FOR THE DEAD.
O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all, whom thou foreknowest shall he thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee, that they for whom we hare determined to offer up our prayers, whether this present world still detains them in the flesh, or the world to come hath already received them out of their bodies, may, by the clemency of thy goodness (all thy saints interceding for them), obtain pardon and full remission of their sins; through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.
A PRAYER BEFORE STUDY OR INSTRUCTION.
O INCOMPREHENSIBLE Creator, the true fountain of light, and only Author of all knowledge; vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to enlighten our understanding, and to remove from us all darkness of sin and ignorance. [Thou, who makest eloquent the tongues of those that want utterance, direct our tongues, and pour on our lips the grace of thy blessing.] Give us a diligent and obedient spirit, quickness of apprehension, capacity of retaining, and the powerful assistance of thy holy grace; that what we hear or learn, we may apply to thy honour and the eternal salvation of our own souls, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER OF A HUSBAND OR WIFE.
O GOD, who hast ordained and sanctified the holy estate of matrimony, for replenishing the earth, for mutual consolation, and as a type of the union of Christ and his Church; give me grace both thankfully to accept its blessings, and carefully to fulfil its
