holy word, and to ask those things that are necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore let us accompany each other with the advice of the psalmist. Master. O come, let us worship the Lord our God; and heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Family. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name. M. Let us, with the inward devotion and homage of our hearts, unite to serve him with joy and gladness. F. For the Lord Jehovah is great, far above the Gods of the heathen which are but idols; but it is the Lord who made the heavens. M. In his hands are all the concerns of the earth, and the strength of the hills is His also. F. The great deep is His, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. M. May our praise therefore be of the loving kindness of the Lord, even upon the multitude of his mercy, and to acknowledge him in his holy temple. F. To render to the Lord the honour due unto his name, to worship him in the beauty of holiness, and offer in his dwelling an oblation with gratitude. M. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; F. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be; world without end. Amen. Master. Let us attend to those comfortable words of Christ our Saviour: Come unto me all ye who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. He that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast off. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. Family. Almighty God, give now unto us that ask; let us who seek, find; open the gate unto us who knock, that we may receive thy heavenly benediction. M. St. John saith, God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all who believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life; that if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Just who is the Reconciliation for the sins of the World: which if we confess and forsake, he is faithful and just to forgive, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We are assured by God, who saith: Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me He will therefore have mercy upon us, and heal our infirmities. : Master. Lift up your hearts. F. M. Jehovah. F. We lift them up unto the Lord. It is meet and right so to do. M. It is very meet and right, and our bounden duty at all times, and in all places, to give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, everlasting God. M. Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only wise God, be as cribed all Honour and Glory, world without end. Amen. Master. O thou omnipotent Governour of the world, the aid of all who need, the helper of all those who with sincerity apply to thee for succour, and the life of them who believe! We call on our souls and all that is within us, humbly to offer to thee, our tribute of thanks, for the privilege thou dost grant us to adore thy perfections, and celebrate the praises of thy great and holy name. Social Address. THEREFORE With Angels, and Archangels, and all the company of Heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising Thee, and saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts, who is able to declare thy greatness, and to recount the marvellous works thou hast performed in all the generations of the world: Heaven and earth are full of thy glory.-Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Amen. Litany, or General Supplication. Master. ASSIST us merciful God in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation, that through all the vicissitudes of this mortal life, we may ever be defended by thy gracious help; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. That it may please thee to direct and guide both our hearts and lives in the way of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments, that through thy most mighty protection, both now and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul to the end of our days; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. Prevent us O Lord in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help, that in all our works began, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally obtain thy pardening mercy; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. O thou fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; be pleased to have compassion on our infirmities; that those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, may be effectually obtained to the relief of our necessities, and to the setting forth of thy glory; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. Keep us, Lord, chaste in all our thoughts, temperate in all our enjoyments, peaceable under provocations, sincere and faithful in our professions: That no necessity may force, or opportunity of any kind allure us to defraud, or injure our neighbour ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. That it may please thee to give us true repentance, to forgive our past offences, to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives conformable to thy most holy will; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. hearts with christian benevolence, and to form such dispositions in us, that will enable us to forgive our enemies, persecutors and slanderers ; Turn their hearts, O Lord, and fill them with thy love. M. That it may please thee to inspire us with true love and charity, and dispose us to do all in our power, for defending the friendless, and assisting prisoners and captives, and others who are helpless and indigent, and need compassionate attention. Incline our hearts, we beseech thee, to this duty. M. That it may please thee to enlighten us with true knowledge and a right understanding of thy word and commandments, that the same may have their due effect by governing our lives and actions ; Vouchsafe to hear us, Almighty God. M. That it may please thee to defend us by thy mighty power, that we may not fall into sin or temptation, but that all our doings may be ordered by thy government, to perform what is righteous in thy sight; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. That it may please thee to comfort and support all those who are in trouble, sorrow, need, affliction; to defend us from the temptations of prosperity, and in the time of adversity, at the hour of death, and at the day of judgment; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. M. That it may please thee to grant us grace, that the word we hear "this day" with |