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trite heart, O God, fhalt thou not defpife.

O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of Jerufalem.

Then halt thou be pleafed with the facrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings, and oblations: then thall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar, Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Lord, have mercy upon us. Chrift, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

ÚR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven: Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trefpafs against us; And lead us not into temptation; Eut deliver us from evil. Amen.

Min. O Lord, fave thy fervants,

Anfo. That put their truft in

thee.

Min. Send unto them help fiom above.

Anfw. And evermore mightily defend them...

Min. Help us, O God our Saviours

Anfw. And for the glory of thy Name deliver us; be merciful to us finne s, for thy Name's fake. Min. O Lord, hear our prayer; Anfreer. And let our cry come unto thee.

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Minifter. Let us pray. LORD, we beseech thee,

nothing that thou haft made, who wouldeft not the death of a finner, but that he should rather turn from his fin and be faved; Mercifully forgive us our trefpaffes; receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our fins. Thy property is always to have mercy to thee only it appertaineth to forgive fins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, fpare thy people whom thou haft redeemed; enter not into judgement with thy fervants, who are vile earth, and miferable finners; but fo turn thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vilenefs, and truly repent us of our faults; and fo make hatte to help us in this world, that we may ever live with thee in the world to come, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then fball the People fay this that followeth, after the Minifier.

and fo fhall we be turned. URN thou us, O good Lord, Be favourable, O Lord, be favourable to thy people, who turn to thee in weeping, fafting, and praying. For thou art a merciful God, full of compaffion, long-fuffering, and of great pity. Thou sparent when we de ferve punishment, And in thy wrath thinkeft upon mercy. Spare thy people, good Lord, fpare them, And let not thine heritage be brought to confu fion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy mercy is great; And after the

upon us, through the merits and mediation of thy bleffed Son Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

ers, and fpare all thofe who confefs their fins unto thee; that they whofe confciences by fin. are accused, by thy merciful par-hen the Minifier alone shall fay, don may be abfolved, through

Christ our Lord. Amen.

Moft mighty God and merciful Father, who haft compaffion upon all men, and hateft

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us; the Lord lift up the HE Lord blefs us, and keep light of his countenance upon us, and give us peace now and for evermore. Amen. 920S THE

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PSALTER or PSALMS

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DA VI-D,

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CHURCHES.

THE FIRST DAY.

MORNING PRAYER. 2 The kings of the eart
PSAL.1. Beatus vir, qui non abiit.
LESSED is the man that

BLESSED

counfel of the ungodly, nor flood in the way of finners: and hath not fat in the feat of the fcornful.

2 But his delight is in the law

of the Lord: and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.

3 And he fhall be like a tree planted by the water-fide: that will bring forth his fruit in due feafon..

4 His leaf alfo fhall not wither and look, whatsoever he doeth it fhall profper.

5 As for the ungodly, it is not fo with them: but they are like the chaff which the wind fcattereth away from the face of the earth.

6 Therefore the ungodly fhall not be able to stand in the judge

ment: neither the finners in the congregation of the righteous. 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly fhall pe

rith.

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PSAL. 2. Quare fremuerunt
gentes

WHY
JHY do the heathen fo fu-
riously rage together and
why do the people imagine a
vain thing?

ftand up, and the lers take Lord, and against his counfel together as inft the

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afunder: and caft away their Let us break their bonds cords from us.

4 He that dwelleth in heaven fhall laugh them to form the Lord thall have them in derifica.

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them in his wrath and vex 5 Then fhall he fpeak unto them in his fore displeasure.

6 Yet have I fet my king: upon my holy hill of Sion.

7 1 will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath faid unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

8 Defire of me, and I fhall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance: and the utmoft parts of the earth for thy pol

feffion.

9 Thou shalt bruife them with a rod of iron; and break them in pieces like a potter's veffel,

io Be wife now therefore, O ye kings: be learned, ye that are judges of the earth.

II Serve the Lord in fear: and rejoice unto him with re

verence.

12 Kifs the Son, left he be angry, and fo ye perifh from the right way if his wrath be kindled (yea, but a little) bleffed are all they that put their truft in him.

PEAL,

PSAL 3. Domine, quid multiplicati?

LORD, how are they increafed that trouble me: many are they that rise against me. 2 Many one there be that day of my foul: There is no help for him in his God.

3 But thou, O Lord, art my defender: thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.

4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice: and he heard me out of his holy hill.

I laid me down and lept and rofe up again: for the Lord

fuftained me

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7 Up, Lord, and help me, O my God for thou fmikeft all mine enemies upon the cheekbone; thou haft broken the teeth of the ungodly.

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord and thy bleffing is upon thy people.

PSAL. invocarem.

7 Lord, lift thou up: the light of thy countenance upon us.

8 Thou hatt put gladness in my heart: fince the time that their corn and wine, and oil increased.

9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my reft: for it is thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in fafety.

PSAL. 5. Verba mea auribus. Ponder my words, O Lords confider my meditation.

