Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year.

The OFFICE of our B. SAVIOƲR.

Matins.

Introduction, as Page 1.

Christmas Invitatory. To day for us, our Lord was born, alleluia, Come let's adore Him.

Newyears-day Invit. To day our Lord was Circumciz'd, and receiv'd the sweet name of JESƲS, alleluia: Come let's adore Him.

Twelfth-day Invit. To day the holy Kings brought their presents to our Lord•••• alleluia: Come let's adore Him.

Candlemas-day Invit. To day our Ble••••ed Lord was presented in the Temple, alleluia: Come let's adore Him.

Lady-day Invit. To day the Eternal WORD was made flesh: Come let's adore Him.

Passion-Sunday, and Palm-Sunday

Invit. To day if you will hear the voice of our Lord: harden not your harts.

Easter-day, All as in the Office for Sun∣day: except as in the Proper for Festi∣vals.

Invention of the Cross, Invit. To day the mira∣culous Cross of our Lord was found, alle∣luia: Come let's adore Him.

Ascension. Invit. To day our glorious JE∣SƲS ascended into heav'n, alleluia: Come let's adore Him.

If this Office be said on any day that is not a feast of our Saviour, let the Invitatory be

To day let's adore our God that redem'd us.

Psal. XCII.

BRing to our Lord all you his servants; bring to our Lord the sacrifice of praise: bring to our Lord all you nations of the earth; bring hymns of glory to his great Name.

To day, &c.

He is our God, and we his people; created by his goodnes to be happy for ever: he is our Redeemer, and we his purchase; restor'd by his death to a better eternity. To day, &c.

Let us learn of Him, and he will teach us his ways; let us follow Him, and we shal walk in the light: for the Law and its types were given by Moses; but grace and truth came by JE∣SƲS Christ. To day, &c.

O Come let's ascend to the house of our Lord, and celebrate this day with a holy joy: imploring his mercy for all we need, and bles∣sing his bounty for all we have. To day, &c.

Glory be, &c. As it was—

To day, &c. To day, &c.

Hymn XXIX.

JESU, who from thy Fathers throne To this low vale of tears cam'st down, In our poor nature drest: O may the charms of that sweet love Draw up our souls to Thee above, And fix them there to rest.

JESU, who wert with joy Conceiv'd, With joy wert born, while no pain griev'd Thy Mothers Virgin-womb: O may we breed, and bring Thee forth In our glad harts, for all is mirth Where Thou art pleas'd to come.

JESU, whose high and humble birth In heav'n the Angels, and on earth The faithful Shepherds sing: O may our hymns which here run low, Shoot up aloft, and fruitful grow In that eternal Spring.

JESU, how soon did'st Thou begin To bleed and suffer for our sin, The Circumcizing knife! O may thy grace, by making good Our souls just caufe 'gainst flesh and blood Cut off that dangerous strife.

JESU, who took'st that heav'nly Name, Thy blessed Purpose to proclaim Of saving lost mankind. O may we bow our hart and knee, Bright King of Names, to glorious Thee, and thy hid sweetnes find.

JESU, who thus began'st our Blyss, Thus carry'dst on our happines; To Thee all praise be paid: O may the Great Mysterious Three For ever live, and ever be Ador'd, belov'd, obey'd.

Antiph. Blessed be the mercy of our God, who has left no way untry'd, that could possi∣bly recover us.

Psal. XCIII.

COme now, and hear you that fear our Lord; and I will tell you what he has done for my soul:

Hear, and I wil tel you what he has done for yours; and the wonders of his bounty towards all the world.

When we lay asleep in the shades of nothing; his mighty hand awak't us into Being:

Not That of stones or plants or beasts; o're which he has made us absolute Lords:

But an accomplisht body and immortal spirit; and litle inferiour to his glorious Angels.

He printed on our souls his own similitude; and promis'd to our obedience his own feli••••ity.

He endued us with appetites to live well and happy; and furnisht us with means to satisfie those appetites:

Creating a whole world to serve us here; and providing a heav'n to glorify us her-after.

Thus didst thou favour us, O infinite Good∣ness! but we, what return did we make to Thee?

Blush, O my Soul, for shame at so strange a weaknes; and weep for grief at so extreme an ingratitude:

We childishly prefer'd a trivial apple, * be∣fore the Law of our God, and the safety of our own lives:

We fondly embrac't a litle present satisfacti∣on, * before the Pleasures of Paradise, and the eternity of heav'n:

Behold the unhappy source of all our mise∣rys; which still increast it streams as they went farther on:

Till they exacted, at last, a deluge of justice, * to drown their deluge of iniquity.

And here, alas, had been an end of Man; a sad and fatal end of the whole world:

Had not our wise Creator foreseen the dan∣ger; and in time prevented the extremity of the ru••••e:

Reserving for himself a few choice plants, * to replenish the earth with more hopeful fruit.

Yet they grew quickly wilde, and brought forth sowre grapes; and their childrens teeth were set on edg.

Quickly they aspir'd to an intolerable pride * of fortifying their wickedness against the power of heav'n:

Justice was now provok't to a second deluge; and to bring again a cloud o're the earth:

But mercy discover'd a bow in the cloud; and our faithful God remembred his promise:

Allaying their punishment with a milder sen∣tence; and only scattering them from the place of their conspiracy:

Which yet his Providence turn'd into a bles∣sing, * by making it an occasion of peopling the world:

Stil their rebellious nature disobey'd again; and neither fear'd his judgments, nor valued his mercys:

But with a graceles emulation propagated sin, * as far as his Goodnes propagated mankind.

Then he selected a private Family; and in∣creast and govern'd them with a particular ten∣dernes:

Giving them a law by the hands of Angels; and ingaging their obedience by a thousand fa∣vours.

But they neglected too their God and heav'n;

and fel in love with the ways of death.

When thou hadst thus, O dearest Lord! try'd every remedy; and found our disease beyond all cure:

When the light of nature prov'd too weak a guide; and the general flood too mild a cor∣rection:

When the miracles of Moses could not sof∣ten their harts; nor the law of Angels bring any to perfection:

When all was reduc't to this desperate state; and no imaginable hope left to recover us:

Behold the eternal Wisdom finds a strange ex∣pedient; the last and highest instance of almigh∣ty love:

Himself he resolvs to cloath with our felsh; and come down among us, and dy to re∣deem us.

Wonder, O my soul, at the mercys of thy Lord; how infinitely transcending ev'n our ut∣most wishes:

Wonder at the admirable providence of his counsels; how exactly fitted to their great de∣sign:

Had he been less then God, we could never have believ'd * the sublime Mysterys of his hea∣v'nly Doctrin:

Had he been other then Man, we must needs have wanted * the powerful motive of his holy Example.

