i I : God the Father of heaven have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miferable finners. 2 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miferable sinners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miferable finners. 3 O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father, and the Son: have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father, and the Son: have mercy upon us miferable finners. 4 O Holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Perfons, and one God: have mercy upon us miferable finners. O Holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God : have mercy upon us miferable finners. 5 Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our fins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Spare us, good Lord. 6 From all evil and mischief, from fin, from the crafts and affaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from everlafsting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us. 7 From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain glory, and Paraphrafe on the Litany. 1 O God our heavenly father pardon and forgive us penitent Sinners. 2 O God the Son, who art the Saviour of mankind, intercede for the remission of our Sins. 3 O God the Holy Ghost who proceedeft from the Father and the Son, help our infirmities, and enable us to pray as we ought, and sanctify us unto all Obedience. 4 O holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hosts, be merciful unto thy people that prayeth, and pardon our Sins. 5 Remember not against us our old Sins, O Lord, nor visit upon us the iniquities of our fathers, neither inflict that punishment upon us which our fins have deserved: but pardon and have mercy upon us for the fake of that precious Blood, which was shed for our Redemption. 6 Gracious Lord preserve us, we befeech thee, from all things that may injure us, particularly from Sin the greatest of Evils, from the devices and temptations of Satan, 'from thy displeasure, and its confequences, eternal punishment. hypocrify; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. 8 From fornication, and all other deadly fin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. 9 From lightning and tempeft; from plague, peftilence, and fa mine; from battel and murder, and from fudden death, Good Lord, deliver us. 10 From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment, Good Lord, deliver us. II By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcifion; by thy Baptifm, Fasting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. 12 By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Paffion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Refur Paraphrafe on the Litany. 7 Preserve us also, gracious God, from wilful ignorance, haughty arrogance, felf-conceit, and dissimulation; from repining at another's welfare, hatred of their Perfons, malicious designs against them, and uncharitable judgement upon them. 8 Keep us we beseech thee O Lord from Fornication and all other abominable Uncleanness; and from all the deceitful allurements of the wicked World of disorderly Affection, or of Satan the great Adversary of Mankind. 9 And as we have implored thy merciful prefervation O Lord from fuch Things as may hurt the Soul, fo we beseech thee to grant us thy protection against whatsoever may injure the Body, fuch as deftructive storms by Sea and Land, pestilential Diseases, and Dearth of Food; War, Murder, and unprepared fud-, den Death. 10 Defend us also, good God, from the woeful Diforders of Faction and Licentiousness, from fecret Plots and open Rebellion; from Doctrines which are not according to thy Truth, from divifions and separations in the Church which are inconfiftent with Christian Uni ty; from impenitent hardness of Heart, and a contemptuous disregard to thy holy Commandments. II Gracious Lord hear these our fupplications, for the fake of that great mystery of Religion, God manifest in the flesh, for the sake of Jesus Chrift's humble Birth, and patient Circumcifion; for the fake of his submiffion to Baptifm, in order to fulfil all Righteousness to Fafting, that we might learn to mortify our sensual defires; and to Temptation, that we might be instructed by his example how to overcome the Tempter. 12 But hear us more especially we beseech thee O Lord for the sake of those bitter forrows which the Son of God endured in the Garden, and upon the Cross, for our Salvation; for the fake of his death and burial, by which he overcame Death; for the dake of his triumphant Resurrection and Afcenfion into Heaven, by which he hath opened unto us the Gate of everlasting Life; and for the fake of that blessed Spirit which he sent upon his Apostles at first, and which he hath promised shall be with his Church, as a Comforter and Advocate for ever. rection and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us. 13 In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, 1 Good Lord, deliver us. 14 We finners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way; We beseech We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 15 That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy fervant GEORGE, our most gracious King and Governor; We beseech thee to bear us, good Lord. 16 That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love; and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek thy honour and glory; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 17 That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him the victory over all his enemies ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 18 That it may please thee to bless and preserve our Gracious H Paraphrafe on the Litany. 