L LITURGY, OB FOE TUB USE OB THE NEW CHURCH SIGNIFIED BY THE NEW JERUSALEM REVISED AND PUBLISHED BY ORDEU OF T1IX GENERAL CONVENTION. NEW YOKK: PUBLISHED BY THE OKNERAL CONVENTION OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH IN TUB UNITED STATES, AT THE OFFICE OF ITS BOABD OF PUBLICATIONS, 316 It HEADWAY, JOHN I.,. JEWKTT, AGENT. 1860. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by J. H. WILKINS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. ORDER OF WORSHIP. While the people are assembling, a voluntary may be played upou the organ. INTRODUCTION. The congregation being seated, the Minister, opening the Word, may read one or more of the following passages. JEHOVAH is in his holy Temple ; let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. ENTER into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Ps. c. 4. ONE thing have I desired of JEHOVAH, that will 1 seek after; that I may dwell in the house of JEHOVAH all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of JE- HOVAH, and to inquire in his temple. Ps. xxvii. 4. GIVE unto JEHOVAH, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto JEHOVAH glory and strength: give unto JE- HOVAH the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship JEHOVAH in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth. Ps. xcvi. 7, 8, 9. FOR from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be o tiered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name 4 ORDER OF WORSHIP. shall be great among the heathen, saith JEHOVAH of hosts. Mai. i. 11. EXALT ye JEHOVAH our GOD, and worship at his footstool ; for he is holy. Ps. xcix. 5. HOLINESS becometh thine house, O JEHOVAH, for ever. Ps. xciii. 5. Here may be a short pause for silent prayer; after which, the Minister may say one of the following Collects: or, instead of the Prayer and Collect, or after them, a Selection may be sung. COLLECTS. GIVE ear to my words, O JEHOVAH ; consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my GOD; for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O JEHOVAH; in the morning will I address thee, and will look up : for thou art not a GOD that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee. The profane shall not stand in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of ini- quity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak false. hood: JEHOVAH will abhor the man of blood and deceit. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the mul- titude of thy mercy : in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O JEHOVAH, in thy right- eousness, because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. Ps. v. 1-8. HEAR my cry, O GOD; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust in the covert of thy wings. For thou, O God, hast heard rny vows : thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Ps. Ixi. 1-5. O GOD, Ihou art my GOD; early will I seek thee My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for tbeo, ORDER OF WORSHIP. in 3 dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; to see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. Ps.lxiii. 1-4. GIVE ear, O JEHOVAH, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou \vilt answer me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O LORD ; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and wor- ship before thee, O LORD ; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art GOD alone. Ps. Ixxxvi. 6 10. O JEHOVAH, I cry unto thee; make haste unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lift- ing up of mv hands as the evening sacrifice. Ps. cxli. 1, 2. Here the Minister may read two of the following passages, as collated, show- ing that the Loitu in His DIVINE HUMANITY is THE TRUE OBJECT OF WORSHIP. HEAR, O Israel, JEHOVAH our God is one JEHOVAH. Deut vi. 4. AND he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood : and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS. AND LORD OF LORDS. Rev. xix. 13, 16. FOR unto us a CHILD is born, unto us a SON is given : and the government shall be upon his shoul- der: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Coun- sellor, The mighty GOD, The EVERLASTING FATHER, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6. AND she shall bring forth a SON, and thou shalt cull 1 * 6 ORDER OF WORSHIP. his name JESUS : for he shall save his people from their sins. Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a SON, and they shall call his name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, GOD- WITH us. Mat i. 21, 23. THUS saith JEHOVAH thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am JEHOVAH that rnaketh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself. Is. xliv. 24. IN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD. The same was in the beginning with GOD. All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing made that was made. And the WORD was made FLESH, and dwelt among us. John i. 1, 2, 3, 14. FOR thus saith JEHOVAH that created the heavens; GOD himself that formed the earth and made it ; he hath established it, he created it. not in vain ; he form- ed it to be inhabited : I am JEHOVAH ; and there is none else; there is no GOD else besides ME; a just GOD and a SAVIOR; there is none besides ME. Look unto ME, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth ; for I am GOD, and there is none else. Is. xlv. 18, 21, 22. COME unto ME, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Mat. xi. 28, 29. ' THUS saith JEHOVAH, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, JEHOVAH OF HOSTS; I am the FIRST, and I am the LAST ; and beside me there is no GOD. Is. xliv. 6. I AM ALPHA and OMEGA, the BEGINNING and the ENDING, saith the LORD; who is, and who was, and who is to come, the ALMIGHTY. Rev. i. 8. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 7 BEHOLD, the LORD JEHOVAH will come with strength and his arm shall rule for him : behold, his reward ig with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a SHEPHERD : he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom ; and shall gently lead those that are with young. Is. xl. 10, 11. I AM the good SHEPHERD, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, neither shall any one pluck them out of my hand. My FA- THER, who gave them me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my FATHER'S hand. I and the FATHER are ONE. John x. 14, 27-30. DOUBTLESS Thou art our FATHER, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not : Thou, O JEHOVAH, art our FATHER, our Redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. Is. Ixiii. 16. JESUS saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known ME, Philip? he that hath seen ME, hath seen the F .AT HER. I am in the FATHER, and the FATHER in ME. John xiv. 9, 10. INTRODUCTION TO PRAYER. The Minister may then read one or more of the following passages as in troductory to prayer; or one of the Invitations to Worship on pages 41, 42, and 43. AND after six days, JESUS taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them ; and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the lighr. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then an- swered Peter, and said unto JF.SUS, LORD, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them : and behold a voice out of the 8 ORDER OF WORSHIP. cloud, which said, This is my beloved Sox, in whom I am well pleased : hear ye Him. Mat. xvii. 1 -5. AGAIN 1 say unto you, that if t\vo of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my FATHER who is in hea- ven : for where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Then came Peter to him, and said, LORD, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven times? JESUS saith unto him, I say not unto thec, until seven times; but until seventy times seven. Mat. xviii 19-22. AND Jtsus answering, saith unto them, Have faith of GOD. For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe, that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye de- sire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, for- give, if ye have aught against any : that your FATHER also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your FATHER who is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Mark xi, 22-26. BUT love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the HIGHEST : foi he is kind unto the unthankful and the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your FATHER also is merciful. Luke vi. 35, 36. VND I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if a ORDER OF WORSHIP. 9 fish, will he, for a fish, give him a serpent ? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children ; how much more shall the Heavenly FATHER give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. Luke xi. 9-13. Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself: GOD, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar oft', would not lift so rrmch as the eyes unto heaven ; but smote upon his breast, saying, GOD be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself, shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself, shall be ex- alted. Luke xviii. 10-14. BUT the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the FATHER in spirit and in truth : for the FATHER seeketh such to worship him. GOD is a Spirit; and they that worship him, must worship in spirit and in truth. John iv. 23, 24. AND JESUS said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. All that the FA- THER giveth me, shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out. John vi, 35, 37. BELIEVE me, that I am in the FATHER, and the FATHER in me ; or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also : and greater ones than these shall he do, because I go unto rny FATHER. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do; that the FATHER may be glori 10 ORDER OF WORSHIP. fied in the SON. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John xiv. 11-14. I AM the true Vine, and my FATHER is the Hus- bandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every one that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ve abide in me. John xv. 1-4. I AM the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth In me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit : for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John xv. 5 7. HEREIN is my FATHER glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the FATHER hath loved me, so have I loved you : continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my FATHER'S commandments, and abide in his love. John xv. 8-10. YE have riot chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain : that whatso- ever ye shall ask of the FATHER in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. John xv 16, 17. VERILY, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the FATHER in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These ORDER OF WORSHIP. il things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time comcth, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the FATHER At that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto you, that I will pray the FATHER for you ; for the FATHER himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from GOD. I came forth from the FATHER, and am come into the world : again I leave the world, and go to the FA- THER. John xvi. 23-28. WHEREWITH shall I come before JEHOVAH, And bow myself before the high GOD ? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, With calves of a year old ? Will JEHOVAH be pleased with thousands of rams, Or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul ? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good ; And what doth JEHOVAH require of thee, But to do justly, and to love mercy, And to walk humbly with thy GOD? Mic. vi. 6-8. JEHOVAH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? JEHOVAH is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid ? When the wicked, mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of JEHOVAH, that will 1 seek after; that I may dwell in the house of JEHOVAH all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of JEHOVAH, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he shall set rne up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me : therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises to JEHOVAH. Hear, O JEHOVAH ; ORDER OF WORSHIP. I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. Ps. xxvii. 1 7. COME and hear, all ye that fear GOD, and I will de- clare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear. But verily GOD hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be GOD, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. Ps. Ixvi. 16 20. AND when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites : for they love to pray standing in the syna- gogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet ; and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy FATHER who is in secret: and thy FATHER who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your FATHER knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Mat. vi. 5 8. O COME, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel oefore the face of JEHOVAH our Maker. Ps. xcv. 6, Or this. Min. O COME, let us worship and bow down : Peo. Let us kneel before the face of Je | hovah | our j M. For he is our GOD : P. And we are the people of his pasture, and the | sheep of his hand OKDER OF WORSHIP. Jo Here the Minister may repeat one or more of the following passages or prayers, or one of those on pages 44 and 45", the people saying those -parts designated for them: the Minister indicating the time for kneeling, by saying, "0 come, let us worship," &c. HAVE mercy upon me, O GOD, according to thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and 1 shall be clean; wash me, and T shall be whiter than snow. Ps. li. 1 7. HIDK thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O GOD; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Ps. li. 9-13. O LORD, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacri- fice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of GOD are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart. O GOD, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto '/Aon : Ituild thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righieousness, with burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: then -hall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. Ps. li. !">- 19. O JEHOVAH, thon hast searched me, and known me : thou knowest mv down-sitting and my up-rising ; thou 2 ORDER OF WORSHIP. understandest my thought afar off. Thou compass- est my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O JEHOVAH, thon knowest it altogether. Ps. cxxxix. 1 4. WHITHER shall T go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, be- hold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morn- ing, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 7 12. I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Hear me speedily, O JEHOVAH ; my spirit faileth : hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me. to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust : cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O jEHOVAHjfrorn my enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my GOD : thy Spirit is good ; lead me into the land of uprightness. Ps. cxliii. 5 10. OUT of the depths have I cried to thee, O JEHOVAH : LORD, hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, O JAH, shouldest mark iniquities, O LoRD,who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for JEHOVAH, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the LORD more than they that watch for the morning: more than they that watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in JEHOVAH; ORDER OF WORSHIP. 15 lor with JEHOVAH there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption ; and he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Ps. cxxx. 1 8. BE merciful unto me, O LORD : for I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. For thou, LORD, art good, and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O JEHO- VAH, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my sup- plications. In the day of rny trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. Ps. Ixxxvi. 3 7. O JEHOVAH God of Hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O GOD of Jacob. Behold, O God, our shield ; and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my GOD, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For JEHOVAH GOD is a sun and shield; JEHOVAH will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk up- rightly. O JEHOVAH of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Ps. Ixxxiv. 8 12. THY mercy, O JEHOVAH, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy righteous- ness is like the mountains of GOD; thy judgments are a great deep : O JKHOVAH, thou preserveat man and beast. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O GOD! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wii,g<. They shall be abundantly satis- fied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light shall we eee light. O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Ps. xxxvi. 5-10. UNTO thee, O JEHOVAH, I lift up my soul : O my GOD, I trust in thee. Let me not be ashamed ; let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that 10 ORDER OF WORSHIP. wait on thee be ashamed : let them be ashamed who transgress without cause. Show me thy ways, O JEHOVAH ; leach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me for thou art the GOD of my salvation ; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O JEHOVAH, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of rny youth, nor my transgressions : according to thy mercy remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O JEHOVAH. Ps. xxv. 1-7. Let my cry come near before thee, O JEHOVAH : give me understanding according to thy word. Let rny supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are righteous- ness. Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. I have longed for thy salvation, O JEHOVAH ; and thy law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; and let thy judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Ps. cxix. 169-176. PRAYERS. O JEHOVAH GOD of Israel, who dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the very GOD, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth : thou hast made heaven and earth. Bow down thine ear, O JEHOVAH, and hear; open thine eyes, O JEHOVAH, and see. Look doxvn from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory. Doubtless thou art our FATHER, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, O JEHOVAH, art our FA- THER, our Redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. We acknowledge, O JEHOVAH, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee. We are all as an unclean thing; and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags : and we all do fade ORDER OF WORSHIP. 17 as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. But now, O JEHOVAH, thou art our FATHER: \ve are the clay, and thou our potter ; and we all are the work of thy hand. Help us, O GOD of our salva- tion, for the glory of thy name : and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. O JEHO- VAH, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Arise for our help ; and redeem us for thy mercy's sake. Show us thy mercy, O JEHOVAH ; and grant us thy salvation. O LORD, hear: O LORD, forgive; O LORD, hearken, and do: defer not, O our GOD. Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O JEHOVAH GOD of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Let all that put their trust in thee rejoice : let them shout for joy because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. O satisfy us early with thy mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us : that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all na- tions. Let the people praise thee, O GOD; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and GOD, even our o\vn GOD, shall bless us. A..MEX. Or this. O JEHOVAH, our LORD, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! who hast set Thy glory above the heavens. Unto Thee. O JEHOVAH, do I lift up my soul ; O 1.1 y GOD, I trust in Thee: let me not be ashamed. Show me Thy ways, O JEHOVAH ; teach me Thy path?. .Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me ; for Thou art the GOD of my salvation: on Thee do I wait all the day. O keep rny soul and deliver me : let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee. Examine me, O JEHOVAH, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. Bow down Thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be 2* 18 ORDER OF WORSHIP. Thou my strong Rock, for a house of defence to save me. For with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light. O continue Thy loving- kindness unto them that know Thee, and thy righte- ousness to the upright in heart. I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O GOD ; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with thy free spirit. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion ; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the clouds. Be Thou exalted, O GOD, above the heavens : let Thy glory be above all the earth. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and wor- ship before Thee, O LORD; and shall glorify Thy name : for Thou art great, and doest wondrous things ; Thou art GOD alone. Blessed be JEJJOVAH for ever- more. AMEN and AMEN. RESPONSIVE PRAYERS. Min. Praise waiteth for thee, O GOD, in Zion ; and unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Ps. Ixv. 1,2. Peo. Be merciful unto me, O LOSD; for I cry unto tliee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. Ps. Ixxxvi. 3, 4. M. Thou, LORD, art good, and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Ps. Ixxxvi. 5. P. Give ear, O JEHOVAH to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee ; for thou wilt answei me. Ps. Ixxxvi. 6, 7. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 19 M. All nations, whom thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O LORD; and shall glorify thy name : for thou art great, and doest wondrous things; thou art GOD alone. Ps. Ixxxvi. 9, 10. P. Teach me thy way, O JEHOVAH; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 1 will praise thee, O LORD my God, with ail my heart; and will glorify thy name for evermore. Ps. Ixxxvi. 11, 12. M. Thou art worthy, O LORD, to receive glory, and honor, and power : for thou hast created all things ; and for thy pleasure they are, and were created. Rev. iv. 11. P. Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the LAMB, for ever and ever. Rev. v. 13. Min. and Peo. AMEN.. Or this. Min. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock ; thou that dwellest be- tween the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Peo. Turn us again, O GOD, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. M. O JEHOVAH GODOF HOSTS, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people ? Thou feed- est them with the bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou rnakest us a strife unto our neighbors ; and our enemies laugh among themselves. P. Turn us again, O GOD OF HOSTS, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Ps. Ixxx. 1-7. M. Return, we beseech thee, O GOD OF HOSTS, look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; and the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. Ps. Ixxx. 14, 15. 20 ORDER OP WORSHIP. P. So will not we go back from thee : quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Ps. Ixxx. 18. Min. and Peo. Turn us again, O JEHOVAH GOD OF HOSTS ; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. AMEN. Ps. Ixxx. 19. THE LORD'S PRAYER. OUR FATHER, who art in the heavens ; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be clone, as in heaven, so also upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever : AMEN. INTRODUCTION TO* THE LESSONS. Here one of the following portions from the Word may be used, the Minister and People reading alternate lineg, all standing; or the Minister may read alone, the people sitting. 1. The law of JEHOVAH is perfect, converting the sonl : The testimony of JEHOVAH is sure, making wise the simple. 2. The statutes of JEHOVAH are right, rejoicing the heart : The commandment of JEHOVAH is pure, enlighten- ing the eyes. 3. The fear of JEHOVAH is clean, enduring for ever : The judgments of JEHOVAH are true, and righteous altogether. 4. More to be desired are they than gold; yea, than much fine gold : Sweeter also than honey, and the honey-comb. 5. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : In keeping them there is great reward. 6. Who can understand his errors ? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 21 7. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins: Let them not have dominion over me. 8. Then shall I be upright ; And I shall be innocent from great transgression. 9. * Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O JEHOVAH, my Rock, and my Redeemer. Ps. xix. 7 - 14. 1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of JEHOVAH. 2. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart. 3. They also do no iniquity : They walk in his ways. 4. Thou hast commanded to keep thy precepts dili- gently : O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes. 5. Then shall I not be ashamed, When I have respect unto all thy commandments 6. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous judgments 7. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. Ps. cxix. 18. 1. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way 7 By taking heed according to thy Word. 2. With my whole heart have I sought thee : let me not wander from thy commandments. 3. Thy W T ord have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee. 4. Blessed art thou, O JEHOVAH: Teach me thy statutes. 5. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth : 1 have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. When read alternate y, both Minister and People may read this verse. 22 ORDER OF WORSHIP. 6. I will meditate in thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. 7. I will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not forget thy Word. Ps. cxix. 9 - 16. 1. For ever, O JEHOVAH, thy Word is settled in heaven: thy faithfulness is unto all generations : Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 2. They continue this day according to thy judgments : For all are thy servants. 3. Unless thy law had been rny delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 4. I will never forget thy precepts : For with them thou hast quickened me. 5. I am thine, save me : For I have sought thy precepts. 6. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : But I will consider thy testimonies. 7. I have seen an end of all perfection : But thy commandment is exceeding broad. Ps. cxix. 89-96. 1. O how love I thy law : It is my meditation all the day. 2. Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies, through thy commandments: For they are ever with me. 3. I have more understanding than all my teachers : For thy testimonies are my meditation. 4 I understand more than the ancients; Because I keep thy precepts. 5. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy Word. 6. I have not departed from thy judgments; For thou hast taught me. 7. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Sweeter than honey to my mouth. 8. Through thy precepts I get understanding : Therefore I hate every false way. Ps. cxix. 97-104 ORDER OF WORSHIP. 2o THE FIRST LESSON. Here the Minister may read a Lesson from the Old Testament, the people sitting. At the close of the Lesson, the Minister may say, and the choir and people chant or respond, all standing, the following DOXOLOGY. (p. 212.) Min. To JESUS CHRIST be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Peo. He is the ALPHA | and -the | MEGA, The BEGINNING and the [ END, the | FIRST -and the | LAST: Who is, and who was, and who | is to | come ; The | AL | HIGH | TY. Rev. i. 6, 8, 17. Here, all standing, one of the following Responsive Services may be used the Responses to be either read or sung. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. EXODC8 XX. Now therefore hearken, O Israel, to the statutes and to the judgments, which I teach you, to do, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which JEHOVAH the God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the com- mandments of JEHOVAH your GOD which I command you. And GOD spake all these words, saying, I. 1 AM JEHOVAH thy GOD, who have brought thee out of the hnd of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 24 ORDER OF WORSHIP. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that, is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the eartli : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I JEHOVAH thy GOD am a jealous GOD visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto the thousandth genera- tion of them that love me, and keep my command- ments. Holy, holy, holy, is JE | HO-VAH of | Hosts : The whole | earth is | full' of his | glory. II. Thou shalt not take the name of JEHOVAH thy GOD in vain: for JEHOVAH will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. He hath commanded his | cove-nant for j ever : Holy and | reverend | is His | name. III. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath of JEHOVAH thy GOD: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days JEHOVAH made heaven and earth, the sea. and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore JEHOVAH blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. .'KHOVAH is in his | holy | temple: Let all the | earth keep | si'lence be j fore him. IV. Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days ORDER OF WORSHIP. 25 may be long upon the land which JEHOVAH thy GOD giveth thee. Thy hands have made me, and | fashioned Make me to understand, that I may | learn me: thy com j niand- ments. V. Thou shalt not kill. With the merciful thou wilt show thyself | merci | fill: With an upright man thou wilt | show thy | self | upright. VI. Thou shalt not commit adultery. With the pure thou wilt | show thy self | pure : And with the froward thou wilt | show thy | self | froward. VII. Thou shalt not steal. Order my steps | in thy | word, And let not any iniquity have do | minion | over | me. VIII. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh bor. I have chosen the | way of | truth : Thy judgments | have I | laid be | fore me. IX. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Incline my heart to thy And not to covetous testi | monies; ness. X. Thou shalt not, covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. All that .TK|HO-VAH hath | spoken, W [ will | do and | hear. 3 26 ORDER OF WORSHIP. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. DEUTERONOMY V. HEAR, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. JEHOVAH talked with you face to face in the mount, out nf the midst of the fire, saying, I. I AM JEHOVAH thy GOD, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods before rne. Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I JEHOVAH thy GOD am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto the thou- sandth generation of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Holy, holy, holy, LORD | GOD Al | mighty ; Who was, and who j is, and who | is to | come. II. Thou shalt not take the name of JEHOVAH thy Gor/ in vain : for JEHOVAH will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Who shall not fear | thee, O | LORD, And glorify thy name? for | thou a j lone art | holy. III. Keep the Sabbath day to sanctify it, as JEHOVAH thy GOD hath commanded thee. Six days thou shah labor, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the ORDER OF WORSHIP. 27 Sabbath of JEHOVAH thy GOD : in it thou shall not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stran- ger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that JEHOVAH thy GOD brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm : therefore JEHOVAH thy GOD commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day. This is the day which JE | HO.VAH hath | made : We will re | joice and be | glad in j it. IV. Honor thy father and thy mother, as JEHOVAH thy GOD hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which JEHOVAH thy GOD giveth thee. The righteous shall in | her -it the | land, And | dwell there | in for | ever. V. Thou shalt not kill. Let thy mercies come unto me, that | I may | live; For thy | law is | my de | light. VI. Neither shalt thou commit adultery Thy word is | very | pure : Therefore thy | servant | loveth | it, VII. Neither shalt thou steal. Righteous art thou, | JE | HOVAHI And | upright | are thy | judgments. 28 ORDER OF WORSHIP. VIII. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor. Through thy precepts I get | under Therefore every j false way | do I standing : hate. IX. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife. I have in | clined my | heart To perform thy statutes | always, | to the | end. X. Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbor's. Thou art near, | O JK | HOVAII ; And all thy com | mandments | are | truth. THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS. Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and t\ie judgments, which JEHOVAH your GOD com- manded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye pass over to possess it; that thou mightest fear JEHOVAH thy GOD, to keep all his sta- tutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life ; and that thy days may be prolonged. Hear, theiefore, O Israel, and observe to do; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as JEHOVAH GOD of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that flovveth with milk and honey. I. The First of all the Commandments is, Hear, O Israel ; the LORD our GOD is one LORD : and thou shalt love the LORD thy GOD with all thy heart, and with ORDER OF WORSHIP. 29 all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the First Commandment. 1. Thou art | wor-thy, O | LORD, To receive | glo ry, and | hon or, and | power : 2. For thou hast ere | a ted all | things ; And for thy pleasure they | are, and | were ere | ated. II. And the Second is like unto it : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these Two Command- ments hang all the Law and the Prophets. 1. All the paths of JEHOVAH are | mer-cy and | truth, To those that keep his covenant | and his | testi | monies. And these words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thine house, and on thy gates. 1. Behold, JEJHO-VAH our j GOD Hath showed us his | glory | and his | greatness : 2. And we have | heard his | voice Out of the | midst | of the | fire : 3. We have | seen this I day, That GOD doth | talk with | man, and he | liveth. 1. And JEHOVAH commanded us to do | all these | statutes j To fear JEHOVAH our | GOD, for our | good | always: 5. That he might pre | serve -us a | live, As | it | is this | day. t>. And it shall be our | righteous | ness, If we observe to | do all | these com | mandmenta, 7. Before JEJHO'VAH our | GOD, As he I hath com I manded I us. 3* 30 ORDER OF WORSHIP. THE TEN BLESSINGS. MATTHEW V. AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a moun- tain : and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, I. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the king- dom of heaven. JEHOVAH is nigh them that are of a | broken | heart ; And saveth such as | be of a j contrite | spirit. II. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- forted. This is my comfort in | my af | fliction ; For thy | word hath | quickened | me. III. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. The meek will he | guide in | judgment ; And the | meek will he | teach his | way. IV. Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. He shall receive blessing | from JEJHOVAH. And righteousness from the | GOD of | his sal | vation. V. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. He that trusteth | in JE | HOVAH, Mercy shall [ compass | him a | bout. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 31 VI. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see GOD. Create in me a clean | heart, O | GOD : And renew a | right | spir'it with | in me. VII. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of GOD. Behold, how good and how | pleas -ant it | is, For brethren to dwell to | geth-er in | uni | ty. VJIL Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteous- ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The salvation of the righteous is | of JE | HOVAH : He is their | strength in the | time of | trouble. IX. Blessed are ye, when they shall revile you, and per- secute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. The angel of JEJHO-VAH en | campeth Around them that tear him, | and de | livereth | them. X. Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you. Blessed be JEHOVAH the God of | Isra | !. From everlasting and to ever | lasting: A | men, and A | men. 32 ORDER OF WORSHIP. THE NEW JERUSALEM. I. AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth ioi the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from GOD out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of GOD is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his peo- ple, and GOD himself shall be with them, their GOD. And GOD shall wipe away all | tears from their | eyes ; And there shall be no more | death, neither | sor-row, nor | crying ; Neither shall there be j any more | pain : For the former | things are | passed a | way. II. AND he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. And the Spirit and the | Bride say, | Come. And let | him that | heareth say, | Come. And let him that | thirsteth j come. And whosoever will, let him take the | wa-terof | life | freely. III. AND there came unto me one of the seven angels, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the Bride, the LAMB'S wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, de- scending out of heaven from GOD, having the glory of GOD: and her light was like unto a stone most pre- cious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal ; and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, ORDER OF WORSHIP. 33 which are the names of the twelve tribes of the child- ren of Israel. And the twelve gates were | twelve | pearls ; Every several | gate -was of | one | pearl: And the street of the city was | pure | gold, As it | were trans | parent | glass. IV. AND the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the LAMB. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth four-square ; and the length is as large as the breadth : and he mea- sured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs : the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hun- dred forty and four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. And I saw no temple therein : for the LORD GOD Almighty and the LAMB are the temple of it. And the city had no | need of the j sun, Neither of the | moon, to | shine in j it For the glory of GOD did | lighten | it, And the | LAMB is the | light there | of. V. AND the nations of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day : for there shah 1 be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter | into | it Any | thing | that de | fileth, Or worketh abomination, or | mak-eth a | lie: But they that are written in the | LAMB'S | book of | life. VI. AND he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of GOD and of the LAMB. In the midst of the ptrer-t of it, and o4 ORDER OF WORSHIP. on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month : and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And the throne of GOD and of the LAMB shall | be in | it ; And his | ser'vants shall | serve | him: And they shall | see his | face; And his | name shall | be-in their | foreheads. VII. AND, behold. I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. I JESUS have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning Star. He that testifieth j these | things, Saith, | Surely | I come | quickly : A | [ men. Even | so, | come, LORD | JESUS. THE SECOND LESSON. A Lesson from the New Testament may now be read, the people sitting. Here one of the following Responsive Selections, or any other, may be used; the Minister reading the first line of each verse, and the People reading or singing the second. Or, a Selection or Hymn may be sung. RESPONSIVE SELECTION 1. 1. O give thanks unto JEHOVAH ; for he is good : For his | mercy | is for | ever. 2. Who can utter the mighty acts of JEHOVAH ? Who can | show forth | all his | praise ? ORDER OF WORSHIP. 35 3. Blessed are they that keep judgment, And he that doeth | righteous-ness | at all | times. 4. Remember rne, O JEHOVAH, With the favor that thou | bearest | to thy | people. 5. O visit me with thy salvation, That I may | see the | good of thy | chosen, 6. That I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, That I may glory with | thine in | heri |tance. Ps. cvi. 1-5. RESPONSIVE SELECTION 2. 1. Blessed be JEHOVAH, Because he hath heard the | voice of my | sup- pli | cations. 2. Jehovah is my strength and my shield ; My heart trusted in | him, and | I am | helped. 3. Therefore my heart rejoiceth greatly ; And with my | song | will I | praise him. 4. JEHOVAH is their strength ; And he is the saving j strength of | his an | ointed. 5. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Feed them also, and | lift them | up for | ever. Ps. xxviii. 6 9. RESPONSIVE SELECTION 3. 1. Have mercy upon me, O GOD, According | to thy | loving | kindness. 2, According to the multitude of thy tender mercies, Blot j out | my trans | gressions. 3 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And | cleanse me | from my | sin. 4. For I acknowledge my transgressions; And my | sin is | ever be | fore me. 5. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done | evil | in thy | sight: 6 That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, And be | clear | when thou | judgest. 36 ORDER OF WORSHIP. RESPONSIVE SELECTION i. 1. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; And cause his | face to | shine up | on us: 2. That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving | health a | mong all | nations. 3. Let the people praise thee, O GOD ; Let all the | people | praise | thee. 4. O let the nations be glad, And | let them | sing for | joy. 5. For thou shalt judge the people righteously, And govern the | na-tions up | on the | earth. 6. Let the people praise thee, O GOD ; Let all the | people | praise | thee. 7. The earth shall yield her increase : G6o, our | own | GOD, shall | bless us. 8. GOD shall bless us ; And all the ends of the | earth shall | fear | him, Ps. Ixvii. RESPONSIVE SELECTION 5. 1. Teach me, O JEHOVAH, the way of thy statutes ; And I shall | keep it | uirto the | end. 2. Make me to understand, and I shall keep thy law; And I shall ob | serve it with | all the | heart. 3. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For there | in do | I de | light. 4. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And | not to | cove-tous | ness. 5. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity Quicken | thou me | in thy | way. (). Establish thy word to thy servant, Who is de | voted | to thy | fear. 7. Turn away my reproach which I fear : For thy | judgments | are | good. 8. Behold, I have longed for thy precepts : Quicken me | in thy | righteous | ness. Ps.cxix.33. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 37 RESPONSIVE SELECTION 6. 1. Thy word is a lamp to rny feet, And a | light un | to my | path. 2. I have sworn, and I will perform, That I will keep the | judgments | of thy | justice. 3. I am afflicted very much : Quicken me, O JEHOVAH, ac | cording | to thy | word. 4. Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O JEHOVAH ; And | teach thou | me thy | statutes. 5. My soul is continually in my hand : Yet do I | not for | get thy | law. 6. The wicked have laid a snare for me : Yet I | erred not | from thy | precepts. 7. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: For they are the re | joicing | of my | heart. 8. I have inclined my heart, To perform thv statutes j always, | to the | end. Ps. cxix. 105-112. RESPONSIVE SELECTION 7. 1. Bless JEHOVAH, O my soul; And all that is within me, | bless his | holy | name, 2. Bless JEHOVAH, O my soul; And forget not | all his | bene | fits : 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth | all | thy dis | eases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with | kindness | and with | rnt-rcies ; 5. Who satisfieth thy month with good : Thy youth is re | newcd | like the | eagle's. 6. JEHOVAH executeth righteousness, And judgment for | all that | are op | pressed. 7. He made known his ways to Moses, His deeds to the | chil-dren of | Isra | rl. Ps. ciii. 4 88 ORDER OF WORSHIP. RESPONSIVE SELECTION 8. 1. Thy testimonies are wonderful ; Therefore | doth my | soul | keep them. 2. The entrance of thy words giveth light; It giveth under] standing | to the | simple. 3. I opened my mouth, and panted : For I | longed for | thy com | mandments. 4. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, As thou dost unto | those that | love thy | name, 5. Order my steps in thy word : And let not any iniquity have do | minion | over | me. 6. Deliver me from the oppression of man : So | will I | keep thy | precepts. 7. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And | teach thou | me thy | statutes. 8. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, Because they | do not | keep thy | law. Ps.cxix.129-136. THE SERMON. Then the Minister, If he think proper, may repeat one of the Prayerg on p:'ge 46, or such other as he sees fit; all kneeling. An Anthem. Selection, or Hymn may now be sung; the people standing. The Minister may then pronounce the following Benediction, or the Bless- ing in Num. vi. 24, 25, 26 ; all standing. BENEDICTION. THE grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all. AMEN. INVITATIONS PRAYERS, REFERRED TO ON PAGES 7, 13, ANI> 38. INVITATIONS TO WORSHIP. BELOVED BRETHREN: We are now assembled in the presence of the LORD, to acknowledge him in his Divine Humanity as our FATHER in the heavens; to worship him in spirit and in truth ; to confess before him our manifold evils; to give thanks to him for his abundant mercies; to pray that his kingdom may come, and his will be done, on the earth, as it is done in heaven; and with humble hearts to ascribe the power and glory unto him. Let us then look to the LORD for his divine blessing. Or this. Beloved Brethren: The LORD jn His love and wisdom having preserved us through another week, in this our transitory home, having given us our daily bread, and provided for our earthly wants, hath now invited and required us, on this His holy day, to come into ills gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Let us then look to Him, that we may receivs of that bread which cometh down from hea- ven, and of that water of life which satisfieth the thirst of the soul. Here let all our anxious and earthly cares be removed, and all our holy and heavenly af- fections awakened. This is the day that the LORD hath made : it is the day in which the LORD arose; and it is the day in which we should :lso, in a more especial manner 4* 42 ORDER OF WORSHIP. arise from natural to spiritual affections and thoughts ; from the cares of the body, to the concerns of the soul; from the scenes of time, to the realities of eternity. Thus will the day be to us a blessing. And when we pray to the LORD, when we hear His Holy Word, or when we utter our rejoicings for Hia mercy and goodness toward us, our hearts will be warmed, our minds enlightened, our life renewed and strengthened, and our souls fed with the food on which the angels live. And in all His mercies we shall re- cognize the LORD as present, and the glory of the HOLY ONE beaming upon us from His opened Word. Or this. Beloved Brethren : We are directed in the di- vine Word to render unto the LORD the worship oi our hearts and of our lips. For he is our Creator; and we are the work of his hands: He is our Pre- server; for it is in Him that we live, and move, and have our being : He is our Redeemer ; for he delivers us from our evils: He is our Savior; for He saves us from our sins. He is good to all ; and his tender mercies are over all his works. He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Nevertheless, it is not for his own sake that the LORD requires us to \vorship him, but for our sake. For when we prostrate ourselves before our Heavenly FATHER, in heartfelt acknowledgment of Him ; when we supplicate him for his mercies ; when we praise him for his benefits, we are raised, for the time, above our selfish and worldly life ; and the door is opened for the LORD to enter; to implant in our hearts and minds states of innocence, charity, and faith ; and to establish within us the kingdom of heaven. True worship, like true religion, is external as wel^ as internal. But in order that the one may be in hai monv and correspond with the other, it is prooer that ORDER OF WORSHIP. 43 the silent worship of the heart should be brought forth into fulness in the open worship of the lips; and this is more abundantly effected, when the true worshipers of the LORD are assembled together to seek his pre- sence in his holy temple. The LORD is evermore invit- ing us to come unto him, that we may have life : Let us comply with his gracious invitation : Let us pou*out before him the feelings of sincere humiliation and re- pentance: Let us hearken with meekness to his holy Word, and to his Divine Commandments : Let us en- treat him to breathe upon us the life-giving influences of his Holy Spirit PRAYERS. CUR FATHER, who art in the heavens ; help us, we humbly pray thee, to acknowledge and reverence thy holy name, and to worship thee in thy works, in thy Word, and in thy Divine Humanity. In thy holy Word reveal to us thy truth, enlighten us in thy way, and reign in us by thy wisdom, till we become thine, image. Warm our hearts with thy love, fill our af- fections with the spirit of thy goodness, till our inner man is made into thy likeness. Help us, O LORD, to bring forth thy love and wisdom into our daily life : May they speak in what we say, and act in what we do; and may our earthly nature become in all things subject to thy heavenly influences. Feed our souls from the table of thy love with that spiritual food best suited to our states ; and enable us to look to thee for all that is good, and all that is true. We confess our trespasses and sins before thee, and pray thee to for- give us. O LORD, remember not our iniquities against us ; but as far as the east is from the west, so far re- move our. transgressions from us. Preserve us in al) temptations and trials of soul, through which it may be our lot to pass : Suffer us not to be tempted above what we are able to bear: May all the afflictions either of body or soul incident to our progress in the regenerate life, in the denying of self, taking up the cross, and following thee, be but the means in thy merciful hands, of loosening the hold of evil upon us, and delivering us from it. ORDER OF WORSHIP. 45 Our Heavenly FATHER, whatsoever things we have asked for ourselves, we would also ask for others : for our rulers and governors ; for our nation, and all nations ; and for thy Church and people throughout the world. Especially would we ask them for all who acknowledge thee in thy Divine Humanity, as the only GOD of heaven and earth.* For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN. Or this. O LORD, our FATHER in heaven, we would approach Thee in love and in worship. In Thy Divine Hu- manity we acknowledge Thee as Creator, Redeemer, and Savior. We come to thee ; we humble ourselves before Thee, confessing that we have sinned; and ask of Thy Divine mercy, that our sins may be forgiven, its we forsake them and put them away, and as we thus forgive those who trespass against us. Be thou present with us now and always. LORD, teach us to pray for all things that are good and true, and fit us to receive them at Thy hands. May our hearts and understandings ever be open before Thee, to receive Thy quickening love and heavenly wisdom ; and as Thou rememberest us, so may we remember others, and ever seek to do them good. May love to our neighbor impel us to teach him, as we have learned of Thee : may the prosperity and welfare of Thy Church be always present before us; and may we ever pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May kindne.s.'i (o all be impressed upon our life and conduct: may (he. wanderer be restored to the right way, and the way-faring man preserved in the truth. May Thv blessings be multiplied upon the faithful ; and Thy mercies, like the dews of heaven, descend upon them : and may we all forsake our evils, and look to Thee alone as the Sun of our spiritual firmament, and wor- ship Thee alone for ever and ever. AMKN. * This prayer is designed as a paraphrase npon the Lord's Prayer, and to be nsea alone: but it the Lord's Prayer is used in connection, it should >>e inserted before the :losiiifr sentence." ORDER OF WORSHIP. PRAYERS AFTER THE SERMON. Our FATHER in heaven,* who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee, and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy name, than wilt grant their request; fulh'l now, O LORD, the de- sires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them ; granting us in this world know- ledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life ever- lasting. AMEN. Or this. O LORD, our Heavenly FATHER, we look to thee ; we worship at thy footstool ; we acknowledge thee to be the author and the giver of all good things. We thank thee for the gift of thy Word, for the blessings of the Sabbath, for the ordinances of thy house, and for the wondrous things revealed to us out of thy law. Deeply impress upon our minds the truths of thy Holy Word ; shed abroad thy love in our hearts, and enable us to conform our lives to thy will. Continue unto us thy favor which is life, and thy loving kind- ness which is better than life. Guide us by thy coun- sel, and afterwards receive us into glory. AMEN. * This is the prayer of Chrysostom, except that the addreg* U changed from "Almighty God " to " Our Father in heaven." TEX ORDINANCE OF BAPTISM, The Minister and camKdate standing near the font, the service may be com menced by reading one or more of the following passages. COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, Saith your GOD. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her) That her warfare is accomplished, That her iniquity is pardoned : For she hath received of JEHOVAH'S hand Double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of JEHOVAH ; Make straight in the desert a highway for our GOD. Every valley shall be exalted, And every mountain and hill shall be made low: And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough places plain : And the glory of JEHOVAH shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together: For the mouth of JEHOVAH hath spoken it. Is.xl. 1-5. BEHOLD, I will send rny messenger, And he shall prepare the way before me: And the LORD, whom ye seek, Shall suddenly come to his temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in : Behold, he shall come, saitli JKHOVAH of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? 