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 FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIVE TO GOD AMID 
 THE BUSINESS OF DAILY LIFE. 
 
 EDITED BY THE 
 
 REV. T. T. ^CARTER, M.A., 
 
 EECTOE OF CLEWEK, BEEKS. 
 
 “ HE KNEELED UPON HIS KNEES THEEE TIMES A 
 DAY AND PRAYED, AND GAVE THANKS BEFOEE HIS 
 God.”— Dan. yi. 10. 
 
 FORTY-THIRD THOUSAND. 
 
 LONDON : 
 
 J. MASTERS AND CO., 78, NEW BOND STREET. 
 1879. 
 
“ Let every Christian begin his day's work with 
 devotion ; praying first, and giving thanks to God 
 for the returning of the morning light." 
 
 “ Let not the day, when it cometh, find us sleep- 
 ing in our beds, but awake and up and ready at our 
 prayers, according to his custom who ‘ early in the 
 morning cried unto the Lord,’ and whose ‘ eyes 
 prevented the night watches.' " — S. Basil . 
 
 “ When I see a man that loveth not his prayers, 
 and is not frequent at his devotions, I shall pre- 
 sently conclude him to be a miserable creature ; 
 and to have nothing in him at all worthy of com- 
 mendation." — S. Chrysostom. 
 
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 PREFACE 
 
 The Author of this Manual was desirous of having 
 the name of some Clergyman attached to it, and on 
 this account the undersigned has ventured to add 
 such recommendation as he is able, to a work which 
 he believes will be found to be extensively useful. 
 
 Notwithstanding the many Manuals of Devotion 
 which of late years have issued from the press, this 
 little book has its own special use not as yet sup- 
 plied. Its principal feature is, that it provides, to- 
 gether with a considerable variety of prayers, many 
 helps and instructions for self-examination and 
 meditation in a simple form, and practical sug- 
 gestions for a devout life. To earnest persons 
 labouring in the active business of life, but able 
 and wishing to acquire habits of devotion beyond 
 the ordinary use of Morning and Evening Prayer, 
 it will be found very serviceable. 
 
 The aim of the compiler has been to render this 
 little work entirely in harmony with the Book of 
 Common Prayer, in its spirit and doctrine as well 
 as in its language. 
 
 The Author desires to ask the prayers of those 
 who use this book, as for “ one who has not com- 
 piled it with the idea of teaching any one, but only 
 with the wish to help out of such experience as may 
 have been derived from miserable shortcomings.” 
 
 T. T. CARTER. 
 
 Clewer Rectory , 
 
 July } 1861. 
 
CONTENTS, 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Preface on Prayer ...... 1 
 
 Morning Prayers ..... 8 
 
 The Besetting Sin 1 . . . . * 16 
 
 Examples of Besetting Sins ... 22 
 
 Mid-day Prayers 26 
 
 Night Prayers and Self-Examination . . 28 
 
 A Shorter Form of Morning and Evening Prayers 37 
 Another Form of Morning and Evening Prayers 42 
 Short Prayers and Hymns for any time . 51 
 
 Hymns for the Festivals . . . .66 
 
 Short Prayers for the Christian Hours — Nine, 
 
 Twelve, and Three 87 
 
 On Meditation 91 
 
 Short Form of Family Prayers ... 93 
 
 Occasional Prayers, Litanies, &c. . . .103 
 
 The Holy Communion. 
 
 Introduction 135 
 
 Preparation 144 
 
 Self-Examination on the Ten Commandments, 
 
 Confession of Sin, &c 148 
 
 Devotions Before and After .... 165 
 
 Spiritual Communion 179 
 
 Practical Lessons from Holy Scripture . . 184 
 
 Rules — Grace before and after Meals . . 187 
 
 1 This (with other portions of the book) has been 
 adapted and inserted by kind permission. Many of the 
 hymns also by kind permission. 
 
A B O O K 
 
 OF 
 
 PRIVATE PRAYER. 
 
 PREFACE ON PRAYER. 
 
 “ He hath learnt to live well who hath learnt to 
 pray well.” — S. Augustine. 
 
 It is impossible to speak too strongly of 
 the absolute necessity of saying your Morn- 
 ing and Evening Prayers. It is not too 
 much to say that upon the fulfilment of 
 this duty hangs your salvation. It is all- 
 important. Look upon it therefore as a 
 matter of life and death, and never be 
 tempted by idleness or fancied want of 
 time to neglect it. 
 
 If you allow yourself once to omit your 
 daily prayers the habit of neglecting them 
 will grow upon you. The first time you 
 will feel uneasy, but gradually you will 
 think less and less of such omission, until 
 at length you will habitually live like the 
 
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 PREFACE ON PRATER. 
 
 dumb beasts, without any communion or 
 intercourse with God. 
 
 The consequences of this extend farther 
 than you may at first perceive. If you do 
 not pray there is silence between God and 
 your soul, and in this silence there grows 
 up an awful strangeness . And then, when 
 you would approach God (perhaps in the 
 Holy Communion) you are unable, you 
 shrink back from it. You feel unfit, and 
 being unaccustomed to enter His Holy 
 Presence you shrink back from It because 
 you find that you do not know how to 
 prepare yourself. Then you delay — and go 
 on delaying this most important of duties 
 until death comes — and in the time of 
 weakness and sickness on the bed of death 
 what will you do if God has become a 
 Stranger to you ! 
 
 And this — this distance from God is 
 as often brought about by neglect of Prayer 
 as by a course of actual wickedness. 
 
 How you will be quite ready to admit 
 all this of the neglect of Prayer generally, 
 but be assured, — indeed, any one’s own ex- 
 perience will assure him — that if Morning 
 and Evening Prayers are not said, Prayer 
 will be neglected altogether. 
 
 Then again, to go forth in the morning 
 
 
 
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PREEACE ON PRATER. 3 
 
 without prayer, is to trust for that day in 
 yourself or in something short of God ; 
 whereas God’s Grace is necessary in all 
 things. You can do nothing without It. 
 You cannot resist temptation, or walk in 
 the Commandments of God and serve 
 Him ; you cannot “ cease to do evil” or 
 “ learn to do well” without God’s special 
 grace, which you must ask for day by day. 
 “ Give us this day our daily bread.” “ Give 
 us day by day our daily bread.” 
 
 Again, you cannot “grow in grace” if 
 you live through each day on feeling in- 
 stead of Prayer — actual earnest prayer to 
 God that He would keep you that day 
 without sin, and lead you on day by day 
 in more and more love for Him to His 
 Heavenly Kingdom. 
 
 For Prayer is the means which God has 
 appointed for obtaining His Grace and the 
 only means to which He has promised it. 
 “ Ask and it shall be given you ; seek and 
 ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened 
 unto you.” “ For every one that asketh 
 receiveth.” “ Pray that ye enter not into 
 temptation.” “ Watch ye and pray lest ye 
 enter into temptation ; the spirit truly is 
 ready, but the flesh is weak.” “ If any of 
 you lack wisdom let him ask of God — and 
 
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 PREFACE ON PRATER. 
 
 it shall be given him. But let him ask in 
 faith.” “ Ye have not, because ye ask not.” 
 
 Much more might be said about the 
 duty and value and necessity of Prayer, 
 but these few words may lead you to think 
 seriously and honestly upon the subject for 
 yourselves, and to compare your own prac- 
 tice with the teaching of God in Holy 
 Scripture, and desiring to please Him you 
 will not seek to explain away His words 
 upon this (or any other) subject, but ra- 
 ther you will wish to take them to the 
 letter, and by His Grace to act upon them 
 to the utmost, after the example of the 
 early Christians, who “ continued stead - 
 fastly in the Apostles’ doctrine and fel- 
 lowship and in breaking of bread and in 
 prayer.” 
 
 The following passages will show you 
 not only the blessed promises made to 
 prayer, but also that it is enjoined in 
 Holy Scripture as a positive duty. 
 
 “ Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut 
 thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret.* * 
 
 “ Watch ye, therefore, and pray always that ye 
 may be accounted worthy to escape all these things 
 that shall come to pass, — and to stand before the 
 Son of Man.” 
 
 “Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know 
 not when the time is.” 
 
PREFACE ON PRATER. 5 
 
 “ All things , whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, 
 believing, ye shall receive. ” 
 
 “ What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, be- 
 lieve that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” 
 “ Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My 
 Name, He will give it you.” 
 
 “If ye shall ask anything in My Name, I will 
 do it/’ 
 
 “ If ye then, being evil, know how to give good 
 gifts unto your children ; how much more shall your 
 Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them 
 that ask Him.” 
 
 “ I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree 
 on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, 
 it shall be done for them of My Father which is 
 in Heaven.” 
 
 “ Men ought always to pray, and not to faint .” 1 
 “ Shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry 
 day and night unto Him, though He bear long with 
 them ? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily.” 
 “ Pray without ceasing.” 
 
 “ Continuing instant in prayer.” 
 
 “ Night and day praying exceedingly.” 
 
 “ Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with 
 thanksgiving.” 
 
 “ Praying always , with all prayer and supplication 
 in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all per- 
 severance and supplication for all saints.” 
 
 “ The end of all things is at hand- be ye there- 
 fore sober, and watch unto prayer.” 
 
 “ Be careful for nothing; but in everything by 
 prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your 
 requests be made known unto God.” 
 
 1 Not to give over from weariness. 
 
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 PREFACE ON PRATER. 
 
 Examples. 
 
 “ She that is a widow indeed, and desolate, 
 trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications 
 and prayers night and day.” 
 
 “ She was a widow of about fourscore and four 
 years, which departed not from the Temple, but 
 served God with fastings and prayers night and day.” 
 
 “At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto 
 Thee, because of Thy righteous judgments.' ' 
 
 “In the evening, and morning, and at noonday 
 will I pray, and that instantly ; and He shall hear 
 my voice." 
 
 “ Seven times a day do I praise Thee, because 
 of Thy righteous judgments." 
 
 “ And in the morning rising up, a great while be- 
 fore day, He went out, and departed into a soli- 
 tary place and there prayed." 
 
 “ He went out into a mountain to pray, and con- 
 tinued all night in prayer to God." 
 
 “ And He kneeled down , and fell on His Face, 
 and prayed, saying, 1 O My Father, if it be pos- 
 sible, let this cup pass from Me : nevertheless, not 
 as I will, but as Thou wilt. The second time He 
 prayed saying, O My Father, if this cup may not 
 pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be 
 done. And He prayed the third time, saying the 
 same words. And there appeared an angel unto 
 Him from Heaven strengthening Him. And being 
 in an Agony, He prayed more earnestly, and His 
 Sweat was as it were great drops of Blood falling 
 down to the ground." 
 
 You ought then to desire nothing so 
 much as to obtain the grace and gift of 
 prayer, for without this you cannot hope 
 
PREFACE ON PRAYER. 
 
 7 
 
 to make any progress in the ways of 
 Gon ; but if you faithfully and diligently 
 say your prayers, there is nothing you may 
 not promise yourself. You may believe 
 for certain that if Gon withdraws not 
 from you the spirit of prayer, neither will 
 He withdraw His mercy. 
 
 If then, you have never said your Morn- 
 ing and Evening Prayers, begin now. 
 
 If you once said them and have unhap- 
 pily left off, BEGIN AGAIN. 
 
 If happily you have been constant in the 
 practice of this duty— pray earnestly to 
 grow in fervour, attention, and love of 
 prayer, and that you may persevere in 
 
 it TO THE END. 
 
 And remember that this little book is 
 not meant to bind or limit you. You are 
 not to think that you must say these 
 prayers and no more. You must pray to 
 God out of your own heart and your own 
 wants. This is only intended to guide 
 and help you. It is a great help to be 
 taught how to do anything, and in using 
 the same Prayers every day you carry up 
 to God your varied daily wants in words 
 which by constant use have become your 
 own. 
 
 “ Lord, teach us to pray.” 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 “ My voice shalt Thou hear betimes, O Lord ; 
 early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto 
 Thee” 
 
 Let your first waking thoughts be given to 
 God, Whose goodness has brought you to an- 
 other day, and beware that no other have the 
 first-fruits of your thoughts save God. Rouse 
 yourself, and say thoughtfully, 
 
 O God, Thou art my God, early will I 
 seek Thee. 
 
 Glory be to thePATHEE, Who created us. 
 
 Glory be to the Son, Who redeemed us. 
 
 Glory be to the Holy Ghost, Who 
 sanctifieth us. 
 
 All Love, all Glory, all Thanksgiving be 
 to the Holy and Undivided Teinity, now 
 and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 Rise early that you may have time for prayer. 
 
 At rising say} 
 
 In the Name of our Loed Jesus Chbist 
 Crucified, I arise. O Loed, bless me. 
 
 1 u Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in 
 the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to 
 God and the Father by Him.” 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
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 keep me, guide me, and bring me to ever- 
 lasting life, for Thy mercy’s sake. Amen. 
 
 While dressing and washing, 
 
 You may remember your Baptism, and pray 
 God to clothe your soul with Heavenly virtues, 
 and to cleanse you from every stain of sin. 
 
 Or you might say a Psalm or a Hymn , or 
 the following Litany. 
 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee. 
 Glory to Thee, who givest me sleep 
 to recruit my weakness 
 and to remit the toils 
 of this fretful flesh. 
 
 To this day, and all days, 
 a perfect, holy, peaceful, healthy, sinless course 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 
 The Angel of peace, a faithful guide, 
 guardian of souls and bodies, 
 to encamp around me, 
 and ever to prompt what is salutary, 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 Pardon and remission 
 of all sins, and of all offences, 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 
 To our souls what is good and convenient, 
 and peace to the world, 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 Repentance and strictness 
 for the residue of our life, 
 and health and peace to the end, 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 
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 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 Whatever is true, whatever is honest, 
 whatever just, whatever pure, 
 whatever lovely, whatever of good report ; 
 if there be any virtue, if any praise ; 
 such thoughts, such deeds, 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 
 A Christian close, 
 without sin, without shame, 
 and, should it please Thee, without pain, 
 and a good answer 
 
 at the dreadful and fearful Judgment- Seat 
 of Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord. 
 
 When dressed , 
 
 Kneel down very humbly, and place yourself 
 in the Presence of God. Be as devout and re- 
 verent as if you saw our Lord standing before 
 you. He is Present, though you see Him not. 
 Consider that you are speaking to Almighty 
 God. Desire earnestly to love Him. Recol- 
 lect your own weakness and utter need of His 
 Grace, and then slowly and thoughtfully say 
 your Morning Prayers. 
 
 In the Name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Our Father, Which art in Heaven, 
 
I MOENING PRAYERS. 11 
 
 Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom 
 come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in 
 Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, 
 and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
 them that trespass against us. And lead 
 us not into temptation ; but deliver us 
 from evil. Amen. 
 
 Stand up and say the Belief thoughtfully and 
 thankfully. 
 
 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 cruci- 
 fied, Dead, and Buried, He descended into 
 fell ; The third day He rose again from 
 bhe dead, He ascended into Heaven, And 
 fitteth on the right hand of God the Fa- 
 ther 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, 
 bhe Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of 
 the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 Again kneeling , say, 
 
 I I confess to Thee, O Lord God Al- 
 
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 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 mighty, that I have sinned exceedingly in 
 thought, word, and deed, through my own 
 most grievous fault. [ Here call to mind 
 seriously and with sorrow the chief sins of 
 your 'past life.] Wherefore I beseech Thee, 
 
 0 Lord, to have mercy upon me, forgive 
 me my sins, grant me true repentance, and 
 bring me to everlasting life, xlmen. 
 
 Almighty God, Who dwellest in the 
 highest Heavens, and yet vouchsafest to 
 regard the lowest creature upon earth, I 
 humbly adore Thy Divine Majesty, and 
 with all the powers of my soul and body 
 
 1 bless and praise Thy Holy Name for the 
 infinite Blessings Thou hast so bountifully 
 bestowed upon me, for the comforts of this 
 life and the hope of a better, for Thy 
 gracious protection during the night past 
 and bringing me safely to the light of an- 
 other day ; and above all, for the Precious 
 Death and Passion of our Lord and Sa- 
 viour Jesus Christ. My Lord and my 
 God, I humbly offer myself to Thee with 
 all my thoughts, words, and actions, of 
 this day, to be in all what Thou wiliest, and 
 I pray Thee to sanctify them, and to ac- 
 cept the desire of my heart to serve Thee. 
 Continue, 0 Lord, I beseech Thee, Thy 
 mercy and goodness towards me, and as 
 
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 MORNING PRATERS. 
 
 Thou hast awakened my body from sleep, 
 so raise my soul from sin, that I may walk 
 soberly and honestly as in the day, in all 
 holy obedience before Thy Divine Presence. 
 Deliver me, 0 merciful God, from the 
 evils of this day, and guide my feet in the 
 paths of peace and holiness. Strengthen 
 my resolutions to embrace with gladness 
 the opportunities of doing good, and care- 
 fully to avoid all occasions of sin, especially 
 those which I know to be most dangerous 
 to me. [N.] 1 And when, through frailty, 
 I forget Thee, do Thou in Thy mercy re- 
 member me and revive me with a double 
 portion of Thy grace and Holt Spirit, 
 that I may persevere more earnestly in 
 striving against all which is displeasing to 
 Thee. And of Thy goodness, O Lord, I 
 beseech Thee to give me the graces and 
 virtues Thou knowest me most to need, 
 especially [N.] 2 Increase and strengthen 
 my faith, that Thy Holy Word may be the 
 guide of my daily life. Teach me to live 
 in the spirit of prayer, and to carry out 
 what I pray for in my life and actions. O 
 give me a heart delighting in prayer, and 
 teach me day by day in all my necessities 
 
 1 Name any special temptations. 
 
 2 Name any grace you may desire. 
 
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 MORNING PRATERS. 
 
 to lean on Thee, look to Thee, and call on 
 Thee for help. Keep me ever near to 
 Thee, and make me more wholly Thine. 
 Give me a loving and patient spirit. Make 
 me kind and humble, gentle and contented, 
 true and sincere. Take from me all de- 
 pendence upon myself, and give me a firm 
 and humble trust in Thee. And above 
 all, O my God, give me an unfailing 
 charity, to love Thee wholly, and my 
 neighbour, for Thy sake, as myself. Make 
 me diligent and faithful in the duties of 
 my calling, remembering that I must one 
 day give an account to Thee for all I do. 
 And in all the trials and changes of this 
 life may I cheerfully submit to Thy Divine 
 Will, and wholly rely on Thy Merciful 
 Providence. Let Thy Blessing be upon 
 my actions, and Thy Grace direct my in- 
 tentions, that the whole course of my life 
 and every purpose of my heart may tend 
 to Thy glory, the good of others, and the 
 eternal salvation of my own soul ; through 
 Jesus Christ my Lord and only Sa- 
 viour. Amen. 
 
 Have mercy, O Lord, upon all men. 
 Pour Thy graces and blessings upon the 
 whole Church, upon the Clergy, especially 
 of this parish, upon my relations, [N.] 
 
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 morning frayers. 
 
 (my godchildren) my friends and bene- 
 factors, and all for whom I desire to pray. 
 Supply the needs of all who are hindered 
 from seeking Thee in the appointed means 
 of grace ; comfort the sick and sorrowful, 
 support those who are in their last hour, 
 and turn the hearts of sinners, [ especially 
 N. and 2V.] For the sake of Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 [If you have time you may add any of 
 the Occasional Prayers according to your 
 circumstances and needs . ] 
 
 Here make an earnest resolution against your 
 Besetting sin, and say the following Prayer to 
 our Lord Jesus to help you. 
 
 O Good Jesu, my Sayiour and my 
 God, Thou, "Who didst make me, knowest 
 how weak I am. Thou knowest, good 
 Lord, that I am tempted to [Here name 
 the temptations to it, and the ways in which 
 you sin , as well as you know them. J Hut 
 good Lord, for love of Thee, I would this 
 day keep wholly from all [naming the sin ,] 
 and be very [naming the contrary grace\ 
 I will not, by Thy grace, do one [N.] 1 act, 
 or speak one [N.] word, or give one [N.] 
 1 N. means the name of the fault* 
 
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 THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 look, or harbour one [N.] thought in my 
 soul. If Thou allow any of these tempta- 
 tions to come upon me this day, I desire 
 to think, speak, or do only what Thou 
 wiliest. Lord, without Thee I can do no- 
 thing, with Thee I can do all. Accept, 
 good Lord, this my desire, help me, by 
 Thy grace, that I fall not, or if I fall, bring 
 me back quickly to Thee, and grant me to 
 love Thee better, for Thy tender mercies’ 
 sake. Amen. 
 
 The Blessing of God Almighty, the Fa- 
 ther, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be 
 upon me, and abide in me, this day and for 
 evermore. Amen. 
 
 THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 “ Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that 
 doth so easily beset us.” 
 
 Besides the work of striving against all 
 sin generally, we, most of us, have to con- 
 tend with some one besetting fault which 
 is our own especial hindrance in ruuning 
 “the race set before us.” By the “Be- 
 setting sin” is not meant certain deadly 
 sins such as a person cannot do and be a 
 
THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 17 
 
 Christian at all — but that leading wrong 
 temper or disposition with which we, most 
 of us, come into the world, and with which 
 our conflict for eternal life chiefly lies — 
 although we must remember that even this 
 chief fault would not have so much hold 
 upon us, had we faithfully used the grace 
 with which God entrusted us in Holy 
 Baptism. 
 
 This leading fault must be rooted out 
 — we must carry on against it daily a 
 watchful and persevering warfare, “the 
 good fight of faith.” For it is the reason 
 why we most often offend God, it is the 
 captain of all our faults, the chief of all, 
 it enters into all, entangling our feet at 
 every step, so that we can make no pro- 
 gress. And when we uproot it we uproot 
 with it many other faults, and can go on 
 more freely in the love and service of 
 God. 
 
 The “ Besetting sin” varies in all per- 
 sons, and it concerns each of us most 
 seriously to know which is our own . 
 
 In order to find it out then you must 
 search into yourself steadily and question 
 your heart and conscience. It may help 
 you to set down some of the most common 
 temptations. You will find some exam- 
 
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 THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 pies at page 22, and amongst them you 
 may perhaps see your own. 
 
 Then ask God in earnest prayer to show 
 you wherein your chief fault lies. Think 
 by what sin it is you fall most often ; or 
 for what your conscience most reproaches 
 you ; or what action which you suspect to 
 be wrong you most indulge in ; or against 
 which you have made most good resolu- 
 tions and have broken them ; or what fault 
 it would seem hardest to you to give up ; 
 or what makes you most unhappy when 
 alone; or what seems most to keep you 
 back from God, or to stand most in your 
 way when you would wish to serve Him ; 
 or what frightens you from coming to the 
 Holy Communion, or when you come to 
 it ; or about what your conscience smites 
 you in hearing God’s Word, or reading 
 some good book, or when death or the Hay 
 of J udgment comes before you ; or in what 
 you would least like others to know you ; 
 or what you feel most guilty about when 
 it is blamed in others ; or for what others 
 have most often blamed you ; or w hat sin 
 you are most tempted to turn away from, 
 and hide your own eyes from that you 
 may not see it. Or again, on the con- 
 trary, what thoughts flash across you 
 
THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 19 
 
 amidst other occupations, and you enter- 
 tain them and take pleasure in them; or 
 what subjects your thoughts most dwell 
 upon when you have nothing else to do, or 
 to what sin of the tongue you are most 
 tempted. 
 
 In some or other of these ways God 
 will show it you, but if you cannot find 
 out which is your chief fault, or are not 
 certain about it, set yourself in earnest to 
 uproot any bad one. It is for the most 
 part one sin at a time which hinders us, 
 and you must strive by God’s grace, to 
 have complete mastery over that one sin. 
 
 In this strife there are some rules for 
 all sins, and whatever the sin be, 
 
 1. It is most important that you should 
 know the occasions of it — in what way it 
 most steals upon you, what happens just 
 before which leads you to it, what calls it 
 up. — [Thus, one is made angry if he is 
 found fault with roughly or suddenly, or 
 even at all, or if he is slighted, or laughed 
 at, or kept waiting, or contradicted, or in- 
 terrupted, or not attended to, or treated 
 rudely, or hurt even unintentionally, or 
 disappointed, or if another is preferred to 
 him, or he cannot succeed in what he has 
 to do.] To know the occasions puts us 
 
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 on our guard. Thus if the fault be a quick 
 temper there are mostly some feelings of 
 discomfort before the angry word escapes, 
 and warned by this feeling we might say 
 a brief prayer and the anger would be 
 stilled or lessened. 
 
 2. Observe, as well as you can, the ways 
 in which you yield to it, the very acts and 
 words you most often use in giving vent 
 to it. 
 
 3. Strive not only to uproot the sin, but 
 at the same time to gain the opposite vir- 
 tue. Thus if your temptation be to anger 
 or impatience, try not only not to be angry, 
 but try earnestly to be very gentle and 
 meek. It is often even easier to become 
 very meek than to restrain outbreaks of 
 anger. If it be discontent or murmuring 
 try to gain the opposite grace of content- 
 ment. And so of sloth, or vanity, or self- 
 ishness, or any other fault. 
 
 4. Then there is the Daily Exercise. 
 In the morning you call to mind your 
 Besetting Sin that you may resolve against 
 it. You think of the occasions of it likely 
 to befall you that day, and pray for grace 
 and strength to keep from every form and 
 shadow of it. 
 
 Then to see whether you fall or no 
 
THE BESETTING SIN. 21 
 
 you must examine yourself carefully and 
 steadily about it. You should do so about 
 the middle of the day, when most people 
 have a little leisure before the mid-day 
 meal. A few minutes will be sufficient to 
 question yourself and mark if you have 
 fallen into the fault or no, and, as the case 
 may be, to pray in few words for pardon, 
 and for grace to avoid it for the remainder 
 of the day. Again at night you will look 
 into this particular sin (perhaps before 
 your general self-examination) and steadily 
 examine what occasions you have had of 
 committing it, whether you resisted them, 
 or gave way to them, and so on. [Thus, if 
 it be temper, you will ask yourself — as 
 before at noon : Have I given way to ill- 
 temper to-day ? Have I spoken angry 
 words to any one, or done any hasty action, 
 — or given way to bitter, gloomy, resentful 
 thoughts — what put me out of temper? 
 and so on.] It is a good plan to put down 
 your examination on a paper. It helps 
 us in the work of watching over ourselves, 
 and makes it a cheerful work, as it shows 
 us if we make the least progress. And 
 you will again ask God’s forgiveness and 
 make steadfast resolutions by His help to 
 amend. 
 
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 THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 And now for further advice and instruc- 
 tion you would do best to go to your 
 clergyman. He would be better able than 
 yourself to tell you your faults and could 
 give you rules for your own particular case 
 and sin which might help to guard you 
 against its attacks and surprises, to check 
 you from giving way to them, and to gain 
 the special grace you desire and need. 
 
 Examples of Besetting Sins. 
 
 ]. Pride — or indulging too high an opinion of 
 yourself, and aversion to humiliation. 
 
 It shows itself in many ways, as in impatience of 
 having faults pointed out and corrected ; ill-tempers, 
 proud feelings ; rude answers when reproved ; un- 
 willingness to humble yourself when you are wrong ; 
 obstinate refusal to own your faults, and persisting 
 in bad habits ; self-conceit and cleaving to your 
 own opinion ; desire to show or assert indepen- 
 dence, and hence, disobedience to parents, and 
 masters, and teachers ; self-will, obstinacy, or stub- 
 bornness ; unwillingness to bend to others ; deter- 
 mination to have your own way in spite of parents, 
 masters, and teachers ; being soon offended and 
 quarrelling from fancying yourself slighted ; seek- 
 ing always to be first ; love of ruling over others ; 
 contempt and unkindness to those you think be- 
 neath you, or more ignorant ; overbearing the weak, 
 insulting the meek and good ; neglect of God as 
 feeling independent of Him. 
 
 2. Vanity ; vain-glory ; love of admiration and 
 
THE BESETTING SIN. 23 
 
 praise. This also shows itself in many ways and 
 leads to many other sins. 
 
 Vain-boasting — excessive finery in dress ; dis- 
 play ; spending money foolishly to be thought much 
 of ; love of receiving praise and flattery. 
 
 Hypocrisy — wishing and trying to be thought 
 different to what you really are ; more or less reli- 
 gious ; doing good actions to gain applause, or be 
 thought well of, pretending to know more of any 
 person or matter than you do for the sake of ap- 
 pearing of consequence. 
 
 Cowardice — not doing what is right from fear of 
 shame or ridicule ; as e.g. staying from Church, Sa- 
 craments, keeping bad company, going to dangerous 
 amusements ; doing anything forbidden either from 
 fear of man, or, on the other hand, from the desire 
 of being thought clever, independent, and high 
 spirited ; excessive fear of shame, ill-repute, or 
 disesteem ; fear of what men will say, and doing 
 wrong or leaviug undone what is right in conse- 
 quence. 
 
