Wilt thou obey him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live? Ans. I will. Then shall they give their troth to each other in this manner. The Minister shall cause the Man with his right hand to take the Woman by her right hand, and to say after him as followeth, I, M., acknowledge thee, N., as my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth. Then shall he loose their hands; and the Woman, with her right hand taking the Man by his right hand, shall likewise say after the Minister, I, N., acknowledge thee, M., as my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, according to GoD's holy ordinance; and thereto I give thee my troth. Then shall the Priest join their right hands together, and say, Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder. Then shall the Minister say, Forasmuch as M. and N. have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before GoD [and this company] and thereto have given and pledged their troth either to other, I pronounce that they be Man and Wife together, In the Name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY GHOST. Amen. LORD, have mercy, &c. . O LORD, save Thy servant and Thine handmaid. R. Who put their trust in Thee. . O LORD, send them help from Thy holy place. Ry. And evermore defend them. . Be unto them a tower of strength. R. From the face of their enemy. V. O LORD, hear our prayer. R. And let our cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. O Eternal GOD, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life; send Thy blessing upon these Thy servants, this man and this woman, whom we bless in Thy Name; that, as Isaac and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so these persons may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made, and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according to Thy laws. Through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen. And the Minister shall add this Blessing. GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON, GOD the HOLY GHOST, bless, premercifully with His favour look serve, and keep you; the LORD upon you; and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace, that ye may so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen. School Offices. OFFICE FOR A DAY SCHOOL. MORNING. In the Name, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. у. O LORD, open Thou our lips. R. And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. V. O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Alleluia. HYMN. Ant. Open Thou mine eyes. R. And with, &c. V. Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. 196. Almighty and everlasting GOD, Who makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto Thy Divine Majesty; we make our humble supplications unto Thee for these Thy children. Let Thy fatherly hand, we beseech Thee, ever be over them; let Thy HOLY SPIRIT ever be with Ps. 119 (33-40.) Teach me, O them; and so lead them in the LORD, &c. Ant. Open Thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of Thy law. The Chapter. Prov. ii. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of GOD. For the LORD giveth wisdom; out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. knowledge and obedience of Thy Word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting life. Through. 3rd Coll. at Matins. O LORD our heavenly FATHER, &c. The grace of our LORD, &c. y. The LORD, &c. y. But thou, O LORD, &c. R. Thanks be to Gop. V. The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom. Ry. Nor the counsel of sinners dence. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. . The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. R. And the knowledge of the Holy is understanding. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And 197. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who didst hang upon the Cross at this hour for our sins; may it please Thee to enlighten our hearts and E bodies, Thou SAVIOUR of the world. world: he that followeth Me shall Who livest. not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Prevent us, O LORD, &c. The grace of our LORD, &c. y. But Thou, O LORD, &c. R. Thanks be to GOD. y. The LORD is my light and my salvation, whom then shall I fear? R. The LORD is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid? V. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. y. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. R. And He that keepeth thee will not sleep. V. The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. Our FATHER, &c. Lighten our darkness, &c. V. Let us depart in peace. R. In the Name of the LORD. Amen. OFFICE FOR A NIGHT SCHOOL. In the Name, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. . The LORD's Name be praised. R. From the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same. V. O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. Alleluia. HYMN. who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love: and for an helmet the hope of salvation. For GOD hath not appointed us to wrath, but to ob tain salvation by our LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. . But Thou, O LORD, &c. Ry. Thanks be to GOD. . I must Ant. Make me to understand the work the works of Him that sent way of Thy commandments. me while it is day. Ry. The night cometh when no man can work. Ps. 119 (9-16.) Wherewithal. Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. shall a young man, &c. Ant. Make me to understand the way of Thy commandments, and so shall I talk of Thy wondrous works. The Chapter. 1 Thess. v. Let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night. But let us, V. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. R. For he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. y. The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. 198. Defend, O LORD, us Thy servants with Thy heavenly grace, and grant that we may continue Thine for ever, and daily increase in Thy HOLY SPIRIT more and more, until we come to Thine everlasting kingdom. Through. DISMISSAL. In the Name, &c. . O GOD, make speed, &c. Ry. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. HYMN. 7. Vouchsafe, O LORD. R. To keep us this night without sin. y. The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. Lighten our darkness, &c. Benediction. GOD be gracious unto you, and give you all a heart to serve Him, and to do His will with a good courage and a willing miud. OFFICE FOR A SUNDAY SCHOOL. In the Name, &c. Ant. Hear my prayer, O GOD, and hearken unto the words of my mouth. The Chapter. Eph. iv. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice and be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as Gon for CHRIST'S sake hath forgiven you. therefore followers of GOD, as dear children; and walk in love, as CHRIST also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to GOD for a sweet-smelling savour. Be ye . But Thou, O LORD, &c. Rz. Thanks be to GOD. . All thy children shall be taught of God. Ry. And great shall be the peace of thy children. Y. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. y. Like as a father pitieth his own children. Ry. Even so is the LORD merciful unto them that fear Him. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. Collect for Whitsun Day. GOD, Who didst teach, &c. Prevent us, O LORD, &c. 199. O GOD, Who didst reveal Thyself to Thy Prophet Samuel while he was yet a child; grant unto us, Thy children, the knowledge of Thy will, that we may ever walk in Thy commandments. Through. The grace of our LORD, & BEFORE GOING TO CHURCH. Ant. O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving. Ps. 122. I was glad, &c. gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. . Hear the voice of my humble petitions when I cry unto Thee. Ry. When I lift up my hands towards the mercy-seat of Thy holy Temple. O GOD, make speed, &c. Ry. O LORD, make haste, &c. V. The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy GOD thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down: neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. . But Thou, O LORD, &c. RZ. Thanks be to GOD. . Abide with us, O LORD, for it is towards evening. Ry. And the day is far spent. V. Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Lighten our eyes, O LORD. R. That we sleep not in death. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. 200. O LORD, we beseech Thee, keep our feet when we go into Thy. house, that we may be ready to hear, and to offer the sacrifice of praise. Guard us from all wandering thoughts and heedless gestures, and make our service acceptable unto Thee. Through. Benediction. The Only-begotten SON of GOD Vouchsafe to bless and succour us. Ry. Amen. EVENING. In the Name, &c. . Let our prayer be set forth in Thy sight as the incense. R. And let the lifting up of our hands be an evening sacrifice. . O GOD, make speed, &c. Ry. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. HYMN. Ant. Turn Thee again, O LORD GOD of Hosts. Ps. 121. I will lift up, &c. Ant. Turn Thee again, O LORD GOD of Hosts: show the light of Thy countenance, and we shall be whole. The Chapter. Isa. lx. The sun shall be no more thy light by day: neither for brightness 201. O GOD of Abraham, GOD of Isaac, GOD of Jacob; bless these Thy children, and sow the seed of eternal life in their hearts; that whatsoever in Thy holy Word they shall profitably learn, they may in deed fulfil the same. Look, O LORD, mercifully upon them from heaven, and bless them, that they obeying Thy will, and alway being in safety under Thy protection, may abide in Thy love unto their lives' end. Through. 202. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who didst sit lowly in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions; grant unto us, Thy servants, both aptness to teach, and willingness to learn, Thy blessed will. Who livest. The grace of our LORD, &c. BEFORE GOING TO CHURCH. Ant. Glory and worship are before Him. Ps. 134. Behold now, praise, &c. |