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FRAGMENTA LITURGICA.
VOL. VI.
dFraamenta Utturatca.
DOCUMENTS,
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
EXHIBITING
THE SEVERAL EMENDATIONS OF IT, AND
SUBSTITUTIONS FOE. IT, THAT HATE BEEN PROPOSED
FROM TIME TO TIME, AND PARTIALLY ADOPTED,
WHETHER AT HOME OR ABROAD.
EDITED
BY THE EEV. PETEE'hALL, M.A.
IN SEVEN VOLUMES.
2Fot. m.— Bextim'Z Btbatiang.
BATH : PRINTED BY BINNS AND GOODWIN.
MDCCCXLVIII.
Compleat Collection
O F
DEVOTIONS:
TAKEN FROM
The Apoftolical Conftitutions, the Ancient
Liturgies, and the Common Prayer Book
of the Church of England.
Part I.
COMPREHENDING
The Publick Offices of the Church.
Humbly offered
To the Confideration of the prefent Churches
of Chriitendom, Greek, Roman, Englifh,
and all others.
L 0 N D 0 N:
Printed in the Year M.DCC, XXXIV.
PREFACE TO THE READER.
The following Collection of Devotions is founded upon these
two principles.
1st. That the best method for all Churches and Christians to
follow, is to lay aside all modern hypotheses, customs, and
private opinions, and submit to all the doctrines, practices,
worship, and discipline, not of any Particular, but of the
Ancient and Universal Church of Christ, from the beginning to
the end of the fourth century ; which doctrines, practices, wor-
ship, and discipline, thus universally and constantly received,
could not possibly be derived from any other than Apostolical
authority.
2dly. That the Liturgy in the Apostolical Constitutions
is the most ancient Christian Liturgy extant; that it is
perfectly pure and free from interpolation ; and that the book
itself, called the Apostolical Constitutions, contains at large
the doctrines, laws, and settlements, which the three first and
purest ages of the Gospel did with one consent believe, obey,
and submit to, and that as derived to them from Apostolic?.!
4
PREFACE.
men : that therefore the said book, where it does not disagree
with the tradition of the Primitive Catholic Church, (as I be-
lieve upon examination it will hardly ever be found to do, but
on the contrary may be corroborated thereby, and by the
consentient testimony of the holy Fathers of the three first
centuries,) ought to be received, submitted to, and allowed
its due authority.
If these two principles were once put in practice, all the
Ecclesiastical distractions which subsist at present, would
cease ; and a truly Catholic union would be restored among
all Christian Churches. That I may contribute my mite
towards so desirable an end, I have here ventured to present
the world with what in my humble opinion will be the
only means to attain it ; which is what some will call a New,
but which I presume to recommend to every pious Christian
as the Oldest, and therefore the Best, Collection of Devotions
extant in the whole Christian world. This I dare venture to
say, because 1 have omitted no practice or ceremony that
appears to be supported by antiquity, universality, and con-
sent ; and because I have taken in all the Devotional part of
the Apostolical Constitutions, (except a few particulars foreign
to the present purpose,) at the same time that I have herein
included such parts of the Common Prayer Book of the
Church of England, as were necessary to complete the design.
As I am more disposed to peace than controversy, I waive
engaging in the proof of the two principles above mentioned :
PREFACE.
but lest they should be thought to be not well grounded, and
lest any thing that I might say in behalf of them should
be misconstrued, or received with prejudice ; I have chosen
to lay before all devout and impartial Christians, in an Ap-
pendix (to which I refer them), some Extracts and Observations,
taken from the writings of very eminent and learned Divines
of different communions. By the Extracts the first, and by
the Observations the second, principle will, I hope, be suf-
ficiently confirmed.
y PEIHGETOH
THSQLOGICAL
0 N T "EN T s!%
General Rubrics.
Tables, Calendar, §c.
Order for Morning Prayer.
Order for Evening Prayer.
Prayers for Catechumens.
Prayers for Energumens.
Prayers for Candidates for Baptism.
Prayers for Penitents.
Form of Admitting a Catechumen.
Form of Admitting to Penance.
Form of Absolving a Penitent.
The Penitential Office.
The Holy Liturgy.
* Now first inserted by the Editor. — P. H.
CONTENTS.
Public Baptism of Infants.
Public Baptism of Adults.
Consecration of Oil.
Consecration of Milk and Honey.
Order of Confirmation.
Consecration of the Chrism.
Private Baptism of Infants.
Private Baptism of Adults.
Solemnization of Matrimony.
Churching of Women.
Visitation of the Sick.
Consecration of Oil.
Communion of the Sick.
Burial of the Dead.
Consecration of Bishops.
Ordaining of Priests.
Ordaining of Deacons.
Ordaining of Deaconesses.
GENERAL RUBRICS.
The proper persons to administer in all the solemn parts of
Public Worship are the Bishops; and in their absence, and
by their permission, the Presbyters or Priests ; and both, as
ministered to by the Deacons.
If there be no Deacon belonging to any particular Church, what
is in this book ordered to be performed by him, must be done
by the Priest.
Note, that wherever in this book the People are appointed to do
any thing, the Deacon and all the Clergy present {except the
Officiating Priest) are supposed to be included in the rule
unless it be otherwise particularly ordered.
It is to be noted, that such ornaments of the Church and of the
Clergy, at all times of their ministration, shall be retained,
and be in use, as were in the Church of England in the
second year of the reign of King Edward the Sixth.
The posture for the Faithful in prayer, and at the reception
of the Eucharist, is kneeling, on all days but the Lord's
days ; arid all the days between Easter and Pentecost on
X
GENERAL RUBRICS.
which it is standing, in respect to and remembrance of our
Saviour's resurrection : and therefore wherever in this book
the Faithful are ordered to kneel, those times are supposed to
be excepted.
The People during the time of Divine Service are always
to have their faces turned towards the Altar : the same h
supposed of the Priest and Deacon whenever they kneel, and
likeivise when they stand, except where it is othet wise-
ordered.
The Men and Women are to sit separate in the Public
Assemblies.
Public Prayers are to be used Morning and Evening every
day. The time for the holy Liturgy, or solemn Communion
Service, is betiveen nine in the morning and noon ; except those
days on which the Penitential Office is appointed, which is to
be tised about that time, and the Communion Service (if the
Eucharist be celebrated) about two of the clock.
On Mondays, the Bishop, with as many of the Clergy as conve-
niently can, are to meet together for the exercise of Discipline
according to the laws of the Gospel, and the Ecclesiastical
Canons. Any of the Faithful may also be present, if they
please.
And forasmuch as nothing can be so plainly set forth, but doubts
may arise in the use and practice of the same ; to appease all
such diversity (if any arise), and for the resolution of all
doubts concerning the manner how to understand, do, and
GENERAL RUBRICS.
X!
execute the things contained in this Book, the parties that so
doubt, or diversely take any thing, shall always resort to the
Bishop of the Diocese, who, by his discretion, shall take order
for the quieting and appeasing of the same. And if the
Bishop of the Diocese be in doubt, he must apply for the
resolution thereof to the Metropolitan, and College of Bishops
in Provincial Synod assembled.
The Order how the Psalter is appointed to be read.
The Psalter is the same iciih that in the Gommtm Prayer Book of the
Church of England, and is to be read once every month according to
the following directions.
A Table of the Psalms for every day of the month.
In every Month.
For the first Sunday
Second
Third
Fourth
Morning Prayer.
Evening Prayer.
2. 1<). 20. 21
24. 26. 27. 72
68. 110
116. 117. 118
45. 46. 47. 4S
81. 84. 96. 98
89. 99
113. 122. 132. 133. 134.
150
First Monday
Second
Third
Fourth
1. 3. 5. 7
49. 52. 53
83. 85. 87
119. part i, ii, iii, iv,
!. 9. 10
58. 59. 62
91. 94
119. part vii, viii, ix, x.
First Tuesday
Second
Third
Fourth
11. 12. 14. 15
56. 57. 64
1115
119. part xii, xiii, xiv.
xv, xvi, xvii
17. 30. 34
71. 75
106
119. part xviii, xix, xx,
xxi, xxii
First Wednesday
Second
Third
Fourth
6. 13. 28. 32
42. 43. 50
60. 61. 74
109
38. 40
54. 55
77. Be
'.39. 143
First Thursday
Second
Third
Fourth
31. 36
T3. 76. 82
108. 112. 114. 115
128. 129. 135. 136
37. 41
78
120. 121. 124. 125. 126.
127
'37. 138. 140. 144
First Friday
Second
Third
Fourth
22
35.44
59
101. 102
lo. 39
:0. 79. 86
S8. 90
123. 130. 131. 142
First Saturday
Second
Third
Fourth
1(1. 83. 2f.)
33. 65
93. 95. 97. 100
103. 111. 145
18
;6. 67. 92
107
140. 147. 149
Note, that the Psalms appointed for the third Sunday. Monday, &c. oj
every month, are also to he read upon the fifth Sunday, Monday, $c. oj
any month.
Between Easter and Pentecost the Psalms every week are to be
read according to the following Table.
A Table of the Psalms for every day of the Week
between Easter and Pentecost.
Sunday - - - -
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday, according to
Morning Prayer.
Evening Prayer.
2. 16. 118
20. 45
26. 46. 96
89
68
113. 116
the first Table.
24. 46. 47
34. 81
72. 84
98. 99. 110
117. 122. 132
133. 134- 138. 150
Proper Psalms on certain Days.
Christmas-day - -
Ash-Wednesday
Monday before Easter
luesday before Eastev
Wednesday bef. Easter
Thursday bef. Easter
Good-Friday
Easter-eve
Easter-day
Ascension-day
Whit-Sunday
Morning Prayer.
Evening Prayer.
45. 72
6. 32. 38
6. 32. 38
ijO. 70. 74
109
40. 42. 43
35. 142
13. 39. 88. 130
2. 16. 118
68
89
110. 132. 150
102. 130. 143
25. 54. 55
80. 102
50. 79
44. 86. 131
69.
90. 123. 143
24. 46. 47
24. 47. 48
97. 133. 145
At the end of every Psalm, and of every part of the 1 1 9th Psalm,
shall be repeated in the Morning service this Hymn :
Glory be 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.
But in the Evening Service this Hymn:
Glory be to the Father, through the Son : in the Holy Ghost ;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :
world without end. Amen.
And Note, that in whatever part of Divine Service either of these
Doxologies is ordered to be used, on all Sundays, and upon
every day between Easter and Pentecost, the ivord Hallelujah
shall be added in this manner:
Glory be to the Father, the Holy Ghost j Hallelujah :
As it was in the beginning, world without end. Amen.
Hallelujah.
The ORDER how the rest of Holy Scripture is
appointed to be read.
To know what Lessons shall be read every day, look for the
day of the month in the Calendar jolloiving, and you shall find
there 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 the column of Lessons; the
Proper Lessons for all which days are to be found in the Table
of Proper Lessons.
And Note, that whensoever Proper Lessons are appointed, then
the Lessons of ordinary course appointed in the Calendar
(if they be different) shall be omitted for that time.
When any Lessons or Portions of the four Gospels are ready
it is to be done by a Priest or Deacon, and the Congrega-
tion is to stand up.
Proper Lessons, to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer ,
on the Sundays and other Holy-days throughout the year.
LESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS.
Morning
Prayer.
Evening Prayei
Sundays of Advent.
Isaiah
1
isaiah
2
ii.
5
24
iii.
25
26
iv.
30
32
Sundays after Christmas.
The first.
35
40
ii.
41
42 to v. 17
Sundays after the Epiph.
45
The first.
44
ii.
51
52
iii.
54
DO
iv.
56
tfl
v.
60
ol
vi.
65
66
Septuag-esima.
Gen.
1
Lien.
2
Sexagesima.
3
6
Quinquag-esima.
9
to v. 20.
12
Sundays in Lent.
22. to v. 20
The first.
19
to v. 30.
ii.
27
28
iii.
39
42
iv.
43
45
v.
Exod.
3
Exod.
5
vi. 1 Lesson.
9
10
2 Less.
Matth.
26
Heb.
5. to v. 11
Easter-day. 1 Less.
Exod.
12
Exod.
14
2 Less.
Rom.
6
Acts
2. v. 22
Sundays after Easter.
22
The first. 1 Less.
Numb.
16
Numb.
2 Less.
Mark
16
Philip.
3
ii.
Numb.
23
Numb.
24
iii.
Deut.
4
to v. 41.
Deut.
5
iv.
6
v.
8
9
Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.
Sunday after As- |
Deut.
12
Deut.
13
cension-day.
1
Whitsunday.
1 Less.
lfi fn v 1ft
Is ' h
saia
11
2 Less.
Acts
ill * . O-t
19 to v. 21
Trinity Sunday. 1 Less.
Gen.
1
Laiah
8 Less.
->iat in.
•J
o
1 John
5
Sundays after Trinity
Josh.
10
Josh.
23
.*»■
Judges
Jud°'.
iii.
1 S'H.l..
•>
1 Sam.
3
iy.
12
13
v.
15
1~
vi.
24
2(5
vii .
2 Sam.
i Sam.
19
viii.
24
King's
g
ix.
1 Kings
17
X.
18
19
xi.
°1
23
xii.
- ivin?s
- Kings
E
xiii.
K
xiv.
9
10
XT.
18
19
xvi.
aa
xyii.
T
Jerera.
23 to y. 9
erem.
30
xviii.
31
33
xix.
Ezek.
33
Ezek.
34
XX.
36
37
xxi.
i
39
43 to y. 10
xxii.
Dan.
3
Dan.
6
xxiii.
Micah
4
Micah
5
xx iv.
Malachi
Malachi
2
XXV.
3
4
//" there be any more Sundays before Advent Sunday, the Lessons
of some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany
shall be taken in to supply so many as are there wanting. And
if there be fewer, the overplus shall be omitted: provided that
the Lessons appointed for the twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity
shall always be used upon the Sunday ?iext bejore Advent.
c
LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS.
. Andrew.
J. Thomas.
Nativity of Christ
S. Stephen.
Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.
J2 Esdras 1, 2
5
LessJlsaiah 9 to v. 8
2 Less. Luke 2 to v. 15
1 Less.
2 Less.
S. John. 1 Less.
2 Less.
Innocents' day.
Circumcision. 1 Less.
2 Less.
Epiphany. 1 Less.
2 Less.
Conversion of S. Paul.
1 Less.
2 Less.
Purine, of the V. Mary.
Ash-Wednesdav. 1 Less.
2 Less.
S. Matthias.
Annun. of the V. Mary.
Monday before Easter".
Tuesday before Easter.
Weduesd. before Easter
1 Less
2 Less
Thursday before Easter
1 Less
2 Less
Good Friday. 1 Less
2 Less
Easter Even. 1 Less
2 Less
2 Esdras 7
Acts 6 v. 8 and ch.
7 to v. 30
Kev el. 1
John 20 to v. 11
Jeremiah 31 10 v. 18
Gen. 17
Rom. 2
Isaiah 60
Luke 3 to v. 23
2 Esdras 9, 10
Acts 22 to v. 22
2 Esdras 13
Joel 1
[Luke 22 v. 54 to v
63
■2 Esdras 15
Revel. 3
Jeremiah 4
9
Zechar. 11
John 11
2 Esdras
Isaiah
Titus
7 v. 10 to i
17
3 v. 4 to v
9
2 Esdras 8
Acts
Revel.
Acts
Eccles.
Deut.
Coloss.
Isaiah
John
v. 30 to v.
55
3 to v. 12
12
10'
2
49
2 to v. 12
12
2 Esdras 11,12
Acts 26
2 Esdras 14
!Joel 2 to v. 18
1 Cor. 5
'2 Esdras 16
Revel. 4
Jeremiah 7
12
Lament. 3
r. 45
Daniel
John
Genesis
John
Lament.
Luke
13
22 to v. :
18
1
23 v. 50:
4, 5
' Isaiah
53
1 Pet.
2
Lament.
2
Mark
2
LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS.
Morning Prayer.
, Evening Prayer.
Monday in Easter-week
Exod.
1 Less.
Exod.
16
17
2 Less.
Matth.
28
;ActS
3
Tuesday in Easter-week
1 Less. Exod.
20
Exod.
32
2 Less.
Luke
24 to v. 13
1 Cor.
15
S. Mark.
Revel.
5
Revel.
6
3. Philip and S. Jacob.
1 Less.
8
2 Less.
John
1 v. 43
Acts
15 to v. 32
Ascension-day. 1 Less.
Deut.
10
2 Kings
2
2 Less.
Luke
24 v. 44
lEphes.
4 to v. 17
Mond. in"Whitsun-week.
1 Less.
Gen.
11 to v. 10
(Numb.
11 v. 16 to v.
30
2 Less.
1 Cor.
12
;1 Cor.
14 to v. 26
Tuesd. inWhitsun-week
1 Less.
1 Sam.
19 v. 18
Deut.
30
2 Less. 1 Thess.
5 v. 12 to v. 1 John
4 to v. 14
24
S. Barnabas.
Revel.
9
Revel.
10
S. John Baptist. 1 Less., Malach.
3
Malach.
4
2 Less.
Matth.
3
Matth.
14 to v. 13
S. Peter. 1 Less.
Revel.
11
Revel.
12
2 Less. Acts
3
'Acts
4
S. James.
Revel.
13
Revel.
14
S. Bartholomew.
15
16
S. Matthew.
17
18
S. Michael. 1 Less. Gen.
32
Dan.
10 v. 5
2 Less.i Acts
12 to v. 20
Jude
v. 6 to v.
Revel.
16
S. Luke.
19
jRevel.
20
S. Simon and S. Jude.
21
22
All Saints. 1 Less.Wisd.
3 to v. 10
Wisd.
5 to v. 17
2 Less
Heb.
11 v. 33. and Revel.
19 to v. 17
JANUARY HATH XXXI DAYS.
The Calendar.
1
A
2
b ,
3
c
4
a
5
e
6
f
7
g
8
A
9
b
10
c
11
d
12
e
13
f
14
g
15
A
16
b
17
c
18
d
19
e
20
f
21
g
22
A
23
b
24
c
2 a
d
26
e
27
f
2S
g
2t
A
3C
1)
31
c
f Circvtme. of |
| our Lord, j
( Epiphany of}
! our Lord, j
Morning Prayer.
1 Lesson. 2 Lesson
Gen,
( Convers. of )
^ S. Paul, j
Exod.
6.to v.
Matth. 1
2
3
4
Evening Prayer.
1 Lesson.
Gen.
10
11
12
13
14
\i
16
17
18
1!)
20
21
22
23
24 Exod.
25
26
27
28
2 Lesson.
2 Rom.
4
6
8
1 Cor.
FEBRUARY HATH XXVIII DAYS.
The Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer
Purif. of the ?.M
25! g
26 A
27
2<s
29
S- Matthias ~)
t
Ap. & Mar. J
1 Lesson.
Exod. 10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
33
40
Levit.
Numb.
10
12
14
16
20
22
2 Lesson.
Mark
8 Luke 1. to
v. 39
1. v. 39
2
3
4
5
6
24
271
31i
35
IChron. 17 Matth,
1 Lesson.
Exod. 1 1
13
15
17
19
21
23
32
34
Levit. 9 v
22. andCh.
10. to v. 12
17
21
24
26
16 Numb. 6
9
2 Lesson.
1 Cor. 13
2 Cor.
11 Galat.
13
15
17
21
23
Epbes.
25
30
32
36
2 Chron. 7>latth. 6, 7
t Note, The Feast of S. Matthias is to be observed on the 24th of
February in Leap-year as well as others.
MARCH HATH XXXI DAYS.
The Calendar. Morning Prayer. < Evening Prayer.
1
a
2
e
3
f
4
g
5
A
6
b
:
c
s
d
9
e
10
f
1]
g
12
A
13
b
14
c
15
d
16
e
17
f
IS
g
19
A
20
b
21
c
22
d
23
e
21
f
25
g
26
A
27
b
28
c
29
a
30
I e
31
i f
2 Lesson. 1 Lesson
Ann. of the V. M •
Josh.
Judg.
13
15
17
19
21
25
27
29 John
31
33
1
3
5
7
9
11
20
23
1
3
5
7
9
11
1 Lesson.
Deut 1 Luke 12 Deut.
3
5
7
9
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4 Josh.
5
6
9
10
11
12
13 Judg.
14
15
16
17
IS
1 Thess.
2 Lesson.
Ephes. 6
4 Philip
6
8
10
1 2 Coloss.
14
16
IS
20
21
26
28
30
32 2 Thess.
34
2
4
6
8
10
14
22 2 Tim
1 Tim. 1
2, 3
4
5
24
2
4Titus 1
6| 2,3
8 Philemon
lOHebr. 1
12
APRIL HATH XXX DAYS.
The Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer
l'g
2 A
3 b
4 c
5 d
6 e
7|f
8!g
9 A
10 b
111 c
12|d
13 e
14lf
A5jg
1 Lesson. 2 Lesson.
Jud<
Ruth
1 Sam.
St. Mark Ev.
& Martyr.
2 Sam.
13 John
15
17
19 A<
21
2
4
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1G
18
20
22
24
2G
28
30
1
3
1 Lesson. I 2 Lesson.
19 Judg.
20
21
1
2 Tvuth
3
4
5
6
] Sam.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 2 Sam.
21
22
28
24
25
26
27
14Heb.
16
18'
20
1
3
1
3'
5
7
9
11 James
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
2
4
1 Pet.
2 Pet.
1 John 1
2
3
4
5
14 2 & 3 John
MAY HATH XXXI DAYS.
The Calendar.
1 b
2
3
4
5
6
7A
b
9
1()
11
12
13
14 A
15
10
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
21
25
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Morning Prayer.
1 Lesson. 2 Lesson
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15
1
19
21
23
1 Kings 1
3
5
7
9
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13
15
17
19
21
2 Kings 1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
2
Acts
Matth.
Ezra
Mark
Evening Prayer.
1 Lesson. 2 Lesson.
2 Sam.
I
16 Jude.
18 Rom.
20
22
24
1 Kings 2
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6 1
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
16 2 Kings 2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
1
3
Ezra
1 Cor.
JUNE HATH XXX DAYS.
The Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer.
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5 Mark
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Esther
13
2
4
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7
9
11
13
15
17,18
20
22
24, 25
28
30
32
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1 Cor. 14
1 Lesson.
2 Ezra 6
8. v. 15
10. tov. 18
Nehem. 2 2 Cor.
5
3 0. v. 28
9 Esther 1
3
5
12
13
14
15
16
Luke 1. to
v, 39.
1. v. 39
2
3
4
5
6
12
Job
7
9, 10
2
4
6
8 Galat.
23
26,27
29
31
33
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JULY HATH XXXI DAYS.
The Calendar.
"S.James Ap.7
yr. i
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Morning Prayer.
1 Lesson.
Job 34
36
38
40. tov. 15
42
Prov. 2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16 John
18
20
22
24
26
28
30. to v. 15
Eccles. 1
3
5
7
9
11
Jerem. 1
3
5
7
2 Lesson.
Luke
13 Job 35 Philip
Evening Prayer.
1 Lesson.
14
15
16
17 Prov.
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 Eccles.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 Jerem.
17
18
19
Coloss.
1 Thess.
12
2 Lesson.
19 2 Thess,
21
23
25
27
29
31
2
3
4
5
. 1
2
1 Tim.
2,
4 2 Tim.
10 Titus
2, 3
2 Philemon.
4 Heb. 1
6 2
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11
13 Acts
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45, 46
48
50
52
Lament. 2
Ezek.
4
2
5
7
14
20
26 Matth.
1 Lesson.
20 Jerem.
21
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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19
20 Lam.
21
22
23
24 Ezek.
25
26
27
28
1
2 Lesson.
10 Hebr.
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30 James
32
34
36
38
40 1 Pet.
42
44
47
49
51
1
3
2 Pet.
1 John
5
3
6
13
17 2& 3 John
25;Jude
27 Rom.
SEPTEMBER HATH XXX DAYS.
The Calendar.
Morning
Prayer.
Evening
Prayer.
1 Lesson.
2 Lesson.
1 Lesson.
2 Lesson.
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Ezek.
28
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2
Ezek.
29
Rom.
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2
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31
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3
4
32
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14
OCTOBER HATH XXXI DAYS.
The Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
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24c
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26! e
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S. Simon and
S. Jude.Ap.
and Martyrs.
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Hab.
Zepb.
2 Lesson
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1
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Zech. 2,
Mai.
Wisd.
Eccles.
3
2
3
6
8
10
12
14
2
4
2 15
4 16
6 Luke 1. to
v. 39.
1. v. 39
2
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3 Hab. 3 1 Cor. 15
4 Zeph. 2
Hagg. l',2 Cor.
6Zecb. 1
9
10
11
12
13
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Mai.
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4
6
8
10
9 Galat
11
I
13
15
17
19Epbes. 1
12
14
16
Pbilip. 1
NOVEMBER HATH XXX DAYS.
The Calendar.
All Saints' Day.
S. Andrew
Ap. & Mar.
Morning Prayer.
1 Lesson.
Ecclus. 17
19
21
23
25 to v. 13
28
30 to v. 1 8
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
Baruch 1
3
5
2 Mac. 6
John
Isaiah
2 Lesson.
Evening Prayer.
Luke
2 Lesson.
1 Lesson.
Ecclus. 18
20
22
24
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
Baruch 2 2 Tim.
4
6
Song of the
3 children
Coloss.
1 Thess.
2 Thess.
1 Tim.
Isaiah
Titus i
2, 3
Philemon
Hebr. 1
2
3
4
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The Calendar.
Morning Prayer.
Evening
Prayer.
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2 Lesson.
1 Lesson.
2 Lesson.
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RULES FOR THE MOVEABLE FEASTS ;
TOGETHER WITH THE
Solemn Days, both Festivals and Fasts, that are to be
observed through the whole Year.
Easter-day (on which the rest depend) is always the first
Lord's-day after that Fourteenth day of the Moon, which
happens upon or next after the day of the Vernal Equinox.
Advent Sunday is always the nearest Lord's-day to the Feast of
S. Andrew, whether before or after.
Septuagesima \ ^ / nine weeks
Sexagesima [ si j eight weeks
Quinquagesima I ^ j seven weeks
Quadragesima ) < I six weeks
Ascension Day \ ( forty days
Whitsunday I is \ seven weeks j- after Easter.
Trinity Sunday ' I eight weeks J
Solemn days are Festivals, greater and lesser ; and Fasts,
greater and lesser.
The Greater Festivals are,
Easter Day. Whitsunday.
The first Sunday after Easter. All Lord's-days.
Ascension Day. Christmas Day.
(c3)
j before Easter.
The Lesser Festivals are,
AH the days betweenEaster and
Pentecost, except Snndays.
All Sabbath-days or Saturdays,
except the Saturday next
before Easter.
Monday and Tuesday in Whit-
sun Week.
The days of the Feasts of
The Circumcision of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
The Epiphany,
The Conversion of S. Paul.
The Purification of the blessed
Virgin.
S. Matthias the Apostle.
The Annunciation of the bles-
sed Virgin.
S. Mark the Evangelist.
S. Philip and S. Jacob the
Apostles.
S. Barnabas.
TheNativity of S. JohnBaptist.
S. Peter the Apostle.
S. James the Apostle.
S. Bartholomew the Apostle.
S. Matthew the Apostle.
S. Michael and all Angels.
S. Luke the Evangelist.
S. Simon and S. Jude the
Apostles.
All Saints.
S. Andrew the Apostle.
S. Thomas the Apostle.
S. Stephen the first Martyr.
S. John the Evangelist.
The Holy Innocents.
The greater Fast is but one, that of the Holy Week, or the
week before Easter, except Sunday. This great Fast is to
be observed with extraordinary devotion and alms-giving,
fasting every day till evening, or at least till three of the
clock in the afternoon, and then abstaining from flesh and
wine, or any strong liquor ; especially on Friday eating but
very little of the most ordinary food, and on Saturday tast-
ing nothing till day-break on Sunday morning. All this if
health will permit.
The lesser Fasts, called also Half-Fasts, days of Abstinence,
or Stations, are all Wednesdays and Fridays, (except those
between Easter and Pentecost, and except Christmas-day,)
together with Lent, concerning which it is to be noted :
L That Holy Week is to be observed with strict Fasting,
as above directed. 2. That every day of the week before
Holy Week, except Sunday and Saturday, is to be kept
as an Half-Fast, or day of Abstinence. 3. That no other
day of Lent, except Wednesdays and Fridays, is imposed ;
but any day or days may be kept as Half- Fasts, or days
of Abstinence, according to every one's piety and discre-
tion, always excepting Sundays and Saturdays. These
lesser Fasts are to be observed by fasting till three of the
clock in the afternoon, and with proper devotions and
alms-giving.
THE ORDER
FOR
MORNING PEA TEE,
DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Note, That wherever in the Morning or Evening Service
any thing is ordered to be said by the People or Congregation,
that is to be understood of the faithful only : for the Cat-
echumens, Energumens, and Penitents, are to stand in proper
places allotted for them, and not to kneel (except where they
are particularly ordered) or vocally join with the faithful.
At the beginning of Morning Prayer, the Deacon, being turned
towards the People, all standing, shall say,
Let us attend.
Then shall the Priest say,
0 Lord, open thou our lips :
Answer. And our mouth shall she-vr forth thy
praise.
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MORNING PRAYER.
Pr. O God, make speed to save us :
Answ. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Pr. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son :
and to the Holy Ghost ; [Hallelujah :]
Answ. As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.
[Hallelujah.]
Then shall be said or sung by the Priest and People the
Morning Hymn, as followefh.
Glory be to God in the highest, 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 Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu 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 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.
MORNING PRATER.
39
Instead of the foregoing Hymn, the following, with the Proper
Preface, shall be said or sung by the Priest and People on all
Lord's days, and on every day be/ween Easter and Pentecost,
on Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week, and on Christmas-
day.
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that
we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks
unto thee, 0 Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Ever-
lasting God.
Here shall follow the Proper Preface.
PROPER PREFACES.
Upon all Lord's days, except the Sunday after Ascension-day.
and Whitsunday ; and upon every day between Easter and
Ascension-day.
But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the
glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our
Lord : for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was
offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of
the world ; who by his death hath destroyed death,
and by his rising to life again hath restored to
us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c.
Upon Ascension-day, and every day after till JVIiitsunday.
Through thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus
Christ our Lord : who after his most glorious Re-
40
MORNING PRATER.
surrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apostles,
and in their sight ascended up into heaven to
prepare a place for us ; that where he is, thither we
might also ascend, and reign with him in glory.
Therefore with Angels, &c.
