ich he set before us. _Dan_.
ix. 9, 10.

O Lord, correct me, but with judgement; not in thine anger, lest
thou bring me to nothing. _Jer_. x. 24. _Psalm_ vi. 1.

Repent ye; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. _St Matth_. iii. 2.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy
to be called thy son. _St Luke_ xv. 18, 19.

Enter not into judgement with thy servant, O Lord; for in thy sight
shall no man living be justified. _Psalm_ cxliii. 2.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth
is not in us: but if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 _St John_ i. 8, 9.

| _These sentences of Scripture may be used at the beginning of_
| _Evening Prayer at the Great Festivals_.
|
| _Christmas-day and seven days after_.
|
| Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which
| is Christ the Lord. _St Luke_ ii. 11.
|
| _Easter-day and seven days after_.
|
| The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. _St Luke_ xxiv. 34.
|
| _Ascension-day and seven days after_.
|
| Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting
| doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. _Psalm_ xxiv. 7.
|
| _Or_, We have a great high priest that is passed into the
| heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Let us therefore come boldly
| unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find
| grace to help in time of need. _Heb_. iv. 14, 16.
|
| _Whitsunday and six days after_.
|
| When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with
| one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from
| heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
| where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven
| tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them: and they
| were all filled with the Holy Ghost. _Acts_ ii. 1-4.

Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places
to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and
that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of
Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them with an humble,
lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain
forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And
although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins
before God; yet ought we most chiefly so