me, they will also persecute you; Of the tribe of Judali were sealed if they have kept my saying, they twelve thousand. will keep yours also. But all these Of the tribe of Reuben were sealthings will they do unto you for my ed twelve thousand. name's sake, because they know Of the tribe of Gad were sealed not him that sent me. If I had twelve thousand. not come and spoken unto them, Of the tribe of Aser were sealed they had not had sin: but now they twelve thousand. have no cloak for their sin. He Of the tribe of Nephthalim were Of the tribe of Levi were sealed Of the tribe of Issachar were that hateth me, hateth my Father sealed twelve thousand. also. If I had not done among Of the tribe of Manasses were them the works which none other sealed twelve thousand. man did, they had not had sin: but Of the tribe of Simeon were now have they both seen and hated sealed twelve thousand. both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word twelve thousand. might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without sealed twelve thousand. a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you sealed twelve thousand. from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the ed twelve thousand. Father, he shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. All Saints' Day. The Collect. Of the tribe of Zabulon were Of the tribe of Joseph were seal Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white 0 ALMIGHTY God, who hast robes, and palms in their hands; knit together thine elect in one and cried with a loud voice, saying, communion and fellowship, in the Salvation to our God, which sitteth mystical body of thy Son Christ our upon the throne, and unto the Lord; grant us grace so to follow Lamb. And all the angels stood thy blessed Saints in all virtuous round about the throne, and about and godly living, that we may come the elders, and the four beasts, and to those unspeakable joys, which fell before the throne on thou hast prepared for those who faces, and worshipped God, saying, unfeignedly love thee, through Amen: Blessing, and glory, and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. wisdom, and thanksgiving, and For the Epistle. Rev. vii. 2. honour, and power, and might, be ND I saw another angel as-unto our God for ever and ever cending from the east, having Amen. ΑΝ their the seal of the living God; and he The Gospel. St. Matt. . 1. cried with a loud voice to the four JESUS seeing the multitudes angels, to whom it was given to went up into a mountain; an hurt the earth and the sea, saying, when he was set, his disciples cam Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, unto him. And he opened hi nor the trees till we have sealed the mouth, and taught them, saying servants of our God in their fore- Blessed are the poor in spirit: heads. And I heard the number of theirs is the kingdom of heaver them which were sealed; and there Blessed are they that mourn: were sealed an hundred and forty they shall be comforted. Blesse and four thousand, of all the tribes are the meek: for they shall inher of the children of Israel. the earth. Blessed are they whic do hunger and thirst after righte-the kingdom of heaven. Blessed ousness: for they shall be filled. are ye, when men shall revile you, Blessed are the merciful: for they and persecute you, and shall say all shall obtain mercy. Blessed are manner of evil against you falsely the pure in heart for they shall for my sake. Rejoice and be exsee God. Blessed are the peace-ceeding glad: for great is your makers for they shall be called reward in heaven for so perse the children of God. Blessed are cuted they the prophets which were they which are persecuted for before you. righteousness' sake: for theirs is THE ORDER FOR THE Administration of the Lord's Supper, If among those who come to be partakers of the Holy Communion, the Minister shall know any to be an open and notorious evil liver, or to have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, so that the Congregation be thereby offended: he shall advertise him, that he presume not to come to the Lord's Table, until he have openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former evil life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied; and that he hath recompensed the parties to whom he hath done wrong; or at least declare himself to be in full purpose so to do, as soon as he conveniently inay. The same order shall the Minister use with those, betwixt whom he perceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering them to be partakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them to be reconciled. And if one of the parties, so at variance, be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all that the other hath trespassed against him, and to make amends for that wherein he himself hath offended; and the other party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his frowardness and malice; the Minister in that case ought to admit the penitent person to the Holy Communion, and not him that is obstinate: Provided, that every Minister so repelling any, as is herein specified, shall be obliged to give an account of the same to the Ordinary, as soon as conveniently may be. The Table, at the Communion time, having a fair white linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel; and the Minister, standing at the north side of the table, or where Morning and Evening Prayers are appointed to be said, shall say the Lord's Prayer and the Collect following, the People kneeling; but the Lord's Prayer may be omitted, if Morning Prayers hath been said immediately before. OUR Father, who art in Heaven, sires