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UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,

To be used before the two final Prayers of Morning and Evening Service

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PRAYERS

A Prayer for Congress, to be used

T For Fair Weather.

during their Session. ALMIGHTY and most merciful

MOST gracious God, we hum

Father, we humbly beseech

bly beseech thee, as for the thee, of thy great goodness, to restrain those immoderate rains, People of these United States in where with, for our sins, thou general, so especially for their hast afflicted us: And we pray Senate and Representatives in thee to send us such seasonable Congress assembled; that thou wouldest be pleased to direct and weather, that the earth may, in due time, yield her increase, for prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of thy Glory, our use and benefit; and give us the good of thy Church, the safe-grace, that we may learn, by thy ty, honour, and welfare of thy and for thy clemency to give punishments, to amend our lives, people; that all things may be so thee thanks and praise, through ordered and settled by their en- Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. deavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and In Time of Dearth and Famine. happiness, truth and justice, re- God, heavenly Father, whose ligion and piety, may be esta- gift it is that the rain dotb blished among us for all genera-fall, and the earth bring forth he tions. Tise, and all other neces-increase; behold, we beseech thee saries for them, for us, and thy the afflictions of thy people; in whole Church, we humbly beg in crease the fruits of the earth by the name and mediation of Jesus thy heavenly benediction; and Christ, our most blessed Lord and grant that the scarcity and dearth, Saviour. Amen.

¶ For Rain.

which we now must justly suffer for our sins, may, through thy goodness, be mercifully turned

God, Heavenly Father, who, into plenty, for the love of Jesus by thy Son Jesus Christ, hast Christ our Lord; to whom, with promised to all those who seek thee and the Holy Ghost, be all thy kingdom and the righteoushonour and glory, now and for ness thereof, all things necessary Amen. o their bodily sustenance; send us, we beseech thee, in this our necessity, such moderate rain

ever.

In Time of War and Tumults Almighty God, the supreme Governor of all things, whose

and showers, that we may receive power no creature is able to re the fruits of the earth to our com-sist, to whom it belongeth justly fort, and to thy honour, through to punish sinners, and to be mer. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ciful to those who truly repent

save and deliver us, we humbly and the benefit of thy holy beseech thee, from the hands of Church, through Jesus Christ our our enemies; that we, being arm-Lord. Amen.

ed with thy defence, may be pre- In Time of great Sickness and Mortaserved evermore from all perils,

lity.

to glorify thee, who art the only Almighty God, the Lord of giver of all victory, through the life and death, of sickness merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ and health; regard our supplicaou Lord. Amen. tions, we humbly beseech thee; and, as thou hast thought fit to

For those who are to be admitted into

Holy Orders, to be used in the Werks Visit us for our sins with great preceding the stated Times of Ordina-sickness and mortality, in the midst of thy judgment, O Lord,

tion.

For a Sick Person.

ALMIGHTY God, our heaven-remember mercy. Have pity ly Father, who hast purchas-upon us miserable sinners, and ed to thyself an universal Church, withdraw from us the grievous by the precious blood of thy dear sickness with which we are afSon; mercifully look upon the flicted. May this thy fatherly same, and at this time so guide correction have its due influence and govern the minds of thy ser-upon us, by leading us to convants, the Bishops and Pastors of sider how frail and uncertain cur thy flock, that they may lay life is; that we may apply cur hands suddenly on no man, but hearts unto that heavenly wisfaithfully and wisely make choice dom, which in the end will bring of fit persons, to serve in the sa- us to everlasting life, through cred ministry of thy Church. And. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. to those who shall be ordained to any holy function, give thy grace Father of mercies, and God and heavenly benediction; that of all comfort, our only help by both their life and doctrine in time of need; look down from they may show forth thy glory,heaven, we humbly beseech thee, und set forward the salvation of behold, visit, and believe thy sick all men, through Jesus Christ our servant, for whom our prayers are Lord. Amen. desired. Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort him ALMIGHTY God, the giver of with a sense of thy goodness; preall good gifts, who of thy di-serve him from the temptations of vine providence hast appointed the enemy; give him patience undivers orders in thy Church; give der his affliction; and, in thy good thy grace, we humbly beseechjtime, restore him to health, and thee, to all those who are to be enable him to lead the residue of called to any office and adminis-his life in thy fear, and to thy tration in the same; and so re-glory: Or else give him grace so plenish them with the truth of to take thy visitation, that, after thy doctrine, and endue them this painful life ended, he may with innocency of life, that they dwell with thee in life everlastmay faithfully serve before thee, ing, through Jesus Chris' our to the glory of thy great name Lord.

