that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart, /. and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying after me;

2.

A general Confession to be said of the whole 3. Congregation after the Minister, all kneel-4 ing.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father;

erred, and strayed from thy

ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health alth in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O

3.

4.

God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober / life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone, standing; the people still kneeling.

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LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live; and hath given power; and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and 6. Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true 7. 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.

8.

The people shall answer here, and at the end of all other Prayers,
AMEN.

2.

our own

credit & repute, but that God's name

& Hosanmak

for for may be honored also. One of the the few f words reserved in all churches without translation. Some have likewise Alleluia as in our Bible: but in the Prayer Book, we have translated them into "Praise zr the Loud" & "O God, make speed &c. is itself a prayer: except afte a creed te : or in the Commi. :nation. - He Jews ascribe great efficacy wit. and it was

loudly pronounced in the primitive church.

3. Not a declaration of Absolutionse.

4.

That no Deacon for

:cision of the Bishops at the Savoy conference, in austiие
the Presbyterians' desire that the und "Minister" b

layman may read it, is clear pom the de:

used instead of

it.

the ordinary decide to deacon to 80-10. – See Appendix. K.

of Priert. Priert. kither can
+ permit

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the contrary. 5. Buause it is an act of authority. 6. If this is a mere declaration of pardon, it seems tirgn: :lar that it so be placed of pist after confefrim, in order to comfort sinnery, & induce sorrow & repentance: inded the first of the sentences has this effect: and a Trucon may read it. - Asuin, if it to iruplied no more than thet upon repentance all sinners me pardoned, it might have been equally pronounced to all present, & not limited 5 thow "bring penitent: but as the infervitent are left out, we may conclude that it is truly effective; by means of the Priests' rentis & pronouncing it, tho hd he knows not wwhom it is applied, nor can he restrain its powers Being w he used in a mixed congregation, it is drawn wh in a declarative foun, for for the the minister not known whethe all are sincue penitents, is not allowed to prostitute so sacred an ordinance promiscuously amongst the good bad.As a dracon may not read this, he

must proceed at once to the Lord's Prayer.

J. Ser Appendix. I. 1. A.

8. Ser Appendix. I.1. B.

9. See Appendix. I. 1. E.

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it is

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1. From Earth to Whitsuntite, in the premutive Church, they were accustomed to pray standing. The publican in ur Temple stord, & our Lord said, when ze stand praying te. 2. Until the Cast review, the minister said it alone, the people joining only at the words " Deliver us pom evil. The Doxology is sometimes added, sometimes not: here be : office of praise. The reviewers who addel it were justified in do doing, because it is found in many ancient copies of It Matt. Gospel, is in the Syriae versions in the Early Greek liturgies de. - And not probable that any we have so tampered with such a compositi as t have interpolated it into S. Matt: Gospel.. We do not know the it act ground on wh the reviewes this prayer is highly probable. In all other offices of the Church, 4 ceft in the commmmmmmim (towth there is usually as a prepara: : tim the daily prayers the boats rayer is uniformly prefaced with with the Kyrie Cleison te. - Andatary unquestionable : Elsn the proprict of the properly

added the sentences to

rate

we cannot s0

but

reverence

additim is

fort

call God Our Father".

3. See Appendix. P.1.C. 4. Responses were anciently used in the primitive church, after the model of the Jews: amoy whom we must however rr: : member that the Priests & Levites only perfonned them. They are selected pom the Palms, and connect the preceding, penitential part of the service, with rather they belongs with the rucharistie, wh immineriakh follows.

118.25 :Pr . יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה בָּא .5 יְהוָה הַעֲלִיחָה נָא .6

7. Called the lesser doxology, in distinction to the "glory

custombe God on

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high ve "und in the communion. Lester, good by custom). – Whas been used instead. of other variatioms, since the intro: :duction of the Arian heresy. – Ser appendix. D. 8. An addition not used at first, but in oppositim also to Aria: nism. It rest upon the testimony of scripture - the 1 x prep mentim we have of the clause is in the 2nd Con : of faisons in Rance. 9. הללויה- which word itself is appointed in Edw: 1. B. Wer wed from Easten to Trinit Sunday afth these versicles. 10. This was introduced at the last review. Defne wh however it was in the Scotch Book of Ch : 1. - From Wh many of the altera: :tions of 1867 were taken.

Plalm

y not the invitatry but the

6th wrn of it. Wh was

11. the following 4 not be sung accorg Edw: / Book. - Called invitatoy, because ancienth before all weer assembled, both to warn the to wittrer,

Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an /. audible voice; the people also kneeling, and repeating it with 2. him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

UR 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 trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. 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.

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Then likewise he shall say,

O Lord, open thou our lips.

And

Answer. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Priest. O God, make speed to save us.
Answer. O Lord, make haste to help us.

Here all standing up, the Priest shall say,

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

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is 8 now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

Priest. Praise ye the Lord.

Answer. The Lord's Name be praised.

9.