A Commentary On The Litany
by The Revd Thomas Bisse (1675-1731)
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Notes on the Litany by the Revd Thomas Bisse, Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral and a founder of the Three Choirs Festival.
Prayers For All Men
See the Prayers For All Men in the Litany.
THEN we pray for all kinds of good for all men, for the piety of the faithful, for the conversion of the deceived, for the confirmation of the weak, for the relief of the afflicted, for the preservation of the distressed, for the reconciliation of enemies, for the grant of plenty and things necessary for the body, and lastly, for pardon of sins and the things necessary for the soul: or, as in our Lord's prayer, for our "daily bread," and for "forgiveness of our trespasses."
Let those, who accuse our public prayers as too general in their forms, view this punctual and regular enumeration in our Litany of all evils that are hurtful to, or of all goods that are expedient for the bodies or the souls of men, either for the church in general, or for any of its members in particular, let them seek diligently through their own boasted performances, whether extemporary or composed, let them search all their assemblies, and consider diligently and sec, if there be any such thing in their worship, so full in its matter, so regular in its method, and solemn in its expressions as our Litany, or hath been heard any thing like it.
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From "The Beauty Of Holiness In The Common Prayer, As Set Forth In Four Sermons, The Rolls Chapel, 1716", by Thomas Bisse D. D.. Includes some minor editorial changes, chiefly paragraphing.
Thomas Bisse was Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral and one of the leaders in what would eventually become the Three Choirs Festival. Thomas's brother Philip was Bishop of Hereford, and you can can find out more about both of them at Wikipedia.
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