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Then he reads the short chapter following:

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took Jesus, and led Him away. And He bearing His cross went forth into a place called the place of a scull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: where they crucified Him, and two other with Him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

4 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

5 Brethren, consider Him that endureth such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

6 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth : who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously: who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

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. We adore and bless Thee, O Lord Christ.

R. Because by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

. But Thou, O Lord, remember Thy compassions;

Ry. And Thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old.

. Behold our humility and trouble;

Ry. And forgive us all our sin.

. O Lord, hear our prayer;

Ry. And let our cry come unto Thee.

Then all kneeling, say the following Litany and Confession: EMEMBER not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our forefathers, and take not vengeance of our sins. Spare

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1 Isaiah 1. 5.

4 St. Luke xxiii. 34.

2 Isaiah liii. 5.

5 Heb. xii. 3.

3 St. John xix. 1.
61 St. Pet. ii. 22.

us, O Lord, we beseech Thee. Christ have mercy upon us, and graciously vouchsafe to receive our prayers.

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O God the Father, Creator of the world,

Have mercy on us.

O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind,

Have mercy on us.

O God the Holy Ghost, Dispenser of all grace and com

Have mercy on us.

O Holy Trinity, three Persons and one God,

Have mercy on us, and spare us.

For we have sinned against Thee. As we have grown in years, we have multiplied the number of our offences, and every day Thy goodness adds to our lives, our wickedness increases the number of our transgressions.

Have mercy on us.

We have sinned against Thee in the vain thoughts and unlawful desires of our hearts, in the idle talk and perverse words of our mouth, in the wicked works and fruitless course of our lives.

Have mercy on us.

We have sinned against Thee by our ingratitude for Thy blessings, and our impatience under Thy chastisements, by preferring ourselves, and the satisfaction of our own inordinate appetites and desires, before Thee and the observance of Thy holy commandments.

Have mercy upon us.

Have mercy upon us, most merciful God, and according to the greatness of Thy tender compassions pardon the multitude of our grievous offences.

O Christ, hear us, and have mercy on us.

Through the reproaches, blasphemies, and persecutions, which Thou the eternal God enduredest from wicked and perverse men;

Have mercy on us.

Through the cruel mockings, buffetings, and scourgings, through the spitting on Thy divine face, and the striking of Thy sacred head, and through the scornful adoration which Thou, the Lord of life and glory, didst meekly endure from those whom Thou hadst Thyself created;

Have mercy on us..

Through the painful stretching of Thy sacred body on the cross, and the fastening of Thy hands and feet thereto with nails; through the anguish of mind and torment of body which Thou, the great God, enduredst unto death;

Have mercy on us.

Through Thy glorious resurrection from death to life on the third day, through Thy admirable ascension into heaven, and through the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles and Gentile converts;

Have mercy on us.

Through all Thy actions and sufferings during thirty-three years' sojourning among men, and by all that is pleasing to Thy divine Majesty in heaven and earth;

Spare us, we beseech Thee, and deliver us, O Lord.

From all evil, from all sin, from anger, hatred, and malice, from unclean thoughts, and from all the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

O Lord, deliver us.

From battle and murder, from pestilence and famine, from all dangers, whether of mind or body, and from everlasting death, O Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us; and grant that we may ever come before Thee as petitioners whose wants are infinite, who can have no supply but from Thy bounty; and as humble and unhappy criminals, who stand sentenced to the torments of everlasting death, and can have no deliverance but from Thy mercy;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

And that it may please Thee to lead us to a true repentance, and pour into our hearts the graces of Thy Holy Spirit;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

And may it please Thee to defend and propagate Thy Holy Church; to have mercy on all Jews, infidels, heretics, and to bring them home to the true fold, to the praise and glory of Thy holy name;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

And that Thou wouldst mercifully grant us true peace, humility, and charity, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give us perseverance in Thy grace and holy service, and unite us with the blessed company of Thy saints and holy angels;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, and have mercy upon us.

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If Good-Friday falls on the Feast of the Annunciation of the B. V. Mary, he here says the special Collect for that Festival (see Saints'-Day Prayers, page 181).

Then he says the following Collects for Good-Friday Morning:

LORD Jesu Christ, who at early morning didst vouchsafe

to be spit on and buffeted for our sakes, and who at the same hour didst rise with glory from the dead; grant that we may patiently endure revilings and reproaches for the glory of Thy name; grant that we may rise from sin to holiness, and see Thee with Thy disciples in Galilee; who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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LORD Jesus Christ, who for our salvation didst stretch forth Thy hands upon the cross, and didst receive five wounds thereon; pitifully receive within the arms of Thy mercy us Thy servants, who fly to Thee for aid, and relieve the wounds of our souls by Thy healing grace; that being cleansed from the defilements of sin, we may be made the temple of the Holy Ghost, who with the Almighty Father livest and reignest, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Then he says the following Thanksgiving Prayer:

ALMIGHTY God, who observest all the actions, thoughts, and secret motions of our hearts, and who watchest over us with an incomparable love, every moment bestowing favours and shielding us from evil, blessed be Thy holy name : and may all creatures bless Thy goodness for the benefits we have ever received from Thee, especially during the night past; but, above all, for the surpassing riches of Thy mercy, in creating and preserving, redeeming and sanctifying us.

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And, Lord, we beseech Thee, never permit us to be so base and wicked as to repay Thy bounties with ingratitude, or Thy blessings with offences and injuries; but fill our hearts with a grateful spirit for Thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then he says the two Collects and Prayer for a blessing, as in Sunday and Week-Day Morning Prayers (see pages 12, 50, 90).

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