we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with Him continually dwell, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, One God, world without end. Amen.

Daily in Whitsun Week.

God, Who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people by the sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the Same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort; Through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the Unity of the Same Spirit, One God, world without end. Amen.

Also daily in Whitsun Week, for the spread of the

Gospel.

O God, Who by the mystery which at this season we celebrate dost sanctify Thy Church in every people and nation: Spread, we beseech Thee, the gifts of Thy Spirit through the whole breadth of the world and grant that the nations which were separated by the confusion of tongues, may by the Heavenly Gift be gathered again together into the one confession of Thy Name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the Unity of the Same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

¶ Daily during the Four Ember Weeks, i. e. The Third Week in Advent, the First Week in Lent, Whitsun Week, and the Third Week in September.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, Who hast purchased to Thyself an Universal Church by the Precious Blood of Thy dear Son; Mercifully look upon the same, and at this time so guide and govern the minds of Thy servants the Bishops and Pastors of Thy Flock, that they may lay hands suddenly on no man, but faithfully and wisely make choice of fit persons to serve in the Sacred Ministry of Thy Church. And to those which shall be ordained to any holy function give Thy grace and heavenly benediction; that both by their life and doctrine they may set forth Thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all men. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ After which shall follow one of the four following Prayers, according to the Season.

The PRAYERS proper to the Four several EMBER WEEKS. From Bp. Cosin.

I. In the time of Advent.

Grant, we most humbly beseech Thee, O heavenly Father, that with holy Simeon and Anna, and all Thy devout servants, who waited for the consolation of Israel, we may at this time so serve Thee with fasting and prayer, that by the celebration of the Advent and Birth of our blessed Redeemer, we may with them be filled with true joy and consolation. Through the Same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

II. For the Ember Week in Lent.

O Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and Saviour of the world, Who didst foretell to Thine Apostles, that at the time of Thy Sufferings, they should weep and lament while the world rejoiced, and that they should be sorrowful, but their sorrow should be turned into joy; Grant that during this time wherein Thou didst suffer, and wast afflicted with extreme sorrow and anguish for the sins of the whole world, we Thy unworthy servants may so weep and lament, and be sorrowful for our sins, the cause of all those Thy Sorrows and Sufferings, that on the day of Thy triumphant Resurrection, we may rejoice with that joy, which no man can take from us. Grant this, O blessed Lord and Saviour, Who didst die for our sins, and rise again for our justification, and now livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

III. For the Ember Week after Pentecost.

O Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son of the Eternal Father, Who at the time of Thy glorious Ascension didst command Thine Apostles to tarry in Jerusalem, until they were endued with power from on high; and when, in obedience to this Thy commandment, they had there continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, didst, according to Thy promise, send down upon them the Holy Ghost the Comforter; Grant, we beseech Thee, that

we Thy most humble servants, abiding in the unity of Thy Holy Catholic Church, the mother of us all, and continually serving Thee as Thou hast commanded, may be evermore replenished with the heavenly grace of the Holy Ghost; through Thy precious merits and most powerful intercession, Who livest and reignest with the Father in the unity of the Same Spirit, ever world without end. Amen.

IV. For the Ember Week in September.

Almighty God, Who givest to all life, and breath, and all things; and bringest forth food out of the earth for the use of man; Keep us ever in mind, that this world, with all the glory of it, fadeth, and the fashion thereof passeth away; and grant that we may so use the fruits of the ground which Thou hast now given us, and all other Thy temporal blessings wherewith Thou crownest the year, that we abuse them not to the satisfying of our wanton and inordinate appetites; but may evermore serve Thee in Christian temperance and sobriety, as it becometh those who, living on earth, have their conversation in Heaven, that at the last we may be admitted into Thy heavenly Kingdom, where we shall never hunger or thirst again, being satisfied with the plenteousness of Thy house, and filled with the abundance of Thy pleasures for evermore. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen.

On the day when the Ordination is held for the Diocese.

Almighty God, the Giver of all good gifts, Who of Thy Divine Providence hast appointed divers Orders in Thy Church; Give Thy grace, we humbly beseech Thee, to all those who are called to any office and administration in the same; and so replenish them with the truth of Thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before Thee, to the glory of Thy great Name, and the benefit of Thy Holy Church. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

After the Birth of a Child.

O Almighty God, we give Thee humble thanks for that Thou hast vouchsafed to deliver Thy servant from the great pain and peril of Child-birth; Grant, we beseech Thee, most merciful Father, that she, through Thy help, may both faithfully live, and walk according to Thy Will in this life present, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who wast pleased for our sakes to be born as an infant, and hadst compassion upon little children, taking them up in Thine Arms and blessing them; Bless the child now born into a world of sin and misery, and grant that it may be brought unto Thee in the laver of Regeneration, to receive Thy Name and to be numbered among Thy people, Who livest and reignest with the Father and