_The Holy Table, having at the Communion time a fair white linen
cloth upon it, with other decent furniture meet for the high
Mysteries there to be celebrated, shall stand at the uppermost
part of the Chancel or Church. And the Presbyter, standing at the
Holy Table, shall say the Lord's Prayer, with the collect following
for due preparation, the people kneeling_.
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom
come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive
them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But
deliver us from evil. Amen.
_The Collect_.
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and
from whom no secrets are hid: 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.
_Amen_.
_Then shall the Presbyter, turning to the people, rehearse
distinctly all the Ten Commandments: the people all the while
kneeling, and asking God mercy for the transgression of every
duty therein, according to the letter or to the spiritual import
of each Commandment, and grace to keep the same for the time to
come_.
God spake these words and said; I am the Lord thy God: Thou shalt
have none other gods but me.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor
the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth
beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down
to them, nor worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children unto the third
and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto
thousands in them that love me, and keep my commandments.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in
vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his
Name in vain.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath-day. Six
days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the
seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt
do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy
man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger
that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh
day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may
be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt do no murder.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not steal.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbour.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to
keep this law.
_Presbyter_. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his
maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his.
_People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws
in our hearts, we beseech thee.
| _Or he may rehearse, instead of the Ten Commandments, the Summary
| of the Law as followeth_:
|
| Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is
| one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
| and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy
| strength: This is the first commandment. And the second is like,
| namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is
| none other commandment greater than these.
|
| On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
|
| _People_. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write these thy laws in
| our hearts, we beseech thee.
_Or else instead of the Ten Commandments or the Summary of the
Law, may be sung or said on week-days, not being Great Festivals,
as followeth_:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Christ, have mercy upon us_.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Then the Presbyter shall say_,
The Lord be with you.
_Answer_. And with thy spirit.
_Presbyter_. Let us pray.
_Then the Presbyter, turning to the Holy Table, shall say the
Collect, or Collects; and then the Presbyter, or some other
Presbyter or Deacon, shall read the Epistle, saying_, The Epistle
[_or_, The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is
written in the------chapter of------beginning at the------verse.
_And, the Epistle ended, he shall say_, Here endeth the Epistle.
_Then shall the Presbyter, or some other Presbyter or Deacon, read
the Gospel, saying_, The Holy Gospel is written in the------chapter
of the Gospel according to------, beginning at the------verse; _and
the people, all standing up, shall devoutly sing or say_,
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
_And, the Gospel ended, the people shall in like manner sing or
say_,
Thanks be to thee, O Lord, for this thy glorious Gospel.
_Then shall be sung or said this Creed following, the people still
reverently standing_.
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and
earth, And of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten
of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very
God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with
the Father; By whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for
our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also
for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the
third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended
into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he
shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead:
Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of life, Who
proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the
Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets.
And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one
Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection
of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
_Then the Presbyter shall declare unto the people what Holy-days
or Fasting-days are in the week to be observed. And also (if
occasion be) notice shall be given of the Holy Communion; banns
of Matrimony may be published; and, subject to the authority of
the Bishop, other notices may be read_.
_If there be a Sermon it followeth here_.
_When the Presbyter giveth learning of the Holy Communion he may,
at his discretion, use the first or the second of the Exhortations
appended to this Liturgy_.
_The third Exhortation appended to this Liturgy may be used at the
discretion of the Presbyter before the Offertory, the people
standing_.
_Then the Presbyter, or Deacon, shall say_,
Let us present our offerings to the Lord with reverence and godly
fear.
_Then the Presbyter shall begin the Offertory, saying one or more
of these sentences following, as he thinketh most convenient_.
In process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the
fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also
brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof.
And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto
Cain and to his offering he had not respect. _Gen_. iv. 3, 4, 5.
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering:
of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take
my offering. _Exod_. xxv. 2.
Ye shall not appear before the Lord empty. Every man shall give as
he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he
hath given thee. _Deut_. xvi. 16, 17.
I will offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness; I
will sing and speak praises unto the Lord. _Ps_. xxvii. 7.
Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most Highest.
_Ps_. 1. 14.
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name: bring an offering,
and come into his courts. _Ps_. xcvi. 8.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call
upon the Name of the Lord; I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the
sight of all his people. _Ps_. cxvi. 15, 16.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
_St Matth_. vi. 19, 20.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which
is in heaven. _St Matth_. vii. 21.
Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast
money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And
there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which
make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith
unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast
more in than all they which have cast into the treasury. For all
they did cast in of their abundance: but she of her want did cast
in all that she had, even all her living. _St Mark_ xii. 41, 42,
43, 44.
Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more
blessed to give than to receive. _Acts_ xx. 35.
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a
vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a
flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 _Cor_. ix. 7.
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if
we shall reap your carnal things? 1 _Cor_. ix. 11.
Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of
the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are
partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they
which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. 1 _Cor_. ix.
13, 14.
He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly: and he which
soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according
as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or
of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 _Cor_. ix. 6, 7.
Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that
teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. _Gal_. vi.
6, 7.
As we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men; especially
unto them who are of the household of faith. _Gal_. vi. 10.
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high
minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who
giveth us richly all things to enjoy: That they do good, that they
be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the
time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 _Tim_. vi.
17, 18, 19.
God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,
which ye have shewed toward his Name, in that ye have ministered
to the saints, and do minister. _Heb_. vi. 10.
To do good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices
God is well pleased. _Heb_. xiii. 16.
_While the Presbyter distinctly pronounceth one or more of these
sentences for the Offertory, the Deacon, or_ (_if no such be
present_) _some other fit person, shall receive the devotions of
the people there present, in a bason provided for that purpose.
And when all have offered, he shall reverently bring the said bason,
with the offerings therein, and deliver it to the Presbyter; who
shall humbly present it before the Lord, and set it upon the Holy
Table_.
_And the Presbyter shall then, offer up, and place the bread and
wine prepared for the Sacrament upon the Lord's Table; and shall
say_,
Blessed be thou, O Lord God, for ever and ever. Thine, O Lord, is
the greatness, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty:
for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine: thine is
the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all: both
riches and honour come of thee, and of thine own do we give unto
thee. _Amen_.
_Then shall the Presbyter say_,
The Lord be with you.
_Answer_. And with thy spirit.
_Presbyter_. Lift up your hearts.
_Answer_. We lift them up unto the Lord.
_Presbyter_. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
_Answer_. It is meet and right so to do.
_Presbyter_.
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at
all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, *
[holy Father,] Almighty, everlasting God.
[Margin Note:] * _These words_ [holy Father] _must be omitted on
Trinity Sunday_
_Here shall follow the proper preface, according to the time, if
there be appointed; or else immediately shall follow_,
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of
heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising
thee and saying,
_Presbyter and People_.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Of hosts, heaven and earth are full of
thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen.