FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Sectloi 5-5 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/boorayOOking CHAPEL LITURGY. lK,-h ■> C Kur Jook O BOOK COMMON PRAYER, ACCORDING TO THE USE Of KING'S CHAPEL / BOSTON. BOSTON: MDCCCL. B O S T o x : PUBLISHED BY TICKXOR, REED, AND FIELDS- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. MDCCLXXXV Many truly great and learned men, of the Church of England, as well divines as laymen, have earnestly wished to see their Liturgy reformed ; but hitherto all attempts to reform it have proved ineffectual. The late happy revolu- tion here hath forever separated all the Episcopal Socie- ties in the United States of America, from the Church of England, of which the King of that country is the supreme head, and to whom all Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons of that Church are obliged to take an oath of allegiance and supremacy, at the time of their consecra- tion or ordination. Being torn from that King and Church, the Society for whose use this Liturgy is published, think themselves at liberty, and well justified even by the decla- rations of the Church of England, in making such altera- tions, as " the exigency of the times and occasions hath rendered expedient," and in expunging every thing which gave, or might be suspected to give, offence to tender consciences; guiding themselves however by "the holy scriptures, which," they heartily agree with the Church of England, a contain all things necessary to salvation," and that "whatsoever is not read therein, nor can be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation." In the thirty-fourth of the Articles of the Church of England, it is declared, That "it is not necessary that traditions and ceremonies be in all places one, or utterly like ; for at all times they have been diverse, and may be changed according to the diversity of countries, times, and men's manners, so that nothing be or- VI PREFACE. dained against God's word." And by the twentieth of those Articles it is declared, That u the Church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority in controver- sies of faith." What is there meant by the word Church, will appear from the nineteenth of those Articles, which declares, " The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments be duly ministered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same. As the Church of Hierusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch have erred, so also the Church of Rome hath erred, not only in living, and manner of cere- monies, but also in matters of faith." At the Reformation, when the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of Eng- land was compiled, the Committee appointed to execute that business were obliged to proceed very tenderly and with great delicacy, for fear of offending the whole body of the people, just torn from the idolatrous Church of Rome ; and many things were then retained, which have, in later times, given great offence to many, truly pious, Christians. The Liturgy, contained in this volume, is such, as no Christian, it is supposed, can take offence at, or find his conscience wounded in repeating. The Trinitarian, the Unitarian, the Calvinist, the Arminian will read nothing in it which can give him any reasonable umbrage. God is the sole object of worship in these prayers; and as no man can come to God, but by the one Mediator, Jesus Christ, every petition is here offered in his name, in obedi- ence to his positive command* The Gloria Patri, made and introduced into the Liturgy of the Church of Rome by the decree of Pope Damasus, towards the latter part of the fourth century, and adopted into the Book of Common Prayer, is not in this Liturgy. Instead of that doxology, doxologies from the pure word of God are introduced. It is not our wish to make proselytes to any particular system or opinions of any particular sect of Christians. * In the original preface a large number of texts wore quoted in support of this po- sition, which it was not thought necessary to insert at present. This first edition was published in the year 1785. PREFACE, vn Our earnest desire is to live in brotherly love and peace with all men, and especially with those who call themselves the disciples of Jesus Christ. In compiling this Liturgy great assistance hath been de- rived from the judicious corrections of the Reverend Mr. Lindsey, who hath reformed the Book of Common Prayer according to the Plan of the truly pious and justly cele- brated Doctor Samuel Clarke. Several of Mr. Lindsey's amendments are adopted entire. The alterations which are taken from him,. and the others which are made, ex- cepting the prayers for Congress and the General Court, are none of them novelties ; for they have been proposed and justified by some of the first divines of the Church of England. A few passages in the Psalter, which are liable to be misconstrued or misapplied, are printed in Italics, and are designed to be omitted in repeating the Psalms. PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF MDCCCL. The change introduced in the edition of 1785, and described in the foregoing preface by Dr. Freeman, was of a kind which can never be looked back upon by those who use this Liturgy, otherwise than with feelings of grateful satisfaction. In the then existing state of the Theological world, it required, on the part of Dr. Freeman and his asso- ciates, a fidelity to their convictions, a sincere and simple reverence for what they believed to be the truth of God, a disregard for all secondary and personal considerations, which will cause their names to be held in honor, so long as the church shall stand. It was an auspicious revolution which emancipated the forms of worship from the unwar- Vlll PREFACE. ranted restrictions of creeds framed by men, and restored the worshipper to the freedom of the Gospel. In the successive editions published since 178-5, the changes which appear, consist principally of additions. They were made for the most part under the direction of Dr. Greenwood, w r hose pure taste and fervent piety emi- nently qualified him for the task. Since the first edition the Psalter has been abridged ; and, wherever the sense or the diction appeared to require it, instead of the old translation, the version of the common English Bible, or some other approved translation, has been adopted. Sev- eral occasional Services, a second Evening Service, Services for the annual Fast and Thanksgiving, Prayers for families, Services for Sunday Schools, and Collects for particular occasions, have been added. Except in these particulars, the book remains in every important respect as it was. All change, not obviously necessary, has been avoided. Experience has abundantly shown that it is difficult to improve these simple and venerable forms of worship, through which originally the most profound sentiments of devotion found utterance, and which still, better than any other human compositions, give expression to the religious wants and aspirations of the human heart. The substance of the Morning and of the Evening Service is derived from those early formularies of the primitive Church, from which the Lutheran and the English, the Greek and the Roman Churches, drew their respective modes of worship. The words which guide our devotional meditations have, in large part, been used for centuries, and are still used for the same purpose, by the great body of believers through- out Christendom. Many of the sentences are found in the earliest records of Christian devotion. The very phrases of invitation and benediction which we repeat, were re- peated in secret chambers and torch-lighted catacombs, by those who commemorated Christ by night, at the peril of martyrdom on the morrow. The same words of blessing, "Peace be with you," "The Lord be with you," reminded men then, as now, of their common dependence on God. While theological speculations tend to separate Christians, our devotional forms have an oppo- PREFACE. IX site tendency to counteract this influence, by patting eaoh worshipper into conscious relations with the whole Chris- tian Church. Besides this, the associations which gradually collect around a Book of Common Prayer not only add to its interest and value, but in time constitute an essential part of the work itself. The child reads the same page which his parents read, and his devotions are warmed and hallowed by his remembrance of the affection and the faith of those, who may have been called from the worship of an earthly temple to a holier worship in Heaven. For such reasons as these, while additions have been made as cir- cumstances required, it has been thought important to abstain carefully from all needless alterations. CONTENTS Table of Holy-days observed in this Church . . . xiii Table showing what Holy-day falls on each Sunday for 32 Years xiv Table of Lessons for Sundays and Holy-days . . xvi Morning Prayer Evening Prayer . Second Form of Evening Prayer Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings Collects, Gospels, and Epistles Selections from Saints' Days . Collects and Prayers Ante-communion, or Office of the Commandments Administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy munion Meditations and Prayers .... Communion of the Sick .... Baptism of Infants Baptism of those who are of riper Years Matrimony Visitation of the Sick .... Burial of the Dead The Psalter — A Selection from the Psalms Anthems and Psalms Service for Days of Thanksgiving . Service for Days of Fasting and Humiliation Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea of David Com 3 15 24 32 42 137 147 157 160 169 172 174 179 183 189 200 207 295 311 317 324 Xll CONTENTS. Additional Services for Morning and Evening First Service 329 Second Service ........ 337 Prayers and Services for Families and Sunday Schools Family Prayers 347 First Morning Service for a Family .... 370 First Evening Service 377 Second Evening Service 381 Petitions and Thanksgivings 385 Burial of Children ........ 391 Catechism .......... 395 Services for Sunday Schools First Service 402 Second Service . 403 Third Service 405 TABLE OF HOLY-DAYS OBSERVED l\ THIS CHURCH The Christian year begins with Ad- vr\ r — the Coming of Christ. The four Sundays in Advent precede the Great Festival of our Saviour's Nativity. The First Sunday in Advent is always the nearest Sum lav, before or after, to the Feast of St. Andrew, (the first-called Apostle,) which is on the 30th day of November. It is therefore on one of the seven days from Nov. 27, to Dec. 3. Christmas — the Nativity of our Lord. This occurs on the 25th day of Decem- ber. The Festival includes twelve days to the Epiphany. Twelfth night is the twelfth from Christmas. St. Stephen's Day is the 26th of December. Epiphany — the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, is on the 6th of January. This applies particularly to the manifestation to the Wise Men of the East : and indirectly, to the manifestation at his Baptism, and to the manifestation of Ins miraculous powers at the Marriage Feast. The Sundays after Epiphany are numbered to Septuagesima Sunday, from one to six, according as Easter comes earlier or later. The Conversion of St. Paul is commemorated on the 25th of January. Septuagesima Sunday is the third before Lent, and nearly the 70th day be- fore Easter. Sexagesima Sunday is the second before Lent. Quinquagesima Sunday is the next before Lent. Ash-Wednesday is the first day of Lent. The name is derived from Ashes, symbolic of fasting and self-inortrhca- rion. Lent — the Fast of Forty Days before Easter. From Ash- Wednesday to East- er are forty-six days ; but the six Sun- days are not counted, because it is not the custom of the Church to fast on Sun- days, when we commemorate so great a blessing as our Saviour's resurrection. Passion Week — The week before Easter. The name is derived from the Latin word Fassio, signifying suffering. Palm Sunday — Day of Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem, is the next before Easter. Good Friday — Day of the Crucifix- ion, is the third day before Easter. Easter — Day of the Resurrection. Easter Day, on which the other Mov- able Feasts and Fasts depend, is the first Sunday after the full moon, which hap- pens upon, or next after, the 21st day of March, the Vernal Equinox. If the full moon is on a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after. Easter day, from being nearly coincident with the Jewish Pass- over; and also because of the analogy between the sacrifice of Christ and that of the Lamb of the Paschal feast, is often alluded to in the same terms ; and most nations give it a name derived from the Greek name of the Passover, Pascha. Ascension Day, called also Holy Thursday, is the fortieth day after Easter. Whit- Sunday — Giving of the Holy Spirit, is the fiftieth day after Easter. Whit- Sunday is so called, because, this day being one of the stated times for Baptism in the ancient Church, those who were baptized were clothed in white garments, as a type of spiritual purity. The coincidence of this feast with the Jewish Festival of Pentecost, held in commemoration of the giving of the Law from Sinai, on the fiftieth day of the de- parture of the Israelites from Egypt, has caused this feast to be recognized as ana- logous to that, and often to be called by that name. After Whit-Sunday, twenty-eight Sun- days, or fewer, from about the middle of May to Advent, complete the year. TABLE Showing what Holy-day of ike Church falls upon each Sunday for Thirty-two years, 1854 1853 i^;» 1861 1866 1863 1855 1871 1857 1873 18S5 1870 1851 1867 •1864 •isao •1872 1877 1838 1874 • I860 1882 •1852 •1868 1879 •1876 188i 1862 1878 Fir^t Jail. Jan. J. m. Jan. J. in. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 17,77 Jan. S. of year, 2 3 3 4 (1 1 3 4 5 1 •J Epiphany, G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1st. S. after 12 9 10 13 7 10 11 7 8 10 " 12 8 9 12 13 ii. 10 17 20 14 17 18 14 l.~, 17 18 19 15 16 19 20 in. 21 24 25 21 22 24 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 22 23 26 Feb. 27 Feb. IV. 28 29 31 1 2 29 Feb. 30 Feb. 2 3 v. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 5 6 9 10 Septuages. 19 23 24 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 31 Fell. 1 4 5 7 8 9 12 13 16 17 Sexages. 26 Feb. 30 Feb. 31 Feb. 3 4 7 8 11 12 14 15 16 19 20 23 Mar. 24 Mar. Quinqua. 2 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 19 21 22 23 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 2 3 Ash. Wed. 5 9 10 13 14 17 18 21 22 24 25 26 1 2 5 6 Mar. Mar. 1st. in Lent 9 13 14 17 18 21 22 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 Mar. 1 2 5 6 9 10 ii. 16 20 21 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 28 Mar. 1 4 5 7 8 9 12 13 16 17 m. 23 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 3 4 7 8 11 12 14 u 16 19 20 23 24 IV. 2 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 19 21 22 23 26 Arril 27 April 30 April 31 April v. 9 13 14 17 18 21 22 25 26 28 29 30 2 3 6 7 April April April April April VI. 16 20 21 24 25 28 April 29 April 1 2 4 5 6 9 10 13 14 Good Frid. 21 23 26 29 30 April 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 19 Easter. 23 27 April 28 April 31 April 1 4 5 8 9 11 12 13 16 17 20 21 1st. S. after 30 April 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 18 19 20 23 24 May 27 May 28 May ii. 6 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 25 May 26 May 27 May 30 May 1 4 5 in. 13 17 18 21 22 25 May 26 May 29 May 30 May 2 3 4 7 8 11 12 IV. 20 24 May 25 May 28 Mav 29 May 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 19 V. 27 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 14 16 17 18 21 22 25 26 Ascension. May June June S. after A. 4 8 9 12 13 16 17 20 21 23 24 25 June 28 June 29 June 1 2 Whitsund. 11 15 16 19 20 23 24 27 June 28 June 20 June 31 June 1 4 5 8 9 1st. aft. W. 18 22 23 26 June 27 June 30 June 31 June 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 15 16 ii. 25 29 30 2 3 6 7 10 11 13 14 15 18 19 22 23 METHOD OF USING THIS TABLE. Find the year at the head of the Table. In the column under the year, find the dale of the Day. In the column at the left hand margin is the name of the Day. TABLE (continued.) lsijy i*~>(i I Surf! ■■!■ ) n ,tcr S M436 1875 1881 1S6S 1863 18S5 1871 1857 1873 1870 18") 1 1867 •18M •lbSO • 1 872 1877 1853 1874 ■l»60 1882 *185> •1868 •1876 1881 1862 1878 1859. 5 j Juno June June June June JuTTe jun7 June June June June J u in June June July 111. 1 5 6 9 10 13 14 17 18 20 21 22 25 July 26 July 29 30 July July 3 IV. • ! 12 13 16 17 20 21 24 July 25 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 2 3 6 7 10 V. 15 19 20 23 24 July 27 July 23 July 1 2 4 5 6 9 10 13 14 17 VI. 22 26 July 27 July 30 July 1 4 5 8 9 11 12 13 16 17 20 21 24 VII. 29 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 18 19 20 23 24 27 28 31 July Aug. Aug. Aug. VIII. 6 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 25 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Aug. 3 4 7 IX. 13 17 13 21 22 25 26 29 30 1 3 6 7 10 11 14 Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. X. 20 24 25 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Aug. 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 13 14 17 18 21 XI. 27 Aug. 31 Aug. 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 24 25 Sept. 28 Sept. XII. 3 7 8 11 12 15 16 19 20 22 23 24 27 23 31 1 4 Sept. Sept. Sept. XIII. 10 14 15 18 19 22 23 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Sept. 31 Sept. 3 4 7 8 11 XIV. 17 21 22 25 Sept. 2G Sept. 29 Sep:. 30 Sept. 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 XV. 24 23 Sept. 29 Sept. 1 2 5 6 9 10 12 13 14 17 IS 21 22 25 Oct. XVI. 31 Sept. 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 17 19 20 21 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 2 XVII. 7 11 12 15 16 19 20 23 24 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 1 2 5 6 9 XVIII. 14 18 19 22 23 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Oct. 1 3 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 XIX. 21 25 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 3 4 7 8 10 11 12 15 16 19 20 23 XX. 2S Oct. 2 3 6 7 10 11 14 15 17 18 19 22 23 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Nov. XXI. 5 9 10 13 14 17 18 21 22 24 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Nov. 2 3 6 XXII. 12 16 17 20 21 24 25 Nov. 23 Nov. 29 Nov. 31 Nov. 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 XXIII. 19 23 24 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 31 Nov. 1 4 5 7 8 9 12 13 16 17 20 XXIV. 26 Nov. 30 Nov. 31 Nov. 3 4 7 8 11 12 14 15 16 19 20 23 24 XXV. 2 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 19 21 22 23 26 XXVI. 9 13 14 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 22 25 Dec. 26 Dec. Dec. Dec. Advent. 30 27 28 1 2 28 29 2 3 28 29 30 3 27 30 1 27 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. DlC. 2 S.in A. 7 4 5 8 9 5 6 9 10 5 6 7 10 4 7 8 4 III. 14 11 12 15 16 12 13 16 17 12 13 14 17 11 14 15 11 IV. Christmas 21 18 19 22 23 19 20 23 24 19 20 21 24 18 21 22 18 I S. aft. C.i 28 26 29 30 26 27 30 31 26 27 28 31 28 29 Note. — In Leap years (marked thus*) one day must be added to the dates iu the Table, in January and February ; and the Sundays after Epiphany will be as many as if Easter fell one day later. TROPER LESSONS TO BE READ FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT, AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER, ON THE SUNDAYS AHD OTHER HOLT-DATS rilROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Sundays of MOI'.MNG. BYExnro. MORNING. RVENING. Advent. 1 Isaiah 1 Isaiah 2 2 13 14 2 5 24 3 Joel 3 v. 9 Amos 5 3 25 26 or 28 4 Mic 4 or 5 Nahum 1 •1 30 32 5 Zeph. 3 Zech. 1 or 2 CHRISTMAS Sunday after DAY. 9 to v. 8 7 v. 10 Ascension. Zech. 8 10 Sundays after to v. 17 WHITSUNDAY- Deut. 16 Isaiah 11 Christmas. Sundays after to v. 18 1 35 40 Whitsunday. 2 41 42 or 43 1 Gen. 1 Gen. 2 Sundays after 2 3 6 the Epiphany. 3 37 40 1 44 45 4 41 42 2 51 52 5 43 44 3 55 56 6 45 47 to v. 12 4 57 59 7 4S 50 5 Gl 62 8 Exod. 3 Exod. 5 6 65 66 9 6 15 Septuagesima. Jerem. 7 Jerem. 10 10 20 to v. IS Lev. 26 Sexagesima. 22 35 11 Numb. 20 Xumb. 24 Quinquagesijna Lam. 1 Lam. 3 12 Deut. 4 Deut. 6 v. 22 to v. 37 13 7 or 8 28 to v. 26 LENT- 14 30 or 33 34 ASH WEDNES- 15 Josh. 1 Josh. 4 DAY. Isaiah 5S Jerem. 36 16 23 or 24 1 Sam. 3 to v. 11 17 1 Sam. 12 26 First Sunday. Jerem. 9 17 15 2 Sam. 1 2 Sam. 12 2 Ezek. 14 Ezek. IS 19 IS 1 Kings 3 3 20 33 20 1 Kings 8 19 4 Dan. 9 Mic. 6 v. 22 5 Hab. 2 or 3 Hag. 1 or 2 21 21 2 Kimrs 5 6 Mai. 3 Mai. 4 22 2 Kinsrs 17 25 GOOD FRIDAY. Gen.22tov.20 Isaiah 53 23 Job 29 EASTER DAY. Exod. 12 Dan. 12 24 34 Prov. 1 or 2 Sujidays after 25 Prov. 3 or 4 - Easter. 26 11 15 1 Hosea 6 Hosea 11 27 .- Eec. 12 It is not intended that the ministe r should be confined to the chapters selected in the above table, nor that e very chapter should be read through. The minister is at liberty to change t le Lesson whenever he thinks proper so to do ; and also to read a portion ( >nly of the appointed chapter, if it is not convenient to read the whole. The appointed Lessons from the ^ lew Testament are to be found under the daily Collects. The Gospel is to be read in the morning, and the Epistle in the evening. Proper Psalms for particular days 5 are to be found by referring to the Table of Contents. MORNING PRAYER At the beginning of Morning Prayer, the Minister shall read one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture ; and then he shall read the Exhortation. Tl^HEN the wicked man * * turneth away from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. I acknowledge my trans- gressions ; and my sin is ever before me. Psal. li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins ; and blot out all mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a bro- ken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psal. li. 17. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God ; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to an- ger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel, ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- givenesses, though we have rebelled against him ; nei- ther have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10. O Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Repent ye; for the king- dom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. I will arise, and go to my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke, xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord ; MORNING PRAYER. for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psal. cxliii. J. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- selves, and the truth is not in us ; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John, i. S, 9. The hour cometh, and now is, when the true wor- shippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seek- eth such to worship him. God is a spirit, and they who worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. St. John, iv. 23, 24 EXHORTATION. T^ EARLY beloved bre- J^ thren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry pla- ces to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; but con- fess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obe- dient heart ; to the end that we may obtain for- giveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God ; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet togeth- er, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requi- site and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and be- seech you, as many as are here present, to accom- pany me, with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying with me — j3 general Confession to be said by the Minister and People. A LMIGHTY and most -^*- merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have follow- ed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; And we have done those things which MORNING PRAVKK. wrought not to have done. But thou, O Lord, have incrcv upon us misera- ble oflfenderB. Sparc thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent, according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merci- ful Father, That we may hereafter live a godly, righ- teous, and sober life ; To the glory of thy holy name. / 1UR Father, who art " in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- dom come ; Thy will he done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our trespasses, As we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is, the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. Then shall the Minister say this Prayer. f\ 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 mer- ciful pardon may be ab- solved, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the Minister shall say the Lord's Prayer ; the People repeating it with him both here and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. Then likewise he shall say, C\ LORD, open thou ^^ our lips ; Answ. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, Min. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, in- visible, the only wise God; Anstv. Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ for ever and ever. 1 Tim. i. 17; Rom. xvi. 21. Arnen. Min. Praiseye the Lord. Answ. The Lord's name be praised. Then shall be sung, or else said by the Minister and People, alternately, the MORNIN(J PRAYEIi. following Anthem ; ex- cept on the days for which other Anthems ore appointed ; which are Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter, and Whitsunday. Venite, exultemus Domino. f\ COME, let us sing " unto the Lord ; let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiv- ing ; and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God ; and a great king above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth ; and the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it ; and his hands prepared the dry land. O come, let us worship, and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Ma- ker. For he is the Lord our Cod ; and we are the peo- ple of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. Then shall be said, by the Minister and People, alternately, the Psalms for the Day. And at the close of the Psalms shall be repeated the follow- ing Doxology. MOW unto the King -^ eternal, immortal, in- visible, the only wise God ; Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then may follow an An- them, or a Voluntary on the Organ. After which the Minister shall read the First Lesson, ta- ken out of the Old Tes- tament ; and at the end of it he shall say, Here endeth the First Lesson. Then shall be sung, or else said by the Minister and People, alternately, the following Hymn. Tc Deum laudamus. ^V\TE praise thee, O ' * God ; we acknow- ledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth wor MORNING PRA1 ER. ship thee, the Father ever- lasting. To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To thee cherubim and se- raphim continually do cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sahaoth. Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. The glorious company of the apostles, praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets, praise thee. The noble army of mar- tyrs, praise thee. The holy church through- out all the world, doth ac- knowledge thee, The Father of an infinite majesty ; Thine honorable, true, and only Son ; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. Thou art the King of glory, O Lord ; And Jesus Christ is thy well beloved Son. When thou gavest him to deliver man, it pleased thee that he should be born of a virgin. When he had overcome the sharpness of death, he did open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. He sitteth at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe, that he shall come to be our judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed through his most precious blood. Make them to be num- bered with thy saints, in glory everlasting. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for ever. Day by day we magnify thee ; And we worship thy name, ever, world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy up- on us ; have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have we trusted ; let us never be confounded. Or this Psalm. Exaltabo te, Deus. Psalm CXLV. WILL magnify thee, -*- O God, my King ; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 8 MURNiNi; PRAYER. Evcrv day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise ih\ aame for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and marvellous, worthy to be praised ; there is no end of greatness. One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power. The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be shown ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, long suffer- ing, and of great goodness. The Lord is loving unto every man, and his mercy is over all his works. All thy works praise thee, O Lord, and thy saints give thanks unto thee. They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; That thy power, thy glo- ry, and mightiness of thy kingdom might be known unto men. Thy kingdom is an ever- lasting kingdom, and thy do- minion endureth through- out all ages. e Lord upholdeth all such ;is fall, and lifteth up all those who are down. The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord, and thou giv- est them their meat in due season. Thouopenest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all In- works. The Lord is nigh unto all those who call upon him ; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him ; he also will hear their cry, and will help them. The Lord preserveth all those who love him ; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever. Amen, Then shall the Minister read the Seco>d Les- son taken out of the jXew Testament ; and at the end of it he shall say, Here endeth the Second Lesson. Then shall be sung, or els< pea ted by tin Minister and People, alternately, th e folloiving Hym n . MORNING PRAYEB 9 Benedictus. St. Luke, I. 68. T>LESSEDbetheLord *-* God of Israel ; for he hath visited and redeemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David ; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began ; That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us. Or this Psalm. Jubilate Deo. Psalm C. f\ BE joyful in the Lord, ^ all ye lands ; serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he who hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his peo- ple, and the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise ; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Then shall be said these Prayers following, the Minister first saying, Min. The Lord be with you; Answ. And with thy spirit. Min. Let us pray. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us ; Ansiv. And grant us thy salvation. Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then shall be said the Collect forthe day; and then the service shall proceed as follow eth. THE COLLECT FOR PEACE. f\ GOD, who art the ^ author of peace, and lover of concord, in know- ledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose ser- vice is perfect freedom ; defend us thy humble ser- vants in all assaults of our enemies, that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 10 MORNING PRAYKR THE COLLECT FOR (JKACE. / \ LORD our heavenly -^ Father, almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; de- fend us in the same with thy mighty power ; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy govern- ance, to do always that which is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LITANY, OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION. i~\ GOD, our heavenly ^ Father, have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God, our heavenly Father, have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God, who by thy Son hast redeemed the world, have mercy upon us mis- erable sinners. O God, who by thy Son hast redeemed the world, have mercy upon us mis- erable sinners. O God, who by thy Holy Spirit dost govern, direct, and sanctify the hearts of thy faithful servants, have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God, who by thy Holy Spirit dost govern, direct, and sanctify the hearts of thy faithful servants, have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Remember not, Lord, our offences, neither take thou vengeance of our sins ; spare us, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed by the most precious blood of thy Son, and be not angry with us forever. Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mis- chief ; from sin ; from the assaults of temptation, from thy wrath, and from everlasting destruction, Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glo- ry, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness ; from all inordinate and sin- ful affections, and from all the deceitful allurements of this transitory world, Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning, and tem- pest ; from plague, pesti- lence, and famine ; from battle, and murder, and from death unprepared for, Good Lord, deliver us. MORNINC PRAYER. II From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; from all false doctrine, he- resy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and con- tempt of thy word and com- mandment, Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribu- lation ; in all time of our prosperity, in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Good Lord, deliver us. We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy church universal in the right way ; and to il- luminate all ministers of the gospel with true know- ledge, and understanding of thy word ; and that both by their preaching and liv- ing they may set it forth, and show it accordingly ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to endue the President of these United States, the Governor of this Common- wealth, the Judges and Magistrates, and all oth- ers in authority, with wis- dom and understanding ; giving them grace to exe- cute justice and to main- tain truth; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless all colleges and seminaries of learning ; all instructers of youth, and all means of true know- ledge, virtue, and piety ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people; to give to all na- tions, unity, peace, and concord ; and to give us a heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy command- ments ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy word, and to receive it with pure affec- tion, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived ; to strengthen such as do stand ; to comfort and help the weak hearted ; to raise up those who fall ; and finally to give us victory over all temptations ; \2 mok.mm; prayer. We beseech thee to hear as, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, mid com- fort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all sick persons and young child- ren ; to show thy pity up- on all prisoners and cap- tives ; to defend, and pro- vide for, the fatherless children and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, per- secutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; We beseech thee to heat- us, ^Qod Lord. That it may please thee to give us true repent- ance, to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ig- norances, and to endue us with the grace of thy holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy word ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. O Lord, grant us thy peace. Lord, have mercy upon us. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins ; Neither reward us after our iniquities. \\T E humbly beseech ^ ' thee, O Father, mer- cifully to look upon our in- firmities ; and for the glory of thy name, turn from us all those evils which we most justly have deserved ; and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Ad- vocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The three Prayers follow- ing are to be said in the Morning, at those times when the Litany is not said. MORNING PRAYER. |.; ^ ^ n T..T, , ,. their charge, the needful A PRAYER FOR RULERS. . . ,. . spirit of thy grace ; and, i^i LORD, our heaven- that they may truly please ly Father, high and thee, pour upon them the mighty, King of kings, continual dew of thy bless- Lord of lords, who dost ing. Grant this, O heav- from thy throne behold enly Father, for thine infi- all the dwellers upon the nite mercy's sake in Jesus earth ; most heartily we Christ our Lord. Amen. beseech thee with thy fa- vour to behold the Presi- A PRAYER F0R ALL conditions dent, Vice President, and ol MENl Congress of the United d\ GOD,the Creator and States, and so replenish ^ Preserver of all man- them with the grace of kind, we humbly beseech thy holy Spirit, that they thee for all sorts and con- may always incline to thy ditions of men, that thou will, and walk in thy way. wouldest be pleased to Endue them plenteously make thy ways known un- with heavenly gifts, that to them, thy saving health in all their deliberations unto all nations. More they may be enabled to especially we pray for the promote the national pros- good estate of thy holy perky, and to secure the church ; that it may be so peace, liberty, and safe- guided and governed by ty of the United States thy good Spirit, that all throughout all generations, who profess and call them- This we humbly ask in the selves Christians, may be name of Jesus Christ our led into the way of truth, Lord. Amen. and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteous- ness of life. Finally, we A LMIGHTY and ever- commend to thy fatherly -^- lasting God, who art goodness, all those who are the author of every good any ways afflicted or dis- and perfect gift ; send down tressed in mind, body, or upon all ministers of the estate ; that it may please gospel, and upon all con- thee to comfort and relieve gregations committed to them according to their A PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE. II MORNING PRAYER. several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy is- sue out of all their afflic- tions ; and this we humbly ask as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. If any desire the Prayers of the Congregation, the Notes are to be read here, by the Minister, and to be followed by the appropriate Prayers or Thanksgivings . A GENERAL THANKSGIVING. A LMIGHTY God, Fa- ^-^ ther of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kind- ness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our cre- ation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine in- estimable love in the re- demption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thank- ful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our- selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; in whose name we ascribe unto thee all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. A CONCLUDING PRAYER. A LMIGHTY God, who -^"*- hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common sup- plications unto thee, and hast promised by thy be- loved Son, that where two or three are gathered to- gether in his name, thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, O Lord, the de- sires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, grant- ing us in this world know- ledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life ev- erlasting. Amen. HP HE grace of our Lord -*- Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fel- lowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. END OF MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Minister shall read one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture ; and then he shall read the Exhortation. \\^HEN the wicked man * * turneth away from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 21. I acknowledge my trans- gressions ; and my sin is ever before me. Psal. li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins ; and blot out all mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a bro- ken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psal. li. 17. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God ; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to an- ger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel, ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- givenesses, though we have rebelled against him ; nei- ther have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10. Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Repent ye; for the king- dom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. 1 will arise, and go to my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have simied against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke, xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord ; 16 EVENING PRAYER. for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psal. cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- selves, and the truth is not in us ; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John, i. 8, 9. The hour cometh, and now is, when the true wor- shippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seek- eth such to worship him. God is a spirit, and they who worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. St. John, iv. 23, 24. EXHORTATION. T^EARLY beloved bre- -*~J thren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry pla- ces to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; but con- fess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obe- dient heart ; to the end that we may obtain for- giveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God ; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet togeth- er, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requi- site and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and be- seech you, as many as are here present, to accom- pany me, with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying with me — A general Confession to be said by the whole Con- gregation after the Min- ister. A LMIGHTY and most -^- merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have EVENING PRAYER. 17 done ; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us misera- ble offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent, According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most mer- ciful Father, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life ; To the glory of thy holy name. The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. Then shall the Minister say this Prayer. A LMIGHTY God, the •^- Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live ; pardon and ab- solve all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly be- lieve the holy gospel. We beseech thee to grant us true repentance, and thy holy Spirit ; that those things may please thee which we do at this pres- ent, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy ; so that at the last we may come to thine eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Or this. f\ MOST mighty God " and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest noth- ing that thou hast made ; who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin and be saved ; merci- fully forgive us our tres- passes ; receive and com- fort us, who are grieved with the burden of our sins. Thy property is always to have mercy ; to thee only it appertaineth to forgive iniquity. Spare us, there- fore, good Lord ; enter not into judgment with thy servants, who have sinned against thee ; but so turn thine anger from us, who acknowledge ourunworthi- ness, and repent us of our faults, and so make haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IS EVENING PRAYER. Then the Minister shall say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating it with h'un, both here and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. AUR Father, who art ^^ in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- dom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our trespasses, As we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. Then likewise he shall say, (\ LORD, open thou ^^ our lips ; Ansiv. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, Min. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God ; Answ. Be honour and glo- ry, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen, Min. Praise ye the Lord. Answ. The Lord's Name be praised. Then shall be read, by the Minister and People, al- ternately, the Psalms for the Day, or a Selec- tion from the Psalms, at the discretion of the Minister. And at the close of the Psalms shall be repeated the follow- ing Doxology. IV^OW unto the King -^ eternal, immortal, in- visible, the only wise God ; Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Minister read the first lesson, from the Old Testa- ment ; and at the end of it he shall say, Here endeth the First Lesson. Then shall be sung, or else said, by the Minis- ter and People, alter- nately, the song of the Virgin Mary, asfollow- eth. Magnificat. St. Luke, I. 46. ]\TY soul doth magnify -^■*~ the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. KNKNINC PRAYER. 19 For be hath regarded the lowliness of his hand- maiden. For behold, from hence- forth, all generations shall call me blessed. For he who is mighty hath magnified me; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him, throughout all generations. He hath shown strength with his arm ; he hath scat- tered the proud in the im- agination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat ; and hath exalted the hum- ble and meek. He hath filled the hun- gry with good things ; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mer- cy, hath holpen his servant Israel, as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Or else this Psalm. Cantate Domino. Psalm XCVIII. C\ SINGuntotheLorda ^ new song ; for he hath done marvellous things. With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten himself the vic- tory. The Lord declared his salvation ; his righteous- ness hath he openly shown in the sight of the hea- then. He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel ; and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God. Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands ; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiv- ing ; With trumpets also and shawms, O show your- selves joyful before the Lord the king. Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is ; the round world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands ; and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord ; for he cometh to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. Then shall the Minister read the Second Les- son, from the JYetv Tes- tament, and at the end 20 EVENING PRAYER. of it he shall say, Here endeth the Second Les- son. Then shall be sung, or else said, by the Min- ister and People, alter- nately, the song of Sim- eon, as follow eth. Nunc dimittis. St. Luke, II. 29. ORD, now lettest thou ■*-* thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast pre- pared before the face of all people ; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles ; and to be the glory of thy people Is- rael. Or else this Psalm. Deus misereatur. Psalm LXVII. (~^ OD be merciful unto " us, and bless us ; and show us the light of his countenance, and be mer- ciful unto us ; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy sav- ing health among all na- tions. Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations up- on earth. Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall give us his bles- sing. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the world shall fear him. Then shall be said these prayers following, the Minister first saying, Min. The Lord be with you; Answ. And with thy spirit. Min. Let us pray. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us ; Answ. And grant us thy salvation. Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then shall be said the Collect for the Day, and then the Service shall proceed as follow- eth. i:\ i:\i\c prayer. 21 THE COLLECT FOR PEACE. GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed ; give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy command- ments, and also that, being defended by thee from the fear of our enemies, we may pass our time in rest and quietness, through Je- sus Christ our Saviour. Amen. THE COLLECT FOR AID AGAINST ALL PERILS. T IGHTEN our dark- •*-* ness, we beseech thee, O Lord, and by thy, great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the honour of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Advocate. Amen. A PRAYER FOR RULERS. f\ LORD, our heaven- ^ ly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon the earth ; most heartily we beseech thee with thy fa- vour to behold the Presi- dent, Vice President, and Congress of the United States, and so replenish them with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts, that in all their deliberations they may be enabled to promote the national pros- perity, and to secure the peace, liberty, and safe- ty of the United States throughout all generations. This we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A PRAYER FOR THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE. A LMIGHTYandever- -^- lasting God, who art the author of every good and perfect gift ; send down upon all ministers of the gospel, and upon all con- gregations committed to their charge, the needful spirit of thy grace ; and that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy bless- ing. Grant this, O heav- enly Father, for thine infi- nite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 22 EVENING PRAYER. A PRAYER FOR ALL CONDITIONS OF MEN f\ GOD, the Creator and ^^ Preserver of all man- kind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and con- ditions of men, that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known un- to them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for the good estate of thy holy church ; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call them- selves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteous- ness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or dis- tressed in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please thee, to comfort and relieve them according to their several necessities ; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy is- sue out of all their afflic- tions; and this we hum- bly ask as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. If any desire the Prayers of the Congregation, the Notes are to be read here, by the Minister, followed by the appropri- ate Prayers or Thanks- givings. A GENERAL THANKSGIVING. A LMIGHTY God, Fa- -^- ther of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kind- ness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our cre- ation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine in- estimable love in the re- demption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thank- ful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our- selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; in whose name we ascribe unto thee EVENING PRAYER. j> all honour and glory, world fulfil now, O Lord, the de- without end. Amen. sires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most a concluding prayer. expedient for them, grant- ing us in this world know- A LMIGHTY God, who ledge of thy truth, and in -^- hast given us grace at the world to come life ev- this time with one accord erlasting. Amen. to make our common sup- plications unto thee, and THE grace of our Lord hast promised by thy be- -*- Jesus Christ, and the loved Son, that where two love of God, and the fel- or three are gathered to- lowship of the Holy Ghost, gether in his name, thou be with us all evermore, wilt grant their requests ; Amen. END OF THE FIRST FORM OF EVENING PRAYER. SECOND FORM OF EVENING PRAYER The Minister shall begin the Service with the follow- ing Sentences of Scripture, addressed to the People. PROM the rising of the -*- sun, unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together ; for with him is the fountain of life, and in his light shall we see light. Let our prayers be set forth in his sight as in- cense ; and the lifting up of our hands be an eve- ning sacrifice. We will go into his tab- ernacle ; we will worship at his footstool ; we will worship, and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is kind to all, even unto the evil and un- thankful. He has nour- ished and brought us up as children, though we have rebelled against him. Let us then go unto our Father, and say unto him, Father, we have sinned against heaven and in thy sight, and are no more worthy to be called thy children. Then shall follow the Con- fession and Prayer, to be said by the Minister and People. f\ ALMIGHTY God, ^S and most merciful Fa- ther, Unto whom all hearts are open, and from whom no secrets are hid ; With simplicity and godly sin- cerity would we seek thee, Confessing our unthank- fulness, and our manifold SECOND EVENING PBAYER. 25 offences. We deplore the sins which we have at any time committed, In thought, or affection, in word, or deed, Against each other and against thee. And we humbly be- seech thee, Through thy mercy declared unto us by thy Son Jesus Christ, To look graciously upon us, and forgive us, And as- sist us to lay aside every weight, And the sins which so easily beset us ; To mortify our evil and cor- rupt affections, And to subdue our thoughts and desires to the obedience of the gospel. May we be convinced, O God, That till we know thee, we know nothing aright ; That with- out thee, we have nothing of any worth ; And in wan- dering from thee, we leave all that is truly good. Let us cast ourselves into the arms of thy mercy, And offer thee our whole being, our bodies and our souls, That they may be thy temple for ever. And wilt thou take us, O Lord, en- tirely into thy hands, with all that we have, And let nothing henceforward ei- ther in life or death, ever separate us from thee any more. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAY Ml /~\UR Father, who art ^-^ in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- dom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our trespasses, As we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Minister say, r\ LORD, open thou ^ our lips ; Ansiv. And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. Min. O God make speed to save us. Answ. O Lord make haste to help us. Min. O Lord let thy mercy be shown upon us ; Ansiv. As we do put our trust in thee. Min. Praise ye the Lord. Answ. The Lord's name be praised. Then shall be said, by the Minister and People, al- ternately, the Psalms 26 SECOND EVENING PRAYER. for the Day, or a Selec- tion from the Psalms, at the discretion of the Minister ; and at the close of the Psalms shall be repeated the follow- ing Doxology. TV^OW unto the King -^ eternal, immortal, in- visible, the only wise God ; Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then may follow an An- them, or a Voluntary on the Organ. After which the Minister shall read the F 1 r s t Le s s o N ? /rom the Old Testament ; and at the end of it he shall say, Here endeth the First Lesson. Then shall be sung, or else said by the Minister and People, alternately, the 98th Psalm asfolloweth. Cantate Domino. Psalm XCVIII. f\ SING unto the Lord " a new song ; for he hath done marvellous things. With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten himself the vic- tory. The Lord declared his salvation ; his righteous- ness hath he openly shown in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel; and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God. Show yourselves joy- ful unto the Lord, all ye lands ; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving ; With trumpets also and shawms, O show your- selves joyful before the Lord the king. Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is ; the round world and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands ; and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord ; for he cometh to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. Or this. Quam dilecta ! Psalm LXXXIV. f\ HOW amiable are thy ^ dwellings, thou Lord of hosts ! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and SECOND EVENING PRAYEB J7 niv flesh cry out for the living God. As the sparrow findeth a house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young, so let me dwell at thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in thy house ; they will be always praising thee. Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are thy ways. They will go from strength to strength, till every one of them appear- eth before God in Sion. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of un- godliness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield ; the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will he with- hold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord, God of hosts, blessed is the man who trusteth in thee. Then shall the Minister read the Second Les- son from the Episth s, and at the end of it he shall say, Here end- eth the Second Lesson. Then shall be sung, or else repeated by the Min- ister and People, alter- nately, the 61th Psalm, as folloiveth. Deus misereatur. Psalm LXVII. /^ OD be merciful unto " us, and bless us ; and show us the light of his countenance, and be mer- ciful unto us ; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy sa- ving health among all na- tions. Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations up- on earth. Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall give us his bles- sing. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the world shall fear him. L>S SECOND EVENING PRAYER. Or this. Levavi oculos meos. Psalm CXXI. T WILL lift up mine -*■ eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; he who keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he who keepeth his people shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; it is even he who shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy com- ing in, from this time forth for evermore. Min. The Lord be with you. Answ. And with thy spi- rit. Min. Let us pray. O Lord, show thy mer- cy upon us ; Ansiv. And grant us thy salvation. Min. O God make clean our hearts within us ; Answ. And take not thy holy Spirit from us. Then shall the Minister offer the following Pray- ers. A PRAYER FOR AID AGAINST PERILS. f\ THOU great Author ^^ of our being, who knowest all our wants, and who alone art able to sup- ply them ; who perceivest all the dangers and evils to which we are exposed, and who alone canst defend us ; whither shall we go but unto thee ! We pray thee to compassionate our weak- ness, to guard us in peril, to direct us in doubt, and to save us from falling in- to sin. In every exposure may thy shield be over us. From the evil that is around and within us, gra- ciously deliver us. Make the path of duty plain be- fore us, and keep us in it even unto the end. Heavenly Father, we be- seech thee to watch over us this night, and preserve us from all harm. In the night of affliction and trou- ble may we look up unto thee, and be comforted SECOND EVENING PRAYER. 