Upon Whitsunday, and Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week.
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, lighting upon the
Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to
all truth, giving both the gift of divers languages,
and also boldness with fervent zeal constantly to
preach the Gospel unto all nations ; whereby we
have been brought out of darkness and error, into
the clear light and true knowledge of thee and
of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels,
&c.
Upon Christmas- day.
Because thou didst give Jesus Christ thine only
Son, to be born as at this time for us : who by
the operation of the Holy Ghost was made very
man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his
MORNING PRAYER.
41
mother, and that without spot of sin, to make us
clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels, &c.
After the Preface shall follow :
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and
with all the company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee,
and saying : Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts :
heaven and earth are full of thy glory : glory be to
thee, O Lord most High. Amen. Hallelujah.
Then shall be said or sung the Psalm following ; except on
Sundays, and every day between Easter and Pentecost.
Deus, Dens meus. Psal. lxiii.
O God, thou art my God, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was the beginning, &c. Amen.
On all Lord's days, and on every day between Easter a?td
Pentecost, instead of the foregoing Psalm, shall be sung or
said the following Anthem.
Christ our passover is sacrificed for us : therefore
let us keep the feast ;
Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven
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MORNING PRATER.
of malice and wickedness : but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth.
Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no
more : death hath no more dominion over him :
For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but
in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also youselves to be dead
indeed unto sin : but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
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.
Glory be to the Father, &c. Hallelujah :
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. Hal-
lelujah.
Then shall be said or sung the Psalms in order as they are ap-
pointed, the Deacon first turning to the People, and sayingt
Such a Psalm, or Psalms, is, or are, appointed for this Morn-
ing, or Evening, Service.
After the Psalms, shall be read distinctly with an audible voice
the first Lesson, as it is appointed in the Calendar, ( except
MORNING PRAYER.
43
there be Proper Lessons assigned for that day,) he that
readeth, so standing and turning himself, as he may best be
heard of all such as are present : and before every Lesson he
shall say, Such a chapter, or chapters, or such a part of a
chapter of such a book, is appointed for the first, or the
second, Lesson for this Morning, or Evening, Service ; and
after every Lesson, Here endeth the first, or the second,
Lesson.
After the first Lesson shall be sung or said, in English, the
Hymn called Te Deum Lautiaraus, daily throughout the year ;
except all Saturdays but that next before Easter.
Te Deum laudamus.
We praise thee, 0 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 Cherubin and Seraphin : 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 ;
44
MORNING PRAYER.
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 Majesty ;
Thine honourable, true : and only Son ;
Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.
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 not abhor the Virgin's womb ;
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of
death : thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to
all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the
glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come : to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee help thy servants : whom
thou hast redeemed 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 ;
MORNING PRATER. 45
And we worship thy name : ever world without
end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day with-
out sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon
us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as our
trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be
confounded.
But on all Saturdays except Easter Eve, instead of the foregoing
Hymn, shall be sung or said this Canticle.
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini.
O All ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye heavens, 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.
O all ye waters that be above the firmament,
bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him
for ever.
0 all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
46 MOEKJNG PRAYER.
O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord : praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord : praise
hira, and magnify him for ever.
O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye dews and storms of snow, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye ice and cold, bless ye the Lord : praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye frost and snow, 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.
MORNING PRAYER.
47
O let the earth bless the Lord : praise him, and
magnify him for ever.
O ye mountains and little hills, bless ye the Lord :
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye things that grow on the earth, bless ye
the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye fountains, bless ye the Lord : praise him,
and magnify him for ever.
O ye seas and rivers, bless ye the Lord : praise
him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye whales and all that move 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 magnify 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 magnify him for ever.
0 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.
48
MORNING PRATER.
0 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.
O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gra-
cious : for his mercy endureth for ever.
O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of
gods : praise him, and give him thanks ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
Then shall be read in like manner the second Lesson, taken out
of the New Testament. And after that shall be sung or said
the Hymn following, except when it shall happen to be read in
the chapter for the day, when the eighth Psalm, appointed
for Saturday, shall be used instead thereof.
Benedictus. S. Luke i. 68.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
But on all Saturdays, except Easter Eve, instead of the foregoing
Hymn shall be said or sung this Psalm.
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Domine, Deus noster. Psal. viii.
0 Lord our Governour, &c.
G-lory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
Then shall be said or sung the Creed, commonly called the
Apostles' Creed, by the Priest and People ; except only on such
days as the Creed following after it is appointed to be used.
I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth :
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord : Who
was conceived by the Holy Ghost ; Born of the
Virgin Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate ; Was
crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into
Hades ; The third day he rose again 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.
1 believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Catholic
Church ; The communion of Saints ; The forgive-
ness of sins ; The resurrection of the body ; And
the life everlasting. Amen.
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MORNING PRAYER.
Instead of the foregoing Creed, the following shall be used upon
Christmas-day, Easter-day, the first Sunday after Easter,
Ascension-day, Whitsunday, Trinity- Sunday, and on the first
' Sunday of every month.
I Believe in one unbegotten only true God Al-
mighty, The Father of Christ, The Creator and
Maker of all things, Of whom are all things.
And in the Lord Jesus Christ, his only-begotten
Son, The first-born of the whole creation, Who was
begotten before the ages by the good-will of the
Father, By whom all things were made, both in
heaven and earth, visible and invisible ; Who in the
last times came down from heaven, And took flesh
upon him, And was born of the holy Virgin Mary ;
And lived an holy life, according to the laws of his
God and Father ; And was crucified under Pontius
Pilate, and died for us ; The third day after his Pas-
sion he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father ;
And he shall come again with glory at the end of
the world, To judge the quick and the dead : Whose
kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, that is, the
Comforter, Who hath wrought effectually in all the
saints from the beginning of the world, And was
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afterwards sent to the Apostles by the Father,
According to the promise of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ ; and after the Apostles, to all believers
in the holy Catholic Church : And I believe the
resurrection of the flesh ; And the remission of sins ;
And the kingdom of heaven, And the life of the
world to come. Amen.
Here shall follow the Sermon or Homily, if there beany.
After the Sermon, or, if there be none, after the Creed, the Deacon,
being turned to the People, shall on the Lord's day declare
unto them the name and day of any Festival or Fast which in
the week following is to be observed, if it have proper Lessons
appointed for it ; as also the five Fasting Days in the week
before Holy Week, notice of which shall be given on the pre-
ceding Sunday.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let no unbeliever, no heterodox person stay.
( Here shall follow the Prayers for the Catechumens, Energumens,
and Penitents, if there be any.)
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let none of those who are not allowed, come near.
Then the Priest shall turn to the People, and say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
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Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
is to he omitted All we °f tne faithful, let us [*fall
on all Lord's upon our knees, and] fervently and
dday Ztelln intensely pray to God through his
Easter and Pen- Christ.
tecost.
Then the Priest and People devoutly kneeling, the Priest
shall say,
Lord, have mercy upon us ;
Answ. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then the Priest and People shall say the Lord's Prayer with a
loud voice.
Our Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen.
Then the Priest shall say,
O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy salvation.
Pr. O Lord, save thy people ;
Answ. And bless thine inheritance.
Pr. O God, make clean our hearts within us ;
Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
Then shall follow three Collects ; the first of the Day, which shall
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be the same that is appointed at the Communion ; the second
for Peace ; the third for Grace to live well.
The second Collect, for Peace.
O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of
concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eter-
nal life, whose service is perfect freedom : Defend
us. thy humble servants, in all assaults of our ene-
mies ; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may
not fear the power of any adversaries, through the
might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The third Collect, for Grace.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and ever-
lasting God, who hast safely brought us to the
beginning of this day : Defend us in the same with
thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall
into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ;
but that all our doings may be ordered by thy
governance, to do always that is righteous in thy
sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon stand up, and, being turned to the People,
he shall say :
Let us pray with earnestness, and commend our-
selves and one another to the living God, through
his Christ.
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MORNING PRATER.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for the peace and tranquillity
of the world, and of the holy Churches ; that the
God of the universe would grant us his perpetual
and lasting peace, and keep us persevering to the
end in the fulness of piety and virtue.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for the holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church, from one end of the earth to the
other ; that the Lord would keep and preserve it
unshaken and undisturbed with storms and tem-
pests, founded on a rock, to the end of the world.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for this Diocese ; that the Lord
of all would grant us grace to pursue his heavenly
hope without ceasing, and that we may render him
the continual debt and tribute of our prayers.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for the whole Episcopate, or
company of Bishops under heaven, rightly dividing
the word of truth.
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A?isw. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for N. our Bishop ; that the
merciful God would preserve him in safety, honour,
and length of days, for the benefit of his holy Church,
and grant him a venerable old age in all piety and
righteousness.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for our Presbyters ; that the
Lord would deliver them from every unlawful and
wicked action, and preserve them safe and honour-
able in their Presbytery.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for the whole order of Deacons
in Christ, and all the Clergy ; that the Lord would
preserve them unblameable in their ministry.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for the King ; that he, know-
ing whose minister he is, may above all things seek
God's honour and glory ; and that we and all his
subjects, duly considering whose authority he hath,
may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey him.
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MORNING PRAYER.
Ansiv. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for all the Royal Family ; for
the nobility, magistrates, and all the people of this
realm.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for those who are departed in
the faith, and are at rest in Christ ; that God, the
lover of mankind, who hath received their souls,
would forgive them all their sins voluntary and in-
voluntary, and of his great mercy would graciously
grant them perpetual peace in the region of the just,
who rest in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and J acob,
with all those who have pleased him and done his
will from the beginning of the world, in the place
whence sorrow, grief, and lamentation are banished
away.
Ansiv. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for all virgins, widows, and
orphans, for those who live in continence, and lead
a pious life.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
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Deac. Let us pray for those who live in marriage
and child-bearing, that the Lord would have mercy
upon them all.
Ansiv. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for those that bring forth fruit
in the holy Church, and give alms to the poor.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for those who offer their sacri-
fices and first-fruits to the Lord our God ; that the
most gracious God would reward them with heavenly
gifts, and restore them an hundred-fold in this world,
and grant them everlasting life in the world to come ;
giving them heavenly things for their earthly, and
for their temporal those that are eternal.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for our brethren who are
newly converted, that the Lord would confirm and
establish them.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for those who are afflicted
with sickness, [especially the persons for whom our
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prayers are desired ; This is to be said when any
desire the prayers of the congregation:'] that the
Lord would deliver them from all their distempers
and infirmities, and restore them in health to his
holy Church.
Ansiv. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for all who travel by land or
by water, for those who are in hard slavery, and for
all who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow,
need, or any other adversity, [especially those for
whom our prayers are desired. This is to be said
when any desire the prayers of the congregation.']
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for those who are in banish-
ment, prison, or bonds for the name of the Lord, for
all who are persecuted for truth and righteousness*
sake.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for our enemies, persecutors,
slanderers, and all who hate us ; that the Lord
would forgive them, and turn their hearts.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
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Deac. Let us pray for those who are without, and
and led away with error, that the Lord would con-
vert them.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us remember the infants of the Church ;
that the Lord would perfect them in his fear, and
bring them to the measure of adult age.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray mutually for one another, that
the Lord would keep and preserve us by his grace
unto the end, deliver us from the evil one, and
from all the scandals of those that work iniquity,
and conduct us safe to his heavenly kingdom.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray for every Christian soul.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest stand up, and say, the Deacon kneeling,
Keep us, O Lord, and preserve us by thy grace.
Answ. Save us, 0 God, and raise us up by thy
mercy.
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Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer.
0 Almighty God, O Lord most High who dwellest
in the highest, O thou Holy One who restest in thy
holy places, thou great Monarch of the world with-
out original ; who by thy Christ hast caused thy
knowledge to be preached unto us, to the acknow-
ledgment of thy glory and of thy name, which he
hath manifested to our understandings : Do thou
now look down by him upon this thy flock, and
deliver it from all ignorance, and from every evil
work. Grant that this thy people may fear thee
with reverence, love thee with affection, and tremble
before the face of thy glory. Be merciful and pro-
pitious to them, and hearken unto their prayers ;
and keep them stedfast, unblameable, and unre-
proveable, that they may be holy in body and soul,
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but
that they may be perfect, and none of them deficient
or wanting in any respect. O thou their Defender
and powerful God, who acceptest not the persons of
men, do thou assist and support this thy flock,
which thou hast redeemed with the precious blood
of thy Christ: be thou their refuge and succour,
their protector and guardian, their impregnable
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wall, their bulwark and security. For none can
pluck out of thine hand : there is no other God
like thee : in thee is our hope and strong consolation.
Sanctify them by thy truth ; for thy word is truth.
O thou, who dost nothing out of partiality or favour,
whom it is impossible to deceive ; deliver them from
all sickness and infirmity, from all sin, injury, and
fraud, from fear of the enemy, from the arrow that
flieth by day, and the danger that walketh in dark-
ness : and vouchsafe to bring them to eternal life,
which is in Christ thine only-begotten Son our God
and Saviour ; through whom to thee in the Holy
Ghost, be glory and adoration, now and for ever,
world without end. Amen.
Then the Deacon, standing up, and turning towards the
People, shall say :
Let us beg of the Lord his mercies and compas-
sions, that this morning, and this day, and all the
time of our pilgrimage may be passed by us in peace
without sin. Let us beg of God, that he would send
us the angel of peace, and give us a Christian end,
and be gracious and merciful unto us. Let us com-
mend ourselves and one another to the living God
through his only-begotten Son.
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MORNING PRAYER.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Priest shall say the Morning Thanksgiving.
O God, the God of spirits and of all flesh, who art
above all comparison, and self-sufficient; who rnadest
the sun to rule the day, and the moon and stars to
govern the night : Do thou now look down upon us
with the eyes of thy favour, and receive our morn-
ing thanksgiving, and have mercy upon us. For we
have not stretched out our hands to any strange
God ; for there is not any new God among us,
but thou the eternal and immortal God, who hast
given us our being and well-being through Christ :
vouchsafe by him to bring us to everlasting life ;
with whom to thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory,
honour, and adoration, world without end. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon turn to the People, and say,
Bow down your heads for the benediction.
Then the Priest shall say the Prayer of Benediction, the Deacon
kneeling, both he and the People reverently bowing their
heads.
O God, faithful and true, who shewest mercy to
thousands and ten thousands of them that love thee ;
who art the friend of the humble, and the defender
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of the poor ; whose aid all things stand in need of,
because all things serve thee : Look down upon this
thy people, who bow their heads unto thee, and
bless them with thy spiritual benediction ; keep
them as the apple of an eye, preserve them in piety
and righteousness, and vouchsafe them eternal life in
Christ Jesus thy beloved Son : with whom to thee
and the Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adora-
tion, now and for ever, world without end. Amen.
And after a pause the Deacon shall stand up, and say to
the People,
Depart in peace.
Here endeth the Order for Morning Prayer
throughout the Year.
THE ORDER
FOR
EVENING PEAYEE,
DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Deacon, being turned
towards the People, all standing, shall say,
Let us attend.
Then shall the Priest say,
O Lord, open thou our lips :
Answer. And our mouth shall shew forth thy
praise.
Pr. O God, make speed to save us :
Answ. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Pr. Glory be to the Father, through the Son : in
the Holy Ghost ; [Hallelujah : ]
Armv. As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be : world without end. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
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Tlirn shall be said or sung by the Priest and People the Evening
Hymn, as followeth.
Praise the Lord, ye servants ; O praise the name
of the Lord. We praise thee, we laud thee, we
bless thee for thy great glory, 0 Lord and King,
the Father of Christ the unspotted Lamb, that
taketh away the sin of the world. All praises,
hymns, and glory, are justly rendered to thee, our
God and Father, through thy Son, in the most
Holy Spirit, for all ages, world without end.
Amen.
Instead of the foregoing Hymn, the folloiving, with the Proper
Preface, shall be said or sung by the Priest and People on all
Lord's days, and on every day between Easter and Pentecost,
on Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun- week, and on Christmas-
day.
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,
Everlasting God.
Here shall follow the Proper Preface.
PROPER PREFACES.
Upon all Lord's days, except the Sunday after Ascension-day,
GO
EVENING PRAYER.
and Whitsunday; and upon every day between Easter and
Ascension-day.
But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the
glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our
Lord : for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which
was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of
the world ; who by his death hath destroyed death,
and by his rising to life again hath restored to us
everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c.
Upon Ascension-day, and every day after till Whitsunday.
Through thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ
our Lord : who after his most glorious Resurrection
manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their
sight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place
for us ; that where he is, thither we might also
ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore
with Angels, &c.
Upon Whitsunday, and Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week.
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, lighting uponthe Apostles,
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to teach them, and to lead them to all truth, giving
them both the gift of divers languages, and also
boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach the
Gospel unto all nations ; whereby we have been
brought out of darkness and error into the clear
light and true knowledge of thee and of thy Son
Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, &c.
Upon Christmas-day.
Because thou didst give Jesus Christ thine only
Son to be born as at this time for us : who by the
operation of the Holy Ghost was made very man of
the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother, and
that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all
sin. Therefore with Angels, &c.
After the Preface shall follow :
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and
with all the company of heaven, we laud and mag-
nify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee,
and saying : Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts ;
heaven and earth are full of thy glory : glory be
to thee, O Lord most High. Amen. Hallelujah.
Then shall be said or sung the Psalm following; except on
Sundays, and every day between Easter and Pentecost.
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EVENTNG PRAYER.
Domine, clamavi. Psalm cxli.
Lord, I call upon thee, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen.
On all Lord's days, and on every day between Easter and Pen-
tecost, instead of the foregoing Psalm, shall be sung or said
the following Anthem.
Christ our passover is sacrificed for us : therefore
let us keep the feast ;
Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven
of malice and wickedness : but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth.
Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more :
death hath no more dominion over him :
For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but
in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin : but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
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.
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For as in Adam all die : even so in Christ shall
all be made alive.
Glory be to the Father, &c. Hallelujah.
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. Hal-
lelujah.
Then shall be said or sung the Psalms in order as they are
appointed. After the Psalms shall follow the first Lesson ;
and after that thall be sung or said Magnificat, ( or the Song
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,) in English, as followeth.
Magnificat. S. Luke i. 46.
My soul doth magnify the Lord, &c.
Glory be the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
But on all Saturdays, except Easter Eve, instead of the fore-
going Hymn shall be sung or said this Psalm.
Benedic, anima mea. Psal. civ.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah.]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
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Then the second Lesson, as it is appointed : and after that shall
be said or sung Nunc dimittis, ( or the Song of Simeon,)
in English as followeth.
Nunc dimittis. S. Luke ii. 29.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah.]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
But on all Saturdays except Easter Eve, instead of the fore-
going Hymn shall be said or sung this Psalm.
Laudate Dominum. Psal. cxlviii.
0 Praise the Lord of heaven, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah.]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Hal-
lelujah.]
Then shall be sung or said the Creed, commonly called the Apos-
tles' Creed, by the Priest and People ; except only on such days
as the Creed following after it is appointed to be used.
1 believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth :
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord ; Who
was conceived by the Holy Ghost ; Born of the Vir-
gin Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate ; Was cru-
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cified, dead, and buried ; He descended into Hades :
The third day he rose again 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 forgive-
ness of sins ; The resurrection of the body ; And
the life everlasting. Amen.
Instead of the foregoing Creed, the following shall be used upon
Christmas-daij, Easter-day, the first Sunday after Easter, As-
cension-day, Whitsunday, Trinity-Sunday, and on the first
Sunday of every month.
I believe in one unbegotten only true God Al-
mighty, The Father of Christ, The Creator and
Maker of all things, Of whom are all things :
And in the Lord Jesus Christ, his only-begotten
Son, The first-born of the whole creation, Who was
begotten before the ages by the good-will of the
Father, By whom all things were made, both in
heaven and earth, visible and invisible ; Who in the
last times came down from heaven, And took flesh
upon him, And was born of the holy Virgin Mary,
And lived an holy life, according to the laws of his
God and Father ; And was crucified under Pontius
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Pilate, and died for us ; The third day after his pas-
sion he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father ;
And he shall come again with glory at the end of
the world, To judge the quick and the dead : Whose
kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, that is, the
Comforter, Who hath wrought effectually in all the
saints from the beginning of the world, And was
afterwards sent to the Apostles by the Father, Ac-
cording to the promise of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, And after the Apostles to all believers
in the holy Catholic Church : And I believe the
resurrection of the flesh ; And the remission of
sins ; And the kingdom of heaven, And the life of
the world to come. Amen.
Here shall follow the Sermon or Homily, if there be any.
After the Sermon, or, if there he none, after the Creed, the Deacon,
being turned to the People, shall say,
Let no unbeliever, no heterodox person stay.
{Here shall follow the Prayers for the Catechumens, Energumens,
and Penitents, if there be any.)
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let none of those who are not allowed, come near.
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Then the Priest shall turn to the People, and say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Then the Deacon being turned to the People, shall say,
* This clause
All we of the faithful, let us [*fall is t0 he omitted
upon our knees, and] fervently and 071 al1 Lom's
, , ^ -. , , i i • days, and every
intensely pray to God through his day between
Christ. Easter and Pen-
tecost.
Then, the Priest and People devoutly kneeling, the Priest
shall say,
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Ansiv. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then the Priest and People shall say the Lord's Prayer with
a loud voice.
Our Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen.
Then the Priest shall say,
O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy salvation.
Pr. O Lord, save thy people ;
Answ. And bless thine inheritance.
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EVENING PRAYER.
Pr. O God, make clean our hearts within us ;
Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
Then shall follow three Collects ; the first, of the Day ; the second,
for Peace ; the third, for aid against all Perils.
The second Collect, for Peace.
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good coun-
sels, and all just works do proceed : Give unto thy
servants that peace which the world cannot give ;
that both our hearts may be set to obey thy com-
mandments, and also that by thee we being defended
from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in
rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus
Christ our Saviour. Amen.
The third Collect, for aid against all Perils.
Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord,
and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils
and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only
Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon stand up, and, being turned to the
People, he shall say :
Let us pray with earnestness, and commend our-
selves and one another to the living God, through
his Christ.
EVENING PRATER.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. Let us pray that it may please Almighty
God to rule and govern his holy Church universal
in the right way.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to illuminate all
bishops, priests, and deacons, with true knowledge
and understanding of his word, and that both by
their preaching and living they may set it forth,
and shew it accordingly.
Ansiv. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him so to dispose and
govern the heart of his servant our King and Gover-
nor, that in all his thoughts, words, and works, he
may ever seek his honour and glory.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to bless and pre-
serve all the Eoyal Family.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to bless and keep
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the magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice,
and to maintain truth.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to be gracious and
propitious to all his servants who are departed hence
from us in his fear and favour, and to grant them
his mercy, and everlasting peace.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to bless and keep
all his people.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to give to all
nations unity, peace, and concord.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to give us an heart
to love and dread him, and diligently to live after
his commandments.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to give to all his
people increase of grace, to hear meekly his word,
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and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring
forth the fruits of the Spirit.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to bring into the
way of truth all such as have erred and are de-
ceived.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to strengthen such
as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-
hearted, and to raise up them that fall, and finally
to beat down Satan under our feet.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to succour, help,
and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and
tribulation ; [especially those for whom our prayers
are desired. This is to be said when any desire the
prayers of the congregation.^
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to preserve all that
travel by land or by water, all women labouring of
child, all sick persons and young children, and to
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shew his pity upon all prisoners and captives ;
[especially those for whom our prayers are desired.
This is to be said when any desire the prayers of the
congregation.^
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to defend and pro-
vide for the fatherless children and widows, and all
that are desolate and oppressed.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to have mercy upon
all men.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac. That it may please him to forgive our
enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn
their hearts.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Deac, That it may please him to give and pre-
serve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as
in due time we may enjoy them.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us. good Lord.
EVENING PRAYER.
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Deac. That it may please him to give us true
repentance, to forgive us all our sins, negligences,
and ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of
his Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to his
holy word.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest stand up, and say, the Deacon kneeling :
Keep us, O Lord, and preserve us by thy grace.
Ansiv. Save us, O God, and raise us up by thy
mercy.
Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer.
O Almighty God, O Lord most High who dwellest
in the highest, O thou Holy One who restest in thy
holy places, thou great Monarch of the world with-
out original ; who by thy Christ hast caused thy
knowledge to be preached unto us, to the acknow-
ledgment of thy glory and of thy name, which he
hath manifested to our understandings: Do thou
now look down by him upon this thy flock, and
deliver it from all ignorance, and from every evil
work. Grant that this thy people may fear thee
with reverence, love thee with affection, and tremble
before the face of thy glory. Be merciful and pro-
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pitious to them, and hearken unto their prayers ;
and keep them stedfast, unblameable, and unreprove-
able, that they may be holy in body and soul, not
having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that
they may be perfect, and none of them deficient or
wanting in any respect. 0 thou their Defender and
powerful God, who acceptest not the persons of
men, do thou assist and support this thy flock, which
thou hast redeemed with the precious blood of thy
Christ : be thou their refuge and succour, their pro-
tector and guardian, their impregnable wall, their
bulwark and security. For none can pluck out of
thine hand : there is no other God like thee : in
thee is our hope and strong consolation. Sanctify
them by thy truth ; for thy word is truth. O thou,
who dost nothing out of partiality or favour, whom
it is impossible to deceive; deliver them from all
sickness and infirmity, from all sin, injury, and
fraud, from fear of the enemy, from the arrow that
flieth by day, and the danger that walketh in dark-
ness : and vouchsafe to bring them to eternal life,
which is in Christ thine only-begotten Son our God
and Saviour ; through whom to thee in the Holy
Ghost, be glory and adoration, now and for ever,
world without end. Amen.
EVENING PEAYER.
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Then the Deacon, standing up, and turning towards
the People, shall say :
Let us pray to the Lord for his mercies and com-
passions, and intreat him to send us the angel of
peace, and all things that are good and convenient
for us, and that he would grant us a Christian end.
Let us pray that this evening and night may pass in
peace and without sin, and all the time of our life
unblameable and without rebuke. Let us commend
ourselves and one another to the living God through
his Christ.
Amic. Lord, have mercy : TVe beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Priest shall say the Evening Thanksgiving.
O God, who art without beginning and without end,
the Maker and Governor of all things by Christ,
the God and Father of him before all things, the
Lord of the Spirit, and the King of all intellectual
and sensible beings ; who hast made the day for
works of light, and the night to give rest to our
weakness ; (for the day is thine and the night is thine,
thou hast prepared the light and the sun :) Do thou
now, O Lord, thou lover of mankind, and fountain
of all good, mercifully accept this our evening
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thanksgiving. Thou, who hast led us through the
length of the day, and brought us to the beginning
of the night, keep and preserve us by thy Christ :
grant that we may pass this evening in peace, and
this night without sin, and vouchsafe to bring us to
eternal life by thy Christ ; through whom to thee
in the Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adoration,
world without end. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon turn to the People, and say :
Bow down your heads for the benediction.
Then the Priest shall say the Prayer of Benediction, the Deacon
kneeling, both he and the People reverently bowing their heads.
O God of our fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast
created man by thy wisdom a rational animal, and
of all thy creatures upon earth dearest unto thee,
and hast given him dominion over the earth ; who
hast also by thy will constituted princes and priests,
and former for the security of life, the latter for the
regularity of worship : Be pleased now, O Lord
Almighty, to bow down and shew the light of thy
countenance upon thy people, who bow the neck of
their hearts before thee ; and bless them through
Christ, by whom thou hast enlightened them with
the light of knowledge, and revealed thyself unto
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them : with whom to thee, and the Holy Ghost the
Comforter, all worthy adoration is due from every
rational and holy nature, world without end. Amen.
And after a pause the Deacon shall stand up, and
say to the People,
Depart in peace.
Here endeth the Order for Evening Prayer
throughout the Year.
PRAYERS FOR THE CATECHUMENS, THE
ENERGUMENS, THE CANDIDATES FOR
BAPTISM, AND THE PENITENTS.
PRAYERS FOR THE CATECHUMENS,
Or Unbaptized Persons who are receiving instructions in
Christianity.
The Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Ye Catechumens, pray: (here the Catechumens are
to kneel down, on Sundays and all days without
exception :) and let us all beseech God for them, that
he who is good, and the lover of mankind, would
mercifully hear their prayers and supplications, and
accept their petitions ; that he would assist them
and grant them the desires of their hearts, as may
be most expedient for them ; that he would reveal
unto them the Gospel of his Christ, give them illu-
mination and understanding, and instruct them in
the knowledge of God, and of divine things ; that he
would teach them his precepts and judgments, im-
plant in them his holy and saving fear, and open
the ears of their hearts that they may exercise them-
selves in his law day and night ; that he would
strengthen them in piety, and unite them to and
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number them with his holy flock, vouchsafing them
the laver of regeneration, the garment of incorrup-
tion, of immortal life ; that he would deliver them
from all ungodliness, and not suffer the adversary to
have any advantage against them, but cleanse them
from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, and dwell in
them, and walk with them by his Christ ; that he
would bless their going out and their coming in, and
direct all their designs and purposes to their good.
Farther yet, let us earnestly put up our supplica-
tions for them, that they, obtaining remission of
their sins by the initiation of Baptism, may be
thought worthy of the holy mysteries, and may
constantly continue in the communion of saints.
People. Lord, have mercy upon them : We beseech
thee to hear them, good Lord.
Deac. Bow down your heads, ye Catechumens,
and receive the Benediction.
Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer, all standing but
the Catechumens, who are to bow their heads.
O Almighty God, unbegotten and inaccessible, the
only true God, the God and Father of thy Christ,
thine only-begotten Son, the God of the Comforter,
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and the Lord of all, who by Christ didst make learn-
ers become teachers for the propagation of religion
and piety : Do thou now look down upon these thy
servants, who are receiving instructions in the Gos-
pel of thy Christ. Give them a new heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within them ; that they may
both knowr and do thy will with a perfect heart and
a willing mind. Grant that they may be initiated
by sacred Baptism ; unite them to thy holy Church,
and vouchsafe to make them partakers of thy Divine
mysteries, through Jesus Christ our hope, who died
for them ; by whom glory and adoration be to thee
in the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Ai
Then the Deacon, being turned to the Catechumens, shall say :
Depart, ye Catechumens.
PRAYERS FOR THE ENERGUMEN.S,
Or, Persons possessed by Evil Spirits.
