven, and
whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom
the Lord imputeth no sin, and hi
whose spirit there is no guile.

Put me not to rebuke, O Lord,
in thine anger ; neither chasten
me in thy heavy displeasure :
For thine an-ows stick fast in me,
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and thine hand presseth me sore.

My wickednesses are gone over
my head, and are like a sore bur-
den, too heavy for me to bear.

I will confess my wickedness,
and be sorry for my sin.

I laste thee to help me, O Lord
God of my salvation.

Out of the deep have I called
unto thee, O Lord ; Lord, hear
my voice.

Let thine ears be attentive to
the voice of my supplications.

If thou. Lord, snouldest be ex-
treme to mark what is done amiss,
O Lord, Avho shall stand ?

But there is forgiveness with
thee, that thou maycst be feared.

GOOD-FRIDAY.

From Psalms 22, 69, 40.

MY God, my God, look up-
on me : why hast thou for-
saken me ? and art so far from my
health, and from the words of my
complaint ?

But thou art holy, O thou that
inhabitest the praises of Israel.

I am a worm, and no man ; a
reproach of men, and despised of
the people.

All they that see me laugh me
to scorn ; they shoot out the lip,
they shake the head, saying,

He trusted in God, that he
would deliver him ; let him de-
liver him, if he will have him.

The counsel of the wicked lay-
eth siege against me ; they pierced
my hands and my feet.

They part my garments among
them, and cast Jots upon my ves-
ture.

But be not thou far from me, O
Lord : O my strength, haste thee
to help me.

Thy rebuke hath broken my
heart ; I am full of heaviness : I
looked for some to have pity or
me, but there was no man ; nei-
ther found I any to comfort me.

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They gave me gall to eat ; and
when 1 was thirsty, they gave me
vinegar to drink.

Sacrifice and meat-offering thou
wouldest not ; but mine ears hast
thou opened.

Burnt-ofTferings and sacrifice for
sin liast thou not required : Then
said I, Lo, I come ;

In the vohime of the book it is
written of me, that I should fulfil
thy will, O my God : I am con
tent to do it ; yea, thy law is
within my heart.

ASCENSION-JJAY.

From Psalms 2i, 47.

LIFT up your heads, O ye
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye
everlasting doors, and the King of
glorv shall come in.

Who is the Pung of glory ? the
Lord strong and mighty ; even the
Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ;
and be ye lift up, ye everlasting
doors, and the King of glory shall
come in.

Who is the King of glory ? even
the Lord of hosts, he is the King
of glory.

O clap your hands together, all
ye people ; shout unto God with
the voice of triumph.

For the Lord most high is ter-
rible ; he is a great King over all
the earth.

God is gone up with a shout;
the Lord with the sound of a
trumpet.

Sing praises to God,sing praises ;
sing praises unto our King, sing
praises.

God reigneth over the heathen :
God sitteth upon the throne of his
holiness.

The princes of the people are
gathered together, even the people
of the God of Abraham ; for the
shields of the earth belong unto
God : He is greatly exalted.

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WHITSUNDAY.

From Psalms 2, 68.

I WILL declare the decree ;
the Lord hath said unto me.
Thou art my Son, this day have I
begotten thee.

Desire of me, and I shall give
thee the heathen for thine inherit-
ance, and the utmost parts of the
earth for thy possession.

Be wise now, therefore, O ye
kings ; be instructed, ye judges of
the earth.

Serve the Lord with fear, and
rejoice with trembling.

Sing unto God, sing praises to
his name : extol him that rideth
upon the heavens by his name
Jah, and rejoice before him.

Thou, O God, sentest a gra-
cious rain upon thine inheritance,
and refreshedst it when it was

weary.

The Lord gave the word ;
great was the company of those
that published it.

Though ye have lain among the
pots, yet shall ye be as the wings
of a dove covered with silver, and
her feathers with yellow gold.

Thou hast ascended on high ;
thou hast led captivity captive ; thou
hast received gifts for men; yea, for
the rebellious also, that the Lord
God might dwell among them.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily
loadeth us with benefits ; even the
God of our salvation.

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of
the earth : O sing praises unto
the Lord ;

To him that rideth upon the
heaven of heavens, which were of
old : Lo, he doth send out his
voice, and that a mighty voice.

Ascribe the strength unto God ;
his excellency is over Israel, and
his strength is in the clouds.

O God, thou art terrible out of
thy holy places ; the God of Israel
is he that giveth strength and power
unto his people : Blessed be God.

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PSALMS OF DAVID.

The first Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 1 . Beatus vir, qui non ablit.

BLESSED is the man that
hath not walked in the coun-
sel 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
chaif, which the wind scattereth
away from the face of the earth.

6 Therefore the ungodly shall
not be able to stand in the judg-
ment; neither the sinners in the
congregation of the righteous.

7 But the Lord knoweth the
way of the righteous ; and the way
of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 2. Quare fremuerunt
gentesf

WHY do the heathen so fu-
riously rage together ? and
why do the people imagine a vain
thing ?

2 The kings of the earth stand
up, and the rulers take counsel
together against the Lord, and
against his Anointed :

3 Let us break their bonds
asunder, and cast away their cords
from us.

4 He that dwelleth in heaven
shall laugh them to scorn: the
Lord shall have them in derision.

5 Then shall he speak unto
them in his wrath', and vex them
in his sore displeasure.

6 Yet have I set my King upon
my holy hill of Sion.

7 I will preach the law, where-
of the Lord hath said unto me,
Thou art my Son, this day liave
I begotten thee.

8 Desire of me, and I shall give
thee the heathen for thine inherit-
ance, and the utmost parts of the
earth for thy possession.

9 Thou shalt bruise them with
a rod of iron, and break them in
pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 Be wise now, therefore, O
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 an-
gry, and so ye perish from the right
way : if his w rath be kindled, yea
but a little, blessed are all they that
put their trust in him.

Psalm 3. Dotnine, quid multi-
plicatif

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, O Lord, art my de-
fender; thou art my worship, aiid
the lifter up of my head.

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 sus-
tained me.

6 1 will not be afraid for ten thou-

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aands of the people, that have set
themselves against me round about.

7 Up, Lord, and help me, O my
God ; lor thou smitest all mine ene-
mies 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.

rsalm 4. Cum invocarem.

HEAR me, when I call, O God
of my righteousness: thou
hast set me at liberty, when I was
in trouble; have mercy upon me,
and hearken unto m'y prayer.

2 O ye sons of men, how long
will ye blaspheme mine honour,
and have such pleasure in vanity,
and seek after falsehood ?

3 Know this also, that the Lord
hath choson 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 righteous-
ness, and putyour trust in the Lord.

6 There be many that say, Who
will show us any good ?

7 Lord, lift thou up the light of
thy countenance upon us.

8 Thou hast put gladness in my
heart, 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 5. Verba mea auribus.

PONDER my words, O Lord,
consider my meditation.

2 O hearken thou unto the voice
of my calling, my King, and my
God : for unto thee will I make
my prayer.

3 My voice shalt tliou hear be-
times, O Lord ; early in the morn
ing will I direct my prayer unto
rliee, and will look up.

4 For thou art the God that hast

no pleasure 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 lies: The Lord will abhor
both the blood-thirsty and deceit-
ful 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, O Lord, in thy righ-
teousness, because of mine ene-
mies ; make thy way plain 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.

1 1 Destroy thou them, O God ;
let them 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 unto the righteous, and
with thy favourable kindness wilt
thou defend him, as with a shield.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 6. Domine, ne in furore.

OLORD, rebuke me not in
thine indignation, neither
chasten me in thy displeasure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord,
for I am weak: O Lord, heal me,
for my bones are vexed.

3 My soul also is sore troubled :
but. Lord, how long wilt tliou pun-
ish me ?

4 Turn thee, O Lord, and de-
liver my soul ; O save me, for thy
mercies' sake :

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5 For in death no man remem-
bereth thee; and who will give
thee thanks in the pit ?

6 I 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
lieard the voice of my MTeping.

9 The Lord hath heard mypcti-
tion:theLord\A'illreceivemyprayer.

10 All mine enemies shall be
confounded, and sore vexed ; they
shall be turned back, and put to
shame suddenly.

Psalm 7. Domine, Deus mens.
LORD, my God, in thee have
I put my trust : save me from

all them that persecute 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 O 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 with-
out any cause is mine enemy ;

5 Then let mine enemy perse-
cute my soul, and take me ; yea,
let him tread my life down upon
the earth, and lay mine honour in
the dust.

6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy
wrath, 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 people come about thee : for
their sakes therefore lift up thyself
again.

8 The Lord shall judge the
people : give sentence with me, O
Lord, according to my righteous-
ness, and according to the innocen-
cy that is in me.

not turn, he
he hath bent

with

he hath conceived sor-
brought forth ungodli-

9 O 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.

11 Myhelpcometh of God,who
preserveth them that are true of
heart.

12 God is a righteous judge,
strong, and i)atient; and God is
I)rovoked every day.

13 If a man will
will whet his sword ;
his bow, and made it ready.

14 He hath prepared for him the
instruments of death : he ordainetli
his arrows against the persecutors.

15 Behold, he travaileth
mischief;
row, and
ness.

16 He hath graven and digged
up a pit, and is fallen himself into
the destruction that he made for
other.

17 For his travail shall come
upon his own head, and his wick-
edness shall fall on his own pate.

18 1 will give thanks unto the
Lord, according to his righteous-
ness ; and I will praise the name
of the Lord most high.
Psalm 8. Domine, Dominus noster.

OLORD, our Governor, how
excellent is thy name in all the
world ; thou that hast set thy glo-
ry above the heavens !

2 Out of the mouth of very babes
and sucklings hast thou ordained
strength, because of thine enemies,
that thou mightest still the enemy
and the avenger.

3 For I will consider thy hea-
vens, even the works of thy fingers;
the moon and the stars which thou
hast ordained.

4 What is man, that thou art
mindful of him? and the son of
man, that thou visitest him ?

5 Thou madest him l(v,ver than
the angels, to crown him with glo-
ry and worship.

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6 Thou makest him to have do-
minion of the works of thy hands :
and thou hast put all things in sub-
jection 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 whatsoever
walketh through the paths of the
seas.

9 O Lord, our Governor, how
excellent is thy name in all the
world !

The second Day.
MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 9. Confitebor tibi.

I WILL give thanks unto thee,
O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will speak of all thy marvellous
works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in
ihee ; yea, my songs will I make
of thy name, O thou Most Highest.

3 While mine enemies are
driven back, they shall fall and
perish at thy presence :

4 For thou hast maintained my
right and my cause ; thou art set in
the throne that judgest right.

5 Thou hast rebuked the hea
then, and destroyed the ungodly;
thou hast put out their name for
ever and ever.

6 O thou enemy, destructions
are come to a perpetual end ; even
as the cities which thou hast de-
troyed, their memorial is perished
with them.

7 But the Lord shall endure for
ever; he hath also prepared his
seat for judgment.

8 For he shall judge the worjd
in righteousness, and minister true
judgment unto the people.

9 The Lord also will be a de-
fence for the oppressed, even a
refuge in due time of trouble.

1 And they that know thy name
will put their trust in thee; for
thou. Lord, hast never failed them
that seek thee.

11 O praise the Lord which
dwelleth in Sion ; show the people
of his doings :

12 For when he maketh inqui-
sition for blood, he remembereth
them, and forgetteth not the com-
plaint of the poor.

13 Have mercy upon me, O
Lord ; consider the trouble which
I suffer of them that hate me, thou
that liftest me up from the gates of
death ;

14 That I may show all thy
praises within the ports of the
daughter of Sion: I will rejoice in
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.

1 6 The Lord is known to execute
judgment; the ungodly is trapped
in the work of his own hands.

1 7 The wicked shall be turned
into hell, and all the people that
forget God.

18 For the poor shall not alway
be forgotten; the patient abiding
of the meek shall not perish for ever.

19 Up, Lord, and let not man
have the upper hand ; let the hea-
then be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
that the heathen may know them-
selves to be but men.

Psalm 10. Ut quid, Domine?

WHY standest thou so far off,
O Lord, and hidest thy face
in the needful time of trouble ?

2 The ungodly, for his own lust,
doth persecute 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 thonshts.

5 His ways are alway grievous;
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his sight, and therefore defieth he
all his enemies.

6 For he hath said in his heart,
Tush, I shall never be cast down,
there shall no harm happen unto me.

7 His mouth is full of curs-
ing, deceit, and fraud ; under his
tongue is ungodliness and vanity.

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 down and hum-
bleth himself, that the congrega-
tion of the poor may fall into the
hands of his captains.

12 He hath said in his heart.
Tush, God hath forgotten ; he
hideth away his face, and he will
never see it.

13 Arise, O Lord God, and lift
up thine hand ; forget not the poor.

14 Wherefore should the wick-
ed blaspheme God, while he doth
say in his heart. Tush, thou God
carest not for it ?

15 Surely thou hast seen it ;
for thou beholdest ungodliness
and wrong,

16 That thou mayest take the
matter into thy hand : the poor
committeth himself unto thee ; for
thou art the helper of the friendless.

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 hearken-
eth thereto.

20 To help the fatherless and

of the earth be no more exalted
against them,
rsalm 1 1 . /w Domino Conftdo.

IN the Lord i)ut 1 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
righteous done ?

4 The Lord is in his holy tem-
ple ; 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 allowelh the righ-
teous ; but the ungodly, and him
that delighteth in wickedness,
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
righteousness : his countenance
will behold the thing that is just.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 12. Salvum mefac.

HELP me, Lord, for there is
not one godly 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 dissem-
ble 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 trou-
bles' sake of the needy, and because
of the deep sighing of the poor,

6 I will up, saith the Lord, and

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swelleth against him, and will set
him at rest.

7 The words of the Lord are
pure words, even as the silver
which from the earth is tried, and
})uritied seven times in the fire.

8 Thou shalt keep them, O
Lord ; thou shalt preserve him
from this generation for ever.

9 The ungodly walk on every
side : wlien they are exalted, the
children of men are put to rebuke.

Psalm 13. Usque quo, Domine?
TXO Vy long wilt thou forget me.

L O Lord; for ever? how long of the righteous.

6 Their mouth is full of cursing
and bitterness ; their feet are switt
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 mis-
chief, eating up my people as it were
bread, and call not upon the Lord ?

9 There were they brought in
great fear, even where no fear
was ; for God is in the generation

wilt thou hide thy face from me ?

2 How long shall I seek coun-
sel in my soul, and be so vexed in
my heart ? How long shall mine
enemies triumph over me ?

3 Consider, and hear me, O
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 salva-
tion.

6 I will sing of the Lord, be-
cause he hath dealt so lovingly
with me ; yea, I will praise the
name of the Lord most Highest.

Psalm 14. 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 :

4 But they are all gone out of
the way, they are altogether be-
come abominable ; there is none
that doeth good, no not one.

5 Their throat is an open sepul-
chre ; with their tongues have
they deceived : the poison of asps
is under their lips.

10 As for you, )'e have made a
mock at the counsel of the poor ;
because he putt.eth his trust in the
Lord.

1 1 Who shall give salvation un-
to Israel out of Sion ? When the
Lord turneth the captivity of his
people, then shall Jacob rejoice,
and Israel shall be glad.

The third Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 15. Domine, quishabitabitf

LORD, who shall dwell in thy
tabernacle ? or who shall
rest upon thy holy hill ?

2 Even he that leadeth an un-
corrupt life, and doeth the thing
which is right, and speaketh the
truth from his heart :

3 He that hath used no deceit
in his tongue, nor done evil to his
neighbour, and hath not slandered
his neighbour :

4 He thatsetteth 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 re-
ward against the innocent :

7 Whoso doeth these things
shall never fall.

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Psalm 16. Conserva me, Domine.

]3 RESERVE me, O God; for
- in thee have I put my trust.
2 O 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 an-
other god shall have great trouble.

5 Their drink-offerings of blood
will I not offer, neither make men-
tion of their names within my lips.

6 The Lord himself is the por-
tion of mine inheritance, and of my
cup ; thou shalt maintain my lot.

7 The lot is fallen unto me in a
fair ground ; yea, I have a goodly
heritage.

8 I will thank the Lord for giv-
ing me warning; 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.

10 Wherefore my heart was
glad, and my glory rejoiced; my
flesh also shall rest in hope.

11 For why? thou shalt not
leave my soul in hell ; neither shalt
thou suffer thy Holy One to see
corruption.

12 Thou shalt show me the path
of life : in thy presence is the ful-
ness of joy, and at thy right hand
there is pleasure for evermore.
Psalm 17. Exaudi., Domine.

HEAR the right, O Lord, con-
sider my complaint, and
hearken unto my prayer, that go-
eth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth
from thy presence, and let thine
eyes look upon the thing that is
equal.

3 Thou hast proved and visited
mine heart in the night season ;
thou hast tried me, and shalt find
no wickedness in me ; for I am
utterly 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 destroyer.

5 O hold thou up my goings in
thy paths, that my footsteps slip
not.

6 I have called upon thee, O
God, for thou shalt hear me: in-
cline thine ear to me, and hearken
unto my words.

7 Show thy marvellous loving
kindness, thou that art the Sa-
viour 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 enemies compass me
round about, to take away my soul.

10 They are inclosed in their
own fat, and their mouth speaketh
proud things.

1 1 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,
O Lord, from the men I say, and
from the evil world ; which have
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.

1 6 But as for me, I will behold
thy presence in righteousness ; and
when I awake up after thy like-
ness, I shall be satisfied with it.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 18. Diligam te, Domine.

I WILL love thee, O Lord, my
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Stony rock, and my defence, my
Savdour, 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 the Lord,
which is worthy to be praised ; so
shall I be safe from mine ene-
mies.

3 The sorrows of death com-
passed me, and the overflowings
of uiigodliness made me afraid.

4 The pains of hell came about
me ; the snares of death 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 com-
plaint shall come before him; it
shall enter even into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked,
the very foundations also of the
hills shook, and were removed, be-
cause 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 Cheru-
bim, and did fly; he came flying
upon the wings of the wind.

1 1 He made darkness a secret
place, his pavilion round about
him with dark water, and thick
clouds to cover him.

12 At the brightness of his pres-
ence 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

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round world were discovered at thy
chiding, O Lord, at the blastmg
of the breath of thy displeasure.

1 6 He shall send down from on
high to fetch me, and shall take
me out of many waters.

17 He shall deliver me from my
strongest 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 fortli, even because he had a
favour unto me.

20 The Lord shall reward me
after my righteous dealing, accord-
ing to the cleanness of my hands
shall he recompense me.

21 Because I have kept the
ways of the Lord, and have not for-
saken my God, as the wicked doth.

22 For I have an eye unto all
his laws, and will not cast out his
commandments from me.

23 I \\ as also uncorrupt before
him, and eschewed mine own
wickedness.

24 Therefore shall the Lord re-
ward me after my righteous deal-
ing, and according unto the clean-
ness 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 froward thou
shalt learn frowardness.

27 For thou shalt save the peo-
ple that are in adversity, and shalt
bring down the high looks of the
proud.

28 Thou also shalt light my can-
dle; the Lord my God 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 unde-

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filed way; the word of the Lord
also is tried in the fire : he 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.

SS He maketh my feet like harts'
feet, and setteth me up on high.

34 He teacheth mine hands to
fight, and mine arms shall break
even a bow of steel.

35 Thou hast given me the de-
fence 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 ene-
mies, and overtake them ; neither
will I turn again till I have des-
troyed 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 enemies under
me.

40 Thou hast made mine ene-
mies also to turn their backs upon
me, arid 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 them as small as
the dust before the wind: I will
cast them out as the clay in the
streets.

43 Thou shalt deliver me from
the strivings of the people, and
thou shalt make me the head of
the heathen.

44 A people whom I have not
known shall serve me. i

45 As soon as they hear of me,
they shall obey me ; but the strange
children shall dissemble with me.

46 The strange children shall
fail, and be afraid out of their
prisons.

47 The Lord liveth; and bless-
ed be my strong helper, and prais-
ed be the God of my salvation:

48 Even the God thatseeth that
I be avenged, and subdueth the
people unto me.

49 It is he that delivereth me
from my cruel enemies, and setteth
me up above mine adversaries: thou
shalt rid me from the wicked man.

50 For this cause will 1 give
thanks unto thee, O Lord, among
the Gentiles, and sing praises unto
thy name.

51 Great prosperity giveth he
unto his King, and showeth loving
kindness unto David, his Anointed,
and unto liis seed for evermore.

The fourth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 19. Coeli enarrant.

THE heavens declare the glory
of God, and the firmament
showeth 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 taber-
nacle lor the sun, which cometh
forth as a bridegroom out of his
chamber, and rejoiccth as a giant
to run his course.

6 It goeth forth from the utter-
most part of the heaven, and run-
neth about unto the end of it again,
and there is nothing hid from the
heat thereof.

7 The law of the Lord is an un-
defiled law, converting the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure.

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and giveth wisdom unto the sim-
ple.

8 The statutes of the Lord are
right, and rejoice the heart; tlie
commandment of the Lord is pure,
and giveth Hght unto the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean,
and endure th for ever: the judg-
ments 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.

11 Moreover, by them is thy ser-
vant taught; and in keeping of
them there is great reward.

12 Who can tell how oft he of-
fendeth ? O cleanse thou me from
my secret faults.

13 Keep thy servant also from
presumptuous sins, lest they get
the dominion over me ; so shall I
be undefiied, and innocent from
the great offence.

14 Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart, be
alway acceptable in thy sight,

15 O l^ord, my strength, and
my Redeemer.

Psalm 20. Exaudiat te Dominus.

THE Lord hear thee in the
day of trouble; the name of
the God of Jacob defend thee :

2 Send thee help from the Sanc-
tuary, and strengthen 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 salva-
tion, and triumph in the name of
the Lord our God : the Lord per-
form all thy petitions.

6 Now know I that the Lord
helpeth his Anointed, and will hear
him from his holy heaven, even
with the wholesome strength of
his right hand.

7 Some [;ut their trust in cha-
riots, and some hi horses; but we

\\'\\\ remember the name 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,OKing
of heaven, when we call upon thee.

Psalm 21. Domine, in virtute tua.

THE King shall rejoice in thy
strength, O Lord; exceeding
glad shall he be of thy salvation.

2 Thou hast given him his heart's
desire, and hast not denied him 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 thee, and thou
gavest him a long life, even for ever
and ever.

5 His honour is great in thy sal-
vation ; glory and great worship
shalt thou lay upon him.

6 For thou shalt give him ever-
lasting felicity, 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 thy
hand ; thy right hand shall find out
them that hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them like a
fiery oven in time of thy wrath:
the Lord shall destroy them in
his displeasure, and the fire shall
consume them.

10 Their fruit shalt thou root
out of the earth, and their seed
from among the children of men.

1 1 For they intended mischief a-
gainst thee, and imagined such a de-
vice as they are not able to perform ;

12 Therefore shalt thou put
them to flight, and the strings 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.

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EVENING PRAYER.

Psalm 22. Deus, Deus mens.

MY God, my God, look upon
me ! why hast thou forsaken
me, and art so far from my health,
and from the words of my com-
plaint ?

2 O my God, I cry in the day-
time, but thou hearest not : and in
the night-season also I take no
rest.

3 And thou continuest holy, O
thou worship of Israel.

4 Our fathers hoped in thee;
they trusted in thee, and thou didst
deliver them.

5 They called upon thee, and
were holpen; they put their trust
in thee, and were not confounded.

6 But as for me, I am a worm,
and no man; a very scorn of men,
and the outcast of the people.

7 All they that see me, laugh me
to scorn ; they shoot out their lips,
and shake their heads, saying,

8 He trusted in God, that he
would deliver him ; let him deliver
him, 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 mother's breasts.

10 I have been left unto thee
ever since I was born ; thou art my
God even from my mother's womb.

1 1 O go not from me ; for trouble
is hard at hand, and there 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.

141 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
10 my gums, and thou shalt bring
me into the dust of death.
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1 6 For many dogs are come about
me, and the council of the wicked
layeth siege against me.

1 7 They pierced my hands and
my feet: I may tell all my bones :
they stand starhig and looking
upon me.

18 They part my garments
among them, and cast lots upon
my vesture.

19 But be not thou far from me,
O Lord ; thou art my succour, haste
thee to help me.

20 Deliver my soul from the
sword, my darling from the power
of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion's
mouth; thou hast heard me also
from among the horns of the uni-
corns.

22 I will declare thy name unto
my brethren ; in the midst of the
congregation will I praise thee.

23 O praise the Lord, ye that
fear him; magnify him, all ye of
the seed of Jacob; 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 from him;
but when he called unto him, he
heard him.

23 My praise is of thee in the
great congregation ; 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 he is the Governor among the
people.

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.

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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 righteous-
ness unto a people that shall be
born, whom the Lord hath made.

Psalm 23. Dominus regit me.

THE Lord is my shepherd;
therefore can I 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 righ-
teousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the
v^Jey of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil ; for thou art with
me,thyrod and thy staff comfort me.

5 Thou shalt prepare a table be-
fore 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.

The fifth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 24. Domini est terra.

THE earth is the Lord's, and all
that therein is ; the compass
of the world, and they that dwell
therein.

2 For he 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 ?

4 Even he that hath clean hands,
and a pure heart ; and that hath not
lift up his mind unto vanity, nor
sworn to deceive his neighbour.

5 He shall receive the blessing
from the Lord, and righteousness
from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them

that seek him ; even of them that
seek thy face, O Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever-
lasting doors ; and the King of glo-
ry 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, O ye
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever-
lasting 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 25. Ad te, Domine, levavi.

UNTO thee, O Lord, will I lift
up my soul; my God, I have
put my trust in thee : O let me not
l3e confounded, neither let mme
enemies triumph over me.

2 For all they that hope in thee
shall not be ashamed ; but such as
transgress without a cause, shall be
put to confusion.

3 ShoAV me thj'^ ways, O Lord,
and teach me thy paths.

4 Lead me forth in thy truth,
and learn me; for thou art the
God of my salvation : in thee hath
been my hope all the day long.

5 Call to remembrance,0 Lord,
thy tender mercies, and thy loving
kindnesses, which have been ever
of old.

6 O remember not the sins and
offences of my youth ; but accord-
ing to thy mercy think thou upon
me, O Lord, for thy goodness.

7 Gracious and righteous is the
Lord ; therefore will he teach sin-
ners in the way.

8 Them that are meek shall he
guide in judgment; and such as are
gentle, them shall he learn his waj'.

9 All the paths of the Lord are
mercy and truth, unto such as keep
his covenant and his testimonies.

10 Forthynaiiie'ssake,OLord,
be merciful unto my sin ; for it is
great.

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1 1 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.

13 The secret of the Lord is
among them that fear him, and he
will show 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 unio me, and have
mercy upon me; for I am desolate,
and in misery.

16 The sorrows of my heart
are enlarged: O bring thou me
out of my troubles.

17 Look ui)on 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.

19 keep my soul, and deliver
me: let me not be confounded,
for 1 have put my trust in thee.

20 Let perfectness and righ-
teous dealing wait upon me ; for
my hope hath been in thee.

21 Deliver Israel, O God, out
of all his troubles.

Psalm 26. Judica me, Domine.

BE thou my judge, O Lord, for
I have walked innocently : my
trust hath been also in the Lord
therefore shall I not fall.

2 Examine me, O 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 with vain
persons; neither will I have fel-
lowship with the deceitful.

5 I have hated the congregation
of the wicked; and will not sit
among the ungodly.

6 I will wash my hands in inno-
cency, O Lord ; and so will I go to
rhine altar.

7 That I may show the voice

of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy
wondrous works.

8 Lord, I have loved the habita-
tion of thy house, and the place
where thine honour dwelleth.

9 O shut not up my soul with
the sinners, nor my life with the
blood-thirsty ;

10 In whose hands is wickedness,
and their right hand is full of gifts.

1 1 But as for me, I will walk
innocently : O deliver me, and be
mercilul unto me.

1 2 My foot standeth right : I will
praise the Lord in the congrega-
tions.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 27. Dominus illumincUio.

THE Lord is my light and my
salvation, w hom then shall I
fear ? the Lord is the strength off|hy
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 stum-
bled 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 in thee.

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 myhfe,
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 dw ell-
ing 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: I will sing and speak
praises unto the Lord.

8 Hearken unto my voice, O
Lord, when I cry unto thee; have
mercy upon me, and hear me.

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9 My heart hath talked of thee,
Seek ye my face: thy face, Lord,
will I seek.

10 O hide not thou thy face from
me, nor cast thy servant away in
displeasure.

1 1 Thou hast been my succour ;
leave me not, neither forsake me,
O God of my salvation.

12 When my father and my
mother forsake me, the Lord
taketh me up.

13 Teach me thy way, O Lord,
and lead me in the right way, be-
cause 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 s[)eak VM'ong.

15 I should utterly have fainted,
but that I believe verily to see the
goodness of the Lord in the land
of the living.

16 O tarry thou the Lord's lei-
sure; be strong, and he shall com-
fort thine heart ; and put thou thy
trust in the Lord.

Psalm 28. Ad ie, Domine.

UNTO thee will I cry, O 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;
wdien I hold up my hands to\^'ards
the mercy-seat of thy holy tem-
ple.

3 O pluck me not away, neither
destroy me with the ungodly and
wicked doers, which speak friendly
to their neighbours, but imagine
mischief in their hearts.

4 Reward them according to their
deeds, and according to the v^icked-
ness 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 hands; tliere-

Day 5.

fore 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 strength, and
my shield ; my heart hath trusted
in him, and I am helped ; therefore
my heart danceth for joy, and in
my song will I praise him.

9 The Lord is my strength, and
he is the wholesome defence of
his Anointed.

1 O save thy people, and give
thy blessing unto thine inheritance:
feed them, and set them up for
ever.

Psalm 29. Afferte Domino.

SRING unto the Lord, O ye
mighty, bring young rams un-
to the Lord; ascribe unto 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 command-
eth the waters ; it is the glorious
God that maketh the thunder.

4 It is the Lord that rnleth the
sea ; the voice of the Lord is mighty
ill oiicration; the voice of the Lord
is a glorious voice.

5 The voice of the Lord break-
eth the cedar trees; yea, the Lord
breaketh the cedars of Libanus.

6 He maketh them also to skip
like a calf; Libanus also and Si-
rion like a .young unicorn.

7 The voice of the Lord di-
videth the flames of fire; the voice
of the Lord shaketh the wilder-
ness: yea, the Lord shaketh the
wilderness of Cades.

8 The voice of the Lord maketh
the hinds to bring forth young,
and discovereth the thick bushes :
in his temple doth every man speak
of his honour.

9 The Lord sitteih above the
water flood, and the Lord remain-
eth a King for ever.

10 The Lord shall give strength

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unto his people ; the Lord shall give
his peoi)le the blessing of peace.

Tke sixth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 30. Exaltabo te, Dumine.

I WILL niagnily tiiee, O I^ord;
for thou hast set ine up, and not
made my foes to triumph over me.

2 O Lord, my God, I cried unto
thee ; and thou hast healed me.

3 Thou, Lord, hast brought my
soul out ot' hell : thou hast kept
my life from them that go down
to the pit.

4 Sing praises unto the Lord, O
ye saints of his ; and give thanks
unto him, for a remembrance of
his holiness.

5 For his wrath endureth but
the twinkling of an eye, and in his
pleasure is life ; heaviness 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, O
Lord ; and gat me to my Lord
right humbly.

9 What profit is there in my
blood, when 1 go down to the pit ?

10 Shall the dtist give thanks
unto thee ? or shall it declare thy
truth ?

11 Hear, O Lord, and have
mercy upon me ; Lord, be thou
my helper.

12 Thou hast turned my hea-
viness 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 : O my God, I will give
thanks unto thee for ever.
Psalm 31. In ie, Domine, speravi.

IN thee, O Lord, have I put my
trust : let me never be put to
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confusion ; deliver me in thy righ-
teousness.

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
guifle, and lead me for thy name's
sake.

5 Draw me out of the net that
they have laid privily for me ; for
tliou art my strength.

6 Into thy hands I commend
my sj)irit ; for thou hast redeemed
me, O Lord, thou God of truth.

7 I have hated them that hold
of superstitious vanities, and my
trust hath been in the Lord.

8 I will be glad, and rejoice in
thy mercy ; for thou hast consider-
ed 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.

10 Have mercy upon me, O
Lord, for I am in trouble, and mine
eye is consumed for very heavi-
ness ; 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, be-
cause of mine iniquity, and my
bones are consumed.

13 1 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^
conveyed themselves from me.

14 I am clean forgotten as a
dead man out of mind ; I am be-
come like a broken vessel.

15 For I have heard the blas-
phemy 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

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thee, O 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 per-
secute me.

18 Show thy servant the light
of thy countenance, and save me
for thy mercies' sake.

19 Let me not be confounded,
O 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, disdainful-
ly, and despitefully speak against
the righteous.

21 O how plentiful is thy good-
ness, which thou hast 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.

22 Thou shait hide them privi-
ly by thine own presence from the
provoking of all men : thou shalt
keep them secretly in thy taberna-
cle from the strife of tongues.

23 Thanks be to the Lord ; for
he hath showed 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.

23 Nevertheless, thou heardest
the voice of my prayer, when I
cried unto thee.

26 O love the Lord, all ye his
saints ; for the Lord prcserveth
them that are faithful, and plente-
ously rewardeth the proud doer.

27 Be strong, and he shall
establish your heart, all ye that
put your trust in the Lord.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 32. Beati., quorum.

BLESSED is he whose un-
righteousness 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 whilst 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 mois-
ture is like the drought in summer.

5 I will acknowledge my sin
unto thee ; and mine unrighteous-
ness have I not hid.

6 I said, I will confess my sins
unto the Lord ; and so thou for-
gavest the wickedness of my sin.

7 For this shall every one that
is godly 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 understand-
ing ; whose mouths must be held
with bit and bridle, lest they fall
upon thee.

1 1 Great plagues remain for the
ungodly; but whoso putteth his
trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth
him on every side.

12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and
rejoice in the Lord ; and be joyful,
all ye that are true of heart.

Psalm 33. Exultate, justi.
EJOICE in the Lord, O ye
righteous ; for it becometh
well the just to be thankful.

2 Praise the Lord with harp ;
sing ])raiscs unto him with the lute
anci instrument of ten strings.

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

3 He loveth righteousness and

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judgment; the earth is full of the

goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord were
the heavens made, and all the hosts
of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gatliereth the waters of
the sea together, 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 commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeththe coun-
sel 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 generation 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 chil-
dren 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
iheir works.