29 with the assurance that thou wilt, hereafter wipe away all tears from our eyes. And when we come to the dark valley of the shadow of death, be thou our guide and comforter, and bring us to the regions of endless day. O God, we commit our- selves entirely to thy dis- posal ; and whether we en- joy, or suffer, or live, or die, may we be mercifully accepted as thy children, and disciples of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. INTERCESSIONS. r\ THOU who art our ^ Creator, Preserver, Governor and Judge, we beseech thee to regard with thy favour all thy creatures, and to show thy mercy on all orders and conditions of men. Bless, we pray thee, all our ru- lers ; all those whose duty it is to administer justice ; and all who are in places of authority and trust. May our land be ever fa- voured of the Most High God ; the abode of free- dom, religion, virtue, truth, and peace. Let thy mer- cy descend upon thy whole church; purify it by thy spi- rit, and preserve it against all temptations and ene- mies ; that offering to thee the never ceasing sacrifice of prayer and thanksgiving, it may advance thy honour, and be filled with thy grace, and partake of thy glory. Bless all its ministers, and clothe them with righteous- ness. Bless the means of education, and the instruc- ted of youth. Enlighten the ignorant; convert the unbelieving ; relieve and comfort all the persecuted and afflicted ; speak peace to troubled consciences ; strengthen the weak ; con- firm the strong ; deliver the oppressed from him who spoileth him, and succour the needy who hath no helper. Redeem man, O God, from slavery, super- stition, and crime ; send light, liberty, and peace, over the whole earth ; and let the sun of righteous- ness arise upon all nations, with healing in his beams. Hear our supplications, which we humbly address to thee in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour, who ever liveth to make inter- cession for us, and through whom we render unto thee all honour and glory for ever. Amen. 30 SECOND EVENING PRAYER. If any desire the Prayers of the Congregation, the Notes are to be read here by the Minister, and followed by the appropri- ate Prayers or Thanks- givings; and then the Minister is to continue the Service as follow- eth. GENERAL THANKSGIVING. f\ LORD, merciful and ^^ gracious, we, thy de- pendent offspring, would now humbly and sincerely thank thee, because thou hast given us life, and by thy bountiful providence hast always nourished, di- rected, and governed us. For our reason, educa- tion, and religion ; for all the gifts of nature, and of grace ; for our Saviour, Christ ; for our redemp- tion, and instruction in the truth ; for thy repeat- ed calls to us ; for all the patience which has waited for us, and all the mercy which has spared us ; for all the enjoyments of this present life, and for all thy promises, and all our hopes of a better life to come, we bless and magnify thy holy name. And grant, O Lord, that thy mercies may be followed by our obedience; and that we may so walk in the light of thy favour, and in the paths of thy commandments, that living here to thy praise, we may at last be received to thy- self, to rejoice for ever in thy presence ; which we ask in the name, and as disciples of him who died that we might live, through whom to thee be ascribed all thanksgiving and praise, both now and for ever. Amen. CONCLUDING PRAYER. INTERNAL and all see- -■-^ ing God, we thy crea- tures sink into nothing be- fore thy supreme majesty ; we feel our weakness ; we acknowledge our folly ; we repeatedly bewail our sins ; thee only we adore with awful veneration ; thee we would thank with fervent zeal; to thy power we hum- bly submit ; of thy good- ness we devoutly implore protection ; on thy wisdom we firmly and cheerfully rely. Whenever we ad- dress thee, O Father, if our prayers are unwise, wilt thou pity us ; if they are presumptuous, wilt thou pardon us ; if acceptable SECOND EVENING PRAYER. 31 to thee, grant them, all powerful God ; and as we now express our submis- sion to thy decrees, adore thy providence, and bless thy dispensations, so, in that future state, to which we reverently hope thy goodness will raise us, may we continue praising, ven- erating, worshipping thee, more and more, through worlds without number, and ages without end. Amen. THE grace of our Lord -*- Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fel- lowship of the holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. END OF THE SECOND FORM OF EVENING PRAYER. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. Though the Prayers and Thanksgivings which follow, are intended for a variety of Occasions, yet the Min- ister is at liberty to introduce such Petitions of his own, as he may more perfectly adapt to the circum- stances of the time, and of his Congregation. PRAYERS. for a sick person. store him to health. Gra- ciously prolong his days f~\ GOD, who hast taught upon earth; and grant that ^-^ us at all times and in his affliction may produce every condition to make the fruit of righteousness our requests known unto to the honour of thy name, thee ; we offer up our hum- By the sadness of his coun- ble supplications in behalf tenance may his heart be of thy servant, who is la- made better ; and may he bouring under pain and live to manifest his thank- sickness. Look down up- fulness to thee his great on him with mercy, and preserver, let the consideration of thy [ * But if this affliction goodness strengthen and should be unto death, may comfort his soul in the time thy servant be prepared to of affliction. We pray, give himself up into thy with submission to thy wise providence, that thou * This is to be said when wouldest be pleased to re- there is small hope of re- move his disorder and re- cover y. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 33 bands with Christian pa- tience and fortitude, in joy- ful expectation of thy mer- cy unto eternal life. Give him unfeigned repentance for all his sins and a firm reliance on thy great mer- cies declared unto man- kind by Jesus Christ our Lord. May the hope of thy favour support him in the hour of death ; may he leave the world in peace ; may he be received into thy heavenly kingdom, and made a partaker of that happiness which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.] O God, command thy blessing upon thy servant, even life evermore, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. FOR A SICK CHILD. f\ GOD, the fountain of ^ all mercy, we offer up our humble prayers unto thee in behalf of the child, on whom thou hast seen fit to lay thine afflicting hand. We beseech thee, if it be thy will, to remove the dis- order under which he la- bours, and restore him to health and strength. Suf- fer not the wishes of his parents to be disappointed, but in thy great mercy spare him to be the com- fort and support of their advancing years, and to be useful in the world. But whatever thou hast deter- mined concerning him, thy will, O God, be done. In- to thy hands we commit ourselves and all our en- joyments, and we humbly pray that, by all the dis- pensations of thy provi- dence, we may be trained up for that world where pain, and sorrow, and death shall be known no more. Amen. FOR A PERSON IN AFFLICTION. r\ MERCIFUL God ^-^ and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in thy holy word that thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men; look with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows of thy servant for whom our prayers are desired. Re- member him, O Lord, in mercy ; sanctify to him thy fatherly correction ; endue his soul with patience un- der his affliction, and with resignation to thy holy will. Comfort him with a sense of thy goodness; lift up 34 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. the light of thy counte- nance upon him, and give him peace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Or this. f\ GOD, gracious and " merciful, who bindest up the broken heart, and pitiest the sorrows of those who fear thee, fulfil to thy servant, for whom our prayers are now desired, the promises of thy word. Sanctify to him, we be- seech thee, thy correcting hand. Suffer him not to faint under thy rebuke. Let not his faith fail, nor his fortitude be overcome, nor his patience nor his hope depart from him. En- lighten the darkness which covers him, by the cheer- ing truths of religion. Let the remembrance of thy goodness comfort his heart. Let the conviction of thy wisdom fortify his soul. Enable him to resign unto thee the object of his af- fections, in the assurance that as thou hast appointed unto all men once to die, so after death will be a joyful resurrection, when they who sleep in Jesus shall awake to everlasting life, and friends shall meet again, to separate no more. Amen. FOR A PERSON AT SEA, OR GOING TO SEA. r\ ETERNAL Lord ^-^ God, who alone spread- est out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea ; be pleased to re- ceive into thine almighty and most gracious protec- tion the person of thy ser- vant, for whom our prayers are desired. Preserve him from the dangers of the sea, from sickness, from the violence of enemies, and from every evil to which he may be exposed. Con- duct him in safety to the desired haven, with a grate- ful sense of thy mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR MALEFACTORS AFTER CON- DEMNATION. r\ MOST gracious and ^-J merciful God, we ear- nestly beseech thee to look down upon those persons recommended to our pray- ers, who now lie under the sentence of the law, and are appointed to die. Visit them, O Lord, with thy compassion ; make them OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 35 sensible of the miserable condition to which their wickedness has reduced them, and give them true and unfeigned repentance. O God, in judgment re- member mercy, and what- ever sufferings they are to endure in this world, de- liver them from the bit- ter pains of eternal death. Pardon their sins, and save their souls, for the sake of thine infinite goodness, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR THE GENERAL COURT, TO BE READ DURING THEIR SESSION. IV/rOST gracious God, -^*-*- we humbly beseech thee, for the Legislature of this Commonwealth, at this time assembled, that thou wouldest be pleased to di- rect and prosper all their consultations, to the ad- vancement of thy glory, and the safety, honour, and welfare of thy people; that all things may be so or- dered and settled, by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety may be established among us for all genera- tions. These and all other necessaries for them, and for us, we humbly beg, in the name of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. A COLLECT FOR SPRING. Q LORD, the Creator ^-' and Preserver of all things, who with unerring wisdom maintainest the beauty and order of thy works ; we look up with joy and confidence unto thy gracious power, which causes the returning sea- sons to know their place. Bless, we beseech thee, the springing of the year, and enrich the earth with the rain of heaven. May grass grow for the cattle, and herbs and fruits for the service of man. May our pastures be clothed with flocks, our vallies covered with corn, and the year crowned with thy goodness ; and may we so improve the various bless- ings of thy providence in this world, as to be pre- pared for the unchangea- ble felicities of thine ever- lasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 36 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. FOR SEASONABLE WEATHER. f\ GOD, our heavenly " Father, whose gift it is that the earth is fruitful and b rin get h forth its in- crease for our sustenance and comfort ; we humbly beseech thee to send us in this our necessity such seasonable weather, that we may receive the fruits thereof in due time ; and grant that we may show forth our thankfulness to thee for all thy mercies, by a sincere obedience to thy holy laws, which thou hast taught us by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IN TIME OF GREAT SCARCITY. f\ GOD, our heavenly ^ Father, who hast mer- cifully given us life, and on whom we depend for its support and preserva- tion ; mercifully behold, we beseech thee, the pres- ent afflictions of thy peo- ple; alleviate the distresses of the miserable, and may the cries of the poor come unto thee ; increase the fruits of the earth by thy heavenly benediction ; may our scarcity be turned into plenty, and grant that we may improve the bounties of thy providence to thy praise, by relieving the dis- tresses of others, and by thankfully acknowledging thee the giver of every good and perfect gift, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IN TIME OF SICKNESS. A LMIGHTY and most -^- wise God, whose ne- ver-failing providence or- deret.h all things both in heaven and on earth ; we humbly direct our addres- ses unto thee, in this time of our calamity, beseech- ing thee in behalf of our fel- low creatures and friends, who are suffering under the grievous sickness with which thou art pleased to visit us. May the ever- lasting arm of thy mercy support them, in this time of their distress. Sanctify this general affliction to the reformation of our man- ners, and the improvement of our virtue ; and cause us to rejoice in the hum- ble hope that every thing shall work together for good. In the midst of life we are in death ; of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O God. Restrain the pro- OCCASIONAL THANKSGIVINGS. 37 gress of this disorder, if it he agreeable to thy bless- ed will. May those lives which are yet spared, be devoted to thy service, and may we, and all thy ser- vants, be prepared for ev- ery event of thy providence, that whether we live, we may live unto the Lord, or whether we die, we may die unto the Lord, and whether living or dying, may have an interest in thy mercies unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. IN TIME OF WAR. C\ ALMIGHTY God, " to whom it justly be- longeth to punish sinful na- tions, and to be merciful to those who repent ; we humbly beseech thee, in this time of our danger, to be the defender of our country. Give us not up into the hands of our ene- mies ; save us from the edge of the sword, and preserve our land from the desolations of war. Have mercy upon us, O God; have mercy upon thy peo- ple. Send forth a spirit of reformation amongst us; avert the evils we have deserved ; continue thy fa- vour and protection to us ; save and deliver us, O our God ; for in thee do we put our trust. Restore tranquillity and peace to contending nations ; unite the hearts of mankind in the bonds of humanity and love ; and may the happy time come, when the ca- lamities of war shall cease for ever, and peace and righteousness universally prevail. And this we hum- bly beg, for thy mercy's sake, declared unto man- kind by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THANKSGIVINGS. FOR RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS. from destruction, and giv- est health, and life, and f\ LORD, our heavenly blessing; accept the sin- ^-^ Father, who redeem- cere and humble thanks- est the lives of thy servants givings of thy servant, 38 OCCASIONAL THANKSGIVINGS. whom thou hast raised from a hed of sickness, and restored to some good measure of health and strength. We praise thee for this gracious instance of thy goodness ; may the remembrance of thy late mercy to him, have a hap- py and lasting influence upon his mind, and estab- lish the good resolutions he may have formed ; and may that life, which thy mercy prolongs, be devot- ed to thy service, in a con- stant obedience to thy ho- ly commandments, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A GENERAL THANKSGIVING. A LMIGHTY God, our most gracious pre- server, we offer up to thee our united thanksgivings for thy great goodness to thy servants in the mer- cies which thou hast vouch- safed to them. May their hearts be filled with un- feigned thankfulness to thee their benefactor ; and may they spend the re- mainder of their days in a course of obedience to thy commandments. that at last they may be partakers of eternal glory and happi- ness in the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ON THE BIRTH OF A CHILD. pRACIOUS God, we ^* thank thee that thou hast given to thy servants a new object of affection and concern. Let them receive their child as from thee, and in gratitude ded- icate it to thee. Will it please thee to watch over its life and health, to un- fold its faculties, to make it a blessing to them and an instrument of good to society, wherever its lot may be cast. Help them to feel their obligations to it as Christian parents. Above all wilt thou early sanctify it in all its facul- ties and affections, and let it become a child of God. And whether earlier or la- ter thou shalt take it from this scene of discipline, may it not have lived in vain ; and this we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR A SAFE RETURN FROM SEA. A L3IIGHTY God, the -*"*- preserver of all thy creatures, and the confi- OCCASIONAL THANKSGIVINGS. 39 dence of the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the seas ; we offer up unto thee our uni- ted thanksgivings for the signal mercies thou hast vouchsafed to thy servant whom thou hast preserved in his voyage ; that thou hast protected him from every danger, to which he was exposed ; and hast re- stored him to his friends in safety. Write a law of thankfulness upon his heart, and hereby engage him to a diligent and grateful obedience to all thy com- mandments, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR RAIN. f\ GOD, our heavenly ^ Father, who by thy gracious providence dost cause the former and the latter rain to descend up- on the earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man ; we give thee humble thanks that it hath pleased thee in our great necessity to send a joy- ful rain upon the earth, and to enrich the furrows thereof with the plentiful dews of heaven. Thou hast filled our hearts with joy and gladness. We pray thee to continue to ufc the genial influences of the sun and rain, and to make us truly thankful for all thy mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, FOR A PLENTIFUL SEASON. A LMIGHTY and ever -^- blessed God, who mer- cifully suppliest the wants of thy creatures, and art continually giving testimo- nies of thy gracious provi- dence ; we rejoice at this time, with humble thank- fulness, in the gifts of thine undeserved bounty, that thou hast caused the earth to yield its increase, and crowned the year with thy goodness. While thou art thus sending down thy blessings upon us, may we be disposed to live in a sober, temperate, and charitable enjoyment of them, and to bring forth the fruits of holiness and righteousness all the days of our life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR DELIVERANCE FROM A GENERAL SICKNESS. Q LORD God, who ^^ hast wounded us for our sins, and consumed us 40 OCCASIONAL THANKSGIVINGS. for our transgressions, by thy late heavy and dread- ful visitation ; and now in the midst of judgment remembering mercy, hast redeemed our souls from death ; we offer unto thy fatherly goodness, our- selves, our souls, and bo- dies, which thou hast de- livered, to be a living sac- rifice unto thee ; always praising and magnifying thy mercies in the midst of thy church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR PEACE AND DELIVERANCE FROM OUR ENEMIES. r\ ALMIGHTY God, ^-^ who art a strong tower of defence unto thy ser- vants against the face of their enemies ; we yield thee praise and thanks- giving for our deliverance from those great dangers wherewith we were com- passed. We acknowledge it of thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them ; be- seeching thee still to con- tinue such thy mercies towards us, that all the world may know that thou art our saviour and mighty deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR RESTORING PUBLIC PEACE AT HOME. / \ ETERNAL God, " our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of one mind in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly peo- ple ; we bless thy holy name, that it hath pleas- ed thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us ; and we most humbly beseech thee, to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy commandments, and lead- ing a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacri- fice of praise and thanks- giving for these thy mer- cies toward us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR /^J_OD of our lives, who ^ art unchanged and unchangeable, without be- ginning and without end ; we render thee our hum- ble thanks that thou hast brought us through the year, which is now clos- OCCASIONAL THANKSGIVINGS. II ing, by thy mighty and out- stretched arm. Thy can- dle hath shone upon our tabernacle, and thy smiles have gladdened our hearts. We thank thee for the care which thou hast extended to us, and the blessings which thou hast bestowed upon us. We have cause to be grateful, and we have cause also to be humble, in our review of the past. Much of our time has been wasted or misspent. O reward us not after our iniquities, and let not thy compassions cease from us ; but graciously pro- long to us the day of grace and the means of salva- tion. Sanctify to us the afflictions which thou hast appointed us to bear, and grant that they may con- tribute to our eternal wel- fare and peace. We com- mend ourselves to thy holy keeping. Prepare us for life ; prepare us for death, and for eternity. May we go on our way with new resolutions of obedience, new gratitude for thy mer- cies, and new vigour to per- form thy will. And when our time shall be no more, receive us to thyself in glo- ry ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. END OF THE PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. COLLECTS, GOSPELS, AND EPISTLES. The First Sunday in Ad- vent. The Coming of our Lord. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY God, give -*"*- us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Je- sus Christ came to visit us in great humility ; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty, to judge both the living and dead, we may rise to the life im- mortal. And this we beg in the name of our Medi- ator; through whom we as- cribe unto thee all honour and glory, now and ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xxi. 1. TI/^HEN they drew nigh * ' unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disci- ples, saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straight- way ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her ; loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, the Lord hath need of them; and straight- way he will send them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daugh- ter of Sion, behold thy King cometh unto thee, SKl'ONI) IN ADVKNT. 43 meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went and did as Jesus com- manded them, and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multi- tude spread their garments in the way ; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way. And the multi- tudes that went before, and that followed, cried, say- ing, Hosanna to the Son of David ; blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this ? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the Prophet, of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into the tem- ple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. THE EPISTLE Rom. xiii 8. AWE no man any thing " but to love one ano- ther ; for he that loveth another, hath fulfilled the law. For this, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other com- mandment, it is briefly comprehended in this say- ing, namely, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our sal- vation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand ; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the ar- mour of light. The Second Sunday in Advent. THE COLLECT. "DLESSED Lord, who -*-* hast caused all holy 11 SECOND IN ADVENT. scriptures to be written for our learning ; Errant that we may in such w ise hear them, read, mark. learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. THE GOSPEL St. Luke. xxi. 25. A ND there shall be signs -^- in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplex- ity ; the sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts fail- ing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth ; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable ; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves, that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled; heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away. THE EPISTLE Rom. xv. 4. WHATSOEVER * * things were writ- ten aforetime, were writ- ten for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the scriptures, might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation, grant you to be like minded one to- ward another, according to Christ Jesus, that ye may with one mind, and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. Now, I say, that Jesus Christ was a minister of the cir- cumcision, for the truth of TIIIKI) IN ADVENT. i:> God, to confirm the pro- mises made unto the fa- thers, and that the Gen- tiles might glorify God for his mercy ; as it is written, For this cause I will con- fess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and laud him, all ye people. And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the holy Ghost. The Third Sunday in Advent, THE COLLECT. f\ GOD, the Father of " Jesus Christ our Lord, who at his first coming didst send a messenger to prepare his way before him ; grant that the minis- ters of thy word, may like- wise so prepare and make ready his way, by turning the hearts of the disobe- dient to the wisdom of the just, that at his sec- ond coming to judge the world, we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight. And this we beg in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom we as- cribe unto thee all honour and glory, now and ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xi. 2. IVrOW when John had -^ heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he who should come, or do we look for another ? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see ; the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached unto them ; and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto 46 FOURTH IN ADVENT. the multitudes, concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? But what went ye out to see ? A man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold they who wear soft cloth- ing are in kings' houses. But what went ye out to see ? A prophet ? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is writ- ten, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. THE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. iv. 1. ET a man so account -" of us, as of the minis- ters of Christ, and stew- ards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is re- quired in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment ; because I do not condemn mine own self. For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified ; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts ; and then shall every man have praise of God. The Fourth Sunday in Advent. THE COLLECT. f\ LORD, raise up, we " pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us ; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are hindered in run- ning the race which is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, i. 19. rPHIS is the record of -*" John, when the Jews sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not ; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they ask- CHRISTMAS DAY. 17 ed him, What then ? Art thou Elias? And hesaith, I nni not. Art thou that prophet ? And he answer- ed, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an an- swer to them that sent us ; what sayest thou of thy- self? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah. And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why bap- tizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor E li- as, neither that prophet ? John answered them, say- ing, I baptize with wa- ter, but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not ; he it is, who, com- ing after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes' latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. THE EPISTLE. Phil. iv. 4. 13 E JOICE in the Lord -" alway ; and again I say, rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is ui hand. Be careful for no- thing ; but in every thing by prayer and supplica- tion with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Je- sus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are hon- est, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do ; and the God of peace shall be with you. Christmas Day. The Nativity of our Lord. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTYGod ? who ■^■*- hast given us thine only begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and 48 CHRISTMAS DAY. as at this time to be born of a virgin ; grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy holy Spirit. And this we beg in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom we ascribe unto thee all honour and glory, now and ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, LI. TN the beginning was the -*- word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing madej that was made. In him was life ; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness ; and the darkness compre- hended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a wit- ness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that light. That was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him ; and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not ; but as many as received him, to them gave he pow- er to become the sons of God, even to those who believe on his name ; who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Fa- ther, full of grace and truth. THE EPISTLE. Heb. i. 1. /^J_OD, who at sundry " times, and in divers manners, spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his SUNDAY AFTER CIIRISTM \S \<) power, when he had by himself purged our sins, Sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee ? and again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bring- eth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness, is the sceptre of thy king- dom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity ; therefore God, even thy God, hath anoint- ed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. They shall perish, but thou re- mainesl ; and they all shall wax old as doth a gar- ment ; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed ; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. The Sunday after Christ- mas Day. THE COLLECT. ^URCE of all light ^ and truth, who didst send thy Son Jesus Christ into the world, that the world through him might be saved, grant, we be- seech thee, that the light of his doctrine and life may shine into our hearts, and dispel our darkness, and direct our steps, and lead us at last to the un- speakable glories and feli- cities of thy heavenly king- dom ; which we beg in the name of our Saviour, as- cribing to thee everlasting praises. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, ii. 15. A ND it came to pass, as -*-*- the angels were gone away from them into hea- 50 FIRST SUNDAY IN THE YEAR. vcn, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds return- ed, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. And when eight days were accomplished for the cir- cumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS. THE EPISTLE Gal. iv. 1. VOW I say, that the x ^ heir, as long as he is a child, ditiereth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors and governors, un- til the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were in bondage under the elements of the world. But when the ful- ness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might re- ceive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Fa- ther. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son ; and if a son, then an heir of God, through Christ. The First Sunday in the Year. THE COLLECT. f\ GOD, the unfailing ^-^ source of light and mercy, who hast brought us to the beginning of this year, and art sparing us to love thee, and to keep thy commandments ; give us, we beseech thee, a solemn sense of the importance of time, and of diligence in improving the talents thou hast placed in our hands ; FIRST SUNDAY IN THE YK \\l. 51 and enable us so faithfully to discharge our duty in this life, that when we shall appear before thee at thy great tribunal, we may be found worthy of that eter- nal kingdom which thou hast promised by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. x\v. 14. T^OR the kingdom of -■- heaven is as a man travelling into a far coun- try, who called his own servants, and delivered un- to them his goods. And unto one he gave five tal- ents, to another two, and to another one ; to every man according to his sev- eral ability ; and straight- way took his journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five tal- ents. And likewise he who had received two, he also gained other two. But he who had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them. And so he who had re- ceived five talents came and brought other five tal- ents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five tal- ents; behold, I have gained beside them, five talents more. His lord said un- to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things ; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two tal- ents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents ; behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things ; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Then he who had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee, that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not st rawed ; and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth ; lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered, and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful ser- vant, thou knewest that I 52 FIRST SUNDAY IN THE YEAR. reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed ; thou ought- est, therefore, to have put my money to the exchang- ers, and then at my com- ing 1 should have receiv- ed mine own with usury. Take, therefore, the talent from him, and give it unto him who hath ten talents. For unto every one who hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance ; but from him who hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofita- ble servant into outer dark- ness ; there shall be weep- ing and gnashing of teeth. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. Pet. i. 13. T^THEREFORE gird * * up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedi- ent children, do not fash- ion yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance ; but as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all maimer of conversation ; because it is written, Be ye holv, for I inn holy. And if ye call on t he Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear ; for as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, such as silver and gold, from your vain conversation, received by tradition from your fa- thers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot ; who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God who raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. See- ing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of the breth- ren, see that ye love one another, with a pure heart fervently ; being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass ; the grass withereth, and TIIK KPIPIIANY. 63 the flower thereof f;illeth away ; but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word, which by the gospel is preached unto you. The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. THE COLLECT. r\ GOD, who by the ^ leading of a star didst manifest thy only begotten Son to the Gentiles ; mer- cifully grant, that we who know thee now by faith, may after this life have the fruition of thy glo- rious Godhead, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. ii. 1. TT^HEN Jesus was born " * in Bethlehem of Ju- dea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to wor- ship him. When Herod the king had heard these tilings, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people to- gether, he demanded of them, where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea ; for thus it is writ- ten by the prophet, And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda; for out of thee shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had pri- vily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appear- ed. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the star which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with ex- ceeding great joy. And 54 FIRST AFTER THE EPIPHANY. when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him ; and when they had opened their trea- sures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frank- incense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod, they de- parted into their own coun- try another way. THE EPISTLE. Ephes. iii. 1. POR this cause, I Paul, -■- am the prisoner of Je- sus Christ for you Gen- tiles ; for ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is given me to you ward ; how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery, (as I wrote afore in a few words, whereby, when ye read, ye may un- derstand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,) which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apos- tles and prophets by the Spirit ; that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and par- takers of his promise in Christ, by the gospel; whereof I was made a minister, according to the grace of God given unto me by the working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearch- able riches of Christ ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who crea- ted all things to the in- tent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known, by the church, the manifold wisdom of God. according to the eter- nal purpose which he pur- posed in Christ Jesus our Lord ; in whom we have boldness, and access with confidence by the faith of him. The First Sunday after the Epiphany. THE COLLECT. LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to re- FIRST AFTEB THE KIMHIANY. ceive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee ; and grant that they may hoth perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, ii. 41. IVTOW his parents went -^ to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, af- ter the custom of the feast. And when they had ful- filled the days, as they re- turned, the child Jesus tar- ried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey ; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doc- tors, both hearing them, and asking them quest ions. And all who heard him were astonished at his un- derstanding and answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed ; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's busi- ness ? And they under- stood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them; but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. THE EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 1. T BESEECH you there- -■- fore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a liv- ing sacrifice, holy, accept- able unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world ; but be ye transformed by the renew- 56 SECOND AFTER THE EPIPHANY. ing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think ; but to think so- berly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all mem- bers have not the same of- fice, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one, members one of another. The Second Sunday after the Epiphany. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY and most ■^-*- merciful God, we be- seech thee to grant us thy grace, that in all the rela- tions of life we may do justly, and love mercy, and walk humbly before thee ; so that at last we may be received to the society of the just made perfect in thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, ii. 1. A ND the third day there -*■*- was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there; and both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six water- pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the gover- nor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants who THIRD A.FTEB THE K1MIMIANY. 51 drew the wnlcr knew) the governor of the trust called the bridegroom, and said unto him, Every man a1 the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse ; but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This begin- ning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. THE EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 6. TTAVING then gifts, -"--'- differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith ; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering ; or he who teacheth, on teaching ; or he who exhorteth, on ex- hortation ; he who giveth, let him do it with simpli- city ; he who ruleth, with diligence ; he who show eth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dis- simulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love, in hon- our preferring one another; not slothful in business, fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord ; rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribula- tion ; continuing instant in prayer ; distributing to the necessity of saints ; given to hospitality. Bless those w ho persecute you ; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with those who do rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. The Third Sunday after the Epiphany. THE COLLECT. r\ THOU most holy and " perfect God, teach us to love one another with pure hearts fervently ; to exercise forbearance and forgiveness toward our en- emies ; to recompense to no man evil for evil ; and to be merciful, as thou, Father in heaven, art mer- ciful. Grant this, we hum- bly beseech thee, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 58 THIRD AFTER THE EPIPHANY. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. viii. l. TVTHEN he was come ' * down from the moun- tain, great multitudes fol- lowed him. And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. And when Jesus was enter- ed into Capernaum, there came unto him a centu- rion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously torment- ed. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion an- swered and said, Lord, I am not worthy, that thou shouldest come under my roof; but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, hav- ing soldiers under me ; and I say unto this man, Go, and he goeth ; and to ano- ther, Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he mar- velled, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abra- ham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven ; but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way ; and as thou hast believ- ed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self same hour. THE EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 16. T3E not wise in your own ■*-* conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peace- ably with all men. Dearly FOURTH AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 59 beloved, avenge not your- selves, but rather give place unto wrath ; for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink ; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not over- come of evil, but over- come evil with good. The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. THE COLLECT. f\ GOD, who knowest ^ us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that, by reason of the frailty of our nature, we cannot always stand upright ; grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all dan- gers, and carry us through all temptations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. viii. 23. A ND when he was enter- ed into a ship, his dis- ciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, inso- much that the ship was covered with the waves ; but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ? And when he was come to the other side in- to the country of the Ger- gesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time ? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding, So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away ()() I'U'TII AFTER THE EPIPHANY. into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine ; and behold the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they who kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told ev- ery thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And be- hold the whole city came out to meet Jesus ; and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. THE EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 1. ET every soul be sub- J-^ ject unto the higher powers ; for there is no power but of God ; the powers that be, are or- dained of God. Whoso- ever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordi- nance of God ; and they who resist, shall receive to themselves punishment. For rulers are not a ter- rour to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same ; for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain ; for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him who doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for con- science' sake. For, for this cause pay ye tribute also ; for they are God's ministers, attending con- tinually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues ; tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour. The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. THE COLLECT. OLORD, we beseech thee to keep thy church and household continually in thy true religion ; that they, who do lean only FIFTH AITKK THE KIMIMIANY. (>l upon the hope of thy heavenly grace, may ev- ermore be defended by thy mighty power, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt xiii. 24. THE kingdom of heaven J- is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field ? From whence then hath it tares ? He said unto them, An ene- my hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. Let both grow to- gether until the harvest ; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tared, and bind them in bundles to burn them ; but gather the wheat into my barn. THE EPISTLE. Col. iii. 12. OUT on therefore, as -*- the elect of God, holy and beloved, affections of pity, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any ; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things, put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness, and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body ; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wis- dom ; teaching and ad- monishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And what- soever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father through him. 62 SIXTH AFTER THE EPIPHANY. The Sixth 8unday after the Epiphany. THE COLLECT r\ GOD, whose blessed ^^ Son was manifested, that he might make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life ; grant us, we beseech thee, that having this hope, we may purify ourselves even as he is pure ; that when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his glorious kingdom ; where we may ascribe blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, to Him who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xxiv. 23. THEN if any man shall ■*- say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and won- ders ; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Be- hold I have told you before. Wherefore, if they shall sav unto you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth ; Behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west, so shall also the com- ing of the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the car- case is, there will the ea- gles be gathered together. Immediately after the trib- ulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven ; and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven ; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. John, iii. 1. TOEHOLD, what man- -*-* ner of love the Fa- SEPTUACIESIMA SUNDAV 63 ther hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. There- fore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet ap- pear what we shall be ; but we know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. And every man who hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever com- mitteth sin, transgresseth also the law ; for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins ; and in him is no sin. Whoso- ever abideth in him, sin- neth not ; whosoever sin- neth, hath not seen him, neither known him. Lit- tle children, let no man deceive you ; he who do- eth righteousness is right- eous, even as he is right- eous. He who commit- teth sin is of the devil ; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. The Sunday called Si jt- tuagesima, or the Third Sunday before Lent. THE COLLECT. pRANT unto us, O " merciful Father, reso- lution and constancy to persevere in the path of our duty to the end of our lives. Let no prospect of danger deter us from doing that which is right, nor any enticement of evil ex- ample tempt us to forfeit our hope of immortality. Preserve us, we humbly beseech thee, from every evil way, and conduct us in the paths of innocence and virtue to eternal life ; which we ask in the name and as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xx. 1. rPHE kingdom of heaven -■■ is like unto a man who is an householder, who went out early in the morn- ing to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, <>1. SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. and saw others standing idle in the market place, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They said unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye re- ceive. So when even was come, the lord of the vine- yard saith unto his stew- ard, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed they should have received more ; and they likewise received every man a pen- ny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a pen- ny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way. I will give unto this last even as unto thee. Is it not law- ful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last ; for many be called, but few chosen. THE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. ix. 24. 17" NOW ye not, that -*^- they who run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And ev- ery man who striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things ; and they do it to obtain a corrupti- ble crown, but we an in- corruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air ; but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means when I SEXAGESIMA SI \I>.U 65 have preached to others, I myself should he a cast- away. The Sunday called Sexa- gesimal or the Second Sunday before Lent. THE COLLECT. r\ LORD God, who " seest that we put not our trust in any thing which we do ; mercifully grant, that hy thy power we may be defended against all adversity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, viii. 4. T\7"HEN much people ' * were gathered to- gether, and were come to him out of every city, he spake this parable. A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side ; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be ? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mys- teries of the kingdom of God ; but to others in par- ables; that seeing they might not see, and hear- ing they might not under- stand. Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they who hear ; then cometh the dev- il, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock, are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy ; and these have no root ; who for a while believe, and in the time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns, are they who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfec- tion. But that on the good 66 QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. ground, are they, who, in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. THE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. xi. 19. "X^E suffer fools gladly, -*- seeing ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. I speak as concern- ing reproach, as though we had been weak ; howbeit, whereinsoever any is bold (I speak foolishly) I am bold also. Are they He- brews ? so am I ; are they the seed of Abraham ? so am I ; are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more ; in la- bours more abundant ; in stripes above measure ; in prisons more frequent ; in death oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes, save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods. Once was I stoned. Thrice I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I have been in the deep ; in jour- neyings often ; in perils of waters ; in perils of robbers ; in perils of mine own countrymen ; in per- ils by the heathen ; in per- ils in the city ; in perils in the wilderness ; in perils in the sea ; in perils among false brethren ; in weari- ness and painfulness ; in watchings often ; in hun- ger and thirst ; in fastings often ; in cold and naked- ness ; besides those things which are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not ? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. The Sunday called Quin- quagesima, or the next Sunday before Lent. THE COLLECT. OLORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; send thy QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 67 holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most ex- cellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues; without which whosoever liveth is count- ed dead before thee. Grant this, O Lord, for thy mer- cy's sake in Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xviii. 31. rFHEN Jesus took unto J- him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are writ- ten by the prophets, con- cerning the Son of Man, shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitted on. And they shall scourge him, and put him to death ; and the third day he shall rise again. And they un- derstood none of these things ; and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging ; and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, thai Jesus of Nazareth passetfa by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And they who went before re- buked him, that he should hold his peace ; but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought before him. And when he was come near, he asked him, say- ing, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Re- ceive thy sight ; thy faith hath saved thee. And im- mediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. THE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. rp HOUGH I speak with -■- the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tink- ling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mys- teries, and all knowledge; 68 ASH-WEDNESDAY. and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me no- thing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind ; charity envieth not ; charity vaunt- eth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoic- eth in the truth ; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Char- ity never faileth ; but whe- ther there be prophecies, they shall fail ; whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child ; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly ; but then face to face. Now I know in part ; but then shall I know, even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Ash -Wednesday, or the First Day in Lent, the Fast of Forty Days be- fore Easter. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY and ev- -^- erlasting God, who hat est nothing which thou hast made, and dost for- give the sins of all those who are penitent ; create and make in us new and contrite hearts ; that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may ob- tain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. vi. 1(3. TV^HEN ye fast, be not " as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance ; for they disfigure their faces, FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. (><) that they may appear unto men to last. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Fa- ther who is in secret ; and thy Father who seeth in se- cret, shall reward thee open- ly. Lay not up for your- selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust do corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. FOR THE EPISTLE. Joel, ii. 12. ^T^URN ye even to me, -*- saith the Lord, with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God ; for he is gracious and mer- ciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and re- penteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return, and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat-offering and a drink-offering unto the Lord your God ? Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanc- tify a fast, call a solemn assembly ; gather the peo- ple, sanctify the congrega- tion, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those who suck the breasts ; let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet ; let the priests, the minis- ters of the Lord, weep be- tween the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people* O Lord, and give not thine heri- tage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them. Wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God ? The First Sunday in Lent. THE COLLECT. f\ GOD, whose Son, Je- " sus Christ our Lord, for our sake, did fast forty days and forty nights ; give us grace to use such ab- 70 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. stinence, that our flesh be- ing subdued to the spirit, we may ever obey thy god- ly motions in righteousness and true holiness, to thy honour and glory, who livest and reignest one God, world without end. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. iv. 1. rPHEN was Jesus led up -■- of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was af- terward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concern- ing thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is writ- ten again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan ; for it is written, Thou shalt wor- ship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leav- eth him ; and behold, an- gels came and ministered unto him. THE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. vi. 1. TV^E, then, as workers * " together with God, beseech you also, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I suc- coured thee. Behold, now is the accepted time ; be- hold, now is the day of salvation. We give no offence in anv thins, that the ministry be not blamed; SECOND SUNDAY IN I, PAT. 71 hut in all things approve ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in lahours, in watchings, in fastings ; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suf- fering, by kindness, by a holy spirit, by love un- feigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good re- port ; as deceivers, and yet true ; as unknown, and yet well known ; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and not killed ; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing ; as poor, yet making many rich ; as hav- ing nothing, yet possessing all things. The Second Sunday in Lent. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTYGod,who -^- seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xv. 21. FESUS went thence, and ^ departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Ca- naan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of Da- vid ; my daughter is griev- ously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, say- ing, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master' s ta- 72 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. ble. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O wo- man, great is thy faith ; be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. THE EPISTLE. St. James, i. 2. \TY brethren, count it ^*-^ all joy when ye fall into divers temptations ; knowing this, that the try- ing of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and en- tire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liber- ally, and upbraideth not ; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A dou- ble minded man is unsta- ble in all his ways. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is ex- alted ; but the rich, in that he is made low ; because, as the flower of the grass, he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen witli a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fash- ion of it perisheth ; so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation ; for, when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say, when he is tempted, I am tempted of God ; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempt eth he any man ; but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then, when lust hath con- ceived, it bringeth forth sin ; and sin, when it is fin- ished, bringeth forth death. The Third Sunday in Lent. THE COLLECT. WE pray, O merciful God, that all holy affections may be estab- lished in our hearts, and that our lives may be THIRD si NDA1 l\ LENT 7.5 adorned with all good ac- tions ; that while we live we may enjoy the testimo- ny of a good conscience, and the hope of thy fa- vour, and that after death we may receive an ever- lasting reward in the king- dom of heaven, through thine infinite mercy, mani- fested unto us by Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xi. 14. TESUS was casting out ^ a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. And others, tempt- ing him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every king- dom divided against itself, is brought to desolation ; and a house divided against a house, falleth. If Satan also be divided against him- self, how shall his kingdom stand ? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sous cast them out ? therefore shall they be your judges. Hut if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace ; but when a strong- er than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trust- ed, and divideth his spoils. He who is not with me, is against me ; and he who gathereth not with me, scattereth. When the un- clean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places seeking rest ; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house, whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and gar- nished. Then goeth he, and taketh to himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they en- ter in, and dwell there ; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. THE EPISTLE. Ephes. v. 1. B E ye therefore follow- ers of God, as dear 74. FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. children ; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. But for- nication and all unclean- ness, or covetousness, let it not be once named amongst you, as becometh saints ; neither filthiness, nor fool- ish talking, nor jesting, which are not proper ; but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no fornicator, nor unclean per- son, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any in- heritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words ; for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore par- takers with them; for ye were once darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord ; walk as children of light, (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all good- ness, and righteousness, and truth) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them ; for it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are re- proved, are made manifest by the light ; for whatsoev- er doth make manifest, is light. Wherefore it saith, Awake, thou who sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. The Fourth Sunday in Lent. THE COLLECT. /^RANT, we beseech ^-* thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the com- fort of thy grace may mer- cifully be relieved, through our Lord and Saviour Je- sus Christ. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, vi. 1. JESUS went over the ^ sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a oreat multitude fol- lowed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them who were dis- eased. And Jesus went FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 75 up into a mountain, and there he sat with his dis- ciples. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? (And this he said to prove him ; for he him- self knew what he would do.) Philip answered him, two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Si- mon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, who hath five bar- ley loaves, and two small fishes ; but what are they among so many 1 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thou- sand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them who were set down, and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his dis- ciples, Gather up the frag- 10 ments which remain, that nothing be lost. There- fore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above, unto those who had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that Prophet, who should come into the world. THE EPISTLE. St. James, iv. 8. FiRAW nigh to God, -U and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners ; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep ; let your laugh- ter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speak- eth evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speak- eth evil of the law, and judgeth the law ; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to 76 FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. save and to destroy ; who art thou that judgest ano- ther ? Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain ; whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. THE GOSPEL. St. John, viii. 46. The Fifth Sunday in Lent. THE COLLECT. T\7"E beseech thee, O ' ' Father, who delight- est in mercy, and art not willing that any should perish, to grant unto us the pardon of all our sins, and a joyful hope of thine approbation ; and to as- sist us in forsaking all our evil ways, and return- ing to the path of thy com- mandments ; that when our days on earth shall be finished, we may obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. JESUS said, Which of ** you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not be- lieve me ? He who is of God, heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well, that thou art a Sa- maritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus answered, I have not a devil ; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishon- our me. And I seek not mine own glory ; and there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou say est, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead ? and the prophets are dead ; whom makest thou thyself? Je- sus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is no- thing ; it is my Father who honoureth me, of whom ye SUNDAY BEFORE EASTER. 77 say, that he is your God ; yet ye have not known him ; but I know him ; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you ; but I know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abra- ham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abra- ham ? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abra- ham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him ; but Jesus hid him- self, and went out of the temple. of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered him- self without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God ? And for this cause he is the Mediator of the new testament, that by means of death for the redemption of the trans- gressions that were under the first testament, they who are called might re- ceive the promise of eter- nal inheritance. THE EPISTLE. Heb. ix. 11. pHRIST, being come, ^ an high priest of good things to be, by a greater and more perfect taberna- cle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building ; neither by the blood of goats, and calves, but by his own blood, en- tered in once into the ho- ly place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes The Sunday next before Easter. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTYandever- ^^ lasting God, who of thv tender love toward mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; mercifully grant, that we may both follow 78 SUNDAY BEFORE EASTER. the example of his pa- tience, and also be made partakers of his resurrec- tion, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xxvii. 1. TITTIEN the morning * * was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented him- self, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed in- nocent blood. And they said, What is that to us ? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the sil- ver pieces, and said, It is not lawful to put them in- to the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the Potter's Field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called The Field of Blood unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, say- ing, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him who was val- ued, whom they of the children of Israel did value, and gave them for the Pot- ter's Field, as the Lord appointed me. And Jesus stood before the governor ; and the governor asked hinij saying, Art thou the King of the Jews ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou say est. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pi- late unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee ? And he answered him to never a word ; insomuch that the governor marvel- led greatly. Now at that feast, the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. There- fore when they were gath- SIM> AN IJKFOKK EASTER. 7!) ered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you; Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ ? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man ; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him. But the chief priests and elders persuad- ed the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The gov- ernor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you ? They said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Je- sus, who is called Christ. They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multi- tude, saying, I am inno- cent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it. Then answered all the peo- ple, and said, His blood be on us, and on our child- ren. Then released he Barabbas unto them ; and, when he had scourged Je- sus, he delivered him to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the com- mon hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a purple robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand ; and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews. And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own rai- ment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name ; him they compelled to bear his cross. And when they were come unto a place called Gol- gotha, that is to say, a 80 sixday hekuke easter. Place of a Skull, they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall ; and when he had tasted there- of, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots. And sitting down, they watched him there. And they set up over his head, his accu- sation written, This is Jesus the King of the Jews. Then there were two thieves crucified with him ; one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou who destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests, mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others, him- self he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God ; let Him deliver him now, if He will have him ; for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, who were cru- cified with him, cast the same in his teeth. Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land, unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, 3Iy God, why hast thou for- saken me ? Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom ; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints who slept, arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and ap- peared unto many. Now when the centurion, and those who were with him, watching Jesus, saw GOOD FRIDAY. SI the earthquake, and those things that were done, they (eared greatly, saying, Tru- ly this was the Son of God. THE EPISTLE. Phil. ii. 5. OOK not every man -*-^ on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus ; who, being in the form of God, did not think of ea- gerly retaining his like- ness to God, but emptied himself of it, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men ; and, being formed in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and be- came obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name, which is above every name ; that at the name of Jesus, ev- ery knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, the Fa- ther. Good Friday ; Day of the Crucifixion. THE COLLECTS. A LMIGHTY God, we -*-*- beseech thee gracious- ly to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross. And this we beg in the name of our Mediator ; through whom we ascribe unto thee all honour and glory, now and ever. Amen. A LMIGHTY and ever- -^- lasting 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 ev- ery member of the same, in his vocation and minis- try, may truly and faith- fully serve thee, through our Lord and Saviour Je- sus Christ. Amen. r\ MERCIFUL God, ^-J who hast made all men, and hat est nothing that thou hast made, nor 82 GOOD FRIDAY. wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted, and live ; have mercy upon all unbelievers and heathen, and take from them all ig- norance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy word ; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israelites, and be made one fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, xix. 1. TMLATE therefore took -*- Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews ; and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man. When the chief priests, therefore, and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him ; for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid ; and went again in- to the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? Je- sus answered, Thou could- est have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above ; therefore he who delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him ; but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend ; whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Caesar. When Pilate there- fore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and (iODD run.w 83 sat down in the judgment scat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha, And it was the prepara- tion of the Passover, and about the sixtli hour; and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King. But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, cruci- fy him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King ? The chief priests answered, We have no King but Caesar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be cruci- fied ; and they took Jesus and led him away. And he, bearing his cross, went forth into a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha ; where they cru- cified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross ; and the writing was, Je- sus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. This title then read many of the Jews ; for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city ; and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests 11 of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I am the King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and also his coat. Now the coat was with- out seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among them- selves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be ; that the scripture might be ful- filled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the sol- diers did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Mag- dalene. When Jesus there- fore saw his mother and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother. And from that hour that disci- ple took her unto his own 84 GOOD FK1UA \. home. After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a ves- sel full of vinegar ; and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus there- fore had received the vine- gar, he said, It is fin- ished ; and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The Jews there- fore, because it was the preparation, that the bo- dies should not remain up- on the cross on the sab- bath day, (for that sab- bath day was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the sol- diers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. 13ut one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side ; and forthwith came there out blood and wa- ter. And he that saw it, bare record, and his re- cord is true ; and he know- eth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again, another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. THE EPISTLE. Heb. x. 1. T^HE law, having a sha- •*- dow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never, with those sacri- fices which they offered year by year continually, make the comers thereun- to perfect ; for then would they not have ceased to be offered ? because that the worshippers, once purged, should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offer- ing thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me ; in burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast cooj) KKIhU 85 had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. After saying first, Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-ofter- ings, and offering for sin thou wouldest not, nei- ther hadst pleasure there- in, which are offered by the law, then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may es- tablish the second. By the which will we are sanc- tified, through the offer- ing of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stand eth daily ministering and offering of- tentimes the same sacri- fices, which can never take away sins ; but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ev- er sat down on the right hand of God ; from hence- forth expecting till his ene- mies be made his foot- stool. For by one offer- ing he hath perfected for ever those who are sanc- tified. Whereof the holy Spirit also is a witness to us. For after that it had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them ; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, bold- ness to enter into the ho- liest by the blood of Je- sus, by a new 7 and living way, which he hath con- secrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh ; and having an high priest over the house of God ; let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering ; for he is faithful who pro- mised ; and let us con- sider one another to pro- voke unto love, and to good works ; not forsak- ing the assembling of our- selves together, as the man- ner of some is ; but ex- horting one another ; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 96 EASTER DAY. Easter Day; Day of the Resurrection. THE COLLECT Q MERCIFUL God, ^-J by whose power thy Son Jesus Christ hath overcome death, and open- ed unto us the gates of everlasting life ; grant that we thy servants, having this hope, may purify our- selves even as he is pure ; and by continually mor- tifying our corrupt affec- tions, may pass the grave and gate of death, to our joyful resurrection ; which we ask as disciples of him, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, xx. 1. rpHE first day of the J- week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she run- neth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter there- fore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together ; and the other disciple did out- run Peter, and came first to the sepulchre ; and he stooped down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying, yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Pe- ter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie ; and the napkin that was about his head, not ly- ing with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple who came first to the se- pulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. THE EPISTLE. Col. iii. 1. TF ye then be risen with -■- Christ, seek those things which are above, where FIRST AFTER EASTER. S7 Christ sitteth on the right band of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth ; for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mor- tify therefore your mem- bers which are upon the earth ; fornication, unclean- ness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idol- atry ; for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience ; in the which, ye also walked sometime, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put away all these ; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him who cre- ated him ; where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncir- cumcision, Barbarian, Scy- thian, bond nor free; but Christ is all and in all. The First Sunday after Easter. THE COLLECT ALMIGHTY Father, -^- who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification ; grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, xx. 19. rpHE same day at eve- -■- ning, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you. As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this he breathed on them, and 88 SKCOXD AFTER EASTER. said unto them, Receive ye the holy Spirit. Whose- soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. John, v. 4. T\^HATSOEVER is * * born of God over- cometh the world ; and this is the victory that over- cometh the world, even our faith. Who is he who overcometh the world, but he who believeth that Je- sus is the Son of God ? This is he who came by water and blood, even Je- sus Christ ; not by water only, but by water and blood ; and it is the Spirit that beareth witness, be- cause the Spirit is truth. For there are three who bear record, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood ; and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the wit- ness of God is greater ; for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He who believ- eth on the Son of God hath the witness in him- self; he who believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life ; and this life is in his Son. He who hath the Son, hath life ; and he who hath not the Son, hath not life. The Second Sunday after Easter. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTYGod,who -^*- hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life; give us grace, that we may always most thankfully re- ceive this inestimable bene- fit, and daily endeavour our- selves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, x. 11. JESUS said, I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he TIIIKh AFTER EASTER. 89 who is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leav- eth the sheep and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, be- cause he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine, as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father ; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one shep- herd. also suffered for us, leav- ing us an example, that ye should follow his steps ; who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth ; who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him who judgeth right- eously ; who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree ; that we being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness ; by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray ; but are now returned unto the shepherd and bishop of your souls. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. Pet. ii. 19. rPHIS is thankworthy, if -*- a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it pa- tiently ? But if when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called ; because Christ The Third Sunday after Easter. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY God, who -^- showest to those who are in error, the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness ; grant unto all those who are admitted into the fel- lowship of Christ's religion, that they may avoid those <)o THIRD AFTER EASTER. things t lint are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as arc agreeable to the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, xvi. 1G. JESUS said to his dis- f ^ ciples, A little while and ye shall not see me ; and again a little while and ye shall see me ; be- cause I go to the Father. Then said some of his dis- ciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while and ye shall not see me ; and again, a little while and ye shall see me ; and, Be- cause I go to the Fa- ther ? They said there- fore, What is this that he saith, A little while ? We cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among your- selves of that I said, A little while and ye shall not see me ; and again, a little while and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice ; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. Pet. ii. 11. T^EARLY beloved, I -■^ beseech you as stran- gers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul ; hav- ing your conversation hon- est among the Gentiles ; that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may, by your good works which they shall be- hold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit your- selves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake ; whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil do- ers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men ; as free, and not using your liber- ty for a cloak of mali- ciousness, but as the ser- vants of God. Honour all men ; love the brother- hood ; fear God ; honour the king. FOURTH AFTER EASTEFt. \ day. 93 Ode alone ; and yet 1 am not alone, because the lea- ther is with me. These things have I spoken un- to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation ; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. THE EPISTLE. St. James, i. 22. T) E ye doers of the word, ~*~* and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man be- holding his natural face in a glass. For he behold- eth himself and goeth his way, and straightway for- getteth what manner of man he was. But who- so looketh into the per- fect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he be- ing not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be re- ligious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure re- ligion, and undefiled before God and the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their afflic- tion, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. The Ascension Day. THE COLLECT. r^RANT, we beseech ^-^ thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens, so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth to make intercession for us, at the right hand of God, for ev- er and ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Mark, xvi. 14. TESUS appeared unto ^ the eleven, as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, be- cause they believed not those who had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believ- eth and is baptized, shall 94 THE ASCENSION DAY. be saved, but he who believ- and speaking of the things eth not shall be damned, pertaining to the kingdom And these signs shall fol- of God. And being assem- low them who believe. In bled together with them, my name shall they cast he commanded them that out devils ; they shall speak they should not depart from with new tongues ; they Jerusalem, but wait for shall take up serpents ; and the promise of the Father, if they drink any deadly which, saith he, ye have thing, it shall not hurt heard of me. For John them ; they shall lay hands truly baptized with water ; on the sick, and they shall but ye shall be baptized recover. So then, after with the holy Spirit not the Lord had spoken unto many days hence. When them, he was received up they therefore were come into heaven, and sat on the together, they asked of him, right hand of God. And saying, Lord, wilt thou at they went forth and preach- this time restore again the ed every where, the Lord kingdom to Israel ? And working with them, and he said unto them, It is confirming the word with not for you to know the signs following. times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his for the epistle own power ; but ye shall re- ceive power after that the holy Spirit is come upon rp H E former treatise you ; and ye shall be wit- J- have I made, O The- nesses unto me, both in Je- ophilus, of all that Jesus rusalem, and in all Judea, began both to do and teach, and in Samaria, and unto the until the day in which he uttermost part of the earth! was taken up, after that he, And when he had spoken through the holy Spirit, these things, while they be- had given commandments held, he was taken up, and unto the Apostles whom a cloud received him out he had chosen; to whom of their sight. And while also he showed himself they looked steadfastly to- alive, after his passion, by ward heaven, as he went many infallible proofs ; be- up, behold, two men stood ing seen of them forty days, by them in white apparel ; AcLs i. 1. SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION DAY. 95 who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gaz- ing up into heaven ? This same Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like man- ner as ye have seen him go into heaven. The Sunday after Ascen- sion Day. THE COLLECT. f\ GOD, the King of " glory, who hast ex- alted thine only Son Je- sus Christ with great tri- umph unto thy kingdom in heaven; we beseech thee leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine holy Spirit to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth to make intercession for us at the right hand of God for ever and ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, xv. 26. TI^HEN the Comforter * * is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeded) from the Father, he shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness, be- cause ye have been with me from the beginning. These things have I spok- en unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the syn- agogues ; yea, the time Com- eth, that whosoever kill- eth you, will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7. rPHE end of all things is -■- at hand. Be ye there- fore sober, and watch un- to prayer. And above all things have fervent chari- ty among yourselves ; for charity shall cover a mul- titude of sins. Use hospi- tality one to another, with- out grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold <)<> WHITSUNDA1 grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God. It' any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth ; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ ; to whom be praise and do- minion for ever and ever. Amen. Whitsunday. Giving of the Holy Spirit. THE COLLECT. f^ OD, who as at this ^* time, didst teach the hearts of thy faithful peo- ple, by the sending to them the light of thy holy Spirit ; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through Christ Jesus our Saviour; in whose name we ascribe unto thee all honour and glory now 7 and for ever. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, xiv. 15. TESUS said unto his dis- f J ciples, If ye love me, keep my commandments ; and I will pray the Father, and he shall give you an- other Comforter, that he may abide with you for ev- er; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot re- ceive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless ; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more ; but ye see me ; because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. He who hath my command- ments, and keepeth them, he it is who loveth me ; and he who loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thy- self unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answer- ed and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words ; and my Fa- ther will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He who loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings; WHITSUNDA1 97 and the word which ye bear, is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. These things have I spok- en unto you, being yet present with you ; but the Comforter, who is the holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- soever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you ; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again un- to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Fa- ther; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass ye might believe. Hereafter, I will not talk much with you ; for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. FOK THE EPISTLE Ads, ii. 1. T^THEN the day of Pen- ' * tecost was fully come, they were all with one ac- cord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, which sat up- on each of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit, and be- gan to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusa- lem Jews, devout men out of every nation under heav- en. Now when this was noised abroad, the multi- tude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed, and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak, Gali- leans ? And how hear we every man in our own tongue wherein we were born ? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopota- 98 FIRST AFTER WHITSUNDAY. mia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontns and Asia, Phrygia and Pam- phylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Lybia about Gyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Prose- lytes, Cretes and Arabi- ans, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonder- ful works of God. The First Sunday after IVhitsunday. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTYandever- ^-^ lasting God, who hast given us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of thy eternal God- head ; we beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, who liv- est and reignest one God, world without end. Ann n. THE GOSPEL. St. John. iii. 1. THERE was a man of -*- the Pharisees named Xieodemus, a ruler of the Jews ; the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto hini, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nic- odemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit, is spirit. Mar- vel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; so is every one who is born of the spirit. Nico- demus answered and said unto him, How can these things be ? Jesus answered and said unto him. Art thou a master of Israel, and FIRST AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 99 knowest not these things ? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen ; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heav- enly things ? And no man hath ascended up to heav- en, but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; that who- soever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life. FOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. iv. 1. A FTER this I looked, -^- and behold, a door was opened in heaven ; and the first voice which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. And immedi- ately I was in the spirit ; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne ; and he who sat, was to look upon 13 like a jasper and a sar- dine stone ; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats ; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sit- ting, clothed in white rai- ment ; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings, and thunderings, and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning be- fore the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying ea- gle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes within ; and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to 100 SECOND AFTER WHITSUNDAY. come. And when those the gospel beasts give olorv, and hon- Ct T . & , Y t . St. Luke, xvi. 19. our, and thanks to him who sat on the throne, who THERE was a certain Jiveth for ever and ever, -*- rich man, who was the four and twenty elders clothed in purple and fine fall down before him who linen, and fared sumptu- sat on the throne, and wor- ously every day. And ship him who liveth for there was a certain beggar, ever and ever, and cast named Lazarus, who was their crowns before the laid at his gate full of throne, saying, Thou art sores, and desiring to be worthy, O Lord, to receive fed with the crumbs which glory, and honour, and fell from the rich man's power ; for thou hast ere- table ; moreover, the dogs ated all things, and for came and licked his sores, thy pleasure they are, and And it came to pass, that were created. the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. And in hell The Second Sunday after V \TT u T Whitsundnv he llfted U P hls e y es > be- ing m torments, and seeth Whitsunday. the collect. Abraham afar off, and La- zarus in his bosom. And f~\ GOD, the strength of he cried and said, Father ^^ all those who put their Abraham, have mercy on trust in thee ; mercifully me, and send Lazarus, accept our prayers ; and that he may dip the tip because, through the weak- of his finger in water, and ness of our mortal nature, cool my tongue ; for I am we can do no good thing tormented in this flame, without thee, grant us the But Abraham said, Son, help of thy grace, that remember that thou in in keeping thy command- thy lifetime receivedst thy ments, we may please thee good things, and likewise both in will and deed, Lazarus evil things; but through Jesus Christ our now he is comforted, and Lord. Amen. thou art tormented. And SECOND AFTER WHITSUNDAY, lOt beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed ; so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass to us who would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house ; for I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Mo- ses and the prophets, let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abra- ham ; but if one went un- to them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the proph- ets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. John, iv. 7. T>ELOVED, let us love •*-* one another ; for love is of God ; and every one who loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God. He who loveth not, knoweth not God ; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his spirit. And we have seen and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love ; and he who dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in the world. There is no fear in love ; but perfect love casteth out fear ; because fear hath torment ; he who 102 THIRD AFTER WHITSUNDAY. feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar ; for he who lov- eth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen ? And this com- mandment have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also. The Third Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. r\ LORD, who never ^ failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy stead- fast fear and love ; keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xiv. 16. A CERTAIN man -^- made a great supper, and bade many ; and sent his servant, at supper time, to say to those who were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent be- gan to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it ; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them ; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have mar- ried a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that ser- vant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly in- to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none of those men who were bid- den shall taste of my sup- per. FOURTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 10.5 THE EPISTLE 1 St. John, iii. 13. IV/TARVEL not, my bre- ■*J-*- thren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He who lov- eth not his brother, abid- eth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother, is a murderer ; and ye know that no murderer hath eter- nal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we love, because he laid down his life for us ; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue ; but in deed, and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him ; for if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart con- demn us not, then have we confidence toward God ; and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his command- ment, That we should be- lieve on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he who keepeth his command- ments dwelleth in him, and he in him ; and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The Fourth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. f\ LORD, we beseech ^-^ thee mercifully to hear us, and grant that we, truly seeking thine aid, may by thy mighty power be de- fended, and by thy gra- cious mercy be comforted in all dangers and adversi- ties, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xv. 1. HHHEN drew near unto J- him all the publicans MM. FOURTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. and sinners to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sin- ners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you having a hun- dred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoic- ing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that like- wise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner who re- penteth, more than over ninety and nine just per- sons who need no repent- ance. Either what woman, having ten pieces of sil- ver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise I say un- to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repenteth. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. Pet. v 5. A LL of you be subject ■^- one to another, and be clothed with humili- ty ; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time ; casting all your care upon him ; for he careth for you. Be so- ber, be vigilant ; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour ; whom resist, steadfast in the faith, know- ing that the same afflic- tions are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, af- ter that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. FIFTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 105 The Fifth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. GOD, the protector of all who trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy ; increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, vi. 3G. T>E ye therefore merci- -^ ful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them ; Can the blind lend the blind ? shall they not both fall into the ditch ? The disciple is not above his master ; but every one who is perfect shall be as his master. And why be- holdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. THE EPISTLE Rom. viii. 31. T\THAT shall we then ' ' say to these things 1 If God be for us, who can be against us ? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect ? It is God that justifieth ; who is he that condemneth ? It is HM> SIXTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. Christ that died, yea, ra- ther, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also niaketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ? Shall tribulation, or dis- tress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ? as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long ; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him who loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. The Sixth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. p RANT, O Lord, we " beseech thee, that the course of this world mav be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL St. Luke, v. 1. TT came to pass, that as -*- the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake ; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered in- to one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down vour nets for a draught. And Simon answering, said unto him, 3Iaster, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing ; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and s|.\ i:\TII AI-TKK WIUTSl NDAV. 107 their net brake. And they beckoned unto their part- ners who were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Pe- ter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had ta- ken ; and so was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were part- ners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not ; from hence- forth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. THE EPISTLE. 1 St. Pet. iii. 8. T>E ye all of one mind, -■-* having compassion one of another ; love as bre- thren, be pitiful, be cour- teous ; not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing ; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that 14 ye should inherit a bless* ing. For he who will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile ; let him eschew evil, and do good ; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their pray- ers ; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. And who is he who will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suf- fer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye ; and be not afraid of their terror, nei- ther be troubled ; but sanc- tify the Lord God in your hearts ; and be ready al- ways to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you. The Seventh Sunday af- ter Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. OGOD, who hast pre- pared for those who love thee, such good things as pass man's understand- 108 SEVENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. ing ; pour into our hearts there thy gift before the such love toward thee, that altar and go thy way; we, loving thee above all first be reconciled to thy things, may obtain thy pro- brother, and then come mises, which exceed all and offer thy gift. Agree that we can desire, through with thine adversary quick- Jesus Christ our Lord, ly, whilst thou art in the Amen. way with him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver the gospel. thee to the judge, and the _ ., „ nn judge deliver thee to the St. Matt. v. 20. J m b ii i officer, and thou be cast jTESUS said unto his into prison. Verily I say ** disciples, Except your unto thee, thou shalt by no righteousness shall exceed means come out thence, the righteousness of the till thou hast paid the ut- Scribes and Pharisees, ye termost farthing, shall in no case enter in- to the kingdom of heav- the epistle. en. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not T7"NOW ye not, that so kill; and whosoever shall -"- many of us as were kill, shall be in danger of baptized into Jesus Christ, the judgment. But I say were baptized into his unto you, that whosoever death ? Therefore we are is angry with his brother, buried with him by bap- without a cause, shall be tism into death ; that like in danger of the judg- as Christ was raised up ment ; and whosoever shall from the dead by the glo- say to his brother, Ra- ry of the Father, even so ca, shall be in danger of we also should walk in the council ; but whoso- newness of life. For if ever shall say, Thou fool, we have been planted to- shall be in danger of hell gether in the likeness of fire. Therefore, if thou his death, we shall be also bring thy gift to the al- in the likeness of his res- tar, and there remember- urrection ; knowing this, est that thy brother hath that our old man is cru- aught against thee, leave cified with him, that the EIGHTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 109 body of sin might be de- stroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin ; for he who is dead is free from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we be- lieve that we shall also live with him ; knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more ; death hath no more do- minion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once ; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Tin: GOSPEL. St. Mark. viii. The Eighth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. ORD of all power and -^-^ might, who art the au- thor and giver of all good things ; graft in our hearts the love of thy name, in- crease in us true religion, nourish us with all good- ness, and of thy great mer- cy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TN those days, the mul- -*- titude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat ; and if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way ; for di- vers of them came from far. And his disciples an- swered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness 1 And he ask- ed them, How many loaves have ye ? and they said, Seven. And he command- ed the people to sit down on the ground ; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them ; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes ; and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and were filled ; and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And 110 NINTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. they who had eaten were about four thousand ; and he sent them away. THE EPISTLE. Rom. vi. 16. to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. TZNOW ye not that to -"- whom ye yield your- selves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness ? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak af- ter the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye have yielded your members ser- vants to uncleanness, and to iniquity, unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to right- eousness, unto holiness. For when ye were the ser- vants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now, being made free from sin, and become servants The Ninth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. i^\ GOD, whose never ^-^ failing providence or- dereth all things both in heaven and earth ; we hum- bly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which be profita- ble for us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. vii. 15. "OEWARE of false pro- -*-* phets, who come to you in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly they are ra- vening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth NINTH AFTER W II ITS I NhAY. Ill forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall en- ter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils ? and in thy name done many wonder- ful works ? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you ; depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore who- soever heareth these say- ings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him un- to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these say- ings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand ; and the rain de- scended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell ; and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonish- ed at his doctrine ; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. THE EPISTLE. Rom. viii, 12. T3RETHREN, we are ■*-* not debtors to the flesh, to live after the flesh ; for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die ; but if ye, through the Spirit, do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear ; but ye have receiv- ed the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit h> self beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs ; heirs 112 TENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. of God, and joint heirs with Christ ; if so be that we suffer with him, that. we may be also glorified together. The Tenth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. r< RANT to us, Lord, we ^* beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful ; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live accord- ing to thv will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xvi. 1. TESUS said unto his ^ disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward ; and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship ; for thou mayest be no longer stew- ard. Then the steward said within himself. What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot dig, to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. So he called ev- ery one of his lord's debt- ors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou ? And he said, An hundred meas- ures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the unjust steward, be- cause he had done wisely ; for the children of this world are in their genera- tion wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that when ye fail, they may re- ceive you into everlasting habitations. ELEVENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. ii.; THE EPISTLE. Gal. vi. 1. T3RETHREN,ifaman -■-* be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual, re- store such an one in the spirit of meekness ; con- sidering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he de- ceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden. Let him that is taught in the word, communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived ; God is not mocked ; for whatso- ever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well- doing ; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have there- fore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, es- pecially unto them who are of the household of faith. The Eleventh Sunday af- ter Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. ET thy merciful ears, -" O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants ; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xix. 41. A ND when he was come -^- near, he beheld the city, and wept over it ; say- ing, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even 114 TWELFTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And he went into the tem- ple, and began to cast out those who sold therein, and those who bought, say- ing unto them, It is writ- ten, My house is the house of prayer ; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. THE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xii. 1. CONCERNING spirit- ^ ual gifts, brethren, I would not have you igno- rant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Where- fore I give you to under- stand that no man speak- ing by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed ; and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy Spirit. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spir- it the word of wisdom ; to another, the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit ; to another, faith, by the same Spirit ; to another, the gifts of heal- ing, by the same Spirit ; to another, the working of miracles ; to another, pro- phecy ; to another, discern- ing of spirits ; to another, divers kinds of tongues ; to another the interpreta- tion of tongues. But all these worketh that one and the self same Spirit, di- viding to every man sever- ally as he will. The Twelfth Sunday af- ter Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. OGOD, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity ; mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, run- ning the way of thy com- TWELFTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 115 maadmeiits, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xviii. 9. TESUS spake this para- ^ ble unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Phari- see, and the other a publi- can. The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself; God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortion- ers, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the pub- lican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other ; for every one who exalteth himself shall be abased ; and he who 15 humbleth himself shall be exalted. THE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xv. 1. T3RETHREN, I de- -*-* clare unto you the gos- pel which I preached un- to you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand ; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all, that which I also re- ceived, how that Christ died for our sins, accord- ing to the scriptures ; and that he was buried ; and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures ; and that he was seen of Cephas ; then of the twelve. After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once ; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James ; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am 116 THIRTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. not meet to be called an apostle, because I perse- cuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am ; and his grace which was be- stowed upon me, was not in vain ; but I labored more abundantly than they all ; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore, whe- ther it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. The Thirteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY and ever* -^*- lasting God, who art always more ready to hear, than we are to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or de- serve ; pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our con- science is afraid, and giv- ing us those good things which we are not wor- thy to ask, but through the mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. MurU, vii. 31. JESUS, departing from ** the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell no man ; but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it ; and were be- yond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well ; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. FOURTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 117 THE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. iii. 4. QUCH trust have we ^ through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of our- selves ; but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit ; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away ; how shall not the ministra- tion of the spirit be rather glorious ? For if the min- istration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of right- eousness exceed in glory. The Fourteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTYandmer- -^-*- ciful God, of whose only gift it cometh, that thy faithful people do un- to thee true and laud- able 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 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, x. 23. T>LESSED are the eyes ■*-* which see the things that ye see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? He said unto him, What is written in the law ? how readest thou ? And he answering, said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, 118 FOURTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. Thou hast answered right ; this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour ? And Jesus answering, said, A cer- tain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his rai- ment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a cer- tain priest that way ; and when he saw him, he pass- ed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Sa- maritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spend- est more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou was neigh- bour unto him who fell among the thieves ? And he said, He who showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. THE EPISTLE. 