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found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Mal. i. 11. 12. For from the rising of the sun, even to the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and g pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat is contemptible. Jer. vii. 4. 10. Trust you not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations.

SECTION VI.

Matt. xxiii. 14. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 2 Sam. xii. 14. How beit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. Rom. ii. 24. For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. 1 Tim. v. 14. I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. Matt. xvii. 7. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come, but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

SECTION VII.

Psal. xcix. 3. Let them praise thy great and terrible name, for it is holy. 1 Kings ii. 9. Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. Psal. i. 5. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Zech. v. iii. Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side, according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side, according to it. Jer. v. 12. They have belied the Lord and said, It is not He, neither shall evil come upon us, neither shall we see sword, nor famine. Jam. ii. 10. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

From the Book of Common Praper.

MORNING PRAYER.

The Lord's Prayer.

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name;......For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

O Lord, open thou our lips.

Answer. And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

Answ. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Te Deum.

Benedicite.

Prayer of St. Chrysostom. Almighty God, who has given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee, and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests;

.....

CREED OF ST. ATHANASIUS.

LITANY. We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and

for the glory of thy name, turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved;....

COLLECT for the Innocents' Day.......Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the seventh Sunday after Trinity. Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; Graft in our hearts the love of thy name, ...

COMMUNION.

Collect.........Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit; that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name, through Christ our Lord.

Prayer for the Church Militant.

After the Proper Prefaces. Therefore with angels, and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory; Glory be to thee, O Lord, most high.

Collect.......That they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy name,

Exhorta

PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. tion to the Godfathers and Godmothers. Forasmuch as this child hath promised by you his

sureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve him; ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to see that this infant be taught, so soon as he shall be able to learn, what a solemn vow, promise, and profession, he hath here made by you.............

BAPTISM OF SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS. Exhortation to the Godfathers and Godmothers. Forasmuch as these persons have promised in your presence, to renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve him; ye must remember, that it is your part and duty to put them in mind, what a solemn vow, promise, and profession they have now made before this congregation, and especially before you their chosen witnesses

CATECHISM. Question. What did your godfathers and godmothers then for you?

Answ. They did promise and vow three things in my name :

Quest. What is thy duty towards God?

Answ. My duty towards God is......lo honour his holy name and his word,......

THE SOLEMnization of MATRIMONY. The Man......shall say. With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

THE ORDERING OF DEACONS. The Oath of the King's Supremacy.

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