shall execute the holy ministry shall put upon him the vesture appointed for that ministration that is to say a white Alb plain with a vestment or cope And where there be many Priests or Deacons there so many shall be ready to help the Priest in his ministration as shall be requisite and shall have upo them likewise the vestures appointed for their ministry that is to say Albes with tunicles Then shall the Clerks sing in English for the office or Introite as they call it a Psalm appointed for that day Common Prayer The Table having at the Communion time Scot. Lit. a Carpet and a faire white linnen cloth upon it Scot. Lit. with other decent furniture meet for the high mysteries there to be celebrated shall stand at the uppermost part of the Chancel or Church where the Presbyter standing at the North side or end thereof shall say shall D stand in the body of the Church or in the Chancel where morning Prayer and Evening Prayer be appointed to be said Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. And the Priest standing at the north side of the Table shall say the E Lords Prayer with this Collect following Scot. Lit. for due preparation The Priest standing humbly before the middle of the Altar shall say the Lords Prayer with this Collect. ALmighty God unto whom all hearts be open all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid clense the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy spirit that we may perfectly love thee and worthily magnifie thy holy name through Christ our Lord Amen Common Prayer  1 B. of Edw. 6. F Then shall the Priest Scot. Lit. Turning to the people rehearse distinctly all the ten Commandments and the People Scot. Lit. all the while kneeling Scot. Lit. and asking God mercy for the transgression of every duty therein either according to the letter or mysticall importance of the said Commandment shall after every Commandment ask Gods mercy for their trrnsgression of the same after this sort  Then shall he say a Psalm appointed for the introite which Psalm ended the Priest shall say or else the Clerks shall sing iii Lord have mercy upon us iii Christ have mercy upon us iii Lord haeve mercy upon us Then the Priest standing at Gods board shall begin Glory be to God on high Minister  The Clerk The Commandments and their responds wanting in 1 B. of Ed. 6. God spake these words and said I am the Lord thy God Thou shalt have no other Gods but me And in earth Peace good will towards men we praise thee we blesse thee c. As in the hymn before the blessing in the Common-Prayer   Then the priest shall turn himself to the People and say   The Lord be with you The Answer People  And with thy spirit Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts to keep this law  The Priest   Let us pray Minister Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image nor the likenesse of any thing that is in heaven above or in the earth beneath or in the water under the earth thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them for I the Lord thy God am a jelous God and visit the sin of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me and keep my commandments People Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts to keep this law Minister Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain For the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vain People Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts c. Minister Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day Six dayes shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt do no manner of work thou and thy son and thy daughter thy manservant and thy maid servant thy cattel and the stranger that is within thy gates For in six dayes the Lord made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it People Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts c. Minister Honour thy father and thy mother that thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee People Lord have mercy upon us and encline our hearts c. Minister Thou shalt do no murther People Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts c. Minister Thou shalt not commit adultery People Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts c. Minister Thou shalt not steal People Lord have mercy upon us and encline our hearts c Minister Thou shalt not â—ear false witnesse against thy neighbour People Lord have mercy upon us and incline our hearts c. Minister Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife nor his servant nor his maide nor his Ox nor his Asse nor any thing that is his People Lord have mercy upon us and write all these thy laws in our hearts we beseecâ— thee Then shall follow the Collect of the day with one of these two Collects following for the King the Minister standing up and saying Let us Pray ALmighty God whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite have mercy upon the whole congregation and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant our King and governour that he knowing whose minister he is may above all things seek thy honour and glory and that we his subjects duely considering whose authority he hath may faithfully serve honour and humbly obey him in thee and for thee according to thy blessed word and ordinance through Jesus Christ our Lord who with thee and the holy Ghost liveth and raigneth ever one God world without end Amen ALmighty and everlasting God we be taught by thy holy word that the hearts of kings are in thy rule and governance and that thou doest dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to thy godly wisdom we humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart of thy servant our King and governour that in all his thoughts words and works he may ever seek thy honour and glory and study to preserve thy people committed to his charge in wealth peace and godlinesse Grant this O merciful father for thy dear sons sake Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6.  Immediately after the Collects the minister shall read the G Epistle saying thus The Epistle written in the Chapter of Scot. Lit. at the verse And when he hath done he shall say here endeth the Epistle And the Epistle ended Scot. Lit. the Gospel shall be read he shall say the Gospel beginning thus The Gospel written in the Chapter
distinction being observed lawful it was for them to superadde some characteristical notes more graphically explaining them so was this word Christ annext to the second Person in the Apostles times so in Justin Martyr the form is this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the name of the Father of all things the Lord God and of Jesus Christ who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and of the holy Ghost who foretold by the Prophets all things concerning Christ. But if they which bring the Infants c. This is a very prudent and Christian Injunction derived as I conceive from the fift Councel of Carthage Placuit de infantibus quoties non inveniuntur firmi testes qui eos sine coninversia Baptisatos esse dicant sine ulla offensione posse eos Baptisari it is decreed concerning infants whensoever there want witnesses to assure that they were before baptised that without further scruple they shall be baptised CHAP. IX Common Prayer A The order of Confirmation or laying on of hands upon children baptised and able to render an account of their faith according to the Catechisme following 1 2 B. of Edvv. 6. Lit. of Q. Eliz. Confirmation wherein is contained a Catechism for Children TO the end that Confirmation may be ministred to the more â—defying of such as shall receive it according onto St. Pauls doctrine who teacheth that all things should be done in the Church to the edification of the same it is thought good that none hereafter shall be confirmed but such as can say in their mother tonge the Articles of the faith the Lords prayer and the ten Commandments and can also answer to such questions of this short Catechisme as the Bishop or such as he shall appoint shall by his discretion appose them in And this order is most convenient to be observed for divers considerations First because that when children come to the years of discretion and have learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promised for them in Baptisme they may then themselves with their own mouth and with their own consent openly before the Church ratifie and confirm the same and also promise that by the grace of God they will evermore endevour themselves faithfully to observe and keep such things as they by their own mouth and confeâ—sion have assented unto Secondly for as much as Confirmation is ministred to them that be baptised that by imposition of hands and prayer they may receive strength and defence against all temptations to sin and the assaults of the world and the devil it is most meet to be ministred when children come to that age that partly by the frailty of their own flesh partly by the assaults of the world and the devil they begin to be in danger to fall into sundry kindes of sin Thirdly for that it is agreeable with the usage of the Church in times past whereby it was ordeined that Confirmation should be Ministred to them that were of perfect age that they being instructed in Christs religion should openly professe their own faith and promise to be obedient unto the will of God B And that no man shall think that any detriment shall come to the children by deferring of their Confirmation he shall know for truth that it is certain by Gods word that children being baptised 1 B. of Edw. 6. if they depart out of this life in their infancy have all things necessary for their salvation and be undoubtedly saved C A Catechisme that is to say An instruction to be learned of every childe before he be brought to be confirmed of the Bishop Question What is your name Answer N. â—r M. Question Who gave you this name Answer My Godfathers and godmothers in my baptisme wherein I was made a member of Christ the childe of God and an inhertour of the kingdom of heaven Question What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for you Answer They did promise and â—ow three things in my name First that I should forsake the devil and all his works the pomps and vanities of the wicked world and all the sinful Justs of of the flesh Secondly that I should beleeve all the articles of the christian faith And thirdly that I should keep Gods holy will and commandements and walk in the same all the dayes of my life Question Doest thou not think that thou art bound to beleeve and do to as they have promised for thee Answer Yes verily And by Gods help so I will And I heartily thank our heavenly father that he hath called me to this state of salvation through Jesus Christ our Saviour and I pray God to give me his Grace that I may continue in the same unto my lives end Question Râ—hearse the Articles of thy belief Answer I Beleeve in God the father almighty maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ his onely son our Lord which was conceived by the holy ghost born of the virgin Mary suffered under Ponce Pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into hell the third day he rose again from the dead He ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the father almighty From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead I beleeve in the holy ghost The holy Catholick Church The Communion of Saints The forgivenesse of sins The resurrection of the body And the life everlasting Amen Question What doest thou chiefly learn in these articles of thy belief Answer First I learn to beleeve in God the Father who hath made me and all the world Secondly in God the son who hath redeemed me and all mankinde Thirdly in God the holy ghost who sanctifieth me and all the elect people of God Question You said that your Godfathers and Godmothers did promise for you that you should keep Gods Commandments Tell me how many there be Answer Ten. Question Which be they Answer THE same which God spak in the xx Chapter of Exodus saying I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage i Thou shalt have none other Gods but me ii Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image nor the likenesse of any thing that is in heaven above or in the earth beneath nor in the water under the earth Thou shalt not â—ow down to them nor worship them For I the Lord my God am a jealous God and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me and keep my Commandments iii. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vain iiii Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day Sir dayes shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt do no manner of