48 BAPTISM. And who shall stand when he appeared] ? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: And he shall purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer unto JEHOVAH An offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Be pleasant unto JEHOVAH, As in the days of old, And as in former years. Mai. iii. 1-4. IN those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye : for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make his paths straight. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan, and were baptized of him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Saddu- v ees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O gene- ration of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance : and think not to say within your- selves, We have Abraham frr father: for I say unto you, that GOD is able of these stones to raise up child- ren unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree whirli bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance ; but. he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. BAPTISM. 49 Then cometh JESUS from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ? And JESUS answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And JESUS, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water : and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of GOD descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved SON, in whom I am well pleased. Mat. iii. THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode- mus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to JESUS by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from GOD: for no one can do these miracles that thou doest, except GOD be with him. JESUS answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I fay unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of GOD. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? JESUS answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, ex- cept a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, arid whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John iii. 1-8. AND they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when JESUS saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of GOD. Verily I say unto 50 BAPTISM. you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of GOD as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Mark x. 13-16. AND JESUS came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all nations; bap- tizing them into the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY SPIRIT; teaching them to ob- serve all things whatsoever 1 have commanded you : and lo, I am with you all the days, until the consum- mation of the age. Amen. Mat. xxviii. 18 - 20. Then may be read the whole or a part of the following EXTRACTS FROM THE DOCTRINES OF THE NEW CHURCH. " The ordinance of baptism is intended as a sign that the person baptized belongs to the church, and for a memorial that he is to be regenerated : for the washing of baptism signifies nothing else than spirit- ual washing, which is regeneration. "All regeneration is effected by the LORD, through the instrumentality of the truths of faith, and of a life in accordance with them. Baptism, therefore, is a testification that the person baptized belongs to the church, and is capable of being regenerated: for it is in the church that the LORD, who alone regenerates man, is acknowledged ; and there also is the Word, which contains the truths of faith by which regenera- tion is effected. These truths the LORD teaches in John : " Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD." iii. 5. Water, in the spiritual sense, here signifies the truth of faith derived from the Word; the Spirit, a life according to that truth ; and being born, being re- generated thereby. BAPTISM. 51. " Since every one who is regenerated also under- goes temptations, which are spiritual combats against evils and falsities, the water used in baptism likewise signifies those temptations. "As baptism is appointed a sign and memorial of those things, man may be baptized as an infant ; and if he has not been baptized in his infancy, he may be baptized as an adult. " Let those, therefore, who are baptized, remember, that baptism itself confers neither faith nor salvation, but merely testifies that they will receive faith, and be saved, if they are regenerated. [" Hence may be seen the import of the LORD'S words in Mark : " He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be con- demned." xvi. 16. Here to believe signifies to ac- knowledge the LORD, and to receive divine truths from him by means of the Word ; and to be baptized is to be regenerated by the LORD by means of those truths.] " H. D. 202 - 208. [" The First Use of baptism is, introduction into the Christian Church, and at the same time insertion among Christians in the spiritual world." T. C. R. 677. " The Second Use of baptism is, that the Christian may know and acknowledge the LORD JESUS CHRIST the Redeemer and Savior, and follow Him. T. C. R. 681. " The Third Use of baptism is, that man may be regenerated. T. C. R. 684. u Since these three uses follow in order, and join themselves together in the last, and thus, in the idea of the angels, cohere as one ; therefore, when baptism is performed, read in the Word, and named, the an- geh who are present do not understand baptism, but regeneration. T. C. R. 685.] ["The baptism of John represented the cleansing of the external man; but the baptism which is at this day with Christians, represents the cleansing of the internal man, which is regeneration. T. C. R. 690. By means of the baptism of John, a way was pre 52 BAPTISM. pared, that JEHOVAH the LORD might be able to come down into the world, and perform redemption. T, C. R. 688. The reason why a way was prepared by the baptism of John was, because, by means of that, they were introduced into the future church of the LORD, and in heaven were inserted among those there who expected and desired the Messiah, and thus were guarded by angels, so that devils from hell might not break forth and destroy them."] T. C. R. 689. "As soon as infants are baptized, angels are ap- pointed over them by the LORD, to take care of them ; by whom they are kept in a state of receiving faith in the LORD : and as they grow up, and come to the ex- ercise of their own right and their own reason, the guardian angels leave them, and they associate to themselves such spirits as make one with their life and faith. T. C. R. 677. " That not only infants, but also all, are inserted by baptism among Christians in the spiritual world, is because people and nations in that world are distin- guished according to their religions. Moreover, all of the same religion are arranged into societies in heaven, according to the affections of love to GOD and love towards the neighbor. In the spiritual world, by which is meant both heaven and hell, all things are most distinctly arranged, in the whole and in every part, or in general and in every particular. On this distinct arrangement there, the preservation of the whole universe depends ; and this distinction cannot be effected, unless every one, after he is born, be known by some sign, indicating to what religious assembly he belongs; for, without the Christian sign, which is baptism, some Mahometan spirit, or some one of the idolaters, might apply himself to Christian infants newly born, and also to children, and infuse into them an inclination for his religion, and thus draw away their mind, and alienate them from Christ- ianity ; which would be to distort and destroy spirit- ual order." T. C. R. 678. " Thus baptism signifies initiation into the church, and into those things which are of the church; thus BAPTISM. 53 it signifies regeneration, and those things which are of regeneration : not that by baptism any one is re- generated, but that it is a sign of it, which he should remember." A. C. 4255. Then the Minister may read the whole or a part of the following INSTRUCTION. The divine ordinance of Baptism is designed to promote the regeneration and salvation of men. It is one of the means by which we may be protected from evil influences, and prepared to receive the good influences of the LORD and his angels. This ordinance has a spiritual signification, and denotes the cleansing of the mind. For as water is the means of cleansing the body, so truth is the means of cleansing the mind. Hence water corresponds to and denotes truth ; that is, such instruction concern- ing our duty as we find in the literal sense of the Sacred Scriptures, and particularly in the Ten Com- mandments. And the application of water to the body corresponds to and denotes the work of purify- ing the mind by obeying and conforming to the truth. And while merely natural men see nothing but the natural sign, and understand the ordinance only ac- cording to its natural sense, spiritual men, and the angels who are associated with them, perceive the things which are signified, and so understand the or- dinance in its spiritual sense. Consequently, when we are administering or receiving this ordinance, a union is effected between us and the angels, between our feelings and their feelings, between our thoughts and their thoughts, and between our efforts and their efforts : thus they unite with us in this sacred ordi- nance, as they afterwards unite in performing the spiritual work which is represented by it. When we know that baptism denotes the purifica- tion of the mind and life, we can see why it is made, to be the sign of introduction into the church; for it 5* 54 BAPTISM. represents the whole work by which a man becomes a true member of the church. From the spiritual signification of baptism, we can see the duty of all who have any thing to do in relation to it the duty of the church, the duty of parents and guardians, and the duty of all who re- ceive it. When the ordinance is administered, it is the duly of the members of the church to desire and to pray that those who receive it may receive that which is denoted by it ; and it is afterwards their duty to do all that they can to promote that object. When parents and guardians present for baptism the children that have been committed to their care, they ought to desire and pray that they rnay be spi- ritually baptized; that when they come to the age of freedom and rationality, they may be regenerated, and thus prepared for the LORD'S kingdom : and it thenceforth becomes their duty to endeavor to pro- mote this object, by withdrawing them from evil and leading them to good, by implanting true ideas and cherishing good affections in their minds, and by causing them to know and acknowledge that every thing good and true in them cometh down from Him who alone is good and true from the Source of their spiritual life from their FATHER who is in heaven. And this duty of parents and guardians continues until their children come to maturity, and are thus transformed into brothers, and sisters, and friends. And as children become able to understand, it is their duty to listen and conform to the instruction which is given to them, to love and to honor their parents and teachers, and to look up through them to the LORD, who is over all. But there are some who are not baptized, until they come to maturity, and are able to understand the na- ture of the ordinance. When they become sensible of their evils and impurities, and desire to be cleansed and delivered from them, then it is proper for them to be baptized: for baptism represents the purification of the mind; and in coming forward to be baptized, BAPTISM. 55 they express the desire that they may have this spirit- ual work done in them, and also the desire that the) may become associated with those in the spiritual world and in the natural world, who will aid them in performing the work And when they desire to gain more knowledge of the LORD, of his Word, and of his kingdom, and more knowledge of their duty in relation to him and to one another, then it is proper for them to be baptized ; fot baptism is the means which the LORD has appointed for introducing them to angels of heaven, and to members of the church upon earth, who will commu- nicate unto them their views and feelings, who will assist them by their experience, who will aid them in understanding the things which have been revealed to them in perceiving their goodness, as well as their truth and will thus aid them in bringing them into the life. Here the Minister may read the following DOCTRINES OF THE NEW CHURCH. 1. THAT there is one GOD: that in him is a Divine Trinity called the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY SPIRIT : that these three are distinct, and at the same time united in him, as the soul, the body, and the operation are in man : and that the one GOD is the LORD JKSUS CHRIST. 2. That saving faith is to believe in him as the Redeemer, Regenerator, and Savior from sin. 3. That the Sacred Scripture is Divine Truth : that it is revealed to us as a means by which we may dis- tinguish between good and evil ; by which we may be delivered from the influence of evil spirits; and by which we may become associated with angels, and conjoined with the LORD. 4. That we must abstain from doing evil, because it is of the devil and from the devil : and that we must do good, because it is of GOD and from Gon. 56 BAPTISM. 5. That in abstaining from evil and in doing good we are to act as of ourselves ; but we must at the same time believe and acknowledge that the will, the understanding, and the power to do so, are. of the LOUD alone. Here the Minister ruay address the adult candidate in the following manner. Min. You have been instructed in the signification and use of the sacred ordinance of Baptism, and you have heard what are the doctrines of the New Church : Do you now desire to come into a more full know- ledge and acknowledgment of these doctrines, and to Jive according to them ; that through faith in the LORD, and obedience to his commandments, you may receive that internal and spiritual baptism, which the outward ordinance represents ? and for this end do you desire, to be introduced into the LORD'S New Church by the ordinance of baptism ? Answer : I do. When adults are to be baptized, who have beeu adequately instructed in the doctrines of the New Church, and have given satisfactory evidence of having entered upon a corresponding life, the following (juestions may be used instead of the above. In the case of such persons it is not expected that the Confirmation Service will be used. Min. You have been instructed in the significa- tion and use of the sacred ordinance of Baptism, and you have heard what are the doctrines of the New Church : Do you now declare your belief and ac- knowledgment of those doctrines, and by the divine mercy of the LORD are you endeavoring to live accord- ins: to them; that through faith in him. and obe- O ' O ' dience to his commandments, you may receive that internal and spiritual baptism, which the outward or- dinance represents ? and for this end do you desire to be introduced into the LORD'S New Church by the ordinance of Baptism ? Answer : I do. BAPTISM. 57 When infants or children are to be baptized, the Minister may say to tho parents or guardians : Min. You have now been instructed in the signi- fication and use of the sacred ordinance of Baptism, and you have heard what are the doctrines of the New Church : Do you desire and intend to have this child brought up in the knowledge and acknowledg- ment of these doctrines, and in a life according to them ; that through faith in the LORD, and obedience to him, he may receive that internal and spiritual baptism, which the outward ordinance represents? and for this end do you desire to have him baptized into the LORD'S New Church ? Answer : I do. Here may be used the following prayer, or the LORD'S Prayer, or both. MOST merciful LORD, who dost baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire, and who dost invite all men to come unto thee, that they may be made heirs of thine eternal kingdom ; bless, we pray thee, the administration of thy holy ordinance ; graciously re- ceive this person [or this child, or these, &c.,] now about to be baptized, into thy True Christian Church ; insert him as to spirit among Christians in the spirit- ual world, and thus embrace him within the arms of thy divine protection, [and thereby preserve him in a state to receive faith in thee,] and bestow on him the blessings of thy Holy Spirit. Being enrolled by bap- tism in the number of those who acknowledge thee to be the only GOD of heaven and earth, the Redeemer and Savior of mankind, may he henceforth deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow thee. [ As he grows in stature] May he grow in the knowledge and love of thee, and of thy kingdom. May he re- nounce the evils of self-love and the love of the world, engage victoriously in the spiritual conflicts necessary for his purification, and live a life devoted to thy will. So may he. be cleansed from the impurities of his na- ture, be established in love to thee and charity to- wards his neighbor, and finally be raised into thy heavenly kingdom. Amen. 58 BAPTISM. OUR FATHER, who art in the heavens ; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, a? in heaven, so also upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Then the Minister, naming the person to be baptized, and applying the water to his forehead, shall say : A T> ( Thou art her.eby baptized ) . , A. rJ. { / \ 7 t , ,, > into ( (or) 1 baptize thee } the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY SPIRIT : Amen. JEHOVAH bless thee, and keep thee: JEHOVAH make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : JEHOVAH lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Then taking the person by the right hand, the Minister may say: We receive this person, [or this child,] now bap- tized with water, into the LORD'S Church on earth; to the end that by the baptism of repentance and re- generation, he may finally be received into the LORD'S kingdom in heaven. The Minister may then use the following Exhortation. TO ADULTS. You have now been admitted by baptism into Ihe True Christian Church, and have taken the name of a Christian of the New Jerusalem. This is the first use of baptism. But there must be a knowledge and acknowledgment of the LORD, into whose name you have been baptized, together with faith and obedi- ence, as a means of becoming regenerated. It is the BAPTISM. 