Deac. Bow down thy head, and receive the Benediction.

Here the person to be admitted a Catechumen shall kneel down; and the Priest after having figned him with the fign of the cross upon his forehead, Shall lay his hands upon him, while he says the following prayer over him bowing his head.

WE adore thee,

O God, thou Lord of the uni

verse, and give thee thanks in behalf of thy creature, for that thou hast sent thine only begotten Son Jesus Christ to save man by blotting out his tranfgreffions, to forgive him his fins and impieties, to purify him from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, and to fanctify him according to the good pleasure of his loving kindness: Do thou, O Lord, look down upon this thy creature, inspire him with the knowledge of thy will, enlighten the eyes of his heart that he may confider thy wonderful works, and make known unto him the judgments of thy righteousness; that he hating all manner of iniquity, and walking in the way of thy truth, may become worthy of being washed in the laver of regeneration, and thereby obtain the adoption of children which is in Christ; that being planted together in the likeness of his death, in hopes of the glorious fellowship, and being mortified to fin, he may live unto thee in thought, word, and deed, and have his name written in the book of life, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto Thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

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Then shall the Priest say,

HE Lord Jesus Christ, who hath overcome Satan, and delivered us from the wrath to come, receive thee into his most mighty protection, that thou mayest come at last by his blessing to his heavenly kingdom. Amen.

And then the person shall take his station among the Catechumens.

The Form of admitting a Penitent to Penance,

To be used on Sunday morning immediately before the Prayers for the Penitents.

Note, This Office is to be performed by no Priests but those who are thereto licensed by the Bishop himself.

Pr. What is thy defire ?

Anfw. I humbly defire to be admitted to Penance. Pr. Art thou ready to make thy confeffion? Anfw. I am.

Then the Penitent shall kneel down before the Priest, and make his confession in the following form.

Unworthy finner do humbly confess to Almighty God in the prefence of this congregation, that I have been guilty of manifold and grievous tranfgreffions, in thought, word, and deed, [particularlyHere the Penitent is to name the crime or crimes for which he is to be put under penance, unless it be judged improper

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improper so to do:) through my fault, through my great fault, through my exceeding great fault. I do earnestly repent, and am heartily forry for all my misdoings. I am stedfastly resolved with God's assistance to lead a fober, righteous, and godly life for the future. I earnestly implore the mercy of Almighty God, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ my Saviour; and that I may obtain it, I humbly beg to be admitted to penance, and earnestly defire the prayers of the church.

Then the Priest shall declare to the Penitent the penance which the Bishop bath ordered him; after which he shall ask him,

Wilt thou perform this?

Penitent. I will by God's grace religiously per form it.

Pr. Our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath said, Whofoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven, grant thee his bleffing and remiffion of thy sins.

Then shall the Prieft lay his hands upon him, while be says the following prayer over bim bowing his bead.

O Lord God, whose long-fuffering is not wearied

by our fins, but who allowest us to appease thy wrath by our repentance; mercifully look upon this thy fervant, who confefseth his fin unto thee: Give him a broken and a contrite heart, that he may recover from the snare of the devil, wherein he is now entangled; and gracioufly accept his penance, that by his continuance in a state of mournful confeffion and prayer to thee, he may the fooner obtain thy thy merciful pardon, and being restored to the privilege of communion with thy church upon earth, may be again entituled to thy kingdom in heaven, through Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

Then shall the Priest fay,

THE Almighty God be thy helper and protector, and grant thee the pardon of all thy fins,

through Jesus Christ. Amen.

And then the Penitent shall take his station among the Penitents.

The Form of absolving a Penitent,

To be used on Sunday morning immediately after the Prayers for the Penitents.

Note, This Office is to be performed by no Priests but those who are thereto licensed by the Bishop himself.

Pr. What is thy defire ?

Pen. I humbly defire the benefit of Absolution. Pr. Haft thou performed the Penance enjoined thee?

Pen. I have with God's afsistance fincerely performed it.

Then the Penitent shall kneel down, and the Priest Shall fay this Prayer.

Lord and holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God, who wouldest not the death of a finner, but defirest rather that he should live: We humbly befeech

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beseech thy majesty to regard with much mercy this thy servant, here presenting himself before thee; look down upon him here prostrate at the footstool of thy throne, turn thou his heaviness into joy, put off his fackcloth, and gird him with gladness; that after his feparation from the delicacies of thy table, be may henceforth be fatisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, and entring into thy chamber, O King, may praise and glorify thy name for ever and ever, through Jesus Christ our blessed mediatour and advocate. Amen.

Then skall the Prieft lay his hands upon the Penitent, while he says the following prayer over him bowing his head.

O Lord Jesus Chrift, Son of the living God, thou Shepherd and Lamb, who takest away the fins of the world; thou who didst graciously remit to the two debtors what they owed thee, and didst pardon the woman who was a finner coming unto thee, and befides the forgiveness of the Paralytick's fin, didst grant him moreover a cure of his disease: Do thou, O Lord, remit, blot out, and pardon whatsoever this thy servant may have committed disobediently against thee, either through ignorance or with knowledge, through infirmity or with wilful guilt. And whereinsoever he hath erred from thy commandments in word or deed, as being encompassed with flesh and blood, or as inhabiting this world of fin, or as seduced by the instigations of Satan; or whatever peculiar bond he is bound with, by the discipline of thy church: I pray and beseech thy ineffable goodness to absolve him with thy word, and to loose his bond, according to thy mercy. O Lord and Master, hear my prayer for

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