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and worthily magnify thy holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving for our Redemption.

I give most humble and hearty thanks to thee, O God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the redemption of the world by the death and passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and man, who did humble Himself even to the death upon the cross for us miserable sinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of death, that He might make us the children of God, and exalt us to everlasting life.

Glory be to thee, O Jesus, our Master and only Saviour, who to the end that we should always remember thy exceeding great love in thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by thy precious blood-shedding thou hast obtained to us, hast instituted and ordained holy mysteries as pledges of thy love, and for a continual remembrance of thy death to our great endless comfort.

To thee, therefore, O blessed Saviour, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, I will give (as I am most bounden) continual thanks: I submit myself wholly to thy holy will and pleasure, and will study to serve thee in true holiness, and righteousness, all the days of my life.

Confession.

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, I acknowledge and bewail my manifold sins, &c.

Praise.

I lift up my heart unto thee, O Lord; I give thanks unto thee, O Lord our God; it is meet and

right so to do; it is very meet, right, and my bounden duty, that I should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father Almighty, everlasting God.

But chiefly am I bound to praise thee for giving thy only Son Jesus to die for my sins, and to rise again for my justification.

Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, I laud and magnify, &c.

Prayers for our communicating worthily. I do not presume to come to thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in my own righteousness, &c.

Praise.

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will towards men: I praise thee, &c.

To these, as you see occasion, you may add many very good prayers, short and plain, and pertinent to your purpose, which you may collect out of the Common Prayer, and which will much further your devotion, such as these,

For Fear and Love.

O Lord, who never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; keep me, I beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make me to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Love.

O God, who hast prepared for them that love thee, such good things as pass man's understanding, pour

into my heart such love toward thee, that I, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that I can desire, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord of all power and might, who art the Author and Giver of all good things, graft in my heart the love of thy name, increase in me true religion, nourish me with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep me in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Charity.

O Lord, who hast taught me, that all my doings without charity are nothing worth, send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into my heart that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues, without which, whosoever liveth, is counted dead before thee. Grant this for thy only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

For Imitation of Christ.

Almighty God, who hast given thy only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life; give me grace, that I may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour myself to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

They that are ignorant, or that cannot read, should go

to their parish priest, or to some other discreet and learned minister of God's word, and desire him to teach them their duty in private; and they that

thus sincerely seek the law at the priest's mouth, shall find that the priest's lips do preserve knowledge, and shall not go away without a blessing.

To God the Father, who first loved us, and made us accepted in the beloved; to God the Son, who loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood; to God the Holy Ghost, who sheds the love of God abroad in our hearts, be all love, and all glory, for time, and for eternity. Amen.

DIRECTIONS FOR PRAYER,

FOR THE

DIOCESE OF BATH AND WELLS.

TO THE POOR INHABITANTS WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF BATH AND WELLS, THOMAS, THEIR

UNWORTHY

BISHOP, WISHETH THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE LOVE OF GOD.

DEARLY BELOVED IN OUR LORD.

THE Catechism truly teaches all Christians, that they are "not able of themselves to do those things" they have vowed in their baptism to do, namely, “To walk in the Commandments of God, and to serve him" without his special grace, or favourable assistance; and this " they are to learn at all times to call upon God for, by diligent prayer."

all see,

How good and seasonable this advice is, you will see, if you consider what helpless and needy creatures the very best of men are. Alas! our weakness is very great, our wants are very many, our dependence on God for all things, all our lives long, is entire, and absolute, and necessary, and there is no way in the world to gain help and supplies from God, but by prayer; so that it is as easy and as pos

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