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This file was produced from\nimages generously made available by The Internet\nArchive/American Libraries.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE BOOK OF\n\nCOMMON PRAYER\n\nAND\n\nADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND OTHER RITES\n\nAND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH ACCORDING TO\n\nTHE USE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND\n\nTOGETHER WITH\n\nTHE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID\n\nPOINTED AS THEY ARE TO BE SUNG OR SAID IN CHURCHES\n\nAND THE FORM OR MANNER OF MAKING ORDAINING AND\n\nCONSECRATING OF BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS\n\nAND\n\nTHE SCOTTISH LITURGY\n\nAND THE PERMISSIBLE ADDITIONS TO AND DEVIATIONS\n\nFROM THE SERVICE BOOKS OF\n\nTHE SCOTTISH CHURCH\n\nAS CANONICALLY SANCTIONED\n\n\n\n\nEDINBURGH\n\nCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 100, PRINCES STREET\n\n\n\n\n_Approved, on behalf of the College of Bishops of the Episcopal\nChurch in Scotland_,\n\nW: BRECHIN:\n\n_Primus_ _November_, 1912\n\n\n\n\nNOTE.--The portions of this book which are marked by a marginal\nline are permissible additions to and deviations from the Service\nBooks of the Scottish Church as canonically sanctioned. The\nScottish Liturgy, and the additions and deviations, are copyright\nof the Episcopal Church in Scotland.\n\n\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\n\n\nThe Preface vii\n\nConcerning the Service of the Church ix\n\nOf Ceremonies, why some be abolished, and some retained xi\n\nThe Order how the Psalter is appointed to be read xiii\n\nThe Order how the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to be\nread xiii\n\nTables of Proper Lessons and Psalms xv\n\nThe Kalendar, with the Table of Lessons xxvi\n\nTables and Rules for the Feasts and Fasts through the whole Year l\n\nThe Order for Morning Prayer 1\n\nThe Order for Evening Prayer 18\n\nThe Creed of St Athanasius 3l\n\nThe Litany 35\n\nPrayers and Thanksgivings upon several occasions 44\n\nThe Collects, Epistles and Gospels to be used at the Ministration\nof the Holy Communion, throughout the Year 68\n\nThe Order of the Ministration of the Holy Communion both Scottish\nand English 271, 302\n\nThe Order of Baptism both Public and Private 332, 341\n\nThe Order of Baptism for those of Riper Years 348\n\nThe Catechism 358\n\nThe Order of Confirmation both English and Scottish 366, 369\n\nThe Form of Solemnization of Matrimony 373\n\nThe Order for the Visitation of the Sick, and the Communion of the\nSick 385, 396\n\nThe Order for the Burial of the Dead 398\n\nThe Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth 416\n\nA Commination, or denouncing of God's anger and judgements against\nsinners 419\n\nThe Psalter 428\n\nForms of Prayer to be used at Sea 619\n\nThe Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of\nBishops, Priests, and Deacons 634\n\nForms of Prayer for the Anniversary of the day of Accession of\nthe reigning Sovereign 677\n\nA Table of Kindred and Affinity 688\n\nArticles of Religion 689\n\n\n\nTHE PREFACE\n\n\nIt hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the\nfirst compiling of her Public Liturgy, to keep the mean between\nthe two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and of too\nmuch easiness in admitting any variation from it. For, as on the\none side common experience sheweth, that where a change hath been\nmade of things advisedly established (no evident necessity so\nrequiring) sundry inconveniences have thereupon ensued; and those\nmany times more and greater than the evils, that were intended to\nbe remedied by such change: So on the other side, the particular\nForms of Divine worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies appointed to\nbe used therein, being things in their own nature indifferent, and\nalterable, and so acknowledged; it is but reasonable, that upon\nweighty and important considerations, according to the various\nexigency of times and occasions, such changes and alterations\nshould be made therein, as to those that are in place of Authority\nshould from time to time seem either necessary or expedient.\nAccordingly we find, that in the Reigns of several Princes of\nblessed memory since the Reformation, the Church, upon just and\nweighty considerations her thereunto moving, hath yielded to make\nsuch alterations in some particulars, as in their respective\ntimes were thought convenient: Yet so, as that the main Body and\nEssentials of it (as well in the chiefest materials, as in the\nframe and order thereof) have still continued the same unto this\nday, and do yet stand firm and unshaken, notwithstanding all the\nvain attempts and impetuous assaults made against it, by such men\nas are given to change, and have always discovered a greater\nregard to their own private fancies and interests, than to that\nduty they owe to the public.\n\nBy what undue means, and for what mischievous purposes the use of\nthe Liturgy (though enjoined by the Laws of the Land, and those\nLaws never yet repealed) came, during the late unhappy confusions,\nto be discontinued, is too well known to the world, and we are\nnot willing here to remember. But when, upon His Majesty's happy\nRestoration, it seemed probable, that, amongst other things, the\nuse of the Liturgy also would return of course (the same having\nnever been legally abolished) unless some timely means were used\nto prevent it; those men who under the late usurped powers had\nmade it a great part of their business to render the people\ndisaffected thereunto, saw themselves in point of reputation and\ninterest concerned (unless they would freely acknowledge themselves\nto have erred, which such men are very hardly brought to do) with\ntheir utmost endeavours to hinder the restitution thereof. In\norder whereunto divers Pamphlets were published against the Book\nof Common Prayer, the old Objections mustered up, with the addition\nof some new ones, more than formerly had been made, to make the\nnumber swell. In fine, great importunities were used to His Sacred\nMajesty, that the said Book might be revised, and such Alterations\ntherein, and Additions thereunto made, as should be thought\nrequisite for the ease of tender Consciences: whereunto His\nMajesty, out of his pious inclination to give satisfaction (so\nfar as could be reasonably expected) to all his subjects of what\npersuasion soever, did graciously condescend.\n\nIn which review we have endeavoured to observe the like moderation,\nas we find to have been used in the like case in former times.\nAnd therefore of the sundry Alterations proposed unto us, we\nhave rejected all such as were either of dangerous consequence\n(as secretly striking at some established Doctrine, or laudable\nPractice of the Church of England, or indeed of the whole Catholic\nChurch of Christ) or else of no consequence at all, but utterly\nfrivolous and vain. But such Alterations as were tendered to us\n(by what persons, under what pretences, or to what purpose soever\nso tendered) as seemed to us in any degree requisite or expedient,\nwe have willingly, and of our own accord assented unto: not\nenforced so to do by any strength of Argument, convincing us\nof the necessity of making the said Alterations: For we are\nfully persuaded in our judgements (and we here profess it to\nthe world) that the Book, as it stood before established by\nLaw, doth not contain in it any thing contrary to the Word of\nGod, or to sound Doctrine, or which a godly man may not with a\ngood Conscience use and submit unto, or which is not fairly\ndefensible against any that shall oppose the same; if it shall\nbe allowed such just and favourable construction as in common\nEquity ought to be allowed to all human Writings, especially\nsuch as are set forth by Authority, and even to the very best\ntranslations of the holy Scripture itself.\n\nOur general aim therefore in this undertaking was, not to gratify\nthis or that party in any their unreasonable demands; but to do\nthat, which to our best understandings we conceived might most\ntend to the preservation of Peace and Unity in the Church; the\nprocuring of Reverence, and exciting of Piety and Devotion in\nthe Public Worship of God; and the cutting off occasion from\nthem that seek occasion of cavil or quarrel against the Liturgy\nof the Church. And as to the several variations from the former\nBook, whether by Alteration, Addition, or otherwise, it shall\nsuffice to give this general account, That most of the Alterations\nwere made, either first, for the better direction of them that\nare to officiate in any part of Divine Service; which is chiefly\ndone in the Kalendars and Rubrics: Or secondly, for the more\nproper expressing of some words or phrases of ancient usage in\nterms more suitable to the language of the present times, and\nthe clearer explanation of some other words and phrases, that\nwere either of doubtful signification, or otherwise liable to\nmisconstruction: Or thirdly, for a more perfect rendering of\nsuch portions of holy Scripture, as are inserted into the Liturgy;\nwhich, in the Epistles and Gospels especially, and in sundry other\nplaces, are now ordered to be read according to the last\nTranslation: and that it was thought convenient, that some\nPrayers and Thanksgivings, fitted to special occasions, should\nbe added in their due places; particularly for those at Sea,\ntogether with an office for the Baptism of such as are of Riper\nYears: which, although not so necessary when the former Book\nwas compiled, yet by the growth of Anabaptism, through the\nlicentiousness of the late times crept in amongst us, is now\nbecome necessary, and may be always useful for the baptizing of\nNatives in our Plantations, and others converted to the Faith.\nIf any man, who shall desire a more particular account of the\nseveral alterations in any part of the Liturgy, shall take the\npains to compare the present Book with the former; we doubt not\nbut the reason of the change may easily appear.\n\nAnd having thus endeavoured to discharge our duties in this\nweighty affair, as in the sight of God, and to approve our\nsincerity therein (so far as lay in us) to the consciences\nof all men; although we know it impossible (in such variety\nof apprehensions, humours and interests, as are in the world)\nto please all; nor can expect that men of factious, peevish,\nand perverse spirits should be satisfied with any thing that\ncan be done in this kind by any other than themselves: Yet we\nhave good hope, that what is here presented, and hath been by\nthe Convocations of both Provinces with great diligence examined\nand approved, will be also well accepted and approved by all\nsober, peaceable, and truly conscientious Sons of the Church of\nEngland.\n\n\n\n\nCONCERNING THE SERVICE OF\n\nTHE CHURCH\n\n\nThere was never any thing by the wit of man so well devised, or\nso sure established, which in continuance of time hath not been\ncorrupted: As, among other things, it may plainly appear by the\nCommon Prayers in the Church, commonly called _Divine Service_.\nThe first original and ground whereof if a man would search out\nby the ancient Fathers, he shall find, that the same was not\nordained but of a good purpose, and for a great advancement of\ngodliness. For they so ordered the matter, that all the whole\nBible (or the greatest part thereof) should be read over once\nevery year; intending thereby, that the Clergy, and especially\nsuch as were Ministers in the congregation, should (by often\nreading, and meditation in God's word) be stirred up to godliness\nthemselves, and be more able to exhort others by wholesome\ndoctrine, and to confute them that were adversaries to the\ntruth; and further, that the people (by daily hearing of holy\nScripture read in the Church) might continually profit more and\nmore in the knowledge of God, and be the more inflamed with the\nlove of his true Religion.\n\nBut these many years passed, this godly and decent order of the\nancient Fathers hath been so altered, broken, and neglected, by\nplanting in uncertain Stories, and Legends, with multitude of\nResponds, Verses, vain Repetitions, Commemorations, and Synodals;\nthat commonly when any Book of the Bible was begun, after three\nor four Chapters were read out, all the rest were unread. And\nin this sort the Book of Isaiah was begun in _Advent_, and the\nBook of Genesis in _Septuagesima_; but they were only begun, and\nnever read through: After like sort were other Books of holy\nScripture used. And moreover, whereas St Paul would have such\nlanguage spoken to the people in the Church, as they might\nunderstand, and have profit by hearing the same; The Service in\nthis Church of England these many years hath been read in Latin\nto the people, which they understand not; so that they have heard\nwith their ears only, and their heart, spirit, and mind, have not\nbeen edified thereby. And furthermore, notwithstanding that the\nancient Fathers have divided the Psalms into seven Portions,\nwhereof every one was called a _Nocturn:_ Now of late time a\nfew of them have been daily said, and the rest utterly omitted.\nMoreover, the number and hardness of the Rules called the _Pie_,\nand the manifold changings of the Service, was the cause, that to\nturn the Book only was so hard and intricate a matter, that many\ntimes there was more business to find out what should be read,\nthan to read it when it was found out.\n\nThese inconveniences therefore considered, here is set forth such\nan Order, whereby the same shall be redressed. And for a readiness\nin this matter, here is drawn out a Kalendar for that purpose,\nwhich is plain and easy to be understood; wherein (so much as\nmay be) the reading of holy Scripture is so set forth, that\nall things shall be done in order, without breaking one piece\nfrom another. For this cause be cut off Anthems, Responds,\nInvitatories, and such like things as did break the continual\ncourse of the reading of the Scripture.\n\nYet, because there is no remedy, but that of necessity there must\nbe some Rules; therefore certain Rules are here set forth; which,\nas they are few in number, so they are plain and easy to be\nunderstood. So that here you have an Order for Prayer, and for\nthe reading of the holy Scripture, much agreeable to the mind\nand purpose of the old Fathers, and a great deal more profitable\nand commodious, than that which of late was used. It is more\nprofitable, because here are left out many things, whereof some\nare untrue, some uncertain, some vain and superstitious; and\nnothing is ordained to be read, but the very pure Word of God,\nthe holy Scriptures, or that which is agreeable to the same;\nand that in such a Language and Order as is most easy and plain\nfor the understanding both of the Readers and Hearers. It is also\nmore commodious, both for the shortness thereof, and for the\nplainness of the Order, and for that the Rules be few and easy.\n\nAnd whereas heretofore there hath been great diversity in saying\nand singing in Churches within this Realm; some following Salisbury\nUse, some Hereford Use, and some the Use of Bangor, some of York,\nsome of Lincoln; now from henceforth all the whole Realm shall\nhave but one Use.\n\nAnd forasmuch as nothing can be so plainly set forth, but doubts\nmay arise in the use and practice of the same; to appease all\nsuch diversity (if any arise) and for the resolution of all\ndoubts, concerning the manner how to understand, do, and execute,\nthe things contained in this Book; the parties that so doubt, or\ndiversely take any thing, shall alway resort to the Bishop of the\nDiocese, who by his discretion shall take order for the quieting\nand appeasing of the same; so that the same order be not contrary\nto any thing contained in this Book. And if the Bishop of the\nDiocese be in doubt, then he may send for the resolution thereof\nto the Archbishop.\n\nThough it be appointed, That all things shall be read and sung in\nthe Church in the English Tongue, to the end that the Congregation\nmay be thereby edified; yet it is not meant, but that when men\nsay Morning and Evening Prayer privately, they may say the same\nin any language that they themselves do understand.\n\nAnd all Priests and Deacons are to say daily the Morning and\nEvening Prayer either privately or openly, not being let by\nsickness, or some other urgent cause.\n\nAnd the Curate that ministereth in every Parish Church or Chapel,\nbeing at home, and not being otherwise reasonably hindered,\nshall say the same in the Parish Church or Chapel where he\nministereth, and shall cause a Bell to be tolled thereunto a\nconvenient time before he begin, that the people may come to\nhear God's Word, and to pray with him.\n\n\n\n\nOF CEREMONIES,\n\nWHY SOME BE ABOLISHED, AND SOME RETAINED\n\n\nOf such Ceremonies as be used in the Church, and have had their\nbeginning by the institution of man, some at the first were of\ngodly intent and purpose devised, and yet at length turned to\nvanity and superstition: some entered into the Church by undiscreet\ndevotion, and such a zeal as was without knowledge; and for\nbecause they were winked at in the beginning, they grew daily to\nmore and more abuses, which not only for their unprofitableness,\nbut also because they have much blinded the people, and obscured\nthe glory of God, are worthy to be cut away, and clean rejected:\nother there be, which although they have been devised by man, yet\nit is thought good to reserve them still, as well for a decent\norder in the Church, (for the which they were first devised) as\nbecause they pertain to edification, whereunto all things done in\nthe Church (as the Apostle teacheth) ought to be referred.\n\nAnd although the keeping or omitting of a Ceremony, in itself\nconsidered, is but a small thing; yet the wilful and contemptuous\ntransgression and breaking of a common order and discipline is\nno small offence before God, _Let all things be done among you_,\nsaith Saint Paul, _in a seemly and due order:_ The appointment of\nthe which order pertaineth not to private men; therefore no man\nought to take in hand, nor presume to appoint or alter any public\nor common Order in Christ's Church, except he be lawfully called\nand authorized thereunto.\n\nAnd whereas in this our time, the minds of men are so diverse,\nthat some think it a great matter of conscience to depart from a\npiece of the least of their Ceremonies, they be so addicted to\ntheir old customs; and again on the other side, some be so\nnew-fangled, that they would innovate all things, and so despise\nthe old, that nothing can like them, but that is new: it was\nthought expedient, not so much to have respect how to please\nand satisfy either of these parties, as how to please God, and\nprofit them both. And yet lest any man should be offended, whom\ngood reason might satisfy, here be certain causes rendered, why\nsome of the accustomed Ceremonies be put away, and some retained\nand kept still.\n\nSome are put away, because the great excess and multitude of them\nhath so increased in these latter days, that the burden of them\nwas intolerable; whereof Saint Augustine in his time complained,\nthat they were grown to such a number, that the estate of Christian\npeople was in worse case concerning that matter, than were the\nJews. And he counselled that such yoke and burden should be taken\naway, as time would serve quietly to do it. But what would Saint\nAugustine have said, if he had seen the Ceremonies of late days\nused among us; whereunto the multitude used in his time was not\nto be compared? This our excessive multitude of Ceremonies was\nso great, and many of them so dark, that they did more confound\nand darken, than declare and set forth Christ's benefits unto us.\nAnd besides this, Christ's Gospel is not a Ceremonial Law, (as\nmuch of Moses' Law was,) but it is a Religion to serve God, not\nin bondage of the figure or shadow, but in the freedom of the\nSpirit; being content only with those Ceremonies which do serve\nto a decent Order and godly Discipline, and such as be apt to\nstir up the dull mind of man to the remembrance of his duty to\nGod, by some notable and special signification, whereby he might\nbe edified. Furthermore, the most weighty cause of the abolishment\nof certain Ceremonies was, That they were so far abused, partly\nby the superstitious blindness of the rude and unlearned, and\npartly by the unsatiable avarice of such as sought more their\nown lucre, than the glory of God, that the abuses could not well\nbe taken away, the thing remaining still.\n\nBut now as concerning those persons, which peradventure will be\noffended, for that some of the old Ceremonies are retained still:\nIf they consider that without some Ceremonies it is not possible\nto keep any Order, or quiet Discipline in the Church, they shall\neasily perceive just cause to reform their judgements. And if\nthey think much, that any of the old do remain, and would rather\nhave all devised anew: then such men granting some Ceremonies\nconvenient to be had, surely where the old may be well used,\nthere they cannot reasonably reprove the old only for their age,\nwithout bewraying of their own folly. For in such a case they\nought rather to have reverence unto them for their antiquity, if\nthey will declare themselves to be more studious of unity and\nconcord, than of innovations and new-fangleness, which (as much\nas may be with the true setting forth of Christ's Religion) is\nalways to be eschewed. Furthermore, such shall have no just cause\nwith the Ceremonies reserved to be offended. For as those be taken\naway which were most abused, and did burden men's consciences\nwithout any cause; so the other that remain, are retained for a\ndiscipline and order, which (upon just causes) may be altered\nand changed, and therefore are not to be esteemed equal with\nGod's Law. And moreover, they be neither dark nor dumb Ceremonies,\nbut are so set forth, that every man may understand what they do\nmean, and to what use they do serve. So that it is not like that\nthey in time to come should be abused as other have been. And in\nthese our doings we condemn no other Nations, nor prescribe any\nthing but to our own people only: For we think it convenient that\nevery Country should use such Ceremonies as they shall think best\nto the setting forth of God's honour and glory, and to the reducing\nof the people to a most perfect and godly living, without error or\nsuperstition; and that they should put away other things, which\nfrom time to time they perceive to be most abused, as in men's\nordinances it often chanceth diversely in divers countries.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER HOW THE PSALTER IS APPOINTED\n\nTO BE READ\n\n\nThe Psalter shall be read through once every Month, as it is there\nappointed, both for Morning and Evening Prayer. But in _February_\nit shall be read only to the twenty-eighth, or twenty-ninth day of\nthe Month.\n\nAnd, whereas _January_, _March_, _May_, _July_, _August_, _October_,\nand _December_ have One-and-thirty days apiece; It is ordered,\nthat the same Psalms shall be read the last day of the said months,\nwhich were read the day before: So that the Psalter may begin\nagain the first day of the next month ensuing.\n\nAnd, whereas the 119th Psalm is divided into twenty-two portions,\nand is over-long to be read at one time; It is so ordered, that\nat one time shall not be read above four or five of the said\nportions.\n\nAnd at the end of every Psalm, and of every such part of the\n119th Psalm, shall be repeated this Hymn,\n\n_Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen._\n\nNote, that the Psalter followeth the Division of the Hebrews,\nand the Translation of the great English Bible, set forth and\nused in the time of King Henry the Eighth, and Edward the Sixth.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER HOW THE REST OF HOLY\n\nSCRIPTURE IS APPOINTED TO BE READ\n\n\nThe Old Testament is appointed for the First Lessons at Morning\nand Evening Prayer, so as the most part thereof will be read\nevery year once, as in the Kalendar is appointed.\n\nThe New Testament is appointed for the Second Lessons at Morning\nand Evening Prayer, and shall be read over orderly every year\ntwice, once in the morning and once in the evening, besides the\nEpistles and Gospels, except the Apocalypse, out of which there\nare only certain Lessons appointed at the end of the year, and\ncertain Proper Lessons appointed upon divers feasts.\n\nAnd to know what Lessons shall be read every day, look for the\nday of the Month in the Kalendar following, and there ye shall\nfind the chapters and portions of chapters that shall be read\nfor the Lessons, both at Morning and Evening Prayer, except only\nthe moveable feasts, which are not in the Kalendar, and the\nimmoveable, where there is a blank left in the column of Lessons,\nthe Proper Lessons for all which days are to be found in the\nTable of Proper Lessons.\n\nIf Evening Prayer is said at two different times in the same\nplace of worship on any Sunday (except a Sunday for which\nalternative Second Lessons are specially appointed in the Table,)\nthe Second Lesson at the second time may, at the discretion of\nthe minister, be any chapter from the four Gospels, or any\nLesson appointed in the Table of Lessons from the four Gospels.\n\nUpon occasions, to be approved by the Ordinary, other Lessons may,\nwith his consent, be substituted for those which are appointed in\nthe Kalendar.\n\nAnd note, That whensoever Proper Psalms or Lessons are appointed,\nthen the Psalms and Lessons of ordinary course appointed in the\nPsalter and Kalendar (if they be different) shall be omitted for\nthat time.\n\nNote also, That upon occasions to be appointed by the Ordinary,\nother Psalms may, with his consent, be substituted for those\nappointed in the Psalter.\n\nIf any of the Holy-days for which Proper Lessons are appointed in\nthe Table fall upon a Sunday which is the first Sunday in Advent,\nEaster-day, Whitsunday, or Trinity Sunday, the Lessons appointed\nfor such Sunday shall be read, but if it fall upon any other\nSunday, the Lessons appointed either for the Sunday or for the\nHoly-day may be read at the discretion of the minister.\n\nNote also, That the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel appointed for\nthe Sunday shall serve all the week after, where it is not in\nthis Book otherwise ordered.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPROPER LESSONS\n\nTO BE READ AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER ON THE SUNDAYS AND\n\nOTHER HOLY-DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nLESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Sundays of Advent_ | |\n The First |Isaiah 1 |Isaiah 2 or Isaiah 4, v. 2\n Second |--5 |--11, to v. 11 \"--24\n Third |--25 |26 \"--28, v. 5 to v. 19\n Fourth |--30, to v. 27 |--32 \"--33, v. 2 to v. 23\n | |\n_Sundays after_ | |\n _Christmas_ | |\n The First |--35 |--38 \"--40\n Second |--42 |--43 \"--44\n | |\n_Sundays after the_ | |\n _Epiphany_ | |\n The First |--51 |--52, v. 13 & 53 \"--54\n Second |--55 |--57 \"--61\n Third |--62 |--65 \"--66\n Fourth |Job 27 |Job 28 \" Job 29\n Fifth |Prov. 1 |Prov. 3 \" Prov. 8\n Sixth |--9 |--11 \"--15\n | |\n_Septuagesima_ |Gen. 1 & 2, to v. 4 |Gen 2., v. 4 \" Job 38\n 2nd Lesson |Rev. 21, to v. 9 |Rev. 21, v. 9 to\n | | 22, v. 6\n_Sexagesima_ |Gen. 3 |Gen. 6 \" Gen. 8\n | |\n_Quinquagesima_ |--9, to v. 20 |--12 \"--13\n | |\n_Sundays in Lent_ | |\n The First |--19, v. 12 to v. 30 |--22, to v. 20 \"--23\n Second |--27, to v. 41 |--28 \"--32\n Third |--37 |--39 \"--40\n Fourth |--42 |--43 \"--45\n Fifth |Exod. 3 |Exod. 5 \" Exod. 6, to v. 14\n Sixth |--9 |--10 \"--11\n | |\n 2nd Lesson |Matt. 26 |Luke 19, v. 28 \" Luke 20, v. 9 to\n | | v. 21\n_Easter-day_ |Exod. 12, to v. 29 |Exod. 12, v. 29 \" Exod. 14\n 2nd Lesson |--Rev. 1, v. 10 to |John 29, v. 11 \" Rev. 5\n | v. 10 |\n_Sundays after_ | |\n _Easter_ | |\n The First |Numb. 16, to v. 36 |Numb. 16, v. 36 \" Numb. 17, to v. 12\n 2nd Lesson |1 Cor. 15, to v. 29 |John 20, v. 24\n | | to v. 30\n Second |Numb. 20, to v. 14 |Numb. 20, v. 14 \"--, v. 10\n | | to 21, v. 10\n Third |--22 |--23 \"--24\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nLESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Sundays after_ | |\n _Easter_ | |\n Fourth |Deut. 4, to v. |Deut. 4, v. 23 to or Deut. 5\n | 23 | v. 41\n Fifth |--6 |--9 \"--10\n | |\n_Sunday after_ | |\n _Ascension-day_ |--30 |--34 \" Joshua 1\n | |\n_Whitsunday_ |--16, to v. 18 |Isaiah 11 \" Ezek. 36, v. 25\n 2nd Lesson |Rom. 8, to v. 18 |Gal. 5, v. 16 \" Acts 18, v. 24 to 19,\n | | v. 21\n_Trinity Sunday_ |Isaiah 6, to v. |Gen. 18 \" Gen. 1&2, to v. 4\n | 11 |\n 2nd Lesson |Rev. 1, to v. 9 |Eph. 4, to v. 17 \" Matt. 3\n | |\n_Sundays after_ | |\n _Trinity_ | |\n Second |Judges 4 |Judges 5 \" Judges 6, v. 11\n Third |1 Sam. 2, to v. |1 Sam. 3 \" 1 Sam. 4, to v. 19\n | 27 |\n Fourth |--12 |--13 \" Ruth 1\n Fifth |--15, to v. 24 |--16 \" 1 Sam. 17\n Sixth |2 Sam. 1 |2 Sam. 12, to v. 24 \" 2 Sam. 18\n Seventh |1 Chron. 21 |1 Chron. 22 \" 1 Chron. 28, v. 21\n Eighth |--29, v. 9 to |2 Chron. 1 \" 1 Kings 3\n | 29 |\n Ninth |1 Kings 10, to |1 Kings 11, to v. 15 \"--11, v. 26\n | 25 |\n Tenth |--12 |--13 \"--17\n Eleventh |--18 |--19 \"--21\n Twelfth |--22, to v. 41 |2 Kings 2, to v. 16 \" 2 Kings 4, v. 8 to\n | | v. 38\n Thirteenth |2 Kings 5 |--6, to v. 32 \"--7\n Fourteenth |--9 |--10, to v. 32 \"--13\n Fifteenth |--18 |--19 \"--23, to v. 31\n Sixteenth |2 Chron. 36 |Nehem. 1&2, to v. 9 \" Nehem. 8\n Seventeenth |Jerem. 5 |Jerem. 22 \" Jerem. 35\n Eighteenth |--36 |Ezek. 2 \" Ezek. 13, to v. 17\n Nineteenth |Ezek. 14 |--18 \"--24, v. 15\n Twentieth |--24 |--37 \" Daniel 1\n Twenty-first |Daniel 3 |Daniel 4 \"--5\n Twenty-second |--6 |--7, v. 9 \"--12\n Twenty-third |Hosea 14 |Joel 2, v. 21 \" Joel 3, v. 9\n Twenty-fourth |Amos 3 |Amos 5 \" Amos 9\n Twenty-fifth |Micah 4&5, to |Micah 6 \" Micah 7\n | v. 8 |\n Twenty-sixth |Habak. 2 |Habak. 3 \" Zephaniah 3\n Twenty-seventh |Eccles. 11&12 |Haggai 2, to v. 10 \" Malachi 3&4\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNote that the Lessons appointed in the above Table for the\nTwenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity shall always be read on\nthe Sunday next before Advent.\n\n\nLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_St Andrew_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 54 |Isaiah 65 to v. 17\n 2nd Lesson |John 1, v. 35 to v. 43 |John 12, v. 20 to v. 42\n | |\n_St Thomas_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Job 42, to v. 7 |Isaiah 35\n 2nd Lesson |John 20, v. 19 to v. 24 |John 14, v. 8\n | |\n_Nativity of Christ_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 9, to v. 8 |Isaiah 7, v. 10 to v. 17\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 2, to v. 15 |Titus 3, v. 4 to v. 9\n | |\n_St Stephen_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 4, to v. 11 |2 Chron. 24, v. 15 to v. 23\n 2nd Lesson |Acts 6 |Acts 8, to v. 9\n | |\n_St John Evangelist_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Exod. 33, v. 9 |Isaiah 6\n 2nd Lesson |John 13, v. 23 to v. 36 |Rev. 1\n | |\n_Innocents'-day_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Jerem. 31, to v. 18 |Baruch 4, v. 21 to v. 31\n | |\n_Circumcision_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 17, v. 9 |Deut. 10, v. 12\n 2nd Lesson |Rom. 2, v. 17 |Col. 2, v. 8 to v. 18\n | |\n_Epiphany_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 60 |Isaiah 49, v. 13 to v. 24\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 3, v. 15 to v. 23 |John 2, to v. 12\n | |\n_Conversion of St Paul_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 49, to v. 13 |Jerem. 1, to v. 11\n 2nd Lesson |Gal. 1, v. 11 |Acts 26, to v. 21\n | |\n_Purification of the_ | |\n _Virgin Mary_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Exod. 13, to v. 17 |Haggai 2, to v. 10\n | |\n_St Matthias_ | |\n 1st Lesson |1 Sam. 2, v. 27 to v. 36 |Isaiah 22, v. 15\n | |\n_Annunciation of our_ | |\n _Lady_ | |\n1st Lesson |Gen. 3, to v. 16 |Isaiah 52, v. 7 to v. 13\n | |\n_Ash Wednesday_ | |\n1st Lesson |Isaiah 58, to v. 13 |Jonah 3\n2nd Lesson |Mark 2, v. 13 to v. 23 |Heb. 12, v. 3 to v. 18\n\n\n\n\nLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS\n\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Monday before Easter_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Lam. 1, to v. 15 |Lam. 2, v. 13\n 2nd Lesson |John 14, to v. 15 |John 14, v. 15\n | |\n_Tuesday before Easter_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Lam. 3, to v. 34 |Lam. 3, v. 34\n 2nd Lesson |John 15, to v. 14 |John 15, v. 14\n | |\n_Wednesday before Easter_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Lam. 4, to v. 21 |Dan. 9, v. 20\n 2nd Lesson |John 16, to v. 16 |John 16, v. 16\n | |\n_Thursday before Easter_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Hosea 13, to v. 15 |Hosea 14\n 2nd Lesson |John 17 |John 13, to v. 36\n | |\n_Good Friday_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 22, to v. 20 |Isaiah 52, v, 13 & 53\n 2nd Lesson |John 18 |1 Peter 2\n | |\n_Easter Even_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Zech. 9 |Hosea 5, v. 8 to 6, v. 4\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 23, v. 50 |Romans 6, to v. 14\n | |\n_Monday in Easter-week_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Exod. 15, to v. 22 |Cant. 2, v. 10\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 24, to v. 13 |Matt. 28, to v. 10\n | |\n_Tuesday in Easter-week_ | |\n 1st Lesson |2 Kings 13, v. 14 to v. 22 |Ezek. 37, to v. 15\n 2nd Lesson |John 21, to v. 15 |John 21, v. 15\n | |\n_St Mark_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 62, v. 6 |Ezek. 1, to v. 15\n | |\n_St Philip and St James_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 61 |\n 2nd Lesson |John 1, v. 43 |\n | |\n_Ascension-day_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Dan. 7, v. 9 to v. 15 |2 Kings 2, to v. 16\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 24, v. 44 |Hebrews 4\n | |\n_Monday in Whitsun-week_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 11, to v. 10 |Num. 11, v. 16 to v. 31\n 2nd Lesson |1 Cor. 12, to v. 14 |1 Cor. 12, v. 27 & 13\n | |\n_Tuesday in Whitsun-week_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Joel 2, v. 21 |Micah 4, to v. 8\n 2nd Lesson |1 Thess. 5, v. 12 to v. 24 |1 John 4, to v. 14\n\n\n\n\nLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_St Barnabas_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Deut. 33, to v. 12 |Nahum 1\n 2nd Lesson |Acts 4, v. 31 |Acts 14, v. 8\n | |\n_St John Baptist_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Mal. 3, to v. 7 |Malachi 4\n 2nd Lesson |Matt. 3 |Matt. 14, to v. 13\n | |\n_St Peter_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Ezek. 3, v. 4 to v. 15 |Zech. 3\n 2nd Lesson |John 21, v. 15 to v. 23 |Acts 4, v. 8 to v. 23\n | |\n_St James_ | |\n 1st Lesson |2 Kings 1, to v. 16 |Jer. 26, v. 8 to v. 16\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 9, v. 51 to v. 57 |\n | |\n_St Bartholomew_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 28, v. 10 to v. 18 |Deut. 18, v. 15\n | |\n_St Matthew_ | |\n 1st Lesson |1 Kings 19, v. 15 |1 Chron. 29, to v. 20\n | |\n_St Michael_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 32 |Dan. 10, v. 4\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 24, to v. 13 |Matt. 28, to v. 10\n | |\n_St Luke_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 55 |Ecclus. 38, to v. 15\n | |\n_St Simon and St Jude_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 28, v. 9 to v. 17 |Jer. 3, v. 12 to v. 19\n | |\n_All Saints_ | |\n 1st Lesson |Wisdom 3, to v. 10 |Wisdom 5, to v. 17\n 2nd Lesson |Heb. 11, v. 33 & 12, to v. 7 |Rev. 19, to v. 17\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\nADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS\n\n\n_The column headed_ First Evensong _contains Lessons Proper for\nEvensong on the days before Sundays and Holy-days_.\n\nNote.--_The Gospel of the Day may be read as the Second Lesson\nat Evensong on all Sundays and Holy-days_.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Sundays of Advent_ | | |\n The First 2nd Lesson | |Luke 17, v. 20 to |Matt. 24, to v. 29\n | |18, v. 9 |\n Second \" \" | |1 Thess. 5, to v. 12 |--24, v. 29\n Third \" \" | |Mark 1, to v. 16 |--25, to v. 31\n Fourth \" \" | |James 5, v. 7 or |--25, v. 31\n | | 2 Peter 3, to v. 15 |\n | | |\n_Sundays after_ | | |\n _Christmas_ | | |\n The First 2nd Lesson | |Luke 2, to v. 15 |Luke 2, v. 15 to v. 21\n Second \" \" | |Eph. 1, v. 3 to v. 15|Hebrews 6&7, to v. 4\n | | |\n_Sundays after the_ | | |\n _Epiphany_ | | |\n The First 2nd Lesson | |John 1, to v. 35 |Matt. 3\n | | |\n_Sundays in Lent_ | | |\n The First 2nd Lesson | |Hebrews 2, v. 14 |2 Cor. 7, to v. 12\n | | and 3 |\n Fourth \" \" | | |John 6, v. 41\n | |Matt. 20, v. 17 to |1 Cor. 1, v. 18 to\n Fifth \" \" | | v. 29 |2, v. 3\n | | |\n_Sundays after Easter_ | | |\n Second 2nd Lesson | |John 10, to v. 11 |John 10, v. 23 to\n | | | v. 31\n | | |\n_Sunday after_ | | |\n _Ascension-day_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson | |Eph. 1, v. 3 |Acts 1, to v. 12 or\n | | | Hebrews 9, v. 24\n | | |\n_Whitsunday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Jer. 31, v. 31 to v. 38 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Acts 1, v. 12 or | |\n | Hebrews 8, v. 3 | |\n | | |\n_Trinity Sunday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Numb. 6, v. 22 | |\n 2nd Lesson |2 Co. 13, v. 5 | |\n\n\n\n\nADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOTHER DAYS | | |\n_St Andrew_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |Mark 1, v. 14 to v. 21 | |\n | | |\n_St Thomas_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |John 11, to v. 17 | |\n | | |\n_Christmas-day_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |Matt. 1, v. 18 | |\n | | |\n_Innocents'-day_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson | |Matt. 18, to v. 15 |Mark 10, v. 13 to\n | | | v. 17\n | | |\n_The Circumcision_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson | | |\n |Phil. 2, v. 5 to v. 12 | |\n_The Epiphany_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 61, and 62 to | |\n | v. 5 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Rom. 11, v. 11 to | |\n | v. 25 | |\n_Conversion of St Paul_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |Acts 21, v. 37 to | |\n | 22, v. 22 | |\n | | |\n_Purification of the_ | | |\n _Virgin Mary_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |1 Sam. 1, v. 21 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 2, v. 15 to |Gal. 4, to v. 8 |Hebrews 10, to v.\n | v. 25 | | 10\n | | |\n_St Matthias_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Jer. 23, to v. 9 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Acts 1, v. 15 |John 15, to v. 17 |John 6, v. 64\n | | |\n_Annunciation of our_ | | |\n _Lady_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 18, to v. 16 | |\n 2nd Lesson |John 1, to v. 15 |Hebrews 2, v. 5 |1 John 4, to v. 15\n | | or Rev. 12 |\n | | |\n_Wednesday in_ | | |\n _Easter-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |1 Kings 17, v. 17 |2 Kings 4, v. 17\n | | | to v. 38\n 2nd Lesson | |Matt. 28, v. 9 to |Matt. 28, v. 16\n | | v. 16 |\n | | |\n_Thursday in_ | | |\n _Easter-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Jonah 1, v. 17 |Zech. 2, v. 10\n | | and 2 |\n 2nd Lesson | |Mark 16, to v. 9 |Mark 16, v. 9\n\n\n\n\nADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Friday in_ | | |\n _Easter-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Job 19, v. 20 to |Isaiah 25, to v. 10\n | | v. 28 |\n 2nd Lesson | |1 Cor. 15, v. 35 |\n | | to v. 50 |\n_Saturday in_ | | |\n _Easter-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Isaiah 25, v. 11 |Isaiah 51, v. 9 too\n | | to v. 20 | v. 16\n 2nd Lesson | |Phil. 3, v. 7 |1 Peter 1, v. 13\n | | |\n_St Mark_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Isaiah 55 | |\n 2nd Lesson |1 Peter 5, v. 8 |Mark 1, to v. 16 |Acts 12, v. 24 to\n | | | 13, v. 6\n | | |\n_Rogation Monday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Deut. 8 |Deut. 28, to v.15\n 2nd Lesson | |Matt. 6, v. 24 |James 1, to v. 18\n | | |\n_Rogation Tuesday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |1 Kings 8, v. 22 |Isaiah 64\n | | to v. 41 |\n 2nd Lesson | |Luke 11, to v. 14 |\n | | |\n_Ascension-day_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Lev. 16, to v. 23 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Heb. 9, to v. 16 | |\n | | |\n_Wednesday in_ | | |\n _Whitsun-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Isaiah 61 |Numb. 18, to v. 15\n 2nd Lesson | |Luke 6, v. 12 to |1 Cor. 3, v. 16 to\n | | v. 24 | 4, v. 6\n | | |\n_Thursday in_ | | |\n _Whitsun-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Isaiah 62 |Isaiah 51\n 2nd Lesson | |Acts 2, v. 12 to |Acts 2, v. 37\n | | v. 27 |\n | | |\n_Friday in _ | | |\n _Whitsun-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Malachi 1, v. 6 |Malachi 2, to v. 11\n 2nd Lesson | |Luke 10, v. 13 |2 Cor. 5, v. 20 to\n | | | 6, v. 11\n | | |\n_Saturday in_ | | |\n _Whitsun-week_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Malachi 3, to v. 13 |\n 2nd Lesson | |Luke 12, to v. 13 |\n\n\n\n\nADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_St Barnabas_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |Acts 15. v. 36 | |\n | | |\n_St John Baptist_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Judges 13, v. 2 | |\n | to v. 15 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Luke 1, v. 5 to | |\n | v. 26 | |\n | | |\n_St Peter_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |2 Peter 1, to v. 16 | |\n | | |\n_Transfiguration_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Exodus 24, v. 9 |Exodus 34. v. 29 |Exodus 3, to v. 16\n 2nd Lesson |Mark 9, to v. 11 |2 Cor. 3 |Luke 9, v. 18 to\n | | | v. 37\n | | |\n_St Matthew_ | | |\n 2nd Lesson |Mark 2, v. 13 to | |Matt. 19, v. 23\n | v. 18 | |\n | | |\n_St Michael_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Dan. 12 or Exod. | |\n | 23, v. 20 to v. 26 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Rev. 8, v. 2 or 10 | |\n | | |\n_St Luke_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Ecclus. 39, to v. 12 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Philem. v. 20 |Luke 1, to v. 5 |Acts 1, to v. 9\n | | |\n_All Saints_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Ecclus. 44, to v. 16 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Rev. 5 or 7, v. 13 | |\n | | |\n_Ember Days in Lent_ | | |\n _and September_ | | |\n _Wednesday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Jer. 23, to v. 16 |Malachi 2, to v. 11\n 2nd Lesson | |John 1, v. 29 |1 Thess. 5\n | | |\n _Friday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |Malachi 3, to v. 13 |Malachi 3, v. 13\n | | | and 4\n 2nd Lesson | |Luke 12, v. 35 to |2 Tim. 1\n | | v. 49 |\n | | |\n _Saturday_ | | |\n 1st Lesson | |1 Kings 13, to v. |2 Kings 2, to v. 16\n | | 27 |\n 2nd Lesson | | |2 Cor. 4 or Hebrews\n | | | 13, v. 7 to v. 22\n\n\n\n\nADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Festivals of Apostles_ | | |\n (_when no other Proper_| | |\n _Lesson is appointed_) | | |\n 1st Lesson |Deut. 18, v. 15 or | |\n | Isaiah 6 or 35 | |\n | or Ezek. 2 and | |\n | 3, to v. 4 | |\n 2nd Lesson |Matt. 10, to v. 16 | _Any of the Lessons of the First_\n | or v. 16 to v. 34 | _Evensong may be used when no_\n | or Mark 3, v. 13 | _other Proper Lesson is appointed._\n | to v. 20 or Acts | |\n | 1, to v. 15 or | |\n | 1 Cor. 4, v. 9 to | |\n | v. 17 or Eph. 2, | |\n | v. 11 or Rev. 21, | |\n | v. 9 | |\n | | |\n_Dedication Festival_ | | |\n 1st Lesson |Gen. 28, v. 10 |2 Chron. 6, v. 12 |2 Chron. 7, v. 12\n | | 2 v. 22 |\n 2nd Lesson |1 Cor. 3, v. 9 to |2 Cor. 6, v. 14 to |John 10, v. 22 to\n | v. 18 | 7, v. 2 | v. 31 or Luke 19,\n | | | to v. 11\n_Thanksgiving for_ |\n _Harvest_ |\n 1st Lesson |Deut. 25, to v. 12 or 8, v. 7\n 2nd Lesson |John 6, v. 26 to v. 36 or Matt. 13, v. 24 to v. 31\n |\n_St Kentigern_ | |\n (January 13) | |\n | |\n_St Patrick_ | |\n (March 17) | |\n | |\n_St Columba_ (June 9) | \\ The Lessons for All Saints' Day may be used\n | /\n_St Ninian_ | |\n (September 16) | |\n | |\n_St Margaret of Scotland_| |\n (November 16) | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\nPROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS\n\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n |MATTINS |EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_Christmas-day_ |Psalm 19 |Psalm 89 ||_Easter-day_ |Psalm 2 |Psalm 113\n | --45 | --110 || | --57 | --114\n | --85 | --132 || | --111 | --118\n_Ash Wednesday_ |Psalm 6 |Psalm 102 ||_Ascension-day_ |Psalm 8 |Psalm 24\n | --32 | --130 || | --15 | --47\n | --38 | --143 || | --21 | --108\n_Good Friday_ |Psalm 22 |Psalm 69 ||_Whitsunday_ |Psalm 48 |Psalm 104\n | --40 | --88 || | --68 | --145\n | --54 | || | |\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\nAN ADDITIONAL TABLE OF PROPER PSALMS\n\n_Any of the Psalms following may be used on the days named, and\n those appointed for Christmas-day, Epiphany, Easter-day,\n Ascension-day, Whitsunday, and the Dedication Festival, also on\n the evening before; and those appointed for Christmas-day,\n Epiphany, Easter-day, and Ascension-day, also during seven days\n after; and those appointed for Whitsunday, also during six days\n after_.\n\nChristmas-day. 2, 8, 19,* 45,* 85,* 110,* 132.*\nEpiphany. 19, 46, 47, 48, 67, 72, 96, 117, 135.\nAsh-Wednesday. 6,* 32,* 38,* 102,* 130,* 143.*\nHoly Week. 42, 43, 51, 141, 142, or any of the Psalms for\n Ash-Wednesday and Good Friday. 22,* 40,* 54,* 69,* 88.*\nEaster Eve (_Mattins_). 2,* 30, 57,* 98, 99, 100, 111,* 113,*\n 114,* 116, 117, 118,* 148, 149, 159.\nAscension-day. 8,* 15,* 21,* 24,* 47,* 108,* 110.\nWhitsunday. 19, 46, 47, 48,* 68,* 96, 97, 98, 104,* 145.*\nTrinity Sunday. 46, 93, 97, 98, 99, 100, 148, 149, 150.\nHarvest Thanksgiving. 65, 67, 108, 104, 126, 144, 145, 147.\nDedication Festival. 24, 48, 84, 121, 122, 127, 132.\n\n* _These Psalms must be said at Mattins and at one Evensong on\n the days named, in the manner prescribed, but on the evening\n of Christmas-day it shall suffice to use any two of the\n Proper Psalms_.\n\n\nALTERNATIVE SELECTIONS OF PSALMS\n\n Day of Month Psalms\n\n 7. Mattins 36, 65, 118.\n 11. Evensong 31, 60, 61.\n 13. Evensong 4, 70, 91.\n 16. Evensong 82, 84, 85, 134.\n 22. Evensong 91, 108.\n 28. Evensong 4. 136, 138.\n 31. Mattins 23, 24, 25, 26.\n 31. Evensong 91, 134.\n\n_These Psalms must not be used on days when Proper Psalms are\nappointed_.\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nTHE KALENDAR WITH THE TABLE OF LESSONS\n\n\nDays marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects,\nEpistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish\nChurch.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJANUARY\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| A |_Circumcision of our Lord_\n 2| b |\n | |\n 3| c |\n 4| d |\n 5| e |\n 6| f |_Epiphany of our Lord_\n 7| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 8| A |Lucian, Priest and Martyr\n 9| b |\n 10| c |\n 11| d |\n 12| e |\n 13| f |Hilary, Bishop and Confessor\n | |* _Kentigern or Mungo, Bishop of Glasgow_\n 14| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 15| A |\n | |\n 16| b |\n 17| c |\n 18| d |Prisca, Roman Virgin and Martyr\n 19| e |\n 20| f |Fabian, Bishop of Rome and Martyr\n 21| g |Agnes, Roman Virgin and Martyr\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 22| A |Vincent, Spanish Deacon and Martyr\n 23| b |\n 24| c |\n | |\n 25| d |_Conversion of Saint Paul_\n 26| e |\n | |\n 27| f |\n 28| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 29| A |\n 30| b |\n | |\n 31| c |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\nGen. 1, to v. 20 |Matt. 1, v. 18 ||Gen. 1, v. 20 to 2 |Acts 1\n | || v. 4 |\n--2, v. 4 |--2 ||--3, to v. 20 |--2, to v. 22\n--3, v. 20 to 4, v. 16|--3 ||--4, v. 16 |--2, v. 22\n--5, to v. 28 |--4, to v. 23 ||--5, v. 28 to 6, v. 9 |--3\n | || |\n--6, v. 9 |--4, v. 23 to 5, v. 13 ||--7 |--4, to v. 32\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--8 |--5, v. 13 to v. 33 ||--9, to v. 20 |--4, v. 32 to 5, v. 17\n--11, to v. 10 |--5, v. 33 ||--12 |--5, v. 17\n--13 |--6, to v. 19 ||--14 |--6\n--15 |--6, v. 19 to 7, v. 7 ||--16 |--7, to v. 35\n--17, to v. 23 |--7, v. 17 ||--18, to v. 17 |--7, v. 35 to 8, v. 5\n | || |\n--20 |--8, v. 18 ||--21, to v. 22 |--8, v. 26\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--21, v. 33 to 22, |--9, to v. 18 ||--23 |--9, to v. 23\n v. 20 | || |\n--24, to v. 29 |--9, v. 18 ||--24, v. 29 to v. 52 |--9, v. 23\n--24, v. 52 |--10, to v. 24 ||--25, v. 5 to v. 19 |--10, to v. 24\n--25, v. 19 |--10, v. 24 ||--26, to v. 18 |--10, v. 24\n--26, v. 18 |--11 ||--27, to v. 30 |--11\n--27, v. 30 |--12, to v. 22 ||--28 |--12\n--29, to v. 21 |--12, v. 22 ||--31, to v. 25 |--13, to v. 26\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--31, v. 36 |--13, to v. 24 ||--32, to v. 22 |--13, v. 26\n--32, v. 22 |--13, v. 24 to v. 53 ||--33 |--14\n--35, to v. 21 |--13, v. 53 to 14 ||--37, to v. 12 |--15, to v. 30\n | v. 13 || |\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n--37, v. 12 |--14, v. 13 ||--39 |--15, v. 30 to 16\n | || | v. 16\n--40 |--15, to v. 21 ||--41, to v. 17 |--16, v. 16\n--41, v. 17 to v. 53 |--15, v. 21 ||--41, v. 53 to 42 |--17, to v. 16\n | || v. 25 |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--42, v. 25 |--16, to v. 24 ||--43, to v. 25 |--17, v. 16\n--43, v. 25 to 44, |--16, v. 24 to 17, ||--44, v. 14 |--18, to v. 24\n v. 14 | v. 14 || |\n--45, to v. 25 |--17, v. 14 ||--45, v. 25 to 46, |--18, v. 24 to 19,\n | || v. 8 | v. 21\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFEBRUARY\nHATH XXVIII DAYS, in every Leap Year 29 days\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| d | _Fast_\n | |\n 2| e |_Purification of Mary the Blessed Virgin_\n 3| f |Blasius, an Armenian Bishop and Martyr\n 4| g |\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 5| A |Agatha, a Sicilian Virgin and Martyr\n 6| b |\n | |\n 7| c |\n | |\n 8| d |\n 9| e |\n 10| f |\n | |\n 11| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 12| A |\n | |\n 13| b |\n 14| c |Valentine, Bishop and Martyr\n | |\n 15| d |\n 16| e |\n 17| f |\n | |\n 18| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 19| A |\n 20| b |\n | |\n 21| c |\n 22| d |\n 23| e |\n | | _Fast_\n 24| f |_Matthias, Apostle and Martyr_\n 25| g |\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 26| A |\n 27| b |\n | |\n 28| c |\n 29| |\n | |\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nGen. 46, v. 26 to |Matt. 18, to v. 21 ||Gen. 47, v. 13 |Acts 19, v. 21\n 47, v. 13 | || |\n..................... |--18, v. 21 to 19, v. 3||..................... |--20, to v. 17\n--48 |--19, v. 3 to v. 27 ||--49 |--20, v. 17\n--50 |--19, v. 27 to 20, ||Exod. 1 |--21, to v. 17\n | v. 17 || |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nExod. 2 |--20, v. 17 ||--3 |--21, v. 17 to v. 37\n--4, to v. 24 |--21, to v. 23 ||--4, v. 27 to 5, v. 15|--21, v. 37 to 22,\n | || | v. 23\n--5 v. 15 to 6, v. 14 |--21, v. 23 ||--6, v. 28 to 7, v. 14|--22, v. 23 to 23,\n | || | v. 12\n--7, v. 14 |--22, to v. 15 ||--8, v. 20 |--23, v. 12\n--8, v. 20 to 9, v. 13|--22, v. 15 to v. 41 ||--9, v. 13 |--24\n--10, to v. 21 |--22, v. 41 to 23, ||--10, v. 21 & 11 |--25\n | v. 13 || |\n--12, to v. 21 |--23, v. 13 ||--12 v. 21 to v. 43 |--26\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--12, v. 43 to 13, |--24, to v. 29 ||--13, v. 17 to 14 |--27, to v. 18\n v. 17 | || v. 10 |\n--14, v. 10 |--24, v. 29 ||--15, to v. 22 |--27, v. 18\n--15, v. 22 to 16 |--25, to v. 31 ||--16, v. 11 |--28, to v. 17\n v. 11 | || |\n--17 |--25, v. 31 ||--18 |--28, v. 17\n--19 |--26, to v. 31 ||--20, to v. 22 |Rom. 1\n--21, to v. 18 |--26, v. 31 to v. 57 ||--22, v. 21 to 23, |--2, to v. 17\n | || v. 10 |\n--23, v. 14 |--26, v. 57 ||--24 |--2, v. 17\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--25, to v. 23 |--27, to v. 27 ||--28, to v. 13 |--3\n--28, v. 29 to v. 42 |--27, v. 27 to v. 57 ||--29, v. 35 to 30, |--4\n | || v. 11 |\n--31 |--27, v. 57 ||--32, to v. 15 |--5\n--32, v. 15 |--28 ||--33, to v. 12 |--6\n--3, v. 12 to 34, |Mark 1, to v. 21 ||--24, v. 10 to v. 27 |--7\n v. 10 | || |\n..................... |--1, v. 21 ||..................... |--8, to v. 18\n--34, v. 27 |--2, to v. 23 ||--35, v. 29 to 36 |--8, v. 18\n | || v.8 |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--39, v. 30 |--2, v. 23 to 3, v. 13 ||--40, to v. 17 |--9, to v. 19\n--40, v. 17 |--3, v. 13 ||Levit. 9, v. 22 to |--9, v. 19\n | || 10, v. 12 |\nLevit. 14, to v. 23 |--4, to v. 35 ||--19, v. 30 to 20, |--12\n | || v. 9 |\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nDays marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects,\nEpistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish\nChurch.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMARCH\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 1| d |David, Archbishop of Minerva\n | | |\n | 2| e |Cedde, or Chad, Bishop of Lichfield\n | 3| f |\n | | |\n | 4| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 5| A |\n | 6| b |\n | 7| c |Perpetua, Mauritanian Martyr\n | 8| d |\n | 9| e |\n | 10| f |\n | 11| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 12| A |Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, and Confessor\n | 13| b |\n | 14| c |\n | | |\n | 15| d |\n | 16| e |\n | | |\n | 17| f |* _Patrick, Bishop_\n | 18| g |Edward, King of the West Saxons\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 19| A |\n | 20| b |\n | 21| c |Benedict, Abbot\n 14| 22| d |\n | 23| e |\n 3| 24| f | _Fast_\n 11| 25| g |_Annunciation of Mary_\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 26| A |\n 19| 27| b |\n 8| 28| c |\n | 29| d |\n | | |\n 16| 30| e |\n 5| 31| f |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe numbers here prefixed to the several days, between the\ntwenty-first day of March and the eighteenth day of April, both\ninclusive, denote the days upon which those Full Moons do fall,\nwhich happen upon or next after the twenty-first day of March, in\nthose years, of which they are respectively the Golden Numbers:\nAnd the Sunday Letter next following any such full Moon points\nout Easter-day for that year. All which holds until the year of\nour Lord 2199 inclusive; after which year, the places of these\nGolden Numbers will be changed.\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nLevit. 25, 50 v. 18 |Mark 4, v. 35 to 5, ||Levit. 25, v. 18 to |Rom. 11, to v. 25\n | v. 21 || v. 44 |\n--26, to v. 21 |--5, v. 21 ||--25, v. 21 |--11, v. 25\nNum. 6 |--6, to v. 14 ||Num. 9, v. 15 to |--12\n | || 10, v. 11 |\n--10, v. 11 |--6, v. 14 to v. 30 ||--11, to v. 24 |--13\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--11, v. 24 |--6, v. 30 ||--12 |--14, & 15, to v. 8\n--13, v. 17 |--7, to v. 24 ||--14, to v. 26 |--15, v. 8\n--14, v. 26 |--7, v. 24 to 8, v. 10 ||-16, to v. 23 |--16\n--16, v. 23 |--8, v. 10 to 9, v. 2 ||--17 |1 Cor. 1, to v. 26\n--20, to v. 14 |--9, v. 2 to v. 30 ||--20, v. 14 |--1, v. 26 & 2\n--21, to v. 10 |--9, v. 30 ||--21, v. 20 to v. 32 |--3\n--22, to v. 22 |--10, to v. 32 ||--22, v. 22 |--4, to v. 18\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--23 |--10, v. 32 ||--24 |--4, v. 18 & 5\n--25 |--11, to v. 27 ||--27, v. 12 |--6\nDeut. 1, to v. 19 |--11, v. 27 to 12, ||Deut. 1, v. 19 |--7, to v. 25\n | v. 13 || |\n--2, to v. 26 |--12, v. 13 to v. 35 ||--2, v. 26 to 3, v. 18|--7, v. 25\n--3, v. 18 |--12, v. 35 to 13, ||--4, to v. 25 |--8\n | v. 14 || |\n--4, v. 25 to v. 41 |--13, v. 14 ||--5, to v. 22 |--9\n--5, v. 22 |--14, to v. 27 ||--6 |--10, & 11, v. 1\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--7, to v. 12 |--14, v. 27 to v. 53 ||--7, v. 12 |--11, v. 2 to v. 17\n--8 |--14, v. 53 ||--10, v. 8 |--1, v. 17\n--11, to v. 18 |--15, to v. 42 ||--11, v. 18 |--12, to v. 28\n--15, to v. 16 |--15, v. 42 & 16 ||--17, v. 8 |--12, v. 28 & 13\n--18, v. 9 |Luke 1, to v. 26 ||--24, v. 5 |--14, to v. 20\n--26 |--1, v. 26 to v. 46 ||--27 |--14, v. 20\n..................... |--1, v. 46 ||..................... |--15, to v. 35\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--28, to v. 15 |--2, to v. 21 ||--28, v. 15 to v. 47 |--15, v. 35\n--28, v. 47 |--2, v. 21 ||--29, v. 9 |--16\n--30 |--3, to v. 23 ||--31, to v. 14 |2 Cor. 1, to v. 23\n--31, v. 14 to v. 30 |--4, to v. 16 ||--31, v. 30 to 32, |--1, v. 23 to 2, v. 14\n | || v. 44 |\n--32, v. 44 |--4, v. 16 ||--33 |--2, v. 14 & 3\n--34 |--5, to v. 17 ||Joshua 1 |--4\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAPRIL\nHATH XXX DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 1| g |\n 13| 2| A |\n 2| 3| b |Richard, Bishop of Chichester\n | 4| c |Ambrose, Bishop of Milan\n 10| 5| d |\n | | |\n | 6| e |\n 18| 7| f |\n 7| 8| g |\n | | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 9| A |\n 15| 10| b |\n | | |\n 4| 11| c |\n | 12| d |\n 12| 13| e |\n 1| 14| f |\n | 15| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 9| 16| A |\n 17| 17| b |\n 6| 18| c |\n | 19| d |Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury\n | | |\n | 20| e |\n | 21| f |\n | 22| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n | 23| A |Saint George, Martyr\n | 24| b |\n | 25| c |_Saint Mark, Evangelist and Martyr_\n | | |\n | 26| d |\n | 27| e |\n | 28| f |\n | 29| g |\n | 30| A |\n | | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe numbers here prefixed to the several days, between the\ntwenty-first day of March and the eighteenth day of April, both\ninclusive, denote the days upon which those Full Moons do fall,\nwhich happen upon or next after the twenty-first day of March, in\nthose years, of which they are respectively the Golden Numbers:\nAnd the Sunday Letter next following any such full Moon points\nout Easter-day for that year. All which holds until the year of\nour Lord 2199 inclusive; after which year, the places of these\nGolden Numbers will be changed.\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nJoshua 2 |Luke 5, v. 17 ||Joshua 3 |2 Cor. 5\n--4 |--6, to v. 20 ||--5 |--6, & 7, v. 1\n--6 |--6, v. 20 ||--7 |--7, v. 2\n--9, v. 3 |--7, to v. 24 ||--10, to v. 16 |--8\n--21, v. 43 to 22, |--, v. 24 ||--22, v. 11 |--9\n v. 11 | || |\n--23 |--8, to v. 26 ||--24 |--10\nJudges 2 |--8, v. 26 ||Judges 4 |--11, to v. 30\n--5 |--9, to v. 28 ||--6, to v. 24 |--11, v. 30 to 12,\n | || | v. 14\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--6, v. 24 |--9, v. 28 to v. 51 ||--7 |--12, v. 14 & 13\n--8, v. 32 to 9, v. 25|--9, v. 51 to 10, ||--10 |Gal. 1\n | v. 17 || |\n--11, to v. 29 |--10, v. 17 ||--11, v. 29 |--2\n--13 |--11, to v. 29 ||--14 |--3\n--15 |--11, v. 29 ||--16 |--4, to v. 21\nRuth 1 |--12, to v. 35 ||Ruth 2 |--4, v. 21 to 5, v. 13\n--3 |--12, v. 35 ||--4 |--5, v. 13\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n1 Sam. 1 |--13, to v. 18 ||1 Sam. 2, to v. 21 |--6\n--2, v. 21 |--13, v. 18 ||--3 |Eph. 1\n--4 |--14, to v. 25 ||--5 |--2\n--6 |--14, v. 25 to 15, ||--7 |--3\n | v. 11 || |\n--8 |15, v. 11 ||--9 |--4, to v. 25\n--10 |--16 ||--11 |4, v. 25 to 5, v. 22\n--12 |--17, to v. 20 ||--13 |--5, v. 22 to 6, v. 10\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--14, to v. 24 |--17, v. 20 ||--14, v. 24 to v. 47 |--6, v. 10\n--15 |--18, to v. 31 ||--16 |Phil. 1\n..................... |--18, v. 31 to 19, ||..................... |--2\n | v. 11 || |\n--17, to v. 31 |--19, v. 11 to v. 28 ||--17, v. 31 to v. 55 |--3\n--17, v. 55 to 18, |--19, v. 28 ||--19 |--4\n v. 17 | || |\n--20, to v. 18 |--20, to v. 27 ||--20, v. 18 |Col. 1, to v. 21\n--21 |--20, v. 27 to 21, ||--22 |--1, v. 21 to 2, v. 8\n | v. 5 || |\n--23 |--21, v. 5 ||--24, & 25, v. 1 |--2, v. 8\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n | || |\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMAY\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| b |_Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles and Martyrs_\n 2| c |\n 3| d |Invention of the Cross\n 4| e |\n 5| f |\n 6| g |Saint John, Evangelist, before the Latin Gate\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 7| A |\n | |\n 8| b |\n | |\n 9| c |\n 10| d |\n | |\n 11| e |\n 12| f |\n 13| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 14| A |\n | |\n 15| b |\n 16| c |\n 17| d |\n 18| e |\n 19| f |Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury\n 20| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 21| A |\n | |\n 22| b |\n | |\n 23| c |\n 24| d |\n 25| e |\n 26| f |Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury\n | |\n 27| g |Venerable Bede, Presbyter\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 28| A |\n 29| b |\n 30| c |\n | |\n 31| d |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |Colos. 3, to v. 18\n1 Sam. 26 |Luke 22, to v. 31 ||1 Sam. 28, v. 3 |--3, v. 18 to 4, v. 7\n--31 |--22, v. 31 to v. 54 ||2 Sam. 1 |--4, v. 7\n2 Sam. 3, v. 17 |--22, v. 54 ||--4 |1 Thess. 1\n--6 |--23, to v. 26 ||--7, to v. 18 |--2\n--7, v. 18 |--23, v. 26 to v. 50 ||--9 |--3\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--11 |--23, v. 50 to 24, ||--12, to v. 24 |--4\n | v. 13 || |\n--13, v. 38 to 14, |--24, v. 13 ||--15, to v. 16 |--5\n v. 26 | || |\n--15, v. 16 |John 1, to v. 29 ||--16, to v. 15 |2 Thess. 1\n--16, v. 15 to 17, |--1, v. 29 ||--17, v. 24 to 18, |--2\n v. 24 | || v. 18 |\n--18, v. 18 |--2 ||--19, to v. 24 |--3\n--19, v. 24 |--3, to v. 22 ||--21, to v. 15 |1 Tim. 1, to v. 18\n--23, to v. 24 |--3, v. 22 ||--24 |-1, v. 18 & 2\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n1 Kings 1, to v. 28 |--4, to v. 31 ||1 Kings 1, v. 28 to |--3\n | || v. 49 |\n1 Chron. 29, v. 10 |--4, v. 31 ||--3 |--4\n1 Chron. 29, v. 20 |--5, to v. 24 ||--5 |--5\n--6, to v. 15 |--5, v. 24 ||--8, to v. 22 |--6\n--8, v. 22 to v. 54 |--6, to v. 22 ||--8, v. 54 to 9, v. 10|2 Tim. 1\n--10 |--, v. 22 to v. 41 ||--11, to v. 26 |--2\n--11, v. 26 |--6, v. 41 ||--12, to v. 26 |--3\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--12, v. 25 to 13, |--7, to v. 25 ||--13, v. 11 |--4\n--14, to v. 21 |--7, v. 25 ||--15, v 25 to 16, |Titus 1\n | || v, 8 |\n--16, v. 8 |--8, to v. 31 ||--17 |--2\n--18, to v. 17 |--8, v. 31 ||--18, v. 17 |--3\n--19 |--9, to v. 39 ||--21 |Philemon\n--22, to v. 41 |--9, v. 39 to 10, ||2 Kings 1 |Heb. 1\n | v.22 || |\n2 Kings 2 |--10, v. 22 ||--4, v. 8 |--2, & 3, to v. 7\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--5 |--11, to v. 17 ||--6, to v. 24 |--3, v. 7 to 4, v. 14\n--6, v. 24 |--11, v. 17 to v. 47 ||--7 |--4, v. 14 7 & 5\n--8, to v. 26 |--11, v. 47 to 12, ||--9 |--6\n | v. 20 || |\n--10, to v. 18 |--12, v. 20 ||--10, v. 18 |--7\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nDays marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects,\nEpistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish\nChurch.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJUNE\nHATH XXX DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| e |Nicomede, Roman Presbyter and Martyr\n 2| f |\n 3| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 4| A |\n 5| b |Boniface, Bishop of Mentz, and Martyr\n 6| c |\n 7| d |\n 8| e |\n 9| f |* _Columba, Abbot of Iona_\n 10| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 11| A |_Saint Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr_\n 12| b |\n 13| c |\n 14| d |\n | |\n 15| e |\n 16| f |\n | |\n 17| g |Saint Alban, Martyr\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 18| A |\n 19| b |\n 20| c |Translation of Edward, King of the West Saxons\n 21| d |\n 22| e |\n 23| f | _Fast_\n 24| g |_Nativity of Saint John Baptist_\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 25| A |\n 26| b |\n 27| c |\n 28| d | _Fast_\n 29| e |_Saint Peter, Apostle and Martyr_\n 30| f |\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n2 Kings 13 |John 13, to v. 21 ||2 Kings 17, to v. 24 |Heb. 8\n--17, v. 24 |--13, v. 21 ||2 Chron. 12 |--9\n2 Chron. 13 |--14 ||--14 |--10, to v. 19\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--15 |--15 ||--16, & 17, to v. 14 |--10, v. 19\n--19 |--16, to v. 16 ||--20, to v. 31 |--11, to v. 17\n--20, v. 31 & 21 |--16, v. 16 ||--22 |--11, v. 17\n--23 |--17 ||--24 |--12\n--25 |--18, to v. 28 ||--26, & 27 |--13\n--28 |--18, v. 28 ||2 Kings 18, to v. 9 |James 1\n--29, v. 3 to v. 21 |--19, to v. 25 ||2 Chron. 30, & 31, |--2\n | || v. 1 |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n2 Kings 18, v. 13 |--19, v. 25 ||2 Kings 19, to v. 20 |--3\n--19, v. 20 |--20, to v. 19 ||--20 |--4\nIsaiah 38, v. 9 to |--20, v. 19 ||2 Chron. 33 |--5\n v. 21 | || |\n2 Kings 22 |--21 ||2 Kings 23, to v. 21 |1 Peter 1, to v. 22\n--23, v. 21 to 24, |--Acts 1 ||--24, v. 8 to 25, v. 8|--l, v. 22 to 2, v. 11\n v. 8 | || |\n--25, v. 8 |--2, to v. 22 ||Ezra 1, & 3 |--2, v. 11 to 3, v. 8\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nEzra 4 |--2, v. 22 ||--5 |--3, v. 8 to 4, r. 7\n--7 |--3 ||--8, v. 15 |--4, v. 7\n--9 |--4, to v. 32 ||--10, to v. 20 |--5\nNehem. 1 |--4, v. 32 to 5, v. 17 ||Nehem. 2 |--2 Peter 1\n--4 |--5, v. 17 ||--5 |--2\n--6, & 7, to v. 5 |--6 ||--7, v. 73 & 8 |--3\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--13, to v. 15 |--7, to v. 35 ||--13, v. 15 |1 John 1\nEsther 1 |--7, v. 35 to 8, v. 5 ||--Esther 2, v. 15 & 3 |--2, to v. 15\n--4 |--8, v. 5 to v. 26 ||--5 |--2, v. 15\n--6 |--8, v. 26 ||--7 |--3, to v. 16\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\nJob 1 |--9, to v. 23 ||Job 2 |3, v. 16 to 4, v. 7\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJULY\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| g |\n 2| A |\n 3| b |Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\n 4| c |\n 5| d |Translation of Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor\n 6| e |\n 7| f |\n 8| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 9| A |\n 10| b |\n | |\n 11| c |\n 12| d |\n 13| e |\n 14| f |\n 15| g |Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, Translation\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 16| A |\n 17| b |\n 18| c |\n 19| d |\n 20| e |Margaret, Virgin and Martyr at Antioch\n 21| f |\n | |\n 22| g |Saint Mary Magdalen\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 23| A |\n 24| b | _Fast_\n | |\n 25| c |_Saint James, Apostle and Martyr_\n 26| d |Saint Anne, Mother to the Blessed Virgin Mary\n 27| e |\n | |\n 28| f |\n 29| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 30| A |\n 31| b |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nJob 3 |Acts 9, v. 23 ||Job 4 |1 John 4, v. 7\n--5 |--10, to v. 24 ||--6 |--5\n--7 |--10, v. 24 ||--9 |2 John\n--10 |--11 ||--11 |3 John\n--12 |--12 ||--13 |Jude\n--14 |--13, to v. 26 ||--16 |Matt. 1, v. 18\n--17 |--13, v. 26 ||--19 |--2\n--21 |--14 ||--22, v. 12 to v. 29 |--3\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--23 |--15, to v. 30 ||--24 |--4, to v. 23\n--25, & 26 |--15, y. 30 to 16, ||--27 |--4, v. 23 to 5, v. 13\n | v. 16 || |\n--28 |--16, v. 16 ||--29, & 30, v. 1 |--5, v. 13 to 5, v. 33\n--30, v. 12 to v. 27 |--17, to v. 16 ||--31, v. 13 |--5, v. 33\n--32 |--17, v. 16 ||--38, to v. 39 |--6, to v. 19\n--38, v. 39 & 39 |--18, to v. 24 ||--40 |--6, v. 19 to 7, v. 7\n--41 |--18, v. 24 to 19, ||--42 |--7, v. 7\n | v. 21 || |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nProv. 1, to v. 20 |--19, v. 21 ||Prov. 1, v. 20 |--8, to v. 18\n--2 |--20, to v. 17 ||--3, to v. 27 |--8, v. 18\n--3, v. 27 to 4, v. 20|--20, v. 17 ||--4, v. 20 to 5, v. 15|--9, to v. 18\n--5, v. 15 |--21, to v. 17 ||--6, to v. 20 |--9, v. 18\n--7 |--21, v. 17 to v. 37 ||--8 |--10, to v. 24\n--9 |--21, v. 37 to 22, ||--10, v. 16 |--10, v. 24\n | v. 23 || |\n--11, to v. 15 |--22, v. 23 to 23, ||--11, v. 15 |--11\n | v. 12 || |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--12, v. 10 |--23, v. 12 ||--13 |--12, to v. 22\n--14, v. 9 to v. 28 |--24 ||--14, v. 28 to 15, |--12, v. 22\n | || v. 18 |\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |--13, to v. 24\n--15, v. 18 |--25 ||--16, to v. 20 |--13, v. 24 to v. 53\n--16, v. 31 to 17, |--26 ||--18, v. 10 |--13, v. 53 to 14,\n v. 18 | || | v. 13\n--19, v. 13 |--27 ||--20, to v. 23 |--14, v. 13\n--21, to v. 17 |--28, to v. 17 ||--22, to v. 17 |--15, to v. 21\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--23, v. 10 |--28, v. 17 ||--24, v. 21 |--15, v. 21\n--25 |Rom. 1 ||--26, to v. 21 |--16, to v. 24\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nDays marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects,\nEpistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish\nChurch.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAUGUST\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| c |Lammas Day\n | |\n 2| d |\n 3| e |\n 4| f |\n | |\n 5| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 6| A |* _Transfiguration of our Lord_\n | |\n 7| b |Name of Jesus\n 8| c |\n 9| d |\n 10| e |Saint Laurence, Archdeacon of Rome, and Martyr\n 11| f |\n 12| g |\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 13| A |\n 14| b |\n 15| c |\n 16| d |\n 17| e |\n 18| f |\n 19| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 20| A |\n 21| b |\n 22| c |\n 23| d | _Fast_\n 24| e |_Saint Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr_\n 25| f |\n 26| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 27| A |\n 28| b |Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Confessor, Doctor\n 29| c |Beheading of Saint John Baptist\n 30| d |\n 31| e |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--Prov. 27, to v. 23 |Rom. 2, to v. 17 ||Prov. 28, to v. 15 |--Matt. 16, v. 24 to\n | || | 17, v. 14\n--30, to v. 18 |--2, v. 17 ||--31, v. 10 |--17, v. 14\nEccles. 1 |--3 ||Eccles. 2, to v. 12 |--18, to v. 21\n--3 |--4 ||--4 |--18, v. 21 to 19,\n | || | v. 3\n--5 |--5 ||--6 |--19, v. 3, to v. 27\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--7 |--6 ||--8 |--19, v. 27 to 20,\n | || | v. 17\n--9 |--7 ||--11 |--20, v. 17\n--12 |--8, to v. 18 ||Jeremiah 1 |--21, to v. 23\nJeremiah 2, to v. 14 |--8, v. 18 ||--5, to v. 19 |--21, v. 23\n--5, v. 19 |--9, to v. 19 ||--6, to v. 22 |--22, to v. 15\n--7, to v. 17 |--9, v. 19 ||--8, v. 4 |--22, v. 15 to v. 41\n--9, to v. 17 |--10 ||--13, v. 8 to v. 24 |--22, v. 41 to 23,\n | || | v. 13\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--15 |--11, to v. 25 ||--17, to v. 19 |--23, v. 13\n--18, to v. 18 |--11, v. 25 ||--19 |--24, to v. 29\n--21 |--12 ||--22, to v. 13 |--24, v. 29\n--22, v. 13 |--13 ||--23, to v. 16 |--25, to v. 31\n--24 |--14, & 15, to v. 8 ||--25, to v. 15 |--25, v. 31\n--26 |--15, v. 8 ||--28 |--26, to v. 31\n--29, v. 4 to v. 20 |--16 ||--30 |--26, v. 31 to v. 57\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--31, to v. 15 |--1 Cor. 1, to v. 26 ||--31, v. 15 to v. 38 |--26, v. 57\n--33, to v. 14 |--1, v. 26 & 2 ||--33, v. 14 |--27, to v. 27\n--35 |--3 ||--36, to v. 14 |--27, v. 27 to v. 57\n--36, v. 14 |--4, to v. 18 ||--38, to v. 14 |--27, v. 57\n..................... |--4 v. 18 & 5 ||..................... |--28\n--38, v. 14 |--6 ||--39 |Mark 1, to v. 21\n--50, to v. 21 |--7, to v. 25 ||--51, v. 54 |--1, v. 21\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nEzek. 1, to v. 15 |--7, v. 25 ||Ezek. 1, v. 15 |--2, to v. 23\n--2 |--8 ||3, to v. 15 |--2, v. 23 to 3, v. 13\n--3, v. 15 |--9 ||--8 |--3, v. 13\n--9 |--10, & 11, v. 1 ||--11, v. 14 |--4, to v. 35\n--12, v. 17 |--11, v. 2 to v. 17 ||--13, to v. 17 |--4, v. 35 to 5, v. 21\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nDays marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects,\nEpistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish\nChurch.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEPTEMBER\nHATH XXX DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| f |Giles, Abbot and Confessor\n 2| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 3| A |\n 4| b |\n 5| c |\n 6| d |\n 7| e |Enurchus (Evurtius), Bishop of Orleans\n 8| f |Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary\n 9| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 10| A |\n 11| b |\n 12| c |\n 13| d |\n | |\n 14| e |Holy Cross Day\n 15| f | _Fast_\n | |\n 16| g |* _Ninian, Bishop of Candida Casa_\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 17| A |Lambert, Bishop and Martyr\n 18| b |\n 19| c |\n 20| d | _Fast_\n | |\n 21| e |_Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist, and Martyr_\n 22| f |\n 23| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 24| A |\n 25| b |\n 26| c |Sainte Cyprian, Archbishop of Carthage, and Martyr\n 27| d |\n 28| e |\n 29| f |_Saint Michael and all Angels_\n 30| g |Saint Jerome, Presbyter, Confessor, and Doctor\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nEzek. 13, v. 17 |1 Cor. 11, v. 17 ||Ezek. 14, to v. 12 |Mark 5, v. 21\n--14, v. 12 |--12, to v. 28 ||--16, v. 44 |--6, to v. 14\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--18, to v. 19 |--12, v. 28 & 13 ||--18, v. 19 |--6, v. 14 to v. 30\n--20, to v. 18 |--14, to v. 20 ||--20, v. 18 to v. 33 |--6, v. 30\n--20, v. 33 to v. 44 |--14, v. 20 ||--22, v. 23 |--7, to v. 24\n--24, v. 15 |--15, to v. 35 ||--26 |--7, v. 24 to 8, v. 10\n--27, to v. 26 |--15, v. 35 ||--27, v. 26 |--8, v. 10 to 9, v. 2\n--28, to v. 20 |--16 ||--31 |--9, v. 2 to v. 30\n--32, to v. 17 |2 Cor. 1, to v. 23 ||--33, to v. 21 |--9, v. 30\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--33, v. 21 |--1, v. 23 to 2, v. 14 ||--34, to v. 17 |--10, to v. 32\n--34, v. 17 |--2, v. 14 & 3 ||--36, v. 16 to v. 33 |--10, v. 32\n--37, to v. 15 |--4 ||--37, v. 15 |--11, to v. 27\n--47, to v. 13 |--5 ||Dan. 1 |--11, v. 27 to 12,\n | || | v. 13\nDan. 2, to v. 24 |--6, & 7, v. 1 ||--2, v. 24 |--12, v. 13 to v. 35\n--3 |--7, v. 2 ||--4, to v. 19 |--12, v. 35 to 13,\n | || | v. 14\n--4, v. 19 |--8 ||--5, to v. 17 |--13, v. 14\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--5, v. 17 |--9 ||--6 |--14, to v. 27\n--7, to v. 15 |--10 ||--7, v. 15 |--14, v. 27 to v. 53\n--9, to v. 20 |--11, to v. 30 ||--9, v. 20 |--14, v. 53\n--10, to v. 20 |--11, v. 30 to 12, ||--12 |--15, to v. 42\n | v. 14 || |\n..................... |--12, v. 14 & 13 ||..................... |--15 v. 42 & 16\nHosea 2, v. 14 |Gal. 1 ||Hosea 4, to v. 13 |--Luke 1, to v. 26\n--5, v. 8 to 6, v. 7 |--2 ||--7, v. 8 |--1, v. 26 to v. 57\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--8 |--3 ||--9 |--1, v. 57\n--10 |--4, to v. 21 ||--11, & 12, to v. 7 |--2, to v. 21\n--13, to v. 15 |--4, v. 21 to 5, v. 13 ||--14 |--2, v. 21\nJoel 1 |--5, v. 13 ||Joel 2, to v. 15 |--3, to v. 23\n--2, v. 15 to v. 28 |--6 ||--2, v. 28 to 3, v. 9 |--4, to v. 16\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n--3, v. 9 |Eph. 1 ||Amos 1, & 2, to v. 4 |--4, v. 16\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nOCTOBER\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| A |Remigius, Bishop of Rheims\n | |\n 2| b |\n 3| c |\n 4| d |\n 5| e |\n 6| f |Faith, Virgin and Martyr\n 7| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 8| A |\n 9| b |Saint Denys, Areopagite, Bishop and Martyr\n 10| c |\n 11| d |\n | |\n 12| e |\n 13| f |Translation of King Edward Confessor\n 14| g |\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 15| A |\n 16| b |\n 17| c |Etheldreda, Virgin\n 18| d |_Saint Luke, Evangelist_\n 19| e |\n 20| f |\n | |\n 21| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 22| A |\n 23| b |\n 24| c |\n 25| d |Crispin, Martyr\n 26| e |\n | |\n 27| f | _Fast_\n 28| g |_Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles and Martyrs_\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 29| A |\n 30| b |\n | |\n 31| c | _Fast_\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nAmos 2, v. 4 to 3, |Eph. 2 ||Amos 4, v. 4 |Luke 5, to v. 17\n v. 9 | || |\n--5, to v. 18 |--3 ||5, v. 18 to 6, v. 9 |--5, v. 17\n--7 |--4, to v. 25 ||--8 |--6, to v. 20\n--9 |--4, v. 25 to 5, v. 22 ||Obadiah |--6, v. 20\nJonah 1 |--5, v. 22 to 6, v. 10 ||Jonah 2 |--7, to v. 24\n--3 |--6, v. 10 ||--4 |--7, v. 24\nMicah 1, to v. 10 |Phil. 1 ||Micah 2 |--8, to v. 26\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--3 |--2 ||--4 |--8, v. 26\n--5 |--3 ||--6 |--9, to v. 28\n--7 |--4 ||Nahum 1 |--9, v. 28 to v. 51\nNahum 2 |Col. 1, to v. 21 ||--3 |--9, v. 51 to 10,\n | || | v. 17\nHabak. 1 |--1, v. 21 to 2, v. 8 ||Habak. 2 |---10, v. 17\n--3 |--2, v. 8 ||Zeph. 1, to v. 14 |--11, to v. 29\nZeph. 1, v. 14 to 2, |--3, to v. 18 ||--2, v. 4 |--11, v. 29\n v. 4 | || |\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--3 |--3, v. 18 & 4 ||Haggai 1 |--12, to v. 35\nHaggai 2, to v. 10 |1 Thess. 1 ||2, v. 10 |--12, v. 35\nZech. 1, to v. 18 |--2 ||Zech. 1, v. 18 & 2 |--13, to v. 18\n..................... |--3 ||..................... |--13 v 18\n--3 |--4 ||--4 |--14, to v. 25\n--5 |--5 ||--6 |--14, v. 25 to 15,\n | || | v. 11\n--7 |2 Thess. 1 ||--8, to v. 14 |--15, v. 11\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--8, v. 14 |--2 ||--9, v. 9 |--16\n--10 |--3 ||--11 |--17, to v. 20\n--12 |1 Tim. 1, to v. 18 ||--13 |--17, v. 20\n--14 |--1, v. 18 & 2 ||--Mal. 1 |--18, to v. 31\nMal. 2 |--3 ||--3, to v. 13 |--18, v. 31 to 19,\n | || | v. 11\n--3, v. 13 & 4 |--4 ||Wisdom 1 |--19,0. 11 to v. 28\n..................... |--5 ||..................... |--19, v. 28\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nWisdom 2 |--6 ||--4, v. 7 |--20, to v. 27\n--6, to v. 22 |2 Tim. 1 ||--6, v. 22 to 7, v. 15|--20, v. 27 to 21,\n | || | v. 5\n--7, v. 15 |--2 ||--8, to v. 19 |--21, v. 5\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nDays marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects,\nEpistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish\nChurch.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNOVEMBER\nHATH XXX DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| d |_All Saints' Day_\n 2| e |\n 3| f |\n | |\n 4| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 5| A |\n 6| b |Leonard, Confessor\n 7| c |\n | |\n 8| d |\n 9| e |\n 10| f |\n 11| g |Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 12| A |\n 13| b |Britius, Bishop\n 14| c |\n 15| d |Machutus, Bishop\n 16| e |* _Margaret, Queen of Scotland_\n 17| f |Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln\n 18| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 19| A |\n 20| b |Edmund, King and Martyr\n 21| c |\n 22| d |Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr\n 23| e |Saint Clement I., Bishop of Rome, and Martyr\n 24| f |\n 25| g |Catherine, Virgin and Martyr\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 26| A |\n 27| b |\n 28| c |\n 29| d | _Fast_\n 30| e |_Saint Andrew, Apostle and Martyr_\n | |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\nWisdom 9 |2 Tim. 3 ||Wisdom 11, to v. 15 |Luke 22, to v. 31\n--11, v. 15 to 12, |--4 ||--17 |--22, v. 31 to v. 54\n v. 3 | || |\nEcclus. 1, to v. 14 |Titus 1 ||Ecclus. 2 |--22, v. 54\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--3, v. 17 to v. 30 |--2 ||--4, v. 10 |--23, to v. 26\n--5 |--3 ||--7, v. 27 |--23, v. 26 to v. 50\n--10, v. 18 |Philemon ||--14, to v. 20 |--23, v. 50 to 24,\n | || | v. 13\n--15, v. 9 |Heb. 1 ||--16, v. 17 |--24, v. 13\n--18, to v. 15 |--2, & 3, to v. 7 ||--18, v. 15 |John 1, to v. 29\n--19, v. 13 |--3, v. 7 to 4, v. 14 ||--22, v. 6 to v. 24 |--1, v. 29\n--24, to v. 24 |--4, v. 14 & 5 ||--24, v. 24 |--2\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--33, v. 7 to v. 23 |--6 ||--34, v. 15 |--3, to v. 22\n--35 |--7 ||--37, v. 8 to v. 19 |--3, v. 22\n--39, to v. 13 |--8 ||--39, v. 13 |--4, to v. 31\n--41, to v. 14 |--9 ||--42, v. 15 |--4, v. 31\n--44, to v. 16 |--10, to v. 19 ||--50, to v. 25 |--5, to v. 24\n--51, v. 10 |--10, v. 19 ||Baruch 4, to v. 21 |--5, v. 24\nBaruch 4, v. 36 & 5 |--11, to v. 17 ||Isaiah 1, to v. 21 |--6, to v. 22\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nIsaiah 1, v. 21 |--11, v. 17 ||--2 |--6, v. 22 to v. 41\n--3, to v. 16 |--12 ||--4, v. 2 |--6, v. 41\n--5, to v. 18 |--13 ||--5, v. 18 |--7, to v. 25\n--6 |James 1 ||--7, to v. 17 |--7, v. 25\n--8, v. 5 to v. 18 |--2 ||--8, v. 18 to 9, v. 8 |--8, to v. 31\n--9, v. 8 to 10, v. 5 |--3 ||--10, v. 5 to v. 20 |--8, v. 31\n--10, v. 20 |--4 ||--11, to v. 10 |--9, to v. 39\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--11, v. 10 |-- 5 ||--12 |--9, v. 39 to 10,\n | || | v. 22\n--13 |1 Pet. 1, to v. 22 ||--14, to v. 24 |--10, v. 22\n--17 |--1, v. 22 to 2, v. 11 ||--18 |--11, to v. 17\n--19, to v. 16 |--2, v. 11 to 3, v. 8 ||--19, v. 16 |--11, v. 17 to v. 47\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the\ntable and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are\nthe right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDECEMBER\nHATH XXXI DAYS\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1| f |\n | |\n 2| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 3| A |\n 4| b |\n 5| c |\n 6| d |Nicolas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia\n 7| e |\n 8| f |Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary\n 9| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 10| A |\n 11| b |\n 12| c |\n 13| d |Lucy, Virgin and Martyr\n | |\n 14| e |\n | |\n 15| f |\n 16| g |O Sapientia\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 17| A |\n 18| b |\n 19| c |\n 20| d | _Fast_\n 21| e |_Saint Thomas, Apostle and Martyr_\n 22| f |\n 23| g |\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n 24| A | _Fast_\n 25| b |_Christmas-day_\n 26| c |_Saint Stephen, the first Martyr_\n 27| d |_Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist_\n 28| e |_Innocents'-day_\n 29| f |\n 30| g |\n 31| A |Silvester, Bishop of Rome\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nI. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\nIsaiah 21, to v. 13 |--1 Pet. 3, v. 8 to 4, ||Isaiah 22, to v. 15 |John 11, v. 47 to\n | v. 7 || | 12, v. 20\n--22, v. 15 |--4, v. 7 ||--23 |--12, v. 20\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--24 |--5 ||--25 |--13, to v. 21\n--26, to v. 20 |2 Pet. 1 ||--26, v. 20 & 27 |--13, v. 21\n--28, to v. 14 |--2 ||--28, v. 14 |--14\n--29, to v. 9 |--3 ||--29, v. 9 |--15\n--30, to v. 18 |1 John 1 ||--30, v. 18 |--16, to v. 16\n--31 |--2, to v. 15 ||--32 |--16, v. 16\n--33 |--2, v. 15 ||--34 |--17\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--35 |--3, to v. 16 ||--40, to v. 12 |--18, to v. 28\n--40, v. 12 |--3, v. 16 to 4, v. 7 ||--41, to v. 17 |--18, v. 28\n--41, v. 17 |--4, v. 7 ||--42, to v. 18 |--19, to v. 25\n--42, v. 18 to 43, |--5 ||--43, v. 8 |--19, v. 25\n v. 8 | || |\n--44, to v. 21 |2 John ||--44, v. 21 to 45, |--20, to v. 19\n | || v. 8 |\n--45, v. 8 |3 John ||--46 |--20, v. 19\n--47 |Jude ||--48 |--21\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--49, to v. 13 |Rev. 1 ||--49, v. 13 |Rev. 2, to v. 18\n--50 |--2, v. 18 to 3, v. 7 ||--51, to v. 9 |3, v. 7\n--51, v. 9 |--4 ||--52, to v. 13 |--5\n--52, v. 13, & 53 |--6 ||--54 |--7\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n--55 |--8 ||--56 |--10\n--57 |--11 ||--58 |--12\n----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------\n--59 |--14 ||--60 |--15\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n..................... |..................... ||..................... |.....................\n..................... |--16 ||..................... |--18\n--61 |--19, to v. 11 ||--62 |--19, v. 11\n--63 |--20 ||--64, & 65, to v. 8 |--21, to v. 15\n--65, v. 8 |--21, v. 15 to 22, ||--66 |--22, v. 6\n | v. 6 || |\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\nTABLES AND RULES FOR THE\n\nMOVEABLE AND IMMOVEABLE FEASTS\n\nTOGETHER WITH THE\n\nDAYS OF FASTING AND ABSTINENCE\n\nTHROUGH THE WHOLE YEAR\n\n\nRULES TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS\n\nAND HOLY-DAYS BEGIN\n\n\nEaster-day (on which the rest depend) is always the first Sunday\nafter the Full Moon which happens upon, or next after the\nTwenty-first day of March; and if the Full Moon happens upon\na Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.\n\nAdvent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St\nAndrew, whether before or after.\n\n\nSeptuagesima | | nine |\nSexagesima \\ Sunday is / eight \\ weeks before Easter.\nQuinquagesima / \\ seven /\nQuadragesima | | six |\n\n\nRogation Sunday | | five weeks |\nAscension-day \\ is / forty days \\ after Easter.\nWhitsunday / \\ seven weeks /\nTrinity Sunday | | eight weeks |\n\n\n\n\nA TABLE OF ALL THE FEASTS\n\nTHAT ARE TO BE OBSERVED IN THE\n\nCHURCH OF ENGLAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR\n\n\nAll Sundays in the Year.\n\n | The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.\n | The Epiphany.\n | The Conversion of St Paul.\n | The Purification of the Blessed Virgin.\n | St Matthias the Apostle.\n | The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.\n | St Mark the Evangelist.\n | St Philip and St James the Apostles.\n | The Ascension of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.\n | St Barnabas.\nThe days | The Nativity of St John Baptist.\nof the / St Peter the Apostle.\nFeasts \\ St James the Apostle.\nof | St Bartholomew the Apostle.\n | St Matthew the Apostle.\n | St Michael and all Angels.\n | St Luke the Evangelist.\n | St Simon and St Jude the Apostles.\n | All Saints.\n | St Andrew the Apostle.\n | St Thomas the Apostle.\n | The NATIVITY of our LORD.\n | St Stephen the Martyr.\n | St John the Evangelist.\n | The Holy Innocents\n\nMonday and Tuesday in Easter-week.\n\nMonday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week.\n\n\n\n\nA TABLE OF THE\n\nVIGILS, FASTS, AND DAYS OF ABSTINENCE\n\nTO BE OBSERVED IN THE YEAR\n\n\n | The NATIVITY of our LORD.\n | The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\n | The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.\n | Easter-day.\nThe | Ascension-day.\nEvens | Pentecost.\nor / St Matthias.\nVigils \\ St John Baptist.\nbefore | St Peter.\n | St James.\n | St Bartholomew.\n | St Matthew.\n | St Simon and St Jude.\n | St Andrew.\n | St Thomas.\n | All Saints.\n\nNote that if any of these Feast-days fall upon a Monday, then the\nVigil or Fast-day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon\nthe Sunday next before it.\n\n\n\n\nDAYS OF FASTING, OR ABSTINENCE\n\n\nI. The Forty Days of Lent.\n\nII. The Ember Days at the four Seasons, being the Wednesday,\nFriday, and Saturday after:\n\n 1. The first Sunday in Lent.\n\n 2. The Feast of Pentecost.\n\n 3. September 14.\n\n 4. December 13.\n\nIII. The three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and\nWednesday before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord.\n\nIV. All the Fridays in the year, except Christmas-day.\n\n\n\nA SOLEMN DAY\n\nFOR WHICH A PARTICULAR SERVICE IS APPOINTED\n\n\nThe sixth day of May, being the day on which His Majesty began\nhis happy reign.\n\n\n\n[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in\nthe original text. The first table is the left hand portion and\nthe second is the right-hand portion.]\n\n\n\nA TABLE OF THE MOVEABLE\n\nFEASTS FOR FIFTY YEARS\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n | | | | | |\n YEAR | GOLDEN | THE | SUNDAY | SUNDAYS | SEPTUAGESIMA | THE FIRST\n OF OUR | NUMBER | EPACT | LETTER | AFTER | SUNDAY | DAY OF\n LORD | | | | EPIPHANY | | LENT\n | | | | | |\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1912 | XIII | 11 | GF | Four | Feb. 4 | Feb. 21\n 1913 | XIV | 22 | E | One | Jan. 19 | Feb. 5\n 1914 | XV | 3 | D | Four | Feb. 8 | Feb. 25\n 1915 | XVI | 14 | C | Three | Jan. 31 | Feb. 17\n 1916 | XVII | 25 | BA | Six | Feb. 20 | Mar. 8\n 1917 | XVIII | 6 | G | Four | Feb. 4 | Feb. 21\n 1918 | XIX | 17 | F | Two | Jan. 27 | Feb. 13\n 1919 | I | 29 | E | Five | Feb. 16 | Mar. 5\n 1920 | II | 10 | DC | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18\n | | | | | |\n 1921 | III | 21 | B | Two | Jan. 23 | Feb. 9\n 1922 | IV | 2 | A | Five | Feb. 12 | Mar. 1\n 1923 | V | 13 | G | Three | Jan. 28 | Feb. 14\n 1924 | VI | 24 | FE | Five | Feb. 17 | Mar. 5\n 1925 | VII | 5 | D | Four | Feb. 8 | Feb. 25\n 1926 | VIII | 16 | C | Three | Jan. 31 | Feb. 17\n 1927 | IX | 27 | B | Five | Feb. 13 | Mar. 2\n 1928 | X | 8 | AG | Four | Feb. 5 | Feb. 22\n 1929 | XI | 19 | F | Two | Jan. 27 | Feb. 13\n 1930 | XII | 0 | E | Five | Feb. 16 | Mar. 5\n | | | | | |\n 1931 | XIII | 11 | D | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18\n 1932 | XIV | 22 | CB | Two | Jan. 24 | Feb. 10\n 1933 | XV | 3 | A | Five | Feb. 12 | Mar. 1\n 1934 | XVI | 14 | F | Three | Jan. 28 | Feb. 14\n 1935 | XVII | 25 | G | Five | Feb. 17 | Mar. 6\n 1936 | XVIII | 6 | ED | Four | Feb. 9 | Feb. 26\n 1937 | XIX | 17 | C | Two | Jan. 24 | Feb. 10\n 1938 | I | 29 | B | Five | Feb. 13 | Mar. 2\n 1939 | II | 10 | A | Four | Feb. 5 | Feb. 22\n 1940 | III | 21 | GF | Two | Jan. 21 | Feb. 7\n | | | | | |\n 1941 | IV | 2 | E | Four | Feb. 9 | Feb. 26\n 1942 | V | 13 | D | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18\n 1943 | VI | 24 | C | Six | Feb. 21 | Mar. 10\n 1944 | VII | 5 | BA | Four | Feb. 6 | Feb. 23\n 1945 | VIII | 16 | G | Three | Jan. 28 | Feb. 14\n 1946 | IX | 27 | F | Five | Feb. 17 | Mar. 6\n 1947 | X | 8 | E | Three | Feb. 2 | Feb. 19\n 1948 | XI | 19 | DC | Two | Jan. 25 | Feb. 11\n 1949 | XII | 0 | B | Five | Feb. 13 | Mar. 2\n 1950 | XIII | 11 | A | Four | Feb. 5 | Feb. 22\n | | | | | |\n 1951 | XIV | 22 | G | Two | Jan. 21 | Feb. 7\n 1952 | XV | 3 | FE | Four | Feb. 10 | Feb. 27\n 1953 | XVI | 14 | D | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18\n 1954 | XVII | 25 | C | Five | Feb. 14 | Mar. 3\n 1955 | XVIII | 6 | B | Four | Feb. 6 | Feb. 23\n 1956 | XIX | 17 | AG | Three | Jan. 29 | Feb. 15\n 1957 | I | 29 | F | Five | Feb. 17 | Mar. 6\n 1958 | II | 10 | E | Three | Feb. 2 | Feb. 19\n 1959 | III | 21 | D | Two | Jan. 25 | Feb. 11\n 1960 | IV | 2 | CB | Five | Feb. 14 | Mar. 2\n | | | | | |\n 1961 | V | 13 | A | Three | Jan. 29 | Feb. 15\n\n\n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n | | | | | |\n YEAR | EASTER | ROGATION | ASCENSION | WHITSUNDAY | SUNDAYS | ADVENT\n OF OUR | DAY | SUNDAY | DAY | | AFTER | SUNDAY\n LORD | | | | | TRINITY |\n | | | | | |\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n 1912 | Apr. 7 | May 12 | May 16 | May 26 | 25 | Dec. 1\n 1913 | Mar. 23 | Apr. 27 | May 1 | May 11 | 27 | Nov. 30\n 1914 | Apr. 12 | May 17 | May 21 | May 31 | 24 | Nov. 29\n 1915 | Apr. 4 | May 9 | May 13 | May 23 | 25 | Nov. 28\n 1916 | Apr. 23 | May 28 | June 1 | June 11 | 23 | Dec. 3\n 1917 | Apr. 8 | May 13 | May 17 | May 27 | 25 | Dec. 2\n 1918 | Mar. 31 | May 5 | May 9 | May 19 | 26 | Dec. 1\n 1919 | Apr. 20 | May 25 | May 29 | June 8 | 23 | Nov. 30\n 1920 | Apr. 4 | May 9 | May 13 | May 23 | 25 | Nov. 28\n | | | | | |\n 1921 | Mar. 27 | May 1 | May 5 | May 15 | 26 | Nov. 27\n 1922 | Apr. 16 | May 21 | May 25 | June 4 | 24 | Dec. 3\n 1923 | Apr. 1 | May 6 | May 10 | May 20 | 26 | Nov. 28\n 1924 | Apr. 20 | May 25 | May 29 | June 8 | 23 | Nov. 30\n 1925 | Apr. 12 | May 17 | May 21 | May 31 | 24 | Nov. 29\n 1926 | Apr. 4 | May 9 | May 13 | May 23 | 25 | Nov. 28\n 1927 | Apr. 17 | May 22 | May 26 | June 5 | 23 | Nov. 27\n 1928 | Apr. 8 | May 13 | May 17 | May 27 | 25 | Dec. 2\n 1929 | Mar. 31 | May 5 | May 9 | May 19 | 26 | Dec. 1\n 1930 | Apr. 20 | May 25 | May 29 | June 8 | 23 | Nov. 30\n | | | | | |\n 1931 | Apr. 5 | May 10 | May 14 | May 24 | 25 | Nov. 29\n 1932 | Mar. 27 | May 1 | May 5 | May 15 | 26 | Nov. 27\n 1933 | Apr. 16 | May 21 | May 25 | June 4 | 24 | Dec. 3\n 1934 | Apr. 1 | May 6 | May 10 | May 20 | 26 | Dec. 2\n 1935 | Apr. 21 | May 26 | May 30 | June 9 | 23 | Dec. 1\n 1936 | Apr. 12 | May 17 | May 21 | May 31 | 24 | Nov. 29\n 1937 | Mar. 28 | May 2 | May 6 | May 16 | 26 | Nov. 28\n 1938 | Apr. 17 | May 22 | May 26 | June 5 | 23 | Nov. 27\n 1939 | Apr. 9 | May 14 | May 18 | May 28 | 25 | Dec. 3\n 1940 | Mar. 24 | Apr. 28 | May 2 | May 12 | 27 | Dec. 1\n | | | | | |\n 1941 | Apr. 13 | May 18 | May 22 | June 1 | 24 | Nov. 30\n 1942 | Apr. 5 | May 10 | May 14 | May 24 | 25 | Nov. 29\n 1943 | Apr. 25 | May 30 | June 3 | June 13 | 22 | Nov. 28\n 1944 | Apr. 9 | May 14 | May 18 | May 28 | 25 | Dec. 3\n 1945 | Apr. 1 | May 6 | May 10 | May 20 | 26 | Dec. 2\n 1946 | Apr. 21 | May 26 | May 30 | June 9 | 23 | Dec. 1\n 1947 | Apr. 6 | May 11 | May 15 | May 25 | 25 | Nov. 30\n 1948 | Mar. 28 | May 2 | May 6 | May 16 | 26 | Nov. 28\n 1949 | Apr. 17 | May 22 | May 26 | June 5 | 23 | Nov. 27\n 1950 | Apr. 9 | May 14 | May 18 | May 28 | 25 | Dec. 3\n | | | | | |\n 1951 | Mar. 25 | Apr. 29 | May 3 | May 13 | 27 | Dec. 2\n 1952 | Apr. 13 | May 18 | May 22 | June 1 | 24 | Nov. 30\n 1953 | Apr. 5 | May 10 | May 14 | May 24 | 25 | Nov. 29\n 1954 | Apr. 18 | May 23 | May 27 | June 6 | 23 | Nov. 28\n 1955 | Apr. 10 | May 15 | May 19 | May 29 | 24 | Nov. 27\n 1956 | Apr. 1 | May 6 | May 10 | May 20 | 26 | Dec. 2\n 1957 | Apr. 21 | May 26 | May 30 | June 9 | 23 | Dec. 1\n 1958 | Apr. 6 | May 11 | May 15 | May 25 | 25 | Nov. 30\n 1959 | Mar. 29 | May 3 | May 7 | May 17 | 26 | Nov. 29\n 1960 | Apr. 17 | May 22 | May 26 | June 5 | 23 | Nov. 27\n | | | | | |\n 1961 | Apr. 2 | May 7 | May 11 | May 21 | 26 | Dec. 3\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER FOR\n\nMORNING AND EVENING PRAYER\n\nDAILY TO BE SAID AND USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR\n\n\nMorning and Evening Prayer shall be used in the accustomed place\nof the Church, Chapel, or Chancel; except it shall be otherwise\ndetermined by the Ordinary of the place. And the Chancels shall\nremain as they have done in times past.\n\nAnd here is to be noted, that such Ornaments of the Church, and\nof the Ministers thereof at all times of their Ministration,\nshall be retained, and be in use, as were in this Church of\nEngland by the Authority of Parliament, in the Second Year of\nthe Reign of King Edward the Sixth.\n\n\n\nREQUESTS FOR THE PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION\n\n| _When the prayers of the congregation are desired on behalf of_\n| _sick persons, sufferers from any public calamity, or others,_\n| _the Minister may give notice of the same before he begins the_\n| _Litany, and may insert the words_ especially those for whom our\n| prayers are desired _in the relative suffrage to which the case_\n| _is appropriate. Such notice may also be given at Morning or_\n| _Evening Prayer before any prayers after the Third Collect are_\n| _said, or in the Holy Communion before the Prayer for the_\n| _whole state of Christ's Church is said_.\n|\n| _And, when prayer is desired on behalf of any sick person, the_\n| _Minister may during Divine Service use the Collect appointed_\n| _for the Communion of the Sick, inserting after the words_\n| visited with thine hand _the words_ for whom our prayers are\n| desired, _or he may use any of the prayers in the Order for_\n| _the Visitation of the Sick, as the case may seem to him to_\n| _require_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER FOR\n\nMORNING PRAYER\n\nDAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR\n\n\n_At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read with\na loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures\nthat follow. And then he shall say that which is written after\nthe said Sentences_.\n\nWhen the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he\nhath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he\nshall save his soul alive. _Ezek_. xviii. 27.\n\nI acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.\n_Psalm_ li. 3.\n\nHide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.\n_Psalm_ li. 9.\n\nThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite\nheart, O God, thou wilt not despise. _Psalm_ li. 17.\n\nRend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord\nyour God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of\ngreat kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. _Joel_ ii. 13.\n\nTo the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we\nhave rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of\nthe Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us.\n_Dan_. ix. 9, 10.\n\nLord, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest\nthou bring me to nothing. _Jer_. x. 24. _Psalm_ vi. 1.\n\nRepent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. _St Matth_. iii. 2.\n\nI will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father,\nI have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more\nworthy to be called thy son. _St Luke_ xv. 18, 19.\n\nEnter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy\nsight shall no man living be justified. _Psalm_ cxliii. 2.\n\nIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the\ntruth is not in us: but if we confess our sins, he is faithful\nand just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all\nunrighteousness. 1 _St John_ i. 8, 9.\n\n| _These sentences of Scripture may be used at the beginning of_\n| _Morning Prayer at the Great Festivals_.\n|\n| _Christmas-day and seven days after_.\n|\n| Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which\n| is Christ the Lord. _St Luke_ ii. 11.\n|\n| _Easter-day and seven days after_.\n|\n| The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. _St Luke_ xxiv. 34.\n|\n| _Ascension-day and seven days after_.\n|\n| Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting\n| doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. _Psalm_ xxiv. 7.\n|\n| _Or_, We have a great high priest that is passed into the\n| heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Let us therefore come boldly\n| unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find\n| grace to help in time of need. _Heb_. iv. 14, 16.\n|\n| _Whitsunday and six days after_.\n|\n| When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with\n| one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from\n| heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house\n| where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven\n| tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them: and\n| they were all filled with the Holy Ghost. _Acts_ ii. 1-4.\n\nDearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places\nto acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and\nthat we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of\nAlmighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble,\nlowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain\nforgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And\nalthough we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins\nbefore God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble\nand meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that\nwe have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy\npraise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things\nwhich are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the\nsoul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here\npresent, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice unto\nthe throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me:\n\n| _The exhortation_, Dearly beloved brethren, _except on occasions_\n| _specified by the Bishop, may be omitted, or may be abbreviated_\n| _as follows:_\n|\n| Dearly beloved brethren, I pray and beseech you, as many as are\n| here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble\n| voice unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me;\n|\n| _Or the following may be said instead_,\n|\n| Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.\n\n_A general Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after\nthe Minister, all kneeling_.\n\nAlmighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed\nfrom thy ways like lost sheep, We have followed too much the\ndevices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against\nthy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought\nto have done, And we have done those things which we ought not\nto have done, And there is no health in us: But thou, O Lord,\nhave mercy upon us miserable offenders; Spare thou them, O God,\nwhich confess their faults, Restore thou them that are penitent,\nAccording to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu\nour Lord: And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That\nwe may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the\nglory of thy holy Name. Amen.\n\n_The Absolution or Remission of sins to be pronounced by the\nPriest alone, standing: the people still kneeling_.\n\nAlmighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth\nnot the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his\nwickedness and live; and hath given power and commandment to his\nMinisters, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent,\nthe Absolution and Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and\nabsolveth all them that truly repent and unfeignedly believe his\nholy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true\nrepentance and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him\nwhich we do at this present, and that the rest of our life\nhereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come\nto his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\n_The people shall answer here, and at the end of all other prayers_,\n\nAmen.\n\n_Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an\naudible voice: the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him,\nboth here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us\nthis day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As\nwe forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into\ntemptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,\nthe power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.\n\n_Then likewise he shall say_,\n\nO Lord, open thou our lips.\n\n_Answer_. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.\n\n_Priest_. O God, make speed to save us.\n\n_Answer_. O Lord, make haste to help us.\n\n_Here, all standing up, the Priest shall say_,\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. Amen.\n\n_Priest_. Praise ye the Lord.\n\n_Answer_. The Lord's Name be praised.\n\n_Then shall be said or sung this Psalm following: Except on\nEaster-day, upon which another Anthem is appointed: and on the\nnineteenth day of every month it is not to be read here, but in\nthe ordinary course of the Psalms_.\n\n| _The Easter Anthems may be used for seven days after Easter_.\n\nVENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO.\n\nPsalm xcv.\n\nO come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the\nstrength of our salvation.\n\nLet us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and shew\nourselves glad in him with psalms.\n\nFor the Lord is a great God: and a great King above all gods.\n\nIn his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength of\nthe hills is his also.\n\nThe sea is his, and he made it: and his hands prepared the dry land.\n\nO come, let us worship, and fall down: and kneel before the Lord\nour Maker.\n\nFor he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture,\nand the sheep of his hand.\n\nTo day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: as in the\nprovocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;\n\nWhen your fathers tempted me: proved me, and saw my works.\n\nForty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said: It\nis a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known\nmy ways.\n\nUnto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my\nrest.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then shall follow the Psalms in order as they be appointed. And\nat the end of every Psalm throughout the year, and likewise in\nthe end of_ Benedicite, Benedictus, Magnificat, _and_ Nunc\ndimittis, _shall be repeated_,\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. Amen.\n\n_Then shall be read distinctly with an audible voice the First\nLesson, taken out of the Old Testament as is appointed in the\nKalendar: Except there be proper Lessons assigned for that day:\nHe that readeth so standing and turning himself, as he may best\nbe heard of all such as are present. And after that shall be said\nor sung, in English, the Hymn called_ Te Deum Laudamus, _daily\nthroughout the year_.\n\n_Note that before every Lesson the Minister shall say_, Here\nbeginneth such a Chapter, _or_ Verse of such a Chapter, of\nsuch a Book: _And after every Lesson_, Here endeth the First,\n_or_ the Second Lesson,\n\nTE DEUM LAUDAMUS.\n\nWe praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.\n\nAll the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting.\n\nTo thee all Angels cry aloud: the heavens and all the powers\ntherein.\n\nTo thee Cherubin and Seraphin: continually do cry,\n\nHoly, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth.\n\nHeaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of thy glory.\n\nThe glorious company of the Apostles: praise thee.\n\nThe goodly fellowship of the Prophets: praise thee.\n\nThe noble army of Martyrs: praise thee.\n\nThe holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge thee;\n\nThe Father: of an infinite Majesty;\n\nThine honourable, true: and only Son;\n\nAlso the Holy Ghost: the Comforter.\n\nThou art the King of glory: O Christ.\n\nThou art the everlasting Son: of the Father.\n\nWhen thou tookest upon thee to deliver man: thou didst not abhor\nthe Virgin's womb.\n\nWhen thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death: thou didst open\nthe kingdom of heaven to all believers.\n\nThou sittest at the right hand of God: in the glory of the Father.\n\nWe believe that thou shalt come: to be our Judge.\n\nWe therefore pray thee, help thy servants: whom thou hast redeemed\nwith thy precious blood.\n\nMake them to be numbered with thy Saints: in glory everlasting.\n\nO Lord, save thy people: and bless thine heritage.\n\nGovern them: and lift them up for ever.\n\nDay by day: we magnify thee;\n\nAnd we worship thy Name: ever world without end.\n\nVouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin.\n\nO Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy upon us.\n\nO Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us: as our trust is in thee.\n\nO Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.\n\n_Or this Canticle_,\n\nBENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA.\n\nO all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for\never.\n\nO ye Waters that be above the Firmament, bless ye the Lord: praise\nhim, and magnify him for ever.\n\nO all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him\nfor ever.\n\nO ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him\nfor ever.\n\nO ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him\nfor ever.\n\nO ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him\nfor ever.\n\nO ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO let the Earth bless the Lord: yea, let it praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO all ye Green Things upon the Earth, bless ye the Lord: praise\nhim, and magnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Wells, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless ye the Lord:\npraise him, and magnify him for ever.\n\nO all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify\nhim for ever.\n\nO let Israel bless the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nO ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord:\npraise him, and magnify him for ever.\n\nO ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise him,\nand magnify him for ever.\n\nO Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and\nmagnify him for ever.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then shall be read in like manner the Second Lesson, taken out\nof the New Testament. And after that the Hymn following: Except\nwhen that shall happen to be read in the Chapter for the day, or\nfor the Gospel on Saint John Baptist's Day_.\n\nBENEDICTUS.\n\nSt Luke i. 68.\n\nBlessed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited, and\nredeemed his people;\n\nAnd hath raised up a mighty salvation for us: in the house of\nhis servant David;\n\nAs he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets: which have been\nsince the world began;\n\nThat we should be saved from our enemies: and from the hands of\nall that hate us;\n\nTo perform the mercy promised to our forefathers: and to remember\nhis holy covenant;\n\nTo perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham: that\nhe would give us;\n\nThat we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies: might\nserve him without fear;\n\nIn holiness and righteousness before him: all the days of our life.\n\nAnd thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for\nthou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;\n\nTo give knowledge of salvation unto his people: for the remission\nof their sins;\n\nThrough the tender mercy of our God: whereby the day-spring from\non high hath visited us;\n\nTo give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of\ndeath: and to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Or this Psalm_,\n\nJUBILATE DEO.\n\nPsalm c.\n\nO be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with\ngladness, and come before his presence with a song.\n\nBe ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us,\nand not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his\npasture.\n\nO go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his\ncourts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of\nhis Name.\n\nFor the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting: and his truth\nendureth from generation to generation.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then shall be sung or said the Apostles Creed, by the Minister\nand the people standing: Except only such days as the Creed of\nSaint Athanasius is appointed to be read_.\n\nI believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by\nthe Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius\nPilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell;\nThe third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven,\nAnd sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From\nthence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.\n\nI believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The\nCommunion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection\nof the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.\n\n_And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling:\nthe Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice_,\n\nThe Lord be with you.\n\n_Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n\n_Minister_. Let us pray.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Then the Minister, Clerks, and people shall say the Lord's Prayer\nwith a loud voice_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Then the Priest standing up shall say_,\n\nO Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.\n\n_Answer_. And grant us thy salvation.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, save the King.\n\n_Answer_. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.\n\n_Priest_. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.\n\n_Answer_. And make thy chosen people joyful.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, save thy people.\n\n_Answer_. And bless thine inheritance.\n\n_Priest_. Give peace in our time, O Lord.\n\n_Answer_. Because there is none other that fighteth or us, but\nonly thou, O God.\n\n_Priest_. O God, make clean our hearts within us.\n\n_Answer_. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.\n\n_Then shall follow three Collects: The first of the day, which\nshall be the same that is appointed at the Communion: The second\nfor Peace: The third for Grace to live well. And the two last\nCollects shall never alter, but daily be said at Morning Prayer\nthroughout all the year, as followeth, all kneeling_.\n\n_The Second Collect, for Peace_.\n\nO God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in\nknowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is\nperfect freedom: Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults\nof our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not\nfear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus\nChrist our Lord. Amen.\n\n_The Third Collect, for Grace_.\n\nO Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who\nhast safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us\nin the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we\nfall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that\nall our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always\nthat is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\n_In Quires and Places where they sing here followeth the Anthem_.\n\n_Then these five Prayers following are to be read here: Except\nwhen the Litany is read; and then only the two last are to be\nready as they are there placed_.\n\n_A Prayer for the King's Majesty_.\n\nO Lord our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings,\nLord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy\nthrone behold all the dwellers upon earth: Most heartily we\nbeseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign\nLord, King _GEORGE_, and so replenish him with the grace of thy\nHoly Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in\nthy way: Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in\nhealth and wealth long to live; strengthen him that he may\nvanquish and overcome all his enemies, and finally after this\nlife he may attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord, _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for the Royal Family_.\n\nAlmighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech\nthee to bless our gracious Queen _Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen\nMother, _Edward_ Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: Endue\nthem with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace;\nprosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine ever\nlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n| _The following Prayer may be said at Morning Prayer, for the_\n| _King, the Royal Family, the Ministers of the Crown, the_\n| _Parliament_ (_when in session_), _and those in authority,_\n| _instead of the Prayers_ For the King's Majesty, For the Royal\n| Family, _and_ For the High Court of Parliament; _but always_\n| _either the following Prayer, or those above noted, shall be_\n| _used, together with the_ Prayer for the Clergy and People,\n| _the_ Prayer of St Chrysostom, _and_ the Grace, _unless the_\n| _Litany be said_.\n|\n| O Lord God of our fathers, who rulest the nations of the earth;\n| Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our\n| Sovereign Lord, King _GEORGE_, that he may alway incline to thy\n| will and walk in thy way; and together with him bless our\n| gracious Queen _Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_\n| Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family. Endue with wisdom\n| the Ministers of the Crown, [the High Court Of Parliament at\n| this time assembled *,] and those who are set in authority over\n| us, that all things may be so ordered and settled by their\n| endeavours, that peace and happiness, truth and justice,\n| religion and piety, may be established among us for all\n| generations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| [Margin Note] *to be said when the Parliament is in Session.\n\n_A Prayer for the Clergy and People_.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels:\nSend down upon our Bishops and Curates, and all Congregations\ncommitted to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace;\nand that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual\ndew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our\nAdvocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom_.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one\naccord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost\npromise that when two or three are gathered together in thy\nName thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the\ndesires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient\nfor them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and\nin the world to come life everlasting. _Amen_.\n\n2 _Corinthians_ xiii.\n\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and\nthe fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.\n\n\n_Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer throughout the Year_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER FOR\n\nEVENING PRAYER\n\nDAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR\n\n\n_At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall read with\na loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures\nthat follow. And then he shall say that which is written after the\nsaid Sentences_.\n\nWhen the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath\ncommitted, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save\nhis soul alive. _Ezek_. xviii. 27.\n\nI acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.\n_Psalm_ li. 3.\n\nHide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.\n_Psalm_ li. 9.\n\nThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite\nheart, O God, thou wilt not despise. _Psalm_ li. 17.\n\nRend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your\nGod: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great\nkindness, and repenteth him of the evil. _Joel_ ii. 13.\n\nTo the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we\nhave rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the\nLord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. _Dan_.\nix. 9, 10.\n\nO Lord, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest\nthou bring me to nothing. _Jer_. x. 24. _Psalm_ vi. 1.\n\nRepent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. _St Matth_. iii. 2.\n\nI will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I\nhave sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy\nto be called thy son. _St Luke_ xv. 18, 19.\n\nEnter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight\nshall no man living be justified. _Psalm_ cxliii. 2.\n\nIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth\nis not in us: but if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just\nto forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\n1 _St John_ i. 8, 9.\n\n| _These sentences of Scripture may be used at the beginning of_\n| _Evening Prayer at the Great Festivals_.\n|\n| _Christmas-day and seven days after_.\n|\n| Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which\n| is Christ the Lord. _St Luke_ ii. 11.\n|\n| _Easter-day and seven days after_.\n|\n| The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. _St Luke_ xxiv. 34.\n|\n| _Ascension-day and seven days after_.\n|\n| Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting\n| doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. _Psalm_ xxiv. 7.\n|\n| _Or_, We have a great high priest that is passed into the\n| heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Let us therefore come boldly\n| unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find\n| grace to help in time of need. _Heb_. iv. 14, 16.\n|\n| _Whitsunday and six days after_.\n|\n| When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with\n| one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from\n| heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house\n| where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven\n| tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them: and they\n| were all filled with the Holy Ghost. _Acts_ ii. 1-4.\n\nDearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places\nto acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and\nthat we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of\nAlmighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble,\nlowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain\nforgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And\nalthough we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins\nbefore God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble\nand meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we\nhave received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise,\nto hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are\nrequisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul.\nWherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present,\nto accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice unto the\nthrone of the heavenly grace, saying after me:\n\n| _The exhortation_, Dearly beloved brethren, _except on occasions_\n| _specified by the Bishop, may be omitted, or may be abbreviated_\n| _as follows_:\n|\n| Dearly beloved brethren, I pray and beseech you, as many as\n| are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble\n| voice unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me;\n|\n| _Or the following may be said instead_,\n|\n| Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.\n\n_A general Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after\nthe Minister, all kneeling_.\n\nAlmighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from\nthy ways like lost sheep, We have followed too much the devices\nand desires of our own hearts, We have offended against thy holy\nlaws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have\ndone, And we have done those things which we ought not to have\ndone, And there is no health in us: But thou, O Lord, have mercy\nupon us miserable offenders; Spare thou them, O God, which\nconfess their faults, Restore thou them that are penitent,\nAccording to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu\nour Lord: And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That\nwe may here after live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To\nthe glory of thy holy Name. Amen.\n\n_The Absolution or Remission of sins to be pronounced by the\nPriest alone, standing: the people still kneeling_.\n\nAlmighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth\nnot the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his\nwickedness and live; and hath given power and commandment to his\nMinisters, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent,\nthe Absolution and Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and\nabsolveth all them that truly repent and unfeignedly believe\nhis holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true\nrepentance and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him\nwhich we do at this present, and that the rest of our life\nhereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may\ncome to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer: the\npeople also kneeling, and repeating it with him_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven, Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power,\nand the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.\n\n_Then likewise he shall say_,\n\nO Lord, open thou our lips.\n\n_Answer_. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.\n\n_Priest_. O God, make speed to save us.\n\n_Answer_. O Lord, make haste to help us.\n\n_Here, all standing up, the Priest shall say_,\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. Amen.\n\n_Priest_. Praise ye the Lord.\n\n_Answer_. The Lord's Name be praised.\n\n_Then shall be said or sung the Psalms in order as they be\nappointed. Then a Lesson of the Old Testament, as is appointed.\nAnd after that_ Magnificat (_or the Song of the Blessed Virgin\nMary_) _in English, as followeth_.\n\nMAGNIFICAT.\n\nSt Luke i.\n\nMy soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God\nmy Saviour.\n\nFor he hath regarded: the lowliness of his hand-maiden.\n\nFor behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.\n\nFor he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.\n\nAnd his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.\n\nHe hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud\nin the imagination of their hearts.\n\nHe hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the\nhumble and meek.\n\nHe hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath\nsent empty away.\n\nHe remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he\npromised to our forefathers Abraham and his seed for ever.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Or else this Psalm: Except it be on the nineteenth day of the\nmonth, when it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms_.\n\nCANTATE DOMINO.\n\nPsalm xcviii.\n\nO sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things.\n\nWith his own right hand, and with his holy arm: hath he gotten\nhimself the victory.\n\nThe Lord declared his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly\nshewed in the sight of the heathen.\n\nHe hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel:\nand all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.\n\nShew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands: sing, rejoice,\nand give thanks.\n\nPraise the Lord upon the harp: sing to the harp with a psalm of\nthanksgiving.\n\nWith trumpets also and shawms: O shew yourselves joyful before\nthe Lord the King.\n\nLet the sea make a noise, and all that therein is: the round\nworld, and they that dwell therein.\n\nLet the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful\ntogether before the Lord: for he cometh to judge the earth.\n\nWith righteousness shall he judge the world: and the people with\nequity.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed. And\nafter that_ Nunc dimittis (_or the Song of Simeon_) _in English,\nas followeth_.\n\nNUNC DIMITTIS.\n\nSt Luke ii. 29.\n\nLord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to\nthy word.\n\nFor mine eyes have seen: thy salvation;\n\nWhich thou hast prepared: before the face of all people;\n\nTo be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of\nthy people Israel.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Or else this Psalm: Except it be on the twelfth day of the month_.\n\nDEUS MISEREATUR.\n\nPsalm lxvii.\n\nGod be merciful unto us, and bless us: and shew us the light of\nhis countenance, and be merciful unto us:\n\nThat thy way may be known upon earth; thy saving health among all\nnations.\n\nLet the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise\nthee.\n\nO let the nations rejoice and be glad: for thou shalt judge the\nfolk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.\n\nLet the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise\nthee.\n\nThen shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, even our\nown God, shall give us his blessing.\n\nGod shall bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then shall be said or sung the Apostles Creed, by the Minister\nand the people standing_.\n\nI believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by\nthe Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius\nPilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell;\nThe third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven,\nAnd sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From\nthence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.\n\nI believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The\nCommunion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection\nof the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.\n\n_And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling:\nthe Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice_,\n\nThe Lord be with you.\n\n_Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n\n_Minister_. Let us pray.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Then the Minister, Clerks, and people shall say the Lord's\nPrayer with a loud voice_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Then the Priest standing up shall say_,\n\nO Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.\n\n_Answer_. And grant us thy salvation.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, save the King.\n\n_Answer_. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.\n\n_Priest_. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.\n\n_Answer_. And make thy chosen people joyful.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, save thy people.\n\n_Answer_. And bless thine inheritance.\n\n_Priest_. Give peace in our time, O Lord.\n\n_Answer_. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but\nonly thou, O God.\n\n _Priest_. O God, make clean our hearts within us.\n\n_Answer_. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.\n\n_Then shall follow three Collects: The first of the day: The\nsecond for Peace: The third for Aid against all Perils, as\nhereafter followeth: which two last Collects shall be daily\nsaid at Evening Prayer without alteration_.\n\n_The Second Collect at Evening Prayer_.\n\nO God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all\njust works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which\nthe world can not give; that both our hearts may be set to obey\nthy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from\nthe fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness;\nthrough the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. _Amen_.\n\n_The Third Collect, for Aid against all Perils_.\n\nLighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great\nmercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for\nthe love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\n_In Quires and Places where they sing here followeth the Anthem_.\n\n_A Prayer for the King's Majesty_.\n\nO Lord our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord\nof lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne\nbehold all the dwellers upon earth: Most heartily we beseech thee\nwith thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord, King\n_GEORGE_, and so replenish him with the grace of thy Holy Spirit,\nthat he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue\nhim plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and wealth\nlong to live; strengthen him that he may vanquish and overcome all\nhis enemies, and finally after this life he may attain everlasting\njoy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for the Royal Family_.\n\nAlmighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee\nto bless our gracious Queen _Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother,\n_Edward_ Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: Endue them\nwith thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper\nthem with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting\nkingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n| _The following Prayer may be said at Evening Prayer, for the_\n| _King, the Royal Family, the Ministers of the Crown, the_\n| _Parliament_ (_when in session_), _and those in authority_,\n| _instead of the Prayers_ For the King's Majesty, For the Royal\n| Family, _and_ For the High Court of Parliament; _but always_\n| _either the following Prayer, or those above noted, shall be_\n| _used, together with the_ Prayer for the Clergy and People,\n| _the_ Prayer of St Chrysostom, _and_ the Grace, _unless the_\n| _Litany be said_.\n|\n| O Lord God of our fathers, who rulest the nations of the earth;\n| Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our\n| Sovereign Lord, King _GEORGE_, that he may alway incline to thy\n| will and walk in thy way; and together with him bless our\n| gracious Queen _Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_\n| Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family. Endue with wisdom\n| the Ministers of the Crown, [the High Court of Parliament at\n| this time assembled *,] and those who are in set in authority\n| over us, that all things may be so ordered and settled by their\n| endeavours, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion\n| and piety, may be established among us for all generations;\n| through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| [Margin Note:] * to be said when the Parliament is in Session.\n\n_A Prayer for the Clergy and People_.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels:\nSend down upon our Bishops and Curates, and all Congregations\ncommitted to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace;\nand that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual\ndew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our\nAdvocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom_.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord\nto make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that\nwhen two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt\ngrant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions\nof thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us\nin this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come\nlife everlasting. _Amen_.\n\n2 _Corinthians_ xiii.\n\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the\nfellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.\n\n\n_Here endeth the Order of Evening Prayer throughout the Year_.\n\n\n\n\nAT MORNING PRAYER\n\n\n_Upon these Feasts_; Christmas-day, _the_ Epiphany, _Saint_\nMatthias, Easter-day, Ascension-day, Whitsunday, _Saint_ John\nBaptist, _Saint_ James, _Saint_ Bartholomew, _Saint_ Matthew,\n_Saint_ Simon _and Saint_ Jude, _Saint_ Andrew, _and upon_ Trinity\nSunday, _shall be sung or said at Morning Prayer, instead of the\nApostles Creed, this Confession of our Christian Faith, commonly\ncalled the Creed of Saint Athanasius, by the Minister and people\nstanding_.\n\nQUICUNQUE VULT.\n\nWhosoever will be saved: before all things it is necessary that\nhe hold the Catholic Faith.\n\nWhich Faith, except every one do keep whole and undefiled:\nwithout doubt he shall perish everlastingly.\n\nAnd the Catholic Faith is this: That we worship one God in\nTrinity, and Trinity in Unity;\n\nNeither confounding the Persons: nor dividing the Substance.\n\nFor there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son: and\nanother of the Holy Ghost.\n\nBut the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost\nis all one: the Glory equal, the Majesty co-eternal.\n\nSuch as the Father is, such is the Son: and such is the Holy Ghost.\n\nThe Father uncreate, the Son uncreate: and the Holy Ghost uncreate.\n\nThe Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible: and the\nHoly Ghost incomprehensible.\n\nThe Father eternal, the Son eternal: and the Holy Ghost eternal.\n\nAnd yet they are not three eternals: but one eternal.\n\nAs also there are not three incomprehensibles, nor three uncreated:\nbut one uncreated, and one incomprehensible.\n\nSo likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty: and the\nHoly Ghost Almighty.\n\nAnd yet they are not three Almighties: but one Almighty.\n\nSo the Father is God, the Son is God: and the Holy Ghost is God.\n\nAnd yet they are not three Gods: but one God.\n\nSo likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord: and the Holy Ghost\nLord.\n\nAnd yet not three Lords: but one Lord.\n\nFor like as we are compelled by the Christian verity: to acknowledge\nevery Person by himself to be God and Lord;\n\nSo are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion: to say there be three\nGods, or three Lords.\n\nThe Father is made of none: neither created, nor begotten.\n\nThe Son is of the Father alone: not made, nor created, but begotten.\n\nThe Holy Ghost is of the Father, and of the Son: neither made, nor\ncreated, nor begotten, but proceeding.\n\nSo there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons:\none Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts.\n\nAnd in this Trinity none is afore, or after other: none is greater,\nor less than another;\n\nBut the whole three Persons are co-eternal together: and co-equal.\n\nSo that in all things, as is aforesaid: the Unity in Trinity, and\nthe Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.\n\nHe therefore that will be saved: must thus think of the Trinity.\n\nFurthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation: that he also\nbelieve rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nFor the right Faith is that we believe and confess: that our Lord\nJesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man;\n\nGod of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds: and\nMan of the Substance of his Mother, born in the world;\n\nPerfect God, and perfect Man: of a reasonable soul and human flesh\nsubsisting;\n\nEqual to the Father, as touching his Godhead: and inferior to the\nFather, as touching his Manhood.\n\nWho although he be God and Man: yet he is not two, but one Christ;\n\nOne, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh: but by taking of\nthe Manhood into God;\n\nOne altogether, not by confusion of Substance: but by unity of\nPerson.\n\nFor as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man: so God and Man is\none Christ.\n\nWho suffered for our salvation: descended into hell, rose again the\nthird day from the dead.\n\nHe ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the right hand of the\nFather, God Almighty: from whence he shall come to judge the quick\nand the dead.\n\nAt whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies: and\nshall give account for their own works.\n\nAnd they that have done good shall go into life everlasting: and\nthey that have done evil into everlasting fire.\n\nThis is the Catholic Faith: which except a man believe faithfully\nhe cannot be saved.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n\n\n\nTHE LITANY\n\n\n_Here followeth the Litany, or General Supplication, to be sung or\nsaid after Morning Prayer, upon Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,\nand at other times when it shall be commanded by the Ordinary_.\n\n| _The Litany may be said on the days appointed for its use, either\n| after Morning Prayer, or before the Holy Communion, or at other\n| times; and its use may be dispensed with on Christmas-day,\n| Easter-day, and Whitsunday, with the sanction of the Bishop_.\n|\n| _When the Litany is said before a celebration of Holy Communion\n| it shall be permissible to omit from the Litany the_ Lord's\n| Prayer _and all that is set down after it except the prayer\n| called_ A Prayer of St Chrysostom _and_ The grace of, &c.\n|\n| _When the Litany is said at any other time it shall be\n| permissible to omit from it all that follows the_ Lord's\n| Prayer, _and to use one or more of the Occasional Prayers or\n| the_ Prayer of St Chrysostom, _with_ The grace of, &c.\n\nO God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.\n\n_God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners_.\n\nO God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable\nsinners.\n\n_God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable\nsinners_.\n\nO God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have\nmercy upon us miserable sinners.\n\n_God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have\nmercy upon us miserable sinners_.\n\nO holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:\nhave mercy upon us miserable sinners.