 Falsehood and untruth in word or action to save 
 yourself some passing shame or blame, to hide some 
 fault or weakness ; or exaggerating, or misrepre- 
 senting to make a laugh and be thought clever, and 
 to make yourself a pleasant and an amusing com- 
 panion. 
 
 3. Deceitfulness — a habit of misrepresenting — 
 lying — to deceive others, to obtain an end, to gain 
 pity, or money, &c. ; artful and cunning ways ; 
 pretending to know more of any person or matter 
 than you do, for the sake of gaining the information 
 you pretend to have. 
 
 4. Selfishness or loving yourself, or your own 
 gratification more than God, or any one else : 
 
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 THE BESETTING SIN. 
 
 constantly trying to get the best of everything; 
 the best place ; best food ; best chance in life ; and 
 to enjoy your own pleasure without thinking of any 
 one else. 
 
 5. Envy — pain at another’s success. This shows 
 itself often in discontent, murmurings, quarrelsome- 
 ness, mischief-making, evil-speaking, and back- 
 biting, and provoking, and persuading others to do 
 wrong in order to lower them to your own level ; 
 jealousy when others are preferred ; comparing 
 yourself with others, and wishing things were other 
 with you than they are. 
 
 6. Sloth and indolence ; such a love of ease as 
 hinders your doing your duty as you ought. Hence 
 arises — late rising in the morning ; neglect of prayer 
 and the means of grace, doing your work by halves, 
 without pains, in a hurry, in a slovenly way to get 
 it done without caring how ; neglect of your charge 
 and trusts ; neglect of children, taking no trouble 
 with their faults, leaving them to themselves (in the 
 streets and at fairs); neglect of instructing and 
 caring for young servants ; neglect of your master’s 
 property, whether crops, animals, or whatever it 
 may be ; unwillingness to speak the truth for fear 
 of saying what is displeasing, and so getting into 
 trouble ; yielding to every one rather than exert 
 yourself ; impatience of advice which gives you any 
 trouble ; neglect to amend faults from idleness ; 
 leaving off persevering in your good resolutions. 
 
 7. Love of pleasure ; excessive fondness for any- 
 thing ; society ; gossiping ; places of amusement ; 
 companions who amuse you ; any kind of pleasure- 
 making. This leads to a great many sins ; to extra- 
 vagant spending of money (leaving yourself nothing 
 to give away) ; disobedience to parents ; disregard of 
 
THE BESETTING SIN, 
 
 25 
 
 their advice and wishes ; indulging in bad company ; 
 Sabbath breaking ; neglect of religious duties. And 
 again to too much eating and drinking, and amuse- 
 ment, at improper times, places, and with improper 
 companions ; neglect of duties ; waste of time. 
 
 Under this head you may consider also the fol- 
 lowing and other texts of Holy Scripture — “ Know 
 ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy 
 Ghost which is in you ?” “If any man defile the 
 temple of God, him shall God destroy, for the 
 temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” See 
 also 1 Cor. vi. 15, 19 ; iii. 16, 17. 
 
 Your conscience will tell you without any descrip- 
 tion of them here, if you ever allow yourself in 
 thoughts , words, or actions , such as these verses 
 would forbid, or which you would be ashamed that 
 your parents or any one you reverence, should know, 
 or hear, or see. 1 
 
 8. Irritability of temper ; passionate angry words 
 when offended ; disappointed or put out of your 
 way ; rash and violent language ; ill-temper ; sulki- 
 ness and obstinacy ; bitter, resentful, revengeful, 
 gloomy thoughts ; touchiness or over-sensitiveness ; 
 hasty impatient actions. 
 
 9. Covetousness ; love of money and possessions 
 leading to unfair dealings ; cheating ; taking advan- 
 tage of the ignorant ; neglect of religious duties ; 
 disregard of the duty of almsgiving as enjoined in 
 Holy Scripture. 
 
 10. Uncharitableness — judging others unkindly, 
 rashly, hastily ; putting the worst interpretation on 
 their words and actions ; suspiciousness. 
 
 1 See Self-examination on the Seventh Command- 
 ment, further on. 
 
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 MID-DAY PRAYERS. 
 
 11. Moral cowardice — the undue fear of man 
 being too easily led and influenced by the presence, 
 opinions, or example of others, yielding to them in 
 what is wrong ; fearing to maintain what is right. 
 
 12. Discontent — restlessness; thanklessness; 
 habit of finding fault and complaining. 
 
 MID-DAY PEAYEES. 
 
 u At noonday will I pray.” 
 
 It is very desirable to retire for a few minutes 
 about noon to recollect yourself and pray to 
 God. 
 
 1. Examine yourself as to your Beset- 
 ting Sin. If you have fallen pray for par- 
 don and grace : “ Good Lord, for love of 
 Thee, I am sorry that I have done this 
 .... Forgive me, and give me grace that 
 I may not fall into it any more this day.” 
 
 If, by God’s grace, you have not fallen, 
 be very humbly thankful and say, “ Lord, 
 give me grace to be watchful, and let me 
 not for one moment trust in myself.” 
 
 2. Then, if you have time, you can say, 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon me. 
 
MID-DAY PRAYERS. 
 
 27 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 O Saviour of the world, Who by Thy 
 Cross and Precious Blood hast redeemed 
 us ; Save us, and help us, we humbly be- 
 seech Thee, O Lord. 
 
 Lord, I beseech Thee, grant Thy ser- 
 vant grace to withstand the temptations 
 of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and 
 with a pure heart and mind to follow Thee, 
 the only God, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 Almighty God, Who hast given Thine 
 Only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice 
 for sin and also an ensample of godly life ; 
 give me grace that I may always most 
 thankfully receive that His inestimable 
 benefit, and also daily endeavour to follow 
 the blessed steps of His most holy life, 
 through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 O Lord, from Whom all good things 
 do come, grant to me Thy humble servant, 
 that by Thy holy inspiration I may think 
 those things that be good, and by Thy 
 merciful guiding may perform the same, 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 You may add any of the Occasional Prayers. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 
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 NIGHT PRAYERS. 
 
 and the love of God, and the fellowship 
 of the Holy Ghost, be with us all ever- 
 more. Amen. 
 
 But if you have not time or opportunity 
 for retirement you could at least commend 
 yourself to God ; examine yourself [as 
 directed] in your own mind ; thank God 
 for the precious Life and Death of your 
 Saviour, and say thoughtfully to yourself. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 O Saviour of the world, &c. [as above]. 
 
 Good Jesu, give me the gift of Thy 
 holy love, the pardon of all my sins, and 
 grace to persevere unto the end. Amen. 
 
 NIGHT PRAYERS. 
 
 u I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, 
 for it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me to 
 dwell in safety.” 
 
 In the evening, when about to retire to 
 rest, take heed not to forget God ; by 
 Whose favour you have passed through 
 the day, and all your life hitherto. Give 
 Him thanks, and make your peace with 
 Him before you sleep. 
 
NIGHT PRAYERS. 
 
 29 
 
 SELE-EXAMINATION. 
 
 Before your Prayers examine yourself 
 how you have spent the day, and seriously 
 confess anything in which you see that 
 you have offended against God, against 
 your neighbour, or against yourself, whe- 
 ther in soul or body. 
 
 1. Kneel down very humbly, recollect 
 yourself, compose your mind, and place 
 yourself in thought in the Presence of 
 God. Think that you are preparing for 
 the Judgment Day, — for you are going to 
 search out those sins which will then be 
 brought forward, that you may repent of 
 them and be forgiven. 
 
 2. Thank God in your own mind for 
 the many and great mercies you have re- 
 ceived, that by comparing His Goodness 
 to you with your own shortcomings, you 
 may be the more ashamed. 
 
 3. Pray in few words for grace to re- 
 member them. “ Good Lord, do Thou 
 enlighten my darkness, bring before me all 
 my sins and shortcomings, and show me 
 wherein I have this day offended against 
 Thee, in thought, word, or deed.” 
 
 4. Pirst look into your besetting sin. 
 Then call to mind what you have said and 
 
30 
 
 NIGHT PEAYEES. 
 
 done, where and in what company you 
 have been, what duties you have left un- 
 done, and you may question yourself in 
 some such way as this : — 
 
 Was I lazy in rising ? Did I think of God the 
 first thing ? Did I say my Prayers earnestly or 
 negligently ? Did I allow myself to think of other 
 things ? Have I remembered God in the day ? 
 
 Have I done my work diligently ? been faithful 
 to trust placed in me ? or have I been idle and 
 wasted time ? 
 
 Have I judged my neighbour ? given way to un- 
 kindly feelings ? Have I spoken evil of any one, 
 made mischief between neighbours, listened to evil ? 
 Have I been guilty of lies or any kind of untruth- 
 fulness, deceit, or dishonesty ? Have I indulged in 
 vanity, seeking to gain admiration or praise : done 
 anything, or left any duty undone, from neglect, or 
 fear of displeasing, or desire to please man instead 
 of God ? Have I given way to impatience, murmur- 
 ing, or greediness, or to any bad thoughts ? Have 
 I used any bad words, been selfish in anything ? 
 Have I been persuaded to do wrong or neglect 
 duties, or led others to do so ? Have I had any 
 quarrel or disagreement P 1 
 
 1 It will not be necessary always to use these 
 questions. They are only hints to put you in the 
 way of examining yourself. If you are in earnest 
 your conscience will tell you what you have done 
 amiss. Occasionally, however, you will desire to 
 examine yourself more fully — in preparing for the 
 Holy Communion, (as Holy Scripture requires; 
 1 Cor. xi. 28,) and at other times. And to assist 
 
NIGHT PRAYERS* 
 
 31 
 
 PRAYERS. 
 
 In the Name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Blessed be the Holy and Undivided 
 Trinity, now, henceforth, and for ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c., page 10. 
 
 I believe in God, &c., page 11. 
 
 0 Lord our Heavenly Father, Al- 
 mighty and Eternal God, Whose glory the 
 Heaven of heavens cannot contain, look 
 down from Thy Throne of mercy upon Thy 
 poor servant, humbly thanking Thee for 
 Thy Love and Benefits, and confessing to 
 Thee all my sins which I have committed 
 from my childhood until now ; whether by 
 night or by day, knowingly or ignorantly, 
 and especially my sins and negligences of 
 this day. 
 
 1 confess to God the Father Almighty, 
 to His Only-Begotten Son Jesus Christ 
 our Lord, and to God the Holy Ghost, 
 that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, 
 word, and deed, through my fault, through 
 my fault, through my most grievous fault. 
 
 you there is a fuller form of Examination upon the 
 Ten Commandments further on. 
 
32 
 
 NIGHT PRATERS. 
 
 [. Here confess to God the sins you have 
 discovered in your self-examination .] O 
 my God, I do earnestly repent and am 
 heartily sorry for these and all other mine 
 offences against Thy Divine Majesty. I 
 love Thee with my whole heart and soul, 
 and I firmly purpose by the help of Thy 
 grace, never more to offend Thee. Dor- 
 give me, I beseech Thee, all that I have 
 this day or ever committed against Thee, 
 my neighbour, or myself, for the Death 
 and Passion of our most dear Lord and 
 Sayiour Jesus Christ. Have mercy 
 upon me, O God, after Thy great Good- 
 ness, according to the multitude of Thy 
 mercies do away mine offences. Wash 
 me throughly from my wickedness, and 
 cleanse me from my sin. Give me true 
 sorrow for love of Thee, that I have so 
 offended Thee, and of Thy mercy bring me 
 to everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 May the Almighty and Merciful Lord 
 grant me pardon, absolution, and remission 
 of all my sins. Amen. 
 
 And now, O most Gracious God and 
 Father, I give Thee humble thanks for 
 Thy countless and great Benefits, proceed- 
 ing only from Thy Bounty, and intended 
 
NIGHT PRAYERS. 
 
 33 
 
 for my good, particularly for preserving 
 me this day from so many dangers belong- 
 ing to my condition, and from so many 
 calamities due to my sins. Thou art my 
 Creator, 0 God, and my Protector. Thou 
 hast made me for Thyself. Under the 
 shadow of Thy wings is perpetual peace, 
 and from the Light of Thy Countenance 
 flow eternal joy and blessedness. To Thee 
 be glory and honour, to Thee adoration 
 and obedience from all Thy creatures for 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 And since Thou hast ordained the day 
 to labour, and the night to take our rest, 
 as I thank Thee for the blessings of this 
 day past, so I beseech Thee for Thy pro- 
 tection this night to come. Let the eye 
 of Thy Providence watch over me, and 
 Thy holy Angels pitch their tents about 
 me, that being safely preserved from all 
 dangers, and refreshed with peaceful sleep, 
 I may rise up again the better enabled to 
 fulfil the duties of my calling, and with 
 cheerful strength and gladness to serve 
 Thee in all good works, that persevering to 
 the end in Thy faith and fear, I may die 
 in Thy favour, and be received into Thine 
 Heavenly Kingdom, there with all Thy 
 D 
 
34 A GENERAL INTERCESSION. 
 
 redeemed, to praise Thee for ever ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A General Intercession . 
 
 O Almighty Lather, I humbly beseech 
 Thee to bless Thy Holy Church through- 
 out the world, especially the branch of it 
 in England. Give unto us the increase 
 of Eaith, Hope, and Charity. Boot out 
 from among us all sin and wickedness, all 
 divisions and unbelief, all errors and de- 
 lusions, and in Thy good time restore unto 
 Thy Church the blessing of unity. Bless 
 and defend all Bishops and Pastors, (es- 
 pecially our own,) all Kings and Magis- 
 trates and all in authority. Convert sin- 
 ners to true repentance, strengthen the 
 faithful in ways of holiness; sustain all 
 those who labour, comfort all who are op- 
 pressed with grief, all widows and orphans, 
 and all in extreme poverty and distress, 
 or in loneliness, — especially, Good Lord, 
 remember all who are destitute of the ne- 
 cessary means of grace, and supply their 
 need. Bless and preserve all Missionaries 
 in distant lands. Convert the Jews and 
 heathen. Remember for good all who 
 serve Thee in Religious Societies, and all 
 
A GENEBAL INTEECESSION. 35 
 
 who are mindful of the poor and sick. 
 Preserve all travellers by land or by wa- 
 ter, and have mercy upon all prisoners 
 and captives. Porgive those who have 
 sinned with me, or whom I have led into 
 sin, and recompense those I may have 
 injured, offended, or neglected to help or 
 to pray for. Direct in the way of life all 
 who are united to me by kindred [A or B] 
 or friendship — my godchildren — my bene- 
 factors — all who pray for me, or have asked 
 my prayers, and all who think kindly of 
 me. Hear them in what trouble soever 
 they call upon Thee. Finally, 0 Loed, 
 have mercy upon all men. Remember all 
 for good. Grant us the grace to know, 
 love and serve Thee here, and may we all 
 find mercy of Thee in that Day, for the 
 sake of Jesus Cheist, our most Blessed 
 Loed and Savioue. Amen. 
 
 Save us, O Loed, when we are awake ; 
 guard us when we are asleep, that we may 
 wake with Cheist, and may rest in peace. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Almighty and Merciful Loed, the 
 Fathee, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, 
 bless and preserve me this night and ever- 
 more. Amen. 
 
36 
 
 NIGHT PRAYERS. 
 
 Whilst you undress 
 
 You may say the 130th Psalm, “ Out of 
 the deep,” or “Lord, now lettest Thou 
 Thy servant depart in peace or a hymn. 
 
 Now that the daylight dies away, 
 
 Ere we lie down and sleep, 
 
 Thee, Maker of the world, we pray, 
 
 To own us and to keep. 
 
 Let dreams depart and visions fly, 
 
 The offspring of the night. 
 
 Keep us like shrines beneath Thine Eye, 
 Pure in our foe’s despite. 
 
 This grace on Thy redeemed confer, 
 Father, Co-Equal Son, 
 
 And Holy Ghost the Comforter, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. Amen. 
 
 Let your bed remind you of your grave, 
 and remember the nearness of death. 
 
 Think also of God’s love in providing 
 for your comfort in so many ways. 
 
 As you enter your bed say y 
 
 In the Name of Jesus Christ, Cruci- 
 fied for me, I lay me down to sleep ; may 
 He bless me, preserve and keep me, and 
 bring me to everlasting life. Amen. 
 
NIGHT PRATERS. 
 
 37 
 
 As you compose yourself to sleep say , 
 
 Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend 
 my spirit, for Thou hast redeemed me, O 
 Lord, Thou God of Truth. 
 
 Blessed Lord Jesd, abide with me. 
 Amen. 
 
 If you lie awake in the night, have some 
 good thought either of the Passion of our 
 Lord, or of the Judgment, or some other 
 holy thoughts that you may “remember 
 God in your bed,” and commend yourself 
 anew to Him. 
 
 You can say in your heart some verse 
 of a Psalm or Hymn, or any Prayer which 
 comes into your mind. 
 
 “ Through life’s long day, and death’s dark night, 
 
 O Gentle Jesus, be our Light.” 
 
 SHOETEE POEM OP MOENING 
 AND NIGHT PEAYEES. 
 
 Those who honestly have not time for 
 the longer Prayers, may use the following 
 instead. 
 
38 SHORT MORN [NO PRATERS. 
 
 FOR THE MORNING. 
 
 When dressed, kneel humbly, and place your- 
 self in thought, in the Presence of Almighty 
 God, as directed page 10. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon me. 
 
 O Most Gracious God and Merciful 
 Father, I give Thee humble thanks, Who 
 hast protected me, Thine unworthy ser- 
 vant, through the night past, and brought 
 me safely to the beginning of this day; 
 defend me, I beseech Thee, by Thy mighty 
 power ; and grant that this day I fall into 
 no sin, neither run into any kind of dan- 
 ger, but that all my doings may be ordered 
 by Thy governance, to do always that is 
 righteous in Thy sight ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 O Almighty Lord and Everlasting God, 
 vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, to direct, sanc- 
 tify, and govern my heart and body in the 
 ways of Thy law, and in the works of Thy 
 Commandments, that through Thy most 
 mighty protection both here and ever, I 
 may be preserved in body and soul ; 
 
SHORT MORNING- PRATERS. 39 
 
 through our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 Then call to mind your besetting sin, and 
 pray for grace as at page 15, or if your time be 
 very short say, 
 
 Good Lord, for love of Thee, I would 
 this day keep wholly from this sin. [ Name 
 it .] Thou knowest how weak I am, up- 
 hold me by Thy grace when the tempta- 
 tion comes, that I may not fall, or if I fall, 
 bring me back quickly to Thee ; for Thy 
 love’s sake. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Into Thine hands, O Lord, I commend 
 myself this day and for ever, and with 
 myself, my relations [N. and M.], and all 
 for whom I desire to pray. 
 
 Be Thou, O Lord, 
 
 Within us, to strengthen us. 
 
 Without us, to keep us. 
 
 Above us, to protect us. 
 
 Beneath us, to uphold us. 
 
 Before us, to lead us. 
 
 Behind us, to keep us from straying. 
 
 Bound about us, to defend us. 
 
 The blessing of God Almighty, the Fa- 
 ther, the Son, and the Holt Ghost, be 
 
40 
 
 SHOET NIGHT PRAYERS. 
 
 upon me, and abide in me this day and 
 evermore. Amen. 
 
 SHOET NIGHT PEAYEES. 
 
 Even if you have very little time, never neg- 
 lect your self-examination. A few minutes is 
 sufficient. Then say 
 
 The Confession. 
 
 I confess to God the Eather, to God 
 the Son, and to God the Holy Ghost, 
 that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, 
 word, and deed, through my own most 
 grievous fault. [Then confess to God the 
 sins of the day.'] O God, pardon me 
 these sins which 1 remember, and all those 
 which I have forgotten ; have mercy upon 
 me after Thy great goodness, according to 
 the multitude of Thy mercies do away 
 mine offences; make me to hate sin as 
 Thou dost, and to strive against it ear- 
 nestly, through the merits of the Cross and 
 Passion of Thy dear Son Jesxjs Christ 
 our Lord. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 I believe in God, &c. 
 
SHORT NIGHT PRATERS. 
 
 41 
 
 O most loving God and Father, I give 
 Thee humble thanks for all Thy benefits, 
 and for the mercies and comforts of this 
 day, but above all for the most precious 
 Death and Passion of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ. Give me, 0 Lord, love and 
 thankfulness to Thee, true repentance of 
 all my sins, amendment of life and per- 
 severance in Thy service unto the end. 
 Bless my parents, brothers, sisters, and all 
 my relations and friends. Bless the whole 
 Church, and the Clergy. Especially, Good 
 Lord, remember this place and the Clergy 
 of this parish. Comfort the sick, convert 
 poor sinners, supply the needs of those 
 who are hindered from coming to the 
 means of grace ; grant us all a merciful 
 judgment at the Last Day, and bring us 
 to those unspeakable joys which Thou 
 hast prepared for them that love Thee and 
 keep Thy commandments ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Visit, O Lord, this habitation, and 
 drive far from it all snares of the enemy ; 
 let Thy holy Angels dwell herein, to pre- 
 serve us in peace, and let Thy blessing be 
 upon us for ever; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Almighty and Merciful Lord, the 
 
42 ANOTHER FORM FOR MORNING. 
 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, 
 bless and preserve me this night and ever- 
 more. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHER FORM OF MORNING 
 PRAYER. 
 
 In the Name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Blessed be the Holy and Undivided 
 Trinity, now, henceforth, and for ever 
 and ever. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 I believe in God, &c. 
 
 I confess to God the Father Almighty, 
 to His Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ 
 our Lord, and to God the Holy Ghost, 
 that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, 
 word, and deed, through my fault, through 
 my fault, through my most grievous fault. 
 Wherefore I beseech Almighty God, the 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, 
 to have mercy upon me. 
 
 May Almighty God have mercy upon 
 me, forgive me my sins, and bring me to 
 everlasting life. Amen. 
 
 Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts 
 
ANOTHER FORM FOR MORNING. 43 
 
 of Thy faithful and kindle in them the 
 fire of Thy love. 
 
 Art of Adoration and Thanksgiving. 
 
 0 Eternal God, Father, Son, and 
 Holy Ghost, the Beginning and End of 
 all things, in Whom we live and move and 
 have our being, I adore Thee with the 
 deepest humility of body and soul. I bless 
 Thee, and give Thee thanks that Thou 
 hast created me out of nothing, made me 
 in Thine own Image and Likeness, capa- 
 ble of loving Thee, and of eternal happi- 
 ness in Thee, that Thou hast redeemed 
 me with the precious Blood of Thy Son, 
 and sanctified me with Thy Holy Spirit, 
 that Thou hast called me into Thy Church, 
 assisted me by Thy grace, admitted me to 
 Thy Sacraments, watched over me by Thy 
 Providence, blessed me, notwithstanding 
 my sins and unworthiness, with the con- 
 tinuance of Thy gracious protection, and 
 for all the innumerable blessings which I 
 owe to Thine undeserved bounty, espe- 
 cially for Thy merciful preservation of me 
 the night past, and bringing me safely to 
 this present day. What return can I 
 make unto Thee, O my God, for all that 
 
44 ANOTHER EORM FOR MORNING. 
 
 Thou hast done unto me ? I will bless 
 Thy holy Name, and serve Thee all the 
 days of my life. Bless the Lord, O my 
 soul, and all that is within me, bless His 
 holy Name. 
 
 Act of Repentance and good Resolution. 
 
 O my God, how ill have I hitherto 
 lived, how little have I done for Thee. I 
 am heartily sorry for all my waste of Thy 
 grace, and loss of the time which Thou 
 gavest me, in Thy infinite mercy, to be 
 employed in Thy service, and in working 
 out my salvation. 0 my God, I hate all 
 the sins I have committed against Thy 
 Divine Majesty, I am sorry for love of 
 Thee, that I ever offended Thee, because 
 sin is so displeasing to Thee. I love Thee 
 with my whole heart and soul, and I firmly 
 purpose by the help of Thy grace to serve 
 Thee faithfully for the time to come. Re- 
 ceive, I beseech Thee, the remainder of 
 my life. I will now begin, and will en- 
 deavour to spend this day according to 
 Thy holy Will. I will carefully avoid the 
 failings to which I am subject [N.] and 
 practise the virtues of my state of life and 
 employment. 
 
ANOTHER FORM FOR MORNING. 45 
 
 An Offering of Yourself 
 
 I offer to Thee, 0 my God, the Life 
 and Death of Thine Only Son, and in union 
 with them I humbly offer up myself, my 
 soul and body, my thoughts and purposes, 
 my words and actions, my affections and 
 resolutions, my hopes and fears, and suf- 
 ferings of this day, and of my whole life, 
 in honour of Thy Divine Majesty, in 
 Thanksgiving for Thy Benefits, in repent- 
 ance for my sins, and in petition for the 
 help of Thy grace, that persevering to the 
 end in doing Thy Holy Will, I may love 
 and enjoy Thee eternally in Thy Glory. 
 
 Act of Petition. 
 
 Thou knowest, O God, how weak and 
 unable I am to do good. Leave me not to 
 myself, but take me into Thy protection 
 and give me grace faithfully to fulfil these 
 holy resolutions. Enlighten my under- 
 standing with a living faith, sustain my 
 will with a firm hope and enkindle in it a 
 fervent charity. Strengthen my weakness 
 and heal the corruption of my heart ; grant 
 that overcoming my enemies both visible 
 and invisible, I may make good use of Thy 
 
46 ANOTHER FORM FOR MORNING. 
 
 Grace. Give me the virtue I most want 
 [N.] and vouchsafe to add to these bless- 
 ings the gift of final perseverance. 
 
 Our help is in the Name of the Lord : 
 
 Who hath made heaven and earth. 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day 
 without sin. 
 
 O Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Have mercy upon us. 
 
 O Lord, let Thy mercy be showed 
 upon us : 
 
 As we do put our trust in Thee. 
 
 O Lord, hear our prayer : 
 
 And let our cry come unto Thee. 
 
 O Almighty God, Who alone canst order 
 the unruly wills and affections of sinful 
 men, grant unto Thy servants to love the 
 thing which Thou commandest, and desire 
 that which Thou dost promise; that so 
 among the sundry and manifold changes 
 of the world our hearts may surely there 
 be fixed where true joys are to be found ; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, 
 with Thy most gracious favour, and further 
 us with Thy continual help; that in all 
 our works begun, continued, and ended in 
 Thee, we may glorify Thy Holy Name, 
 and finally by Thy mercy obtain everlast- 
 
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 ing life : through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Then say the " Prayer for the Guardianship of 
 holy Angels,” and any other of the Occasional 
 Prayers or Intercessions, further on. 
 
 The Lord bless me and preserve me 
 from all evil, and bring me safely to ever- 
 lasting life. Through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 ANOTHEE EOEM FOE NIGHT. 
 
 In the Name of the Father, &c. 
 
 Elessed be the Holy and Undivided 
 Trinity, &c. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 I believe in God, &c. 
 
 Come, O Holy Spirit, &c. 
 
 Thanksgiving . 
 
 0 most Gracious God, my Creator, 
 Eedeemer, Preserver, my only Good, my 
 All ; I thank Thee from my inmost heart 
 for all Thy blessings which this day and 
 through the whole course of my life, Thou 
 
48 ANOTHER FORM FOR NIGHT. 
 
 hast so bountifully bestowed upon me so 
 utterly unworthy. Especially I thank 
 Thee for Thy great Glory in the Redemp- 
 tion of the world by our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and for the gift of the Blessed 
 Sacraments. Praise and glory be to Thee 
 from me and from Thine Elect in heaven 
 and earth, and from all Thy creatures for 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 'Prayer for Light . 
 
 O God Who searchest the heart and 
 markest all our steps, do Thou enlighten 
 my darkness and show me wherein I have 
 this day gone astray in thought, word, or 
 deed. 
 
 Here examine your conscience, going through 
 in your mind the whole course of the day. Con- 
 sider where you have been, in what company, 
 what you have done, said, and thought— espe- 
 cially examine yourself as to your calling, and 
 your sins both of omission and commission 
 therein. Consider also what progress you have 
 made in rooting out your besetting sin or in 
 gaining the opposite grace. 
 
 Confess your sins to God; and pray for 
 pardon. 
 
 O Father of Mercies! Who hast no 
 
ANOTHER FORM FOR NIGHT. 49 
 
 pleasure in the death of sinners, look upon 
 me in the multitude of Thy mercies. I 
 have sinned against Thee. [Name your sins 
 of the day\ 0 most Pitiful God, I cast 
 all the offences of this day and of all my 
 life into the ocean of Thine everlasting 
 Love, wherewith Thou hast loved us. I 
 grieve from my inmost heart that I have 
 been so ungrateful for Thy many blessings 
 to me, and have so often offended Thee 
 my God, and all my Good. I beseech 
 Thee by the Death and by the Love of Thy 
 Son Jesus Christ, spare me a poor sin- 
 ner, and of Thine exceeding Mercy forgive 
 me all that I have this day or ever com- 
 mitted against Thee, my neighbour or 
 myself. 
 
