this day our daily bread; And¶ Then shall the Minister forgive us our trespasses, as speak unto the Company: we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver FORASMUCH as M us from evil. Amen. and to gether in holy Wedlock, and ETERNAL God, Crea- have witnessed the same betor and Preserver of all fore God and this company, mankind, giver of all spiritual and thereto have given and grace, the author of everlast- pledged their troth, each to ing life; send thy blessing upon the other, and have declared these thy servants, this man the same by giving and receiv and this woman, whom we ing a Ring, and by joining bless in thy Name; that as hands; I pronounce, that they Isaac and Rebecca lived faith- are Man and Wife: In the fully together, so these per-¡Name of the Father, and of sons may surely perform and the Son, and of the Holy keep the vow and covenant Ghost. Amen. betwixt them made, (whereof this Ring given and received is a token and pledge) and may ever remain in perfect And the Minister shall add this Blessing: OD the Father, God the love and peace together, and G Son, God the Holy Ghost, love and through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. bless, preserve, and keep you: The Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you, and fill Then shall the Minister join their Right Hands together, tion and grace; that ye may you with all spiritual benedicand say, so live together in this life, Those whom God hath join-that in the world to come ye ed together, let no man put may have life everlasting. asunder. men. THE ORDER FOR THE VISITATION OF THE SICK. When any Person is sick, notice shall be given thereof to the Minister of the into When he cometh into the sick Man's presence, he shall say, kneeling down, EMEMBER Parish, who, coming ine, Rourniquities not, Lond shall say, EACE be to this House, Spare us, good Lord, spare and to all that dwell in it. Ithy people, whom thou hast quities of our forefathers; redeemed with thy most pre-mercy; give him comfort and cious blood; and be not angry sure confidence in thee; dewith us for ever. fend him from the danger of Ans. Spare us, good Lord (the enemy; and keep him in ¶ Then the Minister shall say, Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. perpetual peace and safety, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HEAR us, Almighty and most merciful God and Saviour: Extend thy accusOUR UR Father, who art in tomed goodness to this thy Heaven, Hallowed be thy servant, who is grieved with Name; Thy Kingdom come; sickness. Sanctify,we beseech. Thy Will be done on Earth, thee, this thy Fatherly correction to him; that the sense as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And of his weakness may add forgive us our trespasses, as strength to his faith, and sewe forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. Min. O Lord, save thy servant; riousness to his repentance: That if it shall be thy good pleasure to restore him to his former health, he may lead the residue of his life in thy fear, and to thy glory: Or Ans. Who putteth his trust else give him grace so to take thy visitation, that after in thee. Min. Send him help from this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life evermigh-lasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. thy holy place; Min. Let the enemy have Min. Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower ; Then shall the Minister exhort the sick Person after this Form, or other like: this, that Almighty God EARLY beloved, know Ans. From the face of his is the Lord of life and death, and of all things to them per enemy. Min. O Lord, hear ourjtaining; as youth, strength, health, age, weakness, and Minister. prayer; Ans. And let our cry come sickness. Wherefore, whatunto thee. soever your sickness is, know you certainly that it is God's LORD, look down from visitation. And for what cause heaven, behold, visit, and soever this sickness is sent relieve this thy servant. Look unto you; whether it be to try upon Him with the eyes of thy your patience for the example of others, and that your faith;ence: Shall we not much ramay be found, in the day of ther be in subjection unto the the Lord, laudable, glorious, Father of spirits, and live? and honourable to the increase For they verily for a few days of glory and endless felicity; chastened us after their own or else it be sent unto you to pleasure; but he for our profit, correct and amend in you that we might be partakers of whatsoever doth offend the his holiness. These words, eyes of your heavenly Father; good brother, are written in know you certainly, that if holy Scripture, for our comyou truly repent you of your fort and instruction; that we sins, and bear your sickness should patiently, and with patiently, trusting in God's thanksgiving, bear our heamercy, for his dear Son Jesus venly Father's correction, Christ's sake, and render unto whensoever, by any manner him humble thanks for his of adversity, it shall please Fatherly visitation,submitting his gracious goodness to visit yourself wholly unto his will, us. And there should be no it shall turn to your profit, greater comfort to Christian and help you forward in the persons, than to be made like right way that leadeth unto unto Christ, by suffering paeverlasting life. tiently adversities, troubles, and sicknesses. For he himIf the Person visited be self went not up to joy, but very sick, then the Minister first he suffered pain: He enmay end his Exhortation in this Place, or