Had He been only God, he could never have suffer'd * the least of those afflictions he so glo∣riously overcame:

Had He been meerly Man, he could never have o'recome those infinite afflictions he so pa∣tiently suffer'd:

O blessed JESU, both these Thou art in thy self; be Thou both these to us:

Be thou our God, and make us adore Thee; be thou our Leader, and make us follow Thee.

Glory be, &c.

Antiph. Blessed be the mercy of our God, who has left no means untry'd, that could pos∣sibly recover us.

Antiph. Lord, thou not only offer'st us sal∣vation; but lay'st in means before hand to make us accept it.

Psal. XCIV.

SOon as this blest decree was made, * of sending the Son of God to redeem man∣kind:

Immediately his goodnes was ready to come among us, had our ungracious world been ready to receive him:

But we as yet were too gross and sensual; and utterly incapable of so pure a Law:

We were immerst in cares and pleasures; and wholly indispos'd for so perfect an obedience.

While we were thus unfit for thee; O thou

God of pure and perfect holines!

Thou graciously wert pleas'd to stay for us; and all that time prepare us for thy presence.

From the begining entertaining us with hope; and through every age confirming our faith.

How early, O my God, didst thou engage to relieve us; The Seed of the Woman shall break the Serpents head?

How often didst thou repeat thy promise to Abraham; In thy seed shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed?

How many ways did thy mercy invent, * by unquestionable tokens to give notice of thy Coming?

Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son; and his name shall be called, God with us:

A branch shall shoot out of the stock of Jesse; and from the root of that branch shall spring a Flower:

The Spirit of our Lord shall rest upon him; and the spirit of wisdom, and piety, and forti∣tude:

Our Lord shall raise up a Prophet like Mo∣ses; and put his words in his mouth, and he shall teach us:

And thou Bethelem who art litle among the thousands of Juda, out of thee shall He come that's to be the Ruler in Israel:

Whose goings forth are from the beginning; even from the days of eternity.

Hark how the eternal Father introduces his Son▪ commanding first all the Angels to adore Him.

Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee; Thou art my Son, and I will be thy Father:

I will give Thee the Gentiles for thine inhe∣ritance; and the ends of the world for thy pos∣session:

'Tis too litle that thou raise up the Tribes of Jacob; and convert the dregs of Israel:

Thou art appointed a lght for the Gentiles; and a Saviour to the utmost parts of the earth.

Hark, how the antient Prophets rejoyce in the Messias; and in soft and gentle words foretel his sweetness:

He shall come down as rain into a fleece of wool; and as drops of dew distilling on the earth:

He shall feed his flock like a Shepherd; and gently lead those that are with young:

He shall gather his lambs with his arms; and carry them in his own bosom:

The bruised reed he shall not break; nor quench the smoking flax:

Justice and peace shall flourish in his days; and sin and death be destroy'd for ever:

Then shall the eys of the blind be open'd; and the ears of the deaf be made to hear:

Then shall the tongues of the dumb be loosen'd; and the lame man leap like a Back.

Thus did thy holy Servants prophecy of Thee; thus did their children sing thy praises:

Blessed be the Lord our God who alone does wonderful things; and blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever:

His dominion shall reach from sea to sea; and from the river to the end of the world:

They who dwell in the wildernes shall kneel before him; and his enemys shall lick the dust:

The Kings of Tharsis and the Isles shall offer him presents; the Kings of Arabia and Saba shal bring him gifts:

All the Kings of the earth shal adore him; and all Nations do him service:

For he shall rescue the weak from the hand of the mighty; the weak who had none to help him:

He shall be favourable to the simple and the needy; and preserve the souls of the poor:

He shall deliver them from usury and oppres∣sion; and their name shall be honourable in his sight:

He shal live, and to him shal be given of the gold of Arabia; they shal adore him perpetually, and bless him all day long.

O thou eternal King of heav'n and earth, make good to thy servants these happy predicti∣ons:

So rule us here that we obey thy grace; so

favour us herafter that we injoy thy glory.

Glory be, &c.

Antiph. Lord, thou not only offer'st us salva∣tion, but lay'st in means before hand to make us accept it.

Antiph. All's one to Thee, O mighty Love! whether joy or sorrow, so mankind be sav'd.

Psal. XCV.

'TWas not thy joys alone, O dearest Lord! that thou inspir'dst into thy holy Pro∣phets:

But thou reveal'dst to them thy sorrows too; and commandedst them to publish them with a tender care:

That they not only should speak thy words; but, the more to affect us, put on thy person.

O let our eys run down with water; and our harts faint away with grief:

While we remember the suff'rings of our Lord; and hear his sad complaints:

I gave my body to those that beat it; and my cheeks to those that buffeted them:

I turn'd not away from them that reproach't me; nor from them that spit on my face:

My enemys whisper together, and spitefully maligne me; when wil he dy, and his name perish?

My familiar friend, who ate of my bread, *

has lifted up his heel against me.

But thou upheldst me, O Lord, in my inte∣grity; and fet'st me before thy face for ever.

They Compast me about with words of ma∣lice; and fought against me without a cause:

They rewarded me evil for good; and hatred for my love:

I am poured forth like water; I am taken a∣way as a shadow when it declines:

My hart within me is as melted wax; and all my bones are out of joynt:

My strength is dry'd up like a potsheard; and my tongue cleaves to the roof of my mouth:

I'expected some to pity me, and there was none; I look't for Comforters, but I found not one.

O my god, my God, how far hast thou for∣saken me! thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Our fathers called to Thee, and were deli∣ver'd; they trusted in Thee, and were not a∣bondoned:

But I am a worm and no man; the reproach of men, and the despis'd of the people:

All that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, and shake their head, saying,

He trusted in God that he would save him; let him deliver him, if he delight in him:

Be not far from me, O Lord, my strength! for trouble is nigh, and none to help me:

The Assembly of the wicked have inclosed me about; they pierce my hands and my feet:

I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tell all my bones; they gaze and stare upon me:

They part my garments among them; and on my vesture they cast lots:

They gave me gall to eat, and in my thirst vinegar to drink:

All these sad things, O Lord, thy Prophets foretold, * to prepare our faith for such exor∣bitant truths:

All these indeed they expresly foretold; but could there be found such wretches as would act them?

Yes, O my God, thine own selected nation conspir'd against Thee; and with innumerable affronts most barbarously murther'd Thee:

This too, even this thy cruel death thou plainly foreshewd'st; The Inhabitants of Jeru∣salem shall look on me whom they crucify'd.

But O you holy Prophets, what was the dis∣mal cause * that shed the blood of this spotles Lamb?

