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The John Wesley Prayer CollectionThis booklet has samples from the furocious studios JohnWesley Prayer Collection. Samples are from John Wesley’sThe Book of Common Prayer a reprint of John Wesley’soriginal publication of The Sunday Service of the Methodistsin North America, 1784. As such it also contains A Collectionof Psalms and Hymns for the Lord’s Day also published inthe volume by John and Charles Wesley.There are also pages from John Wesley’s Tracts onPrayer and the MINUTES of the 1784 Conference: of theMethodist Episcopal Church in America (these Minuteswere bound as a form of Discipline in several copies of the1784 of John Wesley’s version of the BCP). Thesecompanion books are available and can be purchasedseparately. John Wesley’s Tracts on Prayerand theMINUTES are included as a bonus in the John Wesley’s TheBook of Common Prayer - eBook.For more information on this publication and possiblestudy applications visit:http://www.johnwesleyprayer.com
The majority of this book is taken up in several largesections. In the eBook these sections were specially indexedfor quick navigation.COLLECTS, EPISTLES, and GOSPELS. consist of 57readings for Sunday services and special servicesthroughout the year.SELECT PSALMS. have Morning and Evening selections ofPsalms to be read over 30 days.ARTICLES OF RELIGION. consist of 24 Articles.Psalms and Hymns. have a selection of 42 Psalms and Hymns.Psalms and Hymns 2. have a selection of 74 additional Psalmsand Hymns.MINUTES. contain 81 Questions with multiple Answers.John Wesley’s Tracts on Prayer. contains 47 readings.
JOHN WESLEY’STHEBOOK OF COMMON PRAYER:THE DIGITALIZED REPRINT OF:THE SUNDAY SERVICEOF THE METHODISTSIN NORTH AMERICAOriginally Printed in 1784Battle Creek, MI
JOHN WESLEY’STHE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER:THE DIGITALIZED REPRINT OF:THE SUNDAY SERVICEOF THE METHODISTSIN NORTH AMERICACopyright 2016 by Rev. Jonathan H. Johnsonfirst edition.All rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-329-99526-0Digitally designed in the United States of America byBattle Creek, Michigan USAhttp://www.furocious-studios.comFor God hath not given us the spirit of timidity;but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.2 Timothy 1:7Production Editing: Rev. Jonathan H. Johnsonii
Contents iiiPreface - viiProduction Notes --------------------------------------- viPreface - viiForeword ------------------------------------------------- ixWesley’s Letter to Coke & Asbury-------------------- 3Wesley’s Foreword -------------------------------------- 5Charts -- 6The Order for Morning Prayer, Every Lord’s Day -- 11The Order for Evening Prayer, Every Lord’s Day -- 18The Litany – for Wednesdays and Fridays ---------- 24Prayer and Thanksgiving, Every Lord’s Day-------- 30The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels,To be used throughout the Year ----------------- 32Christmas-day. ------------------------------------- 38Palm Sunday ---------------------------------------- 64GOOD-FRIDAY. ------------------------------------- 67EASTER – DAY. ------------------------------------- 72The Ascension-day. -------------------------------- 81WHIT-SUNDAY. ------------------------------------- - 86The Communion. --------------------------------------- 125Proper Prefaces. The BAPTISM of INFANTS. ---------------------------- 141The BAPTISM to such as are of RIPER YEARS.---- 145The MATRIMONY. -------------------------------------- 151The COMMUNION of the SICK.----------------------- 157The Order for the BURIAL of the DEAD. ------------ 158SELECT PSALMS.MorningEveningThe 1st Day -----------164 --------------- 166The 2nd Day-----------168 --------------- 170The 3rd Day -----------172 --------------- 174The 4th Day -----------176 --------------- 179The 5th Day -----------181 --------------- 183The 6th Day -----------185 --------------- 187The 7th Day -----------189 --------------- 191The 8th Day -----------193 --------------- 194The 9th Day -----------197 --------------- 199The 10th Day ---------201 --------------- 204
