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ante, may be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority.

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LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most beartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and United

and The President of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Litany is read. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. LMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continua dew of thy blessing Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator Jesus Christ. Amen.

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A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of Spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy Fatherly goodness, all those who are Here endeth the order

any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities: giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions: And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake Amen.

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A General Thanksgiving.

LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all inen. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but, above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we be scech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourshow forth thy praise, not only with our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

¶A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us

grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlast. ing. Amen.

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THE ORDER FOR DAILY

EVENING PRAYER.

The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture.

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THE Lord is in his holy temple; let
all the earth keep silence before
him. Hab. ii. 20.

From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and

in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth, and the

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fore, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me, with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying--

the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

When the wicked man turneth away¶A general Confession, to be said by from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27.

I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Psal. li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psal. li. 17.

Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10.

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ther; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have of fended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done: And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; To the glory of thy holy name. Amen.

O Lord, correct me, but with judg-The Declaration of Absolution, or ment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psal. vi. I.

Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. i. 2.

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him; Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19.

Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psal. exliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous ness. 1 John i. 8. 9.

Then the Minister shall say,

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Remission of Sins; to be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our

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Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the deat' of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and commandment to his ministers to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel Wherefore, let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit; that those things may and that the rest of our life hereafter please him which we do at this present, may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord

DEARLY beloved brethren, pin-¶ The People shall answer here, and at

ces, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that

we should not dissemble nor cloak them

before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render tbanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Where

the end of er y Prayer, Amen.
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Ather, who, of his great mercy, hath

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promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to ever. lasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and sag the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

UR Father, who art in Heaven, the Name,

Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us eur 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

Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips; Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

¶ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Min Praise ye the Lord

Ans The Lord's name be praised.

Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections, as they are set forth by this Church, with the Doxology, as in the Morning Service. Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar after which shall be said or sung the following Psalm, except when it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month.

Cantate Domino. Psal. xcviii.
SING unto the Lord a new song;

for he hath done marvellous things

With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten himself the victory.

The Lord declared his salvation; his righteousness bath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel; and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands; sing. rejoice, and give thanks.

Praise the Lord upon the harp; sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. With trumpets also and shawms, O show yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.

Let the sea make a noise and all that therein is, the round world and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

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Bonum est confiteri. Psal. xcii. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto

the morning, and of thy truth in the night season;

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp.

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operatious of thy hands.

Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed: And after that, shall be sung or said this Psalm, ezcept on the twelfth day of the month. Deus misereatur Psal. Ixvii.

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Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits;

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities;

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindness.

O praise the Lord, ye Angels on his, ye that excel in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.

O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye servants of his that do his pleasure.

O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise thou the Lord, O my soul.

Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed'; by the Minister and the People, standing And any Churches may omit the words, He descended into Hell, or may, instead of them, use the words, He went into the place of departed Spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in the Creed.

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BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suf To tell of thy loving kindness early in fered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucif

thy name, O Most Highest;

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ed, dead, and buried; He descended Into Hell; The Third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The forgivenes of sins; The resurrection of the body And the life everlasting. Amen.

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vind in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Hea ven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose king. dom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

A Collect for Aid against Perils.

LORD, our heavenly Father, by whose Almighty power we have been preserved this day; by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy onTy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer for the President of the United States, And all in Civil Authority

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high and mighty Ruler of the uni verse, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant, The President of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue them plenteously with beavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Je sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for the Clergy and People.

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And after that, these Prayers follow-GOD, the Creator and Preserver

ing, all devoutly kneeling; the Minis

ter first pronouncing,

The Lord be with you;
Ans. And with thy spirit.

Min. Let us pray.

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; Ans. And grant us thy salvation. Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us;

Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

Then shall be said the Collect for the "day, and after that, the Collects and Prayers following.

A Collect for Peace.

GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; give unto thy servants that peace, which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to

of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especial ly we pray for thy holy Church univer sal; that it may be so guided and go verned by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of Spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy Fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions: And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake.

Amen.

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A General Thanksgiving. LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory And, we beesech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giv. ing up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with

thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.

ALMIGHTY God, who has given

us grace at this time, with one ac. cord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when wo or three are gathered together in tny name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

Tand the love of God, and the fel THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, lowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all everinore. Amen.

Here endeth the order of Evening Prayer.

THE LITANY,

Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, Wednes days, and Fridays."

GOD, the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God, the Father of Heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable

sinners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever:

Spare us, good Lord.

From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil; Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from batile and murder, and from sudden death; Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment;

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Cir. cumcision by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation;

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost;

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment;

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates; giving them grace to execute Justice, and to maintain truth;

W'e beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

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