59 LORD'S will that these more essential uses shall follow. But this must depend upon the quality of your future life. Cultivate, therefore, with all diligence, an ac- quaintance with the Holy Word, and with the hea- venly doctrines of the New Jerusalem. Shun all evils as sins against GOD. Renounce the love of self and the world, and learn to love the LORD with all your heart, and your neighbor as yourself. Thus will you become useful and happy in this life, and attain to an eternal inheritance in the kingdom of heaven. TO THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN. To you as his earthly parents the care of this child is committed by his FATHKR in heaven. Be faithful, therefore, to the trust. It is the will of the LORD that this child shall be trained for heaven ; and he has ap- pointed you to the discharge of this sacred duty. Endeavor to educate him with continual reference to the end for which he was created. Form aright his mind and life, while under your immediate control: " For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? " Let him be initiated into the worship and acknowledgment of the LORD, according to the Heavenly Doctrines of the New Jeru- salem. Let him learn by heart the LORD'S Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the " Doctrines of the New Church." Teach him to shun all evils as sins against GOD, and to love the LORD with all his heart, and his neighbor as himself. Thus will he be prepared for a useful and happy life in this world and for eternal usefulness and happiness in heaven. Instead ot the above exhortation, or after it, one or more of the following passages from the Word may be read. JOHN did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins And he preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than 1 alter me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. J indeed have baptized you with water ; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Mark i. 4, 7, 8. 60 BAPTISM. JESUS answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Ex- cept a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. John iii. 5-7. NOT every one that saith unto me, LORD, LOUD, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my FATHER who is in heaven. Mat. vii. 21. IF any one will come after me, let him deny him- self, and take up his cross, and follow me. For who- soever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. Mat. xvi. 24, 25. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the FATHER knoweth me, even so know I the FATHER: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also 1 must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, one shep- herd. Therefore doth my FATHER love me, because I lay down rny life, that I might take it again. No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have 1 received of my FATHER. John x. 14-18. MY sheep hear my voice, and 1 know them, and they follow me: and 1 give unto them eternal _ife; and they shall never perish, neither shall any one pluck them out of my hand. My FATHER, who gave them rne, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my FATHER'S hand. 1 and the FATHER are one. John x. 27-30. AND, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have BAPTISM. 61 eternal life ? And he said unto him, If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Mat. xix. 16, 17. THE first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Is- rael; the LORD our GOD is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy GOD with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neigh- bor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Mark xii. 29 31. THEREFORE all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and the prophets. Mat. vii. 12. AND these words, which I command thee, shall be in thine heart : and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children ; and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deut. vi. 6. 7. Here a suitable Selection, or Hymn, may be sung, if convenient. BENEDICTION. The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all : Amen. CONFIRMATION. [There are two Sacraments in the church, Baptism, and the Holy Supper. Baptism represents the removal of evils and falsi- ties by means of truth ; and the Holy Supper represents the recep- tion of goods and truths from the LORD. Besides these there are no divinely appointed Sacraments. It is proper, however, that those persons who were baptized in infancy or childhood, should, when they come to adult age and those adults who are baptized before they come to a full knowledge and acknowledgment of the doctrines of the New Jerusalem, should, after a suitable time, make a full acknowledgment of the doctrines, and of their desire and effort to live according to them. For this purpose the following service is prepared.] The Minister may commence the service by reading one or more of the following passages. THERE was a man sent from GOD, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which enlight- eneth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as re- ceived him, to them gave he power to become child- ren of GOD, even to them that believe on his name: Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of GOD. John i, 6-13. CONFIRMATION. 63 JESUS answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Ex- cept a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof; but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John iii. 5-8. VERILY, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door : by me if any one enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to de- stroy : I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. John x. 7 11. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the FATHER knoweth me, even so know I the FATHER: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, one shep- herd. Therefore doth my FATHER love me, because I lay down rny life, that I might take it again. No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my FATHER. John x. 14-18. MY sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me : and I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, neither shall any one pluck them out of my hand. My FATHER, who gave them rne, is greater than all ; and no one is able to pluck them out of rny FATHER'S hand. I and the FATHER arc one. John x. 27-30. 64 CONFIRMATION. I am the way, the truth, and the life : no one com eth unto the FATHER but by me. If ye had known me, ye would have known my FATHER also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, LORD, show us the FATHER, and it suf- ficeth us. JESUS saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me, hath seen the FATHER; and how sayest thou, Show us the FATHER ? Be- lievest thou not that I am in the FATHER, and the FATHER in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the FATHER that dwelleih in me, he doeth the works. Believe me, that I am in the FATHER, and the FATHER in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also : and greater ones than these shall he do, because I go unto my FATHER. And whatso- ever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do; that the FATHER rnay be glorified in the SON. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John xiv. 6-14. IF ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my FATHER glorified, that ye bear much fruit : so shall ye be my disciples. As the FATHER hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my FATHER'S commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John xv. 7-11. THIS is my commandment, That ye love cne ano- ther, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the ser- vant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my FATHER, I have made known unto you. Ye have CONFIRMATION. 65 not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the FATHER in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one ano- ther. John xv. 12-17. Then may be read the following INSTRUCTION. " The two Sacraments, Baptism and the Holy Supper, are, as it were, TWO GATES to eternal life. Every Christian man, by baptism, which is the FIRST GATE, is admitted and introduced into the things which the church teaches from the Word concerning another life; which all are means by which man may be prepared for and led to heaven. The OTHER GATE is the Holy Supper, through which every man, who has suffered himself to be prepared and led by the LORD, is admitted and introduced into heaven. There are no more universal gates. "After the FIRST GATE there is a PLAIN, over which he must run ; and the other is the GOAL, where is the prize, to which he directed his course : for the palm is not given till after the contest, nor the reward till after the combat T. C. R. 721. " These Sacraments may also be compared to a double temple, one of which is below, and the other above; and in the lower of which the gospel concern- ing the new advent of the LORD is preached, and also concerning regeneration and thence salvation by Him. From this temple, around the altar, there is an ascent into the upper temple, in which the Holy Supper is celebrated ; and thence a passage into heaven, where the LORD receives them. " They may also be compared to the tabernacle; in which, behind the entrance, appeared the table upon which the bread of faces was arranged in order; and also the golden altar of incense ; ami in the midst, 6* 66 CONFIRMATION. the candlestick with the lamps lighted, by which all those things come into view; and at length, for those who suffer themselves to be illuminated, the veil is opened to the Holy of Holies : where, in the place of the ark, in which the decalogue had been, the Word is laid up, over which was the propitiatory, with che- rubs of gold." T. C. R. 669 ADDRESS TO THOSE WHO WERE BAPTIZED IN INFANCY OR CHILDHOOD. You were baptized in the New Church during your infancy [or childhood]. While you were unable to do any thing for yourself, the LORD provided that your parents [or guardians] should take care of you. They have been led to do such things as were condu- cive both to your spiritual and your natural welfare. They have taken care of your body, and prepared you for living in this world ; and, at the same time, they have taken care of your mind, and endeavored to pre- pare you to live in the spiritual world. By bringing you to the ordinance of baptism in the New Church, they have not only introduced you into the Church, but they have brought you under the care of the angels of the New Heaven. These angels have constantly attended upon you, and watched over you for your good. They have endeavored to protect you from evil influences, and to cause you to receive good influences. While the LORD has by his Spirit and Providence caused your parents to operate upon you in a natural and visible manner, he has led your an- gels to operate upon you in a spiritual and invisible manner. While he has caused your parents to love you, to give you spiritual instruction, and to lead you in the way that you should go, he has through his angels inspired you with a love for your parents, and a disposition to listen to them ; he has given you an affection for the truths of his Word and the doctrines of his Church, and a desire to live according to them. Many, very many things have been done for you, CONFIRMATION. 67 while you have been unable to cooperate, while you did not even know that any one was taking thought for your welfare, and consequently while you did not know how much you had to be thankful for. Others labored, and ye have entered into their labors. But those who labored for you are blessed. It is happi- ness to them to see you enjoying the fruits of their labors; and they will be still more blessed, when they begin to see you enjoying the happiness of doing for others what they have done for you. But you have been coming forward ; your faculties have been gradually unfolding; you have therefore been able to cooperate more and more with those who have been working for you. You have been able to act more and more voluntarily, and as of yourself, in conforming to the instruction which you have re- ceived. We trust that you have in some degree been enabled to cooperate with the influence of the LORD and his angels, in contending against your natural, selfish, and worldly inclinations; and that you have consequently, in some degree, become receptive of the loves which come down from heaven of love to the LORD and love to the neighbor. We trust that you have begun to do that which is, in the spiritual sense, denoted by eating of his flesh and drinking his blood ; and that you are, therefore, prepared to come to the ordinance of the Holy Supper. As you have now arrived at adult age, and as your faculties of freedom and rationality are unfolded, the duty henceforth devolves upon you, to cultivate, to regulate, and to use those faculties. Your natural parents [or guardians] will no longer think that they ought to control you, but will desire that you should be a free and rational being. They apparently leave you to yourself; but you are not really left to your- self: you are not an orphan : you are not without a father and a mother. And we trust that as you have been coming to maturity, you have been coming out of a natural into a spiritual state of mind. We trust that you have acquired some knowledge of, and have learned to love, the spiritual influences which have G8 CONFIRMATION. been operating, and are now operating, upon you; so that now, when you are corning out from under the government of your natural parents [or guardians], you do voluntarily come under the government of your spiritual Parents of the LORD, and of his Church. We trust that you will look unto Him as your FA- THER, and to the holy city, the New Jerusalem, as your Mother. ADDRESS TO ADULTS WHO WERE BAPTIZED BEFORE PROFESStNQ THEIR BELIEF IN THE DOCTRINES. You have been introduced by Baptism into the New Church; and by the same means you have been brought more fully under the influence of the angels of the New Heaven. Under these influences and in these circumstances you have been studying the Doc- trines of the New Jerusalem ; and as you have pro- ceeded, your understanding of them has been contin- ually growing clearer, your faith in them firmer, and your affection for them stronger. Spiritual darkness has been dissipated; spiritual clouds have been dis- pelled or illuminated ; and the coldness of your na- tural state has been yielding before the warmth of the spiritual Sun. You are now, therefore, beginning to feel established in these Doctrines, and to feel at home in the Holy City that is coming down from GOD out of heaven. You have also been doing some of the spiritual works which are denoted by baptism: you have been abstaining from the evils whic^x are forbidden in the Commandments, as sins against GOD ; and you have been contending in vour own mind against the evil affections and inclinations which would lead to those sins. And in doing these things, you have not been imagining that you were acting of yourself, and by your own power; but you have believed and acknow- ledged that you were acting from the LORD, and by the power which he is continually giving you through the influence of the Holy Spirit. And in consequence of shunning evils internally as well as externally, you have in some degree overcome the love of them ; and CONFIRMATION. 69 in the same degree you have begun to receive a love for the opposite goods : as the love of self and the love of the world have in some degree been brought into subordination, so in the same degree the heavens have been opened to you, and the Holy Spirit has corne down upon you ; that is, the internals of your mind have been opened, and love to the LORD and love to the neighbor have begun to flow down into 1he externals: thus a holy, a sanctifying influence has begun to descend, and to be diffused throughout the whole man. You have thus begun to do internally that which is denoted by receiving the Holy Supper : for you have begun to receive into your will that which is denoted by the bread, and into your under- standing that which is denoted by the wine; and you are therefore prepared to come to that ordinance ex- ternally. Here the Minister may read the following DOCTRINES OF THE NEW CHURCH. 1. THAT there is one GOD; that in him is a Divine Trinity called the FATHER, the Sox, and the HOLY SPIRIT ; that these three are distinct, and at the same time united in him, as the soul, the body, and the operation are in man ; and that the one GOD is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. That saving faith is to believe in him as the Redeemer, Regenerator, and Savior from sin. 3. That the Sacred Scripture is Divine Truth ; that it is revealed to us as a means by which we may dis- tinguish between good and evil, by which we may be delivered from the influence of evil spirits, and by which we may become associated with angels and conjoined with the LORD. 4. That we must abstain from doing evil, because it is of (he devil and from the devil : and that we must do good, because it is of GOD and from GOD. 70 CONFIRMATION. 5. That in abstaining from evil and doing good we are to act as of ourselves ; but we must at the same time believe and acknowledge that the will, the un- derstanding, and the power to do so, are of the LORD alone. Min. Do you acknowledge and receive these doc- trines ? Answer : I do. Min. Do you desire and intend, by the divine mercy of the LORD, to live according to them ? Answer : I do. Min. You have been baptized with water, which represents the truths that are contained in the literal sense of the Scriptures : May you also be baptized with the Holy Spirit and with tire; that is, with the Divine Wisdom and the Divine Love which are con- tained in the spiritual sense. You have been baptized into the name of the FA- THER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY SPIRIT : May you have this baptism spiritually fulfilled in you : May you receive into your mind and life that which is denoted by the FATHER, that which is denoted by the SON, and that which is denoted by the HOLY SPIRIT. May the LORD JESUS CHRIST abide in you, and you in him ; so that you may be brought into his image and likeness, and so that you may from him bring forth the fruits of righteousness. Then may be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling. OUR FATHER, who art in the heavens; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom corne. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever: Amen. CONFIRMATIOX. 71 The candidate then kneels, or continues kneeling; and the Minister, laying his hands on his head, may repeat one or both of the following blessings. BLESSED are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Rev. xxii. 14. JEHOVAH bless thee, and keepthee: JEHOVAH make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : JEHOVAH lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Num. vi. 24 26. The service may be concluded by singing an Anthem, Selection, or Hymn; and by the Benediction, if no services follow. BENEDICTION. THE grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with yon all. AMEN. SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY SUPPER,, [Persons who have been introduced into the New Church by Baptism, and who have arrived at maturity, (which with males is at the age of twenty-one, and with females at the ageof eighteen years,) who have made a full acknowledgment of their faith in the doctrines of the church, and declared their desire ami intention to live ac- cording to them, and who are in a state of charity and peace with their brethren, are regarded as proper persons to receive the sacra- ment of the Holy Supper.] The service may be commenced by singing an appropriate Selection of Hymn. The Minister may then read the following. " THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOLY SUPPER BY THE LORD. " JESUS kept the Passover with his disciples : and when the evening was come, he sat down with them. 'And as they did eat, JESUS took BREAD, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is MY BODY. And he took the CUP; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is MY BLOOD of the New Covenant, which is shed for many.' Mat. xxvi. 26 - 28; Mark xiv. 22-24; Luke xxii. 19. 20. " 1 HE DOCTRINE OF THE LORD CONCERNING HIS FLESH AND BLOOD AND CONCERNING THE BREAD AND WINE. "' LABOR not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the SON or MAN will give unto you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from THE HOLY SUPPER. 73 heaven, but my FATHER giveth you the true bread from heaven : for the bread of GOD is he that cometh down from heaven, and giveth Jife to the world. 1 am the bread of life : he that cometh unto me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall nevei thirst. I am the bread which came down from hea- ven. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life: I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that one may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven ; if any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the SON OF MAN, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day: for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh rny blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.' John vi. 27, 32, 33, 35, 41, 47-51, 53-56." T. C. R. 703. " The Holy Supper was instituted by the LORD, to be a means whereby the church may have conjunction with heaven, and thus with the LORD: it is, therefore, the holiest solemnity of divine worship. " The manner in which such conjunction is effected by the Holy Supper, is not understood by those who are unacquainted with the internal or spiritual sense of the Word ; since they do not think beyond the ex- ternal sense, which is that of the letter. It is only from the internal or spiritual sense of tehe Word, that it can be known what is signified by the LORD'S body and blood, and by the bread and the wine ; and also what is signified by eating. " In the spiritual sense, the LORD'S body or flesh, and the bread, signifies the good of love ; the LORD'S blood and the wine, the good of faith ; and eating, ap- propriation and conjunction. In no other sense do the angels, who are attendant on man when he re- 7 74 THE HOLY SUPPER. ceives the sacrament of the Supper, understand these things; for they perceive all things spiritually. Hence it is, that, on such occasions, a holy principle of love and of faith flows into man from the angels, thus through heaven from the LORD; and hence conjunc- tion is effected. " From these considerations it is evident, that when man partakes of the bread, which is the body, he is conjoined to the LORD by the good of love, directed to Him and derived from Him; and that when he pai takes of the wine, which is the blood, he is con- joined to the LORD by the good of faith, directed to Him and derived from Him. But it must be par- ticularly observed, that conjunction with the LORD by means of the sacrament of the Holy Supper, is effected with those alone who are influenced by the good of love to Him, and of faith in Him and from Him. With these there is conjunction by means of this most holy ordinance : with others there is indeed the LORD'S presence, but no conjunction with Him. " Besides, the Holy Supper includes and compre- hends the whole of the divine worship instituted in the Israelitish Church; for the burnt offerings and sacrifices, in which the worship of that church princi- pally consisted, were denominated by the single term BREAD: hence, also, the Holy Supper is the comple- tion or fulness of that representative worship." H. D. 210-214. Then may be read the following INSTRUCTION. The LORD has given to the Church two external representative ordinances, Baptism, and the Holy Supper. These ordinances have spiritual significa- tions; and in their spiritual sense they involve all we have to do in preparation for heaven. Baptism, or the washing of the body with water, denotes the pu- rification of the mind, and the removal of every thing that is evil and false; and the Holy Supper denotes THE HOLY SUPPER. 75 the reception and implantation of what is good and true : thus the- two ordinances represent the whole work of regeneration the whole work by which we come out of a natural state into a spiritual one the work of rejecting the influence of evil spirits, and yielding to the influence of the LORD and his angels H the work of resisting the love of self and the love of the world, until they are brought into subordination to the love of the LORD and the love of the neighbor, It is made our duty to receive Baptism before \ve receive the Holy Supper, because the spiritual works which are represented by Baptism precede and pre- pare the way for those which are represented by the Holy Supper: for the evils and falsities which come up from beneath are opposite to the goods and truths which come down from above ; so opposite and con- trary, that we cannot be under the influence of both at the same time: consequently we must be success- ively delivered from the former, before we can receive the latter ; and in the degree that we resist and put away what is evil and false, in that degree are we able to receive what is good and true ; or, in other words, in the degree that \ve perform the spiritual works represented by Baptism, in that degree are we prepared to receive the Holy Supper, and the things represented by it. [While we are performing the duties which are re- presented by Baptism; that is, while we are abstaining from those things which are forbidden by the Com- mandments, and are resisting our natural inclinations to do those things, then we think of the LORD, of his government, and his laws, only in natural light; for our evil inclinations prevent spiritual light, from corn- ing down out of heaven into our minds : consequently, we then think of him as an Almighty Being who acts from such principles as natural men act from, who acts from a love of his own glory and happiness, and who therefore loves and rewards those who love and obey him, and hates and punishes those who hate and disobey him. But as we conform to his precepts, our views of him 76 THE HOLY SUPPER. change ; the more we conform, the more plainly do we see that it is good for us to conform, and the more happiness do we enjoy while we are conforming, at the same time our desire to do the things which are forbidden is continually diminishing ; our love for ourselves and for the world is by degrees overcome and made subordinate; and as this is done, love to- wards our neighbor is insinuated, which makes us love the Commandments; that is, it makes us love to do what they require, and unwilling to do what they for- bid : and together with love to our neighbors there is insinuated into our minds a spiritual light, by which the Commandments are lifted up and glorified ; their interior spirit and life are gradually unfolded, and we are continually able to see more and more wonderful things in them. And as our views of the Divine Laws change, so our views of the LORD himself change : when we find that they are good for us, we begin to think that he gave them for that reason. Thus we are led to re- view all our opinions concerning him. We did sup- pose that in governing us and giving us laws, he acted from a love of governing, and a regard to his own glory ; but now we begin to think that he acts from love towards us, that he governs from love, and that he gives laws from love. We also begin to see that he does not love us because we have been loving him, and that he does not do good unto us because we have been doing good unto him ; but that he loves us because he is infinitely good, and that he does good unto us because he loves to do good. We become sensible that while we were buried in sin, while we were opposing and hating him and every thing that is good, he was loving us; and that from love he took upon himself our nature, and came down to save us ; to deliver us from the evils of our will, and from the falsities of our understandings, and instead of them to fill our minds with wisdom and goodness. For this purpose he purified and glorified the human na- ture which he assumed ; he delivered it from the evil and false propensities which it inherited from its mo* THE HOLY SUPPER. 77 ther, and filled it with his own Love and Wisdom. By doing this, he showed us what we have to do, and he gave us power to do it. While he was doing this, he gave us all the knowledge of himself that, we are capable of receiving; and by the manner in which he glorified his Humanity and made it Divine, he showed how we may be regenerated and made spiritual.] While we are reading the Scriptures, which give an account of what the LORD did while he dwelt in the world, we see him in two aspects ; we see him as a good Being, and a wise Being; and we see that all the works and words that proceeded from him, pro- ceeded from his Love and Wisdom united. These two attributes are what are denoted by his flesh and his blood, which he says we must eat and drink that we may have eternal life; and they are also what are denoted by the bread and the wine of the Holy Supper. His flesh and the bread denote his Love or Goodness, and his blood and the wine denote his Wisdom or Truth. As bread and wine are appro- priated to us, and made to enter into the composition of our bodies, by our eating and drinking them; so there is such a thing as spiritual eating and drinking, by means of which the LORD'S Goodness and Truth may be received and appropriated by our minds. We spiritually eat, when we meditate upon and love his Goodness, and desire to have such goodness in our own minds; and we spiritually drink, when we medi- tate upon the instruction which he gave, and when we endeavor to receive it into our minds, so that we may think and act according to it. For example, when we consider the feelings which (he LORD manifested toward all men, even toward those who hated him, then we can form an idea of his G >odness; we can form an idea of the nature of his Love. If we take delight in such Love, if we love it, and desire to receive it into our minds so as to act from it, then we eat spiritual food ; we receive that goodness into our minds: while we are loving it, it flows from the LORD into our spirits; it nourishes them, and gives them eternal life : for to feel such 7* 78 THE HOLY SUPPEE. love, and to act from it, is eternal life ; that is, such life as the angels live. So when we listen to him while he is teaching us to love our enemies, and to do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, that we may be like our FATHER who is in heaven, who is kind unto the unthankful and the evil ; if we love this instruction, and desire to receive it into our minds, and to live according to it, then we spiritually drink; we receive spiritual wine into our spirits; and it enters into them and nourishes and strengthens them. Whence it may be seen that by wine is denoted spiritual truth. [Now there are various kinds of goodness and truth which the LORD manifested and taught while he dwelt among us performing a work of redemption. All of these are presented to us, that we may receive them into our spirits, and be nourished by them : for he says, "As the living FATHER hath sent me, and I live by the FATHER; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me." He was, as to his Humanity, continually obtaining knowledge of the goodness and the truth of his internal Divinity : then by loving that goodness and truth, by receiving them into his Humanity, and bringing them into life, his Humanity also was made Divine, and was united with his Essential Divinity. So, if we do that which is denoted by eating him ; that is, if we love, receive, and appropriate the grace and truth which came by him, we shall become like- nesses of him, shall live by him, and shall thus have eternal life. But we must not imagine that we fully understand his goodness and truth the first time we think of them, or that we love them enough the first time that we feel any affection for them: for although he has in his mercy brought them down, so that even our senses can perceive them, and so that even the natural man can form an idea of them, yet in themselves they are infinite; and they will for ever continue to unfold themselves to our view, as our minds unfold them- selves to receive them. When we are beginning to understand and to love them, we are beginning a new THE HOLY SUPPER. 79 life ; we are beginning to partake of the food which he has brought down from heaven the food of which we shall eat for ever, and by means of which we shall live for ever And the reason why this spiritual food will continue to nourish us for ever is, because it is the infinite goodness and wisdom of the LORD himself, which he gives without measure ; and because the more we receive of it, and the longer we live upon it, the better shall we understand it, and the more shall we be able to receive of it.] From the spiritual signification of the Holy Sup- per, we can see what we ought to be doing spiritually, while we are partaking of it naturally; and that is, while we are eating the bread and drinking the wine, we ought to be meditating upon, and loving, and re- ceiving into our minds the Divine Goodness and Wis- dom which are denoted bv them. And in order that wt we may be prepared to do this, two things are neces- sary. In the first place, we must have arrived at adult age : for if we have not, we shall not be free and rational beings; and the works which we do will not be entirely our own, but will in part proceed from those who have control over us. Secondly, we must have been bapti/ed, and must have begun to do the spirit- ual works which are denoted by that ordinance ; that is, we must have begun to abstain from evils as sins, and we must have begun to fight against and to over- come our inclinations to them : for until we have be- gun to do this, we can have no genuine affection for the things which are represented by the bread and wine; and if we have any affection for them, it will be for our own sake, and not for their sake. But when we have overcome the love of any evil, we shall re- ceive from the LORD a love for the opposite good ; and when we have overcome the love of any falsity, we shall receive a love for the opposite truth: thus arc; we prepared to come to the Holy Supper; thus are we prepared to partake of it internally, as well as ex- ternally to receive the bread and wine, and at the warne time to receive something of the goodness and truth which are represented by them. 80 THE HOLY SUPPER. [When the LORD dwelt among us, he turned water into wine; and he also did the spiritual work which is denoted by it: that is, he transformed the prohi- bitory commandments into doctrines of love. The commandments in relation to himself, which forbid our having other gods before him, our taking his name in vain, and our violating his holy day, are trans- formed into the doctrine that we should love him with all the heart; and he presented himself to us in such a manner that we could do it. So the con - mandments in relation to our neighbors, which forbid our doing or desiring to do any evil to them, were transformed into the doctrine that we should love them as ourselves. But it was at a marriage that he turned the water into wine : so it is at a spiritual marriage that he transforms the commandments into doctrines of love; it is when he can produce the marriage of goodness and truth in our minds ; when evil loves are overcome in us, and we begin to receive good loves in place of them. With these loves all his commandments can be united in marriage ; and when they are thus united, we obey without any hope of reward : we can do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; for it is our meat and our drink to do his will.] Here one or more of the following passages from the Word may be read. AND in this mountain shall JEHOVAH of hosts make unto all people A least of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things full of marrow, Of wines on the lees well refined. And he will destroy in this mountain The face of the covering cast over all people, And the vail that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory ; And the LORD JEHOVIH will wipe away tears from off all faces ; And the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth : THE HOLY SUPPER. 