tion, psalms, a lesson from Scripture, and fourteen prayers; of which seven are long, taken for the most part from the ancient offices of the Eastern Church, seven short, being for the most part Western Collects: so that he who prayeth may, if he desire it, use a different prayer each day of the week, either of the longer or of the shorter kind, as he findeth most edifying to his soul. Each Office endeth with a blessing, to which is prefixed intercessory prayer, and a thanksgiving. Additional prayers suited for use at any hour are also herein provided. But, for as much as many devout Christians, by reason of the duties of their calling, are unable thus to observe the seven hours, using solemn prayer but twice a day, that is to say morning and evening: and yet may wish to offer up to God from time to time all the Offices contained in this book, it is to be noted that such persons can conveniently do so, by using generally II. in the morning and VII. at night; substituting for these on Sunday evening III.; on Tuesday evening VI.; on Thursday morning IV.; on Friday morning and evening V.; on Saturday evening 1. Those who pray three times daily, should use at noon the Office appointed for that hour, IV.; and on Thursday morning II. And if any desire to shorten these Offices, it may best be done by omitting one or more of the portions following: that is to say, firstly, the Meditation; secondly, the Hymn: thirdly the Intercessory prayer; fourthly, the Thanksgiving ; fifthly, the Psalm, Lesson, and Canticle. At the end of the book will be found suitable Offices for such as desire to use the prayers in this book for family worship. Page. "At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous judg- II. At the First Hour, or on rising up from "And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”—S. III. At the Third Hour, or mid-space between “Seeing it is but the third hour of the IV. At the Sixth Hour, Mid-day or Noon . . 79 "Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour.”-Acts x. 9. V. At the Ninth Hour, or mid-space be- “Now Peter and John went up together into the Temple at the hour of prayer, being the VI. At Eventide or Sunset. Evening Prayer 140 "And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide.”—Gen. xxiv. 63. Or Ps. "I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest."--Ps. iv. 9, or Ps. cxxxiv. 2. Additional Prayers to be used at any Hour 186 204 Index . 207 THE CALENDAR AND TABLE OF LESSONS.-JANUARY. Holy-days. First Hour. Third Hour. Noon. Ninth Hour. Eventide. Gen. 17 v. 9 1 to v. 20 ... 20. 4........ 5 to v. 28 8 24 to v. 29.... 35 to v. 21 40. 42 v. 23 Rom. 2 v. 17 Jer. 4 to v. 15... Rom. 8 to v. 18 1 u. 26 to 0. 57 1 o. 57 4 to v. 23... 16 v.14... Acts 11 to v. 25 Rom. Il v. 25..... 2 v. 21 3 to v. 23 ... 4 to v. 16 6 0.19 to 7 v. 7 Isa. 61 4 v. 16 5 to v. 17 5 v. 17 6 to v. 20 6 r. 20 7 to v. 24 7 r. 24 8 to v. 26 8 v. 26 ...... 9 to u. 28 9 r. 28 to e, 51 9v.51 to 10 v. 17 10 v. 17...... 11 v. 29 12 to v. 35... 16 to v. 24... Amos ........ 12 v. 35 16 v. 24 to 17 v, 14 Job 8 13 to 4. 18 ... 17 v. 14...... Prov. 1 o. 7....... 13 v. 18 ..... 1 7 Deut. 10 v 12 ...... 