The Priest meeting the corpse at the Church stile, shall say: Or else the Priests and Clerks shall sing, and so go either "unto the Church, or towards the grace.

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AM the resurrection and the life, (saith the Lord;) He that believeth in me, yea, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall not die for ever. John xi.

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KNOW that my redeemer liveth, and that I shall rise out of the earth in the last day, and shall be covered again with my skin; and shall see God in my flesh; yea, and I myself shall behold him, not with other, but with the same eyes. Job. xix.

though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall not die for ever. [S. L.] The other two sentences are precisely as in [1662] s into [1549]

these [1552] [1549]

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When they come to the grave, while the corpse is made ready to be laid into the carth,

the Priest shall say, or the Priest and Clerks shall sing ;

AN that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.3

These Psalms are printed at full length, with the Doxology, in [1662] 2 The Lesson is printed at full length in [1662]

3 Man that is born of a woman, is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Job. 14. 1. 2. [S. L.]

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E brought nothing into this world, neither may we carry anything out of this world. 1 Tim. vi.

The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Even as it hath pleased the Lord, so cometh things to pass; Blessed be the Name of the Lord. Job. 1.

When they come to the grave, whiles the corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth, the Priest shall say, For the Priests, and Clerks shall sing.

Job. ix.

AN that is born of a woman hath but a short time
to live, and is full of

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Job. ix.

misery: he cometh up, and is cut down like a flower; he flieth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.

In the midst of life we be in ¶ In the midst of life we be in death; of whom may we seek for death; of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, which for our sins justly art displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not up thy merciful eyes to our prayers; But spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.

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Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.

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1604 us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and 'merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not at our last hour for any pains of death to fall from thee.

Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the body by some standing by, the Priest shall say,

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ORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.

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Then shall be said, or sung.

HEARD a voice from heaven,

HEARD a voice from heaven, I saying unto me, Write, From

saying unto me, Write; From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours.

henceforth blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord, Even so saith the Spirit, that they rest from their labours.

3 hope of resurrection [1604] [S. L.]

I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours. Revel. 14. 13. [S. L.]

5 The Lesson is printed at full length in [1604] [S. L.]

• Christ is risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, &c. your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

7 The Lesson is printed at full length in [1559][1552]