The Deacon, being turned towards the People, shall say :
Ye Energumens, vexed with unclean spirits, pray :
(Here the Energumens are to kneel down, on Sun-
days and all days without exception :) and let us all
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earnestly pray for them, that God, the lover of man-
kind, would by Christ rebuke the unclean and wicked
spirits, and deliver his supplicants from the dominion
of the adversary. Let us pray, that he who rebuked
the legion of demons, and the prince of wickedness
the devil, would now also rebuke these apostates
from goodness ; would deliver his own workmanship
from the power of Satan ; and cleanse his creatures,
whom he hath made with great wisdom.
People. Lord, have mercy upon them : Save them,
O God, and raise them up by thy power.
Deac. Bow down your heads, ye Energumens,
and receive the Benediction.
Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer, all standing but
the Energumens, who are to bow their heads.
0 thou, who hast bound the strong one, and spoiled
his goods ; who didst give thine Apostles authority
to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the
power of the enemy, and didst deliver the serpent,
that murderer of men, bound unto them ; at whose
sight all things shake with fear, and tremble at the
presence of thy power ; who hast cast down Satan
as lightning from heaven to earth, from honour to
dishonour, by reason of his voluntary malice : thou,
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whose looks dry up the deep, whose threatening
melteth the mountains, and whose truth endureth
for ever ; whom infants praise, and sucklings bless,
and angels celebrate and adore ; who lookest upon
the earth, and makest it tremble ; who touchest the
mountains, and they smoke ; who rebukest the sea,
and makest it dry, and driest up all the rivers ; the
dust of whose feet is the clouds, and who walkest
upon the sea as on firm ground : O thou only-begot-
ten God, Son of the great Father, do thou rebuke
these wicked spirits, and deliver the works of thine
hands from the power of the adverse spirit. For
to thee is due glory, honour, and adoration, and
through thee to thy Father in the Holy Ghost, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the Energumens, shall say,
Depart, ye Energumens.
PRAYERS FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR BAPTISM ;
Or, those Catechumens who have given in their Names before
Lent to be Baptized at the approaching Paschal Festival.
These Prayers are to be used from Ash-Wednesday to the time
the Candidates are Baptized.
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The Deacon, being turned toivards the People, shall say :
Ye Candidates for Baptism, pray : (Here the Can-
didates are to kneel down, on Sundays and all days
without exception:) and let all us of the faithful
earnestly pray for them, that the Lord would vouch-
safe that they, being initiated into the death of
Christ, may rise again with him, and be made mem-
bers of his kingdom, and partakers of his mysteries ;
that he would unite them to and number them with
those, who shall be saved in his holy Church.
People. Lord, have mercy upon them : Save them,
O God, and raise them up by thy grace.
Deac. Bow down your heads, ye Candidates for
Baptism, and receive the Benediction.
Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer, all standing but
the Candidates, who are to bow their heads.
O thou, who by the prediction of thy holy prophets
didst say to them that are to be initiated, Wash ye,
make you clean ; and by Christ didst appoint a
spiritual regeneration : Look down now upon these
persons who are to be Baptized, and bless and sanc-
tify them ; fit and prepare them, that they may be
worthy of thy spiritual gift, of the true adoption of
children, and of thy spiritual mysteries, and maybe
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deservedly numbered among those who shall be
saved, through Christ our Saviour ; by whom glory,
honour, and adoration be to thee in the Holy Ghost,
world without end. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the Candidates for Baptism,
shall say,
Depart, ye Candidates for Baptism.
PRAYERS FOR THE PENITENTS,
Or, Persons in the state of Penance.
The Deacon, being turned towards the People, shall say :
Ye Penitents, pray : (Here the Penitents are to
kneel down, on Sundays and all days without ex-
ception:) and let us all earnestly pray for our
brethren, who are in a state of penance ; that God,
the lover of compassion, would shew them the way
of repentance, and accept their return and con-
fession ; that he would speedily beat down Satan
under their feet, deliver them from the snare of the
devil, and the incursion of evil spirits, and preserve
them from all impure thoughts, all wicked words,
and all unlawful deeds ; that he would forgive them
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all their sins, voluntary, and involuntary, blot out
the hand-writing that is against them, and write
their names in the book of life ; that he would
cleanse them from all lilthiuess of flesh and spirit,
and restore and unite them to his holy flock. For
he knoweth our frame ; and who can glory that he
hath a clean heart ? or who can say that he is pure
from sin ? For we are all worthy of punishment-
Let us still pray more earnestly for them, since
there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repen-
teth, that they may turn from every evil work, and
constantly practise all that is good ; that the mer-
ciful God would hasten to accept their petitions,
would restore to them the joy of his salvation, and
strengthen them with his free Spirit, that they may
never fall or be shaken again, but that, being ad-
mitted to communicate in his holy solemnities, and
to be partakers of his divine mysteries, they may
be made worthy of the adoption of children, and
may obtain everlasting life.
People. Lord, have mercy upon them : Save
them, 0 God, and raise them up by thy mercy.
Deac. Bow down your heads, ye Penitents, and
receive the Benediction.
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Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer, all standing but
the Penitents, who are to bow their heads.
0 Almighty and Eternal God, Lord of the whole
world. Creator and Governor of all things, who by
Christ hast made man to be the great ornament of
the world, and hast given him both a natural and a
written law, that he might live by the rules thereof
as a rational creature ; who hast also, when he hath
sinned, given him a motive and encouragement to
repent, even thine own goodness : Do thou now
look down upon these thy servants, who bow the
neck of their souls and bodies unto thee ; for thou
desirest not the death of a sinner, but his repentance,
that he should turn from his evil way and live. O
thou, who didst accept the repentance of the Nine-
vites ; who wouldst have all men to be saved, and
come to the knowledge of the truth ; who didst
receive again the Prodigal Son, that had spent his
substance in riotous living, with the compassionate
bowels of a Father, on account of his repentance :
Do thou now accept the repentance of these thy
supplicants. For there is no man that sinneth not
against thee : and if thou, Lord, wilt mark what is
done amiss, 0 Lord, who may abide it ? But with
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thee there is mercy, and propitiation. Restore
them therefore to thy holy Church in their former
dignity and honour, through Christ our God and
Saviour ; by whom glory and adoration be to thee
in the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the Penitents, shall say,
Depart, ye Penitents.
THE FORM OF ADMITTING A PERSON TO BE
A CATECHUMEN ;
To be used on Sunday Morning, immediately before the
Prayers for the Catechumens.
Deac. "What is thy desire ?
Ansic. I humbly desire to be admitted a Catechu-
men of the Christian Church.
Deac. TTilt thou receive and follow the instruc-
tions that shall be given thee ?
Ansic. I will thankfully receive them, and with
God's help will diligently follow them.
Deac. Bow down thy head, and receive the Be-
nediction.
Here 'he person to be admitted a Catechumen shall hneel down;
and the Priest, after having signed him with the sign of the
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cross upon his forehead, shall lay his hands upon him, while
he says the following Prayer over him bowing his head.
We adore thee, O God, thou Lord of the universe,
and give thee thanks in behalf of thy creature, for
that thou hast sent thine only-begotten Son Jesus
Christ to save man by blotting out his trans-
gressions, to forgive him his sins and impieties, to
purify him from all filthiness of flesh and spirit,
and to sanctify him according to the good-pleasure
of his loving-kindness. Do thou, O Lord, look
down upon this thy creature, inspire him with the
knowledge of thy will, enlighten the eyes of his
heart that he may consider thy wonderful works,
and make known unto him the judgments of thy
righteousness ; that he, hating all manner of iniquity,
and walking in the way of thy truth, may become
worthy of being washed in the laver of regeneration,
and thereby obtain the adoption of children which
is in Christ ; that, being planted together in the
likeness of his death, in hopes of the glorious
fellowship, and being mortified to sin, he may live
unto thee in thought, word, and deed, and have his
name written in the book of life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord ; by whom and with whom, in the
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unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be
unto thee, 0 Father Almighty, world without
end. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say ;
The Lord Jesus Christ, who hath overcome Satan,
and delivered us from the wrath to come, receive
thee into his most mighty protection ; that thou
mayest come at last by his blessing to his heavenly
kingdom. Amen.
And then the Person shall take his station among the
« Catechumens.
THE FORM OF ADMITTING A PENITENT
TO PENANCE;
To be used on Sunday Morning, immediately before the
Prayers for the Penitents.
Note, This Office is to be performed by no Priests but those who
are thereto licensed by the Bishop himself.
Pr. What is thy desire ?
Ansic. I humbly desire to be admitted to Penance.
Pr. Art thou ready to make thy confession ?
Answ. I am.
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FORM OF ADMITTING TO PENANCE.
Then the Penitent shall kneel down before the Priest, and make
his Confession in the following form.
I, unworthy sinner, do humbly confess to Almighty-
God in the presence of this congregation, that I have
been guilty of manifold and grievous transgressions,
in thought, word, and deed, (particularly — Here
the Penitent is to name the crime or crimes for which
he is to be put under Penance, unless it be judged im-
proper so to do:) through my fault, through my
great fault, through my exceeding great fault. I do
earnestly repent, and am heartily sorry for all my
misdoings. I am stedfastly resolved, with God's
assistance, to lead a sober, righteous, and godly
life for the future. I earnestly implore the mercy
of Almighty God, through the merits and mediation
of Jesus Christ my Saviour ; and that I may obtain
it, I humbly beg to be admitted to Penance, and
earnestly desire the prayers of the Church.
Then the. Priest shall declare to the Penitent the Penance which
the Bishop hath ordered him; after which he shall ask him:
Wilt thou perform this ?
Penitent. I will by God's grace religiously per-
form it.
Pr. Our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath said, Who-
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soever shall confess rue before men, him will I also
confess before my Father who is in heaven, grant
thee his blessing, and remission of thy sins.
Then shall the Priest lay his hands upon him, while he says the
following Prayer over him bowing his head.
0 Lord God, whose long-suffering is not wearied
by our sins, but who allowest us to appease thy
wrath by our repentance : Mercifully look upon this
thy servant, who confesseth his sin unto thee. Give
him a broken and a contrite heart, that he may
recover from the snare of the devil, wherein he is
now entangled ; and graciously accept his Penance,
that by his continuance in a state of mournful con-
fession and prayer to thee, he may the sooner obtain
thy merciful pardon, and, being restored to the
privilege of communion with thy Church upon
earth, may be again entitled to thy kingdom in
heaven, through Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and
Saviour. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say,
The Almighty God be thy helper and protector,
and grant thee the pardon of all thy sins, through
Jesus Christ. Amen.
And then the Penitent shall take his station among the
Penitents.
THE FORM OF ABSOLVING A PENITENT ;
To be used on Sunday Morning, immediately after the
Prayers for the Penitents.
Note, This Office is to be performed by no Priests but those who
are thereto licensed by the Bishop himself.
Pr. What is thy desire ?
Pen. I humbly desire the benefit of Absolution.
Pr. Hast thou performed the Penance enjoined
thee ?
Pen. I have with God's assistance sincerely per-
formed it.
Then the Penitent shall kneel down, and the Priest shall say
this Prayer.
O Lord and holy Father, Almighty and Eternal
God, who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but
desirest rather that he should live: We humbly
beseech thy Majesty to regard with much mercy
this thy servant, here presenting himself before thee ;
look down upon him here prostrate at the footstool
of thy throne, turn thou his heaviness into joy, put
off his sackcloth, and gird him with gladness ; that
after his separation from the delicacies of thy table,
he may henceforth be satisfied with the plenteousness
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of thy house, and, entering into thy chamber, O King,
may praise and glorify thy name for ever and ever,
through Jesus Christ our blessed Mediator and
Advocate. Amen.
Then shall the Priest lay his hands upon the Penitent, while he
says the following Prayer over him bowing his head.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, thou
Shepherd and Lamb, who takest away the sins of
the world ; thou who didst graciously remit to the
two debtors what they owed thee, and didst pardon
the woman who was a sinner coming unto thee, and,
besides the forgiveness of the Paralytic's sin, didst
grant him moreover a cure of his disease : Do thou,
O Lord, remit, blot out, and pardon whatsoever this
thy servant may have committed disobediently
against thee, either through ignorance or with
knowledge, through infirmity or with wilful guilt.
And whereinsoever he hath erred from thy com-
mandments in word or deed, as being encompassed
with flesh and blood, or as inhabiting this world of
sin, or as seduced by the instigations of Satan ; or
whatever peculiar bond he is bound with, by the
discipline of thy Church ; I pray and beseech thy
ineffable goodness to absolve him with thy word,
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and to loose his bond, according to thy mercy.
O Lord and Master, hear my prayer for thy servant.
Thou that forgettest injuries, overlook all his failings,
pardon his offences, both voluntary aud involuntary,
and deliver him from eternal punishment. For thou
art he who hast said, Whatsoever ye shall bind on
earth, shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever ye
shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven :
thou art our God, the God that canst shew mercy,
and save and forgive sins. To thee therefore, with
the eternal Father, and the life-giving Spirit, is due
all honour and glory, now and for ever, world with-
out end. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say,
God the Father bless thee ; Jesus Christ protect
and keep thee ; the Holy Spirit enlighten thee all
the days of thy life. The Lord pardon all thy
trespasses and sins. Amen.
And then the Person shall take his station among the Faithful.
THE PENITENTIAL OFFICE,
To be used on all Wednesdays and Fridays, (except those
between Easter and Pentecost, and Christmas Day,) and on
the six days next before Easter, and on every day of the
week before Holy Week, but Sunday and Saturday.
Note, That none are to be present at this Office but the Faithful
and the Penitent.
The Deacon standing, turned towards the People, shall say the
following Sentences of Scripture.
Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
S. Matth. iii. 2.
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.
Rent 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 forgive-
nesses, though we have rebelled against him ; neither
have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to
walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix.
9, 10.
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If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our-
selves, and the truth is not in us : but if we confess
our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 S. John i. 8, 9.
Then shall the Deacon say the following Exhortation.
Dearly beloved, the Scripture moveth us in sundry-
places to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins
and wickedness ; and that we should not dissemble
nor cloke them before 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. Let us therefore examine our
lives and conversations by the rule of God's com-
mandments ; and whereinsoever we perceive our-
selves to have offended, either by will, word, or
deed, there let us bewail our own sinfulness, and
confess ourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose
of amendment of life. And if we perceive our
olfences to be such, as are not only against God, but
also against our neighbours, then let us reconcile
ourselves unto them, being ready to make restitution
and satisfaction, according to the uttermost of our
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powers, for all injuries and wrongs done by us to
any other ; and being likewise ready to forgive
others, who have offended us, as we would have
forgiveness of our offences at God's hand. Thus let
us judge ourselves, that we be not judged of the
Lord ; let us have a lively and stedfast faith in
Christ our Saviour ; and let us return to him, who
is the merciful receiver of all true penitent sinners :
assuring ourselves that he is ready to receive us, and
most willing to pardon us, if we come unto him with
faithful repentance ; if we submit ourselves unto
him, and from henceforth walk in his ways ; if we
will take his easy yoke and light burden upon us,
following him in lowliness, patience, and charity,
being ordered by the governance of his Holy Spirit,
seeking always his glory, and serving him duly in
our vocation with thanksgiving. This if we do,
Christ will deliver us from the extreme curse, which
shall light upon them that shall be set on his left
hand ; and he will set us on his right hand, and give
us the gracious benediction of his Father, command-
ing us to take possession of his glorious kingdom :
unto which may he vouchsafe to bring us all of his
infinite mercy. Amen.
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Then, after a convenient pause for recollection, shall be said or
sung (in the same manner as the Psalms for the day are said
or sung) the Psalm following.
Miserere met, Deus. Psal. li.
Have mercy upon me, O God, &c.
Then the Deacon shall turn to the People, and say,
Let us fall upon our knees, and fervently and
intensely pray to God through his Christ.
Then the Priest and People shall say the following Prayer,
all kneeling.
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 with contrition, fast-
ing, and prayer. For thou art a merciful God, Full
of compassion, long-suffering, and of great pity.
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 mer-
cies look upon us, Through the merits and mediation
of thy blessed Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Then shall the Priest say this Prayer.
0 God, whose nature and property is ever to have
mercy, and to forgive : Receive our humble peti-
tions ; and seeing we are tied and bound with the
chain of our sins, O let the pitifulness of thy great
mercy loose us, for the honour of Jesus Christ our
Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say :
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Answ. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Pr. 0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of
the world ;
Answ. Grant us thy peace.
Pr. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of
the world ;
Answ. Have mercy upon us.
Pr. O Christ, hear us ;
Answ. O Christ, hear us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us ;
Answ. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Christ, have mercy upon us ;
Answ. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us ;
Answ. Lord, have mercy upon us.
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Then shall the Priest, and the Congregation with him, say the
Lord's Prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. Amen.
Pr. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins ;
Answ. Neither reward us after our iniquities.
Priest
O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sigh-
ing 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 oppress us ; and graciously hear
us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of
the devil or man worketh against us, may be brought
to nought, and by the providence of thy goodness
may be dispersed ; that we thy servants, being hurt
by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto
thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Pr. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy
name's sake.
Answ. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for
thine honour.
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Pr. From our enemies defend us, O Christ.
Ansic. Graciously look upon our afflictions.
Pr. Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.
Answ . Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.
Pr. Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.
Answ. 0 Son of David, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us,
O Christ.
Answ. Graciously hear us, 0 Christ ; graciously
hear us, 0 Lord Christ.
Pr. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us ;
Answ. As we do put our trust in thee.
Priest.
We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to
look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of thy
Name turn from us all those evils that we most
righteously have deserved : and grant, that in all
our troubles we may put our whole trust and con-
fidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in
holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and
glory, through our blessed Mediator and Advocate
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall follow the Collect, Confession, and Absolution.
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The Collect, to be used on Wednesdays, and on Monday, Tuesday,
and Thursday in Holy Week, and the week before.
Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to be-
hold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus
Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up
into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death
upon the cross ; who now liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.
The Confession and Absolution, to be used on Wednesdays, (ex-
cept in Holy Week) and on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday,
in the week before Holy Week.
The Confession, to be said by the Priest and all the Congregation.
O Most mighty God and merciful Father, Who hast
compassion upon all men, And hatest nothing that
thou hast made ; Who wouldest not the death of a
sinner, But that he should rather turn 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 appertaineth to for-
give sins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, spare thy
people, Whom thou hast redeemed with thy dear
Son's most precious blood ; Enter not into judgment
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with thy servants, Who are vile earth and miserable
sinners ; But graciously turn thine anger from us,
Who meekly acknowledge 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 Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Here the Deacon shall stand up, and, turning to the Penitents,
shall say, Depart, ye Penitents : and when they are gone out,
he shall kneel down again.
Then the Priest shall stand up, and say the following Prayer of
Absolution, the People reverently bowing their heads.
O Lord, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our
prayers, and spare these thy servants who confess
their sins unto thee : that as their consciences by
sin are accused, so by thy merciful pardon they may
be absolved, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Collect to be used on Fridays and on Easter-Eve.
Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy tender
love towards mankind hast sent thy Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to
suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should
follow the example of his great humility : Mercifully
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grant, that we may both follow the example of his
patience, and also be made partakers of his resur-
rection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Confession and Absolution, to be used on Fridays, except in
Holy Week.
The Confession, to be said by the Priest and all the Congregation.
Almighty and most merciful Father, We have
erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep ;
We have followed too much the devices and desires
of 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 those
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
them, O God, who confess their faults ; Restore
thou them that are penitent ; According to thy pro-
mises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our
Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his
sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous,
and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name.
Amen.
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Ill
Here the Beacon shall stand up, and, turning to the Penitents,
shall say, Depart, ye Penitents : and when they are gone out,
he shall kneel down again.
Then shall the Priest stand up, and say the following Prayer of
Absolution, the People reverently bowing their heads.
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather
that he should turn from his wickedness, and live ;
and hast given power and commandment to thy
Priests to intercede with thee in behalf of thy people
being penitent : Grant unto these thy servants true
repentance, and forgiveness of their sins ; and bless
us all with thy Holy Spirit, that those things may
please thee which we do at this present, and that
the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy,
so that at the last we may come to thine eternal
joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Confession and Absolution, to be used on every day in Holy
Week, except Sunday.
The Confession, to be said by the Priest and all the Congregation'
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Maker of all things, Judge of all men : We acknow-
ledge aud bewail our manifold sins and wickedness,
Which we from time to time most grievously have
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committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against
thy Divine majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath
and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent,
and are heartily sorry for all our misdoings ; The
remembrance of them is grievous unto us, The
burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon
us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father ; For
thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us
all that is past, And grant that we may ever here-
after serve and please thee in newness of life, To
the honour and glory of thy name, Through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Here the Deacon shall stand up, and, turning to the Penitents,
shall say, Depart, ye Penitents : and when they are gone out,
he shall kneel down again.
Then shall the Priest stand up, and say the following Prayer of
Absolution, the People reverently bowing their heads.
ALfflGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, who of thy
great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to
all them who with hearty repentance and true
faith turn unto thee : Have mercy upon this thy
flock, pardon and deliver them from all their sins,
confirm and strengthen them in all goodness, and
bring them to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
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Then the Priest shall say the following Prayer for all sorts and
conditions of men.
O God, the Creator and Preserver 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 saving health unto
all nations. More especially we pray for the good
estate of the Catholic Church ; that it may be so
guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all
who profess and call themselves Christians, may be
led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in
unity of Spirit, in the bond of peace, and in right-
eousness of life. Send down upon all Bishops,
Priests, and Deacons, the healthful Spirit of thy
grace ; and that they may truly please thee, pour
upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. TVe
beseech thee also, O Lord, the only Ruler of princes,
with thy favour to behold thy servant our King ;
and so replenish him wTith the grace of thy Holy
Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and
walk in thy way. Bless and preserve the Royal
Family, and all in authority. We likewise implore
thy mercy for all thy servants, who are departed
hence from us with the sign of faith, and now do rest
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in the sleep of peace. Finally, we commend to thy
fatherly goodness all those who are any ways
afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate,
[especially those for whom our prayers are desired ;
this is to be said, ivhen any desire the prayers of the
Congregation :] that it may please thee to comfort
and relieve them according to their several necessi-
ties, giving them patience under their sufferings,
and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And
this we beg for J esus Christ his sake. Amen.
Then the Priest shall say the following Thanksgiving.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine
unworthy servants do give thee most humble and
hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kind-
ness 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 inestimable love in the
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all
thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly
thankful, and that we may shew forth thy praise not
only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee
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in holiness 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. A men.
Then shall follow these three Prayers.
On Wednesdays, and on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in
Holy Week, and the week before.
Assist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplica-
tions and prayers, and dispose the way of thy ser-
vants towards the attainment 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.
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who
knowest our necessities before we ask, and our
ignorance in asking : We beseech thee to have com-
passion upon our infirmities ; and those things, which
for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blind-
ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us for the
worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this
time with one accord to make our common supplica-
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tions unto thee ; and dost promise by thy well-
beloved Son, that when two or three are gathered
together in his name, thou wilt grant their requests :
Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy
servants, as may be most expedient for them ; grant-
ing us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in
the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
On Fridays, and on Easter-Eve.
O Almighty Lord and everlasting God, vouchsafe,
we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern both
our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws and
in the works of thy commandments ; that through
thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we
may be preserved in body and soul, through our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prevent 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, con-
tinued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy
name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting
life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the
petitions of them that ask in thy Son's name : We
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beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us
who have made now 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.
Then the Priest, being turned to the People, shall pronounce
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 J esus 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.
And after a pause, the Deacon shall stand up, and say to
the People,
Depart in peace.
Note, that if the Eucharist be not celebrated on Ash-Wednesday,
or on any of the six days next before Easter, then the begin-
ning of the Communion- Service, as appointed, with the Collect,
Epistle, and Gospel, shall be first said, and immediately after
the Nicene Creed this Penitential Office shall follow.
Here endeth the Penitential Office.
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THE
COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS,
TO BE USED AT THE
Ministration of the Holy Communion throughout
the Year.
The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to be used throughout
the year, are the same with those appointed in the Common
Prayer Book of the Church of England. But Note,
That no Collect appointed for any Sunday or Holy-day, is to be
said at the Evening Service next before :
That the Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, appointed for the
Sunday, shall serve all the week after, where it is not in this
Book otherwise ordered, and then that for the Sunday is to be
omitted:
That the Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, appointed for the
Epiphany, Ash- Wednesday , and Ascension-day, shall serve for
every day after to the Sunday following :
That if an Holy-day happen upon a Wednesday or Friday, the
Lessons, Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, appointed for
the Holy-day, shall be used ; but the day shall be observed as a
Fast, except it be Christmas-day :
That if an Holy-day happen upon a Sunday, the Lessons, Introit,
Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, appointed for the Holy-day, shall
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119
be used, and those for the Sunday shall be omitted : but if it
happen on Ash- Wednesday, or any day in Holy Week, on Easter-
day, the Sunday after Easter, Ascension-day, Whitsunday, on
Monday or Tuesday in Easter or Whitsun-week, on Trinity
Sunday, or on a Sunday in Advent, then those for the Holy-day
shall be omitted.
THE HOLY LITURGY;
Or, the Form of offering the Sacrifice, and of ad-
ministering the Sacrament, of the Eucharist.
Note, That none but the Faithful are to be present at this Office.
Before the Communion-time the Deacon shall prepare so much
bread, wine, and water for the Eucharist, as he judgeth
convenient : laying the bread in the paten, or in some other
decent thing provided for that purpose ; and putting the wine
into the chalice, or else into some fair and convenient cup pro-
vided for that use, and the water into some other proper vessel.
After which he shall place them all upon the Prothesis, and
cover them with a fair white linen cloth.
The Altar, at the Communion-time, having a fair white linen cloth
upon it, shall stand at the East end of the Church or Chapel.
At the beginning of the Communion-Service shall be said or sung
( in the same manner as the Psalms for the day are said or
sung) for the Introit the Psalm appointed for that day, the
Deacon having first turned to the People, and said, The In-
troit appointed for this day is such a Psalm.
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TH INTROITS.
Sundays in Advent.
Psalm
1 1
IT. . . .58
III 61
IV 62
Christmas- Day, . . . .46
S. Stephen's Day, . . . .52
S. John the Evangelist, . . .11
The Innocents' Day, . . . .79
Sunday after Christmas- Day, . . 85
Circumcision, . . . . .81
Epiphany, . . . . .72
Sundays after Epiphany.
1 4
II 5
III 15
IV 20
V 23
VI 3
Septuagesima, . . . .19
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Psalm
Sexagesima, . . . . .26
Quinquagesima, . . . .29
Ash- Wednesday, . . . .42
Sundays in Lent.
I. k 36
II 40
III 53
IV 56
V 57
Sunday next before Easter, . . .54
Good-Friday, . . . .22
Easter-Eve, . . . . .43
Easter-Day, . . . . .98
Monday in Easter-ioeek, . . .117
Tuesday in Easter-week,' . 134
Sundays after Easter.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Ascension- Day,
100
92
67
114
21
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Psalm
Sunday after Ascension-Day, . . 93
JVhitsunday, . . . . .33
Monday in W7iitsun-week, . . .112
Tuesday in fVhitsun-week, . . .146
Trinity Sunday, . . . .111
Sundays after Trinity.
T
_L.
Blessed are, &c. . part 1
TT
JLJL.
Wherewithal shall, &c.
2
ITT
0 do well, &c.
3
TV
IV.
My soul cleaveth, &c.
4
v
Teach me, 0 Lord, &c. *
5
VI.
Let thy loving mercy, &c. .
6
VTT
0 think upon thy servant, &c. 7
VIII.
Thou art my portion, &c.
8
IX.
0 Lord, thou hast dealt, &c.
9
X.
Thy hands have, &c.
10
XL
My soul hath longed, &c.
11
XII.
0 Lord, thy word, &c.
12
XIII.
Lord, what love, &c.
13
XIV.
Thy word is a lantern, &c. .
14
XV.
I hate them, &c.
15
XVI.
I deal, &c. .
16
XVII.
Thy testimonies, &c.
17
XVIII.
Righteous art thou, &c.
18
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Psalm
XIX. I call with, &c. . part 19 119
XX. O consider, &c. . . 20
XXI. Princes have, &c. . .21
XXII. Let ray complaint, &c. . 22
XXIII. ..... 121
XXIV 122
XXV 124
Saint Andrew's day, . . . 129
Saint Thomas, . . . .128
Conversion of Saint Paul, . . 30
Purification of the Virgin Mary, . . 131
Saint Matthias, . . . .140
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, . 87
Saint Mark, . . . .138
Saint Philip and Saint Jacob, . . 133
Saint Barnabas, . . . .135
Saint John Baptist, . . . 127
Saint Peter, . . . . 132
Saint James, . . . .125
Siant Bartholomew, . . . 126
Saint Matthew, .... 144
Saint Michael and all Angels, . . 91
Saint Luke, . . . . 137
Saint Simon and Saint Jude, . . 150
All Sai?its, . . . .149
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At the end of every Introit shall be said or sung :
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost ; [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be : world without end. Amen. [Hallelujah.]
Then shall the Priest turn to the People, and say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
And the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let us pray.
Then the Priest shall turn to the Altar, and, standing humbly
before it, he shall say, the Congregation kneeling :
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answ. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then shall the Priest say the Collect following.
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all
desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid :
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspira-
tion of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love
thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Then shall be said the Collect of the day. And immediately
after the Collect the People shall rise, and the Priest or
Deacon shall turn to the People, and read the Epistle, saying :
The Epistle [or, The portion of Scripture ap-
pointed for the Epistle] is written in the
chapter of , beginning at the verse.
And, the Epistle ended, he shall say,
Here endeth the Epistle ; or, Here endeth the
portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle.
Then shall the Priest or Deacon, being turned to The People,
read the Gospel, saying :
The Holy Gospel is written in the chapter
of , beginning at the verse.
And the People shall answer,
Glory be to thee, 0 Lord.
The Gospel ended, the Priest or Deacon shall say,
Here endeth the Holy Gospel.
And the People shall artswer,
Thanks be to thee, 0 Lord.
Then shall be sung or said the Creed following, the Priest and
People standing with their faces towards the Altar, and saying ;
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker
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of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and
invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, The only-begotten
Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very
God, Begotten, not made, Consubstantial with the
Father, By whom all things were made : Who for
us men and for our salvation came down from
heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of
the Virgin Mary, And was made Man, And was
crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate : He suf-
fered and was buried, And the third day he rose
again according to the Scriptures, 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 : Whose kingdom
shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, the
Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father,
Who with the Father and the Son together is wor-
shipped 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.
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After a pause, the Deacon, being turned towards the People,
shall say,
Let us attend.
Then shall the Priest, being turned to the People, say,
The peace of God be with you all ;
People. And with thy spirit.
