The Door of Heaven Part 3

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespa.s.ses, as we forgive them that trespa.s.s against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

_The Collect_.

Almighty G.o.d, unto Whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from Whom no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and worthily {20} magnify Thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. _Amen_.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

[_As each commandment is read, ask yourself,_

"Have I kept this commandment?"

_Then join with all your heart in the words,_

"_Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_."]

_Minister_.

G.o.d spake these words, and said; I am the Lord thy G.o.d: Thou shalt have none other G.o.ds but me.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

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_Minister_. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor wors.h.i.+p them: for I the Lord thy G.o.d am a jealous G.o.d, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me, and show mercy unto thousands in them that love Me, and keep My commandments.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy G.o.d in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His Name in vain.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy G.o.d. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land, which the Lord thy G.o.d giveth thee.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Thou shalt do no murder.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Thou shalt not steal.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law_.

_Minister_. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his a.s.s, nor anything that is his.

_People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these Thy laws in our hearts, we beseech Thee_.

Then shall follow one of these two Collects for the King.

LET US PRAY.

Almighty G.o.d, whose kingdom is ever-lasting, and power infinite; Have mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of Thy chosen servant GEORGE, our King and Governor, that he (knowing whose minister he is) may above all things seek Thy honour and glory: and that we, and all his subjects (duly considering Whose authority he hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey him, in Thee, and for Thee, {23} according to Thy blessed Word and ordinance, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one G.o.d, world without end. Amen.

_Or,_

Almighty and Everlasting G.o.d, we are taught by Thy holy Word that the hearts of kings are in Thy rule and governance, and that Thou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to Thy G.o.dly wisdom: we humbly beseech Thee so to dispose and govern the heart of GEORGE Thy servant, our King and Governor, that, in all his thoughts, words, and works, he may ever seek Thy honour and glory, and study to preserve Thy people committed to his charge, in wealth, peace, and G.o.dliness. Grant this, O merciful Father, for Thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Here follow

THE COLLECT, EPISTLE, AND GOSPEL.

[If you have your Prayer Book with you, find out the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel of the day. Before the Gospel say, "_Glory be to Thee, O Lord_", and after the Gospel, "_Thanks be to Thee, O Lord_."]

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THE CREED.

_I believe in one G.o.d the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible:_

_And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of G.o.d, Begotten of His Father before all worlds, G.o.d of G.o.d, Light of Light, Very G.o.d of very G.o.d, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father; By Whom all things were made, Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end_.

_And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is wors.h.i.+pped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the Resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen_.