People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister. Thou shalt not steal.
People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.
People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.
| There may be substituted for The Ten Commandments (which, | however, shall always be said at least once a month) The | Summary of the Law, as enunciated by our Lord: | | Our Lord Jesus Christ said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God | is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy | heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all | thy strength: This is the first commandment. And the second is | like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: | there is none other commandment greater than these. | | On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. | | People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write these thy laws | in our hearts, we beseech thee.
Then shall follow one of these two Collects for the King, the Priest standing as before, and saying,
Let us pray.