bear an oftener repetition with comfort to every devout supplicant mourning over his manifold transgressions.

It is not my intention here to canvas the prayers for "Rain and sunshine," "Dearth and famine," "Wars and tumults," "Plague and sickness."

Prayers for Ember Week.

These are beautifully adapted to the circumstances of which they treat, but being prescribed for only four seasons, it is remarkable that here the Church again should be so much more prodigal than in her daily service.

A prayer that may be said after any of the former. "O God whose nature and property, &c."

This prayer, upon the authority of the sealed books, 1662, is to come in before the Prayer for the High Court of Parliament, but the better place for it would seem to be after the Prayer for all sorts and conditions of men.

It is, indeed, a prayer that ought to be taught and learned by all, and might be said by the Church at every service, with edification.

PRAYER FOR THE HIGH COURT OF PARLIAMENT.

If the prayer for the whole state of Christ's church militant, be used where it is placed in the "reconstruction," there would be no object in retaining this prayer to be said "during session."

COLLECT FOR THE QUEEN.

The loyalty of the Church of England has always been very great; it is expressed most lavishly and luxuriantly throughout her services, and here in these two collects it is most conspicuous !*

PRAYER FOR ALL CONDITIONS OF MEN AND THE GENERAL THANKSGIVING.

To be used as prescribed.

THE OTHER THANKSGIVINGS.

Of these I would only observe that the Church has been again exuberant where it would be least expected,-in "Plague and sickness." +

* Vide note in appendix.

Only the two first prayers, viz., for rain and for fair weather, were in the 1st. book of Edw. VI., and then placed at the end of the Communion Service, but in the 2nd. book of Edw. VI., these two, with the three following, viz., in time of dearth, war, and plague, were all five inserted in this place, where they now stand. But these respective thanksgivings were added by order of King James I.

COMMUNION SERVICE.

Lord's Prayer omitted, except this be used as a separate service.

The reciting of the Commandments, is, I believe, peculiar to the Church of England.

As there are two tables of Commandments, it would appear sufficient, instead of inserting after each Commandment the prayer for mercy, the supplication for amendment, "Lord have mercy," &c., to place one supplication at the end of the first table of Commandments, and to allow the final supplication to remain as it is.

EPISTLES AND GOSPELS.

To remain as they now stand, but the Gospel for the Holy Week to be reduced to one incident,

ex. gra. Monday before Easter, the Gospel might be Mark xiv., 3-9, and on Good Friday, John xix., 14 to the end.

For prayers on several occasions, and the other services and offices of the Church, see Appendix.

MORNING SERVICE.

At Morning Prayers all standing, the Minister shall read one or more of these sentences* adapted to the season of the Christian

*See Review.