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Divine Majesty; we make our beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, humble supplications unto thee and govern both our hearts and for these thy servants, upon bodies, in the ways of thy laws, whom, after the example of thy and in the works of thy comholy Apostles, we have now laid mandments; that through thy our hands; to certify them, by this most mighty protection, both here sign, of thy favour and gracious and ever, we may be preserved goodness towards them. Let thy in body and soul, through our Fatherly hand, we beseech thee, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ever be over them: Let thy Holy Amen.

Spirit ever be with them: And so Then the Bishop shall bless them, saylead them in the knowledge and

ing thus: obedience of thy Word, that in the THE blessing of God Almighend they may obtain everlasting ty, the Father, the Son, and life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; the Holy Ghost, be upon you, who,with thee and the Holy Ghost, and remain with you for ever. liveth and reigneth ever one Amen. God, world without end. Amen. Almighty Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we!

And there shall none be admitted to the Holy Communion, until such time as he be confirmed, or be ready and desirous to be confirmed.

THE FORM OF

SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.

The laws respecting Matrimony, whether by publishing the Bans in Churches, or by License, being different in the several States; every Minister is left to the direction of those Laws, in every thing that regards the civil contract between the Parties. And when the Bans are published, it shall be in the following form:~ I publish the Bans of Marriage between M. of, and N. of If any of you know cause or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. [This is the first, second, or third time of asking.]

At the day and time appointed for So- and in the fear of God. Into this lemnization of Matrimony, the Persons to be married shall come into the body holy estate, these two persons of the Church, or shall be ready in some present come now to be joined. If proper house, with their friends and any man can show just cause, why neighbours; and there standing togethey may not lawfully be joinedtother, the Man on the right hand, and the Woman on the left, the Minister gether, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace. And also speaking unto the Persons who

shall say,

DEARLY beloved, we are gathered together here in the are to be married, he shall say, sight of God, and in the face of Require and charge you both this company, to join together (as ye will answer at the dread-. this Man and this Woman in holy ful day of judgment, when the Matrimony; which is commend-secrets of all hearts shall be dised of Saint Paul to be honourable closed) that if either of you know among all men; and therefore is any impediment, why ye may not by any to be entered into un-not be lawfully joined together in advisedly or lightly; but reverent- Matrimony, ye do now confess it; ly, discreetly, advisedly, soberly. For be ye well assured, that if any

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(whereof this Ring given and re-same by giving and receiving a ceived is a token and pledge) and Ring, and by joining hands; I promay ever remain in perfect love nounce, that they are Man and and peace together, and live ac- Wife; in the name of the Father, cording to thy laws, through Jesus and of the Son, and of the Holy Christ our Lord. Amen. Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Minister join their Right And the Minister shall add this BlessHands together, and say,

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Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. GOD the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep you: The FORASMUCH as M. and N. Lord mercifully with his favour have consented together in look upon you, and fill you with holy Wedlock, and have witness-all spiritual benediction and ed the same before God and this grace; that ye may so live togethcompany, and thereto have given er in this life, that in the world to and pledged their troth, each to come ye may have life everlastthe other, and have declared theling. Amen.

THE ORDER FOR

THE VISITATION OF THE SICK.

When any person is sick, notice shall be passes, as we forgive those who given thereof to the Minister of the Parish; who, coming into the sick Per trespass against us; And lead us son's House, shall say, not into temptation; But deliver PEACE be to this House, and us from evil. Amen. to all that dwell in it. When he cometh into the sick Man's presence, he shall say, kneeling down,

REMEMBER not, Lord, our
iniquities, nor the iniquities
of our forefathers; Spare us, good
Cord, spare thy people, whom
hou hast redeemed with thy
nost precious blood; and be not
ngry with us for ever.
Ans. Spare us, good Lord.
Then the Minister shall say,

Min. O Lord, save thy servant; Ans. Who putteth his trust in thee..

Min. Send him help from thy holy place;

Ans. And evermore mightily defend him.

Min. Let the enemy have no advantage of him;

Ans. Nor the wicked approach to hurt him.

Min. Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower,

Ans. From the face ofhis enemy.
Min. O Lord, hear our prayer;
Ans. And let our cry come

Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
OUR Father, who art in an unto thee.
Hallowed be thy Name;

Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will
be done on earth, as it is in Hea-
ren; Give us this day our daily
read; and forgive us our tres-this

Minister.

