Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/reliquiliturgicd05hall RELIQULE LITURGICjE. vol v. I SUltqut* Stturgtra. DOCUMENTS, CONNECTED WITH THE EXHIBITING THE SUBSTITUTES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSIVELY PROPOSED FOR II AT HOME, AND THE ALTERATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE ADAPTATION OF IT TO OTHER CHURCHES. EDITED ^ BY THE EEY. PETEK llALL, M.A. IN FIVE VOLUMES. Wat W>— Efyz %mtxkm Prager--38nfllt. BATH: PRINTED BY BINNS AND GOODWIN. MDCCCXLV1I. THE BOOK OF Common Prayer, And Administration of the SACRAMENTS, And other Rites and Ceremonies, As revifed and propofed to the UJe O F The Protestant Episcopal Church, At a Convention of the said Church in the States of New-York, Maryland, New-Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, South-Carolina, Held in Philadelphia, from September 27th to October 7th, 1785. PHILADELPHIA: Printed for HALL& SELLERS, M. DCC. LXXXVI. Extract from the Minutes of the Convention. Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to publish the Book of Common Prayer with the alterations, as well those now ratified in order to render the Liturgy consistent with the American Revolution, and the constitutions of the respective States, as the alterations and new offices recommended to this Church ; and that the Book be accompanied with a proper Preface or Address, setting forth the reason and expediency of the alterations : and that the Committee have the liberty to make verbal and grammatical corrections, but in such manner as that nothing in form or substance be altered. Agreeably to the above Resolve, the Book of Common Prayer, as proposed by the Convention, is now published by their Committee. J, Jonathan Bayard Smith, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Philadelphia, do certify that Messieurs Hall and Sellers, printers and assignees, have entered, according to act of Assembly, a book, entitled "The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacra- ments, and other Rites and Ceremonies, as revised and proposed for the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church, at a Convention of the said Church in the States of New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and South-Carolina, held in Philadelphia, from September 27th to October 7th, 1785." J. B. SMITH. April 1, 1786. THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK. 1 The Preface. 2 Tables of the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts, and of the Days of Fasting and Abstinence through the whole Year. 3 Tables of Lessons of Holy Scripture, to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer throughout the Year. 4 Tables for finding the Holy-Days. 5 The Order for Daily Morning Prayer. 6 The Order for Daily Evening Prayer. 7 Prayers and Thanksgivings upon several Occasions, to be used before the two final Prayers of Morning and Even- ing Service. 8 Collects that may be said after the Collects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or Communion, at the discretion of the Minister. 9 The Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion. 6 THE CONTENTS, 10 The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to be used throughout the Year. 11 The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants, to be used in tin' Church. 12 The Ministration of Private Baptism of Children in Houses. 13 The Ministration of Baptism to such as are of riper Years, and able to answer for themselves. 14- A Catechism ; that is to say, an Instruction to be learned by every Person before he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop. 15 The Order of Confirmation, or laying on of Hands upon those who are baptized, and come to Years of Discretion. 16 The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. 17 The Order for the Visitation of the Sick. 18 The Communion of the Sick. 19 A Form of Prayer for the Visitation of Prisoners. 20 The Order for the Burial of the Dead. 21 Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea. 22 A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the inestimable Blessings of Religious and Civil Liberty : to be used yearly on the Fourth Day of July, unless it happen to be on Sunday ; and then on the Day follow- ing. THE CONTENTS. 7 23 A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all the other Blessings of his merciful Providence; to be used yearly on the fist Thurs- day in November. 2-t Articles of Religion. '!') The Psaltei : selected from the Psalms of David. 26 Psalms fitted to the Tunes used in Churches, selected from the Psalms of David ; Portions of which are to be sung at suitable Times in Divine Service, according to the Dis- cretion of the Minister. '21 Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church, and other Occasions of Public Worship; to be used at the dis- cretion of the Minister. THE PEEFACE. It is a most invaluable part of that blessed " liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free," that in his worship different forms and usages may without offence be allowed, provided the substance of the faith be kept entire: and that, in every church, what cannot be clearly detei*mined to belong to doctrine must be referred to discipline ; and therefore, by common consent and authority may be altered, abridged, enlarged, amended, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient for the edification of the people, " according to the various exigencies of times and occasions." The Church of England, to which the Frotestant Epis- copal Church in these States is indebted, under God, for her first foundation, and a long continuance of nursing care and protection, hath in the Preface of her Book of Common Prayer laid it down as a rule, that — " The particular forms of divine 10 THE PREFACE. worship, and the rites and ceremonies appointed to be used therein, being things in their oaii nature indifferent and alterable, and so acknowledged, it is but reasonable that upon weighty and important considerations, according to the various exigencies of times and occasions, such changes and alterations should be made therein, as to those who are in place of authority should, from time to time, seem either necessary or expedient." This is not only the doctrine of the Church of England, and other Protestant Churches, but likewise of the Church of Rome ; which hath declared, by the Council of Trent* — "That the Church always had a power of making such constitutions and alterations in the dispensation of the Sacraments, provided their substance be preserved entire, as with regard to the variety of circumstances and places, she should judge to be most expedient for the salvation of the receivers, or the vene- ration of the Sacraments themselves." The Church of England has, not only in her Preface, but * " Declarat (Sancta Synodus) hanc potestatem perpetuo in ecclesia fuisse; ut in sacramentorum dispensatione, salva illorum substantia, ea statueret vel mutaret, qu;e suscipiientium saluti, seu ipsorum sacra- mentorum venerationi, pro rerum, temporum, et locorum varietate, mag-is expedire judicaverit." Sess. 21. cap. 2. Condi- Trident. And agreeably to this, their Breviary and Missal have been frequently reviewed ; the breviary heretofore three times in the short space of sixteen years only. THE PREFACE. 11 likewise in her Articles* and Homilies f declared the necessity and expediency of occasional alterations and amendments in her forms of public worship; and we find accordingly, that, seeking to " keep the happy mean between too much stiffness in refusing, and too much easiness in admitting, variations in things once advisedly established, she hath, in the reign of several Princes,;*; since the first compiling of her Liturgy in the time of Edward the Sixth, upon just and weighty considera- tions her thereunto moving, yielded to make such alterations in some particulars, as in their respective times were thought ■ " It is not necessary that traditions and ceremonies be in all places one, or utterly alike ; for at all times they have been divers, and may be changed according- to the diversity of counu-ies, times, and manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's word: [and therefore] every particular or national Church hath authority to ordain, change, and abolish ceremonies or rites of the Church, ordained only by man's authority ; so that all things be done to edifying-"— .^rf. 34. t " God's Church ought not, neither can it be so tied to any orders now made, or hereafter to be made and devised, by the authority of man, but that it may, for just causes, alter, change, or mitigate, yea, recede wholly from, and also break them," &c. And again—" The Church is not bound to observe any order, law, or decree made by man to prescribe a form of religion ; but hath full power and authority from God, to change and alter the same, when need shall require."— Homily on Fasting, Part I. X The Liturgy, in sundry particulars, hath been reviewed, altered, and amended about eight different times, from its first publication according to act of parliament in 1594; and its last review was in 1661, as it now stands, according to the Act of Uniformity. 12 THE PREFACE. convenient : yet so as the main body and essential parts of the same (as well in the chiefest materials, as in the frame and order thereof) have still been continued firm and un- shaken." " Her general aim in these different reviews and alterations hath been (as she further declares in her said Preface) to do that which, according to her best understanding, might most tend to the preservation of peace and unity in the Church ; the procuring of reverence, and the exciting of piety and devotion in the worship of God ; and finally, the cutting off occasion, from them that seek occasion, of cavil or quarrel against her Liturgy." And the necessity and expediency of the several variations made from time to time (whether by alteration, addition, or otherwise) she states chiefly under the following heads, viz. : — 1st. For the better direction of them that are to officiate in any part, of divine service ; which is chiefly done in the calendars and rubrics. 2nd. For the more proper expressing of some words or phrases of ancient usage in terms more suitable to the language of the pre- sent times ; and the clearer explanation of some other words and phrases that were of a doubtful signification, or otherwise liable to misconstruction : or, THE PREFACE. 13 3rd. For a more perfect rendering (or translation) of such portions of holy scripture as are inserted into the Liturgy, and made a part of the daily service ; with the addition of some Offices, Prayers, and Thanksgivings, fitted to special occasions. If, therefore, from the reasons above set forth, (namely, the change of times and circumstances, and the fluctuation of our language itself,) so many different reviews, alterations, and amendments, were found necessary in the first hundred and twelve years after the Reformation ; it could not be expected but (the same causes and reasons still operating) some subse- quent reviews, alterations, and amendments would not only be found necessary, but be earnestly desired by many true mem- bers of the Church, in the course of at least one hundred and twenty years more. And we accordingly find that in less than thirty years after the last review in 1661, (viz. on the 13th of September, 1689,) a commission for a further review of the Liturgy and Canons, &c, was issued out to a number of bishops and other divines ; " than whom (it hath been truly acknow- ledged) the Church of England was never, at any one time, blessed with either wiser or better, since it was a Church." The chief matters proposed for a review at that time, and which have been since repeatedly proposed and stated under 14 THE PREFACE. the decent and modest form of queries, are included under the following heads : — 1st. Whether the public service on Sunday mornings be not of too great length, and tends rather to diminish than increase devotion, especially among the lukewarm and negligent? 2nd. Whether it might not be conveniently contracted, by omitting all unnecessary repetitions of the same prayers or subject matter ; and whether a better adjustment of the neces- sary parts of the three different services, usually read every Sunday morning in the Church, would not render the whole frame of the service more uniform, animated, and com- plete ? 3rd. Whether the old and new translations of the Psalms ought not to be compared, in order to render both more agree- able to each other and to their divine original; so as to have but one translation, and that as complete as possible ? 4th. Whether all the Psalms of David are applicable to the state and condition of Christian societies, and ought to be read promiscuously as they now are ; and whether some other method of reading them might not be appointed, including a choice of Psalms and Hymns, as well for ordinary use, as for the festivals and fasts, and other special occasions of public worship ? 5th. Whether the subject matter of our psalmody or singing Psalms should not be extended beyond those of David, which THE PREFACE. 15 include but a few heads of Christian worship t and whether much excellent matter might not be taken from the New Testament, as well as some parts of the Old Testament, espe- cially the prophets ; so as to introduce a greater variety of anthems and hymns, suited to the different festivals, and other occasions of daily worship, private as well as public? 6th. Whether, in particular, a psalm or anthem should not be adapted to, and sung at, the celebration of the Eucharist, as was the primitive practice, and that recommended in our first Liturgy ? 7th. Whether all the lessons which are appointed to be read in the ordinary course are well chosen ; and whether many of them may not be subject to one or more of the following objec- tions, viz. : — 1. Either inexpedient to be read in mixed assem- blies; or, 2. Containing genealogies, and passages either obscure, or of little benefit to be read in our congregations ; or, 3. Improperly divided: sometimes abrupt and unconnected in their beginning, as having respect to something that hath gone before ; and sometimes either too short or too long, and apocryphal lessons included among the number ? 8th. Whether our epistles and gospels are all of them well selected; and whether after so many other portions of scrip- ture they are necessary : especially unless the first design of inserting them, viz., as introductory to the Communion, should L6 THE PREFACE. be more regarded, and the Communion be again made a daily part of the service of the Church ? 9th. Whether our collects, which in the main are excellent, are always suited to the epistles and gospels ; and whether too many of them are not of one sort, consisting of the same kind of substance ? And whether there is any occasion of using the collect for the day twice in the same service. 10th. Whether the Athanasian Creed may not, consistently with piety, faith, and charity, be either wholly omitted, or left indifferent in itself? 11th. Whether our catechism may not require illustration in some points, and enlargement in others; so that it may not only be rendered fit for children, but a help to those who become candidates for confirmation? And whether all the other offices, viz., the litany, the communion-office, the offices of confirmation, matrimony, visitation of the sick, churching of women, and more especially those of baptism, burial, and communion, do not call for a review and amendment in sundry particulars ? 12th. Whether the calendars and rubrics do not demand a review and better adjustment ? And whether any words and phrases in our Common Prayer, which are now less intelligible or common, or any way changed in their present acceptation from their original sense, should be retained ; and whether others should not be substituted, which are more modern, THE PREFACE. 17 intelligible, and less liable to any misapprehension or miscon- struction ? 13th. Whether the articles of religion may not deserve a review ; and the subscription to them and the Common Prayer be contrived after some other manner, less exceptionable than at present ? These are the principal matters which have been long held up for public corisideration, as still requiring a review in the Book of Common Prayer. And although in the judgment of the Church there be nothing in it " contrary to the word of God, or to sound doctrine, or which a godly man may not submit unto, or which is not fairly defensible, if allowed such just and favourable construction as in common equity ought to be allowed to all human compositions ; yet, upon the principles already laid down, (namely, " the promoting of peace and unity in the Church, the exciting of piety and devotion, and the removing, as far as possible, of all occasion of cavil or quarrel against the Liturgy,") the pious and excellent divines who were commissioned in 1689 proceeded to the execution of the great work assigned them. They had before them all the exceptions which had, since the Act of Uniformity, been at any time made against any parts of the Church service, which are chiefly set forth in the foregoing queries. They had like- wise many propositions and advices, which had been offered at several times by some of the most eminent bishops and divines 18 THE PREFACE. upon the different heads in question. Matters were well con- sidered, freely and calmly debated ; and all was digested into one entire correction * of every thing that seemed liable to any just objection. But this great and good work miscarried at that time ; and the civil authority in Great Britain hath not since thought it proper to revive it by any new commission. * " It will, without doubt, be agreeable to the members of our Church, and those who esteem our Liturgy and public service, to have at least a general account of the alterations and amendments which were desired and designed by such great and good men as Archbishop Tillotson, and others ; whose names are in the following account taken from Bishop Burnet, (who was also in the commission,) and from Dr. Nichols. " They began with reviewing the Liturgy. And first they examined the calendar, in which, in the room of the apocryphal lessons, they ordered certain chapters of canonical scripture to be read, that were more for the people's edification. The Athanasian Creed being disliked by many persons on account of the damnatory clause, it was left at the minister's choice to use or change it for the Apostles' Creed. New collects were drawn up, more agreeable to the epistles and gospels for the whole course of the year, and with a force and beauty of expression capable of affecting and raising the mind in the strongest manner. The first draught was by Dr. Patrick, who was esteemed to have a peculiar talent for composing prayers. Dr. Burnet added to them yet further force and spirit. Dr. Stillingfleet then examined every word in them with the exactest judgment. Dr. Tillotson gave them the last hand, by the free and masteriy touches of his flowing eloquence. Dr. Kidder, who was well versed in the Oriental languages, made a new translation of the Psalms, more conformable to the original. Dr. Ten- nison, having collected the words and expressions throughout the Liturgy, which had been excepted against, proposed others in their room, which were more clear and plain." Other tilings were likewise THE PREFACE. 19 But when, in the course of divine Providence, these American States became independent with respect to civil government, their ecclesiastical independence was necessarily included ; and the different religious denominations of Christians in these States were left at full and equal liberty to model and organize their respective churches, and forms of worship and discipline, in such manner as they might judge most convenient for their future prosperity, consistently with the constitution and laws of their country. The attention of this Church was, in the first place, drawn to those alterations in the Liturgy, which became necessary in the prayers for our civil rulers, in consequence of the Revolution ; and the principal care herein was to make them conformable to what ought to be the proper end of all such prayers, namely, proposed ; as that the cross in baptism might be either used or omitted at the choice of the parents : and it is further added from other certain accounts, " that if any refused or scrupled to receive the Lord's Supper kneeling, it may be administered to them in their pews ; that a rubric be made, declaring- the intention of the Lent Fasts to consist only in extraordinary acts of devotion, not in distinction of meats; that the absolution may be read by a deacon ; the word priest to be changed into minister; the Gloria Patri not to be repeated at the end of every Psalm, but of all appointed for morniug and evening : that the words in the Te Deum, Thine honourable, true, and only Son, be changed into, Thine only-begotten Son ; that the Benediciie be changed into the 128th Psalm , and other Psalms appointed for the Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis ; that if any desire to have godfathers and godmothers omitted, their children may be presented in their own names," &c. 20 THE PREFACE. " that rulers may have grace, wisdom, and understanding, to execute justice and to maintain truth ; and that the people may lead quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and honesty." But while these alterations were in review before the late Convention, they could not but, with gratitude to God, embrace the happy occasion which was offered to them (uninfluenced and unrestrained by any worldly authority whatsoever) to take a further review of the public service, and to propose to the Church at large such other alterations and amendments therein as might be deemed expedient ; whether consisting of those which have been heretofore so long desired by many, or those which the late change of our circumstances might require, in our religious as well as civil capacity. By comparing the following book as now offered to the Church, with this preface and the notes annexed, it will appear that most of the amendments or alterations which had the sanction of the great Divines of 1689, have been adopted, with such others as are thought reasonable and expedient. The service is arranged so as to stand as nearly as possible in the order in which it is to be read. A selection is made both of the reading and singing psalms, commonly so called. Where- ever the Bible translation of the former appeared preferable to the old translation, it hath been adopted ; and in consequence of the new selection, a new division and considerable abridge- THE PREFACE. 21 ment of the daily portions to be read became necessary. And as the "Glory be to the Father," &c. is once said or sung be- fore the reading of the psalms in Morning and Evening prayer, it was conceived that, in order to avoid repetition, the solem- nity would be increased by allowing the Minister to conclude the portion of the psalms which is at any time read, with that excellent doxology somewhat shortened, " Glory to God on high," &c. especially when it can be properly sung. With respect to the psalmody, or singing psalms, for the greater ease of choosing such as are suited to particular subjects and occa- sions, they are disposed under the several metres and the few- general heads to which they can be referred ; and a collection of hymns are added, upon those evangelical subjects, and other heads of Christian worship, to which the psalms of David are less adapted, or do not generally extend. It seems unnecessary to enumerate particularly all the different alterations and amendments which are proposed. They will readily appear, and it is hoped the reason of them also, upon a comparison of this with the former book. The calendar and rubrics have been altered where it appeared necessary : and the same reasons which occasioned a table of first lessons for Sundays and other Holy-days, seemed to require the making of a table of second lessons also; which is accordingly done. Those for the morning are intended to suit the several 22 THE PREFACE. seasons, without any material repetition of the epistles and gospels for the same seasons ; and those for the evening are selected in the order of the sacred books. Besides this, the table of first lessons has been reviewed; and some new chapters are introduced on the supposition of their being more edifying ; and some transpositions of lessons have been made, the better to suit the seasons. And whereas it hath been the practice of the Church of England to set apart certain days of thanksgiving to Almighty God for signal mercies vouchsafed to that church and nation ; it hath here also been considered as conducive to godliness, that there should be two annual solemn days of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God set apart : viz. the Fourth Day of July, commemorative of the blessings of civil and religious liberty in the land wherein we live ; and the First Thursday of November for the fruits of the earth : in order that we may be thereby stirred up to a more particular remembrance of the signal mercies of God towards us, the neglect of which might otherwise be the occasion of licentiousness, civil miseries and punishments. The case of such unhappy persons as may be imprisoned for debt or crimes, claimed the attention of this Church; which hath accordingly adopted into her Liturgy the form for the Visitation of prisoners in use in the Church of Ireland. THE PREFACE. 