He had, they quickly answer, done no iniqui∣ty; nor could any fraud be found in his mouth:

But he was smiten for the sins of the people; and taken away from the land of the living:

He deliver'd up himself to death, and was numbred with the wicked; he bore the sins of many, and pray'd for his transgressors:

All we like sheep have gone astray; and God laid on Him the iniquity of us all:

He was wounded for our offences; and bruis∣ed for our transgressions:

The chastisements of our peace was upon him; and by his stripes we were healed.

O blessed JESU, who took'st upon thee our infirmitys, to bestow on us thy own perfections!

Heal us, thou great Physician of our souls! and let us sin no more, lest a worse thing befal us:

Heal us by the Mystery of thy holy Incarna∣tion; and the meeknes of thy humble Birth:

Heal us by the precious blood of thy Circum∣cision; and the sweet and ever blessed name of JESUS:

Heal us by thy gracious manifestation to the Gentiles; and the powerful influence of all thy Miracles:

Heal us by the exemplary obedience of thy Presentation; and the Soveraign balsom of thy passion:

Heal us by the joys of thy victorious Resur∣rection; and the triumph of thy glorious As∣cension:

Heal us by the memory of all thy Blessings; heal us by the memory of this days Mercy:

Heal us thou great Physician of our souls! and let us sin no more, lest a worse thing befal us. Glory be, &c.

Antiph. All's one to Thee, O mighty Love! whither joy or sorrow, so mankind be sav'd.

Our Father, &c.

First Lesson, Isa. 11.

A Branch shal come forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower rise up out of his root, and the spirit of our Lord shal rest upon Him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of Counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledg and piety, and the spirit of the fear of our Lord shal replenish him. He shal not judg according to the sight of the eys, nor rebuke according to the hearing of the ears; but he shal judg the poor in justice, and rebuke for the mild of the earth in equity: he shal strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips kil the impious. Justice shal be the Girdle of his loyns, and Faith the binder of his reins. The Wolf shal dwel with the Lamb, and the Leopard ly down with the Kid; the Calf and the Lyon and the Sheep shal abide together, and a little child lead them: they shal not hurt and they shal not kil in all my holy mountain; be∣cause the earth is filled with the knowledg of our Lord, as the waters cover the Sea. In that day the root of Jesse, which stands for a sign to the People; him shal the Nations beseech; and his Sepulcher shal be glorious.

R. Thus holy JESU. did the antient Prophets

foretel thy perfections, and the blessed changes thy doctrin should produce; the cruelty of the proud should be soften'd into meeknes, and the innocence of the weak be protected by the strong; and peace and charity flourish o're the world. * This was thy wise and gracious de∣sign to make us happy by making us holy. Thou hast planted the seeds of all these effects: O give the increase, that we may gather the fruit; de∣fend the good, and rebuke the wicked, and fill the earth with thy knowledg; that all discord and animosity may utterly cease, and justice and equity govern our lives. * This was—

Second Lesson. Heb. 1.

GOd, who, in time past; diversly and ma∣ny ways spake to our Fathers in the Pro∣phets, has last of all in these days spoken to us in his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all, by whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightnes of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made purgation of sins, sits at the right hand of Majesty on high; being so much better then Angels as he has inherited a more excellent name above them: For to which of his Angels has he at any time said, Thou art my Son, this day have I begot∣ten thee? and again, I wil be to Him a Father, and He shal be to me a Son: and again, when

he brings in the First-begotten into the world, he says, And let all the Angels of God adore him. To the Angels indeed he says, He makes his Angels Spirits, and his Ministers a flame of fire: but to the Son, Thy throne, O God shall be for ever and ever; the Scepter of thy King∣dom is a Scepter of equity; thou hast loved ju∣stice and hated iniquity, therfore has God, thy God, annointed thee with the oyl of gladnes a∣bove thy fellows. Thou in the begining, O Lord, didst found the earth, and the heav'ns are the works of thy hands: they shall perish, but thou shalt continue, and they all shall wax old as a garment, and as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed; but thou art the self-same, and thy years shall not fail.

R. Live, glorious Jesu, and reign for ever, e∣ternal King of heav'n and earth; may all thy Blessed above perpetually adore thee, and all thy servants here continually praise thee: * And every tongue confes that thou, O Lord, art most high in the glory of thy Father, Alleluja. Thou wert for us obedient to death, even the death of the cross; wherefore God has exalted thee, and given thee a Name above every name, that at the Name of JESUS every knee bow, of things in heav'n, of things on earth, and of things un∣der the earth: * And every tongue—

Third Lesson, Ephes. 1.

BLessed be God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual benedictions in celestial things in Christ, as he has chosen us in him before the constituti∣on of the world, that we should be holy and im∣maculate in his sight in charity; who has pre∣destinated us into the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace by which he has made us gracious in his beloved Son: in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, accor∣ding to the riches of his grace, which has ex∣ceedingly abounded in us in all wisdom and pru∣dence; that he might make known to us the mystery of his will according to his good plea∣sure which he purpos'd in him, that in the dispen∣sation of the fulness of times he might restore all things in Christ which are in heav'n and earth.

R. Lord, what are we that thou shouldst thus regard us! thou hast chosen us in thy Son before the world began; and freely predestinated us in∣to the adoption of thy children; thou hast made us heirs of thy kingdom, and co-heirs with Christ: * O happy we, if we forfeit not these mercys; but labour by good works to make sure our election. Thou hast redeem'd us by the

blood of Jesus; and given us in him remission of our sins; thou hast by him reveal'd to us the secrets of heav'n, and promis'd to restore us here to holines, and replenish with our souls the va∣cant seats among thy glorious Angels. * O hap∣py we—

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the holy Ghost. * O happy we, if—

Te Deum. as page 16.

Lauds for our B. Saviour.

O God incline, &c. as page 18.

Antiph. Bless our Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me praise his holy Name.

Psal. XCVI.

PRaise our Lord all you Nations of the earth; praise him with the voice of joy and thanks∣giving:

Praise him with the well-tun'd strings of your hart; praise him with the sweetest instrument, obedience:

Let every one that pretends to felicity, * sing immortal praises to the God of our salvation:

He is our full and all-sufficient Redeemer; he has perfectly finisht what he graciously under∣took:

For all our trespasses he has made satisfaction; for all our forfeitures he has paid the ransom:

We by disobedience were banisht from Para∣dise; and he has receiv'd us into his own king∣dom:

We wandred up and down in the wildernes of error; and he has guided us into the ways of truth:

We were by nature the children of wrath; and he has mediated our peace with his offen∣ded Father:

We were become the slaves of sin; and he has bought our freedom with his own blood:

We were in bondage to the dominion of Sa∣tan; and he has overcome and confin'd his power:

We were in danger of sinking into hell; and he has sav'd us from that bottomles pit:

The gates of heav'n were shut against us; and he went up himself, and open'd them to all Be∣lievers:

Dissolving for ever the terrors of death; and rendring it now but a passage into life.

