A FORM OF COMMON PRAYER To be used on Wednesday the 5th of April, Being the day of the GENERAL FAST Appointed by His Majesties Proclamation, for Imploring Gods blessing on His Majesties Naval Forces.
Set forth by His Majesties Authority.
LONDON, Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1665.
The Order for Morning Prayer.
¶ Let him that ministreth read with a loud voice, one or more of these sentences of Scripture, and then say the Exhortation that followeth.
REnt your heart, and not your Joel 2. 13 garments, and turn unto the Lord your God, for he is gracious, and merciful, flow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
To the Lord our God belong Dan. 9. 9, 10. mercies, and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his-laws, which he set before us.
O Lord correct me, but with judgement; not in Jer. 10. 24. thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
DEarly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father, but confess them with an humble, lowly, [Page] penitent, and obedient heart, to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God, yet ought we most chiefly so to 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 worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul: Wherefore I pray and beseech you as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me.
¶ The Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.
ALmighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost shéep, We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against thy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, And we have done those things which we ought not to have done, And there is no health in us: But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us miserable offenders; Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults; Restore thou them that are penitent, according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Iesu our Lord; and grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
¶ The Absolution to be pronounc'd by the Priest alone standing; the people still kneeling.
ALmighty God, the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, and hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance and his holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Iesus Christ our Lord.
¶ The people shall answer here, and at the end of all other Prayers, Amen.
¶ Then shall the Minister kneel, and begin the Lords Prayer; the people also repeating it with him.
OUr Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
¶ Then likewise he shall say,
O Lord open thou our lips.
Answ. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Priest. O God make speed to save us.
Answer. O Lord make haste to help us.
¶ Here all standing up, the Priest shall say,
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the holy Ghost.
Answer.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Priest. Praise ye the Lord.
Answer. The Lords name be praised.
¶ Instead of Venite exultemus, shall be sung or said
this Hymn following; one Verse by the Priest, and another by the Clerk and people.
O Come let us humble our selves before the Psal. 95 6. Lord: and fall down before him with reverence and fear.
For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people 7. of his pasture, and the sheep of his hands.
Let us repent, and turn from our wickedness: Act. 3. 19. and our sins shall be forgiven us.
For this shall every one that is godly, make his Psal. 32. 7. prayer unto thee, O Lord: in a time when thou mayest be found.
In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and Psal. 18. 2. complain unto my God: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple: 6. [Page] and my eomplaint shall come before him, it shall enter even into his ears.
Hear my prayer, O God: and let my crying Ps. 102. 1. come unto thee.
Thou art my King, O God: send help unto Jacob. Psal. 44. 5.
Through thee will we overthrow our enemies: 6. and in thy Name will we tread them under, that rise up against us.
For I will not trust in my bow: it is not my 7. sword that shall help me.
But it is thou that savest us from our enemies: 8. and puttest them to confusion, that bare us.
There is no King that can be saved by the multitude Ps. 33. 15. of an Host: neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength.
Therefore in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: Ps. 31. 1. let me never be put to confusion; deliver me in thy righteousness.
Bow down thine ear to me, and save me: make 2. haste to deliver me.
I will love thee, O Lord my strength; the Lord Ps. 18. 1. is my stony rock, and my defence: my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.
Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that Ps. 33. 17. fear him: and upon them that put their trust in his mercy.
O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: Ps. 51. 28. build thou the walls of Ierusalem.
Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us: Ps. 33. 23. like as we do put our trust in thee.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the holy Ghost.
As it was in the begining, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Domine, quid multiplicati? Psal. 3.
LOrd, how are they increased that trouble me: many are they that rise against me.
Many one there be that say of my soul: there is no help for him in his God.
But thou, O Lord, art my defender: thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.
I did call upon the Lord with my voice: and he heard me out of his holy hill.
I laid me down and slept, and rose up again: for the Lord sustained me.
I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people: that have set themselves against me round about.
Vp Lord, and help me, O my God: for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the chëek-bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Dominus illuminatio. Psal. 27.
THe Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom then shall I fear: the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, even mine enemies, and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh: they stumbled, and fell.
Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid: and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.
One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require: even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle: yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of stone.
And now shall he lift up mine head: above mine enemies round about me.
Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness: I will sing, and speak praises unto the Lord.
Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, and hear me.
My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face: thy face, Lord, will I seek.
O hide not thou thy face from me: nor cast thy servant away in displeasure.
Thou hast been my succour: leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
When my father, and my mother forsake me: the Lord taketh me up.
Teach me thy way, O Lord: and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies.
Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong.
I should utterly have fainted: but that I believe [Page] verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
O tarry thou the Lords leisure: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and put thou thy trust in the Lord.
Ad te, Domine. Psal. 28.
UNto thee will I cry, O Lord my strength: think no scorn of me, lest if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee: when I hold up my hands towards the mercy-seat of thy holy temple.
O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly, and wicked doers: which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts.
Reward them according to their deeds: and according to the wickedness of their own inventions.
Recompense them after the work of their hands: pay them that they have deserved.
For they regard not in their mind the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands: therefore shall he break them down, and not build them up.
Praised be the Lord: for he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions.
The Lord is my strength, and my shield, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.
The Lord is my strength: and he is the wholsom defence of his Anointed.
O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance: feed them, and set them up forever.
Deus noster refugium. Psal. 46.
GOd is our hope and strength: a very present help in trouble.
Therefore will we not fear though the earth be moved: and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea.
Though the waters thereof rage, and swell: and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the fame.
The rivers of the floud thereof shall make glad the city of God: the holy place of the tabernacle of the most Highest.
God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed: God shall help her, and that right early.
The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms are moved: but God hath shewed his voice, and the earth shall melt away.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Iacob is our refuge.
O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord: what destruction he hath brought upon the earth.
He maketh wars to cease in all the world: he breaketh the bowe, and knappeth the spear in funder, and burneth the chariots in the fire.
Be still then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Iacob is our refuge.
The first Lesson appointed to be read is Isaiah 58.
CRy aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Iacob their sins. Yet they séek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice: they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and exact all your labours. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such a Fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a Fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord? Is not this the Fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out, to thy house? when thou séest the [Page] naked, that thou cover him, and that thou hide not thy self from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth spéedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thée, the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am: if thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity: And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfie the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon-day. And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfie thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. And they that shall be of thee, shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breath, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable, and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thy self in the Lord, and I will cause thée to ride upon the high places of the earth, and féed thée with the heritage of Iacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
¶ After the First Lesson shall follow Te Deum Laudaemus in English.
VVE praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud: the heavens, and all the powers therein.
To thee Cherubin, and Seraphin: continually do cry,
Holy, holy, holy: Lord God of Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles: praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets: praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs: praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge thee.
The Father: of an infinite Majesty.
Thine honourable: true, and only Son.
Also the holy Ghost: the Comforter.
Thou art the King of glory: O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son: of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man: thou didst not abhor the Virgins womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death: thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God: in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come: to be our Iudge.
We therefore pray thee help thy servants: whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious bloud.
Make them to be numbred with thy Saints: in glory everlasting.
O Lord save thy people: and bless thine heritage.
Govern them: and lift them up for ever.
Day by day: we magnifie thee.
And we worship thy Name: ever world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us: as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.
For the second Lesson, the One and twentieth Chapter of St. Luke.
ANd he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more then they all. For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God, but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly [Page] stones, and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the daies will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of Wars, and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass, but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences, and fearful sights, and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings & rulers for my names sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before, what ye shall answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay, nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed, both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends, and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof [Page] is nigh. Then let them which are in Judea, flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it, depart out; and let not them that are in the countreys, enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But wo unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days: for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations, and Jerusalem shall be troden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring, mens hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable, Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves, that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily, I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to your selves, [Page] lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple, and at night he went out, and above in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
BLessed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his people.
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us: in the house of his servant David.
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets: which have been since the world began.
That we should be saved from our enemies: and from the hands of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers: and to remember his holy covenant.
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham: that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies: might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him: all the days of our life.
And thou Child shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways.
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people: for the remission of their sins.
Through the tender mercy of our God: whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us.
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
¶ Then shall be said the Creed by the Minister, and the people standing.