13 For the fake of these wonderful Things, which Chrift Jesus hath wrought for us, be thou our Protector and Deliverer in Adversity and Prosperity, at the Time of our departure out of this World, and at the Day when an eternal sentence shall be passed upon us. 14 As we have implored thy deliverance, O merciful God, from the spiritual and temporal Evils of this Life: so we now offer up our petitions to thee for such Things as are needful for us and our fellow Creatures. And first, we thy unworthy Servants, beseech thee to protect the universal Church of Christ, and guide it into all Trath. 15 Direct and support thy Servant our most bene volent Sovereign King George in the true worship and service of thee according to Godliness. 16 Inspire his Heart, gracious God, with firm Faith, filial Fear, and ardent Love towards thee. Give him a steady reliance on thee, and teach him to make thy Glory the general aim of all his actions. 17 Grant him Almighty Father, thy defence and protection, and enable him to triumph over all his Adversaries. 18 O God of all goodness send down thy choiceft blessings upon our amiable Queen Charlotte, their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of Wales, and all the Royal Family. : 6 Queen Charlotte, their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of Wales, and all the Royal Family ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 19 That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word, and that both by their preaching and living they may fet it forth, and shew it accordingly; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Y 20 That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 21 That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 22 That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 23 That it may please thee to give to all nations, unity, peace, and concord; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 24 That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 25 That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase Paraphrafe on the Litany. 19 Grant O Lord, we beseech thee, all orders of the Clergy a right understanding of thy Word; and give them Grace to prove the perfection of their knowledge by the excellency of their Doctrines, and the purity of their Lives. and faithfully to support the cause of Truth and Virtue. * 22 O fave our Country, gracious God! 23 Let peace, harmony, and unity prevail through 20 Endue the Lords of the King's Privy Council, and all the Nobility of this Realm, with judgement to difcern the true interests of their Country; with Wisdom to form fuch measures as are most for its advantage; and with religion and integrity, steadily to pursue them. 21 We befeech thee good Lord, to afford thy blesfing and protection to all who are put in trust for the execution of the Laws of this Kingdom, and give them Grace to administer Justice impartially to all Men; the World. 24 Create in us, O Lord, fuch an ardent Love, and filial Fear of thee as will excite us to keep thy Commandments diligently. 25 Give all Christians Grace, we beseech thee, O God, to pay an humble and steady attention to thy Word, to embrace its instructions with fincere affection, and to shew forth its influence upon their Hearts by producing the Fruits of the Spirit, viz. Love, Joy, Peace, Long-fuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance, Gal. v. 22. • O fave my Country, Heaven! shall be thy last. POPS. 23. of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 26 That it may please thee to bring into the way of trut all fuch as have erred, and are deceived ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 27 That it may please thee to strengthen fuch as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up them that fall, and finally beat down Satan under our feet ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 28 That it may please thee to fuccour, help, and comfort all that are in danger neceffity, and tribulation ; : We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 29 That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by and or by water, all women labouring or child, all fick perfons and young children, and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives; : We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 30 That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children and widows, and all that are defolate and oppressed; We beseech thee to ear us, good Lord. 31 That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Paraphrafe on the Litany. 26 Grant the light of thy Truth to all such, as being deceived by false Doctrines, have erred from the Faith. 27 Confirm, O Lord, all Christians in their holy profeffion, comfort and affift all fuch as labour under religious doubts and despondencies, restore the Sinner, and finally make Virtue triumphant over all its Enemies. 28 Gracious God, deliver, assist, and relieve all that are in peril, want, or affliction. 29 Let thy good Providence watch over and support all Travellers, all Women in Child-birth; all that are in the helpless condition of Sickness or Infancy; and comfort all fuch as are deprived of liberty through War or any other Calamity. 30 Be thou, O Lord, a Father to the Fatherless, and defend the cause of the Widow; be a friend to the destitute, and an helper of the oppressed. 31 All bounteous God, extend thy mercy and good. ness towards all Mankind, |