He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the people; and such as will not believe, shall not be able to exalt themselves. O praise our God, ye people; and make the voice of his praise to be heard; Who holdeth our soul in life; and suffereth not our feet to slip. For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the snare; and laidest trouble upon our loins. I will go into thine house with burntofferings; and will pay thee my vows which 1 promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble. O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God;and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. I called unto him with my mouth; and gave him praises with my tongue. If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart, the Lord will not hear me. But God hath heard me; and considered the voice of my prayer. Praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer, nor turned his mercy from me. 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. Psalm 107. Confitemini Domino. congregation of the people; and prass him in the seat of the elders! 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. Collects of Thanksgiving. Most blessed and glorious Lord God, who art of infinite goodness and mercy; we, thy poor creatures, whom thou hast made and preserved, holding our souls in life, and now rescuing us out of the jaws of death, humbly present ourselves again before thy Divine Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that thou heardest us when we called in our trouble, and didst not cast out our prayer, which we made before thee in our great distress; even when we gave all for lost, our Ship, our Goods, our Lives, then didst thou mercifully look upon us, and wonderfully command a deliverance; for which we now, being in safety, do give all praise and glory to thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Or this. Most mighty and gracious good God, thy mercy is over all thy works, but in special manner hath been extended towards us, whom thou hast so powerfully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast showed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful and gracious God thou art; how able and ready to help those who trust in thee. Thou hast showed us how both winds and seas obey thy command; that we may learn even from them hereafter to obey They that go down to the sea in ships; thy voice, and to do thy will. We thereand occupy their business in great waters; fore bless and glorify thy name, for this These men see the works of the Lord, thy mercy, in saving us when we were That men would praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and tell out his works with gladness! and his wonders in the deep. For at his word, the stormy wind ariseth; which lifteth up the waves thereof. They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep; their soul melteth away because of the trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man; and are at their wit's end. So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, he delivereth them out of their distress. For he maketh the storm to cease, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad, because they are at rest; and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. O thet men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! That they would exalt him also in the a ready to perish. And we beseerh thee, AHymn of Praise and Thanksgiving mercy endureth for ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath delivered from the merciless rage of the seas The Lord is gracicus, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; neither rewarded us according to our iniquities. But as the heaven is high above the earth; so great hath been his mercy to wards us. We found trouble and heaviness; we were even at death's door. The waters of the sea had well nigh covered us; the proud waters had well nigh gone over our soul. The sea roared; and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof. We were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into the deep; our soul melted within us, because of trouble. Then cried we unto thee, O Lord; and thou didst deliver us out of our distress. Blessed be thy name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy servants; but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us. Thou didst send forth thy commandment; and the windy storm ceased, and was turned into a calm. O let us therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he he hath done, and still docth, for the children of men! Praised be the Lord daily; even the Lord that helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. But praised be the Lord, who hath not given us over as a prey unto them. The Lord hath wrought a mighty salvation for us. We got not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that saved us; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto us. The Lord hath appeared for us; the Lord hath covered our heads, and made us to stand in the day of battle. The Lord hath appeared for us; the Lord hath overthrown our enemies, and dashed in pieces those that rose up against us. Therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us; but unto thy name be given the glory. The Lord hath done great things for us; the Lord hath done great things for us, for which we rejoice. Our help standeth in the name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth for evermore. 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. After this Hymn may be said the Te Deum. Then this Collect. Almighty God, the Sovereign Com mander of all the world, in whose He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord, by hand is power and might, which none is whom we have escaped death. able to withstand; we bless and magnify Thou, Lord, hast made us glad through thy great and glorious name for this happy the operation of thy hands; and we will triumph in thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God; even the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous things; And blessed be the name of his Majesty for ever; and let every one of us say Amen, Amen. victory, the whole glory whereof we do ascribe to thee, who art the only giver of victory. Ana we beseech thee, give us grace to improve this great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the honour of our country, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good of all mankind. Aud, we beseech thee, give us such a sense of this great mercy, as may engage us to a true thankfulness, such as may appear in 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. our lives, by an humble, holy, and obedient A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and walking before thee all our days, through Thanksgiving after Victory. Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee, IF the Lord had not been on our side, and the Holy Spirit, as for all thy mercies, now may we say; if the Lord himself so in particular for this victory and deliverhad not been on our side, when men rose ance, be all glory and honour, world with up against us; They had swallowed us up quick, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us. out end. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellow Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our soul, the deep waters of the proud had gone over ship of the Holy Ghost, be with us ail ever our soul. more. Amen. At the Burial of the Dead at Sea, the Office in the Common Prayer Book may be used; only instead of these words, We therefore commit his Body to the ground, earth to earth, &c. say, We therefore commit his Body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the Resurrection of the Body when the Sea shall give up her dead, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who at his coming shall change our vile Body, that it may be like his glorious Body, according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself. A FORM OF PRAYER FOR THE VISITATION OF PRISONERS. When Morning or Evening Prayer shall be read in any Prison, instead of the Psalm, O come let us sing, &c. shall be read the 130th Psalm; and the Minister shall insert, after the Collect for the Day, the Collect in the following service, O God, who sparest, &c. and at such times as the Litany is not read, he shall add the Prayer, O God, merciful Father, who despisest not, &c. And when Notice is given to the Min- cour all those who are under reproach and ister, that a Prisoner is confined for misery in the house of bondage; correct some great or capital crime, he shall them not in thine anger, neither chasten visit him; and when he cometh into them in thy sore displeasure. Give them the place where the Prisoner is, he a right understanding of themselves, and of shall say, kneeling down, thy threats and promises; that they may R EMEMBER not, Lord, our iniquities, neither cast away their confidence in thee. nor the iniquities of our forefathers; nor place it any where but in thee. Remeither take thou vengeance of our sins: lieve the distressed, protect the innocent, Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, and awaken the guilty and forasınuch as whom thou hast redeemed with thy most thou alone bringest light out of darkness, precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Ans. Spare us, good Lord. and good out of evil, grant that the pains and punishments which these thy servants endure, through their bodily confinement, may tend to setting free their souls from the chains of sin; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Ans. And blot out all our iniquities. Here the Minister, as he shall see convenient, may read the Prayer for All conditions of Men, the Collect for AshWednesday, and the Collect beginning Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, &c. or any other Prayer of the Liturgy, which he shall judge proper. Min. Send us help from thy holy place; 1 Then shall the Minister exhort the Prisoner or Prisoners after this Form, upon us. Min. O Lord, hear our prayer; Ans. For thine indignation lieth hard Ans. And let the sighing of the Prisoners come before thee. GRANT or other like: D EARLY beloved, know this, that Almighty God, whose never-failing pro vidence governeth all things both in heaven and earth, hath so wisely and mercifully ordered the course of this world, that his judgments are often sent as fatherly corre tions to us; and if with due submission and The Collect. we beseech thee, Almighty ☑ God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be resignation to his holy will we receive the relieved; through our Lord and Saviour same, they will work together for our good. Jesus Christ. Amen. It is your part and duty, therefore, to God, who sparest when we deserve humble yourself under the mighty hand punishment, and in thy wrath re- of God, acknowledge the righteousness memberest mercy; we humbly beseech of his judgments, and to endeavour, that, thee of thy goodness to comfort and suc- by his grace, this present visitation may lead Then shall the Minister examine whether he repent him truly of his sins, and be in charity with all the world, and further admonish him particularly concerning the crimes wherewith he is charged; and exhort him, if he have any scruples, that he would de clare the same, and prepare himself for the Holy Communion, against the time that it may be proper to administer it to him. you to a sincere and hearty repentance. 19 The way and means thereto is, to examine your life and conversation by the rule of God's comniandments; and whereinsoever you shall perceive yourself to have offended either by will, word, or deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess yourself to Almighty God, with ull purpose of amendinent of life. And it you shall perceive your offences to be such as are not only against God, but also against your neighbours; then to reconcile yourself to them, being ready to make "estitution and satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your power, for all injuries ✔and wrongs done by you to any other: and being likewise ready to forgive others who have offended you, as you would have forgiveness of your offences at God's hand. And to this true repentance and change of inind you must add a lively and stead- sin is ever before me. God, after Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say as follows, from the 51st Psalm: AVE mercy upon me, O thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away mine offences. H Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness; and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults; and my fast faith, and dependence upon the merits Against thee only have I sinned, and of the death of Christ, with an entire resig- done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightnation of yourself to the will of God. Ex-est he justified in thy saying, and clear cept you repent, and believe, we can give when thou art judged. But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts; and shalt make me to under stand wisdom secretly. I Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and shall he whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins; and put Make me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. you no hope of salvation: But if