2 O hearken thou unto the

voice of my calling, my King and my God: for unto thes will I make my prayer.

betimes, O Lord: early in the 3 My voice fhalt thou hear morning will 1 direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4 For thou art the God that haft no pleasure in wickedness neither thall any evil dwell with

thee.

5 Such as be foolish shall not ftand in thy fight for thou hateft all them that work va

PEAR 4. Cum in farmi, o nity Thou fhalt deftroy them

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God of my righteoufnefs: thou haft fet me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.

20 ye fons of men, how long will ye blafpheme mine honour: and have fuch pleasure in vanity, and feek after leafing?

3 Know this alfo, that the Lord hath chofen to himself the man that is godly: when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.

4 Stand in awe, and fin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be Atill.

5 Offer the facrifice of righteoufnefs and put your truft in the Lord.

6 There be many that fay: Who will shew us any good?

that speak leafing the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

7 But as for me I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies: make thy way plain before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in his mouth their inward parts are very wickedness. 10 Their throat is an open fepulchre they flatter with their tongue.

11 Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imaginations caft them out in the multitude of

their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against thee.

12 And let all them that put their truft in thee rejoice: they fhall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendeft them; they that love thy Name, fhall be joyful in thee.

13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy bleffing unto the righteous: and with thy favourable kindnefs wilt thou defend him, as with a fhield.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSAL. 6. Domine, ne. Lord, rebuke me not in thine indignation: neither chaften me in thy displeasure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

My foul alfo is fore troubled: but, Lord, how long wilt thou punish me?

4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my foul: O fave me for thy mercies fake.

5 For in death no man remembereth thee: and who will give thee thanks in the pit?

6 I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed: and water my couch with my tears. 7 My beauty is gone for very trouble and worn away because of all mine enemies.

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2 Left he devour my forl like a lion, and tear it in pieces: while there is none to help.

3 O Lord my God, if I have one any fuch thing : or if there be any wickedness in my hands;

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me: yea, I have delivered him that without any caufe is mine enemy;

15 Then let mine enemy perfecute my foul, and take me: yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the duft.

6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up thyself, becaufe of the indignation of mine enemies : arise up for me in the judgement that thou haft commanded.

7 And fo fhall the congregation of the people come about thee for their fakes therefore lift up thyfelf again.

8 The Lord fhall judge the people; give fentence with me, O Lord: according to my righteoufnefs, and according to the innocency that is in me.

9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end but guide thou the just.

10 For the righteous God: trieth the very hearts and reins,

11 My help cometh of God: who preferveth them that are true of heart.

12 God is a righteous judge, ftrong, and patient: and God is provoked every day.

13 If a man will not turn, he will whet his fword : he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

14 He hath prepared for him the inftruments of death: he ordaineth his arrows against the perfecutors.

15 Behold, he travaileth with mif

mifchief: he hath conceived forrow, and brought forth ungodlinefs.

16 He hath graven and dig ged up a pit; and is fallen himfelf into the deftruction that he made for other.

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17 For his travail fhall come upon his own head and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate.

18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his righteousness: and I will praise the Name of the Lord most $High.

PSAL. 8. Domine, Dominus nofter.

O Lord out, Goyant, in all

excellent is thy Name in all the world thou that haft fet thy glory above the heavens!

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and fucklings haft thou ordained ftrength, because of thine enemies that thou might eft ftill the enemy and the avenger.

3 For I will confider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers: the moon and the itars which thou haft ordained.

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him and the fon of man that thou vifiteft him?

5 Thou madeft him lower than the angels: to crown him with glory and worship.

6 Thou makeft him to have dominion of the works of thy hands and thou haft put all things in fubjection under his feet;

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7 All fheep and oxen: yea, and the beafts of the field;

8 The fowls of the air and the fishes of the fea; and whatfoever walketh through the paths of the feas.

9 O Lord our Governor how excellent is thy Name in all the world!

MORNING PRAYER

PSAL. 9. Confitebar tibi. Will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart I will fpeak of all thy marvellous works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: yea, my fongs will I make of thy Name, O thou most Higheft.

3 While mine enemies are driven back : they shall fall and perifh at thy prefence.

4 For thou haft maintained my right, and my caufe: thou art fet in the throne that judgeft right.

5 Thou haft rebuked the heathen, and deftroyed the ungodly: thou haft put out their name for ever and ever.

6 O thou enemy, deftructions are come to a perpetual end: even as the cities which thou haft destroyed; their memorial is perished with them.

7 But the Lord. fhall endure for ever: he hath also prepared his feat for judgement.

8 For he hall judge the world in righteoufnefs: and minifter true judgement unto the people.

9 The Lord alfo will be a defence for the oppreffed even a refuge in due time of trouble.

10 And they that know thy Name, will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, haft never failed them that feek thee.

II O praife the Lord which dwelleth in Sion: fhew the people of his doings.

12 For when he maketh inquifition for blood, he remembereth them : and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.

13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, confider the trouble

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