\n\n_ O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:\nhave mercy upon us miserable sinners_.\n\nRemember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our\nforefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us,\ngood Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy\nmost precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.\n\n_Spare us, good Lord_.\n\nFrom all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and\nassaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting\ndamnation,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy;\nfrom envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the\ndeceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine;\nfrom battle and murder, and from sudden death,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all\nfalse doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and\ncontempt of thy Word and Commandment,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nBy the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and\nCircumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nBy thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy\nprecious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and\nAscension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nIn all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in\nthe hour of death, and in the day of judgement,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nWe sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it\nmay please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in\nthe right way,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true\nworshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life,\nthy Servant _GEORGE_, our most gracious King and Governor,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear,\nand love, and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and\never seek thy honour and glory,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him\nthe victory over all his enemies,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and preserve our gracious Queen\n_Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_ Prince of Wales,\nand all the Royal Family,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and\nDeacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and\nthat both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and\nshew it accordingly,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\n| That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n|\n| That it may please thee to bless and prosper thy servants who\n| labour for the conversion of the heathen, and of all who know\n| not the truth,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and\nall the Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\n| That it may please thee to direct and prosper the Consultations\n| of the High * Court of Parliament to the honour of thy Name, and\n| the welfare of thy people,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n|\n| [Margin Note:] * During the Session of Parliament.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and keep the [Judges and]\nMagistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain\ntruth,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\n| That it may please thee to bless and keep the King's forces by\n| sea and land, and to shield them in all dangers and adversities,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and\nconcord,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread\nthee, and diligently to live after thy commandments,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of\ngrace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure\naffection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such\nas have erred, and are deceived,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to\ncomfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up them that\nfall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that\nare in danger, necessity, and tribulation,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or\nby water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and\nyoung children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and\ncaptives,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless\nchildren, and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to have mercy upon all men,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to forgive our enemies persecutors, and\nslanderers, and to turn their hearts,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly\nfruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us\nall our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with\nthe grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy\nholy Word,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nSon of God: we beseech thee to hear us.\n\n_Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us_.\n\nO Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;\n\n_Grant us thy peace_.\n\nO Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;\n\n_Have mercy upon us_.\n\nO Christ, hear us.\n\n_Christ, hear us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Lord, have mercy upon us_.\n\nChrist, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Lord, have mercy upon us_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest, and the people with him, say the Lord's\nPrayer_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.\n\n_Answer_. Neither reward us after our iniquities.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO God, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a\ncontrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful: Mercifully\nassist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles\nand adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear\nus, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil\nor man worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the\nprovidence of thy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy\nservants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks\nunto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\n_Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake_.\n\nO God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared\nunto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in\nthe old time before them.\n\n_Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour_.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. Amen.\n\nFrom our enemies defend us, O Christ.\n\n_Graciously look upon our afflictions_.\n\nPitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.\n\n_Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people_.\n\nFavourably with mercy hear our prayers.\n\n_O Son of David, have mercy upon us_.\n\nBoth now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.\n\n_Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously hear us, Lord Christ_.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us;\n\n_Answer_. As we do put our trust in thee.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nWe humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our\ninfirmities; and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all\nthose evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant\nthat in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence\nin thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of\nliving, to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and\nAdvocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom_.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one\naccord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost\npromise that when two or three are gathered together in thy\nName thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the\ndesires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient\nfor them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and\nin the world to come life everlasting. _Amen_.\n\n2 _Corinthians xiii_.\n\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the\nfellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.\n\n_Here endeth the Litany_.\n\n\n\n\nPRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS\n\n_Upon several occasions, to be used before the final Prayers of the\nLitany, or of Morning and Evening Prayer_.\n\n\n\nPRAYERS\n\n_For Rain_.\n\nO God, heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised\nto all them that seek thy kingdom, and the righteousness thereof,\nall things necessary to their bodily sustenance: Send us, we\nbeseech thee, in this our necessity, such moderate rain and\nshowers, that we may receive the fruits of the earth to our\ncomfort, and to thy honour; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_For fair Weather_.\n\nO almighty Lord God, who for the sin of man didst once drown all\nthe world, except eight persons, and afterward of thy great mercy\ndidst promise never to destroy it so again: We humbly beseech thee,\nthat although we for our iniquities have worthily deserved a plague\nof rain and waters, yet upon our true repentance thou wilt send us\nsuch weather, as that we may receive the fruits of the earth in due\nseason; and learn both by thy punishment to amend our lives, and\nfor thy clemency to give thee praise and glory; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_In the time of Dearth and Famine_.\n\nO God, heavenly Father, whose gift it is that the rain doth fall,\nthe earth is fruitful, beasts increase, and fishes do multiply:\nBehold, we beseech thee, the afflictions of thy people; and grant\nthat the scarcity and dearth, which we do now most justly suffer\nfor our iniquity, may through thy goodness be mercifully turned\ninto cheapness and plenty; for the love of Jesus Christ our Lord,\nto whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, now\nand for ever. _Amen_.\n\n_Or this_.\n\nO God, merciful Father, who, in the time of Elisha the prophet,\ndidst suddenly in Samaria turn great scarcity and dearth into\nplenty and cheapness: Have mercy upon us, that we, who are now\nfor our sins punished with like adversity, may likewise find a\nseasonable relief: Increase the fruits of the earth by thy\nheavenly benediction; and grant that we, receiving thy bountiful\nliberality, may use the same to thy glory, the relief of those\nthat are needy, and our own comfort; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n_In the time of War and Tumults_.\n\nO almighty God, King of all kings, and Governor of all things,\nwhose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth\njustly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to them that truly\nrepent: Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the\nhands of our enemies; abate their pride, assuage their malice,\nand confound their devices; that we, being armed with thy defence,\nmay be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who\nart the only giver of all victory; through the merits of thy only\nSon, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_In the time of any common Plague or Sickness_.\n\nO almighty God, who in thy wrath didst send a plague upon thine\nown people in the wilderness, for their obstinate rebellion\nagainst Moses and Aaron; and also, in the time of king David,\ndidst slay with the plague of pestilence threescore and ten\nthousand, and yet remembering thy mercy didst save the rest:\nHave pity upon us miserable sinners, who now are visited with\ngreat sickness and mortality; that like as thou didst then accept\nof an atonement, and didst command the destroying Angel to cease\nfrom punishing, so it may now please thee to withdraw from us\nthis plague and grievous sickness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\n_In the Ember Weeks, to be said every day, for those that are to\nbe admitted into Holy Orders_.\n\nAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast purchased to thyself\nan universal Church by the precious blood of thy dear Son:\nMercifully look upon the same, and at this time so guide and\ngovern the minds of thy servants the Bishops and Pastors of thy\nflock, that they may lay hands suddenly on no man, but faithfully\nand wisely make choice of fit persons to serve in the sacred\nMinistry of thy Church. And to those which shall be ordained to\nany holy function give thy grace and heavenly benediction; that\nboth by their life and doctrine they may set forth thy glory, and\nset forward the salvation of all men; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n_Or this_.\n\nAlmighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine\nprovidence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church: Give thy\ngrace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called\nto any office and administration in the same; and so replenish\nthem with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency\nof life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory\nof thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer that may be said after any of the former_.\n\nO God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to\nforgive, receive our humble petitions; and though we be tied\nand bound with the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness\nof thy great mercy loose us; for the honour of Jesus Christ, our\nMediator and Advocate. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for the High Court of Parliament, to be read during\ntheir Session_.\n\nMost gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this Kingdom\nin general, so especially for the High Court of Parliament, under\nour most religious and gracious King at this time assembled: That\nthou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their\nconsultations to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy\nChurch, the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign and his\nDominions; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their\nendeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace\nand happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be\nestablished among us for all generations. These and all other\nnecessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly\nbeg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed\nLord and Saviour. _Amen_.\n\n_A Collect or Prayer for all Conditions of men, to be used at\nsuch times when the Litany is not appointed to be said_.\n\nO God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly\nbeseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou\nwouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving\nhealth unto all nations. More especially we pray for the good\nestate of the Catholic Church; that it may be so guided and\ngoverned by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call\nthemselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and\nhold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and\nin righteousness of life. Finally we commend to thy fatherly\ngoodness all those, who are any ways afflicted or distressed\nin mind, body, or estate; [_especially * those for whom our\nprayers are desired;_] that it may please thee to comfort and\nrelieve them, according to their several necessities giving them\npatience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all\ntheir afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake.\n_Amen_.\n\n[Margin note:] * This to be said when any desire the Prayers of\nthe Congregation.\n\n| ADDITIONAL PRAYERS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS\n|\n| _Before any or each of these prayers may be said_, Let us pray\n| for------, _or other like words_.\n|\n| _At the New Year_.\n|\n| O immortal Lord God, who inhabitest eternity, and hast brought\n| us, thine unworthy servants, to the beginning of another year:\n| Pardon, we most humbly beseech thee, our transgressions in the\n| past, and graciously abide with us all the days of our life;\n| guard and direct us in all trials and temptations, that by thy\n| blessing we may grow in grace as we grow in years, and at the\n| last may finish our course with joy; through Jesus Christ our\n| Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _On New Year's Day_.\n|\n| O Saviour of the world, who as on this day wast called JESUS,\n| according to the word of the Angel: Fulfil unto us, we beseech\n| thee, the gracious promise of that holy Name, and, of thy great\n| mercy, save thy people from their sins; who with the Father and\n| the Holy Ghost livest and reignest, one God, world without end.\n| _Amen_.\n|\n| PRAYERS WHICH MAY BE SAID ON ROGATION DAYS.\n| [_These prayers may be used also at other times_.]\n|\n| _For fruitful seasons_.\n|\n| Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth, in whom we live and\n| move and have our being, who makest the sun to rise on the evil\n| and on the good, and sendest rain on the just and on the unjust;\n| We beseech thee at this time favourably to behold thy people\n| who call upon thee, and to send thine abundant blessing upon\n| the earth that it may bring forth its fruits in due season,\n| and that we, being filled with thy bounty, may ever more give\n| thanks unto thee, the giver of all good; through Jesus Christ\n| our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| O almighty God, who hast created the earth for man, and man for\n| thy glory: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and\n| be mindful of thy covenant; that both the earth may yield her\n| increase, and the good seed of thy word may bring forth\n| abundantly, to the glory of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ\n| our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For a blessing on Fisheries_.\n|\n| O Almighty God, who madest the sea, and gavest all that moveth\n| therein for the use of man: Bestow thy blessing, we beseech\n| thee, on the harvest of the waters that it may be abundant in\n| its season; protect from every peril of the deep all fishermen\n| and mariners, and grant that they may with thankful hearts\n| acknowledge thee, who art Lord of the sea and of the dry land;\n| through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For a blessing on Local Industries_.\n|\n| O almighty Father, who through thy Son Jesus Christ hast\n| consecrated labour to the blessing of mankind: Prosper, we pray\n| thee, the industries of this place; defend those who are engaged\n| therein from all perils, and grant that they may rejoice in the\n| fruits of thy bounty, and bless thee for thy loving-kindness,\n| through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the Conversion of the Jews_.\n|\n| [_A prayer of Bishop Wilson_.]\n|\n| O God, the God of Abraham, look upon thine everlasting covenant,\n| and cause the captivity of Judah and Israel to return. They are\n| thy people; O be thou their Saviour, that all who love Jerusalem\n| and mourn for her may rejoice with her; for Jesus Christ's sake,\n| their Saviour and ours. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the Conversion of Mohammedans, and all who know not Christ_.\n|\n| Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who in thy goodness hast caused\n| the light of the Gospel to shine in our land; Extend thy mercy,\n| we beseech thee, to the nations of the world that still walk in\n| darkness. Enlighten the Moslems with the knowledge of thy truth;\n| and grant that the Gospel of salvation may be made known in all\n| lands, that the heart of the peoples may be turned unto thee,\n| through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the Conversion of the Heathen_.\n|\n| O God, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell\n| on all the face of the earth, and didst send thy blessed Son to\n| preach peace to them that are far off and to them that are nigh:\n| Grant that the people who sit in darkness and the shadow of death\n| may feel after thee and find thee; and hasten, O Lord, the\n| fulfilment of thy promise to pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh,\n| through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| O God of all the nations of the earth, remember the multitudes\n| of the heathen, who, though created in thine image, are ignorant\n| of thy love, and, according to the propitiation of thy Son Jesus\n| Christ, grant that by the prayers and labours of thy holy Church\n| they may be delivered from all superstition and unbelief, and\n| brought to worship thee; through him whom thou hast sent to be\n| our Salvation, the Resurrection and the Life of all the faithful,\n| the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Missionaries in Distant Lands_.\n|\n| O God our Saviour, who willest that all men should be saved and\n| come to the knowledge of the truth; Prosper, we pray thee, our\n| brethren who labour in distant lands, [especially those for whom\n| our prayers are desired]. Protect them in all perils by land and\n| sea; support them in loneliness and in the hour of trial; give\n| them grace to bear faithful witness unto thee; and endue them with\n| burning zeal and love, that they may turn many to righteousness,\n| and finally obtain a crown of glory; through Jesus Christ our\n| Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Home Missions_.\n|\n| O Lord Jesus Christ, thou good Shepherd of the sheep, who didst\n| come to seek and to save that which was lost; We beseech thee to\n| be present in thy power with the Missions of thy Church in this\n| our land. Shew forth thy compassion to the helpless, enlighten\n| the ignorant, succour those in peril, and bring home the wanderers\n| in safety to thy fold; who livest and reignest with the Father\n| and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n|_For the Church_.\n|\n| O God of unchangeable power and eternal light, look favourably\n| on thy whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; and by\n| the tranquil operation of thy perpetual providence carry out\n| the work of man's salvation, and let the whole world feel and\n| see that things which were cast down are being raised up, and\n| things which had grown old are being made new, and all things\n| are returning to perfection through him from whom they took\n| their origin, even Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the Unity of Christendom_.\n|\n| O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst say unto thine apostles, Peace I\n| leave with you, my peace I give unto you; Regard not our sins,\n| but the faith of thy Church, and grant unto all Christian\n| people that peace and unity which is agreeable to thy will;\n| who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit,\n| one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| _The prayer for Unity in the Accession Service may also be used_.\n|\n| _For Fair Weather_.\n|\n| _For use at times when the prayer for Fair Weather in the Book_\n| _of Common Prayer seems less suitable_.\n|\n| Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who art the author and giver\n| of all good things; Look, we beseech thee, in thy loving-kindness\n| upon us thine unworthy servants, and grant to us at this time\n| such fair weather that we may receive the fruits of the earth\n| in their season, to our comfort and the glory of thy holy Name;\n| through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Advocate. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Synods of the Church, Provincial or Diocesan_.\n|\n| _To be said on the Sunday and following days immediately_\n| _preceding the meeting of the Synod, and on the morning of each\n| day while the Synod is in session_.\n|\n| O eternal God, the fountain of all wisdom, who didst send thy\n| Holy Spirit to lead the disciples into all the truth; Vouchsafe\n| that he being present with thy servants, the Bishops [_or_\n| Bishop] and Presbyters about to assemble [_or_ now assembled]\n| in the Synod of this province [_or_ diocese], may so rule their\n| hearts and guide their counsels that in all things they may seek\n| only thy glory and the good of thy holy Church; through Jesus\n| Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the Representative and Consultative Church Councils_.\n|\n| _To be said on the Sunday preceding the meeting, and daily during_\n| _the session_.\n|\n| Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh wisdom and\n| understanding; Be present, we humbly beseech thee, with thy\n| servants about to deliberate [_or_ assembled to deliberate] in\n| Council upon those things that make for the maintenance,\n| well-being, and extension of thy holy Church; and grant that\n| they, seeking only thy honour and glory, may be guided in all\n| their consultations to perceive the more excellent way, and may\n| have grace and strength to follow the same; through Jesus Christ\n| our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _During the vacancy of a Bishopric in the Scottish Church_,\n| _to be said up to the day of the election_.\n|\n| Almighty God, the giver of every good gift, bestow at this time,\n| we humbly beseech thee, thine especial blessing upon the\n| Presbyters and Lay-electors of the diocese of------[_or_ of\n| this diocese] about to assemble for the election of a Bishop;\n| and grant unto them in their deliberations the spirit of wisdom\n| and understanding, that by thee they may be guided to the choice\n| of a chief pastor who shall minister before thee to the glory\n| of thy holy Name, the good government of the flock committed to\n| him, and the welfare of thy whole Church; through Jesus Christ\n| our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _During the vacancy of a Pastoral Charge_.\n|\n| O God, who knowest the needs of thy people in every place; Look\n| graciously at this time on this church and congregation; and\n| give to them a faithful pastor, who may serve before thee in\n| all diligence and lowliness of heart, and, by thy blessing,\n| bring many souls to the joys of thine eternal kingdom; through\n| Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _This prayer may also be used at meetings of Patrons during a_\n| _vacancy_.\n|\n| _For those about to be confirmed_.\n|\n| O God, who through the teaching of thy Son Jesus Christ didst\n| prepare the disciples for the coming of the Comforter; Make\n| ready, we beseech thee, the hearts and minds of thy servants\n| who at this time are seeking the gifts of the Holy Ghost through\n| the laying on of hands, that, drawing near with penitent and\n| faithful hearts, they may be filled with the power of his divine\n| presence, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Festivals of Church Choirs_.\n|\n| O God, in whose Temple at Jerusalem were appointed singers and\n| those skilled in instruments of music to set forth thy praises;\n| Be present, we beseech thee, with us thy servants, and grant\n| that in this our service we may worship thee in spirit and in\n| truth, and at last be found meet to glorify thy Name in thy\n| Temple which is on high; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| O Lord God Almighty, whose glory the Cherubim, and Seraphim,\n| and all the host of heaven, with ceaseless voice proclaim; We\n| beseech thee to look graciously from thy dwelling-place upon\n| us, thy humble servants, and in thy mercy vouchsafe to accept\n| our unworthy prayers and praises; for the sake of our only\n| Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Primary Schools_.\n|\n| O heavenly Father, whose blessed Son hath said, Suffer the\n| little children to come unto me; Prosper with thy blessing the\n| work of all who labour for the instruction and up-bringing of\n| the young in virtue and true godliness; grant that as the minds\n| of thy children are enlightened with knowledge, so their hearts\n| may be daily drawn to the love of thee and of thy only Son, our\n| Saviour. And this we beg for the sake of the same Jesus Christ\n| our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Universities, Colleges, Schools, and other places of_\n| _learning_.\n|\n| Almighty God, of whose only gift cometh wisdom and understanding;\n| We beseech thee with thy gracious favour to behold our\n| universities, colleges, and schools, that the confines of\n| knowledge may be ever enlarged, and all good learning flourish\n| and abound; bless all who teach and all who learn; and grant\n| that both teachers and learners in humility of heart may look\n| ever upward unto thee, who art the fountain of all wisdom;\n| through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with\n| thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world\n| without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Theological Colleges_.\n|\n| O God who, through thy Holy Spirit, dost illuminate the minds\n| and sanctify the lives of those whom thou dost call to the\n| work of pastors and teachers; Look with thy favour upon all\n| colleges for the instruction and discipline of those who are\n| to serve in the sacred ministry of thy Church; bless those who\n| teach and those who learn, that they may apply themselves with\n| such diligence to the knowledge which is able to make men wise\n| unto salvation, and submit themselves with such ready obedience\n| to the law of thy Son our Saviour, that they may fulfil their\n| ministry with joy; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.\n| _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the supply of Candidates for the Ministry of the Church_.\n|\n| O Lord Jesus Christ, whose servants Simon Peter and Andrew his\n| brother did at thy word straightway leave their nets to become\n| fishers of men; Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to\n| those whom thou dost call to the sacred ministry of thy Church,\n| that they may hear thy voice, and with glad hearts obey thy\n| call; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy\n| Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the Forces of the King, in his Navy and Army_.\n|\n| O Lord God of Hosts, stretch forth, we pray thee, thine almighty\n| arm to strengthen and protect the sailors and soldiers of our\n| King in every peril, both of sea and land; shelter them in the\n| day of battle, and in the time of peace keep them safe from all\n| evil; endue them ever with loyalty and courage; and grant that\n| in all things they may serve as seeing thee who art invisible;\n| through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _During a Parliamentary election_.\n|\n| Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this Kingdom in\n| general, so especially for those who at this time are called to\n| elect representatives to serve in the High Court of Parliament;\n| Grant that all things may be so ordered and settled by their\n| endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and\n| happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be\n| established among us for all generations. These and all other\n| necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly\n| beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed\n| Lord and Saviour. _Amen_.\n|\n| _During Municipal and other elections_.\n|\n| Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom; Guide and direct, we\n| humbly beseech thee, the minds of all those who are called at\n| this time to make choice of fit persons to serve in the------.\n| Grant that in the exercise of their choice they may promote thy\n| glory and the welfare of this city [_or_ town _or_ county _or_\n| parish]. And this we beg for the sake of our Lord and Saviour\n| Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Hospitals for the Sick_.\n|\n| Almighty God, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ went about doing\n| good, and healing all manner of sickness and disease among the\n| people: Continue, we beseech thee, his gracious work among us\n| in the hospitals and infirmaries of our land; console and heal\n| the sufferers; grant to the physicians and surgeons wisdom and\n| skill, and to the nurses diligence and patience; prosper their\n| work, O Lord, and vouchsafe thy blessing to all who give of\n| their substance for its maintenance; through the same Jesus\n| Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For the recovery of a sick person_.\n|\n| Almighty and immortal God, giver of life and health; We beseech\n| thee to hear our prayers for thy servant _N_., for whom we\n| implore thy mercy, that by thy blessing upon _him_ and upon\n| those who minister to _him_ of thy healing gifts, _he_ may be\n| restored, if it be thy gracious will, to health of body and\n| mind, and give thanks to thee in thy holy Church; through\n| Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For Workmen and the Employers of Labour_.\n|\n| O God, who in thy providence hast appointed to every man his\n| work; Assuage, we humbly beseech thee, all strife and contention\n| between those who are engaged in the labours of industry and\n| those who employ their labour; deliver both masters and workmen\n| from all greed and covetousness; and grant that they, seeking\n| only that which is just and equal, may live and work together in\n| brotherly union and concord, to their own well-being, and the\n| prosperity of this realm; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For brethren and friends in other lands_.\n|\n| Almighty Father, who art present in thy power in every place;\n| Give ear in thy loving-kindness to the supplications which we\n| offer unto thee on behalf of our brethren and friends in distant\n| lands; may thy mighty hand shield and protect them from all\n| evil; may thy Holy Spirit guide them in the right way and bless\n| their going out and their coming in; and grant that, being united\n| by our fellowship with thee, we may all at the last be gathered\n| in the home which is above; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _For those who travel by sea_.\n|\n| O Almighty God, whose way is in the sea, and whose paths are in\n| the great waters; Be present, we beseech thee, with our brethren\n| in the manifold dangers of the deep; protect them from all its\n| perils; prosper them in their course; and bring them in safety\n| to the haven where they would be, with a grateful sense of thy\n| mercies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Commemoration of the Faithful Departed_.\n|\n| Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart\n| hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after\n| they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and\n| felicity; We praise and magnify thy holy Name for all thy\n| servants who have finished their course in thy faith and fear;\n| and we most humbly beseech thee that, at the day of the general\n| resurrection, we, and all they who are of the mystical body of\n| thy Son, may be set on his right hand, and hear that his most\n| joyful voice, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom\n| prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Grant this,\n| O merciful Father, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our only\n| Mediator and Advocate. _Amen_.\n|\n| O almighty God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, who by a\n| voice from heaven didst proclaim, Blessed are the dead who die\n| in the Lord: Multiply, we beseech thee, to those who rest in\n| Jesus, the manifold blessings of thy love, that the good work\n| which thou didst begin in them may be perfected unto the day of\n| Jesus Christ. And of thy mercy, O heavenly Father, vouchsafe\n| that we, who now serve thee here on earth, may at the last,\n| together with them, be found meet to be partakers of the\n| inheritance of the saints in light; for the sake of the same\n| thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nTHANKSGIVINGS\n\nA General Thanksgiving.\n\nAlmighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants\ndo give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness\nand loving-kindness to us and to all men; [ * _particularly to\nthose who desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings\nfor thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them._] We bless thee for\nour creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life;\nbut above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of\nthe world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and\nfor the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense\nof all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,\nand that we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in\nour lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking\nbefore thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through\nJesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all\nhonour and glory, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n[Margin Note:] * This to be said when any that have been prayed\nfor desire to return praise.\n\n_For Rain_.\n\nO God our heavenly Father, who by thy gracious providence dost\ncause the former and the latter rain to descend upon the earth,\nthat it may bring forth fruit for the use of man: We give thee\nhumble thanks that it hath pleased thee, in our great necessity,\nto send us at the last a joyful rain upon thine inheritance, and\nto refresh it when it was dry, to the great comfort of us thy\nunworthy servants, and to the glory of thy holy Name; through thy\nmercies in Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_For fair Weather_.\n\nO Lord God, who hast justly humbled us by thy late plague of\nimmoderate rain and waters, and in thy mercy hast relieved and\ncomforted our souls by this seasonable and blessed change of\nweather: We praise and glorify thy holy Name for this thy mercy,\nand will always declare thy loving-kindness from generation to\ngeneration; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_For Plenty_.\n\nO most merciful Father, who of thy gracious goodness hast heard\nthe devout prayers of thy Church, and turned our dearth and\nscarcity into cheapness and plenty: We give thee humble thanks\nfor this thy special bounty; beseeching thee to continue thy\nloving-kindness unto us, that our land may yield us her fruits of\nincrease, to thy glory and our comfort; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n_For Peace and Deliverance from our Enemies_.\n\nO almighty God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants\nagainst the face of their enemies: We yield thee praise and\nthanksgiving for our deliverance from those great and apparent\ndangers wherewith we were compassed: We acknowledge it thy goodness\nthat we were not delivered over as a prey unto them; beseeching\nthee still to continue such thy mercies towards us, that all the\nworld may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_For restoring Public Peace at Home_.\n\nO eternal God, our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of\none mind in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and\nunruly people: We bless thy holy Name, that it hath pleased thee\nto appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up\namongst us: most humbly beseeching thee to grant to all of us grace,\nthat we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy commandments;\nand leading a quiet and peaceable life, in all godliness and\nhonesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice of praise\nand thanksgiving for these thy mercies towards us; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_For Deliverance from the Plague, or other common Sickness_.\n\nO Lord God, who hast wounded us for our sins, and consumed us for\nour transgressions, by thy late heavy and dreadful visitation; and\nnow, in the midst of judgement remembering mercy, hast redeemed\nour souls from the jaws of death: We offer unto thy fatherly\ngoodness ourselves, our souls and bodies which thou hast delivered,\nto be a living sacrifice unto thee, always praising and magnifying\nthy mercies in the midst of thy Church; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n_Or this_.\n\nWe humbly acknowledge before thee, O most merciful Father, that all\nthe punishments which are threatened in thy law might justly have\nfallen upon us, by reason of our manifold transgressions and\nhardness of heart: Yet seeing it hath pleased thee of thy tender\nmercy, upon our weak and unworthy humiliation, to assuage the\ncontagious sickness wherewith we lately have been sore afflicted,\nand to restore the voice of joy and health into our dwellings: We\noffer unto thy Divine Majesty the sacrifice of praise and\nthanksgiving, lauding and magnifying thy glorious Name for such\nthy preservation and providence over us; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\n| THE BIDDING PRAYER\n|\n|\n| Let us pray for Christ's Holy Catholic Church throughout the\n| world, especially for the Churches of Great Britain and Ireland;\n| for all Christian Sovereigns, Princes and Governors, particularly\n| our Sovereign Lord King _GEORGE_, over all estates of men in\n| these his dominions supreme; for our gracious Queen _Mary_,\n| for _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, for _Edward_ Prince of Wales,\n| and all the Royal Family; for the ministers of God's holy Word\n| and Sacraments, especially for _N_. Bishop of this diocese and\n| all he clergy of the same; for the great Council of the nation\n| [now in Parliament assembled], for the Nobility, Judges, and\n| Magistrates of the realm, * especially for the [Lord] Provost\n| and Magistrates of this ancient [and royal] city [or burgh]:\n| that all these in their several callings may serve truly and\n| faithfully to the glory of God and the edifying and well\n| governing of his people, remembering always the strict and\n| solemn account which they must give before the judgement seat\n| of Christ. And for all other subjects of this realm, let us pray\n| that they may live in the true faith and fear of God, in dutiful\n| obedience to the King and brotherly charity one to another. And\n| that there may never be wanting a supply of fit persons to serve\n| God in Church and State, let us pray for a blessing on our\n| universities [especially on . . . . . ], and on all colleges\n| and schools, especially on the Theological College of our\n| Church, that in these and in all places set apart for God's\n| honour and service true religion and sound learning may ever\n| flourish and abound. [+ And let us give thanks to Almighty God\n| for all his servants, both living and departed, who have given\n| of their substance or service towards the founding, building,\n| maintenance, and adornment of this church ++ and especially are\n| we bound to remember . . . . . ]\n|\n| Finally, let us praise God for those who are departed out of\n| this life in the faith of Christ, and let us pray unto him that\n| we may be made partakers with them in the glorious resurrection\n| unto life everlasting. All which things let us humbly ask in\n| the words which Christ himself hath taught us, saying:\n|\n| Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\n| come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us\n| this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we\n| forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into\n| temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,\n| the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.\n|\n| [Margin Notes:] * to be used in cities and burghs.\n|\n| + to be used at Dedication Festivals or Commemorations of\n| benefactors.\n|\n| ++ _or_ institution _or_ college.\n\n\n\n\nTHE COLLECTS EPISTLES AND GOSPELS\n\nTO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR\n\n\n_Note that the Collect appointed for every Sunday, or for any\nHoly-day that hath a Vigil or Eve, shall be said at the Evening\nService next before_.\n\n| _Before the Collect of the day may be said_ Let us pray.\n\n\n\nTHE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of\ndarkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of\nthis mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us\nin great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again\nin his glorious Majesty, to judge both the quick and the dead, we\nmay rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth\nwith thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. _Amen_.\n\n_This Collect is to be repeated every day with the other Collects\nin Advent, until Christmas Eve_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 8.\n\nOwe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth\nanother hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit\nadultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt\nnot bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any\nother commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying,\nnamely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no\nill to his neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.\nAnd that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out\nof sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.\nThe night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast\noff the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.\nLet us walk honestly as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,\nnot in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But\nput ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the\nflesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxi. 1.\n\nWhen they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage,\nunto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, saying\nunto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway\nye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and\nbring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall\nsay, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send\nthem. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was\nspoken by the Prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,\nBehold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass,\nand a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as\nJesus commanded them; and brought the ass, and the colt, and put\non them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great\nmultitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches\nfrom the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes\nthat went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the\nSon of David; Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord;\nHosanna in the Highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem all the\ncity was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This\nis Jesus the Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into\nthe temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in\nthe temple; and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and\nthe seats of them that sold doves; and said unto them, It is\nwritten, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have\nmade it a den of thieves.\n\nTHE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nBlessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written\nfor our learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them,\nread, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience\nand comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast\nthe blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us\nin our Saviour Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. xv. 4.\n\nWhatsoever things were written afore time were written for our\nlearning; that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures\nmight have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant\nyou to be like-minded one towards another, according to Christ\nJesus: that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even\nthe Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one\nanother, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. Now I\nsay, that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the\ntruth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers; and\nthat the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is\nwritten, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles,\nand sing unto thy Name. And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles,\nwith his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and\nlaud him, all ye people. And again, Esaias saith, There shall be\na root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,\nin him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with\nall joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope,\nthrough the power of the Holy Ghost.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xxi. 25.\n\nAnd there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the\nstars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity,\nthe sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear,\nand for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:\nfor the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see\nthe Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And\nwhen these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift\nup your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to\nthem a parable; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees; when they\nnow shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is\nnow nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to\npass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I\nsay unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be\nfulfilled: heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall\nnot pass away.\n\nTHE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord Jesu Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy\nmessenger to prepare thy way before thee: Grant that the ministers\nand stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make\nready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the\nwisdom of the just, that at thy second coming to judge the world\nwe may be found an acceptable people in thy sight, who livest and\nreignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world\nwithout end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. iv. 1.\n\nLet a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and\nstewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required in\nstewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very\nsmall thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgement:\nyea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself, yet\nam I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.\nTherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come,\nwho both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and\nwill make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall\nevery man have praise of God.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xi. 2.\n\nNow when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent\ntwo of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should\ncome, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto\nthem, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and\nsee: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers\nare cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the\npoor have the Gospel preached to them. And blessed is he whosoever\nshall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to\nsay unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into\nthe wilderness to see? a reed shaken with the wind? But what went\nye out for to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they\nthat wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what went ye\nout for to see? a prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a\nprophet. For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my\nmessenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.\n\n| ADVENT EMBER DAYS\n|\n| _The second Ember Collect in the Book of Common Prayer may be_\n| _used with the Collect of the day_.\n\nTHE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, raise up (we pray thee) thy power, and come among us, and\nwith great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and\nwickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that\nis set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help\nand deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to\nwhom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world\nwithout end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Philip, iv. 4.\n\nRejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, Rejoice. Let your\nmoderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful\nfor nothing: but in every thing, by prayer and supplication with\nthanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the\npeace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your\nhearts and minds through Christ Jesus.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John i. 19.\n\nThis is the record of John, when the Jews sent Priests and Levites\nfrom Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and\ndenied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked\nhim, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou\nthat Prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who\nart thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What\nsayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in\nthe wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the\nprophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.\nAnd they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then,\nif thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet? John\nanswered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth\none among you, whom ye know not: he it is who coming after me is\npreferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to\nunloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where\nJohn was baptizing.\n\nTHE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, OR THE BIRTH-DAY OF CHRIST,\n\nCOMMONLY CALLED\n\nCHRISTMAS DAY\n\n_December_ 25.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our\nnature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin:\nGrant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption\nand grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the\nsame our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and\nthe same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Hebr. i. 1.\n\nGod, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past\nunto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken\nunto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,\nby whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightness of his\nglory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all\nthings by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our\nsins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being\nmade so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance\nobtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the\nangels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I\nbegotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall\nbe to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten\ninto the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship\nhim. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits,\nand his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy\nthrone, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness\nis the sceptre of thy kingdom: Thou hast loved righteousness, and\nhated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee\nwith the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in\nthe beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the\nheavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish, but thou\nremainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a\nvesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed; but\nthou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John i. 1.\n\nIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the\nWord was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things\nwere made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was\nmade. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the\nlight shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.\nThere was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came\nfor a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through\nhim might believe. He was not that light, but was sent to bear\nwitness of that light. That was the true light, which lighteth\nevery man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and\nthe world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came\nunto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as\nreceived him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,\neven to them that believe on his Name: which were born, not of\nblood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but\nof God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we\nbeheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begottenof the Father)\nfull of grace and truth.\n\n| _If there be two or more celebrations of the Holy Communion in_\n| _any church on Christmas-day, the following Epistle and Gospel_\n| _may be used at one of them_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. Titus ii. 11.\n|\n| The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all\n| men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,\n| we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present\n| world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing\n| of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself\n| for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify\n| unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Luke ii. 1.\n|\n| It came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree\n| from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And\n| this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)\n| And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And\n| Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth,\n| into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,\n| (because he was of the house and lineage of David,) to be taxed\n| with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it\n| was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished\n| that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn\n| son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a\n| manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there\n| were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping\n| watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord\n| came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them:\n| and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear\n| not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which\n| shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the\n| city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this\n| shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in\n| swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was\n| with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,\n| and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,\n| good will toward men.\n|\n| _Or_ St Matth. i. 18.\n|\n| The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother\n| Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was\n| found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband,\n| being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example,\n| was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these\n| things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a\n| dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto\n| thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the\n| Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call\n| his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins.\n| (Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was\n| spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a Virgin\n| shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they\n| shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God\n| with us.) Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel\n| of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife; and knew\n| her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he\n| called his name JESUS.\n|\n| _An Additional Collect for Christmastide_.\n|\n| O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the\n| birth of thy only Son Jesus Christ; Grant that as we joyfully\n| receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure confidence\n| behold him when he shall come to be our Judge; who liveth and\n| reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without\n| end. _Amen_.\n|\n| _The Collect, Epistle, and Gospel for Christmas-day may be used_\n| _for six days after, unless another Collect, Epistle, and_\n| _Gospel are provided_.\n\nSAINT STEPHEN'S DAY\n\n_December_ 26.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, O Lord, that in all our sufferings here upon earth, for the\ntestimony of thy truth, we may stedfastly look up to heaven, and\nby faith behold the glory that shall be revealed; and, being\nfilled with the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our\npersecutors, by the example of thy first Martyr Saint Stephen,\nwho prayed for his murderers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who\nstandest at the right hand of God to succour all those that\nsuffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity, which shall be\nsaid continually unto New-year's Eve_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts vii. 55.\n\nStephen, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into\nheaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right\nhand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the\nSon of Man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried\nout with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him\nwith one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him:\nand the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet,\nwhose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God,\nand saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down,\nand cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their\ncharge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxiii. 34.\n\nBehold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and\nsome of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall\nye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to\ncity; that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon\nthe earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of\nZacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and\nthe altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come\nupon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest\nthe prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee; how\noften would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen\ngathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold,\nyour house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye\nshall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he\nthat cometh in the Name of the Lord.\n\nSAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY\n\n_December_ 27.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nMerciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light\nupon thy Church, that it being enlightened by the doctrine of\nthy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John may so walk in the\nlight of thy truth, that it may at length attain to the light of\neverlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St John i. 1.\n\nThat which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we\nhave seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands\nhave handled of the word of life; (for the life was manifested,\nand we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that\neternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto\nus;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that\nye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is\nwith the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things\nwrite we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the\nmessage which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, That\nGod is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that\nwe have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and\ndo not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the\nlight, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of\nJesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that\nwe have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.\nIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our\nsins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that\nwe have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xxi. 19.\n\nJesus said unto Peter, Follow me. Then Peter, turning about, seeth\nthe disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on\nhis breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth\nthee? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this\nman do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come,\nwhat is that to thee? Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad\namong the brethren, That that disciple should not die: yet Jesus\nsaid not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry\ntill I come, what is that to thee? This is the disciple which\ntestifieth of these things, and wrote these things, and we know\nthat his testimony is true. And there are also many other things\nwhich Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one,\nI suppose, that even the world itself could not contain the books\nthat should be written.\n\nTHE INNOCENTS' DAY\n\n_December_ 28.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast\nordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their\ndeaths: Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us\nby thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy\nof our faith, even unto death, we may glorify thy holy Name;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. xiv. 1.\n\nI looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an\nhundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's Name written\nin their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice\nof many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard\nthe voice of harpers harping with their harps: and they sung as\nit were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts,\nand the elders; and no man could learn that song, but the hundred\nand forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.\nThese are they which were not defiled with women, for they are\nvirgins: these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he\ngoeth: these were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits\nunto God, and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile;\nfor they are without fault before the throne of God. `1\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. ii. 13.\n\nThe Angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying,\nArise, and take the young child, and his mother, and flee into\nEgypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word; for Herod will\nseek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the\nyoung child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and\nwas there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled\nwhich was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt\nhave I called my Son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked\nof the wise men, was exceeding wroth; and sent forth, and slew\nall the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts\nthereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which\nhe had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that\nwhich was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there\na voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel\nweeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because\nthey are not.\n\nTHE SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take\nour nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure\nVirgin: Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children\nby adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit;\nthrough the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth\nwith thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Gal. iv. 1.\n\nNow I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth\nnothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under\ntutors and governors, until the time appointed of the father.\nEven so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the\nelements of the world: but when the fulness of the time was come,\nGod sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to\nredeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the\nadoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth\nthe Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.\nWherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son,\nthen an heir of God through Christ.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. i. 18.\n\nThe birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother\nMary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was\nfound with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband,\nbeing a just man, and not willing to make her a public example,\nwas minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these\nthings, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a\ndream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto\nthee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the\nHoly Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call\nhis name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins.\n(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was\nspoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a Virgin shall\nbe with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call\nhis name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.) Then\nJoseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had\nbidden him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she\nhad brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS.\n\nTHE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST\n\n_January_ 1.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and\nobedient to the law for man: Grant us the true circumcision of the\nSpirit; that, our hearts, and all our members, being mortified\nfrom all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey thy\nblessed will; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. iv. 8.\n\nBlessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh\nthis blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the\nuncircumcision also? For we say, that faith was reckoned to\nAbraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned? when he was\nin circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but\nin uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a\nseal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being\nuncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that\nbelieve, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might\nbe imputed unto them also: And the father of circumcision to them\nwho are not of the circumcision only, but also walk in the steps\nof that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet\nuncircumcised. For the promise, that he should be the heir of\nthe world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law,\nbut through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of\nthe law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none\neffect.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke ii. 15.\n\nAnd it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into\nheaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even\nunto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which\nthe Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and\nfound Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when\nthey had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told\nthem concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at\nthose things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept\nall these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds\nreturned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they\nhad heard and seen, as it was told unto them. And when eight days\nwere accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was\ncalled JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was\nconceived in the womb.\n\n_The same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall serve for every day\nafter unto the Epiphany_.\n\n| THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS\n|\n| _This Collect, Epistle, and Gospel may also be used on any day_\n| _after the Circumcision unto the Epiphany_.\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| O God, who hast given us grace at this time to celebrate the\n| birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ: We laud and magnify thy\n| glorious Name for the countless blessings which he hath brought\n| unto us; and we beseech thee to grant that we may ever set forth\n| thy praise in joyful obedience to thy will; through the same\n| Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. Titus iii. 4.\n|\n| After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man\n| appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done,\n| but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of\n| regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on\n| us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being\n| justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to\n| the hope of eternal life.\n|\n| _Or_ 1 St John iv. 9.\n|\n| In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that\n| God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might\n| live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but\n| that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for\n| our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love\n| one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one\n| another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.\n| Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he\n| hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify\n| that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.\n| Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God\n| dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed\n| the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth\n| in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xvi. 13.\n|\n| When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked\n| his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man\n| am? and they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist:\n| some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He\n| saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter\n| answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living\n| God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,\n| Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto\n| thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee\n| that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;\n| and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will\n| give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever\n| thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever\n| thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged\n| he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus\n| the Christ.\n\nTHE EPIPHANY,\n\nOR THE MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST TO THE GENTILES\n\n_January_ 6.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only-begotten\nSon to the Gentiles: Mercifully grant, that we, which know thee\nnow by faith, may after this life have the fruition of thy\nglorious Godhead; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. iii 1.\n\nFor this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you\nGentiles; if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God,\nwhich is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known\nunto me the mystery (as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when\nye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)\nwhich in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it\nis now revealed unto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit;\nThat the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body,\nand partakers of his promise in Christ, by the Gospel: whereof I\nwas made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God\ngiven unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who\nam less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I\nshould preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;\nand to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery,\nwhich from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who\ncreated all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent, that now unto\nthe principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by\nthe Church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal\npurpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we\nhave boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. ii. 1.\n\nWhen Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod\nthe king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,\nsaying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have\nseen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod\nthe king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem\nwith him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and\nscribes of the people together, he demanded of them, where Christ\nshould be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea:\nfor thus it is written by the prophet, And thou, Bethlehem, in the\nland of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out\nof thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my people Israel.\nThen Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of\nthem diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to\nBethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child,\nand when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come\nand worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed;\nand lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them, till\nit came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw\nthe star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were\ncome into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother,\nand fell down and worshipped him: and when they had opened their\ntreasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense,\nand myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not\nreturn to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.\n\n| _The Collect, Epistle, and Gospel for the Epiphany may be used_\n| _for seven days after, unless another Collect, Epistle, and_\n| _Gospel are provided_.\n\nTHE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy\npeople which call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive\nand know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace\nand power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 1.\n\nI beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye\npresent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto\nGod, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to\nthis world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,\nthat ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect\nwill of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every\nman that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than\nhe ought to think, but to think soberly, according as God hath\ndealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many\nmembers in one body, and all members have not the same office; so\nwe, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one\nof another.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke ii. 41.\n\nNow his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the\npassover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to\nJerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And when they had\nfulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried\nbehind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.\nBut they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's\njourney, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.\nAnd when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem,\nseeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found\nhim in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both\nhearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him\nwere astonished at his understanding and answers. And when they\nsaw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why\nhast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought\nthee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought\nme? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? And\nthey understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he\nwent down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto\nthem: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And\nJesus increased in wisdom, and stature, and in favour with God and\nman.\n\nTHE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven\nand earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and\ngrant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 6.\n\nHaving then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to\nus, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion\nof faith; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that\nteacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he\nthat giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with\ndiligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be\nwithout dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that\nwhich is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly\nlove, in honour preferring one another: not slothful in business;\nfervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in\ntribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the\nnecessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which\npersecute you; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do\nrejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one\ntowards another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of\nlow estate.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John ii. 1.\n\nAnd the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the\nmother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his\ndisciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother\nof Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her,\nWoman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.\nHis mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you,\ndo it. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the\nmanner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three\nfirkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with\nwater. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto\nthem, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And\nthey bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water\nthat was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants\nwhich drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the\nbridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth\nset forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that\nwhich is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This\nbeginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested\nforth his glory, and his disciples believed on him.\n\nTHE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities,\nand in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand\nto help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 16.\n\nBe not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for\nevil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be\npossible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.\nDearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto\nwrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith\nthe Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he\nthirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals\nof fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil\nwith good.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. viii. 1.\n\nWhen he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed\nhim. And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying,\nLord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth\nhis hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And\nimmediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him,\nSee thou tell no man, but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest,\nand offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto\nthem. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto\nhim a centurion beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant\nlieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus\nsaith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered\nand said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under\nmy roof; but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.\nFor I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I\nsay unto this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he\ncometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus\nheard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I\nsay unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.\nAnd I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west,\nand shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the\nkingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast\nout into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of\nteeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou\nhast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed\nin the self-same hour.\n\nTHE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great\ndangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot\nalways stand upright: Grant to us such strength and protection,\nas may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all\ntemptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 1.\n\nLet every soul be subject unto the higher powers; for there is no\npower but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever\ntherefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God: and\nthey that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers\nare not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then\nnot be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt\nhave praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for\ngood. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth\nnot the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger\nto execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs\nbe subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For\nfor this cause pay ye tribute also; for they are God's ministers,\nattending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to\nall their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom\ncustom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.\n\nFOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. viii. 23.\n\nAnd when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.\nAnd behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that\nthe ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his\ndisciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, we\nperish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little\nfaith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there\nwas a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man\nis this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! And when he was\ncome to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there\nmet him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs,\nexceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And\nbehold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee,\nJesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before\nthe time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many\nswine, feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast\nus out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said\nunto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the\nherd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently\ndown a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And\nthey that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and\ntold every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the\ndevils. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and\nwhen they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of\ntheir coasts.\n\nTHE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and household continually\nin thy true religion; that they who do lean only upon the hope of\nthy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty power;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Coloss. iii. 12.\n\nPut on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of\nmercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;\nforbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man\nhave a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also\ndo ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the\nbond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,\nto the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.\nLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching\nand admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual\nsongs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever\nye do, in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus,\ngiving thanks to God and the Father by him.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xiii. 24.\n\nThe kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in\nhis field. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among\nthe wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and\nbrought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants\nof the householder came, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow\ngood seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said\nunto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him,\nWilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay;\nlest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with\nthem. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of\nharvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the\ntares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat\ninto my barn.\n\nTHE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the\nworks of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of\neternal life: Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope,\nwe may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when he shall\nappear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto\nhim in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where with thee, O Father,\nand thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one God,\nworld without end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St John iii. 1.\n\nBehold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that\nwe should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth\nus not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of\nGod, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that,\nwhen he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as\nhe is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself,\neven as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also\nthe law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that\nhe was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.\nWhosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not\nseen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive\nyou: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is\nrighteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil\nsinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was\nmanifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxiv. 23.\n\nWhen if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or\nthere; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and\nfalse prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch\nthat (if it were possible) they shall deceive the very elect.\nBehold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they shall say unto\nyou, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: Behold, he is in\nthe secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh\nout of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also\nthe coming of the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the carcase is,\nthere will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the\ntribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon\nshall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven,\nand the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall\nappear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all\nthe tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man\ncoming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And\nhe shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they\nshall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end\nof heaven to the other.\n\nTHE SUNDAY CALLED SEPTUAGESIMA,\n\nOR THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy\npeople; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may\nbe mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy\nName; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth\nwith thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.\n_Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. ix. 24.\n\nKnow ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one\nreceiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain. And every man\nthat striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things: now\nthey do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.\nI therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one\nthat beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into\nsubjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to\nothers, I myself should be a castaway.\n\nSEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xx. 1.\n\nThe kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,\nwhich went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his\nvineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny\na day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the\nthird hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place, and\nsaid unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is\nright I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out\nabout the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the\neleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and\nsaith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto\nhim, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also\ninto the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.\nSo when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his\nsteward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning\nfrom the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired\nabout the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when\nthe first came, they supposed that they should have received more;\nand they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had\nreceived it, they murmured against the good-man of the house,\nsaying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made\nthem equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the\nday. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no\nwrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine\nis, and go thy way; I will give unto this last even as unto thee.\nIs it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine\neye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the\nfirst last: for many be called, but few chosen.\n\nTHE SUNDAY CALLED SEXAGESIMA,\n\nOR THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that\nwe do: Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended\nagainst all adversity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. xi. 19.\n\nYe suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. For ye\nsuffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a\nman take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the\nface. I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak:\nhowbeit, whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold\nalso. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are\nthey the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ?\n(I speak as a fool,) I am more: in labours more abundant; in\nstripes above measure; in prisons more frequent; in deaths oft.\nOf the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one; thrice\nwas I beaten with rods; once was I stoned; thrice I suffered ship\nwreck; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeyings\noften; in perils of waters; in perils of robbers; in perils by\nmine own countrymen; in perils by the heathen; in perils in the\ncity; in perils in the wilderness; in perils in the sea; in perils\namong false brethren; in weariness and painfulness; in watchings\noften; in hunger and thirst; in fastings often; in cold and\nnakedness; besides those things that are without, that which\ncometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak,\nand I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must\nneeds glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine\ninfirmities. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which\nis blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke viii. 4.\n\nWhen much people were gathered together, and were come to him out\nof every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his\nseed; and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and it was\ntrodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell\nupon a rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away,\nbecause it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the\nthorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good\nground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred-fold. And when\nhe had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear,\nlet him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might\nthis parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the\nmysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that\nseeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.\nNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by\nthe way-side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh\naway the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and\nbe saved. They on the rock are they which, when they hear, receive\nthe word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while\nbelieve, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which\nfell among thorns are they which, when they have heard, go forth,\nand are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life,\nand bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are\nthey which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word,\nkeep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.\n\nTHE SUNDAY CALLED QUINQUAGESIMA,\n\nOR THE NEXT SUNDAY BEFORE LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are\nnothing worth: Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that\nmost excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all\nvirtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before\nthee: Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.\n\nThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have\nnot charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.\nAnd though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all\nmysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so\nthat I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.\nAnd though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I\ngive my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me\nnothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth\nnot; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not\nbehave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily\nprovoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but\nrejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things,\nhopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth:\nbut whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there\nbe tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it\nshall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.\nBut when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part\nshall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I\nunderstood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became\na man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass\ndarkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall\nI know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope,\ncharity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xviii. 31.\n\nThen Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold,\nwe go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the\nprophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished. For he\nshall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and\nspitefully entreated, and spitted on: and they shall scourge him,\nand put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again. And\nthey understood none of these things: and his saying was hid from\nthem, neither knew they the things which were spoken. And it came\nto pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind\nman sat by the way-side begging: and hearing the multitude pass\nby, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of\nNazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of\nDavid, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him,\nthat he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more,\nThou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded\nhim to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked\nhim, saying, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he\nsaid, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him,\nReceive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he\nreceived his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the\npeople, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.\n\nTHE FIRST DAY OF LENT,\n\nCOMMONLY CALLED ASH WEDNESDAY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast\nmade, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent:\nCreate and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily\nlamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain\nof thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_This Collect is to be read every day in Lent after the Collect\nappointed for the day_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Joel ii. 12.\n\nTurn ye even to me, saith the Lord, with all your heart, and with\nfasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. And rend your heart,\nand not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is\ngracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and\nrepenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return, and\nrepent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat-offering and\na drink-offering unto the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion,\nsanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people,\nsanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the\nchildren, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go\nforth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet; let the\npriests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and\nthe altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give\nnot thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over\nthem: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their\nGod?\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. vi. 16.\n\nWhen ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for\nthey disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.\nVerily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou\nfastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, that thou appear\nnot unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret; and\nthy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay\nnot up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust\ndoth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay\nup for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor\nrust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor\nsteal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.\n\n| _The Collect, Epistle, and Gospel for Ash-Wednesday may be used_\n| _on every day thereafter in the same week_.\n\nTHE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights:\nGive us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being\nsubdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in\nrighteousness and true holiness, to thy honour and glory, who\nlivest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God,\nworld without end, _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. vi. 1.\n\nWe then, as workers together with him, beseech you also, that ye\nreceive not the grace of God in vain; (for he saith, I have heard\nthee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I\nsuccoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is\nthe day of salvation;) giving no offence in any thing, that the\nministry be not blamed; but in all things approving ourselves as\nthe ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in\nnecessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in\ntumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by\nknowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by\nlove unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God; by\nthe armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left;\nby honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as\ndeceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as\ndying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as\nsorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich;\nas having nothing, and yet possessing all things.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. iv. 1.\n\nThen was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be\ntempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty\nnights, he was afterward an-hungred. And when the tempter came to\nhim, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones\nbe made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall\nnot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out\nof the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy\ncity, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto\nhim, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is\nwritten, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in\ntheir hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash\nthy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written\nagain, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil\ntaketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him\nall the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith\nunto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall\ndown and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence,\nSatan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,\nand him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and\nbehold, angels came and ministered unto him.\n\n| THE LENT EMBER DAYS\n|\n| _The second Ember Collect in the Book of Common Prayer may be_\n| _used with the Collect of the day_.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. ix. 36.\n|\n| When Jesus saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on\n| them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep\n| having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest\n| truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore\n| the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into\n| his harvest.\n\nTHE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help\nourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in\nour souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may\nhappen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault\nand hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Thess. iv. 1.\n\nWe beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that\nas ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and to please God,\nso ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments\nwe gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, even\nyour sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;\nthat every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in\nsanctification and honour; not in the lust of concupiscence, even\nas the Gentiles which know not God; that no man go beyond and\ndefraud his brother in any matter; because that the Lord is the\navenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.\nFor God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.\nHe therefore that despiseth despiseth not man, but God, who hath\nalso given unto us his Holy Spirit.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xv. 21.\n\nJesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and\nSidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts,\nand cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son\nof David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he\nanswered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought\nhim, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he\nanswered and said, I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of\nthe house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying,\nLord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take\nthe children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said,\nTruth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their\nmasters table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman,\ngreat is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her\ndaughter was made whole from that very hour.\n\nTHE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT. We beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty\ndesires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand\nof thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. v. 1.\n\nBe ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in\nlove, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for\nus, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling\nsavour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,\nlet it not be once named amongst you, as becometh saints; neither\nfilthiness, nor foolish-talking, nor jesting, which are not\nconvenient; but rather giving of thanks: for this ye know, that\nno whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an\nidolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of\nGod. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these\nthings cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.\nBe not ye therefore partakers with them: for ye were sometimes\ndarkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of\nlight; (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and\nrighteousness, and truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the\nLord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,\nbut rather reprove them: for it is a shame even to speak of those\nthings which are done of them in secret. But all things that are\nreproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make\nmanifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest,\nand arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xi. 14.\n\nJesus was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to\npass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people\nwondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through\nBeelzebub, the chief of the devils. And others, tempting him,\nsought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts,\nsaid unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought\nto desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. If\nSatan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom\nstand? because ye say, that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.\nAnd if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast\nthem out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I with the\nfinger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come\nupon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods\nare in peace; but when a stronger than he shall come upon him,\nand overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he\ntrusted, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is\nagainst me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. When\nthe unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry\nplaces, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return\nunto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth\nit swept and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh to him seven\nother spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in, and\ndwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the\nfirst. And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain\nwoman of the company lift up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed\nis the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.\nBut he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of\nGod, and keep it.\n\nTHE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil\ndeeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy\ngrace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour\nJesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Gal. iv. 21.\n\nTell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the\nlaw? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a\nbond-maid, the other by a free-woman. But he who was of the\nbond-woman was born after the flesh; but he of the free-woman\nwas by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the\ntwo covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to\nbondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia,\nand answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with\nher children. But Jerusalem which is above is free; which is the\nmother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that\nbearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for\nthe desolate hath many more children than she which hath an\nhusband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of\npromise. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted\nhim that was born after the Spirit; even so it is now. Nevertheless,\nwhat saith the Scripture? Cast out the bond-woman and her son; for\nthe son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with the son of the\nfree-woman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the\nbond-woman, but of the free.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John vi. 1.\n\nJesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.\nAnd a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles\nwhich he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into\na mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the Passover,\na feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lift up his eyes,\nand saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence\nshall we buy bread, that these may eat? (And this he said to prove\nhim; for he himself knew what he would do.) Philip answered him,\nTwo hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that\nevery one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew,\nSimon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which\nhath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they\namong so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there\nwas much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about\nfive thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given\nthanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to\nthem that were set down; and likewise of the fishes, as much as\nthey would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples,\nGather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.\nTherefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets\nwith the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained\nover and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when\nthey had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth\nthat Prophet that should come into the world.\n\nTHE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nWe beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people;\nthat by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved\nevermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Hebr. ix. 11.\n\nChrist being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a\ngreater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands; that is\nto say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and\ncalves; but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy\nplace, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood\nof bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the\nunclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh; how much more\nshall the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered\nhimself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works\nto serve the living God? And for this cause he is the Mediator of\nthe new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of\nthe transgressions that were under the first testament, they which\nare called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John viii. 46.\n\nJesus said, Which of you convinceth me of sin? and if I say the\ntruth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's\nwords; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then\nanswered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well, that thou\nart a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a\ndevil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek\nnot mine own glory; there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily,\nverily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never\nsee death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast\na devil: Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a\nman keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater\nthan our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead:\nwhom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my\nhonour is nothing; it is my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye\nsay, that he is your God: yet ye have not known him; but I know\nhim: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like\nunto you; but I know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abraham\nrejoiced to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the\nJews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou\nseen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto\nyou, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast\nat him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.\n\nTHE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards\nmankind, hast sent thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon\nhim our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind\nshould follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant,\nthat we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be\nmade partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Philip, ii. 5.\n\nLet this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who,\nbeing in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal\nwith God; but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him\nthe form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and\nbeing found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became\nobedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God\nalso hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above\nevery name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of\nthings in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;\nand that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to\nthe glory of God the Father.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxvii. 1.\n\nWhen the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of\nthe people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. And\nwhen they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to\nPontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas who had betrayed him, when\nhe saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again\nthe thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,\nsaying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.\nAnd they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast\ndown the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went\nand hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces,\nand said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury,\nbecause it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought\nwith them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that\nfield was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Then was\nfulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,\nAnd they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that\nwas valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value, and gave\nthem for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.) And Jesus\nstood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, Art\nthou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.\nAnd when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he\nanswered nothing. Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not\nhow many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to\nnever a word, insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Now at\nthat feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a\nprisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner,\ncalled Barabbas. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate\nsaid unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or\nJesus which is called Christ? For he knew that for envy they had\ndelivered him. When he was set down on the judgement-seat, his wife\nsent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man:\nfor I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.\nBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they\nshould ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and\nsaid unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto\nyou? They said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do\nthen with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let\nhim be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he\ndone? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.\nWhen Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a\ntumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the\nmultitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person:\nsee ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be\non us, and on our children. Then released he Barabbas unto them:\nand when he had scourged Jesus he delivered him to be crucified.\nThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall,\nand gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped\nhim, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a\ncrown of thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right\nhand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying,\nHail, King of the Jews. And they spit upon him, and took the reed,\nand smote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him they\ntook the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and\nled him away to crucify him. And as they came out they found a\nman of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to bear his\ncross. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that\nis to say, a place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink\nmingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not\ndrink. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting\nlots: that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet,\nThey parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they\ncast lots. And sitting down they watched him there; and set up\nover his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF\nTHE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him; one on\nthe right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by\nreviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest\nthe temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou\nbe the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the\nchief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He\nsaved others, himself he cannot save: if he be the King of Israel,\nlet him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He\ntrusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he\nsaid, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, which were crucified\nwith him, cast the same in his teeth. Now from the sixth hour there\nwas darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the\nninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, _Eli, Eli, lama\nsabachthani?_ that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou\nforsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that,\nsaid, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran,\nand took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a\nreed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see\nwhether Elias will come to save him. Jesus, when he had cried\nagain with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold, the\nvail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom,\nand the earth did quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves were\nopened, and many bodies of saints which slept arose, and came out\nof the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city,\nand appeared unto many. Now when the centurion and they that were\nwith him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things\nthat were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the\nSon of God.\n\nMONDAY BEFORE EASTER\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Isaiah lxiii. 1.\n\nWho is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?\nthis that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness\nof his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.\nWherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like\nhim that treadeth in the wine-fat? I have trodden the wine-press\nalone, and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread\nthem in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, and their blood\nshall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my\nraiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year\nof my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help;\nand I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own\narm brought salvation unto me, and my fury it upheld me. And I\nwill tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in\nmy fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. I will\nmention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the\nLord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the\ngreat goodness towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed\non them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude\nof his loving-kindnesses. For he said, Surely they are my people,\nchildren that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. In all their\naffliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved\nthem: in his love, and in his pity, he redeemed them, and he bare\nthem, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled,\nand vexed his Holy Spirit; therefore he was turned to be their\nenemy, and he fought against them. Then he remembered the days of\nold, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them\nup out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he\nthat put his Holy Spirit within him? that led them by the right\nhand of Moses, with his glorious arm, dividing the water before\nthem, to make himself an everlasting name? that led them through\nthe deep as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not\nstumble? As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of\nthe Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to\nmake thyself a glorious name. Look down from heaven, and behold\nfrom the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory; where is\nthy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels, and of thy\nmercies towards me? Are they restrained? Doubtless thou art our\nFather, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge\nus not: Thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer, thy name is\nfrom everlasting. O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy\nways? and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy\nservants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. The people of\nthy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries\nhave trodden down thy sanctuary. We are thine: thou never barest\nrule over them; they were not called by thy name.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Mark xiv. 1.\n\nAfter two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened\nbread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might\ntake him by craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not on the\nfeast-day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And being in\nBethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there\ncame a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very\nprecious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And\nthere were some that had indignation within themselves, and said,\nWhy was this waste of the ointment made? for it might have been sold\nfor more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor:\nand they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why\ntrouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me: for ye have the\npoor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good;\nbut me ye have not always. She hath done what she could; she is\ncome aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily I say unto\nyou, Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached throughout the whole\nworld, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a\nmemorial of her. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto\nthe chief priests to betray him unto them. And when they heard it\nthey were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how\nhe might conveniently betray him. And the first day of unleavened\nbread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him,\nWhere wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the\npassover? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto\nthem, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing\na pitcher of water; follow him: and wheresoever he shall go in, say\nye to the good-man of the house, The Master saith, Where is the\nguest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?\nAnd he will shew you a large upper-room furnished and prepared:\nthere make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, and came\ninto the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made\nready the passover. And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.\nAnd as they sat, and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you,\nOne of you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they began to\nbe sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another\nsaid, Is it I? And he answered and said unto them, It is one of\nthe twelve that dippeth with me in the dish. The Son of Man indeed\ngoeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son\nof Man is betrayed: good were it for that man if he had never been\nborn. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and\nbrake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.\nAnd he took the cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to\nthem: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my\nblood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say\nunto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that\nday that I drink it new in the Kingdom of God. And when they had\nsung an hymn they went out into the mount of Olives. And Jesus\nsaith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night:\nfor it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall\nbe scattered. But, after that I am risen, I will go before you\ninto Galilee. But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be\noffended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say\nunto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow\ntwice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently,\nIf I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise.\nLikewise also said they all. And they came to a place which was\nnamed Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here,\nwhile I shall pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and\nJohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy, and saith\nunto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death; tarry ye\nhere, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the\nground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass\nfrom him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto\nthee; take away this cup from me; nevertheless, not what I will,\nbut what thou wilt. And he cometh and findeth them sleeping, and\nsaith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch\none hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the\nspirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he went\naway, and prayed, and spake the same words. And when he returned\nhe found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither\nwist they what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, and\nsaith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough,\nthe hour is come; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands\nof sinners. Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at\nhand. And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of\nthe twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves,\nfrom the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. And he that\nbetrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall\nkiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. And as\nsoon as he was come he goeth straightway to him, and saith,\nMaster, master; and kissed him. And they laid their hands on him,\nand took him. And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and\nsmote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. And Jesus\nanswered, and said unto them, Are ye come out as against a thief,\nwith swords and with staves, to take me? I was daily with you in\nthe temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the Scriptures must\nbe fulfilled. And they all forsook him, and fled. And there followed\nhim a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked\nbody; and the young men laid hold on him: and he left the linen\ncloth, and fled from them naked. And they led Jesus away to the\nhigh priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests\nand the elders and the scribes. And Peter followed him afar off,\neven into the palace of the high priest; and he sat with the\nservants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests and\nall the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to\ndeath; and found none. For many bare false witness against him,\nbut their witness agreed not together. And there arose certain,\nand bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I\nwill destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three\ndays I will build another made without hands. But neither so did\ntheir witness agree together. And the high priest stood up in the\nmidst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it\nwhich these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and\nanswered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto\nhim, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said,\nI am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of\npower, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest\nrent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?\nye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned\nhim to be guilty of death. And some began to spit on him, and to\ncover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy:\nand the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. And\nas Peter was beneath in the palace there cometh one of the maids\nof the high priest; and when she saw Peter warming himself she\nlooked upon him, and said. And thou also wast with Jesus of\nNazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I\nwhat thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock\ncrew. And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that\nstood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little\nafter, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one\nof them; for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth there\nto. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this\nman of whom ye speak. And the second time the cock crew. And Peter\ncalled to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock\ncrow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought\nthereon, he wept.\n\nTUESDAY BEFORE EASTER\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Isaiah l. 5.\n\nLord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither\nturned away back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to\nthem that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and\nspitting. For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be\nconfounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know\nthat I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who\nwill contend with me? Let us stand together; who is mine adversary?\nlet him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is\nhe that shall condemn me? Lo, they all shall wax old as a garment:\nthe moth shall eat them up. Who is among you that feareth the Lord,\nthat obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and\nhath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon\nhis God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves\nabout with sparks; walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks\nthat ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand, ye shall\nlie down in sorrow.