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not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with

Bishop. O Lord, deal not without end. Amen. us according to our sins;

From our enemies defend us,

Graciously look upon our afflic

tions.

Answer. Neither reward us ac-O Christ. cording to our iniquities. Bishop. Let us pray. O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a of our hearts. contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; mercifully thy people. assist our prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man to hear us, O Christ.

With pity behold the sorrows

Mercifully forgive the sins of

worketh against us, may, by thy

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.

O Son of David, have mercy upon us

Both now and ever, vouchsafe

Graciously hear us, O Christ;

good providence, be brought to graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. nought; that we thy servants, be

O Lord, let thy mercy be show

ing hurt by no persecutions, may ed upon us;
evermore give thanks unto thee
in thy holy Church, through Je-
sus Christ our Lord.

O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for thy name's sake.

As we do put our trust in thee. Bishop. Let us pray. WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the GOD, we have heard with our glory of thy name, turn from us ears, and our fathers have de-all those evils that we most justly clared unto us, the noble works have deserved; and grant that, in that thou didst in their days, and all our troubles, we may put our - in the old time before them. whole trust and confidence in thy O Lord, arise, help us, and deli-mercy, and evermore serve thee ver us, for thine honour.

Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Ghost;

in holiness and pureness of living and to thy honour and glory, through Holy our only Mediator and Advocate Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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HOLY COMMUNION.

OUR Father, who art in Hea-the earth. Thou shalt not bow

ven, Hallowed be thy Name; down to them nor worship them Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will For I the Lord thy God am a jea be done on Earth, as it is in Healous God; and visit the sins of the ven; Give us this day our daily fathers upon the children, unto bread; And forgive us our tres- the third and fourth generation of passes, as we forgive those who them that hate me; and show trespass against us; And lead us mercy unto thousands in them not into temptation; But deliver that love me, and keep my comus from evil: For thine is the mandments.

Kingdom, and the Power, and the

People. Lord, have mercy upGlory, for ever and ever. Amen. on us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

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The Collect.

LMIGHTY God, unto whom Bishop. Thou shalt not take the all hearts are open, all desires name of the Lord thy God in known, and from whom no se-vain: For the Lord will not hold crets are hid; cleanse the thoughts him guiltless that taketh his name of our hearts by the inspiration of in vain.

thy holy Spirit; that we may People. Lord, have mercy upperfectly love thee, and worthily on us, and incline our hearts to magnify thy holy name, through keep this law.

Christ our Lord. Amen.

Bishop. Remember that thou Then shall the Bishop, turning to the keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six People, rehearse distinctly the Ten days shalt thou labour, and do all Commandments; and the People, that thou hast to do; but the sestill kneeling, shall, after every com-venth day is the Sabbath of the mandment, ask God's mercy for their transgressions for the time past, and Lord thy God. In it thou shalt grace to keep the law for the time to do no manner of work; thou, come, as followeth. and thy son, and thy daughter, Bishop. thy man-servant, and thy maidGOD spake these words, and servant, thy cattle, and the stransaid, I am the Lord thy God:ger that is within thy gates. For Thou shalt have none other gods in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that People. Lord, have mercy up-in them is, and rested the seventh on us, and incline our hearts to day; wherefore the Lord blessed keep this law. the seventh day, and hallowed it. Bishop. Thou shalt not make People. Lord, have mercy upto thyself any graven image, nor on us, and incline our hearts to the likeness of any thing that is keep this law.

but me.

in heaven above, or in the earth Bishop. Honour thy father and beneath, or in the water underlthy mother, that thy days may

be long in the land which the beseech thee, to direct, sanctify. Lord thy God giveth thee. and govern, both our hearts and People Lord, have mercy upon bodies, in the ways of thy laws, us, and incline our hearts to keep and in the works of thy com this law. mandments; that, through thy

Bishop. Thou shalt do no mur-most mighty protection, both here der. and ever, we may be preserved People. Lord, have mercy up-in body and soul, through our on us, and incline our hearts to Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ keep this law.

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Feople. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt not steal. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Amen.

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Then shall be read the Collect, Epistle and Gospel, as they are appointed. Then shall be read the Apostles' or Nicene Creed; unless one of them have been read immediately before, in the Morning Service.

Then shall the Bishop begin the Offer tory, saying one or more of these sentences following, as he thinketh most convenient.

LET your light so shine before men, that they may see your

Bishop. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh-good works, and glerify your Fa

bour

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Bishop. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing! that is his.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws

in our hearts, we beseech thee.

Then the Bishop may say, Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith:

ther which is in heaven. St. Matt Iv. 16

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay upfor yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20.

should do to you, even so do to Whatsoever ye would that men

them: for this is the law and the prophets. St. Malt. vii. 12.

