. *i^nd. ?T. \d, _ &*A><yueJ^
 i*2.t

Prayer for the Union,
Ordered by Bishop Smith of Kentucky, to be
read in all the Prot. Episcopal Churches in Ken
tucky •
O, Eternal God ! the supreme Disposer of all
events, and the rightful Governor of all the Na
tions upon Earth, look down in meroy upon our
beloved eountry, and graoiously avert from us all
those evils whieh. we most justly have deserved,
and whereof our consciences are afraid : the evils
of discord and disunion. Raise up, we beseech
Thee, a continnal succession of able, wise and
zood men, worthy to stand in the places of the
Fathers of our Country ; so that our Union being
preserve , our free institutions may be handed
down, wholly unimpaired, to the latest genera
tions ' Grant this, we humbly beseech Thee, for
Jesus Christ's sake, our, only Saviour. Amen !

f The first organ in America was" imported
for King*s Chapel, Eosto1!?H 1714, and waa
regarded by the Puritan residents as an "of
fensive, novelty."

LITURGY
FOR THE USE OF THE
CHURCH AT KING'S CHAPEL
IN BOSTON ;
COLLECTED PRINCIPALLY FROM THE
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.

In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God — Phil, iv, G.

THIRD EDITION

WITH ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS.

BOSTON.
FROM THE PRESS OF THE CHRISTIAN EXAMINER.
Hiram Tuppcr, Printer.
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MDCCCXXVIII.

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PREFACES.

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
Many truly great and learned men, of the Church of England,
as well divines as laymen, have earnestly wished to see their
Liturgy reformed ; but hitherto all attempts to reform it have
proved ineffectual. The late happy revolution here hath forever
separated all the Episcopal Societies, in the United States of
America, from the Church of England, of which the King of
that country is the supreme head, and to whom all Archbishops,
Bishops, Priests, and Deacons of that Church are obliged to
take an oath of allegiance and supremacy, at the time of their
consecration or ordination. Being torn from that King and
Church, the Society for whose use this Liturgy is published,
think themselves at liberty, and well justified even by the decla
rations of the Church of England, in making such alterations,
as " the exigency of the times and occasions hath rendered ex
pedient," and in expunging every thing which gave, or might be
suspected to give, offence to tender consciences ; guiding them
selves however by " the holy scriptures, which," they heartily
agree with the Church of England, " contain all things necessary
to salvation," and that " whatsoever is not read therein, nor can
be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it
should be believed as an article of faith, or be thought requisite
or necessary to salvation." In the thirtyfourth of the Articles
of the Church of England, it is declared, That " it is not ne
cessary that traditions and ceremonies be in all places one, or ut
terly like ; for at all times they have been diverse, and may be
changed according to the diversity of countries, times, and men's
manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's word."
And by the twentieth of those Articles it is declared, That " the
Church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority
in controversies of faith." What is there meant by the word
Church, will appear from the nineteenth of those Articles,
which declares, " The visible Church of Christ is a Congrega-

iv PREFACES.
tion of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached,
and the sacraments be duly ministered, according to Christ's
ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to
the same. As the Church of Hierusalem, Alexandria, and
Antioch have erred, so also the Church of Rome hath erred,
not only in living, and manner of ceremonies, but also in
matters of faith." At the Reformation, when the Book
of Common Prayer of the Church of England was com
piled, the Committee appointed to execute that business were
obliged to proceed very tenderly and with great delicacy,
for fear of offending the whole body of the people, just torn
from the idolatrous Church of Rome ; and many things were
then retained, which have, in later times, given great offence to
many, truly pious, Christians.
The Liturgy, contained in this volume, is such, that no Chris
tian, it is supposed, can take offence at, or find his conscience
wounded in repeating. The Trinitarian, the Unitarian, the Cal-
vinist, the Arminian will read nothing in it which can give him
any reasonable umbrage. God is the sole object of worship in
these prayers ; and as no man can come to God, but by the one
Mediator, Jesus Christ, every petition is here offered in his
name, in obedience to his positive command.* The Gloria Patri,
made and introduced into the Liturgy of the Church of Rome
by the decree of Pope Damasus, towards the latter part of the
fourth century, and adopted into the Book of Common Prayer,
is not in this Liturgy. Instead of that doxology, doxologies
from the pure word of God are introduced. It is not our wish
to make proselytes to any particular system or opinions of any
particular sect of Christians. Our earnest desire is to live in
brotherly love and peace with all men, and especially with those
who call themselves the disciples of Jesus Christ.
In compiling this Liturgy great assistance hath been derived
from the judicious corrections of the Reverend Mr Lindsey,
who hath reformed the Book of Common Prayer according to
the Plan of the truly pious and justly celebrated Doctor Samuel
Clarke. Several of Mr Lindsey's amendments are adopted en
tire. The alterations which are taken from him, and the others
which are made, excepting the prayers for Congress and the
General Court, are none of them novelties ; for they have been
proposed and justified by some of the first divines of the Church
of England.
A few passages in the Psalter, which are liable to be miscon
strued or misapplied, are printed in Italics, and are designed to
be omitted in repeating the Psalms.
* In the original preface a large number of texts were quoted in support of
this position, which it was not thought necessary to insert at present. This first
edition was published in the year 1785.

PREFACES.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION.
The additional prayers in the present edition of this Liturgy
are selected, with some alteration, from the works of several au
thors, as Dr Paley, Dr Johnson, Bishop Taylor, Sic. ; but
principally from that admirable manual of devotion, Enfield's
Prayers for the Use of Families. The Services in the Appendix,
are taken from the Liverpool and Salisbury Liturgies ; and the
Collects for the annual Fast and Thanksgiving, and two of the
Morning and Evening Prayers, are from the first number of the
Christian Monitor.
BOSTON, Jan. 25, 1811.

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
The present edition of the Chapel Liturgy, though essentially
the same with the two preceding editions, differs from them in
several important particulars. Some retrenchments have been
made which seemed to be called for, and some additions and
restorations have been inserted which were thought to be useful.
As no change was contemplated merely for the love of change,
so none has been effected without serious deliberation and a su
preme regard to the promotion of piety.
Among the alterations in this edition, the two following are the
chief. 1. A Second Evening Service has been printed after
the common form of Evening Prayer, to be used instead of the
latter, at the discretion of the minister. 2. The Psalter has
been abridged, and a new division into days of the month has
been made of those psalms which were retained.
The reason for adding the Second Evening Service was,
briefly, that a considerable portion of the common Evening
Prayer is a repetition of the Morning Prayer, and as such, not
so well calculated to engage the attention of a congregation as a
different form. The new service is compiled from various sources.
Long before the present selection from the Psalter was made,
the impropriety of an indiscriminate use of all the Psalms in
public worship, had been sensibly felt. When the first edition of
the English Liturgy came out, in the year 1549, one of the ob
jections made to it, was, as we are told by Bishop Burnet, that
the complete Psalter constituted a part of it. It was said openly,
" that many of the Psalms, being such as related more especially
to David's victories, and contained passages in them not easily

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understood, it seemed better to leave out those, which it was not
so easy to sing with devotion, because the meaning of them
either lay hid, or did not at all concern Christians." Since that
time it has been the wish of many pious and eminent men, both
in the English and American Episcopal Churches, that a reform
might be effected in this particular ; and in the Liturgy of the
American Church, a Selection of Psalms is printed, to be used
at discretion ; which comprizes, however, but a small number of
Psalms, and is divided into ten portions only, with no distinct
reference to Morning or Evening Prayer. In preparing a Se
lection for the Chapel Liturgy, it was thought better to preserve
the common mode of division into Morning and Evening Prayer
for the Days of the Month, and of course to make each portion
shorter than before. The old translation has been retained, ex
cept where the sense or the diction appeared to require altera
tion. In such cases, the changes were adopted from the version of
the common English bible, or from some other approved trans
lation. Some alterations have taken place in the Litany, in the Collects,
Gospels and Epistles, and in the Offices. Additions have been
made to the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings, to the Col
lects before and after Sermon, to several of the Offices, and to
the Family Prayers in the Appendix. The Anthems and
Psalms for Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, and Whitsunday have
been printed together. Services for Days of Thanksgiving and
Fasting, the Communion of the Sick, and Prayers to be used at
Sea, have been added ; and the Catechism, which stood in the
first edition, has been restored in the Appendix to this.
In a work like the present, it would be singular if some errors
have not been retained, and others committed ; but as its impor
tance was deeply felt, neither time nor care was spared to make
it as perfect as possible.
BOSTON, March 13, 1828.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page
Proper Lessons from the Old Testament ... 9
Morning Prayer  11
Evening Prayer  23
Second Form of Evening Prayer . . 31
Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings  39
Collects, Gospels, and Epistles  49
Collects and Prayers before or after Sermon . . 142
The Communion .  157
The Communion of the Sick  165
The Baptism of Infants  166
The Baptism of those of Riper Years . . . 170
Matrimony . .  174
Visitation of the Sick ... ... 180
Burial of the Dead .... 189
A Selection from the Psalms  195
Anthem and Psalms for Christmas .... 279
Anthem and Psalms for Good Friday .... 282
Anthem and Psalms for Easter ..... 287
Anthem and Psalms for Whitsunday ..... 290
A Service for Days of Thanksgiving .... 295
A Service for Days of Fasting  301
Prayers to be used at Sea . . ... 309
APPENDIX.
First Service . .  315
Second Service  324
Third Service  332
Catechism ......... 342
Family Prayers .  . 349

PROPER LESSONS

TO BE READ FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT,

AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER, ON THE SUNDAYS

AND OTHER HOLY-DATS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Sundays of
Advent.

MORNING.

EVENING.

MORNING.

EVENING.

1

Isaiah 1

Isaiah 2

2

13

14

2

5

24

3

Joel 3 v. 9

Amos 5

3

25

26 or 28

4

Mic. 4 or 5

Nahum 1

4

30

32

5

Zeph. 3

Zech. 1 or 2

CHRISTMAS

Sunday after

DAT.
9 to v. 8
7 v. 10
Ascension.
Zech. 8
10
Sundays after
to v. 17
WHITSUNDAY.
Dcut. 16
Isaiah 11
Christmas.
Sundays after
to v. 18
1
35
40
Whitsunday.
2
41
42 or 43
1
Gen. 1
Gen. 2
Sundays after
2
3
6
the Epiphany.
3
7
8
1
44
45
4
37
40
2
51
52
5
41
42
3
55
56
6
43
44
4
57
59
7
45
47 to v. 12
5
61
62
8
48
50
6
65
66
9
Exod. 3
Exod. 15
Septuagesima.
Jerem. 7
Jerem. 10
10
20 to v. 18
Lev. 26
Sexagesima.
22
35
11
Numb. 16
Numb. 20
Qainquagesima.
Lam. 1
Lam. 3
12
22
23
v. 22 to v. 37
13
24
Deut. 4
LEIfT.
14
Deut. 5
6
ASH WEDNES
15
7 or 8
28 to v. 26
DAY.
Isaiah 58
Jerem. 36
16
30 or 33
34
to v. 11
17
Josh. 1
Josh. 4
First Sunday.
Jerem. 9
17
18
23 or 24
1 Sam. 3
2
Ezek. 14
Ezek. 18
19
1 Sam. 8
12
3
20
33
20
16
17
4
Dan. 9
Mic. 6
21
26
2 Sam. 12
5
Hab. 2 or 3
Hag. 1 or 2
22
2 Sam. 18
1 Kings 3
6
Mai. 3
Mai. 4
23
1 Kings 8
19
GOOD FRIDAY.
Gen.22tov.20
Isaiah 53
v. 22
EASTER DAY.
Exod. 12
Dan. 12
24
21
2 Kings 5
Sundays after
25
2 Kings 17
25
Easter.
26
Prov. 1 or 2
Prov. 3 or 4
1
Hosea 6
Hosea 11
27
8 or 11
15 or 28
It is not intended that the minister should be confined to the chapters
selected in the above table, nor that every chapter should be read through.
The minister is at liberty to change the Lesson whenever he thinks proper
so to do ; and also to read a portion only of the appointed chapter, if it is not
convenient to read the whole.
The appointed Lessons from the New Testament are to be found under
the daily Collects. The Gospel is to be read in the morning, and the Epistle
in the evening.
Proper Psalms for particular days are to be found by referring to the
Table of Contents.
MORNING PRAYER.

At the beginning of Morning Prayer, the Minister shall
read one or more of the following Sentences of Scrip
ture ; and then he shall read the Exhortation.

WHEN the wicked man
turneth away from his
wickedness which he hath
committed, and doeth that
which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul alive.
Ezek. xviii. 27.
I acknowledge my trans
gressions ; and my sin is
ever before me. Psal. li. 3.
Hide thy face from my
sins ; and blot out all mine
iniquities. Psal. li. 9.
The sacrifices of God
are a broken spirit; a bro
ken and a contrite heart, O
God, thou wilt not despise.
Psal. li. 17.
Rend your heart, and
not your garments, and
turn unto the Lord your
God ; for he is gracious
and merciful, slow to an
ger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the
evil. Joel, ii. 13.

To the Lord our God
belong mercies and for
givenesses, though we have
rebelled against him; nei
ther have we obeyed the
voice of the Lord our God,
to walk in his laws which
he set before us. Dan. ix.
9, 10.
O Lord, correct me, but
with judgment; not in
thine anger, lest thou
bring me to nothing. Jer.
x. 24.
Repent ye ; for the king
dom of heaven is at hand.
Matt. iii. 2.
I will arise, and go to
my Father, and will say unto
him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and before
thee, and am no more wor
thy to be called thy son.
Luke, xv. 18, 19.
Enter not into judgment
with thy servant, O Lord ;

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MORNING PRAYER.

for in thy sight shall no
man living be justified.
Psal. cxliii. 2.
If we say that we have
no sin, we deceive our
selves, and the truth is not
in us; but if we confess
our sins, God is faithful
and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. 1 John,
i. 8, 9.
The hour cometh, and
now is, when the true wor
shippers shall worship the
Father in spirit and in
truth ; for the Father seek-
eth such to worship him.
God is a spirit, and, they
who worship him, must
worship him in spirit and
in truth. John, iv. 23, 24.
Exhortation.
DEARLY beloved breth
ren, the Scripture moveth
us in sundry places to ac
knowledge and confess our
manifold sins and wicked
ness, and that we should
not dissemble nor cloak
them before the face of
Almighty God our heaven
ly Father; but confess
them with an humble, low
ly, penitent, and obedient
heart ; to the end that we
may obtain forgiveness of
the same, by his infinite

goodness and mercy. And
although we ought, at all
times, humbly to acknow
ledge our sins before God ;
yet ought we chiefly so to
do, when we assemble and
meet together, to render
thanks for the great bene
fits that we have received
at his hands, to set forth
his most worthy praise, to
hear his most holy word,
and to ask those things
which are requisite and
necessary, as well for the
body as the soul. Where
fore I pray and beseech
you, as many as are here
present, to accompany me,
with a pure heart and hum
ble voice, unto the throne
of the heavenly grace, say
ing after me.
A general Confession to be
said by the ivhole Congre
gation after the Minister.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful Father, We have
erred and strayed from thy
ways like lost sheep. We
have followed too much the
devices and desires of our
own hearts. We have of
fended against thy holy
laws. We have left undone
those things which we
ought to have done ; And
we have done those things

MORNING PRAYER.

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which we ought not to have
done. But thou, O Lord,
have mercy upon us miser
able offenders. Spare thou
those, O God, who confess
their faults. Restore thou
those who are penitent, Ac
cording to thy promises
declared unto mankind in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merci
ful Father, That we may
hereafter live a godly, righ
teous, and sober life ; To
the glory of thy holy name.
Amen. Then shall the Minister say
this Prayer.
O LORD, we beseech
thee, mercifully hear our
prayers, and spare all those
who confess their sins unto
thee ; that they whose con
sciences by sin are accus
ed, by thy merciful pardon
may be absolved, through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
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
trespasses, As we forgive
those who trespass against
us. And lead us not into

temptation, But deliver us
from evil. For thine is the
kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, For ever
and ever. Amen.
Then likewise he shall say,
O LORD, open thou our
lips; Answ. And our mouth
shall show forth thy praise.
Min. Now unto the King
eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God ;
Answ. Be honour and
glory, through Jesus Christ,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Min. Praise ye the Lord.
Answ. The Lord's name
be praised.
Then shall be sung, or else
repeated by the Minister
and People alternately,
the following Anthem ;
except on the days for
which other Anthems are
appointed ; which are
Christmas Day, Good
Friday, Easter, and Whit
sunday.O COME, let us sing un
to the Lord ; let us heart
ily rejoice in the strength
of our salvation.
Let us come before his
presence with thanksgiv-

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MORNING PRAYER.

ing ; and show ourselves
glad in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great
God ; and a great king a-
bove all gods.
In his hand are all the
corners of the earth ; and
the strength of the hills is
his also.
The sea is his, and he
made it ; and his hands pre
pared the dry land.
O come, let us worship,
and fall down, and kneel
before the Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our
God ; and we are the peo
ple of his pasture, and the
sheep of his hand.
O worship the Lord in
the beauty of holiness ; let
the whole earth stand in
awe of him.
For he cometh, for he
cometh to judge the earth ;
and with righteousness to
judge the world, and the
people with his truth.
Then shall be said, by the
Minister and People al
ternately, the Psalms for
the Day, or a Selection
from the Psalms, at the
discretion of the Minister.
And at the close of the
Psalms shall be repeated
the following Doxology.

NOW unto the King

eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God ;
Be honour and glory,
through Jesus Christ, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then may follow an An
them, or a Voluntary on
the Organ. After which
the Minister shall read
the First Lesson, taken
out of the Old Testa
ment ; and at the end of
it he shall say, Here end-
eth the First Lesson.
Then shall be sung, or
else repeated by the Min
ister and People alter
nately, the Hymn called
Te Deum. Te Deum.
WE praise thee, O God ;
we acknowledge thee to be
the Lord.
All the earth doth wor
ship thee, the Father ever
lasting. 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 hosts.
Heaven and earth are
full of the majesty of thy
glory.

MORNING PRAYER.

15

The glorious company of
the apostles, praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of
the prophets, praise thee.
The noble army of mar
tyrs, praise thee.
The holy church through
out all the world, doth ac
knowledge thee,
The Father of an infinite
majesty ;
The Creator and Pre
server of the universe,
The God and Father of
Jesus Christ our Saviour,
The Enlightener and
Sanctifier of men.
All happiness proceedeth
from thee ;
And to thee all gratitude
and adoration are due.
We bless thee for send
ing into the world thy be
loved Son.
When thou gavest him
to deliver man, it pleased
thee that he should be born
of a virgin.
When he had overcome
the sharpness of death, he
opened the kingdom of
heaven to all believers.
He sitteth at the right
hand of God, in the glory
of the Father.
We believe, that he shall
come to be our judge.
We therefore pray thee,
help thy servants, whom

thou hast redeemed through
his most precious blood.
Make them to be num
bered with thy saints, in
glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people,
and bless thine heritage.
Govern them, and lift
them up for ever.
Day by day we magnify
thee; And we worship thy
name, ever, world without
end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to
keep us this day without
sin. O Lord, have mercy up
on us ; have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy
lighten upon us, as our
trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have we
trusted ; let us never be
confounded. Or this Psalm.
Psalm 145.
I WILL magnify thee, O
God, my King ; and I will
praise thy name for ever
and ever.
Every day will I give
thanks unto thee, and
praise thy name for ever
and ever.
Great is the Lord and

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MORNING PRAYER.

marvellous, worthy to be
praised ; there is no end of
his greatness.
One generation shall
praise thy works unto
another, and declare thy
power. The memorial of thine
abundant kindness shall be
shown ; and men shall sing
of thy righteousness.
The Lord is gracious
and merciful, long suffer
ing, and of great goodness.
The Lord is loving unto
every man, and his mercy
is over all his works.
All thy works praise
thee, O Lord, and thy
saints give thanks unto
thee. They show the glory of
thy kingdom, and talk of
thy power ;
That thy power, thy glo
ry, and mightiness of thy
kingdom might be known
unto men.
Thy kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and
thy dominion endureth
throughout all ages.
The Lord upholdeth all
such as fall, and lifteth up
all those who are down.
The eyes of all wait upon
thee, O Lord, and thou giv-
est them their meat in due
season. Thou openest thine

hand, and fillest all things
living with plenteousness.
The Lord is righteous in
all his ways, and holy in all
his works.
The Lord is nigh unto
all those who call upon
him; yea, all such as call
upon him faithfully.
He will fulfil the desire
of those who fear him ; he
also will hear their cry, and
will help them.
The Lord preserveth all
those who love him ; but
scattereth abroad all the
ungodly. My mouth shall speak
the praise of the Lord, and
let all flesh give thanks
unto his holy name for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then shall the Minister
read the second lesson
taken out of the Neio Tes
tament ; and at the end
of it he shall say, Here
endeth the Second Les
son. Then shall be sung,
or else repeated by the
Minister and People al
ternately, the following
Hymn. Luke i. 68.
BLESSED be the Lord
God of Israel ; for he hath

MORNING PRAYER.

17

visited and redeemed his
people. And hath raised up a
mighty salvation for us, in
the house of his servant
David ;
As he spake by the mouth
of his holy prophets, who
have been since the world
began ;
That we should be saved
from our enemies, and from
the hand of all who hate
us. Or this Psalm.
Psalm 100.
O BE joyful in the Lord,
all ye lands ; serve the
Lord with gladness, and
come before his presence
with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord
he is God ; it is he who
hath made us, and not we
ourselves ; we are his peo
ple, and the sheep of his
pasture. O go your way into his
gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with
praise ; be thankful unto
him, and speak good of his
name. For the Lord is gracious,
his mercy is everlasting,
and his truth endureth from
generation to generation.
2

Min. The Lord be with
you; Answ. And with thy
spirit. Min. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy
upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy
salvation. Min. O God, make clean
our hearts within us ;
Answ. And take not thy
Holy Spirit from us.
Then shall be read the col
lect for the day ; and
then the service shall pro
ceed asfolloweth.
The Collect for Peace.
O GOD, who art the au
thor of peace, and lover of
concord, in knowledge of
whom standeth our eternal
life, whose service is per
fect freedom; defend us
thy humble servants in all
assaults of our enemies,
that, we surely trusting in
thy defence, may not fear
the power of any adversa
ries, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Collect for Grace.
O LORD our heavenly
Father, almighty and ever
lasting God, who hast safe-

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MORNING PRAYER.

ly brought us to the begin
ning of this day; defend -
us in the same with thy
mighty power; and grant
that this day we fall into no
sin, neither run into any
kind of danger ; but that
all our doings may be or
dered by thy governance, to
do always that which is
righteous in thy sight,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Litany,
OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION.
O GOD, our heavenly
Father, have mercy upon
us miserable sinners.
O God, our heavenly Fa
ther, have mercy upon us
miserable sinners.
O God, who by thy Son
hast redeemed the world,
have mercy upon us miser
able sinners.
O God, who by thy Son
hast redeemed the world,
have mercy upon us misera
ble sinners.
O God, who by thy holy
Spirit dost govern, direct,
and sanctify the hearts of
thy faithful servants, have
mercy upon us miserable
sinners. O God, who by thy holy
Spirit dost govern, direct,
and sanctify the hearts of

thy faithful servants, have
mercy upon us miserable
sinners. Remember not, Lord,
our offences, neither take
thou vengeance of our
sins ; spare us, good Lord,
spare thy people whom
thou hast redeemed by the
most precious blood of thy
Son, and be not angry with
us forever. Spare us, good Lord.
From all evil and mis
chief; from sin ; from the
assaults of temptation, from
thy wrath, and from ever
lasting destruction,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of
heart; from pride, vain
glory, and hypocrisy ; from
envy, hatred, and malice,
and all uncharitableness ;
from all inordinate and sin
ful affections, and from all
the deceitful allurements of
this transitory world,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning, and tem
pest; from plague, pesti
lence, and famine ; from
battle, and murder, and
from death unprepared for,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, privy
conspiracy, and rebellion ;
from all false doctrine, her
esy, and schism ; from hard
ness of heart, and contempt-

MORNING PRAYER.

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of thy word and command
ment, Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribu
lation ; in all time of our
prosperity, in the hour of
death, and in the day of
judgment, Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech
thee to hear us, O Lord
God, and that it may please
thee to rule and govern thy
holy church universal in
the right way ; and to illu
minate all ministers of the
gospel with true know
ledge, and understanding
of thy word ; and that both
by their preaching and liv
ing they may set it forth,
and show it according-
iy; We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to endue the President of
these United States, the
Governor of this Common
wealth, the Judges and
Magistrates, and all others
in authority, with wisdom
and understanding ; giving
them grace to execute jus
tice and to maintain truth ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to bless all colleges and
seminaries of learning ; all

instructers of youth, and
all means of true know
ledge, virtue, and piety ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to bless and keep all thy
people ; to give to all na
tions, unity, peace, and
concord ; and to give us a
heart to love and fear thee,
and diligently to live after
thy commandments ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to give to all thy people
increase of grace, to hear
meekly thy word, and to
receive it with pure affec
tion, and to bring forth the
fruits of the Spirit ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to bring into the way of
truth all such as have erred,
and are deceived ; to
strengthen such as do
stand ; to comfort and help
the weak hearted ; to raise
up those who fall ; and
finally to give us victory
over all temptations ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to succour, help, and com
fort all who are in danger,
necessity, and tribulation ;

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MORNING PRAYER.

topreserve all who travel by
land or by water, all sick
persons and young chil
dren ; to show thy pity
upon all prisoners and cap
tives ; to. defend, and pro
vide for, the fatherless chil
dren and widows, and all
who are desolate and op
pressed ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to have mercy upon all
men ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to forgive our enemies, per
secutors, and slanderers,
and to turn their hearts;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to give and preserve to our
use the kindly fruits of the
earth, so that in due time
we may enjoy them ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.
That it may please thee
to give us true repentance,
to forgive us all our sins,
negligences, and igno
rances, and to endue us
with the grace of thy holy
Spirit, to amend our lives
according to thy holy word ;
We beseech thee to hear
us, good Lord.

O Lord, grant us thy
peace. Lord, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, deal not with
us after our sins ;
Neither reicard us after
our iniquities.
WE humbly beseech
thee, O Father, mercifully
to look upon our infirmi
ties ; and for the glory of
thy name, turn from us all
those evils which we most
justly have deserved ; and
grant that in all our trou
bles we may put our whole
trust and confidence in thy
mercy, and evermore serve
thee in holiness and pure-
ness of living, to thy honour
and glory, through our on
ly Mediator and Advocate,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. The three Prayers following
are to be read in the Morn
ing, at those times when
the Litany is not said.
A Prayer for Rulers.
O LORD, our heavenly
Father, high and mighty,
King of kings, Lord of
lords, who dost from thy
throne behold all the dwell
ers upon the earth ; most
heartily we beseech thee

MORNING PRAYER.

21'

with thy favour to behold
the President, Vice Presi
dent, and Congress of the
United States, and so re
plenish them with the grace
of thy holy Spirit, that they
may always incline to thy
will, and walk in thy way.
Endue them plenteously
with heavenly gifts, that in
all their deliberations they
may be enabled to promote
the national prosperity,
and to secure the peace,
liberty, and safety of the
United States throughout
all generations. This we
humbly ask in the name
of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. /
A Prayer for the Clergy
and People.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, who art the
author of every good and
perfect gift ; send down
upon all ministers of the
gospel, and upon all con
gregations committed to
their charge, the needful
spirit of thy grace ; and,
that they may truly please
thee, pour upon them the
continual dew of thy bless
ing. Grant this, O heav
enly Father, for thine infi
nite mercy's sake in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for All Condi
tions or Men.
O GOD, the Creator and
Preserver of all mankind,
we humbly beseech thee
for all sorts and conditions
of men, that thou wouldest
be pleased to make thy
ways known unto them, thy
saving health unto all na
tions. More especially we
pray for the good estate of
thy holy church ; that it
may be so guided and gov
erned by thy good Spirit,
that all who profess and
call themselves Christians,
may be led into the way of
truth, and hold the faith in
unity of spirit, in the bond
of peace, and in righteous
ness of life. Finally, we
commend to thy fatherly
goodness, all those who are
any ways afflicted or dis
tressed in mind, body, or
estate ; that it may please
thee to comfort and relieve
them according to their
several necessities ; giving
them patience under their
sufferings, and a happy
issue out of all their afflic
tions ; and this we humbly
ask as disciples of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
If any desire the Prayers of
the Congregation, the

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MORNING PRAYER.

Notes are to be read here,
by the Minister, followed
by the appropriate Prayers
or Thanksgivings.
A General Thanksgiving.
ALMIGHTY God, Fa
ther of all mercies, we
thine unworthy servants do
give thee most humble and
hearty thanks for all thy
goodness and loving kind
ness to us and to all men.
We bless thee for our cre
ation, preservation, and all
the blessings of this life ;
but above all, for thine in
estimable love in the re
demption of the world by
our Lord Jesus Christ ; for
the means of grace, and
for the hope of glory. And
we beseech thee, give us
that due sense of all thy
mercies, that our hearts
may be unfeignedly thank
ful, and that we may show
forth thy praise, not only
with our lips, but in our
lives, by giving up our
selves to thy service, and
by walking before thee in

holiness and righteousness
all our days, through Jesus
Christ our Lord ; in whose
name we ascribe unto thee
all honour and glory, world
without end. Amen.
A Concluding Prayer.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given us grace at this
time with one accord to
make our common suppli
cations unto thee, and hast
promised by thy beloved
Son, that where two or
three are gathered togeth
er in his name, thou wilt
grant their requests ; fulfil
now, O Lord, the desires
and petitions of thy ser
vants, as may be most ex
pedient for them, granting
us in this world knowledge
of thy truth, and in the
world to come life ever
lasting. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship
of the holy Ghost, be with
us all evermore. Amen.

END OF MORNING PRAYER.

EVENING PRAYER.

At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Minister shall
read one or more of the following Sentences of Scrip
ture ; and then he shall read the Exhortation.

WHEN the wicked man
turneth away from his
wickedness which he hath
committed, and doeth that
which is lawful and right,
he shall save his soul alive.
Ezek. xviii. 27.
I acknowledge my trans
gressions ; and my sin is
ever before me. Psal. li. 3.
Hide thy face from my
sins ; and blot out all mine
iniquities. Psal. li. 9.
The sacrifices of God
are a broken spirit ; a bro
ken and a contrite heart, O
God, thou wilt not despise.
Psal. li. 17.
Rend your heart, and
not your garments, and
turn unto the Lord your
God; for he is gracious
and merciful,' slow to an
ger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the
evil Joel, ii. 13.

To the Lord our God
belong mercies and for
givenesses, though we have
rebelled against him ; nei
ther have we obeyed the
voice of the Lord our God,
to walk in his laws which
he set before us. Dan. ix~
9, 10.
O Lord, correct me, but
with judgment; not in
thine anger, lest thou
bring me to nothing. Jer.
x. 24.
Repent ye ; for the king
dom of heaven is at hand.
Matt. iii. 2.
I will arise, and go to
my Father, and will say unto
him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and before
thee, and am no more wor
thy to be called thy son.
Luke, xv. 18, 19.
Enter not into judgment
with thy servant, O Lord ;

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EVENING PRAYER.

for in thy sight shall no
man living be justified.
Psal. cxliii. 2.
If we say that we have
no sin, we deceive our
selves, and the truth is not
in us; but if we confess
our sins, God is faithful
and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. 1 John,
i. 8, 9.
The hour cometh, and
now is, when the true wor
shippers shall worship the
Father in spirit and in
truth ; for the Father seek-
eth such to worship him.
God is a spirit, and they
who worship him, must
worship him in spirit and
in truth. John, iv. 23, 24.
Exhortation.
DEARLY beloved breth
ren, the Scripture moveth
us in sundry places to ac
knowledge and confess our
manifold sins and wicked
ness, and that we should
not dissemble nor cloak
them before the face of
Almighty God our heaven
ly Father; but confess
them with an humble, low
ly, penitent, and obedient
heart ; to the end that we
may obtain forgiveness of
the same, by his infinite

goodness and mercy. And
although we ought, at all
times, humbly to acknow
ledge our sins before God ;
yet ought we chiefly so to
do, when we assemble and
meet together, to render
thanks for the great bene
fits that we have received
at his hands, to set forth
his most worthy praise, to
hear his most holy word,
and to ask those things
which are requisite and
necessary, as well for the
body as the soul. Where
fore I pray and beseech
you, as many as are here
present, to accompany me,
with a pure heart and hum
ble voice, unto the throne
of the heavenly grace, say
ing after me.
A general Confession to be
said by the whole Congre
gation after the Minister.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful Father, We have
erred and strayed from thy
ways like lost sheep. We
have followed too much the
devices and desires of our
own hearts. We have of
fended against thy holy
laws. We have left undone
those things which we
ought to have done ; And
we have done those things

EVENING PRAYER.

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which we ought not to have
done. But thou, O Lord,
have mercy upon us miser
able offenders. Spare thou
those, O God, who confess
their faults. Restore thou
those who are penitent,
According to thy promises
declared unto mankind in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merci
ful Father, That we may
hereafter live a godly,
righteous, and sober life ;
To the glory of thy holy
name. Amen.
Then shall the Minister say
this Prayer.
ALMIGHTY God, the
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who desirest not
the death of a sinner, but
rather that he should turn
from his wickedness and
live ; pardon and absolve
all those who truly repent,
and unfeignedly believe the
holy gospel. We beseech
thee to grant us true re
pentance, and thy holy
Spirit; that those things
may please thee which we
do at this present, and that
the rest of our life hereaf
ter may be pure and holy ;
so that at the last we may
come to thine eternal joy,
3

through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen. Or this.
O MOST mighty God
and merciful Father, who
hast compassion upon all
men, and hatest nothing
that thou hast made ; who
wouldest not the death of
a sinner, but that he should
rather turn from his sin and
be saved ; mercifully for
give us our trespasses ; re
ceive and comfort us, who
are grieved with the burden
of our sins. Thy property
is always to have mercy ; to
thee only it appertained to
forgive iniquity. Spare us
therefore, good Lord ; en
ter not into judgment with
thy servants, who have sin
ned against thee ; but so
turn thine anger from us,
who acknowledge our un-
worthiness, and repent us
of our faults, and so make
haste to help us in this
world, that we may ever
live with thee in the world
to come, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
OUR Father, who art
in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name. Thy kingdom
come ; Thy will be done on
earth, as it is in heaven.

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EVENING PRAYER.

Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, As we forgive
those who trespass against
us. And lead us not into
temptation, But deliver us
from evil. For thine is the
kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, For ever and
ever. Amen.
Then likewise he shall say,
O LORD, open thou our
lips; Answ. And our mouth
shall show forth thy praise.
Min. Now unto the King
eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God ;
Answ. Be honour and
glory, through Jesus Christ,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Min. Praise ye the Lord.
Answ. The Lord's Name
be praised.
Then shall be said, by the
Minister and People al
ternately, the Psalms for
the Day, or a Selection
from the Psalms, at the
discretion of the Minister.
And at the close of the
Psalms shall be repeated
the following Doxology.
NOW unto the King
eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God ;

Be honour and glory,
through Jesus Christ, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then shall the Minister read
-the first lesson, from
the Old Testament; and
at the end of it he shall
say, Here endeth the
First Lesson. Then shall
be sung, or else said, by
the Minister and People
alternately, the song of the
Virgin Mary, asfolloweth.
Luke i. 46.
MY soul doth magnify
the Lord, and my spirit
hath rejoiced in God my
Saviour. For he hath regarded
the lowliness of his hand
maiden. For behold, from hence
forth, all generations shall
call me blessed.
For he who is mighty
hath magnified me; and
holy is his name.
And his mercy is on them
that fear him, throughout
all generations.
He hath shown strength
with his arm ; he hath scat
tered the proud in the im
agination of their hearts.
He hath put down the
mighty from their seat ; and

EVENING PRAYER.

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hath exalted the humble
and meek.
He hath filled the hun
gry with good things ; and
the rich he hath sent empty
away. He remembering his mer
cy, hath holpen his servant
Israel, as he promised to
our forefathers, Abraham
and his seed for ever.
Or else this Psalm.
Psalm 98.
O SING unto the Lord a
new song ; for he hath done
marvellous things.
With his own right hand,
and with his holy arm, hath
he gotten himself the vic
tory. The Lord declared his
salvation ; his righteousness
hath he openly shown in
the sight of the heathen.
He hath remembered his
mercy and truth toward the
house of Israel ; and all the
ends of the world have seen
the salvation of our God.
Show yourselves joyful
unto the Lord, all ye lands ;
sing, rejoice, and give
thanks. Praise the Lord upon the
harp ; sing to the harp with
a psalm of thanksgiving ;
With trumpets also and

shawms, O show yourselves
joyful before the Lord the
king. Let the sea make a noise,
and all that therein is ; the
round world, and they that
dwell therein.
Let the floods clap their
hands ; and let the hills be
joyful together before the
Lord; for he cometh to
judge the earth.
With righteousness shall
he judge the world, and the
people with equity.
Then shall the Minister read
the second lesson, from
the New Testament, and
at the end of it he shall
say, Here endeth the
Second Lesson. Then
shall be sung, or else said,
by the Minister and Peo
ple alternately, the song
of Simeon, as folloioeth.
Luke ii. 29.
LORD, now lettest thou
thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word ;
For mine eyes have seen
thy salvation,
Which thou hast pre
pared before the face of all
people ;
To be a light to lighten
the Gentiles ; and to be the
glory of thy people Israel.

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EVENING PRAYER.

Or else this Psalm.
Psalm 67.
GOD be merciful unto
us, and bless us ; and show
us the light of his counte
nance, and be merciful un
to us ;
That thy way may be
known upon earth, thy sav
ing health among all na
tions. Let the people praise
thee, O God ; yea, let all
the people praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice
and be glad ; for thou shalt
judge the folk righteously,
and govern the nations up
on earth.
Let the people praise
thee, O God; yea, let all
the people praise thee.
Then shall the earth
bring forth her increase ;
and God, even our own
God, shall give us his bless
ing. God shall bless us, and
all the ends of the world
shall fear him.
Min. The Lord be with
you; Answ. And with thy spirit.
Min. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy
upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy
salvation.

Min. O God, make clean
our hearts within us ;
Answ. And take not thy
holy Spirit from us.
Then shall be read the col
lect for the day, and
then the Service shall pro
ceed as followeth.
The Collect for Peace.
O GOD, from whom all
holy desires, all good coun
sels, and all just works do
proceed ; give unto thy ser
vants that peace which the
world cannot give ; that
both our hearts may be set
to obey thy commandments,
and also that being defend
ed by thee from the fear
of our enemies, we may
pass our time in rest and
quietness, through Jesus
Christ our Saviour. Amen.

The Collect for Aid
AGAINST ALL PERILS.
LIGHTEN our dark
ness, we beseech thee, O
Lord, and by thy great
mercy defend us from all
perils and dangers of this
night, for the honour of thy
name, through Jesus Christ
our Mediator and Advo
cate. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER.

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A Prayer for Rulers.
O LORD, our heavenly
Father, high and mighty,
King of kings, Lord of
lords, who dost from thy
throne behold all the dwell
ers upon the earth; most
heartily we beseech thee
with thy favour to behold
the President, Vice Presi
dent, and Congress of the
United States, and so re
plenish them with the grace
of thy holy Spirit, that they
may always incline to thy
will, and walk in thy way.
Endue them plenteously
with heavenly gifts, that in
all their deliberations they
may be enabled to promote
the national prosperity, and
to secure the peace, liberty,
and safety of the United
States throughout all gene
rations. This we humbly
ask in the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Prayer for the Clergy
and People.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, who art the
author of every good and
perfect gift ; send down
upon all ministers of the
gospel, and upon all con
gregations committed to
their charge, the needful

Spirit of thy grace; and
that they may truly please
thee, pour upon them the
continual dew of thy bless
ing. Grant this, O hea
venly Father, for thine
infinite mercy's sake in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.A Prayer for all Condi
tions of Men.
O GOD, the Creator and
Preserver of all mankind,
we humbly beseech thee
for all sorts and conditions
of men, that thou wouldest
be pleased to make thy
ways known unto them, thy
saving health unto all na
tions. More especially we
pray for the good estate of
thy holy church; that it
may be so guided and gov
erned by thy good Spirit,
that all who profess and
call themselves Christians,
may be led into the way of
truth, and hold the faith in
unity of spirit, in the bond
of peace, and in righteous
ness of life. Finally, we
commend to thy fatherly
goodness, all those who are
any ways afflicted or dis
tressed in mind, body, or
estate ; that it may please
thee, to comfort and re
lieve them according to

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EVENING PRAYER.

their several necessities;
giving them patience under
their sufferings, and a hap
py issue out of all their af
flictions ; and this we hum
bly ask as disciples of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
If any desire the Prayers
of the Congregation, the
Notes are to be read here
by the Minister, followed
by the appropriate Prayers
or Thanksgivings.
A General Thanksgiving.
ALMIGHTY God, Fa
ther of all mercies, we thine
unworthy servants do give
thee most humble and hear
ty thanks for all thy good
ness and loving kindness to
us and to all men. We
bless thee for our creation,
preservation, and all the
blessings of this life; but
above all, for thine inesti
mable love in the redemp
tion of the world by our
Lord Jesus Christ ; for the
means of grace, and for the
hope of glory. And we be
seech thee, give us that
due sense of all thy mer
cies, that our hearts may
be unfeignedly thankful,
and that we may show forth

thy praise, not only with our
lips, but in our lives, by
giving up ourselves to thy
service, and by walking be
fore thee in holiness and
righteousness all our days,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord; in whose name we
ascribe unto thee all hon
our and glory, world with
out end. Amen.
A Concluding Prayer.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given us grace at this
time with one accord to
make our common suppli
cations unto thee, and hast
promised by thy beloved
Son, that where two or
three are gathered together
in his name, thou wilt grant
their requests; fulfil now,
O Lord, the desires and
petitions of thy servants,
as may be most expedient
for them, granting us in
this world knowledge of
thy truth, and in the world
to come life everlasting.
Amen. THE grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with
us all evermore. Amen.

END OF THE FIRST FORM OF EVENING PRAYER.

SECOND FORM OF EVENING PRAYER.

The Minister shall begin the Service with the following
Sentences of Scripture, addressed to the People.

FROM the rising of the
sun, unto the going down
of the same, the Lord's
name is to be praised.
O magnify the Lord with
me, and let us exalt his
name together ; for with
him is the fountain of life,
and in his light shall we
see light.
Let our prayers be set
forth in his sight as in
cense ; and the lifting up
of our hands be an eve
ning sacrifice.
We will go into his tab
ernacle ; we will worship
at his footstool; we will
worship, and fall down,
and kneel before the Lord
our Maker.
For he is kind to all,
even unto the evil and un
thankful. He has nour
ished and brought us up

as children, though we
have rebelled against him.
Let us then go unto our
Father, and say unto him,
Father, we have sinned
against heaven and in thy
sight, and are no more
worthy to be called thy
children. Then shall follow the Con
fession and Prayer, to be
said by the Minister and
People.
O ALMIGHTY God,
and most merciful Fa
ther, Unto whom all hearts
are open, and from whom
no secrets are hid ; With
simplicity and godly sin
cerity would we seek
thee, Confessing our un-
thankfulness, and our man
ifold offences. We de-

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plore the sins which we
have at any time com
mitted, In thought, or af
fection, in word, or deed,
Against each other and
against thee. And we hum
bly beseech thee, Through
thy mercy declared unto
us by thy Son Jesus
Christ, To look graciously
upon us, and forgive us,
And assist us to lay aside
every weight, And the sins
which so easily beset us ;
To mortify our evil and
corrupt affections, And to
subdue every thought and
desire to the obedience of
the gospel. May we be
convinced, O God, That
till we know thee, we
know nothing aright ; That
without thee, we have noth
ing of any worth ; And in
wandering from thee, we
leave all that is truly good.
Let us cast ourselves into
the arms of thy mercy, And
offer thee our whole being,
our bodies and our souls,
That they may be thy temple
for ever. And wilt thou take
us, O Lord, entirely into
thy hands, with all that we
have, And let nothing
henceforward, either in
life or death, ever sepa
rate us from thee any
more. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer.
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 trespas
ses, As we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temp
tation, But deliver us from
evil. For thine is the
kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever and
ever. Amen.
Then shall the Minister say,
O LORD, open thou our
lips ;
Answ. And our mouths
shall show forth thy praise.
Min. O God make speed
to save us.
Answ. O Lord make
haste to help us.
Min. O Lord let thy mer
cy be shown upon us ;
Answ. As we do put our
trust in thee.
Min. Praise ye the Lord.
Ansiv. The Lord's name
be praised.
Then shall be said, by the
Minister and People al
ternately, the Psalms for

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the day, or a Selection
from the Psalms, at the
discretion of the Minis
ter; and at the close of
the Psalms shall be re
peated the following Dox-
ology.
Now unto the King eter
nal, immortal, invisible, the
only wise God ;
Be honour and glory,
through Jesus Christ, for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then may follow an An
them, or a Voluntary on
the organ. After which,
the Minister shall read the
First Lesson from the
Old Testament; and at
the end of it he shall say,
Here endeth the First
Lesson. Then shall be
sung, or else repeated by
the Minister and People
alternately, the dftih
Psalm, as followeih.
Psalm 98.
O SING unto the Lord
a new song ; for he hath
done marvellous things.
With his own right hand,
and with his holy arm, hath
he gotten himself the vic
tory. The Lord declared his
salvation; his righteousness 4

hath he openly shown in
the sight of the heathen.
He hath remembered his
mercy and truth toward the
house of Israel ; and all the
ends of the world have seen
the salvation of our God.
Show yourselves joyful
unto the Lord, all ye lands ;
sing, rejoice, and give
thanks. Praise the Lord upon the
harp ; sing to the harp with
a psalm of thanksgiving ;
With trumpets also and
shawms, O show yourselves
joyful before the Lord the
king. Let the sea make a
noise, and all that therein
is ; the round world and
they that dwell therein.
Let the floods clap their
hands ; and let the hills be
joyful together before the
Lord ; for he cometh to
judge the earth.
With righteousness shall
he judge the world, and the
people with equity.
Or this.
Psalm 84.
O HOW amiable are thy
dwellings, thou Lord of
hosts !
My soul longeth, yea,
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of the Lord ; my heart and
my flesh cry out for the
living God.
As the sparrow findeth a
house, and the swallow a
nest where she may lay her
young, so let me dwell at
thine altars, O Lord of
hosts, my king and my God.
Blessed are they who
dwell in thy house ; they
will be always praising
thee. Blessed are the men
whose strength is in thee ;
in whose heart are thy
ways. They will go from
strength to strength, till
every one of them appear-
eth before God in Sion.
For a day in thy courts
is better than a thousand
elsewhere. I had rather
be a doorkeeper in the
house of my God, than to
dwell in the tents of ungod
liness. For the Lord God is a
sun and shield; the Lord
will give grace and glory ;
no good thing will he with
hold from those who walk
uprightly. O Lord, God of hosts,
blessed is the man who
trusteth in thee.
Then shall the Minister read
the Second Lesson from

the Epistles, and at the
end of it he shall say
Here endeth the Second
Lesson. Then shall be
sung, or else repeated by
the Minister and People
alternately, the 61th
Psalm, as followeth.
Psalm 67.
GOD be merciful unto
us, and bless us ; and show
us the light of his counte
nance, and be merciful un
to us ;
That thy way may be
known upon earth, thy sa
ving health among all na
tions. Let the people praise
thee, O God ; yea, let all
the people praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice
and be glad ; for thou
shalt judge the folk right
eously, and govern the na
tions upon earth.
Let the people praise
thee, O God ; yea, let all
the people praise thee.
Then shall the earth
bring forth her increase;
and God, even our own
God, shall give us his bless
ing. God shall bless us, and
all the ends of the world
shall fear him.

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Or this.
Psalm 121.
I WILL lift up mine eyes
unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help.
My help cometh from
the Lord, who hath made
heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy
foot to be moved ; he who
keepeth thee will not sleep.
Behold, he who keepeth
his people shall neither
slumber nor sleep.
The Lord himself is thy
keeper; the Lord is thy
shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite
thee by day, neither the
moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve
thee from all evil ; it is
even he who shall keep thy
soul. The Lord shall preserve
thy going out and thy com
ing in, from this time forth
for evermore.
Min. The Lord be with
you. Ans. And with thy spirit.
Min. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy
upon us ;
Ans. And grant us thy
salvation.

Min. O God make clean
our hearts within us ;
Ans. And take not thy
holy Spirit from us.
Then shall the Minister of
fer the following Prayers.
A Prayer for Aid against
Perils.
O THOU great Author of
our being, who knowest all
our wants, and who alone
art able to supply them ;
who perceivest all the dan
gers and evils to which we
are exposed, and who alone
canst defend us ; whither
shall we go but unto thee !
We pray thee to compas
sionate our weakness, to
guard us in peril, to direct
us in doubt, and to save us
from falling into sin. In
every exposure may thy
shield be over us. From
the evil that is around and
within us, graciously de
liver us. Make the path of
duty plain before us, and
keep us in it even unto the
end. Heavenly Father, we be
seech thee to watch over
us this night, and preserve
us from all harm. In the
night of affliction and trou
ble may we look up unto

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thee, and be comforted
with the assurance that
thou wilt hereafter wipe
away all tears from our
eyes. And when we come
to the dark valley of the
shadow of death, be thou
our guide and comforter,
and bring us to the regions
of endless day.
O God, we commit our
selves entirely to thy dis
posal; and whether we en
joy, or suffer, or live, or
die, may we be mercifully
accepted as thy children,
and disciples of thy Son
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Intercessions.
O THOU who art our
Creator, Preserver, Gov
ernor and Judge, we be
seech thee to regard with
thy favour all thy crea
tures, and to show thy mer
cy on all orders and con
ditions of men. Bless, we
pray thee, all our rulers ;
all those whose duty it is
to administer justice ; all
who are in places of au
thority and trust. May
our land be ever favoured
of the Most High God;
the abode of freedom, re
ligion, virtue, truth, and
peace. Let thy mercy
descend upon thy whole

church; purify it by thy
spirit, and preserve it
against all temptations
and enemies ; that offer
ing to thee the never
ceasing sacrifice of prayer
and thanksgiving, it may
advance thy honour, and be
filled with thy grace, and
partake of thy glory. Bless
all its ministers, and clothe
them with righteousness.
Bless the means of educa
tion, and the instructers of
youth. Enlighten the ig
norant ; convert the unbe
lieving ; relieve and com
fort all the persecuted and
afflicted ; speak peace
to troubled consciences ;
strengthen the weak ; con
firm the strong ; deliver
the oppressed from him
who spoileth him, and
succour the needy who hath
no helper. Redeem man,
O God, from slavery, su
perstition, and crime ; send
light, liberty, and peace,
over the whole earth ; and
let the sun of righteousness
arise upon all nations, with
healing in his beams.
Hear our supplications,
which we humbly address
to thee in the name of Jesus
Christ our Saviour, who
ever liveth to make inter
cession for us, and through
whom we render unto thee

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all honour and glory for
ever. Amen.
If any desire the Prayers
of the Congregation, the
Notes are to be read here
by the Minister, followed
by the appropriate Prayers
or Thanksgivings ; and
then the Minister is to con
tinue the Service as fol-
loweth.
General Thanksgiving.
O LORD, merciful and
gracious, we, thy depen
dent offspring, would now
humbly and sincerely thank
thee, because thou hast
given us life, and by thy
bountiful providence hast
always nourished, directed,
and governed us. For our
reason, education, and re
ligion ; for all the gifts of
nature, and of grace ; for
our Saviour, Christ; for our
redemption, and instruction
in the truth; for thy repeat
ed calls to us ; for all the
patience which has waited
for us, and all the mercy
which has spared us; for
all the enjoyments of this
present life, and for all
thy promises, and all our
hopes of a better life to
come, we bless and mag
nify thy holy name. And

grant, O Lord, that thy
mercies may be followed
by our obedience ; and that
we may so walk in the light
of thy favour, and in the
paths of thy command
ments, that living here to
thy praise, we may at last
be received to thyself, to
rejoice forever in thy pre
sence ; which we ask in the
name, and as disciples of
him who died that we
might live, through whom
to thee be ascribed all
thanksgiving and praise,
both now and for ever.
Amen. Concluding Prayer.
ETERNAL and all see
ing God, we thy creatures
sink into nothing before thy
supreme majesty; we feel
our weakness ; we acknow
ledge our folly ; we repeat
edly bewail our sins ; thee
only we adore with awful
veneration ; thee we thank
with fervent zeal; to thy
power we humbly submit ;
of thy goodness we devout
ly implore protection; on
thy wisdom we firmly and
cheerfully rely. Whenev
er we address thee, O
Father, if our prayers are
unwise, wilt thou pity us ;
if they are presumptuous,

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wilt thou pardon us ; if ac
ceptable to thee, grant
them, all powerful God;
and as we now express
our submission to thy de
crees, adore thy provi
dence, and bless thy dis
pensations, so, in that fu
ture state, to which we
reverently hope thy good
ness will raise us, may we

continue praising, venerat
ing, worshipping thee, more
and more, through worlds
without number, and ages
without end. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship
of the holy Spirit, be with
us all evermore. Amen.

END OF THE SECOND FORM OF EVENING PRATER.

OCCASIONAL
PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS.

Though the Prayers and Thanksgivings which folloio, are
intended for a variety of Occasions, yet the Minister is
at liberty to introduce such Petitions of his own, as he
may more perfectly adapt to the circumstances of the time,
and of his Congregation. PRAYERS.
For a Sick Person. health. Graciously prolong
his days upon earth ; and
O GOD, who hast taught grant that his affliction may
us at all times and in every produce the fruit of right-
condition to make our re- eousness to the honour of
quests known unto thee ; thy name. By the sadness
we offer up our humble sup- of his countenance may his
plications in behalf of thy heart be made better ; and
servant, who is labouring may he live to manifest his
under pain and sickness, thankfulness to thee his
Look down upon him with great preserver.
mercy, and let the consid- [* But if this affliction
eration of thy goodness should be unto death, may
strengthen and comfort his thy servant be prepared to
soul in the time of afflic- give himself up into thy
tion. We pray, with sub- hands with christian pa-
mission to thy wise provi
dence, that thou wouldest * This is to be said when
be pleased to remove his there is small hope of recov-
disorder and restore him to ery.

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tience and fortitude, in joy
ful expectation of thy mer
cy unto eternal life. Give
him unfeigned repentance
for all his sins and a firm
reliance on thy great mer
cies declared unto mankind
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
May the hope of thy favour
support him in the hour of
death ; may he leave the
world in peace ; may he be
received into thy heavenly
kingdom, and made a par
taker of that happiness
which eye hath not seen,
nor ear heard, nor hath it
entered into the heart of
man to conceive.]
O God, command thy
blessing upon thy servant,
even life evermore, through
Jesus Christ our Lord and
Saviour. Amen.
For a Sick Child.
O GOD, the fountain of
all mercy, we offer up our
humble prayers unto thee
in behalf of the child, on
whom thou hast seen fit to
lay thine afflicting hand.
We beseech thee, if it be
thy will, to remove the dis
order under which he la
bours, and restore him to
health and strength. Suffer
not the wishes of his pa
rents to be disappointed,

but in thy great mercy spare
him to be the comfort and
support of their advancing
years, and to be useful in
the world. But whatever
thou hast determined con
cerning him, thy will, O
God, be done. Into thy
hands we commit ourselves
and all our enjoyments, and
we humbly pray that, by
all the dispensations of thy
providence, we may be
trained up for that world
where pain, and sorrow,
and death shall be known
no more. Amen.
For a Person in Afflic
tion.
O MERCIFUL God and
heavenly father, who hast
taught us in thy holy word
that thou dost not willingly
afflict or grieve the children
of men ; look with pity, we
beseech thee, upon the sor
rows of thy servant for
whom our prayers are de
sired. Remember him, O
Lord, in mercy ; sanctify to
him thy fatherly correction ;
endue his soul with pa
tience under his affliction,
and with resignation to thy
holy will. C omfort him with
a sense of thy goodness ;
lift up the light of thy coun
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41

him peace through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Or this.
O GOD, gracious and
merciful, who bindest up
the broken heart, and piti-
est the sorrows of those
who fear thee, fulfil to thy
servant, for whom our
prayers are now desired,
the promises of thy word.
Sanctify to him, we beseech
thee, thy correcting hand.
Suffer him not to faint un
der thy rebuke. Let not
his faith fail, nor his forti
tude be overcome, nor his
patience nor his hope de
part from him. Enlighten
the darkness which covers
him, by the cheering truths
of religion. Let the re
membrance of thy good
ness comfort his heart. Let
the conviction of thy wis
dom fortify his soul. Ena
ble him to resign unto thee
the object of his affections,
in the assurance that as
thou hast appointed unto
all men once to die, so af
ter death will be a joyful
resurrection, when they
who sleep in Jesus shall
awake to everlasting life,
and friends shall meet
again, to separate no more.
Amen. 5

For a Person at Sea,
or going to Sea.
O ETERNAL Lord God,
who alone spreadest out
the heavens, and rulest the
raging of the sea ; be pleas
ed to receive into thine al
mighty and most gracious
protection the person of
thy servant, for whom our
prayers are desired. Pre
serve him from the dangers
of the sea, from sickness,
from the violence of ene
mies, and from every evil
to which he may be expos
ed. Conduct him in safety
to the desired haven, with
a grateful sense of thy mer
cies, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For Malefactors after
Condemnation.
O MOST gracious and
merciful God, we earnestly
beseech thee to look down
upon those persons recom
mended to our prayers, who
now lie under the sentence
of the law, and are, appoint
ed to die. Visit them, O
Lord, with thy compassion ;
make them sensible of
the miserable condition to
which their wickedness has
reduced them, and give
them true and unfeigned

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repentance. O God, in
judgment remember mercy,
and whatever sufferings
they are to endure in this
world, deliver them from the
bitter pains of eternal death.
Pardon their sins, and save
their souls, for the sake of
thine infinite goodness, in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For the General Court,
to be read during their
Session.
MOST gracious God,
we humbly beseech thee,
for the Legislature of this
Commonwealth, at this
time assembled, that thou
wouldest be pleased to di
rect and prosper all their
consultations, to the ad
vancement of thy glory,
and the safety, honour, and
welfare of thy people ; that
all things may be so order
ed and settled, by their en
deavours, upon the best and
surest foundations, that
peace and happiness, truth
and justice, , religion and
piety may be established
among us for all genera
tions. These and all other
necessaries for them, and
for us, we humbly beg, in
the name of Jesus Christ,
our most blessed Lord and
Saviour. Amen.

A Collect for Spring.
O LORD, the Creator
and Preserver of all things,
who with unerring wisdom
maintainest the beauty and
order of thy works ; we
look up with joy and confi
dence unto thy gracious
power, which causes the
returning seasons to know
their place. Bless, we be
seech thee, the springing
of the year, and enrich the
earth with the rain of heav
en. May grass grow for
the cattle, and herbs and
fruits for the service of man.
May our pastures be clothed
with flocks, our vallies cov
ered with corn, and the
year crowned with thy
goodness ; and may we so
improve the various bless
ings of thy providence in
this world, as to be pre
pared for the unchangeable
felicities of thine everlast
ing kingdom, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For seasonable Weather.
O GOD, our heavenly
Father, whose gift it is that
the earth is fruitful and
bringeth forth its increase
for our sustenance and
comfort; we humbly be
seech thee to send us in

OCCASIONAL PRAYERS.

43

this our necessity such sea
sonable weather, that we
may receive the fruits
thereof in due time ; and
grant that we may show
forth our thankfulness to
thee for all thy mercies, by
a sincere obedience to thy
holy laws, which thou hast
taught us by Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
In Time of great
Scarcity.
O GOD, our heavenly
Father, who hast mercifully
given us life, and on whom
we depend for its support
and preservation ; merci
fully behold, we beseech
thee, the present afflictions
of thy people ; alleviate the
distresses of the miserable,
and may the cries of the
poor come unto thee ; in
crease the fruits of the
earth by thy heavenly ben
ediction ; may our scarcity
be turned into plenty, and
grant that we may improve
the bounties of thy provi
dence to thy praise, by re
lieving the distresses of
others, and by thankfully
acknowledging thee the
giver of every good and
perfect gift, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Time of Sickness.
ALMIGHTY and most
wise God, whose never-
failing providence ordereth
all things both in heaven
and on earth ; we humbly
direct our addresses unto
thee, in this time of our ca
lamity, beseeching thee in
behalf of our fellow crea
tures and friends, who are
suffering under the griev
ous sickness with which
thou art pleased to visit us.
May the everlasting arm
of thy mercy support
them, in this time of their
distress. Sanctify this
general affliction to the re
formation of our manners,
and the improvement of our
virtue ; and cause us to re
joice in the humble hope
that every thing shall work
together for good. In the
midst of life we are in
death ; of whom may we
seek for succour, but of
thee, O God. Restrain the
progress of this disorder, if
it be agreeable to thy bless
ed will. May those lives
which are yet spared, be
devoted to thy service, and
may we, and all thy ser
vants, be prepared for eve
ry event of" thy providence,
that whether we live, we

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repentance. O God, in
judgment remember mercy,
and whatever sufferings
they are to endure in this
world, deliver them from the
bitter pains of eternal death.
Pardon their sins, and save
their souls, for the sake of
thine infinite goodness, in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For the General Court,
to be read during their
Session.
MOST gracious God,
we humbly beseech thee,
for the Legislature of this
Commonwealth, at this
time assembled, that thou
wouldest be pleased to di
rect and prosper all their
consultations, to the ad
vancement of thy glory,
and the safety, honour, and
welfare of thy people ; that
all things may be so order
ed and settled, by their en
deavours, upon the best and
surest foundations, that
peace and happiness, truth
and justice, , religion and
piety may be established
among us for all genera
tions. These and all other
necessaries for them, and
for us, we humbly beg, in
the name of Jesus Christ,
our most blessed Lord and
Saviour. Amen.

A Collect for Spring.
O LORD, the Creator
and Preserver of all things,
who with unerring wisdom
maintainest the beauty and
order of thy works; we
look up with joy and confi
dence unto thy gracious
power, which causes the
returning seasons to know
their place. Bless, we be
seech thee, the springing
of the year, and enrich the
earth with the rain of heav
en. May grass grow for
the cattle, and herbs and
fruits for the service of man.
May our pastures be clothed
with flocks, our vallies cov
ered with corn, and the
year crowned with thy
goodness ; and may we so
improve the various bless
ings of thy providence in
this world, as to be pre
pared for the unchangeable
felicities of thine everlast
ing kingdom, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For seasonable Weather.
O GOD, our heavenly
Father, whose gift it is that
the earth is fruitful and
bringeth forth its increase
for our sustenance and
comfort; we humbly be
seech thee to send us in

OCCASIONAL PRAYERS.

43

this our necessity such sea
sonable weather, that we
may receive the fruits
thereof in due time; and
grant that we may show
forth our thankfulness to
thee for all thy mercies, by
a sincere obedience to thy
holy laws, which thou hast
taught us by Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
In Time of great
Scarcity.
O GOD, our heavenly
Father, who hast mercifully
given us life, and on whom
we depend for its support
and preservation ; merci
fully behold, we beseech
thee, the present afflictions
of thy people ; alleviate the
distresses of the miserable,
and may the cries of the
poor come unto thee ; in
crease the fruits of the
earth by thy heavenly ben
ediction ; may our scarcity
be turned into plenty, and
grant that we may improve
the bounties of thy provi
dence to thy praise, by re
lieving the distresses of
others, and by thankfully
acknowledging thee the
giver of every good and
perfect gift, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Time of Sickness.
ALMIGHTY and most
wise God, whose never-
failing providence ordereth
all things both in heaven
and on earth ; we humbly
direct our addresses unto
thee, in this time of our ca
lamity, beseeching thee in
behalf of our fellow crea
tures and friends, who are
suffering under the griev
ous sickness with which
thou art pleased to visit us.
May the everlasting arm
of thy mercy support
them, in this time of their
distress. Sanctify this
general affliction to the re
formation of our manners,
and the improvement of our
virtue ; and cause us to re
joice in the humble hope
that every thing shall work
together for good. In the
midst of life we are in
death ; of whom may we
seek for succour, but of
thee, O God. Restrain the
progress of this disorder, if
it be agreeable to thy bless
ed will. May those lives
which are yet spared, be
devoted to thy service, and
may we, and all thy ser
vants, be prepared for eve
ry event of thy providence,
that whether we live, we

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may live unto the Lord, or
whether we die, we may
die unto the Lord, and
whether living or dying,
may have an interest in thy
mercies unto eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our
Saviour. Amen.
In Time of War.
O ALMIGHTY God, to
whom it justly belongeth
to punish sinful nations,
and to be merciful to those
who repent ; we humbly
beseech thee, in this time
of our danger, to be the
defender of our country.
Give us not up into the
hands of our enemies ; save
us from the edge of the
sword, and preserve our
land from the desolations

of war. Have
upon us, O God ,
mercy upon

mercy have
thy people.
Send' forth a spirit of
reformation amongst us ;
avert the evils we have de
served ; continue thy favour
and protection to us ; save
and deliver us, O our God;
for in thee do we put our
trust. Restore tranquillity
and peace to contending
nations ; unite the hearts
of mankind in the bonds of
humanity and love ; and
may the happy time come,
when the calamities of war
shall cease for ever, and
peace and righteousness
universally prevail. And
this we humbly beg, for thy
mercy's sake, declared un
to mankind by Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

THANKSGIVINGS.

For Recovery from Sick

ness.

O LORD, our heavenly
Father, who redeemest the
lives of thy servants from
destruction, and givest
health, and life, and bless
ing ; accept the sincere and

humble thanksgivings of
thy servant, whom thou
hast raised from a bed of
sickness, and restored to
some good measure of
health and strength. We
praise thee for this gracious
instance of thy goodness ;
may the remembrance of

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thy late mercy to him, have
a happy and lasting influ
ence upon his mind, and
establish the good reso
lutions he may have form
ed; and may that life,
which thy mercy prolongs,
be devoted to thy service,
in a constant obedience to
thy holy commandments,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
A General Thanksgiving.
ALMIGHTY God, our
most gracious preserver,
we offer up to thee our
united thanksgivings for
thy great goodness to thy
servants in the mercies
which thou hast vouch
safed to them. May their
hearts be filled with un
feigned thankfulness to
thee their benefactor ; and
may they spend the re
mainder of their days in a
course of obedience to thy
commandments, that at last
they may be partakers of
eternal glory and happiness
in the world to come,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
On the Birth of a Child.
GRACIOUS God, we
thank thee that thou hast

given to thy servants a new
object of affection and con
cern. Let them receive
their child as from thee,
and in gratitude dedicate
it to thee. Will it please
thee to watch over its life
and health, to unfold its
faculties, to make it a bless
ing to them and an instru
ment of good to society,
wherever its lot may be
cast. Help them to feel
their obligations to it as
christian parents. Above
all, wilt thou early sanctify
it in all its faculties and af
fections, and let it become
a child of God. And
whether earlier or later
thou shalt take it from this
scene of discipline, may it
not have lived in vain ; and
this we humbly ask in the
name of Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
For a Safe Return from
Sea.
ALMIGHTY God, the
preserver of all thy crea
tures, and the confidence
of the ends of the earth,
and of those who are afar
off upon the seas ; we of
fer up unto thee our united
thanksgivings for the signal
mercies thou hast vouch
safed to thy servant whom

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thou hast preserved in his
voyage; that thou hast
protected him from every
danger, to which he was
exposed; and hast restor
ed him to his friends in
safety. Write a law of
thankfulness upon his heart,
and hereby engage him to
a diligent and grateful
obedience to all thy com
mandments, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Rain.
O GOD, our heavenly
Father, who by thy gra
cious providence dost cause
the former and the latter
rain to descend upon the
earth, that it may bring
forth fruit for the use of
man ; we give thee humble
thanks that it hath pleased
thee in our great necessity
to send a joyful rain upon
the earth, and to enrich
the furrows thereof with
the plentiful dews of heav
en. Thou hast filled our
hearts with joy and glad
ness. We pray thee to
continue to us the genial
influences of the sun and
rain, and to make us truly
thankful for all thy mer
cies, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

For a Plentiful Season.
ALMIGHTY and ever
blessed God, who merciful
ly suppliest the wants of
thy creatures, and art con
tinually giving testimonies
of thy gracious providence ;
we rejoice at this time,
with humble thankfulness,
in the gifts of thine unde
served bounty, that thou
hast caused the earth to
yield its increase, and
crowned the year with thy
goodness. While thou art
thus sending down thy
blessings upon us, may we
be disposed to live in a so
ber, temperate, and chari
table enjoyment of them,
and to bring forth ' the
fruits of holiness and right
eousness all the days of
our life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
For Deliverance from a
general Sickness.
O LORD God, who
hast wounded us for our
sins, and consumed us for
our transgressions, by thy
late heavy and dreadful
visitation ; and now in the
midst of judgment remem
bering mercy, hast redeem
ed our souls from death;

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we offer unto thy fatherly
goodness, ourselves, our
souls, and bodies, which
thou hast delivered, to be
a living sacrifice unto thee ;
always praising and magni
fying thy mercies in the
midst of thy church,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
For Peace and Deliver
ance from our Enemies.
O ALMIGHTY God,
who art a strong tower of
defence unto thy servants
against the face of their
enemies ; we yield thee
praise and thanksgiving
for our deliverance from
those great dangers where
with we were compassed.
We acknowledge it of thy
goodness that we were not
delivered over as a prey
unto them ; beseeching thee
still to continue such thy
mercies towards us, that
all the world may know
that thou art our saviour
and mighty deliverer,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
For Restoring Public
Peace at Home.
O ETERNAL God, our
heavenly Father, who alone

makest men to be of one
mind in a house, and still
est the outrage of a violent
and unruly people; we
bless thy holy name, that it
hath pleased thee to ap
pease the seditious tumults
which have been lately
raised up amongst us ; and
we most humbly beseech
thee, to grant to all of us
grace, that we may hence
forth obediently walk in
thy holy commandments,
and leading a quiet and
peaceable life in all godli
ness and honesty, may
continually offer unto thee
our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving for these thy
mercies toward us, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Collect for the Close
of the Year.
GOD of our lives, who
art unchanged and un
changeable, without begin
ning and without end ; we
render thee our humble
thanks that thou hast
brought us through the
year, which is now closing,
by thy mighty and out
stretched arm. Thy can
dle hath shone upon our
tabernacle, and thy smiles
have gladdened our hearts.

