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A Commendatory Prayer for a sick threats and promises; that he may Person at the point of departure. neither cast away his confidence ALMIGHTY God, with in thee, nor place it any where whom do live the spirits of but in thee. Give him strength just men made perfect, after they against all his temptations, and are delivered from their earthly heal all his distempers: Break not prisons; we humbly commend the bruised reed, nor quench the the soul of this thy servant, our smoking flax: Shut not up thy dear brother, into thy hands, as tender mercies in displeasure into the hands of a faithful Crea- but make him to hear of joy and tor, and most merciful Saviour; gladness, that the bones which most humbly beseeching thee, thou hast broken may rejoice: that it may be precious in thy Deliver him from fear of the enesight: Wash it, we pray thee, in my, and lift up the light of thy he blood of that immaculate countenance upon him; and give Lamb, that was slain to take away him peace, through the merits and the sins of the world; that what-mediation of Jesus Christ our soever defilements it may have Lord. Amen. contracted in the midst of this miserable and naughty world, through the lust of the flesh, or the wiles of Satan, being purged GOD, whose days are withand done away, it may be out end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered; make us, sented pure and without spot before thee. And teach us who we beseech thee, deeply sensible survive, in this, and other like of the shortness and uncertainty of human life; and let thy Holy daily spectacles of mortality, to see how frail and uncertain our Spirit lead us through this vale of own condition is; and so to num- misery, in holiness and righteousber our days, that we may seri-ness, all the days of our lives. ously apply our hearts to that holy That, when we shall have served thee in our generation, we may and heavenly wisdom, whilst we live here, which may in the end be gathered unto our fathers, havbring us to life everlasting, ing the testimony of a good conthrough the merits of Jesus Christ science; in the communion of thine only Son our Lord. Amen. TA Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind

or in Conscience.

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A Prayer which may be said by the
Minister, in behalf of all present at the
Visitation.

the Catholic Church; in the concomfort of a reasonable, religious, fidence of a certain faith; in the and holy hope; in favour with thee our God, and in perfect che rity with the world: All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer which may be said in case of sudden surprise and immediate danger.

BLESSED, Lord, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comforts, we beseech thee, look down in pity and compassion upon this thy afflicted servant. Thou writest bitter things against him, and makest him to possess MOST gracious Father, we his former iniquities: Thy wrath fly unto thee for mercy in lieth hard upon him, and his soul behalf of this thy servant, here lyis full of trouble: But, O merciful ing under the sudden visitation of God, who hast written thy holy thine hand. If it be thy will, word for our learning, that we, preserve his life, that there may through patience and comfort of be place for repentance: But, if thy holy Scriptures, might have thou hast otherwise appointed; hope; give him a right under- let thy mercy supply to him the standing of himself, and of thy want of the usual opportunity for

the trimming of his lamp. Stir, by restoring this our brother to up in him such sorrow for sin, some degree of his former health. and such fervent love to thee, as Blessed be thy name, that thou may in a short time do the work didst not forsake him in his sickof many days: That among the ness; but didst visit him with compraises which thy Saints and holy forts from above; didst support Angels shall sing to the honour him in patience and submission to of thy mercy through eternal thy will; and, at last, didst send ages, it may be to thy unspeaka-him seasonable relief. Perfect, ble glory, that thou hast redeem- we beseech thee, this thy mercy ed the soul of this thy servant towards him; and prosper the from eternal death, and made him means which shall be made use partaker of the everlasting life, of for his cure: That being rewhich is through Jesus Christ stored to health of body, vigour our Lord. Amen. of mind, and cheerfulness of spihouse, to offer thee an oblation rit, he may be able to go to thine with great gladness; and to bless

¶ A Thanksgiving for the beginning of

recovery.

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GREAT and mighty God, who they holy name for all thy goodbringest down to the grave, ness towards him, through Jesus and bringest up again; we bless Christ our Saviour: To whom thy wonderful goodness, for hav- with thee and the Holy Spirit, be ing turned our heaviness into joy all honour and glory world withand our mourning into gladness, out end. Amen.

THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK.

Forasmuch as all mortal men are subject to many sudden perils, diseases, and sicknesses, and ever uncertain what time they shall depart out of this life; therefore, to the intent they may be always in readiness to die, whensoever it shall please Almighty God to call them, the Ministers shall diligently from time to time (but especially in the time of pestilence, or other infectious sickness) exhort their Parishioners to the often receiving of the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, when it shall be publicly administered in the Church; that so doing, they may, in case of sudden visitation, have the less cause to be disquieted for lack of the same. But if the sick person be not able to come to the Church, and yet is desirous to receive the Communion in his house; then he must give timely notice to the Minister, signifying also how many there are to communicate with him (which shall be two at the least ;) and all things necessary being prepared, the Minister shall there celebrate the Holy Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, here following:

"The Collect.

soul shall depart from the body, ALMIGHTY everliving God; it may be without spot presented Maker of mankind, who dost unto thee, through Jesus Christ correct those whom thou dost our Lord. Amen. love,and chastise every one whom thou dost receive; we beseech

thee to have mercy upon this thy

The Epistle. Heb. xii. 5. MY son, despise not thou the servant visited with thine hand; chastening of the Lord, nor and to grant that he may take his faint when thou art rebuked or sickness patiently, and recover his him. For whom the Lord loveth, bodily health, if it be thy gracious he chasteneth; and scourgeth will; and that whensoever his every son whom he receiveth.

The Gespe St. John v. 24. me, hath everlasting life, and shall FERILY, verily, I say unto you, not come into condemnation;

and believeth on him that sent

↑ After which the Minister shall proceed according to the Form before prescribes! for the Holy Communion, beginning at the words, Ye who do truly, &c.

