magnify thy glorious Name for this thine infinite goodness already vouchsafed to us; so do we most humbly beseech thee to continue thy grace and favour towards us, that no such dismal calamity may ever again fall upon us. Infatuate and defeat all the secret counsels of deceitful and wicked men against us: Abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their devices. Strengthen the hands of our gracious Sovereign Queen VICTORIA, and all that are put in authority under her, with judgement and justice to cut off all such workers of iniquity, as turn Religion into Rebellion, and Faith into Faction; that they may never again prevail against us, nor triumph in the ruin of the Monarchy and thy Church among Protect and defend our Sovereign Lady the Queen, with the whole Royal Family, from all Treasons and Conspiracies. Be unto her an helmet of salvation, and a strong tower of defence

us.

ALMIGHTY God and heavenly Far against the fact of all her enemies;

ther, who, of thine infinite and unspeakable goodness towards us, didst in a most extraordinary and wonderful manner disappoint and overthrow the wicked designs of those traiterous, heady, and high-minded men, who, under the pretence of Religion and thy most holy Name, had contrived, and well-nigh effected the utter destruction of this Church and Kingdom: As we do this day most heartily and devoutly adore and

clothe them with shame and confusion, but upon Herself, and her Posterity let the Crown for ever flourish. So we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thee thanks for ever, and will always be shewing forth thy praise from generation to generation; through Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Redeemer, to whom, with thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghost, be glory in the Church throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

NOTE.

THIS Office claims attention on the principle, that any event which may be regarded as contributing fundamentally to the good of a nation ought to be kept in grateful remembrance as the result of Divine mercy. Like the other offices of a similar nature, this received some alteration in the reign of James II. The hymn immediately following the sentences was then added in place of another, supposed to be less suitable to the occasion. New psalms were also introduced, the 20th, 21st, 85th, and 118th, having been originally selected. Both the psalms and lessons are considered as calculated to impress the minds of the people with religious feeling in contemplating the events referred to; and in all cases it is a profitable exercise to trace the analogies which appear to exist between the workings of Providence in remote and later times. But this ought always to be done with care, otherwise the sacredness of Scripture will not be treated with respect; and then it would have been far better to confine the thoughts to the immediate subject of reflection than to seek for its parallel in sacred history.

A FORM OF PRAYER WITH THANKSGIVING

TO ALMIGHTY GOD;

To be used in all Churches and Chapels within this Realm, every Year, upon the Twentieth Day of June; being the Day on which Her Majesty began Her happy Reign.

The Service shall be the same with the usual Office for Holy-days in all things; except where it is in this Office otherwise appointed.

¶ If this Day shall happen to be Sunday, this whole Office shall be used, as it followeth, entirely. fulness, that they may preserve her.

such respect unto him or the son of The First, Joshua i. to the end of the ninth

Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.

Answer. And make thy chosen people joyful.

Priest. O Lord, save thy people. Answer. And bless thine inheritance. Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord.

Answer. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God. Priest. Be unto us, O Lord, a strong tower;

Answer. From the face of our enemies.

Priest. O Lord, hear our prayer ; Answer. And let our cry come unto thee.

Instead of the first Collect at Morning Prayer shall be used this following Collect of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty's Accession to the Throne.

ALMIGHTY, God, who rulest over

set over us by thy grace and providence to be our Queen; and so together with her bless Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, and all the Royal Family; that they all, ever trusting in thy goodness, protected by thy power, and crowned with thy gracious and endless favour, may continue before thee in health, peace, joy, and honour, and may live long and happy lives upon earth, and after death obtain everlasting life and glory in the kingdom of heaven, by the Merits and Mediation of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.

MOST

Then shall follow this Collect, for God's protection of the Queen against all her enemies. TOST gracious God, who hast set thy servant VICTORIA our Queen upon the Throne of her Ancestors, we most humbly beseech thee to protect her on the same from all the dangers to which she may be exposed; Hide her from the gathering together of the froward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers; Do thou weaken the hands, blast the designs, and defeat the enterprizes of all her enemies, that no secret conspiracies, nor open violences, may disquiet her Reign; but that, being safely kept under the shadow of thy wing, and supported by thy power, she may triumph over all opposition; that so the world may acknowledge thee to be her defender and mighty deliverer in all difficulties and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

all the kingdoms of the World, and disposest of them according to thy good pleasure; We yield thee unfeigned thanks, for that thou wast pleased, as on this day, to place thy Servant our Sovereign Lady, Queen VICTORIA upon the Throne of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be her guide, and let thine arm strengthen her; let justice, truth, and holiness, let peace and love, and all those virtues that adorn the Christian Profession, flourish in her days; direct all her counsels and endeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of her people; and give us grace to obey her cheerfully and willingly for conscience sake; that neither our sinful passions, nor our pri-Then the Prayer for the High Court of vate interests, may disappoint her cares for the publick good; let her always possess the hearts of her people, that they may never be wanting in honour to her Person, and dutiful submission to her Authority; let her Reign be long and prosperous, and crown her with immortality in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶In the end of the Litany (which shall always be used upon this Day) after the Collect [We humbly beseech thee, O Father, &c.] shall the following Prayer, for the Queen and Royal Family, be used.

