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no health in us. But thou, O LORD, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou

The Declaration of Absolution, or Remis

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

¶ Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge those, O God, who confess their and confess our manifold sins faults. Restore thou those who and wickedness, and that we are penitent; According to thy should not dissemble nor cloak promises declared unto manthem before the face of Al- kind, in CHRIST JESUS our mighty God, our heavenly Fa- Lord. And grant, O most merther, but confess them with an ciful Father, for his sake; That humble, lowly, penitent, and we may hereafter live a godly, obedient heart; to the end that righteous, and sober life; To we may obtain forgiveness of the glory of thy holy name. the same, by his infinite good- Amen. ness and mercy. And although ¶ we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before GOD; yet ought we chiefly so ALMIGHTY GOD, the Fato do, when we assemble and ther of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, meet together, to render thanks who desireth not the death of a for the great benefits that we sinner, but rather that he may have received at his hands, to turn from his wickedness and set forth his most worthy praise, live, hath given power and comto hear his most holy word, mandment to his ministers to and to ask those things which declare and pronounce to his are requisite and necessary, as people, being penitent, the Ab well for the body as the soul. solution and Remission of their Wherefore, I pray and beseech sins. He pardoneth and abyou, as many as are here pre-solveth all those who truly resent, to accompany me, with a pent, and unfeignedly believe pure heart and humble voice, his holy Gospel. Wherefore, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying

A general Confession, to be said by the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; 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 offended 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

let us beseech him to grant us
true repentance, and his Holy
Spirit; that those things may
please him which we do at
this present, and that the rest
of our life hereafter may be
pure and holy; so that at the
last we may come to his eternal
joy, through JESUS CHRIST Our
Lord.

The People shall answer here, and at the
end of every Prayer, Amen.
T Or this.

ALMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who.

MORNING PRAYER.

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with hearty repentance and joice in the strength of our true faith, turn unto him; have salvation. mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. Amen.

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OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our 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 be said or sung the following Anthem; except on those days for which other Anthems are appointed; and except also, when it is used in the course of the

Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the

month.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.

For the LORD is a great GOD; and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth; and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship, and fall down, and kneel before the LORD our Maker.

For he is the LORD our GOD; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.

T Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections of Psalms set forth by this Church: and at the end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicite, Jubilate, Benedictus, Cantate Domino, Bonum est confiteri, Deus misereatur, Benedic Anima mea-MAY be said or sung the Gloria Patri; and at the end of the whole Portion, or Selection of Psalms for the day, SHALL be said or sung the Gloria Patri, or else the Gloria in Excelsis, as follow eth:

Gloria in Excelsis. GLORY be to GoD on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, O COME, let us sing unto we glorify thee, we give thanks the LORD, let us heartily re-l to thee for thy great glory, O

Venite, exultemus Domino.

LORD GOD, heavenly King, GOD the Father Almighty.

O LORD, the only begotten Son, JESUS CHRIST; O LORD GOD, Lamb of GOD, SON of the FATHER, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the FATHER, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the LORD; thou only, O CHRIST, with the HOLY GHOST, art most high in the glory of GOD the FATHER.

Amen.

¶ Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar; after which shall be said or sung the following

Hymn.

Note, That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say, Here beginneth such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chapter, of such a Book: And after every Lesson, Here end

eth the first, or the second Lesson.

Te Deum laudamus.
WE praise thee, O GOD; we
acknowledge thee to be the
LORD.

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.

The holy Church, throughout all the world, doth acknowledge thee,

The FATHER, of an infinite

majesty ;

Thine adorable, true, and only SON;

Also the HOLY GHOST, the Comforter.

Thou art the King of Glory, O CHRIST.

Thou art the everlasting SON of the FATHER.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a virgin.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of GOD, in the glory of the FATHER.

We believe that thou shalt come, to be our Judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting.

To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Pow-bless thine heritage. ers therein.

O LORD, save thy people, and

To thee, Cherubim and Sera-
phim continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy, LORD GOD
of Sabaoth.

Heaven and earth are full of
the majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the
Apostles praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the
Prophets praise thee.

The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.

Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee; And we worship thy name ever, world without end.

Vouchsafe, O LORD, to keep us this day without sin.

O LORD, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

O LORD, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.

O LORD, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded

Or this Canticle.

Benedicite, omnia opera
Domini.

O ALL ye Works of the LORD, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Angels of the LORD, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Heavens, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O all ye Powers of the LORD, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Winds of God, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

Ŏ ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Nights and Days, bless

ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

Oye Light and Darkness, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O let the Earth bless the LORD; yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O all ye green Things upon earth, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Wells, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Children of Men, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O let Israel bless the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Priests of the LORD, bless ye the LORD; praise him and magnify him for ever.

ye Servants of the LORD, bless ye the LORD; praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous, bless ye the LORD

praise him, and magnify him | for ever.

O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for

ever.

Then shall be read, in like manner, the second Lesson, taken out of the New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar; and after that, the following Psalm.

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. O BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands; serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the LORD he is GOD, it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name.

For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth from generation

to generation.

¶ Or this Hymn. Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. BLESSED be the LORD GOD of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people;

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which have been since the world began ;

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.

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.

I 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, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 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 forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

¶ Or this.

I BELIEVE in one GOD, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all

things visible and invisible:

And 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 heaven, 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

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