so that, being forgiven much, I may love Thee much; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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No. 8.

LORD God, Thou hast given me affections wherewith to glorify Thee, and I have perverted and abused them to evil action, and have disgraced Thy holy Name. But I desire henceforth, whenever the temptations to such abuse come upon me, to be stirred up to use my affections rightly to Thy glory.

Let all emotions of pride be as a trumpet call to summon me to humble myself in the thought of my own infirmities, and of my high calling; of covetousness, to lay up for myself treasure in heaven; of envy, to excel in all spiritual gifts, using them to edify the Church; of anger, to a godly indignation against my own sins, and all that grieves the holy God; of lust, to mortify my body, and flee to my Father Which is in heaven; of gluttony, to hunger for the Bread of heaven; of sloth, to labour that I may enter into rest; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

General Conclusion of Self-Examination and Confession.

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AVE I gone to the bottom of the mischief? have I brought out the whole burden of sin? Do I believe I am forgiven? and going to amend? so that my conscience is really quiet? Or have I done all that I can do, and still require further comfort or counsel for some secret grief or trouble?

And if your answer be," I have hardly done all I can do," then set to work again bravely to

do it. But if you really think that you can do no more by yourself, and your conscience is not honestly quiet, either because (1) you do not know how to do the work; or (2) there is some tangle, in which you cannot see the line between right and wrong, leaving a gap in the work of repentance; or (3) you do not believe God has entirely forgiven you; or (4) a wretched selfesteem taints it all; then GO TO SOME DISCREET AND LEARNED PRIEST, and make your full confession in his presence, that he may superintend it and put you right, and finally give you the comfort of absolution.

Also, if in any crisis of spiritual difficulty you want counsel and guidance-inasmuch as the physician of the soul must know his patient's disease and constitution, and not merely those symptoms which you may think sufficient to give him the requisite knowledge-GO TO A PRIEST, and make confession in his hearing; AND WHEN

HE SUGGESTS THe remedY YOU HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO THINK OF, DO NOT WINCE UNDER THE COUNSEL, BUT TAKE IT.

For the preparation for such confession in the hearing of a priest, ask his advice beforehand, in the full intention of making your confession as thorough and exhaustive as possible.

Public Worship.

Before Service.

No. I.

LORD our heavenly Father, Who, when we would seek Thee, dost condescend to seek us to worship Thee in spirit and in truth, I beg Thy merciful acceptance of this my imperfect obedience to Thy call. Give me now, I most earnestly pray Thee, the true spirit of hearty prayer. By sad experience I fear being dull and wandering; I fear being formal and careless. Grant me now Thy Holy Spirit to keep my soul alert, disentangled from the world, pure and undistracted, simply intent on Thee. Bless the devotions of all who worship with me, of all my absent friends, and of all faithful souls in Thy Church this day. Knit us together as one company at Thy footstool. Pardon us, though we be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. Prepare our hearts, as the heart of one man, to seek the Lord God of our fathers, and lift us up in heart and mind unto the place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, to fall down with angels before Thy throne, and worship Thee, Who liveth for ever and ever.

O Lord our Redeemer, Who ever maketh intercession for us, I humbly entreat Thee to present my prayers and praises refined and perfumed with the incense of Thy most pure and perfect intercession.

O Lord our Sanctifier, quicken my knowledge

of myself, make me to see and hate my sins, enlighten my mind to enter fully into the worship of Thy Church; grant me capacity to receive the full benefit of this means of grace, and to show forth the fruits thereof in my daily life.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, have mercy on me a great sinner! hide my imperfect service in the united voice of Thy holy Church throughout the world, that I may worthily join in glorifying the holy Name of the eternal, invisible King! Amen.

No. 2.

O LORD God most holy, O Lord most

mighty, I bless Thee for the permission to join now in the worship of Thy holy Church. Turn our thoughts from all worldly and trifling things. Give us true reverence for Thy awful Presence in this Thy House, and for Thy blessed Word and Sacraments; and help us by Thy Holy Spirit to be earnest, quiet, and attentive; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

On Giving to the Offertory.

ACCEPT, O Lord, this offering in memorial

ransom given for my soul by Thy blessed Son, our Lord and Saviour. In His Name only dare we appear in Thy Courts, and draw near to Thy holy Table. Reject not our

worship, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord; but hide our miserable unfitness with the memorial of His Death and Passion; and receive us graciously for His sake. Amen.

On Behalf of the Officiating Clergy.

LMIGHTY Father, I beseech Thee to accept

Look upon us as knit together in the communion of Saints. Bless Thy Ministers, enable them to lead this Thy service according to Thy will, and lift up all our hearts to Thee by the power of Thy Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

After Service.

No. I.

ACCEPT, O Lord, for Thy dear Son's sake,

this my feeble and unworthy contribution

to the praises this day rendered by Thy Church. Forgive my sluggishness, my distraction, my imperfect apprehension of Thy glorious worship. I humbly thank Thee for being thus permitted to join in it. Grant unto me, not what I have asked, but what Thou wilt. May I go forth cleansed from the sins I have confessed, instructed, and furnished, and strengthened for a holier life, and a more diligent, self-denying service. Let me henceforward be nearer to Thee. Abide with me as I walk in the world. Give me a real and vivid perception of the communion of Saints. Give us all a comfortable, reverent sense of Thy holy Presence in us, that whatever we say, and do, and think, may be to Thy honour and glory; for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

If now, I have found favour in Thy sight, pass not away, I pray Thee, from Thy servant."