Upon these Feafts; Christmas Day, the Epiphany, St. Matthias, Eafter Day, Afcenfion Day, Whit-Sunday, St. John Baptif, St. James, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew, St. Simon and St. Jude, St. Andrew, and upon Trinity Sunday, Jhall be fung or faid at Morning Prayer, instead of the Apostles Creed, this Confeffion of our Chriftian Faith, commonly called The Creed of St. Athanafius, by the Minister and People, standing. Quicunque vult. HOSOEVER will be WH before all things it is neceffary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith, except every one do keep whole and undefiled: without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the Catholic Faith is this: That we worthip one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Perfons nor dividing the Sub stance. For there is one Perfon of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft, is all one: the glory equal, the Majefty co-eternal. Such as the Father is, fuch is the Son and fuch is the Holy Ghoft. The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate and the Holy Ghost uncreate. The Father incomprchenfible, the Son incomprehenfible and the Holy Ghoft incomprehen fible. The Father eternal, the Son eternal and the Holy Ghost eternal; And yet they are not three eternals: but one eternal. As also there are not three incomprehenfibles, nor three uncreated but one uncreated, and one incomprehenfible. So likewife the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty: and the Holy Ghost Almighty; And yet they are not three Almighties: but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God: and the Holy Ghost is God; And yet they are not three Gods but one God. So likewife the Fatheris Lord, the Son Lord and the Holy Chost Lord. And yet not three Lords: but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Chriftian verity: to acknowledge every Perfon by himself to be God and Lord; So are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion to fay, There be three Gods, or three Lords. The Father is made of none: neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone: not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghoft is of the Father, and of the Son: neither made, nov created, nor begotten, but proceeding. So there is one Father, net three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons: one Holy Ghoft, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is afore, or after other none is greater, or lefs than another; But the whole three Perfons are co-eternal together and co-equal. So that in all things, as is aforesaid the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, is to be worshipped. He therefore that will be faved: must thus think of the Trinity. Furthermore, it is neceffary to everlafting falvation that he alfo believe rightly the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Chrift. For the right Faith is, that we believe and confefs: that our Lord Jesus Chrift, the Son of God, is God and Man; God, of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds: and Man, of the Substance of his Mother, born in the world; Perfect God, and Perfect Man: of a reafonable foul, and human flesh fubfifting: Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead and inferior to the Father, as touching his Manhood. 1 Who although he be God and Man: yet he is not two, but one Chrift; One; not by converfion of the Godhead into fleth: but by taking of the Manhood into God; One altogether; not by confufion of Suostance: but by unity of Perfon For as the reasonable foul and fleth is one man fo God and Man is one Chrift; Who fuffered for our falvation defcended into hell, rofe again the third day from the dead; He ascended into heaven; he fitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty: from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. At whose coming all men shall rife again with their bodies: and fhall give account for their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting: and they that have done evil, into everlafting fire. This is the Catholic Faith; which except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be faved. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. THE LITANY, Or General Supplication, to be fung or faid after Morning Prayer, upon Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and ut other times, when it shall be commanded by the Ordinary. GOD the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miferable Finners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon us miferable finners. OGod the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son have mercy upon us miferable From all evil and mischief; from fin, from the crafts and affaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain glory, and hypocrify; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. From fornication, and all other deadly fin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and tempeft; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from fudden death, Good Lord, deliver us. From all fedition, privy conspiracy and rebellion; from all false doctrine, herely, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment, Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcifion; by thy Baptifm, Fafting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Paffion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Refurrection and Afcenfion; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgement, Good Lord, deliver us. We finners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to keep and ftrengthen in the true worthipping of thee, in righteoufnefs and holiness of life, thy fervant GEORGE, our moft gracious King and Governor; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love; and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever feek thy honour and glory; We bejeech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him the victory over all his enemies; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and preferve our gracious Queen Charlotte, their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and all the Royal Family; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priefts, and Deacons, with true knowledge and undersianding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may fet it forth, and thew it accord ingly; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wudom, and understanding; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magiftrates; giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth; We beferch thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may pleafe thee to bless and keep all thy people; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations, unity, peace, and concord; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all fuch as have erred and are deceived; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen fuch as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raife up them that fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to fuccour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, neceffity, and tribulation; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preferve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all fick perions [specially those for whom our *This to be said prayers are de- when any desire the Prayers of the pred] and young congregation. children, and to thew thy pity upon all prifoners and captives; Lord, have mercy upon us. Then shall the Priest, and the UR Father, which art in Ο heaven, Hallowed be thy Naime, 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 trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. Priest. O Lord, deal not with us after our fins: Anfw. Neither reward us after our iniquities. Let us pray. GOD, merciful Father, that definere the lighing of a contrite heart, nor the defire of fuch as be forrowful; Mercifully affift our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whenfoever they oppress us; and gracioufly hear us, that those evils, which the craft and fubtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of thy goodness they may be difperfed; that we thy fervants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. O Lord, arife, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's fake. our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them. O Lord, arife, help us, and deliver us for thine honour. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghoft; Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. From our enemies defend us, O Chrift. Graciously look upon our afflic tions. Pitifully behold the forrows of our hearts. Mercifully forgive the fins of thy people. Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. O Son of David, have mercy upon us. Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Chrift. Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Chrift. Prieft. O Lord, let thy mercy be thewed upon us; Anfw. As we do put our trust in thee. Let us pray. O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole truft and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore ferve thee in holiness and purenets of living, to thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer of St. Chryfoftom. LMIGHTY God, who hast A given us grace, at this time, with one accord to make our common fupplications unto thee; and doft promite, that wher two or three are gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O of thy fervants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlafting. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. THE Here endeth the Litany. PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS To be used before the two final Prayers of the Litany, or of GOD, heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jefus Chrift haft promifed to all them that feek thy kingdom, and the righteoufness thereof, all things neceffary to their bodily fustenance; Send us, we befeech thee, in this our neceffity, fuch moderate rain and showers, that we may receive the fruits of the earth to our comfort, and to thy honour, through Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen. true repentance thou wilt fend us fuch weather, as that we inay receive the fruits of the earth in due feafon; and learn both by thy punithment to amend our lives, and for thy clemency to give thee praise and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GOD, heavenly Father, whose gift it is, that the rain doth fall, the earth is fruitful, beafts increase, and fifhes do multiply; Behold, we befeech thee, the afflictions of thy people; and grant that the scarcity and dearth, which we do now noft justly fuffer for our iniquity, may through thy goodness be mercifully turned into cheapness and plenty, for the love of Jesus Chrift our Lord; to whom with thee, and the Holy Ghoft, be all honour and glory now and for ever. Amen. |