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We thank thee for the care
which thou hast extended
to us, and the blessings
which thou hast bestowed
upon us. We have cause
to be grateful, and we have
cause also to be humble, in
our review of the past.
Much of our time has been
wasted or mispent. O re
ward us not after our ini
quities, and let not thy
compassions cease from us ;
but graciously prolong to
us the day of grace and the
means of salvation. Sanc
tify to us the afflictions

which thou hast appointed
us to bear, and grant that
they may contribute to our
eternal welfare and peace.
We commend ourselves to
thy holy keeping. Prepare
us for life ; prepare us for
death, and for eternity.
May we go on our way with
new resolutions of obedi
ence, new gratitude for thy
mercies, and new vigour
to perform thy will. And
when our time shall be no
more, receive us to thyself
in glory; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. t Amen.

END OF THE PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS.

COLLECTS, GOSPELS, AND EPISTLES.

The First Sunday in Advent.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, give
us grace that we may cast
away the works of dark
ness, and put upon us the
armour of light, now in the
time of this mortal life, in
which thy Son Jesus Christ
came to visit us in great
humility ; that in the last
day, when he shall come
again in his glorious ma
jesty, to judge both the liv
ing and dead, we may rise
to the life immortal. And
this we beg in the name of
our Mediator ; through
whom we ascribe unto thee
all honour and glory, now
and ever. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matt. xxi. 1.
WHEN they drew nigh
unto Jerusalem, and were
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come to Bethphage, unto
the mount of Olives, then
sent Jesus two disciples,
saying unto them, Go into
the village over against
you, and straightway ye
shall find an ass tied, and
a colt with her ; loose them,
and bring them unto me.
And if any man say aught
unto you, ye shall say, the
Lord hath need of them ;
and straightway he wall
send them. All this was
done, that it might be ful
filled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying, Tell
ye the daughter of Sion,
behold thy King cometh
unto thee, meek, and sit
ting upon an ass, and a
colt the foal of an ass.
And the disciples went and
did as Jesus commanded
them, and brought the ass
and the colt, and put on
them their clothes, and they
set him thereon. And a
very great multitude spread

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their garments in the way ;
others cut down branches
from the trees, and strewed
them in the way. And the
multitudes that went be
fore, and that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna to
the Son of David ; blessed
is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord, Hosan
na in the highest. And
when he was come into Je
rusalem, all the city was
moved, saying, Who is this ?
And the multitude said, This
is Jesus the Prophet, of
Nazareth of Galilee. And
Jesus went into the temple
of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought
in the temple, and over
threw the tables of the
money-changers, and the
seats of them that sold
doves, and said to them, It
is written, my house shall
be called the house of
prayer, but ye have made
it a den of thieves.
The Epistle.
Rom. xiii. 8.
OWE no man any thing
but to love one another ;
for he that loveth another,
hath fulfilled the law. For
this, thou shalt not commit
adultery, thou shalt not kill,
thou shalt not steal, thou
shalt not bear false witness,

thou shalt not covet, and
if there be any other com
mandment, it is briefly com
prehended in this saying,
namely, thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. Love
worketh no ill to his neigh
bour ; therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law. And
that, knowing the time,
that now it is high time to
awake out of sleep, for
now is our salvation nearer
than when we believed.
The night is far spent, the
day is at hand; let us
therefore cast off the works
of darkness, and let us put
on the armour of light.

The Second Sunday in Ad
vent.
The Collect.
BLESSED Lord, who
hast caused all holy scrip
tures to be written for our
learning; grant that we
may in such wise hear
them, read, mark, learn,
and inwardly digest them,
that by patience and com
fort of thy holy word, we
may embrace and ever
hold fast the blessed hope
of everlasting life, which
thou hast given us in our
Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

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The Gospel. The Epistle.

Luke, xxi, 25.
AND there shall be signs
in the sun, and in the
moon, and in the stars ;
and upon the earth distress
of nations, with perplexity ;
the sea and the waves
roaring ; men's hearts fail
ing them for fear, and for
looking after those things
which are coming on the
earth; for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken.
And then shall they see the
Son of Man coming in a
cloud, with power and great
glory. And when these
things begin to come to
pass; then look up, and lift
up your heads, for your re
demption draweth nigh.
And he spake to them a pa
rable ; Behold the fig tree,
and all the trees ; when
they now shoot forth, ye
see and know of your own
selves, that summer is now
nigh at hand. So likewise
ye, when ye see these things
come to pass, know ye that
the kingdom of God is nigh
at hand. Verily I say unto
you, this generation shall
not pass away, till all be
fulfilled ; heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my
word shall not pass away.

Rom. xv. 4.
WHATSOEVER things
were written aforetime,
were written for our learn
ing, that we, through pa
tience and comfort of the
scriptures, might have
hope. Now the God of
patience and consolation,
grant you to be like minded
one toward another, ac
cording to Christ Jesus,
that ye may with one mind,
and one mouth glorify God,
even the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Where
fore receive ye one anoth
er, as Christ also received
us, to the glory of God.
Now, I say, that Jesus
Christ was a minister of
the circumcision, for the
truth of God, to confirm
the promises made unto
the fathers, and that the
Gentiles might glorify God
for his mercy; as it is
written, For this cause I
will confess to thee among
the Gentiles, and sing unto
thy name. And again he
saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles,
with his people. And
again, Praise the Lord, all
ye Gentiles, and laud him,
all ye people. And again,
Isaiah saith, There shall

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be a root of Jesse, and he
who shall rise to reign over
the Gentiles, in him shall
the Gentiles trust. Now
the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in
believing, that ye may
abound in hope, through
the power of the holy
Ghost.

The Third Sunday in Ad
vent.
The Collect.
O GOD, the Father of
Jesus Christ our Lord, who
at his first coming didst
send a messenger to pre
pare his way before him ;
grant that the ministers of
thy word, may likewise so
prepare and make ready
his way, by turning the
hearts of the disobedient to
the wisdom of the just,
that at his second coming
to judge the world, we may
be found an acceptable
people in thy sight. And
this we beg in the name of
Jesus Christ, through whom
we ascribe unto thee all
honour and glory, now and
ever. Amen.

The Gospel.
Matt. xi. 2.
NOW when John had
heard in the prison the
works of Christ, he sent
two of his disciples, and
said unto him, Art thou he
who should come, or do
we look for another ? Jesus
answered and said unto
them, Go and show John
again those things which
ye do hear and see ; the
blind receive their sight,
and the lame walk, the lep
ers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached
unto them ; and blessed is
he whosoever shall not be
offended in me. And as
they departed, Jesus began
to say unto the multitudes,
concerning John, What
went ye out into the wil
derness to see ? A reed
shaken with the wind ?
But what went ye out
to see ? A man clothed
in soft raiment? Behold
they who wear soft cloth
ing are in king's houses.
But what went ye out
to see ? A prophet ? yea,
I say unto you, and more
than a prophet. For this
is he of whom it is written,

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Behold, I send my messen
ger before thy face, which
shall prepare thy way be
fore thee. The Epistle.
i. Cor. iv. 1.
LET a man so account
of us, as of the ministers
of Christ, and stewards of
the mysteries of God.
Moreover, it is required in
stewards, that a man be
found faithful. But with
me it is a very small thing,
that I should be judged of
you, or of man's judgment ;
because I do not condemn
mine own self. For I know
nothing against myself;
yet am I not hereby justi
fied ; but he that judgeth
me, is the Lord. There
fore judge nothing before
the time, until the Lord
come, who both will bring
to light the hidden things
of darkness, and will make
manifest the counsels of
the hearts ; and then shall
every man have praise of
God.

The Fourth Sunday in Ad
vent.
The Collect.
O LORD, raise up, we

pray thee, thy power, and
come among us, and with
great might succour us ;
that whereas, through our
sins and wickedness, we
are hindered in running
the race which is set be
fore us, thy bountiful grace
and mercy may speedily
help and deliver us, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
John i. 19.
THIS is the record of
John, when the Jews sent
Priests and Levites from
Jerusalem to ask him, Who
art thou ? And he confess
ed, and denied not; but
confessed, I am not the
Christ. And they asked
him, What then ? Art thou
Elias ? And he saith, I am
not. Art thou that proph
et ? And he answered, No.
Then said they unto him,
Who art thou ? that we
may give an answer to
them that sent us ; what
sayest thou of thyself ? He
said, I am the voice of one
crying in the wilderness,
Make straight the way of
the Lord, as said the
prophet Isaiah. And they
who were sent, were of
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is for ever and ever ; a
sceptre of righteousness, is
the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteous
ness, and hated iniquity ;
therefore God, even thy
God, hath anointed thee
with the oil of gladness
above thy fellows. And,
Thou Lord, in the begin
ning hast laid the founda
tion of the earth ; and the
heavens are the works of
thine hands. They shall
perish, but thou remainest ;
and they all shall wax old
as doth a garment ; and as
a vesture shalt thou fold
them up, and they shall be
changed ; but thou art the
same, and thy years shall
not fail.

The Sunday after Christ
mas Day.
The Collect.
SOURCE of all light and
truth, who didst send thy
Son Jesus Christ into the
world, that the world
through him might be sav
ed, grant, we beseech thee,
that the light of his doc
trine and life may shine in
to our hearts, and dispel
our darkness, and direct
our steps, and lead us at

last to the unspeakable glo
ries and felicities of thy
heavenly kingdom ; which
we beg in the name of our
Saviour, ascribing to thee
everlasting praises. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke ii. 15.
AND it came to pass, as
the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to an
other, Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem, and see
this thing which is come
to pass, which the Lord
hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste,
and found Mary and Joseph,
and the babe lying in a
manger. And when they
had seen it, they made
known abroad the saying
which was told them con
cerning this child. And all
they that heard it wondered
at those things which were
told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these
things, and pondered them
in her heart. And the
shepherds returned, glori
fying and praising God for
all the things that they had
heard and seen, as it was
told unto them. And when
eight days were accom
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of the child, his name was
called JESUS.
The Epistle.
Gal. iv. 1.
NOW I say, that the heir,
as long as he is a child,
differ eth nothing from a ser
vant, though he be lord of
all ; but is under tutors and
governors, until the time
appointed of the father.
Even so we, when we were
in bondage under the ele
ments of the world. But
when the fulness of the time
was come, God sent forth
his Son, made of a woman,
made under the law, to re
deem those who were un
der the law, that we might
receive the adoption of
sons. And because ye are
sons, God hath sent forth
the spirit of his Son into
your hearts, crying, Abba,
Father. Wherefore thou
art no more a servant, but
a son ; and if a son, then
an heir of God, through
Christ.

The First Sunday in the
- Year.
The Collect.
O GOD, the unfailing
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source of light and mercy,
who hast brought us to the
beginning of this year, and
art sparing us to love thee,
and to keep thy command
ments ; give us, we beseech
thee, a solemn sense of the
importance of time, and of
diligence in improving the
talents thou hast placed in
our hands ; and enable us
so faithfully to discharge
our duty in this life, that
when we shall appear be
fore thee at thy great tribu
nal, we may be found wor
thy of that eternal kingdom
which thou hast promised
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. xxv. 14.
FOR the kingdom of
heaven is as a man travel
ling into a far country, who
called his own servants, and
delivered unto them his
goods. And unto one he
gave five talents, to anoth
er two, and to another one ;
to every man according to
his several ability ; and
straightway took his jour
ney. Then he who had re
ceived the five talents went
and traded with the same,
and made them other five
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who had received two, he
also gained other two. But
he who had received one,
went and digged in the
earth, and hid his lord's
money. After a long time
the lord of those servants
cometh and reckoneth
with them. And so he who
had received five talents
came and brought other
five talents, saying, Lord,
thou deliveredst unto me
five talents ; behold, I have
gained beside them, five
talents more. His lord said
unto him, Well done, thou
good and faithful servant ;
thou hast been faithful over
a few things, I will make
thee ruler over many things ;
enter thou into the joy of
thy lord. He also that had
received two talents came
and said, Lord, thou de
liveredst unto me two tal
ents ; behold, I have gained
two other talents beside
them. His lord said unto
him, Well done, good and
faithful servant, thou hast
been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee
ruler over many things ; en
ter thou into the joy of thy
lord. Then he who had
received the one talent
came, and said, Lord, I
knew thee, that thou art an
hard man, reaping where

thou hast not sown, and
gathering where thou hast
not strawed; and I was
afraid, and went and hid
thy talent in the earth ; lo,
there thou hast that is
thine. His lord answered,
and said unto him, Thou
wicked and slothful servant,
thou knewest that I reap
where I sowed not, and
gather where I have not
strawed ; thou oughtest,
therefore, to have put my
money to the exchangers,
and then at my coming I
should have received mine
own with usury. Take,
therefore, the talent from
him, and give it unto him
who hath ten talents. For
unto every one who hath
shall be given, and he shall
have abundance ; but from
him who hath not, shall be
taken away, even that
which he hath. And cast
ye the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness ; there
shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
The Epistle.
1. Pet. i. 13.
WHEREFORE gird up
the loins of your mind, be
sober, and hope to the end
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revelation of Jesus Christ.
As obedient children, do
not fashion yourselves ac
cording to the former lusts
in your ignorance ; but as
he who hath called you is
holy, so be ye holy in all
manner of conversation;
because it is written, Be ye
holy, for I am holy. And
if ye call on the Father, who
without respect of persons
judgeth according to every
man's work, pass the time
of your sojourning here in
fear ; for as much as ye
know that ye were not re
deemed with corruptible
things, such as silver and
gold, from your vain con
versation, received by tra
dition from your fathers,
but with the precious blood
of Christ, as of a lamb with
out blemish and without
spot ; who verily was fore
ordained before the founda
tion of the world, but was
manifest in these last times
for you, who by him do
believe in God who raised
him up from the dead, and
gave him glory, that your
faith and hope might be in
God. Seeing ye have puri
fied your souls in obeying
the truth through the Spirit,
unto unfeigned love of the
brethren, see that ye love
one another, with a pure

heart fervently ; being born
again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible,
by the word of God, which
liveth and abideth for ever.
For all flesh is as grass, and
all the glory of man as the
flower of grass ; the grass
withereth, and the flower
thereof falleth away ; but
the word of the Lord endur-
eth for ever. And this is the
word, which by the gospel
is preached unto you.

The Epiphany, or the Mani
festation of Christ to the
Gentiles.
The Collect.
O GOD, who by the
leading of a star didst man
ifest thy only begotten Son
to the Gentiles ; mercifully
grant, that we who know
thee now by faith, may af
ter this life have the frui
tion of thy glorious God
head, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. ii. 1.
WHEN Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea, in
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behold, there came wise
men from the east to Jeru
salem, saying, Where is he
who is born King of the
Jews ? for we have seen his
star in the east, and are
come to worship him.
When Herod the king had
heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him. And when he
had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the
people together, he de
manded of them, where
Christ should be born. And
they said unto him, In Beth
lehem of Judea ; for thus it
is written by the prophet,
And thou, Bethlehem in the
land of Juda, art not the
least among the princes of
Juda ; for out of thee shall
come a Governor who shall
rule my people Israel.
Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men,
inquired of them diligently
what time the star appear
ed. And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said, Go,
and search diligently for
the young child, and when
ye have found him, bring
me word again, that I may
come and worship him also.
When they had heard the
king, they departed ; and
lo, the star which they saw
in the east, went before

them, till it came and stood
over where the young child
was. When they saw the
star, they rejoiced with ex
ceeding great joy. And
when they were come into
the house, they saw the
young child with Mary his
mother, and fell down and
worshipped him ; and when
they had opened their trea
sures, they presented unto
him gifts ; gold, and frank
incense, and myrrh. And
being warned of God in a
dream, that they should not
return to Herod, they de
parted into their own coun
try another way.
The Epistle.
Ephes. ili. 1.
FOR this cause, I Paul, am
the prisoner of Jesus Christ
for you Gentiles ; for ye have
heard of the dispensation,
of the grace of God, which
is given me to you ward ;
how that by revelation he
made known unto me the
mystery, ( as I wrote afore
in a few words, whereby,
when ye read, ye may un
derstand my knowledge in
the mystery of Christ,)
which in other ages was not
made known unto the sons
of men, as it is now reveal
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and prophets by the Spirit ;
that the Gentiles should be
fellow heirs, and of the
same body, and partakers
of his promise in Christ, by
the gospel ; whereof I was
made a minister, according
to the grace of God given
unto me by the working of
his power. Unto me, who
am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given,
that I should preach among
the Gentiles the unsearcha
ble riches of Christ ; and to
make all men see what is
the fellowship of the mys
tery, which from the begin
ning of the world hath been
hid in God, who created all
things to the intent that
now unto the principalities
and powers in heavenly
places might be known, by
the church, the manifold
wisdom of God, according
to the eternal purpose
which he purposed in
Christ Jesus our Lord ; in
whom we have boldness,
and access with confidence
by the faith of him.

The First Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech

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
also may have grace and
power faithfully to fulfil the
same, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke ii. 41.
NOW his parents went
to Jerusalem every year at
the feast of the passover.
And when he was twelve
years old, they went up to
Jerusalem, after the custom
of the feast. And when
they had fulfilled the days,
as they returned, the child
Jesus tarried behind in Je
rusalem ; and Joseph and
his mother knew not of it.
But they, supposing him to
have been in the company,
went a day's journey ; and
they sought him among
their kinsfolk and acquaint
ance. And when they found
him not, they turned back
again to Jerusalem, seek
ing him. And it came to
pass, that after three days
they found him in the tem
ple, sitting in the midst of
the doctors, both hearing
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questions. And all who
heard him were astonished
at his understanding and
answers. And when they
saw him, they were amaz
ed ; and his mother said
unto him, Son, why hast
thou thus dealt with us ?
behold, thy father and I
have sought thee sorrow
ing. And he said unto
them, How is it that ye
sought me ? wist ye not that
I must be about my Father's
business ? And they under
stood not the saying which
he spake unto them. And
he went down with them,
and came to Nazareth, and
was subject unto them ; but
his mother kept all these
sayings in her heart. And
Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favour
with God and man.
The Ejpistle.
Rom. xii. 1.
I BESEECH you there
fore, brethren, by the mer
cies of God, that ye pre
sent your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God, which is your
reasonable service. And
be not conformed to this
world ; but be ye trans
formed by the renewing of

your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and per
fect will of God. For I
say, through the grace giv
en unto me, to every man
who is among you, not to
think of himself more high
ly than he ought to think ;
but to think soberly, ac
cording as God hath dealt
to every man the measure
of faith. For as we have
many members in one body,
and all members have not
the same office, so we, be
ing many, are one body in
Christ, and every one,
members one of another.

The Second Sunday after
the Epiphany.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful God, we beseech
thee to grant us thy grace,
that in all the relations of
life we may do justly, and
love mercy, and walk hum
bly before thee ; so that at
last we may be received to
the society of the just made
perfect in thy heavenly
kingdom, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Gospel.
John ii. 1.
AND the third day there
was a marriage in Cana of
Galilee ; and the mother of
Jesus was there; and both
Jesus was called, and his
disciples, to the marriage.
And when they wanted
wine, the mother of Jesus
saith unto him, They have
no wine. Jesus saith unto
her, Woman, what have I
to do with thee ? Mine
hour is not yet come. His
mother saith unto the
servants, Whatsoever he
saith unto you, do it. And
there were set there six
waterpots of stone, after
the manner of the purify
ing of the Jews, containing
two or three firkins apiece.
Jesus saith unto them, Fill
the waterpots with water.
And they filled them up to
the brim. And he saith
unto them, Draw out now,
and bear unto the govern
or of the feast. And they
bare it. When the ruler
of the feast had tasted the
water that was made wine,
and knew not whence it
was (but the servants who
drew the water knew) the
governor of the feast call
ed the bridegroom, and
said unto him, Every man

at the beginning doth set
forth good wine ; and when
men have well drunk, then
that which is worse ; but
thou hast kept the good
wine until now. This be
ginning of miracles did
Jesus in Cana of Galilee,
and manifested forth his
glory ; and his disciples be
lieved on him.
The Epistle.
Rom. xii. 6.
HAVING then gifts, dif
fering according to the
grace that is given to us,
whether prophecy, let us
prophesy according to the
proportion of faith ; or min
istry, let us wait on our
ministering ; or he who
teacheth, on teaching; or
he who exhorteth, on ex
hortation ; he who giveth,
let him do it with simplici
ty; he who ruleth, with
diligence ; he who showeth
mercy, with cheerfulness.
Let love be without dissim
ulation. Abhor that which
is evil, cleave to that which
is good. Be kindly affec-
tioned one to another with
brotherly love, in honour
preferring one another ;
not slothful in business;
fervent in spirit ; serving
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patient in tribulation ; con
tinuing instant in prayer;
distributing to the necessity
of saints ; given to hospi
tality. Bless those who
persecute you ; bless, and
curse not. Rejoice with
those who do rejoice, and
weep with those who weep.
Be of the same mind one
toward another. Mind not
high things, but condescend
to men of low estate.

The Third Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.
O THOU most holy and
perfect God, teach us to
love one another with pure
hearts fervently; to exercise
forbearance and forgive
ness toward our enemies ; to
recompense to no man evil
for evil ; and to be merci
ful, as thou, Father in hea
ven, art merciful. Grant
this, we humbly beseech
thee, in the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. viii. 1.
WHEN he was come
down from the mountain,

great multitudes followed
him. And behold, there
came a leper and worship
ped him, saying, Lord, if
thou wilt, thou canst make
me clean. And Jesus put
forth his hand, and touch
ed him, saying, I will ; be
thou clean. And immedi
ately his leprosy was clean
sed. And Jesus saith unto
him, See thou tell no man ;
but go thy way, show thy
self to the priest, and offer
the gift that Moses com
manded, for a testimony
unto them. And when Je
sus was entered into Ca
pernaum, there came unto
him a centurion, beseech
ing him, and saying, Lord,
my servant lieth at home
sick of the palsy, grievous
ly tormented. And Jesus
saith unto him, I will come
and heal him. The cen
turion answered and said,
Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldest come under
my roof; but speak the
word only, and my servant
shall be healed. For I am
a man, under authority,
having soldiers under me ;
and I say unto this man,
Go, and he goeth ; and to
another, Come, and he
cometh ; and to my servant,
Do this, and he doeth it.
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marvelled, and said to those
who followed, Verily I say
unto you, I have not found
so great faith, no, not in Is
rael. And I say unto you,
that many shall come from
the east and west, and shall
sit down with Abraham,
and Isaac, and Jacob in the
kingdom of heaven; but
the children of the king
dom shall be cast out into
outer darkness ; there shall
be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. And Jesus said
unto the centurion, Go thy
way ; and as thou hast be
lieved, so be it done unto
thee. And his servant was
healed in the self same
hour.
The Epistle.
Rom. xii. 16.
BE not wise in your own
conceits. Recompense to
no man evil for evil. Pro
vide things honest in the
sight of all men. If it be
possible, as much as lieth
in you, live peaceably with
all men. Dearly beloved,
avenge not yourselves, but
rather give place unto
wrath; for it is written,
Vengeance is mine ; I will
repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore if thine enemy
hunger, feed him; if he
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thirst, give him drink ; for
in so doing thou shalt heap
coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil,
but overcome evil with
good.

The Fourth Sunday after
the Epiphany.
The Collect.
O GOD, who knowest
us to be set in the midst of
so many and great dan
gers, that, by reason of the
frailty of our nature, we
cannot always stand up
right; grant to us such
strength and protection, as
may support us in all dan
gers, and carry us through
all temptations, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. The Gospel.
Matt. viii. 23.
AND when he was en
tered into a ship, his disci
ples followed him. And
behold, there arose a great
tempest in the sea,insomuch
that the ship was covered
with the waves; but he
was asleep. And his dis
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awoke him, saying, Lord,
save us, we perish. And
he saith unto them, Why
are ye fearful, O ye of little
faith? Then he arose,
and rebuked the winds and
the sea, and there was a
great calm. But the men
marvelled, saying, What
manner of man is this, that
even the winds and the sea
obey him ? And when he
was come to the other side
into the country of the Ger-
gesenes, there met him two,
possessed with devils, com
ing out of the tombs, ex
ceeding fierce, so that no
man might pass by that
way. And behold, they
cried out, saying, What
have we to do with thee,
Jesus, thou Son of God?
Art thou come hither to
torment us before the time ?
And there was a good way
off from them an herd of
many swine feeding. So
the devils besought him,
saying, If thou cast us out,
suffer us to go away into
the herd of swine. And
he said unto them, Go.
And when they were come
out, they went into the
herd of swine ; and behold
the whole herd of swine
ran violently down a steep
place into the sea, and per
ished in the waters. And

they who kept them fled,
and went their ways into
the city, and told every
thing, and what was be
fallen to the possessed of
the devils. And behold
the whole city came out to
meet Jesus; and when
they saw him, they be
sought him that he would
depart out of their coasts.
The Epistle.
Rom. xiii. 1.
LET every soul be sub
ject unto the higher pow
ers; for there is no power
but of God ; the powers
that be, are ordained of
God. Whosoever there
fore resisteth the power,
resisteth the ordinance
of God ; and they who re
sist, shall receive to them
selves punishment. For
rulers are not a terrour to
good works, but to the evil.
Wilt thou then not be afraid
of the power? Do that
which is good, and thou
shalt have praise of the
same ; for he is the minis
ter of God to thee for
good. But if thou do that
which is evil, be afraid ;
for he beareth not the
sword in vain ; for he is
the minister of God, a re
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upon him who doeth evil.
Wherefore ye must needs
be subject, not only for
wrath, but also for con
science' sake. For, for
this cause pay ye tribute
also ; for they are God's
ministers, attending con
tinually upon this very
thing. Render therefore
to all their dues ; tribute
to whom tribute is due,
custom to whom custom,
fear to whom fear, honour
to whom honour.

The Fifth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech
thee to keep thy church
and household continually
in thy true religion; that
they, who do lean only up
on the hope of thy heavenly
grace, may evermore be
defended by thy mighty
power, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matt. xiii. 24.
THE kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a man who
sowed good seed in his

field. But while men slept,
his enemy came and sow
ed tares among the wheat,
and went his way. But
when the blade was sprung
up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares
also. So the servants of
the householder came, and
said unto him, Sir, didst
not thou sow good seed in
thy field ? From whence
then hath it tares? He
said unto them, An enemy
hath done this. The ser
vants said unto him, Wilt
thou then that we go and
gather them up ? But he
said, Nay; lest while ye
gather up the tares, ye root
up the wheat with them.
Let both grow together un
til the harvest ; and in the
time of harvest I will say
to the reapers, Gather ye
together first the tares, and
bind them in bundles to
burn them ; but gather the
wheat into my barn.
The Epistle.
Col. iii. 12.
PUT on therefore, as
the elect of God, holy and
beloved, affections of pity,
kindness, humbleness of
mind, meekness, long suf
fering ; forbearing one
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another, if any man have
a quarrel against any ; even
as Christ forgave you, so
also do ye. And above all
these things, put on charity,
which is the bond of per-
fectness, and let the peace
of God rule in your hearts,
to the which also ye are
called in one body; and
be ye thankful. Let the
word of Christ dwell in
you richly in all wisdom ;
teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms, and
hymns, and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord. And
whatsoever ye do, in word
or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the
Father through him.

The Sixth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
The Collect.
O GOD, whose blessed
Son was manifested, that
he might make us the sons
of God, and heirs of eter
nal life ; grant us, we be
seech thee, that having
this hope, we may purify
ourselves even as he is
pure; that when he shall

appear again with power
and great glory, we may
be made like unto him
in his glorious kingdom;
where we may ascribe
blessing, and honour, and
glory, and power, to Him
who sitteth upon the throne,
and to the Lamb for ever
and ever. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matt. xxiv. 23.
THEN if any man shall
say unto you, Lo, here is
Christ, or there ; believe
it not. For there shall
arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall
show great signs and won
ders ; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect. Be
hold I have told you
before. Wherefore, if they
shall say unto you, Beholdj
he is in the desert, go not
forth ; Behold, he is in the
secret chambers, believe it
not. For as the lightning
cometh out of the east,
and shineth even unto the
west, so shall also the com
ing of the Son of man be.
For wheresoever the car
case is, there will the
eagles be gathered togeth
er. Immediately after the
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shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give
her light, and the stars
shall fall from heaven ; and
the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken. And then
shall appear the sign of
the Son of Man in heaven ;
and then shall all the tribes
of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of
Man coming in the clouds
of heaven, with power and
great glory. And he shall
send his angels with a
great sound of a trumpet,
and they shall gather to
gether his elect from the
four winds, from one end
of heaven to the other.
The Epistle.
1 John iii. 1.
BEHOLD, what man
ner of love the Father hath
bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons
of Godi Therefore the
world knoweth us not, be
cause it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we the
sons of God, and it doth
not yet appear what we
shall be; but we know,
that when he shall appear,
we shall be like him ; for
we shall see him as he is.
And every man who hath
this hope in him, purifieth

himself, even as he is pure.
Whosoever committeth sin,
transgresseth also the law ;
for sin is the transgression
of the law. And ye know
that he was manifested to
take away our sins; and
in him is no sin. Whoso
ever abideth in him, sin-
neth not; whosoever sin<-
neth, hath not seen him,
neither known him. Lit
tle children, let no man de
ceive you ; he who doeth
righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
He who committeth sin is
of the devil ; for the de vil
sinneth from the beginning.
For this purpose the Son of
God was manifested, that
he might destroy the works
of the devil.

The Sunday called Septua-
gesima, or the third Sun
day before Lent.
The Collect.
GRANT unto us, O mer
ciful Father, resolution and
constancy to persevere in
the path of our duty to the
end of our lives. Let no
prospect of danger deter us
from doing that which is
right, nor any enticement

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of evil example tempt us to
forfeit our hope of immor
tality. Preserve us, we hum
bly beseech thee, from eve
ry evil way, and conduct
us in the paths of inno
cence and virtue to eternal
life ; which we ask in the
name and as disciples of
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. xx. 1.
THE kingdom of heaven
is like unto a man who is
an householder, who went
out early in the morning to
hire labourers into his vine
yard. And when he had
agreed with the labourers
for a penny a day, he sent
them into his vineyard.
And he went out about the
third hour, and saw others
standing idle in the market
place, and said unto them,
Go ye also into the vine
yard, and whatsoever is
right I will give you. And
they went their way. Again
he went out about the sixth
and ninth hour, and did
likewise. And about the
eleventh hour he went out,
and found others standing
idle, and said unto them,
Why stand ye here all the
day idle ? They said unto

him, Because no man hath
hired us. He saith unto
them, Go ye also into the
vineyard, and whatsoever
is right, that shall ye re
ceive. So when even was
come, the lord of the vine
yard saith unto his steward,
Call the labourers, and give
them their hire, beginning
from the last unto the first.
And when they came who
were hired about the elev
enth hour, they received
every man a penny. But
when the first came, they
supposed they should have
received more ; and they
likewise received every
man a penny. And when
they had received it, they
murmured against the good
man of the house, saying,
These last have wrought
but one hour, and thou hast
made them equal unto us,
who have borne the burden
and heat of the day. But
he answered one of them,
and said, Friend, I do thee
no wrong. Didst thou not
agree with me for a penny ?
Take that thine is, and go
thy way. I will give unto
this last even as unto thee.
Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with my own ?
Is thine eye evil, because I
am good ? So the last shall
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for many be called, but few
chosen. The Epistle.
1. 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 who striv-
eth for the mastery is tem
perate in all things ; and
they do it to obtain a cor
ruptible crown, but we an
incorruptible. I therefore
so run, not as uncertainly ;
so fight I, not as one that
beateth the air ; but I keep
under my body, and bring
it into subjection, lest that
by any means when I have
preached to others, I my
self should be a cast-away.

The Sunday called Sexa-
gesima, or the Second
Sunday before Lent.
The Collect.
O LORD God, who seest
that we put not our trust in
any thing which we do ;
mercifully grant, that by
thy power we may be de
fended against all adver
sity, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel.
Luke, viii. 4.
WHEN much people
were gathered together,
and were come to him out
of every city, he spake this
parable. A sower went out
to sow his seed. And as he
sowed, some fell by the
way side ; and it was trod
den down, and the fowls of
the air devoured it. And
some fell upon a rock ; and
as soon as it was sprung
up, it withered away, be
cause it lacked moisture.
And some fell among
thorns; and the thorns
sprang up with it, and
choked it. And other fell
on good ground, and sprang
up, and bare fruit an hun
dred fold. And when he
had said these things, he
cried, He who hath ears to
hear, let him hear. And
his disciples asked him,
saying, What might this
parable be ? And he said,
Unto you it is given to know
the mysteries of the king
dom of God ; but to others
in parables ; that seeing
they might not see, and
hearing they might not un
derstand. Now the para
ble is this. The seed is
the word of God. Those
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who hear ; then cometh the
•devil, and taketh away the
word out of their hearts,
lest they should believe and
be saved. They on the
rock, are they, who, when
they hear, receive the word
with joy ; and these have
no root; who for a while
believe, and in time of
temptation fall away. And
that which fell among
thorns, are they, who, when
they have heard, go forth,
and are choked with cares,
and riches, and pleasures
of this life, and bring no
fruit to perfection. But
that on the good ground,
are they, who, in an honest
and good heart, having
heard the word, keep it,
and bring forth fruit with
patience. The Epistle.
2. Cor. xi. 19.
YE suffer fools gladly,
seeing ye yourselves are
wise. For ye suffer if a
man bring you into bon
dage, if a man devour you,
if a man take of you, if a
man exalt himself, if a
man smite you on the face.
I speak as concerning re
proach, as though we had
been weak; howbeit, where
insoever any is bold (I

speak foolishly) I am bold
also. Are they Hebrews ?
so am I ; are they the seed
of Abraham ? so am I ; are
they ministers of Christ?
(I speak as a fool) I am
more; in labours more
abundant ; in stripes above
measure ; in prisons more
frequent ; in death oft. Of
the Jews five times receiv
ed I forty stripes, save one.
Thrice was I beaten with
rods. Once was I stoned.
Thrice I suffered ship
wreck. A night and a day
I have been in the deep;
in journeyings often ; in
perils of waters ; in perils
of robbers ; in perils of
mine own countrymen ; in
perils by the heathen; in
perils in the city ; in perils
in the wilderness ; in perils
in the sea ; in perils among
false brethren ; in weariness
and painfulness ; in watch-
ings often ; in hunger and
thirst ; in fastings often ; in
cold and nakedness; be
sides those things which
are without, that which
cometh upon me daily, the
care of all the churches.
Who is weak, and I am not
weak? who is offended,
and I burn not ? If I must
needs glory, I will glory, of
the things which concern
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and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who is bless
ed for evermore, knoweth
that I lie not.

The Sunday called Quin-
quagesima, or the next
Sunday before Lent.
The Collect.
O LORD, who hast taught
us that all our doings with
out charity are nothing
worth ; send thy holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts
that most excellent gift of
charity, the very bond of
peace, and of all virtues ;
without which whosoever
liveth is counted dead be
fore thee. Grant this, O
Lord, for thy mercy's sake
in Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xviii. 31.
THEN Jesus took unto
him the twelve, and said
unto them, Behold, we go
up to Jerusalem, and all
things that are written by
the prophets, concerning
the Son of Man, shall be
accomplished. For he shall
be delivered unto the Gen-
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tiles, and shall be mocked,
and spitted on. And they
shall scourge him, and put
him to death ; and the third
day he shall rise again.
And they understood none
of these things; and this
saying was hid from them,
neither knew they the
things which were spoken.
And it came to pass, that
as he was come nigh unto
Jericho, a certain blind
man sat by the way side
begging; and hearing the
multitude pass by, he asked
what it meant. And they
told him, that Jesus of Naz
areth passeth by. And he
cried, saying, Jesus, thou
son of David* have mercy
on me. And they who
went before rebuked him,
that he should hold his
peace ; but he cried so much
the more, Thou son of
David, have mercy on me.
And Jesus stood, and com
manded him to be brought
before him. And when he
was come near, he asked
him, saying, What wilt thou
that I should do unto thee ?
And he said, Lord, that I
may receive my sight. And
Jesus said unto him, Re
ceive thy sight; thy faith
hath saved thee. And im
mediately he received his
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glorifying God. And all
the people, when they saw
it, gave praise unto God.
The Epistle.
1 Cor. xiii. 1.
THOUGH I speak with
the tongues of men and of
angels, and have not chari
ty, I become as sounding
brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift
of prophecy, and under
stand all mysteries, and all
knowledge ; and though I
have all faith, so that I
could remove mountains,
and have not charity, I am
nothing. And though I be
stow all my goods to feed
the poor, and though I give
my body to be burned, and
have not charity, it profit-
eth me nothing. Charity
suffereth long, and is kind ;
charity envieth not ; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up, doth not behave
itself unseemly, seekethnot
her own, is not easily pro
voked, thinketh no evil, re-
joiceth not in iniquity, but
rejoiceth in the truth ; bear-
eth all things, believeth all
things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things. Chari
ty never faileth ; but wheth
er there be prophecies,
they shall fail ; whether

there be tongues, they shall
cease; whether there be
knowledge, it shall vanish
away. For we know in
part, and we prophesy in
part. B ut when that which
is perfect is come, then that
which is in part shall be
done away. When I was a
child, I spake as a child, I
understood as a child, I
thought as a child ; but
when I became a man, I
put away childish things.
For now we see through a
glass darkly ; but then face
to face. Now I know in
part ; but then shall I know,
even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith,
hope, charity, these three ;
but the greatest of these
is charity.

Ash- Wednesday, or the First
Day in Lent.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, who hatest
nothing which thou hast
made, and dost forgive the
sins of all those who are
penitent ; create and make
in us new and contrite
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knowledging our wretched
ness, may obtain of thee,
the God of all mercy, per
fect remission and forgive
ness ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. vi. 16.
WHEN ye fast, be not
as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance ; for they dis
figure their faces, that they
may appear unto men to
fast. Verily I say unto you,
they have their reward.
But thou, when thou fast
est, anoint thine head, and
wash thy face, that thou
appear not unto men to
fast, but unto thy Father
who is in secret ; and thy
Father who seeth in secret,
shall reward thee openly.
Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where
moth and rust do corrupt,
and . where thieves break
through and steal ; but lay
up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not
break through, nor steal.
For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be
also.

For The Epistle.
Joel, ii. 12.
TURN ye even to me,
saith the Lord, with all
your heart, and with fast
ing, and with weeping, and
with mourning. And rend
your heart, and not your
garments, and turn unto
the Lord your God ; for he
is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great
kindness, and repenteth
him of the evil. Who
knoweth if he will return,
and repent, and leave a
blessing behind him, even
a meat-offering and a drink-
offering unto the Lord your
God ? Blow the trumpet
in Zion, sanctify a fast, call
a solemn assembly ; gather
the people, sanctify the
congregation, assemble the
elders, gather the children,
and those who suck the
breasts ; let the priests, the
ministers of the Lord, weep
between the porch and the
altar, and let them say,
Spare thy people, O Lord,
and give not thine herit
age to reproach, that the
heathen should rule over
them. Wherefore should
they say among the people,
Where is their God ?

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The First Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.
OGOD, whose Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord, for our
sake, did fast forty days and
forty nights ; give us grace
to use such abstinence, that
our flesh being subdued to
the spirit, we may ever
obey thy godly motions in
righteousness and true ho
liness, to thy honour and
glory, who livest and reign-
est one God, world without
end. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. iv. 1.
THEN was Jesus led up
of the spirit into the wil
derness to be tempted of
the devil. And when he
had fasted forty days and
forty nights, he was after
ward an hungred. And
when the tempter came to
him, he said, If thou be the
Son of God, command that
these stones be made bread.
But he answered and said,
It is written, Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God.
Then the devil taketh him
up into the holy city, and
setteth him on a pinnacle

of the temple, and saith
unto him, If thou be the
Son of God, cast thyself
down ; for it is written, He
shall give his angels charge
concerning thee, and in
their hands shall they bear
thee up, lest at any time
thou dash thy foot against
a stone. Jesus said unto
him, It is written again,
Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God. Again, the
devil taketh him up into an
exceeding high mountain,
and showeth him all the
kingdoms of the world, and
the glory of them ; and saith
unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt
fall down and worship me.
Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee hence, Satan ; for
it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou
serve. Then the devil leav-
eth him ; and behold, an
gels came and ministered
unto him.
The Epistle.
2 Cor. vi. 1.
WE, then, as workers to
gether with God, beseech
you also, that ye receive
not the grace of God in
vain. For he saith, I have
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cepted, and in the day of
salvation have I succoured
thee. Behold, now is the
accepted time ; behold, now
is the day of salvation.
We give no offence in any
thing, that the ministry be
not blamed ; but in all things
approve ourselves as the
ministers of God, in much
patience, in afflictions, in
necessities, in distresses, in
stripes, in imprisonments,
in tumults, in labours, in
watchings, in fastings ; by
pureness, by knowledge, by
long-suffering, by kindness,
by a holy spirit, by love un
feigned, by the word of
truth, by the power of God,
by the armour of righteous
ness on the right hand and
on the left, by honour and
dishonour, by evil report
and good report; as de
ceivers, and yet true ; as
unknown, and yet well
known; as dying, and be
hold we live ; as chastened,
and not killed ; as sorrow
ful, yet always rejoicing;
as poor, yet making many
rich ; as having nothing, yet
possessing all things.

The Second Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who

seest that we have no pow
er of ourselves to help our
selves; keep us both out
wardly in our bodies, and
inwardly in our souls ; that
we may be defended from
all adversities which may
happen to the body, and
from all evil thoughts which
may assault and hurt the
soul, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. xv. 21.
JESUS went thence, and
departed into the coasts of
Tyre and Sidon. And be
hold, a woman of Canaan
came out of the same coasts,
and cried unto him, saying,
Have mercy on me, O
Lord, thou son of David;
my daughter is grievously
vexed with a devil. But he
answered her not a word.
And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send
her away, for she crieth af
ter us. But he answered
and said, I am not sent, but
unto the lost sheep of the
house of Israel. Then
came she and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, help me.
But he answered and said,
It is not meet to take the
children's bread, and cast
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Truth, Lord ; yet the dogs
eat of the crumbs which
fall from their master's ta
ble. Then Jesus answered
and said unto her, O wo
man, great is thy faith ; be
it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter
was made whole from that
very hour.
The Epistle.
James, i. 2.
MY brethren, count it all
joy when ye fall into divers
temptations ; knowing this,
that the trying of your faith
worketh patience. But let
patience have her perfect
work, that ye may be per
fect and entire, wanting
nothing. If any of you lack
wisdom, let him ask of God,
who giveth to all men libe
rally, and upbraideth not ;
and it shall be given him.
But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering. For he
that wavereth is like a
wave of the sea, driven
with the wind, and tossed.
For let not that man think
that he shall receive any
thing of the Lord. Adouble
minded man is unstable in
all his ways. Let the bro
ther of low degree rejoice
in that he is exalted ; but
the rich, in that he is made

low ; because, as the flower
of the grass, he shall pass
away. For the sun is no
sooner risen with a burning
heat, but it withereth the
grass, and the flower there
of falleth, and the grace of
the fashion of it perisheth ;
so also shall the rich man
fade away in his ways.
Blessed is the man that
endureth temptation ; for,
when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life,
which the Lord hath pro
mised to them that love
him. Let no man say,
when he is tempted, I am
tempted of God ; for God
cannot be tempted with
evil, neither tempteth he
any man ; but every man
is tempted, when he is
drawn away of his own lust,
and enticed. Then, when
lust hath conceived, it
bringeth forth sin ; and sin,
when it is finished, bringeth
forth death.

The Third Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.
WE pray, O merciful
God, that all holy affections
may be established in our
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may be adorned with all
good actions ; that while
we live we may enjoy the
testimony of a good con
science, and the hope of
thy favour, and that after
death we may receive an
everlasting reward in the
kingdom of heaven, through
thine infinite mercy, mani
fested unto us by Jesus
Christ our Saviour. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke xi. 14.
JESUS was casting out
a devil, and it was dumb.
And it came to pass when
the devil was gone out,
the dumb spake ; and the
people wondered. But
some of them said, He
casteth out devils through
Beelzebub, the chief of
the devils. And others,
tempting him, sought of
him a sign from heaven.
But he, knowing their
thoughts, said unto them,
Every kingdom divided
against itself, is brought to
desolation; and a house
divided against a house,
falleth. If Satan also be
divided against himself,
how shall' his kingdom
stand ? because ye say that
I cast out devils through
Beelzebub. And if I by

Beelzebub cast out devils,
by whom do your sons cast
them, out ? therefore shall
they be your judges. But
if I with the finger of God
cast out devils, no doubt
the kingdom of God is
come upon you. When a
strong man armed keepeth
his palace, his goods are in
peace ; but when a strong
er than he shall come upon
him, and overcome him, he
taketh from him all his ar
mour wherein he trusted,
and divideth his spoils. He
who is not with me, is
against me ; and he who
gathereth not with me,
scattereth. When the un
clean spirit is gone out of
a man, he walketh through
dry places, seeking rest ;
and finding none, he saith,
I will return unto my house,
whence I came out. And
when he cometh, he findeth
it swept and garnished.
Then goeth he, and taketh
to himself seven other spir
its more wicked than him
self, and they enter in, and
dwell there ; and the last
state of that man is worse
than the first.
The Epistle.
Eph. v. 1.
BE ye therefore followers

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of God, as dear children ;
and walk in love, as Christ
also hath loved us, and hath
given himself for us, an of
fering and a sacrifice to
God for a sweet smelling
savour. But fornication
and all uncleanness, or
covetousness, let it not be
once named amongst you,
as becometh saints ; neith
er filthiness, nor foolish
talking, nor jesting, which
are not proper ; but rather
giving of thanks. For
this ye know, that no for
nicator, nor unclean per
son, nor covetous man,
who is an idolater, hath
any inheritance in the
kingdom of Christ, and of
God. Let no man deceive
you with vain words ; for
because of these things
cometh the wrath of God
upon the children of diso
bedience. Be not ye
therefore partakers with
them ; for ye were once
darkness, but now are ye
light in the Lord ; walk as
children of light, (for the
fruit of the Spirit is in all
goodness, and righteous
ness, and truth) proving
what is acceptable unto the
Lord. And have no fel
lowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but
rather reprove them; for

it is a shame even to speak
of those things which are
done of them in secret.
But all things that are re
proved, are made manifest
by the light ; for whatsoev
er doth make manifest, is
light. Wherefore it saith,
Awake, thou who sleepest,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ shall give thee
light.

The Fourth Sunday in
Lent.
The Collect.
GRANT, we beseech
thee, Almighty God, that
we, who for our evil deeds
do worthily deserve to be
punished, by the comfort
of thy grace may merciful
ly be relieved, through our
Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen.
The Gospel.
John.vi. 1.
JESUS went over the
sea of Galilee, which is
the sea of Tiberias. And
a great multitude followed
him, because they saw his
miracles which he did on
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And Jesus went up into a
mountain, and there he sat
with his disciples. And
the Passover, a feast of the
Jews, was nigh. When
Jesus then lifted up his
eyes, and saw a great com
pany come unto him, he
saith unto Philip, Whence
shall we buy bread, that
these may eat? (And
this he said to prove him ;
for he himself knew what
he would do.) Philip an
swered him, two hundred
penny-worth of bread is
not sufficient for them, that
every one may take a little.
One of his disciples, An
drew, Simon Peter's broth
er, saith unto him, There
is a lad here, who hath five
barley loaves, and two
small fishes ; but what are
they among so many ? And
Jesus said, Make the men
sit down. Now there was
much grass in the place.
So the men sat down, in
number about five thous
and. And Jesus took the
loaves, and when he had
given thanks, he distribut
ed to the disciples, and
the disciples to them who
were set down, and likewise
of the fishes, as much as
they would. When they
were filled, he said unto his
disciples, Gather up the
10

fragments which remain,
that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered
them together, and filled
twelve baskets with the
fragments of the five bar
ley loaves, which remained
over and above, unto those
who had eaten. Then
those men, when they had
seen the miracle that Jesus
did, said, This is of a truth
that Prophet, who should
come into the world.
The Epistle.
James, iv. 8.
DRAW nigh to God,
and he will draw nigh to
you. Cleanse your hands,
ye sinners ; and purify your
hearts, ye double minded.
Be afflicted, and mourn,
and weep ; let your laugh
ter be turned to mourning,
and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the
sight of the Lord, and he
shall lift you up. Speak
not evil one of another,
brethren. He that speak-
eth evil of his brother, and
judgeth his brother, speak-
eth evil of the law, and
judgeth the law ; but if
thou judge the law, thou
art not a doer of the law,
but a judge. There is one
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save and to destroy ; who
art thou that judgest anoth
er? Go to now, ye that
say, To-day or to-morrow
we will go into such a city,
and continue there a year,
and buy, and sell, and get
gain; whereas ye know
not what shall be on the
morrow. For what is your
life ? It is even a vapour,
that appeareth for a little
time, and then vanisheth
away.

The Fifth Sunday in Lent.
The Collect.
WE beseech thee, O
Father, who delightest in
mercy, and art not willing
that any should perish, to
grant unto us the pardon
of all our sins, and a joyful
hope of thine approbation ;
and to assist us in forsaking
all our evil ways, and re
turning to the path of thy
commandments ; that when
our days on earth shall be
finished, we may obtain
everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
John,vhi.46.
JESUS said, Which of

you convinceth me of sin ?
And if I say the truth, why
do ye not believe me ? He
who is of God, heareth
God's words ; ye therefore
hear them not, because ye
are not of God. Then an
swered the Jews, and said
unto him, Say we not well,
that thou art a Samaritan,
and hast a devil? Jesus
answered, I have not a
devil ; but I honour my
Father, and ye do dishon
our me. And I seek not
mine own glory ; and there
is one that seeketh and
judgeth. Verily, verily, I
say unto you, If a man keep
my saying, he shall never
see death. Then said the
Jews unto him, Now we
know that thou hast a devil.
Abraham is dead, and the
prophets ; and thou sayest,
If a man keep my saying,
he shall never taste of
death. Art thou greater
than our father Abraham,
who is dead ? and the
prophets are dead ; who
makest thou thyself? Je
sus answered, If I honour
myself, my honour is no
thing ; it is my Father who
honoureth me, of whom ye
say, that he is your God;
yet ye have not known
him ; but I know him ; and
if I should say, I know him
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unto you ; but I know him,
and keep his saying. Your
father Abraham rejoiced to
see my day, and he saw it
and was glad. Then said
the Jews unto him, Thou
art not yet fifty years old,
and hast thou seen Abra
ham ? Jesus said unto
them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Before Abraham
was, I am. Then took
they up stones to cast at
him ; but Jesus hid him
self, and went out of the
temple. The Epistle.
Heb. ix. 11.
CHRIST, being come,
an high priest of good
things to be, by a greater
and more perfect taberna
cle, not made with hands,
that is to say, not of this
building ; neither by the
blood of goats, and calves,
but by his own blood, en
tered in once into the holy
place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us.
For if the blood of bulls
and of goats, and the ashes
of an heifer sprinkling the
unclean, sanctifieth to the
purifying of the flesh, how
much more shall the blood
of Christ, who through the

eternal Spirit offered him
self without spot to God,
purge your conscience from
dead works to serve the
living God ? And for this
cause he is the Mediator of
the new testament, that by
means of death for the re
demption of the transgres
sions that were under the
first testament, they who
are called might receive
the promise of eternal in
heritance.

The Sunday next before
Easter.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, who of thy
tender love toward man
kind, hast sent thy Son, our
Saviour Jesus Christ, to
take upon him our flesh,
and to suffer death upon
the cross, that all mankind
should follow the example
of his great humility ; mer
cifully grant, that we may
both follow the example of
his patience, and also be
made partakers of his re
surrection, through the
same Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

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The Gospel.
Matth. xxvii. 1.
WHEN the morning was
come, all the chief priests
and elders of the people
took counsel against Jesus,
to put him to death. And
when they had bound him.
they led him away, and de
livered him to Pontius Pi
late the governor. Then
Judas who had betrayed
him, when he saw that he
was condemned, repented
himself, and brought again
the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and el
ders, saying, I have sinned,
in that I have betrayed in
nocent blood. And they
said, What is that to us ?
see thou to that. And he
cast down the pieces of silver
in the temple, and departed,
and went and hanged him
self. And the chief priests
took the silver pieces, and
said, It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury, be
cause it is the price of blood.
And they took counsel, and
bought with them the Pot
ter's Field, to bury strang
ers in. Wherefore that
field was called The Field
of Blood unto this day.
Then was fulfilled that
which was spoken by Jere
miah the prophet, saying,

And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price
of him who was valued,
whom they of the children
of Israel did value, and
gave them for the Potter's
Field, as the Lord appoint
ed me. And Jesus stood
before the governor ; and
the governor asked him,
saying, Art thou the King
of the Jews ? And Jesus
said unto him, Thou sayest.
And when he was accused
of the chief priests and
elders, he answered no
thing. Then said Pilate un
to him, Hearest thou not
how many things they wit
ness against thee ? And
he answered him to never
a word ; insomuch that the
governor marvelled greatly.
Now at that feast, the gov
ernor was wont to release
unto the people a prisoner,
whom they would. And
they had then a notable
prisoner, called Barabbas.
Therefore when they were
gathered together, Pilate
said unto them, Whom will
ye that I release unto you ;
Barabbas, or Jesus, who is
called Christ ? For he knew
that for envy they had de
livered him. When he
was set down on the judg
ment seat, his wife sent un
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nothing to do with that
just man; for I have suf
fered many things this day
in a dream, because of him.
But the chief priests and
elders persuaded the mul
titude that they should ask
Barabbas, and destroy Je
sus. The governor answer
ed and said unto them,
Whether of the twain will
ye that I release unto you ?
They said, Barabbas. Pi
late saith unto them, What
shall I do then with Jesus,
who is called Christ.
They all say unto him, Let
him be crucified. And the
governor said, Why, what
evil hath he done ? But
they cried out the more,
saying, Let him be cruci
fied. When Pilate saw
that he could prevail no
thing, but that rather a tu
mult was made, he took
water, and washed his
hands before the multitude,
saying, I am innocent of
the blood of this just per
son; see ye to it. Then
answered all the people,
and said, His blood be on
us, and on our children.
Theu released he Barabbas
unto them ; and, when he
had scourged Jesus, he de
livered him to be crucified.
Then the soldiers of the
governor took Jesus into

the common hall, and gath
ered unto him the whole
band of soldiers. And they
stripped him, and put on
him a purple robe. And
when they had platted a
crown of thorns, they put
it upon his head, and a
reed in his right hand ; and
they bowed the knee be
fore him, and mocked him,
saying, Hail, King of the
Jews. And they spit upon
him, and took the reed,
and smote him on the head.
And after they had mock
ed 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 compelled to bear
his cross. And when they
were come unto a place
called Golgotha, that is to
say, a Place of a Skull, they
gave him vinegar to drink,
mingled with gall ; and
when he had tasted there
of, he would not drink.
And they crucified him,
and parted his garments,
casting lots. And sitting
down, they watched him
there. And they set up
over his head, his accusa
tion written, This is Jesus
the King of the Jews.

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Then there were two
thieves crucified with him ;
one on the right hand, and
another on the left. And
they who passed by reviled
him, wagging their heads,
and saying, Thou who de-
stroyest the temple, and
buildest it in three days,
save thyself. If thou be
the Son of God, come down
from the cross. Likewise
also the chief priests, mock
ing him, with the scribes
and elders, said, He saved
others, himself he cannot
save. If he be the King
of Israel, let him now come
down from the cross, and
we will believe him. He
trusted in God ; let Him
deliver him now, if He will
have him ; for he said, I
am the Son of God. The
thieves also, who were cru
cified with him, cast the
same in his teeth. Now
from the sixth hour, there
was darkness over all the
land, unto the ninth hour.
And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani ? that is to say,
My God, My God, why
hast thou forsaken me ?
Some of those who stood
there, when they heard
that, said, This man calleth
for Elias. And straightway

one of them ran, and took
a spunge, and filled it with
vinegar, and put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink.
The rest said, Let be, let
us see whether Elias will
come to save him. Jesus,
when he had cried again
with a loud voice, yielded
up the ghost. And behold,
the veil of the temple was
rent in twain from the top
to the bottom ; and the
earth did quake, and the
rocks rent, and the graves
were opened, and many
bodies of the saints who
slept, arose, and came out
of the graves after his re
surrection, and went into
the holy city, and appeared
unto many. Now when
the centurion, and those
who were with him, watch
ing Jesus, saw the earth
quake, and those things
that were done, they fear
ed greatly, saying, Truly
this was the Son of God.
The Epistle.
Phil. ii. 5.
LOOK not every man
on his own things, but eve
ry man also on the things
of others. Let this mind
be in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus ; who, be
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did not think of eagerly
retaining his likeness to
God, but emptied himself
of it, taking the form of a
servant, being made in the
likeness of men ; and, being
formed in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and be
came obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath
highly exalted him, and
given him a name, which
is above every name ; that
at the name of Jesus, every
knee should bow, of things
in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under
the earth ; and that every
tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God, the Father.

Good Friday.
The Collects.
ALMIGHTY God, we
beseech thee graciously to
behold this thy family, for
which our Lord Jesus
Christ was contented to be
betrayed, and given up in
to the hands of wicked men,
and to suffer death upon
the cross. And this we beg
in the name of our Media
tor ; through whom we

ascribe unto thee all hon
our and glory, now and
ever. Amen.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, by whose Spirit
the whole body of the
church is governed and
sanctified ; receive our sup
plications and prayers,
which we offer before thee
for all estates of men in thy
holy church, that every
member of the same, in his
vocation and ministry, may
truly and faithfully serve
thee, through our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen. O MERCIFUL God,
who hast made all men,
and hatest nothing that
thou hast made, nor would
est the death of a sinner,
but rather that he should
be converted, and live ;
have mercy upon all unbe
lievers and heathen, and
take from them all igno
rance, hardness of heart,
and contempt of thy word ;
and so fetch them home,
blessed Lord, to thy flock,
that they may be saved
among the remnant of the
true Israelites, and be made
one fold under one shep
herd, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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The Gospel.
John, xix. 1.
PILATE therefore took
Jesus, and scourged him.
And the soldiers platted a
crown of thorns, and put it
on his head, and they put
on him a purple robe, and
said, Hail, King of the
Jews ; and they smote him
with their hands. Pilate
therefore went forth again,
and saith unto them, Be
hold, I bring him forth to
you, that ye may know that
I find no fault in him. Then
came Jesus forth, wearing
the crown of thorns, and
the purple robe. And Pilate
saith unto them, Behold the
man. When the chief
priests, therefore, and offi
cers saw him, they cried
out, saying, Crucify him,
crucify him. Pilate saith
unto them, Take ye him,
and crucify him ; for I find
no fault in him. The Jews
answered him, We have a
law, and by our law he
ought to die, because he
made himself the Son of
God. When Pilate there
fore heard that saying, he
was the more afraid ; and
went again into the judg
ment hall, and saith unto
Jesus, Whence art thou ?
But Jesus gave him no an

swer. Then saith Pilate
unto him, Speakest thou
not unto me ? knowest thou
not that I have power to
crucify thee, and have
power to release thee ? Je
sus answered, Thou could-
est have no power at all
against me, except it were
given thee from above ;
therefore he who delivered
me unto thee hath the
greater sin. And from
thenceforth Pilate sought
to release him ; but the
Jews cried out, saying, If
thou let this man go, thou
art not Caesar's friend ; who
soever maketh himself a
king, speaketh against Cae
sar. When Pilate there
fore heard that saying, he
brought Jesus forth, and
sat down in the judgment
seat, in a place that is call
ed the Pavement, but in
the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
And it was the preparation
of the Passover, and about
the sixth hour ; and he saith
unto the Jews, Behold your
King. But they cried out,
Away with him, away with
him, crucify him. Pilate
saith unto them, Shall I
crucify your King ? The
chief priests answered, We
have no King but Caesar.
Then delivered he him
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crucified ; and they took
Jesus and led him away.
And he, bearing his cross,
went forth into a place
called the Place of a Skull,
which is called in the He
brew, Golgotha ; where
they crucified him, and two
others with him, on either
side one, and Jesus in the
midst. And Pilate wrote
a title, and put it on the
cross ; and the writing was,
Jesus of Nazareth, the
King of the Jews. This
title then read many of the
Jews ; for the place where
Jesus was crucified was
nigh to the city ; and it was
written in Hebrew, and
Greek, and Latin. Then
said the chief priests of the
Jews to Pilate, Write not,
The King of the Jews ; but
that he said, I am the King
of the Jews. Pilate an
swered, What I have writ
ten, I have written. Then
the soldiers, when they had
crucified Jesus, took his
garments, and made four
parts, to every soldier a
part ; and also his coat.
Now the coat was without
seam, woven from the top
throughout. They said
therefore among them
selves, Let us not rend it,
but cast lots for it, whose
it shall be ; that the scrip-
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ture might be fulfilled,
which saith, They parted
my raiment among them,
and for my vesture they did
cast lots. These things
therefore the soldiers did.
Now there stood by the
cross of Jesus, his mother,
and his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of Cleo-
phas, and Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus therefore saw
his mother and the disci
ple standing by, whom he
loved, he saith unto his
mother, Woman, behold
thy son. Then saith he to
the disciple, Behold thy
mother. And from that
hour that disciple took her
unto his own home. After
this, Jesus, knowing that
all things were now accom
plished, that the scripture
might be fulfilled, saith, I
thirst. Now there was set
a vessel full of vinegar ; and
they filled a spunge with
vinegar, and put it upon
hyssop, and put it to his
mouth. When Jesus there
fore had received the vine
gar, he said, It is finished ;
and he bowed his head, and
gave up the ghost. The
Jews therefore, because it
was the preparation, that
the bodies should not re
main upon the cross on the
sabbath day, (for that sab-

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bath day was an high day)
besought Pilate that their
legs might be broken, and
that they might be taken
away. Then came the sol
diers, and brake the legs of
the, first, and of the other
who was crucified with
him. But when they came
to Jesus, and saw that he
was dead already, they
brake not his legs.. But
one of the soldiers with a
spear pierced his side ; and
forthwith came there out
blood and water. And he
that saw it, bare record,
and his record is true ; and
he knoweth that he saith
true, that ye might believe.
For these things were done,
that the scripture should
be fulfilled, A bone of him
shall not be broken. And
again, another scripture
saith, They shall look on
him whom they pierced.
The Epistle.
Heb. x. 1.
THE law, having a sha
dow of good things to come,
and not the very image of
the things, can never, with
those sacrifices which they
offered year by year con
tinually, make the comers
thereunto perfect ; for then
would they not have ceas

ed to be offered ; because
that the worshippers, once
purged, should have had
no more conscience of sins.
But in those sacrifices there
is a remembrance again
made of sins every year.
For it is not possible that
the blood of bulls and of
goats should take away
sins. Wherefore when he
cometh into the world, he
saith, Sacrifice and offer
ing thou wouldest not, but
a body hast thou prepared
me ; in burnt-offerings and
sacrifices for sin thou hast
had no pleasure. Then
said I, Lo, I come (in the
volume of the book it is
written of me) to do thy
will, O God. After saying
first, Sacrifice and offering,
and burnt-offerings, and of
fering for sin thou wouldest
not, neither hadst pleasure
therein, which are. offered
by the law, then said he,
Lo, I come to do thy will,
O God. He taketh away
the first, that he may es
tablish the second. By the
which will we are sancti
fied, through the offering
of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all. And every
priest standeth daily minis
tering and offering often
times the same sacrifices,
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sins ; but this man, after he
had offered one sacrifice
for sins, for ever sat down
on the right hand of God ;
from henceforth expecting
till his enemies be made
his footstool. For by one
offering he hath perfected
for ever those who are
sanctified. Whereof the
holy Spirit also is a witness
to us. For after that it
had said before, This is the
covenant that I will make
with them after those days,
saith the Lord, I will put
my laws into their hearts,
and in their minds will I
write them ; and their sins
and iniquities will I remem
ber no more. Now where
remission of these is, there
is no more offering for sin.
Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the
holiest by the blood of Je
sus, by a new and living
way, which he hath con
secrated for us, through the
veil, that is to say, his flesh ;
and having an high priest
over the house of God ; let
us draw near with a true
heart, in full assurance of
faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil con
science, and our bodies
washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the pro
fession of our faith without

wavering ; for he is faithful
who promised ; and let us
consider one another to
provoke unto love, and to
good works ; not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves
together, as the manner of
some is ; but exhorting one
another ; and so much the
more, as ye see the day ap
proaching.

Easter Day.
The Collect.
O MERCIFUL God, by
whose power thy Son Jesus
Christ hath overcome
death, and opened unto us
the gates of everlasting life ;
grant that we thy servants,
having this hope, may puri
fy ourselves even as he is
pure ; and by continually
mortifying our corrupt af
fections, may pass the grave
and gate of death, to our
joyful resurrection ; which
we ask as disciples of him,
who died, and was buried,
and rose again for us, thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xx. 1.
THE first day of the

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week cometh Mary Mag
dalene early, when it was
yet dark, unto the sepul
chre, and seeth the stone
taken away from the sepul
chre. Then she runneth,
and cometh to Simon Peter,
and to the other disciple
whom Jesus loved, and
saith unto them, They have
taken away the Lord out
of the sepulchre, and we
know not where they have
laid him. Peter therefore
went forth, and that other
disciple, and came to the
sepulchre. So they ran
both together ; and the other
disciple did outrun Peter,
and came first to the sepul
chre ; and he stooped down,
and looking in, saw the lin
en clothes lying, yet went
he not in. Then cometh
Simon Peter following him,
and went into the sepul
chre, and seeth the linen
clothes lie ; and the napkin
that was about his head,
not lying with the linen
clothes, but wrapped to
gether in a place by itself.
Then went in also that
other disciple who came
first to the sepulchre, and
he saw, and believed. For
as yet they knew not the
scripture, that he must
rise again from the dead.
Then the disciples went

away again unto their own
home.
The Epistle.
Col. iii. 1.
IF ye then be risen with
Christ, seek those things
which are above, where
Christ sitteth on the right
hand of God'. Set your af
fection on things above,
not on things on the earth ;
for ye are dead, and your
life is hid with Christ in
God. When Christ, who
is our life, shall appear,
then shall ye also appear
with him in glory. Mortify
therefore your members
which are upon the earth ;
fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil
concupiscence, and covet-
ousness, which is idolatry ;
for which things' sake the
wrath of God cometh on
the children of disobedi
ence ; in the which* ye also
walked sometime, when ye
lived in them. But now ye
also put away all these ; an
ger, wrath, malice, blas
phemy, filthy communica
tion out of your mouth.
Lie not one to another, see
ing that ye have put off the
old man with his deeds,
and have put on the new
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knowledge after the image
of him who created him ;
where there is neither
Greek nor Jew, circumci
sion nor uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond
nor free ; but Christ is all
and in all.