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Mark xv. 1.\n\nAnd straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation\nwith the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus,\nand carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate\nasked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said\nunto him, Thou sayest it. And the chief priests accused him of\nmany things: but he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him again,\nsaying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness\nagainst thee. But Jesus yet answered nothing: so that Pilate\nmarvelled. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner,\nwhomsoever they desired. And there was one named Barabbas, which\nlay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had\ncommitted murder in the insurrection. And the multitude, crying\naloud, began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. But\nPilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the\nKing of the Jews? For he knew that the chief priests had delivered\nhim for envy. But the chief priests moved the people, that he should\nrather release Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered, and said\nagain unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye\ncall the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him.\nThen Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they\ncried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. And so Pilate, willing\nto content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered\nJesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers\nled him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together\nthe whole band. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a\ncrown of thorns, and put it about his head: and began to salute\nhim, Hail, King of the Jews. And they smote him on the head with a\nreed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.\nAnd when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him,\nand put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. And\nthey compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the\ncountry, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. And\nthey bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted,\nThe place of a skull. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with\nmyrrh; but he received it not. And when they had crucified him they\nparted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should\ntake. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. And the\nsuperscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE\nJEWS. And with him they crucify two thieves, the one on his right\nhand, and the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfilled,\nwhich saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. And they\nthat passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah,\nthou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,\nsave thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief\npriests mocking said among themselves, with the scribes, He saved\nothers; himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel\ndescend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they\nthat were crucified with him reviled him. And when the sixth hour\nwas come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth\nhour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,\n_Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?_ which is, being interpreted, My\nGod, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood\nby, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. And one ran\nand filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave\nhim to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come\nto take him down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the\nghost. And the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to\nthe bottom. And when the centurion, which stood over against him,\nsaw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this\nman was the Son of God.\n\nWEDNESDAY BEFORE EASTER\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Hebr. ix. 16.\n\nWhere a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of\nthe testator: for a testament is of force after men are dead; other\nwise it is of no strength at all whilst the testator liveth.\nWhereupon, neither the first testament was dedicated without\nblood: for when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people,\naccording to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats,\nwith water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book\nand all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament,\nwhich God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover, he sprinkled with\nblood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. And\nalmost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without\nshedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that\nthe patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with\nthese; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices\nthan these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made\nwith hands, which are the figures of the true, but into heaven\nitself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; nor yet that\nhe should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into\nthe holy place every year with blood of others: for then must he\noften have suffered since the foundation of the world; but now once\nin the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the\nsacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die,\nbut after this the judgement: so Christ was once offered to bear\nthe sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear\nthe second time without sin unto salvation.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xxii. 1.\n\nNow the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the\nPassover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might\nkill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas\nsurnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went\nhis way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he\nmight betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to\ngive him money. And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray\nhim unto them in the absence of the multitude. Then came the day of\nunleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he sent\nPeter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may\neat. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And\nhe said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there\nshall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into\nthe house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the good-man of\nthe house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest-chamber,\nwhere I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he shall shew\nyou a large upper-room furnished; there make ready. And they went,\nand found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the\npassover. And when the hour was come he sat down, and the twelve\nApostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have\ndesired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: for I say\nunto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled\nin the Kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and\nsaid, Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I say unto\nyou, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom\nof God shall come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake\nit, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body, which is given for\nyou: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after\nsupper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is\nshed for you. But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with\nme on the table. And truly the Son of Man goeth as it was determined;\nbut woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed. And they began to\ninquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this\nthing. And there was also a strife among them, which of them should\nbe accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the\nGentiles exercise lordship over them, and they that exercise\nauthority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so:\nbut he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and\nhe that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he\nthat sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at\nmeat? but I am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have\ncontinued with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a\nkingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and\ndrink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the\ntwelve tribes of Israel. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold,\nSatan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but\nI have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art\nconverted, strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord,\nI am ready to go with thee both into prison and to death. And he\nsaid, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before\nthat thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. And he said unto\nthem, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked\nye any thing? And they said, Nothing. Then said he unto them, But\nnow, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip:\nand he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For\nI say unto you, That this that is written must yet be accomplished\nin me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things\nconcerning me have an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two\nswords. And he said unto them, It is enough. And he came out, and\nwent, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives, and his disciples also\nfollowed him. And when he was at the place, he said unto them,\nPray, that ye enter not into temptation. And he was withdrawn\nfrom them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down and prayed,\nsaying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:\nnevertheless, not my will, but thine be done. And there appeared\nan angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an\nagony, he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat was as it were great\ndrops of blood falling-down to the ground. And when he rose up\nfrom prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping\nfor sorrow, and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest\nye enter into temptation. And while he yet spake, behold, a\nmultitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went\nbefore them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said\nunto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss? When\nthey who were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him,\nLord, shall we smite with the sword? And one of them smote the\nservant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And Jesus\nanswered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and\nhealed him. Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains\nof the temple, and the elders who were come to him, Be ye come out\nas against a thief, with swords and staves? When I was daily with\nyou in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but\nthis is your hour, and the power of darkness. Then took they him,\nand led him, and brought him into the high priest's house: and\nPeter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the\nmidst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among\nthem. But a certain maid beheld him, as he sat by the fire, and\nearnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.\nAnd he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a\nlittle while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them.\nAnd Peter said, Man, I am not. And about the space of one hour\nafter, another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this\nfellow also was with him; for he is a Galilean. And Peter said,\nMan, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet\nspake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter;\nand Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto\nhim, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter\nwent out, and wept bitterly. And the men that held Jesus mocked\nhim, and smote him. And when they had blindfolded him, they\nstruck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is\nit that smote thee? And many other things blasphemously spake\nthey against him. And as soon as it was day, the elders of the\npeople and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and\nled him into their council, saying, Art thou the Christ? tell us.\nAnd he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: and if\nI also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter\nshall the Son of Man sit on the right hand of the power of God.\nThen said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto\nthem, Ye say that I am. And they said, What need we any further\nwitness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.\n\nTHURSDAY BEFORE EASTER\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xi. 17.\n\nIn this that I declare unto you, I praise you not; that ye come\ntogether not for the better, but for the worse. For first of all,\nwhen ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions\namong you, and I partly believe it. For there must be also heresies\namong you, that they who are approved may be made manifest among\nyou. When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not\nto eat the Lord's supper: for in eating every one taketh before\nother his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.\nWhat, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the\nchurch of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to\nyou? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. For I have\nreceived of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That\nthe Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread;\nand when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat;\nthis is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of\nme. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped,\nsaying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as\noft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat\nthis bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he\ncome. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup\nof the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of\nthe Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that\nbread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh\nunworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning\nthe Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you,\nand many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be\njudged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that\nwe should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren,\nwhen ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man\nhunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto\ncondemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xxiii. 1.\n\nThe whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they\nbegan to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the\nnation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying, That he\nhimself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou\nthe King of the Jews? And he answered him, and said, Thou sayest\nit. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I\nfind no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying,\nHe stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning\nfrom Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked\nwhether the man were a Galilaean. And as soon as he knew that he\nbelonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who\nhimself was also at Jerusalem at that time. And when Herod saw\nJesus he was exceeding glad; for he was desirous to see him of a\nlong season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped\nto have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with him\nin many words; but he answered him nothing. And the chief priests\nand scribes stood and vehemently accused him. And Herod with his\nmen of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a\ngorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. And the same day\nPilate and Herod were made friends together; for before they were\nat enmity between themselves. And Pilate, when he had called\ntogether the chief priests and the rulers and the people, said unto\nthem, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth\nthe people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, have\nfound no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse\nhim: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and lo, nothing\nworthy of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise him,\nand release him. For of necessity he must release one unto them\nat the feast. And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with\nthis man, and release unto us Barabbas: (who for a certain sedition\nmade in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate\ntherefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But\nthey cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto\nthem the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found\nno cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let\nhim go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he\nmight be crucified: and the voices of them and of the chief priests\nprevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they\nrequired. And he released unto them him that for sedition and\nmurder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered\nJesus to their will. And as they led him away, they laid hold upon\none Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they\nlaid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there\nfollowed him a great company of people, and of women, which also\nbewailed and lamented him. But Jesus, turning unto them, said,\nDaughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves,\nand for your children. For behold, the days are coming, in the\nwhich they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that\nnever bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they\nbegin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover\nus. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be\ndone in the dry? And there were also two other, malefactors, led\nwith him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place\nwhich is called Calvary, there they crucified him; and the\nmalefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.\nThen said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they\ndo. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the people\nstood beholding; and the rulers also with them derided him, saying,\nHe saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen\nof God. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and\noffering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the King of the\nJews, save thyself. And a superscription also was written over\nhim in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING\nOF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors, which were hanged, railed\non him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the\nother answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God,\nseeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly;\nfor we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done\nnothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou\ncomest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto\nthee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. And it was about\nthe sixth hour: and there was a darkness over all the earth until\nthe ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the\ntemple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud\nvoice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and\nhaving said thus, he gave up the ghost. Now when the centurion\nsaw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was\na righteous man. And all the people that came together to that\nsight, beholding the things that were done, smote their breasts\nand returned. And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed\nhim from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.\n\nGOOD FRIDAY\n\nTHE COLLECTS.\n\nAlmighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family,\nfor which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and\ngiven up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon\nthe cross, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy\nGhost, ever one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of\nthe Church is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications\nand prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in\nthy holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation\nand ministry, may truly and godly serve thee; through our Lord\nand Saviour Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\nO merciful God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou\nhast made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he\nshould be converted and live: Have mercy upon all Jews, Turks,\nInfidels, and Heretics, and take from them all ignorance, hardness\nof heart, and contempt of thy word; and so fetch them home, blessed\nLord, to thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of\nthe true Israelites, and be made one fold under one shepherd,\nJesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the\nHoly Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Hebr. x. 1.\n\nThe law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very\nimage of the things, can never with those sacrifices, which they\noffered year by year continually, make the comers there unto\nperfect: for then would they not have ceased to be offered? because\nthat the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience\nof sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made\nof sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls\nand of goats should take away sins. Wherefore, when he cometh into\nthe world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but\na body hast thou prepared me: in burnt-offerings and sacrifices for\nsin thou hast had no pleasure: then said I, Lo, I come (in the\nvolume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God.\nAbove when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offerings\nand offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure\ntherein, (which are offered by the law;) then said he, Lo, I come\nto do thy will, O God: he taketh away the first, that he may\nestablish the second. By the which will we are sanctified, through\nthe offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every\npriest standeth daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the\nsame sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this man,\nafter he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on\nthe right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies\nbe made his foot-stool. For by one offering he hath perfected for\never them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a\nwitness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the\ncovenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the\nLord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds\nwill I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember\nno more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering\nfor sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the\nholiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he\nhath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, his\nflesh; and having an High Priest over the house of God; let us draw\nnear with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our\nhearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed\nwith pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith\nwithout wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) and let us\nconsider one another to provoke unto love, and to good works; not\nforsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of\nsome is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see\nthe day approaching.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xix. 1.\n\nPilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers\nplatted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put\non him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews: and they\nsmote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and\nsaith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may\nknow that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing\nthe crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto\nthem, Behold the man! When the chief priests therefore and officers\nsaw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate\nsaith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault\nin him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he\nought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate\ntherefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; and went\nagain into the judgement-hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art\nthou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him,\nSpeakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to\ncrucify thee, and have power to release thee? Jesus answered, Thou\ncouldest have no power at all against me, except it were given\nthee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath\nthe greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him:\nbut the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art\nnot Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh\nagainst Caesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought\nJesus forth, and sat down in the judgement-seat, in a place that is\ncalled the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the\npreparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith\nunto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away with him,\naway with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify\nyour King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.\nThen delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified: and they\ntook Jesus, and led him away. And he, bearing his cross, went forth\ninto a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the\nHebrew, Golgotha: where they crucified him, and two other with him,\non either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a\ntitle, and put it on the cross; and the writing was, JESUS OF\nNAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.\n\nThis title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus\nwas crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew,\nand Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to\nPilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am the\nKing of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have\nwritten. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took\nhis garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and\nalso his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top\nthroughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend\nit, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the Scripture\nmight be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them,\nand for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the\nsoldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother,\nand his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary\nMagdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple\nstanding by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman,\nbehold thy son. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother.\nAnd from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.\nAfter this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished,\nthat the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there\nwas set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with\nvinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When\nJesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished:\nand he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore,\nbecause it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain\nupon the cross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day was an\nhigh day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and\nthat they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake\nthe legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with\nhim. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already,\nthey brake not his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear\npierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.\nAnd he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he\nknoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things\nwere done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him\nshall not be broken. And again another Scripture saith, They shall\nlook on him whom they pierced.\n\nEASTER EVEN\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy\nblessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying\nour corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that,\nthrough the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful\nresurrection; for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose\nagain for us, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter iii. 17.\n\nIt is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for\nwell-doing, than for evil-doing. For Christ also hath once\nsuffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us\nto God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the\nSpirit: by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in\nprison; which sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering\nof God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing;\nwherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. The like\nfigure whereunto, even baptism, doth also now save us, (not the\nputting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good\nconscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: who\nis gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God, angels and\nauthorities and powers being made subject unto him.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxvii. 57.\n\nWhen the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named\nJoseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple. He went to Pilate,\nand begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be\ndelivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a\nclean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had\nhewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of\nthe sepulchre, and departed. And there was Mary Magdalene, and\nthe other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Now the next\nday, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests\nand Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember\nthat that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days\nI will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made\nsure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and\nsteal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead:\nso the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto\nthem, Ye have a watch; go your way, make it as sure as you can. So\nthey went and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and\nsetting a watch.\n\nEASTER DAY\n\n_At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm_: O come, let us, &c.\n_these Anthems shall be sung or said_.\n\nChrist our passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep\nthe feast; Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice\nand wickedness: but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and\ntruth. 1 _Cor_. v. 7.\n\nChrist being raised from the dead dieth no more: death hath no more\ndominion over him.\n\nFor in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth,\nhe liveth unto God.\n\nLikewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but\nalive unto God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Rom_. vi. 9.\n\nChrist is risen from the dead: and become the first-fruits of them\nthat slept.\n\nFor since by man came death: by man came also the resurrection of\nthe dead.\n\nFor as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive.\n1 _Cor_. xv. 20.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. _Amen_.\n\n| _The Easter Anthems may be used for seven days after Easter_.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ\nhast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting\nlife: We humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace\npreventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by\nthy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through\nJesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the\nHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Coloss. iii. 1.\n\nIf ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,\nwhere Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection\non things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and\nyour life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life,\nshall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify\ntherefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,\nuncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and\ncovetousness, which is idolatry: for which things' sake the wrath\nof God cometh on the children of disobedience: in the which ye also\nwalked some time, when ye lived in them.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xx. 1.\n\nThe first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it\nwas yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away\nfrom the sepulchre. Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter,\nand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them,\nThey have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know\nnot where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that\nother disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both\ntogether; and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came\nfirst to the sepulchre; and he, stooping down and looking in,\nsaw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh\nSimon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth\nthe linen clothes lie; and the napkin that was about his head, not\nlying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by\nitself. Then went in also that other disciple which came first to\nthe sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not\nthe Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the\ndisciples went away again unto their own home.\n\n| _If there be two or more celebrations of the Holy Communion_\n| _in any church on Easter-day, the following Epistle and Gospel_\n| _may be used at one of them_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. Hebr. xiii. 20.\n|\n| Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord\n| Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the\n| everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do\n| his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight,\n| through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Mark xvi. 1.\n|\n| When the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother\n| of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come\n| and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the\n| week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And\n| they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from\n| the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the\n| stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into\n| the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side,\n| clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And\n| he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,\n| which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place\n| where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter\n| that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as\n| he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the\n| sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they\n| any thing to any man; for they were afraid.\n|\n| _An Additional Collect for Eastertide_.\n|\n| O God, who for our redemption didst give thine only begotten\n| Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross, and by his\n| glorious resurrection hast delivered us from the power of the\n| enemy; Grant us so to die daily unto sin, that we may evermore\n| live with him who died and rose again for us; through the same\n| Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nMONDAY IN EASTER WEEK\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who through thy only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast\novercome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life:\nWe humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace preventing us\nthou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual\nhelp we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost,\never one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts x. 34.\n\nPeter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God\nis no respecter of persons; but in every nation he that feareth\nhim, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word\nwhich God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by\nJesus Christ; (he is Lord of all;) that word, I say, ye know,\nwhich was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee,\nafter the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of\nNazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with power; who went about doing\ngood, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God\nwas with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did,\nboth in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew,\nand hanged on a tree: him God raised up the third day, and shewed\nhim openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before\nof God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose\nfrom the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and\nto testify that it is he who was ordained of God to be the Judge\nof quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that\nthrough his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission\nof sins.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xxiv. 13.\n\nBehold, two of his disciples went that same clay to a village\ncalled Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.\nAnd they talked together of all these things which had happened.\nAnd it came to pass, that while they communed together, and\nreasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their\neyes were holden, that they should not know him. And he said unto\nthem, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to\nanother, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name\nwas Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in\nJerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass\nthere in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they\nsaid unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet\nmighty in deed and word, before God and all the people: and how\nthe chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to\ndeath, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he\nwhich should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to-day is\nthe third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women\nalso of our company made us astonished, which were early at the\nsepulchre; and when they found not his body, they came, saying that\nthey had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was\nalive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre,\nand found it even so as the women had said; but him they saw not.\nThen he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all\nthat the prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered\nthese things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses,\nand all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures\nthe things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village\nwhither they went; and he made as though he would have gone\nfurther: but they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it\nis towards evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to\ntarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them,\nhe took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And\ntheir eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of\ntheir sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn\nwithin us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened\nto us the Scriptures? And they rose up the same hour, and returned\nto Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, arid them\nthat were with them, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath\nappeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way,\nand how he was known of them in breaking of bread.\n\nTUESDAY IN EASTER WEEK\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who through thy only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast\novercome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life:\nWe humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace preventing\nus thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual\nhelp we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost,\never one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xiii. 26.\n\nMen and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever\namong you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.\nFor they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they\nknew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read\nevery sabbath-day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.\nAnd though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they\nPilate that he should be slain. And when they had fulfilled all\nthat w r as written of him, they took him down from the tree, and\nlaid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him from the dead: and he\nwas seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to\nJerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we declare\nunto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto\nthe fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children,\nin that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in\nthe second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.\nAnd as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more\nto return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the\nsure mercies of David. Wherefore he saith also in another psalm,\nThou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For David,\nafter he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on\nsleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: but he\nwhom God raised again saw no corruption. Be it known unto you there\nfore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you\nthe forgiveness of sins: and by him all that believe are justified\nfrom all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of\nMoses. Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken\nof in the prophets; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish:\nfor I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise\nbelieve, though a man declare it unto you.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xxiv. 36.\n\nJesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them,\nPeace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and\nsupposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why\nare ye troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold\nmy hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for\na spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he\nhad thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while\nthey yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them,\nHave ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish,\nand of an honey comb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And\nhe said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,\nwhile I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which\nwere written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the\npsalms concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they\nmight understand the Scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is\nwritten, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from\nthe dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins\nshould be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at\nJerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.\n\nTHE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins,\nand to rise again for our justification: Grant us so to put away\nthe leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee\nin pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same\nthy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St John v. 4.\n\nWhatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the\nvictory that over cometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that\novercometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son\nof God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ;\nnot by water only, but by water and blood: and it is the Spirit\nthat beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are\nthree that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy\nGhost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear\nwitness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and\nthese three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the\nwitness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God, which\nhe hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God\nhath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made\nhim a liar, because he believeth not the record that God gave of\nhis Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal\nlife; and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life;\nand he that hath not the Son hath not life.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xx. 19.\n\nThe same day at evening, being the first day I of the week, when\nthe doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled for fear\nof the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto\nthem, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto\nthem his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when\nthey saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto\nyou: As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he\nhad said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive\nye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted\nunto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.\n\nTHE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a\nsacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life: Give us\ngrace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable\nbenefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed\nsteps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter ii. 19.\n\nThis is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure\ngrief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be\nbuffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when\nye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently; this is\nacceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because\nChrist also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should\nfollow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his\nmouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he\nsuffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that\njudgeth righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his own\nbody on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto\nrighteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as\nsheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and\nBishop of your souls.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John x. 11.\n\nJesus said, I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his\nlife for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the\nshepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and\nleaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, and\nscattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an\nhireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd,\nand know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me,\neven so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.\nAnd other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I\nmust bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one\nfold, and one shepherd.\n\nTHE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who shewest to them that be in error the light of\nthy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of\nrighteousness: Grant unto all them that are admitted into the\nfellowship of Christ's religion, that they may eschew those things\nthat are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things\nas are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ.\n_Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter ii. 11.\n\nDearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain\nfrom fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your\nconversation honest among the Gentiles; that, whereas they speak\nagainst you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they\nshall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit\nyourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether\nit be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that\nare sent by him, for the punishment of evildoers, and for the\npraise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with\nwell-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as\nfree, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness; but\nas the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear\nGod. Honour the king.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xvi. 16.\n\nJesus said to his disciples, A little while and ye shall not see\nme; and again a little while and ye shall see me; because I go to\nthe Father. Then said some of his disciples among themselves,\nWhat is this that he saith unto us, A little while and ye shall\nnot see me; and again a little while and ye shall see me; and,\nBecause I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that\nhe saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus\nknew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do\nye inquire among your selves of that I said, A little while and\nye shall not see me; and again a little while and ye shall see\nme? Verily, verily I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament,\nbut the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your\nsorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in travail,\nhath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is\ndelivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish,\nfor joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore\nhave sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall\nrejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.\n\nTHE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and\naffections of sinful men: Grant unto thy people, that they may\nlove the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou\ndost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of\nthe world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys\nare to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. St James i. 17.\n\nEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh\ndown from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,\nneither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the\nword of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his\ncreatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift\nto hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man worketh\nnot the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness\nand superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the\nengrafted word, which is able to save your souls.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xvi. 5.\n\nJesus said unto his disciples, Now I go my way to him that sent me,\nand none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But, because I have\nsaid these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.\nNevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that\nI go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto\nyou; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come,\nhe will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of\njudgement: of sin, because they believe not on me; of righteousness,\nbecause I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; of judgement,\nbecause the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things\nto say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when he, the\nSpirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he\nshall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that\nshall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall\nglorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto\nyou. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I,\nthat he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.\n\nTHE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, from whom all good things do come: Grant to us thy humble\nservants, that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things\nthat be good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same;\nthrough our Lord Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. St James i. 22.\n\nBe ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your\nown selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,\nhe is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass. For\nhe beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth\nwhat manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law\nof liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful\nhearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his\ndeed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not\nhis tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is\nvain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is\nthis, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and\nto keep himself unspotted from the world.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xvi. 23.\n\nVerily, verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye V shall ask the\nFather in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked\nnothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may\nbe full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: the\ntime cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but\nI shall shew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask\nin my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father\nfor you; for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved\nme, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from\nthe Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world,\nand go to the Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest\nthou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou\nknowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee:\nby this we believe that thou earnest forth from God. Jesus\nanswered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea,\nis now come, that ye shall be scattered every man to his own,\nand shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the\nFather is with me. These things I have spoken unto you, that in\nme ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation;\nbut be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.\n\nTHE ASCENSION DAY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe\nthy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into\nthe heavens; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and\nwith him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth with thee and\nthe Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts i. 1.\n\nThe former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus\nbegan both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken\nup, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments\nunto the Apostles whom he had chosen: to whom also he shewed\nhimself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs; being\nseen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to\nthe kingdom of God: and, being assembled together with them,\ncommanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but\nwait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard\nof me. For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be\nbaptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they\ntherefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord,\nwilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And\nhe said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the\nseasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall\nreceive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye\nshall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,\nand in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when\nhe had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up,\nand a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they\nlooked stedfastly toward heaven, as he went up, behold, two men\nstood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of\nGalilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus,\nwhich is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, in like\nmanner as ye have seen him go into heaven.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Mark xvi. 14.\n\nJesus appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided\nthem with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they\nbelieved not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he\nsaid unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel\nto every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be\nsaved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs\nshall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out\ndevils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up\nserpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt\nthem; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.\nSo then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up\ninto heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went\nforth and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and\nconfirming the word with signs following.\n\n| _The Collect, Epistle, and Gospel for the Ascension-day may be_\n| _used for seven days after, unless another Collect, Epistle, and_\n| _Gospel are provided_.\n\nTHE SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION DAY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus\nChrist with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: We beseech\nthee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to\ncomfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour\nChrist is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the\nHoly Ghost, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter iv. 7.\n\nThe end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore I sober, and\nwatch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among\nyourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use\nhospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath\nreceived the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as\ngood stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let\nhim speak as the oracles of God: if any man minister, let him do it\nas of the ability which God giveth; that God in all things may be\nglorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for\never and ever. Amen.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xv. 26, and part of Chapter xvi.\n\nWhen the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the\nFather, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,\nhe shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because\nye have been with me from the beginning. These things have I spoken\nunto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out\nof the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth\nyou will think that he doeth God service. And these things will\nthey do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.\nBut these things have I told you, that, when the time shall come,\nye may remember that I told you of them.\n\nWHITSUNDAY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGod, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful\npeople, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant\nus by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and\nevermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of\nChrist Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the\nunity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts ii. 1.\n\nWhen the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one\naccord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven,\nas of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they\nwere sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as\nof fire, and it sat upon each of them: and they were all filled\nwith the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the\nSpirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem\nJews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this\nwas noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded,\nbecause that every man heard them speak in his own language. And\nthey were all amazed, and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold,\nare not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man\nin our own tongue wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and\nElamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and\nCappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt,\nand in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews\nand proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our\ntongues the wonderful works of God.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xiv. 15.\n\nJesus said unto his disciples, If ye love me, keep my commandments.\nAnd I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,\nthat he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth, whom\nthe world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth\nhim: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.\nI will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. Yet a little\nwhile, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I\nlive, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in\nmy Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments,\nand keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me\nshall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest\nmyself to him. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is\nit that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?\nJesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep\nmy words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him,\nand make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my\nsayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's\nwhich sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet\npresent with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom\nthe Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and\nbring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto\nyou. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the\nworld giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,\nneither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go\naway, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice,\nbecause I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater\nthan I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when\nit is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk\nmuch with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath\nnothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father;\nand as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do.\n\nMONDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGod, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful\npeople, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant\nus by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things,\nand evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits\nof Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee,\nin the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end.\n_Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts x. 34.\n\nPeter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God\nis no respecter of persons; but in every nation he that feareth\nhim, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word\nwhich God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by\nJesus Christ; (he is Lord of all;) that word, I say, ye know, which\nwas published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after\nthe baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth\nwith the Holy Ghost, and with power; who went about doing good,\nand healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was\nwith him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did, both\nin the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew, and\nhanged on a tree: him God raised up the third day, and shewed him\nopenly: not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before\nof God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose\nfrom the dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and\nto testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge\nof quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that\nthrough his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission\nof sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on\nall them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which\nbelieved were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that\non the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For\nthey heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered\nPeter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,\nwhich have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded\nthem to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him\nto tarry certain days.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John iii. 16.\n\nGod so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that\nwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting\nlife. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world,\nbut that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on\nhim is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already;\nbecause he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son\nof God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the\nworld, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their\ndeeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,\nneither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.\nBut he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may\nbe made manifest, that they are wrought in God.\n\nTUESDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGod, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful\npeople, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit;\nGrant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all\nthings, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the\nmerits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with\nthee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts viii. 14.\n\nWhen the Apostles, which were at Jerusalem, heard that Samaria\nhad received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John;\nwho, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might\nreceive the Holy Ghost: (for as yet he was fallen upon none of\nthem; only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then\nlaid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John x. 1.\n\nVerily, verily I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door\ninto the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is\na thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the\nshepherd of the sheep: to him the porter openeth; and the sheep\nhear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth\nthem out. And, when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before\nthem, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice. And a\nstranger will they not follow; but will flee from him; for they\nknow not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto\nthem: but they understood not what things they were which he spake\nunto them. Then said Jesus unto them again; Verily, verily I say\nunto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me\nare thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the\ndoor; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in\nand out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not but for to steal,\nand to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life,\nand that they might have it more abundantly.\n\n| THE WHITSUNTIDE EMBER DAYS\n|\n| _The second Ember Collect in the Book of Common Prayer may be_\n| _used with the Collect of the day_.\n\nTRINITY SUNDAY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants\ngrace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory\nof the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to\nworship the Unity: We beseech thee, that thou wouldest keep us\nstedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities,\nwho livest and reignest, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. iv. 1.\n\nAfter this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven:\nand the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet\ntalking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew\nthee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in\nthe Spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat\non the throne: and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and\na sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne,\nin sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four\nand twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders\nsitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads\ncrowns of gold: and out of the throne proceeded lightnings and\nthunderings and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning\nbefore the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before\nthe throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the\nmidst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts\nfull of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a\nlion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had\na face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And\nthe four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they\nwere full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying,\nHoly, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to\ncome. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to\nhim that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four\nand twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and\nworship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns\nbefore the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive\nglory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and\nfor thy pleasure they are, and were created.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John iii. 1.\n\nThere was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of\nthe Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,\nRabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man\ncan do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.\nJesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee,\nExcept a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.\nNicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old?\ncan he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?\nJesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be\nborn of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom\nof God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which\nis born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee,\nYe must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and\nthou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it\ncometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of\nthe Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these\nthings be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of\nIsrael, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily I say unto\nthee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen;\nand ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things,\nand ye believe not; how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly\nthings? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came\ndown from heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven. And as\nMoses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the\nSon of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should\nnot perish, but have eternal life.\n\nTHE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee,\nmercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness\nof our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant\nus the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we\nmay please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St John iv. 7.\n\nBeloved, let us love one another: for love is of God, and every\none that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth\nnot knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the\nlove of God towards us, because that God sent his only-begotten\nSon into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love,\nnot that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to\nbe the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we\nought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time.\nIf we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is\nperfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in\nus; because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen, and\ndo testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the\nworld. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God\ndwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the\nlove that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love\ndwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect,\nthat we may have boldness in the day of judgement; because as he\nis, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect\nlove casteth out fear; because fear hath torment: he that feareth\nis not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved\nus. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a\nliar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how\ncan he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have\nwe from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xvi. 19.\n\nThere was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine\nlinen, and fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain\nbeggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores,\nand desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich\nman's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it\ncame to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels\ninto Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried: and\nin hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham\nafar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father\nAbraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the\ntip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented\nin this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy\nlife-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil\nthings; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And\nbesides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed:\nso that they who would pass from hence to you cannot; neither\ncan they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said,\nI pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my\nfather's house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify\nunto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham\nsaith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear\nthem. And he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one went unto them\nfrom the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they\nhear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded,\nthough one rose from the dead.\n\nTHE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, who never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost\nbring up in thy stedfast fear and love: Keep us, we beseech thee,\nunder the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have\na perpetual fear and love of thy holy name; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St John iii. 13.\n\nMarvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we\nhave passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.\nHe that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth\nhis brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal\nlife abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because\nhe laid clown his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives\nfor the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his\nbrother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from\nhim; how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let\nus not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth.\nAnd hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our\nhearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater\nthan our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart\ncondemn us not, then have we confidence towards God. And whatsoever\nwe ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments,\nand do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is\nhis commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son\nJesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And\nhe that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him:\nand hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he\nhath given us.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xiv. 16.\n\nA certain man made a great supper, and bade many; and sent his\nservant at supper-time to say to them that were bidden, Come, for\nall things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to\nmake excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of\nground, and I must needs go and see it; I pray thee have me\nexcused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and\nI go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. And another said,\nI have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that\nservant came and shewed his lord these things. Then the master\nof the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into\nthe streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor,\nand the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said,\nLord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.\nAnd the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the high-ways and\nhedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.\nFor I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall\ntaste of my supper.\n\nTHE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that\nwe, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may by\nthy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and\nadversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter v. 5.\n\nAll of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility:\nfor God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble\nyourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may\nexalt you in due time; casting all your care upon him, for he\ncareth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the\ndevil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may\ndevour: whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same\nafflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the\nworld. But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his\neternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,\nmake you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory\nand dominion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xv. 1.\n\nThen drew near unto him all the publicans and I sinners for to\nhear him. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, This\nman receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this\nparable unto them, saying, What man of you having an hundred\nsheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine\nin the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find\nit? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders,\nrejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his\nfriends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for\nI have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise\njoy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than\nover ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.\nEither what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one\npiece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek\ndiligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she\ncalleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice\nwith me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise,\nI say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God\nover one sinner that repenteth.\n\nTHE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom\nnothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon\nus thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so\npass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things\neternal: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. viii 18.\n\nI reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to\nbe compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the\nearnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation\nof the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity,\nnot willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in\nhope: because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the\nbondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of\nGod. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth\nin pain together until now. And not only they, but our selves\nalso, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves\ngroan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the\nredemption of our body.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke vi. 36.\n\nBe ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge\nnot, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be\ncondemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall\nbe given unto you; good measure, pressed clown, and shaken together,\nand running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the\nsame measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you\nagain. And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the\nblind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is\nnot above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as\nhis master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy\nbrother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own\neye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me\npull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest\nnot the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out\nfirst the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see\nclearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.\n\nTHE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may\nbe so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may\njoyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter iii. 8.\n\nBe ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love\nas brethren, be pitiful, be courteous; not rendering evil for\nevil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing\nthat ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.\nFor he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain\nhis tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let\nhim eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.\nFor the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are\nopen unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them\nthat do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers\nof that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness\nsake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither\nbe troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke v. 1.\n\nIt came to pass that as the people pressed upon him to hear the\nword of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships\nstanding by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them,\nand were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships,\nwhich was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a\nlittle from the land: and he sat down, and taught the people\nout of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto\nSimon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a\ndraught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled\nall the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word\nI will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed\na great multitude of fishes, and their net brake. And they beckoned\nunto their partners which were in the other ship, that they should\ncome and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so\nthat they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at\nJesus knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.\nFor he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught\nof the fishes which they had taken; and so was also James, and\nJohn, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And\nJesus said unto Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt catch\nmen. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook\nall, and followed him.\n\nTHE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things\nas pass man's under standing: Pour into our hearts such love\ntoward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain\nthy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. vi. 3.\n\nKnow ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ\nwere baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by\nbaptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the\ndead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in\nnewness of life. For if we have been planted together in the\nlikeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his\nresurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with\nhim, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we\nshould not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now\nif we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live\nwith him; knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth\nno more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he\ndied, he died unto sin once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto\nGod. Likewise reckon ye also your selves to be dead indeed unto\nsin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. v. 20.\n\nJesus said unto his disciples, Except your righteousness shall\nexceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall\nin no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that\nit was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever\nshall kill, shall be in danger of the judgement. But I say unto you,\nthat whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be\nin danger of the judgement: and whosoever shall say to his\nbrother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever\nshall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire. Therefore\nif thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that\nthy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before\nthe altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and\nthen come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly,\nwhiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary\ndeliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the\nofficer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee,\nThou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the\nuttermost farthing.\n\nTHE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nLord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all\ngood things: Graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase\nin us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great\nmercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. vi. 19.\n\nI speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your\nflesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness,\nand to iniquity, unto iniquity; even so now yield your members\nservants to righteousness, unto holiness. For when ye were the\nservants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had\nye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of\nthose things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become\nservants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end\neverlasting life. For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of\nGod is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Mark viii. 1.\n\nIn those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing\nto eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,\nI have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with\nme three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send them away\nfasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way; for\ndivers of them came from far. And his disciples answered him,\nFrom whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the\nwilderness? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they\nsaid, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the\nground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake,\nand gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set\nthem before the people. And they had a few small fishes; and he\nblessed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did\neat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was\nleft seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four\nthousand. And he sent them away.\n\nTHE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both\nin heaven and earth: We humbly beseech thee to put away from us\nall hurtful things, and to give us those things which be profitable\nfor us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. viii. 12.\n\nBrethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the\nflesh: for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye\nthrough the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall\nlive. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the\nsons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage\nagain to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption,\nwhereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness\nwith our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children,\nthen heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ: if so be\nthat we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. vii. 15.\n\nBeware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,\nbut inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their\nfruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even\nso every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree\nbringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil\nfruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every\ntree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast\ninto the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not\nevery one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the\nkingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which\nis in heaven.\n\nTHE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do\nalways such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing\nthat is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according\nto thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. x. 1.\n\nBrethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all\nour fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;\nand were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud, and in the sea; and\ndid all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same\nspiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed\nthem; and that rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not\nwell pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these\nthings were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after\nevil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were\nsome of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and\ndrink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication,\nas some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty\nthousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted,\nand were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them\nalso murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these\nthings happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for\nour admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore\nlet him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There\nhath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man: but\nGod is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that\nye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape,\nthat ye may be able to bear it.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xvi. 1.\n\nJesus said unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man which\nhad a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted\nhis goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I\nhear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou\nmayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himself,\nWhat shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship:\nI cannot dig, to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that,\nwhen I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into\ntheir houses. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto\nhim, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?\nAnd he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take\nthy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to\nanother, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures\nof wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.\nAnd the lord com mended the unjust steward, because he had done\nwisely: for the children of this world are in their generation\nwiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to\nyourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when\nye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.\n\nTHE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nLet thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy\nhumble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make\nthem to ask such things as shall please thee; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xii. 1.\n\nConcerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you\nignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these\ndumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand,\nthat no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed;\nand that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy\nGhost. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.\nAnd there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.\nAnd there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God,\nwho worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is\ngiven to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the\nSpirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by\nthe same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another\nthe gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working\nof miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits;\nto another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation\nof tongues. But all these worketh that one and the self-same\nSpirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xix. 41.\n\nAnd when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,\nsaying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day,\nthe things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from\nthine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies\nshall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep\nthee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground,\nand thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one\nstone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy\nvisitation. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out\nthem that sold therein, and them that bought, saying unto them,\nIt is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made\nit a den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple.\n\nTHE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, who declarest thy almighty power most chiefly in shewing\nmercy and pity: Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy\ngrace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain\nthy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly\ntreasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xv. 1.\n\nBrethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto\nyou, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand: by which\nalso ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,\nunless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first\nof all, that which I also received, how that Christ died for our\nsins, according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried, and\nthat he rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures; and\nthat he was seen of Cephas; then of the twelve: after that, he\nwas seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the\ngreater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep:\nafter that, he was seen of James; then of all the Apostles: and\nlast of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due\ntime. For I am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be\ncalled an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. But by\nthe grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed\nupon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they\nall; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore\nwhether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xviii. 9.\n\nJesus spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves\nthat they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into\nthe temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.\nThe Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee\nthat I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,\nor even as this publican: I fast twice in the week, I give tithes\nof all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would\nnot lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his\nbreast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this\nman went down to his house justified rather than the other: for\nevery one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that\nhumbleth himself shall be exalted.\n\nTHE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear\nthan we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire\nor deserve: Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving\nus those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us\nthose good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the\nmerits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. iii. 4.\n\nSuch trust have we through Christ to God-ward: not that we are\nsufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our\nsufficiency is of God: who also hath made us able ministers of the\nnew testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter\nkilleth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of\ndeath written and engraven in stones was glorious, so that the\nchildren of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses\nfor the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away;\nhow shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For\nif the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the\nministration of righteousness exceed in glory.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Mark vii. 31.\n\nJesus, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, came unto the\nsea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And\nthey bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his\nspeech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took\nhim aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and\nhe spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he\nsighed, and saith unto him, _Ephphatha_, that is, Be opened. And\nstraightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was\nloosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should\ntell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great\ndeal they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, saying,\nHe hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and\nthe dumb to speak.\n\nTHE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy\nfaithful people do unto thee true and laudable service: Grant, we\nbeseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life,\nthat we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises; through\nthe merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Gal. iii. 16.\n\nTo Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And\nto seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is\nChrist. And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed\nbefore of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and\nthirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the\npromise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is\nno more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore\nthen serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions,\ntill the seed should come, to whom the promise was made; and it\nwas ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator\nis not a mediator of one; but God is one. Is the law then against\nthe promises of God? God-forbid: for if there had been a law given\nwhich could have given life, verily righteousness should have been\nby the law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that\nthe promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that\nbelieve.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke x. 23.\n\nBlessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see. For I tell\nyou, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things\nwhich ye see, and have not seen them: and to hear those things\nwhich ye hear, and have not heard them. And behold, a certain\nlawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do\nto inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the\nlaw? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the\nLord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with\nall thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as\nthyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right; this do,\nand thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto\nJesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain\nman went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves,\nwhich stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed,\nleaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain\nPriest that way, and, when he saw him, he passed by on the other\nside. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and\nlooked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain\nSamaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and, when he saw\nhim, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his\nwounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast,\nand brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow,\nwhen he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the\nhost, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou\nspendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now\nof these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell\namong the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then\nsaid Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.\n\nTHE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith,\nhope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost\npromise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Gal. v. 16.\n\nI say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust\nof the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the\nSpirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the\nother; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye\nbe led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of\nthe flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication,\nuncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,\nemulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders,\ndrunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you\nbefore, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do\nsuch things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit\nof the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness,\ngoodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no\nlaw. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with\nthe affections and lusts.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xvii. 11.\n\nAnd it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerusalem, that he passed\nthrough the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into\na certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which\nstood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,\nMaster, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them,\nGo, shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that,\nas they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw\nthat he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified\nGod, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks;\nand he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not\nten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that\nreturned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said\nunto him, Arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole.\n\nTHE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nKeep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy;\nand, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep\nus ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all\nthings profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Gal. vi. 11.\n\nYe see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own\nhand. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they\nconstrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer\npersecution for the cross of Christ. For neither they themselves who\nare circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised,\nthat they may glory in your flesh. But God forbid that I should\nglory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the\nworld is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ\nJesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision,\nbut a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule,\npeace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From\nhenceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear in my body the marks\nof the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be\nwith your spirit. Amen.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. vi. 24.\n\nNo man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,\nand love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise\nthe other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say unto\nyou, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye\nshall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not\nthe life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the\nfowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor\ngather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye\nnot much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add\none cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment?\nConsider the lilies of the field how they grow: they toil not,\nneither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon\nin all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if\nGod so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow\nis cast into the oven; shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of\nlittle faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?\nor, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For\nafter all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly\nFather knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye\nfirst the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these\nthings shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the\nmorrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself:\nsufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.\n\nTHE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend\nthy Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy\nsuccour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. iii. 13.\n\nI desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is\nyour glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our\nLord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth\nis named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his\nglory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner\nman; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being\nrooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all\nsaints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;\nand to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye\nmight be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that\nis able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,\naccording to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in\nthe Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without\nend. Amen.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke vii. 11.\n\nAnd it came to pass the day after, that Jesus went into a city\ncalled Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much\npeople. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold,\nthere was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and\nshe was a widow; and much people of the city was with her. And\nwhen the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto\nher, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier; and they that\nbare him stood still: and he said, Young man, I say unto thee,\nArise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak: and he\ndelivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all, and\nthey glorified God, saying, that a great Prophet is risen up among\nus, and that God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him\nwent forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region\nround about.\n\nTHE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nLord, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow\nus, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 1.\n\nI therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, that ye walk\nworthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness\nand meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;\nendeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.\nThere is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one\nhope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God\nand Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you\nall.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xiv. 1.\n\nIt came to pass, as Jesus went into the house of one of the chief\nPharisees to eat bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched him.\nAnd behold, there was a certain man before him which had the\ndropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees,\nsaying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-day? And they held\ntheir peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and\nanswered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass, or an ox,\nfallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the\nsabbath-day? And they could not answer him again to these things.\nAnd he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he\nmarked how they chose out the chief rooms, saying unto them, When\nthou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the\nhighest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of\nhim; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this\nman place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But\nwhen thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that,\nwhen he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up\nhigher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that\nsit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be\nabased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.\n\nTHE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nLord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the\ntemptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure\nhearts and minds to follow thee the only God; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Cor. i. 4.\n\nI thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is\ngiven you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by\nhim, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony\nof Christ was confirmed in you; so that ye come behind in no gift;\nwaiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall also\nconfirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of\nour Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxii. 34.\n\nWhen the Pharisees had heard that Jesus had put the Sadducees to\nsilence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, who was\na lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master,\nwhich is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him,\nThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all\nthy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great\ncommandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy\nneighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law\nand the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus\nasked them, saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They\nsay unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth\nDavid in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord,\nSit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-stool?\nIf David then call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able\nto answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask\nhim any more questions.\n\nTHE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee;\nMercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct\nand rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 17.\n\nThis I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth\nwalk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind;\nhaving the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life\nof God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the\nblindness of their heart: who, being past feeling, have given\nthemselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with\ngreediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye\nhave heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in\nJesus: that ye put off, concerning the former conversation, the\nold man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be\nrenewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man,\nwhich after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.\nWherefore, putting away lying, speak every man truth with his\nneighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry and\nsin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give\nplace to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more; but rather\nlet him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good,\nthat he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt\ncommunication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good\nto the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the\nhearers. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are\nsealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath,\nand anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you,\nwith all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted,\nforgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven\nyou.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. ix. 1.\n\nJesus entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own\ncity. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,\nlying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick\nof the palsy, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee.\nAnd behold, certain of the Scribes said within themselves, This\nman blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore\nthink ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy\nsins be forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye\nmay know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,\n(then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed,\nand go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house.\nBut when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God,\nwho had given such power unto men.\n\nTHE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep\nus, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we,\nbeing ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those\nthings that thou wouldest have done; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. v. 15.\n\nSee then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,\nredeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not\nunwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not\ndrunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;\nspeaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs;\nsinging and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks\nalways for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our\nLord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the\nfear of God.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxii. 1.\n\nJesus said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, who\nmade a marriage for his son; and sent forth his servants to call\nthem that were bidden to the wedding; and they would not come.\nAgain, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are\nbidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings\nare killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage. But\nthey made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another\nto his merchandise: and the remnant took his servants, and entreated\nthem spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof,\nhe was wroth; and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those\nmurderers, and burnt up their city. Then saith he to his servants,\nThe wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were not worthy. Go\nye therefore into the high-ways, and as many as ye shall find bid\nto the marriage. So those servants went out into the high-ways, and\ngathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good;\nand the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came\nin to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a\nwedding-garment. And he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou\nin hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.\nThen said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and\ntake him away, and cast him into outer darkness: there shall be\nweeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are\nchosen.\n\nTHE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people\npardon and peace; that they may be cleansed from all their sins,\nand serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. vi. 10.\n\nMy brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.\nPut on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand\nagainst the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh\nand blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the\nrulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness\nin high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,\nthat ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done\nall, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with\ntruth; and having on the breast-plate of righteousness; and your\nfeet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; above all,\ntaking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench\nall the fiery darts of the wicked: and take the helmet of salvation,\nand the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying\nalways with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching\nthereunto with all perseverance, and supplication for all saints;\nand for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my\nmouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel, for which I\nam an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I\nought to speak.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John iv. 46.\n\nThere was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When\nhe heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went\nunto him, and besought him that he would come down and heal his\nson; for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him,\nExcept ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman\nsaith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto\nhim, Go thy way, thy son liveth. And the man believed the word\nthat Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he\nwas now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying,\nThy son liveth. Then inquired he of them the hour when he began\nto amend: and they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour\nthe fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same\nhour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth; and himself\nbelieved, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle\nthat Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.\n\nTHE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nLord, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual\ngodliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all\nadversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to\nthe glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Philip, i. 3.\n\nI thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every\nprayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your\nfellowship in the Gospel from the first day until now; being\nconfident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good\nwork in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ; even\nas it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you\nin my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and\nconfirmation of the Gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For\nGod is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels\nof Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet\nmore and more in knowledge and in all judgement: that ye may\napprove things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere, and\nwithout offence, till the day of Christ: being filled with the\nfruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory\nand praise of God.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xviii. 21.\n\nPeter said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against\nme, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I\nsay not unto thee, until seven times; but until seventy times\nseven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain\nking, which would take account of his servants. And when he had\nbegun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten\nthousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord\ncommanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that\nhe had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down\nand worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I\nwill pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with\ncompassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same\nservant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed\nhim an hundred pence; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the\nthroat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell\ndown at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me,\nand I will pay thee all. And he would not; but went and cast him into\nprison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow-servants\nsaw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto\ntheir lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had\ncalled him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee\nall that debt, because thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also\nhave had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on\nthee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,\ntill he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall\nmy heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts\nforgive not every one his brother their trespasses.\n\nTHE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness:\nBe ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy\nChurch; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we\nmay obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Philip, iii. 17.\n\nBrethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk\nso as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have\ntold you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the\nenemies of the cross of Christ; whose end is destruction, whose\ngod is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind\nearthly things.) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence\nalso we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; who shall\nchange our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his\nglorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even\nto subdue all things unto himself.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxii. 15.\n\nThen went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might entangle\nhim in his talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples, with\nthe Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and\nteachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man:\nfor thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, what\nthinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?\nBut Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me,\nye hypocrites? shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto\nhim a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and\nsuperscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto\nthem, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's;\nand unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these\nwords, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.\n\nTHE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences;\nthat through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from\nthe bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed:\nGrant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our\nblessed Lord and Saviour. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Coloss. i. 3.\n\nWe give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,\npraying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ\nJesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints; for the\nhope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before\nin the word of the truth of the Gospel; which is come unto you, as\nit is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also\nin you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in\ntruth. As ye also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant,\nwho is for you a faithful minister of Christ; who also declared\nunto us your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the\nday we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that\nye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom\nand spiritual understanding: that ye might walk worthy of the Lord\nunto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing\nin the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according\nto his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with\njoyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet\nto be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. ix. 18.\n\nWhile Jesus spake these things unto John's disciples, behold,\nthere came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter\nis even now dead; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall\nlive. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.\n(And behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood\ntwelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:\nfor she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I\nshall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her,\nhe said, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee\nwhole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.) And when\nJesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the\npeople making a noise, he said unto them, Give place; for the\nmaid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.\nBut when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by\nthe hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into\nall that land.\n\nTHE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nStir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful\npeople; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good\nworks, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Jer. xxiii. 5.\n\nBehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David\na righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall\nexecute judgement and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall\nbe saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name\nwhereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore\nbehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say,\nThe Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of\nthe land of Egypt; but, The Lord liveth, which brought up, and\nwhich led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north-country,\nand from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall\ndwell in their own land.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John vi. 5.\n\nWhen Jesus then lift up his eyes, and saw a great company come\nunto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that\nthese may eat? (And this he said to prove him; for he himself knew\nwhat he would do.) Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of\nbread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a\nlittle. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith\nunto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley-loaves, and\ntwo small fishes; but what are they among so many? And Jesus said,\nMake the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So\nthe men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took\nthe loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the\ndisciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and\nlikewise of the fishes, as much as they would. When they were\nfilled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that\nremain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them\ntogether, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five\nbarley-loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had\neaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus\ndid, said, This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into\nthe world.\n\n_If there be any more Sundays before Advent Sunday, the Service of\nsome of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shall\nbe taken in to supply so many as are here wanting. And if there\nbe fewer, the overplus may be omitted: Provided that this last\nCollect, Epistle, and Gospel shall always be used upon the Sunday\nnext before Advent_.\n\n| THE SEPTEMBER EMBER DAYS\n|\n| _The second Ember Collect in the Book of Common Prayer may be_\n| _used with the Collect of the day_.\n|\n| FOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xx. 28.\n|\n| Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over\n| the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the\n| church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I\n| know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in\n| among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall\n| men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after\n| them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three\n| years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. And\n| now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,\n| which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance\n| among all them which are sanctified. I have coveted no man's\n| silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these\n| hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were\n| with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye\n| ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord\n| Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St John x. 1.\n|\n| Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the\n| door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the\n| same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door\n| is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the\n| sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and\n| leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he\n| goeth before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his\n| voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from\n| him; for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake\n| Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were\n| which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again,\n| Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.\n| All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the\n| sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter\n| in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.\n| The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, and to\n| destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they\n| might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good\n| shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an\n| hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,\n| seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and\n| the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling\n| fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the\n| sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known\n| of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father:\n| and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have,\n| which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they\n| shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one\n| shepherd.\n|\n| _Or_ St John xxi. 15.\n|\n| Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou\n| me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest\n| that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith\n| to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou\n| me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love\n| thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the\n| third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was\n| grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou\n| me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou\n| knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.\n| Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou\n| girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when\n| thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and\n| another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest\n| not. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify\n| God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.\n| Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved\n| following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said,\n| Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? Peter seeing him saith\n| to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him,\n| If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?\n| Follow thou me.\n\nSAINT ANDREW'S DAY\n\n_November_ 30.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who didst give such grace unto thy holy Apostle\nSaint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus\nChrist, and followed him without delay: Grant unto us all, that\nwe, being called by thy holy word, may forthwith give up ourselves\nobediently to fulfil thy holy commandments; through the same Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Rom. x. 9.\n\nIf thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt\nbelieve in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,\nthou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto\nrighteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto\nsalvation. For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him\nshall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the\nJew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all\nthat call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of\nthe Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him, in\nwhom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him,\nof whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a\npreacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it\nis written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the\nGospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they\nhave not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath\nbelieved our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing\nby the word of God. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily,\ntheir sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends\nof the world. But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I\nwill provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by\na foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and\nsaith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest\nunto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, All\nday long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and\ngainsaying people.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. iv. 18.\n\nJesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon\ncalled Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea,\n(for they were fishers;) and he saith unto them, Follow me; and\nI will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their\nnets, and followed him. And going on from thence he saw other two\nbrethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a\nship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called\nthem. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and\nfollowed him.\n\nSAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE _December_ 21.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and ever-living God, who for the more confirmation of\nthe faith didst suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in\nthy Son's resurrection: Grant us so perfectly, and without all\ndoubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy\nsight may never be reproved. Hear us, O Lord, through the same\nJesus Christ, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all\nhonour and glory, now and for evermore. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. ii. 19.\n\nNow therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but\nfellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;\nand are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets,\nJesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone; in whom all\nthe building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple\nin the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation\nof God through the Spirit,\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xx. 24. Thomas, one of the twelve, called\nDidymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples\ntherefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said\nunto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the\nnails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust\nmy hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days\nagain his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came\nJesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said,\nPeace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy\nfinger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and\nthrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.\nAnd Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord, and my God.\nJesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou\nhast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have\nbelieved. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence\nof his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these\nare written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the\nSon of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.\n\nTHE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL _January_ 25.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, who, through the preaching of the blessed Apostle Saint\nPaul, hast caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout\nthe world: Grant, we beseech thee, that we, having his wonderful\nconversion in remembrance, may shew forth our thankfulness unto\nthee for the same, by following the holy doctrine which he taught;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts ix. 1.\n\nAnd Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against\nthe disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired\nof him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found\nany of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring\nthem bound unto Jerusalem. And, as he journeyed, he came near\nDamascus, and suddenly there shined round about him a light from\nheaven. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto\nhim, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art\nthou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:\nit is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he, trembling\nand astonished, said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the\nLord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be\ntold thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him\nstood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul\narose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened he saw no man;\nbut they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And\nhe was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.\nAnd there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and\nto him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold,\nI am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into\nthe street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of\nJudas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth,\nand hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, and\nputting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then\nAnanias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how\nmuch evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem; and here he\nhath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on\nthy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way; for he is a\nchosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and\nkings, and the children of Israel: for I will shew him how great\nthings he must suffer for my name's sake. And Ananias went his\nway, and entered into the house; and, putting his hands on him,\nsaid, Brother Saul, the Lord, (even Jesus that appeared unto\nthee in the way as thou earnest,) hath sent me, that thou mightest\nreceive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And\nimmediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and\nhe received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And when\nhe had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain\ndays with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway\nhe preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.\nBut all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that\ndestroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came\nhither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the\nchief priests? But Saul increased the more in strength, and\nconfounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this\nis very Christ.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xix. 27.\n\nPeter answered and said unto Jesus, Behold, we have forsaken all,\nand followed thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said\nunto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me,\nin the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of\nhis glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the\ntwelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses,\nor brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children,\nor lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and\nshall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be\nlast, and the last shall be first.\n\nTHE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE,\n\nCOMMONLY CALLED THE PURIFICATION OF\n\nSAINT MARY THE VIRGIN _February_ 2.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that,\nas thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in\nsubstance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with\npure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Mal. iii. 1.\n\nBehold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way\nbefore me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his\ntemple; even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in;\nbehold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide\nthe day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for\nhe is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers soap. And he shall\nsit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the\nsons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may\noffer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the\nofferings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in\nthe days of old, and as in former years. And I will come near to\nyou to judgement, and I will be a swift witness against the\nsorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers,\nand against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the\nwidow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from\nhis right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke ii. 22.\n\nAnd when the days of her purification, according to the law of\nMoses, were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to\npresent him to the Lord; (as it is written in the law of the\nLord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to\nthe Lord;) and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which is\nsaid in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young\npigeons. And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name\nwas Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for\nthe consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And\nit was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not\nsee death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by\nthe Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the\nchild Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, then took\nhe him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now\nlettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:\nfor mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared\nbefore the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles,\nand the glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother\nmarvelled at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon\nblessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child\nis set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for\na sign which shall be spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce\nthrough thy own soul also;) that the thoughts of many hearts may\nbe revealed. And there was one Anna a prophetess, the daughter of\nPhanuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was of a great age, and had\nlived with an husband seven years from her virginity: and she was\na widow of about fourscore and four years; which departed not from\nthe temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.\nAnd she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord,\nand spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in\nJerusalem. And when they had performed all things according to\nthe law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee to their own city\nNazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled\nwith wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.\n\nSAINT MATTHIAS'S DAY _February_ 24.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who into the place of the traitor Judas didst choose\nthy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the twelve\nApostles: Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from false\nApostles, may be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts i. 15.\n\nIn those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and\nsaid, (the number of the names together were about an hundred\nand twenty,) Men and brethren, this Scripture must needs have\nbeen fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake\nbefore concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus:\nfor he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this\nministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of\niniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the midst,\nand all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the\ndwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch as that field is called in their\nproper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. For\nit is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be\ndesolate, and let no man dwell therein; and, His bishopric let\nanother take. Wherefore, of these men which have companied with\nus all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,\nbeginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he\nwas taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with\nus of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph called\nBarsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed,\nand said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew\nwhether of these two thou hast chosen; that he may take part of\nthis ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression\nfell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their\nlots; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with\nthe eleven Apostles.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xi. 25.\n\nAt that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,\nLord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things\nfrom the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.\nEven so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things\nare delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son,\nbut the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son,\nand he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come unto me, all\nye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.\nTake my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly\nin heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is\neasy, and my burden is light.\n\nTHE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY _March_ 25.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nWe beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as\nwe have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the\nmessage of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought\nunto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Isaiah vii. 10.\n\nMoreover, the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign\nof the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height\nabove. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the\nLord. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small\nthing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore\nthe Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a Virgin shall\nconceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter\nand honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and\nchoose the good.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke i. 26.\n\nAnd in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto\na city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man\nwhose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the Virgin's\nname was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,\nthou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee; blessed art\nthou among women. And when she saw him she was troubled at his\nsaying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should\nbe. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast\nfound favour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb,\nand bring forth a Son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall\nbe great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the\nLord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.\nAnd he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his\nkingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel,\nHow shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered\nand said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the\npower of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that\nholy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son\nof God. And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived\na son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was\ncalled barren: for with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary\nsaid, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to\nthy word. And the angel departed from her.\n\nSAINT MARK'S DAY _April_ 25.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the\nheavenly doctrine of thy Evangelist Saint Mark: Give us grace,\nthat, being not like children carried away with every blast of\nvain doctrine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy\nGospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 7.\n\nUnto every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of\nthe gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on\nhigh, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that\nhe ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the\nlower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that\nascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)\nAnd he gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists,\nand some Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of the saints\nfor the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of\nChrist; till we all come, in the unity of the faith and of the\nknowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure\nof the stature of the fulness of Christ: that we henceforth be\nno more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every\nwind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,\nwhereby they lie in wait to deceive; but speaking the truth in\nlove, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even\nChrist: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted\nby that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual\nworking in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body,\nunto the edifying of itself in love.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xv. 1.\n\nI am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch\nin me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch\nthat beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more\nfruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto\nyou. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit\nof itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except\nye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that\nabideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit;\nfor without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he\nis cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them,\nand cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in\nme, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it\nshall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye\nbear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath\nloved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep\nmy commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept\nmy Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things\nhave I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that\nyour joy might be full.\n\nSAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S DAY _May_ 1.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us\nperfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth,\nand the life; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles,\nSaint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way\nthat leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. St James i. 1.\n\nJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve\ntribes that are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, count\nit all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this,\nthat the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience\nhave her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting\nnothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that\ngiveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall\nbe given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering; for\nhe that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind,\nand tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any\nthing of the Lord. A double-minded man is unstable in all his\nways. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted;\nbut the rich in that he is made low; because as the flower of the\ngrass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a\nburning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof\nfalleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also\nshall the rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed is the man that\nendureth temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive the\ncrown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xiv. 1.\n\nAnd Jesus said unto his disciples, Let not your heart be troubled;\nye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are\nmany mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to\nprepare a place for you: and if I go and prepare a place for you,\nI will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am,\nthere ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye\nknow. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest,\nand how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,\nthe truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.\nIf ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from\nhenceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him,\nLord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto\nhim, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not\nknown me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and\nhow sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that\nI am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak\nunto you I speak not of myself; but the Father that dwelleth in\nme, he doeth the works. Believe me, that I am in the Father, and\nthe Father in me; or else believe me for the very works' sake.\nVerily, verily I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works\nthat I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he\ndo; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in\nmy name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the\nSon. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.\n\nSAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE _June_ 11.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO Lord God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas\nwith singular gifts of the Holy Ghost: Leave us not, we beseech\nthee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use\nthem always to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xi. 22.\n\nTidings of these things came unto the ears of the Church which\nwas in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should\ngo as far as Antioch. Who, when he came, and had seen the grace\nof God, was glad; and exhorted them all, that with purpose of\nheart they would cleave unto the Lord. For he was a good man,\nand full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was\nadded unto the Lord. Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to\nseek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch.\nAnd it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves\nwith the Church, and taught much people: and the disciples were\ncalled Christians first in Antioch. And in these days came prophets\nfrom Jerusalem unto Antioch. And there stood up one of them named\nAgabus, and signified by the Spirit, that there should be great\ndearth throughout all the world; which came to pass in the days\nof Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to\nhis ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which\ndwelt in Judaea: which also they did, and sent it to the elders\nby the hands of Barnabas and Saul.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xv. 12.\n\nThis is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved\nyou. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his\nlife for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I\ncommand you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant\nknoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends;\nfor all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known\nunto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and\nordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that\nyour fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the\nFather in my name, he may give it you.\n\nSAINT JOHN BAPTIST'S DAY _June_ 24.\n\nTHE COLLECT. Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John\nBaptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy\nSon our Saviour, by preaching of repentance: Make us so to follow\nhis doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to\nhis preaching, and after his example constantly speak the truth,\nboldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Isaiah xl. 1.\n\nComfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye\ncomfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare\nis accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath\nreceived of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice\nof him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the\nLord, make straight in the desert a high-way for our God. Every\nvalley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be\nmade low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough\nplaces plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and\nall flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath\nspoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry?\nAll flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the\nflower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth,\nbecause the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people\nis grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of\nour God shall stand for ever. O Zion, that bringest good tidings,\nget thee up into the high mountain: O Jerusalem, that bringest\ngood tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not\nafraid: say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God. Behold, the\nLord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for\nhim: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He\nshall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs\nwith his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead\nthose that are with young.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke i. 57.\n\nElisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she\nbrought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard\nhow the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced\nwith her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came\nto circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the\nname of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but\nhe shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of\nthy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to\nhis father, how he would have him called. And he asked for a\nwriting-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they\nmarvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his\ntongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. And fear came on\nall that dwelt round about them; and all these sayings were noised\nabroad throughout all the hill-country of Judaea. And all they\nthat had heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What\nmanner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with\nhim. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and\nprophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for he\nhath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn\nof salvation for us in the house of his servant David; as he spake\nby the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the\nworld began; that we should be saved from our enemies, and from\nthe hand of all that hate us; to perform the mercy promised to our\nfathers, and to remember his holy covenant; the oath which he sware\nto our father Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we,\nbeing delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him\nwithout fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the\ndays of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of\nthe Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to\nprepare his ways; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people,\nby the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our\nGod, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us; to give\nlight to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death; to\nguide our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew, and waxed\nstrong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his\nshewing unto Israel.\n\nSAINT PETER'S DAY _June_ 29.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to thy\nApostle Saint Peter many excellent gifts, and commandedst him\nearnestly to feed thy flock: Make, we beseech thee, all Bishops\nand Pastors diligently to preach thy holy Word, and the people\nobediently to follow the same, that they may receive the crown\nof everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xii. 1.\n\nAbout that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex\ncertain of the Church. And he killed James the brother of John\nwith the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded\nfurther to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened\nbread.) And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison,\nand delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him,\nintending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Peter\ntherefore was kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing\nof the Church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought\nhim forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,\nbound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the\nprison. And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a\nlight shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and\nraised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off\nfrom his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and\nbind on thy sandals: and so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast\nthy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out and followed\nhim; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but\nthought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and the\nsecond ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the\ncity, which opened to them of his own accord; and they went out,\nand passed on through one street, and forthwith the angel departed\nfrom him. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know\nof a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered\nme out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the\npeople of the Jews.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xvi. 13.\n\nWhen Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his\ndisciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And\nthey said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist, some Elias,\nand others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them,\nBut whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou\nart Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said\nunto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood\nhath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.\nAnd I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock\nI will build my Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail\nagainst it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of\nheaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in\nheaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed\nin heaven.\n\nSAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE _July_ 25.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nGrant, O merciful God, that as thine holy Apostle Saint James,\nleaving his father and all that he had, without delay was obedient\nunto the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him; so we,\nforsaking all worldly and carnal affections, may be evermore ready\nto follow thy holy commandments; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xi. 27, and part of Chapter xii.\n\nIn those days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. And there\nstood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit,\nthat there should be great dearth throughout all the world; which\ncame to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples,\nevery man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto\nthe brethren which dwelt at Judaea: which also they did, and sent\nit to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. Now about that\ntime Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of\nthe Church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.\nAnd because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to\ntake Peter also.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xx. 20.\n\nThen came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons,\nworshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said\nunto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my\ntwo sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the\nleft, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not\nwhat ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink\nof, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?\nThey say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall\ndrink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am\nbaptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not\nmine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared\nof my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with\nindignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto\nhim, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise\ndominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority\nupon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will\nbe great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will\nbe chief among you, let him be your servant: even as the Son of\nman came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give\nhis life a ransom for many.\n\n| THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD\n|\n| _August_ 6.\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| O almighty and everlasting God, whose blessed Son revealed\n| himself to his chosen Apostles when he was transfigured on the\n| holy mount, and amidst the excellent glory spake with Moses and\n| Elias of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem:\n| Grant to us thy servants that beholding the brightness of thy\n| countenance we may be strengthened to bear the cross; through\n| the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. 2 St Peter i. 16.\n|\n| We have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known\n| unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were\n| eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father\n| honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the\n| excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.\n| And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with\n| him in the holy mount.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xvii. 1.\n|\n| After six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother,\n| and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was\n| transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun,\n| and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there\n| appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then\n| answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us\n| to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles;\n| one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet\n| spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a\n| voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in\n| whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples\n| heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And\n| Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.\n| And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save\n| Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus\n| charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son\n| of man be risen again from the dead.\n\nSAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE _August_ 24.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine Apostle\nBartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word: Grant,\nwe beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he\nbelieved, and both to preach and receive the same; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts v. 12.\n\nBy the hands of the Apostles were many signs and wonders wrought\namong the people: (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's\nporch: and of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the\npeople magnified them: and believers were the more added to the\nLord, multitudes both of men and women:) insomuch that they\nbrought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds\nand couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by\nmight overshadow some of them. There came also a multitude out of\nthe cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and\nthem which were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed\nevery one.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xxii. 24.\n\nAnd there was also a strife among them, which of them should be\naccounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the\nGentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise\nauthority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be\nso: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger;\nand he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is\ngreater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he\nthat sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. Ye\nare they which have continued with me in my temptations. And I\nappoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;\nthat ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on\nthrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\n\nSAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE _September_ 21.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from\nthe receipt of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist: Grant us\ngrace to forsake all covetous desires and inordinate love of\nriches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ, who liveth\nand reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 2 Cor. iv. 1.\n\nTherefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received\nmercy, we faint not; but have renounced the hidden things of\ndishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word\nof God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending\nourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if\nour Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the\ngod of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe\nnot, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the\nimage of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves\nbut Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus\nsake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness,\nhath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of\nthe glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. ix. 9.\n\nAnd as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew,\nsitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow\nme. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as Jesus\nsat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came,\nand sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees\nsaw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with\npublicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto\nthem, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are\nsick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy,\nand not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but\nsinners to repentance.\n\nSAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS _September_ 29.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services\nof Angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that,\nas thy holy Angels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thy\nappointment they may succour and defend us on earth; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. xii. 7.\n\nThere was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against\nthe dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed\nnot, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the\ngreat dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil\nand Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into\nthe earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a\nloud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength,\nand the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the\naccuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before\nour God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the\nLamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their\nlives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that\ndwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea:\nfor the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because\nhe knoweth that he hath but a short time.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xviii. 1.\n\nAt the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the\ngreatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child\nunto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say\nunto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children,\nye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore\nshall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest\nin the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little\nchild in my name, receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of\nthese little ones which believe in me, it were better for him\nthat a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were\ndrowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of\noffences: for it must needs be that offences come: but woe to\nthat man by whom the offence cometh. Wherefore if thy hand or\nthy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it\nis better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than\nhaving two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.\nAnd if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from\nthee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye,\nrather than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Take heed\nthat ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you,\nthat in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father\nwhich is in heaven.\n\nSAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST _October_ 18.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who calledst Luke the Physician, whose praise is in\nthe Gospel, to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the soul: May\nit please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine\ndelivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed;\nthrough the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 2 Tim. iv. 5.\n\nWatch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of\nan Evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now\nready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.\nI have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have\nkept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of\nrighteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give\nme at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that\nlove his appearing. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:\nfor Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and\nis departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto\nDalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with\nthee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. And Tychicus\nhave I sent to Ephesus. The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus,\nwhen thou comest, bring with thee; and the books, but especially\nthe parchments. Alexander the copper-smith did me much evil: the\nLord reward him according to his works. Of whom be thou ware also,\nfor he hath greatly withstood our words.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke x. 1.\n\nThe Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two\nbefore his face into every city and place whither he himself would\ncome. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but\nthe labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,\nthat he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways;\nbehold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither\npurse, nor scrip, nor shoes, and salute no man by the way. And\ninto whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.\nAnd if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it:\nif not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house remain,\neating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is\nworthy of his hire.\n\nSAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES _October_ 28.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of\nthe Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head\ncornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit\nby their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable\nunto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. St Jude 1.\n\nJude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to\nthem that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in\nJesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love\nbe multiplied. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto\nyou of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto\nyou, and exhort you, that ye should earnestly contend for the\nfaith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are\ncertain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to\nthis condemnation; ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into\nlasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus\nChrist. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once\nknew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the\nland of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And\nthe angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own\nhabitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness\nunto the judgement of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha,\nand the cities about them, in like manner giving themselves over\nto fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for\nan example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also\nthese filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and\nspeak evil of dignities.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xv. 17.\n\nThese things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world\nhate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were\nof the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not\nof the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the\nworld hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The\nservant is not greater than the lord: if they have persecuted\nme, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying,\nthey will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto\nyou for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. If\nI had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now\nthey have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my\nFather also. If I had not done among them the works which none\nother man did, they had not had sin; but now have they both seen\nand hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that\nthe word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They\nhated me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I\nwill send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which\nproceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also\nshall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.\n\nALL SAINTS DAY _November_ 1.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion\nand fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord:\nGrant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous\nand godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys,\nwhich thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Rev. vii. 2.\n\nAnd I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal\nof the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four\nangels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth, and the sea,\nsaying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till\nwe have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I\nheard the number of them which were sealed; and there were sealed\nan hundred and forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the\nchildren of Israel.\n\nOf the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nOf the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.\n\nAfter this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could\nnumber, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,\nstood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white\nrobes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice,\nsaying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and\nunto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne,\nand about the elders, and the four beasts, and fell before the\nthrone on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen; Blessing,\nand glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power,\nand might, be unto our God for ever and ever: Amen.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. v. 1.\n\nJesus, seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain; and when\nhe was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth,\nand taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for\ntheirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn:\nfor they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall\ninherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst\nafter righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the\nmerciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in\nheart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers: for\nthey shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which\nare persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom\nof heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute\nyou, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my\nsake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in\nheaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.\n\n| SAINT KENTIGERN, (_January_ 13.)\n|\n| SAINT PATRICK,(_March_ 17.)\n|\n| SAINT COLUMBA, (_June_ 9.) AND\n|\n| SAINT NINIAN (_September_ 16.)\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| O God, who by the preaching of thy blessed servant Saint _N_.\n| didst cause the light of the Gospel to shine in this our land\n| [_or_ in these islands]; Grant, we beseech thee, that having his\n| life and labours in remembrance, we may shew forth our thankfulness\n| unto thee for the same by following the example of his zeal and\n| patience; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. 1 Thess. ii. 2.\n|\n| We were bold in, our God to speak unto you the gospel of God\n| with much contention. For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor\n| of uncleanness, nor in guile; but as we were allowed of God to\n| be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as\n| pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither\n| at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke\n| of covetousness; God is witness: nor of men sought we glory,\n| neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been\n| burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among\n| you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: so being\n| affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted\n| unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls,\n| because ye were dear unto us. For ye remember, brethren, our\n| labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we\n| would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you\n| the gospel of God. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily\n| and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that\n| believe: as ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged\n| every one of you, as a father doth his children, that ye would\n| walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and\n| glory.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxviii. 16.\n|\n| Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain\n| where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him, they\n| worshipped him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake\n| unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in\n| earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them\n| in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy\n| Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have\n| commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end\n| of the world. Amen.\n|\n| SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND _November_ 16.\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| O God, who didst call thy servant Queen Margaret to an earthly\n| throne that she might advance thy heavenly kingdom, and didst\n| endue her with zeal for thy Church and charity towards thy\n| people; Mercifully grant that we who commemorate her example\n| may be fruitful in good works, and attain to the glorious\n| fellowship of thy Saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n| _Amen_.\n|\n| FOR THE EPISTLE. Proverbs xxxi. 10.\n|\n| Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above\n| rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,\n| so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good\n| and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and\n| flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the\n| merchants ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth\n| also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household,\n| and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and\n| buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planeth a vineyard.\n| She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.\n| She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth\n| not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her\n| hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the\n| poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is\n| not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household\n| are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of\n| tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is\n| known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the\n| land. She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth\n| girdles unto the merchant. Strength and honour are her clothing;\n| and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth\n| with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She\n| looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the\n| bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed;\n| her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done\n| virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful,\n| and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she\n| shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let\n| her own works praise her in the gates.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xiii. 44.\n|\n| The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;\n| the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof\n| goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.\n| Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,\n| seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of\n| great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.\n|\n| AT THE DEDICATION FESTIVAL\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| Almighty God, whom year by year we praise for the dedication\n| of this church, and who hast preserved us in safety to worship\n| therein; Hear, we beseech thee, the prayers of thy people, and\n| grant that whosoever in this place shall make his supplication\n| before thee, may by the granting of his petitions be filled\n| with joy to the glory of thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ\n| our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter ii. 1.\n|\n| Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies,\n| and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, desire\n| the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if so\n| be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as\n| unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God,\n| and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual\n| house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,\n| acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained\n| in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief cornerstone,\n| elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be\n| confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious:\n| but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders\n| disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a\n| stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which\n| stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they\n| were appointed. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal\n| priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should\n| shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of\n| darkness into his marvellous light: which in time past were\n| not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not\n| obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxi. 12.\n|\n| Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that\n| sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the\n| money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and\n| said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the\n| house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the\n| blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed\n| them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful\n| things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and\n| saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,\n| and said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith\n| unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes\n| and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?\n|\n| AT THE THANKSGIVING FOR HARVEST\n|\n| THE COLLECTS.\n|\n| _One or more of these Collects may be said_.\n|\n| O almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us the\n| fruits of the earth in their season, and hast crowned the year\n| with thy goodness: Give us grateful hearts, that we may unfeignedly\n| thank thee for all thy loving-kindness, and worthily magnify thy\n| holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful\n| people, that they who have freely received of thy bounty, may,\n| of thy bounty, freely give; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n| _Amen_.\n|\n| O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast taught us that man doth not live\n| by bread alone: Feed us, we humbly beseech thee, with the true\n| Bread that cometh down from heaven, even thyself, O blessed\n| Saviour, who livest and reignest, with the Father and the Holy\n| Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| FOR THE EPISTLE. Deut. xvi. 13.\n|\n| Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after\n| that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: and thou\n| shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter,\n| and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the\n| stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within\n| thy gates. Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the\n| Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because\n| the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in\n| all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. vi. 28.\n|\n| Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,\n| neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon\n| in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore,\n| if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and\n| to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe\n| you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying,\n| What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal\n| shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles\n| seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of\n| all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and\n| his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto\n| you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow\n| shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto\n| the day is the evil thereof.\n|\n| SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| O heavenly Father who didst join together in marriage our first\n| parents, Adam and Eve: Sanctify and bless these thy servants;\n| and grant that those whom thou by matrimony dost make one, may\n| stedfastly keep the covenant betwixt them made, and ever remain\n| in perfect love and peace together; through Jesus Christ our\n| Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. Ephes. v. 25.\n|\n| Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church,\n| and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it\n| with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it\n| to himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or\n| any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.\n| So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that\n| loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his\n| own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord\n| the Church: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and\n| of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and\n| mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall\n| be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning\n| Christ and the Church. Nevertheless let every one of you in\n| particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see\n| that she reverence her husband.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St Matth. xix. 4.\n|\n| Jesus answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he\n| | which made them at the beginning made them male and female,\n| and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother,\n| and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one\n| flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What\n| therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.\n|\n| BURIAL OF THE DEAD\n|\n| THE COLLECT.\n|\n| O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is\n| the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth\n| shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth\n| in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us (by\n| his holy Apostle Saint Paul) not to be sorry, as men without\n| hope, for them that sleep in him: We meekly beseech thee, O\n| Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of\n| righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may\n| rest in him, as our hope is this our brother doth; and that,\n| at the general resurrection in the last day, we may be found\n| acceptable in thy sight, and receive that blessing, which thy\n| well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear\n| thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive\n| the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world:\n| Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus\n| Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. _Amen_.\n|\n| THE EPISTLE. 1 Thess. iv. 13.\n|\n| I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them\n| which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have\n| no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even\n| so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For\n| this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are\n| alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent\n| them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from\n| heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with\n| the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then\n| we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with\n| them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall\n| we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with\n| these words.\n|\n| THE GOSPEL. St John vi. 37.\n|\n| All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that\n| cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from\n| heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent\n| me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of\n| all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should\n| raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him\n| that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth\n| on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at\n| the last day.\n|\n| _Or_ St John xi. 21.\n|\n| Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my\n| brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever\n| thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto\n| her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I\n| know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last\n| day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life:\n| he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he\n| live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never\n| die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I\n| believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should\n| come into the world.\n\n\n\n\nTHE SCOTTISH LITURGY\n\nFOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST\n\nAND ADMINISTRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION\n\nCOMMONLY CALLED THE SCOTTISH COMMUNION OFFICE\n\n\n_The Holy Table, having at the Communion time a fair white linen\ncloth upon it, with other decent furniture meet for the high\nMysteries there to be celebrated, shall stand at the uppermost\npart of the Chancel or Church. And the Presbyter, standing at the\nHoly Table, shall say the Lord's Prayer, with the collect following\nfor due preparation, the people kneeling_.\n\nOur Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But\ndeliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_The Collect_.\n\nAlmighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and\nfrom whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts\nby the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love\nthee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter, turning to the people, rehearse\ndistinctly all the Ten Commandments: the people all the while\nkneeling, and asking God mercy for the transgression of every\nduty therein, according to the letter or to the spiritual import\nof each Commandment, and grace to keep the same for the time to\ncome_.\n\nGod spake these words and said; I am the Lord thy God: Thou shalt\nhave none other gods but me.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor\nthe likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth\nbeneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down\nto them, nor worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,\nand visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third\nand fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto\nthousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in\nvain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his\nName in vain.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath-day. Six\ndays shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the\nseventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt\ndo no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy\nman-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger\nthat is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and\nearth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh\nday: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may\nbe long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt do no murder.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not commit adultery.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not steal.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy\nneighbour.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou\nshalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his\nmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws\nin our hearts, we beseech thee.\n\n| _Or he may rehearse, instead of the Ten Commandments, the Summary\n| of the Law as followeth_:\n|\n| Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is\n| one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,\n| and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy\n| strength: This is the first commandment. And the second is like,\n| namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is\n| none other commandment greater than these.\n|\n| On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.\n|\n| _People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write these thy laws in\n| our hearts, we beseech thee.\n\n_Or else instead of the Ten Commandments or the Summary of the\nLaw, may be sung or said on week-days, not being Great Festivals,\nas followeth_:\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Then the Presbyter shall say_,\n\nThe Lord be with you.\n\n_Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n\n_Presbyter_. Let us pray.\n\n_Then the Presbyter, turning to the Holy Table, shall say the\nCollect, or Collects; and then the Presbyter, or some other\nPresbyter or Deacon, shall read the Epistle, saying_, The Epistle\n[_or_, The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is\nwritten in the------chapter of------beginning at the------verse.\n_And, the Epistle ended, he shall say_, Here endeth the Epistle.\n_Then shall the Presbyter, or some other Presbyter or Deacon, read\nthe Gospel, saying_, The Holy Gospel is written in the------chapter\nof the Gospel according to------, beginning at the------verse; _and\nthe people, all standing up, shall devoutly sing or say_,\n\nGlory be to thee, O Lord.\n\n_And, the Gospel ended, the people shall in like manner sing or\nsay_,\n\nThanks be to thee, O Lord, for this thy glorious Gospel.\n\n_Then shall be sung or said this Creed following, the people still\nreverently standing_.\n\nI believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and\nearth, And of all things visible and invisible:\n\nAnd in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten\nof his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very\nGod of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with\nthe Father; By whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for\nour salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy\nGhost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also\nfor us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the\nthird day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended\ninto heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he\nshall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead:\nWhose kingdom shall have no end.\n\nAnd I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of life, Who\nproceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the\nSon together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets.\nAnd I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one\nBaptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection\nof the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.\n\n_Then the Presbyter shall declare unto the people what Holy-days\nor Fasting-days are in the week to be observed. And also (if\noccasion be) notice shall be given of the Holy Communion; banns\nof Matrimony may be published; and, subject to the authority of\nthe Bishop, other notices may be read_.\n\n_If there be a Sermon it followeth here_.\n\n_When the Presbyter giveth learning of the Holy Communion he may,\nat his discretion, use the first or the second of the Exhortations\nappended to this Liturgy_.\n\n_The third Exhortation appended to this Liturgy may be used at the\ndiscretion of the Presbyter before the Offertory, the people\nstanding_.\n\n_Then the Presbyter, or Deacon, shall say_,\n\nLet us present our offerings to the Lord with reverence and godly\nfear.\n\n_Then the Presbyter shall begin the Offertory, saying one or more\nof these sentences following, as he thinketh most convenient_.\n\nIn process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the\nfruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also\nbrought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof.\nAnd the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto\nCain and to his offering he had not respect. _Gen_. iv. 3, 4, 5.\n\nSpeak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering:\nof every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take\nmy offering. _Exod_. xxv. 2.\n\nYe shall not appear before the Lord empty. Every man shall give as\nhe is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he\nhath given thee. _Deut_. xvi. 16, 17.\n\nI will offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness; I\nwill sing and speak praises unto the Lord. _Ps_. xxvii. 7.\n\nOffer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most Highest.\n_Ps_. 1. 14.\n\nGive unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name: bring an offering,\nand come into his courts. _Ps_. xcvi. 8.\n\nI will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call\nupon the Name of the Lord; I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the\nsight of all his people. _Ps_. cxvi. 15, 16.\n\nLay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust\ndoth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up\nfor yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust\ndoth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.\n_St Matth_. vi. 19, 20.\n\nNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the\nkingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which\nis in heaven. _St Matth_. vii. 21.\n\nJesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast\nmoney into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And\nthere came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which\nmake a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith\nunto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast\nmore in than all they which have cast into the treasury. For all\nthey did cast in of their abundance: but she of her want did cast\nin all that she had, even all her living. _St Mark_ xii. 41, 42,\n43, 44.\n\nRemember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more\nblessed to give than to receive. _Acts_ xx. 35.\n\nWho goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a\nvineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a\nflock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 _Cor_. ix. 7.\n\nIf we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if\nwe shall reap your carnal things? 1 _Cor_. ix. 11.\n\nDo ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of\nthe things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are\npartakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they\nwhich preach the gospel should live of the gospel. 1 _Cor_. ix.\n13, 14.\n\nHe which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly: and he which\nsoweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according\nas he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or\nof necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 _Cor_. ix. 6, 7.\n\nLet him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that\nteacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked:\nfor whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. _Gal_. vi.\n6, 7.\n\nAs we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men; especially\nunto them who are of the household of faith. _Gal_. vi. 10.\n\nCharge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high\nminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who\ngiveth us richly all things to enjoy: That they do good, that they\nbe rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;\nlaying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the\ntime to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 _Tim_. vi.\n17, 18, 19.\n\nGod is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,\nwhich ye have shewed toward his Name, in that ye have ministered\nto the saints, and do minister. _Heb_. vi. 10.\n\nTo do good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices\nGod is well pleased. _Heb_. xiii. 16.\n\n_While the Presbyter distinctly pronounceth one or more of these\nsentences for the Offertory, the Deacon, or_ (_if no such be\npresent_) _some other fit person, shall receive the devotions of\nthe people there present, in a bason provided for that purpose.\nAnd when all have offered, he shall reverently bring the said bason,\nwith the offerings therein, and deliver it to the Presbyter; who\nshall humbly present it before the Lord, and set it upon the Holy\nTable_.\n\n_And the Presbyter shall then, offer up, and place the bread and\nwine prepared for the Sacrament upon the Lord's Table; and shall\nsay_,\n\nBlessed be thou, O Lord God, for ever and ever. Thine, O Lord, is\nthe greatness, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty:\nfor all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine: thine is\nthe kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all: both\nriches and honour come of thee, and of thine own do we give unto\nthee. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter say_,\n\nThe Lord be with you.\n\n_Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n\n_Presbyter_. Lift up your hearts.\n\n_Answer_. We lift them up unto the Lord.\n\n_Presbyter_. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.\n\n_Answer_. It is meet and right so to do.\n\n_Presbyter_.\n\nIt is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at\nall times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, *\n[holy Father,] Almighty, everlasting God.\n\n[Margin Note:] * _These words_ [holy Father] _must be omitted on\nTrinity Sunday_\n\n_Here shall follow the proper preface, according to the time, if\nthere be appointed; or else immediately shall follow_,\n\nTherefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of\nheaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising\nthee and saying,\n\n_Presbyter and People_.\n\nHoly, holy, holy, Lord God Of hosts, heaven and earth are full of\nthy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen.\n\n\n\nPROPER PREFACES.\n\n_Upon_ CHRISTMAS-DAY, _and seven days after_.\n\nBecause thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be\nborn * [as on this day] for us, who, by the operation of the\nHoly Ghost, was made very man, of the substance of the blessed\nVirgin Mary his mother, and that without spot of sin, to make us\nclean from all sin. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n[Margin Note:] *_During the seven days after Christmas say_, as at\nthis time.\n\n_Upon_ EASTER-DAY, _and seven days after_.\n\nBut chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection\nof thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: For he is the very Paschal Lamb\nwhich was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world;\nwho by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life\nagain, hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels,\n&c.\n\n_Upon_ ASCENSION-DAY, _and seven days after_.\n\nThrough thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who,\nafter his most glorious Resurrection, manifestly appeared to all\nhis Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven, to prepare\na place for us; that where he is, thither might we also ascend,\nand reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n_Upon_ PENTECOST _or_ WHITSUNDAY, _and six days after_.\n\nThrough Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true\npromise, the Holy Ghost came down * [as on this day] from heaven\nwith a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the\nlikeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach\nthem, and to lead them to all truth, giving them both the gift of\ntongues, and also boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach\nthe Gospel unto all nations; whereby we have been brought out of\ndarkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of thee,\nand of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n[Margin Note:] * _During the six days after Whitsunday say_, as\nat this time.\n\n_Upon the Feast of_ TRINITY _only_.\n\nWho art one God, one Lord; not one only Person, but three Persons\nin one Substance. For that which we believe of the glory of the\nFather, the same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,\nwithout any difference or inequality. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n| _The following may be used at the discretion of the Minister_.\n|\n| ADDITIONAL PROPER PREFACES.\n|\n| _Upon_ THE EPIPHANY, _and seven days after_.\n|\n| Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, in substance of our mortal\n| flesh, manifested forth his glory, that he might bring us out of\n| darkness into his own marvellous light. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ THE PURIFICATION.\n|\n| Because thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, born of a woman,\n| born under the Law, was, as on this day, presented in the Temple,\n| and revealed to thy servants as a light to lighten the Gentiles\n| and the glory of thy people Israel. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ THE ANNUNCIATION.\n|\n| Because thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born\n| for us, who by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man,\n| of the substance of the blessed Virgin Mary his mother, and that\n| without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with\n| Angels, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ FEASTS OF APOSTLES AND EVANGELISTS, _except when the_\n| _proper preface for any of the Great Festivals is appointed to_\n| _be said_.\n|\n| Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who did vouchsafe to choose thy\n| servant, Saint _N_. [_or_ thy servants Saint _N_. and Saint _N_.],\n| to be of the company of the Apostles [_or_ to be an Evangelist],\n| by whose ministry thine elect might be gathered in from every\n| nation, and thy Church instructed in the way that leadeth unto\n| everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ ALL SAINTS DAY.\n|\n| Who in the multitude of thy Saints hast compassed us about with\n| so great a cloud of witnesses, to the end that we, rejoicing in\n| their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set\n| before us, and together with them receive the crown of glory\n| that fadeth not away. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n|\n| _At the_ CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS, _and_ ORDINATION OF PRIESTS AND\n| DEACONS.\n|\n| Through Jesus Christ our Lord, the great Shepherd of the sheep,\n| who, for the feeding and guidance of his flock, did appoint divers\n| orders of ministers in his Church. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n|\n| _At the_ DEDICATION OF A CHURCH, _and_ ANNIVERSARY OF THE\n| DEDICATION.\n|\n| Who in temples made with hands buildest up for thyself a\n| spiritual temple made without hands. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n_After which prefaces shall follow immediately this doxology_;\n\nTherefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of\nheaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising\nthee, and saying,\n\nHoly, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of\nthy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen.\n\n[Margin Note:] _Presbyter and People_.\n\n_Then the Presbyter, standing at such a part of the Holy Table\nas he may with the most ease and decency use both his hands,\nshall say the prayer of consecration, as followeth_:\n\nAll glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that\nthou of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to\nsuffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who, by his own\noblation of himself once offered, made a full, perfect, and\nsufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins\nof the whole world, and did institute, and in his holy Gospel\ncommand us to continue a perpetual memorial of that his precious\ndeath and sacrifice until his coming again. For, in the night that\nhe was betrayed, (a) he took bread; and when he had given thanks,\n(b) he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, Saying, Take, eat,\n(c) this is my body, is given for you: Do this in remembrance of\nme. Likewise after supper (d) he took the cup; and when he had\ngiven thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this,\nfor (e) this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for\nyou and for many for the remission of sins: Do this as oft as ye\nshall drink it in remembrance of me.\n\n[Margin Notes:] a. _Here the Presbyter is to take the paten in his\nhands_:\n\nb. _And here to break the bread_:\n\nc. _And here to lay his hands upon all the bread_.\n\nd. _Here he is to take the cup into his hand_:\n\ne. _And here to lay his hand upon every vessel (be it chalice or\nflagon) in which there is any wine to be consecrated_.\n\nWherefore, O Lord, and heavenly Father, according to the institution\nof thy * dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we thy\nhumble servants do celebrate and make here before thy divine\nMajesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee,\nthe memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance\nhis blessed passion, and precious death, his mighty resurrection,\nand glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for\nthe innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same, and looking\nfor his coming again with power and great glory.\n\n[Margin Note:] * The Oblation.\n\nAnd, humbly praying that it may be unto us according to his word,\n* we thine unworthy servants beseech thee, most merciful Father,\nto hear us, and to send thy Holy Spirit upon us and upon these\nthy gifts and creatures of bread and wine, that, being blessed\nand hallowed by his life-giving power, they may become the body\nand blood of thy most dearly beloved Son, to the end that all who\nshall receive the same may be sanctified both in body and soul,\nand preserved unto everlasting life.\n\n[Margin Note:] * The Invocation.\n\nAnd we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to\naccept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, most humbly\nbeseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son\nJesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole\nChurch may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of\nhis passion.\n\nAnd here we humbly offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,\nour souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living\nsacrifice unto thee, beseeching thee that all we who shall be\npartakers of this holy Communion, may worthily receive the most\nprecious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be fulfilled\nwith thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him,\nthat he may dwell in us and we in him.\n\nAnd although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer\nunto thee any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our\nbounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning\nour offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord: by whom, and with\nwhom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be\nunto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter or Deacon say_,\n\nLet us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church.\n\n_The Presbyter_.\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught\nus to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all\nmen; We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to receive these our\nprayers, which we offer unto thy divine Majesty; beseeching thee\nto inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of\ntruth, unity, and concord; and grant that all they that do confess\nthy holy Name, may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live\nin unity and godly love. We beseech thee also to save and defend\nall Christian Kings, Princes, and Governors, and especially thy\nservant _GEORGE_ our King, that under him we may be godly and\nquietly governed: and grant unto his whole council, and to all\nwho are put in authority under him, that they may truly and\nimpartially minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and\nvice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion and virtue. Give\ngrace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons,\nthat they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and\nliving word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy sacraments:\nand to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, that with meek heart,\nand due reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy word, truly\nserving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their\nlife. And we commend especially to thy merciful goodness the\ncongregation which is here assembled in thy Name, to celebrate\nthe commemoration of the most precious death and sacrifice of thy\nSon our Saviour Jesus Christ. And we most humbly beseech thee of\nthy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all those who in this\ntransitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any\nother adversity. And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy\nservants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest\nfrom their labours. And we yield unto thee most high praise and\nhearty thanks, for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all\nthy saints, who have been the choice vessels of thy grace, and the\nlights of the world in their several generations: most humbly\nbeseeching thee to give us grace to follow the example of their\nsteadfastness in thy faith, and obedience to thy holy commandments,\nthat at the day of the general resurrection, we, and all they who\nare of the mystical body of thy Son, may be set on his right hand,\nand hear that his most joyful voice, Come, ye blessed of my Father,\ninherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the\nworld. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only\nMediator and Advocate. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter say_,\n\nAs our Saviour Christ hath commanded and taught us, we are bold\nto say,\n\nOur Father, which art in heaven, * Hallowed be thy Name, Thy\nkingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven.\nGive us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,\nAs we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into\ntemptation; But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,\nThe power, and the glory, Forever and ever. Amen.\n\n[Margin Note:] * _Presbyter and People_.\n\n_Then the Presbyter or Deacon shall say this invitation to them\nthat come to receive the Holy Communion_,\n\nYe that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are\nin love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new\nlife, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth\nin his holy ways; Draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament\nto your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God,\nmeekly kneeling upon your knees.\n\n_Then shall this general confession be made by the people, along\nwith the Presbyter; he first kneeling down_.\n\nAlmighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all\nthings, Judge of all men; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold\nsins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously\nhave committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine\nMajesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against\nus. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our\nmisdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden\nof them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us,\nmost merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake,\nForgive us all that is past; And grant, that we may ever hereafter\nServe and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory\nof thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter, or the Bishop, if he be present,\nstand up, and, turning himself to the people, pronounce the\nAbsolution as followeth_:\n\nAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy, hath\npromised forgiveness of sins to all them who with hearty repentance\nand true faith turn unto him, Have mercy upon you; pardon and\ndeliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in\nall goodness; and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter also say_,\n\nHear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all\nthat truly turn to him.\n\nCome unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will\ngive you rest. _St Matth_. xi. 28.\n\nGod so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that\nwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting\nlife. _St John_ iii. 16.\n\nHear also what Saint Paul saith.\n\nThis is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that\nChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 _Tim_. i. 15.\n\nHear also what Saint John saith.\n\nIf any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ\nthe righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 _St John_\nii. 1, 2.\n\n_Then shall the Presbyter, turning him to the Altar, kneel down,\nand say, in the name of all them that shall communicate, this\ncollect of humble access to the Holy Communion, as followeth_:\n\nWe do not presume to come to this thy holy Table, O merciful Lord,\ntrusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great\nmercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs\nunder thy Table: but thou art the same Lord, whose property is\nalways to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to\neat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his\nblood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his most sacred\nbody, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and\nthat we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall he that celebrateth first receive the Communion in\nboth kinds himself, and next deliver the same to the Bishops,\nPresbyters, and Deacons_ (_if there be any present_), _and after\nto the people in due order, into their hands, all humbly kneeling.\nAnd when he receiveth himself or delivereth the Sacrament of the\nbody of Christ to any other, he shall say_,\n\nThe body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,\npreserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.\n\n_Here the person receiving shall say_, Amen.\n\n_And the Presbyter that receiveth the Cup himself, as likewise\nthe Presbyter or Deacon that delivereth it to any other, shall\nsay_,\n\nThe blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee,\npreserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.\n\n_Here the person receiving shall say_, Amen.\n\n_If the consecrated bread or wine be all spent before all have\ncommunicated, the Presbyter is to consecrate more in both kinds,\naccording to the form before prescribed, beginning at the words_,\nAll glory be to thee, &c., _and ending with the words_, preserved\nunto everlasting life. _And the people shall say_, Amen.\n\n_When all have communicated, he that celebrateth shall go to the\nLord's Table, and cover with a fair linen cloth that which remaineth\nof the consecrated elements_.\n\n_Then the Presbyter or Deacon, turning to the people, shall say_,\n\nHaving now received the precious body and blood of Christ, let us\ngive thanks to our Lord God, who hath graciously vouchsafed to\nadmit us to the participation of his holy mysteries; and let us\nbeg of him grace to perform our vows, and to persevere in our good\nresolutions; and that being made holy, we may obtain everlasting\nlife, through the merits of the all-sufficient sacrifice of our\nLord and Saviour Jesus Christ.\n\n_This exhortation may be omitted except on Sundays and the Great\nFestivals_.\n\n_Then the Presbyter shall say this collect of thanksgiving as\nfolloweth_:\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that\nthou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these holy\nmysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and\nblood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us\nthereby of thy favour and goodness towards us, and that we are\nvery members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which\nis the blessed company of all faithful people, and are also heirs\nthrough hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of his most\nprecious death and passion. We now most humbly beseech thee, O\nheavenly Father, so to assist us with thy Holy Spirit, that we\nmay continue in that holy communion and fellowship, and do all\nsuch good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through\nJesus Christ our Lord: to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be\nall honour and glory, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall be said or sung_ Gloria in excelsis _as followeth_:\n\nGlory be to God in the highest, and in earth peace, good will\ntowards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we\nglorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord\nGod, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty; and to thee, O God,\nthe only begotten Son Jesu Christ; and to thee, O God, the Holy\nGhost.\n\nO Lord, the only begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of\nGod, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world,\nhave mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world,\nreceive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the\nFather, have mercy upon us.\n\nFor thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only, O\nChrist, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God\nthe Father. Amen.\n\n_Then the Presbyter, or Bishop, if he be present, shall let them\ndepart, with this Blessing_.\n\nThe peace of God which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts\nand minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus\nChrist our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the\nSon, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.\n_Amen_.\n\n_It is customary to mix a little pure water with the wine in the\neucharistic Cup_.\n\n_According to long existing custom in the Scottish Church, the\nPresbyter may reserve so much of the Consecrated Gifts as may be\nrequired for the communion of the sick, and others who could not\nbe present at the celebration in church. All that remaineth of the\nHoly Sacrament, and is not required, the Presbyter and such other\nof the communicants as he shall then call unto him, shall, after\nthe Blessing, reverently eat and drink_.\n\n\n\n\nAPPENDIX\n\n_The following may be used at the discretion of the Minister_.\n\n_Collects which may be said after the Collect of the day, or before\nthe Blessing_.\n\nO almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee,\nto direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in\nthe ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that\nthrough thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be\npreserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus\nChrist. _Amen_.\n\nO almighty Father, well-spring of life to all things that have\nbeing, from amid the unwearied praises of Cherubim and Seraphim\nwho stand about thy throne of light which no man can approach\nunto, give ear, we humbly beseech thee, to the supplications of\nthy people who put their sure trust in thy mercy; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nO Lord Jesus Christ, before whose judgement-seat we must all\nappear and give account of the things done in the body: Grant,\nwe beseech thee, that when the books are opened in that day, the\nfaces of thy servants may not be ashamed; through thy merits, O\nBlessed Saviour, who livest and reignest with the Father and the\nHoly Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAssist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and\nprayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment\nof everlasting salvation; that among all the changes and chances\nof this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious\nand ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nPrevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious\nfavour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our\nworks begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy\nName, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities\nbefore we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have\ncompassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our\nunworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask,\nvouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_The two following collects may be said before the Blessing_.\n\nO Lord, our God, thou Saviour of the world, through whom we have\ncelebrated these sacred mysteries: Receive our humble thanksgiving,\nand of thy great mercy vouchsafe to sanctify us evermore in body\nand soul, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy\nSpirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them\nthat ask in thy Son's Name; We beseech thee mercifully to incline\nthine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications\nunto thee; and grant that those things, which we have faithfully\nasked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the\nrelief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_For the King, on national anniversaries and on other occasions_.\n\nAlmighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite;\nHave mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy\nchosen servant _GEORGE_, our King and Governor, that he (knowing\nwhose minister he is) may above all things seek thy honour and\nglory: and that we, and all his subjects (duly considering whose\nauthority he hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey\nhim, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and\nordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the\nHoly Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end.\n_Amen_.\n\n_Or_,\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, we are taught by thy holy Word,\nthat the hearts of Kings are in thy rule and governance, and that\nthou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to thy godly\nwisdom: We humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart\nof _GEORGE_, thy servant, our King and Governor, that in all his\nthoughts, words, and works, he may ever seek thy honour and glory,\nand study to preserve thy people committed to his charge, in\nwealth, peace, and godliness: Grant this, O merciful Father, for\nthy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nPRAYERS FOR CERTAIN FESTIVALS AND SEASONS,\n\n\n_which may be said immediately before the Blessing_.\n\n_Advent_.\n\nGrant, O almighty God, that as thy blessed Son Jesus Christ at\nhis first advent came to seek and to save that which was lost,\nso at his second and glorious appearing he may find in us the\nfruits of the redemption which he wrought, who liveth and reigneth,\nwith thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n_Christmas-day, and seven days after_.\n\nO God, who hast given us grace at this time to celebrate the\nbirth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ: We laud and magnify thy\nglorious Name for the countless blessings which he hath brought\nunto us; and we beseech thee to grant that we may ever set forth\nthy praise in joyful obedience to thy will; through the same Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Epiphany, and seven days after_.\n\nAlmighty God, who at the baptism of thy blessed Son Jesus Christ\nin the river Jordan didst manifest his glorious Godhead: Grant,\nwe beseech thee, that the brightness of his presence may shine in\nour hearts, and his glory be set forth in our lives; through the\nsame Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Easter-day, and seven days after_.\n\nO Lord God Almighty, whose blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ,\ndid on the third day rise triumphant over death: Raise us, we\nbeseech thee, from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness,\nthat we may seek those things which are above, where he sitteth on\nthy right hand in glory; and this we beg for the sake of the same,\nthy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Ascension-day, and seven days after_.\n\nAlmighty God, whose blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ,\nascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things:\nMercifully give us faith to perceive that according to his promise\nhe abideth with his Church on earth, even unto the end of the\nworld; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Whitsunday, and six days after_.\n\nO almighty God, who on the day of Pentecost didst send the Holy\nGhost the Comforter to abide in thy Church unto the end: Bestow\nupon us and upon all thy faithful people his manifold gifts of\ngrace, that with minds enlightened by his truth, and hearts\npurified by his presence, we may day by day be strengthened with\npower in the inward man; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with\nthee and the same Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, world\nwithout end. _Amen_.\n\n_Trinity Sunday_.\n\nO Lord God Almighty, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the mysteries\nof whose being are unsearchable: Accept, we beseech thee, our\npraises for the revelation which thou hast made of thyself, Father,\nSon, and Holy Ghost, three Persons, and one God; and mercifully\ngrant, that ever holding fast this faith, we may magnify thy\nglorious Name; who livest and reignest, one God, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\n\nEXHORTATIONS BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION.\n\nDearly beloved, on------day next I purpose, through God's\nassistance, to administer to all such as shall be religiously\nand devoutly disposed the most comfortable Sacrament of the Body\nand Blood of Christ; to be by them received in remembrance of his\nmeritorious cross and passion; whereby alone we obtain remission\nof our sins, and are made partakers of the kingdom of heaven.\nWherefore it is our duty to render most humble and hearty thanks\nto Almighty God our heavenly Father, for that he hath given his\nSon our Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us, but also to\nbe our spiritual food and sustenance in that holy Sacrament. Which\nbeing so divine and comfortable a thing to them who receive it\nworthily, and so dangerous to them that will presume to receive it\nunworthily; my duty is to exhort you in the mean season to consider\nthe dignity of that holy mystery, and the great peril of the\nunworthy receiving thereof; and so to search and examine your own\nconsciences, (and that not lightly, and after the manner of\ndissemblers with God; but so) that ye may come holy and clean\nto such a heavenly Feast, in the marriage-garment required by\nGod in holy Scripture, and be received as worthy partakers of\nthat holy Table.\n\nThe way and means thereto is; First, to examine your lives and\nconversations by the rule of God's commandments; and whereinsoever\nye shall perceive yourselves to have offended, either by will,\nword, or deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, and to\nconfess yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose of amendment of\nlife. And if ye shall perceive your offences to be such as are not\nonly against God, but also against your neighbours; then ye shall\nreconcile yourselves unto them; being ready to make restitution\nand satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your powers, for\nall injuries and wrongs done by you to any other; and being likewise\nready to forgive others that have offended you, as ye would have\nforgiveness of your offences at God's hand; for otherwise the\nreceiving of the holy Communion doth nothing else but increase your\nguilt. Therefore if any of you be a blasphemer of God, an hinderer\nor slanderer of his Word, an adulterer, or be in malice, or envy,\nor in any other grievous crime, repent you of your sins, or else\ncome not to that holy Table; lest, after the taking of that holy\nSacrament, the devil enter into you, as he entered into Judas, and\nfill you full of all iniquities, and bring you to destruction both\nof body and soul.\n\nAnd because it is requisite, that no man should come to the holy\nCommunion, but with a full trust in God's mercy, and with a quiet\nconscience; therefore if there be any of you, who by this means\ncannot quiet his own conscience herein, but requireth further\ncomfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some other discreet\nand learned Minister of God's Word, and open his grief; that by\nthe ministry of God's holy Word he may receive the benefit of\nabsolution, together with ghostly counsel and advice, to the\nquieting of his conscience, and avoiding of all scruple and\ndoubtfulness.\n\n_The following may be said, instead of the former, in case the\nPresbyter shall see the people negligent to come to the Holy\nCommunion_.\n\nDearly beloved brethren, on------I intend, by God's grace, to\ncelebrate the Lord's Supper: unto which, in God's behalf, I bid\nyou all that are here present; and beseech you, for the Lord Jesus\nChrist's sake, that ye will not refuse to come thereto, being so\nlovingly called and bidden by God himself. Ye know how grievous\nand unkind a thing it is, when a man hath prepared a rich feast,\ndecked his table with all kind of provision, so that there lacketh\nnothing but the guests to sit down; and yet they who are called\n(without any cause) most unthankfully refuse to come. Which of\nyou in such a case would not be moved? Who would not think a great\ninjury and wrong done unto him? Wherefore, most dearly beloved in\nChrist, take ye good heed, lest ye, withdrawing yourselves from\nthis holy supper, provoke God's indignation against you. It is an\neasy matter for a man to say, I will not communicate, because I am\notherwise hindered with worldly business. But such excuses are not\nso easily accepted and allowed before God. If any man say, I am a\ngrievous sinner, and therefore am afraid to come: wherefore then\ndo ye not repent and amend? When God calleth you, are ye not\nashamed to say ye will not come? When ye should return to God,\nwill ye excuse yourselves, and say ye are not ready? Consider\nearnestly with yourselves how little such feigned excuses will\navail before God. They that refused the feast in the Gospel,\nbecause they had bought a farm, or would try their yokes of oxen,\nor because they were married, were not so excused, but counted\nunworthy of the heavenly feast. I, for my part, shall be ready;\nand according to mine Office, I bid you in the Name of God, I\ncall you in Christ's behalf, I exhort you, as ye love your own\nsalvation, that ye will be partakers of this holy Communion. And\nas the Son of God did vouchsafe to yield up his soul by death upon\nthe Cross for your salvation; so it is your duty to receive the\nCommunion in remembrance of the sacrifice of his death, as he\nhimself hath commanded: which if ye shall neglect to do, consider\nwith yourselves how great injury ye do unto God, and how sore\npunishment hangeth over your heads for the same; when ye wilfully\nabstain from the Lord's Table, and separate from your brethren,\nwho come to feed on the banquet of that most heavenly food. These\nthings if ye earnestly consider, ye will by God's grace return to\na better mind: for the obtaining whereof we shall not cease to\nmake our humble petitions unto Almighty God our heavenly Father.\n\nEXHORTATION AT THE HOLY COMMUNION.\n\nDearly beloved in the Lord, ye that mind to come to the holy\nCommunion of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ, must\nconsider what St Paul writeth to the Corinthians; how he exhorteth\nall persons diligently to try and examine themselves, before they\npresume to eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For as the\nbenefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and living faith\nwe receive that holy Sacrament, (for then we spiritually eat the\nflesh of Christ, and drink his blood; then we dwell in Christ,\nand Christ in us; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us);\nso is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily; for\nthen we are guilty of the body and blood of Christ our Saviour;\nwe eat and drink judgement to ourselves, not discerning the Lord's\nbody; we kindle God's wrath against us; we provoke him to plague\nus with divers diseases, and sundry kinds of death. Judge therefore\nyourselves, brethren, that ye be not judged of the Lord; repent\nyou truly for your sins past; have a living and stedfast faith in\nChrist our Saviour; amend your lives, and be in perfect charity\nwith all men: so shall ye be meet partakers of those holy mysteries.\nAnd, above all things, ye must give humble and hearty thanks to\nGod the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the redemption\nof the world, by the death and passion of our Saviour Christ, both\nGod and man, who did humble himself even to the death upon the\nCross for us miserable sinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow\nof death, that he might make us the children of God, and exalt us\nto everlasting life. And to the end that we should always remember\nthe exceeding great love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus\nChrist thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by\nhis precious blood-shedding he hath obtained to us, he hath\ninstituted and ordained holy mysteries, as pledges of his love,\nand for a continual remembrance of his death, to our great and\nendless comfort. To him therefore, with the Father, and the Holy\nGhost, let us give (as we are most bounden) continual thanks,\nsubmitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and\nstudying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness all the\ndays of our life. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF\n\nTHE LORD'S SUPPER, OR HOLY COMMUNION\n\n\n_So many as intend to be partakers of the holy Communion shall\nsignify their names to the Curate, at least some time the day\nbefore. And if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver,\nor have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, so that\nthe Congregation be thereby offended; the Curate, having knowledge\nthereof, shall call him and advertise him, that in any wise he\npresume not to come to the Lord's Table, until he have openly\ndeclared himself to have truly repented and amended his former\nnaughty life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied,\nwhich before were offended; and that he have recompensed the\nparties, to whom he hath done wrong; or at least declare himself\nto be in full purpose so to do, as soon as he conveniently may_.\n\n_The same order shall the Curate use with those betwixt whom he\nperceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering them to be\npartakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them to be reconciled.\nAnd if one of the parties so at variance be content to forgive\nfrom the bottom of his heart all that the other hath trespassed\nagainst him, and to make amends for that he himself hath offended;\nand the other party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but\nremain still in his frowardness and malice: the Minister in that\ncase ought to admit the penitent person to the holy Communion, and\nnot him that is obstinate. Provided that every Minister so repelling\nany, as is specified in this, or the next precedent Paragraph of\nthis Rubric, shall be obliged to give an account of the same to\nthe Ordinary within fourteen days after at the farthest. And the\nOrdinary shall proceed against the offending person according to\nthe Canon_.\n\n_The Table at the Communion time having a fair white linen cloth\nupon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel,\nwhere Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said. And the\nPriest standing at the north side of the Table shall say the Lord's\nPrayer with the Collect following, the people kneeling_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_The Collect_.\n\nAlmighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known,\nand from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our\nhearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly\nlove thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest, turning to the people, rehearse distinctly\nall the TEN COMMANDMENTS: and the people still kneeling shall after\nevery Commandment ask God mercy for their transgression thereof for\nthe time past, and grace to keep the same for the time to come, as\nfolloweth_.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nGod spake these words, and said; I am the Lord thy God: Thou\nshalt have none other gods but me.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor\nthe likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth\nbeneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down\nto them, nor worship them. For I the Lord thy God am a jealous\nGod, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the\nthird and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy\nunto thousands in them that love me and keep my commandments.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in\nvain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his\nName in vain.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six\ndays shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the\nseventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt\ndo no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy\nman-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger\nthat is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven\nand earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the\nseventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and\nhallowed it.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may\nbe long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt do no murder.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt not commit adultery.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt not steal.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to\nkeep this law.\n\n_Minister_. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou\nshalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his\nmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.\n\n_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws\nin our hearts, we beseech thee.\n\n| _There may be substituted for_ The Ten Commandments (_which,\n| however_, _shall always be said at least once a month_) The\n| Summary of the Law, _as enunciated by our Lord:_\n|\n| Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God\n| is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy\n| heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all\n| thy strength: This is the first commandment. And the second is\n| like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:\n| there is none other commandment greater than these.\n|\n| On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.\n|\n| _People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write these thy laws\n| in our hearts, we beseech thee.\n\n_Then shall follow one of these two Collects for the King, the\nPriest standing as before, and saying_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nAlmighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite:\nHave mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy\nchosen servant _GEORGE_, our King and Governor, that he (knowing\nwhose minister he is) may above all things seek thy honour and\nglory: and that we and all his subjects (duly considering whose\nauthority he hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly\nobey him, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word\nand ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and\nthe Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\n_Or_,\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, we are taught by thy holy Word,\nthat the hearts of Kings are in thy rule and governance, and that\nthou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to thy godly\nwisdom: We humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart\nof _GEORGE_ thy servant, our King and Governor, that in all his\nthoughts, words, and works, he may ever seek thy honour and\nglory, and study to preserve thy people committed to his charge,\nin wealth, peace and godliness: Grant this, O merciful Father,\nfor thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n| _The Collects for the King may be omitted_.\n\n_Then shall be said the Collect of the day. And immediately after\nthe Collect the Priest shall read the Epistle, saying_, The\nEpistle [_or_, The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle]\nis written in the------Chapter of------beginning at the------Verse.\n_And the Epistle ended, he shall say_, Here endeth the Epistle. _Then\nshall he read the Gospel_ (_the people all standing up_) _saying_,\nThe holy Gospel is written in the------Chapter of------beginning at\nthe------Verse.\n\n| _When the Minister announces the Gospel for the day, the people_\n| _standing up may devoutly say or sing_\n|\n| Glory be to thee, O Lord;\n|\n| _and after the Gospel the people may in like manner say or sing_\n|\n| Thanks be to thee, O Lord, for this thy glorious Gospel.\n\n_And the Gospel ended, shall be sung or said the Creed following,\nthe people still standing as before_.\n\nI believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and\nearth, And of all things visible and invisible:\n\nAnd in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,\nBegotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of\nLight, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one\nsubstance with the Father, By whom all things were made: Who for\nus men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was\nincarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man,\nAnd was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered\nand was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the\nScriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand\nof the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the\nquick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end.\n\nAnd I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and giver of life, Who\nproceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and\nthe Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the\nProphets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I\nacknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for\nthe Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come.\nAmen.\n\n_Then the Curate shall declare unto the people what Holy-days, or\nFasting-days, are in the week following to be observed. And then\nalso_ (_if occasion be_) _shall notice be given of the Communion;\nand Briefs, Citations, and Excommunications read. And nothing shall\nbe proclaimed or published in the Church during the time of Divine\nService, but by the Minister: nor by him any thing but what is\nprescribed in the Rules of this Book, or enjoined by the King, or\nby the Ordinary of the place_.\n\n_Then shall follow the Sermon, or one of the Homilies already set\nforth, or hereafter to be set forth, by authority_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest return to the Lord's Table, and begin the\nOffertory, saying one or more of these Sentences following, as he\nthinketh most convenient in his discretion_.\n\nLet your light so shine before men, that they may see your good\nworks, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. _St Matth_. v.\n\nLay not up for yourselves treasure upon the earth; where the rust\nand moth doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:\nbut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither rust\nnor moth doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and\nsteal. _St Matth_. vi.\n\nWhatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto\nthem; for this is the Law and the Prophets. _St Matth_. vii.\n\nNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the\nkingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which\nis in heaven. _St Matth_. vii.\n\nZacchaeus stood forth, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the\nhalf of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have done any wrong\nto any man, I restore four-fold. _St Luke_ xix.\n\nWho goeth a warfare at any time of his own cost? who planteth a\nvineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a\nflock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 _Cor_. ix.\n\nIf we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter\nif we shall reap your worldly things? 1 _Cor_. ix.\n\nDo ye not know that they who minister about holy things live of\nthe sacrifice; and they who wait at the altar are partakers with\nthe altar? Even so hath the Lord also ordained, that they who\npreach the Gospel should live of the Gospel. 1 _Cor_. ix.\n\nHe that soweth little shall reap little; and he that soweth\nplenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as\nhe is disposed in his heart, not grudging, or of necessity; for\nGod loveth a cheerful giver. 2 _Cor_. ix.\n\nLet him that is taught in the word minister unto him that teacheth,\nin all good things. Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for\nwhatsoever a man soweth that shall he reap. _Gal_. vi.\n\nWhile we have time, let us do good unto all men; and specially unto\nthem that are of the household of faith. _Gal_. vi.\n\nGodliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath:\nfor we brought nothing into the world, neither may we carry any\nthing out. 1 _Tim_. vi.\n\nCharge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to\ngive, and glad to distribute; laying up in store for themselves a\ngood foundation against the time to come, that they may attain\neternal life. 1 _Tim_. vi.\n\nGod is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works, and labour\nthat proceedeth of love; which love ye have shewed for his name's\nsake, who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister.\n_Hebr_. vi.\n\nTo do good and to distribute forget not; for with such sacrifices\nGod is pleased. _Hebr_. xiii.\n\nWhoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and\nshutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God\nin him? 1 _St John_ iii.\n\nGive alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face from any poor man;\nand then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee.\n_Tobit_ iv.\n\nBe merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, give plenteously;\nif thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little;\nfor so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity.\n_Tobit_ iv.\n\nHe that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord: and look,\nwhat he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. _Prov_. xix.\n\nBlessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy: the Lord\nshall deliver him in the time of trouble. _Psal_. xli.\n\n| Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more\n| blessed to give than to receive. _Acts_ xx.\n\n_Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church-wardens,\nor other fit person appointed for that purpose, shall receive the\nAlms for the Poor, and other devotions of the people, in a decent\nbason to be provided by the Parish for that purpose; and reverently\nbring it to the Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upon\nthe holy Table_.\n\n_And when there is a Communion, the Priest shall then place upon\nthe Table so much Bread and Wine as he shall think sufficient_.\n\n_After offering the Elements_.\n\n| Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,\n| and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven\n| and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou\n| art exalted as head above all. All things come of thee and of\n| thine own have we given thee. 1 _Chron_. xxix. 11, 14.\n\n_After which done, the Priest shall say_,\n\nLet us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church militant here\nin earth.\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught\nus to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks, for all\nmen: We humbly beseech thee most * mercifully [_to accept our alms\nand oblations, and_] to receive these our prayers, which we offer\nunto thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually\nthe universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord:\nAnd grant, that all they that do confess thy holy Name may agree in\nthe truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity, and godly love. We\nbeseech thee also to save and defend all Christian Kings, Princes,\nand Governors; and specially thy servant _GEORGE_ our King; that\nunder him we may be godly and quietly governed: And grant unto his\nwhole Council, and to all that are put in authority under him, that\nthey may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment\nof wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion,\nand virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and\nCurates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth\nthy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy\nholy Sacraments: And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace;\nand specially to this congregation here present; that, with meek\nheart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word;\ntruly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of\ntheir life. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O\nLord, to comfort and succour all them, who in this transitory\nlife are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.\nAnd we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this\nlife in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so\nto follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers\nof thy heavenly kingdom: Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's\nsake, our only Mediator and Advocate. _Amen_.\n\n[Margin Note:] * _If there be no alms or oblations, then shall\nthe words_ [of accepting our alms and oblations] _be left out\nunsaid_.\n\n_When the Minister giveth warning for the Celebration of the\nholy Communion, (which he shall always do upon the Sunday or\nsome Holy-day, immediately preceding,) after the Sermon or Homily\nended, he shall read this Exhortation following_.\n\nDearly beloved, on------day next I purpose, through God's\nassistance, to administer to all such as shall be religiously\nand devoutly disposed the most comfortable Sacrament of the Body\nand Blood of Christ; to be by them received in remembrance of his\nmeritorious Cross and Passion, whereby alone we obtain remission\nof our sins, and are made partakers of the kingdom of heaven.\nWherefore it is our duty to render most humble and hearty thanks\nto Almighty God our heavenly Father, for that he hath given his\nSon our Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us, but also to\nbe our spiritual food and sustenance in that holy Sacrament. Which\nbeing so divine and comfortable a thing to them who receive it\nworthily, and so dangerous to them that will presume to receive\nit unworthily; my duty is to exhort you in the mean season to\nconsider the dignity of that holy mystery, and the great peril of\nthe unworthy receiving thereof; and so to search and examine your\nown consciences, and that not lightly, and after the manner of\ndissemblers with God: but so that ye may come holy and clean to\nsuch a heavenly Feast, in the marriage-garment required by God in\nholy Scripture, and be received as worthy partakers of that holy\nTable.\n\nThe way and means thereto is; First, to examine your lives and\nconversations by the rule of God's commandments; and whereinsoever\nye shall perceive yourselves to have offended, either by will,\nword, or deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess\nyourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose of amendment of\nlife. And if ye shall perceive your offences to be such as are not\nonly against God, but also against your neighbours; then ye shall\nreconcile yourselves unto them; being ready to make restitution\nand satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your powers, for\nall injuries and wrongs done by you to any other; and being\nlikewise ready to forgive others that have offended you, as you\nwould have forgiveness of your offences at God's hand; for otherwise\nthe receiving of the holy Communion doth nothing else but increase\nyour damnation*. Therefore if any of you be a blasphemer of God,\nan hinderer or slanderer of his Word, an adulterer, or be in\nmalice, or envy, or in any other grievous crime, repent you of\nyour sins, or else come not to that holy Table; lest, after the\ntaking of that holy Sacrament, the devil enter into you, as he\nentered into Judas, and fill you full of all iniquities, and bring\nyou to destruction both of body and soul.\n\nAnd because it is requisite, that no man should come to the holy\nCommunion, but with a full trust in God's mercy, and with a quiet\nconscience; therefore if there be any of you, who by this means\ncannot quiet his own conscience herein, but requireth further\ncomfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some other discreet\nand learned Minister of God's Word, and open his grief; that by\nthe ministry of God's holy Word he may receive the benefit of\nabsolution, together with ghostly counsel and advice, to the\nquieting of his conscience, and avoiding of all scruple and\ndoubtfulness.\n\n| * _The word_ guilt _may be substituted for the word_ damnation.\n\n_Or, in case he shall see the people negligent to come to the holy\nCommunion, instead of the former, he shall use this Exhortation_.\n\nDearly beloved brethren, on------I intend, by God's grace, to\ncelebrate the Lord's Supper: unto which, in God's behalf, I bid\nyou all that are here present; and beseech you, for the Lord\nJesus Christ's sake, that ye will not refuse to come thereto,\nbeing so lovingly called and bidden by God himself. Ye know how\ngrievous and unkind a thing it is, when a man hath prepared a\nrich feast, decked his table with all kind of provision, so that\nthere lacketh nothing but the guests to sit down; and yet they\nwho are called (without any cause) most unthankfully refuse to\ncome. Which of you, in such a case would not be moved? Who would\nnot think a great injury and wrong done unto him? Wherefore, most\ndearly beloved in Christ, take ye good heed, lest ye, withdrawing\nyourselves from this holy Supper, provoke God's indignation against\nyou. It is an easy matter for a man to say, I will not communicate,\nbecause I am otherwise hindered with worldly business. But such\nexcuses are not so easily accepted and allowed before God. If any\nman say, I am a grievous sinner, and therefore am afraid to come:\nwherefore then do ye not repent and amend? When God calleth you,\nare ye not ashamed to say ye will not come? When ye should return\nto God, will ye excuse yourselves, and say ye are not ready?\nConsider earnestly with yourselves how little such feigned excuses\nwill avail before God. They that refused the feast in the Gospel,\n because they had bought a farm, or would try their yokes of\noxen, or because they were married, were not so excused, but\ncounted unworthy of the heavenly feast. I, for my part, shall\nbe ready; and, according to mine Office, I bid you in the Name of\nGod, I call you in Christ's behalf, I exhort you, as ye love your\nown salvation, that ye will be partakers of this holy Communion.\nAnd as the Son of God did vouchsafe to yield up his soul by death\nupon the Cross for your salvation; so it is your duty to receive\nthe Communion, in remembrance of the sacrifice of his death, as\nhe himself hath commanded: which if ye shall neglect to do, consider\nwith yourselves how great injury ye do unto God, and how sore\npunishment hangeth over your heads for the same; when ye wilfully\nabstain from the Lord's Table, and separate from your brethren,\nwho come to feed on the banquet of that most heavenly food. These\nthings if ye earnestly consider, ye will by God's grace return to\na better mind: for the obtaining whereof we shall not cease to\nmake our humble petitions unto Almighty God our heavenly Father.\n\n_At the time of the Celebration of the Communion, the Communicants\nbeing conveniently placed for the receiving of the holy Sacrament,\nthe Priest shall say this Exhortation_.\n\nDearly beloved in the Lord, ye that mind to come to the holy\nCommunion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, must\nconsider how Saint Paul exhorteth all persons diligently to try\nand examine themselves, before they presume to eat of that Bread,\nand drink of that Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true\npenitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament;\n(for then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink his\nblood; then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; we are one with\nChrist, and Christ with us;) so is the danger great, if we receive\nthe same unworthily. For then we are guilty of the Body and Blood\nof Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own damnation *, not\nconsidering the Lord's Body; we kindle God's wrath against us; we\nprovoke him to plague us with divers diseases, and sundry kinds\nof death. Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, that ye be not\njudged of the Lord; repent you truly for your sins past; have a\nlively and stedfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend your lives,\nand be in perfect charity with all men; so shall ye be meet\npartakers of those holy mysteries. And above all things ye must\ngive most humble and hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son,\nand the Holy Ghost, for the redemption of the world by the death\nand passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and man; who did humble\nhimself, even to the death upon the Cross, for us miserable\nsinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of death; that he\nmight make us the children of God, and exalt us to everlasting\nlife. And to the end that we should alway remember the exceeding\ngreat love of our Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ, thus\ndying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious\nblood-shedding he hath obtained to us; he hath instituted and\nordained holy mysteries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual\nremembrance of his death, to our great and endless comfort. To him\ntherefore, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we\nare most bounden) continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to\nhis holy will and pleasure, and studying to serve him in true\nholiness and righteousness all the days of our life. _Amen_.\n\n| _The Exhortation when warning is given of holy Communion, and_\n| _the Exhortation at the time of the Celebration_, Dearly beloved\n| in the Lord, _may be omitted, unless on occasions when their use_\n| _is directed by his Bishop_.\n|\n| _In the former the word_ guilt_ may be substituted for the word_\n| damnation; * _in the latter the word_ judgement _may be_\n| _substituted for_ damnation.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say to them that come to receive the\nholy Communion_,\n\nYe that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are\nin love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a\nnew life, following the commandments of God, and walking from\nhenceforth in his holy ways: Draw near with faith, and take this\nholy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession\nto Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.\n\n_Then shall this general Confession be made, in the name of all\nthose that are minded to receive the holy Communion, by one of\nthe Ministers; both he and all the people kneeling humbly upon\ntheir knees and saying_,\n\nAlmighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all\nthings, Judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold\nsins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously\nhave committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine\nMajesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against\nus. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our\nmisdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden\nof them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us,\nmost merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake,\nForgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter\nServe and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory\nof thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Priest_ (_or the Bishop, being present_,) _stand\nup, and turning himself to the people, pronounce this Absolution_.\n\nAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath\npromised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance\nand true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and\ndeliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all\ngoodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nHear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all\nthat truly turn to him.\n\nCome unto me all that travail and are heavy laden, and I will\nrefresh you. _St Matth_. xi. 28.\n\nSo God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to\nthe end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have\neverlasting life. _St John_ iii. 16.\n\nHear also what Saint Paul saith.\n\nThis is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that\nChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 _Tim_. i. 15.\n\nHear also what Saint John saith.\n\nIf any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ\nthe righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 _St John_\nii. 1.\n\n_After which the Priest shall proceed, saying_,\n\nLift up your hearts.\n\n _Answer_. We lift them up unto the Lord.\n\n_Priest_. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.\n\n_Answer_. It is meet and right so to do.\n\n_Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Table, and say_,\n\nIt is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at\nall times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy\nFather, Almighty, Everlasting God.\n\n[Margin Note:] _These words_ [Holy Father] _must be omitted on_\nTrinity Sunday.\n\n_Here shall follow the proper Preface, according to the time, if\nthere be any specially appointed: or else immediately shall\nfollow_,\n\nTherefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of\nheaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising\nthee, and saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and\nearth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord most High.\nAmen.\n\nProper Prefaces.\n\n_Upon_ Christmas Day, _and seven days after_.\n\nBecause thou didst give Jesus Christ thine only Son to be born as\nat this time for us; who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was\nmade very man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother; and\nthat without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore\nwith Angels, &c.\n\n_Upon_ Easter Day, _and seven days after_.\n\nBut chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection\nof thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb,\nwhich was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world;\nwho by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life\nagain hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels,\n&c.\n\n_Upon_ Ascension Day, _and seven days after_.\n\nThrough thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who\nafter his most glorious Resurrection manifestly appeared to all\nhis Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven to\nprepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also\nascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n_Upon_ Whitsunday, _and six days after_.\n\nThrough Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true\npromise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven\nwith a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the\nlikeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach\nthem, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the gift of\ndivers languages, and also boldness with fervent zeal constantly\nto preach the Gospel unto all nations; whereby we have been\nbrought out of darkness and error into the clear light and true\nknowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with\nAngels, &c.\n\n_Upon the Feast of_ Trinity _only_.\n\nWho art one God, one Lord; not one only Person, but three Persons\nin one Substance. For that which we believe of the glory of the\nFather, the same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,\nwithout any difference or in equality. Therefore with Angels, &c.\n\n| _The following_ ADDITIONAL PROPER PREFACES _may be said_:\n| _Upon_ The Epiphany, _and seven days after_.\n|\n| Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, in substance of our mortal\n| flesh, manifested forth his glory, that he might bring us out of\n| darkness into his own marvellous light. Therefore, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ The Purification.\n|\n| Because thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, born of a\n| woman, born under the Law, was, as on this day, presented in the\n| Temple, and revealed to thy servants as a light to lighten the\n| Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel. Therefore, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ The Annunciation.\n|\n| Because thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born\n| for us, who by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very\n| man, of the substance of the blessed Virgin Mary his mother, and\n| that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin.\n| Therefore, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ Feasts of Apostles and Evangelists, _except when the\n| proper preface for any of the Great Festivals is appointed to\n| be said_.\n|\n| Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who did vouchsafe to choose thy\n| servant Saint _N_. [_or_ thy servants Saint _N_. and Saint _N_.]\n| to be of the company of the Apostles [_or_ to be an Evangelist]\n| by whose ministry thine elect might be gathered in from every\n| nation, and thy Church instructed in the way that leadeth unto\n| everlasting life. Therefore, &c.\n|\n| _Upon_ All Saints' Day.\n|\n| Who in the multitude of thy Saints hast compassed us about with\n| so great a cloud of witnesses, to the end that we, rejoicing in\n| their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set\n| before us, and together with them receive the crown of glory\n| that fadeth not away. Therefore, &c.\n|\n| _At the_ Consecration of Bishops, _and_ Ordination of Priests\n| and Deacons.\n|\n| Through Jesus Christ our Lord, the great Shepherd of the sheep,\n| who, for the feeding and guidance of his flock, did appoint\n| divers orders of ministers in his Church. Therefore, &c.\n|\n| _At the_ Dedication of a Church, _and_ Anniversary of the\n| Dedication.\n|\n| Who in temples made with hands buildest up for thyself a\n| spiritual temple made without hands. Therefore, &c.\n\n_After each of which Prefaces shall immediately be sung or said_,\n\nTherefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of\nheaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising\nthee, and saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and\nearth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord most High.\nAmen.\n\n_Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say\nin the name of all them that shall receive the Communion this\nPrayer following_.\n\nWe do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord,\ntrusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great\nmercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs\nunder thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is\nalways to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to\neat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his\nblood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and\nour souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may\never more dwell in him, and he in us. _Amen_.\n\n_When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the\nBread and Wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency\nbreak the Bread before the people, and take the Cup into his\nhands, he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth_.\n\nAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst\ngive thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the Cross\nfor our redemption; who made there (by his one oblation of himself\nonce offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation,\nand satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did\ninstitute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a\nperpetual memory of that his precious death, until his coming\nagain: Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee;\nand grant that we receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine,\naccording to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution,\nin remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his\nmost blessed Body and Blood: who, in the same night that he was\nbetrayed, [a] took Bread; and, when he had given thanks, [b] he\nbrake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat; [c]\nthis is my Body which is given for you: Do this in remembrance\nof me. Likewise after supper [d] he took the Cup; and, when he\nhad given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all Of\nthis; for [e] this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is\nshed for you and for many for the remission of sins: Do this, as\noft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. _Amen_.\n\n[Margin Notes:] [a] _Here the Priest is to take the Paten into\nhis hands:_\n\n[b] _And here to break the Bread:_\n\n[c] _And here to lay his hand upon all the Bread_.\n\n[d] _Here he is to take the Cup into his hand:_\n\n[e] _And here to lay his hand upon every vessel_ (_be it Chalice\nor Flagon_) _in which there is any Wine to be consecrated_.\n\n_Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both kinds\nhimself, and then proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops,\nPriests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be present,) and\nafter that to the people also in order, into their hands, all\nmeekly kneeling. And, when he delivereth the Bread to any one,\nhe shall say_,\n\nThe Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee,\npreserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Take and eat\nthis in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him\nin thy heart by faith with thanksgiving.\n\n_And the Minister that delivereth the Cup to any one shall say_,\n\nThe Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee,\npreserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Drink this in\nremembrance that Christ's Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.\n\n| _When it is thought desirable to shorten the words of_\n| _administration on Christmas-day Easter-day, and Whitsunday, or_\n| _on special occasions approved by the Bishop, or in the case_\n| _of the pressure caused by large and unexpected numbers, the_\n| _Priest, having first said the whole words of administration_\n| (_in the singular number_) _once for all the communicants, may_\n| _use the first half of each form in communicating individuals_.\n\n_If the consecrated Bread or Wine be all spent before all have\ncommunicated, the Priest is to consecrate more according to the\nForm before prescribed: Beginning at_ [Our Saviour Christ in the\nsame night, &c.] _for the blessing of the Bread: and at_ [Likewise\nafter Supper, &c.] _for the blessing of the Cup_.\n\n_When all have communicated, the Minister shall return to the\nLord's Table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of\nthe consecrated Elements, covering the same with a fair linen\ncloth_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say the Lord's Prayer, the people\nrepeating after him every petition_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us\nthis day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we\nforgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into\ntemptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,\nthe power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.\n\n_After shall be said as followeth_.\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father, we thy humble servants entirely\ndesire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our\nsacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching\nthee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus\nChrist, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole\nChurch may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits\nof his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord,\nourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and\nlively sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that all we,\nwho are partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with\nthy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy,\nthrough our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet\nwe beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not\nweighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus\nChrist our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy\nGhost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world\nwithout end. _Amen_.\n\n_Or this_.\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for\nthat thou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these\nholy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body\nand Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us\nthereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are\nvery members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which\nis the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs\nthrough hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most\nprecious death and passion of thy dear Son. Aid we most humbly\nbeseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace,\nthat we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good\nworks as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all\nhonour and glory, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n| _Both the post-communion prayers_ O Lord and heavenly Father,\n| _and_ Almighty and everliving God, _maybe said in succession_\n| _at the same service_.\n\n_Then shall be said or sung_,\n\nGlory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards\nmen. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify\nthee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God,\nheavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten\nSon, Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,\nthat takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou\nthat takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou\nthat takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou\nthat sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon\nus.\n\nFor thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O\nChrist, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God\nthe Father. Amen.\n\n_Then the Priest_ (_or Bishop if he be present_) _shall let them\ndepart with this Blessing_.\n\nThe peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your\nhearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his\nSon Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty,\nthe Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and\nremain with you always. _Amen_.\n\n_Collects to be said after the Offertory, when there is no\nCommunion, every such day one or more; and the same may be\nsaid also, as often as occasion shall serve, after the Collects\neither of Morning or Evening Prayer, Communion, or Litany, by\nthe discretion of the Minister_.\n\nAssist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and\nprayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment\nof everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes and chances\nof this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious\nand ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nO almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee,\nto direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in\nthe ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that\nthrough thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be\npreserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus\nChrist. _Amen_.\n\nGrant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words, which we\nhave heard this day with our outward ears, may through thy grace\nbe so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth\nin us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy\nName; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nPrevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious\nfavour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our\nworks, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy\nholy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our\nnecessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking: We\nbeseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those\nthings, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our\nblindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us for the worthiness\nof thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them\nthat ask in thy Son's Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline\nthine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications\nunto thee; and grant that those things, which we have faithfully\nasked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the\nrelief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n\n| PRAYERS FOR CERTAIN FESTIVALS AND SEASONS\n|\n| _Which may be said immediately before the Blessing at holy_\n| _Communion, or before the conclusion of other services_.\n|\n| _Advent_.\n|\n| Grant, O almighty God, that as thy blessed Son Jesus Christ at\n| his first advent came to seek and to save that which was lost, so\n| at his second and glorious appearing he may find in us the fruits\n| of the redemption which he wrought, who liveth and reigneth, with\n| thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Christmas-day, and seven days after_.\n|\n| O God, who hast given us grace at this time to celebrate the\n| birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ: We laud and magnify thy\n| glorious Name for the countless blessings which he hath brought\n| unto us; and we beseech thee to grant that we may ever set forth\n| thy praise in joyful obedience to thy will; through the same\n| Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Epiphany, and seven days after_.\n|\n| Almighty God, who at the baptism of thy blessed Son Jesus Christ\n| in the river Jordan didst manifest his glorious Godhead: Grant,\n| we beseech thee, that the brightness of his presence may shine\n| in our hearts, and his glory be set forth in our lives; through\n| the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n|_Easter-day, and seven days after_.\n|\n| O Lord God Almighty, whose blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus\n| Christ, did on the third day rise triumphant over death: Raise\n| us, we beseech thee, from the death of sin unto the life of\n| righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above,\n| where he sitteth on thy right hand in glory. And this we beg for\n| the sake of the same, thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Ascension-day, and seven days after_.\n|\n| Almighty God, whose blessed Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ\n| ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things:\n| Mercifully give us faith to perceive that according to his\n| promise he abideth with his Church on earth, even unto the end of\n| the world; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Whitsunday, and six days after_.\n|\n| O almighty God, who on the day of Pentecost didst send the Holy\n| Ghost the Comforter to abide in thy Church unto the end: Bestow\n| upon us and all thy faithful people his manifold gifts of grace,\n| that with minds enlightened by his truth, and hearts purified by\n| his presence, we may day by day be strengthened with power in\n| the inward man; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and\n| the same Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end.\n| _Amen_.\n|\n| _Trinity Sunday_.\n|\n| O Lord God Almighty, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the mysteries\n| of whose being are unsearchable: Accept, we beseech thee, our\n| praises for the revelation which thou hast made of thyself,\n| Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three Persons, and one God; and\n| mercifully grant, that ever holding fast this faith we may\n| magnify thy glorious Name; who livest and reignest, one God,\n| world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Two other prayers_.\n|\n| O almighty Father, wellspring of life to all things that have\n| being, from amid the unwearied praises of Cherubim and Seraphim\n| who stand about thy throne of light which no man can approach\n| unto, give ear, we humbly beseech thee, to the supplications of\n| thy people who put their sure trust in thy mercy, through Jesus\n| Christ our Lord. _Amen_. (_From the_ Book of Deer.)\n|\n| O Lord Jesus Christ, before whose judgement-seat we must all\n| appear and give account of the things done in the body: Grant,\n| we beseech thee, that when the books are opened in that day, the\n| faces of thy servants may not be ashamed, through thy merits, O\n| blessed Saviour, who livest and reignest with the Father and the\n| Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_. [_From the_\n| Altus _of_ St Columba.]\n\n_Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days_ (_if there be no Communion_)\n_shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion, until the\nend of the general Prayer_ [For the whole state of Christ's Church\nmilitant here in earth] _together with one or more of these\nCollects last before rehearsed, concluding with the Blessing_.\n\n_And there shall be no Celebration of the Lord's Supper, except\nthere be a convenient number to communicate with the Priest,\naccording to his discretion_.\n\n_And if there be not above twenty persons in the Parish of\ndiscretion to receive the Communion: yet there shall be no\nCommunion, except four_ (_or three at the least_) _communicate\nwith the Priest_.\n\n_And in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and Colleges, where\nthere are many Priests and Deacons, they shall all receive the\nCommunion with the Priest every Sunday at the least, except they\nhave a reasonable cause to the contrary_.\n\n_And to take away all occasion of dissension, and superstition,\nwhich any person hath or might have concerning the Bread and Wine,\nit shall suffice that the Bread be such as is usual to be eaten;\nbut the best and purest Wheat Bread that conveniently may be\ngotten_.\n\n_And if any of the Bread and Wine remain unconsecrated, the Curate\nshall have it to his own use: but if any remain of that which was\nconsecrated, it shall not be carried out of the Church, but the\nPriest, and such other of the Communicants as he shall then call\nunto him, shall, immediately after the Blessing, reverently eat\nand drink the same_.\n\n_The Bread and Wine for the Communion shall be provided by the\nCurate, and the Church-wardens at the charges of the Parish_.\n\n_And note, that every Parishioner shall communicate at the least\nthree times in the year, of which Easter to be one. And yearly at\nEaster every Parishioner shall reckon with the Parson, Vicar, or\nCurate, or his or their Deputy or Deputies; and pay to them or him\nall Ecclesiastical Duties, accustomably due, then and at that time\nto be paid_.\n\n_After the Divine Service ended, the money given at the Offertory\nshall be disposed of to such pious and charitable uses, as the\nMinister and Church-wardens shall think fit. Wherein if they\ndisagree, it shall be disposed of as the Ordinary shall appoint_.\n\n_Whereas it is ordained in this office for the Administration of\nthe Lord's Supper, that the Communicants should receive the same\nkneeling; (which order is well meant, for a signification of our\nhumble and grateful acknowledgement of the benefits of Christ\ntherein given to all worthy Receivers, and for the avoiding of\nsuch profanation and disorder in the holy Communion, as might\notherwise ensue;) yet, lest the same kneeling should by any\npersons, either out of ignorance and infirmity, or out of malice\nand obstinacy, be misconstrued and depraved: It is here declared,\nthat thereby no Adoration is intended, or ought to be done, either\nunto the Sacramental Bread or Wine there bodily received, or unto\nany Corporal Presence of Christ's natural Flesh and Blood. For the\nSacramental Bread and Wine remain still in their very natural\nsubstances, and therefore may not be adored;_ (_for that were\nIdolatry, to be abhorred of all faithful Christians;_) _and the\nnatural Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ are in Heaven, and\nnot here; it being against the truth of Christ's natural Body to\nbe at one time in more places than one_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE MINISTRATION OF\n\nPUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS,\n\nTO BE USED IN THE CHURCH\n\n\n_The people are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that\nBaptism should not be administered but upon Sundays, and other\nHoly-days, when the most number of people come together; as well\nfor that the Congregation there present may testify the receiving\nof them that be newly baptized into the number of Christ's Church;\nas also because in the Baptism of Infants every man present may\nbe put in remembrance of his own profession made to God in his\nBaptism. For which cause also it is expedient that Baptism be\nministered in the vulgar tongue. Nevertheless_, (_if necessity so\nrequire_,) _children may be baptized upon any other day_.\n\n_The public office for the ministration of Baptism of infants may\nbe used as a separate service, and such service may be concluded\nwith the Blessing_.\n\n_And note, that there shall be for every male child to be baptized\ntwo Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every female, one\nGodfather and two Godmothers_.\n\n_When there are children to be baptized, the parents shall give\nknowledge thereof over night, or in the morning before the beginning\nof Morning Prayer, to the Curate. And then the Godfathers and\nGodmothers and the people with the children must be ready at the\nFont, either immediately after the last Lesson at Morning Prayer,\nor else immediately after the last Lesson at Evening Prayer, as\nthe Curate by his discretion shall appoint. And the Priest coming\nto the Font_, (_which is then to be filled with pure Water,_) _and\nstanding there, shall say_, Hath this Child been already baptized,\nor no? _If they answer_, No: _then shall the Priest proceed as\nfolloweth_.\n\nDearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin,\nand that our Saviour Christ saith, none can enter into the kingdom\nof God, except he be regenerate and born anew of Water and of the\nHoly Ghost: I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our\nLord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy he will grant to\n_this Child_ that thing which by nature _he_ cannot have; that _he_\nmay be baptized with Water and the Holy Ghost, and received into\nChrist's holy Church, and be made _a lively member_ of the same.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save\nNoah and his family in the ark from perishing by water; and also\ndidst safely lead the children of Israel thy people through the\nRed Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of\nthy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst\nsanctify water to the mystical washing away of sin: We beseech\nthee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look\nupon _this Child_, wash _him_ and sanctify _him_ with the Holy\nGhost; that _he_, being delivered from thy wrath, may be received\ninto the ark of Christ's Church; and being stedfast in faith,\njoyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves\nof this troublesome world, that finally _he_ may come to the land\nof everlasting life, there to reign with thee world without end,\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty and immortal God, the aid of all that need, the helper of\nall that flee to thee for succour, the life of them that believe,\nand the resurrection of the dead: We call upon thee for _this\nInfant_, that _he_, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive\nremission of _his_ sins by spiritual regeneration. Receive _him_,\nO Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying, Ask,\nand ye shall have; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be\nopened unto you: So give now unto us that ask; let us that seek\nfind; open the gate unto us that knock; that _this Infant_ may\nenjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may\ncome to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n| _In the ministration of Baptism of infants it may suffice to say\none or other of the two opening prayers_, Almighty and everlasting\nGod, _or_ Almighty and immortal God.\n\n_Then shall the people stand up, and the Priest shall say_,\n\nHear the words of the Gospel, written by Saint Mark in the tenth\nchapter at the thirteenth verse.\n\nThey brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them;\nand his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus\nsaw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer little\nchildren to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the\nkingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive\nthe kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.\nAnd he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and\nblessed them.\n\n_After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief\nexhortation upon the words of the Gospel_.\n\nBeloved, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ,\nthat he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he\nblamed those that would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth\nall men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how by his outward\ngesture and deed he declared his good will toward them; for he\nembraced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed\nthem. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he will\nlikewise favourably receive _this_ present _Infant_; that he will\nembrace _him_ with the arms of his mercy; that he will give unto\n_him_ the blessing of eternal life, and make _him_ partaker of his\neverlasting kingdom. Wherefore we being thus persuaded of the good\nwill of our heavenly Father towards _this Infant_, declared by his\nSon Jesus Christ; and nothing doubting but that he favourably\nalloweth this charitable work of ours in bringing _this Infant_ to\nhis holy Baptism; let us faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto\nhim, and say,\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble\nthanks that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of\nthy grace and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and confirm\nthis faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to _this Infant_,\nthat _he_ may be born again, and be made _an heir_ of everlasting\nsalvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth\nwith thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers\non this wise_.\n\nDearly beloved, ye have brought _this Child_ here to be baptized;\nye have prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive\n_him_, to release _him_ of _his_ sins, to sanctify _him_ with the\nHoly Ghost, to give _him_ the kingdom of heaven and everlasting\nlife. Ye have heard also that our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised\nin his Gospel, to grant all these things that ye have prayed for:\nwhich promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform.\nWherefore, after this promise made by Christ, _this Infant_ must\nalso faithfully, for _his_ part, promise by you that are _his_\nsureties, (until _he_ come of age to take it upon _himself_,) that\n_he_ will renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly\nbelieve God's holy Word, and obediently keep his commandments.\n\nI demand therefore,\n\nDost thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and all\nhis works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous\ndesires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that\nthou wilt not follow nor be led by them?\n\n_Answer_. I renounce them all.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nDost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and\nearth?\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he\nwas conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he\nsuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;\nthat he went down into hell, and also did rise again the third day;\nthat he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God\nthe Father Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the end\nof the world, to judge the quick and the dead?\n\nAnd dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church;\nthe Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection of\nthe flesh; and everlasting life after death? _Answer_. All this I\nstedfastly believe.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nWilt thou be baptized in this faith?\n\n_Answer_. That is my desire.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nWilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments,\nand walk in the same all the days of thy life?\n\n_Answer_. I will.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nO merciful God, grant that the old Adam in _this Child_ may be so\nburied, that the new man may be raised up in _him_. _Amen_.\n\nGrant that all carnal affections may die in _him_, and that all\nthings belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in _him_. _Amen_.\n\nGrant that _he_ may have power and strength, to have victory, and\nto triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. _Amen_.\n\nGrant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our office and\nministry may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly\nrewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live,\nand govern all things, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus\nChrist, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most\nprecious side both water and blood; and gave commandment to his\ndisciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them\nin the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:\nRegard, we beseech thee, the supplications of thy Congregation;\nsanctify this Water to the mystical washing away of sin; and grant\nthat _this Child_, now to be baptized therein, may receive the\nfulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful\nand elect children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then the Priest shall take the Child into his hands, and shall\nsay to the Godfathers and Godmothers_, Name this Child. _And then\nnaming it after them_ (_if they shall certify him that the Child\nmay well endure it_) _he shall dip it in the Water discreetly and\nwarily, saying_,\n\n_N_. I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and\nof the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_But if they certify that the Child is weak, it shall suffice to\npour Water upon it, saying the foresaid words_,\n\n_N_. I Baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and\nof the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_Then the Priest shall say_,\n\nWe receive this Child into the Congregation Of Christ's flock, *\nand do sign him with the sign of the Cross, in token that hereafter\n_he_ shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified,\nand manfully to fight under his banner against sin, the world, and\nthe devil, and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant\nunto his life's end. Amen.\n\n[Margin Note:] * _Here the Priest shall make a Cross upon the\nChild's forehead_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nSeeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that _this Child_ is regenerate\nand grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks\nunto Almighty God for these benefits, and with one accord make our\nprayers unto him, that _this Child_ may lead the rest of _his_ life\naccording to this beginning.\n\n_Then shall be said, all kneeling_,\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But\ndeliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nWe yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath\npleased thee to regenerate _this Infant_ with thy Holy Spirit, to\nreceive _him_ for thine own _Child_ by adoption, and to incorporate\n_him_ into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant\nthat _he_ being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and\nbeing buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and\nutterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that, as _he is_ made\n_partaker_ of the death of thy Son, _he_ may also be _partaker_ of\nhis resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy\nChurch, _he_ may be _an inheritor_ of thine everlasting kingdom;\nthrough Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then, all standing up, the Priest shall say to the Godfathers and\nGodmothers this exhortation following_.\n\nForasmuch as _this Child hath_ promised by you _his_ sureties to\nrenounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to\nserve him: Ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to\nsee that _this Infant_ be taught, so soon as _he_ shall be able to\nlearn, what a solemn vow, promise and profession _he hath_ here\nmade by you. And that _he_ may know these things the better, ye\nshall call upon _him_ to hear sermons; and chiefly ye shall provide\nthat _he_ may learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer and the Ten\nCommandments in the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a\nChristian ought to know and believe to his soul's health; and that\n_this Child_ may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a\nChristian life; remembering always, that Baptism doth represent\nunto us our profession; which is, to follow the example of our\nSaviour Christ, and to be made like unto him; that as he died and\nrose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die from sin and\nrise again unto righteousness, continually mortifying all our evil\nand corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and\ngodliness of living.\n\n_Then shall he add and say_,\n\nYe are to take care that _this Child_ be brought to the Bishop to\nbe confirmed by him, so soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord's\nPrayer and the Ten Commandments in the vulgar tongue, and be\nfurther instructed in the Church Catechism set forth for that\npurpose.\n\n_It is certain by God's Word, that children which are baptized,\ndying before they commit actual sin, are undoubtedly saved_.\n\n_To take away all scruple concerning the use of the sign of the\nCross in Baptism; the true explication thereof, and the just\nreasons for the retaining of it, may be seen in the xxxth Canon,\nfirst published in the year MDCIV_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE MINISTRATION OF\n\nPRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN\n\nIN HOUSES\n\n\n_The Curates of every Parish shall often admonish the people, that\nthey defer not the Baptism of their children longer than the first\nor second Sunday next after their birth, or other Holy-day falling\nbetween, unless upon a great and reasonable cause, to be approved\nby the Curate_.\n\n_And also they shall warn them, that without like great cause and\nnecessity they profuse not their children to be baptized at home\nin their houses. But when need shall compel them so to do, then\nBaptism shall be administered on this fashion_.\n\n_First let the Minister of the Parish_ (_or, in his absence, any\nother lawful Minister that can be procured_) _with them that are\npresent call upon God, and say the Lord's Prayer, and so many of\nthe Collects appointed to be said before in the form of Public\nBaptism, as the time and present exigence will suffer. And then,\nthe child being named by some one that is present, the Minister\nshall pour Water upon it, saying these words_;\n\n_N_. I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and\nof the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_Then, all kneeling down, the Minister shall give thanks unto God,\nand say_,\n\nWe yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath\npleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to\nreceive _him_ for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate\n_him_ into thy holy Church. And we humbly beseech thee to grant,\nthat as _he_ is now made partaker of the death of thy Son, so _he_\nmay be also of his resurrection; and that finally, with the residue\nof thy Saints, _he_ may inherit thine everlasting kingdom; through\nthe same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_And let them not doubt, but that the Child so baptized is lawfully\nand sufficiently baptized, and ought not to be baptized again. Yet\nnevertheless, if the Child which is after this sort baptized do\nafterward live, it is expedient that it be brought into the Church,\nto the intent that, if the Minister of the same Parish did himself\nbaptize that Child, the Congregation may be certified of the true\nform of Baptism, by him privately before used. In which case he\nshall say thus_,\n\nI certify you, that according to the due and prescribed Order of\nthe Church, at such a time, and at such a place, before divers\nwitnesses, I baptized this Child.\n\n_But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Minister, then\nthe Minister of the Parish, where the Child was born or christened,\nshall examine and try whether the Child be lawfully baptized, or\nno. In which case, if those that bring any Child to the Church do\nanswer that the same Child is already baptized, then shall the\nMinister examine them further, saying_,\n\nBy whom was this Child baptized? Who was present when this Child\nwas baptized?\n\nBecause some things essential to this Sacrament may happen to be\nomitted through fear or haste, in such times of extremity;\ntherefore I demand further of you,\n\nWith what matter was this Child baptized? With what words was this\nChild baptized?\n\n_And if the Minister shall find by the answers of such as bring\nthe Child, that all things were done as they ought to be; then\nshall not he christen the Child again, but shall receive him as one\nof the flock of true Christian people, saying thus_,\n\nI certify you, that in this case all is well done, and according\nunto due order, concerning the baptizing of this Child; who being\nborn in original sin, and in the wrath of God, is now, by the\nlaver of Regeneration in Baptism, received into the number of the\nchildren of God and heirs of everlasting life: for our Lord Jesus\nChrist doth not deny his grace and mercy unto such infants, but\nmost lovingly doth call them unto him, as the holy Gospel doth\nwitness to our comfort on this wise.\n\nSt Mark x. 13.\n\nThey brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them;\nand his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus\nsaw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the\nlittle children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such\nis the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not\nreceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter\ntherein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them,\nand blessed them.\n\n_After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief\nexhortation upon the words of the Gospel_.\n\nBeloved, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ,\nthat he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he\nblamed those that would have kept them from him; how he exhorted\nall men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how by his outward\ngesture and deed he declared his good will toward them; for he\nembraced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed\nthem. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he hath\nlikewise favourably received this present Infant; that he hath\nembraced him with the arms of his mercy; and (as he hath promised\nin his holy Word) will give unto him the blessing of eternal life,\nand make him partaker of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore, we\nbeing thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly Father,\ndeclared by his Son Jesus Christ, towards this Infant, let us\nfaithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him, and say the Prayer\nwhich the Lord himself taught us:\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble\nthanks that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy\ngrace and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and confirm this\nfaith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to this Infant, that\n_he_, being born again, and being made an heir of everlasting\nsalvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, may continue thy servant,\nand attain thy promise; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ thy\nSon, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now\nand for ever. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest demand the Name of the Child; which by the\nGodfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say_,\n\nDost thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and all\nhis works, the vain pomp and glory of this world, with all covetous\ndesires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that\nthou wilt not follow nor be led by them?\n\n_Answer_. I renounce them all.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nDost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and\nearth?\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he was\nconceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he\nsuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;\nthat he went down into hell, and also did rise again the third\nday; that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand\nof God the Father Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the\nend of the world, to judge the quick and the dead?\n\nAnd dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church;\nthe Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection\nof the flesh; and everlasting life after death?\n\n_Answer_. All this I stedfastly believe.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nWilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments,\nand walk in the same all the days of thy life?\n\n_Answer_. I will.\n\n_Then the Priest shall say_,\n\nWe receive this Child into the Congregation of Christ's flock,\nand do * sign _him_ with the Sign Of Cross, in token that hereafter\n_he_ shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified,\nand manfully to fight under his banner against sin, the world, and\nthe devil, and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant\nunto _his_ life's end. Amen.\n\n[Margin Note:] * _The Priest shall make a Cross upon the Child's\nforehead_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nSeeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is by Baptism\nregenerate and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us\ngive thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits, and with one\naccord make our prayers unto him, that _he_ may lead the rest of\n_his_ life according to this beginning.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nWe yield thee most hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it\nhath pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit,\nto receive _him_ for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate\n_him_ into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant\nthat _he_ being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and\nbeing buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man,\nand utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that, as _he_ is\nmade partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also be partaker of\nhis resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy\nChurch, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then, all standing up, the Minister shall make this exhortation\nto the Godfathers and Godmothers_.\n\nForasmuch as this Child hath promised by you _his_ sureties to\nrenounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to\nserve him: Ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to\nsee that this Infant be taught, so soon as _he_ shall be able to\nlearn, what a solemn vow, promise and profession _he_ hath made by\nyou. And that _he_ may know these things the better, ye shall call\nupon _him_ to hear sermons; and chiefly ye shall provide that _he_\nmay learn the Creed, the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments\nin the vulgar tongue, and all other things which a Christian ought\nto know and believe to his soul's health; and that this Child may\nbe virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life;\nremembering alway, that Baptism doth represent unto us our\nprofession; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ,\nand be made like unto him; that as he died and rose again for us,\nso should we, who are baptized, die from sin and rise again unto\nrighteousness, continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt\naffections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of\nliving.\n\n_But if they which bring the Infant to the Church do make such\nuncertain answers to the Priest's questions, as that it cannot\nappear that the Child was baptized with water, In the Name of the\nFather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,_ (_which are\nessential parts of Baptism,_) _then let the Priest baptize it in\nthe form before appointed for Public Baptism of Infants: Saving\nthat at the dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this\nform of words_.\n\nIf thou art not already baptized, _N_. I baptize thee in the Name\nof the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n\n\n\nTHE MINISTRATION OF\n\nBAPTISM TO SUCH AS ARE\n\nOF RIPER YEARS,\n\nAND ABLE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES\n\n\n_When any such persons, as are of riper years, are to be baptized,\ntimely notice shall be given to the Bishop, or whom he shall\nappoint for that purpose, a week before at the least, by the\nParents, or some other discreet persons; that so due care may\nbe taken for their examination, whether they be sufficiently\ninstructed in the principles of the Christian Religion; and that\nthey may be exhorted to prepare themselves with Prayers and Fasting\nfor the receiving of this holy Sacrament_.\n\n_And if they shall be found fit, then the Godfathers and\nGodmothers_ (_the people being assembled upon the Sunday or\nHoly-day appointed_) _shall be ready to present them at the Font\nimmediately after the second Lesson, either at Morning or Evening\nPrayer, as the Curate in his discretion shall think fit_.\n\n| _The public office for the ministration of Baptism of such as\nbe of riper_ _years may be used as a separate service, and such\nservice may be_ _concluded with the Blessing_.\n\n_And standing there, the Priest shall ask, whether any of the\npersons here presented be baptized, or no: If they shall answer_,\nNo; _then shall the Priest say thus_,\n\nDearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in\nsin, (and that which is born of the flesh is flesh,) and they that\nare in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing\nmany actual transgressions; and that our Saviour Christ saith, none\ncan enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born\nanew of water and of the Holy Ghost; I beseech you to call upon God\nthe Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous\ngoodness he will grant to these persons that which by nature they\ncannot have; that they may be baptized with water and the Holy\nGhost, and received into Christ's holy Church, and be made lively\nmembers of the same.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\n(_And here all the Congregation shall kneel_.)\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save\nNoah and his family in the ark from perishing by water; and also\ndidst safely lead the children of Israel thy people through the\nRed Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of\nthy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst\nsanctify the element of water to the mystical washing away of\nsin: We beseech thee, for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt\nmercifully look upon _these_ thy _servants_; wash _them_ and\nsanctify _them_ with the Holy Ghost; that _they_, being delivered\nfrom thy wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's Church;\nand being stedfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in\ncharity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that\nfinally _they_ may come to the land of everlasting life, there to\nreign with thee world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord\n_Amen_.\n\nAlmighty and immortal God, the aid of all that need, the helper of\nall that flee to thee for succour, the life of them that believe,\nand the resurrection of the dead: We call upon thee for _these\npersons_, that _they_, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive\nremission of _their_ sins by spiritual regeneration. Receive _them_,\nO Lord: and as thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying,\nAsk, and ye shall receive; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it\nshall be opened unto you: So give now unto us that ask; let us that\nseek find; open the gate unto us that knock; that _these persons_\nmay enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and\nmay come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n| _In the ministration of Baptism of such as be of riper years it\nmay suffice to say one or other of the two opening prayers_,\nAlmighty and everlasting God, _or_ Almighty and immortal God.\n\n_Then shall the people stand up, and the Priest shall say_,\n\nHear the words of the Gospel, written by Saint John in the third\nchapter, beginning at the first verse.\n\nThere was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the\nJews. The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi,\nwe know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man can do\nthese miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus\nanswered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except\na man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus\nsaith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter\nthe second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered,\nVerily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and\nof the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which\nis born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit\nis spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.\nThe wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound\nthereof; but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth:\nso is every one that is born of the Spirit.\n\n_After which he shall say this exhortation following_.\n\nBeloved, ye hear in this Gospel the express words of our Saviour\nChrist, that except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he\ncannot enter into the kingdom of God. Whereby ye may perceive the\ngreat necessity of this Sacrament, where it may be had. Likewise,\nimmediately before his ascension into heaven, (as we read in the\nlast chapter of Saint Mark's Gospel,) he gave command to his\ndisciples, saying, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel\nto every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be\nsaved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Which also\nsheweth unto us the great benefit we reap thereby. For which cause\nSaint Peter the Apostle, when upon his first preaching of the\nGospel many were pricked at the heart, and said to him and the\nrest of the Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? replied\nand said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you for\nthe remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy\nGhost. For the promise is to you and your children, and to all\nthat are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.\nAnd with many other words exhorted he them, saying, Save yourselves\nfrom this untoward generation. For (as the same Apostle testifieth\nin another place) even Baptism doth also now save us, (not the\nputting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good\nconscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.\nDoubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he will\nfavourably receive _these_ present _persons_, truly repenting,\nand coming unto him by faith; that he will grant _them_ remission\nof _their_ sins, and bestow upon _them_ the Holy Ghost; that he\nwill give _them_ the blessing of eternal life, and make _them\npartakers_ of his everlasting kingdom. Wherefore we being thus\npersuaded of the good will of our heavenly Father towards _these\npersons_, declared by his Son Jesus Christ; let us faithfully and\ndevoutly give thanks to him, and say,\n\nAlmighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble\nthanks, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge\nof thy grace and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and\nconfirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to these\npersons, that they may be born again, and be made heirs of\neverlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth\nand reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.\n_Amen_.\n\n_Then the Priest shall speak to the persons to be baptized on this\nwise_.\n\nWell-beloved, who are come hither desiring to receive holy Baptism,\n_ye_ have heard how the Congregation hath prayed that our Lord\nJesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive you and bless you, to\nrelease you of your sins, to give you the kingdom of heaven and\neverlasting life. _Ye_ have heard also that our Lord Jesus Christ\nhath promised in his holy Word, to grant all those things that we\nhave prayed for; which promise he, for his part, will most surely\nkeep and perform. Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ,\n_ye_ must also faithfully, for your part, promise in the presence\nof these your witnesses, and this whole Congregation, that _ye_\nwill renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly believe\nGod's holy Word, and obediently keep his commandments.\n\n_Then shall the Priest demand of each of the persons to be baptized,\nseverally, these Questions following_.\n\n_Question_.\n\nDost thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and\nglory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the\ncarnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow nor be\nled by them?\n\n_Answer_. I renounce them all.\n\n_Question_.\n\nDost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and\nearth?\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he was\nconceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he\nsuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;\nthat he went down into hell, and also did rise again the third day;\nthat he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God\nthe Father Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the end of\nthe world, to judge the quick and the dead?\n\nAnd dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church;\nthe Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection of\nthe flesh; and everlasting life after death?\n\n_Answer_. All this I stedfastly believe.\n\n_Question_.\n\nWilt thou be baptized in this faith?\n\n_Answer_. That is my desire.\n\n_Question_.\n\nWilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments,\nand walk in the same all the days of thy life?\n\n_Answer_. I will endeavour so to do, God being my helper.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nO merciful God, grant that the old Adam in _these persons_ may be\nso buried, that the new man may be raised up in _them_. _Amen_.\n\nGrant that all carnal affections may die in _them_, and that all\nthings belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in _them_. _Amen_.\n\nGrant that _they_ may have power and strength, to have victory, and\nto triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. _Amen_.\n\nGrant that _they_, being here dedicated to thee by our office\nand ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and\neverlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God,\nwho dost live, and govern all things, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus\nChrist, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his\nmost precious side both water and blood; and gave commandment\nto his disciples, that they should go teach all nations, and\nbaptize them in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost:\nRegard, we beseech thee, the supplications of this Congregation;\nsanctify this Water to the mystical washing away of sin; and grant\nthat the persons now to be baptized therein may receive the fulness\nof thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and\nelect children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest take each person to be baptized by the\nright hand, and placing him conveniently by the Font, according\nto his discretion, shall ask the Godfathers and Godmothers the\nName; and then shall dip him in the water, or pour water upon him,\nsaying_,\n\n_N_. I baptize thee, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and\nof the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nWe receive this person into the Congregation of Christ's flock;\nand * do sign _him_ with the sign of the Cross, in token that\nhereafter _he_ shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ\ncrucified, and manfully to fight under his banner against sin, the\nworld, and the devil, and to continue Christ's faithful soldier\nand servant unto _his_ life's end. Amen.\n\n* _Here the Priest shall make a Cross upon the person's forehead_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nSeeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that _these persons_ are\nregenerate and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us\ngive thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits, and with one\naccord make our prayers unto him, that _they_ may lead the rest\nof _their_ life according to this beginning.\n\n_Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\nWe yield thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, that thou hast\nvouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace and faith in\nthee; Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us\nevermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to _these persons_, that, being now\nborn again, and made heirs of everlasting salvation, through our\nLord Jesus Christ, _they_ may continue thy servants, and attain thy\npromises; through the same Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth\nand reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit,\neverlastingly. _Amen_.\n\n_Then, all standing up, the Priest shall use this exhortation\nfollowing; speaking to the Godfathers and Godmothers first_.\n\nForasmuch as _these persons_ have promised in your presence to\nrenounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to\nserve him: Ye must remember that it is your part and duty to put\n_them_ in mind, what a solemn vow, promise, and profession _they_\nhave now made before this Congregation, and especially before you\ntheir chosen witnesses. And ye are also to call upon _them_ to use\nall diligence to be rightly instructed in God's holy Word; that so\n_they_ may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus\nChrist, and live godly, righteously, and soberly in this present\nworld.\n\n(_And then, speaking to the new baptized persons, he shall proceed,\nand say_,)\n\nAnd as for you, who have now by Baptism put on Christ, it is your\npart and duty also, being made the _children_ of God and of the\nlight by faith in Jesus Christ, to walk answerably to your Christian\ncalling, and as becometh the children of light; remembering always,\nthat Baptism representeth unto us our profession; which is, to\nfollow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto\nhim; that as he died and rose again for us, so should we, who are\nbaptized, die from sin and rise again unto righteousness, continually\nmortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding\nin all virtue and godliness of living.\n\n_It is expedient that every person, thus baptized, should be\nconfirmed by the Bishop so soon after his Baptism as conveniently\nmay be; that so he may be admitted to the holy Communion_.\n\n_If any persons not baptized in their infancy shall be brought to\nbe baptized before they come to years of discretion to answer for\nthemselves; it may suffice to use the Office for Public Baptism of\nInfants, or_ (_in case of extreme danger_) _the Office for Private\nBaptism; only changing the word_ [Infant] _for_ [Child _or_ Person]\n_as occasion requireth_.\n\n\n\n\nA CATECHISM,\n\nTHAT IS TO SAY,\n\nAN INSTRUCTION TO BE LEARNED OF EVERY PERSON BEFORE\n\nHE BE BROUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE BISHOP\n\n\n_Question_.\n\nWhat is your Name?\n\n_Answer_. _N_. or _NN_.\n\n_Question_. Who gave you this Name?\n\n_Answer_. My Godfathers and Godmothers in my Baptism; wherein I\nwas made a member of Christ, the child of God, and an inheritor of\nthe kingdom of heaven.\n\n_Question_. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for you?\n\n_Answer_. They did promise and vow three things in my name. First,\nthat I should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and\nvanity of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.\nSecondly, that I should believe all the articles of the Christian\nfaith. And thirdly, that I should keep God's holy will and\ncommandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life.\n\n_Question_. Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and\nto do, as they have promised for thee?\n\n_Answer_. Yes verily: and by God's help so I will. And I heartily\nthank our heavenly Father, that he hath called me to this state of\nsalvation, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unto God\nto give me his grace, that I may continue in the same unto my\nlife's end.\n\n_Catechist_.\n\nRehearse the Articles of thy Belief.\n\n_Answer_.\n\nI believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the\nHoly Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate,\nWas crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third\nday he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And\nsitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence\nhe shall come to judge the quick and the dead.\n\nI believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The\nCommunion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection\nof the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.\n\n_Question_. What dost thou chiefly learn in these Articles of thy\nBelief?\n\n_Answer_. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath\nmade me, and all the world.\n\nSecondly, in God the Son, who hath redeemed me, and all mankind.\n\nThirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, who sanctifieth me, and all the\nelect people of God.\n\n_Question_.\n\nYou said that your Godfathers and Godmothers did promise for you,\nthat you should keep God's Commandments. Tell me how many there be?\n\n_Answer_. Ten.\n\n_Question_. Which be they?\n\n_Answer_.\n\nThe same which God spake in the twentieth chapter of Exodus,\nsaying, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land\nof Egypt, out of the house of bondage.\n\nI. Thou shalt have none other gods but me.\n\nII. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the\nlikeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth\nbeneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down\nto them, nor worship them. For I the Lord thy God am a jealous\nGod, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the\nthird and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy\nunto thousands in them that love me and keep my commandments.\n\nIII. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for\nthe Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain.\n\nIV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days shalt\nthou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day\nis the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner\nof work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and\nthy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy\ngates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea,\nand all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the\nLord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.\n\nV. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in\nthe land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.\n\nVI. Thou shalt do no murder.\n\nVII. Thou shalt not commit adultery.\n\nVIII. Thou shalt not steal.\n\nIX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.\n\nX. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet\nthy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox,\nnor his ass, nor any thing that is his.\n\n_Question_.\n\nWhat dost thou chiefly learn by these Commandments?\n\n_Answer_. I learn two things: my duty towards God, and my duty\ntowards my Neighbour.\n\n_Question_. What is thy duty towards God?\n\n_Answer_. My duty towards God is to believe in him, to fear him,\nand to love him, with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my\nsoul, and with all my strength; to worship him, to give him thanks,\nto put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy\nName and his Word, and to serve him truly all the days of my life.\n\n_Question_. What is thy duty towards thy Neighbour?\n\n_Answer_. My duty towards my Neighbour is to love him as myself,\nand to do to all men as I would they should do unto me: To love,\nhonour, and succour my father and mother: To honour and obey the\nKing, and all that are put in authority under him: To submit myself\nto all my governors, teachers, spiritual pastors and masters: To\norder myself lowly and reverently to all my betters: To hurt nobody\nby word nor deed: To be true and just in all my dealing: To bear\nno malice nor hatred in my heart: To keep my hands from picking and\nstealing, and my tongue from evil-speaking, lying, and slandering:\nTo keep my body in temperance, soberness, and chastity: Not to\ncovet nor desire other men's goods; but to learn and labour truly\nto get mine own living, and to do my duty in that state of life,\nunto which it shall please God to call me.\n\n_Catechist_.\n\nMy good child, know this, that thou art not able to do these\nthings of thyself, nor to walk in the commandments of God, and\nto serve him, without his special grace; which thou must learn at\nall times to call for by diligent prayer. Let me hear therefore if\nthou canst say the Lord's Prayer.\n\n_Answer_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Question_. What desirest thou of God in this Prayer?\n\n_Answer_. I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father, who is the\ngiver of all goodness, to send his grace unto me, and to all\npeople, that we may worship him, serve him, and obey him, as we\nought to do. And I pray unto God, that he will send us all things\nthat be needful both for our souls and bodies; and that he will be\nmerciful unto us, and forgive us our sins; and that it will please\nhim to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily; and\nthat he will keep us from all sin and wickedness, and from our\nghostly enemy, and from everlasting death. And this I trust he will\ndo of his mercy and goodness, through our Lord Jesus Christ. And\ntherefore I say, Amen, So be it.\n\n_Question_.\n\nHow many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church?\n\n_Answer_. Two only, as generally necessary to salvation; that is\nto say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.\n\n_Question_. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament?\n\n_Answer_. I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and\nspiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ himself, as a\nmeans whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us\nthereof.\n\n_Question_. How many parts are there in a Sacrament?\n\n_Answer_. Two: the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual\ngrace.\n\n_Question_. What is the outward visible sign or form in Baptism?\n\n_Answer_. Water: wherein the person is baptized, In the Name of the\nFather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\n\n_Question_. What is the inward and spiritual grace?\n\n_Answer_. A death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness: for\nbeing by nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are\nhereby made the children of grace.\n\n_Question_. What is required of persons to be baptized?\n\n_Answer_. Repentance, whereby they forsake sin: and faith, whereby\nthey stedfastly believe the promises of God, made to them in that\nSacrament.\n\n_Question_. Why then are infants baptized, when by reason of their\ntender age they cannot perform them?\n\n_Answer_. Because they promise them both by their sureties: which\npromise, when they come to age, themselves are bound to perform.\n\n_Question_. Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained?\n\n_Answer_. For the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of the\ndeath of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby.\n\n_Question_. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper?\n\n_Answer_. Bread and Wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be\nreceived.\n\n_Question_. What is the inward part, or thing signified?\n\n_Answer_. The Body and Blood of Christ, which are verily and\nindeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.\n\n_Question_. What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby?\n\n_Answer_. The strengthening and refreshing of our souls by the Body\nand Blood of Christ, as our bodies are by the Bread and Wine.\n\n_Question_. What is required of them who come to the Lord's Supper?\n\n_Answer_. To examine themselves, whether they repent them truly of\ntheir former sins, stedfastly purposing to lead a new life; have a\nlively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful\nremembrance of his death; and be in charity with all men.\n\n_The Curate of every Parish shall diligently upon Sundays and\nHoly-days, after the second Lesson at Evening Prayer, openly in\nthe Church instruct and examine so many Children of his Parish sent\nunto him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this\nCatechism_.\n\n_And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Dames, shall cause their\nChildren, Servants, and Prentices,_ (_which have not learned their\nCatechism,_) _to come to the Church at the time appointed, and\nobediently to hear and be ordered by the Curate, until such time\nas they have learned all that is here appointed for them to learn_.\n\n_So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say, in\ntheir mother tongue, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten\nCommandments; and also can answer to the other questions of this\nshort Catechism; they shall be brought to the Bishop: And every one\nshall have a Godfather, or a Godmother, as a witness of their\nConfirmation_.\n\n_And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be\nbrought unto him for their Confirmation, the Curate of every Parish\nshall either bring or send in writing, with his hand subscribed\nthereunto, the names of all such persons within his Parish, as he\nshall think fit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed. And,\nif the Bishop approve of them, he shall confirm, them in manner\nfollowing_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION,\n\nOR LAYING ON OF HANDS UPON THOSE THAT ARE BAPTIZED\n\nAND COME TO YEARS OF DISCRETION\n\n\n_Upon the day appointed, all that are to be then confirmed, being\nplaced, and standing in order before the Bishop; he_ (_or some\nother Minister appointed by him_) _shall read this Preface\nfollowing_.\n\nTo the end that Confirmation maybe ministered to the more edifying\nof such as shall receive it, the Church hath thought good to order,\nThat none hereafter shall be confirmed, but such as can say the\nCreed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments; and can also\nanswer to such other questions, as in the short Catechism are\ncontained: which order is very convenient to be observed; to the\nend that children being now come to the years of discretion, and\nhaving learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promised for\nthem in Baptism, they may themselves, with their own mouth and\nconsent, openly before the Church, ratify and confirm the same;\nand also promise, that by the grace of God they will evermore\nendeavour themselves faithfully to observe such things, as they\nby their own confession have assented unto.\n\n_Then shall the Bishop say_,\n\nDo ye here, in the presence of God, and of this Congregation, renew\nthe solemn promise and vow that was made in your name at your\nBaptism; ratifying and confirming the same in your own persons,\nand acknowledging yourselves bound to believe and to do all those\nthings, which your Godfathers and Godmothers then undertook for you?\n\n_And every one shall audibly answer_,\n\nI do.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nOur help is in the Name of the Lord;\n\n_Answer_. Who hath made heaven and earth.\n\n_Bishop_. Blessed be the Name of the Lord;\n\n_Answer_. Henceforth world without end.\n\n_Bishop_. Lord, hear our prayers.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\n_Bishop_.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nAlmighty and ever-living God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate\nthese thy servants by Water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given\nunto them forgiveness of all their sins: Strengthen them, we\nbeseech thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily\nincrease in them thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit of wisdom\nand understanding; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength; the\nspirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill them, O Lord, with\nthe spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. _Amen_.\n\n_Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall\nlay his hand upon the head of every one severally, saying_,\n\nDefend, O Lord, this thy Child [or _this thy Servant_] with thy\nheavenly grace, that _he_ may continue thine for ever; and daily\nincrease in thy Holy Spirit, more and more, until _he_ come unto\nthy everlasting kingdom. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Bishop say_,\n\nThe Lord be with you.\n\n_Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n\n_And_ (_all kneeling down_) _the Bishop shall add_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But\ndeliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_And this Collect_.\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, who makest us both to will and to\ndo those things that be good and acceptable unto thy divine\nMajesty; We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy\nservants, upon whom (after the example of thy holy Apostles) we have\nnow laid our hands, to certify them (by this sign) of thy favour and\ngracious goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech\nthee, ever be over them; let thy Holy Spirit ever be with them; and\nso lead them in the knowledge and obedience of thy Word, that in\nthe end they may obtain everlasting life; through our Lord Jesus\nChrist, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever\none God, world without end. _Amen._\n\nO almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee,\nto direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies, in the\nways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that through\nthy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved\nin body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\n_Then the Bishop shall bless them, saying thus_,\n\nThe Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy\nGhost, be upon you, and remain with you, for ever. _Amen_.\n\n_And there shall none be admitted to the holy Communion, until such\ntime as he be confirmed, or be ready and desirous to be confirmed_.\n\n\n\n\n| AN ALTERNATIVE ORDER FOR THE\n|\n|MINISTRATION OF CONFIRMATION\n|\n|AS CANONICALLY SANCTIONED IN THE SCOTTISH CHURCH\n|\n|\n| _The circumstances of this Church requiring on many occasions\n| such modifications of the Order of Confirmation as may render\n| it appropriate to candidates who had not godfathers and\n| godmothers at their baptism, the Bishop may substitute for the\n| Preface in the Order of Confirmation in the Book of Common\n| Prayer a suitable address, and may substitute for the question\n| Do ye here, etc., the three following questions_:\n|\n| Dost thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp\n| and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same,\n| and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow\n| nor be led by them?\n|\n| _Answer_. I do.\n|\n| Dost thou believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven\n| and earth? And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord? And that he\n| was conceived by the Holy Ghost; born of the Virgin Mary; that he\n| suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried;\n| that he descended into hell, and the third day did rise again from\n| the dead; that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right\n| hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence shall come to\n| judge the quick and the dead?\n|\n| And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic\n| Church; the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of sins; the\n| Resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting?\n|\n| _Answer_. I do.\n|\n| Dost thou promise that thou wilt endeavour to keep God's holy\n| will and commandments, and to walk in the same all the days of thy\n| life?\n|\n| _Answer_. I do.\n|\n| _The Bishop_.\n|\n| Our help is in the Name of the Lord;\n|\n| _Answer_. Who hath made heaven and earth.\n|\n| _Bishop_. Blessed be the Name of the Lord;\n|\n| _Answer_. Henceforth world without end.\n|\n| _Bishop_. Lord, hear our prayers.\n|\n| _Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n|\n| _Bishop_.\n|\n| Let us pray.\n|\n| Almighty and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate\n| these thy servants by Water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given\n| unto them forgiveness of all their sins: Strengthen them, we\n| beseech thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and\n| daily increase in them thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit\n| of wisdom and understanding; the spirit of counsel and ghostly\n| strength; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill\n| them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever.\n| _Amen_.\n|\n| _Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall\n| lay his hand upon the head of every one severally_.\n|\n| _The Bishop, when administering Confirmation, may at his\n| discretion, with concurrence of the Clergyman, use the\n| following form in addition to that prescribed in the Book\n| of Common Prayer_:\n|\n| _N_. I sign thee with the sign of the cross [_here the Bishop\n| shall sign the person with the sign of the cross on the\n| forehead_] and I lay my hands [_or_ hand] upon thee, in the\n| Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\n|\n| Defend, O Lord, this thy Child [_or_ this thy Servant] with thy\n| heavenly grace, that _he_ may continue thine for ever; and daily\n| increase in thy Holy Spirit, more and more, until _he_ come\n| unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen.\n|\n| _Then shall the Bishop say_,\n|\n| The Lord be with you.\n|\n| _Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n|\n| _And_ (_all kneeling down_) _the Bishop shall add_,\n|\n| Let us pray.\n|\n| Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy\n| kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven.\n| Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses,\n| As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into\n| temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.\n|\n| _And this Collect_.\n|\n| Almighty and everliving God, who makest us both to will and\n| to do those things that be good and acceptable unto thy divine\n| Majesty: We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy\n| servants, upon whom (after the example of thy holy Apostles) we\n| have now laid our hands, to certify them (by this sign) of thy\n| favour and gracious goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand,\n| we beseech thee, ever be over them; let thy Holy Spirit ever be\n| with them; and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of\n| thy Word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting life;\n| through our Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee and the Holy Ghost\n| liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| O almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech\n| thee, to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and\n| bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy\n| commandments; that through thy most mighty protection, both\n| here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through\n| our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n|\n| _Then the Bishop shall bless them, saying thus_,\n|\n| The Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy\n| Ghost, be upon you, and remain with you, for ever. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY\n\n\n_First, the Banns of all that are to be married together must be\npublished in the Church three several Sundays, during the time of\nMorning Service, or of Evening Service_, (_if there be no Morning\nService,_) _immediately after the second Lesson; the Curate saying\nafter the accustomed manner_, I publish the Banns of Marriage\nbetween _N_. of and _N_. of------. If any of you know cause, or\njust impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together\nin holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. This is the first [second,\n_or_ third] time of asking.\n\n_And if the persons that are to be married dwell in divers\nParishes, the Banns must be asked in both Parishes; and the\nCurate of the one Parish shall not solemnize Matrimony betwixt\nthem, without a Certificate of the Banns being thrice asked, from\nthe Curate of the other Parish_.\n\n_At the day and time appointed for solemnization of Matrimony, the\npersons to be married shall come into the body of the Church with\ntheir friends and neighbours: and there standing together, the man\non the right hand, and the woman on the left, the Priest shall say_,\n\nDearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God,\nand in the face of this congregation, to join together this man and\nthis woman in holy Matrimony; which is an honourable estate,\ninstituted of God in the time of man's innocency, signifying unto\nus the mystical union that is betwixt Christ and his Church; which\nholy estate Christ adorned and beautified with his presence, and\nfirst miracle that he wrought, in Cana of Galilee; and is commended\nof Saint Paul to be honourable among all men: and therefore is not\nby any to be enterprized, nor taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly,\nor wantonly, to satisfy men's carnal lusts and appetites, like\nbrute beasts that have no understanding; but reverently, discreetly,\nadvisedly, soberly, and in the fear of God; duly considering the\ncauses for which Matrimony was ordained.\n\nFirst, It was ordained for the procreation of children, to be\nbrought up in the fear and nurture of the Lord, and to the praise\nof his holy Name.\n\nSecondly, It was ordained for a remedy against sin, and to avoid\nfornication; that such persons as have not the gift of continency\nmight marry, and keep themselves undefiled members of Christ's body.\n\nThirdly, It was ordained for the mutual society, help, and comfort,\nthat the one ought to have of the other, both in prosperity and\nadversity. Into which holy estate these two persons present come\nnow to be joined. Therefore if any man can shew any just cause,\nwhy they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak,\nor else hereafter for ever hold his peace.\n\n| _The Clergyman may at his discretion shorten the prefatory_\n| _address by reading it thus_:\n|\n| Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of\n| God, and in the face of this congregation, to join together this\n| man and this woman in holy Matrimony: which is an honourable\n| estate, instituted of God in the time of man's innocency,\n| signifying unto us the mystical union that is betwixt Christ\n| and his Church; which holy estate Christ adorned and beautified\n| with his presence, and first miracle that he wrought in Cana of\n| Galilee; and is commended in Holy Writ to be honourable among all\n| men; and therefore is not by any to be taken in hand, unadvisedly,\n| lightly or wantonly; but reverently, discreetly, advisedly,\n| soberly, and in the fear of God; duly considering the chief causes\n| for which Matrimony was ordained.\n|\n| It was ordained for the increase of mankind according to the will\n| of God, and that children might be brought up in the fear and\n| nurture of the Lord and to the praise of his holy Name.\n|\n| It was also ordained for the mutual society, help, and comfort\n| that the one ought to have of the other, both in prosperity and\n| adversity.\n|\n| Into which holy estate these two persons present come now to be\n| joined. Therefore if any man can shew any just cause why they\n| may not lawfully be joined together, let him now declare it.\n\n_And also, speaking unto the persons that shall be married, he\nshall say_,\n\nI require and charge you both, as ye will answer at the dreadful day\nof judgement, when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed,\nthat if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be\nlawfully joined together in Matrimony, ye do now confess it. For\nbe ye well assured, that so many as are coupled together otherwise\nthan God's Word doth allow are not joined together by God; neither\nis their Matrimony lawful.\n\n_At which day of Marriage, if any man do allege and declare any\nimpediment, why they may not be coupled together in Matrimony, by\nGod's law, or the laws of this Realm; and will be bound, and\nsufficient sureties with him, to the parties; or else put in a\ncaution_ (_to the full value of such charges as the persons to be\nmarried do thereby sustain_) _to prove his allegation: then the\nsolemnization must be deferred, until such time as the truth be\ntried_.\n\n_If no impediment be alleged, then shall the Curate say unto the\nman_,\n\n_N_. Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together\nafter God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou\nlove her, comfort her, honour, and keep her, in sickness and in\nhealth; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long\nas ye both shall live?\n\n_The man shall answer_,\n\nI will.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say unto the woman_,\n\n_N_. Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live\ntogether after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony?\nWilt thou obey him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him,\nin sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee\nonly unto him, so long as ye both shall live?\n\n_The woman shall answer_,\n\nI will.\n\n_Then shall the Minister say_,\n\nWho giveth this woman to be married to this man?\n\n_Then shall they give their troth to each other in this manner_.\n\n_The Minister, receiving the woman at her father's or friend's\nhands, shall cause the man with his right hand to take the woman\nby her right hand, and to say after him as followeth_.\n\nI _N_. take thee _N_. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from\nthis day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in\nsickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do\npart, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee\nmy troth.\n\n_Then shall they loose their hands; and the woman, with her right\nhand taking the man by his right hand, shall likewise say after\nthe Minister_,\n\nI _N_. take thee _N_. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold\nfrom this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer,\nin sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till\ndeath us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto\nI give thee my troth.\n\n_Then shall they again loose their hands; and the man shall give\nunto the woman a ring, laying the same upon the book with the\naccustomed duty to the Priest and Clerk. And the Priest, taking\nthe ring, shall deliver it unto the man, to put it upon the fourth\nfinger of the woman's left hand. And the man holding the ring\nthere, and taught by the Priest, shall say_,\n\nWith this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with\nall my worldly goods I thee endow: In the Name of the Father, and\nof the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_Then the man leaving the ring upon the fourth finger of the\nwoman's left hand, they shall both kneel down, and the Minister\nshall say_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all\nspiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life: Send thy blessing\nupon these thy servants, this man and this woman, whom we bless in\nthy Name; that, as Isaac and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so\nthese persons may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant\nbetwixt them made, (whereof this ring given and received is a token\nand pledge,) and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together,\nand live according to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Priest join their right hands together, and say_,\n\nThose whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.\n\n_Then shall the Minister speak unto the people_.\n\nForeasmuch as _N_. and _N_. have consented together in holy\nwedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company,\nand thereto have given and pledged their troth either to other,\nand have declared the same by giving and receiving of a ring, and\nby joining of hands; I pronounce that they be man and wife\ntogether, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the\nHoly Ghost. _Amen_.\n\n_And the Minister shall add this Blessing_.\n\nGod the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve,\nand keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you,\nand so fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace, that ye\nmay so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may\nhave life everlasting. Amen.\n\n_Then the Minister or Clerks, going to the Lord's Table, shall say\nor sing this Psalm following_.\n\n_Beati omnes_. Psalm cxxviii.\n\nBlessed are all they that fear the Lord: and walk in his ways.\n\nFor thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: O well is thee, and\nhappy shalt thou be.\n\nThy wife shall be as the fruitful vine: upon the walls of thy house;\n\nThy children like the olive branches: round about thy table.\n\nLo, thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth the Lord.\n\nThe Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee: that thou shalt see\nJerusalem in prosperity all thy life long;\n\nYea, that thou shalt see thy children's children: and peace upon\nIsrael.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Or this Psalm_.\n\n_Deus miser eatur_. Psalm lxvii.\n\nGod be merciful unto us, and bless us: and shew us the light of his\ncountenance, and be merciful unto us:\n\nThat thy way may be known upon earth: thy saving health among all\nnations.\n\nLet the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise\nthee.\n\nO let the nations rejoice and be glad: for thou shalt judge the\nfolk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.\n\nLet the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise\nthee.\n\nThen shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, even our\nown God, shall give us his blessing.\n\nGod shall bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_The Psalm ended, and the man and the woman kneeling before the\nLord's Table, the Priest standing at the Table, and turning his\nface towards them, shall say_,\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Answer_. Christ, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Minister_. Lord, have mercy upon us.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, save thy servant, and thy handmaid;\n\n_Answer_. Who put their trust in thee.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, send them help from thy holy place;\n\n_Answer_. And evermore defend them.\n\n_Minister_. Be unto them a tower of strength;\n\n_Answer_. From the face of their enemy.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, hear our prayer;\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nO God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, bless these thy\nservants, and sow the seed of eternal life in their hearts; that\nwhatsoever in thy holy Word they shall profitably learn, they may\nin deed fulfil the same. Look, O Lord, mercifully upon them from\nheaven, and bless them. And as thou didst send thy blessing upon\nAbraham and Sarah, to their great comfort, so vouchsafe to send\nthy blessing upon these thy servants; that they obeying thy will,\nand alway being in safety under thy protection, may abide in thy\nlove unto their lives end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_This Prayer next following shall be omitted, where the woman is\npast child-bearing_.\n\nO merciful Lord, and heavenly Father, by whose gracious gift\nmankind is increased: We beseech thee, assist with thy blessing\nthese two persons, that they may both be fruitful in procreation\nof children, and also live together so long in godly love and\nhonesty, that they may see their children christianly and virtuously\nbrought up, to thy praise and honour; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\n| _Or this prayer following may be used_.\n|\n| O almighty God, Creator of mankind, who only art the well-spring\n| of life: Bestow upon these thy servants, if it be thy will, the\n| gift and heritage of children; and grant that they may see their\n| children brought up in thy faith and fear to the honour and glory\n| of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nO God, who by thy mighty power hast made all things of nothing; who\nalso (after other things set in order) didst appoint, that out of man\n(created after thine own image and similitude) woman should take her\nbeginning; and, knitting them together, didst teach that it should\nnever be lawful to put asunder those whom thou by Matrimony hadst\nmade one: O God, who hast consecrated the state of Matrimony to such\nan excellent mystery, that in it is signified and represented the\nspiritual marriage and unity betwixt Christ and his Church: Look\nmercifully upon these thy servants, that both this man may love his\nwife, according to thy Word, (as Christ did love his spouse the\nChurch, who gave himself for it, loving and cherishing it even as\nhis own flesh,) and also that this woman may be loving and amiable,\nfaithful and obedient to her husband; and in all quietness, sobriety,\nand peace, be a follower of holy and godly matrons. O Lord, bless\nthem both, and grant them to inherit thy everlasting kingdom;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest say_,\n\nAlmighty God, who at the beginning did create our first parents,\nAdam and Eve, and did sanctify and join them together in marriage;\nPour upon you the riches of his grace, sanctify and bless you, that\nye may please him both in body and soul, and live together in holy\nlove unto your lives end. _Amen_.\n\n_After which, if there be no Sermon declaring the duties of man and\nwife, the Minister shall read as followeth_.\n\nAll ye that are married, or that intend to take the holy estate\nof Matrimony upon you, hear what the holy Scripture doth say as\ntouching the duty of husbands towards their wives, and wives\ntowards their husbands.\n\nSaint Paul, in his Epistle to the Ephesians, the fifth Chapter,\ndoth give this commandment to all married men; Husbands, love your\nwives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for\nit, that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water,\nby the word; that he might present it to himself a glorious Church,\nnot having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should\nbe holy, and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as\ntheir own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself: for no\nman ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it,\neven as the Lord the Church: for we are members of his body, of his\nflesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father\nand mother, and shall be joined unto his wife; and they two shall be\none flesh. This is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ\nand the Church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so\nlove his wife, even as himself.\n\nLikewise the same Saint Paul, writing to the Colossians, speaketh\nthus to all men that are married; Husbands, love your wives, and be\nnot bitter against them.\n\nHear also what Saint Peter, the Apostle of Christ, who was himself\na married man, saith unto them that are married; Ye husbands, dwell\nwith your wives according to knowledge; giving honour unto the\nwife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the\ngrace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.\n\nHitherto ye have heard the duty of the husband toward the wife.\nNow likewise, ye wives, hear and learn your duties toward your\nhusbands, even as it is plainly set forth in holy Scripture.\n\nSaint Paul, in the aforenamed Epistle to the Ephesians, teacheth\nyou thus; Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto\nthe Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ\nis the head of the Church: and he is the Saviour of the body.\nTherefore as the Church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be\nto their own husbands in every thing. And again he saith, Let the\nwife see that she reverence her husband.\n\nAnd in his Epistle to the Colossians, Saint Paul giveth you this\nshort lesson; Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as\nit is fit in the Lord.\n\nSaint Peter also doth instruct you very well, thus saying; Ye wives,\nbe in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the\nword, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of\nthe wives; while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with\nfear. Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of\nplaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of\napparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which\nis not corruptible; even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,\nwhich is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner\nin the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned\nthemselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands; even as\nSarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose daughters ye are as\nlong as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.\n\n| _The concluding address may be omitted, and unless the holy\nCommunion_ _immediately follow, the congregation may be dismissed\nwith_ _a Benediction_.\n\n_It is convenient that the new-married persons should receive the\nholy Communion at the time of their Marriage, or at the first\nopportunity after their Marriage_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER FOR\n\nTHE VISITATION OF THE SICK\n\n\n_When any person is sick, notice shall be given thereof to the\nMinister of the Parish; who, coming into the sick person's house,\nshall say_,\n\nPeace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it.\n\n_When he cometh into the sick man's presence he shall say, kneeling\ndown_,\n\nRemember not, Lord, our iniquities, nor the iniquities of our\nforefathers: Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast\nredeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us\nfor ever.\n\n_Answer_. Spare us, good Lord.\n\n_Then the Minister shall say_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, save thy servant;\n\n_Answer_. Which putteth _his_ trust in thee.\n\n_Minister_. Send _him_ help from thy holy place;\n\n_Answer_. And evermore mightily defend _him_.\n\n_Minister_. Let the enemy have no advantage of _him_;\n\n_Answer_. Nor the wicked approach to hurt _him_.\n\n_Minister_. Be unto _him_, O Lord, a strong tower;\n\n_Answer_. From the face of _his_ enemy.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, hear our prayers.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nO Lord, look down from heaven, behold, visit, and relieve this thy\nservant. Look upon _him_ with the eyes of thy mercy, give _him_\ncomfort and sure confidence in thee, defend _him_ from the danger\nof the enemy, and keep _him_ in perpetual peace and safety; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nHear us, Almighty and most merciful God and Saviour; extend thy\naccustomed goodness to this thy servant who is grieved with\nsickness. Sanctify, we beseech thee, this thy fatherly correction\nto _him_; that the sense of _his_ weakness may add strength to\n_his_ faith, and seriousness to _his_ repentance: that, if it shall\nbe thy good pleasure to restore _him_ to _his_ former health, _he_\nmay lead the residue of _his_ life in thy fear, and to thy glory:\nor else give _him_ grace so to take thy visitation, that, after this\npainful life ended, _he_ may dwell with thee in life everlasting;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Minister exhort the sick person after this form,\nor other like_.\n\nDearly beloved, know this, that Almighty God is the Lord of life\nand death, and of all things to them pertaining, as youth, strength,\nhealth, age, weakness, and sickness. Wherefore, whatsoever your\nsickness is, know you certainly, that it is God's visitation. And\nfor what cause soever this sickness is sent unto you; whether it be\nto try your patience, for the example of others, and that your\nfaith may be found in the day of the Lord laudable, glorious, and\nhonourable, to the increase of glory and endless felicity; or else\nit be sent unto you to correct and amend in you whatsoever doth\noffend the eyes of your heavenly Father; know you certainly, that\nif you truly repent you of your sins, and bear your sickness\npatiently, trusting in God's mercy for his dear Son Jesus Christ's\nsake, and render unto him humble thanks for his fatherly visitation,\nsubmitting yourself wholly unto his will, it shall turn to your\nprofit, and help you forward in the right way that leadeth unto\neverlasting life.\n\n_If the person visited be very sick, then the Curate may end his\nexhortation in this place, or else proceed_.\n\nTake therefore in good part the chastisement of the Lord: For\n(as Saint Paul saith in the twelfth chapter to the Hebrews) whom\nthe Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he\nreceiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with\nsons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if\nye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are\nye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore, we have had fathers of our\nflesh, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we\nnot much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and\nlive? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own\npleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his\nholiness. These words, good _brother_, are written in holy Scripture\nfor our comfort and instruction; that we should patiently, and with\nthanksgiving, bear our heavenly Father's correction, whensoever by\nany manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to\nvisit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian\npersons, than to be made like unto Christ, by suffering patiently\nadversities, troubles, and sicknesses. For he himself went not up\nto joy, but first he suffered pain; he entered not into his glory\nbefore he was crucified. So truly our way to eternal joy is to\nsuffer here with Christ; and our door to enter into eternal life\nis gladly to die with Christ; that we may rise again from death,\nand dwell with him in everlasting life. Now therefore, taking your\nsickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort\nyou, in the name of God, to remember the profession which you made\nunto God in your Baptism. And forasmuch as after this life there\nis an account to be given unto the righteous Judge, by whom all\nmust be judged without respect of persons, I require you to examine\nyourself and your estate, both toward God and man; so that, accusing\nand condemning yourself for your own faults, you may find mercy at\nour heavenly Father's hand for Christ's sake, and not be accused\nand condemned in that fearful judgement. Therefore I shall rehearse\nto you the Articles of our Faith, that you may know whether you do\nbelieve as a Christian man should, or no.\n\n_Here the Minister shall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, saying\nthus_,\n\nDost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and\nearth?\n\nAnd in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he was\nconceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he\nsuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;\nthat he went down into hell, and also did rise again the third day;\nthat he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God\nthe Father Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the end of\nthe world, to judge the quick and the dead?\n\nAnd dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church;\nthe Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection of\nthe flesh; and everlasting life after death?\n\n_The sick person shall answer_,\n\nAll this I stedfastly believe.\n\n_Then shall the Minister examine whether he repent him truly of\nhis sins, and be in charity with all the world; exhorting him to\nforgive, from the bottom of his heart, all persons that have\noffended him; and if he have offended any other, to ask them\nforgiveness; and where he hath done injury or wrong to any man,\nthat he make amends to the uttermost of his power. And if he have\nnot before disposed of his goods, let him then be admonished to\nmake his Will, and to declare his debts, what he oweth, and what\nis owing unto him; for the better discharging of his conscience,\nand the quietness of his Executors. But men should often be put in\nremembrance to take order for the settling of their temporal\nestates whilst they are in health_.\n\n_These words before rehearsed may be said before the Minister\nbegin his Prayer, as he shall see cause_.\n\n_The Minister should not omit earnestly to move such sick persons\nas are of ability to be liberal to the poor_.\n\n_Here shall the sick person be moved to make a special confession\nof his sins, if he feel his conscience troubled with any weighty\nmatter. After which confession, the Priest shall absolve him_ (_if\nhe humbly and heartily desire it_) _after this sort_.\n\nOur Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his Church to\nabsolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his\ngreat mercy forgive thee thine offences: And by his authority\ncommitted to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, In the Name\nof the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_And then the Priest shall say the Collect following_.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO most merciful God, who, according to the multitude of thy\nmercies, dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent, that\nthou rememberest them no more: Open thine eye of mercy upon this\nthy servant, who most earnestly desireth pardon and forgiveness.\nRenew in _him_ (most loving Father) whatsoever hath been decayed by\nthe fraud and malice of the devil, or by _his_ own carnal will and\nfrailness; preserve and continue this sick member in the unity of\nthe Church; consider _his_ contrition, accept _his_ tears, assuage\n_his_ pain, as shall seem to thee most expedient for _him_. And\nforasmuch as _he_ putteth _his_ full trust only in thy mercy,\nimpute not unto _him his_ former sins, but strengthen _him_ with\nthy blessed Spirit; and, when thou art pleased to take _him_ hence,\ntake _him_ unto thy favour, through the merits of thy most dearly\nbeloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Minister say this Psalm_.\n\n_In te, Domine, speravi_. Psalm lxxi.\n\nIn thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; let me never be put to\nconfusion: but rid me, and deliver me in thy righteousness;\nincline thine ear unto me, and save me.\n\nBe thou my strong hold, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast\npromised to help me; for thou art my house of defence, and my\ncastle.\n\nDeliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly: out of the\nhand of the unrighteous and cruel man.\n\nFor thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my\nhope, even from my youth.\n\nThrough thee have I been holden up ever since I was born: thou art\nhe that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise shall alway be\nof thee.\n\nI am become as it were a monster unto many: but my sure trust is\nin thee.\n\nO let my mouth be filled with thy praise: that I may sing of thy\nglory and honour all the day long.\n\nCast me not away in the time of age: forsake me not when my\nstrength faileth me.\n\nFor mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay wait for my\nsoul take their counsel together, saying: God hath forsaken him,\npersecute him, and take him; for there is none to deliver him.\n\nGo not far from me, O God: my God, haste thee to help me.\n\nLet them be confounded and perish that are against my soul: let\nthem be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.\n\nAs for me, I will patiently abide alway: and will praise thee more\nand more.\n\nMy mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation:\nfor I know no end thereof.\n\nI will go forth in the strength of the Lord God: and will make\nmention of thy righteousness only.\n\nThou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now: therefore\nwill I tell of thy wondrous works.\n\nForsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed:\nuntil I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy\npower to all them that are yet for to come.\n\nThy righteousness, O God, is very high, and great things are they\nthat thou hast done: O God, who is like unto thee?\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Adding this_.\n\nO Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast\nredeemed us: Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.\n\n_Then shall the Minister say_,\n\nThe Almighty Lord, who is a most strong tower to all them that put\ntheir trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and\nunder the earth, do bow and obey, be now and evermore thy defence;\nand make thee know and feel, that there is none other Name under\nheaven given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive\nhealth and salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.\nAmen.\n\n_And after that shall say_,\n\nUnto God's gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. The Lord\nbless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon\nthee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance\nupon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for a sick Child_.\n\nO almighty God, and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the\nissues of life and death: Look down from heaven, we humbly beseech\nthee, with the eyes of mercy upon this child now lying upon the\nbed of sickness. Visit _him_, O Lord, with thy salvation; deliver\n_him_ in thy good appointed time from _his_ bodily pain, and save\n_his_ soul for thy mercies sake: that, if it shall be thy pleasure\nto prolong _his_ days here on earth, _he_ may live to thee, and be\nan instrument of thy glory, by serving thee faithfully, and doing\ngood in _his_ generation; or else receive _him_ into those heavenly\nhabitations, where the souls of them that sleep in the Lord Jesus\nenjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, O Lord, for thy\nmercies' sake, in the same thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who\nliveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God,\nworld without end. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for a sick person, when there appeareth small hope of\nrecovery_.\n\nO Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time\nof need: We fly unto thee for succour in behalf of this thy\nservant, here lying under thy hand in great weakness of body. Look\ngraciously upon _him_, O Lord; and the more the outward man\ndecayeth, strengthen _him_, we beseech thee, so much the more\ncontinually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man. Give\n_him_ unfeigned repentance for all the errors of _his_ life past,\nand stedfast faith in thy Son Jesus; that _his_ sins may be done\naway by thy mercy, and _his_ pardon sealed in heaven, before _he_\ngo hence, and be no more seen. We know, O Lord, that there is no\nword impossible with thee; and that, if thou wilt, thou canst even\nyet raise _him_ up, and grant _him_ a longer continuance amongst us:\nYet, forasmuch as in all appearance the time of _his_ dissolution\ndraweth near, so fit and prepare _him_, we beseech thee, against\nthe hour of death, that after _his_ departure hence in peace, and\nin thy favour, _his_ soul may be received into thine everlasting\nkingdom, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thine\nonly Son, our Lord and Saviour. _Amen_.\n\n_A commendatory Prayer for a sick person at the point of departure_.\n\nO almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made\nperfect, after they are delivered from their earthly prisons: We\nhumbly commend the soul of this thy servant, our dear _brother_,\ninto thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator, and most\nmerciful Saviour; most humbly beseeching thee that it may be\nprecious in thy sight. Wash it, we pray thee, in the blood of that\nimmaculate Lamb, that was slain to take away the sins of the world;\nthat whatsoever defilements it may have contracted in the midst\nof this miserable and naughty world, through the lusts of the flesh\nor the wiles of Satan, being purged and done away, it may be\npresented pure and without spot before thee. And teach us who\nsurvive, in this and other like daily spectacles of mortality, to\nsee how frail and uncertain our own condition is; and so to number\nour days, that we may seriously apply our hearts to that holy and\nheavenly wisdom, whilst we live here, which may in the end bring\nus to life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, thine\nonly Son our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for persons troubled in mind or in conscience_.\n\nO blessed Lord, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comforts:\nWe beseech thee, look down in pity and compassion upon this thy\nafflicted servant. Thou writest bitter things against _him_, and\nmakest _him_ to possess _his_ former iniquities; thy wrath lieth\nhard upon _him_, and _his_ soul is full of trouble: But, O merciful\nGod, who hast written thy holy Word for our learning, that we,\nthrough patience and comfort of thy holy Scriptures, might have\nhope; give _him_ a right understanding of _himself_, and of thy\nthreats and promises; that _he_ may neither cast away _his_\nconfidence in thee, nor place it any where but in thee. Give _him_\nstrength against all _his_ temptations, and heal all _his_\ndistempers. Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking\nflax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure; but make\n_him_ to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou\nhast broken may rejoice. Deliver _him_ from fear of the enemy,\nand lift up the light of thy countenance upon _him_, and give\n_him_ peace, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n| _A Prayer for the recovery of a sick person_.\n|\n| Almighty and immortal God, giver of life and health; We beseech\nthee to hear our prayers for thy servant _N_., for whom we implore\nthy mercy, that by thy blessing upon _him_ and upon those who\nminister to _him_ of thy healing gifts, _he_ may be restored,\nif it be thy gracious will, to health of body and mind, and give\nthanks to thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE COMMUNION OF THE SICK\n\n\n_Forasmuch as all mortal men be subject to many sudden perils,\ndiseases, and sicknesses, and ever uncertain what time they shall\ndepart out of this life; therefore, to the intent they may be\nalways in a readiness to die, whensoever it shall please Almighty\nGod to call them, the Curates shall diligently from time to time_\n(_but especially in the time of pestilence, or other infectious\nsickness_) _exhort their Parishioners to the often receiving of\nthe holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ,\nwhen it shall be publicly administered in the Church; that so\ndoing, they may, in case of sudden visitation, have the less cause\nto be disquieted for lack of the same. But if the sick person be\nnot able to come to the Church, and yet is desirous to receive the\nCommunion in his house; then he must give timely notice to the\nCurate, signifying also how many there are to communicate with\nhim,_ (_which shall be three, or two at the least,_) _and having a\nconvenient place in the sick man's house, with all things necessary\nso prepared, that the Curate may reverently minister, he shall\nthere celebrate the holy Communion, beginning with the Collect,\nEpistle and Gospel here following_.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty everliving God, Maker of mankind, who dost correct those\nwhom thou dost love, and chastise every one whom thou dost receive:\nWe beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant visited with\nthine hand; and to grant that _he_ may take _his_ sickness patiently,\nand recover _his_ bodily health, (if it be thy gracious will,) and\nwhensoever _his_ soul shall depart from the body, it may be without\nspot presented unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Hebr. xii. 5.\n\nMy son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when\nthou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,\nand scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John v. 24.\n\nVerily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and\nbelieveth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall\nnot come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.\n\n_After which the Priest shall proceed according to the form before\nprescribed for the holy Communion, beginning at these words_ [Ye\nthat do truly, &c.], p. 316.\n\n_At the time of the distribution of the holy Sacrament, the Priest\nshall first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto\nthem that are appointed to communicate with the sick; and last of\nall to the sick person_.\n\n_But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for\nwant of warning in due time to the Curate, or for lack of company\nto receive with him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive\nthe Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood: the Curate shall instruct\nhim that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and stedfastly\nbelieve that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for\nhim, and shed his Blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering\nthe benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefor;\nhe doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ\nprofitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the\nSacrament with his mouth_.\n\n_When the sick person is visited and receiveth the holy Communion\nall at one time, then the Priest, for more expedition, shall cut\noff the form of the Visitation at the Psalm_ [In thee, O Lord, have\nI put my trust] _and go straight to the Communion_.\n\n_In the time of the plague, sweat, or such other like contagious\ntimes of sickness or diseases, when none of the Parish or neighbours\ncan be gotten to communicate with the sick in their houses, for\nfear of the infection, upon special request of the diseased, the\nMinister may only communicate with him_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE ORDER FOR\n\nTHE BURIAL OF THE DEAD\n\n\n_Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for\nany that die unbaptized, or excommunicate, or have laid violent\nhands upon themselves_.\n\n_The Priest and Clerks meeting the corpse at the entrance of\nthe Church-yard, and going before it, either into the Church,\nor towards the grave, shall say, or sing_:\n\nI am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that\nbelieveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and\nwhosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. _St John_\nxi. 25, 26.\n\nI know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the\nlatter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy\nthis body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for\nmyself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. _Job_ xix.\n25, 26, 27.\n\nWe brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry\nnothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed\nbe the name of the Lord. 1 _Tim_. vi. 7. _Job_ i. 21.\n\n_After they are come into the Church, shall be read one or both of\nthese Psalms following_.\n\n_Dixi, Custodiam_. Psalm xxxix.\n\nI said, I will take heed to my ways: that I offend not in my tongue.\n\nI will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle: while the ungodly\nis in my sight.\n\nI held my tongue, and spake nothing: I kept silence, yea, even\nfrom good words; but it was pain and grief to me.\n\nMy heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing the fire\nkindled: and at the last I spake with my tongue;\n\nLord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: that I may\nbe certified how long I have to live.\n\nBehold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long: and mine\nage is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man\nliving is altogether vanity.\n\nFor man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain:\nhe heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.\n\nAnd now, Lord, what is my hope: truly my hope is even in thee.\n\nDeliver me from all mine offences: and make me not a rebuke unto\nthe foolish.\n\nI became dumb, and opened not my mouth: for it was thy doing.\n\nTake thy plague away from me: I am even consumed by means of thy\nheavy hand.\n\nWhen thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his\nbeauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment:\nevery man therefore is but vanity.\n\nHear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears consider my calling:\nhold not thy peace at my tears.\n\nFor I am a stranger with thee: and a sojourner, as all my fathers\nwere.\n\nO spare me a little, that I may recover my strength: before I go\nhence, and be no more seen.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Domine, refugium_. Psalm xc.\n\nLord, thou hast been our refuge: from one generation to another.\n\nBefore the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and\nthe world were made: thou art God from everlasting, and world\nwithout end.\n\nThou turnest man to destruction: again thou sayest, Come again,\nye children of men.\n\nFor a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday: seeing\nthat is past as a watch in the night.\n\nAs soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep: and\nfade away suddenly like the grass.\n\nIn the morning it is green, and groweth up: but in the evening\nit is cut down, dried up, and withered.\n\nFor we consume away in thy displeasure: and are afraid at thy\nwrathful indignation.\n\nThou hast set our misdeeds before thee: and our secret sins in\nthe light of thy countenance.\n\nFor when thou art angry, all our days are gone: we bring our\nyears to an end, as it were a tale that is told.\n\nThe days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though\nmen be so strong, that they come to fourscore years: yet is their\nstrength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and\nwe are gone.\n\nBut who regardeth the power of thy wrath: for even thereafter as\na man feareth, so is thy displeasure.\n\nO teach us to number our days: that we may apply our hearts unto\nwisdom.\n\nTurn thee again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy\nservants.\n\nO satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon: so shall we rejoice\nand be glad all the days of our life.\n\nComfort us again now after the time that thou hast plagued us:\nand for the years wherein we have suffered adversity.\n\nShew thy servants thy work: and their children thy glory.\n\nAnd the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: prosper\nthou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our handy-work.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then shall follow the Lesson taken out of the fifteenth chapter\nof the former Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians_.\n\n1 Cor. xv. 20.\n\nNow is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of\nthem that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the\nresurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ\nshall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ\nthe first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's, at his coming.\nThen cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom\nto God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and\nall authority, and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all\nenemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is\ndeath. [For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he\nsaith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is\nexcepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things\nshall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be\nsubject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be\nall in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the\ndead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for\nthe dead? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by\nyour rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.\nIf after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus,\nwhat advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and\ndrink, for to-morrow we die. Be not deceived: evil communications\ncorrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not: for\nsome have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.\nBut some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what\nbody do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not\nquickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest\nnot that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of\nwheat, or of some other grain: but God giveth it a body, as it\nhath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh is\nnot the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another\nflesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are\nalso celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of\nthe celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.]\nThere is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and\nanother glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another\nstar in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is\nsown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in\ndishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is\nraised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual\nbody. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And\nso it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the\nlast Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first\nwhich is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that\nwhich is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the\nsecond man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are\nthey that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also\nthat are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy,\nwe shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say,\nbrethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God;\nneither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a\nmystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a\nmoment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the\ntrumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and\nwe shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption,\nand this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible\nshall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on\nimmortality; then shall be brought to pass the saying that is\nwritten, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy\nsting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin;\nand the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which\ngiveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my\nbeloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in\nthe work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not\nin vain in the Lord.\n\n| _With the sanction of the Bishop the passage in the preceding_\n| _lesson marked with square brackets may be omitted_,\n|\n| _Or one of the following lessons may be substituted_:\n|\n| St John v. 24.\n|\n| Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and\n| believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall\n| not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.\n| Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is,\n| when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they\n| that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so\n| hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given\n| him authority to execute judgement also, because he is the Son\n| of man.\n|\n| St John vi. 37.\n|\n| All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that\n| cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from\n| heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent\n| me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of\n| all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should\n| raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him\n| that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth\n| on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at\n| the last day.\n|\n| St John xi. 21.\n|\n| Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my\n| brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou\n| wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy\n| brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he\n| shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said\n| unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth\n| in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever\n| liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?\n| She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the\n| Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.\n|\n| 2 Cor. iv. 16.