O dearest Lord, who mad'st us first of nothing; and restor'dst us again when we had made our selvs nothing:

Who wouldst at any rate redeem us from mi∣sery; at any rate procure our felicity:

How came we wretches to be so consider'd! how came we sinners to obtain such favour!

That thou shouldst leave thy Throne, where Scraphins ador'd thee; and descend on our earth where slaves affronted thee:

That thou shouldst lead a life of poverty and labour; and dy a death of shame and sor∣row.

That thou shouldst do all this for such worms as we; without the least concern or benefit to thy self:

Only to raise us up from our humble dust; and set us to shine with thy glorious Angels.

O infinite Goodnes, the bounteous Author of all: our hopes; and strong Deliverer from all our fears!

What shall we say to this thy excessive cha∣rity? what shall we render for these thy unspeak∣able mercys?

We search over all we have, and find nothing to return thee; but what thy self hast freely gi∣ven us.

We search over all thou hast given us, and find nothing thou expectest; but that we use thy gifts to make our selvs happy.

O may our souls perpetually bless thee; and every minute of our time be spent in thy ser∣vice:

Let us not live, O Lord, but to love thee; nor breath, but to speake thy praise; * nor be at all, but to be all Thine.

Glory be, &c.

Psal. XCVII.

SIng on, my soul, the praises of the Lord; sing on with fresh attention the mercys of thy God:

Whose wisdom has contriv'd ••••o compendious a method, * to redeem mankind by one short word:

He saw the only cause of all our ruine * was our love misplac't on this present world:

He saw the only remedy of all our misery * was to fix our love on the world to come.

This therefore was his great intent; and in this concentred all his merits:

To change the byass of our wrong-set harts, by establishing among us new motives of charity:

Such as might strongly incline our affections: and efficaciously draw us to love our true Good:

Such as might gain by degrees upon all man∣kind; and render salvation easie and universal:

For this, he came down from his Fathers bo∣som, * to teach us the Rules of eternal life:

That we might firmly believe those sacred truths, * which God himself with his own mouth had told us:

For this, he converst so long on our earth, * to encourage and provoke us by his own ex∣ample:

That he might confidently imbrace those un∣questionable

vertues; * which God himself in his own Person had practis'd:

For this, he endur'd those sharp and many af∣flictions; and became at last obedient even to death:

That we might patiently suffer whatever should befal us, * when God himself was so treated by his creatures.

For this, he so often preacht of the joys of heav'n; and set them before us in so clear a light:

That seeing so rich a prize hang at the race's end, we might run and strain our utmost force to gain it:

For this, he ordain'd the Mysterys of grace; and left us a Sacrifice made all of miracles:

That he might breed and nourish in us the life of charity; and ravish our harts with the sweet∣nes of his presence.

For this, he establisht a perpetual Church; and sent the holy Ghost to inspire and govern it:

That it might flourish for ever in truth and sanctity; and plant the same heav'nly seed over all the world.

For this, he assum'd those strange endearing names * of friend, and brother, and spouse to us wretches:

Doing far more for us then all those names import, * then all our harts can wish.

Blessed, O glorious JESU, be the wisdom of

thy mercy, * that has found so sweet and short away to save us.

Thou art, O Lord, the cause of our love; and love the cause of our happiness:

By love we fulfil all thy commands; and by making us love, Thou fulfil'dst all thy Fa∣ther's:

By love we are reconcil'd from enemys to friends; by love we are translated from death to life:

By love we are deliver'd from the fear of hell; by love we are adopted to be heirs of heav'n:

By love we are dispos'd for that blysful Visi∣on; by love we are secur'd of the enjoyment of our God:

Who by the sole perfection of his own free goodnes, * can never deny Himself to any that love him:

Else would their very loving Him be the cause of their misery; since the misery of a soul is the want of what it loves.

Thus, Lord, whate're thy holy Books record of Thee, in words comporting with our low ca∣pacitys:

Whate're they say of thy Restoring all things; and Repairing again the ruines of mankind:

All is exactly verify'd by this one line, which may our thankful harts repeat with joy:

Heav'n is attain'd by love alone; and love a∣lone by Thee.

Glory be, &c.

Psal. XCVIII.

STil, O my soul, let us sing a few lines more, * to Him whose mercys are no fewer then infinite:

To Him whose pity took us by the hand; and kindly led us into his own light:

To thee, O blessed JESU, our Lord, our God! who alone art the source of all our happines:

The world, till thou cam'st, sate wrapt in darknes; and few discern'd so much as a shadow of Thee:

They follow'd the appetites of sense and hu∣mour; and plac't their felicity in being prospe∣rous here:

Litle considering the life to come; and less the joys that entertain that life.

This was, alas! their miserable state; and worse then this, they had no power to help it:

How could they believe what they never heard; or love what they never believ'd?

How could they desire what they never lov'd; or be glad to receive what they never desir'd?

'Twas thou, O Lord, first taught us our true end, * the blysful Vision of the eternal Deity:

'Twas thou first taught us the true means to

attain that end; by a harty love and desire to attain it.

O the blest changes which thy hand has wrought! the happy improvements which thy coming has produc't!

Now every woman and illiterate man * can discourse familiarly of the highest truths:

The Creation of the world, and the Fall of Adam; the Incarnation of God, and Redempti∣on of man:

The Mystery of the Trinity, and Miracle of the Resurrection; the Day of Judgment and State of Eternity.

All these we know, but 'twas Thou, O Lord, who taught'st us; and by thy holy Church first spred them o're the world.

Now thou hast open'd our eys, we plainly see * what unassisted nature could ne're have reacht.

We see, the framing right our affections here * is both cause and measure of our happines here∣after:

If we supremely esteem the Goods of the future life, * we shall find them there and be happy:

If we love heav'n with our whole soul, and press on strongly with all our force:

We shall enter into its glorys with a strange surprizing delight; and possess them for ever in a perpetual extasy.

We see, our souls are made to know, and per∣fect

themselvs by the worthiest objects:

We see, their nature is free and unconfin'd; and nothing can fill them but that which is in∣finite:

All other knowledges enlarge our facultys; and breed new desire to know stil more:

Which if unsatisfy'd, we yet are miserable; since none can be happy who want their desire.

Only the sight of God fils us to the brim; and infinitely overflows our utmost capacitys:

It fils and overflows all the powers of our souls, * with joy and wonder and unconceivable sweetnes.