else pro-he was crucified. So truly tered not into his glory, before ceed: TAK our way to eternal joy, is to AKE therefore in good suffer here with Christ; and part the chastisement of our door to enter into eternal the Lord: For, as Saint Paul life, is gladly to die with saith in the twelfth chapter to Christ; that we may rise the Hebrews, Whom the Lord again from death, and dwell loveth he chasteneth, and with him in everlasting life. Scourgeth every son whom he Now therefore, taking your receiveth. If ye endure chas- sickness, which is thus profittening, God dealeth with you able for you, patiently, I exas with sons: For what son.hort you in the Name of God, is he whom the Father chas- to remember the profession teneth not? But if ye be with-which you made unto God in out chastisement, whereof all your Baptism. And forasare partakers, then are ye much as after this life there is bastards, and not sons. Fur-an account to be given unto the thermore, we have had fathers righteous Judge, by whom all of our flesh, which corrected must be judged, without reus, and we gave them rever-spect of persons; I require you to examine yourself, and,¶ your estate, both toward God and man; so that, accusing and condemning yourself for your own faults, you may find mercy at our heavenly Father's hand for Christ's sake, and not be accused and condemned in that fearful judgment. Therefore I shall rehearse to you the Articles of our Faith; that you may know whether you do believe as a Christian man should, or no. Then shall the Minister examine, whether he repent him truly of his sins, and be in charity with all the world; exhorting him to forgive, from the bottom of his heart, all persons that have offended him; and if he hath offended any other,to ask them forgiveness; and where he hath done injury or wrong to any man, that he make amends to the uttermost of his power. And if he hath not before disposed of his goods, let him then be admonished to make his Will, and to declare his debts, what he oweth, and what is owing unto him, for the better discharging of his Conscience, and the quietness of his Execu tors. But men should often be OST thou believe in God put in remembrance to take order Here the Minister shall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, saying thus: Maker of heaven and earth? And inJesus Christ his onlybegotten Son our Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; that he went down into hell, and also did rise again the third day; that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead? estates, whilst they are in health. The Exhortation before rehearsed may be said before the Minister begin his Prayer, as he shall see cause. The Minister shall not omit earnestly to move such sick Persons as are of ability, to be liberal to the Poor. And then the Minister shall say the Collect following. Ο Let us pray. MOST merciful God, who, according to the multitude of thy mercies, dost And dost thou believe in the so put away the sins of those Holy Ghost; The holy Catho- who truly repent, that thou lic Church; The Communion rememberest them no more; of Saints; The Remission of open thine eye of mercy upon sins; The Resurrection of the this thy servant, who most flesh; and everlasting life af-earnestly desireth pardon and ter death? forgiveness. Renew in him, The sick Person shall an-most loving Father, whatsoever hath been decayed by the All this I steadfastly believe. fraud and malice of the devil, swer, ¶ Adding this: SAVIOUR of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us; save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. Then shall the Minister say, or by his own carnal will and frailness; preserve and continue this sick member in the unity of the Church; consider his contrition, accept his tears, assuage his pain as shall seem to thee most expedient for him. And forasmuch as he putteth his full trust only in thy mercy, impute not unto THE Almighty Lord, who him his former sins, but is a most strong tower to strengthen him with thy bles-all those who put their trust sed Spirit; and when thou art in him, to whom all things in pleased to take him hence heaven, in earth, and under take him unto thy favour, the earth, do bow and obey, through the merits of thy most be now and evermore thy dedearly beloved Son Jesus fence; and make thee know Christ our Lord. Amen. and feel, that there is none Then shall the Minister say other Name under Heaven this Psalm: Psalm 130. De Profundis. UT of the deep have called unto thee,OLord; Lord hear my voice. Ο O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss; O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared. I look for the Lord, my soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust. My soul feeth unto the Lord, before the morning watch; say, before the morning watch given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive health and salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Here the Minister may use any part of the service of this Book, which in his think discretion, he shall convenient to the occasion; and after that shall say, UNTO God's gracious mer cy and protection we commit thee: The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace both now and evermore. Amen. O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy; and with him is plen-¶ teous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. Prayers which may be said with the foregoing service, or any part thereof, at the discretion of the Minister. |