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YALE UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

1939

FORM

O F

A Y E R

To be ufed
In all Churches and Chapels throughout
that Part of Great Britain called England, Dominion
of Wales, and. Town of Berwick upon 'Tweed, upon
Friday the Thirteenth Day of February, ijbi, being
the Day appointed by Proclamation for a General
Fast and Humiliation before Almighty God, to
be obferved in moft Devout and Solemn Manner,
by fending up Our Prayers and Supplications to
the Divine Majefty :
For obtaining Pardon of Our Sins, and for averting thofe
heavy Judgements which Our manifold Provocations have
moft juftly deferved •, and imploring His Blefling and Af-
fifta-nce on the Arms of His Majefty by Sea and Land, and
for reftoring and perpetuating Peace, Safety, and Profperity
to Himfelf, and to His Kingdoms.

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The ORDER for

MORNING PRAYER.

^J Xhe Service /hall be the fame with the ufual Office
for Holy -days, except where it is in ibis Office
otherwife appointed.
^f The Prayers Jhall begin with thefe Sentences.
LORD, correct me, but with judge
ment* not in thine anger, left thou
bring me to nothing.
I will arife, and go to my father,
arid will fay unto him, Father, I
have finned againft heaven, and be
fore thee, and am no more worthy^to be called
thy fon. ,
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St. Luke
xv. 18,19.

• 1
Morning- Prayer.

^[ Infiead of the Venite, this Hymn Jljall be nfed.

PfaimK. 1 ffl VHE facrifice "of God is a trouole^ "rpirtt :

a __ broken and _conti-ke~.heaxtv„Q.jG.QiLy.J .ihoju
not cTeipHe.
p,al™ I Jaid, I will confefs my fns unto the Lord : and Jo
thou forgavejl the t^ickfidn^fs Of jpyjin.
pfaim For this fhall' every *orle "tr/at" is godly make his
prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayeft be found.
Pfaim J i&/f/ ffqfl upon fBe Lord,~tyfflqb irw7>rfhy*FS bt fF%if-
'et . • fofhatt life fife from mne''lfyemi£s.~ *'/'
pfaim For I will not truft in my bow : it is not my
x 1V' 7" ftvord that fhall help me. — - 
Ver. a. But it is thou that faveft us from our Enemies : a?id
putte.fl them to.confufion that hate us.
prat™ There is no king that can be faved by the multi-
xxxhu. ^.^ ^ all ^0^ , neither is any mighty man xleriver-
ed by much ftrength.
Pfeim / will fay unto the Lord, Thou art my hope and my
fronghSld: nlyGod; in'hini will J truft.
Pfaim Thou art a place to hide me in ; thou (halt preferve
me fr'om trouble : thou (halt cdmpafs me about with
longs of deliverance.
Pfaim The Lordjhall give ftte'ngth Unto hispeople : the Lord
J7:all give his people, the bleffing of Peach.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the
HdlyGhoftj /
¦Jrfs it was in the beginning, is now, a^i ever, f Jail be :
world without end. Amen. 3 ^ Proper

X3UX. 10.

Morning Prayer.
f Proper Pfalms, XXV, XXVII, XLVI.
Firft Lefon, IfaiahLVIW.
Te Deum.
Second Lefon, St. Matth. III. v. i-  12.
f Then Benediclus, The Creed, &c. to the End of the.t
Lord's Prayer.
$ Then the Priefl flan ding up, f pall fay,
Prieft. O Lord, fliew thy mercy upon us.
Anfw. And grant us thy falvation.
-Prieft. O Lord, fave the King.
Anfw. And mercifully hear us, when we call upon
thee.
Prieft. Endue thy minifters with righteoufnefs.
Ahfw. And make. thy chofen people joyful.
Priefl. Give peace in our time, O Lord. .
Anfw. Becaufe there is none other that fighteth for
us, but only thou, O God.
Priefl. O Lord, fave thy fervants j
Anfw. Who put their truft in thee.
Priejl,. Send us help from thy holy place.
Anfw. And evermore mightily defend us. Pr{eft.