I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Iesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the holy Ghost, the holy Catholick Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
¶ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling, the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice,
The Lord be with you.
Answer.
And with thy spirit.
Minister.
¶ Let us pray.
Lord have mercy upon us.
Christ have mercy upon us.
¶ Then the Minister, Clerks and people, shall say the Lords prayer with a loud voice.
OUr Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil.
¶ Then the priest standing up, shall say,
O Lord shew thy mercy upon us.
Answer.
And grant us thy salvation.
Priest.
O Lord save the King.
Answer.
And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Priest.
O Lord save thy servants,
Answer.
Who do put their trust in thée.
Priest.
Send us help from thy holy place;
Answer.
And evermore mightily defend us.
Priest.
Let the enemy have no advantage over us:
Answer.
Nor the wicked approach to hurt us.
Priest.
Be unto us, O Lord, a strong Tower,
Answer.
From the face of our enemies.
Priest.
O Lord hear our prayer,
Answer.
And let our cry come unto thee.
Priest.
Indue thy Ministers with righteousness.
Answer.
And make thy chosen people joyful.
Priest.
O Lord save thy people.
Answer.
And bless thine inheritance.
Priest.
Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Answer.
Because there is none other that fighteth [...] us, but only thou, O God.
Priest.
O God make clean our hearts within us.
Answer.
And take not thy holy Spirit from us.
¶ In stead of the first Collect at Morning Prayer shall these two be used.
O Most glorious, and powerful Lord God, who alone hast spread out the heavens, and compassed the waters with bounds, until night and day come to an end; at whose command the winds blow, and who rulest the raging of the sea; Thou art terrible in all thy works of wonder, the great God to be feared above all. We therefore adore thy divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Be pleased to receive into thine Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of thy servants that fight for us, and the Ships and Navies in which they serve: preserve them all from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy, and from every sad accident: that they may be a safe-guard to our most gracious Soveraign, and his Kingdoms, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions. Help, Lord, and save them for thy mercies sake; that they may return in safety, with honour and victory, and good success, to enjoy the blessings of the land, and the fruit of their labours; and that all the inhabitants of these Islands, being blest with plenty and prosperity, peace and quietness, may serve thee our God in righteousness, and true holiness, and with a thankful remembrance of all thy mercies may ever praise and glorifie thy holy Name, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Almighty God, King of all kings, and Governour of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to them that truly repent; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices, that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorifie thee, who art the only giver of all victory, through the mercies of thy only Son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Collect for Peace.
O God who art the authour of Peace, and lover of Concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom, defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies, that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Collect for Grace.
O Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day, defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
¶ Here followeth the Litany.
O God the Father of Heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Father of Heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
Remember not Lord our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious bloud, and be not angry with us for ever.
Spare us good Lord.
From all evil and mischief, from sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation.
Good Lord deliver us.
From all blindness of heart, from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisie, from envy, hatred and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord deliver us.
From fornication, and all other deadly sin, and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh and the devil,
Good Lord deliver us.
From lightning and tempest, from plague, pestilence and famine, from battel and murder, and from sudden death,
Good Lord deliver us.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion, from all false doctrine, heresie, and schism, from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation, by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision, by thy Baptism, Fasting and Temptation,
Good Lord deliver us.
By thine Agony and bloudy Sweat, by thy Cross and Passion, by thy precious Death and Burial, by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, and by the coming of the holy Ghost,
Good Lord deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation, in all time of our wealth, in the hour of death, and in the day of Iudgement,
Good Lord deliver us.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy servant Charles, our most gracious King and Governour.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love, and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek thy honour and glory.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him the victory over all his enemies.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve our gracious Queen Catherine, Mary the Queen Mother, James Duke of York, and all the Royal Family.
We beseech thee to hear us good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests and Deacons, with true knowedge and understanding of thy Word, and that both by their preaching and living, they may set it forth, and shew it accordingly.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wisdom and Vnderstanding.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute Iustice, and to maintain Truth.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all Nations Vnity, Peace and Concord.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy Commandments.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth, all such as have erred, and are deceived.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up them that fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons and young children, and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives.
We beseech thee to hear us good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts.
