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favour and goodness towards me? O let my soul bless Thee, and my life praise Thee; yea, let all that is within me praise Thy Name: let me love and praise Thee to all eternity. This, O Lord, is the sincere desire of my soul, and my earnest prayer to Thee, the Father of mercies, and lover of souls: and to this end I do here in Thy presence, Who art the great searcher of hearts, and before Whose righteous tribunal I know that I must ere long appear to give an account of my life, most freely, fully, and resolvedly dedicate myself, my soul and body, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto Thee: I do from the bottom of my heart bewail and detest all the errors and provocations of my life past; and I unfeignedly purpose and resolve, to the utmost of the power Thou givest me, to serve and please Thee for the future in newness and holiness of life.

O Thou, from Whom every good and perfect gift cometh, and Who hast taught us in Thy holy word, that without Thee we can do nothing; but that through Thy grace strengthening us we shall be able to do all things; confirm and strengthen me, I beseech Thee, in these good resolutions: and O let Thy grace be sufficient for me, to enable me to perform them unto my life's end. Manifest, I humbly pray Thee, Thy strength in my weakness: let Thy power always rest upon me, and abide continually with me and in me, to direct, sanctify, and govern

both my heart and life, in the ways of Thy laws and in the works of Thy commandments.

And as I have now renewed the vow; so be Thou graciously pleased to make me a partaker of the blessings of my baptismal covenant. Preserve me a living and sound member of Christ, a dutiful and dear child of God, and an heir through faith in Christ of the kingdom of heaven; that through Thy mercy, O God the Father; and Thy merits and intercession, O God the Son; and Thy guidance and sanctification, O God the Holy Ghost; I may in Thy good time obtain the end of my faith, even the salvation of my soul, to the glory of Thy grace. Amen.

By the Minister and the congregation.

OUR Father, Which art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy Name: Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven: Give us this day our daily bread: And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us: And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil: for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

By the Minister.

O LORD and Heavenly Father, we Thy humble servants entirely desire Thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching Thee to grant, that by the merits and death of Thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in His blood, we and all Thy whole church may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of His passion. And here we offer and present unto Thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto Thee; humbly beseeching Thee, that all we, who are partakers of this holy communion, may be fulfilled with Thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto Thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech Thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weighing our merits but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by Whom, and with Whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto Thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

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ALMIGHTY and Everliving God, we most heartily thank Thee for that Thou dost vouchsafe to feed

us, who have duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and blood of Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of Thy favour and goodness towards us: and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of Thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people, and are also heirs, through hope, of Thine everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of Thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech Thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with Thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as Thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to Whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

By the Minister and the congregation.

GLORY be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the Only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou That takest away the sins of the world,

have mercy upon us. Thou That takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou That sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The blessing by the Minister.

THE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

A short prayer by the communicant after the blessing.

By the merit of that sacrifice which we have now commemorated, pardon, good Lord, the many defects and infirmities that have accompanied our performance of this holy duty.

And as we have made a new dedication of ourselves to Thee; so be Thou graciously pleased to receive us for Thine own; and defend us evermore

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