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Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain. It is but loft labour that ye hafte to rife up early, and fo late take reft, and eat the bread of carefulness for fo he giveth his beloved fleep.

Lo, children and the fruit of the womb are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord.

Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant even fo are the young children.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be: world without end. Amen.

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done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trefpaffes, 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.

Minifter. O Lord, fave this woman thy fervant ;

Anfwer. Who putteth her truft in thee.

Minifter. Be thou to her a strong

tower;

Anfwer. From the face of her

enemy.

Minifter. Lord, hear our prayer. Anfwer. And let our cry come unto thee.

Minifter. Let us pray.

Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou haft vouchfafed to deliver this woman thy fervant from the great pain and peril of Child-birth; Grant, we befeech thee, moft merciful Father, that she, through thy help, may both faithfully live, and walk according to thy will, in this life prefent; and alfo may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

¶ The Woman, that cometh to give her Thanks, must offer accustomed Offerings; and, if there be a Communion, it is convenient that she receive the holy Communion.

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MAKING OF DEACONS.

When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office of such as come to be admitted Deacons; how necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ, and also, how the people ought to esteem them in their Office.

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Then the Bishop (commending such as shall be found meet to be Ordered to the Prayers of the congregation) shall, with the Clergy and people present, sing or say the Litany, with the Prayers as followeth.

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The Litany and Suffrages.

God the Father, of heaven : have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Father, of heaven: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon us miferable finners.

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O God the Holy Ghoft, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O holy, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three Perfons and one God: have mercy upon us miserable finners.

O holy, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three Perfons and one God: have mercy upon us miferable fin

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Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our fins: fpare us, good Lord, fpare thy people, whom thou haft redeemed with thy moft precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.

Spare us, good Lord.

From all evil and mifchief; from fin, from the crafts and affaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,

Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindnefs of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrify; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us. From fornication, and all other deadly fin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempeft; from plague, peftilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from fudden death,

Good Lord, deliver us. From all fedition, privy confpiracy, and rebellion; from all falfe doctrine, herefy, and fchifm; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy In-❘ carnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcifion; by thy Baptifm, Fafting, and Temptation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Crofs and Paffion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Refurrection and Afcenfion; and by the coming of the Holy Ghoft,

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgement,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We finners do befeech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church univerfal in the right way;

Webeseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to keep and ftrengthen in the true worfhipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy Servant GEORGE our most gracious King and Governour ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love, and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever feek thy honour and glory; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to be his defender, and keeper, giving him the victory over all his enemies;

Webefeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless

and preferve all the Royal Family ;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and underftanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may fet it forth, and fhew it accordingly;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to blefs these thy fervants, now to be admitted to the Order of Deacons, [or Priels,] and to pour thy grace upon them; that they may duly execute their Office, to the edifying of thy Church, and the glory of thy holy Name;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wif dom, and underftanding ; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magiftrates, giving them grace to execute juftice, and to maintain truth;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give

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us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments;

Webefeech thee to hear us,good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; We befeech theeto hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all fuch as have erred, and are deceived; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to ftrengthen fuch as do ftand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted; and to raise up them that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet ;

We befeech thee to hear us,good Lord.

That it may please thee to fuccour, help, and comfort, all that are in danger, neceffity, and tribulation ;

Webefeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to preferve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all fick perfons, and young children; and to fhew thy pity upon all prifoners and captives; We bejeech thee to hearus, good Lord.

That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherlefs children and widows, and all that are defolate and oppreffed; We beseech thee to hear us,good Lord.

That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, perfecutors, and flanderers, and to turn their hearts; We beseech thee to hear us,good Lord. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our ufe the kindly fruits of the earth, fo as in due time we may enjoy them; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our fins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word;

Webefeech thee to hear us, good Lord. Son of God we befeech thee to hear us.

Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.

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O Lamb of God away the fins of the world; Grant us thy peace. O Lamb of God: that takeft away the fins of the world;

Have mercy upon us.

O Chrift, hear us.
O Chrift, hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Chrift, have mercy upon us.
Chrift, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

¶Then shall the Priest, and the people with him, say the Lord's Prayer.

OUR 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 trefpaffes, As we forgive them that trespass againft us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Prieft. O Lord, deal not with us after our fins.

Anfwer. Neither reward us after our iniquities.

Let us pray.

God, merciful Father, that despisest not the fighing of a contrite heart, nor the defire of fuch as be forrowful; Mercifully affift our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and adverfities, whenfoever they opprefs us; and gracioufly hear us, that thofe evils, which the craft and fubtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought; and by the providence of thy goodnefs they may be difperfed; that we thy fervants, being hurt by no perfecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jefus Chrift our Lord.

O Lord, arife, help us, and deliver us for thy. Name's fake.

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