The First Sunday after
Easter.
The Collect:
ALMIGHTY Father, who
hast given thine only Son
to die for our sins, and to
rise again for our justifica
tion ; grant us so to put
away the leaven of malice
and wickedness, that we
may alway serve thee in
pureness of living and truth,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xx. 19.
THE same day at eve
ning, being the first day of
the week, when the doors
were shut, where the disci
ples were assembled, for
fear of the Jews, came Je
sus and stood in the midst,
and saith unto them, Peace
be unto you. And when

he had so said, he showed
unto them his hands and
his side. Then were the
disciples glad when they
saw the Lord. Then said
Jesus to them again, Peace
be unto you. As my Father
hath sent me, even so send
I you. And when he had
said this, he breathed on
them, and said unto them,
Receive ye the holy Spirit.
Whosesoever sins ye remit,
they are remitted unto
them ; and whosesoever sins
ye retain, they are retained.
The Epistle.
1 Joh'n, v. 4.
WHATSOEVER is born
of God overcometh the
world ; and this is the vic
tory that overcometh the
world, even our faith. Who
is he who overcometh the
world, but he who belie veth
that Jesus is the Son of
God ? This is he who
came by water and blood,
even Jesus Christ ; not by
water only, but by water
and blood; and it is the
Spirit that beareth witness,
because the Spirit is truth.
For there are three who
bear record, the Spirit, and
the water, and the blood ;
and these three agree in
one. If we receive the wit-

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ness of men, the witness of
God is greater ; for this is
the witness of God which
he hath testified of his Son.
He who believeth on the
Son of God hath the wit
ness in himself; he who
believeth not God, hath
made him a liar, because
he believeth not the record
that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that
God hath given to us eter
nal life ; and this life is in
his Son. He who hath the
Son, hath life ; and he who
hath not the Son, hath not
life.

The Second Sunday after
Easter.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given thine only Son
to be unto us both a sa
crifice for sin, and also an
example of godly life ;
give us grace, that we
may always most thank
fully receive this inesti
mable benefit, and daily
endeavour ourselves to
follow the blessed steps of
his most holy life, through
the same Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Gospel.
John, x. 11.
JESUS said, I am the
good shepherd. The
good shepherd giveth his
life for the sheep. But
he who is an hireling, and
not the shepherd, whose
own the sheep are not,
seeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep and
fleeth ; and the wolf
catcheth them, and scat
tereth the sheep. The
hireling fleeth, because he
is an hireling, and careth
not for the sheep. I am
the good shepherd, and
know my sheep, and am
known of mine, as the
Father knoweth me, and
I know the Father ; and I
lay down my life for the
sheep. And other sheep
I have, which are not of
this fold ; them also I
must bring, and they shall
hear my voice ; and there
shall be one fold, and one
shepherd. The Epistle.
1 Pet. ii. 19.
THIS is thankworthy,
if a man, for conscience
toward God, endure grief,
suffering wrongfully. For
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ye be buffeted for your
faults, ye shall take it pa
tiently ? But if when ye
do well, and suffer for it,
ye take it patiently, this
is acceptable with God.
For even hereunto were
ye called ; because Christ
also suffered for us, leav
ing us an example, that ye
should follow his steps ;
who did no sin, neither
was guile found in his
mouth ; who, when he
was reviled, reviled not
again ; when he suffered,
he threatened not, but
committed himself to him
who judgeth righteously ;
who his own self bare our
sins in his own body on
the tree ; that we being
dead to sin, should live
unto righteousness ; by
whose stripes ye were
healed. For ye were as
sheep going astray ; but
are now returned unto
the shepherd and bishop
of your souls.

The Third Sunday after
Easter.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who
showest to those who are

in error, the light of thy
truth, to the intent that
they may return into the
way of righteousness ;
grant unto all those who
are admitted into the fel
lowship of Christ's reli
gion, that they may avoid
those things that are con
trary to their profession,
and follow all such things
as are agreeable to the
same, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xvi. 16.
JESUS said to his dis
ciples, A little while and
ye shall not see me ; and
again a little while and ye
shall see me ; because I
go to the Father. Then
said some of his disciples
among themselves, What
is this that he saith unto
us, A little while and ye
shall not see me ; and
again, a little while and
ye shall see me ; and, Be
cause I go to the Father ?
They said therefore, What
is this that he saith, A lit
tle while ? We cannot tell
what he saith. Now Je
sus knew that they were
desirous to ask him, and
said unto them, Do ye in
quire among yourselves of

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that I said, A little while
and ye shall not see me ;
and again, a little while
and ye shall see me ?
Verily, verily, I say unto
you, that ye shall weep
and lament, but the world
shall rejoice ; and ye shall
be sorrowful, but your
sorrow shall be turned in
to joy. The Epistle.
1 Pet. ii. n.
DEARLY beloved, I
beseech you as strangers
and pilgrims, abstain from
fleshy lusts, which war
against the soul ; having
your conversation honest
among the Gentiles ; that
whereas they speak
against you as evil doers,
they may, by your good
works which they shall
behold, glorify God in the
day of visitation. Submit
yourselves to every ordi
nance of man, for the
Lord's sake ; whether it
be to the king, as supreme ;
or unto governors, as un
to them that are sent by
him for the punishment of
evil doers, and for the
praise of them that do
well. For so is the will
of God, that with well do
ing ye may put to silence

the ignorance of foolish
men ; as free, and not
using your liberty for a
cloak of maliciousness,
but as the servants of
God. Honour all men;
love the brotherhood ;
fear God ; honour the
king.

The Fourth Sunday after
Easter.
The Collect.
O ALMIGHTY God,
who alone canst order the
unruly wills and affec
tions of sinful men ; grant
unto thy people, that they
may love the thing which
thou commandest, and de
sire that which thou dost
promise ; that so among
the sundry and manifold
changes of the world, our
hearts may surely there
be fixed, where true joys
are to be found, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xvi. 5.
JESUS said unto his
disciples, Now I go my
way to him who sent me,
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me, Whither goest thou ?
but because I have said
these things unto you,
sorrow hath filled your
heart. Nevertheless, I
tell you the truth, it is
expedient for you, that 1
go away ; for if I go not
away, the Comforter will
not come unto you ; but
if I depart, I will send him
unto you. And when he
is come, he will reprove
the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of
judgment ; of sin, because
they believe not on me ;
of righteousness, because
I go to my Father, and ye
see me no more ; of judg
ment, because the prince
of this world is judged.
I have yet many things to
say unto you, but ye can
not bear them now. How-
beit, when he, the Spirit
of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth;
for he shall not speak of
himself, but whatsoever
he shall hear, that shall
he speak ; and he will
show you things to come.
He shall glorify me ; for
he shall receive of mine,
and shall show it unto you.
All things that the Father
hath are mine ; therefore
said I, that he shall re

ceive of mine, and show it
unto you. The Epistle.
James, i. 17.
EVERY good gift, and
every perfect gift is from
above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variable
ness, neither shadow of
turning. Of his own will
begat he us with the word
of truth, that we should
be a kind of first fruits of
his creatures. Where
fore, my beloved brethren,
let every man be swift to
hear, slow to speak, slow
to wrath ; for the wrath
of man worketh not the
righteousness of God.
Wherefore lay apart all
filthiness and superfluity
of malice, and receive
with meekness the ingraft
ed word, which is able to
save your souls.

The Fifth Sunday after
Easter.
The Collect.
O LORD, from whom
all good things do come ;
grant to us thy humble
servants, that by thy holy

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inspiration we may think
those things that be good,
and by thy merciful guid
ing may perform the same,
through our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xvi. 23.
VERILY, verily, I say
unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my
name, he will give it you.
Hitherto have ye asked
nothing in my name ; ask,
and ye shall receive, that
yourjoy may be full. These
things have I spoken unto
you in proverbs ; the time
cometh when I shall no
more speak to you in
proverbs ; but I shall show
you plainly of the Father.
At that day ye shall ask in
my name ; and I say not
unto you, that I will pray
the Father for you ; for
the Father himself loveth
you, because ye have lov
ed me, and have believed
that I came out 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 disciples said
unto him, Lo, now speak -
est thou plainly, and
speakest no proverb. Now

are we sure that thou
knowest all things, and
needest not that any man
should ask thee ; by this
we believe that thou earn
est forth from God. Jesus
answered them, Do ye
now believe ? Behold,
the hour cometh, yea, is
now come, that ye shall
be scattered every man to
his own, and shall leave
me alone ; and yet I am
not alone, because the
Father is with me. These
things have I spoken un
to you, that in me ye
might have peace. In the
world ye shall have tribu
lation ; but be of good
cheer, I have overcome
the world.
The Epistle.
James, i. 22.
BE ye doers of the
word, and not hearers on
ly, deceiving your own
selves. For if any be a
hearer of the word, and
not a doer, he is like unto
a man beholding his natu
ral face in a glass. For
he beholdeth himself
and goeth his way,
and straightway forgetteth
what manner of man he
was. But whoso looketh
into the perfect law of

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liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a
forgetful hearer, but a
doer of the work, this
man shall be blessed in
his deed. If any man
among you seem to be
religious, and bridleth not
his tongue, but deceiveth
his own heart, this man's
religion is vain. Pure re
ligion, and undefiled be
fore God and the Father,
is this, To visit the father
less and widows in their
affliction, and to keep
himself unspotted from
the world.

The Ascension Day.
The Collect.
GRANT, we beseech
thee, Almighty God, that
like as we do believe thy
only begotten Son our
Lord Jesus Christ to have
ascended into the heav
ens , so we may also in
heart and mind thither
ascend, and with him con
tinually dwell, who liveth
to make intercession for
us, at the right hand of
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

The Gospel.
Mark, xvi. 14.
JESUS appeared unto
the eleven, as they sat at
meat, and upbraided them
with their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because
they believed not those
who had seen him after
he was risen. And he
said unto them, Go ye in
to all the world, and
preach the gospel to eve
ry creature. He who be
lieveth and is baptized,
shall be saved, but he who
believeth not, shall be
damned. And these signs
shall follow them who
believe. In my name
shall they cast out devils ;
they shall speak with new
tongues ; they shall take
up serpents ; and if they
drink any deadly thing, it
shall not hurt them ; they
shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall re
cover. So then, after the
Lord had spoken unto
them, he was received up
into heaven, and sat on
the right hand of God.
And they went forth and
preached every where,
the Lord working with
them, and confirming the
word with signs following.

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For the Epistle.
Acts, i. l.
THE former treatise
have I made, O Theophi-
lus, of all that Jesus be
gan both to do and teach,
until the day in which he
was taken up, after that
he, through the holy Spirit,
had given commandments
unto the Apostles whom
he had chosen ; to whom
also he showed himself
alive, after his passion,
by many infallible proofs ;
being seen of them forty
days, and speaking of the
things pertaining to the
kingdom of God. And
being assembled together
with them, he command
ed them that they should
not depart from Jerusa
lem, but wait for the prom
ise of the Father, which,
saith he, ye have heard of
me. For John truly bap
tized with water ; but ye
shall be baptized with the
holy Spirit not many days
hence. When they there
fore were come together,
they asked of him, saying,
Lord, wilt thou at this
time restore again the
kingdom to Israel ? And
he said unto them, It is
not for you to know the
times or the seasons, which

the Father hath put in his
own power ; but ye shall
receive power after that
the holy Spirit is come
upon you ; and ye shall
be witnesses unto me,
both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost
part of the earth. And
when he had spoken these
things, while they beheld,
he was taken up, and a
cloud received him out of
their sight. And while
they looked stedfastly to
ward heaven, as he went
up, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel ;
who also said, Ye men of
Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven ?
This same Jesus who is
taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have
seen him go into heaven.

The Sunday after Ascension
Day.
The Collect.
O GOD, the King of
glory, who hast exalted
thine only Son Jesus
Christ with great triumph
unto thy kingdom in heav-

WHITSUNDAY.

101

en ; we beseech thee
leave us not comfortless ;
but send to us thine holy
Spirit to comfort us, and
exalt us unto the same
place whither our Saviour
Christ is gone before,
who liveth to make inter
cession for us at the right
hand of God for ever and
ever. Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xv. 26.
WHEN the Comforter
is come, whom I will send
unto you from the Father,
even the Spirit of truth,
which proceedeth from
the Father, he shall testi
fy of me. And ye also
shall bear witness, because
ye have been with me
from the beginning.
These things have I spok
en unto you, that ye should
not be offended. They
shall put you out of the
synagogues ; yea, the time
cometh, that whosoever
killeth you, will think
that he doeth God service.
And these things will
they do unto you, because
they have not known the
Father, nor me. But
these things have I told
you, that when the time
shall come, ye may re

member that I told you of
them. The Epistle.
1 Pet. iv. 7.
THE end of all things
is at hand. Be ye there
fore sober, and watch un
to prayer. And above all
things have fervent chari
ty among yourselves ; for
charity shall cover a mul
titude of sins. Use hos
pitality one to another,
without grudging. As
every man hath received
the gift, even so minister
the same one to another,
as good stewards of the
manifold grace of God.
If any man speak, let him
speak as the oracles of
God. If any man minis
ter, let him do it as of the
ability which God giveth ;
that God in all things may
be glorified through Jesus
Christ ; to whom be praise
and dominion for ever
and ever. Amen.

Whitsunday.
The Collect.
GOD, who as at this time,
didst teach the hearts of

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thy faithful people, by the
sending to them the light
of thy holy Spirit ; grant
us by the same Spirit to
have a right judgment in
all things, and evermore
to rejoice in his holy com
fort, through Christ Jesus
our Saviour ; in whose
name we ascribe unto
thee all honour and glory
now and for ever. Amen.
The Gospel.
John, xiv. 15.
JESUS said unto his
disciples, If ye love me,
keep my commandments ;
and I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you
another Comforter, that
he may abide with you
for ever ; even the Spirit
of truth ; whom the world
cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither
knoweth him ; but ye
know him ; for he dwell-
eth with you, and shall be
in you. I will not leave
you comfortless ; I will
come to you. Yet a little
while, and the world seeth
me no more ; but ye see
me ; because I live, ye
shall live also. At that
day ye shall know that I
am in my Father, and you
in me, and I in you. He

who hath my command
ments, and keepeth them,
he it is who loveth me ;
and he who loveth me
shall be loved of, my Fa
ther, and I will love him,
and will manifest myself
to him. Judas saith unto
him, (not Iscariot) Lord,
how is it that thou wilt
manifest thyself unto us,
and not unto the world ?
Jesus answered and said
unto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my words ;
and my Father will love
him, and we will come un
to him, and make our
abode with him. He who
loveth me not, keepeth
not my sayings ; and the
word which ye hear, is
not mine, but the Father's
who sent me. These
things have I spoken un
to you, being yet present
with you ; but the Com
forter, who is the holy
Spirit, whom the Father
will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to
your remembrance, what
soever I have said unto
you. Peace I leave with
you, my peace I give unto
you ; not as the world
giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be

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afraid. Ye have heard
how I said unto you, I go
away, and come again un
to you. If ye loved me,
ye would rejoice, because
I said, I go unto the Fath
er; for the Father is
greater than I. And now
I have told you before it
come to pass, that when it
is come to pass ye might
believe. Hereafter, I will
not talk much with you ;
for the prince of this
world cometh, and hath
nothing in me. But that
the world may know that
I love the Father, and as
the Father gave me com
mandment, even so I do.
For the Epistle,
Acts, ii. 1.
WHEN the day of Pen
tecost was fully come, they
were all with one accord
in one place. And sud
denly there came a sound
from heaven, as of a rush
ing mighty wind, and it
filled the house where
they were sitting. And
there appeared unto them
cloven tongues, like as of
fire, which sat upon each
of them. And th£y were
all filled with the holy
Spirit, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the

Spirit gave them utter
ance. And there were
dwelling at Jerusalem
Jews, devout men out of
every nation under heav
en. Now when this was
noised abroad, the multi
tude came together, and
were confounded, because
that every man heard them
speak in his own language.
And they were all amaz
ed, and marvelled, saying
one to another, Behold,
are not all these who
speak, Galileans ? And
how hear we every man
in our own tongue where
in we were born ? Par-
thians, and Medes, and
Elamites, and the dwell
ers in Mesopotamia, and
in Judea, and Cappadocia,
in Pontus and Asia, Phry-
gia and Pamphylia, in
Egypt, and in the parts of
Lybia about Cyrene, and
strangers of Rome, Jews
and Proselytes, Cretes
and Arabians, we do hear
them speak in our tongues
the wonderful works of
God.

The First Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and ever-

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lasting God, who hast given
us thy servants grace, by
the confession of a true
faith, to acknowledge the
glory of thy eternal God
head ; we beseech thee that
thou wouldest keep us sted-
fast in this faith, and ever
more defend us from all
adversities, who livest and
reignest one God, world
without end. Amen.
The Gospel.
John, iii. 1 .
THERE was a man of
the Pharisees named Nico-
demus, a ruler of the Jews ;
the same came to Jesus by
night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou
art a teacher come from
God ; for no man can do
these miracles that thou
doest, except God be with
him. Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, veri
ly, I say unto thee, except
a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of
God. Nicodemus saith un
to him, How can a man be
born when he is old ? can
he enter the second time
into his mother's womb,
and be born ? Jesus an
swered, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, except a man be
born of water and of the

spirit, he cannot see the
kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh,
is flesh ; and that which is
born of the spirit, is spirit.
Marvel not thatT said unto
thee, Ye must be born
again. The wind bloweth
where it listeth, and thou
hearest the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence
it cometh, and whither it
goeth ; so is every one who
is born of the spirit. Nico
demus answered and said
unto him, How can these
things be ? Jesus answered
and said unto him, Art thou
a master of Israel, and
knowest not these things ?
Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, We speak that we do
know, and testify that we
have seen ; and ye receive
not our witness. If I have
told you earthly things, and
ye believe not, how shall ye
believe, if I tell you of heav
enly things ? And no man
hath ascended up to heav
en, but he who came down
from heaven, even the Son
of man, who is in heaven.
And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of
man be lifted up ; that who
soever believeth in him,
should not perish, but have
eternal life.

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105

For The Epistle.

Rev. iv. 1.

AFTER this I looked,
and behold, a door was
opened in heaven ; and the
first voice which I heard,
was as it were of a trumpet
talking with me, which
said, Come up hither, and
I will show thee things
which must be hereafter.
And immediately I was in
the spirit; and behold, a
throne was set in heaven,
and one sat on the throne ;
and he who sat, was to
look upon like a jasper and
a sardine stone ; and there
was a rainbow round about
the throne, in sight like
unto an emerald. And
round about the throne
were four and twenty seats ;
and upon the seats I saw
four and twenty elders sit
ting, clothed in white rai
ment; and they had on
their heads crowns of gold.
And. out of the throne pro
ceeded lightnings, and thun-
derings, and voices. And
there were seven lamps of
fire burning before the
throne, which are the seven
spirits of God. And before
the throne there was a sea
of glass, like unto crystal.
And in the midst of the
throne, and round about
the throne, were four beasts
13

full of eyes before and be
hind. Afid the first beast
was like a lion, and the
second beast like a calf,
and the third beast had a
face as a man* and the
fourth beast was like a^fly-
ing eagle. And the four
beasts had each of them
six wings about him ; and
they were full of eyes with
in ; and they rest not day
and night, saying, Holy,
holy, holy, Lord God Al
mighty, who was, and is,
and is to come. And when
those beasts give glory, and
honour, and thanks to him
who sat on the throne, who
liveth for ever and ever,
the four and twenty elders
fall down before him who
sat on the throne, and wor
ship him who liveth for
ever and ever, and cast
their crowns before the
throne, saying, Thou art
worthy, O Lord, to receive
glory, and honour, and
power; for thou hast cre
ated all things, and for thy
pleasure they are, and
were created.

The Second Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O GOD, the strength of

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SECOND AFTER WHITSUNDAY.

all those who put their trust
in thee ; mercifully accept
our prayers ; and because,
through the weakness of
our mortal nature, we can
do no good thing without
thee, grant us the help of
thy grace, that in keeping
thy commandments, we
may please thee both in
Will and deed, through Je
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xvi. 19.
THERE was a certain
rich man, who was clothed
in purple and fine linen,
and fared sumptuously eve
ry day. And there was
a certain beggar, named
Lazarus, who was laid at
his gate full of sores, and
desiring to be fed with the
crumbs which fell from the
rich man's table ; moreover,
the dogs came and licked
his sores. And it came to
pass, that the beggar died,
and was carried by the an
gels into Abraham's bosom.
The rich man also died,
and was buried. And in
hell he lift up his eyes, be
ing in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and La
zarus in his bosom. And
he cried and said, Father

Abraham, have mercy on
me, and send Lazarus, that
he may dip the tip of his
finger in water, and cool
my tongue ; for I am tor
mented in this flame. But
Abraham said, Son, re
member that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy
good things, and likewise
Lazarus evil things; but
now he is comforted, and
thou art tormented. And
beside all this, between us
and you there is a great
gulph fixed; so that they
who would pass from hence
to you, cannot ; neither can
they pass to us who would
come from thence. Then
he said, I pray thee there
fore, father, that thou
wouldest send him to my
father's house ; for I have
five brethren ; that he may
testify unto them, lest they
also come into this place
of torment. Abraham saith
unto him, They have Moses
and the prophets, let them
hear them. And he said,
Nay, father Abraham ; but
if one went unto them from
the dead, they will repent.-
And he said unto him, If
they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will
they be persuaded, though
one rose from the dead.

THIRD AFTER WHITSUNDAY.

107

The Epistle.
1 John, iv. 7.
BELOVED, let us love
one another ; for love is of
God; and every one who
loveth, is born of God, and
knoweth - God. He who
loveth not, knoweth not
God ; for God is love. In
this was manifested the love
of God toward us, because
that God sent his only-be
gotten Son into the world,
that we might live through
him. Herein is love, not
that we loved God, but that
he loved us, and sent his
Son to be the propitiation
for our sins. Beloved, if
God so loved us, we ought
also to love one another.
No man hath seen God at
any time. If we love one
another, God dwelleth in
us, and his love is perfected
in us. Hereby know we
that we dwell in him, and
he in us, because he hath
given us of his spirit. And
we have seen and do testify,
that the Father sent the
Son to be the Saviour of
the world. Whosoever shall
confess that Jesus is the
Son of God, God dwelleth
in him, and he in God.
And we have known and
believed the love that God
hath to us. God is love ;

and he who dwelleth in
love, dwelleth in God, and
God in him. Herein is
our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment ;
because as he is, so are
we in the world. There
is no fear in love ; but per
fect love casteth out fear ;
because fear hath torment;
he who feareth is not made
perfect in love. We love
him, because he first loved
us. If a man say, I love
God, and hateth his broth
er, he is a liar ; for he who
loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen, how
can he love God whom he
hath not seen ? And this
commandment have we
from him, That he who
loveth God, love his broth
er also.

The Third Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O LORD, who never
faileth to help and govern
those whom thou dost
bring up in thy stedfast
fear and love ; keep us, we
beseech thee, under the
protection of thy good pro-

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vidence, and make us to
have a perpetual fear and
love of thy holy name,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xiv. 16.
A CERTAIN man made
a great supper, and bade
many ; and sent his servant,
at supper time, to say to
those who were bidden,
Come, for all things are
now ready. And they all
with one consent began to
make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have
bought a piece of ground,
and I must needs go and
see it ; I pray thee have me
excused. And another said,
I have bought five yoke of
oxen, and I go to prove
them ; I pray thee have me
excused. And another said,
I have married a wife, and
therefore I cannot come.
So that servant came, and
showed his lord these
things. Then the master
of the house, being angry,
said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and
lanes of the city, and bring
in hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the halt, and
the blind. And the ser
vant said, Lord, it is done

as thou hast commanded,
and yet there is room. And
the lord said unto the ser
vant, Go out into the high
ways and hedges, and com
pel them to come in, that
my house may be filled.
For I say unto you, that
none of those men who
were bidden shall taste of
my supper.
The Epistle.
1 John, iii. 13.
MARVEL not, my breth
ren, if the world hate you.
We know that we have
passed from death unto life,
because we love the breth
ren. He who loveth not
his brother, abideth in
death. Whosoever hateth
his brother, is a murderer ;
and ye know that no mur
derer hath eternal life abid
ing in him. Hereby per
ceive we love, because he
laid down his life for us ;
and we ought to lay down
our lives for the brethren.
But whoso hath this world's
good, and seeth his brother
have need, and shutteth up
his bowels of compassion
from him; how dwelleth
the love of God in him ?
My little children, let us
not love in word, neither
in tongue ; but in deed, and

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109

in truth. And hereby we
know that we are of" the
truth, and shall assure our
hearts before him ; for if
our heart condemn us, God
is greater than our heart,
and knoweth all things.
Beloved, if our heart con
demn us not, then have we
confidence toward God ;
and whatsoever we ask, we
receive of him, because we
keep his commandments,
and do those things that
are pleasing in his sight.
And this is his command
ment, That we should be
lieve on the name of his
Son Jesus Christ, and love
one another, as he gave us
commandment. And he
who keepeth his command
ments dwelleth in him, and
he in him ; and hereby we
know that he abideth in us,
by the Spirit which he hath
given us.

The Fourth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech
thee mercifully to hear us,
and grant that we, truly
seeking thine aid, may by
thy mighty power be de

fended, and by thy gracious
mercy be comforted in all
dangers and adversities,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xv. 1.
THEN drew near unto
him all the publicans and
sinners to hear him. And
the Pharisees and scribes
murmured, saying, This
man receiveth sinners, and
eateth with them. And he
spake this parable unto
them, saying, What man of
you having a hundred
sheep, if he lose one of
them, doth not leave the
ninety and nine in the wil
derness, and go after, that
which is lost, until he find
it? And when he hath
found it, he layeth it on his
shoulders rejoicing. And
when he cometh home, he
ealleth together his friends
and neighbours, saying unto
them, Rejoice with me, for
I have found my sheep
which was lost. I say unto
you, that likewise joy shall
be in heaven over one sin
ner who repenteth, more
than over ninety and nine
just persons who need no
repentance. Either what
woman, having ten pieces

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of silver, if she lose one
piece, doth not light a can
dle, and sweep the house,
and seek diligently till she
find it? And when she
hath found it, she ealleth
her friends and her neigh
bours together, saying, Re
joice with me, for I have
found the piece which I
had lost. Likewise 1 say
unto you, there is joy in
the presence of the angels
of God over one sinner
who repenteth.
The Epistle.
1 Pet. v. 5.
ALL of you be subject
one to another, and be
clothed with humility ; for
God resisteth the proud,
and giveth grace to the
humble. Humble your
selves therefore under the
mighty hand of God, that
he may exalt you in due
time ; casting all your care
upon him ; for he careth for
you. B e sober, be vigilant ;
because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about seeking
whom he may devour;
whom resist, stedfast in
the faith, knowing that the
same afflictions are accom
plished in your brethren
who are in the world. But

the God of all grace, who
hath called us unto his
eternal glory by Christ Je
sus, after that ye have suf
fered awhile, make you
perfect, stablish, strength
en, settle you. To him be
glory and dominion for ever
and ever. Amen.

The Fifth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O GOD, the protector
of all who trust in thee,
without whom nothing is
strong, nothing is holy ; in
crease and multiply upon
us thy mercy, that thou be
ing our ruler and guide,
we may so pass through
things temporal, that we
finally lose not the things
eternal. Grant this, O
heavenly Father, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, vi. 36.
BE ye therefore merci
ful, as your Father also is
merciful. Judge not, and
ye shall not be judged.
Condemn not, and ye shall

FIFTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY.

Ill

not be condemned. For
give, and ye shall be for
given. Give, and it shall
be given unto you ; good
measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and
running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For
with the same measure
that ye mete withal, it shall
be measured to you again.
And he spake a parable
unto them ; Can the blind
lead the blind ? shall they
not both fall into the ditch?
The disciple is not above
his master ; but every one
who is perfect shall be as
his master. And why be-
holdest thou the mote that
is in thy brother's eye, but
perceivest not the beam
that is in thine own eye ?
Either how canst thou say
to thy brother, Brother, let
me pull out the mote that
is in thine eye, when thou
thyself beholdest not the
beam that is in thine own
eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast
out first the beam out of
thine own eye, and then
shalt thou see clearly to
pull out the mote that is in
thy brother's eye.
The Epistle.
Rom. viii. 31.
WHAT shall we then

say to these things ? If
God be for us, who can be
against us ? He that spar
ed not his own Son, but
delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him
also freely give us all things ?
Who shall lay any thing to
the charge of God's elect ?
It is God that justifieth ;
who is he that condemn-
eth ? It is Christ that died,
yea, rather, that is risen
again, who is even at the
right hand of God, who
also maketh intercession
for us. Who shall separate
us from the love of Christ ?
Shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or
sword ? as it is written,
For thy sake we are killed
all the day long ; we are
accounted as sheep for the
slaughter. Nay, in all
these things we are more
than conquerors, through
him who loved us. For I
am persuaded, that neither
death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor pow
ers, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor height,
nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be able to
separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.

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SIXTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY.

The Sixth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
GRANT, O Lord, we
beseech thee, that the
course of this world may
be so peaceably ordered by
thy governance, that thy
church may joyfully serve
thee in all godly quietness,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, v. 1.
IT came to pass, that
as the people pressed upon
him to hear the word of
God, he stood by the lake
of Gennesaret, and saw
two ships standing by the
lake ; but the fishermen
were gone out of them,
and were washing their
nets. And he entered in
to one of the ships, which
was Simon's, and prayed
him that he would thrust
out a little from the land.
And he sat down, and
taught the people out of
the ship. Now when he
had left speaking, he said
unto Simon, Launch out
into the deep, and let down
your nets for a draught.
And Simon answering, said

unto him, Master, we have
toiled all the night, and
have taken nothing ; nev
ertheless, at thy word I
will let down the net. And
when they had done this,
they enclosed a great mul
titude of fishes, and their
net brake. And they beck
oned unto their partners
who were in the other ship,
that they should come and
help them. And they
came, and filled both the
ships, so that they began
to sink. When Simon Pe
ter saw it, he fell down at
Jesus' knees, saying, De
part from me, for I am a
sinful man, O Lord. For
he was astonished, and alL
who were with him, at the
draught of the fishes which
they had taken ; and so
was also James and John
the sons of Zebedee, who
were partners with Simon.
And Jesus said unto Simon,
Fear not; from hence
forth thou shalt catch men.
And when they had brought
their ships to land, they
forsook all, and followed
him. The Epistle.
1 Pet. iii. 8.
BE ye all of one mind,
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another ; love as brethren,
be pitiful, be courteous ;
not rendering evil for evil,
or railing for railing, but
contrarywise, blessing ;
knowing that ye are there
unto called, that ye should
inherit a blessing. For he
who will love life, and see
good days, let him refrain
his tongue from evil, and
his lips that they speak no
guile ; let him eschew evil,
and do good ; let him
seek peace, and ensue it.
For the eyes of the Lord
are over the righteous,
and his ears are open unto
their prayers ; but the face
of the Lord is against
those who do evil. And
who is he who will harm
you, if ye be followers of
that which is good ? But
and if ye suffer for right
eousness sake, happy are
ye ; and be not afraid of
their terror, neither be
troubled ; but sanctify the
Lord God in your hearts ;
and be ready always to give
an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason
of the hope that is in you.

The Seventh Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O God, who hast pre-
14

pared for those who love
thee, such good things as
pass man's understanding ;
pour into our hearts such
love toward thee, that we,
loving thee above all things,
may obtain thy promises,
which exceed all that we
can desire, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. v. 20.
JESUS said unto his
disciples, Except your
righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the
Scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
Ye have heard that it was
said by them of old time,
Thou shalt not kill ;
and whosoever shall kill,
shall be in danger of the
judgment. But I say unto
you, that whosoever is an
gry with his brother, with
out a cause, shall be in
danger of the judgment ;
and whosoever shall say to
his brother, Raca, shall be
in danger of the council ;
but whosoever shall say,
Thou fool, shall be in dan
ger of hell fire. There
fore, if thou bring thy gift
to the altar, and there re-
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er hath aught against thee,
leave there thy gift before
the altar and go thy way ;
first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come
and offer thy gift. Agree
with thine adversary quick
ly, whilst thou art in the
way with him ; lest at any
time the adversary deliver
thee to the judge, and the
judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast
into prison. Verily I say
unto thee, thou shalt by no
means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the ut
termost farthing.
The Epistle.
Rom. vi. 3.
KNOW ye not, that so
many of us as were baptiz
ed into Jesus Christ, were
baptized into his death?
Therefore we are buried
with him by baptism into
death ; that like as Christ
was raised up from the
dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also
should walk in newness of
life. For if we have been
planted together in the
likeness of his death, we
shall be also in the likeness
of his resurrection ; know
ing this, that our old man
is crucified with him, that

the body of sin might be
destroyed, that henceforth
we should not serve sin;
for he who is dead is free
from sin. Now if we be
dead with Christ, we be
lieve that we shall also live
with him ; knowing that
Christ being raised from
the dead, dieth no more ;
death hath no more domin
ion over him. For in
that he died, he died unto
sin once ; but in that he
liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead unto
sin, but alive unto God,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord.

The Eighth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
LORD of all power and
might, who art the author
and giver of all good
things ; graft in our hearts
the love of thy name, in
crease in us true religion,
nourish us with all good
ness, and of thy great
mercy keep us in the
same, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Gospel.
Mark,viii. 1.
IN those days, the mul
titude being very great,
and having nothing to eat,
Jesus called his disciples
unto him, and saith unto
them, I have compassion
on the multitude, because
they have now been with
me three days, and have
nothing to eat ; and if I
send them away fasting to
their own houses, they will
faint by the way ; for di
vers of them came from
far. And his disciples an
swered him, From whence
can a man satisfy these
men with bread here in the
wilderness ? And he ask
ed them, How many loaves
have ye ? and they said,
Seven. And he command
ed the people to sit down
on the ground ; and he
took the seven loaves, and
gave thanks, and brake,
and gave to his disciples
to set before them ; and
they did set them before
the people. And they had
a few small fishes ; and he
blessed, and commanded to
set them also before them.
Sq they did eat, and were
filled ; and they took up of
the broken meat that was
left seven baskets. And

they who had eaten were
about four thousand ; and
he sent them away.
The Epistle.
Rom. vi. 16.
KNOW ye not that to
whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his ser
vants ye are to whom ye
obey ; whether of sin unto
death, or of obedience un
to righteousness ? But God
be thanked, that ye were
the servants of sin, but ye
have obeyed from the heart
that form of doctrine which
was delivered you. Being
then made free from sin,
ye became the servants of
righteousness. I speak af
ter the manner of men, be
cause of the infirmity of
your flesh. For as ye have
yielded your members ser
vants to uncleanness, and
to iniquity, unto iniquity ;
even so now yield your
members servants to right
eousness, unto holiness.
For when ye were the ser
vants of sin, ye were free
from righteousness. What
fruit had ye then in those
things whereof ye are now
ashamed ? for the end of
those things is death. But
now, being made free from
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to God, ye have your fruit
unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life. For the
wages of sin is death;
but the, gift of God is eter
nal life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

The Ninth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O GOD, whose never
failing providence ordereth
all things both in heaven
and earth ; we humbly
beseech thee to put away
from us all hurtful things,
and to give us those things
which be profitable for us,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. vii. 15.
BEWARE of false
prophets, who come to
you in sheeps' clothing,
but inwardly they are rav
ening wolves. Ye shall
know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles ?
Even so every good tree
bringeth forth good fruit ;
but a corrupt tree bringeth

forth evil fruit. A good
tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt
tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth
not forth good fruit, is
hewn down, and cast into
the fire. Wherefore by
their fruits ye shall know
them. Not every one
that saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven ; but
he that doeth the will of
my Father who is in heav
en. Many will say to me
in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied
in thy name ? and in thy
name have cast out devils ?
and in thy name done
many wonderful works ?
And then will I profess un
to them, I never knew you;
depart from me, ye that
work iniquity. There
fore whosoever heareth
these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, I will liken
him unto a wise man, who
built his house upon a
rock ; and the rain de
scended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house,
and it fell not ; for it was
founded upon a rock. And
everyone that heareth these
sayings of mine, and doeth
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unto a foolish man, who
built his house upon the
sand ; and the rain de
scended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house,
and it fell ; and great was
the fall of it. And it
came to pass, when Jesus
had ended these sayings,
the people were astonish
ed at his doctrine ; for he
taught them as one having
authority, and not as the
scribes. The Epistle.
Rom. viii. 12.
BRETHREN, we are
not debtors to the flesh,
to live after the flesh ; for
if ye live after the flesh,
ye shall die ; but if ye,
through the Spirit, do mor
tify the deeds of the body,
ye shall live. For as
many as are led by the
Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God. For ye
have not received the
spirit of bondage again to
fear; but ye have receiv
ed the spirit of adoption,
whereby we cry, Abba,
Father. The Spirit itself
beareth witness with our
spirit that we are the chil
dren of God. And if
children, then heirs ; heirs

of God, and joint heirs
with Christ ; if so be that
we suffer with him, that
we may be also glorified
together.

The Tenth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
GRANT to us, Lord, we
beseech thee, the spirit
to think and do always
such things as be rightful ;
that we, who cannot do
any thing that is good
without thee, may by thee
be enabled to live accord
ing to thy will, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xvi. 1.
JESUS said unto his
disciples, There was a cer
tain rich man who had a
steward ; and the same
was accused unto him,
that he had wasted his
goods. And he called him,
and said unto him, How is
it that I hear this of thee ?
give an account of thy
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Then the steward said
within himself, What shall
I do ? for my lord taketh
away from me the steward
ship. I Cannot dig, to beg
I am ashamed. I am re
solved what to do, that
when I am put out of the
stewardship, they may re
ceive me into their houses.
So he called every one of
his lord's debtors unto
him, and said unto the
first, How much owest
thou unto my lord ? And
he said, An hundred meas
ures of oil. And he said
unto him, Take thy bill,
and sit down quickly, and
write fifty. Then said he
to another, And how much
owest thou ? And he said,
An hundred measures of
wheat. And he said unto
him, Take thy bill, and
write fourscore. And the
lord commended the un
just steward, because he
had done wisely ; for the
children of this world are
in their generation wiser
than the children of light.
And I say unto you, Make
to yourselves friends of
the mammon of unright
eousness ; that when ye
fail, they may receive you
into everlasting habita
tions.

The Epistle.
Gal. vi. 1.
BRETHREN, if a man
be overtaken in a fault,
ye who are spiritual, re
store such an one in the
spirit of meekness ; con
sidering thyself, lest thou
also be tempted. Bear
ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of
Christ. For if a man think
himself to be something,
when he is nothing, he de-
ceiveth himself. But let
every man prove his own
work, and then shall he
have rejoicing in himself
alone, and not in another.
For every man shall bear
his own burden. Let him
that is taught in the word,
communicate unto him
that teacheth in all good
things. Be not deceived ;
God is not mocked ; for
whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his
flesh, shall of the flesh
reap corruption ; but he
that soweth to the spirit,
shall of the spirit reap
life everlasting. And let
us not be weary in well
doing ; for in due season
we shall reap, if we faint
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fore opportunity, let us do
good unto all men, espe
cially unto them who are
of the household of faith.

The Eleventh Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
LET thy merciful ears,
O Lord, be open to the
prayers of thy humble ser
vants ; and that they may
obtain their petitions, make
them to ask such things as
shall please thee, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. The Gospel.
Luke, xix. 41.
AND when he was come
near, he beheld the city,
and wept over it ; saying,
If thou hadst known, even
thou, at least in this thy
day, the things which be
long unto thy peace ! but
now they are hid from
thine eyes. For the days
shall come upon thee, that
thine enemies shall cast a
trench about thee, and
compass thee round, and
keep thee in on every side,
and shall lay thee even with

the ground, and thy chil
dren within thee ; and they
shall not leave in thee one
stone upon another; be
cause thou knewest not the
time of thy visitation. And
he went into the temple,
and began to cast out those
who sold therein, and those
who bought, saying unto
them, It is written, My
house is the house of
prayer ; but ye have made
it a den of thieves. And
he taught daily in the tem
ple. The Epistle.
1 Cor. xii. 1.
CONCERNING spirit
ual gifts, brethren, I would
not have you ignorant.
Ye know that ye were
Gentiles carried away un
to these dumb idols, even
as ye were led. Where
fore I give you to under
stand that no man speak
ing by the Spirit of God
ealleth Jesus accursed ;
and that no man can say
that Jesus is the Lord, but
by the holy Spirit. Now
there are diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit.
And there are differences
of administrations, but the
same Lord. And there are
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but it is the same God who
worketh all in all. But
the manifestation of the
Spirit is given to every
man to profit withal. For
to one is given by the
Spirit the word of wisdom ;
to another, the word of
knowledge, by the same
Spirit; to another, faith,
by the same Spirit ; to an
other, the gifts of healing,
by the same Spirit ; to an
other, the working of mira
cles ; to another, prophecy ;
to another, discerning of
spirits; to another, divers
kinds of tongues ; to an
other, the interpretation of
tongues. But all these
worketh that one and the
selfsame Spirit, dividing to
every man severally as he
will.

The Twelfth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O GOD, who declarest
thy almighty power chiefly
in showing mercy and pity ;
mercifully grant unto us
such a measure of thy
grace, that we, running the
way of thy commandments,

may obtain thy gracious
promises, and be made
partakers of thy heavenly
treasure, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xviii. 9.
JESUS spake this para
ble unto certain who trust
ed in themselves that they
were righteous, and despis
ed others. Two men went
up into the temple to pray ;
the one a Pharisee, and the
other a publican. The Pha
risee stood, and prayed
thus with himself; God, I
thank thee, that I am not
as other men are, extor
tioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican.
I fast twice in the week ;
I give tithes of all that I
possess. And the publican,
standing afar off, would
not lift up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, but smote
upon his breast, saying,
God be merciful to me a
sinner. I tell you, this man
went down to his house
justified rather than the
other; for every one who
exalteth himself shall be
abased ; and he who hum-
bleth himself shall be ex
alted.

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121

The Epistle.
1 Cor. xv. 1.
BRETHREN, I declare
unto you the gospel which
I preached unto you, which
also ye have received, and
wherein ye stand ; by
which also ye are saved,
if ye keep in memory what
I preached unto you, unless
ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you
first of all, that which I
also received, how that
Christ died for our sins,
according to the scrip
tures ; and that he was
buried ; and that he rose
again the third day ac
cording to the scriptures ;
and that he was seen of
Cephas; then of the twelve.
After that, he was seen of
above five hundred breth
ren at once ; of whom the
greater part remain unto
this present, but some are
fallen asleep. After that,
he was seen of James ;
then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was
seen of me also, as of one
born out of due time. For
I am the least of the apos
tles, that am not meet to
be called an apostle, be
cause I persecuted the
church of God. But by
the grace of God I am
15

what I am ; and his grace
which was bestowed upon
me, was not in vain ; but
I laboured more abundant
ly than they all ; yet not I,
but the grace of God which
was with me. Therefore,
whether it were I or they,
so we preach, and so ye
believed.

The Thirteenth Sunday af
ter Whitsunday.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, who art al
ways more ready to hear,
than we are to pray, and art
wont to give more than
either we desire or de
serve ; pour down upon us
the abundance of thy mer
cy, forgiving us those
things whereof our con
science is afraid, and giv
ing us those good things
which we are not worthy
to ask, but through the
mediation of thy Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Mark, vii. 31.
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don, came unto the sea of
Galilee, through the midst
of the coasts of Decapolis.
And they bring unto him
one that was deaf, and had
an impediment in his
speech ; and they beseech
him to put his hand upon
him. And he took him
aside from the multitude,
and put his fingers into his
ears, and he spit, and
touched his tongue ; and
looking up to heaven, he
sighed, and saith unto him,
Ephphatha, that is, Be
opened. And straightway
his ears were opened, and
the string of his tongue
was loosed, and he spake
plain. And he charged
them that they should tell
no man ; but the more he
charged them, so much the
more a great deal they
published it ; and were be
yond measure astonished,
saying, He hath done all
things well ; he maketh
both the deaf to hear, and
the dumb to speak.
The Epistle.
2 Cor. iii. 4.
SUCH trust have we
through Christ toward
God. Not that we are
sufficient of ourselves to
think any thing as of our

selves ; but our sufficiency
is of God ; who also hath
made us able ministers of
the new testament ; not of
the letter, but of the spirit ;
for the letter killeth, but
the spirit giveth life. But
if the ministration of death,
written and engraven in
stones, was glorious, so
that the children of Israel
could not stedfastly be
hold the face of Moses, for
the glory of his counte
nance, which glory was to
be done away ; how shall
not the ministration of the
spirit be rather glorious ?
For if the ministration of
condemnation be glory,
much more doth the min
istration of righteousness
exceed in glory.

The Fourteenth Sunday af
ter Whitsunday.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and mer
ciful God, of whose only
gift it cometh, that thy
faithful people do unto
thee true and laudable ser
vice ; grant, we beseech
thee, that we may so faith
fully serve thee in this life,
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attain thy heavenly prom
ises, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel.
Luke, x. 23.
BLESSED are the eyes
which see the things that
ye see. For I tell you that
many prophets and kings
have desired to see those
things which ye see, and
have not seen them ; and
to hear those things which
ye hear, and have not
heard them. And behold,
a certain lawyer stood up,
and tempted him, saying,
Master, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life ? He
said unto him, What is
written in the law ? how
readest thou ? And he an
swering, said, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all
thy strength, and with all
thy mind ; and thy neigh
bour as thyself. And he
said unto them, Thou hast
answered right; this do,
and thou shalt live. But
he, willing to justify him
self, said unto Jesus, And
who is my neighbour ?
And Jesus answering, said,
A certain man went down

from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves,
who stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded
him, and departed, leaving
him half dead. And by
chance there came down
a certain priest that way ;
and when he saw him, he
passed by on the other
side. And likewise a Le-
vite, when he was at the
place, came and looked on
him, and passed by on the
other side. But a certain
Samaritan, as he journeyed,
came where he was ; and
when he saw him, he had
compassion on him, and
went to him, and bound up
his wounds, pouring in oil
and wine, and set him on
his own beast, and brought
him to an inn, and took
care of him. And on the
morrow, when he depart
ed, he took out two pence,
and gave them to the host,
and said unto him, Take
care|of him, and whatso
ever thou spendest more,
when I come again, I will
repay thee. Which now
of these three, thinkest
thou was neighbour unto
him who fell among the
thieves ? And he said, He
who showed mercy on him.
Then said Jesus unto him,
Go, and do thou likewise.

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FIFTEENTH AFTER WHITSUNDAY.

The Epistle.
1 Thess. v. 14.
NOW we exhort you,
brethren, warn them that
are unruly ; comfort the
feeble minded ; support the
weak ; be patient toward
all men. See that none
render evil for evil unto
any man ; but ever follow
that which is good, both
among yourselves, and to
all men. Rejoice ever
more. Pray without ceas
ing. In every thing give
thanks ; for this is the will
of God, in Christ Jesus,
concerning you. Quench
not the Spirit. Despise
notprophesyings. Prove all
things ; hold fast that which
is good. Abstain from all
appearance of evil. And
the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly ; and I
pray God your whole spirit,
and soul, and body, be pre
served blameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ.

The Fifteenth Sunday after
Whitsunday.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and ever

lasting God, give unto us
the increase of faith, hope,
and charity ; and that we
may obtain that which thou
dost promise, make us to
love that which thou dost
command, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xvii. 11.
AND it came to pass, as
Jesus went to Jerusalem,
that he passed through the
midst of Samaria and Gali
lee. And as he entered
into a certain village, there
met him ten men who were
lepers, who stood afar off.
And they lifted up their
voices and said, Jesus, Mas
ter, have mercy on us. And
when he saw them, he said
unto them, Go, show your
selves unto the priests.
And it came to pass, that,
as they went, they were
cleansed. And one of them,
when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and
with a loud voice glorified
God, and fell down on his
face at his feet, giving him
thanks ; and he was a Sa
maritan. And Jesus said,
Were there not ten cleans
ed ? but where are the
nine ? There are not found
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to God, save this stranger. The Sixteenth Sunday after
And he said unto him, Whitsunday.
Arise, go thy way, thy faith
hath made thee whole. The Collect.

The Epistle.
1 Cor. iii. 16.
KNOW ye not that ye
are the temple of God, and
that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you ? If any
man defile the temple of
God, him shall God de
stroy; for the temple of
God is holy, which temple
ye are. Let no man de
ceive himself. If any man
among you seemeth to be
wise in this world, let him
become a fool, that he may
be wise. For the wisdom
of this world is foolishness
with God ; for it is written,
He taketh the wise in their
own craftiness. And again,
The Lord knoweth the
thoughts of the wise, that
they are vain. Therefore
let no man glory in men.
For all things are yours ;
whether Paul, or Apollos,
or Cephas, or the world,
or life, or death, or things
present, or things to come ;
all are yours ; and ye are
Christ's; and Christ is
God's.

KEEP, we beseech
thee, O Lord, thy church
with thy perpetual mercy ;
and because the frailty of
man without thee cannot
but fall, keep us ever by
thy help from all things
hurtful, and lead us to all
things profitable to our
salvation, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. vi. 24.
NO man can serve two
masters ; for either he
will hate the one, and love
the other, or else he will
hold to the one, and des
pise the other. Ye can
not serve God and mam
mon. Therefore I say
unto you, take no thought
for your life, what ye
shall eat, or what ye shall
drink ; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put
on ; is not the life more
than meat, and the body
than raiment ? Behold
the fowls of the air ; for
they sow not, neither do
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barns ; yet your heavenly
Father feedeth them. Are
ye not much better than
they ? Which of you by
taking thought can add
one cubit unto his stature ?
And why take ye thought
for raiment ? Consider
the lilies of the field, how
they grow ; they toil not,
neither do they spin ; and
yet I say unto you, that
even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like
one of these. Wherefore,
if God so clothe the grass
of the field, which to day
is, and to morrow is cast
into the oven, shall he not
much more clothe you, O
ye of little faith ? There
fore take no thought, say
ing, What shall we eat? or,
what shall we drink ? or,
wherewithal shall we be
clothed ? (for after all
these things do the Gen
tiles seek) for your heav
enly Father knoweth that
ye have need of all these
things. But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness, and all
these things shall be added
unto you. Take there
fore no thought for the
morrow ; for the morrow
shall take thought for the
things of itself; sufficient
unto the day is the evil
thereof.

For the Epistle.
Rev. ii. L
UNTO the angel of the
church of Ephesus write ;
These things saith he that
holdeth the seven stars in
his right hand, who walk
eth in the midst of the
seven golden candlesticks;
I know thy works, and thy
labour, and thy patience,
and how thou canst not
bear those who are evil ;
and thou hast tried those
who say they are apos
tles, and are not, and hast
found them liars ; and
hast borne, and hast pa
tience, and for my name's
sake hast laboured, and
hast not fainted. Never
theless, I have somewhat
against thee, because thou
hast left thy first love. Re
member, therefore, from
whence thou art fallen, and
repent, and do the first
works ; or else I will come
unto thee quickly, and will
remove thy candlestick out
of his place, except thou
repent. But this thou
hast, that thou hatest the
deeds of the Nicolaitans,
which I also hate. He
that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches ; To him
that overcometh will I give
to eat of the tree of life,

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which is in the midst of
the paradise of God.

The Seventeenth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech
thee, let thy continual pity
cleanse and defend thy
church ; and because it
cannot continue in safe
ty without thy succour,
preserve it evermore by
thy help and goodness,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, vii. 11.
AND it came to pass
the day after, that Jesus
went into a city called
Nain ; and many of his
disciples went with him,
and much people. Now
when he came nigh to the
gate of the city, behold
there was a dead man car
ried out, the only son of
his mother, and she was a
widow ; and much people
of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw
her, he had compassion on
her, and said unto her,

Weep not. And he came
and touched the bier, and
those who bare him stood
still. And he said, Young
man, I say unto thee, Arise.
Arid he who was dead sat
up, and began to speak;
and he delivered him to his
mother. And there came
a fear on all ; and they
glorified God, saying, that
a great prophet is risen up
among us ; and that God
hath visited his people.
And this rumour of him
went forth throughout all
Judea, and throughout all
the region round about.
The Epistle.
Ephes. iii. 13.
I DESIRE that ye faint
not at my tribulations for
you, which is your glory.
For this cause I bow my
knees unto the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, of
whom the whole family in
heaven and earth is named,
that he would grant you
according to the riches of
his glory, to be strengthen
ed with might by his Spir
it in the inner man ; that
Christ may dwell in your
hearts by faith ; that ye, be
ing rooted and grounded
in love, may be able to
comprehend with all saints,

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what is the breadth, and
length, and depth, and
height, and to know the
love of Christ, which pass-
eth knowledge, that ye
might be filled with all the
fulness of God. Now un
to him who is able to
do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or
think, according to the
power that worketh in us,
unto him be glory in the
church, by Christ Jesus,
throughout all ages, world
without end. Amen.

The Eighteenth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
LORD, we pray thee,
that thy grace may be al
ways with us, to enlighten
and purify, to defend and
preserve us ; and make us
continually to be given to
all good works, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Luke, xiv. 1.
IT came to pass, as Je
sus went into the house of
one of the chief Pharisees

to eat bread on the sab
bath day, that they watch
ed him. And behold, there
was a certain man before
him, who had the dropsy.
And Jesus spake unto the
lawyers and Pharisees, say
ing, Is it lawful to heal on
the sabbath day? And
they held their peace. And
he took him, and healed
him, and let him go ; and
answered them, saying,
Which of you shall have an
ass, or an ox, fallen into a
pit, and will not straight
way pull him out on the
sabbath day ? And they
could not answer him again
to these things. And he put
forth a parable to those who
were bidden, when he
marked how they chose
out the chief rooms ; say
ing unto them, When thou
art bidden of any man to a
wedding, sit not down in
the highest room ; lest a
more honourable man than
thou be bidden of him, and
he who bade thee and him,
come and say to thee,
Give this man place ; and
thou begin with shame to
take the lowest room. But
when thou art bidden, go
and sit down in the lowest
room, that when he who
bade thee cometh, he may
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up higher ; then shalt thou
have worship in the pre
sence of those who sit at
meat with thee. For who
soever exalteth himself
shall be abased ; and he
who humbleth himself,
shall be exalted.
The Epistle.
Ephes. iv. 1.
I, THEREFORE, the
prisoner of the Lord, be
seech you, that ye walk
worthy of the vocation
wherewith ye are called ;
with all lowliness and
meekness, with long suf
fering, forbearing one an
other in love ; endeavour
ing to keep the unity of
the spirit in the bond of
peace. There is one body,
and one spirit, even as ye
are called in one hope of
your calling ; one Lord, one
faith, one baptism, one God
and Father of all, who is
above all and through all,
and in you all. But unto eve
ry one of us is given grace
according to the measure
of the gift of Christ.
Wherefore it saith, When
he ascended up on high,
he led captivity captive,
and gave gifts unto men.
Now that he ascended,
what is it but that he also
descended first into the
16

lower parts of the earth ?
He that descended is the
same also that ascended
up far above all heavens,
that he might fill all things.
And he gave some, apos
tles ; and some, prophets ;
and some, evangelists ;
and some, pastors and
teachers ; for the perfect
ing of the saints, for the
work of the ministry, for
the edifying of the body
of Christ ; till we all
come in the unity of the
faith, and of the knowl
edge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto
the measure of the stature
of the fulness of Christ.

The Nineteenth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
LORD, we beseech
thee, grant thy people
grace to withstand the
temptations of the world
without, and of evil pas
sions within ; to make
daily advances in wisdom
and goodness ; and with
pure hearts and minds to
follow thee, the only God,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

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The Gospel.
Matth. xxii. 34.
WHEN the Pharisees
had heard that Jesus had
put the Sadducees to si
lence, they were gathered
together. Then one of
them, who was a lawyer,
asked him a question,
tempting him, and saying,
Master, which is the great
commandment in the law ?
Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind. This is
the first and great com
mandment. And the second
is like unto it, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thy
self. On these two com
mandments hang all the
law and the prophets.
While the Pharisees were
gathered together; Jesus
asked them, saying, What
think ye of Christ ? whose
son is he ? They say un
to him, The son of David.
He saith unto them, How
then doth David in spirit
call him Lord, saying, The
Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
till I make thine enemies
thy footstool ? If David
then call him Lord, how is
he his son ? And no man

was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any
man, from that day forth,
ask him any more ques
tions. The Epistle.
2 Cor. iv. 13.
WE, having the same
spirit of faith, according
as it is written, I believed,
and therefore have I
spoken ; we also believe,
and therefore speak ;
knowing that he who rais
ed up the Lord Jesus,
shall raise up us also by
Jesus, and shall present us
with you. For all things
are for your sakes, that
the abundant grace might,
through the thanksgiving
of many, redound to the
glory of God. For which
cause we faint not ; but
though our outward man
perish, yet the inward man
is renewed day by day.
For our light affliction,
.which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more
exceeding and eternal
weight of glory ; while
we look not at the things
which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen ;
for the things which are
seen, are temporal ; but the
things which are not seen,
are eternal.

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The Twentieth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O GOD, forasmuch as
without thee we are not
able to please thee, merci
fully grant that thy holy
Spirit may in all things di
rect and rule our hearts ;
that they may be cleansed
from every thing which
defileth, and always inclin
ed to keep thy law, through
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen. The Gospel.
Matth. ix. 1.
JESUS entered into a
ship, and passed over, and
came into his own city.
And behold, they brought
to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed.
And Jesus seeing their
faith, said unto the sick of
the palsy, Son, be of good
cheer, thy sins be forgiven
thee. And behold, cer
tain of the Scribes said
within themselves, This
man blasphemeth. And
Jesus, knowing their
thoughts, said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts ?
For whether is easier to
say, Thy sins be forgiven

thee ; or to say, Arise and
walk ? But that ye may
know that the Son of Man
hath power on earth to
forgive sins, then saith he
to the sick of the palsy,
Arise, take up thy bed,
and go unto thine house.
And he arose, and depart
ed to his house. But
when the multitude saw it,
they marvelled, and glori
fied God, who had given
such power unto men.
The Epistle.
Ephes. iv. 17.
THIS I say therefore,
and testify in the Lord,
that ye henceforth walk
not as other Gentiles walk,
in the vanity of their
mind ; having the under
standing darkened, being
alienated from the life of
God through the ignorance
that is in them, because of
the blindness of their
heart ; who, being past
feeling, have given them
selves over unto lascivious-
ness, to work all unclean-
ness with greediness. But
ye have not so learned
Christ ; if so be that ye
have heard him, and have
been taught by him, as the
truth is in Jesus, that ye
put off, concerning the

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former conversation, the
old man, who is corrupt
according to the deceitful
lusts, and be renewed in
the spirit of your mind ;
and that ye put on the new
man, who after God is
created in righteousness
and true holiness. Where
fore, putting away lying,
speak every man truth
with his neighbour ; for we
are members one of an
other. Be ye angry, and
sin not ; let not the sun go
down upon your wrath ;
neither give place to the
devil. Let him who stole,
steal no more ; but rather
let him labour, working
with his hands the thing
which is good, that he may
have to give to him who
needeth. Let no corrupt
communication proceed
out of your mouth, but
that which is good, to the
use of edifying, that it
may minister grace unto
the hearers. And grieve
not the holy Spirit of God,
whereby ye are sealed un
to the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, and
wrath, and anger, and
clamour, and evil speak
ing be put away from you,
with all malice. And be
ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving

one another, even as God,
in Christ, hath forgiven
you.

The Twentyfirst Sunday
after Whitsunday.'
The Collect.
O ALMIGHTY and
most merciful God, of thy
bountiful goodness keep
us, we beseech thee, from
all things that may hurt
us ; that we, being ready
both in body and soul,
may cheerfully accom
plish those things that
thou wouldest have done,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. xxii. 1.
JESUS said, The king
dom of heaven is like un
to a certain king, who
made a marriage for his
son ; and sent forth his
servants to call those who
were bidden to the wed
ding; and they would not
come. Again, he sent
forth other servants, say
ing, Tell those who are
bidden, Behold, I have
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oxen and my fatlings are
killed, and all things are
ready ; come unto the
marriage. But they made
light of it, and went their
ways, one to his farm, an
other to his merchandise ;
and the remnant took his
servants, and entreated
them spitefully, and slew
them. But when the king
heard thereof, he was
wroth ; and he sent forth
his armies, and destroyed
those murderers, and burnt
up their city. Then saith
he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they
who were bidden were not
worthy ; go ye therefore
into the highways, and as
many as ye shall find, bid
to the marriage. So those
servants went out into the
highways, and gathered
together all as many as
they found, both bad and
good ; and the wedding
was furnished with guests.
And when the king came
in to see the guests, he
saw there a man who had
not on awedding garment.
And he saith unto him,
Friend, how earnest thou
in hither, not having a
wedding garment ? And
he was speechless. Then
said the king to the serv
ants, Bind him hand and

foot, and take him away,
and cast him into outer
darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of
teeth. For many are call
ed, but few are chosen.
The Epistle.
2 Pet. i. 2.
GRACE and peace
be multiplied unto you,
through the knowledge of
God, and of Jesus our
Lord ; according as his
divine power hath given
unto us all things that per
tain unto life and godli
ness, through the know
ledge of him that hath
called us to glory and vir
tue ; whereby are given
unto us exceeding great
and precious promises ;
that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped
the corruption that is in
the world through lust.
And besides this, giving
all diligence, add to your
faith virtue ; and to vir
tue, knowledge ; and to
knowledge, temperance ;
and to temperance, pa
tience ; and to patience,
godliness ; and to godli
ness, brotherly kindness ;
and to brotherly kindness,
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things be in you, and
abound, they make you
that ye shall neither be
barren nor unfruitful in the
knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ. But he that
lacketh these things is
blind, and cannot see afar
off, and hath forgotten
that he was purged from
his old sins. Wherefore
the rather, brethren, give
diligence to make your
calling and election sure ;
for if ye do these things,
ye shall never fall ; for
so an entrance shall be
ministered unto you abun
dantly into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.

The Twentysecond Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
GRANT, we beseech
thee, merciful Lord, to
thy faithful people, pardon
and peace ; that they may
be cleansed from all their
sins, and serve thee with
a pure heart and a quiet
mind, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel.
John, iv. 46.
THERE was a certain
nobleman, whose son was
sick at Capernaum. When
he heard that Jesus was
come out of Judea into
Galilee, he went unto him,
and besought him that he
would come down, and
heal his son ; for he was at
the point of death. Then
said Jesus unto him, Ex
cept ye see signs and won
ders, ye will not believe.
The nobleman saith unto
him, Sir, come down ere
my child die. Jesus saith
unto him, Go thy way, thy
son liveth. And the man
believed the word that Je
sus had spoken unto him,
and he went his way. And
as he was now going down,
his servants met him, and
told him, saying, Thy son
liveth. Then inquired he
of them the hour when he
began to amend. And they
said unto him, Yesterday,
at the seventh hour, the
fever left him. So the fa
ther knew that it was at
the same hour in the which
Jesus said unto him, Thy
son liveth. And himself
believed, and his whole
house. This is again the

TWENTYTHIRD AFTER WHITSUNDAY. 135

second miracle that Jesus
did when he was come out
of Judea into Galilee.
The Epistle.
Ephes. vi. 10.
MY brethren, be strong
in the Lord, and in the
power of his might. Put
on the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able
to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we wres
tle not against flesh and
blood, but against princi
palities, against powers,
against the rulers of the
darkness of this world,
against spiritual wicked
ness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you
the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to
stand. Stand therefore,
having your loins girt
about with truth, and hav
ing on the breastplate of
righteousness, and your
feet shod with the prepa
ration of the gospel of
peace ; above all taking
the shield of faith, where
with ye shall be able to
quench all the fiery darts
of the wicked. And take
the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the spir

it, which is the word of
God ; praying always with
all prayer and supplication
in the spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perse-
verence, and supplication
for all saints ; and for me,
that utterance may be giv
en unto me that I may
open my mouth boldly, to
make known the mystery
of the gospel ; for which
I am an ambassador in
bonds ; that therein I may
speak boldly, as I ought to
speak.

The Twentythird Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
LORD, we beseech thee
to keep thy household the
church in continual godli
ness ; that through thy
protection it may be free
from all adversities, and
devoutly given to serve
thee in good works, to the
glory of thy name, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. xviii. 21.
PETER said unto Je-

136 TWENTYTHIRD AFTER WHITSUNDAY.

sus, Lord, how oft shall
my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him ? , till
seven times ? Jesus saith
unto him, I say not unto
thee, Until seven times ;
but, Until seventy times
seven. Therefore is the
kingdom of heaven liken
ed unto a certain king,
who would take account of
his servants. And when he
had begun to reckon, one
was brought unto him, who
owed him ten thousand tal
ents. But forasmuch as he
had not to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sold,
and his wife and children,
and all that he had, and
payment to be made. The
servant therefore fell down
and worshipped him, say
ing, Lord, have patience
with me, and I will pay
thee all. Then the lord of
that servant was moved
with compassion, and loos
ed him, and forgave him
the debt. But the same ser
vant went out, and found
one of his fellow servants,
who owed him an hundred
pence ; and he laid hands
on him, and took him by
the throat, saying, Pay me
that thou owest. And his
fellow servant fell down at
his feet, and besought him,
saying, Have patience with

me, and I will pay thee all.
And he would not ; but
went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay
the debt. So when his
fellow servants , saw what
was done, they were very
sorry, and came and told
unto their lord all that was
done. Then his lord, after
that he had called him, said
unto him, O thou wicked
servant, I forgave thee all
that debt, because thou
desiredst me ; shouldest
not thou also have had
compassion on thy fellow
servant, even as I had pity
on thee ? And his lord
was wroth, and delivered
him to the tormenters, till
he should pay all that was
due unto him. So like
wise shall my heavenly
Father do also unto you,
if ye from your hearts for
give not every one his
brother their trespasses.
The Epistle.
Phil. i. 3.
I THANK my God up
on every remembrance of
you, always, in every pray
er of mine for you all,
making request with joy,
for your fellowship in the
gospel, from the first day
until now ; being confident

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of this very thing, that he
who hath begun a good
work in you, will perform
it until the day of Jesus
Christ ; even as it is meet
for me to think this of you
all, because I have you in
my heart, inasmuch as both
in my bonds, and in the
defence and confirmation
of the gospel, ye all are
partakers of my grace.
For God is my record,
how greatly I long after
you all in the affections of
Jesus Christ. And this I
pray, that your love may
abound yet more and more
in knowledge, and in all
judgment ; that ye may ap
prove things that are ex
cellent ; that ye may be
sincere and without offence
till the day of Christ ; be
ing filled with the fruits of
righteousness, which are
by Jesus Christ unto the
glory and praise of God.

The Twentyfourth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O GOD, our refuge and
strength, who art the au^
thour of all godliness ; be
ready, we beseech thee, to
17

hear the devout prayers of
thy church ; and grant that
those things which we ask
faithfully, we may obtain
effectually, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. xxii. 15.
THEN went the Phari
sees, and took counsel how
they might entangle him
in his talk. And they sent
out unto him their disci
ples with the Herodians,
saying, Master, we know
that thou art true, and
teachest the way of God in
truth, neither carest thou
for any man; for thou re-
gardest not the person of
men. Tell us therefore,
what thinkest thou ? is it
lawful to give tribute unto
Caesar, or not ? But Jesus
perceived their wicked
ness, and said, Why tempt
ye me, ye hypocrites ?
show me the tribute mon
ey. And they brought un
to him a penny. And he
saith unto them, Whose
is this image and super
scription ? They say un
to him, Caesar's. Then
saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar, the
things which are Caesar's,
and unto God, the things

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which are God's. When
they had heard these words,
they marvelled, and left
him, and went their way.
The Epistle.
Jude, 17.
BELOVED, remember
ye the words which were
spoken before of the apos
tles of our Lord Jesus
Christ ; how that they told
you there should be mock
ers in the last time, who
should walk after their own
ungodly lusts. These be
they who separate them
selves, sensual, having not
the spirit. But ye, belov
ed, building up yourselves
on your most holy faith,
praying in the holy Ghost,
keep yourselves in the love
of God, looking for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life.
And of some have com
passion, making a differ
ence ; and others save with
fear, pulling them out of
the fire ; hating even the
garment spotted by the
flesh. Now unto him that
is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you
faultless before the pre
sence of his glory with ex
ceeding joy, to the only
wise God our Saviour, be

glory and majesty, domin
ion and power, both now
and ever.

Amen.

The Twentyfifth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech
thee, absolve thy people
from their offences ; that
through thy bountiful good
ness we may all be deliver
ed from the bands of those
sins which by our frailty we
have committed, and be
brought into the glorious
liberty of the children of
God. Grant this, O heav
enly Father, for thine infi
nite mercy's sake in Jesus
Christ our Saviour. Amen.
The Gospel.
Matth. ix. 18.
WHILE Jesus spake
these things unto John's
disciples, behold, there
came a certain ruler, and
worshipped him, saying,
My daughter is even now
dead ; but come and lay
thy hand upon her, and
she shall live. And Jesus
arose and followed him,
and so did his disciples.

