■ 'Iy TOtfl L I B R A R Y PRIXCETOJJf, N. J. SAM I'l-:!. A GNEW, I LA }»KLP H I \. * A ZVb Case, Division .^S^. O.J y» *'«>?/• Sector. ./^^V k^** THE SUNDAY SERVICE OF THE METHODISTS; WITH OTHER OCCASIONAL SERVICES. A +^~ Al >U A< JPRIKTE LONPO,.. O IN THE YLAK'l^l"" j BELIEVE there is no LITUR.GT in the World, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a folid, fcripiural, rational Piety, than the Common Prayer of the Church of England. And though the main cf it was compiled confderably more than two hundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not only pure, butjlrong and elegant in the highejl degree. Little alteration is made in the following edition of it, except in the following injlances : I. Mojl of the holy -days (fa called) are omitted, as at prefent anfwering no valuable end. i. The fervice of the Lord's Day, the length of which has been often complained of, is confderably fnortcned* 3. Some fentences in the offices of Baptifm, and for the Burial of the Dead, are omitted — And, 4. Many Pfalms left out, and many parts of the ethers, as being highly improper for the mouths of a { Ytan Congregation. JOHN WESLEY. A 2 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/sundamOOwesl Proper LESS ONS to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer, on the SUN DATS throughout the Year. Sundays of Ad-vent The firih Sundays af: . Chrift The fcrft. 3 4 5 o 7 8 9 10 ii 12 *3 Sunday bef. E after . 1 Leflbn. 2 Leflbn. E after -Day. 1 Leflbn. 2 Leflbn. Sundays after Eafter. The firft.. 2 3 4 Sunday ofterAfcen- Jicn-Day. IVhitfun'day . 1 Leflbn. 2 Leflbn. Morning. Ifaiah — 1 5 2 5 30 37 4* 44 5 1 55 57 59 6 5 1 3 7 19 to ver. 30 24 39 Exodus 9 Matth. 26 GeneiL Exodus Rom. Numb. 16 23 & 24 4 6 8 Deuter. 12 — i6tovcr.i3 Ads 10 ver. 3 4 a 3 Evening. Ifaiah — 2 2 + 26 32 38 43 46 = Si — s; 66 Genefls 2 6 18 22 37 42 - 44 & 45 Exodus Heb-5tov 10 11 Exodus 14 Ads 2 v. 22 Numb. 22 ^ 2 * Deuter. 5 7 9 Ifaiah 1 1 Ads 1 9 to ver. 21 Proper LESSONS for Sundays, Trinity -Sic?: day. i LefTon/ 2 Leffon. Sundays after Trinity -Sunday, Thefirfe Morning. Genefis 1 Matth. 3 Jofiiua 10 Judges 4 1 Sam. 2 Evening. Geneiis 1 3 1 John 5 Jomua 23 Judges 5 1 Sam. 3 * T C -rr-r, .,,. ™ 13 1 - 7— — — L 3 2 Sam. 1 2 I Kings 13 . 1 2 ,. , 17 2 Sam. 19 / 11 2 4 j Kings 17 ' 19 9 "" " - TO 2 Kings 5 2 Kings 9 I 5 „.. _. . *3 - - 19 Jerem. 5 Ezeki el 'I . . 23 Jerem. 22 : — r 36 Ezekiel 13 ., 1 Q 14 I -7 _ l8 14 Daniel 3 Joel 2 Habak. 2 Prov. 2 Daniel 6 Micah 6 Prov. 1 '9 20- 22 j -3 26 ! J 3 ... — T f\ J S ' *2 - x 9 K? Let the Second Lefibn in the Mo ter out of the Four Gofpels, anc Apoftles ; and the Second Leflbn a Chapter out of the Epiitles, in 1 excepting where rt is otherwife pi rning be a Chap- 1 the Acls of the in the Evening be -egular Rotation; -ovided. Proper LESSONS for part, 'cular Days. Nat i wit 'y of Cbrifi. Morning. Evening. I LefTon. Ifaiah 9 to ver. 8 Ifaiah 7, v. 10 to (v. 17 2 LefTon. Luke 2 to v. 15 Tit.3,v.4tov.9 Good-Friday. I LefTon. Gen. 22 to v. 20 Ifaiah 53 2 LefTon. John 1 8 1 Peter 2 Afcenf en-Day. i LefTon. Deuter. 10 2 Kings 2 2 LefTon. Luke 24, v. 44 Eph.4 to v. 17 Proper PSALMS on certain Days. Morning* Evening. C/jrif mas-Day. Pfalm 1 9 Pfalm 2g — — — 45 _ Good-Friday. °5 Pfalm 22 — 40 Pfalm 69 E after -Day. Pfalm 2 Pfalm 113 57 114 in 118 Afcenf on-Day. Pfalm 8 Pfalm 24 — 15 47 W hi fun day. Pfalm A.S Pfalm 1 04 6$ 145 Days of Fajiing er Abfti nence. All the Fridays i n. the Year, excep t Chrijl mas -Day. A 4 The ORDER for MORNING-PRAYER, Every Lord's Day. At the Beginning of Morning-Prayer^ the Minifter Jhall read with a load Voice fame one or more of thefe Sentences of the Scriptures that follow : And then he Jhall fay that which is written after the faid Sen- tences. WHEN the wicked man turneth away from his wiclcednefs that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he {hall fave his foul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. The facriflces of God are a broken fpirit : a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not defpife. Pfal. li. 17. To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- glvenefles, though we have rebelled againft him : neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he fet before us. Van, ix. 9, 10. I will arife, and go to my father, and will fay unto him, Father, I have finned againft Heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy fon. Lukexv. 18,19. Enter not into judgment with thy fervant, O Lord j for in thy fight fhall no man living be jufti- fied. Pfal. cxliii. 2. , D Early beloved brethren, the Sctipture moveth us, in fundry places, to acknowledge and confefs our manifold fins and wickednefs, and that we fnould not diiYemble or cloke them before the A 5 face A io MORNING-PRAYER. face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father; but confefs them with, an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgivenefs of the fame, by his infinite gocdnefs and mercy. Wherefore I pray and befeech you, as many as are here prefent, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, faying after me. A general Confejjlon, to be fald by the whole Congre* gation, after the Minifter, all kneeling, Lmighty and moll merciful Father, We have _^ erred and ftrayed from thy ways like loft fhcep. We have followed too much the devices and defires of our own hearts. We have offended againfl thy holy laws. We have left undone thofe things which we ought to have done; And we have done thofe things which we ought not to have done ; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miferable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, who confefs their faults. P.eilore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promifes declared unto, mankind in Chrift Jefus our Lord, And grant, O moil merciful Father, for his fake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and fober life; To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen* Then the Minijhr /hall fay, OLord, we befeech thee, abfolve thy people from their offences; that, through thy boun- tiful goodnefs, we may be delivered from the bands of thofe fins, which by our frailty we have com- mitted. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jefus Chrift's fake, our ble-ffed Lord and Saviour. TJ:e People Jhall anfiver here> and at tbi End of all tt her Prayers* Amen, J Tom MORNING-PRAYER, n Then the Minifler Jhall fay the Lord?* Prayer ; the People alfo repeating it with hi?n, both here, and wherefoever elfe it is p.fcd in Divine Service. OUR 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 trefpafles, as we forgive them that trefpafs againft us; And Jead 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 likezvife he Jhall fay 9 O Lord, open thou our lips. Anfw. And our mouth fhall (hew forth thy praife, Minifl. O God, make fpced to fave us; Anfw. O Lord, make hafte to help us. Here all flan ding up, the Minifl er Jhall fay^ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhoft; Anfw. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever ihall be, world without end. Amen. Minifl. Praife ye the Lord. Anfw. The Lord's Name be praifed. Then Jhall follow the Pfcd?ns, in order as they are ap- pointed. And at the End of every Pfrfm, flail be repeated^ Glorv be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. A?nen. Then Jhall be read di/linfily the Firjl Lejfon taken out of the Old Teftamenii as is appointed in the TabU of A 6 proper? S2 MORNING-PRAYER. proper LeJJons: He that readeth, fo Jlanding, and turning him f elf as he may heft be heard of all. And after that, /hall hie faid the following Hymn : WE praife thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worfhip thee, the Father ever- lafting. To thee all Angels cry aloud : the Heavens, and all the powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; Heaven and earth are full of the Majefty of thy Glory. The glorious company of the Apoftles praife thee. The goodly fellowfhip of the Prophets praife thee. The noble army of Martyrs praife thee. The Holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee; The Father of an infinite Majefty; TThine honourable, true, and only Son; Alfo the Holy Ghoft, the Comforter. Thou art the King of glory, O Chrift; Thou art the everlaftins Son of the Father. When thou tookeft upon thee to deliver man, thou dicfft not abhor the Virgin's womb. When thou nadir, overcome the fharpnefs of death, thou did ft open the kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Thou fitted at the right-hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou fhak come to be our Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy fervants, whom fhou haft redeemed with thy precious blood. 3 Make MORNING. PRAYER. 13 Make them to be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlaiting. O Lord, fave thy people, and blefs thine heri- tage. Govern them, and lift them up for ever. Day by day we magnify thee ; And v/e worfhip thy name ever, world without end. Vouchfafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without fin. O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us, O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our truft is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trufted : let me never be confounded. Then Jhall he read in like manner the Second LejJon> taken out of the New Tejlament : And after that, the following Pfalm : O Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : ferve the Lord with gladnefs, and come before his prefence with a fong. Be ye fure that the Lord he is God ; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourfelves : we are his people, and the fheep of his pafture. O go your way into his gates with thankfgiving, and into his courts with praife: be thankful unto him, and fpeak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlaft- ing : and his truth endureth from generation to> generation. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Gnofr; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen, n, en i 4 MORNING-PRAYER. Thm /hall be faid the Apoflles' Creed by the Minifter and the People, /landing. I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth : And in Jefus Chriir, his only Son our Lord ; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghcft; Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate; Was crucified, dead, and buried, He defcended into hell : The third day he rofe again from the dead : He afcended into Heaven, And fitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; From thence he fhall come to judge the quick, and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghoft; The Holy Catholic Church ; The Communion of Saints ; The For- givenefs of Sins; The Refurrection of the Body, And the Life everlafting. Amen. And after that, the Minifter /hall pronounce with a loud Voice, The Lord be with you ; Anfw. And with thy fpirit. Alinifter. Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Anfw. Chriit, have mercy upon us. Minifter. Lord, have mercy upon us. Thin /hall follow three Collefis; the fir Jl of the Day, which /hall be the fame that is appointed at the Communion > the fecond for Peace; the third for Grace to live well-, all devoutly kneeling . The fecond Collect, for Peace. OGod, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom frandeth our eternal life, whofe fervice is perfect freedom; De- fend us thy humble fervants in all afiaults of our enemies - % MORNING. PRAYER. 15 enemies ; that we, furely truftinfr in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adverfaries, through, the might of Jefus Ch rift our Lord. Amen* Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and ever- Jailing God, who haft fafely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the fame with thy mighty power ; and grant that this day we fall into no (in ; neither run into any kind o£ danger; but that all our doings maybe ordered by thy governance, tajjif^ways that is righteous in thj^ fight, through Jefus Qdrjft our Lord. A?nen, OLord, our heavenly Father, high and might^ King of kings, Lord of lords, who doft from thy throne behold ail the dwellers upon earth; Moft heartily we befeech thee with. thy favour to behold our gracious Sovereign King George ; and (o re- plenish him with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy ' way: Endue him plenteoufly with heavenly gifts, grant him in health and wealth long to live; itrengthen him that he may vanquifh and overcome all his enemies ; and finally, after this life, he may attain everiafting joy and felicity ; through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, ALmighty God, the Fountain of all goodnefs, we humbly befeech thee to blefs our gracious Queen Charlotte, his Royal Highnefs George Prince of JVales^ and all the Royal P'amily : Endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; profper them with all happinefs ; and bring them to thine everiafting kingdom,through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. ALmightv and everiafting God, who alone workeft great marvels ; Send down upon all the Minifiers of thy Gofpel the healthful Spirit of thy 16 MORNING. PRAYER. thy grace; and, that they may truly pleafe thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blefling. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advo- cate and Mediator, Jefus Chrift. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. /~\ God, the Creator and Preferver of all man- V_y kind, we humbly befecch thee for all forts ii. and conditions of men, that thou wouldft be pleafed i to make thy ways known unto them, thy faving *%^hea!th unto all nations. More e fpecially we pray ^%£or the good eftate of thQL^SfiffSrc Church; that it sAinay be fo guided and governed by thy good Spirit, ,^that all who profefs and call themfelves Chtiftians, f; may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith \^in unity of fpirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteoufnefs of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodnefs, all thofe who are any ways afflict- ed or diftrefTed in mind, body, or * This is to be our eftate T * efpecially thofe for whom ... u J j r j i ,u„* •.. laid when any de- prayers are defired ;] that it may fireth / rsof pleafe thee to comfort and relieve t h e congregation. them according to their feveral neceflities; giving them patience under their fufFer- ings, and a happy ifiue out of all their a/Riclions : and this we beg for Jefus Chrift's fake. Amen, A General Tlmnkf giving, ALmighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy fervants do give thee moft humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodnefs and lov- ing-kindnefs to us and to all men I"* particularly to thofe ivho defire now . * .™f 1S to L * — . J . . J . P f.i , r be laid when an v to offer up their prmfis ana thankf ^ vt tQ ^ givingsfor thy late mercies vouch ja fed thanks. unto them.] We blefs thee for our creation, prefervation, and all th? bleflings of this lifei but above all, for thine u.eltirr.able love m the redemp- MORNING-PRAYER. 17 redemption of the world by our Lord Jefus Chrift ; for the means of grace, znd for the hope of glory. And we befeech thee, give us that due lenfe of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may (hew forth thy praife not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourfelves to thy fervice, and by walking before thee in holinefs and righteoufnefs all our days, through Jefus Chriit our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghoft, be all honour and glory, world with- put end. Amen. Lmighty God, who hail given us grace, at . this time, with one accord, to make our com- mon fupplications unto thee, and doft promife that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requefls ; Fulfil now, O Lord, the defires and petitions of thy fervants, as may be moft expedient for them : granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the World to come life everlafting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. HE grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the fellowfhip of the Holy Ghoft, be with you all evermore. Amen. Here endetb the Order of Morning- Prayer. A T The ORDER for EVENING-PRAYER, Every Lord's Day. At the Beginning of Evening-Prayer, the Minifter Jhall read with a loud Voice fome one or more of thefe Sentences of the Scriptures that folloiv : And then be Jhallfay that which is written after thefuid Sentences. WHEN *8 EVENING-PRAYER. WHEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickednefs that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he fhall fave his foul alive. Ezek, xviii. 27. The facrifices of God are a broken fpirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not defpife. Pfal. li. 17. To the Lord our God belong mercies and for- givenefTes, though we have rebelled againft him : neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he fet before us. Dan. \x. 9, 10. I will arife, and go to my father, and will fay unto him, Father, I have finned againft heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy fon. Luke xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy fervant, O Lord; for in thy fight fhall no man living be juftified. Pfal. cxliii. 2. D Early beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in fundry places, to acknowledge and confefs our manifold fins and wickednefs ; and that we fhould not difTemble or cloke them before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father; but confefs them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart;, to the end that we may obtain forgivenefs of the fame by his infinite goodhefs and mercy. Wherefore I pray and befeech you, as many as are here prefent, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, faying after me. A general Confejjion to be laid by the whole Congre- gation , after the Mi>i:(hi\ all knedrhg* ALmighty and moft merciful Father, We have erred and ftrayed from thy ways like loft fheep. We have followed too much the devices and defires E V EN1NG-PRAYER. ?9 defires of our own hearts. We have offended againft thy holy laws. We have left undone thofe things which we ought to have done; And we have done thofe things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miferable offenders* Spare thou them, O God, who confefs their faults. Reftore thou them that are penitent ; According to thy promifes declared unto mankind in Chrifb Jefus our Lord. And grant, O moil merciful Father, for his fake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and fober life ; To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen, Then the Minifier Jhall fay, OLord, we befeech thee, abfolve thy people from their offences ; that, through thy boun- tiful goodnefs, we may be delivered from the bands of thofe fins, which by our frailty we have com- mitted. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Je- fus Chrift's fake, our bleffed Lord and Saviour* Amen. Then the Mlnlfter Jhall fay the Lord's Prayer ; the People alfo repeating it with him. OUR 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 trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trefpafs againft 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 likewife he J}) all fay, O Lord, open thou our lips. Anjw. And our mcuth fhall fhew forth thy frails, Minifer. 2o EVENING- PRAYER. Minijier. O God, make fpeed to fave us. Anfvj. O Lord, make haite to help us. Here alljlanding up, the Minijier fhall fay, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft; Anfw. As it was in the beginning, is now, 2nd ever (hall be, world without end. Amen. Minijier. Praiie ye the Lord. Anfw. The Lord's Name be praifed. *Pr and all the Royal Family: Endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace ; profper them with all happinefs ; and bring them to thine everlafting kingdom, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for the Minijlers of the Go/pel. ALm ighty and everlafting God, who alone work- eft great marvels; Send down upon all the Minifters of thy Gofpel the healthful Spirit of thy grace ; and, that they may truly pleafe thee, pour upon them the contiriual dew of thy blefling. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Ad- vocate and Mediator, Jefus Chrift. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. OGod, the Creator and Preferver of all man- kind, we humbly befeech thee for all forts and conditions of men, that thou wouldft be pleafed to make thy ways known unto them, thy faving health unto all nations. More efpecially we pray for the good eftate of theJ^athoKc Church ; that it may be fo guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profefs and call themfelves Chriftians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of fpirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteoufnefs of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodnefs, all thofe who are any ways afflict- ed or diftrefied in mind, body, or eftate [* efpecially thofe for whom r * This is to be * j r j 1 ^u *. •'*. laid when any de- cur prayers are defired;} that it fire the praye J s of may pleaie thee to comfort and the congregation, relieve them according to their feveral neceffities ; giving them patience under their fufFerings,and a happy iflueoutof all their afflictions : arid this we beg for Jefus Chrift^ fake. Amen. 5 AGc- 24 EVENING. PRAYER. A General Thankfgruing. ALmighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy fervants do give thee moll humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodnefs and loving- kindnefs to us and to all men ; [* particularly to thofe who deftre r * Th j s Is to be u £ /r w • -r J j faid when any now to offer up their praijes and defire to return thankfgivings for thy late mercies thanks. vouchfafed unto the?n.] We blefs thee for our creation, prefervation, and all the bleflings of this life ; but above all, for thine inefti- mable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jefus Chrift ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we befeech thee, give us that due fenfe of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may fhew forth thy praife, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourfelves to thy fervice, and by walking before thee in holinefs and right- eoufnefs all our days, through Jefus Chrift our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghoft, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. ALmighty God, who haft given us grace, at this time, with one accord, to make our common fupplications unto thee j and doft promill*, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requefts ; Fulfil now, O Lord, the defires and petitions of thy fervants, as may be moft expedient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlafting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the fellowfhip of the Holy Ghoft, be with you all evermore. Amen. Here tndcth the Order of Evening Prayer. ne l i r 4 n r. 25 Here followeth the LIT A NT, or General Supplication, to be /aid upon Wednefdays and Fridays. OGod the Father of Heaven ; have rner^y upon us miferable finners. God the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us miferable finer s. O God the Son, Redeemer of the World 3 have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the World \ have mercy upon us miferable finners, O God the Holy Ghoft, proceeding from the Father and the Son ; have mercy upon us miferable finners; God the Holy Ghc/i, proceeding from the Father and the Son ; have mercy upon us inferable finners. O holy, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three perfons, and one God ; have mercy upon us mife- rable finners. holy, bleffed, and glorias Trinity, three per- fons, and one God ; have mercy upon us miferable finners. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou ven- geance of our fins : fpare us, good Lord, fpare thy people, whom thou haft redeemed with thy moft precious bloed, ith us for ever. Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mifchief} from fin, from the crafts and aflaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from eVerlafting damnation, (rood Lord, deliver us. From all blindnefs of heart; from pride, vain- glory, and hypocrify ; from envy, hatred,- and malice, and all unclwitablenefs, Good Lord, du'iV:i us, ii Frnm 26 ne L I T A N T. Fromfornication , and all other deadly fin ; and from all the deceits of the world, the flefh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and temped ; from plague, pefti- lence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from fudden death, Good Lord, deliver us. From all fedition, privy confpiracy, and re- bellion ; from all falfe doctrine, herefy, and fchifm ; from hardnefs of heart, and contempt of thy word and commandment, Good Lord, deliver us. By the myflery of thy holy Incarnation ; by thy holy Nativity, and Circumcifion ; by thy Baptifm, Fafling, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Crofs and Paffion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Refurredion and Afcenfion -, and by the coming of the Holy Ghoft, Good Lord) deliver us. In all time of our tribulation ; in ail time of our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Good Lord, deliver us. We finners do befeech thee to hear us, O Lord God ; and that it may pleafe thee to rule and govern thy holy Church univerfal in the right way ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to keep and ftrengthen in the true wormipping of thee, in righteoufnefs and holinefs of life, thy fervant George, our gracious King and Governor ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love ; and that he may evermore have alliance in thee, and ever feek thy honour and glory \ W& befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That The L I T A N Y, 27 That it may pleafe thee to be his Defender and Keeper, giving him the Victory over all his Enemies ; We befeecb thee to hear us, good Lord, That it may pleafe thee to blefs and preferve our gracious Queen Charlotte, his Royal Highnefs George, Prince or' Wales? and all the Royal Family ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to illuminate all the Minifters of thy Gofpel, with true knowledge and underftanding of thy Word : that both by their preaching and living they may fet it forth, and (hew it accordingly; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to blefs and keep the Magiftrates, giving them grace to execute juflice, and to maintain truth; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to blefs and keep all thy people ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord, That it may pleafe thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord., That it may pleafe thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord, That it may pleafe thee to give to all thy people increafe of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord, That it may pleafe thee to bring into the way of truth all fuch as have erred, and are deceived; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord, That it may pleafe thee to ftrengthen fuch as do (land, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, B 2 and 28 Toe L I T A N T. and to raife up them that fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet; We lefeech thee to bear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to fuccour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, neceiTity, and tri- bulation ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to preferve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring with child, all Tick perfons and young children, and to fhew thy pity upon all prifoners and captives; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherlefs children, and widows, and all that are defolate and opprefled ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to have mercy upon all men; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to forgive our enemies, perfecutors, and ilanderers, and to turn their hearts ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to give and preferve to our ufe the kindly fruits of the earth, fo as in due time we may enjoy them ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to give us true re- pentance, to forgive us all our fins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy Word ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. Son of God, we befeech thee to hear us. Son of God, we befeech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, that takelt away the fins of the world ; GrarJ as thy peace. f^ T K The L IT A N T. 29 O Lamb of God, that takeft away the fins cf the world j Have mercy upon us. O Chrift, hear us. O Chrlft, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Chrift, have mercy upon us. Chriji, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Then Jhall the Minifter, and the People with him, fay the Lord's Prayer. OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thv Kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our tref- pailes, as we forgive them that treipafs againft us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Mimjier. O Lord, deal not with us after our fins : Anfuo. Neither reward us after our iniquities. Let us pray. OGod, merciful Father, that defpifeft not the fighing of a contrite heart, nor the defire of fuch as be forrowful ; Mercifully afliil our prayers that we make before thee, in all our troubles and adverfnies whenfoever they opprefs us ; and gra- cioufly hear us, that thofe evils, which the craft and fubtilty of the devil or man worketh againft us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of thy goodnefs be difperfed ; that we thy fervants, being hurt by no periecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy 'Church, through Jefus Chrifr. our Lord. B 3 Lord,, 30 The L I T A N T. O Lord, arife, help us, a?id deliver us for thy Name's fate. OGod, we have heard with our Ears, and our fathers have declared unto us the noble works that thou didfl in their days, and in the old time before them. O Lord, arife, help us, and deliver us for thine honour. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft. Anjzu. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. From our enemies defend us, O Chrift. Gracioujly look upon cur afflictions. Pitifully behold the forrows of our hearts. Mercifully forgive the fins of thy people. Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. O Son of David, have mercy upon us. Both now and ever voucnfafe to hear us, O Chrift, Gracioujly hear us, O Chr'tji : gracioujly hear us, O Lord Chrifl. O Lord, let thy mercy be (hewed upon us ; As we do put our trujl in thee. Let us pray. WE humbly befeech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all thofe evils that we mod righteoufly have deferved ; and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole truft and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore ferve thee in holinefs and purenefs of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Advo- cate, Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. Almighty The L IT A N Y. %x A Lmighty God, who haft given us grace at this J~\ time with one accord to make our common fupplications unto thee, and doft promife that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requefts ; fulfil now, C) Lord, the defires and petitions of thy fervants, as may be moft expedient for them : granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlafting. Amen, 2 Cor. xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the fellowlhip of the Holy Ghofl, be with you all evermore. Amen. Here endeth the LIT A NT. THE COLLECTS, EPISTLES, and GOSPELS, To be ufed throughout the Year. The Firft Sunday in Advent. The Collet!. A Lmighty God, give us grace that we may catt away the works of darknefs, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jefus Chrift came to vifit us in great humility j that in the laft day, when he fhall come again in his glorious Majefty, to judge both the quick and dead, we may rife to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, now and ever. Amen. B 4 The 32 The Ftrft Sunday in Advent. The Epifile. Rom. xiii. 3. OWE no man any thing, but to love one another; for he that leveth another hath ful- filled the law. For this, Thpu flialt not commit adultery ; Thou fhalt net kill ; Thou flialt not Ileal ; Thou flialt not bear faWe witnefs ; Thou (halt not covet : and if there be any other com- mandment, it is briefly comprehended in this fay- ing, namely. Thou {halt 1g\g thy neighbour as thyfelf. 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 cf deep; for now is our falvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far fpent, the day is at hand ; let us therefore cafi: off the works of darknefs, and let us put on the ar- mour of light. Let us walk honeltly as in the cay ; not in rioting and drunkennefs, not in chambering and wantennefs, not in flrife and envying : but put ye on the Lord Jefus Chrift, and make not provifion for the flefh, to fulfil the luffs thereof. The Gcfpel Matth. xxi. I. \Js / HEN they drew nigh unto Jerufalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then fent Jefus two difciples, faying unto them, Go into the village over againft you, and ftraightwaj ye fhali find an afs tied, and a colt wicb her; loofe them, and bring them unto me. And if any man fay ought unto you, ye fhall fay, The Lord hath need of them ; and ilraightwiv he will fend them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was fpoken by the prophet, faying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy King Qometb unto thee, meek, and fitting upon an afs 5 2nd a colt the foai of an afs. And the difciples went The Sec -oh d Sunday in Advent* 33 went and did as Jefus commanded them, and brought tHc afs, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they fet him thereon. And a very great multitude fpread their garments in the way ; others cut down branches from the trees, and ftrewed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, faying,- Hofanna to the Son of David ; bleffed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ; Hofanna in the higheft. And when he was come into Jerufaiem, all the city was moved, faying, Who is this? And the multitude faid, This is Jefus the Prophet of Nazareth, of Galilee. And Jefus went into the temple of God, and caft out all them that fold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the feats of them that fold doves ; and faid unto them, It is written, My houfe mall be called the houfe of prayer: but ye have made it a dsn of thieves. The Second Sunday in Advent, The ColkSf. BLefTed Lord, who haft caufed all holy Scrip- tures to be written for our learning ; Grant that we may in fuch wife hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digeft them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy word, we may embrace and ever hold fa ft the blefted hope of everlafting life, which thou haft given us in our Saviour Jefus Chrifr. Amen. The E pi 'die. Rem. xv. 4. WHatfoever things were written aforetime, were written for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope. Now the God of patience and B 5 confolation 34 The Second Sunday in Advent. confolation grant you to be like-minded one to- wards another, according to Chrift Jefus ; that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Where- fore receive you one another, as Chrift alio re- ceived us, to the glory of God. Now, I fay, that Jefus Chrift was a minifter of the circurrrcifion for the truth of God, to confirm the promifes made unto the Fathers ; and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this caufe I will confefs to thee among the Gen- tiles, and fing unto thy Name. And again he faith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again, Praife the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and laud him, all ye people. And again, Efaias faith, There fhall be a root of JefTe ; and he that fhall rife to reign over the Gentiles, in him fhall the Gentiles truft. 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 HolyGhoft. The Go/pel. Luke xxi. 25. \ ND there fhall be figns in the fun, and in the J~\. moon, and in the ftars ; and upon the earth diftrefs of nations, with perplexity; the fea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after thofe things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of heaven fhall be fhaken. And then fhall they fee the fon of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. And when thefe things begin to come to pafs, then look up, and lift up your heads ; for your redemp- tion draweth nigh. And he fpake to them a parable : Behold the fig-tree, and ail the trees ; when they now fhoot forth, ye fee and know of your own felves that fummer is now nigh at hand. So like- wife ye, when ye fee thefe things come to pafs, know ne that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily, The Third Sunday in Advent, %$ Verily, I fay unto you, This generation fhall not pafs away till all be fulfilled ; heaven and earth fhall pafs away, but my wo.' GS The Third Sunday in Advent, The Collett. OLord Jefus Chrifr, who at thy flrfr coming didft fend thy meflenger to prepare thy way before thee, grant that the minifters and Rewards of thy myfteries may Iikewife fo prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the difo- bedient to the wifdom of the juft, that at thy fe- cond coming to judge the world, we may be found an acceptable people in thy fight, who liveft and reigneft with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen, The Epijlle. I Cor. iv. i. LET a man i'o account of us as of the minifters / of Chrift, and ftewards of the myfteries of God. Moreover, it is required in ftew3rds, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very fmall thing that I fhould be judged of you, or of mail's judgment. Yea, I judge not mine own felf ; for I know nothing by myfelf, yet am I not herebv juftified; 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 darknefs, and will make manifeft the. counfels of the hearts, and then fhall every man e praife of God. The Go/pel. Matth. xi. 2.. IOW when John had heard in the prifon the N v/orks of Chrifr, he fent two of his difciples,, and faid unto him. Art thou he that fhould come, B 6 or £5 The Fourth Sunday in Advent. or do we look for another? Jefus anfwered, and faid unto them, Go, and fhew John again thofe things which you do hear and fee : The blind re- ceive their fight, and the lame walk ; the lepers are cleanfed, and the deaf hear; the dead are railed up, and the poor have the gofpel preached unto them. And bleifed is he whofoever (hall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jefus began to fay unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wildernefs to fee? A reed fhaken with the wind? But what v/ent ye out to fee? A man clothed in foft raiment ? Behold, they that wear foft clothing are in kings houfes. But what went ye out to fee? A prophet? yea, I fay unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I fend my meflenger before thy face, who fhall prepare thy way before thee. The Fourth Sunday in Advent, The ColleSf. OLord, raHb up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might fuc- cour us ; that whereas, through our fins and wick- ednefs, we are fore let and hindered in running the lace that is fet before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may fpeedily help and deliver us, through the fatisfaftion of thy Jr'on our Lord ; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghoft be honour and g world without end. Amen. The Epiftle. Phil. iv. 4. REjoice in the Lord a! way ; and again I fay, Rejoice. Let your moderation be k unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be card I : nothing ; but in every thing by prayer and fur | tion Cbrijbnas- Day . 3 7 tion with thankfgiving, 1st your requefts be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which pafleth all underftanding, fhall keep your hearts and minds, through Chrift Jefus. The Go/pel. John i. 19. THIS is the record of John, when the Jews fent priefts and Levites from Jerufalern to afk him, Who art thou ? Arid he confelTed, and denied not; but confelTed, I am not the Chrift. And they alked him, What then? Art thou Elias ? And he faith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he anfwered, No. Then faid they unto him, Who art thou, that we may give an anfwer to them that fent us? What fayeft thou of thyfelf ? He faid, I am the voice of one crying in the wildernefs, Make ftraight the way of the Lord; as faid the prophet Efirias. And they who were fent were of the Pharifees. And they afked him, and faid unto him, Why baptized thou then, if thou be not that Chrift, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John an- fwered them, faying, I baptize with water; but there ftandeth one anions: you whom ye know not. He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me; whofe fhoes-latchet I am not worthy lo un- loofe. Thefe things were done in Bethabara, be- yond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The Nativity of our Lord, or the Birth Day of CHRIST, commonly called Chrift mas-Day. The Ccllett. A Lmighty God, who haft given us thy only- Jt\ begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin, grant that we, being regenerate, and made thy "children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy 38 Chrijlmas-Day. Holy Spirit, through the fame our Lord Jefus Chriflv who liveth and reigneth with thee and the fame Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen, The Epi/lle Heb. i. 1. ("^ OD, who at fundry times, and in divers man- _T ners, fpake in time pad unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in thefe laft days fpoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom alfo he made the worlds. Who being the brightnefs of his glory, and the exprefs image of his perfon, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himfelf purged our fins s fat down on the right hand of the Majefty on high ; being made fo much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than thev. For unto which of the angels faid he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have 1 begotten thee ? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he mail be to me a Son. And again, when he bringeth in the hrft- begotten into the world, he faith, And let all the angels of God worfhip him. And of the angels he faith, Who maketh his angels ipirits, and his minifters a flame of fire. But unto the Son he faith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever : a fceptre of righteoufnefs is the fceptre of thy kingdom. Thou haft loved righteoufnefs, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladnefs above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hall: laid the founda- tion of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. They fhall perifh, but thou re- mained ; and they all fhall wax old as doth a gar- ment ; and as a vefture fhalt thou fold them up, and they fhall be changed; but thou art the fame, and thy years fhall not fail. 1 The The Firft Sunday after Cbrijhnas. 39 The GofpeL John i. 1. IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The fame was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light fliineth in darknefs, and the darknefs comprehended it not. There was a man fent from God, whofe name was John. The fame came for a witnefs to bear wit- nefs of the light, that all men through him might beJieve. He was not that light, but was fent to bear witnefs of that light. That was the true light which enli^hteneth every man that ccmeth into the world. He was in the world, and the world v/as made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own re- ceived him not; but as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the fons of God, even to them that believe on his Name: who were bom, not of blood, nor of the will of the flefh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flefh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-be- gotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. The Firji Sunday after Clrrifmas* The Colletf. ALmighty God, who haft given us thy only- begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin; grant that we, being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit, through the fame our Lord Jefus Chrift, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the fame Spirit, ever one God, world without end. J men* The 40 The Firft Sunday after Chriftmas, The Efi/Ve. Gal. iv. i. NOW I fay, that the heir as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a fervant, though he be lord of all; but i? under tutors and governors, until the time appointed of the father. Even (o we, when we were children, were in bondage un- der the elements of the world': Bui when the ful- nefs of the time was come, God lent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, r> redeem them that weie under ihe law, that we might re- ceive the adoption of Ions. And becaufe ye are fons, God hath fent forth the Spirit of his Sen in- to your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a fervant, but a fon ; and if a fon, then an heir of God through Chriit. The GofpeL Match, i. 18. THE birth of Jefus Chrift was on this wifer When as his mother Mary was efpoufed to Jofeph (before they came together) Gtie was found With child of the Holy Ghoff. Then Jofeph, her hufbjnd, being a juff. man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on theie things, be- hold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, faving, Jofeph, thou fon of David, fear not to take ur.ro thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghofr. And ihe fhall br ng forth a Son, and thou (halt call his name Jefus - T for he fhall fave his people from their fins. (Now all this was done, that it might be fill- filled which was fpoken of the Lord by the prophet, faying, Behold, a Virgin fhall be with chile, and fhall bring forth a Son, and they fhall call his name Emmanuel, which bring interpreted, is, God with us.) Then Jofeph being railed from fleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took The Second Sunday after Chrifrmas, 4 1 took unto him his wife ; and knew her not till fhc had brought forth her firft-born Son. And he called his name JESUS. - The Second Sunday after Chriftmas* The Collet. OLord, we befeech thee, mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and alfo may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the fame, through Jefus Chrifr our Lord. Amen. The Epifth. Rom. xii. 1. I Befeech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye prefent your bodies a living facrrfice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reafonabie fervice. And be not conformed to this World ; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I fay through the grace given unto me to e.-ery man that is among you, not to think of himfelf more highly than he ought to think; but to think foberly, according as God hath deMt to every man the meafure of fairh. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the fame ofnce; (o we, being many, are one body in Chrifr, and every one members one of another. The G of pel. Luke ii. 41. 7 OW his parents went to jerufalem every year ^1 at the feali: of the paffover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerufalem, after the cuitom of the feaft. And when they had :d the days, as they returned, the child Jefus tarried K 42 The Third Sunday after Cbriftmas. tarried behind in Jerufalem ; and Jofeph and his mother knew not of it. But they fuppofing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they fought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerufalem, feeking him. And it came to pafs, that after three days they found him in the temple fitting in the midft of the doctors, both hearing them, and afking them queftions. And all that heard him were aftonifhed at his un- demanding and anfwers. And when they faw him, they were amazed : and his mother faid unto him, Son, why haft thou thus dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have fought thee forrowing. And he faid unto them, Kow is it that ye fought me ? knew ye not that I muft be about my Father's buf.nefs ? And they underftood not the faying which he fpake unto them : And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was fub- jevSt unto them : but his mother kept all thefe fay- ings in her heart. And Jefus increafed in wifdom and ftature, and in favour with God and man. The Third Sunday after Chriftmas. The Colledl. ALmightyandeverlaiting God, who doft govern all things in heaven and earth; Mercifully hear the fupplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epijile. Rom. xii. 6. Aving then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophefy according to the proportion of faith ; or rniniftry, let us wait on our miniftring; or he that The Third Sunday after Chrtjimau 43 that teacheth on teaching ; or he that exhorteth on exhortation ; he that giveth, let him do it with ilm- plicity ; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that fheweth mercy, with cheerfulnefs. Let love be without diffimulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good. Be kindly a rTeclioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another ; not flothful in bufinefs ; fervent in fpirit; ferving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing inftant in prayer; diftributing to the neceffity of faints; given to hofpitality. Blefs them who perfecute you ; blefs, and curfe not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be o£ the fame mind one towards another. Mind not high things, but condefcend to men oi' low eftate. The GofpeL John ii. 1. AND the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Gal ike ; and the mother of Jefus was there : and both Jeius was called, and his difciples to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jefus faith unto him, They have no wine. Je- fus faith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet come. His mother faith unto the fervants, Whatfoever he faith unto you, do it. And tnere were fet there fix water-pots of ftone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, con- taining two or three firkins apiece. Jefus fai h unto them, Fill trie water- pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he faith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feaft. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feaft had tailed the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the fervants who drew the water knew), the governor of the feaft called the bridegroom, and faith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth fet forth good wine, and when 41 The Fourth Sunday after Ghrifttans. when men have well drunk, then that which is worfe: but thou haft kept the good wir.e until now. This beginning of miracles did Jefus in Cana of Galilee, and manifefted forth his glory j and his difciples believed on him. The Fourth Suhday after Chriftmas, The Cdka. ALmighfy and everlalling God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and neceilities ihetch forth thy right hand to help and defend us, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Efijlle. Rom. xii. 16. BE not wife in your own conceits. Recompenfe to no man evil for evil. Provide things honeft in the fight of all men. If it be poilible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dear- ly beloved, avenge not yourfelves, but rather give place unto wrath ; for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, faith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirft, give him drink; for in fo doing thou (halt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. T):t GofpeL Matth. viii. i. WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And be- hold, there came a leper, and worfhipped him, faying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canft make me clean. And Jefus put forth his hand, and touched him, faying, i will; Be thou clean. And imme- diately his leprofy was cleanfed. And Jctus faith unto him, See thou tell no man 5 but go thy way, fhevv The Fifth Su tday . . 4.5 fhew thvfelf to the prieft, and offer the gift that Mofes commanded, for a tettimony unto them. And when Jefus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, befeeching him, and faying, Lo;d, my fervant lieth at home fick of the palfy, grievoufly tormented. And Jefus faith unto him, 1 will come and heal him. The centurion anfwered and faid, Lord, I am not worthy that thou fhouldit come under my roof; but fpeak the word only, and my fervant fhall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having folciers under me; and T fay unto this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to my fervant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Je- fus heard it, he marvelled, and faid to them that followed, Verily I fay unto you, I have not found fo great faith, no not in Ifrael. And I fay unto you, that many (hall come from the eaft and weft, and fhall fit down with Abraham, and Ifaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom fhall be call out into outer dark- nefs : there fhall be weeping and gnafhing of teeth. And Jefus faid unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou haft believed, fo be it done unto thee. And his fervant was healed in the felf-fame hour. The Fifth Sunday after Chrlflmds, The Coilecl. God, who knoweft us to be fet in the mid ft of fo many and great dangers, that by rea- fon of the frailty or our nature we cannot always ftand upright, grant to us fuch ftrength and pro- tection as may iupport us in all dangers, and carr.y is through all temptations, through Jefus Chriifc The 46 The Fifth Sunday after Chri/Imas. The Epijlle. Rom. xiii. 1. LET every foul be fubject unto the higher powers ; for there is no power but of God ; the powers that are, are ordained of God. Who- foever therefore refifteth the power, refifteth the ordinance of God s and they that refitt, (hall re- ceive to themfelves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power, do that which is good, and thou fhalt have praife of the fame; for he is the minifter of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the fword in vain ; for he is the minifter of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye mult needs be fubject, not only for wrath, but ajfo for confcience fake. For, for this caufe pay ye tribute alfo ; for they are God's minifters attending con- tinually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues ; tribute to whom tribute is due, cuftom to whom cuftom, fear to whom fear, ho- nour to whom honour. The Gofpel. Matth. viii. 23. AND when he was entered into a fhip, his difciples followed him. And behold, there afofe a great temped: in the fea, infomuch that the fhip was covered with the waves ; but he was aileep. And his difciples came to him, and awoke him, faying, Lord, fave us : we perifh. And he faith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then he arofe, and rebuked the .winds and the fea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, faying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the fea obey him ? And when he was come to the other fide into the country of the Gergefenes, there met him two poflefled with devils, coming The Sixth Sunday after Chrijlmas. 47 out of the tombs, exceeding fierce : fo that no man might pafs by that way. \nd behold, they cried out, faying, Wh it h e we to do with thee, Jelus, thou Son of G' ? art thou come hither to torment us before the time : And there was a good way off from them an herd ct many fwine feeding. So the devils befought him, faying, if thou caft us out, fuffer us to go away into the herd of fwine. And he faid unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into thr herd of fwine : and behold, the whole herd of fwine ran violently down a fteep place into the fea, and perifhed in the waters. And they that kept tr.em fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the poffeflfed of the devils. And behold the whole city came out to meet Jefus : and when the}- faw him, they befought him that he would de- part out of their coafts. The Sixth Sunday after Chriftmas. The Collet?. OLord, we befeech thee to keep thy church and houfehold continually in thy true region ; that they, who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace, may evermore be defended by thy mighty power, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, The Epifile. Col. iii. 12. PUT on therefore (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) bowels of mercies, kindnefs, humble- nefsof mind, meeknefs, long-fuffering $ forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel againft any : even as Chrift for- gave you 5 fo alfo do ye. And above all thefe things put on love, which is the bond of perfect- 48 The Seventh Sunday after Chrlftmas. nefs. And let the peace of God rule in you: hearts, to which alfo ye are called in one body ; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Chrift dwell in you richly in all wifdom ; teaching and admonifhing one another in pfalms, and hymns, and Spiritual fongs, finging with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatfoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jefus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. The Go/pel. Matth. xiii. 24. T ( H E kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man who fowed good feed in his field : But while men flept, his enemy came and fowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was fprung up, and brought forth fruit, then ap- peared the tares alfo. So the fervants of the houfe- holder came, and faid unto him, Sir, didft not thou fow good feed in thy field ? from whence then hath it tares ? He faid unto them, An enemy hath done this. The fervants faid unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he faid, Nay : left while ye gather up the tares, )e root up alio the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harveft : and in the time of harveft, I will fay to the reapers, Gather ye together firft the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but ga- ther the wheat into my barn. The Seventh Sunday after Chriftmas. The Collecl. God, whofe blefled Son was manifefted, that he might deftroy the works of the devil, and make us the ions of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we befeech thee, that having this hope, we may purify ourfelves even as he is pure ; that when o The Seventh Sunday after Ghriftmau 49 when he (hall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom ; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghoit,he liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epijile. 1 John iii. 1. BEhold, what manner of love the Father hath beftowed upon us, that wcfhould be called the fons of God : therefore the world knovveth us not, becaufe it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the fons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we fhaJl be : but we know, that when he fhall appear, we (hall be like him ; for we fhall fee him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himfelf, even as he is pure. Who- foever committeth fin, tranfgrefTeth alfo the law : for fin is the tranfgreilion of the law. And ye know that he was manifefted to take away our fins : and in him is no fin. Whofoever abideth in him, finneth not : whofoever finneth hath not feen. him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you : he that doth righteoufnefs, is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that com- mitteth fin is of the devil : for the devil finneth from the beginning. For this purpofe the Son of God was manifefted, that he might deftroy the works of the devil. The GofpeL Matth. xxiv. 23. THEN if any man mail fay unto you, Lo, here is Chrift, or there ; believe it not. For there ihall arife falfe Chrifts and ralfe prophets, and they fhall fhew great figns and wonders j infomuch that (if it were poftible) they fhall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they ihall fay unto you, Behold, he is in the defert; go not forth : behold, he is in the fecret chambers ; C believe 53 The Eighth Sunday after Chrijlmas. believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the eaft, and fhineth even unto the weft j fo fhall alfo the coming of the Son of man be. For where- foever the carcafe is, there will the eagles be ga- thered together. Immediately after the tribulation of thofe days fhall the fun be darkened, and the moon fhall not give her light, and the ftars fhall fall from heaven ; and the powers of the heavens fhall be fhaken. And then fhall appear the fign of the Son of man in heaven : and then fhall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they fhall fee the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he fhall fend his angels with a great found of a trumpet, and they fhall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. The Eighth Sunday after Chrijlmas* The Collecl. OLord, we befeech thee, favourably to hear the prayers of thy people ; that we who are juftly punifhed for our offences, may be mercifully deli- vered by thy goodnefs, for the glory of thy Name, through Jefus thrift our Saviour, who liveth and jeigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epijile, I Cor. ix. 24. KNOW ye not, that they who run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize ? So run that ye may obtain. And every man that ltriveth for the maftery is temperate in all things : now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an in- corruptible. I therefore fo run, not as uncertainly: fo fio-ht L not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into fubjeaion, 3 left The Eighth Sunday after Chrijlmas. 5r left that by any means when I have preached to others, I myfeJf mould be a caft-away. The Go/pel. Matth. xx. I. THE kingdom of heaven is like unto" a man that is an houfeholder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he fent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and faw others ftanding idle in the market-place, and faid unto them, Go ye alfo into the vineyard, and whatfo- ever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the fixth and ninth hour, and did likewife. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others {landing idle, and faith unto them, Why ftand ye here all the day idle? They fay unto him, Becaufe no man hath hired us. He faith unto them, Go ye alfo into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that fhall ye re- ceive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard faith unto his {reward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the laffc unto the firft. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the fir ft came, they fuppofed that they mould have received more; and they like- wife received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured againft the good man of the houfe, faying, Thefe laft have wrought but one hour, and thou haft made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he anfwered one of them, and faid, Friend, I do thee no wrong : didft not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way ; I will give unto this laft even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? C 2 IS 52 The Ninth Sunday after Ghr'ijlmas. Is thine eye evil, becaufe I am good? So the laft fhall be firft, and the firft lad : for many are called, but few chofen. The Ninth Sunday after Chrijl?nas. The Collett. OLord God, who feeft that we put not our truft in any thing that we do ; Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended againft all adver- fity, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epijile. 1 Cor. xi. 19. YE fufTer fools gladly, feeing ye yourfelves are wife. For ye fuffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himfelf, if a man fmite you on the face. I fpeak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak : howbeit, whereinfo- ever any is bold (I fpeak foolimly) I am bold alfo. Are they Hebrews? {o am I : are they Ifraelites? {o am I : are they the feed of Abraham ? fo am I : are they miniflers of Chrift ? (I fpeak as a fool) I am more j in labours more abundant ; in ftripes above meafure ; in prifons more frequent; in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received 1 forty ftripes iave one 3 thrice was I beaten with rods ; once was I fto.ned ; thrice I fuffered (hipwreck ; a night and a day I have been in the deep : in journeyings often ; in perils of waters ; in perils of robbers ; in perils by mine own countrymen ; in perils by the heathen -, in perils in the city ; in perils in the wildernefs; in perils in the fta ; in perils among falfe brethren ; ia wearinefs and painfulnefs ; in watchings often ; in hunger and thirft ; in faftings often j in cold and nakednefs ; befides thofe things that are without, iiut which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. The Ninth Sunday after ChrijlmaS. 53 churches. Who is weak, and I am not? who is offended, and I burn not? If I muft needs glory^ I will glory of the things which concern mine in- firmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jefus Chriit, who is bleffed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. The GcfpeL Luke viii. 4. WHEN much people were gathered together* and were come to him out of every citv, he fpake by a parable : A fower went out to fovv his feed : and as he fowed, fome fell by the way-fide j and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And fome fell upon a rock ; and as foon as it was fprung up, it withered away, becaufe it lacked moiirure. And fc^e fe\\ amon g thorns; and the thorns fprang up with if, an d choaked it. And ether fell on good ground, ana i>rang up, and bare fruit an hundred-fold. And when u, ^ ac j ^^ thefe things, he cried, He that hath ears to v^ f let him hear. ! And his difciples afked him, faying' What might this parable be ? And he faid, Unto you it is given to know th>s myfteries of the king- dom of God : but to others - ; '? parable? ; that fee- ing they might not fee, and hearing they mignt not underftand. Now the parable is this : The feed is the word of God : Thofe by the way-fide are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, left they fhould believe and be faved. They on the rock are they, who when they hear, receive the word with jov : and thefe have no root ; who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns, are they, who when they have heard, go forth, and are choaked with care c , and riches, and- pleafures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground, are they, who in an honed and good heart, having C 3 heard 54 The Tenth Sunday after Chrljlmas. heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. The Tenth Sunday after Chrijlmas, The Colleel. OLord, who haft taught us, that all our doings without love are nothing worth ; fend thy Holy Spirit, and pour into our hearts that moft excellent gift of love, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues ; without which whofcever liveth is counted dedd before thee. Grant this for thine only Son Jefus Chrifl's fake. Amen. The Epijlle. I Cor. xiii. I. T Hough I fpeak with the tongues of men and of ano-els, and kave not love, I am become as foundin.o- h wVlS 9 °r a tinkling cymbal. And though I hav- ^e gift of prophecy, and undeiftar , Series, and all knowledge, and though 1 have .11 faith, fo that I could remove mountains, and nave "ot love, I am nothing.