TABLE II.' Years 3TO find the month and days 15 5300 2 Years of our Lord of our B 1600 0 B 5200 16 5500 17 B 5600 17 18 5700 6100 19 5900 of the month to which the Golden Numbers ought to be prefixed in the Calendar in any given year of our Lord, consisting of entire hundred years, and in all the intermediate years betwixt that and the next hundredth year following, look in the second column of Table II. for the given year, consisting of entire hundreds, and note the number or cypher which stands against it in the third column; then in Table III. look for the same number in the column under any given Golden Number, which when you have found, guide your eye sideways to the left hand, and in the first column you will find the month and day to which that Golden Number ought to be prefixed in the 7500 26 Calendar, during that period of one hundred years. 6400 20 7 B 6800 22 7400 25 3400 8 3500 9 B 3600 8 B 7200 3700 3800 10 MORNING PRAYER. ¶The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture. HE Lord is in his holy tem- bis laws which he set before us. Tple, let all the earth keep Dan. ix. 9, 10. judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psal. vi. 1. şilence before him. Hab. ii. 20. O Lord, correct me, but with From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. i. 11. Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him; Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worLet the words of my mouth, thy to be called thy son. St. Luke and the meditation of my heart, xv. 18, 19. be alway acceptable in thy sight, Enter not into judgment with O Lord, my strength and my Re-thy servant, O Lord; for in thy deemer. Psal. xix. 14. sight shall no man living be justiWhen the wicked man turneth fied. Psal. exliii. 2. away from his wickedness that he If we say that we have no sin, we hath committed, and doeth that deceive ourselves, and the truth is which is lawful and right, he shall not in us; but if we confess our save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. sins, God is faithful and just to I acknowledge my transgres-forgive us our sins, and to cleanse sions; and my sin is ever before us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. Psal. li. 3. John i. 8, 9. me. Hide thy face from my sins; and biot out all mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psal. l. 17. Then the Minister shall say, DEARLY beloved brethren, the scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should Rend your heart and not your not dissemble nor cloak them begarments, and turn unto the Lord fore the face of Almighty God, your God; for he is gracious and our heavenly Father, but confess merciful, slow to anger, and of them with an bumble, lowly, pegreat kindness, and repenteth nitent, and obedient heart; to the him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. end that we may obtain forgiveTo the Lord our God belongness of the same, by his infinite mercies and forgivenesses, though goodness and mercy. And alwe have rebelled against him; though we ought, at all times, neither have we obeyed the voice humbly to acknowledge our sins of the Lord our God, to walk in before God; yet ought we chiefly D so to do, when we assemble and who desireth not the death of a meet together, to render thanks sinner, but rather that he may for the great benefits that we turn from his wickedness and live, have received at his hands, to set hath given power and commandforth his most worthy praise, to ment to his ministers, to declare hear his most holy word, and to and pronounce to his people, beask those things which are requi-ing penitent, the Absolution and site and necessary, as well for the Remission of their sins. He parbody as the soul. Wherefore, I doneth and absolveth all those pray and beseech you, as many who truly repent, and unfeignas are here present, to accom-edly believe his holy Gospel. pany me, with a pure heart and Wherefore, let us beseech him humble voice, unto the throne of to grant us true repentance, and the heavenly grace, saying- his Holy Spirit; that those things A general Confession to be said by the whole Congregation af ter the Minister, all kneeling, ALMIGHTY and most merci 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. The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. ¶ Or this. ful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have of fended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who, of his which we ought to have done; And we have done those things Seat mercy, hath promised forwhich we ought not to have done:giveness of sins to all those who, And there is no health in us. faith, turn unto him; have mercy with hearty repentance and true But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. on you, pardon and deliver you Spare thou those, O God, who from all your sins, confirm and confess their faults. Restore thou strengthen you in all goodness, those who are penitent; Accord and bring you to everlasting life, ing to thy promises declared unto through Jesus Christ our Lord. mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most mer-¶ ciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; To the Amen. glory of thy holy name. Amen. Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins; to OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed he thy Name; be made by the Priest alone, Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will standing; the People still be done on earth, as it is in Heakneeling. ven; Give us this day our daily LMIGHTY God, the Father bread; And forgive us our tresof our Lord Jesus Christ, passes, as we forgive those whe For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. trespass against us; And lead us beauty of holiness; let the whole not into temptation; But deliver earth stand in awe of him. us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. ¶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, 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 bel praised. Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections of Psalms set forth by this Church: and at the end! of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicite, Jubilate, Benedictus, Cantate Domino, Bonum est confiteri, Deus misereatur, Benedic, Anima mea-MAY be said or sung the Gloria Patri; and at the end of the whole Portion, or Selection of Psalms for the day, SHALL be said or sung the Gloria Patri, or else the Gloria in Excelsis, as followeth : G ¶ Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem; except on those days for which other Anthems are appointed; and except also, when it is used Gloria in Excelsis. in the course of the Psalms, an LORY be to God on high, the nineteenth day of the month. and on earth peace, good will Venite, exultemus Domino. towards men. We praise thee, Come, let us sing unto the we bless thee, we worship thee, Lord, let us heartily rejoice we glorify thee, we give thanks in the strength of our salvation. to thee for thy great glory, O Let us come before his presence Lord God, heavenly King, God with thanksgiving, and show our-the Father Almighty. selves 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 Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thon For he is the Lord our God; only art the Lord; thou only, O and we are the people of his pas-Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art ture, and the sheep of his hand. most high in the Glory of God O worship the Lord in the the Father. Amen. O come, let us worship and fall down; and kneel before the Lord, our Maker. |