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est be justified in Thy saying, and clear when Thou art judged.

5. Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

6. But lo, Thou requirest truth in the inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

7. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.

9. Turn Thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds.

10. Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.

II. Cast me not away from Thy presence: and take not Thy holy Spirit from me.

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12. O give me the comfort of Thy help again and stablish me with Thy free Spirit. 13. Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked and sinners shall be converted unto Thee.

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14. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness.

15. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall show Thy praise.

16. For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it Thee: but Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

17. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt Thou not despise.

18. O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Glory be, &c.

[Psalms vi., xxv., xxxii., xxxviii., lxxxvi., CXXX., and cxliii. are more or less penitential, and any of them may be used with, or instead of, this Psalm.]

TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE OF THESE WORDS OF THE CHURCH.

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ND because it is requisite, that no man

should come to the Holy Communion, but with a full trust in God's mercy, and with a quiet conscience; therefore if there be any of you, who by this means cannot quiet his own conscience herein, but requireth further comfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some other discreet and learned Minister of God's Word, and open his grief; that by the ministry of God's holy Word he may receive the benefit of Absolution, together with ghostly counsel and advice, to the quieting of his conscience, and avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness.

BEFORE COMMUNION.

MONDAY MORNING.

SCRIPTURE.

HEN Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that Bread from heaven ; but My Father giveth you the true Bread from heaven. For the Bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this Bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the Bread of life he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.-St. John vi. 32-35.

PSALM LXIII.

Deus, Deus meus.

GOD, Thou art my God: early will I

seek Thee.

2. My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh also longeth after Thee: in a barren and dry land where no water is.

3. Thus have I looked for Thee in holiness that I might behold Thy power and glory.

4. For Thy loving kindness is better than the life itself: my lips shall praise Thee.

5. As long as I live will I magnify Thee on

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