CHAPTER II. THE LITANY. Ŏ God the Father" of Heaven" have mercy upon us-miserable-sinners" Ŏ Gōd the Son" Redeèmer of the world" have mercy upon us-miserable-sinners""' Ŏ Gōd the Holy Ghost" proceeding from the Father and the So`n" have mercy upon us-miserable-sinners"" Ŏ hōly' blessed' and glorious Trinity" threè Persons' and o`ne Go`d" have mercy upon usmiserable-sinners Remember not' Lōrd' oùr offences' nor the offences of our forefathers" neither take thou ve`ngeance of our sins"" Spàre us' good Lord" spàre thy people' whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious bloo'd' and be not angry with us for e`ver"" Spàre us' gōōd Lōrd”” From all èvil and mischief" from si'n" from the crafts and assaults of the devil" from thy wràth" and from everla`sting damnation' Good Lord deliver us" From all blindness of heart" from prìde' vain-glòry' and hypòcrisy" from ènvy' hàtred and màlice" and all uncha`ritableness' Good, &c. From all inordinate and sinful affe`ctions" and from all the decèits of the wo`rld' the fle`sh' and the devil' Good Lord' deliver us"" From lightning' and tempest" from plàgue' pe'stilence' and fa`mine' from battle' and murder" and from su'dden death' Good, &c. From all sedi'tion' privy conspiracy' and rebellion" from all fàlse doctrine' he`resy' and schis'm' from hardness of heart' and contempt of thy word and commandment' Good, &c. By' the mystery of thy hōly incarnation" by' thy hōly nativity' and circumcision" by' thy baptism' fa`sting' and temptation' Good, &c. By thine agony and bloo'dy sweat" by thy cro`ss and pa`ssion" by thy precious death and bu`rial" by thy glòrious resurrection and ascension" and by the coming of the Holy Ghost' Good, &c. In all time of our tribulation" in all time of our prosperity" in the hour of death" and in the day of judgment' Good Lord deliver us= = -We sinners' do beseech thee to hear us' Ŏ Lord Gōd" and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy hōly Church universal' in the right way"" We beseech thee to hear us' gōōd Lōrd" That it may please thee to bless and presèrve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates" giving them grace to execute justice' and to maintain truth" We, &c. That it may please thee' to illùminate all bishops' priests' and deacons' with trùe knowledge and understanding of thy word" and that both by their preaching and living' they may set it forth" and shew it accordingly"" We, &c. That it may please thee' to bless' and keep' àll thy people""' We, &c. That it may please thee' to give to all nàtions' unity' peace' and concord""' We &c. That it may please thee' to give u`s an heart to love' and fear thee" and diligently to live after thy commandments !!! We, &c. That it may please thee' to give to all thy people increase of grace' to hear mèekly thy word" and to receive it with pùre affection" and to bring forth the fruits of the spi`rit""' We, &c. That it may please thee' to bring into the way of truth' all su`ch' as have e'rred' and are deceived"" We, &c. That it may please thee' to strengthen' such as do stand" and to comfort' and help the weak-hearted" and to raise up' those who fàll" and finally to beat down Sàtan under our feet"" We, &c. That it may please thee' to succour' help' and comfort' all who are in danger' necessity' and tribulation"" We, &c. That it may please thee' to preserve all who travel' by land' or by water" all women in the perils of child-birth" all si`ck persons' and young children" and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives" We, &c. C That it may please thee' to defend' and provide for the fatherless children' and wi`dows" and all who are de'solate' and oppre`ssed" "!! We, &c. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men"" We, &c. That it may please thee' to forgive our enemies' persecutors' and slanderers and to turn their hearts" We, &c. That it may please thee' to gi`ve' and preser`ve to our use' the kindly frùits of the earth so that in due time we may enjoy them"" We, &c. That it may please thee' to give us true repentance" to forgive us all our sins' negli gences' and i`gnorances" and to endue us with the grace of thy Hòly Spirit' to amend our lives according to thy holy wo`rd= We beseech thee to hear us' good Lord= us"" Ŏ Lamb of God" who takest away the sins of the world' Grant us thy peace"" |