Jesus Christ thine only Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. A Commendatory Prayer for a sick Person at the point of de parture. O Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made per A Prayer for a sick Child. O Almighty God and merciful Fa. ther, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death; look down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, with the eyes of mercy upon this Child, now lying upon the bed of sickness: Visit him, O Lord, with thy sal-fect, after they are delivered from their earthly prisons; we humbly vation; deliver him in thy good appointed time from his bodily pain, and commend the soul of this thy servant, save his soul for thy mercies' sake; into the hands of a faithful Creator, our dear brother, into thy hands, as that if it shall be thy pleasure to pro-and most merciful Saviour; most long his days here on earth, he may humbly beseeching thee, that it may live to thee, and be an instrument of be precious in thy sight: Wash it, we thy glory, by serving thee faithfully, and doing good his generation: Or pray thee, in the blood of that imelse receive him into those heavenly take away the sins of the world; that maculate Lamb, that was slain to habitations, where the souls of those whatsoever defilements it may have who sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy contracted in the midst of this miseraperpetual rest and felicity: Grant ble and naughty world, through the this, O Lord, for thy mercies' sake, in lust of the flesh, or the wiles of Satan, the same thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with being purged and done away, it may thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 1 A Prayer for a sick Person, when there appeareth but small kope of recovery. we A Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind or in Conscience. before thee. And teach us who surpresented pure and without spo vive, in this, and other like daily spec tacles of mortality, to see how frail and uncertain our own condition is; and so to number our days, that we Father of mercies, and God of may seriously apply our hearts to that all comfort, our only help in time holy and heavenly wisdom, whilst we of need: We fly unto thee for suc-live here, which may in the end bring cour in behalf of this thy servant, us to life everlasting, through the here lying under thy hand in great merits of Jesus Christ thine only Son weakness of body: Look graciously our Lord. Amen. apon him, O Lord; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the Blessed Lord, the Father of mer more continually with thy grace and cies, and the God of all comforts, Holy Spirit, in the inner man: Give beseech thee, look down in pity kim unfeigned repentance for all the and compassion upon this thy aterrors of his life past, and steadfast flicted servant. Thou writest bit. faith in thy Sou Jesus, that his sins ter things against him, and makest may be done away by thy mercy, ani!him to possess his former iniquities: his pardon sealed in Heaven, before Thy wrath lieth hard upon him, and he go hence, and be no more seen. We his soul is full of trouble: But, O know, O Lord, that there is no work merciful God, who hast written thy impossible with thee; and that, if holy word for our learning, that we, thou wilt, thou canst even yet raise through patience and comfort of thy him up, and grant him a longer con-holy Scriptures, might have hope tinuance amongst us: Yet, foras-give him a right understanding of much as in all appearance the time of himself, and of thy threats and prohis dissolution draweth near, so fit mises; that he may neither cast and prepare him, we beseech thee, away his confidence in thee, nor against the hour of death, that after place it any where but in thee. Give his departure hence in peace, and in him strength against all his temptathy favour, his soul may be received tions, and heal all his distempers: into thine everlasting kingdom; Break not the bruised reed, nor through the merits and mediation of quench the smoking fax: Shut not rp thy tender mercies in displeasure; jasual opportunity for the trimming of but make him to hear of joy and glad- his lamp. Stir up in him such sorrow ness, that the bones which thou hast for sin, and such fervent love to thee, broken may rejoice: Deliver him as may in a short time do the work of from fear of the enemy, and lift up the many days: That among the praises light of thy countenance upon him; which thy Saints and roly Angels and give him peace, through the shall sing to the honour of thy mercy merits and mediation of Jesus Christ through eternal ages, it may be to thy our Lord. Amen. unspeakable glory, that thou hast redeemed the soul of this thy servant from eternal death, and made him partaker of the everlasting life, which A Prayer which may be said by the Minister, in behalf of all present at the Visitation. O God, whose days are without end, is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. and whose mercies cannot be numbered; make us, we beseech A Thanksgiving for the begin thee, deeply sensible of the shortness ning of a recovery. and uncertainty of human life; and GREAT and mighty God, who let thy Holy Spirit lead us through this bringest down to the grave, and vale of misery, in holiness and righte-bringest up again; we bless thy wonousness all the days of our lives: derful goodness, for having turned That, when we shall have served thee our heaviness into joy and our mournin our generation, we may be gather-ing into gladness, by restoring this onr ed unto our fathers, having the testi- brother to some degree of his former mony of a good conscience; in the health. Blessed be thy name, that communion of the Catholic Church; thou didst not forsake him in his sickin the confidence of a certain faith; ness; but didst visit him with com in the comfort of a reasonable, reli- forts from above; didst support him gious, and holy hope; in favour with in patience and submission to thy thee our God, and in perfect charity will; and, at last didst send him with the world: All which we ask seasonable relief. Perfect, we beseech through Jesus Christ our Lord. thee, this thy mercy towards him; Amen. and prosper the means which shall A Prayer which may be said in be made use of for his cure: That case of sudden surprise and im-being restored to health of body, mediate danger. vigour of mind, and cheerfulness of Most gracious Father, we fly unto spirit, he may be able to go to thine thee for mercy in behalf of this house, to offer thee an oblation with thy servant, here lying under the sud-great gladness; and to bless thy holy den visitation of thine hand. If it be name for all thy goodness towards thy will, preserve his life, that there him, through Jesus Christ our Samay be place for repentance: But, if viour: To whom with thee and the thou hast otherwise appointed, let thy Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory mercy supply to him the want of the world without end. Amen. THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. Forasmuch as all mortal men are subject to many sudden perils, diseases, and sicknesses, and ever uncertain what time they shall depart out of this life; therefore, to the intent they may be always in readiness to die, whensoever it shall please Almighty God to call them, the Ministers shall diligently from time to time (but especially in the time of pestilence, or other infectious sickness) exhort their Parishioners to the often receiving of the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, when it shall be publicly administered in the Church; that so doing, they may, in case of sudden visitation, have the less cause to be disquieted for lack of the same. But if the sick person be not able to come to the Church and yet is desirous to receive the Communion in his house; then he must give timely notice to the Minister, signifying also how many there are to com municate with him (which shall be two at the least ;) and all things neces sary being prepared, the Minister shall there celebrate the Holy Commu nion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, here following: The Collect. ALMIGHTY everliving God, Ma The Epistle. Heb. xii. 5. MY son, despise not thou the chas tening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth; and scourgeth every son whom he re ceiveth. ker of mankind, who dost correct those whom thou dost love, and chasLise every one whom thou dost receive; we beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant visited with thine hand; and to grant that he may take The Gospel. St. John v. 24. tis sickness patiently, and recover his VERILY, verily, I say unto you, bodily health, if it be thy gracious wil; He that heareth my word, and and that whensoever his soul shall believeth on him that sent me, hath depart from the body, it may be with-everlasting life, and shall not come out spot presented unto thee, through into condemnation; but is passed Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. from death unto life. After which the Minister shall proceed according to the Form before prescribed for the Holy Communion, beginning at these words, Ye who do truly, &c. At the time of the distribution of the Holy Sacrament, the Minister shall first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto those who are appointed to communicate with the sick, and last of all to the sick person. But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Minister, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood, the Minister shall instruct him, that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and steadfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed his blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefor, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth. When the sick Person is visited and receiveth the Holy Communion all at one time, then the Minister, for more expedition, shall cut off the Form of the Visitation at the Psalm, and go straight to the Communion. In the times of contagious sickness or disease, when none of the Parish or Neighbours can be gotten to communicate with the sick in their houses, for fear of the infection; upon special request of the diseased, the Minister. alone may communicate with him. THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any c baptized Adults, any who die excommunicate, or who have laid violent hands upon themselves. 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 sing, I Am the resurrection and the life, saith 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, J Know that my Redeemer liveth, For a thousand years in thy sighi are and that he shall stand at the lat- but as yesterday; seeing that is fast ter day upon the earth: And though as a watch in the night. after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job xix. 25, 26, 27. WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; bless ed be the name of the Lord. 1 Tim. vi. 7. Job i. 21. After they are come into the Church shall be said or sung the following Anthem, taken from the 39th and 90th Psalms. LORD, let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, thou hast made my days as it a were a spau long; and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee. Deliver me from all mine offences; and make me not a rebuke unto the foolish. As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep; and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. For we consume away in thy displeasure; and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee; and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For when thou art angry, all our days are gone: We bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Glory be to the Father, and to the Then shall follow the Lesson, taken out of the fifteenth Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. 1 Cor. xv. 20. NOW is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment: Every man there-them that slept. For since by man fore is but vanity. Hear my prayer, O Lord; and with thine ears consider my calling; Hold not thy peace at my tears. came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shal. all be made alive. But every man in For I am a stranger with thee, and his own order: Christ the first fruits; a sojourner; as all my fathers were. afterwards they that are Christ's, at O spare me a little, that I may re-his coming. Then cometh the end, cover my strength; before I go hence, and be no more seen. Lord, thou hast been our refuge, from one generation to another. when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power. For he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death: for he hath put all things under his feet. Thou turnest man to destruction; But when he saith all things are put again thou anyest, Come again, ye, under him, it is manifest that he is children of men.. excepted which did pu; all things un Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everiasting, and world without end. municate with him (which shall be two at the least ;) and all things neces sary being prepared, the Minister shall there celebrate the Holy Commu nion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, here following: The Collect. ALMIGHTY everliving God, Maker of mankind, who dost correct those whom thou dost love, and chasLise every one whom thou dost receive; we beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant visited with thine hand; and to grant that he may take his sickness patiently, and recover his bodily health, if it be thy gracious wil; and that whensoever his soul shall depart from the body, it may be without spot presented unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Heb. xii. 5. MY son, despise not thou the chas tening of the Lord, nor faius when thou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth; and scourgeth every son whom he re ceiveth. The Gospel. St. John v. 24. VERILY, verily, I say unto you He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. After which the Minister shall proceed according to the Form before prescribed for the Holy Communion, beginning at these words, Ye who do truly, &c. At the time of the distribution of the Holy Sacrament, the Minister shall first receive the Communion himself, and after minister unto those who are appointed to communicate with the sick, and last of all to the sick person. But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Minister, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood, the Minister shall instruct him, that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and steadfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed his blood for his redemp tion, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefor, he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth. 1 When the sick Person is visited and receiveth the Holy Communion all at one time, then the Minister, for more expedition, shall cut off the Form of the Visitation at the Psalm, and go straight to the Communion. ff In the times of contagious sickness or disease, when none of the Parish or Neighbours can be gotten to communicate with the sick in their houses, for fear of the infection; upon special request of the diseased, the Minister alone may communicate with him. THE ORDER FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any c baptized Adults, any who die excommunicate, or who have laid violent hands upon themselves. 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 sing, I Am the resurrection and the life, he live And whosoever liveth and saith the Lord; he that believeth | believeth in me, shall never die. St. in me, though he were dead, yet shall John xi. 25, 26, |