1 Thess. v. 14. IVTOW we exhort you, -^ brethren, warn them that are unruly ; comfort the feeble minded ; sup- port the weak ; be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man ; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks ; for this is the will of God, in Christ Jesus, concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things ; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appear- ance of evil. And the very God of peace sanc- tify you wholly ; and I pray God your whole spir- it, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless unto FIFTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. \\<) the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Fifteenth Sunday af- 1 ter Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. ALMIGHTY and ever- lasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity ; and that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xvii. 11. A ND it came to pass, -^*- as Jesus went to Je- rusalem, that he passed through the midst of Sa- maria and Galilee. And as he entered into a cer- tain village, there met him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, show your- selves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glo- rified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks ; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine ? There are not found who returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. THE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. iii. 16. T7NOW ye not that ye -"- are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the tem- ple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which tem- ple ye are. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God ; for it is written, He tak- eth the wise in their own 120 SIXTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's. The Sixteenth Sunday af- ter Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. TZ EEP, we beseech thee, ■"- O Lord, thy church with thy perpetual mer- cy ; and because the frail- ty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. vi. 24. N O man can serve two masters ; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and de- spise the other. Ye can- not serve God and mam- mon. Therefore I say un- to you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on ; is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment 1 Behold the fowls of the air ; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they ? Which of you by tak- ing thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin ; and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? There- fore take no thought, say- ing, What shall we eat ? SEVENTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 121 or, what shall we drink ? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the Gen- tiles seek) for your heav- enly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take there- fore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself; sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. FOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. ii. 1. TTNTO the angel of the ^ church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden can- dlesticks ; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear those who are evil ; and thou hast tried those who say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars ; and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labour- ed, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless, I have some- what against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember, there- fore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the para- dise of God. The Seventeenth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. f\ LORD, we beseech ^ thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy church ; and because it cannot continue in safe- ty without thy succour, preserve it evermore by 122 SEVENTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. thy help and goodness, Judea, and throughout all through Jesus Christ our the region round about. Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, vii. 11. THE EPISTLE. Ephes. iii. ]3. A ND it came to pass -£*- the day after, that Jesus went into a city called Nain ; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, be- hold there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier, and those who bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak ; and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all ; and they glorified God, saying, that a great prophet is risen up among us ; and that God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all DESIRE that ye faint -*- not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you ac- cording to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man ; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being root- ed and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him who is able to do exceeding abundant- ly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church, by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. EIGHTEENTH AlTKIt WHITSUNDAY. I 2 \ The Eighteenth Sunday after ll'hitsundai/. THE COLLECT. ORD, we pray thee, -^ that thy grace may be always with us, to enlight- en and purify, to defend and preserve us ; and make us continually to be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, xiv. 1. TT came to pass, as Je- -*- sus went into the house of one of the chief Phari- sees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And be- hold, there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy. And Jesus spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass, or an ox, fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day ? And 16 they could not answer him again i<> these things. And he put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms ; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room ; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him, and he who bade thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room, that when he who bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher ; then shalt thou have worship in the pre- sence of those who sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth him- self shall be abased ; and he who humbleth himself, shall be exalted. THE EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 1. T THEREFORE, the -*-5 prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are call- 124 NINETEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. ed ; with all lowliness and meekness, with long suf- fering, forbearing one an- other in love ; endeavour- ing to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling ; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace ac- cording to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore it saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heav- ens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some, apostles ; and some, pro- phets ; and some, evan- gelists ; and some, pas- tors and teachers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the min- istry, for the edifying of the body of Christ ; till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. The Nineteenth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. ORD, we beseech -" thee, grant thy peo- ple grace to withstand the temptations of the world without, and of evil pas- sions within ; to make dai- ly advances in wisdom and goodness ; and with pure hearts and minds to fol- low thee, the only God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xxii. 34. TVTHEN the Pharisees " had heard that Je- sus had put the Saddu- cees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a ques- tion, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law ? Jesus said un- TWENTIETH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 125 to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great command- ment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- self. On these two com- mandments hang all the law and the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son is he ? They say un- to him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son ? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions. THE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. iv. 13. \\7"E, having the same " spirit of faith, ac- cording as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken ; we al- so believe, and therefore speak ; knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of many, re- dound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not ; but though our out- ward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceed- ing and eternal weight of glory ; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen ; for the things which are seen, are temporal ; but the things which are not seen, are eternal. The Twentieth Sunday after Whitsunday. o THE COLLECT. GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are 126 TWENTIETH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts ; that they may be cleansed from every thing which defileth, and always inclined to keep thy law, through our Saviour Je- sus Christ. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. ix. 1. JESUS entered into a ^ ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee. And behold, certain of the Scribes said within them- selves, This man blas- phemeth. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise and walk 1 But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins, then saith he to the sick of the palsy, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house. But when the multitude saw it, they mar- velled, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men. THE EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 17. rpHIS I say therefore, -*- and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind ; having the understanding darkened, being alienat- ed from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart ; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus, that ye put off, concerning the for- mer conversation, the old man, which is corrupt ac- cording to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in TWENTY-FIRST AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 127 the spirit of your mind ; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteous- ness and true holiness. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour ; for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not ; let not the sun go down upon your wrath ; neither give place to the devil. Let him who stole, steal no more ; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him who needeth. Let no cor- rupt communication pro- ceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed un- to the day of redemp- tion. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speak- ing be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God, in Christ, hath forgiven you. The Twenty -first Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us ; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully ac- complish those things that thou wouldest have done, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xxii. 1. TESUS said, The king- ^ dom of heaven is like unto a certain king, who made a marriage for his son ; and sent forth his servants to call those who were bidden to the wed- ding ; and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, say- ing, Tell those who are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner ; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready ; come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their 128 TWENTY-FIRST AFTER WHITSUNDAY. ways, one to his farm, there shall be weeping and another to his merchan- gnashing of teeth. For dise ; and the remnant many are called, but few took his servants, and en- are chosen, treated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the epistle. the king heard thereof, he was wroth ; and he sent forth his armies, and /^1 RACE and peace be destroyed those murder- ^-" multiplied unto you, ers, and burnt up their through the knowledge of city. Then saith he to God, and of Jesus our his servants, The wed- Lord ; according as his ding is ready, but they divine power hath given who were bidden were unto us all things that not worthy ; go ye there- pertain unto life and god- fore into the highways, liness, through the know- and as many as ye shall ledge of him that hath find, bid to the marriage, called us to glory and vir- So those servants went tue ; whereby are given out into the highways, unto us exceeding great and gathered together all and precious promises ; as many as they found, that by these ye might both bad and good ; and be partakers of the di- the wedding was furnished vine nature, having es- with guests. And when caped the corruption that the king came in to see is in the world through the guests, he saw there lust. And besides this, a man who had not on a giving all diligence, add to wedding garment. And your faith virtue ; and to he saith unto him, Friend, virtue, knowledge ; and to how earnest thou in hith- knowledge, temperance ; er, not having a wedding and to temperance, pa- garment ? And he was tience ; and to patience, speechless. Then said the godliness ; and to godli- king to the servants, Bind ness, brotherly kindness ; him hand and foot, and and to brotherly kindness, take him away, and cast charity. For if these him into outer darkness ; things be in you, and TWENTY-SECOND AFTER WHITSUNDAY. \2<) abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgot- ten that he was purged from his old sins. Where- fore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure ; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall ; for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the ever- lasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. THE GOSPEL St. John, iv. 46. The Twenty-second Sun- day after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. QRANT, we beseech ^* thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people, par- don and peace ; that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a pure heart and a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THERE was a certain -*- nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son ; for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Ex- cept ye see signs and won- ders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way, thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Je- sus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him. So the fa- ther knew that it was at the same hour in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth. And himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus 130 TWENTY-THIRD AFTER WHITSUNDAY. did when he was come out of Judea into Galilee. THE EPISTLE. Ephes. \i. 10. 1\/TY brethren, be strong ^-*- in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wres- tle not against flesh and blood, but against princi- palities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wick- edness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and hav- ing on the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the prepa- ration of the gospel of peace ; above all taking the shield of faith, where- with ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spir- it, which is the word of God ; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perse- verance, and supplication for all saints ; and for me, that utterance may be giv- en unto me that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel; for which I am an ambassador in bonds ; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. The Twenty-third Sun- day after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the church in continual godliness ; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xviii. 21. T)ETER said unto Je- -*- sus, Lord, how oft shall TWENTY-THIRD A.FTER WHITSUNDAY. 1.51 my brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times ; hut, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven liken- ed unto a certain king, who would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, who owed him ten thousand tal- ents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment tobe made. The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, say- ing, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loos- ed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same ser- vant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him an hundred pence ; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not ; but went and cast him into prison, till he should pa] the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me ; shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee ? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormenters, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So like- wise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts for- give not every one his brother their trespasses. THE EPISTLE. Phil. i. 3. T THANK my God up- -*- on every remembrance of you, always, in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now ; being confident of this very thing, that he 132 TWENTY-FOURTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ ; even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the affections of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all judgment ; that ye may ap- prove things that are ex- cellent ; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ ; be- ing rilled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God. The Twenty -fourth Sun- day after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. f\ GOD, our refuge and ^-^ strength, who art the author of all godliness; be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xxii. 15. rPHEN went the Phan- ^ sees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their dis- ciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man ; for thou re- gardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou ? is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not ? But Jesus perceived their wicked- ness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? show me the tribute mon- ey. And they brought un- to him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and super- scription ? They say un- to him, Caesars. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar, the things which are Caesar's, and unto God, the things which are God's. When TWE NTH-FIFTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 133 they had heard these words, ion and power, both now they marvelled, and left and ever. Amen, him, and went their way. THE EPISTLE. St. Jude, 17. T3ELOVED, remember -^ ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ; how that they told you there should be mock- ers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate them- selves, sensual, having not the spirit. But ye, belov- ed, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have com- passion, making a differ- ence ; and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire ; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the pres- ence of his glory with ex- ceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, domin- The Twenty -fifth Sunday after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. f\ LORD, we beseech ^ thee, absolve thy peo- ple from their offences ; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins which by our frailty we have committed, and be brought into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for thine infinite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. ix. 18. T^THILE Jesus spake ** these things unto John's disciples, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, say- ing, My daughter is even now dead ; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose and followed him, and so did his disciples. 134 TWENTY-FIFTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. And behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment ; for she said within herself, If I may but touch his gar- ment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, he said unto them, Give place ; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. THE EPISTLE. Coluss. i. 3. T/^TE give thanks to God * * and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, pray- ing always for you ; since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints ; for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which is come unto you, as it is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth ; as ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fel- low servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; who also declared unto us your love in the spirit. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to de- sire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understand- ing ; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the know- ledge of God ; strength- ened with all might ac- cording to his glorious power, unto all patience and long suffering, with joyfulness ; giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be par- takers of the inheritance of the saints in light ; TWENTY-SIXTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 135 who hath delivered us from the power of dark- ness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. The Tic enty -sixth Sun- day after Whitsunday. THE COLLECT. C\ LORD, we beseech ^ thee to encourage the hearts of thy faithful peo- ple, that they, always re- lying on thy power, and trusting in thy grace, may bring forth plenteously the fruit of good works, and of thee be plenteously re- warded, both in the world which now is, and that which is to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. John, x. 22. A ND it was at Jerusa- -^- lem the feast of the dedication, and it was win- ter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solo- mon's porch. Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plain- ly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye be- lieved not. The works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me ; but ye believe not ; because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me ; and I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, who gave them me, is greater than all ; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. FOR THE EPISTLE. Jer. xxiii. 5. T3EHOLD, the days ■*-* come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto Da- vid a righteous branch, and a king shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice on the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name where- by the Lord shall call him, OUR RIGHTEOUS- NESS. Therefore behold, 136 TVVExNTY-SIXTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY. the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth who brought up the child- ren of Israel out of the land of Egypt ; but, The Lord liveth who brought up, and who led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them, that they might dwell in their own land. If there be any more Sun- days before Advent Sun- day, the Service of some of those Sundays which were omitted after the Epiphany, shall be used. And if there be few- er, the overplus may be omitted ; provided that this last Collect, Gos- pel, and Epistle, shall always be read upon the Sunday next before Ad- vent. SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. Saint Stephen's Day. December 26. THE COLLECT. p RANT, O Lord, that ^* in all our sufferings here upon earth, for the testimony of thy truth, we may steadfastly look up to heaven, and by faith be- hold the glory that shall be revealed ; and being filled with the holy Spirit, may learn to love and bless our persecutors, by the ex- ample of the first martyr, Saint Stephen, who cried for his murderers to thee, and commended his spirit into the hands of the bles- sed Jesus, who standeth at the right hand of God, to succour all those who suf- fer for him, our only Media- tor and Advocate. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, xxiii. 34. "DEHOLD I send unto -*-* you prophets, and wise men, and scribes ; and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and per- secute them from city to city ; that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of right- eous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Ba- rachias, whom ye slew be- tween the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the pro- phets, and stonest them who are sent unto thee, 138 SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. how often would I have gathered thy children to- gether, even as a hen gath- ereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me hence- forth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. FOR THE EPISTLE. Acts, vii. 55. STEPHEN, being full ^ of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus stand- ing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man stand- ing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him ; and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they ston- ed Stephen, calling out, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. The Innocents' Day. December 28. THE COLLECT. r\ ALMIGHTY God, " who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths ; mor- tify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the in- nocency of our lives and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt, ii. 13. rpHE angel of the Lord -*- appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word ; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. 1.5!) him. When lie arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt ; and was there until the death of Herod ; that it might be fulfilled which was spo- ken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was ex- ceeding wroth, and sent forth and slew all the child- ren that were in Bethle- hem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was ful- filled that which was spo- ken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weep- ing for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. ther's name written in their foreheads. And 1 heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder ; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps. And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts and the elders ; and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women ; for they are vir- gins. These are they which follow the Lamb whither- soever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile ; for they are without fault before the throne of God. FOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. xiv. 1. LOOKED, and lo, a -*- Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him a hundred forty and four thousand, having his Fa- 18 The Conversion of St. Paul. January 25. THE COLLECT. GOD, who through the preaching of the I HI SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. blessed apostle Saint Paul, hast caused the light of the Gospel to shine through- out the world ; grant, we beseech thee, that we, hav- ing his wonderful conver- sion in remembrance, may show forth our thankful- ness unto thee for the same, by following the holy doctrine which he taught, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. xix. 27. T)ETER answered, and ■*- said unto Jesus, Be- hold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee ; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have follow- ed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit up- on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or bre- thren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall in- herit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. FOR THE EPISTLi: Aci>, ix. 1. A ND Saul, yet breath- -^■*- ing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the syna- gogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus ; and sud- denly there shined round about him a light from heaven ; and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, who art thou, Lord ? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he, trembling and aston- ished, said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men who SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS 1 DATS. Ill journeyed with him stood for he is a chosen vessel speechless, hearing a voice, unto me, to bear my name but seeing no man. And before the Gentiles, and Saul arose from the earth; kings, and the children of and when his eyes were Israel. For I will show opened, he saw no man ; him how great things he but they led him by the must suffer for my name's hand, and brought him in- sake. And Ananias went to Damascus ; and he was his way, and entered into three days without sight, the house ; and putting and neither did eat nor his hands on him, said, drink. And there was a Brother Saul, the Lord, certain disciple at Damas- even Jesus, that appeared cus, named Ananias ; and unto thee in the way as to him said the Lord in a thou earnest, hath sent me, vision, Ananias. And he that thou mightest receive said, Behold, I am here, thy sight, and be filled with Lord. And the Lord said the Holy Ghost. And im- unto him, Arise, and go mediately there fell from into the street, which is his eyes as it had been called Straight, and in- scales ; and he received quire in the house of Ju- sight forthwith, and arose, das for one called Saul and was baptized. And of Tarsus ; for, behold, when he had received he prayeth, and hath seen meat, he was strengthen- in a vision a man named ed. Then was Saul cer- Ananias coming in, and tain days with the disci- putting his hand on him, pies, who were at Damas- that he might receive his cus. And straightway he sight. Then Ananias an- preached Christ in the syn- swered, Lord, I have heard agogues, that he is the by many of this man, how Son of God. But all who much evil he hath done to heard him were amazed, thy saints at Jerusalem ; and said, Is not this he and here he hath authority who destroyed them who from the chief priests to called on this name in Je- bind all that call on thy rusalem, and came hither name. But the Lord said for that intent, that he unto him, Go thy way ; might bring them bound 142 SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the more in strength, and con- founded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, prov- ing that this is very Christ. Saint John Baptist's Day- June 24. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY God, by -^- whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son, our Saviour, by preaching repentance ; make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent ac- cording to his preaching ; and, after his example, constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and pa- tiently suffer for the truth's sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Luke, i. 57. OW Elisabeth's full time came, that she should be delivered ; and N she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her ; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ; and they called him Zach- arias, after the name of his father. And his mo- ther answered and said, Not so, but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing-ta- ble, and wrote, saying, his name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened imme- diately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. And fear came on all who dwelt round about them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Ju- dea. And all they who had heard them laid them up in their hearts, say- ing, What manner of child shall this be! And the SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS 1 DAYS. I \3 hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and pro- phesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Is- rael ; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant Da- vid ; as he spake by the mouth of his holy pro- phets, who have been since the world began ; that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us ; to perform the mercy prom- ised to our fathers, and to remember his holy cove- nant, the oath which he sware to our father Abra- ham, that he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holi- ness and righteousness be- fore him, all the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the Pro- phet of the Highest ; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to pre- pare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God) whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha- dow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his showing unto Israel. FOR THE EPISTLE. Isaiah, xl. 1. ^iOMFORT ye, com- ^ fort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusa- lem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplish- ed, that her iniquity is pardoned ; for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilder- ness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every val- ley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low ; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. And the 1 1 1 SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. glory of* the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field ; the grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; because the Spirit of the Lord blow- eth upon it ; surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fad- eth ; but the word of our God shall stand forever. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain ; O Je- rusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength ; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, Be- hold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him ; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd ; he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gent- ly lead those that are witli young. All Saints' Day. November 1. THE COLLECT. r\ ALMIGHTY God, ^^ who hast knit together thine elect, in one com- munion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord ; grant us grace so to fol- low thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE GOSPEL. St. Matt. v. 1. TESUS seeing the mul- ^ titudes, went up into a mountain ; and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he open- ed his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn ; for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek ; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed SKLKCTIONS FROM SAINTS 1 DAYS. I 1,5 are they who do hunger and thirst after righteous- ness ; for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful ; for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart ; for they shall see God. Bless- ed are the peace-makers ; for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they who are persecut- ed for righteousness' sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ; for great is your reward in heaven ; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. FOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. vii. 2. A NDI saw another an- -^- gel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God ; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, nei- ther the sea, nor the trees, till we have sen led the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed ; and there were sealed a hun- dred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thou- sand. Of the tribe of Reu- ben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thou- sand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thou- sand. Of the tribe of Issa- char were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were seal- ed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, 146 SELECTIONS FROM SAINTS' DAYS. and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sitteth upon the throne, and un- to the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen; blessing, and glo- ry, and wisdom, and thanks- giving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. END OF THE COLLECTS, GOSPELS, AND EPISTLES. COLLECTS AND PRAYERS, TO BE USED BEFORE OR AFTER SERMON, The following Collects and Prayers are adapted to various subjects of discourse, and are arranged, for the sake of convenience, under several heads. The Minister is at liberty to use, instead of these Forms, Extemporary Prayer. GENERAL COLLECTS. f\ GOD, the eternal ^-^ source of wisdom and purity, from whom all good counsels, all holy desires, and all just works do pro- ceed ; we offer up our humble prayers unto thee, beseeching thee to enlight- en our minds, and sanctify our hearts by thy heavenly truth. What we know not, teach thou us; what- ever is amiss in us, dispose us to reform ; whatever in us is good, assist us to carry forwards to perfec- tion ; which we ask in the 19 name and as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A LMIGHTY God, un- -^- to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no se- crets are hid ; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy Spirit, that we may per- fectly love thee, and wor- thily magnify thy holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. o ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, I is COLLECTS AND PRAYERS, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctity, and govern both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy command- ments ; that through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. A SSIST us, O Lord, in -^- all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy contin- ual help, that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A LMIGHTY God, the -^- fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessi- ties before we ask, and our ignorance in asking ; we beseech thee to have com- passion upon our infirmi- ties; and those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blind- ness we cannot ask, vouch- safe to give us, for the sake of thine infinite mercy in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 4 SSIST us mercifully, -* * O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants toward the attain- ment of everlasting salva- tion ; that among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. r^RANT, we beseech " thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TY^E offer these our ^ * prayers unto thee, O God of mercy, with a humble confidence in thine unerring wisdom and perfect goodness. We be- seech thee to overlook the imperfection, and to accept the sincerity of our BEFORE OR AFTER SERMON. I If) devotions. Of thy great mercy, grant unto us such things as shall be good for us, though we may neglect to pray for them ; and deny us such things as would be hurtful to us, though we should earnest- ly desire them. Order all things for us, as seemeth right in thy sight ; and do us good, both now and for evermore, according to thy promises declared unto us by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. \ LMIGHTYGod,who -^*- hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's name ; we beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have made now our pray- ers and supplications unto thee ; and grant that those things which we have faith- fully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A LMIGHTYGod.giv- ■^*- er of all temporal and spiritual good, grant unto us thy grace, we beseech thee, so to speak, so to hear, and so to learn, that the Word of Christ may dwell in us richly in all wisdom, that our minds may be en- lightened, our fears ban- ished, our faith confirmed, and our way directed unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TRUST AND SUBMISSION. f\ GOD, the high and " holy One who inhabit - est eternity, we pray thee so to enlighten and strengthen us, that we may make thee our refuge and trust, our confidence and joy ; let us rest our hearts and our hopes upon thee, through all the scenes and trials of this our short and uncertain life ; that, when heaven and earth shall pass away, we may be found in thine eter- nal dwelling-place, render- ing to thee all power, and glory, and praise, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. r\ THOU, who alone art ^ infinite in knowledge and wisdom, though thy ways are past our finding out, we are assured that they are just and right ; and we would therefore submit all our desires to 1.50 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS, thy will, all our actions to thy government, and all our concerns to thy disposal ; and in humility and self- abasement we would now and at all times offer up our prayers to thee, the only wise God, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. r\ THOU, who art the ^ only living and true God, unchangeable in thy nature, universal in thy presence, and uncontrolla- ble in thy dominion, we pray that we may have worthy conceptions of thy greatness ; that we may entertain a deep and last- ing sense of thy goodness ; that we may fear thee as our Master, and honour thee as our Father ; and that when we meet thee as our Judge, we may be accepted and pardoned, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. /^ OD of wisdom and " truth, from whom pro- ceed all the treasures of knowledge, and who by thy Spirit hast given us understanding ; we thank thee that thou hast enabled us to know thee in thy works, to study thy word, and to hold communion with thee, the Father of our spirits. May we at all times be sensible of our connection with thee, and above all things fear to degrade the nature which thou hast given us. Merci- fully assist our weakness ; reclaim us from our er- rors ; enlighten our minds ; purify our hearts, and give us true repentance for our sins, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. r\ GOD, the Author of ^ nature, whose energy sustains, whose presence animates, and whose gra- cious influence blesses the universe ; assist us, we be- seech thee, to form worthy apprehensions of thy na- ture and character, and, as far as our faculties will per- mit, to become acquainted with thy perfections and providence. And let our conceptions of thee pro- duce in us the sentiments of veneration, gratitude, and submission, and lead us to a diligent imitation of thy moral perfections, and a constant obedience to thy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BEFORE OR AFTER SERMON. 151 pRANT unto us, O ^* most merciful Father, the spirit of wisdom and knowledge. Teach us to judge aright concerning thee, our Maker, and the duties which thou requirest of us ; and let all religious truths deeply impress our hearts, and have a lasting influence on our behaviour. Assist us to subdue every vicious affection, and to withstand every tempta- tion ; that we may manifest the sincerity of our repent- ance, by the steadfastness of our obedience; and that, not being weary of well do- ing, we may finally obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. f\ GOD, who givest un- ^ derstanding to man, and instructest him out of thy law, grant unto us thy servants such knowledge as may best enable us to do good, and a sincere dis- position rightly to improve the knowledge we possess. Preserve in us a constant remembrance of thine all- seeing eye. Deliver us from irregular desires, vain hopes, and weak fears ; and prepare us, by inno- cence and purity of man- ners, and a steadfast faith in thee, for all the events of this mortal life, and for our departure out of this world. By the constant exercise of piety, right- eousness, and mercy ; by an humble, resigned, and contented spirit, may we become fitted for the so- ciety of the just made per- fect in thine heavenly king- dom ; which we ask in the name, and as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. DIVINE ASSISTANCE. (~\ GOD, who art ever ^^ more ready to hear than we are to pray, and who hast promised the as- sistance of thy holy Spirit to those who truly seek it, we humbly beseech thee to fulfil thy gracious promise to us thy servants, and grant us that light and help, with- out which we know no- thing, and can do nothing ; O guide us by thy counsel, defend us by thy might, purify us by thy Spirit, and keep us in thy fear and love continually ; and thine shall be the honour, and the glory, and the praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 152 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS, WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, to assist and direct us in the attainment of the happi- ness for which thou hast designed us. Lift up the light of thy countenance upon us, to illuminate our minds with thy heavenly truth, that, being purged from error, prejudice, and vice, our desires and pas- sions may be under the continual guidance of rea- son, and our actions may be conformed to thy most holy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE BIBLE. f\ GOD, who in times ^-^ past didst speak to the fathers by the prophets, and in these last days to us by thy Son ; we thank thee for the volume of thy holy word ; for the plain and ample directions it contains ; for the sublime instructions it affords; for the consolations and hopes it presents to the penitent, the afflicted, and the dv- ing ; for the immortal life it reveals to man ; for the eternal glory and happi- ness it promises to those who love, and strive to obey thee. May we be enabled, by the light and assistance which it gives to our ignorance and frail- ty, to order our steps aright; to keep thy laws and or- dinances blameless ; and steadily to pursue that path of virtue and true holi- ness which leads to ever- lasting life. And this we humbly beg in the name of our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. UNITY. A GOD, the Father of ^-" our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace ; take awav from us we beseech thee, all bitter prejudice and uncharitableness, and whatsoever else may hin- der us from godly union and concord ; 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 henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith, and chari- ty, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IlKFOKK OK ATTKR SKRMON. 1 53 CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY. TI/'E thank thee, O Fa- ' ' ther in heaven, for the blessed gospel of thy Son Jesus Christ ; for the light it sheds on thy nature, character, and providence, on the path of our duty, and on the future world. May this glorious light shine into our hearts, and cheer and sustain us, and lead us through the scenes and trials of this life, to the endless felicities of thy kingdom above. Which we ask in the name of our Sa- viour Jesus Christ. Amen. A LMIGHTY and most ^-*- merciful God, who wouldest have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of thy truth ; regard in mercy, we be- seech thee, those parts of the earth where the gospel is not known, and bring them to the knowledge, obedience, and love of the religion of thy dear Son. We also pray for the whole Christian world, that all who profess the faith of the gospel, may hold it in uni- ty of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in holiness of life. We entreat thee, more particularly, to assist us to govern our hearts by the blessed law of charity, that together with all our fellow Christians, we may continually become here on earth more worthy of the glorious society in heaven, where charity never faileth ; which we beg in the name of Jesus Christ, the head of all things to the church, through whom we ascribe to thee blessing and praise, for ever and ever. Amen. r\ THOU God and Fa- ^-^ ther of our Lord Jesus Christ, give us grace, we humbly beseech thee, to act in every relation and condi- tion of life, as thy children, disciples of thy Son, and members of the general family of mankind. May we love one another with pure hearts fervently ; and heartily unite our endeav- ours to promote each oth- er's happiness ; that, in this life, we may experi- ence how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity ; and that we may be pre- pared for an eternal abode in the regions of endless peace and joy, through thine infinite mercy, de- clared unto us by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 154 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS, A LMIGHTYGod,who -^- hast given unto us tliy Son Jesus Christ from heav en, give unto us also thy quickening grace, that we may be disposed to hear, and enabled to obey him ; that we may become his disciples, not in name only but in deed ; that we may surrender to his guidance the minds which he came to enlighten, and the souls which he came to save ; and so follow him in this world, that we may reign with him in the world to come ; and thine shall be the honour and the praise, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. RESIGNATION. f\ MOST gracious and " merciful Father, we desire to resign ourselves and all our interests to thy disposal, in the humble hope that thy mercy will never forsake us, and that thou wilt cause all things to work together for our good. We would submit patiently to thy will under all our afflictions ; and we humbly pray that we may so pass through the changes of this world, as finally to be prepared for the enjoy- ment of perfect and eternal happiness in the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TEMPTATION. A LMIGHTY and most ^-*- merciful God, it is our earnest desire and humble prayer, that thou wouldest enable us to resist and overcome temptation. May neither the allurements of vicious pleasure, nor the difficulties of a virtuous course deter us from the practice of our duty. To whatever trials our integri- ty may be exposed, may we have strength to preserve it uncorrupted ; that, hav- ing endured temptation, we may receive the crown of eternal life, which thou hast promised to the right- eous by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PIETY AND MORALITY. A LMIGHTY God, give -^*- us grace, we beseech thee, to keep thee and thy commandments continual- ly before us ; to live as in thy sight ; to walk in thy fear ; to make ourselves the objects of thy love. May our principles of duty be BEFORE OB KVTFAl SKKMON 166 firm; our regard to thy laws constant ; our desire of obeying and pleasing thee, the first desire of our souls. May all that we do, be done to thy glory ; that when this transitory life is over, we may enter into thy joy, and continue to wor- ship and serve thee for ever and ever in thy heavenly kingdom ; which we hum- bly ask in the name and as disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. REPENTANCE. A LMIGHTY and most -*■■*- merciful Father, who knowest our weakness, and art acquainted with every action of our lives, and every secret of our hearts ; we acknowledge in thy presence our imperfections and sins, and fervently pray that thou wouldest be gra- cious unto us, and forgive us ; and help us to forsake all that is evil, and cleave to all that is good, and to make thee and thy appro- bation the objects of our supreme regard ; so that we fail not at last to attain that eternal happiness which thou hast promised to thy faithful servants, through thine infinite mercy in 20 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TIME, DEATH, AND ETERNITY. r^RANT, O Lord and " heavenly Father, that as our days on earth are multiplied, our good reso- lutions may be strength- ened, and our powers of resisting temptations in- creased. Relieve the in- firmities of our minds and bodies ; grant us such strength as our duties may require, and such diligence as may improve those op- portunities of good that shall be afforded us. De- liver us from evil thoughts ; give us true repentance for the sins of our past lives ; and as we draw nearer and nearer to the grave, increase our faith, enliven our hope, extend our charity, and purify our desires ; and so help us, by thy holy Spirit, that when it shall be thy pleas- ure to call us hence, we may be received to ever- lasting happiness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TVTE humbly pray thee, * * O Father in heaven, to guide us through the 156 COLLECTS AND PRAYERS. darkness of this world, to guard us from its per- ils, to hold us up and strengthen us when we grow weary in our mortal way, and to lead us by thy chosen paths, through time and through death, to our eternal home in thy heavenly kingdom ; which we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. T ORD of life and death, -^ of all ages and all worlds, give us to know the value of our fleeting years. While we have time, let us improve it as we ought ; let us not for- sake thee in life, nor fall from thee in death ; and O keep us, we entreat thee, from that second death, which must come upon the heedless and impeni- tent. Save us, and bring us to dwell with thee, where weakness, danger, and death shall find no room. Grant this, O Lord, for thine infinite mercy's sake, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. CLOSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. A LMIGHTY God, we -^- humbly thank thee for the privileges of religious worship and instruction which we have at this time enjoyed. Forgive what- ever thou hast seen amiss in us, and whatever may have been said contrary to the truth and to thy holy word. Accept the sincerity of our devotions, and cause the good seed of thy word to spring up, and bear a hundred fold in our hearts and lives. Teach us to love thee more and serve thee better, day by day ; that when our days on earth are end- ed, we may be received to thine eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. END OF THE COLLECTS AND PRAYERS. ANTE-COMMUNION, OR OFFICE OF THE COMMANDMENTS To be said on the Sundays immediately preceding those on which the Lord's Supper is to be adminis- tered. COLLECT FOR PURITY. A LMIGHTY God, un- -^-*- to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no se- crets are hid ; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy Spirit, that we may per- fectly love thee, and wor- thily magnify thy holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Minister. /^J_OD spake these words ^-* and said, I am the Lord thy God ; thou shalt have no other gods but me. People. Lord, have mer- cy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt not make to thyself any grav- en 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 ; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto 15S ANTE-COMMUNION. the third and fourth gen- eration of those who hate me, and show mercy unto thousands of those who love me and keep my com- mandments. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Remember that thou keep holy the Sab- bath day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do ; but the seventh 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 seventh day ; wherefore the Lord, blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Honour thy fa- ther and thy mother ; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt do no murder. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt not steal. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Min. Thou shalt not co- vet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. Peo. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all ANTE-COMMINION ir>!) these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. Then shall the Minister say, TTEAR also what our -*-*- Saviour Christ saith : The first of all the com- mandments is, Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God is one Lord : and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first com- mandment. And the se- cond is like, namely, this ; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other com- mandment greater than these. The Minister shall then announce the Commu- nion in the following words : On Sunday next will be administered unto all who are religiously and devout- ly disposed, the holy ordi- nance of the Lord's Supper. Other notices may also be given at this time, and then the Hymn and Ser- mon shall follow as usual. The foregoing Office may be used after the Morn- ing or Evening Prayer, or introduced in the course of either, at such place as shall seem most proper and conve- nient. EXD OF THE OFFICE OF THE COMMANDMENTS. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, OR HOLY COMMUNION The Minister, standing before the Lord's table, shall begin the Service by reading the following Sentences, or such a portion of them as may be convenient, the Wardens meanwhile collecting the usual Alms for the Poor. ET your light so shine -" before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. St. Matt. v. 16. Lay not up for your- selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust do corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is the law and the prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12. Not every one who saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king- dom of heaven ; but he who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. St. Matt. vii. 21. He who soweth little shall reap little ; and he who soweth plenteously, shall reap plenteously. Let every man do accord- ing as he is disposed in his heart ; not grudgingly, TIIK. COMMUNION. Mil or of necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. While we have time let us do good unto all men, and especially unto those who are of the household of faith. Gal. vi. 10. Godliness is great rich- es, if a man be content with that he hath ; for we brought nothing into the world, neither may we carry any thing out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7. Charge those who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute ; lay- ing up in store for them- selves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eter- nal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works and labour that pro- ceedeth of love, which ye have showed for his name's sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Heb. vi. 10. To do good, and to dis- tribute, forget not ; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16. Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his bro- ther have need, and slmt- teth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? 1 St. John, iii. 17. Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face from any poor man ; and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. Tob. iv. 7. Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, give plenteously ; if thou hast little, do thy dili- gence gladly to give of that little ; for so ga- therest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. Tob. iv. 8, 9. He who hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. Blessed is the man who provideth for the sick and needy ; the Lord shall de- liver him in the time of trouble. Psal. xli. 1. I have shown you how that ye ought to support the weak, and to remem- ber the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts, xx. 35. I(>2 THE COMMUNION. Then the Minister shall say, Let us pray for the whole church of Christ. And the Minister shall say this and all other Prayers and Confes- sions, in the Commu- nion Service, kneeling at the end of the table, so that the Congrega- tion shall be on his right hand. A LMIGHTYandever- -^- living God, who by thy holy apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men ; we humbly beseech thee most mercifully [to accept our alms, and oblations, and] to receive these our pray- ers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty ; be- seeching thee to inspire continually the universal church, with the spirit of truth, unity, and con- cord ; and grant that all they who do confess the name of Christ may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. We be- seech thee also to bless all Christian rulers and governors, and grant that all who are placed in au- thority over us may truly and impartially minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of true religion and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Ministers of thy holy gospel, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively word, and rightly and duly ad- minister thy holy ordi- nances. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace ; and especially to this congregation here present ; that with meek heart and due reverence they may hear and re- ceive thy holy word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and suc- cour all those, who in this transitory life are in trou- ble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy name, for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear ; beseech- ing thee to give us grace, so to follow their good tup: communion. 