8 Morning Prayer.
Prieft. Let the Enemy have no Advantage againft
us j
Anfw. Nor the wicked approach to hurt us.
Priefl. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Anfw. And take not thy holy Spirit from us.
% T"hefem Two ColleSts fiall be ufed in/lead ef the Two Fir ft
Collects for Morning Prayer.
O Almighty God, who ruleft over all the king-'
doms of the earth, and on whofe moft gracious
providence they depend evermore for prefervation
and profperity ; Extend thine undeferved goodnefs
to the people of this land ; fill us with unfeigned
Repentance for our Forgetfulnefs of thy Sovereign
Dominion ; and with humble Gratitude . for the gra
cious manner in which thou haft exercifed it towards
us •, that looking up to thee as the fupreme Author
of all bleflings, and our only Safeguard and Deliverer
in all Dangers, we may become fit Objects, of thy
watchful care, through our Lord and Saviour Jefns
Chrift. Amen.
OLord God of ourfaLvatioiv vfithput whofe Fa
vour the wifcft counfels, -.the nrtglitieft armies,
and all the inftramerrts of , war, are but, weak and
vain; Incline "thine ear, we pray thee, to the' earned
fupplications. of thy, feiivants ; .who, not confiding in
their own Strength, "or Wealth, or Prudence, or
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'The Li tally. * 9
any human Aid,, moft humbly have Recouife unto
thee for fuccour, and put their truft under the (ha-
dow of thy wings. Go forth with bur Fleets, and
Hofts : "Be iq us a tower of , defence again ft the
aflaults of 'our Enemies j and fo blefs the arms of
our gracious Sovereign in the maintenance of His
juft and lawful rights, that we being preferved by
thy help from all. difafters, and made happily tri
umphant over all the difturbers of our peace, may
joyfully maghify thy glorious Name; and ferve
thee frpm generation to generation, in all -godli-
nefs and quiethefs, through Jefus Chrift our Lord.
Amen. ^ .Jnftead of the. Prayer in the End of the Litany.
[We humbly befeech thee, &c] fhall the following
be ufed : •
OLord, we befeech thee, mercifully hear our'
prayers, and fpare all thofe who confefs their
fins unto thee: that they, whofe Confidences by fin
are accufed, by thy merciful pardon may be ab-
folved, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.
\ Then ihe People fhall fay this that foUoweth, after"'
. the Minifter.
TURN thou us, 0 good Lord, and fo (hall
we. be turned. Be favourable, p. Lord, Be
favourable to thy people, Who turn to tliee in
B weeping,

10 The Litany.
weeping, fading, and praying. For thou art a
merciful God, Full of companion, Long-fufFering,
And of great pity. Thou fpareft when we de-
ferve punifhment, And in thy wrath thinkeft upon
mercy. Spare thy people, good Lord, fpare them,
and let not thine heritage be brought to confu-
fion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great;
And after the multitude of thy mercies look upon
us, Through the merits and mediation of thy
blefTed Son Jefus Chrift our Lord, Amen.
OLord, moft good and powerful, we thy fin-
ful people, here affembled before thee, do
acknowledge it thine unfpeakable mercy, that for our
manifold and heinous provocations we are not utter
ly confumed, and given over for a prey to the Enemy
and Avenger. We confefs, with forrow and con-
fufion, our long unfruitfulnefs under the means
of grace, and the many wonderful deliverances of
this Church and State, which thou, in great good-
nefs, haft vouchfafed unto us. Give us, we pray
thee, a ftill deeper Senfe of our Guilt and Unwor-
thinefs. Shouldeft thou, O Lord, enter into Judge
ment with us for the crying fins of this nation,
our profanenefs and infidelity, herefies and fchifms,
our grofs impurities and intemperance, our love
of pleafures and vanity, and other manifold offences,
thou mighteft juftly inflict upon us the feverity of
thy wrath : but look down we befeech thee, with pity

