ters, and all liars, shall have their portion in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. Rom. xii. 19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Rom. xiii. 3-5. (See above.) Luke iii. 14. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages. Ephes. iv. 26. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Mark iii. 4, 5. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath day, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored whole as the other. 2 Cor. xi. 2. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. Gal. iv. 18. But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good cause ; and not only when I am present with you. Rom. x. 2. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Phil. iii. 6. Concerning zeal, persecuting the church: touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

From the Book of Common Praper.

MORNING PRAYER. The Lord's Prayer. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us;......

Second Collect, for Peace. O God, who art the author of peace, and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord.

EVENING PRAYER. Third Collect, for Aid against Perils. Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

LITANY....... From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

...... From battle, and murder, and from sudden death,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and re

bellion ;....

Good Lord, deliver us.

That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. PRAYER for all Conditions of Men. More especially we pray for the good estate of the Catholic Church; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life.

THANKSGIVING for restoring public Peace at Home. O eternal God, our heavenly Father, who alone makest men to be of one mind in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people; We bless thy holy name, that it hath pleased thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us ;....

COLLECT for St. Stephen's Day......and being filled with the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our persecutors, by the example of thy first martyr, St. Stephen, who prayed for his murderers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of God to succour all those that suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate.

For Quinquagesima Sunday. O Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity

are nothing worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee; Grant this for thine only Son, Jesus Christ's sake.

For the first Sunday after Easter. Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth,.....,

For the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity ; .

COMMUNION. Prayer for the Church Militant.......beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the Spirit of truth, unity, and concord; And grant that all they that do confess thy holy name, may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love.

Exhortation. And if ye shall perceive your offences to be such, as are not only against God, but also against your neighbours; then ye shall reconcile yourselves unto them, being ready to make restitution and satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your power for all injuries and wrongs, done by you to any other; and being likewise ready to forgive others that have offended you, as ye would have forgiveness of your offences at God's hand: for otherwise the receiving of the holy Communion doth nothing else but increase your damnation.

CATECHISM. Question. towards thy neighbour?

What is thy duty

Answer. My duty towards my neighbour, is to love him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me:......To hurt nobody by word:......To bear no malice nor hatred in my heart:......

COMMINATION. Minister. Cursed is he that smiteth his neighbour secretly.

Minist. Cursed is he that taketh reward to slay the innocent.

Minist. Cursed are the unmerciful; ......

From the Thirty-nine Articles.

ARTICLE XXXVII.

Of the Civil Magistrates.

The King's majesty hath the chief power in this realm of England, and other his dominions, unto whom the chief government of all, estates of this realm, whether they be ecclesiastical or civil, in all causes doth appertain; and is not, nor ought to be, subject to any foreign jurisdiction.

Where we attribute to the King's majesty, the chief government, by which titles we understand. the minds of some slanderous folks to be offended, we give not to our Princes the ministering either