Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. What reward fhall I give unto the Lord, for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? I will receive the cup of falvation; and call upon the Name of the Lord. I will pay my vows now in the prefence of all his people; in the courts of the Lord's houfe, even in the midft of thee, O Jerufalem. Praise the Lord. Minif. O Lord, fave this woman thy fervant; Anfw. Who pusteth her truft in thee sadi: sú Munil. Be thou to her ftrong tower, Anfw. From the face of her enemy Mini Lord, hear our prayer 4 Anfw. And let our cry come unto thee strateg Minift. Let us prays Almighty God, we give for that thou hast been ciously pleased to preserve, through the great pain and peril of Child birth, this woman thy fervant, who defires now to offer her praises and thanksgivings unto thee. merciful Father, that the, Grant, we beseech thee, moft through thy help, may both faithfully live, and walk according to thy will in this life prefent, and alfo may be partaker of everlasting glory in ས the life to come, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. FORMS TO BE USED AT SEA. The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea, fhall be the fame which is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer. These two following Prayers most gracious favour, & and may be alfo ufed in Ships of further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name; and finally by War. Θ Eternal Lord God, who alone fpreadeft out the heavens, and ruleft the raging of the Sea; who haft com- thy mercy obtain everlasting. paffed the waters with bounds, life; through Jefus Christ our until day and night come to Lord. Amen. an end; be pleased to receive at Sea. oft powerful and glorious Lord God, at into thy Almighty' and moft Prayers to be used in Storms gracious protection, the perfons of us thy fervants, and the Fleet [or Ship] in which we serve. Preferve us from the dangers of the Sea, and whofe command the winds from the violence of the eneblow, and lift up the waves of my; that we may be a fafe- the Sea, and who ftilleft the guard unto the United States rage thereof; we, thy creaof America, and a fecurity for tures, but miferable finners, fuch as pafs' on the Seas upon do in this our great diftrefs their lawful occafions; that Cry unto thee for help: Save, the inhabitants of our land Lord, or elfe we perith. We máy in peace and quietness ferve thee our God, and that we may return in fafety to en joy the bleffings of the land, with the fruits of our labour; and, with a thankful remembrance of thy mercies, to praife and glorify thy holy Name, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. confefs when we have been fafe, and feen all things quiet thee our God, and refufed to about us, we have forgotten hearken to the ftill voice of thy word, and to obey thy commandments: But now we fee how terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder; the great God to be feared above all; and therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging thy power, and imploring thy goodnefs. Help, Lord, Lord and Waves us, for thy and judge between us and bur mercies fake in Jefus Chrift, thy Son our Lord. Amen. 9801 halina Or_Pbiri\ 5kYi Moft glorious and graclous Lord God, who dwelleft in heaven, but beholdeft all things below, look down, we beseech thee, and hear us, calling out of the depth of mifery, and out of the jaws of this death, which is now ready to fwallow us up: us against the face of the eneSave, Lord, or elfe we perifh. we perish. my Make it appear tha The living, the living thall thou art our Saviour and praife thee. O fend thy word mighty Deliverer, through of command to rebuke the Jefus Chrift our Lord, Amen. Taging Winds, and the roar- Short Prayers for fingle Perfons, ing Sea that we, being de- that cannot meet to join in livered from this diftrefs, may Prayer with others, by reafon live to ferve thee, and to glo- of the Fight or Storm rify thy Name all the days of norGeneral Prayerno. I our life. Hear, Lord, and fave us, for the infinite merits finners, and fave us for ORD, be merciful fo us of our bleffed Saviour, thy mercies fake.bo Son our Lord Jefus Chrift. egnioplin 10 315 10 med 185nment who haft made and ruleft all The Prayer to be faid before a things: O deliver us for thy Fight at Sea, against any Name's fakeonis U Enemy.nogu Moft powerful and gloocious Lord God, the Lord of hofts, that ruleft and commandeft all things; thou fitt eft in the throne judging right And therefore we make our addrefst to thy Divine fend our caufe against the Majefty, in this our neceffity, face of the enemyon an ES! that thou wouldeft take the O God, thou art a trong caufe into thine own hand, tower of defence to all who fly Had Thou art the great God to be feared above, all: O fave us, that we may praife thee. Special Prayers with refpect to sb orbe Enemy, HOU, O Lord, art juft HOU, O Lord, aft juft slit sand powerful: Oldel unto unto thee: O fave us from the violence of the enemy O Lord of Hofts, fight for us; that we may glorify thee, O fuffer us not to fink under the weight of our fins, or the violence of the enemy st O Lord, arife, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's fakel Short Prayers in respect of a godt ted Storm, •g HOU, O Lord, who, When there foall be imminent ftilleft the raging of the Ather of our Lord Jefus fea, hear, hear us, and fave us, Chrift, Maker of all things, that we perith not. Judge of all men; we acObleffed Saviour, who knowledge and bewail our didit fave thy difciples ready manifold fins and wickednefs, to perish in a ftorm; hear us, wh we from time to time and fave us, we beseech thee. Ο moft grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy Divine Majefty, provoking moft juftly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily forry for thefe our mifdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the bur UR Father, who art in then of them is intolerable. Heaven, Hallowed be Have mercy upon us, have thy Name; Thy Kingdom mercy upon us,moftimercicome; Thy Will be done on ful Father: For thy Son our Earth, as it is in Heaven: Lord Jefus Chrift's fake, for Give us this day our daily give us all that is paftrand bread, And forgive us our grant, that we may ever heretrefpaffes, as we forgive thofe after ferve and please thee in who trefpafs against us; And newness of life, to the honour lead us not into temptation; and glory of thy, Namé, But deliver us from evil. through Jefus Chrift our Amen. light mom Lord. Amen. Then Then fhall the Minifter, if there be any in the fhip, fay: LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy, hath promifed forgiveness of fins to all thofe who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him; have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your fins; confirm and ftrengthen you in all goodnefs, and bring you to everlafting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. Thanksgiving after a Storm. Pfalm lxvi. Jubilate Deo. Be joyful in God, all ye lands; fing praifes unto Bando, fails unto the honour of his Name; make his praise to be glorious. Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works; through the greatnefs of thy power fall thine enemies be found liars unto thee. For all the world fhall worfhip thee, fing of thee, and praife thy Name. O come hither, and behold the works of God; how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men! He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the people; and fuch as will not believe, fhall not be able to exalt themfelves. O praise our God, ye people; and make the voice of his praife to be heard; Who holdeth our foul in life; and fuffereth not our feet to flip. For thou, O God, haft proved us: thou. alfo haft tried us, like as filver is tried. Thou broughteft us into the fnare; and laidit trouble upon our loins. I will go into thy houfe with burnt-offerings; and will pay thee my vows which I promifed with my lips, and I was in trouble. spake with my mouth when come hither and hearken, all ye that fear God; and all ye that fear God, and will tell you what he hath done for my foul. I I called unto him with my mouth; and gave him praises with my tongue. If I incline unto wickednefs with mine heart, the Lord will not hear me. 望 But God hath heard me and confidered the voice of my prayer. Praifed be God; who hath not caft out my prayer; nor turned his mercy from me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be world without end. Amen. Pfalm |