didst Thyself, with Thine own hands,

make man out of the dust of the earth, and didst breathe into his nostrils the breath of life; and didst honour him with Thine image; and didst charge Thine Angels concerning him; and didst set him over the works of Thine hands; . and didst place him in a Paradise of pleasure; and didst not despise him, even when he despised Thy command;

but didst open for him the door
unto repentance and life;

giving him Thy great and precious promise
concerning the Seed of the woman;
Thou Who hast instructed our race,

by that which may be known of God, by the Law which is written in the heart, by the rite of Sacrifices,

by the oracles of the Prophets, by the melody of the Psalms, by the wisdom of the Proverbs, by the experience of the Histories.

Who, when the fulness of time was come,
didst send forth Thy Son,

Who took hold of the seed of Abraham,
and made Himself of no reputation,
taking on Him the form of a servant;
and being made of a woman,

made under the Law,

by the oblation of His Life accomplished
its obedience,

by the sacrifice of His Death removed its curse;
redeeming our race by His Passion,
quickening it by His Resurrection;
leaving nothing undone, that could be done,
to make us partakers of the Divine Nature.
Who hath manifested in every place the savour
of His knowledge,

by the preaching of the Gospel ; bearing Himself witness with divers signs and wonders,

by marvellous holiness of life,

by mighty power, even unto shedding of blood, by the incredible conversion of the world to the Faith,

without assistance of authority, without intervention of persuasion. Who hast made us children of the Saints, and heirs of the same vocation;

Who hast granted to Thy Church, that she should be the Pillar and Ground of the truth;

and that the Gates of Hell should not prevail against her; Who hast granted unto our Church, that she should keep

that which was committed unto her,

and should teach us the way of peace;

Thou Who hast confirmed the throne of Thy servant, our King; Who makest peace in our borders, and fillest us with the flour of wheat; Who hast made fast the bars of our gates, and hast blessed our children within us; Who hast clothed our enemies with confusion; Who givest us everlasting felicity, and makest us glad with the joy of Thy countenance;

Who hast informed our princes after Thy will, and taught our senators wisdom; Who hast given us pastors according to Thine heart,

that feed us with knowledge and understanding; Who hast turned our swords into plough-shares, and our spears into pruning-hooks;

Who hast caused that there should be no decay, no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets.

Thou Who didst bring me forth into life, and didst bring me on to the Laver of Regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; and hast made known to me Thy ways; and hast winked at my sins,

because I should amend: «

Who hast not shut me up in the hand of
mine iniquity,

waiting to shew mercy upon me;

Who hast not suffered my heart to be hardened; but hast left me compunction of heart, remembrance of the last things,

conscience of sins committed.

Who hast opened to me a Gate of Hope
on my confession and prayer,
through the power of Thy Mysteries and
the Keys;

Who hast not cut off, like a weaver, my life, nor from morning even to night made an end of me;

nor taken me away in the midst of my days; but hast holden my soul in life, and hast not suffered my feet to slip.

Deprecation.

OOK down, O Lord our God,

Lfrom thy

from Thy lofty dwelling-place, and from the

Throne of Thy glorious kingdom

Thou, Who dwellest on high,
yet hast respect unto the humble,
look down upon us, and destroy us not;
yea, rather deliver us from evil.

From all evil and misfortune,
deliver us.

As of old time Thou didst deliver our fathers, deliver us.

By whatsoever is dear to Thee,
or beloved by Thee,

deliver us.

In all our straits,

deliver us.

From the evils of the world to come,
from Thine anger,

but yet more from Thy ceasing to be angry, from everlasting damnation,

from all the terrors of the world to come, from the wrathful countenance of the Judge, from being placed on the Left Hand, from the hearing of that dreadful and terrible voice, DEPART FROM ME.

from being cast into outer darkness,
from eternal chains under darkness,

from the lake of fire and brimstone
where the smoke of their torments goeth
up for ever and ever,
Deliver us.

Spare us, O Lord. Have mercy upon us. Deliver us; and let us never be confounded.

From spiritual evils;

from blindness and hardness of heart,
which lead to impenitence;

from softness and from hardness of forehead, from a seared conscience,

and ceasing to sorrow after sinning,