by Riccardus upon Proclus deceive me not it was a fast day it self 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in which we were wont to fast till night Now a fast-day could not have a fasted vigil As for St. Mark and Philip and Jacob they fall within the fifty dayes after Easter which priviledged them from having fasts Amongst all the rest onely St. Michael and St. Luke have no fasts Not St. Michael because as ritualists observe the Angels did not enter into their joyes through sufferings Not St. Luke because another day formerly of great esteem in our Church falleth upon the Eve thereof These to be observed for Holy dayes and none other In the Catalogue of the Additional alterations of our Liturgy this Catalogue of Holy-dayes stands charged by Smectymnuus Truth it is in King Edwards Liturgy no such Catalogue expresly occurrs but they have in the Kalendar an establishment tant a mount this Catalogue is extracted from a statute 5. 6. Edw. 6. repealed by Queen Mary and revived by King James 1. Jacob 1 c. 25. And by Act of Parliament requisit it is Holy-dayes should be confirmed the property Parents claim in their children masters in their Servants directs it neither of which being sui juris but subordinate to others their Superiours it would be injurious to them who have the Paramount disposal of them to deprive them of their work with-out their free consent which being done by Parliament where every man either personally or by representation virtually voteth all men are alike concluded none hath reason to complain For which very reason perhaps the Apostles were sparing in instituting holy-dayes especially with a strict cessation from bodily labour wherein masters and Parents challenging an interest their consent was necessarily required And perhaps this may be in part the reason why the Councel of Laodicea can 29. decreeing the observation of the Lords-day in stead of the Sabbath in these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That it is fit Christians preferring the Lords day before the Sabbath should rest like Christians on that day addeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if they can that is if their Masters Parents or Superiours will permit them grant I do Zondras interpreteth this additional as referring to the affaires of husbandry and village making its import to be this if they can with safety to the fruits of the earth but I see no necessity but the other may be included also As concerning feastivals of the Church they have rational grounds for their original for Holy-dayes are the sacred records and entries of the most eminent mercies of God conferred upon the Church the Memorials of his most remarkable works for his greatest work-dayes ought to be our capital Holy-dayes tending to mans temporal or eternal benefit which works the prophet David saith ought to be had in ever lasting remembrance and not onely so they are also the annual rent of that publick honour we owe and return to him for those gracious dispensations sometimes reserved by Divine limitation sometimes left to the Churches liberty for Gods Institution puts no absolute restraint upon the Churches freedom nor doth the enjoying of the Lords day to be observed holy exclude all power in the Church to constitute any other The Jews had of humane ordination their feast of Lots Ester 9. 21. their feast of Dedication 1 Maccab. 4. 59. This last honoured with our Saviours presence without the least hint of reproof which certainly we should have heard of had Judas Macchabeus done more then he had warrant for as some suppose Now if the people of God before Christ were dispenced with to superadd as occasions did emerge peculiar dayes of thanksgiving over and besides those of Divine establishment it is not to be presumed that the Church of Christ which pretends to a greater should be abridged of the same liberty indulged to her predecessor sure I am her Catholick both doctrine and practise hath been alwayes a challenge of that immunity What the opinion and usage of the primitive Church in this particular was I shall leave copious occasion to declare in the future considerations of the Festivities in several here I shall onely take notice of a passage of Saint Augustine misapplied by some of another perswasion and then descend to shew the judgement of Protestant Divines in defence of this liberty St. Augustine Epist. 118. ad Januar. speaking of the diversity of customes relating to the festivals and time of celebration of the Eucharist summs up all with an excellent Corollary Totum hoc genus rerum liberas hà bet observationes All these kindes of things have their free observations which free observations some enlarge to every Private Person as if he were at liberty to observe or omit them directly crosse to that fathers scope who speaks not of particular persons but Churches national as is most infallibly evident by the whole context especially where he extolleth it as the chief point of Christian prudence for every man to comply with that mode quo agere videt Ecclesiam ad quamcunque forte pervenerit which is embraced by that Church whereto it shall be his fortune to resort As for the sense of Reformed Churches and Doctors the confession of Auspurge thus Ritus illi servandi sunt qui ad tranquillitatem bonum ordinem in Ecclesia conducunt ut certae feriae certae cantiones piae those customes which advance peace and good order in the Church are to be continued such are set holydayes and sacred hymnes c. The confession of Helvetia thus if the Church do religiously celebrate the memory of the Lords Nativity Circumcision Passion c. according to Christian Liberty we do very well allow of it The confession of Bohemia thus Feasts consecrated to the celebrating of the works of Christ as to his Nativity his Passion c. and such as be dedicated to the remembrance of those Saints of whom there is mention in the holy Scriptures are by us retained at this day The confession of Wirtenberg thus It is lawful for the Bishops with the consent of their Church to appoint holy-dayes Lessons c. As for the Protestant Doctors not to trouble my reader with over-many questions I shall onely fix upon two First Bucer I wish saith he the people could be brought to it to celebrate with the Lords day onely such Feasts wherein the Lords incarnation is solemnized as his Nativity Circumcision c. as also wherein the visitation of the Virgin Mary St. John St. Peter and St. Paul the Martyrs and Angels are commemorated Secondly Zanchy Quanquam liberum est Ecclesiae Christi quos velit praeter Dominicum dies sibi sanctificandos deligere honestius tamen est laudabitius atque utilius eos sanctificare quos etiam vetus atque Apostolica puriorque Ecclesia sanctificare solita fuit i. e. Though the Church hath liberty to make choice of what dayes besides the Lords day she will celebrate yet is
gifts with the Wismen applying the most remarkable occurrents of that day as inciâ—ements to rejoyce upon it Consonant is that of St. Basil who reckoning the special events on Christs Nativity saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The stars from heaven came to behold him the Magicians among the Gentiles made hast to adore him Ash-Wednesday and Lent Ash-Wednesday hath in antiquity two names First it is called Dies cinorum in reference to the Penitents whereof more under the title of Commination who were this day sprinckled with Dust and Ashes Secondly Caput jejunii the top of the Fast or first day of Lent Instituted it was by Gregory the Great the occasion this Lent commencing according to the former mode on the Sunday after Quinquagessima lasted six weeks or forty dayes from these substract six Sundayes which were never to be fasted there remained thirty six Lenten dayes the just tenth of the year abating the fraction of five dayes for multiply 360 by 10 the quotient will be 36. so then God by this observation received from the Christians a tenth as well of their time as of their fruits this was one designe of Lents original Now St. Gregory that the Churches practise might be more agreeable to the great exemplar of our Saviours 40. dayes the quotient observed by Moses and Elias abstinence in the wildernesse added these four dayes to compleat the number of 40. dayes But though by this rule the Church conformed nigher to the pattern of our Saviour as to the Number of 40. yet in the appointment of that time she varied from his copy Christ fasting immediatly after his baptisme she fasting before Baptisme and great reason had she so to do there were in those dayes many persons adult of full growth who became converts to Christianity and had besides original many actual sins to account for these could not be cleansed by the water of Baptisme unlesse they were first rinsed in the water of contrition therefore to these repentance was as necessary a requisite before baptisme as faith for as St. Basil saith exellently 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Repentance must lâ—ad the way to Faith whereas our Saviour being without sin had no need of Repentance to precede his baptisme in this respect this Quadragesimal fast whose chief end is humiliation and Repentance was very aptly premised before Easter the grand time designed for that Sacrament as a preparation to it And not in this respect alone but in several others for at that great solemnity Penitents were to be restored to a neerer Communion with the faithful did they shew any evident signes of Godly sorrow or contrition which the Scleragogy and hard treatment of so long a time of fasting and humiliation was most like to create And as Penitents were at that time to be reconciled to the faithful so were the faithful then also more then ordinarily to be reconciled to God Easter being the most solemn time alloted for the celebration of the Lords supper whereof the Jewish Passeover was a Type As for the first Institution uncertain it is from whom to derive it St. Hierom ascends to Apostolical Tradition Nos unam Quadragesimam toto Anno jejunamus secundum traditionem Apostolicam We observe in the whole year one Quadragesimal Fast according to Apostolical tradition Not strictly so I conceive but according to the latitude of the Language or conception of those times wherein the same Hierom tells us Unaquaeque Provintia praecepta majorum lâ—ges Apostolicas arbitratur every Province accounts the Precepts of their Ancestors as Apostolical Ordinances But though its derivation possibly will not reach so far yet considering that Origen Tertullian and the Councel of Laodicea mention it it must be allowed for very ancient For the manner how it was in general observed leaving particular dayes to be spoken to in their proper order the Councel of Laodicea informs us of these four particulars First 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That no consecration of the Sacrament be made in Lent but onely on the Sabbath and Lords-day This was done upon this account The consecration of the Bread and Wine was as those Fathers supposed an action more properly ally'd to the nature of a Festival then of a Past and it being the custom at that time to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper every day that there might be wherewith to supply the concernments of that Service and also for a Viaticum to Penitents and others in theâ—r fatal last it was thought meet that upon the Sabbaths and Lords Dayes there should be consecrated such a surplusage to be reserved as might be sufficient for those intents which consecrated Elements so received were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 foreconsecrated By this Canon the different nay contâ—ary customs of the East and West may be observed the first keeping the Sabbath as a Festival the second as a Fast yea the Trullan Councel magisterially enough decreeth that the 66. Canon of the Apostles which is penal to all such as fast on the Sabbath day shall be of force 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the very Church of Rome her self For which cause saith Balsamon that Church doth disclaim this for an Oecumenical Councel The second particular is Canon 50. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That it is meet to fast all Lent eating dry-meats These dry-meats we may safely presume were Bread water and Salt for so Epiphanius deciphereth them at the end of his Panarium If so it may be positively concluded that Wine Whit-meats Oyl and Fish as well as Flesh were within the interdict of the ancient Abstinence The third is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That the Birth dayes of the holy Martyrs be not celebrated in Lent But that their commemoration be transferred to the Sabbaths and Lords dayes whether this was extended to all other Festivals as well as the Birth-dayes of Martyrs I cannot say sure I am the day 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Annuntiation which alwayes falls in Lent was observed under the sixth General Counsel The last 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That there must no Marriages nor Birth-dayes be celebrated during the time of Lent At what hour this Fast was to determine and when the people were to take their repast this Synod hath no decree in which point I observe in the Primitive Church a diversity betwen the Quadragesimal the Lent Fast and that of Wednesdayes and Fridays The Lent as all extraordinary and high Fasts were protended and reached to the evening thereof Expectas vesperam ut cibum oapias saith Basil of Lent Fast thou waitest for the Evening that thou maist refresh thy self The weekly Fast determined at the ninth hour or three in the afternoon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith Epiphanius All the year long and Wednesdays and Fridayes they brake not their fasts until three in the afternoon But this distinction was not entertained in the Catholik Church until after
