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 moft 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 Epiftle, fhall these two Collects be used, inftead of the Colle for the King, and the Collect of the Day. O Almighty God, &c. Q Lord God of our falvation, &c. As before at Morning Prayer. The Epiftle. St. Peter ii. 11. DEARLY beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abftain from fleshly lufts, which war against the foul; having your converfation, honeft among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak 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 #ce, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousnefs, but as the fervants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King. :Qga The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 16. AND 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 regardelt 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 these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. In the Offertory fhall this Sentence be read. Not every one that faith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. St. Matt. vii. 21. After the Prayer [For the whole ftate of Chrift's Church, &c. 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 thofe traitorous, heady, and highminded men, who, under the pretence of Religion, and thy moft holy Name, had contrived, and well-nigh effected, the utter deftruction 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 ftrong 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 sheep of thy pafture, will give thee thanks for ever, and will always be fhewing forth thy praise from generation to generation, through Jefus Chrift our only Saviour and Redeemer; to whom, with thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghost, 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 Chriftian 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 cele brated 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 defender and mighty deliverer in all difficulties and adverfities, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the Prayer for the High Court of Parliament, if fitting. ¶ In the Communion Service, immediately before the reading of the Epifle, inftead of the Collect for the King, and that of the day, fhall be used this Prayer for the King, as fupreme governor of this Church. B LESSED Lord, who haft called Chriftian Princes to the defence of thy faith, and haft made it their duty to promote the fpiritual welfare, together with the temporal intereft of their people; We acknowledge with humble and thankful hearts thy great goodnefs to us, in fetting thy fervant our most gracious King over this Church and Nation: Give him, we beseech thee, all thofe heavenly graces that are requifite for fo high a truft; Let the work of thee his God profper in his hand; let his eyes behold the fuccefs of his defigns for the fervice of thy true Religion established amongst us; and make him a bleffed inftrument of protecting and advancing thy truth, wherever it is perfecuted and oppreffed; Let hypocrify and profanenefs, fuperftition and idolatry, fy before his face; Let not herefies and falfe doctrines disturb the peace of the Church, nor fchifms and caufeless divifions weaken it; but grant us to be of one heart and one mind in ferving thee our God, and obeying him according to thy will: And that thefe bleflings may be continued to after-ages, let there never be one wanting in his house to fucceed him in the government of this United Kingdom, that our pofterity may fee his children's children, and peace upon Ifrael. So we that are thy people, and fheep of thy pafture, fhall give thee thanks for ever, and will always be thewing forth thy praise from generation to generation. Amen. The Epiftle. 1 St. Peter ii. 11. EARLY beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lufts, which war against the foul; having your converfation honeft among the Gentiles that whereas, they fpeak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of vifitation. Submit 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 praife 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 free, and not ufing your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the fervants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King. The Gofpel. St. Matt. xxii. 16. ND they sent out unto him their difciples with the true, and teachest 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. 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 thing which are Cæfar's, and unto God the things that are God's. When they had had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. ¶ After the Nicene Creed shall follow the Sermon. In the Offertory shall this Sentence be read. Let your light fo fhine before men, that they may fee your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. St. Matt. v. 16. After the Prayer [For the whole State of Chrift's |