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the casualty of Human Life without distinction of Persons, which should be made for it. Especially imploring that the prominent object of the existing Reign may be the Promotion of The Glory of The KING of Kings, and the Enlargement of the Rule of The PRINCE of Peace.

And that we and all her Subjects, duly considering Whose Authority She hath, may faithfully serve, honour and humbly obey her, in Thee, and for Thee, according to Thy Blessed Word and Ordinance, through JESUS CHRIST, our LORD!

All Power being virtually Delegated by The CREATOR to His Creatures, and Man in an especial degree being endowed with it for the great purposes of fitting his Soul by an imitation, in the exercise of it, of the Greatness and Goodness of GOD, and so qualifying it for Heavenly Communion and Happiness; thus pre-eminently are we led to consider the extraordinary power, with which the Rulers of Nations and Heads of Governments are invested, to be in the Appointment and Direction of The SOVEREIGN of The Universe; and should regard it as a Gift for general good to the People living under it, and make it the subject of our earnest prayer, that it may be so ordered in all things in subservience to The DIVINE Will, that it may accomplish so Gracious a Purpose. Under such a feeling, warranted by Reason as well as Religion, it is our duty to co-operate in the work of general benefit by subordination and loyal attachment and ready obedience to Regal Authority, when lawfully and constitutionally exercised; thus rendering honour to whom honour is due in respectful homage; always bearing in mind, that, as the Creature is inferior to The CREATOR; so in a pre-eminent and paramount degree should be the service we yield, the humility we display, and the honour we offer to our Heavenly KING, be more exalted than to our Earthly Sovereign. And having our minds continually impressed with the secondary duty we owe to the latter, as deriving Power from GOD: a duty which CHRIST Himself most fully Exemplified in His Own Person, when on Earth, as Taking upon Him the Gracious Office of Reconciling The

Offended MAJESTY of Heaven to His rebellious Creatures, and in our Nature Fulfilling All Righteousness.

Who with Thee and The HOLY GHOST, Liveth and Reigneth Ever ONE GOD, World without end.

Who, though for our Salvation He Took unto Himself the form of Man and Became Obedient even unto Death, yet is and was and shall be, in all Eternity,Very GOD, United with The FATHER and The HOLY SPIRIT Indivisibly in The Almighty and Eternal GODHEAD; and therefore A Full, Perfect and Sufficient Sacrifice and Oblation in Himself Thus Offered for the sins of a whole World; even from the first Man's first transgression through all succeeding Generations until the last Man's death, when the Final Consummation of all Things, by the Judgment upon the Spirits of all Flesh, will take place.

Amen.

The Clerk and Congregation so adopting the prayer-Or; if the Priest prefer, he may read the following Collect in lieu of the preceding one.

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting GOD!

Addressing The FOUNTAIN of Light and Life by His Great and Glorious Attributes of Omnipotence and Infinity, as admissive that as His Power is over All, all authority must virtually be derived from Him, and as allusive to the mere momentary existence of Man's most exalted and protracted dominion, when compared to That of The CREATOR of the Universe.

We are Taught, by Thy Holy Word, that the hearts of Kings are in Thy Rule and Governance, and that Thou dost Dispose and Turn them, as it seemeth best to Thy Godly Wisdom:

Kings, as well as the meanest of their Subjects, are altogether dependant on the Bounty of PROVIDENCE, and alike accountable as Immortal Spirits to Him for their use of power and privileges, and their entire conduct in this life, at the Bar of Universal and Impartial Justice in the Life to Come, where

there will be no Respect of Persons; but where the mightiest Monarchs of the Earth, equally with the Lowest of their Vassals, will be tried by the same Law, and Dealt with by the same Measure of Judgment, either with or without Mercy, as they have been faithful, or faithless Servants of The LORD of Life. And as now in the time of this mortal life the Grace of GOD, by the accepting act of faith, Worketh in the Soul to will and to do that, which is according to His Holy Will, so in proportion to our need is the Influence of that Grace, through the Quickening and Animating Impulse of The HOLY SPIRIT within us. And as the station of Kings is that of paramount exertion from the extent of their cares being commensurate with the circle of their power, so will the Supporting and Guiding Succour of The HOLY GHOST be proportionately Extended to them to Aid them in all the arduous exercise of their government, if piously sought and faithfully used. We humbly beseech Thee So to Dispose and Govern the heart of Victoria, Thy Servant, our Queen and Governor, that in all her thoughts, words and works, She may ever seek Thy Honour and Glory;

