Ob hoc precatu fup

plici

Te pofcimus, piiffime,'

In hoc triumpho Martyris

Dimitte noxam fervulis.

Laus & perennis gloria

Patri fit atque Filio,

Sancto fimul paraclito,

In fempiterna fæcula.'
Amen.

V. Gloriâ & honore coronafti eum, Domine. R. Et conftituifti eum fuper opera manuum tu

arum.

At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. This faint fought even unto death for the law of his God, and feared not the words of the wicked; for he was founded on a firm rock.

Ant. Ifte fanctus pro lege Dei fui certavit ufque ad mortem, & à verbis impiorum non timuit; fundatus enim erat fupra firmam petram.

II. VESPERS.

The PSALMS as on Sundays, p. xli. except the laft, which is: Credidi, p. lxxi. The ANTHEMS, LITTLE CHAPTER, and HYMN, as above in the first Vefpers, p. lxxvii. V. The righteous man fhall flourish like the palm-tree. R. He fhall thrive like the cedar of Libanus.

V. Juftus ut palma. florebit. R. Sicut cedras Libani multiplica bitur.

At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. He that is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his crofs, and follow me.

Ant. Qui vult venire poft me, abneget femetipfum, & tollat crucem fuam, & fequatur me.

M ASS

Of a MARTYR and BISHOP.

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INTROIT. Ecclef. xlv.

HE Lord fettled with him a covenant of peace, and made him a chief, that he may have the honour of priesthood for ever. Pf. 131. O Lord, remember David, and all his meeknefs in fuffering. V. Glory.

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Tatuit ei Dominus teftamentum pacis, & principem fecit eum: ut fit illi facerdotii dignitas in æternum. P. 131. Memento, Domine, David, & omnis manfuetudinis ejus. V. Gloria,

COLLE C T. Infirmitatem. AVE regard, O Almighty God, to our weaknefs, and, as we fink under the weight of our doings, let the glorious interceffion of bleffed N. thy Martyr and Bishop, be a protection to us. Thro'.

EPISTLE. James i. 12, 19. DEarly beloved, Bleffed is the man that endureth temptation for when he hath been proved, he fhall receive the crown of life, which God hath promifed to them that love him. Let no man, when he is tempted, fay that he is tempted by God; for God is not a tempter to evil; and he tempteth But every man is tempted, being drawn

no man

away by his own concupifcence, and allured by it. Then when concupifcence hath conceived, it bringeth forth fin: but fin, when it is completed, begetteth death. Be not therefore deceived, my dearest brethren. Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor fhadow of alteration. For of his own free will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be fome beginning of his creatures.

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GRADUA L.

I have found David my fervant: with my holy oil have I anointed him for my hand shall help him; and my arm fhall ftrengthen him. V. The enemy fhall have no advantage over him: nor the fon of iniquity hurt him.

TRACT.

Thou haft given him his heart's defire: and haft not with-holden from him the request of his lips. V. For thou waft before-hand with him in the bleffings of fweetnefs. V. Thou haft fet on his head a crown of precious ftones.

P. lxxxviii.

Inveni David fervum meum, oleo sancto meo unxi eum: manus enim mea auxiliabitur ei, & brachium meum confortabit eum. V. Nihil proficiet inimicus in eo, & filius iniquitatis non nocebit ei.

animæ

P. xx. Defiderium ejus tribuifti ei: & voluntate labiorum ejus non fraudasti eum. V. Quoniam prævenifti eum in benedictionibus dulcedenis. V. Pofuifti in capite ejus coronam. de lapide pretiofo.

GOSPEL. Luke xiv. 26, 34.

AT that time Jefus faid to the multitude: If any.

one come to me, and hate not his father and

t Expl. That we might be, as it were, the firflings of his cream

tures

VOL. II.

mother, and wife and children, and brethren and fifters, yea and his own life alfo, he cannot be my difciple. And whofoever doth not carry his crofs, and come after me, cannot be my difciple. For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first fit down and reckon the charges that are neceflary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it. Left after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that fee it begin to mock at him, faying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, about to go to war against another king, doth not first fit down and think, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him, that with twenty thoufand cometh against him. Or elfe, while the other is yet a-far off, he fendeth an embaffy, and defireth conditions of peace. So likewife every one of you, that doth not renounce all that he poffeffeth, cannot be my disciple.

OFFERTORY. Pf. lxxxviii.

My truth and my mercy are with him: and in my name fhall his power be exalted.

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Veritas mea & mifericordia mea cum ipfo : & in nomine meo exaltabitur cornu ejus.

SECRET.

Ercifully receive, O Lord, the offerings dedicated to thee by the merits of blessed N. thy Martyr and Bifhop, and grant they may be a continual fupport to us.

Thro'.

P. lxxxviii. Semel juravi in fancto meo: femen ejus in æternum manebit, & fedes ejus ficut fol in confpectu meo, & ficut luna perfecta in æternum, & teftis in cælo fidelis.

COMMUNION. Once have I fworn by my holy name: his pofterity thall remain for ever, and his throne as the fun before me, and as the moon perfect for ever, and the faithful witnefs in heaven,

POSTCOMMUNION. Refecti.

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Eing fed by the participation of thy facred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may feel the efficacy thereof by the interceffion of blessed N. thy Martyr and Bishop. Thro'.

Another MA S S of the fame.

INTROIT. Dan. iii.

Ye priests of God,

Oble's the Lord: O

ye faints and humble of heart, praife God. Pf. O all ye works of the Lord, blefs the Lord, praife him, and extol him for ever. V. Glory.

Acerdotes Dei benedicite Dominum: fancti & humiles corde, laudate Deum. Pf. Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino, laudate & fuperexaltate eum in fæcula. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Deus, qui nos beati. God, who, by the yearly folemnity of bleffed' N. thy Martyr and Bifhop, rejoiceft the hearts of thy faithful: mercifully grant that we, who celebrate his martyrdom, may enjoy his protection. Thro'.

EPISTLE. 2 Cor. i. 3, 7.

BRethren: Bleffed be the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we may also be able to comfort them, who are in any diftrefs, by that encou ragement, wherewith we are alfo comforted by God. For as the fufferings of Chrift abound in us: fo alfo thro' Chrift our comfort aboundeth. Now whether we be in tribulation, it is for your exhortation and falvation: or whether we be comforted, it is for your confolation: or whether we be encouraged, it is for your encouragement and falvation, which is effectual for the enduring of the fame fufferings, which we also fuffer; that our hope for you