Hear also what Paul the Apostle saith: Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. Hear also what John the Apostle saith: If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the Blood of Jesus His Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1.7, 8. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous; and He is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii. 1. Psalm cvii. may here be said or sung. (See the Psalms of David.) MOST mighty and most gracious God, Thy mercy is over all Thy works, but in special manner hath been extended toward us, whom Thou hast so powerfully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast shewed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful and gracious a God Thou art; how able and ready to help them that trust in Thee. Thou hast shewed us how both winds and seas obey Thy command; that we may learn, even from them, hereafter to obey Thy voice, and to do Thy will. We therefore bless and glorify Thy Name, for this Thy mercy in saving us, when we were ready to perish. And, we beseech Thee, make us ALMIGHTY God, Who of Thy as truly sensible now of The great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Thee; Have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness; and bring us to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Thanksgiving after a Storm. MOST blessed and glorious Lord God, Who art of infinite goodness and mercy; We thy poor creatures, whom Thou hast made and preserved, holding our souls in life, and us out of the jaws of death, humbly present ourselves again before Thy Divine Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that Thou heardest us when we called in our trouble, and didst not cast out our prayer, which we made before Thee in our great distress: Even when we gave all for lost, our ship, our goods, our lives, then didst Thou mercifully look upon us, and wonderfully command a deliverance; for which we, now being in safety, do give all praise and glory to Thy holy Name: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. mercy, as we were then of the danger: And give us hearts always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to Thy holy commandments. Continue, we beseech Thee, this Thy goodness to us; that we, whom Thou hast saved, may serve Thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. A Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a dangerous Tempest. unto the Lord, for he is he gracious: and His mercy endureth for ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; let the redeemed of the Lord say so whom He hath delivered from the merciless rage of the sea. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger, and of great mercy. He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: neither rewarded us according to our iniquities. But as the heaven is high above the earth: so great hath been His mercy towards us. We found trouble and heavi ness we were even at death's door. After Victory or Deliverance from an Enemy. A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after Victory. F the Lord had not been on I we say: The waters of the sea had wellnigh covered us: the proud waters had well-nigh gone over our soul. The sea roared: and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof. We were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into the deep: our soul melted within us, because of trouble; Then cried we unto Thee, O Lord and Thou didst deliver us out of our distress. Blessed be Thy Name, Who didst not despise the prayer of Thy ser vants but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us. Thou didst send forth Thy commandment and the stormy wind ceased, and was turned into a calm. O let us therefore praise the Lord for His goodness: and declare the wonders that He hath done, and still doeth for the chil dren of men. Praised be the Lord daily: even the Lord Who helpeth us, and poureth His benefits upon us. He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord by Whom we have escaped death. Thou, Lord, hast made us glad through the operation of Thy hands and we will triumph in Thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God: even the Lord God, Who only doeth wondrous things; And blessed be the Name of His Majesty for ever and let every one of us say, Amen, Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. THE and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all evermore. Amen. HE grace of our Lord Jesus if the Lord Himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us; They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us. Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our soul: the deep waters of the proud had gone over our soul. But praised be the Lord: Who hath not given us over as a prey unto them. The Lord hath wrought a mighty salvation for us. We gat not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that saved us: but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou hadst a favour unto us. The Lord hath appeared for us: the Lord hath covered our heads, and made us to stand in the day of battle. The Lord hath appeared for us: the Lord hath overthrown our enemies, and dashed in pieces those that rose up against us. Therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us: but unto Thy Name be given the glory. The Lord hath done great things for us: the Lord hath done great things for us, for which we rejoice. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord who hath made heaven and earth. Blessed be the Name of the Lord: from this time forth for world, in whose hand is power and might which none is able to withstand; We bless and magnify Thy great and glorious Name for this Victory, the whole glory whereof we do ascribe to Thee, Who art the only giver of Victory. And, we beseech Thee, give us grace to improve this great mercy to Thy glory, the advancement of Thy Gospel, the honour of our Sovereign, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good of all mankind. And, we beseech Thee, give us such a sense of this great mercy, as may engage us to a true thank THE fulness, such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before Thee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to Whom with Thee and the Holy Spirit, as for all Thy mercies, so in particular for this Victory and Deliverance, be all glory and honour, world with out end. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. THE grace of our Lord Jesus T Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. FORM OF ORDAINING When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after the singing of a hymn the Litany shall be said, or a shortened form of Morning or Evening Prayer. bless these Thy servants, now to be ordained Deacons, and Then shall one of the Presbyters appointed by the Bishop to examine the Candidate present unto the Bishop such as desire to be ordained Deacons, saying: RE EVEREND Brother inChrist, I to endue them with the gifts of present unto you these Thy Holy Spirit, that they may duly execute their Office to the edifying of Thy Church, and the glory of Thy Holy Name. And when the Morning and Evening Prayer is read, the following Collect shall be used: M° OST Merciful Father, we beseech Thee to send down upon Thy servants now to be ordained Thy Heavenly blessing and endue them with Thy Holy Spirit, that in the preaching of Thy Word and in all their Ministrations they may not only be earnest to reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine; but also may be to such as believe wholesome examples in word, in conversation, in love, in faith and purity, that faithfully fulfilling their course, they may at the latter day receive the crown of righteousness laid up by the Lord, the Righteous Judge, Who liveth and reigneth, one God with the Father and the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen. persons present, to be ordained Deacons. TA The Bishop. TAKE heed that the persons whom ye present, are apt and meet, for their learning in the Holy Scriptures and for their godly life, to exercise their Ministry duly to the honour of God, and the edifying of His Church. The Presbyter shall answer: I have enquired concerning them, and also examined them, and think them so to be. Then the Bishop shall say unto the RETHREN, if there be any of you who knoweth any sufficient reasons why any of sufficient these persons presented to be ordained Deacons ought not to be admitted to that Office, let him come forth in the Name of God, and declare the same. And if sufficient reason be presented, the Bishop shall cease from ordaining that person, until such time as the party accused shall be found over this business. clear. Then the Bishop shall commend such Then shall be said the Service for the THE COLLECT. LMIGHTY God, the Giver of ALMIGHTY God, the Giver of every good and perfect gift, Who by Thy Holy Spirit hast appointed a Ministry in Thy Church; Mercifully behold these Thy servants now to be admitted into the Office of Deacons; and so replenish them with the truth of Thy doctrine, and adorn them with innocency of life, that, both by word and good example, they may faithfully serve Thee in this Office, to the glory of Thy Name, and the edification of Thy Church, through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. THE EPISTLE. 1 Tim. iii. 8. IKEWISE must the Deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the Office of a Deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For they that have used the Office of a Deacon well, purchase for them But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the Ministry of the Word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch: whom they set before the Apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. And the Word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly, and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. selves a good degree, and great W boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Or this. Acts vi. 2. THEN the twelve called the The Bishop. Wand expound the same to ILL you diligently read the people among whom you minister? Answer. I will. The Bishop. multitude of the disciples Deacon to assist the PresTappertaineth to the Office of unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the Word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint byter as he shall require and direct; to search for the sick, the poor, and the spiritually destitute, and to minister to their ne cessities; to read and instruct out of the Holy Scriptures; and to preach the Gospel as opportunity is afforded. Will you do this gladly and willingly? Answer. I will so do, by the help of God. The Bishop. Lord, when He will return from. the wedding, that when He cometh and knocketh they may open unto Him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when He cometh shall find watching: Verily, I say unto you, that WILL you apply all your dill. He shall gird Himself and make your own lives and the lives of your families according to the Doctrine of Christ; and to make both yourselves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome examples to the flock of Christ? Answer. I will do so, the Lord being my Helper. The Bishop. TILL you give heed to your W Bishop and other Minis ters who may have the charge and with a glad mind and will their government over you: following with a Christian counsel and admonitions? Answer. I will endeavour so to do, the Lord being my Helper. Then the Bishop and other Presbyters who may be present with him, laying their hands severally upon the head of every one of them kneeling, the Bishop shall say: AKE thou Authority to exe Toute the Office of a Deacon in the Church of God, now committed unto thee; in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Then shall the Bishop deliver unto every one of them the Bible, saying: will come forth and serve them. And if He shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion; and all who are ordained shall tarry and partake of the Lord's Supper with the Bishop. ¶ The Communion ended, immediately before the Benediction shall be said these two Collects, following: AdHTY God, Giver of all ALMIGHTY good things, Who of Thy great goodness hast vouchsafed to call these Thy servants unto the Office of Deacons in Thy Church; Make them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to be modest, humble, and constant in their Ministration, that they having always the tes timony of a good conscience, and continuing ever stable and strong in Thy Son Jesus Christ, may so well behave themselves in this Office, that they may purchase to themselves a good standing, and great great boldness in the faith; through the same Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory and honour, world without end. Amen. LMIGHTY God, Who hast LAKE heed unto thyself, and A promised to hear the peti TA unto the doctrine; for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. I charge thee, therefore, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, preach the Word; be instant in season and out of season; and let that Word dwell in you richly to eternal life. Then one of them appointed by the THE GOSPEL. Luke xii. 35. ET your loins be girded LE about, and your lights about, and burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their tions of them that ask in Thy Son's Name; We beseech Thee mercifully to incline Thine ears to us who have made now our prayers and supplications unto Thee, and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to Thy will, may effectually be obtained to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of Thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. passeth all understanding. HE peace of God, which keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, |