served evermore from àll périls, to glorify 19 THE'E' who art the only-giver of all víctory- through the mérits of thy ònly Són, Jésus (0) Christ our Lòrd. In the Ember Weeks, to be said every day for those that are to be admitted into Holy Orders. Almighty God, our heavenly Father,, who hast purchased to thyself a universal Church' by the precious blood of thy dear Són-mercifully look-upon-the-same, and at this time' so guide and govern' the minds of thy servants' the Bishops and Pastors of thy flock,, that they 22 3 may lay hands suddenly' on no-man, but faithfully and wisely-make-choice' of fít-persons to serve in the sacred ministry of thy Church. 3 And to those which shall be ordained-to-anyholy-function, give thy grace and heavenly benedíction,, that, both by their life and doctrine, · 19 they may set forth thy glòry, and sét forward the salvation of áll-men-through Jesus Chrisť our Lord. (0) A PRAYER THAT MAY BE SAID AFTER ANY OF THE FORMER. O God, whose náture and property ís, èver to have mercy and to forgive-receive our humble petítions; and though we be tied and 19 12 3 bound with the chain of our síns, yet let the (0) pítifulness of thy gréat mércy lóose us, for the honour of Jesus Christ' our Mediator and A'dvocate. A PRAYER FOR THE PARLIAMENT. Most gracious Gód-we húmbly beseech 26 thee-as for this kingdom in géneral-só es 14 pècially for the High Court of Parliament, under our most religious and gracious King, at 4 a this-time assèmbled: that thou wouldest be pléased' to direct and prósper' àll their consul 15 tátions,, to the adváncement of thy' glòry, the good of thy Chùrch, the sàfety, honour and - assembled] For the pronunciation of this word, see Appendix, Section 14. graven image, nor the likeness of ány-thing' that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in 25 22 the water under-the-earth-thou shalt-not bow down-to-them, nor worship them-Now) for I" the Lord thy-God' am a jèalous-God, and visit the síns of the fathers' upon the children, unto the third and fourth-generation' of them that huteme; and show mercy unto thousands in thèm that love me' and keep my commandments. 19 14 People. Lord, have mércy-upon-us, and incline our hearts to keep this-law. III. Thou shalt-not take' the NA'ME-of-the though distinctly uttered, should be without accent.-See Smart's Theory, p. 57. Thou shalt-not máke-to-thy-self] In this sentence, as well as in the instances of similar construction at the beginning of the third and ninth Commandments, some readers pause after the negative, and connect the verb with its object. This appears contrary to the common practice in conversation.] -and show mercy] In delivering the remainder of this Commandment, it will be proper to abate a little of the authoritative manner. -the NA'ME-of-the-Lord-thy-God] The words 'Lord thy God' having been used in the preceding Commandments, may here be included under the inflection commencing on -the word 'name, When the Commandment is pronounced by itself, detached from the other Commandments, the word 'name' would not require this exclusive emphasis. A simidar remark is applicable in many cases where the mode of Lord-thy-God” in vàin; for the Lord will-not hóld' hím GUILTLESS'-that-tàketh-his-name-in 25 vàin. People. Lord, have' mércy-upon-us, &c. IV. (*) Remember-that thou keep hōly' the SABBATH-day. Six-days shalt thou lábour, and dó all that thou hást-to-do; búť' the seventhday- (slow) is the Sabbath of the LORD thy GòD. In it-thou shalt dó' nó mànner-of-work; thóu, 15 25 and thy són, and thy daughter; thy man-servant, 17 and thy maid-servant; thy cattle-and the reading is influenced by the context. Separate the sentence from its connexion with what precedes in the original, and a different arrangement of the inflections becomes proper.] -that taketh his name in vàin] This phrase having been previously employed in the Commandment, ought, when repeated, to pass under the inflection given to the word 'guiltless;' or, which is the same thing, the accented words will receive inflections similar to that on 'guiltless,' but in a lower and feebler tone.] -SABBATH-day] The words 'Sabbath-day,' or resting-day, are placed in contradistinction to working-day; the word 'day' therefore does not require a separate accent. Some readers however give one, saying 'Sábbath-dày;' this mode of delivery is apt to excite the idea that some contrast is implied between Sabbath day and Sabbath night.] -thy cattle] By giving emphasis to the word cattle,' a duty which is sometimes overlooked even by conscientious stranger that is within thy gàtes.-For' in six days—the Lórď made heaven and earth, the 15 sèa,, and all that ín-them-is,, and résted the sè venth-day; wherefore, the Lòrd' blessed-the 25 seventh-day, and hallow'd-it. People. Lord, have mercy, &c. 4 a V. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be lóng' in the land which the Lòrd thy God giveth-thee. People. Lord, have mercy, &c. VI. Thou shalt dó nó mùrder. VII. Thou shalt-not commít adultery. Christians may perhaps be brought to more effectual remembrance.] -the sèa] More pause than is usually made, should be introduced after the word 'sea,' to show clearly that the subse< quent expression, all that in them is,' refers to 'heaven and earth,' as well as to the sea.'] -wherefore, the Lord.] "From the word 'wherefore' if the rest of the sentence be spoken in a low, solemn, energetic tone, the full weight and force of it will be better conveyed." Thou shalt do] The short Commandments require an addi |