15 There is no king that can be
saved by the multitude of an host;
neither is any mighty man deliver-
ed by much strength.

16 A horse is counted but a vain
thing to save a man ; neitlier 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.

19 Our soul hath patiently tar-

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ried for the Lord; for he is our
help and our shield.

20 For our heart shall rejoice
in him; because we have hoped
in his holy name.

21 Let thy merciful kindness,
O Lord, be upon us, like as we do
put our trust in thee.
Psalm 34. Benedicam 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 O praise the Lord with me,
and let us magnify his name to-
gether.

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, and saveth
him out of all his troubles.

7 The Angel of the Lordtarrieth
round about them that fear him,
and delivereth them.

8 O taste, and see, how gracious
the Lord is: blessed is the man
that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the Lord, ye that are
his saints ; for they that fear him
lack nothing.

10 The lions do lack, and suffer
hunger : but they who seek the
Lord shall want no manner of
thing that is good.

1 1 Come, ye children, and heark-
en unto me ; 1 will teach you the
fear of the Lord.

1 2 What man is he that lusteth to
live, and would fain sec good days?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and
thy lips, that they speak no guile.

14 Eschew evil, and do good:
seek ])eace, and ensue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are over
the righteous, and his ears are
open unto their prayers.

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1 6 The countenance of the Lord
is against them that do evil, to root
out the remembrance of them from
the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the
Lord heareth them, and deUvereth
them out of all their troubles.

1 8 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 his bones, so
that not one of them is broken.

21 But misfortune shall slay the
ungodly; and they that hate the
righteous shall be desolate.

22 The Lord delivereth the souls
of his servants ; and all they that
put their trust in him shall not be
destitute.

The seventh Day.

MORNING PRAYER,

Psalm 2b, Judica me, Domine.

PLEAD thou mycause,OLord,
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 my soul,
I am thy salvation.

4 Let them be confounded, and
put to shame, that seek after my
soul ; let them be turned back, and
brought to confusion, that imagine
mischief for me.

6 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 destroy 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 him-
self; that he may fall into his own
mischief.

9 And my soul be joyful in the
Lord; it shall rejoice in his salva-
tion.

10 All my bones shall say. Lord,
who is like unto thee, who dehver-
est the poor from him that is too
strong for him ; yea, the poor, and
him that is in misery, from him
that spoileth him ?

1 1 False witnesses did rise up :
they laid to my charge things that
I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for
good, to the great discomfort of my
soul.

13 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 1 behaved myself as though
it had been my friend or my bro-
ther; 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 una-
wares, making mouths at me, and
ceased not.

1 6 With the flatterers were busy
mockers, who gnashed upon me
with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou
look upon this ? O 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 O let not them that are mine
enemies triumj)h over me ungodly ;
neither let them wink with their
eyes, that hate me wivhout a cause.

20 And why ? their communing
is not for peace ; but they imagine

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deceitful words against them that
are quiet in the land.

21 They gaped ui)on me with
their mouths, and said, Fie on thee,
fie on thee, we saw it with our eyes.

22 This thou hast seen, O Lord ;
hold not thy tongue then ; go not
far from me, O Lord.

23 Awake and stand up to judge
my quarrel ; avenge thou my cause,
my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O 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.

26 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, 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 36. Dixit injustus.

MY heart showeth me the wick-
edness of the ungodly, that
there is no fear of God before his
eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in
his own sight, until his abominable
sin be found out.

3 The words of his mouth are
unrighteous and full of deceit : he
hath left ofif to behave himself
wisely, and to do good.

4 He imagined! mischief upon
his bed, and hath set himself in no
good vyay; neither doth he abhor
any thing that is evil.

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth
unto the heavens, and thy faithful-
ness unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness standeth
like the strong mountains: thy

judgments are like the great deep.

7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both
man and beast : how excellent is
thy mercy, O God : and the chil-
dren of men shall put their trust
under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be satisfied with
the plenteousness of thy house;
and thou shalt give them drink of
thy pleasures, as out of the river.

9 For with thee is the well of
life ; and in thy light shall we see
light.

10 O contiime forth thy loving
kindness unto them that know
thee, and thy righteousness unto
them that are true of heart.

11 O let not the foot of pride
come against me ; and let not the
hand of the ungodly castme down.

12 There are they fallen, all that
work wickedness; they are cast
down, and shall not be able to stand.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 37. Noli CBmulari.

FRET not thyself because of
the ungodly ; neither be thou
envious against the evil doers :

2 For they shall soon be cut
down like the grass, and be wither-
ed even as the green herb.

3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord,
and be doing good : dw ell 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 righteous-
ness 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 oflTrom wrath, and let
go displeasure: fret not thyself, else
shalt thou be moved to do evil.

9 Wicked doers shall be rooted
out ; and they that patiently abide

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the Lord, those shall inherit tlie
land.

10 Yet a little while, and the
ungodly shall be clean gone : thou
shalt look after his place, and he
shall be away.

11 But the meek-spirited shall
possess the earth, and shall be
refreshed in the multitude of
peace.

12 The ungodly seeketh coun-
sel 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 down the poor and
needy, and to slay such as are of a
right conversation.

15 Their sword shaH go through
their own heart, and their bow
shall be broken.

16 A small thing that the righ-
teous hath, is better than great
riches of the ungodly ;

17 For the arms of the ungodly
shall be broken, and the Lord up-
holdeth the righteous.

1 8 The Lord knoweth the days
of the godly; and their inheritance
shall endure for ever.

1 9 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 tae smoke
shall they consume away.

21 The ungodly borroweth, and
paycth 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 him, shall be
rooted out.

2.3 The Lord ordereth a good
man's going, and niaketh his way
acceptable to himself.

24 Though he fall, he shall not

be cast away ; for the Lord up-
holdeth 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 merci-
ful, and lendeth ; 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 foisaketh not his
that be godly, but they are pre-
served for ever.

29 The unrighteous shall be
punished : as for the seed of the
ungodly, it shall be rooted out.

30 The righteous shall inherit
the land, and dwell therein 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 righ-
teous, 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 thou shalt possess the
land : when the ungodly shall per-
ish, thou shalt see it.

36 I myself have seen the un-
godly in great pov>'er,and flourish-
ing like a green bay-tree.

37 I went by, and lo, he ^-sas
gone; I sought him, but his place
could no where be found.

38 Keep innocency, and take
heed unto the thing that is right;
lor 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 righ-

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teous coineth 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 de-
liver them from the ungodly, and
shall save them, l)ecause they put
their trust in him.

The eighth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 38. Domine^ ne in furore.

PUT me not to rebuke, O 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 th(M-e any rest in my bones, by
reason of my sin :

4 For my wickednesses are gone
over my head, and are like a sore
burthen, too heavy for me to bear.

3 My wounds stink, and are cor-
rupt, through my foolishness.

6 I am brought into so great
trouble and misery, that I go
mourning all the day long :

7 Ft)r my loins are filled with a
sore disease, and there is no whole
part in my body.

8 I am feeble and sore smitten ;
T have roared for the very disquiet-
ness of my heart.

9 Lord, 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.

11 My lovers and my neigh-
bours 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 evil,
talked of wickedness, and imagmed
deceit all the day long.

13 As for me, I w^as I'ke a deaf
man, and heard not; and as one

that is dumb, who doth not open
his mouth.

14 1 became even as a man that
heareth not, and in whose mouth
are no re[)rooi"s.

15 For in thee, O Lord, have I
put my trust ; thou shalt answer
for me, O Lord, my God.

1 6 1 have required that they,even
mine enemies, should not triumph
over me ; for when my foot slipt,
they rejoiced greatly against me.

17 And 1 truly am set in the
plague, and my heaviness is ever
in my sight :

1 8 For I will confess my wicked-
ness, and be sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies live, and
are mighty ; and they that hate me
wrongfully are many in mimber.

20 They also that reward evil
for good are against me ; because
I follow the thing that good is.

21 Forsake me not, O Lord, my
God ; be not thou far from me.

22 Haste thee to help me, O
Lord, God of my salvation.

Psalm 39. Dm, Custodiam.
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 un-
godly 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 My heart was hot within me:
and while I was thus musing the
fire kindled, and at the last I spake
with my tongue :

3 Lord, let me know my end,
and tlie number of my days, that 1
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 re-
spect of thee ; and verily every man
living is altogether vanity:

7 For man walketh in a vain

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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 of-
fences, and make me not a rebuke
unto the foolish.

10 1 became dumb, and opened
not my mouth; for it was thy doing.

1 1 Take thy plague away from
me: 1 am even consumed by the
means of thy heavy hand.

1 2 When thou with rebukes dost
chasten man for sin, thou makest
his beauty to consume away, like
as it were a moth fretting a gar-
ment : every man therefore is but
vanity.

13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and
with thine ears consider my call-
ing ; hold not thy peace at my tears :

14 For I am a stranger with
thee, and a sojourner, as all my
fathers were.

15 O spare me a little, that I
may recover my strength, before
I go hence, and be no more seen.

Psalm 40. Expectans expectavi.

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.

6 Blessed is the man that hath
set his hope in the Lord, and turn-
ed not unto the proud, and to such
as go about with lies.

6 O Lord, my God, great are the
wondrous 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 tiiou not required : then
said I, Lo, I come.

10 In the volume of the book
it is written of me, that I should
fulfil thy will, O my God: 1 am
content to do it; yea, thy law is
within my heart.

1 1 I have declared thy righteous-
ness in the great congregation : lo,
I will not refrain my lips, O Lord,
and that thou knowest.

12 1 have not hid thy righteous-
ness within my heart; my talk
hath been of thy truth, and of thy
salvation.

131 have not kept back thy lov-
ing mercy and truth from the great
congregation.

14 Withdraw not thou thy mer-
cy from me, O Lord ; let thy lov-
ing kindness and thy truth alway
preserve me.

15 For innumerable troubles are
come about me ; my sins have taken
such hold ui)on 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, O
Lord, to help me.

17 Let them be ashamed, and
confounded together, that seek af-
ter my soul to destroy it ; let them
be driven backw ai'd, and put to re-
buke, that wish me evil.

1 8 Let them be desolate, and re-
warded 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 al-
way. The Lord be praised.

20 As for me, I am poor and
needy; but the Lordcarethforme.

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21 Thou art my helper and re-
deemer ; make no long tarrying,
O my God.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 41. Beatus quiintellis:it.

BLESSED is he that consider-
eth the !)Oor 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 bless-
ed upon earth ; and deliver not thou
him into the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord comfort him w hen
lie 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 sin-
ned against thee.

6 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 con-
ceiveth falsehood within himself;
and when he cometh forth, he tell-
eth it.

7 All mine enemies whisper to-
gether 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, O Lord; raise thou me up
again, and I shall reward them.

11 By this I know thou favour-
est me, that mine enemy doth not
triumph against me.

12 And when I am in my health,
thou upholdest me, and shall set
me before thy face for ever,

13 Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel, world without end. Amen.

Psalm 42. Quemadmodum.

LIKE as the hart desireth the
water-brooks, so longeth my
soul after thee, O God.

2 My soul is athirst for God,
yea, even for the living God : When
shall I come to appear before the
[)resence 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 1 think thereupon,
I pour out my heart by myself; for
I went with the multitude, 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 heavi-
ness, O 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 re-
member thee concerning the land
of Jordan, and the little hill of
Hermon.

9 One deep calleth another, be-
cause of the noise of the water-
pipes ; all thy waves and storms
are gone over me.

10 The Lord hath granted his
loving kindness in the day-time,
and in the night-season did I sing
of him, and made my prayer unto
the God of my life.

1 1 I will say unto the God of
my strength. Why hast thou for-
gotten me ? VVhy go I thus heavily,
while the enemy oppresseth mer

12 My bones are smitten asunder
as with a sword, while mine ene-
mies that trouble me cast me in
the teeth ;

13 Namely, while they say daily
unto me. Where is now thy God?

14 Why art thou so vexed, O
my soul ? and why art thou so dis-
quieted within me ?

15 put thy trust in God ; for I
will yet thank him, which is the
help of my countenance, and my
God.

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Psalm 43. Judica me, Dens.

GIVE sentence with me,0 God,
and defend my cause against
the ungodly people; O 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 O 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 har|) will I give thanks unto
thee, O God, my God.

5 Why art thou so heavy, O
my soul ? and why art thou so dis-
quieted within me ?

6 O put thy trust in God; for I
will yet give him thanks, which is
the help of my countenance, and
my God.

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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
from our enemies, and puttestthem
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.

1 2 Thou lettest us be eaten up
like sheep, and hast scattered us
among the heathen.

13 Thou sellest thy people for
nought, and takest no money for
them.

14 Thou makest us to be re-
buked of our neighbours, to be
laughed to scorn, and had in deri-
sion of them that are round about

The ninth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 44. Deus, auribus.
"E have heard with our ears,
O 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 plant-
ed them in ; how thou hast des
troyed the nations, and cast them
out.

3 For ihey 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 counte-
nance ; because thou hadst a fa-
vour unto them.

5 Thou art my King, O God ;
send help unto Jacob.

6 Through thee will wc over-
throw our enemies, and in thy
name will we tread them under
that rise up against us.

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 befoi^
me, and the shame of my face
hath covered me ;

17 For the voice of the slander-
er and blasphemer, 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,
neitiier our steps gone out of thy
way ;

20 No, not when thou hast smit-
ten us into the place of dragons,
and covered us with the shadow
of death.

21 I f we have forgotten the name
of our God, and liolden up our
hands to any strange god, shall not
God search it out ? for he knoweth
the very secrets of the heart.

22 For thy sake also are we kill-

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ed all the day long, and are counted
as sheep appointed to be slain.

23 Up, Lord, why slecpest thou?
awake, and be not absent from us
for ever.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy
face, and forgettest our misery and
trouble ?

25 For our soul is brought low,
even unto the dust; our belly
cleaveth unto the ground.

26 Arise, and help us, and de-
liver us, for thy mercies' sake.

Psalm 45. Eructavit cor meum.

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.

S Thou art fairer than the chil-
dren of men ; full of grace are thy
lips, because God hath blessed thee
for ever.

4 Gird thee with thy sword up-
on thy thigh, O thou most mighty,
according to thy worship and re-
nown.

5 Good luck have thou with
thine honour: ride on, because of
the word of truth, of meekness 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, O God, endureth
for ever ; the sceptre of thy king-
dom is a right sceptre.

8 Thou hast loved righteousness,
and hated iniquity ; wherefore God,
even tliy 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 they
have nade thee glad.

1 Kings'daughters were among
thy honourable women , upon thy
right hand did staod the queen -in

a vesture of gold, wrought about
with divers colours.

11 Hearken, O daughter, and
consider; incline thine ear; forget
also thine own people, and thy

father's house.

12 So shall the King have plea-
sure in thy beauty; for he is thy
Lord God, and worship thou him.

1.'^ And the daughter of Tyre
shall be there with a gift; like as
the rich also among the people
shall make their supplication be-
fore thee.

14 The King's daughter is all
glorious within ; her clothing is of
wrought gold.

15 She shall be brought unto
the King in raiment of needle-
work ; the virgins that be her fel-
low s 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 generation to another;
therefore shall the people give
thanks unto thee, world without
end.
Psalm 46. Deits nosier rcfugmtn.

(^ OD is our hope and strength,
^ a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will we not fear,
thi»iigh the earth be moved, and
though the hills be carried into
the midst of the sea.

3 Though the waters thereof
rage and swell, and though the
mountains shake at the tempest 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.

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6 The heathen make much ado,
and the khigdoms are moved; but
God hath showed his voice, and
the earth shall melt away.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us ;
the God ot Jacob is our refuge.

8 O come hither, and behold
the works of the Lord, \\'hat de-
struction he hath brought upon
the earth.

9 He maketh wars to cease in all
the w orld ; he breaketh the bow,
and knapi)eth the spear in sunder,
and burneth 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.

1 1 The Lord of hosts is w ith us ;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 47. Omnes gentes,plaudite.

OCLAP your hands together,
all ye people : O sing unto God
with the voice of melody.

2 For the Lord is high, and to
be feared ; he is the great King up
on all the earth.

3 He shall subdue the people
under us, and the nations under
our feet.

4 He shall choose out an heri-
tage for us, even the worship of
Jacob, whom he loved.

6 God is gone up with a merry
noise, and the Lord with the sound
of the trump.

6 O sing praises, sing praises
unto our God; O sing praises,
sing praises unto our King.

7 For God is the King of all the
earth : sing ye praises with under-
standing.

8 God reigneth over the heathen;
God sitteth upon his holy seat.

9 The princes of the people
are joined unto the peoi)le of
the God of Abraham ; for God,
which is very high exalted, doth
defend the earth as it were with a
shield.

Psalm 4o. Magnus Dominus.

GREAT is the Lord, and high-
ly to be praised in the city of
our God, even upon his holy hill.

2 The hill of Sion is a fair place,
and the joy of the whole earth ; up-
on the north side lieth the city of
the great King : God is well known
in her palaces as a sure refuge.

3 For lo^ the kings of the earth
are gathered, 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 kind-
ness, O God, in the midst of thy
temple.

9 O God, accordmg to thy name,
so is tl?y praise unto the world's
end ; thy right hand is full of righ-
teousness.

10 Let the mount Sion rejoice,
and the daughter of Judah be glad,
because of thy judgments.

11 Walk about Sion, and go
round about her ; and tell the tow-
ers thereof.

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 49. Audite heec, omnes.

OH EAR ye this, all ye people ;
jjonder it with your ears, all
ye that dwell in the world ;

2 High and low, rich and poor,
one with another.

3 My mouth shall speak of wis-
dom, and my heart shall muse of
understanding.

4 I will incline mine ear to the

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parable, and show my dark speech
upon the hari).

5 Wherefore should I fear in
the days of wickedness, and when
the wickedness of iny heels com-
passeth me round about ?

6 There be some that put their
trust in their goods, and boast
themselves in the multitude 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 he seeth that wise men
also die and perish together, as
well as the ignorant and foolish,
and leave their riches for other.

1 1 And yet they think that their
houses shall continue for ever, and
that their dwelling places shall
endure from one generation to
another ; and call the lands after
their own names.

12 Nevertheless, man will not
abide in honoiu', seeing he may
be compared unto the beasts that
perish ; this is the way of them.

13 This is their foolishness, and
their posterity praise their saying.

14 They lie in the hell like
sheep; death gnaweth upon them,
and the righteous shall have do-
minion 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 hoQse be increased ;

17 For he shall carry nothing
away with him when he dieth,
neither shall his pomp follow him.

1 8 For while he lived, he count
ed himself an hap[)y man ; and
so long as thou dost well unto thv

self, men will speak good of thee.

19 He shall follow the gene-
ration of his fathers, and shall
never see light.

20 Man being in honour hath
no understanding, but is compared
unto the beasts that perish.

The tenth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 50. Deus deorum.

THE Lord, even the most migh-
ty God, hath spoken, and
called the world, from the rising
up of the sun unto the going down
thereof.

2 Out of Sion hath God ap-
peared in perfect beauty.

3 Our God shall come, and
shall not keep silence ; there shall
go before him a consuming 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 with me with sacrifice.

6 And the heavens shall de-
clare his righteousness ; for God
is judge himself.

7 Hear, O my people, and 1
will speak ; I myself will testify
against thee, O Israel ; for I 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 ;

1 For all the beasts of the forest
are mine, and so are the cattle upon
a thousand hills.

Ill know all the fowls upon
the mountains, 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.

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13 Thinkest thou that I would
eat bull's flesli,and drink the blood
of goats ?

14 Offer unto God thanks-
givhig, 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.

16 But unto the ungodly said
God, Why dost thou preach my
laws, and takest my covenant in
thy mouth ;

17 Whereas thou hatest to be
reformed, and hast cast my words
behind thee ?

18 When thou sawest a thief,
thou consentedst unto him ; and
hast been partaker with the adul-
terers.

19 Thou hast let thy mouth
speak wickedness, and with thy
tongue thou hast set forth deceit.

20 Thou sattest and spakcst
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 O consider this, ye that for-
get God, lest I pluck you away,
and there be none to deliver you.

23 Whoso offereth me thanks
and praise, he honoureth me ; .« nd
to him that ordereth his conversa-
tion right, will I show the salva-
tion of God.

Psalm 51. Miserere mei. Dens.

HAVE mercy upon me, O God,
after thy great goodness, ac-
cording to the multitude of thy
mercies do away mine offences.

2 Wash me thoroughly from
my wickedness , and cleanse me
from my sin ;

3 For I acknowledge my faults,
and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee only have I sin-

ned, and done this evil in thy sight,
that thou mightest 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 i^arts, and shalt make
me to understand wisdom secretly.

7 Thou shalt purge me with
hyssop, and 1 shall be clean ; thou
shalt wash me, and I shall be
whiter than snow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of
joy and gladness, that the bones
which thou hast broken may re-
joice.

9 Tiun thy face from my sins,
and put out all my misdeeds.

10 Make me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a right spirit
within me.

1 1 Cast me not away from thy
presence, and take not thy Holy
Spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of
thy help again, and stablish me
with thy h'ee Si)irit.

13 Then shall 1 teach thy ways
unto the wicked, and sinners shall
be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guilti-
ness, O God, thou that art the
God of my health ; and my tongue
shall sing of thy righteousness.

15 Thou shalt open my lips, O
Lord, and my mouth shall show"
thy praise.

1 6 For thou desirest no sacrifice,
else would I give it thee ; but thou
delightest not in burnt-offerings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a
troubled spirit: a broken and con-
trite heart, O God, shalt thou not
despise.

18 O be favourable and gracious
unto Slon ; build thou the walls of
Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased
with the sacrifice of righteousness,
with the burnt-offerings and obla-

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rions; then shall tliey offer young
bullocks upon thine altar.
Psahn 52. Quid gloriaris ?

WHY boastest thou thyself,
thou tyrant, that thou canst
do mischief P

2 Whereas the goodness of God
endureth yet daily.

3 Thy tongue iniagineth wicked-
ness, and w ith lies thou cuttest like
a sharp razor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighteous-
ness more than goodness, and to
talk of lies more than righteous-
ness.

5 Thou hast loved to speak all
words that may do hurt, O thou
false tongue.

6 Therefore shall God destroy
thee for ever; he shall take thee,
and pluck thee out of thy dwell-
ing, 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 trust-
ed 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
imto thee for that thou hast done ;
and I will hope in thy name, foY
thy saints like it well.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 53. Dixit insipicns.

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 from hea-
ven 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 wav, they are altogether be-

come abominable; there is also
none that do(!th good, no not one.

5 Are they not without under-
standing that work \\'ickedness,
eating up my people as if they
would eat bread ? they have not
callcfl upon God.

6 They were afraid, where no
fear was; for God hath broken the
bones of him that besieged thee ;
thou hast [)ut them to confusion,
because God hath despised them.

7 Oh that the salvation were
given unto Israel out ofSion! Oh
that the Lord would deliver his
people out of captivity!

8 Then should Jacob rejoice,
and Israel should be right glad.

Psalm 54. Deus, in Nomine.

SAVE me, O God, for thy
name's sake, and avenge me
in thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God, and
hearken unto the 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.

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 m
thy truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will
I give thee, and praise thy name, O
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 55. Exaudi, Deus.

HE AR my prayer, O 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
thev are minded to do me some

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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 Fearfulness and trembling are
come upon me, and an horrible
dread hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, O 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 wilder-
ness.

8 I would make haste to escape,
because of the stormy wind and
tempest.

9 Destroy their tongues, O Lord,
and divide them ; for I have spied
unrighteousness and strife in the
city.

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 :

1 3 Neither was it mine adversary
that did magnify himself against
me; for then peradventure I would
have hid myself from him:

14 But it was even thou, my
companion, my guide, and mine
own familiar friend.

15 We took sweet counsel to-
gether, 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 wickedness is in their
dwellings, and among them.

17 As for me, I will call upon
God, and the Lord shall save me.

1 8 In the evening, and morning,
and at noon-day, will I pray, ancl
that instantly ; and he shall hear
my voice.

19 It is he that hath delivered
n.y 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 The words of his mouth were
softer than butter, having war in
his heart ; his words were smoother
than oil, and yet they be very
swords.

23 O cast thy burthen upon the
Lord, and he shall nourish thee,
and shall not suffer the righteous
to fall for ever.

24 And as for them, thou, O
God, shalt bring them into the pit
of destruction.

25 The blood-thirsty and de-
ceitful men shall not live out half
their days : nevertheless, my trust
shall be in thee, O Lord.

The eleventh Daif.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 56. Miserere inei, Dens.

BE merciful unto me, O God,
for man goeth about to de-
vour me ; he is daily fighting and
troubling me.

2 Mine enemies are daily in hand
to swallow me up; for they be
many that fight against me, O thou
Most Highest.

3 Nevertheless, though I am
sometimes afraid, yet put I my
trust in thee.

4 I 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 themselves close, and mark
my steps, when they lay wait for
my soul.

7 Shall they escape for their
wickedness? thou, O God, in thy

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displeasure, shalt cast them down.

8 Thou tellest my wanderings.:
put my tears into thy bottle : are
not these things noted in thy book ?

9 Whensoever I call upon thee,
then shall mine enemies be put to
flight: this I know; tor 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, O God, will I
pay my vows ; unto thee will I
give thanks.

13 For thou hast delivered my
soul from death, and my feet I'rom
falling, that I may walk before
God in the light of the living.

Psalm 57. Miserere mei, Deus.

BE merciful unto me, O God,
be merciful unto me ; for my
soul trusteth in thee ; and under the
shadow of th}' wings shall be my
refuge, until this tyranny 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 chil-
dren of men, that are set on fire,
whose teeth are spears and arrows,
a!id their tongue a sharp sword.

6 Set up thyself, O God, 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, O God,
my heart is fixed ; I will sing, and
give praise.

9 Awake up, my glory ; awake,
lute and harp : 1 myself will awake
right early.

10 1 will give thanks unto thee,

Lord, among the people ; and

1 will sing unto 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, O God, above
the heavens, and thy glory above
all the earth.

Psalm 58. Si vere utique.

ARE your minds set upon righ-
teousness, O ye congregation?
and do ye judge the thing that is
right, O ye sons of men ?

2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in
your heart upon the earth, and
your hands deal with wicked-
ness.

3 The ungodly are froward,
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 stoppethher ears;

5 Which refuseth to hear the
voice of the charmer, charm he
never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in
their mouths; smite the jaw-bones
of the lions, O Lord : let them fall
away like water that runneth
apace; and when they shoot their
airows, 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 thorns, so let indignation
vex him, 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

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1 ighteous ; cloul)tless there is a God
tnat judjieth the earth.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psahn 59. Eripe me de inimicis.

DELIVER me from mine
enemies, O God ; defend me
from them that rise up against me.

2 O deliver me from the wick-
ed doers, and save me from the
blood-thirsty men.

3 For lo, they lie waiting for my
soul ; the mighty men are gathered
against me, without any otfence or
fault of me, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare them-
selves without my fault; arise thou
therefore to help me, and behold.

5 Stand up, O Lord God of
hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit
all the heathen, and be not merci-
ful unto them that offend of ma-
licious wickedness.

8 They goto and fro in the even-
ing, they grin like a dog, and run
about through the city.

7 Rehold, they speak with their
mouth, and swords are in their
lil)S ; for who doth hear ?

8 But thou, O Lord, shalt have
them in derision, and thou shalt
laugh all the heathen to scorn.

9 My strength will I ascribe
unto thee; for thou art the God
of my refuge.

10 God showethme his goodness
plenteously : and God shall let me
see my desire upon mine enemies.

1 1 Slay them not, lest my people
forget it ; but scatter them abroad
among the people, and put them
down, O 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 preaching is of
cursing and lies.

13 Consume tliem in thy wrath;
consume them, that they may
perish, and know 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 w ill praise thy mercy
betimes in the morning; for thou
hast been my defence and refuge
in the day of my trouble.

17 Unto thee, O my strength,
will I sing; for thou, O God, art
my refuge, and my merciful God.

Psalm 60. Deus, repulisti nos.

OGOD, thou hast cast us out,
and scattered us abroad ; thou
hast also been displeased: O turn
thee unto us again.

2 Thou hast moved the land,
and divided it: heal the sores
thereof, for it shaketh.

3 Thou hast showed thy people
heavy things ; thou hast given us a
drink of deadly wine.

4 Thou hast given a token for
such as fear thee, that they may
triumph because of the truth.

5 Therefore were thy beloved
delivered : help me with thy right
hand, and hear me.

6 God hath spoken in his ho-
liness, I v.'ill 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, O
God? wilt not tliou,0 God, go out
with our hosts ?

11 O be thou our help in trou-
ble ; lor vain is the help of man.

12 Through God will we do
great acts ; for it is he that shall
tread down our enemies.

Day 12.

Psalm 61. Exaudi, Deus.

HEAR my cryinj^, O God, give
ear unto my prayer.

2 From the ends of the earth
will I call upon thee, when my
heart is in heaviness.

3 O set me up upon the rock
that is higher than 1 ; for thou hast
been my hope, and a strong to\^'er
for me against the enemy.

4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle
for ever, and my trust shall be un-
der the covering of thy wings.

5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard
my desires, and hast given an heri-
tage unto tliose that fear thy name.

6 Thou shalt grant the King a
long life, that his years may endure
throughout all generations.

7 He shall dwell before God for
ever: O prepare thy loving mercy
and faithfulness, that they may
preserve him.

8 - So will I always shig praise
unto thy name, that I may daily
perform my vows.

The twelfth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 62. Nonne Deo ?

MY soul truly waitedi still upon
God ; for of him cometh my
salvation.

2 He verily is my strength and
my salvation ; 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 mouth, 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 1 shall not fall.

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7 In God is my health and my
glory, the rock of my might; and
in God is my trust.

8 O put your trust in him alway,
ye people; pour out your hearts
before him; for God is our hope.

9 As for the children of men,
they are but vanity; the children
of men arc deceitful upon the
weights; they are altogether light-
er than vanity itself.

10 O trust not in wrong and rob-
bery ; give not yourselves unto
vanity : if riches increase, set not
your heart upon them.

1 1 God spake once, and tw ice I
have also heard the same, that
power belongeth unto God;

12 And that thou, Lord, art
merciful : for thou re\\ ardest eve-
ry man according to his work.

Psalm Q3. Deus, Deus mens.

OGOD, thou art my God ; early
will 1 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 the
power and glory ;

4 For thy loving kindness is bet-
ter than the life itself: my lips
shall praise thee.

5 As long as I live will I mag-
nify thee in this manner, and lift up
my hands in thy name.

6 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 upon thee
when I was waking?

8 Because thou hast been my
helper; therefore under the sha-
dow of thy wings will I rejoice.

9 My soul hangeth upon thee;
thy right hand hath uphokkui me.

10 These also that seek the hurt
of my soul, they shall go under the
earth.

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1 1 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 commended ; for the
mouth of them that speak lies shall
be stopped.

Psalm 64. Exaudi, Deus.

HEAR my voice, O God, in
my prayer ; preserve my life
from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the gathering
together of the froward, and from
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 se-
cret 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.

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.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm Qry. Te decet hymnus.

THOU, O 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 fiesh come.

3 My misdeeds prevail against

me : O 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 with the pleasures of
thy house, even of thy holy temple.

5 Thou shalt show us wonder-
ful things in thy righteousness, O
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 mountains, and is girded
about with power.

7 Who stilleth 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 out-goings 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.

1 1 Thou waterest her furrows ;
thou sendest rain into the little
valleys thereof; thou makest it soft
with the drops of rain, and bless-
est the increase of it.

12 Thou crownestthe year with
thy goodness ; and thy clouds drop
fatness.

13 They shall drop upon the
dwellings of the wilderness ; and
the little hills shall rejoice on every

14 The folds shall be full of
sheep: the vallej^s also shall stand
so thick with corn, that they shall
laugh and sing.

Psalm QQ. Jubilate Deo.
BE joyful in God, all ye lands;
sing praises unto the honour
of his name; make his praise to be
glorious.

2 Say unto God, O how won-

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derful art thou in thy works ;
through the greatness of thy i)ow-
er shall thine enemies be found
liars unto thee.

3 For all the world shall wor-
ship thee, sing of thee, and praise
thy name. -

4 O come hither, and behold
the works of Cod, how wonder-
ful 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 re-
joice thereof.

6 He ruleth with his i)ower for
ever ; his eyes behold the people :
and such as will not believe, shall
not be able to exalt themselves.

7 O praise our God, ye peoi)le,
and make the voice of his praise
to be heard ;

8 Who holdeth our soul in life,
and suffereth not our feet to slip.

9 For thou, O God, hast proved
us ; thou also hast tried us, like
as silver is tried.

10 Thou broughtest us into the
snare, and laidst trouble upon our
loins.

1 1 Thou sufferedst men to ride
over our heads ; we went through
fire and water, and thou brought-
est 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.

131 will offer unto thee fat burnt-
sacrifices, with the incense of rams ;
I will offer bullocks and goats.

14 O 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 i)raises with
my tongue.

16 If 1 incline unto wickedness
with mine heart, the Lord will not
hear me.

17 But God hath heard me, and

considered the voice of my prayer.

18 Praised be God, who hath
not cast out my prayer, nor turn-
ed his mercy from me.

Psalm 67. Deus misereatur.

GOD be merciful unto us, and
bless us, and show us the
light of his countenance, and be
merciful unto us ;

2 That thy way may be known
upon earth, thy saving health
among all nations.

3 Let the people praise thee, O
God ; yea, let all the people praise
thee.

4 O 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, O
God ; let all the people praise thee.

6 Then shall the earth bring
forth her increase ; and God, even
our own God, shall give us his
blessing.

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

Tfie thirteenth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 68. Exurgat Deus.

LET God arise, and let his
enemies be scattered; 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 melteth at the fire,
so let the ungodly perish at the
presence of God.

3 But let the righteous be glad,
and rejoice before God ; let them
also be merry and joyful.

4 O sing unto God, and smg
praises unto his name ; mag-
nify him that rideth upon the hea-
vens, as it were upon an horse ;
praise him in his name JAH, and
rejoice before him.

5 He is a father of the father-
less, and defendeth the cause of
tJie widows ; even God in his holy
habitation.

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6 He is the God that maketh
men to be of one mind in an house,
and bringeth the prisoners out of
captivity ; but letteth the runa-
gates continue in scarceness.

7 O 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, O God, sentest a gra-
cious rain upon thine inheritance,
and refreshedst it when it was
weary.

1 Thy congregation shall d vs cll
therein ; for thou, O God, hast of
thy goodness prepared for the poor.

1 1 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 household divided the spoil.