you do sin- Behold, I was shapen in wickedness; cerely repent and believe, God hath declar-and in sin hath my mother conceived me. ed, though your sins be as red as scarlet, they shail be made made white as snow; though your wickednesses have gone over your head, yet shall they not be your destruction. We exhort you therefore in the name of God, and of his dear Son Jesus Christ our Saviour, and as you tender your own Salvation, to take good heed of these things in time, white the day of salvation lasteth; for the night cometh, when no man can work. While you have the light, be-out all my misdeeds. lieve in the light, and walk as children of the light, that you be not cast into outer darkness; that you may not knock, when the door shall be shut; and cry for mercy, when it is the time of justice. Now you are the object of God's mercy, if by repentance and true faith you turn unto him: but if you neglect these things, you will be the object of his justice and vengeance: Now you may claim the merits of Christ: but if you die in your sins, his sufferings will tend to your greater condemnation. O beloved, consider in this your day, how fearful a thing it will be to fall into the hands of the living God, when you can neither fly to his mercy to protect you, nor to the merits of Christ to cover you in that terrible day. Here the Minister shall examine kim concerning his Faith, and rehearse the Articles of the Creed, Dost thou believe in God, &c. And the prisoner shall answer, All this I steadfastly believe. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. O give me the comfort of thy help again; and stablish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord; and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled Spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. Then the Minister shall say, we beseech thee, mercifully Lord hear our prayers, and so are all those who confess their sins unto thee; that they, whose consciences by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Your sins have brought you too near this dreadful sentence: It is therefore your part and duty, my brother, humbly to confess and bewail your great and manifold offences, and to repent you truly of your sins, as you tender the eternal salvation of your soul. God, whose mercy is everlasting, and power infinite; look down with pity and compassion upon the sufferings of this thy servant; and whether thou visitest Be not deceived with a vain and prefor trial of his patience, or punishment of sumptuous expectation of God's_favour, his offences, enable him by thy grace nor say within yourself, Peace, Peace, cheerfully to submit himself to thy holy where there is no peace; for there is no will and pleasure. Go not far from those, peace, saith my God, to the wicked. God O Lord, whom thou hast laid in a place is not mocked; he is of purer eyes than to of darkness, and in the deep; and foras- behold iniquity; and without holiness no much as thou hast not cut hira off sudden- man shall see the Lord. On the other ly, but chastenest him as a father; grant hand, despair not of God's mercy, though that he, duly considering thy great mercies, trouble is on every side; for God shutteth may be unfeignedly thankful, and turn not up his mercies for ever in displeasure: unto thee with true repentance and since- But if we confess our sins, he is faithful rity of heart, through Jesus Christ our and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse Lord. Amen. us from all unrighteousness. Do not either Prayers for Persons under Sentence way abuse the goodness of God, who call of Death. When a Criminal is under Sentence of Death, the Minister shall proceed, immediately after the Collect, O God, who sparest, &c. to exhort him after this Form, or other like: D EARLY beloved, it hath pleased Al- eth us mercifully to amendment, and of his endless pity promiseth us forgiveness of that which is past, if with a perfect and true heart we return unto him. Since therefore you are soon to pass into an endless and unchangeable state, and your future happiness or misery depends upon the few moments which are left you; you under the sentence and condemnation I require you strictly to examine yourself, of the law: You are shortly to suffer death and your estate both towards God and to in such a manner, that others, warned by wards man; and let no worldly considera. your example, may be the more afraid to tion hinder you from making a true and offend; and we pray God, that you may full confession of your sins, and giving all make such use of your punishments in this the satisfaction which is in your power to world, that your soul may be saved in the every one whom you have wronged or inworld to come. you should avoid jured; that you may find mercy at your Wherefore we come to you in the bow-heavenly Father's hand, for Christ's sake, els of compassion; and, being desirous that and not be condemned in the dreadful day avoid presumption on the one of judgment. hand, and despair on the other, shall plain- Lastly, beloved, submit yourself with ly lay before you the wretchedness of your Christian resignation to the just judgment condition, and declare how far you ought of God, which your own crimes have to depend on the mercies of God, and the brought upon you, and be in charity with merits of our Saviour. Consider then se- all men; being ready sincerely to forgive riously with yourself, in all appearance the all such as have offended you, not excepttime of your dissolution draweth near; ing those who have prosecuted you even your sins have laid fast hold upon you; unto death: And, though this may seem you are soon to be removed from among a hard saying, yet know assuredly, that men by a violent death; and you shall fade without it your charity is not yet perfect. away suddenly like the grass, which in the And fail not earnestly to endeavour and morning is green and groweth up, but in the pray for this blessed temper and compoevening is cut down, dried up, and with-sure of mind. So may you cast yourself ered. After you have thus finished the with an entire dependence upon the iner course of a sinful and miserable life, you shall appear before the Judge of all flesh; who, as he pronounces blessings on the righteous, shall likewise say, with a terrible voice of most just judgment, to the wicked, Go, ye accursed, into the fire everlasting prepared for the devil and his angels. cies of God, through the merits of our Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ. Here the Minister shall examine him concerning his Faith, and rehearse the Articles of the Creed, Dost thou believe in God, &c. And the Criminal shall answer, |