163 examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for thine infinite mercy's sake, in Jesus Christ our Media- tor and Advocate. Amen. Then the Minister, stand- ing before the Table, shall say to those ivho come to receive the holy Communion; ATE who do truly and -■- earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to follow the commandments of God, and walk from henceforth in his holy ways ; draw near with faith, and take this holy ordinance to your com- fort ; and make your hum- ble confession to Almighty God, saying with me ; — Then shall this General Confession be made by the Minister and Peo- ple. A LMIGHTYGod,Fa- -^ ther of our Lord Je- sus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; We acknowledge and be- wail our manifold sins, 21 Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy Divine Majesty, Pro- voking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earn- estly repent, and are hear- tily sorry for these our misdoings ; The remem- brance of which is griev- ous unto us. Have mer- cy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father. In the name of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, we beseech thee to forgive us all that is past ; And grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in new- ness of life, To thy honour and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A LMIGHTY God, our -^*- heavenly Father, who of thy great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance, and true faith turn unto thee ; have mercy upon us, par- don and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all good- ness, and bring us to ever- lasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 164 THE COMMUNION. Then the Minister, stand- ing before the Table, shall say, TJEAR what comfort- -^-*- able words our Sa- viour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him ; Come unto me all ye who labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. So God loved the world, that he gave his only be- gotten Son, to the end that all who believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Hear also what St. Paul saith ; This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Hear also what St. John saith ; If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins. Lift up your hearts. Answ. We lift them up unto the Lord. Min. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Answ. It is meet and right so to do. Min. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Al- mighty, Everlasting God; Here shall follow the pro- per Preface, if there be any specially appoint- ed; or else immediately shall follow, HPHEREFORE with -■- Angels, and Archan- gels, and with all the com- pany of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name ; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glo- ry be to thee, O Lord, most high. Amen. PROPER PREFACES. Upon Christmas Day. BECAUSE thou didst send thy Son into the world, that the world through him might be sav- ed. Therefore with An- gels, &c. THE COMMUNION. I()5 Upon Easter Day. F>UT chiefly are we -*-* bound to praise thee for the glorious resurrec- tion of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; for he was offered for us, and is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world ; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. There- fore with Angels, &c. Upon Ascension Day. THROUGH thy most -*- dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; who, after his most glori- ous resurrection, manifest- ly appeared to all his Apos- tles, and in their sight as- cended up into heaven to prepare a place for us ; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &/C. Upon Whitsunday. THROUGH Jesus -*- Christ our Lord ; ac- cording to whose most true promise, thy holy Spirit was poured forth upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth ; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also bold- ness, with fervent zeal, constantly to preach the gospel unto all nations, whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, &c. Then shall the Minister say in the name of all them ivho shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following . T\7"E do not presume to * * come to this thy ta- ble, O merciful Lord, trust- ing in our own righteous- ness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table, but thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy ; grant us there- fore, gracious Lord, so to partake of this holy ordi- nance, that our minds may be impressed with grati- tude to thy dear Son Jesus 1()() THE COMMUNION. Christ, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. Then the Minister, stand- ing before the Table, shall read the following account of the Institu- tion, from 1 Cor. xi. 23, 25. THE Lord Jesus, the -*- same night that 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 remem- brance of me. After the same manner, also, he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood ; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in re- membrance of me. Then the Minister shall break the Bread, and pour out the Wine; af- ter which he shall say the Prayer following. A LMIGHTY God, our •^*- heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death up- on the cross for our re- demption ; who did insti- tute, and in his holy gos- pel command his disciples to continue a memorial of that his precious death; hear us,0 merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee, and grant that we may receive this bread and wine, according to the holy institution, and in remembrance of the death and passion of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Then shall the Minister first receive the Com- munion in both kinds himself, saying, when he takes the Bread, I take, and eat this in re- membrance of Christ ; Likewise, when he takes the Cup, I drink this in remem- brance of Christ ; And then proceed to de- liver the same to the People. And when he deliver eth the Bread to the People, he shall say, Take, and eat this in re- membrance of Christ. THE COMM1 NION. I(>? And when the Minister del ire re tit the Cup to the People, he shall say, Drink this in remembrance of Christ. When all have receiv- ed the Communion, a Psalm or Hymn may be sung; and this end- ed, the following Pray- ers shall be said. f\\JK Father, who art ^ in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- dom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. f\ LORD and heavenly ^ Father, we thy hum- ble servants earnestly de- sire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; beseeching thee to grant, that by the mediation of thy Son Je- sus Christ, and through faith in him, we and thy whole church may ob- tain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee ; humbly beseeching thee, that all we, who are par- takers of this holy com- munion, may be filled with thy grace and heav- enly benediction. And although we be unwor- thy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service ; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, according to thine abun- dant mercies in Christ Je- sus our Lord ; through whom all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. Then shall the following Anthem be said by the Minister and People. G Gloria in excelsis. LORY be to God on high, and on earth his THE COMMUNION. peace, good will among men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for the va- rious manifestations of thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. We bless thee for send- ing thy beloved Son in- to the world to save sin- ners ; for exalting him unto thy right hand in heaven ; for all the gifts and graces of thy holy Spirit ; and for the hope of eternal life. For thou only art wise, and holy, and good ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only dost govern all things, both in heaven and earth. Therefore, blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto thee who sittest upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen. HPHE grace of our Lord -*- Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fel- lowship of the holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. Or this. rpHE peace of God, -"- which passeth all un- derstanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; and the blessing of God Almighty be among you, and re- main with you always. Amen. MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS The following brief Meditations and Prayers may be used as Guides to Private Devotion before and after Communion. MEDITATION BEFORE COMMU- NING. A CCORDING to the -^- exhortation of St. Paul, let me examine my- self, and so let me eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. Do I approach the table of my Lord as his humble disciple ; seeking his spirit and grace ; relying on his word ; remembering his great sufferings, and his shameful death, and his surpassing love for me and for all men, for whose salvation he suffered and died ? Do I hate and renounce my sins ? Am I in charity with all my neighbours? Am I anx- ious to follow my Saviour in loving and serving God ? — I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord, and so will I compass thine altar. PRAYER. "DEHOLD, gracious -*-* Lord, I come to thy table, as one who is sick, to the great Physician. Let me worthily receive these elements of bread and wine, and fill me, O Lord, with that spiritual food, the 170 MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS. body and blood of Christ, of which these are the outward signs; that so evil affections may die in me, and all things belong- ing to the Spirit may live and grow in me, and I be preserved in body and soul, and saved from the second death, and nourished unto eternal life, through him who loved me and gave himself for me, thy dear Son Jesus Christ. Amen. MEDITATION AFTER COMMUNING. mUlllOll. I trust that his doctrine and example are with- in me, and that neither things present nor things to come, will dissolve the divine fellowship between him the blessed Master and me his humble dis- ciple. PRAYER. A ND to thee, O God, -^*- my Father, do I give thanks for this holy corn- Grant that it ]VTOW that I have com- -^ memorated my Mas- ter and Saviour according to his own gracious invi- tation, let me meditate on the meaning of these words of Jesus, when he said, 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. I trust that in this com- memoration of my Lord, I have partaken of his own life, which is spirit- ual, sacred, and eternal. may never turn to my judgment and condemna- tion, but that it may be, together with my other spiritual privileges, health and recovery under all weakness and infirmities ; safety and defence against all the attacks of my spiritual enemies ; vigor and strength to all my good purposes and resolu- tions ; comfort and sup- port under all the afflic- tions and calamities of life ; assistance and direc- tion under all difficulties and doubts; courage and constancy under all dan- gers and persecutions, in times of sickness, and in the hour of death. And be thou, O God, my Father, alway with me. MEDITATIONS AND l'KAYF.RS. 171 Grant me pardon and peace in this life, mercy and favour at the day of judgment, and a never fading crown of glory in thy heavenly kingdom. These things, for myself and for others, I devoutly ask in the name of Jesus Christ thy blessed Son our Lord. Amen. AFTER THE SERVICE IS ENDED. ORD, now lettest thou -^ thy servant depart in peace ; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation. Let me always hunger and thirst after righteousness ; and nourish thou my soul to eternal life through Je- sus Christ. Amen, 22 THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK If any sick Person is desirous of receiving the Com- munion at his house, he shall give notice to the Minister; and all things necessary being prepared, the Minister shall there celebrate the Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel here following. THE COLLECT. A LMIGHTY,everlast- -^- ing God, maker of mankind, who dost correct those whom thou dost love, and chastise every one whom thou dost re- ceive ; we beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant visited with thine hand ; and to grant that he may take his sick- ness patiently ; and to re- store his bodily health, if it be thy gracious will ; and that whensoever his soul shall depart from the body, it may be without spot presented unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE EPISTLE. Heb. xii. 5. IV/TY son, despise not -^-*- thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord lov- eth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. T1IK ru.MMl MON or THE SICK. 1 7.$ THE GOSPEL. St. John, v. 84. T^ERILY, verily, I say * unto you, he who loveth my word, and be- lieveth on him who sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come in- to condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life. After which the Minister shall proceed according to the form before pre- scribed for the Holy Communion, beginning at the words, Ye who do truly, &c. END OF THE COMMUNION. THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS There should be for every Child two or three Sponsors; who may most properly be Parents or nearest Rela- tions. Minister. TTEAR the words of ^^- our Saviour Christ to his Apostles. Go ye, and make dis- ciples of all nations, bap- tizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Hear what he saith in another place ; Suffer the little children to come unto me and for- bid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of God. Hear also what St. Pe- ter saith ; The baptism which sav- eth us, is not the put- ting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God. Dearly beloved, Ye have brought this child here to be baptized ; I demand therefore, Will ye faithfully and earnestly exhort this child to renounce the hurtful vanities of this world, with all covetous desires of the same, and carnal desires of the flesh, so that he may not follow, nor be led by them ? BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 175 Answ. I will. Min. Will ye instruct him in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ ? Jlnsw. I will. Min. Will ye exhort him to keep God's holy will and commandments, and to walk in the same all the days of his life ? Answ. I will. Then shall the Minister take the Child into his hands, and say to the Sponsors, Name this child. Then naming it after them, and either dip- ping it in the water, or sprinkling water upon it, he shall say, T BAPTIZE thee in the -*- name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Min. Let us pray. ALMIGHTY and ev- -^- er blessed God, by whose providence the dif- ferent generations of man- kind are raised up to know thee, and to enjoy thy favour for ever ; grant that this child, now dedi- cated to thee by our of- fice and ministry, may be endued with heavenly vir- tues, and everlastingly saved through thy mercy, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. We beseech thee to enable thy servants who are entrusted with the care of this child, to perform their duty faithfully ; give them wis- dom to be his defence against the temptations incident to childhood and youth ; and as he grows up in life, graciously as- sist them to enlarge his understanding and to open his heart to the impres- sions of religion and vir- tue. This our petition we humbly present in the name of Jesus Christ our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen. TVTE give thee humble ^" thanks, O heavenly Father, 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, that we may be enabled to mortify all I7() BAPTISM OF INFANTS. our evil and corrupt affec- mortal life, they may have t i«>ns, and daily to pro- the comfort of contribut- ceed in all virtue and godli- ing to their future happi- ness of living, till we come ness in a life which will to that eternal kingdom, never end. which thou hast promised Remember then that by Jesus Christ our Lord, this child belongs to God Amen. who gave it to you, that it may be educated and ~\TOW unto him who is fitted for himself; and if -^ able to keep us from through your criminal neg- falling, and to present us lect or bad example, his faultless before the pres- reasonable creature be ence of his glory, with ex- lost, he will require it at ceeding joy, to the only your hands, wise God our Saviour, be Instil therefore into his glory and majesty, domin- tender mind the know- ion and power, through ledge, reverence, and love Jesus Christ, for ever and of God, the heavenly Fa- ever. Amen. ther, and Maker of all; and a deep sense of the EXHORTATION TO PARENTS AF- **J * Mch . W •"« .\° ter baptism. him. Acquaint him with his benevolent designs To be read or omitted at from the beginning, for the discretion of the the recovery of a degen- Minister. erate and perishing world, to their duty and happi- THE design of receiv- ness ; and lead him to J- ing infants by baptism learn the mind and will into the church of Christ, of God for his salvation, is, to remind parents of from that inestimable trea- their duty to them in their sure of wisdom, the holy innocent and helpless age, scriptures, especially the to train them up as his words of Christ and his disciples and the children apostles ; and not from of God ; that as they have the doctrines and inven- been the instruments of tions of men. bringing them into this Check the first risings BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 1 77 of envy and pride in his truth and virtue, and the breast, by teaching him public good. Sow in him humility and a just know- betimes these seeds of pie- ledge of himself; that all ty, charity, sincerity, and he possesses or hopes for, all goodness ; for other- is from God, whose free wise the weeds of evil bounty alone maketh the will spring up in his difference between his heart, which ye may nev- creatures. But at the er afterward be able to same time inform him of root out. And although the dignity of his nature ; no pains which ye can of the importance of rea- take, can ensure success, son, the light of God with- yet whatever happens, ye in him, by which he is will have discharged your to govern himself, to re- duty, and not have the strain his appetites and guilt and mortifying re- passions, moderate his af- flection of having contri- fections, to know the God buted to the ruin and who made him, to learn misery of those you love, his will, to become like Remember the saying of unto him, holy, just, and the wise man, Train up good. Teach him above a child in the way he all things to abhor false- should go, and when he hood and lies ; and to love is old he will not depart and cultivate truth and in- from it. If your labours tegrity, which will make should be successful, it him amiable in the eyes will be a source of the of all, and acceptable to highest and purest pleas- God. Tell him that he ure and satisfaction to is to love and to do good you ; and ye will have to all men, because all the joy of leaving behind are equally the children you those who may live of God with himself, and and do good in the world, the objects of his fatherly when ye shall be no more kindness and care ; that in it. he is not born only for And may the supreme himself, but for others ; Father and Governor of to serve his country and all things direct and bless mankind by promoting you in the faithful dis- 178 BAPTISM OF INFANTS. charge of your duty, for his glory, the good of mankind, and the advance- ment of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Where there are other Sponsors who present the Child to be bap- tized, and not the Pa- rents, the Minister may thus begin the Exhor- tation, ^\TE who have now un- -*- dertaken the care of this child, who naturally belongs to the parents, must take heed and remem- ber that it is also a child of God, for whom it is to be educated and fitted; and if through your, &c. END OF BAPTISM OF INFANTS. i THE BAPTISM OF THOSE WHO ARE OF RIPER YEARS. The Minister may begin the Service with the following Observations, relating to the Appointment, Nature, and Use of Baptism, /^kUR blessed Saviour, ^ the Lord Jesus Christ, having himself published his religion for the salva- tion of the world, to the Jewish nation, commis- sioned his apostles to com- plete the work he had be- gun, by preaching his gos- pel to all nations. All power, said he, is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and make dis- ciples of all nations, bap- tizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things what- 23 soever I have commanded you ; and lo, I am with you alway, even to the end of the world. By this direction of our Saviour, all persons are to be acknowledged as members of his church, by baptism in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. They are then consecrated to the divine service, in that religion which came from God the Father, was published to the world by his Son, and confirmed by the opera- tions of his holy Spirit. By this ordinance Christ IS!) BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. hath wisely provided to keep up in his church a sense of the purity of his doctrines, and the obliga- tions to universal holiness of life, which are incum- bent upon his disciples. Water is employed as an emblem of purity, or of that moral and religious improvement, in which all our Christian advantages should terminate. Let us, therefore, as many as are here present, remember the purity of our Christian faith and professions ; and by the present administration of baptism, take occasion to establish in our minds a lively sense of our obli- gations to serve God, ac- cording to the gospel of his Son, in holiness and righteousness all our days. Then shall the Minister say to the Person de- siring to be baptized, AUR Lord Jesus cora- ^-J manded, that all per- sons baptized should be instructed in his holy gos- pel. You, in the profes- sion of the Christian faith, present yourself to be bap- tized according to his in- stitution. Do you now promise, that you will re- ceive the instructions of the Christian religion, and govern your faith and prac- tice by its doctrines and laws ? Ansiv. This I now pro- mise, and, by the help of God, will endeavour to perform. The Minister shall then baptize the Person, say- ing, T BAPTIZE thee in the -*- name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Min. Let us pray. A LMIGHTY God, the -^- Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, regard in mercy the prayers of thy people ; and bless thy ser- vant, who hath now been acknowledged as a mem- ber of the Christian church, by baptism. Incline his heart to receive with all readiness the doctrines and instructions of Christ, and to submit faithfully to the authority of his laws. Give him strength to tri- umph over the temptations of vice, and to be stead- fast in the practice of that BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER tfEARS. |s| holiness which baptism Jesus Christ, for ever and is designed to represent ; ever. Amen. that, living as becometh a o-ood and faithful member the exhortation. of the Christian church here on earth, he may at Christian Brother, length partake in heaven TN obedience to the com- of that eternal kingdom -■- mand of our Lord Je- which thou hast revealed sus Christ, that all persons to us by Jesus Christ our baptized be instructed in Lord. Amen. his holy religion ; you have now engaged, by a solemn X^TE give thee humble promise before God and '* thanks, O heavenly this assembly, that you will Father, that thou hast receive the instructions of vouchsafed to call us to the Christian religion, and the knowledge of thy grace, govern your faith and prac- and faith in thee ; increase tice by its doctrines and this knowledge, and con- laws. May you carefully firm this faith in us ever- keep in mind this promise, more, that we may be en- and endeavour to perform abled to mortify all our it faithfully. You are to evil and corrupt affections, endeavour to improve in and daily to proceed in every virtue which relates all virtue and godliness to God, your neighbour, of living, till we come or yourself; and to this to that eternal kingdom, end, you are diligently which thou hast promised and honestly to search the by Jesus Christ our Lord, scriptures. These contain Amen. every thing necessary to eternal salvation ; and from TVTOW unto him who is these sacred records of our -^ able to keep us from religion, you may obtain falling, and to present us all that information which faultless before the pres- is necessary to improve ence of his glory, with your understanding and exceeding joy, to the only confirm your faith. Above wise God our Saviour, be all, you are carefully to glory and majesty, domin- obey the precepts of the ion and power, through gospel, and to cultivate IS2 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 1 hat purity of heart and affections, which all its laws, ordinances, and doc- trines are designed to pro- mote. Having the fear of God before your eyes, be you now exhorted to dis- charge with fidelity and exactness the duty you have now acknowledged. To the due observance of it may God incline your heart ; and may he bless you with success, for your improvement in Christian knowledge, and holiness of life, for the honour of religion, and the glory of his holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. END OF BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. MATRIMONY. First the Banns of those who are to be married, may be published in the Church three several Sundays or Holydays, in this manner; T PUBLISH the Banns -■- of marriage between M. of — and JV. of — . If any of you know cause or just impediment why these two persons should not be joined together in matrimony, ye are to de- clare it. This is the first [second or third] time of asking. When the Persons to be married are assembled with their Friends, the Minister shall say, T\EARLY beloved, we -*-^ are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of this con- gregation, to join together this man and this woman in matrimony ; which is an honourable estate, insti- tuted of God in the time of man's innocency; which estate Christ adorned and beautified with his pres- ence, and first miracle that he wrought in Cana of Galilee ; and is commend- ed of St. Paul to be hon- ourable among all men ; and therefore is not by any to be enterprised, or taken in hand, lightly or unad- visedly ; but reverently, discreetly, soberly, and in the fear of God. 184 MATRIMONY. And also, speaking to the Persons who are to be married, he shall say, T REQUIRE and -*- charge you both, as ye will answer at the dreadful day of judgment, when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, that if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully united in matrimony, ye do now confess it. For be ye well assured, that so many as are joined together other- wise than God's word doth allow, are not joined to- gether by God, neither is their matrimony lawful. If no impediment be al- leged, then shall the Minister say unto the Man, M. WILT thou have this woman to thy wed- ded wife, to live together after God's ordinance, in the estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, com- fort her, honour and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy ; and forsaking all oth- er keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live ? The Man shall ansiver, I will. Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman, JY. WILT thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance, in the estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love him, com- fort him, honour and keep him, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy ; and forsaking all oth- er, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live ? The Woman shall ansiver, I will. Then shall the Minister say, Who giveth this woman to be married to this man ? Then the Minister, re- ceiving the Woman, at her Father's or Friend's hands, shall cause the Man with his right hand, to take the Woman by her right hand, and to say after him as follow - eth; MATRIMONY. L85 1, Jtf. take thee, A', to my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for hetter for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death ns do part, according to God's holy ordinance, and the laws of the land. Then shall the Woman likewise say after the Minister ; I, JV. take thee, M. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for bet- ter for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance and the laws of the land. Then shall they loose their hands, and the Man shall give unto the Wo- man a Ring, putting it upon the fourth finger of her left hand. And the Man holding the Ring there, and taught by the Minister, shall say, T^TITH this ring I thee ' ^ wed ; with all my worldly goods I thee en- dow; and to thee only do I promise to keep myself, so long as we both shall live. Amen. Then the Minister shall say, Let us pray. Q ETERNAL God, " creator and preserver of all mankind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlasting life; send thy blessing upon these thy ser- vants, whom we bless in thy name. Enable them to per- form the covenant which they have now made in thy presence. May they seri- ously attend to the duties of the new relation in which they stand to each other ; that it may not be to them a state of temptation and sorrow, but of holiness and comfort ; may they live to- gether in peace and love ; and wilt thou, the God of peace and love, be always with them, and lead them in the paths of innocence and virtue to eternal life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister speak unto the People. l PSALMS. Day 3. rid me from the wicked man. For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM XIX. rPHE heavens declare -■■ the glory of God ; and the firmament showeth his handy work. Day unto day uttereth speech ; night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their sounds are gone out into all lands ; and their words unto the ends of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, who cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. He goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and his circuit is unto the end of it again ; and there is nothing hid from his heat. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con- verting the soul ; the tes- timony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart ; the command- ment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever ; the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold ; sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is thy servant taught ; and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can tell how oft he ofiendeth ? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me ; so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence. I PSALMS. JI7 Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- tion of my heart, be al- ways acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. PSALM XX. THE Lord hear thee in -■- the day of trouble ; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Sion ; Grant thee thy heart's desire, and fulfil all thy mind. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the name of the Lord our God ; the Lord perform all thy petitions. Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven, even with the wholesome strength of his right hand. Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses ; but we will re- member the name of the Lord our God. They are brought down, and fallen ; but we are risen and stand upright. Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven, when we call upon thee Now unto the eternal, &,c. Be honour and glory, &c. King £l)e JFourtlj Sag- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XXIII. rpHE Lord is my shep- -■- herd ; therefore can I lack nothing. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul, and bringeth me forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ; thou anointest my head with oil, and my cup runneth over. Surely thy loving kind- ness and mercy shall follow 21S PSALMS. Day 4. me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. PSALM XXIV. HPHE earth is the Lord's, -■- and all that therein is ; the world, and they who dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord? or who shall rise up in his holy place ? Even he who hath clean hands and a pure heart, and who hath not lifted up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive a bless- ing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek him, even of those who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory ? It is the Lord, strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in bat- tle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory ? Even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM XXV. TTNTO thee, O Lord, ^ will I lift up my soul ; my God, I have put my trust in thee ; O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me. For all they who hope in thee, shall not be asham- ed ; but such as wickedly forsake thee shall be put to confusion. Show me thy ways, O Lord, and teach me thy paths. Lead me forth in thy truth, and teach me ; for thou art the God of my D TS ALMS. 219 salvation ; in thee hath been my hope all the day long. Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mer- cies, and thy loving kind- nesses, which have been ever of old. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth ; but according to thy mercy think thou up- on me, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. Gracious and righteous is the Lord ; therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Those who are meek shall he guide in judg- ment ; and such as are gentle, them shall he teach his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto such as keep his cove- nant and his testimonies. For thy name's sake, O Lord, be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. What man is he who feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease ; and his seed shall inherit the land. The secret of the Lord is among those who fear him ; and he will show them his covenant. 28 Mine eyes are ever look- ing unto the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; for I am desolate and in misery. The sorrows of my heart are enlarged ; O bring thou me out of my trou- bles. Look upon my adver- sity and misery, and for- give me all my sin. O keep my soul, and deliver me ; let me not be confounded ; for I have put my trust in thee. Let perfectness and righteous dealing preserve me ; for my hope hath been in thee. Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &/C. &Je iFtCti) Bag. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XXVI. BE thou my judge, O Lord, for I have walk- 220 PSALMS. Day 5. ed innocently ; my trust hath been also in the Lord ; therefore shall I not fall. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; try my reins and my heart. For thy loving kindness is ever before mine eyes, and I will walk in thy truth. I have not dwelt with vain persons ; neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful. I have hated the con- gregation of the wicked ; and will not sit among the ungodly. I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord, and so will I go to thine altar ; That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. O shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor my life with the blood thirsty ; In whose hands is wick- edness, and their right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I will walk innocently ; O de- liver me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth right ; I will praise the Lord in the congregations. PSALM XXVII. rFHE Lord is my light -*- and my salvation ; whom then shall I fear ? The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom then shall I be afraid ? Though an host of men encamp against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid ; and though there rise up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him. One thing have I de- sired of the Lord, which I will seek after ; even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to be- hold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. For in the time of trou- ble he shall hide me in his tabernacle ; yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me upon a rock of stone. Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness ; I will Day I'SAL.MS. 221 sing and speak praises un- to the Lord. Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee ; have mercy upon me, and hear me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. hide thou not thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in dis- pleasure. Thou hast been my suc- cour ; leave me not, nei- ther forsake me, O God of my salvation. Though my father and my mother forsake me, yet the Lord taketh me up. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies. 1 should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. O tarry thou the Lord's leisure ; be of good cour- age and he shall strengthen thine heart ; and put thou thy trust in the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM XXVIII. TTNTO thee will I cry, ^ O Lord my strength ; be not silent to me ; lest if thou make as though thou nearest not, I become like those who go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my humble petitions when I cry unto thee, when I hold up my hands toward the mercy seat of thy holy temple. O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers, who speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts. Praised be the Lord, for he hath heard the voice of my humble peti- tions. The Lord is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped ; therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him. The Lord is my strength, and he is the wholesome defence of his anointed. O save thy people and give thy blessing unto JJJ PSALMS. Day 6. thine inheritance ; feed them, and set them up for ever. PSALM XXIX /^1 IVE unto the Lord, " O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give the Lord the hon- our due unto his name ; worship the Lord with holy worship. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters, the voice of the glorious God ; the Lord thundereth over the great waters. The voice of the Lord is mighty ; the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar trees ; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire ; the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilder- ness ; yea, the Lord shak- eth the wilderness of Ka- desh. The voice of the Lord causeth the oaks to quake, and layeth bare the for- ests ; in his temple doth every man speak of his honour. The Lord sitteth above the water flood ; yea, the Lord remaineth King for ever. The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. Cfje ^tptij Bag- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XXX WILL magnify thee, -*- O Lord ; for thou hast set me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul from the grave ; thou hast kept me alive that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks unto him at the remembrance of his holiness. For his wrath endureth Day 6. PSALMS. 223 but the twinkling of an eye, and in his favour is life ; heaviness may en- dure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved ; thou, Lord, of thy good- ness hast made my hill so strong. Thou didst turn thy face from me, and I was trou- bled. Then I cried unto thee, O Lord, and besought the Lord right humbly. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? Shall the dust give thanks unto thee ? or shall it declare thy truth ? Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me ; Lord, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy ; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with glad- ness. Therefore shall every good man sing thy praise without ceasing ; O my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. PSALM XXXI. 1~N thee, O Lord, do I -*- put my trust ; let me never be put to confusion ; deliver me in thy right- eousness. Bow down thine ear to me ; make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and house of de- fence, that thou mayest save me. For thou art my strong rock and my castle ; be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake. Into thy hands I com- mend my spirit ; for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. I have hated those who regard superstitious vani- ties, and my trust hath been in the Lord. I will be glad and re- joice in thy mercy ; for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities. O how plentiful is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for those who put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the place of thine own presence from the insults of men ; thou shalt keep 22 1. PSALMS. Day 6. them secretly in thy tab- ernacle from the strife of tongues. Thanks be to the Lord ; for he hath shown me his marvellous kindness, as in a strong city. For I had said in my haste, I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes. Nevertheless, thou heard- est the voice of my prayer, when I cried unto thee. O love the Lord, all ye his saints ; for the Lord preserveth those who are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer. Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, all ye who put your trust in the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM XXXII. "OLESSED is he whose " unrighteousness is for- given, and whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man un- to whom the Lord im- puteth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. For while I held my tongue, my bones con- sumed away through my daily complaining. For thy hand was heavy upon me day and night ; and my moisture was turn- ed into the drought of summer. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine un- righteousness have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord ; and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. For this shall every one who is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found ; and in the great water floods they shall not come nigh him. Thou art a place to hide me in ; thou shalt pre- serve me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs of de- liverance. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go, and I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding ; whose Day 6. PSALMS. 225 mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. Great plagues remain for the ungodly ; but who- so putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord ; and be joyful all ye who are true of heart. PSALM XXXIII. T)EJOICEintheLord, -"* O ye righteous ; for it becometh well the just to be thankful. Sing unto the Lord a new song ; sing praises unto him skilfully, with an exalted voice. For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful. He loveth righteousness and judgment ; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon a heap ; and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure house. Let all the earth fear the Lord ; stand in awe of him, all ye who dwell in the world. For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded and it stood fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought, and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of princes. The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever ; and the thoughts of his heart from generation to genera- tion. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and blessed are the peo- ple that he hath chosen to him to be his inheri- tance. The Lord looketh down from heaven, and behold- eth all the children of men ; from the habitation of his dwelling he con- sidered all those who dwell on the earth. He fashioneth all the hearts of them, and under- standeth all their works. There is no king who can be saved by the mul- titude of an host ; neither is any mighty man deliver- ed by much strength. 226 PSALMS. Day 7. A horse is but a vain thing for safety ; neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him, and upon those who put their trust in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, and to feed them in the time of famine. Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord ; for he is our help and our shield. For our hearts shall re- joice in him ; because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy merciful kind- ness, O Lord, be upon us, as we do put our trust in thee. Now unto the King eternal, &,c. Be honour and glory, &c. £f)e cSetoutij Hag- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XXXIV. WILL alway give -*■ thanks unto the Lord ; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his name together. 1 sought the Lord, and he heard me ; yea, he de- livered me out of all my fear. They looked unto him, and were enlightened ; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about those who fear him, and deliv- ered! them. O taste, and see how gracious the Lord is ; blessed is the man who trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye who are his saints ; for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger ; but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good. Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Day 7. PSALMS. 227 What man is he who de- sireth to live, and would lain see good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile. Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayer. The countenance of the Lord is against those who do evil, to root out the re- membrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a con- trite heart, and will save such as are of an humble spirit. Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepethall his bones; so that not one of them is broken. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they who hate the right- eous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; and all they who put t heir trust in him shall not be destitute. PSALM XXXVI. 1V/TY heart showeth me -^*- the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flattereth him- self in his own sight, that his abominable sin will not be found out. The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit ; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way ; neither doth he abhor any- thing that is evil. Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds. Thy righteousness stand- eth like the strong moun- tains ; thy judgments are like the great deep. Thou, Lord, preservest both man and beast. How excellent is thy mercy, O God ! therefore the child- ren of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 29 228 PSALMS. Day 7. They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house ; and thou shalt give them to drink of thy pleasures as out of a river. For with thee is the fountain of life, and in thy light shall we see light. O continue thy loving kindness unto those who know thee, and thy right- eousness unto those who are true of heart. Now unto the King eternal, &,c. Be honour and glory, EVENING PRAYER. PSALM XXXVII. T^RET not thyself be- -*- cause of the ungodly ; neither be thou envious against the evil doers. For they shall be soon cut down like the grass ; and be withered even as the green herb. Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thou in the Lord, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. He shall make thy right- eousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday. Repose thyself in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him, but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, or against the man who doeth after evil counsels. Cease from wrath, and let go displeasure ; fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. Wicked doers shall be rooted out ; and they who patiently wait on the Lord* shall inherit the land. Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be gone ; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. But the meek shall in- herit the earth, and shall be refreshed in the abun- dance of peace. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right conversation. Their sword shall go Dai 7. PSALMS. 229 through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken. A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly. For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. The Lord knoweth the days of the godly ; their inheritance shall endure for ever. They shall not be con- founded in the perilous time, and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. The Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his way accepta- ble to himself. Though he fall, he shall not be cast away ; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old, and yet saw I never the righteous for- saken, nor his seed beg- ging their bread. The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth, and his seed is blessed. Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermore. For the Lord loveth the thing that is right ; he forsaketh not his who are godly, but they are pre- served for ever. The unrighteous shall be punished ; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. The righteous shall in- herit the land and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the right- eous is exercised in wis- dom, and his tongue will be talking of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings shall not slide. The ungodly watcheth the righteous, and seeketh occasion to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor con- demn him when he is judged. Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land ; when the ungod- ly shall perish, thou shalt see it. I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay tree. I went by, and lo, he was gone ; I sought him, but his place could no where be found. 230 PSALMS. Day 8. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right ; for that shall bring a man peace at the last. As for the transgres- sors, they shall perish to- gether ; and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last. But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord, who is also their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them ; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, be- cause they put their trust in him. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. STfjr. fStrfttf) B as* MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XXXIX. T SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not with my ague. I will keep my mouth tongue. as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my sight. I held my tongue and spake nothing ; I kept si- lence, yea, even from good words ; and it was pain and grief to me. My heart was hot within me ; and while I was thus musing, the fire burned ; and at the last I spake with my tongue ; Lord, let me know my end, and the measure of my days ; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long ; and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquiet- eth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and can- not tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope ? truly my hope is even in thee. Deliver me from all mine offences, and make me not a rebuke unto the foolish. I became dumb and opened not my mouth ; for it was thy doing. Day 8. PSALMS. 231 Take thy plague away from me ; I am consumed by the blow of thy heavy hand. When thou with re- bukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment ; every man therefore is but van- ity. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears consider my calling ; hold not thy peace at my tears. For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength, before I go hence, and be no more seen. PSALM XL. WAITED patiently -*- for the Lord, and he inclined unto me, and heard my calling. He brought me also out of the horrible pit, and out of the mire and clay, and set my feet upon the rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who hath set his hope in the Lord, and turned not unto the proud, and such as go about with lies. Many, O Lord my God, are the wondrous works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us ward, they can- not be numbered unto thee. If I should declare them, and speak of them, they would be more than I am able to express. Sacrifice and meat of- fering thou wouldest not ; so hast thou taught me. Burnt offerings and sac- rifice for sin hast thou not required ; then said I, Lo, I come. In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfil thy will, O my God ; I am content to do it ; yea, thy law is within my heart. I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation ; lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, and that thou know- est. I have not hid thy right- eousness within my heart ; 232 PSALMS. Day 8. my talk hath been of thy EVENING PRAYER, truth, and of thy salva- tion. PSALM XLIII. I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth f^i I VE sentence with me, from the great congrega- ^-* O God, and defend tion. my cause against the un- Withdraw not thou thy godly people ; O deliver mercy from me, O Lord ; me from the deceitful and let thy loving kindness and wicked man. thy truth alway preserve For thou art the God of me. my strength ; why hast thou For innumerable trou- put me far from thee ? and bles are come about me ; why go I so heavily while my sins have taken such the enemy oppresseth me ? hold upon me, that I am O send out thy light not able to look up ; yea, and thy truth, that they they are more in number may lead me, and bring than the hairs of my head, me unto thy holy hill, and and my heart hath failed to thy dwelling, me. Then will I go unto the O Lord, let it be thy altar of God, even unto pleasure to deliver me ; the God of my joy and make haste, O Lord, to gladness ; and upon the help me. harp will I give thanks un- Let all those who seek to thee, O God, my God. thee be joyful and glad in Why art thou so heavy, thee ; and let such as love O my soul ? and why art thy salvation say alway, thou so disquieted within the Lord be praised. me ? As for me I am poor O put thy trust in God ; and needy ; but the Lord for I will yet give him careth for me. thanks, who is the help of Thou art my helper and my countenance, and my redeemer ; make no long God. tarrying, O my God. pgALM ^ Now unto the King eternal, &c. fr 00 is our ilope and Be honour and glory, " strength, a very pres- ide, ent help in trouble. Day 8. PSALMS. 233 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea ; Though the waters thereof rage and swell, and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the taberna- cle of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed ; God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, and the kingdoms were moved ; but God uttered his voice, and the earth melted away. The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Ja- cob is our refuge. O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, what destruction he hath brought upon the earth. He maketh wars to cease in all the world ; he breaketh the bow, and snappeth the spear in sun- der, and burneth the cha- riots in the fire. Be still then, and know that I am God ; I will be exalted among the hea- then, and I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Ja- cob is our refuge. PSALM XLV1I f\ CLAP your hands ^ together, all ye peo- ple ; O sing unto God with the voice of melody. For the Lord is high, and to be feared ; he is the great King over all the earth. He shall subdue the peo- ple under us, and the na- tions under our feet. He shall choose out an heritage for us, even the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. God is gone up with a shout, and the Lord with the sound of the trum- pet. O sing praises, sing praises unto our God ; O sing praises, sing praises unto our King. For God is the King of all the earth ; sing ye praises with understand- ing. God reigneth over the nations ; God sitteth upon his holy throne. The princes of the hea- 23 1 PSALMS. Day 9. then are joined unto the people of the God of Abra- ham ; for God, who is very high exalted, doth defend the earth as it were with a shield. PSALM XLVIII. GREAT is the Lord, and highly to be prais- ed, in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, God upholdeth the same for ever. We wait for thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. O God, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the world's end ; thy right hand is full of right- eousness. Let the mount Sion re- joice, and the daughter of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. For this God is our God for ever and ever ; he shall be our guide unto death. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. Ci)C Xiutf) Dat). MORNING PRAYER. PSALM L. HPHE Lord even the J- most mighty God, hath spoken, and called the world, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Sion the per- fection of beauty, hath God shined forth. Our God shall come, and shall not keep si- lence ; there shall go be- fore him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him. He shall call to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my servants to- gether unto me, those who have made a cove- nant with me with sacri- fice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness ; for God is judge him- self. Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; I myself will testify against thee, O Israel ; for I am God, even thy God. Day 9. PSALMS. 235 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnt offerings, because they were not al- way before me. I will take no bullock out of thine house nor he- goat out of thy folds. For all the beasts of the forest are mine, and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls upon the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee ; for the whole world is mine, and all that is therein. Offer unto God thanks- giving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High. And call upon me in the time of trouble ; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. But unto the ungod- ly saith God, Why dost thou preach my laws, and take my covenant in thy mouth ; Whereas thou hatest in- struction, and hast cast my words behind thee ? When thou sawest a thief thou consentedst un- to him, and hast been partaker with the adulter- Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness, and with thy tongue thou hast sv,\ forth deceit. Thou didst sit, and speak against thy brother ; yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son. These things hast thou done, and because I was silent thou thoughtest wick- edly, that I was even such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done. O consider this, ye who forget God ; lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he hon- oureth me ; and to him who ordereth his conver- sation right will I show the salvation of God. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. ers. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LI. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness ; according 30 2m PSALMS. Day 9. to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine of- fences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness ; and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee especially have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; that thou mightest be justi- fied in thy sentence, and be clear when thou judg- est. Thou requirest truth in the heart, and in the heart shalt make me to under- stand wisdom. Purge me as with hys- sop, and I shall be clean ; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast bro- ken may rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins, and blot out my mis- deeds. Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. O give me the comfort of thy help again, and es- tablish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou delight- est not in burnt offer- ings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit ; a bro- ken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not de- spise. PSALM LVI. T>E merciful unto me, -■-* O God, for man goeth about to devour me : he is daily fighting and trou- bling me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up ; for they be many who 6ght against me. O thou Most High. Nevertheless, though I am some time afraid, yd put I my trust in thee. I will praise God be- cause of his word ; I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Day 10. PSALMS. 