lay in darkness and the shadow of death; that he might make us the children of God, and exalt us to everlasting life. And to the end that we should alway remember the exceeding great love of our Master, and only Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious blood-shedding he hath obtained to us; he hath instituted and ordained holy mysteries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual reinembrance of his death, to our great and endless comfort. To him therefore, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we are most bounden) continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and studying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness all the days of our life. Amen. confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees. Then shall this general Confession be made, in the name of all those who are minded to receive the holy Communion, by one of the Ministers; both he and all the people kneeling humbly upon their knees, and saying. THE GENERAL CONFESSION, ALMIGHTY God, Father Maker of all things, Judge of of our Lord Jesus Christ, all men; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And to Then shall the Priest say them that come to receive the Holy Communion. are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intole rable, Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE COMFORTABLE WORDS. Hearwhat comfortablewords our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him. COME unto me all that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St. Matth. xi. 28. So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not per ceived, That Christ Jesus c: me into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. Hear also what Saint John saith. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. I St. John ii. 1. III. The Consecration and After which the priest shall THE SURSUM CORDA Lift up your hearts. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Answer. It is meet and right so to do. Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Table, and say, THE PREFACE. T is very meet, right, and ish, but have everlasting life. I our bounden duty, that we St. John iii. 16. Hear also what Saint Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be re These words should at all times, and in all places, give (Holy Father) thanks unto thee, must be omitted OLord,*Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. on Trinity Sunday. Here shall follow the Proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed, or else immediately shall follow, THEREFOREwith Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, THE SANCTUS. is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Ascension Day, and seven days after. THROUGH thy most dear ly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who after HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD his most glorious Resurrection GOD OF HOSTS, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF THY GLORY: GLORY BE TO THEE, O LORD MOST HIGH. Amen. PROPER PREFACES. Upon Christmas Day, and seven days after. BECAUSE thou didst give Christ thine only Son to be born as at this time for us: who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Easter Day, and seven days after. manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Whitsunday, and six days after. THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the BUT chiefly are we bound gift of divers languages, and to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he also boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel unto all nations; whereby we LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of thy mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, WE do not presume to come and sufficient sacrifice, obla to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so tion, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death, until his coming again; Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee; and grant that we receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood: who, in the same night that he was betray Here the Priest is to take the Paten into his hands: And here to break the Bread: And here to lay his hand up. on all the Bread. ner, (if any be present, and ed, took Bread; THE WORDS OF ADMINISTRAand, when he had given thanks, the brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, IS My THIS BODY WHICH IS GIVEN FOR YOU: DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. Likewise after supper he § took the Cup: and, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, Here he is to take the Cup into his hand saying, Drink ye all of this; TH TION. HE BODY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on Him in thy heart by faith with thanks. giving. And the Minister that delivereth the Cup to any one shall say, THE NEW TES-THE BLOOD OF OUR LORD TAMENT, WHICH FOR THE REMIS SION OF SINS: DO THIS, AS Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like man JESUS CHRIST, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. When all have communicated, the Minister shall return to the Lord's Table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated Elements, covering the same with a fair linen cloth. |