Lord, look down from heaven, behold, visit, and relieve thy servant. Look upon him

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with the eyes of thy mercy; give know you certainly, that if you him comfort and sure confidence truly repent you of your sins, in thee; defend him from the and bear your sickness patiently, danger of the enemy; and keep trusting in God's mercy, for his him in perpetual peace and safety, dear Son Jesus Christ's sake, and through Jesus Christ our Lord. render unto him humble thanks Amen. for his Fatherly visitation, submit. HEAR us, Almighty and most ting yourself wholly unto his will, merciful God and Saviour: it shall turn to your profit, and Extend thy accustomed goodness help you forward in the right way to this thy servant, who is grieved that leadeth unto everlasting life. with sickness. Sanctify, we be- If the Person visited be very sick, then seech thee, this thy Fatherly cor- the Minister may end his Exhortation rection to him; that the sense of in this Place, or else proceed: his weakness may add strength to TAKE therefore in good part his faith, and seriousness to his the chastisement of the Lord: repentance: That if it shall be For, as Saint Paul saith in the thy good pleasure to restore him twelfth chapter to the Hebrews, to his former health, he may lead Whom the Lord loveth he chas the residue of his life in thy fear, teneth, and scourgeth every son and to thy glory: Or else give whom he receiveth. If ye endure. him grace so to take thy visitation, chastening, God dealeth with you that after this painful life ended, as with sons: For what son is he he may dwell with thee in life whom the Father chasteneth not? everlasting, through Jesus Christ But if ye be without chastisement, our Lord. Amen. whereof all are partakers, then

Then shall the Minister exhort the sick are ye bastards, and not sons. Person after this Form, or other like: Furthermore, we have had faDEARLY beloved, know this, thers of our flesh, which corrected

that Almighty God is the us, and we gave them reverence: Lord of life and death, and of all Shall we not much rather be in things to them pertaining; as subjection unto the Father of youth, strength, health, age, spirits, and live? For they veweakness, and sickness. Where- rily for a few days chastened us fore, whatsoever your sickness after their own pleasure; but he be, know you certainly that it is for our profit, that we might be God's visitation. And for what partakers of his holiness. These cause soever this sickness be sent words, good brother, are written unto you; whether it be to try in holy Scripture, for our comyour patience for the example of fort and instruction; that we others, and that your faith may should patiently, and with thanks be found, in the day of the Lord, giving, bear our heavenly Fa laudable, glorious, and honour- ther's correction, whensoever, by able, to the increase of glory and any manner of adversity, it shall endless felicity; or else it be sent please his gracious goodness to unto you to correct and amend in visit us. And there should be no you whatsoever doth offend the greater comfort to Christian perexes of your heavenly Father; sons, than to be made like unto

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Christ, by suffering patiently ad-hell, and also did rise again the versities, troubles, and sickness. third day; that he ascended into For he himself went not up to heaven, and sitteth on the right Soy, but first he suffered pain: hand of God the Father AlmighHe entered not into his glory ty; and from thence shall come before he was crucified. So again at the end of the world, to truly our way to eternal joy, is to judge the quick and the dead? suffer here with Christ; and our And dost thou believe in the door to enter into eternal life, is Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic gladly to die with Christ; that Church; The Communion of we may rise again from death, Saints; The Remission of sins; and dwell with him in everlasting The Resurrection of the flesh Jife. Now, therefore, taking your and everlasting life after death? sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you in the name of God, to remember the profession which you made unto God in your Baptism. And forasmuch as after this life there is an account to be given unto the righteous Judge, by whom all must be judged, without respect of persons; I require you to examine yourself, and your estate, both toward God and man; so that, accusing and condemning yourself for your own faults, you may find mercy at our heavenly Father's hand for Christ's sake, hand not be accused and condemned in that fearful judgment. Therefore I shall rehearse to you the articles of our Faith; that may know whether you do lieve as a Christian man should,

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fended him; and if he hath offended
any other, to ask them forgiveness; and
where he hath done injury or wrong to
any man, that he make amends to the
uttermost of his power. And if he hath
not before disposed of his goods, let him
then be admonished to make his Will,
and to declare his debts, what he oweth,
and what is owing unto him, for the
better discharging of his conscience, and
the quietness of his Executors. But men
should often be put in remembrance to
take order for the settling of their tem
The exhortation before rehearsed may
poral estates, whilst they are in health.
be said before the Minister begin his
The Minister shall not omit earnestly
Prayer, as he shall see cause,
to move such sick persons as are of
ability, to be liberal to the poor.
And then the Minister shall say the Col-
lect following:

DOST thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of thy heaven and earth?

Let us pray.

Most merciful God, who, according to the multitude of mercies, dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent, And in Jesus Christ his only-that thou rememberest them no begotten Son our Lord? And that more; open thine eye of mercy - he was conceived by the Holy upon this thy servant, who most Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; earnestly desireth pardon and forthat he suffered under Pontius giveness. Renew in him, most Pilate, was crucified, dead, and loving Father, whatsoever hath buried; that he went down into been decayed by the fraud and

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