- And though I be- ftow an* ."tfY '-goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing. Love fu'ffereth long, and is kind ; love envieth not; love vaunteth not rtfelf, is not puffed up, doth not behave itfelf unfeemlr, feeketh not her own, is not provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoieeth in the truth -, covereth all things, beiieveth a]l things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth ; but whether there be prophecies they (hall fail ; whether there be tongues, they fhall ceafe ; whether there be knowledge, it mail vanifti away. For we know in part, and we prophefy in part. But when that which is perfect, is come, then that which is in part fhall be done away. When I was a child, I fpake The Tenth Sunday after Chrijtmas. ' "^$f** I fpake as a child, I underftood as a child, I thought as a child 3 but when I became a man, I Pjta^aj^^ childifh things. For now we fee througtr^P?^? darkly ; but then face to face : now I know in part ; but then fhall I know even as alfo I am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, thefe three ; but the greatefr. of thefe is love. The Gofp el. Luk e x v i i i . 31. THEN Jefus took unto him the twelve, and faid unto them, Behold, we go up to Jeru- falem, and all things that are written by the pro- phets concerning the Son of man fhall be accom- plifhzd. For he fhall be delivered unto the Gen- tile?, and ihall be mocked, and fpitefully entreated, and fpitted on. And they fhall fcourge him, and put him to death : And the third day he fhall rife again. And they underilocd none .of thefe thih c ~ and this faying was hid iroin them, neither knew they the things which were fpeken. And it came tc* pafs, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a cer* tain blind man "fat by the way-fide begging: and hearing the multitude pafs by, he afked whair it meant. And they told him that Jefus of Nazareth pafTed by. And he cried, faying, Jefus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they who went before rebuked him, that he fhould hold his peace : but he cried fo much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jefus flood and commanded him to be brought unto him : and when he was come near, he afked him, faying, What wilt thou that I mould do unto thee? And he faid, Lord, that I may receive my fight. And Jefus faid unto him, Receive thy fight ; thy faith hath faved thee. And immediately he received his fight, and followed him, glorifying God : and all the people when they faw it 3 gave praife unto God. C 4 n* /Cftf— [ 56 j /#£*? he Eleventh Sunday after Chrijbnas* The Colled. OLord, who for our fa Ice didft fait forty days and forty nights ; give us grace to ufe fuch abftinence, that our flefh being fubdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteoufnefs and true holinefs, to thy honour and glory, who liveft and reigneft with the Father and the Holy Ghofr, one God, world without end. Amen, The Epifth. 2 Cor. vi. I. WE then as workers together with him, be- feech you alfo, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he faith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of falvation have I fuccoured thee : behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of falvation.) Giving no offence in any thing, that the minifrry be not blamed ; but in all things approving ourfelves as the minifters of God, in much patience, in afflic- tions, in neceifitie?, in diftrefies, in (tripes, in im- prisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fadings ; by purenefs, by knowledge, by long- fuffering, by kindnefs, by the Holy Ghoft, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, bv the power of God, by the armour of rlghteouiheis on the right hand and on the left, by honour and difhonour, by evil report and good report ; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dy- ing, and behold, we live; as chaitened, and not killed ; as forrowful, yet alway rejoicing ; as poor, yet making many rich ; as having nothing, and yet pofleffiflg all th. The The Twelfth Sunday after Chrtflmau 57 The Gofpel. Matth. iv. i. THEN was Jefus led up of the fpirit into th e wildernefs to be tempted of the devil. And when he had faded forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an-hungred. And when the tempter c^me to him, he faid, If thou be the Son of God, command that thefe ftones be made bread. But he anfwered and faid. It is written, Man fnall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro- ceeded out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and fetteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and faith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, caft thyfelf down ; for it is written, He fball give his angels charge con- cerning thee, and in their hands fhall they bear thee up, left at any time thou dafh thy foot againft a ftone. Jefus faid unto him, It is written again> Thou (halt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and fhtweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; and faith unto him, All thefe things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worfhip me. 7'hen faith Jefus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan ; for it is written, Thou fhalt worfhip the Lord thy God, and him only ihalt thou ferve. Then the devil leaveth him, and be- hold, angels came and miniftered unto him. The Twelfth Sunday after Chrifimas. X^^ J ALmighty God, who feeft that we have no power of ourfelves to help ourfelves ; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our fouls, that we may be defended from all adverfities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts C 5 which 5 3 The 'Twelfth Sunday after Chrtfimas. which may aflault and hurt the foul, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Ajnen. The Epijlle. i Theff. iv. i. WE befeech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jefus, that as ve have received of us how ye ought to walk, and to pleafe God, fo ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jefus. For this is the will of God, even your fanclification, that ye fhould abftain from fornication ; that every one of you fhould know how to pofTefs his veflel in faneliflcation and honour; not in the luft of con- cupifcence, even as the Gentiles, who know not God : that no man go beyond, and defraud his brother in any matter, becaufe that the Lord is the avenger of all fuch, as we alfo have forewarned you, and teftifled. For God hath not called us unto uncleannefs, but unto holinefs. He therefore that defpifeth, defpifeth not man, but God, who hath alio given unto us his Holy Spirit. The GcfpeL Matth. xv. 21. JESUS went thence, and departed into the coafts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a woman of Canaan came out of the fame coafts, and cried unto him, faying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David ; my daughter is grievoufly vexed with a devil. But he anfwered her not a word, ijhis difciples came and befought him, faying, ^.end her away, for (lie crieth after us. But he wffffcered and faid, I am not fent but unto the loft iheep of the houfe of Ifrael. Then came me and worshipped him, faying, Lord, help me. But he anfwered and faid, It is not meet to take the chil- dren's bread, and to caft it to dogs. And fhe faid, Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which i?A\ from their matter's table, Then Jefus anfwered and The Thirteenth Sunday after Cbriflmm, 59 and faid unto her, O woman, great is thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daugh- ter was made whole from that very hour. 1 The Thirteenth Sunday after Chrijimas. V,e Collect. ^ in^t**/- WE befeech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty defines of thy humble fervants, and ftretch forth the right hand of thv majefty to be our defence againft all our enemies, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epiftle. Ephef. v. 1. E ye therefore followers of God, as dear chil- dien: and walk in love, as Chriifc alfo hath loved us, and hath given himielf for us, an offer- ing and a facrihee to God for a fweet-frnelling fa- vour. But fornication and all uncleannefs, or co- vetoufnefs, let it not be once named among!! you, as becometh faints ; neither fikhinefs, nor foolifh- talking, nor idling, which are not convenient; but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no- whoremonger, or unclean pcrfon, or co- vetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inhe- ritance in the kingdom of ChriiT, and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words : for be- caufe of thefe things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of difobedience. Be not ye there- fore partakers with them; for ye were fometimes darknefs, but now are ye light in the Lord : walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodnefs, and righteoufnefs, and truth); proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowfnip with the unfruitful works of darknefs, but rather reprove them ; for it is a frame even to fpeak of thole things which are done of them in C 6 iecret. 60 The Thirteenth Sunday after Chrijlmas. fecret. But all things that are reproved, are made manifeft by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifeft, is light. Wherefore he faith, Awake thou that fleepeft, and arife from the dead, and Chrift fhall give thee light. The Gofpel. Luke xi. 14. TESUS was calling out adeviJ, and it was dumb. 3 And it came to pafs when the devil was gone out, the dumb fpake; and the people wondered. But fome of them faid, He cafteth our devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. And others tempting him, fought of him a fign from heaven. But he knowing their thoughts, faid unto them, Every kingdom divided againft itfelf, is brought to de- flation: and a houfe divided againft a houfe, falleth. If Satan alfo be divided againft himfelf, how fhall his kingdom Hand? became ye fay that I caft out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub caft out devils, by whom do your fons caft them out ? therefore mall they be your judges. But if I with the finger of God caft out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon ycu. When aflrong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: but when a ftronger than he fhall come upon him, and over- comehim, he taketh from him all his armour where- in he trufted, and divideth his fpoils. He that is not with me, is againft me: and he that gathereth not with me, fcattereth. When the unclean fpirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, ieeking reft; and finding none, he faith, I will re- turn unto my houfe whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it fwept and garnifhed. Then goeth he and taketh to him i'tven other fpirits more wicked than himfelf, and they enter in, and dwell there, and the la t ftate of that man is vvorfe than the firft. And it came to pafs as he fpake thefe things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her TJ?e Fourteenth Sunday after Chrijhnas. 6 1 her voice, and faid unto him, Blefled is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou haft fucked. But he faid, Yea, rather bleiTed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. The Fourteenth Sunday after Chrljlmas, The Coma. JU <^m/ /^^Rant, we befeech thee, Almighty God, that VJ we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deferve to be punifhed, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved, through our Lord and Sa- viour Jefus Chrifr. Amen. The Epijlle. Gal. iv. 21. TELL me, ye thatdefire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law ? For it is written, that Abraham had two fons, the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free- woman. But he who was of the bond- woman, was born after the flefti: but he of the free-woman, was by promife. Which things are an allegory: for thefe are the tv/o covenants 5 the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and anfvvereth to Jerufalem which, now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerufalem which is above, is free ; which is the mother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, then barren, that bcarefl: not; break forth and cry, thou, that travailed not : for the cefolate hath many more children than (he who hath an hufband. Now we, brethren, as Ifaac was, are the children of promife. But as then he that was born after the ilefh, perfe- cted him that was born after the Spirit; even fo it is now. Nevertheless, what faith the Scripture? Caft out the bond- woman and her fon ; for the fan 62 The Fourteenth Sunday after Chri/tmas. fon of the bond woman (hall not be heir with the fon of the free-woman. So then, brethren, we are Hot children of the bond- woman, but of the free. The Go/pel. John vi. i. JESUS went over the fea of Galilee, which is the fea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed 1iim, becaufe they faw his miracles which he did on them that were^diifeafed. And Jefus went up into a mountain, and there he fat with his difciples. And the pailover, a feaft of the Jews, was nigh. When Jefus then lift up his eyes, and faw a 2;reat company come unto him, he faith unto Philip, Whence fhall we buy bread, that thefe may eat? (And this he faid to prove him; for he himfelf knew what he would do.) Philip anfwered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is notfufHcient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his difciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's bro- ther, faith unto him, There is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two fmall fifties : but what are they among fo many ? And Jefus faid, Make the men fit down. Now there was much grafs in the place. So the men fat down in number about five thoufand. And Jefus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he diftributed to the difciples, and the difciples to them that were -fet down, and likewife of the fifties, as much as they would. When they were filled, he faid unto his difciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be loft. Therefore they gath them together, and filled twelve bankets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remain- ed over and above unto them that had eaten. Then thofe men, when they had feen the miracle that Jefus did, faid, This is of a truth that Prophet that fhould come into the world. [ 63 ] The Fifteenth Sunday after Chrljimau The Collet. WE'befeech thee, Almighty God, merciful!/ to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodnefs they may be governed and preferved ever- more, both in body and foul, through Jeius Chrift cur Lord. A, *^~ TlieEplflle. Ht& ix. II. ^ CHRIST, being come an high pried of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hand?, that is to fay, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats, and calves ; but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the afhes of an heifer fprinkling the unclean, ianctiheth to the purifying of the flefh ; how much more fhall the blood of Chrifr, who through the eternal Spirit offered himfelf without fpot to God, purge your confeience from dead works to ferve the living God? And for this caufe he is the mediator of the new teftament, that by means of death for the redemption of the tranf- greflions that were under the rxrft teftament, they who are called might receive the promife of eternal inheritance. The GofpeL John viii. 46. JESUS faid, Which of you convinceth me of fin ? and if I fay the truth, why do ye not believe : ;' Godj heareth God's words; ye caufe ye are not of God* id unto him, Say we . ,. that thou art a Samaritan, and had: a devil ? J fus anfweredj ilj but I honour my 64 *The Sunday next before Eajler. my Father, and ye do difhonour me. And I kzk. not mine own glory ; there is one that feeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I fay unto you, If a man keep my faying, he mall never fee death. Then faid the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hail a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou fayeft, If a man keep my faying, he mail never tafte of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead ? And the prophets are dead: whom makeft thou thyfelf? Jefus anfwered, If I honour myfelf, my honour is nothing; it is my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye fay, that he is your God; yet ye have not known him; but I know him : and if I mould fay, I know him not, 1 mould be a liar like unto you; but I know him, and keep his faying. Your father Abraham rejoiced to fee my day, and he faw it and was glad. Then faid the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and haft thou feen Abraham ? Jefus faid unto them, Verily, verily, I fay unto you, Before Abraham was, 1 sm. Then took they up ftones to c?.ft at him: but Jefus hid himfelf, and went out of the temple. The Sunday next before Eajter. The CoIIeel. ALmf£hty and everlafring God, who of thy tender love towards mankind, hall: fent thy Son our Saviour Jefus Chrifr, to take upon him our flefh, and to fuffer death upon the crofs, that all mankind mould follow the example of his great humility ;' Mercifully grant, that we may botlj fol- low the example of his patience, and alfo be made partakers of his refurreclion, through the fame Tefus Chriir. our Lord. Amen. I Tin The Sunday next before E after* 65 The Ep'iftle. Phil. ii. 5. LET this mind be in you, which was alfo in Chrift Jefus; who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; but made himfelf of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a fervant, and was made in the like— nefs of men : and being found in fafhion as a man, he humbled himfelf, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the crofs. Wherefore God alfo hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name : that at the Name of Jefus every knee fhould bow, of things in heaven, anH things ill cdith, ««U «.UL» S o **pA*ur the earth ; and that every tongue fhould confefs that Jefus Chrift is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The Go/pel. Matth. xxvii. 1. WHEN the morning was come, all the chief' priefts and elders of the people took counfel againfr. Jefus 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 faw that he was condemned, repented himfelf, and brought again the thirty pieces of filver to the chief priefts and elders, faying, I have finned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they faid, What is that to us ? fee thou to that. And he caff, down the pieces of filver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himfelf. And the chief priefts took the filver pieces, and faid, It ir, not lawful to put them into the treafury, becaufe it is the price of blood. And they took counfel, and bought with them the potters' field to bury Grangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then was fulfilled that which was fpoken by Jeremy the prophet, faying, And they took the thirty pieces of filver, 66 The Sunday next before E after • filver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the chijdren of Ifrael did value, and gave them for the potters' field, as the Lord appointed me.) And Jefus flood before the governor ; and the go- vernor afked him, faying, Art thou the King of 'the Jews ? And Jefus faid unto him, Thou fayeft. And vrhen he was accufed of the chief priefts and elders, he anfwered nothing. Then faid Pilate unto him, Heareft thou not how many things they witnefs \ thee ? A nd he anfwered him to never a word, itrch that the governor marvelled greatly. Now at that feaft the governor was wont to reieafe unto the people a prifonsr, whom they would. And tV.fy Bo.*l *!>»" «• '"Ji>ililt pi rfuiier, raliod BaidbbaS. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate faid unto them, Whom will ye that I reieafe unto you? Barabbas, or Jefus who is called Chriil? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was fet down on the judgment-feat, his wife fent unto him, frying, Have thou nothing to do with that juft man : for 1 have fufTered many things this day in a dream, becaufe of him. But the chief priefts and elders perfuaded the multitude that they fhould afk Barabbas, and deftroy Jefus. The governor anfwered and faid unto them, Whe- ther of the twain will ye that I reieafe unto you ? They faid, Barabbas. Pilate faith unto them, What fhall I do then with Jefus who is called Chriil: ? They all fay unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor faid, Why, what evil hath he done? but they cried out the more, faying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate faw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water and warned his hands before the mul- titude, faying, I am innocent of the blood of this juit perfon : fee ye to it. Then anfwered all the people, and faid, His blood be on us, and on our children. Then releafed he Barabbas unto them : and The Sunday next before E after. 6 J and when he had fcourged Jefus, he delivered him to be cruciried. Then the foldiers of the governor took Jefus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of foldiers. And they ftripped him, and put on him a fcarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, faying. Hail, King of the Jews. And they fpit upon him, and took the reed, and fmote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him^ and put his own raiment 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 com- pelled to bear his crofs. And when they were come into a place called Golgotha, that is to fay, A place of a fcull, they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall ; and when he had tailed thereof, he would not drink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, calling lots: that it might be fulfilled which was fpoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vefture did they cad lots. And fitting down, they watched him there: and fet up over his head his accufation written,f HIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him ; one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that pa fled by reviled him, wagging their heads, and faying, Thou that de- flroyeft the temple, and budded it in three days, fave thyfelf: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the crofs. Likewife alfo the chief priefts mocking him, with the fcribes and elders, faid, He faved others, himfelf he cannot fave: if he be the King of Ifrael, let him now come down from the crofs, and we will believe him. He trufled in God ; let him deliver him now, if he will have him; for he faid, I am the Son of God. The thieves alfo, who '68 G cod- Friday, who were crucified with him, caft the fame in his teeth. Now from the fixth hour there was dark- jnefs over all the land, unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jefus cried with a loud voice, faying, Eli, Eli, lar.ia fabachthani? that is to fay, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? Some of them that flood there, when they heard that, faid, This man calleth for E)'ias. And ftraight- way one of them ran. and took a fpunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The reft faid, Let be, let us fee whether Elias will come to fave him. Jefus when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghoft. And behold, the vail 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 faints which flept, arofe, and came cut of the graves, after his refurre&ion, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jefus, faw the earthquake, and thofe things that were done, they feared greatly, faying, Truly this was the Son of God. GOOD-FRIDAY. TJ?e Collefis. ALmighty God, we befeech thee giacioufly to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jefus Chrift was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to fuffer death upon the crofs, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen. ALmighty and everlafting God, bv whofe Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and fancTifiedj Receive our fupplications- and prayers which Goed- Friday* 6n which we offer before thee for all e (rates of men in thy holy Church, that every member of the fame in his vocation and miniftry, may truly and godly ferve thee, through our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen. O Merciful God, who had made all men, and hated: nothing that thou haft made, nor wouldft the death of a finner, but rather that he fhould be converted, and live; Have mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics, and take from them all ignorance, hardnefs of heart, and contempt of thy Word ; and fo fetch them home, blefled Lord, to thy flock, that they may be faved among the remnant of the true Ifraeli-tes, and be made one fold under one Shepherd, Jefus Chrift our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. The EpijHe. Hebr. x. t. THE law having a fhadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with thofe facrifkes which they offered year by year continually, make the comers there- unto perfect ; for then would they not have ceafed to be offered ? becaufe that the worfhippcrs once purged, fhould have had no more confcience of fins. But in thofe facrifkes there is a remembrance again made of fins every year. For it is not pomble that the blood of bulls and of goats lhould take away fins : wherefore when he cometh into the world, he iaith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldft not, but a body haft thou prepared me; in burnt-offerings and facrifkes for fin thou haft had no pleafure : then faid I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. Above, when he faid, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offer- ings, and offering for fin thou wouldft not, neither hadft 'J Good- Friday . hadft pleafure therein, which are offered by the la w : Then faid he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the firft, that he may eftablifh the fecond. By which will we are fanc"tified, through the offering of the body of Jefus Chrift once for all. And every prieft ftandeth daily, miniftering and of- fering oftentimes the fame Sacrifices, which can never take away fins : but this man, after he had offered one Sacrifice for fins, for ever fat down on the right hand of God : from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his foot-ftool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified: whereof the Holy Ghoft alfo is a witnefs to us, after he had faid before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after thofe days, faith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them : and their fins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remiffion of thefe is, there is no more offering for fin. Having therefore, brethren, boldnefs to enter into the holieft by the blood of Jefu?, by a new and living way,which he hath confeci ated for us, through the vail, that is to fay, his flefh ; and having an High Prieft over the houfe of God • let us draw near with a true heart, in full sffurance of faith : having our hearts fprinkled from an evil confcience, and our bodies warned with pure water. Let us hold fa ft the profeflion of our faith without waver- ing: for he is faithful that prom i fed : and let us confider one another to provoke unto love and to good works ; not forfaking the affembling of our- felves together as the manner of fome is: but ex- horting one another: and fo much the more, as yc fee the day approaching. The Gofpel. John xix. i. PILATE therefore took Jefus, and fcourged him. And the foldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put Good-Friday. *]t- put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and faid, Hail, King of the Jews : and they fmote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and faith unto them, Beheld, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jefus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate faith unto them, Behold the man. When the chief priefts, therefore, and officers faw him, they cried out, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate faith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him : for I find no fault in him. The Jews anfwered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, becaufe he made himfelf the Son of God. When Pilate there- fore heard that faying, he was the more afraid ; and went again into the judgment-hall, and faith unto Jefus, Whence art thau ? but Jefus gave him no anfwer. Then faith Pilate unto him, Speakefr. thou not unto me ? Knoweft thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to releafe thee ? Jefus anfwered, Thou couldft have no power at all againft me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater fin. And from thenceforth Pilate fought to releafe him : but the Jews cried out, faying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Csefar's friend : Whofoever maketh himfelf a king, fpeaketh againft Csefar. When Pilate therefore heard that faying, he brought Jefus forth, and fat down in the judg- ment-feat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of the Paflbver, and about the fixth hour : and he faith unto the Jews, Behold your King. But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. : Pilate faith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priefts an- fwered, We have no king but Casfar. Then deli- vered he him therefore unto them to be crucified : and 7 2 Good- Friday . and they took Jefus, and led him away. And he, bearing his crofs, went forth into a place called the place of a fcull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha : where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either fide one, and Jefus in the midfr. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the crofs ; and the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jefus was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was writ- ten in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then laid the chief priefts of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he faid, I am the King of the Jews. Pilate anfwered, What I have written, I have written. Then the foldiers, when they had crucified Jefus, took his garments and made four parts, to every foldier a part ; and alfo his coat: now the coat was without feam, woven" from the top throughout. They faid therefore among themfelves, Let us not rend it, but can: lots for it, whofe it (hall be: that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which faith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vefture they did call lots. Thefe things therefore the foldiers did. Now there flood by the crofs of .Jefus, his mother, and his mother's filter, Mary the wife ©f Cleophas and Mary Magdalene. When Jefus therefore faw his mother, and the difciple (landing by whom he loved, he faith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy fon. Then faith he to the difciple, Behold thy mother. And from that hour that difciple took her unto his own home. After this, Jefus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, faith, I thirft. Now there was fet a vefTel full of vinegar: and they filled a fpunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyfTop, and put it to his mouth. When Jefus therefore had received the vinegar, he faid, It is finiflied : and he bowed his Enter- Day. 73 his head, and gave up the ghoft. The Jews there- fore, becaufe it was the preparation, that the bodies fhould not remain upon the crofs on the Sabbath- day (for that Sabbath-day was an high day),befought Piiate that their legs might be broken, and that the/ might be taken away. Then came the foldiers, and brake the legs of the nrir, and of the other who was crucified with him. But when they came to Jefus, and faw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. But one of the foldiers with a fpear pierced his fide, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that faw it, bare record, and his record is true : and he knoweth that he faith true, that ye might believe. For thefe things w.ere done* that the Scripture fhould be fulfilled, A bone of him fhall not be broken. And again, another Scripture fcith, They fhall look on him whom they pierced. EASTER- DAY. At Morning-Prayer •, before the Pfalms, thefe Sen- tences Jhall be faid. CHRIST our paffover is facrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feaft ; Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wicked nefs, but with the unleavened bread of iincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. CHRIST being raifed from the dezd 9 dieth no more:: death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto fin once ; but in that he liveth, he iiveth unto God. Lkewife reckon ye alfo yourfelves to be dead indeed unto iin, but alive unto God, through Jefus Cbrift our Lord. Pom, vi. q, xo, ij. D CHRIST 74 Eajler-Day. CHRIST is rifen from the dead, and become the firft fruits of them that flept. Forfinceby man came death, by man came alfo the refurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even fo in Chrift fhall all be made alive, i Car. xv. 20, 21, 22. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft ; Anfw. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. The Colled. ALmighty God, who through thine only-be- gotten Son Jefus Chrift, hail overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlafting life, we humbly befeech thee, that as by thy fpecial grace preventing us, thou doit put into our minds good defires ; fo by thy continual help we may bring the {lime to good effect:, through Jefus Chrift our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen. the Epijlle. Col. iii. 1. IF ye then be rifen with Chrift, feek thofe things which are above, where Chrift fitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth ; for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Chrift in God. When Chrift, who is our life, fhall appear, then (hail ye alfo appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth ; forni- cation, uncleannefs, inordinate affection, evil con- cupifcence, and covetoufnefs, which is idolatry 9 for which things fake the wrath of God cometh on the children of difobedience. In which £e alfo walked fome time, when ye lived in them. The The Firft Sunday after Eafter. 75 The Go/pel. John xx. 1, THE firft day of the week cometh Mary Magda- lene early, when it was yet dark, unto the Sepulchre, and feeth the ftone taken away from the fepulchre. Then fhe runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other difcipie whom Jefus loved, and faith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the fepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other difcipie, and came to the fepulchre* So they ran both together; and the other difcipie did outrun Peter, and came firft to the fepulchre; and he ftooped down, and looking in, faw the linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in : Then cometh Simon Peter following him, 2nd went into the fepulchre, and feeth the linen clothes lie; and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itfelf. Then went in alfo that other difcipie who came firft to the fepulchre ; and he faw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the fcripture, that he muft rife again from the dead. Then the difciples went away again unto their own home. The Firft Sunday after Eafter. The Collet?. ALmighty Father, who haft given thine only Son to die for our fins, and to rife again for our juftification, grant us fo to put away the leaven of malice and wickednefs, that we may alway ferve thee in purenefs of living and truth, through the merits of the fame thy Son Jefus Chrift ouHLord,. Amen. The EpijTie. I John v. 4. WHatfoever is born of God overcometh the world ; and this is the victory that over- D 2 cometh ?6 The Fir/ Sunday after Eajer. Cometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that qvercometh the world, but he that believeth that Jefus is the Son of God? This is he that, came by water and blood, even Jefus Chrift; not by water only, but by water and blood ; and it is the Spirit that beareth witnefs, becaufe the Spirit Is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven ; the Father, the Word, and the Hoiy Ghoft ; and thefe three are one. And there are three that bear witnefs in earth; the fpirit, and the water, and the blood ; and thefe three as;ree in one. If we receive the witnefs of men, the witnefs of God is greater; for this is the witnefs of God which he hath teftified of his Son : He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witnefs in himfelf: He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, becaufe 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 that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son hath not life. The Gof-pd. John xx, 19. TH E fame day at evening, being the firft day of the week, when the doors were (hut where the difciples were aflembled for fear of the Jews, came Jefus and flood in the midft, and faith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had fo faid, he fhewed unto them his hands and his fide. Then were his difciples glad when they law the Lord. Then faid Jefus to them again, Peace be unto you. As my Father hath fent me, even fo fend I you. And when he had faid this, he breathed on them, and /airh unto them, Receive ye the Holy GholL Whofefoever fins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whofefoever fins ye retain, they are retained. I 77 I The Second Sunday after Eajhr, The Collect. Lmighty God, who bail given thine only Son \ to be unto us both a facnfice for fin, and alfo 3n enfample of godly life, give us grace, that we may always moft thankfully receive that his inefti- mable benefit • and alfo daily endeavour ouifelves to follow the bleffed fteps of his molt holy life, through the fame Jcfus Chrift our Lord, Amm* The EpiJiU. I Pet. ii. la, THIS is thank- worthy, if a man for con- fcience toward God endure grief, fvfFermig wrongfully. For what giory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, yc ftiafl take it patiently? But if when ye do well, and fufi'er for it, ye tike it patiently, this is acceptable with God -, for even hereunto were ye called ; becaufe Chrift alfo fuf- fered for us, leaving us an- example, that ye ihould follow his fleps ; who did no fin, neither was guile found in his mouth ; who when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he fuffered, he threatened not, but committed himfelf to him that judgetli righteoufly ; who his own felf bare our fins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to fin t Ihould live unto righteoufnefs ; by whofe ftripes ye were healed : For ye were as fheep going a (tray ; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bifhc p of your fouls. The Go/pel. John x. 11. JESUS faid, I am the good Shepherd. The good fhepherd giveth his life for the fheep; but he that is an hireling, and not the fhepherd, whofe own the fheep are not, feeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the fheep and fleeth, and the wolf caichetli them, and fcattereth the fheep. The hireling fleeth, D 3 bec^ufe 7 8 The Third Sunday after E after. becaufe he is an hireling, and careth not for the fheep. I am the good bhepherd, and know my fheep, and am known' of mine. As the Father jcnoweth me, even fo know I the Father ; and 1 lay down my life for the fheep. And other fheep I have, which are not of this fold -, them alfo I muft bring, and they {hall hear my voice; and there ihall be one fold and one Shepherd. The Third Sunday after Eafter* The Collefi. ALmighty God, who fheweft to them that are in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteoufnefs, grant unto all them that are admitted into the fel- lowfhip of Chrift's religion, that they may efchew thofe things that are contrary to their profeflion, and follow all fuch things as are agreeable to the fame, through our Lord Jefus Chrilt. Amen* The E fifth. I Pet. ii. II. D Early beloved, I befeech you as Grangers and pilgrims, abftain from flefhly lufts, which war againft the foul ; having your converfafion honeft among the Gentiles ; that whereas they fpeak againft you as evil- doers, they may by your good works, which they fhall behold, glorify God in the day of vifitation. Submit yourfelves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's fake, whether it be to the king, as fupreme, or unto governors, as unto them that are fent by him for the punifhment of evil- doers, and for the praife of them that do well. For fo is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to filer.ee the ignorance of foolifh men ; as free, and not ufing your liberty for a cloke of malicioul- nefs, but as the fervants of God. Honour all men ; love the brotherhood ; fear God ; honour the king. The The Fourth Sunday after Rafter* 79 The Gofpel. John xvi. 16. JESUS faid to hisdifciples, A little while and ye ^hall not fee me; and again, a little while and ye (hall fee me; becaufe I go to the Father. Then faid fome of his difciples among themfelves, What is this that he faith unto us : A little while and ye /hall not fee me ; and again, a little while and ye fhall fee me ; and becaufe I go to the Father? They faid therefore, What is this that he faith : A little while? We cannot tell what he faith. Now Jefus knew that they were deilrous to afk him, and faid unto them, Do ye inquire among yourfelves of that I faid, A little while and ye fhall not fee me; and again, a little while and ye fhall fee me? Verily, verily, I lay unto you, That ye fhall weep and lament, but the world mall rejoice; and ye fhall be forrowful, but your forrow fhall be turned into joy. A woman when fhe is in travail hath forrow, be- caufe her hour is come ; but as foon as fhe is de- livered of the child, fhe remembereth no more the anguifh, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have forrow; but I will fee you again, and your heart fhall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. The Fourth Sunday after Eaffer. The Collefi. O Almighty God, who alone canft order the unruly wills and affections of finful men, grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commanded, and defire that which thou doit, promife ; that fo among the fundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may furely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through Jefus Chrift our Lord.' Amen. d 4 m SO The Fourth Sunday after EuJt'eK The Epi/rh. James i. \y- m EVERY good gift, and every perfecl gift, Fs from above, and cometh down from the Fa- ther of lights ; with whom is no variableness, neither ihadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the Word of truth, that we fhould be a kind of firft-fruits of his creatures, Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be fwift to hear, flow to fpeak, flow to wrath ; for the wrath of man workcth not the righteoufnefs of God. Wherefore, lay apart all fiithinefs and fuperfluity of naughtinefs, and receive with meeknefs the ingrafted word, whicft is able to fave your fouls. The GofpeU John xvi. 5. JESUS faid unto his difciples, Now I go my way to him that fent me, and none of you afketh me, Whither goeft thou ? But becaufe I have faid thefe things unto you, forrow hath filled your heart, Neverthelefs, I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away ; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will fend him unto you : And when he is come, he will convince the world of fin, and of righteoufnefs, and of judgment; of fin, becaufe they believe not on me ; of righteoufnefs, becaufe I go to my Father, and ye fee me no more ; of judgment, becaufe the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to fay unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbcit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth ; for he fball not fpeak of himfelf ; but whatfoever he (hall hear, that mail he fpeak : and he will {hew you things to come. He (hall glorify me ; for he {hall receive of mine, and fhall fhew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine; therefore faid I, that he fhall take of mine, and fhall (hew it unto you. &4 r si ] The Fifth Sunday after Eafter. The CrJled. OLord, from whom all good things do come, grant to us thy humble fervants, that, by thy holy infpiration, we may think thofe things that are good, and by thy merciful guiding, may perform the fame, through our Lord jefus Chrift. Amen, The EpijVe. James i. 22. BE ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own felves. For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glafs. For he beholdeth himfelf and goeth his way, and ftraight- way forgetteth what manner of maw he was. But v/hofo looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continued! therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word, this man fhall be blefTed in his deed. If any man among you feem to be reli- gious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion, and lindefiled before God and the Father, js this, To vifit the fatheriefb and widows in their affliction, and to keep himielf untpotted from the world. The Go/pel. John xvi. 23, VErily, verily, I fay unto you, Whatfoever ye {hall afk the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto 'nave ye afked nothing in my name. Aft and ye (hall receive, that your joy may be full. Thefe things have I fpoken unto ycu-in proverbs: the time cometh when 1 (hall no more fpeak unto you in proverbs, but I fhall fhew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye fhall afk in my name; and I ky not unto you, that I will pray the Father D 5 for 82 The dfcenfion-Day, for you ; for the Father himfelf loveth you, becaufe ye have loved me, and have believed that I came cut from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. His difciples faid unto him, Lo, now fpeakeft thou plainly, and fpeakeft no pro- verb. Now are we fure that thou knoweft all things, and needed not that any man mould afk thee. By this we believe that thou earned forth from God. Jefus anfwered them, Do ye now believe ? Behold, the liour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye mail be Scattered every man to his own, and fhall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, becaufe the Father js with me. Thefe things I have fpoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye Jhall have tribulation - s but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. The dfcenfwn-Day. The Colleft. GRANT, we befeech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son cJr Lord Jefus Chrift to have afcended into the heavens, fo we may alfo in heart and mind thither afcend, and with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epiftle. Ads i. i. THE forme? treatife have I made, O Theophi- lus, of all that Jefus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he, through the Holy Ghoft, had given com- mandments unto'the apoftles whom he had chofen; to whom alfo he Jhewed himfelf alive after his paffion by The Afcenjion-Day. 83 by many infallible proofs; being (een of them forty days, and fpeaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God ; and being aflembled together with them, commanded them that they fhould not depart from Jerufalem, but wait for the promife of the Father, which, faith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye fhall be baptized with the Holy Ghoft not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they afked of him, faying, Lord, wilt thou at this time reftore again the kingdom to Ifrael? And he faid unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the feafons, which the Father hath put in his own power; but ye fhall receive power, after that the Holy Ghoft is come upon you ; and ye fhall be wit- nefTes unto me, both in Jerufalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermoft part of the earth. And when he had fpoken thefe things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their Tight. And while they looked fled- faltly toward heaven, as he went up, behold, two men flood by them in white apparel, who alfo faid, Ye men of Galilee, why fland ye gazing up into heaven ? This fame Jefus who is taken up from you into heaven, fhall fo come in like manner as ye have {qqh him go into heaven. The Go/pel. Mark xvi. 14. JESUS appeared unto the eleven as they fat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardnefs of heart, becaufe they believed not them who had feen him after he was rifen. And he faid unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gofpel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, fhall be faved ; but he that believeth not, fhall be damned. And thefe figns fhall follow them that believe : In my name fhall they cad out devils ; they fhall fpeak with new tongues; they fhall take D 6 up 84. Sunday after Afcenfion Day. up ferpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it ihall not hurt them ; they (hall lay hands on the frcfc, and they ihall recover. So then, after the Lord had fpoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and fat on the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with figns fol- lowing. Su?iday after Afcenfion- Day. The Colka. OGod the King of glory, who haft exalted thine only Son Jeius Chriil with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven, we befeech thee leave us jnot comfortlefs, but fend to us thine Holy Ghoft to comfort us, and exalt us unto the fame place whither our Saviour Chrift is gone before 5 who liveth and reignetli with thee and thz Holy Ghoft, one God,, world. without and, Amen. The Epiftle. I Pet. iv. 7. THE end of all things is at hand ; be ye there- fore fober, and watch unto prayer; and above all things have fervent love among yourfelves; for love ihall cover a multitude of fins. Ufe hofpitality one to another, without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even fo minifter the fame one to another, as gcod Rewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man fpeak, let him fpeak as the oracles of God : if any man minifter, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth ; that God in all things may be glorified through Jefus (Thrift; to whom be praife and dominion for ever and ever. Amen* Whit-Sunday. $$ The Gcfpel John xv. 26. and Part of the i6tfj Chapter. WHEN the Comforter is come, whom I will fend unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he fhall teftify of me. And ye alio fhall bear witnefs y becaufe ye have been with me from the beginning. Thefe things have I fpoken unto you, that ye fhould not be offended. They fhall put you out of the fynagogues : yea, the time cometh, that who- foever killeth you, will think that he doeth God iervice. And thefe things will they do unto you, becaufe they have not known the Father, or me : but thefe things have I told you, that when the time fhall come, ye may remember that I told ycu of them. o WHIT-SUNDA Y, The Colli fc God, who as at this time didfl: teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the fending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the fame Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of Chriir Jefus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the fame Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen, For the Epijlle. Ads ii. 1. WHEN the day of Pentecofl was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place : And fuddenly there came a found from heaven, as of a rufhmg mighty wind, and it filled all the houfe where they were fitting. And there appeared unto 7 them £6 IP hit -Sunday. them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it fat upon each of them : And they were all filled with the Holy Ghofr, and began to fpeak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerufalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noifed abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, becaufe that every man heard them fpeak in his own language. And thev were ail amazed, and marvelled, faying one to another, Behold, are not all thefe who fpeak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mefopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Afia, Fhry- gia, and Pamph)lia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and Grangers of Rome, Jews, and Profelytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them fpeak m our tongues the wonderful works- of God. The Go/pel. John xiv. 15. JESUS faid unto his difciples, If ye love me,, keep mv commandments: And I will pray the Father, and he fhall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive ; becaufe it feeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye know him : for he dwelleth with you r and fhall be in you. I will not leave you comfortlefs; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world feeth me no more: but ye fee me: becaufe I live, ye fhall live alfo. At that day ye fhall know that 1 am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me, fhall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and Trinity - Sunday . 8 f and will manifeft. myfelf to him. Judas faith unto him (not Ifcariot) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifeft thyfelf unto us, and not unto the world? Jefus anfwered and faid unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not 9 keepeth not my favings: and the word which ye hear, is not mine, but the Father's who fent me, Thefe things have I fpoken unto you, being yet prefent with you. But the Comforter, who is the Holy Ghoft, whom the Father will fend in my Name, he (hall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatfoever I have faid unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you : net as the world giveth, give I unto you* Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I faid unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, becaufe I faid I go unto the Fa- ther : for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pafs, that when it is come to pafs, 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 fa I do. TRINITY-SUNDAY. The ColUtf. ALmighty and everlafting God, who haft given unto us thy fervants grace, by the confeffion of a true Faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majefty o 3 Trinity - Sunday. Majefty to worfhip the Unity ; We befeecfc thee> that thou wouldft keep us ftedfaft in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adverfities, who Jiveft E«d reigncfl, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epljlle. Rev. iv. i. A FTER this I looked, and behold a door was Ji \ opened in heaven : and the firft voice which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with rne ; which faid, Come up hither, and I will lhew thee things which iimft be hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold a throne was fet in heaven, and one fat on the throne; and he that fat was to look upon like a jafper and a fardine frone; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in fight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty feats; and upon the feats I faw four and twenty elders fitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded light- nings, and thunderings, and voices. And there were feven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the (even fpiritsof God. And before the throne there was a fea of glafs, like unto chryftal. And in the midftof the throne, and round about the throne, were four beafts full of eyes before and be- hind : and the firft beaft was like a lion, and the fecond bead; like a calf, and the third beaft had a face as a man, and the fourth beaft was like a flying eaMe. And the four beafts had each of them fix D wings about him; and they were full of eyes with- in ; and they reft not day and night, faying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. And when thofe beafts give glory and honour and thanks to him that fat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders fall down before him that fat en the throne, and worlhip him that liveth for ever and cver> and caft Trinity- Sunday. 09 Call their crowns before the throne, faying, '1 hou art worthy, C) Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power; for thou haft created all things, and for thy pleafure they are, and were created. 77;,? Go/pel. John iii. 1. THERE was a man of the Pharifees named NT* coJemus, a ruler of the Jews: the fame came to Jefus by night, and faid unto him, Rabbi, W* know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do thefe miracles that thou doft, ex- cept God be with him, Jefus anfwered and faii unto him, Verily, verily 1 fay unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot fee the kingdom of God. Nicodemus faith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? can he enter the fecond time into his mother's womb, and be born ? Jefus anfwered, Verily, verily I fay unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God, That which is born of the flefh is fiefh ; and that which is born of the Spirit, is fpirit. Marvel not that I faid unto thee, Ye muft be born again : the wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou heareft the found thereof; but canft not tell whence it cornetb, and whither it goeth ; fo is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus anfwered and faid unto him, How can thefe things be? Jefus anfwered and' faid unto him, Art thou a matter of Ifrael, and knoweft not thefe things ? Verily, verily I fay unta thee, We fpeak that we do know, and teftify that we have feen ; and ye receive not our wirnefs„. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how (hall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things ? And no man hath afcended up to heaven, but he tfiat came down from heaven, even the Son of man, who is in** heaven. And as Mofes lifted up the ferpent in the wildernefs, even fo mult the 90 The Firfi Sunday after Trinity. the Son of man be lifted up : that whofoever be- lieveth in him, fhould not perifh, but have eternal life. The fir jl Sunday after Trinity, The Colieft. OGod, the ftrength of all them that put their trull in thee, mercifully accept our prayers ; and becaufe through the weaknefs of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy com- mandments, we may pleafe thee both in will and deed, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epifile. I John iv. 7. BEloved, let us love one another : for love is of God 3 and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is love. In this was manifefted the love of God towards us, becaufe that God fent 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 fent his Son to be the propitiation for our fins. Beloved, if God fo loved us, we ought alfo to love one another. No man hath feen 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, becaufe he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have feen and do teftify, that the Father fent the Son to be the Sa- viour of the world. Whofoever fiiall confefs that Jefus is the Son of God, God dwelieth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein The Fir/I Sunday after Trinity, 91 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boidnefs in the day of judgment ; becaufe as he is, (o are we in this world. There is no fear in leve > but perfect love cafteth out hzr ; becaufe fear hath torment : he that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, becaufe he firft loved us. If a man fay, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath feen, how can he love God whom he hath not ken ? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother alfo. The Go/pel. Luke xv i. 19. THERE was 'a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared fumptuoufly every day. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate full of fores, and defiring to be fed v/ith the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table : moreover, the dogs came and licked his fores. And it came to pafs that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bofom : the rich man alfo died, and was buried : and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and feeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bofom : and he cried and faid, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and fend La- zarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in wa- ter, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this Rame. But Abraham faid, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedft thy good things, and like- wife Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And befides all this, be- tween us and vou there is a great gulf fixed : fo that they who would pafs from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pafs to us that would come from thence. Then he faid, I pray thee therefore, fa- ther, that thou wouldft fead him to my father's houfe ; $2 Tfje Second Sun Jay after Trinity. houfe r for I have five brethren ; that he may tefHfy unto them, left they alfo come into this place of torment. Abraham faith unto him, They have Mofes and the prophets, let them hear them. And he faid, Nay, father Abraham; but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he faid unto him, If they hear not Mofes and the prophets, neither will they be perfuaded, though one rofe from the dead, The Second Sunday after Trinity, The Colletf. OLORD, who never failed to help, and *o* vern them whom thou doft bring up in thv fledfaft fear and love j Keep us, we befeech thee, under the protection- of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen* The Epiftle. I John lii; 13. MArvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have pa fled from death un- to life, becaufe we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth' in death. Whofo- ever hateth his brother, is a murderer : and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, be- caufe he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whofo hath this world's good, and feeth his brother have Deed, and (hutteth up his bowels of companion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children ; let us not k>ve in word, neither in tongue, but in deed, and in truth. And hereby trc know that we are of the truth, and (hall allure our The Second Sunday after Trinity, 9 y our hearts before him : for if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth aii things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God : and whatso- ever we aflv, we receive of him* becaufe we keep hi-s commandments, and do thofe things that are pleafing in his fight. And this is his commandment. That we mould believe on the Name of his Son Jeius Chrilt, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his com- mandments, 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 G of pel. Luke xiv. 16. A Certain man made a great fupper, and bade many ; and fent his fervant at fupper- time to fay to them that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with one confent be- gan to make excufe : The firft faid unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I muft needs go and fee it ; I pray thee have me excufed : and ano- ther faid, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them ; I pray thee have me excufed : and another faid, I have married a wife, and there- fore I cannot com?. So that fervant came and mewed his Lord thefe things. Then the mailer of ihe houfe, being angry, faid to his fervant, Go out quickly into the ftreets and lanes of the city, and "bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, aud the halt, and the blind. And the fervant faid, Lord, it is done as thou haft commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord faid unto the Servant, Go out into the high-ways and hedges, and compel them to corne in, that my houfe may be filled : for I fay unto you, .that none of thofe men who were bidden, {hall tafle x»f my fupper. Tm [ 94- J The Third Sunday after Trinity, The Colletl. OLORD, we befeech thee mercifully to hear us ; and grant that we, to whom thou haft given an hearty defire to pray, may by thy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and ad- verfities, through Jems Chrift our Lord. Amen, The Eplftle, i Pet. v. 5. ALL of you be fubjecl: one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God refifteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourfelves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time ; catting all your care upon him ; for he careth for you. Be fober, be vigilant: becaufe your adverfary the de- vil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, feeking whom he may devour : whom refift (ledfaft in the faith, knowing that the fame afflictions are accompiifhed in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eter- nal glory by Chrift Jefus, after that ye have fufFered a while, make you perfect, ftablifh, ftrengthen, fettle you : To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. The Go/pel. Luke xv. 1. THEN drew near unto him all the publicans and finners to hear him. And the Pharifees and fcribes murmured, faying, This man receiveth finners, and eateth with them. And he fpake this parable unto them, faying, What man of you having an hundred fheep, if he lofe one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wildernefs, and go after that which is loft, until he find it ? and when he hath found it, he layeth it on his iboulders re- joicing: The Fourtu Sunday after Trinity. 