to thy holy name be the glory. Accept of this free-will offering of my hands, as an acknowledgement of thy right to all I enjoy, and as a teftimony of that piety, love, and charity to my neceffitous brethren, which thou requireft, and art pleased to take as done to thyfelf.

Therefore I will dedicate a part of thofe good things which thou haft beftowed upon me, to relieve the poor; becaufe thou haft made it an evidence of my love to thee: And grant that all my almsdeeds may be performed with fuch purity of intention, and in fuch a proportion to what thou haft given me, that they may be acceptable in thy fight, through the merits of Jefus Chrift, my Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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¶ And when there is a communion, the priest shall then place upon the table as much bread and wine as he shall thick sufficient. After which done, the priest shall

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say:

Let us pray for the Here the priest beginwhole ftate of Chrift's ning the prayer for the whole church militant here on here on earth, &c. you must state of Christ's church militant earth. join with him in heart and spiever-rit in the same, and with the

Almighty and living God, who by congregation in their atten

thy holy apoftle hath tion, and say the Amen with taught us to make prayers advantage of that common them, that you may reap with and fupplications, and fervency with which those to give thanks for all prayers fly up to God. men; we humbly be-l feec hthee most mercifully [to accept our alms and oblations + and] to

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lations, then receive the these our prayers, shall the words we offer unto thy Divine Majefty, [of accepting our befeeching thee to infpire continutions] be left out ally the univerfal church with the fpirit of truth, unity, and concord:

alms and obla

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and grant that all they that do confels thy holy name, may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. We befeech thee also to save and defend all Christian · kings, princes, and governors; and efpecially thy fervant GEORGE our king, that under him we may be godly and quietly governed and grant unto his whole council, and to all that are put in authority under him, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punifhment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true reli gion and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and curates, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively word, and rightly and duly adminifter thy holy facraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and efpecially to this congregation here prefent, that with meek heart and due reverence they may hear and receive the holy word, truly` ferving thee in holiness and righteoufnefs all the days of their lives. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and fuccour all them who in this tranfitory life are in trouble, forrow, need, fickness, or any other adverfity; and we alfo blefs thy holy name for all thy fervants departed this life in thy faith and fear, befeeching thee to give us grace, fo to follow their, good examples, that with them we may be partakers of hy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jefus Chrift's fake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

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At the time of the celebration of the communion, the communicants being conveniently placed for the receiving of the holy sacrament, the priest shall say this EXHORTA

TION.

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Directions. You must seriously atDear beloved in the tend to this exhortation, for it Lord, ye that mind to is full of excellent information come to the holy com-and instruction; it shows you munion of the body and the great benefit of coming blood of our Saviour worthily, that is, with a true Chrift, muft confider how penitent heart and lively faith St. Paul exhorteth all per-great danger of coming unto this holysacrament, and the fons diligently to try and worthily, that is, without reexamine themselves be-penting of your sins, and withfore they prefume to eat out trusting in God's mercy of that bread and drink through Christ.

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of that cup. For as the benefit is great if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy facrament, (for then we fpiritually eat the flesh of Chrift, and drink his blood; then we dwell in Christ, and Chrift in us; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us,) fo is the danger great if we receive the fame unworthily for then we are guilty of the body and blood of Chrift our Saviour we eat and drink our own damnation, not confidering the Lord's body; we kindle God's wrath against us; we provoke him to plague us with divers difeafes, and fundry kinds of death; judge therefore yourfelves, brethren, that ye be not judged of the Lord; repent ye truly for your fins paft; have a lively and fteadfaft faith in Chrift our Saviour; amend your lives, and be in perfect charity with all men, fo fhall ye be meet partakers of those holy mysteries; and above all things, ye muft give moft humble and hearty thanks to God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, for the redemption of the world by the death and paffion of our Saviour Chrift, both God and man, who did humble himself even unto death upon the crofs for us miferable finners, who lay in darkness and the fhadow of death, that he might make us the children of God, and exalt us to everlafting life. And to the end that we should always remember the exceeding

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exceeding great love of our Mafter, and only Saviour Jefus Chrift thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious blood fhedding he had obtained to us; he hath inftituted and ordained holy myfteries as pledges of his love, and for a continual remembrance of his death to our great and endless comfort. To him, therefore, with the Father and the Holy Ghoft, let us give (as we are moft bounden) continual thanks, fubmitting ourfelves wholly to his holy will and pleafure, and ftudying to ferve him in true holiness and righteoufnefs all the days of our life. Amen.

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¶ Then shall the priest say to them that cometh to receive the holy communion :

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Directions. Ye that do truly and Being thus called upon to earneftly repent you of make your humble confession to Almighty God, be sure to let your fins, and are in love and charity with your the throne of divine grace, and your whole heart be lift up to neighours, and intend humbly pray, that you may to lead a new life, fol- have a share in that pardon, lowing the command- which is soon after to be proments of God, and walk-nounced by the minister.

ing from henceforth in his holy ways: draw near with faith, and take this holy factament to your comfort, and make your humble confeflion to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.

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Then shall this general CONFESSION be made in the name of all those that 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,

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Directions.

Almighty God, Father In this confession of sins, of our Lord Jefus Chrift, join with the minister both in maker of all things, judge heart and voice with the greatof all men; we acknow-est humility, foryou are equally ledge and bewail our ma-therein concerned with him.

nifold fins and wickednefs, which we from time to time moft grieviously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy Divine Majefty, provoking moft juftly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily forry for these our mifdoings: the remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burden of them is intolerable; have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, moft merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jefus Chrift's fake, forgive us all that is paft, and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of thy name, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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Then shall the priest, (or bishop being present) stand: up, and turning himself to the people, pronounce this absolution. Directions.

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Almighty God, our When the absolution beheavenly Father, who of gins, then hold your peace and attend to the minister with all his great mercy hath pro your heart, and placed in an mifed forgivenefs of fins humble posture, beg earnestly to all them that with of God that he will please to hearty repentance, and confirm in heaven the absolutrue faith, turn unto him at this time by his minister. tion of your sins, pronounced have mercy upon you, But for any one to repeat the pardon and deliver you absolution word for word with from all your fins, con- the minister, is very absurd, firm and strengthen you and shows much ignorance:: in all goodness, and bring for the people's part here is to you to everlasting, life, be silent and to attend, and to through Jefus Christ our say nothing but a most earnest Lord. Amen.

Amen, with a firm resolution to lead a new life. And therefore let me warn you in all the public prayers, that you join with the minister where you are bid, and all other times be silent, attend and make it yourown, by saying a hearty Amen.

The observing order and decency in prayer, tends much to edification; whereas the contrary begets distraction, and disturbs both yourself and your neighbour; it offends devout and understanding people inightily, to hear men and women

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