237 They daily pervert my words ; all that they ima- gine is to do me evil. They gather themselves together, they hide them- selves, and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul. Shall they escape by their wickedness ? thou, God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down. Thou tellest my offen- ces ; put my tears before thee ; are not these things noted in thy book ? Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine ene- mies be put to flight ; this 1 know, for God is on my side. In God's word will I rejoice ; in the Lord's word will I comfort me. Yea, in God have I put my trust ; I will not be afraid of what man can do unto me. Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows ; unto thee will I give thanks. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. &t)t arentij Dai?. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM LVII. T^>E merciful unto me, O -■-* God, be merciful un- to me, for my soul trust- eth in thee ; and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this calamity be overpast. I will call unto the most high God, even unto the God who will perform all things for me. He shall send from hea- ven, and save me from the reproach of him who would swallow me up. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let thy glory be above all the earth. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed ; I will sing, and give praise. Awake up, my glory : awake, lute and harp ; I myself will awake right early. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people, and I will sing unto thee among the nations. For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy truth un- to the clouds. 238 PSALMS. Day 10. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let thy glory be above all the earth. PSALM LXI. TTEAR my crying, O -*-*- God ; give ear unto my prayer. From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee, when my heart is in heavi- ness. set me up upon the rock that is higher than I ; for thou art my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy. 1 will dwell in thy tab- ernacle for ever, and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires, and hast given an heritage unto those who fear thy name. Thou shalt grant the king a long life, that his years may endure through- out many generations. He shall dwell before God for ever ; O prepare thy loving mercy and faith- fulness, that they may pre- serve him. So will I alway sing praise unto thy name, and daily perform my vows. PSALM LX1I. AT Y soul truly waiteth ^'^- still upon God ; for of him cometh my salvation. He verily is my strength and my salvation ; he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. My soul, wait thou still upon God ; for my hope is in him. He truly is my strength and my salvation ; he is my defence, so that I shall not fall. In God is my health and my glory, the rock of my might, and in God is my trust. O put your trust in him alway, ye people ; pour out your hearts before him ; for God is our hope. As for the men of low degree, they are but van- ity ; the men of high de- gree are deceit ; laid in the balance, they are alto- gether lighter than vanity itself. O trust not in wrong and robbery ; give not yourselves unto vanity ; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same, that power be- longeth unto God ; Day 10. PSALMS. 239 And that thou, Lord, art merciful ; for thou ren- derest to every man ac- cording to his work. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXIII. f\ GOD, thou art my ^-^ God ; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also long- eth after thee, in a barren and dry land, where no water is ; That I might behold thy power and glory, as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy loving kind- ness is better than life itself, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I magnify thee as long as I live, and lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satis- fied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and thought upon thee when I waa waking ? Because thou hast been my helper, therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul cleaveth to thee ; thy right hand hath upholden me. PSALM LXV. rpHOU, O God, art ■*■ praised in Sion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou who hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. My misdeeds prevail against me ; O be thou merciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee ; he shall dwell in thy courts, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the sea ; Who in thy strength settest fast the mountains, and art girded about with power ; 2 10 PSALMS. Day 11. Who stillest the raffing of the sea, and the noise of its waves, and the mad- ness of the people. They who dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth, shall he afraid at thy tokens ; thou who mak- est the outgoings of the morning and evening to praise thee. Thou visitest the earth and blessest it ; thou mak- est it very plenteous. The river of God is full of water ; thou providest their corn when thou hast so prepared the earth. Thou waterest her fur- rows, thou sendest rain in- to the little valleys thereof, thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and bless- est the increase of it. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy clouds drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. The mountains shall be clothed with sheep ; the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh and sing. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. rijc liicbnttij Das- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM JAY I. r\ BE joyful in God, all ^ ye lands ; sing praises unto the honour of his name ; make his praise to be glorious. Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works ! through the great- ness of thy power shall thine enemies submit them- selves unto thee. For all the world shall worship thee, sing of thee, and praise thy name. O come hither, and be- hold the works of God ; how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men! He turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the water on foot ; there did we rejoice in him. He ruleth with his pow- er for ever ; his eyes be- hold the people ; and such as are rebellious shall not be able to exalt them- selves. O, praise our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard ; Dai m. PSALMS. 2 I I Who holdeth our soul in life, and sunereth not our feet to slip. For thou, O God, hast proved us ; thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us in- to the snare, and laidst trouble upon us. Thou suneredst men to ride over our heads ; we went through fire and wa- ter, and thou broughtest us out into a place of refresh- ment. come hither and heark- en, all ye who fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. 1 called unto him with my mouth, and gave him praises with my tongue. If I incline unto wick- edness with my heart, the Lord will not hear me. But God hath heard me, and considered the voice of my prayer. Praised be God, who hath not cast out my pray- er, nor turned his mercy from me. PSALM LXVIII ET God arise, and let -" his enemies be scat- tered ; let those also who hate him flee before him. Like as the smoke van- isheth, so shalt thou drive them away ; and like as wax melteth at the lire, so shall the ungodly perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad, and rejoice before God ; yea, let them ex- ceedingly rejoice. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his name; magnify him who rideth upon the heavens: praise him in his name Jeho- vah, and rejoice before him. He is a Father of the fatherless, and defencleth the cause of the widows ; even God in his holy habi- tation. God restoreth the soli- tary to their families, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity ; but letteth the rebellious continue in a dry land. O God, when thou wentest forth before the people, when thou didst march through the wilder- ness ; The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God ; even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Thou, O God, sentest a 212 PSALMS. Day 11, gracious rain upon thine inheritance, and refresh- edst it when it was weary. They dwelt in the midst of thy food ; for thou, O God, didst of thy good- ness provide for their need. The Lord gave the song of victory ; great was the company of those who published it. Kings with their ar- mies did flee and were discomfited, and she who staid at home divided the spoil. The chariots of God's host are numberless, even thousands of thousands, and the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai. Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led cap- tivity captive, and received gifts from men, yea, even from thine enemies ; and here wilt thou dwell, O Lord God. Praised be the Lord daily ; even the God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. He is our God, even the God of whom cometh sal- vation ; God is the Lord, by whom we escape death. The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from Bashan ; mine own will I bring again, as I did once from the deep of the sea. Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing praises unto the Lord ; Who sitteth in the hea- vens over all, from the be- ginning ; lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice. Ascribe ye the power to God ; his excellency is over Israel ; his strength is in the clouds. O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places ; the God of Israel will give strength and power unto his people ; blessed be God. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXXI. TN thee, O Lord, have I -*■ put my trust ; let me never be put to confusion, but rescue me, and deliver me in thy righteousness ; incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Day 11. PSALMS. 243 Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may alway resort ; thou hast prom- ised to help me, for thou art my house of defence and my castle. Deliver me, O God, out of the hand of the ungod- ly, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art my hope, Lord God ; thou art my hope, even from my vouth. Through thee have I been holden up ever since 1 was born ; my praise shall be always of thee. I am become a wonder unto many ; but my sure trust is in thee. O let my mouth be filled with thy praise, that I may sing of thy glory and hon- our all the day long. Cast me not away in the time of age ; forsake me not when my strength faileth me. For mine enemies speak against me, and they who lay wait for my soul, take their counsel together, say- ing, God hath forsaken him ; persecute him, and take him ; for there is none to deliver him. Go not far from me, O God ; my God, haste thee to help me. 31 As for me, I will pa- tiently abide alway, and will praise thee more and more. My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation ; for I know no end thereof. I will go forth in the strength of the Lord God, and will make mention of thy righteousness only. Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now ; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works. Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray headed, until I have shown thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all those who are yet to come. Thy righteousness, O God, is very high, and great things are those which thou hast done ; O God, who is like unto thee! O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shown me! and yet didst thou turn and refresh me, yea, and broughtest me from the depths of the earth again. Thou hast brought me to great honour, and com- forted me on every side. 244 PSALMS. Day 12. Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an instrument of music ; unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; and so will my soul, which thou hast de- livered. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long ; for they are confounded and brought unto shame, who seek to do me evil. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. GHfje Etoelftf) Hag- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM LXXII. piVE the king thy ^* justice, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. Then shall he judge thy people according un- to right, and defend the poor. The mountains also shall bring forth peace, and the hills righteousness unto the people. He shall judge the poor of the people, defend the children of the needy, and punish the wrong doer. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, from one genera- tion to another. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, even as the drops that water the earth. In his time shall the righteous flourish, yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon en- dureth. His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other, and from the river unto the world's end. They who dwell in the wilderness shall kneel be- fore him ; his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tharsis and of the Isles shall give presents ; the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts. All kings shall fall down before him ; all nations shall do him service. For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth, the needy also, and him who hath no helper. He shall be favourable Day 12, rs \lms. 245 to the simple and needy, and shall preserve the souls of the poor. He shall deliver them from falsehood and wrong ; and dear shall their blood be in his sight. He shall flourish, and unto him shall be given of the gold of Arabia ; prayer shall be made for him con- tinually ; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be abun- dance of corn in the earth ; its fruit shall wave like Lebanon ; and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth. His name shall endure for ever ; his name shall re- main under the sun among the posterities which shall be blessed through him ; and all the heathen shall praise him. Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Is- rael, who only doth won- drous things ; And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever ; and all the earth shall be filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXXIII. rpRULY God is good -*- unto Israel, even un- to such as are of a clean heart. Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slip- ped. For I was envious at the wicked, when I saw the ungodly in such pros- perity. For they are in no dis- tress ; but are firm and strong. They come in no mis- fortune like other men ; neither are they afflicted like other men. And this is the cause that they are so lifted up with pride, and filled with cruelty. They are corrupt, and speak wicked blasphemy; their talking is against the Most High. For they set their mouth against the heaven, and their tongue goeth through the world. Therefore his people walk in their ways, and there drink from full foun- tains. 246 PSALMS Day 12. For they say, How should God perceive it ? Is there knowledge in the Most High ? Lo, these are the un- godly, these prosper in the world, and these have riches in possession ; and I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been smitten, and chastened every morning. Yea, and I had almost said even as they ; but lo, then I should have con- demned the generation of thy children. Then thought I to un- derstand this ; but it was too hard for me ; Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then understood I the end of these men. Truly thou dost set them in slippery places, and dost cast them down, and destroy them. O, how suddenly do they consume, perish, and come to a fearful end ! Yea, even like as a dream when one awaketh, so shalt thou destroy their splendour in thy wrath. Thus when my heart was embittered with envy and my thoughts were trou- bled ; Then was I foolish, and ignorant, even as it were a brute before thee. Nevertheless, I am al- way with thee ; for thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and af- ter that receive me to glory. Whom have I in hea- ven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of thee. My flesh and my heart fail ; but God is the strength of my heart, and my por- tion for ever. For lo, they who for- sake thee shall perish ; thou wilt destroy all those who follow after other gods. But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the Lord God, and to speak of all thy glorious works. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. Day 13. PSALMS. Mi 4?Ti)t rijirtcrntf) Dai>. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM LXXV. TTNTO thee, O God, ^ do we give thanks ; yea unto thee do we give thanks. For that thy name is nigh, do thy wondrous works declare. When the promised time cometh, I shall judge ac- cording unto right. The land is weak, and all the inhabitants thereof; I will bear up the pillars of it. I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly ; and to the ungodly, Boast not of your strength. Boast not of your strength, and speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south. And why ? God is the Judge; he putteth down one, and setteth up an- other. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red ; it is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same. As for the dregs there- of, all the ungodly of the earth shall wring them out and drink them. But I will magnify the God of Jacob, and praise him for ever. PSALM LXXVI. TN Judah is God known ; -*- his name is great in Is- rael. At Salem is his taber- nacle, and his dwelling in Sion. There broke he the ar- rows of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the battle. Thou art of more honour and might, O Sion, than the hills of the robbers. The proud are spoiled, they have sunk into sleep ; and all their strength hath availed them nothing. At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are fallen. Thou, even thou, art to be feared ; and who may stand in thy sight when thou art angry ? Thou didst cause thy sentence to be heard from heaven ; the earth trem- bled and was still, When God arose to judgment, and to help all the meek upon earth. 2\S PSALMS. Day 13. The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise ; and the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Promise unto the Lord your God, and keep it, all ye who are round about him ; bring presents un- to him who ought to be feared. For he breaketh down the spirit of princes ; he is terrible among the kings of the earth. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXXVII. WILL cry unto God -*- with my voice, even unto God will I cry with my voice ; and O that he would hearken unto me. In the time of my trou- ble I sought the Lord ; I stretched out my hands to him all the night long ; my soul refused comfort. When I am in heavi- ness, I will think upon God ; when my heart is vexed, I will complain. I consider the days of old, and remember the years that are past. I call to remembrance my song in the night ; I commune with mine own heart, and search out my spirit. Will the Lord absent himself for ever 1 and will he be no more intreated ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? and is his prom- ise come utterly to an end for evermore ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ; and will he shut up his loving kind- ness in displeasure ? And I said, It is mine own infirmity ; I will re- member the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the Lord, and call to mind thy wonders of old time. I will think also of all thy works, and my talk shall be of thy doings. Thy way, O God, is holy ; who is so great a God as our God ? Thou art the God who doest wonders, and hast declared thy power among the nations. Thou hast mightily de- livered thy people, even Day It. PSALMS. 2 I.!) the sons of Jacob and Jo- seph. The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and were afraid ; the depths also were troubled. The clouds poured out water, the air thundered, and thine arrows went abroad. The voice of thy thun- der was heard round about; the lightnings shone upon the ground ; the earth was moved and shook withal. Thy way was in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps were not found. Thou leddest thy peo- ple like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aa- ron. PSALM LXXXII. /^j_OD has come up into " the judgment seat ; he rebuketh the judges of the earth. How long will ye give wrong judgment, and ac- cept the persons of the ungodly ? Defend the poor and fa- therless ; do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the outcast and poor ; save them from the hand of the ungodly. They will not know nor understand, but walk oil still in darkness ; all tin; foundations of the land are disturbed. I have said, Ye are gods ; and ye are all the children of the Most High. But ye shall die like other men, and fall like tyrants. Arise, O God, and judge thou the earth ; for thou shalt take all nations to thine inheritance. Now unto the King- eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &/C. 2H)e JFottrtenttlj Hag- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM LXXXIV. f\ HOW amiable are ^ thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts ! My soul longeth, yea, even faint eth for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. As the sparrow findeth an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay 250 PSALMS. Day 14. her young, so let me dwell at thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in thy house ; they will he alway praising thee. Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways. For them the desert valley of Baka hath foun- tains ; and they are re- freshed with abundant showers. They will go from strength to strength, till every one of them appear- eth before God, in Sion. Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, O God of Jacob. Behold, O God our de- fender, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. 1 had rather be a door- keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodli- ness. For the Lord God is a light and defence ; the Lord will give grace and glory ; and no good thing shall he withhold from those who live a godly life. Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man who putteth his trust in thee. PSALM LXXXV. ORD, thou art become ■" gracious unto thy land; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Restore us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever ? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to an- other ? Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee? Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. 1 will hear what God the Lord will speak ; for he will speak peace to his people and his saints ; on- ly let them not return to their folly again. Day 11. PSALMS. >/• 51 For his salvation is nigh those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together; righteous- ness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall flourish out of the earth ; and right- eousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the Lord shall show his loving kindness ; and our land shall yield her increase. Righteousness shall go before him, and shall keep his path continually. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXXXVI. T)OW down thine ear, -^ O Lord, and hear me, for I am poor and in mis- ery. Preserve thou my soul, for thou art my hope ; my God, save thy servant who putteth his trust in thee. 32 Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I will call daily upon thee. Comfort the soul of thy servant ; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all those who call upon thee. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble desires. In the time of my trou- ble I will call upon thee ; for thou hearest me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; there is not one who can do as thou doest. All nations whom thou hast made, shall come and worship thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things ; thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth ; O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy name. I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and will praise thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy 252 PSALMS. Day 14. toward me ; and thou hast delivered my soul from the terrors of death. O God, the proud are risen against me, and the congregations of violent men have sought after my life, and have not set thee before their eyes. But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, long suffering, plen- teous in goodness and truth. O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me ; give thy strength un- to thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. Show some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed ; because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. PSALM LXXXIX. 1V/TY song shall be alway -^-*- of the loving kind- ness of the Lord ; with my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from one generation to another. For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever ; thy truth shalt thou es- tablish in the heavens. O Lord, the very hea- vens shall praise thy won- drous works, and the con- gregation of the saints thy truth. For who is he in the heavens, that shall be com- pared unto the Lord ? And who is he amoni> the gods, that shall be* likened unto the Lord ? God is very greatly to be feared in the assem- bly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all those who are round about him. O Lord God of hosts, who is like unto thee ? thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on every side. Thou rulest the raging of the sea ; thou stillest the waves thereof, when they rise. Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it ; thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine ; thou hast laid the founda- tion of the round world, and all that therein is. Thou hast made the north and the south ; Ta- bor and Hermon shall re- joice in thy name. Thou hast a mighty arm ; strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. Day 15. PSALMS. 253 Righteousness and equi- ty are the habitation of thy throne; mercy and truth go before thy face. Blessed is the people, O Lord, who know the joyful sound ; they shall walk in the light of thy countenance. Their delight shall be daily in thy name ; and in thy righteousness shall they make their boast. For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy loving kindness we shall greatly prosper. For the Lord is our de- fence; the Holy One of Israel is our King. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. 3Tt)c Jftftreutl) Hag. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XC ORD, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to ever- lasting thou art («od. Thou turnest man to destruction; and say est, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester- day when it is past, or a watch in the night. Thou earliest them away as with a flood ; they are even as a sleep ; and fade away suddenly like the grass ; In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and with- ered. For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid at thy wrathful in- dignation. Thou hast set our mis- deeds before thee, and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For when thou art an- gry, all our days are gone; we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow ; so soon pas- 25 1 PS ALMS. )av 15. seth it away, and we are gone. But who regard eth the power of thy wrath ? or feareth thy displeasure as he ought ? So teach us to number our days, that we may ap- ply our hearts unto wisdom. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last, and be gracious unto thy ser- vants. O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon ; so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Comfort us again, now after the time that thou hast afflicted us, and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity. Show thy servants thy work, and their children thy glory. And the glorious majes- ty of the Lord our God be upon us ; prosper thou the work of our hands upon us ; O prosper thou our handy work. PSALM XCI. TTTHOSO dwelleth un- ** der the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold ; my God, in whom I will trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hun- ter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers ; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the sickness that de- stroyeth in the noonday. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thou- sand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. But with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the un- godly. For the Lord is thy hope ; thou hast made the Most High thy refuge. There shall no evil hap- pen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his Day 15. PSALMS. 255 angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder ; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him ; I will set him up, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him ; yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM XCII. I~T is a good thing to -*- give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; To tell of thy loving kindness early in the morn- ing, and of thy truth in the night season. For thou, Lord, h;ist made me glad through thy works ; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. O Lord, how glorious are thy works! thy thoughts are very deep ! An unwise man doth not consider this ; and a fool doth not understand it. When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers of wickedness do flourish, then shall they be destroy- ed for ever ; but thou, Lord, art the Most High for evermore. For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; and all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed. The righteous shall flour- ish like a palm tree; and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Lebanon. Such as are planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. They shall bring forth fruit even in their age ; 266 PSALMS. Day 16. and shall be full of sap and flourishing. Thai they may show how true the Lord my strength is, and that there is no unrighteousness in him. PSALM XCIII. rFHE Lord reigneth ; he -*- is clothed with majesty ; the Lord hath clothed him- self with majesty and gird- ed himself with strength. He hath made the world so sure, that it cannot be moved. Ever since the world began, hath thy throne been established ; thou art from everlasting. The floods have lift- ed, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage hor- ribly ; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. Thy testimonies; O Lord, are very sure ; holiness becometh thine house for ever. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. . MORNING PRAYER. PSALM C'XVl I LOVE the Lord, be- -*- cause he heard the voice of my prayer. He hath inclined his ear unto me ; therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The snares of death com- passed me round about ; and the pains of the grave took hold upon me. I found trouble and hea- viness ; then I called upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech thee, de- liver my soul. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea, our God is merciful. The Lord preserveth the simple ; I was in misery, and he helped me. Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul ; for the Lord hath dealt boun- tifully with thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. I believed, although I said, I am sore troubled ; I said in my haste, All men are false. What shall I render un- to the Lord for all the benefits that he hath done unto me 1 I will pour out the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people ; right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Behold, O Lord, I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid ; thou hast broken my bonds in sun- der. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows un- to the Lord, in the sight of all his people, in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. PSALM CXVII. f\ PRAISE the Lord, ^ all ye people ; praise him, all ye nations. For his merciful kind- ness is great toward us ; 270 PSALMS. Day 20. and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, &,c. Be honour and glory, EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CXVIII. f\ GIVE thanks unto " the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now confess that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now confess that his mercy endureth for ever. Yea, let those now who fear the Lord confess that his mercy endureth for ever. I called upon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord heard and delivered me. The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear what man doeth unto me. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put con- fidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put con- fidence in princes. The Lord is my strength and my song, and is be- come my salvation. The voice of joy and salvation is in the dwell- ings of the righteous ; the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. The right hand of the Lord is exalted ; the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chas- tened and corrected me ; but he hath not given me over unto death. Open me the gates of holiness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, into which the right- eous shall enter. I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The same stone which the builders refused, is be- come the head stone in the corner. This is the Lord's do- ing ; and it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Day -21. PSALMS. J7I Save now, O Lord ; O Lord, send us now pros- perity. Blessed be he who com- eth in the name of the Lord ! we bless you, ye who are of the house of the Lord. Thou art my God, and I will thank thee ; thou art my God, and I will praise thee. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. 2TJ)e &totnt&~UtHt Bag. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM CXIX. "DLESSED are they -^ who are undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they who keep his testimonies, and seek him with their whole heart ; Who do no wickedness, but walk in his ways. Thou hast charged that we shall diligently keep thy commandments. that my ways were so directed, that 1 might keep thy statutes! So shall I not be con- founded, while I have re- spect unto all thy com- mandments. 1 will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. I will keep thy laws ; O forsake me not utterly. WHEREWITHAL '* shall a young man cleanse his way ? even by ruling himself after thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee ; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord ; O teach me thy statutes. With my lips have I been telling of all the judg- ments of thy mouth. I have had as great de- light in the way of thy testimonies, as in all man- ner of riches. 272 PSALMS. |)AV 21. I will meditate on thy commandments, and have respect unto thy ways. My delight shall be in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy word. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CXIX. ODEAL kindly unto thy servant that I may live and keep thy word. Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the won- drous things of thy law. I am a stranger upon earth ; O hide not thy com- mandments from me. My soul trembles for the very fervent desire that it hath alway unto thy judg- ments. Thou hast rebuked the proud ; and cursed are they who do err from thy commandments. O turn from me reproach and contempt ; for I have kept thy testimonies. Though princes did sit and speak against me, thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. For thy testimonies are my delight and my coun- sellors. 1\/TY soul cleaveth to the ^*-*- dust ; O quicken thou me according to thy word. I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heard- est me ; O teach me thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of thy command- ments ; and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. My soul melteth away for very heaviness ; com- fort thou me according un- to thy word. Remove me from the deceitful way ; and cause thou me to make much of thy law. I have chosen the way of truth ; and thy judgments have I laid before me. I have kept close unto thy testimonies ; O Lord confound me not. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou hast set my heart at liberty. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. I>\v 22. PSALMS. 213 ri)f rUKittr^sccontf Dan. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM CXIX. HPEACH me, O Lord, J- the way of thy stat- utes ; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; yea I shall keep it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ; for therein is my desire. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity ; and quicken thou me in thy way. O establish thy word in thy servant, that I may fear thee. Take away the reproach that I am afraid of; for thy judgments are good. Behold, my delight is in thy commandments ; O quicken me in thy right- eousness. even thy salvation, accord- ing unto thy word. So shall I make answer unto those who reproach me ; for my trust is in thy word. take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth ; for my hope is in thy judgments. So shall I alway keep thy law ; yea for ever and ever. And I will walk at lib- erty ; for I seek thy com- mandments. 1 will speak of thy testi- monies also, even before kings, and will not be ashamed. And my delight shall be in thy commandments, which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto thy command- ments, which I have loved ; and my study shall be in thy statutes. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER PSALM CXIX ET thy loving mercy /~\ -" come unto me, O Lord, ^ THINK upon thy word of promise to 274 PSALMS. Day 23. thy servant, wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust. The same is my com- fort in my trouble ; for thy word hath quickened me. The proud have had me exceedingly in derision ; yet have I not shrunk from thy law. For I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord, and received comfort. Horror hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked who forsake thy law. Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have thought upon thy name, O Lord, in the night season ; and have kept thy law. I esteemed myself rich in that I have kept thy commandments. I made haste and delay- ed not to keep thy com- mandments. The bands of the un- godly have robbed me ; but I have not forgotten thy law. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments. I am a companion of all those who fear thee and keep thy commandments. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy ; O teach me thy statutes. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. &f)e Etoentg'tinrTr Bag. MORNING PRAYER, ^PHOIJ art my portion, -*- O Lord ; I have pro- mised to keep thy law. I entreated thy favour with my whole heart ; O be merciful unto me ac- cording to thy word. I called my ways to re- membrance, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. PSALM CXIX. OLORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant according unto thy word. O teach me true under- standing and knowledge ; for I have believed thy commandments. Day 23. PSALMS. 275 Before I was afflicted, I went astray ; but now have I kept thy word. Thou art good and do- est good ; O teach me thy statutes. The proud have forged a lie against me ; but I will keep thy command- ments with my whole heart. It is good for me that I have been in trouble, that I may learn thy stat- utes. The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me than thousands of gold and sil- ver. ^HY hands have made -*- me, and fashioned me ; O give me understanding, that I may learn thy com- mandments. They who fear thee, will be glad when they see me, because I have put my trust in thy word. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faith- fulness hast caused me to be troubled. O let thy merciful kind- ness be my comfort, ac- cording to thy word unto thy servant. 35 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live ; for thy law is my de- light. Let such as fear thee, and have known thy tes- timonies be turned unto me. O let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed. IV/TY soul hath longed for -^-*- thy salvation ; and I have a good hope because of thy word. Mine eyes languish for thy word, saying, O when wilt thou comfort me ? O quicken me after thy loving kindness ; and so shall I keep the testimo- nies of thy mouth. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CXIX. ven. LORD, thy word en- dureth for ever in hea- 27(> PSALMS. Day 24. Thy truth also remain- eth from one generation to another ; thou hast laid the foundation of the earth and it ahideth. They continue this day according to thine ordi- nance ; for all things serve thee. If my delight had not been in thy law, I should have perished in my mis- ery. I will never forget thy commandments ; for with them thou hast quickened me. I am thine ; O save me ; for I have sought thy com- mandments. The ungodly laid wait for me, to destroy me ; but I will consider thy testi- monies. I see that all things come to an end ; but thy commandment is eternal. ers ; for thy testimonies are my study. I am wiser than the aged ; because I keep thy commandments. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, be- cause I keep thy word. I have not shrunk from thy judgments ; for thou teachest me. How sweet are thy words unto my taste, yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth. Through thy command- ments I get understand- ing ; therefore I hate all evil ways. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. arije &toent£=fottvti) 2Bas- MORNING PRAYER. r\ HOW I love thy law! ^^ all the day long is my study in it ! Thou through thy com- mandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies ; for they are ever with me. I have more under- standing than my teach- PSALM CXIX. NUN. rPHY word is a lamp -*- unto my feet, and a light unto my paths. I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed to keep thy righteous judg- ments. Day 24. PSALMS. 277 I am troubled above measure ; revive me, O Lord, according to thy word. Let the free will offer- ings of my mouth please thee, O Lord ; and teach thou me thy judgments. My life is in constant peril ; yet do I not forget thy law. The ungodly have laid a snare for me ; but yet I swerve not from thy com- mandments. Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever ; and why ? they are the very joy of my heart. I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes, which are an everlasting reward. HATE wicked imagi- -*- nations ; but thy law do I love. Thou art my defence and shield ; and my trust is in thy word. Depart from me, ye wicked ; I will keep the commandments of my God. O stablish me according to thy word, that I may live ; and let me not be disappointed of my hope. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe ; yea, my de- light shall be ever in thy statutes. Thou hast trodden down all those who depart from thy statutes ; for they ima- gine but deceit. Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross ; therefore I love thy testimonies. My flesh trembleth for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments. HAVE done judgment -*- and justice ; O give me not over unto mine op- pressors. O lead thy servant in safety, that the proud do me no wrong. Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, and, for the word of thy righteousness. deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 1 am thy servant ; O grant me understanding, that I may know thy tes- timonies. It is time for thee, Lord, to execute judgment ; for they have set at nought thy law. 278 PSALMS. Day 24. For I love thy com- mandments above gold and precious stones. Therefore I direct my way according to all thy commandments ; and all false ways I utterly ab- hor. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men ; and so shall I keep thy commandments. Show the light of thy countenance upon thy ser- vant; and teach me thy statutes. Mine eyes gush out with rivers of water, be- cause men keep not thy law. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CXIX. THY testimonies are -■" wonderful ; therefore doth my soul keep them. When thy word goeth forth, it giveth light and understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth, and panted for thy command- ments ; for they are my exceeding delight. O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do un- to those who love thy name. Order my steps in thy word ; and let no wicked- ness have dominion over me. T3IGHTEOUSartthou. -" O Lord, and true is thy judgment. The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true. My indignation hath con- sumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Thy word is approved to the utmost ; and thy servant loveth it. I am small, and of no reputation ; yet do I not forget thy commandments. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness ; and thy law is the truth. When trouble and hea- viness take hold upon me, my delight is in thy com- mandments. The righteousness of Day 25. PSALMS. 279 thy testimonies is ever- lasting; O grant me un- derstanding, and I shall live. rijc gntocntS'fi'ftij Dai?. MORNING PRAYER. psalm cxix. CALL with my whole -*- heart ; hear me, O Lord ; I will keep thy statutes. Yea, even unto thee do I call ; help me, and I shall keep thy testimo- nies. Early in the morning do I cry unto thee ; for in thy word is my trust. Mine eyes anticipate the night watches, that I might be occupied in thy words. Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy loving kindness ; quicken me ac- cording as thou art wont. They draw nigh who of malice persecute me, and are far from thy law. But thou also art nigh, O Lord ; all thy com- mandments are true. Concerning thy testimo- nies, I have known long since, that thou hast es- tablished them for ever. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. r\ CONSIDER mine " adversity, and deliver me ; for I do not forget thy law. Plead thou my cause, and deliver me ; preserve me according to thy word. Salvation is far from the ungodly ; for they re- gard not thy statutes. Great is thy mercy, O Lord ; quicken me accord- ing to thy judgments. Many there are who trouble me, and persecute me ; yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. It grieveth me, when I see the transgressors, be- cause they keep not thy law. Consider, O Lord, how I love thy commandments ; O revive me according to thy loving kindness. Thy word is true from everlasting ; all the judg- ments of thy righteous- ness endure for evermore. pRINCES have perse- -*- cuted me without a 280 PSALMS. Day 25. cause ; but my heart stand- eth in awe of thy word. I am as glad of thy word as one who findeth great spoils. As for lies, I hate and abhor them ; but thy law do I love. Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. Great is the peace that they have who love thy law ; and nothing shall of- fend them. Lord, I have looked for thy saving health, and done after thy commandments. My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly. I have kept thy com- mandments and testimo- nies ; for all my ways are before thee. all thy commandments are righteous. Let thine hand help me ; for I have chosen thy com- mandments. I have longed for thy saving health, O Lord ; and in thy law is my de- light. let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; and thy judgments shall help me. 1 have gone astray like a sheep that is lost ; O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy command- ments. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. ET my prayer come -^ before thee, O Lord ; give me understanding ac- cording to thy word. Let my supplication come before thee ; deliver me according to thy word. My lips shall speak of thy praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. Yea, my tongue shall speak of thy word ; for PSALM CXXI. WILL lift up mine -*- eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; and he who keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he who keepeth Day 26. PSALMS. JS| Israel, shall neither slum- ber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy de- fence upon thy right hand ; So that the sun shall not smite thee by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; yea, it is even he who shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore. PSALM CXXII. WAS glad, when they -*- said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jeru- salem. Jerusalem is built as a city, that is at unity in it- self. Thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, according to the law of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. For there is the seat of judgment, even the throne of the house of David. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall pros- per who love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity with- in thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will say, Peace be within thee. Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek to do thee good. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. anje artoentS'Sipti) Bag- MORNING PRAYER. PSALM CXXIU. TTNTO thee lift I up ^ mine eyes, O thou who dwellest in the hea- vens. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mis- tress ; Even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us ; for we are utterly de- spised. 2S2 PSALMS. Day 26. Our soul is filled with the insolence of the pros- perous, and with the de- spitefulness of the proud. PSALM CXXIV. TF the Lord himself had -■- not been on our side, now may Israel say, if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us ; They had swallowed us up alive, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us ; Yea, the waters had drowned us ; and the stream had gone over our soul ; The proud waters had gone over our soul. But praised be the Lord, who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth. Our soul is escaped, even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler ; the snare is broken, and we are de- livered. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. PSALM CXXV. rpHEY who put their -*- trust in the Lord, shall be even as the mount Sion, which may not be remov- ed, but standeth fast for ever. As the hills stand about Jerusalem, even so stand- eth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore. For the sceptre of the ungodly shall not rule over the righteous ; unless the righteous put their hand unto wickedness. Do well, O Lord, unto those who are good and true of heart. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers ; but peace shall be upon Israel. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &/C. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CXXVI. T^HEN the Lord turn- ** ed again the cap- tivity of Sion, then were we like unto those who dream. Day 26. PSALMS. 283 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with joy. Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us, where- of we rejoice. Thou hast restored our captives, O Lord, as the rivers in the south. They who sow in tears, shall reap in joy. He who goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, shall doubt- less come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him. PSALM cxxvn. EXCEPT the Lord -^ build the house, their labour is but lost who build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of careful- ness ; for surely he giveth his beloved sleep. Lo, children are an heri- tage and gift that cometh of the Lord. 36 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children. Happy is the man who hath his quiver full of them ; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. PSALM CXXVI1I. T3LESSED is he who -^ feareth the Lord, and walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands ; O blessed art thou, and hap- py shalt thou be. Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thine house. Thy children like olive branches round about thy table. Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, who feareth the Lord. The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee, that thou shalt see Jeru- salem in prosperity all thy life long ; Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. 284 PSALMS. Day 27. CTjc . PSALMS. 293 the bars of thy gates ; iun\ hath blessed thy children within thee. He niaketh peace in thy borders ; and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth ; and his word is instantly obeyed. He giveth snow like wool ; he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels ; who can stand before his cold ? He sendeth out his word and melteth them ; he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Is- rael. He hath not dealt so with any nation ; neither hath the heathen know- ledge of his laws. Praise ye the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CXLVIII. T)RAISE ye the Lord. -*- Praise ye the Lord from the heavens ; praise him in the height. Praise him, all ye an- gels of his ; praise him all his hosts. Praise him, sun and moon ; praise him, all ye stars and light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters of the skies. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created. He hath made them fast for ever and ever ; he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. Praise the Lord, upon earth, ye whales, and all deeps ; Fire and hail, snow and vapours, wind and storm, fulfilling his word ; Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all ce- dars ; Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and feath- ered fowls ; Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges of the world ; Young men and maid- ens, old men and children ; praise the name of the Lord ; for his name alone is excellent, and his praise is above heaven and earth. 294 PSALMS. Day 30. He shall increase the glory of his people ; all his saints shall praise him, even the children of Israel, even the people that serv- eth him. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLIX. T3RAISE ye the Lord. -*- Sing unto the Lord a new song ; let the congre- gation of saints praise him. Let Israel rejoice in him who made him ; and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king. For the Lord hath plea- sure in his people ; he will beautify the meek with sal- vation. Let the saints be joyful with glory ; let them re- joice in their tions. PSALM CL. pRAISE ye the Lord. -*- Praise God in his sanc- tuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his noble acts ; praise him accord- ing to his excellent great- ness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet ; praise him upon the lute and harp. Praise him upon the well tuned cymbals ; praise him upon the loud cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. congrega- END OF THE PSALMS. ANTHEMS AND PSALMS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. &ntf)cm- To be used at Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, O come, let us sing, &/C. r^LORY be to God in " the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound ; they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance ; Through the tender mer- cies of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us ; To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet in the way of peace. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who bringeth good tidings ; who publisheth peace ; who bringeth good tidings of good ; who pub- lisheth salvation; whosaith unto Sion, Thy God reign- eth. There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are true of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name ; be telling of his salvation from day to day. Let all those who seek him be joyful and glad in him, and let all such as love his salvation say al- ways, The Lord be prais- ed. 29b* ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR CHRISTMAS. yroyee tynalmn. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XLV. IX/T Y heart is inditing joy- -^■*- ful words ; I speak of the things concerning the King ; my tongue is as the pen of a ready scribe. Thou art the fairest of the children of men ; full of grace are thy lips ; for God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou Mighty One, with thy glory and thy ma- jesty- And in thy majesty ride prosperously, for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thy throne, O God, en- dureth for ever ; the scep- tre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou hast loved right- eousness, and hated iniqui- ty ; wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of glad- ness above thy fellows. I will make thy name to be remembered to all generations ; so that the people shall praise thee for ever and ever. PSALM LXXXV. ORD, thou art be- -^ come gracious unto thy land ; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever ? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to an- other ? Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak ; for he will speak peace to his peo- ple and his saints ; only let them not return to their folly again. For his salvation is nigh those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. WTIIKM AND PSALMS FOB CHRISTMAS. J<)7 Mercy and truth are met together ; righteous- ness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall flourish out of the earth ; and right- eousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the Lord shall show his loving kindness ; and our land shall yield her in- crease. Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall keep his path continually. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM CX. ^T^HE Lord said unto my -*■ lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall extend the sceptre of thy power out of Sion ; rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free will offerings with an holy worship ; thy youth shall come forth like dew from the womb of the morn- ing. The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever alter the order of Melchisedeck. The Lord at thy right hand shall destroy even kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the nations; he shall fill the places with the dead bo- dies, and shall wound the heads of his enemies over many countries. Thou shalt drink of the brook in the way, and lift up thy head on high. PSALM CXXXII. ORD, remember Da- -*^ vid, and all his trou- bles ; How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob ; I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, nor climb up into my bed ; I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber ; Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. We will go into his tab- ernacle, we will worship before his footstool. 298 ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be cloth- ed with righteousness ; and let thy saints sing with joy- fulness. For thy servant David's sake, turn not away thy face from thine anointed. The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not shrink from it ; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant, and my tes- timonies that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. For the Lord hath cho- sen Sion ; he hath desired it for his habitation. This shall be my rest for ever ; here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. I will bless her provi- sion with increase ; and will satisfy her poor with bread. I will clothe her priests with salvation ; and her saints shall rejoice and sing. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. FOR GOOD FRIDAY. Slntfjem- THE people stood up, and the rulers took counsel together against the Lord, and against his anointed. They cast their heads to- gether with one consent, and were confederate a- gainst him. They spake against him with false tongues, and encompassed him about with words of hatred, and fought against him with- out a cause. False witnesses also did rise up against him ; they laid to his charge things that he knew not. For the sins of the peo- ple, and the iniquity of the priests, they shed the blood of the just in the midst of Jerusalem. ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. 299 He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth ; he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. But, thou, Lord, hast highly exalted him, and given him a name that is above every name ; That in the name of Je- sus every knee should bow, and every tongue confess that Christ Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. proper psalms. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM XXII. 1\/TY God, my God, look -^*- upon me ; why hast thou forsaken me, and art so far from my health, and from the words of my com- plaint ? O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not ; and in the night sea- son also I take no rest. But thou continuestholy, O thou worship of Israel. Our fathers trusted in thee ; they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them. 38 They called upon thee, and were delivered ; they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. But as for me, I am a worm and no man ; a very scorn of men, and the out- cast of the people. All they who see me, laugh me to scorn ; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying, He trusted in God, that he would deliver him ; let him deliver him, if he will have him. But thou art he who brought me into being ; thou wast my hope when I hanged yet upon my moth- er's breasts. I have been left unto thee ever since I was born ; thou art my God even from my birth. • O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand, and there is none to help me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws ; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For the hunters are come about me ; and the counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me. They pierced my hands 300 ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. and my feet ; I may tell all my bones ; they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. But be not thou far from me, O Lord ; thou art my succour ; haste thee to help me. Deliver my life from the sword ; my soul from the power of the hunter. I will declare thy name unto my brethren ; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. O praise the Lord, ye who fear him ; magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and fear him, all ye seed of Israel. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the afflicted ; he hath not hid his face from him, but when he cried unto him, he heard him. My praise shall be of thee in the great congre- gation ; my vows will I perform in the sight of those who fear thee. The poor shall eat, and be satisfied ; they who seek after the Lord, shall praise him ; your hearts shall be glad for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the Lord ; and all the kin- dreds of the nations shall worship before him. For the kingdom is the Lord's ; and he is the gov- ernor among the people. All the wealthy on earth shall worship him ; All those who are mise- rable shall kneel before him ; and he who cannot keep alive his own soul. Future generations shall serve him ; the race which is to come shall hear of the Lord. They shall come, and shall declare his righteous- ness unto the people who shall be born ; for he hath done this. PSALM LIV. £ AVE me, O God, for ^ thy name's sake, and defend me in thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God, and hearken unto the words of my mouth. For the proud are risen up against me ; and ty- rants, who have not God before their eyes, seek af- ter my soul. But God is my helper ; the Lord is with those who uphold my soul. The offerings of a free ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOB GOOD FRIDAY. .}()! heart will I give thee ; and will praise thy name, O Lord, for it is good. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXIV. TTEAR my voice, O -*-*- God, in my prayer ; preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Hide me from the gath- ering together of the fro- ward, and from the insur- rection of wicked doers ; Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have fitted their arrows, even bitter words ; That they may privily shoot at him who is up- right ; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. They encourage them- selves in mischief, and commune among them- selves, how they may lay snares ; and say, Who shall see them ? But God shall strike them with a swift arrow, and they shall be suddenly wounded. Yea, their own tongues shall make them fall ; and whoso seeth them shall fly from them. And all men who see it, shall say, This hath God done ; for they shall per- ceive that it is his work. The righteous shall re- joice in the Lord, and put his trust in him ; and all they who are true of heart shall be glad. PSALM LXIX. £ AVE me, O God, for ^ the waters are come in, even unto my soul. I sink in the deep mire, where no ground is ; I am come into deep waters, where the floods rush over me. T am weary of crying ; my throat is dried ; my sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God. They who hate me with- out a cause, are more than the hairs of my head ; they who are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. Let not those who trust in thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my cause ; let not those who seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Is- rael. 302 ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. Because for thy sake have I suffered reproach ; shame hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, even an alien unto my mother's children. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up ; and the rebukes of those who rebuked thee, are fall- en upon me. I wept and chastened myself with fasting, and that was turned to my re- proof. I put on sackcloth al- so; and they jested upon me. But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee in an ac- ceptable time. Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, even in the truth of thy sal- vation. Take me out of the mire, that I sink not ; O let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the water flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving kindness is good ; turn thee unto me, according to the multitude of thy mercies. And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble ; O haste thee, and hear me. Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it ; O deliver me, because of mine enemies. Thou hast known my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour; mine adver- saries are all in thy sight. Reproach hath broken my heart ; I am full of heaviness ; I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me. They gave me gall to eat ; and when I was thirs- ty, they gave me vinegar to drink. As for me, when I am poor and in heaviness, thy help, O God, shall lift me up. I will praise the name of God with a song, and magnify it with thanksgiv- ing. The humble shall con- sider this and be glad ; the hearts of those that fear God shall be revived. For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his people in their bonds. ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOB EASTER DAY. 308 Let heaven and earth praise him, the sea and all that moveth therein. For God will save Sion, and build the cities of Ju- dah, that men may dwell there, and have it in pos- session. The posterity also of his servants shall inherit it ; and they who love his name shall dwell therein. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, FOR EASTER DAY and reverend is thy name ; thon art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity ; sinners cannot stand before thee ; but the upright in heart are always in the light of thy countenance. Peo. We reverence thee, O Lord, for thou art holy. Min. Above all we praise thee, we worship thee, as the Lord God gracious and merciful, the God of love, and of all consolation; thou exercisest loving kindness and benignity ; thou de- lightest to make all thy creatures happy ; thou do- est good continually ; and thy tender mercies are over all thy works. Peo. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his won- derful works to the child- ren of men. Min. But who, O Lord, can show forth all thy praise ? We behold the monuments of thy power ; we trace the footsteps of thy wisdom ; and every moment of our lives par- take of the riches of thy goodness ; but none can say how great, and wise, and good thou art. Peo. Who can find out thee, the Almighty, unto perfection ? Min. With one consent , and with our whole hearts, we would celebrate thy glo- rious perfections here be- low, until our souls become prepared for thy kingdom and service above ; there to worship thee in a more perfect manner, through the ages of eternity. Amen. Then may follow a Volun- tary on the Organ ; after which the First Lesson is to be read out of the Old Testament ; and then the Service is to proceed with the fol- lowing Thanksgiving. Minister. T> E JOICE in the Lord, -**■*' all ye people ; come into his presence with thanksgiving, and be de- vout and joyful in his ser- vice. Sing praises unto him, and bless him ; for he is good, and his mercy en- dureth for ever. People. We will give thanks un- to the Lord for he is good, and his mercy endureth for ever. 43 :)M) SECOND SERVICE. Minister. Almighty God, Father of all mercies ; we would offer unto thee our unfeign- ed thanksgivings for thy goodness and loving kind- ness to us and to all men. We thank thee for the breath of life, the light of reason and conscience, the benevolent and friendly af- fections, and all the useful and noble powers of our minds. We thank thee for our continual preservation, for the food we eat, the raiment with which we are clothed, and the habitations wherein we dwell ; for health and peace and safe- ty ; for every personal and family and public blessing ; for every friendly and social enjoyment, and for all the happiness of our lives. People. Bless the Lord, O our souls, and forget not all his benefits. Minister. sus Christ, for the means of grace, and the hope of glory. We thank thee for those pure and heavenly doctrines which he hath taught, to lead mankind in the way of truth and salva- tion ; for those holy and excellent rules of virtue and true religion, which he hath laid down in his gos- pel ; and for the perfect example which he hath left us, that we might follow his steps. We thank thee, that in obedience to thine authority, and to fulfil all righteousness, he submit- ted unto death, that being made perfect by suffering, he might become the au- thor of eternal salvation to all who obey him. And finally we bless thee, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that by raising him from the dead, thou hast con- firmed to us the glorious and joyful hope of an in- heritance incorruptible, un- dented, and which fadeth not away, reserved in the heavens for us. But above all we bless thee, O ever gracious Fa- ther, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Je- People. Glory be to God in the highest ; on earth peace, good will to men. SECOND SKUVICE. 341 Minister. O Lord our God, who can number all thy mer- cies ? thy bounty prevents our requests, seasonably supplies every returning want, and gives us all things richly to enjoy. Write a law of thankful- ness on our hearts, we be- seech thee, and grant that we may walk before thee, in holiness and righteous- ness, all the days of our lives. Amen. Here the Second Lesson is to be read, out of the Neiv Testament ; and then the Service may proceed as follows. Minister. Q URELY it is meet to ^ be said unto God, we have done iniquity. To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- givenesses, though we have sinned against him. Let us therefore confess and lament our manifold transgressions before the throne of grace. GENERAL CONFESSION. A LMIGHTY and most -^*- merciful Father, we confess that in many things we have all offended ; we have not duly improved the talents with which thou hast intrusted us ; we have too often neglected our duty to ourselves and to our fellow creatures, and our consciences witness against us. With humble and penitent hearts we la- ment before thee, O our Father, every instance of disobedience; whatever we have done amiss in thought, word, or deed ; every of- fence against thee, our neighbour, or ourselves. Forgive our sins, we be- seech thee, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness ; and may we bring forth the fruits which are meet for repentance, by walking in newness of life, in hum- ble expectation of thy mer- cy declared unto mankind through Jesus Christ our Lord. People. O God, make clean our hearts within us, and take not thy holy spirit from us. Then shall be read the Collect for theDay, and one or more of the following Prayers. 342 SECOND SERVICE. FOB TEMPORAL MERCIES. A LMIGHTY Cod, the -^- giver of every good and perfect gift, we commend ourselves and all our con- cerns to the disposal of thy gracious providence. Thou knowest what is truly good for us, and it is our highest happiness that we are under thy fatherly care. In hum- ble submission to thy wise and gracious will, we be- seech thee to bless us with health of body, and peace of mind ; and to bestow upon us such a share of the good things of this life, as thou knowest to be best for us. Conduct us by thy gracious hand through all the changes of this world ; and may we at last be per- fect and happy, in that heav- enly inheritance, which is incorruptible, and fadeth not away. Amen. FOR ALL MANKIND. r\ GOD, the Father of ^^ all mankind, we offer up unto thee our prayers and intercessions for our fellow creatures. Merci- fully regard the work of thy hands. Let thy name be known, and thy pure worship prevail throughout the world. May all people, nations, and languages ac- knowledge thee, the true God. May wisdom and goodness, liberty and peace, chanty and happiness, ev- ery where abound ; and thy kingdom of truth and righteousness spread and flourish, until it cover the face of the whole earth. Amen. FOR RULERS. r\ LORD God, high and " mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, we humbly beseech thee with thy fa- vour to behold the Presi- dent of the United States, and all others in authority. May they be the faithful guardians of our public lib- erties, and the instruments of transmitting them to pos- terity. May we have rea- son to rejoice in them as the ministers of thy provi- dence to us for good ; and may they finally be found worthy of everlasting life. Amen. » FOR CHRISTIAN MINISTERS. r\ GOD, the Father of ^-^ our Lord Jesus Christ, the fountain of light, from whom cometh every good SECOND SKKVICK. 343 and perfect gift, we humbly beseech thee to send down thy blessing upon Christ- ian Ministers of every de- nomination ; may they be so replenished with the truth of thy doctrines, and so exemplary in unaffected piety and goodness of life, that they may become the means of turning many to righteousness, and of pro- moting the knowledge and practice of the pure and holy gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR THE AFFLICTED. OGOD of mercy, we humbly implore thy favourable regard for all our brethren in affliction ; may thy wisdom be their direction, thy power their support, and thy goodness their confidence ; and by a patient behaviour under their afflictions, and a thankful acknowledgment of all thy mercies, may they be prepared for unmixed happiness in a future and better world. Amen. CONCLUDING PRAYER. LORD God, our heav- enly Father, who hast permitted us with one ac- cord to make our common supplications unto thee, fulfil, we beseech thee, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as thou in thy wisdom knowest to be good for us. We commit our- selves to the care of thy providence ; mercifully de- fend us from all the dan- gers to which we may be exposed ; graciously ac- cept these our services, and grant that in all our works begun, continued, and end- ed, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally obtain everlasting life and felicity ; which we humbly ask in the name and as the disci- ples of Jesus Christ our Lord ; in whose words we conclude our prayers. /^UR Father, who art in " heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heav- en. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. 344 SECOND SERVICE. ^VTOW unto the King be honour and glory, ■^ eternal, immortal, in- through Jesus Christ, for visible, the only wise God, ever and ever. Amen. END OF SECOND SERVICE. |3ratur0 anb Btrmtts FOR FAMILIES AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS FAMILY PRAYERS SUNDAY MORNING. A LMIGHTY and ever -*"*- blessed God, source of all being, and fountain of all good ; we, thy child- ren, come before thee this morning, to express our sense of thy goodness to us, to acknowledge our dependence upon thee, to adore thy greatness, and commend ourselves to thy care. Glory be to thy name that thou hast made us ca- pable of holding commun- ion with thee, the Father of our spirits, and of re- ceiving the revelations of thy word and will. Glory be to thy name for the heav- enly doctrines, precepts, and promises of the gospel of thy Son. We make it our earnest prayer to thee, that our hearts may be touched by its holy influ- ences, that our characters 44 may be formed by its spir- it, that our lives may be governed by its laws. O guide us, we beseech thee, in the ways of its truth to the everlasting home which it promises to the right- eous. Let our attendance this day on thy public worship, and the services and in- structions of thy house, conduce to our spiritual improvement and our eter- nal good. Let us enter thy gates with thanksgiv- ing, and thy courts with praise, and take with us our best affections and re- solutions to the temple of the Lord. Let not our thoughts, which ought to be engaged in the holiest offices, be still returning to the cares, pleasures, and follies of a transitory world ; neither let us take thy name upon our lips when our hearts are far from thee. 348 FAMILY PRAYERS. But let our prayers and meditations exalt and puri- fy us, and assist us to dis- charge our duties in this life, and contribute to pre- pare us for that eternal world to which we are rap- idly hastening. Bless all who call upon thy name this day. May they approach thee in sin- cerity, humility, and love. May all denominations of Christians, however divid- ed in opinion, be joined together in the bond of peace, and an earnest re- gard for the interests of true religion and virtue. And O let the name and the gospel of thy Son be known and glorified more and more, till the whole world shall come to the perfect light, and embrace the truth as it is in Jesus. In his worthy name, and as his disciples, we offer these our petitions ; as- cribing to thee, the King eternal, immortal, invisi- ble, the only wise God, all glory and honour, might, majesty, and dominion, now and for evermore. Amen. SUNDAY EVENING. UR Father who art in heaven ; accept, we beseech thee, our grateful acknowledgments for all thy goodness to us this day ; and especially for the privileges of holy rest, wor- ship, and instruction. We fervently pray that what- ever good impressions may have been made upon us may bedurable; that what- ever good resolutions we may have formed may be steadfastly kept ; that ev- ery devout aspiration we may have breathed in the sanctuary may be remem- bered in the world, to guard us against tempta- tion, and preserve us holy and undefiled. Help us to set our affections on things above. May we constantly live as in thy world, in thy sight, as thy children. Let it be our study at home and abroad, by day and by night, to love and fear thee as we ought, and to do those things which are well pleasing in thy sight. We acknowledge, O thou Father and judge of men, that we have sinned against thee ; that notwithstanding we have been continued in the world from day to day, and thy mercies have been borne to us on the wings of every hour, we have been undutiful and unthankful ; PAMIL1 PB U ERS. 349 we have oft en for got ten, and often disobeyed thee. O Father, pardon and reclaim us, and give us that re- pentance which needeth not to be repented of. Cleanse us from our secret faults, and let sin have no domin- ion over us. Enable us to become true followers of thy Son Jesus Christ in all things ; to clothe ourselves with his humility, purity, and benevolence. Let thy will, as it was his, be ours also. Like him, may we go about doing good. May the contemplation of his character, and imitation of his example, bring us con- stantly nearer to his own perfection, and to those mansions of everlasting happiness which he has promised to his disciples, and gone before to prepare for them. Take us, Almighty God, under thy sovereign pro- tection. Make us in soul and body wholly thine. Sanctify our domestic rela- tions ; bless our friends, and strengthen and purify the bonds of love which join thy servants together. May the blessings, which we receive from thee, ex- cite our gratitude and ani- mate our obedience. May those sorrows, and priva- tions, and pains, with which in thy wisdom thou mayesl afHict us, be endured with fortitude and resignation, and improved to our eter- nal peace. Watch over us during the darkness of this night, and the defenceless hours of sleep ; preserve us from all dangers ; and bring us to the light of ano- ther morning more inclined to love thee, and resolved to serve thee, than we ever have been. Accept our evening sacrifice of prayer and praise, which we offer in the name of Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. MONDAY MORNING. pREAT and glorious " Lord our God ; we, thy servants, whom thou hast brought to see the light of another morning, humbly acknowledge thee as the God of our lives and the giver of all good. It is thou who sustainest us in the defenceless hours of sleep, and when we awake we are still with thee. Encompassed by the same care which guarded us by night, we begin the occu- pations of the day. O God, 350 FAMILY PRAYERS. our trust is in thee. Give us grace to perform our duty faithfully ; to use this world as not abusing it ; to hold fast our integrity as long as we live ; to re- member that thou seest us always, and that we must render a final account of all that we do to thee, the witness and judge of men. We thank thee, O most merciful Father, for our domestic ties and family blessings. May we, the members of this household, mutually endeavour to dis- charge our several duties to each other with tender- ness and fidelity. Let the gentle and pure spirit of the blessed Jesus possess our hearts, and influence our conduct. Let tranquillity, harmony, and love abide in our dwelling, and the voice of health and cheerfulness be continually heard in it. Extend thy loving kindness to all our friends. Delight in their happiness here, and make them heirs of the in- heritance of the saints in the future and eternal world. O thou, whose blessing is on the habitation of the just, let us be the joyful objects of that blessing, now and for evermore. Let thy mercy encompass our abode, and follow us in all our ways. Through- out our earthly pilgrimage, be thou our guide and com- forter ; let thy rod and thy staff be our support in the valley of the shadow of death ; and lift up the light of thy countenance upon us in the regions of eternal day. O God, hear us in thy great mercy ; pity our infirmities ; pardon our sins ; and from our united hearts accept this tribute of devo- tion, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. MONDAY EVENING. THOU who dwellest in the heavens, but whom the heaven of heav- ens cannot contain, unto thee do we lift up our souls. Thou art never far from any one of us, and we cannot flee from thy presence. If we say, The darkness shall hide us, even the night shall be light about us ; for the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Thou seest us at this moment, and discern- est every thought and in- tention of our hearts. Thou art acquainted with all our ways, and there is not a FAMIUV PB IYERS. 361 word in our tongues, hut lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Let this momentous truth he deeply impressed upon our minds. However occupied, and in whatever place or circum- stances we may be, may we remember that thou art with us ; that no fault which we commit will be overlooked, no virtue we exercise be unnoticed, and no prayers which we utter be unheard by thee, our God. Encircled in thy protecting arms, may we fear no evil. Encompassed by thine awful presence, may we dread all sin. When discouraged by dif- ficulties, let us look up to thee from whom our help cometh ; and when dis- tressed by calamity, may we take refuge in thy mer- cy, and find peace by stay- ing our minds on the eter- nal One. Through life, may we act always as see- ing him who is invisible. In death, may we find our consolation in the presence of him, who, when flesh and heart fail, will be the strength of our heart and our portion for ever. Accept our thanks, most merciful Father, for thy great goodness in bringing US to the close of another day j in the enjoyment of so many blessings. While we gratefully receive the gifts of thy bounty, let us not incur the guilt of lov- ing the creature more than the Creator, or of laying up treasure on earth to the neglect of our treasure in heaven ; but help us so to pass through things tem- poral, that we finally lose not things eternal. Graciously regard what- ever of duty we have this day performed. Forgive whatever has been sinful in us. Bless and protect our friends. Let no evil come near us in the night ; and bring us to the morn- ing rejoicing still in thy great goodness, and prais- ing thee, the Father of all mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TUESDAY MORNING. A LMIGHTY God, ma- -^*- ker of all things, whose we are, and on whom we entirely depend ; we bless thee that thou hast kept us during the past night ; that thou hast refreshed us with grateful slumbers ; that thou hast preserved us from the dangers which 352 FAMIL1 PRAYERS. walk in darkness, and hast opened our eyes on the light of another day. We ac- knowledge, O God, that these are but a small part of thy mercies. Thou hast been always with us ; thou art continually doing us good. All the blessings which we enjoy, or have ever enjoyed, come down from thee, the Father and the Friend of all. We would call upon our souls, and all that is within us to bless and praise thy holy name, and not to for- get all the benefits of him, who forgiveth our iniqui- ties, who healeth our dis- eases, who redeemeth our lives from destruction, and crowneth us with loving kindness and tender mercy. O teach us how to thank thee as we ought ; to show 7 forth thy praise not only with our lips but in our lives ; by giving up our- selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days. Let us cher- ish that faith which is im- bibed from a pure doctrine, and is manifested by a holy life. Let us cultivate that piety which deeply rever- ences and supremely loves a Being of infinite perfec- tions, and \\ hich produces, as its natural fruit, a sin- cere love for all mankind. May every day of our lives be marked by some valua- ble improvement, some act of virtue, some victory over temptation and passion. May we be continually ad- vancing nearer to perfec- tion, to the moral likeness of our Saviour, and to thy rest and happiness above. O God, we look to thee for thy protection through this day. Keep us from danger, from sickness, and from falling into sin. En- able us to be useful to so- ciety, and to obtain the ap- probation of those whom we love. Let us especially so conduct ourselves this day, and through all our days, as to secure thy fa- vour which is life, and thy loving kindness which is better than life. We ask all things in the name, and as disciples of thy blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. TUESDAY EVENING. TjWER gracious and in- -^ dulaent God, who hast brought us to the close of this day in safety and peace ; we render thee our devout FAMILY PB VYERS. 353 thanksgivings for the mer- cies which we have expe- rienced, and commend our- selves to thy continued pro- tection. Unworthy as we are, we yet would seek thy face and implore thy fa- vour, for thou hast bid us look to thee as our merci- ful Father, who will never forget nor forsake his child- ren, and is always ready to forgive those who truly turn to him. We therefore pray thee, O Father, that above all things thou wouldst assist us in loving and serving thee. What our lot shall be, we leave to thy wise providence ; but O teach us, under all circumstances, to be grateful to thee in prosperity, and resigned to thy will in affliction and distress. Inspire our hearts with a purer love to thee ; enlighten our minds with heavenly wisdom ; and make our desires conform themselves to thy purposes. Let gratitude be the per- vading disposition of our souls. May we always feel that we are thy child- ren ; that we have received from thee infinitely more than we deserve ; and that the least return which we can make to thee, is, to be contented and cheerful un- der thy paternal govern- ment. May our reverence for thy will and command- ments be displayed in our conduct toward our breth- ren of the human family ; so that we may constantly regard them with feelings of pure benevolence, and do unto them as we should wish them to do unto us. Let us go to rest this night at peace with all mankind, and with bosoms free from all envy, hatred, malice, and uncharitableness ; and grant that we may rise up in the morning with a firm resolution to imitate thee, according to the measure of our humble capacity, by doing good. Hear, answer, forgive, and accept us, O Father in heaven, for thine infi- nite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. WEDNESDAY MORNING. Q THOU infinite and ^ eternal Spirit, by whose power the world in w 7 hich we live, and the countless worlds by which we are surrounded, were created from nothing ; by whose wisdom they and all that 364 FAMILY PRAYERS. they contain are constantly directed ; by whose good- ness they are preserved in order and filled with hap- piness and beauty ; and without whose support they would all return to the nothing from which they came ; we thy dependent offspring come to thee this morning with the grateful acknowledgment of our de- pendence on thy bounty and protection. By thee our daily returning wants are supplied ; by thee our dwel- lings are defended ; our blessings are preserved ; our feet are kept from fall- ing, our eyes from tears, and our souls from death. Weak and ignorant as we are, we rejoice to know and to feel that we are sub- jected to thine all wise con- trol, and that we are sur- rounded by the presence of the omniscient and eternal God. And especially do we thank and bless thee, O Father, for thy love in the gospel of thy Son Jesus Christ ; for the heavenly radiance which it sheds on the path of our duty, through the gloom of afflic- tion, and on the bed of death. We thank thee that it enables us to look beyond the bounds of mortality and time, and defy the power of change and death ; and that it promises to the faith- ful servants of God, and true disciples of Christ, those glorious rewards of a future life, which eye hath never seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man con- ceived. All is from thee; all joy, all support, all improve- ment, all hope. O may we become worthy of thy mercies, by receiving them as from thee, and using them according to thy will ; by renouncing and avoiding all that is evil, and follow- ing after and cleaving to all that is good ; by living and dying in thy fear and love. Hear us, O Father, in heaven where thou dwell- est, and accept us in the name of Jesus Christ our redeemer ; as whose disci- ples we address thee, and through whom we ascribe unto thee everlasting hon- ours. Amen. WEDNESDAY EVENING. (~\ GOD, the unchange- ^ able and everlasting fountain of life, perfection, and happiness ; we lift up our hearts unto thee, the greatest, wisest, and best FAMILY PRA1 ERS. \\\ of beings. Grant that we may increase in the know- ledge of thee, day by day; that we may constantly at- tain more pure and worthy conceptions of thy nature and providence ; that we may manifest a more be- coming reverence for thy perfections, and a truer concern for thy honour and service. We also pray thee, O God, to teach us the know- ledge and the government of ourselves ; may we keep our hearts with all dili- gence, amidst all the trials and changes of the world ; in prosperity may we be humble, temperate, and charitable ; in adversity may we be patient, and wholly resigned to thy will. Save us, O gracious God, from anger and malice, from revenge and uncharitable- ness, from pride and pre- sumption, from the snares of the wicked and the fatal influence of every evil ex- ample ; give us prudence to direct our affairs, reso- lution to preserve our inno- cence, and wisdom and constancy to retain our in- tegrity as long as we live. In whatever station thou art pleased to appoint our lot, and wherever we are, 45 in public or in private, may it be our uniform and steady purpose todischarge our duty with fidelity ; and in that solemn day, when thou, supreme over all, shalt judge the world by Jesus Christ, may we ap- pear with humble confi- dence and joy, and be ad- mitted into thy glorious and everlasting kingdom. O God, we implore thy blessing on all that is dear and valuable to us. We pray thee to bless our coun- try, our rulers, our friends, the churches of Christ, the ministers of religion, the instructors of youth, the rising generation, and all the means of establishing, preserving, and diffusing the principles of liberty, holiness, and virtue. Keep us this night by thine al- mighty power ; be always our defender, guide, and friend ; and to thee, the infinite and eternal God, we will ascribe continu- ally all glory, honour, and praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Jimen. THURSDAY MORNING. f\ THOU great Creator, ^ governor, and support- er of men ; thou dwellest 356 FAMILY PRAYERS. in light, and art the father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning. Grateful for the care which thou hast exer- cised over us during the night past, we would cheer- fully submit ourselves to thy guidance through the day upon which we have entered. Keep us in thy faith and fear, and secure us from every evil of soul and body. Impress on our hearts a solemn sense of thy universal presence. Pre- serve us from any snares and dangers to which we may be exposed, and espe- cially from the sins which do most easily beset us. Prepare us for new occur- rences, whether prosperous or adverse, and quicken us in the discharge of those duties which lie before us. Thou prolongest our lives, that we may attain more and more to the true end of life. May this day witness some improvement in knowledge, piety, and virtue. May it witness our diligence in that occu- pation to which thou hast called us. We desire and purpose to keep conscien- ces void of offence, and to abstain from every action offensive to the eye of di- vine purity ; but the expe- rience which we have had of our frailty makes us dif- fident of our strength. Our confidence is in thy power to strengthen our faith, in- vigorate our obedience, and cause us to run in the way ofthy commandments. We implore thine aid, that we may walk before thee this day, and all the days of our lives. Help our endeav- ours after improvement and usefulness ; enable us to make every day some pro- gress in a holy life ; teach us to feel the uncertainty and value of our days on earth ; and when they shall be numbered and finished, receive us into the light and bliss of thy glorious pres- ence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THURSDAY EVENING. f\ GOD, the Father of ^ mercies, the God of love, and of all consolation ; we thy servants unite to present unto thee our un- feigned thanks, for all thy goodness and loving kind- ness to us and all the child- ren of men. We thank thee, that thou hast created us in thine endued us own image FAMILY PRAYERS. 361 w iih social affections ; im- planted in our hearts a sense of good and evil ; and called us to the fear and love of thee, the great- est and hest of beings. We praise thee for our contin- ual support, and for all the comforts of our lives. Thou givest us health and fruitful seasons, and fillest our hearts with food and gladness. Blessed be the Lord, even the God of our salvation, who daily load- eth us with benefits. Above all, we thank thee for thy great mercy, in send- ing thy well beloved Son Jesus Christ into the world, to instruct us by his excel- lent doctrine ; to guide us by his perfect example ; and to fill us with the joy- ful hope of eternal life. Thou hast been mindful of us and blessed us ; thou hast dealt bountifully with us, and done great things for us. We will bless thee at all times ; thy praise shall be continu- ally in our mouths. We acknowledge before thee, O God, who rulest the children of men with wisdom and goodness, that we have not duly improv- ed thy manifold mercies. Though thou hast nour- ished and brought us up as children, we have sinned against thee. We desire; to forsake all our evil vvn vs, and to return unto thee with our whole hearts ; and we humbly beseech thee, who art slow to an- ger and ready to forgive, that thou wouldst pardon all our transgressions. O Lord, show thy mercy up- on us, and grant us thy salvation. Lead us by thy gracious hand in the path of our duty ; and, in the time of temptation, let thy good Spirit be with us, to keep us from falling. May our minds be purified from all sinful affections; may false- hood and deceit have no place in our words ; and, in all our ways, may we obey thy commandments ; that being holy in thy sight, we may obtain thy favour, and may finally be received into thine everlasting king- dom. We pray unto thee, O gracious God, in behalf of all our friends. Supply their wants out of the stores of thy bounty ; let thy watchful providence evermore defend them from evil ; and let thy good- ness and mercy follow them all the days of their lives. 35S FAMILY PRAYERS. We address our united devotions unto thee, the giver of all good things, in the name and as the disci- ples of Jesus Christ ; and now unto the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, dwelling in light to which no man can approach, whom no man hath seen or can see, be honour and power everlasting. Amen. FRIDAY MORNING. A LMIGHTYandever- ■^*- lasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being ; we, thy needy creatures, render thee our humble praises, for thy pre- servation of us from the beginning of our lives to this day. We thank thee for refreshing us with the slumbers, and guarding us from the dangers of the past night. For all thy mercies we bless and mag- nify thy glorious name, humbly beseeching thee to accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. And since it is by thy mercy, O gracious Father, that another day is added to our lives, we here dedi- cate both our souls and our bodies to thee and thy service in a sober, right- eous, and godly life ; in which resolution do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us ; that as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But, O God, who know- est the weakness of our nature, and the manifold temptations which we daily meet with, we humbly be- seech thee to have compas- sion on our infirmities, and to give us the constant as- sistance of thy holy Spirit, that we may be effectually restrained from sin and ex- cited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee; and keep in our minds a lively remembrance of that great day , in which we must give an account of our thoughts, words, and ac- tions, and according to the works done in the body, be rewarded or punished, by him, whom thou hast ap- pointed the judge of the quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ. In particular, we im- FAMILY PRAYERS. 359 plore thy grace and pro- tection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our meats and drinks, and dili- gent in our several call- ings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always content- ed with our present condi- tion. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings ; quiet and peace- able ; full of compassion ; and ready to do good unto all men, according to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our ways, and prosper the works of our hands in the business of our several stations. De- fend us from all dangers and adversities ; and be graciously pleased to take us and all things belonging to us under thy fatherly care and protection. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg in the name and as the disciples of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Redeemer. Amen. FRIDAY EVENING. M OST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake their sins ; we come before thee this eve- ning, in an humble sense of our unworthiness, ac- knowledging our transgres- sions of thy righteous laws. But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us the sins which we have committed against thee. Make us deeply sensible of the evil of all unrighteousness; and work in us a hearty contri- tion for our faults and of- fences, that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to re- ceive the humble and pen- itent. And lest, through our own frailty, or the tempta- tions which encompass us, we be drawn into further sin, grant us the direction and assistance of thy holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls ; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordi- nate desires may rest there. Purge our hearts from en- vy, hatred, and malice ; that we may never suffer 360 FAMILY PRAYERS. the sun to go down upon our wrath ; but may always retire to our rest, in peace, charity, and good will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee and towards man. And accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all mankind. Let the light of thy gospel shine upon all nations ; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy church ; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in au- thority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true reli- gion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all our rela- tions, friends, and neigh- bours. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trou- ble ; and of thine abun- dant goodness minister un- to them according to their several necessities. To our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned thanks for all thy mer- cies ; for our being, our reason, and all other en- dowments and faculties of soul and body ; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all we adore thy mercy in sending thy Son into the world to re- deem us from sin and death, and to show us the Father. We bless thee for thy pa- tience with us ; for the as- sistances of thy holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through the whole course of our lives. We pray thee to continue thy blessings to us ; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to thy laws. We beseech thee to pro- tect us this night. Defend us from all dangers, and give us such refreshing sleep as may fit us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down in the dust ; and grant us grace always to live in such a state, that we may never be afraid to die ; so that living and dying we may be thine, and thine FAMILY PRAYERS. r*OI for evermore. We ask all in the name of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. SATURDAY MORNING. f\ GOD, our Creator and ^-^ heavenly Father, the giver of all good, upon whom we depend now and for ever ; we thy children, thank thee for the watchful care of thy providence, by which we have been pre- served during the defence- less hours of the night, and brought in safety to the light of another day. Thy mercies, O God, are renewed to us every morning. Let our grati- tude and dutiful obedience to thee bear some propor- tion to thy favours, that we may be a family fearing thee, and glorifying thy name among men. We desire to set thee our God before us in all our ways, that thy blessing may con- stantly go along with us, and that we may never un- dertake any thing which we dare not beg of thee to prosper. Assist us, gracious God, in the discharge of all so- cial and relative duties. May it be our prevailing aim to bear a nearer re- semblance unto thee, the original of all perfection, and to proceed, after the example of Jesus Christ, thy Son, in the practice of all goodness. By the ex- pectation of a happy im- mortality, may our virtue be supported, and our peace secured ; that we may live in a state of continual im- provement, and preparation for that heavenly kingdom, into which nothing unholy or impure shall ever enter. O God, to the direction of thy wise and unerring providence we do entirely commit ourselves. Safe under thy protection, and happy in thy favour, we would cheerfully follow where thou pleasest to con- duct us. Be with us this day, and all our days. Be also with our friends, to keep and preserve them both in body and in soul. In health and in sickness, in life and in death, may we lift up our hearts to thee, and make thy good- ness alone our confidence and joy ; and may we so pass through the changing scenes of the present world , that we may be prepared for the pure and unmixed happiness of thy glorious presence for evermore. 362 FAMILY PRAYERS. Mercifully hear and accept us, O God, through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SATURDAY EVENING. r\ THOU who alone art " from everlasting, with- out beginning of days, or end of years ; we rejoice that amid the continual changes of this our uncer- tain life, we can look to thee, O God, who endurest for ever. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but thou remainest, and wilt never fail those who trust in thee, nor hide thy face from those who love thee. Preserver of men, at the close of another day and week, we would render unto thee our sincere and humble thanks for all the mercies of thy providence, by which our lives have been supported and blest. We acknowledge with joy that it is thou alone who preservest us, and makest us to dwell in safety ; for in thy hands alone our life and breath are, and thine are all our ways. Forgive, we beseech thee, the transgressions of the past day, the past week, and of all past time. What- ever has been amiss in our conduct, or irregular in our dispositions, whatever we have done which we ought not to have done, or omitted which we ought to have performed, do thou, in thy great mercy, forgive. Knowing our frailty and danger from the past, may we in future take more careful heed to our steps, and walk more uprightly before thee. Quicken our consciences, and sanctify our hearts. Make us more pure, humble, and devout, more benevolent and use- ful ; and so teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Hitherto thou hast helped and sustained us. Truly our hope is in thee, and under the shadow of thy wings will we put our trust. Grant us refreshment this night by sleep ; and may we arise in thy favour in the morning, and be fitted for the sacred duties of the day. O thou who givest power to the faint, and to those who have no might increaseth strength, give unto us strength to do and bear thy whole will and pleasure. In thine ever- lasting arms support us ; FAMILY PB \vki;s. 363 hv thy mighty power de- mighty; the King eternal, fend us ; let thy grace be immortal, and invisible ; sufficient for us, and thy unto thee be all honour goodness and mercy follow and glory, through Jesus us all our days. AVeded- Christ our Lord. Amen. icate ourselves to thee as our God and guide through A PRAY er for morning or life, our support and com- evening fort in death, and after death our everlasting por- (~\ GOD, the Creator, tion and felicity. When ^-^ Preserver and Bene- the present succession of factor of men, we approach days and nights shall cease, thee in an humble sense of graciously receive us to our dependence upon thee, that state where we shall who, both by day and by serve thee without inter- night dost constantly sus- mission and without wea- tain and defend us, and riness, through the day of delight to do us good, eternity. May we regard thee as the We commend to thee chief good, and the know- our relatives and friends, ledge and love of thee as We ask thy compassion the greatest of blessings, for the distressed, thy mer- May we earnestly desire, cy for the erring and guilty, and diligently seek, and thy blessing upon all men. happily find thee. Thou Promote the cause of know- art our Ruler and Gover- ledge and religion in the nor. Reign, we beseech earth ; let the pure doc- thee, in our hearts. Sub- trines and practice of Chris- due and expel all rebellious tianity every where pre- passions ; turn away from vail, and the whole earth us vanity and self-deceit ; be filled with thy glory preserve us from envy, cov- and praise. etousness, wrath, hardness Holy Watchman of thy of heart, and contempt of people, who dost never thy word ; and make us slumber nor sleep ; the humble, and gentle, and ever blessed God, who art kind, and ready at all times able to do for us more ex- to do thy will and submit ceedingly than we can ask to thy righteous pleasure, or think ; the Father al- Thou art our merciful and 46 364 FAMILY PRAYERS. indulgent Father. O grant to thy children those best of gifts, a firm and right faith, a steadfast and well grounded hope, and a never failing charity. Thou art the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Give us grace to receive him as our Saviour, and learn of him as our teacher, and follow him as our guide and example, and love him as the friend who died for us ; that so we may be numbered among his true disciples, and become fel- low heirs with him in thy heavenly kingdom. Help us to remember, and to imitate the benevolence which filled his soul. May we consider mankind as our brethren, and be heart- ily disposed to relieve their wants ; to comfort their sorrows ; to redress their wrongs ; to pardon those who have offended us ; to love those who hate us ; to do good unto all. May we walk within our houses with perfect hearts. May we study to advance each other's happiness, and to quicken each other's piety. May every good and holy disposition be daily improving in our breasts, until we become fit for that happy kingdom where love and peace and joy for ever reign. Hear us in thy Son's name, for whom we bless thee, and through whom we ascribe unto thee all honour and glory for ever. Amen. A SECOND. f\ GOD, our heavenly " Father, we beseech thee to incline thine ear unto thy children, and fa- vourably hear our prayer. We pray that thou wouldst guide and lead us by thy providence, and comfort us by thy mercy, and protect us by thine almighty power. We submit to thee all our thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings ; and we de- sire to have thee always in our minds, to do all our works in thy name, and in thy strength to bear all calamity with patience. Give us grace that we may be attentive to our spiritual concerns, temperate in our enjoyments, vigilant in our conduct, and steadfast and immovable in all good pur- poses. Dispose our hearts to admire and praise thy holiness; to hate all evil works ; to love our neigh- bour, and to renounce the FAMILY PRA1 ERS. 365 vanities of the world. En- able us to conduct our- selves with prudence in all transactions, and show courage in danger, forti- tude in trial, submissive- ness in adversity, and in prosperity an humble mind. Let thy grace illuminate our understandings, direct our wills, sanctify our bo- dies, and bless and save our souls. Make us dili- gent in curbing all irreg- ular affections ; zealous in imploring thy grace ; care- ful in keeping thy com- mandments, and constant in working out our salva- tion. Finally, O God, make us sensible how little is the world, how great thy heavens, how short time, and how long a blessed eternity. O that we may well prepare ourselves for death ; that we may flee from the wrath to come, and obtain of thee ever- lasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A THIRD. f\ LORD, our heavenly " Father, who hast pre- served us to the present hour, and hast blessed us with unnumbered benefits, give us grace, we beseech thee, to be truly grateful, and sincerely to renew the dedication of ourselves and of our lives to thee. We confess before thee our sins, which are more than we can number or express ; and we adore the riches of thy mercy which forgiveth our sins, and healeth our iniquities. Grant that through the daily contemplation of the doctrines of thy gospel, our hearts may be daily made better. May the faith of Christ be made effectual to bring down our pride, to subdue our selfishness, to improve our temper, to direct and restrain our tongues, to animate us with the purest zeal, and to fill us with charity to our neighbour. May it also sanctify our daily work, exciting our dili- gence in it, and teaching us to look to thee, O Lord, for our great and final recompense. O God, we pray thee to bless us to the end of our lives. De- fend us in all future dan- gers ; succour us in all sorrows, trials, and adver- sities ; and when the toils of this mortal life are over, conduct us in safety to 3(>G FAMILY PRAYERS. thine everlasting peace and rest. To thee, who hast been the support of our infancy, the help of our youth, and the guide of our advancing years, do we commit our- selves for ever. To thee do we humbly resign all our affairs, and commend our bodies and our souls, our temporal and eternal interests. And to thee do we ascribe all glory and praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Sa- viour. Amen. FOR SUNDAY MORNING OR EVENING. A LMIGHTY God, Fa- -^- ther of all thy crea- tures, we adore thee for thy great goodness, in provid- ing not only for our tempo- ral necessities, but also for the spiritual wants of our souls. We thank thee for thy holy Word, by which we are instructed in thy will, and are made wise unto salvation. We thank thee for thy holy Sabbaths, on which our thoughts are es- pecially called away from earthly things, to the con- sideration of those things which are heavenly and eternal. We praise thee for the gift of thy Son Jesus Christ ; that he hath set us an example by his holy life ; that he hath redeem- ed us by his painful and precious death ; and that by his resurrection from the dead on the third day, he hath given us assurance of immortality. We pray thee, O Lord, to impress deeply on our minds these solemn truths, that we may not forget them amidst the cares and occupations of the world, but may daily be remind- ed of our Christian privi- leges and Christian duties. Save us from indifference and levity, as well as from wickedness and sin. Par- don our sins in times past ; pardon our forgetfulness of thee our God, and grant us thy peace. We pray thee to send the blessed gospel of thy Son over the world. Bless the labours of thy ministers in every place ; fill them with zeal for thine honour, and with love to thy name. May Christ be preached from the rising to the set- ting sun ; and may each of us endeavour to recom- mend our faith by our con- duct. FAMILY PB U ERS. 367 We intercede for our relations, connexions, and friends ; especially for those who may he in sorrow, sick- ness, or trouble. Grant unto them those consola- tions which thou only canst bestow, and put into their hearts a holy trust in thee. And may those who feel that their infirmities come upon them, and that their outward frame decays, be enabled to believe that when earthly things fail, they shall have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Take us now, O God, under thy gracious care. Let thy blessing attend us, and thy good Spirit rest upon us. May the truths which we hear with our outward ears sink into our hearts ; and may we, through the ensuing week, rise up and lie down, at peace with thee, and with all mankind. When our Sabbaths and all our days on earth are numbered and finished, receive us, O God, we beseech thee, to thine eternal rest ; through Jesus Christ, our bles- sed Lord and Saviour. Amen. PRAYEB FOB A BERE \\ l D FAMILY. r\ THOU eternal Lord " our God, the Lord of life and death, who givest and who takest away, en- able us all to say with sin- cere and humble resigna- tion, Thy name be blessed, and thy will be done. In all our troubles and adver- sities, whensoever they op- press us, we would come to thee, O Father, and put our whole trust and confi- dence in thee, and lay down the burthen of our sorrows before thee, and look to thee alone for consolation and help ; for we know that thou art a God of mercy and compassion, and that though clouds and dark- ness are round about thee, righteousness and judg- ment are the foundations of thy throne. We desire to submit with all humility and pa- tience to the recent af- flictive dispensation of thy righteous providence. Be pleased to sanctify it to thy servants the members of this family. Teach us to turn this sorrow to our eternal good ; and let the sense of our loss make us cleave more steadfastly to 368 FAMILY PRAYERS. thee. Let no repining shall be wiped from our thoughts rise in our hearts, eyes, and there shall be but help us to place our no more decay, nor sick- affections more strongly ness, nor death ; which on those immovable things we ask in the name of which are above, and to thy Son Jesus Christ, the resign unto thee all our resurrection and the life, thoughts and desires. By through whom to thee this chastisement may we be rendered everlasting be purified from sin, quick- praises. Amen. ened in duty, mortified to the world, and raised a- prayer for the children of bove it. Send thy holy a family. Spirit to abide with and A LMIGHTY God, by comfort our hearts, and -^- whose gracious provi- enable us to endure trib- dence the successive gen- ulation as becometh dis- erations of mankind are ciples of thy Son Jesus called into being, we im- Christ. plore thy fatherly blessing Bind more closely to- on the children of this fam- gether the surviving mem- ily. To thy protection and bers of this family. In- guidance, to thy direction crease in us a tender and and disposal we humbly faithful affection. May we and earnestly recommend learn how to promote each them. May they remember other's happiness, and mit- their Creator in the days of igate the sorrows which their youth. Impress on have befallen, or yet await their tender minds that rev- us. Teach us to feel the erence of thee which is the vanity of earthly things, beginning of wisdom ; and to delight in thy word, to give them that understand- study thy will, to observe ing which shall incline them thy law, and to work out to keep thy commandments, our own salvation ; that Lead them by thy right when we go the way of hand in the path of duty, all the earth, we may be and preserve them amidst comforted by thy presence, the temptations to which and admitted to that hea- the young are particularly venly state where all tears exposed, and amidst all the FAMILY PRA1 ERS. 369 temptations of this present evil world. As they grow in years, may they grow in grace, and by a careful improvement of the talents committed to their trust, may they lay a foundation for their present comfort and eternal felicity. Help us, O Lord, to train them up in thy fear. May we give them sea- sonable instructions, and set them good examples. Direct us in every part of their education ; in the choice of their studies, em- ployments, and stations of life, whereby they may be most happy in themselves, and most useful to soci- ety. Let a kind providence accompany them through life ; may we have the comfort of seeing them behave wisely and well, and the hope that they will at last be received to the endless felicity of thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A PRAYER FOR THE AGED. G REAT God, and heavenly Father, look down with peculiar favour and kindness upon thine aged servants. Have com- passion upon their infirmi- ties, and help them in all their weaknesses, difficul- ties, and distresses. Cast them not away, O Lord, in their old age. For- sake them not when their strength faileth. Remem- ber not against them for- mer iniquities, but accord- ing to thy mercy remember them, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. Give them heavenly wisdom. Pour abundance of thy grace up- on them, that their hoary heads may be found in the way of righteousness, and their souls be precious in thy sight. O let goodness and mercy follow them the remainder of their days. Let their last days be their best days, and their last comforts their strong- est and sweetest comforts. And, when heart and flesh and all their powers shall fail them, be thou, O God, the strength of their hearts, their support, and their portion for ever. Amen. END OF FAMILY PRAYERS. FIRST MORNING SERVICE FOR A FAMILY The following Anthem is to be said by the Head of the Family, or Reader, in alternate verses with the other members of the Family. T>LESSED art thou, O -*-* Lord, our God, and the God of our fathers, who turnest the shadows of death into the morning, and renewest the face of the earth ; Who scatterest the dark- ness by this return of light, and hast commanded night to give place to day ; Who hast delivered us from the terror by night, and from the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; Who makest the outgo- ings of the morning and of the evening to praise thee ; For that we laid down and slept, and rose up again, because thou, O Lord, didst make us to dwell in safety ; For that we awaked, and beheld, and our sleep was sweet unto us. Blot out, we pray thee, as a cloud, our transgres- sions, and as the thickness of the morning cloud, our sins. Grant us to walk as children of the light and of the day. O let us hear thy loving kindness betimes in the morning, for in thee is our trust. Show thou us the way that we should walk in, for we lift up our souls unto thee. Now unto the King eter- nal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God ; Be honour and glory, FAMILY SKKVICES. MORNING. 