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139

And behold, a woman who
was diseased with an issue
of blood twelve years, came
behind him, and touched
the hem of his garment ;
for she said within herself,
If I may but touch his gar
ment, I shall be whole.
But Jesus turned him
about, and when he saw
her, he said, Daughter, be
of good comfort, thy faith
hath made thee whole.
And the woman was made
whole from that hour. And
when Jesus came into the
ruler's house, and saw the
minstrels and the people
making a noise, he said
unto them, Give place ;
for the maid is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they
laughed him to scorn. But
when the people were put
forth, he went in, and took
her by the hand, and the
maid arose. And the fame
hereof went abroad into all
that land.
The Epistle.
Colos3. i. 3.
WE give thanks to God
and the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, praying al
ways for you ; since we
heard of your faith in
Christ Jesus, and of the

love which you have to all
the saints ; for the hope
which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof ye heard
before in the word of the
truth of the gospel, which
is come unto you, as it is
in all the world, and bring
eth forth fruit, as it doth
also in you, since the day
ye heard of it, and knew
the grace of God in truth ;
as ye also learned of Epa-
phras our dear fellow serv
ant, who is for you a faithful
minister of Christ ; who
also declared unto us your
love in the spirit. For this
cause we also, since the
day we heard it, do not
cease to pray for you, and
to desire that ye might be
filled with the knowledge
of his will, in all wisdom
and spiritual understand
ing ; that ye might walk
worthy of the Lord unto
all pleasing, being fruitful
in every good work, and
increasing in the know
ledge of God ; strengthen
ed with all might according
to his glorious power, unto
all patience arid long suf
fering, with joyfulness ;
giving thanks unto the Fa
ther, who hath made us
meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in

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light ; who hath delivered
us from the power of dark
ness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his
dear Son.

The Twentysixth Sunday
after Whitsunday.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech
thee to encourage the
hearts of thy faithful peo
ple, that they, always re
lying on thy power, and
trusting in thy grace, may
bring forth plenteously the
fruit of good works, and
of thee be plenteously re
warded, both in the world
which now is, and that
which is to come, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. The Gospel.
John, x. 22.
AND it was at Jerusa
lem the feast of the dedi
cation, and it was winter.
And Jesus walked in the
temple in Solomon's porch.
Then came the Jews round
about him, and said unto
him, How long dost thou

make us to doubt ? If thou
be the Christ, tell us plain
ly. Jesus answered them,
I told you, and ye believed
not. The works that I do
in my Father's name, they
bear witness of me ; but
ye believe not ; because ye
are not of my sheep, as I
said unto you. My sheep
hear my voice, and I know
them, and they follow me ;
and I give unto them eter
nal life ; and they shall nev
er perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of my
hand. My Father, who
gave them me, is greater
than all ; and no man is
able to pluck them out of
my Father's hand.
For the Epistle.
Jer. xxiii. 5.
BEHOLD, the days
come, saith the Lord, that
I will raise unto David a
righteous branch, and a
king shall reign and pros
per, and shall execute judg
ment and justice on the
earth. In his days Judah
shall be saved, and Israel
shall dwell safely ; and this
is his name whereby the
Lord shall call him, our
righteousness. There
fore behold, the days come,

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saith the Lord, that they
shall no more say, The
Lord liveth who brought
up the children of Israel
out of the land of Egypt ;
but, The Lord liveth who
brought up, and who led
the seed of the house of
Israel out of the north
country, and from all
countries whither I had
driven them, that they
might dwell in their own
land.

If there be any more Sun
days before Advent Sun
day, the Service of some of
those Swndays which were
omitted after the Epipha
ny, shall be used. And
if there be fewer, the over
plus may be omitted ; pro
vided that this last Collect,
Gospel, and Epistle, shall
always be read upon the
Sunday next before Ad
vent.

END OF THE COLLECTS, GOSPELS, AND EPISTLES.

COLLECTS AND PRAYERS.

TO BE USED BEFORE OR AFTER SERMON.
i.

The following Collects and Prayers are adapted to various
subjects of discourse, and are arranged, for the sake of
convenience, under several heads. The Minister is at
liberty to use, instead of these Forms, Extemporary Prayer.

General Collects.
O GOD, the eternal
source of wisdom and puri
ty, from whom all good
counsels, all holy desires,
and all just works do pro
ceed ; we offer up our hum
ble prayers unto thee, be
seeching thee to enlighten
our minds, and sanctify our
hearts by thy heavenly
truth. What we know not,
teach thou us ; whatever
is amiss in us, dispose us
to reform ; whatever in us
is good, assist us to carry
forwards to perfection ;
which we ask in the name
and as disciples of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, unto
whom all hearts are open,
all desires known, and from
whom no secrets are hid ;
cleanse the thoughts of our
hearts by the inspiration of
thy holy Spirit, that we
may perfectly love thee,
and worthily magnify thy
holy name, through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
O ALMIGHTY Lord, and
everlasting God, vouch
safe, we beseech thee, to
direct, sanctify, and gov
ern both our hearts and
bodies, in the ways of thy
laws, and in the works of
thy commandments; that
through thy most mighty

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protection, both here and
ever, we may be preserved
in body and soul, through
our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.
ASSIST us, O Lord, in
all our doings with thy
most gracious favour, and
further us with thy con
tinual help, that in all our
works begun, continued,
and ended in thee, we may
glorify thy holy name, and
finally by thy mercy obtain
everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. ALMIGHTY God, the
fountain of all wisdom, who
knowest our necessities
before we ask, and our
ignorance in asking; we
beseech thee to have com
passion upon our infirmi
ties ; and those things which
for our unworthiness we
dare not, and for our blind
ness we cannot ask, vouch
safe to give us, for the sake
of thine infinite mercy in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. ASSIST us mercifully,
O Lord, in these our sup
plications and prayers, and
dispose the way of thy ser
vants toward the attain

ment of everlasting salva
tion ; that among all the
changes and chances of
this mortal life, they may
ever be defended by thy
most gracious and ready
help, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
GRANT, we beseech
thee, Almighty God, that
the words which we have
heard this day with our
outward ears, may through
thy grace be so grafted in
wardly in our hearts, that
they may bring forth in us
the fruit of good living, to
the honour and praise of
thy name, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
WE offer these our
prayers unto thee, O God
of mercy, with a humble
confidence in thine uner
ring wisdom and perfect
goodness. We beseech
thee to overlook the imper
fection, and to accept the
sincerity of our devotions.
Of thy great mercy, grant
unto us such things as shall
be good for us, though we
may neglect to pray for
them ; and deny us such
things as would be hurtful
to us, though we should
earnestly desire them. Or
der all things for us, as

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seemeth right in thy sight ;
and do us good, both now
and for evermore, accord
ing to thy promises declar
ed unto us by Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast promised to hear the
petitions of those who
ask in thy Son's name ; we
beseech thee mercifully to
incline thine ears to us
who have made now our
prayers and supplications
unto thee ; and grant that
those things which we
have faithfully asked ac
cording to thy will, may
effectually be obtained, to
the relief of our necessity,
and to the setting forth of
thy glory, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Praise and Thanksgiving.
ALMIGHTY God, Ma
ker of all worlds, and Fa
ther of all men ; we adore
thee as the first cause and
constant disposer of all
things, as our Creator, our
Preserver, and our final
Judge. We praise thee
for all the manifestations
of thy power, wisdom, and
goodness, and for thy won
derful works to the chil
dren of men. Teach us

to magnify thee as we
ought ; to worship thee in
spirit and in truth, to bend
our whole soul and our
every thought in adoration,
before the throne of thine
unspeakable majesty. And
grant, O God, that by wor
shipping thee aright on
earth, we may be prepared
to worship thee in heaven,
with all the true disciples
of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.
WE acknowledge and
praise thee, O God, as the
high and holy One who
inhabiteth eternity. Thou
art God from everlasting
to everlasting, and there
is none other God beside
thee. Let us make thee
our refuge and trust, our
confidence and joy. Let
us rest our hearts and our
hopes upon thee, through
all the scenes and trials of
this our short and uncer
tain life ; that, when heav
en and earth shall pass
away, we may be found
in thine eternal dwelling-
place, rendering to thee
all power, and glory,
and praise, through Jesus
Christ, for ever and ever.
Amen. O THOU, who alone art

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infinite in knowledge and
wisdom, we adore thee as
the great source of light,
the fountain of intelli
gence, the Father of our
spirits, and the author of
all good. Though thy
ways are past our finding
out, we are assured that
they are just and right.
We would therefore sub
mit all our desires to thy
will, all our actions to thy
government, and all our
concerns to thy disposal ;
and in humility and self-
abasement we would now
and at all times offer up
our prayers to thee, the
only wise God, through
our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen.
WE praise and bless thy
glorious name, O Lord, for
thou art good, and doest
good continually, and thy
mercy is over all thy works.
We thank thee for life and
breath ; for the frame of
our bodies and the facul
ties of our minds ; for all
the privileges and oppor
tunities of our nature and
condition ; for the instruc
tions and consolations of
religion ; for thy holy word ;
and for the blessed hope
of everlasting life. Grant
that we may always look
18

up to thee as our pro
tector, and Father, and
best friend ; that we may
be ever studious to serve
thee, and anxious to please
thee ; and that at last we
may be received to the
joys of thy heavenly king
dom, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
O THOU, who art the
only living and true God,
unchangeable in thy nature,
universal in thy presence,
and uncontroulable in thy
dominion, we adore and
magnify thee as the great
est, the wisest, and the best
of beings, from whom all
blessings proceed, and to
whom all gratitude is due.
We pray that we may have
worthy conceptions of thy
greatness ; that we may en
tertain a deep and lasting
sense of thy goodness ; that
we may fear thee as our
Master, . and honour thee
as our Father; and that
when we meet thee as our
Judge, we may be accept
ed and pardoned, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Religious Knowledge.
GOD of wisdom and
truth, from whom proceed

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all the treasures of know
ledge, and who by thy
Spirit hast given us under
standing ; we thank thee
that thou hast enabled us
to know thee in thy works,
to study thy word, and to
hold communion with thee,
the Father of our spirits.
May we at all times be sen
sible of our connexion with
thee, and above all things
fear to degrade the nature
which thou hast given us.
Let us not fall from thy
favour, by abusing our
privileges and perverting
our powers. Mercifully as
sist our weakness ; reclaim
us from our errors ; en
lighten our minds ; purify
our hearts, and give us
true repentance for our
sins, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
WE look up unto thee,
O infinite Jehovah, be
seeching thee to open the
eyes of our minds, and en
lighten us wih true wis
dom. May we have wor
thy apprehensions of thy
nature and providence,
and a right understanding
of that religion which is
taught in the gospel of thy
Son. May our hearts be
endued with every pious
and virtuous disposition ;

and under the influence of
the great truths of religion,
may we correct the vices
of our minds, and amend
the disorders of our lives ;
that by purity and right
eousness, we may become
proper objects of thine ap
probation, and the rewards
of everlasting life, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. O GOD, the Father of
light, and of wisdom ; may
our minds be enlightened
with useful knowledge ;
and may the truths of re
ligion sink deep into our
hearts, and influence all
our actions. From a stead
fast faith in thy perfections,
may we maintain a con
stant regard to thine ad
ministration ; submit with
cheerfulness to thine ap
pointments ; live in thy
fear, and order our whole
conversation as in thy
sight. Under the influence
of our holy religion, may
we purify our minds from
all vicious affections, ab
stain from every appear
ance of evil, and abound
in all the fruits of right
eousness. May the expect
ation of a happy immor
tality sustain our virtue in
the midst of the most pow-

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erful temptations, and es
tablish our souls in peace
and joy; for the sake of
thine infinite mercy in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. O GOD, the Author of
nature, the source of all
power, wisdom, and hap
piness, whose energy sus
tains, whose presence ani
mates, and whose gracious
influence blesses the uni
verse ; assist us, we be
seech thee, to form wor
thy apprehensions of thy
nature and character, and,
as far as our faculties will
permit, to become ac
quainted with thy perfec
tions and providence. And
let our conceptions of thee,
produce in us the senti
ments of veneration, grati
tude, and submission, and
lead us to a diligent imi
tation of thy moral perfec
tions, and a constant obe
dience to thy laws, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. GRANT unto us, O most
merciful Father, the spirit
of wisdom and knowledge.
Teach us to judge aright
concerning thee, our Ma
ker, and the duties which
thou requirest of us ; and

let all religious truths deep
ly impress our hearts, and
have a lastin g influence on
our behaviour. Assist us
to subdue every vicious af
fection, and to withstand
every temptation ; that we
may manifest the sincerity
of our repentance, by the
steadfastness of our obedi
ence ; and that, not being
weary of well doing, we
may finally obtain everlast
ing life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
O GOD, who givest un
derstanding to man, and
instructest him out of thy
law, grant unto us thy ser
vants such knowledge as
may best enable us to do
good, and a sincere dispo
sition rightly to improve
the knowledge we possess.
Suffer us not, we beseech
thee, to dishonour our
christian profession, or to
be drawn aside from our
obedience to thy laws, by
the love of pleasure, a
thirst after riches, or the
desire of applause. Pre
serve in us a constant re
membrance of thine all-
seeing eye, of our own
good resolutions, and of
the account which we must
hereafter give unto thee,
the Judge of all. Deliver

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us from irregular desires,
vain hopes, and weak fears ;
and prepare us, by inno
cence and purity of man
ners, and a steadfast faith
in thee, for all the events
of this mortal life, and for
our departure out of this
world. By the constant
exercise of piety, right
eousness, and mercy; by
meekness, patience, and
moderation; by truth and
fidelity, candour and char
ity ; by a humble, resigned,
and contented spirit, may
we become prepared for
the society of the just made
perfect in thine heavenly
kingdom ; which we ask in
the name, and as disciples
of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Divine Assistance.
O GOD, who art ever
more ready to hear than
we are to pray, and who
hast promised the assist
ance of thy holy Spirit to
those who truly seek it, we
humbly beseech thee to
fulfil thy gracious promise
to us thy servants, and
grant us that light and help,
without which we know
nothing, and can do noth
ing. O guide us by thy
counsel, defend us by thy

might, purify us by thy
Spirit, and keep us in thy
fear arid love continually ;
and thine shall be the hon
our, and the glory, and
the praise, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
WE humbly beseech thee,
O Father, to assist and di
rect us in the attainment of
the happiness for which
thou hast designed us. Lift
up the light of thy counte
nance upon us, to illumi
nate our minds with thy
heavenly truth , that, being
purged from error, preju
dice, and vice, our desires
and passions may be under
the continual guidance of
reason, and our actions
may be conformed to thy
most holy laws, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. O GOD, the almighty
Guardian and Friend of
the righteous, we humbly
beseech thee to protect our
innocence and sustain our
virtue, in the midst of the
temptations of the world.
Preserve us from all false
judgments concerning the
ends of living, and the way
to happiness. Secure us
from the influence of vain
customs and evil examples ;

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and in the midst of the
corruptions of the world,
give us that* firmness and
independence of spirit,
which will enable us to be
eminently good ; that we
may be ornaments to our
stations, and a blessing to
society ; and that, contin
ually improving in all amia
ble and virtuous disposi
tions, and steadily perse
vering in a course of ex
emplary goodness, we may
be prepared to meet our
last end with a serene and
peaceful mind, and to en
ter upon the future state
with an humble hope of
thy mercy, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Bible.
O GOD, who in times
past didst speak to the
fathers by the prophets,
and in these last days to
us by thy Son ; we thank
thee for the volume of thy
holy word ; for the plain
and ample directions it
contains ; for the sublime
instructions it affords ; for
the consolations and hopes
it presents to the penitent,
the afflicted, and the dy
ing ; for the immortal life
it reveals to man ; for the
eternal glory and happi

ness it promises to those
who love, and strive to
obey thee. May we be
enabled, by the light and
assistance which it gives
to our ignorance and frail
ty, to order our steps
aright; to overcome our
evil propensities ; to keep
thy laws and ordinances
blameless ; and steadily to
pursue that path of virtue
and true holiness which
leads to everlasting life.
And this we humbly beg
in the name of our Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Christ and Christianity.
ALMIGHTY God, who
didst send thy Son Jesus
Christ into the world to
save sinners, teach us, we
pray thee, to know and to
love him ; make us to be
acquainted with his char
acter, imbued with his
spirit, and devoted to his
cause. By our willing obe
dience to his commands,
may we manifest our grati
tude for the blessings which
he laboured and died to
procure for us, and render
ourselves partakers of that
immortality which he has
revealed and promised to
the righteous. Let none
of the temptations of the

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world shake our fidelity,
or cause our love to grow
cold; but may we walk
worthy of our high voca
tion and of the holy name
by which we are called.
In that name we address
thee, and ascribe to thee,
the God of all mercy and
grace, everlasting praises.
Amen. WE humbly beseech thee,
O Father, to assist us in
setting continually before
our eyes, the most holy
example of thy Son our
Saviour. May we faith
fully imitate his unspotted
purity, his condescending
humility, his meek, peace
ful, and contented spirit,
his entire resignation to
thy will, and his diligence
in doing good, and finish
ing the work which thou
gavest him to do. May
we acquire the temper as
well as the doctrines of his
gospel ; and help us in all
things to walk worthy of
our high and holy vocation,
and of the glorious re
wards which thou hast set
before us; through Jesus
Christ our Lord, in whose
name we ascribe unto thee
all glory, worship, and do
minion for ever and ever.
Amen.

ALMIGHTY and ever
blessed God, we thy hum
ble servants offer thee our
grateful thanks for the in
estimable gift of thy Son
Jesus Christ. We thank
thee for his precepts, his
doctrines, his example, and
his entire obedience and
submission to thy will. Let
a recollection of his la
bours, his sufferings, and
his death, produce its due
impression on our hearts,
excite all our better feel
ings, and fill us with grati
tude to him and to thee.
May we prove our grati
tude by observing his pre
cepts, imitating his exam
ple, and obeying thy laws.
Let the same mind be in
us as was also in Christ
Jesus ; like him may we
be humble, meek, and. for/
giving, unbounded in our
love to mankind, and de
voted in our piety to thee,
our Father and God. In
the time of temptation, let
us call to mind his resolu
tion and steadfastness ; let
us remember his forbear
ance and mildness when
angry passions threaten
our peace ; and may the
thought of his patience and
fortitude be a support and
comfort to us in all time of
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hour of death. As his dis
ciples we render to thee
all thanksgiving and praise,
now and evermore. Amen.
WE thank thee, O
Father in heaven, for the
blessed gospel of thy Son
Jesus Christ ; for the light
it sheds on thy nature,
character, and providence,
on the path of our duty,
and on the future world.
May this glorious light
shine into our hearts, and
cheer and sustain us, and
lead us through the scenes
and trials of this life, to
the endless felicities of thy
kingdom above. Which
we ask in the name of our
Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen. ALMIGHTY and most
merciful God, who would
est have all men to be sav
ed, and come to the
knowledge of thy truth,
regard in mercy, we be
seech thee, those parts of
the earth where the gos
pel is not known, and bring
them to the knowledge,
obedience, and love of the
religion of thy dear Son.
We also pray for the whole
christian world, that all
who profess the faith of
the gospel, may hold it in

unity of spirit, in the bond
of peace, and in holiness
of life. Grant that the
spirit of Christ and his
religion may overcome all
discord, strife, and perse
cution ; and that all his
disciples, however divided
in opinion, may be united
in love. We entreat thee,
more particularly, to assist
us to govern our hearts
agreeably to the sentiments
of benevolence which we
now express before thee,
that together with all our
fellow Christians, we may
continually become here
on earth more worthy of
the glorious society in
heaven, where charity
never faileth. Accept us,
O Father of all mercies,
in these our supplications,
which we present unto
thee in the name of Jesus
Christ, the head of all
things to the church, in
whom we rejoice, and
through whom we ascribe
to thee blessing and praise,
for ever and ever. Amen.
O THOU God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, give us grace, we
humbly beseech thee, to
act in every relation and
condition of life, as thy
children, disciples of thy

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Son, and members of the
general family of mankind.
May we love one another
with pure hearts fervently ;
and heartily unite our en
deavours to promote each
other's happiness. May
pride and envy, discontent
and fretfulness, suspicion
and jealousy, and all unso
cial and unfriendly pas
sions, be put away far from
us. May we bear with
each other's infirmities ;
may all amiable and gen
erous affections rule in our
hearts ; may innocence
and virtue adorn our
characters ; and friend
ship and love make their
abode in our habitations ;
that, in this life, we may
experience how good and
how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together
in unity ; and that we may
be prepared for an eternal
abode in the regions of
endless peace and joy,
through thine infinite mer
cy, declared unto us by
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. O GOD, the source of
all good, grant, we beseech
thee, that the remembrance
of the innumerable bless
ings which thy bounty hath
bestowed upon us by Jesus

Christ, may transform us
into thine image, and in
cline us to become, like
thee, just and righteous,
kind and beneficent. Dis
pose us to conform to the
gracious purposes of thy
providence, by promoting,
as far as we are able, the
happiness of our brethren.
Incline us, as we have op
portunity, to relieve the
necessitous, to comfort
the afflicted, to instruct
the ignorant, to encourage
and assist the honest and
industrious, and to go
about doing good. Ani
mated by the divine spirit
of christian charity, may
we make continual advan
ces in our resemblance to
thee ; till at length we
shall be prepared to dwell
for ever with thee, the God
of love, from whom all
happiness flows, and to
whom be rendered all hon
our, gratitude, and obedi
ence, for ever and ever.
Amen. Resignation.
O MOST gracious and
merciful Father, we desire
to resign ourselves and all
our interests to thy dis
posal, in the humble hope
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forsake us, and that thou
wilt cause all things to
work together for our
good. We would submit
patiently to thy will under
all our afflictions ; and we
humbly pray that we may
so pass through the chan
ges of this world, as finally
to be prepared for the en
joyment of perfect and
eternal happiness in the
world to come, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. GRANT, we beseech
thee, O most gracious Fa
ther, that a deep sense of
thy loving kindness and
tender mercy may always
dwell upon our minds, and
engage us to a constant
course of obedience to thy
laws, and to a patient and
cheerful resignation to thy
will. From a principle
of unfeigned gratitude to
thee, our almighty pro
tector and friend, may we
keep all thy command
ments with our whole
hearts. Encouraged by
our past experience of thy
goodness, may we repose
the confidence of our souls
upon thy providence, and
be contented and happy
in our condition, whatever
it be, from a full persua-
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sion, that it is allotted un
to us by unerring wisdom
and perfect goodness; and
may we so pass through
the changes of this world,
that we may be prepared
for the happiness of the
world to come, revealed
unto us by Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Temptation.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful God, it is our
earnest desire and humble
prayer, that thou would
est enable us to resist
and overcome temptation.
May neither the allure
ments of vicious pleasure,
nor the difficulties of a
virtuous course deter us
from the practice of our
duty. To whatever trials
our integrity may be ex
posed, may we have
strength to preserve it un-
corrupted ; that, having
endured temptation, we
may receive the crown of
eternal life which thou hast
promised to the righteous
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Piety and Morality.
WE beseech thee, O
most holy God, to endue

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us with a spirit of unfeign
ed piety toward thee our
Maker, with upright and
charitable dispositions to
ward our neighbour, and
with humble and contented
minds in every condition of
life ; and to conduct us
continually to higher de
grees of wisdom and
excellence ; that, being
thoroughly purified from
all vicious habits and pas
sions, and heartily disposed
to every good work, we
may be proper objects of
thy favour and blessing,
both in this world and that
which is to come ; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. WE pray, O most holy
God, that a sense of thy
goodness may induce us to
conform our lives to thy
will. May we be convinc
ed that without real good
ness we cannot please
thee, and that without
thy approbation we cannot
be happy. Knowing that
while we are doing thy
will, we are promoting our
true interests, may we be
faithful in the discharge
of our duty to thee, our
neighbour, and ourselves ;
and wilt thou finally re
ceive us to the felicities

of thy heavenly kingdom,
through Jesus Christ our
Saviour. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, give
us grace, we beseech thee,
to keep thee and thy com
mandments continually be
fore us ; to live as in thy
sight ; to walk in thy fear ;
to make ourselves the ob
jects of thy love. May our
principles of duty be firm ;
our regard to thy laws
constant ; our desire of
obeying and pleasing thee,
the first desire of our souls.
May all that we do, be
done to thy glory ; that
when this transitory life is
over, we may enter into
thy joy, and continue to
worship and serve thee for
ever and ever in thy heav
enly kingdom ; which we
humbly ask in the name
and as disciples of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Repentance.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful Father, who
knowest our weakness,
and art acquainted with
every action of our lives,
and every secret of our
hearts ; we acknowledge
in thy presence our im
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fervently pray that thou
wouldest be gracious unto
us, and forgive us, and re
member our iniquities no
more. And as we know,
that without striving to be
holy as thou art holy, we
cannot expect thy favour,
we pray that thou wouldest
not leave us to ourselves,
but wouldest assist us by
thy holy Spirit, and grant
unto us true repentance.
Help us to renounce and
forsake all that is evil, and
cleave to all that is good,
and to make thee and thy
approbation the objects of
our supreme regard ; so
that we fail not at last to
attain that eternal happi
ness which thou hast prom
ised to thy faithful servants.
Hear us, O Father, and
send us an answer of
peace, through thine infi
nite mercy in Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Time, Death, and Eter
nity.
GRANT, O Lord and
heavenly Father, that as
our days on earth are mul
tiplied, our good resolu
tions maybe strengthened,
and our powers of resist
ing temptations increased.
Relieve the infirmities of

our minds and bodies ;
grant us such strength as
our duties may require,
and such diligence as may
improve those opportuni
ties of good that shall be
afforded us. Deliver us
from evil thoughts ; give
us true repentance for the
sins of our past lives ; and
as we draw nearer and
nearer to the grave, in
crease our faith, enliven
our hope, extend our cha
rity, and purify our de
sires ; and so help us, by
thy holy Spirit, that when
it shall be thy pleasure to
call us hence, we may be
received to everlasting
happiness, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
LORD of life and death,
of all ages and all worlds,
give us to know the value
of our fleeting years ;
while we have time, let
us improve it as we ought ;
let us not forsake thee in
life, nor fall from thee in
death; and O keep us, we
entreat thee, from that
second death, which must
come upon the heedless
and impenitent. Thou
who openest, and no man
shutteth, open to us the
doors of thine own pe
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us to dwell with thee,
where weakness, danger,
and death shall find no
room. Grant this, O Lord,
for thine infinite mercy's
sake, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Close of Public Wor
ship.
O GOD, by whose gra
cious providence we have
been led to the knowledge
and worship of thee, the
one true God, and who
hast appointed the public
ordinances of religion for
our improvement in piety
and virtue ; we give thee
humble thanks for the
privileges of this day ; and
we beseech thee to enable
us to manifest our thank
fulness to thee, who guidest
us by thy counsel, by a dil
igent performance of all
the duties of piety, right
eousness, and mercy, that,
keeping faith and a good
conscience, and living in
all godliness and honesty,
before thee our God, and

before the world, we may
manifest that we are re
ligious, not in name and
word only, but in deed and
truth ; and may be trained
up for everlasting life and
happiness, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, we
humbly thank thee for the
privileges of religious wor
ship and instruction which
we have at this time enjoy
ed. Forgive whatever thou
hast seen amiss in us, and
whatever may have been
said contrary to the truth
and to thy holy word. Ac
cept the sincerity of our
devotions, and cause the
good seed of thy word to
spring up, and bear a
hundred fold in our hearts
and lives. Teach us to
love thee more and serve
thee better, day by day ;
that when our days on
earth are ended, we may
be received to everlast
ing life and happiness,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

END OF THE COLLECTS AND PRAYERS.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER,

HOLY COMMUNION.

While the Minister is reading the following Sentences, or
such a portion of them as may be convenient, the Ward
ens shall collect the usual Alms for the Poor.

LET your light so shine
before men, that they may
see your good works, and
glorify your Father who is
in heaven. Matth. v. 16.
Lay not up for your
selves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust do
corrupt, and where thieves
break through and steal ;
but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves
do not break through nor
steal. Matth. vi. 19, 20.
Whatsoever ye would
that men should do unto
you, even so do unto
them ; for this is the law
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and the prophets. Matth.
vii. 12
Not every one who
saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the king
dom of heaven ; but he
who doeth the will of my
Father who is in heaven.
Matth. vii. 21.
He who soweth little
shall reap little ; and he
who soweth plenteously,
shall reap plenteously. Let
every man do according
as he is disposed in hi£
heart ; not grudgingly, ov
of necessity ; for Gad
loveth a cheerful give/ 2
Cor. ix. 6, 7.
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us do good unto all men,
and especially unto those
who are of the household
of faith. Gal. vi. 10.
Godliness is great riches,
if a man be content with
that he hath ; for we
broUght nothing into the
world, neither may we
carry any thing out. 1 Tim.
vi. 6, 7.
Charge those who are
rich in this world, that
they be ready to give, and
glad to distribute ; laying
up in store for themselves
a good foundation against
the time to come, that
they may attain eternal
life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18,
19. God is not unrighteous,
that he will forget your
works and labour that
proceedeth of love, which
ye have showed for his
name's sake, who have
ministered unto the saints,
and yet do minister. Heb.
vi. 10.
To do good, and to dis
tribute, forget not ; for
with such sacrifices God
is well pleased. Heb. xiii.
16. Whoso hath this world's
gfcod, and seeth his broth
er tave need, and shutteth
up lis compassion from
him, hyw dwelleth the love

of God in him ? 1 John,
iii. 17.
Give alms of thy goods,
and never turn thy face
from any poor man ; and
then the face of the Lord
shall not be turned away
from thee. Tob. iv. 7.
Be merciful after thy
power ; if thou hast much,
give plenteously ; if thou
hast little, do thy diligence
gladly to give of that little ;
for so gatherest thou thy
self a good reward in the
day of necessity. Tob.
iv. 8, 9.
He who hath pity upon
the poor, lendeth unto the
Lord ; and look, what he
layeth out, it shall be
paid him again. Prov.
xix. 17.
Blessed is the man who
provideth for the sick and
needy ; the Lord shall de
liver him in the time of
trouble. Psal. xli. 1.
I have shown you how
that ye ought to support
the weak, and to remem
ber the words of the Lord
Jesus how he said, It is
more blessed to give than
to receive. Acts, xx. 35.
Then the Minister shall say,
Let us pray for the whole
church of Christ.

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ALMIGHTY and ever-
living God, who by thy ho
ly apostle hast taught us
to make prayers and sup
plications, and to give
thanks for all men; we
humbly beseech thee most
mercifully \to accept our
alms and oblations, and] to
receive these our prayers,
which we offer unto thy
Divine Majesty ; beseech
ing thee to inspire contin
ually the universal church
with the spirit of truth,
unity, and concord ; and
grant that all they who do
confess the name of Christ
may agree in the truth of
thy holy word, and live in
unity and godly love.
We beseech thee also to
bless all christian rulers
and governors, and grant
that all who are placed in
authority over us may truly
and impartially minister
justice, to the punishment
of wickedness and vice,
and to the maintenance of
true religion and virtue^
Give grace, O heavenly
Father, to all Ministers of
thy holy gospel, that they
may, both by their life and
doctrine, set forth thy true
and lively word, and right
ly and duly administer thy
holy ordinances. And to
all thy people give thy

heavenly grace ; and es
pecially to this congrega
tion here present; that
with meek heart and duo
reverence they may hear
and receive thy holy word,
truly serving thee in holi
ness and righteousness all
the days of their life. And
we most humbly beseech
thee of thy goodness, O
Lord, to comfort and suc
cour all those, who in this
transitory life are in trou
ble, sorrow, need, sickness,
or any other adversity.
And we also bless thy holy
name, for all thy servants
departed this life in thy
faith and fear ; beseech
ing thee to give us grace,
so to follow their good ex
amples, that with them we
may be partakers of thy
heavenly kingdom. Grant
this, O Father, for thine
infinite mercy's sake, in
Jesus Christ our Mediator
and Advocate. Amen.
Then the Minister shall say
to those who come to re
ceive the holy Commun
ion ;
YE who do truly and
earnestly repent you of
your sins, and are in love
and charity with your
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follow the command
ments of God, and walk
from henceforth in his ho
ly ways ; draw near with
faith, and take this holy
ordinance to your comfort ;
and make your humble
confession to Almighty
God, meekly kneeling up
on your knees.
Then shall this General
Confession be made by
the Minister and People.
ALMIGHTY God, Fa
ther of our Lord Jesus
Christ, Maker of all things,
Judge of all men ; We
acknowledge and bewail
our manifold sins, Which
we from time to time most
grievously have committed,
by thought, word, and
deed, against thy Divine
Majesty, Provoking most
justly thy wrath and indig
nation against us. We do
earnestly repent, and are
heartily sorry for these our
misdoings ; The remem
brance of which is griev
ous unto us. Have mer
cy upon us, Have mercy
upon us, most merciful
Father. In the name of
thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ, we beseech thee to
forgive us all that is past ;
And grant that we may

ever hereafter serve and
please thee in newness of
life, To thy honour and
glory, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, our
heavenly Father, who of
thy great mercy hast prom
ised forgiveness of sins to
all those who with hearty
repentance* and true faith
turn unto thee ; have mer
cy upon us, pardon and
deliver us from all our sins,
confirm and strengthen us
in all goodness, and bring
us to everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Minister say,
HEAR what comfortable
words our Saviour Christ
saith unto all who truly
turn to him ;
Come funto me, all ye
who labour, and are heavy
laden, and I will give you
rest. So God loved the world,
that he gave his only be
gotten Son, to the end
that all who believe in him,
should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Hear also what St. Paul
saith ;

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This is a true saying,
and worthy of all men to
be received, that Christ
Jesus came into the world
to save sinners.
Hear also what St John
saith ;
If any man sin, we have
an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous, and he is the
propitiation for our sins.
Lift up your hearts.
Answ. We lift them up
unto the Lord.
Min. Let us give thanks
unto our Lord God.
Answ. It is meet and
right so to do.
Min. It is very meet,
right, and our bounden
duty, that we should at all
times, and in all places,
give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, Holy Father, Al
mighty, Everlasting God ;
Here shall follow the proper
Preface, if there be any
specially appointed ; or
else immediately shall
follow, THEREFORE with
Angels, and Archangels,
and with all the compa
ny of heaven, we laud
and magnify thy glorious
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name ; evermore praising
thee, and saying, Holy,
holy, holy, Lord God of
hosts, heaven and earth
are full of thy glory. Glo
ry be to thee, O Lord,
most high. Amen.
Proper Prefaces.
Upon Christmas Day.
BECAUSE thou didst
send thy Son into the
world, that the world
through him might be
saved. Therefore with
Angels, &c.
Upon Easter Day.
BUT chiefly are we
bound to praise thee for
the glorious resurrection
of thy Son Jesus Christ
our Lord ; for he was of
fered for us, and is the
Lamb of God that taketh
away the sins of the world ;
who by his death hath de
stroyed death, and by his
rising to life again hath
restored to us everlasting
life. Therefore with An
gels, &c.
Upon Ascension Day.
THROUGH thy most
dearly beloved Son Jesus
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after his most glorious
resurrection manifestly ap
peared to all his Apos
tles, and in their sight as
cended up into heaven to
prepare a place for us ;
that where he is, thither
we might also ascend, and
reign with him in glory.
Therefore with Angels,
&c. Upon Whitsunday.
THROUGH Jesus
Christ our Lord ; accord
ing to whose most true
promise, thy holy Spirit
was poured forth upon the
Apostles, to teach them,
and to lead them to all
truth ; giving them both
the gift of divers langua
ges, and also boldness,
with fervent zeal, con
stantly to preach the
gospel unto all nations,
whereby we have been
brought out of darkness
and error into the clear
light and true knowledge
of thee, and of thy Son
Jesus Christ. Therefore
with Angels, &c.
Then shall the Minister say
in the name of all them
who shall receive the
Communion, this Prayer
following.

WE do not presume to
come to this thy table, O
merciful Lord, trusting in
our own righteousness, but
in thy manifold and great
mercies. We are not wor
thy so much as to gather
up the crumbs under thy
table, but thou art the
same Lord, whose proper
ty is always to have mer
cy ; grant us therefore,
gracious Lord, so to par
take of this holy ordinance,
that our minds may be
impressed with gratitude
to thy dear son Jesus
Christ, and that we may
evermore dwell in him,
and he in us. Amen.
Then the Minister, standing
before the Table, shall read
the following account of
the Institution, from 1
Cor. xi. 23, 25.
THE Lord Jesus, the
same night that he was
betrayed, took bread ; and
when he had given thanks,
he brake it, and said,
Take, eat; this is my
body, which is broken for
you ; this do in remem
brance of me. After the
same manner, also, he
took the cup, when he
had supped, saying, This
cup is the new testament

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in my blood ; this do ye,
as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of me.
Then the Minister shall
break the Bread, and pour
out the Wine ; after which
he shall say the Prayer
following. ALMIGHTY God, our
heavenly Father, who of
thy tender mercy didst
give thine only Son Jesus
Christ to suffer death upon
the cross for our redemp
tion ; who did institute,
and in his holy gospel com
mand us to continue a
memorial of that his pre
cious death ; hear us, O
merciful Father, we most
humbly beseech thee, and
grant that we may receive
this bread and wine, ac
cording to the holy insti
tution, and in remem
brance of the death and
passion of thy Son our
Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen. Then shall the Minister first
receive the Communion in
both kinds himself ' ; and
then proceed to deliver the
same to the People. And
when he delivereth the
bread to the People, he
shall say,

TAKE, and eat this in
remembrance of Christ.
And when the Minister de
livereth the cup to the
People, he shall say,
DRINK this in remem
brance of Christ.
When all have received the
Communion, a Psalm or
Hymn may be sung ; and
this ended, the following
Prayers shall be said.
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 trespasses, as we for
give those who trespass
against us. And lead us
not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. For
thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
O LORD and heavenly
Father, we thy humble
servants earnestly desire
thy fatherly goodness,
mercifully to accept this
our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving ; beseeching
thee to grant, that by the

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mediation of thy Son Je
sus Christ, and through
faith in him, we and thy
whole church may obtain
remission of our sins, and
all other benefits of his
passion. And here we of
fer and present unto thee,
O Lord, ourselves, our
souls and bodies, to be a
reasonable, holy, and live
ly sacrifice unto thee ;
humbly beseeching thee,
that all we who are partak
ers of this holy commu
nion, may be filled with thy
grace and heavenly bene
diction. And although we
be unworthy, through our
manifold sins, to offer un
to thee any sacrifice ; yet
we beseech thee to accept
this our bounden duty and
service ; not weighing our
merits, but pardoning our
offences, according to
thine abundant mercies in
Christ Jesus our Lord ;
through whom all honour
and glory be unto thee, O
Father Almighty, world
without end. Amen.
Then shall the following
Anthem be said by the
Minister and People.
GLORY be to God on
high, and on earth peace,
good will toward men.

We praise thee, we bless
thee, we worship thee, we
glorify thee, we give
thanks to thee for the
various manifestations of
thy great glory, O Lord
God, heavenly King, God
the Father Almighty.
We bless thee for send
ing thy beloved Son into
the world to save sinners ;
for exalting him unto thy
right hand in heaven ; for
all the gifts and graces of
thy holy Spirit ; and for the
hope of eternal life.
For thou only art wise,
and holy, and good ; thou
only art the Lord ; thou
only dost govern all things,
both in heaven and earth.
Therefore, blessing, and
honour, and glory, and
power, be unto thee who
sittest upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ev
er and ever. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with
us all evermore. Amen.
Or this.
THE peace of God,
which passeth all under
standing, keep your hearts
and minds in the know-

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ledge and love of God and ing of God Almighty be
of his Son Jesus Christ among you, and remain
our Lord ; and the bless- with you always. Amen.

THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK.
If any sick Person is desirous of receiving the Communion
at his house, he shall give notice to the Minister ; and
all things necessary being prepared, the Minister shall
there celebrate the Communion, beginning with the Col
lect, Epistle, and Gospel here following.

The Collect.
ALMIGHTY, everliving
God, maker of mankind,
who dost correct those
whom thou dost love, and
ehastise every one whom
thou dost receive ; we be
seech thee to have mercy
upon this thy servant visit
ed with thine hand ; and
to grant that he may take
his sickness patiently ; and
to restore his bodily health,
if it be thy gracious will ;
and that whensoever his
soul shall depart from the
body, it may be without
spot presented unto thee,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

The Epistle.
Heb. xii. 5.
MY son, despise not
thou the chastening of the
Lord, nor faint when thou
art rebuked of him. For
whom the Lord loveth, he
chasteneth, and scourgeth
every son whom he receiv-
eth. The Gospel.
John, v. 24.
VERILY, verily, I say
unto you, he who loveth
my word, and believeth on
him who sent me, hath ev
erlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation ;
but is passed from death
unto life.

After which the Minister shall proceed according to the
form before prescribed for the Holy Communion, begin
ning at the words, Ye who do truly, &c.

END OF THE COMMUNION.

THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

There should be for every Child two or three Sponsors ;
who may most properly be Parents or nearest Relations.

Minister.
HEAR the words of our
Saviour Christ to his Apos
tles. Go ye, and make disci
ples of all nations, baptiz
ing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Hear also what St Pe
ter saith ;
The baptism which sav-
«th us, is not the putting
away the filth of the flesh,
but the answer of a good
conscience toward God.
Dearly beloved,
Ye have brought this
child here to be baptized ;
I demand therefore,
Will ye faithfully and
earnestly exhort this child
to renounce the hurtful
vanities of this world, with
all covetous desires of the

same, and carnal desires
of the flesh, so that he may
not follow, nor be led by
them ?
Answ. I will.
Min. Will ye instruct
him in the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ ?
Answ. I will.
Min. Will ye exhort him
to keep God's holy will
and commandments, and
to walk in the same all the
days of his life ?
Answ. I will.
Then shall the Minister take
the Child into his hands,
and say to the Sponsors,
Name this child.
Then naming it, after them,
• and either dipping it in
the water, or sprinkling
water upon it, he shall say,

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167

I BAPTIZE thee in the
name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Ho
ly Ghost.
Min. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY and ever
blessed God, by whose
providence the different
generations of mankind
are raised up to know thee,
and to enjoy thy favour
for ever; grant that this
child, now dedicated to
thee by our office and min
istry, may be endued with
heavenly virtues, and ever
lastingly saved through thy
mercy, who dost live and
govern all things, world
without end. We beseech
thee to enable thy servants
who are entrusted with the
care of this child, to per
form their duty faithfully ;
give them wisdom to be
his defence against the
temptations incident to
childhood and youth ; and
as he grows up in life, gra
ciously assist them to en
large his understanding and
to open his heart to the
impressions of religion and
virtue. This our petition
we humbly present in the
name of Jesus Christ our
Mediator and Redeemer.
Amen.

WE give thee humble
thanks, O heavenly Father,
that thou hast vouchsafed
to call us to the knowledge
of thy grace, and faith in
thee ; increase this know
ledge, and confirm this
faith in us evermore, that
we may be enabled to mor
tify all our evil and cor
rupt affections, and daily
to proceed in all virtue and
godliness of living, till we
come to that eternal king
dom, which thou hast pro
mised by Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
NOW unto him who is;
able to keep us from fall
ing, and to present us
faultless before the pre
sence of his glory, with
exceeding joy, to the only
wise God our Saviour, be
glory and majesty, domin
ion and power, through
Jesus Christ, for ever and
ever. Amen.
Exhortation to Parents af
ter Baptism, to be read or
omitted, at the discretion
of the Minister.
THE design of receiving
infants by baptism into the
church of Christ, is, to re
mind parents of their duty
to them in their innocent

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and helpless age, to train
them up as his disciples
and the children of God ;
that as they have been the
instruments of bringing
them into this mortal life,
they may have the comfort
of contributing to their fu
ture happiness in a life
which will never end.
Remember then that this
child belongs to God who
gave it to you, that it may
be educated and fitted for
himself; and if through
your criminal neglect or
bad example, his reasona
ble creature be lost, he will
require it at your hands.
Instil therefore into his
tender mind the know
ledge, reverence, and love
of God, the heavenly Fa
ther, and Maker of all ; and
a deep sense of the duty
which he owes to him.
Acquaint him with his be
nevolent designs from the
beginning, for the recovery
of a degenerate and per
ishing world, to their duty
and happiness ; and lead
him to learn the mind and
will of God for his salva
tion, from that inestimable
treasure of wisdom, the
holy scriptures, especially
the words of Christ and
his apostles ; and not from

the doctrines and inven
tions of men.
Check the first risings
of envy and pride in his
breast, by teaching him
humility and a just know
ledge of himself; that all
he possesses or hopes for,
is from God, whose free
bounty alone maketh the
difference between his
creatures. But at the same
time inform him of the dig
nity of his nature ; of the
importance of reason, the
light of God within him,
by which he is to govern
himself, to restrain his ap
petites and passions, mod
erate his affections, to know
the God who made him, to
learn his will, to become
like unto him, holy, just,
and good. Teach him above
all things to abhor false
hood and lies ; and to love
and cultivate truth and in
tegrity, which will make
him amiable in the eyes of
all, and acceptable to God.
Tell him that he is to love
and to do good to all men,
because all are equally the
children of God with him
self, and the objects of his
fatherly kindness and care ;
that he is not born only for
himself, but for others ; to
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169

kind by promoting truth
and virtue, and the public
good. Sow in him betimes
these seeds of piety, chari
ty, sincerity, and all good
ness ; for otherwise the
weeds of evil will spring
up in his heart, which ye
may never afterward be
able to root out. And al
though no pains which ye
can take, can ensure suc
cess ; yet whatever hap
pens, ye will have dis
charged your duty, and not
have the guilt and morti
fying reflection of having
contributed to the ruin and
misery of those you love.
Remember the saying of
the wise man, Train up a
child in the way he should
go, and when he is old, he
will not depart from it. If
your labours should be suc
cessful, it will be a source
of the highest and purest
pleasure and satisfaction to
you ; and ye will have the

joy of leaving behind you
those who may live and do
good in the world, when
ye shall be no more in it.
And may the supreme
Father and Governor of
all things direct and bless
you in the faithful dis
charge of your duty, for
his glory, the good of man
kind, and the advancement
of the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Where there are other Spon
sors who present the Child
to be baptized, and not the
Parents, the Minister may
thus begin the Exhortation,
YE who have now un
dertaken the care of this
child who naturally belongs
to the parents, must take
heed and remember that it
is also a child of God, for
whom it is to be educated
and fitted ; and if through
your, &c.

END OF BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

21

THE BAPTISM

OF THOSE WHO ARE OF RIPER YEARS.

The Minister may begin the Service with the following
Observations, relating to the Appointment, Nature, and
Use of Baptism.

OUR blessed Saviour,
the Lord Jesus Christ, hav
ing himself published his
religion for the salvation
of the world, to the Jewish
nation, commissioned his
apostles to complete the
work he had begun, by
preaching his gospel to all
nations; commanding them
to make disciples, by bap
tizing, and instructing them
in his doctrines and laws.
All power, said he, is
given unto me in heaven
and in earth. Go ye, there
fore, and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost ; teaching them
to observe all things what

soever I commanded you ;
and lo, I am with you al-
way, even to the end of
the world.
By this direction of our
Saviour, all persons are to
be acknowledged as mem
bers of his church, by bap
tism in the name of the
Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
They are then consecrated
to the divine service, in
that religion which came
from God the Father, was
published to the world by
his Son, and confirmed by
the operations of his holy
Spirit. By this ordinance Christ
hath wisely provided to
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171

sense of the purity of his
doctrines, and the obliga
tions to universal holiness
of life, which are incum
bent upon his disciples.
Water is employed as an
emblem of purity, or of
that moral and religious
improvement, in which all
our christian advantages
should terminate.
Let us, therefore, as ma
ny as are here present, re
member the purity of our
christian faith and pro
fessions ; and by the pre
sent administration of bap
tism, take occasion to
establish in our minds a
lively sense of our obliga
tions to serve God, accord
ing to the gospel of his
Son, in holiness and right
eousness all our days.
Then shall the Minister say
to the Person desiring to
be baptized,
OUR Lord Jesus com
manded, that all persons
baptized should be instruct
ed in his holy gospel. You,
in the profession of the
christian faith, present
yourself to be baptized ac
cording to his institution.
Do you now promise, that
you will receive the in
structions of the christian

religion, and govern your
faith and practice by its
doctrines and laws ?
Answ. This I now pro
mise, and by the help of
God, will endeavour to
perform. The Minister shall then bap
tize the Person, saying,
I BAPTIZE thee in the
name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Ho
ly Ghost.
Min. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY God, the
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, regard in mercy
the prayers of thy people ;
and bless thy servant, who
hath now been acknow
ledged as a member of the
christian church, by bap
tism. Incline his heart to
receive with all readiness
the doctrines and instruc
tions of Christ, and to sub
mit faithfully to the au
thority of his laws. Give
him strength to triumph
over the temptations of
vice, and to be steadfast in
the practice of that holi
ness which baptism is de
signed to represent ; that,
living as becometh a good
and faithful member of the

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christian church here on
earth, he may at length
partake in heaven of that
eternal kingdom which
thou hast revealed to us
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. WE give thee humble
thanks, O heavenly Father,
that thou hast vouchsafed
to call us to the knowledge
of thy grace, and faith in
thee ; increase this know
ledge, and confirm this
faith in us evermore, that
we may be enabled to mor
tify all our evil and corrupt
affections, and daily to pro
ceed in all virtue and god
liness of living, till we come
to .that eternal kingdom,
which thou hast promised
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. NOW unto him who is
able to keep us from fall
ing, and to present us fault
less before the presence of
his glory, with exceeding
joy, to the only wise God
our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and pow
er, through Jesus Christ,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Exhortation.
Christian Brother,
IN obedience to the com

mand of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that all persons
baptized be instructed in
his holy religion ; you have
now engaged, by a solemn
promise before God and
this assembly, that you will
receive the instructions of
the christian religion, and
govern your faith and prac
tice by its doctrines and
laws. May you carefully
keep in mind this promise,
and endeavour to perform
it faithfully. You are to
endeavour to improve in
every virtue which relates
to God, your neighbour,
or yourself; and to this
end, you are diligently and
honestly to search the
scriptures. These supply
the only rules of our faith
and doctrine ; they contain
every thing necessary to
eternal salvation ; and from
these sacred records of our
religion, you may obtain
all that information which
is necessary to improve
your understanding and
confirm your faith. Above
all, you are carefully to
obey the precepts of the
gospel, and to cultivate
that purity of heart and af
fections, which all its laws,
ordinances, and doctrines
are designed to promote.
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173

before your eyes, be you
now exhorted, to dis
charge, with fidelity and
exactness the duty you
have now acknowledged.
To the due observance of
it may God incline your
heart; and may he bless

you with success, for your
improvement in christian
knowledge, and holiness
of life, for the honour of
religion, and the glory of
his holy name, through
Jesus Christ our Lord-
Amen.

END OF BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS*

MATRIMONY.

First the Banns of those who are to be married, may be
published in the Church three several Sundays or Holy-
days, in this manner ;

I PUBLISH the Banns
of marriage between M.
of — and N. of — . If any
of you know cause or just
impediment why these two
persons should not be join
ed together in matrimony,
ye are to declare it. This
is the first [second, or third]
time of asking.
When the Persons to be
married are assembled
with their Friends, the
Minister shall say,
DEARLY beloved, we
are gathered together here
in the sight of God, arid in
the face of this congrega
tion, to join together this
man and this woman in
matrimony ; which is an
honourable estate, institut

ed of God in the time of
man's innocency ; which
estate Christ adorned and
beautified with his pre
sence, and first miracle
that he wrought in Cana
of Galilee; and is com
mended of St Paul to
be honourable among all
men ; and therefore is not
by any to be enterprised,
or taken in hand, lightly
or unadvisedly ; but rever
ently, discreetly, soberly,
and in the fear of God.
And also, speaking to the
Persons who are to be
married, he shall say,
I REQUIRE and charge
you both, as ye will an
swer at the dreadful day of
judgment, when the se-

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crets of all hearts shall be
disclosed, that if either of
you know any impediment,
why ye may not be lawful
ly united in matrimony, ye
do now confess it. For
be ye well assured, that so
many as are joined togeth
er otherwise than God's
word doth allow, are not
joined together by God,
neither is their matrimony
lawful. If no impediment be alleged,
then shall the Minister
say unto the Man,
M. WILT thou have
this woman to thy wedded
wife, to live together after
God's ordinance, in the
estate of matrimony ? Wilt
thou love her, comfort her,
honour and keep her, in
sickness and in health, in
sorrow and in joy ; and
forsaking all other, keep
thee only unto her, so long
as ye both shall live ?
The Man shall answer,
I will.
Then shall the Minister say
unto the Woman ;
N. WILT thou have
this man to thy wedded

husband, to live together
after God's ordinance, in
the estate of matrimony ?
Wilt thou love him, com
fort him, honour and keep
him, in sickness and in
health, in sorrow and in
joy ; and forsaking all oth
er, keep thee only unto
him, so long as ye both
shall live ?
The Woman shall answer,
I will.
Then shall the Minister say,
Who giveth this woman
to be married to this man ?
Then the Minister, receiving
the Woman, at her Father's
or Friends' hands, shall
cause the Man with his
right hand, to take the
Woman by her right hand,
and to say after him as
followeth ;
I, M. take thee, N. to
my wedded wife, to have
and to hold, from this day
forward, for better for
worse, for richer for poor
er, in sickness and- in
health, to love and to cher
ish, till death us do part,
according to God's holy
ordinance, and the laws of
the land.

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Then shall the Womanlike-
wise say after the Minister ;
I, N. take thee, M. to my
wedded husband, to have
and to hold, from this day
forward, for better for
worse, for richer for poor
er, in sickness and in
health, to love and to cher
ish, till death us do part,
according to God's holy
ordinance and the laws of
the land.
"Then shall they loose
their hands, and the Man
shall give unto the Woman
a Ring, putting it upon
the fourth finger of her
left hand. And the Man
holding the Ring there,
and taught by the Minis
ter, shaU say,
WITH this ring I thee
wed ; with all my worldly
goods I thee endow ; and
to thee only do I promise
to keep myself, so long as
we both shall live. Amen.
Then the Minister shall say,
Let us pray.
O ETERNAL God,
creator and preserver of
all mankind, giver of all
spiritual grace, the author

of everlasting life ; send
thy blessing upon these thy
servants, whom we bless
in thy name. Enable
them to perform the cove
nant which they have now
made in thy presence.
May they seriously attend
to the duties of the new
relation in which they
stand to each other ; that
it may not be to them a
state of temptation and
sorrow, but of holiness and
comfort ; may they live
together in peace and love ;
and wilt thou, the God of
peace and love, be always
with them, and lead them
in the paths of innocence
and virtue to eternal life ;
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Then shall the Minister
speak unto the People.
FORASMUCH as M.
and N. have consented to
gether in wedlock, and
have witnessed the same
before God and this com
pany, and thereto have en
gaged and pledged them
selves to each other, and
have declared the same by
giving and receiving a ring,
and by joining hands; I
pronounce that they be
Man and Wife ; and those

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whom God hath joined to
gether, let no man put
asunder. Then shall the Minister say,
Let us pray.
O MERCIFUL God
and heavenly Father, who
art the guide, the support
and the felicity of all who
put their trust in thee ; we
beseech thee to bless these
thy servants, and give
them grace to fear and
serve thee all the days of
their life. May their hearts
be united in the closest
bonds of love and purity ;
may they be blessings and
comforts to one another,
sharers of each other's
joys, consolers of each
other's sorrows, and help
ers to one another in all
the changes and chances
of the world ; and grant
that they may so faithfully
discharge the duties which
belong to the condition in
to which they have enter
ed, that they, and all who
may be committed to their
care, may meet together
in that world of perfect
felicity which thou hast re
vealed to us by Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
22

Then shall lie add this
Blessing.
THE Lord God Almigh
ty bless, preserve, and
keep you ; the Lord mer
cifully with his favour look
upon you, and fill you with
all spiritual benediction
and grace ; that ye may so
live together in this life,
that in the world to come
ye may have life everlast
ing. Amen.
Exhortation to the Parties
after marriage ; to be
read or omitted at the dis
cretion of the Minister.
IT will become you to
consider seriously the sa
cred and important engage
ment into which ye have
now entered. Marriage
was ordained for the con
tinuance of the human
kind ; and is the union of
one man with one woman
for their joint happiness,
and for the pious educa
tion of children, where
God gives them ; and by
the original appointment
of God, confirmed by our
Saviour (Gen. ii. 24. Matt.
xix. 4, 5, 6.), this union is
to be perpetual, to be dis
solved only by death. It
was intended by the be-

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nevolent Parent of man
kind, to be a source of the
purest satisfactions, to soft
en the unavoidable eares,
and increase the innocent
pleasures of life, by afford
ing opportunities of shar
ing them with a most inti
mate friend and partner.
By Christians in particular
it is to be looked upon as a
state of perfect indissolu
ble friendship, in which ye
are to carry your regards
for each other beyond the
grave, that ye may so live
in virtue and holiness here,
that ye may live hereafter
in that state, where there
will be no marrying nor
giving in marriage, but ye
shall be as the angels in
heaven. Study then to
correct what is amiss in
your respective tempers
and dispositions, which
may disturb your mutual
love and peace. And be
severe censors of your
selves, but exact not too
much one from another,
and bear with each other's
infirmities, for there is no
thing perfect here below.
None are faultless, but all
are to end eavour to become
such. Cultivate in your
selves, and in each other,
the knowledge and prac
tice of virtue and true re

ligion, as the only founda
tion of present comfort
and future hopes. Study
the scriptures and the
precepts and example of
Christ, who alone hath the
words of eternal life. And
be not extravagant in your
expectations from the
world ; for although it
abound with many inno
cent joys and pleasures,
yet it is not, nor is intend
ed to be, a place of unmix
ed prosperity and enjoy
ment, but a transitory
scene of trial and im
provement for a better
and more enduring state.
The other great end of
marriage is for the well
ordering of families and
right education of children.
This is a matter of the
highest moment. For fam
ilies are the nurseries and
schools, in which the suc
cessive generations of men
are to be instructed and
fitted for their different
stations and employments
in life, to bear their part
and burden in it, to be
helpful to others, good
citizens, useful magistrates,
faithful husbands, virtuous
wives, patterns of all that
is excellent and worthy in
every relation. Of a num
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tions are composed ; and
of all of them together, the
whole community of man
kind. And as these little
seminaries are well tutored
and governed, or neglect
ed, kingdoms, nations, and
the world, are happy or
miserable. Take heed therefore to
set an example of piety
and virtue yourselves ;
and then ye may with au
thority require those who
belong to you, to follow it.
Let the God of heaven be
publicly acknowledged and
Worshipped each day in
your families. At least
let not his name and
worship be forgotten in it
on the Lord's day. Keep
a strict watch over all
who depend upon you ;

and suffer no vice to go
unreproved, or to remain
in your house persisted in
and unamended. For this
would be to encourage it,
and put a snare before
others. By this domestic
care, and godly discipline,
ye will ensure your own
peace, and be a blessing to
your family, your neigh
bours, and country ; but,
which is above all to be
valued and sought for, ye
will be approved by Al
mighty God, and rank with
prophets and apostles in
that future world, where
we are told, that they who
are wise, shall shine as the
brightness Of the firma
ment ; and they who turn
many to righteousness as
the stars for ever and ever.

END OF THE MARRIAGE SERVICE.

THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

To be used when the Sick Person desires it.

The Minister may begin
with saying,
PEACE be to this house,
and to all who dwell in it.
And he may exhort the Sick
Person after this Form^
or some other.
DEARLY beloved,
know this, that Almighty
God is the Lord of life and
death, and of all things to
them pertaining, as youth,
strength, health, age,
weakness, and sickness.
Wherefore, whatsoever
your sickness is, know you
certainly, that it is God's
visitation. And for what
cause soever this sickness
is sent unto you ; whether
it be to try your patience
for the example of others,
and that your faith may be
found in the day of the
Lord, laudable, glorious,

and honourable, to the in
crease of glory and endless
felicity ; or whether it be
sent unto you to correct
and amend in you whatso
ever doth offend the eyes
of your heavenly Father ;
know you certainly, that if
you truly repent of your
sins, and bear your sick
ness patiently, trusting in
God's mercy, manifested
by his dear Son Jesus
Christ, and render unto
him humble thanks for his
fatherly visitation, submit
ting yourself wholly unto
his will, it shall turn to
your profit, and help you
forward in the right way
that leadeth unto everlast
ing life.
If he think fit, the Minister
may proceed in his Ex
hortation.

TAKE therefore in good

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part the chastisement of
the Lord ; for as St Paul
saith, Whom the Lord lov
eth, he chasteneth, and
scourgeth every son whom
he receiveth. If ye en
dure chastening, God deal-
eth with you as with sons ;
for what son is he whom
the Father chasteneth not ?
Furthermore, we have had
fathers of our flesh, who
corrected us, and we gave
them reverence ; shall we
not much rather be in sub
jection unto the Father of
spirits, and live ? For they
verily for a few days chas
tened us after their own
pleasure ; but he for our
profit, that we might be
partakers of his holiness.
These words, good brother,
are written in holy scrip
ture for our comfort and
instruction ; that we should
patiently, and with thanks
giving bear our heavenly
Father's correction, when
soever by any manner of
adversity it shall please
his gracious goodness to
visit us. And there should
be no greater comfort to
christian persons than to
be made like unto Christ,
by suffering patiently ad
versities, troubles, and sick
nesses. For he himself
went not up to joy, but

first he suffered pain ; he
entered not into his glory
before he was crucified.
So truly our way to eternal
joy is to suffer here with
Christ; and our door to
enter into eternal life is
gladly to die with Christ ;
that we may rise again from
death, and dwell with him
in everlasting life.
HEAR further what the
scripture saith for the
comfort of those who are
in sickness and distress.
Then shall be repeated the
following Passages of
Scripture, or a portion of
them. BEHOLD, happy is the
man whom God cOrrect-
eth ; therefore despise not
thou the chastening of the
Almighty; for he maketh
sore, and bindeth up ; he
woundeth, and his hands
makewhole. Job, v. 17,18.
I remember thee upon
my bed, and meditate on
thee in the night watches.
Because thou hast been
my help, therefore under
the shadow of thy wings
will I rejoice. My soul
followeth hard after thee ;
for thy right hand hath

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upholden me. Psal. lxiii.
6, 7, 8.
God restoreth my soul ;
he leadeth me in the path
of righteousness, for his
name's sake. Yea, though
I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil ; for thou
art with me ; thy rod and
thy staff they comfort me.
Psal. xxiii. 3, 4.
The Lord is my portion,
saith my soul ; therefore
will I hope in him. The
Lord is good unto those
who wait for him, to the
soul that seeketh him. It
is good that a man should
both hope and quietly wait
for the salvation of the
Lord. Lam. iii. 24, 25, 26.
For the Lord will not cast
off for ever ; but though he
cause grief, yet will he
have compassion accord
ing to the multitude of his
mercies. For he doth not
afflict willingly, nor grieve
the children of men. Lam.
iii. 31, 32, 33.
I am like a broken ves
sel. But I trusted in thee,
O Lord ; I said, Thou art
my God. My times are
in thy hand ; make thy face
to shine upon thy servant ;
save me for thy mercies'
sake. Psal. xxxi. 12, 14,
15, 16.

I said in my heart, I am
cut off from before thine
eyes ; nevertheless, thou
heardest the voice of my
supplication when I cried
unto thee. Psal. xxxi. 22.
' Be of good courage, and
he shall strengthen your
heart, all ye who hope in
the Lord. Psal. xxxi. 24.
Then shall be said such of
the following Prayers as
may be thought most fit
for the occasion.
O LORD, look down
from heaven, behold, visit,
and relieve this thy servant.
Look upon him with the
eyes of thy mercy ; give
him comfort, and sure con
fidence in thee ; support
him under all the trials of
his present sickness, relieve
his pains, if it seem good
unto thee, and keep him in
perpetual peace and safe
ty ; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, maker of
mankind, who dost correct
those whom thou dost love,
and chastise every one
whom thou dost receive ;
we beseech thee to have
mercy upon this thy serv
ant visited with thy hand,
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thy visitation patiently ;
and fit him, 0 Lord, for
whatever in thy righteous
providence thou hast ap
pointed for him; that he
may have cause to glorify
thy name for his present
sufferings, and find that
thou, O God, of very faith
fulness, hast caused him to
be troubled. Hear our
prayers, O Lord, and grant
our requests, for thy mer
cy's sake in Christ Jesus
our Lord. Amen.
HEAR us, almighty and
most merciful God and
Father ; extend thy accus
tomed goodness to this thy
servant who is grieved
with sickness. Sanctify,
we beseech thee, this thy
fatherly correction to him,
that the sense of his weak
ness may add strength to
his faith, and seriousness
to his repentance ; that if
it shall be thy good plea
sure to restore him to his
former health, he may lead
the residue of his life in
thy fear and to thy glory ;
or else give him grace so
to take thy visitation, that
after this painful life is
ended, he may dwell with
thee in life everlasting,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

Then may be said this
Psalm, commonly called
De Profundis. Psalm 130.
OUT of the deep have
I called unto thee, O Lord ;
Lord, hear my voice.
O let thine ears consider
well the voice of my com
plaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be
extreme to mark what is
done amiss, O Lord, who
may abide it ?
For there is mercy with
thee ; therefore shalt thou
be feared.
I look for the Lord, my
soul doth wait for him, in
his word is my trust.
My soul fleeth unto the
Lord, before the morning
watch, I say, before the
morning watch.
O Israel, trust in the
Lord ; for with the Lord
there is mercy, and with
him is plenteous redemp
tion. And he shall redeem
Israel from all his sins.
Then shall the Minister say,
THE Almighty Lord,
who is a most strong tower
to all those who put their
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things in heaven, in earth,
and under the earth, do
bow and obey, be now and
evermore thy defence ; and
make thee know and feel,
that there is none other
name under heaven given
to man, in whom, and
through whom, thou may-
est receive health and sal
vation, but only the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen. UNTO God's gracious
mercy and protection we
commit thee. The Lord
bless thee and keep thee.
The Lord make his face
to shine upon thee, and be
gracious unto thee. The
Lord lift up his counten
ance upon thee, and give
thee peace, both now and
evermore. Amen.

Note . Any portion of the
above Service may be omit
ted, if the Sick Person is too
iveak to hear the whole.

Prayer for a Sick Per
son WHEN THERE IS SMALL
HOPE OF RECOVERY.
O FATHER of mercies,
God of all comfort, our
only help in time of need ;
we fly unto thee for suc

cour in behalf of this thy
servant, here lying under
thy hand in great weak
ness of body. Look gra
ciously upon him, O Lord;
and the more the outward
man decayeth, strengthen
him, we beseech thee, so
much the more continual
ly with thy grace and ho
ly Spirit in the inner man.
Give him unfeigned repent
ance for the errors of his
life past, and steadfast faith
in thy Son Jesus, that his
sins may be done away by
thy mercy, and his pardon
sealed in heaven, before he
go hence and be no more
seen. We know, O Lord,
that there- is no word im
possible with thee ; and
that if thou wilt, thou canst
even yet raise him up, and
grant him a longer contin
uance amongst us. Yet
forasmuch as in all ap
pearance the time of his
dissolution draweth near ;
so fit and prepare him, we
beseech thee, against the
hour of death, that after
his departure hence in
peace, and in thy favour,
he may in thy appoint
ed time be received into
thine everlasting kingdom,
which thou hast promised
by Jesus Christ our Lord
and Saviour. Amen.