95 joicing : and when he cometh home, he calleth to- gether his friends and neighbours, faying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my fheep which was loft. I fay unto you, that likewife joy fhall be in heaven over one finner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine juft perfons who need no re- pentance. Either what woman having ten pieces of filver, if (he lofe one piece, doth not light a candle, and fvveep the houfe, and feek diligently till ihe find it ? And when fhe hath found it, (lie calleth her friends and her neighbours together, faying, Re- joice with me; for I have found the piece which I had loft. Likewife I fay unto you, There is joy in the prefence of the angels of God over one finner that repenteth. o The Fourth Sunday after Trinity, The Colled '. God, the protector of all that truft in thee, without whom nothing is ftrong, nothing is holy ; Increafe and multiply upon us thy mercy, that thou being our ruler and guide, we may fo pafs through things temporal, that we finally lofe not the things eternal : Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jefus Ch rift's fake our Lord. Amen* The Epjjile. Rom. viii. 18. X Reckon that the fufFerings of this prefent time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which fhall be revealed in us. For the earneft'ex- pectation of the creature waiteth for the manifefta- tion of the fons of God. For the creature was made fubject to vanity, not willingly, but by reafon of him who hath fubjected the fame in hope ; be- caufe the creature itfelf alio fhall be delivered from I the |3 %he Fifth Sunday after Trinity. the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but our- felves a Kb, who have the firft fruits of the Spirit, even we ourfVIves groan within ourfelves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. The Gofpel. Luke vi. 36. BE ye. therefore merciful, as your Father alfo is merciful. Judge not, and ye fhall not be judged : condemn not, and ye fhall not be con- demned : forgive, and ye fhall be forgiven : give, and it fhall be given unto you : good meafure, pref- fed down, and fhaken together, and running over, fhall men give into your bofom. For with the fame meafure that ye mete withal, it fhall be mea- fured to you again. And he fpake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? (hall they not both fall into the ditch? The difciple is not above fcis m after : but every one that is perfccl. fhall be as his mafter. And why beholdeft thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceiveft not tho beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canit thou fay to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the -mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyfelf be- holdeft not the beam that is -in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, caft out firft the beam out of thine own eye, and then fhalt thou fee clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. The Fifth Sunday after Trinity. The Colled. RANT, C) Lord, we befeech thee, that the .T courfe of this world may be fo peaceably or- dered by thy governance, that thy church may joy- fully G The Fifth Sunday after Trinity, qy fully ferve thee in all godly quietnefs, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The EpiJIU. I Pet. iii. 8. BE ye all of one mind, having companion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be cour- teous : not rendering evil for evil, or railing for rail- ing ; but contrariwife, blefiing ; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye mould inherit a blefiing. For he that will love life, and fee good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they fpealc no guile : let him efchew evil, and do good; let him feek peace, and enfue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers : but the face of the Lord is againft them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But, and if ye fuffer for righteoufnefs fake, happy are ye : and be not afraid of their terror, .neither be troubled: but fanctify the Lord God in your hearts. The Gofpeh Luke v. i, IT came to pafs, that ss the people preffed upon him to hear the word cf God, he flood by the lake of Gennefareth, and faw two fhips ftanding by the lake: but the nmermen were gone out of them, and were warning their nets. And he entered into one of the (hips, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thruft out a little from the land: and he fat down, and taught the people out of the fhip. Now when he had left fpeaking, he faid unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon anrvverinr, faid unto him, Matter, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing : neverthelefs, at thy word I will let down the net. And when thev had this done, they enclofed a great multitude of rimes, and & their $$ The Sixth Sunday after Trinity, their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners who were in the other fhip, that they fhould come and help them. And they came and filled both the fhips, fo that they began to fink. When Simon Peter faw it, he fell down at Jefus's knees, faying, Depart from me, for I am a finful man, O Lord. For he was aftonifhed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fifties which they had taken : and fo was alio James and John the fons of ^Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jefus faid unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou {hdlt catch men. And when they had brought their ihips to land, they forfook all, and followed him. The Sixth Sunday after Trinity, The Collefi. OGod, who haft prepared for them that love thee, fuch good things as pafs man's under- standing ; pour into our hearts fuch love toward thee, that we loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promifes, which exceed all that we can defire, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epifile. Rom. vi. 3. KNOW ye not, that io many of us as were bap- tized into Jefus Chrift, were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by bap- tifm into death; that like as Chrift was railed up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even fo we alfo fhould walk in newnefs of life. For if we have been planted together in the iikenefs of his death, we fhall be alfo in the Iikenefs of his refurre£tion; knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of fin might be deftroyed, that henceforth we mould not ferve fin. For he that is dead is freed from fin. Now if we be dead with Chrift, The Seventh Sunday after Trinity* 99 Chrift, we believe that we (hall alfo live with him ; knowing that Chrift being raifed from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto fin once : but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Like- wife reckon ye alfo yourfelves to be dead indeed unto fin, but alive unto God, through Jefus Chrift: Our Lord. The Go/pel. Matth. v. 20. JESUS faid unto his difciples, Except your righte- oufnefs 'fhall exceed the righteoufnefs of the Scribes and Pharifees, ye fhall in no cafe enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was faid by them of old time, Thou (halt not kill : and whofoever fhall kill, fhall be in danger of the judg- ment. But I fay unto you, that whofoever is angry with his brother without a caufe fhall be in danger of the judgment : and whofoever fhall fay to his brother, Raca, fhall be in danger of the council : but whofoever fhall fay, Thou fool, fhall be in dan- ger of hell-fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembered that thy brother hath ought againft thee; leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way, firft be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and orler thy gift. Agree with thine adverfary quickly, whilft thou art in the way with him : left at any time the adverfary de- liver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be caff, into prifon. Verily I fay unto thee, Thou fhalt by no means come out thence, till thou haft paid the uttermoft: farthing. L The Seventh Sunday after Trinity. The Colleft. ORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; graft in E our 100 TJ?e Seventh Sunday after Trinity* our hearts the love of thy name, inereafe in us true religion, nourifh us with all goodnefs, and of thy great mercy keep us in the fame, through Jefus Chriil our Lord. Amen, The EpiJIh. Rom. vi. 19. I Speak after the manner of men, becaufe of the infirmity of your flefh : for as ye have yielded your members fervants to uncleannefs, and to ini- quity, unto iniquity; even fo now yield your members fervants to righteoufnefs, unto holinefs. For when ye were the fervants of fin, ye were free from righteoufnefs. What fruit had ye then in thofe things whereof ye are now afhamed ; for the end of thofe things is death. But now being made free from fin, and become fervants to God, ye have your fruit unto holinefs, and the end everlafting life. For the wages of fin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jefus Chrilt, our Lord. The Gofpel Mark viii. 1. JN thofe days the multitude being very great, and . having nothing to eat. Jefus called his difciples unto him, and faith unto them, I have compaillon on the multitude, becaufe they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat : and if I fend them away failing to their own houfcs, they will faint by the way; for divers of them came from far. And his difciples anfwered him, From whence can a man fatisfy thefe men with bread here in the wildernefs? And he afted them, How many loares have ye? and they faid, Seven. And he commanded the people to fit down on the ground: and he took the feven loaves and gave thanks, and brake; and gave to his difciples to fet before them ; and they did let them before the people. And they had a few fmall fifhes ; and he bleiled, and com- The Eighth Sunday after irimty. iox manded to fet them alfo before them. So they did eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left feven bafkets. And they that had eaten were about four thoufand. And he fent them away. The Eighth Sunday after Trinity, The Colletl. OGod, whofe never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth ; we hum- bly befeech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us thofe things which are pro- fitable for us, through Jefus Chrifl our Lord.. Amen, The Epifle. Rom. viii. 12*- BRethren, we are debtors, not to the flem, to live after the flefh. For if ye live after the flefh, ye fhall die; but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye fhall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the fons of God, For ye have not received the fpirit of bondage again to fear: but ye have received the fpirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itfelf beareth witnefs.with our fpirit, that we are the children of God.. And if children., then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Ghrift : if fo be that we fuffer with him, that we may be alfo glorified together. The GofpeL Matth. vii.. 15. BE ware of falfe prophets, who come to you In fheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye fhall know them by their fruits : do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thirties? Even fo every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good E 3 tree 102 The Ninth Sunday after Trinity. 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 carl into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye Jiha]] know them. - Not every one that faith unto jme, Lord, Lord, fhall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. The Ninth Sunday after Trinity. The Celled. GRANT to us, Lord, we befeech thee, the fpirit to think and do always fuch things as are rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epiflle. i Cor. x. i. BRethren, I would not that ye fhould be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all paiTed through the fea; and were all baptized unto Mofes, in the cloud, and in the fea; and did all eat the fame fpiritual meat; and did all drink the fame fpiritual drink. For they drank of that fpiri- tual Rock that followed them ; and that Rock was Chriit. But with many of them God was not well pleafed : for they were overthrown in the wildernefs. Now thefe things were our examples, to the intent -we fhould not luir. after evil things, as they alfo lufted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were fome of them : as it is written, The people fat down to eat and drink, and rofe up to play. Neither let us commit forni- cation, as fome of them committed, and fell in one ay three and twenty thoufand. Neither let us tempt Chriit, t The Ninth Sunday after Trinity, XCff Chrift, as fome of them alfo tempted, and were de- ftroyed of ferpents. Neither murmur ye, as fome of them alfo murmured, and were deftroyed of the deftroyer. Now all thefe things happened unto them for enfamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he ftandetb, take heed led he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but fuch as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not fuffer you to be tempted above that ye are able ; but will with the temptation alfo make a way to eicape, that ye may be able to bear it. The Go/pel Luke xvi. f . JESUS faid unto his difciples, There was a certain rich man who had a fteward ; and the fame was accufed unto him, that he had wafted his goods. And he called him, and faid unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee ? Give an account of thy ftewardfhip : for thou mayeft be no longer fteward. Then the fteward faid within hirnfelf, What fhall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the fteward- fhip: I cannot dig, to beg I am afhamed. I am refolved what to do, that when I am put out of the ftewardfhip, they may receive me into their houfes. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and faid unto the fir ft, How much owed thou unto my lord ? And he faid, An hundred meafures of oil. And he faid unto him, Take thy bill, and fit down quickly, and write fifty. Then faid he to another, And how much owed: thou ? And he faid, An hun- dred meafures of wheat. And he faid unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourfcore. And the lord commended the unjuft fteward, becaufe he had done. wifely; for the children of this world are in their generation wifer than the children of light. And I fay unto you, Make to yourfelves friends of E 4 ' the 10$ The Tenth Sunday after Trinity. the mammon of unrighteoufnefs ; that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlafting habita* tions. The Tenth Sunday after Trinity. The Colleff. LET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble fervantsj and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to afk fuch things as mall pleafe thee, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epif.Ie. I Cor. xii. i. Concerning fpiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles carried away unto thefe dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to un- derftand that no man fpeaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jefus accurfed: and that no man can fay that Jefus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghoft. Now there are diverfities of gifts, but the fame Spirit. And there are differences of adminiftra- tions, but the fame Lord. And there are diverfities of operations, but it is the fame God who worketh all in all. But the manifeftation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wifdom ; to another, the word of knowledge by the fame Spirit; to another, faith by the fame Spirit; to another, the gifts of healing -by- the fame Spirit; to another, the work- ing of miracles; to another, prophecy ; to another, difcerning' of fpirits ; to another, divers kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues. But all thefe worketh that one and the felf-fame Spirit, dividing to every man feverally as he will. Thi The Eleventh' Sunday after Trinity* 105 The Go/pel. Luke xlx. 41. AND when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it 5 faying, If thou had ft known, even thou, at lead: in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ; but now they are hid from thine eyes, For the days fhall come upon thee, that thine enemies fhall caft a trench about thee, and compafs thee round, and keep thee in on every fide, and (hall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee : and they fhall not leave in thee one (lone upon an- other : becaufe thou kneweft not the time of thy vifitation. And he went into the temple, and be- gan to caft out them that fold therein, and them that bought; faying unto them, It is written, My houfe is the houfe of prayer ; but ye have made it a den of thieves.. And he taught daily in the temple. The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. The Colkai God, who declared thy almighty power moft chiefly in (hewing mercy and pity 3 mercifully grant unto us fuch a meafure of thy grace, that we running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promifes, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treafure, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epifle. 1 Cor. xv. 1. BRethren, I declare unto you the Gofpel which I preached unto you, which alfo ye have re- ceived, and wherein ye (land ; by which alfo ye are laved, if ye keep in memory what I preached uiUo you, unlefs ye have believed in vain. For I K 5 delivered io6 The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. delivered unto you firft of all that v/hich I alfo re- ceived, how that Chrifr. died for our fins, ascord- ing to the Scriptures ; and that he was buried ; and that he rofe again the third day, according to the Scriptures : and that he was feen of Cephas ; then of the twelve ; after that he was feen of above five hundred brethren at cnce ; of whom the greater part remain unto this prefent, but fome are fallen aileep. After that he was feen of James ; then of all the Apoftles ; and la ft of all he was ken of me alfo, as of one born out of due time. For I am the leaft of the Apoftles, that am not meet to be called an Apoftle, becaufe I perfecuted the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am : and his grace which was beftowed upon me, was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all : yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore whether it were I, or they, fo we preach, and fo ye believed. The Go/pel, Luke xviii. 9. JESUS fpake this parable unto certain who trufted in themfelves that they were righteous, and defpifed others : Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharifee, and the other a Publican. The Pharifee (rood and prayed thus with himfelf ; God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjuft, adulterers, or even as this Publican : I faft twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I poflefs. And the Publican itanding afar off, would not lift: up fo much as his eyes unto heaven, but fmote upon his breaft, fay- ing, God be merciful to me a (inner. I tell you, this man went down to his houfe juftified rather than the other; for every one that exalteth himfelf (hall be abafed ; and he that humbleth himfelf (hall be exalted. The [ io 7 ] The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, The ColleSf. ALmighty and everlafting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we defire or deferve^ pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us thofe things whereof our confcience is afraid* and giving us thofe good things which we are not worthy to afk, but through the merits and mediation of Jefus Chrift thy Son, our Lord. Amen. The Epiftle. 2 Cor. in. 4. SUCH truft have we through Chrift to God- ward ; not that we are fufficient of ourfelves to think any thing as of ourfelves, but our fufficiency is of Go J, who alfo hath made us able minifters of ths New Teftament, not of the letter, but of the fpirit; for the letter killeth, but the fpirit giveth life. But if the miniftration of death, written and engraven in (tones, was glorious, fothat the chil- dren of Ifrael could not ftedfaftly behold the face of Mofcs for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away, how (hall not the miniftration of the fpirit be rather glorious ? For if the mi- niftration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the miniftration of righteoufnefs exceed in glory. The Gofpel. Mark vii. 31. JESUS departing from the coafts of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the fea of Galilee, through the midft of the coaft of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an im- pediment in his fpeech ; and they befeech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him afide E 6 from io8 The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears ; and he fpit, and touched his tongue : And looking up to heaven, he fighed, and faith unto him, Ephphatha j.that is, Be opened. And ftrajght- w'ay his ears were opened, and the firing of his tongue Was loofed, and he fpake plain. And he charged them that they fhould tell no man : But the more he charged them, fo much the more a great deal they publifhed it, and were beyond meafure aftonimed, faying, He hath done all things well i he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to fpeak. The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, The Colled. ALmighty and merciful God, of whofe only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do un- to thee true and laudable fervice, grant, we befeech thee, that we may fo faithfully lerve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promifes, through the merits of Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, The Epijlle. Gal. iii. 16. TO Abraham and his feed were the promifes made. He faith not, And to feeds, as of many ; but as of one. And to thy feed, which is Chrift. And this I fay, that the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Chrift, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot dif- annul, that it mould make the promife of none effecl. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promife j but God gave it to Abraham by promife. Wherefore then ferveth the law ? It was added becaufe of tranfereiiions, till the feed fhould Tlje Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. 1 09 fhould come to whom the promife was made ; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a Media- tor, Now a mediator is not a mediator of" one 5. but God is one. Is the law then againft the pro- mjfes of God ? God forbid ; for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righte- oufnefs fhould have been by the law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under fin, that the pro- mife by faith of Jefus Chrift might be given to them that believe. The GofpcL Luke x. 23* BLefled are the eyes which fee the things that ye? fee ; for I tell you that many prophets and kings have defired to fee thofe things which ye fee, and have not (qqi\ them ; and to hear thofe things which ye hear, and have not heard them. And be- hold, a certain lawyer flood up, and tempted him, faying, Mafter, what mall I do to inherit eternal life ? He faid unto him, What is written in the law ? How readeft thou ? And he anfwering, faid 3 . Thou fhalt love the Lord thy God with ail thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy flrength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neigh- bour as thyfelf. And he faid unto him, Thou haft anfwered right; this do, and thou malt live. But he, willing to juftify himfelf, faid unto Jefus, And who is my neighbour ? And Jefus anfwering, faid, A certain man wen* down from Jerufaiem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who ftripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain pried that way j and when he faw him, he pafTed by on the other lide. And likev/Lfe a Levitc, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and palled by on the other fide. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was j and when he faw him, he had companion on X 1 The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and fet him on his own beaft, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow, when he de- parted, he took out two-pence, and gave them to the hofr, and faid unto him, Take care of him - } and whatfoever thou fpendeft more, when I come again I will repay thee. Which now of thefe three thinkeft thou was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves ? And he faid, He that (hewed mercy on him. Then faid Jefus unto him, Go, and do thou likewife. The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Colka. ALmighty and everlafting God, give unto us the incieafe of faith, hope, and love ; and that we may obtain that which thou doft promife, make us to love that which thou doff command, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epi/He. Gal. v. 16. I Say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye mall not fulfil the lull of the flefh. Fur the flefh lufreth againft the Spirit, and the Spirit againft the flefh ; and thefe are contrary the one to the other ; fo that ye may not do the things that ye would. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flefh are manifeft, which are thefe, Adultery, fornication, uncleannefs, laf- civioufnefs, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, ftrife, feditions, herefies, envy- ings, murders, drunkennefs, revellings, and fuch like ; of which I tell you before, as I have alfo told you in time paft, that they who do fuch things fhall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. 1 1 / the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-fuf- ferino-, gentlenefs, goodnefs, faith, meeknefs, tem- perance : againft fuch there is no law. And they that are Chrift's have crucified the flelh with the affections and lufts. The Gofpel. Lukexvii, n. AND it came to pafs, as Jefus went to Jerufa- lem, that he palled through the midft of Sa- maria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who flood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and faid, Jefus, Matter, have mercy on us. And when he few them, he faid unto them, Go fhew yourfelves unto the priefts. And it came to pafs, that as they went, they were cleanfed. And one of them, when he faw that he was healed, turned back, and, with a loud voice, glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks : and he was a Samaritan. And Jefus anfwering, faid, Were there not ten cleanfed ? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, fave this ftranger. And he faid unto him, Arife, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity* The Cotteft. KEEP, we befeech thee, O Lord, thy church with thy perpetual mercy; and, becaufe the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our falvation, through Je- i'us Chrift our Lord, Ameiu The 1 12 The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity* • The EpiJIIe. Gal. vi. n. E fee how large a letter I have written unto you Y with mine own hand. As many as defire to make a fair (hew in the flefli, they constrain you to be circumcifed, only left they fhould fuffer perfe- ction for the crofs of Chriflr. For neither they themfelves who are circumcifed keep the law ; but defire to have you circumcifed, that they may glory in your fiefh. But God forbid that I Should glory fave in the crofs of our Lord Jefus Chrift 3 by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Chrifl Jefus neither cir- cumcifion availeth any thing, nor uncircumcifion, but a new creature. And as many as walk ac- cording to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy,, and upon the Ifrael of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jefus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with your fpirit. Amen. The Go/pel. Matth. vi. 24. NO man can ferve two matters ; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or elfe he will hold to the one and defpife the other : ye can- not ferve God and Mammon.. Therefore I fay unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye fhall eat, or what ye (hall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye (hall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment ? Behold the fowls of the air; for they fow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much hetter than they ? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his ilature ? And why take ye thought for raiment ? Confider the lilies of the field how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they fpin ; and yet I fay unto you, That even Solomon in all his | - The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, 1 13 was not arrayed like one of thefe. Wherefore, if God fo clothe the grafs of the field, which to- day is, and to-morrow is caft into the oven, fhall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? There- fore take no thought, faying, What fhall we eat? or, What fhall we drink ? or, Wherewithal (hall we be clothed? (for after all thefe things do the Gentiles feek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all thefe things. But feek ye iirft the kingdom of God and his righteoufhefs, and all thefe things fhall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow ; for the mor- row fhall take thought for the things of itfelf : fu£* ncient unto the day is the evil thereof. m ■ ■ ■ ..■!■ n il 1 i 1 m The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity* The Colleft. Lord, we befeech thee, ht thy continual pity cleanfe and defend thy Church ; and becaufe it cannot continue in fafety without thy fuccour, preferve it evermore by thy help and goodnefs, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epijlle. Ephef. iii. 13. IDefire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this caufe I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, of whom tne whole Family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be ftrengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man ; that Chrift may dwell in your hearts by faith : that ye being rooted and grounded in love, maybe able to comprehend with all faints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height 3 and to know the love of Chrift, which o 114 The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. which pafleth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulnefs of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the Church by Chrift Jefus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. The Go/pel. Luke vii. ir. ND it came to pafs the day after, -that Jeflrs .• went into a city called Nain : and many of his difciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only Ion of his mother, and fhe was a widow; and much, people of the city was with her. And when the Lord faw her, he had companion on her, and faid unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier, and they that bare him ftood flill. And lie faid, Young man, I fay unto thee, Arife. And he that was dead fat up, and began to fpeak : and he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all : and they glorified God, faying, That a great prophet is rifen up among us ; and, That God hath vifited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and through- out all the region round about.. The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collect. LORD, we pray thee, that thy grace may always prevent and follow us ; and make us continually to be given to all good works, through Jefus Chrifr. our Lord. Amen* The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. 115 The Epijile. Ephef. iv. 1. I Therefore, the prifoner of the Lord, befeech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowlinefs and meeknefs, with long-fufFering, forbearing one another in love : endeavouring 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 Bap- tifm, one God and Father of all, who is above ally and through all, and in you all. The GofpeL Luke xiv. 1. IT came to pafs, as Jefus went into the houfe of one of the chief Pharifees to eat bread on the fabbath-day, that they watched him. And behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropfy. And Jefus anfwering, fpake unto the lawyers and Pharifees, faying, Is it lawful to heal on the fabbath-day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and anfwered them, faying, Which of you fhall have an afs, or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not ftraightway pull him out on the fabbath-day ? And they could not anfwer him again to thefe things. And he put forth a parable to thofe who were bidden, when he marked how they chofe out the chief rooms, faying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, fit not down in the higheft room ; left a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him : And he that bade thee and him, come and fay to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with lhame to take the lowed room. But when thou art bidden, go and fit down in the lowed room ; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may fay unto thee, Friend, go up higher. Then ftialt thou have honour j 1 6 The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. honour in the prefence of them that fit at meat with thee. For whofoever exalteth himfelf fhall be abafed ; and he that humbleth himfelf fhall be exalted. The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Collet!. LORD, we befeech thee, grant thy people grace t© withftand the temptations of the world, the flefh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epifk. i Cor. i. 4. I Thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jefus Chrift ; that in every thing ye are enriched by him in all utterance, and in all knowledge ; even as the teftimony of Chrift was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift ; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift ; who fhall alfo confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blame-* lefs in the day of our Lord Jefus Chrift.. The Go/pel Matth. xxii. 34. WHEN the Pharifees had heard that Jefus had put the Sadducees to filence, they were ga- thered together. Then one of them who was a lawyer, afked him a queftion, tempting him, and faying, Mafter, which is the great commandment in the law? Jefus faid unto him,. Thou {halt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind : This is the firft and great commandment. And the fecond is like unto it, Thou {halt love thy neighbour as thyfelf. Oil The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity: 117 On thefe two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. While the Pharifees were gathered together, Jefus afked them, faying, What think ye of Chrift ? whofe fon is he ? They fay unto him, The fon of David. He faith unto them, How then doth David in fpirit call him Lord, faying, The Lord faid unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right-hand, till I make thine enemies thy footftool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he his fon? And no man was able to anfwer him a word, nei- ther durft any man, from that day forth, afk him, any more queftions. The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, The Calk ft. OGod, forafmuch as without thee we are not able to pleafe thee j mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direcl: and rule our hearts, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, The Epijlle. Eph. iv. 1;. THIS I fay therefore, and teftify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind ; having the un- derstanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, becaufe of the blindnefs of their heart : who being pad feeling, have given themfelves over unto lafci- vioufnefs, to work all uncleannefs with greedinefs. But ye have not fo learned Chrift ; if fo be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jefus: that ye put off, concerning the former converfation, the old man, which is cor- rupt according to the deceitful lufts ; and be renewed in the fpirit of your mind 3 and that ye put en the 4 new ar 1 8 The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. new man, which after God is created in righteouf- nefs and true holinefs. Wherefore putting away lying, fpeak every man truth with his neighbour ; for we are members one of another, Be ye angry, and fin not : let not the fun go down upon your wrath : neither give place to the devil. Let him that frole, fleal no more ; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of jour mouth, but that which is good to the ufe of edifying, that it may minifter grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are fealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitternefs, and wrath, and anger, and cla- mour, and evil-fpeaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another; even as -God for Chrift's fake hath forgiven you. The GofpeL Matth. ix. i. JESUS entered into a fhip, and pafTed over, and came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man Tick of the palfy, lying on a bed: and Jefus feeing their faith, faid unto the Tick of the palfy, Son, be of good cheer ; thy fins are forgiven thee. And behold, certain of the Scribes faid within themfelves, This man blafphemeth. And Jefus knowing their thoughts, faid, Where- fore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is eafier to fay, Thy fins are forgiven thee ; or to fay, Arife, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive fins (then faith he to the fick of the palfy) Arife, take up thy bed, and go unto thine houfe. And he aroie, and departed to his houfe. But when the multitude faw it, they marvelled, and glorified God who had given fuch power unto men. 2 The r " 9 ] The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity* The Collet. O Almighty and moft merciful God, of thy bountiful goodnefs keep us, we befeech thee, from nil things that may hurt us ; that we being ready both in body and foul, may cheerfully accom- plish thofe things that thou wouldft. have done, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, The Epi/lle. Ephef. v. 15. SEE then that ye walk circumfpectly, not as fools, but as wife, redeeming the time, be- caufe the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not un- wife, but underftanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is -cxcefs ; but be filled with the Spirit ; fpeaking to yourlelves in pfalms, and hymns, and fpiritual longs j Tinging and making melody in your heart to the Lord ; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the Name of our Lord Jefus Chrift; fubmitting yourfelves one to another in the fear of God. The Gofpl Matth. xxii. 1. JESUS faid, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, who made a marriage for his fon ; and fent forth his fervants to call them that were bidden to the wedding ; and they would not come. Again, he fent forth other fervants, faying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner : my oxen and my fadings are killed, and ail things are ready : come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and -went their ways, ■one to his farm, another to his merchandize ; and the remnant took his fervants, and entreated them fpitefully, 120 The Twenty -firjl Sunday after Trinity. fpitefully, and flew them. But when the king heard thereof he was wroth : and he Tent forth his armies, and deftroyed thofe murderers, and burnt up their city. Then faith he to his fervants, The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were not worthy : Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye mall find, bid to the marriage. So thofe fervants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good : and the wedding was furnifhed v/ith guefts. And when the king came in to fee the guefls, he faw there a man who had not on a wed- ding-garment : And he faith unto him, Friend, how earned thou in hither, not having a« wedding- garment? And he was fpeechlefs. Then faid the king to the fervants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and can: him into outer darknefs : there mail be weeping and gnafhing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chofen. The Twenty -firjl Sunday after Trinity. The ColUa. GRANT, we befeech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace; that they may be cleanfed from all their fins, and ferve thee with a quiet mind 5 through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. T))6 Ep ijile. Eph, v i . i c . MY brethren, be ftrong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole ar- mour of God, that ye may be able to Hand againft the wiles of the devil. For we wreftle not againft flefh and blood, but againft principalities, againft powers, againft the rulers of the darknefs of this world, T!?e Twenty -fit[fl Sunday after Trinity, 121 world, againft fpi ritual wickednefs 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 clone all, to Hand. Stand therefore* having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the bread:- plate of righteoufnefs, and your feet fhod with the preparation of the Gofpel of peace; above all, taking the fhield of faith, wherewith you fhall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of falvation, and the fword of the Spirit, which is the word of God : praying always with all prayer and fupplication in the fpirit, and watching thereunto with all perfe- verance, and fupplication for all faints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the my fiery of the Gofpel ; for which I am an am- •banador in bonds : that therein I may fpeak boldly, •as 1 ought to fpeak. The Gofpel, John iv. 46. THERE was a certain nobleman, whofe fori was fick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jefus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and befougtit him that he would come down, and heal his fon ; for he was at the «oint of death, Then laid Jefus unto him, Except ye fee figns and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman faith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jefus faith unto him, Go thy way, thy ion liveth. And the man believed the word that Jefus had fpoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his fervants met him, and told him, faying, Tky fon liveth. Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they faid unto him, Yefterday at the feventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the fame hour in which Jefus F faid 122 The Twenty -fecond Sunday after Trinity. (aid unto him, Thy fob liveth : and himfelf be- lieved, and his whole houfe. This is again the fecond miracle that Jefus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee. The Twenty -fecond Sunday after Trinity, The Colled. LORD, we befeech thee to keep thy houfehold the Church in continual godlinefs ; that through thy protection it may be free from all ad- verfities, and devoutly given to ferve thee in good works, to the glory of thy name, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epijlle. Phil. i. 3. I Thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all, making requeft with joy, for your fellowfhip in the Gcfpcl from the firft day until now: being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jefus Chrift : even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, becaufe I have you in my heart, inafmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the Gofpel, ye are all partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jefus Chrift. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all judgment : That ye may approve things that are excellent ; that ye may be fincere and without offence till the day of Chrift ; being filled with the fruits of righteoufnefs, which are by Jefus Chrift, unto the glory and praife of God. The The Twenty -fecund Sunday after Trinity. 123 TI?e Go/pel. Matth. xviii. 21. PETER faid unto Jefus, Lord, how oft (hall my brother fin agairrft me, and I forgive him r till feveri time? ? Jefus faith unto him, I fay not unto thee, Until feven times ; but until feventy times feven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would take account of his fervants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, who owed him ten thoufand talents. But forafmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be fold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The fervant therefore fell down and wor- fhipped him, faying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that fer- vant was moved with companion, and loofed him, and forgave him the debt. But the fame fervant went out, and found one of his fellow-fervants, who owed him an hundred pence* and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, faying, Pay me that thou owed. And his fellow-fervant fell down at his feet and befought him, faying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not ; but went and caft him into prifon, till he mould pay the debt. So when his fellow-fer- vants faw what was done, they were very forry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, faid unto him, O thou wicked fervant, I for- gave thee all that debt, becaufe thou defiredft me : Shouldft not thou alfo have had companion on thy fellow -fervant, even as I had pitv on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tor- mentors, till he fhould pay all that was diit. him. So hkewife fhall my heavenly Father do alfo unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trefpaflcs. F 2 o [ 124 ] The Twenty -third Sunday after Trinity \ The Colledl. God, our refuge and ftrength, who art ths author of all godlinefs; be ready, we befeech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that thofe things which we aft faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jefus Chrilr. our Lord. Amen. The E fifth. Phil. iii. 17. BRethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk fo, as ye have us for an enfample. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the Crofs of Chrilr : vvhofe end is deftruclion, whofe god is their belly, and vvhofe glory is in their fhame, who mind earthly things. For our converfation is in heaven ; from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift ; who (hall change our vile body, that it may befafhioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to fubdue all things unto himfelf. The Gofpel Matth. xxii. 15. THE!** went the Pharifees, and took counfel how they might entangle him in his talk. And tbey fentout unto him their difciples, with the He- rodians, faying, Mailer, we know that thou art true, and teachefl the way of God in truth, neither carefr. thou for any man : for thou regarded not the perfon of men. Tell us, therefore, What thinkefl thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caefar, or not ? But Jefus perceived their wickednefs, and faid, Why tempt ye me, ye b ypocrites I Shew me the tribute- 71;e Twenty fwth Sunday after Trinity. 125 tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he faith unto them, VVhofe is this image and fuperfcription ? They fay unto him 3 Caefars. Then faith he unto them, Render there- fore unto Caefar the things which are Casfar's -, and unto God, the things that are God's. When they had heard thefe words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. TI?e Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity* The Colled. OLORD, we befeech thee, abfolvc thy people from their offences ; that through thy boun- tiful goodnefs we may all be delivered from the bands of thofe fins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jefus Chrift's fake, our bleffed Lord and Saviour, Amen* The EpiJIk. Ccl. i. 3. WE give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, praying always for you, fince we heard of your faith in Chrift Jefus, and of the love which ye have to all the faints ; for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gofpel, which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth alfo in. you, fince the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye alfo learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow-fervant, who is for you a faithful minifter of Chrift ;. who alfo declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this caufe we F 3- alfo, 126 The Twenty -fourth Sunday after Trinity. alfo, fmce the day we heard it, do not ceafe to pray for you, and to defire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wiidom and spiritual underftanding ; that ye might walk worthy ©f the Lord unto all pleafing ; being fruitful in every good work, and increafing in the know of God ; ftrengthened with all might accord: his glorious power, unto all patience and long- fuffering, with jpyfulnefs; giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the faints in light. The GofpeL Matth. ix. ie, WHILE Jefus fpake thefe things unto John's difciples, behold, there came a certain ruler, and wor (hipped him, faying, My daughter is even now dead": but con.e and lay thy hand upon iter, and fhe (hall live. And Jefus arofe, and followed him, and fo did his difciples. And behold a wo- man who was difeafed with an ilTue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment : for fhe faid within herfelf, If I may but touch his garment, I fhall be whole. But Jefus turned him about, and when he faw her, he faid, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. And. the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jefus came into the ruler's houfe, and faw the minftrels and the people making a noife, he faid unto them, Give place; for the maid is not dead, but fleepeth. And they laughed him to fcorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arofe. And the fame :of went abroad into all that land. TL [ I2 7 ] The Twenty -fifth Sunday after Trimfy^ The Collscl. STIR up, we befeeeh thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people ; that they plenteoi Qy bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteoufly rewarded, through JefusChrift our Lord. Amen. For the Epifilc. Jer. xxiii. 5. BEHOLD, the days come, faith the Lord, that I will raife unto David a righteous Branch : and a King fhall reign and profper, and flial] judgment and juftice on the earth. i\. Judah fhall be lave J, and Ifrael flaall and this is his Name whereby he (hall be c THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the days come, faith the Lord, that they fhall no more fay, The Lord liveth who brought up the children of Ifrael out of the land of Egypt ; but, The Lord liveth who brought up, and who led the feed of the houfe of Ifrael out of the north country, and from all countries, whither I had driven them \ and they fhall dwell in their own land. The Gcfpel. John vi. 5. \T ^HEN Jefus then lifted up his eyes, and faw W a great company come unto him, he faith unto Philip, Whence (hall we buy bread, that thefe may eat? And this he faid to prove him : for he himfelf knew what he would do. Philip anfwered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not iuificient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his difciples, Andrew, Simon F 4 Peter's 128 The Cotnmtmion. Peter's brother, faith unto him, There is a lad here who hath five barley-loaves, and two fmall fifhes : but what are they among fo many ? And Jefus faid r Make the men fit down. Now there was much grafs in the place. So the men fat down, in number about five thoufand. And Jefus took the loaves* and when he had given thanks, he diftributed to the difciples, and the difciples to them that were fet down ; and likewife of the fim.es, as much as they would. When they were filled, he faid unto his difciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be loft. Therefore, they gathered them together, and filled twelve batkets with the frag- ments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then thofe men, when they had feen the miracle that Jefus did, faid, This is of a truth that Prophet that ihould come into the world. The Order for the Adminiftration of the Lord's Supper. The Table at the Communion time, having a fair white Linen Cloth upon it, jh all ft and in fome convenient Place. And the Elder, ftanding at the Table, Jh all fay the Lord's Prayer, with the Collect following, the People kneeling, OUR 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 trefpafles, as we forgive them that trefpafs againit. us; And lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from*, evil. Amen* Ths The Communion, 129 The ColleX. ALmighty God, unto whom all hearts be cpenj all defires known, and from whom no fecrets are hid ; cleanfe the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfect- ly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name, through Chrift our Lord. Amen, Then Jhall the Elder ', turning to the People, rehear fe fiftinZtly all the TEN COMMANDMENTS : and the People Jlill kneeling fiall, after every Com- mandtnent, afk God Mercy for their Tranfgrejfion thereof for the Time pajl, and Grace to keep ths fame for the Time to come, as follow eth : Minijhr, GOD fpake thefe words, and faid, I am the Lord thy God : Thou fhalt have none other gods but me. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifl, Thou (halt not make to thyfelf any graven image, nor the likenefs of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou fhalt not bow down to them, or worfhip them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and vifit the fins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth gene- ration of them that hate me, and fhew mercy unto thoufands in them that love me, and keep my com- mandments. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifl, Thou (halt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltlefs that taketh his Name in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upou us, and iacline our hearts to keep this law. F 5 Minijh 1 20 The Communion. Mini/?. Remember that thou keep holy the Sab- bath-day. Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all that thou haft to do : but the feventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou (halt do no manner of work, thou, and thy fon, and thy daughter, thy man-fervant, and thy maid-fervant, thy cattle, and the it-ranger that is within thy gates. For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and retted the feventh day ; wherefore the Lord blefled the feventh day, and hallowed it. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minijh Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minijl. Thou (halt do no murder. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline ©ur hearts to keep this law. Mini/l. Thou /halt not commit adultery. People., Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minijl. Thou fhalt not fteal. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minijl. Thou fhalt not bear falfe witnefs againfl thy neighbour. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minijl. Thou fhalt not covet thy neighbour's houfe, thou fhalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his fervant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his afs, nor any thing that is his. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all thefe thy laws in our hearts, we befeech thee. Then A The Communion. 1 31 Then /ball follow this Collett. Lmighty and everlafting God, we are taught k by thy holy word, that the hearts of Kings are in thy rule and governance, and that thou do!l difpofe and turn them as it feemeth bed to thy godly wifdom ; we humbly befeech thee fo to dif- pofe and govern the heart of George, thy Ser- vant, our King and Governor, that in all his thoughts, words, and works, he may ever feelc thy honour and glory, and ftudy to preferve thy people com- mitted to his charge, in wealth, peace, and godlinefs. Grant this, O merciful Father, for thy dear Son's fake, Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. Then Jhall be f aid the Collecl of the Day. And imme- diately after the Colkft, the Elder Jball read the Epi/l/e, faying, The Epiftle [or, The Portion of Scripture appointed for the Epiftle] is written in the Chapter of beginning at the Verfe. And the Epijlle ended, he Jhall fay, Here endeth the Epiftle. Then /hall be read the Gofpel (the People all Jidnding up) fying, The holy Gofpel is written in the ■ Chapter of beginning at the Verfe. Then Jhall follow the Se\ ■rrmon. Then Jhall the Elder fay one or more of thef Sentences. ET your light fo fhine before men, that they may fee your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matth. v. 16. Lay not up for yourfelves treafures upon earth, where moth and run: do corrupt, and where thieves break through and fteal ; but lay up for yourfelves treafures in heaven, where neither moth nor rufj: doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through or ftceil • Matth. vi. 19, 20. F 6 He 132 The Communion* He that foweth little, fhall reap little : and he that foweth plenteoufly (hall reap plenteoufly. Let every man do according as he is difpofed in his heart; not grudgingly, or of neceflity : for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. Ee merciful after thy power : If thou haft much, give plenteoufly : If thou haft little, do thy dili- gence gladly to give of that little : for fo gathered thou thvfelf a good reward in the day of neceflity. Tob. iv.' 8, 9. God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works and labour that proceedeth of love ; which love ye have fhewed for his Name's fake, who have rr.iniftered unto the faints, and yet do minifter, Heb. vi. 10. Zaccheus ftood forth, and faid unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have done any wrong to any man, I reftore him four-fold. Luke xix. 8. Whatfoever ye would that men mould do unto you, even fo do unto them ; for this is the law and the prophets. Matth. vii. 12. Not every one that faith unto me, Lord, Lord, ihall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my father who is in heaven. Matth. vii. 21. Who goeth a warfare at any time at his own coft ? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof ? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. If we have fown unto you fpiritual things, is it a great matter if we fhall reap your worldly things ? I Cor. ix. 11. Do ye not know, that they who minifter about holy things, live of the facrifice ? and they who -wai't at the altar, are partakers with the altar ? Even fo hath the Lord alio ordained, that they who preach 7 The Communion. 1 33 preach the Gofpel, fhould live of the Gofpel, 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. Let him that is taught in the Word, minifter un- to him that teacheth in all good things. Be not de- ceived, God is not mocked : for whutfoever a man foweth, that fhall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7. As we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men, and efpecially unto them that are of the houfe- hold of faith. Gal. vi. 10. Godlinefs with contentment is great gain : for we brought nothing into the world, and it is cer- tain we can carry nothing out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7. Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to diftribute, laying up in ftore for themfeives a good foundation againft the time to come, that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. To do good, and to diftribute, forget not, for with fuch facriiices God is well plealed. Heb. xiii. 16. Whofo hath this world's good, and feeth his brother have need, and fhutteth up his companion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? I John iii. 17. He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord ; and look what he layeth out, it fhall be paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. BlefTed is the man that provideth for the fick and needy; the Lord mall deliver him in the time of trouble. Pfalm xli. 1. If bile thefe Sentences are in reading, fome ft perfon appointed for that purpofe,Jhall receive the alms for the poor, and other devotions of the people, in a de- cent Bafon, to be provided for that purpofe ; and then bring it to. the Elder , who JIwll place it upon the Table* After 124 ^ e Communion. After which done, the Elder JJ: all fay ', Let us pray for the whole ft ate of Chrift's Church militant here on earth. ALmighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apoftle, hath taught us to make prayers and ications, and to give thanks for all men j We humbly befeech thee moft mercifully [ *io accept our alms and oblations, and] * , If there J; e L . r y r - , . , J no alms or ob- to receive tnele our prayers, wnicn we i at ; ons tnen offer unto thy Divine Majefty ; be- fhall the words feeching thee to infpire continually [ ef accenting the univerfal Church with the foirit of " r B ^* ar : d . , , j cb.aticrs] be trutn, unity, and concord: and grant le f t un j- a >d. that all they that do confefs thy holy Mame, may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. We befeech thee alio to fave and defend all Chriftian Kings, Princes, and Governors; andefpecially thy fervant George, our King ; that under him we may be godly and quietly governed : and grant unto all that are put in authority under him, that they may truly and in- differently adminifter juftice, to the puniihment of wickednefs and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all the AliniRers of thy Gofpel, that they may both by their life and doctrine fet forth thy true and lively word, and rightly and duly adminifter thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace; andefpecially to this Congregation here prefent ; that with meek heart and due reve- rence they may hear and receive thy holy word, truly ferving thee in holinefs and righteoufnefs all the days of their life. And we moft humbly befeech thee of thy goodnefs, O Lord, to comfort and fuc- cour all them, who in this tranfitory life are in trouble, forrow, need, ficknefs, or any other adver- iity. And we alfo blefs thy holy Name, for all thy fervant? Tloe Cc m 1 1 u n h n. 135 its departed this life in thy faith and fear -, bc- feeching thee to give us grace To to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jefus ChrilVs fake, our only Mediator and Advo- cate. Amen. Then Jlmll the Elder fay to them that come to n the H:'y Communion^ YE that do truly and earneftly repent of your fin?, and are in love and charity with your r: bours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from hence- forth in his holy ways ; Draw near with faith-, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort ; an 1 make your humble confellion to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees. Then Jhall tin general ConfeJJton be made by the Mi~ nifter iu ie of all thofe that are . reeeive the Holy Communion, both he and all the pie kneeling humbly upon their Knees, and ALmighty God, Father of our Lord Jefus Ch 1 ;er of all things, Judge of all men ; acknowledge and bewail our manifold fins and Jnefr, Which we from time to time molt grievoufly have commit! thought, word, and deed, againft thy Divine Majefty, provoking mod juftly thy wrath and indignation againft us. \ ie do ear 'pent, and are heartily forry for thefe our mifdoings ; The remembrance of them is griev- ous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, mod merciful Father ; For thy Son our Lord Jefus Chrift's fake, forgive us all that is paft ; And grant, that we may ever hereafter ferve and pleafe thee in newnefs of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name, Through j^Ijl* Chriftour Lord. Amen* 6 Then 136 The Communion, Then Jhall the Elder fay, O Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy great mercy haft promifed forgivenefs of fins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto thee ; Have mercy upon us ; par- don and deliver us from all our fins, confirm and ftrengthen us in all goodnefs, and brina; us to everlafting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, Then all /landing , the Elder Jhall fay, Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Chrift faith unto all that truly turn to him ; COME unto me, all ye that are burdened and heavy laden, and I will refrefh you. Matth, xi. 28.^ So God loved the world, that he gave his only- begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him, fhould not perifh, but have everlaiting life. John iii. 16. Hear alfo what St. Paul faith : This is a true faying, and worthy of all men to be received, That Chrift Jefus came into the world to fave farmers. 1 Tim, i. 15. Hear alfo what St. John faith : If any man fin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jefus Chrift the righteous : and he is the propitiation for our fins. 1 John ii. 1, 2. After vjhleh the Elder Jhall proceed, faying, Lift up your hearts. Anfw. We lift them up unto the Lord. Elder. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Anjiv. It is meet and right fo to do. Then. The Communion; 1 37 Tbtn Jhall the Elder fay, T is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we mould at all times, and in all places,, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father * 3 Almighty, Everlafting God. Here Jhall follow the proper Preface, according to the Time, if there be any efpeci-ally appointed \ or elfe immediately Jhall follow : THerefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praifing thee, and faying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hofts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord moil high. Amen* Proper Prefaces* Upon Chrijlmas-Day. BEcaufe thou didft give Jefus Chrift thine only Son to be born as at this time for us, who, by" the operation of the Holy Ghoft, was made very man, and that without fpot of fin, to make us. clean from all fin. Therefore with Angels, &c* Upon Eafler-Day. BUT chiefly we are bound to praife thee for the glorious Refurrection of thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord : for he is the very Pafchal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the fin of the world; who by his death hath deftroyed death, and by his rifing to life again, hath reflored to us everlafting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. * Wrfe Wtrit [Holy Father] muji bs emitted on Trinity-Sunday, Upon X3$ The Communion, Upon Jfcenfion-Day. THrough thy moft dearly beloved Son, Jefus Chrift our Lord ; who, after his moft glorious Refurreclion, manifeftly appeared to all his Apoftles, and in their fight afcended up into heaven, to pre- pare a place for us 5 that where he is, thither we might alfo afcend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon JVhitfunday. THrough Jefus Chrift our Lord ; according to whofe moft true promife the Holy Ghoft came down, as at this time, from heaven with a fudden great found, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likenefs of fiery tongueSylightrrtg upon the Apoftles, to teach them, and to lead them into all truth 5 giving them both the gift of divers languages, and alfo boldnefs, with fervent zeal, conftantly to preach the Gofpel unto all nations, whereby we have been brought out of darknefs and error, into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jefus Chrift. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon the Feafl of Trinity* WHO art one God, one Lord; not one only perfon, but three perfons in one fubftance. For that which we believe of the glory of the Fa- ther, the fame we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft, without any inequality. Therefore with Angels, &c, After each of which Prefaces Jhall immediately be fetid 9 THerefore with Angels and 'Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and mag- nify thy glorious Name, evermore praiiing thee, and dying, The Communion. 139 faying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of holts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord mod high. Amen. Then Jhall the Elder , kneeling down at the Table , fay m the Name of all them that JJjall receive the Com- munion, this Prayer following', the People alfo kneeling : *\ /[ 7 E do not prefume to come to this thy Table, ^ V O merciful Lord, trufting in our own righ- teoufnefs, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy fo much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the fame Lord, whofe property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, fo to eat the fleflb of thy dear Son Jefus Chriit, and to drink his blood, that our finful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our fouls warned through his mofi precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. Then the Elder Jhall fay the Prayer of Confecrathn y as follovjeth : ALmighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy, didft give thine only Son Jefus Chriit. to fufFer death upon the crofs for our redemption; who made there (by his oblation of nimfelf once offered) a full, perfect, and fufficient facriiice, oblation, and fat is faction for the fins of the whole world; and did inftitute, and in his holy GofpcJ command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death until his com- ing again; hear u?, O merciful Father, we mod humbly befeech thee, and grant that wc, receiving thefe thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jefus Chrift's holy inftitutjon* in remembrance of his death and paffion, may ba partakers ?4 a 7$* Communion* partakers of his mod blefled Body and Blood { who- rn the fame night that he was betrayed , a ^ H ^ tookbread(tf); and when hehad given Elder is to* take thanks, he brake it [k) 9 and gave the Paten in to his it to his difciples, faying, Take, ^nds. eat, this (,) is my Body which is ^^K given for you: do this in remem- r c ) And here ta ferance of me. Likewife, after fup- lay his hand upon per, he took (d) the cup; and when ■***« Bread. he had given thanks, he gave it to JS^cSbl them, faying, Drink ye all of this; his hand, for this (e) is my blood of the New (0 And here to Teftament, which is filed for you, lay his hand upoa and for many, for the remiflion of the Cu ^ fins : Do this, as oft as ye mail drink it, in re- membrance of me. Amen, Then Jhall the Elder firft receive tie Communion In both Kinds himfelf, and then proceed to deliver the Jama to the other Miniflers in like Manner (if any be prefent), and after that to the People alfo, in order, i?ito their Hands. And when he delivereth the Bread to any one, he fljall fay, THE Body of our Lord Jefus Chrifl, which was given for thee, preferve thy body and foul unto everlafting life. Take and eat this in re- membrance that Chrifl: died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith with thankfgiving. And the Minijler that delivereth the Cup to any one Jhall fay, THE Blood of our Lord Jefus Chrifl:, which was (hed for thee, preferve thy body and foul imto everlafting life. Drink this in remembrance that Chrift's Blood was fked for thee, and be thankful, If *Tbe Communhn. 