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brance of the facrifice of his death, and to convey and affure to us the benefits we receive thereby.

Q. How does this appear to be the end of appointing this facrament?

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A. From Luke xxii. 19. This is my body, which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.'

I Cor. xi. 26. As often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do fhew the Lord's death till he come.'

Matt. xxvi. 28. This is my blood of the new teftament, which is shed for many, for the remiffion of fins.'

Q. Why is Chrift's death called a facrifice?

A. Because Chrift was a facrifice for fin.

Q. How do you prove that Chrift was a facrifice for fin?

A. From Heb. ix. 26. He put away fin by the facrifice of himself.'

2 Cor. v. 21. He hath made him to be fin [a fin-offering] for us, who knew no fin.'

Q. How long is this ordinance to continue?

A. It is for the continual remembrance of the death of Chrift, till he come to judge the world.

Q. How do you prove that the facrament of the Lord's fupper is to continue till Chrift's fecond coming to judge the world?

A. From 1 Cor. xi. 26. As oft as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do fhew the Lord's death till he come.' Q. What is the outward part, or fign of the Lord's fupper?

A. Bread and wine which the Lord hath commanded to be received.

Q. What proof have you that the Lord bath commanded bread and wine to be received?

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A. From 1 Cor. xi. 23, 24, 25. have received of the Lord, that the Lord Jefus, the fame night in which he was betrayed, took bread: and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the fame manner alfo he took the cup.'

What is the inward part, or thing fignified?

A. The body and blood of Chrift, which are verily and indeed taken, and received by the faithful in the Lord's fupper.

Q. How is the body and blood of

Chrift verily and indeed taken and received?

A. All who rightly receive this facrament, do thereby actually partake of that great facrifice which Chrift offered; and of all the benefits which he thereby merited for mankind, in order to the fanctifying and faving of their fouls.

Q. How is this proved from scripture ? A. From 1 Cor. x. 16. The cup of bleffing which we blefs, is it not the communion of the blood of Chrift? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Q. What are the benefits which we receive thereby ?

A. The ftrengthening and refreshing of our fouls by the body and blood of Chrift, as our bodies are by the bread and wine.

Q. How are our fouls ftrengthened and refreshed by the body and blood of Christ?

A. By being meet partakers of the facramental bread and wine, we are affured of Christ's favour and goodness towards us; that we are true and living members of his body the church, and alfo heirs, through hope, of his everlafting kingdom.

Q. What is required of them who come to the Lord's fupper?

A. To examine themselves, whether they repent them truly of their former fins, ftedfaftly purpofing to lead a new life, have a lively faith in God's mercy through Chrift, with a thankful remembrance of his death, and be in charity with all men.

Q. How do you prove this examination neceffary?

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A. From Cor. xi. 27, 28. ever fhall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily, fhall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and fo let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.'

Q. Why is repentance neceffary to the receiving of the Lord's fupper?

A. Because without repentance we can hope for no benefit from the death of Christ, which we here remember.

Q. How is it proved that we ought to repent?

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A. From 1 Cor. v. 8. Let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of fincerity and truth.'

1 Cor. xi. 31. If we would judge ourfelves, we should not be judged.' $4 Q. Why

Q. Why is faith neceffary to the receiving of the Lord's fupper?

A. Because it is a facrament appointed for fuch believers as own their baptifm, and are ripe in knowledge; and for that herein they have a near communion with Christ, and feed on him by faith.

Q. What proof have you for this duty? A. From 2 Cor. xiii. 5. Examine yourfelves, whether ye be in the faith.'

Heb. x. 22. Let us draw near with a true heart, in full affurance of faith.'

Q. Why is our thankfulness neceffary to the receiving of the Lord's fupper?

A. Because the Lord's fupper is a facrifice of thanksgiving to God for our redemption by Chrift.

Q. What proof have you for a thankful remembrance of Chrift's death? A. From Rom. v. 8. God commendeth his love towards us, in that whilft we were yet finners Chrift died for us.'

1 Cor. vi. 20. Ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's,'

Q. Why is the being in charity neceffary to the Lord's fupper?

A. Because it is a feast of love, and a communion of Chriftians one with another? and fignifies their conjunction in one fpiritual body,

Q. What proof have you for this duty? A. From Matt. v. 23, 24. If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there re membereft that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.'

I Cor. x. 17. We being many, are one bread, and one body, for we are all partakers of that one bread.'

