I. BOOK K. EDW. VI. 1549. II. BOOK 1552. "We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire &c." "and live in unity and godly love. Specially we beseech thee to save and defend thy servant Edward our King; that under him" &c. We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to accept our alms, and to receive these If there be none alms given then shall the ing our alms be our prayers, which unto the poor, we offer unto thy words of acceptdivine Majesty; be- left out unsaid. seeching thee to inspire continually the universal church with the Spirit of truth, unity and concord: and grant that all they that do confess thy holy name may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. We beseech thee also to save and defend all Christian kings, princes and governors; and specially thy servant Edward our king; that under him we may be godly and quietly governed and grant unto his whole council, and to all that be put in authority under him, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of God's true religion and virtue. Give grace (O heavenly Father) to all bishops, pastors and curates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy "and to all thy people give sacraments: and to all thy peo : I. BOOK K. EDW. VI. 1549. thy heavenly grace; that with meek heart and due reverence," &c. "or any other adversity. And especially we commend unto thy merciful goodness this congregation, which is here assembled in thy name, to celebrate the commemoration of the most glorious death of thy Son. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks, for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy saints, from the beginning of the world; and chiefly in the glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son Jesu Christ our Lord and God; and in the holy patriarchs, prophets, apostles and martyrs, whose examples (O Lord) and stedfastness in thy faith, and keeping Thy holy commandments, grant us to follow. We commend unto thy mercy (O Lord) all other thy servants, which are departed hence from us with the sign of faith, and now do rest in the II. BOOK 1552. ple give thy heavenly grace; and especially to this congregation here present; that with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness (O Lord) to comfort and succour all them which in this transitory life be in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. [The same in the Books of Elizabeth, James, and Charles I. See also Appendix XV. 2.] BOOK OF K. CHARLES II. 1662. SCOTCH LITURGY 1637. "or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom: Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. [The above alterations were made in 1662.] no Communion, "all the days of their life. [And we commend especially unto thy merciful goodness the congregation which When there is is here assembled in these words thus enclosed [] are to thy name to cele- be left out. brate the commemoration of the most precious death and sacrifice of thy Son and our Saviour Jesus Christ.] And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them which in this transitory life be in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And we also bless thy holy name for all those thy servants, who having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. And we yield unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy saints, who have been the choice vessels of thy grace, and the lights of the world in their several generations: most humbly beseeching thee, that we may have grace to follow the example of their stedfastness in thy faith, and obedience to thy holy I. BOOK K. EDW. VI. 1549. sleep of peace: grant unto them, we beseech thee, thy mercy, and everlasting peace; and that, at the day of the general resurrection, we and all they which be of the mystical body of thy Son, may altogether be set on his right hand, and hear that his most joyful voice, Come unto me, O ye that be blessed of my Father, and possess the kingdom, which is prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate." [Appendix No. XV. 3, 4, and 7.] [This Rubric and the Exhortation following are not found in the Book of 1549.] II. BOOK 1552. Then shall follow this Exhortation at certain times when the Curate shall see the people negligent to come to the holy Communion. [In the Latin copies of Elizabeth 'Curate' is translated 'Presbyter.' For the Exhortation see Appendix No. XVI. 1, 2, 3.] We be come together at this time, dearly beloved brethren, to feed at the Lord's Supper; unto the which, in God's behalf, I bid you all that be here present, and beseech you for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, that ye will not refuse to come thereto, being so lovingly called and bidden of God himself. Ye know how grievous and unkind a thing it is, when a man hath prepared a rich feast, decked his table with all kind of provision, so that there lacketh nothing but the guests to sit down; and yet they which be called, without any cause, most unthankfully refuse to come: which of you, in such a case, would not be moved? who would not think a great injury and wrong done unto him? Wherefore most dearly beloved in Christ, |