We beseech thee to hear us good Lord.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance, to forgive us all our sins, negligences and ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of thy holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy Word.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us:
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Grant us thy peace:
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us:
O Christ hear us.
O Christ hear us:
Lord have mercy upon us.
Lord have mercy upon us.
Christ have mercy upon us.
Christ have mercy upon us.
Lord have mercy upon us.
Lord have mercy upon us.
Our Father which art in heaven, &c.
Priest.
O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.
Answer.
Neither reward us after our iniquities.
Let us pray.
O God merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful, mercifully assist our prayers that 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 worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed, that we thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Iesus Christ our Lord.
O Lord arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Names sake.
O God we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them.
O Lord arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the holy Ghost.
Answer.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
From our enemies defend us, O Christ.
Graciously look upon our afflictions.
Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.
Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.
Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.
O Son of David, have mercy upon us.
Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.
Graciously hear us, O Christ;
Graciously hear us, O Lord Christ.
Priest.
O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us.
Answer.
As we do put our trust in thee.
Let us pray.
WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities, and for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved: and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediatour and Advocate Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALmighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we [Page] worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto thee, that they whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Most mighty God, and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin, and be saved; Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burthen of our sins. Thy property is always to have mercy; to thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgement with thy servants, who are vile earth, and miserable sinners; but so turn thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults; and so make haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ Then shall the people say this that followeth, after the Minister.
TVrn thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be turned. Be favourable, O Lord, be favourable to thy people, Who turn to thee in weeping, fasting, and praying. For thou art a merciful God, [Page] Full of compassion, Long-suffering, and of great pity. Thou sparest when we deserve punishment, And in thy wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good Lord, spare them, And let not thine heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great, And after the multitude of thy mercies look upon us, Through the merits and mediation of thy blessed Son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Almighty God, and our most gracious Father, the Soveraign Commander of all the world, in whose hand is power, and might, which none is able to withstand: Thou art the Lord of hosts, the God of battels, and the strength of all Nations. If thou keepest not the City, and the Kingdom, the watchman waketh but in vain: Nor can victory wait upon the justest Designs, upon the wisest Counsels, upon the strongest Armies, unless thou teachest their hands to war, and their fingers to fight. Thou art the steddy Hope of all the ends of the earth; and of them which remain in the broad Sea. Go forth, we humbly beseech thee, at this time by thy more especial assistance with His Majesties Fleet, and Naval Forces, and bless them all. Let thy mercies fill their Sails with prosperous gales, and thine Almighty power be their sure Anchor-hold, thy good Providence their Shield, and their impregnable Defence. In all their Counsels let Wisdom lead them; in all their Enterprises Courage assist them; and thy blessing every where crown them with victory, and good success: That so they may at last bring [Page] back Honour to our Soveraign; safety and strengh to these His Kingdoms; and to all his Subjects plenty and prosperity and a lasting peace: and finally that by these, and all thy mercies we may be still more engaged to a true and real thankfulness to thee our God, such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days. Grant this, O merciful Father, for thy Son Iesus Christ his sake. Amen.
A Prayer of S. Chrysostome.
ALmighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord, to make our common supplications unto thee, and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests: fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
2 Corinth. 13. 14.
THe grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the holy Ghost be with us all evermore. Amen.
The Communion-Service.
¶ The Priest standing at the North-side of the Lords Table, shall say,
OVr Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this [Page] day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.
ALmighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnifie thy holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Minister.
GOd spake these words, and said, I am the Lord thy God: Thou shalt have none other gods but me.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy [Page] God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbathday. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattel, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt do no murther.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not steal.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
People.
Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbours 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.
Let us pray.
ALmighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite; have mercy upon the whole Church, and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant Charles our King and Governour, that he (knowing whose Minister he is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory: And that we and all his subiects (duly considering whose authority he hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey him, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and Ordinance, through Iesus [Page] Christ our Lord, who with thee and the holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.
