That it may please thee to grant his Body Reft and Peace, and a Part in the Blessed Refurrection of Life and Glory; We beseech thee to hear us, good Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the Sins of the World; Grant him thy Peace. O Lamb of God, that takest away the Sins of the World; Have Mercy upon him. 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 Trefpaffes, as we forgive them that Trefpafs against us; and lead us not into Temptation; but deliver us from Evil; for thine is the Kingdom, the the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. When the Sick Man is in the last Extremity, and as we commonly fay, is Departing; he muft not even then be neglected; but fhould Charitably be Affifted, by his Friends and Attendants, as far, and in fuch manner as his present Circumstances will admit. h When his Speech is taken from him, let them then obferve, (which they may, by the Motion of his Hand) whether he hath ftill the Use of his Reafon; and doth ftill Know and Obferve, what is done or faid to him? If fo; let them then Direct him, by their Mouth, to fay thus. And let them repeat it to him, as his own Words. I Am now Dying, and the time of my Departure is at hand. The Snares of Death compass me round about, and its Pains get hold upon me. Fearfulness and Trembling are come upon me, and a. Dread hath overwhelmed me: But But when my flesh and my heart faileth, God is the strength of my heart and my Portion for ever. Hafte thee, O God, to deliver me; make haste, O Lord, to help me. O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy fudge eternal; fuffer me not at my last hour, for any Pains of Death to fall from thee. I Believe, O Blessed Jefus, that thou shalt come to be my fudge. I therefore pray thee, help thy Servant, whom thou haft Redeemed with thy precious Blood. O make me now to be numbred with thy Saints, in Glory Everlasting. Thou that takeft away the Sins of the World, have Mercy upon me. Thou that takeft away the Sins of the World, receive my Prayer. Thou that fittest at the right hand of God, have Mercy upon me. ₹ I am now Dying, and leaving this World: But through the Mercy of God, and the Merits of Jefus Chrift, I am going into a better. My Blessed Saviour hath told me, That in his and my Father's House are many Mansions. And that he is gone before to prepare a Place for me. And will come again, and take me unto himself; that where he is, there I may be alfo. Come Lord Jefus, come quickly. Lord Jefus, receive my Spirit. Father, into thy hands I commend my Spirit. When the Dying Man is not capable to take notice of what is faid or read to him; then let fome of the Company (in the Abfence of the Minifter) thus Recommend his Departing Soul to God. Forms From BP. Andrews. Forms of Recommending the I Ord, now lettest thou thy Ser vant depart in Peace. Into thy hands, O Lord, we commend his Spirit: for thou haft redeemed it, O Lord, thou God of Truth. Bring his Soul out of Prifon, that it may praise thee. O Deliver him from this Body of Death. Guide thou him through the Valley of the fhadow of Death. Say unto his Soul, I am thy Salvation. Say unto him, To day shalt thou be with me in Paradife. Lord Jefus, receive his Spirit. Send thine Angels to meet him, and to bring him into Abrahain's Bofom. Place him in the Habitation of Light and Peace, of Foy and Gladnefs. Re |