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pity on thy fervants, who, with contrite hearts,
bewail our tranfgreflions. Let our land ftill enjoy
the light of thy countenance, and the bleflings of
thy bountiful hand ; fupport our Allies, comfort
our Mourners, reward thofe who have acted valiantly
and ably, or differed Hardfhips with Patience, for
the common Welfare: teach us to afcribe all our
Succefles to thy unmerited Protection; caufe our
Lodes and Difappointments to work together for
our Good ; and fo influence our minds by the gra
cious operations of thy Holy Spirit, that being turned
from the error of our ways to newnefs of life, -we
may thankfully walk before thee in all righteoufnefs
and holinefs, and finally inherit thine everlafting
Kingdom, through the merits of Jefus Chrift our
only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

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The Gorhmunion Service.

¦\-Aft$r, the Prayer for the King [Almighty Goth
whofe Kingdom is everlafting}y#tf// be re ad 'the Two
(jpjleBs: of the Day, as in the Morning Prayer [O
.Almighty God; 0 Lord Gad, &c] and then frail
follow "For- the Epiftle. Rev. IIL Ver. i— — 6.
N D unto the angel of the church in Sardis,
write ; Thefe things faith he that hath the
(even Spirits of God, and the feven ftars ; I know
thy works, that thou had a name that thou liveft,
and ait dead. Be watchful, and ftrengthen the
things which remain, that are ready to die : for I
have not found thy works perfect before God. Re
member therefore how thou had received and heard,
•and iiold fad, and repent. If therefore thou (halt
not'jA'atch, I will come oil. thee as a thief, and thou
(halt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Thou haft a few names even in Sardis, which have
not defiled their garments ; and they fhall walk
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The Communion Service. ' 2 ?
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with me in white : for they are worthy. He that
Gvercometh, the fa,me .fhall ; be, cloathed in white
raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of
the book of life, but I wiil confefs his name before
my Father, :and before his angels. He that hath
an ear, let him. hear .what the Spirit faith unto the
churches. TheGofpel. St., Luke XIII. Ver. i. ¦¦
THERE were prefent at that feafon fome
• that, told him of- the Galileans, whofe blood
Pilate had mingled with their facrifices. And Je-
fus anfwering, faid unto them, Suppofe ye that-
thefe Galileans were finiiers above all the Gali
leans, becaufe they differed fuch things ? I v tell
you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye (hall all like-
wife perifh. Or thofe eighteen, upon whom the*
tower in Siloam fell, and flew them, think ye that:
they were finners above all men that dwelt in Jerufa-
lem ? I tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye
fhall all like wife perifh. He fpake alfo this parable ;
A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard ;.
and he came and fought fruit thereon, and found
none. Then faid he unto the-dreffer of his vineyard,
Behold, thefe'three- years I come feeking fruit on this/
fig-tree, arid find none : cut it down; why cumber -
eth it the ground? And he anfwering, faid- unto him,,
Lord, let it alone this year alfo, till I fhall dig about
it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well : and if
not, then after that- thou (halt cufit down. . <fl Then