iv ContentsSELECT PSALMS (cont)MorningEveningThe 11th Day ----------------206 ----------- 208The 12th Day ----------------210 ----------- 213The 13th Day ----------------215 ----------- 217The 14th Day ----------------219 ----------- 221The 15th Day ----------------224 ----------- 226The 16th Day ----------------228 ----------- 230The 17th Day ----------------232 ----------- 234The 18th Day ----------------236 ----------- 237The 19th Day ----------------239 ----------- 241The 20th Day ----------------243 ----------- 244The 21st Day-----------------246 ----------- 248The 22nd Day ----------------249 ----------- 251The 23rd Day ----------------252 ----------- 254The 24th Day ----------------256 ----------- 258The 25th Day ----------------260 ----------- 262The 26th Day ----------------264 ----------- 266The 27th Day ----------------267 ----------- 269The 28th Day ----------------271 ----------- 273The 29th Day ----------------274 ----------- 275The 30th Day ----------------277 ----------- 279Ordaining of SUPERINTENDANTS, ELDERS, andDEACONS.The making of DEACONS. ------------------------ 282The ordaining of ELDERS. ------------------------ 287The Ordaining of a SUPERINTENDANT. -------- 298ARTICLES OF RELIGION1. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity.---------------------------3072. Of the Word, or Son of God,who was made very Man. ----------------------ib3. Of the Resurrection of Christ. ------------------------3084. Of the Holy Ghost.----------------------------------------ib5. Of the sufficiencyof the Holy Scriptures for Salvation.-----------ibOf the Names of the Canonical Book.-----------------ibOf the Old Testament. --------------------------------------3097. Of Original or Birth-sin. --------------------------------ib8. Of Free-will. 109. Of the Justification of Man. ---------------------------ib
Contents vARTICLES OF RELIGION (Continued)10. Of good Works. ------------------------------------------31011. Of Works of Supererogation. ------------------ ib12. Of Sin after Justification. ----------------------------31113. Of the Church. ---------------------------------- ib14. Of Purgatory.------------------------------------ ib15. Of speaking in the Congregation in sucha Tongue as the People understand. --- ib16. Of the Sacraments.----------------------------- 31217. Of Baptism. ------------------------------------- ib18. Of the Lord’s Supper. -------------------------- ib19. Of both Kinds. ---------------------------------- 31320. Of the One Oblation of Christ, finishedupon the Cross. -----------------------------------ib21. Of the Marriage of Ministers.------------------ ib22. Of the Rites and Ceremonies of Churches. ---31423. Of Christians Men’s Goods. ------------------- ib24. Of a Christian Man’s Oath.-------------------- ibA COLLECTION OF PSALMS AND HYMNS --------- 316Psalms and Hymns Contents ------------------------- ------- ---------- 471
vi Production NotesThis book has been formatted for ebook and modernpublishingby furocious studios with notable changes to style yet without any intentionalincursion to content especially words and spelling. Thechanges are listed as follows:Modern font (original text type used a secondary s thatappeared more like an f in several places making it difficultfor modern readers), removal of many of the RomanNumerals used for scriptural notation, content wasregarded rather than the application of space-savingpractices which are less of a concern in modern publishing– as a result pages no longer correspond to the pages of theoriginal publications, repeated chapter titles were removedfor the sake of spacing and the ebook formatting,catchwords were removed from the foot of the pages, thebinding notations from the bottoms of pages were removed,hyphenated words at line breaks have been in most caseseliminated, all caps of the first word for leading paragraphshas been removed in most cases yet bold first letters remainas visual cues, needless blank pages were removed, someabbreviations have been spelled out for better text-tospeech, original kerning and word spacing was disregardedfor digital fluidity, the Contents and Indexing system arespecially formatted for ebook navigation, the same chartswere included yet were taken from a later editioni that wasmuch clearer, and some pages of special interest wereadded from other similar original Wesleyan sources notedwith endnotes.