Eph. v. 2. Walk in love, as Chrift alfo hath loved us, and hath given himfelf for us, an offering and a facrifice to God.'

1 John iv. 11. If God fo loved us, we ought alfo to love one another.'

SECT. the last. On Confirmation.

Q. Is there any thing elfe required of thofe who come to the Lord's fupper?

A. It is ordained by the church, that apne fhall be admitted to the holy com• munion-until such time as he is confirmed, or ready and defirous to be confirmed.

Q. What do you mean by confirmation?

A. I mean the folemn laying on of the hands of the bishop, accompanied with prayer, upon fuch as have been baptized, and are come to years of difcretion.

Q. Why do you call this confirmation ? A. Because by this ordinance I confirm thofe vows and promifes, which were made in my name when I was baptized.

Q. How are thofe vows and promifes now confirmed by you?

A. I do in the prefence of God, and of the congregation, renew the folemn promife and vow that was made in my name at my baptifm; ratifying and confirming the fame in my own perfon, and acknowledging myself bound to believe and to do all thofe things which my godfathers and godmothers then undertook for me.

Q. Have you no other reafon for calling this ordinance by the name of confirmation?

A. Yes; I call it confirmation, because, by the bishop's laying his hands on me, and by the prayers of him and the congregation, I hope to be ftrengthened with the Holy Ghoft the Comforter, and defended with his heavenly grace, that I may conti, nue the Lord's for ever.

Q. Why was this ordinance inftituted?

A. It was inftituted in order to make us, who were baptized in our infancy, more fenfible of the obligations we are under to believe and do what was then promifed for us.

Q. What are the benefits of this inftitution?

A. They who are duly confirmed have the benefit of God's grace procured for them, by the prayers of the bishop and the congregation in their behalf; are duly inftructed in the principles of the Christian religion; and are engaged to begin betimes both to confider their duty, and to apply themfelves to the difcharge of it,

Q. Are all godfathers and godmothers obliged to fee, that thofe for whom they anfwer be firft duly inftructed in the principles of their religion, and then brought to be confirmed by the bishop?

A. Yes, certainly. As they have received a folemn charge to fee that the infant be taught, fo foon as he shall be able to learn, what a folemn vow, promise, and profeffion he hath made by them; and to take care that the child be brought to the bishop to be confirmed by him; fo nothing can excufe them from the obligations of this duty, when they have power and opportunity to do either. Q. What

Q. What is required of perfons to be confirmed?

A. That, when they are come to years of difcretion, they be taught to know and understand what a folemn vow, promife, and profesion they made by their godfathers and godmothers when they were bap tized; and that they be ready and defirous, in their own names, to ratify and confirm the fame.

Q. How often ought any Christian to be confirmed?

A. But once. As there is one baptifm, fo there is required but one folemn ratifica tion or confirmation of it.

Q. Do they not then shew themselves very ignorant, who go to the bishop to be confirmed every time he confirms ?

A. This proceeds from their not knowng what confirmation is, which accordingly they call by the name of being bifhop'd, or receiving the bishop's blefling.

Q. What foundation have you in fcripture for the practice of confirmation ?

A. The example of the Apostles. Acts viii. 17.➡xix. 6. ‹Who laid their hands on thofe that had been baptized, that they might receive the Holy Ghoft.'

Heb. vi. 1, 2. The laying on of hands is reckoned among thofe principles of the doctrine of Chrift, from whence his difciples may go on unto Chriftian perfection. Q. Does the bishop then give the Holy Gholt now, as the apostles did then, by their laying on of hands?

A. We do not fay that the apoftles gave the Holy Ghost; they laid on their hands, and God gave the Holy Spirit to those on whom they laid them. And fo we hope, that by the fervent prayers of the bishop and the church, they on whom he now lay's his hands fhall alfo receive the Holy Ghoft, if they do but worthily prepare them felves for it.

Q. Is there any promife of God on which to build fuch a hope?

A. Chrift has declared, that God will give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him: and if fo, we have more reafon to hope, that he will give his Holy Spirit, when he is fo earnestly and folemnly afked of him by the paftors of his church, whom he has appointed not only to pray for, but to blefs his people.

