The ORDER for MORNING PRAYER, Every Lord's Day throughout the Year. The fame to be used, with the proper Collects, upon CHRISTMAS-DAY, GOOD-FRIDAY, EASTER-DAY, ASCENSION-DAY, and WHITSUNDAY. At the beginning of Morning Prayer, the Minifter fhall read fome one or more of thefe fentences of the Scriptures that follow; and then he fhall fay that which is written after the faid fentences. WHEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is B lawful lawful and right, he shall fave his foul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. I acknowledge my tranfgreffions; and my fin is ever before me. Pfal. li. 3. Hide thy face from my fins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Pfal. li. 9. The facrifices of God are a broken fpirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Pfal. li. 17. Rend your heart, and not your garments; and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, flow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveneffes, though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he hath fet beDan. ix. 9. 10. fore us. O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, left thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Pfal. vi. 1. Repent ye; for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. S. Matt. iii. 2. I will arife, and go to my Father, and will fay unto him, Father, I have finned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy fon. S. Luke, xv. 18. 19. Enter not into judgment with thy fervant, O Lord; for in thy fight no man living fhall be juftified. Pfal. cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no fin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us: But if we confefs our fins, God is faithful and juft B 2 juft to forgive us our fins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteoufnefs. 1 S. John, i. 8. 9. D EARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in fundry places to acknowledge and confefs our manifold fins and wickednefs, before the face of almighty God our heavenly Father, with a lowly, penitent and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the fame by his infinite goodness and mercy. And as we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our fins before God, fo ought we to do, when we affemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits we have received at his hands, to fet forth his moft worthy praise, to hear his moft holy word, and to ask thofe things |