...mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, w<* therefore commit, See." 2. " We give thee hearty thanks for that it hath pleased...this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful word." 3. " As our hope is, this our brother doth." The first I propose to re-ad thus: " Forasmuch...

...brother, Sfc., ope of* the Resurrest from their labours. 5. •[ Then the Priest &c. 6. Priest. 7. We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased...the miseries of this sinful world ; beseeching thee, Sfc. 8. that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our...

...of notorious sinners who have died *' out of communion1' with the Church. For example in omitting " that it hath pleased thee to deliver this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful world," and reading it thus: " We give thee hearty thanks for that .... beseeching thee," &c.— using " that"...

...whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; we give thee hearty thanks for that it...sinful world, beseeching thee that it may please thee shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect." Still farther to foster the confidence of all present...

...God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed." And again, " We give thee hearty 'thanks, for that it hath pleased...brother out of the miseries of this sinful world." How can I call it the great mercy of God in taking to himself a person whom he did not take, but who...

...himself the soul of this " our dear brother, — gives him hearty thanks that " it hath" pleased him to deliver this our brother " out of the miseries of this sinful world," —and prays, " that when we shall depart this life, we " may rest in him (Christ) as our hope is,...

...grief were the greatest. In finishing the service, when I said ' We commit his body to the ground. We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased...brother out of the miseries of this sinful world,' Oh, how did these words rend the hearts of the people ! they cried ; — the poor cried ' Oh, my dear...

...and submit to thy providence, and revere thy justice, and magnify thy mercies, thy infinite mercies that it hath pleased thee to deliver this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful world. Thy counsels are secret, and thy wisdom is infinite: With the same hand ' thou hast crowned him, and...

...were the greatest. In finishing the service, when I said, " We commit his body to the ground;"- — lf We .give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased...brother out of the miseries of this sinful world." Oh, how did these words rend the hearts of the people ! They cried. . . . the poor cried. . . . w'Oh...

...enter into the contemplation of the context in either case. The second sentence cited by the Inquiry, " We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased...Brother out of the miseries of this sinful world," is as little indicative of the state of the departed. The Church gives thanks for the deliverance of...