work thou and thy son and thy daughter thy man-servant and thy maid-servant thy cattle and the stranger that is within thy gates for in six dayes the Lord made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day Wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and halowedit v. Honour thy father and thy mother that thy dayes may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee vi Thou shalt do no murder vii Thou shalt not commit adultry viii Thou shalt not steal ix Thou shalt not bear false witnesse against thy neighbour x. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbous house thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife nor his servant nor his maid nor his Ox nor his Asse nor any thing that is his Question What doest thou chiefly learn by these Commandments Answer I learn two things My duty towards God and my duty towards my neighbour Question What is thy duty towards God Answer My duty towards God is to beleeve in him to fear him and to love him with all my heart with all my minde with all my soul and with all my strength To worship him To give him thanks To put my whole trust in him To call upon him To honour his holy name and his word and to serve him truly all the dayes of my life Question What is thy duty towards thy neighbour Answer My duty towards my neighbour is to love him as my self and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me To love honour and succour my father and mother To honour and obey the King and his Ministers To submit my self to all my governours teachers spiritual Pastours and Masters To order my self lowly and reverently to all my betters To hurt no body by word nor deed To be true and just in all my dealing To bear no malice nor hatred in my heart To keep my hands from picking and stealing and my tongue from evil speaking lying and slaudring To keep my body in temperance sobernesse and chastity Not to cover nor desire other mens goods But learn and labour truely to get mine own living and to do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me Question My good childe know this that thou art not able to do these things of thy self nor to walk in the commandments of God and to serve him without his special grace which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer Let me hear therefore if thou canst say the Lords prayer Answer OUr Father which art in heaven hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our dayly bread And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil Amen Question What desirest thou of God in this prayer Answer I desire my Lord God our heavenly father who is the giver of all goodnesse to send his grace unto me and to all people that we may worship him serve him and obey him as we ought to do And I pray unto God that he will send us all things that be needful both for our souls and bodies And that he will be merciful unto us and forgive us our sins and that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily And that he will keep us from sin and wickednesse and from our ghostly enemy and from everlasting death And this I trust he will do of his mercy and goodnesse through our Lord Jesu Christ. And therefore I say Amen So â—e it Question HOw many Sacraments hath Christ ordeined in his Church Answer Two onely as generally necessary to salvation that is to say Baptisme and the supper of the Lord. Question What meanest thou by this word Sacrament Answer I mean an outward and visible signe of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us ordeined by Christ himself as a means whereby we receive the same and a pledge to assure us thereof Question How many parts are there in a Sacrament Answer Two the Outward visible signe and the inward Spiritual Grace Question What is the Outward visible signe or form in baptisme Answer Water wherein the person baptised is dipped or sprinkled with it in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost Question What is the inward and spiritual Grace Answer A death unto sin and a new birth unto righteousnesse For being by Nature born in sin and the children of wrath we are hereby made the children of Grace Question What is required of persons to be baptised Answer Repentance whereby they forsake sin and faith whereby they stedfastly beleeve the promises of God made to them in that Sacrament Question Why then are Infants baptised when by reason of their tender age they cannot perform them Answer Yes they do perform them by their Suerties who promise and vow them both in their names which when they come to age themselves are bound to perform Question Why was the Sacrament of the Lords supper ordeined Answer For the Continual remembrance of the Sacrifice of the death of Christ and the benefits which we receive thereby Question What is the outward part or signe of the Lords Supper Answer Bread and Wine which the Lord hath commanded to be received Question What is the inward part or thing signified Answer The body and Blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received of the faithful in the Lords Supper Question What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby Answer The strengthening and refreshing of our souls by the body and blood of Christ as our bodies are by the bread and wine Question What is required of them which come to the Lords Supper Answer To examine themselves whether they repent them truely of their former sins stedfastly purposing to lead a new life have a lively faith in Gods mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of his death and be in Charity with all men So soon as the children can say in their mother tongue the articles of the faith the Lords prayer the ten Commandments and also can answer to such questions of this short Catechisme as the Bishop or such as he shall appoint shall by his discretion appose them in then shall they be brought to the Byshop by one that shall be his Godfather or Godmother that every childe may have a witnesse of his Confirmation And the Bishop shall confirm them on this wise Confirmation Or D laying on of hands Our help is in the name of the Lord.  Answer  Which hath made both heaven and earth  Minister  Blessed is the name of the Lord.  Answer  Henceforth world without end 1 B. of Edw. 6. Minster Minister Lord hear our prayer The Lord be with you Answer Answer And let our cry come unto thee
The Lords Prayer alwayes part of the Communion Office F The ten Commandments with their Responces a laudable part of our Service G Epistles their ground H Glory be to thee O Lord is ancient use I standing up at the Gospel very ancient why appointed what posture antiently used at the Lessons read and Word preached Africa differed from other Churches K The Nicene Creed Creeds enlarged in Articles as Heresies sprung up The Ancients observed no strict formula's The Hierosolymitan Creed compared with other parcels of Antiquity No Creed in the ancient Service of the Eastern Church till Anno 511. nor till after that in the Service of the Western L Postils why so called Bidding of Prayers before the Sermon The original ground of them An ancient form thereof Preachers varied therein Bidding and Praying all one in effect Prayer before the Sermon in the Primitive Church St. Ambrose his form The people also prayed for the Preacher In the first times many preached one after another in one Forenoon The ancient Homilies avoid thorny subtilties and nice questions King James his Order recommended to present practice M A discourse upon the 18 Canon of the Council of Laodicea The order of Divine Service then The Prayer for the Caâ—echumens begun the Service It s formula out of Chrysostome The Communion did not begin in the Eastern Church upon the dismission of the Catechumens The several dismissions of that Church All comprehended in the Missa Catachumenon of the Western Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 N Four offerings at the Communion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alms a constant concomitant not accepted from all Differences in the Offertory Sentences betwixt the Scotch Service and ours whence derived O Two offerings intended by our Church Oblations how distributed in the Primitive Church Sportulantes fratres who Mr. Seldens mistake Oblations ceased not upon the payment of Tythes P Oblations anciently brought to the Altar The Chest for Alms where placed in the beginning of the Reformation Q Offering-dayes what Collar-dayes at Court Hermanus R Prayer for the whole state of Christs Church Many ancient Formula's thereof S Dypticks Rolls not Tables T Commemoration of the Dead Innocent at first but after abused V Two sorts of Dead commemorated The commemoration anciently used after the Elements were consecrated Why the Order transposed by our Reformers pag. 171 172. CHAP. VII A The Eucharist whence derived 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 different things and had different forms B Men and women sate separate one from another C Mixing of water with wine Ancient The reasons for it Dy Draw neer when to be said Chancels anciently peculiar to the Clergy The Emperor onely priviledged Laique Communion what Why Chancels allotted to the Clergy onely The people usually received at the Chancel door E Confession why necessary before the Communion The Priests posture at the Altar standing and why F Sursum corda Ancient G So also the Responces H Proper Prefaces I Trisagium Ancient Two Hymns so called K Consecration not performed by the words of Primitive Institution The sense of the Fathers The Ancient custom of saying Amen to the consecration 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what in Justin Martyr L Remembrance of Christs Passion at the Eucharist Ought to be as well by verbal commemoration as by mental meditation The ancient formes M The bread anciently delivered into the Communicants hands N Kneeling in the act of receiving commended sometime used in Antiquity where practised since the Reformation O The various forms of delivering the Elements That of our Church justly preferred before the rest P The Scotch order for saying Amen by the party â—â—â—â—â—ing commended Singing of Psalms during the Communicating ancient Q The Roman order defective in the most proper Sacrifice R The Angelical Hymn Difference betwixt an Hymn and a Psalm The Hymn mis-placed in the Masse-book Our order more consonant to Antiquity The Council of Carthage cleared S The Benediction by whom to be given The custom of bowing at it T The second service when to be read V A Rubrick unhappily omitted W The remains of the Consecrated Elements how anciently disposed X To receive thrice in the year an ancient practice CHAP. VIII A Baptism how called in Antiquity why 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Illumination Barnabas his Epistle corrected Why the Laver of Regeneration a dissent from Mr. Selden and Dr. Hamond about its derivation B Sacrament what whence derived Sacramentum and Jusjurandum differ Baptism most properly a Sacrament why the office in order of place after the Communion C Easter and Whitsuntide why anciently times allotted for Baptism D Rivers the first Foâ—ts Baptisteries when erected the Directory felo de se. E Sanctifying of water what it meaneth F Two signings with the Cross anciently relating to Baptism one before and the other after why the Cross used in our Church after Baptism G The form of ancient Exorcism H Interrâ—gatories moved to Infants vindicated by the Primitive practice and parallel with the civil usages of others I Abrenunciation ancient several modes observed therein K Imposition of names why used at Baptism L Dipping not necessary England noted of singularity in that particular inconveniences thereof Many baptized in the same Baptisteries Women and men had several rooms in one Baptistery Diaconisses their office at the Baptising of women M Triple mersion ancient why ordained single mersion or aspersion the rule of our Church N White vestments ancient O Two Unctions anciently distinguished four several wayes P The Rubrique explained concerning the Cross. The first original ground of that Ceremony Miracles wrought with it Why miracles ceased why Timotheus and Epaphroditus cured without them Dr. Reinolds a friend to the Cross after the explanation of it The Cross not operative demonstrated by K. James his â—nâ—itting it in the Charismal office Q Private Baptism proved lawful by several Authorities R The former Rubrique allowed of womens Baptising S Necessity dispenceth with accidental formalities T Water a necessary element Beza his errour V What are the essential words of Baptism W Children to be baptized where the testimony is doubtful p. 237. CHAP. IX A Confirmation in what sense a Sacrament The closing ceremony of Baptisme Why very expedient at this time The Directory defective towards her own Principles B Confirmation by what names anciently called C The necessity of Catechising What Catechists were a dissent from Learned men Catechists not Presbyters Usually lay-men Women Catechised by women and why an especial reason for it in the Greek Church Sanctimonial Catechumens what not the same with Audientes as is commonly supposed in what sense sometimes called Audientes Lent set apart for Catechising Competents what The excellency of our Catechisme K. James his most judicious direction D The language of the hand what Imposition of hands denoteth E Confirmation peculiar to the Apostles and their Successors Bishops VVhy so Never performed by Presbyters VVhat
