the dead

moon, and another glory of the stars:
For one star differeth from another star
in glory. So also is the resurrection of
It is sown in corruption; it
is raised in incorrupton: It is sown in
dishonour; it is raised in glory: It is
sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a
spiritual body There is a natural body,
and there is a spiritual body And so it
is written. The first man Adam was
made a living soul. the last Adam was
made a quickening spirit. Howbeit,
that was not first which is spiritual, but
that which is natural and afterward
that which is spiritual The first man
is of the earth. earthy fhe second man
As is the
Is the Lord from heaven
earthy, such are they that are earthy:
and as is the heavenly, such are they also
that are heavenly. And as we have borne
the image of the earthy, we shall also
Now
bear the image of the heavenly
this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God:
neither doth corruption inherit incor
ruption Behold, I show you a myste
ry: We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed, in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump
For the trumpet shall sound, and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed. For this corrupt-
ible must put on incorruption, and this
mortal must put on immortality. So
when this corruptible shall have put on
incorruption, and this inortal shall have
put on immortality, then shall be
brought to pass the saying that is writ-
ten, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death. where is thy sting? O grave,
where is thy victory? The sting of death
is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, which giveth us
the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ Therefore, my beloved breth-
ren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, al-
ways abounding in the work of the Lord;
forasmuch as ye know that your labour
is not in vain in the Lord

When they come to the grave, while the
Corpse is made ready to be laid into the
earth, shall be sung or said,

MA

TAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower, he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay

In the midst of life we are in death: Of whom may we seek for succour. but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts: shut not thy merciful ears to our

prayers; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merci. ful Saviour thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death to fal' from thee. Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the body by some standing by, the Minister shall say,

ORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise Providence, to take out of this world the Soul of our deceased Brother, we therefore commit his Body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust looking for the general resurrection in the last Day, and the life of the World to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ at whose second coming in glorious Majes ty to judge the World, the Earth and the Sea shall give up their Dead; and the corruptible Bodies of those who sleep in him shall be hanged, and made like unto his own glorious Body; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself.

¶ Then shall be said, or sung, HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me. Write, from henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours Ren. xiv. 13.

Then the Minister shall say the Lord's

Prayer

UR Father, who art in Heaven, Hal

come Thy Will be done on Earth, as it
is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass against
us; And lead us not into temptation;
Amen.
Bu deliver us from evil.

Then the Minister shall say one or both
of the following Prayers, at kis discre-

tion.

the spirits of those who depart hence in the Lord; and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are de livered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity: we give thee hearty thanks for the good examples of all those thy servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy hoy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

AMIGHTY God, with whom do live

MERCIFUL God, the Father of

resurrection and the life: in whom whosoever believeth, shalt live, though he die; and whosoever liveth and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle St. Paul, not to be sorry, as mens withou

hope, for those who sleep in him; we humbly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that when we shall depart this life we may rest in him; and that at the general resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all who love and fear thee,

saying, Coine, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world: Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

and the love of God, and the fellowHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, ship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-Birth,

COMMONLY CALLED

THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN.

This Service, or the concluding Prayer alone, as it stands among the Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings, may be used at the discretion of the Minister The oman, at the usual time after her Delivery, shall come into the Church de. cently apparelled, and there sha!! kneel doen in some convenient place, as hath been accustomed, or as the Ordinary shall direct: And then the Priest shall say unto her,

F

ORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God, of his goodness, to give you safe deliverance, and to preserve you in the great danger of child

Prayer, with what follows: But the
Lord's Prayer may be omitted, if this
be used with the Morning or Evening
Prayer

birth: you shall therefore give hearty OUR Father, who art in Heaven,

thanks unto God, and say,

Then shall the Minister say the following Hymn, taken from the 116th

Psalm

Dileri, quoniam.

AM well pleased that the Lord hath
heard the voice of my prayer;
That he hath inclined his ear unto me:
Therefore will I call upon him as long as
I live

I found trouble and heaviness, and I called upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord. and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

What reward shall I give unto the

Lord, for a the benefits that he hath done unto me?

