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Nifi Dominus. Pfal. 127.

'Xcept the Lord build the house

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is but loft that build it.

their labour

Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain.

It is but loft labour, that ye hafte to rife up early, and fo late take reft, and eat the bread of carefulnefs for fo he giveth his beloved fleep.

Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb: are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord.

Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: even fo are the young children,

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them they fhall not be afhamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghoft; [Hallelujah :]

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. [Hallelujah.]

Then the Deacon fhall say,

Let us pray.

Then Shall the Priest fay,

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Anfw. Chrift, have mercy upon us.

Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Then fhall the Prieft fay the Lord's prayer, the People repeating it with him.

OUR Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will

be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this

day our daily bread. And forgive us our trefpaffes,

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as we forgive them that trefpafs against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.

Pr. O Lord, fave this woman thy fervant;
Anfw. Who putteth her truft in thee.
Pr. Be thou to her a ftrong tower;
Anfw. From the face of her enemy.
Pr. O Lord, hear our prayer.
Anfw. And let our cry come unto thee.

Then fhall the Priest fay,

Amen.

Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks

for that thou haft vouchsafed to deliver this woman thy fervant from the great pain and peril of child-birth: Grant, we beseech thee, moft merciful Father, that the through thy help may both faithfully live and walk according to thy will in this prefent life, and alfo may be partaker of everlasting glory in the life to come, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then fhall the Priest turn to the Woman, and bless her, faying,

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HE Lord blefs thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face to fhine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen.

The woman that cometh to give her thanks, must remain in the fame place; and there offer her offer ing, and receive the Holy Communion.

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The ORDER for the

Vifitation of the SICK.

When any perfon is fick, notice fhall immediately be given thereof to the Priest, that the fick perfon may be vifited, and receive the affiftance of the Church, before his ftrength be too far spent.

The Prieft coming into the fick perfon's house, fhall fay, Peace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it.

When he cometh into the fick man's prefence, he fhall fay,

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among you? let him call for the Elders, that is the Priefts, of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall fave the fick, and the Lord fhall raise him up; and if he have committed fins, they shall be forgiven him. James v. 14, 15.

Then the Priest fhall exhort the fick person after this form or other like.

DEarly beloved, know this, that Almighty God is the Lord of life and death, and of all things to them pertaining, as youth, ftrength, health, age, weakness,

weakness, and fickness. Wherefore, whatsoever your fickness is, know you certainly that it is God's vifitation. And for what cause foever this fickness is fent unto you; whether it be to try your patience for the example of others, and that your faith may be found in the day of the Lord laudable, glorious, and honourable, to the encrease of glory and endless felicity; or else it be feht unto you to correct and amend in you whatfoever doth offend the eyes of your heavenly Father; know you certainly, that if you truly repent you of your fins, and bear your fickness patiently, trufting in God's mercy, for his dear Son Jefus Chrift's fake, and render unto him humble thanks for his fatherly vifitation, fubmitting your felf wholly unto his will; it fhall turn to your profit, and help you forward in the right way that leadeth unto everlasting life.

If the perfon vifited be very fick, the Priest may end his exhortation in this place, or elfe proceed.

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AKE therefore in good part the chastisement of the Lord for (as Saint Paul faith) whom the Lord loveth, he chafteneth, and fcourgeth every fon that he receiveth. If ye endure chaftening, God dealeth with you as with fons; for what son is he, whom the father chafteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not fons. Furthermore, we have had Fathers of our flefh, who corrected us, and we gave them reverence; fhall we not much rather be in fubjection to the Father of fpirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chaftened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holinefs. These words, dearly beloved, are written in Holy Scripture for

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our comfort and inftruction, that we should patiently and with thanksgiving bear our heavenly Father's correction, whenfoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian perfons, than to be made like unto Chrift, by fuffering patiently adverfities, troubles, and fickneffes. For he himself went not up to joy, but first he suffered pain; he entered not into his glory, before he was crucified. So truly our way to eternal joy, is to fuffer 'here with Chrift; and our door to enter into eternal life, is gladly to die with Chrift; that we may rife again from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now therefore taking your ficknefs, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you in the name of God to remember the profeffion, which you made unto God in your baptism. And forafmuch as after this life there is an account to be given unto the righteous judge, by whom all must be judged without refpect of perfons; I require you to examine yourself and your state both towards God and man; fo that accufing and condemning your felf for your own faults, you may find mercy at our heavenly Father's hand for Chrift's fake, and not be accused and condemned in that fearful judgment. Therefore I fhall rehearse to you the articles of our faith, that you may know whether you believe as a Chriftian fhould or no.

Here the Prieft fhall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, faying thus,

DOST thou believe in God the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth?

And in Jefus Chrift his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy

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Ghoft;

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