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004 - Prayers and thanksgivings · Book of Common Prayer, 1662- selections

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  Speaker 1: Prayers and Thanksgivings from the Book of Common Prayer sixteen
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  Speaker 1: sixty two. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.
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  Speaker 1: Recording by Michael Maggx Prayers and Thanksgivings upon several occasions
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  Speaker 1: to be used before the two final prayers of the
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  Speaker 1: Litany or of Morning and evening prayer Prayers for rain, O, God,
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, who, by thy son Jesus Christ, hast promised
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  Speaker 1: to all them that seek Thy kingdom and the righteousness
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  Speaker 1: thereof all things necessary to their bodily sustenance. Send us
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  Speaker 1: we beseech THEE in this our necessity, such moderate rain
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  Speaker 1: and showers, that we may receive the fruits of the earth,
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  Speaker 1: to our comfort and to Thy honor, through Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: our Lord. Amen for fair weather, O Almighty Lord God,
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  Speaker 1: who for the sin of man did once drown all
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  Speaker 1: the world except eight persons, and afterward of Thy great
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  Speaker 1: mercy didst promise never to destroy it. So again we
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  Speaker 1: humbly beseech THEE that, although we, for our iniquities have
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  Speaker 1: worthily deserved a plague of rain and waters, yet upon
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  Speaker 1: our true repentance, Thou wilt send us such weather as
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  Speaker 1: that we may receive the fruits of the earth in
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  Speaker 1: due season, and learn both by Thy punishment to amend
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  Speaker 1: our lives and for thy clemency to give THEE praise
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  Speaker 1: and glory through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. In time
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  Speaker 1: of darth and famine, O God, heavenly Father, whose gift
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  Speaker 1: it is that the rain does fall, that the earth
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  Speaker 1: is fruitful, beasts increase, and fishes do multiply. Behold we
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  Speaker 1: beseech Thee the afflictions of thy people, and grant that
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  Speaker 1: the scarcity and darth which we do now most just
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  Speaker 1: suffer for our iniquity, may through Thy goodness be mercifully
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  Speaker 1: turned into cheapness and plenty, for the love of Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: our Lord, to whom, with THEE and the Holy Ghost
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  Speaker 1: be all honor and glory Now and for ever. Amen
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  Speaker 1: all this, O God, Merciful Father, who in the time
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  Speaker 1: of Alicia the Prophet didst suddenly in Samaria turn great
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  Speaker 1: scarcity and durst into plenty and cheapness. Have mercy upon us,
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  Speaker 1: that we who are now for our sins punished with
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  Speaker 1: like adversity, may likewise find a seasonable relief. Increase the
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  Speaker 1: fruits of the earth by thy heavenly benediction, and grant
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  Speaker 1: that we, receiving thy bountiful liberality, may use the same
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  Speaker 1: to Thy glory, the relief of those that are needy,
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  Speaker 1: and our own comfort, through Jesus Christ, our Lord Amen.
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  Speaker 1: In the time of war and tumults, O Almighty God,
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  Speaker 1: King of all kings, and governor of all things, whose
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  Speaker 1: power no creature is able to resist, to whom it
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  Speaker 1: belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to
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  Speaker 1: them that truly repent, save and deliver us. We humbly
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  Speaker 1: beseech THEE from the hands of our enemies, abate their pride,
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  Speaker 1: assuage their malice, and confound their devices, that we, being
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  Speaker 1: armed with Thy defense, may be preserved ever more from
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  Speaker 1: all perils. To glorify THEE, who art the only giver
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  Speaker 1: of all victory through the merits of thy son, Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: our Lord Amen. In the time of any common plague
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  Speaker 1: or sickness, O Almighty God, who in thy wrath did
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  Speaker 1: send a plague upon thine own people in the wilderness
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  Speaker 1: for their obstinate rebellion against Moses. And there and also
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  Speaker 1: in the time of King David, didst slay with the
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  Speaker 1: plague of pestilence three score and ten thousand, and yet,
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  Speaker 1: remembering thy mercy, didst save the rest have mercy upon
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  Speaker 1: us miserable sinners, who now are visited with great sickness
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  Speaker 1: and mortality, that, like as thou didst then accept of
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  Speaker 1: an atonement, and didst command the destroying angel to cease
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  Speaker 1: from punishing. So it may now please THEE to withdraw
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  Speaker 1: from us this plague and grievous sickness, through Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: our Lord Amen, in the ember weeks to be said
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  Speaker 1: every day for those that are about to be admitted
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  Speaker 1: into holy orders. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast
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  Speaker 1: purchased to thyself an universal church by the precious blood
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  Speaker 1: of thy dear son, mercifully look upon the same. And