Or this.

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Amen.

For a Sick Child.

For Malefactors, after Condemnation

Or else the Prayer in the Visitation of Frisoners, beginning, "O Father of mercies," &c. may be used.

we beseech thee, upon the sor ALMIGHTY God, and merci- rows of thy servant, for whom ful Father, to whom alone our prayers are desired. In thy belong the issues of life and wisdom thou hast seen fit to visit death; look down from heaven, him with trouble and to bring we humbly beseech thee, with distress upon him. Remembe the eyes of mercy, upon the sick him, O Lord, in mercy; sanctity child for whom our prayers are thy fatherly correction to him desired. Deliver him, O Lord, in endue his soul with patience un thy good appointed time, from der his affliction, and with resig his bodily pain, and visit him nation to thy blessed will; com with thy salvation; that if it fort him with a sense of thy good should be thy good pleasure to ness; lift up thy countenance prolong his days here on earth, he upon him, and give him peace may live to thee, and be an in-through Jesus Christ our Lord strument of thy glory, by serving Amen. thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation: Or else receive him into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the Lord Je- Most gracious and merciful sus enjoy perpetual rest and fe- God, we earnestly beseech licity. Grant this, O Lord, for the thee to have pity and compas love of thy Son, our Saviour, sion upon those persons recom Jesus Christ. Amen. mended to our prayers, who now For a Person, or Persons going to Sea. lie under the sentence of the law Eternal God, who alone and are appointed to die. Visit spreadest out the heavens, them, O Lord, with thy mercy and rulest the raging of the sea; and salvation; convince them of we commend to thy Almighty the miserable condition they are protection, thy servant, for whose in, by their sins and wickedness; preservation on the great deep and let thy powerful grace proour prayers are desired. Guard duce in them such a godly sorhim, we beseech thee, from the row, and sincere repentance, as dangers of the sea, from sickness, thou wilt be pleased to accept from the violence of enemies, Give them a strong and lively and from every evil to which he faith in thy Son our blessed Samay be exposed. Conduct im viour, and make it effectual to in safety to the haven where he the salvation of their souls. O would be, with a grateful sense Lord, in judgment remember of thy mercies, through Jesus mercy; and whatever sufferings Christ our Lord. they are to endure in this world, 1 For a Person under Affliction. yet deliver them, O God, from the Merciful God, and heavenly bitter pains of eternal death. Father, who hast taught us, Pardon their sins, and save their in thy holy Word, that thou dost souls, for the sake and merits of not willingly afflict or grieve the thy dear Son, our blessed Sa children of men; look with pity,[viour and Redeemer Amen.

Amen.

ke Thanksgiving of Women after this thy mercy, and will always hild-Birth; to be said when any Wo- declare thy loving kindness from man, being present in Church, shall

have desired to return Thanks to Al-generation to generation, through mighty God for her safe Deliverance. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, we give thee

humble thanks, for that thou

For Plenty. Most merciful Father, who hast been graciously pleased to of thy gracious goodness hast preserve, through the great pain heard the devout prayers of thy and peril of Child-birth, this wo-Church, and turned our dearth snan, thy servant, who desires now and scarcity into plenty; we give to offer her praises and thanks-thee humble thanks for this thy givings unto thee. Grant, we special bounty; beseeching thee beseech thee, most merciful Fa-to continue thy loving kindness ther. that she, through thy help, unto us, that our land may yield may both faithfully live and walk us her fruits of increase, to thy according to thy will in this life glory and our comfort, through present, and also may be partaker Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. of everlasting glory in the life to For Peace, and Deliverance from our come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Rain.