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f Then Jhall follow the Nicene Creed : and after that
the Sermon.
After the Prayer [for the whole date of Chrift's
Church] the following frail be ufed.
^[ A Prayer for this Church and Kingdom.
BLeffed Lord, who haft manifefted lingular Good-
nefs to thefe realms, in thy marvellous prefer
vation of our religion, laws, and liberties, from the
fecret confpiracies, and open attempts, of our Ene
mies ; We befeech thee to preferve evermore in our
minds fueh a grateful fenfe of thefe thine invaluable
mercies, that by our religious and exemplary ufe of
them we may obtain the continuance of thy Protec
tion. Take away from us, O Lord, all hardnefs of
heart, all neglect of thine ordinances, and contempt
of thy word ; and endue us with a fpirit of piety and
devotion, a fpirit of judice and temperance, of hu
mility and charity, and of all other graces which
adorn the Chridian profeflion ; guard and profper
with thine efpecial Favour our gracious Sovereign
King GEORGE: blad the Defigns, defeat the
Stratagems of all who rife up againft him ; and fo
put them to flight and confufion before His face,
that the terror of His arms may bring fafety to
his Dominions and Allies ; and the Conviction that
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thou fighteft for Him difpofe the hearts of His
adverfaries to peace. Grant this, O merciful Fa
ther, for Jefus Chrid's fake, to whom, with thee
and the Holy Ghod, be all honour and glory, ;
world without end. Anien.
^[ A Prayer for Unity.
OGOD, who makeft Men to be of one mind
in an houfe, we praife thee for the happy
Abatement of Animofities and Divifions amongft
the Inhabitants of this land : and earneftly beg;
that Ave may dill be more completely at' Unity
withjn ourfelves. Put away from us all BitternefV
and Wrath, and Evil-fpeaking and Envy: that
our hearts may be firmly knit together in mutual
Affection, in Zeal for our Religion and Laws, in
dutiful Obedience to the King, and all who are in
Authority under Him ; that we may dudy to be
quiet and do each our own Bufinefs, following the
things which make for Peace, and wherewith one
may edify> another, to the Honour of thy Gofpel,
and the Salvation of our fouls,- through the mertis
of our Redeemer- Jefus 'Chrift.- Amen.
^f A ' Prayer for the Reformed Churches.
OGOD,. the Father of Mercies,- we prefent our
Supplications unto thee, more especially on
behalf of our. Reformed, Brethren', whom, blefled be
thry

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thy Name, thou had hitherto wonderfully fupported.
Make them perfect, ftrengthen, ftablifh them: that
they may'dand fad in the. Liberty wherewith Cfirift
hath made them- free, and adorn the Doctrine of God
our Saviour in all things. Preferve the Tranquilrity^of
thofe, who at prefent enjoy it.: look down with
companion upon fuch as are perfecuted for Righte-
oufnefs fake ; and plead thy caufe with the". Oppref>
ibrs of thy People. Enlighten thofe, who are in
Darknefs and Error ; and give them Repentance, to
the Acknowledgement of the Truth : that all the
Ends of the World may remember tbemfelves, and
be turned unto the Lord ; and we may all become
one Flock j under tlie great t Shepherd and Bifliopj of
our Souls,. Jefus Chrid, pur only Mediator and' Ad
vocate. Amen. ,
<f[ A Prayer for our Enemies.
^LefTed God, wha had- taught us, by the meek
and holy Jefus thy Son, to love our enemiesy
and pray for them who defpitefully ufe us ; Give
Grace, we befeech thee, to our Adverfaries in the
prefent War, to fee and confefs and amend the in
jurious behaviour of which they have been guilty,
that fo they may obtain Pardon from Thee: and
grant u&, in the mean time, not only Strength and
Courage to withdand them, but Charity to forgive
dnd pity them, to bear them unfeigned good Will,
and treat them with Mercy and Humanity, for the
fake of the fame Jefus Chrid our Lord. Amen.
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GRANT, we befeech thee, Almighty God, that
the^Vords-whieh" we: have heard this~day~mt fl
our outward Ears, may, through thy Grace, be
fct grafted inwardjy, in our hearts, that they may
bring forth in us the Fruit of good Living, to the
Honour and Praife of thy Name, through Jefus
Chrift our Lord. Amen. .
ALmighty God, who had promifed to hear the
'petitions of them that afk in thy Son's
Name; ~We befeech- thee mefcifuHy to* rncline thine
ears to us that have made now our* prayers and
fupplications unto thee : and grant, that thofe things,
which we have faithfully afked according to thy
will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of
our neceflity, and to the fetting forth of thy glory,
through Jefus Chrift pur Lord. Amen.
\fthen the- Prieft (or Bifhop, if he he prefent ) frail let
them depart with this Bkffing;
TH E peace of God, which pafleih ajl under-
danding, keep your hearts and minds in the
knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Ji-fus
Chrid oiir Lord: arid the blefling of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son, ami the HolyGllod, be amorigft
you, and remain with you always. Amen.
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The ORDER for