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God of all confolation; I defire to adore and praise thy goodness expreffed towards me, who am lefs than the least of all thy mercies; for my creation, prefervation, and all the bleffings of this life: but above all, I defire to praife thy name for thy wonderful love in Chrift Jefus my Lord; for the means of grace which through him thou haft placed me in the poffeflion of; and thofe hopes of glory, which, by the covenant which thou wait graciously pleased to feal with me at my baptifm, thou haft confirmed to me, O make me, I beseech thee, duly fenfible of the value of thy favour, and accordingly to be defirous of it; and to this end, make me always mindful. of that folemn vow which I made at my baptifm; and give me grace to refift the feveral temptations of the devil, the world, and my own corrupt nature. Poffefs me with a hatred of all my former breaches of this facred obligation, and to take care to walk more cautiously for the time to come. Purify my heart from all vain thoughts and defires. Keep my tongue from evil fpeaking, lying, and flandering; and my body in temperance, fobernefs, and chastity'; and, in every respect, let my converfation be as becometh the gofpel. Keep me by thy power, through faith, unto falvation.

Enlarge and blefs thy holy catholic church with more abundant peace and purity: pardon the fins of the nation I live in,and make us a holy people, zealous of good works. Blefs the king, and all that are put in authority under him. Blef the minifters of thy holy word and facraments: bless all my relations and benefactors, and forgive all my enemies.

Take me into thy protection this day (or night). It is thou only, Lord, that makeft me to dwell in fafety. But whether I fleep or wake, live or die, let me be found thine own, to thy eternal glory, and my everlafting falvation, through Jefus Chrift; in whofe bleffed name and words I fum up my imperfect prayers; faying, Our Father,' &c.

$174. PRAYERS for the Ufe of SCHOOLS. 4 Morning Prayer, to be used by the Mafters or Mijtreffes, and Scholars.

Praised be the Lord, from the rifing up of the fun to the going down of the fame. § 173. A Prayer to be faid by a Child Morn Thou art our God, and we will praise thee thou art our God, and we will thank thee.

ing and Evening.

O Lord my God, who art Lord of heaver and earth, the Father of mercies, and the

Thou haft made us after thine own

image; thou daily preferveft and provideft for us; thou haft redeemed us by the precious blood of thy dear Son; thou hast given us thy holy word for our direction, and promifed thy Holy Spirit for our affiftance: thou haft raifed up to us friends and benefactors, who have taken care of our education and inftruction; thou haft brought us together again this morning, to teach and to learn that which may be profitable to us.

For thefe and all thy favours, fpiritual and temporal, our fouls do blefs and magnify thy holy name, humbly befeeching thee to accept this our morning facrifice of praise and thanksgiving, through Jefus

Christ our Lord.

And do thou, O Lord, who haft fafely brought us to the beginning of this day, defend us in the fame by thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no fin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that which is righteous in thy fight, through Jefus Chrift our Lord.

Particularly we beg thy bleffing upon our prefent undertaking. Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy moft gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help, that in these and all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord.

We humbly acknowledge, O Lord, the great imperfection and diforder, both of our minds and of our lives; that we are unable to help ourselves, and unworthy of thy affiftance: but we beseech thee, through the merits of our bleffed Redeemer, to pardon our offences, to enlighten our underBandings, to ftrengthen our memories, to fanctify our hearts, and to guide our lives. Help us, we pray thee, to learn and to practife those things which are good, that we may become ferious Chriftians, and ufeful in the world; to the glory of thy great name, the fatisfaction of thofe who have fo kindly provided for our fouls and bodies, and our own prefent and future well being. Beftow thy bleffings, we beseech thee, upon all our friends and benefactors; particularly thofe who are concerned in the care of this fchool. Profper thou the works of their hands: O Lord, profper thou their handy-work.

Thefe prayers, both for them and ourfelves, we humbly offer up in the name of

thy Son Jefus Chrift, our Redeemer, concluding in his moft perfect form of words: Our Father,' &c.

$175. An Evening Prayer, to be used by the Mafters or Miftreffes, and Scholars.

Accept, we beseech thee, O Lord, our evening facrifice of praife and thankfgiving for all thy goodness and loving kindnefs to us; particularly for the bleffings of this day, for thy gracious protection and prefervation, for the opportunities we have enjoyed for the inftruction and improvement of our minds, for all the comforts of this life, and the hope of life everlasting, through Jefus Chrift our Redeemer.

We humbly acknowledge, O Lord, that we are altogether unworthy of the leaft of all thy favours, that we continually fall fhort of our duty, and have too often tranígreffed thy holy laws.

