Remember, O Lord, all who bring forth Fruit and do good Works in thy holy Churches, and who are mindful of the Poor: The Widows, Orphans, Strangers, and indigent Perfons; and all who defire to be remembred in our Prayers.

Vouchfafe alfo, O Lord, to remember those who have this Day offered these Oblations at thy holy Altar, and for whom, * or for what Ends" every one has offered, or has in his Thoughts, [and those whofe Names we have lately read before Thee.]

+ And grant that we may all find Mercy and Favour, with all thy Saints, who from the Beginning of the World have pleased Thee in their several Generations, Patriarchs, Prophets, Apoftles, Martyrs, and every juft Spirit made perfect in the Faith of thy Christ, [particularly N. whom we this Day commemorate.]

Here the Pricft shall pause a while, he and the People fecretly recommending thofe departed whom each thinks proper.

And then the Priest shall go on as follows, Remember, O Lord, the God of Spirits and of all Flesh, thofe whom we have remembred, and thofe alfo whom we have not remembred from righteous Abel even unto this Day: Do thou give them || Reft in the Re

*This is added from Lit. Baf.

+ Here the Petition which is inferted above p. 118. col. 2. with this * Mark comes in, in Lit. Ja.

Of old the Deacon read the Names contained in the Diptychs; inftead of which this Rubrick is inferted.

Prayers for the Dead, efpecially at the holy Altar, is fo very early a Practice of the primitive Church, that undoubtedly it must have been derived from apoftolical Tradition. See Tertul. de Coran. c. 3.

gion of the Living, in the Bofoms of our holy Fathers Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacob, whence Sorrow, Grief, and Lamentation are banished away, where the Light of thy Countenance vifits, and fhines continually; + And vouchfafe to bring them to thy heavenly Kingdom." And difpofe the End of our Lives, O Lord, in Peace, that they may be Chriftian, well pleafing to Thee, and free from Sin; gathering us with thine Elect: Through thy only begotten Son, our Lord, and God, and Saviour Jefus Chrift, for he alone appeared without Sin upon the Earth; through whom, and with whom, Thou art bleffed and glorified, together with thy Holy Spirit, now and ever, World without end.

And all the People fhall fay with a loud Voice.
Amen.

Then hall the Prieft turn to the People, and fay,
Peace be with you all.

de Monog. c. 1o. de Exhort. Caft. c. 11. Cypr. Ep. 1, 12, 39. Orig. 1. 9. in Rom. xii. Arnab. 1. 4. p. 152. Cyril. Myft. Catech. 5. §. 6. &c. and all the ancient Liturgies. It is founded on that plain ScriptureDoctrine of an intermediate State betwixt Death and

the Refurrection; and that the Righteous are not to receive their Crown of Reward (2 Tim. iv. 8.) nor to enter into the Joy of their Lord in the Kingdom of Heaven, till the Refurrection and Judgment (Matth. XXV. 19, 20-31-34.) And that though they are to he judged according to their Works, yet there is Mercy to be found of the Lord in that Day, (2 Tim. i. 18.) elfe if God fhould enter into ftrict Judgment with his Servants, no Man could be juftified in his Sight. This Prayer here is not to be fo understood as if none of thofe here commemorated were as yet in Reft in the Region of the Living; but as an Acknowledgment that their prefent Happiness is the free Gift of God, not due to their Nature or their Merit; to congratulate the fame; and to wish the Increase of it; and the final Confummation of their Blifs at the laft Day.

Thefe Words, which it is probable have been cafually omitted in Lit. Ja. are here added from Lit. Mar. Antw

Aufw. And with thy Spirit.

Then fhall the Deacon fay,

Let us again and again pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for the Gifts which are offered to the Lord God; that the Lord our God, receiving them upon his heavenly Altar for a fweet-finelling Savour, .. would fend down upon us the divine Grace, and the Gift of his holy Spirit.

Anfw. Lord have Mercy *.

Deac. Let us pray for the Tranquillity of the whole World: And for the Peace of the holy Churches of God. Aniw. Lord have Mercy.

Deac. Let us pray for the whole Epifcopate, for all the Prefbyters and Deacons in Chrift, and for the whole Body of the Church; that the Lord would keep and preferve them all.

Anfw. Lord have Mercy. Deac. Let us pray for Kings and all in Authority; that our Affairs may be in Peace.

Anfw. Lord have Mercy.

Deac. Let us pray for those who have this Day offered these Gifts, and for whom, or for what Ends" every one has offered, or has in his Thoughts, and for all the People that stand about the Altar; for the Remiffion of our Sins, and the Propitiation of our Souls. Anfw. Lord have Mercy.

Deac. Let us pray for every Soul that is in Affliction or Calamity, and

Note, The Deacon is to pause a little after every Refponfe, to allow the People time for fhort Ejaculations,

+Thefe two Petitions are added from Lit. Clem. This is added from Lit. Baf, as above, p. 119. 1.2.

ftands in need of the Mercy and Help of God: For the Converfion of thofe that are in Error: For Health to the Sick: For Deliverance to the Captives: And for Reft to our Fathers and Brethren who have gone before us.

