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of the Lord in the deep.

and his wonders | hungry that they may build them a city to dwell in;

For at his word the stormy wind ariseth which lifteth up the waves thereof.

They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep their soul melteth away because of the trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man: and are at their wit's end.

So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivereth them out of their distress.

For he maketh the storm to cease so that the waves thereof are still.

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Then are they glad, because they are at rest: and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. Othe men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!

That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the seat of the elders!

Who turneth the floods into a wilderness and drieth up the water-springs.

A fruitful land maketh he barren for the wickedness

That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards : to yield them fruits of increase.

He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly : and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

And again, when they are minished, and brought low : through oppression, through any plague, or trouble;

Though he suffer them to be evil intreated through tyrants and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness;

Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery and maketh him housholds like a flock of sheep.

The righteous will consider this, and rejoice and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped.

Whoso is wise will ponder these things and they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. Collects of Thanksgiving. Most blessed and glori

of them that dwell therein.us Lord God, who art Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing water: and water-springs of a dry ground. And there he setteth the

of infinite goodness and mercy; We thy poor creatures, whom thou hast made and

preserved, holding our souls in life, and now rescuing us out of the jaws of death, humbly present ourselves again before thy Divine Majesty, to offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that thou heardest us when we called in our trouble, and didst not cast out our prayer, which we made before thee in our great distress: Even when we gave all for lost, our ship, our goods, our lives, then didst thou mercifully look upon us, and wonderfully command a deliverance; for which we, now being in safety, do give all praise and glory to thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

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glorify thy Name, for this thy mercy in saving us, when we were ready to perish. And, we beseech thee, make us as truly sensible now of thy mercy, as we were then of the danger: and give us hearts always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy commandments. Continue, we beseech thee, this thy goodness to us; that we, whom thou. hast saved, may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

An Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a dangerous Tempest.

Most mighty and graci-Come, let us give thanks

ous good God, thy mercy is over all thy works, but in special manner hath been extended toward us, whom thou hast so powerfully and wonderfully defended. Thou hast shewed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful and gracious a God thou art; how able and ready to help them that trust in thee. Thou hast shewed us how both winds and seas obey thy command; that we may learn, even from them, hereafter to obey thy voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and

unto the Lord, for he is. gracious and his mercy endureth for ever.

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Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; let the redeemed of the Lord say so : whom he hath delivered from the merciless rage of the sea.

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger, and of great mercy.

He hath not dealt with us according to our sins neither rewarded us according to our iniquities.

But as the heaven is high above the earth so great. hath been his mercy towards us.

We found trouble and hea- | thy hands and we will triviness : we were even at umph in thy praise. death's door.

The waters of the sea had well-nigh covered us the proud waters had well-nigh gone over our soul. The sea roared and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof.

We were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into the deep : our soul melted within us, because of trouble;

Then cried we unto thee, O Lord and thou didst deliver us out of our distress.

Blessed be thy Name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy servants: but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us.

Thou didst send forth thy commandment : and the windy storm ceased, and was turned into a calm.

let us therefore praise O the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he hath done, and still doeth for the children of men.

Praised be the Lord daily : even the Lord that helpeth us, and poureth his benefits

upon us.

Blessed be the Lord God: even the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous things;

And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever and let every one of us say, Amen, Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii.

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HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

After Victory or Deliverance from an Enemy.

A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and
Thanksgiving after Victory.
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on our side, now may we say if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us;

They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.

Yea, the waters had drownHe is our God, even the ed us, and the stream had God of whom cometh salva-gone over our soul: the deep tion God is the Lord by waters of the proud had gone whom we have escaped over our soul. death.

Thou, Lord, hast made us glad through the operation of

But praised be the Lord : who hath not given us over as a prey unto them.

The Lord hath wrought: a | is power and might which mighty salvation for us.

We gat not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that saved us but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto us.

The Lord hath appeared for us the Lord hath covered our heads, and made us to stand in the day of battle.

The Lord hath appeared for us the Lord hath overthrown our enemies, and dashed in pieces those that rose up against us.

Therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us but unto thy Name be given the glory. The Lord hath done great things for us the Lord hath done great things for us, for which we rejoice.

Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord who hath made heaven and earth.

Blessed be the Name of the Lord from this time forth for evermore.

for ev tothe Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

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

After this Hymn may be sung the
Te Deum.

Then this Collect.

Almighty God, the So

vereign Commander of

none is able to withstand; We bless and magnify thy great and glorious Name for this happy Victory, the whole glory whereof we do ascribe to thee, who art the only giver of Victory. And, we beseech thee, give us grace to improve this great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the honour of our Sovereign, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good of all mankind. And, we beseech thee, give us such a sense of this great mercy, as may engage us to a true thankfulness, such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom with thee and the Holy Spirit, as for all thy mercies, so in particular for this Victory and Deliverance, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen.

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The Office in the Common Prayer-book may be used; only instead of these words [We therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, &c.] say,

all the world, in whose hand WE therefore commit his

body to the deep, to

be turned into corruption, | Christ; who at his coming

looking for the resurrection of the body, (when the Sea shall give up her dead,) and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus

shall change our vile body, that it may be like his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.

A FORM OF PRAYER WITH THANKSGIVING,

TO BE USED YEARLY UPON THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, For the happy Deliverance of King JAMES I. and the Three Estates of ENGLAND, from the most traiterous and bloody-intended Massacre by Gunpowder: And also for the happy Arrival of his Majesty King WILLIAM on this Day, for the Deliverance of our Church and Nation.

The Minister of every Parish shall give warning to his Parishioners publickly in the Church at Morning Prayer, the Sunday before, for the due Observation of the said Day. And after Morning Prayer, or Preaching, upon the said Fifth Day of November, shall read publickly, distinctly, and plainly, the Act of Parliament, made in the Third Year of King James the First, for the Observation of it.

The Service shall be the same with the usual Office for Holy-days in all things; except where it is hereafter otherwise appointed.

If this Day shall happen to be Sunday, only the Collect proper for that Sunday shall be added to this Office in its place.

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Yea, many a time have they vexed not prevailed against me. me from my youth up: but they have

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They have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul. . Psalm xxxv. 7.

They have laid a net for my feet, digged a pit before me, and are fallen and pressed down my soul: they have into the midst of it themselves. Psalm lvii. 7.

Great is our Lord, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is intinite. Psalm cxlvii. 5.

The Lord setteth up the meek : and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. verse 6.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand and upon the son of man whom thou madest so strong for thine own self. Psalm xxx. 17.

And so will not we go back from

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