14.1 If the confecrated Bread or TVine be all it fed before all have communicated, the Elder is to confecraU more according to the Form before prefcribed ; beginning at (Our Saviour Chritt, in the fame night, Sec.) for the blejfing of the Bread \ and at (Like wife after Tup per, &c.) for the blejfing of the Cup. JVhen all have communicated, the Minifler jhall return, to the Lord's Table, and place upon it what remaineib tf the confecrated Elements^ covering the fame with a fair Linen Cloth. Then Jhall the Elder fay the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every Petition. OUR 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 Gur daily bread ; And forgive us our trefpafTes, As we forgive them that trefpafs againft us; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evii : For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power ? and the Glory, For ever and ever. Amen. After which fnall be fa id as follow eth : OLord and heavenly Father, we thy humble fervants defire thy Fatherlv goodnefs merci- fully to accept this cur Sacrifice of praife and thankf- giving; mod humbly befeeching thee to grant that by the merits and death of thy Son Jefus Chrift, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain rcmifiion of our fins, and all other benefits of his paifion. And here we offer and prefent unto thee, O Lord, ourfelves, our fouls and bodies, to be a reafonable, holy, and lively fa- crifice unto thee; humbly befeeching thee that all we who are partakers of this holy Communion, may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And 142 7&* Communion. And although we be unworthy, through our mani- fold fins, to offer unto thee any facrifice, yet we befeech thee to accept this our bounden duty and fervice ; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jefus Chrift our Lord ; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghoft, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Fa- ther Almighty, world without end. Amen. Then jhall be faid, GLory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good -will towards men. We praife thee, we blefs thee, we worfhip thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. - O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jefu Chrift; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takeft away the fins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takeft away the fins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takeft away the fins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that fitteft at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only, O Chrift, with the Holy Ghoft, art moft high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Then the Elder, if he fee it expedient, may put up a Prayer extempore ; and afterwards Jhall lit the People depart with this Bujfing : MAY the peace of God, which pafleth all un- derstanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jefus Chrift our Lord ; and may the blefling of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, be amongft you, and remain with you al- ways. Amen. The r 143 ] The Ministration of Baptism of Infants. 'T'he Minifler coming to the Font, which is to be filled with pure Water, Jhall fay, D Early beloved, forafmuch as all men are con- ceived and born in fin, and that our Saviour Chrift faith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of water and of the Holy Ghoft ; I befeech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, that of his bounteous mercy he will grant to this Child thatching which by nature he cannot have ; that he may be baptized with water and the Holy Ghoft, and received into Chrift's holy Church, and be made a lively ?nember of the fame. Then Jhall the Minifler ufe as many of the following Prayers, as the Time will -permit, faying, Let us pray. ALmighty and everlafting God, who of thy great mercy didft fave Noah and his family in the ark from perifhing by water ; and alfo didft fafelylead the children of Ifrael, thy people, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptifm ; and by the Baptifm of thy well-beloved Son Jefus Chrift in the river Jordan, didft fanclify water for this holy Sacrament, We befeech thee, for thine in- finite mercies, that thou wilt look upon this Child ; wnfh him and fanctify him with the Holy Giioft ; that he being delivered from thy wrath, may be re- ceived into the ark of Chrift's Church ; and being ftedfaft in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, 144 Public Bapiifm of Infants, love, may fo pafs the waves of this troublefoms world, that finally he may come to the land of ever- laftinglife; there to reign with thee, world without end, through Jefus Chnfl: our Lord. Amen. ¥l?en fiall the People Jiand up ; and the Minifer fiall fcy> Hear the words of the Gofpel written by Saint Mark) in the Tenth Chapter, at the Thirteenth Verfe. THEY brought young children to Chriit, that he fhould touch them. And his difciples re- buked thole that brought them ; but when Jefus faw it he was much difpleafed, and laid unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and for- bid them not, for of fuch is the kingdom of God. Verily, I fay unto you, Whofoever ihall not re- -ceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he fhaii not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blefied «hcm. Then fnali the Minif.cr fay, O Merciful God, grant that the old Adam \i\ this Child may be fo buried, that the new ill an may be raifed up in him. A?nen. Grant that all carnal affeclions may die in him, ••and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live *nd grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have power and ftrcngth to have viclory, and to triumph againit the devil, the world, and the flem. Amen. Grant that whofoever is dedicated to thee by our oiKce and miniftiy, may ttUb be endued with hea- venly Public Baptifm of Infant r. 145 venly virtues, and everlaftingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blefled Lord God, who doft live and govern all things, world without end. Amen. ALrrtighty everliving God, whofe mod dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift, for the forgivenefs of our fins, did fhed out of his mofl precious fide both water and blood, and gave commandment to his difciples that they fhould go teach all nations, and baptize them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft ; regard, we be- feech thee, the fupplications of thy congregation ;, and grant that this Child, now to be baptized, may- receive the fulnefs of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elecl children, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. Then the ai Winifter Jhall take the Chill into his Hands, id fay to the Friends of the Child, Name this Child. And then, naming It after them, he Jhall dip it in the JVater, or pour Water upon it, or fprinkle it therewith) faying, N r I baptize thee, In the Name of the Father, • and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen. Then Jhall the Mlnljlcr fay, SEeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that Child is admitted into the body of Chriii's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for this benefit, and with 0512 accord make our prayers unto him, that this Child may lead the reft of his life to the glcy of God. G 1^.6 Bapttfm offucb as are of Riper Tears, Then Jh OST thou renounce the devil and all ±Jr his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous defires of the fame, and the carnal defires of the flefh, fo that thou wilt not follow, or be led by them ? Anfw. 1 renounce them all. G 3 $uejt\ 150 bapiijm ofjucb as are of Riper Tear:, %iiefi. Tp\OST thou believe in God the Father JL^ Almighty , Maker of heaven and earth : And in Jefus Chnft his only- begotten Son our Lord; And that he was conceiyed by the Holy Ghoft ; born of the Virgin Mary ; that he differed under Pontius Pilate; v/as crucified, dead, and buried ; that he rofe again the third day ; that he afcended into heaven, and fitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence fhall come again, at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead. And doft thou believe in the Holy Ghoft; the Holy Catholic Church ; the Communion of Saints; the Remiffion of Sins ; the Refurreclion of the Body; and everlafting Life after Death? Anfiu. All this I ftedfaflly believe. Queft. II 7ILT thou be baptized in this faith? V V Anfw. This is my defire. £{ueft, \1£ 7 ILTthou then obediently keep God's 1 V holy will and commandments, and walk in the fame all the days of thy life ? Anfw. I will endeavour fo to do, God being my helper. Then fnall the Minijler fay, O Merciful God, grant that the old Adam in thefe Perfons may be (o buried, that the new man may be raifed up in them. Ai?ien. Grant that all carnal affections may die in them, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in them. Amen. Grant that they may have power and ftrength to have victory, and to triumph againft the devil, the world, and the fkfh. Amen. Grant that they being here dedicated to thee by our Office and Miniflry, may alfo be endued with heavenly Baptifm offucb as are of Riper Tear:. 151 heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O bleiled Lord God, who doft Jive and govern all things, world without en-3. Amen. Lmighty everliving God, whofe moft dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift, for the forgi vends of our fin?, did fhed out of his moil precious Tide both water and blood ; and gave commandment to Ins difciples, that they fhould go teach ail nation?, and baptize them, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghod ; regard, we befeech thee, the fupplications of this congrega- tion ; and grant that the Perfons now to be bap- tized, may receive the fulneis of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amtn. T7je Congregation may here fing a Hymn fukabJe to the Occafon. Tloen Jhall the Minifler take each P erf on to be bap- tized by the Right Hand; and placing him ccn-ve' niently by the Font, according to his Difcretion 9 Jhall afk the Name ; and then Jhall dip him in the Water ^ or pour Water upon him, or fprinkle him therewith^ faying^ I baptize thee, In the Name of the Father, • and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen. Then Jhall the Minifter fay, SEeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that thefe Perfons are admitted into the vifible body of Chrift's Church; let us give thanks unto Al- mighty God for this benefit, and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that they may lead the re(l of their life according to this beginning. G 4 Then N jkz Matrimony* Tfon foall be f aid the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling. GUR 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 trefpafTes, as we forgive them that trefpafs againfr. usj And lead us not into temptation 5 But deliver us from evil. A?nen. E yield ^thee hearty thanks, mo ft merciful Father, that it hath pleafed thee to admit thcfe Perfons into thy holy Church. And humbly we befeech thee to grant, that they, being dead unto fin, and living unto righteouinefs, and being buried with Chrift in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolifh the whole body of fin ; and that being made partakers of the death of thy Son, they may alfo be partakers of his refurreclion ; fo that finally, with the refidue of thy holy Church, they may be inheritors of thine everlalting kingdom, through Chrifl our Lord. Jmen. The Form cf Solemnization of Ma- t R 1 m c N Y. Firji, the Banns of all that are to be married toge- ther, mujl he puhlijhed in the Congregation, three fevcral Sundays, in the Time of Divine St (unlefs a Licence he procured from the proper Au- thority) \ the Minijier faying afar the accufiomed Manner, 1 Publifh the Banns of Marriage between M. of and N. of . it' any of you know caufcorjuft impediment, why thefe two perfons fhould not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye Matrimony, 1 53 fe are to declare it : This is the firft [fecond, or /,;.>./] time of afking. ./// /^ Day and Time appointed for Solemnizati6n of Matrimony, the Perfons to he married, J^anding to- gether, the Man on the Right Hand, and the Woman on the Left, the Mlnijler Jballfayr, D Early beloved, we are gathered together here in the fight of God, and in the face of this Congregation, to join together this Man and 'this Woman in holy Matrimony ; which is an honour- able eftate, inftituted of God in the time of man's innocency, fignifying unto us the myftical union that is between Chrift and his Church : which holy eftate Chrift adorned and beautified with his pre- fence, and firil miracle that he wrought in Carra of Galilee, and is commended of St. Paul to be ho- nourable among ail men ; and therefore is not by any to be enterprifed, or taken in hand unadvifedly, lightly,, or wantonly, to fatisfy men's carnal lufts and appetites, like brute beads, that have no under- Handing ; but reverently, difcreetly, advifedly, fo- berly, and in the fear of God ; duly confidering the caufes for which Matrimony was ordained. Firfl, It was ordained for the procreation of chil- dren, to be brought up in the fear and nurture of the Lord, and to the praife of his holy Name. Secondly, It was ordained for a remedy againfl fin, and to avoid fornication ; that fuch perfons as have not the gift of continency, might marry, and keep them felves undented members of Chrift's body. Thirdly, It was ordained for the mutual fociety, help, and comfort, that the one ought to have of the other, both in profperily and adverfity. Into which holy eftate thefe two perfons prefent come now to be joined. Therefore, if any man can ihew any juft caufc why they may not L. G 5 joined *54 Matrimony. joined together, let him now fpeak, or elfe hereafter for ever hold his peace. And alfo fpeaking unto the Perfons that are to be rnar- ried, he flail fay, Require and charge you both (as you will an- fwer at the dreadful day of judgment, when the fecrets of all hearts fhall be difclofed) that if either of you know any impediment why you may not be lawfully joined together in Matrimony, you do now confers it. For be ye well allured, that fo many as are coupled together otherwife than God's Word doth allow, are not joined together by God, neither is their Matrimony lawful. If no Impediment be alledged, then flail the Mimf.er fay unto the Man, M. \X 7ILT thou have this Woman to thy wed- \ V ded Wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy eftate of Matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour, and keep her, in ficknefs, and in health ; and forfaking all other, keep thee only unto her, fo long as you both fhall live ? The Man flmll anfiuer, I will. Then flail the Minlfrer fay unto the Woman, N. I X7ILT thou have this man to thy wedded VV Hufband, to live together after God's ordinance, in the holy eftate of Matrimony ? Wilt thou obey him, ferve him, love, honour, and keep him, in ficknefs and in health ; and forfaking all other, keep thee only unto him, fo long as you both fhall live ? The Matrimony. 155 The Woman Jhall anfwer, I will. . * the Minifler Jhall eaufe the Man with his Right- H. \ the Woman by her Plight -Hand) ah . .' : ; after him as folhvueth : II\I. take thee iY. to be my wedded Wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worfe, for richer for poorer, in ficknefs and in health, to love and to cherilh, till death us do par:, according to God's holy ordinance 5 and thereto I plight thee my Faith. Then jhall they loofe their Hands, and the Woman with her Right - Hand taking the Man by his Right- Ka::d 7 Jhall likewife fay after the Minifter : IN. take thee M. to be my wedded Hufband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worfe, for richer for poorer, in ficknefs and in health, to love, cherifh, and to obey, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance^ and thereto I give thee my Faith. Then the Minifer Jhall fay. Let us pray. O Eternal God, Creator and Preferver of all mankind, Giver of all fpiritual grace, the Au- thor of everlafting life ; Send thy blefiing upon thefe thy fervants, this Man and this Woman, whom we blefs in thy Name ; that as Ifaacand Rebecca lived faithfully together, (o thefe perfons may lurch' per- form and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made, and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according to thy laws, through Jefus Chrift our Lord, Amen. G 6 Then 1 56 Matrimony* Thenjhall the Minijler join their Right- Hands toge* thcr, and fay, Thofe whom God hath joined together, let no man put afunder. Then Jh all the Minijler /peak unto the People : FOrafmuch as M. and N. have confented together in holy wedlock, and have witnefled the fame before God and this company, and thereto have pledged their faith either to other, and have declared the fame by joining of hands ; 1 pronounce that they are A4an and Wife together, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen. And the Minijler Jball add this Blejfing : GOD the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghofr, blefs, preferve, and keep you ; the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you, and fo £11 you with all fpiritual benediction and grace, that ye may fo live together in this life, that in the World to come ye may have life everlafting. Amen* Then the Minijler fiall fay > Lord, have mercy upon us. Anfw. Chrifr, have mercy upon us. Minijl. Lord, have mercy upon us. UR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done en earth, as it is in heaven : Give us this day our daily bread -, And forgive us our trefpafies, as we forgive them that trefpais againft us ; And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. . Amen, ' rift* O Lord, favc thy fervant and thy hand- id 5 Anfiver. Matrimony, 157 An fiver. And let them put their truft in thee. Minijler. O Lord, fend them help from thy holy place ; Anjwer. And evermore defend them. Mini Her. Be unto them a tower of ftrength 3 An fiver. From the face of their enemy. Minijler. O Lord, hear our prayer ; Anfwer. And let our cry come unto thee. Minijler-* OGod of Abraham, God of Ifaac, God of Ja- cob, blefs thefe thy fervants, and (ow the feed of eternal life in their hearts, that whatfoever in thy holy Word they ftiall profitably learn, they may in deed fulfil the fame. Look, O Lord, mercifully upon them from heaven, and blefs them. And as thou didft fend thy bleffing upon Abraham and Sarah, to their great comfort ; fo vouchfafe to fend thy bleffing upon thefe thy fervants ; that they obeying thy will, and alv/ays being in fafety under thy pro- tection, may abide in thy love unto their lives' end 3 through Tefus Chrift our Lord. Amsn. This Prayer next fallowing Jhall be omitted, where the Woman is pajl child-bearing, O Merciful Lord and heavenly Father, by whofe gracious gift mankind is increafed j We be- feech thee, ailift with thy bleffing thefe two perfons, that they may both be fruitful in the procreation of children, and alfo live together fo long in godly love and honefty, that they may fee their children chrifti- anly and yirtuouily brought up, to thy praife and honour, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. OGod, who by thy mighty power had: made all things of nothing, who alfo (after other things fet in order) didft appoint that out of man (created after thine own image and fknilitude) woman ihould take .5$% The Communion of the Sick, take her beginning : and knitting them together, •did ft teach that it fhould never be lawful to nut afunder thofe whom thou by Matrimony hadft made one ; O God, who haft confecrated the ftaie of Matrimony to fuch an excellent myftery, that in it is fignified and reprefented the fpiritual marriage and unity between Chrift and his Church ; Look mer- cifully upon thefe thy fervants, that both this man may love his wife, according to thy Word (as Chrift did love his fpoufe the Church, who gave himfelf for it, loving and cherifhing it, even as his own He(h), and alfo that this woman may be loving and amiable, faithful and obedient to her hufband : and in all quietnefs, fobriety, and peace, be a follower of holy and godly matrons. O Lord, blefs them both, and grant them to inherit thy everlafting king- dom, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, Then Jhall the Minister fay, ALmighty God, who at the beginning did create our flrft parents, Adam and Eve, and did fan&ify and join them together in marriage ; Pcur upon ycu the riches of his grace, fancYify and blefs you, that ye may pleafe him both in body and foul, and live together in holy love unto your lives' end. Amen. The Communion of the Sick. The CclleJf. ALmighty, everliving God, maker of mankind, who doft correct thofe whom thou doft love, and chaftife every one whom thou doft receive ; we befeech thee to have mercy upon this thy fervant vifited with thine hand j and to grant that he may take The Burial of the Dead. 159 take his ficknefs patiently, and recover his bodily health, if it be thy gracious will ; and that when- ibever his foul (hall depart from the body, it may be without fpot prefented unto thee, through Jefus- .Chrift our Lord. Amen. The Epifle. Heb. xii. 5, 6. MY fon, defpife not thou the chaftening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked cf him : for whom the Lord loveth he chafteneth, and jcourgeth every fon whom he receiveth. The Go/pel. John v. 24. VErily, verily, I fay unto you, He that -heareth my Vv-ord, and believeth on him that fent rae,. hath everlafting life, and (hall not come into con- demnation ; but is palled from death unto life.. After which the Elder foall proceed according to the form before prefcribed for the Holy Communion, be- ginning at the General Cenfeffion. At the time of the diftribution cf the Holy Sa:r:r the Elder fhall firfi receive the Communion himfelf and after mini/ier unto them that are appointed to communicate with the fck } and laft of all to the fck perfon. The Order for the Burial of the Dead. The Minijler meeting the Corpfe, and going before it, Jballfay, I Am the refurrection and the life, faith the Lord : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet fhall he live : and whofoever liveth and believeth in me, fhall never die. Johnxu 25, 26, I know 1 oO The Burial of the Dead. I Know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he {hall ftand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my fkin, worms deftroy this body, yet in my flefli {hall I fee God : whom I {hall fee for myfelf, and mine eyes fhall behold, and not another. Job xix. 25, 26, 27. E brought nothing intojthis world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blefTcd be the Name of the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21. Then /hall be read Pfalm xc. LORD, thou haft been our refuge from one ge- neration to another. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everlafting, and world without end. Thou turned man to dcftruclion : again thou fayeft, Come again, ye children of men. For a thoufand years in thy fight are but as yef- fcerday, ; feeing that is pad, as a watch in the night. As foon as thou fcattereil thenv, they are even as a Jleep, and fade away fuddenly like the grafs. In the morning it is green, and groweth up : but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. For we confumeaway in thy difpleafurej and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. Thou haft fet our mifdeeds before thee, and our fecret fins in the light of thy countenance. For when thou art angry, 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 threefcore years and ten ; and though men be fo ftrong, that they come to fouricore years, yet is their ftrength then but labour 4 and The Burial of the Dead. lot and forrow : fo foon pafTeth it away, and we are gone. But who regardeth the power of thy wrath : for even according to thy fear, fo is thy difpieafure. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wifdom. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the laft, and be gracious unto thy fervants. O fatisfy us with thy mercy, and that foon ; fo fhall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Comfort us again now after the time that thou haft plagued us, and for the years wherein we have fuffered adverfity. Shew thy fervants thy work, and their children thy glory. And the glorious majefty of the Lord our God be upon us : profper thou the work of our hands upon us, O profper thou our handy-work. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever (hall be, world without end. Amen. Then Jhall follow the Leffon taken out of the fifteenth Chapter of the firfi 'Epiflle of Saint Paul ta the Corinthians. i Cor. xv. 20. NOW is Chrift rifen from the derJ, and be- come the firft-fruits of them that flept. For fince by man came death, by man came aifo the refurrection of trie dead. For as in Adam all die, even fo>in Chrift fhall all be made alive. But every man in his own order; Chrift the firft-fruits ; after- ward they that are Chrift's, at his coming. Then cometh the end when he fhall have delivered up t'ue kingdom to God even the Father; when he fhall have put down ail rule a>id all authority and power j 102 itoe nuriai oj we ueaa, power: for he muft reign till he hath put all ene- mies under his feet. The laft enemy that (hall he Jeftroyed is death : for he hath put all things under his feet. But when he faith all things are put un- der him, it is manifeft that he is excepted who did put all things* under him. And when all things fhall be fubdued unto him, then fhall the Son alfo himfelf be fubject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be a]] in all. Elfe what fhall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rife not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead ? and why Hand we in jeopardy every . hour? I proteft by your rejoicing, which I have in Chrift jefus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought v/ith beads atEphefus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rife not ? Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. Be not deceived : evil communications corrupt good man- ners. Awake to righteoufnefs, and fm not : for fome have not the knowledge of God. I fpeak this to your fhame. But fome man will fay, How are the dead raifed up? and with what body do they come? Thou foo), that which thou foweft is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou fjweit, thou foweft not that body that fhall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of fome other grain : But God giveth it a body as it hath pleafed him, and to every feed his own body. i All flefh is not the fame flefh : but there is one kind of flefh of men, another flefh of beads, another of fifties, and another of birds. There are alfo celeftial bodies, and bodies terreftrial : but the glory of the celeftial is one, and the glory of the terreftrial is another. There is one glory of the fun, and ano- ther glory of the moon, and another glory of the ftars : for one ftar difTereth from another flar in glory. So alfo is the refurreclion of the dead. It is fo.wn in corruption - t it is raifed in incorruption : it Tfje burial of the Dead, lb J k is Town in difhonour ; it is raifed in glory : it is lo wn in weaknefs ; it is raifed in power: it is Town a natural body ; it is raifed a fpiritual body. There is a natural body ; and there is a fpiritual body. And fo it is written, The firft man Adam was made a living foul ; the laft Adam was made a quickening fpirit. Howbeit that was not firft which is fpiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is fpiritual. The fir ft man is of the earth, earthy 5 the fecond man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, fuch are they that are earthy : and as is the heavenly, luch are they alfo that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we fhall alio bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I fay, brethren, that flefh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corrup- tion inherit incorruption. Behold, I {hew you a myfterys We fhall not all ileep, but we fhall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the laft trump : For the trumpet fhall found, and the dead fhall be raifed incorruptible, and we fhall be changed. For this corruptible muft put on in- corruption, and this mortal muft put on immorta!it) r , So when this corruptible (hall have put on incor- ruption, and this mortal fiiall have put on immor- tality, then fhall be brought to pafs the faying that is written, Death is (wallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy fting? O grave, where is thy victory? The fting of death is fin, and the ftrength of fin is the law. But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jcfus Chrift. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye ftedfaft, immovable, always abounding in th^ work cf the Lord; forafmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. At the Grave, when the Corpfe is laid in the Earthy the Mtnifter fiall fay> MAM 1 04 J- be nuriai of we uead* MAN that is born of a woman. hath but a fhort time to live, and is full of mifery. He comethr up, and is cut down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a fhadow, and never continueth in one ftay. In the midft of life we are in death ; of whom may we feek for fuccour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our fins art juftly difpleafed ? Yet, O Lord God mod holy, O Lord moft mighty, O holy and moft merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou knoweft, Lord, the fecrets of our hearts; fhut not thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but fpare us, Lord mod: holy, O God molt mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou moft worthy Judge eternal, fuffer us not at our laft hour for any pains of death to fall from thee. Then Jhall be /aid, I Heard a voice from heaven, faying unto me r Write; From henceforth blefled are the deadi who die in the Lord: even fo faith the Spirit] foe they reft from their labours. Then Jhall the Mintftef fay. Lord, have mercy upon us, Chrift) have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. OUR 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 trefpafles, as we forgive them that trefpafs againft us ; And lead us not into temptation 5 But deliver us from evil. Amen, The The Burial of the Dead. x6$ The Colletl, O Merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, who is the refurre&ion and the life; in whom whofoever believeth mall live, though he die: and v/hofoever liveth and believeth in him, fhall not die eternally : We meekly befeech thee, O Father, to raife us from the death of fin unto the life of righteoufnefs \ that when we fhall de- part this life, we may reft in him ; and at the ge- neral refurrection on the lad day, may be found acceptable in thy fight, and receive that blefling which thy well-beloved Son fhall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, faying, Come, ye blefled children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we befeech thee, O merciful Father, through Jefus Chrift our Mediator and Redeemer* Amen. THE grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and thz love of God, and the fellowfhip of the Holy Ghoft, be with you all evermore. Amen* SELECT PSALMS, THE FIRST DAY. MORNING-PRAYER, Psalm I. BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counfel of the ungodly, or flood in the way of finners; and hath not fat in the feat of the fcornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law will he exercife himfelf day and night. 3 He fhall be like a tree planted by the water- fide, that will bring forth his fruit in due feafon. 4 H^s leaf alio fhall not wither : and look, what- foever he doeth it fhall profper. 5 As for the ungodly, it is not fo with them : but they are like the chaff which the wind fcattereth away from the face of the earth. 6 Therefore the ungodly fhall not be able to fland in the judgment: neither the finners in the congregation of the righteous. 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righte- ous: and the way of the ungodly fhall perifh. Psalm II. WHY do the heathen fo furioufly rage together : and why do the people imagine a vain .thing ? 6 2 The The }JlDay. P S A L M S. 167 2 The kings of the earth ftand up, and the rulers take counfel together, again ft the Lord, and againft his Anointed. 3 Let us break their bonds afunder, and caft away their cords from us. 4 He that dwelleth in heaven (hall laugh them to ("corn: the Lord mall have them in derifion. 5 Then fhall he fpeak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his fore difpleafure. 6 Yet have I fet my king upon my holy hill of Sion. 7 I will declare the decree : the Lord hath kid unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have I begets ten thee. 8 Defire of me, and I fhall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmoft parts of the earth for thy pofleffion. 9 Thou {halt bruife them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vefTel. 10 Be wife now therefore, O ye kings: be learn- ed, ye that are judges of the earth. 1 1 Serve the Lord in fear, and rejoice unto him with reverence. 12 Kifs the Son, left he be angry, and fo ye perifh from the right way : when his wrath is kin- dled but a little. Bleflcd are all they that put their truft in him. EVENING- PRAYER. Psalm III. LORD, how are they increafed that trouble me: j many are they that rife againft me. 2 Many there are that fay of my foul, There is no help for him in his God. 3 But thou, O Lord, art my defender: thou art my glory, and the lifter up of my head. 4 1 1=68 PSALMS. The ij? Day, 4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. 5 I laid me down and flept, and rofe up again; for the Lord fuftained me. 6 I will not be afraid for ten thoufands of the people, that have fet themfelves againft me round about. 7 Up, Lord, and help me, O my God; for thou fmiteft all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone; thou hair, broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord, and thy bleiling is upon thy people. Psalm IV. HEAR me when I call, O God of my righte- oufnefs ; thou haft fet me at liberty when I was in trouble ; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. 2 O ye fons of men, how long will ye blafpheme mine honour, and have fuch pleafure in vanity, and feek after lying. 3 Know this alfo, that the Lord hath chofen to himfelf the man that is godly : when I call upon trie Lord, he will hear me. 4 Stand in awe, and fin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be ftill. 5 Offer the facrifice of righteoufnefs, and put your truft in the Lord. '" 6 There are many that fay, Who will fliew us any good ? 7 Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 8 Thou haft put gladnefs in my heart, mere than in the time that their corn and their wine increafed. 9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my reft; for it is thou, Lord, only, that makeft me dwell i;i fafety. Psalm The id Day, HAL M $. Kg Psalm V : POnder my words, O Lord : confider my me- ditation. 2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, rny Kino, and my God : for unto thee will I make my prayer. 3 My voice (halt thou hear betimes, O Lord ; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unta thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art the God that haft no pleafure in wickednefs : neither mall any evil dwell with, thee. 5 Such as befoolifli (hall not (land in thy fight 5 for thou hated all them that work vanity. 6 Thou (halt deftroy them that fpeak lies : the Lord will abhor both the blood-tbirfty and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into thine houfe, even upon the multitude of thy mercy ; and in thy fear will L worfhip toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteoufnefs, be- caufe of mine enemies ; make thy way plain before my face. 9 And let all them that put their trufl in thee re- joice : they (hall ever be giving of thanks, becaufe thou defended them j they that love thy Name, (hall be joyful in thee. 10 For thou, Lord, will give thy bleding unto the righteous ; and with thy favourable kindnefs wilt thou defend him, as with a fhield. MORNING-? RAYER. Psalm VI. OLord, rebuke me not in thine indignation; neither chaften me in thy diipleafure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am H weak ; CT* PSALMS. TbsidDay. weak : O Lord, heal me ; for my bones are vexed. 3 My foul alfo is fore troubled : but, Lord, how long wilt thou punifh me ? ' 4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my foul : O fave me for thy mercies' lake. 5 For in death do man remembereth thee : and who wiH give thee thanks in the pit ? 6 I am weary of my groaning ; every night wafh I my bed, and water my couch with my tears. j My beauty is gone for very trouble, and worn away becaufe of all mine enemies. 8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weep- ing. 9 The Lord hath heard my petition : the Lord will receive my prayer. 3 All mine enemies fhail be confounded, and fore vexed : they fhall be turned back, and put to ihame fuddenlj. P s a L m VIT. OLord my God, in thee have I put my truit : fave me from all them that perfecute me, and deliver me ; 2 Left he devour my foul like a lion, and tear it in pieces while there is none to help. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done any fuch thins:, or if there be any wickednefs in my hands ; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me : (yea, I have delivered him that without any caufe is mine enemy ;) 5 Then let mine enemy perfecute my foul, and take m!: yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dutt. 6 Stand up, O Lord, and lift up thyfdf, becaufe of The id B P S A L M S. of the indignation of mine enemies : arife u me to the judgment that thou had commanded. j And To fhali the congregation of the people come about thee : for their fakes therefore l.ft up thyfelf again. 8 The Lord fliall judge the people.; give fen- tence with me, O Lord, according to my righte- oufnefa, and according to the innocencythatis in me. 9 O let the wickednefs of the ungodly come to am end ; but guide thou the jufr. 10 For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and rein^ 1 1 My help cometh of God ; who preferveth them that are true of heart. 12 God is a righteous judge, ftrong, and patient; and God is provoked every day. 13 If a man will not turn, he will whet his fword : he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 14 He hath prepared for him the inftruments cf death ; he crdaineth his arrows againit the per- fecutors. 15 Behold, he travaileth with mifchief: he hath conceived forrow, and brought forth ungodli- nefs. 16 He hath graven and digged up a pit, and is fallen himfelf into the destruction that he mace for others. 17 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his righteoufnefs ; and I will praiiethe Name of [ ord molt Hie . E V E N I N G.PRAYE R. Psalm VIII. OLord our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world : thou mat had fet thy glory above the heavens ! Hz 2 Out i-j2 PSALMS. The id Bay. 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and fuck- lings haft thou ordained ftrength, becaufe of thine enemies ; that thou mightft ftill the enemy and the avenger. 3 I will confider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers ; the moon and the ftars which thou haft ordained. 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him ; and the fon of man, that thou vifiteft him ? 5 Thou madeft him a little lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and honour. 6 Thou makeft him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; and thou haft put all things in fubjeclion under his feet : 7 All fheep and oxen - 3 yea, and the beafts of the field ; 8 The fowls of the air, and the fifties of the fea ; and' whatfoever pafTeth through the paths of the ieas. 9 O Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy p.ame in all the world ? P -S AL M IX. I Will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart ; I will fpeak of all thy marvellous •works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee ; yea, my fongs will I make of thy Name, O thou moil Higheft. 3 When mine enemies are driven back, they fhail fall and perifh at thy prefence. 4 For thou haft maintained my right, and my caufe ; thou art fet in the throne judging right. 5 Thou haft rebuked the heathen, and deftroyed the ungodly j thou haft put out their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy, deftrudions are come to a o perpetual The id Day. PSALMS. 173 perpetual end ; even as the cities which thou had deftroyed 5 their memorial is perifhed with them. 7 But the Lord fhall endure for ever : he hath alio prepared his feat for judgment. 8 For he (hall judge the world in righteoufnefs, }nd minifter true judgment unto the people. 9 The Lord will al fo be a defence for the op- p relied, even a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy Name will put their trull in thee ; for thou, Lord, hall: never failed them that feek thee. 1 1 O praife the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion ; (hew the people of his doings. 3 2 For when he maketh inquifition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgettethnot the complaint of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord 5 confider the trouble which I fufrer of them that hate me - 3 thou that lifted: me up from the gates of death ; 14 That I may (hew all thy praifes within the gates of the daughter of Sion : I will rejoice in thy falvation. 15 The heathen are funk down in the pit that they made : in the fame net which they hid privily is their foot taken. 16 The Lord is known to execute judgment: the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. 17 The wicked mall be turned into hell, and all the people that forget God. 18 For the poor (hall not alway be forgotten ; the patient abiding of the meek mall not perifli for ever. 19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the upper hand ; let the heathen be judged in thy fight. 20 Put them in fear, O Lord, that the heathen may know themfelves to be but men. H 3 MORN. i 7 4 P S A L M S> rhitf&ap M O R.N ING-PR A Y E R. PSAL M X. WH Y irandeft thou (o far off, O Lord, and hideif. thy face in the needful time of trouble r 2 The ungodly for his own lull doth perfecute the poor ; they (hall be taken in the crafty wilinefs that they have imagined. 3 For the ungodly hath mads boaft of his o*vn heart's defire^. and fpeakerh good of the covetous, whom God abhorreth. 4 The ungodly is fo proud, that he careth not for God ; neither is God in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous : thy judgments are far above out of his fight,: and therefore defietb he all his enemies. 6 Arife, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand j forget not the poor. j Wherefore fhould the wicked blafpheme God, while he dorh fay in his heart, Tufn, thou, God, eareft not for it ? 8 Surely thou baft ken it ; for thou beholdeft un- godlinefs and wrong.. 9 That thou may it take the matter into thy hand, the poor committeth himfelf unto thee ; for thou art the helper of the friendkfs, 10 Break thou the power of the ungodly and malicious; feek out his wickednefs till thou find none. 1 1 The Lord is King for ever and ever ; and the heathen are perKhed out of the land. 12 Lord, thou haft heard the defire of the poor; thou preparer!: their heart, and thine ear hearkeneth thereto ; 13 To TBtytDaf. PSALMS. 17 j 13 To help the fatherlefs and poor unto their eight, that the man of the earth be no more exalted againft them. Psalm XI. IN the Lord put I my trull ; how fay ye then to my foul, that file fhould flee as a bird unto the hill ? 2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privilv fhoot at them who are true of heart. 3 l( the foundations be deilroyed, what can the ..ous do ? 4 T ' is in his holy temple; the Lord's . . 5 His eves confider the poor, and his eye- lids try the children of men. 6 The Lord trieth the righteous; but the un- godly, and him that delighteth in wickednefs, doth his foul abhor. 7 Upon the ungodly he fhall rain fnares, fire and brim (lone, ftorm and temped : this fhali be their portion to drink. 8 For the righteous Lord loveth righteoufnefs ; kris countenance will behold the thing that is juir. Psalm XII. HELP me, Lord, for the faithful are minifhed from among the children of men. 2 Thev talk of vanity everv one with his neigh- bour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dif- femble in their double heart. 3 The Lord fhall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that fpeaketh proud things ; 4 Which have faid, With our tongue will we prevail ; we are they that ought to fpeak ; who is lord over us? H 4 5 Now i?6 F S A L M S. The yi Daj, 5 Now for the comfortlefs troubles' fake of the medy^ and becaufe of the deep fighing of the poor ; 6 I will up, faith the Lord, and will help every one from him that fwelieth againft him, and will fet him at reft. 7 The words of the Lord are pure words, even as the filver which from the earth is tried, and pu- rified feven times in the fire. 8 Thou fhalt keep them, O Lord j thou fhalt preferve them from this generation for ever. 9 The ungodly walk on every fide ; when they are exalted, the children of men are put to re- buke.. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm XIII. HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever ? how long wilt thou, hide thy face from me ? 2 Flow long ihall I feek counfei in my foul, and be fo vexed in my heart ? how long ihall mine enemies triumph over me ? 3 Confider, and hear me, O Lord my God ; lighten mine eyes, that I fleep not in death. 4 Left: mine enemy fay, I have prevailed againil: him ; for if I be call: down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it. 5 But my truii is in thy mercy; and my heart is joyful in thy falvation. 6 I will fing of the Lord, becaufe he hath dealt. fo lovingly with me ; yea, I will praife the Name of the Lord moft Higheft. Psalm XV. LORD, who fliall dwell in thy tabernacle; or who fliall i:elt upon thy holy hill ? 2 Even The 2d Day. PSALMS. 177 2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and fpeaketh the truth from his heart ; 3 He that hath ufed no deceit with his tongue, or done evil to his neighbour, and hath not flan- dered his neighbour. 4 He that ietteth not by himfelf, but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the Lord. 5 He that fweareth unto his neighbour, and difappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance. 6 He that hath not given his money upon ufury, or taken reward againii: the innocent. 7 Whofo doeth thefe things, fhail never fall. Psalm XVI. PReferve me, O God, for in thee have I put my trufr. 2 O my foul, thou haft faid unto the Lord ? Thou art my God j my goodnefs extendeth not to thee. 3 All my delight is upon the faints that are in the earth ; and upon fuch as excel in virtue. k**> 4 But they that run after another god, fball have great trouble. 5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer; neither make mention of their names within my lips. 6 The Lord himfelf is the portion of mine in- heritance, and of my cup : thou fhalt maintain my lot. 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground j yea, I have a goodly heritage. 8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning: my reins alfo chaffen me in the night- feafon. 9 I have fet God always before me; for he is on my right hand, therefore I (hall not fall. 11 5 10 Where- 178 PSALMS. The $th Day. 10 Wherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth ; my flefli alfo (hall reft in hope. 11 For why? thou malt not leave my foul in hell ; neither fhalt thou fufFer thy Holy One to fee corruption. 12 Thou fhalt mew me the path of life ; in thy prefence is the fulnefs of joy ; and at thy right hand there is pleafure for evermore. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XVII. J TEAR the right, O Lord, confider my com- X plaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that •goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my fentence come forth from thy pre- fence, and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal. 3 Thou haft proved, and vifited mine heart in the night- feafon ; thou haft tried me r and (halt mid no wickednefs in me; for I am utterly purpofed that my mouth fhall not offend. 4 Becaufe of men's works that are done again ft the words of thy lips, I have kept me from the ways of the deftroyer. 5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths, that my footfteps flip not. 6 I have called upon thee, O God, for thou ihalt hear me : incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words. 7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindnefs, O thou that faveft by thy righthand them who put their truft in thee> from thofe that rife up againft them. 8 Keep me as the apple of an eye; hide me under the fhadow of thy -wings. 9 A rife. The ±tb Day. PSALMS. 179 9 Arife, O Lord, and deliver my foul from the wicked, who are thy fword : 10 From men who are thy hand, O Lord ; from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whole belly thou filled with thy hid trea- fure. 1 1 They have children at their defire,- and leave the reft of their fubftance for their babes. 12 But as for me, I will behold thy prefence in righteoufnefs ; and when I awake up after thy likenefs, I fhall be fatisned with it. Psalm XVIII. Part I.. I Will love thee, O Lord, my ftrength ; the Lord is my ftony rock and my defence, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom 1 will truft; my buckler, the horn alfo of my falvation, and my refuge. 2 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praifed ; ib mall I be fafe from mine enemies. 3 The forrows of death compailed me, and the overflowings of ungodlinefs made me afraid. 4 The pains of hell came about me ; the mares of death overtook me. 5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God. 6 So (hall he hear my voice out of his holy temple; and my complaint mail come before him: it mall enter even into his ears, 7 The earth trembled and quaked ; the \&ry foundations alio of the hills fiiook, and were re- moved, becaufe he was wroth. 8 There went a (moke out in his prefence, and a confuming fire out of his mouth, lb that coals were kindled at it. 9 He bowed the heavens alfo, and came down ; *nd it was dark unuer his feet. H 6 10 He iSo P S A L M S. TIjetfhDay. 10 He rode upon the cherubim, and did fly; he came flying upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made chrknefs his fecret place; his pa- vilion round about him with dark water, and thick clouds to cover him. 12 At the brightnefs of his prefence his clouds removed ; hailflones and coals of fire. 13 The Lord alfo thundered out of heaven, and the Highefl gave his voice; hailftones, and coals of fire. 14 He fent out his arrows, and fcatfered them ; he call forth lightnings, and deftroyed them. 15 The fprings of waters were feen, and the foundations of the round world were difcovered at thy chiding, O Lord ; at the blading of the breath ©f thy difpleafure. 16 Hefhall fend down from on high to fetch me r and fhall take me out of many waters. 1 7 He fhall deliver me from my ftrongeft enemy,, and from them who hate me; for they are too mighty for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my trou- ble ; but the Lord was my upholder. 19 He brought me forth alfo into a place of li- berty ; he brought me forth, even beca"ufe he had a favour unto me. 20 The Lord (hall reward me after my righte- ous dealing; according to the cleannefs of my hands fhall he recompenfe me. 21 Becaufe I have kept the ways of the Lord,, ■and have not forfaken my God, as the wicked doth. 22 For I have an eye unto all his laws, and will not cafl out his commandments from me. 23 I was alfo tincorrupt before him, and kept myieif from mine own iniquity. 24 Therefore ihall the Lord reward me after my righteous The ^ih Day. P S A L M S. j8* righteous dealing, and according unto the clean- nefs of my hands in his eye-fight. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm XVIII. Part IT. THOU fhalt light my candle; the Lord m/ God mall make my darknefs to be light. 2 The way of God is an undefiled way ; the vvord of the Lord alfo is tried in the fire ; he is the defender of all them that put their trufft in him. 3 For who is God but the Lord j or who hath any itrength except our God ? 4 It is God that girdeth me with frrength of war, and maketh my way perfect, 5 He maketh my feet like harts' feet, and fetteth me up on high. 6 He teacheth mine hands to fight 5 and mine arms fhall break even a bow of fteel. 7 Thou haft given me the defence of thy falva~ tion ; thy right hand alfo fhall hold me up, and thy loving correction mail make me great. 8 Thou (halt make room enough under me to go, that my footfteps mall not Hide, g. The Lord iiveth ; and bleffed be my ftrong Helper; and praifed be the God of my falvation, io It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and fetteth me up above mineadverfaries ; thou fhalt deliver me from the wicked man. Ti For this caufe will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and nng praifesunto thy Name* P 9 A L M *8* P S A L M S. Tbe\tbDay. Psalm XIX. THE heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament fheweth his handy-work. 2 One day telleth another, and one night cer- tifieth another. 3 There is neither fpeech nor language, but their voices are heard among them. 4 Their found is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world, 5 In them hath he fet a tabernacle for the fun, which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his courfe. 6 It goeth forth from the uttermott. part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again : and there is nothing; hid from the heat thereof. j The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the foul : the teftimony of the Lord is- fure, and giveth wifdom unto the fimple. 8 The Statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. io More to be defired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : fweeter alio than honey, and the honey- comb. ii Moreover by them is thy fervant taught, and in keeping of them there is great reward. 1 2 Who "can tell how oft he offendeth : O cleanfe thou me from my fecret faults. 13 Keep thy fervant alio from presumptuous fins, left they get the dominion over me : (0 mail I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence* j 4 Let The 5th Day. P S A L M S. iSj 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the me- dication of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy fight, 15 O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XX. THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble : tfie Name of the God of Jacob defend thee : 2 Send thee help from the lanctuary, and flrengthen thee out of Sion. 3 We will rejoice in thy falvation, and triumph, in the Name of the Lord our God: the Lord per- form all thy petitions. 4 Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his- Anointed, and will hear him from his hcly heaven; even with the wholefome ftrength of his right hand. 5 Some put their truft in chariots, and fome in horfes ; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. 6 They are brought clown, and fallen ; but we are rifen, and ftand upright. 7 Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven^ when we call upon thee. Psalm XXII. Part I. Y God, my God, look upon me; why haft . thou forfaken me ; and art fo far from helping me, and from the words of my complaint? 2 O my God, 1 cry in the day-time, but thou heareft not : and in the night- feafon alfo I take no reft. 3 But thou continued holy, O thou Worfhip of Ifrael. 4 Our 184 P S A L M S. The 5th Day. 4 Our fathers hoped in thee, they trufted in thee, and thou didft deliver them. 5 They called upon thee, and were holpen : thev put their truft in thee, and were not con- founded. 6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man ; a very fcorn of men, and the outcast of the people. 7 All they that fee me, laugh me to fcorn : they fhoot out their lips, and fnake their heads, faying, 8 He trufred in God, that he would deliver him : let him deliver him, if he will have him. 9 But thou art he that took me out of my mo- ther's womb : thou waft my hope when I hanged yet upon my mother's breafts. io I have been left unto thee ever fince I was born : thou art my God, even from my mother's womb. ii O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand, and there is none to help me. 12 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint : my heart alfa in the midft of my body is even like melting wax. 13 My ftrength is dried up like a potfherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums; and thou haft brought me into the duft of death. 14 They pierced my hards and my feet; T may tell ail my bones : they ftand flaring and looking, upon me. 15 They part my garments among them, and cafl: lots upon my veflure. 16 But be not thou far from me, O Lord : thou art my fuccour ; haftc thee to help me. 17 Deliver my foul from the fvvord : my darling from the power of the dog. 18 Save me from the lion's mouth ; thou haft heard me aifo from among the horns of the unicorns. EVENING- TbesthDay. PSALMS. 185 EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm XXII. Part II. I Will declare thy Name unto my brethren: in the midfr. of the congregation will I praife thee. 2 O praife the Lord, ye that fear him: magnify him, all ye of the kcd of Jacob ; and fear him, all ye feed of Ifracl. 3 For he hath not defpifed, or abhorred the low eftate of the poor : he bath not hid his face from him 5 but when he called unto him, he heard him. 4 My praife is of thee in the great congregation : my vows will I perform in the fight of them that fear him. 5 The poor fhall eat, and be fatisHed: they that feek the Lord, fhall praife him j your heart fhall live for ever. 6 All the ends of the world fhall remember themfelves, and be turned unto the Lord ; and all the kindreds of the nations fhall worfhip before him. 7 For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he is the Governor among the people. S All they that go down into the dufl, {ball bow before him: and none can keep alive his own foul. 9 A iecd (hall ferve him : they fhall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. jo They fhall come, and the heavens fhall de- clare his righteoufnefs, unto a people that fhall be born, whom the Lord hath made. T Psalm XXIII. HE Lord is my fhepherd j therefore can I Jack nothing.. 2 He 186 PS'AL M S. Tbe$thDa?. 1 He (hall feed me in a green pafture, and lead me forth bed de the waters of comfort. 3 Fie fhall convert my foul, and bring me forth in the paths of rignteeufneis for his Name's fake. • 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the ffiadbw of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and thy ftaff comfort me. 5 Thou malt prepare a table before me in the prefence of them that trouble me : thou haft anointed my head with oil, and my cup fhall be full, . 6 Surely thy loving- kindneft and mercy fhall follow me all the days of i. . :\d I will dwell in the houie of the Lord for ever- Psalm XXI V. '"I"*- HE earth is the Lord's, and all that therein JL is : the compafs of the world, and they that dwell therein, 2 For he hath founded it upon the teas, ancf prepared it upon' the floods. 3 Who fhall afcend into the hill of the Lord; or who fhall rife up in his holy place? 4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; and that hath not lifted up his mind unto vanity,, nor fworn to deceive his neighbour. 5 He dial! receive the bleffing from the Lord;, and righteoufnefs from the God of his falvation. 6 This is the generation of them that feek him j even of them that feek thy face, O Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, C) ye antes, and be ye lifted up, ye everlafting doors ; and the King of glory fhall come in. 8 Who is the King of glory ? it is the Lord firong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, :ihDay. P S A L U S. 187 tip, ye everlafting doors; and the King of glory fhall come in. 10 Who is the King of glory ? even the Lord of holts, he is the King of glory. MORNING-PR A Y E R. Psalm XXV. UNTO thee, O Lord, will I lift lip my foul ; my God, I have put my truft W thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me. 2 For all they that hope in thee toll not be red ; but fuch as tranfgrefs without be put to confufion. 3 Shew me thy ways, Lord; and teach me thy paths. 4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my falvation ; in thee hath been my hope all the day long. 5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving- kindnefies, which have beeii ever of old. 6 O remember not the fins and offences of my youth ; but according to thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodnefe. 7 Gracious and righteous is the Lord: therefore will he te« "s in the way. 8 Them that are meek fhall he guide in judg- ment; and fuch as are gentle, them fhall he teach his way. 9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto fuch as keep his covenant, and his tefti- monies. 10 For thy Name's fake, O Lord, be merciful unto my fin, for it is great. 11 What |88 PSALM 3. TbebthD^ 1 1 What man is he that feareth the Lord ? Him fhall he teach in the way that he mall choofe. 12 His foul {hall dwell at eafe; and his feed fhall inherit the land. 13 The fecret of the Lord is among them that fear him ; and he will fhew them his covenant. 14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord, for he fhall pluck my feet out of the net. 15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am defolate, and in mifery. 16 The forrows of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my troubles. 1 7 Look upon my adverfity and mifery; and for- give me all my fin. 1 8 O keep my foul, and deliver me : let me not be confounded, for I have put my truft in thee. 19 Let perfectnefs and righteous dealing wait upon me; for my hope hath been in thee. 20 Deliver Ifrael, O God, out of all his troubles,. Psalm XXVL E thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently : my truft hath been alio in the Lord, therefore fhall I not fall. 2 Examine me,. O Lord, and prove me: try my. reins, and my heart. 3 For thy loving-kindnefs is ever before mine eyes, and I will walk in thy truth. 4. I have not dealt with vain perfons ; neither will I have feliowfhip with the deceitful. 5 I have hated the congregation of the wicked, and will not fit among the ungodly. 6 I will wafn my hands in innocency, O Lord, and fo will I go to thine altar; 7 That I may fhevv the voice of thjnkfgiving, and tell of all thy wondroui works. 8 Lord, The 6th Day. P S A L M S. 1S9 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy houfe^ and the place where thine honour dwelleth. n O fhut not up my foul with the Tinners, nor my life with the blood-thirfty. io As for me, I will walk innocently : O de- liver me, and be merciful unto me. 1 1 My foot ftandeth right : I will praife the Lord in the congregations. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm XX VII. THE Lord is my light and my falvation, whom then (hall I fear : the Lord is the itrength of my life, of whom then fhail I be afraid ? 2 When the wicked even mine enemies, and my foes came upon me to eat ud my fleih, they Humbled and fell. 3 Though an hofl of men were encamped againfl me, yet iliall not my heart be afraid: and though there rofe up war againft me, yet will I put my truft in him. 4 One thing have I defired of the Lord, which I will require : even that I may dwell in the houfe of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to vifit his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he (hall hide me in his tabernacle : yea, in the fecret place of his dwell- ing fhall he hide me, and let me up upon a rock of itone. u 6 And now mall he lift up mine head above mine enemies round about me. 7 Therefore will 1 offer in his dwelling an obla- tion with great gladnels: I will fing, and fpeaic praifes unto the Lord. 8 Hearken. Ivp PSALMS. TbebihDay. 8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, and hear me. q When thou faidft, Seek ye my face: my heart laid unto thee, thy face, Lord, will I feek. 3 O hide not thou thy face from me, nor call: thy fervant away in difpleafure. j I Thou haft been mv fuccour: leave me not, neither forfake me, O God of my falvation. 12 When my father and my mother forfake me, the Lord taketh me up. 13 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in the right way, becaufe of mine enemies. 14 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adverfaries; for there are falfe witnefies rifen up again ft me, and fuch as fpeak wrong. 15 I fhould utterly have fainted, but that I be- Jieve verily to fee the goodnefs of the Lord in thej land of the living. 16 O tarry thou the Lord's leifure : be ftrong, and he fhall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy truft in the Lord. Psalm XXVIII. UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord, my ftrengtbj think no fcorn of me ; left if thou make as though thou heareft not, 1 become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee: when I hold up my hands towards the mercy -feat of thy holy temple. 3 O pluck me not away, neither deftroy me with the ungodl) and wicked doers, who fpeak friendly to their neighbours, out imagine mifchief in their hearts. 4 Prai fed be the Lord, for he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions. 5 The Lord is my fuength, and myfhieldj my 8 he ait The ith Day. PS At M S. tqi heart hath trufted in him, and I am helped : there- fore my heart danceth for joy, and in my fojig will I praife him. 6 The Lord is mvftrength, and he is the wholc- {o.z\z defence of his Anointed. 7 O fave thy people, and give thy blefling unto thine inheritance : feed them, and fet them up for ever, MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XXIX. ASCRIBE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, afcribe unto the Lord glery and ftrena*th. 2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his Name: v/orihip the Lord with holy wor/bip. 3 It is the Lord that commandeth the waters j it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder. 4 It is the Lord that ruleth the fea; the voice of the Lord is mighty in operation: the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar- trees : yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of LU banus. 6 He maketh them alfo to fkip like a calf: Li- banus alfo, and Sirion like a youn^ unicorn. 7 The voice of the Lord divideth the fkmes of fire ; the voice of the Lord fhaketh the wildernds: yea, the Lord fhaketh the wildernefs of Kadefh. 8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and difcovereth the thick bufhes: in his temple doth every man fpeak of his honour. 