13 Though ye have lain among
the pots, yet shall j^e be as the
wings of a dove that is covered
with silver wings, and her feathers
like gold.

14 When the Almighty scatter-
ed 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 thousand, even thousands
of Angels; and the Lord is anriong
them as in the holy place of Sinai

18 Thou art gone up on higji,
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 dai-
ly, even the God ^^'ho helpcth

us, and poureth his benefits up-
on 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 will
bring my people again, as I did
from Basan, mine own will I bring
again, as I did sometime from the
deep of the sea.

23 That thy foot may be dip-
ped in the blood of thine enemies,
and that the tongue of thy dogs
may be red through the same.

24 It is well seen, O God, how
thou goest ; how thou, my God
and King, goest in the sanctuary.

25 The singers go before, the
minstrels follow after, in the midst
are the damsels playing Avith the
timbrels.

26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto
God the Lord, in the congrega-
tions, from the ground of the heart.

27 There is little Benjamin
their ruler, and the princes of Juda
their council ; the princes of Zebu-
Ion, and the prmces of Naphtali.

28 Thy God hath sent forth
strength for thee ; stablish the
thing, O God, that thou hast
wrought in us,

29 For thy temple's sake at
Jerusalem ; so shall kings bring
presents unto thee.

30 When the company of the
spear-men, and multitude of the
mighty, are scattered abroad among
the beasts of the people, so that
they humbly bring pieces of sil-
ver ; and when he hath scatrert^d
the j)eople 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 Sing unto God, O ye king-

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doms of the cartli ; O sing praises i self with fasting, and that was tum-

imto the LiO)(

33 Who sitteth in the heavens
overall, from the beginning: Lo,
he (loth send out his voice; yea,
and that a migiity voice.

34 Ascribe ye the power to God
over Israel ; his worship and
strength is in the clouds.

35 O God, wonderfid art thou
in thy holy places: even the God
of Israel, he will give strength and
power unto his people. Blessed
be God.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 69. Salvum mefac.

SAVE me,0 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 mine ene-
mies, and would destroy me guilt-
less, are mighty.

5 I paid ihem 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,
O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed
for my cause ; let not those that
seek thee be confounded through
me, O Lord God of Israel.

7 And why ? for thy sake have I
suffered reproof; shame hath cover-
ed 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 re-
bukes of them that reljuked thee,
are fallen upon me.

10 I wept, and chastened my-

ed to my reproof.

1 1 I i)ut on sackcloth also, and
they jested upon me.

i 2 They that sit in the gate speak
against me, and the drunkards
make songs upon me.

13 But, Lord, I make my pray-
er unto thee in an acceptable
time.

14 Hear me, O God, in the mul-
titude of thy mercy, even in the
truth of thy salvation.

1 5 Take me out of the mire, that
I sink not; O let me be delivered
from them that hate me, and out
of the deep waters.

1 6 Let not the water-flood drown
me, neither let the deep swallow
me up ; and let not the pit shut her
mouth upon me.

17 Hear mc, O Lord, for thy
loving kindness is comfortable:
turn thee unto me nccordins to the

multitude of thy mercies:

18 And hide not thy face from
thy servant ; for I am in trouble :
O haste thee, and hear me.

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and
save it ; O deliver me, because of
mine enemies.

20 Thou hast known my re-
proof, my shame, and my dis-
honour: 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 thine indignation

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upon them, and let thy wrathful
displeasure 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 hast wounded.

28 Let them fall from one wick-
edness to another, and not come
into thy righteousness.

29 Let them be wiped out of the
book of the living, and not be writ-
ten among the righteous.

30 As for me, when I am poor
and in heaviness, thy help, O God,
shall lift me up.

311 will praise the name of God
with a song, and magnify it with
thanksgiving.

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 : seek ye after
God, and your soul shall live.

34 For the Lord heareth the
and despiseth not his prison

all such as delight in thy salvation
say alway, The Lord be praised.

5 As for me, I am i)oor and in
misery : haste thee unto me, O God.

6 Thou art my helper, and my
Redeemer : O Lord, make no long
tarrying.

poor,
ers.

35
him:

Let heaven and earth praise
the sea, and all that moveth
therein.

o6 For God will save Sion, and
build the cities of Juda, that men
may dwell there, and have it in
possession.

37 The posterity also of his ser-
vants shall inherit it ; and they that
love his name shall dwell therein.
Psalm 70. Deus, in adjutorium.

HASTE thee, O God, to de-
liver me; make haste to help
me, O Lord.

2 Let them be ashamed and con-
founded, that seek after my soul ;
let them be turned backward and
put to confusion, that 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

The fourteenth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 71. In te, Domine, speravi.

IN tiiee, O Lord, have I put my
trust; let me never be put to
confusion, but rid me, and deliver
me in thy righteousness; mcline
thine ear unto me, and save me.

2 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.

3 Dehver me, O my God, out of
the hand of the ungodly, out of the
hand of the unrighteous and cruel
man:

4 For thou, O 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
monster unto many, but my sure
trust is in thee.

7 O let my mouth 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 ; forsake me not when
my strength faileth me :

9 For mine enemies speak
against me ; and they that lay wait
for my soul take their counsel to-
gether, saying, God liath forsaken
him ; persecute him, and take him ;
for there is none to deliver him.

10 Go not far from me, O God ;
my God, haste thee to help me.

1 1 Let them be confounded and
perish, that are against my soul ; let
them be covered with shame and

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dishonour that seek to do mc 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 righteousness and salvation;
for I know no end thereof.

141 will go forth in the strength
of the Lord God, and will make
mention of thy righteousness only.

16 Thou, O God, hast taught
me from my youth up until now ;
therefore will I tell of thy won-
drous works.

16 Forsake me not, O God, in
mine old age,when I am grey-head-
ed, until I have showed tliy strength
unto this generation, and thy power
to all them that are yet for to come.

17 Thy righteousness, O God,
is very high, and great things are
they that thou hast done : O God,
who is like unto thee !

18 what great troubles and
adversities hast thou showed me !
and yet didst thou turn and refresh
me ; yea, and broughtest me from
the deep of the earth again.

19 Thou hast brought me to
great honour, and comforted me
on every side :

20 Therefore will 1 praise thee,
and thy faithfulness, O God, play-
ing upon an instrument of music :
unto thee will I sing upon the harp,
O thou Holy One of Israel.

21 My lips will be fain when I
sing unto thee; and so will my
soul, whom thou hast delivered.

22 My tongue shall also talk of
thy righteousness all the day long ;
fortheyare confoundedandbrought
unto shame, that seek to do me
evil.

Psalm 72. Deus Judicium.

GIVE the king thy judgments,
O God, and thy righteousness
unto the king's son.

2 Then shall he judge thy peo-
ple accordmg unto right, and de-
fend the poor.
3 The mountains also shall bring

peace, and the little hills righteous-
ness 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 endureth,
from one generation to another.

6 He shall come down like the
rain into a fleece of wool, even as
the droi)s that water the earth.

7 In his time shall the righteous
flourish ; yea, and abundance of
peace, so long as the moon en-
dureth.

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 wil-
derness 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 shall fall down be-
fore 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 shall pre-
serve the souls of the poor.

14 He shall deliver their souls
from falsehood and wrong;anddear
shall their blood be in his sight.

15 He shall live, and unto him
shall be given of the gold of Arabia;
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 Li-
banus, 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 amongst the posterities,
which shall be blessed through him ;
and all the heathen shall praise him.

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18 Blessed be the Lord God,
even the God of Israel, which only
doeth wondrous thmgs ;

19 And blessed be the name
of his majesty for ever : and all
the earth shall be filled with his
Majesty. Amen, Amen.

' EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 73. Quani bonus Israel!

TRULY God is loving unto Is-
rael; 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 un-
godly in such prosperity.

4 For they are in no peril of
fleatli; 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 over-
\\'helmed with cruelty.

7 Their eyes swell with fat-
ness, and they do even what they
lust.

8 They corrupt other, and speak
of wicked blasphemy ; their talking
is against the Most High.

9 For they stretch forth their
mouth unto the heaven, and their
fongne goeth through the world.

1 Therefoie fall the people unto
ihem, and thereout suck they no
small advantage.

1 1 Tush, say they, how should
God perceive it? is there know-
ledge in the Most High ?

12 Lo, these are the ungodly:
these jjrosper in the w orld ; and
these have riches in possession:
and I said, Then have 1 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 thought I to understand
this ; but it was too hard for me,

16 Until I went into the sanctu-
ary of God: then understood I
the end of these men ;

17 Namely, how thou dost set
them in slippery places, and castest
them down and destroyest them.

18 how suddenly do they con-
sume, perish, and come to a fear-
ful end!

19 Yea, even like as a dream
when one awaketh ; so shalt thou
make their image to vanish out of
the city.

20 Thus my heart was grieved,
audit went even through my reins.

21 So foolish was I, and ignorant,
even as it were a beast before
thee.

22 Nevertheless, I am al way by
thee ; for thou hast holden me by
my right hand.

23 Thou shalt guide mc with thy
counsel, and after that receive me
with glory.

24 Whom have I in heaven but
thee ? anil there is none upon earth
that I desire in comparison of thee.

25 My flesh and my heart fail-
eth ; 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 commit fornication
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 ^^ orks in the gates of the
daughter of Sion.

Psalm 74. Ut qviil, Deiisf

OGOD, wherefore ait thou
absent from us so long ? why
is thy wrath so hot against the
sheep of thy pasture ?

2 O think u{)on thy congrega-
tion, whom thou hast purchased,
and redeemed of old.

3 Think upon the tribe of thine

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Sion,

inheritance, and mount
wherein thou hast dwelt.

4 Lift up thy feet, that thou
mayest utterly destroy every ene-
my, 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 excellent work ;

7 But now they break down 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 alto-
gether: Thus have they burnt up
all the houses 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 under-
standeth any more.

110 God, how long shall the
adversary do this dishonour ? how
long shall the enemy blaspheme
thy name? forever?

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 doeth it himself.

14 Thou didst divide the sea
through thy power ; thou breakest
the heads of the dragons in the
waters.

15 Thou smotest the heads of
Leviathan in pieces,and gavest hi m
to be meat for the people in the
wilderness.

1 6 Thou broughtestout 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 prepared
the light and the sun.

18 Thou hast set all the borders
of the earth ; thou hast made sum-
mer and winter.

19 Remember this, O Lord,
how the enemy hath rebuked ;
and how the foolish people hath
blasphemed thy name.

20 O 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 habitations.

22 O let not the simple go away
ashamed; but let the poor and
needy give praise unto thy name.

23 Arise, O God, maintain thine
own cause; remember how the
foolish man blasphemeththeedaily.

24 Forget not the voice of thine
enemies: the presumption of them
that hate thee increaseth ever
more and more.

The fifteenth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 75. Confitebimur tibi.

UNTO thee, O 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 congrega-
tion, 1 shall judge according unto
right.

4 The earth is weak, and all
the inhabitants 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 your horn on high,
and speak not with a stiff neck ;

7 For promotion cometh neither
from the east, nor from the west,
nor yet from 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

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there is a cup, and the wine is red ;
it is full mixt, and he poureth out
of the same.

10 As for the dregs 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 {)raise him forever.

12 All the horns of the ungodly
also will I break, and the horns of
the righteous shall be exalted.

Psalm 76. Notus in Jiideea.

IN Jury is God known ; his name
is great in Israel.

2 At Salem is his tabernacle,
and his dwelling in Sion.

3 There brake he the arrows
of the bow, the shield, the sword,
and the battle.

4 Thouartof more honour and
might than the hills of the robbers.

5 The proud are robbed; they
have slept their sleep ; and all the
men whose hands were mighty,
have found nothing.

6 At thy rebuke, O God of Ja-
cob, 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 judg-
ment to be heard from heaven ; the
earth trembled, and was still,

9 When God arose to judg-
ment, and to help all the meek up-
on earth.

1 The fierceness of man shall
turn to thy praise, and the fierce-
ness of them shalt thou refrain.

1 1 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 77. Voce 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 ut-
terly to an end for evermore ?

9 Hath God forgotten to be
gracious; and will he shut up his
loving kindness in displeasure ?

10 And I said, it is mine own
infirmity ; but I will remember
the years of the right hand of the
Most Highest.

Ill will remember the works
of the Lord, and call to mind the
wonders of old time.

12 I will think also of all thy
works, and my talking shall be of
thy doings.

13 Thy way, O 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, O God,
the waters saw thee, and were
afraid; the depths also were
troubled.

1 7 The clouds poured out vv^a-
ter, the air thundered, and thine
arrows went abroad.

18 The voice of thy thunder was
heard round about: the lightnings

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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 foot-steps are not known.

20 Thou leddest thy peoph3 like
sheep, by the hand of Moses and
Aaron.

EVENING PRAYEE.
Psalm 78. Attendite, popule.

HEAR my law, O my people ;
incline your ears unto the
words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in
parable ; I will declare hard sen-
tences of old,

3 Which w^e have heard and
known, and such as our fathers
have told us ;

4 That we should not hide them
from the children of the genera
tions to come ; but to show the
honour of the Lord, his mighty
and wonderful works that he hath
done.

5 He made a covenant with Ja-
cob, and gave Israel a law, which
he commanded our forefathers 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 show 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 fore-
fathers, a faithless and stubborn
generation ; a generation that set
not their heart aright, and whose
spirit cleaveth not steadfastly un-
to God ;

10 Like as the children of
Ephraim ; who being harnessed,
and carrying bows, turned them-
selves back in the day of battle.

1 1 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 showed 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 wilderness, and gave them
drink thereof, as it had been out
of the great depth.

17 He brought waters out of
the stony rock, so that it gushed
out like the rivers.

1 8 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 wilderness ?

21 He smote the stony rock
indeed, that the water gushed out,
and the streams flowed withal ;
but can he give bread also, or pro-
vide flesh for his people ?

22 When the Lord heard this,
he was wroth ; so the fire was
kindled in Jacob, and there came
up heavy displeasure against Israel;

23 Because they believed not
in God, and put not their trust in
his help.

24 So he commanded the clouds
above, and opened the doors of
heaven.

25 He ramed down Manna
also upon them for to eat, and
gave them food from heaven.

26 So man did eat angel's food ;
for he sent them meat enough.

27 He caused the east wind to
blow under heaven ; and through

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his power 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 among then-
tents, even round about their
habitation.

30 vSo they did eat and w^ere
well filled ; for he gave them their
own desire : they were not disap-
pointed of their lust.

31 But while the meat was yet
in their mouths, the heavy wrath
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 ear-
ly, and inquired after God.

35 And they remembered that
God was their strength, and tliat
the high God w as their Redeemer.

SQ 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 steadfast in his covenant.

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 displeasure to
aiise :

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 pro-
voke him in the wilderness, and
grieved him in the desert.

42 They turned back, and

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moved the

tempted God ; and
Holy One in Israel.

43 They thought not of his
hand, and of the day when he de-
livered them from the hand of the
enemy.

44 How he had wrought his
miracles in Egypt, and his won-
ders 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 destroj^ed their vines
with hail-stones, and their mul-
berr}' 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 furi-
ousness of his wrath, anger, dis-
pleasure, and trouble ; and sent
evil angels among them.

51 He made a way to his in-
dignation, and spared not their
soul from 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 dwellmgs of Ham.

53 But as for his own people,
he led them forth like sheep, and
carried them in the wilderness like
a flock.

54 He brought them out safe-
ly, that they should not fear, and
overwhelmed their enemies with
the sea.

55 And brought them within
the borders of his sanctuary, even
to his mountain, which he pur-
chased with his right hand.

56 He cast out the heathen also
before them, caused their land to
be divided among them for an her-
itage, and made the tribes of Israel
to dwell in their tents.

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57 So they tempted ;incl dis-
pleased 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 displea-
sure at Israel ;

61 So tiiat he forsook the taber
nacle in Silo, even the tent that
he had pitched among men.

62 He delivered their power
into captivity, and their beauty in-
to the enemies' hand.

63 He gave his people over also
unto the sword, and was wroth
with his inheritance.

64 The fire consumed their
young men, and their maidens
were not given to marriage.

65 Their priests were slain with
the sword, and there were no
widows to make lamentation.

66 So the Lord awaked as one
out of sleep, and like a giant re-
freshed with Avine.

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 ofSion,whichhe loved.

70 And there he built his tem-
ple on high, and laid the founda-
tion 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 :

72 As he was following the ewes
great with young ones,he took him,
that he might feed Jacob his peo-
ple, and Israel his inheritance.

73 So he fed them with a faith-
ful and true heart, and ruled them
prudently with all his power.

The sixteenth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 79. Deus, venerunt.

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 ser-
vants have they ^iven to be meat
unto tiie fowls of the air, and the
flesh of thy saints unto the beasts
of ttie 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
angry? shall thy jealousy burn like
fire for ever ?

6 Pour out thine indignation
upon the heathen that have not
known thee; and upon the king-
doms that have not called upon thy
name :

7 For they have devoured Jacob,
and laid waste his dwelling-place.

8 O remember not our old sins,
but have mercy upon us, and that
soon ; for we are come to great
misery.

9 Help us, O God of our sal-
vation, for the glory of thy name:
O deliver us, and be merciful unto
our sins, for thy name's sake.

10 Wherefore do the heathen
say. Where is now their God ?

110 Let the vengeance of thy
servants' blood that is shed, be
openly showed upon the heathen,
in our sight.

12 O let the sorrowful sighing
of the prisoners come before thee ;
according to the greatness of thy
power, i)reserve thou those that
are appointed to die.

1 3 And for the blasphemy where-
with our neighbours have blas-
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O Lord, seven-fold into their
bosom.

14 So we that are thy people,
and sheep of thy pasture, shall give
thee thanks for ever, and will al-
way be showing forth thy praise
from generation to generation.

IPsalm 80. Qui regis Israel

HEAR, O thou Shepherd of
Israel, thou that leadest Jo-
sephlike a sheep; show thyself also,
thou that sittest upon the Cheru-
bim :

2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin,
and Manasses, stir up thy stiength,
and come and help us.

3 Turn us again, O God ; show
the light of thy countenance, and
we shall be whole.

4 O 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 our
enemies laugh us to scorn.

7 Turn us again, thou God
of hosts ; show the light of thy
countenance, and we shall be
whole.

8 Thou hast brought a vine out
of Egypt ; thou hast cast out the
heathen, and planted it.

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

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of hosts, look down from heaven,
behold and visit this vine,

15 And the place of the vine-
yard that thy right hand hath
planted, and the branch that thou
madest so strong for thyself.

16 It is burnt w ith fire, and cut
down; and they shall perish at the
rebuke of thy countenance.

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 : O let us live, and we
shall call upon thy name.

19 Turn us again, O Lord God
of hosts ; show the light of thy coun-
tenance, and we shall be whole.

Psalm 81. Exultate Deo.

SING we merrily unto God,
our strength ; make a cheerful
noise unto the God of Jacob.

2 Take the psalm, bring hither
the tabret, the merry harp, with
the lute.

3 Blow up the trumpet in the
new moon, even in the time ap-
pointed, 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 testimony, when he came out
of the land of Egypt, and had
heard a strange language.

6 I eased his shoulder from the
burden, and his hands were de-
livered 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 wa-
ter's of strife.

9 Hear, O my people ; and I
will assure thee, O Israel, if thou
wilt hearken unto me.

10 There shall no strange god
be in thee, neither shalt thou wor-
ship any other god.

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1 1 I am the Lord thy God, who
brought thee out of the land of
Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and
1 shall fill it.

12 But my people would not
hear my voice ; and Israel would
not obey me :

13 So I gave them up unto their
own hearts' lusts, and let them fol-
low their own imaginations.

14 O thatmy people would have
hearkened unto me; for if Israel
had walked in my ways,

151 should soon have put down
their enemies, and turned my hand
against their adversaries.

1 6 The haters of the Lord should
have been found liars; but their
time should have endured for ever.

1 7 He should have fed them al-
so with the finest wheat flour ; and
with honey out of the stony rock
should I have satisfied thee.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 82. Deus stetit.

GOD standeth in the congrega-
tion 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 father-
less ; see that such as are in need
and necessity have right.

4 Deliver the outcast 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 foundations of
the earth are out of course.

6 1 liave said. Ye are gods, and ye
are thechildren of theMostHighest;

7 But ye shall die like men, and
fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, and judge thou
the earth ; for thou shalt take all
heathen to thine inheritance.

Psalm 83. Deus, quis similisf

HOLD not thy tongue, O God,
keep not still silence : refrain
not thyself, O God ;
P4

2 For lo, thine enemies make a
murmuring; and they that hate
thee have lift up their head.

3 They have imagined craftily
against thy people, and taken coun-
sel against thy secret ones.

4 They have said, Come, and
let us root them out, that they be
no more a peoi)le, 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 Edom-
ites, and the Ishmaelites ; the Mo-
abites, and Hagarenes ;

7 Gebal, and Amnion, and Ama-
lek; the Philistines, with them
that dwell at Tyre.

8 Assur also isjoined with them,
and have holpen the children of
Lot.

9 But do thou to them as unto
the Midianites ; unto Sisera, and
unto Jabin at the brook of Kison;

10 Who perished at Endor, and
became as the dung of the earth.

1 1 Make them and their princes
like Oreb and Zeb ; yea, make all
their princes like as Zeba and Sal-
mana ; >

12 Who say. Let us take to our-
selves the houses of God in posses-
sion.

13 my God, make them like
unto a wheel, and as the stubble
before the wind.

14 Like as the fire that burneth
up the wood, and as the flame that
consumeth the mountains.

15 Persecute them even so with
thy tempest, and make them afraid
with thy storm.

16 Make their faces ashamed, O
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 name is Jehovah, art

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only the Most Highest over all tli;
earth.

Psalm 84. Quam dilecta!

OHOVV amiable are thy dwell-
ings, 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, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my 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 AVho, 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 O Lord God of hosts, hear
my pra3'er; hearken, O God of
Jacob :

9 Behold, O God, our defender,
and look upon the face of thine
Anointed.

10 For one day in thy courts is
better than a thousand. ■

111 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 defence; the Lord will give
grace and worship ; and no good
thing shall he withhold from them
that live a godly life.

130 Lord God of hosts, blessed
is the man that putteth his trust in
thee.
Psalm 85. Benedixisti, Domine.

LORD, thou art become gra-
cious unto thy land : thou hast
turned away the captivity of Ja-
cob.

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 wrathful indignation.

4 Turn us then, O 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 from one generation to
another ?

6 Wilt thou not turn again, and
quicken us, that thy people may
rejoice in thee?

7 Show us thy mercy, O 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 peo-
ple, and to his saints, that they
turn 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; righteousness and peace
have kissed each other.

1 1 Truth shall flourish out of
the earth, and righteousness hath
looked down from heaven.

12 Yea, the Lord shall show
loving kindness, and our land shall
give her increase.

1 3 Righteousness shall go before
him, and he shall direct his going
in the way.

The seventeenth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 86. Incliria, Domine.
OW down thine ear, O 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, O Lord ;
for I will call daily upon thee.

Comfort the soul of thy ser-
^ant ; for unto thee, O Lord, do I
lift up my soul.

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6 For thou, Lord, art good and
gracious, and of ^reat mercy unto
all them that call upon thee.

6 Give ear. Lord, unto my pray-
er, and ponder the voici; of my
humble desires.

7 In the time of my trouble I
will call upon thee ; for thou hear-
est me.

8 Among the gods there is none
like unto thee, O Lord ; there is
not one that can do as thou doest.

9 All nations whom thou hast
made, shall come and worship thee,
O Lord : and shall glorify thy name,

1 lor thou art great, and doest
wondrous things : thou art God
alone.

1 1 Teach me thy way, O Lord,
and I will walk in thy truth : O
knit my heart unto thee, that I
may fear thy name.

12 I will thank thee, O Lord
my God, with all my heart ; and
will praise thy name for evermore.

13 For great is thy mercy to-
ward me ; and thou hast delivered
my soul from the nethermost hell.

14 O 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, O Lord God, art
full of compassion and mercy, long-
suffering, plenteous in goodness
and truth.

16 O turn thee then unto me,
and have mercy upon me ; give thy
strength unto thy servant, and help
the son of thine handmaid.

17 Show some token upon me
for good ; that they who hate me
may see it, and be ashamed, be-
cause thou. Lord, hast holpen me,
and comforted me.

Psalm 87. Fundamenta ejus,

HER 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 Mo-
rians ; lo there was he born.

5 And of" Sion it shall be report-
ed, 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 trumpet-
ers shall he rehearse : All my fresh
springs shall be in thee.

Psalm 88. Domine, Deus.

OLORD, God of my salvation,
I have cried day and night
before thee : O let my prayer enter
into thy presence ; incline thine
ear unto 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 indignation 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 My sight faileth for very
trouble ; Lord, I have called daily
upon thee, I have stretched forth
my hands unto thee.

10 Dost thou show wonders
among the dead ? or shall the dead
rise up again and praise thee ?

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showed in the grave ? or thy faith-
fulness in destruction ?

12 Shall thy wondrous works
be known in the dark? and thy
righteousness in the land where
all things are forgotten ?

13 Unto thee have I cried, O
Lord; and early shall my prayer
come before thee.

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.

1 7 They came round about me
daily like water, 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.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 89. Misericordias Domini.

My song shall be alway of the
loving kindness of the Lord ;
Vi^ith my mouth will I ever be
showing thy truth, from one gene-
ration 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 O Lord, the very heavens shall
praise thy wondrous works; and
thy truth in the congregation of
the saints.

6 For who is he among the
clouds, that shall be compared un-
to the Lord ?

7 And what is he among thegods,
that shall be like unto the Lord ?

8 God is very greatly to be fear-
ed in the council of the saints, and

to be had in reverence of all them
that are round about him.

9 O Lord God of hosts, who is
like unto thee? thy truth, most
mighty Lord, is on every side,

10 Thou rulestthe ragmg of tne
sea; thou stillest the waves thereof
when they arise.

1 1 Thou hast subdued Egypt,
and destroyed it ; thou hast scat-
tered 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 habitation of thy seat ; mercy
and truth shall go before thy face.

1 6 Blessed is the people, O Lord,
that can rejoice in thee ; they shall
walk inthelight of thy countenance.

17 Their delight shall be daily
in thy name ; and in thy righteous-
ness shall they make their boast.

1 8 For thou art the glory of their
strength, and in thy loving kind-
ness thou shalt lift up our horns :

1 9 For the Lord is our defence ;
the 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.

21 I have found David my ser-
vant ; 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.

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25 My trutli also and my mer-
cy sliall 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 evermore, and my cove-
nant 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 Butif hischildren forsake my
lavv,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 kind-
ness will I not utterly take from
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.

33 His seed shall endure for
ever, and his seat is like as the
sun before me.

36 He shall stand fast for ever-
more 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 cove-
nant of thy servant, and cast his
crown to the ground.

39 Thou hast overthrown all
his hedges, and broken down his
strong holds.

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 shortened, and covered him
with dishonour.

45 Lord, how long wilt thou
hide thyself? for ever ? and shall
thy wrath burn like fire ?

46 O 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 kindnesses, which thou
swarest unto David in thy truth ?

49 Remember, Lord, the re-
buke that thy servants have, and
how I do bear in my bosom the re-
bukes of many people ;

50 Wherewith thine enemies
have blasphemed thee, and slan-
dered the footsteps of thine An-
ointed : Praised be the Lord for
evermore. Amen and Amen.

The eighteenth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 90. Domine, refugium.

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
without end.

3 Thou turnest man to destruc-
tion ; again thou sayest. Come
again, ye 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 asleep, and
fade away suddenly like the grass.

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6 In the morning it is green, and
groweth up ; but in the evening it
is cut down, 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 tliee, and our secret sins in
the light of thy countenance.

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
though men be so strong that they
come to fourscore years, yet is
their strength then but labour and
sorrow ; so soon passeth it away,
and we are gone.

1 1 But who regardeth the pow-
er of thy wrath r for even there-
after 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, O Lord,
at the last, and be gracious unto
thy servants.

14 satisfy us with thy mercy,
and that soon : so shall we rejoice
an 1 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 Show thy servants thy work,
and their children thy glory.

17 And the glorious Majesty of
the Lord our God be upon us :
prosper thou the work of our
hands upon us ; O prosper thou
our handy work.

Psalm 91. Qui habitat.

WHOSO dwelleth under the
defence of the Most Higli,
shall abide under the shadow of
the 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
his feathers; his faithfulness and
truth shall be thy shield and buck-
ler.

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 darkness, 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 de-
fence very high.

10 There shall no evil happen
unto thee, neither shall any plague
come nigh thy dwelling.

1 1 For he shall give his angels
charge over thee, to keep thee in
ail 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 lioh
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 show him my salvation.

Psalm 92. Bonnm est confiteri.

IT is a good thing to give thanks
unto theLord, and to sing praises
unto thy name, O Most Highest ;
2 To tell of thv lovinar kinrinr^e.^

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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 ope-
rations of thy hands.

3 O 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 work-
ers of wickedness do flourish, then
shall they be destroyed for ever;
but thou. Lord, art the Most High-
est for evermore.

8 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord,
lo, thine enemies shall perish ; and
all the workers of wickedness shall
be destroyed.

9 But mine horn shall be exalt-
ed like the horn of an unicorn; for
I am anointed with fresh oil.

10 Mine e5'^e 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 fruit in their age, and shall
be fat and well liking ;

14 That they may show how
true the Lord my strength is, and
that there is no unrighteousness
in him.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 93. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, and hath
put on glorious 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 everlasting.

4 The floods are risen, O Lord,
the floods have lift up their voice,
the floods lift u\) their waves.

5 The waves of the sea are migh-
ty, and rage horribly ; but yet the
Lord, who dwelleth on high, is
mightier.

6 Thy testimonies, O Lord, are
very sure : holiness becometh thine
house for ever.

Psalm 94. Deus ultionum.
LORD God, to whom ven-
geance belongeth, thou God,
to whom vengeance belongeth,
show thyself.

2 Arise, thou Judge of the
world, and reward the proud after
their deserving.

3 Lord, how long shall the un-
godly, how long shall the ungodly
triumph ?

4 How long shall all wicked
doers speak so disdainfully, and
make such proud boasting ?

5 They smite down thy people,
O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.

6 They murder the widow and
the stranger, and put the father-
less to death.

7 And yet they say. Tush, the
Lord shall not see, neither shall
the God of Jacob regard it.

8 Take heed, ye unwise among
the people : O ye fools, when 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, O Lord, and
teachest him in thy law :

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13 That thou mayest give him
patience in time of adversity, until
the pit be digged up for the un-
godly.

14 For the Lord will not fail his
people ; neither will he forsake his
inheritance ;

15 Until righteousness turn
again unto judgment: all such as
are true in heart shall follovv it.

16 Who will rise up with nie
against the wicked ? or w'ho 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 slipped ; thy mercy, O Lord,
held me up.

19 In the multitude of the sor-
rows 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 ?

21 They gather them together
against the soul of the righteous,
and condemn the innocent blood

22 But the Lord is my refuge,
and my God is the strength of my
confidence.

23 He shall recompense them
their wickedness, and destroy them
in their own malice ; yea, the Lord
our God shall destroy them.

The nineteenth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 95. Fenite, exultemus.

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

2 Let us come before his pres-
ence with thanksgiving; and show
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
ihe hills is his also.

5 The sea is his, and he made it ;
iand his hands prepared the dry land.

6 O 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 pas-
ture, 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 wilder-
ness ;

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

10 Forty years long was I griev-
ed with this generation, and said,
It is a people that do err in their
hearts, for they have not known
my ways :

1 1 Unto whom I sware in my
wrath, that they should not enter
into my rest.

Psalm 96. Cantate Domino.

OSING unto the Lord a new
song ; sing unto the Lord,
all the whole earth.

2 Singuntothe Lord, and praise
his name ; be telling of his salva-
tion 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 As for all the gods of the hea-
then, they are but idols ; but it is
the Lord that made the heavens.

6 Glory and worship are before
him ; power and honour are in
his sanctuar}^

7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye
kindreds of the people, ascribe un-
to the Lord worship and power.

8 Ascribe unto the Lord the
honour due unto his name ; bring
presents, and come into his courts.

9 O worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness ; let the whole
earth stand in awe of him.

10 Tell it out among the hea-
then, that the Lord is King ; and
that it is he who hath made the

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round world so fast that it cannot
be moved ; and how that he shall
judge the people righteously.

1 1 Let the heavens rejoice, and
let the earth be glad ; let the sea
make a noise, and all that therein is.

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 coni-
eth to judge the earth ; and with

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righteousness to judge the world,
and the people with his truth.
Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, the earth
ma^ 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 afraid.

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 righteousness, and all the peo-
ple 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

flad, because of thy judgments, O
jord.

9 For thou. Lord, art higher
than all that are in the earth ; thou
art exalted far above all gods.

10 O 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.

1 1 There is sprung up a light

for the righteous, and joyful glad-
ness for such as are true-hearted.
12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye
righteous, and ^ive thanks for a
remembrance of his holiness.
EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 98. Cantate Domino.
SING unto the Lord anew
song ; for he hath done mar-
vellous things.

2 With his own right hand,
and with his holy arm, hath he
gotten himself the victory.

3 The Lord declared his sal-
vation ; kis righteousness hath he
openly showed in the sight of the
heathen.

4 He hath remembered his mer-
cy and truth toward the house of
Israel, and all the ends of the world
have seen the salvation of our God.

5 Show yourselves joyful unto
the Lord, all ye lands ; sing, re-
joice, and give thanks.

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

7 With trumpets also and
shawms, O show yourselves joy-
ful 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 jud^e the earth.

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

Psalm 99. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, be the peo-
ple never so impatient ; he
sitteth between the Cherubim, be
the earth never so unquiet.

2 The Lord is great in Sion,
and high above all people.

3 They shall give thanks unto
thy name, which is great, won-
derful, and holy.

The King's power loveth
judgment ; thou hast prepared

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equity ; thou hast executed judg-
ment and righteousness in Jacob.

5 O 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, O Lord
our God; thou forgavest them,0
God, and punishedst their own in-
ventions.

9 O magnify the Lord our G od
and worship him upon his holy
hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 100. Jubilate Deo.

OBE ye joyful in the Lord, all
ye lands ; serve the Lord with
gladness, and come before his pres-
ence 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 O go your way into his gates
with thanksgiving, and into his
courts with praise; be thankful unto
him, and speak good of his name;

4 For the Lord is gracious ; his
mercy is everlasting ; and his truth
endureth from generation to gene-
ration.

Psalm lOL Misericordiam et

judicium.

IVl" Y song shall be of mercy and

iTi judgment ; unto thee, O

Lord, will I sing.

