for the Neme Crool mul e reaù, aseni the Sermon for hit Day, the first ani serous gura of the Homy gumst Dane and wu Feneron, set Satury: rae Mister and ificates what preza a Sermon if is sun campuang pun the some wŢjument. In the Ofertary hul this Sentence le mud. HATSOEVER re would that men should do and you, even so do unto them; for this is the Law and the Prophets. St. Matth. vi. 12. ¶ After the Proer For the while state of Carist's Churen, & trese neo Collects fal hverwag what be wæt. LORD, our heavenly Father, who didst not punish us as our sins have deserved, but hast in the midst of judgement remembered mercy; We acknowledge it thine especial favour, that, though for our many and great provocations, thou didst suffer thine anointed blessed King Charles the First (as on this day) to fall into the hands of violent and blood-thirsty men, and barbarously to be murdered by them, yet thou didst not leave us for ever, as sheep without a shepherd; but by tay gracious precuence best mocinise preserve : be undou jeĀ Har of his Cowns, our then grievus Sovereign King Curies De Seccad, Tum bis diody enemies, hùng him under the shadow of thy was met Deir Tay was overpast; and dust bag in back, a day good geointed zone, të sit upon the trove of as Father; and together with the Red Family didst restore to us our ancient Government L Church and State. For these thy great and unspeakable mercies we render to thee our most humble and winegred thanks: beseeching thee, still to eas time thy gracious protection over the whele Royal Family, and to grant to our gracious Sovereign Queen FICTUSTA, à long and a happy Reign over us: So we that are thy people will give thee thanks for ever, and will alway be shewing forth thy praise from generation to generation: through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. "Amen, AND grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy govern ance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amero THE ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER. The Hymn appointed to be used at Morning, Proper Psalms. lxxix, xciv, lxxxV. The First, Jer. xii. or Dan. ix. to v. 22. Instead of the first Collect at Evening Prayer shall these two which next follow be used. ALMIGHTY Lord God, who by thy wisdom not only guidest and orderest all things most suitably to thine own justice; but also performest thy pleasure in such a manner, that we can fall down before thee, confessing that thy judgements were right, in permitting cruel men, sons of Belial, (as on this day) to imbrue their hands in the blood of thine Anointed; we having drawn down the same upon ourselves, by the great and long provocations of our sins against thee. For which we do therefore here humble ourselves before thee; be seeching thee to deliver this Nation from blood-guiltiness, (that of this day espe cially,) and to turn from us and our pos terity all those judgements which we by our sins have worthily deserved: Grant this, for the all-sufficient merits of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. not but acknowledge thee to be righteous BLESSED God, just and powerful, in all thy ways, and holy in all thy works: We thy sinful people do here who didst permit thy dear Servant, our dread Sovereign King Charles the First, to be (as upon this day) given up Α' LMIGHTY and everlasting God, to the violent outrages of wicked men, ¶ Immediately before the Prayer of Saint Chryto be despicefully used, and at the last | sostom shall this Collect which next fullweth be used. murdered by them: Though we cannot reffect upon so foul an act, but with herrer and astonishment; yet do we most gratefully commemorate the glories of thy grace, which then shined forth in thine Anointed; whom thou wast pleased, even at the hour of death, to endue with an eminent measure of exemplary patence, meekness, and charity, before the face of his cruel enemies. And albeit theu &ist suffer them to proceed to such an height of violence, as to kill him, and ≫ tike possession of his Throne; yet dhist thou in great mercy preserve his Son, whose right it was, and at length by a wonderral providence bring him back, and set him thereen, to restore thy true Religion, and to settle peace amongst, us: For these thy great mercies we giomy thy Name, through Jesus Christ our assed Savivar dren whose righteousness is like the strong mountains, and thy judgements like the great deep; and who, by that barbarous murder (as on this day) committed upon the sacred Person of thine Anointed, has taught us, that neither the greatest of Kings, nor the best of men, are more secure from violence than from natural death: Teach us also hereby so to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. And grant, that neither the splendor of anything that is great, nor the conceit of anything that is good in us, may withdraw our eyes from looking upon ourselves as sinful dust and ashes; but that, according to the example of this thy blessed Martyr, we may press forward to the prize of the high calling that is before us, in faith and patience, humility and meekness, mortification and self-denial, charity and constant perseverance unto the end: And all this for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ his sake; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. NOTE. It is effe a native to rolleet calamities into which it may have been precipitated by a blind and firmus ma Hoitoa kads to caution; and the counsels of a people are far more likely te de did we and just, and not