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First Prayer.

¶ After shall be said as followeth.

O LORD and heavenly Father, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to Rom. xii. 1. be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that all we, who are partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly Eph. i. 3. benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

Or this.

Second Prayer.

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incor- Rom. viii. porate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed 32. company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship,

and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk Eph. ii. 10.

in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis.

¶ Then shall be said or sung,

Luke ii. 14. GLORY be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will

Rev. xv. 3,

4.

Rom. ix. 5.

1 Tim. vi.

15.

towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy

upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

¶ Then the Priest (or Bishop if he be present) shall let them depart with THIS BLESSING.

Phil. iv. 7. THE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen.

¶ COLLECTS to be said after the Offertory, when there is no Communion, every such day one or more; and the same may be said also, as often as occasion shall serve, after the Collects either of Morning or Evening Prayer, Communion, or Litany, by the discretion of the Minister.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PREVENT US, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Son's 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 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(1.) Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days (if there be no Communion) shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion, until the end of the general Prayer [For the whole state of Christ's Church militant here in earth], together with one or more of these Collects last before rehearsed, concluding with the Blessing.

(2.) And there shall be no celebration of the Lord's Supper, except there be a convenient number to communicate with the Priest, according to his discretion.

(3.) And if there be not above twenty Persons in the Parish of discretion to receive the Communion; yet there shall be no Communion, except four (or three at the least) communicate

with the Priest.

(4.) And in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and Colleges, where there are many Priests and Deacons, they shall all receive

the Communion with the Priest every Sunday at the least, except they have a reasonable cause to the contrary.

(5.) And to take away all occasion of dissention and superstition,

which any Person hath or might have concerning the Bread and Wine, it shall suffice that the Bread be such as is usual to be eaten, but the best and purest Wheat Bread that conveniently may be gotten.

(6.) And if any of the Bread and Wine remain unconsecrated, the Curate shall have it to his own use; but if any remain of that which was consecrated, it shall not be carried out of the Church, but the Priest, and such other of the Communicants as he shall then call unto him, shall immediately after the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same.

(7.) The Bread and Wine for the Communion shall be provided by the Curate and the Churchwardens, at the charges of the Parish.

(8.) And note, that every Parishioner shall communicate at the least three times in the year, of which Easter to be one. And yearly at Easter every Parishioner shall reckon with the Parson, Vicar, or Curate, or his or their deputy or deputies; and pay to them or him all Ecclesiastical Duties, accustomably due, then and at that time to be paid.

(9.) After the Divine Service ended, the money given at the Offertory shall be disposed of to such pious and charitable uses, as the Minister and Churchwardens shall think fit. Wherein if they disagree, it shall be disposed of as the Ordinary shall appoint.

V.

RUBRICS AND CANONS OF THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

1. RESPECTING THE DUTY OF THE CONGREGATION IN PUBLIC WORSHIP.

CONFESSION.

GENERAL Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.-Rubric before the Confession in Morning and Evening Prayer.

Then shall this general Confession be made in the name of all those that are minded to receive the Holy Commu

nion, by one of the Ministers; both he and all the people kneeling humbly on their knees and saying.-Rubric before the Confession in the Order of Holy Communion.

LORD'S PRAYER.

THEN the Minister shall kneel and say the Lord's Prayer with an audible voice; the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.-Rubric before the Lord's Prayer in Morning and Evening Prayer.

Then the Minister, Clerks, and People shall say the Lord's Prayer with a loud voice.-Rubric shortly after the Apostles' Creed.

Then shall the Priest and the People with him say the Lord's Prayer.-Rubric before the Lord's Prayer in the Litany.

Then shall the Priest say the Lord's Prayer, the people repeating after him every petition.-Rubric before the Lord's Prayer in Post Communion.

CREEDS.

THEN shall be sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People standing.-Rubric before the Apostles' Creed.

Upon these feasts, Christmas-day, &c. &c. shall be sung or said this Confession of our Christian faith, commonly called the Creed of St. Athanasius, by the Minister and People standing.-Rubric before Creed of St. Athanasius.

"AMEN" AND OTHER ANSWERS.

The People shall answer here, and at the end of all other Prayers, Amen.—Rubric after the Absolution in Morning and Evening Prayer.

THE XVIII. CANON OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

A reverence and attention to be used within the Church in time

of Divine Service.

IN the time of Divine Service, and of every part thereof, all due Reverence is to be used, for it is according to the Apostle's rule, Let all things be done decently and according to order; answerably to which Decency and Order we judge these our Directions following; No man shall cover his Head in the Church or Chapel, in the time of Divine Ser

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