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in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. St. John iii. 16.

Hear also what St. Paul saith.

This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.

Hear also what St. John saith. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 St. John ii. 1, 2.

¶ After which the Bishop shall proceed, saying,

Lift up your hearts. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord.

Bishop. Let us give thanks

unto our Lord God.

Answer. It is meet and right so to do.

¶ Then shall the Bishop turn to the Lord's Table, and say,

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T is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, [*Holy Father,] Almighty, everlasting God."

Here shall follow the proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially ap. pointed; or else immediately shall be said or sung by the Bishop and People, THE

HEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy

Lord God of Hosts; heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen.

¶ PROPER PREFACES. ¶ Upon Christmas Day, and seven days after.

BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born as at this time for us; who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man, of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother; and that without spot of sin, to

make us clean from all sin: Therefore with Angels, &c. ¶ Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after.

to praise thee for the glori

chiefly are we bound

ous resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: For he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and, by his rising to life again, hath restored to us everlasting life: Therefore with Angels, &c.

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* These words, Holy Father, must be omitted on Trinity Sunday.

Upon Whitsunday, and six Then shall the Bishop, kneeling down at

Days after.

THRO our Lord; according to whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven, with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also boldness with fervent zeal, constantly to preach the Gospel unto all nations; whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error, into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ: Therefore with Angels, &c.

HROUGH Jesus Christ

Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be said,

HO art one God, one

the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following:

E do not presume to come W to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

When the Bishop, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency break the Bread before the People, and take the Cup into his hands; he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth:

LL glory be to thee, Al

WHO
Lord, not one only per Amighty God, our heavenly

son, but three persons in one substance: For that which we believe of the glory of the Father, the same we believe of the Son; and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or inequality: Therefore with Angels, &c.

¶ Or else this may be said, the words Holy Father being retained in the introductory Ad

dress.

FOR

OR the precious death and merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost the Comforter; who are one with thee in thy eternal Godhead: Therefore with Angels,

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Father, for that thou, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice until his coming again: For, in the night in which he was betrayed, (a) he took (2) Here the Bread; and when he the Paten into had given thanks, (b)(b) And here he brake it, and gave Bread. it to his disciples,

Bishop is to take

his hands.

to break

the

Bread.

(d) Here he

zo lay his hands saying, Take, eat, (c) pon all the this is my Body, which is given for you; Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, after supto this per, (d) he took the into his hands. Cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of (e) And here this; for (e) this is hands upon every my Blood of the New there is any Wine Testament, which is to be consecrated, shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.

he is to lay his

vessel in which

The Oblation.

WHEREFORE, O
Lord and heaven-

WHEREFORE,

ly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here before thy Divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.

And we most humThe Invocation. bly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy Almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of Bread and Wine; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remem

brance of his Death and Passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. And we earnestly desire thy Fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this holy Communion, may worthily receive the most Son Jesus Christ, be filled with precious Body and Blood of thy thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with and they in him. And although him, that he may dwell in them, manifold sins, to offer unto we are unworthy, through our thee any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but parJesus Christ our Lord; by doning our offences; through whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

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Here shall be sung a Hymn, or part of a Hymn, from the Selection for the Feasts Then shall the Bishop first receive the and Fasts, &c. Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, and, after that, to the People also in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling: And when he delivereth the Bread, he shall say,

HE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving.

And the Bishop, delivering the Cup, shall say,

HE Blood of our Lord JeTsus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.

If the consecrated Bread and Wine be spent before all have communicated, the Bishop is to consecrate more, according to the form before prescribed; beginning at All Glory be to thee, Almighty God, and ending with these words, partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. ¶When all have communicated, the Bishop shall return to the Lord's Table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated Elements, covering the same with a fair Linen Cloth. Then shall the Bishop say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every petition.

UR Father, who art in

OUR
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.

¶ After which, shall be said as followeth:

ALMIGHTY and everliving

God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have

duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorpo thy Son, which is the blessed rate in the mystical body of company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

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GLOR

LORY be to God on high, and in earth peace, goodwill towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesus Christ; OLord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Faof the world, have mercy upon ther, who takest away the sins us: Thou who takest away the

sins of the world, have mercy

upon us: Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer: Thou who 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 the Bishop shall let them depart with this Blessing. THE peace HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in

the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

If any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, it shall not be carried out of the Church; but the Bishop and other Communicants shall, immediately after the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same.

Here endeth the order for the Administration of the Holy Communion.

THE FORM OF

Consecration of a Church or Chapel,

According to the order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as established by the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity of said Church, in General Convention, in the month of September, A. D. 1799.

¶ The Bishop is to be received at the entrance of the Church or Chapel by the Church-waxdens and Vestrymen, or some other Persons appointed for that purpose. The Bishop and the Clergy who are present, shall go up the aisle of the Church or Chapel, to the Communion Table, repeating the 24th Psalm alternately, the Bishop one verse, and the Clergy another.

Psalm xxiv.

HE earth is the Lord's and Tall that therein is: the comTHE earth is pass of the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the

hill of the Lord, or who shall rise up in his holy place?

4 Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of Glory shall come in.

8 Who is the King of Glory? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of Glory shall come in.

10 Who is the King of Glory? even the Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory.

The Bishop shall go within the rails, with such of the Clergy as can be there accommodated. The Bishop, sitting in his chair, shall have the instruments of donation and endowment, if there be any presented to him, and then standing up, and turning to the Congregation, shall say,

them that seek him, even of DEARLY beloved in the

cob.

thy face,

Lord; forasmuch as vout and holy men, as well un

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