requiring an after repentance, when under the influence of exerenon. The prodit (šce was complied in consequence of an Act of Parliament passed in the weath year of Charies 11, by which it was ordered. That every thirtieth of January, unless is a out to be upon the Lord's dar, and then the next day following, shall be for ever hereafter set anat të de kept and observe, z all the churches and chapels” of the kingdom, “ as an anniversary day of tong sal bimbition, to implore the mercy of God, that neither the guilt of that sacred and innocent blood wer these other suis by which God was provoked to deliver up both us and ver King into the back of momasonable men may at any time hereafter be visited on us or our pation." Seneca, advcations were made in the service in the reign of James II. The hymn at the begering vas userted instead of the 35th pain, and the psaims for the evening were changed, the dex ach, and 1664 being those formerly selected. The 85th was chosen in reference to the Rotoration. It a reveded, as an interesting circumstance, that when Bishop Juxon, who attended the King in his last moments, read the second lesson, as ordinarily appointed for the Minuch of Jary, the affed monarch inquired whether he had not chosen it for him, as peevana) approvable so the cucumstances in which he was placed. On the Bishop's replying Pat it happened to de the proget lesson for the day, Charles was greatly affected, and expressed ན དེ ་ | ག Wenig wach domeket from being so, in the hour of trial, to the contemplation of Da Servers Are The Service is sormin and pathetic, and, independently of the particular event to which i ves svi mispred to foster a spirit of sober and religious loyalty the best samand of a nation's happeness. It deserres, however, to be remarked, that none of the services paw a Da part of the Liturgy have received the stamp of authority from Parliament; the vonexator al the days hay ng Sõer appointed, but the Offices being inserted in the Prayer Book Ny the war athairy of the Severe A FORM OF PRAYER WITH THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD, For having put an end to the Great Rebellion, by the Restitution of the King and Royal Family, and the Restoration of the Government after many years' interruption; which unspeakable Mercies were wonderfully completed upon the Twenty-ninth of May, in the Year 1660. And in Memory thereof that Day in every Year is by Act of Parliament appointed to be for ever kept holy. The Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth, and confirmed in the Thirteenth Year of King Charles the Second, for the Observation of the Twenty-ninth Day of May yearly, as a Day of Publick Thanksgiving, is to be read publickly in all Churches at Morning Prayer, immediately after the Nicene Creed, on the Lord's Day next before every such Twenty-ninth of May, and notice to be given for the due Observation of the said Day. The Service shall be the same with the usual Office for Holy-days; except where it is in this Office otherwise appointed. ¶ If this Day shall happen to be Ascension-day, or Whit-sunday, the Collects of this Office are to be added to the Offices of those Festivals in their proper places: If it be Monday or Tuesday in Whitsun-week, or Trinity-Sunday, the Proper Psalms appointed for this Day, instead of those of ordinary Course, shall be also used, and the Collects added as before; and in all these cases the rest of this Office shall be omitted: But if it shall happen to be any other Sunday, this whole Office shall be used, as it followeth, entirely. And what Festival soever shall happen to fall upon this solemn Day of Thanksgiving, the following Hymn, appointed instead of Venite exultemus, shall be constantly used. Y Yea, like as a father pitieth his own My song shall be alwayed with my children: casa is the Lord merciful mouth will I ever be shewing forth his truth from one generation to another. Psal. lxxxix. 1. The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works: that they ought to be had in remembrance. Psal. cxi. 4. Who can express the noble acts of the Lord or shew forth all his praise? Psal. cvi. 2. The works of the Lord are great sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. Psal. cxi. 2. The Lord setteth up the meek : and unto them that fear him. Ver. 13. Thou, O God, hast proved us : thou also hast tried us, even as silver is tried. Psal. Ixvi. 9. Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads, we went through fire and water : but thou hast brought us out into a wealthy place. Ver. 11. O how great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed us! and yet didst thou turn and refresh us: yea, and broughtest us from the deep of the earth again. Psal. lxxi. 18. Thou didst remember us in our low Psal. estate, and redeem us from our enemies : Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Psal. lxxxv. 1. : God hath shewed us his goodness plenteously and God hath let us see our desire upon our enemies. Psal. lix. 10. They are brought down and fallen : but we are risen and stand upright. Psal. xx. 8. There are they fallen, all that work wickedness they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand. Psal. xxxvi. 12. The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us : even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron. Psal. cxv. 12. He shall bless them that fear the Lord : both small and great. "Ver. 13. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! Psal. evii. 21. That they would offer unto him the sucritor of thanksgiving : and tell out his works with gladness! Ver. 22. And not hide them from the children of the generations to come: but shew' the honour of the Lord, his mighty and wonderful works that he hath done! Phat our posterity may also know shom, and the children that are yet unborn 2 and not be as their forefathers a sai kurss and stubborn generation. Ver. Give thanks O Israel, unto God the Lord in the congregations : from the ground of the heart. Paul Drill 26 Prussed be the land daily z even the God wie kovecì us, and petereth his Ver. 19. 0 år De wickedness of the wicked one to an end ; but establish thee the Pgavus Answer. And evermore mightily defend her. Priest. Let her enemies have no ad vantage against her. Answer. Let not the wicked approach to hurt her. Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness. Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful. Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord. Answer. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God. Priest. Be unto us, O Lord, a strong tower, Answer. From the face of our enemies. Priest. O Lord, hear our prayers. Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. busteal of the first Collect at Morning Prayer shull these two which follow be used. ALMIGHTY God, who tower of defence unto thy servants against the face of their enemies; We vield thee praise and thanksgiving for the wonderfil deliverance of these Kingdems from THE GREAT REBELLION, and all the Miseries and Oppressions La al ties that soi thee je via consequent thereupon, under which they 20 NI SAMO SE JOCKY, Pwe Loni had so long groaned. We acknowledge it thy goodness that we were not utterly delivered over as a prey unto them; be Glor de so the Fider, and a the seeching thee still to continue such thy the Holy Ghost: Sou and mercies towards us, that all the world may know that the art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord LORD God of our salvation, who of our salvatgracious hast been exceedingly gracious unto this land, and by thy miraculous providence didst deliver us out of our miserable confusions; by restoring to us, and to his own just and undoubted Rights, our then most gracious Sovereign Lord, King Charles the Second, notwithstanding all the power and malice of his enemies; and, by placing him on the Throne of these Kingdoms, didst restore also unto us the publick and free profession of thy true Religion and Worship, together with our former Peace and Prosperity, to the great comfort and joy of our hearts: We are here now before thee, with all due thankfulness, to acknowledge thine unspeakable goodness herein, as upon this day shewed unto us, and to offer unto thee our sacrifice of praise for the same; humbly beseeching thee to accept this our unfeigned, though unworthy oblation of ourselves; vowing all holy obedience in thought, word and work, unto thy Divine Majesty ; and promising all loyal and dutiful Allegiance to thine Anointed Servant now set over us, and to her Heirs after her; whom we beseech thee to bless with all increase of grace, honour and happiness, in this world, and to crown her with immortality and glory in the world to come, for Jesus Christ his sake our only Lord and Saviour. Amen. In the end of the Litany (which shall always this Day be used) after the Collect [We humbly beseech thee, O Father, &c.] shall this be said which next followeth. ALMIGHTY God, who hast in ad ages shewed forth thy power and mercy in the miraculous and gracious deliverances of thy Church, and in the protection of righteous and religious Kings and States, professing thy holy and eternal truth, from the malicious Conspiracies and wicked Practices of all their enemies; we yield unto thee our unfeigned thanks and praise, as for thy many other great and publick mercies, so especially for that signal and wonderful Deliverance, by thy wise and good Providence as upon this Day completed, and vouchsafed to our then most gracious Sovereign King Charles the Second, and all the Royal Family, and in them, to this whole Church and State, and all orders and degrees of men in both, from the unnatural Rebellion, Usurpation, and Tyranny of ungodly and cruel men, and from the of coodly cruel from the sad confusions and ruin thereupon ensuing. From all these, O gra cious and merciful Lord God, not our merit, but thy mercy; not our foresight, but thy Providence; not our own arm, but thy right hand, and thine arm, did rescue and deliver us. And therefore, not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name be ascribed all Honour, and Glory, and Praise, with most humble and hearty thanks, in all Churches of the Saints: Even so blessed be the Lord our God, who alone doeth wondrous things, and blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever; through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. Amen. In the Communion Service, immediately before the reading of the Epistle, shall these two Collects be used, instead of the Collect for the Queen and the Collect of the Day. Almighty God, &c. O Lord God of our salvation, &c. O } As before at Morning Prayer. The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 11. EARLY beloved, I beseech you as DE strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether it be to the King, as supreme; or unto Governours, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King. The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 16. AND they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, |