9 The Lord fitteth above the water-Hood : and the Lord remaineth a King for ever. 10 The tgft PSAI M S. The Jfh Day. io The Lord fhall give ftrength unto his people : the Lord fhall give his people the bleiling of peace. Psalm XXX. I Will magnify thee, O Lord, for thou haft fet me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me. 2 O Lord, my God 9 I cried unto thee, and thou haft healed me. 3 Thou, Lord, haft brought my foul out of hell : thou haft kept me alive, that I mould not go down to the pit. 4 Sing praifes unto the Lord, O ye Saints of his, and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holinefs. 5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye; and in his pleafure is life: heavinefs may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6 And in my profperity I faid, I fhall never be removed : thou, Lord, of thy goodnefs hadft made niy hill (o ftrong. 7 Thou didft turn thy face from me, and I was troubled. 8 Then criea I unto thee, O Lord, and gat me to my Lord right humbly. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? 10 Shall the dull: give thanks unto thee ? or fhall it declare thy truth? 1 1 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 12 Thou haft turned my heavinefs into joy: thou haft put off my fackcloth, and girded me with glad Reft. i$ Therefore fhall every good man fing of thy .praife without ceafmg : O my God, i will give thanks unto thee for ever. EVENING- The Jik Day. F S A L M S. 193 EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm XXXI. IN thee, O Lord, havg I put my trufl : let me never be put to confuiion ; deliver me in thy righteoufnefs. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; make hade to deliver me. 3 And be thou my ftrong rock and houfe of de- fence, that thou mayeft fave me. 4 For thou art my ftrong rock and my caftle : be thou alfo my guide, and lead me for thy Name's fake. 5 Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art myftrength. 6 Into thy hands I commend my fpirit ; for thou hail: redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. 7 I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy ; for thou haft confidered my trouble, and halt known my foul in adveriities. 8 Thou haft not (hut me up into the hand of the enemy ; but haft fet my feet in a large room. 9 My hope hath been in thee, O Lord : L have faid, Thou art my God. 10 My time is in thy hand ; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that perfecute me. 11 Shew thy fcrvant the light of thy counte- nance, and fave me for thy mercies' fake. 12 O how plentiful is thy goodnefs which thou haft "laid up for them that fear thee; and which thou haft prepared for them that put their trull: in tiiee, even before the ions of men ! 13 Ihou fhalt hide them privily by thine own preience from the provoking of all men : thou (halt keep them fecretly in thy tabernacle from the ftrife of tongues. I 14 O 194 P S A L M S. The ph Day. 14 O love the Lord., all ye his Saints - 3 for the Lord preferveth them that are faithful, and plen- teoufly revvardeth the proud doer. 15 Be ftrong, and he fliall eftablifh your heart, all ye that put your truft. in the Lord. Psalm XXXII. LESSED is he whofe unrighteoufnefs is for- given, and whole fin is covered. 2 Blefled is the man unto whom the Lord im- puteth no fin ; and in whofe fpirit there is no guile. 3 While I held my tongue, my bones confumed away through my daily complaining, 4 For thy hand was heavy upon me day and night, and my moifture is like the drought in mme-r. 5 I acknowledged my fin unto thee, and mine unrighteoufnefs have I not hid. .6 I faid, I will confefs my fins unto the Lord; and fo thou forgaveft the wickednefs of my fin. 7 For this fhall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayeft be found : but in the great water-floods they (hall not come nigh him. 8 Thou art a place to hide me in ; thou (halt preferve me from trouble : thou fhalt compafs me about with fongs of deliverance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou fhalt go ; and I will guide thee with mine eye. 10 Be ye not like to horfe and mule, which have no underftanding : whofe mouths mud be held with bit and bridle, left they fall upon thee. 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly; but whofo putteth his truft in the Lord, mercy em- braced] him on every fide. 12 Be The Stb Day. P S A L M S. 195 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true of MORNING. PRAYER. Psalm XXXIII. REjoice in the Lord, O ye righteous ; for it becometh well the juft to be thankful. 2 Sing unto the Lord a new fong : fing praifes luftily unto him with a good cburage. 3 For the word of the Lord is true 5 and all his works 2re faithful. 4 He loveth righteoufnefs and judgment : the earth is full of the goodnefs of the Lord. 5 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the hofts of them by the breath of his mouth. 6 He gathered] the waters of the fea together, as it were upon an heap; and layeth up the deep, as in a treafure-houfe. 7 Let all the earth fear the Lord : ftand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world ; 8 For he fpake 5 and it was done : he com- manded, and it flood fall. 9 The Lord bringeth the counfel of the heathen to nought, and maketh the devices of the people to be of nor fe effect, and cafteth out the counfels of princes. 10 The counfel of the Lord (hall endure for ever, and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 11 Blcfled are the people whofe God is the Lord Jehovah : and blcfled are the folk that he hath chofen to him, to be his inheritance. 12 The Lord looketh down from heaven, and I 2 beholdeth Ig6 PSALMS. The ^tb Day. beholdeth all the children of men : from the ha- bitation of his dwelling heconfidereth aJJ them that dwell on the earth. 33 He fafhioneth all the hearts of them, and underftandeth all their works, 14. There is no king that can be faved bv the multitude of an hoft : neither is any mighty man delivered by much ftrerigth. 15 A horfe is counted but a vain thing to fave a man ; neither fhall he deliver any man by his great ftrength. 16 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, and upon them that put their trull in his mercy ; 17 To deliver their foul from death, and to feed them in the time of dearth. 18 Our foul hath patiently tarried for the Lord > for he is our help and our fhield. 39 For our heart fhall rejoice in him; becaufe \ve have hoped in his holy Name. 20 Let thy merciful kindnefr, O Lord, be upon us ; like as we do put our truft in thee. EVENING- PRAYER. Psalm XXXIV. IWill alway give thanks unto the Lord : his praife fhall ever be in my mouth. 2 My foul fhall make her boaft in the Lord : the humble fhall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O praife the Lord with me, and let us mag- nify his IName together. 4 I fought the Lord, and he heard me : yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. 5 They had an eye unto him, and were lighten- ed ; and their faces were not afhamed. 6 Lo, The 2tb Day. P S A L M S. 197 6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him : yea, and faveth him out of all his troubles. 7 The Angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O tafte, and fee, how gracious the Lord is : blefled is the man that trufteth in him. g O fear the Lord, ye that are his faints 3 for they that fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions do lack and fufFer hunger: but they who feek the Lord (hall want no manner of thing that is good. 1 1 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me : I will teach vou the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that defireth to live, and Would fain fee good days ? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they fpeak no guile. 14. Efchevv evil, and do good; feek peace, and enfue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. 16 The countenance of the Lord is asainft them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart, and will fave fuch as are of an humble fpirit. 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. 20 He keepeth all his bones, fo that not one of them is broken. 21 But misfortune mall flay the ungodly; and they that hate the righteous fhall be defolate. 22 The. Lord delivereth the fouls of his fervants ; and all they that put their truit in him fhall not be deftitute. I 3 Psalm Kj8 P S A L M 5. rheybDay, p Psalm XXXV. LEAD thou my caufe, O Lord, with them that flrive with me : and fight thou againft them that fight againft me. 2 Lay hand upon the fhield and buckler ; and fland up to help me. 3 Bring forth the fpear, and flop the way againft them that perfecute me : fay unto my foul, I am thy falvation.. 4 My foul, be joyful in the Lord : it fhall re- joice in his falvation. 5 All my bones fhall fay,. Lord, who is like unto thee; v/ho delivered the poor from him that Is too ftrong for him ; yea, the poor, and him that h in mifery, from him that fpoileth him. 6 I will give thee thanks in the great congre- gation : I will praife thee among much people. 7 Let them be glad and rejoice that favour my righteous dealing : yea, let them fay alway, BlefTed be the Lord, who hath pleaiure in the profperity of his fefvant. 8 And as for my tongue, it fhall be talking of thy righteoufnefs, and of thy praife, all the day MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XXXVI. THY mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the hea- vens; and thy faithfulnefs unto the clouds. 2 Thy righteoufnefs fiandeth like the firong mountains : thy judgments are like the great deep. 3 7'hou, Lord, prefcrvefr. both man and bealh How excellent is thy mercy, O God ! and the children of men fhali put their truft under the foadow of thy wings ! 4 They tie gtb Day. P S A L M S. 199 4 They mall be fatisiied with the plenteoufnefs of thy houfe > and thou fhalt give them drink of thy pleafures, as out of the river. 5 For with thee is the well of life; and in thy light fhall we fee light. 6 O continue thy loving-kindnefs unto them that know thee, and thy righteoulhefs unto them that are true of heart. 7 O let not the foot of pride come againfr. me ; and let not the hand of the ungodly caft me down. 8 There are they fallen, all that work wicked- nefs : they are caft down, and fhall not be able to ftand. Psalm XXXVII. Part I. FRET not thyfelf becaufe of the ungodly ; nei- ther be thou envious agalnfbthe evil doers. 2 For they fhall foon be cut down like the grafs ; and be withered even as the green herb. 3 Put thou thy trufr. in the Lord, and be doing good : dv/ell in the land, and verily thou (halt be fed. 4 Delight thou in the Lord 3 and he fhall give thee thy heart's defire. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trull: in him, and he mall bring it to pafs. 6 He fhall make thy righteoufnefs as clear as the light ; and thy juft dealing as the noon-day. 7 Hold thee {till in the Lord, and abide pa- tiently upon him ; but grieve not thyfelf at him whofe way doth profper, at the man that doeth after evil counfels. 8 Ceafe from wrath, and let go difpleafure : fret not thyfelf, elfe fhalt thou be moved to do evil. 9 Wicked doers fhall be rooted out ; but they that patiently wait upon the Lord, thofe fhall in- herit the land. I 4 10 Yet 200 P S A L M S. TheybDty. 20 Yet a little while, and the ungodly fhall be clean gone ; thou (halt look after his place, and he fhall be away. ji But the meek-fpirited fhall poflefs the earth, and fhall be refrefhed in the multitude of peace. 12 The ungodly feeketh counfel againii: the jufr, and gnafheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord fhall hugh him to fcorn : for he feeth that his day is coming. 14. A fmall thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly. 15 For the arms of the ungodly fhall be broken ; and the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 16 The Lord knoweth the days of the godly; and their inheritance fhall endure for ever. i 7 "i hey fhall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they fhall have enough. 18 As for the ungodly they fhall perifh, and the enemies of the Lord fhall confume as the fat of lambs ;• yea, even as the fmoke fhall they con- fume away. 19 i he ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again ; but the righteous is merciful and liberal. 20 Such as are blefTed of God fhall poflefs the land ; and they that are curfed cf him fhall be rooted out. EVENING- PRAYER. Psalm XXXVII. Part II. THE Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his way acceptable to him (elf, 2 Though he fall, he fhall not be caft away ; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 3 I have been young, and now am old 5 and yet faw The gth Day. P S A L M S. 201 faw I never the righteous forfaken, nor his feed begging their bread. 4. The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth ; and his feed is blefTed. 5 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermore. 6 For the Lord loveth the thing that is right : he forfaketh not his faints ; but they are preferved for ever. 7 The unrighteous mail be punifhed : as for the feed of the ungodly, it fhall be rooted out. 8 The righteous fhall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 9 The mouth of the righteous is exercifed in wifdom 3 and his tongue will be talking of judg- ment. 10 The law 0?" his God is in his heart 5 and his goings fhall nor. fl 1 1 The ungodly feeth the righteous, and feeketh occafion to flay him. 12 The Lord will not leave him in his hand; nor condemn him when he is judged. 13 Hope thou in the Lord, and keen his way, and he fnall promote thee, that thou (halt poiTefs the land : when the ungodly fhall perifh, thou flialt fee it. 14 I myfe'f have feen the ungodly in great power, and flourifhing like a green bay-tree. 15 I went by, and lo, he was gone: 1 fought him » but his place could no where be found. 16 Keep innbcency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that fhall bring a man peace at the la(r. I j As for the tranfgreflbrs, they (hall perifh to- gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they (hall be rooted out at the lair. 18 But the falvation of the righteous cometh of I 5 i&e 202 PSALMS, ^ 9 tb Day. the Lord' ; who is alfo their ftrength in the time of trouble. 19 And the Lord (hall ftand by them, and fave them : he (hall deliver them from the ungodly, and (hall fave them, becaufe they put their truft in him. Psalm XXXVIII. PUXme not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger; neither chaften me in thy heavy difpleafure. 2 For thine arrows ftick fait, in me, and thy hand preffeth me fore. 3 There is no health in my flefh, becaufe of thy difpleafure ; neither is there any reft in my bones ? by reafon of my fin. 4 For my wickedness are gone over my head, and are like a fore burden, too heavy for me to- bear. 5 My wounds ftink, and are corrupt, through my foolifhnefs. 6 I am brought into fo great trouble and mifery,, that I go mourning all the day long. 7 I am feeble and fore frnitten : I have roared for the very difquietnefs of my heart. 8 Lord, thou knoweft all my defire - y and my groaning is not hid from thee^ 9 My heart panteth, my ftrength hath failed me, and the fight of mine eyes is gone from me. 10 My lovers and my neighbours did ftand looking upon my trouble y and my kinhnen ftocd. afar off, it In thee, O Lord, have I put my truft : thou fhalt anfwer for me, O Lord my God. 12 I will confefs my wickednefs, and be forry for my fin. 13 For fake me not 3 O Lord my God: be not thou far from me. 14 Hafte The 10th Day, P b A L M S. 203 14 Hafte thee to help me, O Lord God of my falvation. MORNING- PRAYER. Psalm XXXIX, I Said, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not with my tongue* 2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my fight. 3 I held my tongue and fpake nothing : I kept filence, yea, even from good words - 3 but it was pain and grief to me. 4 My heart was hot within me ; and while I was thus mufine, the fire kindled 3 and at the daft I fpake with my tongue -, 5 Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days, that I may be certified how long I have to live. 6 Behold, thou haft made my days as it were a fpan long ; and mine age is even as nothing in re- foedt of thee ; and verily, every man living is al- together vanity. 7 For man walketh in a vain (hadow, and dif- quieteth himfclf in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who fhall gather them. 8 And now, Lord, what is my hope ; truly my hope is even in thee. 9 Deliver me from all mine offences; and make me not a rebuke unto the foolifh. 10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth ; for it was thy doing. 1 1 Take thy plague away from me : I am even confumed by the means of thy heavy hand. 12 When thou with rebukes dolt chaften man for fin, thou makeit his beauty to confume away, I 6 like 204 r b A L, 1V1 b. Vbe istb Day: like as it were a moth fretting a garment : every man therefore is but vanity. 13 Hear my prayer, 6 Lord, and with thins cars confider my calling : hold not thy peace at my tears ; 14 For I am a Granger with thee, and a fojour- ner, as all my fathers were. 15 O fpare me a little, that I may recover my itrength 3 before I go hence, and be no more feen. Psalm XL; 1 Waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined unto me, and heard my calling. 2 He brought me alfo out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay j and fet my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings. 3 And he hath put a new fong in my mouth, even a thankfgiving unto our God. 4 Many (hall fee it, and fear, and mall put their trull in the Lord. 5 Blefied is the man that hath fet his hope in the Lord, and turned not unto the proud, and to fuch as go about with lies. 6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which thou haft done, like as are alfo thy thoughts, which are to us-ward ; and yet there is no man that crdereth them unto thee. 7 If I fhould declare them, and fpeak of them, they would be more than I am able to exprefs. 8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouidit not; but mine ears haft thou opened. 9 Burnt-offerings and facrifice for fin haft thou* net required : then fa id I, Lo, I come. 10 In the volume of the took it is written of me, that I fhould fulfil thy will, O my God : I am content to do it 3 yea, thy law is within my heart* ill have Th io//; Day. PSALMS; 205 ill have declared thy righteoufnefs in the great congregation : lo, I will not refrain my lips, O' Lord, and that thou knoweft. 12 I have not hid thy righteoufnefs within my heart : my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy falvation. 13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth from the great congregation. 14. Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O Lord : iet thy loving kindnefs and thy truth aivvay preferve me. 15 For innumerable troubles are come about me, my fins have taken fuch hold upon me, that I am not able to look up : yea, they are more in num- ber than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me. 16 O Lord, let it be thy pleafure to deliver me : make hade, O Lord, to help me. 1 j Let all thofe that feek thee, be joyful and glad in thee ; and let fuch as love thy falvation, fay alway, The Lord be praifed. 18 As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord careth for me. 19 Thou art my Helper and P^edeemer : make no long tarrying, O my God. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm XLI. BLefTe J is he that confidereth the poor and nQQdy *. the Lord flisll deliver him in the time of trouble. 2 The Lord will preferve him, and keep him alive, and he (hall be blefied upon earth ; and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his eriemies. 3 The Lord will comfort him, when he lieth ficfc 206 PSALM S. The loth Day. fick upon his bed : thou wilt make all his bed in his ficknefs. 4 I faid, Lord, be merciful unto me : heal my foul, for I have finned againft thee. 5 By this I know thou favoured me ; that mine enemy doth not triumph againft me. 6 And when I am in my health, thou upholder! me; and (halt fet me before thy face for ever. 7 BlefTed be the Lord God of Ifrael, world with- eut end. Amen. A Psalm XLII. S the hart panteth after the water-brooks, fo _ panteth my foul after thee, O God. 2 My foul is athirft for God, yea, even for the living God : When fhall I come to appear before the prefence of God ? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily fay unto me, Where is now thy God? 4 Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myfelf : for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the houfe of God, 5 In the voice of praife and thankfgiving, among fuch as keep holy-day. 6 Why art thou fo full of heavinefs, O my foul ? And why art thou fo difquieted within me ? 7 Put thy truft in God : for I fhall yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance. 8 The Lord hath granted his loving- kindnefs in the day-time; and in the night feafon did I fing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life. 9 I will fay unto the God of my (trength, Why halt thou forgotten me r why go I thus heavily while the enemy oppreiicth me ? io Why art thou fo vexed, O my foul ? and why art thou io diiquieled within mc ? 3 » ° the nth Day. PSALMS. 207 11 O put thy truft in God : for I fhall yet thank him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God. Psalm XLIIL GIVE fentence with me, O God, and defend my caufe againft the ungodly people : O de- liver me from the deceitful and wicked man. 2 For thou art the God of my ftrength - y why haft *hou put me from thee ? and why go I fo heavily^ while the enemy opprefleth me ? 3 O fend out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me : and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, even unto God my exceeding joy. 5 Why art thou fo heavy, O my foul ? and why art thou fo difquieted within me ? 6 O put thy truft in God : for I fhall yet give him thanks, who is the help of my countenance, and my God. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XLIV. WE have heard with our ears, O God, our fa- thers have told us what thou haft done in their time of old -> 2 How thou haft driven out the heathen with thy hand, and planted them in : how thou haft deftroyed the nations, and call them out. 3 For they gat not the land in ponefiion through their own fword ; neither was it their own arm that helped them ; 4 But thy right-hand, and thine arm, and the light 203 P S A L M S. ne iiih Day. light of thy countenance : becaufe thou hadft a fa- vour unto them. 5 Thou art my King, O God, fend help unto Tacob. 6 Through thee will we overthrow our enemies ; and in thy Name will we tread them under, that rife up againft us. 7 For 1 will not trufl in my bow : it is not my (word that fhall help me. 8 But it is thou thatfaveft us from our enemies, and putteft them to confufion that hate us. 9 We make our boaft of God all day long, and Will praife thy Name for ever. T\ ft Y heart is inditing of a good matter : I fpeak ±\JL of the things which I hav Psalm XLV e made touching the King. 2 My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 3 Thou art fairer than the children of men : full of grace are thy lips, becaufe God hath blelTed thee for ever. 4 Gird thee with thy fword upon thy thigh, O thou moft mighty, according to thy glory and renown. 5 Good luck have thou with thine honour : ride on, becaufe of the word of truth, of meeknefs, and righteoufnefs j and thy right hand {hall teach thee terrible things. 6 Thy arrows are very fliarp in the heart of the King's enemies, whereby the people foall be fub- dued unto thee. 7 Thy feat, O God, endureth for ever; the fceptre of thy kingdom is a right fceptre. 8 Thou haft loved righteoufnefs, and hated ini- quity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladnefs above thy fellows. 9 I will The nth Day. P S A L M S. 2 g I will remember thy Name from one genera- tion to another: therefore fhall the people give thanks unto thee, world without end. Psalm XLVI. GOD is our hope and ftrength ; a very prefent help in trouble. 2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midft of the fea ; 3 Though the waters thereof rage and fweil ; and though the mountains fhake at the tempeft of the lame. 4 There is a river, the ftreams whereof fhall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Mod High. 5 God is in the midft of her, therefore fhall me not be removed : God (hall help her, and that right early. 6 The heathen make much ado, and the king- doms are moved ; but God hath fhewed his voice, and the earth ill all melt away. 7 The Lord of holts is with us : the God of Jacob is our refuge. 8 O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, what deftru&ion he hath brought upon the earth. 9 He maketh wars to ceafe in all the world : he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the fpear in funder, and burneth the chariots in the fire. 10 Be ftill then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hods is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge. EVENING- 2io PSAL M S. The nth Day. EVENING- PRAYER. Psalm XLVIL OClap your hands together, all ye people : O fing unto God with the voice of melody. 2 For the Lord is high, and to be feared: he is the great King upon all the earth. 3 Be fhall fuhdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He fhall choofe out an heritage for us, even the excellency of Jacob, whom he loved. 5 God is gone up with a merry noife, and the Lord with the found of the trump. 6 O fing praifes, fing praifes unto our God: O fing praifes, fing praifes unto our King. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: fing ye praifes with underftanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen : God fitteth upon his holy feat. 9 God who is very high exalted, doth defend the earth as it were with a fhield. Psalm XL VIII. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praifed, in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. 2 Like as we have heard, fo have we feen in the city of the Lord of hofts, in the city of our God : God upholdeth the fame for ever. 3 We wait for thy loving- kindnefs, O God, in the midit of thy temple. 4 O God, according to thy name, fo is thy praife unto the world's end : thy right-hand is full ©f righteoufnefs. 5 Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter €>f Judah be glad, becaufc of thy judgments. 6 Walk The nth Day. PSALM S. lit 6 Walk about Sion, and go round about her : and tell the towers thereof. 7 Mark well her bulwarks, fet up her palaces : that ye may tell them that come after. 8 For this God is our God for ever and ever : he fhall be our guide unto death. Psalm XLIX. OHear ye this, all ye people : ponder it with your ears, all ye that dwell in the world ; 2 High and low, rich and poor, one with ano- ther. 3 My mouth fhall fpeak of wifdcm, and my heart fhall mufe of understanding. 4 There are fome that put t/heir truft in their goods, and boaft themfelves in the multitude of their riches. 5 But no man may deliver his brother, or make agreement unto God for him; 6 (For it coit more to redeem their fouls; fo that he muft let that alone for ever;) 7 That he fhould (till live for ever, and not fee corruption. 8 For he feeth that wife men alfo die and perifh together, as well as the ignorant and foolifh, and leave their riches for other. 9 And yet they think that their houfes fhall con- tinue for ever; and that their dwelling-places fhall endure from one generation to another; and call the lands after their own names. io Neverthelefs man being in honour abideth not : he is like the beans that perifh. ii This their way is their folly: yet their pof- terity approve their fayings. 12 Like fheep they are laid in the grave; death (hall feed on them; and the upright fhall have do- minion over them in the morning; and their beauty fhall confume in the grave from their dwelling. 13 But 212 PSALM S. The llih Day. 13 But God will redeem my foul from the power cf the grave : for he fhall receive me. ■ 14 Be not thou afraid, when one is made rich, when the glory of his houfe is increafed; 15 For when he dieth, he ihall carry nothing away: his glory fhall not defcend after him. 16 Though while he lived, he blefTed his foul : and men will praife thee, when thou doeft. well to thyfeif. 17 He (hall go to the generation of his fathers; thev fhall never fee light. iS Man that is in honour, and underftandeth not, is like the beafts that perifh. MORNING- PRAYER. Psalm L. THE Lord, even the mofr. mighty God hath fpoken, and called the world, from the rifing up of the fun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Sion hath God appeared in perfect beauty. 3 Our God fhall come, and fhall not keep filence: there fhall go before him a confuming fire, and a mighty tempefl fhall be flirred up round about him. 4 He fhall call the heaven from above, and the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my faints together unto me, thofe that have made a covenant with me with facrifice. 6 And the heavens fhall declare his righteouf- nefs; for God is Judge himfelf. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will fpeak : I my- felf will teftify again!* thee, O Ifrael ; for I am God, even thy God. 8 I will not reprove thee, becaufe of thy facri- ficea, The nth Day. P S A L M S. 213 fices, or for thy burnt-offerings, beckufe they were not always before me. 9 I will take no bullock out of thine houfe; nor he-goat out of thy folds. 10 For all the beads of the foreft are mine; and fo are the cattle upon a thoufand hills. 11 I know all the fowls upon the mountains; and the wild beads of the field are in my fight. 12 If I were hungry I would not tell thee: for the whole world is mine, and all that is therein. 13 Thinkeft thou that I will eat bull's flefh, and drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer unto God thankfgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Mod High; 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble : fa will I hear thee, and thou fhalt praife me. 16 But unto the ungodly faid God, Why doft thou preach my laws, and taken: my covenant in thy mouth ? 17 Whereas thou hated to be reformed, and had cart my words behind thee. 1 8 O confider this, ye that forget God ; led I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. 19 Whofo offereth me thanks and praife, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his con- venation right, will I ihew the falvation of God. Psalm LI. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodnefs: according to the multitude of thy mefcies do away mine oftencts. 2 Wafn me thoroughly from my wickednefs, and cleanfe me from my fin. 3 For 1 acknowledge my faults, and my fin is ever before me. 4 A gain ft thee only have I finned, and done this evil in thy fight; that thou might; be judified in thy laying, and clear when thou art judged. c iiehold, 214 PSA L M S. The nth Day. 5 Behold, I was fhapen in wickednefs, and in fin hath my mother conceived me. 6 But lo, thou required truth in the inward parts, and fhalt make me to underiland wifdom fecretly. 7 Thou fhalt purge me with hyiTop, and I mall be clean : thou fhalt wafh me, and I mail be whiter than mow. 8 Thou {halt make me hear of joy and gladnefs, that the bones which thou hail broken may rejoice. 9 Turn thy face from my fins, and put out all •my mifdeeds. io Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew Sl right fpirit within me. 1 1 Cafl me not away from thy prefence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 O give me the comfort of thy help again, and ftablifh me with thy free Spirit. 13 Then mail I teach thy ways unto the wicked; and iinners mall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from blood-guiltinefs, O God, thou that art the God of my health ; and my tongue mail fing of thy righteoufnefs. 15 Thou (halt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth fhall (hew thy praife. 16 For thou defireft no facrifice, elfe would I give it thee; but thou delighteft not in burnt- piterings. 17 The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit : a broken and a contrite heart, O God, fhalt thou not defpife. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm LV. EAR my prayer, O God, and hide not thyfelf JL from my petition, 2 Attend 14 Thy God hath fent forth ftrength for thee : ftablifh the thing, O God, that thou haft wrought in us. 15 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth : O fing praifes unto the Lord, 16 Who fitteth in the heavens over all, from the beginning : lo, he doth fend out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice. 17 Afcribe ye the power to God over Ifrael : his excellency and ftrength is in the clouds. 18 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy K 4 places 224 P S A L M S. The l\thDay. places, even the God of Ifrael ; he will give ftreugth and power unto his people - 3 blefied be God. Psalm LXIX. SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are ccme i.i even unto my foul. 2 I fink in deep mire, where there is no {landing : I am come into deep waters, fo that the floods run ever me. 3 I am weary of crying, my throat is dry: my fight faileth me for waiting fo. long upon my God. 4 Let not them that truft in thee, O Lord God of hofts, be afhamed for my fake : let not thofe that feek thee be confounded through me, C) Lord God of Ifrael. 5 And why ? for thy fake have I fufTered reproof: {Lame hath covered my face. 6 I am become a ftranger unto my brethren - } even an alien unto my mother's children. 7 For the zeal of thine houfe hath even eaten me ; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen upon me. 8 I wept and chaflened myfelf with failing ; and that was turned to my reproof. 9 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time. ro Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mere)' ; even in the truth of thy falvation. 1 1 Take me out of the mire, that I fink not : O let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep w r aters. j 2 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep fwallow me up ; and let not the pit fhut her mouth upon me. 13 Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindnefs is comfortable: turn thee unto me, according to the multitude of thy mercies; 14 And Thei$ibDay. PSALMS. 225 14 And hide not thy face from thy fervant, for I am in trouble: O halie thee, and hear me. 15 Draw nigh unto my foul, and fave it: O de- liver me, becaufe of mine enemies. 16 Thou haft known my reproof, my frame, and my dishonour: mine advcrfaries are all in thy figrrt. 17 Reproach hath broken my heart. I am full of heavinefs: I looked for fome to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me. 18 They gave me gall to eat; and when I was thirftv, they gave me vinegar to drink, 1 g But as for me, when I am poor and in heavi- nefs, thy help, O God, mail lift me up. 26 I will praife the Name of God with a fong, and magnify it with thankfgivingj 21 The humble (hall confider this, and be glad : feek ye after Gcq^ and your foul fhall live. 22 For the Lord heareth the poor; and defpifeth not his prifoner?. 23 Let heaven and earth praife him ; the. fea, I that movetfo therein. M ORNING-PRAYER, Psalm LXX. L. HASTE thee, O God, to deliver me; m; hafte to help me, O Lord. 2 Let all thofe that feek thee, be joyful and glad in thee; and let all fuch as delight in thy falvation way, The Lord be praifed. 3 As for me, I am poor and inmifery: hafte thou unto me, C) God. 4 Thou art my Helper and my Redeemer : O Lord, make no long t K 5 P £ A L M 226 PSALM S. The 15th Day. Psalm LXXI. IN thee, O Lord, have I put my truft; let me never be put to confufion; but rid me and de- liver me in thy righteoufnefs : incline thine ear un- to me, and fave me. 2 Be thou my ftrong-hold, whereunto I may alwayrefort: thou haft promifed to help me ; for thou art my houfe of defence, and my cattle. 3 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 4 For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for; thou art my hope, even from my youth. 5 Through thee have 1 been holden up ever fince I was born: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praife fhall be always of thee. 6 I am become, as it were, a monfter unto many ; but my fure trull is in thee. 7 O let mv mouth be filled with thy praife, that I may fmg of thy glory and honour all the day long. 8 Cafl me not away in the time of age; forfake me not when my ftrength faileth me. 9 Go not far from me, O God; my God, hafle thee to help me. 10 As for me, I will patiently abide alway; and will praife thee more and more. 1 1 My mouth fhall daily fpeak of thy righteouf- nefs and falvation; for 1 know no end thereof. 12 I will go forth in the ftrength of the Lord God, and will make mention of thy righteouiheis only. 13 Thou, O God, haft taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous work?. 14 Forfake me not, O God, in mine old age, \\hcn I am grey-headed, until I have fhevvcd thy ilrength tteisth&ay. PSALMS.' 227 ftrength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come. 15 Thy righteoufneis, O God, is very high, and great things are they that thou haft done: God, who is like unto thee ! 16 O what great troubles and adverflties had thou (hewed me! and yet didft thou turn and re- frefh me; yea, and broughteft me from the deep of the earth again. 17 Thou hall: brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every fide. 18 My lips will be glad, when I fmg unto thee; and fo will my foul which thou haft delivered. 19 My tongue alfo fhall talk of thy righteoufneis all the day long. EVEN1NG.PRAYER, Psalm LXXIII. TRULY God is loving unto Ifrael, even unto fuch as are of a clean heart. 2 Neverthelefs, my feet were alrnoft gone, my treadings had well-nigh flipped. 3 And why? 1 was grieved at the wicked j I do alfo fee the ungodly in fuch profperity. 4 Then thought I to underiiand this, but it was too hard for me, 5 Until I went into the fanctuary of God; then underftood I the end of thefe men; 6 Namely, how thou doff, fet them in ilippery places, and caff eft them down and ddfroyeft them. 7 O how fuddenly do they confume, perifh, and come to a fearful end ! 8 Yea, even Lke as a dream when one awaketh, fo fliah thou make their image to vaniih out of the city. K 6 9 Thus 228 P S A L M S. Tbei$ihDay. g Thus my heart was grieved, and it went even through my reins. io So foolifh was I and ignorant, even as it were a beaft before thee. ii Neverthelefs, I am alway by thee; for thou haft holden me by my right hand. 12 Thou fhalt guide me with thy counfel, and after that receive me with glory. 13 Whom have I in heaven but thee; and there is none upon earth that I deiire in comparifon of thee. 14 My flefli and my heart faileth; but God is the ilrength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm LXXV. UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks; yea, unto thee do we give thanks. 2 Thy Name alfo is fo near ; and that do thy wondrous works declare. 3 When I receive the congregation, I fliall judge according unto right. 4 I faid unto the fools, Deal not fo madly; and to the ungodly, Set not up your horn. 5 Set not up your horn en high, and fpeak not with a ftiff neck. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the eaft, nor from the weft, nor yet from the fouth. j And why? God is the Judge; he putteth down one, and fetteth up another. 8 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 fame. 9 As for the dregs thereof, all the ungodly of the earth fnall drink them, and fuck them out. 10 But I will talk of the God of Jacob, and praife him for ever. 11 All ThelbihDay. P S A L M S. 22$ ii All the horns of the ungodly alfo will I brealc ; and the horns of the righteous fhail be exalted. MORNING-PRAYER, Psalm LXXVI. HOU, even thou, O God, art to be feared; and who may (rand in thy fight when thou art T angry ? 2 Thou didft caufe thy judgment to be beard from heaven : the earth trembled, and was (till. 3 When God arofe to judgment, and to help all the meek upon earth. 4 The fiercenefs of man (hall turn to thy praife, and the remainder of wrath (halt thou retrain. 5 Vow and pay unto the Lord your God, all ye that are round about him : bring prefents unto him that ought to be feared. 6 He fhall cut off the fpirit of prince?, and is wonderful among; the kin^s of the earth. o Psalm LXXVII. I Will cry unto God with my voice ; even unto God will I cry with my voice, and he fhall hearken unto me. 2 In the time of my trouble I fought the Lord ; my fore ran, and ceafed not in the night-feafon : my foul refufed comfort. 3 When I am in h; I will think upon God; when my heart is vexed, I will complain. 4 Thou holdeft mine e .r.g: I am Co feeble that I cann o 5 I have confidered the days of old, and the years that are pail. 6 6 : . 23° PSALMS. TheidtbDay. 6 I call to remembrance my fong ; and in the night I commune with mine own heart, and fearch out my fpirits. 7 Wifl the Lord abfent himfelf for ever? And will he be no more entreated? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? And is his promife come utterly to an end for evermore ? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? And will he fhut up his loving- kmdnefs in difpleafurc? 10 And I faid, It is mine own infirmity; but I will remember the years of the right-hand of the moft Higheft. 1 1 I will remember the works of the Lord, and call to mind thy wonders of old time. T2 I will think alfo of all thy works, and my talking fhall be of thy doings. 13 7'hy way, O God, is holy: who is fo great a God as our God? 14 Thou art the God that doe{l wonders, and haft declared thy power among the people. 15 Thou hall mightily delivered thy people, even the fons of Jacob and Jofeph. 16 The waters faw thee, O God, the waters faw thee, and were afraid ; the depths alfo were troubled. 17 The clouds poured out water, the air thun- dered, and thine arrows went abroad. 18 The voice of thy thunder was heard round about; the lightnings fhone upon the ground; the earth was moved, and (hook withal. 19 Thy way is in the fea, and thy paths in the great waters; and thy footfleps are not known. 20 Thou leddeft thy people like fheep, by the hand of Mofes and Aaron. EVENING- The l6tb Day. P S A L M S. 231 EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm LXXXIV. OHow amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hofts! 2 My foul hath a defire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my fleih rejoice in the living God. 3 Yea, the fparrow hath found her an houfe, and the fvvallow a neft, where fhe may lay her young; even thv altars, O Lord of hods, my King and my God. 4 BlefTed are they that dwell in thy houfe ; they will be always praiiing thee. 5 Bleiied is the man whofe ftrength is in thee; in whofe heart are thy ways. 6 Who, going through the vale of mifery, ufe it for a well ; and the pools are filled with water. 7 They will go from ftrength to ftrength; and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. 8 O Lord God of hofts, hear my prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob. 9 Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 10 For one day in thy courts is better than a thoufand. ill had rather be a door-keeper in the houfe of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodli- nefs. 12 For the Lord God is a light and defence: the Lord will give grace and glory; and no eood thing mall he with-hold from them chat live a godly life. 1 3 O Lord God of hofts, blefled is the man that putteth his truft in thee. Psalm 232 PSALM S. Thei-thDay. Psalm LXXXV. ORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land; i, thou haft. turned away the captivity of" Jacob. 2 Thou haft forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their fins. 3 Thou haft taken away all thy difpleafure, and turned thyfelf from thy wrathful indignation. 4 Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger ceafe from us. 5 Wilt thou be difpleafed at us for ever? And wilt thou ftretch out thy wrath from one generation to another ? 6 Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy falvation. 8 I will hearken what the Lord God will fay concerning me - } for he (hall fpeak peace unto his pecp'e, and to his faints, that they turn not again. 9 For his falvat-cn is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteouf- nefs and peace have killed each other. ii Truth (hall flourim. out of the earth, and righteoufnefs hath looked down from heaven. 12 Yea, the Lord (hall (hew loving-kindnefs, and our land (hall give her increafe. 13 Righteoufnefs fhall go before him, and (hall direct us in the way of his fteps. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm LXXXVI. BOW down thine car, O Lord, and hear me; for I am poor and in mifery, 2 Preferve TJ;e 17th Day. P S A L M S. 233 2 Preferve thou my foul, for I am holy : my God, fave thy fervant that putteth his truft in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord -, for I call daily upon thee. 4 Comfort the foul of thy fervant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my foul. 5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious ; and of great mercy unto them that call upon thee 6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble defires. 7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee, for thou heareft me. 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord : there is none that can do as thou doeft. 9 All nations whom thou hail made, (hail come and worfhip thee, O Lord 5 and (hall glorify thy Name. 10 For thou art great, and doeft wondrous things : thou art God alone. 1 1 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. 12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart - 3 and will praife thy Name for ever- more. 13 For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou haft delivered my foul from the nethermoft hell. 14 Thou, O Lord God, art full of companion and mercy, long-differing, plenteous in goodnefs and truth. 15 O turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me : give thy ftrength unto thy fervant, and help the fon of thine handmaid. j 6 Shew fome token upon me for good, that they who hate me may fee it, and be afnamed; becaufe thou, Lord, haft holpen me, and com- forted me. P?ALM 2J4 PSALM S. Thei'ShDay. Psalm LXXXIX. MY fong fhall be alway of the loving-kindnefs of the Lord : with my mouth will I ever be fhewing thy truth from one generation to another. 2 For I have faid, Mercy fhall be fet up for ever ». thy truth fhalt thou ftablifh in the heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chofen : I have fworn unto David my fervant. 4 Thy feed will I ftablifh for ever, and fet up thy throne from one generation to another. 5 O Lord, the very heavens fhall praife thy wondrous works, and thy troth in the congre- gation of thy faints. 6 For who is he among the clouds that fhall be compared unto the Lord ? 7 And what is he among the gods that fhall be like unto the Lord ? 8 God is very greatly to be feared in the council of the faints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him. 9 O Lord God of hofts, who is like unto thee ? Thy truth, moft mighty Lord, is on every fide. io Thou ruleft the raging of the fea : thou flilleft the waves thereof when they arife. 1 1 The heavens are thine, the earth is thine : thou haft laid the foundation of the round world, and all that therein is. 12 Thou haft a mighty arm : ftrong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 13 Righteoufnefs and equity are the habitation of thy feat : mercy fhall go before thy face. 14 BIcflcd is the people, O Lord, that can re- joice in thee : they fhall walk in the light of thy untenance. 15 Their delight fhall be daily in thy Name; and in thv righteoufnefs fhall they make their boaft. 16 For The \~,th Day. PSALMS. 235 t6 For thou art the glory of their ftrength ; and in thy loving-jcindnefs thou fhalt lift up our horns. 17 For the Lord is our defence : the Holy One of lirael is our Kinir. E VENING -PRAYER. Psalm XC. LORD, thou hail: been our refuge from one generation to another. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everlafting, and world without end. 3 Thou turneit. man to deftniction : again thou fayeft, Come again, ye children of men. 4 For a thoufand years in thy fight are but as yefierdayj feeing that is paifc as a watch in the night. 5 As foon as thou fcatterefr. them, they are even as a ileep, and fade away fuddenly like the grafs. 6 In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. 7 For we confume away in thy difpleafure 5 and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. 8 Thou haft fet our mifdeeds before thee, and our fecret fins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For v/hen thou art angry, all our days are gone : we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. 10 The days of our age are threefcore years and ten, and though men be fo ftrong, that they come to fourfcore years, yet is their ftrength then but labour and forrow : fo foon pafleth it away, and we are gone. 11 But 236 PSAL M S. The\>]thDay. 11 But who regardeth the power of thy wrath : for even according to thy fear, fo is thy difpleafure. 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wifdom. 13 Turn thee again, O Lord, at the lafl, and be gracious unto thy fervants. 14 O fatisfy us with thy mercy, and that fobrij fo (hall we rejoice and bs glad all the days of our life. 15 Comfort us again now af.er the time that thou haft plagued us, and for the years wherein we have fuftered adverfitv. 16 Shew thy fervants.thy work, and their chil- dren thy glory. 17 And the glorious majefty of the Lord cur God be upon us : proiper thou the work of cur hands upon us, O proiper thou our handy-work, P s A l m XCI. ^ST/HOSO dwelleth under the defence of the \ V moft High, (hall abide under the fhadow of the Almighty. 2 1 will fay unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my ftrorfg-nold, my God, in him will I trull:. 3 Surely he in all deliver thee from the fnare of the hunter, and from the noifome peftilence. 4 He fhall defend thee under his wings, and thou (halt be fafe under his feathers : his faithfulnefs and truth fhall be thy fhield and buckler. 5 Thou {halt not be afraid for any terror by night, or for the arrow that flieth by day : 6 For the peftiience that walketh in darknefs, or for the iicknefs that deftroyeth in the noon -day. 7 A thoufand mall fall befide thee, and ten thoufand at thy right-hand, but it fhall not come nigh thee. 8 Yea, The iZthDay. PSALMS. 237 8 Yea, with thine eyes (halt thou behold, and fee the reward of the ungodly. 9 Becaufe thou haft made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the moft High, thy habitation ; jo There fhall no evil happen unto thee, neither fhall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 1 1 For he fhall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 1 2 They fhall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot againft a {tone. 13 Thou fhalt go upon the lion and adder : the young lion and the dragon fhalt thou tread under thy feet. 14 Becaufe he hath fet his love upon me, there- fore will I deliver him : I will fet him up, becaufe he hath known my Name. 15 He fhall call upon me, and I will hear him: yea, I am with him in trouble- I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. 16 With long life will I fatisfy him, and fhew him my falvation. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XCII. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to fing praifes unto thy Name, O moft Higheft. 2 To tell of thy loving- kindnefs early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night*- feafon. 3 For thou, Lord, haft made me glad through thy works ; and I will rejoice in giving praife for the operations of thy hands. 4 U Lord, how glorious are thy works I thy thoughts are very deep. 5 An 2 3 & PSALMS. The iM Day. 5 An unwhe man doth not well confider this, and a fool doth net underftand it. 6 When the ungodly are green as the grafs, and when all the workers of wickednefs do flourifh, then they fhall be deftroyed for ever ; but thou, Lord, art the mod Highefr. for evermore. 7 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies fhall perifh, and all the workers of wic- kednefs fhall be deftroyed. 8 The righteous fhall flourifh like a palm-tree, and fhall fpread abroad like a cedar in Libanus. o, Such as are planted in the houfe of the Lord, fhall flourifh in the courts of the houfe of our God. xo They alfo fhall bring forth more fruit in their old age ; and fhall be fat and flourifhing. II That they may fhew how true the Lord my ftrength is ; and that there is no unrighteoufneis la him. Psalm XCIII. THE Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel : the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himfelf with flrength. 2 He hath made the round world fo fure, that it cannot be moved. 3 Thy throne hath been eftablifhed of old : thou art from everlafting. 4 The floods are rifen, O Lord, the floods have lift up their voice : the floods lift up their waves. 5 The waves of the fea are mighty, and rage horribly ; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. 6 Thy teftimonies, O Lord, are very fure: ho- linefs becometh thine houfe for ever. EVENING- 3 The rtthDay. PSALMS. 239 EVENING-PRAYER, Psalm XCV. OCome, let us fing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in the ftrength of our fal- vat ion. 1 Let us come before his prefence with thanks- giving, and fhew ourfelves glad in him with pfalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth; and the ftrsngth of the hills is his alfo. 5 The fea is his, and he made it ; and his hands prepared the dry land. 6 O come, let us worfhip, and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker ; 7 For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the people of his pafture, and the fheep of his hand. 8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wildernefs ; q When your fathers tempted me, proved me\> and faw my works. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and faid, It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways. 1 1 Unto whom I fware in my wrath, that they fhould not enter into my reft. Psalm XCVI. OSing unto the Lord a new fong : fing unto the Lord, all the whole earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, and praife his Name: be telling of his falvation from day to day. 3 Declare his honour unto the heathen, and his wonders unto all people; 4. For 2 4 o PSALM S. TheiyhDay. 4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praifed : he is more to be feared than all gods. 5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols : but it is the Lord that made the heavens. 6 Glory and majefly are before him : ftrength and beauty are in his fancluary. 7 Afcribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, afcribe unto the Lord glory and power. 8 Afcribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name : bring prefents, and come into his courts. 9 O worfhip the Lord in the beauty of holinefs: let the whole earth ftand in awe of him. io Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King ; and that it is he who hath made the round world fo fafl that it cannot be moved ; and that he (hall judge the people righteoufly. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; let the fea make a noife, and all that therein is. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; then (hall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord ; 13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; and with rightcoufnefs to judge the world, and the people with his truth. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm XCVII. THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the ifles may be glad thereof. 2 Clouds Tbe-iqth Day. PS AL M S. 1 Clouds and darknefs ate round about him : ri^hteoufneis and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 There fhall go a fire before him, and burn up his enemies on every fide. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth favv it, and was afraid. 5 The hills melted like wax at the prefence of the Lord, at the prefence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens have declared his righteoufhefs, and all the people have feen his glory. 7 Thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. 8 O ye that love the Lord, fee that ye hate the thing which is evil : the Lord preferveth tne fouls of his faints -, he fhall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly. 9 There is fprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladnefs for fuch as are true-hearted. io Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks for a remembrance of his holinefs. Psalm XCVIII. OSing unto the Lord a new fong, for he hath done marvellous things. 2 With his own right hand, and with his holy aim, hath he gotten himfelf the victory. 3 The Lord declared his lalvation : his righte- oufnefs hath he openly fhewed in the fight of the heathen. 4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth to- ward the houfe of lfrael ; and ail the ends of the world have feen the falvation of our God. 5 Shew yourfelves joyful unto the Lord, all ve lands : fing, rejoice, and give thanks. L 6 Let 242 P S A L M S. The l 9 tbDay. 6 Let the fea make a noife, and all that therein is; the round world, and they that dwell therein. 7 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord : for he cometh to judge the earth. 8 With lighteoufnefs (hall he judge the world j and the people with equity. Psalm XCIX. TH E Lord is King, be the people never To im- patient : he fitteth between the cherubim, be the earth never fo unquiet. 2 The Lord is great in Sion, and high above all people. 3 They fhall give thanks unto thy Name, which is great, wonderful, and holy. 4 O magnify the Lord our God, and fall down before his foot (tool, for he is holy. 5 O magnify the Lord our God, and worfhip him upon his holy hill y for the Lord our God is holy. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm C. OBe joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : ferve the Lord with gladnefs, and come before his pre- fenre with a fong. 2 Be ye fure that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, arid not we ourfelves : we are his people, and the fheep of his pafture. 3 O c;o your way into his gates with thank f- givir.g, and' into his courts with praife ; be thankful unto him, and fpeak good of his Name. 4 For tit iQtb Day. PSAL M S. 243 4 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ever- lading ; and his truth endureth from generation to generation. P S A L M CII. HEAR my prayer. O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble : incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that fpeedily. 3 For my days are confumed away like fmoke, and my bones are burnt up as it were a fire-brand. 4 My heart is fmitten down, and withered like grafs, fo that I forget to eat my bread. 5 For the voice of my groaning my bones will fcar.ce cleave to my flcfh. 6 I am become like a pelican in the wildernefs, and like an owl that is in the defert. 7 I have watched, and am even as it were a fpar- row that fitteth alone upon the houfe-top. 8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long ; and they that are mad upon me, are fworn together again ft rr 9 For I have eaten adies as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping ; 10 And that becaufe of thine indignation and wrath : lor thou halt taken me up, and cad: me down. 1 1 My days are gone like a fhadow, and I am withered like grafs. 1 2 But t'oou, O Lord, (halt endure for ever, and thy remembrance throughout all generations. 1 3 Thou flrak arife, and have mercy upon Sicn ; for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come. 14 And why ? thy fervants think upon her ftones; and it pitieth them to fee her in the dud. L 2 15 244 PSA L M S. Tbe.iyh Day. 15 The heathen fhall fear thy Name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy majefty ; 16 When the Lord fhall build up Sion, and when his glory {hall appear -, 17 When he turneth him untothe prayer of the poor deftitute, and defpifeth not their delireJ 18 This fhall be written for thofe that come after; and the people that fliall be born, fhall praife the Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from his fan&uary : cut of heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; 20 That he might hear the mournings of fuch as are in captivity, and deliver thofe that are appoint- ed unto death : 2 1 That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion, and his praife in Jerufalem : 22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms alfo to ferve the Lord. 23 He brought down my ftrength in my journey, and fhortened my days. 24 But I faid, O my God, take me not away in the midft of mine age : as for thy years, they en- dure throughout all generations. 25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning haft laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26 They fhall perifh, but thou (halt endure : they all fhall wax old as doth a garment; 27 And as a vefture (halt thou change them, and they fhall be changed : but thou art the fame, and thy years fhall not fail. 28 The children of thy fervants fhail continue, and their feed fhall ftand fail in thy fight. MORNING- The 10th Day. V b A L, M 5. 245 MORNING-PRAYER: Psalm CIII. PRAISE the Lord, O my foul, and all that is within me, praife his holy Name. 2 Praife the Lord, O my foul, and forget not all his benefits ; 3 Who forgu'eth all thy fins ; and healeth all thine infirmities ; 4 Who faveth thy life from deitruclion, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindnefs - y 5 Who fatisfieth thy mouth with good things, making thee young and lufty as an eagle. 6 The Lord executeth righteoufnefs and judg- ment for all them that are oppreiTed. 7 He me wed his ways unto Mofes, his works unto the children of Ifrael. 8 The Lord is full of companion and mercy, long-fufrering, and of great goodnefs. 9 He'will not alway be chiding : neither keepeth he his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our fins, or rewarded us according to our wickednefTes. 1 1 For look how high the heaven is in compa- rifon of the earth, fo great is his mercy alfo toward them that fear him ! 12 Look how wide alfo the eaft is from the weir, fo far hath he fet our fins from us. 13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even fo is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth whereof we are made : he remembereth that we are but dufr. 15 The days of man are but as grafs ; for he ilourimeth as a flower of the field. 16 For as foon as the wind goeth over it, it is L 3 gone: £46 PSALMS. The 70ih Day. gone : and the place thereof fliall know it no more. 27 But the merciful goodnefs of the Lord en- dureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him ; and his righteoufnefs upon children's children •> 18 Even upon fu ch as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them. 19 The Lord hath prepared his feat in heaven; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 20 O praife the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel in urengcb, ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken un'to the voice of his words. 21 O praife the Lord, all ye his hofts, ye fer~ Vants of his that do his pleafure. 22 O {peak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion : praife thou the Lord, O my foul. EVENING-PRAYER, Psalm CiV. RAISE the Lord, O my foul: O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious : thou art clothed with majefty and honour. 2 Thou deckeft thyfelf with light as it were with a garment, and fpreadeft out the heavens like a cqrtain. 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the water?, and makcththecloudshis chariot, and Walk- eth upon the wings of the wind. 4 He maketh his angels fpirits, and his miniflers a flaming fire. 5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it never mould move at any time. 6 Thou coveredft it with the deep like as with a garment : the waters flood above the mountains. 7 At T.he ictb Day. V b A L, M b. '247 7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hafl-ed away. 8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the vallies beneath, even unto the place which thou hall appointed Tor them. 9 Thou hail fet them their bounds which they fhall not pafs, neither turn again to cover the earth. 10 He fendeth the fprings into the valleys which run among the hills. I r Ali beails of the field drink thereof, and the wild afles quench their third. 12 Befide them fhalLtfre row's of the air have their habitation, and fing among the branches. 13 He watereth the hills from above : the earth is filled with the fruit of thy work?. 14. He bringeth forth grafs fox the cattle, and green herb for the (ervicc oi men, 15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to ftrengthen man's heart. 16 The trees of the Lord aifo are full of-fop 9 even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted; 17 Wherein the birds make their nefts j and the fir-trees are a dwelling for the ilork. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and fo are the ftony rocks for the conies. 19 He appointed the moon for certain feafons ; and the fun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makeft darknefs, and it is night, where- in all the beaifs of the foreil: do move. 21 The lions roaring after their prey, do fcek their meat from God. 22 The fun arifeth, and they get them away together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his la- bour, until the evening. L 4 24 O %fi PSALMS. The lift Dap 24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works: in wifdom haft thou made them all ; the earth is foil of thy riches. 25 So is the great and wide fea alfo : wherein are things creeping innumerable, both fmall and great beads. 26 There go the {hips, and there is that Levia- than, whom thou haft made to take his paftime therein. 27 Thefe wait all upon thee, that thou mayeft give them meat in due feafon. 28 When thou giveft it them, they gather it ; and when thou openeft thy hand, they are rilled with good. _. 29 When thou hided thy face they are troubled : when thou takeft away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their duft. 30 Thou fended forth thy Spirit, they are cre^ ated ; and thou renewed the face of the earth. 31 The glorious Majefty of the Lord (hall endure for ever : the Lord fhall rejoice in his works. 32 The earth {hall tremble at the look of him r if he do but touch the hills, they fhall fmoke. 33 I will fing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will praife my God while I have my being. 34 And fo fhall my words pleafe him : my joy fhall be in the Lord. 35 As for finners, they mail be confumed out ©f the earth, and the ungodly fhall come to an end : praife thou the Lord, O my foul, praife tho Lordo o MORNING-PRAYER.. Psalm CVII. Part I. Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. Z. Let The2\JiDay. PSALMS. 249 2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed, and delivered from the hand of the enemy ; 3 And gathered them out of the lands from the ealt, and from the weft j from the north, and from the fouth. 4 They went aftray in the wildernefs out of the way, and found no city to dwell in; 5 Hungry and thirfty, their foul fainted in them. 6 So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered then) from their difirefs. 7 He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city o'i habitation. 8 O that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodnefs, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men ! 