same our LORD JESUS CHRIST thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, GOD for ever and ever. Amen.

The Office on Tuesday.

ON Tuesday, the same Things are observed, and in the same Way and Manner as on Munday; the Versicle of the Prayer, and the Prayer itself excepted. When the Priest comes to the End of the last Versicle, viz. As it was in the Of the Psalm, The Earth is the LORD'S, &c. Then the Gates shall be open'd, and he shall stand on the Threshold, and say,

Beginning, &c.

The LESSON. 1 Sam. Chap. v.

AND the Philistines took the Ark of GOD, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. When the Philistines took the Ark of GOD, they brought it into the House of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. And when they of Ashdod arose early on the Morrow; behold, Dagon was fallen upon his Face to the Earth, before the Ark of the LORD; and they took Dagon, and set him in his Place Again. And when

they

they arose early on the Morrow Morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his Face to the Ground, before the Ark of the LORD: And the Head of Dagon, and both the Palms of his Hands were cut off upon the Threshold, only the Stump of Dagon was left to him. Therefore neither the Priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's House, tread on the Threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this Day.

V. Let God be my Helper, and the House of my Refuge.

R. That I may be in Safety.

The PRAYER.

* O GOD, who hast ordained and constituted the Services of Angels and Men in a wonderful Order; mercifully grant, that as thy Angels always do thee Service in Heaven, so they may succour and defend us on Earth, through CHRIST our LORD,, And be thou also mercifully present, that as Solomon began to build a House, for the Use of thy Majesty, on Mount Moria, the Place which was shewn to his Father David, so by the Operation of

* The Collect for St. Michael's Day.

thy

thy holy Angels, this House may be freed from the evil Spirit, and be a quiet Habitation for Men. By the same our LORD JESUS CHRIST, &c.

The Office on Wednesday.

ON Wednesday, all Things which are ordered for Munday and Tuesday being observed in the same Manner, except the Versicles of the Prayer and the Prayer for Tuesday: He shall stand in the Entry of the House, and say,

The LESSON. From the History of Bel and the Dragon, Verse 10.

AND the King went with Daniel into the Temple of Bel, so Bel's Priests, said, Lo, we go out. But thou, O King, set on the Meat, and make ready the Wine, and shut the Door fast, and seal it with thine own Signet. And to Morrow when thou comest in,if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer Death, or else Daniel that speaketh against us. And they little regarded it: For under the Table they had made a privy Entrance, whereby they enterd in continually, and

consumed

consumed those Things. So when they were gone forth, the King set Meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his Servants to bring Ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the Temple, in the Presence of the King alone: Then went they out and shut the Door, and sealed it with the King's Signet, and so departed. Now in the Night came the Priests, with their Wives and Children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all. In the Morning betime the King arose, and Daniel with him. And the King said, Daniel, are the Seals whole? And Daniel said, Yea, O King, they be whole. And as soon as he open'd the Door, the King looked upon the Table, and cried with a loud Voice, Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee there is no Deceit at all. Then Daniel laughed, and told the King that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the Pavement, and mark well whose Footsteps are these. And the King said, I see the Footsteps of Men, Women, and Children. And then the King was angry, and took the Priests with their Wives and Children, who shewed him the Privy Doors where they came in and consumed such Things as were upon the Ta

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ble. Therefore the King slew them, and delivered Bel into Daniel's Power, who destroyed him and his Temple.

V. Blessed are they that dwell in thy House.
R. They will be always praising thee.

The PRAYER.

O GOD, by whose right Hand the holy Peter was lifted up that he perished not in the Waters, and his Fellow Apostle Paul was thrice delivered from Shipwreck and the Depth of the Sea, mercifully hear us, and grant that by both their Merits, we may obtain thy eternal Glory; who livest and reignest with GOD -the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Spirit,

GOD for ever and ever. And we beseech thee mercifully to look upon this House, which we know to be infested with the Devil, that as in Jerusalem, when the Temple was finished, and Solomon had ended his Prayer, thy Glory filled thy House before the Children of Israel, so grant that this House may be cleansed before us, by our Ministry, and that thou wouldest appear in it and in us, in Glory. By thee the same our LORD JESUS CHRIST, who with the same Father and Holy Spirit, livest and reignest for ever.

Amen.

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