23 In the creed commonly called the Apostles' creed, one clause* is omitted, as being of uncertain meaning ; and the articles of religion have been reduced in number. Yet it is humbly con- ceived that the doctrines of the Church of England are pre- served entire, as being judged perfectly agreeable to the gospel. It is far from the intention of this Church to depart from the Church of England any farther than local circumstances require, or to deviate in any thing essential to the true meaning of the Thirty-nine Articles ; although the number of them be abridged by some variations in the mode of expression, and the omission of such articles as were more evidently adapted to the times when they were first framed, and to the political constitution of England. And now, this important work being brought to a conclusion, it is hoped the whole will be received and examined by every true member of our Church, and every sincere Christian, with a meek, candid, and charitable frame of mind, without pre- * The clause meant is, " Christ's descent into hell ;" which (as Bishop Burnet, Bishop Pearson, and other writers inform us) is found in no creed, nor mentioned by any writer, until about the beginning of the fifth century. And in the first creeds that have this clause or article, that of Christ's burial not being mentioned in them, it follows that they understood the descent into hell only of his burial or descent into the grave; as the word is otherwise translated in the Bible. The Isicene creed hath only the burial, and the Athanasian only the descent into hell. 24 THE PREFACE. judice or prepossessions : seriously considering what Christi- anity is, and what the truths of the gospel are; and earnestly beseeching Almighty God to accompany with his blessing every endeavour for promulgating them to mankind in the clearest, plainest, most affecting and majestic manner, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. ^[ TABLES of the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts, and of th e Days of Fasting and Abstinence, through the whole year. A TABLE of the Feasts that are appointed to be observed in this Church throughout the year. All Sundays in the year. The Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Epiphany. Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week. The Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun Week. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. A TABLE of other Feasts ichich may be observed in this Church. The Conversion of St. Paul. St. Bartholomew the Apostle. The Purification of the Blessed St. Matthew the Apostle. Virgin. St. Michael and all Angels. St. Matthias the Apostle. St. Luke the Evangelist. The Annunciation of the Blessed St. Simon and St. Jude, the Virgin. Apostles. St. Mark the Evangelist. All Saints. St. Philip and St. James, the St. Andrew the Apostle.* Apostles. St. Thomas the Apostle. St. Barnabas. St. Stephen the Martyr. The Nativity of St. John Baptist. St. John the Evangelist/ St. Peter the Apostle. The Holy Innocents. St. James the Apostle. Days of Fasting, or Abstinence, appointed to be observed in this Church. Ash-Wednesday. Good-Friday. Other Days of Fasting, or Abstinence, which may be observed in this Church. 1st. The Forty Days of Lent. 2nd. The Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, after the first Sunday in Lent, the Feast of Pentecost, September 14, and December 13. 3rd. The Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, befoie the Festival of the Ascension. 4th. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas-Day. Certain solemn days, jor which particular Services are appointed. 1st. The fourth day of July, unless it happen on Sunday, and then on the day following; to be observed with prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the inestimable blessings "of religious and civil liberty. 2nd. The first Thursday in November: to be obseived with prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the fruits of the earth, andall the other blessings of his merciful providence. % TABLES of Lessons of Holy Scripture, to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer throughout the Year. ^[ Note, That on the Sundays, and other Holy Days, the Lessons, which are according to the Calendar, shall be omitted. Holy-Days. A Table of Lessons for Sundays, and other Holy Days, appointed to be observed in this Church. I S. in Adv. 2 3 4 Nativity. 1 S. ajt. air. Circumcision 2 S. aft. Ckr. Epiphany. 1 S. aft. Epi. 2 3 4 5 6 Sept. Sunday Sexag. Suna Quinq. Sund. Ash-JVednes. 1 S: in Lent. 2 o Good-Friday Easter Day Monday . Tuesday I S. aft. Eas 2 3 4 5 Morning. First Lessons. Isa. 1 5 25 30 9 to v. 8 35 Gen. 17 41 60 44 51 55 57 59 65 5 30 35 Isa. 58 Ezek. 2 14 2D Mic. 6 Uan. 2 Jer. Second Less. Luke ltov. 39 v. 39 3 to v. 19 Matt. 3 to v. 13 Luke 2 to v. 15 v. 25 Rom. 2 Gen. 22 to v. Exo. 12 to v. Dan. 12 Isa. 26tov. 20 Prov. 1 3 11 13 15 11 Matt. 2 v. 13 John 1 v. 29 Matt. 4 v. 12 Lu.4v. 14 to 33 Matt. 5 Luke 7 v. 19 Mark 6 v. 14 Lu. 5 v. 27 to 36 Matt. 10 Luke 10 to v. 23 Mark 9 to v. 14 Luke 19 v. 28 21 Mat. 26 Jno. 18 Rom. 6 Mat. 28 Lu. 24 to v Evening. 17 First Lessons. Isa. 2 24 26 32 7 v. 10 to 17 38 Deu. 10 v Isa. 43 49 46 53 56 58 64 66 Jer. 22 31 36 Jonah 3 Ezek 13 18 Acts 1 Hab. 2 Uan. 7 Mai. 3&4 Isa. 53 Exo. 12 Job 19 13! Isa. 52 Prov. 2 3 8 4 to v. 34 12 5 v. 17 14 6 16 37 Second Less. Rom. 12 13 14 1 Cor. 1 lit. 3 v. 4 to 9 1 Cor. 2 Col. 2 2 John 2 to v. 12 Cor. 13 15 2 Cor. 4 5 Gal. 2 3 Eph. 1 2 Pet. 3 to v. 15 Eph. 4 6 Phil. 2 3 Heb. 5 to v. 1 IPet. 2 Acts 2 v. 22 3 lCor.15 Col. 1 2 lThes4 5 TABLE OF LESSONS, &c. Holy-Days. Morn in q. Evening. First Lessons. Second Less. First Lessons. Second Less. Ascen. Day. 2 Ki. 2 to v. 15 Luke 24 v. 44 2 Ki. 2 v. 15 Eph.4tov.17 S. a^t. Ascen. Prov. 17 John 17 Prov. 19 2Th.3. tov.17 Whitsunday. Deu. 16 to v. 18 Acts 10 v. 34 Isaiah 11 Act. 19 to v.21 Monday Gen. 11 to v. 10 1 Cor. 12 Num. 11 1 Cor. 14 v. 16 to 30 to v. 26 Tuesday 1 Sam. 19. v. 18 IThes. 5 Deut. 30 1 John 4 v. 12 to 24 to v. 14 Trin. Sunday Gen. 1 Mat. 3 Gen. 2 5 1 5. aft. Trin. 3 Acts 9 to v. 32 6 1 Tim. 6 2 9 to v. 20 10 15 to v. 19 2 Tim. 2 3 37 11 42 3 & 4 to v. 9 4 43 14 45 Titus 2, &3to 5 49 15 50 v. 9 Heb. 10 6 Exod.3 17 Exod. 5 11 7 9 20 10 12 8 12 24 14 13 9 Num. 16 26 Num. 20 James 1 10 23 28 24 2 11 Deut. 4 to v. 41 Mat. 18 Deut. 5 3 12 6 19 4 13 8 23 9 5 14 33 25 34 1 Pet. 1 15 Josh. 23 Lukel2 Josh. 24 2 16 1 Sain. 12 13 lSam.16tov.14 3 17 1 Chr. 11 to v.20 14 1 Chr. 17 4 18 2 Chr. 6 15 v. 11 2 Chr. 7 5 19 1 Ki. 12 20 IKi. 13 2 Pet. 1 20 18 John 3 19 2 21 2 Ki. 5 7 2Ki. 19 3 22 22 8 to v. 46 23 to v. 26 1 John 2 23 23 v. 36 9 25 3 &, c. 24 24 Dan. 3 10 Dan. 6 4 25 Ezra 1 11 Ezra 3 5 26 6 15 7 v. 6. Jude A TABLE of Lessons for other Holy-Days which may observed in this Church. Note, These Lessons shall always be for the Days on which the said Holy-Days jail. be Holy- Days. Morning. E VEXING. Saint Andreic. St. Thomas the Apostle. St. Stephen. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. John. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson Innocents' Day. Conversion of St. Paul. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson Purification Vir. Mary St. Matthias. Annun. of V. Mary. Easter Ecen. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. Mark. St. Philip % St. James. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. Barnabas. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. John Baptist. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. Peter. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. James. St. Bartholomew. St. Matthew. St. Michael. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson St. Luke. St. Simon % St. Jude. All Saints. 1 Lesson 2 Lesson Proverbs 20 23 Ac.6v.8&c.7tov.30 Ecclesi. 5 Revela. 1 Jeremiah 31 to v. 18 Wisdom 5 Acts 22 to v. 22 Wisdom 9 19 Ecclesi. 2 Zechariah 9 Luke 23 to v. 50 Ecclesias. 4 1 to v. 43 Ecclesi. 10 Acts 14 Malachi 3 Matthew 3 Ecclesi. Acts Ecclesi. Proverbs 21 24 Ecclesi. 4 Ac. 7 v. 30 to v.55 Ecclesi. 6 Revela. 22 Wisdom 1 Wisdom \cts Wisdom Ecclesi. Exodus Hebrews Ecclesi. 26 1 2 1 3 13 4 5 Genesis 32 Acts 12 to v. 20 Ecclesi. 51 Job 24, 25 Wisdom 3 to v. 10 He. 11 v.32&,c.l2tov. 12 Acts 15 to v. 36 Malachi 4 Matth. 14 to v. 13 19 Acts 4 Ecclesi. 22 29 Daniel 10 v. 5 Jude v. 6 to v. 16 Job 1 42 Wisdom 5 to v. 17 Revela. 19 to v. 17 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JANUARY. Calendar. Circum- cision. Epiph. Morning Prayer. 1 Less. Gen. Conver- sion of St. Paul. 3 5 7 9 12 14 16 18to v.17 19 to v.30 21 to v.22 22 24 to v.32 25 to v. 19 26 to v.17 27 to t. 30 28 29 v. 15 30 v. 25 31 v. 25 32 v. 24 34 37 40 41 v.37 42 v. 25 43 v. 15 41 v. 14 2 Less. Matt. 1 2 3 4 Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 5 to v. 21 5v. 21 6tov. 16 6v. 16 7 8 to v. 18 8 v. 18 9tov. 18 9v. 18 10 11 12 to v. 22 12 v.22 13 to v. 31 13 v. 31 14 15 to v. 21 15 v. 21 16 17 18 to v. 21 18 v. 21 19 20 to v. 17 Gen. 2 4 6 8 17 11 13 15 17 18 v 20 21 v. 22 23 24 v. 32 25 v. 19 26 v.17 27 v.30 29 to v. 15 30 to v. 25 31 to v. 25 32 to v. 24 33 35 39 41 to v. 37 42 to v. 25 43 to v. 15 44 to v. 14 45 to v. 16 2 Less. Rom. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Cor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR FEBRUARY* Calendar. 1 2 3f g A c d Of 12 A 13 b 14 c 15 d 16 e 17 f I8g 19|A 20 b 21c 22 d 23 e 24 f 25 g 26 A 27 28 29 Purific. V. M. St. Mat- thias. Morning Prayer. 1 Less. Gen. 45 v. 16 47 to v.13 48 50 to v. 15 Exo. 1 3 4 v. 18 6 to v. 14 7 8 v. 16 9 v. 13 10 v. 12 12 to v. 37 13 14 v. 15 16 18 20 21 v. 18 22 v. 16 23 v. 20 32 tov. 15 33 34 v. 27 Lev. 18 19 v. 19 26 to v.21 Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. Matt 20 v. 17 Gen. 46 21 to v. 23 21 v. 23 22 to v. 23 22 v. 23 23 24 25 tov. 31 25 v. 31 26 to v. 36 26 v. 36 27 28 Markl 2 3 4 to v. 26 4 v. 26 5 to v. 21 5 v. 21 6 to v. 30 6 v. 30 7 to v. 24 7 v. 24 8 to v. 27 8 v. 27 47 v. 13 49 50 v. 15 2 4 to v. 18 5 6 v. 14 8 to v. 16 9 to v.13 10 to v.12 11 12 v. 37 14 tov. 15 15 17 19 21 to v.18 22 tov. 16 23 to v. 20 24 32 v. 15 34 to v. 27 40 9 to v. 30 Lev. 19 to v. 19 9 v. 30 | 20 10 tov. 32 26 v. 21 2 Less. 1 Cor. 13 14 15 16 2 Cor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gal. 1 2 3 *l 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 Rom. 12 Eph. • Note, That, except in every Leap-Year, Feb. hath 28 Days only, A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR MARCH. Calendar. | Morning Prayer. Id 2e 3f 5 A 6b 7c 8d 9e lOf Jig 12 A 13 b 14 c 15d e E 16 17 1% 19 11 20 b 14 21 3 22d 23 24 f 25 19 26 A 8 27 b 28'c 16 29d 30 e 31 f 1 Less. 2 Xumll to v. 24 Mark 10 Less. Evening Prayer. 12 14 to v.26 16 to v.36 17 21 23 25 30 31 v. 25 35 Deu.l to v. 19 2 to v. 26 3 4 v. 25 5 v. 22 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 11 12 to v.28 12 v. 28 13 14 to v.26 14 v. 26 15 16 Lukel to v. 39 1 v. 39 1 Less. 32 Numll v. 24 ! 13 14 v. 26 16 v. 36 20 22 24 27 31 to v.25 32 36 Ann of V.tt. 2 to v.40 Deu. 1 Y - 19 2 v. 26 4 to v.25 5 to v.22 6 24 26 28 to v . 15 29 31 33 2 v. 40 3 4 5 6 to v.20 6 v. 20 7 to v.36 7 v. 36 8 to v.26 8 v. 26 9 tov.37 9 v. 37 10 to v.25 10 v. 25 11 to v.29 11 v. 29 12 13 14 2 Less. Eph. Philip Colos. 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 27 28 30 32 34 15 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 Thes. 1 2 3 4 5 2 Thes.l 2 3 1 Tim. 1 2, 3 4 5 6 2 Tim. 1 2 3 4 Titus 1 2,3 Philem. Heb. 1 2 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR APRIL. Calendar. M ORN ING Prayer. Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. 2 Less. 13i Josb. 1 Luke 15 Josb. 2 Heb. 3 2 2 A 3 16 4 4 3b 5 17 to v.20 6 to v. 1 2 5 1C 4 c 6 v. 12 1 7 v. 20 7 to v.. 1 6 6 5d 7 v. 16 18 to v.31 8 to v.14 7 18 6e 8 v. 14 18 v. 31 9 8 7 7f 10 to v.15 19 to v.28 10 v. 15 to 28 9 8g 10 v. 28 1 9 v. 28 22 to v.21 10 15 ! 9A 22 v. 21 20 23 1 1 410b 24 ro v.19 21 24 v. 19 12 12 11 c Judg. 1 tov.22 22 to v.31 Judg. 1 v. 22 13 1,12 d 2 tov.ll 22 v. 31 2 Y. 1 1 James 1 13 e 3 to v.12 23 3 v. 12 I 9Hf 4 24 5 0 15g 6 to y. 11 John 1 toT.29 6 v. 1 1 to 25 4 17 16 A 6 v.25 1 v. 29 7 5 6 17 b 8 to v. 22 2 8 v. 22 1 ret 1 18c 9 to v. 22 3 to Y.22 y \. zz to "to 2 19 d 9 v. 46 3 y. 22 1 A 1U 9 20 e 11 to v.29 4 1 1 v. 19 4 21 f 12 5 lo 8 22 g 14 6to v. 22 15 2 Pet. 1 23 A 16 to V.21; 6 v. 22 16 v. 21 2 24 b 7 to v. 32 18 3 2-5 c Sf. Jfrt. 7 y.32 1 John 1 26 d 19 to Y.22| 8 to v.21 19 v. 22 2 27 e 20 to v 26, 8 v. 21 20 v. 26 3 28 f 21 tov.16' 9 21 v. 16 ] 4 29 % Rutb 1 10 to v.22 Rutb 2 5 30 A 3 1 10 v. 22 4 2.3 John A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR MAY. Calendar Morning Prayer. 1 Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. |2 Less. l h s. nut 2 c S. Jam. 1 Sa. 1 Johnll to v.30 1 Sa. 2 to v.2S ! Rom. 1 3 d 2 v. 22 11 v. 30 3 2 4 e 4 12 to v. 20 5 3 5 f 6 12 v. 20 7 4 0 f? 8 13 9 5 7 A 10 14 11 6 i 8 b 12 15 13 7 1 9 c 14 to v.24 16 14 v. 24 8 10 d 15 17 16 9 11 e 17 to v.30 18 17 v. 30 10 12 f 18 19 19 11 13 g 20 20 21 12 14 A 22 21 23 13 1-3 b 24 Acts 1 25 14 16 c 26 2 27 15 17 d 28 3 29 16 18 e 30 4 to v.23 31 1 Cor. 1 19 f 2 Sa. 1 4 v. 23 2 Sa. 2 2 20 g 3 5 to v.17 4 3 21 A 5 5 v. 17 6 4 22 b 7 6 8 5 23 c 9 7 to v.30 10 6 21 d 11 7 v. 30 12 25 e 13 to v.23 8 to v.26 13 v. 23 8 20 f 14 8 v. 26 15 9 27 g 16 9 to v.23 17 10 28 A 18 9 v. 23 19 to v.16 11 '29 b 19 v. 16 10tov.31 20 12 30 c 21 10 v. 31 22 13 31 d 23 11 tov.19 24 14 c A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JUNE. Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. 2 Less- 1 e 1 Ki. 1 to v.28 Acts 11 v. 19 1 Ki. 1 v. 28 1 Cor. 15 2 f 9 v 9fi 12 6 V. ZO 10 3 g 3 1 3 to v.14 4 2 Cor. 1 4 A 5 13 v. 14 6 2 5 b 7 14 to v.19 8 3 6 c 9 14 v. 19 10 4 7 d 1 lto v.26 15 11 v. 26 5 8 e 12 16 to v.14 13 6 9 f 14 16 v. 14 15 7 10 g St.Bw 16 17 tov.16 17 8 11 A nabas. 12 b 18 17 v. 16 19 9 13 c 20 to v.22 18 tov.18 20 v. 22 10 14 d 21 18 v. 18 22 tov.29 11 15 e 22 v. 29 19 to v.21 2 Kings 1 3 12 16 f 2 Kings 2 19 v. 21 13 17 g 4 20 to v.17 5 Gal 1 18 A 6 20 v. 17 7 2 19 1) 8 21 9 3 20 c 10 2 11 4 21 d 12 23 13 5 22 e 14 24 15 6 23 f 16 25 17 to v.24 Eph. 1 24 g Nat. of 25 A St.Johl Baptist 17 v. 24 26 18 2 26 b 19 tov.2C 27 to v.21 19 v. 20 3 27 c 20 27 v. 21 21 4 28 d 22 28 to v.17 23 5 29 e S.Peter 3C f j 24 28 v. 17 25 6 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JULY. Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 g Ezra 1 Matt 1 Ezra 3 Phil. 1 2 A 4 2 5 2 3 b 6 3 7 3 4 c 9 4 •5 d DM and Liberty. Neh. 1 4 Neh. 2 Col. 1 6 e 4 tov.13 5 to v.21 4 v. 13 2 7 f 5 o v. 21 6 3 Sg 8 6 to v.16 9 4 9 A 10 6 v. 16 13 to v.15 1 Thes. 1 10 b 1 3 v. 15 Esth. 1 2 (Estb 2 S to v.lS 3 3 12 d 4 S v. IS 5 4 13 e 6 9 to v.lS 7 5 14 f 8 9 v. IS 9 to v.20 2Tbes. 1 15 g 9 v. 20 10 Job 1 2 l€ A (Job) 2 1 1 3 3 17 b 4 12 to v.22 5 1 Tim. 1 18 c 6 12 v. 22 7 2, 3 IS I 8 13 to v.31 9 4 20 10 13 v. 31 11 5 21 f 12 14 to v.22 13 6 22 g 14 14 v.22 ! 15 2 Tim. 1 23 A 16 15 to v.21 17 2 24 b 18 15 v. 21 19 3 25 j C St. Jam 16 4 26 d 20 17 21 Titus 1 27 ? 22 18 to v.21 23 2,3 28 24 &: 25 18 v. 21 26 Philem. 29 27 19 to v.16' 28 Heb. 1 30 A 29 19 v. 16 j 30 2 31 31 20 to v.17 I 32 : A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR AUGUST. Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 c 1 Job 33 Matt. 20 v. 17 Job 34 Heb. 4 2 d 35 21 tov.23 36 5 3 e 37 21 v. 23 38 6 4 f 39 22 to v.23 40 7 5 g 41 22 v. 23 42 8 6 A Prov. 1 to v.20 23 to v. 25 Prov. 1 v. 20 9 7 b 2 23 v. 25 3 10 8 c 4 24 to v.2 9 5 11 9 d 6 to v.20 24 v. 29 6 v. 20 12 JO e 7 25 to v.31 8 13 11 f 9 25 v. 31 10 Jam. 1 12 g 11 26 to v.36 12 2 13 A 13 26 v. 36 14 to v.16 3 14 b 14 v. 16 27 15 to v.21 4 15 c 15 v.21 28 16 5 1(5 d 17 to v.l5Mark 1 17 v. 15 1 Pet. 1 17 e 18 2 19 2 18 f 20 3 21 tov.17 3 19 g 21 v. 17 4tov.26 22 to v. 17 4 20 A 22 v. 17 4 v. 26 23 to v.22 5 21 b 23 v. 22 5 to v.21 24 2 Pet. 1 22 c 25 5 v. 21 26 2 23 27 6 tov.30 28 3 24 ! St.Bar- tliot 5 v. 30 1 John 1 2.5 f 29 7 to v.24 31 2 26 cr A Eccl. 1 7 v.24 Eccl. 2 3 27 3 8 to v.27 4 4 28 b 5 8 v. 27 6 5 29 c 7 9 to v.30 8 2, 3 Jno. Jude 30 d 9 9 v. 30 ! io 31 e 11 10 tov.32 12 Rom. 1 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SEPTEMBER. Calendar, 1 f 2 g 3 A 4 b 5 c 6 d 7 e 8 f 9 g 10 A 11 b 12 c 13 d 14 e 15 f 16 g 17 A 18 b 19 c 20 d 21 e 22 f 23 g 24 A 25 b 26 c 27 d 28 e 29 f 30 g Morning Prayer. St. Mat thew. St.Mich. all A. 1 Less. Jer. 1 2 v. 20 4 to v. 19 5 7 to v. 21 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 40 42 44 47 48 v. 25 49 v. 23 50 v. 21 2 Less. Mark 10 v. 32 11 12 tov.28 12 v. 28 13 14 to v. 26 14 v. 26 15 16 Luke 1 to v.39 1 v. 39 2 to v.40 2 v. 40 3 4 5 6 to v.20 6 v. 20 7 to v.36 7 v. 3i 8 to v.26 8 v. 26 9 to v.37 9 v. 37 10 to v.25 10 v. 25 11 tov.29 11 v. 29 12 13 Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 1 2 Less. Jer. 2 to v.20 Rom. 2 3 4 v. 6 7 v. 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 19 21 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Cor. 1 2 39 41 43 45 & 46 48 to v.25 49 to v.23 50 to v.21 51 to v.35 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR OCTOBER. Calendar. Morning Prater. Evening Prayer, i 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 A Jer. 51 v. 35 Luke 14 Jer. 52 1 Cor. 16 2 b Lam. 1 15 Lam. 2 2 Cor. 1 3 c 3 to v.37 16 3 v. 37 2 4 d 4 17 to v.20 5 3 5 e Ezek. 1 17 v. 20 Ezek. 2 4 6 f 3 18 to v.31 6 5 7|g 7 18 v. 31 13 6 8 A 14 19 to v.28 18 to v.19 7 9 b 18 v. 19 19 v. 28 33 to v.17 8 10 c 33 v. 17 20 34 9 11 d Dan. 1 21 Dan. 2tov.24 i 12 e 2 v. 24 22 to v.31 3 13 f 4 22 v. 31 5 12 Il- S g 23 7 13; ls A g 24 9 Gal. 1 16 b i n 1 u John ltov.29 11 2 17 c 12 1 v. 29 Hos. 1 3 18! d St. Luke 2 4! 19 Evang. 3 to v.22 4 5 20 ? 5 3 v. 22 6 6 21 g 7 4 8 Epb. 1 22 A 9 5 10 2 23 b 11 6 to v.22 12 3 24 c 13 6 v. 22 14 4, 25 d Joel 1 7tov.32Joel 2tov.l5 5 26 e 2 v. 15 7 v. 32 3 6 27 f Amos 1 8 to v.21 Amos 2 Phil. 1 28 g S. Simon ftS.Jude 8 v. 21 2 29 A A.&M 1 3 9 4 3 30 b 1 f 10 to v.22 6 4 31 c 10 v. 22 8 Col. 1 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR NOVEMBER. Calendar. 1 2 3 4 5 A b 6 7 S 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 A b c d e f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A All Saints 1 Bay. Morning Prayer. 1 Less. Mic. Nab. Hab Amos 9 Jon. 1 I 3 1 3 5 7 2 1 3 Zepb.2 Hag. 1 Zech. 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 1 Mai Isa. 3 1 3 5 7 9 10 v. 12 2 Less. Evening Prayer. 1 Less. \ 2 Less. Jno. 11 to v.30 Obadiab 20 11 v. 30 12 to v.20 12 v. 20 13 Jon. Mic. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Acts 1 2 Nah. 1 3 Hab. 2 Zepb. 1 3 Hag. 2 Zech. 2 3 4 to v.23 4 v. 23 5 to v.17 5 v. 17 6 7 to v.30 Isa. 7 v. 30 8 to v.26 8 v. 26 9 to v.23 9 v. 23 10 to v.31 10 v. 31 6 8 10 12 . 14 Mai. 2 4 10 to v. 11 13 A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR DECEMBER. Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 Less. 2 Less. 1 f Isa. 14 Acts 11 to v.19 Isa. 15 Heb. 7 2 S 16 11 v. 19 17 8 3 A 18 12 19 9 1 b 20, 21 13 to v. 14 22 10 •3 c 23 13 v. 14 24 H (j d 25 14 to v. 19 26 12 7 e 27 14 v. 19 28 13 s f 29 15 30 James I 9 g 31 16 to v. 14 32 2 10 A 33 16 v. 14 34 3 11 b 35 17 to v. 16 36 4 12 c 37 17 v. 16 38 5 13 d 39 18 to v. 18 40 1 Pet. 1 11 e 41 18 v. 18 42 2 1-3 f 43 19 to v. 21 44 3 16 (T & 45 19 v. 21 46 4 17 A 47 20 to v. 17 48 5 18 b 49 20 v. 17 50 2 Pet. 1 19 c 51 21 52 2 20 d 53 22 54 3 21 e St. Thomas. 23 1 John I 22 f 55 24 56 2 23 g 57 25 58 3 24 A 59 26 60 4 2-3 b Christ. Bay. 2G c St. Stephen. 27 d St. John, E. 1 28 e Innocents' 1 27 to v. 21, 5 29 f Bay. 61 27 v. 21 1 62 2 John 30 g 63 28 to v. 17 64 John 31 A 65 28 v. 17 66 Jude % TABLES for finding the Holt-days. A TABLE to find Easter-day, from the present Time till the year 1899 inclusive. Golden r>^\r nf the- LJti\ Ul Lilt Sunday dumber. Month. Letter. 14 March <2I Kj 3 22 D an AO 11 24 F 25 r\ \J 1 Q OR -40 A Q O 97 T> 1> Ofi 48 \j 1 ft lb L) 5 oU £ 31 F i p u" » S p 3 o" s p. | J w P- P 1 March 22 Jan. 18 April 26 April 30 Msy 10 27 Nov. 9 23 1 19 27 May 1 11 27 20 24 1 20 28 2 12 27 Dec. 1 25 2 21 29 3 13 27 2 26 2 22 30 4 14 27 3 27 2 23 May 1 5i 15 26 Nov. 27 28 2 24 2 6 16 26 28 29 2 25 3 7 17 26 29 30 2 26 4 8 18 26 30 31 2 27 5 9 19 26 Dec. 1 April 1 3 28 6 10 20 26 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 29 30 31 7 8 9 11 12 13 21 22 23 26 25 25 3 Nov. 27 28 5 3 Feb 1 10 14 24 25 29 6 3 2 11 15 25 25 30 7 3 3 12 16 26 25 Dec. 1 8 4 4 13 17 27 25 2 9 4 5 14 18 28 25 3 10 4 6 15 19 29 24 Nov. 27 11 4 7 16 20 30 24 38 12 4 8 17 21 31 24 29 13 4 9 18 22 Jnue 1 24 30 H 4 10 19 23 2 24 Dec. 1 L5 5 li 20 24 3 24 2 10 5 12 21 25 4 24 3 17 5 13 22 26 5 23 Nov. 27 5 14 23 27 D 23 OS 19 5 15 24 28 7 23 29 20 5 16 25 29 8 23 30 21 5 17 26 30 9 23 Dec. 1 22 6 18 27 31 10 23 2 23 6 19 28 June 1 11 23 3 24 6 20 29 2 12 22 Nov. 27 25 6 21 30 3 13 23 28 Note. That in a Bissextile or Leap-Year, the number of Sundays after Epiphany will be the same as if Easter-day had fallen one day later than it really does. And for the same reason one day must in every Leap-Year be added to the day of the Month given by the Table for Septuagesima Sunday. A TABLE to find Easter Day, from the year 1900 to the year 2199 inclu. sive. Golden Day of the Sunday Numb. Month. Letters. 14 March 22 D 3 23 E 24 F 11 25 G 26 A 19 27 B 8 28 C 29 D 16 30 E 5 31 F April 1 G 13 2 A 2 3 B 4 C 10 5 D 6 E 18 7 F 7 8 G 9 A 15 10 B 4 11 C 12 D 12 l ^ io jr 1 14 F 15 G 9 16 A 17 17 B 6 18 C 19 D 20 E 21 F 22 G 23 A 24 B 25 C The Golden Numbers in the fore- going Calendar will point out the Days of the Paschal Full Moons, till the year of our Lord 1900 ; at which time, in order that the Ecclesiastical Full Moons may fall nearly on the same days with the real Full Moons, the Golden Numbers must be removed to different days of the Calendar, as is done in the annexed Table : which contains so much of the Calendar then to be used, as is necessary for finding the Paschal Full Moons, and the Feast of Easter, from the year 1900 to the year 2199 inclu- sive. This Table is to be made use of, in all respects, as the First Table before inserted, for finding Easter till the year 1899. (D) General Tables for finding the Dominical or Sunday Letter, and the Places of the Golden Numbers, in the Calendar. TABLE I. 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 B C D E F G A 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 O/l c\c\ 2500 2600 2700 2800 2900 3000] 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 3600 3700 3800 3900 4000' 4100 4200 4300 4400 4500 4600 4700 4800 4900^ 5000 5100 conn 5300 5400 5500 5600 5700 5800 5900 6000 6100 6200 6300 6400 6500 6600 6700 6800 6900 7000 7100 7200 7300 7400 7500 7600 7700 7800 7900 8000 8100 8200 8300 8400 8500 &c. To find the Dominical or Sunday Letter for any given Year of our Lord, add to the Year its fourth part, omitting- fractions, and also the Number, which in Table I. standeth at the top of the Column, wherein the Number of Hundreds contained in that given Year is found. Divide the Sum by 7, and if there is no remainder, then A is the Sunday Letter; but if any Number remaineth, then the Letter which standeth under that Number at the top of the Table is the Sunday Letter. TABLE II. 2 3 1 2 3 Years Years ot our oi our Lord. LOKD. B 1600 0 B 5200 15 1700 1 5300 16 1800 5400 17 1900 2 5500 17 B 2000 2 B 5600 17 2100 2 5700 18 2200 3 5800 18 2300 4 5900 19 B 2400 3 B 6000 19 2500 4 6100 19 2600 5 i 6200 20 2700 5 6300 21 B 2800 5 B 6400 20 2900 6 6500 21 3000 6 6600 22 3100 7 6700 23 B 3200 7 B 6800 22 3300 7 6900 23 3400 8 7000 24 B 3500 9 7100 24 3600 8 B 7200 24 3700 9 7300 25 3800 10 7400 25 B 3900 10 7500 26 4000 10 B 7600 26 4100 11 7700 26 4200 12 7800 27 B 4300 12 7900 28 4400 12 B 8000 4500 13 8100 28 4600 13 8200 29 B 4700 14 8300 29 4800 14 B 8400 29 4900 14 8500 0 5000 15 $c. '[ 5100 16 To find the Month and Days of the Month to which the Golden Numbers ought to be prefixed in the Calendar in any given Year of our Lord, consisting of entire Hundred Years, and in all the intermediate years be- twixt that and the next Hun- dredth Year following, look in the Second Column of Table 1 1, for the given Year, consisting of entire Hundreds, and note the Number or Cypher which stands against it in the Third Column. Then in Table III. look for the same Number in the Column under any given Golden Number : which when you have found, guide your eye sideways to the left hand, and in the first Column you will find the Month and Day to which that Golden Number ought to be prefixed in the Calendar, during that period of One Hundred Years. The Letter B, prefixed to certain Hundredth Years in Table II., denotes those years which are still to be accounted Bissextile or Leap Years in the New Calendar ; whereas all the other Hundredth Years are to be accounted only common Years. TABLE III. Paschal Full Moon. rr. C a — is r o c THE GOLDEN NUMBERS. 