twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before his throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Rev. v. 11-14. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the lamb that was slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing and every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. SECTION X. John xvi. 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Jam. iv. 8. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Jer. xxxiii. 3. Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Joel ii. 32. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. Rom. x. 12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. Jam.v. 15-18. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth, by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. (See preceding sections.) From the Book of Common Praper. MORNING PRAYER. General Confession, to be said of the whole congregation, after the minister, all kneeling. Then the minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an audible voice; the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service. Here all standing up, the Priest shall say, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Priest. Praise ye the Lord. Answer. The Lord's name be praised. Te Deum. Benedicite. Sentences. Second Collect for Peace. Third Collect for Grace. Prayer for the King's Majesty. Prayer for the Royal Family. Prayer for the Clergy and People. Prayer of St. Chrysostom. CREED OF ST. ATHANASIUS. And the Ca tholic Faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity. LITANY. PRAYERS and THANKSGIVINGS upon several Occasions. COLLECTS to be used throughout the Year. COLLECT for the first Sunday after the Epiphany. O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee,...... For the second Sunday after the Epiphany. Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern! all things in heaven and earth; mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, For Septuagesima Sunday. O Lord, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people ;...... For the third Sunday in Lent. We beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants,.... For Good Friday....Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy Church,. For the third Sunday after Trinity. O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we to whom thou hast given an hearty desire For the twelfth Sunday after Trinity. Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear, than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve;...... For the twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. O God.... Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. COMMUNION. PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN. BAPTISM OF SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS. CATECHISM. Catechist. My good child, know this, that thou art not able to do these things of thyself, nor to walk in the Commandments of God, and to serve him, without his special grace; which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer:...... ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. VISITATION OF THE SICK. COMMUNION OF THE SICK. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. CHURCHING OF WOMEN. COMMINATION. PSALMS. FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. ORDERING Of Deacons. ORDERING OF PRIESTS. CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. Form of Prayer for the 5th Day of November. |