heads, and made us to stand in might, which none is able to with the day of battle.

stand; we bless and magnify thy The Lord hath appeared for us; great and glorious name for this the Lord hath overthrown our bappy victory, the whole glory enemies, and dashed in pieces whereofwe do ascribe to thee, who those ibat mse up against us. art the only giver of victory. And

Therefore nui unto us, ) Lord, we beseech thee, give us grace to not unto us; but unto thy name improve this great mercy to thy be given the glory:

glory, the advancement of thy The Lord hath done great Gospel, the honour of our coun. things for us; the Lord hath done try, and, as much as in us lieth, to great things for us, for which we the good of all mankind. And rejoice.

we beseech thee, give us such a Our help standeth in the name sense of this great mercy, as may of the Lord, who bath made hea- engage us to a true thankfulness, ven and earth.

such as may appear in our lives, Blessed be the name of the by an humble, holy, and obedient Lord, from this time forth for walking before thee all our days, evermore,

through Jesus Christ our Lord; Glory be to the Father, and to to whom, with thee, and the Holy the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in

As it was in the beginning, is particular for this victory and now, and ever shall be, world deliverance, he all glory and ho. without end. Amen.

nour, world without end. Amen 1 After this Hymn may be said the Te

Cor. xiii. 14. 1 T - this Collect. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Almighty God, the Sovereign Christ,and the love of God,and

Commander of all the world. the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, in whose hand is power and be with us all evermore. Amen. $ At the Burial of the Dead at Sea, the Office in the Common Prayer Book may be

thed ; only instead of these words, We therefore commit his Body to the ground earth to earth, &c. say, We therefore commit his Body to the deep, to be tumed into corruption, looking for the Resurrection of the Body when the Sea sball give up her dead, and the life of the world to come, througb our Lord Jesus Christ; who at his coming, shall change our vile Body, that it may be like his glorious Body, according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.

Deum.

A FORM OF PRAYER FOR THE VISITATION OF PRISONERS. When Morning or Evening Prayer shall be read in any Prison, instead of the Psalm, 0 come let us sing, &c. shall be read the 130th Psalm ; and the Minister shall insert, after the Collect for the Day, the Collect in the following service, O God, who sparest, &c. and at such time, as the Litany is not read, he shall add the Prayer, o God, merciful Father, who despisest not, &c. And when Notice is given to the Minis. REMEMBER not. Lord, our ter, that a Prisoner is confined for some iniquities, nor the iniquities great or capital crime, he shall visit of our forefathers ; neither tako him, and when he cometh into the place where she Prisoner is he shall thou vengeance of our sins: Sport say, kneeling down,

us. good Lord, spare thy people

ven, &c.

sins;

whom thou hast redeemed with innocent, and awaken the guilty thy most precious blood, and be and forasmuch as thou alone bring. not angry with us for ever. est light out of darkness, and good Ans. Spare us, good Lord. out of evil, grant that the pains Let us pray:

and punishments which these thy Lord, have mercy upon us. servants endure, through their Christ, have mercy upon us. bodily confinement, may tend to

Lord, have mercy upon us. setiing free their souls from the OUR Father, who art in Heachains of sin; througlı Jesus

Christ our Lord. Amen. Min. O Lord, show thy mercy 1 Here the Minister, as he shall see con. upon us;

venient, may read the Prayer for All Ans. And grant us thy salvation.

conditions of Men, the Collect for Ash

Wednesday, and the Collect beginning Min. Turn thy face from our Almighty God, the fountain of all wviso

dom, &c. or any other Prayer of the LiAns. And blot out all our ini

turgy, which he shall judge proper.

1 Then shall the Minister échort the quities.

Prisoner or Prisoners after this Form, Min. Send us help from thy or other like: holy place;

DEARLY beloved, know this, Ans. For thine indignation lieth that Almighty God, whose fiard upon us.

never-failing providence governMin. O Lord, hear our prayer; eth all things both in heaven and

Ans. And let the sighing of the earth, hath so wisely and merci. Prisoners come before thee. fully ordered the course of this The Collect.