3 to v. 20 5 v. 28 to 6 v. 9 9 to v. 20 ... 37 to v. 12 41 to r. 17 .... THE CALENDAR AND TABLE OF LESSONS.-FEBRUARY. Holy-days. First Hour. Third Hour. Noon. Ninth Hour. Eventide. d f 6 b C e Fast Gen. 26 v. 26 to 47v. 13 Matt. 18 to v. 21 2 Kin, 23 to 1. 26 19 v. 3 to v. 27 Jer. 8 v. 4 to v. 19 .. 19 v. 27 to 20 v. 172 Chr. 33 .. Agatha, Virg. & Mart. Exod. 2 20 v. 17 1 Kin, 21 v.17.... 4 to v. 24 21 to u. 23 Eccles. 2 to v. 19 5 v.15 to 6 v. 14 21 v. 23. Lev. 13 to v. 21... 22 to v. 15.... Zech. 14 to 0. 10. 23 v. 13. Prov. 24 ....... 12 v. 43 to 13 v. 17 24 to v. 29. Jer. 7 to v. 17 14 v. 10 ...... 24 v. 29 Ezek. 15 ..... 25 to v. 31.. Prov. 13 ... 25 v. 31. Zeph. 1 v. 14 to 2 v. 4 19 26 to v. 31.... Ecclus. 37 to v. 18.. 21 to v. 18 26 v. 31 to v. 57 Job 16 23 v. 14. 26 v. 57 Wisd. 2 ......... 27 to v. 27. .. Jer. 20 27 v. 27 to v. 57 Amos 8........ 27 v. 57 ..... Job 17 32 v. 15... 28 2 Kin. 2 to v, 15 1 v. 21. ...... Jer. 23 to v. 9 2 to v. 23 Job 38 39 v. 30... 2 v.23 to 3 v. 13 Isa. 65... 40 v. 17... 3 v. 13. ... ... Zech. 6 Lev. 14 to v. 23 4 to v. 35 Job 15 19 to v. 19 .... Matt. 7 Lam, 3 v. 22 to v. 58 Matt. 21 to v. 16 Gen. 47 v. 13 .... 14 v.25 to 15 v.11 Exod. 1 3 40.27 to 5 v, 15 6 v. 28 to 7v. 14 8 to v. 20 .... 9 v. 13 ...... 10 v. 21 & 11 .. 12 v. 21 to v. 43 130, 17 to 14 v. 10 15 to v. 22 .... 18........ 28 to v. 13 .... 32 to v. 15.... 34 v. 10 to v. 27 Isa. 22. v. 15 -40 to v. 17 ... Lev. 9 v.22 to 10 v. 12 3 to v. 22 16 to v. 23 Luke 13 to v. 31.... 19 v. 30 to 20 v. 9 24 ... THE CALENDAR AND TABLE OF LESSONS.-MARCH. Holy-days. First Hour. Third Hour. Noon. Ninth Hour. Eventide. Illllll f 4 Lev. 25 to v. 18 26 to v. 21 10 v. 11. 25 2 to v 26 26 28 v. 47 Mark 4 v. 35 to 5 v. 21 Jer. 33 v. 14 John 3 v. 22 5 v. 21 ...... 4 to v. 31 26 v. 21 Mal, 1......... 6 to v. 14.... Job 23 4 v. 31 ..... 6 v. 14 to v. 30 Job 34 v. 10 to v. 35. 5 to u. 24 6 v. 30 ...... 12 6 to v. 22... 14 to v. 26 ... 7 v. 24 to 8 v. 10 Neh. 9 to v. 22. 6 v. 22 to v. 41 16 to v. 23 8 v. 10 to 9 v.2 Exod. 16 v. 21. 6 v. 41 ...... 17 9 v. 2 to v. 30 Hos. 4 to v. 10. 7 to v. 25 20 . 14 9 v. 30 ..... Isa. 43 v. 21 to 44 v. 9 7 v. 25 21 v. 10 to v. 32 10 to v. 32 .... Exod. 6 to v, 14 .... 8 to v. 31.... 22 . 22 10 v. 32 Isa. 45 v. 16. 8 v. 31 21 11 to v. 27 .... Isa. 32... 9 to v. 39... 27 . 12 ... 11 v. 27 to 12 v. 13 Ezek. 34 to e. 17 96. 39 to 10 v. 22 Deut. 1 u. 19 12 v. 13 to v. 35 Prov. 8 v. 22 10 v. 22 12 v.35 to 13v.14 Job 14 11 to v. 17.... 13 . 14 ...... 11 1. 17 to v. 47 14 to v. 27 .... Jer. 18.. 11 v. 47 to 12 v. 20 6 14 v. 27 to v. 53 Isa. 6 12 v. 20 ...... 7 v. 12 ..... Hog. 14 13 to v. 21 .... 10 v. 8..... 15 to v. 42 Mie, 7 13 0.21 ...... 11 v. 18 15 v. 42 & 16 .. 1 Kin. 8. 9. 22 to v. 51 14 ......... Luke I to v. 26 15 ...... 1 v. 26 to v. 46 Prov. 31 u. 10 1 Pet. 3 to v. 7 27......... Ecclus. 24 to v. 23 .. Latke l r. 39 to v. 56 Isa. 52 r. 7 to . 13.. 2 to v. 21 Jer. 30 ......... 2 v. 21 .... Isa. 26....... 3 to , 23 Gen. 6 v. 9 17 4 to v. 16 18 to v. 28 ... 4 v, 16 ... Dan. 2 v. 25 to v. 46 18 v. 28 .. 33 ........ 5 to v. 17.... 1 Sam. 8....... 19 to u. 25 Josh. 1 24 d |
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