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grace, new life, new vigour, and new refolutions; that I may never again faint, or droop, or tire in my duty.

Directions.

When the minifter is drawing near you with the cup, fix vour thoughts upon Jefus Chrift dying for the fins of the world.

Before receiving the cup.

Olen now about to receive, may be unto me a cup of bleffing. Sprinkle me with the blood of the ever bleffed Jefus, that my my foul, being cleanfed from all corruptions, may attain to life everlasting.

Merciful God, grant that this cup, which

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And the minifter that delivereth the cup to any one fall fay,

The Minister.

The blood of our Lord Je fus Chrift, which was thed for thee, preferve thy body and foul untoeverlafting life. Drink this in remembrance! that Chrift's blood was fhed for thee, and be thankful.

Directions.

When the minifter delivereth the cup, and fays, "The which was fhed for thee, pre"blood of our Lord Jefus Chrift, "ferve thy body and foul unto "everlasting life," be fure you fay Amen. And when he has faid "Drink this in remembrance "that Chrift's blood was fhed forthee, and be thankful."—take it, and drink very moderately, regarding neither thirft or pleasure in that draught. But let me remind you, that you do not pretend to repeat, either loud or foftly, the words the minifter uses in delivering the bread and wine; your business being to attend foberly to what he frys, and then to fay Amen. I tell you this, becaufe an idle cuftom has prevail'd of people's repeating what the minifter fays, to the difturbance of the minifter, and to the hindrance, I dare fay, of their own

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devotions, which would be further d by a grave and filent attention, which I take all occafions to recommend to you. And if thefe devotions do not hold to the end, you may liften to the minifter delivering the bread and wine to the other communicants, and say a hearty Amen to each of them, for that is praying for the greatest bleffing God can bestow on them, the prefervation of their body and foul unto everlasting life.

Whofo eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. John vi. 54, 55, 56.

When thou haft received both kinds, fay; Have done, O Lord, as thou haft commanded me, and let thy name be for ever blessed; O let me find the great Benefits of this thy divine inftitution; pour down thy graces upon me, direct my goings in thy ways, and enable me by thy power and ftrength of this divine food, to perfevere in the practice of a holy and religious life, even to the last moment of my days; be thou my peace and refuge, and let my pleafure and fafety depend on thee; be thou my portion and greatest treasure, and let my eternal happiness be fixed in the enjoyment of thee, who didit vouchsafe not only to take our nature upon thee, that thou mightest die for our fins, but haft left us a perpetual memorial thereof in this holy facrament. Amen.

A prayer of thanksgiving as foon as we are retired from the Lord's table.

I will fing of the Lord, because he hath dealt fo lovingly with me: yea, I will praife the name of the Lord most highest. Pfalm xiii. 5, 6.

LL honour, glory, and power, might, majefty, and dominion, be unto him. that fitteth on the throne, and unto the lamb that was flain, for ever and ever.

I give thee most humble and hearty thanks, O Lord, that thou hast been pleased to admit me to renew my baptifmal covenant with thee in this holy facrament.

That thou haft vouchsafed to feed me with the fpiritual nourishment of the body and blood of thy fon Jefus Chrift; and this not for any merits of my own, but for the fake of thy infinite goodness and mercy.

Unworthy tho' I am, yet thy bounty, O Lord, never fails; the love of my faviour is not diminished; and the virtue of his propitiation is never exhaufted: Grant, therefore, I befeech thee, that this holy facrament may never turn to my judgment and condemnation.

But that it may be health and recovery under all my weakneffes and infirmities; Safety and defence againft all the attacks of my fpiritual enemies;

Vigour and ftrength to all my holy purpofes and refolutions;

Comfort and fupport under all the afflictions and calamities of life;

Affiftance and directions under all difficulties and doubts;

Courage and conftancy under all dangers and perfecutions, especially in times of ficknefs, and at the hour of death.

Finally, let it procure for me pardon and forgiveness in this life, mercy and favour at the day of judgment, and a never-fading crown of glory in thy heavenly kingdom; where with thy fon Jefus Chrift, and the blef fed fpirit, thou liveft and reighest one God world without end.

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¶If the confecrarea bread or wine be all spent before all have communicated, the priest is to confecrate more according to the form before prefcribed, beginning at [our Saviour Chrift in the fame night,

c. for the blefing of the bread; and at [likewife after fupper, &c. for the bleffing of the cup, as you will find it on p. 114, 115. Directions.

When all have communicated, and the minister returns to the remaining part of the communion office, (by fome called the poft communion) be fure you be not unready to join with him; nay, though you should not have ended your private devotions, yet break them off, tho' in the middle, and join with the publick ones, for that is better, and your Duty; and go on with him in heart till he has made an end.

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When all have communicated, "the minifter hall return to the

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Lord's table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the con-
Jecrated elements, covering the fame with a fair linen cloth.

The hall the priest fay the Lord's prayer, the people repeating after him every petition.

The Minister and People,

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 trefpailes, as we forgive them that trefpafs 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.

¶ After fhall be faid as followeth :

The Minister.

O Lord and heavenly father, we thy humble fervants entirely defire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our facrifice of praife and thanksgiving; moft humbly befeeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy fon Jefus Chrift, and thro' faith in his blood, we and all thy whole church may obtain remiffion of our fins, and all other benefits of his paffion. And here we offer and prefent unto thee, O Lord, ourfelves, our fouls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively facrifice unto thee, humbly bafeeching thee, that all we who are partakers of this holy communion, may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold fins, to offer unto thee any facrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and fervice; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the holy ghoft, all honour and glory be unto thee, O father almighty, world without end. Amen.

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