1 2 j 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17|18 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar 24 Mar.' 25 c D E p G 819 0 920 1 10 211 2 1122 3 12 23 4 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 21 25 26 3 4 5 6 7 14 15 16 17 18 25 26 21 28 29 617 718 819 9 20 10 21 28 9 29 10 0 11 1 12 213 2( 21 2. 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 12 13 14 15 16 2: 24 25 26 27 4il5 516 617 718 819 27 28 29 0 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Mar.' 30 A B C j) E 13:24 5 14 25 6 15 26 7 16 27 8 17 28 9 16 17 18 1!) 20 27 28 29 0 1 8 9 10 s 19 20 21 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 11 22 12 23 13 24 14 25 15 26 314 415 5 16 6 17 718 25 20 27 28 29 6 7 8 9 10 17 18 19 20 21 2h 29 0 1 2 9 20 10 21 1122 12 23 1324 1 2 3 4 5 Mar. 31 April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 F G A ]> C 18 1!) 20 21 22 29 10 Oil 112 213 314 21 22 23 24 25 213 314 415 5116 617 24 25 26 27 28 5 6 7 8 9 16 27 17 28 18 29 19 0 20 1 8 19 9 20 10 21 1122 12 23 0 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 20 3 4 5 6 7 1425 1526 1627 1728 18|29 6 7 8 9 10 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 D E F Q \ 23 24 25 26 27 415 516 617 718 8 19 26 •27 2n 29 0 718 819 920 1021 1122 •29 0 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 11 21| 2 22 3 23 4 24j 5 25 6 1 13 24 14 25 15 26 16 27 1728 5 6 7 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 27 28 29 0 1 8 9 10 11 12 19 20 21 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 B C D E F ■28 ■29 0 1 2 9 20 10 21 1122 12 23 13 24 1 2 3 4 5 12*23 1324 14 25 1526 1627 4 r > 6 15 16 17 IN 19 26 7 27 8 28; 9 29 10 on 18 19 20 21 22 29 0 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 24 25 2 3 4 ! 13 11 15 if; 17 24 5 25 6 28 7 27 8 28 9 16 17 18 19 20 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 17 April 18 G A B B C 1 4 5 6 14 25 15 26 16 27 17 28 6 7 8 9 17 18 19 20 2* 29 0 1 920 10 21 1122 12 23 1 1 12 2 13 314 415 23 24 25 26 ] 5 6 7 15 16 17 IK 26 27 2S 29 718 819 920 1021 29 10 011 112 213 21 22 23 24 April 18 c 7 18 29 10 21 2 13 24 516 27 8 19 0 1122 3 14 25 THE ORDER FOR DAILY MORNING PEAYER. 1 The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by reading, with an audible voice, some of the following sentences of scripture. The Lord is in his hob temple ; let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name and a pure offering : for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mai. i. 11. 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. E 50 MORNING PRAYER. I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psal. li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psal. li. 17. Rend your hearts, 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. 0 Lord, correct me, but with judgment: not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psal. vi. 1. Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matth. iii. 2. 1 will arise, and go to my father ; and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy Son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19. MORNING PRAYER. 51 Enter not. into judgment with thy servant, O Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psal. cxliii. 2. 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 St. John i. 8, 9. Dearly beloved brethren ; the scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness ; and that we should not dissemble nor 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. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknow- ledge our sins before God, yet ought we chiefly so to do when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech 52 MORNIXG PRAYER. you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me : ^| A general Confession, to be said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling. Almighty and most merciful Father ; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep : We have followed too much the devices and desires of 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 those, O God, who confess their faults ; Restore thou those who are penitent : According to thy promises, declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. ^| A Declaration concerning the Forgiveness of Sins : to be made* by the Minister alone, standing ; the People still kneeling. Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, desireth not the death of a sinner, but MORNING PRAYER. 53 rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live ; and hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true re- pentance, and his holy Spirit ; that those things may please him 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 his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ^[ The People shall answer here, and at the end of all other Prayers, Amen. Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an audible voice ; the People also kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. Our Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen. ^[ Then likewise he sliall say, O Lord, open thou our lips : Answ. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise. Minister. 0 God make speed to save us : Answ. O Lord, make haste to help us. 54 MORNING PRAYER. i7ere all standing up, the Minister shall say, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to .the Holy Ghost. Ansiv. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Answ. The Lord's Name be praised. ^[ Then shall be said or sung this Psalm following : except on Easter Day, upon which another Anthem is appointed. Psalm xcv. 0 come, let us sing, &e. *| Then shall follow the Psalms in order as appointed : and instead of saying the Gloria Patri at the end of each Psalm, let it be said only at the end of the whole portion of Psalms ; or, in the place thereof, let the following Anthem be said or sung: Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, who hast taken away the sins of the world, and now sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. I MORNING PRATER. 55 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. Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar; after which shall be said or sung the following Hymn. *1 Note, that before every Lesson the Minister shall say, Here beginneth such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chapter, of such a Book : And after every Lesson, Here endeth the First or the Second Lesson. We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee : the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens, and all the Powers therein. To thee 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. The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : praise thee. MORNING PRAYER. The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge thee ; The Father : of an infinite Majesty ; Thine adorable, 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 humble thyself to be born of a pure Virgin. 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 j And we worship thy name : ever world without end. MORNING PRAYER. o7 Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without siu. O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us : as our trust is in thee. ^[ Then shall be read in like manner the Second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament. And after that, the Hymn following. St. Luke i. 68. Blessed be the Lord God, &c. \ Or this. Psalm 100. 0 be joyful in the Lord, &c. *[ Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the people, standing. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; Who ^Yas conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; [He descended into Hell ;] The third day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; From 58 MORNING PRAYER. 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. And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling ; the Minister first pronouncing, Minister. The Lord be with you : Answ. And with thy spirit. % Minister. Let us pray. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us ; Answ. And grant us thy salvation. Minister. O Lord, bless and preserve these United States ; Answ. And mercifully hear us, when we call upon thee. Minister. Endue thy Ministers with righteous- ness ; Answ. And make thy people joyful. Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. MORNING PRAYER. 59 f A Collect for Peace. O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom : Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % A 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, by thy governance, be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 60 MORNING PRAYER. If The LITANY, or General Supplication, to be used at Morning Service, and at other times as the Minister shall think fit. O God the Father of heaven : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 0 God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son : have mercy upon us misera- ble sinners. 0 God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 0 holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three per- sons, and one God : have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 0 holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers ; neither take thou MORNING PRAYEE. 61 vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mischief ; from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation ; Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness ; Good Lord, deliver us. From fornication, and all other deadly sin ; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil ; Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pesti- lence, and famine; from battle, and murder, and from sudden death ; Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment ; Good Lord, deliver us. 62 MORNING PRATER. By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision ; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation ; Good Lord, deliver us. By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost ; Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment ; Good Lord, deliver us. We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God ; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to endue the Congress of these United States, and all others in authority, legislative, judicial, and executive, with grace, wisdom, and understanding, to execute justice, and to maintain truth ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, and other Pastors, with true knowledge and under- MORNING PRAYER. 63 standing of thy Word, and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and shew it accordingly ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all Nations unity, peace, and concord ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure alfection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are de- ceived ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted. 64 MORNING PRAYER. and to raise up those who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribu- lation ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in child-birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. MORNING PRAYER. 65 That it may please thee to give us true repent- ance, to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God: ive beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God : who takest away the sins of the world : Grant us thy peace. O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us, and deal not with us according to our sins : Neither reward us according to our iniquities. O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful : Mercifully assist our prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adver- sities 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, by thy good providence, be brought to nought ; that we I 66 MORNING PRAYER. thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake. O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them. 0 Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour. From our enemies defend us, O Christ. Graciously look upon our afflictions. Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts. Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people. Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. 0 Son of David, have mercy upon us. Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ. Graciously hear us, O Christ ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. 0 Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us. As we do put our trust in thee. MORNING PRAYER. 67 We humbly beseech thee, 0 Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved: and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Here exdeth the Litany. \ A General Thanksgiving. Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine un- worthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kind- ness to us, and to all men : [* pariicu- * This to be larhj to those who desire now to offer up £* ! chen < ny y *V r irho hare been their pj-aises and thanksgivings for thy prayed for, de- late mercies vouchsafed unto them.'] TTe sire 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 beseecli thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that to return praise. 68 MORNING PRATER. 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 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. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common suppli- cations unto thee : and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests : Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. Here endeth the Morning Prayer. THE ORDER FOB DAILY EVENING PRATER. % The Evening Prayer is to be read the same as Morning Prayer, to the answer, " The Lord" s Xame be praised," pre- ceding the Psalms : then shall be said or sung the Psalms in Order as tliey are appointed, with the Doxolosy, as in the Morning Service; then the Lesson jrom the Old Testament; after which this Hymn. St. Luke i. 46. My soul doth magnify, &c. Or else this. Psalm xcviii. O sing unto the Lord, &c. J Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed : and after that shall be sung or said this Hymn. St. Luke ii. 29. Lord, now lettest, &c. 70 EVENING PRATER. T[ Or else this. Psalm lxvii. God be merciful, &c. Then shall he said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. 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 Hell :] 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. ^ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling, the Minister first pronouncing, The Lord be with you : Answ. And with thy spirit. EVENING PRAYER. 71 % Minister. Let us pray. 0 Lord, shew thy mercy upon us ; Answ. And grant us thy salvation. Minister. O Lord, bless and preserve these United States ; Answ. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Minister. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness ; Answ. And make thy people joyful. Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. COLLECTS. 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 de- fended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. Enlighten our minds, O Lord, we beseech thee, with thy truth ; and by thy great mercy defend us 72 EVENING PJRAYER. from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. ^[ These four Prayers following are always to be used in the Evening Service, and at other times when the Litany is not said. % A Prayer for the Congress. Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for these United States in general, so especially for their Delegates in Congress ; that thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of thy people : that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. A Prayer for our Civil Rulers. O Lord our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the Universe, who dost from thy throne EVENING PRAYER. 73 behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold all in authority, legislative, judicial, and executive, in these United States ; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way : Endue them plente- ously with heavenly gifts ; grant them in health and wealth long to live ; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % A Prayer for the Clergy and People. Almighty and everlasting God, send down upon all Bishops and other Pastors, and the Congrega- tions committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, 0 Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. H A Prayer for all 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 74 EVENING PRAYER. nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal ; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally we commend to thy Fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in * This to be said, mind, body, or estate ; [^especially those when any desire , whom QUr prayers are desired:'] the prayers o} J r o j the Congrega- that it may please thee to comfort and uon - relieve them, according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their suffer- ings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. Then the General Thanksgiving, and Prayer of St. Chrysostom, and the Blessing, as in the Morning Service. Here endeth the Evening Prayer. PRAYERS. 75 PRAYERS and THANKSGIVINGS upon several Occasions, to be used before the two final Prayers of Morning and Evening Service. PRAYERS. ^[ For Rain. O God, heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all those who seek thy kingdom, and the righteousness thereof, all things necessary to their bodily sustenance : Send us, we beseech thee, in this our necessity, such moderate rain and showers, that we may receive the fruits of the earth to our comfort and to thy honour, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Fair Weather. O Almighty Lord God, who for the sin of man didst once drown all the world, except eight persons, and afterward of thy great mercy didst promise never to destroy it so again : We humbly beseech thee, that although we for our iniquities have worthily deserved a plague of rain and waters, yet 76 PRAYERS. upon our true repentance thou wilt send us such weather, as that we may receive the fruits of the earth in due season ; and learn both by thy punish- ment to amend our lives, and for thy clemency to give thee praise and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^[ In the time of Dearth and Famine. O God, heavenly Father, whose gift it is that the rain doth fall, the earth is fruitful, beasts increase, and fishes do multiply : Behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions of thy people ; and grant that the scarcity and dearth, which we do now most justly suffer for our iniquity, may, through thy goodness, be mercifully turned into cheapness and plenty, for the love of Jesus Christ our Lord : to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen. ^ Or this. O God, merciful Father, who in the time of Elisha the prophet didst suddenly in Samaria turn great scarcity and dearth into plenty and cheapness : Have mercy upon us, that we, who are now for our sins punished with like adversity, may likewise find PRAYERS. 77 the seasonable relief : Increase the fruits of the earth by thy heavenly benediction ; and grant that we, receiving thy bountiful liberality, may use the same to thy glory, the relief of those who are needy, and our own comfort, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % In the time of War and Tumults. O Thou Almighty Ruler of the Universe, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to those who truly repent : Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies ; that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory, through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^ In the time of any common Plague or Sickness. O Almighty God, who in thy wrath didst send a plague upon thine own people in the wilderness, for their obstinate rebellion against Moses and Aaron ; and also, in the time of King David, didst slay with the plague of pestilence threescore and ten thousand, and yet, remembering thy mercy, didst save the 78 PRAYERS. rest: Have pity upon us miserable sinners, who now are visited with great sickness and mortality ; that like as thou didst then accept of an atonement, and didst command the destroying Angel to cease from punishing, so it may now please thee to with- draw from us this plague and grievous sickness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^[ For those who are to be admitted into holy Orders. 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 minds of thy servants, the Bishops and Pastors of thy flock, that they may lay hands suddenly on no man, but faithfully and wisely make choice of fit persons to serve in the sacred ministry of thy Church. And to those who shall be ordained to any holy Functions, give thy grace and heavenly benediction ; that both by their life and doctrine they may shew forth thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all men, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THANKSGIVINGS. 79 ^ Or this. Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed divers orders in thy Church : Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those w T ho are to be called to any office and administration in the same ; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THANKSGIVINGS. ^ The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth; to be said when any Woman, being present in Church, shall have desired to return thanks to Almighty God for her safe Deliverance. O Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks, for that thou hast been graciously pleased to pre- serve this woman thy servant through the great pain and peril of Child-birth. Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful Father, that she through thy help may both faithfully live, and walk accord- 80 THANKSGIVINGS. ing to thy will, in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^[ For Rain. O God our heavenly Father, who by thy gracious providence dost cause the former and the latter rain to descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man : We give thee humble thanks that it hath pleased thee, in our great neces- sity, to send us at the last a joyful rain upon thine inheritance, and to refresh it when it was dry, to the great comfort of us thy unworthy servants, and to the glory of thy holy name, through thy mercies in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. \ For Fair Weather. O Lord God, who hast justly humbled us by thy late visitation of us with immoderate rain and waters, and in thy mercy hast relieved and com- forted our souls by this seasonable and blessed change of weather : We praise and glorify thy holy name for this thy mercy, and will always declare thy loving-kindness from generation to generation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THANKSGIVINGS. SI If For Plenty. O most merciful Father, who of thy gracious good- ness hast heard the devout prayers of thy Church, and turned our dearth and scarcity into cheapness and plenty : We give thee humble thanks for this thy special bounty ; beseeching thee to continue thy loving-kindness unto us, that our land may yield us her fruits of increase, to thy glory and our comfort, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Peace and Deliverance from our Enemies. 0 Almighty God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants against the face of their enemies : We yield thee praise and thanksgiving for our de- 1 liverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were compassed : We acknowledge it thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them ; beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies towards us, that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty De- liverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % For restoring Public Peace at Home. O Eternal God, our heavenly Father, who alone G 82 TEAXKSGITTNGS. makest men to be of one mind in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people: We bless thy holy Name, that it hath pleased thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us ; most humbly beseeching thee to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy commandments ; and, leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for these thy mercies towards us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. ^ For Deliverance from the Plague, or other Common Sickness. 