None shall be enrolled as a Communicant except he be baptized, and make a public confession of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. If among those who come to be partakers of the Holy Communion the Minister shall know any to be an open and notorious evil liver, or to have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, so that the Congregation be thereby offended; he shall advise him, that he come not to the Lord's Table, until he hath openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former evil life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied; and that he hath recompensed the parties to whom he hath done wrong; or at least declare himself to be in full purpose to do so, as soon as he conveniently may The same order shall the Minister use with those betwixt whom he perceiveth malice and hatred to reign. In conducting this Service, except when kneeling, or otherwise specified, the Minister shall face the people, and in no part of Divine Service is the Minister to afficiate with his back to the Congregation in the body of the Church. The Table shall be of wood, and shall not have upon it a slab of any material other than wood, nor shall any candle, candlestick, flowers, or cross be placed upon, or apparently upon, the Table, nor shall it be so constructed as to resemble an altar, and during the time of Divine Service it shall always be covered with a plain cloth, nor shall the colour be changed to indicate the church-seasons. The Table shall stand in the Body of the Church, or Chancel, where Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said. And the Minister at the North end of the Table and facing the South shall say the Lord's Prayer, (if it have not been used in a previous part of the Service,) with the Collect following, the people all kneeling. This Communion Service may be used in connection with, or in the place of, the Order of Morning or Evening Prayer. NOTE.-The Church is supposed to stand East and West, so as to define the meaning of such terms as "North end,' &c. OUR The Collect. ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be open. all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister, turning to the people, rehearse distinctly all the TEN COMMANDMENTS; and the people still kneeling shall, after every Commandment, ask God mercy for their transgres sion thereof for the time past, and grace to keep the same for the time to come, as followeth. Minister. GOD spake these words, and said; I am the Lord thy God: Thou shalt have none other gods but me. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. neath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor wor ship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands in them that love me, and keep my command. ments. People. Lord, have mercy hearts to keep this law. upon us, and incline our Minister. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that takoth his Name in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbathday. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: whereforo the Lord blessed the seventh day and hal Minister. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth belowed it. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not commit adultery. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not steal. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, Ithou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee, Then shall follow this Prayer for the Queen. Let us pray. Α LMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite; Have mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy chosen Servant VICTORIA, our Queen and Governour, that she (knowing whose minister she is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever, one God, world without end. Amen. Then shall be said the Collect of the Day. And immediately after the Collect the Minister shall read the Epistle, saying, The Epistle [or, The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle) is written in the- Chapter of-beginu.ng at the-Verse. And the Epistle ended, he shall say, Here endeth the Epistle. Then shall he read the Gospel (the people all standing up) saying, The holy Gospel is written in the -Chapter of- beginning at the -Verse. And the Gospel ended, shall be said the Creed, follow ing, the people still standing, us before. I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Fa ther; By whom all things were made, Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary. And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worship ped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholick and Apostolick Church. I ac knowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen. through God's assistance, to administer the Supper of the Lord, in remembrance of his meritorious Cross and Passion, by which alone we obtain remission of our sins, and are made partakers of the kingdom of heaven. To this Sacred Feast I invite all who are religiously and devoutly disposed, and may the Blessed Spirit incline your hearts that ye refuse not to come thereto, being so lovingly bidden by Christ himself. Then shall follow the Sermon. When there is Communion the Minister may give the following invitation: OUR fellow Christians of other branches of Christ's Church, and all who love our Divine Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in sincerity, are affectionately invited to the Lord's Table. While the Alms are being col· lected by the Deacons, Churchwardens or other fit persons. appointed for that purpose, the Minister shall say one or more of the following Sentences, as he thinketh most convenient in his discretion. do good and to distribute, forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. Lay not up for yourselves treasure upon the carth; where the rust and moth doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, and where DEARLY beloved brethren, thieves do not break through on next I purpose, and steal. St. Matth. vi. Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them; for this is the Law and the Prophets. St. Matth. vii. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall I enter into the Kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. St. Matth. vii. Zacchæus stood forth, and said unto the Lord, Behold, I Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have done any wrong to any man, I restore four-fold. St. Luke xix. Who goeth a warfare at any time of his own cost? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and cateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your worldly things? 1 Cor. ix. Do ye not know, that they who minister about holy things live of the sacrifice; and they who wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord also ordained, that they who preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. He that soweth little shall reap little; and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as he is disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver, 2 Cor. ix. Let him that is taught in the Word minister unto him that teacheth, in all good things. Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he reap. Gal. vi. While we have time, let us do good unto all men ; and specially unto them that are of the household of faith. Gal. vi. Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath: for we brought nothing into the world, neither may we carry any thing out. 1 Tim. vi. Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works, and labour that proceedeth of love; which love ye have shewed for his Name's sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Heb. vi. Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 1 St. John iii. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord: and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. Psalm xli. |