known, and from whom no Hallowed be thy Name; Thy secrets are hid; cleanse the Kingdom come; Thy Will be done thoughts of our hearts by the inon Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give spiration of thy Holy Spirit; that us this day our daily bread; And we may perfectly love thee, and forgive us our trespasses, as we worthily, magnify thy holy name, forgive those who trespass against through Christ our Lord. Amen. us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. T Then shall the Minister, turning to the People, rehearse distinctly the Ten Commandments; and the People still kneeling, shall, after every commandment, ask God mercy for their transgressions for the time past, and grace to keep the law for the time to come, as followeth 1 Minister. People. Lord, have mercy upor GOD spake these words, and us, and incline our hearts to keep said, I am the Lord thy God: this law. Thou shalt have none other gods but me. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt do no mur der. People. Lord, have mercy upor us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not com mit adultery. People. Lord, have mercy upo us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not make to thyself 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 Minister. Thou shalt not steal. to them, nor worship them: For I People. Lord, have mercy upon the Lord thy God am a jealous us, and incline our hearts to keep God; and visit the sins of the fa- this law. thers upon the children, unto the Minister. Thou shalt not bear third and fourth generation of them false witness against thy neigh that hate me; and show mercy bour. unto thousands in them that love People. Lord, have mere upon me, and keep my commandments. us, and incline our hearts to keep People. Lord, have mercy upon this law. us, and incline our hearts to keep Minister. Thou shalt not covet this law. thy neighbour's house, thou shalt Minister. Thou shalt not take not covet thy neighbour's wife, the name of the Lord thy God in nor his servant, nor his maid, nor vain: For the Lord will not hold his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing him guiltless that taketh his name that is his. in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upon People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in us, and incline our hearts to keep our hearts, we beseech thee. this law. Then the Minister may say Hear also what our Lord Jesus Minister. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six Christ saith. days shalt thou labour, and do all THOU shalt love the Lord thy that thou hast to do; but the se- God with all thy heart, and venth day is the Sabbath of the with all thy soul, and with all thy Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do mind: This is the first and great no manner of work; thou, and thy commandment. And the second is son, and thy daughter, thy man-like unto it; Thou shalt love thy servant, and thy maid-servant, thy neighbour as thyself. On these cattle, and the stranger that is two commandments hang all the within thy gates. For in six days law and the prophets. the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and and hallowed it. Let us pray. ALMIGHTY Lord, and evelrested the seventh day; wherefore lasting God, vouchsafe, we bethe Lord blessed the seventh day, seech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, People. Lord, have mercy upon in the ways of thy laws, and in us, and incline our hearts to keep the works of thy commandments, this law. that, through thy most mighty proMinister. Honour thy father and tection, both here and ever, we thy mother; that thy days may be may be preserved in body and soul, long in the land which the Lord thy through our Lord and Saviour Je God giveth thee. Isus Christ. Amen. Then shall be said the Collect of the and if I have done any wrong to any Day: and immediately after the Col-man, I restore fourfold. St. Luke lect, the Minister shall read the Epis- xix. 8. tle, saying, The Epistle [or, The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is written in the chapter Who goeth a warfare at any time at his own cost? who planteth & of beginning at the verse. vineyard, and eateth not of the And the Epistle ended, he shall say, fruit thereof? or who feedeth a Here endeth the Epistle. Then shall flock, and eateth not of the milk be read the Gospel (the people all of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. standing up) saying, The holy Gos pel is written in the chapter of beginning at the verse. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your worldly things? 1 Cor. ix. 11. ¶ Here the people shall say, Glory be to thee, O Lord. Do ye not know, that they who Then shall be read the Apostles or minister about holy things, live of Nicene Creed: unless one of them the sacrifice; and they who wait hath been read immediately before, at the altar, are partakers with the in the Morning Service. altar? Even so hath the Lord also Then the Minister shall declare unto ordained, that they who preach the the People what Holy days, or Fast-Gospel, should live of the Gospel. ing days, are in the week following to be observed; and (if occasion be) Cor. ix. 13, 14. shall Notice be given of the Commu He that soweth little, shall reap nion, and of the Bans of Matrimony, little; and he that soweth plenteand other Matters to be published. ously, shall reap plenteously. Let ↑ Then shall follow the Sermon: after every man do according as he is which, the Minister, when there is a disposed in his heart, net grudg Communion, shall return to the Lord's Table, and begin the Offeringly, or of necessity; for God tory, saying one or more of these sen- loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. tences following, as he thinketh most 6, 7. convenient. Let him that is taught in the word, LET your light so shine before minister unto him that teacheth in men, that they may see your all good things. Be not deceived, good works, and glorify your Fa- God is not mocked: For whatsother which is in heaven. St. Matt. ever a man soweth, that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7. 