IN NERVOUSNESS. The Chapter. Isa. xxxii. Epiph., ending "obey Him;" 15th S. a. T.; SS. Phil. and Jas. App. 3, 13, 54, 65.] . But Thou, &c. R. Thanks, &c. . Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you. R. Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. . Let not your heart be troubled. Ry. Neither let it be afraid. . The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. Our FATHER, &c. . O LORD GOD and King, spare Thy people. Ry. Turn our sorrow into joy, that we may live. . Make Thyself known in time of our affliction. Ry. And help them that are desolate. . Hear the voice of the forlorn. R. And deliver us out of our fear. V. LORD, hear, &c. R. And let, &c. 216. O LORD, turn not Thine ear from our sighing, nor withdraw Thy Face from a contrite heart; but come to give us help, that we who are conformed to Thy sufferings, may be comforted by Thy gifts. Who. Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers of water in a dry place; as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim; and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in [Coll. 2nd Matins; 2nd S. a. the fruitful field. And the work of Epiph.; 4th S. a. Epiph.; 2nd S. righteousness shall be peace; and in L.; 3rd S. a. T. 291, 293, the effect of righteousness, quiet-363, 368.] ness and assurance for ever. And My people shall dwell in a peaceable SON of GOD deliver you from evil, Benediction. The Only-begotten habitation, and in sure dwellings, and so enlighten you with the rays and in quiet resting-places. of His brightness, that He may enrich you with the prize of glory and the gifts of eternity. [Ep. 5th S. a. Epiph.; 4th S. a. T.; 16th S. a. T. Gosp. 4th S. a. FOR ONE INSENSIBLE OR DERANGED. In the Name, &c. ✈. Deliver us, O LORD our GOD. Ry. That we may give thanks unto Thy holy Name. . O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. For one Deranged. The Chapter. S. Matth. xvii. And when they were come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeling down to Him, and saying, LORD, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth Ant. I became dumb, and opened into the fire, and oft into the water. not my mouth. Ps. 31 (10-20.) upon me, &c. Have mercy 38. Put me not to rebuke, &c. 60 (1-5.) O GOD, Thou hast cast, &c. 65 (1-8.) Thou, O GOD, art praised, &c. 123. Unto Thee lift I up, &c. Ant. I became dumb, and opened not my mouth, for it was Thy doing. For one Insensible. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then JESUS answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to Me. And JESUS rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to JESUS apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And JESUS said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit, this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. The Chapter. Acts xx. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper chamber, V. But Thou, &c. R. Thanks, where they were gathered together. &c. . He will not alway be chidAnd there sat in a window a certain ing. Ry. Neither keepeth He His young man named Eutychus, being anger for ever. V. Glory, &c. R. fallen into a deep sleep; and as Paul As it was, &c. V. He sent His was long preaching, he sunk down Word and healed them. Ry. And with sleep, and fell down from the they were saved from their destructhird loft, and was taken up dead. tion. . The LORD, &c. R7. And And Paul went down, and fell on with, &c. . Let us pray. him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves: for his life is in him. When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. LORD, have mercy, &c. . Have mercy upon us, and that soon. R. For we are come to great misery. V. Help us, O GOD of our salvation. Ry. And for the glory of Thy Name deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, for Thy Name's sake. V. According to the greatness of Thy power. R. Preserve Thou those that are appointed to die. V. LORD, hear, &c. R. And let, &c. . Let us pray. For one Insensible. 217. O LORD, we beseech Thee, have mercy upon Thy servant, who is like unto them that lie in the grave. Open his eyes to behold Thy wonders: open his ears to hear Thy Word; loose his tongue, that he may make his prayer unto Thee: raise him up, that he may serve Thee, and of Thy great goodness restore him whole to Thy Church. Through. For one Deranged. 218. O LORD GOD, Who art the Fountain of wisdom, mercifully restore the understanding of Thy servant, that he may glorify Thy holy Name. Lay not to his charge whatever of evil he may do or say in the time of his affliction, but of Thy great goodness visit him and heal him, that he may sit in his right mind at Thy feet. Who livest. [Coll. 2nd S. in L.; 8th S. a. T. 351-354.] Benediction. GOD, Who for us bore the sufferings of the Cross, renew you by the joy of His Resur rection. IN SLEEPLESSNESS. In the Name, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. ✈. There remaineth a rest. R. To the people of GOD. . O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. [Ep. 4th S. a. T. Gosp. S. Matthias; S. Barth. App. 50, 54.] . But Thou, &c. R. Thanks, Ant. I have thought upon Thy day-time, but Thou hearest not. &c. . O my GOD, I cry in the Name, O LORD, in the night season. Ps. 4. Hear me, &c. 16. Preserve me, &c. 63. O GOD, Thou art my GOD, &c. 77. I will cry unto GOD, &c. Ant. I have thought upon Thy Name, O LORD, in the night season, and have kept Thy law. The Chapter. Job vii. Ry. And in the night season also I LORD, have mercy, &c. Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days . Come unto us, O LORD, and also like the days of an hireling? give us rest. R. For we are weary As a servant earnestly desireth the and heavy laden. V. Grant us shadow, and as an hireling looketh Thy peace, O LORD. R. And give for the reward of his work so am Thy beloved sleep. V. Let the I made to possess months of vanity, saints be joyful with glory. R. and wearisome nights are appointed Let them rejoice in their beds. to me. When I lie down, I say, Y. LORD, hear, &c. Ry. And let, When shall I arise, and the night &c. V. Let us pray. [Coll, S. a. Asc. 348, 349.] 219. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who weary are at rest for evermore. didst suffer agony and wakefulness Who livest, &c. on the night before Thy Passion, we beseech Thee, of Thine infinite mercies, look upon Thy servant, grant him repose for his body and peace for his soul, and bring him finally into that place where the Benediction. CHRIST the LORD fulfil for good your prayers and desires, and grant abundant salvation to your soul. AFTER AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. In the Name, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. . Thou hast destroyed thyself. Ry. But in Me is thine help. V. O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. y. Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Ant. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O GOD. Ps. 14. The fool hath said, &c. 51. Have mercy upon me, &c. 88. O LORD GOD of my salvation, &c. 130. Out of the deep, &c. Ant. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O GOD, Thou that art the GOD of my health, and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness. The Chapter. S. Matth. xxvii. Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. [If the Patient be much depressed at the remembrance of his sin, instead of this reading, use Ep. 1st S. in Adv.; Ash-Wed.; Purif. Gosp. 2nd S. in Adv. App. 18, 22, 24.] 7. But Thou, &c. R. Thanks, &c. . I will cause you to come out of your graves. R. And ye shall know that I am the LORD. Y. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. . I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth. Ry. Therefore turn yourselves and live ye. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. V. Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. . In . For Thy Name's sake, O LORD. Ry. Be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. . O shut not up my soul with the sinners. Ry. Nor my life with the bloodthirsty. Thy judgment remember mercy. Ry. And cast not Thy servant away in displeasure. . Look upon mine adversity and misery. Ry. And forgive me all my sin. . LORD, hear, &c. Ry. And let, &c. . Let us pray. 220. O Almighty GOD, Who givest us our life in this world that we may prepare for the life to come; have pity, we beseech Thee, upon this Thy servant, who would rashly have thrown away Thy gift, and as Thou hast in mercy defeated his designs, so do Thou grant unto him time and grace for repentance. Through. 221. O LORD JESU CHRIST, the Captain of our salvation, Who hast ordained that we should serve under and give him victory through Thy merits, Who livest. Thy banner, as faithful soldiers, unto our life's end; have mercy upon this Thy servant, who hath deserted the post which Thou didst assign unto him, and endeavoured to flee away from the face of the enemy. Restore him by Thy grace, strengthen him with Thy might, [Coll. Septuag.; 4th S. in L. 294, 306, 311-315, 350.] Benediction. CHRIST the LORD, Who by dying triumphed over death, make you victorious over your sins. FOR ONE WHO HAS LIVED CARELESSLY OR SINNED GREATLY. shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed: and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the LORD GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. [Ep. 1st S. in Adv.; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th S. a. Epiph.; Ash-W.; 3rd S. in L. Gosp. 2nd S. in Adv.; Exhort. in Commination Serv. App. 20-25.] . But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. . Return ye now every one from his evil way. Ry. And make your ways and your doings good. . Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. 53. The foolish body, &c. 112. Blessed is the man, &c. 119 (1-8.) Blessed are those, &c. Ant. My flesh trembleth for fear. Though your sins be as scarlet, of Thee, and I am afraid of Thy Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as white as snow. R. judgments. they shall be as wool. . The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. . Let us pray. &c. The Chapter. Ezek. xviii. The soul that sinneth, it shall die, But if the wicked will turn from his sins that he hath committed, and keep all My statutes, . I said, LORD, be merciful unto and do that which is lawful and me. Ry. Heal my soul, for I have right, he shall surely live, he shall sinned against Thee. . Turn Thee not die... Because he considereth again, O LORD, at the last. R. and turneth away from all his trans- And be gracious unto Thy servant. gressions that he hath committed, V. In the midst of judgment rehe shall surely live, he shall not die. member mercy. Ry. And cast not Repent, and turn yourselves from Thy servant away in displeasure. all your transgressions; so iniquity. O remember not the sins and |