¶ Proper Leffons, The First, 2 Sam. xix. ver. 9; or Numb. xvi. Te Deum. The Second, The Epiftle of St. Jude. Jubilate Deo. ¶ The Suffrages next after the Creed shall stand thus: Prieft. O Lord, fhew thy mercy upon us; Anfw. And grant us thy falvation.. Prieft. O Lord, fave the King, Anfw. Who putteth his truft in thee. Prieft. Send him help from thy holy place, Anfw. And evermore mightily defend him. Prieft. Let his enemies have no advantage against him: Anfw. Because there is none other that fightetb for us, but only thou, O God. Prieft. Be unto us, O Lord, a ftrong tower, Anfw. From the face of our enemies. Prieft. O Lord, hear our prayer: Anfw. And let our cry come unto thee. Inftead of the firft Collect at Morning Prayer, fhall these two which follow be used. Almighty God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy fervants against the face of their enemies; We yield thee praise and thanksgiving for the wonderful deliverance of thefe Kingdoms from the Great Rebellion, and all the Miferies and Oppreffions confequent there upon, under which they had fo long groaned. We acknowledge it thy goodness, that we were not utterly delivered over as a prey unto them; befeeching thee ftill to continue fuch thy mercies towards us, that all the world may know, that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. Numb. xvith] This leflon was added in the reign of James-II. The fecond] Before the eign of James II. the fecond leffon was Rom. xil. LORD God of our falvation, who hast been exceedingly gracious unto this land, and by thy miraculous providence didft deliver us out of our miferable confufions; by reftoring 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 public and free profeflion of thy true religion and worship, together with our former peace and profperity, to the great comfort and joy of our hearts: We are here now before thee, with all due thankfulness to acknowledge thine unfpeakable goodness herein, as upon this day fhewed unto us, and to offer unto thee our facrifice of praife for the fame; humbly befeeching thee to accept this our unfeigned, though unworthy oblation of ourfelves; rowing all holy obedience, in thought, word, and work, unto thy Divine Majefty; and promifing all loyal and dutiful allegiance to thine anointed Servant now fet over us, and to his heirs after him: Whom we beseech thee to blefs with all increase of grace, honour, and happinefs in this world, and to crown him with immortality and glory in the world to come, for Jefus Chrift his fake, our only Lord and Saviour. Amen. In the end of the Litany (which shall always this day be fed) after the Collett (We humbly befeech thee, O Father, e fall this be faid which next followeth. LMIGHTY God, who haft in all ages fhewed 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, profeffing thy holy and eternal truth, from the malicious confpiracies and wicked practices of all their enemies; We yield unto thee our unfeigned thanks and praife, as for thy many other great and public mercies, so especially for that fignal and wonderful deliverance, by thy wife and good providence, as upon this day completed and vouchlafed to our then moft 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, ufurpation, and tyranny of ungodly and cruel men, and from the fad confufions and ruin thereupon enfuing. From all these, O gracious and merciful Lord God, not our merit, but thy mercy; not our forefight, 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 afcribed all honour, and glory, and praife, with most humble and hearty thanks, in all Churches of the Saints: Even fo bleffed be the Lord our God, who alone doeth wondrous things, and bleffed be the Name of his Majefty for ever, through Jefus Chrift our Lord and only Saviour. Amen. ¶ In the Communion Service, immediately before the reading of the Epifile, fhall these two Collects be used, inftead of the Collect for the King, and the Collect of the Day. D O Almighty God, &c. Q Lord God of our falvation, &c. As before at Morning Prayer. The Epifle. I St. Peter ii. 11. EARLY beloved, I beseech you as ftrangers and pilgrims, abftain from fleshly lufts, which war against the foul; having your converfation, honeft among the Gentiles: that whereas they fpeak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they fhall behold, glorify God in the day of vifitation. Sub mit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's fake: whether it be to the King, as fupreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are fent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For fo is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to filence the ignorance of foolish men: as Bee, and not using your liberty for a cloak of malicious nefs, but as the fervants of God. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. :Qga Honour all men. Honour the King, The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 16. ND they fent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, faying, Mafter, we know that thou art true, and teacheft the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us, therefore, what thinkeft thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæfar, or not? But Jefus perceived their wickednefs, and faid, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he faith unto them, Whofe is this image and fuperfcription? They fay unto him, Cæfar's. Then faith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæfar the things which are Cæfar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard thefe words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. In the Offertory Jhall this Sentence be read. Not every one that faith unto me, Lord, Lord, fhall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Fatherwhich is in heaven. St. Matt. vii. 21. After the Prayer [For the whole state of Chrift's Church, this Collect following fhall be used. ALMIGHTY God, and heavenly Father, who, of thine infinite and unfpeakable goodness towards us, didst in a most extraordinary and wonderful manner disappoint and overthrow the wicked defigns of those traitorous, heady, and highminded men, who, under the pretence of Religion, and thy moft holy Name, had contrived, and well-nigh effected, the utter destruction of this Church and Kingdom: As we do this day moft heartily and devoutly adore and magnify thy glorious Name for this thine infinite goodnefs already vouchfafed to us; fo do we most humbly befeech thee to continue thy grace and favour towards us, that no fuch difmal calamity may ever again fall upon us. Infatuate and defeat all the fecret counfels of deceitful and wicked men against us. Abate their pride, affuage their malice, and confound their devices. Strengthen the hands of our gracious Sovereign King GEORGE, and all that are put in authority under him, with judgment and juftice, to cut off all fuch workers of iniquity, as turn religion into rebellion, and faith into faction; that they may never again prevail against us, nor triumph in the ruin of the monarchy and thy Church among us. Protect and defend our Sovereign Lord the King, with the whole Royal Family, from all treafons and confpiracies. Be unto him an helmet of falvation, and a strong tower of defence against the face of all his enemies: Clothe them with fhame and confufion, but upon himself and his pofterity let the crown for ever flourish. So we thy people, and the fheep of thy pasture, will give thee thanks for ever, and will always be fhewing forth thy praife from generation to generation, through Jefus Chrift our only Saviour and Redeemer; to whom, with thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghoft, be glory in the Church throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. A Form of Prayer, WITH THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD, To be used in all Churches and Chapels within this Realm every Year upon the Twenty-fifth day of October, being the day on which his MAJESTY began his happy reign. The Service fhall be the fame with the ufual Office for Holy-days in all things, except where it is in this Office otherwife appointed. If this day fhall happen to be on Sunday, this whole Office fhall be used, as it followeth, entirely. A form of Prayer, &c.] As the godly Christian Emperors in ancient times, fo it appears that our most religious princes fince the Reformation, have always caufed the days of their inauguration to be publicly celebrated by all their fubjects with prayers and thanksgivings to Almighty God. And to the end that this day might be duly celebrated, we find that particular forms of prayer have been appointed by authority, at leaft |