Forgive, moft merciful Father, we humbly pray thee, all the errors and tranfgreffions which thou haft beheld in us the day paft; and help us to express our unfeigned forrow for what has been amifs, by our care to amend it.

What we know not, do thou teach us; inftruct us in all the particulars of our duty, both towards thee, and towards men; and give us grace always to do thofe things which are good and well pleafing in thy fight, through Jefus Christ our Lord.

Whatfoever good inftructions have been here given us this day, grant that they may be carefully remembered, and duly followed; and whatfoever good defires thou haft put into any of our hearts, grant that by the affiftance of thy grace they may be brought to good effect, that thy name may have the honour, and we, with those who are affiftant to us in this work of our inftruction, may have comfort at the day of account, through our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift.

Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord, and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; continue to us the bleflings which we enjoy, and help us to testify our thankfulness for them, by a due use and improvement of them.

Blefs all those in authority in church and ftate, together with all our friends and benefactors, particularly thofe who are concerned in the care of this school, for whom we are bound in efpecial manner to pray. Blefs this and all other schools for religious and truly Chriftian education. And direct

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I humbly worship thee, O God my hea venly Father, through Jefus Chrift my Redeemer; and I do again devote myfelf to thee, defiring to ferve thee faithfully this, and all the days of my life.

I was made thy child, and the disciple of thy Son Jefus, by baptifm, and then received the promise of thy Holy Spirit. Let that good Spirit throughly cleanfe me from all the corruption of my nature.

Help me to remember thee, my Creator, in the days of my youth.

Preferve me from thofe errors and follies to which the frailty of my age does moft expofe me, and keep me innocent from every great offence.

Deliver me from the vanity of mine own heart, and from the temptations of evil company.

Incline my heart to all that is good; that I may be modeft and humble, true and juft, temperate and diligent, refpectful and obe. dient to my fuperiors; that I may fear and love thee above all, and that I may love my neighbour as myself, and do to every one as I would they should do unto rne.

Let thy good providence defend me this day from all evil; let the grace of thy Holy Spirit continually prevent and affiit me.

Blefs me, I pray thee, in my learning; and help me daily to increase in knowledge, and wisdom, and all virtue.

I humbly beg thy bleffing alfo upon all our fpiritual pastors and masters, all my relations and friends (particularly my father and mother, my brothers and fifters) and every one in this houfe. Grant to them whatsoever may be good for them in this life, and guide them to life everlafting.

I humbly commit myself to thee, O Lord, in the name of Jefus Chrift my Saviour, and in the words which he himself hath taught me. Our Father,' &c.

§ 177. An Evening Prayer, to be used daily by every Child at Home.

Glory be to thee, O Lord, who haft preferved me the day paft, who hast defended me from all the evils to which I am conftantly expofed in this uncertain life; who haft continued my health, who haft beftowed upon me all things neceffary for life and godliness.

I humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, to pardon whatsoever thou haft feen amifs in me this day, in my thoughts, words, or actions.

Make me, O Lord, throughly fenfible of the great weakness and corruption of my nature, and the many errors of my life.

Affift me, I pray thee, in making it my conftant endeavour to refift and conquer every evil inclination within me, and every temptation from without.

Help me daily to increase in the knowledge and love of thee, my God, and of my Saviour Jefus Chrift.

Shew me the way in which I should walk, whilft I am young and grant that I may never depart from it.

Blefs to me, I pray, whatfoever good inftructions have been given me this day; help me carefully to remember them, and duly to improve them, that I may be ever growing in knowledge, and wisdom, and goodness.

I humbly beg thy blefling alfo upon all our spiritual paftors and masters; all my relations and friends (particularly my father and mother, my brothers and fifters) and every one in this houfe. Let it please thee to guide us all in this life prefent, and to conduct us to thy heavenly kingdom.

I humbly commit my foul and body to thy care this night, begging thy gracious protection and blefling, through Jefus Chrift our only Lord and Saviour; in whose words I conclude my prayers. Our Father,' &c.

§ 178. A fhort Prayer for Children, when they first come into their Seats at Church.

Lord, I am now in thy house; affift, I pray thee, and accept of my services; let thy Holy Spirit help my infirmities, dispofing my heart to seriousness, attention, and

Here let every child mention his or her particular relations.

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