81 For JEHOVAH hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our GOD ; We have waited for him, and he will save U8 : This is JEHOVAH ; We have waited for him, We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Is. xxv. 6 9. AND, thou son of man, thus saith the LORD JEIIO VIH: Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come ; Gather yourselves on every side, To my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, A great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, That ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, And drink the blood of the princes of the earth, Of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, All of them failings of Bashan. And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, And drink blood till ye be drunken, Of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, With mighty men, and with all men of war, Saith the LORD JEHOVIH. Ezek. xxxix. 17 20. AND I heard as it were the voice of a great multi- tude, and as the voice of many waters, and as tho voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia : for tho LORD GOD Omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give the glory unto him : for the marriage of the LAMB is come, and his Wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, bright and clean: for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are called unto the marriage supper of the LAMB. Rev xix. 6-9. S;2 THE HOLY SUPPER. AND I saw an angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great GOD; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of the mighty, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit upon them, and the flesh of all, both free and bond, and small and great. Rev. xix. 17, 18. BEHOLD, I stand at the door, and knock : if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my FATHER in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Rev. iii. 20-22. THEREFORE if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way : first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Mat. v. 23, 24. THEN came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the good man of, the house. The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he ^hall show you a large upper room furnished : there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the passover. Luke xxii. 7- 13. Now when the evening was come, he sat down with THE HOLY SUPPER. 83 the twelve. And as they did eat, he said, Verily 1 say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, LORD, is it I? And he an- swered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The SON OF MAN goeth as it is written of him : but wo unto that man by whom the SON OF MAN is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I ? He said unto him, Thou hast said. And as they were eating, JESUS took the Bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat ; this is my Body. And he took the Cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when 1 drink it new with you in my FATHER'S kingdom. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives. Mat. xxvi. 20-30. Here the Minister, uncovering the Bread, may repeat the following prayer, or the LORD'S Prayer, or both", all kneeling. O LORD our Redeemer and Savior, thou who art the Bread of life, draw near, and bless us, while we engage in this holiest act of worship. We confess before thee, O LORD, that of ourselves we are only evil, and all unworthy of thy great goodness, and of the manifold blessings we daily receive at thy hands. Yet, trusting in thy Divine mercy, and encouraged by thy gracious invitations, we come, with humble and penitent hearts, to present ourselves before thee, and, in the way of thine appointment, seek conjunction with thee. Prepare our hearts and minds, we entreat thee, for such heavenly communion. May every evil affection and false suggestion be removed, and may love to thee and charity towards our neighbor be im- piantnd in their stead; so that while our bodies are 84 THE HOLY SUPPER. nourished by the bread and wirre, our souls may be strengthened and refreshed by angels' food by love to thee and to one another. And may we thus realize that in thy Holy Supper thou art present with all the benefits of thy redemption. May it be a signing, seal- ing, and testifying that we are thy children, opening to us the mansions of heaven, and conjoining us more closely with thee for evermore. Amen. OUR FATHRR, who art in the heavens; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also upon the earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. AMKN. Then shall the Minister repeat one of the following passages. JESUS took the Bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat ; this is my Body. Mat. xxvi. 26. JESUS took Bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat; this is my Body. Mark xiv. 22. AND he took Bread, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave unto them, saying, This is my Body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Luke xxii. 19. Here shall he break and distribute the Bread. Then shall he take the Cup, and repeat one of the following passages. AND he took the Cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Mat. xxvi. 27, 28. THE HOLY SUPPER 85 AND he took the Cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them : and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my Blood of the New Cove- nant, which is shed for many. Mark xiv. 23, 24. LIKEWISE also the Cup after supper, saying, This cup is the New Covenant in my Blood, which is shed for you. Luke xxii. 20. Then shall he present the Wine to the communicants. When all have partaken, one or more of the following passages may be read. IF ye love me, keep my commandments. And 1 will pray the FATHER, and he shall give you another Comforter, fhat he may abide with you for ever: the Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot receive, be- cause it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my FATHER, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me, shall be loved of rny FATHER; and 1 will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not IscarLot, LORD, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? JESIS answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my FATHER will love him', and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the FATHER'S who sent rne. These things have I spoken unto you, being present with you. But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the FATHER will s 86 THE HOLY SUPPER. send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever ] have said unto you. John xiv. 15 26. PEACE I leave with you ; my peace I give unto you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the FATHER: for my FATHER ia greater than I. And now 1 have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you : for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the FATHER: and as the FATHER gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 27-31. THIS is my commandment, That ye love one ano- ther, as I have loved you.. Greater love hath no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the ser- vant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my FATHER, I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain ; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the FATHER in rny name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one ano- ther. John xv. 12-17. THESE words spake JESUS, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, FATHER, the hour is come ; glorify thy SON, that thy SON also may glorify thee : as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true GOD, and JESUS CHRIST, whom thou hast THE HOLY SUPPER. 87 sent. I have glorified thee on the earth : I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O FATHER, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world : thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever Ihou hast given me are of thee : for I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that 1 came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them : I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me ; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world ; but these are^in the world, and I come to thee. Holy FATHER, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name : those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition ; that the scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee ; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in them- selves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou sliouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world : and for their sake* I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also who shall believe on me through their word : that they all may be one ; as thou, FATHER, art in me, and 1 in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the 88 THE HOLY SUPPER. world may believe that, thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them ; that they may be one, even as we are one : I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one ; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. FATHER, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me : for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O righteous FATHER, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it ; that the love where- with thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. John xvii. JESUS saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, LORD ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? He saith unto him, Yea, LORD; thou knowest that. I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? and he said unto him, LORD, thou knowest all things; thou know- est that I love thee. JESUS saith unto him, Feed my sheep. John xxi. 15 - 17. Then a Selection, Anthem, or Hymn may be song. BENEDICTION. THE grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all. AMEN. MARRIAGE. The persons about to be married having presented themselves before tha Minister, the Bride standing on the riglit hand of the Bridegroom, the following instruction may be given. WE are now assembled in the presence of our Hea- venly FATHER, to witness and confirm the marriage of A B and C D : Let us therefore hear the declara- tions of the Divine Word concerning the institution of Marriage. And JEHOVAH GOD said, It is not good that the man should be alone ; I will make him a help meet for him And JEHOVAH GOD brought the wo- man unto the man. And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife : and they shall be one flesh. Gen. ii. 18,22-24. JESUS said, He who made them at the beginning, made them male and female ; and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife : and they twain shall be one flesh. Where- fore they are no more twain, but one flesh, What therefore GOD hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Mat. xix. 4-6 THE Heavenly Doctrines of the New Jeiusalem teach us that marriage is the union of one man and one woman in the bonds of genuine conjugial love. Love truly conjugial descends from heaven ; and in its origin it is the union of the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom, the Divine Goodness and the Divine Truth, in the LORD. Hence the union of goodness and truth in heaven is from the LORD ; and this union 8' 90 MARRIAGE. is the essence of the heavenly marriage, and the source of conjugial love on earth. In the Divine Word, the LORD is called the Bridegroom and Husband; and the Church, the Bride and Wife : and heaven itself is compared to a Marriage. When a pair is united in love truly conjugial, each one loves the interior affections and thoughts, as well as the outward form and conduct, of the other. Thus each one loves to think, to will, and to act as the other does ; and in this manner to be united to the other, and to become as one man ; according to the LORD'S words, " They twain shall be one flesh." Whatever is performed under the influence of con- jugial love, is done from, a principle of freedom on both sides; for each party is in the enjoyment of freedom, when each one loves what the other thinks, and what the other wills. But the desire of exercis- ing dominion in marriage destroys genuine love, and takes away its freedom, and also its delight. Marriage is a holy state; and to enjoy its blessed- ness, we must be delivered from the love of self, and become principled in supreme love to the LORD, and in mutual love to each other. For, when the husband and the wife are engrossed in the love of self, they become disjoined and separated, first in their interior affections and thoughts, and then in their outward transactions. But when they are principled in love to the LORD and to one another, they become more and more conjoined and united, first in their affections and thoughts, and then in the ultimate conduct of life. In the primeval ages, conjugial love prevailed, and ils nature was well known ; but as man declined into evil, the knowledge of it became obscured : and as its state in man always runs parallel with the state of the church in him, genuine conjugial love, in these latter ages, has become almost a stranger on the earth. But we are assured that in the New Jerusalem it will be restored, and will be among the chief of the bless- ings made accessible to those who worship the LORD JESUS CHRIST alone, and keep his commandments. MARRIAGE. 91 THE LORD'S PRAYER. By the Minister alone. OUR FATHER, who art in the heavens; Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also upon the earth. Give us Ihis tlay our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into tempt- ation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever, Amen. The parties standing, the Minister shall say, A B and C D : The bonds of marriage are holy and invio- lable in the sight of heaven ; and you have come be- fore the LORD to enter into the conjugial covenant. Let me therefore ask : Do you, trusting in the LORD, propose to enter into this covenant from a sincere de- sire of promoting the welfare of each other, for time and for eternity? Each will answer : I do. To the Man. Min. A B : Do you desire to have this woman for your wife ? Answer : I do. To the Woman. Min. C D : Are you willing to have this man for your husband ? Answer : I am. To both. Min. Do you promise before the LORD, to live to- gether in love; to be faithful to each other through life; and to perform your respective duties, in the holy state into which you are about to enter, accord- ing to the divine laws of the marriage covenant? Answer by each : I do. 92 MARRIAGE. When no ring is used, the words, "In giving this ring," and ' In taking this ring," are to be omitted; and the hands are to be joined. To the Man. Min. In giving this ring, do you, in the name of the LORD, espouse this woman as your wife ? Answer : I do. To the Woman. Min. In taking this ring, do you, in the name of the LORD, receive this man as your husband ? Answer : I do. When a ring is used, the hands are to be joined here ; and the Minister shall proceed to say : Min. Ye are now Husband and Wife. Ye are no more twain, but one flesh. " What, therefore, GOD hath joined together, let not man put asunder." Then the following prayer may be used by the Minister, all kneeling. O LORD our Redeemer and Savior, in thee the Di- vine Love and the Divine Wisdom are joined in One. Thou art the fountain of life, and the source of con- jugial love in Heaven and in the Church. Thou art the Creator of human pairs, its recipients on earth Crown, we beseech thee, with thy blessing, thy servant and handmaid now joined together in the marriage covenant. Unite their hearts in supreme love to thee, and in mutual love to each other. Open their eyes upon the relations and duties of the conjugial state : sustain them in the trials of life : diminish their sorrows : increase their joys: and confirm them more and more in every good word and work. Inspire them with true conjugial love : give them one heart, one mind, and one way: lead them in the paths of righteousness and peace : and when they have finished their course on earth, receive them into the celestial marriage a life of eternal usefulness and happiness in heaven : Amen. MARRIAGE. 93 The parties still kneeling, the Minister shall rise, and laying his hands, one upon the head of each, shall pronounce one of the following Blessings. JEHOVAH bless you, and keep you: JEHOVAH make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you : JEHOVAH lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. THE blessing of JEHOVAH be upon you : We bless you in the name of JEHOVAH. MAY the blessing of the LORD JESUS CHRIST rest upon you: May His peace descend upon you: May Hie influence of His Holy Spirit draw you nearer and nearer towards Himself, and into more and more union of spirit with each other; thus rendering your union happy here, and by means of it preparing you to live hereafter in his more immediate presence in blessed- ness for ever. An Anthem, Selection, or Hymn may then be sang. BENEDICTION. THE grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all : AMEN. FUNERAL SERYICE FOR, ADULTS. The service may be commenced by reading one or more of the following passages. WHAT man liveth, and shall not se* death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Ps. Ixxxix. 48. I will ransom them from the hand of the grave : I will redeem them from death. O death, I will be thy plagues: O grave, I will be thy destruction. Hos. xiii. 14. O JEHOVAH, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is ; That I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth ; And mine age is as nothing before thee : Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Pa. xxxix. 4, 5. HEAR my prayer, O JEHOVAH, And give ear unto my cry : Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee , A sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and be no more. Ps. xxxix. 12, 13. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place, In generation and generation. Before the mountains were brought forth, FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. 95 Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art GOD. Thou turnest man to destruction ; And sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand year? in thy sight Are as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away as with a flood; They are as a sleep: Jn the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. . . . The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, Yet is their strength labor and sorrow: For it is soon cut off', and we fly away. . . . So teach us to number onr days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Ps. xc. 1-6; 10,12. LIKE as a father pitieth his children, So JKHOVAH pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is not; And the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of JKHOVAH is from everlasting to ever- lasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children ; To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his commandments to do them. Ps. ciii. 13-18. WILT thou show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise thee? Ps. Ixxxviii. 