 Resolution of Amendment. 
 
 O Almighty God, before Thee and be- 
 fore 1 all the company of heaven, I firmly 
 resolve to amend my ways, to attend more 
 diligently to my duties, to avoid all sins 
 and the occasions of them. Do Thou Who 
 givest me the will give me also the power 
 to perform, that so I may live soberly, 
 
 ’“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about 
 with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside 
 every weight.” J 
 
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 righteously and godly in this present 
 world, and in the world to come, with all 
 Thy saints may praise Thee eternally. 
 
 O Lord, let my prayer come before 
 Thee, 
 
 And accept this my evening sacrifice. 
 
 Visit, I beseech Thee, O Lord, this ha- 
 bitation, and drive far from it all snares of 
 the enemy; let Thy holy Angels dwell 
 herein to preserve us in peace, and let Thy 
 Blessing be upon us for ever. Through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 [General Intercession, page 34.] 
 
 Into Thine Hands, O Lord, I commend 
 myself and all my friends, and all that be- 
 longs to me. Thou hast given them unto 
 me, O Lord, in Thy goodness ; grant us 
 to pass through this night without danger 
 and without fear, awaken me at a fitting 
 time, the time of prayer, and grant me to 
 rise and seek Thee early for Thy glory and 
 Thy Service. Amen. 
 
 May the Blessing of Almighty God, the 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost 
 be upon me and abide with me this night 
 and evermore. Amen. 
 
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 SHOET PEAYEES AND HYMNS, 
 
 WHICH MAY BE SAID AT ANY TIME WHILST 
 AT WORK. 
 
 “ Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 
 of my heart, be always acceptable in Thy sight.” 
 
 The more busy we are the more neces- 
 sary it is not to be wholly taken up with 
 our business, but amid it all to find a place 
 for thoughts of God and of our endless 
 life with Him in Heaven. 
 
 There are those “ in every station of life 
 whose bodies perhaps are busied about the 
 meanest occupations, but their thoughts 
 are on Him the Most High. A man em- 
 ployed in sweeping the streets was over- 
 heard speaking to his fellow out of the 
 latter chapters of the Eevelation, which he 
 had learnt, of ‘ the streets of pure gold. 1 
 * What comfort could I have,’ he said, 
 ‘ but in thinking of them !’ ” 
 
 It is also a remedy against evil thoughts 
 to accustom yourself to lift up your heart 
 to God out of what you see and hear in 
 your daily round and your daily work. 
 For example, let the song of birds remind 
 you of the never-ending songs of Paradise, 
 
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52 SHORT PRAYERS AND HYMNS. 
 
 or flowing water that your life is hastening 
 to its close ; winds and storms of the Day 
 of Judgment ; the sky of God’s Love 
 “ embracing all.” When you see hay or a 
 manger, think of the Holy Child Jesus 
 in the stable of Bethlehem. When you 
 see tools, think of our Lord working as 
 a carpenter at Nazareth ! or thorns, or 
 nails, or a lamb, of His Agony and Precious 
 Death. 
 
 So may everything be a help to you in 
 learning to pray. Those pray best who 
 pray oftenest. It is the infrequency of 
 prayer which makes it so difficult. He 
 whose thoughts most rise to God amid his 
 daily business, will find them rise most 
 easily to Him at the times when prayer it- 
 self is his business. People can sing at 
 their work, and feel themselves refreshed 
 by it. Why not one of the “ Songs of 
 Sion ?” People would often pray if they 
 knew what to pray. Therefore have some 
 verse of a psalm or hymn, or passage of 
 Holy Scripture, or some short prayer, to 
 use at any moment of leisure. And so 
 will you have God more in your heart, and 
 pray more heartily at the times of fuller 
 prayer, as not having had your thoughts 
 estranged from Him during the day. 
 
SHORT PRATERS AND HYMNS. 53 
 
 Note. — These short prayers are not intended to 
 be said one after another. One of them might be 
 chosen for a day and used from time to time, as 
 when the clock strikes, or at any break. But al- 
 ways remember, you are free to use any prayers. 
 These are but examples to help you. 
 
 O my God, teach me to love Thee, teach me to 
 serve Thee. 
 
 Lord, I offer myself to Thee, with all that I am 
 and have, to be in all what Thou wouldest have me. 
 
 Lord, I offer to Thee this work, or words, or 
 suffering, in union with Thine Infinite Merits. 
 
 Not my will, but Thine be done. 
 
 Lord, be Thou my Keeper, and keep me from 
 sin. 
 
 Good Jesu, let nothing in life or death ever se- 
 parate me from Thee. 
 
 Good Lord, grant that I may not die unprepared 
 to meet Thee. 
 
 O Jesu, Saviour, Who earnest to seek and to 
 save that which was lost, save me. 
 
 Wash me more and more from my wickedness, 
 and cleanse me from my sin. 
 
 In Temptation. 
 
 O God, make speed to save me. Lord, help 
 me. Leave me not to myself. 
 
 Sometimes in thought of our Lord’s Jive Blessed 
 Wounds , sag Jive times , 
 
 Lord Jesu, make me sorry from my heart, for 
 love of Thee, that ever I offended Thee. 
 
 Good Lord, give me Thy Love and Thy Grace. 
 
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 In Discontent . 
 
 Lord, I accept what it is Thy Blessed Will to 
 give me. Thanks be to God. 
 
 In Spiritual Deadness , and when conscious of 
 falling bacJc in religion . 
 
 “ What meanest thou, O sleeper ? arise, call 
 upon thy God.” 
 
 O Lord, revive Thy work in me. 
 
 O Lord, renew a right spirit within me. 
 
 My soul cleaveth unto the dust. O quicken 
 Thou me in Thy way. 
 
 Thou Who didst call forth Lazarus from the 
 grave, quicken my soul, and bid it come forth into 
 newness of life. 
 
 Often in thought of God’s Presence . 
 
 “ Thou God seest me.” 
 
 Blessed be the Name of the Lord Jesus from 
 this time forth for evermore. 
 
 In Sorrow . 
 
 “ He hath done all things well.” 
 
 il I am Thine. Thy Will be done.” 
 
 Your own heart and your own wants will supply 
 you with many other little prayers of this kind. 
 
 THE PSALMS 
 
 indeed are the best prayers, and are es- 
 pecially suited to the wants of Christians 
 
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 in every circumstance and state of mind. 
 You should learn them by heart, and you 
 would find them a comfort and companion 
 at all times. “Is any among you sad? 
 let him pray. Is any merry ? let him sing 
 Psalms. ,, 
 
 The Seven Penitential Psalms express 
 sorrow for sin, and are appointed by the 
 Church for Ash Wednesday. You might 
 learn them, especially the 51st and the 
 130th. 
 
 Psalm 119 has always been a great fa- 
 vourite. Each verse speaks to God. 
 
 Psalm 103 is a Psalm of Thanksgiving. 
 Then there are Psalms 15, 23, 27, 32, 
 43, 84, 139, and many others. You can 
 choose for yourself. Some of the Psalms 
 refer to the enemies of our Loed and His 
 Church, as the 109th, and you may apply 
 them also to your own spiritual enemies. 
 
 Psalm 22 is the Psalm of the Passion. 
 Indeed all the Psalms relate to Chbist, 
 and as you learn to look for Him in them, 
 you will find them a mine of interest and 
 comfort which you can never exhaust. 
 
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 HYMNS# 
 
 HYMNS. 
 
 JESUS, MY GOD AND MY ALL. 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 “ Thou shalt call His Name Jesus ; for He shall 
 save His people from their sins.” 
 
 Jesu, the very thought of Thee 
 With sweetness fills my breast ; 
 
 But sweeter far Thy Face to see, 
 
 And in Thy Presence rest. 
 
 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, 
 Nor can the memory find, 
 
 A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name, 
 
 O Saviour of mankind ! 
 
 O Hope of every contrite heart, 
 
 O Joy of all the meek ; 
 
 To those who fall, how kind Thou art, 
 
 How good to those who seek ! 
 
 But what to those who find ? Ah this 
 Nor tongue nor pen can show ; 
 
 The Love of Jesus, what it is, 
 
 None but His loved ones know. 
 
 O Jesu ! Light of all below, 
 
 Thou Fount of life and fire, 
 
 Surpassing all the joys we know, 
 
 All that we can desire. 
 
 May every heart confess Thy Name, 
 
 And ever Thee adore ; 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 And loving Thee, itself inflame 
 To love Thee more and more. 
 
 Jesu ! our only Joy be Thou, 
 As Thou our Prize wilt be ; 
 Jesu ! be Thou our Glory now, 
 And through eternity. 
 
 Hymn II. 
 
 ** Having loved His own which were in the world, 
 He loved them unto the end.” 
 
 My Jesu 1 wherefore didst Thou love 
 Such worthless things as we ? 
 
 Why is Thy Heart still set on us, 
 
 Who seldom think on Thee ? 
 
 Thy Bounty gives us all we have, 
 
 And we Thy Gifts abuse ; 
 
 Thy Bounty gives us even Thyself, 
 
 And we Thyself refuse. 
 
 Alas ! dear Lord, I cannot love, 
 
 Unless Thou draw my heart — 
 
 Thou, Who so kindly mak’st me know, 
 
 O make me do my part. 
 
 Still do Thou love me, O my Lord, 
 
 That I may still love Thee ; 
 
 Still make me love Thee, O my God, 
 
 That Thou mayest still love me. 
 
 Thus may my God and my poor soul 
 Still one another love, 
 
 Till I depart from this low world 
 To enjoy my God above. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 THURSDAY. 
 
 ( The day of the week upon which our Blessed Lord 
 instituted the Holy Communion.) 
 
 “ Lord, evermore give us this Bread.” 
 
 Sing we that blest Body broken, 
 
 Giv’n to be our heavenly food ; 
 
 And the Word Almighty spoken, 
 
 Which hath made the wine His Blood, 
 
 His true Presence to betoken, 
 
 And our holy brotherhood. 
 
 Born for us, and for us given, 
 
 Of a Virgin undefil’d. 
 
 Scattering precious seed from Heaven, 
 Sojourn’d He in this world’s wild ; 
 
 And on that remember’d even, 
 
 His appointed course fulfill’d. 
 
 Meekly to the law complying, 
 
 He had finish’d its commands, 
 
 And to them, at supper lying, 
 
 Gave Himself, with His own Hands ; 
 
 A memorial of His dying, 
 
 Hence to be unto all lands. 
 
 ’Tis His Word to our receiving 
 Makes the bread His Flesh to be, 
 
 And the wine, our sins relieving, 
 
 Blood that flow’d upon the Tree ; 
 
 Though not seeing, yet believing, 
 
 Take we the Great Mystery- 
 
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 Unto this His Presence veiled, 
 
 Draw we near with hearts bowed low, 
 
 All that Ancient rites entailed 
 Yield to higher blessings now ; 
 
 Earthly touch and sight have failed — 
 
 Faith adores, nor questions how . Amen. 
 
 FRIDAY. 
 
 (Which we oh serve every weeJc in Memory of 
 Good Friday.) 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 “That I may know Him, and the power of His 
 Resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, 
 being made conformable unto His Death.” 
 
 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, 
 
 Which before the Cross I spend ; 
 
 Life and health, and peace possessing, 
 
 From the sinner's dying Friend. 
 
 Here I’ll kneel, for ever viewing 
 
 Mercy’s streams in streams of Blood ; 
 
 Precious drops, my soul bedewing, 
 
 Plead and claim my peace with God. 
 
 Love and grief my heart dividing, 
 
 With my tears His Feet I’ll bathe; 
 
 Constant still in faith abiding, 
 
 Life deriving from His Death. 
 
 May I still enjoy this feeling ; 
 
 In all need to Jesus go ; 
 
 Prove His Wounds each day more healing, 
 And Himself more fully know. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 Truly blessed is the station, 
 
 Low before His Cross to lie, 
 While I see Divine compassion 
 Floating in His languid Eye. 
 Lord, in ceaseless contemplation, 
 Fix my heart and eyes on Thine, 
 Till I taste Thy whole salvation, 
 Where unveil’d Thy glories shine. 
 
 Hymn II. 
 
 u He was wounded for our transgressions, He was 
 bruised for our iniquities : the chastisement of our 
 peace was upon Him ; and with His stripes we are 
 healed.” 
 
 “ In Whom we have redemption through His 
 Blood, the forgiveness of sins.” 
 
 Overwhelmed in depths of woe, 
 
 Upon the Tree of scorn 
 
 Behold the Saviour of mankind, 
 
 With racking anguish torn. 
 
 See ! how the nails those Hands 
 And Feet so tender rend ; 
 
 See 1 down His Face, and Neck, and Breast 
 His sacred Blood descend. 
 
 Hark ! with what awful cry 
 His Spirit takes its flight ; 
 
 That cry, it pierced His mother’s heart, 1 
 And whelmed her soul in night. 
 
 1 a 
 also.” 
 
 A sword shall pierce through thine own soul 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 The sun withdraws his light ; 
 
 The mid-day heaven grows pale ; 
 
 The moon, the stars, the universe, 
 
 Their Maker’s death bewail. 
 
 Shall man alone be mute ? 
 
 Come, youth and hoary hairs ! 
 
 Come rich and poor, come, all mankind, 
 And bathe those Feet in tears. 
 
 Come ! fall before His Cross, 
 
 Who shed for us His Blood ; 
 
 Who died the Victim of pure love, 
 
 To make us sons of God. 
 
 THOU ART A PLACE TO HIDE ME IN. 
 
 “ In that day there shall be a Fountain opened 
 for sin and for uncleanness. ” 
 
 “ One of the soldiers with a spear pierced His 
 Side, and forthwith came thereout Blood and Water.” 
 
 Rock of Ages ! cleft for me, 
 
 Let me hide myself in Thee ; 
 
 Let the Water and the Blood, 
 
 From Thy Wounded Side which flow’d, 
 
 Be of sin the double cure ; 
 
 Save from wrath, and make me pure. 
 
 Nothing in my hand I bring, 
 
 Simply to Thy Cross I cling, 
 
 Could my tears for ever flow, 
 
 Could my zeal no languor know. 
 
 All for sin could not atone : 
 
 Thou must save, and Thou alone. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 While I draw this fleeting breath. 
 When mine eyelids close in death, 
 When I rise to worlds unknown, 
 
 See Thee on Thy Judgment Throne* 
 Rock of Ages I cleft for me, 
 
 Let me hide myself in Thee. 
 
 THE TRUE SHEPHERD. 
 
 “ He goeth after that which is gone astray until 
 He findeth it.” 
 
 I was wandering and weary, 
 
 When my Saviour came unto me ; 
 
 For the ways of sin grew dreary, 
 
 And the world had ceased to woo me : 
 
 And I thought I heard Him say, 
 
 As He came along His way, 
 
 O silly souls ! come near Me ; 
 
 My sheep should never fear Me ; 
 
 I am the Shepherd true ! 
 
 At first I would not hearken, 
 
 And put off till the morrow ; 
 
 But life began to darken, 
 
 And I was sick with sorrow ; 
 
 And I thought I heard Him say, 
 
 As He came along His way, 
 
 O silly souls 1 come near Me, &c. 
 
 At last I stopped to listen, 
 
 His voice could not deceive me ; 
 
 I saw His kind eyes glisten, 
 
 So anxious to relieve me : 
 
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 And I thought I heard Him say, 
 
 As He came along His way, 
 
 O silly souls ! come near Me, &c. 
 
 He took me on His Shoulder, 
 
 And tenderly He kissed me ; 
 
 He bade my love be bolder, 
 
 And said how He had missed me ; 
 
 And Pm sure I heard Him say, 
 
 As He went along His way, 
 
 O silly souls ! come near Me, &c. 
 
 I thought His love would weaken, 
 
 As more and more He knew me ; 
 
 But it burneth like a beacon, 
 
 And its light and heat go through me. 
 
 And I ever hear Him say, 
 
 As He goes along His way, 
 
 O silly souls, come near Me, &c. 
 
 Let us do, then, dearest brothers, 
 
 What will best and longest please us ; 
 
 Follow not the ways of others, 
 
 But trust ourselves to Jesus. 
 
 We shall ever hear Him say, 
 
 As He goes along His way — 
 
 O, silly souls, come near Me ; 
 
 My sheep should never fear Me ; 
 
 I am the Shepherd true. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 MORNING HYMN. 
 
 “ O hold Thou up my goings in Thy paths, that 
 my footsteps slip not.” 
 
 The star of morn to night succeeds, 
 
 We therefore meekly pray, 
 
 May God in all our words and deeds 
 Keep us from harm this day. 
 
 May He in love restrain us still 
 From tones of strife and words of ill, 
 
 And wrap around and close our eyes 
 To earth's absorbing vanities. 
 
 May wrath and thoughts that gender shame 
 Ne'er in our breasts abide, 
 
 And humble abstinences tame 
 Of wanton flesh the pride. 
 
 So when the weary day is o'er 
 And night and stillness come once more, 
 Blameless and clean from spot of earth 
 We may repeat, with reverent mirth : 
 
 Praise to the Father, as is meet, 
 
 Praise to the Only Son, 
 
 Praise to the Holy Paraclete , 1 
 While endless ages run. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 1 Paraclete means Comforter . 
 
HYMN'S. 
 
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 EVENING HYMN. 
 
 44 Abide with us ; for it is toward evening, and 
 the day is far spent.’ ’ 
 
 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, 
 
 It is not night if Thou be near ; 
 
 Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise, 
 
 To hide Thee from Thy servant’s eyes. 
 
 Through life’s long day and death’s dark 
 night, 
 
 O gentle Jesus 1 be our Light ! 
 
 Abide with me from morn till eve, 
 
 For without Thee I cannot live : 
 
 Abide with me when night is nigh, 
 
 For without Thee I dare not die. 
 
 Through life’s long day, &c. 
 
 When the soft dews of kindly sleep, 
 
 My wearied eyelids gently steep ; 
 
 Be my last thought how sweet to rest, 
 
 For ever on my Saviour’s breast. 
 
 Through life’s long day, &c. 
 
 Come near and bless us when we wake, 
 
 Ere through the world our way we take ; 
 
 Till in the ocean of Thy love, 
 
 We lose ourselves in heaven above. 
 
 Through life’s long day, &c. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
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 ADVENT, 
 
 OR THE COMING OF THE LORD . 1 
 
 li This same Jesus, which is taken up from you 
 into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye 
 have seen Him go into heaven. And every eye 
 shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him.” 
 “ And, behold, I come quickly ; and My reward 
 is with Me, to give every man according as his 
 work shall be.” 
 
 Lo, He comes ! with clouds descending, 
 
 Once for favour’d sinners slain, 
 
 Thousand thousand saints attending, 
 
 Swell the triumph of His train ; 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Jesus comes, and comes to reign. 
 
 Every eye shall now behold Him 
 Robed in dreadful majesty ; 
 
 Those who set at nought and sold Him, 
 Pierced and nailed Him to the tree, 
 
 Deeply wailing, 
 
 Shall the true Messiah see. 
 
 1 [1. In great humility, at His Birth, in our 
 nature to be our Redeemer. 
 
 2. In His glorious Majesty, at the end of the 
 world to be our Judge. 
 
 Prepare earnestly for His Coming to you in the 
 Holy Communion at Christmas, 
 
 Instruction upon the Festivals will be given in 
 Part II. of this manual.] 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 Those dear tokens of His Passion 
 Still His dazzling Body bears, 
 
 Cause of endless exultation 
 To His ransom’d worshippers ; 
 
 With what rapture 
 Gaze we on those glorious scars. 
 
 Blest Redemption, long expected, 
 
 See in solemn pomp appear, 
 
 All His saints, by men rejected, 
 
 Rise to meet Him, in the air : 
 
 Alleluia l 
 
 See the Son of God appear 1 
 
 Yea, Amen ; let all adore Thee 
 High on Thine eternal Throne ; 
 Saviour ! worlds bow down before Thee, 
 Make Thy righteous sentence known. 
 
 O, come quickly, 
 
 Claim the kingdoms for Thine own. 
 
 CHRISTMAS DAY. 
 
 “ Great is the mystery of godliness. God mani- 
 fest in the Flesh.” 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 “ Unto you is born this day a Saviour, which 
 is Christ the Lord.” 
 
 Ye faithful, approach ye, 
 
 Joyfully triumphing ; 
 
 O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem 5 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 Come and behold Him 
 Born the King of Angels : 
 
 O come let us adore Him, 
 
 O come let us adore Him, 
 
 O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. 
 
 God of God, 
 
 Light of Light, 
 
 Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb ; 
 
 Very God, 
 
 Begotten, not created ; 
 
 O come, let us adore Him, &c. 
 
 Sing, choirs of Angels, 
 
 Sing in exultation, 
 
 Sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above, 
 
 Glory to God 
 In the highest : 
 
 O come, let us adore Him, &c. 
 
 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, 
 
 Born this happy morning ; 
 
 Jesu, to Thee be glory giv'n, 
 
 Word of the Father, 
 
 Late in Flesh appearing : 
 
 O come, let us adore Him, &c. 
 
 Hymn II. 
 
 Unto us a Child is born ; unto us a Son is 
 n.” 
 
 Hark ! the herald Angels sing 
 Glory to the new-born King ! 
 
 Peace on earth, and mercy mild, 
 
 God and sinners reconcil'd ! 
 
 Joyful all ye nations rise, 
 
 Join the triumph of the skies ; 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 With the Angelic host proclaim, 
 Christ is born in Bethlehem ! 
 
 Hark ! the herald Angels, &c. 
 
 Christ, by highest Heav’n ador’d, 
 Christ the everlasting Lord, 
 
 Late in time behold Him come, 
 Offspring of a Virgin’s womb ! 
 
 Veil’d in flesh the Godhead see, 
 
 Hail, the Incarnate Deity ; 
 
 Pleas’d as man with man to dwell, 
 Jesus our Emmanuel. 
 
 Hark ! the herald Angels, &c. 
 
 Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace ! 
 Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! 
 
 Light and life to all He brings, 
 
 Ris’n with healing in His wings. 
 
 Mild He lays His glory by, 
 
 Born that men no more may die : 
 
 Born to raise the sons of earth, 
 
 Born to give them second birth ! 
 
 Hark 1 the herald Angels, &c. 
 
 THE CIRCUMCISION. 
 
 ft Lo ! I come, to do Thy Will, O God.” 
 il And when eight days were accomplished for 
 the circumcising of the Child, His Name was called 
 Jesus, which was so named of the Angel.” 
 
 “ At the Name of Jesus every knee shall bow.” 
 
 Oh, Blessed Day when first was poured 
 The Blood of our Redeeming Lord ; 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 Oh, Blessed Day when first began, 
 
 His Sufferings for sinful man. 
 
 Just entered on this world of woe, 
 
 His infant Blood begins to flow ; 
 
 His future Death was thus expressed ; 
 And thus His early Love confessed. 
 
 From Heaven descending to fulfil, 
 
 The bidding of His Father's Will ; 
 
 E’en now behold the Victim lie, 
 
 The Lamb of God prepared to die. 
 
 For love of us His Woes begin, 
 
 The Sinless suffers for our sin ; 
 
 For captives He the ransom pays, 
 
 For lawless man, the Law obeys. 
 
 Lord, circumcise our hearts, we pray, 
 And take what is not Thine away ; 
 
 Thy Name, Thy Likeness, may they bear, 
 Yea, stamp Thy Holy Image there. 
 
 EPIPHANY. 
 
 “The Gentiles shall come to Thy light, and 
 kings to the brightness of Thy rising.” 
 
 “ And lo, the Star which they saw in the east 
 went before them, till it came and stood over 
 where the young Child was.” 
 
 Praise God, Who sent His guiding star 
 To shed its radiant beams afar, 
 
 Heaven’s herald, sent on earth to tell, 
 
 That God made Flesh on earth doth dwell. 
 
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 Where all in Gentile darkness lay, 
 
 The Eastern princes track'd its ray ; 
 
 And while in faith they journey'd on, 
 
 O'er Bethlehem's lowly walls it shone. 
 
 First-fruits of all the Gentile race, 
 
 They sought the Saviour's resting-place ; 
 And worshipp’d, with their costly store, 
 Their new-born Lord, unknown before. 
 
 Pure incense for their God they bring, 
 With royal gold salute their King, 
 
 With spices rare, and fragrant myrrh, 
 
 They shadow forth His sepulchre. 
 
 O, while the star of heavenly grace 
 Invites us, too, to seek His Face, 
 
 May we no more that grace repel, 
 
 Or quench that light which shines so well l 
 
 But may we too, with off’ rings meet, 
 
 Be found at our Redeemer’s Feet, 
 
 Our hearts' best homage let us give, 
 
 To Him Whose mercy bids us live. 
 
 All glory, Lord, to Thee we pay 
 For Thine Epiphany to-day, 
 
 Whom with the Father we adore 
 And Holy Ghost for evermore. 
 
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 HYMN’S. 
 
 THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE, 
 COMMONLY CALLED 
 
 THE PURIFICATION OF S. MARY THE 
 VIRGIN. 
 
 tl And when the days of her purification, accord- 
 ing to the Law of Moses, were accomplished, they 
 brought Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the 
 LORD.” 
 
 “ Christ hath loved us, and hath given Himself 
 for us an Offering and a Sacrifice to God for a 
 sweet-smelling savour.” 
 
 Sion, open wide thy gates, 
 
 Christ before His Temple waits, 
 
 Types and shadows disappear, 
 
 Priest and Victim, Christ is here. 
 
 Flocks and herds shall bleed no more, 
 
 Altars reek not as before, 
 
 Now the Everlasting Son 
 Comes as Man for man to atone. 
 
 Simeon’s aged eyes behold, 
 
 Anna hails the Hope foretold, 
 
 Awe and joy around are spread 
 By that Heavenly Presence dread. 
 
 Silent kneels the Mother blest, 
 
 Pondering all things in her breast, 
 
 Solemn thoughts by man unheard 
 Fitly greet the Silent Word. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED 
 VIRGIN MARY. 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 " For, behold, from henceforth, all generations 
 shall call me blessed.’ * 
 
 “ The Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among 
 us.” 
 
 Praise we the Lord this day, 
 
 This day so long foretold, 
 
 Whose promise shone with cheering ray 
 On waiting saints of old. 
 
 The Prophet gave the sign 
 For faithful men to read, 
 
 “A Virgin born of David’s line 
 Shall bear the promised Seed.*’ 
 
 The Angel spake the word, 
 u Hail, thou of women blest !” 
 
 From highest Heaven the Godhead came 
 And filled her Virgin breast. 
 
 Meekly she bowed her head, 
 
 To hear the gracious word, 
 
 Mary the humble holy Maid, 
 
 The favoured of the Lord. 
 
 Blessed shall be her name 
 In all the Church on earth, 
 
 Through whom this wondrous mercy came, 
 The Incarnate Saviour’s Birth. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 Hymn II. 
 
 “ When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, 
 Thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb.” 
 
 Virgin-born l 1 we bow before Thee, 
 
 Blessed was the womb that bore Thee, 
 
 Mary, Maid and Mother mild, 
 
 Blessed was she in her Child. 
 
 Blessed was the breast that fed Thee, 
 
 Blessed was the hand that led Thee, 
 
 Blessed was the parent’s eye, 
 
 That watched Thy slumbering infancy. 
 
 Blessed she by all creation, 
 
 Who brought forth the world’s Salvation ; 
 
 And blessed they — for ever blest, 
 
 Who love Thee most and serve Thee best. 
 
 Virgin-born ! we bow before Thee, 
 
 Blessed was the womb that bore Thee, 
 
 Mary, Maid and Mother mild, 
 
 Blessed was she in her Child. 
 
 Note . — This Hymn may be used also on the 
 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
 July 2. 
 
 * 1 And Mary arose in those days, and went into 
 the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 
 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and sa- 
 luted Elizabeth.” Read S. Luke i. 39 — 57. 
 
 1 Virgin-born means, “Thou Who wast born of 
 the Virgin” Jesus our Lord. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 LENT. 
 
 u Now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to Me with 
 all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, 
 and with mourning. ” 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 “ Let us search and try our ways, and turn again 
 to the Lord.” 
 
 Once more the solemn Season calls, 
 
 A holy Fast to keep ; 
 
 And bids within the sacred walls, 
 
 Both priest and people weep. 
 
 But come not there with tears alone, 
 
 Or outward form of prayer, 
 
 But let it in thy heart be known 
 That penitence is there. 
 