O blest and glorious Sight! when wil the happy day appear, * and open to my soul that beauteous prospect!

When, dearest Lord, shall I see Thee face to face! when shall I hartily, at least, desire to see Thee!

Thou art my full and high felicity, * and on∣ly and alone sufficient for me:

O make me ardently love Thee, that I may eagerly desire Thee; and eagerly desire Thee, that I may transportedly enjoy Thee!

Glory be, &c.

Antiph. Bless our Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me praise his holy Name.

Capit. Ephes. 3.

NOw, to Him who is able to do all things more abundantly then we desire or un∣derstand, according to the power that works in us; to Him be glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus, to all generations world without end, Amen.

Hymn XXX.

SWeet JESU, why, why dost thou love Such worthles things as we? Why is thy hart still toward us, Who seldom think on Thee?

Thy bounty gives us all we have, And we thy gifts abuse: Thy bounty gives us ev'n Thy self, And we Thy self refuse.

My soul, and why, why do we love Such wretched things as these? These that withdraw us from our Lord, And his pure eys displease.

Break off, and be no more a child, To run and sweat and cry; While all this stir, this huge concern: Is only for a fly.

Some silly fly that's hard to catch, And nothing when 'tis caught: Such are the toys thou striv'st for here, Not worth a serious thought.

Break off, and raise thy manly ey, Up to those joys above; Behold all those thy Lord prepares, To woo, and crown thy love.

Alas, dear Lord, I cannot love, Unles Thou draw my hart: Thou who th••••s kindly mak'st me know, O make me do my part.

Stil do thou love me, O my Lord! That I may stil love Thee: Stil make me love thee, O my God! That thou may'st stil love me.

Thus may my God and my poor soul Stil one another love; Till I depart from this low world, T'enjoy my God above.

To Thee, great God, to Thee alone, One coeternal Three; All pow'r and praise, all joy and blyss Now and for ever be.

Here recite the Antiphon for Benedictus; and the Canticle Benedictus; and the Prayer, as in the Proper of our Saviours Feasts.

But if you voluntarily say this Office on any day that is not some Feast of our Saviour; then use the Antiphon and Prayer following.

Antiphon for Benedictus.

BLessed be thy holy Name O glorious Son of God, and blessed be thy mercy for ever: thou hast perfectly fulfil'd all thy Prophets fore∣told, and infinitely transcended all the won∣ders they admir'd: thou hast done enough to convince us into faith, and suffer'd too much to inflame us with thy love; Blessed be thy holy Name, O glorious Son of God, and blessed be thy mercy for ever, alleluia.

Benedictus, &c. as Page 27.

O Lord hear our Prayers.

And let our Supplications come to Thee.

Let us pray.

MOst gracious Lord, who so loved'st the world that thou gavest thy self to redeem it, and humbly took'st upon thee our low na∣ture, that thou might'st familiarly teach us the truth of salvation, and invincibly fortify us a∣gainst all persecution, and efficaciously draw us after thee into thine own Kingdom, by thy ho∣ly life, and precious death, and glorious resur∣rection! Grant us, we beseech thee, so to me∣ditate

these ifinite mercys, and fill our whole souls with the memory of this love, that we may live in thy obedience, and dy in thy fa∣vour, and rise again to rejoyce with thee for ever in thy glory; Who with the Father and the holy Ghost liveth and reigneth One God world without end. Amen.

Commemorations, as Page 29.

Vespers for our B. Saviour.

IN the Name as Page 33.

Antiph. Thy judgements, O Lord, we con∣fess are just; but deal, we beseech thee, with thy servants in mercy.

Psal. XCIX.

LIft up thy voice Jerusalem, and be not a∣fraid; say to the Citys of Juda, behold your God:

Behold the Lord your God is come with a strong hand; his reward is with him, and his work before him:

He is come to bring redemption to all the world; and graciously offers it first to you his People:

But you refus'd the Holy One and the Just; and desir'd a murtherer to be granted to you:

Hark with how sweet and eligant a Compas∣sion * thy kind Redeemer complains of thy in∣gratitude:

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the Prophets; and stonest them who are sent to thee.

How often would I have gather'd thy chil∣dren together: as a hen gathers her chickens un∣der her wings, * and thou wouldest not!

O hadst thou known in that thy day the things which belong to thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eys.

Harken once more with what terrible threat∣nings * thy provident Lord forewarns thee of thy danger.

Gird thee with sackcloth Jerusalem; and ly down in ashes; cover thee with mourn∣ing, and bitterly lament:

For the days shal come when thy enemys shal besiege thee; and compas thee about with a trench:

They shal not leave one stone upon another; but beat thee to the ground, and thy children in thee:

Thy people shal be slain by the edge of the sword; and led as slaves into all Countrys;

They shal wander up and down without King or Prince; they shal mourn without sacrifice or altar:

And Jerusalem shal be trodden under feet by

the Gentiles; till the fulnes of Nations be ac∣complisht:

But O, how long Lord holy and merciful, how long! wilt thou be angry with them for ever?

Hast thou not said, he that scatters Israel will gather them again; and keep them as a Shep∣herd does his flock?

Remember thy antient promises, O Lord! and save the remnant of thy once lov'd Israel:

Take away the veil from before their eys; that they may see thy truth and imbrace it:

Take away the hardnes from their stony harts; that they again may be thy people, and thou again their God:

Then shal they lay aside the garment of mourning, and put on the brightnes which comes from Thee.

They shall celebrate the Jubily of this their greatest Deliverance, and every one sing in that day of joy:

Come let's ascend to the mountain of our Lord; let us learn his ways and walk in his paths:

As 'twas our wickednes to go astray from our God; so now, return'd, let us seek him ten times more:

Too late have we known thee, O thou anci∣cient Truth! too late have we lov'd thee, O Thou desir'd of all Nations!

We were misled by the error of our fathers;

we were abus'd by our own blind passions:

The Kingdom we expected deservs not that name; a short, and vain, and troublesom pro∣sperity:

Thy Dominion, O Lord, is holines and peace; and of thy Kingdom there shal be no end:

Such was the Kingdom thou promisedst to David; Thy Throne will I establish for ever.

Such is the Kingdom thou giv'st to thy Ser∣vants; They shal live and reign with Thee for ever.

O make us love, dear Lord, this eternal King∣dom; and all things else shal be added to it.

O make us love this eternal Kingdom; though nothing else should be added to it:

Glory be, &c.

Antiph. Thy judgements, O Lord, we confes are just; but deal, we beseech Thee, with thy servants in mercy.

Antiph. Thou art, O Lord, the true light of the world; they who follow Thee walk not in darknes.

Psal. C.