10 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the LORD the GOD of FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. Abraham, and the GOD ot Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob". For he is not a GOD of the dead, but of the living: for to him all are living. Luke xx. 37, 38. WHY seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen. Luke xxiv. 5, 6. JESUS said, I am the Resurrection, and the Life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. John xi. 25, 26. THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them : but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bride- groom cometh ; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil ; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bride- groom came ; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. After- ward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the SON OF MAN cometh. Mat. xxv. 1 13. TAKE ye heed, watch and pray : for ye know not when the time is. For the SON OF MAN is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every one his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. 97 therefore; for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: lest coming sud- denly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I /say unto all, Watch. Mark xiii. 33-37. AND I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of thorn that kill the body, and after that have no more tint they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and not one of them is forgotten before GOD. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke xii. 4-7. LAY not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal : for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Mat. vi. 19 - 21. AND seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your FATHER knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of GOD; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock ; for it is your FATHER'S good pleasure to give yon the kingdom. Sell what ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where yonr treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding trmt when IK; cometh and knocketh, they may open 9 U FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye there- fore ready also: for the SON of MAN cometh at an hour when ye think not. Luke xii. 29 40. LET not your heart be troubled : ye believe in GOD, believe also in me. In my FATHER'S house are many mansions ; if not, I would have told you : I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, ye may be also. John xiv. 1 3. AND I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the LORD from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow with them. Rev. xiv. 13. HE that is unjust, let him be unjust still : and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Behold, I come quickly ; and my reward is with me, to give every one ac- cording as his work shall be. I am the ALPHA and the OMEGA, the BEGINNING and the END, the FIRST and the LAST. Blessed are they that do his com- mandments; that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Rev. xxii. 11-14. Then a Selection or Hymn may be sung, if convenient. FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. 99 Such parts of the following Instruction may then be read as the person officiating thinks proper. HK who seeth our substance yet being imperfect, and in whose book all our days are written He who seeth the end from the beginning, who knoweth what is in man, by whom the very hairs of our heads are all numbered, and before whom stand always present and together in their order the most minute things of our life from the commencement of our existence to eternity He who is Love itself, and who hath all power in heaven and in earth, has permitted the re- moval of our friend and brother from this world of nature to the world of spirits. By His permission, he. has changed his state of existence; he has thrown off his material covering adapted to the duties and the uses of this material world, and which is therefore now no longer needed, and is rising in his spiritual body, which is adapted to the duties and the uses of the spiritual world. " The dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit is returning to GOD who gave it." Of this great change, all that is visible to our eyes, or perceivable by any of our organs of sense, is the work of destruction and of death. Being themselves formed from the substances of this world, these organs can perceive only the substances of this world. They can perceive therefore only the body which has been left. And in looking upon this body, we behold the eyes closed and lifeless. The tongue is silent ; and the whole form is motionless and cold. We therefore call this change death ; and that part of our minds which is in immediate connection with these senses, dwells only upon the picture of what is material in it. Thus our merely natural affections feel an aching void ; and our natural thoughts are filled with the idea of a total separation from the object of our affection, and dwell upon the acts and sufferings of the body put off upon what it once was, and what it now is But to the eyes of angels and of spirits, all that is visible is the work of creation and of life. For they see nothing of the body that i> left, but behold only a 100 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. human being awakening into life. They are witness- ing a resurrection ; they are greeting a new eompa nion, and welcoming a spirit newly born into their world. And all that in us which is in common with the angels, and makes one with their state all those affections which have the LORD and His kingdom ibr their objects, and all those thoughts which delight to soar into eternity and to behold the things of eternal life all that affection for him that, has left us, which regards chiefly his spiritual welfare instead of our own gratification, and thus makes one with his state all that in us which " seeks first the kingdom of GOD and his righteousness " all this looks upon the event as angels do ; for it sees it from the same point of position with them, viewing it from the other side of the grave. All spiritual affection sees with the eye of faith. It loves to dwell upon the freed spirit, re- joices in its welfare, and delights to accompany it in its resurrection to the mansions of eternal life. And in order that these spiritual realities may pre- vail over the natural appearances with men, and that spiritual affections may rule within their natural af- fections and make them to be living, the LORD Him- self teaches distinctly in His Word, that the dead are raised that the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob, is not the GOD of the dead, but of the living that He is not the GOD of shape- less phantoms, but of human beings. He rose Him- self also from the sepulchre on the third day, and as- cended into heaven ; thus actually exhibiting what we call death as it really is in itself, as it was with Him, and hence as it is with all those who live from Elirn according to his commandments, a resurrection into a higher and more interior state of existence. He also reveals in His Word, that man's permanent state of existence is not in this world, and that it is of di- vine order that all should pass from their preparatory state here to their home in the spiritual world. For He says therein in relation to Himself, " The hour is come that the SON OF MAN should be glorified. Ve- rily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. 101 fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit:" [thus teaching that in all spiritual and natural growth, it is necessary for that which is external or lower to be put off, in order that what is internal or higher may come forth and flourish. And from this we may learn in relation to ourselves, that what is external with us is given for the sake of what is internal ; that what is worldly and temporal is given for the sake of what is spiritual and eternal ; and that when the former has performed its use towards the formation and development of the latter, it must pass away, that what is living may come forth from within, and may grow and act in freedom. Our material bodies are given to envelop and protect the soul or spirit within, during its form- ation and growth, during the period of its preparation for living separate and of itself to eternity. Natural life envelops and protects spiritual life while it is yet in its germ. Natural affections surround and protect spiritual affections while they are yet in embryo, and give them support and nourishment during their effort to be born and to come forth into independent exist- ence; as the seed covers and protects the germ, and gives it support and nourishment during the period of its first starting and rising above the ground into the light of day. But when this uso is performed, it is of divine order that natural life, the life in this world, should cease to be man's actual life; that is, should as it were come to its end ; as the external of the seed is cast off after the germ has corne forth. Indeed, all progress to eternity, even the perpetual advancement of angels, consists in laying aside the lower and more external things of their life, as higher or more internal things are received, and by their means have become formed within them. The things which are of self, which partake of their own proper life, are for ever passing away, as things from the LORD are for ever being received and coming to matu- rity in them. For men were created to be images and likenesses of Him who is a Spirit, to enjoy the in- terior blessedness of spiritual existence in the light of 9* 102 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. His countenance, to breathe the purer and living at- mosphere of heaven, to rejoice in the light of interior wisdom, and be blessed with the life of heavenly love. They were created to live with life unchanged and unperverted from the Fountain of life with life which is truly such, and therefore never-ending with life which finds its constant delight in acts of more elevated and interior and extensive usefulness. They were created to be ministers of Him who made them, doing the pleasure of Him who is always doing mercy.- They were not created for this world, but this world for them ; as it is written in John, " They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." And they begin their existence here, and remain here for a brief period, merely that they may be prepared for their eternal home that the lower or more exter- nal principles of their minds may be drawn into exer- cise by the things of the world, may become formed and developed by worldly uses, by doing the LORD'S will on earth, and thus be prepared as foundations on which the higher and more internal principles, which are to come into use and exercise hereafter, may stand firmly fixed, and thus that their life here may become a suitable basis on which their higher and eternal life hereafter may for ever securely rest. This is the divine purpose with regard to men ; this is the order of the Divine Providence of the LORD, the order of His infinite wisdom and of His infinitely pure and ardent love in relation to them. Even with respect to those who choose while here to live contrary to the di- vine purpose, to do their own wills, and to live accord- ing to their own natural inclinations, and thus prepare for themselves the foundations of an unhappy aid more interiorly evil life hereafter for ever, even wiih regard to these, it is still better for them and for all that they should live among their like, and corne more fully and freely into the kind of life which they have chosen. There is in the hearts of all men, both good and evil, a deep and secret yearning for more freedom and fulness of the kind of life which they have chosen to be their life for a more full and free exercise of FtNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. 103 that kind of delight which they have chosen to be their delight. But with regard to those, who, by de- nying themselves, by ceasing to do their own wills, and compelling themselves to do the LORD'S will, and to act while here according to His precepts, it must surely be, that they can be unspeakably more blessed by coming into the more immediate presence and perception of Him whom they have chosen to be their GOD, and whom they in reality and above all else love ; it must surely be, that they can more fully and truly live by drawing more near to Him who, they know and feel, is Life itself. Indeed the great object of the Divine Love, which is a heaven of human be- ings whom He can fill with blessedness to eternity, cannot be accomplished unless they are removed hence to fill their appointed place in heaven to oc- cupy their permanent and provided mansion in the FATHER'S house. It is thus the divine order with all men, that they should leave this world that their connection with that body which is of the substance of this world, and which is of no other use than to enable them to act in this world, should be severed that their spirits should break forth from their material covering in order to come into a more elevated or more interior state of existence, as the germ breaks forth in the planted seed and casts off its outward covering, before it can rise above the ground, and grow up towards heaven in the light of day.] But notwithstanding it is thus revealed in the Word that this is the divine order in relation to all men, notwithstanding the Gospel makes known a resur- rection and a life beyond the -grave, a divinely ap- pointed and permanent home, yet such is the state of men, and such the power with them of sensual ap- pearances, that the life in the spiritual world seems phantomlike and unreal. In order, therefore, that men may be raised above these appearances to the senses, and may come to realize and be interested in their spiritual, their real, and eternal state of existence, the LOUD in His mercy has in these latter days caused His Word to be opened, and the seven *("\ls of Hia 104 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. Book to be loosed. He has caused the interior things of it to be revealed, whereby spiritual realities are made manifest. He has caused light to break forth from within, its interior light to shine forth, in which light alone the interior things of His creation can be seen and understood ; and thus the spiritual world, which is an interior world, and therefore the real and eternal world, is brought forth to view. The doctrine of the resurrection, which in its general is contained in the letter of the Word, is now unfolded as to tho particulars contained within it. It is now made pos- sible for us with the eyes of our understandings to view death as angels do, who see it from the other side of the grave ; that while we are viewing with our natural eyes that side of this event which is turned towards the earth, unilluminated, cold, and dark, we may with the eyes of our spirits also behold that side which is turned towards the Sun of heaven, warmed by the love or mercy and brightened with the wisdom of" his rays. From the revelations now made, we learn, that as soon as the life has departed from the inmost fibres, and the spirit has become entirely separated from its most intricate connections with the body, which generally takes place on the third day after the heart has ceased to beat, the spirit rises free in the world ot spirits. This resurrection is effected by the LORD through the ministry of angels, who in a manner most wonderful, with love ineffable and gentleness indescribable, disengage every part and portion of the spirit, not only from all its connections with the more external parts of the body, but also from its most, se- cret and delicate intertwinings with the inmost fibrils of it. For the angels are recipients and thus commu- nicators of the divine love and mercy, which with its living and powerful attraction draws forth every thing living about the man, so that nothing vital can re- main behind. And when he is raised up fully, and into the freedom of life in that world, his attending angels do not leave him do not separate themselves from him and go away ; for angels Jove every one, and FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ADULTS. 105 desire nothing more than to do him service, to instruct, and convey him to heaven. But the man himself, whose state as to goodness of life is not such, or is not as yet such, as to enjoy a long continuance in association with those who are in states so elevated, dissociates himself from them. At first, then, after leaving his attending angels, he comes into the soci- ety of good spirits ; and if he chooses not to remain with these, then into society with those whose state is less elevated, until he finds associates so far re- sembling himself, that he can have delight and receive advantage from continuing with them during this his first state in the spiritual world Thus he rises a man as before, and is seen by the inhabitants of that world, and they are seen by him, in human form, as the in- habitants of this world are seen by each other. He rises indeed with a spiritual body, a body formed not of material but spiritual substances, a body therefore invisible to our material eyes, but yet seen and known by spirits in all respects as fully as men in this world are seen and known by men. The spirit thus raised enters that, world with the same prevailing character, with affections and thoughts essentially the same with those which marked him while here, and consequently he is as properly an object of our interest and affec- tion as he was while here. Indeed he comes actually into company, into manifest association, with those spirits who were secretly in connection with him while he 'was in this world, and through whom he received those affections and thoughts which made him while here to be what, he was. He thus comes at first among tho