 Thy breast to beat, thy clothes to rend, 
 
 God asketh not of thee ; 
 
 Thy stubborn soul He bids thee bend, 
 
 In true humility. 
 
 We smite the breast, we weep in vain, 
 
 In vain we fast and mourn, 
 
 Unless with penitential pain, 
 
 The smitten soul be torn. 
 
 O, let us, then, with heartfelt grief. 
 
 Draw near unto our God, 
 
 And pray to Him to grant relief, 
 
 And stay the uplifted rod. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 O Righteous Judge, if Thou wilt deign 
 To grant us all we need, 
 
 We pray for time to turn again 
 For grace to turn indeed. 
 
 Hymn II. 
 
 THE LAMENTATION OF A SINNER. 
 
 il With the Lord there is mercy, and with Him 
 is plenteous redemption.” 
 
 O Lord, turn not Thy Face from me, 
 
 Who lie in woeful state, 
 
 Lamenting all my sinful life 
 Before Thy mercy-gate ; 
 
 A gate which opens wide to those 
 That do lament their sin : 
 
 Shut not that gate against me, Lord, 
 
 But let me enter in. 
 
 And call me not to strict account, 
 
 How I have sojourn’d here ; 
 
 For then my guilty conscience knows 
 How vile I shall appear. 
 
 So come I to Thy mercy-gate, 
 
 Where mercy doth abound, 
 
 Imploring pardon for my sin, 
 
 To heal my deadly wound. 
 
 O Lord, I need not to repeat 
 The comfort I would have : 
 
 Thou know’st, O Lord, before I ask, 
 
 The blessing I do crave. 
 
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 Mercy, good Lord, mercy I ask, 
 
 This is the total sum ; 
 
 For mercy, Lord, is all my suit ; 
 
 Lord, let Thy mercy come ! 
 
 Hymn III. 
 
 “ And being in an Agony He prayed more ear- 
 nestly ; and His Sweat was as it were great drops of 
 Blood, falling down to the ground.’ ' 
 
 My God ! my God ! and can it be 
 That I should sin so lightly now, 
 
 And think no more of evil thoughts 
 Than of the wind that waves the bough ? 
 
 I sin, and heaven and earth go round, 
 
 As if no dreadful deed were done, 
 
 As if God’s Blood had never flowed 
 To hinder sin, or to atone. 
 
 I walk the earth with lightsome step, 
 
 Smile at the sunshine, breathe the air. 
 
 Do my own will, nor ever heed 
 Gethsemane and Thy long prayer. 
 
 Shall it be alway thus, O Lord ? 
 
 Wilt Thou not work this hour in me 
 The grace Thy Passion merited, 
 
 Hatred of self and love of Thee ? 
 
 O by the pains of Thy pure love, 
 
 Grant me the gift of holy fear ; 
 
 And give me of Thy Bloody Sweat 
 To wash my guilty conscience clear ! 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 Ever when tempted, make me see, 
 
 Beneath the olive's moon-pierced shade, 
 
 My God, alone, outstretched, and bruised, 
 And bleeding, on the earth He made. 
 
 And make me feel it was my sin, 
 
 As though no other sins there were, 
 
 That was to Him Who bears the world 
 A load that He could scarcely bear. 
 
 For Good Friday, see the Hymns for Friday, 
 page 59. 
 
 EASTER. 
 
 “ This is the day which the Lord hath made : 
 we will rejoice and be glad in it." 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 “ He is risen, as He said." 
 
 Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Alleluia ! 
 Our triumphant holy day ; Alleluia I 
 
 Who did once, upon the Cross, Alleluia ! 
 Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia ! 
 
 Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia ! 
 Unto Christ our heavenly King ; Alleluia ! 
 Who endur'd the Cross and Grave, Alleluia ! 
 Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia ! 
 
 But the pains which He endur’d Alleluia ! 
 Our salvation hath procur'd ; Alleluia ! 
 
 Now above the sky He's King, Alleluia ! 
 Where the Angels ever sing, Alleluia ! 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 Hymn II. 
 
 44 1 am He that liveth, and was dead ; and, be- 
 hold, I am alive for evermore, Amen ; and have 
 the keys of hell and of death / } 
 
 Jesus lives ! no longer now 
 
 Can thy terrors, death, appal us ; 
 
 Jesus lives ! and this we know, 
 
 Thou, O grave, canst not enthral us. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Jesus lives ! henceforth is death 
 But the gate of life immortal ; 
 
 This shall calm our trembling breath 
 When we pass its gloomy portal. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Jesus lives ! for us He died : 
 
 Then alone to Jesus living, 
 
 Pure in heart may we abide, 
 
 Glory to our Saviour giving. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Jesus lives ! our hearts know well, 
 Nought from us His love shall sever, 
 
 Life, nor death, nor powers of hell 
 Tear us from His keeping ever. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
 Jesus lives ! to Him the throne 
 Over all the world is given : 
 
 May we go where He is gone, 
 
 Rest and reign with Him in Heaven. 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 ASCENSION DAY . 1 
 
 ‘ 1 If ye loved Me ye would rejoice, because I go 
 unto My Father.” 
 
 Hymn I. 
 
 “ He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” 
 
 Hail ! the day that sees Him rise, 
 
 Glorious to His native skies ! 
 
 Christ, awhile to mortals given, 
 
 Enters now the highest heaven. Alleluia. 
 
 Thee the glorious triumph waits — 
 
 Lift your heads, eternal gates ! 
 
 Christ has vanquish’d death and sin, 
 Take the King of Glory in. Alleluia. 
 
 1 The day of our Blessed Lord’s Ascension is 
 appointed by the Church to be kept holy equally 
 with Christmas Day and the other Great Festivals 
 of our Redemption. Those who are not masters of 
 their own time may be unable to be present at the 
 Public Service ; but all Christians who can , will surely 
 not fail to join with the Church in celebrating their 
 Saviour’s triumphant return to the Glory He left 
 for them, and in worshipping Him Who on this day 
 “ ascended into Heaven to prepare a place for us, 
 that where He is, thither we might also ascend and 
 reign with Him in glory.” [See Proper Preface for 
 the Holy Communion.] 
 
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 Lo ! the Heaven its Lord receives, 
 
 Yet He loves the earth He leaves ; 
 
 Though returning to His Throne, 
 
 Still He calls mankind His own. Alleluia. 
 
 Still for us He intercedes, 
 
 His prevailing Death He pleads, 
 
 Near Himself prepares our place, 
 First-fruits of the human race. Alleluia. 
 
 O though parted from our sight, 
 
 Far above the starry height, 
 
 Grant our hearts may thither rise, 
 
 Seeking Thee above the skies. Alleluia. 
 
 Hymn II. 
 
 “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.” 
 
 Jesu ! our Hope, our hearts' desire, 
 Redemption's only spring ! 
 
 Creator of the world art Thou, 
 
 Its Saviour and its King. 
 
 How vast the mercy and the love, 
 
 Which laid our sins on Thee, 
 
 And led Thee to a cruel death, 
 
 To set Thy people free 1 
 
 But now the bonds of death are burst, 
 
 The Ransom has been paid : 
 
 And Thou art on Thy Father's Throne, 
 
 In glorious robes arrayed. 
 
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 O may Thy mighty love prevail, 
 Our sinful souls to spare ! 
 
 O may we come before Thy throne, 
 And find acceptance there ! 
 
 Jesu ! be Thou our present joy, 
 Our future great Reward ! 
 
 Our only glory may it be, 
 
 To glory in the Lord ! 
 
 WHIT-SUNDAY. 
 
 “ I will pray the Father, and He shall give you 
 another Comforter, that He may abide with you 
 for ever.” 
 
 “ The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts 
 by the Holy Ghost Which is given unto us.” 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 
 
 And lighten with celestial fire : 
 
 Thou the anointing Spirit art, 
 
 Who dost Thy seven-fold gifts impart. 
 
 Thy blessed Unction from above, 
 
 Is comfort, life, and fire of love, 
 
 Enable with perpetual light 
 The dulness of our blinded sight. 
 
 Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
 With the abundance of Thy grace : 
 
 Keep far our foes, give peace at home : 
 
 Where Thou art guide, no ill can come. 
 
 Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
 
 And Thee of Both to be but One : 
 
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 That through the ages all along, 
 
 This may be our endless song : 
 
 Praise to Thine eternal merit, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 
 
 Collect for Whit Sunday . 
 
 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. 
 
 il And the Catholic Faith is this : that we worship 
 one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity .’ ’ 
 
 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty 1 
 Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee, 
 Holy, holy, holy ! merciful and mighty ! 
 
 God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity ! 
 
 Holy, holy, holy ! all the saints adore Thee, 
 Casting down their golden crowns around the 
 glassy sea ; 
 
 Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, 
 Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be ! 
 
 Holy, holy, holy ! though the darkness hide Thee, 
 Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not 
 see, 
 
 Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee, 
 Perfect in power, in love, and purity ! 
 
 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty ! 
 
 All Thy works shall praise Thy Name in earth, 
 and sky, and sea, 
 
 Holy, holy, holy ! merciful and mighty, 
 
 God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity ! 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD. 
 
 “ Jesus was transfigured before them : and His 
 face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was 
 white as the light.’ 7 Read S. Matt. xvii. 1 — 8. 
 
 How tenderly, how patiently, 
 
 Jesu, Thou winnest souls to Thee : 
 
 Now for our sakes 1 as God revealed, 
 
 Now in deep lowliness concealed. 
 
 By the same Voice which Jesus owns, 
 
 We too are all adopted sons ; 2 
 The glory which in Him we see, 
 
 Is pledged to us eternally. 3 
 
 That this our portion blest may be, 
 
 We lift our prayer, O Lord, to Thee, 
 
 That to Thy servants Thou wouldst give 
 Thy grace in holiness to live. 4 
 
 Jesu, Whom now on earth we see 
 Through faith’s dark glass imperfectly, 
 Vouchsafe to bring us by Thy grace 
 To see Thy glory face to face. Amen. 
 
 1 S. John xii. 30. 2 Ephes. i. 6. 
 
 3 1 Cor. xv. 49. Phil. iii. 21 2 S. Pet. i. 4. 
 
 4 1 S. John iii. 1, 2, 3. (On this day say the 
 Collect for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany.) 
 1 S. Pet. iv. 13. Rom. viii. lb, 17. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
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 S. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 1 
 
 u Blessed art Thou, O God, and blessed is Thy 
 Name for ever ; and blessed are all Thine holy 
 angels/ ’ 
 
 O Jesu ! Life* spring of the soul, 
 
 The Father’s Power and Glory bright ! 
 
 Thee with the Angels we extol, 
 
 From Thee they draw their life and light. 
 
 Ten thousand thousand hosts 2 are spread 
 Embattled o’er the starry sky, 
 
 But Michael bears Thy Standard dread 
 And lifts the mighty Cross on high. 
 
 He in that sign the rebel powers 
 Did with their dragon prince expel, 
 
 And hurled them from the courts of Heaven 
 Down to the dark abyss of hell. 
 
 Grant us, with Michael, still, O Lord, 
 
 Against the Prince of Pride, to fight ; 
 
 So may a crown be our reward 
 Before the Lamb’s pure Throne of Light. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 1 “ Michael your Prince.” See Dan. xii. 1. S. 
 Jude 9. S. Luke i. 19. Tobit xii. 15. (See Rev. 
 viii. 3, 4.) 
 
 2 Ps. lxviii. 17. Isa. vi. 1, 2, 3. Dan. vii, 10. 
 Rev. v. 11, vii. 11. 
 
 NOTE ON THE MINISTRY OF HOLY ANGELS. 
 
 u Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth 
 to minister for them who shall be heirs of salva- 
 tion ?’* — See Ps. ciii. 20, 21 ; xxxiv. 7 ; and xci. 11. 
 S. Matt, xviii. 10. S. Luke xvi. 22. S. Mark 
 xiii. 27. Dan. vi. 22. Acts xii. 7, &c. &c. 
 
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 HYMNS. 
 
 A HYMN FOR SAINTS’ DAYS. 
 
 u Brethren, be followers together of me, . • • . 
 even as I also am of Christ, .... and mark 
 them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.” 
 
 God hath two families of love, 
 
 In earth below, and heaven above ; 
 
 One is in battle, sharp and sore, 
 
 And one in bliss for evermore. 
 
 The Holy Church on earth must fight 
 Against the devil and his might; 
 
 The Church in heaven with war hath done, 
 
 Yet these two Churches both are one. 
 
 For they who lov’d their Saviour here, 
 
 And died in God’s true faith and fear, 
 
 Have join’d the glorious Church on high, 
 
 And reign with it beyond the sky. 
 
 We thank Thee, Lord, for that high grace, 
 Which led them to such blessed place ; 
 
 O teach us so to live, that we 
 May follow them, as they did Thee. 
 
 Teach us to think on them with love, 
 
 Until Thou callest us above 
 To see Thee as Thou art, and bow 
 Before Thy throne, as they do now. 
 
 On these Festivals say the Collect for All Saints' 
 Day. 
 
SHORT PRAYERS. 
 
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 SHOET PEAYEES EOE THE 
 CHEISTIAN HOURS. 
 
 NINE, TWELVE, AND THREE O’CLOCK. 
 
 Besides prayer “ in the Evening, and Morn- 
 ing, and at Noon-day,” which should be the 
 aim of every Christian, some persons may have 
 leisure to fix other times of the day for Prayer. 
 
 The hours of the mysteries of our Redemp- 
 tion were once generally observed, and it is to 
 be wished that they were so now by all Chris- 
 tians according to their leisure. The chief of 
 these are the 3rd hour, or nine o’clock ; the 6th, 
 or twelve ; and the 9th, or three o’clock. These 
 “ were from the first allotted to Prayer, that 
 while we are perhaps intent upon other business 
 and might forget our duties towards God, the 
 very hour when it comes may put us in mind 
 thereof” — and it is a great help to offer up our 
 devotions in particular remembrance of the great 
 things which God did for us at those times. 
 
 The observance of these three daily Hours is 
 recognised in Holy Scripture ; “ They were all 
 with one accord in one place” ... at “the 
 Third Hour of the day.” " Peter went up 
 upon the housetop to pray about the Sixth 
 Hour.” “ Peter and John went up together 
 into the temple at the Hour of Prayer , being 
 the Ninth Hour.” At the 3rd hour we com- 
 memorate the gift of the Holy Ghost ; at the 
 
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 SHORT PRAYERS 
 
 6th, the Crucifixion of our Blessed Lord; at 
 the 9th, His Death upon the Cross. 
 
 It would hinder no work (however busy 
 any one might be) for all people at these 
 hours to use at least the Lord’s Prayer in 
 thought of their Eedeemer’s exceeding love. 
 
 Or you might say mentally, 
 
 At the Third Hour ( about 9 o'clock .) 
 
 THE HOUR OF THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST. 
 
 O God, make speed to save us. 
 
 O Lord, make haste to help us. 
 
 O Thou Who at the Third Hour didst send down 
 the Holy Ghost upon Thine Apostles, take not 
 away the same Spirit from us, but renew Him daily 
 in our hearts and fill them with love. 
 
 And save us, good Lord. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. 
 
 As it was in the beginning, &c. 
 
 At the Sixth Hour ( about 12 o'clock .) 
 
 THE HOUR OF THE CRUCIFIXION. 
 
 O God, make speed to save us. 
 
 O Lord, make haste to help us. 
 
 O Thou Who at the Sixth Hour didst nail the 
 sins of the whole world to the same Cross with Thy- 
 self, blot out the handwriting of our offences which 
 is against us : 
 
 And save us, good Lord. 
 
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 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. 
 As it was in the beginning, &c. 
 
 At the Ninth Hour (3 o'clock?) 
 
 THE HOUR OF THE DEATH OF OUR LORD. 
 
 O God, make speed to save us. 
 
 O Lord, make haste to help us. 
 
 O Thou Who at the Ninth Hour for us sin- 
 ners and for our sins didst taste death ; hear us, 
 who remember Thy Precious Death and Passion, 
 when we cry unto Thee at this solemn hour of 
 prayer, and destroy in us whatever is contrary to 
 Thy Will: 
 
 And save us, good Lord. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. 
 
 As it was in the beginning, &c. 
 
 A Prayer which maybe said at these Hours , 
 according to opportunity. 
 
 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 . 
 
 Note. — To those who have more leisure the 
 “ Pocket Manual of Prayers,” published by Mr. 
 Masters, may be recommended. 
 
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 OF INTERCESSION. 
 
 OF INTERCESSION. 
 
 Besides praying for ourselves we are 
 expressly enjoined to pray for each other. 
 
 “ Pray one for another.” “ The effectual fer- 
 vent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” 
 “ I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, 
 prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be 
 made for all men : For kings and all that are in 
 authority : that we may lead a quiet and peaceable 
 life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good 
 and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour : 
 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to 
 the knowledge of the truth.” 
 
 There is no greater exercise of Christian 
 love, than to pray for others, and it brings 
 a blessing also upon ourselves. You may 
 do so more particularly at these hours of 
 prayer — as well as using the general In- 
 tercessions Morning and Evening. 
 
 SPECIAL OBJECTS OF INTERCESSION. 
 
 The extension of the Church — the con- 
 version of sinners — the conversion of un- 
 believers — increase of grace and perseve- 
 rance to the faithful — the reconcilement of 
 those who are at variance — that the Church 
 of England may be supplied with all need- 
 ful things— one’s own family — neighbours 
 
meditation. 
 
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 —friends — benefactors — country — parish 
 — the sick, the dying — peace in the Church 
 and in the world — for souls departed in 
 Christ, that they may be perfected toge- 
 ther with us at His second coming. 
 
 MEDITATION. 
 
 Meditation, that is to say a thinking 
 devoutly upon what you read (or upon auy 
 subject you may have chosen) with Prayer, 
 is so profitable an exercise in the Chris- 
 tian life that it should be practised daily 
 if only for a few minutes. 
 
 Some short rules may help you, and 
 those who have not time to meditate at 
 home may do so whilst at work. 
 
 The Morning is the best time. 
 
 1. Kneel down and pray earnestly for 
 the Holt Spirit to help you. You might 
 say “ O Lord, open Thou mine eyes, that I 
 may see the wondrous things of Thy Law.” 
 “ Lord, teach me to pray,” or, (t Come, 
 Holt Ghost, our souls inspire,” page 82. 
 
 2. Then read a few verses of Holy Scrip- 
 ture, or represent to yourself the subject 
 for meditation. If it be an event in our 
 Blessed Lord’s Life, make a picture in 
 your mind of the scene and its circum- 
 
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 MEDITATION. 
 
 stances — as His Sitting on the Well 
 wearied with His journey ; the Stable at 
 Bethlehem, with the Manger and the 
 Cattle ; the Crucifixion, with the company 
 around the Cross, &c. 
 
 You should meditate upon Death, Judgment, 
 Heaven, Hell ; the Life and Sufferings of our 
 Blessed Lord, especially His bitter Cross and 
 Passion ; about which you may read in the lat- 
 ter chapters of the Holy Gospels, —or upon the 
 words of the Creed or the Lord’s Prayer, or 
 upon a Virtue, and its necessity, as Truth, Hu- 
 mility, &c., or a vice, and its misery, as Worldli- 
 ness, Anger, Sloth ; and in meditation you will 
 come to know more of yourself and of God ; of 
 your own weakness and sinfulness and needs ; 
 and of God’s Love, and Mercy, and Grace. 
 
 3. Think over your subject attentively, 
 weighing what there is in it to be noted — 
 the fresh motives it supplies, the example, 
 the warning, the promise, making reflec- 
 tions and drawing conclusions, and during 
 your meditation it is well to say often 
 some one short prayer, as, “ Jesus, cru- 
 cified for me, have mercy upon me,” or 
 any other. 
 
 4. Then make acts either of love, re- 
 pentance, thankfulness, faith, offering of 
 yourself to God, trust in Him, resigna- 
 
FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
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 tion, as you may be led to do out of the 
 subject you are meditating upon. Pray 
 earnestly for God’s grace, and for all the 
 graces you need, [especially those opposed 
 to your besetting faults,] for the pardon of 
 sins, the gift of God’s love and the gift of 
 final perseverance. Make firm resolu- 
 tions of amendment, as, to do this or that, 
 or to break off some sin that yery day. 
 
 5. Finish by thanking God for any 
 good thought He may have given you, and 
 say the Lord’s Prayer. Think of the 
 subject of your meditation from time to 
 time, during the day, and practise any 
 good resolution you have made. 
 
 SHOET POEM OP FAMILY 
 PEAYEE. 
 
 Make a point of praying with your household 
 and children at least in the evening. Those 
 who can, in the Morning also. 
 
 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 Kneel down reverently and say all together: 
 
 Eemember not, Lord, our offences, nor 
 the offences of our forefathers ; spare us, 
 
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 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 good Lord, spare Thy servants whom Thou 
 hast redeemed with Thy Most Precious 
 Blood, and be not angry with us for ever. 
 
 Spare us, good Lord. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Then the Master only . 1 
 
 0 most mighty God and merciful Fa- 
 ther, we worship and adore Thee for Thy 
 great glory and goodness, and we most 
 humbly thank and praise Thee for all Thy 
 mercies upon us and ours, and upon Thy 
 whole Church. Especially, we thank Thee, 
 for Thy goodness in preserving us the night 
 past and bringing us in safety to another 
 day. "We acknowledge that we have de- 
 served Thy wrath and indignation for our 
 manifold sins, but Thou hast not dealt with 
 us after our sins, nor rewarded us accord- 
 ing to our wickedness. O continue Thy 
 mercy and favour towards us, pardon our 
 offences and give us grace to show forth 
 our thankfulness by the amendment of 
 our lives, and by serving Thee more faith- 
 fully for the time to come. Preserve us 
 this day from all sin and danger: Give us 
 
 1 On Sunday say instead the Prayer, page 100. 
 
MORNING. 
 
 95 
 
 Thy Holy Spirit that we may be loving 
 and forbearing, patient and humble, honest 
 and true in all our words and actions. 
 Grant us to walk always in Thy Presence, 
 to seek first Thy Kingdom and Righteous- 
 ness, and to trust firmly in Thy good pro- 
 vidence to give us all things needful for 
 our souls and bodies. 
 
 Bless Thy Holy Church throughout the 
 world, and may we be faithful members of 
 it all the days of our life. Bless our rela- 
 tions and friends. Have mercy upon this 
 parish. Bless the Clergy — convert sin- 
 ners, enlighten the ignorant, succour the 
 tempted and all who are in any special 
 need. These blessings we humbly ask, O 
 most merciful Father, in the Name of 
 Jesus Christ, our only Lord and Savi- 
 our. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, Which art in heaven, 
 Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom 
 come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
 in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
 bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as 
 we forgive them that trespass against us. 
 And lead us not into temptation ; but de- 
 liver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 The Lord bless and keep us, the Lord 
 make His Face to shine upon us, and be 
 
96 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 gracious unto us, the Lord lift up the 
 light of His Countenance upon us, and 
 give us peace, now and for evermore. 
 Amen. 
 
 EVENING PRAYERS. 
 
 Stand up and read aloud a portion of Holy 
 Scripture, first saying the Collect for the Second 
 Sunday in Advent, out of the Common Prayer 
 Book. After the reading let all say, 
 
 R. Thanks be to God. 
 
 I believe in God, &c., page 11. 
 
 Kneel down reverently, and say, 
 
 Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor 
 the offences of our forefathers. Spare us, 
 good Lord, spare Thy servants whom Thou 
 hast redeemed with Thy most Precious 
 Blood, and be not angry with us for ever. 
 
 Spare us, good Lord. 
 
 O Almighty and Eternal God, we Thine 
 unworthy servants, beseech Thee to look 
 graciously upon us, who come before Thy 
 Throne of Mercy to offer up our humble 
 thanksgivings for all Thy goodness and 
 love to us : for the mercies and comforts 
 
EVENING. 
 
 97 
 
 of this day , 1 and above all, for Thy great 
 love in the Redemption of the world by 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. O Heavenly 
 Rather, we confess that we are not wor- 
 thy of the least of all Thy mercies ; we 
 have sinned against Heaven and before 
 Thee, and are no more worthy to be called 
 Thy children. [ Pause and call to mind 
 wherein you have sinned . We do ear- 
 nestly repent, and are heartily sorry for 
 these our misdoings. Have mercy upon 
 us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, and for- 
 give us for Jesus Christ’s sake, and 
 bring us to everlasting life. Amen. 
 
 Our Rather, &c. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 y. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us 2 
 
 R. This night without sin. 
 
 V. O Lord, have mercy upon us : 
 
 R. Have mercy upon us. 
 
 1 On Sunday add, “ for the opportunity Thou 
 hast given us of joining this day in the Public 
 Worship of the Church [and of receiving the Holy 
 Communion of the Most Blessed Body and Blood 
 of our Saviour.]” 
 
 H 
 
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 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 y. Lord, hear our prayer : 
 
 EL And let our cry come unto Thee. 
 
 Let us pray . 1 
 
 Almighty God, Who through Thy only- 
 begotten Son Jestjs Christ hast over- 
 come death, and opened unto us the gate 
 of everlasting life; we humbly beseech 
 Thee that, through the grave, and gate of 
 
 1 On Sunday first say : — 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, Heavenly Fa- 
 ther, we give Thee humble thanks, for that Thou 
 hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of Thy 
 grace, and faith in Thee : increase this knowledge, 
 and confirm this faith in us evermore. Renew in 
 us Thy Holy Spirit, that as we have been, in 
 Holy Baptism, born again and made heirs of ever- 
 lasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 we may continue Thy servants, and attain Thy pro- 
 mises ; through the same Lord Jesus Christ 
 Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in 
 the unity of the same Holy Spirit, everlastingly. 
 Amen. 
 
 On Friday 
 
 Almighty God, we beseech Thee graciously to 
 behold this Thy family, for which our Lord Je- 
 sus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and 
 given up into the hands of wicked men, and to 
 suffer death upon the Cross, Who now liveth and 
 reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
EVENING. 
 
 99 
 
 death, we may pass to our joyful resurrec- 
 tion ; for His merits, Who died, and was 
 buried, and rose again for us, Thy Son 
 Jestjs Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this 
 habitation, and drive far from it all snares 
 of the enemy ; let Thy Holy Angels dwell 
 herein, to preserve us in peace, and let Thy 
 Blessing be upon us for ever; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 O God, Merciful and Faithful, the aid 
 of all that trust in Thee, keep safely under 
 the shadow of Thy wings, ourselves, our 
 relations, our friends and benefactors, and 
 all Thy servants. Bless and preserve all 
 Christian kings and governors, [especially 
 the Queen,] all Bishops and Pastors, [es- 
 pecially our own,] all Missionaries in dis- 
 tant lands, all those in Beligious Societies 
 set apart for Thy service, and all who are 
 mindful of the poor and afflicted. Be- 
 member all widows and orphans, and all 
 who call upon Thee, and have none else to 
 help them, and also such as never pruy for 
 themselves. Heal the sick, succour the 
 dying. Convert sinners, and have mercy 
 upon all for whom Thy dear Son shed His 
 Precious Blood. Finally, O Lord, re- 
 member all who have asked our prayers, 
 
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 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 all for whom we are in any way bound to 
 pray, and all who pray for us, and grant 
 to us and to all Thy servants a merciful 
 judgment at the last day. Through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Save us, O Lord, when we are awake, 
 guard us when we are asleep, that we may 
 wake with Christ, and may rest in peace 
 Amen . 1 
 
 The Almighty and Merciful Lord, the 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, 
 bless and preserve us this night and ever- 
 more. Amen. 
 
 ON SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
 Eemember not, Lord, &c. 
 
 (As at p. 93.) 
 
 0 Almighty and Eternal God, Who 
 hast appointed us six days to labour and 
 do all our work, and hast consecrated the 
 seventh to Thyself, we give Thee humble 
 thanks for this Thy sacred day of rest. 
 
 1 You may say or sing a Hymn, “Sun of my 
 Soul,” page 65. 
 
ON SUNDAY MOBNING. 
 
