OFFICE FOR A CONFIRMATION CLASS. such things shall not inherit the kingdom of GOD. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law. And they that are CHRIST'S have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. V. But Thou, &c. R. Thanks, &c. . The SPIRIT and the Bride say, Come. Ry. And let him that heareth say, Come. V. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. . As many as are led by the SPIRIT of GOD. Ry. They are the sons of GOD. ỹ. The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. Ant. When Thou lettest Thy. Let us pray. Breath go forth, they shall be made, and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. The Chapter. Gal. v. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, LORD, have mercy, &c. Our FATHER, &c. Y. Make me a clean heart, O GOD. R. And renew a right spirit within me. V. Cast me not away from Thy Presence. R. And take not Thy HOLY SPIRIT from me. Y. Give me the comfort of Thy help again. R. And stablish me with Thy free SPIRIT. V. LORD, hear, &c. R. And let, &c. V. Let us pray. Collects for Whitsun Day and 25th Sunday after Trinity. this Benediction: hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, Dismissal as in Bible Class, except strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do Benediction. The grace of the HOLY SPIRIT enlighten your hearts and understandings. Amen. OFFICE FOR A COMMUNION CLASS. See Office before Receiving Holy Communion, or the Litany of the Blessed Sacrament. SCHEME FOR CONDUCTING A COTTAGE LECTURE. In the Name, &c. HYMN, According to the Season. Our FATHER, &c. V. He showed His Word unto Jacob. R. His statutes and ordinances unto Israel. V. O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. Ant. Thy Word is a lantern unto my feet. HYMN. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. . LORD, I call upon Thee; haste Thee unto me. R. And consider my voice when I cry unto Thee. y. Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as the incense. R. And let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice. . Set a watch, Then shall follow one or more of the O LORD, before my mouth. following Psalms : Ry. And keep the door of my lips. V. 8, 15, 19, 23, 46, 67, 91, 119 (1— &c. V. Let us pray. 8; 33-40), 125. Ant. Thy Word is a lantern unto my feet, and a light unto my paths. Here shall follow a short Scripture The Collect for the day. Benediction. Unto God's gracious mercy and protection, &c. People and realms of every tongue Shall hail His love with sweetest song; Blessings abound where'er He reigns, And all the sons of want are blest. Be everlasting glory Thine, O WORD made Flesh! O WORD Divine ! you. Ry. And with thy spirit. . LORD, have mercy, &c. V. Call to remembrance, O LORD, Thy tender mercies. Ry. And Thy lovingkindnesses which have been ever of old. . Let the Gentiles come to Thy light. Ry. And kings to the brightness of Thy rising. y. O LORD, look down from hea Ant. The LORD shall increase ven. R. Behold, and visit this you more and more. vine. . LORD, hear our prayer. Third Collect for Good Friday. 203. O GOD of all the nations of the earth, remember the multitudes ⠀ of the heathen who, though created in Thine image, are perishing in their ignorance, and according to the propitiation of Thy SON JESUS CHRIST, grant that by the prayers and labours of Thy holy Church they may be delivered from all superstition and unbelief, and brought to worship Thee; through Him Whom Thou hast sent to be our salvation, the Resurrection and the Life of all the faithful, the same Thy SON JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Also 68, 69, 74, 134. (See pages 26, 33.) At the conclusion of the Meeting. . Stablish the thing, O LORD, that Thou hast wrought in us. R. For Thy Temple's sake at Jerusalem. Y. Let us depart in peace. R. In the Name of the LORD. Amen. our hands upon us, O prosper Thou and widows in their affliction, and our handywork. The Chapter. S. Matt. xxv. Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My FATHER, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink? I was a stranger, and ye took Me in: naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me. Then shall the righteous answer Him, say ing, LORD, when saw we Thee an hungered, and fed Thee? or thirsty, and gave Thee drink? when saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in? or naked, and clothed Thee? or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me. . But Thou, O LORD, have mercy upon us. Ry. Thanks be to GOD. V. Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the that are poor cast out to thy house. Ry. When thou seest the naked, cover him, and hide not thyself from thine own flesh. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. . Pure religion and undefiled before GOD and the FATHER is this. R. To visit the fatherless to keep himself unspotted from the world. . The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. y. Let us pray. LORD, have mercy upon us, &c. Our FATHER, &c. Ry. . Show Thy servants Thy work. And their children Thy glory. V. Let Thy merciful kindness, O LORD, be upon us. Ry. As we do put our trust in Thee. y. Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us. R. But unto Thy Name give the praise. V. O LORD, hear, &c. R7. And let, with, &c. V. Let us pray. &c. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And 204. Almighty GOD, we humbly beseech Thee to bless this Church and parish, and to further with Thy continual help those who labour in it in Thy fear and for Thy glory; grant them lowliness of spirit, steadfastness of faith, perseverance in all good works, and bring them at last to Thy heavenly kingdom. Through. [Also 57, 59, 61.] At the conclusion of the Meeting. . Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy. Ry. The LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble. Benediction. GOD, the SON of GOD, grant that you may increase by the exercise of good works that joy which you have received by faith in Him. Ry. Amen. reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I JESUS have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And [Ep. 2nd S. a. Epiph.; 17th S. a. with, &c. . Bless we the LORD. T. Gosp. 4th S. a. T.] Ry. Thanks be to GOD. Amen. At the conclusion of the Meeting. In the Name, &c. V. LORD, Thou wilt ordain peace for us. Ry. For Thou also hast wrought all our works in us. . The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. . But Thou, O LORD, have mercy upon us. Ry. Thanks be to GOD. . All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth. Ry. Unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. V. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. . Them that are meek shall He guide in judgment. Ry. And such as are gentle, them. Let us pray. shall He learn His way. . The LORD be with you. Ry. And with thy spirit. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. Our FATHER, &c. . O pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Ry. Peace be within thy Post-Comm. Coll. Almighty God, the fountain, &c. Benediction. The Almighty LORD, in Whom is the fulness of our salvation, ever have you in His keeping. Ry. Amen. OFFICE OF ADMISSION INTO A PAROCHIAL GUILD. In the Name, &c. Y. We wait for Thy lovingkind right hand is full of righteous ness. didate, shall say, ness, O GOD. Ry. In the midst of Then the Priest, turning to the CanThy temple. V. Glory, &c. Rz. As it was, &c. . O GOD, according to Thy Name, so is Thy praise unto the world's end. R. Thy | My son, what is thy desire ? |