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For Whitfuntide.'

·During the Two Weeks.

GOD, who as at this Time did fend thy Holy Spirit to thy

faithful People, grant us the Affiftance of the fame Spirit, that it may lead us into the Ways of Truth and Godlinefs, that it may give us Sentiments of Peace and Charity; to the end that we may continually rejoice in holy Comforts, through the Merits of Jefus Chrift our Lord, who in the Unity of the fame Spirit, lives and reigns with Thee One only God blessed for ever. Amen.

For the Two Sundays of the September Communion.

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After the Evening Sermon.

Almighty God, we beseech thy Divine Majefty to accept the Sacrifice of Praises and Thanksgivings which we offer to Thee this Day. We praife Thee, O our God, for that Thou haft deliver'd thy Son to the Death of the Crofs for our Sakes, and for that we have this Day had the Comfort to fhew forth the Remembrance of that Death, by partaking of the Holy Sacrament which He has appointed to be a Memorial thereof. Lord, we celebrate thy Mercy, we give Thee Thanks for the precious Gift Thou haft made us of thy Son; and we pray Thee, that all we who have been Partakers of thefe holy Myfteries, may also fhare in the Sufferings of our Redeemer, and obtain of thy Bounty, the Pardon of our Sins, the Grace of thy Spirit, the Senfe of thy Love, and of thy Peace, and after this Life, the Poffeffion of the Glory of thy Kingdom.

We do now alfo, O Lord, prefent to Thee our Bodies, our Souls, our Perfons, and all that depends on us, as a living Sacrifice, defiring to glorifie Thee, and to live only for Thee. Let our Mouths, our Souls, and all that is within us, blefs thy holy Name for ever. Glory be to God in the highest, Peace on Earth, and Good-will towards Men.

We praise Thee, we magnifie Thee, we give Thee Thanks, for all thy great Goodneffes, and for thy great Glory, O Lord God, King of Heaven, Almighty Father; O Lord Jefus, Only Son of God, and Thou, O Holy Ghost. O Lord, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the Sins of the World, have Pity on us! Thou that takeft away the Sins of the World, hear our Prayers! Thou that fitteft at the Right-hand of the Father, have Pity on us! For Thou only art Holy, Thou art the Lord, Thou only art the moft High, O Jefus Chrift, with the Holy Spirit, in the Glory of God the Father. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

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For the SEPTEMBER COMMUNION,

During the Two Weeks.

Almighty and Everthing thy dear son, id eat bras. Time com

memorate the Death of thy dear Son, in celebrating the holy Sacrament which He himself has appointed as a Token of his Love,. and a Memorial of what He has fuffer'd to redeem us from our Sins, we beseech Thee to look with a merciful Eye upon us miferable Sin-ners, who are unworthy to partake of thefe holy Myfteries, and to fanctifie us, that we may worthily celebrate thy Praifes, and with Faith and Joy fhew forth the Death of our Lord, in Expectation of his coming at the last Day, and bring forth the Fruits of a good and holy Life, through the fame Jefus Chrift. Amen.

The Morning Service.

The Form of the Morning and Evening Service, every Day of the Week, when there is no Sermon.

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ET our Help be in the Name of God, who hath made Heaven and Earth. Amen.

Dearly beloved Brethren,

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INCE we are here met together to worship God, to praise Him, to hear his Word, and to offer our Prayers to Him; let us make Confeffion of our Sins, and implore his Mercy, to the end that the Service which we now render to Him, may be acceptable in his Prefence.

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and we are not worthy to be called thy Children; but be Thou reconcil'd to us, pardon all our Sins, and bring us to everlasting Life, by a fincere Repentance, for the Sake of Jefus Chrift thy Son. Amen.

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Almighty God that truly Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift,

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pardon all thofe that truly repent and are converted to Hin

Let us adore and praise the Lord our God.

Lord open our Lips; and our Mouth fhall fhew forth thy Praise.

Here is to be read one of the Hymns which follow hereafter, and are appointed either for each Day of the Week, or for Festivals.

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After the reading of the Hymns, the People fing the 1st Verse of the 95th Pfalm, and then the Minifter reads the following Prayer.

Merciful God, Heavenly Father, fince we are now going to hear thy holy Word, we moft humbly befeech Thee to give us Grace to comprehend the Meaning of it, and to live up to it, for the Sake of Jefus Chrift our Saviour. Amen.

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Here is to be read a Chapter out of the Old and New Testament, alternately, and so on. Before the Leffun, an Argument or Difcourfe is to be read, fhewing the Contents of the Chapter; and after the Leffon, a fhort Exhortation, fetting forth the Ufe that is to be made of what has been read. On Feftival Days, there are Two Leffons to be read, viz. the Epiftie and Gofpel, after which are faid the following this Liturgy. Prayers.

Let us pray.

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Lord have Mercy upon us, Lord hear our Prayers.
And let our Cry come unto Thee.