 101 
 
 Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may- 
 keep it holy, as Thou hast commanded, by 
 devoting it entirely to Thy love and ser- 
 vice, and as our Loed Jesus Cheist on 
 this day rose from the dead, so may we 
 rise up also unto newness of life. Merci- 
 fully forgive us all our past neglect, par- 
 don the sins we have been guilty of in the 
 course of the week, and give us grace to 
 avoid them for the future. May we joy- 
 fully and thankfully embrace the oppor- 
 tunity of assembling ourselves together to 
 worship Thee in Thine own House. Give 
 us Thy Holy Spieit, to make us reverent 
 and devout, that our service may be ac- 
 ceptable in Thy sight, through the inter- 
 cession of our Loed and Savioub. Be- 
 member, O Loed, all who are hindered 
 from coming to Thy House, and all who 
 are deprived of the means of grace and 
 instruction. Awaken the indifferent, and 
 bring them this day to a better mind. 
 Send down Thy Heavenly Blessing upon 
 all Bishops and Pastors, especially our 
 own. Grant that they may diligently 
 preach Thy Holy Word, and rightly and 
 duly administer Thy Holy Sacraments, and 
 that being clothed with righteousness, in 
 the Great Day they may receive from 
 
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 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 Thee, the Eighteous Judge, the crown of 
 everlasting glory. May we esteem them 
 very highly in love for their works’ sake, 
 and since they give an account of our souls, 
 may we take heed so to live that they may 
 do it with joy, and not with grief. Give 
 unto us and to all Christian people a 
 humble, teachable, and obedient spirit, 
 when hearing Thy Holy Word spoken by 
 their lips. May we ever hold fast to the 
 guidance and Communion of Thy Holy 
 Church, and steadfastly walk in the way 
 that leadeth to eternal life ; through Je- 
 sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Almighty and Merciful God, of Whose 
 only gift it cometh that Thy faithful peo- 
 ple 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. 
 
 Our Father, &C . 1 
 
 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. 
 
 1 You may say or sing a Hymn if you have time. 
 
103 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 I. ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF LIFE. 
 
 For Parents . 
 
 Almighty and most Merciful Father, give me, 
 1 beseech Thee, grace and wisdom for the bring- 
 ing up of my children in Thy faith and fear. Make 
 me gentle and forbearing with them according to 
 their several dispositions, but let me not through 
 idleness or weak fondness indulge their self-will 
 and wrong tempers. May I reprove and check 
 their faults with firmness, and carefully provide 
 them with opportunities of learning to know and 
 serve Thee. Grant that I [or we] may show piety 
 at home, and both by word and example teach 
 them to seek first Thy kingdom and righteousness. 
 
 Give unto them, O Lord, the spirit of dutiful 
 obedience, according to Thy holy Commandment, 
 and strengthen them by Thy grace to resist the 
 enticements of evil from within and without. Bless 
 them, O Lord : let Thy Fatherly Hand ever be 
 over them ; Thy Holy Spirit ever be with them ; and 
 grant that faithfully serving Thee here, in the end 
 they may obtain everlasting life; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 For Children . 
 
 Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, give me 
 grace, I beseech Thee, that I may always observe 
 my parents with all kind of duty, according to Thy 
 holy Commandment. Make me to honour and 
 obey them, to succour and comfort them, and never 
 to grieve them by sinful or thoughtless conduct. 
 
104 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 Good Lord, forgive all the offences I have com- 
 mitted against them, increase the number of their 
 days, support them in sickness, infirmity and afflic- 
 tion, and refresh their declining years with Thy com- 
 fort. [Bless my brothers, sisters.] Help us as 
 Thou kuowest to be needful for us in body and soul, 
 and grant that we may all so faithfully serve Thee 
 in this life that we fail not finally to attain Thy 
 heavenly promises ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For Masters and Mistresses. 
 
 Almighty and gracious God, give me grace so 
 to order my family that we may be a household 
 serving Thee. Make me to know and do my duty 
 to the servants Thou hast committed to my charge, 
 to use their services with mercy and moderation, 
 and to reprove their faults with wisdom and kind- 
 ness, remembering that I have a Master in Heaven. 
 
 O Lord, bless my servants and make them Thine. 
 Give them grace to serve Thee first, and then to 
 serve me with faithfulness and diligence, not to 
 please me, but as the servants of Christ doing 
 Thy will from the heart, and looking for their re- 
 compense in Heaven. 
 
 Make me ever ready to repay them the time and 
 strength they spend to do me service, [and to have 
 a care for them in sickness and old age.] Above 
 all may I provide for their religion, and the interest 
 of their souls, and never through selfishness or 
 idleness deprive them of opportunities of attending 
 on the means of grace. Grant this, O Lord, for 
 the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 105 
 
 For Servants. 
 
 Almighty God and Father, Who hast appointed 
 the different states of life, I humbly pray Thee to 
 give me the grace I need for doing the duties of my 
 calling as a faithful servant of Thine. Make me 
 diligent and industrious in my work, faithful to my 
 trust, truthful and honest in all my dealings, and 
 to serve those whom Thou hast placed over me, not 
 with eye-service, but at all times as in Thy Pre- 
 sence, always remembering that in all my duty to 
 them I am serving Thee. 
 
 Make me obedient to my master and mistress, 
 not answering again when reproved ; and kind to 
 my fellow-servants. Strengthen my weakness, that 
 by Thy grace I may have courage to resist the 
 persuasions of those who would lead me wrong, 
 and fearing and loving Thee alone may rather seek 
 to win others to serve Thee, that we may be a godly 
 and peaceable household together ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For a Husband and Wife. 
 
 O merciful God, I humbly beseech Thee to send 
 Thy blessing continually upon me and upon my 
 Wife [or “ Husband.”] As Thou hast joined us 
 together in Thy holy Ordinance, and made us one, 
 grant that we may be of one heart, and of one mind, 
 united in love to Thee, and to each other in Thee. 
 Give us a deep and abiding sense of the sacredness 
 of the holy estate of Marriage, and to remember 
 that it is a sacred mystery, representing the union 
 between Christ and His Church, that so we may 
 live together in love, and peace, and holiness. May 
 we deny ourselves, and be a mutual help and com- 
 fort to each other all the days of our life. May we 
 
106 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRATERS. 
 
 ever continue faithful members of Thy holy Church, 
 which is Thy Body. May I love and support my 
 Wife, and give her due honour according to Thy 
 holy Ordinance, [or, “ may I love, honour, and 
 obey my Husband, according to Thy holy Ordi- 
 nance.”] Hear, O good Lord, our prayers for each 
 other. Bless us both with health and strength, if 
 it be Thy Will, and with whatever else Thy good 
 Providence shall see best for our souls and bodies. 
 Make us thankful for all Thy blessings already 
 vouchsafed unto us. Fit and prepare us for our 
 departure hence, and grant us so to live that we 
 may have peace at the last and eternal life in 
 Thy Heavenly Kingdom ; for the merits of Jesus 
 Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 II. INTERCESSIONS. 
 
 For our Friends . 
 
 O Lord Jesus Christ, I pray Thee for those 
 who love me, and for those whom I love in Thee. 
 For Thine own sake make them love Thee with all 
 their heart, and mind, and soul, that they may will, 
 and speak, and do only those things that are pleas- 
 ing to Thee and expedient for them, that being 
 always and everywhere ruled and protected by 
 Thee, they may attain to eternal life ; through Thy 
 merits, Who livest and reignest, God for ever and 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 For one who has ashed our Prayers . 
 
 1 . In Trouble. 
 
 Almighty Everlasting God, comfort of the sor- 
 rowful, strength of the weary, our only help in time 
 
OCCASIONAL PEAYEES. 
 
 107 
 
 of need, may the prayers of all that call upon Thee 
 in trouble, and especially the prayers of Thy ser- 
 vant [N.] come into Thy Presence, that they may 
 rejoice evermore in Thy merciful aid and deliver- 
 ance ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 2. Before an Undertaking, 
 
 Prevent us, O Lord, [and especially at this time 
 Thy servant N.] in all our doings with Thy most 
 gracious favour, and further us with Thy continual 
 help, and grant that this his work being begun, con- 
 tinued, and ended in Thee, he may herein glorify 
 Thy holy Name, and finally by Thy mercy obtain 
 everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 For the Clergy . 
 
 Most Merciful Father, I humbly beseech Thee 
 to send down upon Thy servants, the Bishops and 
 Pastors of Thy Church — and especially upon our 
 own — Thy Heavenly Blessing. Give them the 
 spirit of wisdom and holiness, patience and charity, 
 zeal and watchfulness, that they may faithfully de- 
 clare Thy Will, boldly rebuke vice, rightly and duly 
 administer Thy holy Sacraments, and intercede 
 with Thee acceptably for Thy people. Support and 
 comfort them under all suffering and opposition for 
 the cause of Thy truth, and grant that after turning 
 many to righteousness, they may shine as the stars 
 for ever and ever; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For Unity, 
 
 O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace, Who bid- 
 dest us be of one mind in Thy House ; of Thy mercy 
 
108 
 
 OCCASIONAL PKAYERS. 
 
 put away from us all that causeth us to differ, and 
 give unto us the spirit of peace and unity, that as 
 there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one 
 hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one 
 Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we 
 may be all of one heart, and of one soul, united 
 in one holy bond of Truth and Peace, of Faith 
 and Charity, and may with one mind and one 
 mouth glorify Thee ; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Conversion of a Sinner. 
 
 Almighty God, Who showest to them that be in 
 error the light of Thy Truth, to the intent they may 
 return into the way of righteousness : have mercy 
 on Thy servant, [N.] and upon all who sin against 
 Thee, and grant unto them true repentance, that 
 turning to Thee with their whole heart, they may 
 faithfully serve Thee, and attain everlasting salva- 
 tion; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 For the Sick and Dying. 
 
 O gracious Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst 
 vouchsafe to die on the Cross for us, remember in 
 Thy mercy all sick and dying persons, [especially 
 
 ,] and grant that they may omit nothing which 
 
 is necessary to make their peace with Thee before 
 they die. Deliver them, O Lord, from the malice 
 and deceit of the devil, and from all sin and evil, 
 and grant them a happy end ; for Thy Love's sake. 
 Amen. 
 
OCCASIONAL PEAYEES. 
 
 109 
 
 III. ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, AND 
 CHARITY. 
 
 Prayer . 
 
 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. 
 
 Act of Faith. 
 
 O Lord, Thou art the Truth, and because Thou 
 art the Truth, I believe all that Thou teachest me 
 in Thy Holy Word, and by Thy Church, which is 
 the pillar and ground of the Truth. I believe in 
 God the Father, Who hath created me ; and in 
 Jesus Christ, true God and Man, my Saviour 
 Who hath redeemed me with His own most Pre- 
 cious Blood ; and in God the Holy Ghost, Who 
 hath sanctified me in Baptism. In this Faith of 
 the Most Holy Trinity I was baptised, and in 
 this Faith by God’s grace I will continue, and die 
 therein. Amen. 
 
 Lord, increase my faith. 
 
 Act of Hope. 
 
 O Lord, Thou art Mercy, and because Thou art 
 mercy I hope in Thee, that through the merits of 
 Thy most Precious Blood and by means of Thy 
 Holy Sacraments, Thou wilt grant me the forgive- 
 ness of all my sins, and the help of Thy grace that 
 I may do all such good works as Thou hast pre- 
 pared for me to walk in, and after death eternal 
 
110 ACT OP THANKS GIVING. 
 
 life in Heaven, which Thou hast promised to 
 those that love Thee and keep Thy Commandments. 
 Amen. 
 
 Act of Love, 
 
 O Lord, Thou art Love, and because Thou art 
 Love, and hast first loved me, I love Thee with 
 all my heart, I love Thee for Thine own infinite 
 perfections, and for all Thy Love to me. I love 
 Thee in Thy Sacraments, and will receive them in 
 life and in death. I love Thee in Thy Church 
 which is Thy Body. For Thy sake 1 love my 
 neighbour as myself, and will strive to do him good. 
 O good Lord, make me day by day to love Thee 
 more and more. Amen. 
 
 Act of Sorrow for Sin . 
 
 O good Jesu, I do love Thee, and I grieve 
 for love of Thee that I have ever sinned against 
 Thee. O that I might never offend Thee more. 
 Lord, give me this grace. Amen. 
 
 IV. THANKSGIVING. 
 
 “ Praised be the Lord daily ; even the God Who 
 helpeth us, and poureth His benefits upon us.” 
 
 [Note . — There is no practice which helps more to 
 growth in the love of God than the habit of thanks- 
 giving. Then try to cultivate the spirit of gratitude 
 — grateful love. Say often , “ Thanks be to God,” 
 whether in sorrow or in joy. Upon every occasion 
 you may lift up your heart to God with this espe- 
 cial feeling, and make a practice of more particular 
 thanksgiving to Him at times for all His many 
 and great benefits. You might make it your Sun- 
 day devotion.] 
 
OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Act of Thanksgiving . 
 
 0 most merciful and loving Lord God, from 
 Whom all good things do come, I give Thee bum- 
 ble thanks for Thy manifold blessings to me and to 
 all men. 
 
 1 thank thee, O Heavenly Father, for Thy 
 love, that while we were yet sinners Thou didst 
 give Thy Son to die for us. 
 
 I thank Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, that 
 Thou didst become Man, and didst die upon the 
 Cross to save us, and that Thou didst rise again 
 and ascend into Heaven, and ever livest to make 
 intercession for us, and for Thy great love in 
 giving Thyself to us in the Holy Communion. 
 
 I thank Thee, O Holy Spirit, that Thou dost 
 regenerate and sanctify us in Holy Baptism, that 
 Thou dost help and comfort us, and dost teach and 
 guide the Church into all truth. 
 
 O most Holy Trinity, I give thanks to Thee for 
 all Thy love and mercy and goodness to all Thy 
 creatures, to my family and friends, to those who 
 forget to thank Thee, and especially to me Thy 
 most unworthy servant. 
 
 O my God, I thank Thee for my creation in 
 Thine own Image and Likeness. 
 
 For my birth of Christian parents, whereas I 
 might have been brought up a heathen. 
 
 For my state of life, whereby I have been kept 
 from many temptations to which others are exposed. 
 
 For my Holy Baptism, wherein Thou forgavest 
 my sins and madest me Thine own child, and a 
 member of Thy Holy Church. 
 
 For my preservation in infancy and youth, and 
 for Thy care and Providence over me every day 
 until this hour. 
 
112 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 For my Confirmation, and allits gifts and blessings. 
 
 For the Holy Communion, wherein Thou hast 
 so often given me the Body and Blood of my 
 Saviour to be the food of my soul. 
 
 For Thy forbearance and waiting for my repent- 
 ance, and calling me to return to Thee, and so 
 often receiving me, and forgiving my sins. 
 
 For Thy patience with my infirmities and short- 
 comings. 
 
 For good books, and sermons, and advice. 
 
 For kind friends and benefactors, and for all 
 who have done me good by reproof or otherwise. 
 
 For reason, health, and a good name. 
 
 For recovery from sickness. 
 
 For these and all other Thy blessings which I 
 know and which I know not, which I have forgot- 
 ten, or have never thanked Thee for. For all the 
 grace Thou hast given me and art ready to give 
 me. For all future blessings, and for all Thou hast 
 in store for me, especially for the blessed hope of 
 everlasting life, I give thanks to Thee, and will give 
 thanks to Thee all the days of my life. I cannot 
 thank Thee as I ought. Pour Thy love into my 
 heart, that I may know how to love and thank 
 Thee. Accept the desire of my heart for the me- 
 rits, and in union with the thanksgivings of Jesus 
 Christ Thy Son our Lord, to Whom with Thee 
 and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, 
 praise and thanksgiving, world without end. Amen. 
 
 You might add a Psalm of Thanksgiving. You 
 will of course mention also any especial mercies 
 to yourself, or your family, or anything which may 
 come to your mind for which you ought to give 
 thanks to God. 
 
113 
 
 V. LITANY ON THE PASSION OF OUR 
 LORD. 
 
 You need not say the whole of this Litany at 
 one time. Dwell on each sentence, applying it to 
 your own wants, and pleading to Jesus each of 
 His separate Blessed Acts and Sufferings, and then 
 the Prayer “ Have mercy,’ ’ will suit all your varied 
 needs. 
 
 [You might use it for Meditation, see page 91.] 
 
 O God the Father, of Heaven, ' 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, 
 
 Holy Trinity, One God, 
 
 Holy Jesu, True God and Man, 
 
 Jesu, earnestly desiring to redeem mankind, 
 Jesu, keeping the Passover with Thy dis- 
 ciples. 
 
 Jesu, instituting the Holy Sacrament for a 
 
 Memorial of Thy Passion, 
 
 Jesu, kneeling on the ground in prayer, 
 Jesu, in Agony, bathed in Bloody Sweat, 
 Jesu, sold by Judas, and betrayed with a 
 kiss, 
 
 Jesu, taken by wicked hands, and bound 
 roughly by the soldiers, 
 
 Jesu, forsaken by all Thy disciples, 
 
 Jesu, brought before Annas and Caiaphas, 
 Jesu, accused by false witnesses, 
 
 Lord, have mercy, 
 Christ, have mercy. 
 Lord, have mercy. 
 
 I 
 
 Have mercy upon us. 
 
114 
 
 OCCASIONAL PEATEES. 
 
 Jesu, struck on the Face, and defiled with' 
 spitting, 
 
 Jesu, denied thrice by S. Peter, 
 
 Jesu, turning and looking upon S. Peter, 
 Jesu, reviled, and answering nothing, 
 
 Jesu, scourged at the pillar, and bruised for 
 our iniquities, 
 
 Jesu, mocked with a purple robe, 
 
 Jesu, crowned with thorns, 
 
 Jesu, struck on the Head with a reed, 
 
 Jesu, condemned by Pilate to a shameful 
 death, 
 
 Jesu, carrying the Cross on Thy wounded 
 Shoulders, 
 
 Jesu, stripped of Thine own garments, 
 
 Jesu, fastened with nails to the Cross, and 
 wounded for our transgressions, 
 
 Jesu, crucified for us, 
 
 Jesu, crucified between two thieves, and num- 
 bered with the transgressors, 
 
 Jesu, praying for Thy murderers, 
 
 Jesu, made a scorn of men, 
 
 Jesu, given gall and vinegar in Thy Thirst, 
 Jesu, promising Paradise to the penitent Thief, 
 Jesu, commending S. John to Thy Mother, 
 Jesu, crying, “ Why hast Thou forsaken Me ?’ ’ 
 Jesu, declaring Thy work of love was “ Fi- 
 nished,’ ’ 
 
 Jesu, commending Thy Spirit to the Father, 
 Jesu, pierced after Death with a Spear, 
 
 Jesu, shedding out of Thy most Precious 
 Side, both Water and Blood, a Fountain to 
 cleanse us from all sin, 
 
 Jesu, taken down from the Cross, and buried 
 in a new tomb, J 
 
 Have mercy upon us. 
 
LITANY ON THE PASSION. 
 
 115 
 
 Jesu, rising gloriously on the third day, 
 
 Jesu, ascending triumphantly to Heaven, 
 Jesu, sending down the Holy Ghost upon 
 Thy Church to abide with us for ever, ) 
 
 Jesu, ever living to make intercession for us. 
 Jesu, Who shalt come to be our Judge, 
 
 Be merciful, spare us, Lord Jesus. ' 
 
 From all sin, \ 
 
 From sudden unprepared death, 
 
 From all evil, 
 
 By Thy Holy Incarnation, 
 
 By Thy Humble Birth, 
 
 By Thy Circumcision, 
 
 By Thine all-holy Name. 
 
 By Thy Baptism, 
 
 By Thy holy Fasting, Toils, and Watching, 
 
 By Thy nights of Prayer, 
 
 By Thy miracles of mercy for the healing of 
 souls and bodies, 
 
 By Thy glorious Transfiguration, 
 
 By Thy Holy Cross and Passion, 
 
 By the Sacred Atoning Sacrifice of Thy i 
 whole Life, 
 
 By Thy Precious Blood shed to redeem us, 
 
 By Thy Precious Death, 
 
 By the Water and the Blood flowing from 
 Thy Sacred Side, 
 
 4 By the Blessed Sacraments Thou ordainedst 
 as means to unite us to Thyself, 
 
 By Thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, 
 By Thy sending the H ol y Ghost to dwell in us. 
 By Thy boundless Love and Mercy, 
 
 In eur daily trials, 
 
 In the time of temptation, 
 
 In the hour of our death, 
 
 In the Day of Judgment, / 
 
 Lord Jesu , deliver us. Have mercy , tyc. 
 
116 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 We sinners beseech Thee, Jesu, hear us. 
 
 That Thou wouldest bring us to true repent- v 
 ance, 
 
 That Thou wouldest forgive us all our sins, 
 
 That being much forgiven, we may love Thee 
 much, 
 
 That we may bear all crosses with love and 
 patience, 
 
 That we may persevere unto the end in grace 
 and in Thy holy service, , 
 
 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Spare us, Lord Jesu, 
 
 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Hear us, Lord Jesu. 
 
 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Have mercy upon us, Lord Jesu. 
 
 Our Father, & c. 
 
 O Lord Jesu Christ, Son of the Living God, 
 the only Hope and Refuge of sinners, I beseech 
 Thee, set Thy Holy Cross and Passion between Thy 
 Judgment and my soul, now, and in the hour of 
 death. I beseech Thee also for all my friends and 
 benefactors, and for all for whom I desire or am 
 bound to pray, [and for all poor sinners.] O, let 
 not Thy Precious Blood be shed for us in vain, but 
 grant us, by Thy grace, that cleansed from all our 
 sins, after our death, we may joyfully enter Para- 
 dise, to love and adore Thee eternally ; where with 
 the Father and the Holy Ghost, Thou livest 
 and reignest, One God, world without end. Amen. 
 
117 
 
 VI. LITANY OF THE HOLY GHOST. 
 
 O God the Father, of Heaven, 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, 
 
 Holy Trinity, One God, 
 
 Holy Spirit, Author of all good, 
 
 Holy Spirit, Who didst overshadow the 
 Blessed Virgin Mary, 
 
 Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding,' 
 
 Spirit of Counsel and Might, 
 
 Spirit of Knowledge and Piety, 
 
 Spirit of the Fear of the Lord, 
 
 Spirit of holy repentance, 
 
 Spirit of Grace and Prayer, 
 
 Spirit of Love, Peace, and Joy, 
 
 Spirit of Gentleness, Goodness, and Faith, 
 Spirit of manifold grace. 
 
 Spirit Who didst descend upon Christ,, in 
 the form of a dove, 
 
 Spirit of Truth, Who guidest us into all truth, 
 Spirit Who helpest our infirmities, 
 
 Spirit Who sheddest the Love of God in 
 our hearts, 
 
 Spirit, the Discerner of the thoughts of the 
 heart, 
 
 Holy Spirit, by Whom we also are born 
 again, _ 
 
 Holy Spirit, Who dwellest in us, 
 
 Holy Spirit, Who abidest with us for ever, 
 Holy Ghost the Comforter, 
 
 Holy Ghost the Sanctifier, 
 
 Holy Ghost, Who on the Day of Pentecost 
 didst appear in f|ery tongues upon tb®> disciples, v 
 
 Lord, have mercy. 
 Christ, have mercy. 
 Lord, have mercy. 
 
 Have mercy upon us. 
 
118 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRATERS. 
 
 From all evil, 
 
 From the snares of the devil, 
 From presumption and despair, 
 From doubting and unbelief, 
 
 From envy and unkindness, 
 
 From obstinacy and impenitence, 
 From anger and strife, 
 
 From all unholiness and impurity, 
 From dulness and sloth, 
 
 From every evil spirit, 
 
 In the Day of Judgment, 
 
 Holy Ghost, we beseech Thee, hear us. 
 
 N 
 
 That Thou wouldest renew the face of the 
 earth, and enkindle the fire of Thy Love in our 
 hearts, 
 
 That Thou wouldest help us to love one an- 
 other, 
 
 That Thou wouldest teach us to pray, and 
 Thyself pray within us, 
 
 That Thou wouldest inspire us with holy and 
 pious thoughts, 
 
 That Thou wouldest inspire us with a hatred 
 of sin, 
 
 That Thou wouldest help us to remember 
 that our body is Thy Temple, 
 
 That Thou wouldest keep us for Thyself, 
 
 That we grieve not the Holy Spirit of 
 God, 
 
 That Thou wouldest endue us with the grace 
 of final perseverance, 
 
 That we may sow in the Spirit, and of the 
 Spirit reap life everlasting, 
 
 Holy Ghost , we beseech Thee , hear us. Deliver us, 0 Holy Spirit. 
 
LITANY OP THE HOLY GHOST. 119 
 
 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Grant us Thy Holy Spirit. 
 
 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Pour down upon us Thy Holy Spirit, 
 
 Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Give unto us the Spirit of Peace. 
 
 Holy Ghost, hear us, 
 
 Holy Ghost, graciously hear us. 
 
 V. Create in me a clean heart, O God, 
 
 R, And renew a right spirit within me. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 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. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, by Whose Spirit 
 the whole body of the Church is governed and 
 sanctified ; receive our supplications and prayers, 
 which we offer before Thee for all estates of men in 
 Thy holy Church, that every member of the same, 
 in his vocation and ministry, may truly and godly 
 serve Thee ; through our Lord and Saviour Je- 
 sus Christ. 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. 
 
120 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRATERS. 
 
 A Prayer to the Holy Ghost . 
 
 O Holy Spirit, by Whom I have been born 
 again in Holy Baptism, by Whom I have been 
 strengthened in Confirmation, by Whom I have 
 been renewed, guided, and enlightened day by day ; 
 I bless Thee, I glorify Thee, for all Thy mercies ; 
 pardon my infirmities, forgive my past neglect of 
 Thy holy inspiration, forgive me that I have so 
 often grieved Thee : Oh, suffer me not to wander 
 from Thee any more ; give me the continual help 
 of Thy holy Comfort, cleanse my heart, correct my 
 wanderings, supply my omissions, strengthen my 
 will, so that following Thy guidance, I may at 
 length arrive safely at the haven of eternal rest ; 
 for the merits of Jesus Christ, our only Saviour. 
 Amen. 
 
 VII. PRAYERS TO BE SAID AT ANY TIME 
 IN PREPARATION FOR DEATH. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 In the midst of life we are in death : of whom 
 may we seek for succour, but of Thee, O Lord, 
 Who for our sins art justly displeased ? 
 
 Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most 
 mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, de- 
 liver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. 
 
 Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ; 
 shut not Thy merciful ears to our prayer ; but spare 
 us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy 
 
PRAYERS POR A HAPPY DEATH. 121 
 
 and merciful Saviour, Thou most worthy Judge 
 eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains 
 of death, to fall from Thee. 
 
 O Holy Jesus, Who by Thy Precious Death and 
 Passion hast overcome Death, and made it the gate 
 of eternal life, grant me grace, that my daily life 
 may be a preparation for the time when Thou shalt 
 call me hence. Give me now, O Lord, true re- 
 pentance and amendment of life, and grant me to 
 persevere unto the end in faith, hope, and charity. 
 Let not my death be sudden, but if it seem good to 
 Thee, bless me then with all the means of grace 
 which Thou hast provided for us in Thy Holy 
 Church, and above all, grant me worthily to receive 
 the Blessed Sacrament of Thy Body and Blood, 
 that Thou mayest raise me up at the Last Day. 
 In the hour of my death call me and place me where 
 Thou didst place the repentant thief, O Blessed 
 Jesus, Who standest at the right hand of the 
 Father, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 
 
 A Litany for the same. 
 
 O God the Father, of Heaven, 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, 
 
 O Holy Trinity, One God, 
 
 Have mercy upon me now and in 
 the hour of death « 
 
 Remember not, Lord, mine offences, nor the 
 offences of my forefathers, neither take Thou ven- 
 geance of our sins ; spare us, good Lord, spare Thy 
 servants whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most 
 Precious Blood, and be not angry with us for ever. 
 
122 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRATERS. 
 
 From Thy wrath and heavy indignation, from the 
 guilt and burden of my sins, from sudden unpre- 
 pared death, 
 
 Good Lord , deliver me. 
 
 From impatience, distrust, and despair, from ex- 
 tremity of sickness and pain, which may withdraw 
 my mind from God, 
 
 Good Lord , deliver me. 
 
 From the bitter pangs of eternal death, from the 
 powers of darkness, from the deceits of Satan, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver me. 
 
 By Thy manifold and great mercies, by Thy 
 manifold and great Merits, by Thine Agony and 
 Bloody Sweat, by Thy bitter Cross and Passion, 
 by Thy triumphant Resurrection and Ascension, 
 by Thy prevailing Intercession, and by the grace 
 of the Holy Ghost, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver me. 
 
 In my last and greatest need, in the hour of 
 death, and in the Day of Judgment, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver me, and receive my 
 soul, for Thy mercies ’ sake. 
 
 Be merciful unto Me, most merciful Jesu, my 
 Lord and my God, and forgive me all my sins, 
 which by the malice of the devil, or by my own 
 frailty I have at any time of my life committed 
 against Thee. 
 
 Be merciful , hear me, Good Lord. 
 
