that at the day of the general resurrection, we and all they who are of the mystical body of thy Son, may all together be set on his right hand, and hear that his most joyful voice: Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Grant this, O Father, for the sake of thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. Then shall the Priest and People say the Lord's Prayer. OUR Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen. Then shall the Priest kneel down, and say this Prayer following. We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in Amen. us. But if the Priest have already received the holy Eucharist that day, instead of the foregoing Prayer, he shall say the following one, standing. THESE thy servants do not presume to partake of thy holy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in their own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. They are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy. Grant them therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that their sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and their souls washed through his most precious blood, and that they may evermore dwell in him, and he in them. Amen. Then shall the Priest receive the Communion himself, (if he have not already received it that day,) and after administer to them that are appointed to communicate with the Sick, and last of all to the Sick Person, according to the Form before prescribed in the holy Liturgy. After which the Priest shall say the following Thanksgiving, standing. ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou hast vouchsafed to feed us with the most precious body and blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us, and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people, and are also heirs through hope of thine everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through Jesus Christ our Lord: to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. Then the Priest shall turn to the People, and pronounce this Blessing. THE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. If a Sick Person be desirous of receiving the Communion, and a Priest is not to be had, the Deacon may carry the holy Eucharist to him, and communicate him according to the Form before prescribed in the holy Liturgy. THE ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any that die excommunicate, or out of the communion of the Church, or unbaptized, (except the Person unbaptized be a Catechumen, who hath not voluntarily neglected to receive Baptism,) or for any that have laid violent hands upon themselves, or were publicly executed for crimes, (unless they were admitted to the Eucharist before their death,) or for any who die in the actual commission of any sin. The Priest and Deacon, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Church-yard, and going before it into the Church, shall say or sing: I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. S. John xi. 25, 26. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job xix. 25, 26, 27. We brought nothing into this certain we can carry nothing out. world, and it is The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord. 2 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21. After they are come into the Church, shall be said or sung these two Psalms following. I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. (Amen.) LORD, thou hast been our refuge, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. (Amen.) Then shall the Deacon read the Lesson, taken out of the fifteenth chapter of the first Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. Now is Christ risen, &c. (from v. 20 to the end.) Then shall they go to the grave, the Priest and Deacon walking before the Corpse; who, as they go along, shall say or sing : I SAW a great white throne, and him that sat on it, |