towards thee, be led into all truth, and comforted in all adversities. O Lord, strengthen our faith, kindle it more in fervent love toward thee, and our neighbours for thy sake. Suffer us not, most dear Father, to receive thy word or keep thy sabbaths any more in vain, but let the word which we hear dwell in us richly in all wisdom, and the grace which we implore bring forth in us all the fruits of righteousness. Let thy mighty hand and outstretched arm, O Lord, be still our defence; thy mercy and loving kindness in Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our salvation; thy true and holy word, our instruction; thy grace and Holy Spirit, our comfort and consolation unto the end and in the end; through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. CONFESSION OF SIN AND PRAYER FOR PARDON. II. nion Office. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, CommuMaker of all things, Judge of all men; we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness which we from time to time most grievously have committed by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine majesty, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father, for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 284 APPENDIX. 7th and 9th Collects aft. Trinity. 8th Collect aft. Trinity. FOR GRACE. Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things, grant us, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do alway such things as be rightful, that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will: graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. FOR PROTECTION. O God, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth, we humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which be profitable for us; take us this night under thy most mighty protec3d Sunday tion, and stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Collect for in Lent. A Prayer for the Church Militant. FOR THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. Almighty and everliving God, who by thy holy apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men, we humbly beseech thee most mercifully to inspire the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all they that do confess thy holy name, may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, that with meek heart and due reverence they may hear and receive thy holy word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear, beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only mediator and advocate. THANKSGIVING. O Lord, who art full of compassion and mercy, Psalm ciii. long-suffering, and of great goodness, we bless and praise thy holy name for all the benefits vouchsafed unto us; blessed be thou, who forgivest all our sin, and healest all our infirmities; who savest our life from destruction, and crownest us with mercy and loving-kindness. Give us hearts, we beseech thee, always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy commandments; and continue, if thou seest fit, this thy goodness to us, that we may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Form of Prayer to be used at Sea. CONFESSION OF SIN AND PRAYER FOR PARDON. III. tion Office. O most mighty God and merciful Father, who Comminahast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin and be saved, mercifully forgive us our sins; thy property is always to have mercy; to thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins: spare us, therefore, good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgment with thy servants who are vile earth and miserable sinners; but so turn thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness and truly repent us of our faults; and so make haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Collect for 11th Sunday after Trinity. FOR GRACE. O God, who declarest thy Almighty power most chiefly in shewing mercy and pity, mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we running the way of thy commandments may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure; vouchsafe to direct, sanctify, and govern after Com- both our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments, that through thy most mighty protection both here and ever we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2d Collect munion Office. Collect for 6th Sunday FOR LOVE TOWARDS GOD AND MAN. O God, who hast prepared for them that love thee aft. Trinity. such good things as pass man's understanding, pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; and since thou hast Quinqua- taught us that all our doings without charity are nogesima Sun- thing worth, send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very day. Grant bond of peace and of all virtues, without which who- FOR PROTECTION, Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves, keep us this night both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Collect for 2d Sunday in Lent. THANKSGIVING. O Almighty God, who art a strong tower of de- Thanksgivings after fence unto thy servants, we yield thee praise and the Litany. thanksgiving for our deliverance from the many dangers wherewith we are daily encompassed, and for the blessings and comforts which we daily enjoy; but above all temporal blessings, for the spiritual mercies vouchsafed to us, and particularly for the foundation of them all in the redemption of the world by the death and sufferings of thy dear Son. Continue, if thou seest fit, this thy goodness to us, that we may know and acknowledge thee to be our Saviour and mighty deliverer; and grant us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy commandments, and leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for these thy mercies towards us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