Then shall the Deacon say,
Salute ye one another with the Holy Kiss.
And let the Clergy salute the Bishop or officiating Priest, and
the Laity one another, the men the men, and the women the
women.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
If there be any here, who are not of the number
of the faithful, let them depart.
Mothers, take care of your children.
Let none have ought against one.
Let none come in hypocrisy.
Let us present our offerings to the Lord with re-
verence and godly fear.
Then shall the Priest begin the Offertory, turning himself to the
People, and saying one or more of these Sentences following,
as he thinketh most convenient in his discretion.
In process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought
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of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord ;
and Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his
flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had
respect unto Abel and to his offering, but unto Cain
and to his offering he had not respect. Gen. iv.
3, 4, 5.
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring
me an offering : of every man that giveth it willingly
with his heart, ye shall take my offering. Exod.
xxv. 2.
They shall not appear before the Lord empty :
every man shall give as he is able, according to the
blessing of the Lord your God, which he hath given
you. Deut. xvi. 16, 17.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we
should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ?
For all things come of thee, and of thine own have
we given thee. 1 Chron. xxix. 14.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart,
and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the
uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all
these things: and now have I seen with joy thy
people which are present here, to offer willingly
unto thee. 1 Chron. xxix. 17.
Also we made ordinances for us, to charge our-
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selves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the
service of the house of our God. Nehem. x. 32.
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ;
bring an offering, and come into his courts. Psalm
xcvi. 8.
A gift hath grace in the sight of every man
living, and for the dead detain it not. Ecclus.
vii. 33.
According to thy ability do good to thyself, and
give the Lord his due offering. Ecclus. xiv. 11.
Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord :
for all these things are to be done because of the
commandment. Ecclus. xxxv. 4, 5.
The offering of the righteous maketh the altar
fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the Most
High. The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable,
and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten.
Ecclus. xxxv. 6, 7.
Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and
diminish not the first-fruits of thine hands. Give
unto the Most High, according as he hath enriched
thee ; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful
eye. Ecclus. xxxv. 8, 10.
If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there re-
memberest that thy brother hath ought against thee ;
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leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy
way : first be reconciled to thy brother, and then
come and offer thy gift. Matth. v. 23, 24.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures 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. Matth. vi. 19, 20.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and be-
held how the people cast money into the treasury :
and many that were rich, cast in much. And there
came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two
mites, which make a farthing. Mark xii. 41, 42.
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own
charges ? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not
of the fruit thereof ? or, who feedeth a flock, and
eateth not of the milk of the flock ? 1 Cor. ix. 7.
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it
a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things ?
1 Cor. ix. 11.
Do ye not know, that they who minister about
holy things, live of the things of the temple ? and
they who wait at the altar, are partakers with the
altar ? Even so hath the Lord ordained, that they
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who preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel.
1 Cor. ix. 13, 14.
He who soweth sparingly, shall reap sparingly ;
and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap bounti -
fully. Every man as he purposeth in his heart, so
let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for
God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7.
Let him that is taught in the word, communicate
unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not
deceived : God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7.
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they
be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches?
but in the living God, who giveth us richly al^
things to enjoy : that they do good, that they be
rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing
to communicate, laying up in store for themselves
a good foundation against the time to come, that
they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Tim. vim
17, 18, 19.
God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and
labour of love, which ye have shewed towards his
name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and
do minister. Heb. vi. 10.
To do good and to communicate forget not ; for
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with such sacrifices God is well-pleased. Heb.
xiii. 16.
fVhilst these Sentences are reading, the Deacon, or ( if there be
no Deacon ) any other fit person, appointed for that purpose,
shall receive the free-will offerings of the People kneeling, in
a decent basin provided for that purpose. And that no one
may neglect to come to the Holy Eucharist by reason of having
but little to give, the person who collects the offerings, shall
cover the basin with a fair white linen cloth, so that neither he
himself nor any other may see or know what any particular
person offiers. And when all have offered, he shall reverently
bring the said basin with the oblations therein, and deliver it
to the Priest; who shall humbly present and place it upon the
altar, and, standing before it, shall say the following Thanks-
giving, the People kneeling upon their knees.
O Lord Almighty, who by thine only-begotten Son
Jesus Christ our Lord hast made and dost provide
for all creatures : We give thanks to thee for all the
good things with which thou suppliest us ; out of
which we here offer unto thee, in acknowledgment of
thy bountiful goodness towards us, not as we ought,
but as we are able. For who can sufficiently ex-
press the praise that is due to thee, for all the
beneficence and loving-kindness which thou hast
shewed unto us ? O God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, and of all saints, who broughtest all things
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to perfection by thy word, and didst command the
earth to produce all sorts of fruits for our comfort
and nourishment, for our use, our health, and de-
light : thou art exalted far above all the praises
that we can render to thee for these and all other
thy benefits, which thou continually conferrest
upon us by Christ ; through whom to thee in the
Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adoration, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then the Deacon shall bring water to the Priest, who shall tuash
his hands therein; after which the Deacon shall go to the
Prothesis, and, having mixed the wine and water openly in the
view of the People, he shall bring the bread and mixed w'ne to
the Priest, who shall humbly present and reverently place them
upon the altar.
If there be no Deacon, the Priest shall go to the Prothesis, and,
after having washed his hands, he shall mix the wine and water
openly in the view of the People : after which he shall humbly
present and reverently place the bread and mixed wine upon
the altar.
Then the Priest, having first prayed secretly for a short space,
shall turn to the People, and, signing himself with the sign of
the cross upon his forehead, shall say:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
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of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all ;
People. And with thy spirit.
Pr. Lift up your hearts ;
People. We lift them up unto the Lord.
Pr. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God ;
People. It is meet and right so to do.
Then shall the Priest turn him to the altar, and say :
It is very meet, and right above all things, to give
praise unto thee, the true God, the Being of beings,
the great I AM ; who existest before all creatures,
of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is
named ; who alone art unbegotten, without original,
without superior, the most high Lord, almighty King,
and self-sufficient. Thou art the author and giver of
all good things ; thou art above all cause and gene-
ration ; thou art always and immutably the same.
From thee, as from a necessary original, all things
came into being: for thou art eternal knowledge,
sight before all objects, hearing before all sounds,
wisdom without instruction ; the first in nature, the
fountain of being ; infinite, incomprehensible.
Thou createdst all things out of nothing by thine
only-begotten Son, begotten before all ages by thine
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immediate will, power, and goodness. He is God
the Word, the living Wisdom, the first-born of the
whole creation, the Angel of thy great counsel, thy
high-priest, but the Lord and King of all sensible
and intellectual creatures ; who was before all things,
and by whom all things were made.
Thou, O eternal God, didst create all things by
him, and by him dispensest thy fatherly care and
providence over them : for by whom thou broughtest
all things into being, by him also thou preservest
them, and bestowest thy blessings upon them. O
God and Father of thine only-begotten Son ; thou
didst by him first make the cherubim and seraphim,
the ages and all the heavenly hosts, the principalities
and powers, thrones and dominions, angels and arch-
angels; and after these didst by him create this
visible world, and all things that are therein. For
thou art he, who hast fixed the heaven like an arch,
and stretched it out like a canopy ; who by thy sole
will hast hung the earth upon nothing ; who hast
established the firmament, and prepared the night
and the day, bringing light out of thy treasures, and
darkness to overshadow it, that the living creatures
of this world might take their repose. Thou hast
appointed the sun to rule the day, and the moon to
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govern the night ; and hast implanted in the heavens
a choir of stars to the honour of thy glorious majesty.
Thou hast created water for drink and for cleansing,
and the vital air both for breathing and speaking.
Thou madest fire for our consolation in darkness,
and for the relief of our necessities, that we might
be warmed and enlightened by it. Thou didst
divide the sea from the land, making the one navi-
gable, and the other a basis for our feet to walk on :
the former thou hast replenished with small and
great animals, the latter with tame and wild beasts,
and winged fowl which fly in the open firmament
of heaven ; thou hast also furnished the earth with
various plants, crowned it with herbs, beautified it
with flowers, and enriched it with seeds.
Neither hast thou only created the world, but
man likewise, the inhabitant thereof ; exhibiting him
the most beautiful ornament of that beautiful crea-
tion. For thou saidst to thine own Wisdom, Let us
make man in our image, after our likeness ; and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth. Wherefore thou madest him of
an immortal soul, and a mortal body ; the soul out
of nothing, the body out of the dust of the ground :
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this endued with five senses, and a power of motion ;
that with reason, and a faculty of distinguishing
between good and evil, just and unjust.
Thou, O Almighty God, didst also by thy Christ
plant a garden eastward in Eden, adorned with
every plant that was fit for food. Into this rich and
magnificent habitation didst thou put man ; having
imprinted a law in his nature, that he might there-
by have within himself the principles of divine
knowledge. And when thou hadst placed him in
this Paradise of pleasure, thou didst allow him the
privilege of enjoying all its delights, only forbidding
him to taste of one tree, and promising him immor-
tality as the reward of his obedience. But when he
had transgressed this command bv eating of the
forbidden fruit, thou didst justly drive him out of
Paradise. And yet in thy goodness didst not abandon
and despise him, though he had destroyed himself ;
for he was the work of thine own hands : but thou,
who hadst given him dominion over all things, didst
appoint him to procure his daily food by labour, and
the sweat of his face ; thy providence concurring to
produce, augment, and bring all things to maturity
and perfection. And having subjected him for a
' while to a temporary death, thou didst promise to
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restore him to life again ; loosing the bonds of that
death, and giving him assurance of a resurrection to
life eternal.
Nor was this all : thou didst likewise multiply
his posterity without number, rewarding as many
of them as were obedient unto thee, and punishing
those who rebelled against thee. For thou art the
Creator and Governor of men, the author of life, the
supplier of our wants, the giver of laws, the rewarder
of those that keep them, and the avenger of those
that transgress them : who didst bring a flood upon
the world because of the multitude of the ungodly,
but didst deliver righteous Noah from it with eight
souls in the ark, the last of the foregoing and first
of the succeeding generations. Thou art he who
didst preserve Abraham from the idolatry of his
fore-fathers, and didst appoint him to be the heir of
the world, manifesting unto him thy Christ. And
when men had corrupted the law of nature, and
esteemed the creation sometimes the effect of chance,
and sometimes worthy of honour equal to thine, who
art the God of all ; thou didst not suffer them to
wander on in error, but didst raise up thy holy
servant Moses, and by him didst give a written law
to strengthen the law of nature, and didst shew that
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the creation was thy work, and that there were none
other Gods besides thee.
For all these things glory be to thee, O Lord Al-
mighty. Thee thine everlasting armies adore, the
innumerable hosts of angels, arch-angels, thrones,
dominions, principalities, authorities, powers, the
cherubim also and six-winged seraphim, with twain
of which they cover their feet, with twain their
heads, and with twain they fly, saying, together
with thousand thousands of arch-angels, and ten
thousand times ten thousand angels, crying inces-
santly with uninterrupted shouts of praise :
Here the People shall join with the Piiest, and say,
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Sabaoth : Hea-
ven and earth are full of his glory : Blessed is he
for evermore. Amen.
After this the Priest shall say ;
For thou art truly holy, most holy, holiness itself ;
the highest, and most highly exalted for ever.
Holy also is thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ,
our Lord and God ; who, ministering to thee his
God and Father in all things, not only in the
various works of creation, but likewise in the pro-
vidential care of the same, did not overlook lost
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mankind : but after the law of nature, the admo-
nitions of the positive law, the reproofs of prophets,
the superintendency of angels, when men had
perverted both the positive and natural law, and
were now ready to perish universally ; he who
was man's Creator, was pleased with thy consent to
become man ; the law-giver to be made subject to
the law ; the high-priest to be himself the sacrifice,
the shepherd a sheep, to appease thee his God
and Father, to reconcile thee to the world, and to
deliver all men from the impending wrath. He
was born of a Virgin, born in the flesh : God the
Word, the beloved Son, the first-born of the whole
creation, was made, as himself had foretold by the
mouth of the prophets, of the seed of David and
Abraham, and of the tribe of J udah : he who
formeth all that are born into the world, was himself
formed in the womb of a Virgin ; he who was
without flesh, became incarnate ; and he who was
begotten before all time, was born in time. His
conversation was holy, and his doctrine divine : he
cured all manner of sickness, and all manner of
disease, and wrought signs and wonders among the
people : he who is the feeder of the hungry, and
filleth every living creature with his goodness,
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became partaker of his own gifts, and ate, and drank,
and slept among us. He manifested thy name to
them who knew it not ; he dispelled the cloud of
ignorance, revived true piety, fulfilled thy will, and
finished the work which thou gavest him to do.
And after having acted in all these things with
the highest wisdom and order, he was seized by the
hands of a disobedient people, and wicked men,
abusing the office of priests and high-priests, being
betrayed to them by the inveterate malice of one of
his own disciples : and when he had by thy per-
mission suffered many things from them, and had
been treated with all manner of indignity, he was
delivered to Pilate the governor : the Judge of all
the world was judged, and the Saviour of mankind
condemned : although impassible, he was nailed to
the cross : and although immortal, died : the giver
of life was himself laid in the grave, that he might
deliver those, for whose sake he came, from the pains
of eternal death ; that he might break the bonds of
the devil, and rescue mankind from his deceit.
He rose again the third day from the dead ; and,
having conversed forty days with his disciples, he
was taken up into heaven, and is set down on the
right hand of thee his God and Father.
Wherefore, having in remembrance those things
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which he endured for our sakes, we give thanks to
thee, O God Almighty, not as we ought, but as we
are able, and fulfil his institution. For in the same
night that he was betrayed, he (Here the Priest is to
take the paten into his hands:) took bread into his
holy and immaculate hands ; and looking up to thee
his God and Father, and (And here to break the
bread with both his hands, having first set the paten
down on the altar:) breaking it, he gave it to his
disciples, saying : This is the mystery of the New
Testament : take of it ; eat : (And here to lay his
hands upon all the bread:) This is my body, which is
broken for many for the remission of sins. In like
manner also having mixed ( Here he is to take the cup
into his hands:) the cup with wine and water, and
blessed it, he gave it to them, saying : Drink ye all
of it : (And here, the cup being first set down on the
altar, he is to lay his hands upon it, and upon every
vessel in which there is any wine mixed with water
to be consecrated:) This is my Blood, which is shed
for many for the remission of sins : Do this for
a memorial of me : for as often as ye eat this
bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew forth my
death till I coine.
Therefore in commemoration of his passion,
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death, and resurrection from the dead, his ascension
into heaven, and second coming with glory and
great power to judge the quick and the dead, and
to render to every man according to his works,
(Here, the Priest is to lift up his hands and eyes to
heaven:) we offer to thee, our King and our God,
according to this institution, {And here to point with
his right hand to all the bread:) this Bread and (And
here to point with his left hand to the cup, and every
vessel on the altar in which there is any wine and
water:) this Cup ; giving thanks to thee through
him, that thou hast vouchsafed us the honour to
stand before thee, and to sacrifice unto thee. And
we beseech thee to look favourably on these gifts,
which are here set before thee, O thou self-sufficient
God : and do thou accept them to the honour of
thy Christ ; and send down thine Holy Spirit, the
witness of the sufferings of the Lord Jesus, upon
this sacrifice, that he may make {Here the Priest is
to lay his hands upon all the bread: J this Bread the
Bofdy, {And here to make the sign of the cross over
all the bread :) of thy Christ, and {And here to lay his
hands upon the cup, and upon every vessel on the
altar in which there is any wine and water:) this
Cup, the Blofod {And here to make the sign of the
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cross over the cup, and over every vessel on the altar
in which there is any wine and water:) of thy Christ ;
that they who shall partake thereof may be con-
firmed in godliness, may receive remission of their
sins, may be delivered from the devil and his
snares, may be replenished with the Holy Ghost,
may be made worthy of thy Christ, and may obtain
everlasting life, thou being reconciled unto them,
O Lord Almighty.
TTe farther pray unto thee, 0 Lord, for thy Holy
Church from one end of the earth to the other, which
thou hast purchased to thyself by the precious blood
of thy Christ, that thou wouldest preserve it un-
shaken and undisturbed with storms and tempests
to the end of the world. We pray also for the
whole Episcopate, rightly dividing the word of truth,
[and especially for thy servant N. our Bishop.
This is to be omitted when the Bishop himself offici-
ates.'] Farther we call upon thee for my unworthi-
ness who am now offering, for the whole Presbytery
and all the Clergy ; that thou wouldest endue them
with wisdom, and fill them with the Holy Ghost.
Farther we call upon thee, O Lord, for the King,
and all who are in authority under him ; that, leading
our whole lives in peace and concord, we may glorify
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thee through Jesus Christ our hope. Farther eve
offer to thee for all the faithful, who have pleased
thee from the beginning of the world ; the Patriarchs,
Prophets. Apostles, Martyrs, and Confessors, and all
whose names thou knowest. {Here the Priest shall
pause awhile, he and the people secretly recommend-
ing those souls departed, whom each thinks proper.)
We farther offer to thee for this people, that thou
wouldst render them a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, to the glory of thy Christ : for those that
live in virginity and chastity ; for the widows and
fatherless ; for all who live in honourable marriage
and childbearing ; for the infants among the people :
that thou wouldst not permit any of us to become
cast-aways. Farther we pray unto thee for this
place and the inhabitants thereof ; for the sick ; for
those that are in hard slavery, banishment, or prison ;
for those who travel by land or by water : that thou
wouldst be to all of them an helper, strengthened
and supporter. ( Here the Priest shall pause awhile,
he and the people secretly recommending those whom
each thinks proper.) ^Ye farther beseech thee also
for our enemies, and those that hate us ; and for all
who are without, and wander in error : that thou
wouldst assuage their malice, turn their hearts, and
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bring them into the way of truth. [Farther we
* This is only pray unto thee *for the Catechumens of
to be said, when the Church, that thou wouldst perfect
there are any
catechumens, them in the faith ; | for those who
+ And this, when are under possession, that thou wouldst
there are any ^ej- yer them from the power of the
knergumens. m
± And this, when evil one; \ for our brethren who are
there are any jn the state of penance, that thou
wouldst accept their repentance, and
forgive both them and us whatever offences we
have committed against thee.] Farther we offer
unto thee for the good temperature of the air, and
the increase of the fruits of the earth ; that we, par-
taking of the abundance of thy good things, may
continually praise thee, who givest food to all flesh.
Farther we pray unto thee for all those who are
absent on a just cause, that thou wouldst preserve
us all in godliness ; and keeping us stedfast, un-
blameable, and unreproveable, wouldst gather us
together into the kingdom of thy Christ our King,
the God of every sensible and intelligent being.
For to thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, is due all glory, worship, and thanksgiving,
honour and adoration, now and for ever, through-
out all ages, world without end.
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And all the People shall say with a loud voice,
Amen.
Then the Priest shall say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeat-
ing after him every Petition.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine, &c.
Amen.
Then shall the Priest turn to the People, and say,
The peace of God be with you all ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let us commend ourselves to God through his
Christ.
Then the Priest shall turn to the Altar, and say the following
Prayer.
O God, who art great, great in name, great in
counsel, and mighty in thy works, the God and
Father of thy holy Son Jesus our Saviour : Look
mercifully upon us, and upon this thy flock, which
thou hast chosen through him to the glory of thy
Name. Sanctify us in body and soul ; and grant,
that we, being cleansed from all filthiness of flesh
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and spirit, may partake of the mystic blessings now
lying on thine altar : and judge none of us unworthy
of them, but be thou our supporter, our helper, and
defender, through thy Christ ; with whom to thee
and the Holy Ghost, be glory, and honour, laud,
praise, and thanksgiving, for ever and ever. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let us attend.
Then the Priest shall turn to the People, and say,
Holy things for holy persons.
And the People shall answer,
There is one holy, one Lord, one Jesus Christ,
blessed for ever, to the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
Here the Priest shall turn to the Altar, and say, the People
joining with him :
Glori be to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good- will towards men. Hosanna to the Son of
David : Blessed is the Lord God, who cometh in
the name of the Lord, and hath manifested himself
unto us : Hosanna in the highest.
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Then shall the Priest receive the Eucharist in both kinds himself,
and then proceed to deliver the same in like manner to other
Priests and Deacons, if any be there present, in order, into
their hands.
And when he receiveth or deliver eth the Oblation, he shall say,
The Body of Christ.
And the person receiving shall say, Amen.
And when he receiveth or delivereth the cup, he shall say,
The Blood of Christ, the cup of life.
And the person receiving shall say, Amen.
After all the Clergy have communicated, the officiating Priest, or
according to his direction any or all of the Priests or Deacons
there present, shall administer the Eucharist in both kinds to
the Deaconesses, and then to the People in order into their
hands, and last of all to the children, according to the form
above prescribed.
Whilst the faithful are communicating, the following Psalms, one
or more of them, may be sung or said in this order : the 34th,
the 45th, the 133rd, the 14:5th.
When all have communicated, what remaineth of the consecrated
elements shall be reverently placed upon the altar, and covered
with a fair linen cloth, or carried into the vestry by the Deacon
or Deacons.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say :
Having now received the precious Body and Blood
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of Christ, let us give thanks to him, who hath
vouchsafed to admit us to the participation of his
holy mysteries ; and let us beseech him, that it may
be, not to our condemnation, but to our salvation, to
the benefit of our souls and bodies, the preservation
of us in godliness, the remission of our sins, and
obtaining the life of the world to come. Let us
commend ourselves to the only unbegotten God, and
to his Christ.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Priest, standing before the altar, shall say the following
Thanksgiving, the Congregation kneeling.
O Lord God Almighty, the Father of Christ thy
blessed Son, who hearest those that call upon thee
with an upright heart, and knowest the supplications
of those who in silence pray unto thee : We give
thee thanks for that thou hast vouchsafed to make
us partakers of thy holy mysteries, which thou hast
bestowed upon us for the entire confirmation of our
faith, for our preservation in godliness, and the
remission of our sins : for the name of thy Christ is
called upon us, and we are joined unto thee. O
thou, who hast separated us from the fellowship of
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the ungodly, unite us with those who are conse-
crated to thee in holiness ; establish us in the truth
by the power of thy Holy Spirit ; enlighten our
ignorance, supply our defects, and strengthen our
knowledge. Preserve thy priests unblameable in
thy service ; keep the kings of the earth in peace,
the rulers in righteousness, the air in good tempera-
ture, the fruits of the ground in plenty, and the
whole world by thine almighty providence. Pacify
the nations that delight in war, convert those who
are in error, confirm them that are newly converted,
and sanctify thy people. Preserve those who are
in the state of virginity ; keep them that are
engaged in matrimony firm to the faith, and
strengthen all who live in chastity. Bring the
infants to years of maturity ; [instruct the Cate-
chumens, and render them worthy of initiation :
This is to be omitted, when there are no Catechumens."]
and gather us all into the kingdom of heaven, through
Jesus Christ our Lord ; with whom to thee and the
Holy Ghost be glory, honour, and adoration, world
without end. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Bow down your heads to God through his Christ,
and receive the Benediction.
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Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer of Benediction,
the People bowing their heads.
O Almighty God, true, infinite, and above all com-
parison ; who art everywhere present in all things in
an expressible manner, but not circumscribed by
place ; who dost not wax old with time, nor art
terminated by the successions of ages ; who art not
subject to generation, and standest in no need of
preservation, but art incorruptible, invariable, and
unchangeable ; who dwellest in light inaccessible,
and art invisible by nature ; who art known to
every reasonable creature that seeketh thee in
uprightness, and art found by all that search after
thee in love : O G-od of Israel, the God of thy people
who believe in Christ, mercifully hear me for thy
Name's sake, and bless these thy servants who bow
down their necks unto thee : grant unto them the
requests of their hearts as may be most expedient
for them, and suffer none of them to be cast out of
thy kingdom ; but sanctify and keep them, protect,
defend, and deliver them from the adversary, and
from every enemy. Guard their habitations, and
preserve their going out and their coming in : for
to thee belongeth all glory, praise, and majesty,
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worship, and adoration, and to thy Son Jesus, thy
Christ, our Lord, and God, and King, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and for ever, world without end.
Amen.
And, after a pause, the Deacon shall say to the People,
Depart in peace.
The Bread for the Eucharist may either be unleavened, or such as
is usual to be eaten, but the best and purest wheat-bread that
conveniently may be gotten.
And the Eucharist shall be celebrated on every Festival, at least, for
which Proper Lessons are appointed ; and all the faithful are
to frequent it constantly, unless sickness or other just and
urgent occasions hinder them.
Note, the Priest shall always consecrate more than is necessary for
the Communicants : and the remainder of the consecrated ele-
ments he shall carefully reserve for the use of the Sick, or other
persons who for any urgent cause desire to communicate at their
houses. But if there be not persons enow to receive the reserved
elements, the Priest and Deacon shall devoutly and reverently
receive them, either together or separately, on one day or more,
according to their discretion ; always observing that some of the
consecrated elements be constantly reserved in the Vestry, or
some other convenient place in the Church, under a safe
lock, of which both the Priest and Deacon are to have a
key.
The money given at the Offertory, being the free-will offerings
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of the People to God, and solemnly devoted to him, the Priest
shall take so much out of it as will defray the charge of the
Bread and Wine ; and the remainder he shall keep, or part of
it, or dispose of it, or part of it, to pious or charitable uses,
according to the direction of the Bishop.
THE MINISTRATION
OF
PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS,
To be used in the Church.
The most solemn times for the administration of Public Baptism
are the night before Easter, Easter-day, and Whitsunday. Pub-
lic Baptism may also be administered on any day between
Easter and Pentecost.
And note, that there shall be a Sponsor or Surety for every Child
to be baptized, which Sponsor shall be the Father or Mother of
the Child, if either of them is to be had ; otherwise the Sponsor
may be any one of the faithful above sixteen years of age.
When there are Children to be Baptized, the Parents or others
shall give knowledge thereof to the Deacon or Priest. And
then the Sponsors and the People with the children must be
ready at the Church-door at the time that the Priest by his dis-
cretion shall appoint. And the Priest and Deacon coming to
the Church-door, and standing there, the Priest shall say to the
Sponsors holding the children,
Have these children been already baptized or no ?
If they answer, No ; then shall the Deacon proceed as followeth.
Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are con-
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eeived and born in sin, and that our Saviour Christ
saith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, ex-
cept he be regenerate and born anew of water and
of the Holy Ghost ; let us call upon God the Father
through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous
mercy he will grant to these children that thing
which by nature they cannot have ; that they may be
baptized with water and the Holy Ghost, and be
received into Christ's holy Church, and be made
lively members of the same.
People. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest say:
Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great
mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark,
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 Jordan didst
sanctify the element of water to the mystical wash-
ing away of sin : "We beseech thee of thine infinite
mercy that thou wilt graciously look upon these
children; wash them, aud sanctify them with the
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Holy Ghost, that they, being delivered from thy
wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's
Church ; and being stedfast in faith, joyful through
hope, and rooted 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.
Almighty ever-living God, whose most dearly be-
loved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our
sins, did shed out of his most precious side both
water and blood ; and gave commandment to his
Apostles that they should make disciples of all
nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : We call
upon thee for these infants, that they, coming to thy
holy Baptism, may obtain remission of their sins by
spiritual regeneration. Receive them, 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 that ask, let us that seek find, open the
gate unto us that knock ; that these infants may
enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly
washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom
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which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord.
A men.
Then shall the Priest blow upon every child's face, and sign them
with the sign of the cross upon the forehead ; after which
he shall say :
I command thee, thou unclean spirit, in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost, that thou come out of and depart from these
infants, whom our Lord Jesus Christ hath vouch-
safed to call to his holy Baptism, to be made mem-
bers of his body, and of his holy congregation-
Therefore, thou cursed spirit, remember thy sen-
tence, remember thy judgment, remember the day
to be at hand, wherein thou shalt burn in fire
everlasting, prepared for thee and thine angels :
and presume not hereafter to exercise any tyranny
towards these infants, whom Christ hath bought with
his precious blood, and by this his holy Baptism
calleth to be of his flock.
Then shall the Deacon say,
Hear the words of the Gospel written by Saint
Mark, in the tenth chapter, at the thirteenth verse.
People. Glory be to thee, 0 Lord.
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Then shall the Deacon read the. Gospel.
They brought young children to Christ, &c. ( to
v. 16. J
And the Gospel ended, the Deacon shall say,
Here endeth the Holy Gospel.
People. Thanks be to thee, O Lord.
Then shall the Priest make this brief Exhortation upon the
words of the Gospel.
Beloved, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our
Saviour Christ, that he commanded the children to
be brought unto him ; how he blamed those that
would have kept them from him ; how he exhorteth
all men to follow 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 upon them, and
blessed them. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly
believe, that he will likewise favourably receive
these present infants; that he will embrace them
with the arms of his mercy, that he will give unto
them the blessing of eternal life, and make them
partakers of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore
we being thus persuaded of the good-will of our
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heavenly Father towards these infants, declared by
his Son Jesus Christ, and nothing doubting but
that he favourably alloweth this charitable work of
ours in bringing these infants to his holy Baptism,
let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto
him.
Then shall the Priest say the following Thanksgiving.
Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father,
we give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouch-
safed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and
faith in thee. Increase this knowledge, and confirm
this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to
these infants, that they may be born again, and be
made heirs of everlasting salvation, through our
Lord Jesus Christ ; who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
Amen.
Then shall the Priest take one of the Children by the right hand,
the others being brought after him ; and as he walketh towards
the Baptistery or Font, he shall say:
The Lord vouchsafe to receive you into his holy
household, and to keep and govern you always in the
same, that ye may have everlasting life. Amen.
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When they arc all come with the People to the Baptistery or
Font, which is then to be filled ivith pure water, the Priest
shall speak to the Sponsors on this wise.
Dearly beloved, ye have brought these children here
to be baptized ; ye have prayed that our Lord Jesus
Christ would vouchsafe to receive them, to release
them of their sins, to sanctify them with the Holy
Ghost, to give them the kingdom of heaven, and
everlasting life. 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. Wherefore, after this promise made by
Christ, these infants must also faithfully for their
parts promise by you who are their sureties, that
they will renounce the devil and all his works, and
constantly believe God's holy word, and obediently
keep his commandments. I demand therefore,
Then shall the Priest demand of each Sponsor severally, looking
towards the West :
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
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the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not
follow them, nor be led by them ?
Then the Sponsor, holding the Child in one arm, shall stretch out
the other hand, and say aloud,
I renounce them all.
Then the Sponsor shall turn to the East, and the Priest shall
proceed thus :
Dost thou associate thyself to Christ, and enter
into covenant with him ?