2 O let me have understanding
in the way of godliness.

3 When 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 unfaithful-
ness; 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 sucli 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 per-
son dwell in my house ; he that
telletli 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.

The twentieth day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 102. Domine, exaudi.

HEAR my prayer, O 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 ; O
hear me, and that right soon :

3 For my days are consumed
away Hke smoke, 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 for-
get 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 wilderness, and like an owl
that is in the desert.

7 I have watched, and am even
as it weie 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.

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10 And thatjbecause of thine in-
dignation and wrath ; for thou hast
taken me up, and cast me down.

1 1 My days are gone like a sha-
dow, and I am withered like grass.

12 But thou, O Lord, shalt en-
dure for ever, and thy remem-
brance throughout all generations.

13 Thou shalt arise, and have
mercy upon Sion; for it is time
that thou have mercy upon her ;
yea, the time is come.

1 4 And why ? thy servants think
upon her stones, and itpitieth them
to see her in the dust.

15 The heathen shall fear thy
name, O 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 ;

18 This shall be written for
those that come after, and the peo-
ple which shall be born shall praise
the Lord.

19 For he hath looked down
from his sanctuary ; out of the hea-
ven did the Lord behold the earth.

20 That he might hear the
mourning of such as are in cap-
tivity, and deliver the children ap-
pointed unto death.

21 That they may declare the
name of the Lord in Sion, and his
worship at Jerusalem ;

22 When the people are gather-
ed together, and the kingdoms
also, to serve the Lord.

23 He brought down my
strength in my journey, and short-
ened my days.

24 But I said, O my God, take
me not away in the midst of mine
age ; as for thy years, they endure
throughout all generations.

25 Thou, Lord, in the begin-
ning hast laid the foundation of the
earth, and the heavens are the
work of thv 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 continue, and their seed shall
stand fast in thy sight.

Psalm 103. Benedic, anima mea.

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul ;
and all that is within me,
praise his holy name.

2 Praise tlie Lord, O my soul ;
and forget not all his benefits ;

3 Who forgiveth all thy sin, and
healeth all thine infirmities;

4 Who saveth thy life from de-
struction, and crowneth thee with
mercy and loving kindness;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with
good things, making thee young
and lusty as an eagle.

6 The Lord executeth righteous-
ness and judgment, for all them
that are oi)pressed with wrong.

7 He showed his ways unto
Moses, his w orks unto the children
of Israel.

8 The Lord is full of compas-
sion and mercy, long-suffering, and
of great goodness.

9 He will not al way be chiding ;
neitherkeepethhehisangerforever.

10 He hath not dealt with us
after our sins ; nor rewarded us
according to our wickednesses.

1 1 For look how high the hea-
ven is in comparison 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 from us !

1 3 Yea, like as a father pitieth
his own children ; even so is the
Lord merciful unto them that fear
him.

14 For heknoweth whereof v/e
are made; he remembereth that
we are but dust.

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15 The (lays of man are but as
grass ; for he liourisheth as a flow-
er of the field.

16 For as soon as the whid 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 ujion them that fear him ; and
his righteousness upon children's
children ;

18 Even upon such as keep his
covenant, and think ui)on his com-
mandments, to do them.

19 The Lord hath prepared his
seat in heaven, and his kingdom
ruleth over all.

20 O praise the Lord, ye angels
of his, ye that excel in strength ;
ye that fulfil hiscommandment,and
hearken unto the voiceof his words.

21 O praise the Lord, all ye
his hosts; ye servants of his that
do his pleasure.

22 O speak good of the Lord,
all ye works of his, in all places of
his dominion : Praise thou the
Lord, O my soul.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 104. Benedic, anima mecL

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul:
O Lord my God, thou art be-
come exceeding glorious, thou art
clothed with majesty and honour.

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 coveredst it with the
deep like as with a garment ; the
waters stand in the hills.

7 At thy rebuke they flee ; at the

voice 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, \A hich they shall not pass,
neither turn again to cover the
earth.

10 He sendeththe springs into
the rivers, which run among the
hills.

11 All the 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 watercth the hills from
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 wine 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 api)ointed the moon for
certain seasons, and the sun know-
eth his going down.

20 Thou maketh darkness, that
it may be night; wherein all the
beasts of the forest do move.

21 The lions, roaring after their
prey, do seek their meat from God.

22 The sun ariseth, and they
get them avvay together, and lay
them down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth to his work,
and to his labour, until the evening.

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24 O Lord, how manifold are
ihy works ; in wisdom hast thou
made them all ; the earth is full of
thy riches.

25 So is the great and wide sea
also; wherein are things creeping
innumerable, 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 meat
in due season.

28 When thou givest it them,
they gather it; and when thou
openest thy hand, they are filled
with good.

29 When 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.

33 I will sing unto the Lord as
long as I live; I will praise my
God while I have my being ;

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, O my soul,
praise the Lord.

The tioentv-first Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 105. Confitemini Domino.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord,
and call upon his name; tell the
people what things he hath done.
2 O let your songs be of him,
and praise him ; and let your talk-
ing be of all his wondrous works.
Q2

3 Rejoice in his holy name; let
the heart of them rejoice, that seek
the Lord.

4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face evermore.

5 Remember the marvellous
works (hat he hath doiw; his won-
ders, and the judgments of his
mouth ;

6 O ye seed of Abraham, his
servant; ye children of Jacob, his
chosen.

7 He is the Lord our God ; his
judgments are in all the world.

8 He hath been alway mindful
of his covenant 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 a law, and to Israel
for an everlasting testament,

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 nation to another, from one
kingdom to another people ;

14 He suffered no man to do
them wrong, but reproved evfu
kings for their sakes:

15 Touch not mine Anointed,
and do my prophets no harm.

16 Moreover, he called for a
dearth upon the land, and destroy-
ed all the provision of bread.

17 But he had sent a man be-
fore them, even Joseph, w ho was
sold to be a bond-servant,

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 i^eople let
him go free.

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21 He made him lord also of his
house, and ruler of all his sub-
stance ;

22 That he might inform his
princes after his will, and teach his
senators wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt,
and Jacob was a stranger in the
land of Ham.

2-l< And he increased his people
exceedingly, and made them stron-
ger than their enemies;

25 Whose heart turned so, that
they hated . his people, and dealt
untruly with his servants.

26 Then sent he Moses his ser-
vant, and Aaron whom he had
chosen ;

27 And these showed 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 lish.

30 Their land brought forth
frogs ; yea, even in their king's
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.

34 He spake the word, and the
grasshoppers came, and caterpil-
lars innumerable, and did eat up
all the grass in their land, and de-
voured the fruit of their ground.

35 He smote all the first-born in
their land ; even the chief of all
their strength.

S6 He brought them forth also
with silver and gold; there was
not one feeble person among their
tribes.

37 Egypt was glad at their de-
parting; for they were afraid of
iliem.

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 he filled them with the
bread of heaven.

40 He opened the rock of stone,
and the waters flowed out, so that
the rivers ran in the dry places.

41 For why? he remembered
his holy promise; 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 heathen : and they took the la-
bours of the people in possession ;

44 That they might keep his
statutes, and observe his laws.

EVENING PRAYER,
Psalm 106. Confitemini Domino.

OG I VE thanks unto the Lord ;
for he is gracious, and his
mercy endureth for ever.

2 Who can express the noble acts
of the Lord, or show forth all his
praise ?

3 Blessed are they that alway
keep judgment, and do righteous-
ness.

4 Remember me, O Lord, ac-
cording to the favour that thou
bearest unto thy people; O visit
me with thy salvation,

5 That 1 may see the felicity of
thy chosen, and rejoice in the glad-
ness of thy people, and give thanks
with thine inheritance.

6 We have sinned with our fa-
thers; we have done amiss, and
dealt wickedly.

7 Our fathers regarded not thy
wonders in Egypt, neither kept
they thy great goodness in remem-
brance; 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.

9 He rebuked the Red Sea also,
and it was dried up ; so he led them

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through tlie deep, as through a
wilderness.

10 And he saved them from the
adversaries' hand, and delivered
them from the hand of tiie enemy.

1 1 As for those that troubled
them, the waters overwhelmed
them ; there was not one of tliem
left.

12 Then believed they his
words, and sang praise unto him.

13 But ^^'ithin a while they
forgat his works, and would not
abide his counsel.

14 But lust came upon them
in the wilderness, and they tempt-
ed God in the desert.

15 And he gave them their de-
sire, and sent leanness withal into
their soul.

16 They angered Moses also
in their tents, and Aaron the saint
of the Lord.

17 So the earth opened, and
swallowed up Dathan, and cover-
ed the congregation of Abiram.

18 And the lire was kindled in
their company ; the flame burnt
up the ungodly.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,
and worshipped the molten image.

20 Thus they turned their glo-
ry 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 the gap,
to turn away his wrathfid indigna-
tion, lest he should destroy them.

24 Yea, they thought scorn of
that pleasant land, and gave no
credence unto his word ;

25 But murmured in their tents,
and hearkened 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 nations, and to scatter them in
the lands.

28 They joined themselves un-
to Baal-i)eor, and ate the offerings
of the dead.

29 Thus they provoked him to
anger ^^'ith their own inventions ;
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 evermore.

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 sj)ake unadvised-
ly with 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 wor-
shipped their idols, which turned
to their own decay ; yea, they of-
fered their sons and their daugh-
ters unto devils ;

37 And shed innocent blood,
even the blood of their sons and of
their daughters, whom they offer-
ed unto 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 inven-
tions.

39 Therefore was the wrath of
the Lord kindled against his peo-
ple, insomuch that he abhorred his
own inheritance.

40 And he gav^e them over in-
to the hand of the heathen ; and
they that hatetl them were lords
over them.

41 Their enemies oppressed
them, and had them in subjention.

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42 Many a time did he deliver
them ; but they rebelled against
him with their own inventions, and
were brought down in their wick-
edness.

43 Nevertheless, w hen he saw^
their adversity, he heard their com-
plaint.

44 He thought upon his cove-
nant, 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, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the hea-
then ; that we may give thanks unto
thy holy name, and make our boast
of thy praise.

46 Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel, from everlasting, and world
without end ; and let all the people
say. Amen.

The twenty -second Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 107. Conjitemmi Domino.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ;
for he is gracious, and his
mercy endureth for ever.

2 Let them give thanks, whom
the Lord hath redeemed, and de-
livered from the hand of the enemy ;

S And gathered them out of the
lands, liom the east, and from the
west ; from the north, and from
the south.

4 They went astray in the wil-
derness 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 O that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness ;
and declare the wonders that he
doeth for the children of men !

9 For he satishetli tiie empty

soul, and filleth the hungry sou!
with goodness ;

10 Such as sit in darkness, and
in the shadow of death, being fast
bound in misery and iron ;

1 1 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 Sow hen 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.

15 O that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness;
and declare the wonders that he
doetli 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 offence, and because of their
wickedness.

18 Their soul abhorred all man-
ner of meat, and they were even
hard at death's door.

19 So when they cried unto the
Lord in their trouble, he delivered
then) out of their distress.

20 He sent his word, and healed
them ; and they were saved from
their destruction.

21 O that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness ;
and declare the wonders that he
doeth for the children of men !

22 That they w^ould offer unto
him the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and tell out his works withgladness!

23 They that go down to the
sea in ships, and occupy their busi-
ness in great waters;

24 These men see the works of
the Lord, and his v» onders in the
deep.

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25 For at his word the stormy
wind ariseth, which Hfteth up the
waves thereof.

26 They are carried up to the
heaven, and down again to the
deep ; their soul melteth away be-
cause of the trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and
stagger like a drunken man, and
are at their 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.

30 Then are they glad, because
they are at rest; and so he bring-
eth them unto the liaven where
they would be.

31 O that men would therefore
praise the Lord for his goodness ;
and declare the wonders that he
doeth for the children of men!

32 That they \>'ould exalt him
also in the congregation of the peo-
ple, 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 wilder-
ness a standhig v^'ater, 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 That they may sow their
land, and plant vineyards, to yield
them fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them, so that they
multiply exceedingly; and suffer-
eth not their catde to decrease.

39 And again, when they are
minished and brought low through
oppression, through any plague or
trouble;

40 Though he suffer them to
be evil-entreated 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 house-
holds 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; andtliey shall under-
stand the loving kindness of the
Lord.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 108. Paratum cor meum.

O GOD, my heart is ready, my
heart is ready ; I will sing,
and give praise with the best mem-
ber that I have.

2 Awake, thou lute and harp ;
I myself will a^vake right early.

3 I will give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, among the peojile; I will
sing praises unto thee among the
nations.

4 For thy mercy is greater than
the heavens, and thy truth reach-
eth unto the clouds.

5 Set up thyself, O God, above
the heavens, and thy glory above
all the earth,

6 That thy beloved may be de-
livered: let thy right hand save
them, and hear thou me.

7 God hath spoken in his holi-
ness; 1 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 Juda 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?

1 1 Hast not thou forsaken us, O
God ? and wilt not thou, O God,
go forth with our hosts?

12 O help us against the enemy;
for vain is the help of man.

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Through God we shall do]
great acts ; and it is he that shall
tread down our enemies.

Psalm 109. Deus laudum.

HOLD not thy tongue, O 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 wilii false tongues ; they com-
passed 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 contra-
ry part; but I give myself unto
prayer.

4 Thus have they rewarded me
evil for good, and hatred for my
good-will.

6 Set thou an ungodly man to be
ruler over him, and let Satan stand
at his right hand.

6 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 office.

8 Let his children be fatherless,
and his wife a widow.

9 Let his children be vagabonds,
and beg their bread ; let them seek
it also out of desolate places.

10 Let the extortioner consume
all that he hath ; and let the stran-
ger spoil his labour.

1 1 Let there be no man to pity
him, nor to have compassion upon
his fatherless children.

12 Let his posterity be destroy
ed ; and in the next generation let
his name be clean put out.

13 Let the wickedness of his fa-
thers be had in remembrance in the
sight of the Lord, and let not the
sin of his mother be done away.

1 4 Let them alway be before the
Lord, that he may root out the me-
morial of them from off the earth;

15 And that, because his mind
was not to do good ; but persecu-
ted 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, therefore shall
it be far from him.

1 7 He clothed himself with curs-
ing like as with a raiment, and it
shall come into his bowels like wa-
ter, and like oil into his bones.

1 8 Let it be unto him as the
cloak that he hath upon him, and
as the girdle that he is always gird-
ed withal.

19 Let it thus happen from the
Lord unto mine enemies, and to
those that speak evil against my
soul.

20 But deal thoii with me, O
Lord God, according unto thy
name ; for s\^ eet is thy mercy.

21 O deliver me, for I am help-
less and poor, and my heart is
wounded within me.

22 I go hence like the shadow
that departeth, and am driven
away as the grasshopper.

23 My knees are w eak through
fasting; my flesh is dried up for
want of fatness.

24 I became also a reproach un-
to them : they that looked upon me
shaked their heads.

25 Help me, O Lord my God ;
O 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 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 cloak.

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

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hand of the poor, to save his soul
from unrighteous judges.

The twenty-third Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 110. Dixit Dominus.

THE Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
until I make thine enemies thy
foostool.

2 The Lord shall send the rod
of thy power out of Sion ; be thou
ruler even in the midst among
thine enemies.

3 In the day of thy power shall
the people offer thee free-will of-
ferings with an holy worship : 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 hea-
then ; he shall fill the places with
the dead bodies, and smite in sunder
the heads over divers countries.

7 He shall drink of the brook
in the way ; therefore shall he lift
up his head.

Psalm in. Confitebor tibi.

I WILL give thanks unto the
Lord with my whole heart,
secretly among the faithful, and in
the congregation.

2 The works of the Lord are
great, sought out of all them that
have jileasure 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 showed 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 com-
mandments 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 rev-
erend is his name.

1 The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom ; a good un-
derstanding have all they that do
thereafter ; the praise of it en-
dureth for ever.

Psalm 112. Beatus vir.

BLESSED is the man that
feareth the Lord ; he hath
great delight in his command-
ments.

2 His seed shall be mighty upon
earth ; the generation of the faith-
ful shall be blessed.

3 Riches and plenteousness
shall be in his house ; and his righ-
teousness 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 merciful, and
lendeth, and will guide his words
with discretion ;

6 For he shall never be moved :
and the righteous shall be had in
everlasting remembrance.

7 He will not be afraid of any
evil tidings ; for his heart standeth
fast, and believeth in the Lord.

8 His heart is stablished, and
will not shrink, until he see his
desire upon his enemies.

9 He hath dispersed abroad,
and given to the poor., and his righ-
teousness remaineth for ever ; his
horn shall be exalted with honour.

10 The ungodly shall see iv,
and it shall grieve him ; he shall
gnash with his teeth, and con-
sume away ; the desire of the un-
godly shall perish.

250 THE PSALTER.

Psalm 113. Laudate, pueri.

PRAISE the Lord, ye ser-
vants; O praise the name of
the Lord.

2 Blessed be the name of the
Lord, from this time forth for ever-
more.

3 The Lord's name is praised,
from the rising up of the sun, unto
the going down of the same.

4 The Lord is high above all
heathen, and his glory above the
heavens.

5 Who is like unto the Lord
our God, that hath his dwelling so
high, and yet hunibleth 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 oi the mire;

7 That he may set him with the
princes, even with tlie princes of
his people.

8 He maketh the barren woman
to keep house, and to be a joyful
mother of children.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 114. In exitii Israel.

WHEN Israel came out of
Egypt,andthe house of Jacob
from among the strange people,

2 Juda was his sanctuary, and
Israel his dominion.

3 The sea saw that, and fled ;
Jordan was driven back.

4 The mountains skipped like
rams, and the little hills like young
sheep.

5 What aileth thee, O thou
sea, that thou fleddest ? and thou
Jordan, that thou wast driven
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 pres-
ence of the God of Jacob;

8 Who turned the hard rock
into a standing water, and the flint
stone into a springing well.

Day 23.

Psalm 115. Non nobis, Domine.

NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto
us, but unto thy name give
the praise ; for thy loving mercy,
and for thy truth's sake.

2 Wherefore shall the heathen
say. Where is now their God ?

3 As for our God, he is in hea-
ven: he hath done whatsoever
pleased him.

4 Their idols are silver and gold,
even the work of men's hands.

5 They 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 have 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
succour and defence.

10 Ye house of Aaron, put your
trust in the Lord ; he is their helper
and defender.

1 1 Ye that fear the Lord, put
your trust in the Lord ; he is their
helper and defender.

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 Aaron.

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 chil-
dren.

1 5 Ye are the blessed bf 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.

17 The dead praise not thee,
O Lord, neither all they that go
down into silence;

18 But we will praise the Lord,
from this time forth for evermore.
Praise the Lord.

Day 24.

THE PSALTER.

251

The twenty -fourth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 116. Dilexi, quoniam.

I AM well pleased that the Lord
hath heard the voice of my
prayer ;

2 That he hath inclined his ear
unto me ; therefore will I call upon
him as long as 1 live.

3 The snares of death compassed
me round about, and the pahis of
hell gat hold upon me.

4 1 shall find trouble and heavi-
ness, and I will call upon the name
of the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech
thee, deliver my soul.

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righ-
teous; yea, our 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 re-
warded thee.

8 And why ? thou hast delivered
my soul from death, mine eyes from
tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.

10 1 believed, and therefore will

1 speak ; but I was sore troubled :
I said in my haste. All men are
liars.

11 What reward shall I give
unto the Lord, for all the benefits
that he hath done unto me ?

12 1 will receive the cup of sal-
vation, and call upon the name of
the Lord:

13 1 will pay my vows now in
the presence of all his people :
right dear in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.

14 Behold, O Lord, how that I
am thy servant ; I am thy servant,
and the son of thy handmaid ; thou
hast broken my bonds in sunder.

15 1 will offer to thee the sacri-
fice of thanksgiving, and will call
upon the name of the Lord.

16 1 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, O Jeru-
salem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 117. Laudaie Dominum.

O PRAISE theLord, all ye hea-
then ; praise him, all ye na-
tions.

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 118. Confitcmini Domino.

OGIVE thariks 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 confess, 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 not fear what man doeth
unto me.

7 The Lord taketh my part
with them that help me ; there-
fore 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.

11 They kept me in on every
side, they kept me in, I say, on
every side ; but in the name of the
Lord wdll I destroy them.

12 They came about me like
bees, and are extinct even as the
fire among the thorns ; for in the
name of the Lord will I destroy
them.

252

THE PSALTER.

Day 24.

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 sal-
vation.

15 The voice of joy and health
is in the dwellings of the righteous;
the right hand of the Lord bringeth
mighty thhigs 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.

1 8 The Lord hath chastened
and corrected me ; but he hath not
given me over unto death.

1 9 Open me the gates of righ-
teousness, that I may go into
them, and give thanks unto the
Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord,
the righteous shall enter into it.

21 I will thank thee ; for thou
hast heard me, and art become my
salvation.

22 The same stone which the
builders refused, is become the
head-stone in the corner.

23 This is the Lord's doing, and
it is marvellous 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, O Lord : O
Lord, send us now 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
showed us hght : bind the sacrifice
with cords, yea, even unto the horns
of the altar.

28 Thou art my God, and I will
thank thee ; thou art my God, and
I will praise th e.

29 O give thanks unto the Lord ;
for he is gracious, and his mercy
endureth for ever.

EVENING PRAYER.

Psalm 119. 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 wicked-
ness, walk in his ways.

4 Thou hast charged, that we
shall diligently keep thy command-
ments.

5 O 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 thy com-
mandments.

7 I will thank thee with an un-
feigned heart, when I shall have
learned the judgments of thy righ-
teousness.

8 I will keep thy ceremonies;

forsake me not utterly.

In quo corriget f

WHEREWITHAL shall a
young man cleanse his way ?
even by ruling himself after thy
word.

2 With my whole heart have

1 sought thee; O let me not
go wrong out of thy command-
ments.

3 Thy words have I hid within
my heart, that I should not sin
against thee.

4 Blessed art thou, O Lord ; O
teach me thy statutes.

5 With my lips have I been tell-
ing of all the judgments of thy
mouth.

6 I have had as great delight in
the way of thy testimonies, as in all
manner of riches.

7 I will talk of thy command-
ments, and have respect unto thy
ways.

8l My delight shall be in thy
statutes, and 1 will not forget thy
word.

Day 25.

THE PSALTER.

Retribue servo tuo.

ODO well unto thy servant ;
that I may live and keep thy
word.

2 Open thou mine eyes ; that
I may see the wondrous things of
tiiy law.

3 I am a stranger ui)on earth ;
O hide not thy commandments
from me.

4 My soul breaketh out for the
very fervent desire that it hath
alway unto thy judgments.

3 Thou hast rebuked the proud ;
and cursed are they that do err
from thy commandments.

6 O turn from me shame and
rebuke ; for I have kept thy tes-
timonies.

7 Princes also did sit and speak
against me ; but thy servant is
occupied in thy statutes.

8 For thy testimonies are my
delight, and my counsellors.

AdhcBsit pavimento.

Y soul cleaveth to the dust ;
O quicken thou me, accord-
ing to thy word.

2 I have acknowledged m

The twenty-fifth Day.

ways, and thou heardest me
teach me thy statutes.

3 Make me to understand the
way of thy commandments ; and
so shall I talk of thy wondrous
works.

4 My soul melteth away for
very heaviness ; comfort thou me
according unto thy word.

5 Take from me the way of
lying, and cause thou me to make
much of thy law.

6 I have chosen the way of
truth, and thy judgments have I
laid before me.

7 I have stuck unto thy testi-
monies ; O Lord, confound me
not.

8 1 will run the way of thy
commandments, when thou hast
set ray heart at liberty.

MORNING PRAYER.

Legem pone.

TEACH me, O Lord, the way
of thy statutes, and I shall
keep it unto the end.

2 Give me understanding, and
I shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall
keep it with my whole heart.

3 Make me to go in the path of
thy commandments ; for therein
is my desire.

4 Incline mine heart unto thy
testimonies, and not to covetous-
ness.

5 O turn away mine eyes, lest
they behold vanity ; and quicken
thou me in thy way.

6 O stablish thy word in thy
servant, that I may fear thee.

7 Take awa}^ the rebuke that 1
am afraid of; for thy judgments
are good.

8 Behold, my delight is in thy
commandments ; O quicken me
in thy righteousness.

Et 'veniai super me.

LET thy loving mercy come
also unto me, O Lord, even
thy salvation, according unto thy
word.

2 So shall I make answer unto
my blasphemers ; for my trust is
in thy word.

3 O take not the word of thy
truth utterly out of my mouth ;
for my hope is in thy judgments.

4 So shall I alway keep thy
law : yea, for ever and ever.

5 And I will walk at liberty ;
for I seek thy commandments.

6 I will speak of thy testimo
nies also, even before kings, and
will not be ashamed.

7 And my delight shall be in
thy commandments, which I have
loved.

8 My hands also will I lift up
unto thy commandments, which 1
have loved ; and my study shall
be in thv statutes.

254

THE i>SALTER.

Day 25.

Memor esto servi iui.

O THINK upon thy servant,
as concerning thy word,
wherein thou hast caused me to
put my trust.

2 The same is my comfort in
my trouble ; for thy word hath
quickened me.

3 The proud have had me ex-
ceedingly in derision ; yet have I
not shrinked from thy law.

4 For I remember thine ever-
lasting judgments, O Lord, and
receive comfort.

5 I am horribly afraid, for the
ungodly that forsake thy law.

6 Th}^ statutes have been my
songs, in the house of my pilgrim-
age.

7 I have thought upon thy name,
O Lord, in the night-season, and
have kept thy law.

8 This I had, because I kept
thy commandments.

Portio mea, Domine.

THOU art my portion, O Lord;
I have promised to keep thy
law.

2 I made my humble petition in
thy presence with my whole heart ;
O be merciful unto me, according
to thy word.

3 I called mine own ways to
remembrance, and turned my feet
unto thy testimonies.

4 I made haste, and prolonged
not the time, to keep thy com-
mandments.

5 The congregations of the un-
godly have robbed me ; but I have
not forgotten thy lavv.

6 At midnight I will rise to give
thanks unto thee ; because of thy
righteous judgments.

7 I am a companion of all them
that fear thee, and keep thy com-
mandments.

8 The earth, O Lord, is full
of thy mercy : O teach me thy
statutes.

Bonitatem fecisii.

OLORD, thou hast dealt gra-
ciously with thy servant, ac-
cording unto thy word.

2 O learn me true understand-
ing and knowledge ; for 1 have be-
lieved thy commandments.

3 Before I was troubled, I went
wrong ; but now have I kept thy
word.

4 Thou art good and gracious :
O teach me thy statutes.

5 The t)roLid have imagined a lie
against me; but I will keep thy com-
mandments with my whole heart.

6 Their heart is as fat as brawn ;
but my delight hath been in thy
law.

7 It is good for me that I have
been in trouble ; that I may learn
thy statutes.

8 The law of thy mouth is dear-
er unto me than thousands of gold
and silver.

EVENING PRAYER
Manus tuce fecerunt me.

THY hands have made me, and
fashioned me : O give me un-
derstanding, that I may learn thy
commandments.

2 They that fear thee will be
glad when they see me ; because I
have put my trust in thy word.

3 I know, O Lord, that thy
judgments are right, and that thou
of very faithfulness hast caused
me to be troubled.

4 O let thy merciful kindness
be my comfort, according to thy
word unto thy servant.

5 O let thy loving mercies come
unto me, that I may live ; for thy
law is my delight.

6 Let the proud be confounded,
for they go wickedly about to de-
stroy me ; but I will be occupied
in thy commandments.

7 Let such as fear thee, and
have known thy testimonies, be
turned unto me.

8 O let my heart be sound in thy
statutes, that I be not ashamed.

Day 26.

THE PSALTER.

255

Dcfecit anima mea.

MY soul hath longed for thy
salvation, and I have a good
hope because of thy word.

2 Mine eyes long sore for thy
word ; saying, O when wilt thou
comfort me ?

3 For I am become like a bottle
in the smoke : yet do I not forget
thy statutes.

4 How many are the days of thy
servant ? when wilt thou be aven-
ged of them that persecute me ?

5 The proud have digged pits for
me, which are not after thy law.

6 All thy commandments are
true : they persecute me falsely ;
O be thou my help.

7 They had almost made an end
of me upon earth ; but I forsook
not thy commandments.

8 O quicken me after thy loving
kindness ; and so shall I keep the
testimonies of thy mouth.

/n cBternum, Domine.

OLORD, thy word endureth
for ever in heaven.

2 Thy truth also remaineth from
one generation to another ; thou
hast laid the foundation of the
earth, and it abideth.

3 They continue this day accord-
ing to thine ordinance ; for all
things serve thee.

4 If my delight had not been in
ihy law, I should have perished in
my trouble.

5 I will never forget thy com-
mandments ; for with them thou
hast quickened me.

6 I am thine : O save me, for I
have sought thy commandments.

7 The ungodly laid wait for me,
to destroy me ; but I will consider
thy testimonies.

8 I see that all things come to
an end ; but thy commandment is
exceeding broad.

Quomodo dilexi !

LORD, what love have I unto
thy lavv ! all the day long is
my study in it.

2 Thou;thfough thy command-
ments, hast made me wiser than
mine enemies ; for they are ever
with me.

3 I have more understanding
than my teachers ; for thy testimo-
nies are my study.

4 I am wiser than the aged ; be-
cause I keep thy commandments.

6 I have refrained my feet from
every evil way, that I may keep
thy word.

6 I have not shrunk from thy
judgments ; for thou teachest me.

7 O how sweet are thy words
unto my throat ; yea, sweeter than
honey unto my mouth !

8 Through thy commandments
I get miderstanding : therefore I
hate all evil ways.

The twenty-sixth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Lucerna pedibiis meis.

THY word is a lantern unto my
feet, and a light unto my paths.

2 I have sworn, and am stead-
fastly purposed, to keep thy righ-
teous judgments.

3 I am troubled above measure:
quicken me, O Lord, according to
thy word.

4 Let the free-will offerings of
my mouth please thee, O Lord ;
and teach me thy judfjments.

5 My soul is al way in my hand ;
)^et do I not forget thy law.

6 The ungodly have laid a snare
for me ; but yet I swerved not
from thy commandments.

7 Thy testimonies have I claim-
ed as mine heritage for ever ; and
why ? they are the very joy of my
heart.

8 I have applied my heart to
fulfil thy statutes alway, even unto
the end.

Iniquos odio habui.

I HATE them that imagine evil
things ; but thy law do I love.
2 Thou art my defence and
shield ; and my trust is in thy word.

^Z56

THE PSALTER.

Day 26.

3 Away from me, ye wicked ; I
will keep the commandments of
my God.

4 O stablish meaccordinjs to thy
word, that I may live ; and let me
not be disappointed of my hope.

5 Hold thou me up, and I shall
be safe; yea, my delight shall be
ever in thy statutes.

6 Thou hast trodden down all
them that depart from thy statutes ;
for they imagine but deceit.

7 Thou puttest away all the un-
godly of the earth like dross ; there-
lore I love thy testimonies.

8 My flesh trembleth for fear of
':hee; and I am afraid of thy judg-
ments.

Feci judicium.

IDEAL with the thing that is
lawful and right ; O give me
not over unto mine oppressors.

2 Make thou thy servant to de-
light in that which is good, that the
proud do me no wrong.

3 Mine eyes are wasted aw^ay
with looking for thy health, and
for the word of thy righteousness.

4 O deal with thy servant ac-
cording unto thy loving mercy, and
teach me thy statutes.

5 I am thy servant ; O grant me
understanding, that I may know
thy testimonies.

6 It is time for thee. Lord, to
lay to thine hand ; for they have
destroyed thy law.

7 For I love thy commandments
above gold and precious stones.

8 Therefore hold I straight all
thy commandments ; and all false
ways I utterly abhor.

Mirahilia.

THY testimonies are wonder-
ful; therefore doth my soul
keep them.

2 When thy word goeth forth,
it giveth light and understanding
unto the simple.

3 I opened my mouth, and drew
in my breath ; for my dehght was
in thy commandments.

4 O look thou upon me, and be
merciful unto me, as thou usest to
do unto those that love thy name.

5 Order my steps in thy word ;
and so shall no wickedness have
dominion over me.

6 O deliver me from the wrong-
ful dealings of men ; and so shall I
keep thy commandments.

7 Show the light of thy counte-
nance upon thy servant, and teach
me thy statutes.

8 Mine eyes gush out wath wa-
ter, because men keep not thy law.

Justus es, Domine.

RIGHTEOUS art thou, O
Lord; and true is thy judg-
ment. '

2 The testimonies that thou hast
commanded are exceeding righ-
teous and true.

3 My zeal hath even consumed
me ; because mine enemies have
forgotten thy words.

4 Thy word is tried to the ut-
termost, and thy servant loveth it.

5 I am small and of no reputa-
tion ; yet do I not forget thy com-
mandments.

6 Thy righteousness is an ever-
lasting righteousness, and thy law
is the truth.

7 Trouble and heaviness have
taken hold upon me ; yet is my de-
light in thy commandments.

8 The righteousness of thy tes-
timonies is everlasting: O grant
me understanding, and I shall live,

EVENING PRAYER.
Clamavi in toto corde meo.

I CALL with my whole heart;
hear me, O Lord, I will keep
thy statutes.

2 Yea, even unto thee do I call;
help me, and I shall keep thy tes-
timonies.

3 Early in the morning do I cry
unto thee ; for in thy w ord is my
trust.

4 Mine eyes prevent the night
watches ; that I might be occupied
in thy words. ,

Day 27.

THE PSALTER.

5 Hear my voice, O Lord, ac-
cording unto thy loving kindness;
quicken me according as tiiou art
wont.

6 They draw nigh that of malice
persecute me, and are far from thy
law.

7 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord;
for all thy commandments are
true.

8 As concerning thy testimonies,
I have known long since, tliat thou
hast grounded them for ever.

Vide hmnilitaiem.

O CONSIDER mine adversi-
ty, and deliver me, for I do
not forget thy law.

2 Avenge thou my cause, and
deliver me ; quicken me according
to tlry word.

3 Health is far from the ungodly;
for they regard not thy statutes.

4 Great is thy mercy, O Lord ;
quicken me as tiiou art wont.

5 Many there are that trouble
me, and persecute me; yet do I
not swerve from thy testimonies.

6 It grieveth me when I see the
transgressors; because they keep
not thy law.

7 Consider, O Lord, how I love
thy commandments; O quicken
me according to thy loving kind-
ness.

8 Thy word is true from ever-
lasting; all the judgments of thy
righteousness endure for ever-
more.

Principes persecuti sunt.