16. Lay not up for youselves trea-While we have time, let us do Jures upon earth, where moth and good unto all men: and especially rust doth corrupt, and where unto them that are of the housethieves break through and steal: hold of faith. Gal. vi. 10. But la" up for yourselves trea- Godliness is great riches, if a man Stres in heaven, where neither be content with that he hath: For Poth nor rust doth corrupt, and we brought nothing into this world, where thieves do not break through neither may we carry any thing Por steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7. Whatsoever ye would that men Charge them who are rich in should do to you, even so do to this world, that they be ready to them: for this is the law and the give, and glad to distribute; layprophets. St. Matt. vii. 12. ing up in store for emselves a Not every one that saith unto good foundation against the time me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into to come, that they may attain eterthe kingdom of heaven; but he that nal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. doeth the will of my Father which God is not unrighteous, that he is in heaven. St. Matt. vii. 21. will forget your works, and labour Zaccheus stood forth, and said that proceedeth of love; which love unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the ye have showed for his name's sake, balf of my goods I give to the poor; who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Heb. beseeching thee to inspire conting vi. 10. ally the Universal Church with the To do good and to distribute, spirit of truth, unity, and concord forget not; for with such sacrifices and grant that all those who d God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16. confess thy holy name may agre Whoso hath this world's good, in the truth of thy holy word, an and seeth his brother have need, live in unity and godly love. W and shutteth up his compassion beseech thee also, so to direct an from him, how dwelleth the love of dispose the hearts of all Christia God in him? 1 John iii. 17. rulers, that they may truly and im Give alms of thy goods, and ne- partially administer justice, to the ver turn thy face from any poor punishment of wickedness and vice man; and then the face of the Lord and to the maintenance of thy tru shall not be turned away from thee. religion and virtue. Give grace, Tobit iv. 7. heavenly Father, to all Bishop Be merciful after thy power. If and other Ministers; that they may thou hast much, give plenteously. both by their life and doctrine, se If thou hast little, do thy diligence forth thy true and lively Word, and gladly to give of that little for so rightly and duly administer thy hol gatherest thou thyself a good re- Sacraments. And to all thy peo ward, in the day of necessity. To-ple give thy heavenly grace; and bit iv. 8, 9. especially to this congregation her He that hath pity upon the poor, present; that with meek heart, and lendeth unto the Lord: and look, duc reverence, they may hear, and what he layeth out, it shall be paid receive thy holy Word; truly serv him again. Prov. xix. 17. ing thee in holiness and righteous Blessed be the man that providethness all the days of their life. And for the sick and needy: the Lord we most humbly beseech thee, of shall deliver him in the time of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfor trouble. Psalm xli. 1. and succour all those who, in thi transitory life, are in trouble, sor Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church-wardens, row, nced, sickness, or any other or other fit persons appointed for that adversity. And we also bless th purpose, shall receive the Alms for holy name, for all thy servants de the Poor, and other Devotions of the parted this life in thy faith and fear People, in a decent Basin to be pro- beseeching thee to give us grace s vided by the Parish for that purpose; to follow their good examples, tha and reverently bring it to the Priest, with them we may be partakers of who shall humbly present and place thy heavenly kingdom: Grant this it upon the Holy Table. O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake And the Priest shall then place upon our only Mediator and Advocate the Table so much Bread and Wine, Amen. as he shall think sufficient. After which done, he shall say, Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church militant. When the Minister giveth warnin for the Celebration of the Holy Com munion (which he shall always d upon the Sunday, or some Holy day immediately preceding) he shall re this Exhortation following; of much thereof as, in his discretion, may think convenient. ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who, by thy holy Apostle, hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: We humbly DEARLY beloved, on G beseech thee most mercifully [*to next, I purpose, through God accept our alms and oblations, and assistance, to administer to all sue to receive these our prayers, which as shall be religiously and devor we offer unto thy divine Majesty ; disposed, the most comfortable *If there be no alms or oblations, then shall the words (to accept our and oblations, and) be left unsaid. |