praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the LORD; praise him and magnify him for

ever.

Then shall be read, in like manner, the second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar; and after that, the following Psalm.

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.

O BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God, it is he that hath made

us, and not we ourselves; we

are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:

And in JESUS 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 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 catholic Church;

The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body, and the life

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful everlasting. Amen.

unto him, and speak good of his name.

For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; and his

Or this.

I BELIEVE in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all

truth endureth from generation things visible and invisible:

to generation.

Or this Hymn.

Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. 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;

And in one Lord JESUS 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,

As he spake by the mouth of and for our salvation, came his holy Prophets, which have down from heaven, and was been since the world began; incarnate by the HOLY GHOST of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the

hand of all that hate us.

also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried,

Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, by the Minister and the People, standing: And and the third day he rose again, any Churches may omit the words, He descended into hell, or may, instead of according to the Scriptures, and them, use the words, He went into the place ascended into heaven, and sitof departed Spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in the Creed. teth 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.

A 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, nei

And I believe in the HOLY GHOST, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the FATHER and the Son; who with the FATHER and the Son ther run into any kind of dantogether is worshipped and ger; but that all our doings, glorified, who spake by the being ordered by thy governprophets. And I believe one ance, may be righteous in thy catholic and apostolic Church. sight, through JESUS CHRIST I acknowledge one baptism for our Lord. Amen. the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

A Prayer for the President of the United
States, and all in Civil Authority.

O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant, The President of the Unitea States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.

The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Litany is read.

A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful spirit of thy grace; and, that they

may truly please thee, pour | We bless thee for our creation,
upon them the continual dew preservation, and all the bless-
of thy blessing: Grant this, ings of this life; but, above all,
O LORD, for the honour of our
Advocate and Mediator JESUS
CHRIST. Amen.

A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.

for thine inestimable love in
the redemption of the world by
our Lord JESUS CHRIST; for
the means of grace, and for the

O GOD, the Creator and Pre-hope of glory. And, we be

thee in holiness and righteous-
ness all our days, through JESUS
CHRIST our Lord; to whom,
with thee and the HOLY GHOST,
be all honour and glory, world
without end. Amen.

seech thee, give us that due server of all mankind, we humsense of all thy mercies, that bly beseech thee for all sorts and our hearts may be unfeignedly conditions of men, that thou thankful, and that we may show wouldest be pleased to make forth thy praise, not only with thy ways known unto them, our lips, but in our lives; by thy saving health unto all na- giving up ourselves to thy sertions. More especially we pray vice, and by walking before for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy Fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out we beg for JESUS CHRIST's

of all their afflictions: And this

sake. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

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.

TA General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY GOD, Father of 2 Cor. xiii. 14. all mercies, we, thine unworthy THE grace of our Lord servants, do give thee most JESUS CHRIST, and the love of humble and hearty thanks for God, and the fellowship of the all thy goodness and loving HOLY Ghost, be with us all kindness to us, and to all men. evermore. Amen.

Here endeth the order of Morning Prayer.

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DAILY EVENING PRAYER.

The Minister shall begin the EVENING PRAYER, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture.

THE LORD is in his holy the LORD your GOD; for he is

temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.

From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the Heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. Mal. i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. Ps. xix. 14.

When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27.

I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Ps. li. 3.

Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine iniquities. Ps. li. 9.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Ps. li. 17.

Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unto

gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13,

To the LORD our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, 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. Dan. ix. 9, 10.

O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Ps. vi. 1.

Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2,

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him; Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19.

Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Ps. cxliii. 2.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John i. 8, 9.

Then the Minister shall say,

The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins; to be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling.

no health in us. But thou, DEARLY beloved brethren, LORD, have mercy upon us, the Scripture moveth us, in miserable offenders. Spare thou sundry places, to acknowledge those, O GOD, who confess their and confess our manifold sins faults. Restore thou those who and wickedness, and that we are penitent; According to thy should not dissemble nor cloak promises declared unto manthem before the face of Al- kind, in CHRIST JESUS our mighty God, our heavenly Fa- Lord. And grant, O most merther, but confess them with an ciful Father, for his sake; That humble, lowly, penitent, and we may hereafter live a godly, obedient heart; to the end that righteous, and sober life; To we may obtain forgiveness of the glory of thy holy name. the same, by his infinite good- Amen. ness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we 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 declare and pronounce to his are requisite and necessary, as people, being penitent, the Abwell for the body as the soul. solution and Remission of their Wherefore, I pray and beseech sins. He pardoneth and abyou, as many as are here pre- solveth all those who truly resent, to accompany me, with a pent, and unfeignedly believe pure heart and humble voice, his holy Gospel. Wherefore, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying

TA general Confession, to be said by the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY GOD, the Father of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and commandment to his ministers to

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 JESUS CHRIST our Lord.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We The People shall answer here, and at the

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

end of every Prayer, Amen.

Or this.

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who