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Commendatory Praters
for a Sick Person at the
point of departure.
O ALMIGHTY God
and Father of mankind,
with whom the spirits of
just men made perfect
shall live for ever ; we hum
bly commend the soul of
this thy servant, our dear
brother, into thy hands, as
into the hands of a faith
ful Creator, and most mer
ciful Saviour ; most hum
bly beseeching thee that it
may be precious in thy
sight. And teach us who
survive, in this and other
like daily spectacles of
mortality, to see how frail
and uncertain our own con
dition is, and so to number
our days, that we may se
riously apply our hearts to
that holy and heavenly wis
dom, while we live here,
which may in the end bring
us to life everlasting,
through Jesus Christ thy
Son our Lord. Amen.
O LORD God Almighty,
most holy and gracious
Father, we humbly com
mend the soul of thy ser
vant into thy hands, thy
most merciful hands. Im
pute not unto him the fol
lies of his youth, nor any
23

of the errors of his life ;
but strengthen him in his
agony, and carry him safe
ly through his last distress.
Let not his faith waver,
nor his hope fail ; may he
die in peace, and rest in
hope, and rise in glory, for
thine infinite mercy's sake
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.Prayer in case of Sudden
Extremity.
O MOST gracious Fa
ther, Judge of the living
and the dead, behold thy
servants running to thee
for pity and mercy in be
half of this thy servant
whom thou hast smitten
with thy hasty rod and a
swift angel. If it be thy
will, O spare him a little,
that he may recover his
strength before he go hence,
and be no more seen.
But if thou hast otherwise
appointed, let the miracles
of thy compassion and thy
wonderful mercy supply to
him the want of the usual
measures of time, and the
periods of repentance, and
the trimming of his lamp.
O thou, who regardest the
heart and the measures of
the mind more than the de
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time, let it be thy pleasure
to rescue the soul of thy
servant from all the evils
he hath deserved, and all
the evils he fears. Stir up
in him such effectual con
trition for sin, and fervent
love for thee, as may make
him to be accepted with
thee ; so that among the
songs which to eternal
ages thy saints and holy
angels shall sing to the
honour of thy mercy, it
may be ascribed to thy
glory that thou hast re
deemed thy servant from
the second death, and
made him partaker of the
gift of God, eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Prayer for a Sick Child.
O ALMIGHTY God and
merciful Father, to whom
alone belong the issues of
life and death ; look down
from heaven, we humbly
beseech thee, with the eyes
of mercy upon this child
now lying upon the bed of
sickness ; visit him, O Lord,
with thy salvation ; deliver
him in thy good appoint
ed time from his bodily
pain, and sanctify this thy
fatherly chastisement to
him ; that if it shall be thy

pleasure to prolong his
days here on earth, he may
live to thee, and be an in
strument of thy glory, by
serving thee faithfully, and
doing good in his genera
tion; or else receive him
to thyself among those who
have fallen asleep in the
Lord Jesus, and who shall
be raised by thee to end
less life and happiness at
the last day. Grant this,
O Lord, for thy mercy's
sake, in the name of thy Son
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen. Prayer for a Lunatic
O LORD, the only wise
God, from whom we have
received all the faculties
of our souls ; thou art good
and righteous in all thy
dispensations, though the
reasons of them may be
unknown to us thine imper
fect creatures. We hum
bly beseech thee to dispel,
if it be agreeable to thine
infinite wisdom, the clouds
in which the soul of thy
servant is now involved ;
that he may regain his un
derstanding, and the right
use of his faculties. Heal
his disordered mind, com
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the means used for his re
covery; make him tracta
ble in the use of remedies,
and willing to comply with
the advice of his friends.
But if no means can effect
his cure, let him possess his
soul in peace, and in every
interval of reason address
his prayer unto thee ; that
when his earthly taberna
cle shall be dissolved, he
may rejoice in his former
inability to pursue the
pleasures of the world, and
be presented unto thee
pure and undefiled. Hear
our prayer when we call
upon thee ; hear us for him,
who is not able to pray for
himself, for the sake of
thine infinite mercy in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Prayer forPersons trou
bled in Mind or in Con
science. O BLESSED Lord, the
Father of mercies, and the
God of all comforts, we be
seech thee to look down in
pity and compassion upon
this thine afflicted servant.
Thou writest bitter things
against him, and makest
him to possess his former
iniquities ; thy wrath lieth
hard upon him, and his

soul is full of trouble. But,
O merciful God, who hast
written thy holy word for
our learning, that we
through patience and com
fort of thy holy scriptures
might have hope ; give him
a right understanding of
himself, and of thy threats
and promises, that he may
neither cast away his con
fidence in thee, nor place
it any where but in thee.
Give him strength against
all his temptations, and
heal all his troubles. Break
not the bruised reed, nor
quench the smoking flax.
Shut not up thy tender
mercies in displeasure ; but
make him to hear of joy
and gladness, that the
bones which thou hast
broken may rejoice. De
liver him from all disquiet
ing fears, and lift up the
light of thy countenance
upon him, and give him
peace, through the media
tion of Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Prayer fo* One under
the Dread of God's Wrath.
O ALMIGHTY God,
the aid of all who are in
need, and the helper of all
who flee to thee for suc
cour ; accept we beseech

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thee, our humble supplica
tions for this thy servant
labouring under the dread
ful apprehensions of thy
wrath. O Lord, enter not
into judgment with him ;
but make him sensible that
though the wages of sin
are death, the gift of God
is eternal life ; that thou
wouldest not the death of a
sinner, and art not willing
that any should perish ;
that thou dost always pun
ish less than we deserve,
and in the midst of judg
ment dost remember mer
cy. Revive his soul with
a sense of thy love, and
the hopes of obtaining thy
pardon, and the joy of thy
salvation ; that he may be
raised from this dejection,
and show with gladness
what thou hast done for his
soul ; and this we humbly
ask in the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thanksgiving for the
Beginning of a Recovery.
GREAT and mighty
God, who bringest down

to the grave and bringest
up again; we bless thy
wonderful goodness, for
having turned our heavi
ness into joy and our
mourning into gladness,
by restoring this our broth
er to some degree of his
former health. Blessed be
thy name, that thou didst
not forsake him in Ms sick
ness ; but didst visit him
with comforts from above ;
didst support him in pa
tience and submission to
thy will ; and at last, didst
send him relief. Perfect,
we beseech thee, this thy
mercy towards him, and
prosper the means which
shall be made use of for
his cure ; that being re
stored to health of body,
vigour of mind, and cheer
fulness of spirit, he may
offer thee a spiritual obla
tion with great gladness,
and bless thy holy name
for all thy goodness to
wards him, through Jesus
Christ our Saviour, through
whom we ascribe unto thee
all honour and glory, world
without end. Amen.

END OF THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

When the Procession is entering the Church, the Minister
shall utter these Sentences.

I AM the resurrection
and the life, saith the
Lord ; he who believeth
in me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live ;
and whosoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never
die. John, xi. 25, 26.
I KNOW that my Re
deemer liveth, and that he
shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth. And
though after my skin,
worms destroy this body,
yet in my flesh shall I see
God. Job, xix. 25, 26.
WE brought nothing in
to this world, and it is cer
tain we can carry nothing
out. The Lord gave, and
the Lord hath taken away ;
blessed be the name of the

Lord.
i. 21.

1 Tim. vi. 7. Job,

Then shall be said the fol
lowing Passages from the
39th and 90th Psalms.
Psalm 39.
LORD, make me to
know mine end, and the
measure of my days, that
I may know how frail I am.
Behold thou hast made
my days as it were a span
long, and mine age is even
as nothing in respect of
thee ; and verily every
man living is altogether
vanity. For man walketh in a
vain shadow, and disqui-
eteth himself in vain ; he
heapeth up riches, and

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cannot tell who shall gath
er them.
And now, Lord, what is
my hope ? truly my hope
is even in thee.
I became dumb, and
opened not my mouth ; for
it was thy doing.
Take thy plague away
from me ; I am consumed
by the blow of thy heavy
hand. When thou with rebukes
dost chasten man for sin,
thou makest his beauty to
consume away, like as it
were a moth fretting a gar
ment ; surely every man
is vanity. Hear my prayer, O
Lord, and with thine ears
consider my calling ; hold
not thy peace at my tears ;
For I am a stranger with
thee, and a sojourner, as all
my fathers were.
O spare me a little, that
I may recover my strength,
before I go hence, and be
no more seen.
Psalm 90.
LORD, thou hast been
our refuge from one gen
eration to another.
Before the mountains
were brought forth, or ev
er thou hadst formed the
earth and the world, even

from everlasting to ever
lasting, thou art God.
Thou turnest man to
destruction ; and sayest,
Return, ye children of
men. For a thousand years in
thy sight are but as yes
terday, when it is past, or
a watch in the night.
As soon as thou scatter-
est them, they are even as
a sleep, and fade away
suddenly like the grass ;
In the morning it is
green, and groweth up ;
but in the evening it is cut
down, dried up, and with
ered. The days of our age
are threescore years and
ten ; and though men be
so strong, that they come
to fourscore years, yet is
their strength then but
labour and sorrow ; so
soon passeth it away, and
we are gone.
So teach us to number
our days, that we may ap
ply our hearts unto wis
dom. Then shall follow these Se
lections from 1 Cor. xv.
NOW is Christ risen
from the dead, and be
come the first fruits of
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since by man came death,
by man came also the
resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ shall all
be made alive.
There is one glory of
the sun, and another glory
of the moon, and another
glory of the stars ; for one
star differeth from another
star in glory. So also is the
resurrection of the dead.
It is sown* in corruption, it
is raised in incorruption ;
it is sown in dishonour, it
is raised in glory; it is
sown in weakness, it is
raised in power ; it is sown
a natural body, it is raised
a spiritual body.
Now this I say, breth
ren, that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom
of God ; neither doth cor
ruption inherit incorrup
tion. For this corruptible
must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put
on immortality. So when
this corruptible shall have
put on incorruption, and
this mortal shall have put
on immortality, then shall
be brought to pass the say
ing that is written, Death
is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy
sting ? O grave, where is
thy victory ? The sting of

death is sin, and the
strength of sin is the law ;
but thanks be to God,
who giveth us the victory,
through our Lord Jesus
Christ. Then the Minister, either at
the Grave, or in the body
of the Church, shall say,
MAN who is born of a
woman, hath but a short
time to live, and is full of
misery. He cometh up,
and is cut down like a
flower ; ' he fleeth as it
were a shadow, and never
continueth in one stay.
In the midst of life we
are in death ; of whom
may we seek for succour y
but of thee, O Lord, who
for our sins art justly dis
pleased ?
Yet, O Lord God most
holy, O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful
Father, deliver us not into
the bitter pains of eternal
death. Thou knowest, Lord,
the secrets of our hearts ;
shut not thy merciful ears
to our prayers ; but spare
us, Lord most holy, O God
most mighty, O holy and
merciful Father, thou
most worthy Judge eternal,
suffer us not at our last

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hour, for any pains of
death, to fall from thee.

Then while the Earth shall
be cast upon the Body by
some standing by, the
Minister shall say,

FORASMUCH as it
hath pleased Almighty
God to take unto himself
the soul of our deceased
brother, we therefore com
mit his body to the ground ;
earth to earth, ashes to
ashes, dust to dust ; look
ing for the general resur
rection in the last day,
when the earth and the
sea shall give up their
dead, and the corruptible
bodies of those who sleep
in Jesus shall be changed
and made like unto his
glorious body, according
to the mighty working
whereby he is able to sub
due all things to himself.
Then shall be said,
I HEARD a voice from
heaven, saying unto me,
Write ; From henceforth
blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord ; even so
saith the Spirit ; for they
rest from their labours.

Minister.
Let us pray.
The Collect.
O MERCIFUL God,
the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who is the
resurrection and the life ;
in whom whosoever be
lieveth shall live, though
he die ; and whosoever
liveth and believeth in him
shall not die eternally ;
who also hath taught us
by his holy apostle St
Paul, not to be sorry, as
men without hope, for
those who sleep in him ;
we humbly beseech thee,
O Father, to raise us from
the death of sin unto the
life of righteousness ; that
when we shall depart this
life, we may rest in him ;
and that at the general
resurrection in the last
day, we may be found ac
ceptable in thy sight, and
receive that blessing which
thy well beloved Son shall
then pronounce to all that
love and fear thee, saying,
Come, ye blessed children
of my Father, receive the
kingdom prepared for you
from the beginning of the
world. Grant this, we be-

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seech thee, O merciful
Father, through Jesus
Christ our Mediator and
Redeemer. Amen.
Or this.
O ALMIGHTY and
everliving God, we thy
creatures, who are crushed
before the moth, would
prostrate our spirits before
thee, and humbly acknow
ledge thee as the Lord of
life and death, the dispos
er of all events, the wit
ness and the judge of men.
We fly to thee as our eter
nal refuge ; we rest our
selves upon thee, the Rock
of Ages. We would see
thy hand in all the circum
stances of our lives ; we
would confess the wisdom
which created us of the
dust ; and bow to the de
cree which has determined,
that unto dust we shall re
turn. Thou knowest our
frame, thou rememberest
that we are but dust ; we
therefore pray thee, help
our infirmities, and piti
fully behold the sorrows
of our hearts. Sanctify
to this family the affliction
which thou hast called
them to bear. Pour into
their troubled minds the
consolations of thy Spirit,
24

and teach them to turn
this sorrow to their eternal
good. May they be still,
and know that thou art
God, and that thou dost
not willingly afflict or
grieve the children of men.
May they resign without
murmuring this object of
their love, assured that
though lost to them, he
lives to thee. May they
endure tribulation as be-
cometh thy children, and
disciples of thy Son Jesus
Christ. O Lord, regard all thy
servants in mercy. Lead
us through this valley of
tears with safety and peace,
with holiness and religion,
with spiritual comfort and
joy; that when we have
served thee in our gener
ations, we may be gather
ed unto our fathers, having
the testimony of a good
conscience, and in the
hope that neither death
nor life, nor angels nor
principalities, nor powers,
nor things present, nor
things to come, nor height
nor depth, nor any other
creature, will be able to
separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord. Amen.
THE grace of our Lord

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Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be
with us all evermore.
Amen.

At the Burial of the
Dead at Sea, the preceding
Service may be used ; only

instead of these words, We
therefore commit his
body to the ground, earth
to earth, ashes to ashes,
dust to dust ; looking for,
&c. shall be said, We
therefore commit his body
to the deep, to be turned
into corruption ; looking
for, &c.

END OF THE BURIAL SERVICE.

A SELECTION

FROM THE

PSALMS OF DAVID.

The First Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 1.
BLESSED is the man
who walketh not in the
counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of
sinners, nor sitteth in the
seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the
law of the Lord, and in his
law doth he exercise him
self day and night.
And he shall be like a
tree planted by the water
side, that will bring forth
his fruit in due season.
His leaf also shall not
wither ; and whatsoever
he doeth, it shall prosper.
As for the ungodly, it is

not so with them ; but
they are like the chaff
which the wind scattereth
away. Therefore the ungodly
shall not be able to stand
in the judgment ; neither
the sinners in the congre
gation of the righteous.
For the Lord knoweth
the way of the righteous ;
but the way of the ungodly
shall perish. Psalm 3.
LORD, how are they
increased who trouble me !
many are they who rise up
against me.
Many there be who say
of my soul, There is no
help for him in his God.
But thou, O Lord, art

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PSALMS.

Day 1.

my defender ; thou art my
glory, and the lifter up of
my head.
I did call upon the Lord
with my voice, and he
heard me out of his holy
hill. I laid me down and slept,
and rose up again ; for the
Lord sustained me.
Salvation belongeth un
to the Lord, and thy bless
ing is upon thy people.
Psalm 4.
HEAR me when I call,
O God of my righteous
ness ; thou hast set me at
liberty when I was in trou
ble ; have mercy upon
me, and hearken unto my
prayer. O ye sons of men, how
long will ye turn my glory
into shame, and have such
pleasure in vanity, and seek
after falsehood ?
Know this, that the Lord
hath chosen to himself the
man who is godly ; when I
call upon the Lord he will
hear me.
Stand in awe, and sin
not ; commune with your
own heart, and in your
chamber, and be still.
Offer the sacrifice of
righteousness, and put
your trust in the Lord.
There be many who

say, Who will show us any
good ?
Lord, lift thou up the
light of thy countenance
upon us.
Thou hast put gladness
in my heart, more than
when their corn, and wine,
and oil, increased.
I will lay me down in
peace, and take my rest,
for it is thou, O Lord, on
ly, who makest me dwell
in safety.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour andglory, &c.

Evening Praver.
Psalm 5.
GIVE ear unto my
words, O Lord ; consider
my meditation.
O hearken thou unto
the voice of my calling,
my King and my God ; for
unto thee will I make my
prayer. My voice shalt thou hear
betimes, O Lord ; early in
the morning will I direct
my prayer unto thee, and
will look up.
For thou art a God who
hast no pleasure in wick
edness ; neither shall any
evil dwell with thee.

Day 1.

PSALMS.

197

Such as be foolish shall
not stand in thy sight ; for
thou hatest all those who
work vanity.
Thou shalt destroy those
who speak falsehood ; the
Lord will abhor both the
bloodthirsty and deceitful
man. But as for me, I will
come into thy house, even
upon the multitude of thy
mercy ; and in thy fear will
I worship toward thy holy
temple. Lead me, O Lord, in
thy righteousness, because
of mine enemies ; make
thy way plain before my
face. Let all those who put
their trust in thee rejoice ;
they shall ever be giving
of thanks, because thou
defendest them ; they who
love thy name, shall be
joyful in thee.
For thou, Lord, wilt
give thy blessing unto the
righteous ; and with thy
favourable kindness wilt
thou defend him as with a
shield. Psalm 7.
O LORD my God, in
thee have I put my trust ;
save me from all those who
persecute me, and deliver
me ;

Lest he devour my soul
like a lion, and tear it in
pieces, while there is none
to help.
O Lord my God, if I
have done this thing ; or
if there be. any wickedness
in my hands ;
If I have rewarded evil
unto him who dealt friend
ly with me ; (yea, I have
delivered him who without
any cause is mine enemy ;)
Then let mine enemy
persecute my soul, and
take it ; yea, let him tread
my life down upon the
earth, and lay mine honour
in the dust.
The Lord shall judge
the people ; give sentence
with me, O Lord, accord
ing to my righteousness,
and according to the inno-
cency that is in me.
O let the wickedness of
the ungodly come to an
end ; but guide thou the
just. For the righteous God
trieth the very hearts and
reins. My help cometh of God ;
who preserveth those who
are true of heart.
God is a righteous
judge ; and God is pro
voked every day.
I will give thanks unto
the Lord, according to his

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PSALMS.

Day 2.

righteousness ; and I will
praise the name of the
Lord most high.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c

The Second Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 8.
O LORD our Governor,
how excellent is thy name
in all the world ! thou who
hast set thy glory above
the heavens !
Out of the mouth of very
babes and sucklings hast
thou ordained strength,
because of thine enemies ;
that thou mightest still the
enemy and the revengeful.
When I consider thy
heavens, even the work of
thy fingers ; the moon and
the stars which thou hast
ordained ;
What is man, that thou
art mindful of him? and
the son of man, that thou
visitest him ?
Thou madest him a lit
tle lower than the angels,
and hast crowned him with
glory and honour.
Thou makest him to
have dominion over the

works of thy hands ; and
thou hast put all things
under his feet ;
All sheep and oxen,
yea, and the beasts of the
field; The fowls of the air,
and the fishes of the sea,
and whatsoever passeth
through the paths of the
seas. O Lord our Governor,
how excellent is thy name
in all the world !
Psalm 9.
I WILL give thanks
unto thee, O Lord, with
my whole heart ; I will
speak of all thy marvellous
works. I will be glad and re
joice in thee ; I will sing
praise to thy name, O thou
Most High.
Thou hast rebuked the
heathen, and destroyed the
ungodly ; thou hast put out
their name for ever and
ever. Desolations have con
sumed the enemy for ever ;
and as to the cities which
thou hast destroyed, their
memory is perished with
them. But the Lord shall en
dure for ever ; he hath
prepared his throne for
judgment.

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199

And he shall judge the
world in righteousness, and
minister true judgment un
to the people.
The Lord also will be
a defence for the oppress
ed, even a refuge in time
of trouble.
And they who know thy
name, will put their trust
in thee ; for thou, Lord,
hast never failed those who
seek thee.
O praise the Lord who
dwelleth in Sion; show
the people of his doings.
For when he maketh in
quisition for blood, he re-
membereth them, and for-
getteth not the complaint
of the poor.
The heathen are sunk
down in the pit that they
made ; in the same net
which they hid privily, is
their own foot taken.
The Lord is known to
execute judgment ; the un
godly is ensnared in the
work of his own hands.
The wicked shall be
turned into the pit, and all
the people who forget God.
For the poor shall not
always be forgotten ; the
patient abiding of the
meek shall not perish for
ever. Arise, O Lord, and let
not man prevail; let the

heathen be judged in thy
sight. Put them in fear, O
Lord; that the heathen
may know themselves to
be but men.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 11.
IN the Lord put I my
trust ; how say ye then to
my soul, that she should
flee as a bird unto the hill ?
For lo the ungodly bend
their bow, and make ready
their arrows within the
quiver, that they may pri
vily shoot at those who
are true of heart.
If the foundation be cast
down, what can the right
eous do ?
The Lord is in his holy
temple ; the Lord's throne
is in heaven.
His eyes consider the
poor ; and his eyelids try
the children of men.
The Lord trieth the
righteous ; but the ungod
ly and him who delighteth
in wickedness, doth his
soul abhor.
Upon the ungodly ne

200

PSALMS.

Day 2.

shall rain snares, fire and
brimstone, storm and tem
pest ; this shall be the por
tion of their cup.
For the righteous Lord
loveth righteousness ; his
countenance will behold
the thing that is just.
Psalm 12.
HELP, Lord, for the
godly man ceaseth, for the
faithful fail from among
the children of men.
They speak vanity every
one with his neighbour ;
they do but flatter with
their lips, and dissemble
in their double heart.
The Lord shall root out
all deceitful lips, and the
tongue that speaketh proud
things ;
Who have said, With
our tongue will we pre
vail ; we are they who
ought to speak ; who is
lord over us ?
Now for the oppression
of the needy, and because
of the deep sighing of the
poor ;
I will arise, saith the
Lord, and will help every
one from him who swelleth
against him, and will set
him at rest.
The words of the Lord
are pure words ; even as
the silver which from the

earth is tried, and purified
seven times in the fire.
Thou shalt keep them,
O Lord; thou shalt pre
serve them from this gen
eration for ever.
Psalm 15.
LORD, who shall dwell
in thy tabernacle ? or who
shall rest upon thy holy
hill? Even he who leadeth an
uncorrupt life, and doeth
the thing which is right,
and speaketh the truth
from his heart.
He who hath used no
deceit in his tongue, nor
done evil to his neighbour,
nor slandered his neigh
bour. He who despiseth a
worthless person, but hon-
oureth those who fear the
Lord. He who sweareth unto
his neighbour, and disap-
pointeth him not, though it
were to his own hindrance.
He who hath not given
his money upon usury, nor
taken a bribe against the
innocent. Whoso doeth these things
shall never fall.
Psalm 16.
PRESERVE me, O God;
for in thee have I put my
trust.

Day 3.

PSALMS.

201

O my soul, thou hast
said unto the Lord, Thou
art my God; my good
deeds are nothing unto
thee ;
But to the saints who
are on the earth, and to
the excellent, in whom is
all my delight.
They who run after an
other god, shall have great
trouble. Their drink offerings of
blood will I not offer ; nei
ther make mention of their
names with my lips.
The Lord himself is the
portion of min§ inherit
ance, and of my cup ; thou
shalt maintain my lot.
The lot is fallen unto me
in a fair ground ; yea, I
have a goodly heritage.
I will thank the Lord
for giving me warning ;
my secret thoughts also
instruct me in the night
season. I have set the Lord al-
way before me ; for he is
on my right hand, there
fore I shall not fall.
Wherefore my heart was
glad, and my tongue re
joiced ; my flesh also shall
rest in hope.
For why ? thou shalt not
leave my soul in the grave ;
neither shalt thou suffer

thy holy one to see cor
ruption. Thou shalt show me the
path of life ; in thy pre
sence is fulness of joy ; and
at thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Third Day.
Morning Pbayer.
Psalm 18.
I WILL love thee, O
Lord, my strength ; the
Lord is my rock, and my
defence ; my Saviour, my
God, and my might, in
whom I will trust ; my
buckler, the horn also of
my salvation, and my
refuge. I will call upon the Lord,
who is worthy to be prais
ed ; so shall I be safe from
mine enemies.
When the waves of death
compassed me, and the
floods of ungodliness made
me afraid ;
When the sorrows of the
grave surrounded me, and
the toils of death overtook
me ;

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PSALMS.

Day 3.

In my distress I called
upon the Lord, and cried
unto my God.
So he heard my voice
out of his holy temple ; and
my complaint came before
him, even into his ears.
Then the earth trembled
and quaked ; the very foun
dations also of the hills
shook, and were removed,
because he was wroth.
There went a smoke out
in his presence, and a con
suming fire out of his
mouth ; so that coals were
kindled at it.
He bowed the heavens
also, and came down ; and
it was dark under his feet.
He rode upon the che
rubim, and did fly; he
came flying upon the wings
of the wind.
He made darkness his
pavilion ; his tent round
about him was dark waters
and thick clouds of the
skies. At the brightness- of his
presence black clouds
swept along, bolts of fire
were kindled.
The Lord also thunder
ed in the heaven, and the
Highest gave his voice,
hailstones, and coals of
fire. He sent out his arrows,
and scattered them; he

cast forth lightnings, and
destroyed them.
The springs of waters
were seen, and the founda
tions of the round world
were ;discovered at thy
chiding, O Lord, at the
blasting of the breath of
thy displeasure.
He sent down from
above ; he took me, he
drew me out of many wa
ters. He delivered me from
my strongest enemy, and
from those who hated me ;
for they were too mighty
for me. '*
They assaulted me in
the day of my trouble ; but
the Lord was my upholder.
He brought me forth al
so into a place of liberty ;
he brought me forth, even
because he had a favour
unto me.
The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteous
dealings ; according to the
cleanness of my hands did
he recompense me.
For I have kept the
ways of the Lord, and
have not wickedly depart
ed from my God.
For all his judgments
were before me, and I did
not put away his statutes
from me.
I was also upright before

Day 3.

PSALMS.

203

him; and I kept myself
from iniquity.
Therefore hath the Lord
rewarded me according to
my righteous dealing, ac
cording to the cleanness
of my hands in his sight.
With the merciful thou
wilt show thyself merciful ;
with an upright man thou
wilt show thyself upright.
With the pure thou wilt
show thyself pure, and
with the froward thou wilt
deal according to their
frowardness. For thou wilt save the
people who are in adver
sity ; and wilt bring down
the high looks of the proud.
Thou also wilt light my
candle ; the Lord my God
will make my darkness to
be light.
The way of Go'd is an
undefiled way ; the word
of the Lord is tried ; he is
the defender of all who put
their trust in him.
For who is God, but the
Lord? or who hath any
strength, except our God ?
It is God who- girdeth
me with strength, and
maketh my way perfect.
Thou hast given me the
shield of thy salvation ; thy
right hand also hath hold-
en me up, and thy loving

correction hath made me
great. Thou hast enlarged my
steps under me, so that my
feet shall not slide.
The Lord liveth, and
blessed be my strong help
er ; and praised be the God
of my salvation.
It is he who delivereth
me from mine enemies, and
setteth me up above mine
adversaries ; thou shalt rid
me from the wicked man.
For this cause will I
give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, among the Gentiles,
and sing praises unto thy
name. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 19.
THE heavens declare
the glory of God ; and the
firmament showeth his
handy work.
Day unto day uttereth
speech ; night unto night
showeth knowledge.
There is no speech nor
language where their voice
is not heard.
Their sounds are gone
out into all lands ; and

204

PSALMS.

Day 3.

their words into the ends
of the world.
In them hath he set a
tabernacle for the sun,
who cometh forth as a
bridegroom out of his
chamber, and rejoiceth as
a giant to run his course.
He goeth forth from the
uttermost part of the hea
ven, and his circuit is unto
the end of it again ; and
there is nothing hid from
his heat.
The law of the Lord is
an undefiled law, convert
ing the soul ; the testimony
of the Lord is sure, and
giveth wisdom unto the
simple. The statutes of the
Lord are right, and rejoice
the heart ; the command
ment of the Lord is pure,
and giveth light unto the
eyes. The fear of the Lord is
clean, and endure th for
ever ; the judgments of
the Lord are true, and
righteous altogether.
More to be desired are
they than gold, yea, than
much fine gold ; sweeter
also than honey, and the
honeycomb. Moreover, by them is
thy servant taught ; and in
keeping of them there is
great reward.

Who can tell how oft
he offendeth ? O cleanse
thou me from my secret
faults. Keep thy servant also
from presumptuous sins,
lest they get the dominion
over me ; so shall I be un
defiled, and innocent from
the great offence.
Let the words of my
mouth, and the meditation
of my heart, be always
acceptable in thy sight,
O Lord, my strength,
and my redeemer. Psalm 20.
THE Lord hear thee in
the day of trouble ; the
name of the God of Jacob
defend thee ;
Send thee help from the
sanctuary, and strengthen
thee ou*t of Sion ;
Grant thee thy heart's
desire, and fulfil all thy
mind. We will rejoice in thy
salvation, and triumph in
the name of the Lord our
God ; the Lord perform all
thy petitions.
Now know I, that the
Lord helpeth his anointed,
and will hear him from his
holy heaven, even with the
wholesome strength of his
right hand.
Some put their trust in

Day 4.

PSALMS.

205

chariots, and some in hor
ses ; but we will remember
the name of the Lord our
God. They are brought
down, and fallen ; but we
are risen, and stand up
right. Save, Lord, and hear
us, O King of heaven,
when we call upon thee.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Fourth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 23.
THE Lord is my shep
herd ; therefore can I lack
nothing. He maketh me to lie
down in green pastures, he
leadeth me beside the still
waters. He restoreth my soul,
and bringeth me forth in
the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk
through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will
fear no evil ; for thou art
with me, thy rod and thy
staff comfort me.
Thou preparest a table

before me in the presence
of mine enemies ; thou
anointest my head with
oil, and my cup runneth
over. Surely thy loving kind
ness and mercy shall fol
low me all the days of my
life ; and I will dwell in
the house of the Lord for

ever.

Psalm 24.

THE earth is the Lord's,
and all that therein is ;
the world, and they who
dwell therein.
For he hath founded it
upon the seas, and estab
lished it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend into
the hill of the Lord ? or
who shall rise up in his
holy place ?
Even he who hath clean
hands and a pure heart,
and who hath not lifted
up his mind unto vanity,
nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive a bless
ing from the Lord, and
righteousness from the
God of his salvation.
This is the generation
of those who seek him,
even of those who seek
thy face, O Jacob.
Lift up your heads, O
ye gates, and be ye lifted
up, ye everlasting doors ;

206

PSALMS.

Day 4.

and the King of glory shall
come in.
Who is the King of
glory ? It is the Lord,
strong and mighty, even
the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O
ye gates, and be ye lifted
up, ye everlasting doors ;
and the King of glory shall
come in.
Who is the King of glo
ry ? Even the Lord of
hosts, he is the King of
glory. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 25.
UNTO thee, O Lord,
will I lift up my soul ; my
God, I have put my trust
iii thee ; O let me not be
confounded, neither let
mine enemies triumph
over me.
For all they who hope
in thee, shall not be asham
ed ; but such as tran-
gress without a cause shall
be put to confusion.
Show me thy ways, O
Lord, and teach me thy
paths. Lead me forth in thy

truth, and teach me ; for
thou art the God of my
salvation ; in thee hath
been my hope all the day
long. Call to remembrance,
O Lord, thy tender mer
cies, and thy loving kind
nesses, which have been
ever of old.
O remember not the
sins and offences of my
youth ; but according to
thy mercy think thou upon
me, for thy goodness
sake, O Lord.
Gracious and righteous
is the Lord ; therefore will
he teach sinners in the
way. Those who are meek
shall he guide in judg
ment ; and such as are
gentle, them shall he teach
his way.
All the paths of the
Lord are mercy and truth,
unto such as keep his cov
enant and his testimonies.
For thy name's sake, O
Lord, be merciful unto my
sin, for it is great.
What man is he who
feareth the Lord ? him shall
he teach in the way that
he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at
ease ; and his seed shall
inherit the land.
The secret of the Lord

Day 5.

PSALMS.

207

is among those who fear
him; and he will show
them his covenant.
Mine eyes are ever look
ing unto the Lord , for he
shall pluck my feet out of
the net.
Turn thee unto me, and
have mercy upon me ; for
I am desolate and in mise
ry. The sorrows of my heart
are enlarged ; O bring
thou me out of my trou
bles. Look upon my adversity
and misery, and forgive
me all my sin.
O keep my soul, and
deliver me ; let me not be
confounded ; for I have
put my trust in thee.
Let perfectness and
righteous dealing preserve
me ; for my hope hath
been in thee.
Deliver Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Fifth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 26.
BE thou my judge, O

Lord, for I have walked
innocently ; my trust hath
been also in the Lord ;
therefore shall I not fall.
Examine me, O Lord,
and prove me ; try my reins
and my heart.
For thy loving kindness
is ever before mine eyes,
and I will walk in thy
truth. I have not dwelt with
vain persons ; neither will
I have fellowship with the
deceitful. I have hated the con
gregation of the wicked ;
and will not sit among the
ungodly. I will wash my hands in
innocency, O Lord, and
so will I go to thine altar ;
That I may show the
voice of thanksgiving, and
tell of all thy wondrous
works. Lord, I have loved the
habitation of thy house,
and the place where thine
honour dwelleth.
O shut not up my soul
with the sinners, nor my
life with the blood thirsty ;
In whose hands is wick
edness, and their right
hand is full of bribes.
But as for me, I wilt
walk innocently ; O deliv
er me, and be merciful
unto me.

208

PSALMS.

Day 5.

My foot standeth right ;
I will praise the Lord in
the congregations. Psalm 27.
THE Lord is my light
and my salvation ; whom
then shall I fear? The
Lord is the strength of my
life ; of whom then shall
I be afraid ?
Though an host of men
encamp against me, yet
shall not my heart be
afraid ; and though there
rise up war against me,
yet will I put my trust in
him. One thing have I desired
of the Lord, which I will
seek after ; even that I may
dwell in the house of the
Lord all the days of my
life, to behold the fair
beauty of the Lord, and
to visit his temple.
For in the time of trou
ble he shall hide me in his
tabernacle ; yea, in the se
cret place of his dwelling
shall he hide me, and set
me upon a rock of stone.
Therefore will I offer in
his dwelling an oblation
with great gladness ; I will
sing and speak praises un
to the Lord.
Hearken unto my voice,
O Lord, when I cry unto
thee ; have mercy upon
me, and hear me.

When thou saidst, Seek
ye my face ; my heart said
unto thee, Thy face, Lord,
will I seek.
O hide thou not thy face
from me, nor cast thy ser
vant away in displeasure.
Thou hast been my suc
cour ; leave me not, neith
er forsake me, O God of
my salvation.
Though my father and
my mother forsake me,
yet the Lord taketh me
up. Teach me thy way, O
Lord, and lead me in the
right way, because of mine
enemies. I should utterly have
fainted, but that I believe
verily to see the goodness
of the Lord in the land of
the living.
O tarry thou the Lord's
leisure ; be strong and he
shall comfort thine heart ;
and put thou thy trust in
the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 28.
UNTO thee will I cry,
0 Lord my strength ; be
not silent to me ; lest if

Day 5.

PSALMS.

209

thou make as though thou
hearest not, I become like
those who go down into
the pit.
Hear the voice of my
humble petitions when I
cry unto thee, when I hold
up my hands toward the
mercy seat of thy holy
temple. O pluck me not away,
neither destroy me with
the ungodly and wicked
doers, who speak friendly
to their neighbours, but
imagine mischief in their
hearts. Praised be the Lord, for
he hath heard the voice of
my humble petitions.
The Lord is my strength
and my shield ; my heart
trusted in him, and I am
helped ; therefore my
heart danceth for joy, and
in my song will I praise
him. The Lord is my strength,
and he is the wholesome
defence of his anointed.
O save thy people and
give thy blessing unto thine
inheritance ; feed them,
and set them up for ever.
Psalm 29.
GIVE unto the Lord, O
ye mighty, give unto the
Lord glory and strength.

Give the Lord the hon
our due unto his name ;
worship the Lord with
holy worship.
The voice of the Lord
is upon the waters, the
voice of the glorious God ;
the Lord thundereth over
the great waters.
The voice of the Lord
is mighty ; the voice of
the Lord is a glorious
voice. The voice of the Lord
breaketh the cedar trees ;
yea, the Lord breaketh the
cedars of Lebanon.
The voice of the Lord
divideth the flames of fire ;
the voice of the Lord shak-
eth the wilderness ; yea,
the Lord shaketh the wil
derness of Kadesh.
The voice of the Lord
causeth the oaks to quake,
and layeth bare the forests ;
in his temple doth every
man speak of his honour.
The Lord sitteth above
the water flood ; and the
Lord remaineth a king for
ever. The Lord will give
strength unto his people ;
the Lord will give his peo
ple the blessing of peace.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

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210

PSALMS.

Day 6.

The Sixth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 30.
I WILL magnify thee,
"O Lord ; for thou hast set
me up, and not made my
foes to triumph over me.
O Lord my God, I cried
unto thee, and thou hast
healed me.
Thou, Lord, hast brought
my soul from the grave ;
thou hast kept my life from
those who go down to the
pit. Sing praises unto the
Lord, O ye saints of his,
and give thanks unto him
for a remembrance of his
holiness. For his wrath endureth
but the twinkling of an
eye ; and in his favour is
life ; heaviness may endure
for a night, but joy cometh
in the morning.
And in my prosperity I
said, I shall never be re
moved ; thou, Lord, of thy
goodness hast made my
hill so strong.
Thou didst turn thy face
from me, and 1 was trou
bled. Then I cried unto thee,
O Lord, and besought the
Lord right humbly.
What profit is there in

my blood, when I go down
to the pit?
Shall the dust give
thanks unto thee ? or shall
it declare thy truth ?
Hear, O Lord, and have
mercy upon me ; Lord, be
thou my helper.
Thou hast turned my
heaviness into joy; thou
hast put off my sackcloth,
and girded me with glad
ness. Therefore shall every
good man sing thy praise
without ceasing ; O my
God, I will give thanks un
to thee for ever.
Psalm 31.
IN thee, O Lord, do I
put my trust ; let me never
be put to confusion ; de
liver me in thy righteous
ness. Bow down thine ear to
me ; make haste to deliver
me. And be thou my strong
rock, and house of defence,
that thou mayest save me.
For thou art my strong
rock and my castle ; be
thou also my guide, and
lead me for thy name's
sake. Into thy hands I com
mend my spirit; for thou
hast redeemed me, O Lord,
thou God of truth.

Day 6.

PSALMS.

211

I have hated those who
regard superstitious vani
ties, and my trust hath
been in the Lord.
I will be glad and re
joice in thy mercy ; for thou
hast considered my trou
ble, and hast known my
soul in adversities.
O how plentiful is thy
goodness which thou hast
laid up for those who fear
thee, and that thou hast
prepared for those who
put their trust in thee,
even before the sons of
men !
Thou shalt hide them in
the place of thine own
presence from the insults
of men ; thou shalt keep
them secretly in thy taber
nacle from the strife of
tongues. Thanks be to the Lord ;
for he hath shown me his
marvellous kindness in a
strong city.
For I had said in my
haste, I am cast out of the
sight of thine eyes.
Nevertheless, thou heard-
est the voice of my prayer,
when I cried unto thee.
O love the Lord, all ye
his saints ; for the Lord
preserveth those who are
faithful, and plenteously
rewardeth the proud doer.
, Be strong, and he shall

establish your heart, all ye
who put your trust in the
Lord. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 32.
BLESSED is he whose
unrighteousness is forgiv
en, and whose sin is cov
ered. Blessed is the man unto
whom the Lord imputeth
no sin, and in whose spirit
there is no guile.
For while I held my
tongue, my bones consum
ed away through my daily
complaining. For thy hand was heavy
upon me day and night ;
and my moisture was turn
ed into the drought in
summer. I will acknowledge my
sin unto thee, and mine
unrighteousness have I not
hid. I said, I will confess my
sins unto the Lord ; and
so thou forgavest the wick
edness of my sin.
For this shall every one
who is godly make his
prayer unto thee, in a

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PSALMS.

Day 6.

time when thou mayest be
found ; and in the great
water floods they shall not
come nigh him.
Thou art a place to hide
me in ; thou shalt preserve
me from trouble ; thou
shalt compass me about
with songs of deliverance.
I will inform thee, and
teach thee in the way
wherein thou shalt go, and
I will guide thee with mine
eye. Be ye not like to horse
and mule, which have
no understanding ; whose
mouths must be held with
bit and bridle, lest they fall
upon thee.
Great plagues remain
for the ungodly ; but who
so putteth his trust in the
Lord, mercy embraceth
him on every side.
Be glad, O ye righteous,
and rejoice in the Lord ;
and be joyful all ye who
are true of heart.
Psalm 33.
REJOICE in the Lord,
O ye righteous ; for it be-
cometh well the just to be
thankful. Sing unto the Lord a
new song ; sing praises un
to him skilfully, with an ex
alted voice.
For the word of the

Lord is true, and all his
works are faithful.
He loveth righteous
ness and judgment; the
earth is full of the good
ness of the Lord.
By the word of the Lord
were the heavens made,
and all the hosts of them
by the breath of his mouth.
He gathereth the wa
ters of the sea together, as
it were upon a heap ; and
layeth up the deep, as in a
treasure house.
Let all the earth fear the
Lord ; stand in awe of him,
all ye who dwell in the
world. For he spake, and it was
done ; he commanded, and
it stood fast.
The Lord bringeth the
counsel of the heathen to
nought, and maketh the
devices of the people to be
of none effect, and castelh
out the counsels of princes.
The counsel of the Lord
shall endure for ever ; and
the thoughts of his heart
from generation to genera
tion. Blessed is the nation
whose God is the Lord ;
and blessed are the people
that he hath chosen to him
to be his inheritance.
The Lord looketh down
from heaven, and behold-

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PSALMS.

213

eth all the children of men ;
from the habitation of his
dwelling he considereth all
those who dwell on the
earth. He fashioneth all the
hearts of them, and under-
standeth all their works.
There is no king who
can be saved by the multi
tude of an host ; neither is
any mighty man delivered
by much strength.
A horse is but a vain
thing for safety ; neither
shall he deliver any man
by his great strength.
Behold, the eye of the
Lord is upon those who
fear him, and upon those
who put their trust in his
mercy ;
To deliver their soul
from death, and to feed
them in the time of famine.
Our soul hath patiently
tarried for the Lord ; for
he is our help and our
shield. For our heart shall re
joice in him ; because we
have trusted in his holy
name. Let thy merciful kind
ness, O Lord, be upon us,
as we do put our trust in
thee. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c

The Seventh Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 34.
I WILL alway give
thanks unto the Lord ; his
praise shall ever be in my
mouth. My soul shall make her
boast in the Lord ; the
humble shall hear thereof,
and be glad.
O praise the Lord with
me, and let us magnify his
name together.
I sought the Lord, and
he heard me ; yea, he de
livered me out of all my
fear. They looked unto him,
and were enlightened ; and
their faces were not
ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and
the Lord heareth him ;
yea, and saveth him out of
all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord
tarrieth round about those
who fear him, and deliver-
eth them.
O taste, and see how
gracious the Lord is ;
blessed is the man who
trusteth in him.
O fear the Lord, ye who
are his saints ; for those
who fear him lack nothing.
The lions do lack, and

214

PSALMS.

Day 7.

suffer hunger; but they
who seek the Lord shall
want no manner of thing
that is good.
Come ye children, and
hearken unto me ; I will
teach you the fear ol.the
Lord. What man is he who de-
sireth to live, and would
fain see good days ?
Keep thy tongue from
evil, and thy lips, that they
speak no guile.
Depart from evil, and
do good ; seek peace, and
pursue it.
The eyes of the Lord
are over the righteous, and
his ears are open unto their
prayer. The countenance of the
Lord is against those who
do evil, to root out the re
membrance of them from
the earth.
The righteous cry, and
the Lord heareth them,
and delivereth them out of
all their troubles.
The Lord is nigh unto
those who are of a contrite
heart, and will save such
as are of an humble spirit.
Great are the troubles
of the righteous ; but the
Lord delivereth him out
of them all.
He keepeth all his bones ;

so that not one of them is
broken. But misfortune shall slay
the ungodly ; and they who
hate the righteous shall be
desolate. The , Lord delivereth the
souls of his servants ; and
all they who put their trust
in him shall not be desti
tute. Psalm 36.
MY heart showeth me
the wickedness of the un
godly, that there is no fear
of God before his eyes.
For he flattereth himself
in his own sight, until his
abominable sin be found
out. The words of his mouth
are unrighteous and full of
deceit ; he hath left off to
behave himself wisely, and
to do good.
He imagineth mischief
upon his bed, and hath set
himself in no good way ;
neither doth he abhor any
thing that is evil.
Thy mercy, O Lord,
reacheth unto the heavens,
and thy faithfulness unto
the clouds.
Thy righteousness stand-
eth like the strong moun
tains; thy judgments are
like the great deep.

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PSALMS,

215

Thou, Lord, shalt save
both man and beast. How
excellent is thy mercy, O
God ! and the children of
men shall put their trust
under the shadow of thy
wings. They shall be satisfied
with the plenteousness of
thy house ; and thou shalt
give them drink of thy
pleasures as out of a river.
For with thee is the
fountain of life, and in thy
light shall we see light.
O continue thy loving
kindness unto those who
know thee, and thy right
eousness unto those who
are true of heart.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 37.
FRET not thyself be
cause of the ungodly ; nei
ther be thou envious against
the evil doers.
For they shall be soon
cut down like the grass ;
and be withered even as
the green herb.
Put thou thy trust in the
Lord, and be doing good ;
so shalt thou dwell in the

land, and verily thou shalt
be fed.
Delight thou in the Lord,
and he shall give thee thy
heart's desire.
Commit thy way unto
the Lord, and put thy trust
in him, and he shall bring
it to pass.
He shall make thy right
eousness as clear as the
light, and thy just dealing
as the noonday.
Repose thyself in the
Lord, and abide patiently
upon him , but grieve not
thyself at him whose way
doth prosper, or against
the man who doeth after
evil counsels.
Cease from wrath, and
let go displeasure ; fret not
thyself, else shalt thou be
moved to do evil.
Wicked doers shall be
rooted out ; and they who
patiently wait on the Lord,
shall inherit the land.
Yet a little while, and
the ungodly shall be gone ;
thou shall look after his
place, and he shall be
away. But the meek shall in
herit the earth, and shall
be refreshed in the abun
dance of peace.
The ungodly have drawn
out the sword, and have
bent their bow, to cast

216

PSALMS.

Day 7.

down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as are of
a right conversation.
Their sword shall g9
through their own heart,
and their bow shall be
broken. A small thing that the
righteous hath, is better
than great riches of the
ungodly. For the arms of the un
godly shall be broken, but
the Lord upholdeth the
righteous. The Lord knoweth the
days of the godly ; their in
heritance shall endure for
ever. They shall not be con
founded in the perilous
time, and in the days of
dearth they shall have
enough. The Lord ordereth a good
man's going, and maketh
his way acceptable to him
self. Though he fall, he shall
not be cast away ; for the
Lord upholdeth him with
his hand.
I have been young, and
now am old, and yet saw I
never the righteous for
saken, nor his seed beg
ging their bread.
The righteous is ever
merciful, and lendeth, and
his seed is blessed.

Flee from evil, and do
the thing that is good, and
dwell for evermore.
For the Lord loveth the
thing that is right ; he for-
saketh not his who are
godly, but they are pre
served for ever.
The unrighteous shall
be punished ; as for the
seed of the ungodly, it
shall be rooted out.
The righteous shall in
herit the land and dwell
therein for ever.
The mouth of the right
eous is exercised in wis
dom, and his tongue will
be talking of judgment.
The law of his God is
in his heart, and his go
ings shall not slide.
The ungodly watcheth
the righteous, and seeketh
occasion to slay him.
The Lord will not leave
him in his hand, nor con
demn him when he is
judged. Hope thou in the Lord,
and keep his way, and he
shall promote thee, that
thou shalt possess the land ;
when the ungodly shall
perish, thou shalt see it.
I myself have seen the
ungodly in great power,
and flourishing like a green
bay tree.
I went by, and lo, he

Day 8.

PSALMS.

217

was gone ; I sought him,
but his place could no
where be found.
Keep innocency, and
take heed unto the thing
that is right ; for that shall
bring a man peace at the
last. As for the transgressors,
they shall perish together ;
and the end of the ungodly
is, they shall be rooted out
at the last.
But the salvation of the
righteous cometh of the
Lord, who is also their
strength in the time of
trouble. And the Lord shall stand
by them, and save them ;
he shall deliver them from
the ungodly, and shall save
them, because they put
their trust in him.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory,&c.

The Eighth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 39.
I SAID, I will take heed
to my ways, that I offend
not with my tongue.
I will keep my mouth as
it were with a bridle, while
the ungodly is in my sight.
27

I held my tongue and
spake nothing ; I kept si
lence, yea, even from good
words ; and it was pain and
grief to me.
My heart was hot within
me ; and while I was thus
musing, the fire burned ;
and at the last I spake with
my tongue ;
Lord, let me know my
end, and the measure of
my days ; that I may know
how frail I am.
Behold, thou hast' made
my days as it were a span
long ; and mine age is even
as nothing in respect of
thee ; and verily every man
living is altogether vanity.
For man walketh in a
vain shadow, and disquiel-
eth himself in vain ; he
heapeth up riches, and
cannot tell who shall gath
er them.
And now, Lord, what is
my hope ? truly my hope
is even in thee.
Deliver me from all
mine offences, and make
me not a rebuke unto the
foolish. I became dumb and
opened not my mouth ; for
it was thy doing.
Take thy plague away
from me ; I am consumed
by the blow of thy heavy
hand.

218

PSALMS.

Day 8.

When thou with rebukes
dost chasten man for sin,
thou makest his beauty
to consume away, like as
it were a moth fretting a
garment ; every man there
fore is but vanity.
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and with thine ears con
sider my calling ; hold not
thy peace at my tears.
For I am a stranger with
thee, and a sojourner, as
all my fathers were.
O spare me a little, that
I may recover my strength,
before I go hence, and be
no more seen.
Psalm 40.
I WAITED patiently for
the Lord, and he inclined
unto me, and heard my
calling. He brought me also out
of the horrible pit, out of
the mire and clay, and set
my feet upon the rock, and
established my goings.
And he hath put a new
song in my mouth, even a
thanksgiving unto our God.
Many shall see it, and
fear, and shall put their
trust in the Lord.
Blessed is the man who
hath set his hope in the
Lord, and turned not unto
the proud, and such as go
about with lies.

Many, O Lord my God,
are the wondrous works
which thou hast done, and
thy thoughts which are to
us ward; they cannot be
numbered unto thee.
If I should declare them,
and speak of them, they
would be more than I am
able to express.
Sacrifice and meat off
ering thou wouldest not ;
but mine ears hast thou
opened. Burnt offerings and sa
crifice for sin hast thou
not required ; then said I,
Lo, I come.
In the volume of the
book it is written of me,
that I should fulfil thy will,
O my God ; I am content
to do it; yea, thy law is
within my heart.
I have declared thy
righteousness in the great
congregation ; lo, I have not
refrained my lips, O Lord,
and that thou knowest.
I have not hid thy right
eousness within my heart ;
my talk hath been of thy
truth, and of thy salva
tion. I have not kept back
thy loving mercy and truth
from the great congrega
tion. Withdraw not thou thy
mercy from me, O Lord ;

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PSALMS.

219

let thy loving kindness and
thy truth alway preserve
me. For innumerable trou
bles are come about me ;
myfsins have taken such
hold upon me, that I am
not able to look up ; yea,
they are more in number
than the hairs of my head,
and my heart hath fail
ed me.
O Lord, let it be thy
pleasure to deliver me ;
make haste, O Lord, to
help me.
Let all those who seek
thee be joyful and glad in
thee ; and let such as love
thy salvation say alway,
the Lord be praised-
As for me I am poor and
needy ; but the Lord careth
for me.
Thou art my helper and
redeemer ; make no long
tarrying, O my God.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Praver.
Psalm 43.
GIVE sentence with me,
O God, and defend my
cause against the ungodly
people ; O deliver me from

the deceitful and wicked
man. For thou art the God of
my strength ; why hast
thou put me far from thee ?
and why go I so heavily
while the enemy oppress-
eth me ?
O send out thy light and
thy truth, that they may
lead me, and bring me un
to thy holy hill, and to thy
dwelling ;
And that I may go unto
the altar of God, even un
to the God of my joy and
gladness ; and upon the
harp will I give thanks un
to thee, O God, my God.
Why art thou so heavy,
O my soul ? and why art
thou so disquieted within
me ?
O put thy trust in God ;
for I will yet give him
thanks, who is the help of
my countenance, and my
God. Psalm 46.
GOD is our hope and
strength, a very present
help in trouble.
Therefore will we not
fear, though the earth be
moved, and though the
hills be carried into the
midst of the sea ;
Though the waters there
of rage and swell, and

220

PSALMS.

Day 8.

though the mountains
shake at the tempest of
the same.
There is a river, the
streams whereof shall make
glad the city of God, the
holy place of the taberna
cle of the most High.
God is in the midst of
her, therefore shall she not
be removed ; God shall
help her, and that right
early. The heathen raged, and
the kingdoms were moved ;
but God uttered his voice,
and the earth melted away.
The Lord of hosts is
with us ; the God of Jacob
is our refuge.
O come hither and be
hold the works of the Lord,
what destruction he hath
brought upon the earth.
He maketh wars to cease
in all the world ; he break
eth the bow, and snappeth
the spear in sunder, and
burneth the chariots in the
fire. Be still then, and know
that I am God ; I will be
exalted among the heathen,
and I will be exalted in the
earth. The Lord of hosts is
with us, the God of Jacob
is our refuge. Psalm 47.
O CLAP your hands to

gether, all ye people ; O
sing unto God with the
voice of melody.
For the Lord is high,
and to be feared ; he is the
great King over all the
earth. He shall subdue the peo
ple under us, and the na
tions under our feet.
He shall choose out an
heritage for us, even the
excellency of Jacob whom
he loved.
God is gone up with a
shout, and the Lord with
the sound of the trumpet.
O sing praises, sing
praises unto our God ; O
sing praises, sing praises
unto our King.
For God is the King of
all the earth ; sing ye
praises with understand
ing. God reigneth over the
heathen ; God sitteth upon
his holy throne.
The princes of the peo
ple are joined unto the
people of the God of Abra
ham ; for God, who is very
high exalted, doth defend
the earth as it were with a
shield. Psalm 48.
GREAT is the Lord,
and highly to be praised,
in the city of our God, even
upon his holy hill.

Day 9.

PSALMS.

221

As we have heard, so
have we seen in the city
of the Lord of hosts, in the
city of our God, God up
holdeth the same for ever.
We wait for thy loving
kindness, O God, in the
midst of thy temple.
O God, according to thy
name, so is thy praise un
to the world's end ; thy
right hand is full of right
eousness. Let the mount Sion re
joice, and the daughter of
Judah be glad, because of
thy judgments.
For this God is our God
for ever and ever ; he shall
be our guide unto death.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Ninth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 50.
THE Lord, even the most
mighty God, hath spoken,
and called the world, from
the rising up of the sun un
to the going down thereof.
Out of Sion hath God
appeared, inperfectbeauty.
Our God shall come,
and shall not keep silence ;

there shall go before him
a consuming fire, and a
mighty tempest shall be
stirred up round about him.
He shall call the heav
ens from above, and the
earth, that he may judge
his people.
Gather my servants to
gether unto me, those who
have made a covenant with
me with sacrifice.
And the heavens shall
declare his righteousness ;
for God is judge himself.
Hear, O my people, and
I will speak ; I myself will
testify against thee, O Is
rael ; for I am God, even
thy God.
I will not reprove thee
because of thy sacrifices,
or for thy burnt offerings,
because they were not al
way before me.
I will take no bullock
out of thine house, nor he
goat out of thy folds.
For all the beasts of the
forest are mine, and so are
the cattle upon a thousand
hills. I know all the fowls up
on the mountains, and the
wild beasts of the field are
in my sight.
If I be hungry, I will not
tell t'hee ; for the whole
world is mine, and all that
is therein.

222

PSALMS.

Day 9.

Offer unto God thanks
giving, and pay thy vows
unto the Most High.
And call upon me in the
time of trouble ; so will I
hear thee, and thou shalt
praise me.
But unto the ungodly
said God, Why dost thou
preach my laws, and takest
my covenant in thy mouth ;
Whereas thou hatest to
be reformed, and hast cast
my words behind thee ?
When thou sawest a
thief, thou consentedst un
to him, and hast been par
taker with the adulterers.
Thou hast let thy mouth
speak wickedness, and with
thy tongue thou ' hast set
forth deceit.
ThoU didst sit, and speak
against thy brother ; yea,
and hast slandered thine
own mother's son.
These things hast thou
done, and because I was
silent thou thoughtest
wickedly, that I am even
such a one as thyself; but
I will reprove thee, and set
before thee the things that
thou hast done.
O consider this, ye who
forget God ; lest I pluck
you away, and there be
none to deliver you.
Whoso offereth me
thanks and praise, he hon-

oureth me ; and to him
who ordereth his conver
sation right will I show the
salvation of God.
Now unto the "King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 51.
HAVE mercy upon me,
O God, after thy great
goodness ; according to
the multitude of thy mer
cies do away mine offen
ces. Wash me thoroughly
from my wickedness ; and
cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my
faults, and my. sin is ever
before me.
Against thee especially
have I sinned, and done
this evil in thy sight ; that
thou mightest be justified
in thy sentence, and be
clear when thou judgest.
Thou requirest truth in
the inward parts, and shalt
make me to understand
wisdom secretly.
Thou shalt purge me as
with hyssop, and I shall be
clean ; thou shalt wash
me, and I shall be whiter
than snow.

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PSALMS.

223

Thou shalt make me
hear of joy and gladness,
that the bones which thou
hast broken may rejoice.
Turn thy face from my
sins, and blot out my mis
deeds. Make me a clean heart,
O God, and renew a right
spirit within me.
Cast me not away from
thy presence, and take not
thy holy Spirit from me.
O give me the comfort
of thy help again, and es
tablish me with thy free
Spirit. Then shall I teach thy
ways unto the wicked, and
sinners shall be converted
unto thee.
Thou shalt open my
lips, O Lord, and my
mouth shall show thy
praise. For thou desirest no
sacrifice, else would I give
it thee ; but thou delight-
est not in burnt offerings.
The sacrifice of God is
a troubled spirit ; a brok
en and a contrite heart, O
God, shalt thou not de
spise. Psalm 54.
BE merciful unto me,
O God, for man goeth
about to devour me ; he is
daily fighting and troubling
me.

Mine enemies would
daily swallow me up ; for
they be many who fight
against me, O thou Most
High. Nevertheless, though I
am sometime afraid, yet
put I my trust in thee.
I will praise God be
cause of his word ; I have
put my trust in God, and
will not fear what flesh can
do unto me.
They daily pervert my
words ; all that they imag
ine is to do me evil.
They gather themselves
together, they hide them
selves, and mark my steps,
when they lay wait for my
soul. Shall they escape by
their wickedness ? thou, O
God, in thy displeasure
shalt cast them down.
Thou tellest my offen
ces ; put my tears before
thee ; are not these things
noted in thy book ?
Whensoever I call upon
thee, then shall mine ene
mies be put to flight ; this
I know, for God is on my
side. In God's word will I re
joice ; in the Lord's word
will I comfort me.
Yea, in God have I put
my trust ; I will not be
afraid of what man can do
unto me.

224

PSALMS.

Day 10.

Unto thee, O God, will
I pay my vows ; unto thee
will I give thanks.
For thou hast delivered
my soul from death, and
my feet from falling, that I
may walk before God in
the light of the living.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Tenth Day.
Morning Pbayer.
Psalm 57.
BE merciful unto me,
O God, be merciful unto
me, for my soul trusteth in
thee ; and under the shad
ow of thy wings shall be my
refuge, until this calamity
be overpast.
I will call unto the most
high God, even unto the
God who will perform all
things for me.
He shall send from hea
ven, and save me from the
reproach of him who
would swallow me up.
Be thou exalted, O God,
above the heavens, and let
thy glory be above all the
earth. My heart is fixed, O God,
my heart is fixed ; I will
sing, and give praise.

Awake up, my glory ;
awake, lute and harp ; I
myself will awake right
early. I will give thanks unto
thee, O Lord, among the
people, and I will sing un
to thee among the nations.
For the greatness of thy
mercy reacheth unto the
heavens, and thy truth un
to the clouds.
Be thou exalted, O God,
above the heavens, and let
thy glory be above all the
earth. Psalm 61.
HEAR my crying, O
God ; give ear unto my
prayer. From the ends of the
earth will I call upon thee,
when my heart is in heav
iness. O set me up upon the
rock that is higher than I ;
for thou hast been my
hope, and a strong tower
for me against the enemy.
I will dwell in thy taber
nacle for ever, and my
trust shall be under the
covering of thy wings.
For thou, O Lord, hast
heard my desires and hast
given an heritage unto
those who fear thy name.
'Thou shalt grant the
king a long life, that his

Day 10.

PSALMS.

225

years may endure through
out all generations.
He shall dwell before
God for ever ; O prepare
thy loving mercy and
faithfulness, that they may
preserve him.
So will I alway sing
praise unto thy name, that
I may daily perform my
vows. Psalm 62.
MY soul truly waiteth
still upon God ; for of him
cometh my salvation.
He verily is my
strength and my salvation ;
he is my defence, so that I
shall not greatly fall.
My soul, wait thou still
upon God ; for my hope is
in him.
He truly is my strength
and my salvation ; he is
my defence, so that I shall
not fall.
In God is my health
and my glory, the rock of
my might, and in God is
my trust.
O put your trust in him
alway, ye people ; pour out
your hearts before him;
for God is our hope.
As for the men of low
degree, they are but vani
ty ; the men of high de
gree are deceit ; laid in
the balance, they are al-
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together lighter than vani
ty itself.
O trust not in wrong
and robbery ; give not
yourselves unto vanity ; if
riches increase, set not
your heart upon them.
God spake once, and
twice I have also heard
the same, that power be
longeth unto God ;
And that thou, Lord, art
merciful ; for thou render-
est to every man accord
ing to his work.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 63.
O GOD, thou art my
God ; early will I seek
thee. My soul thirsteth for
thee, my flesh also longeth
after thee, in a barren and
dry land, where no water is ;
That I might behold thy
power and glory, as I have
seen thee in the sanctuary.
Because thy loving kind
ness is better than life it
self, my lips shall praise
thee. Thus will 1 magnify
thee as long as 1 live, and

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PSALMS.

Day 10.

lift up my hands in thy
name. My soul shall be satis
fied even as it were with
marrow and fatness, when
my mouth praiseth thee
with joyful lips.
Have I not remembered
thee in my bed, and
thought upon thee when I
was waking ?
Because thou hast been
my helper, therefore un
der the shadow of thy
wings will I rejoice.
My soul hangeth upon
thee ; thy right hand hath
upholden me.
Psalm 65.
THOU, O God, art prais
ed in Sion, and unto thee
shall the vow be performed.
O thou who hearest
prayer, unto thee shall all
flesh come.
My misdeeds prevail
against me ; O be thou
merciful unto our sins.
Blessed is the man whom
thou choosest, and receiv-
est unto thee ; he shall
dwell in thy court, and
shall be satisfied with the
pleasures of thy house,
even of thy holy temple.
Thou shalt show us
wonderful things in thy
righteousness, O God of
our salvation ; thou who

art the hope of all the ends
of the earth, and of those
who are afar off upon the
sea ;
Who in thy strength set-
test fast the mountains,
and art girded about with
power ;
Who stillest the raging
of the sea, and the noise
of its waves, and the mad
ness of the people.
They also who dwell in
the uttermost parts of the
earth, shall be afraid at thy
tokens ; thou who makest
the outgoings of the morn
ing and evening to praise
thee. Thou visitest the earth
and blessest it ; thou ma
kest it very plenteous.
The river of God is full
of water ; thou preparest
their corn, for so thou pro-
videst for the earth.
Thou waterest her fur
rows, thou sendest rain in
to the little valleys thereof,
thou makest it soft with
the drops of rain, and bless
est the increase of it.
Thou crownest the year
with thy goodness, and thy
clouds drop fatness.
They shall drop upon
the dwellings of the wil
derness, and the little hills
shall rejoice on every side.
The mountains shall be

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227

clothed with sheep ; the
valleys also shall stand so
thick with corn, that they
shall laugh and sing.
Now unto the Xing eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Eleventh Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 66.
O BE joyful in God, all
ye lands ; sing praises unto
the honour of his name;
make his praise to be glo
rious. Say unto God, O how
wonderful art thou in thy
works ! through the great
ness of thy power shall
thine enemies submit them
selves unto thee.
For all the world shall
worship thee, sing of thee,
and praise thy name.
O come hither, and be
hold the works of God;
how wonderful he is in his
doing toward the children
of men !
He turned the sea into
dry land, so that they went
through the water on foot ;
there did we rejoice in him.
He ruleth with his pow
er for ever ; his eyes be

hold the people ; and such
as are rebellious shall not be
able to exalt themselves.
O praise our God, ye
people, and make the voice
of his praise to be heard ;
Who holdeth our soul in
life, and suffereth not our
feet to slip.
For thou, O God, hast
proved us ; thou also hast
tried us, like as silver is
tried. Thou broughtest us into
the snare, and laidst trou
ble upon us.
Thou sufferedst men to
ride over our heads ; we
went through fire and wa
ter, and thou broughtest us
out into a place of refresh
ment. O come hither and
hearken, all ye who fear
God, and I will tell you
what he hath done for my
soul. I called unto him with
my mouth, and gave him
praises with my tongue.
If I incline unto wicked
ness with my heart, the
Lord will not hear me.
But God hath heard me,
and considered the voice
of my prayer.
Praised be God, who
hath not cast out my
prayer, nor turned his mer
cy from me.

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PSALMS.

Day 11.

Psalm 68.
LET God arise, and let
his enemies be scattered ;
let those also who hate him
flee before him.
Like as the smoke van-
isheth, so shalt thou drive
them away ; and like as
wax melteth at the fire, so
shall the ungodly perish
at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be
glad, and rejoice before
God ; yea, let them ex
ceedingly rejoice.
O sing unto God, and
sing praises unto his name ;
magnify him who rideth
upon the heavens ; praise
him in his name Jehovah,
and rejoice before him.
He is a Father of the
fatherless, and defendeth
the cause of the widows ;
even God in his holy hab
itation. God restoreth the solita
ry to their families, and
bringeth the prisoners out
of captivity ; but letteth
the rebellious continue in
a dry land.
O God, when thou went-
est forth before the peo
ple, when thou didst march
through the wilderness ;
The earth shook, and the
heavens dropped at the
presence of God ; even Si
nai itself was moved at the

presence of God, the God
of Israel.
Thou, O God, sentest a
gracious rain upon thine
inheritance, and refresh-
edst it when it was weary.
They dwelt in the midst
of thy food ; for thou, O
God, didst of thy goodness
prepare for the poor.
The Lord gave the
word ; great was the com
pany of those who publish
ed it.
Kings with their armies
did flee and were discom
fited, and she who staid at
home divided the spoil.
The chariots of God are
twenty thousand, even
thousands of angels, and
the Lord is among them,
as in the holy place of Si
nai. Thou art gone up on
high, thou hast led captiv
ity captive, and received
gifts among men ; yea, even
from thine enemies, that
the Lord God might dwell
among them.
Praised be the Lord
daily ; even the God who
helpeth us, and poureth
his benefits upon us.
He is our God, even the
God of whom cometh sal
vation ; God is the Lord,
by whom we escape death.
The Lord hath said, I

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PSALMS.

229

will bring my people again
as I did from Bashan ;
mine own will I bring
again, as I did once from
the deep of the sea.
Sing unto God, O ye
kingdoms of the earth ; O
sing praises unto the Lord ;
Who sitteth in the heav
ens over all, from the be
ginning ; lo, he doth send
out his voice, yea, and that
a mighty voice.
Ascribe ye the power to
God ; his excellency is
over Israel ; his strength
is in the clouds.
O God, wonderful art
thou in thy holy places ;
the God of Israel will give
strength and power unto
his people ; blessed be
God. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &x.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 71.
IN thee, O Lord, have
I put my trust ; let me nev
er be put to confusion, but
rescue me, and deliver me
in thy righteousness ; in
cline thine ear unto me,
and save me.
Be thou my strong hold,
whereunto I may alway
resort ; thou hast promised

to help me, for thou art
my house of defence and
my castle.
Deliver me, O God, out
of the hand of the ungodly,
out of the hand of the un
righteous and cruel man.
For thou art my hope,
O Lord God ; thou art my
hope, even from my youth.
Through thee have I
been holden up ever since
I was born ; my praise shall
be always of thee.
I am become a wonder
unto many; but my sure
trust is in thee.
O let my mouth be filled
with thy praise, that I may
sing of thy glory and hon
our all the day long.
Cast me not away in the
time of age ; forsake me
not when my strength fail-
eth me.
For mine enemies speak
against me, and they who
lay wait for my soul, take
their counsel together, say
ing, God hath forsaken
him ; persecute him, and
take him ; for there is none
to deliver him.
Go not far from me, O
God ; my God, haste thee
to help me.
As for me, I will patient
ly abide alway, and will
praise thee more and more.
My mouth shall daily

230

PSALMS.