world, that bis judgments are ofGRANT, we beseech thee, Al- ten sent as fatherly corrections to

mighty God, that we, who for us; and if, with due submission our evil deeds do worthily deserve and resignation to his holy will to be punished, by the comfort of we receive the same, they will thy grace may mercifuliy be re- work together for our good. lieved; through our Lord and It is your part and duty, thereSaviour Jesus Christ. Amen. fore, 10 humble yourself under O God, who sparest when we the mighty band of God, to ac

deserve punishment, and in knowledge the righteousness of thy wrath rememberest mercy ; his judgments, and to endeavour, we humbly beseech thee, of thy that, by his grace, this present goodness to comfort and succour visitation may lead you to a sinall those who are under reproach cere and hearty repentance. And misery in the house of bond- The way and means thereto is age; correct them not in thine to examine your life and converanger, neither chasten them in sation by the rule of God's comthy sore displeasure. Give thein mandments; and whereinsoever a right understanding of them- you shall perceive yourself to have selves, and of thiy threats and pro- offended either by will, word, or mises ; that they may neither cast deed, there to bewail your own away their contidence in thee, nor sinfulness, and to confess yoursel, place it any where but in thee. to Almighty God, with full purRelieve the distressed, protect the pose of amendment of life. And

answer,

if you shall perceive youroffences you may claim the merits of to be such as are not only against Christ : but if you die in your sins, God, but also against your neigh- his sufferings will tend to your bours; then to reconcile yourself greater condemnation. O belov to them, being ready to make res- ed, consider, in this your day, how titution and satisfaction, accord- fearful a thing it will be to fall ing in the uttermost of your into the hands of the living God, power, for all injuries and wrongs when you can neither fly to his done by you to any other: and be- mercy to protect you, nor to the ing likewise ready to forgive others merits of Christ to cover you in who have offended you, as you that terrible day. would have forgiveness of your " Here the Minister shall examine him offences at God's hand. And to

concerning his Failh, and rehearse the

Articles of the Creed, Dost thou believe this true repentance and change in God, &c. And the Prisoner shall of inind you must add a lively and steadfast faith, and dependence All this I steadfastly believe. upon the merits of the death of " Then shall the Minister examine whether

he repent him truly of his sins, and be in Christ, with an entire resignation

charity with all the world. and further of yourself to the will of God. admonish him particularly concerning Except you repent, and believe, the crimes where with he is charged,

and exhort, him if he huve any s'uples we can give you no hope of salva- that he would declare the same, and pre tion: But if you do sincerely re- pare himself for the Holy Communion, pent and believe, God hath declar- against the time that it may be proper ed, though your sins be as red as a Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall

to administer it to him. scarlet, they shall be made white

say as follows, from the 51st Psalm: as snow; thongly your wickednes: HAVỆ mercy upon me, O God, ses have gone over your head, yet after thiy great goodness; acshall they not be your destruction. cording to the multitude of thy

We exhort you therefore in the mercies, do away mine offences name of God, and of his dear Son Wash me thoroughly from my Jesus Christ our Saviour, and as wickedness; and cleanse ine from you tender your own salvation, to my sin. take good heed of these things in For I acknowledge my faulis, time, while the day of salvation and my sin is ever before me. lasteth ; for the night cometh, Against thee only havel sinned, when no man can work. While you and done this evil in thy sight; have the light, believe in the light, that thou mightesi be justified in and walk as children of the light, thy saying, and clear when thou that you be not cast into outer ari judged. darkness; that you may not knock, Beliold, I was shapen in wick when the door shall be shut; and edness; and in sin hath my mo cry for mercy, when it is he lime ther conceived nie. of justice. Now you are the ob- But so, thou requirest truth in ject of God's mercy, if by repent- the inward parts; and shalt make auce and true faith you iurn unto me to undersiand wisdoin sehim: but if you neglect these cretly. things, you will be the object of Thou shalt purge me with hys his justice and vengeance: Now!sop and I shall be clean; thou

shait wash me, and I shall be for trial of his patience, or punishwhiter than snow.

ment ofhis offences, enable him by Thou shalt make me hear of thy grace cheerfully to submithimjoy and gladness; that the bones self to thy holy will and pleasure. which thou hast broken inay re. Gò not far from those, O Lord, joice.

whom thou hast laid in a place of Turn thy face from my sins; darkness, and in the deep ; and and put out all my misdeeds. forasmuch as thou hast not cut him

Make me a clean heart, O God; off suddenly but chastenest him as and renew a right spirit within ine. a filer; grant that lie,duly con.

Cast me not away from thy pre- sidering thy great mercies, may sence; and take not thy Holy Spi- be unseignédly thankful, and turn rit from me.

unto thee with true repentance O give me the comfort of thy and sincerity of heart, through help again; and stablish me with Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. thy free Spirit.