9 For he fatisfieth the longing foul, and fiUeth the hungry foul with goodnefs. I a Such as fit in darknefs, and in the {hadow of death, being fail bound in mifery and iron, I I Becaui'e they rebelled againft the words ot the Lord, and lightly regarded the counfel of the molt Higheft; 12 He alfo brought down their heart through heavinefs : they fell down, and there was none to help them, 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their diftrefs.. 14 For he brought them out of darknefs, and out of the fliadow of death, and brake their bonds in funder. 15 O that men would therefore praife the Lord ■for his goodnefs, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men ! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brafs, arid fmitten the bars of iron in funder. 17 Foolifh men are plagued for their, offence, and uecauie of their wicked rccfs» h 5 18 Their PSALMS, Tlel\JlDay. 1 8 Their foul abhorreth all manner of meat, and they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, , to yield them fruits of increafe. . 16 He blefleth them fo that they multiply ex- ceedingly; and fuffereth not their cattle to decreafe. 17 Ag-ain, when they are diminished and brought low tiirough opprefnon, through any plague or trou le j 18 Though he fuffer them to be evil-entreated through tyrants, and let them wander out of the way in the wildernefs ; , 19 Yet helpeth he the poor out of mifery, and maketh him houfeholds like a flock of iheep. 20 The righteous will connder this, and rejoice; and the mouth of all wickednefs (hall be (topped. 21 Whofo is wife will ponder thefe things, and they (hall underftand the loving-kindnefs of the Lord. MORNING-PRAYE R. P S A I, M CXI. Will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart; fecretly among the fakhful, and in tne congregation, L 6 2 The 25^ PSALMS', TbeiidB*;. 1 The works of the Lord are great; fought out of all them that have pleafure therein. 3 His work is worthy to be praifed and had in honour; and his righteoufnefs endureth for ever. 4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath fo done bis marvellous works, that they ought to be had in remembrance. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: be will ever be mindful of his covenant. 6 The works of his hands are verity and judg- ment; all his commandments are true. ;• They .(land fad for ever and ever, and are done in truth and equity. 8 He fent redemption unto his people ; he hath commanded his covenant for ever : holy and -reve* reiki is his Name. 9 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wif- dom: a good understanding have all they that do thereafter^ the praife of it endureth for ever. Psalm CXII. BLESSED is the man that feareth the Lord; he hath great delight in his commandments. 2 His feed (hail be mighty upon earth: the ge* Iteration of the faithful fhall be blefTed. 3 Riches and plenteoufneis fhall be in his houfe, and his righteoufnefs endureth for ever. 4 Unto the godly, there arifeth up light in the darknefs ; he is merciful, loving, and righteous,. 5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth; and will guide his words with difcretion. 6 Surely he fhall not be moved; and the righ- teous fhall be had in everlaiting remembrance. 7- He will not be afraid of any evil tidings ; for his heart flandeth fad, and believeth in the Lord. 8 He. hath differ fed abroad, and given to the poor^ The lid Day. P S A L M S. 253 poor; and his righteoufnefs remaineth for ever: his horn (hall be exalted with honour. 9 The ungodly ftiall fee it, and it (hall grieve him ; he foall gnaflx with his teeth, and confums away: the defire of the u>igodly fhall perilh. Psalm CXIIL PRAISE the Lord, ye fervants of his: O praife the name of the Lord. 2 Bleffed be the Name of the Lord from this tfme forth for evermore. 3 The Lord's Name is prail'ed, from the riling up of the fun unto the going down of the fame. 4 The Lord is high above all heathen, and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who hath his dwelling \o high, and yet humbleth him- felf to behold the things that are in heaven and earth ? 6 He taketh up the fimpre out of the dud, and lifteth the poor oat of the mire. 7 That he may fet him with the princes, even with the princes of his people. 8 He maketh the barren woman to keep houfe 3 . and to be a joyful mother of children. E VE NING-P RAYER, Psalm CXLV. WHEN Ifrael came out of Egypt, and the- houfe of Jacob from among the flrange people ; 2 Judah was his fandluary, and Ifrael his domi- nion. 3 The fea faw that and fled 5 Jordan was driven back, 3 4 The 254 PSALM S. ThendDcty. 4 The mountains flapped like rams, and the little hills like young fheep. 5 What aiigth thee, O thou Tea, that thou fled- deit ? And thou Jordan, that thou wall driven back? 6 Ye mountains, that ye (kipped like rams? And ye little hills, like young (heep? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the prefence of the Lord, at the prefence of the God of Jacob, 8 Who turned the hard rock into a landing water, and the flint-ftcne into a fpringing well. Psalm CXV. ^70T unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto ^ thy Name give the praife, for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's fake. 2 Wherefore mall the heathen fay, Where is now their God ? 3 As for our God, he is in heaven -, he hath done whatfoever pleafed him. 4 O Ifrael, truft thou in the Lord ; he is their fuccour and defence. 5 Ye houfe of Aaron, put your truft. in the Lord ; he is their Helper and Defender. 6 Ye that fear the Lord, put your truft. in the Lord ; he is their Helper and Defender. 7 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he fhall blefs us ; even he (hall blefs the houfe of Ifrael; he mall blefs the houfe of Aaron. 8 He fhall blefs them that fear the Lord, both filial! and great. 9 The Lord (hall increafe you more and more, you and your children. io Ye are the blefled of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. II All the whole heavens are the Lord's; the earth hath he given to the children of men. 7 12 The Thei^dDciy. P S A L M S. 255 12 The dead praife not thee, O Lord, neither any that go down into filence. 13 But we will praife the Lord from this time forth for evermore. Praife the Lord. MORNING-PRAYE R. Psalm CXVI. I Am well pleafed that the Lord hath heard the voice ot my prayer. 2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me; there- fore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The fnares of death compafled me round about,, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. 4 I found trouble and heavinefs, and I called upon the Name of the Lord ; O Lord, I befeech thee, deliver my foul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous: yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preferveth the fimple : I was in mifery, and he helped me. 7 Turn again then unto thy reft, O my foul; I for the Lord* hath rewarded thee. 8 And why ? thou haft delivered my foul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. 10 I believed, and therefore have I fpoken : but I was fore troubled ; I (aid in my hafte, All men are liars. n What reward mall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits which he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of falvation, and call n the Name of the Lord. 1 3 I will pay my vows now in the prefence of all 256 P S A L M S. Thei^dDuy. all his people : right dear in the fight of the Lord is the death of his faints. 14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy fervant: I am thy fervant, and the fon of thine handmaid': thou haft broken my bonds in funder. 15 I will offer to thee the facriflce of thank fry- ing, and will call upon the Name of the LordT 16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the fight of all his people, in the courts of the Lord's ircufe, even in the midft of thee, O Jerufalem. Praile the Lord. Psalm CXVII. (*% Praife the Lord, all ye heathen : praife hirm J all ye nations. 2 For his merciful kindnefs is ever more and more towards us; and the truth of the Lord en- dureth for ever. Praife the Lord. o EVENING -PRAYER. Psalm CXVIII. Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, becaufe his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Jfrael now confefs that he is gracious, and- that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the houfe of Aaron now confefs, that his- mercy endureih for ever. 4 Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confefs,- that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in trouble, and the. Lord heard me at large. 6 The Lord is on my fide; I will not fear what man docth unto me. 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me, Toe 73d Day. PS A L M* S. 25? me, therefore fhall I fee my defire upon mine enemies. 8 It is better to truft in the Lord,' than to put any confidence in man. 9 It is better to truft in the Lord, than to put any confidence in princes. 10 All nations compaffed me round about; but in the Name of the Lord will I deftroy them. 1 1 They kept me in on every fide, they kept me in, I fay, on every fide; but in the Name of the Lord will I deftroy them. 12 They came about me like bees-, and are ex- tinct even as the fire among the thorns : for in the name of the Lord I will deftroy them. 13 Thou haft thruft fore at me, that I might fall ; but the Lord was my heJp. 14 The Lord is my ftrength and my fong, and is become my falvation. 15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwell- ings of the righteous : the right-hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to. pais. 16 The right-hand of the Lord hath the pre- eminence : the right-hand of the Lord DTingeth mighty things to pafs. 17 !■ frfall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 1 8- The Lord hath chaftened and corrected me ; but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open me the gates of righteoufnefs, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord* 20 This is the gate of the Lord : the righteous ihall enter into it. 2r I will thank thee, for thou haft heard me, and art become my falvation. 22 The fame ftone which the builders refufed, is become the head -ftone of the corner. 23. This 25« P S A L M S. TneitfhDay. 23 This is the Lord's doing, and it is mar- vellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Help me now, O Lord : O Lord, fend us now profperity. 26 Bleficd be he that cometh in the Name of the Lord : we have wifhed you good luck, ve that are of the houfe of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, who hath (hewed us light: bind the facriftce with cords, yea, even unto the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my God, and I will thank thee: thou art my God, and I will praife thee. 29 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gra- cious, and his mercy endurcth for ever. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm CXIX. Lefled are thofe that are undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the Lord. 2 BleiTed are they that keep his teftimonies, and feek him with their whole heart. 3 For they who do no wickednefs walk in his ways. 4 Thou had charged that we fhall diligently' keep thy commandments. 5 O that my ways were made fo direct that I might keep thy fratutcs ! 6 So fhall I net be confounded while I have re- fpect. unto all thy commandments. 7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, when I fhall have learned the judgments of thy rightecufnefs. 8 1 will The 1\th Day, P S A L M S. 259 8 I will keep thy ilatutes : O forfake me not uttenv. WHerewithal mall a young man cleanfc his way ? Even by ruling himfelf after thy word. 2 With my whole heart have I fought thee : O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. 3 Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I might not fin againft thee. 4 Blefled art thou, O Lord ; O teach me thy ftatutes. 5 With my lips have I been telling of the judg- ments of thy mouth. 6 I have had as great delight in the way of thy tcftimonies as in all manner of riches. 7 1 will talk of thy commandments, and have refpec~t unto thy ways. 8 My delight (hall be in thy ftatutes, and I will not forget thy word. ODo well unto thy fervant, that I may live and keep thy word. 2 Open thou mine eyes that I may fee the won- drous things of thy law. 3 I am a ft ranger upon earth : O hide not thy commandments from me. 4 My foul breaketh out for the very fervent de- fire that it hath alway unto thy judgments. 5 Thou haft rebuked the proud; and curfed are they that do err from thy commandments. 6 O turn from me fhame and rebuke, for I have kept thy teftimonies. 7 Princes alfo did fit and fpeak againft me; but thy fervant is occupied in thy ftatutes. 8 For thy testimonies are my delight and my counfcllors. MY G60 PSALM'S, Tb*2 A thDay> MY foul cleaveth to the duft : O quicken thou me according to thy word. 2 I have acknowledged my way?;, and thou heardeft me : O teach me thy ftatutes. 3 Make me to underftand the wav of thy com- mandments, and To fhall I talk of thy wondrous works. 4 My foul' melteth away for very heav'inefs ; comfort thou me according unto thy word. 5 Take from me the way of lying, and caufe thou^me to make much of thy law. 6 I have chofen the way of truth j and thy judgments have I laid before me. 7 I have ftuck unto thy teftimonies : O Lord, confound me not. 8 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou haft fet my heart at liberty. EVENING-PRAYER. TEACH me, O Lord, the way of thy ftatutes, and I fhall keep it unto the end. 2 Give me underftandmg, and I fhall keep thy law : yea, I fhall keep it with my whole heart. 3- Make me to go in the path of thy command- ments, for therein is my defire. 4 Incline my heart unto thy teftimonies, and not to covetoufnefs. 5 O turn away mine eyes, left they behold vanity ; and quicken thou me in thy way. 6 O ftablifh thy word in thy fervant that I may fear thee. 7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of - 3 for thy judgments are good. 8 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments : O quicken me in thy rishleoufnefs. LET Vbe.HtbDay. PSALMS. 2 6* LET thy loving mercy come alfo imto me, O Lord 3 even thy falvation, according unto thy word, .2 So fliall I make anfwer unto him that re- proacheth me ; for my truft is in thy word. 3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth ; for my hope is in thy judgments. 4 £o £h all J always keep thy law.; yea, forever and ever. .5 And I will walk at liberty ; for I feek thy commandments, 6 I will fpea.k of thy teftimonies alfo even be- fore kings, and will not be afhamed. 7 And my delight fliall be in thy commandments which I have loved. 3 My hands alio will I lift up unto thy com- mandments, which I have lovedj and my fludy ihall be in thy ftatutes. O Think upon thy fervant, as concerning thy word, wherein thou haft caufed me to put my truft. 2 The fame is my comfort in my trouble ; for thy word hath quickened me. 3 The proud have had me exceedingly in deri- fion ; yet have I not fhrunk from thy law. 4 For I remembered thine everlafting judg- ments, O Lord ; and received comfort. 5 I am horribly afraid for the ungodly that for- fake thy law. 6 Thy ftatutes have been my fongs in the houfe of my pilgrimage. 7 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night-feafon ; and have kept thy law. 8 This I had, becaufe I kept thy command- ments. THOU T 262 P S A L M S. Tki2$fhDay. HO U art my portion, O Lord ; I have pro- mi led to keep thy law. 2 I made my humble petition in thy prefence with my whole heart : O be merciful unto me ac- cording to thy word. 3 I called mine own ways to remembrance, and turned my feet unto thy teftimonies. 4 I made hafte, and prolonged not the time to keep thy commandments. 5 7'he congregations of the ungodly have robbed me j but I have not forgotten thy law. 6 At midnight I will rife to give thanks unto thee ; becaufe of thy righteous judgments. 7 I am a companion of all them that fear thee and keep thy commandments. 8 The earth, O Lord, is full of /thy mercy : O teach me thy ftatutes. MORNING-PRAYER. Lord, thou had deslt gracioufly with thy feryant according unto thy word. 2^0 teach me true understanding and know- ledge; for I have believed thy commandments. 3 Before I was troubled, I went wrong ; but now have I kept thy word. 4 Thou art good and gracious : O teach me thy Statutes. 5 The proud have imagined a lie a gain ft me ; but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart. 6 Their heart is as fat as brawn ; but my delight hath been in thy lav/. 7 It is good for me that I have been in trouble, that I may learn thy Statutes. 8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me V'"> aa thoufands of gold and Silver. THY Tht 25th Day. P S A L M S. t&j TH Y hands have made me and fafliioned me : O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 2 They that fear thee will be glad when they fee me ; becaufe I have put my trull in thy word. 3 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right ; and that thou, of very faithfulnefs, halt caufed me to be troubled. 4 O let thy merciful kindnefs be my comfort according to thy word unto thy fervant. 5 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. 6 Let the proud be afbamed, for they go wick- edly about to deftroy me j but I will be occupied in thy commandments. 7 Let fuch as fear thee, and have known thy teftimonies, be turned unto me. 8 O let my heart be found in thy flatutes, that J I be not afhamed. f^Y foul hath longed for thy falvation ; and I have a good hope becaufe of thy word. 2 Mine eyes long for thy word, faying, O when wilt thou comfort me!" 3 For I am become like a bottle in the fmoke ; yet do I not forget thy flatutes. 4 How many are the days of thy fervant : when wilt thou be avenged of them that perfecute me. 5 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 6 All thy commandments are true : they perfe- cute me falfely ; O be thou my help. 7 They had almoft made a:i end of me upon earth : but I forfook not thy commandments. 8 O quicken me after thy loving- kindnefs ; and fo fliall 1 keep the teftimonies of thy mouth. G Lord, S&j. P S A L 'M S. The 2$ih Day. OLord, thy word cndureth for ever in heaven. 2 Thy truth alio remaineth from one gene- ration to another : thou hall: laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth. 3 They continue this day according to thine ordinance : for all things ferve thee. 4 If my delight had not been in thy law, I fhouLd have perifhed in my trouble. 5-1 will never forget thy commandments ; for with them thou haft quickened me. 6 I am thine; O fave me, for I have fought thy commandments. _7 The ungodly laid wait for me, to deftroy me; but I will confider thy teftimonies. 2> I fee. that. all things come to an end j but thy commandment is exceeding broad, EVENING-PRAYER. LORD, what love have I unto thy law: all the day long is my ftudy in it. 2 Thou through thy commandments haft made me wifer than mine enemies ; for they are ever with me. 3 I have more understanding than my teachers; for thy teftimonies are my ftudy. 4 1 am wifer than the aged, becaufe I keep thy commandments. 5 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep thy word. 6 I have not fhrunk from thy judgments; for thou teacheft me. 7 O how fweet are thy words unto my tafte ; yea, fweeter than honey unto my mouth ! 8 Through thy commandments I get under- ihmdin? : theicfore I hate all evil ways. THY TljelSthDay. PSALMS. 265 THY word is a lantern unto my feet, and a light unto my paths. 2 I have (worn, and am ftedfaftly purpofed, to keep thy righteous judgments. 3 I am troubled above meafure; quicken me, O Lord, according to thy word. 4 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth pleafe thee, O Lord i and teach me thy judgments. 5 My foul is alway in my hand ; yet do I not forget thy law, 6 The ungodly have laid a fnare for me; but yet I fwerved not from thy commandments. 7 Thy teftimonies have I claimed as mine heri- tage for ever: and why? they are the very joy of my heart. 8 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy flatutes •alway; even unto the end. IHate them that imagine evil things; but thy law do I love. 2 Thou art my defence and fhield ; and my truft is in thy word. 3 Away from me, ye wicked : I will keep the commandments of my God. 4 O eftabiifh me according to thy word, that I may live ; and let me not be difappointed of my hope. 5 Hold thou me up, and I mall be fafe : yea, my delight {hall be ever in thy flatutes. 6 Thou haft trodden down all them that depart from thy ftatutes; for they imagine but deceit. 7 Thou putted away all the ungodly of the earth like drofs; therefore I love thy teitimonies. 8 My flefh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. 1 Deal with the thing that is lawful and right : O give me not over unto mine oppreiTors. M 2 Mate 266 PSALMS. The 26th Day. 2 Make thou thy fervant to delight in that which is good : let not the proud opprefs me. 3 Mine eyes are waited away with looking for thy health, and for the word of thy righteoufnefs. . 4 O deal with thy fervant according unto thy loving mercy; and teach me thy Statutes. 5 I am thy fervant; () grant me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 6 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine hand ; for they have deftroyed thy law. 7 For I love thy commandments above gold and precious Stones. 8 Therefore I eSteem all thy precepts concern- ing all things to be right, and all falfe ways I ut- terly' abhor. M ORNING-P RAYER, THY testimonies are wonderful, therefore doth my foul keep them. 2 When thy word goeth forth, it giveth light and understanding unto the fimple. 3 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath, for my delight was in thy commandments. 4 O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou ufeft to do unto thofe that love thy Name. 5 Order my Steps in thy word, and fo Shall no wickednefs have dominion over me. 6 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men, and fo Shall I keep thy commandments. 7 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy fervant, and teach me thy Statutes. 8 Mine eyes gufli out with water, becaufe men jiot thy law. Righteous TbtibthDay. PSALMS. 267 TJ Ighteous art thou, O Lord, and true are thy JLV judgments. 2 The teftimonies that thou haft commanded, are exceeding righteous and true. 3 My zeal hath even confumed me, becaufe mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 4 Thy word is tried to the uttermoft, and thy fervant loveth it. 5 I am fmall and of no reputation, yet do I not forget thy commandments. 6 Thy righteoufhefs is an everlafting righteouf- nefs, and thy law is the truth. 7 Trouble and heavinefs have taken hold upon me, yet is my delight in thy commandments. 8 The righteoufnefs of thy teftimonies is ever- lafting : O grant me underftanding, and I (hall live. I Call with my whole heart: hear me, O Lor J, I will keep thy ftatutes. 2 Yea, even unto thee do I call: help me, and I mall keep thy teftimonies. 3 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee, for In thy word is my truft. 4 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I may be occupied in thy words. 5 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy loving-kindr.efs : quicken me according as thou art wont. 6 They draw nigh that of malice perfecute me, and are far from thy law. 7 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord; for all thy commandments are true. 8 As concerning thy teftimonies, I have known long fmce, that thou haft founded them for ever. Confider mine adverfity and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law. M 2 2 Avenge o 263 PSALMS. The 26th Bay. 2 Avenge thou my caufe, and deliver me : quicken me according to thy word. 3 Health is far from the ungodly, for they re- gard not thy ftatutes. 4 Great is thy mercy, O Lord: quicken me as thou art wont. 5 Many there are that trouble me, and perfecute me •, yet do I not fwerve from thy tefti monies* 6 It grieveth me when I fee the tranfgrefTors, becaufe they keep not thy law. 7 Confider, O Lord, how I love thy command- ments : O quicken me according to thy loving- kind nefs. 8 Thy word is true from everlafting : all the judgments of thy righteoufnefs endure for ever- more. EVENING-PRAYER. PRinces have perfecuted me without a caute^ but my heart ftandeth in awe of thy word. 2 I am as glad of thy word, as one that findeth great fpoils. 3 As for lies, I hate and abhor them, but thy law do I love. 4 Seven times a day do I praife thee, becaufe of thy righteous judgments. 5 Great is the peace that they have who love thy law, and they are not offended at it. 6 Lord, 1 have looked for thy faving health, and done after thy commandments. 7 My foul hath kept thy teftirnonies, and loved ibem exceedingly. 8 I have kept thy commandments and teilimo- mss, for all my ways are before thee. 3 LET TBel6tbDay. PSALMS. 269 LET my complaint come before thee, O Lord ; give me understanding according to thy word. 2 Let my fupplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy word, 3 My lips (hall fpeak of thy praife, when thou haft taught me thy itatutes. 4 Yea, my tongue (hall fing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteous. 5 Let thine hand help me, for I have chofen thy commandments, 6 I have longed for thyfaving health, O Lord: and in thy law is my delight. 7 O let my foul live, and it {hall praife thee ; and thy judgments fhall help me. 8 I have gone aftray like a fheep that is loft: O feek thy fervant, for 1 do not forget thy command- ments. Psalm CXXI. IWill lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. 3 He will not fufFer thy foot to be moved ; and he that keepeth thee will not flecp. 4 Behold he that keepeth Ifrael, (hall neither H umber nor fleep. 5 The Lord himfelf is thy keeper : the Lord is thy defence upon thy right-hand ; 6 So that the fun (hall not fmite thee by day, neither the moon by night. 7 The Lord (hall preferve thee from all evil : yea, it is even he that fhall keep thy foul. 8 The Lord mail preferve thy going out and thy coming la from this time forth for evermore. M 3 MORNING. 270 PSALMS. Tbei-thDay. M ORNING- PRAYER. Psalm CXXIII. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwelled in the heavens. 2 Behold, even as the eyes of fervants look unto tKe hand of their matters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her millrefs, even fo our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we are utterly defpiied. 4. Our foul is filled with the fcornful reproof of the wealthy, and with the defpitefulnefs of the proud. Psalm CXXIV. 1[F the Lord hhnfelf had not been on our fide, Jl now may Ifrael fay; if the Lord himfelf had not been on cur fide, when men rofe up againfl us; 2 They had fwallowed us up quick, when they were (o wrathfuily difpleafed at us; 3 Yen, the waters had drowned u?, and the ftrearn had- gone over our foul. 4 The deep waters of the proud had gone even over our foul. 5 But praifed be the Lord, who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth. 6 Our foul is efcaped, even as a bird out of the fnare of the fowler : the fnare is broken, and we are delivered. 7 Our help ftandeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. Psalm CXXV. THEY that put their trufr in the Lord, fhall be even as the mount Sion, which cannot be removed, but ftandeth fad for ever. 2 The The2>)thDay. PSALMS. 27 1 2 The hills ftand about Jerufalem : even (o ftandeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore. 3 For the rod of the ungodly mail not reft upon the lot of the righteous, left the righteous put their hand unto vvickednefs. 4 Do well, O Lord, unto thofe that are good and true* of heart. 5 As for fuch as turn back unto their own wickednefs, the Lord (hall lead them forth with the evil-doers -, but peace mall be upon IfraeL Psalm CXXVL WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with joy, 3 Then faid they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. 4 Yea, the Lord hath dune great things for us, whereof we rejoice. 5 Turn our captivity, O Lord, as the rivers in the fouth. 6 They that fow in tears, mall reap in joy. 7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good feed, (hall doubtlefs come again with joy, and bring his {heaves with him. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm CXXVII. I? Xcept the Lord build the houfe, their labour is- \j but loft that build it. 2 Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Ma a Ife 272 P S A L M S. TheiphD^. 3 It Is but loft labour that ye hafte to rife up early, and ib late take reft, and eat the bread of carefulnefs : for fo he giveth his beloved fleep. 4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord. 5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even fo are the young children. 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they fhall not be afhamed when they fpeak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm CXXVIII. BLefTed are all they that fear the Lord, and walk in his ways. 2 For thou (halt eat the labours of thine hands i O well (hall it be with thee, and happy {halt thou be. 3 Thy wife fhall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thine houfe; 4 Thy children like olive-branches round about thy table. 5 Lo, thus (hall the man be blefTed that feareth the Lord. 6 The Lord from out of Sion fhall fo blefs thee* that thou fhalt fee Jerufalem in profperity all thy life long; 7 Yea, that thou fhalt fee thy children's children* and peace upon Ifrael. Psalm CXXX. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. 2 O let thine ears confider well the voice of my complaint. 3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amifs, O Lord, who fhall abide it? 4 But The 2-Jth Day. P S A L M S. 273 4 But there is mercy with thee, therefore fhalt thou be feared. 5 I look for the Lord, my foul doth wait for him : in his word is my truft. 6 My foul fleeth unto the Lord before the morn- ing- watch, I fay, before the morning- watch. 7 O Ifrael, truft in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- tion. 8 And he fhall redeem Ifrael from all his fins. Psalm CXXXI. LORD, I am not high- minded : I have no proud looks. 2 I do notexercife myfelf in great matters which are too high for me : 3 But 1 refrain my foul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother ; yea, my foul is even as a weaned child, 4 O Ifrael, truft in the Lord from this time forth for evermore. Psalm CXXXIII. BEhold, how good and joyful a thing it ;?, bre- thren, to dwell together in unity; 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard, even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the flrirts of his cloathing, 3 Like as the dew of Hcrmon which fell upon the hill of Sion. 4 For there the Lord promifed his blefling, and life for evermore, M? MORNING. 274 PSALMS. The 22th Day. MORNING-PRAYER, Psalm CXXXV. OPraife the Lord : laud ye the Name of the Lord, O ye fervants of" the Lord : 2 Ye that fland in the houfe of the Lord, in the courts of the houfe of our God ; 3 O praife the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : O fing praifes unto his Name, for it is lovely. 4 For why? the Lord hath chofen' Jacob unto himfelf, and Ifrael for his own poiTeinon. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatfoever the Lord pleafed, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the fea, and in all deep places. 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world, and fendeth forth lightnings with the lain, bringing the winds out of his treafures. 8 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever : fo doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another. o, For the Lord will avenge his people, and be gracious unto his fervants. io Praife the Lord, ye houfe of Ifrael: praife the Lord, ye houfe of Aaron. ii Praife the Lord, ye houfe of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, praife the Lord. 12 Praifed be the Lord out of Sion, who dwel- Ieth at Jerufalem. Psalm CXXXVIII. I Will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart : even before the gods will I fing praife unto thee. % I will worOlip toward thy holy temple, and praife The 28//; Day. P S A L M S. 275, praife thy Name, becaufe of thy lovirig-kindnefs and truth ; for thou haft magnified thy Name, and thy word above all things. 3 When I called upon thee, thou heardeft me, and enduedft my foul with much ftrength. 4 All the kings of the earth fhall praife thee, O Lord ; when they hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they fhall fing in the ways of the Lord, that great is the glory of the LokI. 6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he re- flect unto the lowly : as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off. 7 Though I walk in the mid.l of trouble, vet fault thou refrcfh me : thou fhalt ftretch forth thy hand upon the furioufnefs of mine enemies, and thy right-ha:. ave me. 8 The Lord (hall make good his loving-kindneS toward me : vea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth. for ever : forfake not then the works of thine own banc EVENING-PRAYER, Psalm CXXXIX. OLORD, thou haft fcarched me out, and k:;own me ; thou knoweft my down-fitting and mine up-niing5 thou underftandeft my thoughts long before. 2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed, and fpieft out all my ways. 3 For lo, t^ere is not a word in my tongue but thou, O Lord, ki;oweft it altogether. 4 'Fhou haft fafhioned me behind a:;d before, and laid thine hand upon me, M 6 5 Such 2?6 PSALMS. The 22th Day. 5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it. 6 Whither fhall I go. then from thy Spirit ? Or whither fhall I go then from thy prefence ? 7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there : if I go down to hell, thou art there alfo. 8 If I take the wings of the morning, and re- main in the uttermoft parts of the fea, 9 Even there alfo {ball thy hand lead me, and thy right-hand mall hold me. io If I fay, Peradventure the darknefs fhall co- ver me ; then fhall my night be turned into day. 11 Yea, the darknefs is no darknefs with thee, but the night is as clear as the day ; the darknefs and light to thee are both alike. 12 For my reins are thine; thou haft covered me in my mother's womb. 13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fear- fully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works ; and that-tny foul knoweth right well. 14 My fubftance was not hid from thee when I was made in fecret, and curioufly wrought in the loweft parts of the earth. 15 Thine eyes did fee my fubftance yet being imperfect ; and in thy book were all my members written ; 16 Which day by day were fafhioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How dear are thy counfels unto me, O God ! C how great is the fum of them 1 18 If I fhould count them, they are more in number than the fand ; when 1 awake, I am pre- jent with thee. 19 Try me, O God, and feek the ground of my heart: prove me, and examine my thoughts. 20 Look well if there be any way of wickednefs in me, and lead me in the way everlaflmi. M ORNI N G- Tie igtb Day. P S A L M S. *jf. MORNING. PRAYER. Psalm CXLI. LORD, I call upon thee ; hafte thee unto me, and confider my voice when I cry unto thee, 2 Let my prayer be fet forth in thy fight as the incenfe, and the lifting up of my hands as the even- ing facrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. 4. O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing j let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickednefs ; and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous rather finite me friendly, and reprove me. 6 Aline eyes look unto thee, O Lord God : in thee is my truft j O caft not out my foul. 7 Keep me from the fnare that they have laid for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers. Psalm CXLII. I Cried unto the Lord with my voice; yea, even unto the Lord did I make my fupplication. 2 I poured out my complaints before him, and fhewed him of my trouble. 3 When my fpirit was in heavinefs thou knewefr. my path : in the way wherein I walked have they fecretly laid a fnare for me. 4 I looked alfo upon my right-hand, and faw there was no man that would know me. 5 I had no place to flee unto, and no man cared for my foul. 6 I cried unto thee, O Lord, and faid, Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living. 7 Confider ^% PSALMS. nezgtbD^ j Ccnfider my complaint, for I am brought very low. 8 O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are- too ftrong for me. 9 Bring my foul out of prifon, that I may give thanks unto thy Name ; which thing if thou wilt grant me, then fhall the righteous refort unto my company. EVENING-PRAYER. Psalm CXLIIL. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and confider my defire ; hearken unto me for thy truth and righteoufnefs' fake. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy fer- vant; for in thy fight fhall no man living be jufti- fied. 3 My fpirit is vexed within me, and my heart within me is defolate. 4 Yet do I remember the time pail ; I mufe upon all thy works j yea, I exercife myfelf in the works of thy hands. 5 I ftretch forth my hands unto thee ; my foul gafpeth unto thee as a thirfty land. 6 Hear me, O Lord, and that foon, for my fpirit waxeth faint j hide not thy face from me, left I be like unto them that go down into the pit. j O let me hear thy loving-kindnefs betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trull : mew thou me the way that I fliould walk in ; for i lift up my foul unto thee. 8 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies ; for I flee unto thee to hide me. q Teach me to do the thing that pleafeth thee ; n for The 2gtb Day. PSALMS. 279 for thou art my God : let thy loving fpirit lead me forth into the land of righteoufnefs. 10 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's fake ; and, for thy righteoufnefs' fake, bring my foul out of trouble. Psalm CXLIV. BLESSED be the Lord my ftrength, who teacheth my hands to war, and my ringers to fight; 2 My hope and my fortrefs ; my caftle and deli- verer ; my defender in whom I truft, who fubdueth my people that is under me. 3 Lord, what is man that thou haft fuch refpeet unto him y or the (on of man, that thou (o regardeft him ! 4 Man is like a thing of nought ; his time pafTeth away like a fhadow. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down ; touch the mountains, and they fhall fmoke. 6 Caft forth thy lightning and tear them ; fhoot out thine arrows and confume them. 7 Send down thine hand from above ; deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of frrange children, 8 Whofe mouth talketh of vanity, and their right-hand is a right-hand of wickednefs. 9 I will fing a new fong unto thee, O God : thou doft give victory unto kings, and haft delivered David thy fervant from the peril of the fword. 10 Save me and deliver me from the hand cf ftrange children, whofe mouth talketh of vanity, and their right-hand is a right-hand of iniquity ; 11 That our fons may grow up as the young plants, and that our daughters may be as the p- liftied corners of the temple ; 12 That our garners may be full and plenteous 2>8o P S A L M S. The zctb Day. with all manner of ftore ; that our fheep may bring forth thoufantls and ten thoufands in our ftreets. 13 That our oxen may be ftrong to labour, that there be no decay, no leading into captivity, and 110 complaining in our ftreets. 14 Happy are the people that are in fuch a cafe : yea, blefied are the people who have the Lord for their God. MORNING-PRAYER. Psalm GXLV. I Will magnify thee, O God, my King, and I will praife thy Name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praife thy Name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord and marvellous, worthy to be praifed ; there is no end of bis greatnefs. 4 One generation fhall praife thy works unto another, and declare thy power. 5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worfhip, thy glory, thy praife, and thy wondrous works 5 6 So that men fhall fpeak of the might of thy marvellous acts > and I will alfo tell of thy great- nefs. 7 The memorial of thine abundant kindnefs (hall be mewed, and men fhall iing of thy righte- oufnefs. 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, long-fuf- feriiis:, and of great goodnefs. 9 The Lord is loving unto every man, and his mercy is over all his works. 10' All thy works praife thee,. O Lord, and thy faints give thanks unto thee. 11 They (hew the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power, 12 That The scthDay. PSAL M S. 281 12 That thy power, thy glory, and the mighti- nefs of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlafting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 14 The Lord upholdeth all iuch as fall, and lifteth up all thofe that are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord j and thou giveft them their meat in due feafon. 16 Thou opened thine hand, and filled all things living with plenteoufnefs. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him ; yea, all fuch as call upon him faith- fully. 19 He will fulfil the defire of them that fear him ; he alfo will hear their cry, and will help them. 20 The Lord preferveth all them that love him, but all the ungodly will he dedroy. 21 My mouth (hall fpeak the praife of the Lord; and let all flefh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever. Psalm CXLVI. PRAISE the Lord, O my foul; while I live will I praife the Lord; yea, as Ions; as I have any being, I will ling praifes unto my God. 2 O put not your trud in princes, nor in any child of man, for there is no help in them. 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, and then all his thoughts periih. 4 Blefled is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, and whofe hope is in the Lord his God ; 5 Who made heaven and earth, the fea, and ail that therein is; who keepeth his promife for ever. 6 Who a&Z PSALMS. The ^ah Day, 6 Who helpeth them to right that fufFer wrongs who feedeth the hungry. 7 The Lord loofeth men out of prifon ; the Lord giveth fight to the blind. 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen ; the Lord careth for the righteous. 9 The Lord careth for the Grangers ; he de- fendeth the fatherlefs and widow : .as for the way cf the ungodly, he turneth it ttpfide down. io The Lord thy God, O Sion, fhall be King for evermore, and throughout all generations. £ V i: N I N G - P R A Y E R. Psalm CXLVII. Praife the Lord; for it is a good tiling to fing praifes unto our God ; yea, a joyful and pleafant thing it is to be thankful. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerufalem, and ga- ther together the out-cads of Ifrael. 3 He healeth thofe that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their ficknefs. 4 He telleth the number of the liars, and calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power ; yea, and his wifdom is infinite. 6 The Lord fetteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly dov^n to the ground. 7 O fing unto the Lord with thankfgiving ; fing praifes unto our God ; 8 Who covereth the heaven with cloud?, and prepareth rain for the earth, and maketh the grafs to grow upon the mountains, and herb for the ufe cf men. 9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feed- eth the young ravens that call upon him. io Ha fbe $0thDay. PSALMS. 28 j 10 He hath no pleafare in the ftrength of an horfe, neither delighteth he in any man's legs. 11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear him ; and put their trufl: in his mercy. 12 Praife the Lord, O Jerufalem 5 praife thy God, O Sion. 13 For he hath made fait the bars of thy gate;, and hath bleiled thy children within thee. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the flour of wheat. 15 He fendeth forth his commandment upon earth, and his word runneth very fwiftly. 16 He giveth fnowlike wool, and fcattereth the hoar-froil like afhes. 17 He cafteth forth his ice like morfels : who is able to abide his frofr ? iS He fendeth out his word and rnelteth them j he blowcth with his wind, and the waters How. 19 fie fheweth his word unto Jacob, his ftatutes and ordinances unto Ifrael. 20 He hath not dealt fo with any nation ; neU ther have the heathen knowledge of his laws. Psalm CXLVIJI. O Praife the Lord of heaven j praife him in the height. 2 Praife him, all ye angels of his ; praife him, all his hofr. 3 Praife him, fun and moon -, praife him, all ye liars and li^ht. 4 Praife him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. 5 Let them praife the Name of the Lord ; for he fpake the word, and they were made ; be com- manded, and they were created. 6 He hath eftablifhed them for ever and ever ; he hath given them a lav/ which (hall not be broken. 7 Praife 284 P S A L M S. The 30th Day, 7 Praife the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps ; 8 Fire and hail, fnow and vapours, wind and florm, fulfilling his word ; 9 Mountains and all hills,, fruitful, trees and all cedars ; 10 Beafts and all cattle - 3 creeping things and feathered fowls ; 1 1 Kings of the earth and all people ; princes and all judges of the world : 12 Young men and maidens, old men and chil- dren, praife the Name of the Lord : for his Name only is excellent, and his praife above heaven and earth. 13 He (hall exalt the horn of his people: all bis Taints fhall praife him ; even the children of Ifrael, even the people that ferveth him. Psalm CL. O Praife God in his holinefs : praife him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praife him in his noble acls : praife him ac- cording to his excellent greatnefs. 3 Let every thing that hath breath praife the Lord. THE END OF THE PSALMS, The I 2S5 3 The Form and Manner of Making and Ordaining of Superintendents, Elders, and Deacons. The Form and Manner of making of Deacons. JFlien the Day appointed by the Superintendent is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there Jhall be a Sermon, or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office offuch as come to be admitted Deacons, After which one of the Elders Jhall prefent unto the Superintendent the Perfons to be ordained Deacons^ &nd fay, Prefent unto you thefe perfons prefent, to be ordained Deacons. 1 %beH their Names being read aloud, the Superin- tendent jhall fay unto the People : BRethren, if there be any of you, who knoweth any impediment or crime in any of thefe perfons prefented to be ordained Deacons, for the which he ought not to be admitted to that office, kt him come forth in the Name of God, and fhew what the crime or impediment is. And if any Crime or Itnpcd'nnent be objecled, the Su- perintendent foall furceafe from ordaining that Perfon, until fuch Time as the Party accufcd foall be found clear of that Crime* Then 286 The Orda in tng of Dec. Then the Superintendent (commending Juch as Jhall be found meet to be ordained, to the Prayers of the Congregation) flail, with the Minifers and People pre font, fay the Litany, infer ting a Petition for the Candidates, zuhen he prays for the Minijlers of the Gofpel'y and omitting the lafi Prayer and the BUJJing. Then Jhall be faid the Service for the Communion ^ with the Coiled, Epiflle, and Gcfpel, asfolhiveth. The Colletl. ALmighty God, who by thy Divine Provi- dence haft appointed divers orders of mi- nivers in thy church, and didft infpire thine Apoflles to choofe into the order of Deacons the firft martyr Saint Stephen, with others ; Mercifully behold thefe thy fervants now called to the liJce office and adminiftration -, replenifh them fo with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn them with in- nocency of life, that both by word and good ex- ample they may faithfully ferve thee in this efnee, to the glory of thy Name, and the edification of thy church, through the merits of our Saviour Jefus Chrift, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, now and for ever. Amen, The Epiflle. I Tim. iii. 8. Ikewife mud the Deacons be grave, not dcuble- tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ; holding the myfterv of the faith in a pure confeience. And let thefe alfo firft be proved ; then let them ufe the office of a Deacon, being found biamelefs. Even fo mult their wives be grave, not flanderers, foher, faithful in all things. Let the Deacons bethehufbands of one wife, ruling their The Ordaining of Deacons, 287 their children r.nd their own houfes well. For they that have ufed the omce of a Deacon well, pirchafe to themfelves a good degree, and great boldnefs in the faith which is in Chrift jefus. 'Then Jhall the Superintendent examine every one of them that are to he ordained^ in the Prefence of the People ', after this Manner following : DO you truft: that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghotr. to take upon you this office and miniftration, to ferve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people ? Anfuuer. I truft fa, The Superintendent. DO you think that you are truly called, ac- cording to the will of our Lord Jefus Chrift, to the miniftry of the church? Afwer. I think fo. 7 he Superintendent. DO you unfeignedly believe all the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Teftament? Anfuuer. I do believe them. The Superintendent. WILL you diligently read the fame unto the people whom you (hall be appointed to ferve ? Anfwer. I will. The Sup er intend en t . IT appertained! to the office of a Deacon, to affift the elder in Divine Service, and efpecially when he miniftereth the Holy Communion, to help him in aSS The Or darning of Deacon:. in the diftribution thereof, and to read and expound the Holy Scriptures; to inftrucl: the youth, and in the abfence of the elder to baptize. And further- more, it is his office, to fearch for the fick, poor, and impotent, that they may be vifited and re- lieved. Will you do this gladly and willingly ? Anfiver, I will do fo, by the help of God. The Super intendent. WILL you apply all your diligence to frame and fafhion your own lives, and the lives of your families (if you have or (hall have any) ac- cording to the doclrine of (Thrift; and to make both yourfelves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholfome examples of the Hock of Chrift ? Anfwer. I will do fo, the Lord being my helper. The Superintendent, WILL you reverently obey them to whom the charge and government over you is committed, following with a glad mind and will their godly admonitions? Anfwer. I will endeavour fo to do, the Lord being my helper. After this the Congregation Jhall he defircd, fecretly in their Prayers, tj make their humble Supplications to God for all thefe Things ; far which Prayers there Jhall be filence kepi for a Space. Then the Superintendent laying his Hands federally upon the Head of every one of them jhall fay , TAKE thou authority to execute the office of a Deacon in the church of God 3 in the Name of TJ;e Ordaining of Deacons* 289 «f the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghofh Amen. Then fiall the Superintendent deliver to every one of them the Holy Bible, faying* I^AKE thou authority to read the Holy Scrip- tures in the church of God, and to preach the fame. Tlnn one of them appointed by the Superintendent Jhall read The Gofpeh Luke xii. 35. LET your loins be girded about, and your lights burning, and ye yourfelves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding, that when hecometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. BleiTed are thofe fervants, whom the Lord when he corrTeth fhall find watching. Verily I fay unto you, That he fhall gird himfelf, and make them to fit down to meat, and will come forth and ferve them. And if he (hall come in the fecond watch, or come in the third watch, and find them fo, blefled are thofe fervants. Then Jhall the Superintendent proceed in the Commu* nion, and all that are ordained Jhall receive the Holy Communion, TJje Communion ended, immediately before the Bene" diclion, Jhall be f aid thefe Colle els following: ALmighty God, giver of all good things, who of thy great goodnefs haft vouchfafed to ac- cept and take thefe thy fervants into the offcee of N Deacons 2^0 The Ordaining cf Deacsns, Deacons in thy church ; Make them we befeech thee, O Lord, to be modeft, humble, and con- itant in their miniftration, and to have a ready will to obferve all fpiritual difcipline ; that they having always the teftimony of a good confcience, and continuing ever {table and ftrong in thy Son Chrift, may fo well behave themfelves in this infe- rior office, that they may be found worthy to be called unto the higher miniftries in thy church, through the fame thy Son our Saviour Jefus Chrift.; to whom be glory and honour world without end, Amen* PRevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy mod: gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that all our works may be begun, continued, and ended in thee, that we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlafting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. MAY the peace of God, which pafleth all under- standing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jefus Chrift our Lord ; and may the bleffing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, be amongft you, and remain with you al- ways. Amen* a'he [ 2 9 I ] The Form and Manner of ordaining of Elders. JVhen the Day appointed by the Superintendent is come, after Morning-Prayer is ended, there Jhall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring the Duty ani Office of fu:h as come to be ad?nitted Elders ; how neceffary that Order is in the Church of Chri/l, and alfo how the People ought to ejhem them in their Office. Firjl, one of the Elders Jhall prefent unto the Superin- tendent all them that are to be ordained, and fay , Prefent unto you thefe perfons prefent, to be ordained Elders. Then their Names being read aloud, the Superintendent fhail fay unto the People ; GOOD People, thefe are they whom we pur- pofe, God willing, this day to ordain Elder?, p'or after due examination, we find not to the con- trary, but that they are lawfully called to this function and miniftry, and that they are perfon? meet for the fame. But if there be any of you, who knoweth any impediment or crime in any of them, for the which he ought not to be received into this holy minifrry, let him come forth in the name of God, and fhew what the crime or impedi- ment is. And if any Crime or Imped'nnent be objetfed, the Su- perintendent Jhallfurceafe from ordaining that Per- fon, until fuch Time as the Party accufed Jhall be found clear of that Crime. Na Then 292 The Ordaining of Elders, Then the Superintendent (commending fuch as Jhall be found meet to be ordained, to the Prayers of the Congregation) Jhall, with the Minlflers and People prejent, fay the Lit any ^ inferting a Petition for the Candidates, when he prays for the Minlflers of the Gof- pel i and omitting the lajl Prayer and the Blejfing. Then Jhall befaid the Service for the Communion ; with the Collefly Epiflle, and Go/pel, as follozveth. The Colleft. ALmlghty God, giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit haft appointed divers orders of minifters in thy church : mercifully behold thefe thy fervants now called to the office of Elders ; and replenish them fo with the truth of thy doc- trine, and adorn them with innocency of life, that both by word and good example they may faith- fully ferve thee in this office, to the glory of thy name, and the edification of thy church, through the merits of our Saviour Jefus Chrift, who liveth. and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, world without end. Amen* The Epiflle. Ephef. iv. 7. UNTO every one of us is given grace according to the meafure of the gift of Chrift. Where- fore he faith, When he afcended up on high, he Jed captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he afcended, what is it but that he alfo defcended firft into the lower parts of the earth ? He that defcended, is the fame alfo that afcended up far above all things.) And he gave fome Apoftles, and fome Prophets, and fome Evange- lifts, and fome Paftors and Teachers, for the per- fecting of the faints, for the work of the mini- stry, for the edifying of the body of Chrift ; till we Tfie Ordaining of Elders. 293 we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the meafure of the ftature of the fulnefs of Chrift. After this flail he read for the Go/pel, Part of the Tenth Chapter of Saint John, St. John x.i. VErily verily I flay unto you, He that entcreth- not by the door into the fheep-fold, but climbeth up fome other way,, the fame is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door 5 is the fhspherd of the fheep. To him the porter openetb, and the fheep hear his voice : and he ealleth his own fheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own (beep, he goeth before them, and the fheep follow him 5 for they know his voice. And a Granger will they not follow, but flee from him j for they know not the voice of Grangers, This parable fpake Jefus unto them, but they underftood not what things they were which he fpake unto them. Then faid Jefus unto them again, Verily verily I fay unto you, I am the door of the fheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers ; but the fheep did not hear them. I am the door ; by me if any man enter in, he (hall be faved, and fhall go in and out, and find pafture. The thief cometh not but tofteal, and to kill, and to deftroy : I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good Shepherd : the good Shepherd giveth his life for the fheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the Shepherd, whofe own the fheep are not, feeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the fheep, and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth them, and fcattereth the fheep. The hireling fleeth becaufe he is an hire- N 3 ling r 2Q4- We Or darning cf Elders* Jing, and careth not for the fhcep. I am the gootf Shepherd, and know my fheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even fo know I the Father : and I Jay down my life for the fheep. And other fheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them alfo I muff, bring, and they ihall hear my voice $ and there ihall be one fold, and one Shepherd. And that done the Superintendent jball fay unto them a: hereafter foUowefhy X^OU have heard, Brethren, as well in your pri- A vate examination, as in the exhortation which was now made to you, and in the holy leflons taken out of the Gofpel, and the writings of the Apoftles, of what dignity, and of how great importance this office is, whereunto ye are called. And now again we exhort you in the name of our Lord Jems Chrift, that you have in remembrance, into how high a dignity, and to how Weighty an office and charge ye are called : That is to fay, to be MefTen- gers, Watchmen, and Stewards of the Lord 5 to teach, and to premonifh, to feed and provide for the Lord's family; to feek for Chrifl's fheep that are difperfed abroad, and for his children who are in the mld.il: of this naughty world, that they may be faved through Chrift for ever. Have always therefore printed in your remem- brance how great a treafure is committed to your charge. For they are the fheep of Chrift, which he bought with his death, and for whom he fhed his blood. The church and congregation whom you muft ferve, is his fpoufe, and his body. And if it fhall happen, the fame church, or any mem- ber thereof do take any hurt or hinderance by reafon of your negligence, ye know the greatnefs of the fault, and alfo the horrible punifhment that will enfue. The Ordainhtg cf Elders. 29^ enfue. Wherefore confider with yourfelves the end of the miniftry towards the children of God, towards the fpoufe and body of Chrift ; and fee that you never ceafe your labour, your care and diligence, until you have done all that lieth in you, according to your bounden duty, to bring all fuch as are or fhall be committed to your charge, unto that agreement in the faith and knowledge of God, and to that ripenefs and perfectnefs of age in Chrift, that there be no place left among you. either for error in religion, or for vicioufnels in life. Forafmuch then as your office is both of fo great excellency, and of fo great difficulty, ye fee with how great care and fludy ye ought to apply your- felves, as w T ell that ye may fhew yourfelves dutiful and thankful unto that Lord, who hath placed you in {o high a dignity; as alfb to beware that neither you yourfelves offend, nor be occafion that others offend. Howbeit ye cannot have a mind and will thereto of yourfelves ; for that will and ability is given of God alone : therefore ye ought, and have need to pray earneftly for his holy Spirit. And feeing that you cannot by any other means compafs the doing of fo weighty a work, pertain- ing to the falvation of man, but with doctrine and exhortation taken out of the Holy Scriptures, and with a life agreeable to the fame : confider how ftudioas ye ought to be in reading and learning the Scriptures, and in framing the manners both of yourfelves, and of them that fpecially pertain unto you, according to the rule of the fame Scriptures : and for this felf-fame caufe, how ye ought to for- fake and fet afide (as much as you may) all worldly cares and ftudies. We have good hope that you have all weighed 2nd pondered thefe things with yourfelves long before this time; and that you have clearly deter- mined, by God's grace, to give yourfelves wholly N 4 jo 20,6 The Ordaining of Elder u to this office, whereunto it hath pleafed God to call you : fo that, as much as lieth in you, you will apply yourfelves wholly to this one thing, ami draw all your cares and frudies this way, and that you will continually pray to God the Father, through the mediation of our only Saviour Jefus Chrift, tor ths heavenly affiftance of the Holy Ghofr. : that by daily reading and weighing of the Scriptures, ye may wax riper and itronger in your miniury ; and that ye may fo endeavour yourfelves from time to time to fanctify the lives of you and your's, and to fafnion them after the rule and doctrine of Chrift, that ye may be wholefome and godly examples and patterns for the people to follow. And now that this prefent congregation of Chrift, here afTembled, may alfo underftand your minds and wills in thefe things, and that this your pro- rnife may the more move you to do your duties : ye fhall anfwer plainly to thefe things, which we, in the Name of God, and of his Church, fhall de- mand of you touching the fame, t O you think in your heart, that you are truly _ ? called, according to the will of our Lord Je- ius Chrift, to the order of Elders ? .Jnjzver. I think fo. The Superintendent. ARE you perfuaded that the Holy Scriptures contain fufficientlv, all doclrine required of neceflity for eternal falvation through faith in jefus Chrift ? And are you determined, out of the faid Scriptures to initruct the people committed to your charge, and to teach nothing, as required of necef- Tity To eternal falvation, but that which you fhall be perfuaded, The Ordaining of Elders. £97 perfuaded, may be concluded and proved by the Sciipture ? Anfwer. I am To perfuaded, and have fo deter- mined, by God's grace. 17) e Superintendent, WILL you then give your faithful diligence^, always fo to minifter the doctrine and facra- ments, and the difcipline of Chrift, as the Lord hath commanded ?• Anfwer, I will fo do,- by the help of the Lord.. TJ;e Superintendent. WILL you be ready with all faithful diligence-. to hanifh and drive away all erroneous and ftrange doctrines contrary to God's word ; and to ufe both public and private admonitions and exhort- ations, as well to the fick as to the whole within your diftricl, as need fhail require, and occafion lhail be ^iven ? Anfwer \ I will, the Lord being my helpero The Superintendent,- WILL you be diligent in prayers, and in read- ing of the Holy Scriptures, and in fuch ffcudies as help to the knowledge of the fame, laying afide the ftudy of the world and the flefh ? Anfwer. I will endeavour fo to do, the Lord fcsing my helper. N 5- %B$ 298 The Ordaining of Elders* TJie Superintendent. WILL you be diligent to frame and fafhion your own felves, and your families (if you have, or fhall have any), according to the doctrine of Chrift; and to make both yourfelves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholefome examples and patterns to the flock of Chrift? Anfwer* I fhall apply myfelf thereto, the Lord being my helper. The Superintendent, WILL you maintain and fet forwards, as much as lieth in you, quietnefs, peace, and love among all Chriftian people,, and efpecially among them that are or fhall be committed to your charge ? Jnfwer. I will do fo, the Lord being my helper. The Superintendent. WILL you reverently obey your chief mini- fters, unto whom is committed the charge and government over you; following with a glad mind and will their godly admonitions, and iub- mitting yourfelves to their godly judgments? Anfiver. I will fo do, the Lord being my helper. Then Jhall the Superintendent fay y ALmighty God, who hath given you this will to do all thefe things; grant alfo unto you irrength and power to perform the fame ; that he may accomplifh his work which he hath begun in you, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Atntn* After The Ordaining cf Elders. 299 After this the Congregation Jhall be dcfired, fecretly in their Prayers, to make their humble Supplications to God for all thefe Things : for which Prayers there fnall be Silence kept for a Space, After which Jhall be faid by the Superintendent (the Perfons to be ordained Elders, all kneeling) Veni Creator Spiritus ; the Superintendent beginnings and the Elders and others that are prefent anjwertng by Verfes, as followeth. COME, Holy Ghoft, our fouls infpire, And lighten with celejlial fire* Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dojl thy fev' nf old gifts impart: Thy blefied Unclion from above Is comfort, life, and fire cf love* Enable with perpetual light The dulnefs of our blinded fight: Anoint and cheer our foiled face With the abundanc-e of thy grace : Keep far our foes, give peace at home : Where thou art Guide, no ill can corns. Teach us to know the Father, Son, And thee of both, to be but one : That through the ages all along, This may be our endlefs Song ; Praife to thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. That done, the Superintendent Jhall pray in this Wife % and fay, ALmighty God, and heavenly Father, who of thine infinite love and goodnefs towards us, Uaft given to us thy only and moft dearly beloved Son jefus Chrift to be our Redeemer, and the Author of everlailing life; who after he had made -< N 6 perfeft 300 The Ordaining of Elders. perfect our redemption by his death, and was af- cended into heaven, Tent abroad into the world his jApoftles, Prophets, Evangelifts, Do&ors, and Paftors; by whofe labour and miniftry he gathered together a great flock in all the parts of the world, to fet forth the eternal praife of thy holy Name: for thefe Co great benefits of thy eternal goodnefs, and for that thou haft vouchfafed to call thefe thy fervants here prefent to the fame Office and Mini- stry appointed for the falvation of mankind, we render unto thee mod hearty thanks, we praife and worfhip thee ; and we humbly bcfeech thee by the fame thy blefied Son, to grant unto all, who either here or elfewhere call upon thy holy Name, that we may continue to (hew ourfelves thankful unto thee for thefe and all other thy benefits ; and that we may daily increafe and go forwards in the know- ledge and faith of thee and thy Son by the Holy Spirit. So that as well by thefe thy Minifters, as by them over whom they fhall be appointed thy Minifters, thy holy Name may be forever glorified, and thy blefied kingdom enlarged, through the fame thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord ; who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the fame Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen* When this Prayer is done, the Superintendent, with the Elders prefent, Jhall lay their Hands feverally -upon the Head of every one that rece'vveth the Order cf Elders: the Receivers humbly kneeling upon their KneeS) and the Super hit en dent faying, \ Eceive the Holy Ghoft for the Office and Work \. of an Eider in the Church of God, now com- mitted unto thee by the impofition of our hands. And be thou a faithful Difpenfer of the Word of God, and of his holy Sacraments 5 in the Name 1 1 ^ The Ordaining of Elders. 