 That when my soul shall depart from the body 'j jS 
 its place may be in peace, and its abode in Zion : I J 
 
 That the Light of God appearing may sus- [ ? 
 tain and comfort me in my last conflict : \ ’o 
 
 That holy Angels waiting for me, may con- [ § 
 duct my soul to its place of rest, and present I « 
 it before Thee : Jfij 
 
PRATERS IN TIME OF SICKNESS. 123 
 
 That Thou wouldest receive me with a for-'] <§* 
 giving Countenance, and place me amongst those 
 who are to stand before Thee for ever : \ 
 
 That admitted into Thy Blessed, and Blessed - 
 making Presence, I may rejoice with Thy holy 
 Saints for evermore : 
 
 O Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy upon 
 me, now and in the hour of my death. 
 
 O Lamb of God, &c. 
 
 Have mercy upon me, and grant me Thy 
 peace . 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 O God, Who hast appointed unto us all to die, 
 but hast mercifully concealed from us the hour of 
 our death, grant me so to live in holiness and right- 
 eousness all my days that I may die happily in Thy 
 Love: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 
 
 Or the Collect for the First Sunday in Advent 
 
 VIII. PEATEES IN TIME OE 
 SICKNESS . 1 
 
 * ‘ He healeth those that are broken in heart : and 
 giveth medicine to heal their sickness / ’ 
 
 Lord Jesus, behold I receive this sick- 
 ness as coming from Thy Fatherly Hand. 
 
 1 When sickness comes upon you receive it as 
 direct from the Hand of God. Consider that it 
 is sent to persons for various causes — often on 
 
124 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 May it be to the glory of Thy Holy Name 
 and the health of my soul. 
 
 O Lord, I offer myself with entire sub- 
 mission to Thy Blessed Will, and cheer- 
 fully accept whatever Thou mayest be 
 pleased to lay upon me. But, O Lord, re- 
 buke me not in Thine indignation ; neither 
 chasten me in Thy heavy displeasure. Cor- 
 rect me, but with judgment, not in Thine 
 anger lest Thou bring me to nothing. Give 
 me true repentance for the sins of my past 
 life, grace to bear with patience the pains 
 and privations of my sickness, and make 
 me to love Thee more and more. 
 
 And since I cannot now worship Thee 
 in the Courts of Thine House, give me a 
 portion in the Prayers and Thanksgivings 
 offered there, and supply unto me all the 
 means of Grace which Thy Bounty has pro- 
 vided for the help and comfort of our souls. 
 
 account of sin, and to lead them to repentance. 
 Look to the state of your soul, remembering that 
 this is the teaching of our Blessed Lord, Who, 
 when He healed the sick, looked first to their soul's 
 state before He cured their bodies. And in any 
 considerable illness do not fail to send at once for a 
 “ Physician of the soul"— your parish Priest, as 
 directed by Holy Scripture, “ Is any sick among 
 you? let him call for the elders (Priests) of the 
 Church." See S. James v. 14, 15, 16. 
 
PEAYEES IN TIME OF SICKNESS. 125 
 
 O Loed, if it be Thy good pleasure, 
 raise me up again to serve Thee faithfully 
 for the time to come ; or, if this sickness 
 be unto death, of Thy great mercy, grant 
 that, pardoned and cleansed from all my 
 sins in Thy Most Precious Blood, I may 
 believe in Thee, trust in Thee, and love 
 Thee above all things, and by the Merits 
 of Thy Death and Passion may be ad- 
 mitted into Thine Eternal Kingdom with 
 all Thy redeemed to praise Thee for ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 Say often in the day such prayers as the 
 following : 
 
 Loed Jesu, Who didst suffer for us 
 sinners, make me to suffer patiently for 
 love of Thee. 
 
 Loed Jesu, correct me here, and spare 
 me in Eternity. 
 
 Loed Jesu, do with me what Thou wilt, 
 only give me the love of Thee. 
 
 O my God, I offer unto Thee all my 
 pains and sufferings, in union with the 
 Sufferings of my Bedeemer. 
 
 Loed, sanctify this Thy Eatherly correc- 
 tion to me, and prepare me to meet Thee. 
 
 Loed, I desire to praise Thee in sick- 
 ness as in health. Thanks be to God. 
 
126 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 Lord Jesu, let me not lose this accepted 
 time, this day of Salvation. 
 
 G-ood Jestj, grant that whether I live 
 or die, I may be Thine. 
 
 Lord Jestj, let nothing separate me 
 from Thee. 
 
 By Thy Cross and Passion, Good Lord, 
 deliver me. 
 
 Jesus, crucified for me, have mercy 
 upon me. 
 
 O my God, grant that in this sickness 
 I may not offend Thee, or say anything 
 foolishly against the Lord. 
 
 Into Thine Hands, O Lord Jesu, I 
 commend my spirit. 
 
 Lord Jesu, abide with me now and 
 ever, — in the hour of death, and in the 
 Day of Judgment. 
 
 'Prayer for a Mother before the Birth 
 of Children . 
 
 O Merciful Lord, the Bather of Mer- 
 cies and God of all comfort, look down 
 upon Thy poor servant, humbly imploring 
 Thy Mercy and Blessing in this time of 
 my need. Preserve, I beseech Thee, the 
 work of Thy Hands, and defend both me 
 and my infant from all perils and evils. 
 Grant me Thy grace and protection in the 
 
PRAYERS IN TIME OE SICKNESS, 127 
 
 time of danger and weakness, and of Thy 
 great Goodness bring my child safely to 
 the Holy Sacrament of Baptism, that it 
 may be sanctified and made Thine own, to 
 love and serve Thee faithfully for ever. 
 
 O my Gon, I confess that I am unwor- 
 thy of Thy Mercy by reason of my many 
 sins : but I do earnestly repent and pray 
 Thee for Thy Love’s sake to forgive me 
 and wash them away for ever. To Thee 
 I offer and commend myself, and cheerfully 
 accept whatever Thou mayest be pleased 
 to send me. Do Thou give me that hum- 
 ble and contrite heart which Thou wilt not 
 despise. O my God, I humbly trust in 
 Thy Mercy, and in the merits and death of 
 Thy Son Jesus Christ, and I beg of Thee 
 to hear this my prayer for His sake, my 
 only Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 Thanksgiving for 'Recovery . 
 
 O Most Gracious God, I humbly be- 
 seech Thee to accept this my most hearty 
 praise and thanksgiving for this Thy great 
 mercy vouchsafed unto me. Bless the 
 Lord, O my soul, and all that is within 
 me bless His Holy Name, Who hath saved 
 thy life from destruction, and crowned 
 thee with mercy and loving-kindness. O 
 
128 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 Lord, my God, I cried unto Thee and 
 Thou hast healed me. Therefore will I 
 sing of Thy praise without ceasing, and 
 give thanks unto Thee for ever. O grant 
 me Thy help that I may henceforth so 
 faithfully serve Thee in this life that I may 
 be partaker of everlasting life in the world 
 to come : through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 IX. A SHORT LITANY FOR FRIDAY, 
 
 (which we observe every week in memory of Good 
 Friday.) 
 
 Lord, have mercy. 
 
 Christ, have mercy. 
 
 Lord, have mercy. 
 
 O Lord Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, That 
 takest away the sins of the world ; 
 
 Have mercy upon us, and forgive us our sins, 
 Jesus, Who earnest to seek and to save that 
 which was lost ; 
 
 Have mercy upon us, and forgive us our sins • 
 Jesus, the Propitiation for our sins ; 
 
 Have mercy upon us, and forgive us our sins . 
 By Thy Life of toil and care ; 
 
 Pity and sustain us. 
 
 By Thy Victory in temptation ; 
 
 Succour us in our trials. 
 
PENITENTIAL PRAYERS* 
 
 129 
 
 By Thy Watchings and Prayers ; 
 
 Uphold our weary spirits when we would 
 watch with Thee. 
 
 By Thy carrying Thy Cross to Calvary ; 
 
 Give us grace to bear our little Cross in 
 patience after Thee. 
 
 By all Thine unknown sorrows ; 
 
 Have compassion upon us. 
 
 Good Lord, by all that Thou hast done and 
 suffered to save sinners,, have mercy upon us, de- 
 liver us from the chains of our sins ; give us love 
 and sorrow ; give us thankfulness to Thee for 
 Thine exceeding Love and for all Thy Sufferings 
 for us. Oh give us a heart to think of Thee, and 
 to endeavour daily to follow the blessed steps of 
 Thy most Holy Life ; loving Thee above all things, 
 and all others in Thee and for Thee, our blessed 
 and only Saviour. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 X. PENITENTIAL PRAYERS. 
 
 Three short Prayers for Pardon and Amendment . 
 
 “ Ask, and ye shall receive.” 
 
 i. 
 
 O most compassionate Lord Jesus Christ, I, 
 unworthy sinner, call to Thy memory all the holy 
 Thoughts which from Eternity hitherto Thou hast 
 ever had, above all that one whereby Thou, Eter- 
 nal Word, thoughtest to become Man. 
 
 O most merciful Lord, I pray from my heart 
 of hearts, that Thou in turn wilt pardon me all the 
 vain, foul, and evil thoughts which up to this time 
 K 
 
130 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 I have against or beside Thy Will entertained, or 
 in any way caused others to entertain. 
 
 O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of th> 
 world, have mercy upon me. 
 
 ii. 
 
 0 most pitiful Lord Jesus Christ, I, miserable 
 sinner, call to Thy Memory all the good and health- 
 giving Words which Thou ever utteredst on earth. 
 
 1 pray Thee humbly, O good Jesus, forgive me 
 all the words which I have up to this time uttered 
 against Thy Will, or have caused others to utter. 
 
 O Lamb of God That takest away the sin of the 
 world, have mercy upon me. 
 
 hi. 
 
 0 most loving Lord Jesus Christ, I, un- 
 worthy sinner, yet redeemed by Thy precious 
 Blood, call to Thy Memory all the good Works 
 which for our salvation Thou wroughtest in the 
 earth. 
 
 1 beseech Thee, most pitiful Lord, pardon me 
 whatsoever by my ill-doing I have knowingly, or 
 unknowingly, committed against Thy Law and the 
 glory of Thy Name, or have caused others to 
 commit ; and all, that by neglect of good works, I 
 have left undone. 
 
 And now, O most kind Lord, direct and order 
 all my thoughts, words, and works according to 
 Thy good pleasure, to the praise of Thy Name, 
 and conform them to the perfect rule of Thy most 
 holy Life and Conversation. Thine I am, O Lord, 
 and will be, in life and in death. Into Thy Hands 
 I commend myself and all I am. 
 
 O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of the 
 world, have mercy upon me. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
PENITENTIAL PRAYERS. 
 
 131 
 
 A short Litany. 
 
 Lord, have mercy. 
 
 Christ, have mercy. 
 
 Lord, have mercy. v 
 
 O God, Who wouldest not the death of a 
 sinner, hut his repentance, 
 
 Who calledst Adam after his fall to acknow- 
 ledge his guilt, 
 
 Who forgavest the sins of Thy disobedient 
 people at the prayer of Moses, 
 
 Who sparedst the Ninevites when they re- 
 pented, 
 
 Who broughtest David to confess his sin, 
 
 Who didst put away his sin upon his con- 
 fession, 
 
 Who sparedst Ahab when he humbled himself, 
 Who earnest into the world to save sinners, 
 
 Who broughtest salvation to the house of 
 Zaccheus, when he restored fourfold, ) 
 
 Who heardest the Canaanite, when she per- 
 severed in prayer, 
 
 Who forgavest the many sins of Mary Mag- 
 dalene, who loved much, 
 
 Who didst forgive and heal the sick, bidding 
 them “ sin no more,” 
 
 Who looking upon Peter didst call him to 
 confess his fault, and weep bitterly, 
 
 Who didst promise Paradise to the penitent 
 Thief on the Cross, 
 
 Who didst bear our sins in Thine own Body 
 on the Tree, 
 
 Who after repentance rememberest all our 
 sins no more, / 
 
 O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of the 
 world, have mercy upon me, and grant me Thy peace. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Have mercy upon me. 
 
132 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 XI. PRAYERS FOR GRACES. 
 
 A Prayer for the Guardianship of Holy Angels , 
 
 O Everlasting God, Who hast ordained and con- 
 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. 
 
 Prayer before a Journey , 
 
 O Almighty God, Who didst send Thine Angel 
 to bless Jacob in his journey, remember me in Thy 
 mercy, and be with me, in my going out, and my 
 coming in. Preserve me from dangers, and all ac- 
 cidents, and bring me again to my home in peace 
 and safety, with Thy favour and blessing ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 [When you return do not forget to thank God, 
 for His preservation of you.] 
 
 Prayer for Love, 
 
 O Lord Jesus Christ, make me to love Thee 
 fervently and perseveringly, make me to feel with 
 what a boundless Love Thou hast loved me. O 
 Lord, I desire to love Thee, which without Thee 
 I cannot do. Give me, O Lord my God, a re- 
 verent, humble, grateful love ; a love sorrowing 
 for all mine offences for love of Thee Who hast so 
 loved me, and a humble confidence in Thy Pas- 
 sion ; Who livest and reignest One God for ever 
 and ever. Amen. 
 
 Another, 
 
 O God, Who hast prepared for them that love 
 
PRAYERS FOR GRACES. 
 
 133 
 
 Thee such good things as pass man's understand- 
 ing ; pour into our hearts such love toward Thee, 
 that we, loving Thee above all things, and all others 
 in Thee and for Thee, may obtain Thy promises, 
 which exceed all that we can desire ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Prayer for Truth. 
 
 O God, the God of Truth, mercifully grant that 
 jche Holy Spirit of truth: may rule my heart, grafting 
 therein the love of truth, and making me in all my 
 thoughts, and words and works, to study, speak and 
 follow truth, that I may be sincere before men and 
 blameless before Thee: for His sake Who is the 
 Truth, — in Whose most Blessed Mouth was no de- 
 ceit — Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For Holiness of Life . 
 
 O most Holy Lord Jesus Christ, the Lover 
 of Purity, Whose Eyes behold me in every place ; 
 cleanse my heart, I beseech Thee, by the fire of 
 Thy Holy Spirit, that for love of Thee, I may hate 
 the very thought of evil, and be watchful to speak 
 and do only what is holy and well-pleasing in Thy 
 sight, that I may obtain the blessing Thou hast 
 promised to the pure in heart, and may never be 
 separated from Thee ; Who livest and reignest with 
 the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, 
 One God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 For Temperance. 
 
 O Almighty Father, Who hast bountifully pro- 
 vided for all our wants, preserve me from self- 
 indulgence and excess in the use of Thy creatures, 
 
134 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 and give me the spirit of temperance and sobriety, 
 that in eating and drinking I may seek only to serve 
 my necessity with moderation and thanksgiving, and 
 not my pleasure. Grant me rather to hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness, and so to keep under my 
 body that my spirit may be always wakeful and 
 ready for Thy service, and I may be found worthy 
 to be admitted to the eternal Supper of the Lamb ; 
 for His sake Who hungered and thirsted for us — 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Against Evil Thoughts. 
 
 O Eternal God, mercifully regard my prayers, 
 and deliver my heart from the temptation of wicked 
 thoughts, that I may be meet to be the temple of 
 the Holy Ghost, through Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Prayer in Anxiety . 
 
 O Good Jesu, Who didst say to the troubled 
 waters, “ Peace, be still,” still my heart in this — 
 [Name the trial ] — that it may rest in Thee. May 
 the thought of Thy Will cheer the past, calm the 
 present, give me rest of soul in fear of the future, 
 quietness in anxiety, simple dependence upon Thee, 
 Thy good Pleasure, Thy Providence, and Thy 
 Love ; that whatsoever befall me I may be patient 
 and still for love of Thee, and in patience may pos- 
 sess my soul. Amen. 
 
 For the Ember Weeks — Prayer in the Prayer 
 Book, or the Prayer ** for the Clergy,” page 107. 
 
 For a Fast Day — Collect for the First Sunday in 
 Lent. 
 
 [Note . — You will find amongst the Collects a 
 Prayer for every circumstance and need.] 
 
135 
 
 The Sa.cea.hent oe the Loed’s Suppeb, 
 
 OR, 
 
 f^olg Communion. 
 
 “ O taste and see how gracious the Lord is.” 
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 And as they were eat- 
 ing, Jesus took bread, 
 and blessed it, and brake 
 it, and gave it to the dis* 
 ciples, and said, Take, 
 eat ; This is My Body 
 which is given for you ; 
 this do in remembrance 
 of Me. 
 
 And He took the cup, 
 and gave thanks, and 
 gave it to them, saying, 
 Drink ye all of it ; for 
 This is My Blood of the 
 New Testament, which is 
 shed for many for the re- 
 mission of sins. 
 
 The Lord Jesus the 
 same night in which He 
 was betrayed took bread ; 
 
 And when He had 
 given thanks, He brake 
 it, and said, Take eat : 
 This is My Body, which 
 is broken for you : this 
 do in remembrance of Me. 
 
 After the same manner 
 also He took the cup, 
 when He had supped, say- 
 ing, This cup is the New 
 Testament in My Blood : 
 this do as oft as ye drink 
 it, in remembrance of Me. 
 
 For as often as ye eat 
 this bread, and drink 
 this cup, ye do show the 
 Lord’s Death till He 
 come. 
 
136 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 One of the most important duties of a 
 Christian is frequently and devoutly to 
 partake of the Holy Communion, and in 
 order to stir yourself up to the greater 
 reverence and devotion, you should atten- 
 tively consider such points as may help to 
 impress upon you the dignity and benefit 
 of this great Gospel Sacrifice. 
 
 A Sacrament is “ an outward and visible 
 sign of an inward and spiritual grace given 
 unto us,” and the outward part is the means 
 whereby we receive “ the inward grace.” 
 
 In the Sacrament of Holy Baptism the 
 “outward and visible sign” is “water,” 
 and the “inward and spiritual grace,” is 
 “ a death unto sin, and a new-birth (Ke- 
 generation) unto righteousness.” 
 
 In the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper 
 the outward part or sign is “ Bread and 
 Wine” — the inward part or thing signified 
 being the Body and Blood of Christ — and 
 the inward and spiritual grace is “the 
 strengthening and refreshing of our souls 
 by the Body and Blood of Christ” “which 
 are verily and indeed taken and received 
 by the faithful in the Lord’s Supper.” 
 How the outward part becomes what it 
 is we know not. We only know that God 
 makes it so, — for the Sacraments were 
 
INTRODUCTION, 137 
 
 “ ordained by Christ Himself” to be tbe 
 means whereby we receive Him, and He 
 gives them their power. And in the Holy 
 Communion we know that to us sinners 
 He giveth Himself, and with Himself all 
 grace and “ all things” needful unto life. 
 
 Humbly I adore Thee, hidden Deity, 
 
 Which beneath these symbols art conceal'd from me. 
 Wholly in submission Thee my spirit hails, 
 
 For in contemplating Thee it wholly fails. 
 
 Seeing, touching, tasting, all are here deceived, 
 
 But by hearing only safely 'tis believed. 
 
 I believe whatever God’s own Son averr'd, 
 Nothing can be truer than Truth's very word. 
 
 In the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper 
 there are two parts : the Commemoration, 
 or “showing forth the Lord’s Death;” 
 and the Communion. 
 
 1. The Commemoration, 
 
 Or Commemorative Sacrifice, is the Wor- 
 ship of the Christian Church, as foretold 
 and described by the Prophet Malachi : — 
 " Prom the rising up of the sun even unto 
 the going down of the same My Name 
 shall be great among the Gentiles; and 
 
138 
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 in every place incense shall be offered unto 
 My Name, and a pure offering. ,,1 
 
 The offering of Sacrifice was the most 
 solemn act of the worship of Almighty 
 Q-od under the first Covenant. It was 
 His own appointment, and Sacrifices were 
 to be offered for various ends, — to obtain 
 pardon of sin, to pray for blessings, to give 
 praise and thanks to God. 
 
 Yet these sacrifices were nothing in 
 themselves. They were but “ a shadow of 
 good things to come,” and when Cheist 
 fulfilled the Law by being Himself the 
 Heal Sacrifice, “ the Lamb slain from the 
 foundation of the world,” (of which they 
 were but the symbols,) He put an end to 
 them, and they came to nought, giving 
 place to the higher Ordinance of the 
 Gospel — namely, the Christian Sacrifice 
 and Sacrament. 
 
 By His Death upon the Cross our Bles- 
 sed Loed offered “ a full, perfect, and suffi- 
 cient Sacrifice, Oblation and Satisfaction for 
 the sins of the whole world.” “ Once in the 
 end of the world hath He appeared to put 
 away sin by the Sacrifice of Himself.” 
 
 1 ** Pure-offering” meant Bread-offering , — ** the 
 True Bread which came down from Heaven/’ is 
 the antitype of it. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 139 
 
 Henceforth “ He dieth no more.” u By 
 His one Offering, He hath obtained eter- 
 nal Bedemption for us, and “ after He had 
 offered one Sacrifice for sins, He sate 
 down on the Bight Hand of God.” 
 
 Yet His office and life of love for His 
 Church is not past and ended ; (i He hath 
 an unchangeable Priesthood.” “ He hath 
 entered into Heaven itself, now to appear 
 in the Presence of God for us .” “ He 
 
 ever liveth to make intercession for us.” 
 “ He is the Propitiation for our sins,” and 
 that one Sacrifice of Himself which He 
 once offered in His Body on the Cross He, 
 as “a Priest for ever,” offers and pleads 
 continually in Heaven for each member of 
 His Body — the Church — to the end of 
 time. And what He doth in Heaven He 
 commands His Ministers to do on earth. 
 He “ did institute, and in His Holy Gospel 
 commands us to continue a perpetual Me- 
 mory of that His Precious Death until 
 His coming again.” “ Do this in remem- 
 brance (as a Memorial) of Me.” He or- 
 dained the Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup- 
 per for this very end. “ Por the continual 
 remembrance (ever-repeated Memorial) of 
 the Sacrifice of His Death, and of the be- 
 nefits which we receive thereby.” 
 
140 
 
 KuLY COMMUNION. 
 
 The Sacrifice of the Holy Eucharist is 
 then the means whereby we “ show the 
 Lord’s Death till He come,” that is, com- 
 memorate, present, offer, and plead to God 
 the Precious Atoning Death of His Son, 
 “ Who is the very Paschal Lamb offered 
 for us, that taketh away the sins of the 
 world,” “that by His Merits, and Death,” 
 and Precious Blood shed for us, “that 
 speaketh better things than that of Abel,” 
 “ we and all the whole Church may obtain 
 remission of our sins, and all other bene- 
 fits of His Passion,” “ all things needful 
 both for our souls and bodies.” 
 
 Thus the Sacrifice and Sacrament of the 
 Holy Eucharist is to be regarded as a true 
 and lively representation of the “ Einished 
 Sacrifice” which Christ accomplished and 
 offered to the Eternal Eather upon the 
 Altar of the Cross, — a continual pleading 
 and application of the Atonement. And 
 the institution of Sacrifice is as necessary 
 now to plead what has been done for us — 
 “ the Offering of the Body of Jesus Christ 
 once for all,” — as it was under the Law to 
 plead in figure the Atoning Sacrifice yet 
 to come. And our Lord Himself, being 
 Present, under the veil of the consecrated 
 symbols, by His Presence makes the offering 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 141 
 
 of His Church, pleading His Sacrifice, a Eeal 
 Offering, and not a figure or shadow of one. 
 
 The Holy Eucharist is also a Sacrifice 
 of adoration, “ praise, and thanksgiving,” 
 for all God’s Mercies, especially “ for the 
 Death and Passion of our Saviour Christ 
 both God and Man,” (and therefore it is 
 called “ Eucharist.”) 
 
 Moreover, we therein “offer up our- 
 selves, our souls and bodies,” in union 
 with our Lord, “ to be a reasonable, holy, 
 and lively sacrifice” to God. 
 
 Eor all these ends, therefore, both Priest 
 and people ought frequently to offer this 
 “ our bounden duty and service;” the 
 Priest, as Christ’s Kepresentative — his 
 acts being as though Christ did them by 
 him — and the people by his hands ; and 
 both Priest and people by the Hands of 
 the Great High Priest “over the House 
 of God,” Jesus Christ, Who indeed in 
 every Eucharistic Service, (invisibly Pre- 
 sent) is Himself both Priest and Sacrifice. 
 
 2. The Communion, 
 
 Wherein “ the Body and Blood of Christ 
 are verily and indeed taken and received 
 by the faithful.” 
 
142 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 Jesus said unto them, I 
 am the bread of life : I am 
 the Living Bread which 
 came down from heaven : 
 if any man eat of this 
 Bread, he shall live for 
 ever : and the bread that 
 I will give is My Flesh, 
 which I will give for the 
 life of the world. 
 
 Verily, verily, I say 
 unto you, Except ye eat 
 the Flesh of the Son of 
 Man,anddrinkHis Blood, 
 ye have no life in you. 
 
 Whoso eateth My Flesh, 
 and drinketh My Blood, 
 hath eternal life ; and I 
 will raise him up at the 
 last day. 
 
 For My Flesh is meat 
 indeed, and My Blood is 
 drink indeed. 
 
 He that eateth My 
 Flesh, and drinketh My 
 Blood, dwelleth in Me 
 and I in him. 
 
 As the living Father 
 hath sent Me, and I live 
 by the Father; so he 
 that eateth Me, even he 
 shall live by Me. 
 
 This is that Bread which 
 came down from heaven ; 
 not as your fathers did 
 
 It is our duty to ren- 
 der most humble and 
 hearty thanks to Al- 
 mighty God our Hea- 
 venly Father, for that 
 He hath given His Son 
 our Saviour Jesus 
 Christ, not only to die 
 for us, but also to be our 
 spiritual Food and Sus- 
 tenance in that Holy Sa- 
 crament. 
 
 If with a true penitent 
 heart and lively faith we 
 receive that Holy Sacra- 
 ment ; then we spiritually 
 eat the Flesh of Christ, 
 and drink His Blood ; 
 then we dwell in Christ, 
 and Christ in us ; we 
 are one with Christ, 
 and Christ with us. 
 
 Grant us, therefore, gra- 
 cious Lord, so to eat the 
 Flesh of Thy dear Son, 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 143 
 
 eat manna, and are dead ; 
 he that eateth of this 
 Bread shall live for ever. 
 
 The Body of our Lord. 
 Jesus Christ, which 
 was given for thee, 
 
 Jesus Christ, and to 
 drink His Blood, that our 
 sinful bodies may be made 
 clean by His Body, and 
 our souls washed through 
 His most precious Blood, 
 and that we may ever- 
 more dwell in Him, and 
 He in us. Amen. 
 
 The Blood of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, which 
 was shed for thee, 
 
 Preserve thy body and soul unto 
 everlasting life. 
 
 The Cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the 
 Communion 1 of the Blood of Christ ? The Bread 
 which we break, is it not the Communion of the 
 Body of Christ ? 
 
 Our Blessed Lord’s words of Institu- 
 tion and Consecration are effectual to the 
 end of time. The words which He spake, 
 “ This is My Body, this is My Blood,” 
 abide for ever, and consecrate for ever the 
 elements of bread and wine to be His 
 Body and Blood. He is ever the Priest 
 Who consecrates ; His Ministers do but 
 repeat His own words, by virtue of which 
 He is truly Present and giveth Himself 
 
 1 That which Communicates — that whereby we 
 are partakers of. 
 
144 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 to be to the faithful their “ spiritual Food 1 
 and Sustenance in this Holy Sacrament.” 
 And in the Communion our part is to re- 
 ceive — to receive our Loed Himself to 
 “ dwell in us,” if we be faithful, “ and we 
 in Him,” to be “ one with us, and we with 
 Him,” and by His Indwelling Who is Life, 
 to be to our bodies also, the Source of ever- 
 lasting life. For the Holy Communion is 
 “ the Communion of the Body and Blood 
 of the Loed, in a marvellous incorporation, 
 whereby not only do the souls of the faith- 
 ful live to eternal life, but they surely trust 
 to win for their bodies a resurrection to 
 immortality.” 
 
 PEEPAEATION. 
 
 Consider attentively and lovingly the 
 words of our Sayioue, and you will see 
 that receiving this Blessed Sacrament is 
 
 1 The term “ spiritual” does not mean figurative , 
 [or a figure, or representation of anything absent] 
 but it means Real and Present, only after the 
 order or manner of spirit ; and “ spiritual Food” 
 means “ Food for our spirits,” the real Food of our 
 souls, even our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, 
 verily Present in the Holy Sacrament, “ after an 
 Heavenly and Spiritual manner,” befitting Him 
 Whose Body and Blood are therein given to us. 
 
PREPARATION. 
 
 145 
 
 the most sacred and important action of 
 your life, and that you must prepare most 
 carefully for so great a Gift. 
 
 “ Consider the dignity of this Holy Mys- 
 tery, and the great peril of the unworthy 
 receiving thereof.” 
 
 Whosoever shall eat 
 this bread, and drink this 
 cup of the Lord un- 
 worthily, shall be guilty 
 of the Body and Blood 
 of the Lord. 
 
