Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, &c. AMEN.

Then shall follow the Collect of the day, with one of these two Collects following, for the King.

Then shall the Priest rehearse distinctly all the Ten Commandments; and the people kneeling shall, after every Commandment, ask God's mercy for their transgression of the same, after this sort:

[So in the Books of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I., except that two quartos of Eliz. and James, 1606, have Minister' for 'Priest.' And the folio Eliz. by Barker, reads 'God mercy.' See also Appendix No. IX. 1.]

Minister.

[The same in all the Books.]

God spake these words and said; I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt have none other gods but me.

People. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. &c.

Then shall follow the Collect of the
day, with one of these two Collects fol-
lowing, for the King; the Priest stand-
ing up and saying,

['Priest' in the Folios of Elizabeth, the Books of
James, and some of Charles I. But in the two
Quartos of Eliz., James 1606, and some other
Books of Charles I. 'Minister' for 'Priest.']

Priest. Let us pray.

Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite; Have mercy upon the whole congregation; &c. AMEN.

[The same in the Books of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I. N B. The Books of Eliz. read our Queen and Governour."]

BOOK OF K. CHARLES II. 1662.

SCOTCH LITURGY 1637.

Then shall the Priest, turning to the people, rehearse distinctly all the Ten Commandments; and the people, still kneeling, shall after every Commandment ask God mercy for their transgression thereof for the time past, and grace to keep the same for the time to come, as followeth :

Then shall the Presbyter, turning to the people, rehearse distinctly all the Ten Commandments; the people all the while kneeling, and asking God mercy for the transgression of every duty therein; either according to the letter, or to the mystical importance of the said Commandment.

Minister.

God spake these words and said; I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt have none other gods but me.

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. &c.

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I. BOOK K. EDW. VI. 1549.

II. BOOK 1552.

Almighty and everlasting God, we be taught by thy holy word, that the hearts of kings, &c.

The Collects ended, the Priest, or he that is appointed, shall read the Epistle in a place assigned for the purpose, saying,

The Epistle of Saint Paul, written in the chapter of —

AMEN.

¶ Immediately after the Collects, the Priest shall read the Epistle, beginning thus:

The Epistle, written in the chapter of—

I believe in one God,

The Clerks shall sing the rest,

the

Amen.

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker. of

Father Almighty, &c. heaven and earth, and of all

things, &c. Amen.

BOOK OF K. CHARLES II. 1662.

¶ Or,

SCOTCH LITURGY 1637.

we live, so rule the heart, &c. Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God, Word, that the hearts of kings, &c.

Then shall be said the Collect of the Day. And immediately after the Collect, the Priest shall read the Epistle, saying,

The Epistle, [or, the portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is written in thechapter of-beginning at the— Verse.

And the Epistle ended, he shall say,
Here endeth the Epistle.

Then shall he read the Gospel, (the peo-
ple all standing up,) saying,
The holy Gospel is written

we are taught by thy holy Amen.

Immediately after the Collects the Presbyter shall read the Epistle, saying thus:

The Epistle written in thechapter of-at the-verse.

And when he hath done, he shall say,
Here endeth the Epistle.

And the Epistle ended, the Gospel shall
be read, the Presbyter saying:
The holy Gospel is written

chapter of-beginning in the-chapter of—at the

in the

at the

Verse.

And the Gospel ended, shall be sung or said the Creed following, the People still standing, as before.

[It may be here noticed that the Rubric of the Scotch Book in this place varies from another in the same Book, at the end of the Gospel for the I. Sunday in Advent:

¶ When the Presbyter or Deacon readeth the Gospel, the people shall stand up: and the Presbyter before he beginneth to read the Gospel, shall say thus: The Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, written in such a chapter of such an Evangelist, beginning at such a verse. And the people shall answer; Glory be to God.]

verse.

And then the people all standing up shall say:

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

At the end of the Gospel, the Presbyter shall say:

So ends the holy Gospel.

And the people shall answer:

Thanks be to thee, O Lord.

And the Epistle and Gospel being ended, shall be said or sung this Creed, all still reverently standing up.

[See Appendix No. X. 2.]

I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: &c. Amen.

[For the Variations see the next leaf.]