Nifi Dominus. Pfal. 127.

Except the Lord build the house: their labour

is but loft that build it.

Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain.

It is but loft labour, that ye hafte to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness: for fo he giveth his beloved fleep.

Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb: are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord.

Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: even so are the young children.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; [Hallelujah :]

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. [Hallelujah.]

Then the Deacon shall fay,

Let us pray.

Then shall the Priest fay,

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Anfw. Chrift, have mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Then shall the Priest say the Lord's prayer, the
People repeating it with him.

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UR Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trefpaffes,

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as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, and the

power, and the glory, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Pr. O Lord, save this woman thy servant;
Anfw. Who putteth her trust in thee.
Pr. Be thou to her a strong tower;
Anfw. From the face of her enemy.
Pr. O Lord, hear our prayer.
Anfw. And let our cry come unto thee.

Then shall the Priest say,

Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast vouchsafed to deliver this woman thy servant from the great pain and peril of child-birth: Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful Father, that the through thy help may both faithfully live and walk according to thy will in this present life, and also may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come, through Jesus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest turn to the Woman, and bless her, faying,

THE Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen.

The woman that cometh to give her thanks, must remain in the same place; and there offer her offer ing, and receive the Holy Communion.

The

The ORDER for the

Visitation of the SICк.

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When any perfon is fick, notice shall immediately be given thereof to the Priest, that the fick person may be vifited, and receive the assistance of the Church, before his strength be too far spent.

The Priest coming into the fick person's house, shall say, Peace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. When he cometh into the fick man's presence, he fhall fay,

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S any fick among you? let him call for the Elders, that is the Priests, of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the fick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed fins, they shall be forgiven him. James v. 14, 15.

Then the Priest shall exhort the fick perfon after this form or other like.

DEarly beloved, know this, that Almighty God

is the Lord of life and death, and of all things to them pertaining, as youth, strength, health, age, weakness, and fickness. Wherefore, whatsoever your fickness is, know you certainly that it is God's vifitation. And for what cause soever this sickness is fent unto you; whether it be to try your patience for the example of others, and that your faith may be found in the day of the Lord laudable, glorious, and honourable, to the encrease of glory and endless felicity; or else it be fent unto you to correct and amend in you whatsoever doth offend the eyes of your heavenly Father; know you certainly, that if you truly repent you of your fins, and bear your fickness patiently, trusting in God's mercy, for his dear Son Jefus Christ's fake, and render unto him humble thanks for his fatherly visitation, fubmitting your felf wholly unto his will; it shall turn to your profit, and help you forward in the right way that leadeth unto everlasting life.

If the perfon visited be very fick, the Priest may end his exhortation in this place, or elfe proceed. TAKE therefore in good part the chastisement

of the Lord: for (as Saint Paul faith) whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every fon that he receiveth. If ye endure chaftening, God dealeth with you as with fons; for what son is he, whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not fons. Furthermore, we have had Fathers of our flesh, who corrected us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. These words, dearly beloved, are written in Holy Scripture for

our

our comfort and instruction, that we should patiently and with thanksgiving bear our heavenly Father's correction, whensoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian perfons, than to be made like unto Christ, by fuffering patiently adversities, troubles, and ficknesses. For he himself went not up to joy, but first he suffered pain; he entered not into his glory, before he was crucified. So truly our way to eternal joy, is to fuffer 'here with Christ; and our door to enter into eternal life, is gladly to die with Christ; that we may rife again from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now therefore taking your fickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you in the name of God to remember the profeffion, which you made unto God in your baptifm. And forafmuch as after this life there is an account to be given unto the righteous judge, by whom all must be judged without respect of persons; I require you to examine yourself and your state both towards God and man; so that accusing and condemning your self for your own faults, you may find mercy at our heavenly Father's hand for Chrift's fake, and not be accused and condemned in that fearful judgment. Therefore I shall rehearse to you the articles of our faith, that you may know whether you believe as a Christian should or no.

Here the Priest shall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, faying thus,

DOST thou believe in God the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth ?

And in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our

Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost;

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