PRINCES have persecuted me
without a cause ; but my heart
standeth in awe of thy word.

2 I am as glad of thy word, as
one that findeth great spoils.

3 As for lies, I hate and abhor
them ; but thy law do I love.

4 Seven times a-day do I praise
thee; because of thy righteous
judgments.

5 Great is the peace that they
have who love thy law ; and they
are not offended at it.

6 Lord, I have looked for thy
saving health, and done after thy
commandments.

7 My soul hath kept thy testi-
monies, and loved them exceed-
ingly.

8 I have kept thy command-
ments and testimonies; for all my
ways are before thee.

Appropinquet deprecatio,

LE'r my complaint come before
thee, O Lord ; give me under-
standing according to thy word.

2 Let my supphcation come be-
fore thee; deliver me according
to thy word.

o My lips shall speak of thy
praise, when thou hast taught me
thy statutes.

4 Yea, my tongue shall sing of
thy word ; for all thy command-
ments are righteous.

5 Let thine hand help me; for
I have chosen thy commandments.

6 I have longed for thy saving
health, O Lord ; and in thy law is
my delight.

7 O let my soul live, and it shall
praise thee; and thy judgments
shall help me.

8 I have gone astray like a
sheep that is lost ; O seek thy ser-
vant, for I do not forget thy com-
mandments.

The twentij -seventh Day.
MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 120. Ad Dominum.
HEN I was in trouble, I
called upon the Lord, and
he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord,
from lying lips, and from a de-
ceitful tongue.

3 What reward shall be given
or done unto thee, thou fals&
tongue ? even mighty and sharp ar-
rows, with hot burning coals.

4 Woe is me, that I am con-
strained to dwell with Mesech,
and to have my habitation among
the tents of Kedar.

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THE PSALTER.

Day 27.

5 My soul hath 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 121. Levavi oculos meos.

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto
the hills, from whence cometh
my help.

2 My 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 neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord himself is thy keep-
er ; the Lord is thy defence ui)on
thy right hand;

6 So that the sun shall 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.

8 The Lord shall preserve thy
going out and thy coming in, from
this time forth for evermore.

Psalm 122. Lcetatus sum.

I WAS glad when they said unto
me, We will go into the house
of the Lord.

2 Our feet shall stand in thy
gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city
that is at unity in itself.

4 For thither the tribes go up,
even the tribes of the Lord, to tes-
tify unto Israel, to give thanks un-
to the name of the Lord.

5 For there is the seat of judg-
ment, even the seat of the house of
David.

6 O pray for the peace of Jeru-
salem ; they shall prosper that love
thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and
plenteousness within thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and com-
panions' sakes, I will wish thee
prosperity.

9 Yea, because of the house of
the Lord our God, I will seek to
do thee good.

Psalm 123. Ad te levavi oculos
meos.
NTO thee lift I up mine eyes,
O thou that dwellest in the
heavens.

2 Behold, even as the eyes of
servants look unto the hand of their
masters, and as the eyes of a maid-
en unto the hand of her mistress,
even so oiu* eyes w ait upon the
Lord our God, until he have mer-
cy ujjon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord,
have mercy upon us; for we are
utterly despised.

4 Our soul is filled with the
scornful reproof of the wealthy,
and with the despitefulness of the
proud.

Psalm 124. 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 wrath-
fully displeased at us.

3 Yea, the waters had drowned
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./)f the snare of the fowler;
the snare is broken, and we are de-
livered.

7 Our help standeth in the name
of the Lord, who hath made hea-
ven and earth.

Psalm 125. Qui confidunt.

THEY that put their trust in
the Lord shall be even as the
mount Sion, which may not be re-
moved, but standeth fast for ever.
2 The hills stand about Jerusa-

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lem ; even so standeth the Lord
round about liis people, from this
time forth for evermore.

3 For the rod of the ungodly
Cometh not unto the lot of the
righteous ; lest the righteous put
iheir hand unto wickedness.

4 Do well, O Lord, unto those
that are good and true of heart.

5 As for such as turn hack
unto their own wickedness, the
Lord shall lead them forth with
the evil doers ; but peace shall be
upon Israel.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 126. In convertendo.

WHEN the Lord turned again
the captivity 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
things for them.

4 Yea, the Lord hath done
great things for us already ; where-
of we rejoice.

5 Turn 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 127. Nisi Dominus.

EXCEPT the Lord build the
house, their labour is but lost
that build it.

2 Except the Lord keep the
city, the watchmen 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
beloved sleep.

4 Lo, children and the fruit of
the womb, are an heritage and
gift that Cometh of the Lord.

5 Like as the arrows in tiie
hand of the giant, even so are the
young children.

6 Hai)[)y 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 128. Beati omnes,

LESSED are all they that
fear the Lord, and walk in
his ways.

2 For thou shalt eat the labour
of thine hands : O well is thee,
and happy shalt thou be.

3 Thy wii'e shall be as the fruit-
ful 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 prosj)erity all thy
life long ;

7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy
children's children, and peace up-
on Israel.

Psalm 129. Scepe exptignaverunt

ANY a time have they fought
agairjst me from my youth
up, may Israel now say ;

2 Yea, many a time have they
vexed me from my youth up ; but
they have not prevailed against
me.

3 The plowers plowed upon my
back, and made long furrows ;

4 But the righteous Lord hath
hewn the snares of the ungodly
in pieces.

5 Let them be confounded and
turned backward, as many as have
evil will at Sion.

6 Let them be even as the
grass growing upon the house-
tops, which withcreth afore it be_
plucked up ;

7 Whereof the mower filleth
not his hand, neither he that bind-
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8 So that tbev wlio go by say
not so much as, The Lord prosper
you, we wish you good luck in the
name of the Lord.

Psalm 130. Deprofundis.

OUT of the deep have I called
unto thee, O Lord ; Lord,
hear my voice.

2 O let thine ears consider well
the voice of my complaint.

3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme
to mark what is done amiss, O
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 O Israel, trust in the Lord;
for with the Lord there is mercy,
and with him is plenteous redemp-
tion.

8 And he shall redeem Israel
from all his sins.

Psalm 13L Doinine, non est.

LORD, I am not high-minded;
I have no proud looks.

2 I do not exercise myself in
great matters which are too high
for me ;

3 But I refrain 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 O Israel, trust in the Lord,
from this time forth for evermore.

The twenty -eis^hth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 132. Memento, Domine.

LORD, remember David, and
all his trouble.

2 How he sware unto the Lord,
and vowed a vow unto the Al-
mighty God of Jacob :

3 I will not come within the
tabernacle of mine house, nor
climb up into my bed ;

4 I will not suffer mine eyes to

sleep, nor mine eyelids to slum-
ber; neither the temples of my
head to take any rest;

6 Until I 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 our knees before
his footstool.

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest-
ing-place; thou, and the ark of
thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed
with righteousness; and let thy
saints sing with joyfulness.

10 For thy servant David's
sake, turn not away the presence
of thine Anointed.

1 1 The Lord hath made a faith-
ful oath unto David, and he shall
not shrink from it ;

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 him-
self: he hath longed for her.

15 This shall be my rest for
ever : here will I dwell, for I have
a delight therein.

16 I 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.

1 8 There shall I make the horn
of David to flourish : I have ordain-
ed a lantern for mine Anointed.

19 As for his enemies, I shall
clothe them u ith shame ; but upon
himself shall his crown flourish.
Psalm 133. Ecce, quam bonum.

BEHOLD, how good and joy-
ful a thing it is, brethren, to
dwell together in unity.

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2 It is like the precious oint-
ment upon the head, that ran clown
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 ibr evermore.

Psalm 134. Eccenunc.

BEHOLDnow,praisetheLord,
all ye servants of the J^ord.

2 Ye that by night stand in the
house of the Lord, even in the
courts of the house of our God.

3 Lift up your hands in the
sanctuary, and i)raise the Lord.

4 The Lord, that made heaven
and earth, give thee blessing out
of Sion.

Psalm 13.5. Lmidale Nomen.

O PRAISE the Lord: laud ye
the name of the Lord ; praise
it, O 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 O praise the Lord ; for the
Lord is gracious : O sing praises
unto his name ; 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 ;
in the sea, and in all deep places.

7 He bringeth forth the clouds
from the ends of the world, and
sendelh forth lightnings with the
rain, bringing the winds out of his
treasures.

8 He smote the first-born of
Egypt, both of man and beast.

9 He hath sent tokens and won-
ders into the midst of thee, O thou
land of Egypt ; upon Pharaoh, and
all his servants.

10 He smote divers nations,
and slew mighty kings ;

1 1 Sehon, king of the Amor-
ites ; and Og, the king of Basan ;
and all the kingdoms of Canaan ;

12 And gave their land to be an
heritage, even an heritage unto
Israel his people.

13 Thy name,0 Lord, end ureth
for ever ; so doth thy memorial,
O Lord, from one generation to
another.

14 For the Lord will avenge
his people, and be gracious unto
his servants.

15 As for the images of the hea-
then, 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.

1 7 They have ears, and yet they
hear not ; neither is there any
breath in their mouths.

18 They that make them are
like unto them ; and so are all
they that put tiieir trust in 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.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 136. Confitemini Domino,

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord;
for he is gracious, and his
mercy endureth for ever.

2 O give thanks unto the God
of all gods; for his mercy endureth
for ever.

3 O thank the Lord of all lords;
for his mercy endureth for ever.

4 Who only doeth great won-
ders; for his mercy endureth for
ever.

5 Who by his excellent wisdom
made the heavens; for his mercy
endureth for ever.

6 Who laid out the earth above
the waters; for his mercy endureth
for ever.

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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 en-
dureth for ever ;

1 1 And brought out Israel from
among them ; for his mercy en-
dureth 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 Who led his people through
the wilderness ; for his mercy en-
dureth for ever.

1 7 Who smote great kings ; for
his mercy endureth for ever.

1 8 Yea, and slew mighty kings ;
for his mercy endureth for ever ;

19 Sehon, king of the Amor-
ites ; for his mercy endureth for
ever ;

20 And Og, the king of Basan ;
for his mercy endureth for ever ;

21 And gave away their land
for an heritage ; for his mercy en-
dureth for ever ;

22 Even for an heritage unto
Israel, his servant ; for his mercy
endureth 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 en-
dureth for ever.

25 Whogiveth food to all flesh :
for his mercy endureth lor ever.

26 O give thanks unto the God
of heaven ; for his mercy endureth
for ever.

27 O give thanks unto the
Lord of lords ; for his mercy en-
dureth for ever.

Psalm 137. Super fumina.

BY the waters of Babylon we
sat down and wept, when
we remembered thee, O 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 heaviness : 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, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget her cun-
ning.

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, O Lord, in the day of
Jerusalem ; how they said, Down
with it, down with it, even to the
ground.

8 O daughter of Babylon,
wasted with misery ; yea, happy
shall he be that rewardeth thee as
thou hast served us.

9 Blessed shall he be thattaketh
thy childrm, and throweth them
against the stones.

Psalm 138. Confitehor tibi.
WILL give thanks unto thee,
O Lord, with my whole heart ;

even l)efore the gods will I sing

praise unto thee.

2 I will worship toward thy
holy temple, and praise thy name,
because of thy loving kindness
and truth ; for thou hast magnifi-
ed thy name and thy word above
all things.

3 When I called upon thee,
thou h^ardest me ; and enduedst
my soul with much strength.

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4 All the kings of the earth shall
praise thee, O Lord ; ibr they have
heard the words of thy mouth.

6 Yea, they shall sing in the
ways of the Lord, that great is the
glory of the Lord.

6 P'or though tlie Lord be high,
yet hath he resi)ect unto the lowly;
as for the proud, he beholdeth
them afar off.

7 Though I walk in the midst
of troul)le, yet shalt thou refresh
me; thou shalt stretch forth thy
hand upon the furiousnessof mine
enemies, and thy right hand shall
save me.

8 The Lord shall make good his
loving kindness toward me; yea,
thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for
ever; despise not then the works
of thine ow n hands.

The twenty-ninth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 139. Domine, probasti.

OLORD, thou hast searched
me out, and known me ; thou
knowest my down-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, O Lord,
knowest it altogether.

4 Thou hast fashioned me be-
hind and before, and laid thine hand
upon me.

5 Such knowledge is too won-
derful and excellent for me ; I can-
not attain unto it.

6 Whither shall I go then from
thy spirit, or whither shall I go
then from thy presence ?

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 morn-
ing, 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, Peradventure the
darkness shall cover me; then shall
my night be turned to day.

1 1 Yea, the darkness is no dark-
ness with thee, but the night is as
clear as the day; the darkness and

ight to thee are both alike.

12 For my reins are thine ; thou
hast covered me in my mother's
womb.

131 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 eyes did see my sub-
stance, yet being imperfect ; and
m thy book were all my members
written ;

16 Which day by day were
fashioned, w hen as yet there was
none of them.

1 7 How dear are thy counsels
unto me, O God ; O how great is
the sum of them !

18 If I tell them, they are more
in number than the sand ; when I
wake up, I am present with
thee.

19 Wilt thou not slay the wick-
ed, O God ? Depart from me, ye
blood-thirsty men.

20 For they speak unrighteously
against thee; and thine enemies
take thy name in vain.

21 Do not I hate them, O Lord,
that hate thee ? and am not I griev-
ed with those that rise up against
thee ?

22 Yea, I hate them right sore ;
even as though they were mine
enemies.

23 Try me, O God, and seek
the ground of my heart; prove
me, and examine my thoughts.

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24 Look well if there be any
way of wickedness in me ; and lead
me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 140. Eripeme.Domine.

DELIVER me, O Lord, from
the evil man ; and preserve
me from the wicked man ;

2 Who 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, O Lord, from the
hands of the ungodly ; preserve
me from the wicked men, who are
purposed to overthrow my goings.

5 The ))roud 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, O Lord.

7 O 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, O Lord ; let not his mis-
chievous 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 ; 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 over-
throw 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 141. Dominc, 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 lifting up of my hands be an
evening sacrifice.

3 Set a watch, O Lord, before
my mouth, and keep the door of
my lips.

4 O Let not mine heart be in-
clined to any evil thing ; let me not
be occupied in ungodly works
with the men that ^^'ork wicked-
ness, 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 wickedness.

7 Let their judges be over-
thrown in the stony places, that
they may hear my words ; for they
are sweet.

8 Our bones lie scattered be-
fore the pit, like as when one
breaketh and heweth \a ood upon
the earth.

9 But mine eyes look unto
thee, O Lord God; in thee is my
trust ; O cast not out my soul.

10 Keep me from the snare that
they have laid for me, and from
the traps of the wicked doers.

1 1 Let the ungodly fall into their
own nets together, and let me
ever escape them.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 142. Voce mea ad Do-
minum.
CRIED unto the Lord with
my voice ; yea, even unto
the Lord did I make my suppli-
cation.

2 I poured out my complaints
before him, and showed him of
my trouble.

3 When my spirit was in heavi-
ness, thou knowest my path; in
the way wherein I walked, have
they j)rivily laid a snare forme.

4 I looked also upon my right
hand, and saw there was no man
that would know me.

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6 I had no place to flee unto,
and no man cared for my soul.

6 I cried unto thee, O Lord,
and said, Thou art my hope, and
my portion in the land of tlie liv-

7 Consider my complaint ; for I
am brought very low.

8 O deliver me from my per-
secutors, 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 tlie rigliteous
resort unto my company.

Psalm 143. Domine, exaudi.

HEAR my prayer, O 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 justilied.

3 For the enemy hath perse-
cuted 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, O Lord, and that
soon ; for my spirit waxeth f lint :
hide not thy face from me, lest I

10 Teach me to do the thing thai
pleaseth thee ; for thou art my God
let thy loving Spirit lead me forth
into the land of righteousness.

1 1 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy
name's sake ; and for thy righteous-
ness' sake bring my soul out ol
trouble.

12 And ofdiy goodness slay
mine enemies, and destroy all them
that vex my soul; for I am thy
servant.

The thirtieth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 144. Benedictus Dominus.

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 I trust; who subdueth
my people that is under me.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou
hast such respect unto him ? or the
son of man, that thou so regardest
him?

4 Man is like a thing of naught ;
his time passeth away like a sha-
dow.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and
come down ; 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; deliver me, and take me
out of the great waters, from the
hand of strange children;

8 Whose mouth talketh of vani-
be like unto them that go down i ty, and their right hand is a right

into the pit.

8 O let me hear thy loving kind-
ness betimes in the morning; for
in thee is my trust: show thou me
the way that I should walk in ; for
1 lift my soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from
mine enemies; for 1 flee unto thee
to hide me.

hand of wickedness.

9 I will sing a new song unto
thee, O 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.

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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 oin-
daughters may be as the polished
corners of the tem|)le ;

13 That our garnei-^ may be
full and plenteous with all man-
ner 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 captivity, and no
complaining in our streets.

15 Hai)py are the people that
are in such a case ; 3 ea, blessed
are the people who liave the Lord
for their God.

Psairn 14<5. Excdiaho ie, Deus.
WILL magnify thee, O 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.

3 Great is the Lord, and mar-
vellous, worthy to be praised ;
there is no end of his greatness.

4 One generation shall praise
thy works unto another, and de-
clare thy power.

3 As for me, I will be talking
of thy worshi{), 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 great-
ness.

7 The memorial of thine abun-
dant kindness shall be showed ;
and men shall sing of thy righ-
teousness.

' 8 The Lord is gracious and
merciful ; long-suffering, and of
great goodness.

9 The Lord is loving unto eve-
ry man, and his mercy is over all
his works.

10 All thy works praise ther.

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saints give

O Lord ; and thy
thanks unto thee.

1 1 They shoAv 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 everlast-
ing kingdom, and thy dominion
endureth throughout all ages.

14 The Lord uphokieth all
such as fall, and lifteth up all
those that are down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon
thee, O Lord ; and thou givest
them their meat in due season.

16 Thou openest thine hand,
and fill(}St all things living with
plenteousness.

1 7 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 fuliil the desire of
them that fear him ; he also will
hear their cry, and will helj) them.

20 The Lord preserveth all
them that love him ; but scatter-
eth abroad all the ungodly.

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 146. Lauda, anima meet.

PRAISE the Lord, O 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 O put not your trust in
princes, nor in any child of man :
for there is no heli) in them.

3 For when tiie l)rearh of man
goeth forth, he shall turn again to
his earth, and then all his thoughts
|)erish.

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 ;

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who keepeth his promise for ever;

6 Who helpeth tiiem to right
that suffer wrong ; who feedetli the
hungry.

7 The Lord looseth men out of
prison; the Lord giveth sight to
the blind.

8 The Lord helj)eth them that
are fallen ; tlie Lord careth for the
righteous.

9 The Lord careth for the stran-
ger; he defendeth the fatherless
and widow: as for the way of
the ungodly, he turneth it upside
down.

10 The Lord thy God, O Sion,
shall be King for evermore, and
throughout all generations.

EVENING PRAYER.
Psalm 147. Laudate Dominum.

OPRALSE the Lord; for it
is a good thing to sing
praises unto our God; yea, a joy-
ful and pleasant thing it is to he
thankful.

2 The Lord doth build up Je-
rusalem, and gather together the
outcasts of Israel.

3 He healeth those that are
broken in heart, and giveth medi-
cine 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 bringeth the ungodly down to
the ground.

7 O 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
catde, and feedeth the young ra-
vens that call upon him.

10 He hath no pleasure in the

strength of an horse ; neither de-
lighteth he in any man's legs.

1 1 But the Lord's delight is in
them that fear him, and put their
trust in his mercy.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusa-
lem ; praise thy God, O Sion ;

13 For he hath made fast the
bars of thy gates, and hath blessed
thy children within thee.

14 He maketh peace in thy bor-
ders, and filleth thee with flour of
wheat.

15 He sendeth forth his com-
mandment upon earth, and his
word runneth very swiftly.

16 He giveth snow like wool,
and scattereth the hoar frost like
ashes.

1 7 He casteth forth his ice like
morsels ; who is able to abide his
frost ?

1 8 He sendeth out his word, and
melteth them ; he bloweth with
his wind, and the waters flow.

19 He showeth his word unto
Jacob, his statutes and ordinances
unto Israel.

20 He hath not dealt so with
any nation ; neither have the hea-
then knowledge of his laws.
Psalm 1 48. Laudate Dominum.

O PRAISE the Lord of hea-
ven, praise him in the height.

2 Praise him, all ye angels of
his; praise him, all his hosts.

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 they were made; he com-
manded, 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 File and hail, snow and va-

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pours, wind and storm, fulfilling
his word ;

9 Mountains and all hills ;
fruitful trees and all cedars ;

10 Beasts and all cattle; worms
and feathered fowls ;

1 1 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 exak the horn of
his people : all liis saints shall

Ijraise him ; even the children of
[srael, even the people that serv-
eth him.
Psalm 149. Cantate Domino.
SING unto the Lord a new
song ; let the congregation
of saints praise him.

2 Let 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
sv/ord in their hands.

7 To be avenged of the heathen,
and to rebuke 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.

Psalm 150. Laudate Dominum.

O PRAISE God in liis holi-
ness • praise him in the fir-
mament of his power.

2 Praise him in his noble acts ;
praise him according to his excel-
lent 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.

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As established by the Bisho|)s, the Clergy, and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
States of America, in Convention, on the twclftli Day of September, in the Year of our Lord 1801.

And the other Books (as Hierome saith) the
Churcli doth read for example oflife and instruction
of manners ; but yet doth it not apply them to es-
tal>lish any doctrine ; such are these following :

The Third Book of Esdras, The Fourth Book of
Esdras, The Bonk of Tobias, The Book of Judith,
The rest of the Book of Hester, T}ie Book of Wis-
dom, Jestis the .Son (f Sirach, Banich the Prophet,
The Song of the three Children, The Story of Su-
sanna, Of Bel and the Dragon, The Prayer of Ma-
nasses. The First Book of Maccabees, Tlie Second
Book of Maccabees.

All the Books ofthe New Testament, as they are
oonimoiil y received, we do receive and account them
Canonical.

Art. VII. Of the Old Tesicment.

The Old Testament is not contrary to the New ;
for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting
lilb is ottered to mankind by Christ, who is the only
Mediator between God and Man, being both God.
and Man. Wherefore they are not to be heard,
wliich feign, that the Old Fathers did look only for
transitory Promises. Although the Law given front
God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites,
do not bind Christian men, nor the Civil Precepts
thereof ought of necessity to be received in any
Commonwealth ; yet notwithstanding, no Christian
man whatsoever is fiee from the obedience of the
Commandments which are called moral.

Art. VIII. Of the Creeds.

The JVicene Creed, and that which is commonly
called the Apostles^ Creed, ought thoroughly to be
received and believed : for they may be proved by
most certain warrants of Holy Scripture.

Art. IX. Of Original or Birth-Sin.

Original Sinstandeth not in the following of ./3rfajre
(as the Pelagians do vainly talk ;) but it is the fault
and corruption of the nature of every man, that
naturally is engendered of the offspring of Mam,
whereby man is very far gone from original righ-
teousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so
that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit ;
and therefore in every person born into this world,
it deserveth God's wrath and damnation. And this
infection of nature doth remain, yea, in them that
are regenerated ; whereby the lust of the flesh,
called in Greek,0jov>]/xao-ctg)co?, which some do ex-
pound the Wisdom, some Sensuality, some the Af-
fection, some the Desire of the Fiesli, is not subject
to the law of God. And although there is no con-
demnation for them that believe and are baptized;
yet the Apostle doth confess, that concupiscence and
lust hath of itself the nature of sin.

Art. X. Of Free- Will.

The condition of man after the fall of Adam, is
such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his
own natural strength and good works, to faith, and
Psalvis, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes or Preacher, calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to
Cantica or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets theldo good works pleasant and acceptable to God,
greater, Twelve Prophets the less ' ' without the grace of God by Christ preventing us,

Art. I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity.

'INHERE is but one living and true God, ever-
X lasting, without body, parts, or passions ; of in-
finite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker
and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible.
And in unity of this Godlicad, there be three per-
sons, of one substance, power, and eternity ; the
Father, the Son, and the Holy (ihost.

Art. II. Of the Word, or Son of God, which icas
made very Man.

The Son, which is the Word ofthe Father, be-
gotten from everlasting of tlji; Father, the very and
eternal God, ofone substance with the Father, took
Man's nature in the womi) ofthe blessed Virgin, o(
her substance : so that two whole and perfect Na-
tures,that is to say, tne Godhead and Manhood, were
joined together in one Person, never to be divided,
whereof is one Christ, \cry God, and very Man;
who truly suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried,
to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice,
not only for original guilt, but also lor actual sins of
men.

Art. III. Of the going down of Christ into Hell.

As Christ died for us, and was buried ; so also is
it to be believed, that he went down into hell.

• Art. IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ.

Christ did truly rise again from death, and took
Again his body, with flesh, bones, and all things ap-
pertaining to the perfection of Man's nature, where-
with he ascended into heaven, and there siitelh, un-
til he return to judge all men at the last day.

Art. V. Of the Holy Ghost.

The Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father
and the Son, is ofone substance. Majesty, and Glo-
ry, with the Father and tlie Son, v. y and eternal
God.

Art. VI. Of the Sufficiency of tlie Holy Scriptures
for Salvalion.

Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to
Salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein,
nor may be proved thereb}', is not to be required of'
any man, that it should be believed as an article of
the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to
Salvation. In the name of the Holy Scripture we
do understand those Canonical Books ofthe Old
and New Testament, of wliose Authority was never
any doubt in the Clutrch.

11 Of tlie Karnes and Number of the Canonical Books.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, JVumeri, Deuterono-
niium, Joshue, Judges, Ruth, The First Book of Sa-
mtiel. The Second Book of Samuel, The First Book
of Kitigs, Tlie Second Book of Kings, The First
hook of Chronicles, The Second Book of Chronicles,
Tlie First Book of Esdras, The Second Book of Es
dras. The Book of Hester, The Book of Job, The

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that we may have a good will, and working wiili
us, when we have that good will.

Art. XI. Cy the Jitstification of Man.

Vi'e are accounted righteous before God, only for
the Merit of our Lord and Siiviour Jesus Christ by
Faith ; and not for our own Works or Deservings.
AVherefore, that we are justified by Faith only, is a
most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort,
as more largely is expressed in the Homily of Jus-
tification.

Art. XII. Of good Works.

Albeit that good Works, whirh are the Fruits of
Faith, and follow after Justification, caimot put
away our sins, and endure the severity of God's
Judgment ; yet are tliey pleasing and acceptable to
God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a
true and lively Faith ; insomuch that by them a
lively Faith may be as evidently known, as a tree
discerned by tlie fruit.

Art. XIII. Of Works before Justification.

Works done before the grace of Christ, and the
inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God,
forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ,
neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or
(as the St'hool-Aulhoi-s say) deserve grace of con-
gruity : yea rather, for that they are not done as God
hath "willed and commanded them to be done, we
doubt not but they have the nature of sin.

Art. XIV. Of Works of Supererogation.

Voluntary Works, besides over and above God's
Oomiiiandments, which they call Works of Super-
crogaiiou, cannot be taught without arro";ancy and
impiety. For by them men do declare, That they
do not only render unto God as much as they are
bound to do, but that they do more lor his sake than
of bounden duty is reijuired : Whereas Christ saith
plainly. When ye' have done all that are commanded
to you, say, We are unprofitable ser^•auts.

Art. XV. Of Christ alone witJwut "in.

Christ in the truth of our nature, was made like
unto us in all things, sin only except, from which he
was clearly void, both in his flesh, and in his spirit.
He came to be a Lamb without spot, who by sacri-
fice of himself once made, should take away the sins
of the world ; and sin (as St. John saith) was not in
him. But all wc the rest (although baptized and
born again in Christ) yet offend in many things;
and if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.

Art. XVT. Of Sin after Baptism.

Not every deadly sin, willingly committed after
Baptism, is sin against the Holy Ghost, and unpar-
donable. Wherefore the grant of repentance is not
to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism.
After we have received the Hol^- Ghost, we niaj' de-
part from grace given, amJ fall into sin, and by the
grace of God (we may) arise again, and amend
our lives. And thereibre they are to be condemned.
which siy, they can no more sin as long as they live
here, or deny the place of forgiveness to such as tru
\y repent.

Art. XVII. Of Predestination and Election.

Predestination to life is the everlasting purpose of
God, whereby (before the fotuidations of the worM

were laid) he hath constantly decreed, by his coun-
sel, secret to us, to deliver from curse and damna-
tion, those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of
mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting
salvation, as vessels made to honour \Vherefore
they, which he endued with so excellent a benefit of
God, be called according to God's purpose by his
Spirit working in due season : they through grace
obey the calling : they be justified freely: they be
made Sons of God by adoption ; they be made like
the image of his only begotten Son Jesus Christ :
they walk religiously in good works ; and at length
by God's mercy they attain to everlcisting felicity.
' As the godly consideration of Predestination, and
our Election in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and
unspeakable comfort to godly persons, and such as
ftel in themselves the working ofthe Spirit of Christ,
mortifying the works of the nesh and their earthly
members, and drawing up their mind to high and
heavenly things, as well because it doth greatly es-
tablish and confirm their faith of eternal salvation,
to be enjoyed through Christ, as because il doth ler-
vently kindle their love towards God : so, for curious
and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to
have continually before their eyes the Sentence of
God's Predestination, is a most dangerous down-
fall, whereby the Devil doth thrust them either into
desperation, or into wretchlessness of most unclean
living, no less perilous than desperation.

Furthermore, we must receive God's Promises in
such wise as they be generally set forth to us in holy
Scripture : And in our doings, that will of God is to
be followed, which we have expressly declared unto
us in the Word of God.

Art. XVII I. Of obtaining Eternal Salvation only

by tlie Xante of Chriat.

They are also to be had accursed, that presume
to say, that every man shall be saved by the Law
or .Sect which he professeth, so that he be diligent
to frame his life according to that Law, and the
light of nature. For holy Scripture doth set out
unto us only the iSame of Jesus Christ, whereby
men must be saved.

Art. XIX. Of tlie Chnrch.

The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation
of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God
is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered
according to Christ's Ordinance, in all those things
that of necessity are requisite to the same.

As the Church of Hierusulem, Alexandria, and
Antioch, have erred ; so also the Church of Rome
hath erred, not only in their living and manner of
Ceremonies, but also in matters of faith.

Art. XX. Ofthe Authority ofthe Church.

The Church hath power to decree Rites or Cere-
monies, and Authority in Controversies of Faith :
And yet il is not lawful for the Church to ordain any
thing'that is contrary to God's Word written : nei-
ther may it so expound one place of Scripture, that
it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the
Church be a Witness and a Keeper of Holy Writ,
yet as it ought not to decrse any thing against the
same, so besides the same ought it nut to enforce
any thing to be believed for necessity of salvation.

Art. XXI. Ofthe Authority of General CouncUs*

Art. XXII. Of Purgatory.

The Romish doctrine concerning Purgatory, Par-
dons, Worshipping, and Adoration, as well of Ima-

* Tht 2i$tof tht former articles w omiUed, becaust it U nartly of a local and civil nature, and is provided/or, at
to the remaining parts of it, in other artichi.

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ges, as of Reliques, and also liivoi;ation of S^iiiits,
IS a foiul ihing vainly iiivoiiteil, and grounded upon
no warranty of Scripltirc, but ratlier repugnant to
the Word of God.

Art. XXIII. Of Ministering in the Congrega-
tion.

It is not lawful for any man lo take upon lijin the
Office of public Preaching, or Ministering the Sa-
craments mtlie Congregation, before lie be lawfully
called, and sentio execute the same. And those we
ought to judge lawfully called and sent, wliich be
chosen and called to this Work by men wlio have
public Authority given unto tlitni in the Congrega-
tion, to call and send Ministers into the Lord's
Vineyard.

Art. XXIV. Of Speaking in the Congregation in
such a tongue as the People understandetli.

It is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of
God, and the custom of the I'riiuitive Church, lo
have Public Prayer in the Church, or to minister
the Sacraments in a tongue not understandctl of the
people.

Art. XXV. Of the Sacrumeuls.

Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges
or tokens of Christian men's Profession ; but rather
they be certain sure witnesses, and effcctufti signs
of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the
which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not
only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our
iaith in him.

There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ
our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism,
and the Supper of the Lord.

Those five commonly called Sacraments, that is
to say. Confirmation, tenance. Orders, Matrimo-
ny, and Extreme Unction, are not to be counted for
Sacraments of the Gospel, being such as have
grown, partly of the corrupt following of the Apos-
tles, partly are states of lite allowed by the Scrip-
tures; but yet have not like nature of Sacraments
with Baptism and the Lord's Supper, liir that they
have not any visible Sign or Ceiemony ordained ol
God.

The Sacraments were not ordained of Christ to
be gazed upon, or to be carried about, but that we
should duly use them. And in such only as worthily
receive the same, they have a wholesome effect or
operation : but they that receive them unworthily,
purchase to themselves damnation, as St. Paul
saith.

Art. XXVI. Of the Unworlhiness nf the Ministers,
which hinders not the Effect oftlie Sotcraments.

Although in the visible Church the evil be ever
mingled with the good, and sometime the evil have
chief authority in the ministration of the Word and
Sacraments : yet, forasmuch as they do nut the
same in their own name, but in Christ's, and do min-
ister by his Commission and Authority, we may use
their Ministry, both in hearing the Word of God,
and in receivmg the Sacraments. Neither is the
effect of Christ's Ordinance taken away by their
wickedness, nor the grace of God's gifts diminished
from such, as by faith, and rightly, do receive the
Sacraments ministered unto them, which be effectu-
al, because of Christ's institution and promise, al-
though they be ministered by evil men.

Nevertheless, it appertaineth to the Discipline of
the Church, that inquiry be made of evil Ministers,
an.", that they be accused by tliose that have know-
ledge of their offences : and finally being found guil-
ty, byjtist judgment, be deposed.

Art. XXVII. Of Baptism.

Baptism is not only a si^n of Profession, and mark
of Diff(Tence, whereby Christian men are discerned
from others that be not christened : but it is also a
sign of Regeneration, or new Birth, whereby, as by
an instrument, they that receive Baptism rightly ar»
grafted into the Church : the promises of the forgive-
ness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of
Gild by the H(>ly Ghost, are visibly signed and seal-
ed : faith is confirmed, and grace increased by vir-
tue of Prayer unto God. The Baptism of young
children is in any wise to be retained in the C5huren
as most agreeable with the institution of Christ.

Art. XXVIII. Of the Lord's Supper.