EVENING PRAYER-

% The Prayers frali begin with thefe Sen fences.

jer. x.
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S. Lujce
xv. 18,
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LORD, correct me, but with judge
ment, not in thine anger, left thou
bring me to nothing.
I will arile, and go to my father, and
will fay. unto him, Father, I have finned
againft heaven, and before thee, and am

no more worthy to be called thy fon.

f The

Evening Prayer. 1 1)
^{ The Hymn appointed to be ufed at Morning Prayer,
^nfteaa]of the Verute, facftwll here alfo be ufed b if ore
''*We:'jkojftr P films.
<fl Proper P films, CXXl, CXXX, LXL
f Pirft Lefon, J'er.XVU. Ver. 5—14:
Magnificat.' St. Luke I. 46.
My foul doth magnify the Lord, &c.
^f Second* Lfffon-, f Cor. X. Ver. f~l2.
Deus mifereatur. Pfaim, LXYII.
God be merciful unto us, &c.
9} Then the Creed, &C. t6 ''the end of thetlwd's Priverh,
$ Then the Prieft, ftanding up, frail fay,
Prieft: O Lord, fhew thy mercy upon usr
Anfw, And grant Us thy filiation..
Prieft. O Lord, fave' the;King.
Anfw. And taercifully hetfr us when we! call' Upon
thee; C 2 F rW.

20 Evening Prayer.
Prieft. Endue thy minifters with righteoufnefs.
Anfw. And -make thy. chofen people joyful. - -
Priefl. Give peace in our. time, O Lord.
Anfw. Became there is none other that fighteth for
us, but only thou, O God.
Prieft t O Lord, fave thy fer.vants ;
Anfw. Who put their truft in thee.
Prieft. Send us help from thy holy place. ,
Anfw. And evermore mightily defend us. '
Prieft. Let the Enemy have no advantage againft
US;
Anfw. Nor the wicked approach to hurt us.
Prieft. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Anfw. And take not thy holy Spirit from vis.

<f Thefe Two Collecis frjall be ufed inflead of the Firft
Collect for Evening Prayer : ,
O Almighty God, who ruleft over all the king
doms of the earth, and on whofe moft gra
cious providence they depend evermore for preferva
tion and profperity ; Extend thine undeferved good-
nefs to the people of this land; fill us with un
feigned Repentance for our Forgetfulnefs of thy
Sovereign Dominion; and with humble Gratitude
for the gracious manner, in which thou haft exer-
cifed it towards us : that looking up to thee as the
fupjeme Author of all bleflings, and our only
c Safeguard

Evening Prayer. 2 1
Safeguard and Deliverer in all Dangers, we may
become fit Objects of thy watchful care, through
our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen.
OLord God of our falvation, without whofe Fa
vour the wifeft counfels, the mightieft armies,
and all the inftruments of war, ate but weak and
vain ; Incline thine ear, we pray thee, "to the
earned: fupplications of thy fervants ; who, not
confiding in their own Strength, or Wealth, or
Prudence, or any human Aid, moft humbly have
llecourfe unto thee for fuccour, and put their truft
under the fhadow of thy wings. Go forth with
our Fleets and Hofts : Be to us a tower of de
fence agamft the affaults of our Enemies ; and
fo blefs the arms of our gracious Sovereign in the
maintenance of His juft and lawful rights, that
we being preferved by thy help from all difafters,
and made happily triumphant over all the di-
fturbers of our peace, may joyfully magnify thy
glorious Name ; and ferve thee from generation to
generation in all godlinefs and quietnefs, through
Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.
*][ The Second CoilecJ at Evening Prayer.
OGOD, from whom all holy defires, all good
counfels, and all juft works do proceed j Give
unto thy fervants that peace which the world can not"