O Most glorious, and powerful Lord God, who alone hast spread out the heavens, and compassed the waters with bounds, until night and day come to an end; at whose command the winds blow, and who rulest the raging of the sea; Thou art terrible in all thy works of wonder, the great God to be feared above all. We therefore adore thy divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Be pleased to receive into thine Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of thy servants that fight for us, and the Ships and Navies in which they serve: preserve them all from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy, and from every sad accident: that they may be a safe-guard to our most gracious Soveraign, and his Kingdoms, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions. Help, Lord, and save them for thy mercies sake; that they may return in safety, with honour and victory, and good success, to enjoy the blessings of the land, and the fruit of their labours; and that all the inhabitants of these Islands, being blest with plenty and prosperity, peace and quietness, may serve thee our God in righteousness, and true holiness, and with a thankful remembrance of all thy mercies may ever praise and glorifie thy holy Name, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Almighty God, King of all kings, and Gevernour of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to them that truly repent; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices, that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorifie thee, who art the only giver of all victory, through the merits of thy only Son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. VI. 10.
FInally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God: that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loyns girt about with truth, and having on the brest-plate of righteousness: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Above all, taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance.
The Gospel. S. Matth. V. 1.
ANd Iesus seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain; and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake: Rejoyce and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
I Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Iesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made: who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven,
O Almighty God, King of all kings, and Gevernour of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to them that truly repent; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices, that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorifie thee, who art the only giver of all victory, through the merits of thy only Son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Ephes. VI. 10.
FInally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God: that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your Ioyns girt about with truth, and having on the brest-plate of righteousness: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Above all, taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance.
The Gospel. S. Matth. V. 1.
ANd Iesus seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain; and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake: Rejoyce and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
I Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Iesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made: who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, [Page] and was incarnate by the holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, He suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who procéedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholick and Apostolick Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
¶ Then followeth the Sermon; and after that shall be said.
LEt your light so shine before men, that they S. Mat. 5. 16. may sée your good works, and glorifie your Father which is in heaven.
Lay not up for your selves treasures upon S. Matth. 6. 19, 20. earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for your selves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Let us pray for the whole state of Christs Church militant here on earth.
ALmighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers [Page] wicked thing. Vnite our hearts, that we may fear thy Name; and then we need not fear, what Man can do unto us. O let our ways be such, as may please Thee, that Thou mayest make even our enemies to be at Peace with us here; and when we have accomplish'd our Warfare upon earth, maist admit us to the blessed Vision of everlasting Peace in thine own glorious presence, through his Merit, and Mediation, who is both the Lord of Hosts, and the Prince of Peace, Iesus Christ our Lord and blessed Saviour. Amen.
O God the Protector of all, that trust in Thée, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many, and so great dangers, and séest, that we have no power of our selves to help our selves: Mercifully look upon our infirmities; Raise up thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us: and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to help, and defend us against all our enemies. Look, we pray thee, upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants; Encrease, and multiply upon us thy mercies; that we, who for our evil déeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy Grace may mercifully be relieved: and that Thou being our Saviour and Deliverer, our Ruler, and our Guide, we may so pass the waves of this troublesom World, that finally we may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with Thée world without end, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALmighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Sons Name, we beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications unto thee, and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ Then the Priest shall let them depart with 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 Iesus 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.
The Order for Evening Prayer.
¶ Let him that ministreth read with a loud voice, one or more of these sentences of Scripture, and then say the Exhortation that followeth.
REnt your heart, and not your Joel 2. 13. garments, and turn unto the Lord your God, for he is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
To the Lord our God belong Dan. 9. 9, 10. mercies, and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us.
O Lord correct me, but with judgement; not in Jer. 10. 24. thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
DEarly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father, but confess them with an humble, lowly, [Page] penitent, and obedient heart, to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God, yet ought we most chiefly so to 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 worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul: Wherefore I pray and beseech you as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me.
¶ The Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.
ALmighty and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost shéep, We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against thy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, And we have done those things which we ought not to have done, And there is no health in us: But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us miserable offenders; Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults; Restore thou them that are penitent, according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Iesu our Lord; and grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
¶ The Absolution to be pronounc'd by the Priest alone standing; the people still kneeling.
ALmighty God, the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, and hath given power and commandment to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance and his holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Iesus Christ our Lord.
¶ The people shall answer here, and at the end of all other Prayers, Amen.
¶ Then shall the Minister kneel, and begin the Lords Prayer; the people also repeating it with him.
