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perpetual peace. Grant this, O Lord, for thy mercies' sake, in the same thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer for a Sick Person, when there appeareth small hope of recovery.

O FATHER of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need: We fly unto thee for succour in behalf of this thy servant, here lying under thy hand in great weakness of body. Look graciously upon him, O Lord; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the more continually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man. Give him unfeigned repentance for all the errors of his life past, and stedfast faith in thy Son Jesus; that his sins may be done away by thy mercy, and his pardon sealed in heaven, before he go hence, and be no more seen. We know, O Lord, that there is no word impossible with thee; and that if thou wilt, thou canst even yet raise him up, and grant him a longer continuance amongst us. Yet forasmuch as in all appearance the time of his dissolu

tion draweth near, so fit and prepare him, we beseech thee, against the hour of death, that, after his departure hence in peace and in thy favour, his soul may be received into the bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the region of the pious who have pleased thee from the beginning of the world, where there is no sorrow, grief, or lamentation. And this we beg through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thine only Son, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

A Commendatory Prayer for a Sick Person at the point of departure.

O ALMIGHTY God, in whose hand are the spirits of the righteous, after they are delivered from their earthly prisons: We humbly commend the soul of this thy servant, our dear brother, into thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator and most merciful Saviour; most humbly beseeching thee, that it may be precious in thy sight. Wash it, we pray thee, in the blood of that immaculate Lamb, which was slain to take away the sins of the world, that [*whatsoever defilements it may *These words have contracted in the midst of this are to be omitted,

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cretion shall not Satan, being purged and done away,] think to have it may be presented pure and without been capable of spot before thee. And teach us who survive, in this and other like daily spectacles of mortality, to see how frail and uncertain our own condition is; and so to number our days, that we may seriously apply our hearts to that holy and heavenly wisdom, whilst we live here, which may in the end bring us to life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind or Conscience.

O BLESSED Lord, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comforts: We beseech thee, look down in pity and compassion upon this thy afflicted servant. Thou writest bitter things against him, and makest him to possess his former iniquities: thy wrath lieth hard upon him, and his soul is full of trouble. But, O merciful God, who hast written thy holy word for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of thy holy Scriptures might have hope; give him a right understanding of himself, and of thy threats and promises, that he may neither cast

away his confidence in thee, nor place it anywhere but in thee. Give him strength against all his temptations, and heal all his distempers. Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Deliver him from fear of the enemy, lift up the light of thy countenance upon him, and give him peace, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Note, When the Priest visits the Sick, he may add any other proper Collects, Exhortations, and Prayers, as he judges best, according to the various circumstances of the Sick Person.

THE FORM OF CONSECRATING THE
OIL FOR THE SICK.

When the Oil for the Sick is to be Consecrated, the Deacon, immediately after the Nicene Creed in the Eucharistic Service, shall bring a proper quantity of sweet Oil of Olives in a decent Vessel to the Bishop, who shall place it upon the Altar; and then, turning to the People, he shall say,

The Lord be with you;

Answ. And with thy spirit.

Then shall the Deacon say to the People,

Let us pray.

Then the People shall kneel down; and the Bishop, turning to the Altar, and standing before it, shall say the following Prayer. O ALMIGHTY Lord God, who hast taught us by thy holy Apostle Saint James, to anoint the sick with oil, that they may attain their bodily health, and render thanks unto thee for the same: Look down, we beseech thee, and bless and sanc†tify [Here the Bishop is to make the sign of the Cross over the Oil:] this thy creature of Oil, the juice of the olive. Grant that those who shall be anointed therewith, may be delivered from all pains, troubles, and diseases both of body and mind, and from all the snares, temptations, and assaults of the powers of darkness, through our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son; who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Then the People shall rise, and the Deacon shall carry the consecrated Oil into the Vestry, or to some other convenient place.

Note, Every Priest must take care to apply to the Bishop for consecrated Oil; who shall, upon such their application, furnish

them therewith.

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