9 Prayers for Persons under Sentence of Then shalll teach thy ways unto

Death. the wicked ; and sinners shall T When a criminal is under Sentence of be converted unto thee.

Death, the Minister shall proceed, im

mediately after the Collect, o God, who Deliver me from blood guilti- sparest, to exhort him after this ness, O God, thou that art the Form, or other like: God of my health; and my tongue DEARLY beloved, it hath pleasshall sing of thy righteousness.

ed Almighty God, in his jusThou shalt open my lips, otice, to bring you under the senLord; and my mouth shall show tence and condemnation of the thy praise.

law: You are shortly to suffer For thou desirest no sacrifice, death in such a manner, that else would I give it thee; but thou others, warned by your example, delightest not in burnt-offerings. may be the more afraid to offend;

The sacrifice of God is a trou. and we pray God, that you may bled Spirit ; a broken and con- make such use of your punishtrite heart, O God, shalt thou not ments in this world, that your despise.

soul may be saved in the world 1 Then the Minister shall say.

to come. L

Wherefore we come to you in O Lord we beseech thee, mer: the bowels of compassion; and;

cifuliy hear our prayers, and being desirous that you should spare all those who confess their avoid presumption on the one sins unto thee; that they, whose hand, and despair on the other, consciences by sin are accused, shall plainly lay before you the by thy merciful pardon may be wretchedness of your condition, absolved, through Christ our and declare how far you ought to Lord. Amen.

depend on the mercies of God, O God, whose inercy is everlast- and the merits of our Saviour.

ing, and power infinite; look Consider theu seriously with yourclown with pity and compassion/self, in all appearance the tinc of upon the sufferings of this thy ser. your dissolution draweth near ; rant ; and whether thou visitest your sins have laid fast hold upon

us pray

you; you are soun to be removed if with a perfect and true hear from among men by a violent we return unto him. death; and you shall fade away Since therefore you are soon to suddenly like the grass, which inpass into an endless and unchangethe morning is green and grow-able state, and your future hapeth up, but in the evening is cut piriess or misery depenas upon down, dried up, and withered. ihe few momenis which are left After you have thus finished the you; I require you strictly to excourse of a sinful and miserable amine yourself, and your estate life, you shail appear before the both towardy God and towards Judge of all flesh; who, as he man; and let no worldly consi pronuances blessings on the righ-deration hinder you from making ieous, shall likewise say, with a a true and full confession of your terrible voice of most just judg. sins, and giving all the satisfaction ment, to the wicked, Go, ye ac- which is in your power to every cursed, into the fire everlasting, one whom you have wronged or prepared for the devil and his injured ; 'hat you may find mercy angels.

at your heaveniy Father's hand, Your sins have brought you too for Christ's sake, and not be connear this dreadful sentence: It is demned in the dreadful day of therefore your part and duty, myjjudgment. brother, liumbly to confess and Lastly, beloved, submit your bewail your great and manifold self with Christian resignation to offences, and to repent you truly the just judgment of God, which of your sins, as you tender the your own crimes have brought clernal salvation of your soul. upon you, and be in charity with

Be not deceived with a vain all men; being ready sincerely to and presumptuous expectation of forgive all such as have offended God's favour, ncrsay within your-you, not excepting those who have self, Peace, Peace, where there prosecuted you even unto death is no peace; for there is no peace, And, though this may seem a Saith my God, to the wicked. hard saying, yet know assuredly, God is not mocked; he is of purer that without it your charity is not eyes than to belold iniquity; and yet perfect. And fail not earnestwithout holiness no man shall see ly to endeavour and pray for this the Lord. On the other hand, de blessed temper and composure of spair not of God's mercy, though mind. So may you cast yourself trouble is on every side; for God with an entire dependence upon shuiteth not up his mercies for the mercies of God, through the ever in displeasure: But if we merits of our Saviour and Reconfess our sins, he is faithful and deemer Jesus Christ. just to forgive us our sins, and to Here the Minister shall examine him cleanse uis from all unrighteous concerning his Fai,., and rehears: t'w ness. Do not either way abuse

Articles of the Creed, Dost thou believe

in God, &c. And the Criminal shull the goodness of God, who calleth up mercifully to amendment, and

All this I steadfastly believe. of his endless pity promiseth us. Then shall the Minister eramine whe forgiveness of that ishich is past, ther he repont him truly of his sins, es

answer,