0 Loed God, who hast wounded u3 for our sins, and consumed us for our transgressions, by thy late heavy and dreadful visitation ; and now, in the midst of judgment remembering mercy, hast redeemed our souls from the jaws of death : We offer unto thy fatherly goodness ourselves, our souls and bodies, which thou hast delivered, to be a living sacrifice unto thee, always praising and magnifying thy mercies in the midst of thy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. COLLECTS. 83 % Or this. We humbly acknowledge before thee, O most mer- ciful Father, that all the punishments which are threatened in thy law might justly have fallen upon us, by reason of our manifold transgressions and hardness of heart : Yet, seeing it hath pleased thee of thy tender mercy, upon our weak and unworthy humiliation, to assuage the contagious sickness wherewith we lately have been sore afflicted, and to restore the voice of joy and health into our dwellings ; we offer unto thy divine Majesty the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, lauding and magnifying thy glorious Name for such thy pre- servation and providence over us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. COLLECTS. % Collects that may be said after the Collects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or Communion, at the discretion of the Minister. Assist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our suppli- cations and prayers, and dispose the way of thy 84 COLLECTS. servants towards the attainment of everlasting sal- vation ; 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. 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. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our out- ward ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living to the honour and praise of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy con- tinual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, COLLECTS. 85 and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, 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 blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's Name : We beseech thee 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 neces- sity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 86 THE COMMUXIOX. THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION of the Lords Supper, or Holy Communion. D GOSPEL?. 141 The third Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. 0 Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us ; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may by thy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversi- ties, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Pet. v. 5—11. The Gospel. St. Luke xv. 1—10. The fourth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy : Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy ; that thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal : Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. viii. 18—23. The Gospel St. Luke vi. 36 — 12. 142 COLLECTS. EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. The fifth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 8—15. The Gospel. St. Luke v. 1 — 11. The sixth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee, such good things as pass man's understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. vi. 3—11. The Gospel. St. Matth. v. 20—26. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 143 The seventh Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things : Graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. vi 19—23. The Gospel. St. Mark viii. 1 — 9. The eighth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O God, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth: We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which are profitable for us, tlirough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. viii. 12 — 17. The Gospel. St. Mattfa. vii. 15—21. 144 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. The ninth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are rightful ; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live accord- ing to thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. x. 1—13. The Gospel St. Luke xvi. 1—9. The tenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants ; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. xii. 1—11. The Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41 — 47. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 145 The eleventh Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O God, who declarest thy almighty power most chiefly in shewing mercy and pity : Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1—11. The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 9 — 14. The twelfth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear, than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve : Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy ; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. 146 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4—9. The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31—37. The thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service : Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16—22. The Gospel St. Luke x. 23—37. The fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity ; and that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 147 The Epistle. Gal. v. 16—24. The Gospel St. Luke xvii. 11—19. The fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy ; and because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11—18. The Gospel. St. Matth. vi. 24—34. The sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church ; and because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 148 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. The Epistle. Ephes. iii. 13—21. The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11—17. The seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1—6. The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1—11. The eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil ; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4—8. The Gospel. St. Matth. xxii. 34—46. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 149 The nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee : Mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17—32. The Gospel St. Matth. ix. 1—8. The twentieth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O Almighty and most merciful God, of thy boun- tiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us ; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou wouldest have done, through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. v. 15—21. The Gospel St. Matth. xxii. 1—14. loO COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. The twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace ; that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10—20. The Gospel. St. John iv. 46 — 54. The twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness ; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Phil. i. 3— 11. The Gospel. St. Matth. xviii. 21—35. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 151 The twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness : Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church ; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Phil. iii. 17—21. The Gospel. St. Matth. xxii. 15—22. The twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. O Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences ; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. Tlie Epistle. Coloss. i. 3—21. The Gospel St. Matth. ix. 18—26. 152 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. The twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people ; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5 — 8. The Gospel. St. John vi. 5—14. % If there be any more Sundays before Advent- Sunday, the service of some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shall be taken in to supply so many as are here wanting. And if there be fewer, the overplus may be omitted : provided, that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent. HOLT-DAYS. St. Andrew's Day. The Collect. Almighty God, who didst give such grace unto thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son, Jesus Christ, and followed him without delay: Grant unto us all, that we, COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 153 being called by thy holy word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy com- mandments, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Rom. x. 9 to 21. The Gospel St. Matth. iv. 18 to 23. Saint Thomas the Apostle. The Collect. Almighty and everliving God, who, for the more confirmation of the faith, didst suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy Son's resur- rection : Grant us so perfectly, and without all doubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight may never be reproved. Hear us, 0 Lord, through the same Jesus Christ ; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now, and for evermore. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. ii. 19 to 24. The Gospel. St. John xx. 24 to 31. Ic4 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. Saint Stephens Day. The Collect. Grant, O Lord, that in all our sufferings here upon earth, for the testimony of thy truth, we may stedfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed ; and being filled with the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our persecutors, by the example of thy first martyr Saint Stephen, who prayed for his murderers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of God to succour all those who suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts vii. 55 to 60. The Gospel. St. Matth. xxiii. 34 to 39. Saint John the Evangelist's Day. The Collect. Merciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it, being enlightened by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John, may so walk in the light of thy truth, that it may at length attain to COLLECTS, EPISTLES. AXD GOSPELS. 155 the light of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. John i. 1 to 10. The Gospel. St. John xxi. 19 to 25. The Innocents' Day. The Collect. O Almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths : Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and con- stancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Rev. xiv. 1 to 6. The Gospel. St. Matth. ii. 13 to 19. The Conversion of St. Paul. The Collect. O God, who through the preaching of the blessed Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused the light of the 156 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. Gospel to shine throughout the world : Grant, we beseech thee, that we, having his wonderful conver- sion in remembrance, may shew forth our thankful- ness unto thee for the same, by following the holy doctrine which he taught, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts ix. 1 to 23. The Gospel. St. Matth. xix. 27 to 30. The Presentation of Christ in the Temple ; commonly called, The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin. The Collect Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the Temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Mai. iii. 1 to 6. The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 22—41. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 157 Saint Matthias's Day. The Collect. O Almighty God, who into the place of the traitor Judas didst choose thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the twelve Apostles : Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from false Apostles, may be ordered and guided by faithful and true Pastors, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts i. 15 to 26. The Gospel. St. Matth. xi. 25 to 30. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Collect. We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts ; that as we have known the Incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his Resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Isa. vii. 10 to 16. The Gospel. St. Luke i. 26 to 39. 1.58 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. EASTER EVEN. The Collect. Grant, 0 Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ ; so by the continual mortifying of our corrupt affec- tions, we may be buried with him : and that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful resurrection, for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iii. 17 to 22. The Gospel. St. Matth. xxvii. 57 to 66. Saint Mark's Day. The Collect. O Almighty God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark : Give us grace, that, being not like children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy Gospel, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7 to 17. The Gospel. St. John xv. 1 to 12. COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 159 St. Philip and St. James s Day. The Collect. 0 Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlast- ing life : Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life ; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life, through the same thy Sou Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. St. James i. 1 to 13. The Gospel. St. John xiv. 1 to 15. Saint Barnabas the Apostle. The Collect. 0 Lord God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Ghost : Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts xi. 22 to 30. Tlie Gospel. St. John xv. 12 to 17. 160 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. Saint John Baptist's Day. The Collect. Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by the preaching of repentance : Make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching ; and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Isa. xl. 1 to 12. The Gospel. St. Luke i. 57 to 80. Saint Peter's Day. The Collect. O Almighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to thy Apostle Saint Peter many excel- lent gifts, and commandedst him earnestly to feed thy flock : Make, we beseech thee, all Bishops and Pastors diligently to preach thy holy word, and the people obediently to follow the same ; that they COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 161 may receive the crown of everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts xii. 1 to 12. The Gospel St. Matth. xvi. 13 to 20. Saint James the Apostle. The Collect. Grant, O merciful God, that as thine holy Apostle Saint James, leaving his father and all that he had, without delay was obedient unto the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him; so we, for- saking all worldly and carnal affections, may be evermore ready to follow thy holy commandments, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts xi. 27 to xii. 3. The Gospel. St. Matth. xx. 20 to 29. Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. The Collect. O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe M 162 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. and to preach thy word : Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church to love that word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts v. 12 to 17. The Gospel St. Luke xxii. 24 to 31. Saint Matthew the Apostle. The Collect. O Almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom, to be an Apostle and Evangelist : Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires, and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ ; who liveth and reigneth, with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1 to 7. The Gospel. St. Matth. ix. 9 to 14. Sai?it Michael and all Angels. The Collect. O Everlasting God, who hast ordained and con- COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. 163 stituted the services of angels and men in a won- derful order : Mercifully grant, that as thy holy angels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Rev. xii. 7 to 13. The Gospel St. Matth. xviii. 1 to 11. Saint Luke the Evangelist. The Collect. Almighty God, who calledst Luke the Physician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the soul : May it please thee, that by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed, through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. 5 to 16. The Gospel. St. Luke x. 1 to 7. Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles. The Collect. O Almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon 164 COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS. the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner-stone : Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple, acceptable unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. St. Jude 1 to 9. The Gospel. St. John xv. 17 to 27. All Saints' Day. The Collect. O Almighty God, who has knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord : Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Rev. vii. 2 to 13. The Gospel. St. Matth. v. 1 to 13. PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 1G5 THE MINISTRATION OF PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS, TO BE USED IN THE CHURCH. The people are to be admonished that it is most convenient that Baptism should not be administered but upon Sundays, and other Holy-Days, or occasions of public worship. Never- theless, (if necessity so require,) they may be baptized upon any other day. There shall be for every male child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother ; and for every female, one Godfather and two Godmothers : and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it be desired. When there are children to be baptized, the Parents or Sponsors shall give knowledge thereof, before the beginning of Morning Prayer, to the Minister. Minister. Hath this Child been already baptized, or no ? If they answer, No ; then shall the Minister proceed, as followeth. Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are con- ceived and born in sin ; 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 : I beseech you to 166 PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy he will grant to this Child that thing which by nature he cannot have ; that he may be baptized with water and the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ's holy Church, and be made a lively member of the same. ^[ Then shall the Minister say, Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark from perishing by water ; and also didst safely lead the 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 water to the mystical washing away of sin : We beseech thee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon tlm Child; wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost ; that he, 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 he may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 167 thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^ Or this. Almighty and immortal God, the aid of all who need, the helper of all who flee to thee for succour, the life of those who believe, and the resurrection of the dead : We call upon thee for this Infant, that he, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive remission of sin by spiritual regeneration. Re- ceive him, O Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall have ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. So give now unto us who ask ; let us who seek, find ; open the gate unto us who knock : that this Infant may enjoy 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 Minister shall say, Hear the words of the Gospel, written by Saint Mark, in the tenth Chapter, at the thirteenth [to the sixteenth] verse. They brought young children, &c. 168 PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the Gospel. Beloved, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ ; that he commanded the children to be brought unto him ; how he blamed those who would have kept them from him ; how he exhorteth all men to 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 earn- estly believe, that he will likewise favourably receive this present Infant; that he will embrace him with the arms of his mercy ; that he will give unto him the blessing of eternal life, and make him partaker of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good-will of our heavenly Father towards this Infant, declared by his Son Jesus Christ ; and nothing doubting, but that he favourably alloweth this charitable work of ours, in bringing this Infant to his holy Baptism ; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him, and say, Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, that thou hast vouch- PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 169 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 this Infant, that he may be born again, and be made an heir of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who liveth and reigneth, with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. \ Then shall the Minister speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise. Dearly beloved, ye have brought this child here to be baptized ; ye have prayed that our Lord J esus Christ would vouchsafe to receive him, to release him from sin, to sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, to give him 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. Where- fore, after this promise made by Christ, you must also faithfully, for your part, promise and answer to the following questions : — Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith as contained in the Apostles' Creed ; and wilt thou endeavour to have this Child instructed accordingly ? 170 PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. Answer. I do believe them : and by God's help will endeavour so to do. Minister. Wilt thou endeavour to have him brought up in the fear of God, and to obey his holy will and commandments ? Answer. I will, by God's assistance. \ Then shall the Minister say, O merciful God, grant that the old Adam in this Child may be so buried, that the new man may be raised up in him. Amen. Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our office and ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern all things, world without end. Amen. Almighty, everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgivness of our PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 171 iing, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood ; and gave commandment to his disciples that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : Regard, we beseech thee, the supplications of thy congregation ; sanctify this water to the mystical washing away of sin ; and grant that this Child, now to be baptized therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. *[ Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers, Name this Child. And then, naming it after them, {if they shall certify him that the Child may well endure it,) he shall dip it in the water discreetly and warily, saying, N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. *\ But if they certify that the Child is weak, it shall suffice to pour water upon it, saying the aforesaid words. % Then the Minister shall say, We receive this Child into the Congregation of 172 PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. * Here the Mi- Christ's flock, * and do sign him with mster shall make ^ e s jg n 0 f the Cross, in token that here- a Cross upon the ° Child's forehead, after he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified ; and to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil ; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. But if the Sponsors shall desire that the sign of the Cross may be omitted, the Minister shall say, We receive this Child into the Congregation of Christ's flock ; and pray that hereafter he may never be ashamed, &c. \ Then shall he said, Our Father, &c. Amen. Then shall the Minister say> We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to receive this Infant as thine own Child by Baptism, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to 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 partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 173 be partaker of his resurrection : so that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inhe- ritor of thine everlasting kingdom, through Christ our Lord. Amen. \ Then the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Exhortation following. Forasmuch as ye have promised for this Child, that ye will endeavour to have him instructed in the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed, and brought up in the fear of God, and to obey his holy will and commandments ; ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to see that this Infant be taught, so soon as he shall be able to learn what a solemn vow, promise, and pro- fession ye have here made for him. And that he may know these things the better, ye shall call upon him to hear sermons ; and chiefly ye shall provide that he may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health : and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life ; . remembering always that Baptism doth represent unto us our profession ; which is to follow the 174 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 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. ^[ Then shall he add, and say, Ye are to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be confirmed by him, so soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and be further instructed in the Church Catechism set forth for that purpose. THE MINISTRATION OF PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN IN HOUSES. ^[ The Minister of every Parish shall often admonish the People, that they defer not the Baptism of their Children longer than the first or second Sunday next after their Birth, or other Holy-Day falling between, unless upon a great and reasonable cause. And also they shall warn them, that without like great cause and necessity they procure not their Children to be baptized at home in their houses. But when need shall compel them so to do, then Baptism shall be administered as folio weth. PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 175 ^[ First, let the Minister of the Parish, ( or, in his absence, any other lawful Minister that can be procured,) with those who are present, call upon God, and say the Lord's Prayer, and so many of the Collects appointed to be said before in the Form of Public Baptism, as the time and present exigence will suffer. And then, the Child being named by some one. who is present, the Minister shall pour water upon it, saying these words ; N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. *\ Then the Minister shall give thanks unto God, and say, We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to receive this Infant as thine own Child by Baptism, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And we humbly beseech thee to grant, that as he is now made partaker of the death of thy Son, so he may be also of his resurrec- tion : and that finally, with the residue of thy saints, he may inherit thine everlasting kingdom, through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. A men. % And let them not doubt, but that the Child so baptized is law- fully and sufficiently baptized, and ought not to be baptized again. Yet nevertheless, if the Child which is after this sort baptized, do afterward live, it is expedient that it be brought into the Church ; to the intent, that if the Minister of the same Parish did himself baptize that Child, the Congregation may be 176 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. certified of the true form of baptism by him privately before used, hi 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 witnesses, I baptized this Child. ^[ But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Minister, then the Minister of the Parish, where the Child was born or christened, shall examine whether the same hath been lawfully done. And if the Minister shall find by the Answers of such as bring the Child, that all things were done as they ought to be ; then shall not he christen the Child again, but shall receive him as one of the flock of true Christian People, saying thus : I certify you, that in this case all is well done, and according unto due order, concerning the baptizing of this Child ; who is now by Baptism incorporated into the Christian Church. For our Lord Jesus Christ doth not deny his grace and mercy unto such Infants ; but most lovingly doth call them unto him, as the holy Gospel doth witness to our comfort on this wise. The Gospel St. Mark x. 13 to 16. They brought young children, &c. PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 177 ^[ After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of the Gospel. Beloved, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ ; that he commanded the children to be brought unto him ; how he blamed those who would have kept them from him ; how he exhorted 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 hath likewise favourably received this present Infant; that he hath embraced him with the arms of his mercy ; and (as he hath pro- mised 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, and say the Prayer which the Lord him- self taught us. Our Father, &c. Amen. Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, N 178 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 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 this Infant, that, being an heir of everlasting salva- tion through our Lord Jesus Christ, he may con- tinue thy servant, and attain thy promise, through the same our Lord J esus Christ thy Son ; who liveth and reigneth, with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. Then shall the Minister demand the Name of the Child ; which being by the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say to them : Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed ? and wilt thou endeavour to have this Child instructed accordingly ? Answ. I do believe them ; and by God's help will endeavour so to do. Minister. Wilt thou endeavour to have him brought up in the fear of God, and to obey his holy will and com- mandments ? Answ. I will, by God's assistance. PRIVATE BAFTISil OF INFANTS. 179 Then the Minister shall say, We receive this Child into the Congregation of Christ's flock,- and do sign him with * Here the the sign of the Cross, in token that Minister shaU _ /.jin i i i make a Cross hereafter he shall not he ashamed to upon the Child t confess the faith of Christ crucified, and forehead. to fight under his banner against sin, the world, and the devil ; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. The same rule to be observed, as to the omission of the Sign of the Cross, as in the Public Baptism of Infants ; and the Minister to proceed as in that Form, to the end thereof. % But if they which bring the Infant to the Church do make such uncertain Answers to the Minister's Questions, as that it cannor appear that the Child teas baptized with Water, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, ( which arc essential parts of Baptism ; ) then let the Minister baptize it in the Form before appointed for Public Baptism of Infants: saving that, at the dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this Form of words : If thou art not already baptized, N. I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 180 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS, AND ABLE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES. ^ When any such Persons, as are of Riper Years, are to be bap- tized, timely notice shall be given to the Minister : that so due care may be taken for their Examination, whether they be sufficiently instructed in the Principles of the Christian Reli- gion ; and that they may be exhorted to prepare themselves with Prayers and Fasting for the receiving of this holy Sacrament. ^[ And if they shall be found fit, the Minister, in presence of the Sponsors, or other Witnesses chosen for this purpose, either at the Morning or Evening Service, shall say : Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin, (and that which is born of the flesh, is flesh, and they who are in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many actual trans- gressions ;) 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 : I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will grant to these persons that which by nature they cannot have ; that they may be bap- tized with Water and the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ's holy Church, and be made lively mem- bers of the same. BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 181 ^[ Then shall the Minister soy, Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save Noah and his family in the Ark from perishing by water ; and also didst safely lead the 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 washing away of sin : We beseech thee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon these thy servants ; wash them and sanc- tify 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. Or this. Almighty and immortal God, the aid of all who need, the helper of all who flee to thee for succour, the life of those who believe, and the resurrection 182 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. of the dead : We call upon thee for these persons, that they, coining to thy holy Baptism, may receive 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 receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. So give now unto us who ask ; let us who seek, find ; open the gate unto us who knock: that these persons may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. ^| Then the Minister shall say, Hear the words of the Gospel, written by Saint John, in the third chapter, beginning at the first [to the eight li] verse : There was a man of the Pharisees, &c. ^[ After which he 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 the kingdom of God. Whereby ye may perceive the great necessity of this Sacrament, where it may be BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER TEARS. 183 had. Likewise, immediately before his ascension into heaven, (as we read in the last chapter of St. Mark's Gospel,) he gave command to his disciples, saying, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature : he that belie veth, and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. Which 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 oif, 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 put- ting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Doubt ye not therefore, but ear- nestly believe, that he will favourably receive these 184 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. present persons, truly repenting, and coming unto hiin by faith ; that he will grant them remission of their sins, and bestow upon them the Holy Ghost ; that he will give them the blessing of eternal life, and make them partakers of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore we, being thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly Father towards these persons, declared by his Son Jesus Christ ; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks to him, and say, Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in thee : increase this knowledge, and 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. A men. Then the Minister 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 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 185 would vouchsafe to receive you and bless you, to release you of your sins, to give you the kingdom of heaven, and everlasting life. Ye have heard also that our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised in his holy word to grant all those things that we have prayed for ; which promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform. Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, ye must also faith- fully for your part, in the presence of these your witnesses, and this whole congregation, promise and answer to the following questions : — Quest. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed ? Answ. I do. Quest. Wilt thou endeavour to live in the fear of God, and to obey his holy will and commandments ? Answ. I will, by God's assistance. Then shall the Minister say : 0 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, 186 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 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. Almighty, everliving God, whose most dearly beloved 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 disciples that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : Regard, we beseech thee, the supplications of this congregation. Sanc- tify this water to the mystical washing away of sin, and grant that the persons now to be baptized therein may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect chil- dren, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER TEARS. 187 * Then shall the Minister take each Person to be baptized by the right hand, and placing him conveniently by the Font, accord- ing to his discretion, shall ask the Name ; and then shall dip him in the watery or pour water upon him, saying, X. I Baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. *~ Then shall the Minister say, We receive this person into the Congregation of Christ's flock, - and do sign him with *HeretheMi- _ r> i r> i i nister shall make the sign of the Cross, in token ihmt mammmfmm hereafter he shall not be ashamed to peon's fore- confess the faith of Christ crucified, head ' and to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil ; and to continue Christ's faith- ful soldier and servant unto his life's end. Amen. *[ The same rule, as to the omission of the sign of the Cross, to be observed here, as in the Baptism of Infants. Tlten shall be said the Lord's Prayer. Our Father, &c. Amen. We yield thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the know- ledge of thy grace, and faith in thee. Increase this 188 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to these persons, that, being made heirs of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, they may continue thy servants, and attain thy promises, through the same Lord Jesus Christ thy Son ; who liveth andreigneth, with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, everlast- ingly. Amen. ^[ Then the Minister shall use this Exhortation following ; speak- ing to the Godfathers and Godmothers first. Forasmuch as these persons have declared in your presence, that they believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed, and have promised that they will live in the fear of God, and obey his holy will and commandments ; ye must remember that it is your part and duty to put them in mind what a solemn vow, promise, and pro- fession 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 rightly instructed in God's holy word ; that so they may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and live godly, righteously, and soberly in this present world. BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 189 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 representeth 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. It is expedient that every Person thus baptized should be confirmed by the Bishop, so soon after his Baptism as conveni- ently may be ; that so he may be admitted to the holy Com- munion. ^ If any Persons, not baptized in their infancy , shall be brought 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 Pri- vate Baptism : only changing the word [Infant] jor [Child, or Person] as occasion requireth. 190 A CATECHISM. A CATECHISM: That is to say, An Instruction to be learned by every Person, before he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop. Quest. What is your name ? Answ. N. or M. Quest. When did you receive this name ? Answ. I received it in Baptism ; whereby I became a member of the Christian Church. Quest. What was promised for you in Baptism ? Answ. That I should be instructed in all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed ; and brought up in the fear of God, and to obey his holy will and Commandments. Quest. Dost thou think that thou art bound to believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed ; and to obey God's holy will, and keep his Commandments ? Answ. Yes, verily ; and, by God's help, so I will. And I heartily thank our heavenly Father, that he hath called me to this state of salvation, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unto God to give me his grace, that I may continue in the same unto my life's end. Catechist. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief. A CATECHISM. 191 Answ. I believe in God, &c. — \_as in the Creed in the Morning Service, .] Quest. What dost thou chiefly learn in these Articles of thy Belief ? Answ. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath made me, and all the world. Secondly, In God the Son, who hath redeemed me, and all mankind. Thirdly, In God the Holy Ghost, who sanctifieth me, and all the elect people of God. Quest. You said that your Godfathers and God- mothers did promise to instruct you to keep God's Commandments. Tell me how many there are. Answ. Ten. Quest. Which are they ? Answ. The same which God spake in the twen- tieth chapter of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. L Thou shalt have none other Gods but me, &c. \_as in the Communion Service. ,] Quest. What dost thou chiefly learn by these Commandments ? Answ. I learn two things : my duty towards God, and my duty towards my Neighbour. 192 A CATECHISM. Quest. What is thy duty towards God ? Answ. My duty towards God, is to believe in him, to fear him, and to love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength ; to worship him, to give him thanks, to put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy Name and his Word, and to serve him truly all the days of my life. Quest. What is thy duty towards thy Neigh- bour ? Answ. My duty towards my Neighbour is to love him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me : To love, honour, and succour my Father and Mother : To honour and obey my Civil Rulers : To submit myself to all my governors, teachers, spiritual pastors, and masters : To order myself lowly and reverently to all my betters : To hurt nobody by word or deed : To be true and just in all my dealings : To bear no malice nor hatred in my heart : To keep my hands from picking and stealing, and my tongue from evil speaking, lying, and slandering : To keep my body in temperance, soberness, and chastity : Not to covet nor desire other men's goods : But to learn and labour truly to get mine own living, and to do A CATECHISM. 193 my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me. Catechist. Thou art not able to do these things of thyself, nor to walk in the Commandments of God, and to serve him without his special grace ; which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer. Let me hear, therefore, if thou canst say the Lord's Prayer. Answ. Our Father, &c. \as in the Morning Service.'] Quest. What desirest thou of God in this Prayer ? A$uw. I desire my Lord God, our heavenly Father, who is the giver of all goodness, to send his grace unto me, and to all people ; that we may worship him, serve him, and obey him, as we ought to do. And I pray unto God, that he will send us ail things which are needful, both for our souls and bodies ; and that he will be merciful unto us, and forgive us our sins ; and that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily : and that he will keep us from all sin and wicked- ness, and from our ghostly enemy, and from ever- lasting death. And this I trust he will do of his mercy and goodness, through our Lord Jesus Christ : and therefore I say, Amen ; so be it. o 194 A CATECHISM. Quest. How many Sacraments hath Christ or- dained in his Church ? Ansiv. Two only, as generally necessary to salva- tion ; that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord. Quest. What meanest thou by this word, Sacra- ment? Answ. I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ himself, as a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. Quest. How many parts are there in a Sacra- ment ? Answ. Two ; the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual grace. Quest. What is the outward visible sign, or form, in Baptism ? Answ. Water ; wherein the person is baptized, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Quest. What is the inward and spiritual grace ? Ansiu. A death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness ; for being by nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are hereby made the children of grace. A CATECHISM. 195 Quest. What is required of persons to be baptized ? Answ. Repentance, whereby they forsake sin ; and faith, whereby they steadfastly believe the promises of God made to them in that Sacrament. Quest. Why then are Infants baptized, when, by reason of their tender age, they cannot perform them ? Answ. Because their Sureties promise to instruct them. Quest. Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained ? Answ. For the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of the death of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby. Quest. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper ? Answ. Bread and Wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be received. Quest. What is the inward part, or thing sig- nified ? Answ. The Body and Blood of Christ, which ai e spiritually taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper. Quest. What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby ? 196 A CATECHISM. Answ. The strengthening and refreshing of our souls by the Body and Blood of Christ, as our bodies are by the bread and wine. Quest. What is required of those who come to the Lord's Supper ? Answ. To examine themselves, whether they repent them truly of their former sins, stedfastly purposing to lead a new life ; have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful remem- brance of his death ; and be in charity with all men. % The Minister of every Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and Holy-days, or on some other convenient occasions, openly in the Church instruct or examine so many Children of his Parish, sent unto him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this Catechism. And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Mistresses shall cause their Children, Servants, and Apprentices, (who have not learned their Catechism,) to come to the Church at the time appointed, and obediently to hear, and to be ordered by the Minister, until such time as they have learned all that is here appointed for them to learn. ^| So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and can answer to the other questions of this short Catechism, they shall be brought to the Bishop. CONFIRMATION. 197 % And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for their Confirmation, the Minister of every Parish shall either bring or send in writing, with his hand subscribed thereunto, the names of all such persons within his Parish, as he shall think Jit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed. THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION ; Or laying on of Hands upon those who are Baptized, and come to Years of Discretion. ^| Upon the Day appointed, all who are to be then Confirmed being placed, and standing in order before the Bishop, he (or some other Minister appointed by him) shall read this Preface following. To the end that Confirmation may be ministered to the more edifying of such as shall receive it, the Church hath thought good to order, that none shall be confirmed but such as can say the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments ; and can answer to such other questions as are con- tained in the Catechism. Which order is very con- venient to be observed ; to the end that children, being now come to the years of discretion, and having learned what their Godfathers and God- 198 CONFIRMATION. mothers promised to have them taught, may them- selves, with their own mouth and consent, openly before the Church ratify and confirm the same ; and also promise, that, by the grace of God, they will evermore endeavour faithfully to observe such things, as they by their own confession have assented unto. ^[ Then the Bishop shall say, Do ye here, in the presence of God and this Con- gregation, profess your Belief in all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed, wherein ye were to be instructed by the promise made for you at your Baptism ? ^[ And every one shall audibly answer, I do. Quest. Do ye now, in your own persons, promise to live in this Faith, and in obedience to God's holy will and Commandments ? Answ. I do. The Bishop. Our help is in the Name of the Lord ; Answ. Who hath made heaven and earth. Bishop. Blessed be the Name of the Lord ; Answ. Henceforth world without end. CONFIRMATION. Bishop. Lord, hear our prayers ; Answ. And let our cry come unto thee. Bishop. Almighty and everliving God, who didst vouchsafe to receive these thy Servants into thy Church by Baptism, and hast given them grace now in their own persons to confess the true Faith, wherein they were to be instructed according to the promise then made for them : Strengthen them, we beseech thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, 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, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen. ^| Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall lay his hand upon the head of every one severally, saying, 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 thy everlasting kingdom. Amen. 200 CONFIRMATION. ^[ Then shall the Bishop say, The Lord be with you ; Answ. And with thy spirit. ^[ And ( all kneeling down) the Bishop shall add, Let us pray. Our Father, &c. Amen. And this Collect. Almighty and everliving God, who makest us- both to will and to do those things which are good and acceptable unto thy divine Majesty : We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy servants, upon whom (after the example of thy holy Apostles) we have now laid our hands, to certify them (by this sign) of thy favour and graci- ous 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 Christ ; who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. MATRIMONY. 