MORNING
THE ORDER FOR
AND EVENING PRAYER,
DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
TAt the beginning of Morning or Evening Prayer, the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say that which is written after the said Sentences.( B)
( 1) WHEN the wicked man turneth away 1. The ignorant and
from his wickedness that he hath committed, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezekiel xviii. 27.
( 2) I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psalm li. 3.
( 3) Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Psalm li. 9.
( 4) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm li. 17.
( 5) Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, cold and external, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Joel ii. 13.
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( 6) To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him: neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us. Daniel ix. 9. 10.
shewn their danger, and their road to repentance.
2. The negligent are admonished not to delay.
3. Addressed as support to the fearful.
4. The doubtful of God's favour are exhorted to faith
in his mercy. 5. The formalists,
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are cautioned, in God's words to the
( 7) O Lord, correct me, but with judge- 7. See note 3.. ment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring
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hypocritical Jews. 6. See note 4.
me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Psalm vi. 1.
( 8) Repent ye; for the kingdom of Heaven 8. See note 2. is at hand. St. Matth. iii. 2.
B. These sentences are chosen as admonitions suited to the various tempers and dispositions.