daily throughout the year.

At the begining of Evening prayer the
Minister shall read with a loud voice some
one, or more of these sentences of the
Scriptures, that follow.
And then hee

shall say that which is written after the said
Sentences.

Ezek. 18. 27 When the wicked man turneth away from his wickednesse, that he that which is lawful

his soul alive.

hath comitted, and doth and right, he shall save

Psalm. 51 3. I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

Psalm. 51. 9. Hide thy face from my sins, and blo out all mine iniquities.

Psalm. 51. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit a broken and a contrite heart, o God, thou wilt not despise.

Joel. 2. 13

Rent your heart, and not your garments, and turn vnto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindnesse, and repenteth him of the evil.

Dan. 9. 9, 10. To the Lord our God belong mercies and

forgivnesses, though weg haue rebelled against

him neither have weg obeyed the voice of the

1. 1. The 43rd page of the MS. Book commences with the words "The Order".
1. 3. In "prayer", an "i" altered into the "
"y".

Lord our God, to walk in his lawes which he

se before vs.

O Lord correct me, but with judgment; not in Jer. 10. 24. thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Repent forty/

Repent ye; for the kingdom of Heaven is as. Mat. 3. 2. hand.

I will arise and go to my ffather, and will say s. Luke 15. 19, 19. vnto him; ffather, I have sinned against Heaven,

and before thee, and am no more worthy to beg

Enter not into Judgment with thy servant, o Psal. 143. 2. Lord for in thy sight shall no man living be

justified.

If wee say that we have no sing, wee deceive 1.S.John 1.8,9. our selves, and the truth is not in vs. But if weg confesse our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive vs our sins, and to cleanse vs from all vnrighteousness.

Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth vs in sundry places to acknowledge and confesse our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly father, but confesse them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart, to the end that we may

1. 6. The 44th page of the MS. Book commences with the word "Repent"..

Dearly" written in an engrossing character.

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obtain forgiveness of the same by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although wed ought a all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God, yet ought we most chiefly sog to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we haue received a] his hands, to se forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soule. Wherefore

are

A

I

I pray and beseech you, as many as here present, to accompany meg with a pure heart and humble voice vnto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me.

A Generall Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, all kneeling.

Almighty and most merciful ffather; we haue erred and strayed from thy waies like lost sheepe. We haue followed to much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left vndone those things which we ought to have done and we have done those things

1. 4. In "chiefly", the "ie" written on "ei".

1. 13.

1. 20.

The 45th page of the MS. Book commences with the words "I pray" "Almighty" written in an engrossing character. 1. 22. "to", sic orig.

which we ought not to have done; and there
is no health in vs. But thou, O Lord, have
mercy vpon vs, miserable offenders. Spare thou
them, O God, which confess their faults: Re-
store thou them that are penitent; according
to thy promises declared vnto mankind in
Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, o most
mercifull ffather, for his sake; that we may
hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
to the glory of thy holy name. Amen.

The absolution or remission of sings to be
pronounced by the Priest alone, standing;
the people still kneeling.

Almighty God, the ffather of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner,
but rather that he may turn from his wicked-
nessø, and live, and

hath

given power and comandment to his Ministers to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sinns he pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and vnfeignedly believ his holy G-ospel. Wherefore le vs beseech him to grant vs true repentance and his holy spirit;

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1. 14.

"Almighty" written in an engrossing character.

1. 18. "hath", this catch-word is not repeated at the commencement of the following page.

1. 19. The 46th page of the MS. Book commences with the word "given".

1. 24. In "G-ospe", the "-", between the "G" and "o", is written on an erasure.

that those things may please him which weg dog a this pesent, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that all the last wee may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and say

the Lords prayer; the people also kneeling,
and repeating it with him.

Our ffather, which art in heaven, hallowed beg
thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will
be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give vs
this day our daily bread. And forgive vs our
trespasses, as we forgive them, that trespass
against vs. And lead vs not into temptation;
but deliver vs from evil for thine is the King-
dome, and the power, and the glory, for ever
and ever.
Amen.

Then likewise he shall say,

O Lord, open thou our lipps.

Answer.

And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

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2

Priest.

1. 9.

O God, make speed to save vs.

Answer.

O Lord, make haste to helpe vs■

"Our" written in an engrossing character.

1. 23. The 46th page of the MS. Book has no catch-word.

1. 23 (in margin). Figures occasionally occur in the margin, and were evidently inserted at the time when the MS. Book was written. The figure "1" cannot be found. The other figures are indicated in the places where they occur.

1. 24. The 47th page of the MS. Book commences with the words "O God".