the Minister's reading the whole of the Com mandments. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. 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 ass, nor any thing that is his. Stop longer between the word "ass," and "nor," than between any other part of the sentence. The words 66 marked in the delivery. any thing," to be Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. When the Commandments are finished the devoutness and fervency of expression which the prayer that next follows requires, forms that change and variety which cannot fail of assisting to increase the ardency of devotion. Let us pray. These three words always in the same man ner that was recommended before. Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite; have mercy upon the whole Church; Be particularly devout in this prayer, as the contrast between the bold dictatorial manner you went through the Commandments is thereby considerably increased. and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant VICTORIA, our Queen and Governor, that she (knowing whose minister she is)— Speak the words placed between the parenthesis in a lower key than that in which you were just before speaking *. may above all things seek thy honour and glory: and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath) In the same manner as the words in the other parenthesis; they must not be hastily passed over, but given with calmness and deliberation. * A parenthesis ought to be read in a lower pitch, reduced loudness, and quicker rate of utterance, than the preceding part.-R. C. may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Passing over the latter part of a prayer in a careless, hurrying manner, as if it were not necessary to pay much attention to it, is so faulty, that the whole is in a great degree injured by it, and the effect produced by what is before properly delivered, is thereby partly destroyed. That full, round, deliberate method of finishing, which has been often recommended before, should be kept uppermost in the recollection of the Minister. The Creed (after the Epistle and Gospel) is here required to be read with a very audible voice, clear articulation, and a regular delivery. It being a short and summary relation of the principal articles of our faith, only a little fervency of expression is necessary *. * This Creed consists of four summaries of faith; three of which relate to the Persons of the Trinity, and the fourth is relative to the Church, Baptism, and the Resurrection of the dead.-R. C. *I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: The Minister ought to make unusual length of pauses between the several parts of the sentences, in order to check, as much as possible, that continuation of confused sounds, which are commonly occasioned whenever the congregation accompanies him, † And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, 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. No part of the Creed, nor indeed any of the prayers, ought to be passed over carelessly, or with any apparent want of attention. I have heard some Clergymen hasten over * First summary concerning God the Father.-R. C. some places in order to give more weight to others, in so indecent a manner, that all observance of devotional effect was at once done away. They never considered that whatever alteration may be thought advisable in the tone of reading any part of the service, for the purpose of preserving as much variety as possible, still throughout the whole there must be nothing introduced unbecoming the sacred dignity of the occasion. Every thing like celerity of expression must be avoided, as unbefitting the solemn grandeur of public worship. 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 toge *Third summary concerning God the Holy Ghost.-R. C. |