 For he that eateth and 
 drinketh unworthily, eat- 
 eth and drinketh damna- 
 tion to himself, not dis- 
 cerning the Lord’s Body. 
 
 For this cause many 
 are weak and sickly 
 among you, and many 
 sleep. 
 
 Which being so divine 
 and comfortable a thing 
 to them who receive it 
 worthily, and so danger- 
 ous to them that will 
 presume to receive it un- 
 worthily. 
 
 So is the danger great, 
 if we receive the same un- 
 worthily. For then we are 
 guilty of the Body and 
 Blood of Christ our Sa- 
 viour ; we eat and drink 
 our own damnation, not 
 considering the Lord’s 
 Body; we kindle God’s 
 wrath against us ; we pro- 
 voke Him to plague us 
 with divers diseases, and 
 sundry kinds of death. 
 
 u Repent you of your sins, or else come not 
 to that holy Table; lest after the taking of 
 that holy Sacrament, the Devil enter into you, 
 as he entered into Judas, fill you full of all ini- 
 quities, and bring you to destruction both of 
 body and soul.” 
 
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146 
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 How then can you prepare ? 
 
 1. By Self-examination and Kepentance. 
 
 2. By Prayer and Devotion. 
 
 I. 
 
 “ Let a man examine himself, and so let 
 him eat of that bread, and drink of that 
 cup.’* 
 
 “ If we would judge ourselves, we should 
 not be judged.” 
 
 “ Examine yourself whether you repent 
 you truly of your former sins, steadfastly 
 purposing to lead a new life ; have a lively 
 faith in God’s mercy through Christ, 
 with a thankful remembrance of His Death; 
 and be in charity with all men.” 
 
 “ Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, 
 that ye be not judged of the Lord ; re- 
 pent you truly for your sins past ; have a 
 lively and steadfast faith in Christ our 
 Sayiour; amend your lives, and be in 
 perfect charity with all men ; so shall ye 
 be meet partakers of those holy mysteries,” 
 and may draw near “ in full assurance of 
 faith,” “ having your hearts sprinkled from 
 an evil conscience,” and take this Holy 
 Sacrament to your comfort. 
 
 “ Search and examine your own con- 
 
PREPARATION. 
 
 147 
 
 sciences, (and that not lightly, and after 
 the manner of dissemblers with God ; but 
 so) that ye may come holy and clean to 
 such a heavenly Feast, in the marriage- 
 garment required by God in Holy Scrip- 
 ture, and be received as worthy partakers 
 of that holy Table. 
 
 <( The way and means thereto is ; first, to 
 examine your lives and conversations by 
 the rule of God’s Commandments ; and 
 whereinsoever ye shall perceive yourselves 
 to have offended, either by will, word, or 
 deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, 
 and to confess yourselves to Almighty God , 
 with full purpose of amendment of life.” 
 
 [The following Questions upon the Com- 
 mandments will help you to understand 
 something of the fulness of their meaning, 
 and so to examine yourself the more care- 
 fully ; but you are not to rest content with 
 these questions, nor are they intended to 
 limit you. Neither will they all apply to 
 your own particular case, but they may 
 assist in bringing your own sins to mind. 
 Conscience faithfully listened to — with 
 prayer to God for light — is the best 
 
148 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 PRAYER BEFORE SELF-EXAMINATION. 
 
 O Lord God, Who searchest the hearts 
 and triest the reins, discover to me, I be- 
 seech Thee, the evils and deceits of my 
 heart, and all my secret faults, that I may 
 fully know my shortcomings, and my sins, 
 and may confess them with true sorrow 
 and repentance, and may obtain Thy mercy 
 and forgiveness, and grace to amend my 
 life. Lord, hear me, Lord, help me, for 
 the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord 
 and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 As you are examining yourself, when 
 you perceive yourself to have been guilty 
 of any sin, say, “ Lord, have mercy upon 
 me, and forgive me this sin for Jesus 
 Christ’s sake, and let me not offend Thee 
 so again.” 
 
 SELF-EXAMINATION ON THE TEN 
 COMMANDMENTS . 1 
 
 1. Thou shalt have none other Gods 
 but Me. 
 
 Have I lived in any kind of unbelief or doubt, 
 without taking pains to be instructed and corrected ? 
 
 1 Note . — You will not need to use these ques- 
 tions every time you examine yourself before the 
 Holy Communion, if Holy Communion be frequent, 
 but it is well to go through them from time to time. 
 
SELF-EXAMINATION, 
 
 149 
 
 Have I remained in ignorance of the Christian Re- 
 ligion without trying to obtain instruction? Have 
 I refused to submit my mind to the teaching of the 
 Church ? Have I tried to judge of Divine Mys- 
 teries — such as the Blessed Trinity, the Incarna- 
 tion, the Holy Sacraments — by my own reason in- 
 stead of humbly believing the Word of God and 
 the Creeds of the Church ? Have I neglected any 
 means of learning such things as “ a Christian 
 ought to know and believe to his soul’s health ?” 
 Have I made companions of those who might draw 
 me from the true Faith, read infidel books, or 
 joined in any schismatical worship ? Have I en- 
 couraged others to do so ? How often, and for 
 how long a time ? Have I ever separated myself 
 from the Church, and delayed to return to it ? 
 Have I lived for any time “ without God in the 
 world” — without the fear of God — following my 
 own will as if there were no God ? Have I loved 
 any thing or person more than God — trusted in the 
 help of man, or in money, or made an idol or god 
 of any creature ? Have I consulted fortune-tellers, 
 or used charms, or given way to any kind of super- 
 stition ? Have I, from fear of man, neglected to 
 confess His Faith and obedience before man ? Have 
 I neglected to give Him thanks for all His benefits ? 
 Have I striven to love God with my whole heart — 
 thought of Him, meditated upon Him, and prayed 
 without ceasing for this grace ? 
 
 II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any 
 
 GRAVEN IMAGE, NOR THE LIKENESS OF ANY 
 THING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR IN THE 
 EARTH BENEATH, OR IN THE WATER UNDER THE 
 
 earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, 
 
 NOR WORSHIP THEM J FOR I THE LORD THY GOD 
 AM A JEALOUS GOD, AND VISIT THE SINS OF THE 
 
150 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION". 
 
 FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN, UNTO THE THIRD 
 AND FOURTH GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE 
 
 Me, and show mercy unto thousands in 
 
 THEM THAT LOVE Me, AND KEEP My COMMAND- 
 MENTS. 
 
 (This commandment forbids all worship of all 
 graven images, pictures, &c., but it also enjoins a 
 true worship of the true God.) 
 
 Have I lived in the neglect of the worship of God 
 either in public or private ? How long has my neg- 
 ligence continued ? Have I missed my Morning 
 or Evening Prayers ? How often ? Have I risen 
 up too late to say them, or neglected them from 
 unwillingness to say them ? Have I used all other 
 opportunities of prayer ? Have I said them reve- 
 rently kneeling, attentively, from my heart, and 
 without wilfully letting my thoughts wander ? Have 
 I been to Church regularly ? [Have I delayed to 
 receive Holy Baptism, or Confirmation, from negli- 
 gence, sloth, or any other cause ?] Have I delayed 
 or neglected to receive the Holy Communion ? 
 Have I been indifferent about it ? Have I received 
 It without due preparation, self-examination, re- 
 pentance, and prayer ? Have I, from any kind of 
 unbelief, been careless in receiving ? Have I been 
 careless afterwards, or neglected thanksgiving ? 
 Have I received it for any human end — love, or 
 fear of man, or the like ? Have I ever denied the 
 blessed truth of our Lord’s Presence therein ? 
 Have I ever kept away from Church or any duty 
 of religion from being offended with my Clergyman ? 
 Have I been in any way irreverent in Church, or 
 neglected to join in the worship of God in spirit and 
 in truth ? Have I striven to the utmost of my 
 power to join with devotion in the Service ? Have 
 I looked about in Church ? Have I neglected self- 
 
SELF-EXAMINATION. 151 
 
 examination — reading Holy Scripture and good 
 books ? [Have I had Family Prayer ?] 
 
 III. Thou shalt not take the Name of 
 the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord 
 
 WILL NOT HOLD HIM GUILTLESS THAT TAKETH 
 
 His Name in vain. 
 
 Have I used any oaths or profane words ? Have 
 I used the Name of God lightly — or to confirm an 
 untruth ? Have I ever sworn to what I did not 
 know to be true, saying, “ I’ll take my oath of it,” 
 or any such words ? Have I had a habit of calling 
 out “ on my soul,” or any such like exclamations ? 
 Have I spoken lightly of religion in any way ? Have 
 I cursed myself or others ? Have I ever mocked 
 the Clergy or turned them into ridicule ? Have I 
 acted irreverently in an empty Church, forgetting 
 it is always the House of God, or in any way pro- 
 faned the Church by irreverent conduct ? Have I 
 ever spoken against Fasting or any duty enjoined 
 by the Church ? Have I neglected to bear in mind 
 the solemn vow of my Baptism ? Have I made any 
 rash vows ? Have I neglected or broken any vow 
 or solemn promise ? Have I spoken against the ce- 
 remonies of the Church — the Sermon — the Clergy ? 
 
 IV. Remember that thou keep holy the 
 Sabbath Day. Six days shalt thou labour, 
 
 AND DO ALL THAT THOU HAST TO DO ; BUT THE 
 
 seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord 
 thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner 
 
 OF WORK, THOU, AND THY SON, AND THY 
 DAUGHTER, THY MAN-SERVANT, AND THY MAID- 
 SERVANT, THY CATTLE, AND THE STRANGER THAT 
 IS WITHIN THY GATES. FOR IN SIX DAYS THE 
 
 Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and 
 ALL THAT IN THEM IS, AND RESTED THE SE- 
 
152 
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 VENTH DAY J WHEREFORE THE LORD BLESSED 
 THE SEVENTH DAY, AND HALLOWED IT. 
 
 Have I profaned the Lord’s Day by forsaking 
 without necessity the public worship of the Church ? 
 If I could not go to Church have I failed to pray 
 and read at home ? Have I done any unnecessary 
 worldly business — spent the day in idleness — revel- 
 ling — reading newspapers ? Have I encouraged 
 others in such neglect ? Have I put off till Sunday 
 any work that ought to have been done in the w r eek ? 
 
 Have I been careful to give my children, ser- 
 vants, and dependants opportunity of attending 
 Church ? Have I failed to observe other Holy 
 Days also ? — Have I kept Christmas, Easter, Ascen- 
 sion Day, Whitsuntide, devoutly, or have I broken 
 them by excess, or mere merry-making ? Have I 
 failed to observe the Fasts ? especially Good Friday 
 and Lent ? 
 
 V. Honour thy Father and thy Mother ; 
 
 THAT THY DAYS MAY BE LONG IN THE LAND, 
 
 which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 (This commandment includes our duty to all our 
 superiors, spiritual and temporal — also to our in- 
 feriors, and generally to all our relations and 
 neighbours.) 
 
 Have I ever disobeyed my parents openly or se- 
 cretly — done anything in their absence that I should 
 not have dared to do in their presence — obstinately 
 refused to obey them ? Have I ever been sulky to 
 them — caused them grief by my faults — spoken dis - 
 respectfully of them or to them — been unnecessa- 
 rily a burden to them ? Have I neglected to help 
 them in sickness, poverty, or old age ? Have I 
 spoken to them with rude, angry, or impatient 
 words? Have I ever deceived them— laughed at 
 
SELF-EXAMINATION. 
 
 153 
 
 them — shown impatience of their infirmities ? Have 
 I failed, in love, tenderness, gratitude, to them ? 
 Have I been obstinate in taking my own way, dis- 
 regarding their wishes or advice ? Have I been 
 otherwise than humble and obedient to those who 
 are set over me — Masters — Teachers — especially 
 have I failed in my duty towards my spiritual Pas- 
 tors ? Have I been unwilling to learn humbly from 
 God’s Minister what is needful for my soul ? Have 
 I ever failed in respect, in thought, word, or deed, 
 or encouraged others in such faults ? Have I ever 
 broken the law of the land— spoken evil of the 
 Queen ? Have I ever acted unkindly towards my 
 brothers or sisters — towards the poor, or towards 
 sinners ? Have I judged the rich or those above me 
 rashly and uncharitably without cause ? Have I 
 failed in respect to aged persons ? Have I been 
 obstinate or conceited in my own opinion, refusing 
 to receive advice ? Have I been unkind to idiots 
 or persons of weak intellect, making sport of them 
 or in any other way ? 
 
 [If a parent. — Have I been careful to train my 
 children religiously — to set them a good example ? 
 Have I in any way neglected them ?] 
 
 [If a sponsor. — Have I tried to see that my God- 
 children are Christianly taught ? Have I neglected 
 to pray for them ?] 
 
 [If a husband, or wife. — Have I neglected my 
 promises — been wanting in love ? kindness, obe- 
 dience, or duty ? Have I ever used any angry, 
 abusive words, or neglected the comfort of my 
 wife — or husband ? Have I been wasteful or extra- 
 vagant ?] 
 
 [If a master or mistress. — Have I been careless 
 of the souls of my servants — treated them unkindly 
 — making them work too hard ? Have I failed to 
 
154 
 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 reprove their faults— or found fault harshly, hastily; 
 or without cause ?] 
 
 [If a servant. — Have I been in any way unfaith- 
 ful — robbing or deceiving, or allowing others to rob 
 or deceive — neglecting to take care of what was 
 committed to my charge — idling away my time ?] 
 
 VI. Thou shalt do no murder. 
 
 (This commandment is broken by every kind of 
 passion, anger, bad-temper, as well as by hatred, 
 malice, and injury of others.) 
 
 Have I been violently angry, or given way to a 
 sullen, passionate, or pettish temper ? What caused 
 it? — How did I show it — in words or deeds ? Have 
 I hated or disliked any one without trying to over- 
 come it and to love them ? Have I done any harm 
 to any one in anger — struck any one — tried to make 
 others angry — called them names ? Have I been 
 quarrelsome — stirred up quarrels ? Have I hurt the 
 soul of any one by bad example, or persuasion — or 
 leading them into sin ? Have I been unforgiving— 
 cherished desires of revenge — given way to resent- 
 ment in thought or word ? Have I been fretful, irri- 
 table — sullen — gloomy — oppressive — spiteful ? In 
 what instances ? Have I quarrelled for my rights 
 instead of yielding them for peace, in order to “ live 
 peaceably ?” Have I been impatient in sickness or 
 any other trouble — murmured or complained ? Have 
 I been cruel to animals, beating, kicking, or in any 
 way ill-using them ? — was it in anger, wantonness, 
 or love of cruelty ? 
 
 VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 (This commandment requires you to keep your 
 
 body in temperance, soberness, and chastity, and 
 forbids all excessive indulgence of the senses.) 
 
SELF-EXAMINATION. 
 
 155 
 
 Have I ever actually broken this commandment ? 
 Have I been guilty of immodest talking ? Did I be- 
 gin it or join others ? Was it in the presence of 
 children ? Have I listened to such conversations, or 
 failed to avoid occasion of hearing them ? Have I 
 suffered others to be too free in their behaviour to- 
 wards me ? Have I persuaded or led others into 
 sin ? Have I read immodest books, or indecent ac- 
 counts in newspapers — given way to such thoughts 
 — or worse than thoughts ? Have I done or said 
 anything, or dressed myself, to attract the admira- 
 tion of others ? Examine yourself as to dress, beha- 
 viour, the company you keep, the places you go to 
 — dancing — pleasure-making — songs — jests — pic- 
 tures. Have I eaten or drunk too much, [if without 
 being tipsy yet more than was necessary] ? Examine 
 yourself also as to smoking — idleness — taking too 
 much sleep, and neglect of fasting, and self-denial . 1 
 
 All sins under this head are very grievous. 
 
 III. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Have I taken anything belonging to another — 
 parents or relations ? Have I ever borrowed money 
 or other property without returning it, destroyed 
 the property of others by carelessness or otherwise 
 [wasted my Master’s time or property, or been care- 
 less of what was in my charge ?] Have I run into 
 debts without knowing whether I could pay them ? 
 Have I given too little wages for service ? Have I 
 given false or light weight or measure, sold any- 
 thing above its value — taken advantage of the ig- 
 norance or weakness of others to do so — of persons 
 of weak intellect ? Have I knowingly given less 
 than its value for anything ? Have I been honest 
 
 1 Laudanum- drinking ig a species of intoxication. 
 
156 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 in little things as well as great? Have I pretended 
 to be worse off [or more ill] than I was, and received 
 money on that account ? Have I neglected to make 
 amends to those whom I have wronged ? Have I 
 ever knowingly passed false money ? Have I 
 undertaken any situation or business without suf- 
 ficient knowledge — to the injury of my employer, or 
 of any one ? Have I ever received stolen goods, or 
 aided in any fraud against a neighbour or against 
 the laws ? Have I evaded paying toll or taxes ? 
 
 IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
 
 AGAINST THY NEIGHBOUR. 
 
 (This forbids all evil-speaking, lying, and slan- 
 dering.) 
 
 Have I told a falsehood — how often — with what 
 purpose — vanity — malice, in word or act, to hide a 
 fault ? Have I made false excuses or in any way 
 made another believe that which is not true ? Have 
 I added to or diminished from the truth — hidden 
 the truth — in any way deceived — been guilty of any 
 kind of hypocrisy [as pretending to be asleep] ? 
 Have I said anything about my neighbour which 
 was not strictly true — raised suspicions of another — 
 given way to suspiciousness ? Have I spoken evil 
 of any one ? — Was it spitefully, from jealousy or 
 idly ? Have I listened to evil-speaking, attributed 
 motives — judged any one in matters I could not 
 know ? Have I told any secret entrusted to me — 
 read letters intended for others — listened at doors ? 
 Have I spoken of the faults of others — taken plea- 
 sure in it — or in hearing them spoken of? Have I 
 ever flattered any one ? 
 
 X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s 
 house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
 bour’s WIFE, NOR HIS SERVANT, NOR HIS 
 
CONFESSION OF SINS, 157 
 
 MAID, NOR HIS OX, NOR HIS ASS, NOR ANY 
 THING THAT IS HIS. 
 
 Have I wished for things which God has not 
 given me — murmured and given way to discontent ? 
 Have I wished for any particular thing belonging 
 to my neighbour and taken means to get it ? Have 
 1 envied them their riches — clothes — talents — sta- 
 tion — religious privileges — friends — attentions they 
 receive — anything in which I think them better off 
 than myself? Have I been jealous or angry when 
 others have been better liked or more praised than 
 myself, or when I have heard of their having re- 
 ceived something I should have liked ? Have I been 
 covetous with my money — keeping it for myself — 
 not giving away — making it an idol — in any way 
 over anxious about it — or selfish ? Have I in any 
 way struggled against the Will of God ? 
 
 CONFESSION OF SINS. 
 
 i. 
 
 When you have finished your self-examination 
 confess all the sins you remember to Almighty God. 
 You may use the Form of Confession “ I confess 
 to God the Father Almighty, &c. 77 as at page 40, 
 or as in the Evening Prayers, page 31 or any other. 
 
 Then say the following “ Act of Repentance 77 or 
 any of the “ Penitential Prayers, 77 page 129. 
 
 An Act of Repentance . 
 
 O most just and compassionate Lord 
 and most indulgent Father, miserable 
 
158 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 that I am, I have sinned against Heaven 
 and before Thee and am no more worthy 
 to be called Thy servant, much less Thy 
 child, who have repaid so many benefits 
 with carelessness and ingratitude. "What 
 punishment would be equal to my sins, 
 and what tears could wash away my ini- 
 quities ! Alas, woe is me. I grieve not, 
 Good Lord, at any sufferings Thou mayest 
 see good to send me in Thy Love — it only 
 pierces my very heart to have offended 
 my God Whom J ought to have loved 
 and honoured above all things. O most 
 loving Lather, from henceforth I will 
 detest all my sins, and I will flee from 
 temptation as from the face of a serpent. 
 Lorgive, Almighty Lather, forgive, and 
 have not the sins of my past life in re- 
 membrance. Look upon me, O my God, 
 in Thy tender compassion, for Thou art 
 our Lather, and we are Thy children ; 
 Thou art our Maker, and we are all as 
 clay in Thy hands. Thou canst, with 
 those waters drawn from the Lountains of 
 our Saviour, cleanse our defilements, and 
 mould us again into vessels of honour. 
 Of Thee, O merciful Lather, I beg and 
 hope for pardon ; to Thee do I call, and 
 
CONFESSION OF SINS. 
 
 159 
 
 after I may constantly serve Thee with 
 true and faithful obedience, and cleave to 
 Thee with a sure and perfect love for 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 Or this, 
 
 . Prayer for Pardon and Amendment . 
 
 O Good Jesu, my Loed and my Gob, 
 Who hast loved me and given Thyself 
 for me, Who castest not out any that 
 come to Thee : have pity upon me un- 
 worthy sinner, desiring to come to Thee 
 for Thy Forgiveness and Thy Love. For- 
 give me, Good Loed, forgive me for Thy 
 Love and Pity’s sake. Forgive me all 
 my sins, my many and grievous sins, my 
 negligences and ignorances, my waste of 
 Thy Grace, neglect of Thy calls, neglect 
 of my prayers. Forgive me my many un- 
 worthy Communions, my negligence in 
 preparing to receive Thee, my forgetful- 
 ness and ingratitude when Thou hast 
 given Thyself to me. Forgive me my 
 broken resolutions, and all wherein I have 
 hitherto sinned against Thee, especially — 
 [ Name them]. Give me, Good Loed, a 
 humble, loving, sorrow for them. Give 
 me love that I may sorrow. Give me 
 
160 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 tears that I may wash them away ; and O 
 do Thou wash me, cleanse me, heal me, 
 more and more, in Thy most Precious 
 Blood. Give me hatred of my sins, ear- 
 nestness that I may repent of them, holi- 
 ness and grace that I may sin no more. 
 Forgive all sinners, and bring them back 
 into the narrow way. And this for Thine 
 own Love’s sake, Good Lobd Jesu. Amen. 
 
 " And if ye shall perceive your offences 
 to be such as are not only against God 
 hut also against your neighbours ; then ye 
 shall reconcile yourselves unto them ; be- 
 ing ready to make restitution and satis- 
 faction, according to the uttermost of your 
 powers, for all injuries and wrongs done 
 by you to any other ; and being likewise 
 ready to forgive others that have offended 
 you, as ye would have forgiveness of your 
 offences at God’s hand.” 
 
 n. 
 
 “And because it is requisite, that no 
 one should come to the Holy Commu* 
 nion, but with a full trust in God’s 
 
CONFESSION OF SINS. 161 
 
 Mercy, and with a quiet conscience “ If 
 you cannot quiet your own conscience 
 herein, but require further comfort or 
 counsel or, as it is expressed in another 
 place, “ If you feel your conscience trou- 
 bled with any weighty matter,” [and the 
 more you understand the nature of wilful 
 sin, the more you will feel it to be a 
 weighty matter], and cannot find peace, you 
 are advised to go to your Parish Priest, “ or 
 to some other discreet and learned Minis- 
 ter of God’s Word, and open your grief 
 that is, as it is also expressed in another 
 place, “ make a special Confession of your 
 sins,” “that you may receive the benefit of 
 Absolution, [which, after such Confession, 
 the Priest is directed to give you, “ if you 
 humbly and heartily desire it,”] together 
 with ghostly counsel and advice, to the 
 quieting of your conscience, and avoiding 
 of all scruple and doubtfulness .” 1 
 
 A Prayer when you desire to confess your 
 sins before God's Minister . 
 
 O most gracious Lord Jesus Christ, 
 I, Thy servant, humbly desire to come to 
 Thee for forgiveness and grace in the 
 blessed Ordinance which Thou hast pro- 
 1 From the Book of Common Prayer. 
 
 M 
 
162 
 
 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 vided in Thy Church for the help and 
 comfort of all sinners who truly repent 
 and believe in Thee. Thou knowest all 
 my sins, O Lord, but I would humbly 
 confess them to Thee before Thy Minis- 
 ter; and O do Thou give me that true 
 repentance and hatred of them, without 
 which the confession of them will be of no 
 avail. O do Thou give me that sincere, 
 and loving penitence which Thou hast 
 promised to accept ; and may the Absolu- 
 tion, pronounced by Thy Minister, be to 
 me Thine Own blessed words of pardon 
 and peace; that, cleansed and delivered 
 from all my sins by the pitifulness of Thy 
 great Mercy, I may ever, from this time, 
 serve and please Thee, in newness of life, 
 with a quiet mind : Who livest and reignest 
 with the Father and the Holt Spirit, 
 One God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer for True Repentance . 
 
 Almighty and Everlasting God, Who 
 hatest nothing that Thou hast made, and 
 dost forgive the sins of all them that are 
 penitent ; Create and make in us new and 
 contrite hearts, that we worthily lament- 
 ing our sins, and acknowledging our 
 wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, the 
 
CONFESSION OF SINS. 163 
 
 God of all mercy, perfect remission and 
 forgiveness; through Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For Mercy and Forgiveness . 
 
 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, mercifully 
 hear our prayers, and spare all those who 
 confess their sins unto Thee; that they, 
 whose consciences by sin are accused, by 
 Thy merciful pardon may be absolved; 
 through Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 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. 
 
 A Eorm of Confession to the Most 
 Holt Trinity. 
 
 1 confess to God the Father Al- 
 mighty, to His Only-Begotten Son Jesus 
 Christ our Lord, and to God the Holt 
 
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 HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
 Ghost, before you my Spiritual Father, 
 [or “before you His Minister,”] that I 
 have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, 
 and deed, through my fault, through my 
 fault, through my most grievous fault. 
 [Here name your sins.'] 
 
 Wherefore I beseech God the Father 
 Almighty, His Only-Begotten Son Jesus 
 Christ our Lord, and God the Holy 
 Ghost, to have mercy upon me; and I 
 humbly and heartily desire and pray for 
 Absolution. 
 
 A Thanksgiving after Confession. 
 
 O Most Merciful God, Who according 
 to the multitude of Thy mercies dost so 
 put away the sins of those who truly re- 
 pent that Thou rememberest them no more, 
 look graciously upon me, Thine unworthy 
 servant, and accept what I have now done 
 for Thine Own mercies’ sake. O most 
 loving Father, I give Thee humble thanks 
 that of Thy great goodness Thou hast be- 
 stowed upon me the pardon and forgive- 
 ness of all my sins. O may Thy love and 
 pity supply whatever has been wanting in 
 the fulness of my confession, and earnest- 
 ness of my sorrow, and according to that 
 
HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
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 same love vouchsafe to have me fully ab- 
 solved in heaven, and grant me the help 
 of Thy grace, that I may never fall back 
 into the sins I have repented of, but may 
 
 diligently amend them [especially ] 
 
 and persevere in Thy service to the end, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord ; to 
 Whom with Thee and the Holy G-host 
 be honour and glory world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 If you have time say Psalm ciii. 
 
 Praise the Lord, 0 my soul. 
 
 DEVOTIONS POE HOLY COMMU- 
 NION. 
 
 Besides the preparation of examining your 
 conscience before receiving the Holy Commu- 
 nion you should add some prayers to your daily 
 devotions according to your leisure. God does 
 not look at the length of the prayers, but at 
 the earnestness and desire of the heart. “ Of 
 time,” as of everything you give to God, it 
 may be said, “ if thou hast much give plente- 
 ously ; if thou hast little do thy diligence gladly 
 to give of that little,” for “He accepts the 
 willing mind.” 
 
 Some persons divide their week into three 
 days of preparation before, and three days of 
 
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 DEYOTIOFS FOB 
 
 thanksgiving after, but those who are much 
 occupied would do well to add instead the fol- 
 lowing to their accustomed prayers on Friday 
 evening, and on Saturday morning and evening. 
 
 Prayers before Holy Communion . 
 
 Bemember not, Loed, our offences, nor 
 the offences of our forefathers; neither 
 take Thou vengeance of our sins. 
 
 Have mercy upon me, O God, after 
 Thy great goodness, according to the 
 multitude of Thy mercies do away mine 
 offences. 
 
 Wash me throughly from my wicked- 
 ness ; and cleanse me from my sin. 
 
 0 Loed Jesus Chbist, my Loed and 
 my God, I am not worthy that Thou 
 shouldest come under my sinful roof ; but 
 as Thou didst not disdain to be laid in a 
 manger, nor reject the sinner when she 
 came unto Thee ; trusting in Thy mercy 
 and goodness, I approach to the Sacrament 
 of Thy most Blessed Body and Blood. I 
 come sick, to the Physician of life ; un- 
 clean to the Fountain of Mercy ; poor and 
 needy, to the Loed of heaven and earth ; 
 humbly beseeching Thee of Thy bounding 
 goodness to heal my sickness, to wash 
 away my defilements, to enrich my poverty, 
 
HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
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 to clothe my nakedness that I may receive 
 Thee with that true faith and repentance, 
 reverence and humility, purpose and de- 
 votion, love and thankfulness, which be- 
 cometh me, and as is expedient for the 
 health of my soul, so that this Holy Com- 
 munion may be unto me the remission of 
 all my sins and the preservation of my soul 
 and body unto eternal life. Amen. 
 
