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for them, as may affect my heart with a deep sorrow and contrition for the unworthy returns I have made to His infinite love; and inspire me with earnest desires and resolutions to devote myself henceforward to His honour and service, and to live answer, ably to the engagements of that holy covenant, which I was admitted into at my baptism, and am now going to renew in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

Possess my heart with becoming sentiments of love, and joy, and gratitude at the remembrance of Thine incomprehensible goodness, in giving Thine Only-begotten Son to die for us; and of the exceeding great love and condescension of our Blessed Redeemer, in humbling Himself even to the cruel and ignominious death of the cross for our sakes.

By His death I do firmly believe that He has made a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world. Lord, increase this faith in me evermore; and upon this occasion especially give me grace to approach Thee with a lively faith in those most gracious promises, which Thou hast made to penitent sinners through Him, and an assured persuasion that if I come duly prepared to His holy table, they will all be effectually applied and made good to me in particular.

Finally, since that blessed sacrament I am now preparin to receive was designed by our Saviour,

not only as a memorial and pledge of His love to us, but as a means of engaging all His disciples to live in the strictest love and charity towards one another; grant, I most humbly beseech Thee, that laying aside all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, I may come to Thy holy table with a heart in perfect charity with all the world, and fully resolved to make myself appear in the future course of my life to be Christ's disciple indeed, by walking in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet-smelling savour.

These holy dispositions, O Lord, and if there be any other that may be necessary to make me an acceptable guest at the Lord's table, I humbly beg for the merits, and through the mediation of the Same, Thy Son, my Ever-Blessed Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

SECTION IV.

DEVOTIONS at the LORD'S TABLE, consisting of

prayers upon coming to the table,-and at the Offertory,part of the Communion Service, to the consecration of the bread and wine,-prayers at and after the consecration,-prayers before and after receiving the bread, with a thankful commemoration of Christ's sufferings, to be used whilst the bread is distributing to the other communicants,-prayer at and after receiving the cup,-larger form of prayer and thanksgiving, to be used after having communicated in both kinds,-remainder of the Communion Service, and a short prayer after the blessing.

PRAYER

upon coming to the table.

BLESSING, honour, glory, and power be unto Him That sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

O Holy and Blessed Jesus, the eternal and onlybegotten Son of God, the Prince of peace, the Lamb without spot, Who didst willingly offer up Thyself for us a sacrifice upon the cross, and hast graciously

promised to give Thyself to us in the devout participation of these holy mysteries; for Thy passion and promise' sake, I beseech Thee, give me an interest in the merits of Thy death, and make me a partaker of the blessings of Thy table.

I am a sinful man, O Lord, and altogether unworthy to ask of Thee so inestimable, so divine a favour. O let Thy precious blood cleanse me from all my sins. And send down, I humbly pray Thee, Thy Holy Spirit upon Thy servant to prepare and sanctify my soul, that it may be a fit habitation for the God of purity to come down into and dwell in, and that I may so penitently and devoutly eat and drink at this Thy table, and so worthily receive the outward elements of bread and wine, that I may thereby be entitled to all those benefits and blessings, in order to the obtaining of which for us Thy body was broken, and Thy blood shed upon the cross. And grant, I beseech Thee, that I may so feed on Thee in my heart by faith with thanksgiving, that I may become one with Thee, and Thou with me, to the strengthening and refreshing of my soul in this present life, and to the everlasting felicity of soul and body hereafter. Amen.

By the communicant at the offertory.

Blessed be Thou, O Lord God, for all things come of Thee; and of Thine own do I now offer

unto Thee. O let this alms be an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable and well-pleasing to Thee, through Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour.

PRAYER

for the Church militant, to be said by the Minister.

ALMIGHTY and Everliving God, Who by Thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications, and to give thanks for all men; we humbly beseech Thee most mercifully to accept our alms and oblations, and to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto Thy Divine Majesty; beseech. ing Thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord: and grant that all they that do confess Thy holy Name may agree in the truth of Thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. We beseech Thee also to save and defend all christian kings, princes, and governors; and specially Thy servant our king, that under him we may be godly and quietly governed and grant unto his whole council, and to all that are put in authority under him, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of Thy true religion and virtue. Give grace, O Heavenly Father, to all bishops and

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