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A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His Majesties late victories over the rebels to be observed in all churches and chapels throughout the kingdom ...
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Church of England.
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Wing C4122; ESTC R35946
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the Communion Service in stead of the Collect for the day shall be read O Almighty God who art a strong tower c. as before in Morning Prayer ¶ The Epistlo 1 S. Pet. II. 11. 17. ¶ The Gospel S. Matth. xxii 15. 22. Then went the Pharisees c. ¶ In the Offertory shall this Sentence be read Whatsoever ye would S. Matth. vii 12. that men should do unto you do ye even so unto them for this is the Law and the Prophets ¶ After the Prayer For the whole state of Christs Church c. shall these following Prayers be used O Lord our God who by thine Infinite Power and Wisdom dost govern all things we adore and magnifie thy great and glorious Name confessing that to thy good Providence over us we entirely owe both our Being and our Preservation We are here before thee this day to make this humble Acknowledgment as every one of us for himself in particular 〈…〉 us together in the name of this whole Nation to which both now of late and heretofore thou hast vouchsafed so many great and publick Deliverances Thou art our God who hast so often and so wonderfully defeated the â—eâ—â—us of ambitious restless and bloodthirsty men to whom hadst thou given us up for a prey as our sins most justly deserved our Blood would have been spilt like Water upon the ground we must have lost all that is dear to us in this World and we should have been overwhelmed in a Deluge of Sects and Heresies of Wars and Confusions of which we could not have expected to see any other issue than the final Ruine and Destruction of this Kingdom and thy Church amongst us O our God! how gracious hast thou been unto us all and to many of us even against our own wills How much better hast than provided for us than we our selves could or would have done hadst thou left us in the Hand of our own foolish Counsels Into thy blessed Hands O God we entirely surrender and give up our selves and whatever concerns us beseeching thee to be still the same gracious God to us and to our posterity after us And the better to prepare and qualifie us for the continuance of thy Care and good Providence Enable us by thy Grace to live like a People whom thou hast so often and so wonderfully Redeemed not following the Dictates of our own unruly Lusts or Passions nor listning any longer to those that go about with Lies and slander the Footsteps of thine Anointed but studying every one to be quiet and to do our own Business fearing God and honouring our King and loving one another and hereby adorning our most holy Profession that so being delivered from our Enemies and from the Hands of all that hate us we may serve thee without fear in Holiness and Righteousness before thee all the days of our life to the glory of thy Name which is exalted far above all Blessing and Praise through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen GRant Lord we beseech thee that the Course of this World may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly Quietness through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ¶ The Hymn Not unto us O Lord c appointed at Morning Prayer in stead of Venite exultemus shall now also be used before the Psalms ¶ Proper Psalms CXVIII CXLIV ¶ Proper Lessons The first 2 Sam. xxii Cantate Domino Ps xcviii The second 2 S. Pet. II. Deus misereatur Ps lxvii ¶ In stead of the Collect for the Day shall the Thanksgiving For peace and deliverance from our enemies be used as in the Morning Prayer ¶ Immediately before the Prayer of St. Chrysostom shall these Collects be used viz. The Thanksgiving For restoring publick peace at home as in Morning Prayer ¶ A Prayer for our Enemies FAther of Mercies and lover of Souls who art kind unto the Vnthankful and to the Evil and hast commanded us also to extend our charity even to those that hate us and despitefully use us We beseech thee as to accept our Prayers and Praises which we have this Day offered up unto thee in behalf of all that are Faithful and Loyal in the Land so also to enlarge thy Mercy and Pity even to those that are our Enemies O most wise and powerful Lord God in whose Hands are the Hearts of all men as the Rivers of Water to turn them whithersoever thou wilt Work mightily upon the Minds of all Parties amongst us Turn the Hearts of the Children to the Fathers and the Disobedient to the Wisdom of the Iust and so make them a ready People prepared for the Lord. Thou that fittest between the Cherubim be the Earth never so unquiet thou that stillest the Raging of the Sea and the Noise of his Waves and the Madness of the People Stir up thy Strength and come and help us Let the Wickedness of the Wicked come to an end Take away his Vngodliness and thou shalt find none Let the fierceness of Man turn to thy Praise and the Remainder of Weath do thou restrain To this end take from them all their Prejudices and all their Passions their confident Mistakes their carnal Ends and their secular Interests Open the blind Eyes that they may see at least in this their Day the Things which belong to their Peace and wisely considering thy Work may say This hath God done and so hear and fear and do no more wickedly Soften the most obdurate Hearts into a meek and humble and docible Temper that they may no longer resist the Truth Bow down the stiff Neck and the iron Sinew to the gentle and easie Yoke of thy most holy Law Take away the Brow of Brass and the Whores Forehead and make their Faces ashamed that they may seek thy Name Sweeten if it may be the Gall of Bitterness and loose the Bands of Iniquity and guide their Feet into the Ways of Peace And thus redouble O Lord upon us the Joys of this Day that we may not onely triumph in the Disappointment of their wicked Imaginations but with thy holy Angels in Heaven rejoyce for their Conversion Which great Blessing with the most ardent Affections of our Souls we beg of thee for thy tender Mercies sake through the Merits and Mediation of Iesus Christ thy blessed Son our onely Saviour Amen GRant Lord we beseech thee that the Course of this World may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly Quietness through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen FINIS
