for the prosperous advance and good condition against the enemies of our most holy faith; and all our brotherhood in CHRIST; for those who hate and those who love us, for those who pity and those who minister to us; for those whom we have promised to remember in prayer ; for the liberation of captives; for those who lie in sickness. Let us pray also for fruitfulness of the earth; orthodox high-priests, the founders of this holy retreat, our parents, and all our forefathers and our brethren departed. (5) Praise. Thou who, on man's trangressing Thy command, and falling, didst not pass him by, nor leave him, GoD of goodness; but didst visit in ways manifold, as a tender Father, supplying him with Thy great and precious promise, opening to him the door of faith, to take on Him the seed of Abraham; and, in the oblation of His life, and, in the sacrifice of His death, and, in His death, to redeem the world; and, in His resurrection, to quicken it : O Thou, who doest all things, of Thy divine nature and eternal glory; to the truth of Thy gospel by many and various wonders, in the ever-memorable converse of Thy saints, without might, or persuasion, or compulsion :- and praised and celebrated, and magnified, and high exalted, and glorified, and hallowed; and every memorial of it, Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God out of every kindred and tongue, and people, and nation. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. To Him that sitteth upon the Throne, and to the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might, Salvation to our God, which sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb. Amen: the blessing and the glory and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving and the honour, and the power and the strength, for ever and ever, Amen. Introduction. THE SEVENTH DAY. O LORD, be gracious unto us, we have waited for Thee; who restedst on the seventh day and blessedst and sanctifiedst it: [concerning the Sabbath, concerning the Christian rest instead of it, concerning the funeral rites of CHRIST, and the resting from sin, concerning those who are already gone to rest.] (1) Confession. I am ashamed, and blush, O my GOD, to lift up my face to Thee, for mine iniquities are increased I cannot stand before Thee because of this. My sins are more in number than the sand of the sea, my iniquities are multiplied, and I not worthy to look up and see the height of heaven, from the number of my unrighteousnesses; and I have no relief, because I have provoked Thine anger, not doing Thy will, not keeping Thy commandments. I have sinned, O LORD, I have sinned, and I ask and beseech, remit to me, O LORD, remit to me, and destroy me not in mine iniquities; nor reserve evil for me; nor condemn me in the lowest parts of the earth. Because Thou art GOD, the God of penitents, and Thou shalt show in me all Thy loving-kindness; for Thou shalt save me unworthy, according to Thy much pity, and I will praise Thee alway. LORD, if Thou wilt, Thou canst cleanse me; Carest Thou not that we perish? Say to me, Be of good cheer, thy sins are remitted to thee. Thou Son of David, JESU, have mercy on me; LORD, say to me, Ephphatha. LORD, I have no man'; LORD, say to me, be loosed from thine infirmity. 1 John v. 7. |