After the Prayer [For the whole State of Christ's Church, &c.] this Collect following shall be used.

ALMIGHTY God, and heavenly Father, who of thine infinite and unspeakable goodness towards us, didst in a most extraordinary and wonderful manner disappoint and overthrow the wicked designs of those traitorous, heady, and high-minded men, who, under the pretence of Religion, and thy most holy Name, had contrived, and well-nigh effected, the utter destruction of this Church and Kingdom: As we do this day most heartily and devoutly adore and magnify thy glorious Name for this thine infinite goodness already vouchsafed to us; so do we most humbly

beseech thee to continue thy grace and favour towards us, that no such dismal calamity may ever again fall upon us. Infatuate and defeat all the secret counsels of deceitful and wicked men against us: Abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices. Strengthen the hands of our gracious Sovereign King GEORGE, and all that are put in authority under him, with judgement and justice to cut off all such workers of iniquity, as turn Religion into Rebellion, and Faith into Faction that they may never again prevail against us, nor triumph in the ruin of the Monarchy and thy Church among us. Protect and defend our Sovereign Lord the King, with the whole Royal Family, from all treasons and conspiracies. Be unto him an helmet of salvation, and a strong tower of defence against the face of all his enemies: Clothe (a) them with shame and confusion; but upon himself and his posterity let the Crown for ever flourish. So we thy (6) people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thee thanks for ever, and will always be shewing forth thy praise, from generation to generation, through Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Redeemer; to whom, with thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghost, be glory in the Church throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

(a) Ps. cxxxii. 19. (b) Ps. lxxix. 14.

Priest. O Lord, save the King; Answ. Who putteth his trust in thee. Priest. Send him help from thy holy place;

Answ. And evermore mightily defend him.

Priest. Let his enemies have no advantage against him;

Answ. Let not the wicked approach to hurt him.

Priest. Endue thy ministers with righteousness;

Answ. And make thy chosen people joyful.

Priest. O Lord, save thy people: Answ. And bless thine inheritance. Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;

Answ. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.

Priest. Be unto us, O Lord, a strong

tower;

Answ. From the face of our enemies. Priest. O Lord, hear our prayer ; Answ. And let our cry come unto thee.

Instead of the first Collect at Morning Prayer shall be used this following Callect of Thanksgiving, for his Majesty's

Accession to the Throne.

ALMIGHTY God, who rulest over all the kingdoms of the world, and disposest of them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee unfeigned

thanks for that thou wast pleased, as on this Day, to place thy Servant, our Sovereign Lord King GEORGE, upon the Throne of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be his guide, and let thine arm strengthen him; let justice, truth, and holiness, let peace, and love, and all those virtues that adorn the Christian profession, flourish in his days: Direct all his counsels and endeavours to thy glory and the welfare of his people; and give us grace to obey him cheerfully and willingly for conscience sake; that neither our sinful passions, nor our private interest, may disappoint his cares for the public good: let him always possess the hearts of his people, that they

may never be wanting in honour to his person, and dutiful submission to his authority: let his reign be long and prosperous, and crown him with immortality in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the end of the Litany (which shall always be used upon this Day) after the Collect [We humbly beseech thee, O Father, &c.] shall the following Prayer for the King and Royal Family, be used. O LORD our God, who upholdest and governest all things in heaven and earth. receive our humble prayers, with our hearty thanksgivings for our Sovereign Lord GEORGE, as on this Day, set over us by thy grace and providence to be our King; and so together with him bless all the Royal Family; that they all ever trusting in thy goodness, protected by thy power, and crowned with thy gracious and endless favour, may continue before thee in health, peace, joy, and honour, and may live long and happy lives upon earth, and after death obtain everlasting life and glory in the kingdom of heaven, by the merits and mediation of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Then follows this Collect for God's protec

tion of the King against all his enemies.

Most gracious God, who hast set thy servant GEORGE our King upon the throne of his Ancestors, we most humbly beseech thee to protect him on the same from all the dangers to which he may be exposed; Hide c) him from the gathering together of the froward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers: Do thou weaken the hands, blast the designs, and defeat the enter prizes of all his enemies; that no secret conspiracies, nor open violences, may disquiet his reign; but that being safely kept under the shadow of thy wings, and supported by thy power, he may

(c) Perlm Ixiv. 2.

triumph over all opposition; that so the world may acknowledge thee to be his defender and mighty deliverer in all difficulties and adversities, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

be shewing forth thy praise from generation to generation. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 Pet. ii. 11 to 17. ante, 140. The Gospel. Matt. xxii. 16 to 22. ante, 219.

In the Communion Service, immediately before the reading of the Epistle, instead of the Collect for the King, and that of the Day, shall be used this Prayer for the King, as supreme Governor of this Church.

BLESSED Lord, who hast called Christian Princes to the defence of thy faith, and hast made it their duty to promote the spiritual welfare, together with the temporal interest, of their people; We acknowledge with humble and thankful hearts thy great goodness to us in setting thy Servant, our most gracious King, over this Church and Nation: Give him, we beseech thee, all those heavenly graces that are requisite for so high a trust; Let the work of thee, his God, prosper in his hand; Let his eyes behold the success of his designs for the service of thy true Religion established amongst us; and make him a blessed instrument of protecting and advancing thy truth, wherever it is persecuted and oppressed; Let hypocrisy and prophaneness, superstition and idolatry, fly before his face; Let not heresies and false doctrines disturb the peace of the Church, nor schisms and causeless divisions weaken it; but grant us to be of one heart and one mind in serving thee, our God, and obeying him according to thy will. And that these blessings may be continued to after ages, let there never be one wanting in his house to succeed him in the government of this United Kingdom, that our posterity may see (d) his children's children, and peace upon Israel. So we that (e) are thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever, and will always

(d) Psalm cxxviii. 7. (e) Psalm clxxix. 14.

Ser non.

In the Offertory shall this Sentence be read. LET your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 16.

After the Prayer [For the whole State of Christ's Church, &c.] these Collects following shall be used."

A Prayer for Unity.

O GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord; that as there is but one (g) body, and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all; so we may henceforth be all of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity; and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we

cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.