his Ministers to declare and pronounce to his people being penitent the absolution and remission of their sins he pardoneth and absolveth all them which truely repent and unfeignedly beleeve his holy Gospel Wherefore we beseech him to grant us true repentance and his holy spirit Scot. Lit. That we may receive from his absolution from all our sins that those things may please him which we â—o at this present and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy through Jesus Christ our Lord. The people shall answer Amen Common prayer 1. B. of Edw. 6. Then shall the Minister begin the Lords Prayer with a loud voice Scot. Lit. And in this and in all other places of the Lit. where the last words for thine is the kingdom are expressed the Presbyter shall read them But in all places where they are not expressed he shall end at these words But deliver us from evil Amen The Priest being in the Quire shall begin with a loud voice the Lords Prayer called the Pater noster OUR father which are in heaven hallowed be thy â—ame Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our dayly bread And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil Scot. Lit. for thine is the kingdome the power and the glory for ever and ever K Amen Then likewise he shall say O Lord open thou our lips Answer And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise Priest O God make speed to save us Answer O Lord make hast to help us Priest Scotch Liturgy then all of them standing up the Presbyter shall say or sing Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c. Praise ye the Lord. 1. B. of Edw. 6. O Scot. Lit. Answer The Lord be praised N And from Easter to Trinity Sunday Allelujah COMMON PRAYER Then shall be said or sung this Psalm following O Come let us sing unto the Lord c. Psal. 95. Then shall follow certain Psalmes in order as they be appointed in a Table made for that purpose except there be proper Psalmes appointed for that day And at the end of every Psalm through the year and likewise in the end of Renedictus Benedicite Magnificat and Nunâ— dimittis shall be repeated Glory be to the Father c. Scot. Lit. And the people shall answer As it was in the beginning c. every one standing up at the same Then shall be read two Lessons distinctly with a loud voice that the people may hear The first of the old Testament the Second of rhe new like as they be appointed by the Kalender except there be proper Lessons assigned for that day the priest that readeth the Lesson standing and turning him so as he may best be heard of all such as be present R And before every Lesson the Priest shall say thus The first second third or fourth Chapter of Genesis or Exodus Matthew Mark or other like as is appointed in the Kalender And in the end of every Chapter he shall say Here endeth such a Chapter of such a book And to the end the people may the better hear in such places where they do sing there shall the Lessons be sung in a plain tune after the manner of distinct reading and likewise the Epistle and Gospel Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. After the first Lesson shall follow T Te deum Laudamus in English dayly through the whole year And after the first Lesson shall follow Te Deum Laudamus in English dayly throughout the year except in â—ent all the which time in the place of te Deum shall be used Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino in English as followeth WE praise thee O God we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee the Father everlasting To thee all Angels cry aloud the heavens and all the powers therein To thee Cherubin and Seraphin continually do cry Holy holy holy Lord God of Sabbath Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy Glory The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee The noble Army of Martyrs praise thee The holy Church throughout all the world both knowledge thee The Father of an infinit majestie Thy honorable true and onely Son Also the holy Ghost the comforter Thou art the King of Glory O Christ. Thou art the everlasting son of the Father When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man thou didst not abhor the Uirgins womb When thou hadst overcome the sharpnesse of death thou diddest open the Kingdome of heaven unto all beleevers Thou sittest on the right hand of God in the glory of thy Father We beleeve that thou shalt come to be our judge We therefore pray thee help thy servants whom thou hast redeemed with thy pretious blood Make them to be numbred with thy Saints in glory everlasting O Lord save thy people and blesse thine heritage Govern them and lift them up for ever Day by day we magnifie thee And we worship thy name ever world without end Uouchsafe O Lord to keep us this day without sin O Lord have mercy upon us have mercy upon us O Lord let thy mercy lighten upon us as our trust is in thee O Lord in thee have I trusted let me never be confounded Or this Canticle V Benedicite omnia orpra domini domino O All ye works of the Lord blesse ye the Lord praise him and magniffe him forever O ye Angels of the Lord blesse ye the Lord. praise him and magnifie him forever O ye heavens blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnfie him for ever O ye waters that be above the fitmament blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him forever O all ye powers of the Lord blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye Sun and Moon bless ye the Lord praise him and magnifie him for ever O ye stars of heaven blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnifie him for ever O ye showers and dew blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnifie him for ever O ye winds of God blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye fire and heat blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye winter and summer bless ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye dews and frosts blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye frosts and cold blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye 〈◊〉 snow blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify for ever O ye nights and dayes blesse ye the Lord praise him and magnify him for ever O ye
others appropriated to dayes of solemn celebration or dispersed abroad in the several offices of our Church are for the greater part borrowed from the Sacramentary of Gregory the great and where others are omitted it is upon this account because they conteined something edifying towards the invocation of Saints CHAP. IIII. An order for Evening prayer Throughout the Year Scotch Lit. After the sentences Exhortation Confession and Absolution as is appointed at Morning Prayer the Presbyter shall say or sing The priest shall say OUR father which art in heaven hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our dayly bread And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil Scot. Lit. for thine is the kingdome the power and the glory for ever and ever Amen Then likewise he shall say O Lord open thou our lips Answer And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise Priest O God make speed to save us Answer O Lord make hast to help us Priest Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c. Praise ye the Lord. Answer Scot. Lit. The Lord be praised Then Psalms in order as they be appointed in the Table for Psalmes except there be proper Psalms appointed for that day Then a Lesson of the old Testament as is appointed likewise in the Kalender except there be proper Lessons appointed for that day After that Magnificat in English as followeth MY soul doth magnifie the Lord c. Luke 1. Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c. Or else this Psalm OSing unto the Lord a new song Psalm 98. Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c. Then a Lesson of the new Testament And after that Nunc dimittis in English as followeth LOrd now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word c. Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c. Or else this Psalm GOd be merciful unto us c. Psalm 47. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Amen The Common Prayer 1. B. of Edw. 6. Then shall follow the Creed with other Prayers as is before appointed at Morning Prayer after Benedictus And with three Collects First of the day The second of peace Third for aid against all perils as hereafter followeth Which two last Collects shall be dayly said at Evening prayer without alteration Then the suffrages before assigned at Mattins the Clerk kneeling likewise with three Collects c. The second Collect at Evening Prayer O God from whom all holy desires all good counsels and all just works do proceed give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may passe our time in rest and quietnesse through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour Amen The third Collect for aid against all perils LIghten our darkness we beseech thee O Lord and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night for the love of thy onely Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Scot. Lit. Then shall follow the prayer for the Kings Majesty with the rest of the Prayers at the end of the Letany to the Benediction Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. In the Feasts of Christmas the Epiphany St. Mathy Easter the Ascension Pentecost St. John Baptist. St. James St. Bartholomew St. Matthew St. Simon and Jude St. Andrew and Trinity Sunday shall be sung or said immediately after Benedictus this confession of our Christian faith Scot. Lit. the Presbyter and all the people standing In the Feasts of Christmas the Epiphany Easter Ascension Penrecost and upon Trinity Sunday shall be sung or said immediately after Benedictus this confession of our Christian faith WHosoever will be saved before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholick faith Which faith except every one do keep holy and undefiled without doubt he shall perish everlastingly And the Catholick faith is this that we worship one God in trinity and Trinity in unity Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance For there is one person 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 Ghost is all one the glory equal the majesty coeternal Such as the Father is such is the Son and such is the holy Ghost The Father uncreate the Son uncreate and the holy Ghost uncreate The Father incomprehensible the son incomprehensible and the holy Ghost incomprehensible The Father eternal the son eternal and the holy Ghost eternal And yet they are not three eternals but one eternal As also there be not three incomprehensibles not three uncreated but one uncreated and one incomprehensible So likewise 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 are they not three Gods but one God So likewise the father is Lord the son Lord the holy ghost Lord. And yet not three Lords but one Lord. For like as we be compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every person by himself to be God and Lord So are we forbidden by the Catholick Religion to say 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 Ghost is of the father and of the son neither made nor created nor begotten but proceeding So there is one father not three fathers one son not three sons one holy Ghost not three holy Ghosts And in this Trinity none is afore or after other none is greater or lesse then other But the whole three persons be coeternal together and coequal 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 saved must thus think of the Trinitie Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also beleeve rightly in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right faith is that we beleeve and confesse that our Lord Jesus Christ 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
reasonable soul and humane flesh subsisting Equal to the Father as touching his Godhead and inferiour to the father touching his manhood Who although he be God and man yet he is not two but one Christ. Due not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh but by taking of the manhood into God Due altogether not by confusion of substance but by unitie of person For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man so God and man is one Christ. Who suffered for our salvation desâ—â—nded into hell rose again the third day from the dead He ascended into heaven he sitteth 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 rise again with their bodies and shall give account for their own works And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting and they that have done evil into everlasting fire This is the Catholick faith which except a man beleeve faithfully he cannot be saved Glory be to the father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c. ⧠Thus endeth the order of Morning and Evening Prayer through the whole year Here followeth the Letany to be used upon Sundayes Wednesdayes and Fridayes and at other times when it shall be commanded by the ordinary Scotch Lit. and without omission of any part of the other dayly service of the Church on those dayes O God the father of Heaven have mercy upon us miserable sinners O God the father of heaven have mercy upon us miserable sinners O God the son redeemer of the world have mercy upon us miserable sinners O God the son redeemer of the world have mercy upon us miserable sinners O God the holy Ghost proceeding from the father and the son have mercy upon us miserable sinners O God the holy Ghost proceeding from the father and the son have mercy upon us miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious Trinity three persons and one God have mercy upon miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious Trinity three persons and one God have mercy upon us miserable sinners Remember not Lord our ofâ—ences nor the offences of our forefatheres neither take thou vengeance of our sins spare us good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy most pretious blood and be not angry with us for ever Spare us good Lord. From all evil and mischief from sin from the crafts and assaults of the Devil from thy wrath and from everlasting damnation Good Lord deliver us From all blindnesse of heart from pride vain glory and hypocrisy from envie hatred and malice and all uncharitablenesse Good Lord deliver us From fornication and all other deadly sin and from all the deceits of the world the flesh and the Divel Good Lord deliver us From lightening and tempest from plague pestilence and famine from battel and murther and from suddain death Good Lord deliver us From all sedition and privy conspiracy 1. 