I will receive the cup of salvation; and call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people; in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem Praise the Lord.

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. Then shall the Minister say the Lord's

Hallowed be thy Name: Thy King. dom come, Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temp tation; but deliver us from evil Amen.

Min. O Lord, save this woman thy

servant:

Ans. Who putteth her trust in thee.
Min. Be thou to her a strong tower
Ans. From the face of her enemy.
Min. Lord, hear our prayer
Ans. And let our cry come unto thee.
Min Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast been graciously pleased to preserve, through the great pain and peril of childbirth, this woman thy servant. who de sires now to offer her praises and thanks. givings unto thee Grant, we beseech thee. most merciful Father, that she, through thy help, may both faithfully live, and walk according to thy will in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the lite to come, through Jesus Christ cur Lord. Amen

The Woman that cometh to give her thunks, must offer accustomed offerings, which shall be applied by the Minister and the Church Hardens to the relief of distressed Women in Child-hed: And if there le a Communion, it is convenient that she re ceive the Holy Communion.

FORMS OF PRAYER

TO BE USED AT SEA.

The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea, shall be the same which is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer.

These two following Prayers may be also used in Ships of War.

ETERNAL Lord God, who alone 0 spreadest out the heavens, and ru lest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with bounds, unt day and night come to an end; be pleased to receive into thy Almighty and most gracious protection, the persons of us thy servants, and the fleet [or ship] in which we serve. Preserve us from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy; that we may be a safeguard unto the United States of America, and a security for sul accesions: the seas upon their lawful occasions; that the inhabitants of our land may in peace and quietness serve thee our God; and that we may return in safety to enfoy the blessings of the land, with the fruits of our labour; and, with a thankful remembrance of thy mercies, to praise and glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Collect.

Ding, with thy most gracious fa

IRECT us, O Lord, in all our do

vour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continuea, and ended in thee, we may glo. rify thy holy name; and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea.

MOST powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the winds blow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the rage thereof; we,

thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our great distress cry unto thee for help; Save, Lord, or else we perish. We confess when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, we have forgotten thee our God, and refused to hearken to the still voice of thy word, and to obey thy commandinents: But now we see how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder; the great God to be feared above all; and therefore we

adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledg., ing thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy mercies' sake, in Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord. Amen.

jaws of this death, which is now ready to swallow us up: Save, Lord, or else we perish The living, the living shall praise thee. O send thy word of command to rebuke the raging Winds, and the roaring Sea; that we, being delivered from this distress, may live to serve thee, and to glorify thy name all the days of our life. Hear, Lord, and save us,

for the infinite merits of our blessed Sa viour, thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any Enemy.

MOST powerful and glorious Lord

God, the Lord of hosts, that rulest and commandest ali things; thou sittest in the throne judging right: And therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty, in this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand, and judge between us and our en emies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us; for thou givest not alway the battle to the strong, but canst save by many or by few. Olet not our sins now cry against us for vengeance; but hear us thy poor servants begging mercy, and imploring thy help, and that thou wouldest be a defence unto us ag uinst the face of the enemy Make it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Short Prayers for single Persons, who cannot meet to join in Prayer with others, by reason of the Fight or Storm.

¶General Prayers.

save us for thy mercies' sake.

ORD be merciful to us sinners, and

Thou art the great God, who hast made and rulest all things: O deliver us for thy name's sake.

Thou art the great God to be feared above all: O save us, that we may praise thee

Special Prayers with respect to the
Enemy

THOU, O Lord, art just and power

ful: O defend our cause against the face of the enemy.

O God, thou art a strong tower of de fence to all who fly unto thee: O save us from the violence of the enemy.

O Lord of Hosts, fight for us; that we may glorify thee.

O suffer us not to sink under the weight of our sins, or the violence of the enemy. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for thy name's sake.