22 Evening Prayer j
not give"; that botH our hearts maybe fet to obey
thy commandments,, and alfo that by thee we being^
defended from- the- fear of • our Enemies;' rrrajrpafs'
our -time in reft, and cmietnefs, through the jnejijs
of Jefus Chrift our' Saviour. : Mien. '
f The Third ColkSl for Aid agaivft all Perils.
Igh+en our darkneislW beTeecri" thaei'O LardV
_j arid by, thy gtea^mercy c|e'fen'cf xxi from all
perils and dangers of 'this ntgrtrrfbrfiie'lovef'bf thy
only Son our Saviour Jefus Chrift." ' Anten. ,
qf 'Then the People frail fay. this that frlhweth,'- ajter
the Minifter: '-1'"1
TURN thou us, O good Lord, and fo fhall
we be turned. Be favourable, O Lord, Be
favourable to thy people, Who turn to thee," in
weeping, fading, and ; praying. For thou art" a
merciful God, Full of cornpaffion^ Loiig-fufFerrfigj
And of great pity. Thou fparcft when we deferve
punifhment, And in thy wrathr thinkeft upon mer
cy. Spare thy people, good Lord, fpare them, And
let not thine heritage be brought to confufion. Hear
us, O Lord, for thy mercy is. great; And after,t|ie
multitude of thy. mercies look upon us, Through tl%
merits and mediation of thy blefled Son Jtfhs Chrift
our Lord. Amen* O LORD,

Evening grayer. 23
LORD, moft good < and; powerful; we thy
fihful people, liere 'aflHmbled before thee,' d.d
acknowledge it thine unfpeakable mercy, that for
Our manifold and heinous •provocations;, we are not
utterly conftimed, and given over for a prey to the
Enemy and Avenger. We confers, with forrow and
confufipn, our .long unfruitfulnefs under the means
of grace, and the many wonderful deliverances of
this Church and State, which thou, in great good-
nefs, haft vouchsafed unto us. Give us, we pray
thee, a ftill deeper Senfe of our Guilt and TJnwor-
thjnefs. SfhQuideft thou, .0 Lord, enter into Judge--
rnent with us for the crying fins of this nation,
our profanenefs 'aud infidelity, herefies and fchiftns,
our grofs impurities and intemperance, our love of
pleafures and Vanity, and other manifold offences,
thou mighteft juftly inflict upon us the feverity of
thy wrath : but look down, we befeech thee, with
pity on thy fervants, who, with contrite hearts, be
wail our tranfgreffions. Let our land ftill enjoy the
light of thy countenance, and the bladings of" thy
bountiful hand ; fupport our Allies, comfort our
Mourners', reward thofe who have acted valiantly
and ably, or differed Hardfhips with Patience, for
the common Welfare': teach us to afcribe all our
Succeflesto thy unmerited Protection ; caufe our Lodes
and Difappointments. to work together for our Good ;
arid So inffuence our minds by the gracious opera tions

24 Evening Prayer.
tions of thy Holy Spirit, that being turneel from the
error of our ways, to, newnefs of life, we may
thankfully walk before thee In all righteoufnefs and
holinefs, and finally inherit thine everlading King
dom, through the merits of Jefus Chrift our only
Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
% After the general Thank/giving, let the following
Prayers be ufed.
^f A Prayer for this Church and Kingdom :
BLefled Lord, who haft mahifeded lingular
goodnefs to thefe Realms, in thy marvellous
prefervation of our religion, laws, and liberties, from
the fecret confpiracies, and open attempts of our
Enemies ; We befeech thee to preferve evermore in
our minds fuch a grateful fenfeof thefe thine in
valuable mercies, that by our religious and exem
plary ufe of them, we may obtain the continuance
of thy protection. Take away from us, O Lord,
all hardnefs of heart, all neglect of thine ordinances,
and contempt of thy word ; and endue us with a
fpirit of piety and devotion, a fpirit of juft ice and
temperance, of humility and charity, and of all other
graces which adorn the Chriftian profeflion ; guard
and profper with thine efpecial favour our gracious
Sovereign King GEORGE: blaft the deftgns, de
feat the ftratagems of all who rife up againft him ;
and