Day 12.

speak of thy righteousness
and salvation ; for I know
no end thereof.
I will go forth in the
strength of the Lord God,
and will make mention of
thy righteousness only.
Thou, O God, hast
taught me from my youth
up until now ; therefore
will I tell of thy wondrous
works. Forsake me not, O God,
in mine old age, when I
am gray headed, until I
have shown thy strength
unto this generation, and
thy power to all those who
are yet to come.
Thy righteousness, O
God, is very high, and great
things are those which thou
hast done ; O God, who
is like unto thee !
O what great troubles
and adversities hast thou
shown me ! and yet didst
thou turn and refresh me,
yea, and broughtest me
from the depths of the earth
again. Thou hast brought me
to great honour, and com
forted me on every side.
Therefore will I praise
thee and thy faithfulness,
O God, playing upon an
instrument of music ; unto
thee will I sing upon the

harp, O thou Holy One of
Israel. My lips shall greatly re
joice when I sing unto
thee ; and so will my soul
which thou hast delivered.
My tongue also shall talk
of thy righteousness all the
day long ; for they are con
founded and brought unto
shame, who seek to do me
evil. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Twelfth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 72.
GIVE the king thy judg
ments, O God, and thy
righteousness unto the
king's son.
Then shall he judge thy
people according unto
right, and defend the poor.
The mountains also shall
bring peace, and the hills
righteousness unto the
people. He shall judge the poor
of the people, defend the
children of the needy, and
punish the wrong doer.
They shall fear thee as

Day 12.

PSALMS.

231

long as the sun and moon
endure, from one genera
tion to another.
He shall come down like
rain upon the mown grass,
even as the drops that wa
ter the earth.
In his time shall the
righteous flourish, yea, and
abundance of peace, so
long as the moon endur-
eth. His dominion shall be
also from the one sea to
the other, and from the
river unto the world's end.
They who dwell in the
wilderness shall kneel be
fore him ; his enemies shall
lick the dust.
The kings of Tharsis
and of the Isles shall give
presents ; the kings of Ara
bia and Saba shall bring
gifts. All kings shall fall down
before him ; all nations
shall do him service.
For he shall deliver the
poor when he crieth, the
needy also, and him who
hath no helper.
He shall be favourable
to the simple and needy,
and shall preserve the
souls of the poor.
He shall deliver their
souls from falsehood and
wrong ; and dear shall their
blood be in his sight.

He shall live, and unto
him shall be given of the
gold of Arabia; prayer shall
be made for him continu
ally ; and daily shall he be
praised. There shall be abun
dance of corn in the earth ;
its fruit shall wave like
Lebanon ; and they of the
city shall flourish like the
grass of the earth.
His name shall endure
for ever ; his name shall
remain under the sun
among the posterities
which shall be blessed
through him; and all the
heathen shall praise him.
Blessed be the Lord God,
even the God of Israel,
who only doth wondrous
things ;
And blessed be the name
of his majesty for ever;
and all the earth shall be
filled with his majesty.
Amen, Amen.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.
Evening Prayer.
Psalm 73.
TRULY God is good
unto Israel, even unto such
as are of a clean heart.
Nevertheless, my feet

232

PSALMS.

Day 12.

were almost gone ; my
steps had well nigh slipped.
For I was envious at the
wicked, when I saw the
ungodly in such prosperity.
For they are in no dis
tress ; but are firm and
strong. They come in no mis
fortune like other men;
neither are they afflicted
like other men.
And this is the cause
that they are so lifted up
with pride, and filled with
cruelty. They are corrupt, and
speak of wicked blas
phemy ; their talking is
against the Most High.
For they set their mouth
against the heaven, and
their tongue goeth through
the world.
Therefore his people
fall into their hands, and
water in full measure is
wrung out of them.
For they say, How should
God perceive it ? Is there
knowledge in the Most
High? Lo, these are the un
godly, these prosper in the
world, and these have
riches in possession; and
I said, Then have I cleans
ed my heart in vain, and
washed my hands in inno-
cency.

For all the day long
have I been smitten, and
chastened every morning.
Yea, and I had almost
said even as they ; but lo,
then I should have con
demned the generation of
thy children.
Then thought I to un
derstand this; but it was
too hard for me ;
Until I went into the
sanctuary of God ; then
understood I the end of
these men.
Truly thou dost set them
in slippery places, and
easiest them down, and
destroyest them.
O, how suddenly do
they consume, perish, and
come to a fearful end !
Yea, even like as a
dream when one awaketh,
so shalt thou destroy their
splendour in thy wrath.
Thus my heart was
grieved, and my thoughts
were troubled.
So foolish was I, and ig
norant, even as it were a
beast before thee.
Nevertheless, I am al
way with thee ; for thou
hast holden me by my
right hand.
Thou shalt guide me
with thy counsel, and after
that receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven

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PSALMS.

233

but thee ? and there is none
upon earth that I desire in
comparison of thee.
My flesh and my heart
fail ; but God is the strength
of my heart, and my por
tion for ever.
For lo, they who forsake
thee shall perish ; thou
hast destroyed all those
who follow after other
gods. But it is good for me to
hold me fast by God, to
put my trust in the Lord
God, ancLto speak of all
thy glorious works.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Thirteenth Day.
Morning Prayer. x
Psalm 75.
UNTO thee, O God, do
we give thanks ; yea, unto
thee do we give thanks.
For that thy name is
nigh, do thy wondrous
works declare.
When the promised time
cometh, I shall judge ac
cording unto right.
The land is weak, and
all the inhabitants thereof;

I will bear up the pillars
of it.
I said unto the fools,
Deal not so madly ; and to
the ungodly, Boast not of
your strength.
Boast not of your strength,
and speak not with a stiff
neck. For promotion cometh
neither from the east, nor
from the west, nor yet
from the south.
And why ? God is the
Judge ; he putteth down
one, and setteth up an
other. For in the hand of the
Lord, there is a cup, and
the wine is red ; it is full
mixed, and he poureth out
of the same.
As for the dregs thereof,
all the ungodly of the earth
shall wring them out and
drink them.
But I will magnify the
God of Jacob, and praise
him for ever. Psalm 76.
IN Judah is God known ;
his name is great in Israel.
At Salem is his taberna
cle, and his dwelling in
Sion. There broke he the ar
rows of the bow, the shield,
the sword, and the battle.

29

234

PSALMS.

Day 13.

Thou art of more hon
our and might, O Sion,
than the hills of the rob
bers. -
The proud are spoiled,
they have slept their sleep ;
and all their strength avail
ed them nothing.
At thy rebuke, O God
of Jacob, both the chariot
and horse are fallen.
Thou, even thou, art to
be feared ; and who may
stand in thy sight when
thou art angry ?
Thou didst cause thy
sentence to be heard from
heaven ; the earth trem
bled and was still,
When God arose to judg
ment, and to help all the
meek upon earth.
The fierceness of man
shall turn to thy praise ;
and the remainder of wrath
shalt thou restrain.
Promise unto the Lord
your God, and keep it, all
ye who are round about
him ; bring presents unto
him who ought to be fear
ed. For he breaketh down
the spirit of princes ; he is
terrible among the kings
of the earth.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 77.
I WILL cry unto God
with my voice, even unto
God will I cry with my
voice ; and O that he would
hearken unto me.
In the time of my trou
ble I sought the Lord ; 1
stretched out my hands to
him all the night long ; my
soul refused comfort.
When I am in heaviness,
I will think upon God ;
when my heart is vexed, I
will complain.
I consider the days of
old, and remember the
years that are past.
I call to remembrance
my song in the night ; I
commune with mine own
heart, and search out my
spirit. Will the Lord absent
himself for ever ? and will
he be no more intreated ?
Is his mercy clean gone
for ever ? and is his promise
come utterly to an end for
evermore ?
Hath God forgotten to
be gracious ? and will he
shut up his loving kindness
in displeasure ?
And I said, It is mine
own infirmity ; I will re
member the years of the

Day 14.

PSALMS.

235

right hand of the Most
High. I will remember the
works of the Lord, and
call to mind thy wonders
of old time.
I will think also of all
thy works, and my talk
shall be of thy doings.
Thy way, O God, is ho
ly ; who is so great a God
as our God ?
Thou art the God who
doest wonders, and hast
declared thy power among
the people.
Thou hast mightily de
livered thy people, even
the sons of" Jacob and Jo
seph. The waters saw thee, O
God, the waters saw thee,
and were afraid ; the depths
also were troubled.
The clouds poured out
water, the air thundered,
and thine arrows went
abroad. The voice of thy thun
der was heard round about ;
the lightnings shone upon
the ground ; the earth was
moved and shook withal.
Thy way is in the sea, and
thy path in the great wa
ters, and thy footsteps are
not known.
Thou leddest thy people
like a flock, by the hand
of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 82.
GOD has come up into
the judgment seat ; he re-
buketh the judges of the
earth. How long will ye give
wrong judgment, and ac
cept the persons of the un
godly ?
Defend the poor and
fatherless ; do justice to
the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the outcast and
poor ; save them from the
hand of the ungodly.
They will not know
nor understand, but walk
on still in darkness; all
the foundations of the land
are disturbed.
I have said, Ye are gods ;
and ye are all the children
of the Most High.
But ye shall die like
other men, and fall like ty
rants. Arise, O God, and judge
thou the earth ; for thou
shalt take all nations to
thine inheritance.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Fourteenth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 84.
O HOW amiable are thy

236

PSALMS.

Day 14.

dwellings, thou Lord of
hosts !
My soul longeth, yea,
even fainteth for the courts
of the Lord ; my heart and
my flesh cry out for the
living God.
As the sparrow findeth
an house, and the swallow
a nest, where she may lay
her young, so let me dwell
at thine altars, O Lord of
hosts, my king and my God.
Blessed are they who
dwell in thy house ; they
will be alway praising thee.
Blessed are the men
whose strength is in thee,
in whose heart are thy
ways. For them the desert val
ley of Baka hath fountains ;
and they are refreshed with
abundant showers.
They will go from
strength to strength, till
every one of them appear-
eth before God, in Sion.
O Lord God of hosts,
hear my prayer ; hearken,
O God of Jacob.
Behold, O God our de
fender, and look upon the
face of thine anointed.
For one day in thy courts
is better than a thousand
elsewhere. I had rather be a door
keeper in the house of my

God, than to dwell in the
tents of ungodliness.
For the Lord God is a
light and defence ; the
Lord will give grace and
glory ; and no good thing
shall he withhold from
those who live a godly life.
O Lord God of hosts,
blessed is the man who
putteth his trust in thee.
Psalm 85.
LORD, thou art become
gracious unto thy land ;
thou hast turned away the
captivity of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven the
offence of thy people, and
covered all their sins.
Thou hast taken away
all thy displeasure, and
turned thyself from thy
wrathful indignation.
Turn us then, O God
our Saviour, and let thine
anger cease from us.
Wilt thou be displeased
at us for ever? and wilt
thou stretch out thy wrath
from one generation to an
other ?
Wilt thou not turn again
and quicken us, that thy
people may rejoice in thee ?
Show us thy mercy, O
Lord, and grant us thy
salvation. I will hear what God the

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PSALMS.

237

Lord will speak ; for he
will speak peace to his
people and his saints ; only
let them not return to
their folly again;
For his salvation is nigh
those who fear him, that
glory may dwell in our
land. Mercy and truth are met
together ; righteousness
and peace have kissed
each other.
Truth shall flourish out
of the earth ; and right
eousness hath looked down
from heaven.
Yea, the Lord shall show
his loving kindness ; and
our land shall yield her in
crease. Righteousness shall go
before him, and shall keep
his path continually.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 86.
BOW down thine ear,
O Lord, and hear me, for I
am poor and in misery.
Preserve thou my soul,
for thou art my hope ; my
God, save thy servant who
putteth his trust in thee.
Be merciful unto me, O

Lord, for I will call daily
upon thee.
Comfort the soul of thy
servant ; for unto thee, O
Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good
and gracious, and of great
mercy unto all those who
call upon thee.
Give ear, Lord, unto my
prayer, and ponder the
voice of my humble de
sires. In the time of my trou
ble I Will call upon thee ;
for thou hearest me.
Among the gods there is
none like unto thee, O
Lord ; there is not one
who can do as thou doest.
All nations whom thou
hast made, shall come and
worship thee, O Lord, and
shall glorify thy name.
For thou art great, and
doest wondrous things ;
thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way, O
Lord, and I will walk in
thy truth ; O knit my heart
unto thee, that I may fear
thy name.
I will thank thee, O
Lord my God, with all my
heart, and will praise thy
name for evermore.
For great is thy mercy
toward me ; and thou hast
delivered my soul from the
terrors of death.

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PSALMS.

Day 14.

O God, the proud are
risen against me, and the
congregations of violent
men have sought after my
soul, and have not set thee
before their eyes.
But thou, O Lord God,
art full of compassion and
mercy, long suffering, plen
teous in goodness and
truth. O turn thee then unto
me, and have mercy upon
me ; give thy strength unto
thy servant, and help the
son of thine handmaid.
Show some token upon
me for good, that they who
hate me may see it, and be
ashamed ; because thou,
Lord, hast holden me, and
comforted me.
Psalm 89.
MY song shall be alway
of the loving kindness of
the Lord ; with my mouth
will I ever be showing thy
truth from one generation
to another.
For I have said, Mercy
shall be set up for ever ;
thy truth shalt thou estab
lish in the heavens.
O Lord, the very heav
ens shall praise thy won
drous works, and thy truth
in the congregation of the
saints. For who is he in the

heavens, that shall be com
pared unto the Lord ?
And who is he among
the gods, that shall be liken
ed unto the Lord.
God is very greatly to be
feared in the assembly of
the saints, and to be had
in reverence of all those
who are round about him.
O Lord God of hosts,
who is like unto thee ? thy
truth, most mighty Lord,
is on every side.
Thou rulest the raging
of the sea ; thou stillest
the waves thereof, when
they rise.
Thou hast subdued
Egypt, and destroyed it ;
thou hast scattered thine
enemies abroad with thy
mighty arm.
The heavens are thine,
the earth also is thine ;
thou hast laid the founda
tion of the round world,
and all that therein is.
Thou hast made the
north and the south ; Ta
bor and Hermon shall re
joice in thy name.
Thou hast a mighty
arm ; strong is thy hand,
and high is thy right hand.
Righteousness and equi
ty are the habitation of thy
throne ; mercy and truth
shall go before thy face.
Blessed is the people, O
Lord, who know the joyful

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239

sound ; they shall walk in
the light of thy counte
nance. Their delight shall be
daily in thy name ; and in
thy righteousness shall they
make their boast.
For thou art the glory
of their strength ; and in
thy loving kindness we
shall greatly prosper.
For the Lord is our de
fence ; the Holy One of
Israel is our King.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Fifteenth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 90.
LORD, thou hast been
our refuge from one gen
eration to another.
Before the mountains
were brought forth, or ev
er thou hadst formed the
earth and the world, even
from everlasting to ever
lasting thou art God.
Thou turnest man to de
struction ; and sayest, Re
turn, ye children of men.
For a thousand years in
thy sight are but as yes
terday, when it is past, or
a watch in the night.
As soon as thou scatter -

est them, they are even as
a sleep, and fade away
suddenly like the grass.
In the morning it is green,
and groweth up ; but in the
evening it is cut down,
dried up, and withered.
For we consume away
in thy displeasure, and are
afraid at thy wrathful in
dignation. Thou hast set our mis
deeds before thee, and our
secret sins in the light of
thy countenance.
For when thou art an
gry, all our days are gone ;
we bring our years to an
end, as it were a tale that
is told. The days of our age are
threescore years and ten ;
and though men be so
strong that they come to
fourscore years, yet is their
strength then but labour
and sorrow ; so soon pass-
eth it away, and we are
gone. But who regardeth the
power of thy wrath ? or
feareth thy displeasure as
he ought ?
So teach us to number
our days, that we may ap
ply our hearts unto wis
dom. Turn thee again, O
Lord, at the last, and be
gracious unto thy ser
vants.

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PSALMS.

Day 15

O satisfy us with .thy
mercy, and that soou ; so
shall we rejoice and be
glad all the days of our
life. C6mfort us again, now
after the time that thou
hast afflicted us, and for the
years wherein we have
suffered adversity.
Show thy servants thy
work, and their children
thy glory.
And the glorious majes
ty of the Lord our God be
upon us ; prosper thou the
work of our hands upon
us ; O prosper thou our
handy work. Psalm 9 1 .
WHOSO dwelleth under
the defence of the Most
High, shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty.
I will say unto the Lord,
Thou art my hope, and my
strong hold ; my God, in
whom I will trust.
For he shall deliver thee
from the snare of the hun
ter, and from the noisome
pestilence. He shall defend thee
under his wings, and thou
shalt be safe under his
feathers ; his faithfulness
and truth shall be thy
shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid

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for any terror by night;
nor for the arrow that
flieth by day ;
For the pestilence that
walketh in darkness ; nor
for the sickness that de-
stroyeth in the noonday.
A thousand shall fall be
side thee, and ten thous
and at thy right hand ; but
it shall not come nigh
thee. _
But with thine eyes shalt
thou behold, and see the
reward of the ungodly.
For thou, Lord, art my
hope ; thou hast set thine
house of defence very
high. There shall no evil hap
pen unto thee, neither
shall any plague come nigh
thy dwelling.
For he shall give his an
gels charge over thee, to
keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee in
their hands, that thou hurt
not thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt go upon the
lion and adder ; the young
lion and the dragon shalt
thou tread under thy feet.
Because he hath set his
love upon me, therefore
will I deliver him ; I will
set him up, because he hath
known my name.
He shall call upon me,
and I will hear him ; yea,

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241

I am with him, in trouble ;
I will deliver him, and
bring him to honour.
With long life will I sat
isfy him, and show him my
salvation. Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 92.
IT is a good thing to
give thanks unto the Lord,
and to sing praises unto
thy name, O most High ;
To tell of thy loving
kindness early in the morn
ing, and of thy truth in the
night season.
For thou, Lord, hast
made me glad through thy
works ; and I will rejoice
in giving praise for the
operations of thy hands.
O Lord, how glorious
are thy works ! thy thoughts
are very deep !
An unwise man doth not
consider this ; and a fool
doth not understand it.
When the ungodly are
green as the grass, and
when all the workers of
wickedness do flourish,
then shall they be destroy-
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ed for ever ; but thou, Lord,
art the Most High for ever
more. For lo, thine enemies,
O Lord, lo, thine enemies
shall perish ; and all the
workers of wickedness
shall be destroyed.
The righteous shall flour
ish like a palm tree ; and
shall spread abroad like a
cedar in Lebanon.
Such as are planted in
the house of the Lord,
shall flourish in the courts
of the house of our God.
They shall bring forth
fruit even in their age ;
and shall be full of sap and
flourishing. That they may show how
true the Lord my strength
is, and that there is no un
righteousness in him.
Psalm 93.
THE Lord is king, and
hath put on glorious appar
el ; the Lord hath put on
his apparel, and girded
himself with strength.
He hath made the world
so sure, that it cannot be
moved. Ever since the world be
gan, hath thy throne been
prepared ; thou art from
everlasting. The floods have lifted,
O Lord, the floods have

242

PSALMS.

Day 16.

lifted up their voice ; the
floods lift up their waves.
The waves of the sea
are mighty, and rage hor
ribly ; but yet the Lord,
who dwelleth on high, is
mightier. Thy testimonies, O Lord,
are very sure ; holiness be-
cometh thine house for
ever. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Sixteenth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 94.
O LORD God, to whom
vengeance belongeth ; thou
God, to whom vengeance
belongeth, arise !
Arise, thou Judge of the
world, and reward the
proud after their deserv
ing. Lord, how long shall the
ungodly, how long shall
the ungodly triumph ?
How long shall all wick
ed doers speak so disdain
fully, and make such proud
boasting ?
They smite down thy
people, O Lord, and trou
ble thine heritage.

They murder the widow
and the stranger, and put
the fatherless to death.
And yet they say, The
Lord shall not see ; neith
er shall the God of Jacob
regard it.
Take heed, ye most
foolish of men ; O ye fools,
when will ye understand ?
He who planted the ear,
shall he not hear ? or he
who made the eye, shall he
not see ?
He who chastiseth the
heathen, shall he not cor
rect you ? or he who
teacheth man knowledge,
shall he not know ?
The Lord knoweth the
thoughts of man, that they
are but vain.
Blessed is the man whom
thou chastenest, O Lord,
and teachest him in thy
law ;
That thou mayest give
him patience in time of
adversity, until the pit be
digged up for the ungodly.
For the Lord will not
fail his people, neither
will he forsake his inheri
tance ;
Until righteousness turn
again unto judgment ; and
all such as are true in
heart shall follow it.
Who will rise up with

Day 16.

PSALMS.

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me against the wicked ? or
who will take my part
against the evil doers ?
If the Lord had not
helped me, it had not fail
ed, but my soul had been
put to silence.
But when I said, I am
fallen, thy mercy, O Lord,
held me up.
In the multitude of the
sorrows that I had in my
heart, thy comforts have
refreshed my soul.
Wilt thou have any fel
lowship with the throne of
those wicked ones, who
make mischief their law ?
They gather them to
gether against the soul of
the righteous, and con
demn the innocent blood.
But the Lord is my re
fuge ; and my God is the
strength of my confidence.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, &c.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 96.
O SING unto the Lord
a new song ; sing unto the
Lord, all the earth.
Sing unto the Lord, and
praise his name ; be telling
of his salvation from day
to day.

Declare his honour unto
the heathen, and his won
ders unto all the people.
For the Lord is great,
and cannot worthily be
praised ; he is move to be
feared than all gods.
As for all the gods of
the heathen, they are but
idols ; but it is the Lord
who made the heavens.
Glory and worship are
before him ; power and
honour are in his sanc
tuary. Ascribe unto the Lord,
O ye families of the peo
ple, ascribe unto the Lord
worship and power.
Ascribe unto the Lord
the honour due unto his
name ; bring offerings, and
come into his courts.
O worship the Lord in
the beauty of holiness ; let
the whole earth stand in
awe of him.
Tell it out among the
heathen, that the Lord is
King ; that it is he who
hath made the world so
fast that it cannot be mov
ed; and that he shall judge
the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice,
and let the earth be glad ;
let the sea make a noise,
and all that therein is.
Let the field be joyful,
and all that is in it ; let all

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PSALMS.

Day 17.

the trees of the wood re
joice before the Lord.
For he cometh, for he
cometh to judge the earth ;
and with righteousness to
judge the world, and the
people with his truth.
Psalm 97.
THE Lord is King, the
earth may be glad thereof;
yea, the multitude of the
isles may be glad thereof.
Clouds and darkness are
round about him ; right
eousness and judgment are
the habitation of his throne.
There shall go a fire be
fore him, and burn up his
enemies on every side.
His lightnings shone
through the world ; the
earth saw, and was afraid.
The hills melted like
wax at the presence of the
Lord, at the presence of
the Lord of the whole
earth. The heavens have de
clared his righteousness ;
and all the people have
seen his glory.
Confounded be all they
who worship carved im
ages, and who delight in
vain gods; worship him, all
ye gods.
Sion heard of it, and re
joiced ; and the daughters
of Judah were glad, be

cause of thy judgments, O
Lord. For thou, Lord, art high
er than all that are in the
earth ; thou art exalted far
above all gods.
O ye who love the Lord,
see that ye hate the thing
which is evil ; the Lord
preserveth the souls of his
saints ; he shall deliver
them from the hand of the
ungodly. There is sprung up a
light for the righteous, and
joyful gladness for such as
are true of heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, ye
righteous ; and give thanks
at the remembrance of his
holiness. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Seventeenth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 99.
THE Lord is King, let
the nations tremble ; he
sitteth between the cheru
bim, let the earth be moved.
The Lord is great in
Sion, and high above all
the people.
Let them praise thy

Day 17.

PSALMS.

245

great and wonderful name ;
for it is holy.
The king's power loveth
justice ; thou hast prepared
equity ; thou hast executed
judgment and righteous
ness in Jacob.
O magnify the Lord our
God, and fall down before
his footstool ; for he is holy.
Moses and Aaron, the
chief among his ministers,
and Samuel among such
as call upon his name,
these called upon the Lord,
and he heard them.
He spake unto them out
of the cloudy pillar; for
they kept his testimonies,
and the law that he gave
them. Thou heardest them, O
Lord our God ; thou forgav-
est them, O God, though
thou punishedst their ini
quities. O magnify the Lord our
God, and worship him up
on his holy hill; for the
Lord our God is holy.
Psalm 102.
HEAR my prayer, O
Lord, and let my crying
come unto thee.
Hide not thy face from
me in the time of my trou
ble ; incline thine ears un
to me when I call ; O hear
me, and that right soon.

For my days are con
sumed away like smoke ;
and my bones are burnt up
as it were a firebrand.
I am become like a peli
can in the wilderness, and
like an owl that is in the
desert. I have watched, and am
even as it were a bird of
the night, that sitteth alone
upon the house top.
My days are gone like a
shadow, and I am with
ered like grass.
But thou, O Lord, shalt
endure for ever, and thy
remembrance throughout
all generations.
Thou shalt arise, and
have mercy upon Sion ; for
it is time that thou have
mercy upon her ; yea, the
time is come.
For thy servants love
the very stones thereof,
and it pitieth them to see
her in the dust.
So the heathen shall
fear thy name, O Lord,
and all the kings of the
earth thy majesty.
When the Lord shall
build up Sion, he shall ap
pear in his glory
He will regard the prayer
of the poor destitute, and
will not despise their de
sire. This shall be written for

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PSALMS.

Day 17.

those who come after ; and
the people who shall be
born, shall praise the Lord.
For he hath looked down
from his sanctuary ; out of
the heaven did the Lord
behold the earth ;
That he might hear the
mournings of such as are
in captivity, and deliver
the children appointed un
to death ;
That they may declare
the name of the Lord in
Sion, and his worship at
Jerusalem ;
When the people are
gathered together, and the
kingdoms also to serve the
Lord. Thou, Lord, in the be
ginning hast laid the foun
dation of the earth ; and
the heavens are the works
of thy hands.
They shall perish, but
thou shalt endure ; they all
shall wax old as doth a gar
ment ;
And as a vesture shalt
thou change them, and
they shall be changed ; but
thou art the same, and thy
years shall not fail.
The children of thy ser
vants shall continue ; and
their seed shall stand fast
in thy sight.
Now unto the King eter
nal, &c.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 103.
PRAISE the Lord, O
my soul ; and all that is
within me, praise his holy
name. Praise the Lord, O my
soul, and forget not all his
benefits ;
Who forgiveth all thy
sin, and healeth all thine
infirmities ;
Who saveth thy life from
destruction, and crowneth
thee with mercy and loving
kindness ;
Who filleth the morn
ing of thy life with good
things, and reneweth thy
youth like the eagle's.
The Lord executeth
righteousness and judg
ment for all those who are
oppressed. He showed his ways un
to Moses, his works unto
the children of Israel.
The Lord is full of com
passion and mercy, long
suffering, and of great
goodness. He will not alway be
chiding; neither keepeth
he his anger for ever.
He hath not dealt with
us after our sins ; nor re
warded us according to
our wickednesses.
For as the heaven is
high above the earth, so

Day 18.

PSALMS.

247

great is his mercy toward
those who fear him.
As far as the east is from
the west, so far hath he
removed our transgressions
from us.
Yea, like as a father
pitieth his own children ;
even so the Lord pitieth
those who fear him.
For he knoweth our
frame ; he remembereth
that we are but dust.
The days of man are but
as grass ; he flourisheth as
a flower of the field.
For the wind passeth
over it, and it is gone ; and
the place thereof shall
know it no more.
But the merciful good
ness of the Lord endureth
for ever and ever upon
those who fear him, and
his righteousness upon
children's children ;
Even upon such as keep
his covenant, and think
upon his commandments
to do them.
The Lord hath prepared
his throne in heaven ; and
his kingdom ruleth over all.
O praise the Lord, ye
angels of his, ye who excel
in strength, ye who fulfil
his commandment, and
hearken unto the voice of
his words.
O praise the Lord, all

ye his hosts, ye servants of
his who do his pleasure.
O praise the Lord, all
ye works of his, in all
places of his dominion;
praise thou the Lord, O
my soul.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Eighteenth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 104.
PRAISE the Lord, O
my soul ; O Lord my God,
thou art exceeding glori
ous ; thou art clothed with
majesty and honour.
Thou deckest thyself
with light as it were with
a garment ; and spreadest
out the heavens like a cur
tain. Who layeth the beams
of his chambers in the wa
ters, and maketh the clouds
his chariot, and walketh
upon the wings of the wind.
He maketh the winds
his messengers, his minis
ters the flaming fires.
Who laid the founda
tions of the earth, that it
should never be moved.
Thou coveredst it with

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PSALMS.

Day 18.

the deep as with a gar
ment ; the waters stood
above the hills.
At thy rebuke they fled ;
at the voice of thy thunder
they hasted away.
They sunk from the
hills, down to the valleys
beneath, even unto the
place which thou hadst ap
pointed for them.
Thou hast set them their
bounds which they shall
not pass, neither turn again
to cover the earth.
Thou pourest out the
springs into the rivers,
which run among the hills.
All beasts of the field
drink thereof, and the wild
asses quench their thirst.
Beside them shall the
fowls of the air have their
habitation, and sing among
the branches.
Thou waterest the hills
from thy chambers ; the
earth is filled with the fruit
of thy works.
He bringeth forth grass
for the cattle, and green
herb for the service of
men ;
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 coun
tenance, and bread to
strengthen man's heart.

The lofty trees also are
satisfied, even the cedars
of Lebanon which he hath
planted ;
Wherein the birds make
their nests ; and the fir
trees are a dwelling for the
stork. The high hills are a re
fuge for the wild goats, and
the stony rocks for the co
nies. He appointeth the moon
for certain seasons ; and
the sun knoweth his going
down. Thou makest darkness,
and it is night, wherein all
the beasts of the forest do
move. The lions, roaring after
their prey, do seek their
meat from God.
The sun ariseth, and they
get them away together,
and lay them down in their
dens. Then man goeth forth
to his work, and to his la
bour until the evening.
O Lord, how manifold
are thy works ! in wisdom
hast thou made them all ;
the earth is full of thy
riches. So is the great and wide
sea also, wherein move
creaturesinnumerable,both small and great.
There go the ships, and

Day 18.

PSALMS.

249

there the leviathan, which
thou hast made to take his
pastime therein.
These wait all upon thee,
that thou mayest give them
their meat in due season.
Thou givest it them, and
they gather it ; thou open-
est thy hand, they are fill
ed with good.
Thou hidest thy face,
they are troubled; thou
takest away their breath,
they die, and are turned
again to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy
spirit, they are created ;
and thou renewest the face
of the earth.
The glorious majesty of
the Lord shall endure for
ever ; the Lord shall re
joice in his works.
He looketh on the earth,
and it trembleth ; he touch-
eth the hills, and they
smoke. I will sing unto the Lord
as long as I live ; I will
praise my God, while I
have my being.
And so shall my words
please him ; my joy shall
be in the Lord.
As for sinners, they shall
be consumed out of the
earth, and the ungodly
shall come to an end ;
praise thou the Lord, O
my soul ; praise the Lord.
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Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 107.
O GIVE thanks unto
the Lordj for he is gra
cious, and his mercy en
dureth for ever.
Let them give thanks,
whom the Lord hath re
deemed, and delivered
from the hand of the ene
my ;
And gathered them out
of the lands, from the
east, and from the west,
from the north, and from
the south.
They wandered in the
wilderness in a solitary
way, and found no city to
dwell in ;
Hungry and thirsty, their
soul fainted in them.
So they cried unto the
Lord in their trouble, and
he delivered them from
their distress.
He led them forth by the
right way, that they might
go to an inhabited city.
O that men would there
fore praise the Lord for
his goodness, and for the

250

PSALMS.

Day 18.

wonders that he doeth for
the children of men !
For he satisfieth the
empty soul, and filleth the
hungry soul with good
ness. Such as sit in dark
ness, and in the shadow of
death, being fast bound in
misery and iron;
Because they rebelled
against the words of the
Lord, and lightly regarded
the counsel of the Most
High; He brought down their
heart through calamity ;
they fell down, and there
was none to help them.
So they cried unto the
Lord in their trouble, and
he delivered them out of
their distress.
For he brought them
out of darkness, and out
of the shadow of death,
and brake their bonds in
sunder. O that men would there
fore praise the Lord for
his goodness, and for the
wonders that he doeth for
the children of men !
For he hath broken the
gates of brass, and smit
ten the bars of iron in sun
der. Foolish men are afflict

ed for their offences, and
because of their wicked
ness. Their soul refuseth all
manner of food, and they
are even at death's door.
So they cried unto the
Lord in their trouble, and
he delivered them out of
their distress.
He sent his word, and
healed them ; and they
were saved from their de
struction. O that men would there
fore praise the Lord for
his goodness, and for the
wonders that he doeth for
the children of men !
That they would offer
unto him the sacrifice of
thanksgiving, and tell but
his works with gladness !
They who go down to
the sea in ships, and pur
sue their business in the
great waters,
These men see the
works of the Lord, and his
wonders in the deep.
For at his word the
stormy wind ariseth, which
lifteth up the waves there
of. They are carried up to
the heaven, and down
again to the depths ; their
soul melteth away because
of the trouble.

Day 19.

PSALMS.

251

So they cry unto the
Lord in their trouble, and
he delivereth them out of
their distress.
For he maketh the storm
to cease, and the waves to
be still.
Then are they glad be
cause they are at rest ; and
so he bringeth them unto
the haven where they
would be.
O that men would there
fore praise the Lord for
his goodness, and declare
the wonders that he doeth
for the children of men !
That they would exalt
him also in the congrega
tion of the people, and
praise him in the assembly
of the elders !
He turneth rivers into
a wilderness, and water-
springs into dry ground.
A fruitful land maketh
he barren, for the wicked
ness of those who dwell
therein. Again he maketh the
wilderness a standing wa
ter, and watersprings of a
dry ground.
And there he setteth the
hungry, that they may
build them a city to dwell
in; That they may sow their
land, and plant vineyards,
to yield them fruits of in
crease.

He blesseth them, so
that they multiply exceed
ingly, and suffereth not
their cattle to decrease.
And again, when they
are minished and brought
low through oppression,
through any plague or
trouble ;
Though he suffer them
to be evil intreated through
tyrants, and let them wan
der out of the way in the
wilderness ;
Yet helpeth he the poor
out of misery, and maketh
him households like a
flock. The righteous will con
sider this and rejoice ; and
the mouth of all wicked
ness shall be stopped.
Whoso is wise will pon
der these things, and un
derstand the loving kind
ness of the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Nineteenth Day.
Morning Pkayer.
Psalm 111.
I WILL give thanks un
to the Lord with my whole
heart, secretly among the
faithful, and in the con
gregation.

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PSALMS.

Da* 19.

The works of the Lord
are great, sought out by
all those who have pleas
ure therein.
His works are worthy to
be praised and had in hon
our ; and his righteousness
endureth forever.
He hath made his won
derful works to be remem
bered ; the Lord is gra
cious and full of compas
sion. He hath given food unto
those who fear him ; for he
will ever be mindful of his
covenant. He hath shown his peo
ple the power of his works,
that he may give them the
heritage of the heathen.
The works of his hands
are verity and judgment ;
all his commandments are
true. They stand fast for ever
and ever, and are done in
truth and equity.
He sent redemption un
to his people ; he hath
confirmed his covenant for
ever ; holy and reverend is
his name.
The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of wisdom ;
a good understanding have
all they who obey him ; his
praise endureth forever.
Psalm 112.
BLESSED is the man

who feareth the Lord, and
who hath great delight in
his commandments.
His posterity shall be
mighty upon earth ; the
generation of the faithful
shall be blessed.
Riches and plenteous-
ness shall be in his house ;
and his righteousness en
dureth for ever.
Unto the godly there
ariseth up light in the
darkness ; he is merciful,
loving, and righteous.
A good man is merciful,
and lendeth; and will guide
his affairs with discretion.
Surely he shall never be
moved ; and the righteous
shall be had in everlasting
remembrance. He will not be afraid of
any evil tidings ; for his
heart standeth fast, and
believeth in the Lord.
He hath dispersed a-
broad, and given to the
poor ; his righteousness re-
maineth for ever ; his horn
shall be exalted with hon
our. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Praver.
Psalm 113.
PRAISE the Lord, ye

Day 19.

PSALMS.

253

servants of his ; O praise
the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of
the Lord, from this time
forth for evermore.
Let the Lord's name be
praised, from the rising up
of the sun unto the going
down of the same.
The Lord is high above
all nations, and his glory
above the heavens.
Who is like unto the
Lord our God, who hath
his dwelling so high, and
yet humbleth himself to
behold the things that are
in heaven and earth ?
He taketh up the simple
out of the dust, and lifteth
the poor out of the mire ;
That he may set him
with the princes, even with
the princes of his people.
Psalm 115.
NOT unto us, O Lord,
not unto us, but unto thy
name give the praise, for
thy loving mercy, and for
thy truth's sake.
Wherefore shall the
heathen say, Where is now
their God ?
As for our God, he is in
heaven ; he hath done
whatsoever pleased him.
Their idols are silver
and gold, even the work of
men's hands.

They have mouths, but
speak not ; eyes have they,
but see not.
They have ears, but hear
not ; noses have they, but
smell not.
They have hands, but
handle not ; feet have they,
and walk not; neither
speak they through their
throat. They who make them
are like unto them ; and so
are all they who put their
trust in them.
But thou, house of Is
rael, trust thou in the Lord ;
he is their succour and de
fence. Thou house of Aaron,
trust thou in the Lord ; he
is their helper and defender.
Ye who fear the Lord,
put your trust in the Lord,
he is their helper and de
fender. The Lord hath been
mindful of us, and he will
bless us ; he will bless the
house of Israel, he will
bless the house of Aaron.
He will bless those who
fear the Lord, both small
and great.
The Lord shall increase
you more and more, you
and your children.
Ye are the blessed of the
Lord, who made heaven
and earth.

254

PSALMS.

Day 20.

All the whole heavens
are the Lord's ; the earth
hath he given to the chil
dren of men.
The dead praise not the
Lord, neither they who go
down into silence.
But we will praise the
Lord, from this time forth
for evermore. Praise the
Lord. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Twentieth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 116.
I LOVE the Lord, be
cause he heard the voice
of my prayer.
He hath inclined his ear
unto me ; therefore will I
call upon him as long as I
live. The snares of death com
passed me round about ;
and the pains of the grave
took hold upon me.
I found trouble and
heaviness ; then I called
upon the name of the Lord ;
O Lord, I beseech thee,
deliver my soul.
Gracious is the Lord,
and righteous ; yea, our
God is merciful.

The Lord preserveth the
simple; I was in misery,
and he helped me.
Turn again then unto
thy rest, O my soul ; for
the Lord hath dealt boun
tifully with thee.
For thou hast delivered
my soul from death, mine
eyes from tears, and my
feet from falling.
I will walk before the
Lord in the land of the
living. I believed and therefore
will I speak ; but I was
sore troubled ; I said in my
haste, All men are false.
What shall I render unto
the Lord for all the bene
fits that he hath done unto
me ?
I will pour out the cup
of libation, and call upon
the name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows now
in the presence of all his
people ; right dear in the
sight of the Lord is the
death of his saints.
Behold, O Lord, I am
thy servant ; I am thy ser
vant, and the son of thine
handmaid ; thou hast brok
en my bonds in sunder.
I will offer to thee the
sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and will call upon the name
of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto

Day 20.

PSALMS.

255

the Lord, in the sight of
all his people, in the courts
of the Lord's house, even
in the midst of thee, O Je
rusalem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 117.
O PRAISE the Lord, all
ye people ; praise him all
ye nations.
For his merciful kind
ness is great toward us ;
and the truth of the Lord
endureth for ever. Praise
the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 118.
O GIVE thanks unto
the Lord, for he is gracious,
and his mercy endureth
for ever.
Let Israel now confess
that his mercy endureth
for ever.
Let the house of Aaron
now confess that his mercy
endureth for ever.
Yea, let those now who
fear the Lord confess that
his mercy endureth for ever.
I called upon the Lord
in trouble ; and the Lord
heard and delivered me.

The Lord is on my side ;
I will not fear what man
doeth unto me.
It is better to trust in the
Lord, than to put confi
dence in man.
It is better to trust in the
Lord, than to put confi
dence in princes.
The Lord is my strength
and my song, and is be
come my salvation.
The voice of joy and
salvation is in the dwell
ings of the righteous ; the
right hand of the Lord
bringeth mighty things to
pass. The right hand of the
Lord is exalted ; the right
hand of the Lord bringeth
mighty things to pass.
I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of
the Lord.
The Lord hath chasten
ed and corrected me ; but
he hath not given me over
unto death.
Open me the gates of
holiness, that I may go in
to them, and give thanks
unto the Lord.
This is the gate of the
Lord, into which the right
eous shall enter.
I will thank thee, for
thou hast heard me, and
art become my salvation.
The same stone which

256

PSALMS.

Day 21.

the builders refused, is be
come the head stone in the
corner. This is the Lord's do
ing ; and it is marvellous
in our eyes.
This is the day which
the Lord hath made; we
will rejoice and be glad
in it.
Save, now, O Lord ; O
Lord, send us now pros
perity. Blessed be he who com
eth in the name of the
Lord ! we bless you, ye
who are of the house of
the Lord.
Thou art my God, and
I will thank thee ; thou art
my God, and I will praise
thee. O give thanks unto the
Lord, for he is gracious,
and his mercy endureth
for ever.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Twentyfirst Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 119.

BLESSED are they who
are undefiled in the way,

and walk in the law of the
Lord. Blessed are they who
keep his testimonies, and
seek him with their whole
heart. Who do no wickedness,
but walk in his ways.
Thou hast charged that
we shall diligently keep
thy commandments.
O that my ways were
so directed, that I might
keep thy statutes !
So shall I not be con
founded, while I have re
spect unto all thy com
mandments. I will thank thee with an
unfeigned heart, when I
shall have learned thy
righteous judgments.
I will keep thy laws ; O
forsake me not utterly.

WHEREWITHAL shall
a young man cleanse his
way ? even by ruling him
self after thy word.
With my whole heart
have I sought thee ; O let
me not go wrong out of
thy commandments.
Thy words have I hid
within my heart, that I
should not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord;
0 teach me thy statutes.
With my lips have I been

Day 21.

PSALMS.

257

telling of all the judgments
of thy mouth.
I have had as great de
light in the way of thy tes
timonies, as in all manner
of riches.
I will meditate on thy
commandments, and have
respect unto thy ways.
My delight shall be in
thy statutes, and I will not
forget thy word.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 119.

O DEAL kindly unto thy
servant, that I may live,
and keep thy word.
Open thou mine eyes,
that I may see the won
drous things of thy law.
I am a stranger upon
earth ; O hide not thy com
mandments from me.
My soul trembles for the
very fervent desire that it
hath alway unto thy judg
ments. Thou hast rebuked the
proud ; and cursed are they
who do err from thy com
mandments. O turn from me reproach 32

and contempt ; for I have
kept thy testimonies.
Though princes did sit
and speak against me, thy
servant is occupied in thy
statutes. For thy testimonies are
my delight and my coun
sellors.

MY soul cleaveth to the
dust ; O quicken thou me
according to thy word.
I have acknowledged my
ways, and thou heardest
me ; O teach me thy stat
utes. Make me to understand
the way of thy command
ments ; and so shall I talk
of thy wondrous works.
My soul melteth away
for very heaviness ; com
fort thou me according un
to thy word.
Remove me from the
deceitful way ; and cause
thou me to make much of
thy law.
I have chosen the way of
truth; and thy judgments
have I laid before me.
I have kept close unto
thy testimonies ; O Lord,
confound me not.
I will run the way of thy
commandments, when thou
hast set my heart at lib
erty.

258

PSALMS.

Day 22.

Now unto the King eter- in thy commandments ; O
nal, Sic. quicken me in thy right-
Be honour and glory, Sic. eousness.

VAU.

The Twentysecond Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 119.

TEACH me, O Lord,
the way of thy statutes ;
and I shallkeep it unto the
end. Give me understanding,
and I shall keep thy law ;
yea, I shall keep it with
my whole heart.
Make me to go in the
path of thy command
ments ; for therein is my
desire. Incline my heart unto
thy testimonies, and not to
covetousness. O turn a^«ay mine eyes,
lest they behold vanity ;
and quicken thou me in
thy way.
O establish thy word in
thy servant, that I may
fear thee.
Take away the reproach
that I am afraid of; for
thy judgments are good.
Behold, my delight is

LET thy loving mercy
come unto me, O Lord,
even thy salvation, accord
ing unto thy word.
So shall I make answer
unto those who reproach
me ; for my trust is in thy
word. O take not the word of
thy truth utterly out of my
mouth ; for my hope is in
thy judgments.
So shall I alway keep
thy law ; yea, for ever and
ever. And I will walk at lib
erty ; for I seek thy com
mandments. I will speak of thy testi
monies also, even before
kings, and will not be
ashamed. And my delight shall be
in thy commandments,
which I have loved.
My hands also will I lift
up unto thy command
ments, which I have loved ;
and my study shall be in
thy statutes.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Day 22.

PSALMS.

259

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 119.

ZAIN.

0 THINK upon thy
word of promise to thy ser
vant, wherein thou hast
caused me to put my trust.
The same is my comfort
in my trouble ; for thy
word hath quickened me.
The proud have had me
exceedingly in derision;
yet have I not shrunk from
thy law.
For I remembered thy
judgments of old, O Lord,
afid received comfort.
Horror hath taken hold
upon me, because of the
wicked who forsake thy
law. Thy statutes have been
my songs in the house of
my pilgrimage.
I have thought upon thy
name, O Lord, in the night
season ; and have kept thy
law. I esteemed myself rich,
in that I kept thy com
mandments.

THOU art my portion,
O Lord ; I have promised
to keep thy law.
I entreated thy favour
with my whole heart; O

be merciful unto me ac
cording to thy word.
I called my ways to re
membrance, and turned
my feet unto thy testimo
nies. I made haste, and de
layed not to keep thy Com
mandments. The bands of the un
godly have robbed me ; but
I have not forgotten thy
law. At midnight I will rise to
give thanks unto thee, be
cause of thy righteous
judgments. I am a companion of all
those who fear thee and
keep thy commandments.
The earth, O Lord, is
full of thy mercy ; O teach
me thy statutes.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, &c.

The Twentythird Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 119.

TETH.

O LORD, thou hast
dealt graciously with thy
servant according unto thy
word.

260

PSALMS.

Day 23.

O teach me true under
standing and knowledge ;
for I have believed thy
commandments. Before I was afflicted, I
went astray ; but now have
I kept thy word.
Thou art good and doest
good ; O teach me thy stat
utes. The proud have forged
a lie against me ; but I will
keep thy commandments
with my whole heart.
It is good for me that I
have been in trouble, that
I may learn thy statutes.
The law of thy mouth is
dearer unto me than thou
sands of gold and silver.

THY hands have made
me, and fashioned me ; O
give me understanding,
that I may learn thy com
mandments. They who fear thee, will
be glad when they see me,
because I have put my
trust in thy word.
I know, O Lord, that
thy judgments are right,
and that thou of very faith
fulness hast caused me to
be troubled.
O let thy merciful kind
ness be my comfort, ac
cording to thy word unto
thy servant.

O let thy loving mercies
come unto me, that I may
live ; for thy law is my de
light. Let such as fear thee,
and have known thy testi
monies be turned unto me.
O let my heart be sound
in thy statutes, that I be
not ashamed.

MY soul hath longed for
thy salvation ; and I have
a good hope because of thy
word. Mine eyes languish for
thy word, saying, O when
wilt thou comfort me ?
O quicken me after thy
loving kindness ; and so
shall I keep the testimo
nies of thy mouth.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 119.

O LORD, thy word en
dureth for ever in heaven.
Thy truth also remain-
eth from one generation to
another ; thou hast laid the
foundation of the earth,
and it abideth.

Day 24.

PSALMS.

261

They continue this day
according to thine ordi
nance ; for all things serve
thee. If my delight had not
been in thy law, I should
have perished in my mis
ery. I will never forget thy
commandments ; for with
them thou hast quickened
me. I am thine ; O save me ;
for I have sought thy com
mandments. The ungodly laid wait
for me, to destroy me ; but
I will consider thy testimo
nies. I see that all things come
to an end ; but thy com
mandment is eternal.

O HOW I love thy law!
all the day long is my study
in it !
Thou through thy com
mandments hast made me
wiser than mine enemies ;
for they are ever with me.
I have more understand
ing than my teachers ; for
thy testimonies are my
study. I am wiser than the
aged ; because I keep thy
commandments. I have refrained my feet

from every evil way, be
cause I keep thy word.
I have not shrunk from
thy judgments ; for thou
teachest me.
How sweet are thy words
unto my taste, yea, sweet
er than honey unto my
mouth. Through thy command
ments I get understanding;
therefore I hate all evil
ways. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Twentyfourth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 119.
NUN.
THY word is a lamp un
to my feet, and a light un
to my paths.
I have sworn, and am
steadfastly purposed to
keep thy righteous judg
ments. I am troubled above
measure ; revive me, O
Lord, according to thy
word. Let the free will offer
ings of my mouth please
thee, O Lord ; and teach
thou me thy judgments.

262

PSALMS.

Day 24.

My life is in constant
peril ; yet do I not forget
thy law..
The ungodly have laid a
snare for me ; but yet I
swerved not from thy com
mandments. Thy testimonies have I
claimed as mine heritage
for ever ; and why ? they
are the very joy of my
heart. I have applied my heart
to fulfil thy statutes, which
are an everlasting reward.

I HATE wicked imagi
nations ; but thy law do I
love. Thou art my defence
and shield ; and my trust is
in thy word.
Depart from me, ye
wicked ; I will keep the
commandments of my God.
O stablish me according
to thy word, that I may
live ; and let me not be
disappointed of my hope.
Hold thou me up, and I
shall be safe ; yea, my de
light shall be ever in thy
statutes. Thou hast trodden down
all those who depart from
thy statutes ; for they im
agine but deceit.
Thou puttest away all
the ungodly of the earth

like dross ; therefore I love
thy testimonies.
My flesh trembleth for
fear of thee, and I am
afraid of thy judgments.

ain.

I HAVE done judgment
and justice ; O give me not
over unto mine oppressors.
O lead thy servant in
safety, that the proud do
me no wrong.
Mine eyes are wasted'
away with looking for thy
health, and for the word of
thy righteousness.
O deal with thy servant
according unto thy loving
mercy, and teach me thy
statutes. I am thy servant; O
grant me understanding,
that I may know thy testi
monies. It is time for thee, Lord,
to execute judgment; for
they have set at nought
thy law.
For I love thy command
ments above gold and pre
cious stones.
Therefore I direct my
way according to all thy
commandments ; and all
false ways I utterly abhor.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Day 24.

PSALMS.

263

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 119.
PE.
THY testimonies are
wonderful ; therefore doth
my soul keep them.
When thy word goeth
forth, it giveth light and
understanding unto the
simple. I opened my mouth, and
panted for thy command
ments ; for they are my ex
ceeding delight.
O look thou upon me,
and be merciful unto me,
as thou usest to do unto
those who love thy name.
Order my steps in thy
word ; and let no wicked
ness have dominion over
me. O deliver me from the
wrongful dealings of men ;
and so shall I keep thy
commandments. Show the light of thy
countenance upon thy ser
vant ; and teach me thy
statutes. Mine eyes gush out with
rivers of water, because
men keep not thy law.
TZADDI.
RIGHTEOUS art thou,
O Lord, and true is thy
judgment.

The testimonies that
thou hast commanded are
exceeding righteous and.
true. My indignation hath con
sumed me, because mine
enemies have forgotten thy
words. Thy word is approved to
the uttermost ; and thy ser
vant loveth it.
I am small, and of no
reputation ; yet do I not
forget thy commandments.
Thy righteousness is an
everlasting righteousness ;
and thy law is the truth.
When trouble and heavi
ness take hold upon me,
my delight is in thy com
mandments. The righteousnesss of
thy testimonies is everlast
ing ; O grant me under
standing, and I shall live.

I CALL with my whole
heart ; hear me, O Lord ;
I will keep thy statutes.
Yea, even unto thee do
I call ; help me, and I shall
keep thy testimonies.
Early in the morning do
I cry unto thee ; for in thy
word is my trust.
Mine eyes anticipate the
night watches, that I might
be occupied in thy words.
Hear my voice, O Lord,

264

PSALMS.

Day 25.

according unto thy loving
kindness ; quicken me ac
cording as thou art wont.
They draw nigh who of
malice persecute me, and
are far from thy law.
But thou also art nigh,
O Lord ; all thy command
ments are true.
Concerning thy testimo
nies, I have known long
since, that thou hast es
tablished them for ever.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Twentyfifth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 119.
RESH.
O CONSIDER mine ad
versity, and deliver me ;
for I do not forget thy law.
Plead thou my cause,
and deliver me ; preserve
me according to thy word.
Salvation is far from the
ungodly; for they regard
not thy statutes.
Great is thy mercy, O
Lord ; quicken me accord
ing to thy judgments.
Many there are who
trouble me, and persecute

me ; yet do 1 not swerve
from thy testimonies.
It grieveth me, when I
see the transgressors, be
cause they keep not thy
law.
1 Consider, O Lord, how
I love thy commandments ;
O revive me according to
thy loving kindness.
Thy word is true from
everlasting ; all the judg
ments of thy righteousness
endure for evermore.

SCHIN.

PRINCES have perse
cuted me without a cause ;
but my heart standeth in
awe of thy word.
I am as glad of thy word
as one who findeth great
spoils. As for lies, I hate and
abhor them; but thy law
do I love.
Seven times a day do I
praise thee, because of thy
righteous judgments.
Great is the peace that
they have who love thy
law ; and nothing shall of
fend them.
Lord, I have looked for
thy saving health, and done
after thy commandments.
My soul hath kept thy
testimonies, and loved them
exceedingly. I have kept thy com-

Day 25.

PSALMS.

265

mandments and testimo
nies ; for all my ways are
before thee.

TAU.

LET my prayer come
before thee, O Lord ; give
me understanding accord
ing to thy word.
Let my supplication
come before thee ; deliv
er me according to thy
word. My lips shall speak of
thy praise, when thou
hast taught me thy stat
utes. Yea, my tongue shall
speak of thy word ; for all
thy commandments are
righteous. Let thine hand help me ;
for I have chosen thy com
mandments. ,
I have longed for thy
saving health, O Lord ;
and in thy law is my de
light. O let my soul live, and
it shall praise thee ; and
thy judgments shall help
me. I have gone astray like
a sheep that is lost ; O
seek thy servant, for I do
not forget thy command
ments. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 121.
I WILL lift up mine
eyes unto the hills from
whence cometh my help.
My help cometh even
from the Lord, who hath
made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy
foot to be moved ; and he
who keepeth thee will not
sleep. Behold, he who keepeth
Israel, shall neither slum
ber nor sleep.
The Lord himself is thy
keeper ; the Lord is thy
defence upon thy right
hand ;
So that the sun shall
not smite thee by day,
neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve
thee from all evil ; yea, it is
even he who shall keep thy
soul. The Lord shall preserve
thy going out and thy com
ing in, from this time forth
for evermore. Psalm 122.
I WAS glad, when they
said unto me, Let us go
into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand in
thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city ,
that is at unity in itself.

33

266

PSALMS.

Day 26.

For thither the tribes go
up, even the tribes of the
Lord, according to the law
of Israel, to give thanks
unto the name of the
Lord. For there is the seat of
judgment, even the throne
of the house of David.
O pray for the peace of
Jerusalem; they shall pros
per who love thee.
Peace be within thy
walls, and prosperity with
in thy palaces.
For my brethren and
companions' sakes, I will
wish thee prosperity.
Yea, because of the
house of the Lord our
God-, I will seek to do
thee good.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Twentysixth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 123.
UNTO thee lift I up
mine eye's, O thou who
dwellest in the heavens.
Behold, even as the eyes
of servants look unto the
hand of their masters, and
as the eyes of a maiden

unto the hand of her mis
tress ;
Even so our eyes wait
upon the Lord our God,
until he have mercy upon
us. Have mercy upon us, O
Lord, have mercy upon us ;
for we are utterly1 despis
ed. Our soul is filled with
the insolence of the pros
perous, and with the des-
pitefulness of the proud.
Psalm 124.
IF the Lord himself had
not been on our side, now
may Israel say, if the Lord
himself had not been on
our side, when men rose
up against us ;
They had swallowed us
up quick, when they were
so wrathfully displeased at
us; Yea, the waters had
drowned us, and the
stream had gone over our
soul; The proud waters had
gone over our soul.
But praised be the Lord,
who hath not given us
over for a prey unto their
teeth. Our soul is escaped,
even as a bird out of the
snare of the fowler; the

Day 26.

PSALMS.

267

snare is broken, and we
are delivered.
Our help is in the name
of the Lord, who hath
made heaven and earth.
Psalm 125.
THEY who put their
trust in the Lord, shall be
even as the mount Sion,
which may not be remov
ed, but standeth fast for
ever. As the hills stand about
Jerusalem, even so stand
eth the Lord round about
his people, from this time
forth for evermore.
For the sceptre of the
ungodly shall not rule over
the righteous ; unless the
righteous put their hand
unto wickedness.
Do well, O Lord, unto
those who are good and
true of heart.
As for such as turn aside
unto their crooked ways,
the Lord shall lead them
forth with the evil doers ;
but peace shall be upon
Israel. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 126.
WHEN the Lord turned

again the captivity of Sion,
then were we like unto
those who dream.
Then was our mouth fill
ed with laughter, and our
tongue with joy.
Then said they among
the heathen, The Lord
hath done great things for
them. Yea, the Lord hath
done great things for us,
whereof we rejoice.
Thou hast turned our
captivity, O Lord, as the
rivers in the south.
They who sow in tears,
shall reap in joy.
He who now goeth on
his way weeping, and
beareth forth good seed,
shall doubtless come again
with joy, and bring his
sheaves with him.
Psalm 127.
EXCEPT the Lord
build the house, their la
bour is but lost who build
it. Except the Lord keep
the city, the watchman
waketh but in vain.
It is but lost labour that
ye haste to rise up early,
and so late take rest, and
eat the bread of careful
ness ; for surely he giveth
his beloved sleep.
Lo. children are an her-

268

PSALMS.

Day 27.

itage and gift that cometh
of the Lord.
Like as the arrows in the
hand of the giant, even so
are the young children.
Happy is the man who
hath his quiver full of
them ; they shall not be
ashamed when they speak
with their enemies in the
gate. Psalm 128.
m BLESSED is he who
feareth the Lord, and
walketh in his ways.
For thou shalt eat the
labour of thine hands ; O
blessed art thou, and hap
py shalt thou be.
Thy wife shall be as the
fruitful vine upon the walls
of thine house ;
Thy children like the
olive plants round about
thy table
Lo, thus shall the man
be blessed, who feareth
the Lord.
The Lord from out of
Sion shall so bless thee,
that thou shalt see Jerusa
lem in prosperity all thy
life long ;
Yea, that thou shall see
thy children's children, and
peace upon Israel.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic

The Twentyseventh Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 130.
OUT of the deep have
I called unto thee, O Lord ;
Lord, hear my voice.
O let thine ears consider
well the voice of my com
plaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be
extreme to mark what is
done amiss, O Lord, who
may abide it ?
For there is mercy with
thee ; therefore shalt thou
be feared.
I look for the Lord ; my
soul doth wait for him ; in
his word is my trust.
My soul fleeth unto the
Lord, before the morning
watch; I say, before the
morning watch.
O Israel, trust in the
Lord ; for with the Lord
there is mercy, and with
him is plenteous redemp
tion. And he shall redeem Is
rael from all his sins
Psalm 131.
LORD, my heart is not
haughty, nor mine eyes
lofty. I will not exercise my
self in great matters, which
are too high for me ;

Day 27.

PSALMS.

269

But will refrain my soul,
and keep it low, like as a
child that is weaned from
his mother ; yea, m»y soul
shall be even as a weaned
child. O Israel, trust in the
Lord, from this time forth
for evermore. Psalm 132.
LORD, remember Da
vid, and all his troubles ;
How he sware unto the
Lord, and vowed a vow
unto the Almighty God of
Jacob ;
I will not come within
the tabernacle of mine
house, nor climb up into
my bed ;
I will not suffer mine
eyes to "sleep, nor mine
eyelids to slumber ;
Until I find out a place
for the temple of the Lord,
an habitation for the migh
ty God of Jacob.
We will go into his tab
ernacle, we will worship
before his footstool.
Arise, O Lord, into thy
resting place, thou, and
the ark of thy strength.
Let thy priests be cloth
ed with righteousness ;
and let thy saints sing with
joyfulness. For thy servant David's

sake, turn not away the
face of thine anointed.
The Lord hath made a
faithful oath unto David*
and he shall not shrink
from it ;
Of the fruit of thy body
shall I set upon thy throne.
If thy children will keep
my covenant, and my tes
timonies that I shall teach
them, their children also
shall sit upon thy throne
for evermore.
For the Lord hath chos
en Sion; he hath desired
it for his habitation.
This shall be my rest for
ever ; here will I dwell,
for I have a delight there
in. I will bless her provision
with increase ; and will
satisfy her poor with
bread. I will clothe her priests
with salvation ; and her
saints shall rejoice and
sing. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 133.
BEHOLD, how good
and joyful a thing it is, for

270

PSALMS.

Day 27.

brethren to dwell together
in unity.
It is like the precious
ointment upon the head,
that ran down upon the
beard, even unto Aaron's
beard, and went down to
the skirts of his clothing ;
Like as the dew of Her-
mon, and the dew which
falleth upon the hill of
Sion. For there the Lord
promised his blessing, and
life for evermore. Psalm 134.
O praise the Lord, all
ye servants of the Lord ;
Ye who by night stand
in the house of the Lord,
even in the courts of the
house of our God.
Lift up your hands in
the sanctuary, and praise
the Lord.
The Lord who made
heaven and earth, give
thee his blessing out of
Sion. Psalm 135.
O PRAISE the Lord ;
praise ye the name of the ,
Lord ; praise it, O ye ser
vants of the Lord
Ye who stand in the
house of the Lord, in the
courts of the house of our
God.

O praise the Lord, for
the Lord is : gracious ; O
sing praises unto his name,
for it is lovely.
The Lord hath chosen
Jacob unto himself, and
Israel for his own posses
sion. For I know that the
Lord is great, and that our
Lord is above all gods.
Whatsoever the Lord
pleased, that doeth he in
heaven and in earth, in the
sea, and in all depths.
He bringeth forth the
clouds from the ends of the
world, and sendeth forth
lightnings with the rain,
bringing the winds out of
his treasures.
Thy name, O Lord, en
dureth for ever ; and thy
memorial, O Lord, from
one generation to another.
For the Lord will de
fend his people, and be
gracious unto his servants.
As for the idols of the
heathen, they are but silver
and gold, the work of men's
hands. They have mouths, and
speak not ; eyes have they,
but they see not.
They have ears, and yet
they hear not ; neither is
there any breath in their
mouths. They who make them

Day 28.

PSALMS.

271

are like unto them ; and so
are all they who put their
trust in them.
Praise the Lord, ye
house of Israel ; praise
the Lord, ye house of Aa
ron. Praise the Lord, ye
house of Levi ; ye who
fear the Lord, praise the
Lord. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic-
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Twentyeighth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 136.
O GIVE thanks unto
the Lord ; for he is gra
cious, and his mercy en
dureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the
God of all gods ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
O thank the Lord of all
lords ; for his mercy en
dureth for ever.
Who only doeth great
wonders; for his mercy
endureth for ever.
Who by his excellent
wisdom made the heavens ;
for his mercy endureth for
ever. Who laid out the earth

above the waters ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Who hath made great
lights ; for his mercy en
dureth for ever.
The sun to rule by day ;
for his mercy endureth, for
ever. The moon and the stars
to govern the night ; for
his mercy endureth for
ever. Who remembereth us
when we are in trouble ;
for his mercy endureth for
ever. And hath delivered us
from our enemies ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Who giveth food to all
flesh ; for his mercy en
dureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the
God of heaven ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 138.
I WILL give thanks
unto thee, O Lord, with
my whole heart ; even be
fore princes will I sing
praise unto thee.
I will worship toward
thy holy temple, and praise
thy name, because of thy
loving kindness and truth ;
for thou hast magnified thy
name and thy word above
all things.
When I called upon thee,

272

PSALMS.

Day 28.

thou heardest me, and
enduedst my soul with
much strength.
All the kings of the
earth shall praise thee, O
Lord, when they shall
have heard the words of
thy mouth.
Yea, they shall sing of
thy ways, that great is the
glory of the Lord.
For though the Lord be
high, yet hath he respect
unto the lowly ; as for the'
proud, he beholdeth them
afar off.
Though I walk in the
midst of trouble, yet shalt
thou refresh me ; thou shalt
stretch forth thine hand
upon the furiousness of
mine enemies, and thy
right hand shall save me.
The Lord shall make
good his loving kindness
toward me ; yea, thy mer
cy, O Lord, endureth for
ever ; despise not then the
works of thine own hands.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 139.
O LORD, thou hast
searched me out, and

known me ; thou knowest
my downsitting, and mine
uprising ; thou nnderstand-
est my thoughts afar off.
Thou art about my path,
and about my bed, and be-
holdest all my ways.
For lo, there is not a
word in my tongue, but
thou, O Lord, knowest it
altogether. Thou dost encompass
me behind and before, and
layest thine hand upon
me. Such knowledge is too
wonderful and excellent for
me ; I cannot attain unto
it. Whither shall I go then
from thy spirit ? or whith
er shall I flee from thy
presence ?
If I climb up into heav
en, thou art there ; if I go
down to the grave, thou art
there also.
If I take the wings of
the morning, and dwell
in the uttermost parts of
the sea ;
Even there also shall
thy hand lead me, and thy
right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Peradventure
the darkness shall cover
me ; even the night shall
be light about me.
Yea, the darkness is no
darkness with thee; but

Day 29.

PSALMS.

273

the night is as clear as the
day ; the darkness and light
to thee are both alike.
I will give thanks unto
thee, for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made ; marvel
lous are thy works, and
that my soul knoweth right
well. My bones were not hid
from thee, when I was
made secretly, and fash
ioned beneath in the earth.
Thine eyes did see my
substance, yet being im
perfect ; and in thy book
were all my members writ
ten; Which day by day were
fashioned, when as yet
there was none of them.
How dear are thy thoughts
unto me, O God ! O how
great is the sum of them !
If I should count them,
they are more in number
than the sand ; when I rise
up, I am stili meditating
upon them.
Try me, O God, and
seek the ground of my
heart ; prove me, and ex
amine my thoughts.
Look well if there be
any way of wickedness in
me, and lead me in the
way everlasting.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.
34

The Twentyninth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 141.
LORD, I call upon thee;
haste thee unto me, and
consider my voice, when I
cry unto thee.
Let my prayer be set
forth in thy sight as the
incense ; and let the lifting
up of my hands be an eve
ning sacrifice.
Set a watch, O Lord,
before my mouth, and
keep the door of my lips.
O let not mine heart be
inclined to any evil thing ;
let me not be occupied in
ungodly works, with wick
ed men, nor eat of such
things as please them.
Let the righteous smite
me, it shall be a kindness ;
let him reprove me, it shall
be an oil to my head which
I will not refuse ; for yet
my prayer shall be for them
in their calamities.
Our bones lie scattered
at the grave's mouth, like
as when one breaketh and
heweth wood upon the
earth. But mine eyes look unto
thee, O Lord God ; in thee
is my trust ; O cast not out
my soul.

274

PSALMS.

Day 29

Psalm 142.
I CRIED unto the Lord
with my voice ; yea, even
unto the Lord did I make
my supplication.
I poured out my com
plaints before him ; and
showed him of my trouble.
When my spirit was in
heaviness, thou knewest
my path ; in the way where
in I walked, have they
privily laid a snare for me.
I looked also upon my
right hand, and saw there
was no man who would
know me.
I had no place to flee
unto ; and no man cared
for my soul.
I cried unto thee, O
Lord, and said, Thou art
my hope, and my portion
in 4he land of the living.
Consider my complaint ;
for I am brought very low.
O deliver me from my
persecutors ; for they are
stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of
prison, that I may give
thanks unto thy name ; the
righteous shall compass me
about, when thou hast
dealt so bountifully with
me. Psalm 143.
HEAR my prayer, O
Lord, and consider my de

sire ; hearken unto me for
thy truth and righteous
ness' sake ;
And enter not into judg
ment with thy servant ; for
in thy sight shall no man
living be justified.
I remember the days of
old ; I muse upon all thy
works ; yea, I meditate on
the works of thy hands.
1 stretch forth my hands
unto thee ; my soul gaspeth
unto thee as a thirsty land.
Hear me, O Lord, and
that soon, for my spirit
waxeth faint ; hide not thy
face from me, lest I be
like unto those who go
down into the pit.
O let me hear thy loving
kindness betimes in the
morning, for in thee is my
trust ; show thou me the
way that 1 should walk in,
for I lift up my soul unto
thee. Deliver me, O Lord,
from mine enemies ; for I
flee unto thee to hide me.
Teach me to do the
thing that pleaseth thee ;
for thou art my God ; let
thy loving Spirit lead me
forth into the land of right
eousness. Quicken me, O Lord,
for thy name's sake ; and
for thy righteousness' sake
bring my soul out of trouble .

