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Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy,-I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to renew the hearts of them that are contrite.

After which add this short Exhortation.

I beseech you that are present, to join with me in an humble confession of sins to Almighty God, casting yourselves down with all humility before the throne of grace.

The Confession.

I.

ALMIGHTY GOD, powerful and merciful, thou art a jealous God against persevering sinners, but a gracious Father to the penitent let thy merciful ears be opened to the petitions of thy servants, who, with sorrow and shame, confess their sins unto thee.

II.

We have loved the world, not thee: we have obeyed the desires of our own hearts, not thy holy laws and commandments we have often left our duty undone, but cease not to please our senses, and to feed greedily upon vanity thou hast commanded us to love our brethren, and, instead of loving them, we have slandered and reproached, injured and tempted them, envied their good, and rejoiced in their calamity.

III.

O blessed God, we are ashamed when we remember our own follies, our violent passions, our peevishness and pride, our vain thoughts and unprofitable words, our uncharitable and useless conversation: we spend our days in idleness and folly, our nights in the images and causes of death; and though our sins are so many that we cannot number them, yet we so little apprehend our own dangers, that we neither leave them utterly nor heartily deplore them.

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But, O God, thou God of pity and compassion, have mercy upon us for thou art our Father, merciful and gracious, and thou hast revealed to mankind an infinite mercy

in Jesus Christ. For his sake be pleased to give us repentance, and to give us pardon, and grant that our souls being washed in the blood of the holy Lamb and the baptism of repentance, we may live a gracious, a holy, and a blessed life, in all godliness and honesty, and sobriety, and may die in the love of God, in the charity of our neighbours, in the communion of the church, and in a sure and certain hope of life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Prayer of Absolution, to be said by the Minister alone, according to his Piety and Discretion, when he sees cause.

Our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus, the great Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, that Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world, who promised Paradise to the repenting thief, and gave pardon to the woman taken in adultery,pardon and forgive all your sins known and unknown. O blessed Jesus, in whatsoever thy servants as men bearing flesh about them, and inhabiting this world, or deceived by the devil, have sinned whether in word or deed, whether in thought or desire, whether by omission or commission, let it be forgiven unto them by thy word and by thy spirit; and for ever preserve thy servants from sinning against thee, and from suffering thine eternal anger, for thy promise' sake, and for thy glorious name's sake, O blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus. Amen.

Then devoutly and distinctly say the Lord's Prayer.

Our 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: And 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.

The Doxology.

Glory be to the Father of mercies, the Father of men and angels, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Glory be to the most holy and eternal Son of God, the blessed Saviour and Redeemer of the world, the Advocate of sinners, the Prince of peace, the Head of the church, and the mighty Deliverer of all them that call upon him.

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Glory be to the holy and eternal Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost the Comforter, the sanctifying and life-giving Spirit..

All glory and thanks, all honour and power, all love and obedience, be to the blessed and undivided Trinity, one God eternal.

The heavens declare thy glory: the earth confesses thy providence: the sea manifests thy power; and every spirit, and every understanding creature, celebrates thy greatness for ever and ever. All glory and majesty, all praises and dominion, be unto thee, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen.

Then, arising from their knees, let the Psalms be said in order, unless
some extraordinary occasion do intervene in which case let Psalms
be selected according to the occasion, or as is afterwards described,
concluding with, Glory be to the Father, &c.

Then read, upon all Sundays and Festivals of the year, a Chapter in the
Old Testament, either in order or by choice.

After the Lesson recite this Hymn.

I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember the wonders of old: I will meditate of all thy works, and talk of thy doings.

Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

Thou art the God that doest wonders, thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight, when thou art angry ?

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red: it is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out and drink them.

But I will declare for ever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels, my praise shall be continually of thee.

For the Lord is a sun and a shield: the Lord will give grace and glory and no good thing will he withhold from them that live a godly life.

O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man, that putteth his trust in thee.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

Or this.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints: and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies shall perish: all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They shall still bring forth fruit in their old age: they shall be fat and flourishing;

To show that the Lord is upright: he is our rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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Glory be to the Father, &c.

Then read a Lesson out of the Epistles of St. Paul, or any of the Canonical Epistles; in order, or selected upon special occasions.

After the Lesson, say this Psalm,

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer: and attend to the voice of my supplications.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger towards us to cease.

For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy to all them that call upon thee..!

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

Teach us thy way, O God, and we will walk in thy truth: unite our hearts to fear thy name.

O satisfy us early with thy mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

So we, thy people and sheep of thy pasture, will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise from generation to generation.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

Or this.

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Into thy hand I commend my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servants: save us for thy mercies' sake.

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For great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee: which thou hast wrought for them, that trust in thee before the sons of men.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Thou art my hiding-place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble: thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.:

Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

He appointed the moon for certain seasons; and the sun knoweth his going down.

I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise unto my God while I have my being: my meditation, of him shall be sweet, I will rejoice in the Lord.

I will both lay me down in peace and sleep: for thou, Lord, makest me dwell in safety.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

Or else say Psalm 103d, or the 91st, or the 121st.

Then shall follow the Apostles' Creed.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth-And in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord:

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