MORNING PRAYER.

mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a god­ly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

The Absolution, or Remission of sins,

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after may be pure, and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eter­nal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

To be pronounced by the Priest alone, standing; the people still kneeling.

The people shall answer here,

and at the end of all other prayers, Amen.

Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer with an audible voice; the people also kneel­ing, and repeating it with him, both here, and whereso­ever else it is used in Divine Service.

the

A Father of our Lord art in heaven, Hal­

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which

Jesus Christ, who desir­eth not the death of a

his

sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live; and hath given power, and commandment, to Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Ab­solution and Remission of their sins: He par­doneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Where­fore let us beseech him to grant us true repent­ance, and his holy Spirit, that those things may please him, which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life here­

lowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into tempta­tion; But deliver us from

evil For thine is the

kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

¶ Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips.

our

Answer. And mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Priest. O God, make speed to save us.