\n|\n| For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish,\n| yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction,\n| which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding\n| and eternal weight of glory, while we look not at the things\n| which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the\n| things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are\n| not seen are eternal. For we know that if our earthly house of\n| this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an\n| house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this\n| we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house\n| which is from heaven: if so be that being clothed we shall not\n| be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan,\n| being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed\n| upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that\n| hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath\n| given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always\n| confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we\n| are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by faith, not by sight:)\n| we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the\n| body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour,\n| that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For\n| we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ; that\n| every one may receive the things done in his body, according to\n| that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.\n|\n| 1 Thess. iv. 13:\n|\n| I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them\n| which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have\n| no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even\n| so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For\n| this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are\n| alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent\n| them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from\n| heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with\n| the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then\n| we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with\n| them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we\n| ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these\n| words.\n|\n| Rev. vii. 9.\n|\n| After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man\n| could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and\n| tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed\n| with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a\n| loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the\n| throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about\n| the throne, and about the elders, and the four beasts, and fell\n| before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying,\n| Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and\n| honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever:\n| Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are\n| these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?\n| And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These\n| are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed\n| their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.\n| Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day\n| and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall\n| dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any\n| more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For\n| the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them,\n| and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God\n| shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.\n|\n| Rev. xxi. 3.\n|\n| And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the\n| tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and\n| they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them,\n| and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their\n| eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor\n| crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former\n| things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said,\n| Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for\n| these words are true and faithful.\n|\n| _After the lesson the officiating minister may, in the Church,_\n| _say_ Let us pray, _and one or more of these prayers following:_\n| The Collects for_ Advent Sunday, Palm Sunday, Easter Eve,\n| Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, _the fifth Collect at the_\n| _end of the Communion Service of the Book of Common Prayer_,\n| \"Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, etc.\"; _the prayer_\n| _at the end of the Litany_, \"We humbly beseech thee, O Father,\n| etc.\"; _the prayers entitled _Commemoration of the Faithful\n| Departed _in the additional Occasional Prayers; and this prayer_\n| _following_:\n|\n| _A Prayer for those in sorrow_.\n|\n| O heavenly Father, whose Blessed Son Jesus Christ did weep at\n| the grave of Lazarus his friend: Look, we beseech thee, with\n| compassion upon those who are now in sorrow and affliction;\n| comfort them, O Lord, with thy gracious consolations; make them\n| to know that all things work together for good to them that\n| love thee; and grant them evermore sure trust and confidence in\n| thy fatherly care; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| [_This prayer may be said also in any time of calamity_.]\n|\n| _The minister may conclude with_ the Lord's Prayer _and_ The\n| grace of, etc. _Or one or more of the foregoing prayers may be_\n| _said at the grave, or with the expressed sanction of the Bishop_\n| any other prayers from the Book of Common Prayer may be said_\n| _whether in the Church or at the grave_.\n|\n| _If the weather be inclement or the relations of the deceased_\n| _desire it, any or all parts of the service may be said in the_\n| _Church_ (_or in the_ _house_) _except the Committal to the_\n| _ground_.\n\n_When they come to the grave, while the corpse is made ready to\nbe laid into the earth, the Priest shall say, or the Priest and\nClerks shall sing:_\n\nMan that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is\nfull of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he\nfleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.\n\nIn the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for\nsuccour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly\ndispleased?\n\nYet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most\nmerciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal\ndeath.\n\nThou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy\nmerciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O\nGod most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy\nJudge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour for any pains of\ndeath, to fall from thee.\n\n_Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the body by some standing\nby, the Priest shall say_,\n\nForasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to\ntake unto himself the soul of our dear _brother_ here departed:\nwe therefore commit _his_ body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes\nto ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection\nto eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change\nour vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according\nto the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to\nhimself.\n\n| _An alternative form of Committal to the ground_.\n|\n| Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God in his wise providence\n| to take unto himself the soul of our _brother_ here departed: we\n| therefore commit _his_ body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes\n| to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the general resurrection in\n| the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord\n| Jesus Christ, who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation\n| that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to\n| the mighty working whereby he is able to subject all things to\n| himself.\n|\n| _At the burial of the dead at sea, the words_ to the deep _shall\n| be substituted for the words_ to the ground, _and the words_\n| earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust _shall be omitted_.\n\nThen shall be said or sung,\n\nI heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write: From henceforth\nblessed are the dead which die in the Lord: Even so, saith the\nSpirit, for they rest from their labours.\n\n_Then the Priest shall say_,\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Priest_.\n\nAlmighty God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart\nhence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after\nthey are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and\nfelicity: We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased\nthee to deliver this our _brother_ out of the miseries of this\nsinful world; beseeching thee that it may please thee, of thy\ngracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine\nelect, and to hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all those that\nare departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our\nperfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy\neternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the\nresurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth shall live,\nthough he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall\nnot die eternally; who also hath taught us (by his holy Apostle\nSaint Paul) not to be sorry, as men without hope, for them that\nsleep in him: We meekly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from\nthe death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that, when we\nshall depart this life, we may rest in him, as our hope is this\nour _brother_ doth; and that, at the general resurrection in the\nlast day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight, and receive\nthat blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to\nall that love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of\nmy Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning\nof the world: Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father,\nthrough Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. _Amen_.\n\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the\nfellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\n| AT THE BURIAL OF BAPTIZED CHILDREN\n|\n| OF TENDER YEARS\n|\n| _It is permitted_:\n|\n| _To add to the opening sentences, this_:\n|\n| Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and\n| forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. _St Mark_\n| x. 14.\n|\n| _To substitute for the appointed psalms_:\n|\n| _Dominus regit me_. Ps. xxiii.\n|\n| The Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.\n|\n| He shall feed me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside\n| the waters of comfort.\n|\n| He shall convert my soul: and bring me forth in the paths of\n| righteousness, for his Name's sake.\n|\n| Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,\n| I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy\n| staff comfort me.\n|\n| Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble\n| me: thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be\n| full. But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the\n| days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for\n| ever.\n|\n| Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n|\n| As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\n| without end. Amen.\n|\n| _To substitute for the appointed Lesson_:\n|\n| St Matth. xviii. 1.\n|\n| At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is\n| the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little\n| child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said,\n| Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as\n| little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.\n| Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,\n| the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall\n| receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso\n| shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it\n| were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,\n| and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the\n| world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences\n| come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Wherefore\n| if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast\n| them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt\n| or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast\n| into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it\n| out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into\n| life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into\n| hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little\n| ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always\n| behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.\n|\n| _To use the prayers that follow_:\n|\n| O heavenly Father, whose face the angels of the little ones do\n| always behold in heaven: Grant us stedfastly to believe that\n| this little child hath been taken into the safe keeping of thine\n| eternal love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| O Lord Jesu Christ, who didst take little children into thine\n| arms and bless them: Open thou our eyes, we beseech thee, that\n| we may perceive that thou hast now taken this child into the\n| arms of thy love, and hast bestowed upon _him_ the blessings of\n| thy gracious favour; who livest and reignest with the Father and\n| the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n|\n| We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath\n| pleased thee to regenerate this child with thy Holy Spirit, to\n| receive _him_ for thine own by adoption, and to incorporate _him_\n| into thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant that,\n| as _he_ is made partaker of the death of thy Son, _he_ may also\n| be partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the\n| residue of thy holy Church, _he_ may be an inheritor of thine\n| everlasting kingdom; through Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n|\n| BENEDICTION OF A GRAVE IN UNCONSECRATED GROUND\n|\n| _When the Priest and people shall have come to the place,_\n| _the Priest shall say_,\n|\n| Let us pray.\n|\n| O Lord Jesu Christ, who wast laid in the new tomb of Joseph,\n| and didst thereby sanctify the grave to be a bed of hope to thy\n| people: Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to bless, hallow, and\n| consecrate this grave, that it may be a resting-place, peaceful\n| and secure, for the body of thy servant which we are about to\n| commit to thy gracious keeping, who art the Resurrection and\n| the Life, and who livest and reignest with the Father and the\n| Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE THANKSGIVING OF WOMEN AFTER CHILD-BIRTH,\n\nCOMMONLY CALLED THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN\n\n\n_The woman, at the usual time after her delivery, shall come\ninto the Church decently apparelled, and there shall kneel down\nin some convenient place, as hath been accustomed, or as the\nOrdinary shall direct: And then the Priest shall say unto her_,\n\nForasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to\ngive you safe deliverance, and hath preserved you in the great\ndanger of child-birth: You shall therefore give hearty thanks\nunto God, and say,\n\n_Then shall the Priest say the cxvi. Psalm_.\n\n_Dilexi quoniam_.\n\nI am well pleased: that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer;\n\nThat he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore will I call\nupon him as long as I live.\n\nThe snares of death compassed me round about: and the pains of\nhell gat hold upon me.\n\nI found trouble and heaviness, and I called upon the name of the\nLord: O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.\n\nGracious is the Lord, and righteous: yea, our God is merciful.\n\nThe Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me.\n\nTurn again then unto thy rest, O my soul: for the Lord hath\nrewarded thee.\n\nAnd why? thou hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from\ntears, and my feet from falling.\n\nI will walk before the Lord: in the land of the living.\n\nI believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled:\nI said in my haste, All men are liars.\n\nWhat reward shall I give unto the Lord: for all the benefits that\nhe hath done unto me?\n\nI will receive the cup of salvation: and call upon the name of the\nLord.\n\nI will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: in the\ncourts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.\nPraise the Lord.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Or Psalm cxxvii_.\n\n_Nisi Dominus_.\n\nExcept the Lord build the house: their labour is but lost that\nbuild it.\n\nExcept the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain.\n\nIt is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late\ntake rest, and eat the bread of carefulness: for so he giveth his\nbeloved sleep.\n\nLo, children and the fruit of the womb: are an heritage and gift\nthat cometh of the Lord.\n\nLike as the arrows in the hand of the giant: even so are the young\nchildren.\n\nHappy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not\nbe ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Then the Priest shall say_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power,\nand the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, save this woman thy servant;\n\n_Answer_. Who putteth her trust in thee.\n\n_Minister_. Be thou to her a strong tower;\n\n_Answer_. From the face of her enemy.\n\n_Minister_. Lord, hear our prayer.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO almighty God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast\nvouchsafed to deliver this woman thy servant from the great pain\nand peril of child-birth: Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful\nFather, that she through thy help may both faithfully live and\nwalk according to thy will, in this life present; and also may be\npartaker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_The woman, that cometh to give her thanks, must offer accustomed\nofferings; and, if there be a Communion, it is convenient that she\nreceive the holy Communion_.\n\n\n\n\nA COMMINATION,\n\nOR DENOUNCING OF GOD'S ANGER AND\n\nJUDGEMENTS AGAINST SINNERS,\n\nWITH CERTAIN PRAYERS,\n\nTO BE USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF LENT, AND AT OTHER\n\nTIMES AS THE ORDINARY SHALL APPOINT\n\n\n_After Morning Prayer, the Litany ended, according to the accustomed\nmanner, the Priest shall in the reading Pew or Pulpit say_,\n\nBrethren, in the primitive Church there was a godly discipline,\nthat, at the beginning of Lent, such persons as stood convicted\nof notorious sin were put to open penance, and punished in this\nworld, that their souls might be saved in the day of the Lord; and\nthat others, admonished by their example, might be the more afraid\nto offend.\n\nInstead whereof, until the said discipline may be restored again,\n(which is much to be wished,) it is thought good that at this time\n(in the presence of you all) should be read the general sentences\nof God's cursing against impenitent sinners, gathered out of the\nseven and twentieth chapter of Deuteronomy, and other places of\nScripture; and that ye should answer to every sentence, Amen: To\nthe intent that, being admonished of the great indignation of God\nagainst sinners, ye may the rather be moved to earnest and true\nrepentance; and may walk more warily in these dangerous days;\nfleeing from such vices, for which ye affirm with your own mouths\nthe curse of God to be due. Cursed is the man that maketh any\ncarved or molten image, to worship it.\n\n_And the people shall answer and say_,\n\nAmen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that curseth his father or mother.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that removeth his neighbour's land-mark.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that maketh the blind to go out of his way.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that perverteth the judgement of the\nstranger, the fatherless, and widow.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that smiteth his neighbour secretly.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that lieth with his neighbour's wife.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that taketh reward to slay the innocent.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, and\ntaketh man for his defence, and in his heart goeth from the Lord.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. Cursed are the unmerciful, fornicators, and adulterers,\ncovetous persons, idolaters, slanderers, drunkards, and\nextortioners.\n\n_Answer_. Amen.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nNow seeing that all they are accursed (as the prophet David\nbeareth witness) who do err and go astray from the commandments\nof God; let us (remembering the dreadful judgement hanging over\nour heads, and always ready to fall upon us) return unto our Lord\nGod with all contrition and meekness of heart; bewailing and\nlamenting our sinful life, acknowledging and confessing our\noffences, and seeking to bring forth worthy fruits of penance.\nFor now is the axe put unto the root of the trees, so that every\ntree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast\ninto the fire. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the\nliving God: He shall pour down rain upon the sinners, snares, fire\nand brimstone, storm and tempest; this shall be their portion to\ndrink. For lo, the Lord is come out of his place to visit the\nwickedness of such as dwell upon the earth. But who may abide the\nday of his coming? Who shall be able to endure when he appeareth?\nHis fan is in his hand, and he will purge his floor, and gather his\nwheat into the barn; but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable\nfire. The day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night: and when\nmen shall say, Peace, and all things are safe, then shall sudden\ndestruction come upon them, as sorrow cometh upon a woman travailing\nwith child, and they shall not escape. Then shall appear the wrath\nof God in the day of vengeance, which obstinate sinners, through\nthe stubbornness of their heart, have heaped unto themselves; which\ndespised the goodness, patience, and long-sufferance of God, when\nhe calleth them continually to repentance. Then shall they call\nupon me (saith the Lord) but I will not hear; they shall seek me\nearly, but they shall not find me; and that, because they hated\nknowledge, and received not the fear of the Lord, but abhorred my\ncounsel, and despised my correction. Then shall it be too late to\nknock, when the door shall be shut; and too late to cry for mercy,\nwhen it is the time of justice. O terrible voice of most just\njudgement, which shall be pronounced upon them, when it shall be\nsaid unto them, Go, ye cursed, into the fire everlasting, which\nis prepared for the devil and his angels. Therefore, brethren,\ntake we heed betime, while the day of salvation lasteth; for the\nnight cometh, when none can work: But let us, while we have the\nlight, believe in the light, and walk as children of the light;\nthat we be not cast into utter darkness, where is weeping and\ngnashing of teeth. Let us not abuse the goodness of God, who\ncalleth us mercifully to amendment, and of his endless pity\npromiseth us forgiveness of that which is past, if with a perfect\nand true heart we return unto him. For though our sins be as red\nas scarlet, they shall be made white as snow; and though they be\nlike purple, yet they shall be made white as wool. Turn ye (saith\nthe Lord) from all your wickedness, and your sin shall not be your\ndestruction: Cast away from you all your ungodliness that ye have\ndone: Make you new hearts, and a new spirit: Wherefore will ye\ndie, O ye house of Israel? seeing that I have no pleasure in the\ndeath of him that dieth, saith the Lord God. Turn ye then, and ye\nshall live. Although we have sinned, yet have we an Advocate with\nthe Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation\nfor our sins. For he was wounded for our offences, and smitten for\nour wickedness. Let us therefore return unto him, who is the\nmerciful receiver of all true penitent sinners; assuring ourselves\nthat he is ready to receive us, and most willing to pardon us, if\nwe come unto him with faithful repentance; if we submit ourselves\nunto him, and from henceforth walk in his ways; if we will take\nhis easy yoke and light burden upon us, to follow him in lowliness,\npatience, and charity, and be ordered by the governance of his\nHoly Spirit; seeking always his glory, and serving him duly in our\nvocation with thanksgiving. This if we do, Christ will deliver us\nfrom the curse of the law, and from the extreme malediction which\nshall light upon them that shall be set on the left hand; and he\nwill set us on his right hand, and give us the gracious benediction\nof his Father, commanding us to take possession of his glorious\nkingdom: Unto which he vouchsafe to bring us all, for his infinite\nmercy. Amen.\n\n_Then shall they all kneel upon their knees, and the Priest and\nClerks kneeling_ (_in the place where they are accustomed to say\nthe Litany_) _shall say this Psalm_.\n\n_Miserere mei, Deus_. Psalm li.\n\nHave mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness: according\nto the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.\n\nWash me throughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin.\n\nFor I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me.\n\nAgainst thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:\nthat thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou\nart judged.\n\nBehold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother\nconceived me.\n\nBut lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make\nme to understand wisdom secretly.\n\nThou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt\nwash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.\n\nThou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which\nthou hast broken may rejoice.\n\nTurn thy face away from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds.\n\nMake me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.\n\nCast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy Spirit\nfrom me.\n\nO give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy\nfree Spirit.\n\nThen shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be\nconverted unto thee.\n\nDeliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of\nmy health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.\n\nThou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew thy praise.\n\nFor thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but thou\ndelightest not in burnt-offering.\n\nThe sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite\nheart, O God, shalt thou not despise.\n\nO be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of\nJerusalem.\n\nThen shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness,\nwith the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer\nyoung bullocks upon thine altar.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. Amen.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, save thy servants;\n\n_Answer_. That put their trust in thee.\n\n_Minister_. Send unto them help from above.\n\n_Answer_. And evermore mightily defend them.\n\n_Minister_. Help us, O God our Saviour.\n\n_Answer_. And for the glory of thy Name deliver us; be merciful\nunto us sinners, for thy Name's sake.\n\n_Minister_. O Lord, hear our prayer.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\n_Minister_.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO Lord, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our prayers, and spare\nall those who confess their sins unto thee; that they, whose\nconsciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be\nabsolved; through Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nO most mighty God, and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon\nall men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made; who wouldest not\nthe death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin,\nand be saved: Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; receive and\ncomfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our\nsins. Thy property is always to have mercy; to thee only it\nappertaineth to forgive sins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, spare\nthy people, whom thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgement with\nthy servants, who are vile earth, and miserable sinners; but so\nturn thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and\ntruly repent us of our faults, and so make haste to help us in\nthis world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the people say this that followeth, after the Minister_.\n\nTurn thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be turned. Be favourable,\nO Lord, Be favourable to thy people, Who turn to thee in weeping,\nfasting, and praying. For thou art a merciful God, Full of\ncompassion, long-suffering, and of great pity. Thou sparest when\nwe deserve punishment, And in thy wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare\nthy people, good Lord, spare them, And let not thine heritage be\nbrought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great, And\nafter the multitude of thy mercies look upon us; Through the merits\nand mediation of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then the Minister alone shall say_,\n\nThe Lord bless us, and keep us; the Lord lift up the light of his\ncountenance upon us, and give us peace, now and for evermore.\n_Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE PSALMS OF DAVID\n\n\nDAY 1 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 1. _Beatus vir, qui non abiit, &c_.\n\nBlessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the\nungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners: and hath not sat in the\nseat of the scornful.\n\n2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord: and in his law will\nhe exercise himself day and night.\n\n3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side: that will\nbring forth his fruit in due season.\n\n4 His leaf also shall not wither: and look, whatsoever he doeth,\nit shall prosper.\n\n5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like\nthe chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.\n\n6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgement:\nneither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.\n\n7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: and the way of\nthe ungodly shall perish.\n\nPSALM 2. _Quare fremuerunt gentes?_\n\nWhy do the heathen so furiously rage together: and why do the\npeople imagine a vain thing?\n\n2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel\ntogether: against the Lord, and against his Anointed.\n\n3 Let us break their bonds asunder: and cast away their cords\nfrom us.\n\n4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord\nshall have them in derision.\n\n5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath: and vex them in\nhis sore displeasure.\n\n6 Yet have I set my King: upon my holy hill of Sion.\n\n7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath said unto me:\nThou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.\n\n8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine\ninheritance: and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.\n\n9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron: and break them in\npieces like a potter's vessel.\n\n10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be learned, ye that are\njudges of the earth.\n\n11 Serve the Lord in fear: and rejoice unto him with reverence.\n\n12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the\nright way: if his wrath be kindled, (yea, but a little,) blessed\nare all they that put their trust in him.\n\nPSALM 3. _Domine, quid multiplicati?_\n\nLord, how are they increased that trouble me: many are they that\nrise against me.\n\n2 Many one there be that say of my soul: There is no help for him\nin his God.\n\n3 But thou, O Lord, art my defender: thou art my worship, and the\nlifter up of my head.\n\n4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice: and he heard me out of\nhis holy hill.\n\n5 I laid me down and slept, and rose up again: for the Lord\nsustained me.\n\n6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people: that have\nset themselves against me round about.\n\n7 Up, Lord, and help me, O my God: for thou smitest all mine\nenemies upon the cheek-bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the\nungodly.\n\n8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy\npeople.\n\nPSALM 4. _Cum invocarem_.\n\nHear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast set me at\nliberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto\nmy prayer.\n\n2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour: and\nhave such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing?\n\n3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man that\nis godly: when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.\n\n4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in\nyour chamber, and be still.\n\n5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness: and put your trust in the\nLord.\n\n6 There be many that say: Who will shew us any good?\n\n7 Lord, lift thou up: the light of thy countenance upon us.\n\n8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart: since the time that their\ncorn and wine and oil increased.\n\n9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest: for it is thou,\nLord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.\n\nPSALM 5. _Verba mea auribus_.\n\nPonder my words, O Lord: consider my meditation.\n\n2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God:\nfor unto thee will I make my prayer.\n\n3 My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord: early in the morning\nwill I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.\n\n4 For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness: neither\nshall any evil dwell with thee.\n\n5 Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight: for thou hatest\nall them that work vanity.\n\n6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor\nboth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.\n\n7 But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the\nmultitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy\nholy temple.\n\n8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies:\nmake thy way plain before my face.\n\n9 For there is no faithfulness in his mouth: their inward parts are\nvery wickedness.\n\n10 Their throat is an open sepulchre: they flatter with their\ntongue.\n\n11 Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own\nimaginations: cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness;\nfor they have rebelled against thee.\n\n12 And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice: they\nshall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they\nthat love thy Name shall be joyful in thee;\n\n13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous: and\nwith thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him as with a shield.\n\nDAY 1 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 6. _Domine, ne in furore_.\n\nO Lord, rebuke me not in thine indignation: neither chasten me in\nthy displeasure.\n\n2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak:\n\nLord, heal me, for my bones are vexed.\n\n3 My soul also is sore troubled: but, Lord, how long wilt thou\npunish me?\n\n4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy\nmercy's sake.\n\n5 For in death no man remembereth thee: and who will give thee\nthanks in the pit?\n\n6 I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed: and water\nmy couch with my tears.\n\n7 My beauty is gone for very trouble: and worn away because of\nall mine enemies.\n\n8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity: for the Lord hath heard\nthe voice of my weeping.\n\n9 The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receive my prayer.\n\n10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, and sore vexed: they\nshall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly.\n\nPSALM 7. _Domine, Deus meus_.\n\nO Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all\nthem that persecute me, and deliver me;\n\n2 Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and tear it in pieces:\nwhile there is none to help.\n\n3 O Lord my God, if I have done any such thing: or if there be\nany wickedness in my hands;\n\n4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me:\nyea, I have delivered him that without any cause is mine enemy;\n\n5 Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take me: yea, let\nhim tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in\nthe dust.\n\n6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up thyself, because of\nthe indignation of mine enemies: arise up for me in the judgement\nthat thou hast commanded.\n\n7 And so shall the congregation of the people come about thee: for\ntheir sakes therefore lift up thyself again.\n\n8 The Lord shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O Lord:\naccording to my righteousness, and according to the innocency that\nis in me.\n\n9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end: but guide\nthou the just.\n\n10 For the righteous God: trieth the very hearts and reins.\n\n11 My help cometh of God: who preserveth them that are true of\nheart.\n\n12 God is a righteous Judge, strong and patient: and God is\nprovoked every day.\n\n13 If a man will not turn, he will whet his sword: he hath bent\nhis bow, and made it ready.\n\n14 He hath prepared for him the instruments of death: he ordaineth\nhis arrows against the persecutors.\n\n15 Behold, he travaileth with mischief: he hath conceived sorrow,\nand brought forth ungodliness.\n\n16 He hath graven and digged up a pit: and is fallen himself into\nthe destruction that he made for other.\n\n17 For his travail shall come upon his own head: and his wickedness\nshall fall on his own pate.\n\n18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his righteousness:\nand I will praise the Name of the Lord most High.\n\nPSALM 8. _Domine, Dominus noster_.\n\nO Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world:\nthou that hast set thy glory above the heavens!\n\n2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained\nstrength, because of thine enemies: that thou mightest still the\nenemy and the avenger.\n\n3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers:\nthe moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.\n\n4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him: and the son of man,\nthat thou visitest him?\n\n5 Thou madest him lower than the angels: to crown him with glory\nand worship.\n\n6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands: and\nthou hast put all things in subjection under his feet;\n\n7 All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field;\n\n8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and whatsoever\nwalketh through the paths of the seas.\n\n9 O Lord our Governor: how excellent is thy Name in all the world!\n\nDAY 2 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 9. _Confitebor tibi_.\n\nI will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: I will\nspeak of all thy marvellous works.\n\n2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: yea, my songs will I make of\nthy Name, O thou most Highest.\n\n3 While mine enemies are driven back: they shall fall and perish\nat thy presence.\n\n4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause: thou art set in\nthe throne that judgest right.\n\n5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed the ungodly: thou\nhast put out their name forever and ever.\n\n6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: even as\nthe cities which thou hast destroyed, their memorial is perished\nwith them.\n\n7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath also prepared his\nseat for judgement.\n\n8 For he shall judge the world in righteousness: and minister true\njudgement unto the people.\n\n9 The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed: even a refuge\nin due time of trouble.\n\n10 And they that know thy Name will put their trust in thee: for\nthou, Lord, hast never failed them that seek thee.\n\n11 O praise the Lord which dwelleth in Sion: shew the people of\nhis doings.\n\n12 For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:\nand forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.\n\n13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider the trouble which I suffer\nof them that hate me: thou that liftest me up from the gates of\ndeath.\n\n14 That I may shew all thy praises within the ports of the daughter\nof Sion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.\n\n15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the same\nnet which they hid privily, is their foot taken.\n\n16 The Lord is known to execute judgement: the ungodly is trapped\nin the work of his own hands.\n\n17 The wicked shall be turned into hell: and all the people that\nforget God.\n\n18 For the poor shall not alway be forgotten: the patient abiding\nof the meek shall not perish for ever.\n\n19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the upper hand: let the heathen\nbe judged in thy sight.\n\n20 Put them in fear, O Lord: that the heathen may know themselves\nto be but men.\n\nPSALM 10. _Ut quid, Domine?_\n\nWhy standest thou so far off, O Lord: and hidest thy face in the\nneedful time of trouble?\n\n2 The ungodly for his own lust doth persecute the poor: let them\nbe taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined.\n\n3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire: and\nspeaketh good of the covetous, whom God abhorreth.\n\n4 The ungodly is so proud, that he careth not for God: neither is\nGod in all his thoughts.\n\n5 His ways are alway grievous: thy judgements are far above out of\nhis sight, and therefore defieth he all his enemies.\n\n6 For he hath said in his heart, Tush, I shall never be cast down:\nthere shall no harm happen unto me.\n\n7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and fraud: under his tongue\nis ungodliness and vanity.\n\n8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of the streets: and\nprivily in his lurking dens doth he murder the innocent; his eyes\nare set against the poor.\n\n9 For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a lion lurketh he in his\nden: that he may ravish the poor.\n\n10 He doth ravish the poor: when he getteth him into his net.\n\n11 He falleth down, and humbleth himself: that the congregation of\nthe poor may fall into the hands of his captains.\n\n12 He hath said in his heart, Tush, God hath forgotten: he hideth\naway his face, and he will never see it.\n\n13 Arise, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand: forget not the poor.\n\n14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God: while he doth say in\nhis heart, Tush, thou God carest not for it.\n\n15 Surely thou hast seen it: for thou beholdest ungodliness and\nwrong.\n\n16 That thou mayest take the matter into thy hand: the poor\ncommitteth himself unto thee; for thou art the helper of the\nfriendless.\n\n17 Break thou the power of the ungodly and malicious: take away\nhis ungodliness, and thou shalt find none.\n\n18 The Lord is King for ever and ever: and the heathen are perished\nout of the land.\n\n19 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poor: thou preparest\ntheir heart, and thine ear hearkeneth thereto;\n\n20 To help the fatherless and poor unto their right: that the man\nof the earth be no more exalted against them.\n\nPSALM 11. _In Domino confido_.\n\nIn the Lord put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she\nshould flee as a bird unto the hill?\n\n2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows\nwithin the quiver: that they may privily shoot at them which are\ntrue of heart.\n\n3 For the foundations will be cast down: and what hath the righteous\ndone?\n\n4 The Lord is in his holy temple: the Lord's seat is in heaven.\n\n5 His eyes consider the poor: and his eye-lids try. the children\nof men.\n\n6 The Lord alloweth the righteous: but the ungodly, and him that\ndelighteth in wickedness, doth his soul abhor.\n\n7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, storm\nand tempest: this shall be their portion to drink.\n\n8 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness: his countenance\nwill behold the thing that is just.\n\nDAY 2 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 12. _Salvum me fac_.\n\nHelp me, Lord, for there is not one godly man left: for the\nfaithful are minished from among the children of men.\n\n2 They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour: they do but\nflatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart.\n\n3 The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips: and the tongue that\nspeaketh proud things;\n\n4 Which have said, With our tongue will we prevail: we are they\nthat ought to speak, who is lord over us?\n\n5 Now for the comfortless trouble's sake of the needy: and because\nof the deep sighing of the poor,\n\n6 I will up, saith the Lord: and will help every one from him that\nswelleth against him, and will set him at rest.\n\n7 The words of the Lord are pure words: even as the silver, which\nfrom the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.\n\n8 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord: thou shalt preserve him from this\ngeneration for ever.\n\n9 The ungodly walk on every side: when they are exalted, the\nchildren of men are put to rebuke.\n\nPSALM 13. _Usquequo, Domine?_\n\nHow long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever: how long wilt thou\nhide thy face from me?\n\n2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my\nheart: how long shall mine enemies triumph over me?\n\n3 Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I\nsleep not in death.\n\n4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: for if I be\ncast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.\n\n5 But my trust is in thy mercy: and my heart is joyful in thy\nsalvation.\n\n6 I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with\nme: yea, I will praise the Name of the Lord most Highest.\n\nPSALM 14. _Dixit insipiens_.\n\nThe fool hath said in his heart: There is no God.\n\n2 They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings: there\nis none that doeth good, no not one.\n\n3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to\nsee if there were any that would understand, and seek after God.\n\n4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become\nabominable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.\n\n5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues have they\ndeceived: the poison of asps is under their lips.\n\n6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are\nswift to shed blood.\n\n7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of\npeace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their\neyes.\n\n8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of\nmischief: eating up my people as it were bread, and call not\nupon the Lord?\n\n9 There were they brought in great fear, even where no fear was:\nfor God is in the generation of the righteous.\n\n10 As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor:\nbecause he putteth his trust in the Lord.\n\n11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion? When the\nLord turneth the captivity of his people: then shall Jacob rejoice,\nand Israel shall be glad.\n\nDAY 3 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 15. _Domine, quis habitabit?_\n\nLord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: or who shall rest upon\nthy holy hill?\n\n2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life: and doeth the thing\nwhich is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.\n\n3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to\nhis neighbour: and hath not slandered his neighbour.\n\n4 He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes:\nand maketh much of them that fear the Lord.\n\n5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not:\nthough it were to his own hindrance.\n\n6 He that hath not given his money upon usury: nor taken reward\nagainst the innocent. Whoso doeth these things: shall never fall.\n\nPSALM 16. _Conserva me, Domine_.\n\nPreserve me, O God: for in thee have I put my trust.\n\n2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord: Thou art my God, my\ngoods are nothing unto thee.\n\n3 All my delight is upon the saints, that are in the earth: and\nupon such as excel in virtue.\n\n4 But they that run after another god: shall have great trouble.\n\n5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer: neither make\nmention of their names within my lips.\n\n6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my\ncup: thou shalt maintain my lot.\n\n7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground: yea, I have a goodly\nheritage.\n\n8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning: my reins also\nchasten me in the night-season.\n\n9 I have set God always before me: for he is on my right hand,\ntherefore I shall not fall.\n\n10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory rejoiced: my flesh\nalso shall rest in hope.\n\n11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell: neither shalt\nthou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.\n\n12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is the\nfulness of joy: and at thy right hand there is pleasure for\nevermore.\n\nPSALM 17. _Exaudi, Domine_.\n\nHear the right, O Lord, consider my complaint: and hearken unto\nmy prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.\n\n2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: and let thine eyes\nlook upon the thing that is equal.\n\n3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night-season;\nthou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me: for I am\nutterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.\n\n4 Because of men's works, that are done against the words of thy\nlips: I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.\n\n5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not.\n\n6 I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me: incline\nthine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.\n\n7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou that art the Saviour\nof them which put their trust in thee: from such as resist thy\nright hand.\n\n8 Keep me as the apple of an eye: hide me under the shadow of thy\nwings,\n\n9 From the ungodly that trouble me: mine enemies compass me round\nabout to take away my soul.\n\n10 They are inclosed in their own fat: and their mouth speaketh\nproud things.\n\n11 They lie waiting in our way on every side: turning their eyes\ndown to the ground;\n\n12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey: and as it were a\nlion's whelp, lurking in secret places.\n\n13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him down: deliver my soul\nfrom the ungodly, which is a sword of thine;\n\n14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men, I say, and\nfrom the evil world: which have their portion in this life, whose\nbellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.\n\n15 They have children at their desire: and leave the rest of\ntheir substance for their babes.\n\n16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in righteousness: and\nwhen I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.\n\nDAY 3 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 18. _Diligam te, Domine_.\n\nI will love thee, O Lord, my strength; the Lord is my stony rock,\nand my defence: my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will\ntrust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.\n\n2 I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to be praised: so\nshall I be safe from mine enemies.\n\n3 The sorrows of death compassed me: and the overflowings of\nungodliness made me afraid.\n\n4 The pains of hell came about me: the snares of death overtook me.\n\n5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord: and complain unto my God.\n\n6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple: and my\ncomplaint shall come before him, it shall enter even into his ears.\n\n7 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations also of the\nhills shook, and were removed, because he was wroth.\n\n8 There went a smoke out in his presence: and a consuming fire out\nof his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it.\n\n9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and it was dark under\nhis feet.\n\n10 He rode upon the cherubins, and did fly: he came flying upon the\nwings of the wind.\n\n11 He made darkness his secret place: his pavilion round about him,\nwith dark water and thick clouds to cover him.\n\n12 At the brightness of his presence his clouds removed: hail-stones,\nand coals of fire.\n\n13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his\nthunder: hail-stones, and coals of fire.\n\n14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them: he cast forth\nlightnings, and destroyed them.\n\n15 The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the\nround world were discovered, at thy chiding, O Lord: at the\nblasting of the breath of thy displeasure.\n\n16 He shall send down from on high to fetch me: and shall take me\nout of many waters.\n\n17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from them\nwhich hate me: for they are too mighty for me.\n\n18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was\nmy upholder.\n\n19 He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought\nme forth, even because he had a favour unto me.\n\n20 The Lord shall reward me after my righteous dealing: according\nto the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me.\n\n21 Because I have kept the ways of the Lord: and have not forsaken\nmy God, as the wicked doth.\n\n22 For I have an eye unto all his laws: and will not cast out his\ncommandments from me.\n\n23 I was also uncorrupt before him: and eschewed mine own wickedness.\n\n24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing:\nand according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eye-sight.\n\n25 With the holy thou shalt be holy: and with a perfect man thou\nshalt be perfect.\n\n26 With the clean thou shalt be clean: and with the froward thou\nshalt learn frowardness.\n\n27 For thou shalt save the people that are in adversity: and shalt\nbring down the high looks of the proud.\n\n28 Thou also shalt light my candle: the Lord my God shall make my\ndarkness to be light.\n\n29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of men: and with the help\nof my God I shall leap over the wall.\n\n30 The way of God is an undefiled way: the word of the Lord also is\ntried in the fire; he is the defender of all them that put their\ntrust in him.\n\n31 For who is God, but the Lord: or who hath any strength, except\nour God?\n\n32 It is God, that girdeth me with strength of war: and maketh my\nway perfect.\n\n33 He maketh my feet like harts feet: and setteth me up on high.\n\n34 He teacheth mine hands to fight: and mine arms shall break even\na bow of steel.\n\n35 Thou hast given me the defence of thy salvation: thy right hand\nalso shall hold me up, and thy loving correction shall make me\ngreat.\n\n36 Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go: that my\nfootsteps shall not slide.\n\n37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them: neither\nwill I turn again till I have destroyed them.\n\n38 I will smite them, that they shall not be able to stand: but\nfall under my feet.\n\n39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou shalt\nthrow down mine enemies under me.\n\n40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn their backs upon me:\nand I shall destroy them that hate me.\n\n41 They shall cry, but there shall be none to help them: yea, even\nunto the Lord shall they cry, but he shall not hear them.\n\n42 I will beat them as small as the dust before the wind: I will\ncast them out as the clay in the streets.\n\n43 Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people: and\nthou shalt make me the head of the heathen.\n\n44 A people whom I have not known: shall serve me.\n\n45 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: but the strange\nchildren shall dissemble with me.\n\n46 The strange children shall fail: and be afraid out of their\nprisons.\n\n47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my strong helper: and praised\nbe the God of my salvation;\n\n48 Even the God that seeth that I be avenged: and subdueth the\npeople unto me.\n\n49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth\nme up above mine adversaries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked\nman.\n\n50 For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the\nGentiles: and sing praises unto thy Name.\n\n51 Great prosperity giveth he unto his King: and sheweth\nloving-kindness unto David his Anointed, and unto his seed for\nevermore.\n\nDAY 4 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 19. _Caeli enarrant_.\n\nThe heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth\nhis handywork.\n\n2 One day telleth another: and one night certifieth another.\n\n3 There is neither speech nor language: but their voices are\nheard among them.\n\n4 Their sound is gone out into all lands: and their words into\nthe ends of the world.\n\n5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun: which cometh\nforth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a\ngiant to run his course.\n\n6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and\nrunneth about unto the end of it again: and there is nothing\nhid from the heat thereof.\n\n7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul:\nthe testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the\nsimple.\n\n8 The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: the\ncommandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.\n\n9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever: the\njudgements of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.\n\n10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:\nsweeter also than honey, and the honey-comb.\n\n11 Moreover, by them is thy servant taught: and in keeping of them\nthere is great reward.\n\n12 Who can tell how oft he offendeth: O cleanse thou me from my\nsecret faults.\n\n13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the\ndominion over me: so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the\ngreat offence.\n\n14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart: be\nalway acceptable in thy sight,\n\n15 O Lord: my strength, and my redeemer.\n\nPSALM 20. _Exaudiat te Dominus_.\n\nThe Lord hear thee in the day of trouble: the Name of the God of\nJacob defend thee;\n\n2 Send thee help from the sanctuary: and strengthen thee out of\nSion;\n\n3 Remember all thy offerings: and accept thy burnt-sacrifice;\n\n4 Grant thee thy heart's desire: and fulfil all thy mind.\n\n5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of\nthe Lord our God: the Lord perform all thy petitions.\n\n6 Now know I that the Lord helpeth his Anointed, and will hear\nhim from his holy heaven: even with the wholesome strength of his\nright hand.\n\n7 Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we\nwill remember the Name of the Lord our God.\n\n8 They are brought down, and fallen: but we are risen, and stand\nupright.\n\n9 Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven; when we call upon thee.\n\nPSALM 21. _Domine, in virtute tua_.\n\nThe King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord: exceeding glad\nshall he be of thy salvation.\n\n2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not denied him\nthe request of his lips.\n\n3 For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness: and\nshalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head.\n\n4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life: even for\never and ever.\n\n5 His honour is great in thy salvation: glory and great worship\nshalt thou lay upon him.\n\n6 For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity: and make him glad\nwith the joy of thy countenance.\n\n7 And why? because the King putteth his trust in the Lord: and in\nthe mercy of the most Highest he shall not miscarry.\n\n8 All thine enemies shall feel thine hand: thy right hand shall\nfind out them that hate thee.\n\n9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time of thy wrath:\nthe Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall\nconsume them.\n\n10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth: and their seed\nfrom among the children of men.\n\n11 For they intended mischief against thee: and imagined such a\ndevice as they are not able to perform.\n\n12 Therefore shalt thou put them to flight: and the strings of thy\nbow shalt thou make ready against the face of them.\n\n13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing,\nand praise thy power.\n\nDAY 4 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 22. _Deus, Deus meus_.\n\nO my God, my God, look upon me; why hast thou forsaken me: and\nart so far from my health, and from the words of my complaint?\n\n2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not: and in\nthe night-season also I take no rest.\n\n3 And thou continuest holy: O thou worship of Israel.\n\n4 Our fathers hoped in thee: they trusted in thee, and thou didst\ndeliver them.\n\n5 They called upon thee, and were holpen: they put their trust in\nthee, and were not confounded.\n\n6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man: a very scorn of men, and\nthe outcast of the people.\n\n7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their\nlips, and shake their heads, saying,\n\n8 He trusted in God, that he would deliver him: let him deliver\nhim, if he will have him.\n\n9 But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: thou wast\nmy hope, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breasts.\n\n10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was born: thou art my\nGod, even from my mother's womb.\n\n11 O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand: and there is\nnone to help me.\n\n12 Many oxen are come about me: fat bulls of Basan close me in on\nevery side.\n\n13 They gape upon me with their mouths: as it were a ramping and\na roaring lion.\n\n14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint:\nmy heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax.\n\n15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth\nto my gums: and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.\n\n16 For many dogs are come about me: and the council of the wicked\nlayeth siege against me.\n\n17`They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my bones:\nthey stand staring and looking upon me.\n\n18 They part my garments among them: and cast lots upon my vesture.\n\n19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord: thou art my succour,\nhaste thee to help me.\n\n20 Deliver my soul from the sword: my darling from the power of\nthe dog.\n\n21 Save me from the lion's mouth: thou hast heard me also from\namong the horns of the unicorns.\n\n22 I will declare thy Name unto my brethren: in the midst of the\ncongregation will I praise thee.\n\n23 O praise the Lord, ye that fear him: magnify him, all ye of\nthe seed of Jacob, and fear him, all ye seed of Israel;\n\n24 For he hath not despised, nor abhorred, the low estate of the\npoor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto\nhim he heard him.\n\n25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation: my vows will\nI perform in the sight of them that fear him.\n\n26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied: they that seek after the\nLord shall praise him; your heart shall live for ever.\n\n27 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be\nturned unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall\nworship before him.\n\n28 For the kingdom is the Lord's: and he is the Governor among\nthe people.\n\n29 All such as be fat upon earth: have eaten and worshipped.\n\n30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him:\nand no man hath quickened his own soul.\n\n31 My seed shall serve him: they shall be counted unto the Lord\nfor a generation.\n\n32 They shall come, and the heavens shall declare his righteousness:\nunto a people that shall be born, whom the Lord hath made.\n\nPSALM 23. _Dominus regit me_.\n\nThe Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.\n\n2 He shall feed me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside\nthe waters of comfort.\n\n3 He shall convert my soul: and bring me forth in the paths of\nrighteousness, for his Name's sake.\n\n4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I\nwill fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff\ncomfort me.\n\n5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble\nme: thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.\n\n6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days\nof my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.\n\nDAY 5 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 24. _Domini est terra_.\n\nThe earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is: the compass of\nthe world, and they that dwell therein.\n\n2 For he hath founded it upon the seas: and prepared it upon the\nfloods.\n\n3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: or who shall rise\nup in his holy place?\n\n4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart: and that hath not\nlift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.\n\n5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord: and righteousness\nfrom the God of his salvation.\n\n6 This is the generation of them that seek him: even of them that\nseek thy face, O Jacob.\n\n7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting\ndoors: and the King of glory shall come in.\n\n8 Who is the King of glory: it is the Lord strong and mighty, even\nthe Lord mighty in battle.\n\n9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting\ndoors: and the King of glory shall come in.\n\n10 Who is the King of glory: even the Lord of hosts, he is the\nKing of glory.\n\nPSALM 25. _Ad te, Domine, levavi_.\n\nUnto thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul; my God, I have put\nmy trust in thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine\nenemies triumph over me.\n\n2 For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed: but such\nas transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.\n\n3 Shew me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy paths.\n\n4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me: for thou art the God\nof my salvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long.\n\n5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies: and thy\nloving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old.\n\n6 O remember not the sins and offences of my youth: but according\nto thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodness.\n\n7 Gracious and righteous is the Lord: therefore will he teach\nsinners in the way.\n\n8 Them that are meek shall he guide in judgement: and such as are\ngentle, them shall he learn his way.\n\n9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth: unto such as keep\nhis covenant and his testimonies.\n\n10 For thy Name's sake, O Lord: be merciful unto my sin, for it is\ngreat.\n\n11 What man is he that feareth the Lord: him shall he teach in the\nway that he shall choose.\n\n12 His soul shall dwell at ease: and his seed shall inherit the\nland.\n\n13 The secret of the Lord is among them that fear him: and he will\nshew them his covenant.\n\n14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord: for he shall pluck my\nfeet out of the net.\n\n15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate\nand in misery.\n\n16 The sorrows of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of\nmy troubles.\n\n17 Look upon my adversity and misery: and forgive me all my sin.\n\n18 Consider mine enemies, how many they are: and they bear a\ntyrannous hate against me.\n\n19 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be confounded, for\nI have put my trust in thee.\n\n20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me: for my hope\nhath been in thee.\n\n21 Deliver Israel, O God: out of all his troubles.\n\nPSALM 26. _Judica me, Domine_.\n\nBe thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently: my trust\nhath been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not fall.\n\n2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me: try out my reins and my heart.\n\n3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes: and I will\nwalk in thy truth.\n\n4 I have not dwelt with vain persons: neither will I have fellowship\nwith the deceitful.\n\n5 I have hated the congregation of the wicked: and will not sit\namong the ungodly.\n\n6 I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: and so will I go to\nthine altar; 7 That I may shew the voice of thanksgiving: and tell\nof all thy wondrous works.\n\n8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house: and the place\nwhere thine honour dwelleth.\n\n9 O shut not up my soul with the sinners: nor my life with the\nblood-thirsty;\n\n10 In whose hands is wickedness: and their right hand is full of\ngifts.\n\n11 But as for me, I will walk innocently: O deliver me, and be\nmerciful unto me.\n\n12 My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lord in the\ncongregations.\n\nPSALM 27. _Dominus illuminatio_.\n\nThe Lord is my light and my salvation; whom I then shall I fear:\nthe Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?\n\n2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to\neat up my flesh: they stumbled and fell.\n\n3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my\nheart be afraid: and though there rose up war against me, yet will\nI put my trust in him.\n\n4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require: even\nthat I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,\nto behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.\n\n5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle:\nyea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set\nme up upon a rock of stone.\n\n6 And now shall he lift up mine head: above mine enemies round\nabout me.\n\n7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great\ngladness: I will sing, and speak praises unto the Lord.\n\n8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee: have mercy\nupon me, and hear me.\n\n9 My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face: Thy face, Lord,\nwill I seek.\n\n10 O hide not thou thy face from me: nor cast thy servant away in\ndispleasure.\n\n11 Thou hast been my succour: leave me not, neither forsake me, O\nGod of my salvation,\n\n12 When my father and my mother forsake me: the Lord taketh me up.\n\n13 Teach me thy way, O Lord: and lead me in the right way, because\nof mine enemies.\n\n14 Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries: for there\nare false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong.\n\n15 I should utterly have fainted: but that I believe verily to see\nthe goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.\n\n16 O tarry thou the Lord's leisure: be strong, and he shall\ncomfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust in the Lord.\n\nPSALM 28. _Ad te, Domine_.\n\nUnto thee will I cry, O Lord my strength: think no scorn of me;\nlest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them\nthat go down into the pit.\n\n2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee: when\nI hold up my hands towards the mercy-seat of thy holy temple.\n\n3 O pluck me not away, neither destroy me, with the ungodly and\nwicked doers: which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine\nmischief in their hearts.\n\n4 Reward them according to their deeds: and according to the\nwickedness of their own inventions.\n\n5 Recompense them after the work of their hands: pay them that they\nhave deserved.\n\n6 For they regard not in their mind the works of the Lord, nor the\noperation of his hands: therefore shall he break them down, and not\nbuild them up.\n\n7 Praised be the Lord: for he hath heard the voice of my humble\npetitions.\n\n8 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in\nhim, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in\nmy song will I praise him.\n\n9 The Lord is my strength: and he is the wholesome defence of his\nAnointed.\n\n10 O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance:\nfeed them, and set them up for ever.\n\nPSALM 29. _Afferte Domino_.\n\nBring unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young rams unto the Lord:\nascribe unto the Lord worship and strength.\n\n2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his Name: worship the Lord with\nholy worship.\n\n3 It is the Lord that commandeth the waters: it is the glorious\nGod that maketh the thunder.\n\n4 It is the Lord that ruleth the sea; the voice of the Lord is\nmighty in operation: the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice.\n\n5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar-trees: yea, the Lord\nbreaketh the cedars of Libanus.\n\n6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf: Libanus also, and\nSirion, like a young unicorn.\n\n7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire; the voice\nof the Lord shaketh the wilderness: yea, the Lord shaketh the\nwilderness of Cades.\n\n8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and\ndiscovereth the thick bushes: in his temple doth every man speak\nof his honour.\n\n9 The Lord sitteth above the water-flood: and the Lord remaineth\na King for ever.\n\n10 The Lord shall give strength unto his people: the Lord shall\ngive his people the blessing of peace.\n\nDAY 6 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 30. _Exaltobo te, Domine_.\n\nI will magnify thee, O Lord, for thou hast set me up: and not made\nmy foes to triumph over me.\n\n2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee: and thou hast healed me.\n\n3 Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul out of hell: thou hast kept\nmy life from them that go down to the pit.\n\n4 Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of his: and give thanks\nunto him for a remembrance of his holiness.\n\n5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his\npleasure is life: heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh\nin the morning.\n\n6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be removed: thou,\nLord, of thy goodness hast made my hill so strong.\n\n7 Thou didst turn thy face from me: and I was troubled.\n\n8 Then cried I unto thee, O Lord: and gat me to my Lord right\nhumbly.\n\n9 What profit is there in my blood: when I go down to the pit?\n\n10 Shall the dust give thanks unto thee: or shall it declare thy\ntruth?\n\n11 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.\n\n12 Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy: thou hast put off my\nsackcloth, and girded me with gladness.\n\n13 Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without\nceasing: O my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.\n\nPSALM 31. _In te, Domine, speravi_.\n\nIn thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: let me never be put to\nconfusion, deliver me in thy righteousness.\n\n2 Bow down thine ear to me: make haste to deliver me.\n\n3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence: that thou\nmayest save me.\n\n4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: be thou also my\nguide, and lead me for thy Name's sake.\n\n5 Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for\nthou art my strength.\n\n6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me,\nO Lord, thou God of truth.\n\n7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities: and my\ntrust hath been in the Lord.\n\n8 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered\nmy trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities.\n\n9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: but hast\nset my feet in a large room.\n\n10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: and mine eye\nis consumed for very heaviness; yea, my soul and my body.\n\n11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness: and my years with\nmourning.\n\n12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniquity: and my bones\nare consumed.\n\n13 I became a reproof among all mine enemies, but especially\namong my neighbours: and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of\nme; and they that did see me without conveyed themselves from me.\n\n14 I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out of mind: I am become\nlike a broken vessel.\n\n15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude: and fear is on\nevery side, while they conspire together against me, and take their\ncounsel to take away my life.\n\n16 But my hope hath been in thee, O Lord: I have said, Thou art\nmy God.\n\n17 My time is in thy hand, deliver me from the hand of mine enemies:\nand from them that persecute me.\n\n18 Shew thy servant the light of thy countenance: and save me for\nthy mercy's sake.\n\n19 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee:\nlet the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in the\ngrave.\n\n20 Let the lying lips be put to silence: which cruelly, disdainfully,\nand despitefully, speak against the righteous.\n\n21 O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for\nthem that fear thee: and that thou hast prepared for them that put\ntheir trust in thee, even before the sons of men!\n\n22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the\nprovoking of all men: thou shalt keep them secretly in thy\ntabernacle from the strife of tongues.\n\n23 Thanks be to the Lord: for he hath shewed me marvellous great\nkindness in a strong city.\n\n24 And when I made haste, I said: I am cast out of the sight of\nthine eyes.\n\n25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my prayer: when I cried\nunto thee.\n\n26 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth\nthem that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.\n\n27 Be strong, and he shall establish your heart: all ye that put\nyour trust in the Lord.\n\nDAY 6 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 32. _Beati quorum_.\n\nBlessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven: and whose sin is\ncovered.\n\n2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin: and in\nwhose spirit there is no guile.\n\n3 For while I held my tongue: my bones consumed away through my\ndaily complaining.\n\n4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night: and my moisture is\nlike the drought in summer.\n\n5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee: and mine unrighteousness\nhave I not hid.\n\n6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord: and so thou\nforgavest the wickedness of my sin.\n\n7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto\nthee, in a time when thou mayest be found: but in the great\nwater-floods they shall not come nigh him.\n\n8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt preserve me from\ntrouble: thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.\n\n9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt\ngo: and I will guide thee with mine eye.\n\n10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding:\nwhose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon\nthee.\n\n11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly: but whoso putteth his\ntrust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side.\n\n12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord: and be joyful,\nall ye that are true of heart.\n\nPSALM 33. _Exultate, justi_.\n\nRejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becometh well the just\nto be thankful.\n\n2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing praises unto him with the lute,\nand instrument of ten strings.\n\n3 Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing praises lustily unto him\nwith a good courage.\n\n4 For the word of the Lord is true: and all his works are faithful.\n\n5 He loveth righteousness, and judgement: the earth is full of the\ngoodness of the Lord.\n\n6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made: and all the hosts\nof them by the breath of his mouth.\n\n7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon an\nheap: and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house.\n\n8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: stand in awe of him, all ye\nthat dwell in the world.\n\n9 For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast.\n\n10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: and\nmaketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth\nout the counsels of princes.\n\n11 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever: and the thoughts\nof his heart from generation to generation.\n\n12 Blessed are the people, whose God is the Lord Jehovah: and\nblessed are the folk, that he hath chosen to him, to be his\ninheritance.\n\n13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children\nof men: from the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all them\nthat dwell on the earth.\n\n14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them: and understandeth all\ntheir works.\n\n15 There is no king that can be saved by the multitude of an host:\nneither is any mighty man delivered by much strength.\n\n16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man: neither shall\nhe deliver any man by his great strength.\n\n17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him: and\nupon them that put their trust in his mercy;\n\n18 To deliver their soul from death: and to feed them in the time\nof dearth.\n\n19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord: for he is our help\nand our shield.\n\n20 For our heart shall rejoice in him: because we have hoped in his\nholy Name.\n\n21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us: like as we do\nput our trust in thee.\n\nPSALM 34. _Benedicam Dominum_.\n\nI will alway give thanks unto the Lord: his praise shall ever be\nin my mouth.\n\n2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear\nthereof, and be glad.\n\n3 O praise the Lord with me: and let us magnify his Name together.\n\n4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he delivered me out of\nall my fear.\n\n5 They had an eye unto him, and were lightened: and their faces\nwere not ashamed.\n\n6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him: yea, and saveth\nhim out of all his troubles.\n\n7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him:\nand delivereth them.\n\n8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man\nthat trusteth in him.\n\n9 O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him\nlack nothing.\n\n10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they who seek the\nLord shall want no manner of thing that is good.\n\n11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will teach you the\nfear of the Lord.\n\n12 What man is he that lusteth to live: and would fain see good\ndays?\n\n13 Keep thy tongue from evil: and thy lips, that they speak no\nguile.\n\n14 Eschew evil, and do good: seek peace, and ensue it.\n\n15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous: and his ears are\nopen unto their prayers.\n\n16 The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil: to\nroot out the remembrance of them from the earth.\n\n17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them: and delivereth\nthem out of all their troubles.\n\n18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and\nwill save such as be of an humble spirit.\n\n19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth\nhim out of all.\n\n20 He keepeth all his bones: so that not one of them is broken.\n\n21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly: and they that hate the\nrighteous shall be desolate.\n\n22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants: and all they\nthat put their trust in him shall not be destitute.\n\nDAY 7 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 35. _Judica, Domine_.\n\nPlead thou my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: and\nfight thou against them that fight against me.\n\n2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler: and stand up to help me.\n\n3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that\npersecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.\n\n4 Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seek after my soul:\nlet them be turned back and brought to confusion, that imagine\nmischief for me.\n\n5 Let them be as the dust before the wind: and the angel of the\nLord scattering them.\n\n6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the\nLord persecute them.\n\n7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a\ncause: yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul.\n\n8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net,\nthat he hath laid privily, catch himself: that he may fall into\nhis own mischief.\n\n9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his\nsalvation.\n\n10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who\ndeliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him: yea, the\npoor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?\n\n11 False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my charge things that\nI knew not.\n\n12 They rewarded me evil for good: to the great discomfort of my\nsoul.\n\n13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and\nhumbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall turn into mine\nown bosom.\n\n14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother:\nI went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.\n\n15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves\ntogether: yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares,\nmaking mouths at me, and ceased not.\n\n16 With the flatterers were busy mockers: who gnashed upon me\nwith their teeth.\n\n17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this: O deliver my soul\nfrom the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from\nthe lions.\n\n18 So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will\npraise thee among much people.\n\n19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly:\nneither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause.\n\n20 And why? their communing is not for peace: but they imagine\ndeceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.\n\n21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, and said: Fie on thee,\nfie on thee, we saw it with our eyes.\n\n22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: hold not thy tongue then, go not\nfar from me, O Lord.\n\n23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel: avenge thou my cause,\nmy God, and my Lord.\n\n24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness: and\nlet them not triumph over me.\n\n25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we\nhave it: neither let them say, We have devoured him.\n\n26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice\nat my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that\nboast themselves against me.\n\n27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing:\nyea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in\nthe prosperity of his servant.\n\n28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness:\nand of thy praise all the day long.\n\nPSALM 36. _Dixit injustus_.\n\nMy heart sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly: that there is\nno fear of God before his eyes.\n\n2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight: until his abominable\nsin be found out.\n\n3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and full of deceit: he\nhath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.\n\n4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no\ngood way: neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.\n\n5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens: and thy faithfulness\nunto the clouds.\n\n6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: thy\njudgements are like the great deep.\n\n7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; How excellent is thy\nmercy, O God: and the children of men shall put their trust under\nthe shadow of thy wings.\n\n8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house: and\nthou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river.\n\n9 For with thee is the well of life: and in thy light shall we see\nlight.\n\n10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee:\nand thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.\n\n11 O let not the foot of pride come against me: and let not the\nhand of the ungodly cast me down.\n\n12 There are they fallen, all that work wickedness: they are cast\ndown, and shall not be able to stand.\n\nDAY 7 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 37. _Noli aemulari_.\n\nFret not thyself because of the ungodly 2 neither be thou envious\nagainst the evil-doers,\n\n2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass: and be withered\neven as the green herb.\n\n3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good: dwell in the\nland, and verily thou shalt be fed.\n\n4 Delight thou in the Lord: and he shall give thee thy heart's\ndesire.\n\n5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him: and he\nshall bring it to pass.\n\n6 He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light: and thy\njust dealing as the noon-day.\n\n7 Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him: but\ngrieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, against the man\nthat doeth after evil counsels.\n\n8 Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself,\nelse shalt thou be moved to do evil.\n\n9 Wicked doers shall be rooted out: and they that patiently abide\nthe Lord, those shall inherit the land.\n\n10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone: thou\nshalt look after his place, and he shall be away.\n\n11 But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth: and shall be\nrefreshed in the multitude of peace.\n\n12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just: and gnasheth upon\nhim with his teeth.\n\n13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn: for he hath seen that his day\nis coming.\n\n14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow:\nto cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right\nconversation.\n\n15 Their sword shall go through their own heart: and their bow\nshall be broken.\n\n16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better than great\nriches of the ungodly.\n\n17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken: and the Lord\nupholdeth the righteous.\n\n18 The Lord knoweth the days of the godly: and their inheritance\nshall endure for ever.\n\n19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time: and in the\ndays of dearth they shall have enough.\n\n20 As for the ungodly; they shall perish; and the enemies of the\nLord shall consume as the fat of lambs: yea, even as the smoke\nshall they consume away.\n\n21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous\nis merciful and liberal.\n\n22 Such as are blessed of God shall possess the land: and they that\nare cursed of him shall be rooted out.\n\n23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going: and maketh his way\nacceptable to himself.\n\n24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast away: for the Lord\nupholdeth him with his hand.\n\n25 I have been young, and now am old: and yet saw I never the\nrighteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.\n\n26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth: and his seed is\nblessed.\n\n27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good: and dwell for\nevermore.\n\n28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is right: he forsaketh not\nhis that be godly, but they are preserved for ever.\n\n29 The unrighteous shall be punished: as for the seed of the\nungodly, it shall be rooted out.\n\n30 The righteous shall inherit the land: and dwell therein for ever.\n\n31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom: and his\ntongue will be talking of judgement.\n\n32 The law of his God is in his heart: and his goings shall not\nslide.\n\n33 The ungodly seeth the righteous: and seeketh occasion to slay\nhim.\n\n34 The Lord will not leave him in his hand: nor condemn him when\nhe is judged.\n\n35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote\nthee, that thou shalt possess the land: when the ungodly shall\nperish, thou shalt see it.\n\n36 I myself have seen the ungodly in great power: and flourishing\nlike a green bay-tree.\n\n37 I went by, and lo, he was gone: I sought him, but his place\ncould no where be found.\n\n38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right: for\nthat shall bring a man peace at the last.\n\n39 As for the transgressors, they shall perish together: and the\nend of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last.\n\n40 But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord: who is\nalso their strength in the time of trouble.\n\n41 And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them: he shall\ndeliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they\nput their trust in him.\n\nDAY 8 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 38. _Domine, ne in furore_.\n\nPut me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger: neither chasten me\nin thy heavy displeasure.\n\n2 For thine arrows stick fast in me: and thy hand presseth me sore.\n\n3 There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure:\nneither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin.\n\n4 For my wickednesses are gone over my head: and are like a sore\nburden, too heavy for me to bear.\n\n5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt: through my foolishness.\n\n6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery: that I go mourning\nall the day long.\n\n7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease: and there is no\nwhole part in my body.\n\n8 I am feeble, and sore smitten: I have roared for the very\ndisquietness of my heart.\n\n9 Lord, thou knowest all my desire: and my groaning is not hid\nfrom thee.\n\n10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me: and the light of\nmine eyes is gone from me.\n\n11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble:\nand my kinsmen stood afar off.\n\n12 They also that sought after my life laid snares for me: and\nthey that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and\nimagined deceit all the day long.\n\n13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not: and as one\nthat is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.\n\n14 I became even as a man that heareth not: and in whose mouth\nare no reproofs.\n\n15 For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: thou shalt answer for\nme, O Lord my God.\n\n161 have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph\nover me: for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me.\n\n17 And I, truly, am set in the plague: and my heaviness is ever\nin my sight.\n\n18 For I will confess my wickedness: and be sorry for my sin.\n\n19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me\nwrongfully are many in number.\n\n20 They also that reward evil for good are against me: because I\nfollow the thing that good is.\n\n21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God: be not thou far from me.\n\n22 Haste thee to help me: O Lord God of my salvation.\n\nPSALM 39. _Dixi, Custodiam_.\n\nI said, I will take heed to my ways: that I offend not in my tongue.\n\n2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle: while the ungodly\nis in my sight.\n\n3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing: I kept silence, yea, even\nfrom good words; but it was pain and grief to me.\n\n4 My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing the fire\nkindled: and at the last I spake with my tongue;\n\n5 Lord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: that I\nmay be certified how long I have to live.\n\n6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long: and mine\nage is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man\nliving is altogether vanity.\n\n7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in\nvain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.\n\n8 And now, Lord, what is my hope: truly my hope is even in thee.\n\n9 Deliver me from all mine offences: and make me not a rebuke unto\nthe foolish.\n\n10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth: for it was thy doing.\n\n11 Take thy plague away from me: I am even consumed by the means\nof thy heavy hand.\n\n12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest\nhis beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a\ngarment: every man therefore is but vanity.\n\n13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears consider my calling:\nhold not thy peace at my tears.\n\n14 For I am a stranger with thee: and a sojourner, as all my\nfathers were.\n\n15 O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength: before I\ngo hence, and be no more seen.\n\nPSALM 40. _Expectans expectavi_.\n\nI waited patiently for the Lord: and he inclined unto me, and\nheard my calling.\n\n2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and\nclay: and set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings.\n\n3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth: even a thanksgiving unto\nour God.\n\n4 Many shall see it, and fear: and shall put their trust in the\nLord.\n\n5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the Lord: and turned\nnot unto the proud, and to such as go about with lies.\n\n6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast\ndone, like as be also thy thoughts which are to us-ward: and yet\nthere is no man that ordereth them unto thee.\n\n7 If I should declare them, and speak of them: they should be more\nthan I am able to express.\n\n8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not: but mine ears\nhast thou opened.\n\n9 Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast thou not required:\nthen said I, Lo, I come,\n\n10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should\nfulfil thy will, O my God: I am content to do it; yea, thy law is\nwithin my heart.\n\n11 I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation:\nlo, I will not refrain my lips, Lord, and that thou knowest.\n\n12 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart: my talk hath\nbeen of thy truth and of thy salvation.\n\n13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth: from the great\ncongregation.\n\n14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O Lord: let thy\nloving-kindness and thy truth alway preserve me.\n\n15 For innumerable troubles are come about me; my sins have taken\nsuch hold upon me that\n\nI am not able to look up: yea, they are more in number than the\nhairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.\n\n16 O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me: make haste, O\nLord, to help me.\n\n17 Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seek after\nmy soul to destroy it: let them be driven backward and put to\nrebuke, that wish me evil.\n\n18 Let them be desolate, and rewarded with shame: that say unto\nme, Fie upon thee, fie upon thee.\n\n19 Let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee: and\nlet such as love thy salvation say alway, The Lord be praised.\n\n20 As for me, I am poor and needy: but the Lord careth for me.\n\n21 Thou art my helper and redeemer: make no long tarrying, O my God.\n\nDAY 8 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 41. _Beatus qui intelligit_.\n\nBlessed is he that considereth the poor and needy: the Lord shall\ndeliver him in the time of trouble.\n\n2 The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive, that he may be blessed\nupon earth: and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies.\n\n3 The Lord comfort him, when he lieth sick upon his bed: make\nthou all his bed in his sickness.\n\n4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul, for I have\nsinned against thee.\n\n5 Mine enemies speak evil of me: When shall he die, and his name\nperish?\n\n6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: and his heart\nconceiveth falsehood within himself, and when he cometh forth he\ntelleth it.\n\n7 All mine enemies whisper together against me: even against me\ndo they imagine this evil.\n\n8 Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed against him: and now that\nhe lieth, let him rise up no more.\n\n9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted: who did\nalso eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me.\n\n10 But be thou merciful unto me, O Lord: raise thou me up again,\nand I shall reward them.\n\n11 By this I know thou favourest me: that mine enemy doth not\ntriumph against me.\n\n12 And when I am in my health, thou upholdest me: and shalt set\nme before thy face for ever.\n\n13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: world without end. Amen.\n\nPSALM 42. _Quemadmodum_.\n\nLike as the hart desireth the water-brooks: so longeth my soul\nafter thee, O God.\n\n2 My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when\nshall I come to appear before the presence of God?\n\n3 My tears have been my meat day and night: while they daily say\nunto me, Where is now thy God?\n\n4 Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself: for I\nwent with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of\nGod;\n\n5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving: among such as keep\nholy-day.\n\n6 Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul: and why art thou\nso disquieted within me?\n\n7 Put thy trust in God: for I will yet give him thanks for the\nhelp of his countenance.\n\n8 My God, my soul is vexed within me: therefore will I remember\nthee concerning the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon.\n\n9 One deep calleth another, because of the noise of thy water-pipes:\nall thy waves and storms are gone over me.\n\n1 The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness in the day-time: and\nin the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the\nGod of my life.\n\nIll will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast thou forgotten\nme: why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?\n\n12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword: while mine enemies\nthat trouble me cast me in the teeth;\n\n13 Namely, while they say daily unto me: Where is now thy God?\n\n14 Why art thou so vexed, O my soul: and why art thou so disquieted\nwithin me?\n\n15 O put thy trust in God: for I will yet thank him, which is the\nhelp of my countenance, and my God.\n\nPSALM 43. _Judica me, Deus_.\n\nGive sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the\nungodly people: O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.\n\n2 For thou art the God of my strength, why hast thou put me from\nthee: and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?\n\n3 O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me: and\nbring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.\n\n4 And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of\nmy joy and gladness: and upon the harp will I give thanks unto\nthee, O God, my God.\n\n5 Why art thou so heavy, O my soul: and why art thou so disquieted\nwithin me?\n\n6 O put thy trust in God: for I will yet give him thanks, which\nis the help of my countenance, and my God\n\nDAY 9 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 44. _Deus, auribus_.\n\nWe have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us: what\nthou hast done in their time of old;\n\n2 How thou hast driven out the heathen with thy hand, and planted\nthem in: how thou hast destroyed the nations and cast them out.\n\n3 For they gat not the land in possession through their own sword:\nneither was it their own arm that helped them;\n\n4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy\ncountenance: because thou hadst a favour unto them.\n\n5 Thou art my King, O God: send help unto Jacob.\n\n6 Through thee will we overthrow our enemies: and in thy Name\nwill we tread them under, that rise up against us.\n\n7 For I will not trust in my bow: it is not my sword that shall\nhelp me;\n\n8 But it is thou that savest us from our enemies: and puttest\nthem to confusion that hate us.\n\n9 We make our boast of God all day long: and will praise thy Name\nfor ever.\n\n10 But now thou art far off, and puttest us to confusion: and\ngoest not forth with our armies.\n\n11 Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our enemies: so that they\nwhich hate us spoil our goods.\n\n12 Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep: and hast scattered us\namong the heathen.\n\n13 Thou sellest thy people for nought: and takest no money for them.\n\n14 Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbours: to be laughed\nto scorn, and had in derision of them that are round about us.\n\n15 Thou makest us to be a by-word among the heathen: and that the\npeople shake their heads at us.\n\n16 My confusion is daily before me: and the shame of my face hath\ncovered me;\n\n17 For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer: for the enemy\nand avenger.\n\n18 And though all this be come upon us, yet do we not forget thee:\nnor behave ourselves frowardly in thy covenant.\n\n19 Our heart is not turned back: neither our steps gone out of thy\nway;\n\n20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into the place of dragons:\nand covered us with the shadow of death.\n\n21 If we have forgotten the Name of our God, and holden up our\nhands to any strange god: shall not God search it out? for he\nknoweth the very secrets of the heart.\n\n22 For thy sake also are we killed all the day long: and are counted\nas sheep appointed to be slain.\n\n23 Up, Lord, why sleepest thou: awake, and be not absent from us\nfor ever.\n\n24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face: and forgettest our misery and\ntrouble?\n\n25 For our soul is brought low, even unto the dust: our belly\ncleaveth unto the ground.\n\n26 Arise, and help us: and deliver us for thy mercy's sake.\n\nPSALM 45. _Eructavit cor meum_.\n\nMy heart is inditing of a good matter: I speak of the things which\nI have made unto the\n\n2 My tongue is the pen: of a ready writer.\n\n3 Thou art fairer than the children of men: full of grace are thy\nlips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.\n\n4 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most Mighty:\naccording to thy worship and renown.\n\n5 Good luck have thou with thine honour: ride on, because of the\nword of truth, of meekness, and righteousness; and thy right hand\nshall teach thee terrible things.\n\n6 Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people shall be subdued unto\nthee: even in the midst among the King's enemies.\n\n7 Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom\nis a right sceptre.\n\n8 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: wherefore God,\neven thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy\nfellows.\n\n9 All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia: out of the\nivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.\n\n10 Kings daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right\nhand did stand the queen in a vesture of gold, wrought about with\ndivers colours.\n\n11 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, incline thine ear: forget\nalso thine own people, and thy father's house.\n\n12 So shall the King have pleasure in thy beauty: for he is thy\nLord God, and worship thou him.\n\n13 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift: like as\nthe rich also among the people shall make their supplication before\nthee.\n\n14 The King's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of\nwrought gold.\n\n15 She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needle-work:\nthe virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall\nbe brought unto thee.\n\n16 With joy and gladness shall they be brought: and shall enter\ninto the King's palace.\n\n17 Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children: whom thou\nmayest make princes in all lands.\n\n18 I will remember thy Name from one generation to another:\ntherefore shall the people give thanks unto thee, world without end.\n\nPSALM 46. _Deus noster refugium_.\n\nGod is our hope and strength: a very present help in trouble.\n\n2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved: and though\nthe hills be carried into the midst of the sea;\n\n3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell: and though the mountains\nshake at the tempest of the same.\n\n4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God:\nthe holy place of the tabernacle of the most Highest.\n\n5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed:\nGod shall help her, and that right early.\n\n6 The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms are moved: but God\nhath shewed his voice, and the earth shall melt away.\n\n7 The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge.\n\n8 O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord: what destruction\nhe hath brought upon the earth.\n\n9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world: he breaketh the bow,\nand knappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the\nfire.\n\n10 Be still then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among\nthe heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.\n\n11 The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge.\n\nDAY 9 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 47. _Omnes gentes, plaudite_.\n\nO clap your hands together, all ye people: O sing unto God with\nthe voice of melody. 2 For the Lord is high, and to be feared: he\nis the great King upon all the earth.\n\n3 He shall subdue the people under us: and the nations under our\nfeet.\n\n4 He shall choose out an heritage for us: even the worship of\nJacob, whom he loved.\n\n5 God is gone up with a merry noise: and the Lord with the sound\nof the trump.\n\n6 O sing praises, sing praises unto our God: O sing praises, sing\npraises unto our King.\n\n7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with\nunderstanding.\n\n8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon his holy seat.\n\n9 The princes of the people are joined unto the people of the God\nof Abraham: for God, which is very high exalted, doth defend the\nearth, as it were with a shield.\n\nPSALM 48. _Magnus Dominus_.\n\nGreat is the Lord, and highly to be praised: in the city of our\nGod, even upon his holy hill.\n\n2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth:\nupon the north-side lieth the city of the great King; God is well\nknown in her palaces as a sure refuge.\n\n3 For lo, the kings of the earth: are gathered, and gone by together.\n\n4 They marvelled to see such things: they were astonished, and\nsuddenly cast down.\n\n5 Fear came there upon them, and sorrow: as upon a woman in her\ntravail.\n\n6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea: through the east-wind.\n\n7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord\nof hosts, in the city of our God: God upholdeth the same for ever.\n\n8 We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God: in the midst of thy temple.\n\n9 O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world's\nend: thy right hand is full of righteousness.\n\n10 Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of Judah be glad:\nbecause of thy judgements.\n\n11 Walk about Sion, and go round about her: and tell the towers\nthereof.\n\n12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses: that ye may tell\nthem that come after.\n\n13 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he shall be our guide\nunto death.\n\nPSALM 49. _Audite haec, omnes_.\n\nO hear ye this, all ye people: ponder it with your ears, all ye\nthat dwell in the world;\n\n2 High and low, rich and poor: one with another.\n\n3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom: and my heart shall muse of\nunderstanding.\n\n4 I will incline mine ear to the parable: and shew my dark speech\nupon the harp.\n\n5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of wickedness: and when the\nwickedness of my heels compasseth me round about?\n\n6 There be some that put their trust in their goods: and boast\nthemselves in the multitude of their riches.\n\n7 But no man may deliver his brother: nor make agreement unto God\nfor him;\n\n8 For it cost more to redeem their souls: so that he must let that\nalone for ever;\n\n9 Yea, though he live long: and see not the grave.\n\n10 For he seeth that wise men also die, and perish together: as\nwell as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for other.\n\n11 And yet they think that their houses shall continue for ever:\nand that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to\nanother; and call the lands after their own names.\n\n12 Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour: seeing he may be\ncompared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them.\n\n13 This is their foolishness: and their posterity praise their\nsaying.\n\n14 They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and\nthe righteous shall have domination over them in the morning: their\nbeauty shall consume in the sepulchre out of their dwelling.\n\n15 But God hath delivered my soul from the place of hell: for he\nshall receive me.\n\n16 Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich: or if the glory of\nhis house be increased;\n\n17 For he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth: neither\nshall his pomp follow him.\n\n18 For while he lived, he counted himself an happy man: and so\nlong as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.\n\n19 He shall follow the generation of his fathers: and shall never\nsee light.\n\n20 Man being in honour hath no understanding: but is compared unto\nthe beasts that perish.\n\nDAY 10 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 50. _Deus deorum_.\n\nThe Lord, even the most mighty God, hath spoken: and called the\nworld, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down thereof.\n\n2 Out of Sion hath God appeared: in perfect beauty.\n\n3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: there shall go\nbefore him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred\nup round about him.\n\n4 He shall call the heaven from above: and the earth, that he may\njudge his people.\n\n5 Gather my saints together unto me: those that have made a\ncovenant with me with sacrifice.\n\n6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is Judge\nhimself.\n\n7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak: I myself will testify\nagainst thee, O Israel; for I am God, even thy God.\n\n8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, or for thy\nburnt-offerings: because they were not alway before me.\n\n9 I will take no bullock out of thine house: nor he-goat out of\nthy folds.\n\n10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine: and so are the cattle\nupon a thousand hills.\n\n11 I know all the fowls upon the mountains: and the wild beasts\nof the field are in my sight.\n\n12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole world is\nmine, and all that is therein.\n\n13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls flesh: and drink the blood\nof goats?\n\n14 Offer unto God thanksgiving: and pay thy vows unto the most\nHighest.\n\n15 And call upon me in the time of trouble: so will I hear thee,\nand thou shalt praise me.\n\n16 But unto the ungodly said God: Why dost thou preach my laws,\nand takest my covenant in thy mouth;\n\n17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed: and hast cast my words\nbehind thee?\n\n18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst unto him: and hast\nbeen partaker with the adulterers.\n\n19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness: and with thy tongue\nthou hast set forth deceit.\n\n20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy brother: yea, and hast\nslandered thine own mother's son.\n\n21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou\nthoughtest wickedly, that I am even such a one as thyself: but\nI will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast\ndone.\n\n22 O consider this, ye that forget God: lest I pluck you away, and\nthere be none to deliver you.\n\n23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me: and to him\nthat ordereth his conversation right will I shew the salvation of\nGod.\n\nPSALM 51. _Miserere mei, Deus_.\n\nHave mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness: according to\nthe multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.\n\n2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin.\n\n3 For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me.\n\n4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:\nthat thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou\nart judged.\n\n5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother\nconceived me.\n\n6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make\nme to understand wisdom secretly.\n\n7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt\nwash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.\n\n8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which\nthou hast broken may rejoice.\n\n9 Turn thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds.\n\n10 Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.\n\n11 Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy\nSpirit from me.\n\n12 O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with\nthy free Spirit.\n\n13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall\nbe converted unto thee.\n\n14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God\nof my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.\n\n15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew thy\npraise.\n\n16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but\nthou delightest not in burnt-offerings.\n\n17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite\nheart, O God, shalt thou not despise.\n\n18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of\nJerusalem.\n\n19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness,\nwith the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young\nbullocks upon thine altar.\n\nPSALM 52. _Quid gloriaris?_\n\nWhy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant: that thou canst do mischief;\n\n2 Whereas the goodness of God: endureth yet daily?\n\n3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness: and with lies thou cuttest like\na sharp rasor.\n\n4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than goodness: and to talk\nof lies more than righteousness.\n\n5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt: O thou false\ntongue.\n\n6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever: he shall take thee,\nand pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land\nof the living.\n\n7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear: and shall laugh him\nto scorn;\n\n8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength: but\ntrusted unto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himself\nin his wickedness.\n\n9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: my\ntrust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.\n\n10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done:\nand I will hope in thy Name, for thy saints like it well.\n\nDAY 10 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 53. _Dixit insipiens_.\n\nThe foolish body hath said in his heart: There is no God.\n\n2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness:\nthere is none that doeth good.\n\n3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to see if\nthere were any that would understand, and seek after God.\n\n4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become\nabominable: there is also none that doeth good, no not one.\n\n5 Are not they without understanding, that work wickedness: eating\nup my people as if they would eat bread? they have not called upon\nGod.\n\n6 They were afraid where no fear was: for God hath broken the bones\nof him that besieged thee; thou hast put them to confusion, because\nGod hath despised them.\n\n7 O that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion: O that\nthe Lord would deliver his people out of captivity!\n\n8 Then should Jacob rejoice: and Israel should be right glad.\n\nPSALM 54. _Deus, in Nomine_.\n\nSave me, O God, for thy Name's sake: and avenge me in thy strength.\n\n2 Hear my prayer, O God: and hearken unto the words of my mouth.\n\n3 For strangers are risen up against me: and tyrants, which have\nnot God before their eyes, seek after my soul.\n\n4 Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my\nsoul.\n\n5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy\ntruth.\n\n6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name,\nO Lord: because it is so comfortable.\n\n7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble: and mine eye hath\nseen his desire upon mine enemies.\n\nPSALM 55. _Exaudi, Deus_.\n\nHear my prayer, O God: and hide not thyself from my petition.\n\n2 Take heed unto me, and hear me: how I mourn in my prayer, and am\nvexed.\n\n3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast: for they\nare minded to do me some mischief; so maliciously are they set\nagainst me.\n\n4 My heart is disquieted within me: and the fear of death is fallen\nupon me.\n\n5 Tearfulness and trembling are come upon me: and an horrible dread\nhath overwhelmed me.\n\n6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove: for then would I flee\naway, and be at rest.\n\n7 Lo, then would I get me away far off: and remain in the wilderness.\n\n8 I would make haste to escape: because of the stormy wind and tempest.\n\n9 Destroy their tongues, O Lord, and divide them: for I have spied\nunrighteousness and strife in the city.\n\n10 Day and night they go about within the walls thereof: mischief\nalso and sorrow are in the midst of it.\n\n11 Wickedness is therein: deceit and guile go not out of her streets.\n\n12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath done me this dishonour:\nfor then I could have borne it.\n\n13 Neither was it mine adversary, that did magnify himself against\nme: for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him.\n\n14 But it was even thou, my companion: my guide, and mine own\nfamiliar friend.\n\n15 We took sweet counsel together: and walked in the house of God\nas friends.\n\n16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick\ninto hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.\n\n17 As for me, I will call upon God: and the Lord shall save me.\n\n18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and\nthat instantly: and he shall hear my voice.\n\n19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle\nthat was against me: for there were many with me.\n\n20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, shall hear me, and bring\nthem down: for they will not turn, nor fear God.\n\n21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him: and he\nbrake his covenant.\n\n22 The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in\nhis heart: his words were smoother than oil, and yet be they very\nswords.\n\n23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee: and\nshall not suffer the righteous to fall for ever.\n\n24 And as for them: thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of\ndestruction.\n\n25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half\ntheir days: nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O Lord.\n\nDAY 11 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 56. _Miserere met, Deus_.\n\nBe merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about to devour me: he is\ndaily fighting, and troubling me.\n\n2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up: for they be\nmany that fight against me, thou most Highest.\n\n3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid: yet put I my trust in\nthee.\n\n4 I will praise God, because of his word: I have put my trust in\nGod, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.\n\n5 They daily mistake my words: all that they imagine is to do me\nevil.\n\n6 They hold all together, and keep themselves close: and mark my\nsteps, when they lay wait for my soul.\n\n7 Shall they escape for their wickedness: thou, O God, in thy\ndispleasure shalt cast them down.\n\n8 Thou tellest my Sittings; put my tears into thy bottle: are not\nthese things noted in thy book?\n\n9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to\nflight: this I know; for God is on my side.\n\n10 In God's word will I rejoice: in the Lord's word will I comfort\nme.\n\n11 Yea, in God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man\ncan do unto me.\n\n12 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows: unto thee will I give\nthanks.\n\n13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from\nfalling: that I may walk before God in the light of the living.\n\nPSALM 57. _Miserere mei, Deus_.\n\nBe merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul\ntrusteth in thee: and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my\nrefuge, until this tyranny be over-past.\n\n2 I will call unto the most high God: even unto the God that shall\nperform the cause which I have in hand.\n\n3 He shall send from heaven: and save me from the reproof of him\nthat would eat me up.\n\n4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth: my soul is among lions.\n\n5 And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire:\nwhose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.\n\n6 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above\nall the earth.\n\n7 They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they\nhave digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it\nthemselves.\n\n8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, and\ngive praise.\n\n9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I myself will awake\nright early.\n\n10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: and I\nwill sing unto thee among the nations.\n\n11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens: and\nthy truth unto the clouds.\n\n12 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above\nall the earth.\n\nPSALM 58. _Si vere utique_.\n\nAre your minds set upon righteousness, O ye congregation: and do\nye judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men?\n\n2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart upon the earth: and your\nhands deal with wickedness.\n\n3 The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb: as soon\nas they are born, they go astray, and speak lies.\n\n4 They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent: even like the\ndeaf adder that stoppeth her ears;\n\n5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer: charm he never\nso wisely.\n\n6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; smite the jaw-bones\nof the lions, O Lord: let them fall away like water that runneth\napace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out.\n\n7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely\nfruit of a woman: and let them not see the sun.\n\n8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns: so let indignation\nvex him, even as a thing that is raw.\n\n9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall\nwash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly.\n\n10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the\nrighteous: doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth.\n\nDAY 11 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 59._ Eripe me de inimicis_.\n\nDeliver me from mine enemies, O God: defend me from them that rise\nup against me.\n\n2 O deliver me from the wicked doers: and save me from the\nblood-thirsty men.\n\n3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soul: the mighty men are gathered\nagainst me, without any offence or fault of me, O Lord.\n\n4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: arise thou\ntherefore to help me, and behold.\n\n5 Stand up, O Lord God of hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit all\nthe heathen: and be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious\nwickedness.\n\n6 They go to and fro in the evening: they grin like a dog, and run\nabout through the city.\n\n7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are in their\nlips: for who doth hear?\n\n8 But thou, O Lord, shalt have them in derision: and thou shalt\nlaugh all the heathen to scorn.\n\n9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee: for thou art the God of my\nrefuge.\n\n10 God sheweth me his goodness plenteously: and God shall let me\nsee my desire upon mine enemies.\n\n11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it: but scatter them abroad\namong the people, and put them down, O Lord, our defence.\n\n12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips,\nthey shall be taken in their pride: and why? their preaching is\nof cursing and lies.\n\n13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish:\nand know that it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of\nthe world.\n\n14 And in the evening they will return: grin like a dog, and will\ngo about the city.\n\n15 They will run here and there for meat: and grudge if they be\nnot satisfied.\n\n16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and will praise thy mercy\nbetimes in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge\nin the day of my trouble.\n\n17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for thou, O God, art my\nrefuge, and my merciful God.\n\nPSALM 60. _Deus, repulisti nos_.\n\nO God, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us abroad: thou hast\nalso been displeased; O turn thee unto us again.\n\n2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided it: heal the sores thereof,\nfor it shaketh.\n\n3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy things: thou hast given us a\ndrink of deadly wine.\n\n4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee: that they may\ntriumph because of the truth.\n\n5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered: help me with thy right\nhand, and hear me.\n\n6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will rejoice, and divide\nSichem: and mete out the valley of Succoth.\n\n7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the\nstrength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;\n\n8 Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia,\nbe thou glad of me.\n\n9 Who will lead me into the strong city: who will bring me into\nEdom?\n\n10 Hast not thou cast us out, O God: wilt not thou, O God, go out\nwith our hosts?\n\n11 O be thou our help in trouble: for vain is the help of man.\n\n12 Through God will we do great acts: for it is he that shall\ntread down our enemies.\n\nPSALM 61. _Exaudi, Deus_.\n\nHear my crying, O God: give ear unto my prayer.\n\n2 From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee: when my heart\nis in heaviness.\n\n3 O set me up upon the rock that is higher than I: for thou hast\nbeen my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy.\n\n4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: and my trust shall be\nunder the covering of thy wings.\n\n5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires: and hast given an\nheritage unto those that fear thy Name.\n\n6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life: that his years may endure\nthroughout all generations.\n\n7 He shall dwell before God for ever: O prepare thy loving mercy\nand faithfulness, that they may preserve him.\n\n8 So will I always sing praise unto thy Name: that I may daily\nperform my vows.\n\nDAY 12 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 62. _Nonne Deo?_\n\nMy soul truly waiteth still upon God: for of him cometh my salvation.\n\n2 He verily is my strength and my salvation: he is my defence, so\nthat I shall not greatly fall.\n\n3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every man: ye shall be\nslain all the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be,\nand like a broken hedge.\n\n4 Their device is only how to put him out whom God will exalt:\ntheir delight is in lies; they give good words with their mouth,\nbut curse with their heart.\n\n5 Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon God: for my hope is\nin him.\n\n6 He truly is my strength and my salvation: he is my defence, so\nthat I shall not fall.\n\n7 In God is my health, and my glory: the rock of my might, and in\nGod is my trust.\n\n8 O put your trust in him alway, ye people: pour out your hearts\nbefore him, for God is our hope.\n\n9 As for the children of men, they are but vanity: the children of\nmen are deceitful upon the weights, they are altogether lighter\nthan vanity itself.\n\n10 O trust not in wrong and robbery, give not yourselves unto\nvanity: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.\n\n11 God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same: that power\nbelongeth unto God;\n\n1 2 And that thou, Lord, art merciful: for thou rewardest every\nman according to his work.\n\nPSALM 63. _Deus, Deus meus_.\n\nO God, thou art my God: early will I seek thee.\n\n2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee: in\na barren and dry land where no water is.\n\n3 Thus have I looked for thee in holiness: that I might behold thy\npower and glory.\n\n4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself: my lips\nshall praise thee.\n\n5 As long as I live will I magnify thee on this manner: and lift up\nmy hands in thy Name.\n\n6 My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and\nfatness: when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.\n\n7 Have I not remembered thee in my bed: and thought upon thee when\nI was waking?\n\n8 Because thou hast been my helper: therefore under the shadow of\nthy wings will I rejoice.\n\n9 My soul hangeth upon thee: thy right hand hath upholden me.\n\n10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul: they shall go under\nthe earth.\n\n11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword: that they may be a\nportion for foxes.\n\n12 But the King shall rejoice in God; all they also that swear by\nhim shall be commended: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall\nbe stopped.\n\nPSALM 64. _Exaudi, Deus_.\n\nHear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of\nthe enemy.\n\n2 Hide me from the gathering together of the froward: and from the\ninsurrection of wicked doers;\n\n3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword: and shoot out their\narrows, even bitter words;\n\n4 That they may privily shoot at him that is perfect: suddenly do\nthey hit him, and fear not.\n\n5 They encourage themselves in mischief: and commune among\nthemselves how they may lay snares, and say that no man shall see\nthem.\n\n6 They imagine wickedness, and practise it: that they keep secret\namong themselves, every man in the deep of his heart.\n\n7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a swift arrow: that\nthey shall be wounded.\n\n8 Yea, their own tongues shall make them fall: insomuch that whoso\nseeth them shall laugh them to scorn.\n\n9 And all men that see it shall say, This hath God done: for they\nshall perceive that it is his work.\n\n10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and put his trust in\nhim: and all they that are true of heart shall be glad.\n\nDAY 12 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 65. _Te decet hymnus_.\n\nThou, O God, art praised in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be\nperformed in Jerusalem.\n\n2 Thou that hearest the prayer: unto thee shall all flesh come.\n\n3 My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou merciful unto our sins.\n\n4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee:\nhe shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the\npleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple.\n\n5 Thou shalt shew us wonderful things in thy righteousness, O God\nof our salvation: thou that art the hope of all the ends of the\nearth, and of them that remain in the broad sea.\n\n6 Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains: and is girded\nabout with power.\n\n7 Who stilleth the raging of the sea: and the noise of his waves,\nand the madness of the people.\n\n8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall\nbe afraid at thy tokens: thou that makest the outgoings of the\nmorning and evening to praise thee.\n\n9 Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it: thou makest it very\nplenteous.\n\n10 The river of God is full of water: thou preparest their corn,\nfor so thou providest for the earth.\n\n11 Thou waterest her furrows, thou sendest rain into the little\nvalleys thereof: thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and\nblessest the increase of it.\n\n12 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness: and thy clouds drop\nfatness.\n\n13 They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness: and the\nlittle hills shall rejoice on every side.\n\n14 The folds shall be full of sheep: the valleys also shall stand\nso thick with corn, that they shall laugh and sing.\n\nPSALM 66. _Jubilate Deo_.\n\nO be joyful in God, all ye lands: sing praises unto the honour of\nhis Name, make his praise to be glorious.\n\n2 Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works: through the\ngreatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee.\n\n3 For all the world shall worship thee: sing of thee, and praise\nthy Name.\n\n4 O come hither, and behold the works of God: how wonderful he is\nin his doing toward the children of men.\n\n5 He turned the sea into dry land: so that they went through the\nwater on foot; there did we rejoice thereof.\n\n6 He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the people:\nand such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves.\n\n7 O praise our God, ye people: and make the voice of his praise\nto be heard;\n\n8 Who holdeth our soul in life: and suffereth not our feet to\nslip.\n\n9 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou also hast tried us, like\nas silver is tried.\n\n10 Thou broughtest us into the snare: and laidest trouble upon our\nloins.\n\n11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads: we went through\nfire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.\n\n12 I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings: and will pay\nthee my vows, which I promised with my lips, and spake with my\nmouth, when I was in trouble.\n\n13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the incense\nof rams: I will offer bullocks and goats.\n\n14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God: and I will\ntell you what he hath done for my soul.\n\n151 called unto him with my mouth: and gave him praises with my\ntongue.\n\n16 If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart: the Lord will not\nhear me.\n\n17 But God hath heard me: and considered the voice of my prayer.\n\n18 Praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer: nor turned\nhis mercy from me.\n\nPSALM 67. _Deus misereatur_.\n\nGod be merciful unto us, and bless us: and shew us the light of\nhis countenance, and be merciful unto us:\n\n2 That thy way may be known upon earth: thy saving health among\nall nations.\n\n3 Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise\nthee.\n\n4 O let the nations rejoice and be glad: for thou shalt judge the\nfolk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.\n\n5 Let the people praise thee, O God: let all the people praise thee.\n\n6 Then shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, even our\nown God, shall give us his blessing.\n\n7 God shall bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him.\n\nDAY 13 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 68. _Exsurgat Deus_.\n\nLet God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: let them also\nthat hate him flee before him.\n\n2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away: and\nlike as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at the\npresence of God.\n\n3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God: let them\nalso be merry and joyful.\n\n4 O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name: magnify him\nthat rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon an horse; praise\nhim in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him.\n\n5 He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the\nwidows: even God in his holy habitation.\n\n6 He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in an house, and\nbringeth the prisoners out of captivity: but letteth the runagates\ncontinue in scarceness.\n\n7 O God, when thou wentest forth before the people: when thou\nwentest through the wilderness;\n\n8 The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God:\neven as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, who is the God\nof Israel.\n\n9 Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance: and\nrefreshedst it when it was weary.\n\n10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein: for thou, O God, hast of\nthy goodness prepared for the poor.\n\n11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers.\n\n12 Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited: and\nthey of the household divided the spoil.\n\n13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings\nof a dove: that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like\ngold.\n\n14 When the Almighty scattered kings for their sake: then were they\nas white as snow in Salmon.\n\n15 As the hill of Basan, so is God's hill: even an high hill, as\nthe hill of Basan.\n\n16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills? this is God's hill, in the which\nit pleaseth him to dwell: yea, the Lord will abide in it for ever.\n\n17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of\nangels: and the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.\n\n18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, and\nreceived gifts for men: yea, even for thine enemies, that the Lord\nGod might dwell among them.\n\n19 Praised be the Lord daily: even the God who helpeth us, and\npoureth his benefits upon us.\n\n20 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is\nthe Lord, by whom we escape death.\n\n21 God shall wound the head of his enemies: and the hairy scalp of\nsuch a one as goeth on still in his wickedness.\n\n22 The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from\nBasan: mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime from the deep\nof the sea.\n\n23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies: and\nthat the tongue of thy dogs may be red through the same.\n\n24 It is well seen, O God, how thou goest: how thou, my God and\nKing, goest in the sanctuary.\n\n25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow after: in the midst\nare the damsels playing with the timbrels.\n\n26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in the congregations:\nfrom the ground of the heart.\n\n27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of Judah\ntheir counsel: the princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali.\n\n28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee: stablish the thing,\nO God, that thou hast wrought in us,\n\n29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem: so shall kings bring presents\nunto thee.\n\n30 When the company of the spear-men and multitude of the mighty\nare scattered abroad among the beasts of the people, so that they\nhumbly bring pieces of silver: and when he hath scattered the\npeople that delight in war;\n\n31 Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: the Morians land shall\nsoon stretch out her hands unto God.\n\n32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto\nthe Lord;\n\n33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning: lo, he\ndoth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice.\n\n34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel: his worship and\nstrength is in the clouds.\n\n35 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: even the God of\nIsrael, he will give strength and power unto his people; blessed\nbe God.\n\nDAY 13 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 69. _Salvum me fac_.\n\nSave me, O God: for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.\n\n2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground is: I am come\ninto deep waters, so that the floods run over me.\n\n3 I am weary of crying; my throat is dry: my sight faileth me for\nwaiting so long upon my God.\n\n4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my\nhead: they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless,\nare mighty.\n\n5 I paid them the things that I never took: God, thou knowest my\nsimpleness, and my faults are not hid from thee.\n\n6 Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed\nfor my cause: let not those that seek thee be confounded through\nme, O Lord God of Israel.\n\n7 And why? for thy sake have I suffered reproof: shame hath covered\nmy face.\n\n8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren: even an alien unto my\nmother's children.\n\n9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me: and the rebukes\nof them that rebuked thee are fallen upon me.\n\n10 I wept, and chastened myself with fasting: and that was turned\nto my reproof.\n\n11 I put on sackcloth also: and they jested upon me.\n\n12 They that sit in the gate speak against me: and the drunkards\nmake songs upon me.\n\n13 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee: in an acceptable time.\n\n14 Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy: even in the\ntruth of thy salvation.\n\n15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not: O let me be delivered\nfrom them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.\n\n16 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow\nme up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.\n\n17 Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is comfortable: turn\nthee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies.\n\n18 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble:\nO haste thee, and hear me.\n\n19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it: O deliver me, because of\nmine enemies.\n\n20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and my dishonour: mine\nadversaries are all in thy sight.\n\n21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of heaviness: I\nlooked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither\nfound I any to comfort me.\n\n22 They gave me gall to eat: and when I was thirsty they gave me\nvinegar to drink.\n\n23 Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal: and\nlet the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them\nan occasion of falling.\n\n24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not: and ever bow thou\ndown their backs.\n\n25 Pour out thine indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful\ndispleasure take hold of them.\n\n26 Let their habitation be void: and no man to dwell in their tents.\n\n27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten: and they talk\nhow they may vex them whom thou hast wounded.\n\n28 Let them fall from one wickedness to another: and riot come\ninto thy righteousness.\n\n29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living: and not be\nwritten among the righteous.\n\n30 As for me, when I am poor and in heaviness: thy help, O God,\nshall lift me up.\n\n31 I will praise the Name of God with a song: and magnify it with\nthanksgiving.\n\n32 This also shall please the Lord: better than a bullock that\nhath horns and hoofs.\n\n33 The humble shall consider this, and be glad: seek ye after God,\nand your soul shall live.\n\n34 For the Lord heareth the poor: and despiseth not his prisoners.\n\n35 Let heaven and earth praise him: the sea, and all that moveth\ntherein.\n\n36 For God will save Sion, and build the cities of Judah: that men\nmay dwell there, and have it in possession.\n\n37 The posterity also of his servants shall inherit it: and they\nthat love his Name shall dwell therein.\n\nPSALM 70. _Deus, in adjutorium_.\n\nHaste thee, O God, to deliver me: make haste to help me, O Lord.\n\n2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let\nthem be turned back ward and put to confusion that wish me evil.\n\n3 Let them for their reward be soon brought to shame: that cry over\nme, There, there.\n\n4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee: and\nlet all such as delight in thy salvation say alway, The Lord be\npraised.\n\n5 As for me, I am poor and in misery: haste thee unto me, O God.\n\n6 Thou art my helper and my redeemer: O Lord, make no long tarrying.\n\nDAY 14 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 71. _In te, Domine, speravi_.\n\nIn thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be put to\nconfusion: but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness, incline\nthine ear unto me, and save me.\n\n2 Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast\npromised to help me, for thou art my house of defence and my castle.\n\n3 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly: out of the\nhand of the unrighteous and cruel man.\n\n4 For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my\nhope, even from my youth.\n\n5 Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born: thou\nart he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise shall be\nalways of thee.\n\n6 I am become as it were a monster unto many: but my sure trust is\nin thee.\n\n7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise: that I may sing of thy\nglory and honour all the day long.\n\n8 Cast me not away in the time of age: forsake me not when my\nstrength faileth me.\n\n9 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay wait for my\nsoul take their counsel together, saying: God hath forsaken him;\npersecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliver him.\n\n10 Go not far from me, O God: my God, haste thee to help me.\n\n11 Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul: let\nthem be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.\n\n12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway: and will praise thee\nmore and more.\n\n13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation:\nfor I know no end thereof.\n\n14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord God: and will make\nmention of thy righteousness only.\n\n15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now: therefore\nwill I tell of thy wondrous works.\n\n16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed:\nuntil I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy\npower to all them that are yet for to come.\n\n17 Thy righteousness, O God, is very high: and great things are\nthey that thou hast done; O God, who is like unto thee?\n\n18 O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me, and\nyet didst thou turn and refresh me: yea, and broughtest me from the\ndeep of the earth again.\n\n19 Thou hast brought me to great honour: and comforted me on every\nside.\n\n20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, O God,\nplaying upon an instrument of music: unto thee will I sing upon\nthe harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.\n\n21 My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee: and so will my soul\nwhom thou hast delivered.\n\n22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long:\nfor they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me\nevil.\n\nPSALM 72. _Deus, judicium_.\n\nGive the King thy judgements, O God: and thy righteousness unto\nthe King's son.\n\n2 Then shall he judge thy people according unto right: and defend\nthe poor.\n\n3 The mountains also shall bring peace: and the little hills\nrighteousness unto the people.\n\n4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right; defend the children\nof the poor, and punish the wrong-doer.\n\n5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and moon endureth: from\none generation to another.\n\n6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool: even as\nthe drops that water the earth.\n\n7 In his time shall the righteous flourish: yea, and abundance of\npeace, so long as the moon endureth.\n\n8 His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other: and\nfrom the flood unto the world's end.\n\n9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him: his\nenemies shall lick the dust.\n\n10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give presents: the\nkings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts.\n\n11 All kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall do him\nservice.\n\n12 For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth: the needy also,\nand him that hath no helper.\n\n13 He shall be favourable to the simple and needy: and shall\npreserve the souls of the poor.\n\n14 He shall deliver their souls from falsehood and wrong: and dear\nshall their blood be in his sight.\n\n15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold of\nArabia: prayer shall be made ever unto him, and daily shall he\nbe praised.\n\n16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high upon the\nhills: his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in\nthe city like grass upon the earth.\n\n17 His Name shall endure for ever, his Name shall remain under\nthe sun among the posterities: which shall be blessed through him,\nand all the heathen shall praise him.\n\n18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel: which only\ndoeth wondrous things;\n\n19 And blessed be the Name of his majesty for ever: and all the\nearth shall be filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen.\n\nDAY 14 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 73. _Quam bonus Israel!_\n\nTruly God is loving unto Israel: even unto such as are of a clean\nheart.\n\n2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone: my treadings had\nwell-nigh slipt.\n\n3 And why? I was grieved at the wicked: I do also see the ungodly\nin such prosperity.\n\n4 For they are in no peril of death: but are lusty and strong.\n\n5 They come in no misfortune like other folk: neither are they\nplagued like other men.\n\n6 And this is the cause that they are so holden with pride: and\noverwhelmed with cruelty.\n\n7 Their eyes swell with fatness: and they do even what they lust.\n\n8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked blasphemy: their talking\nis against the most High.\n\n9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the heaven: and their\ntongue goeth through the world.\n\n10 Therefore fall the people unto them: and thereout suck they no\nsmall advantage.\n\n11 Tush, say they, how should God perceive it: is there knowledge\nin the most High?\n\n12 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world, and\nthese have riches in possession: and I said, Then have I cleansed\nmy heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.\n\n13 All the day long have I been punished: and chastened every\nmorning.\n\n14 Yea, and I had almost said even as they: but lo, then I should\nhave condemned the gene ration of thy children.\n\n15 Then thought I to understand this: but it was too hard for me,\n\n16 Until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I the\nend of these men;\n\n17 Namely, how thou dost set them in slippery places: and castest\nthem down, and destroyest them.\n\n18 O how suddenly do they consume: perish, and come to a fearful\nend!\n\n19 Yea, even like as a dream when one awaketh: so shalt thou make\ntheir image to vanish out of the city.\n\n20 Thus my heart was grieved: and it went even through my reins.\n\n21 So foolish was I, and ignorant: even as it were a beast before\nthee.\n\n22 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee: for thou hast holden me by\nmy right hand.\n\n23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel: and after that receive\nme with glory.\n\n24 Whom have I in heaven but thee: and there is none upon earth\nthat I desire in comparison of thee.\n\n25 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my\nheart, and my portion for ever.\n\n26 For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed\nall them that commit fornication against thee.\n\n27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust\nin the Lord God: and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the\ndaughter of Sion.\n\nPSALM 74. _Ut quid, Deus?_\n\nO God, wherefore art thou absent from us so long: why is thy wrath\nso hot against the sheep of thy pasture?\n\n2 O think upon thy congregation: whom thou hast purchased and\nredeemed of old.\n\n3 Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance: and Mount Sion, wherein\nthou hast dwelt.\n\n4 Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy every enemy:\nwhich hath done evil in thy sanctuary.\n\n5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy congregations: and\nset up their banners for tokens.\n\n6 He that hewed timber afore out of the thick trees: was known to\nbring it to an excellent work.\n\n7 But now they break down all the carved work thereof: with axes\nand hammers.\n\n8 They have set fire upon thy holy places: and have defiled the\ndwelling-place of thy Name, even unto the ground.\n\n9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make havock of them\naltogether: thus have they burnt up all the houses of God in the\nland.\n\n10 We see not our tokens, there is not one prophet more: no, not\none is there among us, that understandeth any more.\n\n11 O God, how long shall the adversary do this dishonour: how long\nshall the enemy blaspheme thy Name, for ever?\n\n12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand: why pluckest thou not thy right\nhand out of thy bosom to consume the enemy?\n\n13 For God is my King of old: the help that is done upon earth he\ndoeth it himself.\n\n14 Thou didst divide the sea through thy power: thou brakest the\nheads of the dragons in the waters.\n\n15 Thou smotest the heads of leviathan in pieces: and gavest him\nto be meat for the people in the wilderness.\n\n16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the hard rocks:\nthou driedst up mighty waters.\n\n17 The day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast prepared\nthe light and the sun.\n\n18 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer\nand winter.\n\n19 Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy hath rebuked: and how the\nfoolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.\n\n20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the multitude of\nthe enemies: and forget not the congregation of the poor for ever,\n\n21 Look upon the covenant: for all the earth is full of darkness\nand cruel habitations.\n\n22 O let not the simple go away ashamed: but let the poor and needy\ngive praise unto thy Name.\n\n23 Arise, O God, maintain thine own cause: remember how the foolish\nman blasphemeth thee daily.\n\n24 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the presumption of them\nthat hate thee increaseth ever more and more.\n\nDAY 15 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 75. _Confitebimur tibi_.\n\nUnto thee, O God, do we give thanks: yea, unto thee do we give\nthanks.\n\n2 Thy Name also is so nigh: and that do thy wondrous works declare.\n\n3 When I receive the congregation: I shall judge according unto\nright.\n\n4 The earth is weak, and all the inhabiters thereof: I bear up the\npillars of it.\n\n5 I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly: and to the ungodly, Set\nnot up your horn.\n\n6 Set not up your horn on high: and speak not with a stiff neck.\n\n7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west:\nnor yet from the south.\n\n8 And why? God is the Judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up\nanother.\n\n9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red:\nit is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same.\n\n10 As for the dregs thereof: all the ungodly of the earth shall\ndrink them, and suck them out\n\n11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob: and praise him for ever.\n\n12 All the horns of the ungodly also will I break: and the horns\nof the righteous shall be exalted.\n\nPSALM 76. _Notus in Judaea_.\n\nIn Jewry is God known: his Name is great in Israel.\n\n2 At Salem is his tabernacle: and his dwelling in Sion.\n\n3 There brake he the arrows of the bow: the shield, the sword, and\nthe battle.\n\n4 Thou art of more honour and might: than the hills of the robbers.\n\n5 The proud are robbed, they have slept their sleep: and all the\nmen whose hands were mighty have found nothing.\n\n6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob: both the chariot and horse are\nfallen.\n\n7 Thou, even thou art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight\nwhen thou art angry?\n\n8 Thou didst cause thy judgement to be heard from heaven: the earth\ntrembled, and was still;\n\n9 When God arose to judgement: and to help all the meek upon earth.\n\n10 The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise: and the fierceness\nof them shalt thou refrain.\n\n11 Promise unto the Lord your God, and keep it, all ye that are\nround about him: bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.\n\n12 He shall refrain the spirit of princes: and is wonderful among\nthe kings of the earth.\n\nPSALM 77. _Voce mea ad Dominum_.\n\nI will cry unto God with my voice: even unto God will I cry with my\nvoice, and he shall hearken unto me.\n\n2 In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran and\nceased not in the night-season; my soul refused comfort.\n\n3 When I am in heaviness, I will think upon God: when my heart is\nvexed, I will complain.\n\n4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking: I am so feeble, that I cannot\nspeak.\n\n5 I have considered the days of old: and the years that are past.\n\n6 I call to remembrance my song: and in the night I commune with\nmine own heart, and search out my spirit.\n\n7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever: and will he be no more\nintreated?\n\n8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever: and is his promise come utterly\nto an end for evermore?\n\n9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious: and will he shut up his\nloving-kindness in displeasure?\n\n10 And I said, It is mine own infirmity: but I will remember the\nyears of the right hand of the most Highest.\n\n11 I will remember the works of the Lord: and call to mind thy\nwonders of old time.\n\n12 I will think also of all thy works: and my talking shall be of\nthy doings.\n\n13 Thy way, O God, is holy: who is so great a God as our God?\n\n14 Thou art the God that doeth wonders: and hast declared thy power\namong the people.\n\n15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people: even the sons of Jacob\nand Joseph.\n\n16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and were\nafraid: the depths also were troubled.\n\n17 The clouds poured out water, the air thundered: and thine arrows\nwent abroad.\n\n18 The voice of thy thunder was heard round about: the lightnings\nshone upon the ground; the earth was moved, and shook withal.\n\n19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the great waters: and\nthy footsteps are not known.\n\n20 Thou leddest thy people like sheep: by the hand of Moses and\nAaron.\n\nDAY 15 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 78. _Attendite, popule_.\n\nHear my law, O my people: incline your ears unto the words of my\nmouth.\n\n2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare hard sentences\nof old;\n\n3 Which we have heard and known: and such as our fathers have told\nus;\n\n4 That we should not hide them from the children of the generations\nto come: but to shew the honour of the Lord, his mighty and wonderful\nworks that he hath done.\n\n5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel a law: which he\ncommanded our forefathers to teach their children;\n\n6 That their posterity might know it: and the children which were\nyet unborn;\n\n7 To the intent that when they came up: they might shew their\nchildren the same;\n\n8 That they might put their trust in God: and not to forget the\nworks of God, but to keep his commandments;\n\n9 And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and stubborn\ngeneration: a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose\nspirit cleaveth not stedfastly unto God;\n\n10 Like as the children of Ephraim: who being harnessed, and\ncarrying bows, turned themselves back in the day of battle.\n\n11 They kept not the covenant of God: and would not walk in his\nlaw;\n\n12 But forgat what he had done: and the wonderful works that he had\nshewed for them.\n\n13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of our forefathers, in\nthe land of Egypt: even in the field of Zoan.\n\n14 He divided the sea, and let them go through: he made the waters\nto stand on an heap.\n\n15 In the day-time also he led them with a cloud: and all the\nnight through with a light of fire.\n\n16 He clave the hard rocks in the wilderness: and gave them drink\nthereof, as it had been out of the great depth.\n\n17 He brought waters out of the stony rock: so that it gushed out\nlike the rivers.\n\n18 Yet for all this they sinned more against him: and provoked the\nmost Highest in the wilderness.\n\n19 They tempted God in their hearts: and required meat for their\nlust.\n\n20 They spake against God also, saying: Shall God prepare a table\nin the wilderness?\n\n21 He smote the stony rock indeed, that the waters gushed out, and\nthe streams flowed withal: but can he give bread also, or provide\nflesh for his people?\n\n22 When the Lord heard this, he was wroth: so the fire was kindled\nin Jacob, and there came up heavy displeasure against Israel;\n\n23 Because they believed not in God: and put not their trust in\nhis help.\n\n24 So he commanded the clouds above: and opened the doors of heaven.\n\n25 He rained down manna also upon them for to eat: and gave them\nfood from heaven.\n\n26 So man did eat angels food: for he sent them meat enough.\n\n27 He caused the east-wind to blow under heaven: and through his\npower he brought in the south-west-wind.\n\n28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as dust: and feathered fowls\nlike as the sand of the sea.\n\n29 He let it fall among their tents: even round about their\nhabitation.\n\n30 So they did eat and were well filled, for he gave them their own\ndesire: they were not disappointed of their lust.\n\n31 But while the meat was yet in their mouths, the heavy wrath of\nGod came upon them, and slew the wealthiest of them: yea, and smote\ndown the chosen men that were in Israel.\n\n32 But for all this they sinned yet more: and believed not his\nwondrous works.\n\n33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity: and their years\nin trouble.\n\n34 When he slew them, they sought him: and turned them early, and\ninquired after God.\n\n35 And they remembered that God was their strength: and that the\nhigh God was their redeemer.\n\n36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him with their mouth: and\ndissembled with him in their tongue.\n\n37 For their heart was not whole with him: neither continued they\nstedfast in his covenant.\n\n38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave their misdeeds: and\ndestroyed them not.\n\n39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath away: and would not suffer\nhis whole displeasure to arise.\n\n40 For he considered that they were but flesh: and that they were\neven a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.\n\n41 Many a time did they provoke him in the wilderness: and grieved\nhim in the desert.\n\n42 They turned back, and tempted God: and moved the Holy One in\nIsrael.\n\n43 They thought not of his hand: and of the day when he delivered\nthem from the hand of the enemy;\n\n44 How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt: and his wonders in\nthe field of Zoan.\n\n45 He turned their waters into blood: so that they might not drink\nof the rivers.\n\n46 He sent lice among them, and devoured them up: and frogs to\ndestroy them.\n\n47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpillar: and their labour unto\nthe grasshopper.\n\n48 He destroyed their vines with hail-stones: and their mulberry-trees\nwith the frost.\n\n49 He smote their cattle also with hail-stones: and their flocks\nwith hot thunderbolts.\n\n50 He cast upon them the furiousness of his wrath, anger, displeasure,\nand trouble: and sent evil angels among them.\n\n51 He made a way to his indignation, and spared not their soul\nfrom death: but gave their life over to the pestilence;\n\n52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt: the most principal and\nmightiest in the dwellings of Ham.\n\n53 But as for his own people, he led them forth like sheep: and\ncarried them in the wilderness like a flock.\n\n54 He brought them out safely, that they should not fear: and\noverwhelmed their enemies with the sea.\n\n55 And brought them within the borders of his sanctuary: even to\nhis mountain which he purchased with his right hand.\n\n56 He cast out the heathen also before them: caused their land\nto be divided among them for an heritage, and made the tribes of\nIsrael to dwell in their tents.\n\n57 So they tempted and displeased the most high God: and kept not\nhis testimonies;\n\n58 But turned their backs, and fell away like their forefathers:\nstarting aside like a broken bow.\n\n59 For they grieved him with their hill-altars: and provoked him\nto displeasure with their images.\n\n60 When God heard this, he was wroth: and took sore displeasure\nat Israel.\n\n61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo: even the tent that\nhe had pitched among men.\n\n62 He delivered their power into captivity: and their beauty into\nthe enemy's hand.\n\n63 He gave his people over also unto the sword: and was wroth with\nhis inheritance.\n\n64 The fire consumed their young men: and their maidens were not\ngiven to marriage.\n\n65 Their priests were slain with the sword: and there were no\nwidows to make lamentation.\n\n66 So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep: and like a giant\nrefreshed with wine.\n\n67 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts: and put them to a\nperpetual shame.\n\n68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph: and chose not the tribe\nof Ephraim;\n\n69 But chose the tribe of Judah: even the hill of Sion which he\nloved.\n\n70 And there he built his temple on high: and laid the foundation\nof it like the ground which he hath made continually.\n\n71 He chose David also his servant: and took him away from the\nsheep-folds.\n\n72 As he was following the ewes great with young ones he took him:\nthat he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.\n\n73 So he fed them with a faithful and true heart: and ruled them\nprudently with all his power.\n\nDAY 16 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 79. _Deus, venerunt_.\n\nO God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance: thy holy\ntemple have they defiled, and made Jerusalem an heap of stones.\n\n2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto\nthe fowls of the air: and the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts\nof the land.\n\n3 Their blood have they shed like water on every side of Jerusalem:\nand there was no man to bury them.\n\n4 We are become an open shame to our enemies: a very scorn and\nderision unto them that are round about us.\n\n5 Lord, how long wilt thou be angry: shall thy jealousy burn like\nfire for ever?\n\n6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that have not known\nthee: and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy Name.\n\n7 For they have devoured Jacob: and laid waste his dwelling-place.\n\n8 O remember not our old sins, but have mercy upon us, and that\nsoon: for we are come to great misery.\n\n9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy Name: O\ndeliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.\n\n10 Wherefore do the heathen say: Where is now their God?\n\n11 O let the vengeance of thy servants blood that is shed: be\nopenly shewed upon the heathen in our sight.\n\n12 O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee:\naccording to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou those that\nare appointed to die.\n\n13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our neighbours have blasphemed\nthee: reward thou them, O Lord, seven-fold into their bosom.\n\n14 So we, that are thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, shall\ngive thee thanks for ever: and will alway be shewing forth thy\npraise from generation to generation.\n\nPSALM 80. _Qui regis Israel_.\n\nHear, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a\nsheep: shew thyself also, thou that sittest upon the cherubims.\n\n2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses: stir up thy strength,\nand come and help us.\n\n3 Turn us again, O God: shew the light of thy countenance, and we\nshall be whole.\n\n4 O Lord God of hosts: how long wilt thou be angry with thy people\nthat prayeth?\n\n5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears: and givest them\nplenteousness of tears to drink.\n\n6 Thou hast made us a very strife unto our neighbours: and our\nenemies laugh us to scorn.\n\n7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts: shew the light of thy\ncountenance, and we shall be whole.\n\n8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the\nheathen, and planted it.\n\n9 Thou madest room for it: and when it had taken root it filled\nthe land.\n\n10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it: and the boughs\nthereof were like the goodly cedar-trees.\n\n11 She stretched out her branches unto the sea: and her boughs\nunto the river.\n\n12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge: that all they that go\nby pluck off her grapes?\n\n13 The wild boar out of the wood doth root it up: and the wild\nbeasts of the field devour it.\n\n14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look down from heaven:\nbehold, and visit this vine;\n\n15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right hand hath planted:\nand the branch that thou madest so strong for thyself.\n\n16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down: and they shall perish at\nthe rebuke of thy countenance.\n\n17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the\nson of man, whom thou madest so strong for thine own self.\n\n18 And so will not we go back from thee: O let us live, and we\nshall call upon thy Name.\n\n19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts: shew the light of thy\ncountenance, and we shall be whole.\n\nPSALM 81. _Exultate Deo_.\n\nSing we merrily unto God our strength: make a cheerful noise\nunto the God of Jacob.\n\n2 Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret: the merry harp with\nthe lute.\n\n3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon: even in the time appointed,\nand upon our solemn feast-day.\n\n4 For this was made a statute for Israel: and a law of the God of\nJacob.\n\n5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony: when he came out\nof the land of Egypt, and had heard a strange language.\n\n6 I eased his shoulder from the burden: and his hands were\ndelivered from making the pots.\n\n7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I delivered thee: and\nheard thee what time as the storm fell upon thee.\n\n8 I proved thee also: at the waters of strife.\n\n9 Hear, O my people, and I will assure thee, O Israel: if thou\nwilt hearken unto me,\n\n10 There shall no strange god be in thee: neither shalt thou\nworship any other god.\n\n11 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of\nEgypt: open thy mouth wide, and I shall fill it.\n\n12 But my people would not hear my voice: and Israel would not\nobey me.\n\n13 So I gave them up unto their own hearts* lusts: and let them\nfollow their own imaginations.\n\n14 O that my people would have hearkened unto me: for if Israel\nhad walked in my ways,\n\n15 I should soon have put down their enemies: and turned my hand\nagainst their adversaries.\n\n16 The haters of the Lord should have been found liars: but their\ntime should have endured for ever.\n\n17 He should have fed them also with the finest wheat-flour: and\nwith honey out of the stony rock should I have satisfied thee.\n\nDAY 16 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 82. _Deus stetit_.\n\nGod standeth in the congregation of princes: he is a Judge among\ngods.\n\n2 How long will ye give wrong judgement: and accept the persons\nof the ungodly?\n\n3 Defend the poor and fatherless: see that such as are in need\nand necessity have right.\n\n4 Deliver the outcast and poor: save them from the hand of the\nungodly.\n\n5 They will not be learned nor understand, but walk on still in\ndarkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.\n\n6 I have said, Ye are gods: and ye are all the children of the\nmost Highest.\n\n7 But ye shall die like men: and fall like one of the princes.\n\n8 Arise, O God, and judge thou the earth: for thou shalt take\nall heathen to thine inheritance.\n\nPSALM 83. _Deus, quis similis?_\n\nHold not thy tongue, O God, keep not still silence: refrain not\nthyself, O God.\n\n2 For lo, thine enemies make a murmuring: and they that hate\nthee have lift up their head.\n\n3 They have imagined craftily against thy people's and taken\ncounsel against thy secret ones.\n\n4 They have said, Come, and let us root them out, that they be\nno more a people: and that the name of Israel may be no more in\nremembrance.\n\n5 For they have cast their heads together with one consent: and\nare confederate against thee;\n\n6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismaelites: the Moabites\nand Hagarenes;\n\n7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek: the Philistines, with them that\ndwell at Tyre.\n\n8 Assur also is joined with them: and have holpen the children of\nLot.\n\n9 But do thou to them as unto the Madianites: unto Sisera, and\nunto Jabin at the brook of Kison;\n\n10 Who perished at Endor: and became as the dung of the earth.\n\n11 Make them and their princes like Oreb and Zeb: yea, make all\ntheir princes like as Zeba and Salmana;\n\n12 Who say, Let us take to ourselves: the houses of God in\npossession.\n\n13 O my God, make them like unto a wheel: and as the stubble\nbefore the wind;\n\n14 Like as the fire that burneth up the wood: and as the flame\nthat consumeth the mountains.\n\n15 Persecute them even so with thy tempest: and make them afraid\nwith thy storm.\n\n16 Make their faces ashamed, O Lord: that they may seek thy Name.\n\n17 Let them be confounded and vexed ever more and more: let them\nbe put to shame, and perish.\n\n18 And they shall know that thou, whose Name is Jehovah: art only\nthe most Highest over all the earth.\n\nPSALM 84. _Quam dilecta!_\n\nO how amiable are thy dwellings: thou Lord of hosts!\n\n2 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of\nthe Lord: my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.\n\n3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a\nnest where she may lay her young: even thy altars, O Lord of\nhosts, my Bang and my God.\n\n4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be alway\npraising thee.\n\n5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee: in whose heart\nare thy ways.\n\n6 Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well: and\nthe pools are filled with water.\n\n7 They will go from strength to strength: and unto the God of\ngods appeareth every one of them in Sion.\n\n8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: hearken, O God of Jacob.\n\n9 Behold, O God our defender: and look upon the face of thine\nAnointed.\n\n10 For one day in thy courts: is better than a thousand.\n\n11 I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God: than\nto dwell in the tents of ungodliness.\n\n12 For the Lord God is a light and defence: the Lord will give\ngrace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them\nthat live a godly life.\n\n13 O Lord God of hosts: blessed is the man that putteth his\ntrust in thee.\n\nPSALM 85. _Benedixisti, Domine_.\n\nLord, thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou hast turned\naway the captivity of Jacob.\n\n2 Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people: and covered all\ntheir sins.\n\n3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure: and turned thyself\nfrom thy wrathful indignation.\n\n4 Turn us then, O God our Saviour: and let thine anger cease from us.\n\n5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever: and wilt thou stretch out\nthy wrath from one generation to another?\n\n6 Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us: that thy people may\nrejoice in thee?\n\n7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord: and grant us thy salvation.\n\n8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me: for\nhe shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that\nthey turn not again.\n\n9 For his salvation is nigh them that fear him: that glory may\ndwell in our land.\n\n10 Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace\nhave kissed each other.\n\n11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth: and righteousness hath\nlooked down from heaven.\n\n12 Yea, the Lord shall shew loving-kindness: and our land shall\ngive her increase.\n\n13 Righteousness shall go before him: and he shall direct his\ngoing in the way.\n\nDAY 17 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 86. _Inclina, Domine_.\n\nBow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am poor, and in\nmisery.\n\n2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: my God, save thy servant\nthat putteth his trust in thee.\n\n3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I will call daily upon thee.\n\n4 Comfort the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I\nlift up my soul.\n\n5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious: and of great mercy unto\nall them that call upon thee.\n\n6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer: and ponder the voice of my humble\ndesires.\n\n7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou\nhearest me.\n\n8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord: there is\nnot one that can do as thou doest.\n\n9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee,\nO Lord: and shall glorify thy Name.\n\n10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God\nalone.\n\n11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth: O knit\nmy heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.\n\n12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and will\npraise thy Name for evermore.\n\n13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my\nsoul from the nethermost hell.\n\n14 O God, the proud are risen against me: and the congregations\nof naughty men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee\nbefore their eyes.\n\n15 But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy:\nlong-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.\n\n16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me: give thy\nstrength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.\n\n17 Shew some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may\nsee it and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me and\ncomforted me.\n\nPSALM 87. _Fundamenta ejus_.\n\nHer foundations are upon the holy hills: the Lord loveth the\ngates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.\n\n2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee: thou city of God.\n\n3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon: with them that know me.\n\n4 Behold ye the Philistines also: and they of Tyre, with the\nMorians; lo, there was he born.\n\n5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born in her: and\nthe most High shall stablish her.\n\n6 The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people:\nthat he was born there.\n\n7 The singers also and trumpeters shall he rehearse: All my fresh\nsprings shall be in thee.\n\nPSALM 88. _Domine Deus_.\n\nO Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before\nthee: O let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear\nunto my calling.\n\n2 For my soul is full of trouble: and my life draweth nigh unto\nhell.\n\n3 I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit: and I\nhave been even as a man that hath no strength.\n\n4 Free among the dead, like unto them that are wounded, and lie\nin the grave: who are out of remembrance, and are cut away from\nthy hand.\n\n5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in a place of darkness,\nand in the deep.\n\n6 Thine indignation lieth hard upon me: and thou hast vexed me\nwith all thy storms.\n\n7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me: and made me\nto be abhorred of them.\n\n8 I am so fast in prison: that I cannot get forth.\n\n9 My sight faileth for very trouble: Lord, I have called daily\nupon thee, I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.\n\n10 Dost thou shew wonders among the dead: or shall the dead rise\nup again, and praise thee?\n\n11 Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in the grave: or thy\nfaithfulness in destruction?\n\n12 Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark: and thy\nrighteousness in the land where all things are forgotten?\n\n13 Unto thee have I cried, O Lord: and early shall my prayer come\nbefore thee.\n\n14 Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul: and hidest thou thy face\nfrom me?\n\n15 I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the point to die:\neven from my youth up thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled\nmind.\n\n16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me: and the fear of thee\nhath undone me.\n\n17 They came round about me daily like water: and compassed me\ntogether on every side.\n\n18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me: and hid\nmine acquaintance out of my sight.\n\nDAY 17 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 89. _Misericordias Domini_.\n\nMy song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord: with\nmy mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth from one generation to\nanother.\n\n2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever: thy truth\nshalt thou stablish in the heavens.\n\n3 I have made a covenant with my chosen: I have sworn unto David\nmy servant;\n\n4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever: and set up thy throne from\none generation to another.\n\n5 O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works: and\nthy truth in the congregation of the saints.\n\n6 For who is he among the clouds: that shall be compared unto\nthe Lord?\n\n7 And what is he among the gods: that shall be like unto the Lord?\n\n8 God is very greatly to be feared in the council of the saints:\nand to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him.\n\n9 O Lord God of hosts, who is like unto thee: thy truth, most\nmighty Lord, is on every side.\n\n10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: thou stillest the waves\nthereof when they arise.\n\n11 Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it: thou hast scattered\nthine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm.\n\n12 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast\nlaid the foundation of the round world, and all that therein is.\n\n13 Thou hast made the north and the south: Tabor and Hermon shall\nrejoice in thy Name.\n\n14 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy\nright hand.\n\n15 Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat: mercy\nand truth shall go before thy face.\n\n16 Blessed is the people, O Lord, that can rejoice in thee: they\nshall walk in the light of thy countenance.\n\n17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name: and in thy righteousness\nshall they make their boast.\n\n18 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy\nloving-kindness thou shalt lift up our horns.\n\n19 For the Lord is our defence: the Holy One of Israel is our King.\n\n20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst: I\nhave laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen\nout of the people.\n\n21 I have found David my servant: with my holy oil have I anointed\nhim.\n\n22 My hand shall hold him fast: and my arm shall strengthen him.\n\n23 The enemy shall not be able to do him violence: the son of\nwickedness shall not hurt him.\n\n24 I will smite down his foes before his face: and plague them\nthat hate him.\n\n25 My truth also and my mercy shall be with him: and in my Name\nshall his horn be exalted.\n\n26 I will set his dominion also in the sea: and his right hand\nin the floods.\n\n27 He shall call me, Thou art my Father: my God, and my strong\nsalvation.\n\n28 And I will make him my first-born: higher than the kings of\nthe earth.\n\n29 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore: and my covenant\nshall stand fast with him.\n\n30 His seed also will I make to endure for ever: and his throne\nas the days of heaven.\n\n31 But if his children forsake my law: and walk not in my judgements;\n\n32 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments: I\nwill visit their offences with the rod, and their sin with scourges.\n\n33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from\nhim: nor suffer my truth to fail.\n\n34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone\nout of my lips: I have sworn once by my holiness, that I will not\nfail David.\n\n35 His seed shall endure for ever: and his seat is like as the\nsun before me.\n\n36 He shall stand fast for evermore as the moon: and as the\nfaithful witness in heaven.\n\n37 But thou hast abhorred and forsaken thine Anointed: and art\ndispleased at him.\n\n38 Thou hast broken the covenant of thy servant: and cast his\ncrown to the ground.\n\n39 Thou hast overthrown all his hedges: and broken down his strong\nholds.\n\n40 All they that go by spoil him: and he is become a reproach to\nhis neighbours.\n\n41 Thou hast set up the right hand of his enemies: and made all\nhis adversaries to rejoice.\n\n42 Thou hast taken away the edge of his sword: and givest him not\nvictory in the battle.\n\n43 Thou hast put out his glory: and cast his throne down to the\nground.\n\n44 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: and covered him\nwith dishonour.\n\n45 Lord, how long wilt thou hide thyself, for ever: and shall\nthy wrath burn like fire?\n\n46 O remember how short my time is: where fore hast thou made\nall men for nought?\n\n47 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death: and shall\nhe deliver his soul from the hand of hell?\n\n48 Lord, where are thy old loving-kindnesses: which thou swarest\nunto David in thy truth?\n\n49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy servants have: and how I\ndo bear in my bosom the rebukes of many people;\n\n50 Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee, and slandered\nthe footsteps of thine Anointed: Praised be the Lord for evermore.\nAmen, and Amen.\n\nDAY 18 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 90. _Domine, refugium_.\n\nLord, thou hast been our refuge: from one generation to another.\n\n2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and\nthe world were made: thou art God from everlasting, and world\nwithout end.\n\n3 Thou turnest man to destruction: again thou sayest, Come again,\nye children of men.\n\n4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday: seeing\nthat is past as a watch in the night.\n\n5 As soon as thou scatterest them they are even as a sleep: and\nfade away suddenly like the grass.\n\n6 In the morning it is green, and groweth up: but in the evening\nit is cut down, dried up, and withered.\n\n7 For we consume away in thy displeasure: and are afraid at thy\nwrathful indignation.\n\n8 Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee: and our secret sins\nin the light of thy countenance.\n\n9 For when thou art angry all our days are gone: we bring our\nyears to an end, as it were a tale that is told.\n\n10 The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though\nmen be so strong that they come to fourscore years: yet is their\nstrength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and\nwe are gone.\n\n11 But who regardeth the power of thy wrath: for even thereafter\nas a man feareth, so is thy displeasure.\n\n12 So teach us to number our days: that we may apply our hearts\nunto wisdom.\n\n13 Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy\nservants.\n\n14 O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon: so shall we rejoice\nand be glad all the days of our life.\n\n15 Comfort us again now after the time that thou hast plagued us:\nand for the years wherein we have suffered adversity.\n\n16 Shew thy servants thy work: and their children thy glory.\n\n17 And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us:\nprosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our\nhandy-work.\n\nPSALM 91. _Qui habitat_.\n\nWhoso dwelleth under the defence of the most High: shall abide\nunder the shadow of the Almighty.\n\n2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold:\nmy God, in him will I trust.\n\n3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter: and\nfrom the noisome pestilence.\n\n4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe\nunder his feathers: his faith fulness and truth shall be thy shield\nand buckler.\n\n5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night: nor for the\narrow that flieth by day;\n\n6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness: nor for the sickness\nthat destroyeth in the noonday.\n\n7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy\nright hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.\n\n8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold: and see the reward\nof the ungodly.\n\n9 For thou, Lord, art my hope: thou hast set thine house of\ndefence very high.\n\n10 There shall no evil happen unto thee: neither shall any plague\ncome nigh thy dwelling.\n\n11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee: to keep thee\nin all thy ways.\n\n12 They shall bear thee in their hands: that thou hurt not thy\nfoot against a stone.\n\n13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the\ndragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.\n\n14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver\nhim: I will set him up, because he hath known my Name.\n\n15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him: yea, I am with\nhim in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.\n\n16 With long life will I satisfy him: and shew him my salvation.\n\nPSALM 92. _Bonum est confiteri_.\n\nIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing\npraises unto thy Name, O most Highest;\n\n2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning: and of\nthy truth in the night-season;\n\n3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute: upon a\nloud instrument, and upon the harp.\n\n4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works: and I\nwill rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands.\n\n5 O Lord, how glorious are thy works: thy thoughts are very deep.\n\n6 An unwise man doth not well consider this: and a fool doth not\nunderstand it.\n\n7 When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers\nof wickedness do flourish: then shall they be destroyed for ever;\nbut thou, Lord, art the most Highest for evermore.\n\n8 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies shall perish:\nand all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed.\n\n9 But my horn shall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn: for\nI am anointed with fresh oil.\n\n10 Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine enemies: and mine ear\nshall hear his desire of the wicked that arise up against me.\n\n11 The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree: and shall spread\nabroad like a cedar in Libanus.\n\n12 Such as are planted in the house of the Lord: shall flourish\nin the courts of the house of our God.\n\n13 They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age: and shall\nbe fat and well-liking.\n\n14 That they may shew how true the Lord my strength is: and that\nthere is no unrighteousness in him.\n\nDAY 18 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 93. _Dominus regnavit_.\n\nThe Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath\nput on his apparel, and girded himself with strength.\n\n2 He hath made the round world so sure: that it cannot be moved.\n\n3 Ever since the world began hath thy seat been prepared: thou\nart from everlasting.\n\n4 The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have lift up their\nvoice: the floods lift up their waves.\n\n5 The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly: but yet\nthe Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier.\n\n6 Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure: holiness becometh thine\nhouse for ever.\n\nPSALM 94. _Dem ultionum_.\n\nO Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth, thou God, to whom vengeance\nbelongeth, shew thyself.\n\n2 Arise, thou Judge of the world: and reward the proud after their\ndeserving.\n\n3 Lord, how long shall the ungodly: how long shall the ungodly\ntriumph?\n\n4 How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully: and make\nsuch proud boasting?\n\n5 They smite down thy people, O Lord: and trouble thine heritage.\n\n6 They murder the widow and the stranger: and put the fatherless\nto death.\n\n7 And yet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not see: neither shall\nthe God of Jacob regard it.\n\n8 Take heed, ye unwise among the people: O ye fools, when will ye\nunderstand?\n\n9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear: or he that made the\neye, shall he not see?\n\n10 Or he that nurtureth the heathen: it is he that teacheth man\nknowledge, shall not he punish?\n\n11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man: that they are but vain.\n\n12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord: and teachest\nhim in thy law;\n\n13 That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity: until\nthe pit be digged up for the ungodly.\n\n14 For the Lord will not fail his people: neither will he forsake\nhis inheritance;\n\n15 Until righteousness turn again unto judgement: all such as are\ntrue in heart shall follow it.\n\n16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked: or who will take\nmy part against the evil-doers?\n\n17 If the Lord had not helped me: it had not failed but my soul\nhad been put to silence.\n\n18 But when I said, My foot hath slipt: thy mercy, O Lord, held me\nup.\n\n19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart: thy\ncomforts have refreshed my soul.\n\n20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool of wickedness:\nwhich imagineth mischief as a law?\n\n21 They gather them together against the soul of the righteous:\nand condemn the innocent blood.\n\n22 But the Lord is my refuge: and my God is the strength of my\nconfidence.\n\n23 He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in\ntheir own malice: yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.\n\nDAY 19 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 95. _Venite, exultemus_.\n\nO come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the\nstrength of our salvation.\n\n2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and shew\nourselves glad in him with psalms.\n\n3 For the Lord is a great God: and a great King above all gods.\n\n4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength\nof the hills is his also.\n\n5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands prepared the dry\nland.\n\n6 O come, let us worship and fall down: and kneel before the Lord\nour Maker.\n\n7 For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture,\nand the sheep of his hand.\n\n8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts: as in\nthe provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;\n\n9 When your fathers tempted me: proved me, and saw my works.\n\n10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said:\nIt is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known\nmy ways;\n\n11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into\nmy rest.\n\nPSALM 96. _Cantate Domino_.\n\nO sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the whole\nearth.\n\n2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name: be telling of his\nsalvation from day to day.\n\n3 Declare his honour unto the heathen: and his wonders unto all\npeople.\n\n4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised: he is\nmore to be feared than all gods.\n\n5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols: but it\nis the Lord that made the heavens.\n\n6 Glory and worship are before him: power and honour are in his\nsanctuary.\n\n7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people: ascribe\nunto the Lord worship and power.\n\n8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name: bring\npresents, and come into his courts.\n\n9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole\nearth stand in awe of him.\n\n10 Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King: and that\nit is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be\nmoved; and how that he shall judge the people righteously.\n\n11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad: let the sea\nmake a noise, and all that therein is.\n\n12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all\nthe trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord.\n\n13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: and with\nrighteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.\n\nPSALM 97. _Dominus regnavit_.\n\nThe Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude\nof the isles may be glad thereof.\n\n2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and\njudgement are the habitation of his seat.\n\n3 There shall go a fire before him: and burn up his enemies on\nevery side.\n\n4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world: the earth saw it, and\nwas afraid.\n\n5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord: at the\npresence of the Lord of the whole earth.\n\n6 The heavens have declared his righteousness: and all the people\nhave seen his glory.\n\n7 Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that\ndelight in vain gods: worship him, all ye gods.\n\n8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced: and the daughters of Judah were\nglad, because of thy judgements, O Lord.\n\n9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth: thou\nart exalted far above all gods.\n\n10 O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is\nevil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall\ndeliver them from the hand of the ungodly.\n\n11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous: and joyful\ngladness for such as are true-hearted.\n\n12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: and give thanks for a\nremembrance of his holiness.\n\nDAY 19 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 98. _Cantate Domino_.\n\nO sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous\nthings.\n\n2 With his own right hand, and with his holy arm: hath he gotten\nhimself the victory.\n\n3 The Lord declared his salvation: his righteousness hath he\nopenly shewed in the sight of the heathen.\n\n4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of\nIsrael: and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation\nof our God.\n\n5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands: sing,\nrejoice, and give thanks.\n\n6 Praise the Lord upon the harp: sing to the harp with a psalm\nof thanksgiving.\n\n7 With trumpets also and shawms: O shew yourselves joyful before\nthe Lord the King.\n\n8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is: the round\nworld, and they that dwell therein.\n\n9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful\ntogether before the Lord: for he is come to judge the earth.\n\n10 With righteousness shall he judge the world: and the people\nwith equity.\n\nPSALM 99. _Dominus regnavit_.\n\nThe Lord is King, be the people never so unpatient: he sitteth\nbetween the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.\n\n2 The Lord is great in Sion: and high above all people.\n\n3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name: which is great, wonderful,\nand holy.\n\n4 The King's power loveth judgement; thou hast prepared equity:\nthou hast executed judgement and righteousness in Jacob.\n\n5 O magnify the Lord our God: and fall down before his footstool,\nfor he is holy.\n\n6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call\nupon his Name: these called upon the Lord, and he heard them.\n\n7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar: for they kept his\ntestimonies, and the law that he gave them.\n\n8 Thou heardest them, O Lord our God: thou forgavest them, O God,\nand punishedst their own inventions.\n\n9 O magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his holy hill:\nfor the Lord our God is holy.\n\nPSALM 100. _Jubilate Deo_.\n\nO be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with\ngladness, and come before his presence with a song.\n\n2 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us,\nand not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his\npasture.\n\n3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his\ncourts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of his\nName.\n\n4 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ever lasting: and his\ntruth endureth from generation to generation.\n\nPSALM 101. _Misericordiam et judicium_.\n\nMy song shall be of mercy and judgement: unto thee, O Lord, will\nI sing.\n\n2 O let me have understanding: in the way of godliness.\n\n3 When wilt thou come unto me: I will walk in my house with a\nperfect heart.\n\n4 I will take no wicked thing in hand; I hate the sins of\nunfaithfulness: there shall no such cleave unto me.\n\n5 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked\nperson.\n\n\n6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour: him will I destroy.\n\n7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach: I will not\nsuffer him.\n\n8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful in the land: that they\nmay dwell with me.\n\n9 Whoso leadeth a godly life: he shall be my servant.\n\n10 There shall no deceitful person dwell in my house: he that\ntelleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.\n\n11 I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in the land:\nthat I may root out all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.\n\nDAY 20 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 102. _Domine, exaudi_.\n\nHear my prayer, O Lord: and let my crying come unto thee.\n\n2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble: incline\nthine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon.\n\n3 For my days are consumed away like smoke: and my bones are burnt\nup as it were a fire-brand.\n\n4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass: so that I\nforget to eat my bread.\n\n5 For the voice of my groaning: my bones will scarce cleave to\nmy flesh.\n\n6 I am become like a pelican in the wilderness: and like an owl\nthat is in the desert.\n\n7 I have watched, and am even as it were a sparrow: that sitteth\nalone upon the house-top.\n\n8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long: and they that are mad\nupon me are sworn together against me.\n\n9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread: and mingled my drink\nwith weeping;\n\n10 And that because of thine indignation and wrath: for thou hast\ntaken me up, and cast me down.\n\n11 My days are gone like a shadow: and I am withered like grass.\n\n12 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever: and thy remembrance\nthroughout all generations.\n\n13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for it is time\nthat thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.\n\n14 And why? thy servants think upon her stones: and it pitieth\nthem to see her in the dust.\n\n15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lord: and all the kings of\nthe earth thy majesty;\n\n16 When the Lord shall build up Sion: and when his glory shall\nappear;\n\n17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute: and\ndespiseth not their desire.\n\n\n18 This shall be written for those that come after: and the people\nwhich shall be born shall praise the Lord.\n\n19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary: out of the heaven\ndid the Lord behold the earth;\n\n20 That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity:\nand deliver the children appointed unto death;\n\n21 That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion: and his\nworship at Jerusalem;\n\n22 When the people are gathered together: and the kingdoms also,\nto serve the Lord.\n\n23 He brought down my strength in my journey: and shortened my days.\n\n24 But I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of mine\nage: as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations.\n\n25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the\nearth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.\n\n26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: they all shall wax\nold as doth a garment;\n\n27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be\nchanged: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.\n\n28 The children of thy servants shall continue: and their seed\nshall stand fast in thy sight\n\nPSALM 103. _Benedic, anima mea_.\n\nPraise the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me praise his\nholy Name.\n\n2 Praise the Lord, O my soul: and forget not all his benefits;\n\n3 Who forgiveth all thy sin: and healeth all thine infirmities;\n\n4 Who saveth thy life from destruction: and crowneth thee with\nmercy and loving-kindness;\n\n5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things: making thee young\nand lusty as an eagle.\n\n6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgement: for all them\nthat are oppressed with wrong.\n\n7 He shewed his ways unto Moses: his works unto the children of\nIsrael.\n\n8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: long-suffering, and\nof great goodness.\n\n9 He will not alway be chiding: neither keepeth he his anger for\never.\n\n10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins: nor rewarded us\naccording to our wickednesses.\n\n11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth:\nso great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.\n\n12 Look how wide also the east is from the west: so far hath he\nset our sins from us.\n\n13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children: even so is\nthe Lord merciful unto them that fear him.\n\n14 For he knoweth whereof we are made: he remembereth that we\nare but dust\n\n15 The days of man are but as grass: for he flourisheth as a\nflower of the field.\n\n16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone: and the\nplace thereof shall know it no more.\n\n17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and\never upon them that fear him: and his righteousness upon children's\nchildren;\n\n18 Even upon such as keep his covenant: and think upon his\ncommandments to do them.\n\n19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven: and his kingdom\nruleth over all.\n\n20 O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength:\nye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his\nwords.\n\n21 O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts: ye servants of his that do\nhis pleasure.\n\n22 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places\nof his dominion: praise thou the Lord, O my soul.\n\nDAY 20 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 104. _Benedic, anima mea_.\n\nPraise the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art become\nexceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.\n\n2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment:\nand spreadest out the heavens like a curtain.\n\n3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: and maketh\nthe clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.\n\n4 He maketh his angels spirits: and his ministers a flaming fire.\n\n5 He laid the foundations of the earth: that it never should\nmove at any time.\n\n6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment: the\nwaters stand in the hills.\n\n7 At thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are\nafraid.\n\n8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath:\neven unto the place which thou hast appointed for them.\n\n9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass:\nneither turn again to cover the earth.\n\n10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers: which run among the hills.\n\n11 All beasts of the field drink thereof: and the wild asses\nquench their thirst.\n\n12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation:\nand sing among the branches.\n\n13 He watereth the hills from above: the earth is filled with the\nfruit of thy works.\n\n14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle: and green herb for the\nservice of men;\n\n15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh\nglad the heart of man: and oil to make him a cheerful countenance,\nand bread to strengthen man's heart.\n\n16 The trees of the Lord also are full of sap: even the cedars of\nLibanus which he hath planted;\n\n17 Wherein the birds make their nests: and the fir-trees are a\ndwelling for the stork.\n\n18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats: and so are the\nstony rocks for the conies.\n\n19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons: and the sun knoweth\nhis going down.\n\n20 Thou makest darkness that it maybe night: wherein all the\nbeasts of the forest do move.\n\n21 The lions roaring after their prey: do seek their meat from God.\n\n22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away together: and lay them\ndown in their dens.\n\n23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour: until the\nevening.\n\n24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works: in wisdom hast thou made\nthem all; the earth is full of thy riches.\n\n25 So is the great and wide sea also: wherein are things creeping\ninnumerable, both small and great beasts.\n\n26 There go the ships, and there is that leviathan: whom thou\nhast made to take his pastime therein.\n\n27 These wait all upon thee: that thou mayest give them meat in\ndue season.\n\n28 When thou givest it them they gather it: and when thou openest\nthy hand they are filled with good.\n\n29 When thou hidest thy face they are troubled: when thou takest\naway their breath they die, and are turned again to their dust.\n\n30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made: and\nthou shalt renew the face of the earth.\n\n31 The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever: the\nLord shall rejoice in his works.\n\n32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him: if he do but touch\nthe hills, they shall smoke.\n\n33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will praise my\nGod while I have my being.\n\n34 And so shall my words please him: my joy shall be in the Lord.\n\n35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and\nthe ungodly shall come to an end: praise thou the Lord, O my soul,\npraise the Lord.\n\nDAY 21 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 105. _Confitemini Domino_.\n\nO give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his Name: tell the\npeople what things he hath done.\n\n2 O let your songs be of him, and praise him: and let your talking\nbe of all his wondrous works.\n\n3 Rejoice in his holy Name: let the heart of them rejoice that\nseek the Lord.\n\n4 Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his face evermore.\n\n5 Remember the marvellous works that he hath done: his wonders,\nand the judgements of his mouth,\n\n6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant: ye children of Jacob his chosen.\n\n7 He is the Lord our God: his judgements are in all the world.\n\n8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant and promise: that\nhe made to a thousand generations;\n\n9 Even the covenant that he made with Abraham: and the oath that\nhe sware unto Isaac;\n\n10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for a law: and to Israel for\nan everlasting testament;\n\n11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan: the lot of\nyour inheritance;\n\n12 When there were yet but a few of them: and they strangers in\nthe land;\n\n13 What time as they went from one nation to another: from one\nkingdom to another people;\n\n14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: but reproved even kings\nfor their sakes;\n\n15 Touch not mine Anointed: and do my prophets no harm.\n\n16 Moreover, he called for a dearth upon the land: and destroyed\nall the provision of bread.\n\n17 But he had sent a man before them: even Joseph, who was sold\nto be a bond-servant;\n\n18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks: the iron entered into his\nsoul;\n\n19 Until the time came that his cause was known: the word of the\nLord tried him.\n\n20 The king sent, and delivered him: the prince of the people let\nhim go free.\n\n21 He made him lord also of his house: and ruler of all his\nsubstance;\n\n22 That he might inform his princes after his will: and teach\nhis senators wisdom.\n\n23 Israel also came into Egypt: and Jacob was a stranger in the\nland of Ham.\n\n24 And he increased his people exceedingly: and made them stronger\nthan their enemies;\n\n25 Whose heart turned, so that they hated his people: and dealt\nuntruly with his servants.\n\n26 Then sent he Moses his servant: and Aaron whom he had chosen.\n\n27 And these shewed his tokens among them: and wonders in the\nland of Ham.\n\n28 He sent darkness, and it was dark: and they were not obedient\nunto his word.\n\n29 He turned their waters into blood: and slew their fish.\n\n30 Their land brought forth frogs: yea, even in their kings\nchambers.\n\n31 He spake the word, and there came all manner of flies: and\nlice in all their quarters.\n\n32 He gave them hail-stones for rain: and flames of fire in their\nland.\n\n33 He smote their vines also and fig-trees: and destroyed the\ntrees that were in their coasts.\n\n34 He spake the word, and the grasshoppers came, and caterpillars\ninnumerable: and did eat up all the grass in their land, and\ndevoured the fruit of their ground.\n\n35 He smote all the first-born in their land: even the chief of\nall their strength.\n\n36 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: there was\nnot one feeble person among their tribes.\n\n37 Egypt was glad at their departing: for they were afraid of them.\n\n38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering: and fire to give\nlight in the night-season.\n\n39 At their desire he brought quails: and he filled them with the\nbread of heaven.\n\n40 He opened the rock of stone, and the waters flowed out: so that\nrivers ran in the dry places.\n\n41 For why? he remembered his holy promise: and Abraham his servant.\n\n42 And he brought forth his people with joy: and his chosen with\ngladness;\n\n43 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they took the\nlabours of the people in possession;\n\n44 That they might keep his statutes: and observe his laws.\n\nDAY 21 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 106. _Confitemini Domino_.\n\nO give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n2 Who can express the noble acts of the Lord: or shew forth all\nhis praise?\n\n3 Blessed are they that alway keep judgement: and do righteousness.\n\n4 Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou bearest\nunto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;\n\n5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen: and rejoice in the\ngladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance.\n\n6 We have sinned with our fathers: we have done amiss, and dealt\nwickedly.\n\n7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept\nthey thy great goodness in remembrance: but were disobedient at\nthe sea, even at the Red sea.\n\n8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his Name's sake: that he might\nmake his power to be known.\n\n9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them\nthrough the deep, as through a wilderness.\n\n10 And he saved them from the adversaries' hand: and delivered\nthem from the hand of the enemy.\n\n11 As for those that troubled them, the waters overwhelmed them:\nthere was not one of them left.\n\n12 Then believed they his words: and sang praise unto him.\n\n13 But within a while they forgat his works: and would not abide\nhis counsel.\n\n14 But lust came upon them in the wilderness: and they tempted God\nin the desert.\n\n15 And he gave them their desire: and sent leanness withal into\ntheir soul.\n\n16 They angered Moses also in the tents: and Aaron the saint of\nthe Lord.\n\n17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the\ncongregation of Abiram.\n\n18 And the fire was kindled in their company: the flame burnt up\nthe ungodly.\n\n19 They made a calf in Horeb: and worshipped the molten image.\n\n20 Thus they turned their glory: into the similitude of a calf\nthat eateth hay.\n\n21 And they forgat God their Saviour: who had done so great things\nin Egypt;\n\n22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham: and fearful things by the\nRed sea.\n\n23 So he said, he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his\nchosen stood before him in the gap: to turn away his wrathful\nindignation, lest he should destroy them.\n\n24 Yea, they thought scorn of that pleasant land: and gave no\ncredence unto his word;\n\n25 But murmured in their tents: and hearkened not unto the voice\nof the Lord.\n\n26 Then lift he up his hand against them: to overthrow them in the\nwilderness;\n\n27 To cast out their seed among the nations: and to scatter them\nin the lands.\n\n28 They joined themselves unto Baal-peor: and ate the offerings\nof the dead.\n\n29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their own inventions: and\nthe plague was great among them.\n\n30 Then stood up Phinees and prayed: and so the plague ceased.\n\n31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness: among all\nposterities for evermore.\n\n32 They angered mm also at the waters of strife: so that he\npunished Moses for their sakes;\n\n33 Because they provoked his spirit: so that he spake unadvisedly\nwith his lips.\n\n34 Neither destroyed they the heathen: as the Lord commanded them;\n\n35 But were mingled among the heathen: and learned their works.\n\n36 Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, which turned to\ntheir own decay: yea, they offered their sons and their daughters\nunto devils;\n\n37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of\ntheir daughters: whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan; and\nthe land was defiled with blood.\n\n38 Thus were they stained with their own works: and went a whoring\nwith their own inventions.\n\n39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people:\ninsomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.\n\n40 And he gave them over into the hands of the heathen: and they\nthat hated them were lords over them.\n\n41 Their enemies oppressed them: and had them in subjection.\n\n42 Many a time did he deliver them: but they rebelled against him\nwith then* own inventions, and were brought down in their wickedness.\n\n43 Nevertheless, when he saw their adversity: he heard their\ncomplaint.\n\n44 He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them according unto the\nmultitude of his mercies: yea, he made all those that led them\naway captive to pity them.\n\n45 Deliver us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the\nheathen: that we may give thanks unto thy holy Name, and make\nour boast of thy praise.\n\n46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and world\nwithout end: And let all the people say, Amen.\n\nDAY 22 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 107. _Confitemini Domino_.\n\nO give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed: and delivered\nfrom the hand of the enemy;\n\n3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the\nwest: from the north and from the south.\n\n4 They went astray in the wilderness out of the way: and found no\ncity to dwell in;\n\n5 Hungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.\n\n6 So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: and he delivered\nthem from their distress.\n\n7 He led them forth by the right way: that they might go to the\ncity where they dwelt.\n\n8 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and\ndeclare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\n9 For he satisfieth the empty soul: and filleth the hungry soul\nwith goodness.\n\n10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: being fast\nbound in misery and iron;\n\n11 Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord: and lightly\nregarded the counsel of the most Highest;\n\n12 He also brought down their heart through heaviness: they fell\ndown, and there was none to help them.\n\n13 So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivered\nthem out of their distress.\n\n14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of\ndeath: and brake their bonds in sunder.\n\n15 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness:\nand declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men.\n\n16 For he hath broken the gates of brass: and smitten the bars of\niron in sunder.\n\n17 Foolish men are plagued for their offence: and because of their\nwickedness.\n\n18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they were even hard\nat death's door.\n\n19 So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivered\nthem out of their distress.\n\n20 He sent his word, and healed them: and they were saved from\ntheir destruction.\n\n21 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness:\nand declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\n22 That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving:\nand tell out his works with gladness!\n\n23 They that go down to the sea in ships: and occupy their\nbusiness in great waters;\n\n24 These men see the works of the Lord: and his wonders in the deep.\n\n25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth: which lifteth up the\nwaves thereof.\n\n26 They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep:\ntheir soul melteth away because of the trouble.\n\n27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man: and are\nat their wit's end.\n\n28 So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivereth\nthem out of their distress.\n\n29 For he maketh the storm to cease: so that the waves thereof are\nstill.\n\n30 Then are they glad, because they are at rest: and so he bringeth\nthem unto the haven where they would be.\n\n31 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness:\nand declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\n32 That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the\npeople: and praise him in the seat of the elders!\n\n33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness: and drieth up the\nwater-springs.\n\n34 A fruitful land maketh he barren: for the wickedness of them\nthat dwell therein.\n\n35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing water: and water-springs\nof a dry ground\n\n36 And there he setteth the hungry: that they may build them a city\nto dwell in;\n\n37 That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards: to yield\nthem fruits of increase.\n\n38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly: and suffereth\nnot their cattle to decrease.\n\n39 And again, when they are minished and brought low: through\noppression, through any plague or trouble;\n\n40 Though he suffer them to be evil intreated through tyrants: and\nlet them wander out of the way in the wilderness;\n\n41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery: and maketh him households\nlike a flock of sheep.\n\n42 The righteous will consider this, and rejoice: and the mouth of\nall wickedness shall be stopped.\n\n43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things: and they shall understand\nthe loving-kindness of the Lord.\n\nDAY 22 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 108. _Paratum cor meum_.\n\nO God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing and give\npraise with the best member that I have.\n\n2 Awake, thou lute, and harp: I myself will awake right early.\n\n3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: I will\nsing praises unto thee among the nations.\n\n4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens: and thy truth reacheth\nunto the clouds.\n\n5 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above\nall the earth.\n\n6 That thy beloved may be delivered: let thy right hand save them,\nand hear thou me.\n\n7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will rejoice therefore, and\ndivide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.\n\n8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength\nof my head.\n\n9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash-pot: over Edom will I cast\nout my shoe, upon Philistia will I triumph.\n\n10 Who will lead me into the strong city: and who will bring me\ninto Edom?\n\n11 Hast not thou forsaken us, O God: and wilt not thou, O God, go\nforth with our hosts?\n\n12 O help us against the enemy: for vain is the help of man.\n\n13 Through God we shall do great acts: and it is he that shall\ntread down our enemies.\n\nPSALM 109. _Deus, laudem_.\n\nHold not thy tongue, O God of my praise: for the mouth of the\nungodly, yea, the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me.\n\n2 And they have spoken against me with false tongues: they compassed\nme about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a\ncause.\n\n3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they take now my contrary\npart: but I give myself unto prayer.\n\n4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good: and hatred for my good\nwill.\n\n5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him: and let Satan stand\nat his right hand.\n\n6 When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned: and let\nhis prayer be turned into sin.\n\n7 Let his days be few: and let another take his office.\n\n8 Let his children be fatherless: and his wife a widow.\n\n9 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread: let them seek\nit also out of desolate places.\n\n10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath: and let the\nstranger spoil his labour.\n\n11 Let there be no man to pity him: nor to have compassion upon\nhis fatherless children.\n\n12 Let his posterity be destroyed: and in the next generation let\nhis name be clean put out.\n\n13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the\nsight of the Lord: and let not the sin of his mother be done away.\n\n14 Let them alway be before the Lord: that he may root out the\nmemorial of them from off the earth.\n\n15 And that, because his mind was not to do good: but persecuted\nthe poor helpless man, that he might slay him that was vexed at the heart.\n\n16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen unto him: he\nloved not blessing, therefore shall it be far from him,\n\n17 He clothed himself with cursing, like as with a raiment: and it\nshall come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.\n\n18 Let it be unto him as the cloke that he hath upon him: and as\nthe girdle that he is alway girded withal.\n\n19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemies: and to those\nthat speak evil against my soul.\n\n20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, according unto thy Name:\nfor sweet is thy mercy.\n\n21 O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor: and my heart is\nwounded within me.\n\n22 I go hence like the shadow that departeth: and am driven away\nas the grasshopper.\n\n23 My knees are weak through fasting: my flesh is dried up for\nwant of fatness.\n\n24 I became also a reproach unto them: they that looked upon me\nshaked their heads.\n\n25 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy.\n\n26 And they shall know, how that this is thy hand: and that thou,\nLord, hast done it.\n\n27 Though they curse, yet bless thou: and let them be confounded\nthat rise up against me; but let thy servant rejoice.\n\n28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame: and let them cover\nthemselves with their own confusion, as with a cloke.\n\n29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth:\nand praise him among the multitude.\n\n30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor: to save his\nsoul from unrighteous judges.\n\nDAY 23 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 110. _Dixit Dominus_.\n\nThe Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, until I\nmake thine enemies thy footstool.\n\n2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion: be thou\nruler, even in the midst among thine enemies.\n\n3 In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will\nofferings with an holy worship: the dew of thy birth is of the\nwomb of the morning.\n\n4 The Lord sware, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever\nafter the order of Melchisedech.\n\n5 The Lord upon thy right hand: shall wound even kings in the day\nof his wrath.\n\n6 He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places\nwith the dead bodies: and smite in sunder the heads over divers\ncountries.\n\n7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift\nup his head.\n\nPSALM 111. _Confitebor tibi_.\n\nI will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart: secretly\namong the faithful, and in the congregation.\n\n2 The works of the Lord are great: sought out of all them that have\npleasure therein.\n\n3 His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour: and his\nrighteousness endureth for ever.\n\n4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works:\nthat they ought to be had in remembrance.\n\n5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he shall ever be\nmindful of his covenant.\n\n6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works: that he may\ngive them the heritage of the heathen.\n\n7 The works of his hands are verity and judgement: all his\ncommandments are true.\n\n8 They stand fast for ever and ever: and are done in truth and\nequity.\n\n9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant\nfor ever; holy and reverend is his Name.\n\n10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good\nunderstanding have all they that do thereafter; the praise of it\nendureth for ever.\n\nPSALM 112. _Beatus vir_.\n\nBlessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he hath great delight\nin his commandments.\n\n2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the\nfaithful shall be blessed.\n\n3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house: and his\nrighteousness endureth for ever.\n\n4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness: he is\nmerciful, loving, and righteous.\n\n5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth: and will guide his words\nwith discretion.\n\n6 For he shall never be moved: and the righteous shall be had in\neverlasting remembrance.\n\n7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings: for his heart standeth\nfast, and believeth in the Lord.\n\n8 His heart is established, and will not shrink: until he see his\ndesire upon his enemies.\n\n9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor: and his\nrighteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with\nhonour.\n\n10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him: he shall\ngnash with his teeth, and consume away; the desire of the ungodly\nshall perish.\n\nPSALM 113. _Laudate, pueri_.\n\nPraise the Lord, ye servants: O praise the Name of the Lord.\n\n2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord: from this time forth for evermore.\n\n3 The Lord's Name is praised: from the rising up of the sun unto\nthe going down of the same.\n\n4 The Lord is high above all heathen: and his glory above the\nheavens.\n\n5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling so\nhigh: and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in\nheaven and earth?\n\n6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust: and lifteth the poor\nout of the mire;\n\n7 That he may set him with the princes: even with the princes of\nhis people.\n\n8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house: and to be a joyful\nmother of children.\n\nDAY 23 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 114. _In exitu Israel_.\n\nWhen Israel came out of Egypt: and the house of Jacob from among\nthe strange people,\n\n2 Judah was his sanctuary: and Israel his dominion.\n\n3 The sea saw that, and fled: Jordan was driven back.\n\n4 The mountains skipped like rams: and the little hills like young\nsheep.\n\n5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest: and thou\nJordan, that thou wast driven back?\n\n6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams: and ye little hills,\nlike young sheep?\n\n7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence\nof the God of Jacob;\n\n8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing water: and the flint-stone\ninto a springing well.\n\nPSALM 115. _Non nobis, Domine_.\n\nNot unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the\npraise: for thy loving mercy and for thy truth's sake.\n\n2 Wherefore shall the heathen say: Where is now their God?\n\n3 As for our God, he is in heaven: he hath done whatsoever pleased\nhim.\n\n4 Their idols are silver and gold: even the work of men's hands.\n\n5 They have mouths, and speak not: eyes have they, and see not.\n\n6 They have ears, and hear not: noses have they, and smell not.\n\n7 They have hands, and handle not; feet have they, and walk not:\nneither speak they through their throat.\n\n8 They that make them are like unto them: and so are all such as\nput their trust in them.\n\n9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their\nsuccour and defence.\n\n10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord: he is their helper\nand defender.\n\n11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the Lord: he is their\nhelper and defender.\n\n12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us: even he\nshall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron.\n\n13 He shall bless them that fear the Lord: both small and great.\n\n14 The Lord shall increase you more and more: you and your children.\n\n15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord: who made heaven and earth.\n\n16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's: the earth hath he given\nto the children of men.\n\n17 The dead praise not thee, O Lord: neither all they that go down\ninto silence.\n\n18 But we will praise the Lord: from this time forth for evermore.\nPraise the Lord.\n\nDAY 24 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 116. _Dilexi, quoniam_.\n\nI am well pleased: that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer;\n\n2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore will I call upon\nhim as long as I live.\n\n3 The snares of death compassed me round about: and the pains of\nhell gat hold upon me.\n\n4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name\nof the Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.\n\n5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous: yea, our God is merciful.\n\n6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me.\n\n7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul: for the Lord hath\nrewarded thee.\n\n8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from\ntears, and my feet from falling.\n\n9 I will walk before the Lord: in the land of the living.\n\n10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled:\nI said in my haste, All men are liars.\n\n11 What reward shall I give unto the Lord: for all the benefits\nthat he hath done unto me?\n\n12 I will receive the cup of salvation: and call upon the Name of\nthe Lord.\n\n13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: right\ndear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.\n\n14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy servant: I am thy servant,\nand the son of thine handmaid; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder.\n\n15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving: and will call\nupon the Name of the Lord.\n\n16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all his people:\nin the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O\nJerusalem. Praise the Lord.\n\nPSALM 117. _Laudate Dominum_.\n\nO praise the Lord, all ye heathen: praise him, all ye nations.\n\n2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more toward us: and\nthe truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord.\n\nPSALM 118. _Confitemini Domino_.\n\nO give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: because his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n2 Let Israel now confess that he is gracious: and that his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n3 Let the house of Aaron now confess: that his mercy endureth for\never.\n\n4 Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confess: that his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n5 I called upon the Lord in trouble: and the Lord heard me at large.\n\n6 The Lord is on my side: I will not fear what man doeth unto me.\n\n7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall\nI see my desire upon mine enemies.\n\n8 It is better to trust in the Lord: than to put any confidence in\nman.\n\n9 It is better to trust in the Lord: than to put any confidence\nin princes.\n\n10 All nations compassed me round about: but in the Name of the\nLord will I destroy them.\n\n11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on every\nside: but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them.\n\n12 They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the fire\namong the thorns: for in the Name of the Lord I will destroy them.\n\n13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall: but the Lord\nwas my help.\n\n14 The Lord is my strength, and my song i and is become my salvation.\n\n15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous:\nthe right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass,\n\n16 The right hand of the Lord hath the pre-eminence: the right hand\nof the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass.\n\n17 I shall not die, but live: and declare the works of the Lord.\n\n18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected me: but he hath not given\nme over unto death.\n\n19 Open me the gates of righteousness: that I may go into them, and\ngive thanks unto the Lord.\n\n20 This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter into it.\n\n21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me: and art become my\nsalvation.\n\n22 The same stone which the builders refused: is become the\nhead-stone in the corner.\n\n23 This is the Lord's doing: and it is marvellous in our eyes.\n\n24 This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and\nbe glad in it.\n\n25 Help me now, O Lord: O Lord, send us now prosperity.\n\n26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the Lord: we have wished\nyou good luck, ye that are of the house of the Lord.\n\n27 God is the Lord who hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with\ncords, yea, even unto the horns of the altar.\n\n28 Thou art my God, and I will thank thee: thou art my God, and I\nwill praise thee.\n\n29 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\nDAY 24 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 119. _Beati immaculati_.\n\nBlessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the\nlaw of the Lord.\n\n2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies: and seek him with\ntheir whole heart.\n\n3 For they who do no wickedness: walk in his ways.\n\n4 Thou hast charged: that we shall diligently keep thy commandments.\n\n5 O that my ways were made so direct: that I might keep thy statutes!\n\n6 So shall I not be confounded: while I have respect unto all thy\ncommandments.\n\n7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart: when I shall have\nlearned the judgements of thy righteousness.\n\n8 I will keep thy ceremonies: O forsake me not utterly.\n\n_In quo corrigit?_\n\nWherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way: even by ruling\nhimself after thy word.\n\n10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not go wrong\nout of thy commandments.\n\n11 Thy words have I hid within my heart: that I should not sin\nagainst thee.\n\n12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy statutes.\n\n13 With my lips have I been telling: of all the judgements of thy\nmouth.\n\n14 I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies: as\nin all manner of riches.\n\n15 I will talk of thy commandments: and have respect unto thy ways.\n\n16 My delight shall be in thy statutes: and I will not forget thy\nword.\n\n_Retribue servo tuo_.\n\nO do well unto thy servant: that I may live, and keep thy word.\n\n18 Open thou mine eyes: that I may see the wondrous things of thy\nlaw.\n\n19 I am a stranger upon earth: O hide not thy commandments from me.\n\n20 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire: that it hath\nalway unto thy judgements.\n\n21 Thou hast rebuked the proud: and cursed are they that do err\nfrom thy commandments.\n\n22 O turn from me shame and rebuke: for I have kept thy testimonies.\n\n23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant is\noccupied in thy statutes.\n\n24 For thy testimonies are my delight: and my counsellors.\n\n_Adhaesit pavimento_.\n\nMy soul cleaveth to the dust: O quicken thou me, according to thy\nword.\n\n26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardest me: O teach me\nthy statutes.\n\n27 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments: and so shall\nI talk of thy wondrous works.\n\n28 My soul melteth away for very heaviness: comfort thou me\naccording unto thy word.\n\n29 Take from me the way of lying: and cause thou me to make much of\nthy law.\n\n30 I have chosen the way of truth: and thy judgements have I laid\nbefore me.\n\n31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, confound me not.\n\n32 I will run the way of thy commandments: when thou hast set my\nheart at liberty.\n\nDAY 25 MORNING PRAYER\n\n_Legem pone_.\n\nTeach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes: and I shall keep it unto\nthe end.\n\n34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law: yea, I shall\nkeep it with my whole heart.\n\n35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments: for therein is my\ndesire.\n\n36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies: and not to covetousness.\n\n37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity: and quicken thou\nme in thy way.\n\n38 O stablish thy word in thy servant: that I may fear thee.\n\n39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thy judgements are\ngood.\n\n40 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments: O quicken me in thy\nrighteousness.\n\n_Et veniat super me_.\n\nLet thy loving mercy come also unto me, O Lord: even thy salvation,\naccording unto thy word.\n\n42 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers: for my trust is in\nthy word.\n\n43 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth: for my\nhope is in thy judgements.\n\n44 So shall I alway keep thy law: yea, for ever and ever.\n\n45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy commandments.\n\n46 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before kings: and will\nnot be ashamed.\n\n47 And my delight shall be in thy commandments: which I have loved.\n\n48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have\nloved: and my study shall be in thy statutes.\n\n_Memor esto verbi tui_.\n\nO think upon thy servant, as concerning thy word: wherein thou hast\ncaused me to put my trust.\n\n50 The same is my comfort in my trouble: for thy word hath quickened\nme.\n\n51 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision: yet have I not\nshrinked from thy law.\n\n52 For I remembered thine everlasting judgements, O Lord: and\nreceived comfort.\n\n53 I am horribly afraid: for the ungodly that forsake thy law.\n\n54 Thy statutes have been my songs: in the house of my pilgrimage.\n\n55 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night-season: and\nhave kept thy law.\n\n56 This I had: because I kept thy commandments.\n\n_Portio mea, Domine_.\n\nThou art my portion, O Lord: I have promised to keep thy law.\n\n58 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart:\nO be merciful unto me, according to thy word.\n\n59 I called mine own ways to remembrance: and turned my feet unto\nthy testimonies.\n\n60 I made haste, and prolonged not the time: to keep thy\ncommandments.\n\n61 The congregations of the ungodly have robbed me: but I have not\nforgotten thy law.\n\n62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee: because of thy\nrighteous judgements.\n\n63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee: and keep thy\ncommandments.\n\n64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: O teach me thy statutes.\n\n_Bonitatem fetisti_.\n\nO Lord, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant: according unto\nthy word.\n\n66 O learn me true understanding and knowledge: for I have believed\nthy commandments.\n\n67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong: but now have I kept thy word.\n\n68 Thou art good and gracious: O teach me thy statutes.\n\n69 The proud have imagined a lie against me: but I will keep thy\ncommandments with my whole heart.\n\n70 Their heart is as fat as brawn: but my delight hath been in thy\nlaw.\n\n71 It is good for me that I have been in trouble: that I may learn\nthy statutes.\n\n72 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me: than thousands of gold\nand silver.\n\nDAY 25 EVENING PRAYER\n\n_Manus tuae fecerunt me_.\n\nThy hands have made me and fashioned me: O give me understanding,\nthat I may learn thy commandments.\n\n74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me: because I have\nput my trust in thy word.\n\n75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgements are right: and that thou of\nvery faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.\n\n76 O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort: according to thy word\nunto thy servant.\n\n77 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy\nlaw is my delight.\n\n78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to\ndestroy me: but I will be occupied in thy commandments.\n\n79 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies: be turned\nunto me.\n\n80 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed.\n\n_Defecit anima mea_.\n\nMy soul hath longed for thy salvation: and I have a good hope\nbecause of thy word.\n\n82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word: saying, O when wilt thou\ncomfort me?\n\n83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke: yet do I not forget\nthy statutes.\n\n84 How many are the days of thy servant: when wilt thou be avenged\nof them that persecute me?\n\n85 The proud have digged pits for me: which are not after thy law.\n\n86 All thy commandments are true: they persecute me falsely; O be\nthou my help.\n\n87 They had almost made an end of me upon earth: but I forsook not\nthy commandments.\n\n88 O quicken me after thy loving-kindness: and so shall I keep the\ntestimonies of thy mouth.\n\n_In aeternum, Domine_.\n\nO Lord, thy word: endureth for ever in heaven.\n\n90 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another: thou\nhast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.\n\n91 They continue this day according to thine ordinance: for all\nthings serve thee.\n\n92 If my delight had not been in thy law: I should have perished in\nmy trouble.\n\n93 I will never forget thy commandments: for with them thou hast\nquickened me.\n\n94 I am thine, O save me: for I have sought thy commandments.\n\n95 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me: but I will consider\nthy testimonies.\n\n96 I see that all things come to an end: but thy commandment is\nexceeding broad.\n\n_Quomodo dilexi!_\n\nLord, what love have I unto thy law: all the day long is my study\nin it.\n\n98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine\nenemies: for they are ever with me.\n\n99 I have more understanding than my teachers: for thy testimonies\nare my study.\n\n100 I am wiser than the aged: because I keep thy commandments.\n\n101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep\nthy word.\n\n102 I have not shrunk from thy judgements: for thou teachest me.\n\n103 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat: yea, sweeter than\nhoney unto my mouth.\n\n104 Through thy commandments I get understanding: therefore I hate\nall evil ways.\n\nDAY 26 MORNING PRAYER\n\n_Lucerna pedibus meis_.\n\nThy word is a lantern unto my feet: and a light unto my paths.\n\n106 I have sworn, and am stedfastly purposed: to keep thy righteous\njudgements.\n\n107 I am troubled above measure: quicken me, O Lord, according to\nthy word.\n\n108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee, O Lord:\nand teach me thy judgements.\n\n109 My soul is alway in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.\n\n110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me: but yet I swerved not\nfrom thy commandments.\n\n111 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever: and\nwhy? they are the very joy of my heart.\n\n112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes alway: even unto\nthe end.\n\nIniquos odio habui.\n\nI hate them that imagine evil things: but thy law do I love.\n\n114 Thou art my defence and shield: and my trust is in thy word.\n\n115 Away from me, ye wicked: I will keep the commandments of my God.\n\n116 O stablish me according to thy word, that I may live: and let\nme not be disappointed of my hope.\n\n117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: yea, my delight shall be\never in thy statutes.\n\n118 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart from thy statutes:\nfor they imagine but deceit.\n\n119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross:\ntherefore I love thy testimonies.\n\n120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee: and I am afraid of thy\njudgements.\n\n_Feci judicium_.\n\nI deal with the thing that is lawful and right: O give me not over\nunto mine oppressors.\n\n122 Make thou thy servant to delight in that which is good: that\nthe proud do me no wrong.\n\n123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health: and for\nthe word of thy righteousness.\n\n124 O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy: and\nteach me thy statutes.\n\n125 I am thy servant, O grant me understanding: that I may know thy\ntestimonies.\n\n126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine hand: for they have\ndestroyed thy law.\n\n127 For I love thy commandments: above gold and precious stone.\n\n128 Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments: and all false\nways I utterly abhor.\n\n_Mirabilia_.\n\nThy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.\n\n130 When thy word goeth forth: it giveth light and understanding\nunto the simple.\n\n131 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath: for my delight was in\nthy commandments.\n\n132 O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me: as thou usest to\ndo unto those that love thy Name.\n\n133 Order my steps in thy word: and so shall no wickedness have\ndominion over me.\n\n134 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men: and so shall I\nkeep thy commandments.\n\n135 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servant: and teach\nme thy statutes.\n\n136 Mine eyes gush out with water: because men keep not thy law.\n\n_Justus es, Domine_.\n\nRighteous art thou, O Lord: and true is thy judgement.\n\n138 The testimonies that thou hast commanded: are exceeding\nrighteous and true.\n\n139 My zeal hath even consumed me: because mine enemies have\nforgotten thy words.\n\n140 Thy word is tried to the uttermost: and thy servant loveth it.\n\n141 I am small, and of no reputation: yet do I not forget thy\ncommandments.\n\n142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness: and thy law\nis the truth.\n\n143 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me: yet is my delight\nin thy commandments.\n\n144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: O grant me\nunderstanding, and I shall live.\n\nDAY 26 EVENING PRAYER\n\n_Clamavi in toto corde meo_.\n\nI call with my whole heart: hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy\nstatutes.\n\n146 Yea, even unto thee do I call: help me, and I shall keep thy\ntestimonies.\n\n147 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee: for in thy word is my\ntrust.\n\n148 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches: that I might be occupied\nin thy words.\n\n149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy loving-kindness:\nquicken me, according as thou art wont.\n\n150 They draw nigh that of malice persecute me: and are far from\nthy law.\n\n151 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord: for all thy commandments are true.\n\n152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since: that\nthou hast grounded them for ever.\n\n_Vide humilitatem_.\n\nO consider mine adversity, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy\nlaw.\n\n154 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me: quicken me, according to\nthy word.\n\n155 Health is far from the ungodly: for they regard not thy statutes.\n\n156 Great is thy mercy, O Lord: quicken me, as thou art wont.\n\n157 Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me: yet do I not\nswerve from thy testimonies.\n\n158 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors: because they keep\nnot thy law.\n\n159 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy commandments: O quicken me,\naccording to thy loving-kindness.\n\n160 Thy word is true from everlasting: all the judgements of thy\nrighteousness endure for evermore.\n\n_Principes persecuti sunt_.\n\nPrinces have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth\nin awe of thy word.\n\n162 I am as glad of thy word: as one that findeth great spoils.\n\n163 As for lies, I hate and abhor them: but thy law do I love.\n\n164 Seven times a day do I praise thee: because of thy righteous\njudgements.\n\n165 Great is the peace that they have who love thy law: and they\nare not offended at it.\n\n166 Lord, I have looked for thy saving health: and done after thy\ncommandments.\n\n167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and loved them exceedingly.\n\n168 I have kept thy commandments and testimonies: for all my ways\nare before thee.\n\n_Appropinquet deprecatio_.\n\nLet my complaint come before thee, O Lord: give me understanding,\naccording to thy word.\n\n170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me, according to\nthy word.\n\n171 My lips shall speak of thy praise: when thou hast taught me thy\nstatutes.\n\n172 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word: for all thy commandments\nare righteous.\n\n173 Let thine hand help me: for I have chosen thy commandments.\n\n174 I have longed for thy saving health, O Lord: and in thy law is\nmy delight.\n\n175 O let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and thy judgements\nshall help me.\n\n176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: O seek thy\nservant, for I do not forget thy commandments.\n\nDAY 27 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 120. _Ad Dominum_.\n\nWhen I was in trouble I called upon the Lord: and he heard me.\n\n2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips: and from a deceitful\ntongue.\n\n3 What reward shall be given or done unto thee, thou false tongue:\neven mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burning coals.\n\n4 Woe is me, that I am constrained to dwell with Mesech: and to\nhave my habitation among the tents of Kedar.\n\n5 My soul hath long dwelt among them: that are enemies unto peace.\n\n6 I labour for peace, but when I speak unto them thereof: they make\nthem ready to battle.\n\nPSALM 121. _Levavi oculos_.\n\nI will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: from whence cometh my help.\n\n2 My help cometh even from the Lord: who hath made heaven and earth.\n\n3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: and he that keepeth thee\nwill not sleep.\n\n4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel: shall neither slumber nor sleep.\n\n5 The Lord himself is thy keeper: the Lord is thy defence upon thy\nright hand;\n\n6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day: neither the moon by\nnight\n\n7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he\nthat shall keep thy soul.\n\n8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in: from\nthis time forth for evermore.\n\nPSALM 122. _Laetatus sum_.\n\nI was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the\nLord.\n\n2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem.\n\n3 Jerusalem is built as a city: that is at unity in itself.\n\n4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord: to\ntestify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.\n\n5 For there is the seat of judgement: even the seat of the house of\nDavid.\n\n6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love\nthee.\n\n7 Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces.\n\n8 For my brethren and companions sakes: I will wish thee prosperity.\n\n9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God: I will seek to do\nthee good.\n\nPSALM 123. _Ad te levavi oculos meos_.\n\nUnto thee lift I up mine eyes: O thou that dwellest in the heavens.\n\n2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their\nmasters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress:\neven so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy\nupon us.\n\n3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are utterly\ndespised.\n\n4 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy: and\nwith the despitefulness of the proud.\n\nPSALM 124. _Nisi quia Dominus_.\n\nIf the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say:\nif the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us;\n\n2 They had swallowed us up quick: when they were so wrathfully\ndispleased at us.\n\n3 Yea, the waters had drowned us: and the stream had gone over our\nsoul.\n\n4 The deep waters of the proud: had gone even over our soul.\n\n5 But praised be the Lord: who hath not given us over for a prey\nunto their teeth.\n\n6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler:\nthe snare is broken, and we are delivered.\n\n7 Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord: who hath made heaven\nand earth.\n\nPSALM 125. _Qui confidunt_.\n\nThey that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount\nSion: which may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever.\n\n2 The hills stand about Jerusalem: even so standeth the Lord round\nabout his people, from this time forth for evermore.\n\n3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the\nrighteous: lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.\n\n4 Do well, O Lord: unto those that are good and true of heart.\n\n5 As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness: the Lord\nshall lead them forth with the evil-doers; but peace shall be upon\nIsrael.\n\nDAY 27 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 126. _In convertendo_.\n\nWhen the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion: then were we like\nunto them that dream.\n\n2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter: and our tongue with joy.\n\n3 Then said they among the heathen: The Lord hath done great things\nfor them.\n\n4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us already: whereof we\nrejoice.\n\n5 Turn our captivity, O Lord: as the rivers in the south.\n\n6 They that sow in tears: shall reap in joy.\n\n7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good\nseed: shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves\nwith him.\n\nPSALM 127. _Nisi Dominus_.\n\nExcept the Lord build the house: their labour is but lost that\nbuild it.\n\n2 Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain.\n\n3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late\ntake rest, arid eat the bread of carefulness: for so he giveth his\nbeloved sleep.\n\n4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb: are an heritage and gift\nthat cometh of the Lord.\n\n5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: even so are the\nyoung children.\n\n6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall\nnot be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.\n\nPSALM 128. _Beati omnes_.\n\nBlessed are all they that fear the Lord: and walk in his ways.\n\n2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine hands: O well is thee,\nand happy shalt thou be.\n\n3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine: upon the walls of thine\nhouse.\n\n4 Thy children like the olive-branches: round about thy table.\n\n5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth the Lord.\n\n6 The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee: that thou shalt\nsee Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long.\n\n7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children: and peace upon\nIsrael.\n\nPSALM 129. _Saepe expugnaverunt_.\n\nMany a time have they fought against me from my youth up: may Israel\nnow say.\n\n2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up: but they\nhave not prevailed against me.\n\n3 The plowers plowed upon my back: and made long furrows.\n\n4 But the righteous Lord: hath hewn the snares of the ungodly in\npieces.\n\n5 Let them be confounded and turned backward: as many as have evil\nwill at Sion.\n\n6 Let them be even as the grass growing upon the house-tops: which\nwithereth afore it be plucked up;\n\n7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand: neither he that bindeth\nup the sheaves his bosom.\n\n8 So that they who go by say not so much as, The Lord prosper you:\nwe wish you good luck in the Name of the Lord.\n\nPSALM 130. _De profundis_.\n\nOut of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice.\n\n2 O let thine ears consider well: the voice of my complaint.\n\n3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O\nLord, who may abide it?\n\n4 For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared.\n\n5 I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him: in his word is\nmy trust.\n\n6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say,\nbefore the morning watch.\n\n7 O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy:\nand with him is plenteous redemption.\n\n8 And he shall redeem Israel: from all his sins.\n\nPSALM 131. _Domine, non est_.\n\nO Lord, I am not high-minded: I have no proud looks.\n\n2 I do not exercise myself in great matters: which are too high for\nme.\n\n3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child that is\nweaned from his mother: yea, my soul is even as a weaned child.\n\n4 O Israel, trust in the Lord: from this time forth for evermore.\n\nDAY 28 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 132. _Memento, Domine_.\n\nLord, remember David: and all his trouble;\n\n2 How he sware unto the Lord: and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God\nof Jacob;\n\n3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house: nor climb up\ninto my bed;\n\n4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eye-lids to\nslumber: neither the temples of my head to take any rest;\n\n5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord: an habitation\nfor the mighty God of Jacob.\n\n6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata: and found it in the wood.\n\n7 We will go into his tabernacle: and fall low on our knees before\nhis footstool.\n\n8 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place: thou, and the ark of thy\nstrength.\n\n9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness: and let thy saints\nsing with joyfulness.\n\n10 For thy servant David's sake: turn not away the presence of thine\nAnointed.\n\n11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David: and he shall not\nshrink from it;\n\n12 Of the fruit of thy body: shall I set upon thy seat.\n\n13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I\nshall learn them: their children also shall sit upon thy seat for\nevermore.\n\n14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for himself:\nhe hath longed for her.\n\n15 This shall be my rest for ever: here will I dwell, for I have a\ndelight therein.\n\n16 I will bless her victuals with increase: and will satisfy her\npoor with bread.\n\n17 I will deck her priests with health: and her saints shall rejoice\nand sing.\n\n18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish: I have ordained\na lantern for mine Anointed.\n\n19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame: but upon\nhimself shall his crown flourish.\n\nPSALM 133. _Ecce, quam bonum!_\n\nBehold, how good and joyful a thing it is: brethren, to dwell\ntogether in unity!\n\n2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down\nunto the beard: even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the\nskirts of his clothing.\n\n3 Like as the dew of Hermon: which fell upon the hill of Sion.\n\n4 For there the Lord promised his blessing: and life for evermore.\n\nPSALM 134 _Ecce nunc_.\n\nBehold now, praise the Lord: all ye servants of the Lord;\n\n2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord: even in the\ncourts of the house of our God.\n\n3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary: and praise the Lord.\n\n4 The Lord that made heaven and earth: give thee blessing out of\nSion.\n\nPSALM 135. _Laudate Nomen_.\n\nO praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord: praise it, O ye\nservants of the Lord;\n\n2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord: in the courts of the house\nof our God.\n\n3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises unto\nhis Name, for it is lovely.\n\n4 For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself: and Israel for\nhis own possession.\n\n5 For I know that the Lord is great: and that our Lord is above all\ngods.\n\n6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth:\nand in the sea, and in all deep places.\n\n7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world: and\nsendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of\nhis treasures.\n\n8 He smote the first-born of Egypt: both of man and beast.\n\n9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou\nland of Egypt: upon Pharaoh, and all his servants.\n\n10 He smote divers nations: and slew mighty kings;\n\n11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan: and all\nthe kingdoms of Canaan;\n\n12 And gave their land to be an heritage: even an heritage unto\nIsrael his people.\n\n13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever: so doth thy memorial, O\nLord, from one generation to another.\n\n14 For the Lord will avenge his people: and be gracious unto his\nservants.\n\n15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold:\nthe work of men's hands.\n\n16 They have mouths, and speak not: eyes have they, but they see not.\n\n17 They have ears, and yet they hear not: neither is there any\nbreath in their mouths.\n\n18 They that make them are like unto them: and so are all they that\nput their trust in them.\n\n19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel; praise the Lord, ye house\nof Aaron.\n\n20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, praise\nthe Lord.\n\n21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion: who dwelleth at Jerusalem.\n\nDAY 28 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 136. _Confitemini_.\n\nO give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever.\n\n3 O thank the Lord of all lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.\n\n4 Who only doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.\n\n5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n6 Who laid out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever.\n\n7 Who hath made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever;\n\n8 The sun to rule the day: for his mercy endureth for ever;\n\n9 The moon and the stars to govern the night: for his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n10 Who smote Egypt with their first-born: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever;\n\n11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever;\n\n12 With a mighty hand, and stretched out arm: for his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n13 Who divided the Red sea in two parts: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever;\n\n14 And made Israel to go through the midst of it: for his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew them in the Red\nsea: for his mercy endureth for ever.\n\n16 Who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever.\n\n17 Who smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever;\n\n18 Yea, and slew mighty kings: for his mercy endureth for ever;\n\n19 Sehon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever;\n\n20 And Og the king of Basan: for his mercy endureth for ever;\n\n21 And gave away their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever;\n\n22 Even for an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\n23 Who remembered us when we were in trouble: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever;\n\n24 And hath delivered us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth\nfor ever.\n\n25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.\n\n26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for\never.\n\n27 O give thanks unto the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for\never.\n\nPSALM 137. _Super flumina_.\n\nBy the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept: when we remembered\nthee, O Sion.\n\n2 As for our harps, we hanged them up: upon the trees that are\ntherein.\n\n3 For they that led us away captive required of us then a song, and\nmelody in our heaviness: Sing us one of the songs of Sion.\n\n4 How shall we sing the Lord's song: in a strange land?\n\n5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem: let my right hand forget her\ncunning.\n\n6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of\nmy mouth: yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem in my mirth.\n\n7 Remember the children of Edom, O Lord, in the day of Jerusalem:\nhow they said, Down with it, down with it, even to the ground.\n\n8 O daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery: yea, happy shall he\nbe that rewardeth thee, as thou hast served us.\n\n9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children: and throweth them\nagainst the stones.\n\nPSALM 138. _Confitebor tibi_.\n\nI will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: even\nbefore the gods will I sing praise unto thee.\n\n2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name,\nbecause of thy loving-kindness and truth: for thou hast magnified\nthy Name and thy word above all things.\n\n3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest me: and enduedst my soul\nwith much strength.\n\n4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord: for they\nhave heard the words of thy mouth.\n\n5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: that great is the\nglory of the Lord.\n\n6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly:\nas for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.\n\n7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me:\nthou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine\nenemies, and thy right hand shall save me.\n\n8 The Lord shall make good his loving-kindness toward me: yea, thy\nmercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of\nthine own hands.