above all things, ye must give most humble and hearty thanks to God the Father, the Then shall the Bishop stand up, and turning to the People, say, Eon, and the Holy Ghost, for the redemp- ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Fa tion of the world by the death and passion ther, who, of his great mercy, hath of our Saviour Christ, both God and man; promised forgiveness of sins to all those who did humble himself, even to the death who with hearty repentance and true faith upon the cross, for us miserable sinners, turn unto him, have mercy upon you; parwho lay in darkness and the shadow of don and deliver you from all your sins; death; that he might make us the children confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; of God, and exalt us to everlasting life. and bring you to everlasting life, through And to the end that we should always re- Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. member the exceeding great love of our unto me, all ye that travel and are heavy laden, and I will re fresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28. Then shall the Bishop say, Master and only Saviour Jesus Christ, thus Hear what comfortable words our Sadying for us, and the innumerable benefits viour Christ saith unto all who truly turn which by his precious blood-shedding he to him. hath obtained for us, he hath instituted and NOME ordained holy Mysteries, as pledges of his COM love, and for a continual remembrance of his death, to our great and endless comfort. To him therefore, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, let us give, as we are most bounden, continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and studying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life. Amen. YE Then shall the Bishop say to those who come to receive the Communion, VE who do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your huunble confession to Almighty God, devoutly kneeling. Then shall this general Confession be made by the Bishop and all those who are minded to receive the Holy Communion, humbly kneeling. ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievous So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. St. John iii. 16. Hear also what St. John saith. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii. 1, 2. After which the Bishop shall proceed, Lift up your hearts. Lord. Bishop. Let us give thanks unto our Answer. It is meet and right so to do. T is very meet, right, and our hounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, [* Holy Father,] Almighty, everlasting God. Here shall follow the proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed; or else immedi ately shall be said or sung by the Bishop and People, THEREFORE THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious ing most justly thy wrath indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings: the remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burthen of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that name; evermore praising thee, and sayis past; and grant, that we may ever here-ing, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts after serve and please thee in newness of heaven and earth are full of thy glory: life, to the honour and glory of thy name, Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Amen. • These words, Holy Father, must be omitted on Trinity Sunday. PROPER PREFACES. ■ Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days efter. B ECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born as at this time for us; who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man, of the substance of the Virgin Mary his Mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin: Therefore with angels, &c. Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after. B UT chiefly are we bound to praise thee Upon Whitsunday, and six Days Comforter; who are one with thee in thy eternal Godhead: Therefore with angels, dc. Then shall the Bishop, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Com munion, this prayer following: WE do not presume to come to this thy Table, Lord, trusting our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. When the Bishop, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency break the Bread before the People, and take the Cup into his hands; he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth : ALL glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that thon, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, ob TIIROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven, with a sudden great sound, lation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the as it had been a mighty wind, in the like- whole world; and did institute, and in his ness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the holy Gospel command us to continue a perApostles, to teach them, and to lead them petual memory of that his precious death to all truth; giving them both the gift of and sacrifice until his coming again: For divers languages, and also boldness with in the night in which he was betrayed, fervent zeal, constantly to preach the Gos- (a) he took bread; and (a) Here the pel unto all nations; whereby we have been whenhe had given thanks, Bishop is to take brought out of darkness and error, into the (b) he brake it, and give the Paten into clear light and true knowledge of thee, and it to his disciples, saying, his hands. of thy Son Jesus Christ: Therefore with Take, eat, (c) this is my (b) And here angels, &c. Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may WHO art one God, one Body, which is given for to break the be said, Lord; not one only person, but three persons in one substance: For that which we believe of had given thanks, he Bread. the glory of the Father, the same we be- gave it to them, say- (d) Here he is lieve of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, ing, Drink ye all of to take the Cup without any difference or inequality: There- this; for (e) this is my into his hand. fore with angels, &c. Blood of the New Tes- (e) And here Or for this may be said, the words tament, which is shed for he is to lay his Holy Father being retained in the you, and for many, for hands upon eveintroductory Address. the remission of sins: Do ry Vessel in FOR the precious death and merits of this as oft as ye shall drink which there is thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and it in remembrance of any Wine to be for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost the me. conscerated. The Oblation. WHEREFORE, do also in order, into their hands, all voutly kneeling: And when he deliverly Father, according to the institution of eth the Bread, he shall say, thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus THE Body of our Lord Je Jesus Christ Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celewhich was given for thee, preserve brate and make here before thy divine thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which Take and eat this in remembrance that we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy Son hath commanded us to make; having heart by faith, with thanksgiving. in remembrance his blessed passion and And the Bishop, delivering the cup, precious death, his mighty resurrection and shali say, glorious ascension; rendering unto thee THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, most hearty thanks for the innumerable which was shed for thee, preserve thy benefits procured unto us by the same. body and soul unto everlasting life: Drink The Invocation. And we most bumbly this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. beseech thee, O mer If the consecrated Bread and Wine be spent before all have communicated, the Bishop is to consecrate more, according to the Form before prescribed; beginning at-All glory be to thee, Almighty God and ending with these words-Partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. When all have communicated, the Bishop shall return to the Lord's Table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated Elements, covering the same with a fair Linen Cloth. ciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy Almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his Death and Passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a reason- Ο able, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily others who shall be partakers of this holy bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as Communion, may worthily receive the we forgive those who trespass against us; most precious Body and Blood of thy Son And lead us not into temptation; But deJesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and liver us from evil; For thine is the king Then shall the Bishop say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every petition. UR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom heavenly benediction, and made one body dom, and the Power, and the Glory, for with him, that he may dwell in them, and ever and ever. Amen. they in him. And although we are un- After which, shall be said as followeth: worthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; yet we beseechnost heartily thank thee, for that ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we thee to accept this our bounden duty and thou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have service, not weighing our merits, but par- duly received these holy Mysteries, with doning our offences; through Jesus Christ the spiritual food of the most precious Body our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. Here shall be sung a Hymn, or Part of a Hymn, from the Selection for the Feasts and Fasts, &c. Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Sen, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of thy Then shall the Bishop first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, dear Son. And we most humbly beseech and proceed to deliver the same to the thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like with thy grace, that we may continue in manner, and, after that, to the People that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk, Thou who sittest at the right hand of God in, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to the Father, have mercy upon us. whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria in Excelsis, or some proper Hymn from the Selection. G LORY be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us: Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us: Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer: For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most High in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Then the Bishop shall let them depart with this blessing. THE inch and THE peace of God, which passeth all 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. If any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, it shall not be carried out of the Church; but the Bishop and other Communicants shall, immediately af ter the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same. Here endeth the Order for the Administration of the Holy Communion. THE FORM OF Consecration of a Church or Chapel, According to the order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as established by the Eishops, the Clergy, and Laity of said Church, in General Convention, in the month of September, A. D. 1793. The Bishop is to be received at the entrance of the Church or Chapel by the Church wardens and Vestrymen, or some other Persons appointed for that purpose. The Brshop and the Clergy who are present, shall go up the aisle of the Church or Chapel, to the Communion Table, repeating the 24th Psalm alternately, the Bishop one verse, and the Clergy another. Psalm xxiv. THE 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, or who shall rise up in his holy place? 4 Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him; even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of Glory shall come in. 8 Who is the King of Glory? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle, 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doers: and the King of Glory shall come in. 10 Who is the King of Glory? even the Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory. D The Bishop shall go within the rails, with such of the Clergy as can be there accommodated. The Bishop, sitting in his chair, shall have the instruments of donation and endowment, if there be any presented to him, and then standing up, and turning to the Congregation, shall say, EARLY beloved in the Lord; forasmuch as devout and holy men, as well under the law as under the gospel, moved either by the express coinmand of God, or by the secret inspiration of the blessed Spirit, and acting agreeably to their own reason and sense of the natural decency of things, have erected houses for the public worship of God, and separated them from ali unhallowed, woridly, and common uses, in order to fill men's minds with greater reverence for his glorions Majesty, and affect their hearts with more Jo votion and humility in his service; which and true repentance; and being filled with pious works have been approved of and thy grace and heavenly benediction, may graciously accepted by our heavenly Fa- to their great and endless comfort, obtain ther: Let us not doubt but that he will also remission of their sins, and all other bene favourably approve our godly purpose of fits of his passion. Amen. Betting apart this place in solemn manner, Grant, O Lord, that by thy holy word for the performance of the several offices which shall be read and preached in this of religious worship, and let us faithfully place, and by thy holy Spirit grafting it and devoutly beg his blessing on this our mwardly in the heart, the hearers thereof undertaking. Then the Bishop kneeling, shall say the may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and may have power and strength to fulfil the same. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall be of majesty incomprehensible, whom joined together in this place in the holy the heaven of heavens cannot contain, estate of matrimony, may faithfully perform much less the walls of temples made with and keep the vow and covenant between hands; and who yet hast heer graciously them made, and may remain in perfect pleased to promise thy especia' presence, love together unto their lives' end. Amen. wherever two or three of thy faithful ser- Grant, we beseech thee, blessed Lord, vants shall assemble in thy name to offer that whosoever shall draw near to thee in up their praises and supplications unto this place, to give thee thanks for the benethee; vouchsafe, O Lord, to be present fits which they have received at thy hands, with us, who are here gathered together, to set forth thy most worthy praise, to con. with all humility and readiness of heart, fess their sins unto thee, and to ask such to consecrate this place to the honour of things as are requisite and necessary as thy great name; separating it henceforth well for the body as for the soul, may do from all unhallowed, ordinary and common it with such steadiness of faith, and with uses, and dedicating it to thy service, for such seriousness, affection, and devotion of reading thy holy word, for celebrating thy mind, that thou mayest accept their bound holy sacraments, for offering to thy glorious en duty and service, and vouchsafe to give Majesty the sacrifices of prayer and thanks- whatever in thy infinite wisdom thou shall giving, for blessing thy people in thy name, see to be most expedient for them: all and tor the performance of all other holy offices: accept, O Lord, this service at our hands, and bless it with such success as may tend most to thy glory, and the fur therance of our happiness hoth temporal and spiritual, through Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. After this the Bishop shall stand up, and turning his face towards the CongreEGARD, O Lord, the supplications of gation, sholl say, R which we beg for Jesus Christ's sake our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. Then the Bishop sitting in his chair, the sentence of Consecration is to be read by some person appointed by him, and then laid by him upon the Communion Table, -after which the Bishop shall say, B LESSED be thy name, O Lord, that it hath pleased thee to put it into the hearts of thy servants, to appropriate and devote this house to thy honour and wor thy servants, and grant that whoso- ship; and grant that all who shall enjoy the ever shall be dedicated to thee in this house benefit of this pious work, may show forth by Baptism, may be sanctified by the Holy Ghost, delivered from thy wrath and eternal death, and received as a living member of Christ's Church, and may ever remain in the number of thy faithful children. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that they who at this place shall in their own persons renew the promises and vows which they made, or which were made for them by their suretics at their Baptism, and thereupon shall be confirmed by the Bishop, may receive such measure of thy holy Spirit, that they may be enabled faithfully to fulfil the same, and grow in grace unto their lives' end. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall receive in this place the blessed sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, may come their thankfulness, by making a right use of it, to the glory of thy blessed name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. After this the Minister appointed is to read the service for the day. PROPER PSALMS, 84-122-132. FIRST LESSON. 1 Kings 8th, verse SECOND 22 to verse 63. LESSON. Heb. 10th, verse 19 to verse 27. Morning Prayer being ended, there shall be sung from the book of Psalms in metre, Psal xxvi. verse 6, 7, 8, with the Gloria Patrı. The Bishop shall then proceed to the Communion Service. The following shall be the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, for the occasion. The Collect. Most glorious Lord, we acknowledge that we are not worthy to offer unte |