Foreword ixI grew up in a free church tradition that looked with suspicion on writtenprayers and liturgical services. The focus was on nurturing our faith throughspontaneous expression. At times one might have been led to believe thatplanning or using the rich history of the church wasn’t real worship. I notonly was unaware of the riches of the Anglican tradition, I was inoculatedagainst anything formal as inferior. I love the heart-felt faith I learnedgrowing up, but little did I know how my life would be enhanced by theBook of Common Prayer. On Tuesday night several of the students atDrew University, from various denominational backgrounds, experiencedthe unifying power of common prayer. Through that weekly practice Godbegan to reshape and deepen my prayer life.At the same time I was learning about the evangelical revivals in 18thcentury England. My focus was on John and Charles Wesley. Growing up Ihad been told about the evangelical revival, but no one told me that theWesleys also stressed a liturgical and sacramental revival. I began to realizethat I had settled for half of the message. I had accepted the revival of piety,the love of God, but I had missed the Wesleys’ emphasis on knowledge. Myheart had been strangely warmed, but I was raised with a strange antiintellectualism. Every genuine expression had to flow from the heart.I began to change my practices when I realized the Christian faith was morethan a heart strangely warmed. Charles Wesley argued that both knowledgeand vital piety needed to be a part of a Christian’s devotion:5Unite the pair so long disjoined,Knowledge and vital piety:Learning and holiness combined,And truth and love, let all men seeIn those whom up to thee we give,Thine, wholly thine, to die and live.(Hymns for Children, p. 36)The extemporaneous prayers of the revival flowed out of the years ofsaying the written prayers. Even when John and Charles began to prayextemporaneously; they continued to read written prayers. They realizedthe value of both types of prayers. Written prayers expand our knowledge.They help us to understand how others have approached God. Theyremind us of our blind spots. They give a context to our reading ofScripture and they help us to see connections between readings in theHebrew Bible, the Psalms, the Gospels, and the Epistles. They increase ourknowledge. On the other hand our extemporaneous prayers flow from ourheart and give us an opportunity to nurture our love for God. They are the
x John Wesley’s The Book of Common Prayerheart to heart conversations that go beyond the written prayers. Ourextemporaneous prayers are an expression of the vital piety that Charlesalluded to in the hymn. This piety warms what can sometimes become acold orthodoxy.This prayerbook was written at the end of John’s life. It is based on theBook of Common Prayer. By editing the Book of Common Prayer Johnreminds us that his intention was to renew the Church, not to start a newChurch. He supplemented this prayer book with a collection of Psalms andHymns first published in 1744. What is most surprising is the authors ofthese hymns. The hymns are by Isaac Watts, Samuel Wesley Sr, SamuelWesley Jr, and others. This reminds us that this book was primarily for theSunday Service, where in Anglicanism the Psalm was the only acceptablemusic. Charles’s music supported other services during the week. Singinghymns in services was a practice the Wesleys learned from their time withthe German Moravians.Even after 50 years of revival John saw the need for written prayers. Hesaw the need for a book to support the Sunday Service; Psalms and all. Heknew that these prayers and Psalms had been helpful in shaping the lives ofmany Christians. These prayers and Psalms can still spark a revival ofknowledge and vital piety.Dr. Patrick EbyApril 25, 2016Wesley Seminary
THESUNDAY SERVICEOF THEMETHODISTS;INNORTH AMERICAWith other OCCASIONAL SERVICES.LONDON:Printed in the Year 1784.
