purged, and done away, it may be prefented pure and without fpot before thee. And teach us who furvive, in this, and other like daily fpectacles of mortality, to fee how frail and uncertain our own condition is; and fo to number our days, that we may seriously apply our hearts to that holy and heavenly wifdom, whilft we live here, which may in the end bring us to life everlasting, through the merits of Jefus Chrift thine only Son our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Perfons troubled in Mind or in Confcience.

Bleffed Lord, the Fa

Other of mercies, and

place it any where but in thee. Give him ftrength against all bis temptations, and heal all bis diftempers: Break not the bruifed reed, nor quench the fmoking flax: Shut not up thy tender mercies in difpleafure; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou haft broken may rejoice: Deliver him from fear of the enemy, and lift up the light of thy countenance upon him; and give bim peace, through the merits and mediation of Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer

by the which 1

Minifter, in behalf of

all prefent at the Vifitation. God, whofe days are the God of all comforts, we without end, and whofe beseech thee, look down in mercies cannot be numbered; pity and compaffion upon this make us, we beseech thee, thy afflicted fervant. Thou deeply fenfible of the fhortwriteft bitter things againft nefs and uncertainty of huhim, and makeft him to poffefs man life; and let thy Holy his former iniquities: Thy Spirit lead us through this wrath lieth hard upon him, vale of mifery, in holiness and and his foul is full of trouble: righteousness, all the days of But, O merciful God, who our lives: That, when we haft written thy holy Word fhall have ferved thee in our for our learning, that we, generation, we may be gathrough patience and comfort thered unto our fathers, hayof thy holy Scriptures, might ing the teftimony of a good have hope; give him a right confcience; in the commuunderstanding of himself, and nion of the Catholic Church; of thy threats and promises; in the confidence of a certain that he may neither caft away faith; in the comfort of a his confidence in thee, nor reafonable, religious, and holy

in perfect charity bhs ning

with the world. All which

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Molt gracious Father,

restoring this our brother unto thee for to fome degree of his former mercy in behalf of this thy health. Bleffed be thy Name, fervant, here lying under the that thou didst not forsake fudden visitation of thine him in his fickness; but didit hand. If it be thy will, pre- vifit him with comforts from ferve bis life, that there may above; didst support him in be place for repentance: But, patience and fubmiffion to if thou hast otherwise ap- thy will; and, at last, didst pointed, let thy mercy supply send him seasonable relief. to him the want of the usual Perfect, we beseech thee, opportunity for the trimming this thy mercy towards him; of bis lamp. Stir up in him and profper the means which fuck forfow for fin and fuch shall be made use of for his fervent love to thee, as may cure: That being restored in a short time, do the work to health of body, vigour of of many days. That among mind, and cheerfulness of the praifes which thy Saints spirit, be may be able to go and holy Angels shall sing to to thine House, to offer thee the honour of thy mercy an oblation with great gladthrough eternal ages, it may ness; and to be to thy unspeakable glory, bless thy holy Name for all thy goodness that thou haft redeemed the towards him, through Jesus foul of this thy servant from Christ our Saviour: To eternal death, and made him whom with thee and the partaker of the everlasting Holy Spirit, be all honour blife, which is through Jefus and glory, world without Chrift our Lord og god sven

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THE

COMMUNION OF THE SICK.

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Forafmuch as all mortal men are subject to many fudden perils, difeafes, and fickneffes, and ever uncertain what time they shall depart out of this life; therefore, to the intent they may always in readiness to die, whenfoever it fhall please. Almighty God to call them, the Minifters fhall diligently from time to time (but efpecially in the time of peftilence, or other infectious ficknels) exhort their Parishioners to the often receiving of the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Chrift, when it fhall be publickly adminiftered in the Church; that fo doing, they may, in cafe of fudden vifitation, have the lefs caufe to be difquieted for lack of the fame. But if the fick Perfon be not able to come to the Church, and yet is defirous to receive the Communion in his boufe; then he must give timely notice to the Minifter, fignifying alfo how many there are to communicate with him (which shall be two at the leaft ;) and all things neceflary being prepared, the Minifter fhall there celebrate the Holy Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epifile, and Gospel, here following:

The Collect..
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A God, Maker of man

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The Epiftle. Heb. xii.
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kind, who doft correct thofe Lord, nor faint when thou whom thou doft love, and art rebuked of him.. For chaftife every one whom thou whom the Lord loveth, he doft receive; we beseech thee chafteneth; and fcourgeth to have mercy upon this thy every fon whom he receiveth. fervant vifited with thine hand, and to grant that be may take his fickness pati

The Gospel. St. John v. 24.

ently, and recover his bodily unto you, He that hearERILY, verily, I fay

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After which the Minister fhall proceed according to the Form before prefcribed for the Holy Communion, beginning at these words, Ye who do truly, &c.

At the time of the diftribution of the Holy Sacrament, the Minister fhall first receive the Communion himself, and after minifter unto those who are appointed to communicate with the fick, and laft of all to the fick Perfon.

¶But if a man, either by reafon of extremity of fickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Minifter, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other juft impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of Chrift's Body and Blood, the Minifter fhall inftruct him, that if he do truly repent him of his fins, and fedfaftly believe that Jefus Chrift bath fuffered death upon the Grofs for him, and fhed his Blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits be bath thereby, and giving bim hearty thanks therefor, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Chrift profitably to his foul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth.

When the fick perfon is vifited and receiveth the Holy Commi nion all at one time, then the Minifter, for more expedition, ball cut off the Form of the Vifitation at the Pfalm, and ge Braight to the Communion.

¶In the times of contagious fickness or diseases, when none of the Parifh or Neighbours can be gotten to communicate with the fick in their houses, for fear of the infection; upon special request of the difeafed, the Minifter alone may communicate with him.

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Here is to be noted that the Office enfuing is not to be used for
any unbaptized Adults, any who die excommunicate, or who
have laid violent bands upon themselves wordt bro
The Minister, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Church-
yard, and going before it either into the Church, or towards
the Grave, shall say, or fing,
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Am the refurrection and

the life, faith the Lord; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. St. John xi. 25, 26.

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Know that my Redeemer Jiveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I fee God; whom I shall fee for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job Deliver me from all mine xix. 25 26 27

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When thou with rebukes dost chaften man for fin, thou makest his beauty to confume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment: Every man therefore is but vanity. Hear my prayer, O Lord; and with thine ears confider my callingoft Hold not thy peace armyteaish Two Ils For I anfà franger with thee, and a fojourner, as all my fathers were.

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