13. If men do Chrift's true Spirit | The Churches in particular

lack,

They will a dangerous Downfall
make,

And thro' predestination
Be brought to Desperation;

14. Or by the devil will be thruft
Into the wretchlessness of Luft,
Of unclean Living and unfair,
Things no lefs perilous than despair.
15. Therefore we always muft main-

tain

God's Promifes in fuch a ftrain,
A's generally they're set forth
In holy Scripture or God's Word.
16. And in our Course that as God's

Will

Is by us to be follow'd still,
Which, as fuch, in the Word of God
Is taught exprefly and aloud.

XVIII.

Moft erroneous Principle,
Which we muft zealously
repel,

Is, that a man may so be fav'd
In any Sect, as he behav'd,
2. If he be only diligent

His life after that Sect's comment
To frame, or even to that Light
Which in bare Nature's not deny'd.
3. No! holy Scripture doth fet out
To us and the whole World through-

out,

Christ Jefus, as that only Teft,
Whereby men must be fav'd and bleft.

1.

WH

XIX.

Have fometimes err'd, and fo may

fents,

A Chriftian diffring thus indeed
From one who is not chriftened.
2. But also it does new Birth own,
And feals Regeneration;
Whereby, as by an inftrument,
They that receive this Sacrament,
3. And rightly too, ingrafted are
Into that Church who's ev'ry where;
The holy Spirit's Promises,
Both fin's Forgiveness, and with this,
4. Adoption Sons of God to be,
Are fign'd and fealed vifibly;
Faith's confirmation too is had,
By virtue of the Pray'r to God.
5. The little Children, their Baptifm
is by no means a folecism,

Hat we the vifible Church But in the Church to be retain'd
Agreeable to Jefu's mind.

call,

The Body's of the Faithful all,

In which God's Word is purely

preach'd,

The Sacraments duly forth reach'd, SD

2. According to Chrift's Ritual, In things that are effential.

XXVIII.

O the laft Supper of our Lord Does no bare fign of th❜love afford,

That Chriftians to each other vent :
But rather is a Sacrament

2. Of our Redemption; infomuch
That, by this Bread we break, all
fuch

As rightly, worthily receive
The fame, and with a true Belief,
3. Of Christ his Body do partake;
The Cup of Bleffing who doth take,
Of Chrift's own Blood affuredly
Will likewife a partaker be.

I.

XXXI.

SINCE

339.

INCE we to speak to thee areTM allow'd,

HRIST'S Offering once made We finners pray thee, hear us, Lord

CHRIS and done,

Was perfect Satisfaction

For the World's fins, the actual
As well as the original.

2. That's what we call Redemption,

And full Propitiation :

This Satisfaction we own,

God!

Rule and govern ever the whole

Affembly

Of thy Church Catholic (we ask it

humbly)

In the right Way.

2.In true Religion, thee worshipping,

Once by Him made, and this alone. Keep and fuftain thy Servant our

OUR

338.

King,

And in righteous Living; may He confide in

Litan. Eccl. Angl.Thee
UR and our fathers Sin and
guilt
Remember not; thou who haft fpilt
Thy precious Blood us to reftore,
Spare! nor be angry evermore!
2. Deliver us, good Lord, and heal,
By all the grace and pow'rs which
dwell

(Bleft Author of Salvation!) in
Thy holy Incarnation clean;
3 By thy Nativity fo poor;
Thy Circumcifion's early gore;
Thy Baptifm, and fight undergone
Of Fafting and Temptation;
4. By thy ftrong Garden-agony,
Thy bloody Sweat prefs'd out
thereby ;

Thy Cross, thy fuff'rings ev'ry one;
Thy precious Death, which our life

evermore, and let thy Love guide him

To feek thy Praise.

3. Be his Defender perpetually,
Against his foes give him victory.
Preferve and blefs, O thou Ruler of
Ages,

Next his own Perfon, the fev'ral
Branches

Of th Royal House. 4. Profper the Clergy's whole work and state;

Bishops, Priefts, Deacons illuminate, That thy facred Scripture's true Sense perceiving,

They both by preaching, and bý holy living,

May fet it forth. 5. Endue the Council and Nobles all With Wisdom, for which their place

doth call.

Help the Magiftracy, each in his
ftation
Justice to execute in this Nation,
And maintain Truth.

6. The common People, Lord, blefs | On young feeble Children; and shew

and keep;

Let thine Eye care for each fingle

sheep.

Nor of other Realms, and of their
fubfiftence,

Are we unmindful, tho' at a distance;
O give them Peace.
7.For us, O grant to us fuch a Heart,
That we may love thee, and in our

part
Thee revere, and practise thy Will
and pleasure
Throughout our Walk; and O in-
crease the measure

Of Grace in us. 8. Give to thy People to hear thy Word

With meekness, and to Life's Seed afford

Af

Such a foil, as may it with
pure
fection
Receive, and bring forth without
objection

The Spirit's Fruits.
9. Bring those in Error into Truth's
path;
Strengthen all fuch who ftand well

in th'Faith; Comfort the Weak-hearted, who ftagger partly; Raife up the Fallen; and beat Satan fhortly

Under our

feet.

10. We
pray thee alfo for ev'ry cafe
Of those in Danger, Want, or Distress;
Succour them, help, comfort, thou
good Creator!

First, those who travel by Land or

Water,

Do thou preferve.

Child

thy pity

To Prifoners, lying far from their city
In hands of foes.

12. Guard and provide for the Fa-
therlefs

And Widows, fince of their first
friend thefe

Are bereft: yea vifit each lonely
Which, difregarded or oppreft, is
Dwelling,
feeling

Hard-pinching Need.

we know

13 By thy command, as
thy mind,
We afk thy Mercy for all Mankind.
Ev'n our Perfecutors and fland'rers
pardon,

And whate'er may for a season
harden,

Turn thou their Hearts. 14. Thou, all whofe creatures are

very good,

Who to each Being giv'ft proper

11. Think on the Women to Cort, and yet full of Miferice

bed nigh;

Is Man's time here; he's like

a Flower,

On all who under fharp Sickness Cut down abruptly by the mower; A Shadow, that can't stop or stay.

figh;

2. In

4. Thou know'st the Secrets of our Of my good things, to come