Wesley’s Letter to Coke & Asbury. 3BRISTOL, SEPTEMBER 10, 1784.To Dr. COKE, Mr. ASBURY, and ourBrethren inNORTH-AMERICA.1. By a very uncommon train of providences, many of theprovinces of North-America are totally disjoined from theirmother-country, and erected into Independent States. TheEnglish government has no authority over them either civilor ecclesiastical, any more than over the States of Holland.A civil authority is exercised over them partly by theCongress, partly by the provincial Assemblies. But no oneeither exercises or claims any ecclesiastical authority at all.In this peculiar situation some thousands of theinhabitants of these States desire my advice; and incompliance with their desire, I have drawn up a littlesketch.2. Lord KING’S account of the primitive church convincedme many years ago, that Bishops and Presbyters are thesame order, and consequently have the same right toordain. For many years I have been importuned from timeto time, to exercise this right, by ordaining part of ourtravelling preachers. But I have still refused, not only forpeace’ sake: but because I was determined, as little aspossible to violate the established order of the nationalchurch to which I belonged.3. But the case is widely different between England andNorth-America. Here there are Bishops who have a legaljurisdiction. In America there are none, neither any parishministers. So that for some hundred miles together there isnone either to baptize or to administer the Lord’s supper.Here therefore my scruples are at an end: and I conceivemyself at full liberty, as I violate no order and invade noman’s right, by appointing and sending labourers into theharvest.
4 John Wesley’s The Book of Common Prayer.4. I have accordingly appointed Dr. COKE and Mr.FRANCIS ASBURY, to be joint superintendents over ourbrethren in North-America: As also RICHARD WHATCOATand THOMAS VASEY, to act as Elders among them, bybaptizing and administering the Lord’s supper. And I haveprepared a liturgy little differing from the church ofEngland (I think, the best constituted national church inthe world) which I advise all the travelling-preachers to use,on the Lord’s day, in all their congregations, reading thelitany only on Wednesdays and Fridays, and prayingextempore on all other days. I also advise the elders toadminister the supper of the Lord on every Lord’s day.5. If any one will point out a more rational and scripturalway, of feeding and guiding those poor sheep in thewilderness, I will gladly embrace it. At present I cannot seeany better method than that I have taken.6. It has indeed been proposed, to desire the EnglishBishops, to ordain part of our preachers for America. But tothis I object, 1. I desired the Bishop of London, to ordainonly one; but could not prevail: 2. If they consented, weknow the slowness of their proceedings; but the matteradmits of no delay. 3. If they would ordain them now, theywould likewise expect to govern them. And how grievouslywould this intangle us? 4. As our American brethren arenow totally disentangled both from the State, and from theEnglish Hierarchy, we dare not intangle them again, eitherwith the one or the other. They are now at full liberty,simply to follow the scriptures and the primitive church.And we judge it best that they should stand fast in thatliberty, wherewith GOD has so strangely made them free.JOHN WESLEY.
Wesley's Foreword. 5I BELIEVE there is no LITURGY in the World, either inancient or modern language, which breathes more of asolid, scriptural, rational Piety, than the COMMONPRAYER of the CHURCH of ENGLAND. And though themain of it was compiled considerably more than twohundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not onlypure, but strong and elegant in the highest degree.Little alteration is made in the following edition of it,except in the following instances:1. Most of the holy-days (so called) are omitted, as atpresent answering no valuable end.2. The service of the LORD’S DAY, the length of whichhas been often complained of, is considerablyshortened.3. Some sentences in the offices of Baptism, and forthe Burial of the Dead, are omitted––And,4. Many Psalms left out, and many parts of the others,as being highly improper for the mouths of a ChristianCongregation.JOHN WESLEY.Bristol, September 9,1784[iv]
Proper LESSONS to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer, onthe SUNDAYS throughout the Year.Sundays of Advent.The first.234Sunday afterChristmas.The first23456789101112131415Sunday beforeEaster.1 Lesson.2 Lesson.Easter-day.1 Lesson.2 Lesson.Sundays afterEaster.The first.2345Sunday afterAscension day.Whitsunday.1 Lesson.2 Lesson.Morning.Isaiah 152530Genesis19 to verseEvening.Isaiah 2242632374144515557596513730243943Genesis44 &ExodusMatthew926Exodus10Heb. 5 to verse 11ExodusRomans126Exodus14Acts 2 verse 22Numbers1623 & 24Deut.4681216 to verse 18Acts 10 verse 13Isaiah11Acts 19 to verse 21
The ORDER forMORNING PRAYER,Every Lord’s Day.At the Beginning of Morning Prayer, the MinisterShall read with a loud Voice some one or more of theseSentences of the Scripture that follow: And then he shallsay that which is written after the said Sentences.Whenthe wicked man turneth away from his wickednessthat he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful andright, he shall save his soul alive.Ezekiel 18:27.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and acontrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.Psalm 51:17.To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness,though we have rebelled against him: neither have weobeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his lawswhich he set before us.Daniel9:910.I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him,Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee, andam no more worthy to be called thy son.Luke 15:18-19.Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord; for in thysight shall no man living be justified.Psalm 143:2.11
