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The Laws respecting Matrimony, whether by publishing t Banns in Churches, or by Licence, being different in the feveral 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 Banns are published, it shall be in the following form. I publish the Banns of Marriage between M. of - and N. of -. If any of you know cause or just impediment, why these two persons should not joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. [This is the first, second, or third time of asking us wi

Day and Time appoint

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EARLY beloved, west
are gathered together

At the
ed for Solemnization of
trimony, the Perfons to be here in the fight of God, and
married shall come into the in the face of this Company,
Body of the Church, or shall to join together this Man
be ready in some proper house, and this Woman in holy Ma-
with their Friends and Neigh- trimony; which is commend-
bours; and there standing 10- ed of Saint Paul to be

gether, the Man on the Right

Hand, and the Woman on the
Left, the Minister Jhall jay,

honourable among all men;
and therefore is not by any
to be entered into unadvisedly

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perfons present come at come now
be joined. If any man can mony ow Wilt thou love her
show just caufe, why they comfort her, honour, and keep
may not lawfully be joined her, in fickness and in health;
together, let him now peak, and forsaking all others, keep
or else hereafter for ever hold thee only unto her, fo long
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as ye both shall liver best

The Man shall answer

I will.

I Require and charge you Then shall the Minister fay

both (as ye

the dreadful day of judg

ment, when the secrets of N.

unto

W

TILT thou have all hearts shall be disclosed) this Man to thy that if either of you know wedded Husband, to live toany impediment, why ye may gether after God's ordinance, not be lawfully joined toge ther in Matrimony, ye do now confefs it: For be ye well affured, that if any persons are joined together other wise than as an as God's word doth allow, their marriage is not lawful, bavolad Y

in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou obey him, and ferve him, love, honour, and keep him, in fickness and in health; and forsaking Lall others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both thall live ?

reason to doubt of the lawful.

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The Woman shall answer

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Then shall they give their
Troth to each other in this

manner:

The Minister receiving the Woman at her Father's or Friend's hands, shall cause the Man with his Right Hand to take the Woman by her Right Hand, and to fay after him as followeth :

M. take thee N. to my wedded Wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in fick ness 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 they loose their Hands, and the Woman with her Right Hand taking the Man by his Right Hand, shall likewise say after the Minifter :

Let us pray.

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 I And forgive us our to have trefpaffes, as we forgive those and to hold, from this day who trespass againft us; And forward, for better for worse, lead us not into temptation; for richer for poorer, in fick- But deliver us from evil. ness and in health, to love, Amen.. cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I give thee my mankind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlafting

N. take thee M. to my bread;
wedded Husband,

Troth.

Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all

lafting life; fend thy bleffing ther in holy Wedlock, and upon these thy fervants, this have witneffed the fame before man and this woman, whom God and this company, and we blefs in thy Name; that thereto have given and pledged as Ifaac and Rebecca lived their troth, each to the other, faithfully together, fo thefe and have declared the fame perfons may furely perform by giving and receiving a and keep the vow and cove- Ring, and by joining hands; nant betwixt them made, I pronounce, that they are (whereof this Ring given and Man and Wife; In the name "received is a token and pledge) of the Father, and of the and may ever remain in per- Son, and of the Holy Ghost. fect love and peace together, Amen. and live according to thy laws, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

And the Minifter shall add this Blefing:

OD the Father, God

Then shall the Minifter join G the Son, God the Holy

their Right Hands together, and fay, Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put afunder.

¶ Then shall the Minifter fpeak unto the Company: ORASMUCH as M. and N. have confented toge

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Ghost, blefs, preserve, and keep you: The Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you, and fill you with all fpiritual benediction and grace; that ye may fo live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen.

THE

VISITATION OF THE SICK.

When any Perfon is fick, notice fhall be given thereof to "the Minifter of the Parish who, coming into the fick Perfon's Houfe, fhall fay, EACE be to this Houfe,

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and to all that dwell in it. When be cometh into the fick Man's prefence, he shall fay, kneeling down,

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EMEMBER not Lord, our iniquities, nor the iniquities of our forefathers; Spare us, good Lord, fpare thy people, whom thou haft redeemed with thy moft precious blood; and be not angry with us for ever.

Anfw. Spare us, good Lord.

¶ Then the Minifter shall say, Lord, look down from

us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Chrift, bave mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon
UR Father, who art in
Heaven, Hallowed be

Ο
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 against us; And
lead us not into temptation;
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Mini O Lord, fave thy fervant;

heaven, behold, vifit, and relieve this thy fervant. Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy; give him comthee; defend him from the fort and fure confidence in keep him in perpetual peace danger of the enemy; and and fafety, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

H'

EAR us, Almighty and

moft merciful God and Saviour: Extend thy accuftomed goodness to this thy fervant, who is grieved with fickness. Sanctify, we beseech thee, this thy Fatherly correction to him; that the sense of

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