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Chrift, who defireth not the death of a finner, but rather that he may turn from his wickednefs and live, hath given power and commandment to his Minifters to declare and pronounce to his People, being penitent, the Abfolution and Remiffion of their fins. He pardoneth and abfolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gofpel. Wherefore, let us befeech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit; that thofe things may please him which we do at this prefent, and that the reft of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; fo that at the laft. we may come to his eternal joy, through Jefus Chrift our Lord.

The People fhall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer,

Amen.

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Or this.
Lmighty God, our Hea-
venly Father, who, of

¶ Then the Minifter fhall kneel, and fay the Lord's Prayer; the People ftill kneeling, and repeating it with him, both bere, and wherefoever else it is used in Divine Service.

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UR Father, who art in Heaven,Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trefpaffes, as we forgive those who trefpafs a gainft us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

Then likewife he shall fay,
O Lord, open thou our lips;
Anfw. And our mouth fhall
show forth thy praise.
Here, all standing up, the
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

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is great mercy, hath promifed

Anfw. As it was in the beForgiveness of Sins to all thofe, ginning, is now, and ever shall who, with hearty Repentance be,

and true Faith, turn unto him; have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all from all your fins, confirm and ftrengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlafting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

world without end.

Minift. Praife ye the Lord. Anfw. The Lord's name be praifed.

Then fhall follow a Partion of the Pfalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections, as they are fet forth by

this Church, with the Doxo-, logy, as in the Morning Service. Then fhall be read the firft Lefon, according to the Table or Calendar; after which fhall be faid or fung the following Pfalm, except when it is read in the ordinary courfe of the Pfalms, on the nineteenth day of the month.

Cantate Domino. Pfal. xcviii.

Sing unto the Lord a new fong; for he hath done marvellous things." With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten himself the victory.

The Lord declared his falvation; his righteoufnefs hath he openly showed in the fight of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the houfe of Ifrael; and all the ends of the world have feen the falvation of our God.

Show yourselves joyfulunto the Lord, all ye lands; fing, rejoice, and give thanks.

Praife the Lord upon the harp; fing to the harp with a pfalm of thanksgiving.

With trumpets also and fhawms, O fhow yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.

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Bonum eft confiteri. Pfal. xcii. T is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,, and to fing praises unto thy Name, O Moft Higheft;

To tell of thy loving kindnefs early in the morning, and of thy truth in the nightfeafon;

Upon an inftrument of ten ftrings, and upon the lute; upon a loud inftrument, and upon the harp.

For thou, Lord, haft made me glad through thy works; and I will rejoice in giving praife for the operations of thy hands.

¶ Then a Leffon of the New Teftament, as it is appointed: And after that, shall be fung or faid this Pfalm, except on the twelfth day of the month. Deus mifereatur. Pfal. lxvii. be merciful unto us

Gand blefs us, and show us

the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us.

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That thy way may be known upon earth, thy faving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee. Olet the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou fhalt judge the folk righteoufly,and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee.

Then fhall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us his bleffing.

God fhall blefs us; and all the ends of the world shall fear him.

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hofts; ye fervants of his that do his pleasure.

Ofpeak good of the Lord all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise thou the Lord, O my foul. ¶ Then shall be faid the Apoftles Creed by the Minifter and the People, Atanding: And any Churches may omit the words, He defcended into Hell, or may, instead of them, ufe the words, He went into the place of departed Spirits, which are confidered as words of the fame meaning in the Creed.

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Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jefus Chrift his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He defcended into Hell; The Third day he rose from the dead; He afcended into Heaven, And fitteth on the right Hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he fhall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghoft; The Holy Catholic Church; The communion of Saints; The forgiveness of fins; The refurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. ¶ Or

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Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things vifible and invifible:

And in one Lord Jefus Chrift, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one fubftance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our falvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghoft of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified alfo for us under Pontius Pilate. He fuffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and afcended into Heaven, and fitteth on the right hand of the Father'; and he fhall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whofe kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghoft, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who fpake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apoftolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptifin for the remiffion of fins; and I

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And after that, thefe Prayers following, all devoutly kneel ing; the Minifter first pronouncing,

The Lord be with you; Anfw. And with thy fpirit. Minifer. Let us pray. O Lord, fhow thy mercy upon us;

Anfw. And grant us thy falvation.

Minifter. O God, make clean our hearts within us;

Anfw. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

¶ Then shall be faid the Collect for the day, and, after that, the Collects and Prayers following.

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A Collect for Peace.

God, from whom all holy defires, all good counfels, and all just works do proceed; give unto thy fervants that peace, which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be fet to obey thy commandments, and alfo that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in reft and quietnefs, through the merits of Jefus Chrift our Saviour. Amen. TA Colle&

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dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son our Sa

Advocate and Mediátór Jefus Chrift. Amen.

viour, Jesus Chrift. Amen. A Prayer for all Conditions

A Prayer for the PRESIDENT

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ther, the high and mighty Ruler of the Universe, who doft fromthy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant, The PRESIDENT of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue them plenteoufly with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and profperity longto live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ A Prayer for the Clergy and

People.

Almighty and everlasting

God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, fend down upon our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the

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of Men.

God, the Creator and
Preserver of all mankind,

we humbly beseech thee for all forts and conditions of men, that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be fo guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Chriftians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of Spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy Fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several neceffities; giving them patience under their fufferings, and happy issue out of all their afflictions: And this we beg for Jesus Christ's fake. Amen.

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