Devotions in the ancient way of offices. With psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day of the week and every holiday in the year. / Reformed by A person of quality, ; and published by George Hickes, D.D.

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Title: Devotions in the ancient way of offices. With psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day of the week and every holiday in the year. / Reformed by A person of quality, ; and published by George Hickes, D.D.
Author: Birchley, William, 1613-1669.
Publication: London :: Printed for J. Jones at the Bell, in St.-Paul's Church-Yard,; 1700.
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Subject terms: Church of England -- Liturgy.; Devotional exercises.
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Ascension-Day.

All as in the Office of our Saviour, except,

Invitatory.

TO Day our glorious Jesus ascended in∣to Heaven, Alleluja. Come let us Adore him.

1. I have finished the Work which my Father gave me to do; and now it is time I return to him that sent me. Let not your Hearts be troubled, I go to my Fa∣ther, and your Father; my God, and your God. Alleluja.

2. Let not your Hearts be troubled, I go to prepare a place for you; and I will come again and receive you to my self; that where I am, there you may be also. Alleluja.

3. In the mean while, I will not leave you desolate, but will pray to the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, to dwell with you for ever.

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Antiphon.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a Cloud received him out of their sight.

V. This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven,

R. Shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven.

Let us pray.

O GOD, who hast inspir'd thy Church to celebrate this Day the Memory of our Saviour's Ascension, when having fi∣nish'd on Earth the great Work of our Redemption, he carried up his glorified Humanity above the Clouds, to its eternal Rest! Grant, we beseech Thee, that ta∣king off our Eyes from these Vanities here below, we may stand continually looking after him into Heaven; and heartily ex∣pecting his Appearance thence again at the last great Day, may be always ready to obey his Call, and meet him in the Clouds, and follow him into those blissful Mansions, which he went to prepare for us, at thy Right-hand for evermore, through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reign∣eth One God, World without End. Amen.