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submit himself to thy holy will and sumptuous expectation of God's fapleasure. Go not far from those, Ovour, nor say within yourself, Peace, Lord, whom thou hast laid in a place Peace, where there is no peace; for of darkness, and in the deep; and for-there is no peace, saith my God, to the asmuch as thou hast not cut him off wicked. God is not mocked; he is of suddenly, but chastenest him as a fa- purer eves than to behold iniquity; ther; grant that he, duly considering and without holiness no man shall see thy great mercies, may be unfeignedly the Lord. On the other hand, despair thankful, and turn unto thee with true not of God's mercy, though trouble is repentance and sincerity of heart, on every side; for God shutteth not up through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. his mercies for ever in displeasure: "Prayers for Persons under Sentence tul and just to forgive us our sins, and But if we confess our sins, he is faith of Death. to cleanse us from all unrighteousness When a Criminal is under Sentence Do not either way abuse the goodness of Death, the Minister shall proceed, of God, who calleth us mercifully to immediately after the Collect, O God, amendment, and of his endless pity who sparest, &c. to exhort him after promiseth us forgiveness of that which this Form, or other like: is past, if with a perfect and true heart

DEARLY beloved, it hath pleased we return unto him.

come.

Almighty God, in his justice, to Since therefore you are soon to pass bring you under the sentence and con-into an endless and unchangeable state, demnation of the law: You are shortly and your future happiness or misery to suffer death in such a manner, that depends upon the few moments which others, warned by your example, may are left you; I require you strictly to be the more afraid to offend; and we examine yourself, and your estate both pray God, that you may make such use towards God and towards man; and of your punishments in this world, that let no worldly consideration hinder you your soul may be saved in the world to from making a true and full confession Wherefore we come to you in the faction which is in your power to every of your sins, and giving all the satishowels of compassion; and, being de-one whom you have wronged or inAirous that you should avoid presump-jured; that you may find mercy at your Fion on the one hand, and despair on heavenly Father's hand, for Christ's the other, shall plainly lay before you sake, and not be condemned in the the wretchedness of your condition, dreadful day of judgment. and declare how far you ought to depend on the mercies of God, and the Christian resignation to the just judgLastly, beloved, submit yourself with merits of our Saviour. Consider then ment of God, which your own crimes seriously with yourself, in all appear-have brought upon you, and be in chaance the time of your dissolution rity with all men; being ready sindraweth near; your sins have laid fast cerely to forgive all such as have offendhold upon you; you are soon to be re-ed you, not excepting those who have moved from among men by a violent prosecuted you even unto death: And, death; and you shall fade away sud- though this may seem a hard saying, denly like the grass, which in the morn-yet know assuredly, that without it ing is green and groweth up, but in the evening is cut down, dried up, and fail not earnestly to endeavour and your charity is not yet perfect. And withered. After you have thus finished the course of a sinful and miserable pray for this blessed temper and composure of mind. So may you cast life, you shall appear before the Judge yourself with an entire dependence of all flesh; who, as he pronounces upon the mercies of God, through the blessings on the righteous, shall like-merits of our Saviour and Redeemer wise say, with a terrible voice of most Jesus Christ. just judgment, to the wicked, Go, yel accursed, into the fire everlasting, prepared for the devil and his augels.

Your sins have brought you too near this dreadful sentence: It is therefore your part and duty, my brother, humbly to confess and bewail your great) and manifold offences, and to repent T you truly of your sins, as you tender the eternal salvation of your soul. Be not deceived with a vain and pre

Here the Minister shall examine him concerning his Faith, and rehearse the Articles of the Creed, Dost thou believe in God, &c. And the Crimi nal shall answer,

All this I steadfastly believe.
Then shall the Minister examine
whether he repent him truly of his
sins, exhorting him to a particula
confession of the sin for which he

condemned, and upon Confession, he redeemed us, save us and help us, we shall instruct him what satisfaction humbly beseech thee, O Lord." ought to be made to those whom he has ¶ Then the Minister, standing, skall offended thereby, and if he knoweth

say,

any combinations in wickedness, or N the midst of life we are in death:

any evil practices designed against I of win may we seek for succour,

others, let him be admonished to the but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins utmost of his power to discover and art justly displeased?

prevent them. Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord After his Confession, the Minister most nighty, O holy and most merci shall declure to him the pardoning ful Saviour, deliver us not into the bit mercy of God, in the Form which is ter pains of eternal death. used in the Communion Service. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of After which shall be said the Collect our hearts: Shut not thy merciful ears following: to our prayers; but spare us, Lord HOLY Jesus, who of thine infinite most holy, O God most mighty, O holy goodness, didst accept the conver-and merciful Saviour, thou most wor sion of a sinner on the cross; open thy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our thine eye of mercy upon this thy ser-last hour, for any pains of death to fall vant, who desireth pardon and forgive-from thee. ness, though in his latest hour he turneth unto thee. Renew in him whatsoever hath been decayed by the fraud

