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nefs 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 yourself wholly unto his will, it shall turn to your profit, and help you forward in the right way that leadeth unto everlafting life.

bis weaknefs may add ftrength to bis faith, and ferioufnefs to his repentance: That if it fhall be thy good pleasure to restore him to his former health, be may lead the refidue of his life in thy fear, and to thy glory; or elfe give him grace fo to take thy vifitation, that after this painful life ended, be may dwell with thee in lifeIf the Perfon vifited be very everlasting, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. ¶Then fhall the Minister exhort the fick Perfon after this Form, or other like:

fick, then the Minifter may end bis Exhortation in this place, or elfe proceed: AKE therefore in good part the chastisement EARLY beloved, know of the Lord: For, as Saint

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is the Lord of life and death, Chapter to the Hebrews, and of all things to them per- Whom the Lord loveth he taining; as youth, ftrength, chafteneth, and fcourgeth ev health, age, weakness, and ery fon whom he receiveth. fickness. Wherefore, what- If ye endure chaftening, God foever your fickness is, know dealeth with you as with fons: you certainly that it is God's For what fon is he whom the vifitation. And for what caufe Father chafteneth not? But foever this fickness is fent un- if ye be without chastisement, to you; whether it be to try whereof all are partakers, your patience for the example then are ye baftards, and not of others, and that your faith fons. Furthermore, we have may be found, in the day of had fathers of our flesh, the Lord, laudable, glorious, which corrected us, and we and honourable, to the in- gave them reverence: Shall crease of glory and endless fe- we not much rather be in fublicity; or elfe it be fent unto jection unto the Father of you to correct and amend in fpirits, and live? For they you whatfoever doth offend verily for a few days chaftened the eyes of your heavenly Fa- us after their own pleasure ; ther; know you certainly, that but he for our profit, that if you truly repent you of we might be partakers of his your fins, and bear your fick holiness. These words, good

brother,

brother, are written in holy ing yourself for your own Scripture, for our comfort faults, you may find mercy and inftruction; that we at our heavenly Father's hand fhould patiently, and with for Christ's fake, and not be thanksgiving, bear our hea- accufed and condemned in venly Father's correction, that fearful judgment. Therewhenfoever, by any manner fore I fhall rehearse to you the of adversity, it fhall pleafe Articles of our Faith; that his gracious goodness to vifit you may know whether you us. And there thould be no do believe as a Chriftian man greater comfort to Chriftian fhould, or no. perfons, than to be made like unto Chrift, by fuffering patiently adverfities, troubles, and fickneffes. For he himfelf went not up to joy, but firft he fuffered pain: He entered not into his glory, be

fore 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 everlafting life. Now therefore, taking your fickness, 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 Baptifm. 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 yourfelf, and your estate, both toward God and man; fo that, accufing and condemn

Here the Minister shall rebearfe the Articles of the Faith, faying thus :

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OST thou believe in God the Father Almighty,Maker of heaven and earth? And in Jefus Chrift his onlybegotten Son our Lord? And that he was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, born of the Virgin Mary; that he fuffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; that he went down into hell, and alfo did rife again the third day; that he afcended into heaven, and fitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; and from thence fhall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead?

And doft thou believe in

the Holy Ghoft; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Remiffion of fins; The Refur rection of the flesh; and eyerlafting life after death?

The fick Perfon fhall answer, All this I ftedfaftly believe. ¶ Then

Then fhall the Minifier exa- who truly repent, that thou mine, whether he repent him remembereft them no more; truly of his fins, and be in cha- open thine eye of mercy upon rity with all the world; ex- this thy fervant, who moft borting him to forgive, from earnestly defireth pardon and the bottom of his heart, all forgivenefs. Renew in him, perfons that have offended him; most loving Father, whatfoand if he hath offended any ever hath been decayed by the other, to ask them forgiveness; fraud and malice of the devil, and where he hath done injury or by his own carnal will and or wrong to any man, that he frailnefs; preferve and contimake amends to the uttermoft nue this fick member in the of his power. And if he hath unity of the Church; confider not before difpofed of his goods, his contrition, accept his tears, let him then be admonished to affwage his pain, as fhall feem make bis Will, and to declare to thee moft expedient for him. bis debts, what he oweth, and And forafmuch as he putteth what is owing unto him, for his full truft only in thy mercy, the better difcharging of his impute not unto him his forConfcience, and the quietness of mer fins, but ftrengthen him bis Executors. But men fhould with thy bleffed Spirit; and often be put in remembrance to when thou art pleased to take take order for the fettling of him hence, take bim unto thy their temporal eftates, whilst favour, through the merits they are in health. of thy moft dearly beloved ¶The exhortation before rebearf- Son Jefus Chrift our Lord. ed may be faid before the Mi- Amen. nifter begin his prayer, as be Shall fee caufe. ¶ The Minifter shall not omit earneftly to move fuch fick Perfons as are of ability, to be liberal to the poor.