Evening Prayer. 25
and fo put them to flight and confufion before His
face, that the terror 'of: His arms may bring fafety
to His Dominions and Allies; and the Conviction
that thou fighteft for Him difpofe tlie hearts of
His adverfanes to peace. Grant this, O merciful
Father, for Jefus Chrid's fake, to :whom, with thee
and the Holy Ghod, be all honour and glory,
world without end. Amen.1
^[ A Prayer for Unity.
OGod, who makeftornen to be of one mind in
. an Houfe,; we praife thee for the happy Abate- ¦
ment of Animofities-and Divifions amongft the Inha
bitants of this Land : arid earnfeftly. beg, that we may
ftill be more completely at Unity within ourfelves. Put
away from us all Bitternefsand Wrath, and Evil-fpeak-
ing and- Envy :': that. our 'Hearts; may: be firmly : knk
.together in mutual Affection, , in Zeal for our Re
ligion and Laws, in dutiful Obedience to the King,
and all who are in Authority under Him ; that
we may ftudy to be quiet and do each our own .
Bufinefs, following the things which make for Peace,
and wherewith one may edify, another, to the Ho
nour of thy Gofpel, and the Salvation of our Souls,
through: the' Merits of; our Redeemer Jedis Chrid.
,Amen. '..<¦' <_
D f A Prayer

2.6 Evening Prayer.
\ A Prayer for the Reformed ChUrthes,

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God, the Father of mercies, we prefent our
Supplications unto thee, more efpeciaiiy on
behalf of out reformed Brethren, whom, bleffed
be thy Name; thou haft hitherto wonderfully fup-
ported. Make them perfect, ftrengthen, ftabliih
them : that they, may ftand faft in the Liberty,
wherewith Chrift hath made them free, and adorn
the Doctrine of God pur Saviour in all things.
Preferve the Tranquillity of thofe, who at prefent
enjoy it: look down toith Companion upon fuch
as are perfecuted for Rignteoufnefs fake ; and plead
thy Caufe with the Oppreflbrs of thy People. Enr
lighten thofe, who are in Darknefs and Error;
and give them Repentance, to the Acknowledgment
of the Truth: that all the ends of the world, may
remember themfelves, and be turned unto the Lord;
and we may all become one Flock, under the great
Shepherd and Bifhop of our Souls, Jefus Chrift,. our
only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
¦[{ A Prayer for our Enemies.
BLeffed God, who haft taught us, by the meek
and holy Jefus thy Son, to love our Enemies,
and pray for them who defpitefully ufe us ; Give
Grace, we befeech thee, to our Adverfaries in the
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Evening Prayer. 27
prefent War, to fee and confefs and amend the
injurious Behaviour of which they have been guilty,
that fo they may obtain Pardon from Thee : and
grant us, in the mean time, not only Strength
and Courage to withftand them, but Charity to
forgive and pity them, to bear them unfeigned
good Will, and treat them with Mercy and Huma
nity, for the fake of the fame Jefus Chrift our
Lord. Amen. f A Prayer of St. Chryfoftom.
ALmighty God* who haft given us grace, at this
time, with one accord to make our common
fupplications unto thee ; and doft promife, that when
two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou
wilt grant their re'quefts: Fulfil now, O Lord, the
defires and petitions of thy fervants, as may be moft
expedient for them; granting us in this world know
ledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life
everlafting. Amen. 2 Cor. XIII. 14.
TH E grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the
love of God, and the fellowfhip of the Holy
Ghoft, be with us all evermore. Amen.
FINIS.