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People. Lord, have mercy upon us; and be it unto thy servants according to thy word.

Minister. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us; and be it unto thy servants according to thy word.

Minister. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us; and be it unto thy servants according to thy word.

Minister. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us; and be it unto thy servants according to thy word.

Minister. Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us; and be it unto thy servants according to thy word.

Minister. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

People. Let thy loving mercy come also unto us, O Lord even thy salvation according unto thy word. Minister. Let us pray.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer, with the Collects following; but the Lord's Prayer may be omitted, if it hath been said immediately before.

UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy

on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, And the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

For Grace to seek Spiritual Blessings.

GOD, who hast made us for thyself; Incline our hearts unto thy testimonies, and turn away our eyes from beholding vanity; and that we may be freed from the too great love of earthly things, knit our affections to things heavenly, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For Wisdom.

GOD, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light riseth up in darkness for the godly; Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what thou wouldest have us to do, that the Spirit of Wisdom may save us from all false choices, and that in thy light we may see light, and in thy straight path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE Lord bless us, and keep us. The Lord make his

face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace, both now and evermore.

Amen.

THE LITANY,

OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION.

To be used on Sundays, Wednesday, and Fridays, and on the Rogation-days, after the third Collect at Morning or Evening Prayer, or before the Order for the Administration of the Holy Communion; or as a separate Service.

To be used also on any day in Lent, at the discretion of the Minister. Note, That the LITANY may be omitted altogether on Christmas-day, Easter-day, and Whitsun-day.

GOD the Father of heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Father of heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God; have mercy upon us, miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.

Spare us, good Lord.

From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning, and tempest; from fire and flood; from plague, pestilence and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the right way;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to behold and bless thy servant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; and to endue him with wisdom, true righteousness, and holiness of life;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thine harvest;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;

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