The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

;A similar proclamation is issued for Scotland.]

The= following are the prayers appointed to ba used in
all churches and chapels in England and Ireland on the
fast day :

Instead of the First Collect at Morning Prayer,
these two which follow be used.
Almighty God and Heavenly Father, who art terrible
in thy judgments upon impenitent sinners, and abundant
in mercy. to all who with hearty repentance and true faith
turn unto Thee ; we, Thy afflicted people, desire to humble
ourselves before Thee in behalf of ourselves and of our
brethren, who in many parts of this United Kingdom are
suffering extreme famine and sickness. We confess, with
shame and contrition, that, in the pride and hardness of
our. heart, we have shown ourselves unthankful for Thy
mercies, and have followed our own imaginations instead
of Thy holy laws. And we humbly desire Thy fatherly
goodness to grant us such a measure of Thy grace, that,
worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our
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wretc _mess, wc _..un conlor rom Thee, and de-
liverance from this grievous calamity. Awaken in us, we
beseech Thee, a deep sense of our many transgressions,
and a godly sorrow for our sins, so sincere and lasting as
may move Thee to withdraw Thy displeasure, that we be
not utterly consumed by the means of Thy heavy hand;.
and that we may bring forth the fruits of repentance
through the whole course of our lives. And give us that
right apprehension of our duty in all things, that if it be
Thy will we should suffer, we may submit ourselves with
entire resignation and patience ; and that if it be Thy
good pleasure to spare us, we may show mercy, so far as
we may be able, to all men, and more especially to those

sickness, and who have none to help them. Grant this,
for the sake of Thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, our only
help in time of need ;. we beseech Thee. look down from,

heaven on the distress of Thy people; behold, visit, and
relieve them. Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to bind up their
wounds, to restore them to the blessings of nlentv.. and

uispose teem to moaeration and thankfulness in the use
of Thy gifts; neither tempting Thy Divine Majesty by
neglect of the means which Thou bast appointed, nor
distrusting Thy goodness towards those who look to Thee
for succour. Be merciful, 0 Lord, be merciful unto Thy
people; be Thou our refuge, until this calamity be over-
past; and so guide and govern our hearts by the inspira-
tion of Thy Holy Spirit, that being sanctified in body and
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we may put our whole trust in Thy mercy ; and
that humbly walking before Thee in faith, in hope, and in
charity, we may finally obtain everlasting life, through

SERVICE

After the Prayer for the Queen, " Almighty God,
whose Kingdom is everlasting," &c., instead of the Col-
lect for the Day, shall this which followeth be used.
0 God, at whose bidding the earth, which sustaineth
the life of man, bath withholden in parts of these islands
—*eel of food, P- turned abund-

ne wonted provision u. _ ance into
scarcity ; withdraw, we beseech Thee, the judgment
with which Thou hest visited us, that the poor perish not
by famine. We acknowledge, 0 Lord, that by our
strifes and divisions, our misuse of Thy gifts, and for-
getfulness of Thy manifold mercies, we have justly
deserved punishment. We have sinned, we have griev-
ously sinned against Thee;. yet, knowing that thou art

full of compassion, we beseech Thee to pardon the of-
fences of Thy people, to relieve the poor and the needy
in their present necessities, and to give and preserve in
our use, the fruits of the earth in their season... But
Whatsoever may be Thy pleasure concerning us, give us
grace to receive Thy dispensations, whether of jud t
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ing to abate Thy displeasure by repentnee,--a'duinvuur-
g
forth our sense of Thy goodness, by faithfully showkeeping
Thy commandments. Of ourselves we are unable either
to will or to do that which is acceptable in Thy sight:
We therefore pray Thee so to open our hearts to the in-
fluences of Thy good Spirit, that showing compassion
and mercy each man to his neighbonr, and bearing the
burdens one of another, we may obtain of Thy favour the
Supply of our wants, and, with hearts knit:together in
brotherly love, may partake of Thy bounties in peace and

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contentment, to the honour and praise of Thy name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

APPOINTED FOR NATIONAL HUMILIA.
TION.

A RESPECTFUL ADDRESS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THB

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE DUE OBSERVANCE OF

THE LORD'S DAY, TO THE RIGHT REVEREND THE

ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS, AND CLERGY OF THE UNITED

CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND