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to thee for thy great glory, O 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, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 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 shall be read a Lesson from the New Testament.

Here introduce such of the Special or Occasional Prayers or Thanksgivings, from Part III., as are suitable, may be requested, or the Minister's discretion may suggest.

After which, the Minister says,

Let us pray.

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ETERNAL and Almighty God! we offer to thy Divine Majesty, our prayers for ourselves, and for all mankind.

We beseech thee to illumine all the people of the earth, by the light of the Gospel, that they may come to the knowledge of the truth, and be saved. We pray thee to provide for all the wants of the Church Universal. Look down with mercy upon all thy people. Preserve them, and cherish in them the

light of thy word. Put away from them dissensions, and hypocrisy; and grant that piety, charity, and every Christian virtue, may reign among them.

BLESS, O God, the ministers of thy church. Enable them, at all times, to preach thy word in faithfulness and purity, and to labour with humility and zeal, for the edification of their flocks.

WE pray to thee, King of kings, and Lord of lords! for all rulers, and especially for those who are in authority over us. Guide them by thy Spirit, and assist them in the performance of their duties, so that religion, justice, and peace, may flourish under their government.

O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God! we commend to thy favour all who are in affliction. Grant to the sick, the patience, the succour, and the repentance, which they need. Convert sinners, and strengthen those who walk in thy ways. O God! bless the just and upright in heart; protect the weak and the innocent; provide for the poor and the stranger; help and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, or tribulation.

BLESS, O God, our country and all its inhabitants. Turn away from us thy judgments, and be gracious unto us, for the sake of thy Holy name.

VOUCHSAFE, O Lord! to bless us in the duties and business of our several callings. Guide and assist us, that we may always incline to thy will and walk in thy way; that whilst we labour for things

temporal, we neglect not things eternal; but that we may first and chiefly seek thy kingdom and thy righteousness. Suffer not the temptations and cares of this life to seduce our hearts, and to destroy the seed of thy word, which is sown therein. Teach us, O God! rightly to comprehend that this world passeth away, and all its sinful desires; that our life fleeth as a shadow, and that we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. Enable us duly to consider the vanity of this life, so that, having lived in thy fear, we may die in thy grace, and be partakers in the resurrection of the just.

O LORD, our gracious God! vouchsafe to us, we beseech thee, all that we need, to finish happily the race set before us. Take us under thy protection, provide for all our wants, and guide us, even to our last hour; through Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen.

Then follow a Psalm or Hymn, the Sermon, a concluding Prayer from Part III., and a Benediction.

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BENEDICTIONS.

HE Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. Numb., vi., 24, 25, 26.

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HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore. Amen. II. Cor., xiii., 14.

M Bere therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Y brethren! the end of all things is at hand.

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I. Peter, iv., 7.

The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, bless and protect you. Amen.

Services for Week Days, without a Sermon.

A SERVICE FOR MORNING OR AFTERNOON.

The Service may commence with a Canticle, Psalm or Hymn, announced by the Minister.

Then the Minister shall say,

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heaven and earth. Psalm, cxxiv., 8.

Here, and at the end of the several Prayers, the People

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Then the Minister shall say,

EARLY beloved brethren! We have assembled to worship God, to hear his holy word, and to offer unto him our praises and our prayers. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ pardoneth all such as truly repent, and turn unto him.

Let us, therefore, confess our sins, and implore his mercy.

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ALMIGHTY God! heavenly Father! we have sinned against thee, and are not worthy to be called thy children. We have offended thee in various ways, by thought, word and deed, as thou

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