 Or this . 
 
 0 Lobd, I beseech Thee, visit and 
 cleanse my conscience, that Thy Son our 
 Lobd Jesus Chbist, when He cometh, 
 may find in me a dwelling-place prepared 
 for Himself ; Who with the Patheb and 
 the Holt Ghost liveth and reigneth ever 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Or the grayer) 
 
 We do not presume, &c. 
 
 [Out of the Office for the Holy Communion, in 
 the Prayer Book.] 
 
 On Sundat Mobnino. 
 
 Eemember not, &c., as above. 
 
 Psalm lxxxiv. 0 how amiable are Thy 
 dwellings, &c. 
 
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 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 0 G-od, the searcher of my heart, I de- 
 sire to receive this wonderful and heavenly 
 Sacrament with all the piety and devotion, 
 all the love and fervour that I ought, and 
 as it is meet for me to do. O Lord, all 
 my desire is before Thee. My heart is 
 ready, O G-od, my heart is ready. I offer 
 unto Thee my whole heart and all that I 
 am. Lord, hear the desire of Thy poor 
 servant, let Thine ear hearken unto the 
 preparation of my heart. Let Thy Divine 
 and boundless goodness supply what my hu- 
 man weakness lacketh, for the love of Thy 
 dear Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Say often in the days before Holy Commu- 
 nion some short prayer, as — 
 
 “ Good Jesu, prepare my heart for Thy- 
 self.” “ Come, Lord Jesu, and cleanse my 
 heart to receive Thee.” “ Lord, I am not 
 worthy that Thou shoulaest come under my 
 roof. O Lord, prepare Thy way before 
 Thee.” “ Whence is this to me that my 
 Lord cometh to me, His poor sinner ?” 
 
 Thanksgiving after Holy Communion when 
 you return home . 
 
 [Psalm xxxiv. if you have time.] 
 
 1 give Thee thanks, 0 Lord, Holy Pa- 
 
HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
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 thee, Almighty Everlasting God, Who, 
 not for any desert of mine, but only out of 
 the goodness of Thy mercy hast vouch- 
 safed to feed me a sinner, Thine unworthy 
 servant, with the precious Body and Blood 
 ot Thy Son our Loed Jesus Cheist ; and 
 I pray Thee that this Holy Communion 
 may not be to me guilt unto punishment, 
 but a saving intercession unto pardon. Let 
 it be to me an armour of faith and a shield 
 of good purpose, a casting out of all my 
 sins and evil dispositions, an increase of 
 charity, patience, humility, and all virtues, 
 a firm cleaving to Thee, the One True 
 God, and a happy ending of my life ; and 
 I pray Thee to bring me a sinner to that 
 heavenly feast where Thou, with Thy Son 
 and the Holy Spieit, art to Thy holy ones, 
 true light, fulness of blessedness, everlast- 
 ing joy, and perfect happiness, through the 
 same Jesus Cheist our Loed. Amen. 
 
 Soul of Cheist sanctify me. 
 
 Body of Cheist save me. 
 
 Blood of Cheist quicken me. 
 
 Water from the side of Cheist cleanse 
 me. 
 
 O Good Jesu, hear me. 
 
 And suffer me not to be separated from 
 Thee. 
 
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 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 From the malicious enemy defend me. 
 
 In the hour of my death call me. 
 
 And place me near to Thee, 
 
 That with Thy holy angels 
 
 I may praise Thee 
 
 To endless ages. Amen. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 and the love of God, and the fellowship of 
 the Holt Ghost, be with us all evermore. 
 Amen. 
 
 That you may not for a moment forget your 
 Lord’s presence with you, say often in the day 
 after Holy Communion some short prayer such 
 as — 
 
 Abide with me, Lord. 
 
 Abide with me, that I may abide in 
 Thee, O good Lord. 
 
 Good Lord, abide with me in the grace 
 I prayed for. 
 
 Good Jesu, Who hast given Thyself to 
 me ; let nothing ever separate me from 
 Thee. 
 
 Oh Sunday Evening. 
 
 Psalm ciii. Praise the Lord, O my soul. 
 
 Almighty and everliving God, I most 
 heartily thank Thee, for that Thou dost 
 vouchsafe to feed me with the spiritual 
 
HOLY COMMUNION. 171 
 
 food of the most precious Body and Blood 
 of Thy Son our Sayiour Jesus Christ ; 
 and dost assure me thereby of Thy favour 
 and goodness towards me ; and that I am 
 verily a member in the mystical body of 
 Thy Son, which is the blessed company of 
 all faithful people ; and am also an heir 
 through hope of Thy everlasting kingdom, 
 by the merits of the most precious death 
 and passion of Thy dear Son. And I 
 most humbly beseech Thee, O heavenly 
 Father, so to assist me with Thy grace, 
 that I may continue in that holy fellow- 
 ship, and do all such good works as Thou 
 hast prepared for me to walk in ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with 
 Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour 
 and glory, world without end. Amen . 
 
 On Monday Morning and Evening say , 
 Psalm ciii. 1 to 5. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul : and all 
 that is within me praise His holy Name. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul : and for- 
 get not all His benefits ; 
 
 Who forgiveth all thy sins : and healeth 
 all thine infirmities ; 
 
 Who saveth thy life from destruction : 
 
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 DEVOTIONS FOE 
 
 and crowneth thee with mercy and loving- 
 kindness ; 
 
 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good 
 things : making thee young and lusty as 
 an eagle. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. 
 
 And the prayer as above : 
 
 Almighty and everliving God, &c. 
 
 When the Holy Communion is celebrated 
 only once a month your preparation should be 
 longer. Every day in the week before, you 
 might say the prayers as above, or any of the 
 following devotions : — 
 
 A Litany for the Holy Communion . 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 O God the Father, Creator of the world, 
 
 Have mercy upon us , and fit us, unworthy sin- 
 ners , to receive Thee . \ 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind, 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the 
 Church, 
 
 O Holy Trinity, One God, 
 
 Jesus, God and Man, in two natures, One 
 Divine Person, ' 
 
 Have mercy, fyc. 
 
HOLT COMMUNION. 
 
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 Jesus, our Lord and our God, Who vouch- 
 safest to be Present in the Holy Communion, 
 Jesus, our Heavenly Physician, Who givest 
 Thyself to us to heal and comfort us, 
 
 Jesus, our gracious God, Who givest Thy- 
 self to us in the Holy Communion under the 
 form, of Bread and Wine, 
 
 Jesus, the Bread of Life, Which, whosoever 
 eateth, shall live for ever, 
 
 Jesus, the Good Shepherd, Who didst lay 
 down Thy life for Thy sheep, and feedest them 
 with Thine own Body and Blood, 
 
 Jesus, Who in this wonderful Sacrament 
 art Thyself both Sacrifice and Priest, 
 
 Jesus, our adorable High Priest, Who ever 
 livest to make intercession for us. 
 
 Have mercy, O Lord, and pardon our sins. 
 Have mercy, O Lord, and hear our prayers. 
 
 From unbelief in this Holy Sacrament, \ 
 From all irreverence during this awful service, 
 From neglecting to come, and from coming 
 negligently, 
 
 From an unworthy and fruitless receiving of 
 this Holy Sacrament, 
 
 From hardness of heart, and ingratitude for 
 so unspeakable a blessing, 
 
 By Thine Almighty Power, which orders all 
 things as Thou pleasest, 
 
 By Thine Infinite goodness in giving Thy- 
 self to us in this wonderful Mystery, 
 
 By Thy Blessed Body broken for us on the 
 Cross and really given to us in the Holy Com- 
 munion, 
 
 By Thy Precious Blood shed for us on the 
 Cross and really given to us in the Cup of 
 Blessing, ' 
 
 Deliver us sinners, Good Lord. Have mercy upon us, and fit us, fyc. 
 
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 DEVOTIONS FOE 
 
 We sinners beseeeh Thee to hear us. 
 
 That we may ever believe all Thy words^ 
 teach us, 
 
 That before we approach this Holy Sacra- 
 ment we may sincerely endeavour to be recon- 
 ciled to Thee, and be in perfect charity with all 
 men, 
 
 That returning from this Holy Sacrament, 
 we may praise and bless Thee, and strive dili- 
 gently to amend our lives, 
 
 That by this heavenly medicine we may be 
 healed and strengthened against future falls, 
 
 That we may always, through Thy grace, so , 
 believe and understand, so speak and think, 
 and firmly hold of this exceeding Mystery, as 
 shall please Thee to be good for our souls, 
 
 That by this Holy Communion our hearts 
 may be kindled to love Thee ever more and 
 more, 
 
 That we may love Thee in this Holy Sacra- 
 ment with our whole heart, and never be separ- 
 ated from Thee, 
 
 That as we see Thee now by faith under 
 these visible Forms, so we may hereafter see 
 Thee face to face, and eternally enjoy Thy 
 Presence, ' 
 
 O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Spare us, O Lord. 
 
 O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Grant us Thy peace. 
 
 O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the 
 world, 
 
 Have mercy upon us. 
 
 We beseech Thee to hear us , good Lord . 
 
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 x Lord, hear my prayer, 
 
 And let my cry come unto Thee. 
 
 O God, Who in a marvellous Sacrament hast 
 left unto us a perpetual memorial of Thy Passion : 
 Grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the 
 Sacred Mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we 
 may continually feel within us the fruit of Thy Re- 
 demption ; Who livest and reignest, ever one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 [Or the Collect for the 2nd Sunday in Advent.] 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 An Actof Love and Repentance before Holy 
 Communion, 
 
 O my Most Loving God, my Creator and my 
 Saviour, I grieve from my inmost heart that I 
 ever offended Thee, my Lord and my God ! 
 Whom I ought to love above all things : because 
 Thou art good to all, and hast bestowed very many 
 blessings upon me ; while I, alas, wretched and un- 
 grateful sinner that I am, have returned Thee evil 
 only for Thy good. 
 
 But be Thou merciful unto my sins, O Lord. 
 For now I firmly purpose and resolve no more to 
 offend Thee, and to shun all occasions of sin. And 
 therefore do I now desire to receive this Sacrament 
 that I may be strengthened in the love of Thee, 
 and may be defended against all occasions of sin ; 
 that Thou mayest abide in me, and I in Thee. 
 
 An Act of Faith, 
 
 Faith is to be exercised by considering that 
 Christ Himself, Very God and very Man, Who 
 
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 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 suffered and died for us, is verily and indeed here 
 present, &c. 
 
 0 Christ Jesu! Very God and Man, of One 
 Substance, Majesty, and Power with the Father, 
 I believe and confess with firm faith that by virtue 
 of Thy wondrous Power, Wisdom, and Goodness 
 Thou art verily and indeed present in this Sacra- 
 ment ; Thy Body and Thy Soul, Thy Flesh and 
 Thy Blood ; for Thou, the Truth itself, didst say, 
 This is My Body. 
 
 1 believe whate'er the Son of God hath told : 
 
 What the Truth hath spoken, that the truth I 
 
 hold. 
 
 Lord, increase my faith. 
 
 This exercise of faith is in the highest degree 
 beneficial, because on the true belief of this point 
 rests a faithful devotion in the use of this Sacrament. 
 
 A Prayer for Grace . 
 
 O Father of mercies 1 look upon the Face of 
 Thy Christ, Who, with the most perfect love, was 
 obedient to Thee unto death, even the death of the 
 Cross, and by virtue of His merits, give me grace 
 that I may show acceptable obedience to Thee. 
 Grant, I beseech Thee, that through His merits 
 and intercession I may obtain those things which I 
 am not worthy to ask. 
 
 0 Jesu, Saviour of the world ! Who earnest to 
 save sinners, and saidst, Come unto Me, all ye that 
 labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you ; 
 lo, I, a sinner, dare to come unto Thee ; for with 
 Thee there is plenteous Redemption. 
 
 1 come unto Thee, from Whom I have erred and 
 
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 strayed as a sheep that is lost ; but, O Thou good 
 Shepherd, Who didst lay down Thy life for Thy 
 sheep, Who earnest to seek and to save that which 
 was lost, seek Thy servant, O Lord, for I do not 
 forget Thy commandments. 
 
 I come unto Thee, pierced with many wounds, 
 grievously oppressed with so many evil passions ; 
 but, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me 
 whole. Thou knowest that it is the sick who need 
 a physician. 
 
 But Thou art that Samaritan, the true Physician 
 of souls, Who hast borne our griefs ; Thou art He 
 Who gavest, as the medicine for my soul, the Sa- 
 crament of Thy Precious Body and Blood. 
 
 Have mercy, therefore, upon me, O Lord, and 
 heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. A 
 troubled spirit is a sacrifice to Thee, O Lord ! a 
 broken and a contrite heart Thou wilt not despise. 
 Give me this, O Lord, and O break Thou the 
 bonds of my sins. For thus shall I worthily offer 
 unto Thee the sacrifice of praise, r and call upon the 
 Name of the Lord. Amen. 
 
 Meditation and Prayer on the Passion of our 
 Lord is also the best exercise to stir up love and 
 devotion to Him in the Holy Sacrament. See the 
 Litany, page 113. 
 
 A Devout Prayer after Holy Communion . 
 
 O Father of Mercies and God of all comfort ! 
 Who, out of the abundance of Thine infinite love, 
 hast given unto us Thine Only Begotten Son, that 
 whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but 
 have everlasting life ; and that out of the exhaust - 
 less treasury of His merits our wants may be sup- 
 plied ; lo, I a miserable sinner, but by Thy mercy 
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DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 178 
 
 called into the fellowship of Thy Son, have now also 
 been made partaker of His Body and Blood. And 1 
 now enfold Him in my bosom, and possess Him as 
 mine own most closely united with me. 
 
 And thus possessing and possessed, in the union 
 of that love wherewith He once gave Himself for 
 us on the Altar of the Cross, and now giveth and 
 communicateth Himself to us in the Sacrament of 
 the Altar, do I now offer Him unto Thee, together 
 with all His merits and virtues, to Thy eternal 
 praise and glory ; that in Him Thou mayest be 
 perfectly well -pleased ; and that we, who by our 
 own deeds are not able to please Thee, may by the 
 merits and intercession of Thy most Well-beloved 
 Son, be perfectly pleasing to Thee. 
 
 I offer unto Thee, O most Holy Father, all His 
 charity, piety, obedience, humility, poverty, gen- 
 tleness, patience, with all the other virtues which 
 He had surpassingly, that by them all my defects 
 may be supplied. 
 
 And, since I cannot thank Thee as I ought for 
 all the benefits conferred upon me, I offer unto 
 Thee all the praises which He Himself offered, 
 whilst He was visible on earth amongst men, and 
 those which He now offereth unto Thee in glory. 
 
 But forasmuch as I cannot satisfy Thee for my 
 debts, that is my sins, I offer unto Thee all His 
 labours, fastings, watchings, weariness, prayers, 
 whatsoever in fine, He did or suffered from the 
 first moment of His Conception until He gave up 
 the ghost on the Cross; all the anguish, griefs, 
 and torments of His Passion, all the Blood poured 
 out for me, all the Wounds for me received, and 
 the Death which He endured in my stead. 
 
 Behold, this is the Treasure, most Merciful Fa- 
 
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 ther, in Which I repose all my hope ; these are 
 the riches which I offer in satisfaction of all my debts. 
 
 Holy Father, look upon the face of Thy 
 Christ, and since He is Thy Beloved Son in 
 Whom Thou art ever well-pleased, Who now is 
 most inwardly united with me, look upon me also, 
 I humbly beseech Thee, with the eyes of Thy 
 mercy. Under His protection and defence, under 
 the shadow of His merits do I appear unto Thee, 
 that, looking chiefly upon Him, Thou mayest re- 
 gard me also with mercy and favour, whom He has 
 purchased and made His servant for ever. 
 
 Suffer not, I beseech Thee, that soul to perish, 
 which so often receiveth into itself, Thy Son, Who, 
 sent by Thee, came into the world to seek and to 
 save that which was lost. Grant this unto me. 
 through Thine Infinite Mercy. Amen. 
 
 [After Holy Communion do not forget also to 
 pray for others.] 
 
 SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. 
 
 “ He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the 
 hungry soul with goodness.” 
 
 u But if a man by reason of any just impedi- 
 ment do not receive the Sacrament of Christ’s 
 Body and Blood, the Curate shall instruct him, 
 that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and 
 steadfastly 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 
 
180 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to 
 his soul’s health, although he do not receive the 
 Sacrament with his mouth.” 
 
 Spiritual Communion is a great comfort 
 and blessing to those who are in any way 
 deprived of Sacramental Communion, and 
 the Church teaches us that when there is 
 any just impediment , by this Spiritual 
 Communion the effect of the Sacrament, 
 that is union with Christ, may be ob- 
 tained. It may be used at any time when 
 the soul earnestly and lovingly longs for 
 such blessed Communion. 
 
 DEVOTIONS. 
 
 Eirst, we must awaken in us a true and 
 lively faith as to this Sacrament ; which 
 may be sustained by thoughts of the 
 Divine Power, Wisdom, Goodness, and 
 Truth. 
 
 Add to this the exercise of hope. Eor 
 what can the Good and Merciful God, 
 Who hath given Himself, refuse ? What 
 cannot He do for us, although not present 
 in the Body, He Who, while absent, healed 
 the Centurion’s servant, and many others ? 
 
 Lastly, stir up love, and with ardent 
 desire of the heart, pant and long for 
 
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. 181 
 
 Christ as for a Living Fountain, of which 
 whoso drinketh, shall never thirst. Long, 
 therefore, to be united and incorporated 
 into Christ by the virtue of His Body 
 and Blood ; so that being made, as it were, 
 one spirit with Him, thou mayest never 
 be separated from Him. 
 
 Sometimes you might meditate [upon 
 your knees] and picture to yourself the 
 Supper-room at Jerusalem on the Thurs- 
 day evening when our Blessed Lord first 
 instituted the Holy Communion, and think 
 of all that happened there, until your love 
 and longing are kindled into more earnest 
 desire for that Blessed Food, and you 
 might carry on your thoughts to all the 
 events of that sacred night, and of Good 
 Friday, till you come to the taking down 
 from the Cross, and the sepulchre, and 
 consider that your body is as the tomb 
 wherein He places His sacred Body that 
 He may raise it up at the last day. 
 
 Prayer for Spiritual Communion. 
 
 0 Lord Jesu, I acknowledge that 
 Thou art the True Bread which didst 
 come down from Heaven to feed us with 
 Thine own Self. 
 
182 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOB 
 
 I believe that in Thee are hidden infi- 
 nite treasures of spiritual gifts, and the 
 largest richness of grace, all which my 
 poor and needy soul panteth ardently to 
 partake. 
 
 I believe the word which Thou hast 
 spoken, He that eateth Me shall live by 
 Me. Behold, O Living Bread, I, wretched 
 that 1 am, well nigh perishing with hunger 
 and cold, exposed to many infirmities, I 
 approach to Thee, that eating Thee, I may 
 more fully and more truly live by Thee, 
 may be gathered into Thee, and cherished 
 by Thee. I trust that Thou wilt not loath 
 my unworthiness, weakness, and want. 
 
 I do most truly confess that I am not 
 worthy that Thou shouldest come under 
 my roof; but I know and believe, with 
 the Centurion, that Thou, even when ab- 
 sent, that is, without Sacramental Com- 
 munion, canst with one word, heal, enrich, 
 and sanctify me. For if the gazing on 
 the brazen serpent had such efficacy, that 
 it had the power to heal those bitten by 
 fiery serpents, shall not the faith whereby 
 I contemplate Thee have more power to 
 heal the bites of the infernal serpent ? It 
 was the type, Thou the Truth ; it the 
 shadow, Thou the Substance. If the 
 
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. 183 
 
 touch of the hem of Thy garment could 
 expel incurable diseases, what may it not 
 avail to touch Thy All-holy Body and Thy 
 Divine Blood, if not by my body, yet by my 
 mind, through longing and earnest trust ? 
 
 If the shadow of Thy disciple Peter 
 could drive away all diseases of the body, 
 what sickness of the. soul shall be able to 
 stand its ground, and not rather give place 
 instantly before the brightness of Thy 
 Divine Majesty F 
 
 Come therefore to me, O Lord, and 
 heal my sin-sick soul, appease its hunger, 
 strengthen its weakness. Thou, Who by 
 the will of the Father, and the co-work- 
 ing of the Holy Ghost, hast by Thy 
 Death given life unto the world, quicken 
 me, feed me, sanctify me, by this Thy 
 All-holy Body and Blood; deliver me 
 from all sin, make me ever to cleave to 
 Thy commandments, and never let me be 
 separated from Thee. 
 
 Even so come, Lord Jesus. Amen. 
 Amen. 
 
 Shorter Form . 
 
 Behold, I kneel poor and needy before 
 Thee, O Merciful Jesu, and since I can- 
 not now receive Thee Sacramentally, I say 
 
184 A FEW PRACTICAL LESSONS 
 
 with the Centurion, “Lord, I am not 
 worthy that Thou shouldest come under 
 my roof, but speak the word only and Thy 
 servant shall be healed.’ * Enter, I pray 
 Thee, spiritually into my soul ; cleanse it 
 from all evil, adorn it with all virtues, feed 
 it with Thy Body and Blood, and fulfil it 
 with the richness of Thy heavenly bene- 
 diction for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 [All who can, are recommended to make some 
 exercise of this kind, however short, a part of 
 their daily devotions.] 
 
 A EEW PRACTICAL LESSONS 
 EROM HOLY SCRIPTURE. 
 
 TO BE PONDERED AT LEISURE. 
 
 “ If ye love Me, keep My Commandments.” 
 
 “ Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, 
 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven : but he that 
 doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.” 
 * i What is a man profited, if he shall gain the 
 whole world, and lose his own soul ? or what shall 
 a man give in exchange for his soul ?” 
 
 “ Whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My 
 words in this adulterous and sinful generation ; of 
 him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when 
 He cometh in the glory of His Father with the 
 holy angels.” 
 
 “ And fear not them which kill the body, but are 
 
FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE. 185 
 
 not able to kill the soul : but rather fear Him which 
 is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” 
 
 “ Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him 
 will I confess also before My Father which is in 
 heaven/ ' 
 
 “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with 
 what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged : and 
 with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to 
 you again. Let us not therefore judge one another 
 any more : but judge this rather, that no man put a 
 stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's 
 way." 
 
 “ A soft answer turneth away wrath : but grievous 
 words stir up anger." 
 
 “ Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put 
 off the old man with his deeds ; wherefore putting 
 away lying, speak every man truth with his neigh- 
 bour : for we are members one of another. All 
 liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth 
 with fire and brimstone." 
 
 “And He said unto them, Take heed, and be- 
 ware of covetousness, 1 for a man's life consisteth not 
 in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." 
 
 “ They that will be rich fall into temptation and 
 a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
 which drown men in destruction and perdition. 
 For the love of money is the root of all evil : which 
 while some coveted after, they have erred from the 
 faith, and pierced themselves through with many 
 sorrows." 
 
 “ Without holiness no man shall see the Lord." 
 
 “ Love not the world, neither the things that are 
 in the world. If any man love the world, the love 
 of the Father is not in him. For all that is in 
 
 1 “ Which is idolatry." — Col. iii. 5. 
 
186 LESSONS FROM HOLT SCRIPTURE. 
 
 the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the 
 eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, 
 but is of the world. And the world passeth away, 
 and the lust thereof : but he that doeth the will of 
 God abideth for ever.” 
 
 “ Know ye not that your bodies are the members 
 of Christ ? Know ye not that ye are the temple 
 of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in 
 you ? If any man defile the temple of God, him 
 shall God destroy ; for the temple of God is holy, 
 which temple ye are.” 
 
 “ And He said to them all, If any man will come 
 after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his 
 cross daily, and follow Me.” 
 
 “ The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the 
 night. Watch therefore : for ye know not what 
 hour your Lord doth come. Take heed to your- 
 selves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged 
 with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this 
 life, and so that Day come upon you unawares.” 
 
 “ The Son of Man shall come in the glory of His 
 Father with His angels ; and then He shall re- 
 ward every man according to his works ” 
 
 “ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer 
 darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of 
 teeth.” 
 
 “ It is appointed unto men once to die, but after 
 this the judgment.” 
 
 “ And I saw the dead, small and great, stand be- 
 fore God ; and the books were opened : and another 
 book was opened, which is the book of life : and the 
 dead were judged out of those things which were 
 written in the books, according to their works.” 
 
 “ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : 
 Fear God, and keep His commandments : for this 
 
RULES. 
 
 187 
 
 5s the whole duty of man. For God shall bring 
 every work into judgment, with every secret thing, 
 whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” 
 
 [These few verses of Holy Scripture will bring to 
 your mind many others.] 
 
 RULES. 
 
 “ Whether ye eat, or whether ye drink, or what- 
 soever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 
 
 1. Have a few rules and keep them. 
 
 2. Remember the Presence of God. The prac- 
 tice of saying short prayers often in the day will 
 help you in this. 
 
 3. Be careful in the choice of your companions. 
 Shun all company and places of amusement which 
 may be to you occasions of sin. 
 
 4. Be on your guard when talking. Avoid all 
 foolish jesting, evil-speaking, and contention. Ne- 
 ver speak ill of any one. Say something kind, or 
 be silent. 
 
 5. Be simple in your dress. Desire only “the 
 ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in 
 the sight of God of great price.” 
 
 6. Be temperate at your meals. Do not take 
 your food as a matter of course, but when you say 
 your grace ask seriously for God’s Blessing, that it 
 may strengthen you for your duties. 
 
 7. Aim to do something every day with the mo- 
 tive of pleasing God ; something which He will re- 
 member for good. 
 
 8. In affronts, temptations, and all trials, set our 
 
188 
 
 RULES. 
 
 Blessed Lord Jesus before you, and think how He 
 would have acted. Bear them for His sake. 
 
 9. Attend the Public Worship of the Church 
 whenever you can, daily if you can, and have the 
 opportunity. If not, read some portion of the 
 Psalms or Lessons at home. Make it a point to 
 read some good book every day. 
 
 10. Be constant at the Holy Communion. 
 
 11. Regard your Clergyman as God's Minister 
 to your soul, and your best earthly friend. 
 
 12. Cleave steadfastly to the Prayer Book. Love 
 it as the voice of the Church wherein God has 
 called you, and fed you all your life long. 
 
 13. Reverence, value, and carefully use all the 
 means of grace which the Love of God gives you 
 in His Holy Church. 
 
 14. Call to mind every day the nearness of death 
 and “ what follows afterwards." 
 
 15. Persevere and pray for perseverance. 
 
 “ He that endureth unto the end shall be saved." 
 
 Grace before Meals. 
 
 Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which 
 we are about to receive of Thy bounty, and give us 
 thankful hearts ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Grace after Meals . 
 
 We thank Thee, O Lord, for these and all Thy 
 mercies ; grant that our strength may be devoted 
 to Thy service ; and supply the wants of the needy, 
 for Jesus Christ’s sake, our Lord. Amen. 
 
189 
 
 A PBAYEB 
 
 which may he said at Night Prayers in 
 ■preparation for the hour of Death. 
 
 0 Eternal Father, I beseech Thee by 
 the Life and Death of Thy well-beloved 
 Son and by Thy loving Mercy, grant unto 
 me that I may persevere in holiness and 
 die in Thy favour. 
 
 O Grood Jesu, I beseech Thee by the 
 Love of the Eternal Father and by Thy 
 last Words on the Cross, wherewith Thou 
 didst commend Thy Spirit to Thy Father, 
 receive Thou my soul at my last hour. 
 
 O God the Holt G-host, have mercy 
 upon me, and by Thy holy inspiration 
 strengthen me at all times, and chiefly in 
 the hour of my death. 
 
 O Holt Trinitt, One God, have mercy 
 upon me now and in the hour of death. 
 Amen. 
 
 A Prayer at lying down to rest. 
 
 Good Lord Jesu, preserve me from 
 sudden and unprepared death. Amen. 
 
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 A Short Intercession for the Hying , 
 
 (to be used at any time.) 
 
 O most merciful Lobd, Who wouldest 
 not the death of a sinner, have pity upon 
 all who are now in the pains of death ; give 
 them grace to repent of all their sins and 
 trust only in Thy mercy, and do Thou hear 
 them, and save them for Thy Love, and 
 through Thy precious Blood. Amen. 
 
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