Anfw Lord have Mercy.
Deac. Let us all earneftly fay, Lord

have Mercy.

Anfw. Lord have Mercy.

Then fhall the Priest say,

Vouchsafe us, O Lord, thou Lover of Men, with Freedom, without Condemnation, and with a pure Confcience, to call upon Thee, the holy God who art in the Heavens, as our Father, and fay,

Here the People shall join with the Priest. Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on Give us

Earth, as it is in Heaven.
this Day our daily Bread. And forgive
us our Trefpaffes, as we forgive them
that trespass against us. And lead us
not into Temptation: But deliver us
from evil. Amen.

Then fhall the Prieft turn to the People, and say,
Peace be with you all.
Answ. And with thy Spirit.

holy Altar, in Expectation of thy rich Mercies: Send down upon us, O Lord, thine abundant Grace and Benediction; and fanctify our Souls and Bodies, that we may be made worthy to be Communicants and Partakers of thy holy Mysteries, for the Remiffion of our Sins, and for Life everlasting: For to For to Thee, our God, belongs Adoration and Glory, and to thy only begotten Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Then the Prieft turning to the People, shall fay,
Grace be with you all.

Anfw. And with thy Spirit.

Deacon.

Let us attend in the Fear of God. Prieft.

Holy Things for holy Persons.

People.

There is one holy, one Lord Jefus Christ, to the Glory of God the Father, to whom be Glory for ever.

Then fhall the Priest receive the Eucharift in both Kinds himself: And then proceed to deliver the fame in like manner to other Priefts and Deacons, if any be present, in order, into their Hands.

Whilft the Faithful are communicating, Pfalm xxxiv. and cxlv. may be fung.

When all have communicated, what remaineth of the confecrated Elements fhall be reverently placed upon the Altar, and covered with a fair linen Cloth. Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, fhall fay,

Let us give Thanks to God that he hath vouchfafed to make us Partakers of the Body and Blood of Christ, for Remiffion of Sins, and for Life everlafting. And let us pray to him that he would keep us unblameable, as he is good and a Lover of Men.

fay,

Then the Prieft, ftanding before the Altar, fhall

O God, who of thy great and inexpreffible Love to Man, doft condescend to the Weakness of thy Servants; We give Thanks to Thee, that thou haft vouchfafed to make us Partakers of this heavenly Table: Let not the receiving of thy unfpotted Mysteries be to the Condemnation of us Sinners; but keep us, good God, in the Sanctification of thy holy Spirit; that being

* The Body of Christ.

And the Perfon receiving shall say,

Amen.

hall fay,

*The Blood of Chrift.

And the Perfon receiving fhall fay,

Amen.

After all the Clergy have communicated, the of ficiating Priest, or according to his Direction, any, or all of the Priests, or Deacons there prefent, fhall adminifter the Eucharift in both Kinds to the People, in order, into their Hands, according to the Form above prescribed.

See Cyril. Myft. Catech. v. §. 18, 19 comp. with Lit. Clem

God, and Saviour Jefus Chrift, with whom, and thy holy Spirit, Thou art bleffed, now and for ever, World without end. without end. Amen.

Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, fhall fay,

Let us bow down our Heads to the Lord.

Then the Prieft fhall fay the following Benediction, the People bowing their Heads.

O God, great and wonderful, look upon thy Servants, who bow down R

their

The holy Eucharift fhall be celebrated on every Sunday, and on every other Festival at least for which a proper Epiftle and Gospel are appointed: And every Priest shall then either adminifter or receive the fame, except he be hindred by some urgent and reasonable Caufe; or cannot get two Perfons to communicate with him: For there fhall be no Celebration of the Eucharift, except two Perfons at least communicate with the Priest.

And to the end that all the Faithful may conftantly frequent it, every Priest shall diligently inform the People of the Nature and Importance of this holy Mystery; and inculcate upon them the great Advantage and Neceffity of frequent Communion. He fhall

also exhort them not to neglect coming often to God's

Altar, because they have but little to give at the they frequent the Chriftian Sacrifice, their Offering will be accepted by God, though it be never fo little, if it be given according to their Abilities, with a

Offertory; for he fhall inftruct them, that provided

chearful and devout Heart,

The Priest shall always confecrate more than is neceffary for the Communicants; and he shall carefully referve fo much of the confecrated Elements as fhall

ferve for the Ufe of the Sick, or other Persons who for any urgent Cause cannot come to the publick Service.

And if, after that, any of the confecrated Elements remain, the officiating Priest, with other Priefts and Deacons, if any be prefent, and with fuch other of the Communicants as he fhall call unto him, shall reverently receive them. Always obferving that fome of the confecrated Elements be conftantly referved in the Veitry, or fome other convenient Place in the Church, under a fafe Lock, in cafe of any fudden Emergency, wherein they may be wanted. But he shall take Care that they never be too long kept, but renewed from Time to Time.

The Money given at the Offertory, being the freewill Offerings of the People to God, and folemnly devoted to him: the Priest shall take fo much out of it as will defray the Charge of the Bread and Wine: And the remainder he shall keep, or part of it, or difpofe of it, or part of it, to pious or charitable Ufes, according to the Direction of the Bishop.