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forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Ifrael.

Of the tribe of Judah were fealed twelve thoufand. Of the tribe of Reuben were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Afer were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manaffes were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Ifachar were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Jofeph were fealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were fealed twelve thousand. After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, ftood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands: and cried with a loud voice, faying, Salvation to our God, which fitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels flood round about the throne, and about the elders, and the four beafts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, faying, Amen; Bleffing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

The Gospel. St Matth. v. 1.

ESUS seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain; and when he was fet, his difciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, faying, Bleffed are the poor in fpirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Bleffed are they that mourn for they fhall be comforted. Bleffed are the meek: for they fhall inherit the earth. Bleffed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they fhall be filled. Bleffed are the merciful for they fhall obtain mercy. Bleffed are the pure in heart: for they fhall fee God. Bleffed are the peaceI i

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makers: for they fhall be called the children of God. Bleffed are they which are perfecuted for righteousness fake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Bleffed are ye when men fhall revile you, and perfecute you, and fhall fay all manner of evil against you falfly for my fake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven: for fo perfecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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THE

ORDER for the ADMINISTRATION

OF THE

LORD's SUPPER, or HOLY COMMUNION.

So many as intend to be partakers of the holy Communion, shall fignify their Names to the Curate at least fome time the day before.

And if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver, or have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, fo that the Congregation be thereby offended; the Curate baving knowledge thereof, shall call him and advertise him, that in any wife he prefume not to come to the Lords Table, until he bath openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended bis former naughty life, that the Congregation may thereby be fatisfied, which before were offended; and that he bath recompenfed the Parties to whom he hath done wrong, or at least declare bimfelf to be in full purpose fo to do, as foon as he conveniently may.

The fame Order fhall the Curate ufe with those betwixt whom be perceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not fuffering them to be partakers of the Lords Table, until he know them to be reconciled. And if one of the Parties, fo at variance, be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all that the other bath trefpaffed against him, and to make amends for that be bimfelf bath offended; and the other Party will not be perfuaded to a godly unity, but remain ftill in his frowardness and malice: the Minifter in that cafe ought to admit the penitent perfon to the holy Communion, and not him that is obftinate. Provided, that every Minifter fo repelling any, as is specified in this, or the next precedent Paragraph of this Rubrick, fhall be obliged to give an account of the fame to the Ordinary within fourteen days after at the fartheft. And the Ordinary fhall proceed against the offending perfon according to the Canon.

The

The Table at the Communion-time having a fair white linen Cloth upon it, fhall ftand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel, where Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be faid. And the Priest ftanding at the North-fide of the Table, fhall fay the Lords Prayer, with the Collect following, the People kneeling.

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UR 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 trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trefpafs against us. And lead us not into tempta

tion; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

See the Paraphrafe on the Lord's Prayer, Page 8, 9.

The Collect.

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all de

fires known, and from whom no fecrets are hid; Cleanfe 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 Chrift our Lord. Amen. Then fhall the Prieft, turning to the People, rehearse distinctly all the TEN COMMANDMENTS; and the People ftill kneeling, fball after every commandment, afk God mercy for their tranfgreffion thereof for the time paft, and grace to keep the jame for the time to come, as followsth.

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OD fpake thefe words, and faid, I am the Lord thy God: thou fhalt have none other gods but me.

PARAPHRASE,

On the COLLECT.

O omnipotent God, who searchest the hearts and trieft the reins, (Jer. xvii. 9. Rev. ii. 23.) cleanse us from all our fecret faults (Pfal. xix. 12.) by the infpiration of thy holy fpirit, which fearchest all things (2 Cor. ii. 10.) that being aware of every hidden fin which has a tendency to alienate our affections from thee, we may acquire a perfect love of thy excellent being, and may pay an acceptable homage unto thee; and this we beg for the fake of our bleffed Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen.

Paraphrafe on the Ten Commandments.

1. Thefe are the things enjoined us by God Almighty, who thus declared

Peep. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Minift. 2. Thou shalt not make to thyfelf 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 vifit the fins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and fhew mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Peop. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Minift. 3. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain.

PARAPHRASE.

clared his will, faying, Firft, thou fhalt adore me as thy God, paying me all the duties which I claim, as an eternal Creator and an almighty Governor, believing in me, (Heb, xi. 6.) trufting in me, (Prov. iii. 5.) hoping in me, (1 Tim. i. 1.) loving me, (1 John iv. 19.) obeying me, (1 John v. 3.) fearing me, (Pfal. cxi. 10.) Secondly, Thou shalt worship no God jointly with me, or exclufively of me, but avoid Polytheifm, (Deut. vi. 14. idolatry, (Jer. v. 19.) forcery, (Deut. xviii. 1o, 11.) and idolizing of riches, (Job. xxxi. 24. Col. iii. 5.)

People. O Lord, fhew thy mercy to us, by granting us the remiffion of our paft tranfgreflions of this commandment, and enable us by thy grace, to obferve it more strictly for the future.

2. Thou shalt not worship me, as the Pagans do, by reprefentations, either of celestial bodies, as fun, moon and stars, (Job xxxi. 26.) or of the inhabitants of earth, as of men and beafts, &c. (Dan. iii. 5.) or of the fishes in the water. Thou shalt in no wife pay any adoration to them, either by bowing to them, or kneeling, or by fhewing any other token of religious regard; for all fuch honours are due to me alone; and I fhail punith all who are guilty of this crime, not only in their own perfons, but in their families, likewife during feveral fucceeding generations, but fecondly, thou shal; worthip me after the manner that I myfelf appoint, (Deut. xii. 31.) by, praying to me (Luke xxi. 36.) by praifing me, (Deut. x. 21. Als xvi. 25.) by hearing my holy word, (Deut. iv. 10. Matt. iv. 18.) by frequenting the public congregations which affemble in order to worship me, Pfal. xxii. 22. Heb. x. 25.

People. O Lord, fhew thy mercy to us, &c.

3. Thou shalt not make use of my name in an oath, in order to atteft a falfhood, (Lev. xix. 12. Numb. xxx. 2.) nor upon any trivial occafion, (Matt

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