RIse holy Spouse of the Son of God; rise and put on thy robes of joy:

Rise, and shine forth, for thy glory is come; and the splendor of our Lord strikes bright upon Thee:

The Gentils shal walk in the beams of thy

light; and Kings in the lustre of thy brightnes:

Lift up thine eys round about, and behold; they gather all together and flock to Thee:

Thy Sons shal come from far; and thy Daughters be nurst at thy side:

Then thou shalt see and flow in abundance; thy hart shal wonder, and be enlarg'd with gladnes:

When the multitude of the Sea shal be con∣verted to Thee; and the strength of the Gen∣tiles submit to thy Laws.

The sons of strangers shal build thy walls; and Princes obey thy commands:

The Nation shal perish that will not serve thee; and the Kingdom be utterly wasted that refuses thee:

The sons of thy afflicters shal bow before thee; and they that despis'd thee kiss thy foot∣steps:

For our Lord shal be thy everlasting light; and the days of thy mourning shall end in glory:

To thee shal be given the Keys of heav'n; and thou shalt shut and open those eternal doors:

Thy foundation shal be laid on a firm rock; and the gates of hell not prevail against thee:

A way shal be made so direct and plain, that the Passengers, though fools, shal not err therin:

And the Earth shal be filled with the know∣ledg of our Lord, * as the waters cover the sea.

All this we read, all this we firmly beleeve; for the mouth of our Lord has spoken it:

Heav'n and earth shal pass away; but not a tittle of his Word be disappointed for ever.

Already these sacred Prophecys are in part fulfill'd; abundantly sufficient to assure us of the rest:

Already a Virgin has brought forth a Son; and given him the gracious Name of JESUS:

The Kings of the east have been led to him by a star; and offer'd him gold and frankincense and myrth:

His holy Parents have presented him in the Temple; and the devout Simeon was overjoy'd to see him:

In his tender infancy he fled into Egypt; and the Idols fell down at the presence of a child:

He past his private life in peace and meeknes; and taught a contradicting people in patience and humility:

He confirm'd his doctrin with innumerable miracles; and defended the truth to the last drop of his blood:

He rose again victoriously from the grave; and ascended in triumph to the right hand of his Father.

And there, O glorious JESU mayst thou sit and reign; till all thy enemys becom thy foot∣stool.

Nor has thy judgment slept, O dreadful Lord!

but with a swift and terrible vengeance crusht them into ruine:

Jerusalem long since was made a heap of stones; and the children of thy Crucifyers run wandring o're the world.

While thou art thus severe in the predictions of thy justice; thou did'st not forget those of thy mercy:

Thousands of that ingrateful City have ac∣knowledg'd Thee their Lord; thousands of that perverse generation have submitted to thy Scep∣ter:

Whole Nations of the Gentiles have embrac't thy faith; and remotest Islands received thy law.

Blessed for ever be thy Name, O Lord! and blessed be the sweetnes of thy mercy:

Who reveal'st thy self to those that knew thee not; and art found of those that sought thee not:

Who often followest those that fly from thee; and never refusest any that come to thee.

Thou stil exactly perform'st thy part; but we ingrateful wretches, how do we comply with ours?

Where is the profit thou mayst justly re∣quire, to answer the care of thy providence o∣ver us?

Thou hast planted us, O Lord, in thine own Vineyard; and fenc'd us about with thy holy discpline.

Where is the fruit we should always be bea••••∣ing; since good works are never out of season?

Of our selvs, alas, we are dry and barren; and our nature, at best, brings forth nothing but leaves:

O Thou, in whom while we remain we live; and from whom divided we instantly dy:

Curse not, we humbly beg, these fruitless bran∣ches; lest they wither away, and be cast into the fire:

Pronounce not against us that dreadfull sen∣tence; Cut them down, why Cumber they the ground?

But mercifully Cut them off from their wild stock? and graft them in Thy self the only true vine.

water, O Lord, our weeds with the dew of heav'n; and bless our low shrubs with thy powerful influence:

So grapes shal grow on thorns; and figs be ga∣ther'd on Thistles.

Glory be &c.

Antiph. Thou art, O Lord, the true light of the world; they who follow thee, walk not in darkness.

Antiph. In Thee, O Lord, is all our hope; have mercy on the works of thine own hands.

Psal. CI.

REjoyce in our Lord all you children of Adam, rejoyce in the bounty of his free grace:

No longer now confyn'd to a few choyce Fa∣vorites; and the narrow compass of a private Family:

He has thrown down that partition wall; and opened the way of life to all mankind:

That all may beleeve and love him here; and all injoy and be happy in him herafter.

But, O my God, what do we see, * when we look abroad into the wide world?

We see sad effects, but cannot see the cause, * why so many Kingdoms ly miserably wast:

We know, O Lord, thy ways are in the deep abyss; and humbly adore thy secret Counsels:

Only we cannot think on their lamentable condition without pitying their misery, and im∣ploring thy mercy:

Some have not yet so much as heard of thee; & others, who have heard, refuse to entertain thee:

Some who have once acknowledg'd thee, have quite faln away; and others reject what they list, and obey by halfs:

Many even of those who rightly beleeve, * a∣buse their holy faith by a wicked life:

Thus the for greatst part of wretched mankind; whom thy goodness created to thine own simi∣litude:

Whom thou hast redeem'd with thy precious blood; and design'd to so great and long a happiness:

Still fail, alas, of their true end; and dy in their sins, and eternally perish.

Look down, O Lord, and behold from heav'n; behold from the Habitation of thy holines:

Where is thy Zeal, and the bowels of thy mercy? where are thy promises to thy beloved Son?

Hast thou not said all Nations shal adore Him; and all the Tribes of the earth be blessed in him?

Hast thou not said Thy self, O glorious JESU; If I be exalted, I wil draw all men to me?

Hast thou not given thy Disciples express Commision, * to go into all the world, and Preach to every Creature?

Remember O thou God of everlasting truth! remember, O thou Author and Finisher of our faith!

Remember these thy dear engagements; and graciously acomplish what thou hast mercifully begun:

Visit, O Lord, thine own house first; and thorowly redress what thou findst amiss:

Make our lives holy as thou hast made our faith; and perfectly unite us in the bonds of love:

Kindle in the harts of Kings & the great ones of the world, * an Heroick spirit to advance thy glory:

Enflame the harts of Prelats and the Preists of thy Church, * with a generous Zeal of Con∣version of souls:

Convince them all 'tis the end and duty of their place * to improve mankind in vertue and Religion.

One mercy more we humbly beg; which O may thy Providence favorably supply!