The LITANY.Here followeth the LITANY, or General Supplication, to besaid upon Wednesdays and Fridays.O God the Father of heaven; have mercy upon us miserablesinners.O God the Father of heaven; have mercy upon usmiserable sinners.O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy uponus miserable sinners.O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy uponus miserable sinners.O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father andthe Son; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and theSon; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons, andone God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons, andone God; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences ofour forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins:spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hastredeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angrywith us for ever.Spare us, good Lord.From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts andassaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from everlastingdamnation,Good Lord, deliver us.From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, andhypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and alluncharitableness,Good Lord, deliver us.From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from allthe deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,24
A PRAYER and THANKSGIVINGto be used every Lord’s Day.OGod, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, wehumbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men,that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways knownunto them, thy saving health unto all nations. Moreespecially we pray for the good estate of the CatholicChurch; that it may be so guided and governed by thy goodSpirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christiansmay be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unityof spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life.Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness, all thosewho are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, orestate [*especially those for whom ourprayers are desired]; that it may please thee*This to besaid when anyto comfort and relieve them according todesire thetheir several necessities; giving themprayers of thepatience under their sufferings, and a happyCongregationissue out of all their afflictions: and this webeg for Jesus Christ’s sake.Amen.A General Thanksgiving.Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthyservants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks forall thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men;[*particularly to those who desire now to* This is to be saidoffer up their praises and thanksgivingswhen any that havefor thy late mercies vouchsafed untobeen prayed forthem.]desire to returnpraise.We bless thee for our creation,preservation, and all the blessings of thislife; but above all, for thine inestimable love in theredemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for themeans of grace, and for the hope of glory.30
THECOLLECTS, EPISTLES, and GOSPELS,To be used throughout the Year.The First Sunday in Advent.The Collect.Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away theworks of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light,now in the time of this mortal life, in which the Son JesusChrist came to visit us in great humility; that in the lastday, when he shall come again in his glorious Majesty, tojudge both the quick and dead, we may rise to the lifeimmortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with theeand the Holy Ghost, now and ever.Amen.The Epistle. Romans 13:8.Owe no man any thing, but to love one another; for he thatloveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shaltnot commit adultery; Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt notsteal, Thou shalt not bear false witness; Thou shalt notcovet: and if there be any other commandment, it is brieflycomprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thyneighbor as thyself, Love worketh no ill to his neighbour;therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And that knowingthe time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; fornow is our salvation nearer than when we believed. Thenight is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore castoff the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour oflight. Let us walk honestly as in the day; not in rioting anddrunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not instrife and envying; but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, andmake not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.32
122The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.The Collect.O LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from theiroffences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all bedelivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailtywe have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, forJesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour.Amen.The Epistle. Colossians 1:3.We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord JesusChrist, praying always for you, since we heard of your faithin Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all thesaints; for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of theGospel, which is come unto you, as it is in all the world;and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since theday ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: Asye also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant, who isfor you a faithful minister of Christ; who also declared untous your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since theday we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desirethat ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in allwisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walkworthy of the Lord unto all pleasing; being fruitful in everygood work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;strengthened with all might according to his glorious power,unto all patience and long-suffering, with joyfulness; givingthanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to bepartakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