201 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. % Then the Bishop shall 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. ^[ And there shall none be admitted to the holy Communion, until such time as he be confirmed, or be ready and desirous to be confirmed. THE FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY ^1 The Laws respecting Matrimony, whether by publishing the Banns in Churches or by Licence, being different in several States ; every Minister is left to the discretion of those Laws, in every thing that regards the Civil Contract between the parties. ^[ At the day and time appointed for Solemnization of Matri- mony, the Minister shall say to the Persons assembled : 202 MATRIMONY. Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, to join together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony. Therefore, if any man can shew any just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace. ^[ And, speaking unto the Persons who shall be married, he shall say : I Require and charge you both, (as ye will answer at the dreadful day of judgment, when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed,) that if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in Matrimony, ye do now confess it. For be ye well assured, that so many as are coupled together otherwise than God's word doth allow, are not joined together by God, neither is their Matrimony lawful. And if no impediment he ailed ged, then shall the Minister say unto the Man : M. Wilt thou have this Woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour and keep her, in sickness and MATRIMONY. 203 in health ; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live ? *[[ The Man shall answer, I will. Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman : N. Wilt thou have this Man to thy wedded Hus- band, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony ? Wilt thou obey him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him, in sick- ness and in health ; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live ? ^ The Woman shall answer, I Will. ^[ Then shall the Minister say, Who giveth this Woman to be married to this Man? *[ Then the Minister receiving the Woman at her Father's or Friend's hands, shall cause the Man with his right hand to take the Woman by her right hand, and to say after him as followeth : I, M. take thee, N. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, 204 MATRIMONY. for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy Ordinance. % Then shall they loose their hands; and the Woman with her right hand taking the Man by his right hand, shall likewise say after the Minister : I, N. take thee, M. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, according to God's holy Ordinance. ^[ Then shall they again loose their hands ; and the Man shall give unto the Woman a Ring. And the Minister, taking the Ring, shall deliver it unto the Man, to put it upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left hand. And the Man, holding the Ring there, and taught by the Minister, shall say, With this ring I thee wed, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. T[ Then the Man leaving the Ring upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left hand, the Minister shall say, Let us pray. O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all man- MATRIMONY. 205 kind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlasting life ; Send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this Man and this Woman, whom we bless in thy Name : that as Isaac and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so these persons may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made, (wherefore this Ring given and re- ceived is a token and pledge ;) and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live accord- ing to thy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister join their right hands together, and say, Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. Then shall the Minister speak unto the company : Forasmuch as M. and N. have consented together in holy Wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and have declared the same by giving and receiving of a Ring, and by joining of Hands ; I pronounce that they are Man and Wife together, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 206 VISITATION OF THE SICK. ^[ And the Minister shall add this blessing : God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep you ; the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace, that ye may so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen. THE ORDER FOR THE VISITATION OF THE SICK. When any Person is sick, Notice shall be given thereof to the Minister of the Parish ; who, coming into the Sick person's house, shall say, Peace be to this house, and to all who dwell in it. ■[[ When he cometh into the Sick Man's presence, he shall say, kneeling down, Remember not, Lord, our iniquities, nor the ini- quities 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. VISITATION OF THE SICK. 207 ^[ Then the Minister shall say, Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, &c. Amen. Minist. O Lord, save thy servant ; Answ. Who putteth his trust in thee. Minist. Send him help from thy holy place ; Answ. And evermore mightily defend him. Minist. Let the enemy have no advantage of him ; Answ. Nor the wicked approach to him. Minist. Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower ; Answ. From the face of his enemy. Minist. 0 Lord, hear our prayers ; Ansiv. And let our cry come unto thee. 3Iinister. 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 208 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 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 re- pentance : that if it shall be thy good pleasure to restore him to his former health, he may lead the residue of his life in thy fear, and to thy glory : or else, give him grace so to take thy visitation, that after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. \ Then shall the Minister exhort the Sick person after this form, or other like. Dearly beloved, know this, that Almighty God is the Lord of life and death, and of all things to them pertaining ; as youth, strength, health, age, weak- ness, and sickness. Wherefore, whatsoever your sickness is, know certainly that it is God's visita- tion. And for what cause soever this sickness is sent unto you ; whether it be to try your patience VISITATION OF THE SICK. 209 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 offend the eyes of your heavenly Father : know certainly, that if you truly repent 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 your- self 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 be very Sick, then the Minister may end his Exhortation in this place ; or else proceed. Take therefore in good part the chastisement of the Lord. For (as Saint Paul saith in the twelfth chapter to the Hebrews) whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he re- ceiveth. 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 p 210 VISITATION OF THE SICK. fathers of our flesh, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather be in subjection unto 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, good brother, are written in holy Scripture for our comfort and instruction ; that we should patiently, and with thanksgiving, bear our heavenly Father's correction, whensoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian persons, than to be made like unto Christ, by suffering 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 eternal life, is gladly to die with Christ ; that we may rise again from death, and dwell with him in ever- lasting life. Now therefore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently ; I exhort you in the name of God, to remember the pro- fession which you made unto God in your baptism. VISITATION OF THE SICK. 211 And forasmuch as after this life there is an ac- count to be given unto the righteous Judge, by whom all must be judged without respect of per- sons ; I require you to examine yourself and your estate, both toward God and man : so that, accusing and condemning yourself for your own faults, you may find mercy at your 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 do believe as a Christian man should, or no. *i Here the Minister shall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, saying thus: Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ? And in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord ? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary : that he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; 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 ? 212 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 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 Minister examine whether he repent him truly of his sins, and be in charity with all the world : exhorting him to forgive, from the bottom of his heart, all persons who have offended him : and if he hath offended any other, to ask them forgiveness ; and where he hath done injury or wrong to any man, that he make amends to the uttermost of his power. ^ These words before rehearsed, may be said before the Minister begin his Prayer, as he shall see cause. % The Minister should not omit earnestly to move such Sick persons as are of ability, to be liberal to the poor. ^[ Here shall the Sick person be moved to make a special Con- fession of his sins, if he feel his conscience troubled with any weighty matter. After which confession, the Minister shall say : Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sin to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: Have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and VISITATION OF THE SICK. 213 strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^| And then the Minister shall say the Collect following : Let us pray. 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 Father, whatsoever hath been decayed by the fraud and malice of the devil, or by his own carnal will and frailness. Preserve and continue this sick member in the unity of the Church ; consider his contrition, 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. 214 VISITATION OF THE SICK. ^[ Then shall the Minister say the following portion of the l\st Psalm: {verses 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.) In Thee, O Lord, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. ^[ Adding this : O Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us ; save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, 0 Lord. H Then shall the Minister say : The Almighty Lord, who is a most strong tower to all those who put their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under the earth, do bow and obey, be now and evermore thy defence ; and make thee know and feel, that there is none other name under heaven given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive health and salvation, but only the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ^[ And after that shall say : Unto God's gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and VISITATION OF THE SICK. 215 be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his coun- tenance upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen. \ A Prayer for a Sick Child. O 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 tins 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 those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the Lord Jesus, enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. 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. 21G VISITATION OF THE SICK. A Prayer for a Sick person, when there appeareth but small hope of Recovery. O Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need : We fly unto thee for succour in behalf of this thy servant, here lying under thy hand 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 un- feigned repentance for all the errors of his life past, and stedfast faith in thy Son Jesus : that his sins may be done away by thy mercy, and his pardon sealed in heaven, before he go hence, and be no more seen. We know, O Lord, that there is no word impossible with thee ; and that if thou wilt, thou canst even yet raise him up, and grant him a longer continuance amongst us. Yet forasmuch as in all appearance the time of his dissolution 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 thine everlasting kingdom, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thine only Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. VISITATION OF THE SICK. 217 *~ A Commendatory Prayer for a Sick person at the point of Departure. O Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made perfect, after they are delivered from their earthly prisons : TVe humbly commend the soul of this thy servant, our dear brother, into thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator, and most merciful Saviour ; most humbly beseeching thee, that it may be precious in thy sight. Wash it, we pray thee, in the blood of that immaculate Lamb, who was slain to take away the sins of the world ; that whatsoever defilements it may have contracted in the midst of this vain and miserable world, through the lusts of the flesh, or the wiles of Satan, being done away, it may be presented pure and without spot before thee. And teach us who survive, in this and other like daily spectacles of mortality, to see how frail and uncer- tain our own condition is ; and so to number our days, that we may seriously apply our hearts to that holy and heavenly wisdom, whilst we live here, which may in the end bring us to life ever- lasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ thine only Sun our Lord. Amen. 218 COMMUNION OF THE SICK. A Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind. O blessed Lord, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comforts : We beseech thee, look down in pitj and compassion upon this thy afflicted servant, whose soul is full of trouble. 0 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 away his confidence in thee, nor place it anywhere but in thee. Give him strength against all his tempta- tions, 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, and lift up the light of thy countenance upon him, and give him peace, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. ^| Forasmuch as all mortal men are subject to many sudden perils, diseases and sicktiesses, and ever uncertain what time they shall COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 219 depart out of this life; therefore to the intent they may be always in a readiness to die, whensoever it shall please Almighty God to call them, the Ministers shall diligently from time to time (but especially in the time of pestilence, or other infectious sickness ) exhort their Parishioners to the often receiving of the Holy Communion of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ, when it shall be publicly administered in the Church : that so doing they may, in case of sudden visitation, have the less cause to be disquieted for lack of the same. But if the Sick person be not able to come to the Church, and yet is desirous to receive the Communion in his house, then he must give timely notice to the Minister, signifying also how many there are to communicate with him, ( which shall be two at the least ;) and all things neces- sary being prepared, the Minister shall there celebrate the Holy Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel here following. The Collect. Almighty, everliving God, Maker of mankind, who dost correct those whom thou dost love, and chastise 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 take his sickness patiently, and recover his bodily health, (if it be thy gracious will ;)and (that) when- soever his soul shall depart from the body, it may be without spot presented unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 220 COMMUNION OF THE SICK. The Epistle. Heb. xii. 5, 6. My son, despise not thou, &c. The Gospel St. John v. 24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, &c. After which, the Minister shall proceed according to the form before prescribed for the Holy Communion, beginning at these words, (Ye who do truly, &c.) At the time of the distribution of the Holy Sacrament, the Minister shall first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto those who are appointed to communicate with the Sick, and last of all to the Sick person. ^ But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Minister, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment , do not receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood ; the Minister shall instruct him, that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and stedfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed his blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefore, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth. ni. ' ' < *\ The Hfmutsr metftmg tint CmfH ft* the emtratute f>j the f'.hnrr.h ijnrd, rmA $nmg btfvr* U f tinker imlo (he Ckmre.k, fur r a .if the !* ,r -..-" i v/'.ion and the Kfe, aaith the Lord : he that helieveth rn me, though he were dead, yet shall he h>e. And whosoever tfreth, and lefiereth in me, , 2£. f Kaow that xuj i.'/-,:eeiuer liteth, and that he shall .. M t 27. W * hrovjght nothing info this world, and it is eer- 3UTULLL tain we oan carry nothing out. l!ie Lort in -nrvu'r Episrle >r Sr. Putt ~o iu S-muhions. jrom cfte fifteenth P~ irse to tint end. f Wlien they came :o The grave, oonile rhe Ctrvse is uaae -eadu v le had in rfie ay, ir rhe ma Clerks mail sing, \Lv_n dint jf born )t i wuman. oarii bur a ?iiorr; ane tso live, und is full of miserv. He cometii id. and is "it down like a duwer ; he ieetii is t v*r*3 i shadow, and never eondmietii in jne 5ta ~ In die amist of life we ir^ m Leac:i jf "mom aiav -vm iet'k. :ur suceour. bar jf 'nee. O Lord, vir tor our sins irt jusriv displeased Yet. O Lord God most holv. O Lord most miirhrr. 238 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 0 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 spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not at our last hour for any pains of death to fall from thee. \\ Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the Body by some standing by, the Minister shall say, Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God in his wise providence to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother lying now before us, we therefore commit his body to the ground ; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust : looking for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ : at whose second coming in glorious majesty to j udge the world, the earth and the sea shall give up their dead ; and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glorious body, according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 239 ^ Then shall be said or sung, I Heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, from henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours. — Rev. xiv. 13. Then the Minister shall say, Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, &c. Amen. t The Collect. 0 Merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life ; in whom whosoever believeth, shall live, though he die ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in him, shall not die eternally ; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for those who sleep in him : We humbly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness : that when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him ; and that at the general resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight, 240 FORMS OF PRAYER and receive that blessing which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all who love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. ^[ The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea, shall be the same which is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer. These two following Prayers may be also used in Ships of War. O Eternal Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea ; who hast compassed the waters with bounds, until day and night come to an end : Be pleased to receive into thy almighty and most gracious protection the persons of us thy servants, and the fleet or ship in which we serve. Preserve us from the dangers of TO BE USED AT SEA. 241 the sea, and from the violence of the enemy ; that we may be a safeguard to the United States of America, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions ; that the inha- bitants of our country may in peace and quietness serve thee our God ; and that we may return in safety to enjoy the blessings of the land, with the fruits of our labours, and with a thankful remem- brance of thy mercies, to praise and glorify thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % The Collect. Peevent us, 0 Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy con- tinual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea. O Most powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the winds blow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage thereof : We thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our great distress cry unto thee for help. Save, Lord, B 242 FORMS OF PRAYER or else we perish. We confess, when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, we have forgotten thee our God, and refused to hearken to the still voice of thy word, and to obey thy commandments. But now we see how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder ; the great God to be feared above all : and therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy mercies' sake in Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. Or this. O Most glorious and gracious Lord God, who dwellest in heaven, but beholdest all things below : Look down, we beseech thee, and hear us, calling out of the depth of misery, and out of the jaws of this death, which is ready now to swallow us up. Save, Lord, or else we perish. The living, the living shall praise thee. O send thy word of com- mand to rebuke the raging winds, and the roaring sea ; that we, being delivered from this distress, may live to serve thee, and to glorify thy Name all the days of our life. Hear, Lord, and save us, for the infinite merits of our blessed Saviour, thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. TO BE USED AT SEA. 243 The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any Enemy. O most powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, who rulest and commandest all things : Thou sittest in the throne, judging right ; and therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us : for thou givest not always the battle to the strong, but canst save by many or by few. O let not our sins now cry against us for vengeance ; but hear us, thy poor servants, begging mercy, and imploring thy help, and that thou wouldest be a defence unto us against the face of the enemy. Make it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % Short Prayers for Single Persons that cannot meet to join hi prayer with others, by reason of the Fight or Storm. % General Prayers. Lord, be merciful unto us sinners, and save us for thy mercies' sake. 244 FORMS OF PRATER Thou art the great God, who hast made and rulest all things : O deliver us for thy Name's sake. Thou art the great God to be feared above all : O save us, that we may praise thee. ^[ Special Prayers with respect to the Enemy. Thou, O Lord, art just and powerful : O defend our cause against the face of the enemy. O God, thou art a strong tower of defence to all who fly unto thee : O save us from the violence of the enemy. O Lord of Hosts, fight for us : that we may glorify thee. O suffer us not to sink under the weight of our sins, or the violence of the enemy. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake. ^[ Short Prayers in respect of a Storm. Thou, O Lord, who stillest the raging of the sea ; hear, hear us, and save us, that we perish not. O blessed Saviour, who didst save thy disciples, ready to perish in a storm ; hear us, and save us, we beseech thee. TO BE USED AT SEA. 245 Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. O Lord, hear us. O Christ, hear us. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us, save us now and evermore. Amen. Our Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen. ^[ When there shall be imminent Danger, as many as can be spared from necessary service in the Ship shall be called together, and make an humble confession of their sins to God: in which every one ought seriously to reflect upon those parti- cular sins, of which his conscience shall accuse him ; saying as followeth : ^| The Confession. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ : Maker of all things, Judge of all men : We acknow- ledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings : 246 FORMS OF PRAYER The remembrance of them is grievous unto us ; The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father : For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past ; And grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister, if there be any in the Ship, say, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy upon you : pardon and deliver you from all your sins ; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness ; and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^[ Thanksgiving after a Storm. From Psalm lxvi. (verses 1 to 5 ; 7 to 11 ; 13, 14 ; 16 to 20.) From Psalm cvii. {verses 21 to 32.) Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. Collects of Thanksgiving. O most blessed and glorious Lord God, who art of TO BE USED AT SEA. 247 infinite goodness and mercy : We thy poor creatures, whom thou hast made and preserved, holding our souls in life, and now rescuing us out of the jaws of death, humbly present ourselves again before thy Divine Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that thou heardest us when we called in our trouble, and didst not cast out our prayer which we made before thee in our great dis- tress. Even when we gave all for lost, our ship, our goods, our lives, then didst thou mercifully look upon us, and wonderfully command a deliverance ; for which we now, being in safety, do give all praise and glory to thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. f Or this. O most mighty and gracious good God, thy mercy is over all thy works, but in special manner hath been extended toward us, whom thou hast so power- fully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast shewed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful and gracious a God thou art ; how able and ready to help those who trust in thee. Thou hast shewed us, how both winds and seas obey thy command ; that we may learn even 248 FORMS OF PRATER from them hereafter to obey thy voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and glorify thy name for this thy mercy in saving us when we were ready to perish. And we beseech thee, make us as truly sensible now of thy mercy, as we were then of the danger : and give us hearts always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy Commandments. Continue, we beseech thee, this thy goodness to us : that we, whom thou hast saved, may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. An Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a dangerous Tempest. O come, let us give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; let the redeemed of the Lord say so : whom he hath delivered from the merciless rage of the sea. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion : slow to anger, and of great mercy. He hath not dealt with us according to our sins : neither rewarded us according to our iniquities. TO BE USED AT SEA. 249 But as the heaven is high above the earth : so great hath been his mercy towards us. We found trouble and heaviness : we were even at death's door. The waters of the sea had well nigh covered us : the proud waters had well nigh gone over our soul. The sea roared : and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof. "We were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into the deep : our soul melted within us because of trouble. Then cried we unto thee, O Lord : and thou didst deliver us out of our distress. Blessed be thy name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy servants : but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us. Thou didst send forth thy commandment : and the windy storm ceased, and was turned into a calm. O let us therefore praise the Lord for his good- ness : and declare the wonders that he hath done, and still doeth, for the children of men. Praised be the Lord daily : even the Lord who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. He is our God, even the God of whom cometh 2.50 FORMS OF PRATER salvation : God is the Lord by whom we have es- caped death. Thou, Lord, hast made us glad through the operation of thy hands : and we will triumph in thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God : even the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous things ; And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever : and let every one of us say, Amen, Amen. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. ^[ A Psalm, or Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after Victory. If the Lord had not been on our side, now may we say : if the Lord himself had not been on our side when men rose up against us ; They had swallowed us up quick : when they were so wrathfully displeased at us. Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our soul : the deep waters of the proud had gone over our soul. But praised be the Lord : who hath not given us over as a prey unto them. The Lord hath wrought : a mighty salvation for us. TO BE USED AT SEA. 251 We gat not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that saved us : but thy right hand and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou liadst a favour unto us. The Lord hath appeared for us : the Lord hath covered our heads, and made us to stand in the day of battle. The Lord hath appeared for us : the Lord hath overthrown our enemies, and dashed in pieces those who rose up against us. Therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us : but unto thy Name be given the glory. The Lord hath done great things for us : the Lord hath done great things for us, for which we rejoice. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord : who hath made heaven and earth. Blessed be the Name of the Lord : from this time forth for evermore. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen. ^[ After this Hymn may be sung the Te Deura. % Then this Collect. O almighty God, the Sovereign Commander of all the world ; in whose hand is power and might, 252 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. which none is able to withstand : We bless and magnify thy great and glorious Name for this happy victory, the whole glory whereof we do ascribe to thee, who art the only giver of victory. And we beseech thee, give us grace to improve this great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the honour of our country, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good of all mankind. And we beseech thee, give us such a sense of this great mercy, as may engage us to a true thankfulness ; such as may appear in our lives, by an humble, holy, and obe- dient walking before thee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord : to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in particular for this Victory and Deliverance, be all glory and honour world without end. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. At the Burial of their Dead at Sea, the Office in the Common Prayer Book may be used ; only instead of these words, " We therefore commit his Body to the ground, earth to earth," &c. say, "We therefore commit his Body to the deep, to be turned into corruption." THANKSGIVING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. 253 A FORM OF PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING To Almighty God, for the inestimable Blessing of Religious and Civil liberty ; to be used yearly on the fourth day of July, unless it happen to be on Sunday, and then on the day following. ^[ The Service shall be as usual, except where it is hereby other- wise appointed. Among the Sentences at Morning Prayer shall be the following : The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deut. xxxiii. 27. Israel then shall dwell in safety alone : the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine ; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Verse 28. Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people favoured by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ? Verse 29. The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us : he shall bless them that fear him, both small and great. Psal. cxv. 12, 13. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men ! Psal. cvii. 21. 254 THANKSGIVING ^] Instead of" O come let us sing," &c. the following Hymn shall be said or sung. My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord : with my mouth will I ever be shewing his truth from one generation to another. Psal. lxxxix. 1. The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works : that they ought to be had in remembrance. Psal. cxi. 4. Who can express the noble acts of the Lord : or shew forth all his praise ? PsaL cvi. 2. The works of the Lord are great : sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. Psal. cxi. 2. For he will not always be chiding : neither keep- eth he his anger for ever. Psal. ciii. 9. He hath not dealt with us after our sins : nor rewarded us according to our wickedness. Verse 10. For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth : so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Verse 11. Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children : even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. Verse 13. FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. 255 Thou, O God, hast proved us : thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. Psal lxvi. 9. Thou didst remember us in our low estate, and redeem us from our enemies : for thy mercy endur- eth for ever. Psal. cxxxvi. 23, 24. Then shall be said or sung the Psalm ; which shall be the same as is appointed for the 23rd Day, Part 2. ^[ The First Lesson shall be Deut. viii ; and the Second Lesson shall be 1 Thess. v. 12 to 24. ^| A Thanksgiving for the Day, to be said after the General Thanksgiving. O God, whose Name is excellent in all the earth, and thy glory above the heavens ; who as on this day didst inspire and direct the hearts of our Dele- gates in Congress to lay the perpetual foundations of peace, liberty, and safety : We bless and adore thy glorious Majesty for this thy loving-kindness and providence. And we humbly pray that the devout sense of this signal mercy may renew and increase in us a spirit of love and thankfulness to thee its only author, a spirit of peaceable submission to the laws and government of our country, and a spirit of fervent zeal for our holy religion, which thou hast preserved and secured to us and our posterity. May we improve these inestimable blessings for the ad- 256 THANKSGIVING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. vancement of religion, liberty, and science through- out this land ; till the wilderness and solitary place be glad through us, and the desert rejoice and blossom as the rose. This we beg through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. ^[ The Collect, to be used instead of that for the Day. Almighty God, who hast in all ages shewed forth thy power and mercy in the wonderful preservation of thy Church, and in the protection of every nation and people professing thy holy and eternal truth, and putting their sure trust in thee : We yield thee our unfeigned thanks and praise for all thy public mercies, and more especially for that signal and wonderful manifestation of thy provi- dence which we commemorate this day. Where- fore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name be ascribed all honour and glory, in all churches of the saints, from generation to genera- tion, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Philip, iv. 4 to 8. Rejoice in the Lord, &c. The Gospel. St John viii. 31 to 36. Then said Jesus, &c. THANKSGIVING, ETC. 257 A FORM OF PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING To Almighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all the other Blessings of his merciful Providence ; to he used yearly on the First Thursday in November. % The Service shall be as usual, except where it is hereby otherwise appointed. *[ Among the Sentences at the beginning of Morning Prayer, shall be the following : Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth ; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Verses 19, 20. H Instead of " O come let us sing," &c. the following shall be said or sung. Praise ye the Lord ; for it is good to sing praises unto our God : for it is pleasant, and praise is comely. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. s 258 THANKSGIVING FOR THE He healeth those that are broken in heart : and bindeth up their wounds. He covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- pareth rain for the earth : he maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food : and to the young ravens which cry. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem : praise thy God, 0 Sion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates : he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders : and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Then shall be said or sung the Psalm ; which shall be the same as is appointed for the 13th Day, Part 2. ^ The first Lesson shall be, Deut. xxviii. to verse 15; and the second Lesson shall be, Matth. vii. verse 7 to 28. After the General Thanksgiving, shall be said this which followeth : Most gracious God, by whose knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew : We yield thee unfeigned thanks and praise, as for all thy mercies, so especially for the returns of FRUITS OF THE EARTH. 259 seed-time and harvest, and for crowning the year with thy goodness in the increase of the ground, and the gathering in of the fruits thereof. And we beseech thee, give us a just sense of this great mercy ; such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord : to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen. The Collect to be used instead of that for the day. O Most merciful Father, who hast blessed the labours of the husbandman in the returns of the fruits of the earth : We give thee humble and hearty thanks for this thy bounty, beseeching thee to continue thy loving-kindness to us; that our land may still yield her increase, to thy glory and our comfort, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. St. James i. 16 to 27. Do not err, &c. The Gospel. St. Matth. v. 43 to 48. Ye have heard, &c. 260 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. ARTICLES OF RELIGION. I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity. There is but one living, true, and eternal God, the Father Almighty ; without body, parts or passions ; of infinite power, wisdom and goodness ; the Maker and Preserver of all things, both visible and invisible : And one Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, ^very and true God ; who came down from heaven, took man's nature in the womb of the Blessed Virgin of her substance, and was God and man in one person, whereof is one Christ ; who truly suffered, was crucified, dead and buried, to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice for the sins of all men ; he arose again from death, ascended into heaven, and there sitteth until he shall return to judge the world at the last day : And one Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, of the same divine nature with the Father and the Son. II. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 261 nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. In the name of the holy Scripture we do understand those Canonical Books of the Old and New Testament, of whose authority was never any doubt in the Church. Of the Names and Numbers of the Canonical Books. The first Book of Chronicles., The second Book of Chronicles, The first Book of Esdras, The second Book of Esdras, The Book of Esther, The Book of Job, The Psalms, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, or Preacher, Cantica, or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets the greater, Twelve Prophets the less. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, The first Book of Samuel, The second Book of Samuel, The first Book of Kings, The second Book of Kings, And the other Books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for example of life, and instruc- tion of manners ; but yet doth it not apply them to establish any doctrine. Such are these following : 262 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. The third Book of Esdras, The fourth Book of Esdras, The Book of Tobias, The Book of Judith, The rest of the Book of Esther, The Book of Wisdom, Jesus the Son of Sirach, Baruch the Prophet, The Song of the Three Children, The Story of Susanna, Of Bel and the Dragon, The Prayer of Manasses, The first Book of Maccabees, The second Book of Maccabees. All the Books of the New Testament, as chey are commonly received, we do receive, and account canonical. III. Of the Old and New Testament. There is a perfect harmony and agreement between the Old Testament and the New : for in both ever- lasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man : and although the law given by Moses, as to ceremonies and the civil precepts of it, doth not bind Christians ; yet all such are obliged to observe the moral com- mandments which he delivered. IV. Of the Creed. The Creed, commonly called the Apostles' Creed, ought to be received and believed : because it may be proved by the holy Scripture. ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 263 V. Of Original Sin. By the fall of Adam the nature of man is become greatly corrupted, having departed from its primitive innocence, and that original righteousness in which it was at first created by God. For we are now so inclined naturally to do evil, that the flesh is conti- nually striving to act contrary to the Spirit of God : which corrupt inclination still remains even in the regenerate. But although there is no man living who sinneth not, yet we must use our sincere endeavours to keep the whole law of God, so far as we possibly can. VI. Of Free-will. The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good works, pleasing and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ giving a good will, and working with us when we have that good will. VII. Of the Justification of Man. We are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by 264 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. faith ; and not for our own works or deserving*. Wherefore, that we are justified by faith only, is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort. VIII. Of Good Works. Although good works, which are the fruits of faith, and follow after justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's judgment ; yet they are pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively faith : insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known, as a tree discerned by the fruit. IX. Of Christ alone without sin. Christ, by taking human nature on him, was made like unto us in all things, sin only excepted. He was a Lamb without spot, and by the sacrifice of himself once offered, made atonement and propitia- tion for the sins of the world ; and sin was not in him. But all mankind besides, although baptized and born again in Christ, do offend in many things : for if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 265 X. Of Sin after Baptism. They who fall into sin after baptism may be renewed by repentance : for although, after we have received God's grace, we may depart from it by falling into sin ; yet, through the assistance of his Holy Spirit, we may by repentance and the amendment of our lives be restored again to his favour. God will not deny forgiveness of sins to those who truly repent, and do that which is lawful and right ; but all such, through his mercy in Christ Jesus, shall save their souls alive. XI. Of Predestination. Predestination to life, with respect to every man's solvation, is the everlasting purpose of God, secret to us : and the right kuowledge of what is revealed concerning it is full of comfort to such truly religi- ous Christians as feel in themselves the Spirit of Christ mortifying the works of their flesh and earthly affections, and raising their minds to heavenly things. But we must receive God's promises as they are generally declared in holy Scripture, and do his will as therein is expressly directed : for without holiness of life no man shall be saved. 266 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. XII. Of Obtaining eternal Salvation only by the Name of Christ. They are to be accounted presumptuous, who say that every man shall be saved by the law or sect which he professeth, so that he be diligent to frame his life according to that law, and the light of nature. For holy Scripture doth set out unto us only the name of Jesus Christ, whereby men must be saved. XIII. Of the Church, and its Authority. The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, wherein the true word of God is preached, and the Sacraments are duly administered according to Christ's ordinance in all things requisite and necessary. And every Church hath power to ordain, change, and abolish rites and ceremonies, for the more decent order and good government thereof ; so that all things be done to edifying. But it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing contrary to God's word ; nor so to expound the scripture, as to make one part seem repugnant to another ; nor to decree or enforce any thing to be believed as necessary to salvation, that is not con- tained in the Scriptures. General Councils and ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 267 Churches are liable to err, and have erred, even in matters of faith and doctrine, as well as in their ceremonies. XIV. Of Ministering in the Congregation. It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching, or ministering the Sacra- ments in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, who are chosen and called to this work by men who have public authority given unto them in the congrega- tion, to call and send ministers into the Lord's vineyard. XV. Of the Sacraments. Sacraments ordained by Christ are not merely badges or tokens of Christian men's profession ; but rather certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace and God's good- will towards us, by which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our faith in him. There are two Sacraments ordained by Christ our Lord in the Gospel : that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord. 268 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. XVL Of Baptism. Baptism is not merely a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby Christian men are dis- cerned from others that are not christened : but it is also a sign of regeneration, or new birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they who receive baptism rightly, are grafted into the Church ; the promises of the forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed ; faith is confirmed, and grace in- creased by virtue of prayer unto God. The baptism of young children is in any wise to be retained in the Church, as most agreeable to the institution of Christ. XVII. Of the Lord's Supper. The Supper of the Lord is not merely a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among them- selves one to another ; but rather is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ's death. Insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the same, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Christ, and likewise the cup of bless- ing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. Transubstantiation (or the change of the sub- ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 269 stance of bread and wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy TTrit : but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, over- throweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions. The body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten in the Supper of the Lord, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper, is faith. XVIII. Of the one Oblation of Christ upon the Cross. The offering of Christ once made, is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual : and there is none other satisfaction for sin but that alone. XIX. Of Consecration and Ordination. The Book of Consecration of Bishops, and Ordering of Priests and Deacons, excepting such parts as re- quire any oaths inconsistent with the American Revolution, is to be adopted, as containing all things necessary to such Consecration and Ordering. 