301 of the Father, and of the Son* and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen. Then the Superintendent fnall deliver to every one of them, kneeling, the Bible into his Hand, faying, TAKE thou authority to preach the Word of God, and to adminifter the holy Sacraments in the Congregation. JVIxn this is done the Superintendent Jhali go on in the Service of the Communion, which all they that re • ceive Orders Jhali take together* The Communion being done, after the lajl Collect, and' immediately before the Benediction, Jhali be faid. thefe Co Heels. MOST merciful Father, we befeech thee to fend upon thefe thy fervants thy heavenly bleffing - r that they may be clothed with righte- oufnefs, and thy Word fpoken by their mouths, may have fuch fuccefs, that it may never be fpoken in vain. Grant alfo, that we may have grace to hear and receive what they fhall deliver out of thy mod holy Word, or agreeable to the fame, as the means of our falvation ; that in all our words and deeds we may feek thy glory, and the increafe of thy kingdom, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen*. PRevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy moft gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that all our works may be begun, continued, and ended in thee, that we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlafting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, MAY 302 The Ordination of Superintendents* MAY the peace of God, which pafieth all un- derftanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jefus Chrift our Lord; and may the bleifing of God Almighty the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, be amongft you, and remain with you al- ways. Amen. And if on the fame Day the Order of Deacons be given to feme, and that of Elders to others ; the Deacons /hall be firf prcfented, and then the Elders ; and it Jhall fufficc, that the Litany be once faid for loth. The Colled s Jhall both be ufed\ firf, that for Deacons, then that for Elders. The Epijlle Jhall be Ephef. iv. 7 to 13. as before in this Office, Immediately after which, they that are to be ordained Deacons JJjall be examined, and ordained, as is above prescribed. Then one of them having read the Gofpel, which Jhall be St. Joh n x . 1 . as before in this Office -, they that are to be ordained Elders, Jhall likeivije bt examined and ordained^ as is in this Office before appointed. The Form of Ordaining a Superin- tendent. After Morning -Prayer is ended, the Superintendent fall begin the Communion- Service \ in which this Jliall be Tie CollcSf. ALmighty God, who by thy Son Jcfus Chriir. Hid If give to thy holy Apoftles many excellent gifts, and didft charge rhem to feed thy flock; give Tbf Ordination of Superintendents, 303 give grace, we befeech thee, to all the Minifters and Paftors of thy Church, that they may diligently preach thy Word, and duly adminifter the godly Difcipline thereof ; and grant to the people, that they may obediently follow the fame; that all may receive the crown of everlafting glory, through Jefus Chrifr. our Lord. Amen. Then Jhall be read by one of the Elder ^ the Epiftlei Acts xx. 17. FROM Miletus Paul fent to Ephefus, and called the Elders of tfoe Church. And when they were come to him, he faid unto them, Ye know from the firft day that I came into Afia, after what manner I have been with you at all feafons, ferving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews : and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have mewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from houfe to houfe, teflifying both to the Jews, and alfo to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jefus Chrift. And now behold, I go bound in the Spirit unto Jerufalem, not knowing the things that mail befall me there ; fave that the Holy Ghoft witnefTeth in every city, faying, That bonds and affii&ions abide me. But none of thefe things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myfelf, fo that I might finifh my courfe with joy, and the miniftry which I have re- ceived of the Lord Jefus; to teftify the Gofpel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the Kingdom of God, (hall fee my face no more. Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not fhunned to declare u'nto you all the counfel of God, 304 T'he Ordination of Superintendents, God. Take heed therefore unto yourfelves, and to all the flock, over wnich the Holy Ghoft hath made you Overfeers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchafed with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departure (hall grievous wolves enter in among you, not fparing the flock. Alfo of your own felves (hall men arife, fpeaking perverfe things, to draw away difciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that for the fpace ©f three years, I ceafed not to warn every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among them who are fan&i- fied. I have coveted no man's filver, or gold, or apparel: yea, ye yourfelves know, that thefe hands have miniftered unto my neceffities, and to them that were with me. I have fhewed you all things, how that fo labouring ye ought to fupport the weak ; and to remember the words of the Lord Jefus, how he faid, It is more bleiled to give than, to receive. Then another Eld&r Jl)all read The Go/pel, St. John xx i. 15. JESUS faith to Simon Peter,. Simon, fon of Jonas r loveft thou me more than thefe? He faith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knoweft that 1 love thee. He laid unto Him r Feed my lambs. He faith to him again the fecond time, Simon, fon of Jonas, loved: thou me? He faith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knoweft that I love thee. He faith unto him, Feed my fheep. He faith unto him the third time, Simon, Von of Jonas, loveft thou me ? Peter was grieved becaufe be faid unto him the third time, Lovelt The Ordination of Superintendents, 305 I overt: thou me? And he faid unto him, Lord, thou knowefl all things : thou knoweft that I love thee. Jefus faith unto him, Feed my fheep. Or this: St. Matth. xxviii. iS. JESUS came and fpake unto them, faying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing thorn, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft ; teaching them to obferve all things whatsoever I have commanded you ; and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. After the Go/pel and the Sermon are ended, the elected Per fin Jhall be presented by two Eldzrs unto the Superintendent, faying, WE prefent unto you this godly Man to be ordained a Superintendent. Then the Superintendent Jhall move the Congregation prefent to pray, faying thus to them : BRethren, it is written in the Gofpel of Saint Luke, That our Saviour Chrift continued the whole night in prayer, before he did choofe and fend forth his twelve Apoftles. It is written alfo in the Acls of the Apoftles, That the Difciples who were at Antioch, did faft and pray, before they laid hands on Paul and Barnabas, and fent them forth. Let us therefore, following the ex- ample of our Saviour Chriir, and his Apoftles, firft fall to prayer before we admit, and fend forth this perfon prefented unto us, to the work, where- unto we trull the Holy Ghoft hath called him. 'nd. 306 The Ordination of Superintendent*. And then Jhall he faid the Litany -, a Petition Being inferted for the Candidate ; and the lajl Prayer and the Blejfing being omitted. Then fiall be faid this Prayer following : ALmighty God, giver of all good thing?, who by thy Holy Spirit haft appointed divers or- ders of ministers in thy church ; mercifully behold this thy fervant now called to the work and mi* niftry of a Superintendent, and replenifh him fo with the truth of thy do£lrine, and adorn him with innocency of life, that, both by word and deed, he may faithfully ferve thee in this office, to the glory of thy Name and the edifying and well -governing of thy churchy through the merits of our Saviour Jefus Chrifr, who liveth and reigneth with thee- and the Holy Ghoft, world without end. Amen. Then the Superintendent Jhall fay to him that is to be- er da ined, BRother, forafmuch as the Holy Scripture com- mands that we faould not be hafty in laying on hands, and admitting any perfon to government in the church of Chrifl, which he hath purchafed with no lefs price than the efFufion of his own blood ; before I admit you to this adminiftration I will examine you on certain articles, to the end that the congregation prefent may have a trial, and bear witnefs how you are minded to behave your* felf in the church of God. AR E you perfuaded that you are truly called to this miniftration, according to the will of our Lord Jefus Chrift ? dnfwer. I am io perfuaded. Tl* tte Ordination of Superintendents. 307 The Superintendent. ARE you perfuaded that the Hoh T Scriptures contain fufficiently all doctrine required of neeellity for eternal falvation, through faith in Jefus Chriit. ? And are you determined out of the lame Holy Scriptures to inftrucr. the people com- mitted to your charge, and to teach or maintain nothing as required of necefTity to eternal falvation, but that which you fhali be perfuaded nlay be cor> eluded and proved by the fame ? Anfooer. I am perfuaded, and determined by God's grace. Tie Superintendent. WILL you then faithfully cxercife yourfelf in the fame Holy Scriptures, and call upon God by prayer for the true undemanding of thre fame, fo as you may be able by them to teach and exhort with whulefome doctrine, and to withfland and convince the gainfayers ? dnfwer. I will fo do, by the help of Gcd. The Superintendent. ARE you ready, and with faithful diligence* to banifh and drive away all erroneous and ft range doctrines contrary to God's Word, and both privately and openly to call upon and en- courage others to the fame ? Anfiver. I am ready, the Lord being my helper. The 308 The Ordination of Superintendents. The Superintendent. WILL you deny all ungodlinefs and worldly lulls, and live foberiy, righteoufly, and godly in this prefent world, that you may mew yourfelf in all things an example of good works unto others, tha* the adverfary may be afhamed, having nothing to fay againft you ? Anfwer. I will fo do 3 the Lord being my helper. The Superintendent. WILL you maintain and fet forward, as much as fhall lie in you, quietnefs, love, and peace among all mt:n j and fuch as fhall be un- quiet, difobecient, and criminal within your diftri£t, correct and punifh, according to fuch authority as you have by God's Word, and as lhali be committed unto you. Anfwer. I will fo do, by the help of God. The Superintendent. WILL you be faithful in ordaining, fending^ or laying hands upon others ? Anfwer. I will fo be, by the help of God. The Superintendent. WILL you fhew yourfelf gentle, and be mer- ciful, for ChriiVs fake, to poor and needy people, and to all Grangers deftitute of help? Anfcjer. I will [o fhew myfelf, by God's help. Thm The Ordination of Superintendents, 30^ Then the Superintendent /ball fay 9 ALmighty God, our heavenly Father, who hath given you a good will to do all thefe things, grant alfo unto you ftrength and power to perform the fame ; that, he accomplifhing in you the good work which he hath begun, you maybe found per- fect and irreprehenfible at the laft day, through Jefus Chritt our Lord. Amen* Then/hall Veni Creator Spiritus be /aid. COME, Holy Ghoft, our fouls infpire, And lighten with cehjiial fire* Thou the anointing Spirit art Who dojl thy feven-f old gifts impart: Thy blefTed Undlion from above Is comfort^ life, and fire of love. Enable with perpetual light The dulnefs of cur blinded fight. Anoint and cheer our foiled face With the abundance of thy grace. Keep far our foes, give peace at home; Where thou art Guide , no ill can come* Teach us to know the Father, Son, And thee of both, to be but one : That through the ages all along, This may be our endlefs Song , Praife to thy eternal merit, Father , Son, and Holy Spirit, That ended, the Superintendent flail fay \ Lord, hear our prayer. Anf, And let our cry come unto thee. %IQ The Ordination cf Superintendents. A ■The Superintendent. Lmighty God and mod merciful Father, who _> of thine infinite goodnefs haft given thine only and dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift to be our Re- deemer, and the Author cf everlafting life, who, after that he had made perfect our redemption by hrS death, and was afcended into heaven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men, making fome Apoftles, fome Prophets, fome Evangelifts, fome Pallors and Doctors, to the edifying and making perfect his church ; grant, we befcech thee, to this thy fervant fuch grace, that he may evermore be ready to fpread abroad thy gofptl, the glad- tidings of reconciliation with thee, and ufe the authority given him, not to deftruciion, but to fal- vation ; net to hurt, but to help; fo that, as a wife and faithful fervant, giving to thy Family their portion in due feafon, he may at laft be re- ceived into everlafting joy, through Jefus Chrill our Lord, who, with thee and the Holy Ghoft, Jiveth and reigneth, One God, world without end. dmen. Then the Superintendent and Elders prefent fhall lay their Hands upon the Head of the defied Perfsti kneeling hefoi e them upon his Knees, the Superin- tendent faying, REceive the Holy Ghoft for the ofHce and work of a Superintendent in the church of God, now committed unto thee by the impofition of our hands, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft, Amen. And remember that thou ftir up the grace of God which is given thee by this impofition of our hands ; for God hath not given us the fpirit of fear, but of power, and Igve, and fobernefs. I Tkn The Ordination sf Superintendents* 3 1 £ ^hen the Superintendent jhall deliver him the Bihle t faying. GIVE heed unto reading., exhortation, and doc- trine. Think upon the things contained in this book. Be diligent in them, that the increafe coming thereby may be manifeft unto all men. Take heed unto thyfelf, and to thy doctrine; for by fo doing thou fnalt both fave thyfelf and them that hear thee. Be to the flock of Chrift a fhep- herd, not a wolf; feed them, devour them nor. Hold up the weak, heal the fick, bind up the broken, bring again the outcafts, leek the loft. Be fo merciful, that you be not too remifs ; fo minifter difcipline, that you forget not mercy j that when the chief Shepherd fhall appear, you may receive the never-fading crown of glory, through Jefus Chrift cur Lord. Amen, *Then the Superintendent flwll proceed in the Commu- nion-Service, with whom the newly- ordained Su- perintendent ', and other Per Jons prefcrJ, Jhall com- municate, And for the lafl Colled, immediately lefore the Beiu~ diclion, Jhall he f aid thefe Prayers. MOST merciful Father, we befeech thee to fend down upon this thy fervant thy heavenly blefiing, and fo endue him with thy Holy Spirit, that h-e^ preaching thy word, may not only be earned to reprove, befeech, and rebuke with all patience and doctrine, but alfo may be to fuch as believe a wholefome example in word, in con- vention, in love, in faith, in chaftity, and in purity; that faithfully fulfilling his courfe, at the iatter day he may receive the crown of righteouf- nefs 312 'The Ordination of Superintendents . nefs laid up by the Lord, the righteous Judge, who liveth and reigneth one God with the Father and the Holy Ghoft, world without end. Ah i men. p Revent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy moft gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that all our works may be begun, continued and ended in thee, that we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlafting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen, MAY the peace of God, which pafTeth all un* derftanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jefus Chrift our Lord ; and may the bleffing of God Almighty, the Father, the* .Son, and the Holy Ghoft, be amongft you, and remain with you always. Amen* ARTICLES [ 3'3 3 ARTICLES of RELIGION. I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity. THERE is but one living and true God, ever- lading, without body or parts : of infinite power, wifdom, and goodnefs ; the Maker and Preferver of all things both vifible and inviftble. And in unity of this Godhead there are three Per- fons of one fuhftance, power, and eternity ; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft. 1 1 . Of the Word) or Son of God, who was made very Man, HP HE Son, who is the Word of the Father, the JL very and eternal God, of one fubflance with the Father, took man's nature in the womb of the blefled Virgin ; fo that two whole and perfect na- tures, that is to fay, the Godhead and Manhood, were joined together in one Perfon, never to be divided, whereof is one Chriif, very God, and very man, who truly fuffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a facrifice, not only for original guilt, but alfo for actual fins of men. III. Of the Refurreftion of Cbrifi. C^HRIST did truly rife again from the dead, A and took again his body, with all things ap- pertaining to the Perfection of Man's Nature, wherewith he afcended into Heaven, and there fitteth until he return to judge all men at the laft day. O IV. Of 3 T4 ARTICLES of RELIGION 1 . IV. Of the Holy Ghofi. THE HolyGhoft, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one Subftance, Majefty, and Glory, with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God. V . Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation, HOLY Scripture containeth all things neceiTary to Salvation : fo that whatsoever is not read therein, or may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it mould be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requriite or neceiFary to falvation. In the name of the Holy Scripture we do underftand thofe Canonical Books of the Old and New Teftament, of whofe authority- was never any doubt in the Church. Of the Names of the Canonical Books, Enefis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Jofhua, Judges, Ruth, The Firft Book of Samuel, The Second Book of Samuel, The Firft Book of Kings, The Second Book of Kings, The Firit Book of Chronicles, The Second Book of Chronicles^ The Book of Ezra, The Book of Nehemiah, The Book of Either, The Book of Job, The Pfalms, TJae Proverbs, « Eccleiiaftes, G ARTICLES of RELIGION. 315 Ecclefiaftes, or the Preacher, Cantica, or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets the greater, Twelve Prophets the lefs. All the Books of the New Teftament, as they are commonly received, we do receive and account Canonical. VI. Of theOldTepmeni. TH E Old Teftament is not contrary to the New ; for both in the Old and New Tefta- ment everlafting life is offered to mankind by Chrift, who is the only Mediator between God and Alan, being both God and Man. Wherefore they are not to be heard, who feign that the old Fathers did look only for tranfitory promifes. Al- though the law given from God by Mofes, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, doth not bind Chrilrians, nor ought the Civil Precepts thereof of neceflity to be received in any Commonwealth : yet, notwith (landing, no Chriftian whatfoever is free from the obedience of the commandments which are called Moral. VII. Of Original or Birth-Sin. ORiginal Sin ftandeth not in the following of Adam (as the Pelagians do vainly talk) but it is the corruption of the nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam, whereby man is very far gone from original rigbte- ©ufnefs, and of his own nature inclined to evil, and that continually. VIII. Of Free-mil THE condition of man after the fall of Adam is fuch, that he cannot turn and prepare hi mfelf by his own natural ftrength and works to faith, and calling upon God : Wherefore we have no power O 2 to ji6 ARTICLES of RELIGION. to do good works pleafant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Chrift preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will. IX. Of the Jvflification of Man, 7E are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift, by faith, and not for our own works or defervings : wherefore, that we are juftifled by faith only, is a moft wholefome doctrine, and very luli of comfort. X. Of good Works. ALthough good Works, which are the fruits cf Faith, and follow after Juftification, cannot put away our fins, and endure the feverity of God's judgment; yet are they pleafmg and acceptable to God in Chrift, and fpring out of a true and lively Faith, infomuch that by them a lively Faith mav be as evidently known, as a tree difcerned by its fruit. XL Of Works of Supererogation. Voluntary Works, befides, over and above God's Commandments, which they call Works of Supererogation, cannot be taught with- out arrogancy and impiety. For by them men do declare, That they do not only render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that they do more for his fake than of bounden duty is required : whereas Chrift faith plainly, When ye have done all that is commanded you, fay, We are unpro- fitable fervants. XII. Of Sin after Juftification. TVj ^T ever y fi" willingly committed after Jufti- X^ ficr.tion, is the fin again ft the Holy Ghoft, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of re- pentance ARTICLES of RELIGION. 317 peritance is not to be denied to fuch as fall into fin, after juftification : after we have received the Holy Ghofr, we may depart from grace given, and fall into fin, and by the grace of God rife again, and amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned who fay they can no more fin as long as they live here, or deny the place of forgivenefs to fuch as truly repent. XIII. Of the Church. THE vifible Church of Chrift is a Congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments duly ad- piiniftened according to ChriiVs Ordinance, in all things that of neceffity are requifttc to the fame, XIV. Of Purgatory. '"TpHE Romifh Doclrine concerning Purgatory, A Pardons, WoiHiipping, and Adoration, as well of Images, as of Reliques, and alio Invoca- tion of Saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warrant of Scripture, but re- pugnant to the Word of God. XV. Of J peaking in the Congregation in fuch a Tongue as the People underjiand. XT is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the Culfom of the Primitive Church, to have Public Prayer in the Church, or to mi- nifter the Sacraments in a Tongue not underfcootl by the People. XVI. Of the Sacraments. SAcraments ordained of Chrift, are not only badges or tokens of Chriftian Men's Profetfion ; but rather they are certain Signs of Grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth O 3 work ■3i 8 ARTICLES of RELIGION. work invifibly in us, and doth not only quicken^ but alfo ltrengthen and confirm our faith in him. There are two Sacraments ordained of Chrifl our Lord in the Gofpel -, that is to fay, Baptifm, and the Supper of the Lord. Thofe five commonly called Sacraments ; that is to fay, Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, smd extreme Un£tion, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gofpel, being fuch as have partly grown out of the corrupt following of the Apoftles ; and partly are Hates of life allowed in the Scripture?, but yet have not the like nature of Baptifm and th* Lord's Supper, becaufe they have not any vifible Sign or Ceremony ordained of God. The Sacraments were not ordained of Chrifr to be gazed upon, or to be carried about ; but that we fhould duly ufe them. And in fuch only as wor- thily receive the fame, they have a wholefome effect or operation : but they that receive them unwor- thily, purchafe to themfelvcs condemnation, as Saint Paul faith. XVII. Of Baptifm. BAptifm is not only a fign of profefilon, and mark of difference, whereby Chriftians are dirtinguifhed from others that are not baptized ; but it is alfo a fign of regeneration, or the new birth. The Baptifm of young children is to be retained in the church. XVIII. Of the Lord's Supper. THE Supper of the Lord is not only a fign of the love that Chriftians ought to have among hemfelves one to another, but rather is a facra- ment of our redemption by ChriiVs death : info- much, that to fuch as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the fame, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Chriit. ; and likewife the cup of blciHng. is a partaking of the blood of Chriit. Tran- ARTICLES of RELIGION. 319 Tranfubftantiation, or the change of the fub- ilance of bread and wine in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy writ ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a facrarnent, and hath given occafion to many fuperftitions. The body of Chrift is given, taken, and eaten in the fupper, only after an heavenly and fpiritual manner. And the mean whereby the body of Chrift is received and eaten in the Supper, is faith. The facrarnent of the Lord's Supper was not by Chrift's ordinance referved, carried about, lifted up, or worfhipped* XIX, Of both Kinds. THE cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the lay- people ; for both the parts of the Lord's Supper, by Chrift's ordinance and commandment, ought to be miniftered to all Chriftians alike. XX. Of the One Oblation of Chrift, finijhed upon the Crofs. THE offering of Chrift once made, is that per- fect redemption, propitiation, and fatis faction for al! the fins of the whole world, both original and actual ; and there is none other fatisfadtion for fin but that alone. Wherefore the facrifice of maffes, in the which it is commonly faid that the prieft doth offer Chrift for the quick and the dead, to have remiflion of pain or guilt, is a blafphemous fable, and dangerous deceit. XXI. Of the Marriage of Mini/1 ers. THE minifters of Chrift are not commanded by God's law either to vow the eftate of fingle life, or to abftain from marriage; therefore it is lawful for them, as for all other Chriftians, O 4 to 3 2o ARTICLES of RELIGION. to marry at their own difcretion, as they (hall judge the fame to ferve belt to godlinefs. XXII. Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Churches. IT is not neccfTary that rites and ceremonies fhould in all places be the fame, or exaaiy alike - } for they have been always different, and may be changed according to the diverfity of coun- tries, times, and men's manners, fo that nothing be ordained againft God's word. Whofoever, through his private judgment, willingly and pur- pofely doth openly break the rites and ceremonies of the church to which he belongs, which are not repugnant to the word of God, and are ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly, that others may fear to do the like, as one that ofTendeth againft the common order of the church, and woundeth the confciences of weak brethren. Every particular church may ordain, change, or abolifh rites and ceremonies, fo that all things may be done to edification. XXIII. Of the Rulers of the Briiijh Dominions. THE King's Majefty, with his Parliament, hath the chief power in all the Britiih Do- minions j unto whom the chief government of all eftates in all caufes doth appertain, and is not, nor ought to be, fubject to any foreign jurifdiction. XXIV. OfChriJiian Men's Goods. THE riches and goods of Chriftians are not common ; as touching the right, title, and poiTeflion of the fame, as fame do falfely i>oaft. NotwithManding, every man ought, of fucfa things as he poiTefTeth, liberally to <£;ve alms to the poor according to his ability. XXV. Of ARTICLES of RELIGION. 321 XXV. Of a Cbrtftian Man's Oath. S we confefs that vain and rafn fwearino; is forbidden Chriftian men by our Lord Jefus Chrift, and James his apoflle ; ib we judge that the Chriftian religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may fwear when the magistrate requireth, in a caufe of faith and charity, fo it be done accord- ing; to the Prophet's teaching, in juMice, judgment, and truth. O5 A COLLECTION O F Pfalms and Hvmns FOR T H E L ORD's DAY, PUBLISHED BY JOHN WESLEY, M. A. Late Fellow of Lincoln-College^ Oxford^ AND CHARLES WESLEY, M,-A, Late Student of Cbrift-Gburch- College Oxford, o § A COLLECTION O F PSALMS and H YMNS. PSALM L 1 "IDLEST is the man, and none but he, JJ Who walks not with ungodly mcii 3 Nor ftands their evil deeds to fee, Nor fits the innocent t' arraign, The perfec liter's guilt to fhare, Opprelfive in the fcorner's chair. 2 Obedience is his pure delight, To do the pleafure of his Lor«3 ; His exercife by day and night To fearch his foul- converting word> The law of liberty to prove, The perfect law of life and love. 3 Faft by the ftreams of paradife He as a pleafant plant (hall grow: The tree of righteoufnefs (hall rife, And all his blooming honours (hew, Spread out his boughs, and flourifh fair, And fruit unto perfection bear, His r 326 j 4 His verdant leaf fhall never fade, His works of faith fhall never ceafe, His happy toil fhall all fucceed Whom God himfelf delights to blefs; But no fuccefs th' ungodly rind, Scatter'd like chaff before the wind. 5 No portion and no place have they With thofe whom God vouchfafes t' approve Caft in the dreadful judgment-day, Who trample on their Saviour's love; Who here their bleeding Lord deny, Shall perifh, and for ever die. PSALM III. 3 QEE, O Lord, my foes increafe, O Mark the troublers of my peace, Fiercelv 'gainft my foul they rife, " Heaven, " they fay, " its help denies, M Help he feeks from God in vain, u God hath given him up to man." 2 But thou art a fhield for me, Succour (till 'I find in thee; Nov/ thou lifted up my head, Now I glory in thine aid; Confident in thy defence, Strong in thine omnipotence. 3 To the Lord I cried, the cry Brought my helper from the fkyj By my kind protector kept, Safe 1 laid me down and flept, Slept within his arms and rofe; Bleft him for the calm repofe. 4 Kept by him, I cannot fear Sin, the world, or Satannear, 3. All f 327 ] All their hofts my foul defies: Lord, in my behalf arife, Save me, for in faith I call, Save me, O my God, from all. 3 Thou haft fav'd me heretofore, Thou haft quell'd the adverfe power, Pluck'd me from the jaws of death, Broke the roaring lion's teeth j Still from all my foes defend^ Save me, fave me to the end. 6 Thine it is, O Lord, to fave; Strength in thee thy people have; Safe from fin in thee they reft, With the gofpel-bleffing bleft, Wait to fee the perfect grace,. Heaven on earth in Jefu's face. PSALM IV. 1 /^ OD of my righteoufnefs, vJ Thy humble fuppliant hear. Thou haft reliev'd me in diftrefs,- And thou art always near. Again thy mercy fhew, The peaceful anfwer fend, AfTuage my grief, relieve my woe. And all my troubles end. 2 How long ye fons of men. Will ye blafpheme aloud, My honour wrong, my glory ftain. And vilify my God? How long will ye delight In vanity and vice? Madly againft the righteous fight, And follow after lies I 3 Know, [ 3*S J ► Know, for himfelf, the Lord' Hath furely fet apart The man that trembles at his word. The man of upright heart : And when to him I pray, He promifes to hear, And help me in my evil day, And anfvver all my prayer* Ye finners, {land in awe, And from your fins depart, Out of the evil world withdraw, And commune with your heart: In thinking of his love Be day and night employ'd, Be frill; nor in his prefence move, But wait upon your God. Offer your prayer and praife, Which he will not defpife, Through Jefus Chrift your righteoufnefs, Accepted facrir.ce. Offer your heart's defires; But truil in him alone, Who gives whatever he requires, And freely faves his own. The world with fruitlefs pain Seek happinefs below, What man (they afk, but all in vain) The long- fought good will fhevv? The brightness of thy face Give us, O Lord, to fee, Glory on earth begun in grace, And happinefs in thee. Thou haft on me beftow'd, All-gracious as thou art, Th* [ 3*9 ] The tafte divine, the fovereign good, And fixt it in my heart: Above all earthly blifs The lenfe of fin forgiven, The hidden joy, the myftic peace. The antepaft of heaven. 8 Of gofpel-peace pofTefr, Secure in thy defence, Now, Lord, within thine arms I reft, And who fhall pluck me thence ? Nor fin, nor earth, nor hell Shall ever more remove, When all renew'd in thee I dwell, And perfected in love. PSALM V. 1 jT\ LORD, incline thy gracious ear, V-/ My plaintive forrows weigh, To thee for fuccour I draw near, To thee I humbly pray. Still will I call with lifted eyes, Come, O my God and king, 'Till thou regard my ceafelefs cries, And full deliv'rance bring. 2 On thee, O God of purity, I wait for hallowing grace; None v/ithout holinefs fhall fee The glories of thy face: In fouls unholy and unclean Thou never canft delight; Nor fhall they, while unfav'd from fin. Appear before thy fight. 3 Thou hatefl all that evil do, Or fpeak iniquity; The hearts unkind, and hearts untrue Are both abhor'd by thee. The [ 33^ J The grcateft and mirmteft fault Shall find its fearful doom, Sinners in deed, or word, or thought, Thou furely (halt confume. 4, But as for me, with humble fear I will approach thy gate, Tho' moft unworthy to draw near. Or in thy courts to wait: I truft in thy unbounded grace To all fo freely given, And worfhip tow'rd thy holy place, And lift my foul to heaven. 5 Lead me in all thy righteous ways', Nor fuffer me to Aide, Point out the path before my face ; My God, be thou my guide: The cruel power, the guileful art Of all my foes fupprefs, Whofe throat an open grave, whofe heart Is defp'rate wickednefs, 6 Thou, Lord, fhalt drive them from thy facev And finally confume, Thy wrath on the rebellious race Shall to the utmoft come. But all who put their truft in Thee, Thy mercy fhall proclaim, And fing with cheerful' melody Their dear Redeemer's name. 7 Protected by thy guardian grace, They fball extol thy power, Rejoice, give thanks, and fhout thy praife, And triumph evermore. They never fhall to evil yield Defended from above, And kept and cover'd with the fhield- Of thine almighty love* 6 * PSALM L [ 33* 3 P S A L M VI. (3RD, in thy wrath no more chaftifcj Nor let thy whole difpleafure rife Have mercy, Lord, for I am weak, And heal my foul difeas'd and fick, And full of fin and pain. 2 Body and foul thy judgments feel, Thy heavy wrath afflicts me ftill : O when mall it be o'er ! Turn thee, O Lord, and fave my fouI 3 And for thy mercy's fake make whole, And bid me fin no more. g Here, only here thy love mud fave,. I cannot thank thee in the grave, Or tell thy pard'ning grace : Who dies unpurg'd^ for ever dies,, The finner, as he falls, he lies Shut up in his own place. 4 But fhall I to my foes give place ? Or, in the name of Jems' chala My troubles all away ? In Jefu's name, I fay, depart Devils and fins ; nor vex my heart, For God hath heard me pray. 5 The Lord hath heard my groans and tears, The Lord fhall ftill accept my prayers, And all my foes o'erthrow; Shall' conquer and deftroy them too, And make ev'n me a creature new, A finlefs faint below. PSALM: C 332 ] P S A L M XIII. 2 ¥ T OW long wilt Thou forget me, Lord ? XI Wilt Thou for ever hide thy face ? Leave me unchang'd and unreftor'd, An alien from the life of irrace ? 2 Hear me, O Lord, my God, and we ; ,!i My forrows in the fcale of love, Lighten mine eyes, redore the day, The darknefs from my foul remove. 3 Thou wilt, thou wilt ! my hope returns ; A fudden fpirit of faith I feel, My heart in fervent wishes burns, And God (hall there for ever dwell. 4 My trufl is in thy gracious power, I glory in falvation near, Rejoice in hope of that glad hour, When perfect love (hall call out fear* 5 I ling the goodnefs of the Lord, The goodnefs I experience now, And {till I hang upon thy word, My Saviour to the utmoft thou, 6 Thy love I ever fhall proclaim, A monument of thy mercy I, And praife the mighty Jefu's name, Jefus the Lord, the Lord mod high. P S A L M XXXVIII. 3 AMIDST thy wrath remember love, Reilore thy fervant, Lord ! Nor let a father's chaflening prove Like an avenger's fword ! 2 My [ 333 J 2 My fins a heavy burden arc, And o'er my head are gone ; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too great for me t'atone. 3 My thoughts are like a troubled Tea, My head ftill bending down : And I go mourning all the day, Father, beneath thy frown. 4 All my defire to Thee is known, Thine eyes count every tear ; And every figh, and every groan, Is noticed by thine ear. 5 Thou art my God, my only hope, hearken to my cry : O bear my fainting fpirits up, When Satan bids me die. 6 Lord, I confers my guilt to thee, 1 grieve for all my fin ; My helplefs impotence I fee, And beg fupport divine. 7 O God, forgive my follies pail ; Be Thou for ever nigh ! O Lord of my falvation, hafte, And fave me, or I die ! P S A L M LL 1 /"^ Thou that hear'ft when finners cry, V^/ Tho' all my crimes before Thee lic r Behold me not with angry look, But blot their mem'ry from thy book.., 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my foul averfe from fin : Let thy good fpirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy prefence from my heart. 31 C 334 J o I cannot live without thy light, Caft out and banifh'd from thy fight: Thy faving ftrength, O Lord, reftore, And guard me that I fall no more. 4 Tho* I have griev'd thy Spirit, Lord, His help and comfort ftill afford : And let a wretch come near thy thronq To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 My foul lies humbled in the duff, And owns thy dreadful fejitence juft : Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And fave the foul condemn'd to die. 6 Then will 1 teach the world thy ways ; Sinners fhall learn thy fovereign grace : I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they fhall praife a pard'ning God. n O may thy Love infpire my tongue, Salvation (hall be all my fong ; And all my powers mail join to blefs The Lord, my ftrength and righteoufnefs, The dame. Part the Firft. GOD of unfathomable love, Whofe bowels of compaflion move Tow'rds Adam's helplcfs race, See, at thy feet, a Tinner fee, In tender mercy look on me, And all my Tins efface. 0>let thy love to me o'erilow, Thy multitude of mercies mew, Abundantly forgive : Remove [ 335 1 -Remove th* infufFerable load, Blot out my fins with facred blooil. And bid the Tinner Jive. 3 Take all the power of fin away, Nor let in me its being flay, Mine inmoft foul convert : Warn me from all my filth of fin, Come, .Lord, and make me throughly clears Create me pure in. heart. 4 For O-my fins I now confefs, Bewail my defp'rate wickednefe, And fue to be forgiven : I have abus'd thy patient grace, I have provck'd Thee to thy face., And dar'd the wrath of heaven. 5 Caft in the mould of fin I am, Corrupt throughout my ruin'd frame, My efience all unclean ; My total fall from God I mourn, In fin I was conceiv'd and born, Whate'er I am is fin. ♦6 But Thou required all our hearts, Truth rooted in the inward parts, Unfpotted purity ; And by thy grace I humbly trufr, To learn the wifdom of the Juft, In fecret taught by Thee. •s Part the Second* Urely Thou wilt the grace impart,' Sprinkle the blood upon my heart Which did for finners flow, The blood that purges every fin, The blood that foon mall wafh me clean, And make me white as mow. 2 ThoU [ 336 ] 2 Thou wilt the mournful fpirit cheer, And grant me once again to hear Thy fweet forgiving voice, That all my bones and inmofl foul, Broken by Thee, by Thee made whole, May in thy ftrength rejoice, 3 From my mifdeeds avert thy face, The flrength of fin by pard'ning grace, Of all my fin remove ; Forgive, O Lord, but change me too, But perfectly my foul renew By fanctifying love. 4 My wretchednefs to Thee convert, Give me an humble contrite heart, My fallen foul reftore : Let me the life divine attain, The image of my God regain, And never lofe it more. Part the Third. X ITJAVE patience, till by Thee renewed Jl"S I live the finlefs life of God, Here let thy fpirit ftay : Tho' I have griev'd the gentle Dove, Ah ! do not quite withdraw thy love, Or take thy grace away. 2 The comfort of thy help reftore, AfTift me now as heretofore, O lift thou up my head, The fpirit of thy power impart, Stablifh and keep my faithful heart, And make me free indeed. 3 Then fhall I teach the world thy way?, Thy mercy mild and pard'ning grace For every finner free, Till [ 337 3 Till finners to thy grace fubmit, And fall at their Redeemer's feet, And weep and love like me. 4. O might I weep, and love Thee now, God of my health, my Saviour Thou, Thou only canft releafe My foul from all iniquity ; O fpeak the word, and let me free, And bid me go in peace. 5 So mall I fing the Saviour's name, The gift of righteoufnefs proclaim, Thine all- redeeming grace : Open my lips, almighty Lord, That I thy mercy may record, And glory in thy praife. Part the Fourth. I "^rO creature-good doft thou defire, XN No coftly facrifice require ; Thy pleafure is to give : Thou only feekeft me, not mine, Thou wouldft that I fhould take of Thine, Should all thy grace receive. X A wounded fpirit, by fin dinrefr, A broken heart that pants for reft, This is the facrifice Well-pleafing in the fight of God ; A Tinner crufh'd beneath his load Thou never wilt defpife. g Then hear the contrite Tinner's prayer, And every ruin'd foul repair, Remember Sion's woe; Shew forth thy fanclifying grace, And for thyfelf vouch fa fe to raife A glorious church below. P 4 When [ 33« 1 4 When thou haft feaPd thy people's peace, Their facrifice of righteoufnefs, Their gifts Thou wilt approve, Their every thought, and word, and deed, That from a living faith proceed, And all are wrought in love. 5 Laid on the altar of thy Son, Pleafing to Thee through Chrift alone, Their dear peculiar race Their grateful facrifice fhall bring, And hymn their Father and their King In endlefs fongs of praife. PSALM LXIII. 1 f^ RE AT God, indulge my humble claims VjJ Be Thou my hope, my joy, my reft ! The glories that compofe thy name, Stand all engag'd to make me bleft. 2 Thou great and good, thou juft and wife, Thou art my Father and my God ! And I am thine by facred ties, Thy fon, thy fervant bought with blood* 3 With heart and eyes and lifted hands, For Thee I long, to Thee I look ; As travellers in thirfty lands Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 Even life itfelf, without thy love, No lafting pleafure can afford ; Yea, 'twould a tirefome burden prove, If I were banifh'd from Thee, Lord ! 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raife my voice, While I have breath to pray or praife ; This Work fhall make my heart rejoice, And fpend the remnant of my days. PSALM [ 339 i PSALM LXXX. Part the FWJl. SHepherd of fouls, the great, the good, Who leadeft Ifrael like a fheep, Prefent to guard, and give them food, And kindly in thy bofom keep ; Hear thy afEicted people's prayer, Arife out of thy holy place, Stir up thy ftrength, thine arm make bare, And vindicate thy chofcn race. Hafte to our help, thou God of love, Supreme almighty King of kings, Defcend all-glorious from above, Come flying on the Cherubs' wings. Turn us again, O Lord, and mew The brightnefs of thy lovely face, So mall we all be faints below, And fav'd and perfected in grace, Part the Second. TURN thee again, O Lord our God, Look down with pity from above, O lay afide thy vengeful rod, And vifit us in pard'ning love : So will we not from thee go back, If thou our fallen fouls reftore : No, never more will we forfake, No, never will we grieve thee more. Revive, O God of power, revive Thy work in our degen'rate days, O let us by thy mercy live, And all our lives /hall fpeak thy praife. P 2 4 Turn [ 340 ] 4 Turn us again, O Lord, and (hew The brightnefs of thy lovely face, So fhall we all be faints below, And fav'd and perfected in grace. PSAL M XC. 1 fT\ God, our help in ages pad, V>l Our hope for years to come, Cur fhelter from the ftormy blafr, And our eternal home. 2 Under the fhadow of thy throne Still may we dwell fecure : Sufficient is thy arm alone, And our defence is fure. 3 Before the hills in order flood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlafting thou art God, To endlefs years the fame. 4 A thoufand ages in thy fight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rifing fun. 5 The bufy tribes of flefli and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward with the flood, And loft in following years. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling ftream, Bears all its fons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. j O God, our help in ages paft, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while life fliaJl laft, And our perpetual home. * PSALM [ 34i ] PSALM XCI. j T TE that hath God his guardian made, JTi Shall under the Almighty's {hade Secure and undifturb'd abide : Thus to my foul of him I'll fay, He is my fortrefs and my flay, My God, in whom I will confide, 2 Thy tender love and watchful car3 Shall free me from the fowler's (hare. And from the noifome peftilence : Thou over me thy wings ihalt fpread, And cover my unguarded head ; Thy truth '{hall be my ftrong defence. 3 No terrors that furprife by night, Shall thy undaunted courage fright ; No deadly fhafts that fly by day : Nor plague of unknown rife that kills In darknefs, nor infectious ills That in the hotteft feafons flay. 4. A thoufand at thy fide fhall die, At thy right-hand ten thoufand lie, While thy firm health untouched remains : Thou only (halt look on and fee The wicked's difmal tragedy, And count the finner's mournful gains. j Becaufe with well-plac'd confidence Thou mak'ft the Lord thy fure defence, And on the Higheft dofr. rely ; Therefore no ill fhall thee befall, Nor to thy healthful dwelling fhall Any infectious plague draw nigh. 6 For he throughout thy happy days, To keep thee fafe in all thy ways Shall give his angels ftrict commands; P 3 And £ 342 ] And they, lsil thou fhouldft chance to meet With fome rough ftone to wound thy feet, Shall bear thee fafely in their hands. PSALM XCIII. 1 \T7ITH glory clad, with ftrength array'd, V V The Lord that o'er all nature reigns,. The world's foundations ftrongly laid, And the vaft fabric ftill fuftains. 2 How fure eftablifked is thy throne, Which fhaU no change* or period fee ; For thou, O Lord, and thou alone Art king from all eternity. 3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice. And tofs the troubled waves on high, But God above can ftill their noife, And make the angry fea comply. 4 Thy promife,. Lord, is ever fure ; And they that in thy houfe would dwell* That happy ftation to fecure, Mult ftill in holinefs excel. PSALM CXXI. TO heaven I lift my waiting eyes, There all my hopes are laid : The Lord that built the earth and fkies Is my perpetual aid. Their feet, O Lord, fhall never fall, Whom thou vouchfaf 'ft to keep : Thy ear attends the fofteft call, Thy eyes can never fteep. Thou. £ 343 3 3 Thou writ fuftain our feeble powers With thy almighty arm : Thou watcheft our unguarded hours Againft invading harm. 4 Nor fcorching fun, nor fickly moon, Shall have thy leave to fmite ; Thou Ihield'ft our heads from burning noon, From blading damps at night. 5 He guards our fouls, he keeps our breath, Where thickeft dangers come ; Go and return fecure from death, 'Till God commands thee home. ■o PSALM CXXX. ,UT of the depth of felf-deftatr _ ' To Thee, O Lord, I cry ; My mifery mark, attend my prayer, And bring falvation nigh. 3 Death's fentence in myfelf I feel, Beneath thy wrath I faint ; O let thine ear confider well The voice of my complaint. 3 If thou art rig'rouily fevere, Who may the teft abide ? Where fhall the man of fin appear, Or how be juftified ? 4 But O! forgivenefs is with thee, That finners may adore, With filial fear thy goodnefs fee, And never grieve thee more. 5 I look to fee his lovely face, I wait to meet my Lord ; My longing foul expects his grace, And refts upon his word. P 4 6 My C 344 J 6 My foul, while ftill to him it flies, Prevents the morning-ray ; O that his mercy's beams would rife. And bring the gofpel-day ! 7 Ye faithful fouls, confide in God, Mercy with him remains, Plenteous redemption in his blood, To warn out all your ftains. 8 His Ifrael himfelf fhall clear, From all their fins redeem ; The Lord our righteoufnefs is near, And we are juft in him. PSALM CXXXIX. Part the Firfi. ORD, all I am is known to thee, In vain my foul would try To fhun thy prefence, or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-furrounding fight furveys My rifing and my reft, My public walks, my private ways, The fecrets of my breaft. 3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're f'orm'd within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, Thou know'ft the fenfe I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ! Within thy circling arms I lie Befet on every fide. So [ 345 1 5 So let thy grace furround me ftill, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my foul from ev'ry ill, Secur'd by fovereign love. Part the Second. 1 T ORD, where fhall guilty fouls retire i j Forgotten and unknown ? In hell they meet thy vengeful ire. In heav'n thy glorious throne. 2 Should I fupprefs my vital breath, T' efcape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death, And make the grave refign. 3 If wing'd with beams of morning-light I fly beyond the weft. Thy hand, which muft fupport my flight, Would foon betray my reft. 4 If o'er my fins I feek to draw The curtains of the night, Thofe flaming eyes that guard thy law' Would turn ihe (hades to light. 5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour. Are both alike to thee : O may 1 ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. Part the Third. 1 "f T 7HEN I with pleailng wonder ftand 3 V V And ail my frame furvey, Lord, 'tis thy work ; I own thy hand, That built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart an-.: reins po(Tefs'd 5 Wftere ur.born nature grew, P 5 Thy r 346 1 Thy wifdom all my features trac'd, And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye with tender care furveyM The growth of every part, 'Till the whole fcheme thy thoughts had laid Was copy'd by thy art. 4. Heaven, earth, and fea, and fire, and windy Show me thy wond'rous fkill ; But I review myfelf, and find Diviner wonders ftill. 5 Tfey awful glories round me fhine* My flefh proclaims thy praife : Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace ! The Creator and Creatures, i A^OD is a name my foul adores, VJT Th' almighty Three, th' eternal One : Nature and grace with all their powers Confefs the infinite unknown. 2 Thy voice produc'd the fea and fpheres, Bid the waves roar, and planets fhine; But nothing like thyfelf appears Thro' all thefe fpacious works of thine. 3 Still reftlefs nature dies and grows, From change to change the creatures run p Thy being no fucceflion knows, And all thy vaft defigns are one. 4, A glance of thine runs through the globes, Rules thebright worlds, and moves their frame 5 Broad fheets of light compofe thy robes, Thy guards are form'd of living flame. 3 5 How r 347 J How mall affrighted mortals dare To fing thy glory or thy grace? Beneath thy feet we lie fo far, And fee but fhadows of thy face. Who can behold the blazing light? Who can approach confuming flame? None but thy wifdom knows thy might, None but thy word can fpeak thy Name. Life and Eternity. THEE we adore, eternal Name, And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms we be. Our wafting lives grow fhorter frill, As months and days increafe ; And every beating pulfe we tell, Leaves but the number lefs. The year rolls round, and (teals away The breath that firfr it gave ; Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're traveling to the grave. Dangers (rand thick thro' all the ground To pufh us to the tomb, And fierce difeafes wait around To hurry mortals home. Great God ! on what a {lender thread Hang everlafting things ! Th' eternal ftates of all the dead. Upon life's feeble firings. Infinite joy, and endlefs woe, Attend on every breath; P 6 And [ 348 ] And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death. 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowfy fenfe. To walk this dang'rous road : And if our fouls are hurried hence, May they be found wi.th God. jfudgment, i tT7HEN rifing from the bed of death, VV O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, I view my Maker face to face, O how fhall I appear ! 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be fought, My foul with inward horror fhrinks, And trembles at the thought: 3 When thou, O Lord, fhalt fland difclos'd In majefty fevere, And fit in judgment on my foul, O how fhall I appear? 4 O may my broken contrite heart Timely my fins lament, And early with repentant tears Eternal woe prevent. 5 Behold the forrows of my heart, Ere yet it be too late, And hear my Saviour's dying groans To give thofe forrows weight. 6 For never fhall my foul defpair Her pardon to fecure ; Who knows thy only Son has died To make that pardon lure. On L 349 J On the Crucifixion, 1 TT^ROM whence thefe dire portents around.,. Jl That earth and heaven amaze? Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground, Why hides the fun his rays? 2 Not thus did ShiaPs trembling head With facred horror nod, Beneath the dark pavilion fpread; Of legiflative God, 3 Thou earth, thy loweft centre fhake, With Jefu fympathize! Thou fun, as hell s deep gloom be black, 'Tis thy Creator dies. 4 See, ftreaming from th' accurfed tree, His all-atoning blood ! Is this the Infinite? 'Tis he,. My Saviour and my God. 5 For me thefe pangs his foul aflail, For me the death is borne; My fins gave (harpnefs to the nail, And pointed every thorn. 6 Let fin no more my foul enflave; Break, Lord, the tyrant's chain: O fave me whom thou cam'ft to fave, Nor bleed nor die in vain.. Sovereignly and Grace, THE Lord! how fearful is his name! How wide is his command! Nature with all her moving frame Reds on his mighty hand. 2 Immortal t 35° ] Immortal glory forms bis throne, And light his awful robe, While with a fmile, or with a frown, He manages the globe. A word of his almighty breath Can fwell or fink the feas, Build the vaft empires of the earth, Or break them as he pleafe. Adoring angels round him fall In all their mining forms; His fov'reign eye looks thro' them ally And pities mortal worms. His bowels- to our worthless race In fweet companion move ; He clothes his looks with fofteft grace, And takes his title, Love. Now let the Lord for ever reign, And fway us as he will ; Sick or in health, in eafe or pain,. We are his children ftill. No more fhall peevifh paflions rife, Our tongues no more complain : : Tis fov'reign love that lends our joys, And love refumes again. A Thought in Affliction. WILT thou, O Lord, regard my tear?., The fruit of guilt and fear? Me, who thy juftice hath provok'd, O! will thy mercy fpare? Yes; for the broken contrite heart, Saviour, thy fuff'rings plead ; O quench [" 35i J O quench not then the fmoking flaxy Nor break the bruifed reed. 3 Thy poor, unworthy fervant view, Refign'd to thy decree ; Ordain me,, or to live or die, But live or die in Thee ! 4. Upon thy gracious promife, Lord,. My humbled foul is caft ; O bear me fafe, thro' life, thro' death,. And raife me up at laft ! 5 Low as- this mortal frame muft lie, This mortal frame fhall fing, Where is thy victory,. O grave ! And where, O death, thy fling! The. Chriftian. Race* 1 A WAKE, our fouls, (away our fears, ,/~\ Let every trembling thought be gone,) Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, 'tis a ftrait and thorny road, And mortal fpirits tire and faint: But we forget the mighty God, That feeds the firength of every faint. 3.. O mighty God,, thy matchlefs power Is ever new, and ever young, And firm endures while endlefs years Their everlafting circles run. l From Thee, the overflowing fpring, Our fouls fnall drink a frefh fupply; "While fuch as truft their native ftrength, Shall melt away, and droop and die. 5 Swift [ 352 ] Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode; On wings of love our fouls fhall fly, Nor tire amidft the heavenly road. The New Creation. i A TTEND, while God's eternal Son JT\ Doth his own glories mew : M Behold, I fit upon my throne " Creating all things new. 2 " Nature and fin are pad away,. " And the old Adam dies ; To be renew'd by Thee. 3 Give me to hide my blufhing face, While thy dear crofs appears ; Diflblve my heart in thankful nefs, And melt my eyes to tears. 4 O may the uncorrupted feed Abide and reign within ; And thy life-giving word forbid My new-born foul to fin. 5 Father* I 354 J 5 Father, I wait before thy throne Call me a child of thine: Send down the fpirit of thy Son To form my heart divine. 6- There fhed thy prornis'd love abroad. And make my comfort flrong ; Then fhall I fay, « my father, God V r With an unwav'ring tongue. Hymn to the Holy. Ghojl, 1 /""^OME, Holy Spirit, fend down thofe beams V>» Which gently flow in filent ftreams From the eternal throne above : Come, thou enrichcr of the poor, Thou bounteous fource of all our ftore, P'ill us with faith, with hope, and love. 2 Come, thou our foul's delightful gueft, The wearied pilgrim's fvveeteft reft, The fainting fuff'rer's beft relief: Come, thou our pailions cool allay ; Thy comfort wipes all tears away, And turns to peace and joy all grief. 3 Lord, wafh our finful ftains away, Water from heaven our barren clay, Our ficknefs cure, our bruifes heal : To thy fweet yoke our ftiff necks bow, Warm with thy fire our hearts of fnow, And there enthron'd for ever dwell. 4 All glory to the Sacred Three, One everlafting Deity ; All love and power, and might and praife! As at the firft, ere time begun, May the fame homage ftill be done, When earth and heaven itfelf decays. Charity, [ 355 1 Charity* s TJfAPPY the heart, where graces reign, fit Where love infpires the breaft : Love is the brighteft of the train, And perfects all the reil. % Knowledge, alas! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear : Our (lubborn fins will fight and reign. If love be abfent there. -3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In fwift obedience move : The devils know and tremble too j But Satan cannot love. 4 This is the grace that lives and fings, When faith and hope Avail ceafe ; 'Tis this fhaii (hike our joyful firings In the fweet realms of blifs. 5 Yea, ere we quite forfake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wings of love bear us away To fee our gracious God. TJnfrnitfulnefu I Of thy falvation, Lord ; But ftill how weak my faith is found. And knowledge of thy word ! Oft I frequent thy holy place, Yet hear almoft in vain ; How fmall a portion of thy grace Can my hard heart retain ! 3 % [ 356 ] 3 My gracious Saviour and my God, How little art thou known By all the judgments of thy rod. And bleffings of thy throne ? 4 How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear ! How low my hope of joys above ! How few affections there ! 5 Great God, thy fovereign power impart- To give thy word fuccefs; Write thy falvation on my heart, And make me learn thy grace. 6 Shew my forgetful feet the way That leads to joy on high, Where knowledge grows without decay. And love (hall never die. Sincere Praife. 1 ALMIGHTY A4aker, God, JT\ How glorious is tby name ! Thy wonders how diffus'd abroad Throughout creation's frame ! 2 In native white and red The rofe and lily ftand, And free from pride their beauties fpread To fhew thy fkilful hand. 3 The lark mounts up the fky With unambitious fong, And bears her Maker's praife on high Upon her artlefs tongue. 4 Fain would I rife and fing To my Creator too ; Fain would my heart adore my King, And give him praiies due. But I 357 J 5 But pride, that bufy fin, Spoils all that I perform, Curs'd pride, that creeps fecurely m 9 And fwells a haughty worm* 6 Thy glories I abate, Or praife thee with defign ; Part of thy favours I forget, Or think the merit mine. 7 Create my foul anew, Elfe all my worfhip's vain : This wretched heart will ne'er prove true Till it be form'd again. 8 Defcend, celeftial fire, And feize me from above : Wrap me in flames of pure defire, A facrifice to love. o, Let joy and worfhip fpend The remnant of my days, And to my God my foul afcend In fweet perfumes of praife. Ckri/i's CompaJJion for the Tempted. ITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High-Prieft above ^ His heart is made of tendernefs, His bowels melt with love. 2 Touch'd with a fympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what fore temptations meai 3 For he hath felt the fame. 3 He, in the days of feeble flefb, Pour'd out his cries and tears, And [ 358 J And in his meafure feels afrefli What every member bears. 4 He'll never quench the fmoking flax, But raife it to a flame ; The bruifed reed he never breaks, Nor fcorns the meaneft name. 5 Then let our humble faith addrefs His mercy and his power : We fhall obtain deliv'ring grace In the diflrefling hour. The Comparifon and Cv?nplaint. 5 TNFINITE power, eternal Lord, Jl How fov'reign is thy hand ! All nature rofe t* obey thy word, And moves at thy command. 2 With fteady courfe the fhining fun Keeps his appointed way, And all the hours obedient run The circle of the day. 3 But ah ! how wide my fpirit flies, And wanders from her God ! JVly foul forgets the heavenly prize, And treads the downward road. 4 The raging fire and ftormy fea Perform thy awful will, And every bead and every tree Thy great defign fulfil : 5 While my wild paftions rage within, Nor thy commands obey; But flefh and fenfe, enflav'd to fin, Draw my beft thoughts away. 6 Shall r 359 1 6 Shall creatures of a meaner frame Pay all their dues to Thee r Creatures that never knew thy name. That ne'er were lov'd like me ? 7 Great God, create my foul anew, Conform my heart to thine, Melt down my will, and let it flow, And take the mould divine. 3 Seize my whole frame into thy hand, Here all my powers I bring ; Manage the wheels by thy command, And govern every fpring. 9 Then mall my feet no more depart, Nor my affections rove ; Devotion fhall be all my heart, And all my pafEons love. Breathing after the Holy Spirit* i /^>OMR, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, V^> With all thy quick'ning powers, Kindle a flame of facred love In thefe cold hearts of ours. •2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of thefe earthly toys ; Our fouls, how heavily they go To reach eternal joys ! 3 In vain we tune our formal fongs, In vain we ftrive to rife ; Hofannas Ianguifh on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Father, fhall we then ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our L 36o ] Our love fo faint, To cold to Thee, And thine to us fo great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, med abroad a Saviour's love, And that fhall kindle ours. TJu Witnejjlng Spirit. * \X7 ^^ Should the children of a king VV Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter, defcend, and bring The tokens of thy grace. 2 Dofl thou not dwell in all thy faints, And feal the heirs of heaven ? When wilt thou banifh my complaints. And fhew my fins forgiven ? 3 Allure my confeience of her part In the Redeemer's blood ; And bear thy witnefs with my heart, That I am born of God. 4 Thou art the earned: of his love, The pledge of joys to come; May thy bleft wings, celeftial dove, Safely convey me home. Veni, Creator. CREATOR fpirit, by whofe aid The world's foundation firft was laid, Come vifit ev'ry waiting mind, Come pour thy joys on human kind - 3 From fin and forrow fet us free, And make thy temples worthy Thee. 2 O fource t 361 3 2 O fource of uncreated heat, The Father's promis'd Paraclete ! Thrice holy fount, immortal fire, Our hearts with heavenly love infpire; Come, and thy facred unclion bring To fanctify us while we fing. 3 Plenteous of Grace, defcend from high, Rich in thy feven-fold energy ! Thou ftrength of his almighty hand, Whofe pow'r does heaven and earth command, Refine and purge our earthly parts, And ftamp thine image on our hearts. 4. Create all new, our will controul, Subdue the rebel in our foul ; Chafe from our mind th' infernal foe, And peace, the fruit of faith, beftow : And left again we go aftray, Protect and guide us in thy way. 5 Immortal honours, endlefs fame Attend th' Almighty Father's name; The Saviour Son be glorified, Who for loft man's redemption died : And equal adoration be, Eternal Comforter, to Thee. A Hymn for Sunday, 1 'TT^HE Lord of Sabbath let us praife 1: In concert with the bleft, Who joyful in harmonious la^s Employ an endlefs reft. 2 Thus, Lord, while we remember thee, We bleft and pious grow ; By hymns of praife we learn to be Triumphant here below. Q, 3 °* [ 362 ] On this glad day a brighter fcene Of glory was difplay'd By God, tlY Eternal word, than when This univerfe was made. He rifes, who mankind has bought With grief and pain extreme ; 'Twas great to fpeak the world from nought, *Twas greater to redeem. A COL- E & J A COLLECTION o p PSALMS and HYMNS. s PART THE SECOND. PSALM VIII. Part the Firjl. OVE REIGN, everlafting Lord, How excellent thy name ! Held in being by thy word, The? all thy works proclaim : Thro' the earth thy glories fhine, Thro' thofe dazzling worlds above; All confefs the fource divine, Th' almighty God of love ! Thou the God of power and grace. Whom higheft heavens adore, Calleft babes to fing thy praife, And manifeffc thy power : Lo ! they in thy ftrength go on, Lo ! on all thy foes they tread. Call the dire accufer down, And bruife the ferpent's head. 0.2 3 Yet [ 3^4 3 3 Yet when I furvey the fkies And planets as they roll, Wonder dims my aching e)es, And fwallows up my foul ; Moon and flars fo wide difplay, Chaunt their Maker's praife fo loud, Pour infufferable day, And draw me up to God ! 4 What is man, that thou, O Lord, Haft fuch refpect to him! Comes from Heaven th' incarnate Word His creature to redeem : Wherefore would'ft thou ftoop fo low ? Who the myft'ry (hall explain ? God is flefh, and lives below, And dies for wretched man. Part the Second. 1 TESUS, his Redeemer dies, J The finner to reftore, Falls that man again may rife, And ftand as heretofore : Foremoft of created things, Head of all thy works he ftood. 3 Neareft the great King of kings, And little lefs than God * ! 