371 through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Person who conducts the Ser- vice say ; The Lord be with you ; Answer. And with thy spirit. Reader. Let us pray. Then shall he read either of the following Prayers. r\ GOD, whose light ^ again shines upon us, we desire to unite with thy whole family in heaven and earth, to offer up to thee, the eternal Fountain of light, our morning adora- tion, and pay our tribute of gratitude and praise to thee our Preserver. O shine into our hearts with the light of truth, and dis- perse the shades of error and prejudice and sin. Inspire us with the hopes and comforts of true reli- gion, and implant within us thy likeness, the image of our Creator, in righte- ousness and true holiness. Give us clear and conso- ling views of thy Provi- dence, which so mercifully regards us, and our minu- test concerns. Warm our 47 hearts with love to thee ; with the love of goodness, of purity, and of all thy moral perfections ; that by these our faith and trust in thee may be increased and strengthened, and that we may rejoice that all the different dispensations of our lives are in thy hand, the hand of our heavenly Father. Encourage us in the faithful discharge of our duties. Guide us by thy counsel ; support us in our journey by thy strength ; hold us up by thy prom- ises. Animate us with the patience and perseverance of our blessed Lord and master, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despis- ed the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. In his name we offer our prayers, and in his words conclude them. SECOND. r\ LORD our God, who ^ hast brought us out from the shades of night to see another day, assist and accept our morning devotions which we offer up to thee, who both by 372 FAMILY SERVICES. MORXIX*:. night and by day art our Guardian and Deliverer. We thank thee that thou hast preserved us from the dangers of the past night, and we pray thee to con- tinue thy goodness to us through the present day, and preserve us from all perils both of body and soul. We thank thee for all the time thou hast given us, and acknowledge that we have greatly wasted and misused it. May we do so no more. Make us each day to remember that every day is thy gift, to be used in thy service, and in doing the work of our sal- vation. Let the Sun of Righteousness arise upon our souls with healing in his wings. 3Iake us child- ren of the light and of the day, and show us the way wherein we should walk. Quicken our dulness in thy service. Release our hearts from the bondage of sin and the fetters of temptation, and so assist us in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, that when the few days of this our mortal life are ended, we may inherit that endless life which thou hast prepared for all who love and fear thee. The blessings, which we ask for ourselves, we ask for others, for our enemies, if we have them, and for the whole world of man- kind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THIRD. ALMIGHTY God, it -^- is owing to thee that we have been preserved through the past night. It is through thy good- ness that we have been refreshed with sleep, and that our eyes are now opened to the light of another day. Accept, we beseech thee, our grateful praise; and grant that this day we may be upheld by thy power, and led by thy hand, and kept from dan- ger, from pain, and from sin. With the return of each morning may our thoughts and affections rise to thee ; and as one day succeeds another, so may our love to thee be perpetually renewed in our hearts, and our service to thee be constant. Help us, O God and Father, to love one anoth- er. Let thy love be shed abroad upon this family, and may each member of FAMILY SERVICES. MORNlVi 373 the same walk in the light of thy favour. May child- ren know thee to he their God, and their father's God, and may they seek thy Messing as their great- est happiness, and make it their first duty, and find it their highest pleasure to keep thy commandments. O God, we commit our ways to thee. To thee we commend all whom we love. Be with them and with us, by day and by night, in sorrow and in joy, in time and in eternity. Forgive us all our sins, and accept us freely through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Then shall the whole Family together say the Lord's Prayer. /~\UR Father, who art in " heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glo- ry, For ever and ever. Amen. SECOND MORNING SERVICE The following Sentences are to be said alternate- ly, as in the First Ser- vice, by the Reader and the Family. rpHE Lord hath brought -■- us safe to the begin- ning of this day ; let us give him thanks for this his goodness, and for all his mercies and loving kindnesses to us and to all men. Every day will we give thanks unto thee, O Lord, and praise thy name for ever and ever. Let all those who put their trust in thee rejoice ; they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou 374 FAMILY SERVICES. MORNING. defendest them ; they who love thy name shall be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto thy peo- ple ; and with thy favour- able kindness wilt thou de- fend them as with a shield. Now unto the King eter- nal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God ; Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Person who conducts the Ser- vice say T ET us pray to God, -" that we may live in his fear, and in love and char- ity with our neighbours ; that his holy Spirit may direct and rule our hearts, teaching us what to do and what to avoid ; and that we may continue his faithful servants this day, and all the days of our life. Answer. Let our prayers and meditations be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Reader. Let us pray. Then shall he read either of the following Pi 3IOST £ merciful God, by whom ■© - rayers. MOST gracious and the world is governed and preserved, we give thee humble thanks for thy fatherly care over us, in bringing us to the light of another day. We grate- fully acknowledge our de- pendence upon thee for all the necessaries, conveni- ences, and comforts of our life ; for all the means of our well-being here, and of our everlasting happi- ness hereafter. We give thee thanks for the light of thy Gospel, and the help of thy grace, and the sup- port of thy promises, and all the blessings which thou hast vouchsafed unto us in thy Son Jesus Christ. May we ever walk as in thy sight ; and, fearing to offend thee, may we keep ourselves from all sin. En- able us to resist and over- come temptation ; to fol- low the motions of thy good Spirit ; to be true and just in our dealings ; watchful over our thoughts, words, and actions ; diligent in our business, and temper- ate in all things. May thy blessing be up- on our persons, our la- bours, our substance; up- on all that belongs to us, and all who are dear to us. Give us, gracious God, FAMILY SKKVICKS. MOIJNINC 375 what is needful for us, and give us grace not to abuse thy favours. Give us, we beseech thee, contentment for ourselves, and benevo- lence for others. Give us, in this world, the know- ledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen. SECOND. A LMIGHTYandeter- -^- nal God, we, the work of thy hands, and the sub- jects of thy government, sensible of thy goodness to us hitherto, implore thy mercy and protection for the time to come. We ask thy pardon for our sins, and thy grace and power- ful assistance, that we may not hazard thy favour by our transgressions. May the same good Pro- vidence that has watched over us for our good the past night, guard us this day from all evil and mis- chief, from all assaults of our spiritual enemies, from hardness of heart, and con- tempt of thy word and com- mandment. And seeing all men's labours are in vain without thy blessing, we beseech thee to bless every one of us in our sev- eral places and callings. Prosper thou the works of our hands upon us, and give us grace thankfully to accept, and soberly to use, whatever we shall this day receive from thee ; that we, owning thee for our benefactor, and using thy benefits according to thy pleasure, may continue to be the partakers of thy blessings. Bless us at home and abroad. Bless the coun- try in which we live, and its rulers and governors. Bless the church universal of thy Son, and all the min- isters of the holy Gospel. Bless all schools and sem- inaries of learning, and all instructers of youth. Pre- serve all who travel by sea and by land. Give health and strength to the sick and weak, and joy and comfort to the sorrowful and afflicted. We commend ourselves, and all belonging to us, to thee, our merciful Creator. Hear us also in behalf of our friends, our relations, our benefactors, and all who desire our prayers. We humbly ask for them the mercies which suit their several conditions and needs. We implore 376 FAMILY SERVICES. MORNING. for them thy favour, thy peace, and life eternal. And now to thee, O God, Father Almighty, we as- cribe all honour and glory through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. THIRD. A LMIGHTYandeter- -^- nal God, our Creator, Preserver and Benefactor, we desire to begin this day with the acknowledgment of thy power and goodness, and of our obligation to love and serve thee ; and we beseech thee to grant us grace to pass the whole of it in thy fear, and in the fulfilment of thy command- ments. O Lord, enable us dili- gently to perform our re- spective duties. Let us not waste our time, nor be unfaithful to any trust. Let us have the testimony of our consciences, that in simplicity and sincerity we have our conversation in the world. Let truth be ever on our lips. May we perform a kind and Chris- tian part to all who come within our influence. We also beseech thee to give us patience to bear the several trials and vicis- situdes of life, with an equal and contented mind. Let us not be perplexed with the cares of this world, nor overwhelmed with unne- cessary fears ; but let us ever trust thy gracious Providence, and hope in thy goodness and mercy. Bless unto us the afflic- tive circumstances through which we may pass. May we see thy hand in all thy various dispensations, and know that if we truly love and serve thee, all things shall work together for our good. We commend to thy kind and fatherly care all our friends and relations. We pray for the rising gen- eration ; that thou wouldst be their hope, their refuge, and their strength. Hear the cry of the sick, and the aged, and the afflicted ; and grant help and peace to all thy needy and dependent creatures ; and pardon to sinful and sinning men, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. Then shall the ivhole Family together say the Lord's Prayer. o UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be FAMILY SERVICES. i:\ ENING. 377 thy name. Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be dour on earth, as it is in heav- en. («ive us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. FIRST EVENING SERVICE FOR A FAMILY The following Anthem is to be said by the Reader and Family alternate- ly, as in the preceding Services. rpHE Lord hath com- -*- manded his loving kind- ness in the day time ; and in the night season also our song shall be of him, and our prayer unto the God of our life. As long as we live will we magnify thee in this manner, and lift up our hands in thy name. Let our prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense ; and let the lift- ing up of our hands be an evening sacrifice. For thou art the portion of our inheritance and of our cup, and thou shalt maintain our lot. Behold, he who keep- eth his people will neither slumber nor sleep. He is about our path, and about our bed, and beholdeth all our ways. We will lay us down in peace, and take our rest, for it is thou, O Lord, only, who makest us to dwell in safety. Now unto the King eter- nal, immortal, invisible, the only God ; Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Person ivho conducts the Ser- vice say ; The Lord be with you ; 378 FAMILY SERVICES. EVENING. Answer. And with thy spirit. Reader. Let us pray. Then shall he read either of the fallowing Prayers. o ALMIGHTY and everlasting God ; for all the blessings which we every day receive from thy bounty ; for all the known, and all the unobserved fa- vours, deliverances, visita- tions, and graces of thy holy Spirit, we bless thy good providence ; beseech- ing thee still to continue thy fatherly care over us, for we are weak and igno- rant, and need thy constant protection and guidance. God be merciful unto us, who have broken his laws, abused his patience, wasted his time, sinned against his light, and re- sisted his good Spirit. Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be able to see the evil and danger of sin, and shun the snares of tempta- tion, and walk with safety in the paths of pleasant- ness and peace. Forgive whatever we have done or thought amiss during the past day ; and give us grace that we may render ourselves more worthy of thy favour for the time to come. Let us be excited to serve thee, our heavenly Master, with fidelity, and finish our work with dili- gence, before that night overtakes us, wherein no man can work. O thou who never slum- berest nor sleepest, but both by night and day dost watch over thy people, keep and defend us, we pray thee, this night. Let the shades which encom- pass us be as the shadow of thy wings. May our sleep be quiet and refresh- ing ; and may we rise in the morning prepared and invigorated to serve thee in the duties of the day. 3Iay all our nights on earth be hallowed by thy blessing, and all our days devoted to thy service; so that when we have slept the sleep of the grave, we may awake to the resur- rection of the just. Hear us, we beseech thee, in thy Son's name, as whose disciples we ap- proach thee, our Father, and ascribe unto thee all honour and glory for ever. Amen. FAMILY SERVICES. EVENING. 379 SE( OND. /\UK Father in heaven, ^-^ thy children kneel be- fore the throne of thy mer- cy, and humbly thank thee for all the blessings of this day, and for the privilege which we now enjoy of holding communion with thee. O God, if this day we have fallen into any sin ; if we have weakly yielded to any temptation ; if we have been angry without cause, or beyond bounds ; if we have been uncharita- ble, unjust, undutiful, or in any way unmindful of thee and thy laws, we be- seech thee to forgive us in thy great mercy, and grant us true repentance, that we may lie down this night in peace with the world, with ourselves, and with thee. And we pray thee, O Fa- ther, to watch over us this night, and protect us from all evil, and give to our eyes refreshing slumbers, so that we may rise in the morning with renewed power to serve thee. If we are to rise no more in this world, grant that we may wake, in the next, to life immortal, and the light of thy countenance for ev- ermore. 48 We pray thee, also, to protect the whole sleeping world through the hours of darkness. And be gra- ciously with those, who, by land or by sea, must wake and watch. Soothe the pains of the sick ; speak pardon and peace to sleep- less consciences ; guide the traveller on his way ; preserve the mariner from the fury of the tempest, and direct him through the paths of the deep. Be a Father to the fatherless ; a Deliverer to the oppres- sed ; a Friend to all who are under neglect or con- tempt, or in want ; and especially to those who are persecuted for con- science' and righteousness' sake. Be kind to all our friends and to all our ene- mies ; to all who have prayed for us, and to all who have desired that we should pray for them. Mercifully, O God, Fa- ther Almighty, hear their prayers, and ours, which we offer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. THIRD. o Lord God, Father of all mercies, we desire 380 FAMILY SERVICES. EVENING. to offer up to thee, before we seek repose, our eve- ning sacrifice of prayer and praise. We bless thee for thy goodness to us during the past day, and we be- seech thee to continue to us thy gracious protection during this night. Thou sustainest us, though we see thee not. Thou art our support in trouble ; our guide in difficulty ; our best consolation in time of sickness ; our on- ly refuge in the hour of death. Thou knowest our ways, and our hearts. Pardon, we beseech thee, whatever evil we have said, or thought, or done this day. Teach us continually to examine our hearts by the light of thy holy word ; and grant unto us true repentance, and faith in our Lord and Saviour. May we mani- fest those tempers, and abound in those works, which his Gospel requires. May we be full of meek- ness and patience, of kind- ness and forbearance, of benevolence and charity ; and being established in the love of God, may we also love our neighbour, with a pure heart, fer- vently. We beseech thee to bless unto us the events of thy providence ; and so to or- der all things, during the remainder of our lives, that they may issue in our eter- nal good. We know not what a day may bring forth ; but thou knowest all things. O sanctify un- to us our prosperity and our adversity, our sick- ness and our health ; and in all conditions grant unto us grateful and contented minds. We commend to thee the young and the old, the strong and the feeble, the happy and the afflicted. Grant unto all the need- ful spirit of thy grace, the remission of sins, and life everlasting ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the whole Family say the follow- ing Benediction, and the Service may be closed with a Hymn. rPHE Lord bless us and J- keep us ; The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us, And give us peace, Now and evermore. Amen. FAMILY SERVICES. EVENINC. .}S| SECOND EVENING SERVICE. The following Psalm is to be said alternately, as in the preceding Ser- vices. \17"E will lift up our eyes "* unto the hills from whence cometh our help. Our help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; and he who keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold he who keepeth Israel shall neither slum- ber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand. So that the sun shall not smite thee by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; yea it is even he who shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy com- ing in, from this time forth for evermore. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisi- ble, the only God. Be honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Person ivho conducts the Service say ; T)Y the favour of God, ■*-* we are come to the evening of this day. Let us pray to our Father to enable us, as we draw near- er to the grave, to draw nearer to himself, and to his heavenly kingdom. Answer. O thou who nearest prayer, unto thee will we lift up our souls. Reader. Let us pray. Then shall be read either of the following Prayers. C\ GOD, the light of ^-^ every heart that sees thee, the life of every soul that loves thee, we, thy children, pray that thou wouldst lighten our dark- ness, sustain our faintings, save us from the death of sin, and grant us life eter- nal. Enter, we beseech thee, into our hearts, speak peace unto this house, and abide with us always. 382 FAMILY SERVICES. EVENING. Keep us continually, O day. And this we ask in God, in thy faith, and fear, the name of Jesus Christ, May we be followers of our blessed Lord and Re- that which is good, and deemer. Amen. followers of thy Son Jesus Christ, obeying his pre- second. cepts, and imitating his example. Let our bodies X\^E humbly thank thee, be in constant subjection ' * merciful Father, for to our souls, our senses to thy goodness in conduct- our reason, and our reason ing us to the close of this to thy divine and gracious day, and for all thy mer- instruction ; that so, both cies from day to day be- outwardly and inwardly, stowed upon us. Add this we may be fully disposed to all thy favours, we be- to do thy will. seech thee, that we may May we, thy children, never forget to be thank- know from our experience, ful, but may constantly how good and how pleas- acknowledge thee as the ant a thing it is to dwell source of all our blessings, together in unity. May and praise thee not only we be kind and faithful to with our lips but in our each other, and to all with lives. Write thy law up- whom we are in any way on our hearts, that all our connected. And may we desires, words, and actions be always sensible of our may be conformable to thy relationship to thee, our holy will. Remembering heavenly Father ; and feel thy mercies hitherto vouch- that whether sleeping or safed to us, we do entirely waking we are still with trust thee for the time to thee. Keep and defend us come. For this only we this night. Grant unto us are anxious, and do earn- quiet and restoring slum- estly pray, that we may bers. Bring us to the light all our days serve and of another morning in safe- please thee in such a con- ty; and when our days and stant practice of piety, nights on earth are num- righteousness, and mercy, bered and finished, grant of temperance, meekness, that we may behold each patience, truth, and fidel- other in the light of eternal ity, as may adorn the re- FAMILY SERV1CKS. EVENING. 383 ligioil and name of our Lord and Master. Accept, O God, as the testimony of onr love and charity, our hearty inter- cessions for all mankind. Let the glorious light of thy Gospel shine upon all nations ; and grant that all who have already re- ceived it, may live as be- comes it. O Lord, continue thy gracious protection to us this night. Into thy hands we commend ourselves, our souls and bodies, and all things belonging to us. And make us mindful, we pray thee, of that time when we shall lie down in the dust ; and grant us grace always to live in such a state, that we may never be afraid or unfit to die. And now to thee, our God and Father, we ascribe all honour and glo- ry, through Jesus Christ. Amen. THIRD. A LMIGHTY God, we -*-*- draw nigh to thee, in faith and humility, to offer our evening worship. How great is the privilege of those, who can look up to thee, and call thee their Father! How blessed are they who have him for their friend who made heaven and earth, and orders all things therein! We pray that we may abide in thy favour ; may be kept in thy family ; may always find thee near. Having sought first the kingdom of God and his righteous- ness, may all other things be added unto us. May thy bounty supply our wants. May thine arm be stretch- ed out to protect us. May thy holy Spirit sustain and strengthen us. And when it seems good unto thy wis- dom to visit us with trials and afflictions, may thy grace sanctify all our sor- rows, and make them in- strumental to our eternal benefit. To thy grace and care we commend our friends and relations. We be- seech thee to guard them from evil, and grant them all things convenient to them ; and when they shall have finished their appointed course on earth, to bring them to thine everlasting kingdom. Bless the old and the young. May children be blessed in their parents, and parents in their child- 384 FAMILY SERVICES. EVENING. ren. Bless those who are coming on, and those who are in the midst of their work, and those who are passing away. Be thou the God and the Guide of all. Let us go to rest, this night, secure in thy gra- cious protection. Let us rise in the morning pre- pared for the duties of the day. When we are call- ed to sleep the sleep of death, may we fear no evil, but rejoice in the sure hope of a brighter morning, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. Then shall the whole Fa- mily say the Benedic- tion, as in the preced- ing Service. END OP FAMILY SERVICES. PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE PRECEDING FORMS OF PRAYER, AS OCCASION REQUIRES. FOR SUNDAY MORNING. T>E graciously present -*-* with all who this day meet to serve thee ; bless the labours of all those who watch for souls ; and give us all grace to hear with attention, to receive the word with meekness, and to serve the Lord with gladness. Teach us all things necessary to salva- tion ; enable us to under- stand and remember the sacred truths delivered to us, with full purpose of living accordingly, that our conversation may be holy, and our end ever- lasting life. ANOTHER. w E thank thee for the morning light of this day of rest, and for all the spiritual privileges which it brings with it. May we have rest and refresh- ment to our souls. May we read, and hear, and meditate with profit, and lift up our hearts to thee in prayer and praise with sincere devotion. And grant, most merciful God, that we may so improve all our sacred opportuni- ties, that we fail not of a part in thine eternal rest, and in the hymns of angels and blessed spirits in the world to come. FOR SUNDAY EVENING. GLORY be to thy name for the especial bles- sings which this sacred day has brought to us. Par- don us, if in any manner 386 PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS. we have abused its privi- leges. Cause the truths which we have heard to sink deep into our hearts, and bring forth in us the fruits of a holy and reli- gious life, a peaceful and blessed death, and a glo- rious resurrection. ANOTHER. T>LESSEDbeGod,the -*-* God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath vouchsafed to us the rest and the instruction of this Christian Sabbath. Blessed be God for the means of happiness and improvement, which have been offered this day to us and our fellow Christ- ians. Make us mindful, we pray thee, of our duty ; that as we often hear how we ought to walk and to please God, we may con- tinue to do so unto our lives' end. them up again. Wherever they are, or may go, there be thou with them. Guide them; teach them ; defend, pardon, and save them. ANOTHER. ~V\^"E humbly and earn- " ' estly look to thee, O God, for a blessing, a plen- teous blessing on our dear children. Grant them thy best gifts. Grant them health, and strength, and understanding. Grant them, above all, virtue, ho- liness, good dispositions, the knowledge and love of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Help us to do all our duty to them, and help them to do their duty to us. Lead them and guard them through life ; be with them in death ; and grant that we may all meet together at last in the House of our Heaven- ly Father. INTERCESSION FOR CHILDREN. OUR Heavenly Father, ^ we beseech thee to be a Father to our children. Take them into the arms of thy love. Strengthen them in the path of duty, and when they fall, raise INTERCESSION FOR FRIENDS. ALMIGHTY God, -*-*- fountain of all good- ness and all excellency ; extend thine abundant fa- vour and loving kindness to our friends. Reward them for all the good which PETITIONS AND TIIANKSCIYINCS. ,}S7 from thy merciful provi- dence they have conveyed unto us. Let the light of thy countenance shine up- on them, and never let them come into any afflic- tion or sadness, but such as may be an instrument of thy glory, and their eternal comfort. Forgive them all their sins. Pre- serve them from spiritual dangers. Give supply to all their needs ; guarding their persons ; sanctifying their hearts ; and leading them in the way of right- eousness, by the waters of comfort, to the land of eternal rest and glory. ANOTHER. r\ LORD, graciously ^-^ accept our prayers for all our kindred and friends. To those who are afflicted, give comfort and deliver- ance ; to those who pros- per, humility and tem- perance. Bless the sick with health ; and keep the healthy from sickness. To all grant thy grace, O God, and show thy mercy. Let love bind us one to anoth- er, and religion knit us all to thee ; that however we suffer or scatter on earth, we may live and be in joy 49 together, in the felicity of Heaven. ON A JOURNEY. r\ THOU who art every ^^ where present, and ev- ery where and always the same merciful and protect- ing God, protect us, we beseech thee, in the house and by the way. Save us from danger, from violence, and from sickness. May our way be pleasant to our feet, and improving to our minds and souls. Grant to us a safe arrival at home. Bless and protect those whom we have left behind us. After the journey of life is over, grant that we may all arrive safely in that blessed country, where there is no weariness, nor peril, nor parting. ON A VOYAGE. r\ THOU who art the " confidence of those who are abroad upon the sea, protect us, we beseech thee, in this our voyage, and preserve us from all its dangers. But espe- cially grant unto us a sure and steadfast trust in thee. Whatever changes may come over the deep, and 388 PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS. whatever foes or perils we may encounter, let us know and feel that thou art near us, and that no real evil can befall us while we are with thee. Bring us to our desired haven, if it be thy will, and to our friends, in safety and peace. When the sea of life is past, and its storms are spent, O then, merciful God, land us on the calm and happy shore of thy heavenly king- dom. AFTER RETURNING FROM A JOURNEY OR VOYAGE. T\T E thank thee, O God, ' * merciful Father, that through thy great good- ness we are permitted to meet again around our own domestic altar. For thy protecting care of us, while we were away, and for this our safe return, we praise and bless thee. For all the comforts, pleasures, and duties of this our earth- ly home, we devoutly thank thee. But we know that we are strangers with thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were ; that our days on the earth are as a sha- dow, and here there is no abiding. O be thou with us, to lead and uphold us through the remainder of our pilgrimage, and at last receive us to our home in thine eternal heavens. FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. f\ GOD, our Father, ^-^ through whose mercy the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to those who sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace ; we bless thee that unto us was born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; and we pray that he may be also born in us spiritually, in faith, love, and obedience, and live and dwell in us continu- ally, that we may in all things do thy will as he did, and at last become heirs with him in thy hea- venly and everlasting glory. FOR A NEW YEAR. "DLESSED be God, -U who has brought us safe to the beginning of another year. Make us sensible, O thou eternal and holy One, how short and uncertain is our mor- tal life. Pardon our mis- PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 389 spent time, and make us henceforth careful to re- deem it. Grant that we may begin this new year with new resolutions of serving thee more faith- fully. Make us wise unto salvation ; that we may consider in this our day the things that belong to our peace ; and that we may pass the time of our sojourning here in thy fear and love ; and be ready to depart hence, whenever thou shalt say unto us, Return, ye children of men. FOR A SICK CHILD. TTEAVENLY Father, -*-■- we beseech thee to pity the troubles of the child whom thou hast vis- ited with illness, and pity our sorrows, who are af- flicted for it. Ease it of its pains, and strengthen it in its weakness. Raise it up again, if it shall please thee, to grow in years and stature, in wis- dom and virtue ; and there- by to comfort us, and glo- rify thee. We believe that thou knowest best what is fit both for it, and for us, and wilt do what is fit for both ; and, therefore, we leave it to thy wise dis- posal. But let it be thine, O Lord, in life or death ; and either preserve it to be thy true and faithful servant on earth, or take it to the blessedness of thy children in the kingdom of heaven. FOR A SICK PERSON. OOK graciously, O -^ God, on thy servant, whom thou hast brought low with illness. Grant unto him a strong sense of his entire dependence upon thee ; that whether the means used for his relief succeed, he may as- cribe the glory to thee alone, or whether thou thinkest fit to deny them their intended effects, he may humble himself under thy mighty hand, and bear the rod, knowing who hath appointed it. We pray thee to preserve thy ser- vant to us, for he is dear to us. Nevertheless, not our will, but thine be done. If it be thy will that he should live, may his whole life praise thee. If his sickness is unto death, may his soul be prepared to meet thee, and our souls lie resigned at thy feet. 390 PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS. IN BEREAVEMENT. IN ANY AFFLICTION. ^NOTIFY to thy ser- ly/TERCIFULLY re- ^ vants, O God, the loss ^-*- gard us, O Lord, in of one of our number by our present trouble, and death. Look with pity make us glad according upon our sorrows ; and to the days wherein thou grant that the affliction hast afflicted us. Strength- which it has pleased thee en us to bear the cross to bring upon us, may which is laid upon us. awaken our consciences, Give us grace to look to and soften our hearts, and the example of our bles- impress upon us such con- sed Master, who, for the victions of thy holiness and joy which was set before power, that we may place him, endured a heavier in thee our only felicity, cross than ours. By the and strive to please thee sadness of our counte- in all our ways. And give nances may our hearts be us grace constantly to look made better ; and may forward to that life which we so improve thine af- is beyond death, and over flictive dispensations, that which death has no power, they may all tend to our revealed to us by thy dear final happiness and glo- Son Jesus Christ. ry. END OF PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS. BURIAL OF CHILDREN. The Service shall begin with the following Sentences ; the Minister standing, if convenient, at the head of the Coffin. AM the resurrection -*- and the life, saith the Lord ; he who believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall nev- er die. St. John xi. 25, 26. T\/~E brought nothing ' * into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away* blessed be the name of the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21. T^HHILE the child was ** yet alive, I fasted and wept ; for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ? But now he is dead, where- fore should I fast ? can I bring him back again ? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. 2 Sam. xii. 22, 23. Then followeth the Psalm. PSALM XC. ORD, thou hast been ■" our refuge from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and say est, Return, ye children of men. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are 392 BURIAL OF CHILDREN. even as a dream, and fade away suddenly as the grass. In the morning it is green, and groweth up ; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last, and be gracious unto thy servants. Comfort us again now according to the time that thou hast afflicted us, and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity. Show thy servants thy work, and their children thy glory. Then shall the Minister say ; IVTY brethren, what is ■^-*- our life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away. It is as the early dew of morning, that glittereth for a short time, and then is exhaled to heaven. Where is the beauty of childhood ? Where is the light of those eyes, and the bloom of that countenance ? The light is quenched, the eyes are closed, the bloom is fa- ded, the countenance is changed. Who is young, and who is old ? Whither are we going, and what shall we become ? The gray head is laid low ; and the blossom of youth perisheth. All are in the hands of God. The voice said, cry ! And he said, What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fa- deth, because the wind of the Lord bloweth upon it. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand for ever. And the word of God is his prom- ise to you and to your children, through Christ Jesus. And this is the promise that he hath prom- ised us, even eternal life. This corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immor- tality. Forasmuch then, as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of this deceased child, we therefore commit his body to the ground ; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; look- ing for the general resur- rection in the last day, when the earth and the BURIAL OF CHILDREN. 303 son shall give up their dead, and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in Jesus shall be changed, and made like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working whereby he is able to sub- due all things to himself. Then shall he say fur- ther ; A ND Jesus said, Suffer -^- little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Let us pray. r\ GOD, our heavenly ^-^ Father, in whose hands are the souls of thy child- ren, and with whom the spirits of the innocent, departed this life, are in everlasting peace and fe- licity, enable us, we pray thee, to understand and feel the wisdom of thine appointments, to bow with submission to thy decrees, and to acknowledge that the Judge of all the earth will do right ; that so our darkness may be dispelled, our tears wiped away, and our sorrow turned into joy. It has pleased thee, O God, to send thine angel of death, to cut off a beloved child from the land of the living, in the morning of his days. We believe in thy loving mercy and truth, and in the gospel of thy Son. We believe that it is well with the child. Give grace, we beseech thee, to the bereaved mourners, to say, It is well. Have compassion upon them in their grief. Sustain them by faith in thy sure promises; comfort them by thy holy Spirit ; and strengthen them with the consolations of Christ. Impress on their minds the assurance that thou didst call the child, because thou hadst need of him, and that he is now resting, peacefully and safely in the arms of the holy Sa- viour, who, when he was on earth, took little child- ren into his arms, and blessed them. And grant, O most merciful God, that this bereavement may so touch their hearts, that they may have a new sense of their relation to thee, and dependence upon thee, and a new desire to do thy will, and to devote them- selves to thy service in holiness and righteousness all their days. 394 BURIAL OF CHILDREN. May we all live as those who must die, and who after death must render an account to their Judge. May we enjoy thy mer- cies and good gifts with gratitude, and resign them with trust and submission. May the sorrows which thou shalt see fit to send us, be so improved and sanctified, that we may be able to say, It is good for us that we have been afflicted, that we might learn thy statutes. And when thou shalt call us hence, may we be receiv- ed, through thine infinite mercy, to that world where sorrow is unknown, and joy is eternal, revealed to us by Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. HPHE grace of our Lord -■- Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fel- lowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all for ever- more. Amen. END OF BURIAL OF CHILDREN. A CATECHISM FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN. PART I. Question. Can you tell me, who made you 1 Answer. God made me and all things. Q. For what did God make you ? A. To be good and happy. Q. What is it to be good ? A. To love and obey my parents, to speak the truth always, and to be just and kind to all per- sons. Q. Can God know whether you be good or not ? A. Yes ; for though we cannot see God, yet he sees us, wherever we are, by night as well as by day. Q. What will God do for you, if you be good ? 50 A. He will love me, and make me happy. Q. Can you do any thing for God, who is so good to you ? A. I can only love him, obey him, and be thankful to him ; I can do nothing for him. Q. Can you speak to God? A. Yes ; he has bid us to pray to him for every thing which is fit for us, and he is always ready to hear us. Q. In what manner should you pray to God ? A. Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, has given us a form of prayer, called the Lord's Prayer. Q. Repeat the Lord's Prayer. A. Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be 3 CATECHISM. thy name. Thy kingdom come ; Thy will he done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily hread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glo- ry, For ever and ever. Amen. Q. What will God do to those who are not good ? A. He will punish them. Q. Is God able to pun- ish those who are not good ? A. Yes ; he who made all things can do all things; he can take away all our friends, and every thing which he has given us ; and he can make us die, when- ever he pleases. Q. After you die, shall you live again ? A. Yes ; God will raise us from the dead, and if we be good, we shall die no more. Q. Where shall you live again, if you have been good ? A. If I have been good, I shall go to heaven, where I shall be very happy for ever. Q. What shall become of the wicked, when they die? A. They shall meet with their just punishment. Q. When you do any thing which is wrong, should you not be afraid that God, who sees you, will punish you ? A. Yes ; but he has promised to forgive us, if we be sorry for our sins, and endeavour to sin no more. Q. Who has told us, that God will forgive us, if we repent of our sins, and endeavour to sin no more ? A. Many persons by whom God spake, and par- ticularly Jesus Christ. Q. Who was Jesus Christ ? A. The well beloved Son of God, whom the Father sent to teach men their duty, and to persuade and encourage them to practise it. Q. Where do we learn what we know concerning Christ, and what he did, taught, and suffered for the good of men ? A. In the Bible, which we should diligently read and study, for our improve- ment in knowledge and CATECHISM. .51)7 goodness, in order to fit us for liea ven. Q. Is there any form of words in whieli Christians express the principal arti- cles of their belief ? A. Yes ; the Apostles' Creed, which was com- posed in the first ages of Christianity, is such a form. Q. Repeat the Apos- tles' Creed. A. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, ma- ker 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 Pon- tius Pilate ; was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he arose again from the dead ; he ascended in- to heaven ; and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty ; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the holy Ghost ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body ; and the life ev- erlasting. Amen. PART II. Q. Does the Bible in- form us what God himself is? A. Yes ; it teaches us that he is a being who had no beginning, and that he will have no end ; that he is almighty, perfectly wise, and infinitely good ; that he is every where present ; and that he never changes in his nature or disposition. Q. What does God re- quire of us, in order to live and die in his favour ? A. All that God re- quires of us is compre- hended in these two pre- cepts ; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart ; and thy neigh- bour as thyself. Q. In what manner must we express our love to God ? A. By a grateful sense of his goodness to us ; by a constant care to do his will ; and by an entire and cheerful submission to all the dispensations of his providence. Q. How must we ex- press our love to our fel- low men ? A. By doing to others, as we should think it right in them to do to us in the same circumstances. Q. By what methods must we cherish our love to God, and increase our confidence in him ? A. We must frequently 398 CATECHTSM. consider the benefits he confers upon us. We must also address ourselves to him in prayer, thanking him for the mercies he be- stows upon us, confessing our sins before him, and asking of him whatever he knows to be needful and good for us. Q. How shall we bring ourselves into the best dis- position for performing our duty to God and man ? A. By a proper govern- ment of our passions, ac- cording to the dictates of reason and conscience; by living in temperance and chastity ; and never indul- ging a proud, malicious, or selfish temper. Q. What should we do, when persons affront and injure us ? A. We should not re- turn evil for evil ; and if they repent* we must for- give them, as we hope that God will forgive us our offences against him. Q. In what manner should we treat the infe- rior animals ? A. We should treat them with tenderness and humanity ; and never tor- ment them or destroy their lives to make ourselves sport ; because they are the creatures of God, and because God has com- manded us to be merciful unto them. Q. Has God any where delivered distinct direc- tions, concerning the sev- eral branches of our duty to him and to our neigh- bour ? A. Yes, in the ten com- mandments, which he de- livered to the children of Israel from Mount Sinai. Q. Which is the first commandment ? A. Thou shalt have no other gods but me. Q. Which is the second commandment ? A. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven im- age, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth be- neath, or in the water un- der the earth ; thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them ; for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of those who hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands of those who love me, and keep my commandments. Q. Which is the third commandment ? A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy CATECHISM. 399 God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain. Q. Which is the fourth commandment ? A. 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 who is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the sev- enth day, and hallowed it. Q. Which is the fifth commandment ? A. Honour thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Q. Which is the sixth commandment ? A. Thou shalt do no murder. Q. Which is the seventh commandment ? A. Thou shalt not com- mit adultery* Q, Which is the eighth commandment ? A. Thou shalt not stea I . Q. Which is the ninth commandment ? A. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Q. Which is the tenth commandment ? A. Thou shalt not cov- et thy neighbour's house ; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife ; nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. Q. What are those prin- ciples which most effectu- ally lead to the observance of these, and all other of God's commandments ? A. A high reverence of God, and a sincere good will to our fellow creatures, joined with a just regard to our own real interest. Q. What is the best method we can take, to guard ourselves from all vice and wickedness ? A. By being careful not to indulge sinful thoughts ; and by correcting every thing which is amiss in the beginning, before we have become accustomed to it, and have formed a habit which cannot easily be broken ; particularly by avoiding the company of too CATECHISM. wicked persons, who would soon make us like them- selves ; and by being, in a more especial manner, upon our guard against those vices, to which our situation and circumstan- ces make us peculiarly prone. Q. Is any man able to fulfil all the commands of God, so as to live entirely without sin ? A. No. Our merciful God and Father knows that we are not able to do this, and therefore doth not expect it from us. He only requires that we re- pent of the sins we com- mit, and endeavour to live better lives for the future. Q. What should a sense of our frailty and prone- ness to sin teach us ? A. Humility and watch- fulness, and earnestness in our prayers to God, to enable us to resist temp- tation, and to strengthen and confirm our good dis- positions. Q. Did Christ appoint any outward ordinances as means of promoting his re- ligion ? A. He commanded his disciples to go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghost ; and he also commanded them to eat bread and drink wine in remembrance of him. This rite is called the Lord's Supper. Q. What is the mean- ing of baptism ? A. The washing of wa- ter in baptism probably re- presents the purity of heart and life, required from all who become the disciples of Christ. Q. What is the nature and use of the Lord's Supper ? A. By eating bread and drinking wine in remem- brance of Christ, we keep alive the memory of his death and resurrection ; we acknowledge ourselves to be Christians ; we cher- ish a grateful sense of the blessings of the gospel of Christ ; and strengthen our resolutions to live as be- comes his disciples. Q. Had Christ no par- ticular reward on account of what he did and suffered for the good of men ? A. Because he humbled himself to death, God has highly exalted him, and made him head over all things to his church ; and at the end of the world he will come to judge the liv- ing and the dead. For this CATECHISM. 101 hope which was set before him, he endured the cross, and despised the shame of that ignominious death. Q. What do the Scrip- tures say concerning the day of judgment ? A. That Christ will come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory, when every eye shall see him ; that he will separate the wick- ed from the good ; that he will send the wicked into a place of punishment, and take the righteous to a place of happiness where they shall live for ever with himself. END OF THE CATECHISM. SERYICES FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. FIRST SERVICE The Instruct er shall begin ivith the following Ex- hortation in the icords of Scripture. pOME, ye children, ^ hearken unto me ; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ; but the wicked despise wis- dom and instruction. My children, if sinners entice you, consent ye not. If they say, Come with us, cast in your lot among us, — my children, walk not in the way with them ; re- frain your feet from their path ; for their feet run to evil. When wisdom en- tereth into your hearts, and knowledge is pleasant unto your souls, discretion shall preserve you, under- standing shall keep you ; to deliver you from the way of those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness. My children, forget not the law of God ; but let your hearts keep his com- mandments. For length of days, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to you. Let not mercy and truth forsake you. Bind them about your necks ; write them upon the tables of your hearts. So shall you find favour in the sight of God and man. Then shall the Children say ; T^TE call with our whole *™ hearts; hear us, O Lord ; we will keep thy statutes. Instructer. Let us pray. SERVICES FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. m Then the Children shall say, after the Instructor, the following Prayer. f\ LORD, oar heavenly ^-^ Father, give us wis- dom, give us understand- ing. May we fear to do evil, and learn to do well. May we love the truth, And love goodness, And love thee, our God, And Jesus Christ, our Saviour. We thank thee, O Lord, for the gift of thy Son ; Who came to teach us what is true and good, And died that we might live. We thank thee, that when he was on earth, He suffered little children to come to him, And took them in his arms and bles- sed them. May w T e be worthy of his blessing ; May our souls rest in his arms. May we be gentle and kind ; May we be pa- tient and meek ; May we love each other with pure hearts ; So that our heav- enly Father may love us, And take us to heaven when we die. We pray thee, O God, to bless our parents and our kindred, Our teachers and our friends. O guard them from danger, And comfort them in trouble, And heal them in sickness, And deliver them from evil. Bless all mankind. Par- don our offences ; Help our infirmities ; And ac- cept our prayers; Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Instructer. The Lord bless you and keep you ; the Lord be gracious unto you, and give you peace, now and evermore. Amen. SECOND SERVICE. The Instructer shall begin preserved us since we last with the following Ad- met together ; he has been dress. mindful of us, and has blessed us. We can say, TV/T Y dear children, — How dear are thy thoughts •*-*-*• God our Father has unto us, O God ! how 51 401 SERVICES FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. great is the sum of them ! If we should count them, they are more in number than the sand. He feeds us ; he clothes us ; he gives us friends. He gives us every good and perfect gift. We cannot repay him for all his loving kind- ness; but he has graciously assured us, that he will ac- cept our praises and thanks- givings, if we offer them purely and sincerely. Let us join in offering praise to God with devout affec- tions, and with holy words. Then shall the Instruct er and Pupils repeat the following verses alter- nately ; the Instructer beginning. pRAISE the Lord, O ■*■ my soul, and all that is within me, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits ! Who forgiveth all thy sins, and healeth all thine infirmities ; Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and lov- ing kindness ; Who filleth the morning of thy life with good things, and reneweth thy youth like the eagle's. He will bless those who fear the Lord, both small and great. Ye are the blessed of the Lord, who made heav- en and earth. And we will praise the Lord from this time forth for evermore. Then shall the Instructer say ; IVTOW let us unite in -^ prayer to the same Almighty Being. And let us remember that he is a God who heareth prayer, and knoweth all our thoughts, and all the secrets of our hearts. Let us pray to him humbly, and reverently, and sincerely. PRAYER. TTOLY and blessed •"- Lord, our God ; We pray thee to hear us ; We pray thee to bless us. Give unto us a pure heart and a right spirit. May we strive to do what is pleasing in thy sight. May we be careful not to offend thee. May we love and obey our parents and guardians ; May we speak the truth always ; And be just and SERVICES l-'OR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. U)5 kind to all persons. As we grow in stature, may we grow in wisdom, and in favour with God and man. When we sin, do thou forgive us. When we wander, do thou restore us. When we are in sor- row, do thou comfort us. While we live, may we love and serve thee. In the hour of death, may we rest upon thee ; And after death may we rise to praise thee. Which we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Instructer. Children, the grace of Christ be with you, and the peace of God rest upon you, now and for evermore. Amen. THIRD SERVICE The following Sentences are to be said alter- nately by the Instructer and Pupils. Ins. WHEREWITH- AL shall the young cleanse their way ? P. By taking heed thereto, according to God's word. Ins. Teach them, O Lord, the way of thy statutes ; P. And we will keep it unto the end. Ins. Give them under- standing, and they shall keep thy law. P. Yea, we shall keep it with our whole heart. Ins. O turn away their eyes, lest they behold van- ity ; P. And quicken thou us in thy way. Ins. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy ; P. O teach us thy stat- utes. Ins. Thou art good, and doest good. P. O teach us thy stat- utes. Ins. Thy testimonies have we claimed as our heritage for ever ; and why ? P. They are the very joy of our hearts. Ins. Our hands also will we lift up unto thy com- mandments, which we have loved ; 406 SERVICES FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. P. And our study shall be in thy statutes. Ins. Let us pray. Then shall the Instructer say the folloiving Prayer. f\ GOD, who art the ^^ source of light, and fountain of all wisdom, help thy young servants, we pray thee, in acquiring a right knowledge of thee and of thy holy will and word. Dispose their hearts to the love of truth, and their minds to the attain- ment of all good learning. Assist them to search the Scriptures, and to find in them eternal life. Lead them to their Saviour, and incline them to reverence, imitate, and obey him. May they learn of him, who was meek and lowly in heart ; and so learn of him, that they may finally live and reign with him, in glory and joy everlasting. This we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall he say, r\ LORD, thy word ^ endureth for ever in heaven ; thy truth also re- maineth from one genera- tion to another. P. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep thy law. Ins. The righteousness of thy testimonies is ever- lasting ; O grant us un- derstanding, and we shall live. P. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all thy laws in our hearts, we be- seech thee. Ins. May the Lord bless us and keep us ; may the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us, and give us peace, now, and for evermore, through Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. CLOSING PRAYER FOR A SUNDAY SCHOOL. AUR Father who art " in heaven, We thank thee for the instruction which we have now re- ceived, And we pray that it may do us good. We thank thee for the bles- sings of the Gospel, And we pray that we may val- ue and improve them. We thank thee for all thy good gifts, And we pray thee to make us worthy of them. May we depart from this SERVICES FOR SI' N DAY SCHOOLS. 107 place with thy blessing ; May we go home with thy peace in our hearts. For- give us our errors and faults. Make us wiser and better every day. May we live on earth as thy dear children ; And live for ev- er with thee in heaven ; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Ji Benediction, which may be added to the Closing Prayer. THE Lord bless us and keep us ; the Lord lift up the light of his coun- tenance upon us ; and give us peace, now and ever- more. Amen. END.