A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England; With Collects and Prayers for Each Solemnity (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826. Excerpt: ... very apt to lead to it; because a due Regard to Religion can never be maintained without a proportionable Respect to the Ministers thereof. That one proper Method to increase our Reward in the next World is to do all good Offices to those that are dedicated to the Service of the Altar; because he that encourages and enables a Prophet for his Duty, hath an Interest in his Work, and consequently in the Reward which belongs to it. He that receives a Prophet, out of Respect to his Function, shall receive a Prophet's Reward. That our Zeal to defend the Rights of the Sacred Order ought the more frequently to exert itself, by how much the more the faithful Discharge of their Function exposes them to the Ill-will and Malice of wicked and unreasonable Men. That there is no better Way to maintain the Peace of the Church, and edify the Body of Christ, than by preserving a great Deference for our spiritual Governors, and by submitting to their lawful Institutions. THE PRAYERS. I. ALMIGHTY God, the Giver of all good Gifts, For the who of thy divine Providence hast appointed divers dates'for Orders in thy Church; give thy Grace, I humbly Ordina. beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to Ion" any Office and Administration in the same; and so replenish them with the Truth of thy Doctrine, and endue them with Innocency of Life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the Glory of thy great Name, and the Benefit of thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. II. I THANKFULLY acknowledge, O God, thy For the great Goodness, who hast set apart an Order of$8ucrp Men on purpose to guide and govern us, to direct towards and assist us in Matters of the greatest Importance, n te"rg, '" even our eternal Salvation. Grant that I may always Teverence and ...