Day 29.

PSALMS.

275

Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 144..
BLESSED be the Lord,
my strength ; my^hape and
my fortress ; my cdmle and
deliverer ; my defender in
whom I trust.
Lord, what is man, that
thou hast such respect un
to him ? or the son of man,
that thou so regardest him ?
Man is like a thing of
nought ; his time passeth
away like a shadow.
Bow thy heavens, O
Lord, and come down ;
touch the mountains, and
they shall smoke.
Send down thine hand
from above ; deliver me,
and take me out of the
great waters, from the hand
of strange nations ;
Whose mouth talketh of
vanity, and their right hand
is a right hand of wicked
ness. '
I will sing a new song
unto thee, O God ; and
sing praises unto thee up
on a ten stringed lute.
Save me, and deliver me
from the hand of strange
nations, whose mouth talk

eth of vanity, and their
right hand is a right hand
of iniquity ;
-That our sons may grow
up as the young plants ;
and that our daughters
may be as the polished
columns of the temple ;
That our garners may
be full and plenteous with
all manner of store ; that
our sheep may bring forth
thousands, and ten thou
sands in our streets ;
That our oxen may be
strong to labour ; that there
be no decay, no leading
into captivity, and no com
plaining in our streets.
Happy are the people
that are in such a case;
yea, blessed are the people
whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 146.
PRAISE the Lord, O
my soul ; while I live will I
praise the Lord ; yea, as
long as I have any being I
will sing praises unto my
God. O put not your trust in
princes, nor in any child
of man ; for there is no
help in them.
For when the breath of
man goeth forth, he shall
turn again to his earth;
and then all his thoughts
perish.

276

PSALMS.

Day 30.

Blessed is he who hath
the God of Jacob for his
help, and whose hope is in
the Lord his God ;
Who made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that
therein is ; who keepeth
his promise for ever;
Who helpeth those to
right who suffer wrong;
who feedeth the hungry.
The Lord looseth men
out of prison ; the Lord
openeth the eyes of the
blind. The Lord helpeth those
who are fallen ; the Lord
careth for the righteous.
The Lord careth for the
strangers ; he defendeth
the fatherless and widow ;
but the way of the ungod
ly he doth utterly overturn.
The Lord shall reign for
ever ; even thy God, O Si
on, unto all generations.
Praise ye the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

The Thirtieth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 147.
O PRAISE the Lord;
for it is a good thing to

sing praises unto our God ;
yea, a joyful and pleasant
thing it is to be thankful.
The Lord doth build up
Jerusalem, and gather to
gether the outcasts of Is
rael. He healeth those who
are broken in heart, and
bindel^up their wounds.
He-teBeth the number
of the stars ; and ealleth
them all by their names.
Great is our Lord, and
great is his power ; yea,
and his wisdom is infinite.
The Lord lifteth up the
meek ; and bringeth the un
godly down to the ground.
O sing unto the Lord
with thanksgiving ; sing
praises upon the harp unto
our God ;
Who covereth the heav
en with clouds, and pre-
pareth rain for the earth,
and maketh the grass to
grow upon the mountains ;
Who giveth fodder unto
the cattle, and feedeth the
young ravens who cry.
He hath no pleasure in
the strength of the horse ;
neither delighteth he in the
force of man.
But the Lord's delight
is in those who fear him,
and put their trust in his
mercy. Praise the Lord, O Je-

Day 30.

PSALMS.

277

rusalem ; praise thy God,
O Sion.
For he hath made fast
the bars of thy gates ; and
hath blessed thy children
within thee.
He maketh peace in thy
borders ; and filleth thee
with the finest of the
wheat. He sendeth forth his
commandment upon earth ;
and his word is instantly
obeyed. He giveth snow like
wool ; he scattereth the
hoarfrost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice
like morsels ; who can stand
before his cold ?
He sendeth out his word
and melteth them ; heblow-
eth with his wind, and the
waters flow.
He showeth his word
unto Jacob, his statutes
and ordinances unto Israel.
He hath not dealt so
with any nation; neither
have the heathen know
ledge of his laws. Praise
ye the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 148.
PRAISE ye the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord from
the heavens ; praise him in
the height.
Praise him, all ye an
gels of his ; praise him, all
his hosts.
Praise him, sun and
moon ; praise him, all ye
stars and light.
Praise him, ye heavens
of heavens, and ye waters
of the skies.
Let them praise the
name of the Lord, for he
commanded, and they
were created.
He hath made them fast
for ever and ever ; he hath
given them a law which
shall not be broken.
Praise the Lord upon
earth, ye whales, and all
deeps ;
Fire and hail, snow and
vapours, wind and storm,
fulfilling his word ;
Mountains and all hills,
fruitful trees and all ce
dars ;
Beasts and all cattle,
creeping things and feath
ered fowls ;
Kings of the earth and
all people, princes and all
judges of the world ;
Young men and maid
ens, old men and children ;
praise the name of the
Lord ; for his name alone
is excellent, and his praise
is above heaven and earth.

278

PSALMS.

Day 30.

He shall increase the
glory of his people ; all his
saints shall praise him,
even the children of Israel,
even the people that serv-
eth him. Praise ye the
Lord. Psalm 149.
PRAISE ye the Lord.
Sing unto the Lord a new
song ; let the congregation
of saints praise him.
Let Israel rejoice in him
who made him ; and let the
children of Sion be joyful
in their king.
For the Lord hath pleas
ure in his people ; he will
beautify the meek with
salvation. Let the saints be joyful
with glory; let them re

joice in their congrega
tions. Psalm 150.
PRAISE ye the Lord.
Praise God for his holi
ness. Praise him in the
firmament of his power.
Praise him for his noble
acts ; praise him according
to his excellent greatness.
Praise him with the
sound of the trumpet;
praise him upon the lute
and harp.
Praise him upon the well
tuned cymbals ; praise him
upon the loud cymbals.
Let every thing that hath
breath praise the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

END OF THE PSALMS.

ANTHEMS AND PSALMS.

FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.

ANTHEM.
To be used at Morning
Prayer, instead of the
Psalm, O come, let
us, Sic.
GLORY be to God in
the highest, on earth peace,
good will toward men.
Blessed are the people
who know the joyful sound ;
they shall walk, O Lord,
in the light of thy counte
nance ;
Through the tender mer
cies of our God, whereby
the day spring from on
high hath visited us ;
To give light to those
who sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, and
to guide our feet in the
way of peace.
How beautiful on the

mountains are the feet of
him who bringeth good
tidings ; who publisheth
peace, who bringeth good
tidings of good, who pub
lisheth salvation, who saith
unto Sion, Thy God reign-
eth. There is sprung up a
light for the righteous, and
joyful gladness for such as
are true of heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, ye
righteous, and give thanks
at the remembrance of his
holiness. Sing unto the Lord, and
praise his name ; be telling
of his salvation from day
to day.
Let all those who seek
him be joyful and glad in
him, and let all such as love
his salvation say always,
The Lord be praised.

280 ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR CHRISTMAS.

PROPER PSALMS.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 45.
MY heart is inditing joy
ful words ; I speak of the
things concerning the
King ; my tongue is as the
pen of a ready scribe.
Thou art the fairest of
the children of men; full
of grace are thy lips; for
God hath bless.ed thee for
ever. Gird thy sword upon thy
thigh, O thou Mighty One,
with thy glory and thy
majesty. And in thy majesty ride
prosperously, for the cause
of truth and meekness and
righteousness ; and thy
right hand shall teach thee
terrible things.
Thy throne, O God, en
dureth for ever ; the scep
tre of thy kingdom is a
right sceptre.
Thou hast loved right
eousness, and hated iniqui
ty; wherefore God, even
thy God, hath annointed
thee with the oil of glad
ness above thy fellows.
I will make thy name to
be remembered to all gen
erations ; so that the peo
ple shaU praise thee for
ever and ever.

Psalm 85.
LORD, thou art become
graci6us unto thy land ;
thou hast turned away the
captivity of Jacob.
Thou hast forgiven the
offence of thy people, and
covered all their sins.
Thou hast taken away
all thy displeasure, and
turned thyself from thy
wrathful indignation.
Turn us then, O God
our Saviour, and let thine
anger cease from us.
Wilt thou be displeased
at us for ever ? and wilt
thou stretch out thy wrath
from one generation to an
other ?
Wilt thou not turn again
and quicken us, that thy
people may rejoice in thee ?
Show us thy mercy, O
Lord, and grant us thy
salvation. I will hear what God the
Lord will speak ; for he
will speak peace to his
people and his saints ; only
let them not return to
their folly again.
For his salvation is nigh
those who fear him, that
glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth are met
together ; righteousness
and peace have kissed
each other.
Truth shall flourish out

ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR CHRISTMAS.

281

of the earth ; and right
eousness hath looked down
from heaven.
Yea, the Lord shall show
his loving kindness; and
our land shall yield her in
crease. Righteousness shall go
before him ; and shall keep
his path continually.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 110.
THE Lord said unto
my lord, Sit thou on my
right hand, until I make
thine enemies thy footstool.
The Lord shall send the
sceptre of thy power out
of Sion ; rule thou in the
midst of thine enemies.
In the day of thy power
shall the people offer thee
free will offerings with an
holy worship ; the dew of
thy birth is of the womb of
the morning.
The Lord sware, and
will not repent, Thou art
a priest for ever after the
order of Melchisedeck.
The Lord at thy right
hand shall destroy even
kings in the day of his
wrath. 35

He shall judge among
the nations ; he shall fill
the places with the dead
bodies, and shall wound
the heads over many coun
tries. He shall drink of the
brook in the way, and lift
up his head on high.
Psalm 132.
LORD, remember Da
vid, and all his troubles ;
How he sware unto the
Lord, and vowed a vow
unto the Almighty God of
Jacob ;
I will not come within
the tabernacle of mine
house, nor climb up into
my bed ;
I will not suffer mine
eyes to sleep, nor mine
eyelids to slumber ;
Until I find out a place
for the temple of the Lord,
an habitation for the migh
ty God of Jacob.
We will go into his tab
ernacle, we will worship
before his footstool.
Arise, O Lord, into thy
resting place, thou, and
the ark of thy strength.
Let thy priests be cloth
ed with righteousness ;
and let thy saints sing with
joy fulness.
For thy servant David's

282 ANTHEM AND PSALMS FOR GOOD FRIDAY.

sake, turn not away the
face of thine anointed.
The Lord hath made a
faithful oath unto David,
and he shall not shrink
from it ;
Of the fruit of thy body
shall I set upon thy throne.
If thy children will keep
my covenant, and my tes
timonies that I shall teach
them, their children also
shall sit upon thy throne
for evermore.
For the Lord hath chos

en Sion ; he hath desired
it for his habitation.
This shall be my rest for
ever ; here will I dwell,
for I have a delight therein.
I will bless her provision
with increase ; and will sat
isfy her poor with bread.
I will clothe her priests
with salvation ; and her
saints shall rejoice and
sing. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

FOR GOOD FRIDAY.

ANTHEM.
THE people stood up,
and the rulers took coun
sel together against the
Lord and against his an
ointed. They cast their heads
together with one consent,
and were confederate
against him.
They spake against him
with false tongues, and en
compassed him about with
words of hatred, and fought
against him without a
cause. False witnesses also did
rise up against him ; they
laid to his charge things
that he knew not.

For the sins of the peo
ple, and the iniquity of the
priests, they shed the blood
of the just, in the midst of
Jerusalem. He was oppressed, and
he was afflicted, yet he
opened not his mouth ; he
was led as a lamb to the
slaughter, and as a sheep
before her shearers is dumb,
so he opened not his
mouth. But thou, Lord, hast
highly exalted him, and
given him. a name that is
above every name.
That in the name of
Jesus every knee should
bow, and every tongue
confess that Christ Jesus

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is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father.

PROPER PSALMS.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 22.
MY God, my God, look
upon me ; why hast thou
forsaken me, and art so
far from my health, and
from the words of my com
plaint ?
O my God, I cry
in the day time, but
thou hearest not ; and in
the night season also I
take no rest.
But thou continuest ho
ly, O thou worship of Is
rael. Our fathers trusted in
thee ; they trusted in thee,
and thou didst deliver
them. They called upon thee,
and were delivered ; they
put their trust in thee, and
were not confounded.
But as for me, I am a
worm and no man ; a very
scorn of men, and the
outcast of the people.
All they who see me,
laugh me to scorn ; they
shoot out their lips, and
shake their heads, saying,
He trusted in God, that

he would deliver him ; let
him deliver him, if he will
have him.
But thou art he who
brought me into being ;
thou wast my hope when
I hanged yet upon my
mother's breasts.
I have been left unto
thee ever since I was born ;
thou art my God even from
my birth.
O go not from me, for
trouble is hard at hand,
and there is none to help
me. My strength is dried up
like a potsherd, and my
tongue cleaveth to my
jaws ; and thou hast
brought me into the dust
of death.
For the hunters are come
about me ; and the coun
sel of the wicked layeth
siege against me.
They pierced my hands
and my feet ; I may tell all
my bones ; they look and
stare upon me.
They part my garments
among them, and cast lots
upon my vesture.
But be not thou far from
me, O Lord ; thou art
my succour ; haste thee to
help me.
Deliver my life from the
sword; my soul from the
power of the hunter.

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I will declare thy name
unto my brethren ; in the
midst of the congregation
will I praise thee.
O praise the Lord, ye
who fear him ; magnify
him, all ye of the seed of
Jacob, and fear him, all
ye seed of Israel.
For he hath not despised
nor abhorred the low es
tate of the poor ; he hath
not hid his face from him,
but when he cried unto
him, he heard him.
My praise shall be of
thee in the great congre
gation ; my vows will I
perform in the sight of
those who fear him.
The poor shall eat, and
be satisfied ; they who
seek after the Lord, shall
praise him ; your heart
shall live for ever.
All the ends of the world
shallremember themselves,
and be turhed unto the
Lord ; and all the kindreds
of the nations shall wor
ship before thee.
For the kingdom is the
Lord's ; and he is the
governor among the peo
ple. All the wealthy on earth,
have eaten and worship
ped. All those who are mis
erable, shall kneel before

him ; and he who cannot
keep alive his own soul.
A seed shall serve
him ; they shall be count
ed unto the Lord for a
generation. They shall come, and
shall declare his righteous
ness unto a people who
shall be born ; for he hath
done this. Psalm 54.
SAVE me, O God, for
thy name's sake, and de
fend me in thy strength.
Hear my prayer, O God,
and hearken unto the
words of my mouth.
For the proud are risen
up against me ; and ty
rants, who have not God
before their eyes, seek af
ter my soul.
But God is my helper ;
the Lord is with those who
uphold my soul.
The offerings of a free
heart will I give thee ; and
will praise thy name, O
Lord, for it is good.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 64.
HEAR my voice, O God,

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in my prayer ; preserve my
life from fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the gath
ering together of the fro-
ward, and from the insur
rection of wicked doers ;
Who have whet their
tongue like a sword, and
have fitted their arrows,
even bitter words ;
That they may privily
shoot at him who is per
fect ; suddenly do they hit
him, and fear not.
They encourage them
selves in mischief, and com
mune among themselves,
how they may lay snares ;
and say, Who shall see
them ?
But God shall strike
them with a swift arrow,
and they shall be suddenly
wounded. Yea, their own tongues
shall make them fall ; and
whoso seeth them shall fly
from them.
And all men who see it,
shall say, This hath God
done ; for they shall per
ceive that it is his word.
The righteous shall re
joice in the Lord, and put
his trust in him ; and all
they who are true "of heart
shall be glad. Psalm 69.
Save me, O God, for the

waters are come in, even
unto my soul.
I sink in the deep mire,
where no ground is ; I am
come into deep waters,
where the floods rush over
me. I am weary of crying ;
my throat is dried ; my
sight faileth me, for wait
ing so long upon my God.
They who hate me
without a cause, are more
than the hairs of my head ;
they who are mine enemies,
and would destroy me
guiltless, are mighty.
Let not those who trust
in thee, O Lord God of
hosts, be ashamed for my
cause ; let not those who
seek thee be confounded
through me, O God of Is
rael. Because for thy sake
have I suffered reproach ;
shame hath covered my
face. I am become a stranger
unto my brethren, even an
alien unto my mother's
children. For the zeal of thine
house hath eaten me up ;
and the rebukes of those
who rebuked thee, are fall
en upon me.
I wept and chastened
myselfwith fasting, and that
was turned to my reproof.

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I put on sackcloth also ;
and they jested upon
me. But, Lord, I make my
prayer unto thee in an ac
ceptable time.
Hear me, O God, in the
multitude of thy mercy,
even in the truth of thy
salvation. Take me out of the
mire, that I sink not ; O
let me be delivered from
those who hate me, and
out of the deep waters.
Let not the water flood
drown me, neither let the
deep swallow me up, and
let not the pit shut her
mouth upon me.
Hear me, O Lord, for
thy loving kindness is
good ; turn thee unto me,
according to the multitude
of thy mercies.
And hide not thy face
from thy servant, for I am
in trouble ; O haste thee,
and hear me.
Draw nigh unto my soul,
and save it ; O deliver me,
because of mine enemies.
Thou hast known my
reproach, my shame, and
my dishonour ; mine ad
versaries are all in thy
sight. Reproach hath broken
my heart ; I am full of

heaviness; I looked for
some to have pity on me,
but there was no man,
neither found 1 any to
comfort me.
They gave me gall to
eat; and when I was thirsty,
they gave me vinegar to
drink. As for me, when I am
poor and in heaviness, thy
help, O God, shall lift me
up. I will praise the name
of God with a song, and
magnify it with thanks
giving. The humble shall con
sider this, and be glad ;
seek ye after God, and
your soul shall live.
For the Lord heareth
the poor, and despiseth
not his prisoners.
Let heaven and earth
praise him, the sea and all
that moveth therein.
For God will save Sion,
and build the cities of Ju-
dah, that men may dwell
there, and have it in pos
session. The posterity also of
his servants shall inherit
it ; and they who love his
name shall dwell therein.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic

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FOR EASTER DAY.

ANTHEM.
CHRIST our passover
is sacrificed for us ; there
fore let us keep the feast ;
not with the old leaven,
neither with the leaven of
malice and wickedness ;
but w^th the unleavened
bread of sincerity and
truth. Christ being raised from
the dead, dieth no more ;
death hath no more do
minion over him.
For in that he died, he
died unto sin once ; but in
that he liveth, he liveth
unto God. Likewise reck
on ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto sin, but
alive unto God, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ is risen from the
dead, and become the first
fruits of those who slept.
For since by man came
death, by man came also
the resurrection of the
dead. For as in Adam all
die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive.
Blessing, and honour,
and glory, and power, be
unto him, who sitteth upon
the throne, and unto the
Lamb, for ever and ever.
Amen.

PROPER PSALMS.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 2.
WHY do the heathen
rage ? and why do the peo
ple imagine a vain thing ? \
The kings of the earth
stand up, and the rulers
take counsel together
against the Lord, and
against his anointed ;
Let us break, say they,
their bonds asunder, and
cast away their chords from
us. He who dwelleth in
heaven shall laugh them to
scorn ; the Lord shall have
them in derision.
Then shall he speak un
to them in his wrath, and
vex them in his sore dis
pleasure. Yet have I set my king
upon my holy hill of Sion.
I will declare the de
cree; the Lord hath said
unto me, Thou art my Son,
this day have I begotten
thee. Ask of me, and I will
give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance, and the
utmost parts of the earth
for thy possession ;
Thou shalt break them

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with a rod of iron, and
dash them in pieces like a
potter's vessel.
Be wise now therefore,
O ye kings ; be learned, ye
who are judges of the
earth. Serve the Lord in fear ;
and rejoice before him with
reverence. Submit to the Son, lest
he be angry, and so ye per
ish from the right way, if
his wrath be kindled, yea,
but a little. Blessed are all
they who put their trust
in him. Psalm 57.
BE merciful unto me,
O God, be merciful unto
me, for my soul trusteth in
thee ; and under the shad
ow of thy wings shall be
my refuge, until this ca
lamity be overpast.
I will call unto the most
high God, even unto the
God who will perform all
things for me.
He shall send from heav
en, and save me from the
reproach of him who would
swallow me up."
Be thou exalted, O God,
above the heavens, and let
thy glory be above all the
earth. My heart is fixed, O God,

my heart is fixed ; I will
sing, and give praise.
Awake up, my glory;
awake, lute and harp ; I
myself will awake right
early. I will give thanks unto
thee, O Lord, among the
people, and I will sing un
to thee among the nations.
For the greatness of thy
mercy reacheth unto the
heavens, and thy truth un
to the clouds.
Be thou exalted, O God,
above the heavens, and let
thy glory be above all the
earth. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 113.
PRAISE the Lord, ye
servants of his ; O praise
the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of
the Lord, from this time
forth for evermore.
Let the Lord's name be
praised, from the rising up
of the sun unto the going
down of the same.
The Lord is high above
all nations, and his glory
above the heavens.

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289

Who is like unto the
Lord our God, who hath
his dwelling so high, and
yet humbleth himself to
behold the things that are
in heaven and earth ?
He taketh up the simple
out of the dust, and lifteth
the poor out of the mire ;
That he may set him
with the princes, even
with the princes of his
people. Psalm 118.
O GIVE thanks unto
the Lord, for he is gracious,
and his mercy endureth
for ever.
Let Israel now confess
that his mercy endureth
for ever.
Let the house of Aaron
now confess that his mercy
endureth for ever.
Yea, let those now who
fear the Lord confess that
his mercy endureth for
ever. I called upon the Lord
in trouble ; and the Lord
heard and delivered me.
The Lord is on my side ;
I will not fear what man
doeth unto me.
It is better to trust in the
Lord, than to put confi
dence in man.
It is better to trust in the
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Lord, than to put confi
dence in princes.
The Lord is my strength
and my song, and is be
come my salvation.
The voice of joy and
salvation is in the dwell
ings of the righteous ; the
right hand of the Lord
bringeth mighty things to
pass. The right hand of the
Lord is exalted ; the right
hand of the Lord bringeth
mighty things to pass.
I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of
the Lord.
The Lord hath chasten
ed and corrected me ; but
he hath not given me over
unto death.
Open me the. gates of
holiness, that I may go in
to them, and give thanks
unto the Lord.
This is the gate of the
Lord, into which the right
eous shall enter.
I will thank thee, for
thou hast heard me, and
art become my salvation.
The same stone which
the builders refused, is be
come the head stone in the
corner. This is the Lord's do
ing ; and it is marvellous
in our eyes.
This is the day which

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the Lord hath made; we
will rejoice and be glad
in it.
Save, now, O Lord ; O
Lord, send us now pros
perity. Blessed be he who com
eth in the name of the
Lord ; we bless you, ye
who are of the house of
the Lord.

Thou art my God, and I
will thank thee ; thou art
my God, and I will praise
thee. O give thanks unto the
Lord, for he is gracious,
and his mercy endureth
for ever.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

FOR WHITSUNDAY.

ANTHEM.
O GIVE thanks unto the
Lord, and call upon his
name ; tell the people what
things he hath done.
O let your songs be of
him, and praise him ; and
let your talking be of all
his wondrous works.
Seek the Lord and his
strength, seek his face for
evermore. The Lord gave the word,
and great was the com
pany of those who publish
ed it.
His salvation is nigh un
to those who fear him, that
glory may dwell in the
land. Mercy and truth are
met together, righteous
ness and peace have kiss
ed each other.

Truth shall flourish on
the earth, and righteous
ness hath looked down
from heaven.
The Lord will give
strength unto his people ;
the Lord will give unto his
people the blessing of
peace. Blessed are the people
whose strength is from
thee, and in whose heart
are thy ways.
Teach us to do thy will,
for thou art our God ; O
let thy good spirit lead us
into the paths of righteous
ness.

PROPER PSALMS.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 68.
LET God arise, and let

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291

his enemies be scattered ;
let those also who hate him
flee before him.
Like as the smoke van-
isheth, so shalt thou drive
them away ; and like as
wax melteth at the fire, so
shall the ungodly perish at
the presence of God.
But let the righteous be
glad, and rejoice before
God ; yea, let them ex
ceedingly rejoice.
O sing unto God, and
sing praises unto his name ;
magnify him who rideth
upon the heavens; praise
him in his name Jehovah,
and rejoice before him.
He is a Father of the
fatherless, and defendeth
the cause of the widows ;
even God in his holy hab
itation. God restoreth the solita
ry to their families, and
bringeth the prisoners out
of captivity ; but letteth
the rebellious continue in
a dry land.
O God, when thou went-
est forth before the peo
ple, when thou didst march
through the wilderness ;
The earth shook, and
the heavens dropped at the
presence of God ; even Si
nai itself was moved at the
presence of God, the God
of Israel.

Thou, O God, sentest a
gracious rain upon thine
inheritance, and refresh-
edst it when it was weary.
They dwelt in the midst
of thy food ; for thou, O
God, didst of thy goodness
prepare for the poor.
The Lord gave the
word ; great was the com
pany of those who publish
ed it.
Kings with their armies
did flee and were discom
fited, and she who staid at
home divided the spoil.
The chariots of God
are twenty thousand, even
thousands of angels, and
the Lord is among them, as
in the holy place of Sinai.
Thou art gone up on
high, thou hast led captiv
ity captive, and received
gifts among men ; yea, even
from thine enemies, that
the Lord God might dwell
among them.
Praised be the Lord
daily ; even the God who
helpeth us, and poureth
his benefits upon us.
He is our God, even
the God of whom cometh
salvation ; God is the Lord,
by whom we escape death.
The Lord hath said, I
will bring my people again
as I did from Bashan ;
mine own will I bring

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again, as I did once from
the deep of the sea.
Sing unto God, O ye
kingdoms of the earth ; O
sing praises unto the Lord ;
Who sitteth in the heav
ens over all, from the be
ginning ; lo, he doth send
out his voice, yea, and that
a mighty voice.
Ascribe ye the power to
God ; his excellency is
over Israel ; his strength
is in the clouds.
O God, wonderful art
thou in thy holy places ;
the God of Israel will give
strength and power unto
his people ; blessed be
God. Psalm 78.
HEAR my law, O my
people ; incline your ears
unto the words of my
mouth. I will open my mouth in
a parable ; I will declare
hard sentences of old ;
Which we have heard
and known, and such as
our fathers have told us ;
That we should not hide
them from the children of
the generations to come,
but to show the honour of
the Lord, his mighty -and
wonderful works that he
hath done.

He made a covenant
with Jacob, and gave Is
rael a law, which he com
manded our forefathers to
teach their children ;
That their posterity
might know it, and the
children who were yet un
born ;
To the intent that when
they came up, they might
show their childreu the
same ;
That they might put
their trust in God, and not
to forget the works of God,
but to keep his command
ments. Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

Evening Prayer.
Psalm 44.
WE have heard with
our ears, O God, our fa
thers have told us, what
thou hast done in their
time of old ;
How thou hast driven
out the heathen with thy
hand, and planted them in ;
how thou hast destroyed
the nations, and cast them
out. For they gat not the
land in possession through

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their own sword, neither
was it their own arm that
helped them ;
But thy right hand, and
thine arm, and the light of
thy countenance, because
thou hadst a favour unto
them. Thou art my King, O
God ; send help unto Ja
cob. For 1 will not trust in
my bow ; it is not my
sword that shall help me.
But it is thou who sav-
est us from our enemies,
and puttest them to con
fusion who hate us.
We make our boast of
God all day long, and will
praise thy name for ever.
Psalm 105.
O GIVE thanks unto
the Lord, and call upon his
name ; tell the people
what things he hath done.
O let your songs be of
him, and praise him ; and
let your talking be of all
his wondrous works.
Rejoice in his holy
name ; let the heart of
those rejoice who seek the
Lord. Seek the Lord and his
strength ; seek his face
evermore. Remember the marvel

lous works that he hath
done, his wonders, and the
judgment of his mouth ;
O ye seed of Abraham
his servant, ye children of
Jacob his chosen.
He is the Lord our God ;
his judgments are in all the
world. He hath been alway
mindful of his covenant
and promise, that he made
to a thousand genera
tions ;
Even the covenant that
he made with Abraham,
and the oath that he sware
unto Isaac ;
And appointed the same
unto Jacob for a law, and
to Israel for an everlasting
testament ;
Saying, Unto thee will I
give the land of Canaan,
the lot of your inheritance.
When there were yet
but a few of them, and
they strangers in the land ;
What time as they went
from one nation to another,
from one kingdom to an
other people ;
He suffered no man to
do them wrong, but reprov
ed even kings for their
sakes ;
Touch not mine anoint
ed, and do my prophets no
harm. And he brought forth

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his people with joy, and
his chosen with gladness ;
And gave them the lands
of the heathen ; and they
took the labours of the
people in possession ;

That they might keep
his statutes, and observe
his laws.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.

END OP ANTHEMS AND PSALMS.

A SERVICE

FOR DAYS OF THANKSGIVING.

The Minister may use the common Service for Morning or
Evening Prayer, till he comes to the Psalms for the Day
of the Month ; instead of which, the following Psalms
are to be said.

Psalm 47.
O CLAP your hands to
gether all ye people ; O
sing unto God with the
voice of melody.
For the Lord is high,
and to be feared ; he is
the great King over all the
earth. He shall subdue the peo
ple under us, and the na
tions under our feet.
He shall choose out an
heritage for us, even the
excellency of Jacob whom
he loved.
God is gone up with a
shout, and the Lord with
the sound of the trumpet.
O sing praises, sing
praises unto our God ; O

sing praises, sing praises
unto our King.
For God is the King of
all the earth ; sing ye
praises with understand
ing. God reigneth over the
heathen ; God sitteth upon
his holy throne.
The princes of the peo
ple are joined unto the
people of the God of Abra
ham ; for God, who is very
high exalted, doth defend
the earth as it were with a
shield. Psalm 147.
PRAISE ye the Lord ;
for it is a good thing to
sing praises unto our God ;

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yea, a joyful and pleasant
thing it is to be thankful.
The Lord doth build up
Jerusalem, and gather to
gether the outcasts of Is
rael. He healeth those who
are broken in heart, and
bindeth up their wounds.
He telleth the number
of the stars ; and ealleth
them all by their names.
Great is our Lord, and
great is his power ; yea,
and his wisdom is infinite.
The Lord lifteth up the
meek ; and bringeth the
ungodly down to the
ground. O sing unto the Lord
with thanksgiving ; sing
praises upon the harp un
to our God ;
Who covereth the heav
en with clouds, and pre-
pareth rain for the earth,
and maketh the grass to
grow upon the mountains ;
Who giveth fodder unto
the cattle, and feedeth the
young ravens who cry.
He hath no pleasure in
the strength of the horse ;
neither delighteth he in
the force of man.
But the Lord's delight
is in those who fear him,
and put their trust in his
mercy. Praise the Lord, O Je

rusalem ; praise thy God,
O Sion.
For he hath made fast
the bars of thy gates ; and
hath blessed thy children
within thee.
He maketh peace in thy
borders ; and filleth thee
with the finest of the
wheat. He sendeth forth his
commandment upon earth ;
and his word is instantly
obeyed. He giveth snow like
wool; he scattereth the
hoarfrost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice
like morsels ; who can
stand before his cold ?
He sendeth out his word
and melteth them ; he
bloweth with his wind, and
the waters flow.
He showeth his word
unto Jacob, his statutes
and ordinances unto Israel.
He hath not dealt so
with any nation ; neither
have the heathen know
ledge of his laws. Praise
ye the Lord. Psalm 150.
PRAISE ye the Lord.
Praise God for his holi
ness. Praise him in the
firmament of his power.
Praise him for his noble
acts ; praise him according

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to his excellent great
ness. Praise him with the
sound of the trumpet ;
praise him upon the lute
and harp.
Praise him upon the well
tuned cymbals ; praise him
upon the loud cymbals.
Let everything that hath
breath praise the Lord.
Now unto the King eter
nal, immortal, invisible, the
only wise God ;
Be honour and glory,
through Jesus Christ for
ever and ever. Amen.
Then may follow an Anthem
or a Voluntary on the Or
gan ; and then the Minis
ter shall read the First
Lesson, which may be
either of the following por
tions from the Old Testa
ment; Deut. viii. or
xxvi. or xxviii. to v. 15.
Isaiah xii. or xxv. to v. 1 0.
And at the end of the Les
son he shall say, Here
endeth the First Lesson.
Then shall be sung or said
the following Anthem.
Psalm 100.
O BE joyful in the Lord,
all ye lands ; serve the
Lord with gladness, and
come before his presence
with a song. 37

Be ye sure that the
Lord he is God ; it is he
who hath made us, and not
we ourselves ; we are his
people, and the sheep of
his pasture.
O go your way into his
gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with
praise ; be thankful unto
him, and speak good of
his name.
For the Lord is gracious,
his mercy is everlasting,
and his truth endureth
from generation to genera
tion. Then shall the Minister read
the Second Lesson,
which may be either of the
following portions from
the New Testament ;
Luke xii. 13 to 32.
Philipp. iv. 4 to 14.
And at the end of the Lesson
he shall say, Here endeth
the Second Lesson.
Then shall be sung or said
the following Psalm.
Psalm 136.
O GIVE thanks unto the
Lord ; for he is gracious,
and his mercy endureth
for ever.
O give thanks unto the
God of all gods; for his
mercy endureth for ever.

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O thank the Lord of all
lords ; for his mercy en
dureth for ever.
Who by his excellent
wisdom made the heav
ens ; for his mercy endur
eth for ever.
Who laid out the earth
above the waters ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Who hath made great
lights ; for his mercy en
dureth for ever.
The sun to rule by day ;
for his mercy endureth
for ever.
The moon and the stars
to govern the night; for
his mercy endureth for
ever. Who remembereth us
when we are in trouble ;
for his mercy endureth for
ever. And hath delivered us
from our enemies ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Who giveth food to all
flesh ; for his mercy en
dureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the
God of heaven ; for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Min. The Lord be with
you. Answ. And with thy
spirit. Min. Glory be to God
in the highest ;

Answ. And on earth
peace, good will toward
men. Min. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mer
cy upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy
salvation. Min. O God, make clean
our hearts within us ;
Answ. And take not thy
holy Spirit from us.
A Thanksgiving.
O THOU who art good
unto all, who exercisest
loving "kindness in all the
earth, and who hast come
nigh to us by Jesus Christ
thy Son ; it is thou, who
givest our daily bread,
health in our habitations,
and peace in our borders,
and who crownest the
year with thy goodness.
We desire this day grate
fully to recount thy mer
cies, and to ascribe bless
ing and honour, and glory
and praise to thee our rock
and fortress, our strength
and redeemer.
How precious have been
thy thoughts unto us, O
God, how great has been
the sum of them ! We bless
thee for preserving our
houses from the ravages
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and pleasure which we
have enjoyed in them, for
the bread which has given
strength to our bodies, for
the medicine which has
arrested the progress of
disease, for the tear of
sympathy which has com
forted us under trouble, for
divine preservation in our
journeys by land, for favour
able winds on the ocean,
for refreshing showers up
on the fields. We thank
thee for every cheerful
sensation when alone, for
the pleasures of friendly
intercourse, for the bene
fits of good neighbourhood,
for the privileges of public
worship, for the mainte
nance of civil order, the
the continuance of peace,
the administration of jus
tice, for every encourage
ment to well doing, every
manifestation of useful
truth, and for all the ad
vantages of our condition.
Wilt thou graciously di
rect us to a right improve
ment ^of all thy mercies.
Preserve us from the wick
ed indulgence of all fleshly
lusts, and from wasting our
substance in riotous living.
May we enjoy our tempo
ral possessions with tem
perance, cheerfulness, and

contentment. Protect us
from the snares of prosper
ity. May we honour thee
with our substance, be rich
in good works, and duly
esteem and praise thee the
rock of our salvation.
Wilt thou continue to us
the enjoyment of our civil
rights ; disappoint the de
vices of the crafty ; pro
long the days and useful
ness of those public men
under whose administra
tion the righteous flourish,
and who make our land a
quiet habitation ; grant
peace, order, and plenty in
our families, our villages
and towns, and throughout
our country ; bless all
fountains of useful sci
ence ; heal and cleanse
their waters ; dispel the
mists of ignorance ; arrest
the progress of profane-
ness and vice ; make the
people of our land humble
before thee, peaceable in
their civil and social rela
tions, and zealous for the
establishment of liberty,
order, and truth. May
we never by our ingrati
tude incur that censure,
I have nourished and
brought up children, but
they have rebelled against
me. Grant this, O Father,

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for thine infinite mercy's
sake in Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen. ^
Concluding Prayer.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given us grace at this
time with one accord to
make our common suppli
cations unto thee, and hast
promised by thy beloved
Son, that where two Or
three are gathered togeth
er in his name, thou wilt
grant their requests ; fulfil
now, O Lord, the desires
and petitions of thy ser
vants, as may be most ex
pedient for them, granting
us in this world knowledge
of thy truth, and in the

world to come life ever
lasting. Amen.
THE Lord bless us, and
keep us ; may he be gra
cious unto us, and give us
peace, now and for ever
more. Amen. Or this.
NOW unto him who is
able to keep us from fall
ing, and to present us
faultless before the pres
ence of his glory with ex
ceeding joy, to the only
wise God our Saviour, be
glory and majesty, domin
ion and power, through
Jesus Christ, for ever and
ever. Amen.

END OF SERVICE FOR DAYS OF THANKSGIVING.

A SERVICE

FOR DAYS OF FASTING AND HUMILIATION.

The Minister may use the common Service for Morning or
Evening Prayer, till he comes to the Psalm beginning
O come let us, Sic, instead of which, shall be said or
sung, the following Anthem, from the fifty fifth Psalm.

Psalm 55.
HEAR my prayer, O
God, and hide not thyself
from my petition.
Take heed unto me, and
hear me ; how I mourn in
my prayer, and am trou
bled. My heart is disquieted
within me, and the fear
of death is fallen upon
me. Fearfulness and trem
bling are come upon me,
and an horrible dread hath
overwhelmed me.
And I said, O that I had
wings like a dove ; for
then would I flee away,
and be at rest.
Lo, then would I get
me away far off, and

remain in the wilder
ness. I would make haste to
escape, from the stormy
wind and tempest.
But yet I will call upon
God, and the Lord shall
save me.
In the evening, and
morning, and at noonday
will I pray, and that in
stantly ; and he shall hear
my voice.
O cast thy burden upon
the Lord, and he shall
nourish thee, and shall not
suffer the righteOus to fall
for ever.
And then, instead of the
Psalms for the Day of the
Month, shall be said the
following Psalms.

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Psalm 6.
O LORD, rebuke me
not in thine indignation ;
neither chasten me in thy
heavy displeasure.
Have mercy upon me,
O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, heal me, for my
bones tremble.
My soul also is sore
troubled ; but Lord, how
long wilt thou punish me ?
Turn thee, O Lord, and
deliver my soul ; O save
me for thy mercies' sake.
Depart from me, all ye
who work vanity ; for the
Lord hath heard the voice
of my weeping.
The Lord hath heard
my petition ; the Lord
will receive my prayer.
Psalm 42.
AS the hart panteth af
ter the water brooks, so
longeth my soul after thee,
O God ?
My soul is athirst for
God, yea, even for the
living God ; when shall I
come to appear before the
presence of God. ?
Why art thou so full of
heaviness, O my soul ; and
why art thou so disquieted
within me ?
Put thy trust in God ;
for I will yet give him

thanks for the help of his
countenance. The Lord hath granted
his loving kindness in the
day time ; and in the night
season did I sing unto him,
and made my prayer unto
God of my life.
I will say unto the God
of my strength, Why hast
thou forgotten me ? why
go I thus heavily, while
the enemy oppresseth me ?
As with a sword in my
bones, mine enemies re
proach me ; while they
say daily unto me, Where
is now thy God ?
Why art thou so cast
down, O my soul ; and
why art thou so disquieted
within me ?
O put thy trust in God ;
for I will yet thank him,
who is the help of my
countenance, and my God.
Psalm 80.
HEAR, O thou Shep
herd of Israel, thou that
leadest Joseph like a flock ;
shine forth, thou that sit-
test upon the Cherubim.
Turn us again, O God,
show the light of thy coun
tenance, and we shall be
whole. O Lord God of hosts,
how long wilt thou be an-

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gry with thy people who
prayeth ?
Thou feedest them with
the bread of tears, and
givest them plenteousness
of tears to drink.
Turn us again, thou
God of hosts, show the
light of thy countenance,
and we shall be whole.
Thou hast brought a
vine out of Egypt ; thou
hast cast out the heathen,
and planted it.
Thou madest roOm for
it ; and when it had taken
root, it filled the land.
The hills were covered
with the shadow of it, and
the boughs thereof were
like the goodly cedar
trees. She stretched out her
branches unto the sea, and
her boughs unto the river.
Why hast thou then
broken down her hedge,
that all those who go by
pluck off her grapes ?
The wild boar out of
the wood doth root it up,
and the wild beasts of the
field devour it.
Turn thee again, thou
God of hosts, look down
from heaven ; behold, and
visit this vine ;
And the place of the
vineyard that thy right

hand hath planted, and the
branch that thou madest
so strong for thyself.
It is burnt with fire and
cut down ; they perish at
the rebuke of thy counte
nance. Let thy hand be upon
the man of thy right hand,
and upon the son of man,
whom thou madest so
strong for thyself.
And so will not we go
back from thee ; O let us
live, and we shall call upon
thy name.
Turn us again, O Lord
God of hosts, show the
light of thy countenance
and we shall be whole.
Now unto the King eter
nal, Sic.
Be honour and glory, Sic.
Then may follow an Anthem,
or a Voluntary on the
Organ ; and then the
Minister shall read the
First Lesson, which
may be either of the fol
lowing portions from the
Old Testament. Isaiah
lviii. Hosea xiv.
And at the end of the Les
son he shall say, Here
endeth the First Lesson.
Then shall be said, or sung,
the following portion of
the 103d Psalm.

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Psalm 103.
THE Lord is full of
compassion and mercy,
long suffering, and of great
goodness. He will not alway be
chiding; neither keepeth
he his anger for ever.
He hath not dealt with
us after our sins ; nor re
warded us according to
our wickednesses.
For as the heaven is
high above the earth, so
great is his mercy toward
those who fear him.
As far as the east is from
the west, so far hath he
removed our transgressions
from us.
Yea, like as a father
pitieth his own children ;
even so the Lord pitieth
those who fear him.
For he knoweth our
frame ; he remembereth
that we are but dust.
The days of man are but
as grass ; he flourisheth as
a flower of the field.
For the wind passeth
over it, and it is gone ; and
the place thereof shall
know it no more.
But the merciful good
ness of the Lord endureth
for ever and ever upon
those who fear him, and
his righteousness upon
children's children ;

Even upon such as keep
his covenants, and think
upon his commandments
to do them.
Then shall the Minister read
the Second Lesson,
which may be either of the
following portions from
the New Testament. —
Matth. vi. to v. 19.
Mark ii. v. 15 to 21.
And at the end of the Lesson
he shall say, Here endeth
the Second Lesson.
Then shall be said or sung
the following Psalm.
Psalm 67.
GOD be merciful unto
us, and bless us ; and
show us the light of his
countenance, and be mer
ciful unto us.
That thy way may be
known upon earth, thy sav
ing health among all na
tions. Let the people praise
thee,0 God ; yea, let all the
people praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice
and be glad; for thou
shalt judge the folk right
eously, and govern the na
tions upon earth.
Let the people praise
thee, O God ; yea, let all
the people praise thee.

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Then shall the earth
bring forth her increase ;
and God, even our own
God, shall give us his
blessing. God shall bless us, and
all the ends of the world
shall fear him.
Min. The Lord be with
you. Answ. And with thy spirit.
Min. Let us pray.
O Lord, show thy mercy
upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy
salvation. Min. O God, make clean
our hearts within us ;
Answ. And take not thy
holy Spirit from us.
Min. O GOD, merciful
Father, who despisest not
the sighing of a contrite
heart, nor the desire of
such as be sorrowful ; mer
cifully assist our prayers
which we make before
thee in all our troubles
and adversities, whensoev
er they oppress us ; and
graciously hear us, that all
evils which are devised
against us, may, by the
providence of thy good
ness, be brought to nought ;
that we, thy servants, be
ing hurt by no persecu-
38

tions, may evermore give
thanks unto thee in thy
holy church, through Je
sus Christ our Lord.
O Lord, arise, help us,
and deliver us for thy name's
sake, O God, we have heard
with our ears, and our
fathers have declared unto
us the noble works that
thou didst in their days,
and in the old time before
them. O Lord, arise, help us,
and deliver us for thine hon
our. From our enemies de
fend us, O God.
Graciously look upon our
afflictions. Pitifully behold the sor
rows of our hearts.
Mercifully forgive the sins
of thy people.
Favourably with mercy
hear our prayers.
O gracious Father, ham
mercy upon us.
Both now and ever
vouchsafe to hear us, O
Lord. Graciously hear us, O
Lord; graciously hear us,
0 Lord God.
O Lord, let thy mercy
be shown upon us ;
As we do put our trust in
thee.

306 FOR DAYS OF FASTING AND HUMILIATION.

Collect for Fast Day.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful God, who lovest
righteousness and hatest
iniquity, and art a compas
sionate Father to those
who repent and turn unto
thee ; we would come be
fore thee this day, humbly
confessing our sins, and
beseeching thee to impress
upon our minds every mo
tive to sincere repentance
and a holy life.
O thou Supreme Direc
tor of the affairs of human
society ; we thank thee for
the advantages of our con
dition ; that we enjoy lib
erty, safety and plenty ;
that the lines are fallen to
us in pleasant places, and
that we have a goodly
heritage. Yet we have
made unworthy returns for
thy loving kindness ; we
have shown ourselves un
deserving of thy mercy.
We lament that plenty has
been abused by luxury, and
liberty by licentiousness;
our peace and safety, by
strife, envyings, and divis
ions ; that so little of the
power of godliness is man
ifested ; that so many re
strain prayer before thee,
and notwithstanding the
expressions of thy will do

yet despise or neglect thy
laws. Surely it is of thy
mercy that we are not con
sumed, and because thy
compassions fail not.
We beseech thee to
grant thy mercy unto us
who have corrupted our
manners, who have been
indifferent to thy worship ;
indulged too much a spirit
of pride and uncharitable-
ness, and have become too
strongly attached to the
world and the things of the
world. Awaken us to a
sense of our un worthiness ;
pardon the sins of our na
tion ; forgive all those who
humble themselves this day
before thee, and spare thy
people ; animate us to unite
with one heart in promot
ing the honour of thy name,
the interests of religion,
and the prosperity and hap
piness of our country. May
we keep the fast which
thou hast chosen ; and loos
ing every band of wicked
ness, become a peculiar
people zealous of good
works, that thy displeasure
may be turned away from
us, and that thou mayest
delight to build us up and
not destroy us.
O thou, who art the
Lord of iords, and the
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commend to thy care and
blessing the President of
the United States, the
Governor of this State,
and all others in authority.
May they have wisdom to
discern, and firmness to
pursue the true interests of
this people ; may they em
ploy all their influence to
promote peace and virtue ;
and under their govern
ment may justice and judg
ment run down as waters,
and righteousness as a
mighty stream. Endue
with grace and clothe with
godliness the ministers of
religion. May they do hon
our to thy truth in their
public services and their
private conduct ; and wilt
thou so direct and bless
them, both in their preach
ing and living, that they
may save themselves, and
those who hear them. We
beseech thee to bless all
seminaries of learning, all
governors and instructers
of youth, all patrons and
promoters of sound lite
rature and knowledge ;
and grant that all the
means and opportunities
of mental, moral, and reli
gious advancement which
are enjoyed among us,
may be thankfully acknow

ledged and diligently im
proved. Universal Parent and
Governor; be merciful to
the whole race of man ; en
lighten all who sit in dark
ness ; send forth a spirit of
peace and good will ; re
strain the violence of un
reasonable men ; may no
weapon formed against the
rights of mankind prosper ;
multiply the patterns of
christian virtue and the in
struments of beneficence ;
direct all flesh to the know
ledge of thy Son; and
may thy kingdom come
and thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven ;
which we ask as disciples
of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Concluding Prayer.
ETERNAL and all see
ing God, we thy creatures
sink into nothing before
thy supreme majesty ; we
feel our weakness ; we ac
knowledge our folly ; we
repeatedly bewail our sins ;
thee only we adore with
awful veneration ; thee we
thank with fervent zeal ;
to thy power we humbly
submit; of thy goodness
we devoutly implore pro
tection ; on thy wisdom we

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firmly and cheerfully rely.
Whenever we address thee,
O Father, if our prayers
are unwise, wilt thou pity
us ; if they are presumptu
ous, wilt thou pardon us ;
if acceptable to thee, grant
them, all powerful God ;
and as we now express
our submission to thy de
crees, adore thy provi
dence, and bless thy dis
pensations, so, in that fu
ture state, to which we
reverently hope thy good

ness will raise us, may we
continue praising, venerat-
iflg, worshipping thee, more
and more, through worlds
without number, and ages
without end. Amen.
THE Lord bless us and
keep us; the Lord make
his face shine Upon us, and
be gtacious unto us ; the
Lord lift up his counte
nance upon us, and give
us peace, now and ever
more. Amen.

END OF SERVICE FOR FAST DAYS.

FORMS OF PRAYER

TO BE USED AT SEA.

The Service may commence with the following Psalm ; af
ter which the Person officiating may use such parts of
the common Morning or Evening Prayer, as he shall
judge proper.

Psalm 93.
THE Lord is King, and
hath put on glorious ap
parel, and girded himself
with strength.
He hath made the world
so sure, that it cannot be
moved. Ever since the world be
gan, hath thy throne been
prepared; thou art from
everlasting. The floods have lifted
up, O Lord, the floods
have lifted up their voice ;
the floods lift up their
waves. The waves of the sea
are mighty, and rage hor
ribly ; but yet the Lord,
who dwelleth on high, is
mightier.

Thy testimonies, O Lord,
are very sure, holiness be-
cometh thine house for
ever. Instead of the Collect for
the Day shall be used the
following Prayer.
O ETERNAL Lord God,
who alone spreadest out
the heavens, and rulest the
raging of the sea; who hast
compassed the waters with
bounds, until day and night
come to an end ; be pleas
ed to receive into thine al
mighty and most gracious
protection, the persons of
us thy servants, who now
call upon thy name from
the bosom of the mighty

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deep. Borne on the sur
face of a changing ele
ment, and exposed to the
vicissitudes of the incon
stant skies, may we always
feel ourselves in the pre
sence and merciful care of
that infinite and holy God,
who hath measured the
waters in the hollow of his
hand, and meted out heav
en with a span. Preserve
us, we pray thee, from the
dangers of the sea ; from
shipwreck ; from fire ; from
the wrath of the tempest ;
from the violence of ene
mies ; and grant that we
may arrive at our desired
haven, in safety, health,
and peace, and with a
thankful remembrance of
thy rich and manifold mer
cies. Bui; we do more
especially pray, O Lord
our God, that if thou
shouldest see fit to bring
us into peril and misfor
tune, we may bear thy
whole will with perfect
submission, and surrender
ourselves in every event to
thine absolute and all wise
disposal. Whether we are
in danger or at rest, in
sickness or health, in life
or death, let us be thine, O
Lord, and wholly thine.
Hear us in behalf of our
country, and grant that it

may constantly prosper un
der thy care, and be de
fended with thy favourable
kindness as with a shield.
Bless our absent friends,
wherever they may be;
preserve them from evil ;
and in thy great mercy
permit us to see them again,
and rejoice in their society
and welfare.
We thank thee, that
thou hast thus far preserv
ed us ; we thank thee for
this opportunity of calling
on thy name ; we com
mend ourselves and our
interests to thy holy keep
ing ; and ascribe unto thee
all honour and glory, do
minion and praise, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Then may be read other
Prayers of the Morning
or Evening Service; or
else the Benediction may
•immediately follow.

Prayer in Storms at Sea.
O MOST glorious and
gracious Lord God, who
dwellest^ in heaven, but be-
holdest all things below ;
look down, we beseech
thee, and hear us, calling

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311

out of the depth of misery,
and out of the jaws of this
death, which is now ready
to swallow us up. Save,
Lord, or else we perish.
The living, the living shall
praise thee. O send thy
word of command to re
buke the raging winds,
and the roaring sea ; that
we, being delivered from
this distress, may live to
serve thee, and to glorify
thy name all the days of"
our life. Hear, Lord, and
save us, in the name of
our blessed Saviour, thy
Son our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen. THOU, O Lord, who
stillest the raging of the
sea, hear, hear us, and save
us, that we perish not.
O God, whose Son Jesus
Christ did save his disci
ples ready to perish in a
storm ; hear us, and save
us, we beseech thee.
Lord be merciful to us
sinners, and save us for thy
mercies' sake.
Thanksgiving after a
Storm.
Psalm 107.
O THAT men would
praise the Lord for his
goodness ; and declare the

wonders that he doeth for
the children of men !
That they would offer
unto him the sacrifice of
thanksgiving ; and tell out
his works with gladness !
They that go down to
the sea in ships ; and oc
cupy their business in great
waters ;
These men see the works
of the Lord and his won
ders in the deep.
For at his word, the
stormy wind ariseth ; which
lifteth up the waves there
of. They are carried up to
the heaven, and down
again to the deep ; their
soul melteth away because
of the trouble.
So when they cry unto
the Lord in their trouble,
he delivereth them out of
their distress.
For he maketh the storm
to cease, so that the waves
thereof are still.
Then are they glad, be
cause they are at rest ; and
so he bringeth them unto
the haven where they
would be.
O that men would there
fore praise the Lord for
his goodness ; and declare
the wonders that he doeth
for the children of men !
That they would exalt

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him also in the congrega
tion of the people ; and
praise him in the seat of
the elders J

Collect of Thanksgiv
ing.
O MOST mighty and
gracious good God, thy
mercy is over all thy works,
but in special manner hath
been extended towards us,
whom thou hast so power
fully and wonderfully de
fended. Thou hast show
ed us terrible things, and
wonders in the deep, that
we might see how power
ful and gracious a God
thou art ; how able and
ready to help those who
trust in thee. Thou hast
showed us how both winds
and seas obey thy com

mand ; that we may learn
even from them hereafter
to obey thy voice, and to
do thy will. We therefore
Mess and glorify thy name,
for this thy mercy, in sav
ing us when we were ready
to perish. And we beseech
thee, make us as truly
sensible now of thy mercy,
as we were then of the
danger ; and give us hearts
always ready to express
our thankfulness, not only
by words, but also by our
lives, in being more obedi
ent to thy holy command
ments. Continue, we be
seech thee, this thy good
ness to us ; that we, whom
thou hast saved, may serve
thee in holiness and right
eousness all the days of
our life, through Jesus
Christ our Lord and Sav
iour. Amen.

END OF PRAYERS TO BE USED AT SEA.

APPENDIX.

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FIRST SERVICE.

The Service is to be introduced by the following Address
from the Minister to the People.

O BE joyful in the Lord,
all ye people; serve the
Lord with gladness, and
come before his presence
with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord
he is God ; it is he who
hath made us, and not we
ourselves ; we are his peo
ple, and the sheep of his
pasture. Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving, and into his
courts with praise ; be
thankful unto him, and
speak good of his name.
For the Lord is gracious,
his mercy is everlasting,
and his truth endureth from
generation to generation.
People.
Unto the Lord our God
will we lift up our souls,
and magnify his name to
gether.

The Introductory Prayer.
O LORD God Almigh
ty, before whom all crea
tures bow, the fountain of
life and the father of all
mercies, we thine unwor
thy servants come before
thee in humble acknow
ledgment of thine eternal
power and majesty. Thou
art the only living and true
God ; thy kingdom ruleth
over all, and thy goodness
is without bounds. Assist
us to worship thee in spirit
and in truth ; may we cele
brate thy perfections and
speak of thy wonderful
works with reverence ;
give thanks unto thee, and
sing thy praises with joy ;
humble ourselves before
thee with sincere and con
trite hearts ; and pray unto

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thee under a just sense of
our dependence on thy
providence, and with fer
vent charity to all man
kind. Graciously accept
these our devotions, which
we offer in the name and
as disciples of Jesus Christ
our Lord, by whom thou
hast encouraged us to
come with confidence to
the throne of thy grace.
People.
May the words of
our mouths, and the medi
tations of our hearts be
acceptable in thy sight, O
Lord, our strength and our
redeemer. Then shall be recited the
following Anthem, or in
stead of it the Psalms ap
pointed for the day.
Min. WE praise thee,
O God ; we worship thee,
the most glorious and the
best of beings ; the crea
tor and governor of all
things, visible and invisi
ble. Peo. O Lord God, thou
art greatly to be praised ;
and to be had in reverence
by all who draw nigh unto
thee. Min. We acknowledge
thee, the one, living, and

true God ; God in heaven
above, and earth beneath,
and throughout all worlds ;
there is none beside thee.
Peo. Unto us there is
but one God ; to whom be
glory for ever.
Min. Thou alone art
from everlasting, without
beginning of days, or end
of years ; thou livest and
reignest for ever and ever.
Peo. We magnify thee,
the high and lofty One,
who inhabitest eternity.
Min. Thou art a spiritu
al and incorruptible being ;
who dwellest in light
inaccessible, and full of
glory ; whom no mortal eye
hath seen, or can see.
Peo. We would wor
ship thee, who art a spirit,
in spirit and in truth.
Min. Infinite art thou,
O God ; thou dwellest not
in temples made with
hands ; the universe is thy
temple, thou art present
at all times in every part
of thy dominion.
Peo. In thee we live,
and move, and have our
being. Min. Thine is the great
ness, and the power, and
the glory, and the majesty ;
all things in heaven and
earth are thine ; thine is
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to be worshipped as Lord
over all.
Peo. Thou art great,
and greatly to be feared ;
thy greatness is unsearch
able. Min. Thou art perfect
in wisdom, wonderful in
counsel, and excellent in
all thy works.
Peo. To the only wise
God, be honour and glory
for ever.
Min. Holy art thou, O
God ; thou art of purer
eyes than to behold iniqui
ty ; thy countenance re-
gardeth the upright.
Peo. We reverence thy
name ; for thou art holy.
Min. Thy righteousness
is like the great mountains ;
thy truth reacheth to the
heavens ; justice and
judgment are the everlast
ing foundations of thy
throne. Peo. Just and true are
all thy ways, O thou King
of saints.
Min. Thou art good,
and thou doest good con
tinually ; all thy works
bear testimony to thy rich
and overflowing bounty ;
every good, and every per
fect gift is from above,
and cometh down from
thee, the Father of all.
Peo. O Lord, thy good

ness is above all praise ;
universal as thy works, and
endless as eternity.
Min. All glory and hon
our, blessing and praise,
might, majesty, and domin
ion be unto God for ever.
Amen. Then may follow a Voluntary
on the Organ ; after which
the First Lesson is to be
read out of the Old Tes
tament ; and then the Ser
vice is to proceed with the
following Thanksgivings
Minister.
LET us now offer up
unto God our sincere and
humble thanksgivings, for
his great goodness to us,
and to all mankind.
Let us meditate upon
his mercies with delight;
and let the words of our
mouths, and the actions of
our lives, show forth his
praise. People.
Bless the Lord, O our
souls, and forget not all
his benefits. Minister.
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Lord of heaven and earth,
for the innumerable mer
cies which thou hast be
stowed upon us. We ac
knowledge, with all grati
tude and joy, the gift of
life ; thine almighty voice
hath called us into being ;
and thy hand hath placed
us in this part of thy glo
rious works.
We thank thee for the
wise and useful frame of
our bodies; and for the
nobler powers of our
minds ; by which we are
enabled to contemplate
the beauty of thy works,
and the wonderful order
of thy providence ; and to
attain the knowledge and
love of thee, the creator
of the world, and the au
thor of all good.
We thank thee, O ever
bountiful and most gra
cious God, for the contin
ual preservation of our
lives ; our food and rai
ment are the daily gifts of
thy bounty ; thou givest us
health and fruitful seasons,
and fillest our hearts with
joy and gladness. People.
Blessed be the Lord for
his goodness and for his
wonderful works to the
children of men.

Minister.
We thank thee, O heav
enly Father, that thy good
ness to mankind is not
confined to the present
world, but that thou hast
awakened in us the glori
ous hope of immortality,
and by the various means
of thy providence and
grace, art training us up
for a heavenly and ever
lasting life.
Above all we praise and
magnify thee, for the rich
display of thy goodness, in
the manifestation of thy
Son Jesus Christ, whom
thou hast raised up to
bless mankind, to turn
them from darkness to
light, and from the power
of sin, to the worship and
obedience of thee, the
true God.
We acknowledge with
the highest gratitude, the
perfect doctrine of our
blessed Saviour ; that by
him thou hast given us thy
heavenly truth, to enlight
en our minds, to sanctify
our hearts, and guide our
feet in the way of peace ;
and that in his life thou
hast set before us an ex
ample of the most exalted
goodness, to animate our
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age us to press forward
continually in the christian
course. We thank thee for the
promises of thy mercy and
forgiveness, upon repent
ance and newness of life ;
for the aid of thy gracious
influence to help our in
firmities ; and for the
blessed hope of eternal
life, confirmed to us in the
gospel. We rejoice in the ex
ceeding riches of thy
grace ; that thou hast ex
alted thy Son Jesus to be a
prince and a Saviour ; who
having been obedient unto
the death of the cross, is
by thy wise and merciful
appointment become the
author of eternal salvation
to all those who obey
him. People.
Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, for his goodness,
and for his wonderful
works to the children of
men. Here the Second Lessons
to be read, out of the
New Testament ; and
then the Service may pro
ceed as follows.

Minister.
IF we say that we have
no sin, we deceive our
selves, and the truth is not
in us.
If we confess and for
sake our sins, God is faith
ful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
Let us therefore, with
humble and contrite hearts
confess our sins at the
throne of the heavenly
grace. The General Confession ;
to be read by the Minister
alone. ALMIGHTY God, Fa
ther of our Lord Jesus
Christ, maker of all things,
and judge of all men ; we
acknowledge and lament
before thee the manifold
errors and follies of our
lives ; we have not duly
hearkened to the voice of
thy word ; we have been
too unmindful of thy good
ness, and ungrateful to
thee, our continual bene
factor; we have not al
ways done unto others, as
we would that they should
do unto us ; we have ex
posed ourselves to thy
righteous displeasure. Our

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only hope is in thy mercy,
which endureth for ever.
We bow ourselves before
the throne of thy grace,
imploring thy pardon. O
God, have mercy upon the
works of thy hands ; for
give and accept thy peo
ple, according to thy prom
ises in Jesus Christ our
Lord, who hath encourag
ed us to hope for thy mer
cy, upon repentance and
amendment of life. We
desire, with our whole
hearts, to return to the
obedience of thy com
mandments. Enable us,
O God, by the assistance
of thy holy Spirit, to for
sake every evil way, to
correct whatever is wrong
in our tempers and con
duct, and to delight in the
practice of every thing
good and virtuous ; that
we may obtain from thee,
the God of all mercy, the
forgiveness of our sins,
and an inheritance among
those who are sanctified,
through the redemption
which is in Jesus Christ.
People.
Create in us, O God, a
clean heart, and renew a
right spirit within us.

Then shall be read the Col
lect for the Day, mw? one
or more of the following
Prayers. For Resignation.
O LORD God, whose
never failing providence
ordereth all things both in
heaven and in earth, and
who art the author of every
good and perfect gift ; we
submit ourselves to the
disposal of that wisdom
which cannot err, and to
the care of that goodness
which is unchangeable and
everlasting. Lead us
whither thou pleasest; place
us in what circumstances
thou shalt judge proper ;
we would do thy whole
will with fidelity and pleas
ure ; we would bear thy
whole will with submission
and patience. Defend us,
O gracious Father, from
every real evil ; confer up
on us every needful good ;
may all events conspire to
the improvement and es
tablishment of our virtue ;
and may we be conducted
by thine unerring hand,
through all the changes of
this mortal life, and finally
be admitted to the ever
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just, which thouhastprom-
ised to thy faithful servants
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. For all Mankind.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, who hast
taught us to offer prayers,
supplications, and inter
cessions for all men, we
beseech thee to extend
thy mercy to all mankind ;,
may all the families and
kingdoms of the earth, be
brought to the knowledge
and pure worship of thee,
the only true God ; en
large the kingdom of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that
kingdom of truth and righ
teousness, which shall nev
er be destroyed; put an
end to all idolatry, super
stition, and false religion ;
may all those who profess
the faith of Christ, be shin
ing examples of goodness ;
may the spirit of perse
cution for ever cease ;
and may truth and right
eousness, peace and char
ity every where abound.
Amen. For our Country.
O LORD God, high and
mighty, who dost from thy
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throne behold all the dwel
lers upon earth ; look
down with favour and
mercy upon these United
States of America. May
a speedy and effectual stop
be put to the progress of
immorality and profane-
ness ; may public virtue
prevail, and on that last
ing foundation may the
public happiness be estab
lished ; may our liberties
be preserved inviolate, and
handed down to the latest
posterity. Bless us with
health and fruitful seasons ;
crown the year with thy
goodness ; dispose us all to
a grateful and temperate en
joyment of the bounties of
thy providence ; and may we
show forth thy praise, not
only with our lips, but in
our lives, by giving up
ourselves to thy service,
and by walkingbefore thee,
in holiness and righteous
ness all our days. Amen.
' For Rulers.
ALMIGHTY God, the
King of kings, and fountain
of all power, we humbly
beseech thee to behold
with thy favour the Presi
dent of the United States,
and all others in authority.
May they discharge the

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duties of their stations with
understanding and wisdom,
with integrity and honour ;
and under their govern
ment, may we and all thy
people lead quiet and
peaceable lives in all god
liness and honesty ; keep
ing the unity of the spirit
in the bond of peace, and
in righteousness of life.
Amen. For the Ministers of
Religion.
O GOD, the Father of
lights, and fountain of all
good, endue the ministers
of thy true religion, of eve
ry denomination, and in
every part of the christian
world, with the spirit and
temper of Jesus Christ.
May they diligently pur
sue the good work of in
structing the ignorant, and
reforming the vicious ; and
in all the duties of their
office, may they conduct
themselves as examples to
their flocks ; and by the
excellence of their doc
trines, and the holiness of
their lives, may they save
themselves and those who
hear them. Amen.

gracious God, the God of
all consolation and hope ;
we humbly recommend to
thy fatherly goodness, all
those who are any ways
afflicted or distressed, in
mind, body, or estate ; be
thou, in thy great mercy,
a father to the fatherless,
and the defender of the
widow ; provide for the
poor, give health to the
sick, and ease to those who
are in oppression ; give to
all fortitude in the day of
trial, and in due time, a
happy deliverance out of
their afflictions. And from
the various calamities we
meet with in life, may we
learn to pity the distressed,
to sympathize with the af
flicted, to be patient under
all the appointments of
thy providence, and be ex
cited to the pursuit of that
happiness, which ariseth
from the practice of virtue
and piety, and from the
glorious hope of immortal
ity, which thou hast prom
ised to the faithful follow
ers of Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Concluding Prayek.

For those in Affliction.
MOST merciful and

O LORD, our heavenly
Father, almighty and ever
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mitted us to make our unit
ed supplications unto thee ;
accept the praises and
hear the prayers which
we have offered to thy di
vine Majesty ; and fulfil,
O Lord, the desires and
petitions of thy servants,
as may be most expedient
for them ; granting us in
this world knowledge of
thy truth, and in the world
to come life everlasting,
through our Lord and Sa
viour Jesus Christ, in
whose words we conclude
our prayers ;
OUR Father, who art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom
come ; Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heav

en. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive
us our trespasses, As we
forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us
not into temptation, But
deliver us from evil. For
thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.

NOW unto him who is
able to keep us from fall
ing, and to present us fault
less before the presence of
his glory with exceeding
joy, to the only wise God
our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and
power, through Jesus
Christ, for ever and ever.
Amen.

END OF FIRST SERVICE.

SECOND SERVICE.

The Service is to be introduced by the following Address
from the Minister to the People.

