their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit; that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

T The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen.

¶ Or this.

OUR heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresover else it is used in Divine Service.

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the king

dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and Amen.

ever.

T Then likewise he shall say:

O Lord, open thou our lips;

Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

¶ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say:

Gloria Patri.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Min. Praise ye the Lord.

Ans. The Lord's name be praised.

T The following Anthem is then to be said or sung:
Venite, exultemus Domino.

COME, let us sing unto the Lord, let us
heartily rejoice in the strength of our sal-

vation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.

For the Lord is a great God; and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth; and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship, and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.

¶ Here may be read the first lesson, according to the Calendar, or one of the Selection of Psalms, with the Doxology, as set forth in the Matins, or Morning Service. Then shall be read the Prayers of Adoration of Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost.

PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD.

ETERNAL and Almighty God, omniscient and omnipresent, the Creator and God of all, to whom the universe is subject, we humbly adore thy name, and worship thy perfection.

All things obey thy will, and this glorious earth, with the thousand brilliant worlds which circle round thee, are governed by thy law. In wisdom hast thou made them all.

We are taught to worship thee, O Eternal and Almighty God, through the mysterious union of a holy, blessed and glorious Trinity, and to ascribe to our Father in heaven all might, majesty, dominion and power, as God, Governor and Judge, of the world we live in. We thank thee, that our Father has promised us eternal life, and salvation in the day of final judgment, through the mediation of our Redeemer Jesus Christ; and that by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we are permitted to offer up to thy all-glorious majesty our

humble supplications and prayers — believing in thy justice, and trusting to thy mercy hereafter.

O most adorable Spirit, great Ruler of creation, God of gods, benevolent and good, thou didst order our being, and our condition is according to thy word. Grant us, we humbly beseech thee, a knowledge of thy truth, and a clear understanding of thy will, with a grateful sense of the mercies we receive from our Heavenly Father, through his blessed Son, our Saviour, so that when, hereafter, we shall live in the spirit, we may prove ourselves acceptable to thee, and become partakers of that happy life prepared for us from the beginning. Amen.

¶ Then the Minister, kneeling, shall say the following Prayer to our Father in heaven:

PRAYER TO OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.

HOLY Father in heaven, O glorious and blessed Word, who, in the beginning, didst form this world and every living thing upon it. Hallowed be thy name. Thou orderest our condition, and through thy wisdom we live, and move, and have our being.

Submissively we bow before thee, and entreat thy pardon for our transgressions. To thee belong might, majesty, dominion and power over us, and we pray thee, Heavenly Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities. Remember, O Lord, that our flesh is weak and tends to evil, and that, while soul and body are bound together by perishable matter, we may be daily tempted

beyond our strength. Succor us, we beseech thee, in our troubles, and send us aid in our distress, that through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit we may have a heart to love, and not to fear thy judgments.

O gracious Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways; we have followed the devices of our own hearts; we have offended thee; we are miserable sinners. But thou, O God, have mercy upon us; spare us who confess our faults; restore us who are penitent; and enable us finally to attain eternal life, through thy promises declared to all mankind in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

T Then the Minister shall say the following Prayer to our Saviour Jesus Christ:

PRAYER TO OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.

BLESSED Lord, our Saviour, O Christ, our Comforter, beloved Son of our Heavenly Father; thou didst receive man's form to save him from the effects of sin, and didst endure the sharpness of death to obtain for him the kingdom of heaven. We thank thee we praise thee— we bless thee, and worship thee for ever.

Without thy manifestation, our own unworthiness would have left us subject to the law; but thou, O gracious Saviour, in thy abundant love, didst mediate in our behalf, and gave thy body a living sacrifice for our salvation. Eternal life is in thee; and through thee, and by thy precepts,