2. B. of Edw. 6. from the tyranny of the Bishop of Rome and all his detestable enormities from all false doctrine and heresie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy word and commandement Good Lord deliver us By the mystery of thy holy incarnation by thy holy nativity and circumcision by thy baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lord deliver us By thy agony and bloody sweat by thy cross and passion by thy precious death and burial by thy glorious resurrection and ascension 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 sinners do beseech thee to hear us O Lord God and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universally in the right way We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy servant our most gracious King and governour 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 seek thy honour and glory We beseech 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 illuminate all Bishops Pastours and ministers of the Church with true knowledge and understanding of thy word and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and shew it accordingly We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Councel and all the Nobility with grace wisdome and understanding We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magistrates giving them grace to execute justice and to maintain truth We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please 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 unitie peace and concâ—rd We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to give us a heart to love and dread thee and diligently to live after thy Commandements We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to hâ—aâ— 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 such as have erred and are deceived We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand and to comfort and help the week hearted and to raise 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 succour help and comfort all that be in danger necessity and tribulation We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by water all women labouring of child all sick persons and young children and to shew thy pitiâ— upon all prisoners and captives We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children and widdews and all that be desolate and oppressed We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies persecutors and slanderers and to turn their hearts We beseech thee to heare us good Lord. That it may please thee to give and
continual help we may bring the same good to effect through Jesus Christ our Lord who liveth and raigneth c. The Epistle If ye be risen again with Christ Colos. 3. verse 1. unto the 8. The Gospel The first day of the Sabbothes John 20. verse 1. unto verse 11. 1 B. of Edw. 6. At the second Communion Lord how are they increased c. Psal. 3. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty father which hast given thy onely Son to die for our sins rise again for our justification grant us to put away the leaven of malice and wickednesse that we may alwayes serve thee in purenesse of living and truth through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Know ye not that a little leaven c. 1 Cor. 5. verse 6. unto verse 9. The Gospel When the sabbath was past c. Mar. 16 unto ver 6. At Even-song Proper Psalmes and Lessons 113. The second Lesson Act. 2. unto the end Psalm 114. Â 118. Â Q. Munday in Easter week 1 B. of Edw. 6. At Mattens The second Lesson Mat. 28. unto the end My soul truely waiteth still upon God Psal. 62. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which through thy onely begotten son Jesus Christ hast overcome death and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life We humbly beseech thee that as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put in our mindes good desires so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect through Jesus Christ our Lord who liveth and raigneth c. The Epistle Peter opened his mouth and said verse 34. unto verse 44. Act. 10 The Gospel Behold two of the disciples verse 13. unto verse 36. Luk. 24. 1 B. of Edw. 6. At Even-song The second Lesson Act. 3. unto the end Tuesday in Easterweek 1 B of Edw. 6. At Mattens The second Lesson Luke 24. unto And behold two of them Praise the Lord ye servants c. Psal. 113. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty father which hast given thine onely son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickednesse that we way alway serve thee in purenesse of living and truth through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Ye men and brethren Act. 13. verse 26. unto verse 42. The Gospel Jesus stood in the midst of Luk. 34. verse 36. unto ver 49. 1. B. of Edw. 6. at Evensong The Second Lesson 1 Cor. 15. unto the end R. The first Sunday after Easter 1 B. of Edw. 6. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord Psal. 112. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. Almighty God As at the Communion on Easter-day The Epistle All that is born of God 1 John 5. verse 4. unto ver 13. The Gospel The same day at night verse 19. unto verse 24. John 20. The secoâ—d Sunday after Easter 1 B. of Edw. 6. Hast thee O God to deliver me c. Psal. 70. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which hast given thine onely son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an ensample of good life give us the grace that we may alwayes most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavour our selves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life The Epistle This is thank-worthy verse 19. unto the end 1 Pet. 2. The Gospel Christ said unto his disciples verse 11. unto ver 17. John 10. The third Sunday after Easter 1. B. of Edw. 6. Unto thee O God do we give thanks c. Psal. 75. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which shewest to all men that be in errour the light of thy truth to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousnesse grant unto all them that be admitted into the fellowship of Christs religion that they may eschew those things that be contrary to their profession and follow al such things as be agreeable to the same through our Lord Jesus Christ. The Epistle Dearly beloved I beseech you verse 11. unto verse 18. 1 Pet. 2. The Gospel Jesus said to his disciples ver 6. unto ver 23. John 16. The fourth Sunday after Easter 1 B. of Edw. 6. God standeth in the Congregation of Princes c. Psal. 82. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which doest make the mindes of all faithful men to be of one will Grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest and desire that which thou dost promise that among the sundry and manifold changes of the world our hearts may surely there be fired whereas true joyes are to be â—ound through Christ our Lord. The Epistle Every good gift ver 17. unto ver 22. James 1. The Gospel Jesus said unto his disciples versâ— 5. unto ver 16. John 16. S. The fift Sunday after Easter 1. B. of Edw. 6. O how amiable are thy dwellings c. Psal. 84. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrd from whom all good things do come grant us thy humble servants that by thy holy Inspiration we may think those things that be good and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same through our Lord Jesus Christ. The Epistle See that ye be overs of the word Jam. 1. verse 22. unto the end The Gospel Uerily verily I say unto you Joh. 16. verse 23. unto the end T. The Ascension day 1. B. of Edw. 6 Proper Psalmes and Lessons at Mattens 8. The second Lesson John 14. unto the end Psalm 15. Â 21. Â O Clap your hands c. Psal. 47. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GRant we beseech thee almighty God thâ—t â—â—ke as we do beleeve thy onâ—y begotten son our Lord to have ascended into the â—â—aveâ—s so we may also in heart and minde thither ascend and with him continually dwell The Epistle In the former treatise Acts 1 verse 1. to verse 12. The Gospel Jesus appeared unto the Mark 16. verse 14. unto the end 1. B. of Edw. the 6. Proper Psalmes and Lessons at Evensong 24. The second Lesson Ephes. 4. unto the end Psalm 68. Â 148 Â The Sunday after Ascension day 1. B. of Edw. 6. The Lord is King c Psal 93. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. O God the King of glory which hast exalted thine onely son Jesus Christ with great triumph into
thy kingdom in heaven We beseech thee leave us not comfortlesse but send to us thine holy ghost to comfort us and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before who liveth and â—eigneth c. The Epistle The end of all things is at hand 1 Pet. 4. verse 7. unto verse 12. The Gospel When the comforter is come John 15. verse 26. and Chap. 26 end in ver 4. V. Whit-Sunday 1. B. of Edw. 6. Proper Psalmes and Lessons at Mattens 48. The second Lesson Act. 10. Then Peter opened his mouth unto the end Psalm 67. Â 145. Â Rejoyce in the Lord O ye Righteous c. Psal. 33. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOD which as upon this day hast taught the hearts of thy faithful people by the sending to them the light of thy holy spirit grant us by the same spirit to have a tight judgement in all things and evermore to rejoyce in his holy comfort through the merits of Christ Jesu our Saviour who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same spirit one God world without end Amen The Epistle When the fifty dayes were come to an end Acts 2. verse 1. unto ver 12. The Gospel Jesus said unto his disciples John 14. verse 15. unto the end 1. B. Edw. 6. Proper Psalms and Lessons at Evensong Psalm 104. The second Lesson Acts 19. It fortuned when Apollo went to Corinth unto After these things 145. Â Munday in Whitsun-week 1 B. of Edw. 6. O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands Psal. 100. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. God which c. As upon Whitsunday The Epistle Then Peter opened his mouth Acts 10. verse 34. unto the end The Gospel So God loved the world John 3. verse 16. unto verse 22. Tuesday after Whitsunday 1 B. of Edw. 6. My song shall be of mercy c. Psal. 101. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. God which hast c. As upon Whitsunday The Epistle When the Apostles which Acts 8. verse 14. unto ver 18. The Gospel Uerily verily I say unto you John 10. verse 1. unto ver 11. Trinity Sunday 1. B. of Edward 6. At Mattens The first Lesson Gen. 18. unto the end The second Lesson Mat. 3. unto the end God be mercifull unto us and blesse us c. Psal. 67. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty and everlasting God which hast given unto us thy servants grace by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine Majesty to worship the Unity We beseech thee that through the stedfastnesse of this faith we may evermore be defended from all adversity which livest and reâ—gnest one God world without end Amen The Epistle After this he looked and behold Apoc. 4. verse 1. unto the end The Gospel There was a man of the John 3. verse 1. unto ver 16. The first Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOD the strength of all them that trust in thee mercifully accept our prayers And because the weaknesse of our mortal nature can do no good thing without thee grant us the help of thy grace that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Dearly beloved let us love one another 1 John 4. 5 6. ver 7. unto the end The Gospel There was a certain rich man Luk. 16. verse 19. unto the end The second Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. Where with shall a young man cleanse his way c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrd make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name for thou never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast love Grant this c. The Epistle Marvel not my brethren 1 John 3. verse 13. unto the end The Gospel A certain man ordeined Luke 14. verse 16. unto ver 25. The third Sunday after Trinity 1 B of Edw. 6. O do well unto thy servant c. Psalm 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrd we beseech thee mercifully to hear us and unto whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray grant that by thy mighty aid we may be defended through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Submit your selves every man 1 Pet. 5. verse 5. unto ver 12. The Gospel Then resorted unto him Luke 15. verse 1. unto verse 11. The fourth Sunday after Trinity 1. B. of Edw. 6. My soul cleaveth to the dust c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOd the protector of all that trust in thee without whom nothing is strong nothing is holy encrease and multiply upon us thy mercy that thou being our ruler and guide we may so passe through things temporal that we finally lose not the things eternal grant this heavenly father for Jesus Christs sake our Lord. The Epistle I suppose that the afflictions Rom. 8. verse 18. unto verse 24. The Gospel Be ye merciful as your father Luke 6. verse 36. unto verse 43. The fift sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. Teach me O Lord the way of thy statutes c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GRant Lord we beseech thee that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance that thy congregation may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietnesse through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Be you all of one minde and of one heart 1 Pet. 3. verse 8. unto verse 15. The Gospel It came to passe Luke 5. verse 1. unto ver 12. The sixt Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. Let thy loving mercy come also unto me O Lord c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOd which hast prepared to them that love thee such good things as passe all mans understanding powre into our hearts such love toward thee that we loving thee in all things may obtain thy promises which exceed all that we can desire through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Know ye not that all we Rom. 6. verse 3. unto verse 12. The Gospel Jesus said unto his disciples Mat. 5. verse 20 unto verse 27. The seventh Sunday after Trinity 1 B.