Prepare, O Lord, the harts of those that err, * and make them apt to receive the truth:

Then chuse thy burning and thy shining lights; and send them forth over all the world:

Send them, O God of infinite Charity, but send them not alone; * lest they faint by the way, or miscarry in the end;

Go with them Thy self & guide them by thy grace; and crown their labors with thy power∣full blessing:

So shall the humble vallyes be rais'd up; and the stubborn mountains be brought low:

So shal the crooked paths be made direct, and the rough ways smooth and plain:

So shal the glory of God be every where re∣veal'd; and all flesh see it together.

Happy the times when this shal come to pass; happy the eys that shal see these times.

Come glorious days wherin that Sun shal

shine, * which inlightens all at once both the hemisphears:

Come, holy JESU, and make those glorious days: and let no cloud o'recast them for ever:

Come, and in the largest sense maintain thy Title; Be effectively the Saviour of the uni∣versal world. Glory be, &c.

Antiph. To Thee, O Lord, we look up for salvation; have mercy on the works of thine own hands.

Capit. Tytus 2.

THe grace of God our Saviour has appeared to all men; instructing us that, denying all iniquity and wordly desires, we should live soberly justly and piously in this present world: expecting the blessed hope, and the coming of the glory of our great God and Saviour JESUS Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself an acceptable people, zealous of good works.

Hymn XXXI.

JESU, whose grace inspires thy Priests To keep alive, by solemn feasts, The Mem'ory of thy love: O may we here so pass thy days, That they at last our souls may raise To feast with Thee above.

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JESU, behold three Kings, from far Led to thy Cradle by a star, Bring gifts to Thee their King: O guide us by thy light, that we May find thy lov'd face, and to thee Our selvs for tribute bring.

JESU, the pure and spotles Lamb, Who to the Temple humbly came, Those legal Rights to pay: O make our proud and stubborn will Thine and thy Churches laws fulfil, Whate're fond nature say.

JESU, who on that fatal wood Pour'dst forth thy life's last drop of blood Nail'd to a shameful cross: O may we bless thy love, and be Ready, dear Lord, to bear for Thee All grief, all pain, all loss.

JESU, who, by thine own love slain, By thine own pow'r took'st life again, And from the grave did'st rise: O may thy death our spirits revive, And at our death a new life give, A life that never dyes.

JESU, who to thy heav'n again Return'dst in triumph there to reign Of men and Angels King: O may our parting souls take flight Up to that land of joy and light, And there for ever sing;

All glory to the sacred Three, One undivided Deity, All honour, pow'r and praise: O may thy blessed name shine bright, Crown'd with those beams of beauteous light, Its own eternal rays.

Here recite the Antiphon for Magn. with the Canticle Magnificat, and the Prayer after it; as in the Proper of our Saviours Feasts.

But if you voluntarily say this Office on any day that is not some Feast of our Saviour, then use the Antiphon and Prayer following.

Antiph. Come all you Nations of the earth, whom the mercy of our Lord has so dearly re∣deem'd; Come, and, in honour of the divine Son, sing the Canticle of the Blessed Mother, alleluia.

Magnificat. as Pag. 44.

O Lord hear our Prayer,

And let our Supplications come to Thee.

Let us pray.

O Holy and ever-blessed JESU, who, be∣ing the eternal Son of God, and most high in the glory of thy Father, vouchsafed'st for us sinners, to be born of an humble Virgin, to be subject to the weaknesses of a litle child, to grow up in a life of privacy and labour, to de∣clare thy self at last the Redeemer of the world, by establishing a perfect law of grace, and con∣firming it with innumerable miracles, and suf∣fering for it intollerable persecutions even to death it self! Work in us, we humbly beseech thee, the happy effects of all these mercys; that, beleeving in thee, we may imitate thy life; and obeying thy commands, injoy thy promises; who, with the Father and the holy Ghost, livest and reignest, one God world without end, Amen.

Commemorations, as Page. 29.

O Lord hear our Prayers, as Page 29.

Complin for our B. Saviour.

OUr help is in as Pag. 46.

Antiph. Whither, O my God, should we go but to Thee? Thou hast the words of eternal life.

Psal. CII.

REtire now, my soul, from thy Common thoughts, * permitted to entertain thy less serious hours.

Retire, and call thy wandring fancys home; and speedily range them into peace and order:

That thou mayst so be prepar'd to hear thy Lord * invite thee, among the rest, to tast his sweetnes:

Come to me you that labour, and are opprest; and I will refresh you:

Take up my yoke, and learn of me, for I am meek and humble of hart; and you shal find. rest to your souls:

For my yoak is sweet; and my burthen light.

Enough, dear Lord, enough is said, * to draw all the world to thy holy Discipline:

What can be offer'd so agreable to our nature, * too much, alas, inclin'd to pleasure and profit;

What can be offer'd so powerfully attractive; as to make our work delightful, and then re∣ward it?

As to propose an employment like the musick of Churches; devout and sweet and gainful to the performers?

Whither, O my God, should we go, but to thee! Thou hast the words of eternal life:

Thou art our wisest Instructer to know what

to do; and only Enabler to do what we know:

Thou art the free Bestower of all we have; and faithful Promiser of all we hope:

Thou kindly calst us; O make us gladly hear thy voice, * and constantly follow it till we come to Thee:

Suffer us no longer to go astray like lost sheep; wandring up and down in our own by-ways:

Suffer us no longer to be distracted among many things * from thee, O Lord, who art but One:

But gather us up from the world into our selvs; then take us from our selvs into Thee:

There to be ravisht with thy holy embraces; there to be feasted with the Antepasts of heav'n:

O how unspeakable are thy sweetnesses, O Lord; which thou hast hid for those who fear Thee!

Which thou hast partly reveal'd to those who love Thee; * and keep their tasts uncorrupted with the world.

But O, what are they then to those who see Thee; and in that sight see all things else!

To those who rejoyce perpetually before Thee; and in that joy find all joys else.

O beauteous truth, which known inforces love; and lov'd begets felicity!

Live thou for ever in my faithful memory; and be my constant guide in all my ways:

Stil let me think on those joys above; and

undervalue all things compar'd to my salvation:

Stil let me think on my Saviours love, that purchas'd for me all those joys.

O my ador'd Redeemer, be Thou the master∣wish of my hart; the scope and end of all my time:

Soon as I wake, let me look up to Thee; and when I rise, first lowly bow to Thee:

Often in the day let me call in my thoughts to Thee; and when I go to rest cloze up mine eys in Thee:

So shal my time be govern'd by thy grace; and my eternity corwn'd with thy glory.

Antiph. Whither, O my God, should we go but to Thee? Thou hast the words of eternal life.

I look not, O Lord, to be pardon'd without repentance; but I hope thy grace to make me repent.

Psal. CIII.