The Supper of the Lord is not ouly a sign of tbv
Love that Christians ought lo have among them-
selves one to another; but rather it is a Sacrament
of our Redemption by Christ's death : insomuch
that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith re-
ceive the same, the Bread which we break is a par-
taking of the Body of Christ ; and likewise the
Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of
Christ.

Transubstaniiation (or the change of the Substance
of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord,
cannot be proved by Holy Wril ; but it is repug-
nant lo the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth
the nature ol a Sacrament, and hath given occasion
to many Superstitions.

The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten in
the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual
manner. And the mean whereby the Body ol'
Christ is received and eaten in ihe Supper, is Faith.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by
Cluist's Ordinance reserved, earned about, lifted
up, or worshipped.

Art. XXFX. Of the Wicked, which eat not of the
Body of Christ in the Use of the Lord's Supper.

The wicked, and such as be void of a lively faith,
although they do carnally and visibly press with
their teeth (as St. Jlnguslijie saith) the Sacrament
of the Bod^' and Blood of Christ ; yet in no wise
are they partakers of Christ; but rather to their
Condemnation do eat and drink the Sign or Sacra-
ment of so great a thing.

Art. XXX. Of both Kinds.

The Cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the
Lay- People : for both the parts of the Lord's Sa-
crament by Christ's Ordinance and Commandment,
oughi to be ministered to all Christian men alike.

Art. XXXI. Of the one Oblation of Christ fnished
upon the Cross.

The offering of Christ once made, is that f>erfect
redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction for all the
sin.s of the whole world, both original and actual ;
and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that
alone. Wherefore the Sacrifice of Masses, in which
it was commonly said, that the Priest did ofl'er
Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission
of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, ami dan-
gerous deceits.

Art. XXXII. Oftlie Marriage of Priests.

Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, are not com-
manded by God's Law, either to vow the estate of
single life, or to abstain from Marriage: therefore
it is lawful for them, as for all other Christian men,
to marr}- at their own discretion, as they shall judge
the same to serve better to godlinf^s.

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Art. XXXIII. Of excommunieuUe Persons, how
tliey are to be avoicUd.

That person which by open denunciation of the
Church is rig^htly cut off from the Unity of the
Church, and excommunicated, ou";ht to be taken of
tlie whole multitude o'the faithful, as an Heathen
and Publican, until he be openly reconciled by Pen-
ance, and received into the Church by a Judge
tJiat hath authority thereunto.

Art. XXXIV. 0/the Traditions of the Church.

It is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremo-
nies be in all places one, or utterly like ; for at all
limes they have been divers, and may be changed
according to the diversity of countries, times, and
men's manners, so that nothing be ordained against
God's word. Whosoever, through his private judg-
ment, willingly and purposely doih openly break
the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church,
which be not repugnant to the word of God, and be
ordained and approved by common authority, ought
to be rebuked openly (that other may fear to do the
like) as he that ofTendeth against the common Or-
der of the Church, and hurteth the Authority of the
Magistrate, and woundeth the Consciences of the
weak Brethren.

Ever}' Particular or National Church hath Au-
thority to ordain, change, and abolish Ceremonies
or Rites of the Church, ordained only by man's au-
thorit}', so that all things be done to edifying.

Art. XXXV. Of Homilies.

The second Book of Homilies, the several titles
whereof we have joined, under this Article, doth
contain a godly and wholesome Doctrine, and ne-
cessary for these Times, as doth the former Book
of Homilies, which were set forth in the time of Ed-
ward the Sixth , and therefore we judge them to be
read in Churches by the Ministers diligently and
distinctly, that they may be understanded of the
people.

Of the JYames of the Homilies.

1. Of The right Use of the Church.

2. Against Peril ofldolxtnj.

3. Of Repairing and keeping clean of Churches.

4. Of good Works : first of Fasting.

5. Jlgainst Gluttomj and Drwikenness.

6. Jlg'iimste.Tcess of Appcirel

7. Of Prwier.

8. Of the Place and Timeof Praijer.

9. That CommcmPraijers and Sacraments ought to

be ministered in a known Tongue.

10. Of the reverent Eslimaiion of God's Word.

11. Of Alms-Dohig.

12. Of the Nativity of Christ.

13. Of the Passion of Christ.
W. Of the Resui-redion. of Christ.
15. Of the worthy receiving of the SacramerU of the

Body and Blood of Chi-iai.

16. Oftlie Gifts of the Holy Ghost.

17. For the Rogalion-days.

18. Of the State of Matrimony.

19. Of Repentance.

20. AgoAiut Idleness.

21. Jlgainst Rebellion.

[This Article is received in this Church, so far as
it declares the Books of Homilies to be an explica-
tion of Christian doctrine, and instructive in piety
and morals. But all references to the constitution
and laws of England are considered as inapplicable
to the circumstances of this Church, which also sus-
pends the order for the reading of said Homilies in
Churches until a revision of them may be conveni-
ently made, for the clearing of them, as well from
obsolete words and phrases, as liom the local re-
ferences.]

Akt. XXXVI. Of Consecration of Bishops and
Ministers.

The Book of Consecration of Bishops, and Order-
ing of Priests and Deacons, as set forth by llie Ge-
neral Convention of this Church in 1792, doth con-
tain all things necessary to such consecration and or-
dering ; neither hath it any thing that, of itself, is
superstitious and ungodly: and, therefore, whoso-
ever arc consecrated or ordered according to said
form, we decree all such to be rightly, orderly, and
lawfully consecrated and ordered.

Art. XXXVII. Of the Power of tlie Civil Magis-
trates.

The power of the Civil Magistrate extendeth to
all men, as well Clergy as Laity, in all things tem-
poral ; but hath no authority in things purely spi-
ritual. And we hold it to be the duty of all men
who are professors of the Gospel, to pay respectful
obedience to the civil authority, regularly and legiti-
mately constituted.

Art. XXXVIII. Of Christian Men's Goods, whick
are not common.

The Riches and Goods of Christians are not com-
mon, as touching the right, title, and po.ssession of
the same, as certain Ana-baptists do falsely boast.
Notwithstanding, every man ought of such things as
he possesseth, liberally to give alms to the poor, ac-
cording to his ability.

Art. XXXIX. Of a Christian Man's Oath.

As we confess that vain and rash swearing is for-
bidden Christian men by our Lord Jesus Christ,
and James his Apostle : so we judge that Christian
Religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may
swear when the Magistrate requireth, in a cause
of Faith and Charity, so it be done according to
the Prophets teaching in Justice, Judgment, and
Truth.

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Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating

BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS,

According to the Order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as estab-
lisiiedbythe Bishops, tiie Clergy, and Laily of said Church, iu General Convention, iu the mouth of
September, A. D. 1792.

THE PREFACE,

It is evident unto all men, diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Apos-
tles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church, — Bishops, Priests, and Dea-
cons. Whicii Offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to
execute any of them, except he were first called, tried, examined, and known to have such qual liesas
are requisite for tlie same ; and also by public Prayer, with imposition of Hands, were approved and
admitted thereunto by lawful Authority. And therefore, to the intent that these Orders may be con-
tinued, and reverently used and esteemed in this Church, no man shall be accounted or taken to be a
lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon, in this Church, or suffered to execute any of the said Functions, ex-
cept he be called, tried, examined, and admitted thereunto, according to the Form hereafter following,
or hath had Episcopal Consecration or Ordination.

And nojie shall be admitted a Deacon, Priest, or Bishop, except he be of the age which the Canon in
that case provided may require.

And the Bishop knowing, either by himself, or by sufficient testimony, any Person to be a man of vir-
tuous conversation, and without crime ; and, after examination r.ud trial, finding him sufficiently in-
structed in the holy Scripture, and otherwise learned as the Canons require, may, at the times appoint-
ed, or else, on urgent occasion, upon some other day, in the face of the Church, admit him a Deacon,
in such Manner and Form as followeth.

The Form and Manner of Making Deacons.

IT When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there shall be a
Sermon, or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office of such as come to be admitted Deacons ;
how necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ, and also how the People ought to esteem them
in their Office.

^I A Priest shall present unto the Bishop, sitting in
his Chair near to the holy Table, such as desire
to be ordained Deacons, each of them being de-
cently habited, saying these words :

REVEREND Father in God,
I present unto you these per-
sons present, to be admitted Dea-
cons.

11 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.

H The Priest shall answer :

I HAVE inquired concerning
them, and also examined them,
and think them so to be.

IT Then the Bishop shall say (nUo 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
S

Office, let him come forth in the
name of God, and show what the
crime or impediment is.

H And if any great Crime or Impediment be ob-
jected, the Bishop shall cease from Ordering that
Person, until such time as the Party accused shall
be found clear of that Crime.

Tf Then the Bishop (commoiding such as shall be
found meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of the
Congregation) shall, with the Clergy and Peo-
ple present, say the Litany.

IT Then shall be said the Service for the Commu-
nion, with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as
followeth.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who by
thy Divine Providence hast
appointed divers orders of Minis-
ters in thy Church, and didst in-
spire thine Apostles to choose in-
to the Order of Deacons the first
Martyr Saint Stephen, with others ;
mercifully behold these thy ser-
vants now called to the like Of-
fice and Administration ; so re-
plenish them with the truth of thy
Doctrine, and adorn them with
innoeency of life, that both by

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word and good example they may
faittifully serve thee m this Office,
to the glory of thy name, and the
edification of thy Church, through
the merits of our Saviour Jesus
Christ, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Ghost,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Enistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8.

LIKEWISE must the Deacons
be grave, not double-tongued,
not ^iven to much wine, not gree-
dy of filthy lucre ; holding the mys-
tery of the faith in a pure con-
science. And let these also first
be proved ; then let them use the
Office of a Deacon, being found
blameless. Even so must their
wives be grave, not slanderers, so-
ber, faithful in all things. Let the
Deacons be the husbands of one
wife, ruling their Children and
their own Houses well. For they
that have used the Office of a Dea-
con well, purchase to themselves
a good degree, and great boldness
in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

H Orelse this, out ofthe sixth Chapter of the Acts
ot' the Apostles.

Acts vi. 2.

THEN the Twelve called the
multitude of the disciples unto
them, and said, It is not reason
that we should leave the Word of
God, and serve tables. Where-
fore, brethren, look ye out among
you seven men of honest report,
full of the Holy Ghost and wis-
dom, whom we ma;^ appoint oyer
this business. But we will give
ourselves continually to prayer,
and to the ministry of the Word.
And the saying pleased the whole
multitude. And they chose Ste-
phen, a man full of faith and ofthe
Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Pro-
chorus, and Nicanor, and Timon,
and Parmenas, and Nicolas a pros-
elyte of Antioch : whom they set
before the Apostles ; and when they
had i)rayed, they laid their hands
on them. And the word of God

increased, and the number of the
disciples multiplied in Jerusalem
greatly, and a great company of
the Priests were obedient to the
faith.

II Then shall the Bishop examine every one of those
who are to be Ordered, in the presence ofthe Peo-
ple, after tliis manner following : .

O you trust that you are in-
wardly moved by the Holy
Ghost to take upon you this Of-
fice and Ministration, to serve God
for the promoting of his glory, and
the edifying of his people ?
Answer. I trust so.
The Bishop.

DO you think that you are tru-
ly called, according to the
will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
according to the Canons of this
Church, to theMinistry ofthe same?
Ansiver. I think so.
The Bishop.

DO you unfeignedly believe all
the Canonical Scriptures of
the Old and New Testament ?
Answer. I do believe them.
Tlie Bishop.

WILL you diligently read the
same unto the people as-
sembled in the Church where you
shall be appointed to serve ?
Answer. I will.

The Bishop.
T appertaineth to the Office ol
a Deacon, in the Church where
he shall be appointed to serve, to
assist the Priest in Divine service,
and specially when he ministereth
the Holy Communion, and to help
him in the distribution thereof;
and to read holy Scriptures and
Homilies in the Church ; and to in-
struct the Youth in the Catechism ;
in the absence ofthe Priest to bap-
tize Infants; and to preach, if he
be admitted thereto by the Bishop.
And futhermore, it is his Office,
where provision is so made, to
search for the sick, poor, and im-
potent people of the Parish, to in-
timate tiieir estates, names, and
places where they dwell, unto the

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275

Curate, that by liis exhortation
they may be relieved with the alms
of the Parishioners, or others : Will
you do this gladly and willingly ?

Answer. 1 will so do by the
help of God.

The Bishop.

WILL you apply all your dili-
gence to frame and fashion
your own lives, and the lives of
your families, according to the
Doctrine of Christ; and to make
both yourselves and them, as much
as in you lieth, wholesome exam-
ples of the flock of Christ?

Answer. I will so do, the Lord
being my helper.

The Bishop.

WILL you reverently obey
your Bishop, and other chief
Ministers, who, accordhig to the
Canons of the Church, may have
the charge and government over
you ; following Avith a glad mind
and will their godly admonitions?
Ansiver. I will endeav^our so
to do, the Lord being my helper.

IT Then the Bishop, laying his Hands severally up-
on the Head of every one of them humbly kneel-
ing before him, shall say,

TAKE thou Authority to exe-
cute the Office of a Deacon
in the Church of God committed
unto thee; In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost. Amen.

11 Then shall the Bishop deliver to every one of
them the iVew Testament, sa3'ing,

TAKE thou Authority to read
the Gospel in the Church of
God, and to preach the same, if
thou be thereto licensed by the
Bishop himself.

II Then one of them appointed by the Bishop shall
read

The Gospel. St. Luke xii. Sb.
r ET your loins be girded about,
-1—-^ and your lights burning, and
ye yourselves like unto men that
wait for their Lord, when he will
return from the wedding ; that
when he cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto him immedi-
ately. Blessed are those servants
S2

whom the Lord when he cometh
shall find watching: Verily I say
unto you. That he shall gird him-
self, and make them to sit down to
meat, and will come forth and
serve them. And if he shall come
in the second watch, or come in
the third watch, and find them so,
blessed are those servants.

IT Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion ;

and all who are Ordered, shall tarry, and receive

the Holy( "onimunion the same day with the Bishop.
IT The Communion ended, at ter the last Collect, and

immediately before the Benediction, shall be said

this Collect following:

ALMIGPITY God, giver of all
good things, who of thy great
goodness hast vouchsafed to accept
and take these thy Servants un-
to the Office of Deacons in thy
Church ; make them, we beseech
thee, O Lord, to be modest, hum-
ble, and constant in their Minis-
tration, to have a ready will to ob-
serve all si)iritnal Discipline ; that
they having always the testimony
of a good conscience, and continu-
ing ever stable and strong in thy
Son Christ, may so well behave
themselves in this inferior Office,
that they may be found worthy to
be called unto the higher Mhiistries
in thy Church, through the same
thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ;
to whom be glory and honour,
world without end. Amen.

THE peace of God, wliich pass-
eth all understanding, keep
your hearts and minds in the know-
ledge and love of God, and of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord : And
the blessing of God Almighty, the
Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Amen.

IT And heie it must be declared unto the Deacon,
that he must continue in that Office of a Deacon
the space of a whole Year (except for reasonable
Causes it shall otherwise seem good unto the
Bishop) to the intent he may be perfect, and well
expert in the thing appertaining to the Ecclesias-
tical Administration : in executing whereof, if he
be found faithful and diligent, he may bi' admit-
ted by his Diocesan lo the Order of Priesthood, at
the times appointed in the Canon, or else, on ar-
gent occasion, upon some otlicr day, in the Icie of
the Church, in such manner and Ibrm as hereafter
followelh.

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THE

Form and Manner of Ordering Priests.

IT Wlien tlie day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there shall be a Ser-
mon, or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office of such as come to be admitted Priests; how ne-
cessary tliat Older is in tlie Church of Christ, and also how the People ought to esteem them in their
Office.

IF A Priest shall present unto the Bishop, sitting in
his Chair near to the holy Talile, all those who
are to receive the Order of Priestliood that day,
each oftheni being decently habited, and shall say :

•p EVERfiND Father in God,
XV I present unto you these per-
sons present, to be admitted to the
order of Priesthood.

M The Bishop.

TAKE heed that the persons
whom ye present unto us, be
apt and meet for their learning and
godly con versation,toexercise their
ministry duly to the honour of God,
and the edifying of the Church.

H The Priest shall answer :

I HAVE inquired concerning
them, and also examined them,
and think them so to be.

IT Then the Bishop shall say unto the People :

GOOD People, these are they
whom we purpose, God will-
ing, to receive this day unto the
Holy Office of Priesthood : For af-
ter due examination, we find not
to the contrary, but that they are
lawfully called to their Function
and Ministry, and that they are
persons meet for the same. But
yet if there be any of you, who
knoweth any impediment or nota-
ble crime in any of them, for the
which he ought not to be received
into this holy Ministry, let him
come forth in the name of God,
and show what the crime or im-
pediment is.

H And if any great Crime or Impediment be ob-
jected, the Bishop shall cease from Ordering that
Person, until such time as the Party accused shall
be found clear of that Crime.

IT Then the Bishop (commending such as shjill be
found meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of the
Congregation) shall, with the Clergy and People
present, say the Litany, with the Prayers as is
before appointed in the Form of Ordering Dea-
cons; save only, that in the proper suflCrage there
added, the word Deacmis shall be omitted, and
the word Priests inserted instead of it.

IT Then shall be said the Service <br the Commu-
nion, with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as fol-
loweth.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, giver of
all good things, who by thy
HolySi)irit hast appointed divers
Orders of Ministers in the Church ;
mercifully behold these thy ser-
vants now called to the Office of
Priesthood ; and so replenish them
with the truth of thy doctrine, and
adorn them with innocency of life,
that both by word and good ex-
ample they may faithfully serve
thee in this Office, to the glory of
thy name, and the edification of thy
Church, through the merits of our
Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the
Holy Ghost, world without end.
Ainen.

The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7.

UNTO every one of us is given
grace according to the mea-
sure of the gift of Christ. Where-
fore he saith. When he ascended
up on high, he led captivity cap-
tive, 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 heavens, that he might fill all
things.) And he gave some Apos-
tles, and some Prophets, and some
Evangelists, and some Pastors and
Teachers, for the perfecting of the
Saints, for the work of the Minis-
try, for the edifying of the Body
of Christ ; till we all come, in the
unity of the faith and of the
knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the ful-
ness of Christ.

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277

Tf After this shall be ron<l liir the CSospel, part of the
ninth Chapter ol" Saint JUattltew, as followeth.

St. Matt. ix. 36.

W'HEN Jesus saw the multi-
tudes, he was moved witli
compassion on tliem, because they
fainted, and were scattered abroad
as slieep having no shepherd. Then
saith he unto his disciples, The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the
labourers are few : Pray ye there-
fore the Lord of the harvest, that
he will send forth labourers into
his harvest.

H Or else this that followeth, out of the tenth Chap-
ter of Saint John.

St. John X. 1.

VERILY, verily, I say unto .you.
He that entereth not by the
door into the sheep-fold, but climb-
eth up some other way, th(^ 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
own sheep by name, and leadeth
them out. And when he putteth
forth his own sheep, he goeth be-
fore them, and the sheep follow
him; for they know his voice.
And a stranger will they not fol-
low, but will flee from him; for
they know not the voice of stran-
gers. This parable spake Jesus
unto them, but they understood
not what things they were which
he spake unto them. Then said
Jesus unto them again, Verily, veri-
ly, 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 pas-
ture. The thief cometh not but
for to steal, and to kill, and to des-
troy: I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have
it more abundantly : I am the good
Shepherd : the good Shepherd giv
eth his life for the sheep. But he
S3

that is an hireling, and not the
Shepherd, whose own the sheep
are not, secth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and
the wolf catcheth them, and scat-
tereth the sheep. The hireling
fleeth because he is an hireling,
and careth not for the sheep. 1
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 I must
bring, and they shall hear my
voice : and there shall be one
fold, and one Shepherd.

^ Then the Bisiiop shall say unto them as followeth.

YE have heard, brethren, as
well in your private exam-
ination, as in the exhortation which
was now made to you, and in the
holy lessons taken out of the Gos-
pel, and the writings of the Apos-
tles, of what dignity, and of how
great importance this office is.
whereunto ye are called. And
now again we exhort you in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye have in remembrance, into
how high a dignity, and to how
weighty an office and charge ye are
called : That is to say, to le Mes-
sengers, Watchmen, and Stewards
of the Lord ; to teach, and to pre-
monish, to feed and provide for
the Lord's family; to seek for
Christ's sheep that are dispersed
abroad, and for his children who
are in the midst of this naughty
world, that they may be saved
through Christ for ever.

Have always therefore printed
in your remembrance, how great
a treasure is committed to your
charge. For they are the sheep
of Christ, which he bought with
his death, and for whom he shed
his blood. The Church and Con-
gregation w^hom you must serve,
is his Spouse, and his Body. And

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if it shall happen that the same
Church, or any member thereof,
do take any hurt or hinderance by
reason of your negligence, ye know
the greatness of the fault, and also
the horrible punishment that will
ensue. Wherefore consider with
yourselves the end of the ministry
towards the children of God,
towards the Spouse and Body of
Christ; and see that ye never cease
your labour, your care and dili-
gence, until ye have done all that
lieth in you, according to 5'our
bounden duty, to bring all such as
are or sludl be committed to your
charge, unto that agreement in the
faith and knowledge of God, and
to that ripeness and ])erfectness of
age in Christ, that there be no place
left among you, either for error in
religion, or for viciousness in life.

Forasmuch then as your Office
is both of so great excellency, and
of so great difficulty, 3^e see with
how great care and study ye ought
to apply yourselves, as well to show
yourselves dutiful and thankful un-
to that Lord who hath placed you
in so high a dignity ; as also to be-
ware that neither you yourselves
offend, nor be occasion that otliers
offend. Howbeit ye cannot have
a mind and will thereto of your-
selves ; for that will and ability is
given of God alone: therefore ye
ought, and have need to pray ear-
nestly for his Holy Si)irit. And
seeing that ye cannot by any other
means compass the doing of so
weighty a work, pertahiing to the
salvation of man, but with doctrine
and exhortation taken out of the
holy Scriptures, and with a life
agreeable to the same; consider
how studious ye ought to be in
reading and learning the Scrij)-
tures, and in framhig the manners
both of yourselves, and of them
that specially pertain unto you, ac-
cording to the rule of the same
Scriptures; and for this self-same

cause, how ye ought to forsake
and set aside, as much as ye may,
all worldly cares and studies.

We have good hope that ye have
well weighed these things with
yourselves long before this time;
and that ye have clearly determin-
ed, by God's grace, to give your-
selves wholly to this Office, where-
unto it hath pleased God to call
you : so that, as much as lieth in
you, ye will apply yourselves whol-
ly to this one thing, and draw all
your cares and studies this way ;
and that ye will continually pray
to God the Father, by the media-
tion of our only Saviour Jesus
Christ, for the heavenly assistance
of the Holy Ghost ; that by daily
reading and weighing the Scrip-
tures, ye may wax riper and stron-
ger in your Ministry ; and that ye
may so endeavour yourselves from
time to time to sanctify the lives
of you and yours, and to fashion
them after the rule and doctrine of
Christ, that ye may be wholesome
and godly examples and patterns
for the people to follow.

And now, that this present Con-
gregation of Christ may also un-
derstand your minds and wills in
these things, and that this your
promise may the more move you
to do your duties ; ye shall answer
plainly to these things, which we,
in tlie name of God, and of his
Church, shall demand of you
touching the same.

O you think in your heart,
that you are truly called, ac-
cording to the will of our Lord Je-
sus Christ, and according to the
Canons of this Church, to the Or-
der and Ministry of Priesthood?
Ansiver. I think it.
The Bishop.

ARE you persuaded that the
holy Scriptures contain all
Doctrine required as necessary for
eternal salvation through faith in
Jesus Christ? and are you deter-

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mined, out of the said Scriptures] as in you lioth, wholesome exam

to instruct the people committed
to your charge, and to teach
nothing, as necessary to eternal
salvation, but that which you shall
be persuaded may be concluded
and proved by the Scripture?

Answer. I am so persuaded, and
have so determined, by Cod's grace.
The Bishop.

WILL you then give your
faithful diligence, always so
to minister the Doctrine and Sa-
craments, and the discipline of
Christ, as the Lord hath com-
manded, and as tliis Church hath
received the same, according to
the commandments of God; so
that you may teach the people com-
mitted to your cure and charge,
with all diligence to keep and ob-
serve the same ?

Answer. I w ill so do, by the
help of the Lord.

The Bishop.

WILL you be ready with all
faithful diligence to banish
and drive away from the Church
all erroneous and strange doc-
trines contrary to God's wx^rd ;
and to use both public and private
monitionsand exhortations, as well
to the sick as the whole within
your cures, as need shall require,
and occasion shall be given?

Answer. 1 will, the Lord being
my helper.

The Bishop.

WILL you be diligent in pray-
ers, and in reading the holy
Scriptures, and in such studies as
help to the knowledge of the same,
laying aside the study of the world
and the flesh ?

Answer. I will endeavour so to
do, the Lord being my helper.
The Bishop.

WILL you be diligent to frame
and fashion your own selves,
and your families, according to the
Doctrine of Christ; and to make
both yourselves and them, as much
S4

|)ics and patterns to the ilock of
Christ?

Answer. I will apply myself
thereto, the Lord being my helper.
The Bishop.

WILL you maintain and set
forwards, as much as licth
in you, quietness, peace, and love
among all Christian peoi)le, and
especially among them that are or
shall be committed to your charge ?
Ansioer. I will so do, the Lord
l)eing my helper.

The Bishop.
ILL you reverently obey
your Bishop, and other chief
Ministers, who, according to the
Canons of the Church, may have
the charge and government over
you ; following w ith a glad mind
and will their godly admonitions,
and submitting yourselves to their
godly judgments?

Answer. I will so do, the Lord
being my helper.

IT Then sliall llie Bishop, standing up, say,

ALMIGHTY God, who hath
given you this will to do all
these things, grant also unto you
strength and power to perform the
same ; that he may accomplish his
work which he hath begun in you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

1i After this, llie Congregation shall be desired, se-
cretly' in their prayers, to make their humble sup-
phcati(nis to God for all these things: for the
which prayers thereshall besilencekeptfor aspace.

II After which, shall be sung or said by the Bishop,
the persons to be ordainc<l Priests all kneeling,
Veni, Creator Spirid/s ; the Bishop beginning,
and the Priest and otiiers that are present an
swering by verses, asfolloweth.

C10ME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
■' And lighten with celestial Jire :
Thou tlie anointing Spirit art,
JVlio dost thy seoenfold gifts impart :
Th^' blessed Unction from above,
Is comfort, life, mtdjire of love :
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight :
Anoint and cheer our soiled lace
JFi7/i tlie abundcmce of thij grace :
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where thou art Guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
Jiud thee, of both to be but mie :
That through the ages all alonf
This ma'j be our endless song ;

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Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Sen, and Holij Spirit.
IT Or this:

COME, Holy Ghost, eternal God,
Proceedings from abox'e.
Both from Che Father and the Son, '

The God of peace mid love ;
Visit ovr niiiicis, into our hearts

lily heavenly grace inspire ;
That truth and gociliness we may

Pursue with full desire.
Thou art the ver}' Comforter

In grief and all distress;
Theheav.'nlij gift of God most High ;

J\~o tongue can it express ;
The fountain and the livuig spring

Of jo}' celestial ;
The fire so bright, the love so sweet.

The Unction spiritual.
Thou in thy gifts art manifold,

By them Clirist's Chvucli doth stand
In faithful hearts thou icriCst thij laic,

Thejinger of God's hand.
According to thy promise. Lord,

Thou givest speech with giace ;
That, th'-oi;gh thijlielp, God's praises may

Hoiound in every jilace.
O Holy Ghost, into our minds

Send down thy heaverily light;
Kindle our hearts with fercent zeal,

To serve God day a?id night :
Our weakness strengthen and confirm,

For, Lord, thou know'st us frail ;
That jieitlier detail, world, nor Jiesh

Again-sl jis mat prevail.
Put back our enemies far from us,

And help us to ohtain
Peace in our hearts icith God and man,

The best, tlie truest gain ;
And grant that thou being, O Lord,

Our leader and ourguide.
We may escape the snares of sin,

jind never from thee slide.
Such measures of thy powerful grace

Grant, Lord, to us, we pray ;
Th/u thou mafst be our Comforter

At the last dreadful day.
Of strife and of dissension

Dissolve, O Lord, the bands,
And knit the knots of peace and love

Throughout all Christian lands.
Grant us the grace that we may know

The Father of all might,
Tluit ice of his beloved Son,

M'lil gain the blissful sight ;
And that we may with periect faith

Ever acknowledge thee,
Tlie Spirit of Father, and of Son,

One God in Persons Three.
To God the Father laud and praise,

And to his blessed Sou,
And to the Holy Spirit of Grace,

Co-equal Threein One.
And pray we, that our only Lord

Would please his Spirit to send
On all that sliall profess his name,

From hence to the worlds end. Amen.'

UThatdonCjtheBishop shall pray in this wise,and say,

Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY God and hea-
venly Father, who, of thine
infinite love and goodness towards
us, hast given to us thy only and
most dearly beloved Son Jesus

Christ, to be our Redeemer, and
the Author of everlasting life ;
who after he had made perfect our
redemption by his death, and w as
ascended into heaven, sent abroad
into the world his Apostles, Pro-
phets, Evangelists, Doctors, and
Pastors; by whose labour and
ministry he gathered together a
great Flock in all the parts of the
world, to set forth the eternal
praise of thy holy name : For these
so great benefits of thy eternal
goodness, and for that thou hast
vouchsafed tocall these thy servants
here present to the same Office
and Ministry appointed for the sal-
vation of mankind, we render unto
thee most hearty thanks, we praise
and worship thee ; and we humbly
beseech thee by the same thy bless-
ed Son, to grant unto all, which
either here or elsewhere call upon
thy holy name, that we may con-
tinue to show ourselves thankful
unto thee for these and all thy
other benefits ; and that we may
daily increase and go forwards in
the knowledge and faith of thee
and thy Son, by the Holy Spirit :
So that as well by these thy Minis-
ters, as by them ov er whom they
shall be appointed thy Ministers,
thy holy name may be for ever
glorified, and thy blessed kingdom
enlarged, through the same thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who
liveth and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the same Holy Spirit,
world without end. Amen.

TI When this prayer is done, the Bishop with the
Priests present, shall lay their hands severally
upon the head of every one that receiveth the or-
der of Priesthood ; the Receivers humbly kneel-
ing, and the Bishop saying,

RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for
the oflice and work of a
Priest in the; Church of God, now
committed unto thee by the im-
position of our hands: whose sins
thou dost forgive, they are forgiven:
and whose sins thou dost retain,
they are retahied : And be thou a

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faithful Dispenser of tiie word of
God, and of his holy Sacraments:
In the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.

M Or this:

TAKE thou Autliority to ex-
ecute the office of a Priest in
the Church of God now commit-
ted to thee by the imposition of our
hands; and he tiioua faithful Dis-
penser of the word of God, and of
his holy Sacraments: In tlie name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Giiost. Amen.

IT Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of
them kneeling, the Bible into his hand, saying-,

TAKE thou Authority to preach
the word of God, and to min-
ister the holy Sacraments in the
Congregation where tliou slialt be
lawfully appointed thereunto.

IT When this is done, the Bishop shall go on in the
Service of the Communion, wliirli all the}' wlio
receive Orders shall take together, and remain in
the same place where hands were laid upon them,
until such time as they have received the Commu-
nion.

fl The Communion being done, after the last Col-

1f And if, on the same day, the Order of Deacons be given to some, and the Order of Priesthood to
others ; the Deacons shall be first presented, and then the Priests ; and it shall suffice that the Litany
be once said for both. The Collects shall both be used ; first, that lor Deacons, then that for Priests.
The Epistle shall be Ephesiaiis iv. 7 to 13, as before in this office. Immediatel}' after which, they that
are to be made Deacons, shall be examined, and ordained, as is above prescribed. Then one of them
having read the Gospel, which shall l>e either out of Saint Matthew ix. 36, as before in this office ; or
c'se Saint Luke xii. .35 to 38, as before in the form for the Ordering of Deacons, they that are to be made
Priests, shall likewise be examined, and ordained, as in this office before appointed.

lect, and immediately before the Benediction,
shall be said this Collect.

MOST merciful Father, we
beseech thee to send upon
these thy servants thy heavenly
blessing ; that they may be clothed
with righteousness, and that thy
word spoken by their mouths may
have such success, that it may
never be spoken in vain. Grant
also, that we may have grace to
hear and receive what they shall
deliver out of thy most holy word,
or agreeably to the same, as the
means of our salvation ; that in all
our words and deeds we may seek
thy glory, and the increase of thy
kingdom, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

THE peace of God, which pass-
cth all understanding, 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,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Gliost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Amen.

THE FORM OF
Ordaining or Consecrating a Bishop.

If When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order, after Morning Prayer is ended,
the Presiding Bishop, or .some other Bishop appointed by the Bishops present, shall begin the Com-
munion Service, in which this shall be

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who by
thy Son Jesus Christ didst
give to thy holy A])ostles many
excellent gifts, and didst charge
them to feed thy flocks ; give
grace, we beseech thee, to all
Bishops, the Pastors of thy Church,
that they may diligently preach
thy word, and duly administer the
godly discipline thereof; and grant

to the people, that they may obe-
diently follow the same ; that all
may receive the crown of everlast-
ing glory, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

U And another Bishop shall read

Tlie Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 1.

THIS is a true saying. If a man
desire the office of a Bishop,
he desireth a good work. A
Bishop then must be blameless,

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the husband of one \yife, vigilant,
sober, of good behaviour, given to
hospitality, apt to teach, not given
to wine, no striker, not greedy of
filthy lucre, but patient, not a
bravs'ler, not covetous ; one that
ruleth well his own house, having
his children in subjection with all
gravity ; for if a man know not
how to rule his own house, how
shall he take care of the Church
of God ? not a novice, lest being
lifted up with pride he fall into
the condemnation of the devil.
Moreover he must have a good re-
port of them which are without ;
lest he fall into reproach, and the
snare of the devil.

IT Or this:

For the Einstle. Acts xx. 1 7.

