Then the Presiding Bishop shall pro-example in word, in conversation, in ceed in the Communion Service; with love, in faith, in chastity, and in purity; whom the new consecrated Bishop, with that faithfully fulfilling his course, at the others, shall also communicate. latter day he may receive the crown of And for the last Collect, immediately righteousness laid up by the Lord, the before the Benediction, shall be said righteous Judge, who liveth and reigneth one God with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. this Prayer: HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding keep your hearts MOST see merciful Father, other we on this beseech the servant thy heavenly blessing; and so and minds in the knowledge and love of endue him with thy Holy Spirit, that he God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our preaching thy word, may not only be Lord: And the blessing of God Almigh earnest to reprove, beseech, and rebuke ty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy with all patience and doctrine; but also Ghost, be amongst you and remain with may be to such as believe, a wholesome lyou always. Amen. The Litany and Suffrages. O GOD, the Father of heaven; have O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Good Lond, deliveras From lightning and tempests; from plague, and pestilence, and famine; from battle, and murder, and from sudden death; Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy and rebellion; from all false doctrine, O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; kave mercy upon us miserable sinners. heresy, and schism; from hardness of O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding heart, and contempt of thy word and from the Father and the Son; have mer-commandment; ty upon is miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from ve Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O ho' y, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God; have mercy apon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons, and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thy holy nativity and circumcision; by thy baptism, fasting, and temtation; $ Good Lord, deliver us. By thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy cross and passion; by thy precious death and burial; by thy glorious resur rection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost; Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the fences of our forefathers; neither Good Lord, deliver us. take thou vengeance of our sins: Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of thou hast redeemed with thy most pre-death, and in the day of judgment; nous blood, 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 de vil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation; Goud Lord, deliver us. 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 hely Church universal in the right way; We beseech thee to hearus, good Lurd. Froin all blindness of heart; from preserve all Christian rulers and magispride, vain glory, and hypocrisy; from trates; giving them grace to execute jusenvy, hatred, and malice, and all uncha-tice, and to maintain truth; ritableness; Good Lord, deliver us. From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world the flesh, and the devil; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy word; and that both by their preaching and living, they may set it forth, and show it accordingly; That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. sins, negligences, and ignorances; and That it may please thee to bless these to endue us with the grace of thy Holy thy servants, now to be admitted to the Spirit, to amend our lives according to order of Deacons (or Priests, and to thy holy word; Son of God, we beseech thee to hear pour thy grace upon them; that they We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. may duly execute their office, to the edifying of thy Church, and the glory us of thy holy name; We beseeck 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, unity, peace, and concord; We beseech thee to hear'us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear 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. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; Grant us thy peace. the sins of the world; The Bishop may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, We humbly beseech thee, O Father, A &c. O Christ, hear us. r the way of truth, all such as have erred 1 Then shall the Rishop, and the People and are deceived, Ο with him, say the Lord's Prayer. UR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy King We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and dom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, help the weak-hearted, and to raise up as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our those who fall, and finally to beat down daily bread; And forgive us our tresSatan under our feet; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all all women in the perils of childbirth, captives; passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. Bishop. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins; Answer. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. Bishop. Let us pray. merciful father who dese pisest not the sighing of a contrite to show thy pity upon all prisoners and heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; mercifully assist our prayers We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. which we make before thee in all our That it may please thee to defend and troubles and adversities, whensoever provide for the fatherless children and they oppress us; and graciously hear widows, and all who are desolate and us, that those evils which the craft and oppressed, subtilty of the devil or man worketh We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. against us, may, by thy good proviThat it may please thee to have dence, be brought to nought; that we mercy upon all men; thy servants, being hurt by no persecuWe beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. tions, may evermore give thanks unto That it may please thee to forgive our thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts; Christ our Lord. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord us, for thy name's sake. That it may please thee to give and 0 GOD, we have heard with our preserve to our use the kindly fruits of ears, and our fathers have declared the earth, so that in due time we may unto us, the noble works that thou didst enjoy them; in their days, and in the old time before We beseech thee to hear us, goed Lord. them. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver Graciously hear us, O Christ, gra ciously hear us, O Lord Christ. O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us; Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is ncw, and ever shall be, world without end Amen. our O Christ. E humbly beseech thee, O Father, From our enemies defendusflictionist. Wercifully to look upon our inar With pity behold the sorrows of our mities; and for the glory of thy naine, turn from us all those evils that we most hearts. Mercifully forgive the sins of thy justly have deserved; and grant that, in all our troubles, we may put our whol people Favourably with mercy hear our trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and prayers. O Son of David, have mercy upon us. pureness of living, to thy honour and Both now and ever, vouchsafe to hear glory, through our only Mediator and us, O Christ. Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Here endeth the Litany. The Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion. them nor worship them: For I OUR Father, who art in Heaven, down to be thy Name; thy King- the Lord thy God am a jealous God; dom coine; thy will be done on Earth, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our children, unto the third and fourth gedaily bread; And forgive us our tres-neration of thein that hate me; and show passes, as we forgive those who trespass mercy unto thousands in them that love against us; And lead us not into tempta-ine, and keep my commandments. tion; But deliver us from evil : For thine People. Lord, have mercy upon us, is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the and incline our hearts to keep this law. Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom nó secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit; that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Bishop. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: For Lokethis batbold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Bishop. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. 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 Then shall the Bishop, turning to the manner of work; thou, and thy son, and People, rehearse distinctly the Ten thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy Commandments; and the People still maid-servant, thy cattle, and the strankneeling, shall, after every Command- ger that is within thy gates. For in six ment, ask God mercy for their trans- days the Lord made heaven and earth, gressions for the time past, and grace the sea, and all that in them is, and restto keep the law for the time to come, ed the seventh day, wherefore the Lord as followeth. GO Bishop. OD spake these words, and said, I am the Lord thy God: Thou shalt eave none other gods but me. blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Bishop. Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. thee.. Bishop. Thou shalt not make to thy- People. Lord, have mercy upon us, elf any graven image, nor the likeness and incline our hearts to keep this law. any thing that is in heaven above, Bishop. Thou shalt do no murder. In the earth beneath, or in the water People. Lord, have inercy upon us under the earth. Thou shalt not bowland incline our hearts to keep this law 30 Bishop. Thou shalt not commit adul- should do to you, even so do to them: tery. for this is the law and the Prophets. St. Matt. vii, 12. Not every one that spith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doet. the will of my Father which is in heaven People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Bishop. Thou shalt not steal. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Bishop. Thou shalt not bear false St. Matt. vii. 21. witness against thy neighbour. Zaccheus stood forth, and said unto People. Lord, have mercy upon us, the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of iny and incline our hearts to keep this law. goods I give to the poor; and if I have Bishop. Thou shalt not covet thy done any wrong to any man, I restore neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet four fold. St. Luke xix. 8. thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, Who goeth a warfare at any time at nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, his own cost? Who planteth a vineyard, nor any thing that is his. and eateth not of the fruit thereof? ot People. Lord, have mercy upon us, who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of and write all these thy laws in our the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. hearts, we beseech thee. Then the Bishop may say, Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shalt reap your worldly things? 1 Cor. ix. 11 Do ye not know, that they who minis the with all thy heart, and with all thy fice, and they who wait at the altar, art soul, and with all thy mind: this is the partakers with the altar? Even so hat. first and great commandment. And the the Lord also ordained, that they who second is like unto it; Thou shalt love preach the Gospel, should live of the thy neighbour as thyself. On these two Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. THOU shalt love the Lord thy God ter about hely things commandments hang all the law ard the prophets. Let us pray. He that soweth little, shall reap little; and he that soweth plenteously, shali reap plenteously. Let every man do ac cording as he is disposed in his hear' God, vouchsafe, we beseech to ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6,7 to direct, sanctify and govern, both our Let him that is taught in the word, hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy minister unto him that teaclieth, in all laws, and in the works of thy com good things. Be not deceived, God is mandments; that, through thy most not mocked: For whatsoever a man mighty protection, both here and ever, soweth, that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7. we may be preserved in body and soul, While we have time, let us do good unthrough our Lord and Saviour Jesus to all men; and especially unto them that Christ. Amen. are of the household of faith. Gal. vi. 10. Then shall be read the Collect, Epis- Godliness is great riches, if a man be tle, and Gospel, as they are appointed. content with that he hath: For we Then shall be read the Apostles' or brought nothing into this world, neither Nicene Creed; unless one of them may we carry any thing out. 1 Tire have been read immediately before, in vi. 6, 7. the Morning Service. Charge them who are rich in this Then shall the Bishop begin the Offer- world, that they be ready to give, and tory, saying one or more of these sen- glad to distribute; laying up in store for tences following, as he thinketh most themselves a good foundation against convenient. the time to come, that they may attain LET your light so shine before men, eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. that they may see your good works, God is not unrighteous, that he wil and glorify your Father which is in hea- forget your works, and labour that pro ven. St. Matt. v. 16. ceedeth of love; which love ye have Lay not up for yourselves treasures showed for his name's sake, who have upon earth, where moth and rust doth ministered unto the saints, and yet do corrupt, and where thieves break minister. Heb. vi. 10. through and steal: But lay up for To do good and to distribute, forget yourselves treasures in heaven, where not; for with such sacrifices God is neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16. where thieves do not break through nor Whoso hath this world's good, and vteal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. seeth his brother have need, and shut Whatsoever ye would that men seth up his compassion from ham, how dwelleth the love of God in him? l especially to this congregation here pre John iii. 17. sent; that with meek heart, and due te Give alms of thy goods, and never verence, they may hear and receive thy turn thy face from any poor man; and holy word; truly serving thee in holinest then the face of the Lord shall not be aud righteousness all the days of their turned away from thee. Tobit iv. 7. life. And we most humbly beseech thee, Be merciful after thy power. If thou of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and hast much, give plenteously; if thou hast succour all those who, in this transitory little, do thy diligence gladly to give of life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sick that little: for so gatherest thou thyself ness, or any other adversity. And we a good reward in the day of necessity. also bless thy holy name, for all thy ser Tobit iv. 8, 9. vants departed this life in thy faith and He that hath pity upon the poor, lend-fear; beseeching thee to give us grace eth unto the Lord: and look, what he so to follow their good examples, that layeth out, it shall be paid him again. with them we may be partakers of thy Prov. xix. 17. heavenly kingdom: Grant this, O FaBlessed be the man that provideth for ther, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only the sick and needy: the Lord shall deli-Mediator and Advocate. Amen. ver him in the time of trouble. Psalm The Bishop shall then say this Erher xli. 1. tation. Whilst these sentences are in reading, DEARLY beloved in the Lord, vewhe the Deacons, Church-wardens, or other come to the Holy Commufit persons appointed for that purpose, nion of the Body and Blood of our Sa shall receive the alms for the Poor, and viour Christ, must consider how St. Paul other devotions of the People, in a de- exhorteth all persons diligently to try and cent Basin to be provided by the Parish examine themselves, before they pre for that purpose; and reverently bring sume to eat of that Bread, and drink of it to the Bishop, who shall humbly pre- that Cup. For as the benefit is great, il sent and place it upon the holy Table. with a true penitent heart and lively faitr And the Bishop shall then place upon we receive that holy Sacrament; sois the the Table so much Bread and Wine dangergreat, if we receive the same un as he shall think sufficient; after which worthily. Judge therefore yourselves, he shall say, brethren, that ye be not judged of the Let us pray for the whole state of Lord; repent ye truly for your sins past, Christ's Church militant. have a lively and steadfast faith in Christ A who, by LMIGHTY and everlasting God, our Saviour; amend your lives, and be in thy holy Apostle, hast taught perfect charity with all men: so shall yo 18 to make pra vers and supplications, be meet partakers of those holy Myste and to give thanks, for all men: Weries. And, above all things, ye must give humbly beseech thee most mercifully most humble and hearty thanks to God (*to accept our alms and oblations, and the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, to receive these our prayers, which we for the redemption of the world by the offer unto thy divine Majesty; beseech-death and passion of our Saviour Christ, ing thee to inspire continually the uni- both God and inan; who did humble him versal Church with the spirit of truth, self, even to the death upon the cross, for unity, and concord: and grant that all us miserable sinners, who lay in darkness those who do confess thy holy namemay and the shadow of death; that he might agree in the truth of thy holy word, and make us the children of God, and exalt un live in unity and godly love. We beseech to everlasting life. And to the end that we thee also, so to direct and dispose the should always remember the exceeding hearts of all Christian rulers, that they great love of our Master and only Saviour may truly and impartially administer Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and the justice, to the punishment of wickedness innumerable benefits which by his pre and vice, and to the maintenance of thy cious blood-shedding he hath obtained true religion and virtue. Give grace, O for us, he hath instituted and ordained heavenly Father, to all Bishops and other holy Mysteries, as pledges of his love, Ministers; that they may, both by their and for a continual remembrance of hu life and doctrine, set forth thy true and death, to our great and endless comfort. lively Word, and rightly and duly admi- To him therefore, with the Father, and nister thy holy sacraments. And to all the Holy Ghost, let us give, as we are thy people give thy heavenly grace; and most bounden, continua, thanks; submi If there be ne aims or oblations, then shall the words, to accept our alma and epiations, and, be left unsaid. |