OVr Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
¶ Then likewise he shall say,
O Lord open thou our lips.
Answ. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Priest. O God make speed to save us.
Answer. O Lord make haste to help us.
¶ Here all standing up, the Priest shall say,
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the holy Ghost.
Answer.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Priest. Praise ye the Lord.
Answer. The Lords name be praised.
¶ Instead of Venite exultemus, shall be sung or said this Hymn following; one Verse by the Priest, and another by the Clerk and people.
O Come let us humble our selves before the Psal. 95. 6. Lord: and fall down before him with reverence and fear.
For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people 7. of his pasture, and the sheep of his hands.
Let us repent, and turn from our wickedness: Act. 3. 19. and our sins shall be forgiven us.
For this shall every one that is godly, make his Psal. 32. 7. prayer unto thee, O Lord: in a time when thou mayest be found.
In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and Psal. 18. 2. complain unto my God: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple: 6. and my complaint shall come before him, it shall enter even into his ears.
Hear my prayer, O God: and let my crying Ps. 102. 1. come unto thee.
Thou art my King, O God: send help unto Jacob. Psal. 44. 5.
Through thee will we overthrow our enemies: 6. and in thy Name will we tread them under, that rise up against us.
For I will not trust in my bow: it is not my 7. sword that shall help me.
But it is thou that savest us from our enemies: 8. and puttest them to confusion, that hate us.
There is no King that can be saved by the multitude Ps. 33. 16. of an Host: neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength.
Therefore in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: Ps. 31. 1. let me never be put to confusion; deliver me in thy righteousness.
Bow down thine ear to me, and save me: make 2. haste to deliver me.
I will love thee, O Lord my strength; the Lord Ps. 18. 1. is my stony rock, and my defence: my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear Ps. 33. 17. him: and upon them that put their trust in his mercy.
O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: Ps. 51. 18. build thou the walls of Ierusalem.
Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us: Ps. 33. 21. like as we do put our trust in thee.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Domine, refugium. Psal. 90.
LOrd, thou hast béen our refuge: from one generation to another.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made: thou art God from everlasting, and world without end.
Thou turnest man to destruction: again thou fayest, Come again, ye children of men.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday: seeing that is past as a watch in the night.
Assoon as thou scatterest them, they are even as a sleep: and fade away suddenly like the grass.
In the morning it is green, and groweth up: but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
For we consume away in thy displeasure: and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.
Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee: and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
For when thou art angry, all our days are gone: we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told.
The days of our age are threescore years and ten, and though men be so strong, that they come to fourscore years: yet is their strength then but labour, and sorrow; so soon rasseth it away, and we are gone.
But who regardeth the power of thy wrath: for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure.
So teach us to number our days: that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Turn thée again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy servants.
O satisfie us with thy mercy, and that soon: so shall we rejoyce and be glad all the days of our life.
Comfort us again now after the time that thou hast plagued us: and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity.
Shew thy servants thy work: and their children thy glory.
And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God be upon us: prosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou our handy-work.
Qui habitat. Psal. 91.
WHoso dwelleth under the defence of the most High: shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold: my God, in him will I trust.
For he shall deliver thée from the snare of the hunter: and from the noisome pestilente.
He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his fearhers: his faithfulness and trust shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for any terrour by night: nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
For the pestilence that walketh in darkness: nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon day.
A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thée.
Yea, with thine eyes snalt thou behold: and see the reward of the ungodly.
For thou, Lord, art my hope: thou hast set thine house of defence very high.
There shall no evil happen unto thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee: to keep thée in all thy wayes.
They shall hear thée in their hands: that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy féet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him up, because he hath known my Name.
He shall call upon me, and I will hear him: yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.
With long life will I satisfie him: and shew him my salvation.
Benedictus Dominus. Psal. 144.
BLessed be the Lord my strength: who teacheh my hands to war, and my fingers to fight;
My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in whom I trust: who subdueth my people that is under me.
Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him: or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?
Man is like a thing of nought: his time passeth away like a shadow.
Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Cast forth thy lightning and tear them: shoot [Page] out thine arrows and consume them.
Send down thine hand from above: deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Whose mouth talketh of vanity: and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness.
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: and sing praises unto thée upon a ten-stringed lute.