LORD our God, who upholdest and governest all things in heaven and earth; receive our humble prayers, with our hearty thanksgivings, for our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, as on this day,

Parliament (if sitting).

In the Communion Service, immediately before the reading of the Epistle, instead of the Collect for the Queen, and that of the Day, shall be used this Prayer for the Queen, as supreme Governour of this Church.

LESSED Lord, who hast called

to defence

of thy Faith, and hast made it their duty with the temporal interest of their peoto promote the spiritual welfare, together ple; We acknowledge with humble and thankful hearts thy great goodness to us, in setting thy Servant our most gracious Queen over this Church and Nation; Give her, we beseech thee, all those heavenly graces that are requisite for so high a trust; Let the work of thee her God prosper in her hands; Let her eyes

ness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a peny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Cæsar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

behold the success of her designs for the
service of thy true Religion established
amongst us; And make her a blessed
instrument of protecting and advancing
thy Truth, wherever it is persecuted and
oppressed; Let Hypocrisy and Profane-
ness, Superstition and Idolatry, fly before
her face; Let not Heresies and false
Doctrines disturb the peace of the Church,
nor Schisms and causeless Divisions
weaken it; But grant us to be of one
heart and one mind in serving thee our
God, and obeying her according to thy
will: And that these blessings may be
continued to after-ages, let there never
be one wanting in her house to succeed
her in the government of this United
Kingdom, that our posterity may see
her children's children, and peace upon
Israel. So we that are thy people, and¶
sheep of thy pasture, shall give thee
thanks for ever, and will always be
shewing forth thy praise from generation
to generation. Amen.

DEAL

The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 11. EARLY beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake; whether it be to the King, as supreme; or unto governours, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King.

The Gospel. St. Matth. xxii. 16.

AND they sent out unto him their

disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Tell

us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wicked

After the Nicene Creed shall follow the
Sermon.

In the Offertory shall this Sentence be read:

ET your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. St. Matth. v. 16.

After the Prayer [For the whole state of
Christ's Church, &c.] these Collects following

shall be used.

A Prayer for Unity.

GOD the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of Truth and Peace, of Faith and Charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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RANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty

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have heard this day with our outward

God, that the words, which we

ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all

wisdom, who knowest our neces

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THE peace of God which passeth all
understanding, keep your hearts
and minds in the knowledge and love of
God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our
Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
be amongst you, and remain with you
always. Amen.

UR Will and Pleasure is, That these Four Forms of Prayer and Service, made for the Fifth of November, the Thirtieth of January, the Twenty-ninth of May, and the Twentieth of June, be forthwith printed and published, and annexed "to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the United Church of England and "Ireland, to be used yearly on the said Days, in all Cathedral and Collegiate "Churches and Chapels; in all Chapels of Colleges and Halls within Our Uni"versities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and of Our Colleges of Eton and "Winchester, and in all Parish-Churches and Chapels within those parts of Our "United Kingdom called England and Ireland.

"Given at Our Court at Kensington the Twenty-first Day of
"June, 1837, in the First Year of our Reign.
"By Her Majesty's Command,

"J. RUSSELL."

NOTE.

THE observation of the day on which the reigning Sovereign ascended the throne is of very ancient date. It originated in that general sentiment of religion which taught society to combine the recollection of all important events with the worship of Him by whom "kings reign and princes decree judgment." The custom was kept up in the English Church till interrupted by the ruin of the monarchy under Charles I., when, as is stated in the canon, "it received a long and doleful interruption, upon occasion of his murder, which changed the day on which King Charles II succeeded to the crown into a day of sorrow and fasting." On the accession of James II. the custom was renewed. In the reign of William III. it was again allowed to fall into disuse, bu was revived on the accession of Queen Anne. The service which had been drawn up by th bishops in the reign of James II. was adopted as the groundwork of the Office, but severa

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minor alterations were made to suit the different character of the times. In the review of the acc

Liturgy, the first lesson as used in the office of King James was restored, that in the reign
Queen Anne being Proverbs viii., from verse 13 to the end.

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