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Then the Minister shall say,

Almighty God, who is a inost and malice of the devil, or by his own their trust in him; to whom all things strong tower to all those who put carnal will and frailness. Consider his

contrition; accept his repentance; and in heaven, in earth, and under the forasmuch as he putteth his full trust earth, do bow and obey; be now and only in thy mercy, impute not unto know and feel that there is none other evermore thy defence; and make thee him his former sins, but strengthen him name 'under heaven given to man, in with thy blessed Spirit; and when thou art pleased to take him hence, take him whom, and through whom, thou mayest unto thy favour: This we beg through receive salvation, but only in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. thy merits, O Lord, our Saviour and our Redeemer. Amen.

Then the Minister shall say,

And after that shall say, UNTO God's gracious mercy and

O FATHER of mercies, and God of Lord Protection we commit thee: The

succour in behalf of this thy servant,

Lord make his face to shine upon thee,

who is now under the sentence of con- and be gracious unto thee: 'The Lord demnation. The day of his calamity lift up his countenance upon thee, and is at hand, and he is accounted as one give thee peace, both now and everof those who go down into the pit. more. Blessed Lord, remember thy mercies; look upon his infirmities; hear the voice of his complaint; give him, we beseech thee, patience in this his time of adver'sity, and support under the terrors which encompass him; set before his eyes the things he hath done in the body, which have justly provoked thee to anger; and forasmuch as his continuance appeareth to be short amongst

At the time of Execution, besides all, or such parts of the foregoing Office as the Minister shall judge proper shall be said the Commendatory Prayer for a person at the point of Departure, as it is in the Visitation of the Sick.

The Collect for the Communion Ser

vice.

us, quicken him so much the more by GOD, who declarest thy Almighty power chiefly in showing mercy thy grace and Holy Spirit, that he, and pity; we beseech thee to have being converted and reconciled unto mercy upon this thy servant, who for thee, before thy judgments have cut his transgressions is appointed to die. him off from the earth, may at the hour Grant that he may take thy judgments of his death depart in peace, and be patiently, and repent him truly of hi received into thine everlasting king sins; that he recovering thy favour, dom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. the fearful reward of his actions may end with this life; and whensoever his Adding this. SAVIOUR of the world, who by be without spot presented unto thee, soul shall depart from the body, it may thy cross and precious blood hast through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.

Amen.

The Epistle. Heb. xii. 11. Give them always a deep sense of their

NO chastening for the present seem- sins, and of thy fatherly love and coreth to be joyous, but grievous;rection; and the more their confinement nevertheless, afterwards it yieldeth the presseth hard upon them, the more let peaceable fruit of righteousness, unto the comforts of thy grace and mercy them which are exercised thereby. abound towards them. Give to their

The Gospel. St. John v. 24.

creditors tenderness and compassion, and to them a meek and forgiving spirit

VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He towards all those who have confined that heareth my word, and believ- them, and a full purpose to repair all eth on him that sent me, hath everlast the injuries and losses which others ing life, and shall not come into con-have sustained by them. Raise them, demnation; but is passed from death unto life. up friends to pity and relieve them; give them the continued comfort of thy A Prayer for imprisoned Debtors, countenance here; and so sanctify their OST gracious God, look down in afflictions, that they may work for pity and compassion upon these them an eternal weight of Glory, thine afflicted servants, who are fallen through the merits and mediation of under the misery of a close restraint, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.

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A FORM OF

PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING

To Almighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all the other Blessings of his merciful Providence; to be used yearly on the first Thursday in November, or on such other Day as shall be appointed by the Civil Authority.

The Service shall be as usual, except where it is hereby otherwise appointed Among the Sentences at the be-T Instead of, O come let us sing, &c ginning of Morning Prayer, shall be the following shall be said or sung: the following: PRAISE ye the Lord; for it is HONOUR the Lord with thy good to sing praises unto our substance, and with the first God; for it is pleasant, and praise Fruits of all thine increase: So shall is comely.

thy barns be filled with plenty, and The Lord doth build up Jerusathy presses shall burst out with lem; he gathereth together the ou new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10.. casts of Israel.

The Lord by wisdom hath found- He healeth those that are broken ed the earth; by understanding in heart, and bindeth up their hath he established the heavens: wounds.

By his knowledge the deptns are He covereth the heaven with broken up, and the clouds drop clouds, and prepareth rain for the dewn the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20. earth; he maketh the grass to grow The eternal God is thy refuge, upon the mountains. and underneath are the everlasting

arms. Deut. xxxiii. 27.

He giveth to the beast his food; and to the young ravens which cry. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem:

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone; the fountain of Jacob shall Praise thy God, O Sion.

be upon the land of corn and of For he hath strengthened the bars wine, also his heaven shall drop of thy gates; he hath blessed thy lown dew. Deut. xxxiii. 28. children within thee.

