(Let us Pray.)

O Almighty God, who haft promised to teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the fending to them the light of thy HOLY SPIRIT, grant us by the fame SPIRIT to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of Chrift Jefus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the fame Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

(Collect for Whitfunday.)

Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy moft gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy Holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, may obtain everlasting life, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Our Father which art in Heavenhallowed 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, as we forgive them that trefpass against us; and lead us not into tempttaion, but deliver us from(the) evil (being); for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghoft, be with us all everAmen.

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¶ (After the business is concluded, the minister should difmifs the affembly with the ufual bleffing.)

The peace of God which paffeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God,

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God, and of his Son Jefus Christ our Lord and the bleffing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

A Second Form of Prayer, previous to a Common Council, or Folkmote.

(EXHORTATION.)

"The Lord bringeth the counsel of the (heathen) nations to nought: he "maketh the devices of the (unrighteous) people of none effect. The counsel " of the Lord ftandeth for ever, the "thoughts of his heart to all genera

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"God is the Lord; and the people "whom he hath chofen for his own inheritance. The Lord looketh down "from Heaven; he beholdeth all the " fons

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"fons of men. From the place of his "habitation he looketh upon all the in"habitants of the earth. He fashioneth "their hearts alike: he confidereth all "their works. There is no King faved

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by the multitude of an hoft: a mighty "man is not delivered by much strength. "Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee." (Pfal. xxxiii. 10. 22.)

"Except the Lord build the house, "they labour in vain that are the build"ers of it in it: except the Lord keep "the city, the watchman waketh (but) in vain, (Pfal. cxxvii.).

(Let us Pray.)

O Lord God, who feest that. we put not our trust in any thing that we do; mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adverfity,

through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. (Collect for Sexagefima Sunday.)

O Lord, from whom all good things do come, grant to us thy humble fervants, that "by the infpiration of thy Holy Spirit," we may think those things that be good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the fame, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.

Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help, that in all our works begun, continued and ended in thee, we may glorify thy Holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlafting life, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it