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People.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Minister.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

People.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Minister.

Thou shalt not steal.

People.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Minister.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

People.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Observations.

not acknowledge the great | lives, by violence, intemmercy of God, in forbid-perance, or by such evil ding us, upon pain of His displeasure, to shorten our own or other men's

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light by them; and, as bad as it was, would have been much more wicked.

If the sins of whoredom, | the world would have set impurity, and uncleanness, and that luxury, drunkenness, and sloth which lead to them, had not been forbidden by God Himself,

Every one, whose rights and properties have been invaded by violence, or raud, or injustice, or thievery, does easily see the reason, and goodness,

and necessity of this law of God, and therefore ought to pray most earnestly that it may be religiously observed by themselves and others.

the good of mankind, by a law forbidding them, at their peril, to ruin themselves and others by such wicked ways.

Evil-disposed people | most mercifully consulted being capable of doing the greatest mischief to the estates, reputations, and lives of their neighbours, by false oaths and lying stories, God hath

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Minister.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

People.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

T Then shall follow one of these two Collects for the Queen, the Priest standing as before, and saying,

Let us pray.

LMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlast

Aing, and power infinite; Have mercy upon

the whole Church; and so rule the heart of Thy chosen servant VICTORIA, our Queen and Governor, that she (knowing whose minister she is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory: and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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LMIGHTY and everlasting God, we are taught by thy holy Word, that the hearts of

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