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Let us pray,

For Christ's Holy Catholic Church, for the Queen and all in authority, for all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, for ourselves, for all children,(especially those of this family, for all absent friends, for the poor and the afflicted, for our enemies and those in error, and for all sorts and conditions of men. Lord, shew thy mercy upon us. And grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, save the Queen.

And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
And make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people.

And bless thine inheritance.

Then the Collect for the Day, and afterwards the
Collects following.

LORD, raise up (we pray thee) thy power,

and come among us; and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

For the Renewal of the Spirit.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy

only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born of a pure Virgin; Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee

and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end.

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Amen.

For Guidance.

LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

If there are any Prayers or Thanksgivings Proper for the Day, they may be inserted here, or substituted for one or more of those that follow. Prayers for children, etc. are to be found in the Second Part.

For the Church.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified; receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and godly serve thee; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

For the Queen and Nation.

ALMIGHTY God, who rulest over all the king

doms of the world, and disposest of them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee unfeigned thanks, for that thou wast pleased to place thy servant our Sovereign Queen upon the Throne of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be her guide, and let thine arm strengthen her; let justice, truth,

and holiness, let peace and love, and all those virtues that adorn the Christian profession, flourish in her days; direct all her counsels and endeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of her people; give us grace to obey her cheerfully and willingly for conscience sake; and crown her with immortality in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Bishops.

ALMIGHTY God, giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit hast appointed divers Orders of Ministers in thy Church; Mercifully behold thy servants the Bishops of thy Church, (and especially him who is over us in that Office ;) and replenish them so with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn them with innocency of life, that both by word and deed, they may faithfully serve thee in their Office, to the glory of thy Name, and the edifying and well-governing of thy Church. Grant also, that preaching thy word they may not only be earnest to reprove, beseech, and rebuke, with all patience and doctrine, but also may be to such as believe a wholesome example in word, in conversation, in love, in faith, in chastity, and in purity, that when the chief Shepherd shall appear, they may receive the neverfading crown of glory, through the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE THANKSGIVINGS.

Let us praise the name of the Lord.
And offer unto God thanksgivings.
Unto thee do we give thanks, O Lord.
Yea, unto thee our God do we give thanks.

ALMIGHTY God, the Sovereign Commander of all the world, in whose hand is power and might, which none is able to withstand; We bless and magnify thy great and glorious Name for all thy mercies, who art the only Giver of them. (especially.) Give us grace, O Lord, to improve them to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good of all mankind. And, we beseech thee, give us such a sense of thy great mercy, as may engage us to a true thankfulness, such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end.

Praised be the Lord daily.

Even the God who helpeth us.

And poureth his benefits upon us. Amen.
Concluding Prayer.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our

supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards 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 Jesus Christ our Lord.

Benedictory Prayer.

Amen.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the

love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy

Ghost, be with us all evermore.

Amen.

Evening Prayer.

At the beginning of Evening Prayer, the Master may read the following Sentences, unless there are any proper for the day.

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LODLINESS is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath for we brought nothing into the world, neither may we carry any thing out. 1 Tim. vi.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Ps. li. 9.

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HE Day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night and when men shall say, Peace, and all things are safe, then shall sudden destruction come upon them. Therefore, brethren, take we heed betime, while the day of salvation lasteth; for the night cometh, when no man can work.

Then the General Confession, to be said by the whole family, kneeling.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may here

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