And the Sponsor, lifting up the hand and eyes towards heaven,
shall answer,
I do.
Pr. Dost thou believe in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ?
And in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our
Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy
Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; that he suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ;
that he went down into Hades, and also did rise
again the third day ; that he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father
Almighty ; and from thence shall come again at the
end of the world to judge the quick and the dead ?
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And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost ; the
Holy Catholic Church ; the communion of Saints ;
the remission of sins ; the resurrection of the
flesh; and everlasting life after death ?
And the Sponsor, lifting up the hand and eyes towards heaven,
shall answer,
All this I stedfastly believe.
Pr. Wilt thou be baptized in this faith ?
And the Sponsor bowing, shall answer,
That is my desire.
Pr. Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy
will and commandments, and walk in the same all
the days of thy life ?
And the Sponsor, lifting up the hand and eyes toivards heaven,
shall answer,
I will.
Tlien the Priest, asking the Sponsor the name, shall anoint the
child with the holy Oil, making the sign of the Cross upon its
forehead, breast, and palms of the hands, and saying :
X. the servant of God, is anointed with holy oil, and
signed with the sign of the cross, in token that
hereafter he may not be ashamed to confess the faith
of Christ crucified ; but may have courage and
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strength to fight manfully 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.
And thus shall it be said and done to each Sponsor and Child
separately ; after which the Priest shall say :
0 merciful God, grant that the old Adam in these
children may be so buried, that the* new man may be
raised up in them. Amen.
Grant that all carnal affections may die in them,
and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live
and grow in them. Amen.
Grant that they may have power and strength to
have 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 without end.
Amen.
Then the Priest shall consecrate the water, saying :
We bless thee, we glorify thee, O Lord God Al-
mighty, the Father of the only-begotten God ; we
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give thee thanks for that thou hast sent thy Son to
be made man for us and for our salvation, and for
that he vouchsafed during his incarnation to be obe-
dient in all things, to preach the kingdom of heaven,
the remission of sins, and the resurrection of the
dead. We also adore thee, 0 thou only-begotten
God the Son, and give thanks to thee, and through
i thee to the Father, for that thou didst submit to
suffer death upon the cross for all men, appointing
the Baptism of regeneration as the type or symbol
j thereof. We farther praise thee, O God, thou Lord
j of the universe, through the name of Christ, in the
Holy Ghost, for that thou didst not utterly cast off
mankind, but at different seasons didst exercise dif-
ferent dispensations of thy providence over them.
At first thou gavest to Adam in Paradise that Para-
dise for an habitation of pleasure, and on account of
thy providence didst lay a command upon him ;
which when he had transgressed, thou didst justly
expel him. Yet in thy goodness thou didst not aban-
don and reject him, but didst instruct and chastise
his posterity in various manners ; and at last didst
send thy Son to be made man for the sake of men,
and to take upon him all the passions of human
nature, sin only excepted. Do thou therefore, O
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Lord God, look down from heaven, and sancftify
[Here the Priest is to make the sign of the cross over
he water :] this water ; give it grace and power, that
they who are to be baptized therein, according to
the command of thy Christ, may be crucified with
him, and die with him ; may be buried with him,
and rise again with him to the adoption which
cometh by him ; that so they may die unto sin and
live unto righteousness, 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.
Then shall the Priest take each Child into his hands, and dip it in
the water three times, once at the distinct name of each Person
of the Blessed Trinity, saying :
N. the servant of God, is baptized, in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Then shall the Children be clothed in White Garments, and the
Priest shall say :
Take these white garments for a token of the inno-
cency, which by God's grace is given you in the
holy mystery of Baptism, and for a sign whereby ye
are admonished so long as ye live, to give yourselves
to innocence of living. And may ye bring them
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forth without spot before the tribunal of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and be partakers of the rewards of
holiness and purity in the life everlasting. Amen.
Then shall each child's Sponsor give it the Kiss of Peace, and the
Priest shall give the children a little of the consecrated Milk and
Honey, and shall say :
Be ye admitted into the congregation of Christ's
flock, receive the kiss of peace, and taste of this
milk and honey in token of your spiritual infancy,
and of your entrance into the true land of promise,
the Church. And may ye at the last day enter into
the land of eternal rest, the kingdom of heaven,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Sponsors, in the name of the Children, say aloud
the Lord's Prayer :
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine.
&c. Amen.
Then shall the Priest pronounce this Blessing over the Baptized
Children.
Almighty God, the Father of Christ his only-
begotten Son, give, you bodies undefiled, pure hearts,
and watchful minds, knowledge without error, and
the powerful influence of his Holy Spirit ; that ye
may obtain and assuredly enjoy the truth, through
[ his Christ : by whom glory be to the Father in the
I Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Then shall the Deacon say :
Seeing now, dearly-beloved, that these children are
regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's
Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for
these benefits, and with one accord make our prayers
unto him, that these children may lead the rest of
their lives according to this beginning.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest say :
We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,
for that it hath pleased thee to regenerate these in-
fants with thy Holy Spirit, to receive them for thine
own children by adoption, and to incorporate them
into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech
thee to grant, that the?/, being dead unto sin, 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
they are made partakers of the death of thy Son,
they may also be partakers of his resurrection ; so
that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church,
they may be inheritors of thine everlasting kingdom,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Then shall the Priest say to the Sponsors this Exhortation
following.
Forasmuch as these children have promised, by you
their sureties, to renounce the devil and all his
works, to believe in God, and to serve him ; ye
must remember, that it is your part and duty to see
that these infants be taught, so soon as they shall be
able to learn, what a solemn vow, promise, and
profession they have here made by you. And that
they may know these things the better, ye shall call
upon them to hear sermons: and chiefly ye shall
provide that they may learn 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 ye shall use your utmost
endeavours, that these children may be virtuously
brought up to lead a godly and Christian life ; re-
membering always, that Baptism doth represent
unto us our profession ; which is to follow the
example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made
like unto him : that as he died and rose again for us,
so should we, who are baptized, die from sin, and
rise again unto righteousness, continually mortifying
all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily pro-
ceeding in all virtue and godliness of living.
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Then shall the Deacon add, and say :
Ye are to take care, that these children be brought
to the Bishop, to be confirmed by him, so soon as
conveniently may be, that so they may be admitted
to the holy Communion.
Note, That if the number of children to be baptized, and multi
tude of people present, be so great, that they cannot conveniently
stand at the Church-door ; then let them stand within the
Church, in some convenient place nigh unto the Church-door
and there let all things be said and done, appointed to be said
and done at the Church-door.
THE MINISTRATION OF PUBLIC BAPTISM
OF ADULT CATECHUMENS,
Or such as are of riper years, and able to answer for
themselves.
When Catechumens are to be Baptized, they shall give in the
names before Lent, desiring to be Baptized at the approachin
Paschal Festival.
And the Priest or Deacon shall examine whether they be stiffi-
ciently instructed in the principles of the Christian religion,
and exhort them to prepare themselves with prayers and fast-
ing for the receiving of this Holy Sacrament.
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171
And if they shall be found fit, then the Sponsors or Witnesses,
(who shall be of the faithful, and above sixteen years of age, a
man for a Male-Catechumen, and a Woman for a Female-Cate-
chumen,) and the People, with the Candidates for Baptism, must
be ready at the Church- door at the time that the Priest by
his discretion shall appoint. And the Priest and Deacon
coming to the Church-door, and standing there, the Priest shall
say to the persons that are to be baptized :
Have ye been already baptized, or no ?
If they answer, No ; then shall the Deacon proceed as
followeth.
DEARLY-beloved, forasmuch as all men are con-
ceived and born in sin, (and that which is born of
the flesh, is flesh, and they that are in the flesh
cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many
actual transgressions ;) and that our Saviour Christ
saith, None can enter into the kingdom of God,
except he be regenerate, and born anew of water
and of the Holy Ghost : let us call upon God the
Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his
bounteous mercy he will grant to these persons that
thing which by nature they cannot have ; that they
may be baptized with water and the Holy Ghost,
and be received into Christ's holy Church, and be
made lively members of the same.
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People. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest say, the persons to he Baptized kneeling :
Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great
mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark,
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 Jordan didst
sanctify the element of water to the mystical wash-
ing away of sin : We beseech thee of thine infinite
mercy, that thou wilt graciously look upon these
thy servants : wash them, and sanctify them with
the Holy Ghost, that they, being delivered from thy
wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's
Church ; and being stedfast in faith, joyful through
hope, and rooted 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.
Almighty ever-living God, whose most dearly be-
loved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our
sins, did shed out of his most precious side both
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water and blood ; and gave commandment to his
Apostles that they should make disciples of all
nations, and baptize them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost :
We call upon thee for these persons, that they,
coming to thy holy Baptism, may obtain remission of
their sins by spiritual regeneration. Receive them,
0 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 that ask, let us that seek find, open the
gate unto us that knock ; that these persons may en-
joy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly
washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom
which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Then the Priest shall blow upon the face of every Person to be
Baptized, and sign them with the sign of the Cross upon the
forehead; after which he shall say:
1 command thee, thou unclean spirit, in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost, that thou come out of and depart from
these persons, whom our Lord Jesus Christ hath
vouchsafed to call to his holy Baptism, to be made
members of his body, and of his holy congregation.
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Therefore, thou cursed spirit, remember thy sen-
tence, remember thy judgment, remember the day
to be at hand, wherein thou shalt burn in fire ever-
lasting, prepared for thee and thine angels : and
presume not hereafter to exercise any tyranny to-
wards these persons, whom Christ hath bought with
his precious blood, and by this his holy Baptism
calleth to be of his flock.
Then shall the Persons to be Baptized stand up, and the
Deacon shall say :
Hear the words of the Gospel written by S. John,
in the third chapter, beginning at the first verse.
People. Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Then shall the Deacon read the Gospel.
There was a man of the Pharisees, &c. (to v. 8.)
And the Gospel ended, the Deacon shall say,
Here endeth the Holy Gospel.
People. Thanks be to thee, 0 Lord.
After which the Priest shall say this Exhortation following.
Beloved, ye hear in this Gospel the express words
of our Saviour Christ, that except a man be born
of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into
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the kingdom of God. Whereby ye may perceive
the, great necessity of this Sacrament, where it may
be had. Likewise immediately before his Ascension
into heaven, (as we read in the last chapter of Saint
Mark's Gospel) he gave command to his Apostles,
saying, Go ye into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature : he that believeth, and is
baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not,
shall be damned. AYhich also sheweth unto us the
great benefit we reap thereby. For which cause
Saint Peter the Apostle, when upon his first preach-
ing of the gospel many were pricked at the heart,
and said to him and the rest of the Apostles, Men
and brethren, what shall we do ? replied and said
unto them^Repent and be baptized every one of you
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost : for the promise is to you
and your children, and to all that are afar off, even
as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with
many other words exhorted he them, saying, Save
yourselves from this untoward generation. For (as
the same Apostle testifieth in another place) even
Baptism doth also now save us, (not the putting
away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of
a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrec-
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tion of Jesus Christ. Doubt ye not therefore, but
earnestly believe, that he will favourably receive
these present persons, if they truly repent and come
unto him by faith ; that he will grant them remis-
sion of their sins, and bestow upon them the Holy
Ghost ; that he will give them the blessing of eter-
nal life, and make them partakers of his everlasting
kingdom. Wherefore we being thus persuaded of
the good-will of our heavenly Father towards these
persons declared by his own Son Jesus Christ, let
us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him.
Then shall the Priest say the following Thanksgiving, the
Persons to be Baptized kneeling.
Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father,
we give thee humble thanks that thou hast vouch-
safed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace,
and faith in thee. Increase this knowledge, and con-
firm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy
Spirit to these persons, that they may be born again,
and be made heirs of everlasting salvation, through
our Lord Jesus Christ ; who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Then shall the Persons to be Baptized stand up, and the Priest
shall take one of them by the right hand, the others walking
after him; and as he walketh towards the Baptistery, he
shall say :
The Lord vouchsafe to receive you into his holy
household, and to keep and govern you always in
the same, that ye may have everlasting life. Amen.
When they are all come with the People to the Baptistery, (which
is then to be filled with pure water,) the Priest shall speak to
the Persons to be Baptized on this wise.
Well-beloved, who are come hither desiring to
receive holy Baptism ; ye have heard how the con-
gregation hath prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ
would vouchsafe to receive you and bless you, to
release you of your sins, to sanctify you with the
Holy Ghost, to give you the kingdom of heaven and
everlasting life. Ye have heard also, that our Lord
Jesus Christ hath promised in his holy word to
grant all those things that we have prayed for ;
which promise he for his part will most surely keep
and perform. Wherefore, after this promise made
by Christ, ye must also faithfully for your part pro-
mise in the presence of these your witnesses, and of
this whole congregation, that ye will renounce the
devil and all his works, and constantly believe God's
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holy word, and obediently keep his commandments.
I demand therefore :
Then shall the Priest demand of each Person to be Bapized
severally, looking towards the West :
Dost thou renounce the devil and all his works, the
vain pomp and glory of the world, with all the
covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires
of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow them nor
be led by them ?
Then the Person to be Baptized shall stretch out his or her
hands, and say aloud,
I renounce them all.
Then the Person to be Baptized, shall turn to the East, and the
Priest shall proceed thus.
Dost thou associate thyself to Christ, and enter
into covenant with him ?
And the Person to be Baptized, lifting up his or her hands and
eyes towards heaven, shall answer,
I do.
Pr. Dost thou believe in God the Father Al-
mighty, Maker of heaven and earth ?
And in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our
Lord? and that he was conceived by the Holy
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Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; that he suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ;
that he went down into Hades, and also did rise
again the third day; that he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father
Almighty ; and from thence shall come again at the
end of the wTorld to judge the quick and the dead ?
And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost j the
holy Catholic Church ; the communion of Saints ;
the remission of sins ; the resurrection of the flesh ;
and everlasting life after death ?
And the Person to be Baptized, lifting up his or her hands and
eyes towards heaven, shall answer,
All this I stedfastly believe.
Pr. Wilt thou be baptized in this faith ?
And the Person to be Baptized bowing shall answer,
That is my desire.
Pr. Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy
will and commandments, and walk in the same all
the days of thy life ?
And the Person to be Baptized, lifting up his or her hands and
eyes towards heaven, shall answer,
I will.
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Then the Priest, asking the Sponsor the name, shall anoint each
Person to be Baptized separately with the holy Oil, making the
sign of the Cross upon his or her forehead, breast, and the
palms of the hands, saying : (the person to be baptized kneel-
ing :)
N. the servant of God, is anointed with holy Oil,
and signed with the sign of the Cross, in token that
hereafter he may not be ashamed to confess the faith
of Christ crucified, but may have courage and
strength to fight manfully 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.
Then shall the Priest say,
O Merciful God, grant that the old Adam in these
persons may be so buried, that the new man may be
raised up in them. Amen.
Grant that all carnal affections may die in them,
and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live
and grow in them. Amen.
Grant that they may have power and strength to
have 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
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heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through
thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and
govern all things, world without end. Amen.
Then shall the Priest consecrate the Water, saying :
We bless thee, we glorify thee, O Lord God Al-
mighty, the Father of the only-begotten God : we
give thee thanks for that thou hast sent thy Son to
be made man for us and for our salvation, and for
that he vouchsafed during his incarnation to be
obedient in all things, +o preach the kingdom of
heaven, the remission of sins, and the resurrection
of the dead. We also adore thee, O thou only-
begotten God the Son, and give thanks to thee, and
through thee to the Father, for that thou didst
submit to suffer death upon the cross for all men ;
appointing the Baptism of regeneration as the type
or symbol thereof. We farther praise thee, O God,
thou Lord of the universe, through the name of
Christ, in the Holy Ghost, for that thou didst not
utterly cast off mankind, but at different seasons
didst exercise different dispensations of thy provi-
dence over them. At first thou gavest to Adam in
Paradise that Paradise for an habitation of pleasure,
and on account of thy providence didst lay a com-
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maud upon him : which when he had transgressed,
thou didst justly expel him ; yet in thy goodness
thou didst not abandon and reject him, but didst
instruct and chastise his posterity in various man-
ners ; and at last didst send thy Son to be made man
for the sake of men, and to take upon him all the
passions of human nature, sin only excepted. Do
thou, therefore, O Lord God, look down from heaven,
and sancf tify \Here the Priest is to make the sign of
the Cross over the Water:'] this water ; give it grace
and power, that they who are to be baptized therein,
according to the command of thy Christ, may be
crucified with him and die with him, may be buried
with him, and rise again with him to the adoption
which cometh by him ; that so they may die unto sin
and live unto righteousness, through Jesus Christ
our Lord ; by whom and with whom, in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, ail honour and glory be unto thee,
O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.
Then the Priest shall withdraw, and the Persons to be Baptized
shall be decently put into the water by one or more Deacons
or Deaconesses* After which the Priest shall come, and shall
dip each Person in the water three times, once at the distinct
name of each Person of the blessed Trinity, saying :
N. the servant of God, is baptized in the name of
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the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Then shall the Priest withdraw again, and the Persons Baptized
shall be decently taken out of the water by one or more Deacons
or Deaconesses, and u-ith their assistance shall put on their
White Garments, and the Priest shall draw near and say to
them standing :
Take these white garments for a token of the in-
nocency, which by God's grace is given you, in
the holy mystery of Baptism, and for a sign where-
by ye are admonished so long as ye live, to give
yourselves to innocence of living. And may ye bring
them forth without spot before the tribunal of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and be partakers of the rewards
of holiness and purity in the life everlasting. Amen.
Then shall each Person's Sponsor give him or her the Kiss of Peace,
and the Priest shall give them a little of the consecrated Milk
and Honey, and shall say :
Be ye admitted into the congregation of Christ's
flock, receive the kiss of peace, and taste of his
milk and honey in token of your spiritual infancy,
and of your entrance into the true land of promise,
the Church ; and may ye at the last day enter into
the land of eternal rest, the kingdom of heaven,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Then shall all the Persons Baptized, standing upright, say aloud
the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect following.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine, &c.
Amen.
Collect.
Almighty God, Father of thy Christ, thine only-
begotten Son : Give me a body undefiled, a pure
heart, and a watchful mind, knowledge without
error, and the powerful influence of thy Holy Spirit,
that I may obtain and assuredly enjoy the truth,
through thy Christ : by whom glory be to thee in
the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon say :
Seeing now, dearly-beloved, 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 him, that these peiso?is may lead the rest of
tlteir lives according to this beginning.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest say r
We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,
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for that it hath pleased thee to regenerate these
persons with thy Holy Spirit, to receive them for
thine own children by adoption, and to corporate
them into thy holy Church. And humbly we be-
seech thee to grant, that they, being dead unto sin,
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 they are made partakers of the death of thy Son,
they may also be partakers of his resurrection ; so
that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church,
they may be inheritors of thine everlasting kingdom,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say this Exhortation following, speaking to
the Sponsors first.
Forasmuch as these persons have promised in your
presence to renounce the devil and all his works?
to believe in God, and to serve him ; ye must re-
member that it is your part and duty to put them in
mind, what a solemn vow, promise, and profession
they have now made before this congregation, and
especially before you their chosen witnesses. And ye
are also to call upon them to use all diligence to be
farther instructed in God's holy word, that so they
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may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and live godly, righteously, and
soberly in this present world.
And then, speaking to the new-baptized Persons, he shall proceed,
and say :
And as for you, who have now by Baptism put on
Christ, it is your part and duty also, being made the
children of God and of the light by faith in Jesus
Christ, to walk answerably to your Christian calling,
and as becometh the children of light : remembering
always, that Baptism doth represent unto us our
profession, which is to follow the example of our
Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him ;
that as he died and rose again for us, so should we
who are baptized, die from sin and rise again unto
righteousness, continually mortifying all our evil
and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all
virtue and godliness of living.
Then shall the Deacon add and say,
Ye are to take care, that ye come to the Bishop, to
be confirmed by him, so soon as conveniently may
be, that so ye may be admitted to the holy Com-
munion.
THE FORM OF CONSECRATING THE
OIL FOR BAPTISM.
When the Oil for Baptism is to be consecrated, the Deacon, imme-
diately after the Nicene Creed in the Eucharistic Service, shall
bring a proper quantity of sweet Oil of Olives in a decent
vessel to the Bishop, who shall place it upon the Altar ; and
then, turning to the People, he shall say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us pray.
Then the People shall kneel down ; and the Bishop, turning to
the Altar, and standing before it, shall say the following
Prayer.
0 Almighty God, Father of Christ, and King of
every sensible and intelligent being, sancftify
[Here the Bishop is to make the sign of the Cross over
the Oil :] this Oil in the name of the Lord Jesus ;
and grant it spiritual grace and efficacious power,
that it may be subservient to the remission of sins,
and maybe a strengthening preparation for Baptism :
that they who shall be anointed therewith, being
freed from all ungodliness, may become worthy of
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initiation, according to the command of thine only-
begotten Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; through
whom glory, honour, and adoration be to thee, in
the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
Then the People shall rise, and the Deacon shall carry the con-
secrated Oil into the Vestry, or to some other convenient
place.
Note, Every Priest must take care to apply to the Bishop for con-
secrated Oil ; who shall, upon such their application, jurnish
them therewith.
THE FORM OF CONSECRATING THE
MILK AND HONEY
For the Baptized.
When the Milk and Honey for the Baptized are to be consecrated,
the Deacon, immediately after the Nicene Cieed in the Eucha-
ristic Service, shall bring a proper quantity of Milk and Honey
mixed together in a decent vessel to the Bishop, who shall
place it upon the Altar; and then, turning to the People, he
shall say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
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Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us pray.
Then the People shall kneel down ; and the Bishop, turning to the
Altar, and standing before it, shall say the following Prayer.
0 Almighty God, who didst bring thy chosen peo-
ple into a land flowing with milk and honey, a figure
of the spiritual land of rest, thy holy Church ; and
who hast taught us as new-born babes to desire the
sincere milk of thy word : Blfess [Here the Bishop
is to make the sign of the Cross over the Milk and
Honey :~\ these thy creatures of Milk and Honey :
and grant that all those who after Baptism shall
taste thereof, may be adopted into thy family, may
preserve their Baptismal innocence, and may at
length be fed with that blessed milk and honey
which floweth for ever in the heavenly Jerusalem,
the city that is above, through thine only-begotten
Son 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.
Then the People shall rise, and the Deacon shall carry the con-
secrated Milk and Honey into the Vestry, or to some other
convenient place.
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CONFIRMATION.
Note, Every Priest must take care to apply to the Bishop for con-
secrated Milk and Honey ; who shall, upon such their applica-
tion, furnish them therewith.
THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION,
Or, Laying on of Hands upon those that are Baptized.
At the time appointed, all that are to be then Confirmed, being
placed, the Adults and the Sponsors with the children in their
arms standing in order before the Bishop, he shall begin the
Office thus.
Bishop. Our help is in the name of the Lord :
Answ. Who hath made heaven and earth.
Bish. Blessed be the Name of the Lord :
Answ. Henceforth world without end.
Bish. The Lord be with you :
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us pray.
Here all shall kneel down ex( ept the Bishop, who shall proceed,
saying :
Almighty and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed
to regenerate these thy servants by water and the
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191
Holy Ghost, and hast thereby given nnto them re-
mission of all their sins : Send down from heaven,
we beseech thee, O Lord, thine Holy Ghost the
Comforter upon them ; and daily increase in them
thy manifold gifts of grace, the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of counsel and ghostly
strength, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness,
and fill them with the spirit of thy holy fear now
and ever. Sign them, 0 Lord, and mark them to
be thine for ever, by the virtue of thy beloved Son's
holy cross and passion. Mercifully confirm and
strengthen them with the inward unction of thy
Holy Ghost unto everlasting life. Amen.
Then the People rising, and the Adults to be Confirmed, and the
Sponsors with the Children in their arms, kneeling in order
before the Bishop, {though it be Sunday, or between Easter and
Pentecost,) he shall anoint them severally with the holy Chrism
or Ointment, making the sign of the Cross upon their forehead,
and saying :
N. the servant of God, is sealed with the seal of
the Cross, and anointed with Holy Ointment, as an
emblem of the inward unction of the Holy Spirit,
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.
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CONFIRMATION.
Then the Bishop shall lay his hands upon the Person's head, and
say t
Defend, O Lord, this thy child [or, this thy servant]
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 thine everlasting
kingdom. Amen.
And thus shall the Bishop do to every Person that is to be Con-
firmed, one after another ; after which done, the Deacon shall
turn to the People, and say,
Let us attend.
Then shall the Bishop say the following Prayer.
O Lord God, who art unbegotten and without
superior ; thou Lord of all, who hast made the sweet
savour of the knowledge of the Gospel to go forth
among all nations: Do thou now grant that this
Chrism may be effectual in these Baptized children,
[or, persons,] that the sweet savour of thy Christ
may remain firm and stable in them, and that they,
dying with him in his death, may rise again with
him in his resurrection, and live together with him ;
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.
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193
Then shall the Bishop say to the People :
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us pray.
And all kneeling down, except the Bishop, he shall say the Lord's
Prayer, the People repeating it after him.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine,
&c. Amen.
Then shall the Bishop say the following Prayer.
Almighty and everlasting God, wTho makest us both
to will and to do those things, which are good and
acceptable unto thy Divine Majesty : We make our
humble supplicate >ns unto thee for these thy ser-
vants, upon whom (after the example of thy holy
Apostles) we have now laid our hands, as a sure
token of thy favour and gracious goodness towards
them. Let thy Fatherly hand, we beseech thee,
ever be over them ; let thy Holy Spirit ever be
with them : and so lead them in the knowledge and
obedience of thy word, that in the end they may
obtain everlasting life, through our Lord Jesus
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Christ ; who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth
and reigneth ever one God, world without end.
Amen.
Then shall the Bishop bless them, saying thus :
The Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be upon you, and remain
with you for ever. Amen.
Note, That if a Child's Sponsor at Baptism die before it be Con-
firmed, or be sick at the time of Confirmation, or through any
other urgent cause cannot be present at the Confirmation ; ihen
some other proper Person shall hold the Child, and be a Witness
of its Confirmation.
Note, That they who, through necessity, have received Private
Baptism, and have been anointed with the holy Chrism by a
Priest, shall be Confirmed by themselves; in which case the
Bishop shall use the foregoing Office, except that he shall
omit the Anointing and the sign of the Cross, and shall only lay
his hands upon every one to be Confirmed, and say :
Defend, 0 Lord, this thy child [or, this thy ser-
vant] 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 thine everlasting
kingdom. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us attend.
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Then shall the Bishop say to ths People :
The peace of the Lord, &c. {and so proceed as
before appointed.)
THE FORM OF CONSECRATING THE CHRISM
FOR CONFIRMATION.
When the Chrism for Confirmation is to be consecrated, the Deacon,
immediately after the Nicene Creed in the Eucharistic Service,
shall bririg a proper quantity of Chrism or Ointment, (made
of sweet oil of olives and precious balsam, commonly called
Balm of Gilead, ) in a decent vessel to the Bishop, who shall
place it upon the altar ; and then, turning to the People, he
shall say :
The Lord be with you.
A?isic. And with thy spirit.
Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us pray.
Then the People shall kneel down ; and the Bishop, turning to
the altar, and, standing before it, shall say the following
Prayer.
We give thanks to thee, 0 God, the Creator of the
universe, both for the fragrancy of the ointment,
and for the immortality which thou hast revealed
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unto us by thy Sou Jesus. Do thou now, O Lord
of mercies and Father of lights, from whom every
good and perfect gift proceedeth, send down thine
Holy Spirit to sancftify \_Here the Bishop is to
make the sign of the Cross over the Chrism :] this oint-
ment. And grant that all those who after Baptism
shall be anointed therewith, may be cleansed and
purified both in body and soul, may be confirmed in
godliness, and may obtain the blessings of the Holy
Ghost ; who, with the Father and the Son, liveth
and reigneth ever one God, world without end.
Amen.
Then the People shall rise, and the Deacon shall carry the conse-
crated Chrism into the Vestry, or to some other convenient
ace.
Note, Every Priest must take care to apply to the Bishop for
consecrated Chrism ; who shall, upon such their application,
furnish them therewith.
THE MINISTRATION OF PRIVATE BAPTISM
OF INFANTS IN HOUSES.
If a Child is in danger of death, so that necessity requires it to
be Baptized at home, then Baptism shall be administered on
this fashion.
PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.
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Let the Priest of the Parish ( or, in his absence, any other lawful
Priest that can he procured) begin with the Exhortation and
the two Prayers following it in the Office of Public Baptism
of Infants before prescribed.
Then let the Priest exorcise the Child, and anoint it (being named
by some one that is present) with the holy Oil, and say the
Suffrages which follow after it, and the Prayer of Consecra-
tion of the Water, as ordered in the same Office.
Then the Priest shall Baptize the Child, pouring water upon it
three times, once at the distinct name of each Person of the
blessed Trinity, saying :
2V. the servant of God, is baptized in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Note, That if the time and present exigence will not suffer all
this to be done, the Priest may begin with exorcising the child,
and then anoint it with the holy Oil, and proceed as above
prescribed ; and if the case be very extreme, he may Baptize
the child directly.
Then shall the Priest anoint the child with the holy Chrism,
making the sign of the Cross upon its forehead, and saying,
X. the servant of God, is sealed with the seal of
the Cross, and anointed with holy Ointment, as an
emblem of the inward unction of the Holy Spirit,
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.
198 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.
Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer.
O Lord God, who art unbegotten and without
superior ; thou Lord of all, who hast made the
sweet savour of the knowledge of the Gospel to
go forth among all nations : Do thou now grant
that this Chrism may be effectual in this Baptized
child, that the sweet savour of thy Christ may
remain firm and stable in him , and that he, dying
with him in his death, may rise again with him in
his resurrection, and live together with him ; 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.
Then shall the Priest give the Child the holy Sacrament of
Christ's body and blood: after which he shall conclude with
this Blessing.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with
us now and evermore. Amen.
Note, If no Priest can be procured, a Deacon may Baptize the
Child according to the directions above prescribed, except that
he shall omit the Consecration of the Water, and the Anointing
the Child with the holy Chrism ; but immediately after Baptiz-
ing it, shall conclude with the Blessing : after which, as soon
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US a Priest can be procured, he shall anoint the child with the
holy Chrism, and give it the holy Sacrament of Christ's body
and blood : but if a Priest cannot be had, the Deacon may
communicate the child.