the onely God through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle I thank my God alwayes 1 Cor. 1. verse 4. unto verse 9. The Gospel When the Pharisees had Mat. 22. verse 34. unto the end The ninteenth Sunday after Trinity 1. B. of Edw. 6. I call with my whole heart hear me O Lord c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. O God forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee Grant that the working of thy mercy may in all things direct and rule our hearts through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle This I say and testifie through Ephes. 4. verse 17. unto the end The Gospel Jesus entred into a shi◠Matth. 9. verse 1. unto ver 9. The twentieth Sunday after Trinity 1. B. of Edw. 6. O consider mine adversity and deliver me c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty and merciful God of thy bountiful goodnesse keep us from all things that may hurt us that we being ready both in body and soul may with free hearts accomplish those things that thou woulost have done through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Take heed therefore how ye walk Ephes. 5. verse 15. unto ver 22. The Gospel Jesus said unto his disciples Mat. 22. verse 1. unto ver 15. The xxi Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. Princes have persecuted me without a cause c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GRant we beseech thee merciful Lord to thy faithful people pardou and peace that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve thee with a quiet minde through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle My brethren be strong through Ephes. 6. verse 10. unto ver 21. The Gospel There was a certain ruler John 4. verse 16. unto the end The xxii Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. Let my complaint come before thee c. Psal. 119. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrd we beseech thee to keep thy houshold the Church in continual godlinesse that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities and devoutly given to serve thee in good works to the glory of thy name through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle I thank my God with all Phil. 1. verse 3. unto verse 12. The Gospel Peter said unto Jesus Matth. 18. verse 21. unto the end The xxiii Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. If the Lord himself had not been on our side c. Psal. 123. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOD our refuge and strength which are the author of all goodnesse be ready to hear the devout prayers of the Church and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Brethren be followers together Phil. 3. verse 17. unto the end The Gospel Then the Pharisees went out Mat. 22. verse 15. unto verse 23. The xxiiii Sunday after Trinity 1 B. of Edw. 6. They that put their trust in the Lord c. Psal. 125. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrd we beseech thee assoil thy people from their offences that through thy bountiful goodnesse we may be delivered from the bands of all those sins which by our frailty we have committed Grant this c. The Epistle We give thanks to God Colos. 1. verse 3. unto ver 13. The Gospel While Jesus spake unto Math. 9. verse 18. unto ver 27. The xxv Sunday after Trinity 1. B. of Edw. 6. Except the Lord build the house c. Psal. 127. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. STir up we beseech thee O Lord the wills of thy faithful people that they plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works may of thee be plenteously rewarded through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen The Epistle Behold the time cometh Jer. 23. verse 3. unto ver 9. The Gospel When Jesus lift up his eyes John 6. verse 5. unto ver 15. Omitted in the 1 B. of Edw. 6. ¶ If there be any more Sundayes before Advent Sunday to supply the same shall be taken the service of some of those Sundayes that were omitted between the Epiphany and Septuagesima W. Saint Andrews day 1 B. of Edw. 6. Many times have they fought against me c. Psal. 129. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which didst give such grace unto thy holy apostle saint Andrew that he readily obeyed the calling of thy sou Jesus Christ and followed him without delay grant unto us all that we being called by thy holy word may forthwith give over our selves obediently to follow thy holy commandments through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle If thou knowledge with thy Rom. 10. verse 9. unto the end The Gospel As Jesus walked by the Matth. 4. verse 18. unto verse 23. Saint Thomas the Apostle 1 B. of Edw. 6. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord c. Psal. 128. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty everlasting God which for the more confirmation of the faith didst suffer the holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy sons resurrection grant us so perfectly and without all doubt to beleeve in thy son Jesus Christ that our faith in thy sight never be reproved hear us O Lord through the same Jesus Christ to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honour c. The Epistle Now ye are not strangers Ephes. 2. verse 19. unto the end The Gospel Thomas one of the twelve John 20. verse 24. unto the end X The conversion of St. Paul 1. B. of Edw. 6. at Mattens The second Lesson Acts 22 unto they heard him I will give thanks unto thee O Lord c. Psal. 138. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOd which hast taught all the world through the preaching of thy blessed Apostle saint Paul grant we beseech thee that we which have his wonderful conversion in remembrance may follow and fulfil thy holy doctrine that he taught through Jesu Christ our Lord. The Epistle And Saul yet breathing out Act. 9. verse 1 unto ver 25. The Gospel Peter answered and said unto Matth. 19. verse 24. unto the end 1. B. of Edw. the 6. at Evensong The second Lesson Acts 26. unto the end Y. The purification of Saint Mary the Virgin 1 B. of Edw. 6. Behold now praise the Lord c. Psal. 134. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the
beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty and everlasting God we humbly beseech thy majesty that as thy onely begotten son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh So grant that we may be presented unto thee with pure and clear minds by Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle The same that is appointed for the Sunday The Gospel When the time of Luk. 2. verse 22. unto verse 27. Saint Matthias day 1. B. of Edw. 6. Deliver me O Lord from the evil man c. Psal. 140. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which in the place of the traitor Judas bidst choose thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the twelve Apostles grant that thy Church being alway preserved from false Apostles may be ordered and guided by faithful and true Pastors through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle In those dayes Peter Act 1. verse 15. unto the end The Gospel In that time Jesus answered Mat. 11 verse 25 unto the end Z. Annuntiation of the Virgin Mary 1 B. of Edw. 6. Lord I am not high minded c. Psal. 131. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. We beseech thee Lord powre thy grace into our hearts that as we have known Christ thy sons incarnation by the message of an angel so by his crosse and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection through the same Christ our Lord. The Epistle God spake once again unto Ahaz Isai. 7. verse 10. unto ver 16. The Gospel And in the sixth moneth Luke 1. verse 26. unto ver 39. Saint Marks day 1 B. of Edw. 6. Lord I call upon ' thee hast thee unto me c. Psal. 141. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy Evangelist St. Mark give us grace that we be not like children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine but firmly to be established in the truth of the holy Gospel through Jesus Christ. c. The Epistle Unto every one of us is given grace Ephes. 5. verse 4. unto ver 17. The Gospel I am the true vine John 15. verse 1. to verse 12. A. Saint Philip and James 1. B. of Edw. 6. at Mattens The second Lèsson Acts 8. unto when the Apostles Behold how good and joyful a thing it is c. Psal. 133. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God whom truely to know is everlasting life grant us perfectly to know thy son Jesus Christ to be the way the truth and the life as thou vast taught Saint Philip and other apostles through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle James the servant of God James 1. verse 1. unto ver 13. The Gospel And Jesus said unto his disciples Joh. 14 ver 1. unto ver 15. Saint Barnabas Apostle 1 B. of Edw. 6. at Mattens The second Lesson Acts 14. unto the end I cryed unto the Lord with my voice c. Psal. 142. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrd almighty which hast endued thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of thy holy Ghost let us not be destitute of thy manifold gifts nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle Tidings of these things Acts 11. verse 22. unto the end The Gospel This is my commandement John 15. ver 12. unto ver 17. 1. B. of Edw. 6. At Evensong The second Lesson Acts 15. unto after certain dayes Saint John Baptist. 1 B. of Edw. 6. Proper Lessons at Mattens The first Lesson Malach. 3. unto the end The second Lesson Mat. 3. unto the end Hear my Prayer O Lord c. Psal. 43. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God by whose providence thy servant John was Baptist wonderfully born sent to prepare the way of thy son our Saviour by preaching of â—enance make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life that we may truly repent according to his preaching and after his example constantly speak the truth boldly revuke vice and patiently suffer for the truthes sake through Jesus Christ c. The Epistle Be of good chear my people Isai. 40. verse 1. unto ver 12. The Gospel Elizabeths time came Luke 1. verse 57. unto the end 1 B. of Edw. the 6. proper Lessons at Even-song The first Lesson Malach. 3. unto the end The second Lesson Mat. 14. unto when Jesus heard B. St. Peters day 1. B. of Edw. 6. At Mattens The second Lesson Acts 3. unto the end Blessed be the Lord my strength c. Psal. 144. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmighty God which by thy son Jesus Christ hast given to thy Apostle St. Peter many excellent gifts commandedst him earnestly to feed thy flock make we beseech thee all Bishops and pastours diligently to preach thy holy word and the people obediently to follow the same that they may receive the crown of everlasting glory through Jesu Christ our Lord. The Epistle At the same time Herod the Acts 12. verse 1. unto verse 12. The Gospel When Jesus came into the Mat. 16. verse 13. unto verse 20. 1. B. of Edw. At Evensong The second Lesson Acts 3. C. Saint Mary Magdalene Praise the Lord O my soul c. Psal. 146. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. MErciful father give us grace that we never presume to sin through example of any creature but if it shall chance us at any time to offend thy divine Majesty that then we may truely repent and lament the same after the example of Mary Magdalene and by lively faith obtain remission of all our sins through the onely merits of thy son our Saviour Christ. The Epistle Whosoever findeth an honest faithful woman c. Prov. 31. The Gospel And one of the Pharises desired Jesus c. Luk. 7. ver 36. unto the end St. James the Apostle 1. B. of Edw. 6. O praise the Lord of heaven Psal. 148. Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GRant O merciful God that as thy holy Apostle Saint James leaving his Father and all that he had without delay was obedient unto the calling of thy son Jesus Christ and followed him So we forsaking all worloly and carnal affections may be evermore ready to follow thy commandments through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle In those dayes came Acts 11. verse 26. unto ver 3. of chap. 12. The Gospel Then came to him the mother Mat. 12. verse
