...mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, w<* therefore commit, See." 2. " We give thee hearty thanks for that it hath pleased...this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful word." 3. " As our hope is, this our brother doth." The first I propose to re-ad thus: " Forasmuch...

...Almighty God, for delivering this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful world," we add, " beseeching thee that it may please thee of thy gracious...goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect ; and to hasten, thy kingdom ; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy Holy...

...eons,'— -O ' come quickly,' as thou hast promised, ' LORD JESUS,' we beseech thee ! ' May it ploase Thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom \-— (burial service J And indeed, if we may presume to judge from the awful...

...brother, Sfc., ope of* the Resurrest from their labours. 5. •[ Then the Priest &c. 6. Priest. 7. We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased...the miseries of this sinful world ; beseeching thee, Sfc. 8. that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our...

...of notorious sinners who have died *' out of communion1' with the Church. For example in omitting " that it hath pleased thee to deliver this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful world," and reading it thus: " We give thee hearty thanks for that .... beseeching thee," &c.— using " that"...

...souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; we give thee hearty thanks for that it hath pleased...sinful world, beseeching thee that it may please thee shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect." Still farther to foster the confidence of all present...

...God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed." And again, " We give thee hearty 'thanks, for that it hath pleased...brother out of the miseries of this sinful world." How can I call it the great mercy of God in taking to himself a person whom he did not take, but who...

...Exactly answerable to all this, are those awful words, ,in the prayer at the burial of the dead ; " Beseeching thee, that it may please thee, of thy gracious...goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom : that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy...

...himself the soul of this " our dear brother, — gives him hearty thanks that " it hath" pleased him to deliver this our brother " out of the miseries of this sinful world," —and prays, " that when we shall depart this life, we " may rest in him (Christ) as our hope is,...

...grief were the greatest. In finishing the service, when I said ' We commit his body to the ground. We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased...brother out of the miseries of this sinful world,' Oh, how did these words rend the hearts of the people ! they cried ; — the poor cried ' Oh, my dear...