Happy art thou, O Israel; who He maketh peace in thy borders, is like unto thee, O people saved by and filleth thee with the finest of the Lord, the shield of thy help, and the wheat.

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who is the sword of thy excellency. Then shall be said or sung one of Deut. xxxiii. 29. the Belections, or some other portion

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of the Psalms, at the discretion of the the wrath of man worketh not the
Minister.
righteousness of God. Wherefore
The first Lesson shall be Deut. viii. lay apart all filthiness and super
and the Second Lesson shall be 1 fluity of naughtiness, and receive

Thess. v. 12 to 24.

After the General Thanksgiving, with meekness the engrafted word, shall be said this which followeth: which is able to save your souls. MOST gracious God, by whose Be ye doers of the word; and not knowledge the depths, are hearers only, deceiving your own broken up, and the clouds drop selves. For if any be a hearer of down the dew; we yield thee un-the word, and not a doer, he is like feigned thanks and praise, as for all unto a man beholding his natural thy mercies, so especially for the face in a glass: for he beholdeth returns of Seed-time and Harvest, himself, and goeth his way, and and for crowning the year with thy straightway forgetteth what man goodness, in the increase of the ner of man he was. But whoso ground, and the gathering in of the looketh into the perfect law of li fruits thereof. And, we beseech berty, and continueth therein, he thee, give us a just sense of this being not a forgetful hearer, but a great mercy; such as may appear doer of the work, this man shall be in our lives, by an humble, holy, blessed in his deed. If any man and obedient walking before thee among you seem to be religious, all our days, through Jesus Christ and bridleth not his tongue, but de our Lord; to whom, with thee and ceiveth his own heart, this man's the Holy Ghost, be all glory and religion is vain. Pure religion and honour, world without end. Amen. undefiled before God and the FaThe Collect to be used instead of ther is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and O MOST merciful Father, who to keep himself unspotted from the hast blessed the 'abours of the world. husbandmen in the returns of the The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 43. fruits of the earth; we give thee humble and hearty thanks for thisYE have heard that it hath been thy bounty; beseeching thee to con- bour and hate thine enemy. But said, Thou shalt love thy neightinue thy loving kindness to us; I say unto you, love your enemies, that our land may still yield her in- bless them that curse you, do good crease, to thy glory and our com- to them that hate and pray fort, through Jesus Christ our them which despitefully use you Lord. Amen. and persecute you: that ye may be The Epistle. St. James i. 16. the children of your Father which Do not err, my beloved brethren: is in heaven; for he maketh his

that for the day.

you,

for

every good gift and every per- sun to rise on the evil and on the fect gift is from above; and com-good, and sendeth rain on the just eth down from the Father of and on the unjust. For if ye love Lights, with whom is no variable-them which love you, what reward ness, neither shadow of turning. have ye? do not even the Publicans Of his own will begat he us of the the same? Or if ye salute your bre word of truth, that we should be a thren only, what do ye more than kind of first fruits of his creatures. others? do not even the Publicans Wherefore, my beloved brethren, so? Be ye therefore perfect, even let every man be swift to hear, as your Father which is in heaven slow to speak, slow to wrath: for is perfect.

FORMS OF PRAYER

TO BE USED IN FAMILIES.

MORNING PRAYER.

The Master or Mistress having called together as many of the Family as can conveniently be present; let one of them, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling:

OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom 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; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whom we

Acknowledgment live and move and have our being; we, thy of God's mercy and needy creatures, render thee our humble praises, preservation, especi for thy preservation of us from the beginning of ally through the night our lives to this day, and especially for having de- past.

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livered us from the dangers of the past night. To

thy watchful providence we owe it,* (that no dis- *When disturbturbance hath come nigh us or our dwelling; but, ances of any kind that we are brought in safety to the beginning of befal a Family, inthis day.) For these thy mercies, we bless and mag that notwithstanding stead of this, say, nify thy glorious Name; humbly beseeching thee our dangers, we are to accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and brought in safety to thanksgiving; for his sake who lay down in the the beginning of this grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour day.

Jesus Christ. Amen.

AND, since it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father,

Dedication of soul

that another day is added to our lives; we and body to God's here dedicate both our souls and our bodies to service, with a resothee and thy service, in a sober, righteous, and lution to be growing godly life: In which resolution, do thou, O merci- daily in goodness. ful God, confirm and strengthen us; that, as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

BUT, O God, who knowest the weakness and

Prayer for grace

corruption of our nature, and the manifold to enable us to pertemptations which we daily meet with; we hum- form that resolution. bly beseech thee to have compassion on our infir

mities, and to give us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit; that we may be effectually restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. And, above ail, keep in our minds a lively remembrance of that great Day, in which we must give a strict account of our thoughts, words, and actions; and according to the works done in the body, be eternally rewarded or punished, by him whom thou hast appointed the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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