Thou hast given victory unto kings: and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.
Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children: whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity.
That our sons may grow up as the young plants: and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple.
That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands in our streets.
That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our stréets.
Happy are the people that are in such a case: yea, blessed are the people who have the Lord for their God.
The first Lesson is, Exod. 17. 8.
THen came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Ioshua, Chuse us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: [Page] to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill, with the rod of God in mine hand. So Ioshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur, went up to the top of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: And when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses hands were heavy, and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sare thereon: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Ioshua discomfited Amalek, and his people with the edge of the sword. And the Lord said unto Moses, write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Ioshua; for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it, IEHOVAH-nissi. For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn, that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Magnificat.
MY soul doth magnifie the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoyced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his hand-maiden.
For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and méek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembring his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his séed for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
The second Lesson is, Hebrews 11.
NOw faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen, were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead, yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death, and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation, he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and that he is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By [Page] faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed, and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange countrey, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaat and Iacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Through faith also Sara her self received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child, when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea-shore innumerable. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were perswaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers, and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a countrey. And truly, if they had been mindful of that countrey, from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned: But now they desire a better countrey, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaat: and he that had received the promises, offered up [Page] his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, that in Isaat shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead: from whence also he received him in a figure. By faith Isaat blessed Iacob, and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Iacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Ioseph, and worshipped leaning upon the top of his staff. By faith Ioseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child, and they not afraid of the kings commandment. By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter, Chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season: Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures in Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Through faith he kept the passeover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them. By faith they passed thorow the Red-sea, as by dry land: which the Egptians assaying to do, were drowned. By faith the walls of Iericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, [Page] and of Samson, and of Iephtha, of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens: Women received their dead, raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings; yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawen asunder, were tempted, were stain with the sword: they wandered about in shéep-skins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented: (Of whom the world was not worthy) they wandred in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth. And these all having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise; God having provided some better thing for us: that they without us should not be made perfect.
Deus misereatur. Psal. 67.
GOd be merciful unto us, and bless us: and shew us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us.
That thy way may be known upon earth: thy saving health among all nations.
Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise thee.
O let the nations rejoyce and be glad: for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Let the people praise thée, O God: let all the people praise thée.
Then shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
God shall bless us: and all the ends of the world shall fear him.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
¶ Then shall be said the Creed by the Minister, and the people standing.
I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Iesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the holy Ghost, the holy Catholick Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
¶ And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling, the Minister first pronouncing with a loud voice,
The Lord be with you.
Answer.
And with thy spirit.
Minister.
¶ Then the Minister, Clerks and people, shall say the Lords prayer with a loud voice.
OVr Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.
¶ Then the priest standing up, shall say,
O Lord shew thy mercy upon us.
Answer.
And grant us thy salvation.
Priest.
O Lord save the King.
Answer.
And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Priest.
O Lord save thy servants,
Answer.
Who do put their trust in thée.
Priest.
Send us help from thy holy place;
Answer.
And evermore mightily defend us.
Priest
Let the enemy have no advantage over us:
Answer.
Nor the wicked approach to hurt us.
Priest.
Be unto us, O Lord, a strong Tower,
Answer.
From the face of our enemies.
Priest.
O Lord hear our prayer,
Answer.
And let our cry come unto thee.
Priest.
Indue thy Ministers with righteousness.
Answer.
And make thy chosen people joyful.
Priest.
O Lord save thy people.
Answer.
And bless thine inheritance.
Priest.
Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Answer.
Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
Priest.
O God make clean our hearts within us.
Answer.
And take not thy holy Spirit from us.
¶ In stead of the first Collect shall these two be used.
