Peace be within these Walls, and Profperity within this Place. O pray for the Peace of Jerufalem; They fhall profper that love Thee. Tunc paulatim procedens, genibus flexis, & manibus verfus Orientem levatis, hujufmodi Orationem folus habuit, Cæteris in exteriore Capella genu fleƐtentibus. O Eternal God, who filleft Heaven and Earth with thy glorious Presence, and canft not be comprehended within the largest Circuit, much less in this narrow Houfe which we are now come to fet apart for thy Worship and Service: Nevertheless, fince it hath pleafed Thee to promise Thy special Prefence there, where two or three are gathered together in thy Name, We do here with all Humility wholly devote and dedicate this Place from henceforth for ever unto Thy Divine Majefty And utterly feparating it from all other Ufes, do Confecrate it to Thy Worship and Service alone, for the offering up the Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving, and Prayer unto unto Thee, for Hearing Thy holy Word, and Celebrating Thy Sacraments. It is a great boldness indeed in Us to appropriate any Earthly thing to fo great a Majefty: And I thy Minister am very unworthy to appear before Thee in fo honourable an Employment; But we are encouraged by Thy infinite Mercies to hope, that Thou wilt pardon our Offences, and condefcend to be present among us in this Religious Action. Vouchsafe, Ŏ Lord, to accept it graciously at our hands, to take this for Thine own House, and to pour down Thy Bleffings upon us, and all others who now or hereafter come into it to call upon Thee; And give both us and them the Grace, whenfoever we make our Addresses here unto Thee, to bring hither holy Thoughts, pure Hearts, Bodies undefiled, and Minds fanctified, that we may offer up acceptable Sacrifices unto Thee, through our Blessed Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus; To whom with the Father, &c. Qua finita, convocabatur Congregatio, & tunc preces ordinaria recitabantur. Loco Loco Pfalmorum communium, legebantur Pfal mi XXIV. XXVII. LXXXIV. Pro lectione prima, 2 Chron. Cap. VI. ab initio ad v. 22. Tunc fequebatur Te Deum. Pro Lectione fecunda,S.Johan. Cap.x. verf. 22. ufq; ad finem. Jubilate. I believe in God, &c. Poft ufitatas Collectas hanc fpecialem addidit Most Great and Glorious Majefty of Heaven and Earth, who art high above all Nations, and thy Glory above the Heavens ; who is like unto the Lord our God who dwelleth on high, and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in Heaven and Earth? Behold, Ŏ Lord, us thy unworthy Servants, who are here fupplicating thy Divine Majesty; and behold this place, which we are embold'ned, by the Examples of thy Saints in all Ages, to Confecrate to thy E Service, Service. Teftify, O Lord, thy gracious Acceptance of it, by granting the Petitions which are made to Thee in this place: and by dif pofing the Hearts of those that here Worship Thee, to offer up themselves with pure and devout Affections to Thee. Poffefs them with fuch a great, awful and reverent Senfe of Thee, when they here approach unto Thy Majefty, that they may feel thou art prefent with them in Prayer, and hearing thy holy Word, and receiving the Sacrament of Chrift's Body and Bloud, and in all other holy Duties (of what fort foever they be) that are performed in this place. Grant, O Lord, that they may have. their defired effect; and that by our fenfible encrease in Faith and Holiness, we may know Thou art among us of a truth, according to the promise of our Blessed Saviour; That if we love him, and keep his Word, Thou wilt love us and come unto us, and make thy abode with us.. To him with Thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghoft, be all Honour, Glory and Praise, both now and evermore. Amen. Tunc Tunc incipiebat Litania. In fine cujus ipfe Epifcopus hanc habuit Orationem, immediate ante illam Sancti ChrySoftomi. Almighty God, who dwelleft not in Temples made with hands, and yet haft always vouchfaft to accept of the devout Affections of thy poor Creatures in erecting and feparating special places for Divine Offices, and there hast been graciously pleased to grant their requests: We moft humbly befeech Thee to accept Our this day's Duty and Service of Dedicating this Chappel to Thy great and dreadful Name: Be Thou always prefent in the Affemblies of thy faithful Servants, who shall meet together in this Sacred place, to Worship Thee and to beg thy Bleffing. Blefs them, O Lord, with the abundance of thy Grace: Fulfill all their Petitions which they make unto Thee, according to thy Will: efpecially their Prayers for thy Holy Spirit, to fill them with the Knowledge of thy Will in all Wisdom and Spiritual Understanding; that |