And then the Minifter fhall Jay the Collect following.

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Let us pray.
Moft merciful God,

Then fhall the Minifter fay this Pfalm.

Pfalm cxxx. De profundis. called unto thee, O UT of the deep have I

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Lord; Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears confider well the voice of my-complaint.

If thou, Lord, wilt be exwho, according to the treme to mark what is done multitude of thy mercies, doft amifs; O Lord, who may fo put away the fins of thofe abide it?

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For there is mercy with thee; therefore fhalt thou be feared.

I look for the Lord, my foul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust.

My foul fleeth unto the

Here the Minifter may ufe any part of the fervice of this Book, which, in bis difcretion, he fball think convenient to the occafion; and after that shall

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Lord, before the morning UNTO God's gracious

watch; I fay, before the morning watch.

Ŏ Ifrael, truft in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy; and with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Ifrael from all his fins.

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Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood haft redeemed us; fave us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

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¶ Then shall the Minifter fay, HE Almighty Lord, who is a moft ftrong tower to all those who put their trult in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under the earth, do bow and obey, be now and evermore thy defence; and make thee know and feel, that there is none other Name under Heaven given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayeft receive health and falvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.

we commit thee: The Lord mercy and protection The Lord make his face to bless thee, and keep thee: fhine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift

thee, and give thee peace both up his countenance upon now and evermore. Amen. ¶ Prayers which may be faid with the foregoing fervice, or any part thereof, at the dif cretion of the Minister. ¶ A Prayer for a fick Child. O Almighty God and meralone belong the iffues of life ciful Father, to whom and death; look down from Heaven, we humbly befeech thee, with the eyes of upon this Child, now lying upon the bed of fickness: Vifit him, O Lord, with thy falvation; deliver him in thy good appointed time from bis bodily pain, and fave his foul for thy mercies fake; that if it fhall be thy pleasure to prolong his days here on earth, be may live to thee, and be an inftrument of thy glory, by ferving thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation;

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or elfe receive him into those raise him up, and grant him heavenly habitations, where a longer continuance amongst the fouls of thofe who fleep us: Yet, forafmuch as in all in the Lord Jefus enjoy perpetual reft and felicity: Grant this, O Lord, for thy mercies fake, in the fame thy Son our Lord Jefus Chrift, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

¶A Prayer for a fick Perfon, when there appeareth but fmall bope of Recovery.

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appearance the time of bis diffolution draweth near, fo fit and prepare him, we beseech thee, against the hour of death, that after his departure hence in peace, and in thy favour, his foul may be received into thine everlafting Kingdom; through the merits and mediation of Jefus Chrift thine only Son, our Lord and Sa

viour. Amen.

Father of mercies, and ¶ A Commendatory Prayer for
God of all comfort, our

only help in time of need;
we fly unto thee for fuccour
in behalf of this thy fervant,
here lying under thy hand in
great weakness of body. Look
graciously upon him, O Lord;
and the more the outward
man decayeth, ftrengthen him,
we beseech thee, fo much the
more continually with thy
grace and Holy Spirit, in the
innerman: Give him unfeign-
ed repentance for all the errors
of his life paft, and stedfalt
faith in thy Son Jefus, that
bis fins may be done away by
thy mercy, and his pardon
fealed in Heaven, before he
go hence, and be no more feen.
We know, O Lord, that
there is no word impoffible
with thee; and that, if thou
wilt thou canft even yet

a fick Perfon at the point of Departure.

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Almighty God, with whom do live the fpirits of juft men made perfect, after they are delivered from their earthly prifons; we humbly commend the foul of this thy fervant, our dear brother, into thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator, and moft merciful Saviour; moft humbly befeeching thee, that it may be precious in thy fight: Wafh it, we pray thee, in the blood of that immaculate Lamb, that was flain to take away the fins of the world; that whatsoever defilements it may have contracted in the midst of this miferable and naughty world, through the lufts of the flesh, or the wiles of Satan, being purged

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