If the child which is after this sort Baptized, do afterward live,
it must be brought by the Sponsor to the Church-door, at the
time that the Priest by his discretion shall appoint; to the
intent that if the Priest of the same Parish did himself Baptize
that Child, the Congregation may be certified of the true Form
of Baptism, by him privately before used: in which case he
shall say thus :
I Certify you. that according to the due and pre-
scribed order of the Church, at such a time and at
such a place, before divers icitnesses, I baptized with
"Water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son.
and of the Holy Ghost, this child ; who, being con-
ceived and born in sin, is now by the laver, &c.
{proceeding according to the Form set down hereafter. )
But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Priest or
Deacon, then the Priest of the Parish where the Child was
bom or baptized, shall examine and try whether the Child be
lawfully Baptized, or no. In which case, if the Sponsor that
brings any child to Church do answer that the same child is
already Baptized, then shall the Priest examine him or her
farther, saying :
By whom was this child baptized ?
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Who was present when this child was baptized ?
With what matter was this child baptized ?
With what words was this child baptized ?
And if the Priest shall find by the answers of the Child's Sponsor,
that all things were done as they ought to be, then shall not
he Baptize tlte 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 according to due order, concerning the baptizing
of this child ; who, being conceived and born in sin,
is now by the laver of regeneration in Baptism
received into the number of the children of God,
and of the heirs of everlasting life. For our Lord
Jesus Christ doth not deny his grace and mercy
unto such infants, but most lovingly doth call them
unto him, as the holy Gospel doth witness to our
comfort.
Then shall the Deacon say,
Hear the words of the Gospel written by Saint
Mark, in the tenth chapter, at the thirteenth verse.
People. Glory be to thee, 0 Lord.
Then shall the Deacon read the Gospel.
They brought young children to Christ, &c. (to v.
16.)
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And, the Gospel ended, the Deacon shall say,
Here endeth the Holy Gospel.
People. Thanks be to thee, O Lord.
Then shall the Priest take the child by the right hand ; and as
he walks towards the Baptistery or Font, he shall say,
The Lord vouchsafe to receive thee into his holy
household, and to keep and govern thee always in
the same, that thou mayest have everlasting life.
Amen.
When they are all come to the Baptistery or Font, the Priest
shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the
Gospel.
Beloved, ye have heard in the Gospel the words
of our Saviour Christ, that he commanded the
children to be brought unto him ; how he blamed
those that would have kept them from him ; how
he exhorteth all men to follow their innocency. Ye
perceive how by his outward gesture and deed he
declared his good-will toward them : for he em-
braced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon
them, and blessed them. Doubt ye not therefore,
but earnestly believe, that he hath likewise favour-
ably received this present infant ; that he hath em-
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braced him with the arms of his mercy, and (as he
hath promised in his holy word) will give unto him
the blessing of eternal life, and make him partaker
of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore we, being
thus persuaded of the good-will of our heavenly
Father, declared by his Son Jesus Christ, towards
this infant, let us faithfully and devoutly give
thanks unto him.
Then shall the Priest say the following Thanksgiving.
Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father,
we give thee humble thanks, that thou hast vouch-
safed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and
faith in thee. Increase this knowledge, and con-
firm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy
Spirit to this infant, that he, being born again, and
being made an heir of everlasting salvation through
our Lord Jesus Christ, may continue thy servant,
and attain thy promise, through the same our Lord
Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with
thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
Then shall the Priest speak to the Sponsor on this wise.
Dearly beloved, thou hast brought this child here
to be received into the congregation of Christ's
flock ; thou hast heard what our Lord Jesus Christ
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hath done for him, and hath promised to him.
Wherefore this infant must faithfully for his part
promise by thee who art his Surety, that he will
renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly
believe God's holy word, and obediently keep his
commandments. I demand therefore,
(Then shall the Priest demand of the Sponsor, looking towards
t\3 West:)
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 carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not
follow them, nor be led by them ?
Then the Sponsor, holding the Child in one arm, shall stretch out
the other hand, and say aloud,
I renounce them all.
Then the Sponsor shall turn to the East, and the Priest shall
proceed thus :
Dost thou associate thyself to Christ, and enter
into covenant with him ?
And the Sponsor, lifting up the hand and eyes towards heaven,
shall answer,
I do.
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Pr. Dost thou believe in God the Father Al-
mighty, Maker of heaven and earth ?
And in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten Son our
Lord ? and that he was conceived by the Holy
Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; that he suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried ; that he went down into Hades, and also
did rise again the third day ; that he ascended
into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God
the Father Almighty ; and from thence shall come
again at the end of the world to judge the quick and
the dead ?
And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost ; the
Holy Catholic Church ; the communion of Saints ;
the remission of sins ; the resurrection of the
flesh ; and everlasting life after death ?
And the Sponsor, lifting up the hand and eyes towards heaven,
shall answer,
All this I stedfastly believe.
Pr. Wilt thou obediently keep God's holy will
and commandments, and walk in the same all the
days of thy life ?
And the Sponsor, lifting up the hand and eyes towards heaven,
shall answer,
I Will.
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Then shall the Child he clothed in a White Garment, and the Priest
shall say :
Take this white garment for a token of the inno-
cency, which by God's grace is given thee in the
holy mystery of Baptism, and for a sign whereby
thou art admonished, so long as thou livest, to give
thyself to innocence of living. And mayest thou
bring it forth without spot before the tribunal of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and be a partaker of the
rewards of holiness and purity in the life everlast-
ing. Amen.
Then shall the Child' s Sponsor give it the Kiss of Peace, and the
Priest shall give it a Utile of the consecrated Milk and Honey,
and shall say :
Be thou admitted into the congregation of Christ's
flock, receive the kiss of peace, and taste of this
milk and honey, in token of thy spiritual infancy,
and of thy entrance into the true land of promise,
the Church ; and mayest thou at the last day enter
into the land of eternal rest, the kingdom of heaven,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Sponsor, in the name of the Child, say aloud the
Lord's Prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine,
&c. Amen.
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Then shall the Priest pronounce this Blessing over the Child.
Almighty God, the Father of Christ, his only-
begotten Son, give thee a body undefiled, a pure
heart, and a watchful mind, knowledge without
error, and the powerful influence of his Holy Spirit,
that thou mayest obtain and assuredly enjoy the
truth, through his Christ ; by whom glory be to the
Father in the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen.
Then shall the Deacon say :
Seeing now, dearly beloved, that this child is by
Baptism regenerate, and grafted into the body of
Christ's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty
God for these benefits, and with one accord make
our prayers unto him, that this child may lead the
rest of his life according to this beginning.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Priest saij :
We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,
for that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this infant
with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own
child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy
holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to
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grant, that he, being dead unto sin, 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 par-
taker of his resurrection ; so that finally, with the
residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor
of thine everlasting kingdom, through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say to the Sponsor this Exhortation
following.
Forasmuch as this child hath promised by thee,
his Surety, to renounce the devil and all his works,
to believe in God, and to serve him ; thou must
remember that it is thy part and duty 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 thee. And that he may know
these things the better, thou shalt call upon him to
hear sermons ; and chiefly thou shalt provide that
he may learn 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 thou shalt use thy utmost endeavour
that this child may be virtuously brought up to lead
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a godly and Christian life ; remembering always,
that Baptism doth represent unto us oar profession,
which is to follow the example of our Saviour Christ,
and to be made like unto him : that as he died and
rose again for us, so should we who are baptized die
from sin, and rise again unto righteousness, con-
tinually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affec-
tions, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness
of living.
Then shall the Deacon add, and say,
Thou art to take care that this child be brought
to the Bishop to be confirmed by him, so soon as
conveniently may be.
But if they who bring the Infant to the Church, do make such un-
certain answers to the Priest's questions, as that if cannot ap-
pear that a lawful Priest or Deacon did Baptize the Child with
Water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost; then let the Priest Baptize it according to the Form
before appointed for Public Baptism of Infants : except that at
the dipping of the Child in the Water, he shall use this form of
words.
If this child is not already baptized, he N. the ser-
vant of God, is now baptized in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
Amen.
THE MINISTRATION OF
Private Baptism of Adults.
Private Baptism of Adult Catechumens may be performed in
cases of necessity according to the Form before prescribed for
Public Baptism of Adults ; except that
The Priest need only take the Person to be Baptized by the right
hand, without moving him, and say, The Lord vouchsafe to
receive thee, &c.
After which let him say, Well-beloved, who earnestly desirest
vo receive holy Baptism, &:c.
When he Baptizes him, he may pour Water upon him in the man-
ner ordered in the Form for Private Baptism of Infants.
After the Person Baptized has said the Lord's Prayer and the
Collect following it, the Priest shall anoint him with the holy
Chrism, and say the prayer that follows the Anointing, as is
ordered in the Form for Private Baptism of Infants.
After the Baptismal Office is concluded, the Priest shall adminis-
ter the Holy Eucharist of the body and blood of Christ to the
person Baptized, according to the Form of the Communion of
the Sick.
If no Priest can be procured, a Deacon may Baptize him accord-
ing to the directions above prescribed, except that he shall omit
the consecration of the Water, and the anointing with the holy
Chrism : and as soon as a Priest can be procured, he shall
anoint the person Baptized with the holy Chrism, and give
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him the holy Sacrament of Christ's body and blood. But if
a Priest cannot be had, theDeacon may communicate him.
If any persons not Baptized in their infancy shall be offered to be
Baptized before they come to years of discretion to answer for
themselves ; it may suffice to use the Office for Public Baptism
of Infants, or ( in case of extreme danger) the Office for Private
Baptism of Infants, only changing the word [Infant] for
[Child, or Person] as occasion requireth.
THE
FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.
The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony is the same with that
in the Common Prayer-Book of the Church of England.
THE
THANKSGIVING OF WOMEN AFTER CHILD-BIRTH
Commonly called the Churching of Women.
This Office is to be used immediately after the Nicene Creed in
the Eucharistic Service.
The Woman, at the usual time after her Delivery, shall come into
the Church, decently apparelled with a white covering or veil,
and there shall kneel down before the altar, or at the rails there-
of; and then the Deacon shall say unto her :
Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty Grod of his
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goodness to give thee safe deliverance, and hath
preserved thee in the great danger of Child-birth,
thou shalt therefore give hearty thanks unto God,
and say :
(Then shall the Deacon say the following Psalms, the Woman re-
peating them after him ; but if the Child be dead, the last
Psalm shall be omitted.)
Dilexi quoniam. Psalm cxvi.
I am well pleased, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. [Halle-
lujah.]
Nisi Dominus. Psalm, cxxvii.
Except the Lord build the house, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen [Halle-
lujah.]
Then the Deacon shall say,
Let us pray.
Then shall the Priest say,
Lord, have mercy on us.
Answ. Christ, have mercy on us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
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Then shall the Priest say the Lord's Prayer, the People re-
peating it with him.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine, &c.
Amen.
Pr. O Lord, save this woman thy servant ;
Answ. Who putteth her trust in thee.
Pr. Be thou to her a strong tower ;
Answ. From the face of her enemy.
Pr. O Lord, hear our prayer ;
Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.
Then shall the Ptiest say :
O Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks for
that thou hast vouchsafed to deliver this woman
thy servant from the great pain and peril of *child-
birth, Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful
Father, that she through thy help may both faith-
fully live, and walk according to thy will, in this
present life, and also may be partaker of everlast-
ing glory in the life to come, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Priest turn to the Woman, and bless her,
saying ;
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : the Lord
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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.
The Woman that cometh to give her thanks, must remain in the
same place ; and there offer her offering, and receive the holy
Communion.
THE
ORDER FOR THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.
When any Person is Sick, notice shall immediately be given thereof
to the Priest, that the Sick Person may be visited, and receive
the assistance of the Church, before Ms strength be too far spent.
The Priest, coming into the Sick Person's house, shall say :
Peace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it.
When he cometh into the Sick Man' s presence, he shall say :
Is any sick among you? Let him call for the
Elders (that is, the Priests) of the Church, and let
them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall
save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up ; and
if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven
him. James v. 14, 15.
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Then the Priest shall exhort the Sick Person after th is form, or
other like :
Dearly beloved, know this, that Almighty God is
the Lord of life and death, and of all things to them
pertaining ; as youth, strength, health, age, weak-
ness, and sickness. Wherefore, whatsoever your
sickness is, know you certainly that it is God's visi-
tation. And for what cause soever this sickness is
sent unto you, (whether it be to try your patience
for the example of others, and that your faith may
be found in the day of the Lord laudable, glorious,
and honourable, to the increase of glory and endless
felicity ; or else it be sent unto you to correct and
amend in you whatsoever doth oifend 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 Jesus Christ's sake, and render unto him
humble thanks for his fatherly visitation, submitting
yourself wholly unto his will, it shall turn to your
profit, and help you forward in the right way that
leadeth unto everlasting life.
If the Person visited he very Sick, the Priest may end his
Exhortation in this place, or else proceed.
Take, therefore, in good part the chastisement of
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the Lord. For (as Saint Paul saith) whom the Lord
loveth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son that
he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth
with you as with sons : for what son is he whom
the father chasteneth not ? But if ye be without
chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye
bastards, and not sons. Furthermore, we have had
fathers of our flesh, who corrected us, and we gave
them reverence : shall we not much rather be in
subjection to the Father of spirits, and live ? For
they verily for a few days chastened us after their
own pleasure ; but he for our profit, that we might
be partakers of his holiness. These words, dearly-
beloved, are written in holy Scripture for our com-
fort and instruction ; that we should patiently and
with thanksgiving bear our heavenly Father's cor-
rection, whensoever by any manner of adversity it
shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And
there should be no greater comfort to Christian per-
sons than to be made like unto Christ, by suffering
patiently adversities, troubles, and sicknesses. For
he himself went not up to joy, but first he suffered
pain : he entered not into his glory before he was
crucified. So truly our way to eternal joy is to
suffer here with Christ ; and our door to enter into
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eternal life, is gladly to die with Christ : that we
may rise again from death, and dwell with him in
everlasting life. Now, therefore, taking your sick-
ness (which is thus profitable for you) patiently, I
exhort you, in the name of God, to remember the
profession which you made unto God in your Bap-
tism. And forasmuch as after this life there is an
account to be given unto the righteous Judge, by
whom all must be judged without respect of persons ;
I require you to examine yourself and your state
both towards God and man ; so that, accusing and
condemning yourself for your own faults, you may
find mercy at our heavenly Father's hand for Christ's
sake, and not be accused and condemned in that
fearful judgment. Therefore I shall rehearse to
you the articles of our faith, that you may know
whether you believe as a Christian should or no.
Here the Priest shall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, satjing
thus :
Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth ?
And in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten Son our
Lord ? and that he was conceived by the Holy
Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; that he suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
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buried ; that he went down into Hades, and also
did rise again the third day ; that he ascended into
heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty ; and from thence shall come
again at the end of the world to judge the quick and
the dead ?
And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost ; the
holy Catholic Church ; the communion of saints ;
the remission of sins ; the resurrection of the flesh ;
and everlasting life after death ?
The Sick Person shall answer,
All this I stedfastly believe.
Then shall the Priest examine the Sick Person, whether he repent
him truly of all his sins, and be in charity with the whole world :
exhorting him to forgive from the bottom of his heart all£>ersons
that have offended him ; and if he have offended any other, to
ask their forgiveness : and where he hath done wrong or injury
to any man, that he inake amends to the uttermost of his power.
And if he have not before disposed of his goods, let him then be
admonished to make his Will, and to declare his debts what he
oweth, and what is owing to him, for the better discharging of
his conscience, and the quieting of his Executors. But men
should be often put in remembrance to take order for the settling
of their temporal estates, whilst they are in health.
The Priest should not omit earnestly to move such Sick Persons, as
are of ability, to be liberal to the poor.
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The foregoing Exhortation and Examination need not be repeated
every day, but only so often as the Priest shall see con-
venient.
Then shall the Priest kneel doivn and say, all kneeling,
Remember not, Lord, our iniquities, nor the iniqui-
ties 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.
Answ. Spare us, good Lord.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answ. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then shall all say the Lord's Prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven ; &c. But deliver
us from the evil one. Amen.
Pr. O Lord, save thy servant ;
Ansiv. Who putteth his trust in thee.
Pr. Send him help from thy holy place ;
Answ. And evermore mightily defend him.
Pr. Let the enemy have no advantage of him ;
Answ. Nor the wicked approach to hurt him.
Pr. Be unto him, 0 Lord, a strong tower ;
Answ. From the face of his enemy.
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Pr. 0 Lord, hear our prayers :
Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.
Then shall the Priest say the two Collects following.
O Lord, look down from heaven, behold, visit, and
relieve this thy servant. Look upon him with the
eyes of thy mercy, give him comfort and sure con-
fidence in thee, defend him from the danger 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,
we beseech thee, this thy fatherly correction to him;
that the sense of his weakness may add strength to
his faith, and seriousness to his repentance. That
if it shall be thy good pleasure to restore him to Am
former health, he may lead the residue of his life in
thy fear and to thy glory : or else give him grace
so to take thy visitation, that after this paintul life
ended, he may attain everlasting joy and felicity,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then the Priest shall stand up, and, laying his hand upon the
Sick Person's head, he shall say the following Prayer over him,
if he think proper .« for this Prayer is to b% said or omitted at
the discretion of the Priest.
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O Most merciful God, who according to the multi-
tude of thy mercies dost so put away the sins of
those who truly repent, that thou rememberest
them no more ; open thine eye of mercy upon this
thy servant, who most earnestly desireth pardon
and forgiveness. Renew in him, most loving Fa-
ther, whatsoever hath been decayed by the fraud
and malice of the devil, or by his own carnal will
and frailness : preserve and continue this sick
member in the unity of the church ; consider his
contrition, accept his tears, and assuage his pain,
as shall seem to thee most expedient for him. And
forasmuch as he putteth his full trust only in thy
mercy, impute not unto him his former sins : but
strengthen him with thy blessed Spirit ; and, when
thou art pleased to take him hence, take him unto
thy favour, through the merits of thy most dearly
beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say this Psalm standing, the Sick Person
repeating it after him, if he be able ; but if the Person visited
be very sick, the Psalm may be omitted.
In te, Domine, speravi. Psal. lxxi.
In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, &c.
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Pr. Glory be to the Father, &c.
Answ. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen.
Then shall the Priest say,
O Saviour of the world, who by thy cross and
precious blood hast redeemed us ; save us, and help
us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
Then shall the Priest anoint the Sick Person (if the Priest think
proper in his discretion, and the Sick Person desire it ) upon
the forehead with the holy Oil, making the sign of the cross,
and saying :
As with this visible oil thy body outwardly is
anointed ; so Almighty God our heavenly Father
grant of his infinite goodness, that thy soul inward-
ly may be anointed with the Holy Ghost, who is
the Spirit of all strength, comfort, relief, and glad-
ness ; and vouchsafe of his great mercy, if it be his
blessed will, to restore unto thee thy bodily health
and strength to serve him, and send thee release of
all thy pains, troubles, and diseases, [both in body
and mind.] And howsoever his goodness, by his
divine and unsearchable providence, shall dispose of
thee, I his unworthy minister and servant humbly
beseech his eternal Majesty to do with thee accord-
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ing to the multitude of his innumerable mercies,
and [to pardon thee all thy sins and offences,
committed by all thy bodily senses, passions, and
carnal affections: and may he also vouchsafe
mercifully] to grant unto thee ghostly strength
by his Holy Spirit, to withstand and overcome all
temptations and assaults of thine adversary, that
in no wise he prevail against thee; but that thou
mayest have perfect victory and triumph over the
devil, sin, and death, through Jesus Christ our
Lord : who by his death hath overcome the prince
of death, and with the Father and the Holy Ghost
liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without
end. Amen.
Note, That the words between hooks are to be omitted, when a
Sick Child is anointed.
Then the Priest shall say to the Sick Person :
The Almighty Lord, who is a most strong tower to
all them that 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 ;
and make thee know and feel, that there is no
other name under heaven given to man, in whom
and through whom thou mayest receive health and
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salvation, but only the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.
Then the Priest shall bless the Sick Person, saying :
Unto God's gracious mercy and almighty protec-
tion I commit thee. The Lord bless thee and keep
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 evermore. Amen.
A Prayer for a Sick Child.
0 Almighty God and merciful Father, to whom
alone belong the issues of life and death ; look
down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, with
the eyes of mercy upon this child now lying upon
the bed of sickness. Visit him, O Lord, with thy
salvation, deliver him in thy good appointed time
from his bodily pain, 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 doing good in his generation : or
else receive him into Abraham's bosom, where the
souls of them that sleep in the Lord Jesus rest in
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perpetual peace. 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 appeareth small hope
of recovery.
O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, our
only help in time of need : We fly unto thee for
succour in behalf of this thy servant, here lying
under thy hand in 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 Holy Spirit in the inner man. Give him
unfeigned repentance for all the errors of his life
past, and stedfast faith in thy Son J esus ; 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 impossible with thee ; and that if thou
wilt, thou canst even yet raise him up, and grant
him a longer continuance amongst us. Yet for-
asmuch as in all appearance the time of his dissolu-
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tion draweth near, so fit and prepare him, we
beseech thee, against the hour of death, that, after
his departure hence in peace and in thy favour, his
soul may be received into the bosom of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, the region of the pious who have
pleased thee from the beginning of the world,
where there is no sorrow, grief, or lamentation.
And this we beg through the merits and mediation
of Jesus Christ thine only Son, our blessed Lord
and Saviour. Amen.
A Commendatory Prayer for a Sick Person at the point of
departure.
O Almighty God, in whose hand are the spirits of
the righteous, after they are delivered from their
earthly prisons : TTe humbly commend the soul of
this thy servant, our dear brother, into thy bauds,
as into the hands of a faithful Creator and most
merciful Saviour ; most humbly beseeching thee,
that it may be precious in thy sight. Wash it, we
pray thee, in the blood )f that immaculate Lamb,
which was slain to take away the sins of the world,
that [ * whatsoever defilements it may * These words
have contracted in the midst of this a^iob^itted,
ichen tlusPrayer
miserable and naughty world, through is said for a
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child, whom the iusts 0f the flesh or the wiles of
cretion shall not Satan, being purged and done away,]
think to have it may be presented pure and without
been capable of fo f fa } fa
committing ac- 1
tuaisin. 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, wrhilst we live
here, which may in the end bring us to life ever-
lasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ thine
only Son our Lord. Amen.
A Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind or Conscience.
O Blessed Lord, the Father of mercies, and the
God of all comforts : We beseech thee, look down in
pity and compassion upon this thy afflicted servant.
Thou writest bitter things against him, and makest
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 understanding of himself, and of
thy threats and promises, that he may neither cast
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away his confidence in thee, nor place it anywhere
but in thee. Give him strength against all his
temptations, and heal all his distempers. Break
not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.
Shut not up thy tender mercies 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, lift up the light of
thy countenance upon him, and give him peace,
through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Note, When the Priest visits the Sic/:, he may add any other
proper Collects, Exhortations, and Prayers, as he judges best,
according to the various circumstances of the Sick Person.
THE FORM OF CONSECRATING THE
OIL FOR THE SICK.
When the Oil for the Sick is to he Consecrated, the Deacon, imme-
diately after the Nicene Creed in the Eucharistic Service, shall
bring a proper quantity of sweet Oil rf Olives in a decent
Vessel to the Bishop, who shall place it upon the Altar ; and
then, turning to the People, he shall say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
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Then shall the Deacon say to the People,
Let us pray.
Then the People shall kneel down; and the Bishop, turning to the
Altar, and standing before it, shall say the following Prayer.
O Almighty Lord God, who hast taught us by thy
holy Apostle Saint James, to anoint the sick with
oil, that they may attain their bodily health, and
render thanks unto thee for the same : Look down,
we beseech thee, and bless and sancftify [Here the
Bishop is to make the sign of the Cross over the Oil :]
this thy creature of Oil, the juice of the olive.
Grant that those who shall be anointed therewith,
may be delivered from all pains, troubles, and dis-
eases both of body and mind, and from all the snares,
temptations, and assaults of the powers of darkness,
through our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son ; who, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth ever
one God, world without end. Amen.
Then the People shall rise, and the Deacon shall carry the con-
secrated Oil into the Vestry, or to some other convenient place.
Note, Every Priest must take care to apply to the Bishop for
consecrated Oil; who shall, upon such their application, furnish
them therewith.
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And here it is to be noted, concerning the Oil for Baptism, the
Milk and Honey for the Baptized, the Chrism for Confirmation,
and the Oil for the Side ; that if all, or more than one of then/,
are to be consecrated on the same day, they may be consecrated
the one after the other, in the same order that they follow each
other in this Book.
THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK.
When a Sick Person, not able to come to the Church, is desirous
to receive the Eucharist in his house, he must give timely
notice to the Priest, signifying also hotv many there are to
communicate with him. Upon which the Priest, as soon as he
conveniently may, shall carry a proper quantity of the conse-
crated Ezwharistic elements, which were reserved at the Public
Communion, to the Sick Person's house ; where a convenient
place, and all things necessary, being so prepared that the
Priest may reverently minister, he shall there administer the
holy Communion after the form and manner following.
The elements being covered with a fair white linen Cloth, the
Priest (or the Deacon, if he be there, as well as the Priest)
shall say, The Introit appointed for this occasion is part of
the forty-first Psalm.
Then shall be said the Introit.
Blessed is he that considereth, &c. (v. 1 — 5. and
10—13.)
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen.
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Then the Priest shall say to the People,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Pr. or Deac. Let us pray.
Then the People shall kneel, and the Priest shall say,
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answ. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then shall the Priest say the following Prayer.
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be 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 perfectly love thee,
and worthily magnify thy holy Name, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall be read the Collect, as followeth.
Almighty ever-living God, Maker of mankind,
who correctest those whom thou dost love, and
chastisest every one whom thou dost receive : We
beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant
visited with thine hand ; and to grant that he may
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take his sickness patiently, and recover his bodily
health, if it be thy gracious will ; and that whenso-
ever his soul shall depart from the body, it may be
carried by thy holy angels into the region of the
blessed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Immediately after the Collect the People shall rise, and the
Priest or Beacon, being turned to them, shall read the
Epistle, saying :
The Epistle is written in the twelfth chapter of
the Epistle to the Hebrews, beginning at the fifth
verse.
The Epistle.
\ My son, despise not thou, &c. (v. 5, 6.)
The Epistle ended, he shall say,
Here endeth the Epistle.
Then shall he read the Gospel, saying,
The Holy Gospel is written in the fifth chapter
of the Gospel according to St. John, beginning at
the twenty-fourth verse.
And the People shall ansiver,
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
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The Gospel.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, &c. (v. 24.)
The Gospel ended, he shall say,
Here endeth the Holy Gospel.
And the People shall answer,
Thanks be to thee, O Lord.
Then shall the Priest and People say the following Creed.
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker
of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and
invisible.
And in one Lord J esus 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, Consubstantial with the
Father, By whom all things were made : Who for
us men and for our salvation came down from
heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of
the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was
crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suf-
fered and was buried, And the third day he rose
again according to the Scriptures, And ascended
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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 : Whose kingdom
shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, the
Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father,
Who with the Father and the Son together is wor-
shipped 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.
Then the Priest shall uncover the Eucharistic elements, and,
turning to the People, and signing himself with the sign of the
Cross upon his forehead, he shall say,
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Pr. Lift up your hearts ;
Answ. We lift them up unto the Lord.
Pr. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God ;
Answ. It is meet and right so to do.
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The the Priest shall turn towards the Eucharistic elements,
and say :
It is truly meet and right, just and profitable to
our souls, that we should at all times, and in all
places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father,
Almighty Everlasting God, through Christ our
Lord ; through whom the angels praise thy majesty,
the dominions adore thee, the powers tremble before
thee, the heavens and the hosts of heaven, with the
blessed seraphim, together glorify thee with united
shouts of joy. With whom we beseech thee to com-
mand also our voices to be admitted, with humble
submission, saying :
(Here the People shall join with the Priest, and say :)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; Heaven
and earth are full of thy glory : Hosanna to the Son
of David : Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord : Hosanna in the Highest.
Then shall the Prist say :
We thank thee, O Father, for the life which thou
hast revealed unto us by thy Son Jesus, by whom
thou didst create and dost provide for all things.
Thou didst send him to become man for our salva-
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tion ; thou didst permit him to suffer, and to die ;
and when thou hadst raised him again, thou wert
pleased to glorify him, and didst set him on thy
right hand, and by him didst promise to us the re-
surrection of the dead. Do thou, O Lord Almighty,
Everlasting God, so gather together thy Church
from the ends of the earth into thy kingdom, as this
corn was once scattered, but is now collected toge-
ther, and become one piece of bread. We thank
thee also, 0 Father, for the precious blood of Jesus
Christ which was shed for us, and for his precious
body, the representation of which we here celebrate
with these antitypes, as himself hath appointed, to
shew forth his death. Glory be to thee through
him for ever and ever. Amen.
Then the Priest or Deacon shall say to the People,
Let us fervently and intensely pray to God through
his Christ.
Then the People shall kneel down, and the Priest shall say the
following Prayer.
O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the in-
stitution of thy dearly-beloved Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ, we thy humble servants do celebrate
and make here before thy divine majesty, with these
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thy holy gifts, the memorial which thy Son hath
commanded us to make ; having in remembrance
his blessed passion, mighty resurrection, and glorious
ascension ; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks
for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by
the same : entirely desiring thy fatherly goodness,
mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving ; most humbly beseeching thee to
grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son
Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and
all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our
sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here
we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,
our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and
lively sacrifice unto thee ; humbly beseeching thee,
that whosoever shall partake of these mystic bles-
sings of the most precious body and blood of thy
Son Jesus Christ, may worthily receive the same,
and may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly
benediction. And although we are unworthy
through our manifold sins to offer unto thee any
sacrifice ; yet we beseech thee to accept this our
bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits,
but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ
our Lord ; by whom and with whom, in the unity of
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the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee,
O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.
Then sliall the Priest say the following Prayer of Intercession.