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  Speaker 1: at this time, so God and govern the minds of
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  Speaker 1: thy servants, the bishops and pastors of thy flock, that
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  Speaker 1: they may lay hands suddenly on no man, but faithfully
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  Speaker 1: and wisely make choice of fit persons to serve in
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  Speaker 1: the sacred ministry of thy Church, and those which shall
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  Speaker 1: be ordained to any holy function. Give thy grace and
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  Speaker 1: heavenly benediction, that both by their life and doctrine, they
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  Speaker 1: may set forth Thy glory and set forward the salvation
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  Speaker 1: of all men. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. All
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  Speaker 1: this Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who
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  Speaker 1: of thy divine providence has to appointed diverse orders in
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  Speaker 1: thy Church, give thy grace. We humbly beseech THEE to
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  Speaker 1: all those who are to be called to any office
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  Speaker 1: and administration in the same, and so replenish them with
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  Speaker 1: the truth of Thy doctrine and endure them with innocence
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  Speaker 1: of life, that they may faithfully serve before THEE to
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  Speaker 1: the glory of thy great Name and the benefit of
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  Speaker 1: thy Holy Church. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. A
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  Speaker 1: prayer for the High Court of Parliament to be read
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  Speaker 1: during their session. Most Gracious God, we humbly beseech THEE
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  Speaker 1: as for this Kingdom in general, so especially for the
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  Speaker 1: High Court of Parliament under our most Religious and gracious King,
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  Speaker 1: at this time assembled, that Thou wouldest be pleased to
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  Speaker 1: direct and prosper all their consultations to the advancement of
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  Speaker 1: Thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honor
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  Speaker 1: and welfare of our Sovereign and his kingdoms. That all
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  Speaker 1: things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavors
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  Speaker 1: upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness,
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  Speaker 1: truth and justice, religion and piety may be established among
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  Speaker 1: us for all generations, these and all other necessities for them.
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  Speaker 1: For us and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in
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  Speaker 1: the name and mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed
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  Speaker 1: Lord and Savior Amen, a collect or prayer for all
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  Speaker 1: conditions of men, to be used at such times when
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  Speaker 1: the litany is not appointed to be said O God,
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  Speaker 1: the Creator and preserver of all mankind, We humbly beseech
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  Speaker 1: Thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that Thou
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  Speaker 1: wouldest be pleased to make Thy ways known unto them,
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  Speaker 1: thy saving health unto all nations. More especially, we pray
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  Speaker 1: for the good estate of the Catholic Church, that it
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  Speaker 1: may be so guided and governed by Thy good Spirit,
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  Speaker 1: that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be
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  Speaker 1: led into the way of truth and hold the faith
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  Speaker 1: in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and
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  Speaker 1: in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to Thy fatherly
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  Speaker 1: goodness all those who are in any ways afflicted or
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  Speaker 1: distressed in mind, body, or estate. Asterisk. This to be
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  Speaker 1: said when any desired the prayers of the congregation, is
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  Speaker 1: specially those for whom our prayers are desired, that it
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  Speaker 1: may please THEE to comfort and relieve them according to
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  Speaker 1: their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and
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  Speaker 1: a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this
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  Speaker 1: we beg for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen. A prayer
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  Speaker 1: that may be said after any of the former. O
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  Speaker 1: God whose nature and property is ever to have mercy
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  Speaker 1: and to forgive, receive our humble petitions. And though we
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  Speaker 1: be tied and bound with the chains of our sins,
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  Speaker 1: yet let the pitifulness of Thy great mercy loose us
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  Speaker 1: for the honor of Jesus Christ, our mediator and advocate. Amen, thanksgivings.
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  Speaker 1: A general thanksgiving, Almighty God Father of all mercies, We
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  Speaker 1: thine unworthy servants, to give THEE most humble and hearty
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  Speaker 1: thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us
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  Speaker 1: and to all men. Asterisk. This to be said when
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  Speaker 1: any that have been prayed for desire to return praise,
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  Speaker 1: particularly to those who desire now to offer up their
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  Speaker 1: praises and thanksgivings for any late mercies vouchsafed unto them.