in all good things Be not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall be reap While we have time let us do good unto all men and specially unto them which are of the houshold of faith Godliness is great riches if a man be contented with that he hath For we brought nothing into the world neither may we carry any thing out Charge them which are rich in this world that they be ready to give and glad to distribute laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may attain eternal life God is not unrighteous that he will forget your works and labor that proceedeth of love which love ye have shewed for his names sake which have ministred unto the Saints and yet do minister To do good and to distribute forget not for with such sacrifices God is pleased Whoso hath this worlds good and seeth his brother have need and shutteth up his compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him Give almes of thy goods and turn never thy face from any poor man and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee Be merciful after thy power If thou hast much give plenteously If thou hast little do thy diligence gladly to give of that little for so gatherest thou thy self a good reward in the day of necessity He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord and look what he Prov. 19. layeth out it shall be paid him again Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy the Lord shall deliver Psalm 41. him in the time of trouble 1 B. of Edw. 6. Editio Lat. Buceri Where there be Clerks they shall sing one or many of the sentences above written according to the length and shortnesse of the time that the people be offering Harum similium sententiarum ex Thobia Proverbiis vel Psalmis una aut plures canentur ut tempus oblationis numerus offerentium postulabit Scotch Lit. Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. While the Presbyter distinctly pronounceth some or all of those sentences for the offertory the Deacon or if no such be present one of the Church-wardens shall receive the devotion of the people there present in a bason provided for that purpose And when all have offered he shall reverently bring the said bason with the oblations therein and deliver it to the Presbyter who shall humbly present it before the Lord and set it upon the holy Table P Then shall the Church-wardens or some other by them appointed gather the devotion of the people put the same into the poor mans box and upon the Q offering dayes appointed every man shall pay unto the Curate the due and accustomed offerings After which the Minister shall say And in the mean time whilst the Clerks do sing the offertory so many as are disposed shall offer unto the poor mans box every man according to his ability and charitable minde And at the offering dayes appointed every man and woman shall pay to the Curate the due accustomed offerings And the Presbyter shall then offer up and place the Bread and Wine prepared for the Sacrament upon the Lords Table that it may be ready for that service and then he shall say R Let us pray for the whole state of Christs Church militant here in earth ALmighty and everlasting God which by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications and to give thanks for all men we humbly beseech thee most mercifully to accept our almes and to receive these our prayers which we offer unto thy divine majesty beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth unity and concord and grant that all they that do confesse thy holy name may agree in the truth of thy holy word and live in unity and godly love Me beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian Kings Princes Governours and specially thy servant our King that under him we may be godly and quietly governed and grant to his whole Councel and to all that be put in Authority under him that they may truely and indifferently minister justice to the punishment of wickednesse and vice and to the maintenance of Gods true Religion and vertue Give grace O heavenly father to all Bishops Pastors and Curats that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively word and rightly and duely administer thy holy Sacraments to all thy people give thy heavenly grace and especially to this Congregation here present that with meek heart and due reverence they may hear and receive thy holy word truely serving thee in holynesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of their life Sot Lit. And we commend especially unto thy merciful goodnesse the Congregation which is here assembled in thy name to celebrate the Commemoration of thy most precious death and sacrifice of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodnesse O Lord to comfort and succour all them which in this transitory life be in trouble sorrow need sicknesse or any other adversity 1 B. of Edw. 6. And especially we commend unto thy merciful goodnesse this Congregation which is here assembled in thy name to celebrate the Commemoration of the most glorious death of thy Son 1 B. of Edw. 6. Scotch Lit. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks for thy wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints from the beginning of the world And chiefly in the glorious and most blessed T Virgin Mary mother of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God and in thy holy Patriarches Prophets Apostles and Martyres whose examples O Lord and stedfastnesse in thy faith and keeping thy holy Commandments grant us to follow we Commend unto thy mercy O Lord all other thy servants which are V. departed from us with the signe of faith and now rest in the sleep of peace grant unto them we beseech thee thy mercy and everlasting peace and that at the day of the general resurrection we and all they which be of the mystical body of thy Son may altogether be set on his right hand and hear that his most joyful voice Come ye blessed of my Father and possesse the kingdom which is prepared for you from the beginning of the world And we also blesse thy holy name for all those thy servants who having finished their course in faith do now rest from their labours And we yeeld unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks for the wonderful grace and vertue declared in all thy Saints who have been the chosen vessels of thy grace and the lights of the world in their several generations most humbly beseeching thee that we may have grace to follow the example of their stedfastnesse in thy faith and obedience to thy holy Commandements
that at the day of the general Resurrection we and all they which are of the Mystical body of thy Son may be set on his right hand and hear that his most joyful voice Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world Grant this O father for Jesus Christs sake our onely Mediator and Advocate Amen Annotations upon CHAP. VI. A. Immediately after what meant by it a Bell usually rang betwixt Morning Prayer and the Sermon so also in Scotland B. Notorium what who notorious Offenders in the sence of our Church the 109 Canon the Committee 1641. the Ordinance of Parliament Octo. 20. 1645. the Imperial Law Primitive practice our Saviors president in admitting Judas The main reason for free admission C. Charity how necessary to a Communicant One loaf in the Primitive Church Agapae the holy Kiss D. The Table where to stand in Communion time E. The Lords Prayer always part of the Communion Office F. The ten Commandments with their Responces a laudable part of our Service G. Epistles their ground H. Clory be to thee O Lord It s ancient use I. Standing up at the Gospel very ancient why appointed what posture anciently used at the Lessons read and word preached Affrica differed from other Churches K. The Nicene Creed Creeds enlarged in Articles as Heresies sprung up The Ancients observed no strict formula's The Hierosolymitan Creed compared with other parcels of Antiquity No Creed in the ancient Service of the Eastern Church till Anno 511. nor till after that in the Service of the Western L. Postils why so called Bidding of Prayers before the Sermon The original ground of them An ancient form thereof Preachers varyed therein Bidding and Praying all one in effect Prayer before the Sermon in the Primitive Church St. Ambrose his Form The People also prayed for the Preacher In the first times many-preached one after another in one Forenoon The ancient Homilies avoid thorny subtilties and nice questions King James his Order recommended to present practice M. A discourse upon the 18 Canon of the Councel of Laodicea The order of Divine Service then The Prayer for the Catechumens begun the Service It s formula out of Chrysostome The Communion did not begin in the Eastern Church upon the dismission of the Catechumens The several dismissions of that Church All comprehended in the Missa Catachumenon of the Western Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 N. Four offerings at the Communinion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alms a constant concomitant not accepted from all Difference in the Offertory Sentences betwixt the Scotch Service and ours whence derived O. Two Offerings intended by our Church Oblations how distributed in the Primitive Church Sportulantes fratres who Mr. Seldens mistake Oblations ceased not upon the payment of Tythes P. Oblations anciently brought to the Altar The Chest for Alms where placed in the beginning of the Reformation Q. Offering-days what Collar-days at Court Hermanus R. Prayer for the whole state of Christs Church Many ancient Formula's thereof S. Dypticks Rolls not Tables T. Commemoration of the Dead Innocent at first but after abused V. Two sorts of Dead commemorated The Commemoration anciently used after the Elements were consecrated Why the Order transposed by our Reformers OR immediately after A great question there hath been of late about the alliance of this word After and to what it should relate one would have it applyed to the beginning of Morning Prayer as if it had been said Immediately after the beginning of Morning Prayer and videtur quod sic because the Latine Translator hath in this particular assumed the Office of an Interpreter rendring it Immediate post principium Matutinarum precum This notwithstanding I approve rather of their sence who make it relative to Morning Prayer and suppose as if the structure were immediately after Morning Prayer that is when it is ended and this I take it is plainly inferrible from the very scope of this Rubrick which was not as some may think to allot some space of time to make provision according to the number of the Communicants for the interstitium between the beginning of Morning Prayer and the time of the Communion is so slender a space for the provision of those Elements as should there be a want not half the Countrey Villages in this Kingdom can be timely supplyed therewith No it is clearly otherways and that the design was that the Curate might have timely notice of the several persons offering themselves to the Communion and consequently might peâ—swade notorious Offenders or malicious persons to abstain and if obstinate absolutely reject them according to the purport of the two Rubricks following for that those two Rubricks are of the same Syntax and cohaerence with this the Relative pronoun those infallibly implyeth for what those but they who were ordered before to give in their names over night or else in the morning before the beginning of Morning Prayer or immediately after Now how could the Curate possibly confer with such notorious evil livers or malicious persons between the beginning of Morning Prayer which imployd him wholly and the Communion unless there were some vacation allowed him between those two offices and that such a convenient space was allotted to intervene is evident by the practice of those times For the Morning Prayer and Communion were not continued as one intire Service but abrupt broken off and distinct each office from the other by these words Thus endeth the Order of Morning and Evening Prayer This was done that the Holy-day Service might be separated from the Weekly Whether or not the Congregation departed hence upon Sundays and Holy-days after the end of Morning Prayer and returned again to the Communion Service I will not positively determine I rather think not Because the Authors of the Admonition whose captious curiosity nothing could escape which seemed to promove their beloved quarrel have these words We speak not of ringing when Mattins is done which could not administer the least shew of blame had it been done in absence of the Assembly or had not the Congregation been then religiously imployed For this Bell was usually rung in the time of the second service viz. the Litany to give notice to the People not that the Communion Service as hath been supposed but that the Sermon was then coming on All Ringing and Knowling of Bells in the time of the Letany high Mass c. was interdicted by the Injunctions of Edward the sixth and Queen Elizabeth Except one Bell in convenient time to be rung before the Sermon In reference to the Sermon onely it was rung called therefore the Sermon Bell so that when there was to be no Sermon the Bell was not rung and Sermons were rare very rare in those days in some places but once a quarter and perhaps not then had not Authority strictly enjoyned them which usage of Sermon Bells hath been practiced and