FROM Miletus, Paul sent to
Ephesus, and called the El-
ders of the Church. And when
they were come to him, he said
unto them. Ye know from the first
day that I came into Asia, after
what manner I have been with
you at all seasons, serving the
Lord with all humility of mind,
and with many tears and tempta-
tions, which befel me by the lying
in wait of the Jews : And how I
kept back nothing that was profit-
able unto you, but have showed
you, and have taught you publicly,
and from house to house, testify-
ing both to the Jews, and also to
the Greeks, repentance toward
God, and faith toward our Lord
Jesus Christ. And now, behold,
I go bound in the Spirit unto Je-
rusalem, not knowing the things
that shall befal me there ; save
that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in
every city, saying, that bonds and
afflictions abide me. But none of
these things move me, neither
count 1 my life dear unto myself,
so that I might fmish my course
with joy, and the ministry which
I have received of the Lord Je-
sus ; to testify the Gf»si)el of the

Grace of God. And noW, behold,
I know that ye all, among whom
I have gone preaching the kingdom
of God, shall see my face no more.
Wherefore I take you to record
this day, that I am pure from the
blood of all men : For I have not
shunned to declare unto you all
the counsel of God. Take heed,
therefore, unto yourselves, and to
all the flock, over the which the
Holy Ghost hath made you over-
seers, to feed the Church of God,
which he hath purchased with his
own blood. For I know this, that
after my departing shall grievous
wolves enter in among you, not
sparing the flock. Also of your
own selves shall men arise speak-
ing perverse things, to draw away
disciples after them. Therefore
watch, and remember, that by the
space of three years, I ceased not
to warn every one, night and day,
with tears. And now, brethren, 1
commend you to God, and to the
word of his grace, which is able
to build you up, and to give you
an inheritance among all them
which are sanctified. I have covet-
ed no man's silver, or gold, or ap-
parel : yea, ye yourselves know,
that these hands have ministered
unto my necessities, and to them
that were with me. I have show-
ed )'0U all things, how that so la-
bouring ye ought to support the
weak ; and to remember the w oids
of the Lord Jesus, how he said.
It is more blessed to give than to
receive.

'i Then another Bishop shall read

The Gospel. St. John xxi. 15.

JESUS saith to Simon Peter,
Simon son of Jonas, lovest
thou me more than these ? He
saitii unto him. Yea, Lord ; thou
knovv est that I love thee. He snifh
unto him. Feed my lambs. He saith
to him again the second time, Si-
mon son of Jonas, lovest thou me ?
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ;

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283

thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
He saith unto him the third time,
Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou
me ? Peter was jirieved l)ecause
he said unto him the third time,
Lovest thou me ? And he said un-
to him, [jord, thou knowest all
things : thou knowest that I love
thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed
my sheep.

11 Or this: St. John xx. 19.

THE same day at evening, be-
ing the first day of the week,
when the doors were sluit where
the disciples were assembled for
fear of the Jews, came Jesus and
stood in the midst, and saith unto
them. Peace be unto you. And
when he had so said, he showed
unto them his hands and his side.
Then were the discij^les glad,
wdien they saw the Lord. Then
saith Jesus 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 breath-
ed on them, and saith unto them.
Receive ye the Holy Ghost ; Whose
soever sins ye remit, they are re-
mitted unto them ; and whose
soever sins ye retain, they are re-
tained.

IT Or this : St. Mail, xxviii. 13.

JESUS came and spake unto
them, saying. All power is giv-
en unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore and teach all na-
tions, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you : and lo, I
am with you alway, even unto the
end of the world.

^\ After the Gospel anti the Sermon are ended, the
elected Bishop, vested with his Rochet, shall be
presented by two Bishops of this Church unto the
Presiding; Bishop, or to the Bishop appointed, sil-
ling in his Chair near the holy Table ; the
Bishops who present him saying,

REVEREND Father in God,
we present unto you this god-
ly and well-learned man to be or-

dained and con.secrated Bishop.

11 Then shall the Presiding Bishop demand testi-
monials of the Person presi^nted for Consecration,
and shall cause them to be read.

H He sliall then require of him the following Prom-
ise of Conformity to the Doctrine, Discipline,
and Worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

IN the nam(! of God, Amen. 1
N. chosen Bishop of the Prot-
estant Episcopal Church in N.
do promise coniormity and obedi-
ence to the doctrine, discipline,
and worship of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United
States of America : So help me
God, through Jesus Christ.

U Then the Presiding Bishop shall move the Con-
gregation present to pra3', saying thus to them :

RETHREN, it is written in
the Gospel of St. Luke, That
our Saviour Christ continued the
whole night in prayer, before he
chose and sent forth his twelve
Apostles. It is written also. That
the holy Apostles prayed, before
they ordained Matthias to be of
the number of the twelve. Let
us, thereiore, following the exam-
ple of our Saviour Christ, and his
Apostles, offer up our jirayers to
Almighty God, before we admit
and send forth this person present-
ed unto us, to the work whereun-
to we trust the Holy Ghost hath
called him.

IT And then shall be said the Litany ; save only,
that after this place. That it may please thee to
illuminate, all Bishops, &.C. the proper Suffrage
shall be,

HAT it may please thee to
bless this our brother elected,
and to send thy grace upon him,
that he may duly execute the of-
fice whereunto he is called, to the
edifying of thy Church, and to the
honour, praise, and glory of thy
name ;

Answer. We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.

H Then shall be said this Prayer following.

ALMIGHTY God, giver of
all good things, who by thy
Holy Spirit hast appointed divers
orders of Ministers in thy Church ;
mercifully behold this thy servant
iiow^ called to the work and minis-

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try of a Bishop; and so replenish I The Presiding Bishop.

him with the truth of thy doctrine, rVlT' ILL you then faithfully ex-
and adorn him with innocency of f ? ercise yourself in the holy
life, that both by word and deed | Scriptures, and call upon God by
he may faithfully serve thee in this I prayer for the true understanding

office, to the glory of thy name,
and the edifying and well-govern-
ing of thy Church, through the
merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who liveth and reigneth with thee sayers
and the Holy Ghost, world with-
out end. Amen.

% Tlien the Presiding Bishop, silling in his Chair,
sliall say to him that is lo be consecrated,

BROTHER, forasmuch as the
holy Scripture and the an-
cient canons conmiand that we
should not be hasty in laying on
hands, and admitting any person
to government in the Church of
Christ, which he hath purchased
with no less price than the effu-
sion of his own blood ; before we
admit you to this administration,
we will examine you in certain
articles, to the end that the con-
gregation present may have a trial,
and bear witness, how you are
minded to behave yourself in the
Church of God.

ARE you persuaded, that you
are truly called to this minis-
tration, according to the will of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the order
of this Church?

Anstver. I am so persuaded.

The Presiding Bishop.

ARE you persuaded, that the
holy Scrii)tures contain all
doctrine required as necessary for
eternal salvation through faith in
Jesus Christ? And are you deter-
mined, out of the same holy Scrip-
tures, to instruct the people com-
mitted to your charge, and to teach
or maintain nothing, as necessary
to eternal salvation, but that \\ hich
you shall be persuaded, may be
concluded and proved by the same r
Answer. I am so persuaded,
and determined by God's grace.

of the same ; so that you may be
able by them to teach and exhort
with wholesome doctrine, and to
withstand and convince the gain-

Aaswer. I will so do, by the
help of God.

The Presiding Bishop.

ARE you ready, with all faith-
ful dilif^ence, to banish and
drive away hom the Church all
erroneous and strange doctrine
contrary to God's word ; and both
privately and openly to call upon
and encourage others to the same ?
Answer. 1 am ready, the Lord
being my helper.

The Presiding Bishop.
ILL you deny all ungodli-
ness and worldly lusts, and
live soberly, righteously, and godly
in this present world ; that you
may show yourself in all things
an example of good works unto
others, that the adversary may be
ashamed, having nothing to say
against you ?

Answer. I will so do, the Lord
being my heli)er.

The Presiding Bishop.

WILL you maintain and set
forward, as much as shall
lie in you, quietness, love, and
peace among all men ; and dili-
gently exercise such discipline, as
by the authority of iicAh word,
and by the order of this Ch^'ich, is
committed to you ?

Answer. I Mill so do, ])y tlic
help of God.

Tiie Presiding Bishop.
ILL you be faithful in oi
daining, sending, or laying
hands upon others?

Answer. I will so be, by the
help of God.

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286

The Presidiiig Bishop.

WILL you show yourself gen-
tle, aiid be merciful for
Christ's sake to i)oor and needy
people, and to all strangers destitute
of help ?

Answer. I will so show myself,
by God's help.

% Tlieii the Presiding Bisliop, $(ai)iling up, shall say,

ALMIGHTY God, our hea-
venly Father, who hath given
you a good will to do all these
things, grant also unto you strength
and power to perform the same ;
that he accomplishing in you the
goodworkwhich he hathbegun,you
may be found perfect and irrei)re-
hensible at the latter day, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

IT Then shall the Bisliop elect put on the rest of the
Episcopal Habit ; and, kncelingdown, Veiii, Crea-
tor Spiritus, shall be sunj^ or said over liini, the
Presiding Bishop beginning", and the Bishops,
with others that are present, answering by Verses
as followeth :

COME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,.
.^nd lighten with celestial fire :
Thou the anointingSpirit art,
Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart :
Thy blessed Unction from above,
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
Tlie d2dlness of our blinded sight :
Anoint and cheer our soiled tace
Witli the abundance of tliij grace :
Keep far our foes, give peace at home ;
WJiere thou art Guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And thee, of both to be but one :
That through the ages all along,
27us maij be our endless song ;
Praise to thy eternal merit.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
TI Or this :

COME, Holy Ghost, eternal God,
Proceeding from above.
Both from the Father and the Son,

The God of pence and love ;
Visit our minds, into our hearts

Thy heavenly grace inspire ;
Tlutl truth and godliness we may

Pwsue with full desire.
Thou art the very Comforter

In grief and all distress;
Tlie Iieavenly gift of God most High j

JVo tongue can it express ;
The fountain and the living spring

Of joy celestial ;
The fire so bright, the love so sweet,

1 he Uiwtion spiritual.
Thou in thy gifts art manifold,

By them Christ's Church doth stand :
In faithful hearts thou writ'st thy law,

Tlie 'linger of God's hand.
According to thy promise. Lord,

Thou givest speech with grace ;
Tluit, through thy help, God's praises may

Resound in every place.

O Holy Ghost, into our minds

Send down thy heavenly light;
Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal.

To serve God day arid night.
Our weakness strengthen and confimii

For, Lord, thou kiiow'st us frail ;
That neither devil, world, norfiesh ,

Jigainst us may prevail.
Put back our enemies far from us,

And help us to obtain
Peace in our hearts with God and man,

Tlie best, the tr)itst gain ;
And grant that thou being, Lord,

Our leader and our guide.
We may escape the siiare.'i of sin,

jind never from thee slide.
Such measures of thy powerful grace

Grant, Lord, to us, we pray ;
Tliat thou niay'st he our Comforter

.lit the last dreadful day.
Of strife and of dissension

Dissolve, O Lord, the bands.
And knit tlie knots of peace and love

Throughcntt all Christian lands.
Grant us the grace that we may know

The Father of all might,
Tlutt ive of his beloved Son,

May gain tlie blissful sight ;
And tliat we may with perlect faith

Ever acknowledge thee.
The Spirit of Father, and of Srni,

One God in Persons Three.
To God the Father laud and praise,

And to his blessed Son,
And to the Holy Spirit of Grace,

Co-eqnalThree in One.
And pray we, that our only Lord

Would please his Spirit to send
On all tliat shall profess his name,

From hence to the loorld's end. Amen.

IT That ended, the Presiding Bishop shall say,

Lord, hear our prayer;
Ans. And let our cry come unto
thee.
Presiding Bishop. Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY God and most
merciful Father, who of thine
infinite goodness hast given thine
only and dearly beloved Son Jesus
Christ, to be our Redeemer, and
the Author of everlasting life ;
who, after that he had made perfect
our redemption by his death, and
was ascended into heaven, poured
down his gifts abundantly upon
men, making some Apostles, some
Prophets, some Evangelists, some
Pastors and Doctors, to the edify-
ing and making perfect his Church;
grant, we beseech thee, to this
thy servant such grace, that he
may evernfore be ready to spread
abroad thy gospel, the glad tidings
of reconciliation with thee; and
use the authority given him, not

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to destruction, but to salvation ;
not to hurt, but to help: so that
as a wise and faithful servant, giv-
ing to thy family their portion in
due season, he may at last be re-
ceived into everlastingjoy, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth
and reigneth, one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

TI Then (lie Presiding Bishop, and Bisho|)s present,
shall lay their hands upon the Head of tlie elcrl-
od Bishop kneeling before them, the Presiding
Bishop saying,

RECEIVE the Holy Ghost,
for the office and work of a
Bishop in the Church of God, now
committed unto thee by the impo-
sition of our hands: In the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And
remember that thou stir up the
grace of God, which is given thee
by this imposition of our hands:
For God hath not given us the
spirit of fear ; but of power, and
love, and soberness.

^ Then the Presiding Bishop shall deliver liim the
Bible, saying,

("^ IVE heed unto reading, ex-
X hortation, and doctrine ; think
upon the things contained in this
])Ook; be diligent in them, that
the increase coming thereby may
be manifest unto all men; for by
so doing thou shalt both save thy-
self and them that hear thee. Be
to the flock of Christ a shepherd,
not a wolf; feed them, devour
them not : Hold up the weak,
heal the sick, bind up the broken.

bring again the outcast, seek the
lost. Be so merciful, that you be
not too remiss; so minister disci-
pline, that you forget not mercy;
that when the Chief Shepherd shall
appear, you may receive the never-
fading crown of glory, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

1i Then the Presiding Bishop shall proceed in the
Communion Service ; with whom the new conse-
crated Bishop, with olhersjshall also communicate.

H And for the last Collect, immediately before the
Benediction, shall be said this Piayer :

OST merciful Father, we
beseech thee to send down
upon this thy servant thy heaven-
ly blessing ; and so endue him with
thy Holy Spirit, that he preaching
thy u ord, may not only be earnest
to reprove, beseech, and rebuke
w ith all i)atience and doctrine; but
also may be to such as believe, a
wholesome example in word, in
conversation, in love, in faith, in
chastity, and in purity ; that faith-
fully fulhlling his course, at the
latter day he may receive the crown
of righteousness laid up by the
Lord, the righteous Judge, who
liveth and reigneth one God with
the Father and the Holy Ghost,
world without end. Amen.

THE peace of God, which pass-
eth all understanding, keep
y o(U' hearts and minds in the know-
ledge and love of God, and of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And
the blessing of God Almighty, the
Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Amen.

THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES.

OGOD, the Father of heaven;
have mercy upon us misera-
ble sinners.

O God, the Father of heaven ;

God the Son, Redeemer of the
world ; have mercy upon us miser-
able sinners.

O God the Holy Ghost, pro-

have mercy upon us miserable sifi- ceedm^ from the Father and the
ners. Son ; have mercy upon us miser-

O God the Son, Redeemer of able sinners,
the world ; have mercy upon us j God the Holy Ghost, pro-
miserable sinners. ceedins^ from the Father and the

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287

Son ; have mercy upon us miser-
able sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious
Trinity, tlnee Persons, and one
God; have mercy upon us miser-
able sinners.

holi/, blessed, and glorious
Trinity, three Persons, and one
God ; have mercy upon us miser-
able sinners.

Remember not. Lord, our of-
fences, nor the offences of our fore-
fathers ; neither take thou ven-
geance 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 as-
saults of the devil ; from thy wrath,
and from everlasting damnation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all blindness of heart ;
from pride, vain-glory, and hy-
pocrisy; from envy, hatred, and
malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all inordinate and sinful
affections ; and from all the de-
ceits of the world, the flesh, and
the devil,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest;
from plague, pestilence, and
famine ; from battle, and mur-
der, and from sudden death,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy con-
spiracy, and rebellion; from all
false doctrine, heresy and schism ;
from hardness of heart, and con-
tempt of thy word and command-
ment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy in-
carnation ; by thy holy nativity and
circumcision ; by thy baptism, fast-
ing, 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 fxjrd, deliver us.

In all time of our tribidation ; in
all tinie of our prosperity; in the
hour of death, and in the day of
judgment,

Good Lord, deliver jis.

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

fVe beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to bless
and preserve all Christian rulers
and magistrates ; giving them grace
to execute justice, and to maintain
truth ;

fVe beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to illu-
minate all Bishops, Priests, and
Deacons, with true knowledge and
understanding of thy word; and
that both by their preaching and
living they may set it forth, and
show it accordingly ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to bless
these thy servants, now to be ad-
mitted to the order of Deacons [or
Priests], and to pour thy grace up-
on them ; that they may duly ex-
ecute their office, to the edifying of
thy Church, and the glory of thy
holy name ;

tVe beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to bless
and keei) all thy people ;

JVe beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to give to
all nationsunity.peacejand concord;

JVe beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

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That it may please thee to give
us an heart to love and fear thee,
and diligently to live after thy com-
mandments ;

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 ;

JVe beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to bring
into the way of truth, all such as
have erred and are deceived ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to

strengthen such as do stand, and
to comfort and help the weak-
hearted, and to raise up those who
fall, and finally to beat down satan
under our feet ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord

That it may please thee to suc-
cour, help, and comfort, all who
are in danger, necessity, and tribu-
lation

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to pre-
serve all who travel by land or by
water, all women in the perils of
child-birth, all sick persons, and
young children, and to show thy
pity upon all prisoners and captives;

We beseech thee to hectr us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to de-
fend and provide for the fatherless
children, and widows, and all who
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 us, good
Lord.

give our enemres, persecutors,
and slanderers, and to turn their
hearts ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

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

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

That it may please thee to give
us true repentance; to forgive us
all our sins, negligences, and ig-
norances ; and to endue us with the
grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend
our lives according to thy holy
word ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good
Lord.

Son of God, we beseech thee to
hear us.

So7i of God, ive beseech thee to
hear us.

O Lamb of God, who takest
away the sins of the world,

Grant us thy peace.

O Lamb of God, who takeSt
away the sins of the world.

Have mercy upon us.

IT The Bishop may, at his discrelioii, omit all that
follows, to the Prayer, We hu.nbhj beseech thee, O
Father, ^c.

O Christ, hear us.
Christ, 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 tnercy upon us.

H Then shall the Bishop, and the People with him,
say the Lord's Prayer.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
bread; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us ; And lead us
I not into temptation; But deliver

That it may please thee to for- 1 us from evil. Amen.

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Bishop. O Lord, deal not with
US according to our sins ;

Anstver. Neither reward us ac-
cording to our iniquities.

Bishop. Let us pray.

OGOD, merciful Father, who
desi)isest not the sighing of
a contrite heart, noi- the desire of
such as are sorrowful ; mercifully
assist our prayers which we make
before thee in all our troubles and
adversities, whensoever they op-
press us; and graciously hear us,
that those evils which the craft and
subtilty of the devil or man work-
eth against us, may, by thy good
providence, be brought to nought;
that we thy servants, being hurt by
no persecutions, may evermore give
thanksuntothee in thyholy Church,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lord, arise, help us, and de-
liver us, for thy name'' s sake.

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 us, and de-
liver us, for thine honour.

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

As it was in the beginning, is
noiv, and ever shall be, world with
out end. Amen.

From our enemies defend us,
O Christ.

Graciously look upon our afflic-
tions.

With pity behold the sorrows
of our hearts.

Mercifully forgive the sins of thy
people.

Favourably with mercy hear
our prayers.

Son of David, have mercy

Up07l US.

Both now and ever, vouchsafe
to hear us, O Christ.

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

O Lord, let thy mercy be show-
ed upon us ;

As we do put our trust in thee.
Bishop. Let us pray.

WE humbly beseech thee, O
Father, mercifully to look
upon our inhrmities ; and, for the
glory of thy name, turn from us all
those evils that we most justly
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 pureness of liv-
ing, to thy honour and glory,
through bur only Mediator and
Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Here endeth the Litany.

THE ORDER FOR THE
Administration of the Lord's Supper.

OR,

HOLY COMMUNION.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Narne;
Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven: Give ns this day our daily
bread ; And forgive us our tres-
T

passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; And lead us
not into temptation; But deliver
us from evil: For thine is the
Kingdom, and the Power, and the
Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, unto whom
h!I hearts are open, all de-
sires known, and from whom no
secrets are hid ; cleanse the
thoughts of our hearts by the in-
spiration of thy Holy Spirit; that
we may perfectly love thee, and
worthily magnify thy holy name,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

H Then sliall the Bishop, turning to the People, re-
hearse distinctly tile Ten Commandments; and
the People still kneeling-, shall, after every com-
mandment, ask God mercy for their transgres-
sions for the time past, and grace to keep the law
for the lime to come, as Iblloweth.

Bishop.

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
lis, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt not make
to thyself any graven image, nor
the likeness of any thing that is in
heaven above, or in the earth be-
neath, 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 show mer-
cy unto thousands in them that
love me, and keep my command-
ments.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Thou 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 varn.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Remember that thou
keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six
days shalt thou labour, and do all
thattliou hast to do; but the sev-

lenth day is the Sabbath of the
Lord thy God. In it thou shall
do no manner of work ; thou, and
thy son, and thy daughter, thy
man-servant, and thy maid-ser-
vant, 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 inclhie our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. 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 incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt do no mur-
der.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt not commit
adultery.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt not steal.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neigh-
bour.

People, Lord, have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts to keep
this law.

Bishop. 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.

People. Lord, have mercy upon
us, and write all these thy laws in
our hearts, we beseech thee.

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291

M Then the Bishop may say,

Hear also what our Lord Jesus
Christ saith :

U Lei us pray.

O ALMIGHTY Lord, and
everlasting God, vouchsafe,
we beseech thee, to direct, sanc-
tify, and govern, both our hearts
and bodies, in the ways of thy laws,
and in the works of thy command-
mentsf 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.

11 Then shall be read the Collect, Epistle, and Gos-
pel, as they are appointed.

H Then shall be read the Apostles' orNicene Creed;
unless one of them have been read immediately
before, iu the Morning Service.

IT Then shall the Bishop begin the offertory, sa3'ing'
one or more of these sentences following, as he
thinketh most convenient.

LET your light so shine before
men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Fa-
ther which is in heaven. St. Matt.
V. 16.

Lay not up for yourselves trea-
sures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrui)t, and where
thieves break through and steal
But lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, w here neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor
steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20.

Whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, even so do to
them : for this is the law and the
prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12.

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. St. Matt. vii.21
T2

Zaccheus stood forth, and said
unto the Lord, B'liold, Lord, the
half of my goods I give to the poor;
and if I have done any wrong to
any man, 1 restore four-fold. St.
Luke xi.\. 8.

Who got^th a warfare at any
time at his own cost ? Wlio
l)lanteth a vineyard, and eateth not
of the fruit thereof.'^ or w ho I'eed-
eth a flock, and (^ateth not of the
milk of the jlock ? 1 Cor. ix. 7.

If we ha^e sown unto you
spiritual things, is it a great mat-
ter if we shall reap your worldly
things? 1 Cor. ix. 11.

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 ordained, that they who preach
the Gospel, should live of the Gos-
pel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14.

He that soweth little, shall reap
little ; and he that soweth plenle-
ously, shall reap plenteously. Let
every man do according as he is
disposed in his heart, not grudg-
ingly, or of necessity ; for God lov-
eth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7.

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 whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7.

While we have time, let us do
good unto all men : and especially
unto them that are of the house-
hold of faith. Gal. vi. 10.

Godliness is great riches, if a
man be content with that he hath :
For we brought nothing into this
world, neither may we carry any
thing out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7.

Charge them who are rich in
this world, that they be ready to
give, and glad to distribute; lay-
ing up in store for themselves a
good foundation against the time
to come, that they may attain

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292

eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18,

19.

God is not unrighteous, that he
will forget your works, and labour
that proceedeth of love; which
love ye have showed for his name's
sake, who have ministered unto
the saints, and yet do minister.
Heh. ^^. 10.

To do good and to distribute,
forget not ; for with such sacrifices
God is well pleased. Heh. xiii.
16.

Whoso hath this world's good,
and seeth his brother have need,
and shutteth up his compassion
from him, how dwelleth the love
of God in him ? 1 John iii. 1 7.

Give alms of thy goods, and
never turn thy face from any poor
man; and then the face of the
Lord shall not be turned away
from thee. Tohit iv. 7.

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 re
w^ard in the day of necessity. To-
hit iv. 8, 9.

He that hath pity upon the poor,
lendeth unto the Lord : and look,
what he layeth out, it shall be paid
him again. Prov. xix. 1 7.

Blessed be the man that pro-
videth for the sick and needy:
the Lord shall deliver him in the
time of trouble. Pslam xli. 1 .

IT Whilst these sentences are in reading, the Dea-
cons, Church-wardens, or other fit persons ap-
pointed for that purpose, shall receive the alms
for the Poor, and other devotions of the People,
in a decent Bason to be provided by the Parish
for that purpose ; and reverently bring il to the
Bishop, who shall hiunbly present smd place il up-
on the Holy Table.

TI And the Bishop shall then place upon the Table
so much Bread and Wine as he shall think suffi-
cient ; after which he shall say,

Let us pray for the w hole state
of Christ's Church militant.
\ LMIGHTY and everlasting
-t\- God, who, by thy holy Apos-

tle, hast taught us to make prayers
and supplications, and to give
thanks, for all men: 'We humbly
beseech thee most mercifully [*t0
accept our alms and oblations, and]
to receive these our prayers, which
we offer unto thy divine Majesty;
beseeching thee to inspire con-
tinually the universal Church with
the spirit of truth, unity, and con-
cord ; and grant that all those who
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, so
to direct and dispose the hearts of
all christian rulers, that they may
truly and impartially administer
justice, to the jiunishment of wick-
edness and vice, and to the main-
tenance of thy true religion and
virtue. Give grace, O heavenly
Father, to all Bishops and other
Ministers ; that they may, both by
their life and doctrine, set forth thy
true and lively Word, and rightly
and duly administer thy holy sa-
craments. And to all thy people
give thy heavenly grace; and es-
pecially to this congregation here
present ; that with meek heart, and
due reverence, they may hear and
receive thy holy Word ; truly serv-
ing thee in holiness and righteous-
ness all the days of their life. And
we most humbly beseech thee, of
thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort
and sutcour all those who, in this
transitory life, are in trouble, sor-
rovi', need, sickness, or any other
adversity. And we also bless thy
holy name, for all thy servants de-
parted this life in thy faith and
fear; beseeching thee to give us
grace so to follow their good ex-
amples, that with them we may
be partakers of thy heavenly
kingdom : Grant this, O Fa-
ther, for Jesus Christ's sake, our
only Mediator and Advocate.
Amen.

* If there be do alms or oblation^ then th<ill the words, to accept, our alm$ and oblations, and, he Ml unsaU.

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II The Bishop shall then say this Exhortation.

D EAR I^Y beloved in the Lord,
ye who mind to come to the
Holy Communion of the Body and
Blood of our Saviour Christ, must
consider how St. Paul exhorteth all
persons diligently to try and ex-
amine themselves, before they pre-
sume 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; so is the danger great,
if we receive the same unworthily.
Judge therefore yourselves, breth-
ren, that ye be not judged of the
Lord ; repent ye truly for your sins
past ; have a lively and steadfast
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 sinners, 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
always remember the exceeding
great love of our Master and only
Saviour Jesus Christ, thus dying
for us, and the innumerable benefits
which by his precious blood-shed-
ding he hath obtained for us, he
hath instituted and ordained holy
Mysteries, as pledges of his love,
and for a continual remembrance
of his death, to our great and end-
less comfort. To him, therefore,
with the Father, and the Holy
Ghost, let us give, as we are most
bounden, continual thanks ; sub-
mitting ourselves wholly to his ho-
ly will and pleasure, and studying
to serve him in true holiness and
T3

righteousness, all the days of our
life. Amen.

M Then shall the Bishop say lo those who come to
receive the Cmnmunion,

YE who do truly and earnestly
repent you ot your sins, and
are in love and charity with your
neighbours, and intend to lead a
new life, following the command-
ments of God, and walking from
henceforth in his holy ways* draw
near with faith, and take this holy
Sacrament to your comfort ; and
make your humble confession to
Almighty God, devoutly kneeling.

IT Then shall this general Confession be made by
the Bishop and all those who are minded to re-
ceive the Holy Communion, humblj' kneeling'.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of
our Lord Jesus 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 Ma-
jesty ; provoking most justly thy
wrath and indignation against us.
We do earnestly repent, and are
heartily sorry for these our m.isdo-
ings ; the remembrance of them
is grievous unto us ; the burthen 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.

II Then shall the Bishop stand up, and turning to
the People, say,

ALMIGHTY God, our hea-
venly Father, who, of his great
mercy, hath promised forgiveness
of sins to all those who with hear-
ty repentance and true faith turn
unto him, have mercy upon you :
pardon and deliver you from all
your sins ; confirm and strengthen
you in all goodness ; and bring you

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to everlasting life, throush Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

If Then shall the Bishop say,

Hear what comfortable words
our Saviour Christ saith unto all
who truly turn to him.

C^OME unto me, all ye that
^ travel 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 ever-
lasting life. St. John iii. 16.

Hear also what St. 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 St. John saith.

If any man sin, we have an Ad-
vocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous ; and he is the
propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii.
1,2.

If After which the Bishop shall proceed, saying,

Lift up your hearts.

Answer. We lift them up unto
the Lord.

Bishop. Let us give thanks un-
to our Lord God.

Answer. It is meet and right so
to do.

H Then shall the Bishop turn 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, O Lord, \* Ho-
ly Father^ Almighty, everlasting
God.

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of thy glory : Glory be to thee, O
Lord Most High. Amen.

\ PROPER PREFACES.

H Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days after.

BECAUSE thou didst give Je-
sus 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 sub-
stance of the Virgin Mary his Mo-
ther ; and that without spot of sin,
to make us clean from all sin:
Therefore with Angels, ^c.

IT Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after.

BUT chiefly are we bound to
praise thee for the glorious
resurrection of thy Son JesusChrist
our Lord : For he is the very Pas-
chal 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
everlasting life: Therefore whh
Angels, ^c.

II Upon Ascension Day, and seven Days after.

THROUGH thy most dearly
beloved Son Jesus Christ our
Lord; who, after his most glori-
ous resurrection, manifestly ap-
peared to all his Apostles, and in
their sight ascended up into hea-
ven, to prepare a place for us; that
where he is, thither we might also
ascend, and reign with him in glo-
ry : Therefore with Angels, ^c.

IT Upon Whitsunday, and six Days after.

THROUGH Jesus Christ our
Lord ; according to whose
most true promise, the Holy Ghost
came down as at this time from
heaven, with a sudden great sound,

IT Here shall follow the proper Preface, according

to the time, if there be any specially appointed ; v i „i Kpp,-, j, rniffhtV wind in

or else immediately shall be said or sung by the ^S U naCl OCeil H HHglUy WIIIU, m

Bishop and People, the likeiiess or nery tongues, lignt-

THEREFORE with Angels Jng upon the Apostles, to teach
and Archangels, and with all ! them, and to lead them to all truth ;
the company of heaven, we laud giving them both the gift of divers
and magnify thy glorious name ; languages, and also boldness with
evermore praising thee, and say- fervent zeal, constantly to preach
ing, Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of the gospel unto all nations; where-
Hosts ; heaven and er.rth are full by we have been brought out of

* These vforJ*, Holy Father, mutt be omhled on Trinity Sunday.

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295

darkness and error, into the clear
light and true knowledge of thee,
and of thy Son Jesus Christ:There-
fore \^'ith Angels, ^c.

II Upon tlie F<;iisl ()l'Tiiiiil_v only, may be said,

HO art one God, one Lord;

not one only person, hut three
persons in one substance: For that
which we believe; of the glory of
the Father, the same we believe oi
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
without any difference or inequali-
ty : Thereiore with Angels, <^c.

H Or else ihis may be said, the words Holij Father
being retained in tlic introductory Address.

FOR the precious death and
merits of thy Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, and for the sending to us
o: the Holy Ghost the Comforter;
who are one with thee in thy eter-
nal Godhead : Therefore with An-
gels, ^c.

% Tlieii shall the Bishop, kneeling down at the
Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who
shall receive theCommunioiijtliis prayer followini;:

WE do not presume to come to
this thy Table, O merciful
Lord, trusting in our own righ-
teousness, but in thy manifold and
great mercies. We are not wor-
thy so much as to gather uj) the
crumbs under thy Table. Butthou
art the same Lord, whose projierty
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 maybe 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.

^ When the Bishop, standing- before the Table, hath
so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he may w
the more readiness and decency break the Bread
before the People, and take the "Cup into his hands ;
he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as fol-
lowetli :

ALL glory be to thee. Almighty
God, our heavenly Father, for
that th9u, of thy tender mercy,
thine only Son Jesus
suffer death upon the
our redemption; who
made there, by his one oblation of
himself once offered, a full, per-
T4

didst give
Christ to
for

cross

feet, and sufficient sacrifice, obla-
tion, and satisfaction, for the sins of
the whole world ; and did institute,
and in his holygos[)el command us
to continue a perpetual memory of
that his preciousdeath and sacrifice
until his coming again : For, in the
night in which he
was betrayed, (a)
he took bread; and
when he had given
thanks, (b) he
brake it, and gave
it to his disciples,
saying, Take, eat,
(c) this is my Bo-
dy, which is given
for you ; Do this
in remembrance of
me. Likewise, af-
ter supper, (d) he
took the cup ; and
when he had given
thanks, he gave it
to them, saying,
Drink ye all of this,
for (e) this is my
Blood of the New
Testament, which
is shed for you, and
for many, for the remission of sins :
Do this as oft as ye shall drink it, in
remembrance of me.
/HEREFORE,
O Lord and
heavenly Father, according to the
institution of thy dearly beloved
Son our Sayiour Jesus Christ, w'e,
thy humble servants, do celebrate
and make here before thy divine
Majesty, with these thy holy gifts,
which we now offer unto thee, the
memorial thy Son hath commanded
us to make; having in remembrance
his blessed passion and i)recious
death, his mighty resurrection and
glorious ascension ; rendering unto
thee most hearty thanks for the
innumerable benefits procured unto
us by the same. And we most
humbly beseech thee,
O merciful Father, to

(a) Here tlie Bishop
is to take t/te Paten
into his hands.

(b) j9nrf here to
break the Bread

{c)Jlnd hereto Ian
his hands upon all
the Bread.

(d) Here he vs to
take bie Cup into his
luxnds.

(e) And here he is
to laij his hathls upon
ei^nj Vessel in v)hich
there is any Wine to
be consecrated.

The Obldion.

Tlie Invocation.

