. A Rationale, or practical exposition of the Book of common-prayer. iling, Repentance, Alms, Charity, and Patiencein undergoing fuch voluntary Afflictions. Andthe Collects are fuitable alfo to the Readings andthe Time, praying earneftly for thofe Graces andVirtues before-mentioned, which are efpecially re-quiftteto this her holy Undertaking. And becaufeihe knows her own Weaknefs, and her Enemies,both Craft and Strength, who will then be moftactive and bufy to hurt,when we thus fee our felvesto fight againft them j therefore does ihe earneftlyand frequently alfo in diverfe Collects, pray forGo
. A Rationale, or practical exposition of the Book of common-prayer. iling, Repentance, Alms, Charity, and Patiencein undergoing fuch voluntary Afflictions. Andthe Collects are fuitable alfo to the Readings andthe Time, praying earneftly for thofe Graces andVirtues before-mentioned, which are efpecially re-quiftteto this her holy Undertaking. And becaufeihe knows her own Weaknefs, and her Enemies,both Craft and Strength, who will then be moftactive and bufy to hurt,when we thus fee our felvesto fight againft them j therefore does ihe earneftlyand frequently alfo in diverfe Collects, pray forGods Protection and Defence from thofe Ene-mies, for his Strength and Afliftancc, whereby ihemay overcome them, That he would ft retch forththe right Hand of his Majefty, and by his Powerdefend us both outwardly in our Bodies^ and inward-ly in our Souls, which of our felves have no Powerto help our felves. And in fuch Prayers as thefethe Church continues, lifting up her Hands, asMofcs did his againft the Amalekites^ all the Timeof this fpiritual Conflict. H4 104 A Rationale EASTER. IHI S is the highefh of all Feafls, fays Epi-phanius upon the Day. This Day, Chrift;opened to us the Door of Life, being theFirfl-Fruits of thofe that rofe from theDead : Whofe Refurrection was our Life, for herole again for our juflification. if. Instead of the ufual Invitatory^ O come9 letus fing unto the Lord^ holy Church ufes fpecialHymns or Anthems concerning Chrifts Refur-rection, Chrift our Pa ([over ^ &c. Chriftrifing againfrom the Dead^ &c. And Chrift is rifen^ &c. fetdown before the Collect on Eafter-Day. Havingkept Company with the Apofiles and firfl Believers,in {landing by the Crofs weeping upon Good-Friday^and kept a Fail upon the Saturday following, tocomply with the Apoflles and Catholick Church,who were that Day fad and penfive, becaufe theirLord was taken away from them •, we are directedthis Day to rejoice with them for the rifing againof our Lord, and to exprefs o
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