Enemies.

Almighty God, who art a strong tower of defence unto servants against the face of

God, our heavenly Father, thy who by thy gracious provi-their enemies; we yield thee dence dost cause the former and praise and thanksgiving, for our the latter rain to descend upon deliverance from those great and the earth, that it may bring forth apparent dangers wherewith we fruit for the use of man; we give were compassed; we acknowthee humble thanks that it hath ledge it thy goodness that we pleased thee, in our great neces-were not delivered over as a prey sity, to send us at the last, a joy-unto them; beseeching thee still ful rain upon thine inheritance, to continue such thy mercies toand to refresh it when it was dry.wards us, that all the world may to the great comfort of us thy un-know that thou art our Saviour worthy servants, and to the glo- and mighty Deliverer, through ry of thy holy name, through thy Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." mercies in Jesus Christ our Lord. For restoring Public Peace at Home. Amen. Eternal God, our heavenly Father, who alone makest

For Fair Weather.

Lord God, who hast justly men to be of one mind in a house, humbled us by thy late visita-and stillest the outrage of a vio tion of us with immoderate rain lent and unruly people; we bless and waters, and in thy mercy thy noly name, that it hath pleashast relieved and comforted oured thee to appease the seditious souls by this seasonable and bles-tumults which have been lately sed change of weather; we praise raised up amongst us; most humi and glorify thy holy name, for bly beseeching hee to grant to

all of us grace, that we may been pleased to deliver from his henceforth obediently walk in thy bodily sickness this thy servant, holy commandments; and, lead-who now desireth to return thanks ing a quiet and peaceable life in all unto thee, in the presence of all godliness and honesty, may con- thy people. Gracicus art thou, tinually offer unto thee our sacri- O Lord, and full of compassion fice of praise and thanksgiving to the children of men. May his for these thy mercies towards us, heart be duly impressed with a through Jesus Christ our Lord. sense of thy merciful goodness, Imen. and may he devote the residue of

For Deliverance from great Sickness his days to an humble, holy, and and Mortality. obedient walking before thee, Lord God, who hast wounded through Jesus Christ our Lord. us for our sins, and consumed Amen.

us for our transgressions, by thy

late heavy and dreadful visita- For a safe Return from Sen. tion; and now, in the midst of MOST gracious Lord, whose judgment remembering mercy, mercy is over all thy works; hast redeemed our souls from the we praise thy holy name, tha! jaws of death; we offer unto thy thou hast been pleased to conduct fatherly goodness ourselves, our in safety, through the perils of souls and bodies, which thou hast the great deep, this thy servant, delivered, to be a living sacrifice who now desireh to return hi unto thee; always praising and thanks unto thee, in thy holy magnifying thy mercies in the Church: May he be duly sensimidst of thy Church, through ble of thy merciful providence toJesus Christ our Lord. Amen. wards him, and ever express his For a Recovery from Sickness. thankfulness by a holy trust in God, who art the giver of life, thee, and obedience to thy laws, of health, and of safety; we through Jesus Christ our Lord, bless thy name, that thou hast Amen.

THE

COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS,

To be used throughout the Year.

The first Sunday in Advent.
The Collect.

Ito visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall ALMIGHTY Ged, give usgrace come again in his glorious Mathat we may cast away the jesty to judge both the quick and works of darkness, and put upon dead, we may rise to the life imus the armour of light, now in mortal, through him who liveth the time of this mortal life, in and reigneth with thee and the which thy Sou Jesus Christ came Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen

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