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  Speaker 1: We bless THEE for our creation, preservation, and all the
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  Speaker 1: blessings of this life, but above all for Thine inestimable
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  Speaker 1: love in the redemption of the world, by our Lord
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the
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  Speaker 1: hope of glory. And we beseech THEE give us that
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  Speaker 1: due sense of all Thy mercy sees that our hearts
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  Speaker 1: may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth
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  Speaker 1: Thy praise not only with our lips, but in our lives,
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  Speaker 1: by giving up ourselves to Thy service, and by walking
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  Speaker 1: before THEE in holiness and righteousness all our days. Through
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with THEE and the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Ghost be all honor and glory world without end
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  Speaker 1: Amen for rain O God, our heavenly Father, who, by
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  Speaker 1: Thy gracious providence doth cause the former and the latter
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  Speaker 1: reign to descend upon the earth, that it may bring
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  Speaker 1: forth fruit for the use of man. We give THEE
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  Speaker 1: humble thanks that it hath pleased THEE in our great necessity,
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  Speaker 1: to send us at the last a joyful reign upon
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  Speaker 1: thine inheritance and to refresh it when it was dry,
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  Speaker 1: to the great comfort of us thy unworthy servants, and
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  Speaker 1: to the glory of thy Holy Name through thy mercy.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen for fair weather, O
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  Speaker 1: Lord God, who hatht justly humbled us by thy late
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  Speaker 1: plague of a moderate rain and waters, and in thy
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  Speaker 1: mercy hast relieved and comforted our souls by this seasonable
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  Speaker 1: and blessed change of weather. We praise and glorify thy
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  Speaker 1: Holy name for this mercy, and will always declare Thy
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  Speaker 1: loving kindness from generation to generation. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
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  Speaker 1: Amen for plenty, O most merciful Father, who of thy
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  Speaker 1: gracious goodness hast heard the devout prayers of thy church
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  Speaker 1: and turned our durse and scarcity into cheapness and plenty.
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  Speaker 1: We give THEE humble thanks for this thy special bounty,
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  Speaker 1: beseeching THEE to continue Thy loving kindness unto us, that
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  Speaker 1: our land may yield us have fruits of increase to
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  Speaker 1: thy glory, worry and our comfort. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen,
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  Speaker 1: for peace and deliverance from our enemies, O Almighty God,
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  Speaker 1: who art a strong tower of defense, unto Thy servants
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  Speaker 1: against the face of their enemies. We yield THEE praise
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  Speaker 1: and thanksgiving for our deliverance from those great and apparent
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  Speaker 1: dangers wherewith we were compassed. We acknowledge it Thy goodness
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  Speaker 1: that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them,
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  Speaker 1: Beseeching THEE still to continue such thy mercies towards us,
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  Speaker 1: that all the world may know that Thou art our Savior,
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  Speaker 1: a mighty deliverer through Jesus Christ, our Lord Amen, for
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  Speaker 1: restoring public peace at home, O Eternal God, our heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 1: who alone makest men to be of one mind in
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  Speaker 1: a house, and stillest to the outrage of a violent
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  Speaker 1: and unruly people. We bless thy holy name that it
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  Speaker 1: has pleased THEE to appease the seditious tumults which have
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  Speaker 1: lately been raised up amongst us, most humbly beseeching THEE
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  Speaker 1: to grant to all of us grace that we may
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  Speaker 1: henceforth obediently walk in Thy holy commandments and leading a
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  Speaker 1: quiet and peaceable life in all goodliness and honesty, may
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  Speaker 1: continually offer unto THEE our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
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  Speaker 1: for these thy mercies towards us through Jesus Christ, our
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  Speaker 1: Lord Amen, for deliverance from the plague or other common sickness. O,
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  Speaker 1: Lord God, who has wounded us for our sins and
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  Speaker 1: consumed us for our transgressions by thy late heavy and
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  Speaker 1: dreadful visitation, and now in the midst of judgment, remembering
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  Speaker 1: mercy hast redeemed our souls from the jaws of death,
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  Speaker 1: we offer unto Thy fatherly goodness, ourselves, our souls and bodies,
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  Speaker 1: which thou hast delivered to be a living sacrifice, unto THEE,
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  Speaker 1: always praising and magnifying thy mercies in the midst of
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  Speaker 1: thy church, through Jesus Christ, our Lord Amen. All this
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  Speaker 1: we humbly acknowledge before THEE, O most merciful Father, that
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  Speaker 1: all the punishments which are threatened in Thy law might
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  Speaker 1: justly have fallen upon us by reason of our manifold
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  Speaker 1: transgressions and hardness of heart. Yet seeing it, hath pleased
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  Speaker 1: THEE of Thy tender mercy upon our weak and unworthy
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  Speaker 1: humiliation to a sage, the contagious sickness, wherewith we lately
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  Speaker 1: have been sore afflicted, And to restore the voice of
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  Speaker 1: joy and health into our dwellings. We offer unto thy
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  Speaker 1: divine majesty, the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, lording and
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  Speaker 1: magnifying thy preservation and providence over us through Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: our Lord, Amen, and of prayers and thanksgivings