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universal; that it may be so due sense of all thy mercies, guided and governed by thy that our hearts may be unfeigngood Spirit, that all who pro-edly thankful, and that we may fess and call themselves Chris-show forth thy praise, not only tians, may be led into the way with our lips, but in our lives; of truth, and hold the faith in by giving up ourselves to thy unity of Spirit, in the bond of service, and by walking before peace, and in righteousness of thee in holiness and righteouslife. Finally, we commend to ness all our days, thro' Jesus thy Fatherly goodness, all Christ our Lord; to whom, those who are any ways afflict-with thee and the Holy Ghost, ed or distressed in mind, body, be all honour and glory, world or estate; that it may please without end. Amen. thee to comfort and

Lieve

them, according to their seve-1 A Prayer of St Chrysostom ral necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings A

LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this and a happy issue out of all time, with one accord to make their afflictions: And this we our common supplications unbeg for Jesus Christ's sake to thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gatherA General Thanksgiving. ed together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil LMIGHTY God, Father

Amen.

A of all mercies, we, thine now, O Lord, the desires and unworthy servants, do give petitions of thy servants as may thee most humble and hearty rty be most expedient for them, thanks for all thy goodness granting

and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for

knowledge

us in this world of thy truth, and in

the world to come life ever

our creation, preservation, and lasting. Amen.

all the blessings of this life; but, above all, for thine inesti

mable love in the redemption T

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

Lord

HE grace of our of the world by our Jesus Christ, and the love Christ; for the means of grace, of God, and the fellowship of and for the hope of glory. And, the Holy Ghost, be with us all we beseech thee, give us that evermore. Amen.

Here endeth the order of MORNING PRAYER.

EVENING PRAYER.

The MINISTER shall begin the EVENING PRAYER, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture.

THE HE Lord is in his holyland repenteth him of the evil. temple; let all the earth Joel ii. 13. keep silence before him. Hab. To the Lord our God belong ii. 20. mercies and forgivenesses,

From the rising of the sun tho' we have rebelled against even unto the going down of him; neither have we obeyed the same, my name shall be the voice of the Lord our God, great among the Gentiles; and to walk in his laws which he in every place incense shall be set before us. Dan ix. 9. 10. offered unto my name, and a O Lord, correct me, but pure offering: for my name with judgment; not in thine shall be great among the hea-anger, lestthou bring me to nothen, saith the Lord of hosts. thing. Jer. x. 24. Psal. vi. 1. Mal. i. 11. Repent ye; for the king

Let the words of my mouth, dom of heaven is at hand. St. and the meditation of my Mat. iii. 2.

heart, be always acceptable in I will arise and go to my fathy sight, O, Lord, my strength ther, and will say unto him; and my Redeemer. Ps. xix. 14. Father, I have sinned against When the wicked man turn-heaven, and before thee, and eth away from his wickedness am no more worthy to be callthat he hath committed, andied thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19. doeth that which is lawful and Enter not into judgment right, he shall save his soul with thy servant, O Lord; for alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. in thy sight shall no man liv

I acknowledge my trans-ing be justified. Psal. cxliii. 2. gressions; and my sin is ever If we say that we have no before me. Psal. li. 3. sin, we deceive ourselves, and

Hide thy face from my sins; the truth is not in us; but if and blot out all mine iniqui-we confess our sins, God is ties. Psal. li. 9. faithful and just to forgive us

The sacrifies of God are alour sins, and to cleanse us

broken spirit; a broken and
contrite heart, O God, thou St. John i. 8, 9.
wilt not despise. Psal. li. 17.

from all unrighteousness. 1.

Then the Minister shall say.

Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is EARLY beloved brethren, gracious and merciful, slow to the scripture moveth us anger, and of great kindness. in sundry places, to acknow

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ledge and confess our mani-And there is no health in us. fold sins and wickedness, and But thou, O Lord, have mercy that we should not dissem-upon us, miserable offenders. ble nor cloak them before the Spare thou those, O God, who face of Almighty God, our confess their faults. Restore heavenly Father, but confess thou those who are penitent; them with an humble, lowly, According to thy promises depenitent, and obedient heart; clared unto mankind, in Christ to the end that we may ob-Jesus our Lord. And grant, tain forgiveness of the same O most merciful Father, for by his infinite goodness and his sake; That we may heremercy. And although we after live a godly, righteous, ought, at all times, humbly to and sober life; To the glory acknowledge our sins before of thy holy name. Amen. God; yet ought we chiefly sof The Declaration of Absoluto do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most LMIGHTY God, worthy praise, to hear his ther of our Lord Jesus most holy word, and to ask Christ, who desireth not the those things which are requi-death of a sinner, but rather site and necessary, as well for that he may turn from his the body as the soul. Where-wickedness and live, hath givfore, I pray and beseech you, en power and commandas many as are here present, ment to his Ministers to deto accompany me, with a clare and pronounce to his pure heart and humble voice, people, being penitent, the unto the throne of the hea- Absolution and Remission of venly grace, sayingtheir sins. He pardoneth and

tion, or Remission of Sins ; to be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling.