O Most glorious, and powerful Lord God, who alone hast spread out the heavens, and compassed [Page] the waters with bounds, until night and day come to an end; at whose command the winds blow, and who rulest the raging of the sea; Thou art terrible in all thy works of wonder, the great God to be feared above all. We therefore adore thy divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Be pleased to receive into thine Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of thy servants that fight for us, and the Ships and Navies in which they serve: preserve them all from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy, and from every sad accident: that they may be a safe-guard to our most gracious Soveraign, and his Kingdoms, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions. Help, Lord, and save them for thy mercies sake; that they may return in safety, with honour and victory, and good success, to enjoy the blessings of the land, and the fruit of their labours; and that all the inhabitants of these Islands, being blest with plenty and prosperity, peace and quietness, may serve thee our God in righteousness, and true holiness, and with a thankful remembrance of all thy mercies may ever praise and glorifie thy holy Name, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Almighty God, King of all kings, and Governour of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to them that truly repent; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; [Page] abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices, that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorifie thee, who art the only giver of all victory, through the merits of thy only Son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do procéed; Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give, that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Iesus Christ our Saviour, Amen.
LIghten our darkness, we beséech thée, O Lord, and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Iesus Christ. Amen.
ALmighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto thee, that they whose consciences [Page] by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Most mighty God, and merciful Father, who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin, and be saved; Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burthen of our sins. Thy property is always to have mercy; to thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgement with thy servants, who are vile earth, and miserable sinners; but so turn thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults; and so make vaste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ Then shall the people say this that followeth, after the Minister.
TVrn thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be turned. Be favourable, O Lord, be favourable to thy people, Who turn to thee in weeping, fasting, and praying. For thou art a merciful God, Full of compassion, Long-suffering, and of great pity. Thou sparest when we deserve punishment, And in thy wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good Lord, spare them, And let not thine heritage be brought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great, And after the multitude of thy mercies look upon us, Through the [Page] merits and mediation of thy blessed Son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ A Prayer for the Kings Majesty.
O Lord our heavenly Father, High and Mighty, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the onely Ruler of Princes, who dost from thy Throne behold all the dwellers upon earth, most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles, and so replenish him with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy Will, and walk in thy way; endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and wealth long to live; strengthen him, that he may vanquish and overcome all his enemies, and finally after this life he may attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer for the Royal Family.
ALmighty God, the Fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our gracious Q. Catherine, Mary the Q. Mother, James Duke of York, and all the Royal Family; Endue them with thy holy Spirit, enrich them with thy heavenly grace, prosper them with all happiness, and bring them to thine everlasting Kingdom, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ A Prayer for the Clergy and people.
ALmighty and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels; send down upon our Bishops, and Curates, and all Congregations [Page] committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and that they may truly please thée, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediatour, Iesus Christ. Amen.
O Almighty God, & our most gracious Father, the Soveraign Commander of all the world, in whose hand is power, and might, which none is able to withstand: Thou art the Lord of hosts, the God of battels, and the strength of all Nations. If thou keepest not the City, and the Kingdom, the Watchman waketh but in vain: Nor can victory wait upon the justest Designs, upon the wisest Counsels, upon the strongest Armies, unless thou teachest their hands to war, and their fingers to fight. Thou art the steddy Hope of all the ends of the earth; and of them which remain in the broad Sea. Go forth, we humbly beseech thee, at this time by thy more especial assistance with His Majesties Fleet, and Naval Forces, and bless them all. Let thy mercies fill their Sails with prosperous gales, and thine Almighty power be their sure anchor-hold, thy good Providence their Shield, and their impregnable Defence. In all their Counsels let Wisdom lead them; in all their Enterprises Courage assist them; and thy blessing every where crown them with victory, and good success: That so they may at last bring back Honour to our Soveraign; safety and strength to these his Kingdoms; and to all his Subjects plenty and prosperity, and a lasting peace: and finally that by these, and all thy mercies we may be [...] [Page] Son Iosus Christ his sake. Amen.
O God the Protector of all, that trust in Thée, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many, and so great dangers, and séest, that we have no power of our selves to help our selves: Mercifully look upon our infirmities; Raise up thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us: and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to help, and defend us against all our enemies. Look, we pray thee, upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants; Encrease, and multiply upon us thy mercies; that we, who for our evil déeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy Grace may mercifully be relieved: and that Thou being our Saviour and Deliverer, our Ruler, and our Guide, we may so pass the waves of this troublesom World, that finally we may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with Thée world without end, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Prayer of S. Chrysostome.
ALmighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord, to make our common supplications unto thee, and dost promise [Page] [...] and in the world to come life ever [...]
[...] Corinth. 13. 14.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the holy Ghost be with us all evermore. Amen.
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