Knowing how Profitable and Essential to all good purposes and attainments is the Influence of DIVINE Grace on the heart of Man, we thus with meekness and fervency implore This Precious Gift and Its Visitation on the Spirit of our Earthly Sovereign, that resting on faith in CHRIST as The ROCK of Salvation, That Sovereign, whether Queen or King, may be Upheld, Enlightened, and Comforted Thereby : that every movement of the Soul, being the first spring of thought, word, or work, may be actuated by purity and faithfulness in all reverential fear and holy love of GOD, and a desire to advance the temporal and eternal interests of All within the circle of the Royal power; seeking above all and in all to promote the Glory of GOD, and extend The KINGDOM of His Blessed SON, in the establishment of Righteousness and Holiness upon Earth,

and study to preserve Thy People Committed to her charge, in wealth, peace, and godliness.

As the happiness of Sovereigns should be centred in, as it

indeed essentially and vitally depends upon the Spiritual Prosperity of their People, so do we thus in effect pray that this Truth may be acceptable to the mind and powerfully influence the heart of our reigning Head and Governor, that seeking the Guidance of Unerring Wisdom in all confidence and teachableness, Such Ruler may, by application and diligence, learn the salutary and important Lesson of preserving those over whom the Rule extends, if they be found in, and of bringing back, if they have departed from the Law of The LORD and the Paths that lead to the truest wealth in Spiritual happiness; that the well-being of their temporal state and condition, as far as they can be rendered subservient to and promotive of the peace and consolation of their Souls, may be established.

Grant this, O Merciful FATHER, for Thy Dear SON's Sake, JESUS CHRIST, our LORD!

All the Gifts of The SPIRIT of GOD Issue from The FOUNTAIN of Mercies, our HEAVENLY FATHER, through the Efficacy of the Meritorious Intercession of His HOLY SON; and as a consequence of a vital faith Therein being possessed by the Creature, on whom such Bounty is Poured. It is therefore becoming in us on this, as on all other occasions, to supplicate The DIVINE Favour in Accepting our prayers and Acceding to our petitions, for the Sake and through the Intercession of our Glorious REDEEMER, Who Left the Glories of The FATHER, that He might Restore fallen Man to the hope of recovering his forfeited Inheritance in That KINGDOM, Wherein Alone is Righteousness and Peace and Joy in The HOLY GHOST.- -And the People add

Amen.

After which, the People continuing to kneel, the Minister repeats the Collect for the day.- -He then reads the Portion of Scripture taken from one of the Epistles, and thence designated, "The Epistle;' and which always follows in order

after the Collect, the spirit of the Collect having been gathered from it; he first giving out the reference to the Epistle by chapter and verse. And the People, during this part of the Service, resume their seats. -When this is ended, the People rise, and the Minister reads the Passage selected from One of the Gospels, first giving out the reference to it. And then is either said or sung by the People,

Glory be to Thee, O LORD!

Thus spontaneously, as it were, in all the impulse of heart! prompted gratitude and adoration for So Inestimable A Gift do the People proclaim Glory to GOD for the Diffusion of the Light of The Gospel, being The Tidings of Salvation to every believing Soul, through The Incarnate Ministry of The SON of GOD, as our Great HIGH PRIEST, Himself The LIGHT of the World.- -Then The Gospel Extract is read by the Minister, the People being expected to be devoutly attentive both to the words and sense of it. On which, as well as the Epistles preceding it, it is thought better to refer the Reader to the Bible at large, and the best Commentators upon it, than to offer observations here, since the Writings of the Evangelists and Apostles may be read and studied with best effect as a whole, when examined with minuteness and humility in all their parts and connections; and when thus investigated, the parts from each thus used in the division of the Church Service will be best understood.- The Priest and the People continuing standing, and turning, or not, towards the Communion table, as on the occasion of saying the previous Creed called the Apostles', the following rather more comprehensive Creed, or Utterance of Faith, is here proclaimed, first by the Priest in successive sentences, and then in repetition by the Congregation individually and personally applied

I believe in ONE GOD-THE FATHER Almighty, MAKER of Heaven and Earth, and of All Things Visible and Invisible !

In the Creed (called the Apostles') it was considered that the word, 'GOD,' might be regarded as distinct from The

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