Primitive Tradition Recognised in Holy Scripture; A Sermon, Preached in the Cathedral Church of Winchester, of the REV. Will. Dealtry, Chancellor of the Diocese, 27 Spt. 1836 - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 Excerpt: ...taking notes. Then, the doors being fastened, and the Prelates sitting in long silence, and lifting up their whole heart to the Lord, the Archdeacon shall say, Pray ye. And presently they shall all fall on their faces to the earth, as well the Bishops as the Presbyters; and they continuing long in silent prayer, with weepings and mournings, one of the elder Bishops shall arise, and pour out a supplication aloud unto the Lord, they all lying still on the ground. He shall say, "'Behold, we are here, O Lord the Holy Ghost, we are here: bound indeed by our sinful nature as men, yet in Thy name especially assembled together. Come to us, and be Thou with us, and deign to pour Thyself into our hearts; teach us what we are doing, whither we are going; and show us what measures it is our duty to take: that, by Thine own aid, we may be able to please Thee in all things. Be Thou alone both the Prompter and the Executor of our decisions, who alone, with God the Father and His Son, art possessor of the glorious Name. Suffer us not to be perverters of justice, Thou, who most exceedingly delightest in equity. Let not ignorance draw us the wrong way, nor favour bias us, nor acceptation of gift or person corrupt; but unite us to Thyself effectually, by the gift of that grace which is thine only: that we may be one in Thee, and in nothing swerve from the truth; so that, as we are assembled in Thy name, so we may in all things uphold Justice under the sway of Religion; so that here our sentence may in nothing depart from Thee, and in future for things well done we may obtain eternal rewards.' In this supplication, the prayer of' Our Father' is not to be recited, nor the blessing, but the supplication only itself to be confirmed by an 'Amen.' "But when there are more...

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