TABLE II. 3000 6 3100 7 B 3200 7 B 3300 7 F. Moon 2 3,1 2 3 2 Years. Years. Years. 3O find the month and days of the month to which the Golden Numbers ought to be prefixed in the Calendar in any given year of our Lord, con B 1600 0 B 4000 10 B 6400 20 sisting of entire hundred years, and in 1700 1800 1 4100 11 420012 6500 21 all the intermediate years betwixt that 6600 22 and the next hundredth year following, 6700 23 look in the second column of Table IT. 600 22 for the given year, consisting of entire 6900 23 hundreds; and note the number or cy7000 24 pher which stands against it in the 4700 14 7100 24 third column; then in Table III. look 2400 3 B 4800 14 B 7200 24 for the same number in the column un2500 4 490014 7300 25 der any given Golden Number, which 5000 15 7400 25 when you have found, guide your eye 7500 26 sideways to the left hand, and in the 7600 26 first colun you will find the month 7700 26 and day to which that Golden Number 7-00 27 ought to be prefixed in the Calendar, 7900 25 during that period of one hundred 8000 27 years 5100 161 5200 15 B 530016 5400 17 5500 175 5600 17 B 5700 18 6000 19 B 8100 2 The Letter B prefixed to certam hun200 29 dredth years in Table 11 denotes those 8300 29 years which are still to be accounted 8400 29 Bissextile or Leap Years in the new -500 0 Calendai, whereas all the other hundredth years are to be accounted only common years. THE GOLDEN NUMBERS Letter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 7:18 29 10 21 213 24 5 16 27 8 19 0.11 22 3/14 25 MORNING FRAYER. The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer, by reading one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture. THE THE Lord is in his holy temple, let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. i. 11. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psal xix. 14 When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek xviii 27 I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Psa. li. 3. Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken pirit; a broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not despise. Psa li 17. Rend your heart and not your gar ments, and turn unto the Lord your DEA Then the Minister shall say, EARLY beloved brethren, the scrip ture moveth us. in sundry pla ces, to acknowledge and confess our manitold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess them with en humble, lowly, penitent, and obe. dient heart to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and merey And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul Wherefore, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me, with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying-- A general Confession, to be said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling. God; for he is gracious and merciful. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Faslow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan ix. 9, 10. O Lord. correct me, but with udg. ment not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psal i. [ Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven hat hand. St. Matt. iii. 2. I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him; Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. St Luke xv 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with thy servant. O Lord; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psal. cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we de ceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins. God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousmess. 1 John i. 8, 9 ther; 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 of fended 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 those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; To the glory of thy holy name. Amen. The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins; to be made by the Priest alone, standing; the People still kneeling. ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and commandment to his ministers to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent. the Abso lution and Remission of their sins rie pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel Wherefore, let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit that those things may please him which we do 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 here, and at LMIGHTY God, heavenly Fa For the Lord is a great God; and a great King above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth; and the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands prepared the dry land. come, let us worship, and fall down; and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to Ather, why Goil our event judge the world, and the people with his promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto him; have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to ever lasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer, the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him. both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service UR Father, who art in Heaven. 0° Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven: Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory. for ever and ever. Amen. Then ikewise he shall say. O Lord, open thou our lips, Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end Min. Praise ye the Lord Ans. The Lord's name be praised. Then shall be said or sung, the following Anthem except on those days for which other Anthems are appointed; and except also, when it is used in the course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Venite, exultemus Domino Olet us heartily rejoice in the strength COME, let us sing unto the Lord, of our salvation Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. truth. Then shall follow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or one of the Selections of Psalms set forth by this Church and at the end of everg Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicite, Jubilate. Benedic tus, Cantate Domino. Bonum est con fiteri, Deus misereatur, Benedic Anima mea...MAY he said or sung the Gloria Patri; and at the end of the whole Por tion or Selection of Psalms for the day, SHALL he said or sung the Gloria Patri, or else the Gloria in Excelsis, as followeth : Gloria in Excelsis. LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we wor ship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King. God the Fa ther Almighty. Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; 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 prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the Glory of God the Father. Amen. Then shall be read the first Lesson. according to the Table or Calendar: after which shall be said or sung the following Hymn. Note. That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say, Here beginneth such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chapter, of such a Book: And after every Les son. Here endeth the first, or the second Lesson. Te Deum laudamus. WE praise thee, O God; we ae. knowledge 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, Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth 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, doth acknowledge thee, The Father, of an infinite Majesty; Thue adorable, true, and only 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 humble thyself to be born of a Virgin When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Ling dom of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the Glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come, to be our Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for O all ye green Things upon Earth, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. Oye Wells, bless ye the Lord; praisa him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Seas and Floods. bless ye the Lord, praise him, and magnify him for ever Oye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ve the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever Olet Israel bless the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord praise him, and magnify him for ever O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Spirits and Souls of the Right eous, bless ye the Lord; praise him. and magnify him for ever. O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever Then shall be read. in like manner, the second Lasson, taken out of the New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar and after that. the following Psalm Jubilate Deo. Psal. c 0 BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; serve the Lord with glad. ness, and come before his presence with a song Be ye sure that the Lord he is God. It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves, we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name For the Lord is gracious. his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth from generation to generation Or this Hymn Benedictus. St. Luke 1. 68. LESSED be the Lord God of Israel; people; visited And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David, As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which have been since the world began ; That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, by the Minister and the People, standing And any Churches may omit the words, He descended into Hell, or may, instead of them. use the words. He went into the place of departed Spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in the Creed. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suf fered under Pontius Pilate Was crucifi ed, dead, and buried; He descended into Hell; The third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Catholic Church; The communion of Saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Or this. I And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light. very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven. and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is wor shipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come Amen And after that, these Prayers follow ing, all devoutly kneeling the Minis. ter first pronouncing, The Lord be with you; Ans. And with thy spirit. Min. Let us pray O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; Ans And grant us thy salvation. Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us; Ans. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us |