\n\nDAY 29 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 139. _Domine, probasti_.\n\nLord, thou hast searched me out and known me: thou knowest my\ndown-sitting and mine up-rising, thou understandest my thoughts\nlong before.\n\n2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed: and spiest out all my\n ways.\n\n3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue: but thou, O Lord,\nknowest it altogether.\n\n4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and before: and laid thine hand upon\nme.\n\n5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excel lent for me: I cannot\nattain unto it.\n\n6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit: or whither shall I go\nthen from thy presence?\n\n7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there: if I go down to hell,\nthou art there also.\n\n8 If I take the wings of the morning: and remain in the uttermost\nparts of the sea;\n\n9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall\nhold me.\n\n10 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me: then shall\nmy night be turned to day.\n\n11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is\nas clear as the day: the darkness and light to thee are both alike.\n\n12 For my reins are thine: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.\n\n13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully\nmade: marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well.\n\n14 My bones are not hid from thee: though I be made secretly, and\nfashioned beneath in the earth.\n\n15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect: and in thy\nbook were all my members written;\n\n16 Which day by day were fashioned: when as yet there was none of\nthem.\n\n17 How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God: O how great is the\nsum of them!\n\n18 If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand: when I\nwake up I am present with thee.\n\n19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God: depart from me, ye\nblood-thirsty men.\n\n20 For they speak unrighteously against thee: and thine enemies take\nthy Name in vain.\n\n21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee: and am not I grieved\nwith those that rise up against thee?\n\n22 Yea, I hate them right sore: even as though they were mine\nenemies.\n\n23 Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart: prove me, and\nexamine my thoughts.\n\n24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me: and lead me\nin the way everlasting.\n\nPSALM 140. _Eripe me, Domine_.\n\nDeliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: and preserve me from the\nwicked man.\n\n2 Who imagine mischief in their hearts: and stir up strife all the\nday long.\n\n3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poison\nis under their lips.\n\n4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the ungodly; preserve me from\nthe Wicked men, who are purposed to overthrow my goings.\n\n5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad\nwith cords: yea, and set traps in my way.\n\n6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my\nprayers, O Lord.\n\n7 O Lord God, thou strength of my health: thou hast covered my\nhead in the day of battle.\n\n8 Let not the ungodly have his desire, O Lord: let not his\nmischievous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud.\n\n9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them:\nthat compass me about.\n\n10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the\nfire and into the pit, that they never rise up again.\n\n11 A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth: evil shall\nhunt the wicked person to overthrow him,\n\n12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor: and maintain the\ncause of the helpless.\n\n13 The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy Name: and\nthe just shall continue in thy sight.\n\nPSALM 141. _Domine, clamavi_.\n\nO Lord, I call upon thee, haste thee unto me: and consider my\nvoice when I cry unto thee.\n\n2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense: and let\nthe lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.\n\n3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and keep the door of my lips.\n\n4 O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing: let me not be\noccupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickedness, lest I\neat of such things as please them.\n\n5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly: and reprove me.\n\n6 But let not their precious balms break my head: yea, I will pray\nyet against their wickedness.\n\n7 Let their judges be overthrown in stony places: that they may\nhear my words, for they are sweet.\n\n8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit: like as when one\nbreaketh and heweth wood upon the earth.\n\n9 But mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust,\nO cast not out my soul.\n\n10 Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me: and from\nthe traps of the wicked doers.\n\n11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together: and let\nme ever escape them.\n\nDAY 29 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 142. _Voce mea ad Dominum_.\n\nI cried unto the Lord with my voice: yea, even unto the Lord did\nI make my supplication.\n\n2 I poured out my complaints before him: and shewed him of my\ntrouble.\n\n3 When my spirit was in heaviness thou knewest my path: in the\nway wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.\n\n4 I looked also upon my right hand: and saw there was no man that\nwould know me.\n\n5 I had no place to flee unto: and no man cared for my soul.\n\n6 I cried unto thee, O Lord, and said: Thou art my hope, and my\nportion in the land of the living.\n\n7 Consider my complaint: for I am brought very low.\n\n8 O deliver me from my persecutors: for they are too strong for me.\n\n9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy\nName: which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous\nresort unto my company.\n\nPSALM 143. _Domine, exaudi_. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and consider\nmy desire: hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness sake.\n\n2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant: for in thy\nsight shall no man living be justified.\n\n3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life\ndown to the ground: he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that\nhave been long dead.\n\n4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me: and my heart within me\nis desolate.\n\n5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all thy works: yea,\nI exercise myself in the works of thy hands.\n\n6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul gaspeth unto thee as\na thirsty land.\n\n7 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon, for my spirit waxeth faint: hide\nnot thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into\nthe pit.\n\n8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning, for\nin thee is my trust: shew thou me the way that I should walk in,\nfor I lift up my soul unto thee.\n\n9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I flee unto thee to\nhide me.\n\n10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, for thou art my God:\nlet thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.\n\n11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's sake: and for thy righteousness\nsake bring my soul out of trouble.\n\n12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies: and destroy all them\nthat vex my soul; for I am thy servant.\n\nDAY 30 MORNING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 144. _Benedictus Dominus_.\n\nBlessed be the Lord my strength: who teacheth my hands to war,\nand my fingers to fight;\n\n2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in\nwhom I trust: who subdueth my people that is under me.\n\n3 Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him: or the\nson of man, that thou so regardest him?\n\n4 Man is like a thing of nought: his time passeth away like a shadow.\n\n5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and\nthey shall smoke.\n\n6 Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them: shoot out thine arrows,\nand consume them.\n\n7 Send down thine hand from above: deliver me, and take me out of the\ngreat waters, from the hand of strange children;\n\n8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity: and their right hand is a right\nhand of wickedness.\n\n9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: and sing praises unto\nthee upon a ten-stringed lute.\n\n10 Thou hast given victory unto kings: and hast delivered David\nthy servant from the peril of the sword.\n\n11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children: whose\nmouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of\niniquity.\n\n12 That our sons may grow up as the young plants: and that our\ndaughters may be as the polished corners of the temple.\n\n13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of\nstore: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands\nin our streets.\n\n14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no decay:\nno leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets.\n\n15 Happy are the people that are in such a case: yea, blessed\nare the people who have the Lord for their God.\n\nPSALM 145. _Exaltabo te, Deus_.\n\nI will magnify thee, O God, my King: and I will praise thy Name\nfor ever and ever.\n\n2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praise thy Name for\never and ever.\n\n3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous worthy to be praised: there is\nno end of his greatness.\n\n4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another: and declare\nthy power.\n\n5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship: thy glory, thy\npraise, and wondrous works;\n\n6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts:\nand I will also tell of thy greatness.\n\n7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be shewed: and\nmen shall sing of thy righteousness.\n\n8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: long-suffering and of great\ngoodness.\n\n9 The Lord is loving unto every man: and his mercy is over all his\nworks.\n\n10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord: and thy saints give thanks\nunto thee.\n\n11 They shew the glory of thy kingdom: and talk of thy power;\n\n12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom:\nmight be known unto men.\n\n13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom: and thy dominion endureth\nthroughout all ages.\n\n14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall: and lifteth up all those\nthat are down.\n\n15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord: and thou givest them\ntheir meat in due season.\n\n16 Thou openest thine hand: and fillest all things living with\nplenteousness.\n\n17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways: and holy in all his works.\n\n18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: yea, all\nsuch as call upon him faithfully.\n\n19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will\nhear their cry, and will help them.\n\n20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but scattereth\nabroad all the ungodly.\n\n21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all\nflesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever.\n\nPSALM 146. _Lauda, anima mea_.\n\nPraise the Lord, O my soul; while I live will I praise the Lord:\nyea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God.\n\n2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man: for\nthere is no help in them.\n\n3 For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again to\nhis earth: and then all his thoughts perish.\n\n4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help: and whose\nhope is in the Lord his God;\n\n5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: who\nkeepeth his promise for ever;\n\n6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong: who feedeth the\nhungry.\n\n7 The Lord looseth men out of prison: the Lord giveth sight to the\nblind.\n\n8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen: the Lord careth for the\nrighteous.\n\n9 The Lord careth for the strangers, he defendeth the fatherless\nand widow: as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.\n\n10 The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore: and\nthroughout all generations.\n\nDAY 30 EVENING PRAYER\n\nPSALM 147. _Laudate Dominum_.\n\nO praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our\nGod: yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.\n\n2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: and gather together the\nout-casts of Israel.\n\n3 He healeth those that are broken in heart: and giveth medicine\nto heal their sickness.\n\n4 He telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by\ntheir names.\n\n5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom\nis infinite.\n\n6 The Lord setteth up the meek: and bringeth the ungodly down to\nthe ground.\n\n7 O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving: sing praises upon the\nharp unto our God;\n\n8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the\nearth: and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb\nfor the use of men;\n\n9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle: and feedeth the young ravens\nthat call upon him.\n\n10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: neither\ndelighteth he in any man's legs.\n\n11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear him: and put their\ntrust in his mercy.\n\n12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.\n\n13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates: and hath blessed\nthy children within thee.\n\n14 He maketh peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the\nflour of wheat.\n\n15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: and his word\nrunneth very swiftly.\n\n16 He giveth snow like wool: and scattereth the hoar-frost like\nashes.\n\n17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who is able to abide his\nfrost?\n\n18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he bloweth with his\nwind, and the waters flow.\n\n19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob: his statutes and ordinances unto\nIsrael.\n\n20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: neither have the heathen\nknowledge of his laws.\n\nPSALM 148. _Laudate Dominum_.\n\nO praise the Lord of heaven: praise him in the height.\n\n2 Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his host.\n\n3 Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.\n\n4 Praise him, all ye heavens: and ye waters that are above the\nheavens.\n\n5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for he spake the word, and\nthey were made; he commanded, and they were created.\n\n6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever: he hath given them a\nlaw which shall not be broken.\n\n7 Praise the Lord upon earth: ye dragons, and all deeps;\n\n8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours: wind and storm, fulfilling his\nword;\n\n9 Mountains and all hills: fruitful trees and all cedars;\n\n10 Beasts and all cattle: worms and feathered fowls;\n\n11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of\nthe world;\n\n12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name\nof the Lord: for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above\nheaven and earth.\n\n13 He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his saints shall\npraise him: even the children of Israel, even the people that\nserveth him.\n\nPSALM 149. _Cantate Domino_.\n\nO sing unto the Lord a new song: let the congregation of saints\npraise him.\n\n2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of\nSion be joyful in their King.\n\n3 Let them praise his Name in the dance: let them sing praises unto\nhim with tabret and harp.\n\n4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: and helpeth the\nmeek-hearted.\n\n5 Let the saints be joyful with glory: let them rejoice in their\nbeds.\n\n6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth: and a two-edged sword\nin their hands;\n\n7 To be avenged of the heathen: and to rebuke the people;\n\n8 To bind their kings in chains: and their nobles with links of\niron.\n\n9 That they may be avenged of them, as it is written: Such honour\nhave all his saints.\n\nPSALM 150. _Laudate Dominum_.\n\nO praise God in his holiness: praise him in the firmament of his\npower.\n\n2 Praise him in his noble acts: praise him according to his\nexcellent greatness.\n\n3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet: praise him upon the\nlute and harp.\n\n4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances: praise him upon the strings\nand pipe.\n\n5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals: praise him upon the loud\ncymbals.\n\n6 Let every thing that hath breath: praise the Lord.\n\n\n\n\nFORMS OF PRAYER\n\nTO BE\n\nUSED AT SEA\n\n_The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea shall be\nthe same which is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer_.\n\n_These two following Prayers are to be also used in his Majesty's\nNavy every day_.\n\nO eternal Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and\nrulest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with\nbounds until day and night come to an end: Be pleased to receive\ninto thy Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of us\nthy servants, and the Fleet in which we serve. Preserve us from\nthe dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy; that\nwe may be a safeguard unto our most gracious Sovereign Lord, King\n_GEORGE_, and his Dominions, and a security for such as pass on\nthe seas upon their lawful occasions; that the inhabitants of our\nIsland may in peace and quietness serve thee our God; and that we\nmay return in safety to enjoy the blessings of the land, with the\nfruits of our labours; and with a thankful remembrance of thy\nmercies to praise and glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_The Collect_.\n\nPrevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious\nfavour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our\nworks begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy\nName, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea_.\n\nO most powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the winds\nblow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage\nthereof: We thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our\ngreat distress cry unto thee for help: Save, Lord, or else we\nperish. We confess, when we have been safe, and seen all things\nquiet about us, we have forgot thee our God, and refused to hearken\nto the still voice of thy word, and to obey thy commandments: But\nnow we see how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder; the\ngreat God to be feared above all: And therefore we adore thy Divine\nMajesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help,\nLord, and save us for thy mercy's sake in Jesus Christ thy Son,\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Or this:_\n\nO most glorious and gracious Lord God, who dwellest in heaven,\nbut beholdest all things below: Look down, we beseech thee, and\nhear us, calling out of the depth of misery, and out of the jaws\nof this death, which is ready now to swallow us up: Save, Lord,\nor else we perish. The living, the living shall praise thee. O\nsend thy word of command to rebuke the raging winds, and the\nroaring sea; that we, being delivered from this distress, may\nlive to serve thee, and to glorify thy Name all the days of our\nlife. Hear, Lord, and save us, for the infinite merits of our\nblessed Saviour, thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. _Amen_.\n\n_The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any Enemy_.\n\nO most powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that\nrulest and commandest all things: Thou sittest in the throne\njudging right, and therefore we make our address to thy Divine\nMajesty in this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause\ninto thine own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir\nup thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou givest not\nalway the battle to the strong, but canst save by many or by few.\nO let not our sins now cry against us for vengeance; but hear us\nthy poor servants begging mercy, and imploring thy help, and that\nthou wouldest be a defence unto us against the face of the enemy.\nMake it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_General Prayers_.\n\n_Short Prayers for single persons that cannot meet to join in\nPrayer with others, by reason of the Fight, or Storm_.\n\nLord, be merciful to us sinners, and save us for thy mercy's sake.\n\nThou art the great God, that hast made and rulest all things: O\ndeliver us for thy Name's sake.\n\nThou art the great God to be feared above all: O save us, that we\nmay praise thee.\n\n_Special Prayers with respect to the Enemy_.\n\nThou, O Lord, art just and powerful: O defend our cause against\nthe face of the enemy.\n\nO God, thou art a strong tower of defence to all that flee unto\nthee: O save us from the violence of the enemy.\n\nO Lord of hosts, fight for us, that we may glorify thee.\n\nO suffer us not to sink under the weight of our sins, or the\nviolence of the enemy.\n\nO Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake.\n\n_Short Prayers in respect of a Storm_.\n\nThou, O Lord, that stillest the raging of the sea: hear, hear us,\nand save us, that we perish not.\n\nO blessed Saviour, that didst save thy disciples ready to perish\nin a storm: hear us, and save us, we beseech thee.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nChrist, have mercy upon us.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nO Lord, hear us.\n\nO Christ, hear us.\n\nGod the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon\nus, save us now and evermore. Amen.\n\nOur Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,\nBut deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and\nthe glory, For ever and ever. Amen.\n\n_When there shall be imminent danger, as many as can be spared\nfrom necessary service in the Ship shall be called together, and\nmake an humble Confession of their sin to God: In which every one\nought seriously to reflect upon those particular sins of which his\nconscience shall accuse him: saying as followeth_.\n\n_The Confession_.\n\nAlmighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all\nthings, Judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold\nsins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously\nhave committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine\nMajesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against\nus. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our\nmisdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden\nof them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us,\nmost merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake,\nForgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter\nServe and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory\nof thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Priest, if there be any in the Ship, pronounce\nthis Absolution_.\n\nAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath\npromised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance\nand true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and\ndeliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all\ngoodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ\nour Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Thanksgiving after a Storm_.\n\n_Jubilate Deo_. Psalm lxvi.\n\nO be joyful in God, all ye lands: sing praises unto the honour of\nhis Name, make his praise to be glorious.\n\nSay unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works: through the\ngreatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee.\n\nFor all the world shall worship thee: sing of thee, and praise thy\nName.\n\nO come hither, and behold the works of God: how wonderful he is in\nhis doing toward the children of men.\n\nHe turned the sea into dry land: so that they went through the\nwater on foot; there did we rejoice thereof.\n\nHe ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the people: and\nsuch as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves.\n\nO praise our God, ye people: and make the voice of his praise to be\nheard;\n\nWho holdeth our soul in life: and suffereth not our feet to slip.\n\nFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou also hast tried us, like as\nsilver is tried.\n\nThou broughtest us into the snare: and laidest trouble upon our\nloins.\n\nThou sufferedst men to ride over our heads: we went through fire\nand water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.\n\nI will go into thine house with burnt-offerings: and will pay thee\nmy vows, which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth,\nwhen I was in trouble.\n\nI will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the incense of\nrams: I will offer bullocks and goats.\n\nO come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God: and I will tell\nyou what he hath done for my soul.\n\nI called unto him with my mouth: and gave him praises with my tongue.\n\nIf I incline unto wickedness with mine heart: the Lord will not\nhear me.\n\nBut God hath heard me: and considered the voice of my prayer.\n\nPraised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer: nor turned his\nmercy from me.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_Confitemini Domino_. Psalm cvii.\n\nO give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy\nendureth for ever.\n\nLet them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed: and delivered\nfrom the hand of the enemy;\n\nAnd gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the\nwest: from the north and from the south.\n\nThey went astray in the wilderness out of the way: and found no\ncity to dwell in;\n\nHungry and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.\n\nSo they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: and he delivered\nthem from their distress.\n\nHe led them forth by the right way: that they might go to the city\nwhere they dwelt.\n\nO that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and\ndeclare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\nFor he satisfieth the empty soul: and filleth the hungry soul with\ngoodness.\n\nSuch as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: being fast\nbound in misery and iron;\n\nBecause they rebelled against the words of the Lord: and lightly\nregarded the counsel of the most Highest;\n\nHe also brought down their heart through heaviness: they fell\ndown, and there was none to help them up.\n\nSo when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivered\nthem out of their distress.\n\nFor he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of\ndeath: and brake their bonds in sunder.\n\nO that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and\ndeclare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\nFor he hath broken the gates of brass: and smitten the bars of\niron in sunder.\n\nFoolish men are plagued for their offence: and because of their\nwickedness.\n\nTheir soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they were even hard\nat death's door.\n\nSo when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivered\nthem out of their distress.\n\nHe sent his word, and healed them: and they were saved from their\ndestruction.\n\nO that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and\ndeclare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\nThat they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving:\nand tell out his works with gladness!\n\nThey that go down to the sea in ships: and occupy their business\nin great waters;\n\nThese men see the works of the Lord: and his wonders in the deep.\n\nFor at his word the stormy wind ariseth: which lifteth up the\nwaves thereof.\n\nThey are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep:\ntheir soul melteth away because of the trouble.\n\nThey reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man: and are at\ntheir wits end.\n\nSo when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivereth\nthem out of their distress.\n\nFor he maketh the storm to cease: so that the waves thereof are\nstill.\n\nThen are they glad, because they are at rest: and so he bringeth\nthem unto the haven where they would be.\n\nO that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and\ndeclare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!\n\nThat they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people:\nand praise him in the seat of the elders!\n\nWho turneth the floods into a wilderness: and drieth up the\nwater-springs.\n\nA fruitful land maketh he barren: for the wickedness of them that\ndwell therein.\n\nAgain, he maketh the wilderness a standing water: and water-springs\nof a dry ground.\n\nAnd there he setteth the hungry: that they may build them a city\nto dwell in;\n\nThat they may sow their land, and plant vineyards: to yield them\nfruits of increase.\n\nHe blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly: and suffereth\nnot their cattle to decrease.\n\nAnd again, when they are minished and brought low: through\noppression, through any plague or trouble;\n\nThough he suffer them to be evil intreated through tyrants: and\nlet them wander out of the way in the wilderness;\n\nYet helpeth he the poor out of misery: and maketh him households\nlike a flock of sheep.\n\nThe righteous will consider this, and rejoice: and the mouth of\nall wickedness shall be stopped.\n\nWhoso is wise will ponder these things: and they shall understand\nthe loving-kindness of the Lord.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without\nend. Amen.\n\n_Collects of Thanksgiving_.\n\nO most blessed and glorious Lord God, who art of infinite goodness\nand mercy: We thy poor creatures, whom thou hast made and preserved,\nholding our souls in life, and now rescuing us out of the jaws of\ndeath, humbly present ourselves again before thy Divine Majesty,\nto offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that thou\nheardest us when we called in our trouble, and didst not cast out\nour prayer, which we made before thee in our great distress: Even\nwhen we gave all for lost, our ship, our goods, our lives, then\ndidst thou mercifully look upon us, and wonderfully command a\ndeliverance; for which we, now being in safety, do give all praise\nand glory to thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Or this:_\n\nO most mighty and gracious good God, thy mercy is over all thy\nworks, but in special manner hath been extended toward us, whom\nthou hast so powerfully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast shewed\nus terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how\npowerful and gracious a God thou art; how able and ready to help\nthem that trust in thee. Thou hast shewed us how both winds and\nseas obey thy command; that we may learn, even from them, hereafter\nto obey thy voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and\nglorify thy Name, for this thy mercy in saving us, when we were\nready to perish. And, we beseech thee, make us as truly sensible\nnow of thy mercy, as we were then of the danger: and give us hearts\nalways ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but\nalso by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy commandments.\nContinue, we beseech thee, this thy goodness to us; that we, whom\nthou hast saved, may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all\nthe days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.\n_Amen_.\n\n_A Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a dangerous Tempest_.\n\nO come, let us give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and\nhis mercy endureth for ever.\n\nGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; let the redeemed of\nthe Lord say so: whom he hath delivered from the merciless rage of\nthe sea.\n\nThe Lord is gracious and full of compassion: slow to anger, and of\ngreat mercy.\n\nHe hath not dealt with us according to our sins: neither rewarded\nus according to our iniquities.\n\nBut as the heaven is high above the earth: so great hath been his\nmercy towards us.\n\nWe found trouble and heaviness: we were even at death's door.\n\nThe waters of the sea had well-nigh covered us: the proud waters\nhad well-nigh gone over our soul.\n\nThe sea roared: and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof.\n\nWe were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into\nthe deep: our soul melted within us, because of trouble;\n\nThen cried we unto thee, O Lord: and thou didst deliver us out of\nour distress.\n\nBlessed be thy Name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy\nservants: but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us.\n\nThou didst send forth thy commandment: and the windy storm ceased,\nand was turned into a calm.\n\nO let us therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare\nthe wonders that he hath done, and still doeth, for the children\nof men.\n\nPraised be the Lord daily: even the Lord that helpeth us, and\npoureth his benefits upon us.\n\nHe is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the\nLord by whom we have escaped death.\n\nThou, Lord, hast made us glad through the operation of thy hands:\nand we will triumph in thy praise.\n\nBlessed be the Lord God: even the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous\nthings;\n\nAnd blessed be the Name of his majesty for ever: and let every one\nof us say, Amen, Amen.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n2 _Corinthians xiii_.\n\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the\nfellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.\n\n_After Victory or Deliverance from an Enemy_.\n\n_A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after Victory_.\n\nIf the Lord had not been on our side, now may we say: if the Lord\nhimself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us;\n\nThey had swallowed us up quick: when they were so wrathfully\ndispleased at us.\n\nYea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our\nsoul: the deep waters of the proud had gone over our soul.\n\nBut praised be the Lord: who hath not given us over as a prey unto\nthem.\n\nThe Lord hath wrought: a mighty salvation for us.\n\nWe gat not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that\nsaved us: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy\ncountenance, because thou hadst a favour unto us.\n\nThe Lord hath appeared for us: the Lord hath covered our heads,\nand made us to stand in the day of battle.\n\nThe Lord hath appeared for us: the Lord hath overthrown our\nenemies, and dashed in pieces those that rose up against us.\n\nTherefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us: but unto thy Name be\ngiven the glory.\n\nThe Lord hath done great things for us: the Lord hath done great\nthings for us, for which we rejoice.\n\nOur help standeth in the Name of the Lord: who hath made heaven\nand earth.\n\nBlessed be the Name of the Lord: from this time forth for evermore.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\nAs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world\nwithout end. Amen.\n\n_After this Hymn may be sung the TE DEUM_.\n\n_Then this Collect_.\n\nO almighty God, the sovereign Commander of all the world, in whose\nhand is power and might which none is able to withstand: We bless\nand magnify thy great and glorious Name for this happy victory,\nthe whole glory whereof we do ascribe to thee, who art the only\ngiver of victory. And, we beseech thee, give us grace to improve\nthis great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the\nhonour of our Sovereign, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good\nof all mankind. And, we beseech thee, give us such a sense of this\ngreat mercy, as may engage us to a true thankfulness, such as may\nappear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before\nthee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom with thee\nand the Holy Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in particular for\nthis victory and deliverance, be all glory and honour, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\n2 _Corinthians xiii_.\n\nThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the\nfellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nAT THE BURIAL OF THEIR DEAD AT SEA\n\n_The Office in the Common-Prayer-Book may be used: only instead of\nthese words_ [We therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to\nearth, &c.] _say_,\n\nWe therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into\ncorruption, looking for the resurrection of the body, (when the\nsea shall give up her dead,) and the life of the world to come,\nthrough our Lord Jesus Christ; who at his coming shall change our\nvile body, that it may be like his glorious body, according to the\nmighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.\n\n\n\n\nTHE FORM AND MANNER\n\nOF\n\nMAKING ORDAINING AND CONSECRATING\n\nOF\n\nBISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS\n\nACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF\n\nTHE CHURCH OF ENGLAND\n\n\nTHE PREFACE.\n\nIt is evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and\nancient Authors, that from the Apostles time there have been these\nOrders of Ministers in Christ's Church; Bishops, Priests, and\nDeacons. Which offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation,\nthat no man might presume to execute any of them, except he were\nfirst called, tried, examined, and known to have such qualities as\nare requisite for the same; and also by public Prayer, with\nImposition of Hands, were approved and admitted thereunto by\nlawful authority. And therefore, to the intent that these Orders\nmay be continued, and reverently used and esteemed, in the Church\nof England; No man shall be accounted or taken to be a lawful\nBishop, Priest, or Deacon in the Church of England, or suffered\nto execute any of the said functions, except he be called, tried,\nexamined, and admitted thereunto, according to the Form hereafter\nfollowing, or hath had formerly Episcopal Consecration or Ordination.\n\nAnd none shall be admitted a Deacon, except he be twenty-three years\nof age, unless he have a Faculty. And every man which is to be\nadmitted a Priest shall be full four-and-twenty years old. And\nevery man which is to be ordained or consecrated Bishop shall be\nfully thirty years of age.\n\nAnd the Bishop, knowing either by himself, or by sufficient\ntestimony, any person to be a man of virtuous conversation, and\nwithout crime; and after examination and trial finding him learned\nin the Latin tongue, and sufficiently instructed in holy Scripture,\nmay at the times appointed in the Canon, or else, on urgent\noccasion, upon some other Sunday or Holy-day, in the face of the\nChurch, admit him a Deacon, in such manner and form as hereafter\nfolloweth.\n\n\n\n\nFROM THE CANONS OF THE\n\nSCOTTISH CHURCH\n\n\nCANON II.\n\nOF THE ORDERING OF BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS.\n\n1. The Ordering of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons shall be according\nto the \"Form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of\nBishops, Priests, and Deacons\" set forth together with the Book of\nCommon Prayer of the Church of England, with the following\nalterations:\n\nThe reading of the King's mandate, the oath of the King's supremacy,\nand the oath of obedience to the Archbishop shall be omitted. In\nthe interrogations the words \"this Church\" shall be substituted for\n\"this Realm\" or \"this Church of England\" or \"this Church and\nRealm.\" At the ordination of Priests and Deacons, a Priest appointed\nby the Bishop shall do what is directed in the Form to be done by\nthe Archdeacon. At the consecration of Bishops the Primus when\npresent shall do what is directed in the Form to be done by the\nArchbishop, but in the absence of the Primus the senior Bishop\npresent shall act in his place unless it be otherwise unanimously\nagreed by the Bishops present.\n\n2. All ordinations of Priests and Deacons shall be held at the Ember\nSeasons, unless, for reasons which may seem to him sufficient,\nthe Bishop shall appoint another time.\n\nNOTE.\n\nThe portions of the following three forms which are modified in\nScotland are marked with square brackets.\n\n\n\n\nTHE\n\nFORM AND MANNER\n\nOF\n\nMAKING OF DEACONS\n\n\n_When the day appointed by the Bishop is come; after Morning Prayer\nis ended, there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring the\nduty and office of such as come to be admitted Deacons; how\nnecessary that Order is in the Church of Christ; and also how\nthe people ought to esteem them in their office_.\n\n_First_, [_a Presbyter appointed by the Bishop_] _shall present\nunto the Bishop_ (_sitting in his Chair, near to the holy Table_)\n_such as desire to be ordained Deacons_, (_each of them being\ndecently habited_,) _saying these words_,\n\nReverend Father in God, I present unto you these persons present,\nto be admitted Deacons.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nTake heed that the persons, whom ye present unto us, be apt and\nmeet, for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise their\nministry duly, to the honour of God, and the edifying of his Church.\n\n[_The Presbyter_] _shall answer_,\n\nI have enquired of them, and also examined them; and think them so\nto be.\n\n_Then the Bishop shall say unto the people:_\n\nBrethren, if there be any of you who knoweth any impediment or\nnotable crime in any of these persons presented to be ordered\nDeacons, for the which he ought not to be admitted to that office;\nLet him come forth in the Name of God, and shew what the crime or\nimpediment is.\n\n_And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop shall\nsurcease from ordering that person, until such time as the party\naccused shall be found clear of that crime_.\n\n_Then the Bishop_ (_commending such as shall be found meet to be\nordered to the prayers of the Congregation_) _shall, with the\nClergy and people present, sing or say the Litany, with the Prayers,\nas followeth_.\n\n_The Litany and Suffrages_.\n\nO God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.\n\n_God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners_.\n\nO God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable\nsinners.\n\n_God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable\nsinners_.\n\nO God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have\nmercy upon us miserable sinners.\n\n_God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have\nmercy upon us miserable sinners_.\n\nO holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:\nhave mercy upon us miserable sinners.\n\n_O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:\nhave mercy upon us miserable sinners_.\n\nRemember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers;\nneither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare\nthy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and\nbe not angry with us for ever.\n\n_Spare us, good Lord_.\n\nFrom all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and assaults\nof the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy;\nfrom envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the\ndeceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine;\nfrom battle and murder, and from sudden death,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nFrom all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false\ndoctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt\nof thy Word and Commandment,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nBy the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and\nCircumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nBy thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy\nprecious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and\nAscension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nIn all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the\nhour of death, and in the day of judgement,\n\n_Good Lord, deliver us_.\n\nWe sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it may\nplease thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the\nright way,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true\nworshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy\nServant _GEORGE_, our most gracious King and Governor,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and\nlove, and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek\nthy honour and glory,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him\nthe victory over all his enemies,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and preserve our gracious Queen\n_Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_ Prince of Wales, and\nall the Royal Family,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and\nDeacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and\nthat both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and\nshew it accordingly,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless these thy servants, now to be\nadmitted to the Order of Deacons, [_or_ Priests,] and to pour thy\ngrace upon them; that they may duly execute their office, to the\nedifying of thy Church, and the glory of thy holy Name,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\n| That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and prosper thy servants who labour\nfor the conversion of the heathen, and of all who know not the truth,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all\nthe Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\n| That it may please thee to direct and prosper the Consultations\n| of the High Court of Parliament * to honour of thy Name, and the\n| welfare of thy people,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n|\n| [Margin Note:] * During the Session of Parliament.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and keep the [Judges and]\nMagistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain\ntruth,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\n| That it may please thee to bless and keep the King's forces by\n| sea and land, and to shield them in all dangers and adversities,\n|\n| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and\nconcord,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee,\nand diligently to live after thy commandments,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of\ngrace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure\naffection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as\nhave erred, and are deceived,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to\ncomfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up them that fall;\nand finally to beat down Satan under our feet,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that\nare in danger, necessity, and tribulation,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by\nwater, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and young\nchildren; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless\nchildren, and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to have mercy upon all men,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and\nslanderers, and to turn their hearts,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly\nfruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nThat it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us\nall our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the\ngrace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy\nWord,\n\n_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.\n\nSon of God: we beseech thee to hear us.\n\n_Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us_.\n\nO Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;\n\n_Grant us thy peace_.\n\nO Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;\n\n_Have mercy upon us_.\n\nO Christ, hear us.\n\n_Christ, hear us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Lord, have mercy upon us_.\n\nChrist, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Lord, have mercy upon us_.\n\n_Then shall the Priest, and the people with him, say the Lord's\nPrayer_.\n\nOur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom\ncome, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But\ndeliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.\n\n_Answer_. Neither reward us after our iniquities.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO God, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite\nheart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful: Mercifully assist\nour prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and\nadversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us,\nthat those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man\nworketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of\nthy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy servants, being\nhurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy\nholy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\n_O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake_.\n\nO God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared\nunto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the\nold time before them.\n\n_O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour_.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;\n\n_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:\nworld without end. Amen.\n\nFrom our enemies defend us, O Christ.\n\n_Graciously look upon our afflictions_.\n\nPitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.\n\n_Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people_.\n\nFavourably with mercy hear our prayers.\n\n_O Son of David, have mercy upon us_.\n\nBoth now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.\n\n_Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ_.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us;\n\n_Answer_. As we do put our trust in thee.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nWe humbly beseech thee, O Father, merci fully to look upon our\ninfirmities; and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those\nevils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant that in\nall our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy\nmercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living,\nto thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate,\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall be sung or said the Service for the Communion, with\nthe Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as followeth_.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who by thy divine providence hast appointed divers\nOrders of Ministers in thy Church, and didst inspire thine Apostles\nto choose into the Order of Deacons the first Martyr Saint Stephen,\nwith others: Mercifully behold these thy servants now called to\nthe like office and administration; replenish them so with the\ntruth of thy doctrine, and adorn them with innocency of life, that,\nboth by word and good example, they may faithfully serve thee in\nthis office, to the glory of thy Name, and the edification of thy\nChurch; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth\nand reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Tim. iii. 8.\n\nLikewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given\nto much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of\nthe faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved;\nthen let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.\nEven so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful\nin all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling\ntheir children and their own houses well. For they that have used\nthe office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree,\nand great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.\n\n_Or else this, out of the sixth of the Acts of the Apostles_.\n\nActs vi. 2.\n\nThen the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them,\nand said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God,\nand serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you\nseven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom,\nwhom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves\ncontinually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the\nsaying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man\nfull of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus,\nand Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of\nAntioch: whom they set before the Apostles: and when they had\nprayed, they laid their hands on them. And the word of God increased\nand the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly;\nand a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.\n\n_And before the Gospel, the Bishop, sitting in his Chair, shall\nexamine every one of them that are to be ordered, in the presence\nof the people after this manner following_.\n\nDo you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take\nupon you this office and ministration, to serve God, for the\npromoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?\n\n_Answer_. I trust so.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nDo you think that you are truly called, according to the will of\nour Lord Jesus Christ, and the due order of this [Church], to the\nMinistry of the Church?\n\n_Answer_. I think so.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nDo you unfeignedly believe all the Canonical Scriptures of the Old\nand New Testament?\n\n_Answer_. I do believe them.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you diligently read the same unto the people assembled in the\nChurch where you shall be appointed to serve?\n\n_Answer_. I will.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nIt appertaineth to the office of a Deacon, in the Church where he\nshall be appointed to serve, to assist the Priest in Divine Service,\nand specially when he ministereth the holy Communion, and to help\nhim in the distribution thereof, and to read holy Scriptures and\nHomilies in the Church; and to instruct the youth in the Catechism;\nin the absence of the Priest to baptize infants; and to preach, if\nhe be admitted thereto by the Bishop. And furthermore, it is his\noffice, where provision is so made, to search for the sick, poor,\nand impotent people of the Parish, to intimate their estates,\nnames, and places where they dwell, unto the Curate, that by his\nexhortation they may be relieved with the alms of the Parishioners,\nor others. Will you do this gladly and willingly?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, by the help of God.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you apply all your diligence to frame and fashion your own\nlives, and the lives of your families, according to the doctrine\nof Christ; and to make both yourselves and them, as much as in you\nlieth, wholesome examples of the flock of Christ?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you reverently obey your Ordinary, and other chief Ministers\nof the Church, and them to whom the charge and government over you\nis committed, following with a glad mind and will their godly\nadmonitions?\n\n_Answer_. I will endeavour myself, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_Then the Bishop laying his hands severally upon the head of every\none of them, humbly kneeling before him, shall say_,\n\nTake thou authority to execute the office of a Deacon in the Church\nof God committed unto thee; In the Name of the Father, and of the\nSon, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_Then shall the Bishop deliver to every one of them the New\nTestament, saying_,\n\nTake thou authority to read the Gospel in the Church of God, and\nto preach the same, if thou be thereto licensed by the Bishop\nhimself.\n\n_Then one of them, appointed by the Bishop, shall read_\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Luke xii. 35.\n\nLet your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye\nyourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will\nreturn from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they\nmay open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom\nthe lord when he cometh shall find watching. Verily I say unto\nyou, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat,\nand will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the\nsecond watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed\nare those servants.\n\n_Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion: and all that are\nordered shall tarry, and receive the holy Communion the same day\nwith the Bishop_.\n\n_The Communion ended, after the last Collect, and immediately before\nthe Benediction, shall be said these Collects following_.\n\nAlmighty God, giver of all good things, who of thy great goodness\nhast vouchsafed to accept and take these thy servants unto the\noffice of Deacons in thy Church: Make them, we beseech thee, O Lord,\nto be modest, humble, and constant in their ministration; to have\na ready will to observe all spiritual discipline; that they having\nalways the testimony of a good conscience, and continuing ever\nstable and strong in thy Son Christ, may so well behave themselves\nin this inferior office, that they may be found worthy to be called\nunto the higher ministries in thy Church; through the same thy Son\nour Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and honour world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\nPrevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour,\nand further us with thy continual help; that in all our works,\nbegun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name,\nand finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus\nChrist our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nThe peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts\nand minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus\nChrist our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the\nSon, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.\n_Amen_.\n\n_And here it must be declared unto the Deacon, that he must\ncontinue in that office of a Deacon the space of a whole year_\n(_except for reasonable causes it shall otherwise seem good unto\nthe Bishop_) _to the intent he may be perfect, and well expert in\nthe things appertaining to the Ecclesiastical Administration. In\nexecuting whereof if he be found faithful and diligent, he may be\nadmitted by his Diocesan to the Order of Priesthood, at the times\nappointed in the Canon; or else, on urgent occasion, upon some\nother Sunday or Holy-day, in the face of the Church, in such manner\nand form as hereafter followeth_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE\n\nFORM AND MANNER\n\nOF\n\nORDERING OF PRIESTS\n\n\n_When the day appointed by the Bishop is come; after Morning Prayer\nis ended, there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring the duty\nand office of such as come to be admitted Priests; how necessary\nthat Order is in the Church of Christ; and also how the people\nought to esteem them in their office_.\n\n_First_, [_a Presbyter appointed by the Bishop_] _shall present\nunto the Bishop_ (_sitting in his Chair, near to the holy Table_)\n_all them that shall receive the Order of Priesthood that day;_\n(_each of them being decently habited;_) _and say_,\n\nReverend Father in God, I present unto you these persons present,\nto be admitted to the Order of Priesthood.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nTake heed that the persons, whom ye present unto us, be apt and\nmeet, for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise their\nministry duly, to the honour of God, and the edifying of his Church.\n\n[_The Presbyter_] _shall answer_,\n\nI have enquired of them, and also examined them; and think them so\nto be.\n\n_Then the Bishop shall say unto the people_:\n\nGood people, these are they whom we purpose, God willing, to\nreceive this day unto the holy office of Priesthood: For after\ndue examination we find not to the contrary, but that they be\nlawfully called to their function and ministry, and that they be\npersons meet for the same. But yet if there be any of you, who\nknoweth any impediment or notable crime in any of them, for the\nwhich he ought not to be received into this holy ministry; Let\nhim come forth in the Name of God, and shew what the crime or\nimpediment is.\n\n_And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop shall\nsurcease from ordering that person, until such time as the party\naccused shall be found clear of that crime_.\n\n_Then the Bishop_ (_commending such as shall be found meet to be\nordered to the prayers of the Congregation_) _shall, with the\nClergy and people present, sing or say the Litany, with the Prayers,\nas is before appointed in the Form of Ordering Deacons; save only,\nthat, in the proper Suffrage there added, the word_ Deacons _shall\nbe omitted, and the word_ Priests _inserted instead of it_.\n\n_Then shall be sung or said the Service for the Communion, with the\nCollect, Epistle, and Gospel, as followeth_.\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit\nhast appointed divers Orders of Ministers in thy Church: Mercifully\nbehold these thy servants now called to the office of Priesthood;\nand replenish them so with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn\nthem with innocency of life, that, both by word and good example,\nthey may faithfully serve thee in this office, to the glory of thy\nName, and the edification of thy Church; through the merits of our\nSaviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the\nHoly Ghost, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 7.\n\nUnto every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of\nthe gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high,\nhe led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he\nascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the\nlower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that\nascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)\nAnd he gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists,\nand some Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of the saints for\nthe work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ;\ntill we all come, in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of\nthe Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature\nof the fulness of Christ.\n\n_After this shall be read for the Gospel part of the ninth chapter\nof Saint Matthew, as followeth_.\n\n_St Matth_. ix. 36.\n\nWhen Jesus saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on\nthem, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep\nhaving no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest\ntruly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore\nthe Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into\nhis harvest.\n\n_Or else this that followeth, out of the tenth chapter of Saint\nJohn_.\n\nSt John x. 1.\n\nVerily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door\ninto the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is\na thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the\nshepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep\nhear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth\nthem out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before\nthem, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a\nstranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they\nknow not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto\nthem, but they understood not what things they were which he spake\nunto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say\nunto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me\nare thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the\ndoor: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go\nin and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not but for to\nsteal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might\nhave life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the\ngood shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.\nBut he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the\nsheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and\nfleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The\nhireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the\nsheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of\nmine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I\nlay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are\nnot of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my\nvoice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.\n\n_Then the Bishop, sitting in his Chair, shall say unto them as\nhereafter followeth_.\n\nYou have heard, brethren, as well in your private examination,\nas in the exhortation which was now made to you, and in the holy\nLessons taken out of the Gospel and the writings of the Apostles,\nof what dignity and of how great importance this office is,\nwhereunto ye are called. And now again we exhort you, in the Name\nof our Lord Jesus Christ, that you have in remembrance, into how\nhigh a dignity, and to how weighty an office and charge ye are\ncalled: that is to say, to be messengers, watchmen, and stewards\nof the Lord; to teach and to premonish, to feed and provide for\nthe Lord's family; to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed\nabroad, and for his children who are in the midst of this naughty\nworld, that they may be saved through Christ for ever.\n\nHave always therefore printed in your remembrance, how great\na treasure is committed to your charge. For they are the sheep\nof Christ, which he bought with his death, and for whom he shed\nhis blood. The Church and Congregation whom you must serve, is\nhis spouse and his body. And if it shall happen the same Church,\nor any member thereof, to take any hurt or hindrance by reason\nof your negligence, ye know the greatness of the fault, and also\nthe horrible punishment that will ensue. Wherefore consider with\nyourselves the end of your ministry towards the children of God,\ntowards the spouse and body of Christ; and see that you never\ncease your labour, your care and diligence, until you have done\nall that lieth in you, according to your bounden duty, to bring\nall such as are or shall be committed to your charge, unto that\nagreement in the faith and knowledge of God, and to that ripeness\nand perfectness of age in Christ, that there be no place left\namong you, either for error in religion, or for viciousness in\nlife.\n\nForasmuch then as your office is both of so great excellency and of\nso great difficulty, ye see with how great care and study ye ought\nto apply yourselves, as well that ye may shew yourselves dutiful\nand thankful unto that Lord, who hath placed you in so high a\ndignity; as also to beware that neither you yourselves offend,\nnor be occasion that others offend. Howbeit, ye cannot have a mind\nand will thereto of yourselves; for that will and ability is given\nof God alone. Therefore ye ought, and have need, to pray earnestly\nfor his Holy Spirit. And seeing that you cannot by any other means\ncompass the doing of so weighty a work, pertaining to the salvation\nof man, but with doctrine and exhortation taken out of the holy\nScriptures, and with a life agreeable to the same; consider how\nstudious ye ought to be in reading and learning the Scriptures,\nand in framing the manners both of yourselves, and of them that\nspecially pertain unto you, according to the rule of the same\nScriptures: and for this self-same cause, how ye ought to forsake\nand set aside (as much as you may) all worldly cares and studies.\n\nWe have good hope that you have well weighed and pondered these\nthings with yourselves long before this time; and that you have\nclearly determined, by God's grace, to give yourselves wholly to\nthis office, whereunto it hath pleased God to call you: so that,\nas much as lieth in you, you will apply yourselves wholly to this\none thing, and draw all your cares and studies this way; and that\nyou will continually pray to God the Father, by the mediation of\nour only Saviour Jesus Christ, for the heavenly assistance of the\nHoly Ghost; that, by daily reading and weighing of the Scriptures,\nye may wax riper and stronger in your ministry; and that ye may\nso endeavour yourselves from time to time to sanctify the lives\nof you and yours, and to fashion them after the rule and doctrine\nof Christ, that ye may be wholesome and godly examples and patterns\nfor the people to follow.\n\nAnd now, that this present Congregation of Christ here assembled\nmay also understand your minds and wills in these things, and that\nthis your promise may the more move you to do your duties, ye shall\nanswer plainly to these things, which we, in the Name of God, and\nof his Church, shall demand of you touching the same.\n\nDo you think in your heart that you be truly called, according to\nthe will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the order of [this Church],\nto the Order and Ministry of Priesthood?\n\n_Answer_. I think it.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nAre you persuaded that the holy Scriptures contain sufficiently\nall doctrine required of necessity for eternal salvation through\nfaith in Jesus Christ? And are you determined out of the said\nScriptures to instruct the people committed to your charge, and\nto teach nothing (as required of necessity to eternal salvation)\nbut that which you shall be persuaded may be concluded and proved\nby the Scripture?\n\n_Answer_. I am so persuaded, and have so determined by God's grace.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you then give your faithful diligence always so to minister\nthe doctrine and sacraments, and the discipline of Christ, as\nthe Lord hath commanded, and as [this Church] hath received the\nsame, according to the commandments of God; so that you may teach\nthe people committed to your cure and charge with all diligence\nto keep and observe the same?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, by the help of the Lord.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you be ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and\ndrive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's\nWord; and to use both public and private monitions and exhortations,\nas well to the sick as to the whole, within your cures, as need\nshall require, and occasion shall be given?\n\n_Answer_. I will, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you be diligent in prayers, and in reading of the holy\nScriptures, and in such studies as help to the knowledge of the\nsame, laying aside the study of the world and the flesh?\n\n_Answer_. I will endeavour myself so to do, the Lord being my\nhelper.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you be diligent to frame and fashion your own selves, and\nyour families, according to the doctrine of Christ; and to make\nboth yourselves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome\nexamples and patterns to the flock of Christ?\n\n_Answer_. I will apply myself thereto, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you maintain and set forwards, as much as lieth in you,\nquietness, peace, and love, among all Christian people, and\nspecially among them that are or shall be committed to your charge?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_The Bishop_.\n\nWill you reverently obey your Ordinary, and other chief Ministers,\nunto whom is committed the charge and government over you;\nfollowing with a glad mind and will their godly admonitions, and\nsubmitting yourselves to their godly judgements?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_Then shall the Bishop, standing up, say_,\n\nAlmighty God, who hath given you this will to do all these things;\nGrant also unto you strength and power to perform the same; that\nhe may accomplish his work which he hath begun in you; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_After this, the Congregation shall be desired, secretly in their\nprayers, to make their humble supplications to God for all these\nthings: for the which prayers there shall be silence kept for a\nspace_.\n\n_After which shall be sung or said by the Bishop_ (_the persons to\nbe ordained Priests all kneeling_) Veni, Creator Spiritus; _the\nBishop beginning, and the Priests, and others that are present,\nanswering by verses, as followeth_.\n\nCome, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,\n\n_And lighten with celestial fire_.\n\nThou the anointing Spirit art,\n\n_Who dost thy seven-fold gifts impart_.\n\nThy blessed Unction from above\n\n_Is comfort, life, and fire of love_.\n\nEnable with perpetual light\n\n_The dulness of our blinded sight_\n\nAnoint and cheer our soiled face\n\n_With the abundance of thy grace_.\n\nKeep far our foes, give peace at home:\n\n_Where thou art guide, no ill can come_.\n\nTeach us to know the Father, Son,\n\n_And thee, of both, to be but one_.\n\nThat, through the ages all along,\n\n_This may be our endless song_:\n\nPraise to thy eternal merit,\n\n_Father, Son, and Holy Spirit_.\n\n_Or this_:\n\nCome, Holy Ghost, eternal God, proceeding from above,\n\n_Both from the Father and the Son, the God of peace and love_;\n\nVisit our minds, into our hearts thy heavenly grace inspire;\n\n_That truth and godliness we may pursue with full desire_.\n\nThou art the very Comforter in grief and all distress;\n\n_The heav'nly gift of God most high, no tongue can it express_;\n\nThe fountain and the living spring of joy celestial;\n\n_The fire so bright, the love so sweet, the unction spiritual_.\n\nThou in thy gifts art manifold, by them Christ's Church doth stand:\n\n_In faithful hearts thou writ'st thy law, the finger of God's hand_.\n\nAccording to thy promise, Lord, thou givest speech with grace;\n\n_That through thy help God's praises may resound in every place_.\n\nO Holy Ghost, into our minds send down thy heav'nly light;\n\n_Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal to serve God day and night_.\n\nOur weakness strengthen and confirm, (for, Lord, thou know'st us\nfrail;)\n\n_That neither devil, world, nor flesh, against us may prevail_.\n\nPut back our enemy far from us, and help us to obtain\n\n_Peace in our hearts with God and man_, (_the best, the truest\ngain_;)\n\nAnd grant that thou being, O Lord, our leader and our guide,\n\n_We may escape the snares of sin, and never from thee slide_.\n\nSuch measures of thy powerful grace grant, Lord, to us, we pray;\n\n_That thou may'st be our Comforter at the last dreadful day_.\n\nOf strife and of dissension dissolve, O Lord, the bands,\n\n_And knit the knots of peace and love throughout all Christian\nlands_.\n\nGrant us the grace that we may know the Father of all might,\n\n_That we of his beloved Son may gain the blissful sight_;\n\nAnd that we may with perfect faith ever acknowledge thee,\n\n_The Spirit of Father, and of Son, One God in Persons Three_.\n\nTo God the Father laud and praise, and to his blessed Son,\n\n_And to the Holy Spirit of grace, co-equal Three in One_.\n\nAnd pray we, that our only Lord would please his Spirit to send\n\n_On all that shall profess his Name, from hence to the world's\nend. Amen_.\n\n_That done, the Bishop shall pray in this wise, and say_,\n\nLet us pray.\n\nAlmighty God and heavenly Father, who of thine infinite love and\ngoodness towards us hast given to us thy only and most dearly\nbeloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer and the Author of\neverlasting life; who, after he had made perfect our redemption\nby his death, and was ascended into heaven, sent abroad into the\nworld his Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, and Pastors,\nby whose labour and ministry he gathered together a great flock\nin all the parts of the world, to set forth the eternal praise of\nthy holy Name: For these so great benefits of thy eternal goodness,\nand for that thou hast vouchsafed to call these thy servants here\npresent to the same office and ministry, appointed for the salvation\nof mankind, we render unto thee most hearty thanks, we praise and\nworship thee; and we humbly beseech thee, by the same thy blessed\nSon, to grant unto all, which either here or elsewhere call upon\nthy holy Name, that we may continue to shew ourselves thankful unto\nthee for these and all other thy benefits; and that we may daily\nincrease and go forwards in the knowledge and faith of thee and\nthy Son, by the Holy Spirit. So that as well by these thy Ministers,\nas by them over whom they shall be appointed thy Ministers, thy\nholy Name may be for ever glorified, and thy blessed kingdom\nenlarged; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who\nliveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Holy Spirit,\nworld without end. _Amen_.\n\n_When this prayer is done, the Bishop with the Priests present\nshall lay their hands severally upon the head of every one that\nreceiveth the Order of Priesthood; the receivers humbly kneeling\nupon their knees, and the Bishop saying_,\n\nReceive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Priest in the\nChurch of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our\nhands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose\nsins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful\ndispenser of the Word of God, and of his holy Sacraments; In the\nName of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n\n_Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them kneeling the\nBible into his hand, saying_,\n\nTake thou authority to preach the Word of God, and to minister\nthe holy Sacraments in the Congregation, where thou shalt be\nlawfully appointed thereunto.\n\n_When this is done, the Nicene Creed shall be sung or said; and\nthe Bishop shall after that go on in the Service of the Communion,\nwhich all they that receive Orders shall take together, and remain\nin the same place where hands were laid upon them, until such time\nas they have received the Communion_.\n\n_The Communion being done, after the last Collect, and immediately\nbefore the Benediction, shall be said these Collects_.\n\nMost merciful Father, we beseech thee to send upon these thy\nservants thy heavenly blessing, that they may be clothed with\nrighteousness, and that thy Word spoken by their mouths may have\nsuch success, that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant also that\nwe may have grace to hear and receive what they shall deliver out\nof thy most holy Word, or agreeable to the same, as the means of\nour salvation; that in all our words and deeds we may seek thy\nglory, and the increase of thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ our\nLord. _Amen_.\n\nPrevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious\nfavour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our\nworks, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy\nholy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nThe peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts\nand minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus\nChrist our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the\nSon, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.\n_Amen_.\n\n_And if on the same day the Order of Deacons be given to some, and\nthe Order of Priesthood to others; the Deacons shall be first\npresented, and then the Priests: and it shall suffice that the\nLitany be once said for both. The Collects shall both be used;\nfirst that for Deacons, then that for Priests. The Epistle shall\nbe Ephes. iv_. 7-13, _as before in this Office. Immediately after\nwhich, they that are to be made Deacons shall be examined and\nordained, as is above prescribed. Then one of them having read the\nGospel_ (_which shall be either out of St Matth. ix_. 36-38, _as\nbefore in this Office; or else St Luke xii_. 35-38, _as before in\nthe Form for the Ordering of Deacons,_) _they that are to be made\nPriests shall likewise be examined and ordained, as is in this\nOffice before appointed_.\n\n\n\n\nTHE FORM\n\nOF\n\nORDAINING OR CONSECRATING\n\nOF AN\n\n[ARCHBISHOP OR] BISHOP;\n\n\nWHICH IS ALWAYS TO BE PERFORMED UPON SOME SUNDAY OR HOLY-DAY\n\n\n_When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order;\nafter Morning Prayer is ended, the_ [_Primus_] (_or some other\nBishop appointed_) _shall begin the Communion Service: in which\nthis shall be_\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nAlmighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to thy holy\nApostles many excellent gifts, and didst charge them to feed thy\nflock: Give grace, we beseech thee, to all Bishops, the Pastors\nof thy Church, that they may diligently preach thy Word, and duly\nadminister the godly discipline thereof; and grant to the people,\nthat they may obediently follow the same; that all may receive the\ncrown of everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_And another Bishop shall read_\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 Tim. iii. 1.\n\nThis is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop,\nhe desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the\nhusband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given\nto hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not\ngreedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;\none that ruleth well his own house, having his children in\nsubjection with all gravity; (for if a man know not how to rule\nhis own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?) Not\na novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the\ncondemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must have a good report\nof them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the\nsnare of the devil.\n\n_Or this_\n\nFOR THE EPISTLE. Acts xx. 17.\n\nFrom Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the\nChurch. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye\nknow, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner\nI have been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all\nhumility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which\nbefel me by the lying in wait of the Jews: and how I kept back\nnothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and\nhave taught you publicly, and from house to house, testifying both\nto the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and\nfaith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now behold, I go bound in\nthe spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal\nme there; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying\nthat bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move\nme, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish\nmy course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the\nLord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. And now\nbehold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the\nkingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to\nrecord this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I\nhave not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take\nheed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over the which\nthe Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God,\nwhich he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that\nafter my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not\nsparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise speaking\nperverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore\nwatch, and remember that by the space of three years I ceased not\nto warn every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I\ncommend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to\nbuild you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which\nare sanctified. I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or\napparel: yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered\nunto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have shewed\nyou all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak;\nand to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is\nmore blessed to give than to receive.\n\n_Then another Bishop shall read_\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St John xxi. 15.\n\nJesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me\nmore than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that\nI love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him\nagain the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He\nsaith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He\nsaith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time,\nSimon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because\nhe said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said\nunto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I\nlove thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.\n\n_Or else this_.\n\nSt John xx. 19.\n\nThe same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when\nthe doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear\nof the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto\nthem, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto\nthem his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when\nthey saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto\nyou: As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he\nhad said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive\nye the Holy Ghost. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted\nunto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.\n\n_Or this_.\n\nSt Matth. xxviii. 18.\n\nJesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto\nme in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations,\nbaptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of\nthe Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I\nhave commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the\nend of the world.\n\n_After the Gospel, and the Nicene Creed, and the Sermon are ended,\nthe elected Bishop_ (_vested with his Rochet_) _shall be presented\nby two Bishops unto the_ [_Primus_] (_or to some other Bishop\nappointed by lawful commission_,) _the_ [_Primus_] _sitting in\nhis Chair, near the holy Table, and the Bishops that present him\nsaying_,\n\nMost reverend Father in God, we present unto you this godly and\nwell-learned man to be ordained and consecrated Bishop.\n\n[_Then shall the Archbishop demand the King's Mandate for the\nConsecration, and cause it to be read. And then shall be ministered\nunto them the Oath of due obedience to the Archbishop, as\nfolloweth_.\n\n_The Oath of due obedience to the Archbishop_.\n\nIn the Name of God, Amen. _N_. chosen Bishop of the Church and\nSee of _N_. do profess and promise all due reverence and obedience\nto the Archbishop and to the Metropolitical Church of _N_. and\nto their Successors: So help me God, through Jesus Christ.\n\n_This Oath shall not be made at the Consecration of an Archbishop_.]\n\n_Then the_ [_Primus_] _shall move the Congregation present to\npray, saying thus to them_:\n\nBrethren, it is written in the Gospel of St Luke, that our Saviour\nChrist continued the whole night in prayer, before he did choose\nand send forth his twelve Apostles. It is written also in the\nActs of the Apostles, that the disciples who were at Antioch did\nfast and pray, before they laid hands on Paul and Barnabas, and\nsent them forth. Let us therefore, following the example of our\nSaviour Christ and his Apostles, first fall to prayer, before we\nadmit and send forth this person presented unto us, to the work\nwhereunto we trust the Holy Ghost hath called him.\n\n_And then shall be said the Litany, as before in the Form of\nOrdering Deacons, save only that after this place_, That it may\nplease thee to illuminate all Bishops, &c. _the proper Suffrage\nthere following shall be omitted, and this inserted instead of it_;\n\nThat it may please thee to bless this our Brother elected, and to\nsend thy grace upon him, that he may duly execute the office where\nunto he is called, to the edifying of thy Church, and to the honour,\npraise and glory of thy Name,\n\n_Answer_. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.\n\n_Then shall be said this Prayer following_.\n\nAlmighty God, giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit hast\nappointed divers orders of Ministers in thy Church: Mercifully\nbehold this thy servant now called to the work and ministry of a\nBishop; and replenish him so with the truth of thy doctrine, and\nadorn him with innocency of life, that both by word and deed he\nmay faithfully serve thee in this office, to the glory of thy\nName, and the edifying and well-governing of thy Church; through\nthe merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth\nwith thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. _Amen_.\n\n_Then the_ [_Primus_], _sitting in his Chair, shall say to him\nthat is to be consecrated_,\n\nBrother, forasmuch as the holy Scripture and the ancient Canons\ncommand that we should not be hasty in laying on hands, and\nadmitting any person to government in the Church of Christ, which\nhe hath purchased with no less price than the effusion of his\nown blood: Before I admit you to this administration, I will\nexamine you in certain articles, to the end that the Congregation\npresent may have a trial, and bear witness, how you be minded to\nbehave yourself in the Church of God.\n\nAre you persuaded that you be truly called to this ministration,\naccording to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the order of\nthis [Church]?\n\n_Answer_. I am so persuaded.\n\n_The_ [_Primus_],\n\nAre you persuaded that the holy Scriptures contain sufficiently\nall doctrine required of necessity for eternal salvation through\nfaith in Jesus Christ? And are you determined out of the same\nholy Scriptures to instruct the people committed to your charge,\nand to teach or maintain nothing as required of necessity to\neternal salvation, but that which you shall be persuaded may\nbe concluded and proved by the same?\n\n_Answer_. I am so persuaded and determined, by God's grace.\n\n_The_ [_Primus_].\n\nWill you then faithfully exercise yourself in the same holy\nScriptures, and call upon God by prayer, for the true understanding\nof the same; so as you may be able by them to teach and exhort\nwith wholesome doctrine, and to withstand and convince the\ngainsayers?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, by the help of God\n\n_The_ [_Primus_].\n\nBe you ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive\naway all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to God's Word;\nand both privately and openly to call upon and encourage others\nto the same?\n\n_Answer_. I am ready, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_The_ [_Primus_].\n\nWill you deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live soberly,\nrighteously and godly in this present world; that you may shew\nyourself in all things an example of good works unto others, that\nthe adversary may be ashamed, having nothing to say against you?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.\n\n_The_ [_Primus_].\n\nWill you maintain and set forward, as much as shall lie in you,\nquietness, peace, and love among all men; and such as be unquiet,\ndisobedient and criminous within your Diocese, correct and punish,\naccording to such authority as you have by God's Word, and as to\nyou shall be committed by the Ordinance of this [Church]?\n\n_Answer_. I will so do, by the help of God\n\n_The_ [_Primus_].\n\nWill you be faithful in ordaining, sending, or laying hands upon\nothers?\n\n_Answer_. I will so be, by the help of God.\n\n_The_ [_Primus_].\n\nWill you shew yourself gentle, and be merciful for Christ's sake\nto poor and needy people, and to all strangers destitute of help?\n\n_Answer_. I will so shew myself, by God's help.\n\n_Then the_ [_Primus_], _standing up, shall say_,\n\nAlmighty God, our heavenly Father, who hath given you a good will\nto do all these things; Grant also unto you strength and power to\nperform the same; that he accomplishing in you the good work which h\ne hath begun, you may be found perfect and irreprehensible at the\nlatter day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_Then shall the Bishop elect put on the rest of the Episcopal\nhabit; and kneeling down_, Veni, Creator Spiritus, _shall be sung\nor said over him, the_ [_Primus_] _beginning, and the Bishops,\nwith others that are present, answering by verses, as followeth_.\n\nCome, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,\n\n_And lighten with celestial fire_.\n\nThou the anointing Spirit art,\n\n_Who dost thy seven-fold gifts impart_.\n\nThy blessed Unction from above\n\n_Is comfort, life, and fire of love_.\n\nEnable with perpetual light\n\n_The dulness of our blinded sight_.\n\nAnoint and cheer our soiled face\n\n_With the abundance of thy grace_.\n\nKeep far our foes, give peace at home:\n\n_Where thou art guide, no ill can come_.\n\nTeach us to know the Father, Son,\n\n_And thee, of both, to be but one_.\n\nThat, through the ages all along,\n\n_This may be our endless song_:\n\nPraise to thy eternal merit,\n\n_Father, Son, and Holy Spirit_.\n\n_Or this_:\n\nCome, Holy Ghost, eternal God, &c.\n\n_as before in the Form of Ordering Priests_.\n\n_That ended, the_ [_Primus_] _shall say_,\n\nLord, hear our prayer.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nAlmighty God and most merciful Father, who of thine infinite\ngoodness hast given thine only and dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ,\nto be our Redeemer and the Author of everlasting life; who, after\nthat he had made perfect our redemption by his death, and was\nascended into heaven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men,\nmaking some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some\nPastors and Doctors, to the edifying and making perfect his\nChurch: Grant, we beseech thee, to this thy servant such grace,\nthat he may evermore be ready to spread abroad thy Gospel, the\nglad tidings of reconciliation with thee; and use the authority\ngiven him, not to destruction, but to salvation; not to hurt, but\nto help: so that as a wise and faithful servant, giving to thy\nfamily their portion in due season, he may at last be received\ninto everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee\nand the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God, world without end.\n_Amen_.\n\n_Then the_ [_Primus and_] _Bishops present shall lay their hands\nupon the head of the elected Bishop kneeling before them upon his\nknees, the_ [_Primus_] _saying_,\n\nReceive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Bishop in the\nChurch of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our\nhands; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy\nGhost. Amen. And remember that thou stir up the grace of God which\nis given thee by this imposition of our hands: for God hath not\ngiven us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and soberness.\n\n_Then the_ [_Primus_] _shall deliver him the Bible, saying_,\n\nGive heed unto reading, exhortation, and doctrine. Think upon the\nthings contained in this Book. Be diligent in them, that the\nincrease coming thereby may be manifest unto all men. Take heed\nunto thyself, and to doctrine, and be diligent in doing them: for\nby so doing thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.\nBe to the flock of Christ a shepherd, not a wolf; feed them, devour\nthem not. Hold up the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken,\nbring again the outcasts, seek the lost. Be so merciful, that you\nbe not too remiss; so minister discipline, that you forget not\nmercy: that when the chief Shepherd shall appear you may receive\nthe never-fading crown of glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n_Amen_.\n\n_Then the_ [_Primus_] _shall proceed in the Communion Service; with\nwhom the new consecrated Bishop_ (_with others_) _shall also\ncommunicate_.\n\n_And for the last Collect, immediately before the Benediction,\nshall be said these Prayers_.\n\nMost merciful Father, we beseech thee to send down upon this thy\nservant thy heavenly blessing; and so endue him with thy Holy\nSpirit, that he, preaching thy Word, may not only be earnest to\nreprove, beseech, and rebuke with all patience and doctrine; but\nalso may be to such as believe a wholesome example, in word, in\nconversation, in love, in faith, in chastity, and in purity;\nthat, faithfully fulfilling his course, at the latter day he may\nreceive the crown of righteousness laid up by the Lord the\nrighteous Judge, who liveth and reigneth one God with the Father\nand the Holy Ghost, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nPrevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with I thy most gracious\nfavour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our\nworks, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy\nName, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nThe peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your\nhearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his\nSon Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty,\nthe Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and\nremain with you always. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\nACCESSION SERVICE\n\n\n| The form of prayer with thanksgiving, now authorised in the\n| Church of England for use upon the anniversary of the day of\n| the Accession of the reigning Sovereign, is authorised in the\n| EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN SCOTLAND.\n\n\nFORMS OF PRAYER\n\nWITH THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD;\n\n\nFor use in all Churches and Chapels within this Realm, every year,\nupon the anniversary of the day of the Accession of the reigning\nSovereign, or upon such other day as shall be appointed by\nauthority.\n\n\nI.\n\n_At Mattins and Evensong the following Psalms, Lessons, Suffrages,\nand Collects may be used_:\n\n_Proper Psalms_, xx., ci., cxxi.\n\n_Proper Lessons_.\n\n_The First_, Joshua i. to ver. 10, or Proverbs viii. to ver. 17.\n\n_The Second_, Rom. xiii. to ver. 11, or Rev. xxi. 22 xxii. 4.\n\n_The Suffrages next after the Creed_.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.\n\n_Answer_. And grant us thy salvation.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, save the King;\n\n_Answer_. Who putteth his trust in thee.\n\n_Priest_. Send him help from thy holy place.\n\n_Answer_. And evermore mightily defend him.\n\n_Priest_. Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower;\n\n_Answer_. From the face of his enemies.\n\n_Priest_. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.\n\n_Answer_. And make thy chosen people joyful.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, save thy people.\n\n_Answer_. And bless thine inheritance.\n\n_Priest_. Give peace in our time, O Lord.\n\n_Answer_. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but\nonly thou, O God.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, hear our prayer.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\n_After the first Collect, at Morning or Evening Prayer, the\nfollowing Collect_:\n\nO God, who providest for thy people by thy power, and rulest over\nthem in love; Vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our King, that\nunder him this nation may be wisely governed, and thy Church may\nserve thee in all godly quietness; and grant that he being devoted\nto thee with his whole heart, and persevering in good works unto\nthe end, may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom;\nthrough Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth\nwith thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.\n_Amen_.\n\n_If the Litany be sung or said, these Prayers immediately after\nthe Prayer_, We humbly beseech thee: _and if the Litany be not\nsaid, then these Prayers instead of the Prayers for the King and\nfor the Royal Family at Mattins or Evensong_.\n\nO Lord our God, who upholdest and governest all things by the word\nof thy power; Receive our humble prayers for our Sovereign Lord\n_GEORGE_, _as on this day_, set over us by thy grace and providence\nto be our King; and, together with him, bless, we beseech thee, our\ngracious Queen _Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_ Prince\nof Wales, and all the Royal Family; that they, ever trusting in thy\ngoodness, protected by thy power, and crowned with thy gracious and\nendless favour, may long continue before thee in peace and safety,\njoy and honour, and after death may obtain everlasting life and\nglory; by the merits and mediation of Christ Jesus our Saviour,\nwho with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever one\nGod, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, who rulest over all the kingdoms of the world, and\ndost order them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee\nunfeigned thanks, for that thou wast pleased, _as on this day_,\nto set thy Servant our Sovereign Lord, King _GEORGE_, upon the\nthrone of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be his guide, and let thine arm\nstrengthen him; let truth and justice, holiness and righteousness,\npeace and charity abound in his days. Direct all his counsels and\nendeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of his subjects; give us\ngrace to obey him cheerfully for conscience sake, and let him\nalways possess the hearts of his people; let his reign be long\nand prosperous, and crown him with everlasting life in the world\nto come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for Unity_.\n\nO God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the\nPrince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great\ndangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred\nand prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union\nand concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and\none hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God\nand Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart,\nand of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of\nfaith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify\nthee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nII.\n\nTHE COMMUNION.\n\n_In the Order of the Administration of holy Communion, in place of\nthe Collect, Epistle, and Gospel of the day, shall be said the\nfollowing_:\n\nTHE COLLECT.\n\nO God, who providest for thy people by thy power, and rulest\nover them in love; Vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our King,\nthat under him this nation may be wisely governed, and thy Church\nmay serve thee in all godly quietness; and grant that he being\ndevoted to thee with his whole heart, and persevering in good\nworks unto the end, may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting\nkingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and\nreigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without\nend. _Amen_.\n\nTHE EPISTLE. 1 St Peter ii. 11.\n\nDearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain\nfrom fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your\nconversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak\nagainst you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which\nthey shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit\nyourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether\nit be to the King, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that\nare sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise\nof them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well\ndoing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free,\nand not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as\nthe servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear\nGod. Honour the King.\n\nTHE GOSPEL. St Matth. xxii. 16.\n\nAnd they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians,\nsaying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way\nof God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou\nregardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest\nthou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus\nperceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye\nhypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto\nhim a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and\nsuperscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto\nthem, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's;\nand unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these\nwords, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.\n\n_If this day should fall on a Sunday or other holy day, the\nCollect, Epistle, and Gospel of the day shall be used, and the\nCollect_, O God, who providest, _shall be said after the Collect\nof the day_.\n\nIII.\n\n_The following Service may also be used on the same day at any\nconvenient time_.\n\nTE DEUM LAUDAMUS.\n\nWe praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.\n\nAll the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting.\n\nTo thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens, and all the Powers\ntherein.\n\nTo thee Cherubin, and Seraphin: continually do cry,\n\nHoly, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth;\n\nHeaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of thy Glory.\n\nThe glorious company of the Apostles: praise thee.\n\nThe goodly fellowship of the Prophets: praise thee.\n\nThe noble army of Martyrs: praise thee.\n\nThe holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge thee;\n\nThe Father: of an infinite Majesty;\n\nThine honourable, true: and only Son;\n\nAlso the Holy Ghost: the Comforter.\n\nThou art the King of Glory: O Christ.\n\nThou art the everlasting Son: of the Father.\n\nWhen thou tookest upon thee to deliver man: thou didst not abhor\nthe Virgin's womb.\n\nWhen thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death: thou didst open\nthe Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.\n\nThou sittest at the right hand of God: in the Glory of the Father.\n\nWe believe that thou shalt come: to be our Judge.\n\nWe therefore pray thee, help thy servants: whom thou hast redeemed\nwith thy precious blood.\n\nMake them to be numbered with thy Saints: in glory everlasting.\n\nO Lord, save thy people: and bless thine heritage.\n\nGovern them: and lift them up for ever.\n\nDay by day: we magnify thee;\n\nAnd we worship thy Name: ever world without end.\n\nVouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin.\n\nO Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy upon us.\n\nO Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us: as our trust is in thee.\n\nO Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.\n\n_Then the Priest shall say_,\n\nThe Lord be with you.\n\n_Answer_. And with thy spirit.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\n_Christ, have mercy upon us_.\n\nLord, have mercy upon us.\n\nOur Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom\ncome. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this\nday our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive\nthem that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation;\nBut deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\n_Then the Priest standing up shall say_,\n\nO Lord, save the King;\n\n_Answer_. Who putteth his trust in thee.\n\n_Priest_. Send him help from thy holy place.\n\n_Answer_. And evermore mightily defend him.\n\n_Priest_. Let his enemies have no advantage of him.\n\n_Answer_. Nor the wicked approach to hurt him.\n\n_Priest_. O Lord, hear our prayer.\n\n_Answer_. And let our cry come unto thee.\n\nLet us pray.\n\nO God, who providest for thy people by thy power, and rulest over\nthem in love; Vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our King, that\nunder him this nation may be wisely governed, and thy Church may\nserve thee in all godly quietness; and grant that he being devoted\nto thee with his whole heart, and persevering in good works unto\nthe end, may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom;\nthrough Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with\nthee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nO Lord our God, who upholdest and governest all things by the word\nof thy power; Receive our humble prayers for our Sovereign Lord\n_GEORGE_, _as on this day_ set over us by thy grace and providence\nto be our King; and, together with him, bless, we beseech thee,\nour gracious Queen _Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_\nPrince of Wales, and all the Royal Family; that they, ever trusting\nin thy goodness, protected by thy power, and crowned with thy\ngracious and endless favour, may long continue before thee in\npeace and safety, joy and honour, and after death may obtain\neverlasting life and glory; by the merits and mediation of Christ\nJesus our Saviour, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and\nreigneth ever one God, world without end. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, who rulest over all the kingdoms of the world, and\ndost order them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee\nunfeigned thanks, for that thou wast pleased, _as on this day_,\nto set thy Servant our Sovereign Lord, King _GEORGE_, upon the\nthrone of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be his guide, and let thine arm\nstrengthen him; let truth and justice, holiness and righteousness,\npeace and charity abound in his days. Direct all his counsels and\nendeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of his subjects; give us\ngrace to obey him cheerfully for conscience sake, and let him\nalways possess the hearts of his people; let his reign be long and\nprosperous, and crown him with everlasting life in the world to\ncome; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\n_A Prayer for Unity_.\n\nO God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the\nPrince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great\ndangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred\nand prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union\nand concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and\none hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God\nand Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and\nof one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith\nand charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nAlmighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our\nnecessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech\nthee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things,\nwhich for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we\ncannot ask, vouch safe to give us for the worthiness of thy Son\nJesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.\n\nThe blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy\nGhost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. _Amen_.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFROM THE CANONS\n\nOF\n\nTHE SCOTTISH CHURCH\n\n\nAPPENDIX No. XVIII.\n\n_A Table of Kindred and Affinity, wherein whosoever are related\nare forbidden by our ecclesiastical Laws to marry together_.\n\n_A Man may not marry his_ _A Woman may not marry with\n her_\n\n1 Grandmother, 1 Grandfather,\n2 Grandfather's wife, 2 Grandmother's husband,\n3 Wife's grandmother. 3 Husband's grandfather.\n4 Father's sister, 4 Father's brother,\n5 Mother's sister, 5 Mother's brother,\n6 Father's brother's wife. 6 Father's sister's husband.\n7 Mother's brother's wife, 7 Mother's sister's husband,\n8 Wife's father's sister, 8 Husband's father's brother,\n9 Wife's mother's sister. 9 Husband's mother's brother.\n10 Mother, 10 Father,\n11 Step-mother, 11 Step-father,\n12 Wife's mother. 12 Husband's father.\n13 Daughter, 13 Son,\n14 Wife's daughter, 14 Husband's son,\n15 Son's wife. 15 Daughter's husband.\n16 Sister, 16 Brother,\n17 Wife's sister, 17 Husband's brother,\n18 Brother's wife. 18 Sister's husband.\n19 Son's daughter, 19 Son's son,\n20 Daughter's daughter, 20 Daughter's son,\n21 Son's son's wife. 21 Son's daughter's husband.\n22 Daughter's son's wife, 22 Daughter's daughter's husband,\n23 Wife's son's daughter, 23 Husband's son's son,\n24 Wife's daughter's daughter. 24 Husband's daughter's son.\n25 Brother's daughter, 25 Brother's son,\n26 Sister's daughter, 26 Sister's son,\n27 Brother's son's wife. 27 Brother's daughter's husband.\n28 Sister's son's wife, 28 Sister's daughter's husband,\n29 Wife's brother's daughter, 29 Husband's brother's son,\n30 Wife's sister's daughter. 30 Husband's sister's son.\n\n\n\n\nARTICLES OF RELIGION\n\nAGREED UPON IN THE CONVOCATION\n\nHOLDEN AT LONDON IN THE YEAR 1562\n\nAND REFERRED TO IN CANON XII. (1911) OF\n\nTHE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN SCOTLAND\n\n\n1. _Of Faith in the Holy Trinity_.\n2. _Of Christ the Son of God_.\n3. _Of his going down into Hell_.\n4. _Of his Resurrection_.\n5. _Of the Holy Ghost_.\n6. _Of the Sufficiency of the Scriptures_.\n7. _Of the Old Testament_.\n8. _Of the Three Creeds_.\n9. _Of Original or Birth-sin_.\n10. _Of Free-Will_.\n11. _Of Justification_.\n12. _Of Good Works_.\n13. _Of Works before Justification_.\n14. _Of Works of Supererogation_.\n15. _Of Christ alone without Sin_.\n16. _Of Sin after Baptism_.\n17. _Of Predestination and Election_.\n18. _Of obtaining Salvation by Christ_.\n19. _Of the Church_.\n20. _Of the Authority of the Church_.\n21. _Of the Authority of General Councils_.\n22. _Of Purgatory_.\n23. _Of Ministering in the Congregation_.\n24. _Of speaking in the Congregation_.\n25. _Of the Sacraments_.\n26. _Of the Unworthiness of Ministers_.\n27. _Of Baptism_.\n28. _Of the Lord's Supper_.\n29. _Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ_.\n30. _Of both kinds_.\n31. _Of Christ's one Oblation_.\n32. _Of the Marriage of Priests_.\n33. _Of Excommunicate Persons_.\n34. _Of the Traditions of the Church_.\n35. _Of the Homilies_.\n36. _Of Consecrating of Ministers_.\n37. _Of Civil Magistrates_.\n38. _Of Christian men's Goods_.\n39. _Of a Christian man's Oath_.\n\nI. _Of Faith in the Holy Trinity_.\n\nThere is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body,\nparts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the\nMaker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And\nin unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance,\npower, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.\n\nII. _Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man_.\n\nThe Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlasting\nof the Father, the very and eternal God, and of one substance with\nthe Father, took man's nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin,\nof her substance: so that two whole and perfect Natures, that is\nto say, the Godhead and manhood, were joined together in one\nPerson, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God,\nand very man; who truly suffered, was crucified, dead and buried,\nto reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice, not only\nfor original guilt, but also for all actual sins of men.\n\nIII. _Of the going down of Christ into Hell_.\n\nAs Christ died for us, and was buried: so also is it to be\nbelieved, that he went down into Hell.\n\nIV. _Of the Resurrection of Christ_.\n\nChrist did truly rise again from death, and took again his body,\nwith flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection\nof man's nature; wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and there\nsitteth, until he return to judge all men at the last day.\n\nV. _Of the Holy Ghost_.\n\nThe Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one\nsubstance, majesty, and glory, with the Father and the Son, very\nand eternal God.\n\nVI. _Of the Sufficiency of the holy Scriptures for salvation_.\n\nHoly Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that\nwhatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not\nto be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article\nof the faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.\nIn the name of the holy Scripture we do understand those Canonical\nBooks of the Old and New Testament, of whose authority was never\nany doubt in the Church.\n\n_Of the Names and Number of the Canonical Books_.\n\nGenesis, The First Book of Chronicles,\nExodus, The Second Book of Chronicles,\nLeviticus, The First Book of Esdras,\nNumbers, The Second Book of Esdras,\nDeuteronomy, The Book of Esther,\nJoshua, The Book of Job,\nJudges, The Psalms,\nRuth, The Proverbs,\nThe First Book of Samuel, Ecclesiastes or Preacher,\nThe Second Book of Samuel, Cantica, or Songs of Solomon,\nThe First Book of Kings, Four Prophets the greater,\nThe Second Book of Kings, Twelve Prophets the less.\n\nAnd the other Books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for\nexample of life and instruction of manners; but yet doth it not\napply them to establish any doctrine; such are these following;\n\nThe Third Book of Esdras, Baruch the Prophet,\nThe Fourth Book of Esdras, The Song of the Three Children,\nThe Book of Tobias, The Story of Susanna,\nThe Book of Judith, Of Bel and the Dragon,\nThe rest of the Book of Esther, The Prayer of Manasses,\nThe Book of Wisdom, The First Book of Maccabees,\nJesus the Son of Sirach, The Second Book of Maccabees.\n\nAll the Books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received,\nwe do receive, and account them Canonical.\n\nVII. _Of the Old Testament_.\n\nThe Old Testament is not contrary to the New: for both in the Old\nand New Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ,\nwho is the only Mediator between God and man, being both God and\nman. Wherefore they are not to be heard, which feign that the old\nFathers did look only for transitory promises. Although the Law\ngiven from God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not\nbind Christian men, nor the civil precepts thereof ought of\nnecessity to be received in any Commonwealth; yet notwithstanding,\nno Christian man whatsoever is free from the obedience of the\nCommandments which are called Moral.\n\nVIII. _Of the Three Creeds_.\n\nThe Three Creeds, Nicene Creed, Athanasius's Creed, and that\nwhich is commonly called the Apostles Creed, ought thoroughly\nto be received and believed: for they may be proved by most certain\nwarrants of holy Scripture.\n\nIX. _Of Original or Birth-sin_.\n\nOriginal Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the\nPelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and corruption of the\nNature of every man, that naturally is ingendered of the offspring\nof Adam; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness,\nand is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh\nlusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every\nperson born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and\ndamnation. And this infection of nature doth remain, yea in\nthem that are regenerated; whereby the lust of the flesh, called\nin the Greek, _phronema sarkos_, which some do expound the wisdom,\nsome sensuality, some the affection, some the desire, of the\nflesh, is not subject to the Law of God. And although there is\nno condemnation for them that believe and are baptized, yet the\nApostle doth confess, that concupiscence and lust hath of itself\nthe nature of sin.\n\nX. _Of Free-Will_.\n\nThe condition of man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot\nturn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good\nworks, to faith, and calling upon God: Wherefore we have no power\nto do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace\nof God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and\nworking with us, when we have that good will.\n\nXI. _Of the Justification of Man_.\n\nWe are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our\nLord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own\nworks or deservings: Wherefore, that we are justified by faith only\nis a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort, as more\nlargely is expressed in the Homily of Justification.\n\nXII. _Of Good Works_.\n\nAlbeit that good works, which are the fruits of faith, and follow\nafter Justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the\nseverity of God's Judgement; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to\nGod in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively\nfaith; insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently\nknown as a tree discerned by the fruit.\n\nXIII. _Of Works before Justification_.\n\nWorks done before the grace of Christ, and the inspiration of his\nSpirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of\nfaith in Jesu Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive\ngrace, or (as the School-authors say) deserve grace of congruity:\nyea rather, for that they are not done as God hath willed and\ncommanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature\nof sin.\n\nXIV. _Of Works of Supererogation_.\n\nVoluntary works besides, over and above, God's Commandments,\nwhich they call Works of Supererogation, cannot be taught without\narrogancy and impiety: for by them men do declare, that they do not\nonly render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that they\ndo more for his sake, than of bounden duty is required: whereas\nChrist saith plainly, When ye have done all that are commanded to\nyou, say, We be unprofitable servants.\n\nXV. _Of Christ alone without Sin_.\n\nChrist in the truth of our nature was made like unto us in all\nthings, sin only except, from which he was clearly void, both in\nhis flesh, and in his spirit. He came to be the Lamb without spot,\nwho, by sacrifice of himself once made, should take away the sins\nof the world, and sin, as Saint John saith, was not in him. But all\nwe the rest, although baptized, and born again in Christ, yet offend\nin many things; and if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,\nand the truth is not in us.\n\nXVI. _Of Sin after Baptism_.\n\nNot every deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is sin\nagainst the Holy Ghost, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant\nof repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after\nBaptism. After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from\ngrace given, and fall into sin, and by the grace of God we may arise\nagain, and amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned,\nwhich say, they can no more sin as long as they live here, or deny\nthe place of forgiveness to such as truly repent.\n\nXVII. _Of Predestination and Election_.\n\nPredestination to life is the everlasting purpose of God,\nwhereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath\nconstantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from\ncurse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of\nmankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as\nvessels made to honour. Wherefore, they which be endued with so\nexcellent a benefit of God be called according to God's purpose by\nhis Spirit working in due season: they through grace obey the\ncalling: they be justified freely: they be made sons of God by\nadoption: they be made like the image of his only-begotten Son\nJesus Christ: they walk religiously in good works, and at length,\nby God's mercy, they attain to everlasting felicity.\n\nAs the godly consideration of predestination, and our election in\nChrist, is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly\npersons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit\nof Christ, mortifying the works of the flesh, and their earthly\nmembers, and drawing up their mind to high and heavenly things, as\nwell because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith of\neternal salvation to be enjoyed through Christ, as because it doth\nfervently kindle their love towards God: So, for curious and carnal\npersons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to have continually before\ntheir eyes the sentence of God's predestination, is a most\ndangerous downfal, whereby the devil doth thrust them either into\ndesperation, or into wretchlessness of most unclean living, no\nless perilous than desperation.\n\nFurthermore, we must receive God's promises in such wise, as they\nbe generally set forth to us in holy Scripture: and, in our\ndoings, that will of God is to be followed, which we have expressly\ndeclared unto us in the Word of God.\n\nXVIII. _Of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the Name of Christ_.\n\nThey also are to be had accursed that presume to say, That every\nman shall be saved by the law or sect which he professeth, so that\nhe be diligent to frame his life according to that law, and the\nlight of nature. For holy Scripture doth set out unto us only the\nName of Jesus Christ, whereby men must be saved.\n\nXIX. _Of the Church_.\n\nThe visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in\nthe which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be\nduly ministered according to Christ's ordinance in all those things\nthat of necessity are requisite to the same.\n\nAs the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch, have erred;\nso also the Church of Rome hath erred, not only in their living and\nmanner of ceremonies, but also in matters of faith.\n\nXX. _Of the Authority of the Church_.\n\nThe Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority\nin controversies of faith: And yet it is not lawful for the Church\nto ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither\nmay it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to\nanother. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper\nof holy Writ, yet, as it ought not to decree any thing against the\nsame, so besides the same ought it not to enforce any thing to be\nbelieved for necessity of salvation.\n\nXXI. _Of the Authority of General Councils_.\n\nGeneral Councils may not be gathered together without the\ncommandment and will of Princes. And when they be gathered\ntogether, (forasmuch as they be an assembly of men, whereof all be\nnot governed with the Spirit and Word of God,) they may err, and\nsometimes have erred, even in things pertaining unto God. Wherefore\nthings ordained by them as necessary to salvation have neither\nstrength nor authority, unless it may be declared that they be\ntaken out of holy Scripture.\n\nXXII. _Of Purgatory_.\n\nThe Romish doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worshipping\nand Adoration, as well of Images as of Reliques, and also invocation\nof Saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no\nwarranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God.\n\nXXIII. _Of Ministering in the Congregation_.\n\nIt is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public\npreaching, or ministering the Sacraments in the Congregation,\nbefore he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same. And\nthose we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, which be chosen\nand called to this work by men who have public authority given unto\nthem in the Congregation, to call and send Ministers into the Lord's\nvineyard.\n\nXXIV. _Of speaking in the Congregation in such a tongue as the\npeople understandeth_.\n\nIt is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the custom\nof the Primitive Church, to have public Prayer in the Church, or to\nminister the Sacraments in a tongue not understanded of the people.\n\nXXV. _Of the Sacraments_.\n\nSacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of\nChristian men's profession, but rather they be certain sure\nwitnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's goodwill\ntowards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth\nnot only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our faith in him.\n\nThere are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel,\nthat is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.\n\nThose five commonly called Sacraments, that is to say, Confirmation,\nPenance, Orders, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction, are not to be\ncounted for Sacraments of the Gospel, being such as have grown\npartly of the corrupt following of the Apostles, partly are states\nof life allowed in the Scriptures; but yet have not like nature of\nSacraments with Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, for that they have\nnot any visible sign or ceremony ordained of God.\n\nThe Sacraments were not ordained of Christ to be gazed upon, or to\nbe carried about, but that we should duly use them. And in such\nonly as worthily receive the same they have a wholesome effect or\noperation: but they that receive them unworthily purchase to\nthemselves damnation, as Saint Paul saith.\n\nXXVI. _Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders not\nthe effect of the Sacrament_.\n\nAlthough in the visible Church the evil be ever mingled with\nthe good, and sometimes the evil have chief authority in the\nministration of the Word and Sacraments, yet forasmuch as they do\nnot the same in their own name, but in Christ's, and do minister\nby his commission and authority, we may use their Ministry, both\nin hearing the Word of God, and in receiving of the Sacraments.\nNeither is the effect of Christ's ordinance taken away by their\nwickedness, nor the grace of God's gifts diminished from such as\nby faith and rightly do receive the Sacraments ministered unto\nthem; which be effectual, because of Christ's institution and\npromise, although they be ministered by evil men.\n\nNevertheless, it appertaineth to the discipline of the Church,\nthat inquiry be made of evil Ministers, and that they be accused\nby those that have knowledge of their offences; and finally being\nfound guilty, by just judgement, be deposed.\n\nXXVII. _Of Baptism_.\n\nBaptism is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference,\nwhereby Christian men are discerned from others that be not\nchristened, but it is also a sign of Regeneration or new birth,\nwhereby, as by an instrument, they that receive Baptism rightly\nare grafted into the Church; the promises of forgiveness of sin,\nand of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are\nvisibly signed and sealed; faith is confirmed, and grace increased\nby virtue of prayer unto God. The Baptism of young children is in\nany wise to be retained in the Church, as most agreeable with the\ninstitution of Christ.\n\nXXVIII. _Of the Lord's Supper_.\n\nThe Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that\nChristians ought to have among themselves one to another; but\nrather is a Sacrament of our redemption by Christ's death:\ninsomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith,\nreceive the same, the bread which we break is a partaking of the\nBody of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking\nof the Blood of Christ.\n\nTransubstantiation (or the change of the substance of bread and\nwine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy Writ; but\nis repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the\nnature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.\n\nThe Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only\nafter an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the\nBody of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is faith.\n\nThe Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Christ's ordinance\nreserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped.\n\nXXIX. _Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use\nof the Lord's Supper_.\n\nThe wicked, and such as be void of a lively faith, although they do\ncarnally and visibly press with their teeth (as Saint Augustine\nsaith) the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, yet in no wise\nare they partakers of Christ: but rather to their condemnation do\neat and drink the sign or Sacrament of so great a thing.\n\nXXX. _Of both kinds_.\n\nThe Cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the Lay-people: for\nboth the parts of the Lord's Sacrament, by Christ's ordinance and\ncommandment, ought to be ministered to all Christian men alike.\n\nXXXI. _Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross_.\n\nThe Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption,\npropitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world,\nboth original and actual; and there is none other satisfaction for\nsin, but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Masses, in the\nwhich it was commonly said, that the Priests did offer Christ for\nthe quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were\nblasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits.\n\nXXXII. _Of the Marriage of Priests_.\n\nBishops, Priests, and Deacons, are not commanded by God's Law,\neither to vow the estate of single life, or to abstain from\nmarriage. Therefore it is lawful for them, as for all other\nChristian men, to marry at their own discretion, as they shall\njudge the same to serve better to godliness.\n\nXXXIII. _Of excommunicate Persons, how they are to be avoided_.\n\nThat person which by open denunciation of the Church is rightly\ncut off from the unity of the Church, and excommunicated, ought\nto be taken of the whole multitude of the faithful, as an Heathen\nand Publican, until he be openly reconciled by penance, and\nreceived into the Church by a judge that hath authority thereunto.\n\nXXXIV. _Of the Traditions of the Church_.\n\nIt is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places\none, and utterly like; for at all times they have been divers, and\nmay be changed according to the diversities of countries, times,\nand men's manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's Word.\nWhosoever through his private judgement, willingly and purposely,\ndoth openly break the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church,\nwhich be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and\napproved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly, (that\nothers may fear to do the like,) as he that offendeth against the\ncommon order of the Church, and hurteth the authority of the\nMagistrate, and woundeth the consciences of the weak brethren.\n\nEvery particular or national Church hath authority to ordain,\nchange, and abolish, Ceremonies or Rites of the Church ordained\nonly by man's authority, so that all things be done to edifying.\n\nXXXV. _Of the Homilies_.\n\nThe second Book of Homilies, the several titles whereof we have\njoined under this Article, doth contain a godly and wholesome\ndoctrine, and necessary for these times, as doth the former Book of\nHomilies, which were set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth;\nand therefore we judge them to be read in Churches by the\nMinisters, diligently and distinctly, that they may be understanded\nof the people.\n\n_Of the Names of the Homilies_.\n\n1 Of the right Use of the Church. 10 Of the reverend estimation of\n2 Against peril of Idolatry. God's Word.\n3 Of repairing and keeping clean 11 Of Alms-doing.\n of Churches. 12 Of the Nativity of Christ.\n4 Of good works: first of 13 Of the Passion of Christ.\n Fasting. 14 Of the Resurrection of Christ.\n5 Against gluttony and 15 Of the worthy receiving of the\n drunkenness. Sacrament of the Body and\n6 Against excess of apparel. Blood of Christ.\n7 Of Prayer. 16 Of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost.\n8 Of the place and time of 17 For the Rogation-days.\n Prayer. 18 Of the State of Matrimony.\n9 That Common Prayers and 19 Of Repentance.\n Sacraments ought to be 20 Against idleness,\n ministered in a known tongue. 21 Against rebellion.\n\nXXXVI. _Of Consecration of Bishops and Ministers_.\n\nThe Book of Consecration of Archbishops and Bishops, and Ordering\nof Priests and Deacons, lately set forth in the time of Edward the\nSixth, and confirmed at the same time by authority of Parliament,\ndoth contain all things necessary to such Consecration and Ordering:\nneither hath it any thing, that of itself is superstitious and\nungodly. And therefore whosoever are consecrated or ordered\naccording to the Rites of that Book, since the second year of\nthe forenamed King Edward unto this time, or hereafter shall be\nconsecrated or ordered according to the same Rites, we decree all\nsuch to be rightly, orderly, and lawfully consecrated and ordered.\n\nXXXVII. _Of the Civil Magistrates_.\n\nThe King's Majesty hath the chief power in this Realm of England,\nand other his Dominions, unto whom the chief government of all\nEstates of this Realm, whether they be Ecclesiastical or Civil, in\nall causes doth appertain, and is not, nor ought to be, subject to\nany foreign jurisdiction.\n\nWhere we attribute to the King's Majesty the chief government,\nby which titles we understand the minds of some slanderous folks to\nbe offended; we give not to our Princes the ministering either of\nGod's Word, or of the Sacraments, the which thing the Injunctions\nalso lately set forth by Elizabeth our Queen do most plainly\ntestify; but that only prerogative, which we see to have been\ngiven always to all godly Princes in holy Scriptures by God\nhimself; that is, that they should rule all estates and degrees\ncommitted to their charge by God, whether they be Ecclesiastical\nor Temporal, and restrain with the civil sword the stubborn and\nevildoers.\n\nThe Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this Realm of England.\n\nThe Laws of the Realm may punish Christian men with death, for\nheinous and grievous offences.\n\nIt is lawful for Christian men, at the commandment of the Magistrate,\nto wear weapons, and serve in the wars.\n\nXXXVIII. _Of Christian men's Goods, which are not common_.\n\nThe riches and goods of Christians are not common, as touching\nthe right, title, and possession of the same, as certain Anabaptists\ndo falsely boast. Notwithstanding, every man ought, of such things\nas he possesseth, liberally to give alms to the poor, according to\nhis ability.\n\nXXXIX. _Of a Christian man's Oath_.\n\nAs we confess that vain and rash swearing is forbidden Christian\nmen by our Lord Jesus Christ, and James his Apostle, so we judge\nthat Christian Religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may\nswear when the Magistrate requireth, in a cause of faith and\ncharity, so it be done according to the Prophet's teaching, in\njustice, judgement, and truth.","title":"The Book of Common Prayer: and The Scottish Liturgy","tradition":"scripture-revelation","translated_text":null,"word_count":205263}