Not every one that saith unto THOU shalt love the Lord thy me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into God with all thy heart, and the kingdom of heaven; but he with all thy soul, and with all thy that doeth the will of my Father mind: This is the first and great which is in heaven. Si. Matt. commandment. And the second vii. 21.

is like unto it; Thou shalt lovel Zaccheus stood forth, and said thy neighbour as thyself. Onjunto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the these two commandments hang half of my goods I give to the all the law and the prophets. poor; and if I have done any

Let us pray.

wrong to any man, I restore four Almighty Lord, and ever-fold. St. Luke, xix. 8. lasting God, vouchsafe, we'

Who goeth a warfare at any

time at his own cost? Who will forget your works, and labour planteth a vineyard, and eateth that proceedeth of love; which not of the fruit thereof? or who love ye have showed for his feedeth a flock, and eateth not of name's sake, who have ministered the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. unto the saints, and yet do minis If we have sown unto you spi-ter. Heb. vi. 10. ritual things, is it a great matter if To do good and to distribute, we shall reap your worldly things? forget not; for with such sacri 1 Cor. ix. 11. fices God is well pleased. Heb.

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Do ye not know, that they who xiii. 16. minister about holy things, live of Whoso hath this world's good, the sacrifice; and they who wait and seeth his brother have need, at the altar, are partakers with and shutteth up his compassion the altar? Even so hath the Lord from him, how dwelleth the love also ordained, that they who of God in him? 1 John, iii. 17. preach the Gospel should live of Give alms of thy goods, and the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. never turn thy face from any

He that soweth little, shall reap poor man; and then the face of little; and he that soweth plen-the Lord shall not be turned away teously, shall reap plenteously. from thee. Tobit, iv, 7.

Let every man do according as Be merciful after thy power. he is disposed in his heart, not If thou hast much, give plente grudgingly, or of necessity; for ously; if thou hast little, do thy God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 diligence gladly to give of that Cor. ix. 6, 7. little for so gatherest thou thyLet him that is taught in the self a good reward in the day of word, minister unto him that necessity. Tubit, iv. 8, 9. teacheth, in all good things. Be He that hath pity upon the not deceived, God is not mocked:poor, lendeth unto the Lord: and For whatsoever a man soweth,look, what he layeth out, it shall that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7. be paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. While we have time, let us do Blessed be the man that progood unto all inen: and especially videth for the sick and needy: unto them that are of the house-the Lord shall deliver him in the hold of faith. Gal. vi. 10. time of trouble. Psalm xli. 1.

Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath : For we brought nothing into this world, neither may we carry any thing out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7.

Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19.) God is not unrighteous, that helof

Whilst these Sentences are in reading.

the Deacons, Church-wardens, or other fit persons appointed for that purpose, shall receive the Alms for the Poor, and other Devotions of the People, in a decent Basin to be provided by the Parish for that purpose and reverent ly bring it to the Bishop, who shall humbly present and place it upon the Holy Table.

And the Bishop shall then place upon
the Table so much Bread and Wine as
he shall think sufficient; after which
he shall say,

Let us pray for the whole state
Christ's Church militant.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting faith and fear; beseeching thee God, who, by thy holy Apos-to give us grace so to follow their tle, hast taught us to make pray-good examples, that with them ers and supplications, and to give we may be partakers of thy heathanks, for all men: We humbly venly kingdom: Grant this, Q beseech thee most mercifully [*to Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, accept our alms and oblutions, our only Mediator and Advocate. and] to receive these our pray-Amen.

ers, which we offer unto thy di- The Bishop shall then say this Exhor vine Majesty; beseeching thee to

tation.

inspire continually the Universal DEARLY beloved in the Lord, Church with the spirit of truth, ye who mind to come to the unity, and concord; and grant Holy Communion of the Body that all those who do confess thy and Blood of our Saviour Christ, holy name may agree in the must consider how St. Paul extruth of thy holy word, and live horteth all persons diligently to try in unity and godly love. We be- and examine themselves, before seech thee also, so to direct and they presume to eat of that Bread. dispose the hearts of all Christian and drink of that Cup. For as rulers that they may truly and the benefit is great, if with a true impartially administer justice, to penitent heart and lively faith we the punishment of wickedness and receive that holy Sacrament; so vice, and to the maintenance of is the danger great, if we receive thy true religion and virtue. Give the same unworthily. Judge grace, O heavenly Father, to all therefore yourselves, brethren, Bishops and other Ministers; that that ye be not judged of the Lord; they may, both by their life and repent ye truly for your sins past, doctrine, set forth thy true and have a lively and steadfast faith lively Word, and rightly and duly in Christ our Saviour; amend administer thy holy Sacraments. your lives, and be in perfect cha And to all thy people give thy rity with all men; so shall ye be heavenly grace; and especially to meet partakers of those holy Mysthis congregation here present; teries. And, above all things, ye that with meek heart, and due must give most humble and hearreverence, they may hear and ty thanks to God the Father, the receive thy holy Word; truly Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the serving thee in holiness and righ-redemption of the world by the teousness all the days of their life. death and passion of our Saviour And we most humbly beseech Christ, both God and man; who thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to did humble himself, even to the comfort and succour all those death upon the cross, for us misewho, in this transitory life, are intable sinners, who lay in darktrouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or ness and the shadow of death; any other adversity. And we also that he might make us the chilbless thy holy name, for all thy dren of God, and exalt us to ever servants departed this life in thy lasting life. And to the end that If there be no alms or ablations, then shali the words, to accept our alms and ohlations, and, be left unsaid.

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