Almighty and ever-living God, who by thy holy
Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and suppli-
cations, and to give thanks for all men : We humbly
beseech thee most mercifully to accept these our ob-
lations, and to receive these our prayers, which we
offer unto thy divine majesty, beseeching thee to
inspire continually the universal Church with the
Spirit of truth, unity, and concord. And grant that
all they who confess thy holy name, may agree in
the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and
godly love. Give grace, 0 heavenly Father, to all
Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, that they may both by
their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively
word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy
Sacraments. We beseech thee also to save and de-
fend all christian Kings, Princes, and Governors ;
and especially thy servant our King, that under him
we may be godly and quietly governed. And grant
unto his whole council, and to all that are put in
authority under him, that they may truly and in-
differently minister justice, to the punishment of
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wickedness and vice, and to the maintainance of thy
true religion and virtue. And to all thy people
give thy heavenly grace, that with meek heart and
due reverence they may hear and receive thy holy
word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteous-
ness all the days of their life. And we commend
especially unto thy merciful goodness this congre-
gation, which is here assembled in thy name to
celebrate the commemoration of the most glorious
death of thy Son. And we most humbly beseech
thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and suc-
cour all them, who in this transitory life are in
trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adver-
sity ; especially this thy servant afflicted with sick-
ness. And here we do give unto thee most high
praise and hearty thanks for the wonderful grace
and virtue declared in all thy saints from the begin-
ning of the world, the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles,
Martyrs, and Confessors ; whose examples, O Lord,
and stedfastness in thy faith and keeping thy holy
commandments, grant us to follow. We commend
unto thy mercy, O Lord, all thy servants, who are
departed hence from us with the sign of faith, and
now do rest in the sleep of peace : grant unto them, we
beseech thee, thy mercy and everlasting peace ; and
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that at the day of the general resurrection, we and
all they who are of the mystical body of thy Son,
may all together be set on his right hand, and hear
that his most joyful voice : Come, ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world. Grant this, O Father,
for the sake of thine only -begotten Son Jesus Christ,
our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
Then shall the Priest and People say the Lord's Prayer.
Our Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen.
Then shall the Priest kneel down, and say this Prayer following.
We do not presume to come to this thy table, O
merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness,
but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are
not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs
under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose
property is always to have mercy. Grant us there-
fore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear
Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our
sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and
our souls washed through his most precious blood,
and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in
us. Aiiien.
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But if the Priest have already received the holy Eucharist that
day, instead of the foregoing Prayer, he shall say the following
one, standing.
These thy servants do not presume to partake of
thy holy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in their
own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great
mercies. They are not worthy so much as to gather
up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the
same Lord, whose property is always to have
mercy. Grant them therefore, gracious Lord, so to
eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to
drink his blood, that their sinful bodies may be
made clean by his body, and their souls washed
through his most precious blood, and that they may
evermore dwell in him, and he in them. Amen.
Then shall the Priest receive the Communion himself, (if he have
not already received it that day,) and after administer to them
that are appointed to communicate with the Sick, and last of
all to the Sick Person, according to the Form before prescribed
in the holy Liturgy.
After which the Priest shall say the following Thanksgiving,
standing.
Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily
thank thee, for that thou hast vouchsafed to feed us
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with 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 mys-
tical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company
of all faithful people, and are also heirs through hope
of thine 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 fellowship, and do all
such good works as thou hast prepared for us to
walk in, through Jesus Christ our Lord: to whom,
with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and
glory, world without end. Amen.
Then the Priest shall turn to the People, and pronounce 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
remain with you always. Amen.
If a Sick Person be desirous of receiving the Communion, and a
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Priest is not to be had, the Deacon may carry the holy Eucha-
rist to him, and communicate him according to the Form before
prescribed in the holy Liturgy.
THE
ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any
that die excommunicate, or out of the communion of the Church, or
unbaptized, ( except the Person unbaptized be a Catechumen,
who hath not voluntarily neglected to receive Baptism,) or for
any that have laid violent hands upon themselves, or were pub-
licly executed for crimes, ( unless they were admitted to the
Eucharist before their death,) or for any who die in the actual
commission of any sin.
The Priest and Deacon, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the
Church-yard, and going before it into the Church, shall say or
sing ;
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord :
he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in
me, shall never die. S. John xi. 25, 26.
I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall
stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though
after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my
flesh shall I see God : whom I shall see for myself,
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and mine eyes shall behold, 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. 2 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21.
After they are come into the Church, shall he said or sung these
two Psalms following,
Dixi, Custodiam. Psal. xxxix.
I said, I will take heed to my ways, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c. (Amen.)
Domine, Refugium. Psal. xc.
Lord, thou hast been our refuge, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c. (Amen.)
Then shall the Deacon read the Lesson, taken out of the fifteenth
chapter of the first Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians.
Now is Christ risen, &c. (from v. 20 to the end. J
Then shall they go to the grave, the Priest and Deacon walking
before the Corpse ; who, as they go along, shall say or sing :
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it,
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from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away,
and there was found no place for them. And I
saw the dead, small aud great, stand before God :
and the books were opened ; and another book
was opened, which is the book of life : and the dead
were judged out of those things which were written
in the books, according to their works. And the sea
gave up the dead which were in it, and Death and
Hades delivered up the dead which were in them :
and they were judged, every man according to their
works. Rev. xx. 11, 12, 13.
When they are come to the grave, while the Corpse is made
ready to be laid into the earth, the Priest shall say :
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 were a
shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
In the midst of life we are in death : of whom
may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who
for our sins are justly displeased ?
Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty,
and thou 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 merciful ears to our prayers : but
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245
spare us, 0 Lord most holy, O God most mighty ;
and thou, O holy and merciful Saviour, the most
worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not at our last
hour for any pains of death to fall from our hope
in thee.
Then the Priest, casting earth upon the Corpse, shall say :
I commend thy soul to God the Father Almighty,
and thy body to the ground ; earth to earth, ashes
to ashes, dust to dust ; in sure and certain hope of
the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord
Jesus Christ : who shall change our vile body, that
it may be like unto his glorious body, according to
the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue
all things to himself.
Then shall the Priest and Deacon say or sing :
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 ;
for they rest from their labours. Rev. xiv. 13.
Then shall the Deacon say,
Let us pray.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answ. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.
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Then shall the Pr iest and People say the Lord's Prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven, &c. For thine, &c.
Amen.
Pr. Enter not into judgment with thy servant,
O Lord ;
Answ. For in thy sight shall no man living be
justified.
Pr. Deliver his soul, 0 Lord,
Answ. From the gates of hell.
Pr. I believe to see the goodness of the Lord,
Answ. In the land of the living.
Pr. O Lord, hear our prayers ;
Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.
Then shall the Deacon say :
Let us pray for this our brother departed in the
faith of Christ ; that God, the lover of man-
kind, who hath taken his soul out of this world,
* This is not [*WOuld forgive him all his sins, volun-
llehchZtenZ tai7 and involuntary, and] of his great
the Priest in Ms mercy would graciously place him in
discretion shall . P , . . -
think were not the reg10n of tne Just> who rest in the
capable of com- bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
mfttmg ictu l with an thoge who haye pleased him
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247
and done his will from the beginning of the world,
in the place whence sorrow, grief, and lamenta-
tion are banished away. Let ns commend our-
selves and one another to the Eternal God through
the Word who was in the beginning.
Ansir. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Priest shall say the three following Prayers.
O thou, who art by nature immortal and everlast-
ing, from whom every thing mortal and immortal
deriveth its being ; who madest thy rational crea-
ture man, the inhabitant of the world, mortal in his
constitution, but didst promise him a resurrection
to eternal life ; who didst not suffer Enoch and
Elias to undergo the sentence of death : O God of
Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, who art the
God of men, not as they are dead, but as they are
living ; because the souls of all live unto thee, and
the spirits of the righteous, whom no torment shall
touch in any degree, are in thy hand, all who are
sanctified being under thy peculiar custody : Do thou
now look down upon this thy servant, whom thou
hast taken out of this world, and removed to ano-
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- This is not tiier gtate r*an(j par(jon au his trang.
to be used for u A
such children as gressions voluntary, and involuntary:]
the Priest in his give thy holy angels charge over him,
discretion shall , , 7 . . . . „ .
think were not and Place lam m the reg10n of the
capable of com- Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and all
mitting actual jiave piease(j thee from the be^in-
sin. r o
ning of the world ; the region, in which there is no
sorrow, grief, or trouble, but which is a calm and
quiet place of peace to the godly, and a haven of
rest to the just, who therein behold the glory of
thy Christ ; through whom to thee in the Holy
Ghost, be glory, honour, and worship, thanks-
giving, and adoration, now, henceforth, and for
evermore. Amen.
O merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is the resurrection and the life, in whom who-
soever believeth shall live though he die, and who-
soever liveth and believeth in him shall not die
eternally ; who hath also taught us by his holy
Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without
hope, for them that sleep in him : We give thee
hearty thanks for that it hath pleased thee to deliver
this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful
world ; meekly beseeching thee, O Father, to raise
us from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
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that when we shall depart out of this life, we may
rest in Christ, as our hope is this our brother doth.
And we humbly pray thee, that it may please thee,
of thy gracious goodness shortly to accomplish the
number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom :
that at the general resurrection at the last day, both
we and this our brother departed, receiving our
bodies again to glory, then made pure and incor-
ruptible, and rising again in thy most gracious
favour, may be found acceptable in thy sight, and
with all those who are of the mystical body of thy
Son, may all together be set on his right hand, and
hear that his most joyful voice ; Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world. Grant this, we
beseech thee, O merciful Father, for the sake of
Jesus Christ our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.
0 Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance,
which thou hast purchased with the precious blood of
thy Christ : guide them with thy right hand, cover
them under thy wings, and grant that they may
fight the good fight, finish their course, and keep
the faith, continuing stedfast, unblameable, and un-
reproveable to the end, through our Lord Jesus
Christ thy beloved Son ; with whom to thee and
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the Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adoration,
world without end. Amen.
Then shall the Priest pronounce this Benediction.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all evermore. Amen.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
At the Burial of the Dead.
When the Communion is administered at the Burial of the Bead,
the Corpse shall he brought to the Church in the Morning, at
the time appointed for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist:
and the Priest and Beacon, meeting it at the entrance of the
Churchyard, shall begin the Burial Service as before pre-
scribed.
When the Beacon has ended the Besson, the Communion Service
shall begin according fo the Form before prescribed in the
holy Biturgy, except that the following Introit, Collect,
Epistle, and Gospel shall be used.
The hitioit for this occasion is taken out of the Twenty-third and
other Psalms.
The Lord is my Shepherd : therefore can I lack
nothing.
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He shall feed me in a green pasture : and lead me
forth beside the waters of comfort.
He shall convert my soul : and bring me
forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's
sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou
art with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort
me.
I should utterly have fainted : but that I believe
verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of
the living.
O tarry thou the Lord's leisure : be strong, and
he shall comfort thine heart, and put thou thy trust
in the Lord.
Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul : for
the Lord hath rewarded thee.
The righteous shall be had in everlasting remem-
brance : right dear in the sight of the Lord is the
death of his saints.
Therefore shall every good man sing of thy
praise without ceasing: O my God, I will give
thanks unto thee for ever.
Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord :
and be joyful all ye that are true of heart.
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Glory be to the Father, &c. [Hallelujah :]
As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen.
[Hallelujah.]
The Collect.
Almighty God, we give thee hearty thanks for this
thy servant, whom thou hast delivered from the
miseries of this wretched world, from the body of
sin, and all temptation ; and, as we trust, hast
brought his soul, which we commit into thy holy
hands, into sure consolation and rest. Grant, we
beseech thee, that at the last great day his soul, and
the souls of all the faithful departed out of this life
in thy fear and favour, may with us, and we with
them, fully receive thy promises, and be made per-
fect all together, through the glorious resurrection
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Thess. iv. 13.
But I would not have you to be ignorant, &c.
( to the end.)
The Gospel. St. John vi. 47.
Jesus said to the Jews, &c. {to v. 58.)
#ut note, That if the Day on which the Holy Eucharist is to be
celebrated at the Burial of the Dead, be a Sunday, or any
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Festival for which a proper Introit, Collect, Epistle, and
Gospel, are appointed; then the foregoing Introit is to be
used, and that for the Day omitted, and the foregoing Epistle
and Gospel are to be omitted, and the Collect, Epistle, and
Gospel for the Day are to be used : but note, that the foregoing
Collect shall be said immediately before the Collect for the
Day. But if the Day be Ash-Wednesday, or any of the six
days next before Easter, then the Introit, Collect, Epistle, and
Gospel for the Day shall be said before the Penitential Office,
as if the Eucharist was not celebrated that Day ; and the fore-
going Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall be used at the
celebration of the holy Eucharist at the Burial of the Dead.
Note, That this shall always be one of the Sentences at the
Offertory :
A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living,
and for the dead detain it not. Ecclus. vii. 33.
After the Priest and People have said the Lord's Prayer in the
Communion Service, they shall go with the Corpse to the Grave,
proceeding according to the Form before appointed for the
Burial of the Dead.
After the Burial Service is over, the Priest and People shall
return into the Church, and receive the Eucharist ; the Priest
beginning in the Communion Service where he left off, and
proceeding according to the Form before directed in the holy
Liturgy.
THE FORM AND MANNER
Of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops,
Priests, Deacons, and Deaconesses.
THE FORM OF ORDAINING OR CONSECRATING
AN ARCHBISHOP OR A BISHOP.
When any See is vacant, the Clergy and the Faithful of the Dio-
cese shall elect a proper person out of the Presbyters of that
Diocese to be their Bishop ; notice of which election shall be
given to the Archbishop or Metropolitan, ( or to the Senior
Bishop of the Province, when the Metropolitical See is vacant,)
who shall consult with the Bishops of the Province. And if the
majority of them agree to and approve of the election, after the
person elected hath been examined by the two Bishops, who are
to present him at the Consecration, and by the Metropolitan or
Senior Bishop, he shall give notice of the day of Consecration,
( which shall always be a Lord's -day, J both to the Bishops of
the Province, and to the Clergy and the Faithful of the Diocese.
On all Wednesdays and Fridays, between the time of notice given
and the day of Consecration, the following Prayer shall be used
in the Penitential Office after the Prayer for all Sorts and Con-
ditions of Men.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast
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purchased to thyself an universal Church by the
precious blood of thy dear son : Mercifully look
upon the same, and at this time so guide and govern
the minds of thy servants, our Bishops, that they
may not lay on hands suddenly, but may faithfully
and wisely ordain a fit person to the sacred ministry
of the Episcopal Office. And to him who shall be
ordained to that holy function, give thy grace and
heavenly benediction, that both by his life and doc-
trine he may set forth thy glory, and set forward the
salvation of all men, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Note, that a Bishop is not to be Consecrated till he is forty years
of age, unless upon a particular occasion, of which the Metro-
politan and Bis/tops of the Province are to be judges ; the
majority of whom shall be the determiners.
When the day appointed by the Metropolitan or Senior Bishop is
come, he, and as many of the Provincial Bishops as conveni-
ently can, shall repair to the Cathedral Church of the vacant
See. But if the Metropolitan, or any of the Provincial Bishops,
are hindered from attendance by some very urgent occasion,
they shall send their consent in writing : for there shall be no
Consecration unless the majority of the Bishops of the Province
are either present, or have sent their consent ; nor shall there be
any Consecration unless three Bishops be present, except in the
case of persecution, or some such other very necessary occasion.
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Note, that the Metropolitan is always to be the Consecrator, if
he be present ; and if he be absent, the Senior Bishop present
is to be the Consecrator.
After the Creed in the Morning Prayer there shall be a Sermon,
or Exhortation, declaring the duty and office of Bishops : how
necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ; and also how
the Clergy and People ought to esteem them in their office.
When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order,
at the time appointed for celebrating the holy Eucharist, the
Consecrator shall begin the Communion Service, in which this
shall be
The Collect.
Almighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst
bestow on thy holy Apostles many excellent gifts,
and didst charge them to feed thy flock : 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 obediently
follow the same, that all may receive the crown
of everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Then another Bishop shall read
The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 1.
This is a true saying, &c. (to v. 7.)
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Then another Bishop shall read
The Gospel. S. John xxi. 15.
Jesus saith to Simon Peter, &c. (to v. 17.)
After the Gospel and Nicene Creed are ended, the elected Bishop
(vested with his Rochet) shall be presented by two Bishops to
the Consecrator, sitting in his Chair near the Altar, and the
Bishops that present him saying :
Most Reverend Father in God, we present unto you
this godly and well-learned man to be ordained and
consecrated Bishop of the Church and See of N.
The Consecrator.
Take heed that the person whom ye present unto
us be apt and meet, for his learning and godly con-
versation, to exercise this high office duly, to the
honour of God, and the edifying of his Church.
The two Bishops shall answer :
We have enquired of him, and also examined
him, and think him so to be.
Then shall the Consecrator ask the Clergy and People,
Is this the person whom you desire for your
governor ?
Clergy and People. This is he.
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Consecr. I ask farther, do you all bear testimony
to him, that he is worthy of this great and glorious
authority ; that he is a man full of piety towards
God, and of justice towards men ; that the affairs
of his own house have been well ordered by him,
and that he hath been unblameable in the course of
his life ?
Clergy and People. We bear testimony to him.
Consecr. I demand the third time, here before
God the righteous Judge, and Christ, the Holy
Ghost being also present, and all the holy and
ministering spirits, is he truly worthy of this mi-
nistry ?
Clergy and People. He is worthy.
Then the Consecrator shall move the Congregation piesent to
pray, saying thus to them :
Beloved, it is written in the Gospel of St. Luke,
that our Saviour Christ continued the whole night
in prayer, before he did choose and send forth his
twelve Apostles. It is written also in the Acts of
the Apostles, that the disciples who were at Antioch
did fast and pray before they laid hands on Paul
and Barnabas, and sent them forth. Let us, there-
fore, following the example of our Saviour Christ
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and his Apostles, having already fasted, now put up
our prayers to Almighty God, before we admit and
send forth this person presented unto us, to the work
whereunto we trust the Holy Ghost hath called him.
Then, the Consecrator standing up, the Deacon, being turned
to the People, shall say,
Let us pray to God for this our Bishop Elect, that
the Lord would send his grace upon him, that he
may duly execute the office whereunto he is called,
to the edifying of his Church : and to the honour,
praise, and glory of his holy Name.
Ansiu. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then shall the Consecrator say the following Prayer.
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 now called to the work and ministry of
a Bishop, and replenish him so with the truth of
thy doctrine, and adorn him with innocency of life,
that both by word and deed he may faithfully serve
thee in this office, to the glory of thy name, and the
edifying and well-governing of thy Church, through
the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ : who liveth
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and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, world
without end. Amen.
Then the Consecrator, sitting in his Chair, shall say to him that
is to be consecrated :
Brother, forasmuch as the holy Scripture and the
ancient Canons command, that we should not be
hasty in laying on of hands, and admitting any
person to government in the Church of Christ,
which he hath purchased with no less price than t he
effusion of his own blood ; before I admit thee to
this administration, I will examine thee in certain
articles, to the end that thou mayest bear witness
before God and this congregation, how thou art
minded to behave thyself in the Church of God.
I demand therefore,
Art thou persuaded, that thou art truly called to
the office of a Bishop, according to the will of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the laws of the Church ?
Ansiv. I am so persuaded.
Consecr. Dost thou unfeignedly believe all the
Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testa-
ment ? and art thou determined out of the same
holy Scriptures to instruct the people committed to
thy charge ?
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Answ. I do believe them, and am so determined
by God's grace.
Consecr. Wilt thou then faithfully exercise thy-
self in the same holy Scriptures, and call upon God
by prayer for the true understanding of the same ;
so as that thou mayest be able by them to teach and
exhort with wholesome doctrine, and to withstand
and convince the gainsayers ?
Answ. I will so do by the grace of God.
Consecr. Art thou ready with all faithful diligence
to banish and drive away all erroneous doctrine and
strange practice, contrary to God's word, and to the
doctrine and practice of the Catholick Church ; and
both privately and openly to call upon and encourage
others to the same ?
Answ. I am ready, the Lord being my helper.
Consecr. Wilt thou deny all ungodliness and
worldly lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and
godly in this present world ; that thou mayest shew
thyself in all things an example of good works
unto others, that the adversary may be ashamed,
having nothing to say against thee ?
Answ. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
Consecr. Wilt thou maintain and set forward, as
much as shall lie in thee, quietness, love, and peace
s
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among all men ; and such as shall be unquiet, dis-
obedient, and criminous within this Diocese, correct
and punish, according to such authority as to thee
shall be committed by God's word, and the laws of
the Church ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of God.
Consecr. Wilt thou be faithful in ordaining,
sending, or laying hands upon others ?
Answ. I will so be by the help of God.
Consecr. Wilt thou shew thyself gentle, and be
merciful for Christ's sake to the poor and needy
people, and to all strangers destitute of help ?
Answ. I will so shew myself by God's help.
Consecr. It appertaineth to the office of a Bishop,
to baptize, confirm, and preach ; to offer, bless,
consecrate, and ordain ; to dispose of the oblations
of the Church, to excommunicate obstinate offenders,
and reconcile penitents, and to govern next under
God in spirituals the Clergy and people committed
to his care. Wilt thou do all this faithfully and
diligently ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of God.
Consecr. Wilt thou pay canonical obedience to
thy Metropolitan ?
Answ. I will by God s help.
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Note, At the Consecration of an Archbishop, instead of the fore-
going Question and Answer, the following are to be used.
Consecr. It appertained moreover to the office
of a Metropolitan, to consecrate the Bishops of his
province, to call Provincial Synods, and preside in
them ; to enquire into neglects, abuses, or disorders
committed by any Bishop throughout his whole
province, and to take care of all vacant Sees within
his province. Wilt thou do all this faithfully and
diligently ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of God.
Then the Consecrator, standing up, shall say to the Bishop elect :
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hath
given thee a good will to do all these things, grant
also unto thee strength and power to perform the
same : that he accomplishing in thee the good work
which he hath begun, thou mayest be found perfect
and irreprehensible at the latter day, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let us pray.
Then the Consecrator, being turned towards the Altar, shall say,
O Lord, hear our prayer;
Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.
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Then shall the Consecrator say the following Prayer.
Almighty God, and most merciful Father, who of
thine infinite goodness hast given thine only and
dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Re-
deemer, and the author of everlasting life ; who,
after that he had made perfect our redemption by
his death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven,
poured down abundantly his gifts upon men, making
some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some
Pastors and Doctors, to the edifying and making
j^erfect his Church : Grant, we beseech thee, to this
thy servant such grace, that he may evermore be
ready to spread abroad thy gospel, the glad tidings
of reconciliation with thee, and use the authority
given him, not to destruction but to salvation, not
to hurt but to help ; so that, as a wise and faithful
servant, giving to thy family their portion in due
season, he may at last be received into everlasting
joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord; who with
thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one
God, world without end. Amen.
Then shall the Bishop elect put on the rest of the Episcopal habit ;
after which he shall kneel down {though it he Sunday ) before
the Consecrator and the other Bishops present : and the Conse-
crator, signing him with the sign of the Cross upon the forehead,
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shall say, he and all the Bishops present laying their hands
upon his head :
With the suffrage and consent of the Bishops of the
Province of N. and of the Clergy and people of the
Diocese of N. the Divine grace, which always heal-
eth what is infirm, and supplieth what is wanting,
promoteth the Reverend Priest N. to be Bishop of
the Church and See of N. Let us pray for him,
that the grace of the most Holy Spirit may descend
upon him.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then two Beacons shall hold the Gospels open over his head, the
Consecrator and all the Bishops present keeping their hands
laid upon his head, while the Consecrator says the following
Prayer.
O thou great Being of beings, O Lord God Al-
mighty, who alone art unbegotten and without
superior ; who always art, and existest before all
ages ; who art self-sufficient, and above all cause
and generation ; who alone art true, who alone art
wise, who alone art most high ; who art invisible by
nature, and whose knowledge is without original ;
who alone art good, and above comparison ; who
knowest all things before they come into being, and
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from whom no secrets are hid ; who art inaccessible,
and above all power and authority : O God and
Father of thine only-begotten Son our God and
Saviour, who art the Creator and Governor of the
whole world by him, and whose providential care
extendeth to all things ; the Father of mercies, and
God of all consolation ; who hast thy dwelling in
the highest heavens, and yet humblest thyself to
behold the things below : O thou, who hast given
laws and rules to the Church, by the coming of thy
Christ in the flesh, of which the Comforter is the
witness, by thy holy Apostles, and by us the
Bishops standing here through thy favour in thy
presence : who didst from the beginning appoint
Priests for the care and government of thy people,
who didst not leave thy sanctuary without Minis-
ters, and who didst delight in those in whom thou
wert pleased to be glorified : Do thou now also,
through the mediation of thy Christ, pour down by
us the power of thy governing Spirit, who minis-
tereth* to thy beloved Son Jesus Christ, and whom
he bestowed according to thy will upon the holy
Apostles of thee the eternal God. O God, the
searcher of hearts, grant unto this thy servant,
* Ministereth ; probably a misprint for ministered.— P. H.
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whom thou hast chosen to be a Bishop, that he may
feed thy holy flock, may discharge the office of an
High Priest unto thee, ministering unblameably
night and day ; and that, rendering the epropitious,
he may gather together the number of those who
shall be saved, and may offer to thee the gifts of thy
holy Church. Grant unto him, O Lord Almighty,
through thy Christ, the communication of the Holy
Ghost, that he may have power to remit sins
according to thy command, to confer ecclesiastical
orders according to thy appointment, and to loose
every bond according to the power which thou
gavest to the Apostles : that he may please thee
with meekness and purity of heart ; and that, conti-
nuing stedfast, unblameable, and unreproveable, he
may offer to thee for a sweet-smelling savour the
pure and unbloody sacrifice, which thou by Christ
hast constituted to be the mystery of the new cove-
nant, through thy holy child Jesus Christ our God
and Saviour ; by whom glory, honour, and adoration
be to thee in the Holy Ghost, now and for ever,
throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Then all the Bishops shall take their hands off his head, and the
Consecrator shall deliver him the Bible, saying :
Give heed unto reading, exhortation, and doctrine.
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Think upon the things contained in this book. Be
diligent in them, that the increase coming thereby
may be manifest unto all men. Take heed unto
thyself, and to (thy) doctrine, and be diligent in doing
them ; for by so doing, thou shalt both save thyself,
and them that hear thee.
Then shall the Consecrator deliver him the Pastoral Staff, saying,
Take the Staff of the Pastoral office ; and 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 outcasts,
seek the lost. Be so merciful, that thou beest not
too remiss ; so minister discipline, that thou forget-
test not mercy : that when the chief Shepherd shall
appear, thou mayest receive the never-fading crown
of glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then the Consecrator shall say the following Prayer, the new-
consecrated Bishop still kneeling.
Most merciful Father, we beseech thee to send
down upon this thy servant thy heavenly blessing :
that he, preaching thy word, may not only be ear-
nest to reprove, beseech, and rebuke with all
patience and doctrine ; but also may be to such as
believe an wholesome example in word, in conversa-
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tion, in love, in faith, in chastity,* and in purity :
that, faithfully fulfilling 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, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.
Then the new- consecrated Bishop shall rise, and the Consecrator,
with the Bishops present, shall all salute him with the holy Kiss
of Peace, in the name of the Lord ; and then they shall conduct
him to his chair or throne, the Consecrator taking him by the
hand, and placing him therein. After which the new-conse~
crated Bishop shall stand up, and pronounce this Benediction,
the People reverently bowing their heads :
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
remain with you always ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.
Then shall the new-consecrated Bishop make a Discourse to the
People, and afterwards proceed in the Communion Service,
beginning where the Consecrator left off.
* Chastity; probably a misprint for charity. (See 1 Tim. iv. 12.)— P. H.
THE FORM AND MANNER OF
ORDAINING OR CONSECRATING PRIESTS.
When there is occasion for a Priest to be ordained, the Clergy of
the Diocese shall elect a proper person out of the Deacons of
that Diocese ; after which they shall propose the person elected
to the Faithful of the Parish. And if the majority of them
agree and consent to the said Election, notice thereof shall be
given to the Bishop : and if after the Person elected hath been
examined by the two Priests, who are to present him at the
Ordination, and by the Bishop himself, he approve of him, he
shall give notice of the day of Ordination ( which shall always
be a Lord's day ) both to the Clergy of the Diocese, and to the
Faithful of the Parish,
On all Wednesdays and Fridays between the time of the Bishop's
notice and the day of Ordination, the following Prayer shall
be used in the Penitential Office, after the Prayer for all Sorts
and Conditions of Men.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast
purchased to thyself an universal Church by the
precious blood of thy dear Son: Mercifully look
upon the same, and at this time so guide and govern
the mind of thy servant our Bishop, that he may not
lay on hands suddenly, but may faithfully and
wisely ordain a fit person to the Priestly office.
And to him who shall be ordained to that holy
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function, give thy grace and heavenly benediction,
that both by his life and doctrine he may set forth
thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all men,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Note, That a Priest is not to be ordained till lie is Thirty Years
of age, unless iq)on a particular occasion, of which the Bishop
is to be judge.
When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, he, and as many
of the Clergy of the Diocese as conveniently can, shall repair
to the Cathedral Church, or to the Parish Church where the
Priest elect is to officiate. And after the Creed in the Morn-
ing Prayer there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring
the Duty and Office of Priests, how necessary that Order is in
the Church of Christ, and also how the People ought to esteem
them in their Office.
When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in
order, at the time appointed for celebrating the holy Eucha-
rist, before the Communion Service begins, the elected Priest
(being decently habited) shall be presented by two Priests
unto the Bishop sitting in his chair near the Altar, the Priests
that present him saying :
Right Reverend Father in God, we present unto
you this person to be admitted to the order of
Priesthood.
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The Bishop.
Take heed that the person whom ye present unto
us, be apt and meet for his learning and godly con-
versation, to exercise this holy office duly, to the
honour of God and the edifying of his Church.
The two Priests shall say,
We have enquired of him, and also examined
him, and think him so to be.
Then the Bishop shall say unto the People :
Beloved, this person we purpose, God willing, to
receive this day unto the holy office of Priesthood.
For after due examination we find not to the con-
trary, but that he is lawfully called to that function
and ministry, and that he is meet for the same.
But yet if there be any of you, who knoweth any
impediment or notable crime in him, for the which
he ought not to be received into this holy office, let
him come forth in the name of God, and shew what
the crime or impediment is.
And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop
shall surcease from ordaining that Person, until such time as
the Party accused shall be found clear of that crime.
But if no great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop
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shall begin the Communion Service, M which the Collect,
Epistle, and Gospel shall be as follow.
The Collect.
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 now called to the office of the Priesthood,
and replenish him so with the truth of thy doctrine,
and adorn him with innocency of life, that both by-
word and good example he 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.
Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7.
Unto every one of us, &c. ( to v. 13.J
The Gospel. St. John x. 1.
Jesus said. Verily, verily, &c (to v. 16. J
After the Gospel and Xicene Creed are ended, the Bishop, sitting
in his chair, shall say unto the Priest elect as followeth.