A FORM OF PRAYER And Solemn THANKSGIVING TO Almighty God FOR HIS MAIESTIES Late Victories over the Rebels TO Be observed in all Churches and Chapels throughout the Kingdom upon Sunday the Twenty sixth of this Instant July By His Majesties special Command LONDON Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd And by Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1685. A FORM OF PRAYER AND Solemn Thanksgiving to Almighty God To be used publickly on Sunday the 26th of July in all Churches and Chapels throughout the Kingdom for His Majesties late Victories over the Rebels ¶ The Service shall be the same with the usual Office of the Day in all things except where it is in this Office otherwise appointed ¶ Both the Morning and Evening Prayer shall begin with these Sentences I Exhort 1 Tim. II. 1 2 3. that first of all supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men for Kings and all that are in Authority That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty For this is good and acceptable unto God our Saviour 1 S. John I. 8 9. If we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us but if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness The Order for Morning-Prayer ¶ In stead of Venite exultemus the Hymn following shall be said or sung One Verse by the Priest and another by the Clerk and People Psal cxv 1. NOt unto us O Lord not unto us but unto thy Name be the praise for thy loving Mercy and for thy truths sake xxx 13. cxlvi 1. O my God I will give thanks unto thee for ever yea as long as I have any Being I will sing praises unto my God lxxi 17. For great things are they that thou hast done O God who is like unto thee cxxvl 3 4. The Lord hath done great things for us yea the Lord hath done great things for us whereof we rejoyce lxxxiii 2. For lo thine enemies made a murmuring and they that hate thee did lift up their heads lxxxiii 5. They cast their heads together with one consent and were confederate against thee ll 2. The People stood up and their Rulers took counsel together against the Lord and against his Anointed ll 3. They said Let us break their bonds asunder and cast away their cords from us lxii 4. lxxiv. 9. Their device was to put him out whom God hath exalted yea they said in their hearts let us make havock of them altogether lxxxiii 4. They said Come and let us root them out that they be no more a people and that their name may be no more in remembrance But salvation belongeth unto thee O Lord Psal III. 8. the help that is done upon earth lxxiv. 13. thou doest it thy self Through thee have we overthrown our enemies xliv 6. and in thy Name have we trod them under that rose up against us There is no â—â—ing that can be saved by the multitude of an host xxxiii 15. neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man xxxiii 16. neither shal he deliver any by his great strength I will not trust in my vowâ— it is nor my sword that shall help me xliv 7. But it is thou that savest us from our enemies xliv 8. and puttest them to confusion that hate us If the Lord himself had not been on our side cxxiv 1. now many we say if the â—â—oâ—d himself had not been on our side when men â—ose up against us They had swallowed us up quick cxxiv 2. when they were so wrathfully displeased at us But God hath shewed us his goodness plenteously lix 10. and God hath let us see our desire upon our enemies Praised be the Lord who hath not given us over cxxiv 5. as a prey unto their teeth They are brought down and fallen xx 8. but we are risen and stand upright There are they fallen all that world wickedness xxxvi 12. they are cast down and shall not be able to stand Give thanks O Iâ—â—uâ—â— lxviii 26. unto God the Lord in the congregations from the ground of the heart Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee lxviii 28. stablish the thing O God which thou hast wrought for us Ps lxxx 17. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand and upon the son of man whom thou madest so strong for thy self lxi 7. He shall dwell before God for ever O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness that they may preserve him xvii 7. Shew thy marvellous loving kindness thou that art the Saviour of them that put their trust in thee from such as resist thy right hand vil 9. O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end but establish the just xl 19. Let them that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee and let all such as love thy salvation say always The Lord be praised cxv 1. Not unto us O Lord not unto us but unto thy Name give praise for thy loving mercy and for thy truths sake Glory be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. ¶ Proper Psalms IX XXI ¶ Proper Lessons The first Num. xvi Te Deum The second the Epistle of St. Jude Benedictus ¶ In stead of the Collect for the Day shall this Thanksgiving which follows be used For peace and deliverance from our Enemies O Almighty God who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants against the face of their enemies we yield thee praise and thanksgiving for our deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were lately encompassed We acknowledge it thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies towards us that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ¶ In the end of the Litany after the Collect We humbly beseech thee c. shall this Thanksgiving For restoring publick peace at home be used O Eternal God our heavenly Father who alone makest men to be of one mind in a house and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people we bless thy holy Name that it hath pleased thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us most humbly beseeching thee to grant to all of us thy grace that we may henceforth obediently walk in thy holy Commandments and leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving for these thy mercies towards us through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ¶ In