2 Him with glorious majefty Thy grace vouchfaf'd to crown; Tranfcript of the One in Three, He in thine image fhone : All thy works for him were made, All did to his fway fubmit, Fiihes, birds, and beads obey'd, And bow'd beneath his feet. * So it is in the Hebrew, 3 Sovereign [ 3^5 I Sovereign, everlafting Lord, How excellent thy name ! Held in being by thy word Thee all thy works proclaim : Thro' this earth thy glories fhine, Thro' thofe dazzling worlds above, All confefs the Source divine, Th' Almighty God of love ! PSALM XVIII. Ver. i, Sec. THEE will I love, O Lord my power: My rock and fortrefs is the Lord, My God, my Saviour, and my tower, My horn and ftrength, my fhield and fword: Secure I truft in his defence, I ftand in his omnipotence. , Still will I invocate his name, And fpend my life in prayer and praife, His goodnefs own, his promife claim, And look for all his faving grace, 'Till all his faving grace I fee, From fin and hell for ever free. 5 He fav'd me in temptation's hour, Horribly caught and compafs'd round, Expos'd to Satan's raging power, In floods of fin and forrow drown'd, Condemn'd the fecond death to feel, Arrefted by the pains of hell. 4. To God my God with plaintive cry I call'd in agony of fear, My humble wailing piere'd the fky, My groaning reach'd his gracious ear, He heard me from his glorious throne, And fent the timely refcue down. Q,3 PSALM f 3^6 ] PSALM XXIII. X *nr^HE Lord my pafture fhal] prepare, X And feed me with a fhepherd's care, His prefence (hall my wants fupply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he /hall attend, And all my midnight hours defend, 2 When in the fultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirfty mountains pant, To fertile vales, and dewy meads My weary, wand'ring fteps he leads j Where peaceful rivers foft and flow Amid the verdant landfkip flow. 3 Tho' in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overfpread, My ftedfaif. heart fnall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me ftill ; Thy friendly crook {hall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful fhade. 4 Tho' in a bare and rugged way Thro' devious, lonely wilds I ftray, Thy bounty (hall my pains beguile ^ The barren wilderntfs fhall fmile, With fudden greens and herbage crown'd, And flreams fhall murmur ail around. PSALM XXIV. Part the Fir/?, ^"|~ HE earth and all her fulnefs owns I Jehovah for her Sovereign Lord - 9 The countlefs myriads of her fons Rofe into being at his word. His [ 367 J 2 His word did out of nothing call The world, and founded all that is; Launch'd on the floods this folid ball, And fix'd it in the floating feas. 3 But who fhall quit this low abode, Who fhall afcend the heavenly place, And ftand upon the mount of God, And fee his Maker face to face ? 4. The man whofe hands and heart' are clean. That blefTed portion fhall receive; Whoe'er by grace is favM from fin, Hereafter fhall in glory live. 5 He fhall obtain the ftarry crown ; And number'd with the faints above, The God of his falvation own, The God of his falvation love. 6 This is the chofen royal race That feek their Saviour God to fee> To fee in holinefs thy face, O Jefus, and be join'd to thee, Part the Second, X "~T^ H OU the true wreftling Jacob arr, A Whofe prayers, and tears, and blood inclin'd Thy Father's majefty t* impart His name, his love to all mankind. 2 Our Lord is rifen from the dead, Our Jefus is gone up on high, The powers of hell are captive led, Dragg'd to the portals of the fky. 3 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chaunt the folemn lay, Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlafting doors, give way. Q^4 4 Loofe Ct368 31 4 Loofe all your bars of ma fly light,. And wide unfold th' etherial fcene p He claims thefe manfions as his right, Receive the King of glory in. 5 Who is the King of glory, who? The Lord that all his foes o'ercame; The world, fin, death, and hell o'erthrew And Jefus is the conqueror's name. 6 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chaunt the folemn lay, Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlafting doors, give way. 7 Who is the King of glory, who ? The Lord of glorious power poiTeft, The King of faints and angels too, God over all, for ever bleft. PSALM XXXII. Part the Firjl. 5 T> LES T is the man, fupremely bleft,. XJ Whofe wickednefs is all forgiven, Who finds in Jefu's wounds his reft, And fees the fmiling face of heaven. The guilt and power of fin is gone From him that doth in Chrift believe, Cover'd it lies, and ftill kept down, And buried in his Saviour's grave. 2 Bleft is the man, to whom his Lord No more imputes iniquity, Whofe fpirit is by grace reftor'd, From all the guile of Satan free ; Free from defign, or felfifh aim, Blamelefs and pure and undenTd, A fimple follower of the Lamb, And harmlefs as a new-born child* Part £ 3&9 3 Part the Second, 1 ^T^HOU art my hiding-place; In thee 1 I reft fecure from fin and hell, Safe in the love that ranfom'd me, And fhelter'd in thy wounds I dwell : Still fhall thy grace to me abound, The countlefs wonders of thy grace I ftill fhall tell to all around, And fing my great deliv'rer's praife. 2 Ye faithful fouls, rejoice in him Whofe arms are ftill your fure defence ; Your Lord is naighty to redeem : Believe : and who fhall pluck you thence? Ye men of upright heart, be glad, For Jefus is your God and friend, He keeps whoe'er on him are ftay'd, And he /hall keep them to the end. PSALM XXXVI. 1 HPHOU, O my Lord, art full of grace, A Above the clouds thy mercies rife, Stedfaft thy truth and faithful nefs, Thy word of promife never dies; Nor earth can fhake, nor hell remove The bafe of thine eternal love. 2 Unfearchable thy judgments are, A boundlefs bottomlefs abyfs i But lo ! thy providential care O'er all thy works extended is ; In Thee the creatures live, and move, And are : All glory to thy love ! ? Thy love fuftains the world it made, Thy love preferves both man and bean 1 , Beneath thy wing's almighty ihude The fens of men fecurely reli ; Q^S And [ 37° ] And thofe who haunt the hallow'd place,! Shall banquet on thy richeft grace. 4 Their fouls fhall drink the cryftal ftrearn, Which ever ifTues from thy throne : Fountain of joy and blifs fupreme, Eternal life and thou are one, To us, to all fo freely given, The light of life, the heaven of heaven. 5 Stay then with thofe that know thy peace, The fimple men of heart fincere; From all their foes and fins releafe, From pride and luft redeem them here : Thine utmoft faving grace extend, And love, O love them to the end. PSALM XLV. Part the Fir/}. 1 T\>TY heart is full of (Thrift, and longs JlVJL Its glorious matter to declare : Of him I make my loftier fongs, I cannot from his praife forbear ; My ready tongue makes haile to fing The beauties of my heavenly King. 2 Fairer than all the earth-born race, Perfect in comelinefs Thou art ; Replenifh'd are thy lips with grace, And full of love thy tender heart: God ever bleit, we bow the knee, And own all fulnefs dwells in thee. 3 Gird on thy thigh the Spirit's fword, And take to thee thy power divine : Stir up thy itrength, almighty Lord, AH power and majefty are thine : AfTeK C 371 3 Aflert thy worfhip and renown, O all redeeming God come down. 4 Come, and maintain thy righteous caufe > And let thy glorious toil fucceed ; Difpread the vict'ry of thy crofs, Ride on and profper in thy deed : Through earth triumphantly ride on, And reign in all our hearts alone. 5 Still let the word of truth prevail, The gofpel of thy gen'ral grace, Of mercy mild that ne v er mail fail Of everlafling righteoufnefs, Into the faithful foul brought in, To root out all the feeds of fin. Part the Second, 1 MT^Errible things thine own right hand A Shall teach thy greatnefs to perform : Who in the vengeful day can ftand Unfhaken by thine anger's ftorm, While riding on the whirlwind's wings They meet the thund'ring King of kings ! 2 Sharp are the arrows of thy love, And pierce the mod obdurate heart : Their point thine enemies ihall prove, And ftrangely fillM with pleafiog fmart 3 Fall down before the crefs fubdued, And feel thine arrows dipt in blood. 3 O God of love, thy fway we own, Thy dying love doth all ccntioul j Jufrice and grace fupport thy tin on., Set up in evcrv faithful foul -> < '. ft it ftands in them, and fure, When pure as thou our Gwd art pure. Q. 6 fl hec, C 372 ] Thee, Jefus, King of kings, and Lord Of lords, I glory to proclaim, From age to age thy praife record, That all the world may learn thy name j And all fhall foon thy grace adore, When time and fin fhall be no more. PSALM XLVII. Part the FirJI. ? /^LAP your hands, ye people all, V^> Praife the God on whom we call. Lift your voice, and fhout his praife, Triumph in his fovereign grace. 2 Glorious is the Lord moft high, Terrible in majefty ; He his fovereign fway maintains, King o'er all the earth he reigns. 3 He the people fhall fubdue, Make us kings and conquerors too, Force the nations to fubmit, Bruife our fins beneath our feet. 4 He fhall blefs his ranfom'd ones, Number us with Ifrael's fons ; God our heritage fhall prove, Give us all a lot of love. 5 Jefus is gone up on high, Takes his feat above the fky : Shout the angel-quires aloud, Echoing to the trump of God. 6 Sons of earth, the triumph join, Praife him with the hofl divine, Emulate r 313 J Emulate the heavenly powers, Their victorious Lord is curs. 7 Shout the God enthron'd above, Trumpet forth his conquering love 5 Praifes to our Jefus fing, Praifes to our glorious King ! Part ike Second. 1 pOW'R is all to Jefus given, jL Pow'r o'er hell, and earth, and heaven \ Power he now to us imparts : Praife him with believing hearts. 2 Heathens he compels t' obey, Saints he rules with mildeit. fway, Pure and holy hearts alone Chufes for his quiet throne. 3 Peace to them and power he brings, Makes his fubjecrs priefts and kings, Guards while in his worfhip join'd, Bids them call the world behind. 4 On himfelf he takes their care, Saves them not by fword or fpear ; Safely to his houfe they go, Fearlefs of th' invading foe. 5 God keeps off the hoftile bands, God protects their happy lands, Stands as Keeper of their fields, Stands as twice ten thoufand fhields, 6 Wonderful in faving power, Him let all our hearts adore ; Earth and heaven repeat the cry, Glory be to God molt high ! PSALM C 374 J P S A L M LV1L 1 X?^ merciful, O God, to me, JO To me who in thy love confide; To thy protecting love I flee, Beneath thy wings my foul I hide, 'Till Satan's tyranny is o'er, And cruel fin fubfifts no more. 2 To God will I in trouble cry, Who freely undertakes my caufe : My God molt merciful and high Shall fave me from the lion's jaws, Deftroy him, ready to devour, With all his works and all his powers 2 The Lord out of his holy place His mercy and his truth iliall fend; Jefus is full of truth and grace, Jefus mall flill my foul defend, While in the toils of hell I lle 9 And from the d^n of lions cry. 4 Be thou exalted, Lord, above The higheft names in earth and heaven : Let angels fing thy glorious love, And blefs the name to Tinners given : All earth and heaven their king proclaim ) Bow every knee to Jefu's name. 5 Thee will I praife among thine own ; Thee will I to the world extol, And make thy truth and goodnefs known ; Thy goodnefs, Lord, is over ail ; Thy truth and grace the heavens tranfcenJ, Thy faithful mercies never end. 6 Be thou exalted, Lord, above The higheft names in earth or heaven j Ufl [ 37$ 1 Let angels fing thy glorious love, And blefs the name to Tinners given? All earth and heaven their king proclaim : Bow every knee to Jem's name. P S A L M LXXXIV. 1 T ORD of the worlds above, I > How pleafant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are : To thine abode my heart afpires, With warm defires to fee my God, 2 O happy fouls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their conftant fervice there f They praife Thee ftill : and happy they That love the way to Sion's hill. 3 They go from ftrength to ftrength Thro' the dark vale of tears, 'Till each o'ercomes at length, 'Till each in heaven appears : O glorious feat ! Thou God our King Shalt thither bring cur willing feet. 4 God is our fun and fhield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hand? are fill'd, We draw our blefiings thence : He fhail beftow upon our race His faving grace, and glory too, 5 The Lord his people loves, His hand no good withholds From thofe his heart approves, From holy, humble fouls ; Thrice i 376 ] Thrice happy he, O God of hofts, Whofe fpirit trufts alone in Thee. PSALM LXXXIX. 1 'T^HY mercies, Lord, fhall be my fong, 1 My fong on them fhall ever dwell 5 To ages yet unborn hyy tongue Thy never-failing truth fhall tell. 2 For thy ilupendous truth and love Both heaven and earth juft praifes owe, By quires of angels fung above, And by aflembled faints below. 3 What feraph of celeftial birth To vie with IfraeFs God fhall dare ? Or who among the gods of earth With our almighty Lord compare ? 4. With rev'rence and eligious dread His fervants to his houfe fhould prefs : His fear through all their hearts fhould fpread Who his almighty name confefs. 5 Lord God of armies, who can boaft Of ftrength and power, like thine, renown'd ? Of fuch a num'rous faithful hoft As that which does thy throne furround ? 6 Thou dofl the lawlefs fea controul, And change the profpe^t of the deep ; Thou mak'ft the Seeping billows roll, Thou mak'ft the rolling billows fleep. 7 In Thee the fovereign right remains Of earth and heaven : Thee, Lord, alone The world and all that it contains, Their Maker and Preferver own. 8 Thy [ 377 J S Thy arm is mighty, ftrong thy hand. Yet, Lord, thou doft with juftice reign S PofTeft of abfolute command, Thou truth and mercy doll maintain* PSALM C. 1 TjEFORE Jehovah's awful throne,, X3 Ye nations, bow with facred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he deftroy. 2 His fovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men ; And when like wandering fheep we ftray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful fongs> High as the heavens our voices raife ; And earth, with her ten thoufand tongues, , Shall fill thy courts with founding praife. 4 Wide as the world is thy command, Vaft as eternity thy love: Firm as a rock thy truth mull Hand, When rolling years (hall ceafe to mov3, psalm em. Part the Fir/?. 1 T\/TY foul infpir'd with facred love, IVX God's holy name for ever blefs ; Of all his favours mindful prove, And ftill thy grateful thanks exprefs. 2 'Tis he that all thy fins forgives, And after ficknefs makes thee found : From r 378 1 From danger he thy life retrieves, By him with grace and mercy crown'd** 3 The Lord abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace ; His waken'd wrath doth flowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. 4 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little i'pot of clay ; So much his boundlefs love tranfcends The final! regards that we can pay.. Part the Second. 1 A S far as 'tis from eail to weir, CjL So far hath' he our fins remov'd ; Who, with a father's tender breair, Hath fuch as fear'd him always lov'd. 2 The Lord, the univerfal King, In heaven hath fix'd his lofty throne : To him, ve angels, praifes fing, In whofe gre^t ftrength his praife is fhewni 3 Ye that his juft commands obey, And hear and do his facred will, Ye hoft of his, this tribute pay, Who ftill what he ordains fulfil. 4 Let every creature jointly blefs The mighty Lord : And thou, my hearty With grateful joy thy thanks exprefs. And in this concert bear thy par; > PSALM CIV. Part the Fir/}.. BLESS God, my foul : Thou, Lord, atone Poileffeft empire without bounds : With honour thou art crown'd: thy throne Eternal Majefty furrounds. 2 With C 379 3 2 With light thou dofl thyfelf enrobe, And glory for a garment take, Heaven's curtains ftretch beyond the globe, Thy canopy of ftate to make. 3 God builds on liquid air, and forms His palace-chamber in the fkies ; The clouds his chariots are, and ftorms The fwift wing'd fteeds on which he flies, 4 As bright as flame, as fwift as wind, His minifters heaven's palace fill, To have their fundry talks aflign'd, All pleas'd to ferve their fovereign's will* 5 Earth, on her centre fix'd, he fet, Her face with waters overfpread^ Nor proudefl mountains dar'd, as yet, To lift above the waves their head. 6 But when thy awful face appear'd, Th' infulting waves difpers'd ; they fled, When once thy thunder's voice they heard, And by their hafte confefs'd their dread. 7 Thence up by fecret tracks they creep, And gufhing from the mountain's fide, Thro' valleys travel to the deep, Appointed to receive their tide. 8 There haft thou fix'd the ocean's bounds,. The threatening furges to repel, That they no more o'erpafs their bounds. Nor to a fecond deluge fwell. Part the Second, I T7ET thence in fmaller parties drawnj I The fea recovers her loft hills ; And darting fprings from every lawn Surprjfe the vale with plenteous rills. 2 Ths [ 38o ] 2 The fields, tame beafts are thither led, Weary with labour, faint with droughty And afTes on wild mountains bred, Have fenfe to find thefe currents out. 3 There mady trees from fcorching beams Yield fhelter to the feather'd throng : They drink, and for the bounteous ftreams, Retunvthe tribute of their fong. 4 Thy rains from heav'n-parch'd hills recruit, That foon tranfmit the liquid ftore, 'Till earth is burthen'd with her fruit, And nature's lap can hold no more. 5 Grafs, for our cattle to devour, Thou mak'ft the growth of every field ; Herbs for man's ufe of various power, That either food or phyfic yield. 6 With clufter'd grapes he crowns the vine, To cheer man's heart opprefs'd with cares : Gives oil, that makes his face to mine, And corn, that wafted ftrength repairs. Part the Third, 1 *TpHE trees of God, without the care JL Or art of man, with fap are fed $ The mountain-cedar looks as fair As thofe in royal gardens bred. 2 Safe in the lofty cedar's arms * The wand'rers of the air may reft 5 The hofpitable pine from harms Protects the ftork, her pious gueft. 3 Wild- goats the craggy rock afcend, Its tow'ring heights their fortrefs make, Whofe cells in labyrinths extend, Where feebler creatures refuge take. 4 The [ 38i 3 A. The moon's inconftant afpecl fhow& Th' appointed feafons of the year; Th' instructed fun his duty knows, His hour to rife, and difappear. 5 Darknefs he makes the earth to m<-oud, When foreft-beafts fecurely ftray : Young lions roar their wants aloud To Providence that fends them prey. 6 They range all night on daughter bent, 'Till fummon'd by the rifing morn, To fculk in dens, with one confent 5 The confcious ravagers return. 7 Forth to the tillage of the foil The hufbandman fecurely goes 5 Commencing with the fun his toil, With him returns to his repofe. 8 How various, Lord, thy works are found. For which thy wifdom we adore; The earth is with thy treafure crown'd, 'Till nature's hand can grafp no more. Part the Fourth. 1 TjUT ft ill the vaft unfathom'd main J3 Of wonders a new fcene fupplies 9 Whofe depth inhabitants contain Of every form and every fize. 2 Full-freighted mips from every port There cut their unmolefted way; Leviathan, whom there to fport Thou mad'ft, hath compafs there to play, 3 Thefe various troops of fea and land In fenfe of common want agree; All wait on thy difpeniing hand, And have their daily alms of Thee. 4- Thev £ They gather what thy flores difperfe Without their trouble to provide; Thou op'ft thy hand, the univerfe, The craving world is all fupplied. ij Thou for a moment hid'il thy face, The num'rous ranks of creatures mourn 5 Thou tak'ft their breath, all nature's race Forthwith to mother-earth return. 6 Again thou fend'ft thy fpirit forth T'infpire the mafs with vital feed ; Nature's reftor'd, and parent-eartk Smiles on her new-created breed. J Thus thro' fucceflive ages flands Firm fix'd thy providential care; Pleas'd with the work of thine own hands. Thou doit the waftes of time repair. # One look of thine, one wrathful look, Earth's panting bread with terrors fills; One touch from Thee, with clouds of fmoke In darknefs fhrouds the proudeft hills. g In praifing God, while he prolongs My breath, I will that breath employ, And join devotion to my fongs, Sincere as is in him my joy. 10 While finners from earth's face are hurl'd, My foul, praife thou his holy name, 'Till with my fong the liftening world Join concert, and his praife proclaim. ■y PSALM CXIII. E faints and fervants of the Lord, The triumphs of his Name record, His (acred Name for ever blefs ; 8 Where'er C 383 3 Where'er the circling fun difplays His rifing beams or fetting rays, Due praife to his great Name addrefs. 2 God thro' the world extends his way, The regions of eternal day But fhadows of his glory are : With him whofe majefty excels, Who made the heaven in which he dwells, Let no created power compare. 3 Tho' 'tis beneath his flate to view In higheft heaven what angels do, Yet he to earth vouchfafes his care; He takes the needy from his cell, Advancing him in courts to dwell Companion of the greatefl there. 4 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft, The God whom heaven's triumphant hofl And fuff'ring faints on earth adore, Be glory as in ages paft, As now it is, and fo fhall lafl: When earth and heaven fhall be no more. PSALM CXIV. J TT7HEN Jfrael freed from Pbaroab's hand, V V Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King; and Judah was his throne. 2 Acrofs the deep their journey lay ; The deep divides to make them way : Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains (hook like frighted fheep: Like lambs the little hillocks leap: Not I 384 ] "Not Sinai on his bafe could ftand, Confcious of fovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide? Make Jordan backward roll his tide? Why did ye leap, ye little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? 5 Let every mountain, every flood Retire, and know th' approaching God, The king of IJrael: fee him here! Tremble thou earth; adore and fear! 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns ; The rock to ftanding pools he turns : Flints fpring with fountains at his word, And fires and feas confefs the Lord. The Same* WHEN Ifrael out of Egypt came, And left the proud opprefibr's land, Conducted by the great I AM, Safe in the hollow of his hand ; The Lord in Ifrael reign'd alone, And Judah was his fav'rite throne. The fea beheld tes power, and fled, Difparted by the wondrous rod ; Jordan ran backward to his head, And Sinai felt th' incumbent God: The mountains fkipp'd like frighted ramj, The hills leap'd after them as lambs. What ail'd thee, O thou trembling fea? What horror turn d the river back? Was nature's God difpleas'd at thee? And why fhall hills and mountains fliake r 3 y« [ 385 ] Ye mountains huge, who fkipp'd like rams, Ye hills who leap'd as frighted lambs ? Earth tremble on, with all thy fons, In prefence of thy awful Lord, W'hofe power inverted nature owns, Her only law his fovereign word : He fhakes the centre with his nod, And heaven bows down to Jacob's God, Creation, varied by 1ns hand, Th' omnipotent Jehovah knows ; The fea is turn'd to folid land, The rock into a fountain flows; And all things, as they change, proclaim Their Lord eternally the fame. PSALM CXVL 2 r\ THOU, who when I did complain, KJ Didft all my griefs remove, O Saviour, do not now difdain My humble praife and love. 2 Since thou a pitying ear didft give, And heard me when I pray'd, I'll call upon thee while I live, And never doubt thy aid. 3 Pale death with all his ghaftly train My foul encompafs'd round ; Anguifh, and fin, and death, and p2\a 9 . On every fide 1 found. 4. To thee, O Lord of life, I pray'd, And did for fuccour flee ; O fave (in my diftrefs I faid) The foul that trufts in thee. R c How C 386 ] 5 How good thou art, how large thy grace ! How eafy to forgive ! The helplefs thou delight'ft to raife $ And by thy love I live. 6 Then, O my foul, be never more With anxious thoughts diitreft ; God's bounteous love doth thee reftore To eafe, and joy, and reft. *7 My eyes no longer drown'd in tears. My feet from falling free, Redeem'd from death and guilty fears, O Lord, I'll live to thee. PSALM CXVII. X T7E Nations, who the globe divide, JL Ye num'rous nations fcatter'd wide, To God your grateful voices raife; To all his boundlefs mercies fhown, His truth to endlefs ages known, Require our endlefs love and praife, 2 To him who reigns enthroned on high, To his dear Son who deign'd to die, Our guilt and errors to remove; To that bleft Spirit who grace imparts 3 Who rules in all believing hearts, Be ceafelefs glory, praife, and love. PSALM CXVIII. Part the Fir/L A LL glorv to our gracious Lord; J\ His love be by his church ador'd, His love eternally the fame; His [ 387 3 ; love let Aaron's Tons confefs, His free, and everlafting grace Let all that fear the Lord proclaim*" 7. In trouble on the Lord I cried, And felt the pard'ning word applied : He anfwer'd me in peace and power, He pluck'd my foul out of the net, In a large place of fafety fet, And bade me go and fin no more, 3 The Lord, I now can fay, is mine ; And confident in flrength divine, Nor man, nor fiends, nor flefh I fear Jefus the Saviour takes my part, And keeps the ilTues of my heart ; My Helper is for ever near. 4 Better it is in God to truft, In God the good, the ftrong, the juit 7 Than a falfe, finful child of man - s Better in Jefus to confide Than every other prince befide, Who offer all their helps in vain. Part the Second, OS in my cruel bofom-foe, Oft haft thou fought my foul t' o'erthrow* And forely thruft at me in vain : In my defence the Saviour ftood, Cover'd with his victorious blood, And arm'd my fprinkied heart again. Righteous I am in him, and ftrong, He is become my joyful fong, My Saviour and Salvation too : R 2 I triumph t 388 ] I triumph thro* his mighty grace, And pure in heart fhall fee his face, And rife in Chrift. a creature new. The voice of joy, and love, and praife, And thanks for his redeeming grace, Among the juftified is found : With fongs that rival thofe above, With fhouts proclaiming Jefu's love, Both day and night their tents refound. The Lord's right-hand hath wonders wrought Above the reach of human thought, The Lord's right-hand exalted is ; We fee it ftill ftretch'd out to fave, The power of God in Chrift we have, And Jefus in the Prince of peace. Part the Third. j y Shall not die in fin, but live, To Chrift my Lord the glory give, His miracles of grace declare, When he the work of faith hath done, When I have put his image on, And fruit unto perfection bear. 2 The Lord hath forely chaften'd me, And bruis'd for mine iniquity, Yet mercy would not give me up ; Caught from the jaws of fecond death, Pluck'd out of the devourer's teeth, He bids me now rejoice in hope. 3 Open the gates of righteoufnefs, Receive me into Chrift my peace, - That I his praifes may record : He t 3«9 3 He is the truth, the life, the way, The portal of eternal day ; The gate of heaven is Chrift my Lord. Thro' him the jufl fhall enter in, Sav'd to the utter moft from fin ; Already fav'd from all its power : The Lord my righteouihefs I praife, And calmly wait the perfect grace, When born of God I fin no more. Part the Fourth. JESUS is lifted up on high ; Whom man refus'd and doom'd to die, He is become the corner ftone : Head of his Church he lives and reigns. His kingdom over all maintains, High on his everlafting throne. The Lord th* amazing work hath wrought, Hath from the dead our fhepherd brought, Reviv'd on the third glorious day : This is the day our God hath made, The day for Tinners to be glad In him who bears their fins away. Thee, Lord, with joyful lips we praife - 9 Now, fend us now thy faving grace, Make this the acceptable hour : Our hearts would now receive thee in ; Enter, and make an end of fin, And blefs us with the perfect power. Blefs us, that we may call thee bleft, Sent down from heaven to give us reft, Thy gracious Father to proclaim, His finlefs nature to impart ; In every new, believing heart To manifelt his glorious name. R 3 5 God r 390 1 5 God is the Lord that fhews us light ; Then let us render him his right, The off'ring of a thankful mind; Prefent our living facrifice, And to his crofs in clofeft ties With cords of love our fpirit bind, 6 Thou art my God, and Thee I praife ^ Thou art my God, I fmg thy grace, And call mankind t' extol thy name : All glory to our gracious Lord, His name be prais'd, his love ador'd, Thro' all eternity the fame. PSALM cxxr. 1 'TpO the hills I lift mine eyes, A The everlafting hills -, Streaming thence in frefh fupplieSj My foul (he fpirit feels : Will he not his help afford ? Help, while yet I afk, is given ; God comes down, the God and Lord That made both earth and heaven* 2, Faithful fouls, pray always ; pray, And ftill in God confide j He thy feeble fteps (hall flay, Nor fuffer thee to fiide : Lean on the Redeemer's breafr, He thy quiet fpirit keeps : Reft in him, fecurely reft ; Thy watchman never fleeps. 2 Neither fin, nor earth, nor hell Thy Keeper can furprife ; Carelefs flumber cannot fteal On his all-feeing eyes ; He [ 39* ] He is IfraeVs fure defence ; Ifrael all his care fhall prove. Kept by watchful providence And ever-waking love. See the Lord thy Keeper ftand Omnipotently near : Lo ! he holds thee by thy hand, And banifhes thy fear ; Shadows with his wings thy head, Guards from all impending harms 5 Round thee and beneath are fpread The everlafting arms. Chrifl: fhall blefs thy going out, Shall blefs thy coming in, Kindly compafs thee about, Till thou art favM from fm ; Like thy fpotlefs Mailer thou, Fill'd with wifdom, love, and pbwer 3 Holy* pure, and perfect now, Henceforth and evermore. PSALM CXXV. WHO in the Lord confide, And feel his fprinkled blood, In ftorms and hurricanes abide Firm as the mount of God : Stedfaft, and fixt, and fure His Sion cannot move, His faithful people ftand fecure In Jefu's guardian love. As round Jerufalem The hilly bulwarks rife, So God protects and covers them From all their enemies : R 4 On t 392 ] On every fide he ftands, And for bis Ifrael cares, And fafe in his almighty hands Their fouls for ever bears. For lo ! the reign of hell And heliifh men is o'er ; They can perfuade, they can compel The juft to fin no more : To devils, men, or iln, They seed no more give place, Nor ever touch the thing unclean When cleans'd by pard'ning grace. But let them ftill abide In Thee, all-gracious Lord, Till every foul is fanclify'd, And perfectly reftor'd. The men of heart fincere Continue to defend, And do them good, and fave them here, And love them to the end. PSALM CXXVI. WHEN our redeeming Lord Pronounc'd the pard'ning word, Turned our foul's captivity, O what fweet furprife we found ! Wonder afk'd " and can it be J V Scarce believ'd the welcome found. And is it not a dream ? And are we fav'd thro' him ? Yes, our bounding heart replied, Yes, broke out our joyful tongue, Freely we are juftify'd ; This the new, the gofpel-fong. The C 393 3 j The heathen too could fee Our glorious liberty : All our foes were forc'd to own " God for them hath wonders wrought :" Wonders he for us hath done, From the houfe of bondage brought. To us our gracious God His pard'ning love hath fhew'd : Now our joyful fouls are free From the guilt and power of fin : Greater things we foon mail fee, We fhall foon be pure within, Turn us again, O Lord, Pronounce the fecond word, Loofe our hearts, and let us go Down the fpirit's fulleft flood 3 Freely to the fountain flow, All be fwallow'd up in God. Who for thy coming wait, And wail their loft eftate, Poor, and fad, and empty fli)!, Who for full redemption weep, They fhall thy appearing feel, Sow in tears, in joy to reap. Who feed immortal bears, And wets his path with tears, Doubtlefs he fhall foon return, Bring his (heaves with vaft increafer, Fully of the fpirit born, Perfeded in holinefs* R 5 PSALM [ 394 J PSALM CXXV1II. 1 TlLEST is the man that fears the Lord, -D And walks in all his ways, An earned: of his great reward On earth his Mafter pays. 2 Thou (halt not fpend thy flrength in vain For perifhable food, Thy Father {hall his own fuflain, And nil thy foul with good, 3 Happy in him thy foul fhall be, And on his fulnefs feed ; Jefus who came from heaven for thee, Shall be thy living bread, 4 Thy wife fhall as the fruitful vine Her blooming offspring fhew ; Thy children fhall be God's, not thine. His pleafant plants below. 5 Around thy plenteous table fpread Like olive-branches fair, Heaven-ward they in thy fteps fhall treads And meet their parents there. 6 Thus fhall the man be bleft who owns His Maker for his Lord : Or doubly bleft with better fons Begotten by the word. 7 The children of thy faith and prayer Thy joyful eyes fhall fee, Shall fee the profp'rous church, and fhare In her profpcrity. 8 St on again fhall lift her head, And flourifh all thy days 3 Thy f 395 J Thy foul mall fee the faithful ks6 9 And blefs the rifing race. n Fill'd with abiding peace divine, With I/rael's bleffing bleft, Thou then the church above (halt join, And gain the heavenly reft. PSALM CXXXL 3 T ORD, if thou the grace impart, I j Poor in fpirit, meek in heart,. I fhall as my Mafter be, Rooted in humility, 2 From the time that thee I know';, Nothing fhall I feek below, Aim at nothing great or high, Lowly both my heart and eye s 3 Simple, teachable, and mild, Aw'd into a little child ; Quiet now without my food, Wean'd from every creature-good*. 4 Hangs my new-born foul on thee, Kept from all idolatry ; Nothing wants beneath, above, Happy, happy, in thy love, 5 O that all might feek and "find Every good in Jefus join'd, Kim let Ifrael (till adore, Truft him, praife him evermore*. R 6 PSALM I 396 ] PSALM CXXXIL 1 T* EMEMBER, Lord, the pious zeal JV. Of every foul that cleaves to thee, The troubles for thy fake they feel, Their eager hopes thy houfe to fee ; Their vows to cry and never reft, Till thou art in thy church ador'd, And dwell'ft in every faithful breaft, And count'ft them worthy of their Lord, 2 Arife, O Lord, into thy reft, Thou and thy ark of perfect power : God over all, for ever bleft, Thee, Jefus, let our hearts ado.e. Thy priefts be cloth'd with righteoufnefs. Thy praife their happy lives employ, The faints in thee their all poflefs, And fhout the fons of God for joy. PSALM CXXXIN. B Part the Fir/?. EHOLD how good a thing It is to dwell in peace, How pleafing to our king This fruit of righteoufnefs : When brethren all in one agree, Who knows the joys of unity ! 2 When all are fweetly join'd, (True followers of the Lamb, The fame in heart and mind) And think and fpeak the fame, And all ir love together dwell, The comfort is unipeakable* 3 Where C 397 J 3 Where unity takes place, The joys of heaven we prove This is the gofpel-grace, The unction from above; The fpirit on all believers fhed, Defcending fwift from Chrift our head, 4. Where unity is found, The fweet anointing grace Extends to all around, And confecrates the place ; To every waiting foul it comes, And fills it with divine perfumes. G Part the Second. RACE every morning new 5 And every night we (qq\ The foft refrefhing dew, That falls from Hermon's hill 5 On Sion it doth fweetly fall, The grace of one defcends on all. 2 Even now our Lord doth pour The bleiEng from above, A kindly, gracious ihower Of heart-reviving love, The former and the latter rain, The love of God, and love of man, 3 In him when brethren join, And follow after peace, The fellowship divine He promifes to blcfs, His chiefeft graces to bellow, Where two or three are met below. 4 The riches of his grace In fellowship are given [ 398 ] To S ion's chofen race, The citizens of heaven; He fills them with his choiceft ftore, He gives them life for evermore. PSALM CXXXIV. 1 X7E fervants of God, whofe diligent care JL Is ever employ'd in watching and prayer. With praifes unceafing your Jefus proclaim, Rejoicing and blefung his excellent name. 2 J Tis Jefus commands, come all to his houfe, . And lift up your hands, and pay him your vowS^ And while ye are giving your Maker his due. The Lord out of heaven. fhall fanctify you. PSALM CXXXIX. Part the Fir/?. S >"TpHOU, Lord, by ftri&eft fearch haft know.T? X My rifing up and lying down ; My fecret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceiv'd by me. 2 Thine eye my bed and path furveys, My public haunts, and private ways : Thou know'ft what 'tis my lips would vent, My yet unutter'd words' intent. 3 Surrounded by thy power I ftandj On every fide I find thy hand: O fkill, for human reach too high I Too dazzling bright for mortal eye I 4 O could I fo perfidious be, To think of once deferting thee; Where, Lord, could I thy influence fhun> Or whither from thy prelence run? 5 If C 399 3 5 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwelPft enthron'd in light I If down to hell's infernal plains, 'Tis there almighty vengeance reigns. 6 If I the -morning's wings could gain, And fly beyond the weftern main; Thy fwifter hand would firil arrive, And there arrefr thy fugitive. j Or mould I try to fhun thy fight Beneath the fable wings of night; One glance from thee, one piercing ray^ Would kindle darknefs into day. 8 The veil of night is no difguife, No fcreen from thy all-fearching eyes; Thro' midnight fhades thou find'ft the way As in the blazing noon of day. Part the Second. X '"T^HOU-know'fr. the texture of my hearty A My reins, and every vital part: Each Angle thread in nature's loom By thee was cover'd in the womb. 1 I'll praife thee,, from whofe hands I came A work of fuch a curious frame: The wonders thou in me haft fhewn, My foul with grateful joy fhall own. 3 Thine *.eye my fub fiance did furvey,. u ,>. \ 6 While yet a lifelefs mafs it lay; In fecret how exactly wrought, Ere from its dark enclofure brought. 4 Thou didft the fhapelefs embryo fee, Its parts were regilter'd by thee ; 4 Thou L 400 J Thou faw'it the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book, 5 Let me acknowledge too, O God, That fince the maze of life I trod, Thy thoughts of love to me furmount The power of numbers to recount. 6 Search, try, O Lord, my reins and heart, If evil lurk in any part; Correct me when I go affray, And guide me in thy perfect way. PSALM CXLV. Ver. 7, Sec. Part the Firjl. 1 QWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, kJ My God, my heavenly King; Ltt age to age thy righteoufnefs In founds of glory fing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodnefs to the fkies ; Thro* the whole earth his goodnefs mines.. And every want fupplies. 3 With longing eye thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy lib'ral hand provides them meat, And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are thy companions, Lord f How flow thine anger moves ! '${&&$& foon he fends his pard'ning word, / To cheer the foul he loves. 5 Creatures, with all their endlefs race, Thy power and praife proclaim; But we, who tafte thy richer grace. Delight to blefs thy name* Part L C 401 J Part the Second, Ver. 14, &c. ET every tongue thy goodnefs fpeak. Thou fovereign Lord of all: Thy ftrengthening hand? uphold the weak, And raife the poor that fall. 2 When forrow bows the fpirit down, Or virtue lies diftreft Beneath the proud oppreflbr's frown, Thou giv'ft the mourner reft. 3 The Lord fupports our infant days. And guides our giddy youth: Holy and juft are all thy ways, And all thy words are truth. 4 Thou know'ft the pains thy fervants fee;, Thou hear'ft thy children cry, And their bell: wifhes to fulfil Thy grace is ever nigh. 5 Thy mercy never {hall remove From men of heart fincere : Thou fav'ft the fouls whofe humble love Is join'd with holy fear. 6 My lips fhall dwell upon thy praife, And fpread thy fame abroad : Let all the fons of Adam raife The honours of their God. PSALM CXLVL I T'LL praife my Maker while I've breath, JL And when my voice is loft in death, Praife fhall employ my nobler powers; My days of praife fhall ne'er be paft, While life and thought and being laft, Or immortality endures, 2 Happy f 402 ] 2 Happy the man whofe hopes rely On IfraeVs God : :ie made the fky, And earth, and feas, with all their train : His truth for ever ftands fecure ; Pie faves th' oppreft, he feeds the poor, And none fhall find his promife vain. 3 The Lord pours eye-fight on the blind 3 The Lord fupports the fainting mind ; He fends the labouring conference peace j He helps the Granger in'diflrefs, The widow and the, fatherlefs, And grants the prifoner facet releafe, 4. I'll praife him while he lends me breath, And when my voice is loft in death, Praife fhall employ my nobler powers ; My days of praife fhall ne'er be pair. While life and thought and bejrjg lair, Or immortality endures. P S A L M CXLVIL 1 T)RAISE ye the Lord ; 'tis good to raife A Our hearts and voices in his praife; His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 He form'd the ftars, thofe heavenly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their names : His wifdom 's vail, and knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drown'd. 3 Great is the Lord, and great his might, And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the jufi 1 , And treads the wicked to the duft. 4. Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who fpreads his clouds around the fky ; There L 403 ] There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops defcend in vain. 5 He makes the grafs the hills adorn, And clothes the fmiling fields with corn : The beafts with food his hands fupply, And the young ravens when they cry. 6 What is the creature's fkill or force? The Uprightly man or warlike hone? The piercing wit, the active limb, All are too mean delights for him. 7 But faints are lovely in his fight, He views his children with delight ; He fees their hope, he knows their fear, And looks and loves his image there. 8 Praife God from whom all bleilings flow; Praife him all creatures here below ; Praife him above, ye heavenly hoff. ; Praife Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft ! PSALM CXLVIIL Part the Firft. 'L E T every creature join To praife th 5 eternal God : Ye heavenly hofts, the fong begin, And found his name abroad. 2 The fun, with golden beams, And moon v/ith paler rays, Ye ftarry lights, ye fparkling flame s. Shine to your Maker's praife. 3 He built thofe worlds above, And fix'd their wondrous frame ; By [ 404 J By his command they fland or move, And ever fpeak his name. 4 Ye vapours, when ye rife, Or fall in fhow'rs or fnow; Ye thunders murm'ring round the fkies, His power and glory /hew. 5 Wind, hail, and flafhing fire, Agree to praife the Lord, When ye in vengeful ftorms confpke To execute his word. 6 By all his works above His honours be expreft : But thofe who tafte his faving love, Should fing his praifes beff. Part the Second. E T earth and ocean know, They owe their Maker praife : Praife him, ye wat'ry worlds below, And monfters of the feas. L 2 From mountains near the fky Let his loud praife refound ; From humble ihrubs, and cedars high, And vales and fields around. 3 Ye lions of the wood, And tamer beafts that graze, Ye live upon his daily food, And he expects your praife, 4 Ye birds of lofty wing, On high his praifes bear, Or fit on flowery boughs, and fing Your Maker's glory there. Ye [ 405 J 5 Ye creeping ants and worms, His various wifdom (how ; And flies, in all your mining forms Praife him that dreft you fo. 6 By all the earth-born race His honour be exprefs'd : But thofe that know his heavenly grace, Should learn to praife him befh Part the Third. i T\ yTONARCHS of wide command, 1VX Praife ye th' eternal King ; Judges, adore that fovereign hand, Whence all your honours fpring. 2 Let vig'rous youth engage To found his praifes high ; While growing babes and withering age Their feeble voices try. 3 United zeal be fhewn, His wondrous fame to raife ; God is the Lord ; his name alone Deferves our endlefs praife. 4 Let nature join with art, And both pronounce him blefl : But faints, who dwell fo near his heart. Should fing his praifes beft. The Same. I Y E boundlefs realms of joy, j[ Exalt your Maker's fame ; His praife your fongs employ, Above the ftarry frame. Your [ 406 J Your voices raife, ye cherubim And feraphim, to fing his praife. Thou moon, that nil 'ft the night, And fun, that guid'ft the day, Ye glitt'ring ftars of light, To him your homage pay : His praife declare, ye heavens above, And clouds that move in liquid air. Let them adore the Lord, And praife his holy name, By whole almighty word They all from nothing came; And all mall laft from changes free : Kis firm decree flands ever faff. Let earth her tribute pay: Praife him, ye dreadful whales, And fifh that through the fea Glide fwift with glitt'ring fcales ; Fire, hail, and fnow, and mifty air, And winds that where he bids them blow. By hills and grateful mountains (all In grateful concert join'd) ; By cedars ftately tall, And trees for fruit defign'd : By every beaft and creeping thing, And fowl of wing, his name be blefr. Let all of royal birth, With thofe of humble frame, And judges of the earth, His matchlefs praife proclaim : In this defign let youth with maids, And hoary heads with children join. United zeal be fliewn, His wondrous fame to raife, Whofc f 407 J Whofe glorious name alone Deferves our endlefs praife. Earth's utmoft ends his power obey* His glorious fway the (ky tranfcends. 8 His chofen faints to grace He fets them up on high, And favours all their race Whofe hearts to him pre nigh : O therefore raife your grateful voice. And ftill rejoice your Lord to praife. The Same. 1 X7E, who dwell above the fides, I Free from human miferies ; Ye, whom high-eft heaven embowers, Praife the Lord with all your powers* 2 Angels, your clear voices raife ; Him ye heavenly armies praife; Sun, and moon with borrow'd light, All ye fparkling eyes of night. 3 Let the earth his praife refound ; Monftrous whales, and feas profound 5 Vapours, lightning, hail, and fnow, Storms, which where he bids you, blow: 4 Flowery hills and mountains high ; Cedars, neighbours to the (ky ; Trees and cattle, creeping things ; All that cut the air with wings : 5 You who awful fceptres fway ; You, accuftom'd to obey ; Princes, judges of the earth : All of high and humble birth ; 6 Youths I 408 ] 6 Youths and virgins flourifhing In the beauty of your fpring ; Ye, who were but born of late; Ye who bow with age's weight : 7 Praife his name with one confent : O how great ! how excellent ! Than the earth profounder far ; Higher than the higheft ftar. 8 He will his to glory raife ; Ye, his faints, refound his praife ; Ye, his fons, his chofen race, Blefs his love and fovereign grace. The Same, 1 T) RAISE ye the Lord, y' immortal quire, X That fill the realms above; Praife him who form'd you of his fire, And feeds you with his love. 2 Shine to his praife, ye chryftal fkies, The floor of his abode ; Or veil in {hades your thoufand eyes Before your brighter God. 3 Thou reftlefs globe of golden light, Whofe beams create our days, Join with the filver queen of night, To own your borrow'd rays. 4. Winds, ye (hall bear his name aloud Thro' the etherial blue; For when his chariot is a cloud, He makes his wheels of you. 5 Thunder and hail, and fires and ftorms, The troops of his command, Appear C 409 ] Appear in all your dreadful forms And fpeak his awful hand. 6 Shout to the Lord, ye furging feas, In your eternal roar; Let wave to wave refound his praife, And fhore reply to more : 7 While monfters fporting on the flood_, In fcaly filver mine, Speak terribly their maker God, And lafh the foaming brine. S But gentler things fhall tune his name To fofter notes than thefe, Young zephyrs breathing o'er the flream, Or whifp'ring thro' the trees. 9 Wave your tali heads, ye lofty pines, To him that bids you grow : Sweet clutters bend rheir fruitful vines On ev'ry thankful bough. 10 Let the mrill birds his honours raife, And climb the morning-fky j While groveling beafts attempt his p raife In hoarier harmony. 1 Thus while the meaner creatures fing^ Ye mortals, take the found - y Fcho the glories of your King Thro' ail the nations round. P S A L M CL. t T) RAISE the Lord, who reigns above, A And keeps his court below 3 Praife the holy God of love, And all his greatnefs fhew : S Praife [ 4«o ] Praife him for his noble deeds, Praife him for his m^tchlefs power * Kim, from whom all good proceeds, Let rarth and heaven adore. 2 Publifh, fpread to all around The great Jehovah's name ; Let the trumpet's martial found The Lord of Hoils proclaim: Praife him every tuneful ftnng, All the reach of heavenly art, All the powers of mufic bring, The mufic of the heart. 3 Him, in whom thev move and live, Let every creature hng; Glory to their Maker give, And homage to their King : Hallow'd be his name beneath, As in heaven on earth ador'd ; Praife the Lord in every breath ; Let all things praife the Lord. Hymn to God the Father. j T TAIL, Father, whofe creating call Jtl Unnumber'd worlds attend, Jehovah comprehending all, Whom none can comprehend : 2 In light unfearchable enthron'd, Which angels dimly fee ; The fountain of the Godhead own'd, And foremoft of the Three. 3 From thee thro' an eternal Now, Thy Son, thine Offspring flow'd J An everlafting Father thou, . As everlafting God i 4 Nor C 4ii ] 4 Nor quite difplay'd to worlds above } Nor quite on earth conceal'd ; By wondrous, unexhaufted love To mortal man reveal'd : 5 Supreme and all-fufficient God, When nature fhall expire, And words created by thy nod Shall perilh by thy fire. 6 Thy name, Jehovah* be ador'd Bv creatures without end, Whom none but thy eflentiaJ word And Spirit comprehend. Hymn to Gov the Son". HAIL, God the Son, in glory crown'd Ere time began to be ; Thron'd with thy Sire thro' half the round Of wide eternity. Let heaven and earth's ltupendous frame Difplay their Author's power, And each exalted feraph-flame, Creator, thee adore. Thy wondrous love the Godhead fhew'd Contracted to a fpan, The co -eternal Son of God, The mortal Son of man. To fave mankind froaa loft: eftate. Behold his life- >] od ih'eam ! Hail, Lord ! almighty to create, Almighty to redeem. The Mediator's God-like fway His church beneath fuftains ; S 2 Till [ 4™ ] Tiil nature fliall her Judge furvey, The King Mefliah reigns. Hail, with eflential glory crown'd, When time fhall ceafe to be, Thron'd with thy Father thro' the round Of whole eternity. Hymn to God the Holy Ghost, 1 TTAIL, Holy Ghoft, Jehovah, third JL JL In order or" the Three ; Sprung from the Father and the Word From all eternity. 2 Thy fpirit brooding o'er th' abyfs Of formlefs waters lay ; Spoke into order all that is, And darknefs into day, 3 In deepeft hell, or heavens height, Thy prefence who can fly ? Known is the Father to thy fight, Th' abyfs of Deity. 4 Thy pow'r thro' Jefu's life difplay'd Quite from the virgin's womb, Dying his foul an ofF'ring made, And rais'd him from the tomb. 5 God's image which our fins deftroy, Thy grace reftores below ; And truth, and holinefs, and joy, From thee their fountain flow. ■6 Hail, Holy Ghoft, Jehovah, third In order of the Three, Sprung from the Father and the Word From all eternity. Hymn t 413 J Hymn to the Trinity. 1 TTAIL, holy, holy, holv Lord \ X JL Be endiefs praife to Thee, Supreme, efTential One, ador'd In co- eternal Three : 2 Enthron'd in everlanMrig ftate Ere time its round began, Who join'd in council to create The dignity of man. 3 To whom Ifaiafis vifion fhew r d The feraphs veil their wings, While Thee, Jehovah, Lord and God, Th' angelic army lings. 4. To Thee by myftic powers on high Were humble praifes given, When "John beheld with favour'd eye Th' inhabitants of heaven. 5 All that the name of creature owns, To Thee in hymns afpire : May we as angels on our thrones For ever join the choir. 6 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord ! Be endiefs praife to Theej Supreme, efTential One, ador'd In co-eternal Three. Another, I T ET God the Father live I ^ For ever on our tongues : Sinners from his free love derive The ground of all their fongs. S3 2 Ye * C 4H ] Ye faints, employ your breath In honour of the Son, Who bought our fouls from hell and death By offering up his own. Give to the Spirit praife Of an immortal {train, Whofe light, and power, and grace conveys Salvation down to men. While God the Comforter Reveals our pardon'd fin, O may the blood and water bear The fame record v/ithin. 5 To the great One and Three That feal the grace in heaven, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal glory given. 'B Another. ' LEST be the Father and his love, To whofe celeftial fource we owe Rivers of endlefs joy above, And rills of comfort here below. Glory to thee, great Son of God ; Forth from thy wounded body rolls A precious ft ream of vital blood, Pardon and life for dying fouls. We give the facred Spirit praife, Who in our hearts of fin and woe Makes living fprings of grace arife, And into boundlefs glory flow. Thus God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit we adore ; That fea of life, and love unknown, Without a bottom or a fhore. The [ 4J5 J The Divine Perfecliom* THE Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high 3 The garments he aflumes Are light and majeity. His glories fhine with beams To bright, No mortal eye can bear the fight. The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe j His wrath and juftice Hand To guard his holy law : And where his love refolves to blefs, His truth confirms and feals the grace* Thro* all his mighty works Amazing wifdom fhines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their dark defigns, Strong is his arm, and fhall fulfil His great decrees and fovereign will. And can this fovereign King Of glory condefcend, And will he write his name, My father and my friend ! I love his name, I love his word, Join all my powers to praife the Lord ! Sun, Moon, and Stars, praife ye the Lord. Part the Firji. REGENT of all the worlds above, Thou fun, whofe rays adorn our fphere, And with unwearied fwiftnefs move ; To form the circle of the year : S 4 : 2 Praife r 416 j at Praife the Creator of the fides, Who decks thy orb with borrow'd rays ! Or may the fun forget to rife, When he forgets his Makci's praife. 3 Thou reigning beauty of the night, Fair queen of iilenee, filver moon, Whofe paler fires and female light Are fofter rivals of the noon : j, Arife, and to that fovereign power Waxing and waning honours pay j Who bad thee rule the dufky hours, And half fupply the abfent day. Part the Second, YE glittering ftars, that gild the ikies, When darknefs has her curtain drawn, That keep the watch with wakeful eyes, When bufinefs, cares, and day are gone : Froclaim the glories of your Lord, Difpers'd through all the heav'nly ftreet, Whofe boundlefs treafures can afford So rich a pavement for his feet. Thou heaven of heavens, fupremely bright;. Fair palace of the court divine, Where with inimitable light The Godhead condefcends to fhine ; Pr3tfe thou the great inhabitant, Who fcatters lovely beams of grace On every angel, every faint, Nor veils the luftre of his face. O God of glory, God of love, Thou art the fun that mak'ft our days : AUdft all thy wondrous works above Let earth and duft attempt thy praife. I 417 J Song to Creating Wisdom. Part the Fir/}. 1 XT* TERNAL wifdom, thee we praife ; H/ Thee the creation fings : With thy loud name, rocks, hills, and feas 3 And heaven's high palace rings. 2 Thy. hand how wide it fpreads the iky ! How glorious to behold ! Ting'd with a blue of heavenly dye,. And ftarr'd with fparkling gold. 3 There haft thou bid the globes of light Their endlefs circle run : There the pale planet rules the night ; The day obeys the fun. 4 If down I turn my wandering eyes On clouds and ftorms below, Thofe under-regions of the fkies Thy num'rous glories fhow. 5 The noify winds ftancl ready there Thy orders to obey ; With founding wings they fweep the air. To make thy chariot way. 6 There, like a trumpet loud and flrong 3 Thy thunder fhakes our coaft, While the red lightnings wave along The banners of thine hoir. Part the Second, I /~\N the thin air without a prop v_y Hang fruitful fhow'rs around ; At thy command they fink, and drop Their fatnefs on tne ground. * 5 2 Lo [ 4i8 ] 2 Lo here thy wondrous (kill arrays The fields in cheerful green : A thoufand herbs thy art difplays, A thoufand flow'rs between. 3 There the rough mountain? of the d^ep Obferve thy throng command ; Thy breath can raife the billows fteep, Or fink them' to the (and. 4 Thy glories. blaze all nature round ; And flrike the wondering fight Thro' fkies, and feas, and folid ground, With terror and delight. 5 Infinite ftrength and equal fkill Shine thro' the world abroad, Our fouls with vaft amazement fill, And fpeak the builder God. 6 But the mild glories of thy grace Our fofter paflions move : Pity divine in JefiYs face We fee, adore, and love ! Thank/giving fcr God's particular Providence* Part the Firjl. WHEN all the mercie? of my God My rifing foul furveys, Why, my cold heart, art thou not loft In wonder, love, and praife ? Thy providence my life fuftain'd, And all my wants redrefr, While in the filent womb I layj And hung upon the breaft. j8 2 To C 4*9 1 3 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn'd To form themfelves in prayer. a. Urinumber'd comforts on my foul Thy tender care beftow'd, Before my infant heart conceiv'd From whom thofe comforts flow'd*. Part the Second, 1 ^T 7HEN in the flippery paths of youth VV With heedlefs fteps I ran, Thine arm unfeen convey'd mefafe,, And led me up to man, 2 Thro* hidden dangers, toils, and deaths^. It gently clear'd my way, And thro' the pleafing fnares of vice More to be fear'd than they. 3 Ten thoufand thoufand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the leaft a cheerful heart That taftes thofe gifts with joy* 4 Thro' every period of my life Thy goodnefs I'll purfue; And after death in diftant worlds 4 The 'pleafmg theme renew. 5 Thro' all eternity to thee A grateful fortg I'll raife : But, O! eternity's too ftiort To utter all thy praife. S 6 Got* [ 423 ] God glorious ) and Sinners faved. 1 T? ATHER, how wide thy glory fhines ? J? How high thy wonders rife: Known thro' the earth by thoufand figns ; By thoufand thro* the ikies* 2 Thofe mighty orbs proclaim thy power, Their motion fpeak thy fkill : And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience ftill. 3 Part of thy name divinely {lands On all thy creatures writ; They {hew the labour of thy hands Or imprefs of thy feet. 4 But when we view thy Grange deilgn To fave rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compaiTion join In their divineft forms : 5 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guefs, Which of the glories brighten: fhone., The juftice or the grace. 6 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains ; Bright feraphs learn ImmanuePs name, And try their choiceft {trains. y O may I bear fome humble part In that immortal fong ; Wonder and joy (hall tune my heart, Arid love command my tongue. 13 Christ t 421 J Christ our Wifdom, Righteoufitefs, SanStlfcathnl and Redemption. 1 TJURIED in fhadows of the night X> We lie, 'till Chrifl reftores the light] Wifdom defcends to heal the blind, And chafe the darknefs of the mind. 2 Our guilty fouls are drown'd in tears. Till the atoning blood appears ; Then we awake from deep diftrefs, And ling the Lord our righteoufnefs, 3 Jefus beholds where Satan reigns Binding his flaves in heavy chains; He fets the prifoner free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. 4. Poor helplefs worms in thee pofTefs Grace, wifdom, power, and righteoufnefs : Thou art our mighty all, and we Give our whole felves, O Lord, to thee. j The Offices of Christ. Part the FirJI. OIN all the glorious names Of wifdom, love, and power 3 That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean to fpeak thy worth, Too mean to fet thee, Saviour ', forth. But O what gentle terms, What condefcending ways Doth our Redeemer ufe To teach his heavenly grace ! Mine [ 4^2 J Mine eyes with joy and wonder fee What forms of love he bears for me, Array'd in mortal fle^b, Lo, the great Angel Hands, And holds the promifes And pardons in his hands, Commiffion'd from his Father's throne, To make his grace to mortals known. Great prophet of my Gcd, My tongue (hall blefs thy name ; By thee the joyful news Of our falvation came, The joyful news of fins forgiven, Of hell fubdued, and peace with heaven. Be thou my connfellor, My pattern and my guide 5 And thro' this defert land Still keep me near thy fide. O let my feet ne'er run aftray, Nor rove nor feek the crooked way. I love my Shepherd's voice, His watchful eyes fhall keep My wandering foul among The thoufands of his fheep. He feeds his flock, he calls their names.,. His bofom bears the tender lambs. Part the Second. JESUS, my great High-prleft, Ofier'd his blood and died; My guilty confeience feeks No facrifice befide. His pow'rful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 2 O thou [ 423 J 2 O thou al might v Lord, My Conqueror and my Klng^ Thy fceptre and thy fw Thy reigning grace I fing: Thine is the power, behold I fit In willing bonds before thy feet. 3 Now let my foul arife, And trend the tempter down ; My C : leads me forth To conqueft and a crown : March on, nor fear to win the day, Tho' death and hell cbftrucl the way. 4 Should all the hoirs of death, And pow'rs of hell unknown, Put their moll dreadful forms Of rage and mifchief on ; I (hall be fafe, for Chrift difplays Superior povv'r and guardian grace. Trhimph over Death, 1 A ND mult this body die? J~\ This well-wrought frame decay I And mull thefe active limbs of mine Lie mouldering in the clay? 2 Corruption, earth, and worms Shall but refine this fteih, Till my triumphant fpirit comes To put it on afreih. 3 God my Redeemer lives, And ever from the ikies Looks down, and watches all my dufl Till he (hall bid it rife. 4 Array'd in glorious grace Snail thefe viie bodies fliine, And [ 424 J And every fhape and every face Be heavenly and divine ? Thefe lively hopes we owe, Lord, to thy dying love : O may we blefs thy grace below, And fing thy power above ! Saviour, accept the praife Of thefe our humble longs, Till tunes of nobler found we raife With our immortal tongues. Christ worjhlpped by all Creatures, 1 Z^iOME,, let us join our cheerful fo,ngs V>4 With angels round the throne - } Ten thoufand thoufand are their tongues. But all their joys are one. 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry. To be exalted thus 3 Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply. For he was (lain for us, 3 Jefus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine; And bleflings more than we can give, Be, Lord, for ever thine. 4 The whole creation join in one To blefs the facred name Of him that fits upon the throne. And to adore the Lamb. Cod r 42s 3 God our Light and Darknefs. 1 "ft /T Y God, the fpring of all my joys, ±Vl The life of my delights, The glory of my brighteif. days, And comfort of my nights; 2 In darkeft fhades if thou appear, My dawning is begun : Thou art my foul's bright morning-frar 3 And thou my rifing fun. 3 The opening heavens around me fhine With beams of facred biifs, If Jefus fhews his mercy mine, And whifpers " I am his." 4 My foul would leave this heavy clay At that tranfporting word, Run up with joy the fhining way, To fee and praife my Lord. 5 Fearlefs of hell and ghaftly death, I'd break thro' every foe: The wings of love and arms of faith Would bear me conqueror thro'. Come, Lord Jesus! 1 \J7 HEN fhall thy lovely face be feen ? V V When fhall our eyes behold our God? What lengths of diftance lie between ! And hills of guilt! A heavy load. 2 Ye heavenly gates, loofe all your chains, Let the eternal pillars bow; Eleft Saviour, cleave the flarry plains, And make the chryftal mountains flow. 3 Hark! [ 4*6 ] 3 Hark! how thy faints unite their cries 5 And pray, and wait the general doom; Come thou, the foul of all our joys; Thou the deiire of nations, come ! 4 Our heart- ftrings groan with deep complaint. Our itefh lies panting, Lord, for Thee : And every limb and every joint Stretches for immortality. 5 Now let our cheerful eyes furvey The blazing earth and melting hills; And fmile to fee the lightnings play, And fiafh along before thy wheels. 6 Hark! what a fhout of violent joys Joins with the mighty trumpet's found ! The angel-herald fhakes the Ikies, Awakes the graves, and tears the ground. 7 Ye flumb'ring faints, a heavenly ho ft Stands waiting at your gaping tombs; Let every facred, fleeping duft Leap into life; for Jefus comes. 8 Jefus, the God of might and love, New-moulds our limbs of cumb'rous clay; Quick as feraphtc flames we move, To reign with him in endlefs day. CONTENTS OF THE P S A L M S and HYMNS. i PART I. Page TJSALM I. — — i Pfalin III. — — — 325 — 326 Pfalm IV. — . — — 327 Pftlm V. " -- — — 329 Pfalm VI. — — — 331 Pfalm XIIL * — — — 332 Pfalm XXXVIII. — — — ib. Pfalm LI. — — — 333 The fame. Part the Firft. — — 334 Part the Second. — — — 335 Part the Third. — — — 33 6 Part the Fourth. — — — 337 Pfalm fcXIIL — — — 338 Pfalm LXXX. Part the Firft. — — 339 Part the Second. — — — ib. Pfalm XC. — — — 340 Pfalm XCf. — — ~ 34i Pfalm XCIII. — — — 342 Pfalm CXXI. — — — a. Pfalm CXXX. — — — 343 Pfalm CXXXIX. Part the firft; — 344 Pare the Second. — — • — 345 Part the Third. — — — ib. The Creator and Creatures. — — 346 Life and Eternity. — : — - — 347 Judgment. CONTENTS. Page Judgment. — — — 348 On the Crucifixion. — • — 349 Sovereignty and Grace. — — ib. A Thought in Affliction. — — 350 The Christian Race. — « — 351 The New Creation. — — 352 ChriiVs Humiliation and Exaltation. — ib m Waiting for the Spirit of Adoption. — 353 Hymn to the Holy Ghoft. — — 354 Charity. — — — 355 Unfruitfulnefs. — • — — ib. Sincere Praife. — — — 356 ChriiVs Companion for the Tempted. — 357 The Comparifon and Complaint. — 358 Breathing after the Holy Spirit. — — 359 The Witnefling Spirit. — — 300 Veni Creator. — — — ib. A Hymn for Sunday. — — 361 PART II. PSALM VIII. Part the Firft. — 363 Part the Second. — — 364 Pfalm XVIII. Ver. 1, &c. — — 365 Pfalm XXIII. — — — 366 Pfalm XXIV. Part the Firft. — — ib. .Part the Second. — — — 367 Pfalm XXXII. Part the Firft. — 368 Part the Second. — — — 369 Pfalm XXXVI. — — . — ib. Pfalm XLV. Part the Firft. — — 370 Part the Second. — — — 371 Pfalm XLVII. Part the Firft. — 372 Part the Second. — — * — 373 Pfalm LVII. — — — • 374 Pfalm LXXXIV. — — — 375 Pfalm LXXXIX. — — — 37^ Pialm N TENT S. Page Pfalm C. — — — 377 Pfaim CIFI. Part the Firft. — — ib. Part the Second — — — 378 Pfalm CIV. Part the Firft, — — ib. Part the Second. — — — 379 Part the Third. — — >— 380 Part the Fourth. — — — 381 Pfalm CXIII. — — — 382 Pfalm CXIV. — . ~ — 383 The Same. *— — — - 384. Pfalm CX VI. — — _. 385 Pfalm CXVII. — — — 386 Pfalm CXVJII. Part the Firft. — ib. Part the Second. — — • — 387 Part the Third. — — — 388 Part the Fourth. — — — 389 Pfalm CXXI. — — — 300 Pfalm CXXV. — — — 39 r Pfalm CXXV I. — — ~3Q2 Pfalm CXXVIIL — — ~~ ?o4 Pfalm CXXXI. — — — 395 Pfalm CXXXII. — — — 396 Pfalm CXXXIII. Part the Firft. — ft Part the Second. — — — 397 Pfalm CXXXIV. — — — 398 Pfalm CXXXIX. Part the Firft. — ib. Part the Second. — — — . 309 Pfalm CXLV. Ver. 7, &c. Part the Firft. 400 Part the Second, Ver. 14, &c. — — 401 Pfalm CXLVI. — ' — — ib. Pfalm CXLVII. — — — 402 Pfalm CXLVIII. Part the Firft. — 403 Part the Second. — — — 404 Part the Third. — — .— 405 The Same. — — — ib. The Same. — — — 407 The Same. — — — 408 Pfal on CONTENTS. Page Pfalm CL. — — — - 409 Hymn to God the Father. — — 410 Hymn to God the Son. — — 411 Hymn to God the Holy Ghoft. — - — 412 Hymn to the Trinity. — — - 413 Another. — — — ib. Another. — — • — - 414 The Divine Perfections. — — 415 Sun, Moon, and Stars, praife ye the Lord. Part the Firft. — — ib. Part the Second. — — — 1 416 Song to Creating Wifdom. Part the Firft. 417 Part the Second. — — — ib* Thankfgiving for God's particular Providence. Part the Firft. — — 418 Part the Second. — — — 419 GoH glorious, and Sinners faved. — 420 Chrift our Wifdom, Righteoufnefs, Sandifi- cation, and Redemption. — — 421 The Offices of Chrift. -Part the Firft. — & Part the Second. — * — - — 422 Triumph over Death. — — 423 Chrift worfhipped by all Creatures. — 424 God our Light in Darknefs. — — 425 Come, Lord Jefus. — — it. FINIS. 4 if i DATE DUE >^-- ;**«» i WA* 3 t 7 f ^ Si GAYLORD PRINTED IN U.S.A. 1 V*L 1 Wft>f^