MY God when I remember those words of Thine; Repent, for the Kingdom of heav'n is at hand:

When I consider they were the first thou spak'st in publick; the chosen text of the Eternal Wisdom:

Instantly I'm struck with the importance of the duty; and deeply affected with the power of the motive.

If what this last line says be not wholy true; but repeated in course, as a form of devotion:

Forgive, dear Lord, the de••••eitfulness of my hart; and make me think as well as say my prayers:

Make me apply those searching words to my self; and bind them fast on my own soul:

Repent, O my soul! for the Kingdom of heav'n is at hand; repent, for the Kingdom of heav'n depends on thy repentance.

Vnhappy me! I cannot live without sin; nor hope for pardon without due repentance.

I cannot repent without the grace of God; nor obtain his grace, without his own free gift:

O my sweet Saviour JESU, who cam'st not to call the just; but such as I am, sinners, to repent!

Since I am not strong enough to be perfectly innocent; at least, make me humble enough to be truly penitent:

Make me hartily sorry for what I have done amiss; and not do again what will make me sorry:

Wo to the day and hour wherin I sin'd; wo to the many days and hours I have foolishly mispent:

Or rather, wo to me, who abuse my days and hours, * allow'd by thy goodnes to work out my salvation.

Deliver me O Lord, from the punishments I

deserve; deliver me from the sins that deserve those punishments:

Teach me that safe and easy method * of censuring my self, to be acquitted by Thee:

Every night let me sit as an impartial judg; and call before me all my day:

Let me severely examine every thought and word; and strictly search every deed and omissi∣on:

Condemning my offences to their just pen∣ance; and making more firm and wary resolvs:

Imploring for the past the mercy of heav'n; and for the time to come, the same unbounded mercy.

If I perhaps find some litle thing well done, * when weigh'd with the allowance indulg'd our frailty;

Let me return all the glory to my God; and beg his grace to continue and improve it.

H•••• is the hand that sews the seed; h•••• is the blessing that gives the increase.

Thus let me once a day, at least, look home; and seriously inquire into the state of my soul:

What ere my weaknes or malice may have done; let me now undo with a harty contri∣tion:

Let not the sun go down upon my wrath, nor on any other unrepented sin:

Still let me write at the foot of my account, *

Reconcil'd to my God, and in charity with all the world:

Then go to bed with a quiet conscience; and fall asleep in peace and hope.

Glory be &c.

Antiph. I look not O Lord, to be pardon'd without repentance; but I hope thy grace to make me repent.

Antiph. Since where my treasure is, there will my hart be, O make me place my treasure where my hart ought to be.

Psal. CIV.

LOrd, e're I take my leave of this Holy day, * which thy Church has sanctify'd in honor of thy memory:

Let me repeat some few words more * of those incomparable many thou hast left among us:

Let me attentively mediate their substantial sense; and settle them as Principles of my life and action:

Lay not up for your selvs treasures on earth, * where rust and moth corrupt, and Theeves break thorow and steal:

But lay up for your selvs treasures in heav'n, * where neither rust nor moth corrupt, nor Theeves break thorow and steal:

For where your treasure is, there will your hart be also.

Go now, you curious, and study what you please; for me, Ile stay, and listen to my Sa∣viour:

He'l teach me high and sure and useful truths; he'l teach me truths that will make me happy:

Hark but this one word more, and you'l stay too; if any sense of your eternal good can hold you:

Hark how he kindly tels us this new and glo∣rious Secret; we shal be herafter like the An∣gels in heav'n:

O sweet and precious word to them that re∣lish it; and thorowly digest its strong nourish∣ment:

To them that feed on't often as their dayly bread; we shal be hereafter like the Angels in heav'n:

And what, O dearest Lord, are those blessed Angels, * but spirits that know and love and delight for ever:

Such, O my soul, we shal be, and that sweet life we shal lead; we shal be and live like the Angels in heav'n:

We shal know all that's true, and love all that's good; and delight in that knowledg and love for ever:

No ignorance shal darken us, nor error de∣ceive us; we shal be like the Angels in heav'n:

No cares shal perplex us, nor crosses afflict us; we shal be like the Angels in heav'n:

Our joys shal be full and pure and everlast∣ing; we shal be like the Angels in heav'n.

Cheer thee, my soul, and bless thy bounteous Lord; 'tis by him we shal be like the Angels in heav'n:

Cheer thee, and raise thy hopes yet gloriously higher; we shal be like Himself, for we shal see him as he is.

Antiph. Since where my treasure is there will my hart be; O make me place my trea∣sure where my hart ought to be.

Hymn XXXII.

LOrd, now the time returns, For weary man to rest; And lay aside those pains and cares With which our day's opprest:

Or rather change our thoughts To more concerning cares: How to redeem our mispent time, With sighs, and tears, and pray'rs:

How to provide for heav'n, That Place of rest and peace; Where our full joys shall never wain, Our pleasures never cease.

Blest be thy love, dear Lord, That taught us this sweet way;

Only to love Thee for Thy self, And for that love, obey.

O Thou our souls chief hope! We to thy mercy fly; Wher'ere we are, thou canst protect; What'ere we need supply.

Whether we sleep or wake, To thee we both resign; By night we see as well as day, If thy light on us shine.

Whither we live or dy, Both we submit to Thee; In death we live as well as life, If thine in death we be.

Glory to Thee great God, One coeternal Three: To Father Son and holy Ghost Eternal glory be.

Capit. 1 Thes. 5.

BUt we who are of the day, let us be so∣ber, having on us the brest-plate of faith and charity; and for a helmet, the hope of sal∣vation; for God has not appointed us to wrath, but to the purchasing salvation thorow Jesus Christ our Lord, who dyed for us, that whi∣ther

we wake or sleep, we might live together with Him.

Antiph. By seeking our selvs in this world of vanity, we lose both thee, O Lord, and our own souls: by seeking our selvs in Thee and thy love, we find both Thee and our own happines: injoying already a sweet possession of hopes, to end e're long in a sweeter fruition of glory.

V. Thou art, O Lord, the free bestower of all we have:

R. Thou art the faithful Promiser of all we expect.

O Lord hear our Prayers,

And let our Supplications come to thee.

Let us pray.

O Blessed JESU. whose sacred Body, af∣ter thou hadst finisht in it the work of our redemption, was taken down from the Cross; and after a short repose in the Sepulcher, was rais'd again to a glorious immortality: Grant us, we beseech thee, so frequently to renew in our minds the memory of thy grave, that we always be prepar'd for our own; and so seri∣ously to reflect on the consequences of a holy death, that every day we grow less affected to this transitory life, and more in love with thy eternal joys, who with the Father and the holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God world with∣out end, Amen.

Vouchasfe, &c. as Pag. 54. to the end.