to be read.

In the end of the Liany (which | Lord, spare them, And let not shall always on this Day be used) thine heritage be brought to immediately after the Collect [We hambly beseech thee, O Father, &c.] confusion. Hear us, O Lord, the three Collects next following are for thy mercy is great, And after the multitude of thy mercies look upon us; Through the merits and mediation of thy blessed Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, we beseech thee mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto thee; that they whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Omerciful Father, who hast
Most mighty God, and

compassion upon all men, and
hatest nothing that thou hast
made; who wouldest not the
death of a sinner, but that he
should rather turn from his sin,
and be saved: Mercifully for-
give us our trespasses; receive
and comfort us, who are grieved
and wearied with the burden of
our sins. Thy property is always
to have mercy; to thee only it
appertaineth to forgive sins.
Spare us therefore, good Lord,
spare thy people, whom thou
hast redeemed; enter not into
judgement with thy servants,
who are vile earth and miser-
able sinners: but so turn thine
anger from us, who meekly ac-
knowledge our vileness, and
truly repent us of our faults;
and so make haste to help us in
this world, that we may ever
live with thee in the world to
come; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

TU

URN thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be turned. Be favourable, O Lord, be favourable to thy people, Who turn to thee in weeping, fasting, and praying. For thou art a merciful God, Full of compas sion, Long-suffering, and of great pity. Thou sparest when we deserve punishment, And in thy wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good

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In the Communion Service, after
the Prayer for the King [Almighty
God, whose kingdom is everlasting,
&c.] instead of the Collect for the
Day shall these two be used.

Blessed Lord, go. Lds in the
O most mighty God, &c.
Morning Prayers.]

The Epistle. 1 St. Peter ii. 13. SUBMIT yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether it be to the King, as supreme; or unto governours, as unto them that are sent by him, for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but

as the servants of God, Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye shall take it patiently? but if when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps; who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.

The Gospel. St. Matth. xxi. 33, O Lord, our heavenly Father, THERE was a certain house- who didst not punish us as holder which planted a vinehave deserved, but hast yard, and hedged it round about, in the midst of judgement reJand digged a wine-press in it,membered mercy; We acknow and built a tower, and let it outledge it thine especial favour, to to husbandmen, and went into that, though for our many and ya far country. And when the great provocations, thou didst betime of the fruit drew near, he suffer thine anointed blessed 1osent his servants to the hus-King Charles the First (as on 3bandmen, that they might rethis day) to fall into the hands ceive the fruits of it. And the of violent and blood-thirsty men, husbandmen took his servants, by them, yet thou didst not and barbarously to be murdered and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again he leave us for ever, as sheep withsent other servants, more than out a shepherd; but by thy gra the first: and they did unto cious providence didst miracuthem likewise. But last of all lously preserve the undoubted she sent unto them his son, say- gracious Sovereign King Charles Heir of his Crowns, our then ing, They will reverence my the Second, from his bloody eneson. But when the husbandmen mies, hiding him under the shasaw the son, they said among dow of thy wings, until their themselves,This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and let us tyranny was overpast; and didst seize on his inheritance. And bring him back, in thy good they caught him, and cast him appointed time, to sit upon the out of the vineyard, and slew throne of his Father; and togehim. When the lord therefore restore to us our ancient Governther with the Royal Family didst of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husband-ment in Church and State. For men? They say unto him, He these thy great and unspeakable will miserably destroy those mercies we render to thee our most humble and unfeigned wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other hus- thanks; beseeching thee, still bandmen, which shall render tion over the whole Royal Fato continue thy gracious protechim the fruits in their seasons. mily, and to grant to our graci ous Sovereign King GEORGE, a long and a happy Reign over us: So we that are thy people will give thee thanks for ever, and will alway be shewing forth thy praise from generation to generation; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.,

THE ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER.

The Hymn appointed to be used at Morning Prayer instead of Venite exultemus shall here also be used before the Proper Psalms. Righteous art thou, O Lord, &c.

Proper Psalms. lxxix, xciv, lxxxv.

Proper Lessons.

The First, Jer. xii, or Dan. ix.

to ver. 22.

The Second, Hebr. xi. ver. 32. and xii. to ver. 7.