Thou hast heard, brother, as well in thy private
examination, as in the exhortation which was this
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morning made to thee, and in the holy Lessons taken
out of the Gospel and the writings of the Apostles,
of what dignity and of how great importance this
office is whereunto thou art called. And now again
we exhort thee in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that thou hast in remembrance into how high a
dignity, and to how weighty an office and charge
thou art called : that is to say, to be a messenger,
a watchman, and a steward of the Lord ; to teach,
and to premonish, 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 thy remem-
brance, how great a treasure is committed to thy
charge. For they are the sheep of Christ, which he
bought with his death, and for whom he shed his
blood. The Church and Congregation whom thou
must serve, is his spouse, and his body. And if it
shall happen, that the same Church, or any member
thereof, shall take any hurt or hindrance by reason
of thy negligence, thou knowest the greatness of the
fault, and also the horrible punishment that will
ensue. Wherefore consider with thyself the end of
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thy ministry towards the children of God, towards
the spouse and body of Christ ; and see that thou
never cease thy labour, thy care and diligence, until
thou hast done all that lieth in thee, according to
thy bounden duty, to bring all such as are or shall
be committed to thy charge, unto that agreement in
the faith and knowledge of God, and to that ripeness
and perfectness of age in Christ, that there be no
place left among them, either for error in religion
or for viciousness in life.
Forasmuch, then, as thy office is both of so great
excellency and of so great difficulty, thou seest with
how great care and study thou oughtest to apply
thyself, as w^ell that thou mayest shew thyself dutiful
and thankful unto that Lord, who hath placed thee
in so high a dignity ; as also to beware, that neither
thou thyself offendest, nor art occasion that others
offend. Howbeit thou canst not have a mind and
will thereto of thyself ; for that will and ability is
given of God alone: therefore thou oughtest, and
hast need, to pray earnestly for his Holy Spirit
And seeing that thou canst not by any other means
compass the doing of so weighty a wTork, pertaining
to the salvation of man, but with doctrine and ex-
hortation taken out of the holy Scriptures, and with
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a life agreeable to the same ; consider how studious
thou oughtest to be in reading and learning the
Scriptures, and in framing the manners both of
thyself and of them that specially pertain unto thee,
according to the rule of the same Scriptures : and
for this self-same cause, how thou oughtest to for-
sake and set aside (as much as thou mayest) all
worldly cares and studies.
We have good hope, brother, that thou hast well
weighed and pondered these things with thyself
long before this time ; and that thou hast clearly
determined, by God's grace, to give thyself wholly
to this office, whereunto it hath pleased God to call
thee : so that, as much as lieth in thee, thou wilt
apply thyself wholly to this one thing, and draw all
thy cares and studies this way ; and that thou wilt
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 of the Scriptures, thou
mayest wax riper and stronger in thy ministry, and
that thou mayest so endeavour thyself from time to
time to sanctify thy life, and to fashion it after the
rule and doctrine of Christ, that thou mayest be an
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wholesome and godly example and pattern for the
people to follow.
And now, that this present Congregation of
Christ here assembled may also understand thy
mind and will in these things, and that this thy
promise may the more move thee to do thy duty,
thou shalt answer plainly to these things, which we,
in the name of God and of his Church, shall
demand of thee touching the same.
Bish. Dost thou think in thy heart, that thou art
truly called, according to the will of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the laws of the Church, to the order and
ministry of the Priesthood ?
Ansiv. I think it.
Bisk. Dost thou unfeignedly believe all the Cano-
nical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament ?
and art thou determined out of the same holy
Scriptures to instruct the people committed to thy
charge ?
Answ. I do believe them, and am so determined
by God's grace.
Bish. Wilt thou give thy faithful diligence always
so to minister the doctrine and sacraments, and the
discipline of Christ, as the Lord hath commanded,
and as the Church hath received the same, accord -
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ing to the commandments of God ; so that thou
mayest teach the people committed to thy care and
charge, with all diligence to keep and observe the
same ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of the Lord.
Bish. Wilt thou be ready with all faithful dili-
gence to banish and drive away all erroneous
doctrine and strange practice, contrary to God's
word, and to the doctrine and practice of the Catholic
Church ; and to use both public and private moni-
tions and exhortations, as well to the sick as to the
whole within thy cure, as need shall require, and
occasion shall be given ?
Answ. I will, the Lord being my helper.
Bish. "Wilt thou be diligent in prayers, 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 ?
Answ. I will endeavour myself so to do, the Lord
being my helper.
Bish. "Wilt thou be diligent to frame and fashion
thy life according to the doctrine of Christ, and to
make thyself, as much as in thee lieth, an whole-
some example and pattern to the flock of Christ ?
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Answ. I will apply myself thereto, the Lord
being my helper.
Bisk. Wilt thou maintain and set forwards, as
much as lieth in thee, quietness, peace, and love
among all Christian people, and especially among
them that are or shall be committed to thy charge ?
Answ. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
Bish. It appertaineth to the office of a Priest, in
dependance upon and in subordination to his Bishop,
to baptize, anoint, and preach, to bless and offer, to
reconcile penitents if he be thereto licensed by the
Bishop himself ; to advise the Bishop, and to govern
the people committed to his charge according to the
directions he shall receive from the Bishop, assisted
by the counsel of his College of Presbyters. Wilt
thou do all this faithfully and diligently ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of God.
Bish. Wilt thou reverently obey thy Bishop,
following with a glad mind and will his godly
admonitions, and submitting thyself to his godly
judgment ?
Answ. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
Then the Bishop, standing up, shall say to the Priest elect :
Almighty God, who hath given thee this will to do
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all these things, grant also unto thee strength and
power to perform the same, that he may accomplish
his work which he hath begun in thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say,
Let us pray.
Then the Bishop, being turned towards the Altar, shall say,
O Lord, hear our prayer ;
Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.
Then shall the Bishop say the following Prayer.
Almighty God and heavenly 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 ever-
lasting life ; who, after he had made perfect our
redemption by his death, resurrection, and ascen-
sion into heaven, sent abroad into the world his
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, and Pas-
tors, by whose labour and ministry he gathered toge-
ther 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 to call this thy ser-
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vant here present to the same office and ministry
appointed for the salvation of mankind, we render
unto thee most hearty thanks, we praise and worship
thee ; and we humbly beseech thee by the same thy
blessed Son to grant unto all, who either here or
elsewhere call upon thy holy name, that we may
continue to shew ourselves thankful unto thee for
these and all other thy benefits, and that we may
daily increase and go forwards in the knowledge
and faith of thee and of thy Son by the Holy
Spirit : so that as well by this thy minister, as by
them over whom he shall be appointed thy minister,
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.
Then the elected Priest shall kneel down (though it be Sunday)
before the Bishop, who shall sign him with the sign of the
Cross upon his forehead ; and then, laying his hands upon his
head, he shall say :
With the suffrage and consent of the Clergy and
people, the Divine grace, which always healeth what
is infirm, and supplieth what is wanting, promoteth
the beloved Deacon JY. to the order of Priest. Let
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us pray for him, that the grace of the most Holy
Spirit may descend upon him.
Answ. Lord, have mercy: We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Bishop, keeping his hands laid upon his head, shall
say the following Prayer.
O Almighty Lord God, who hast created all things
by Christ, and by him dispensest thy fatherly care
and providence over them ; (for he who had power
to make different creatures, hath also power to pro-
vide for and govern them according to their different
natures :) O God, who therefore takest care of ail
beings in various manners, of immortal by pre-
servation, of mortal by succession, of the soul by
the provision of laws, of the body by the supply of
its wants: Look down upon thy holy Church, and
increase the same ; multiply those that preside
therein, and grant them strength that they may
labour both in word and work for the edification of
thy people. Look down also upon this thy servant,
who is chosen into the Presbytery by the suffrage
and judgment of all the Clergy : and fill him with
the Spirit of grace and counsel, that he may assist
and govern thy people with a pure heart ; in like
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manner as thou hadst respect to thy chosen people,
commanding Moses to make choice of Elders, whom
thou didst replenish with thy Spirit. And now,
Lord, do thou, preserving in us the Spirit of thy
grace free from deficiency and imperfection, grant
that this person, being endued with healing powers,
and filled with instructive discourse, may teach thy
people in meekness, may sincerely serve thee with
a pure mind and a willing soul, and may unblame-
ably perform the sacred ministrations for the people,
through thy Christ ; with whom to thee and the
Holy Ghost, be glory, honour, and adoration, world
without end. Amen.
Then shall the Bishop lake his hands off his head, and shall say
the following Prayer, the new-ordained Priest still kneeling.
Most merciful Father, we beseech thee to send
upon this thy servant thy heavenly blessing, that
he may be clothed with righteousness, and that thy
word spoken by his mouth may have such success,
that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant also
that thy people may have grace to hear and receive
what he shall deliver out of thy most holy word, or
agreeable to the same, and that all of us in our
words and deeds may seek thy glory, and the in-
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crease of thy kingdom, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Then the new-ordained Priest shall rise ; and the Bishop, with
the Presbyters present, shall all salute him with the holy Kiss
of Peace hi the name of the Lord ; and then they shall conduct
him to his stall, or to the proper station belonging to his office,
the Bishop talcing him by the hand, and placing him therein.
After which he shall stand up ; and the Bishop, turning
towards the people, shall pronounce this Benediction, the
people reverently bowing their heads.
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
remain with you always. Amen.
Then the new-ordained Priest shall make a Discourse to the
people ; and afterwards the Bishop shall proceed in the Com-
munion Service.
THE
FORM AND MANNER OF ORDAINING DEACONS.
When there is occasion for a Deacon to be ordained, the Faithful
of the Parish shall elect a proper person ; notice whereof shall
be given to the Bishop. And if when the person elected hath
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been examined by the two Deacons who are to present him at
the Ordination, and by the Bishop himself, he (after consulting
with his College of Presbyters) approve of him, he shall give
notice of the day of Ordination (which shall always be a Lord's-
day) both to the Clergy of the Diocese, and to the Faithful of
the Parish.
On all Wednesdays and Fridays between the time of the Bishop's
notice and the day of Ordination, the following Prayer shall
be used in the Penitential Office, after the Prayer for all Sorts
and Conditions of Men.
Almighty God our heavenly Father, who hast
purchased to thyself an universal Church by the
precious blood of thy dear Son: Mercifully look
upon the same ; and at this time so guide and govern
the mind of thy servant our Bishop, that he may
not lay on hands suddenly, but may faithfully and
wisely ordain a fit person to the office of Deacon.
And to him who shall be ordained to that holy
function, give thy grace and heavenly benediction,
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 Lord. Amen.
Note, That a Deacon is not to be ordained till he is twenty-
five years of age, unless upon a particular occasion, of which
the Bishop is to be judge.
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When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, he, and as many
of the Clergy of the Diocese as conveniently can, shall repair
to the Cathedral Church, or to the Parish Church where the
Deacon elect is to minister. And after the Creed in the
Morning Prayer there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, de-
claring the duty and office of Deacons, how necessary that
order is in the Church of Christ, and how the people ought to
esteem them in their office.
When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in
order, at the time appointed for celebrating the holy Eucha-
rist, before the Communion Service begins, the elected Deacon
(being decently habited) shall be presented by two Deacons
unto the Bishop sitting in his chair near the Altar, the Dea-
cons that present him saying :
Right Reverend Father in God, we present unto
you this person to be admitted a Deacon.
The Bishop.
Take heed that the person whom ye present unto us
be apt and meet, for his learning and godly conver-
sation, to exercise this ministry duly, to the honour
of God, and the edifying of his Church.
The two Deacons shall say,
We have enquired of him, and also examined him,
and think him so to be.
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287
Then shall the Bishop say unto the People :
Beloved, if there be any of you who knoweth any
impediment or notable crime in this person pre-
sented to be ordained Deacon, for the which he ought
not to be admitted to that office, let him come forth
in the name of God, and shew what the crime or
impediment is.
And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop
shall surcease from ordaining that person, until such time as
the party accused shall be found clear of that crime.
But if no great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop shall
begin the Communion Service, in which the Collect, Epistle,
and Gospel shall be as follow.
The Collect.
Almighty God, who of thy divine providence hast
appointed divers Orders of Ministers in thy Church,
and didst by thine holy Apostles admit into the
order of Deacons the first martyr, Saint Stephen,
with others : Mercifully behold this thy servant now
called to the like office and administration. Reple-
nish him so with the truth of thy doctrine, and
adorn him with innocency of life, that both by word
and good example he may faithfully serve thee in
this office, to the glory of thy name, and the edifica-
288
THE ORDAINING OF DEACONS.
tion of thy Church, through the merits of our
Saviour Jesus Christ ; who liveth and reigueth with
thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8.
Likewise must the Deacons, &c. (to v. 13.)
The Gospel. S. Luke xii. 35.
Let your loins be girded about, &c. (to v. 38.)
After the Gospel and Nicene Creed are ended, the Bishop, sitting
in his chair, shall say to him that is to be ordained :
Beloved, forasmuch as the holy Scripture and the
ancient Canons command, that we should not be
hasty in laying on hands ; before I admit thee to
this administration, I will examine thee in certain
articles, to the end that the Congregation here pre-
sent may have a trial, and bear witness how thou
art minded to behave thyself in the Church of God.
Bish. Dost thou think in thy heart that thou art
truly called, according to the will of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the laws of the Church, to the order and
ministry of Deacons ?
Answ. I think it.
Bish. Dost thou unfeignedly believe all the
Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testa-
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ment ? and wilt thou diligently read the same
unto the people assembled in the Church, where
thou shalt be appointed to serve ?
Answ. I do believe them, and will diligently read
them.
Bish. Wilt thou be diligent to frame and fashion
thy life according to the doctrine of Christ, and to
make thyself, as much as in thee lieth, an whole -
some example to the flock of Christ ?
Ansiv. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
Bish. "Wilt thou maintain and set forward, as
much as lieth in thee, quietness, peace, and love
among all Christian people, and especially among
them that do or shall belong to the Parish, where
thou shalt serve ?
Answ. I will so do by God's help.
Bish. It appertaineth to the office of a Deacon to
be subservient to the Bishop or Priest in Divine
service, and especially in the service of the Altar ;
to take care of the holy Table, and of all the orna-
ments and utensils belonging thereto ; to read holy
Scriptures and Homilies in the Church, and to
instruct the Catechumens and the youth ; to dis-
tribute the Eucharist, and to baptize in cases of
necessity, where no Priest is to be had ; to bid
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prayers in the Congregation, and to preach with the
Bishop's license; to correct and rebuke men who
behave themselves irregularly at church ; to attend
upon the Bishop, and to inform him or the Priest of
the misdemeanours of the people ; to search for the
orphans, and the sick and poor people of the Parish,
to intimate their estates, names, and places where
they dwell, and to distribute to them such charities
as shall be delivered to him by the Bishop or Priest
towards their relief and assistance. Wilt thou do
all this faithfully, diligently, and willingly ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of God.
Bish. Wilt thou reverently obey thy Bishop,
following with a glad mind and will his godly
admonitions, and submitting thyself to his godly
judgment ?
Answ. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
Then the Bishop standing up, shall say to the Deacon elect :
Almighty God, who hath given thee this will to do
all these things, grant also unto thee strength and
power to perform the same, that he may accomplish
his work which he hath begun in thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Then the elected Deacon shall kneel down (though it be Sundaij)
before the Bishop, ivho shall sign him with the sign of the Cross
upon his forehead ; and then, laying his hands upon his head,
he shall say :
With the suffrage and consent of the people, the
Divine grace, which always healeth what is infirm,
and supplieth what is wanting, promoteth the ser-
vant of God iV. to the order of Deacon. Let us
pray for him, that the grace of the most Holy Spirit
may descend upon him.
Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Bishop, keeping his hands laid upon his head, shall say
the following Prayer.
O Almighty God, true and faithful, who art rich
unto all that call upon thee in truth ; who art fear-
ful in counsels, wise in understanding, powerful and
great : Hear our prayer, O Lord, and let thine ears
receive our supplication, and cause the light of thy
countenance to shine upon this thy servant, who is
here set apart before thee to the office of a Deacon.
Fill him with the Holy Ghost and with power, as
thou didst Stephen, the martyr, and follower of the
sufferings of thy Christ; and grant that he, con-
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tinuing stedfast, unblameable, and unreproveable,
may acceptably discharge his office now committed
unto him, and may be thought worthy of a higher
degree, through the mediation of thine only-begotten
Son ; with whom to thee and the Holy Ghost, be
glory, honour, and adoration, for ever and ever.
A men.
Then the Bishop shall take his hands off his head, and shall say
the following Prayer, the ne w-ordained Beacon still kneeling.
Almighty God, giver of all good things, who of
thy great goodness hast vouchsafed to accept and
take this thy servant into the office of Deacons in
thy Church : Make him, we beseech thee, to be
modest, humble, and constant in his ministration,
and to have a ready will to observe all spiritual
discipline ; that he, having always the testimony of
a good conscience, may at length by thee be
eternally rewarded, through thy Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and honour world
without end. Amen.
Then the new -ordained Beacon shall rise, and the Beacons
present shall all salute him with the Kiss of Peace in the
name of the Lord ; after which the Bishop, turning towards
the people, shall pronounce this Benediction, the People reve-
rently bowing their heads.
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293
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
remain with you always. Amen.
Then the Bishop shall proceed in the Communion Service.
THE FORM AND MANNER OF ORDAINING
DEACONESSES.
When there is occasion for a Deaconess to be ordained, the Faith-
ful of the Parish shall elect a proper person ; notice whereof
shall be given to the Bishop. And if, when the person elected
hath been examined by the two Deacons who are to present her
at the Ordination, and by the Bishop himself, he {after con-
sulting with his College of Presbyters) approve of her, he shall
give notice of the day of Ordination {which shall always be a
Lord's-day) both to the Clergy of the Diocese, and to the
Faithful of the Parish.
Note, that a Deaconess is not to be ordeined till she is forth
years of age, unless upon a particular occasion, of which the
Bishop is to be judge.
When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, he, and as many
of the Clergy and Deaconesses of the Diocese as conveniently
can, shall repair to the Cathedral Church, or to the Parish
U
294 THE ORDAINING OF DEACONESSES.
Church to which the Deaconess elect is to belong. And when
all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order,
at the time appointed for celebrating the holy Eucharist,
before the Communion Service begins, the elected Deaconess
(being decently habited) shall be presented by two Deacons
unto the Bishop sitting in his chair near the Altar, the
Deacons that present her saying:
Right Reverend Father in God, we present unto
you this person to be admitted a Deaconess.
The Bishop.
Take heed that the person whom ye present unto
us, be apt and meet, for her knowledge, prudence,
and godly conversation, to exercise this office duly,
to the honour of God, and the edifying of his
Church.
The two Deacons shall say :
We have enquired of her, and also examined her,
and think her so to be.
Then the Bishop shall say unto the People:
Beloved, if there be any of you, who knoweth any
impediment or notable crime in this person pre-
sented to be ordained Deaconess, for which she
ought not to be admitted to that office, let him
come forth in the name of God, and shew what the
crime or impediment is.
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And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop
shall surcease from ordaining that person, until such time as
the party accused shall be found clear of that crime.
But if no great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop
shall begin the Communion Service ; in which the Collect,
Epistle, and Gospel shall be as follow.
The Collect.
Almighty God, who of thy divine providence hast
appointed divers orders and offices in thy Church,
and didst admit thy servant Phoebe and others into
the order of Deaconesses : Mercifully behold this
thy servant, now called to the like office and ad-
ministration. Replenish her so with the truth of
thy doctrine, and adorn her with innocencv of life,
that she may faithfully serve thee in this office, to
the glory of thy name, and the benefit of thy holy
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 Epistle. Rom. xvi. I.
I Commend unto you Phoebe, &c. (to v. 2.)
The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 36.
And there was one Anna, &c. (to v. 38.)
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fter the Gospel and Nicene Creed are ended, the Bishop, sitting
in his chair, shall say to her that is to be ordained:
Beloved, forasmuch as the holy Scripture and the
ancient Canons command, that we should not be
hasty in laying on hands ; before I admit thee to
this administration, I will examine thee in certain
articles, to the end that the congregation present
may have a trial, and bear witness how thou art
minded to behave thyself in the discharge of thy
office.
Dost thou think, that thou art truly called, accor-
ding to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
laws of the Church, to the order and ministry of
Deaconesses ?
Answ. I think it.
Bish. Dost thou unfeignedly believe all the
Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testa-
ment ? and wilt thou diligently read the same ?
Answ. I do believe them, and will diligently
read them.
Bish. Wilt thou be diligent to frame and fashion
thy life according to the doctrine of Christ, and to
make thyself, as much as in thee lieth, an whole-
some example to the flock of Christ ?
Answ. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
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Bish. It appertaineth to the office of a Deaconess,
to assist at the baptism of women ; to instruct (in
private) children, and women who are preparing for
baptism ; to visit and attend women that are sick
and in distress ; to overlook the women in the
Church, 'and to correct and rebuke those who behave
themselves irregularly there ; and to introduce any
woman who wanteth to make application to a Dea-
con, Presbyter, or Bishop. Wilt thou do all this faith-
fully, diligently, and willingly ?
Answ. I will so do by the help of God.
Bish. Wilt thou reverently obey thy Bishop,
following with a glad mind and will his godly
admonitions, and submitting thyself to his godly
judgment ?
Answ. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.
Then the Bishop, standing up, shall say to the Deaconess elect :
Almighty God, who hath given thee this will to do
these things, grant also unto thee strength and
power to perform the same, that he may accomplish
his work which he hath begun in thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then the elected Deaconess shall kneel down ( though it be
Sunday) before the Bishop, who shall sign her with the sign
298 THE ORDAINING OF DEACONESSES. .
of the Cross upon her forehead, and then, laying his hands upon
her head, he shall say :
With the suffrage and consent of the people, the
Divine grace, which always healeth what is infirm,
and supplieth what is wanting, promoteth the
servant of God JY. to the office of a Deaconess.
Let us pray for her, that the grace of the most
Holy Spirit may descend upon her.
Ansiv. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to
hear us, good Lord.
Then the Bishop, keeping his hands laid upon her head, shall say
the following Prayer.
O eternal God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Creator of man and woman, who didst replenish
Miriam, and Deborah, and Anna, and Huldah with
the Spirit ; who didst not disdain, that thy only-
begotten Son should be born of a woman; and
who, in the tabernacle of the testimony, and in the
temple, didst ordain women to be keepers of thy
holy gates : Do thou now also look down upon this
thy servant, who is here set apart before thee to
the office of a Deaconess. Endue her with the
Holy Ghost, and cleanse her from all filthiness of
flesh and spirit, that she may worthily discharge
THE ORDAINING OF DEACONESSES. 299
the work committed to her, to thy glory and the
praise of thy Christ ; with whom to thee and the
Holy Ghost, be glory and adoration, for ever and
ever. Amen.
Then the Bishop shall take his hands off her head, and shall say
the following Prayer, the new-ordained Deaconess still kneeling.
Almighty God, giver of all good things, who of
thy great goodness hast vouchsafed to accept and
take this thy servant into the office of Deaconesses
in thy Church : Make her, we beseech thee, to be
modest, humble, and constant in her ministration,
and to have a ready will to observe all spiritual
discipline ; that she, having always the testimony of
a good conscience, may at length by thee be eter-
nally rewarded, through thy Son our Saviour Jesus
Christ, to whom be glory and honour world without
end. Amen.
Then the new-ordained Deaconess shall rise, and the Deaconesses
present shall all salute her with the Kiss of Peace in the name
of the Lord. After which, the Bishop turning towards the
People, shall pronounce this Benediction, the People reverently
bowing their heads.
The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and
300 THE ORDAINING OF DEACONESSES.
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
remain with you always. Amen.
Then the Bishop shall proceed in the Communion Service.
THE END.
ADVERTI SEMENT. *
[The Compiler of the foregoing performance] takes this op-
portunity of acquainting those pious Christians, who desire to
worship God according to this truly ancient system of our
blessed Saviour's most holy Religion, that they are recom-
mended to a book, entitled, " A Compleat Collection of
Devotions, both Publick and Private ; taken from the Aposto-
lical Constitutions, the Ancient Liturgies, and the Common
Prayer-Book of the Church of England. In Two Parts. Part I.
Comprehending the Publick Offices of the Church, hum-
bly offered to the consideration of the present Churches of
Christendom, Greek, Roman, English, and all others. Part II.
* Subjoined to the Vieui of Christianity, 1747, 8vo. mentioned in the
General Introduction. The pages of reference are altered to suit the
present edition ; and the mere errors of the press, being' corrected as
they occur, are omitted.— P. H.
302 ADVERTISEMENT.
Being a Primitive Method of Daily Private Prayer, containing
Devotions for the Morning and Evening, and for the Ancient
Hours of Prayer, nine, twelve, and three : together with
ymns and Thanksgivings for the LoRD's-day and Sabbath,
and Prayers for Fasting days ; as also Devotions for the Altar
and Graces before and after Meat : all taken from the Apostoli-
cal Constitutions and the Ancient Liturgies, with some addi-
tions ; and recommended to the practice of all private Chris-
tians of every Communion. To which is added, an Appen-
dix in justification of this undertaking ; consisting of Extracts
and Observations, taken from the writings of very eminent
and learned Divines of different Communions. And to all is
subjoined, in a Supplement, An Essay to procure Catholick
Communion upon Catholick Principles. London, printed for
the Author, and sold by the Booksellers of London and West-
minster, 1734. Price, bound in calf, Six Shillings."
The present opportunity is laid hold of to desire the Reader
to make the following alterations and emendations in the
above-mentioned Collection of Devotions.
Page xiv. After the Table for Proper Psalms on certain Days,
add as follows : —
Proper Psalms for certain Holy days, except the Festival happen
ADVERTISEMENT.
303
upon a Sunday or Saturday, or between Easter and Pente-
cost, when the Psalms before appointed are to be used.
S. Andrew's day . .
S. Thomas
S. Stephen
S. John the Evange-
list
The Innocents ....
Circumcision ....
Epiphany
Convers. of S. Paul
Purification of the
V. Mary
S. Matthias
Annunciation of the
V. Mary
S. Philip and S. Ja-
cob
S. Barnabas
S. John Baptist. . . .
S. Peter
S. James
S. Bartholomew . . . .
S .Matthew
S. Michael and all
Angels
S. Luke
S , Simon & S. Jude
All Saints
Morning Prayer.
135, 136
3, 5, 7
17, 19
23, 30, 56, 57
9, 10
65, 66
20,21,45
2, 29, 75, 122 .. ..
24, 48, 76, 87 ....
26,27,28
33,46,17
128, 129, 132
119, part i. ii. iii.
iv. v. vi
58, 60, 62
89
82, 91, 93, 101 ..
Ill, 112,116
37
68
119, part xii. xiii.
xiv. xv. xvi. xvii.
105
1,15,97,99 ....
Evening Prayer.
144, 147, 149
11, 12, 14, 15
18
59, 71
52, 94, 137
90, 95, 100
67,85, 96, 110, 117
4, 77, 92
84,121,133,134,138
31, 36
81, 96,98, 113
139, 140
119, part vii. viii.
ix. x. xi.
64, 73
107
61, 108, 115
114, 120, 124, 125,
127
41,49,52
34. 103.
119, part xviii. xix.
xx. xxi. xxii.
106
145, 146, 150.
304
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Page Column Line
xiv — 3 — 16, for 25, 54, 55, read 25, 55.
xvi _ 2 — 30, for Mark 16, read John 20, v. 24.
xvii at the bottom, blot out the Rubric, If there be, Sic.
xviii — 3 — 22, for Joel 2 to v. 18, read Jonah 3.
xxi — 6 — 17, for Levit. 21, read Levit. 21 to v. 16.
xxii — 4 — 15, for Deut. 25, read Deut. 25 to v. 1 1.
xxiv — 4 — 33, for Ezra 2, read Ezra 3.
xxiv — 6 — 33, for 3, read 4.
xxix — 4 — 25, for Eccles. read Ecclus.
xxix — 6 — 25, for Eccles. read Ecclus.
xxx — 4 — 13, for Ecclus. 36, read Ecclus. 36 to v. 18.
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xxxv — 2, for {except those between Easter and Pentecost,
and except Christmas day) read {except any of the
above-mentioned Festivals happen upon them.)
xxxv — 12, for Sundays and Saturdays, read all Festivals.
40 — 14, for giving both, read giving them both.
55 — 14, for Presbytery, read Presbyterate.
101 — 2, for {except those between Easter and Pentecost, and
except Christmas day,) read {except a Festival
happens upon them.)
112 — 22, for this thy flock, read these thy servants.
117 — 10, for Blessing, read Blessing, the People reverently
bowing their heads.
118 — 22, for That if an Holy- day happen, Sfc. to the bottom
of the page,
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read That if there be any more Sundays before Advent
Sunday than twenty-five after Trinity, the Lessons,
Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel of those Su?i-
days that ivere omitted after the Epiphany, shall
be taken in to supply so many as are there wanting;
in this order: The Lessons, SfC. which belong to the
sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, shall be used on
the Sunday next but one before Advent; those
which belong to the fifth Sunday after the
Epiphany, shall be used on the Sunday next but
two bejore Advent ; and so on. But if there be
fewer than twenty -five Sundays after Trinity, the
overplus shall be omitted : Provided that the
Lessons, Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel
appointed for the twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity
shall always be used upon the Sunday next before
Advent.
119 — 2, for Holy-week, on Easier-day, read, Holy-iveek, or
any day in the week before Holy-week, except
Sunday and Saturday, on Easter-day.
127 — 17, for against one, read against any one.
133 — 12, for shall go to the Prothesis, read shall carry the
basin with the oblations therein to the Prothesis.
140 — 24, for among, read amongst.
145 — 14, for the people, read thy people.
158 — 11, for members, read members.
161 — 16, for parts, read parts.
170 — 2, for Then shall the Deacon add and say, read Then
306 ADVERTISEMENT.
shall the Bishop, if he be present, confirm the new-
baptized children ; but if he be not, then shall the
Deacon add, and say.
185 — 4, for corporate, read incorporate.
186 — 20, for Then shall the Deacon add and say, read, Then
shall the Bishop, if he be present, confirm the new-
baptized persons ; but if he be not, then shall the
Deacon add, and say,
229 — 26, after Ghost, add [Hallelujah :]
229 — 27, after Amen, add [Hallelujah.]
236 — 20, for fulfilled, read replenished.
237 — 6, for make, read offer.
247 — 7, for to give thanks, read eucharists.
FINIS.
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