296

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hear us; and, of thy Almighty
goodness, vouchsafe to bless and
sanctify, with thy Word and Holy
Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures
of bread and wine ; that we, re-
ceiving them according to thy Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy in-
stitution, in remembrance of his
Death and Passion, may be par-
takers of his most blessed Body and
Blood. And we earnestly desire
thy fatherly goodness, mercifully
to accept this our sacrifice of praise
and thanksgiving ; most humbly l)e-
seeching 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, O Lord, our-
selves, our souls, and bodies, to be
a reasonable, holy, and living sa-
crifice unto thee; humbly beseech-
ing thee, that we, and all others
who shall be partakers of this Holy
Communion, may worthily receive
the most precious Body and Blood
of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled
with thy grace and heavenly bene-
diction, and made one body with
him, that he may dwell in them,
and they in him. And although we
are unworthy, through our mani-
fold sins, to offer unto thee any sa-
crifice ; yet we beseech thee to ac-
cept 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, O Father Almighty,
world without end. Amen.

^ Here shall be sung a Hymn, or Part of a Hymn,
from the Selection for the Feasts and i asts,

&.C.

H Then shall the Bishop first receive (he Communion
in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the
same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in
like manner, and after thai, to the People also in
order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling' :
And when he delivereth the Bread, he shall

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. _

^ And the Bishop, delivering the cup, shall say,

THE blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was shed for
thee, preserve thy body and soul
unto everlasting life : Drink this in
remembrance that Christ's blood
was shed for thee, and be thankful.

IT If the consecrated Bread and Wine be spent be-
fore all have communicated, the Bishop is to con-
secrate more, according to the Form before pre-
scribed ; beginning at — .fill g/ory be to thee, Jil-
mighty God — and ending with these words — Pat'
takers of his most blessed Body and Blood.

H When all have communicated, the Bishop shall
return to the Lord's Table, and reverently place
upon it what remaineth of the consecrated Ele-
ments, covering the same with a fair Linen
Cloth.

H Then shall the Bishop say the Lord's Prayer, the
People repeating after him every petition.

UR Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ;
Thy Kingdom come ; thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ;
Give us this day our daily bread ;
And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass
against us ; And lead us not into
temptation ; But deliver us from
evil ; For thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power, and the Glory, for
ever and ever. Amen.

IT After which shall be said as followeth :

ALMIGHTY and everliving
God, we most heartily thank
thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe
to feed us, who have duly received
these holy Mysteries, with the spi-
ritual food of the most precious
Body and Blood of thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ ; and dost
assure us thereby of thy favour
and goodness towards us ; and that
we are very meml)ers 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

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precious death and passion of thy
dear Son. And we most humbly
beseecli thee, O heavenly Father,
so to assist us with thy grace, that
we may continue in tiiat holy fel-
lowship, and do all such good works
as thou hast prei)ared 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. Amen.

U Then shiill be said or suiiff, all slancliiig, Gloria in
Excelsis, or some proper Hymn from the Selection.

GLORY be to God on high,
and in earth peace, good will
towards men. We [)raise thee,
we bless thee, we worship thee,
we glorify thee, we give thanks
to thee for thy great glory, O Lord
God, heavenly King, God the Fa-
ther Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son
Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb
of God, Son of the Father, who
takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us : Thou who

takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us: Thou who
takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer : Thou who sit-
test at the right hand of God the
Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou
only art the Lord ; thou only, O
Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art
most High in the Glory of God
the Father. Amen.

IT Then the Bishop shall let them depart with this
blessing.

THE peace of God, which
passeth all understanding,
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,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Ajnen.

IT If any of the consecrated Bread and Wine re-
main after the Communion, it shall not be carried
out of the Church ; but the Bishop and other
Communicants shall, immediately after the Bless
ing', reverently eat and drink the same.

Hereendeth the Order for the Administration of the Holy Communion.

THE FORM OF
Consecration of a Church or Chapel,

According to the Order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as estab-
lished by the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity of said Church, in General Convention, in the month of
September, A. D. 1799.

IT The Bishop is to be received at the entrance of the Church or Chapel by the Church-wardens and
Vestrymen, or some other Persons appointed for that purpose. The Bishop and the Clergy who are
present, shall go up the aisle of the Church or Chapel, to the Communion Table, repeating the 24th
Psalm alternately, the Bishop one verse, and the Clergy another.

Psalm xxiv.

THE earth is the Lord's and
all that therein is: the com-
pass of the world, and they that
dwell therein.

2 For he 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 ?

4 Even he that hath clean hands
and a pure heart; and that hath
not lift up his mind unto vanity,

nor sworn to deceive his neigh-
bour.

5 He shall receive the blessing
from the Lord, and righteousness
from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them
that seek him ; even of them that
seek thy face, O Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye
gates; and be ye lift up, ye ever-
lasting doors: and the King of
Glory shall come in.

8 Who is the King of Glory?
it is the Lord strong and mighty,

298 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL.

even the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye
gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever-
lasting 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.

II The Bishop shall go within the rails, with such of
the Clergy as can be there accommodated. The
Bishop, silting in his chair, shall have the instru-
ments of donation and endowment, if there be any
presented to him, and then standing up, and turn-
ing to the Congregation, shall say,

DEARLY beloved in the Lord;
forasmuch as devout and holy
men, as well under the law as un-
der the gospel, moved either by
the express command of God, or
by the secret inspiration of the
blessed Spirit, and acting agreeably
to their own reason and sense of
the natural decency of things, have
erected houses for the public wor-
ship of God, and sejiarated them
from all unhallo\yed, worldly, and
common uses, in order to fill
men's minds with greater reve-
rence for his glorious Majesty, and
affect their hearts with more de-
votion and humility in his service;
which pious works have been ap-
proved of and graciously accepted
by our heavenly Father: Lei us
not doubt but that he will also fa-
vourably approve our godly pur-
pose of setting apart this place in
solemn manner, for the perform-
ance of the several offices of reli-
gious worship, and let us faithfully
and devoutly beg his blessing on
this our undertaking.

11 Then the Bishop kneeling, shall say the following

O ETERNAL God, mighty
in power and of majesty in-
comprehensible, whom the hea-
ven of heavens caimot contain,
much less the walls of temples
made with hands; and who yet
hast been graciously pleased to
promise thy especial presence,
wherever two or three of thy faith-
ful servants shall assemble in thy

name to offer up their praises and
supplications unto thee; vouch-
safe, O Lord, to be present with
us, who are here gathered together,
with all humility and readiness of
heart, to consecrate this place to
the honour of thy great name ; se-
parating it henceforth from all un-
hallowed, ordinary and common
uses, and dedicating it to thy ser-
vice, for reading thy holy word,
for celebrating thy holy sacra-
ments, for offering to thy glorious
Majesty the sacrifices of prayer
and thanksgiving, for blessing thy
people in thy name, and for the per-
formance of all other holy offices :
accept, O Lord, this service at our
hands, and bless it with such suc-
cess as may tend most to thy glory,
and the furtherance of our happi-
ness both temporal and spiritual,
through Jesus Christ our blessed
Lord and Saviour. Amen.

TI After this the Bishop shall stand up, and turning
his face towards the Congregation, shall say,

REGARD, O Lord, the sup-
plications of thy servants, and
grant that whosoever shall be de-
dicated to thee in this house by
Baptism, may be sanctified by the
Holy Ghost, delivered from thy
wrath and eternal death, and re-
ceived as a living member of
Christ's Church, and may ever re-
main in the number of thy faith-
ful children. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that they who
at this place shall in their own
persons renew the promises and
vows which they made, or which
were made for them by their sure-
ties at their Baptism, and there-
upon shall be confirmed by the
Bishop, may receive such a mea-
sure of thy Holy Spirit, that they
may be enabled faithfully to fulfil
the same, and grow in grace unto
their lives' end. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that whosoever
shall receive in this place the bless-
ed sacrament of the l;ody and

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blood of Christ, may come to that
holy ordinance witii faith, charity,
and true repentance; and being
filled with thy grace aiid heavenly
benediction, may, to their great
and endless coniiort, obtain remis-
sion of their sins, and all other
benefits of his passion. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that by thy holy
word wliich shall be read and
[)reached in this place, and by ti«y
Holy Spirit grafting it inwardly in
the heart, the hearers thereof may
both perceive and know what
things they ought to do, and may
have power and strength to fulfil
the same. Amen.

Grant, O Lord, that whosoever
shall be joined together in this
place in the holy estate of matri-
mony, may faithfully perform and
keep the vow and covenant be-
tween them made, and may re-
main in perfect love together unto
their lives' end. Amen.

Grant, we beseech thee, blessed
Lord, that whosoever shall draw-
near to thee in this place, to give
thee thanks for the benefits which
they have received at thy hands,
to set forth thy most worthy praise,
to confess their sins unto thee, and
to ask such things as are requisite
and necessary as well for the body
as for the soul, may do it with
such steadiness of faith, and with
such seriousness, affection, and de-
votion of mind, that thou mayest
accept their bounden duty and ser-
vice, and vouchsafe to give what
ever in thy infinite wisdom thou
shalt see to be most expedient for
them : all which we beg for Jesus
Christ's sake our most blessed
Lord and Saviour. Amen.

71 Then the Bishop sitting in his chair, the sentence
of Consecration is to be read by some person ap-
pointed by liim, and then laid by him upon tlie
Communion Table, — after which the Bishop shall

say.

BLESSED l)e thy name, O
Lord, that it hath pleased
ihee to put it into the hearts of thy

servants, to ap|)ropriate and devote
this house to thy honour and wor-
ship; and grant that all vvho shall
enjoy the benefit of this pious
work, may show forth tlieir thank-
fulness, by making a right use of
it, to the glory of thy blessed
name, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

H After this the Minister appointed is to read the
service for the day.

PROPER PSALMS, 84—122
132.

FIRST LESSON* 1 Kings 8th,
verse 22 to verse 63.

SECOND LESSON. Heb. 10th,
verse 19 to verse 27.

TI Morning Prayer being- ended, there shall be sung
from the Book of Psalms in metre, Psai. xxvi.
verse 6, 7, 8, with the Gloria PiUri.

IT The Bishop shall then proceed to the Commit,
nion Service. The following shall be the Colledi
Epistle, and Gospel, for the occasion.

The Collect.

OMOST glorious Lord, we
acknowledge that we are not
worthy to offer unto thee any
thing belonging unto us; yet we
beseech thee in thy great goodness,
graciously to accept the dedication
of this place to thy service, and to
prosper this our undertaking; re-
ceive the prayers and mterces-
sions of all those tliy servants, who
shall call upon thee in this house ;
and give them grace to prepare
their hearts to serve thee with rev-
erence and godly fear; affect them
with an awful apprehension of thy
Divine Majesty, and a deep sense
of their own unworthiness ; that
so approaching thy sanctuary with
lowliness and devotion, and coming
before thee with clean thoughts
and pure hearts, with bodies mide-
filed, and minds sanctified, they
may always perform a service ac-
ceptable to thee, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. verse 14
to verse 17.

BE ye not unequally yoked to-
gether with unbelievers ; for
svhatfellowship hath righteous-

300 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL.

ness with unrighteousness? And
what communion hath light with
darkness? And what concord hath
Christ with Belial ? Or what part
hath he that believeth with an In-
fidel ? And what agreement hath
the temple of God with Idols ? For
ye are the temple of the Living
God: as God hath said, I will
dwell in them and walk in them,
and I will be their God, and they
shall be my people.
The Gospel. St. John ii. verse 13.

AND the Jews' Passover was
at hand, and Jesus went up
to Jerusalem, and found in the
temple those that sold oxen, and
sheep, and doves, and the chan-
gers of money sitting : And when
he had| made a scourge of small
cords, he drove them all out of the
temple, and the sheep, and the ox-
en, and poured out the changers of
money, and overthrew the tables,
and said unto them that sold doves,
" Take these things hence ; make
not my Father's house an house of
merchandize." And his disciples
remembered that it was written,
The zeal of thine house hath eaten

me up.

^ Then shall be said or sung the lOOih Psalm

IT Here shall follow the Sermon.

IT The Sermon being endetl, the Bishop shall pro-
ceed in the service for the Communion, if it is t»
be administered at that time.

IT After the Communion, or if it is not administered
at that lime, after the Sermon, and immediately
before the final blessing", the Bishop shall say the
folloH-ing Prayer.

BLESSED be thy name, O
Lord God, for that it hath
pleased thee to have thy habitation
among the sons of men, and to
dwell in the midst of the assembly
of the saints upon the earth; bless,
we beseech thee, the religious per-
formance of this day, and grant that
in this place now set apart to thy
service, thy holy name may be
worshipped in truth and purity
through all generations, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE peace of God, which pass-
eth all understanding, keep
your hearts and minds in the know-
ledge and love of God, and of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; and
the blessing of God Almighty, the
Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Amen.

A PRAYER

TO BE USED AT THE MEETINGS OF CONVENTION.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, by thy Holy Spirit didst
preside in the councils of the blessed Apostles, and hast pro-
mised, through thy Son Jesus Christ, to be with thy Church to the
end of the world ; we beseech thee to be present with the council of
thy Church here assembled in thy name and presence. Save them
from all error, ignorance, pride, and prejudice; and of thy great mer-
cy vouchsafe, we beseech thee, so to direct, sanctify, and govern us
in our present work, by the mighty power of the Holy Ghost, that the
comfortable Gospel of Christ may be truly preached, truly received,
and truly followed, in all places, to the breaking down the kingdom
of sin, satan, and death; till at length the whole of thy dispersed
sheep, being gathered into one fold, shall become partakers of ever-
lasting life, through the merits and death of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen.

301
AN OFFICE OF

INSTITUTION OF MINISTERS

INTO PARISHES OR CHURCHES,

Prescrilied by the ProtestaDt F:pLscopal Cluircli in llie United States of America ; established in General Conventiuiltif
the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity, 1804', and set forth, with Alterations, in General Conveation, 1808. ' ' y

V Tlie Bishop having: received due Notice of the Election of a Minister into a Parish or Church, as prescribed by the
Canon " concerning- tiic Klection and Institiition of Ministers," and l>einp satisfied that "the Person chosen is a
qualified Minister of tliis ( 'liurclh," may transmit the followinf^ Letter of Institution, for the proposed Rector, Asso-
ciated Rector, or Assistant Minister, to one of his Presbyters, whom he may appoint as the Institutor.

It In any Slate or Diocese llie concluding Paragraph in the Letter of Institution may be omitted, where it interferes witt
the Usages, Laws, or Chaners of the Church in the same.

To our u-ell-beloved in Christ, A. B. Presbyter, Greeting.

Sigillum. "VL'^^ *^*^ '^y ""^'^^ Presents give and grant unto you, in whose Learning, Diligence,
▼ ▼ sound Doctrine, and Prudence, we do fully confide, our License and Authority,
to perforin the Office of a Priest in the Parish [or Church] of E. And also hereby do
Signal. institute you into said Parish [or Churcii,] possessed of full power to perform every
Act of sacerdotal Function among the People of the same; you continuing in commu-
nion with us, and complying with the rubrics and canons of the Church, and with such lawful
directions as you shall at any time receive from us.

And as a canonically instituted Priest into the Office of Rector [Associated Rector or Assistant
Minister, as the case may 6e] of Parish [or Church,] you are faithfully to feed that portion

of the flock of Christ which is now entrusted to you; not as a man-pleaser, but as continually
bearing in mind, that you are accountable to us here, and to the Chief Bishop and Sovereign
Judge of all hei-eafter.

And as the Lord hath ordained, that they who serve at the altar should live of the things be-
longing to the altar; so we authorise you to claim and enjoy all the accustomed temporalities
appertaining to your cure, until some urgent reason or reasons occasion a wish in you, or in the
congregation committed to your charge, to bring about a separation, and dissolution of all sa-
cerdotal relation between you and them ; of all which you will give us due notice : and in case
of any difference between you and your congregation, as to a separation, and dissolution of all
sacerdotal connection between you and them, we, your Bishop, with the advice of our Presby-
ters, are to be the ultimate arbiter and judge.

In witness whereof we have hereunto affixed our Episcopal seal and signature, at this

day of A. D. and in the year of our consecration.

T In the case of a Minister to be instituted in a State or Diocese in which there is no Bishop, the Clerical Members ot
the Standing Committee shall send the following Letter of Institution, for the proposed Mijiister, to the Presbyter
whom they may appoint as Institutor.

To OUT well-beloved in Christ, A. B. Presbyter, Greeting,

Sigillum. "VX/"^ ^° ^X ^''^^® Presents authorise and empower you to exercise the office of a
T y Priest in the Parish [or Church ] ot E. And by virtue of the power vested in us,
do institute you into said Parish [or Chin"ch,] possessed of full power to perform every Act of sa-
cerdotal Function among the people of the same ; you complying with the rubrics and canons
of the Church.

And as a canonically instituted Priest into the office of Rector [Associated Rector, or Assistant
Minister, as the case 7nay be] of Parish [or Church,] you are to feed that portion of the flock

of Christ which is now entrusted to you ; not as a man-pleaser, but as continually bearing in
mind that you arc accountable to the ecclesiastical authority of the Church here, and to the
Chief Bishop and Sovereign Judge of all hereafter.

And as the Lord hath ordained that they who serve at the altar should live of the things belong-
ing to the altar; so you have our authority to claim and enjoy all the accustomed temporalities
appertaining to your cure, until some urgent reason or reasons occasion a wish in you, or in the
congregation committed to your charge, to bring about a separation, and dissolution of all sacer-
dotal connection between you and them ; of all which you will give us due notice : and in case
of any difference between you and your congregation, as to a separation and dissolution of all sa-
cerdotal connection between you and them, the ecclesiastical authority of the Church in this
diocese (taking the advice and aid of a Bishop) shall be the ultimate arbiter and judge.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this day of

in the year

V The day being appointed for the new Incimibent's Institution, at the usual hour of Morning Prayer, the Institutor,
attended by the new Incumbent, and one or more Presbyters appointed hy the Bishop, (or, where there is no Bishop,
by the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee) for that pui-pose, shall enter the Church: Then, all the Clergy
present standing without the rails of the Altar, except the officiating Priest, w ho shall go fnto the desk ; the Wardens,
(or, in case of their necessary absence, two Members of the Vestry) standing on the right and left of the Altar, with-
out the rails; the senior Warden, (or the Member of the Vestry supplying his place) holding the key? of the ChurcTi
in his band, in open view, the officiating Priest shsdl read Morning Prayer.

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Proper Psalms are,

Psalm cxxii. Psalm cxxxii. Psalm

cxxxiii.

Proper Lessons.

First. Ezek. Chap, xxxiii. verse

I to verse 10.

Second. St. John, Chap. x. verse

1 to verse 19.

H Morning Prayer ended, ihe Priest who acts as
tlielnstitutor, standing within the rails of the Al-
tar, shall say,

DEARLY beloved in the Lord,
we have assembled for the
purpose of instituting the Rev. A.
B. into this Parish, [or Church] as
Priest and Rector [or Associated
Rector, or Assistant Minister] of
the same ; and v^^e are possessed of
your vote that he has been so elect-
ed ; as also of the prescribed Let-
ter of Institution. But if any of
you can show just cause why he
may not be instituted, we proceed
no further, because we would not
that an unworthy person should
minister among you.

^ If any objection be offered, the Priest who acts as
the Instituior shall judge whether it afford just
cause to suspend the service. No objection being
offered, or the Priest who acts as the Inslitulor
choosing to go on with the service, he shall next
read the Letter of Institution; and then shall the
senior Warden, (or the Member of the Vestry
supplying his place) present the keys of the Church
1 1 the new Incumbent, saying,

IN name and behalf of
Parish [or Church], I do receive
and acknowledge you, the Rev. A.
B, as Priest and Rector [or Asso-
ciated Rector, or Assistant Minis-
ter] of the same, and in token
thereof, give into your hands the
keys of this Church.

II Then the new Incumbent shall say,

I A. B. receive these keys of
^ the house of God at your
hands, as the pledges of my Insti-
tution, and of your parochial recog-
nition, and promise to be a faithful
Shepherd over you, in the name of
the Father^ and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost.

TT Here the Instituting Minister shall begin the
Office.

Min. The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our
doings,with thy most gracious
favour, and further us with thy con-
tinual 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 lite, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord ; who hath
taught us to pray unto thee, O
Almighty Father, in his prevailing
name and words.

Our Father, who art in Hea-
ven, Hallowed be thy Name ; Thy
Kingdom come ; Thy Will be
done on Earth, as it is in Hea-
ven; Give us this day our daily
bread; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who
trespass against us ; And lead us
not into temptation; But deliver
us from evil : For thme is the King-
dom, and the Power, and the Glo-
ry, for ever and ever. Amen.

TI Then shall the Priest who acts as tlie Institutor
receive the Incumbent within the rails of the Al-
tar, and present him the Bible, Book of Common
Prayer, and Books of Canons of the General and
State Convention, saying as follows :

RECEIVE these books; and
let theni be the rule of thy
conduct in dispensing the divine
word, in leading the devotions of
the people, and in exercising the
discipline of the Church ; and be
thou in all things a pattern to the
flock committed to thy care.

H Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem.

Laudate Nomen.

O PRAISE the Lord, laud ye
the name of the Lord : praise
it, O ye servants of the Lord.
Psalm cxxxv. verse 1.

2 Ye that stand in the house of
the Lord ; in the courts of the house
of our God. Verse 2.

3 O praise the Lord, for the
Lord is gracious : O sing praises
unto his name, for it is lovely.
Verse 3.

4 The Lord is gracious and mer-
ciful, long suffering and of great
goodness. Psalm cxlv. verse 8.

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5 The Lord is loving unto every
man ; and his mercy is over all his
works. Verse 9.

6 All thy works praise thee, O
Lord; and thy Saints give thanks
unto thee. Verse 10.

7 The Lord doth build up Je-
rusalem ; and gather together the
outcasts of Israel. Psalm cxlvii.
verse 2.

8 Me healeth those that are
broken in heart; and giveth medi-
cine to heal their sic knt^ss. Verse 3.

9 The Lord's dehglit is in them
that fear him, and i)ut their trust
in his mercy. Verse IL

10 Praise the Loi-d, O Jerusa-
lem ; praise thy God, O Zion.
Verse 12.

1 1 For he hath made fast the
bars of thy gates; and hath bless-
ed thy children within thee. Verse
13.

12 He maketh peace in thy bor-
ders ; and filleth thee with flour
of wheat. Verse 14.

13 He is our God, even the God
of whom cometh salvation; God is
the Lord by ^vhom we escape
death. Psalm Ixviii. verse 20.

14 O God, wonderful art thou
in thy holy places, even the God
of Israel ; he will give strength
and power unto his jieople. Bless-
ed be God. Verse 35.

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.

Min. The law was given by
Moses.

Peop. But grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ.

Min. ^ PeoiJ. Who is God
over all, blessed for evermore.
Amen.

Let us pray.

MOST gracious God, the giver
of all good and perfect gifts,
who, of thy wise providence hast
appointed divers orders in thy

Church ; give thy grace, we be-
seech thee, to thy servant, to
whom the charge of this congre-
gation is now committed ; and so
rei)lenish him with the truth of
thy doctrine, and endue him with
innocency of life, that he may
faithfully serve before thee, to the
glory of thy great name, and the
benefit of thy holy Church, through
Jesus Christ, our only Mediator
and Redeemer. Amen.

OHOLY Jesus, who hast pur-
chased to thyself an universal
Church, and hast promised to be
with the ministers of Apostolic
Succession to the end of the world ;
be graciously i)leased to bless the
ministry and service of him, who
is now appointed to offer the sa-
crifices of prayer and praise to thee
in this house, which is called by
thy name. May the words of his
mouth, and the meditation of his
heart be always acceptable in thy
sight, O Lord, our strength and
our Redeemer. Amen.

GOD, Holy Ghost, Sancti-
fier of the Faithful, visit, we
pray thee, this congregation with
thy love and favour; enlighten
their minds more and more with
the light of the everlasting Gospel;
graft in their hearts a love of the
truth ; increase in them true re-
ligion ; nourish them with all good-
ness ; and of thy great mercy keep
them in the same, O blessed Spi-
rit, whom with the Father and tiie
Son together we woiship and glo-
rify as one God, world without
end. Amen.

Benediction.

THE God of peace, who
brought again from the dead
our Lord Jesus Christ, the great
Shepherd of the sheep, through
the blood of the everlasting Cove-
nant, make you perfect in every
good work to do his will, working
in you that which is well pleasing

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in his sight, through Jesus Christ ;
to whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen.

IT Than shall ihe instituted Minister kneel at the
Altar to present his supplication for himself— in
this form :

OLORD my God ! I am not
w^orthy that thou shouldest
come under my roof; yet thou
hast honoured thy servant with
appointing him to stand in thy
House, and to serve at thy Holy
Altar. To thee and to thy ser-
vice I devote myself, soul, body,
and spirit— with all their powers
and faculties. Fill my memory
with the words of thy law ; en-
lighten my understanding with the
illumination of the Holy Ghost ;
and may all the wishes and desires
of my will centre in what thou
hast commanded. And, to make
me instrumental in promoting the
salvation of the people now com-
mitted to my charge, grant that I
may faithfully administer thy holy
Sacraments, and by my life and
doctrine set forth thy true and live-
ly word. Be ever with me m the
performance of all the duties of
ray ministry ; in prayer, to quick-
en my devotion ; in praises, to
heighten my love and gratitude;
and in preaching, to give a readi-
ness of thought and exi)ression
suitable to the clearness and ex-
cellency of thy Holy Word. Grant
this for the sake of Jesus Christ
thy Son our Saviour.

IT The instituted Minister, standing up, shall say,

The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.

O ALMIGHTY God, who
hast built thy Church upon

the foundation of the Apostles and
Prophets, Jesus Christ himself be-
ing the Chief Corner Stone ; grant
that, by the operation of the Holy
Ghost, all Christians may be so
joined together in unity of spirit,
and in the bond of peace, that they
may be an Holy Temi)le accept-
able unto thee. And especially,
to this congregation present, give
the abundance of thy grace ; that
with one heart, they may desire
the prosperity of thy holy Apos-
tolic Church, and with one mouth,
may profess the faith once deliver-
ed to the Saints. Defend them
from the sins of heresy and schism;
" let not the foot of pride come
nigh to hurt them, nor the hand of
the ungodly to cast them down."
And grant that the course of this
world may be so peaceably order-
ed by thy Governance, that thy
Church may joyfully serve thee
in all godly quietness ; that so they
may walk in the ways of truth
and peace, and at last be number-
ed with thy Saints in glory ever-
lasting, through thy merits, O bless-
ed Jesus, thou gracious Bishop and
Shepherd of our souls, who art,
with the Father and the Holy
Ghost, one God, world without
end. Amen.

11 Then shall follow the Sermon : and after that the
instituted Minister shall proceed to the Commu-
nion Sen'ice, and to administer the holy Euchar-
ist to his Congregation : and after the Benedic-
tion, (which he shall always pronounce) the
Wardens, Vestry, and others shall salute and
welcome him, bidding him God speed.

IT When the Bishop of the Diocese is present at the
institution of a Minister, he shall make to him the
address prescribed in this Office in the form of a
letter ; and may perform such other duties here-
in assigned the Instituting Minister as he may
choose.

THE

WHOLE BOOK

PSALMS,

IN METRE ;

WITH

HYMNS,

SUITED TO THE

FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH,

AND

OTHER OCCASIONS

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

STEREOTYPED BY D. Si G. BRUCE, NEW- YORK.

PHILADELPHU:

PUBLISHED BY S. POTTER fe CO.

FOR THE COMMON-PRAYER BOOK SOCfllTY
OF PENNSYLVANIA.

W. Fry, rrinter.

1818. /

BY the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of America, in Convention, this 13th
day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seveu hundred
and eighty-nine —

This translation of the Whole Book of Psalms into Metre, with Hymns,
is set forth, and allowed to be sung in all Congregations of the said
Church, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before
and after Sermons, at the discretion of the Minister.

And it shall be the duty of eveiy Minister of any Church, either by
Standing directions, or from time to time, to appoint the Portions of Psalms
which ai-e to be sung.

And further, it shall be the duty of every Minister, with such assistance
as he can obtain from persons skilled in music, to give order concerning
the Tunes to bo sung, at any time, in his Church: And, especially, it shall
be his duty to suppress all light and unseemly music, and all indecency
and irreverence in the performance ; by which vjiin and ungodly per-
sons profane the service of the Sanctuary.

THE

PSALMS OF DAVID,

IN METRE.

PSALM 1.

HOW blest is he, who ne'er consents
by ill advice (o walli,
Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits
where men profanely talk ;

2 But makes the perfect law of God
his business and delight ;

Devoutly reads therein by day,
and meditates by night.

3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams,
with timely fruit does bend.

He still shall flourish, and success
all his designs attend.

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts,
no lasting root shall find ;

Untimely blasted and dispersed

like chaff before the wind.
6 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb

before their Judge's face :
No formal hypocrite shall then

among the saints have place.
6 For God approves the just man's ways ;

to happiness they tend :
But sinners, and the paths they tread,

shall both in ruiu end.

PSALM 2.

WITH restless and ungovern'd rage,
why do the heathen storm ?
Why in such rash attempts engage,
as they can ne'er perform .'

2 The great in council and in might
their various forces bring ;

Against the Lord they all unite,
and his anointed King.

3 " Must we submit to their commands ?"
presumptuously they say :

" No, let us break their slavish bands,
" and cast their chains away."

4 But God, who sits enthroned on high,
and sees how they combine,

Does their conspiring strength defy,
and mocks their vain design.

6 Thick clouds of wrath divine shall break

on his rebellious foes ;
And thus will he in thunder speak

to all that dare oppose :

6 " Though madly you dispute my will,
" the King that I ordain,

" Whose throne is fix'd on Sion's hill,
" shall there securely reign."

7 Attend, Dearth, whilst I declare
God's uncontroH'd decree :

" Thou art my Son ; this day, my heir,
" have I begotten thee.

8 " Ask, and receive thy full demands ;
" thine shall the heathen be ;

'* The utmost limits of the lands
" shall be possess'd by thee.

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9 " Thy threatening sceptre thou shalt shake^
" and crush them every whore ;

" As massy bars of iron break
" the potter's brittle ware."

10 Leitrntlien, ye |)rin(-es ; and give ear,
yc jud;;es of the earth ;

1 1 Worsliip the Lord with holy fear ;
rejoice with awful mirth.

12 Appease the Son with due respect,
your timely homage pay :

Lest he revenge the bold neglect,
incensed by your delay.

13 If but in part his anger rise,
who can endure the flame .''

Then blest are they, whose hope relies
on his most holy name.

PSALM 3.

HOW many, Lord, of late are grown
the trou'blers of my peace !
And as their numbers hourly rise,
so does their rage increase.

2 Insulting, they my soul upbraid,
and him Avhom I adore ;

" The God in whom he trusts," say they,
" shall rescue him no more."

3 " But thou, O Lord, art my defence ;

on thee my hopes rely ;
Thou art my glory, and shall yet
lift up my head on high.

4 Since whensoc'er, in like distress,
to God I made my prayer,

He heard me from his holy hill ;
why should I now despair ?

5 Guarded by him, I laid me down
my sweet repose to take ;

For i through liim securely sleep,
tluough him in safety wake.

6 No force nor fury of my foes
my couraje shall confound.

Were they as many hosts as men',
that have beset me round.

7 ArisrP, and save me, O my God,
who oft hastowii'dmy cause,

And scatter'd oft these foes to me,
and to thy righteous laws.

8 Salvation to the Lord belongs ;
he only can defend :

His blessings he extends to all
that on his power depend.
PSALM 4.

OLcrd, thou art my righteous Judge,
to my complaint give ear:
Tlxm .still redeem'st me from distress;

have mercy, Lord, and hear.
2 How long will ye, O sons of men,

to biot ray fame devise ?
Hov^ long your vain designs pursse^
and spread malicious lie? '

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PSALM 6, 6, 7.

3 Consider that the righteous man
is God's peculiar choice ;

And when to him 1 make my prayeri
he always hears my voice.

4 Then stand in awe of his commands,
flee every thing that's ill,

Commune in private with your hearts,
and bend them to his will.

5 The place of other sacrifice
let righteousness supply ;

And let yotir hope, securely fix'd,
on God alone rely.

6 While worldly minds impatient grow
more prosperous times to see ;

Still let the glories of thy face
shine brightly. Lord, on me.

7 So shall my heart o'erdow with joy,
more lasting and more true

Than theirs, who stores of corn and wine
successively renew.

8 Then down in peace I'll lay my head,
and take my needful rest ;

No other guard, O Lord, I crave,
of thy defence possess'd.
PSALM 5.

LORD, hear the voice of my complaint,
accept my secret prayer ;

2 To thee alone, my King, my God,
will I for help repair.

3 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear,
and with the dawning day

To thee devoutly I'll look up,
to thee devoutly pray.

4 For tliou the wrongs that I sustain
can'st never, Lord, approve,

Who from thy sacred dwelling-place
all evil dost remove.

5 Not long shall stubborn fools remain
unpunish'd in thy view ;

All such as act unrighteous things
thy vengeance shall pursue.

6 The slandering tongue, O God of truth,
by thee shall be destroy'd.

Who hat'st alike the man in blood
and in deceit employ'd.

7 But when thy boundless grace shall me
to thy loved courts restore.

On thee I'll fix my longing eyes,
and humbly thee adore.

8 Conduct me by thy righteous laws,
for watchful is my foe ;

Therefore, O Lord, make plain the way
wherein I ought to go.

9 Their mouth vents nothing but deceit ;
their heart is set on wrong ;

Their throat is a devouring grave ;
they flatter with their tongue.

10 By their own counsels let them fall
oppress'd with loads of sin ;

For thev against thy righteous laws
have Tiarden'd rebels been.

11 But let all those who trust in thee,
with shouts their joy proclaim ;

Let them rejoice whom thou preserv'st, "
and all that love thy name.

12 To righteous men, the righteous Lord

his blessing will extend ;
And with his favour all his saints,

as with a shield, defend.
PSALM 6.

THY dreadful anger. Lord, restrain,
and spare a wretch forlorn ;
Correct me not in thy fierce wrath,
too heavy to be borne.

2 Have mercy, Lord ; for I grow faint,
unable to endure

The anguish of my aching bones,
which thou alone canst cure.

3 My tortured flesh distracts my mind,
and fills my soul with grief;

But, Lord, how long wilt thou delay
to grant me thy relief .''

4 Thy wonted goodness. Lord, repeat,
and ease my troubled soul ;

Lord, for thy wondrous mercy's sake>
vouchsafe to make me whole.

5 For afterjleath no more can I
thy glorious acts proclaim.

No prisoners of the silent gi-ave
can magnify thy name.

6 Quite tired with pain, with groaning faJnt^
no hope of ease I see ;

The night