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A General Confession, to be absolveth all those who truly said by the whole Congre-repent, and unfeignedly begation after the Minister, lieve his holy Gospel. Where all kneeling. fore, let us beseech him to

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LMIGHTY and most mer-grant us true repentance, and ciful Father; We have his Holy Spirit: that those erred and strayed from thy things may please him which ways like lost sheep. We have we do at this present, and that followed too much the devices the rest of our life hereafter and desires of our own hearts. may be pure and holy; so We have offended against thy that at the last we may come holy laws. We have left un-to his eternal joy, through done those things which we Jesus Christ our Lord

ought to have done; And we have done those things which

we ought not to have done:

The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen.

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Or this.

now,

Ans. As it was in the be LMIGHTY God, our hea-ginning, is and ever venly Father, who, of shall be, world without end. his great mercy, hath pro- Min. Praise ye the Lord. mised Forgiveness of Sins to Ans. The Lord's name be all those who, with hearty praised.

Repentance and true Faith,
turn unto him; have mercy
upon you, pardon and deliver
you from all your sins, con-
firm and strengthen you in all
goodness, and bring you to
everlasting life, through Je-vice
sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the people still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here and wheresoever e se it is used in Divine service.

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Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed or one of the Selections, as they are set forth by this Church, with the Doxology, as in the Morning SerThen shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar; after which shall be said or sung the following Psalm, except when it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month.

Cantate Domino. Psal. xcviii.

SING unto the Lord a

new song; for he hath

Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth done marvellous things. as it is in Heaven; Give us With his own right hand, this day our daily bread; And and with his holy arm, hath forgive us our trespasses, as he gotten himself the victory. we forgive those who trespass The Lord declared his salagainst us: And lead us notvation: his righteousness into temptation; But deliver hath he openly showed in the us from evil: For thine is the sight of the heathen. Kingdom, and the Power, He hath remembered his and the Glory, for ever and mercy and truth toward the

ever. Amen.

house of Israel; and all the

Then likewise he shall say, ends of the world have seen O Lord, open thou our lips; the salvation of our God. Ans And our mouth shall Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. Praise the Lord upon the harp: sing to the harp with

show forth thy praise.

Here, all standing up, the
Minister shall say,

Glory be to the Father, a psalm of thanksgiving. and to the Son, and to the With trumpets aiso and Holy Ghost; shawms, O show yourselves

joyful before the Lord the upon earth, thy saving health

King. among all nations. Let the sea make a noise Let the people praise thee, and all that therein is, the O God; yea, let all the people round world and they that praise thee. dwell therein.

O let the nations rejoice and

Let the floods clap their be glad; for thou shalt judge hands, and let the hills be joy-the folk righteously, and goful together before the Lord; vern the nations upon earth. for he cometh to judge the

earth.

With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Or this.

Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give

Bonum est confiteri. Psal. xcii Jus his blessing.

IT Tis a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most Highest;

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God shall bless us; and all ends of the world shall

fear him.

To tell of thy loving kindness early in the morning. and of thy truth in the night DR

season;

Or this.

Benedic, Anima mea. Psal. ciii. DRAISE the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within

Upon an instrument of ten me, praise his holy Name. strings, and upon the lute; Praise the Lord, O my soul, upon a loud instrument, and and forget not all his benefits; upon the harp. Who forgiveth all thy sin,

For thou, Lord, hast made and healeth all thine infirmime glad through thy works; ties; and I will rejoice in giving Who saveth thy life from praise for the operations of destruction, and crowneth thee thy hands. with mercy and loving kind

ness.

Then a Lesson of the New O praise the Lord, ye AnTestament, as it is appoint-gels of his, ye that excel in ed: And after that, shall be strength; ye that fulfil his sung or said this Psalm, ex-commandment, and hearken cent on the twelfth day of the unto the voice of his word.

month.

O praise the Lord, all ye Deus misereatur. Psal. Ixvii. his hosts; ye servants of his GOD OD be merciful unto us that do his pleasure.

and bless us, and show O speak good of the Lord, us the light of his countenance all ye works of his, in all places and be merciful unto us. of his dominion. Praise thou That thy way may be known the Lord, O my soul.

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