The Minister may then say, MAY Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness; and bring us to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him. COME ye NOME unto me all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matth. xi. 28. So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John iii. 16. Hear also what the Apostle Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. Hear also what the Apostle John saith. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. Lift up your hearts. Minister. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. 1 John ii. 1. Minister. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Answer. It is meet and right so to do. Minister. IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, * that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, These words [Holy *Holy Father, Almighty, Ever- Father] may be lasting God. omitted on TrinitySunday. Here may be said the Proper Preface, accoriling to the time, or else immediately shall follow, HEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord most Hign. Amen. PROPER PREFACES, WHICH MAY BE SAID Upon Christmas-Day. BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ thine only Son to be born for us; who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Easter-Day. BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life. again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Ascension-Day. THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son glorious Resurrection manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Whit-Sunday. THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according came down from heaven with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel unto all nations; whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Trinity-Sunday. WHO HO livest and reignest ever Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. with Angels, &c. one God, Therefore After each of which Prefaces may be sung or THER THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Amen. Then may follow this Prayer. WE Table, Omerciful Lord, trusting in our do not presume to come to this thy own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to partake of the communion of the Body and Blood of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, that our sinful souls and bodies may be made clean through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in Amen. us. T The Minister may. then say, LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death, until his coming again; Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee; and grant that we may now eat this bread, and drink this cup, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, who, in the same night that he was betrayed, *took Bread; and when he had Here the Minister given thanks, † he brake it, and may take the Paten gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my Body which is given for you: Do this in remembrance of me. Like- all the Bread. wise after supper he took the the Cup into his Cup; and when he had given hand: into his hands: And here he may break the Bread: And here he may lay his hand upon Here he may take every vessel in which thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for this § is my Blood And here he may of the New Testament, which is lay his hand upon shed for you and for many for there is any Wine. the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Amen. The Minister may then give the Bread, and say, UR Lord Jesus Christ, whose body was given * everlasting life. Take and eat this in remem |