270 ARTICLES OF RELIGION. XX. Of a Christian Mans Oath. The Christian religion doth not prohibit any man from taking an oath, when required by the magistrate in testimony of truth ; but all vain and rash swear- ing is forbidden by the holy Scriptures. THE PSALTEE: SELECTED FROM THE PSALMS OF DAVID. ^[ Those portions of the following Psalter which are severally entitled Part I. shall be said or sung in the Morning ; and those entitled Part II. in the Evening, of their respective days : but ivhere it is not convenient to have Divine Service more than once in the day, both parts may be said or sung, if time will permit : or the First portions or parts may be said or sung in one month, and the Second portions or parts in the month following ; and so on alternately throughout the year. THE FIRST DAY. PART I. From Psalms i. iv. v. PART II. From Psalms vi. vii. viii. ix. THE SECOND DAY. PART I. From Psalms x. xi. PART II. From Psalms xii. xiii. xiv. THE PSALTER. THE THIRD DAY. PART I. From Psalms xv. xvi. xvii. PART II. From Psalm xviii. THE FOURTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xix. xx. xxi. PART II. From Psalms xxii. xxiii. xxiv. THE FIFTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xxv. xxvi. PART II. From Psalms xxvii. xxviii. xxix. THE SIXTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xxx. xxxi. PART II. From Psalms xxxii. xxxiii. THE PSALTER. 273 THE SEVENTH DAY. PART t. From Psalms xxxiv. xxxvi. PART II. From Psalm xxxvii. THE EIGHTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xxxviii. xxxix. PART II. From Psalm xl. THE NINTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xli. xliL PART II. From Psalms xlv. xlvi. THE TENTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xlvii. xlviii. T 274 THE PSALTER, Psalm xlix. THE ELEVENTH DAY. PART I. Psalm 1. PART II. Psalm li. THE TWELFTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms lii. liii. liv. PART II. From Psalms Iv. h i. THE THIRTEENTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms lvii. lviii. lix. lx. lxi. lxii. PART II. From Psalms lxiii. lxiv. lxv. THE PSALTER. THE FOURTEENTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms lxvi. lxvii. PART II. From Psalms lxviii. lxix. THE FIFTEENTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms lxxi. lxxii. PART II. From Psalms lxxiii. lxxi v. lxxv. lxxvi. THE SIXTEENTH DAY. PART I. Psalm lxxvii. PART II. From Psalms Ixxxiv. lxxxv. THE SEVENTEENTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms lxxxvi. lxxxix. PART II. From Psalms xc. xci. 276 THE PSALTER. THE EIGHTEENTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms xcii. xciii. xciv. PART II. From Psalms xcv. xcvi. THE NINETEENTH DAY. PART I. Psalms xcvii. xcviii. PART II. From Psalms xcix. c. ci. THE TWENTIETH DAY. PART I. From Psalms cii. ciii. PART II. Psalm civ. THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY. PART I. Psalm cvii. THE PSALTER. 277 PART II. From Psalms cviii. ex. cxi. THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY. PART I. From Psalms cxii. cxiii. cvi. PART II. Psalms cxiv. cxv. THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY. PART I. From Psalms cxvi. cxvii. cv. PART II. From Psalm cxviii. THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. PART I. From Psalm cxix. PART II. From Psalm cxix. THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. PART I. From Psalm cxix. 278 THE PSALTER. PART II. From Psalm cxix. THE TWENTY- SIXTH DAY. PART I. From Psalm cxix. PART II. From Pal m cxix. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY. PART JL. From Psalms cxx. cxxi. cxxii. cxxiii. PART II. Psalms cxxiv. cxxv. cxxvi. cxxvii. cxxviii. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms cxxx. cxxxii. cxxxiii. cxxxiv. cxxxv. PART II. From Psalms cxxxvi. cxxxviii. cxxxix. THE PSALTER. 279 THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY. PART I. From Psalms cxl. cxli. cxlii. cxliii. PART II. From Psalms cxliv. cxlv. THE THIRTIETH DAY. PART I. From Psalms cxlvi. cxlvii. PART II. From Psalms cxlviii. cxlix. cl. *fl On the 3lst day of any month, the same Psalms may be said or sung as on the preceding day ; or else the following, either in the Morning or in the Evening, instead of what is appointed for the same respectively. O All ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 280 THE PSALTER. O ye waters that are above the firmament, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him and magnify him for ever. O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever, O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord : praise him, 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 frosts, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye ice and 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. THE PSALTER. 281 O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord ; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 0 let the earth bless the Lord : yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever. 0 ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye wells, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye seas and floods, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and 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. 0 ye children of men, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O let Israel bless the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 282 THE PSALTER O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. ^[ On Christmas-day, Easter-day, Ascension-day, and Whit- Sunday, instead of the Psalms for the Days of the Months respectively, shall be said or sung, at Morning Prayer, the 2nd Part for the 16th Day ; and,in the Evening, the 1st Part for the 19th Day. T[ And on Ash-Wednesday and Good-Friday, instead of the Psalms for the Days of the Months respectively, shall be said or sung, at Morning Prayer, the 2nd Part for the 11th Day ; and, at Evening Prayer, the 1st Part for the 20th Day. END OF THE PSALTER. [Note, That in all future editions, the following Portions of Psalms are to be inserted immediately before the Collects of the days for which they are respectively appointed : and in the Kubrick before the Psalm, " O come let us sing," &c. instead of these words, " Easter-day, upon which another Anthem is appointed," the following words are to be inserted, " such days for which it is otherwise ordered."] FOR HOLY-DATS. 283 CHRISTMAS-DAY. ^[ At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, " O come let us sing," &c. the following shall be said or sung. From Psalms xlv. lxxxix. ex. Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord : with my mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth from one generation to another. For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever : thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens. The Lord is our defence : the Holy One of Israel is our King. Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. I will set his dominion in the sea : and his right hand in the floods. And I will make him my first-born : higher than the kings of the earth. The Lord said unto my Lord : Sit thou on my 284 THE PSALTER right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot- stool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion : be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies. In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will offerings with an holy worship : the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning. The Lord sware, and will not repent : thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedec. ASH-WEDNESDAY. At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, "O come let us sing," &c. the following shall be said or sung. From Psalms xxxii. xxxviii. cxxx. Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven: and whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin : and in whose spirit there is no guile. Put me not to rebuke, 0 Lord, in thine anger : neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me : and thine hand presseth me sore. FOR HOLY-DATS. 285 My wickednesses are gone over my head : and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. I will confess my wickedness : and be sorry for my sin. Haste thee to help me *. 0 Lord God of my salvation. Out of the depth have I called unto thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. Let thine ears be attentive : to the voice of my supplications. If thou, Lord, shouldest be extreme to mark what is done amiss : O Lord, who shall stand ? But there is forgiveness with thee : that thou mayest be feared. GOOD-FRIDAY. From Psalms xxii. lxix. xl. My God, my God, look upon me ; why hast thou forsaken me : and art so far from my health, and from the words of my complaint ? But thou art holy : O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. I am a worm and no man : a reproach of men, and despised of the people. 236 THE PSALTER All they that see me, laugh me to scorn : they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted in God, that he would deliver him : let him deliver him, if he will have him. The counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me : they pierced my hands and my feet. They part my garments among them : and cast lots upon my vesture. But be not thou far from me, O Lord : O my strength, haste thee to help me. Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am full of heaviness : I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man ; neither found I any to comfort me. • They gave me gall to eat : and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink. Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not : but mine ears hast thou opened. Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not required : then said I, Lo, I come. In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfil thy will, O my God : I am con- tent to do it ; yea, thy law is within my heart. FOR HOLY-DAYS. 287 ASCENSION-DAY. From Psalms xxiv. xlvii. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors : and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory : the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors : and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory : even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of Glory. O clap your hands together, all ye people : shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the Lord most high is terrible : he is a great King over all the earth. God is gone up with a shout : the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises unto our King, sing praises. God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham : for the 288 THE PSALTER shields of the earth belong unto God ; he is greatly exalted. WHIT-SUNDAY. From Psalms ii. lxviii. I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance : and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear : and rejoice with trembling. Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance : and refreshedst it when it was weary. The Lord gave the word : great was the company of those that published it. Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove : covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. FOR HOLY-DATS. 289 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led cap- tivity captive : thou hast received gifts for men, yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits : even the God of our salvation. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth : O sing praises unto the Lord ; To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which were of old : lo, he doth send out his voice and that a mighty voice. Ascribe the strength unto God : his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places : the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people ; blessed be God. D 290 PSALMS. Psalms, fitted to the Tunes used in Churches, selected from the Psalms of David ; portions of which are to be sung at suitable times in Divine Service, according to the discretion of the Minister. psalms of praise and adoration, displaying the attributes of almighty god. FIRST METRE. PSALM I. From the 8th of David. O Thou, to whom all creatures bow. psalm n. From the 9th of David. To celebrate thy praise, O Lord. psalm in. From the 19th of David. The heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord. psalm it. From the 33rd of David. Let all the just to God with joy. PSALMS. PSALM V. From the 98th of David. Sing to the Lord a new-made song. PSALM VI. The 145*A of David. Thee I'll extol, my God and King. psalm vn. From the 146^ of David. O Praise the Lord, and thou, my soul. PSALM Vffl, From the Iklth of David. O Praise the Lord with hymns of joy. SECOND METRE. PSALM IX. The 29th of David. Ye princes that in might excel. psalm x. From the 89th of Da vid. What seraph of celestial birth. PSALMS. PSALM XI. The 93rd of David. With glory clad, with strength array'd. PSALM XII. The 95th of David. 0 Come, loud anthems let us sing. PSALM XIII. The 100th of David. With one consent let all the earth. PSALM XIV. From the lOith of David. Bless God, my soul, thou Lord alone. PSALM xv. From the IWth of David. Praise ye the Lord, our God to praise. PSALM XVI. The \\\th of David. When Israel, by th' Almighty led. psalm xvn. From the 137^ of David. When we, our wearied limbs to rest. PSALMS. 293 psalm xvin. From the 139th of David. Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known. THIRD METRE. PSALM XIX. From the 9 1st of David. He that has God his guardian made psalm xx. From the 110th of David. The Lord unto my Lord thus spake. PSALM XXI. From the 113th of David. Ye saints and servants of the Lord. FOURTH METRE. PSALM XXII. From the 25th of David. His mercy and his truth. 294 PSALMS. FIFTH METRE. PSALM XXIII. From the 149^ of David. O praise ye the Lord. SIXTH METRE. PSALM XXIV. From the lA&th of David. Ye boundless realms of joy. SEVENTH METRE. PSALM XXV. The 96th of David. Sing to the Lord a new-made song. PSALMS OF PRAYER, SUITED TO VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE. FIRST METRE. PSALM XXVI. From the 22nd of David. My God, my God, why leav'st thou me. PSALMS. PSALM XXVII. From the 26th of David. I'll wash my hands in innocence. psalm xx vm. From the '27th of David. Continue, Lord, to hear my voice. PSALM XXIX. From the 42 nd of David. As pants the hart for cooling streams. PSALM XXX. The 84th of David. O God of hosts, the mighty Lord. PSALM XXXI. From the 86th of David. To my complaint, O Lord my God. PSALM XXXH. From the 90th of David. 0 to thy servants, Lord, return. PSALM XXXIII. From the \2>2nd of David. Let David, Lord, a constant place. 296 PSALMS. PSALM XXXIV. From the }Alst of David. To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend. SECOND METRE. PSALM XXXV. The 43rd of David. Just Judge of heav'n, against my foes. PSALM xxxvi. From the 60th of David. 0 God, who hast our troops dispers'd. PSALM XXXVII. From the 80th of David. O Israel's Shepherd, Joseph's Guide. psalm xxxvni. The 88th of David. To thee, my God and Saviour, I. THIRD METRE. PSALM XXXIX. From the 63rd of David. O God, my gracious God, to thee. PSALMS. 297 FOURTH METRE. PSALM XL. From the Slst of David. Defend ine, Lord, from shame. PSALM XLI. From the b 1st of David. Have mercy, Lord, on me. PSALM XLLT. The 67th of David. To bless thy chosen race. PSALM XLni. The 130th of David. From lowest depths of woe. PSALMS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE MERCIES OF GOD, AS WELL GENERAL AS PARTICULAR. FIRST METRE. PSALM XLIV. From the 22nd of David. Thus to my brethren I'll declare. PSALMS. PSALM XLV. The 23rd of David. The Lord himself, the mighty Lord. PSALM XLVI. From the 30th of David. I'll celebrate thy praises, Lord. PSALM XLY1I. From the 34:th of David. Through all the changing scenes of life. PSALM XLVIH. From the lOSth of David. O God, my heart is fully bent. PSALM XLLX. The 116th of David. My soul with grateful thoughts of love. PSALM L. From the 118 th of David. To God I made my humble moan. PSALMS. 299 PSALM LI. From the 126th of David. When Sion's God her sons recall'd. SECOND METRE. PSALM LLT. From the 18th of David. No change of times will ever shock. PSALM LIII. From the 32nd of David. He's blest, whose sins have pardon gain'd. PSALM LIV. From the 4,0th of David. I waited meekly for the Lord. PSALM LV. From the 57 th of David. 0 God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bent. PSALM LVI. From the 65th of David. For thee, O God, our constant praise. PSALMS. PSALM LVU. From the 103rd of David. My soul, inspir'd with sacred love. psalm Lvin. From the 106th of David. O render thanks to God above. PSALM LIX. From the 107th of David. To God your grateful voices raise. PSALM LX. The 150th of David. O praise the Lord in that blest place. THIRD METRE. PSALM LXI. From the 76th of David. When Jacob's God began to frown. FIFTH METRE. PSALM LXH. From the 136th of David. To God, the mighty Lord. PSALMS. 301 INSTRUCTIVE PSALMS, DISPLAYING THE EXCELLENCE OP THE DIVINE LAW, WITH THE HAPPINESS OF GOOD MEN, AND THE MISERIES OF THE BAD. FIRST METRE. PSALM LXTTT. The 1st of David. How blest is he who ne'er consents. PSALM LXIV. From the 2nd of David. Attend, O earth, whilst I declare. PSALM LXT, From the Ath of David. Consider that the righteous man. PSALM LXVI. The Uth of David. Since I have placed my trust in God. PSALM LXYTL The loth of David. Lord, who's the happy man, that may ? PSALMS. PSALM lxvhi. From the 16M of David. I strive each action to approve. PSALM LXIX. From the 19 th of David. God's perfect law converts the soul. PSALM LXX. From the 21th of David. This spacious earth is all the Lord's. PSALM LXXT. From the 34th of David. Approach, ye piously disposed. PSALM LXXH. The 82nd of David. God in the great assembly stands. PSALM LXXIH. From the 92nd of David. How good and pleasant must it be. PSALM LXXTV. From the 94th of David. How long, O Lord, shall wicked men. PSALMS. 303 PSALM LXXV. From the \\§ih of David. How bless'd are they who always keep. PSALM LXXVI. The 125th of David. Who place on Sion's God their trust. PSALM LXXV1I. The 127th of David. We build with fruitless cost, unless. PSALM LXXVHI. The 128th of David. Thje man is blest who fears the Lord. PSALM LXXIX. From the 133rd of David. How vast must their advantage be. SECOND METRE. PSALM LXXX. From the 36th of David. 0 Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope. 304 PSALMS. PSALM LXXXI. From the 62nd of David. God does his saving health dispense. PSALM LXXXH. From the 97th of David. Jehovah reigns, let all the earth. THIRD METRE. PSALM LXXIII. From the 37 th of David. Though wicked men grow rich or great. PSALM LXXXIV. From the 60th of David. The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God. ^| Glory be to the Father, &c, according to the dif- ferent Metres which follow ; to be used after any of the foregoing Psalms. First Metre. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. GLORY, ETC. 305 Second Metre. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom earth and heav'n adore, Be glory, as it was of old, Is now, and shall be evermore. Or this. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, ye heav'nly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Third Metre. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom heaven's triumphant host And suff'ring saints on earth adore ; Be glory, as in ages past, As now it is, and so shall last, When time itself shall be no more. Fourth Metre. To God, the Father, Son, And Spirit glory be ; As 'twas, and is, and shall be so To all eternity. x 306 GLORY, ETC. Fifth Metre. To God, the Father, Son, And Spirit, ever bless'd, Eternal Three in One, All worship be address'd ; As heretofore It was, is now, And shall be so For evermore. Sixth Metre. By Angels in heaven Of every degree, And saints upon earth All praise be addressed, To God in three Persons, One God ever bless'd ; As it has been, now is, And always shall be. HYMNS. 307 J HYMNS, suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church, and other Occasions of Public Worship ; to be used at the Discretion of the Minister. FOR THE NATIVITY OF OUR BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOUR. HYMN I. THE SONG OF ANGELS. Luke ii. 8—15. While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night. hymn n. The Song of Men, responsive to the Song of Angels. While angels thus, O Lord, rejoice. HYMN III. The Lord is come : the heavens proclaim. FOR GOOD-FRIDAY. HYMN IV. On the Sufferings of our blessed Lord and Saviour. From whence these direful omens round ? HYMN V. Now let our mournful song record. HYMNS. FOR EASTER-DAY. HYMN VI. On the Resurrection. Since Christ our passover is slain. HYMN VH. Christ from the dead is rais'd, and made. HYMN VIE, The rising God forsakes the tomb. FOR THE ASCENSION. HYMN IX. Erect your heads, eternal gates. hymn x. God is gone up, our Lord and King. FOR WHIT-SUNDAY. HYMN XI. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come. HYMN XH. Creator Spirit, by whose aid. HYMNS. 309 HYMN XIII. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove. HYMN XIV. He's come ! let every knee be bent. FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION. HYMN XV. From the Revelation of St. John. Thou God, all glory, honour, power. HYMX XVI. From the Revelation oj St. John. All ye, who faithful servants are. HYMN XVH. My God, and is thy table spread ? hymx xvm. Axd are we now brought near to God ? ON THE NEW YEAR. HYMX XIX. The God of life, whose constant care. 310 HYMNS. THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE. HYMN XX. When rising from the bed of death. THE CHRISTIAN'S WISH. HYMN XXI. In vain the dusky night retires. HYMNS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. HYMN XXH. On Gratitude to God. When all thy mercies, O my God. hymn xxm. Ov the Glory of God in the Starry Heavens : being a Trans- lation of part of the \9th Psalm of David. The spacious firmament on high. HYMN XXIV. On the Providence of God : taken chiefly from the 23rd Psalm of David. The Lord my pasture shall prepare. hymns. 311 HYMN XXV. For the Mercies of Redcmpti*,-. All-glorious God, what hymns of praise ? HYMftti OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING FOR PUBLIC MERCIES AND DELIVERANCES. HYMN XXVI. Salvation doth to God belong. HYMN XXVII. From Psalm 46th of David. God is our refuge in distress. HYMN xxvni. From Psalm ±0th of David. The wonders God for us hath wrought. HYMN XXIX. For the Fourth of July, and other Special Occasions of Thanksgiving. Chiefly from Psalm 8\st of David. To God, our never-failing strength. 312 HYMNS. HYMN XXX. From Psalm 68 th of David. To him your voice in anthems raise. HYMN XXXI. Chiefly from Psalms 65th and lith of David. Thanksgiving for the Fruits of the Earth, on the First Thursday of November yearly. O Praise the Lord our heavenly King. HYMN xx xu. From Psalm 6 5th of David. O thou, who to our humble prayer. HYMN XXXIH. From Psalm 107th of David. Which may be used for the Fruits of the Earth, in Years of Scarcity, or of less Plenty. A fruitful land, where streams abound. HYMNS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING AT SEA, ON DELIVERANCE FROM STORMS AND SHIPWRECK, AND OTHER OCCASIONS. HYMN XXXIV. From the 101th Psalm of David. They that in ships with courage bold. HYMNS. 3 HYMN XXXV. On God's Dominion over the Sea. God of the seas ! thine awful voice. HYMN XXXVI. Which may be used at Sea or on Land. Lord ! for the just thou dost provide. FOR A PUBLIC FAST; IN TIME OF WAR, O OTHER NATIONAL CALAMITY. HYMN XXXVII. From Psalm 25th of David. To God in whom we trust. HYMN XXXYHI. Prayer and Hope of Victory. Now may the God of grace and pow'r. HYMNS FOR THE USE OF THE SICK. HYMN XXXIX. When dangers, woes, or death are nigh. HYMN XL. On Recovery from Sickness. "When we are rais'd from deep distress. 314 HYMNS. HYMN XL I. My God, since thou hast rais'd me up. FUNERAL HYMNS. HYMN XLH. From Psalms 2>9th and 90tk of David. Lord, let me think on my short term. HYMN XLHI. Hark ! from the tomb a doleful sound ! HYMN. XLIV. Funeral Consolations. Hear what the voice from heaven declares. HYMN XLV. Triumph over Death. And must this body die ? HYMN XL VI. On Life and Eternity. Thee we adore, Eternal Name. HYMN XLVH. The Unknown World. Hark, my gay friend, that solemn toll. HYMNS. 315 HYMNS FOR OCCASIONS OF CHARITY TO THE POOR. HYMN XLYIII. From Psalm 41s£ of David. Happy the man whose tender care. HYMN XLIX. From Psalm \12th of David. The Reward of the Liberal and Charitable Man. The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light. HYMN L. Christ's Commission to preach the Gospel. Matth. x. Go forth, ye heralds, in my name. HYMN LI. The same Commission, from Mark xvi. 15, §c. a?id from Matth. xxviii. 18, $c. Go, preach my gospel, saith the Lord. END OF THE PRAYER-BOOK. TUNES, SUITED TO THE PSALMS AND HYMNS OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.* * Here, in the original edition, follow the tunes, engraved on copper-plates. — P. 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