Instead of the first Collect at Erening Prayer shall these two which next follow be used.

Almighty Lord God, who by thy wisdom not only guidest and orderest all things most suitably to thine own justice; but also performest thy pleasure in such a manner, that we cannot but acknowledge thee to be righteous in all thy ways, and holy in all thy works: We thy sinful people do here fall down before thee, confess ing that thy judgements were right, in permitting cruel men, sons of Belial, (as on this day) to imbrue their hands in the blood of thine Anointed; we having drawn down the same upon ourselves, by the great and long provocations of our sins against thee. For which we do therefore here humble ourselves before thee; beseeching thee to deliver this Nation from blood-guiltiness, (that of this day especially,) and to turn from us and our posterity all those judgements, which we by qur sins have worthily deserved: Grant this, for the all-sufficient merits of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

B LESSED God, just and powerful, who didst permit |

thy dear Servant, our dread Sovereign King Charles the First, to be (as upon this day) given up to the violent outrages of wicked men, to be despitefully used, and at the last murdered by them: Though we cannot reflect upon so foul an act, but with horror and astonishment; yet do we most gratefully commemorate the glories of thy grace, which then shined forth in thine Anointed; whom thou wast pleased, even at the hour of death, to endue with an eminent measure of exemplary patience, meekness, and charity, before the face of his cruel enemies. And albeit thou didst suffer them to proceed to such an height of violence, as to kill him, and to take possession of his Throne; yet didst thou in great mercy preserve his Son, whose right it was, and at length by a wonderful providence bring him back, and set him thereon, to restore thy true Religion, and to settle peace amongst us: For these thy great mercies we glorify thy Name, through Jesus Christ our blessed Saviour. Amen.

Immediately after the Collect [Lighten our darkness, &c.] shall these three next following be used. O Lord, we beseech &c. O most mighty God, &c. Turn thou us, &c. [As before at Morning Prayer.] Immediately before the Prayer of Saint Chrysostom shall this Collect which next followeth be used,

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, whose righteousness is like the strong mountains, and thy judgements like the great deep; and who, by that barbarous murder (as or this

day) committed upon the sacred Person of thine Anointed, hast taught us, that neither the greatest of Kings, nor the best of men, are more secure from violence than from natural death: Teach ns also hereby so to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. And grant, that neither the splendor of any thing that is great, nor the conceit of any thing that is good in us, may withdraw our eyes from looking upon ourselves as sinful

dust and ashes; but that, according to the example of this thy blessed Martyr, we may press forward to the prize of the high calling that is before us, in faith and patience, humility and meekness, mortification and selfdenial, charity and constant perseverance unto the end: And all this for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ his sake; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

A FORM OF PRAYER

WITH THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD,

For having put an end to the Great Rebellion, by the Restitution of the King and Royal Family, and the Restoration of the Government after many years Interruption; which unspeakable Mercies were wonderfully completed upon the Twenty-ninth of May, in the Year 1660. And in Memory thereof that Day in every Year is by Act of Parliament appointed to be for ever kept holy.

The Act of Parliament made in the Twelfth, and confirmed in the Thir teenth Year of King Charles the Second, for the Observation of the Twentyninth Day of May yearly, as a Day of Publick Thanksgiving, is to be read publickly in all Churches at Morning Prayer, immediately after the Nicene Creed, on the Lord's Day next before every such Twenty-ninth of May, and notice to be given for the due Observation of the said Day.

The Service shall be the same with the usual Office for Holy-days; except where it is in this Office otherwise appointed.

If this Day shall happen to be Ascension-Day, or Whit-Sunday, the Collects of this Office are to be added to the Offices of those Festivals in their proper places: If it be Monday or Tuesday in Whitsun-week, or Trinity-Sunday, the Proper Psalms appointed for this Day, instead of those of ordinary course, shall be also used, and the Collects added as before; and in all these cases the rest of this Office shall be omitted: But if it shall happen to be any other Sunday, this whole Office shall be used, as it followeth, entirely. And what Festival soever shall happen to fall upon this solemn Day of Thanksgiving, the following Hymn, appointed instead of Venite exultemus, shall be constantly used.