At the time of the distribution of the Holy Sacrament, the Iinister shall first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto those who are appointed to communicate with the sick, and last of all to the sick person.

But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Minister, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood, the Minister shall instruct him, that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and steadfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed his blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefor, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth.

When the sick Person is visited and receiveth the Holy Communion all at one time, then the Minister, for more expedition, shall cut off the Form of the Visita tion at the Psalm, and go straight to the Communion.

In the times of contagious sickness or disease, when none of the Parish or Neighbours can be gotten to communicate with the sick in their houses, for fear of the infection; upon special request of the diseased, the Minister alone may communicate with him.

THE ORDER FOR

THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any unbaptized Adults, any who die excommunicate, or who have laid violent hands upon themselves.

The Minister, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Church-yard, and going before it either into the Church, or towards the Grave, shall say, or sing, AM the resurrection and the

IAM, the resurrection, and the

believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall be live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in shall never die. St. John xi.

me,

25, 26.

KNOW that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job xix. 25, 26, 27.

After they are come into the Church, shall be said or sung the following Anthem, taken from the 39th and 90th Psalms.

ORD, let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I may be certified how long I have to liye.

Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long; and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity.

For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain; he heapeth up riches,

W brought nothing into this and cannot tell who shall gather

world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21.

them.

And now, Lord, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee.

Deliver me from all mine of

fences, and make me not a re-strength then but labour and sor buke unto the foolish. row; so soon passeth it away,

When thou with rebukes dost and we are gone.

chasten man for sin, thou makest So teach us to number our his beauty to consume away, like days, that we may apply our as it were a moth fretting a gar-hearts unto wisdom.

ment: every man therefore is but Glory be to the Father, and to vanity. the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Hear my prayer, O Lord; and As it was in the beginning, is with thine ears consider my call-now, and ever shall be, world ing: Hold not thy peace at my without end. Amen. tears.

For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner; as all my fathers were.

O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength; before I go hence, and be no more seen.

T Then shall follow the Lesson, taken out of the fifteenth Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. 1 Cor. xv. 20.

NOW is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For Lord, thou hast been our re-since by man came death, by fuge, from one generation to an-man came also the resurrection other. of the dead. For as in Adam all

Before the mountains were die, even so in Christ shall all be brought forth, or ever the earth made alive. But every man in and the world were made, thou his own order: Christ the first art God from everlasting, and fruits; afterward they that are world without end. Christ's, at his coming. Then Thou turnest man to destruc-cometh the end, when he shall tion; again thou sayest, Come have delivered up the kingdom again, ye children of men. to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power. For he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death: for he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday; seeing that is past as a watch in the night.

As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep; and fade away suddenly like the grass.

In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and wi-is excepted which did put all

thered.

For we consume away in thy displeasure; and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.

Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee; and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him, that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest The days of our age are three-by your rejoicing, which I have score years and ten; and though in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die men be so strong that they come daily. If after the manner of men to fourscore years, yet is their I have fought with beasts

For when thou art angry, all our days are gone: We bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told.

Ephesus, what advantageth it me, venly. And as we have borne if the dead rise not? Let us eat the image of the earthy, we shall and drink, for to-morrow we die. also bear the image of the heaBe not deceived: Evil communi-venly. Now this I say, brethren, cations corrupt good manners. that flesh and blood cannot inAwake to righteousness, and sinherit the kingdom of God; neinot: for some have not the know-ther doth corruption inherit inledge of God. I speak this to your corruption. Behold, I show you shame. But some man will say, a mystery: We shall not all sleep, How are the dead raised up? and but we shall all be changed, in a with what body do they come? moment, in the twinkling of an Thou fool, that which thou sowest eye, at the last trump: For the is not quickened, except it die. trumpet shall sound, and the. And that which thou sowest,thou dead shall be raised incorruptisowest not that body that shall ble, and we shall be changed. For be, but bare grain; it may chance this corruptible must put on inof wheat, or of some other grain. corruption, and this mortal must But God giveth it a body as it put on immortality. So when hath pleased him; and to every this corruptible shall have put seed his own body. All flesh is not on incorruption, and this mortal the same flesh; but there is one shall have put on immortality, kind of flesh of men, another flesh then shall be brought to pass the of beasts, another of fishes, and saying that is written, Death is another of birds. There are also swallowed up in victory. celestial bodies, and bodies ter-death, where is thy sting? O restrial: But the glory of the ce- grave, where is thy victory? The lestial is one, and the glory of sting of death is sin, and the the terrestrial is another. There strength of sin is the law. But is one glory of the sun, and ano- thanks be to God, which giveth ther glory of the moon, and ano-us the victory through our Lord ther glory of the stars: For one star Jesus Christ. Therefore, my bediffereth from another star in loved brethren, be ye steadfast, glory. So also is the resurrec-unmoveable, always abounding tion of the dead. It is sown in in the work of the Lord; forascorruption; it is raised in incor- much as ye know that your laruption: It is sown in dishonour; bour is not in vain in the Lord. it is raised in glory: It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is

When they come to the grave, while

the Corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth, shall be sung or said,

Mhath but a short time to live,

AN, that is born of a woman,

raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, and is full of misery. He cometh The first man Adam was made a up, and is cut down like a flower; living soul, the last Adam was he fleeth as it were a shadow, made a quickening spirit. How-and never continueth in one stay. beit, that was not first which is In the midst of life we are in spiritual, but that which is natu-death: Of whom may we seek for ral; and afterward that which is succour, but of thee, O Lord, who spiritual. The first man is of the for our sins art justly displeased. earth, earthy: The second man Yet, O Lord God most holy, O is the Lord from heaven. As is Lord most mighty, O holy and the earthy, such are they that are most merciful Saviour, deliver us earthy and as is the heavenly, not into the bitter pains of eter such are they also that are hea-nal death.

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