The Order for the Administration of theLORD’s SUPPER.The Table at the Communion-time, having a fair white LinenCloth upon it, shall stand where Morning and EveningPrayers are appointed to be said. And the Elder, standingat the Table, shall say the Lord’s Prayer, with the Collectfollowing, the People kneeling.Our Father whoart in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thykingdom come; Thy Will be done on earth, as it is inheaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us ourtrespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us;And lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from evil.Amen.The Collect.God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desiresknown, and from whom no secrets are hid; cleanse thethoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thyholy Name, through Christ our Lord.Amen.AlmightyThen shall the Elder, turning to the People, rehearse distinctlyall the TEN COMMANDMENTS: and the People stillkneeling shall, after every Commandment, ask God Mercyfor their Transgression thereof for the Time past, andGrace to keep the same for the Time to come, as followeth:125
The Communion. 135Here shall follow the proper Preface, according to the Time, ifthere be any especially appointed; or else immediatelyshall follow;Therefore with Angels and Archangels and with all thecompany of heaven, we laud and magnify thy gloriousName, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy,Lord God of hosts, heaven and earthy are full of thy glory.Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.Amen.Proper Prefaces.Upon Christmas-day.Because thou didst give Jesus Christ thine only Son to beborn as at this time for us, who, by the operation of theHoly Ghost, was made very man, and that without spot ofsin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels,&c.Upon Easter-day.But chiefly we are bound to praise thee for the gloriousResurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is thevery Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hathtaken away the sin of the world; who by his death hathdestroyed death and by his rising to life again, hathdestroyed death, and by his rising to life again, hathrestored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c.Upon Ascension-Day.thy most dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ ourLord; who, after his most glorious Resurrection, manifestlyappeared to all his Apostles, and in their sight ascended upinto heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is,thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory.Therefore with Angels, &c.Through
136 John Wesley’s The Book of Common Prayer.Upon Whitsunday.ThroughJesus Christ our Lord; according to whose mosttrue promise the Holy Ghost came down, as at this time,from heaven with a sudden great sound, as it had been amighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting uponthe Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them into all truth;giving them both the gift of divers languages, and alsoboldness, with fervent zeal, constantly to preach the Gospelunto all nations, whereby we have been brought out ofdarkness and error, into the clear light and true knowledgeof thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels,&c.Upon the Feast of Trinity.Whoart one God, one Lord; not one only person, but threepersons in one substance. For that which we believe of theglory of the Father, the same we believe of the Son, and ofthe Holy Ghost, without any difference or inequality.Therefore with Angels, &c.After each of which Prefaces shall immediately be said,Thereforewith Angels and Archangels and with all thecompany of heaven, we laud and magnify thy gloriousName, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy,Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory.Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.Amen.
The MINISTRATION of BAPTISM ofINFANTS.The Minister coming to the Front, which is to be filled withpure Water, shall say,Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived andborn in sin, and that our Saviour Christ saith, None canenter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate andborn anew of water and of the Holy Ghost; I beseech you tocall upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ,that of his bounteous mercy he will grant to this Child thatthing which by nature he cannot have; that he may bebaptized with water and the Holy Ghost, and received intoChrist’s holy Church, and be made a lively member of thesame.Then shall the Minister say,Let us pray.Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didstsave Noah and his family in the ark from perishing bywater; and also didst safely lead the children of Israel, thypeople, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby the holyBaptism; and by the Baptism of thy well beloved Son JesusChrist in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water to themystical washing away of sin, We beseech thee, for thineinfinite mercies, that thou wilt look upon this Child; washhim and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost; that he beingdelivered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark ofChrist’s Church; and being steadfast in faith, joyful throughhope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this
Apr 25, 2016 · The John Wesley Prayer Collection This booklet has samples from the furocious studios John Wesley Prayer Collection. Samples are from John Wesley’s The Book of Common Prayer a reprint of John Wesley’s original publication of The Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America, 1784.As