of thy son our Saviour Jesus Christ and doest assure us thereby of thy favour and goodnesse towarâ— us and that we be very members incorporate in thy mistical body which is the blessed company of all faithful people and be also heires through hope of thy everlasting kingdom by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy dear son We now most humbly beseech thee O heavenly father so to assist us with thy grace that we may continue in that holy fellowship and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in through Jesus Christ our Lord to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end Amen Then shall be said or song Scot. Lit. Gloria in Excelsis in English GLory be to God on high and in earth peace good will towards men We praise thee we blesse thee we worship thee we glorifie thee we give thanks to thee for thy great glory O Lord God heavenly king God the father almighty O Lord the onely begotten son Jesu Christ O Lord God lamb of God son of the father that takest away the sins of the world have mercy upon us Thou that takest away the sins of the world have mercy upon us Thou that takest away the sins of the world receive our prayers thou that sittest at the right hand of God the father have mercy upon us For thou onely art holy thou onely art the Lord thou onely O Christ with the holy ghost art most high in the glory of God the father Then the minister or the Bishop if he be present shall let them depart with this blessing THE peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and of his son Jesu Christ our Lord. And the blessing of God almighty the Father the Son and the holy Ghost be amongst you and remain with you alwayes Amen Scot. Lit. After the Divine service is ended that which was offered shall be divided in the presence of the Presbyter and the Church-wardens whereof one half shall be to the use of the Presbyter to provide him books of holy divinity the other half shall be faithfully kept and imployed on some pious or charitable use for the decent furnishing of that Church or the publick relief of their poor at the discretion of the Presbyter and Church-wardens Collects to be said after the Offertory when there is no Communion every such day one And the same may be said also as often as occasion shall serve after the Collects either of Morning and Evening prayer Communion or Letany by the discretion of the Minister ASsist us mercifully O Lord in these our supplications and prayers and dispose the way of thy servants toward the attainment of everlasting salvation that among all the changes and chances of this mortal life they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help through Christ our Lord Amen OAlmighty Lord and everliving God vouchsafe we beseech thee to direct sanctifie and govern both our hearts and bodies in the wayes of thy laws and in the works of thy commandments that through thy most mighty protection both here and ever we may be preserved in body and soul through our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ Amen GRant we beseech thee almighty God that the words which we have heart this day with our outward ears may through thy grace be so graffed inwardly in our hearts that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living to the honour and praise of thy name through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen PRevent us O Lord in all our doings with thy most gracious favour and further us with thy continual help that in all our works begun continued and ended in thee we may glorifie thy holy name and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen ALmighty God the fountain of all wisdom which knowest our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking we beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities and those things which for our unworthy nesse we dare not and for our blindnesse we cannot ask vouchsafe to give us for the worthynesse of thy son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God which hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy sons name We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications unto thee and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will may effectually be obtained to the relief of our necessity and to the setting forth of thy glory through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. T Upon the holy dayes if there be no Communion shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion untill the end of the Homily concluding with the general prayer for the whole state of Christs Church miliant here in earth and one or more of these Collects before rehearsed as occasion shall serve Upon Wednesdayes and Fridayes the English Litany shall be said or sung in all places after such form as is appointed by the Kings Majestyes Injunctions or as is or shall be otherwise appointed by his Highnesse And though there be none to Communicate with the Priest yet these dayes after the Litany ended the Priest shall put upon him a plain Alb or surplesse with a Cope and say all things at the Altar appointed to be said at the celebration of the Lords supper until after the Offertory And then shall adde one or two of the Collects afore written as occasion shall serve by his discretion And then turning him to the people shall let them depart with the accustomed blessing And the same order shall be used all other dayes whensoever the people be customably assembled to pray in the Church and none disposed to Communicate with him Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. And there shall be no Scot. Lit. publick celebration of the Lords Supper except there be a good number to Communicate with the Minister according to his discretion Likewise in Chappels annexed and all other places there shall be no celebration of the Lords Supper except there be some to Communicate with the Priest And in such Chappels annexed where the people hath not been accustomed to pay any holy bread there they must either make some charitable provision for the bearing of the charges of the Communion or else for receiving of the same resort to their Parish Church Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. And if there be not above twenty persons in the Parish of discretion to receive the Communion yet there shall be no Communion except four or three at the least Communicate with the Minister Also that the receiving of the Sacrament of the Blessed Body and blood of Christ may be most agreeable to the institution thereof and to the usage of the Primitive Church In all Cathedral
convenient place nigh 1 B. of Edw. 6. unto the Quier door unto the place where the table standeth and the Minister standing by her shall say these words or such like as the case shall require Forasmuch as it hath pleased almighty God of his goodnesse to give you safe diliverance and hath preserved you in the great danger of child-birth ye shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God and pray Then shall the Minister say this Psalm Scot. Lit. or else the Psal. 27. I Have lifted up mine eyes unto the D. hills from whence cometh my help My help cometh even from the Lord which hath made heaven and earth He will not suffer thy foot to be moved and he that keepeth thee will not sleep Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep The Lord himself is thy keeper the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand So that the sun shall not burn thee by day neither the moon by night The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil yea it is even he that shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth for evermore Glory be to the Father and to the Son c. As it was in the beginning is now c Lord have mercy upon us Christ have mercy upon us Lord have mercy upon us Our father which are in heaven c. And lead us not into temptation Answer E But beliver us from evil Amen Minister O Lord save this woman thy servant Answer Which putteth her trust in thee Minister Be thou unto her a strong tower Answer From the face of her enemy Minister Lord hear our prayer Answer And let our cry come unto thee Minister Let us pray O Almighty God which hast delivered this woman thy servant from the great pain and perill of child birth grant we beseech thee most merciful father that she through thy help may both faithfully live and walk in her vocation according to thy wil in this life present and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Common-Prayer Sotch Lit. 1 B. of Edw. 6. The woman that cometh to give thanks must offer accustomed offerings and if their be a Communion it is convenient that she receive the holy Communion The woman that cometh to give her thanks it is convenient that she receive the holy Communion if there be any at that time The woman that is purified must offer her chrysom and other accustomed offerings And if there be a Communion it is convenient that she receive the holy Communion Common Prayer 1 B. of Edw. 6. A F Comination against sinners with certain prayers to be used divers times in the year Scot. Lit. and especially on the first day of Lent commonly called Ash-wednesday The first day of Lent commonly called Ash-wednesday After Morning Prayer the people being called together by the ringing of a Bell and assembled in the Church the English Letany shall be said after the accustomed maner which ended the Minister shall go into the Pulpit G and say thus Scot. Lit. The People sitting and attending with reverence BRethren in the Primative Church there was a godly Discipline that at the beginning of Lent such persons as were notorious sinners were put to open peuauce H and punished in this world thâ—â— their souls might be saved in the day of the Lord And that other admonished by their example migâ—â— be more afraid to offend In the stead whereof until the said discipline may be restored again which thing is much to be wished it is thought good that at this time in your presence should be read the general sentences of Gods cursing against impeuitenâ— sinners gathered out of the xxvii Chapter of Deuteronomy and other places of scripture And that ye should answer to every sentence Amen To the intent that you being admonished of the great indignation of God against sinners 〈…〉 rather be called to earnest and true repentance and may walk more warily in these dangerous days fleeing from such vices for the which ye affirm â—â—th your own mouths the curse of God to be due Cursed is the man that maketh any carvâ—d or 〈◊〉 imagâ— an aâ—â—mination to the Lord the work of the hands of the crâ—â—ts-man and putteth it in a secret place to worship it And the People shall answer and say Amen Minister Cursed is he that curseth his father and mother Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that removeth away the mark of his Neighbors Land Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that maketh the 〈◊〉 to go out of his way Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that â—â—â—teth in Judgement the right of the Stranger of them that be fatherless and of widows Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that smiteth his neighbor seâ—â—â—tly Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that lieth with his Neighbors wife Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that taketh reward to stay the soul of innocent blood Answer Amen Minister Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man and taketh man for his defence and in his heart goeth from the Lord. Answer Amen Cursed are the unmerciful the fornicators and adulterers and the covetous persons the worshippers of Images slanderers drunkards and extorâ—oners Answer Amen Minister NOw seeing that all they be accursed as the Prophet David beareth witness which do erre and go astray from the Commandments of GOD let us remembring the dreadful Judgement hanging over our heads and being always at hand return unto our Lord God with all contrition and meekness of heart bewailing and lamenting our sinful lite knowledging and confessing our offences and seeking to bring forth worthy fruits of penance For now is the ax put unto the root of the trees so that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God He shall pour down ram upon the sinners snares fire and brimston storm and tempest this shall be their portion to drink For loe the Lord is commen out of his place to visit the wickedness of such as dwell upon the earth But who may abide the day of his coming Who shall be able to endure when he appeareth His fan is in his hand and he will purge his floor and gather his Wâ—eat into his barn but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire The day of the Lord cometh as a thieâ— upon the night And when men shall say peace and all things are safe then shall suddenly destruction come upon them as sorrow cometh upon a woman traveling with childe and they shall not escape Then shall appear the wrath of God in the day of vengeance which obstinate sinners through the stubbornness of their hâ—art have heaped unto themselves which â—â—spised the goodness patience and long sufferance of God when he called them continually to repentance