HEAR, all ye people ;
give ear, all ye inhabitants
of the world ; for the Lord
God omnipotent reigneth.
Let the heaven and the
earth praise him ; the sea,
and every thing that mov-
eth therein.
Trust in him at all times,
ye people ; pour out your
hearts before him ; for
God is our refuge.
Offer unto him the sac
rifice of righteousness ;
for in his presence is ful
ness of joy, and at his right
hand are pleasures for
evermore. People.
The Lord reigneth ; let
the earth rejoice.
Introductory Praver.
O EVER blessed, and

most glorious God, the ob
ject of supreme venera
tion, on whom all the fami
lies of the earth continu
ally depend ; we would
present ourselves before
thee with reverence and
humility ; we would offer
unto thee our sacrifice of
praise and thanksgiving,
with joy and gratitude,
By celebrating thy perfec
tions, may we be excited
to an ardent love and imi
tation of thee, our Father
in heaven ; and may the
remembrance of thy great
goodness to us, and to all
mankind, incline us to love
and serve one another as
brethren. May we con
fess our sins with unfeign
ed sorrow, and steady pur
poses of amendment ; may
we pray unto thee, as the
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ry good thing ; may our
intercessions be accompa
nied with charity to all men ;
may no vain thoughts dis
tract our minds, no unwor
thy object withdraw our
affections ; but may our
whole hearts be engaged
in thy worship, and may
the influence of these our
religious services be mani
fested in our future lives ;
which we humbly ask in
the name and as disciples
of Jesus Christ our Lord.
People.
Graciously hear us, O
God, graciously hear us, O
Lord God.
Then shall be recited the
following Anthem, or in
stead of it the Psalms ap
pointed for the Day.
Min. WE praise thee,
O God, we worship thee,
the one true and living
God, who art infinite and
unchangeable in all thy
perfections. Peo. Blessed art thou,
O Lord God, and worthy
to be praised for ever.
Min. Thou, O God, art
King of kings, Lord of
lords, the great and only
potentate, the creator and

preserver of all things;
thou didst speak, and the
world was made ; thy
providence supports the
works of thy hands ; and
the happiness of thy crea
tures is the end of all.
Peo. Thou art God over
all, blessed for ever more.
Min. Before the moun
tains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed
the earth and the world,
from everlasting to ever
lasting thou art God.
Peo. Thou livest, and
reignest for ever.
Min. Thou art the Lord,
and changest not ; of old
hast thou laid the founda
tions of the earth, and the
heavens are the work of
thy hands ; they shall per
ish, but thou shalt endure ;
thy counsel standeth fast,
and thy thoughts unto all
generations. Peo. Thou art the same,
yesterday, to day', and for
ever. Min. We adore and
worship thee, as a pure
and spiritual being, whom
no man hath seen, or can
see ; thou passest by us on
every side, but we behold
thee not ; thou continually
workest wonders on the
right hand and on the left,
but we do not perceive thee.

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Peo. Thou art a spirit ;
and they who worship thee,
must worship thee in spirit
and in truth.
Min. Whither can we
flee from thy presence ?
heaven is thy throne, the
earth is thy footstool, and
the universe thy habitation.
Peo. All things are full
of thee.
Min. Who can withstand
thy power ? the mountains
shake from their founda
tions, the rocks melt as
wax, and the earth trem-
bleth at thy presence ; thou
doest whatever thou pleas-
est in the armies of heaven,
and among the inhabitants
of the world.
Peo. With the Lord our
God is everlastingstrength.
Min. Thou hast founded
the earth by thy wisdom,
and stretched out the hea
vens by thine understand
ing ; by thy knowledge the
depths are broken up, and
the clouds drop down the
dew; thou art mighty in
wisdom, wonderful in coun
sel, and excellent in all
thy works.
Peo. O Lord, how man
ifold are thy works; in
wisdom hast thou made
them all.
Min. Thou art the right
eous Lord, who exercisest

judgment in the earth ; thy
righteousness is like the
great mountains, thy faith
fulness reacheth above the
clouds ; eternal truth is
thy law.
Peo. Upright art thou,
O Lord ; all thy works are
just and true.
Min. O Lord God, holy
and reverend is thy name ;
thou art of purer eyes than
to behold iniquity ; sinners
cannot stand before thee ?
but the upright in heart
are always in the light of
thy countenance.
Peo. We reverence thee,
O Lord, for thou art holy.
Min. Above all we praise
thee, we worship thee, as
the Lord God gracious
and merciful, the God of
love, and of all consola
tion ; thou exercisest lov
ing kindness and benigni
ty ; thou delightest to
make all thy creatures
happy ; thou doest good
continually ; and thy ten
der mercies are over all
thy works.
Peo. O that men would
praise the Lord for his
goodness, and for his won
derful works to the chil
dren of men.
Min. But who, O Lord,
can show forth all thy
praise ? We behold the

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monuments of thy power ;
we trace the footsteps of
thy wisdom ; and every
moment of our lives par
take of the riches of thy
goodness ; but none can
say how great, and wise,
and good thou art.
Peo. Who can find out
thee, the Almighty, unto
perfection ?
Min. With one consent,
and with our whole hearts,
we would celebrate thy
glorious perfections here
below, until our souls be
come prepared for thy
kingdom and service
above ; there to worship
thee in a more perfect
manner, through the ages
of eternity. Amen.
Then may follow a Volunta
ry on the Organ ; after
which the First Lesson
is to be read out of the
Old Testament ; and then
the Service is to proceed
withthefollowing Thanks
giving. Minister.
REJOICE in the Lord,
all ye people ; .come into
his presence with thanks
giving, and be devout and
joyful in his service.
Sing praises unto him,

and bless him ; for he is
good, and his mercy en
dureth for ever.
People.
We will give thanks un
to the Lord, for he is good,
and his mercy endureth
for ever. Minister.
Almighty God, Father of
all mercies ; we would of
fer unto thee our unfeign
ed thanksgivings for the
discoveries thou hast made
of thyself in the works of
thy hands, and for thy
goodness and loving kind
ness to us and to all men.
We thank thee for our
creation, for the excellent
form of our bodies, for the
breath of life, the light of
reason and conscience, the
benevolent and friendly af
fections, and all the useful
and noble powers of our
minds. We thank thee
for our continual preser
vation, for the food we eat,
the raiment with which we
are clothed, and the habi
tations wherein we dwell ;
for health and peace and
safety ; for every personal
and family and pnblic
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and social enjoyment, and
for all the happiness of our
lives. People.
Bless the Lord, Oour
souls, and forget not all
his benefits. Minister.
But above all we bless
thee, O ever gracious Fa
ther, for thine inestimable
love in the redemption of
the world by our Lord Je
sus Christ, for the means
of grace, and the hope of
glory. We thank thee for
those pure and heavenly
doctrines which he hath
taught, to lead mankind in
the way of truth and salva
tion ; for those holy and
excellent rules of virtue
and true religion, which
he hath laid down in his
gospel ; and for the per
fect example which he
hath left us, that we might
follow his steps. We
thank thee, that in obedi
ence to thine authority,
and to fulfil all righteous
ness, he submitted unto
death, that being made
perfect by suffering, he
might become the author

of eternal salvation to all
who obey him.
And finally we bless
thee, the God and Father
of our Lord - Jesus Christ,
that by raising him from
the dead, thou hast con
firmed to us the glorious
and joyful hope, of an in
heritance incorruptible,
undefiled, and which fad-
eth not away, reserved in
the heavens for us.
People.
Glory be to God in the
highest ; on earth peace,
good will to men.
Minister.
O Lord our God, who
can number all thy mer
cies ? thy bounty prevents
oUr requests, seasonably
supplies every returning
want, and gives us all
things richly to enjoy.
Write a law of thankful
ness on our hearts, we be
seech thee, and grant that
we may walk before thee,
in holiness and righteous
ness, all the days of our
lives. Amen.
Here the Second Lesson is
to be read, out of the New

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Testament ; and then the
Service may proceed as
follows. Minister.
SURELY it is meet to
be said unto God, We have
done iniquity.
To the Lord our God
belong mercies and for
givenesses, though we
have sinned against him.
Let us therefore confess
and lament our manifold
transgressions, before the
throne of grace.
General Confession.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful Father, we confess
that in many things we have
all offended ; we have not
duly improved the talents
with which thou hast in
trusted us ; we have too
often neglected our duty
to ourselves and to our
fellow creatures, and our
consciences witness against
us. With humble and pen
itent hearts we lament be
fore thee, O our Father,
every instance of disobedi
ence ; whatever we have
done amiss in thought,
word, or deed ; every of
fence against thee, our
neighbour, or ourselves.
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Forgive our sins, we be
seech thee, and cleanse us
from all unrighteousness;
and may we bring forth the
fruits which are meet for
repentance, by walking in
newness of life, in humble
expectation of thy mercy
declared unto mankind
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. People.
O God, make clean our
hearts within us, and take
not thy holy Spirit from
us. Then shall be read the
Collect for the Day,
and one or more of the
following Prayers.
For Temporal Mercies.
ALMIGHTY God, the
giver of every good and
perfect gift, we recommend
ourselves and all our con
cerns to the disposal of thy
graciousprovidence. Thou
knowest what^ is truly
good for us, and it is our
highest happiness that we
are under thy fatherly care.
In humble submission to
thy wise and gracious will,
we beseech thee to bless
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and peace of mind ; and
to bestow upon us such a
share of the good things
of this life, as thou know
est to be best for us. Con
duct us by thy gracious
hand through all the chan
ges of this world ; and
may we at last be perfect
and happy, in that heavenly
inheritance, which is in
corruptible, and fadeth not
away. Amen.
For all Mankind.
O GOD, the Father of
all mankind, we offer up
unto thee our prayers and
intercessions for our fellow
creatures ; mercifully re
gard the work of thy hands ;
let thy name be known,
and thy pure worship pre
vail throughout the world ;
may all people, nations,
and languages acknowl
edge thee, the true God ;
put an end to idolatry, su
perstition, and all false re
ligion ; may wisdom and
goodness, liberty and
peace, charity and happi
ness, every where abound ;
and thy kingdom of truth
and righteousness spread
and flourish, until it cover
the face of the whole
earth. Amen.

For Rulers.
O LORD God, high and
mighty King of kings,
Lord of lords, we humbly
beseech thee with thy fa
vour to behold the Presi
dent of the United States,
and all others in authority.
May they be eminent for
wisdom and for the virtues
which adorn their stations.
May they be the faithful
guardians of our public
liberties, and the instru
ments of transmitting them
to posterity. May we
have reason to rejoice in
them as the ministers of
thy providence to us for
good ; and may they final
ly be found worthy of ev
erlasting life. Amen.
For Christian Ministers.
O GOD, the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the
fountain of light, from
whom cometh every good
and perfect gift, we hum
bly beseech thee to send
down thy blessing upon
christian Ministers of eve
ry denomination ; may they
be so replenished with the
truth of thy doctrines, and
so exemplary in unaffected
piety and goodness of life,

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that they may become the
means of turning many to
righteousness, and of pro
moting the knowledge and
practice of the pure and
holy gospel of Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For the Afflicted.
O GOD, the creator and
preserver of mankind, we
commend to thy fatherly
goodness, all those who
are any ways afflicted or
distressed in mind, body,
or estate ; may it please
thee to. comfort and relieve
them according to their
several necessities, giving
them patience under their
sufferings, and a happy is
sue out of all their afflic
tions. Amen.
Concluding Prayer.
O LORD God our hea
venly Father, who hast
permitted us with one ac
cord to make our common
supplications unto thee,
fulfil, we beseech thee, the
desires and petitions of thy
servants, as thou in thy
wisdom knowest to be good
for us. We commit our
selves to the care of thy
providence ; mercifully de

fend us from all the dan
gers to which we may be
exposed ; graciously ac
cept these our services,
and grant that in all our
works begun, continued,
and ended, we may glorify
thy holy name, and finally
obtain everlasting life and
felicity ; which we humbly
ask in the name and as the
disciples of Jesus Christ
our Lord ; in whose
words we conclude our
prayers. 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 trespasses, As we
forgive those who tres
pass against us. And lead
us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the
glory, For ever and ever.
Amen. NOW unto the King
eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God, be hon
our and glory, through Je
sus Christ, for ever and
ever. Amen.

END OF SECOND SERVICE.

THIRD SERVICE.

The Service is to be introduced by the following Senten
ces from the Minister to the People.

Minister.
GOD is a spirit, and
they who worship him,
must worship him in spirit
and in truth.
I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of
God, that ye present your
selves a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable
service. People.
Blessed are they who
keep his statutes and seek
him with their whole heart.
Introductory Prayer.
O ALMIGHTY and
eternal God ; the heavens
and the earth, and all
things which we behold,

declare thine existence, and
thy perfections ; thy good
ness is unchangeable, and
thy wisdom past finding
out. Thou art exalted in
majesty and power, far
above our highest concep
tions ; yet thou regardest
us with the tenderness of
a father, and showest fa
vour and loving kindness
to the children of men.
We would now offer unto
thee, O God, our religious
homage, encouraged by
thy goodness, and thy gra
cious promises in the gos
pel of thy Son. May we
remember thee our crea
tor, preserver, and bene
factor, with fear, love, and
gratitude ; and worship
thee, who art a spirit, in
spirit and in truth ; that
our various services may
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that by all thy means of
grace, we may grow wiser •
and better, be gradually
trained up for thy heavenly
kingdom, and at last be
come partakers of that
happiness which eye hath
not seen, which ear hath
not heard, and which it
hath not entered into the
heart of man to conceive.
These our petitions we
present unto thee, in the
name and as the disciples
of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. People.
O thou who hearest
prayer, unto thee do we
lift up our souls.
Then shall be recited the
following Anthem, or in
stead of it the Psalms ap
pointed for the Day.
Min. WE praise thee, O
God ; we acknowledge and
adore thee, the one, true,
and living God, who art
alone independent and
eternal ; whose, perfections
are infinite, and counsels
unchangeable ; the great
est, wisest, and best of be
ings. The heavens declare
thy glory ; the earth is full

of thy goodness ; the day
is thine, the night also is
thine, and thou makest the
morning and the evening
to rejoice. We thine in
telligent creatures would
pay our tribute of joyful
praise to thee, O God, the
sovereign creator and Lord
of all ; thou art worthy to
receive glory and honour,
adoration and praise, from
all thy creatures.
Peo. O God, may thy
perfections fill our hearts
with love and joy, while
our lips show forth thy
praise. Min. Thou, O God, art
the creator of mankind ;
thy hands have made us
and fashioned us ; thou
hast created the spirit that
is in man, breathed into us
the breath of life, and by
thine inspiration, hast giv
en us understanding.
Peo. O God, thou hast
made us, and not we our
selves ; we are thy people,
and the sheep of thy pas
ture. Min. Thou, O God, art
the giver of life ; in thy
hand is the soul of every
living thing, and the breath
of all mankind ; thou art
the preserver of men.
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serveth our spirits ; and
thou, Lord, makest us to
dwell in safety
Min. O thou most high
God, possessor of heaven
and earth, the judge of all,
and the universal King,
thy government is right
eous, thy providence per
fect, and all thy command
ments are holy, just, and
good ; the obedience of all
reasonable creatures is due
to thee alone, the King of
kings, the Lord of lords,
the blessed and only po
tentate. Peo. We bow ourselves
before thee, thy willing
subjects ; thy command
ments are true, and right
eous altogether.
, Min. O God, thou art
our. creator, and righteous
governor ; we rejoice in
the being which we have
received from thee ; we
yield a willing submission
to all the orders of thy
government, and we ad
dress thee as our Father,
who hast made us to bear
thine image, and to par
take of the blessings of
thy family.
Peo. We are thy chil
dren ; therefore do we pray
unto thee.
Min. We rejoice in thy
fatherly care, which thou

hast manifested unto us,
ever since we came into
the world ; we put our
confidence in thee, whose
counsel is our guide, and
whose favour is our high
est happiness.
Peo. Blessed be the Lord
for his goodness and for his
wonderful works to the
children of men.
Then may follow a Voluntary
on the Organ ; after which
the First Lesson is to be
read out of the Old Tes
tament ; and then the Ser
vice is to proceed with the
following Thanksgiving.
Minister.
EVER gracious and
most merciful Father ; thou
art the giver of all good ;
thou delightest in the hap
piness of thy creatures,
and art daily imparting the
riches of thy bounty. We
thank thee for all the in
stances of thy goodness to
us. Thou art the former
of our bodies, and the Fa
ther of our spirits ; thou
hast exercised a wise and
gracious care over us, ever
since we came into the
world ; by thee are all our
wants supplied, from thee
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and thou crownest our
days with thy goodness.
We thank thee for rea
son and understanding,
and for all the treasures of
knowledge thou hast open
ed to our view ; that thou
hast formed us for the
practice of virtue and true
religion, and given us op
portunities for the im
provement of our minds,
and the attainment of our
highest happiness.
We thank thee, that we
are placed in a social state,
are endued with social af
fections, and may enjoy so
many pleasures, from the
esteem and friendship of
our brethren.
To thy goodness we as
cribe all the enjoyments
we receive from the prac
tice of virtue, and the just
exercise of our powers;
the variety of trials thou
hast appointed for the im
provement and perfection
of our natures here, and
the prospect thou givest us
of a more happy and per
fect state hereafter.
People.
We give thanks unto
the Lord, for he is good,
and his mercy endureth
for ever.

Minister.
We bless thee, thou
wise and gracious disposer
of all things, for the various
dispensations of thy prov
idence in favour of religion
and the happiness of
mankind, in the several
ages of the world ; for all
the divine messengers thou
hast sent, by whose in
struction and example thy
light and truth have been
preserved in the darkest
times of ignorance and
idolatry. Above all we thank thee,
for the display of the ex
ceeding riches of thy grace
in Jesus Christ, by whom
thou hast made every ne
cessary provision for our
improvement in true relig
ion. Blessed be thy name, O
God, for this divine teach
er and Saviour, whom thou
hast sent to declare unto
us thy heavenly will, to
save us from ignorance and
vice, and to lead us, by his
heavenly instructions and
perfect example, to the
love and practice of uni
versal goodness.
We praise thee, O mer
ciful Father, for all that he
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redeem us from all iniquity,
and to purify unto himself
a peculiar people, zealous
of good works.
We offer up our warmest
gratitude to thee, that not
withstanding our manifold
sins and imperfections thou
hast appointed us to ob
tain salvation by our Lord
Jesus Christ, that by him
we are assured of pardon,
and thy gracious accept
ance, upon our return to
obedience and virtue ; that
he has opened before us
the solemnities of a future
judgment, and confirmed
to us the joyful hope of
glory, honour, and immor
tality. People
Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, for he is good, and
his mercy endureth for
ever.Here the Second Lesson is
to be read, out of the
New Testament ; and
then the Minister may
say, He who covereth his
sin shall not prosper, but
whoso confesseth and for-

saketh his sin shall obtain
mercy. O come, let us worship,
and fall down ; let us kneel
before the Lord our mak
er ; against him have we
sinned and done evil in his
sight. General Confession.
ALMIGHTY and most
merciful Father, we con
fess that we have sinned
against thee ; we have dis
regarded thine authority,
and abused thy goodness ;
we have acted inconsist
ently with our christian
character, and departed
from thy holy command
ments ; we have been un
mindful of the perfect ex
ample set before us, and
forgotten the sure and
precious promises to which
we are called. Our only
hope is in thy mercy. Suf
fer us not, O Lord, to per
ish in our transgressions ;
save us from the dominion
of them for the time to
come. Grant us, we be
seech thee, thy gracious
assistance in the future
course of our lives, and
teach us to act agreeably
to the profession which we
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have now expressed be
fore thee. Give us such
a deep persuasion of the
evil of sin, and of the im
portance and excellence of
a holy and virtuous life,
that we may carefully ab
stain from all iniquity, and
be filled with the fruits of
righteousness, which are
to thy honour and glory.
Vouchsafe unto us the light
of thy countenance, and es
tablish our minds in a firm
reliance on thy goodness
and mercy declared unto
mankind, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
People.
Lord have mercy upon
us, and incline our hearts
to keep thy law.
Then shall be read the Col
lect for the Day, and
one or more of the fol
lowing Prayers.
For all Mankind.
O GOD, the Father of
all mankind, we, rejoice in
thy universal providence,
and commit to thy direc
tion all the concerns of
our fellow creatures. Thou
art the fountain of all bles
sings, thou delightest in
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doing good ; grant, mer
ciful Father, that all man
kind may perceive thy
hand in the advantages
which they enjoy, and be
disposed to render thee
their humble thanks for all
the instances of thy be
neficence ; fill the minds of
thy reasonable creatures
with the knowledge of thy
truth ; cause thy light to
shine upon those who sit
in darkness ; dispel the
prejudices under which
they labour ; above all,
we beg that thou wouldest
deliver them from every
evil affection, and bring
them into the way of truth
and happiness.
May the gospel of Jesus
prevail through the world,
and by the power of its
truth, and the exemplary
conduct of those who pro
fess it, may it enter the
hearts and govern the lives
of all the inhabitants of
the earth, and make all na
tions righteous and happy.
Reform, we beseech
thee, all the disorders
which arise from the evil
passions of men, and pros
per the just designs of all
those who delight in peace ;
may the blessings of free
and equal government be
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der the influence of good
laws, and a righteous ad
ministration, may all the
advantages' of civil society
be widely extended, and
the best interests of man
kind be effectually secur
ed ; and whilst thy crea
tures enjoy the gifts of thy
bounty, may they unite in
praise and thanksgiving to
thee, the Author of all
good, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
For our Country.
WE commit to thee, our
righteous Governor, all the
important interests of our
country ; grant, we be
seech thee, that we may
live in safety, and enjoy
the blessings which thy
providence hath bestowed
upon us, in tranquillity and
peace ; mercifully preserve
us from all public calami
ties ; and may true relig
ion and virtue so prevail
among us, that our tran
quillity may be continued,
and our distinguished priv
ileges be handed down to
succeeding ages. Vouch
safe thy favour to all or
ders of men among us ; by
a diligent and cheerful dis
charge of the duties of
their several stations, may

they contribute their part
to the public welfare, and
the happiness of all man
kind. Bestow upon us, O
merciful Father, every
thing truly good, and may
we with one heart acknow
ledge and praise thee, who
art good, and doest good
continually. Amen.
For Rulers.
O MOST mighty God,
we commend to the care
and direction of thy provi
dence, the President of
the United States, and all
others in authority. May
they be men fearing God,
and hating covetousness ;
may they have wisdom to
discern and firmness to
pursue the true interests of
this people ; may they em
ploy all their influence to
promote peace and virtue ;
and under their govern
ment, may justice and
judgment run down as a
river, and righteousness as
a mighty stream. Amen.
For Christian Ministers.
WE recommend to thy
gracious regard the minis
ters of the christian relig
ion, humbly beseeching
thee that their faithful en-

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deavours to extend the
knowledge of thy truth,
and to promote the love
and practice of thy holy
commandments, may be
favourably received, and
become successful. May
they do honour to thy
truth, in their public ser
vices, and in their lives ;
and wilt thou direct thy
servants in the way of
righteousness to their high
est happiness. Amen.
For All Christian
Churches.
WE beseech thee, O
God of love and mercy, to
send down thy blessing
upon all who profess the
faith of our Lord Jesus
Christ ; suffer not their
divisions to injure the cause
of truth and liberty ; gra
ciously assist those who
love thy holy name, in all
their sincere endeavours to
reform the abuses which
have entered into thy
church, and to promote
the peace and union of
Christians. Give them
just sentiments of the na
ture and tendency of our
holy religion ; fill their
hearts with love to thee,
and to each other. May
they approve themselves

the faithful disciples of
Jesus, and become the in
struments of diffusing vir
tue and happiness in the
world. Amen.
For the Afflicted.
O GOD of mercy, we
humbly implore thy favour
able regard for all our
brethren in affliction ; may
thy wisdom be their direc
tion, thy power their sup
port, and thy goodness
their confidence ; and by a
patient behaviour under
their afflictions, and a
thankful acknowledgment
of all thy mercies, may
they be prepared for un
mixed happiness in a future
and better world. Amen.
A Concluding Prayer.
MERCIFULLY regard,
O heavenly Father, these
our petitions for ourselves
and for others, and grant
that by thus expressing the
desires of our hearts be
fore thee, we may be more
impressed with reverence
for thee, charity for all
mankind, and concern for
our religious improvement
pardon what thou hast
seen amiss in us at this
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use of all our enjoyments ;
lead us to a wise and care
ful improvement of all thy
mercies, and finally ad
vance us to thy glorious
and everlasting kingdom,
which thou hast promised
by Jesus Christ our Lord,
in whose words we con
clude our prayers ;
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 trespasses, As we for
give those who trespass
against us. And lead us
not into temptation, But
deliver us from evil. For
thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.

NOW unto him who is
able to do for us exceed
ing abundantly, above all
that we can ask or think,
be glory and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.

END OF THIRD SERVICE.

A CATECHISM

FOR

THE INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN.

Part I.
Question. Can you tell
me, child, who made you ?'
Answer. God made me
and all things.
Q. For what did God
make you ?
A. To be good and
happy. Q. What is it to be
good ?
A. To love and obey
my parents, to speak the
truth always, and to be
just and kind to all per
sons. Q. Can God know
whether you be good or not?
A. Yes; for though we
cannot see God, yet he
sees us, wherever we are,
by night as well as by day.

Q. What will God do
for you, if you be
good ?
A. He will love me,
and make me happy.
Q. Can you do any
thing for God, who is so
good to you ?
A. I can only love him,
obey him, and be thank
ful to him; I can do noth
ing for him.
Q. Can you speak to
God? A. Yes; he has bid
us to pray to him for every
thing which is fit for us,
and he is always ready to
hear us.
Q. In what manner
should you pray to God ?
A. Our Saviour, Jesus
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of prayer, called the Lord's
Prayer. Q. Repeat the Lord's
Prayer. A. 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
trespasses, as we forgive
those who trespass against
us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us
from evil. For thine is
the kingdom, and the pow
er, and the glory, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Q. What will God do
to those who are not good ?
A. He will punish
them. (
Q. Is God able to pun
ish those who are not
good ?
A. Yes ; he who made
all things can do all things ;
he can take away all our
friends, and every thing
which he has given us ;
and he can make us die,
whenever he pleases.
Q. After you die, shall
you live again ?
A. Yes ; God will raise
us from the dead , and
if we be good, we shall
die no more.
Q. Where shall you

live again, if you have
been good ?
A. If I have been good,
I shall go to heaven, where
I shall be very happy for
ever. Q. What shall become
6f the wicked, when they
die ?
A. They shall meet
with their just punish
ment. Q, When you do any
thing which is wrong,
should you not be afraid
that God, who sees you,
will punish you ?
A. Yes; but he has
promised to forgive us, if
we be sorry for our sins,
and endeavour to sin no
more. Q. Who has told us,
that God will forgive us,
if we repent of our sins,
and endeavour to sin no
more ?
A. Many persons by
whom God spake, and
particularly Jesus Christ.
Q. Who was Jesus
Christ ?
A. The well beloved
Son of God, whom the
Father sent to teach men
their duty, and to persuade
and encourage them to
practsie it.
Q. Where do we learn
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Christ, and what he did,
taught, and suffered for
the good of men ?
A. In the bible, which
we should diligently read
and study, for our improve
ment in knowledge and
goodness, in order to fit
us for heaven.
Q. Is there any form
of words in which Chris
tians express the principal
articles of their belief?
A. Yes; the Apostles'
Creed, which was compos
ed in the first ages of
Christianity, is such a
form. Q. Repeat the Apos
tles' Creed.
A. I believe in God,
the Father Almighty, mak
er of heaven and earth ;
And in Jesus Christ, his
only Son our Lord ; who
was conceived by the holy
Ghost ; born of the Virgin
Mary ; suffered under
Pontius Pilate ; was cru
cified, dead, and buried ;
the third day he arose
again from the dead ; he
ascended into heaven ;
and sitteth at the right
hand of God, the Father
Almighty ; from thence he
shall come to judge the
living and the dead.
I believe in the holy
Ghost ; the forgiveness of

sins ; the resurrection of
the body ; and the life ev
erlasting. Amen.
Part II.
Q. Does the bible in
form us what God himself
is? A. Yes ; it teaches us
that he is a being who
had no beginning, and that
he will have no end ; that
he is almighty, perfectly
wise, and infinitely good ;
that he is every where
present ; and that he nev
er changes in his nature or
disposition. Q. What does God re
quire of us, in order to live
and die in his favour ?
A. All that God re
quires of us is compre
hended in these two pre
cepts ; Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy
heart ; and thy neighbour
as thyself.
Q. In what manner
must we express our love
to God ?
A. By a grateful sense
of his goodness to us ; by
a constant care to do his
will ; and by an entire and
cheerful submission to all
the dispensations of his
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press our love to our fellow
men ?
A. By doing to others,
as we should think it right
in them to do to us in the
same circumstances.
Q. By what methods
must we cherish our love
to God, and increase our
confidence in him ?
A. We must frequently
consider the benefits he
confers upon us. We must
also address ourselves to
him in prayer, thanking
him for the mercies he be
stows upon us, confessing
our sins before him, and
asking of him whatever
he knows to be needful
and good for us.
Q. How shall we bring
ourselves into the best dis
position for performing
our duty to God and man ?
A. By a proper gov
ernment of our passions,
according to the dictates
of reason and conscience ;
by living in temperance
and chastity; and never
indulging a proud, malic
ious, or selfish temper.
Q. What should we do,
when persons affront and
injure us ?
A. We should not re
turn evil for evil ; and if
they repent, we must for
give them, as we hope that

God will forgive us our of
fences against him.
Q. In what manner
should we treat the inferior
animals ?
A. We should treat
them with tenderness and
humanity ; and never tor
ment them or destroy their
lives to make ourselves
sport ; because they are
the creatures of God ; and
because God has com
manded us to be merciful
unto them.
Q. Has God any where
delivered distinct direc
tions, concerning the sev
eral branches of our duty
to him and to our neigh
bour ?
A. Yes, in the ten
commandments, which he
delivered to the children
of Israel from Mount
Sinai. Q. Which is the first
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt have no
other gods but me.
Q. Which is the second
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt not
make to thyself any graven
image, nor the likeness of
any thing that is in heaven
above, or in the earth be
neath, or in the water un
der the earth ; thou shalt
not bow down to them, nor

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worship them; for I, the
Lord thy God, am a jeal
ous God, and visit the
sins of the fathers upon
the children, unto the third
and fourth generation of
those who hate me ; and
show mercy unto thous
ands of those who love me,
and keep my command
ments. Q. Which is the third
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy
God in vain ; for the Lord
will not hold him guiltless
who taketh his name in
vain. Q. Which is the fourth
commandment ?
A. Remember, that
thou keep holy the sab
bath day. Six days shalt
thou labour, and do all
that thou hast to do ; but
the seventh day is the sab
bath of the Lord thy God.
In it thou shalt do no man
ner of work, thou, and thy
son, and thy daughter ; thy
man servant, and thy maid
servant ; thy cattle, and
the stranger who is within
thy gates. For in six days
the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that
in them is, and rested the
seventh day ; wherefore

the Lord blessed the sev
enth day, and hallowed it.
Q. Which is the fifth
commandment ?
A. Honour thy father
and thy mother ; that thy
days may be long in the
land, which the Lord thy
God giveth thee.
Q. Which is the sixth
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt do no
murder. Q. Which is the seventh
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt not com
mit adultery.
Q. Which is the eighth
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt not
steal. Q. Which is the tiinth
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy
neighbour. Q. Which is the tenth
commandment ?
A. Thou shalt not cov
et thy neighbour's house ;
thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's wife ; nor his
servant, nor his maid, nor
his ox, nor his ass, nor any
thing that is his.
Q. What are those
principles which most ef
fectually lead to the obser
vance of these, and all

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other of God's command
ments ?
A. A high reverence
of God, and a sincere
good will to our fellow
creatures, joined with a
just regard to our own real
interest. Q. What is the best
method we can take, to
guard ourselves from all
vice and wickedness ?
A. By being careful not
to indulge sinful thoughts ;
and by correcting every
thing which is amiss in the
beginning, before we have
become accustomed to it,
and have formed a habit
which cannot easily be
broken ; particularly by
avoiding the company of
wicked persons, who
would soon make us like
themselves ; and by being,
in a more especial manner,
upon our guard against
those vices, to which our
situation and circumstan
ces make us peculiarly
prone. Q. Is any man able to
fulfil all the commands of
God, so as to live entirely
without sin ?
A. No. Our merciful
God and Father knows
that we are not able to do
this, and therefore doth
not expect it from us. He

only requires that we re
pent of the sins we com
mit, and endeavour to live
better lives for the future.
Q. What should a sense
of our frailty and prone-
ness to sin teach us ?
A. Humility and watch
fulness, and earnestness in
our prayers to God, to en
able us to resist tempta
tion, and to strengthen
and confirm our good dis
positions. Q. Did Christ appoint
any outward ordinances as
means of promoting his re
ligion ?
A. He commanded his
disciples to go and teach
all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the
holy Ghost ; and he also
commanded them to eat
bread and drink wine in
remembrance of him. This
rite is called the Lord's
supper. Q. What is the mean
ing of baptism ?
A. The washing of wa
ter in baptism probably
represents the purity of
heart and life, required
from all who become the
disciples of Christ.
Q. What is the nature
and use of the Lord's
supper ?

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A. By eating bread and
drinking wine in remem
brance of Christ, we keep
alive the memory of his
death and resurrection ; we
acknowledge ourselves to
be Christians ; we cherish
a grateful sense of the
blessings of the gospel of
Christ ; and strengthen our
resolutions to live as be
comes his disciples.
Q. Had Christ no par
ticular reward on account
of what he did and suffer
ed for the good of men ?
A. Because he hum
bled himself to death, God
has highly exalted him, and
made him head over all
things to his church ; and
at the end of the world he

will come to judge the liv
ing and the dead. For
this hope which was set
before him, he endured the
cross, and despised the
shame of that ignominious
death. Q. What do the scrip
tures say concerning the
day of judgment ?
A. That Christ will
come in the clouds of hea
ven with power and great
glory, when every eye shall
see him ; that he will sep
arate the wicked from the
good ; that he will send
the wicked into a place of
punishment, and take the
righteous to a place of
happiness, where they shall
live for ever with himself.

END OE THE CATECHISM.

FAMILY PRAYERS.

Sunday Morning.
ALMIGHTY and ever
blessed God, source of all
being, and fountain of all
good ; we, thy children,
created by thee, continually
preserved by thee, and in
debted to thee for all that
we possess and all that we
enjoy, would come before
thee this morning, to ex
press our sense of thy
goodness to us, to acknow
ledge our dependence upon
thee, to adore thy great
ness, and commend our
selves to thy care.
Glory be to thy name
that thou hast made us
capable of holding com
munion with thee, the Fa
ther of our spirits, and of
receiving the revelations
of thy word and will.
Glory be to thy name for
the heavenly doctrines,
precepts, and promises of
the gospel of thy Son.

We make it our earnest
prayer to thee, that our
hearts may be touched by
its holy influences, that
our characters may be form
ed by its spirit, that our
lives may be governed by
its laws. O guide us, we
beseech thee, in the ways
of its truth to the ever
lasting home which it
promises to the righteous.
Let our attendance this
day on thy public worship,
and the services and in
structions of thy house,
conduce to our spiritual
improvement and our eter
nal good. Let us enter
thy gates with thanksgiv
ing, and thy courts with
praise, and take with us
our best affections and res
olutions to the temple of
the Lord. Suffer not our
minds to be distracted, nor
our devotions to languish.
Let not our thoughts,
which ought to be engaged

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in the holiest offices, be still
returning to the cares,
pleasures, and follies of a
transitory world ; neither
let us take thy name upon
our lips when our hearts
are far from thee. But let
our prayers and medita
tions exalt and purify us,
and assist us to discharge
our duties in this life, and
contribute to prepare us
for that eternal world to
which we are rapidly hast
ening. Bless all who call upon
thy name this day. May
they approach thee in sin
cerity, humility, and love.
May all denominations of
Christians, however divid
ed in opinion, be joined to
gether in the bond of peace
and an earnest regard for
the interests of true relig
ion and virtue. And O
let the name and the gos
pel of thy Son be known
and glorified more and
more," till the whole world
shall come to the perfect
light, and embrace the truth
as it is in Jesus. In his
worthy name, and as his
disciples, we offer these our
petitions ; ascribing to
thee, the King eternal, im
mortal, invisible, the only
wise God, all glory and
honour, might, majesty,and

dominion, now and for
evermore. Amen.
Sunday Evening.
OUR Father who art in
heaven ; accept, we be
seech thee our grateful ac
knowledgments for thy
goodness to us this day ;
for preserving our lives ;
for shielding us from dan
ger ; for supplying our
daily bread ; for permitting
our attendance on the or
dinances of thy house. Let
it not be in vain that those
of us who have united with
thy people in public wor
ship, have lifted up our
thoughts to God and list
ened to the voice of in
struction. We fervently
pray that whatever good
impressions may have been
made upon us may be dur
able ; that whatever good
resolutions we may have
formed may be steadfastly
kept ; that the errors which
we have confessed may be
reformed ; that every de
vout aspiration we may
have breathed in the sanc
tuary may be remembered
in the world, to guard us
against temptation, and
preserve us holy and unde-
filed. Help us all to set
our affections on things

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above. Keep ever in our
minds a lively sense of our
responsibility to thee. May
we constantly live as in
thy world, in thy sight, as
thy subjects, thy creatures,
thy children. Let it be
our study at home and
abroad, by day and by
night, to love and fear thee
as we ought, and to do
those things which are well
pleasing in thy sight.
We acknowledge, O
thou Father and judge of
men, that we have sinned
against thee ; that not
withstanding we have been
continued in the world
from day to day, and thy
mercies have been borne
to us on the wings of every
hour, we have been undu-
tiful and unthankful ; we
have often forgotten, and
often disobeyed thee. O
Father, pardon and reclaim
us, and give us that repen
tance which needeth not
to be repented of. Cleanse
us from our secret faults,
and let sin have no domin
ion over us. Enable us to
become true followers of
thy Son Jesus Christ in all
things ; to clothe ourselves
with his humility, purity,
and benevolence. Let thy
will, as it was his, be ours
also. Like him, may we
go about doing good.

May the contemplation of
his character, and imitation
of his example, bring us
constantly nearer to his
own perfection, and to
those mansions of ever
lasting happiness which he
has promised to his disci
ples and gone before to
prepare for them.
Take us, Almighty God,
under thy sovereign pro
tection. Make us in soul
and body wholly thine.
Sanctify our domestic
relations ; and strength
en and purify the bonds
of love which join thy
servants together. May
the blessings which we re
ceive from thee, excite our
gratitude and animate our
obedience. May those
sorrows, and privations,
and pains, with which in
thy wisdom thou mayest
afflict us, be endured with
fortitude and resignation,
and improved to our eter
nal peace. Watch over
us during the darkness of
this night, and the defence
less hours of sleep ; pre
serve us from all dangers ;
and bring us to the light of
another morning more in
clined to love thee, and
resolved to serve thee, than
we ever have been. Ac
cept our evening sacrifice
of prayer and praise, which

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we offer in the name of
Jesus Christ our most bless
ed Lord and Saviour.
Amen. Monday Morning.
GREAT and glorious
Lord our God ; we, thy
servants, whom thou hast
brought to see the light of
another morning, prostrate
ourselves before thee, and
humbly acknowledge thee
as the God of our lives and
the giver of all good. It
is* thou who sustainest us
in the defenceless hours of
sleep, and when we awake
we are still with thee.
Encompassed by the same
care which guarded us by
night, we go forth to the
occupations of the day. O
God, our trust is in thee.
Give us grace to perform
our duty faithfully ; to use
this world as not abusing
it ; to hold fast our integ
rity as long as we live ; to
remember that thou seest
us always, and that we
must render a final account
of all that we do to thee,
the witness and the judge
of men.
We thank thee, O most
merciful Father, for our
domestic ties and family
blessings. May we, the

members of this household,
mutually endeavour to dis
charge our several duties
to each other with tender
ness and fidelity. Let the
gentle and pure spirit of
the blessed Jesus possess
our hearts, and influence
our conduct. Let tran
quillity, harmony, and love
abide in our dwelling, and
the voice of health and
cheerfulness be continually
heard in it. Wilt thou ex
tend thy loving kindness to
all our friends. Delight in
their happiness here, and
make them heirs of the in
heritance of the saints in
the future and eternal
world. O thou, whose blessing
is on the habitation of the
just, let us be the joyful
objects of that blessing,
now and for evermore.
Let thy mercy encompass
our abode, and follow us
in all our ways. Through
out our earthly pilgrimage,
be thou our guide and
comforter ; let thy rod and
thy staff be our support in
the valley of the shadow
of death ; and lift up the
light of thy countenance
upon us in the regions of
eternal day. O God, hear
us in thy great mercy ; pity
our infirmities ; pardon

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our sins ; and from our
united hearts accept this
tribute of devotion, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Monday Evening.
O THOU who dwellest
in the heavens, but whom
the heaven of heavens can
not contain, unto thee do
we lift up our souls. Thou
art never far from any one
of us, and we cannot flee
from thy presence. If we
say, The darkness shall
hide us, even the night
shall be light about us ; for
the darkness and the light
are both alike to thee.
Thou seest us at this mo
ment, and discernest every
thought and intention of
our hearts. Thou art ac
quainted with all our ways,
and there is not a word in
our tongues, but lo, O Lord,
thou knowest it altogether.
Let this momentous truth
be deeply impressed upon
our minds. However oc
cupied, and in whatever
place or circumstances we
may be, may we remember
that thou art with us ; that
no fault which we commit
will be overlooked ; no
virtue we exercise be un
noticed, and no prayers

which we utter be unheard
by thee, our God. Encir
cled in thy protecting arms,
may we fear no evil. En
compassed by thine awful
presence, may we dread
all sin. When discouraged
by difficulties, let us look
up to thee from whom our
help cometh ; and when
distressed by calamity, may
we take refuge in thy mer
cy, and find peace by stay
ing our minds on the eter
nal One. Through life,
may we act always as see
ing him who is invisible.
In death, may we find our
consolation in the presence
of him, who, hvhen flesh
and heart fail, will be the
strength of our heart and
our portion for ever.
Accept our thanks, most
merciful Father, for thy
great goodness in bringing
us to the close of another
day, in the enjoyment of
so many blessings. While
we gratefully receive the
gifts of thy bounty, let us
not incur the guilt of lov
ing the creature more than
the Creator, or of laying
up treasure on earth to the
neglect of our treasure in
heaven ; but help us so to
pass through things tem
poral, that we finally lose
not things eternal.

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Graciously regard what
ever of duty we have this
day performed. Forgive
whatever has been sinful
in us. Let no evil come
near us or our dwelling in
the night ; and bring us to
the morning rejoicing still
in thy great goodness, and
praising thee, the Father
of all mercies, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Tuesday Morning.
ALMIGHTY God, ma
ker of all things, whose
we are, and on whom we
entirely depend ; we bless
thee that thou hast kept us
during the past night ; that
thou hast refreshed us with
grateful slumbers ; that
thou hast preserved us
from the dangers which
walk in darkness, and hast
opened our eyes on the
light of another day. We
acknowledge, O God, that
these are but a small part
of thy mercies. Thou
hast been always with us ;
thou art continually doing
us good. All the blessings
which we enjoy, or have
ever enjoyed come down
from thee, the Father and
the Friend of all.
We would call upon our
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souls, and all that is with
in us, to bless and praise
thy holy name, and not to
forget all the benefits of
him, who forgiveth our ini
quities, who healeth our
diseases, who redeemeth
our lives from destruction,
and crowneth us with lov
ing kindness and tender
mercy. O teach us how
to thank thee as we ought ;
to show forth thy praise
not only with our lips but
in our lives ; by giving up
ourselves to thy service,
and by walking before thee
in holiness and righteous
ness all our days. Let us
cherish that faith which is
imbibed from a pure doc
trine, and is manifested by
a holy life. Let us culti
vate that piety which deeply
reverences and supremely
loves a Being of infinite
perfections, and which
produces, as its natural
fruit, a sincere love for all
mankind. May every day
of our lives be marked by
some valuable improve
ment, some act of virtue,
some victory over tempta
tion and passion. May we
be continually advancing
nearer to perfection, to the
moral likeness of our Sa
viour, and to thy rest and
happiness above.

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O God, we look to thee
for thy protection through
this day. Keep us from
danger, from sickness, and
from falling into sin. En
able us to be useful to so
ciety, and to obtain the ap
probation of those whom
we love. Let us especially
so conduct ourselves this
day, and through all our
days, as to secure thy fa
vour which is life, and thy
loving kindness which is
better than life. We ask
all things in the name, and
as disciples of thy blessed
Son, our Saviour, Jesus
Christ. Amen.
Tuesday Evening.
EVER gracious and in
dulgent God, who hast
brought us to the close of
this day in safety and peace ;
we render thee our devout
thanksgivings for the mer
cies which we have expe
rienced, and commend
ourselves to thy continued
protection. Unworthy as
we are, we yet would seek
thy face and implore thy
favour, for thou hast bid us
look to thee as our merci
ful Father, who will never
forget nor forsake his chil
dren, and is always ready

to forgive those who truly
turn to him.
We therefore pray thee,
O Father, that above all
things thou wouldest assist
us in loving and serving
thee. What our lot shall
be, we leave to thy wise
providence ; but O teach
us, under all circumstances,
to be grateful to thee in
prosperity, and resigned to
thy will in affliction and
distress. Inspire our
hearts with a purer love to
thee ; enlighten our minds
with heavenly wisdom ;
and make our desires con
form themselves to thy
purposes. Let gratitude
be the pervading disposi
tion of our souls. May we
always feel that we are thy
children ; that we have
received from thee infi
nitely more than we de
serve ; and that the least
return which we can make
to thee, is, to be contented
and cheerful under thy
paternal government.
May our reverence for
thy will and command
ments be displayed in our
conduct toward our breth
ren of the human family ;
so that we may constantly
regard them with feelings
of pure benevolence, and

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do unto them as we should
wish them to do unto us.
Let us go to rest this night
at peace with all mankind,
and with bosoms free from
all envy, hatred, malice
and uncharitableness ; and
grant that we may rise up
in the morning with a firm
resolution to imitate thee,
according to the measure
of our humble capacity, by
doing good.
Hear, answer, forgive,
and accept us, O Father
in heaven, for thine infinite
mercy's sake in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Wednesday Morning.
O THOU infinite and
eternal Spirit, by whose
power the world in which
we live, and the countless
worlds by which we are
surrounded, were created
from nothing ; by whose
wisdom they and all that
they contain are constantly
directed ; by whose good
ness they are preserved in
order and filled with hap
piness and beauty ; and
without whose support they
would all return to the
nothing from which they
came ; we thy dependent
offspring humbly adore that
power which displays itself

so abundantly wherever we
turn our eyes ; we adore
that wisdom which gov
erns all things rightly, and
we bless that goodness by
which all things are bless
ed. We come to thee this
morning with the grateful
acknowledgment of our de
pendence on thy bounty
and protection. By thee
our daily returning wants
are supplied ; by thee our
dwellings are defended ;
our blessings are preserved ;
our feet are kept from fall
ing, our eyes from tears,
and our souls from death.
We delight in contem
plating our dependence
upon thee. Weak and ig
norant as we are, we re
joice to know and to feel
our perfect subjection to
thine all wise control, and
that we are surrounded by
the presence of the omnis
cient and eternal God.
And we thank and bless
thee, O Father, for every
opportunity which we en
joy of exercising and im
proving the immortal fac
ulties and affections of our
nature. We thank thee
for the gospel of thy Son
Jesus Christ ; for the hea
venly radiance which it
has shed on the path of
our duty, through the

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gloom of affliction, and on
the bed of death. We
thank thee that it has ena
bled us to look beyond the
bounds of mortality and
time, and defy the power
of change and death ; and
that it has promised to the
faithful servants of God,
and true disciples of Christ,
those glorious rewards of
a future life, which eye
hath never seen, nor ear
heard, nor the heart of
man conceived.
All is from thee ; all joy,
all support, all improve
ment, all hope. O may we
become worthy of thy
mercies, by receiving them
as from thee, and using
them according to thy will ;
by renouncing and avoid
ing all that is evil, and fol
lowing after and cleaving
to all that is good ; by liv
ing and dying in thy fear
and love. And when we
come to die, may we be
able to look back on a life
not uselessly spent, and
forward to a blessed im
mortality. Hear us, O Father, in
heaven where thou dwell
est, and accept us in the
name of Jesus Christ our
redeemer ; as whose dis
ciples we address thee, and
through whom we ascribe

unto thee everlasting hon
ours. Amen.
Wednesday Evening.
O GOD, the unchange
able and everlasting foun
tain of life, perfection, and
happiness ; we lift up our
hearts unto thee, the great
est, wisest, and best of be
ings. Grant that we may
increase in the knowledge
of thee, day by day ; that
we may constantly attain
more pure and worthy
conceptions of thy nature
and providence ; that
we may manifest a more
becoming reverence for
thy perfections, and a truer
concern for thy honour and
service. O thou who art love,
and who dwellest in love,
let us humbly imitate thy
constant and universal
goodness. May we behave
in our several stations with
integrity and benevolence,
and discover the real spirit
of piety and goodness in
all the relations of life.
May we walk within our
houses with perfect hearts ;
be faithful and affectionate
to our friends, and just and
kind to all men. May we
put on the ornament of a
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giving spirit; and may
every good and generous
disposition be daily im
proving in our breasts, un
til we become fit for that
happy kingdom, where
love, and peace, and joy
for ever reign.
We also pray thee, O
God, to teach us the know
ledge and the government
of ourselves ; may we keep
our hearts with all dili
gence, amidst all the trials
and changes of the world ;
in prosperity may we be
humble, temperate, and
charitable ; in adversity
may we be patient, and
wholly resigned to thy will.
Save us, O gracious God,
from anger and malice,
from revenge and unchari
tableness, from pride and
presumption, from the
snares of the wicked, and
the fatal influence of eve
ry evil example ; give us
prudence to direct our af
fairs, resolution to preserve
our innocence, and wisdom
and constancy to retain
our integrity as long as we
live. In whatever station
thou art pleased to appoint
our lot, and wherever we
are, in public or in private,
may it be our uniform and
steady purpose to discharge
our duty with fidelity ; and

in that solemn day, when
thou, supreme over all,
shalt judge the world by
Jesus Christ, may we ap
pear with humble confi
dence and joy, and be ad
mitted into thy glorious
and everlasting kingdom.
O God, we implore thy
blessing on all that is dear
and valuable to us. We
pray thee to bless our
country, our rulers, our
friends, the churches of
Christ, the ministers of re
ligion, the instructers of
youth, the rising genera
tion, and all the means of
establishing, preserving,
and diffusing the principles
of liberty and virtue. Keep
us this night by thine al
mighty power ; be always
our defender, guide, and
friend ; and to thee, the
infinite and eternal God,
we will ascribe continually
all glory, honour, and
praise, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thursday Morning.
O THOU great Creator,
governor, and supporter
of men ; thou dwellest in
light, and art the father of
lights, with whom is no va
riableness nor shadow of
turning. Grateful for the

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care which thou hast exer
cised over us during the
night past, we would cheer
fully submit ourselves to thy
guidance through the day
upon which we have enter
ed. Keep us in thy faith
and fear, and secure us from
every evil of soul and body.
Impress on our hearts a sol
emn sense of thy universal
presence. Preserve us from
any snares and dangers to
which we may be exposed,
and especially from the sins
which do most easily beset
us. Prepare us for new oc
currences, whether pros
perous or adverse, and
quicken us in ihe discharge
of those duties which lie
before us. We have been
secured from harm another
night, and we see in health
the light of this morning.
Great is thy mercy and
faithfulness. Let not con
tinued peace and prosper
ity make us forgetful of
thee, or weaken our minds
or corrupt our integrity.
Impressed with a grateful
sense of thy watchful care,
we desire to make thy will
the law of our behaviour.
Thou prolongest our
lives, that we may attain
more and more to the true
end of life. May this day
witness some improvement

in knowledge, piety, and
virtue. May it witness
our diligence in that occu
pation to which thou hast
called us. We desire and
purpose to keep conscien
ces void of offence, and to
abstain from every action
offensive to the eye of di
vine purity ; but the expe
rience which we have had
of our frailty makes us
diffident of our strength.
Our confidence is in thy
power to strengthen our
faith, invigorate our obedi
ence, and cause us to run
in the way of thy com
mandments. We implore
thine aid, that we may
walk before thee this day,
and all the days of our
lives. Smile on our en
deavours after improve
ment and usefulness ; ena
ble us to make every day
some progress in a holy
life ; teach us to feel the
uncertainty and value of
our days on earth ; and
when they shall be num
bered and finished, receive
us into the light and bliss
of thy glorious presence,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Thursday Evening.
O GOD, the Father of

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mercies, the God of love,
and of all consolation ; we
thy servants unite to pre
sent unto thee our unfeign
ed thanks, for all thy good
ness and loving kindness
to the children of men.
We thank thee, that
thou hast created us in
thine own image ; endued
us with social affections;
implanted in our hearts a
sense of good and evil ;
and called us to the fear
and love of thee, the
greatest and best of be
ings. We praise thee for
our continual support, and
for all the comforts of our
lives. Thou givest us
health and fruitful seasons,
and fillest our hearts with
food and gladness. Bless
ed be the Lord, even the
God of our salvation, who
daily loadeth us with ben
efits. Above all, we thank
thee, for thy great mercy,
in sending thy well beloved
Son Jesus Christ into the
world, to instruct us by
his excellent doctrine ; to
guide us by his perfect ex
ample ; and to fill us with
the joyful hope of eternal
life. Thou hast been
mindful of us and blessed
us ; thou hast dealt boun
tifully with us, and done

great things for us. We
will bless thee at all times ;
thy praise shall be contin
ually in our mouths.
We acknowledge before
thee, O God, who rulest
the children of men with
wisdom and goodness, that
we have not duly improved
thy manifold mercies.
Though thou hast nourish
ed and brought us up as
children, we have sinned
against thee. We desire
to forsake all our evil
ways, and to return unto
thee with our whole hearts ;
and we humbly beseech
thee, who art slow to an
ger and ready to forgive,
that thou wouldest pardon
all our transgressions. O
Lord, show thy mercy up
on us, and grant us thy
salvation. Lead us by thy gracious
hand in the path of our du
ty ; and, in the time of
temptation, let thy good
Spirit be with us, to keep us
from falling. May our
minds be purified from all
sinful affections ; may
falsehood and deceit have
no place in our words ;
and, in all our ways, may
we obey thy command
ments ; that being holy in
thy sight, we may obtain
thy favour, and may finally

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be received into thine ev
erlasting kingdom.
Take us, merciful Fa
ther, under thine almighty
protection, through this
night, and the remaining
part of our lives ; prepare
us for all the events which
may hereafter befall us ;
and enable us, under all
the changes of this world,
to do that which is right in
thy sight. If, through thy
kind providence, we spend
our days in prosperity,
may we beware lest we
forget thee in our abun
dance. Under all the
troubles of life, may the
consolations of religion
sustain our spirits ; and, in
the hour of death, let thy
mighty power support us,
and let thy mercy, O God,
be upon us. Command
thy blessing upon thy ser
vants, even life for ever
more. We pray unto thee, O
gracious God, in behalf of
all our friends. Supply
their wants out of the stores
of thy bounty ; let thy
watchful providence ever
more defend them from
evil ; and let thy goodness
and mercy follow them all
the days of their lives.
We address our united
devotions unto thee, the

giver of all good things, in
the name and as the disci
ples of Jesus Christ ; and
now unto the blessed and
only potentate, the King of
kings, and Lord of lords,
dwelling in light to which
no man can approach,
whom no man hath seen
or can see, be honour and
power everlasting. Amen.
Friday Morning.
ALMIGHTY and ever
lasting God, in whom we
live and move and have
our being ; we, thy needy
creatures, render thee our
humble praises, for thy
preservation of us from
the beginning of our lives
to this day. We thank
thee for refreshing us with
the slumbers, and guarding
us from the dangers of the
past night. For all thy
mercies we bless and mag
nify thy glorious name ;
humbly beseeching thee to
accept this our morning
sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving. And since it is by thy
mercy, O gracious Father,
that another day is added
to our lives, we here dedi
cate both our souls and
our bodies to thee and thy
service in a sober, righteous,

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and godly life ; in which
resolution do thou, O mer
ciful God, confirm and
strengthen us ; that as we
grow in age, we may grow
in grace, and in the know
ledge of our Lord and Sa
viour Jesus Christ.
But, O God, who know
est the weakness of our
nature, and the manifold
temptations which we daily
meet with, we humbly be
seech thee to have com
passion on our infirmities,
and to give us the constant
assistance of thy holy Spirit,
that we may be effectually
restrained from sin and ex
cited to our duty. Imprint
upon our hearts such a
dread of thy judgments,
and such a grateful sense
of thy goodness to us, as
may make us both afraid
and ashamed to offend
thee ; and keep in our
minds a lively remem
brance of that great day,
in which we must give an
account of our thoughts,
words, and actions, and
according to the works
done in the body, be re
warded or punished, by
him, whom thou hast ap
pointed the judge of the
quick and dead, thy Son
Jesus Christ.
In particular, we implore
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thy grace and protection
for the ensuing day. Keep
us temperate in our meats
and drinks, and diligent in
our several callings. Grant
us patience under any af
flictions thou shalt see fit
to lay on us, and minds al
ways contented with our
present condition. Give
us grace to be just and up
right in all our dealings ;
quiet and peaceable ; full
of compassion ; and ready
to do good unto all men,
according to our abilities
and opportunities. Direct
us in all our ways, and
prosper the works of our
hands in the business of
our several stations. De
fend us from all dangers
and adversities ; and be
graciously pleased to take
us and all things belonging
to us under thy fatherly
care and protection.
These things, and whatev
er else thou shalt see ne
cessary and convenient to
us, we humbly beg in the
name and as the disciples
of Jesus Christ, our bless
ed Lord and Redeemer.
Amen. Friday Evening.
MOST merciful God,
who art of purer eyes than

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to behold iniquity, and hast
promised forgiveness to all
those who confess and for
sake their sins ; we come
before thee this evening,
in an humble sense of our
unworthiness, acknow-
i ledging our transgressions
of thy righteous laws.
But, O gracious Father,
who desirest not the death
of a sinner, look upon us,
we beseech thee, in mercy,
and forgive us the sins
which we have committed
against thee. . Make us
deeply sensible of the evil
of all unrighteousness ;
and work in us a hearty
contrition for our faults
and offences, that we may
obtain forgiveness at thy
hands, who art ever ready
to receive the humble and
penitent. And lest, through our
own frailty, or the tempta
tions which encompass us,
we be drawn into further
sin, grant us the direction
and assistance of thy holy
Spirit. Reform whatever
is amiss in the temper and
disposition of our souls ;
that no unclean thoughts,
unlawful designs, or inor
dinate desires may rest
there. Purge our hearts
from envy, hatred, and
malice ; that we may nev

er suffer the sun to go
down upon our wrath ; but
may always retire to our
rest, in peace, charity, and
good will, with a conscience
void of offence towards
thee and towards man.
And accept, O Lord,
our intercessions for all
mankind. Let the light
of thy gospel shine upon
all nations ; and may as
many as have received it,
live as becomes it. Be
gracious unto thy church ;
and grant that every mem
ber of the same, in his vo
cation and ministry, may
serve thee faithfully. Bless
all in authority over us ;
and so rule their hearts
and strengthen their hands,
that they may punish wick
edness and vice, and main
tain thy true religion and
virtue. Send down thy
blessings, temporal, and
spiritual, upon all our re
lations, friends, and neigh
bours. Reward all who
have done us good, and
pardon all those who have
done or wish us evil, and
give them repentance and
better minds. Be merciful
to all who are in any trou
ble ; and of thine abundant
goodness minister unto
them according to theii
several necessities.

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To our prayers, O Lord,
we join our unfeigned
thanks for all thy mercies ;
for our being, our reason,
and all other endowments
and faculties of soul and
body ; for our health,
friends, food, and raiment,
and all the other comforts
and conveniencies of life.
Above all we adore thy
mercy in sending thy Son
into the world to redeem
us from sin and death, and
to show us the Father.
We bless thee for thy pa
tience with us ; for the as
sistances of thy holy Spirit ;
for thy continual care and
watchful providence over
us through the whole course
of our lives. We pray
thee to continue thy bless
ings to us ; and to give us
grace to show our thank
fulness in a sincere obedi
ence to thy laws.
We beseech thee to pro
tect us this night. Defend
us from all dangers, and
give us such refreshing
sleep as may fit us for the
duties of the following day.
Make us ever mindful of
the time when we shall lie
down in the dust ; and
grant us grace always to
live in such a state, that
we may never be afraid to
die ; so that living and dy

ing we may be thine, and
thine for evermore. We
ask all in the name of thy
Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
Saturday Morning.
O GOD, our Creator
and heavenly Father, the
giver of all good, upon
whom we depend now and
for ever ; under an awful
sense of thy constant pres
ence with us, we thy crea
tures and thy servants are
assembled together, to
thank thee for thine unde
served goodness to us at
all times, and particularly
to acknowledge the watch
ful care of thy providence,
by which we have been
preserved during the de
fenceless hours of the night,
and brought in health
and safety to the light of
another day.
Thy mercies, O God,
are renewed to us every
morning. Let our grati
tude and dutiful obedience
to thee bear some propor
tion to thy favours, that we
may be a family fearing
thee, and glorifying thy
name among men. We
desire to set thee our God
before us in all our ways,
that thy blessing may con
stantly go along with us,

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and that we may never un
dertake any thing which
we dare not beg of thee
to prosper ; but may al
ways pursue what thou,
the righteous Judge, ap-
provest, and wilt finally
reward and honour.
Assist us, gracious God,
in the discharge of all so
cial and relative duties.
May it be our prevailing
aim to bear a nearer re
semblance unto thee, the
original of all perfection,
and to proceed, after the
example of Jesus Christ
thy Son, in the practice of
all goodness. By the ex
pectation of a happy im
mortality, may our virtue
be supported, and our
peace secured ; that we
may live in a state of con
tinual improvement, and
preparation for that heav
enly kingdom, into which
nothing unholy or impure
shall ever enter.
O God, to the direction
of thy wise and unerring
providence we do entirely
commit ourselves. Safe
under thy protection, and
happy in thy favour, we
would cheerfully follow
where thou pleasest to
conduct us. We desire
only that portion of the
good things of this life

which thou seest to be fit
for us, and would decline
no sufferings which thou
shalt appoint for the trial
and improvement of our
virtue. Be with us this
day, and all our days.
In health and in sickness, in
life and in death, may we
lift up our souls to thee,
and make thy goodness
alone our confidence and
joy ; and may we so pass
through the changing
scenes of the present
world, that we may be
prepared for the pure and
unmixed happiness of thy
glorious presence for ever
more. Mercifully hear and
accept us, O God, through
thy Son Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Saturday Evening.
O THOU who alone art
from everlasting, without
beginning of days, or end
of years ; we rejoice that
amid the continual chang
es of this our uncertain
life, we can look to thee, O
God, who endurest for ever.
Heaven and earth shall
pass away, but thou re
mainest, and wilt never
fail those who trust in
thee, nor hide thy face from
those who love thee.

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Preserver of men, at
the close of another day
and week, we would render
unto thee our sincere and
humble thanks for all the
mercies of thy providence,
by which our lives have
been supported and blest.
We acknowledge with joy
that it is thou alone who
preservest us, and makest
us to dwell in safety ; for
in thy hands alone our life
and breath are, and thine
are all our ways.
Forgive, we beseech
thee, the transgressions of
the past day, the past
week, and of all past time.
Whatever has been amiss
in our conduct, or irregu
lar in our dispositions,
whatever we have done
which we ought not to
have done, or omitted
which we ought to have
performed, wilt thou, in
thy great mercy, forgive.
Knowing our frailty and
danger from the past, may
we in future take more
careful heed to our steps,
and walk more uprightly
before thee. Quicken our
consciences, and sanctify
our hearts. Make us more
pure, humble, and devout,
more benevolent and use
ful ; and so teach us to
number our days, that we

may apply our hearts unto
wisdom. Hitherto thou hast help
ed and sustained us. Tru
ly our hope is in thee, and
under the shadow of thy
wings will we put our trust.
Grant us refreshment this
night by sleep ; and may
we arise in thy favour in
the morning, and be fitted
for the sacred duties of
the day. O thou who giv
est power to the faint, and
to those who have no might
increasest strength, give
unto us strength to do and
to bear thy whole will and
pleasure. In thine ever
lasting arms support us ;
by thy mighty power de
fend us ; let thy grace be
sufficient for us, and thy
goodness and mercy follow
us all our days. We dedi
cate ourselves to thee as
our God and guide through
life, our support and com
fort in death, and after
death our everlasting por
tion and felicity. When
the present succession of
days and nights shall cease,
wilt thou graciously re
ceive us to that state where
we shall serve thee with
out intermission and with
out weariness, through the
day of eternity.
We commend to thee

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our relatives and friends.
We ask thy compassion
for the distressed, thy mer
cy for the erring and guilty,
thy blessing upon all men.
Promote the cause of
knowledge and religion in
the earth ; let the pure doc
trines and practice of
Christianity everywhere
prevail, and the whole
earth be filled with thy
glory and praise.
Holy Watchman of thy
people, who dost never
slumber nor sleep ; the
ever blessed God, who art
able to do for us more ex
ceedingly than we can ask
or think ; the Father al
mighty ; the King eternal,
immortal, and invisible ;
unto thee be all honour
and glory, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for a Bereaved
Family.
O THOU eternal Lord
our God, the Lord of life
and death, who givest and
who takest away, enable
us all to say, with sincere
and humble resignation,
Thy name be blessed, and
thy will be done. In all
our troubles and adver

sities, whensoever they
oppress us, we would
come to thee, O Father,
and put our whole trust
and confidence in thee,
and lay down the bur
then of our sorrows be
fore thee, and look to thee
alone for consolation and
help ; for we know that
thou art a God of mercy
and compassion, and that
though clouds and dark
ness are round about thee,
righteousness and judg
ment are the foundations
of thy throne.
We desire to submit
with all humility and pa
tience to the recent afflic
tive dispensation of thy
righteous providence. Be
pleased to sanctify it to
thy servants the members
of this family. Teach us
to turn this sorrow to our
eternal good ; and let the
sense of our loss make us
cleave more steadfastly to
thee. Let no repining
thoughts rise in our hearts,
but help us to place our
affections more strongly on
those immoveable things
which are above, and to
resign unto thee all our
thoughts and desires. By
this chastisement may we
be purified from sin, quick
ened in duty, mortified

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to the world, and raised
above it. Send thy holy
Spirit to abide with and
comfort our hearts, and
enable us to endure tribu
lation as becometh disci
ples of thy Son Jesus
Christ. Bind more closely to
gether the surviving mem
bers of this family. In
crease in us a tender and
faithful affection. May we
learn how to promote each
other's happiness, and miti
gate the sorrows which
have befallen, or yet await
us. Teach us to feel the
Vanity of earthly things, to
delight in thy word, to
study thy will, to observe
thy law, and to work out
our own salvation ; that
when we go the way of all
the earth, we may be com
forted by thy presence, and
admitted to that heavenly
state where all tears shall
be wiped from our eyes,
and there shall be no more
decay, nor sickness, nor
death ; which we ask in
the name of thy Son Jesus
Christ, the resurrection
and the life, through whom
to thee be rendered ever
lasting praises. Amen.
Prayer for the Children
of a Family.
ALMIGHTY God, by

whose gracious providence
the successive generations
of mankind are called into
being, we implore thy fa
therly blessing on the chil
dren of this family. To thy
protection and guidance,
to thy direction and dispo
sal we humbly and earn
estly recommend them.
May they remember their
Creator in the days of
their youth. Impress
on their tender minds
that reverence of thee
which is the beginning of
wisdom ; and give them
that understanding which
shall incline them to keep
thy commandments. Lead
them by thy right hand in
the path of duty, and pre
serve them amidst the
temptations to which the
young are particularly ex
posed, and amidst all the
temptations of this present
evil world. As they grow
in years, may they grow in
grace, and by a careful im
provement of the talents
committed to their trust,
may they lay a foundation
for their present comfort
and eternal felicity.
Help us, O Lord, to
train them up in thy fear.
May we give them season
able instructions, and set
them good examples. Di
rect us in every part of

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their education ; in the
choice of their studies, em
ployments, and stations of
life, whereby they may be
most happy in themselves,
and most useful to society.
Let a kind providence ac
company them through
life ; may we have the
comfort of seeing them
behave wisely and well,
and the hope that they will
at last be received to the
endless felicity of thy hea
venly kingdom, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Prayer for the Aged.

GREAT God
enly Father,
with peculiar
kindness upon
servants., Hav
sion upon their
and help them
weaknesses,and distresses.

, and heav-
look down
favour and
thine aged
e compas-
infirmities,
in all their
difficulties, Cast them

not away, O Lord, in their
old age. Forsake them
not when their strength
faileth. Remember not
against them former ini
quities ; but according to
thy mercy remember them,
for thy goodness' sake, O
Lord. Give them heaven
ly wisdom. Pour abun
dance of thy grace upon
them, that their hoary
heads may be found in the
way of righteousness, and
their souls be precious in
thy sight. O let goodness
and mercy follow them
the remainder of their
days. Let their last days
be their best days, and
their last comforts their
strongest and sweetest
comforts. And, when
heart and flesh and all
their powers shall fail
them, be thou, O God, the
strength of their hearts,
their support, and their
portion, for ever. Amen.

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