A Companion to the Altar Shewing the Nature and Necefsity OF A Sacramental Preparation In order to our worthy receiving the HOLY COMMUNION Wherein thofe Fears and Scruples about Eating and Drinking unworthily and of incurring ourown Damnation thereby are proved groundless and unwarrantable Unto which are added PRAYERS and MEDITATIONS Preparative to a Sacramental Preparation, according to what the Church of England requires from her Communicants. LONDON: Printed by Afsignment from E PARKER, for JOHN BEECROFT at the Bible & Groron in Pater Nofter Row. MDCCLXXI. THE PREFACE. TH HE ufual Reafon which Men affign for their not coming fo often to the Holy Sacrament as they would do, is their Fear of eating and drinking unworthily, and confequently of incurring their own Damnation thereby. The Defign then of this fhort Difcourfe is, to fhew what that Sacramental Preparation is, which is abfolutely neceffary to qualify Men for a worthy Participation of the Lord's Supper, that so Men may come without the leaft Fear of eating and drinking Damnation to themselves? For which Purpofe, I conceive no Rule, no Inftruction more fafe, eafy and inftructive, than that of our Church Catechifm, which I have endeavoured to explain, and to accommodate for the Ufe and Benefit of the meanest Capacity. The concluding Part of this Difcourfe contains Prayers and Meditations preparative to a Sacramental Preparation; and though they be few in Number, yet I hope they fully answer all those Several Parts of a Communicant's Duty, according to that Rule and Standard which our Church has fixed for our Guide and Companion to the hole Altar. By the Addition of thofe Pfalms, and proper Leffons annexed to each particular Prayer and Meditation, the Communicant may enlarge his Devotions to what Degree or Length he pleafeth. By which Method you have as much Matter for actual Preparation in this little Book, as in any other Difcourfe of this Nature what forver. A BOOKS lately Printed for J. BEECROFT, at No. 23, Pater-nofter Row. TH HE WHOLE DUTY of MAN, laid down in a plain and familiar Way, for the Ufe of All, but efpecially the Meaneft Reader. Divided into feventeen Chapters. Neceffary for all Families. With private Devotions for several Occafions. The above Book is printed in a large Letter in Octavo, and fold at 4s. 6d. Ditto in Twelves, at 3s.-And in Small Twelves, on a good Paper and neat Letter, at 1s. 6d. With fome Allowance to those Persons who buy a Quantity to give away. The Hiftory of Mademoiselle DE ST. PHALE, giving a full Account of the miraculous Converfion of a Noble French Lady and her Daughter to the Reformed Religion, with the Defeat of the Intrigues of a Jefuit, their Confeffor. Price 1 s. 6d. N. B. The above is a proper Prefent to young Ladies at Boarding-School, as it contains a full Expofition of the Intrigues practised by the Jefuits in France. The London New Method and Art of Teaching Children to spell and read diftinctly and perfectly; containing all the neceflary Rules of Spelling, with Chapters to learn the Stops, Marks and Figures, Portions of Scripture, Fables with Cuts, feveral Hymns, and Rules for the Behaviour or Children. I Price 6 d. The Happiness and Pleasure of a Religious Life, fet forth in two Difcourfes: Wherein, 1ft, The Importance of it is confidered, from the happy Conclufion of it, by J. NORRIS, M. A. 2d, The continual Pleasure arifing from the Practice of it; with a devout Prayer fuitable to the important Subject. By R. WARREN, D. D. Price 3d. or 20 5. per Hundred. 1 ere may I b th |