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UR Father which art in Heaven: Hallowed be Thy Name: Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done in Earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this Day our daily Bread. And forgive us our Tref paffes, as we forgive them that trefpafs against us. And lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

O Lord, let thy Mercy lighten upon us, and Grant us thy Salva

tion.

Lord fave thy People, and blefs thine Inheritance.

O Lord create in us pure Hearts, and take not from us thy Holy Spirit.

Then the People fing the 8th Verfe of the 143 Pfalm. After which theMinifter goes on, and Says:

Eternal and Almighty God, we give Thee Thanks that Thou haft fafely brought us to the Beginning of this Day, defend us in the fame with thy mighty Power. Grant that this Day we fall into no Sin, neither run into any kind of Danger; but that all our Doings may be order'd by thy Governance, to do always that is righteous in thy Sight, through Jefus Christ our Lord.

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ORD, we present our felves to Thee a Living Sacrifice: We devote to Thee our Bodies, our Souls, our Life, our Labour, all that is in us, and all that depends upon us, defiring to employ all to thy Glory. O Lord, we refign and commit our felves to thy Providence: We fubmit our felves to all the Events that it fhall please Thee to bring upon us: Do unto us all that Thou shalt think fit to do, and let thy Holy Will be accomplish'd in us, and by us, for the fake of Jefus Chrift our Saviour. Amen.

On SATURDAY Morning this Prayer is to be added.

Almighty God, who after having created in fix Days the Heaven, the Earth, and all Things that are therein, didft rest upon the feventh Day; and who has created new Heavens and a new Earth, in redeeming the World by Jefus Chrift, grant that we meditating on the Wonders of the Creation of the World, and of the Redemption of Mankind, may know Thee, may adore Thee, and may continually rejoice in thy wonderful Works, to the end that we may at laft enter into the cternal Reft which Thou haft prepar'd in Jefus Chrift our Redeemer. Amen.

On Feftival Days, the Prayers appointed for thofe Times, and which will be found hereafter, are to be read here; after which the Minifter goes on:

Almighty God, who haft commanded us to pray to Thee for all Men, and who defireft that all fhould be faved, and come to the Knowledge of thy Truth, hear the Petitions that we prefent Thee for the Peace and Tranquillity of all Nations, and for the Converfion of the People who know Thee not. We pray Thee for Kings, Princes, and Magiftrates, and efpecially for our Sovereign Lord the King, the Queen, for the Prince Royal, and for the Princefs his Confort,

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and for the Prince and Princefs their Children, for all the Royal Family, &c. and for all those that are put in Authority over us.

We befeech Thee, O God, to keep and fanctifie more and more thy Church which is fpread over all the Earth, and particularly the Church of this Place. Strengthen all the Paftors and Minifters of thy Word. Have Pity on the People and Perfons that are in Affliction: Deliver thofe that are perfecuted and in Captivity for the fake of Truth: Affift the Sick, and fuch as are at the Point of Death [and efpecially thofe for whom our Prayers are defired] Give to harden'd Sinners Time and Means for Repentance. Strengthen in Faith and Piety thofe that are still weak. Give Grace to thofe that love and fear Thee, to perfevere continually in Holiness.

Grant always, Lord, Peace to this State. Blefs the good Things of the Earth. Blefs this City and all its Inhabitants: Bless particularly thofe Perfons that do Works of Piety and Charity in this Church, and all thofe that are here prefent, and that call upon Thee with a fincere Heart. O God, hear us! Give us Grace to pafs our Days in thy Fear, and to end them in thy Peace, through Jefus Chrift our Lord, who lives and reigns with Thee and the Holy Ghoft, One only God bleffed for ever. Amen.

Saturday Morning, that which follows is to be added, because of the Catechizing which is performed after the Service is ended, and at which all the Children are to be prefent.

LORD, fince we are entring upon the Instruction of the Youth of this Church, we befeech Thee to pour down thy Bleffing upon our Labours, and to infpire these Children with the Sense of thy Fear and Love, and with the Humility that is necessary to render our Inftructions profitable to them. They have been confecrated to Thee from their Birth: Thou art their Father and their God. Suffer them never to renounce thy Covenant: Sanctifie them by thy Spirit: Let our Inftructions not only ferve to inlighten their Minds, but to fan&tifie their Hearts, and to be the Rule of their Life, to the end that thefe Children may be one Day of the Number of the truly Faithful of thy Church, and of the Blessed in Heaven, through Jefus Christ. Amen.

Almighty God, who haft promised to hear the Petitions of them

that ask in thy Son's Name; we beseech Thee mercifully to incline thine Ears to us that have made now our Prayers and Supplications unto Thee, and grant that thofe Things which we have faithfully asked, according to thy Will, may effectually be obtained, to the Relief of our Neceffity, and to the fetting forth of thy Glory, thro Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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