BOOK OF K. CHARLES II. 1662. SCOTCH LITURGY, 1637. David blessed the Lord be fore all the congregation: and said, Blessed be thou, O Lord God, for ever and ever. &c. 1 Chron. xxix. 10. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name, bring an offering, and come into his courts. Ps. xcvi. 8. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust &c. Matt. vi. 19, 20. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father, &c. Matt. vii. 12. Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into it: and many that were rich cast &c. Mark xii. 41-44. Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 1 Cor. ix. 11. Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things, live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar, are partakers with the altar? &c. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. He which soweth sparingly, shall reap sparingly, and he which soweth bountifully, shall reap bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: &c. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. Let him that is taught in the word, communicate unto him that teacheth, in all good things. Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, &c. Gal. vi. 6, 7. I. BOOK K. EDW. VI. 1549. II. BOOK 1552. Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 1 John iii. Give alms of thy goods, and turn never thy face from any poor man, and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. Toby iv. Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, give plenteously; if thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little; for so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. Toby iv. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and look, what he layeth out it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy; the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. Psalm xli. Where there be clerks, they shall sing one or many of the sentences above written, according to the length and shortness of the time that the people be offering. In the mean time, whiles the clerks do sing the offertory, so many as are disposed shall offer to the poor men's box every one according to his ability and charitable mind. And at the offering days appointed, every man and woman shall pay to the Curate the due and accustomed offerings. Then so many as shall be partakers of the holy Communion shall tarry still in the quire, or in some convenient place nigh the quire, the men on the one side and the women on the other side. All other (that mind not to receive the said holy communion) shall Then shall the churchwardens, or some other by them appointed, gather the devotion of the people, and put the same into the poor men's box: and upon the offering days appointed, every man and woman shall pay to the Curate the due and accustomed offerings; after which done the Priest shall say, [The same in the Folios of Elizabeth, James 1603, 1606, 1607, 1613, and two Books of Charles I. But in the Quartos of Eliz. and some Books of Charles I. is found the Minister.' In the Latin Books of Eliz. the latter part of the Rubric is thus given: 'Singuli item consuetas oblationes, et decimas suo tempore pastori persolvent. Post hæc Minister dicet.' See also Appendix No. XIII. 1, 2.] BOOK OF K. CHARLES II. 1662. SCOTCH LITURGY 1637. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, &c. 1 Tim. vi. 17—19. God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. Heb. vi. 10. To do good, and to communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16. [As to the sentences of this offertory they which differ in the Scottish Service from ours, are taken out of Bishop Andrewes his notes upon the Book of Common Prayer. L'Estrange. See also the Appendix No. XII. 2.] Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Churchwardens, or other fit person appointed for that purpose, shall receive the Alms for the Poor, and other devotions of the people, in a decent Bason, to be provided by the Parish for that purpose; and reverently bring it to the Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upon the holy Table. While the Presbyter distinctly pro nounceth some or all of these sentences for the offertory, the Deacon, or (if no such be present) one of the Churchwardens shall receive the devotions of the people there present in a bason provided for that purpose. And when all have offered, he shall reverently bring the said bason with the oblations therein, and deliver it to the Presbyter, who shall humbly present it before the Lord, and set it upon the holy Table. [For the Distribution of the Alms see in this Book the Rubric immediately following the Benediction, and in the Book of 1662 the last Rubric at the end of the Service.] II. BOOK 1552. I. BOOK EDW. VI. 1549. depart out of the quire, except the Mi nisters and Clerks. Then shall the Minister take so much bread and wine as shall suffice for the persons appointed to receive the holy communion, laying the bread upon the corporas, or else in the paten, or in some other comely thing prepared for that purpose: and putting the wine into the chalice, or else in some fair or convenient cup prepared for that use, (if the chalice will not serve,) putting thereto a little pure and clean water, and setting both the bread and wine upon the Altar. Then the Priest shall say, The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit. Priest. Lift up your hearts. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. Priest. Let us give thanks to our Lord God. Answer. It is meet and right so to do. The Priest. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to thee, O Lord, holy Father, Almighty everlasting God. [In this Book the Prayer for the whole state of Christ's Church occurs between Therefore will Angels' &c. and the 'Prayer of Consecration' and in the Introduction to it in that place the words 'militant here in earth' are not found. The other variations are here given in juxtaposition with the other Books.] Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's church militant here in earth. Almighty and everliving God, which by thy holy apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men; BOOK OF K. CHARLES II. 1662. SCOTCH LITURGY 1637. And when there is a Communion, the Priest shall then place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine, as he shall think sufficient. After which done, the Priest shall say, [The above Rubric respecting the 'Bread and Wine,' and the term 'Oblations' in the Prayer immediately following, were both added at the same time, viz. in 1661. See also Appendix No. XIV. 1.] And the Presbyter shall then offer up and place the bread and wine prepared for the Sacrament upon the Lord's Table, that it may be ready for that Service. And then he shall say, Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church militant |