Eramine thy Self and Repent before thou presume to Eat of that Bread and Drink of that Cap. Engraved and Printed only for J.Hinton, according to¬ an Act of Parliament. Week's Preparation For a Worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper As Recommended and Appointed By the CHURCH of ENGLAND; MEDITATIONS and PRAYERS for the Morning WITH FORMS of Examination and Confeffion of Sins, AND A Companion at the Altar, Directing the Communicant in his Behaviour and ALSO MEDITATIONS to enable us to live well HOLY SACRAMENT. AMorning & Evening Prayer for the ClofetorFamily. &c. LONDON,Printed by Afsignment from the ΚΑ netim wat A A few VET GEORGE R. pure G YEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, Bishop France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom thefe Prefents fhall come, Greeting: WHEREAS our Trufty and: gair Well beloved Edward Wick fteed, of our City of London, Bookfeller, hath humbly reprefented to us, That he is now Printing a New Edition (with Improvements) of a Work, Entitled, The v Ket The NEW Week's Preparation for a Worthy Receiving of WE being graciously inclined to give all due Encouragement to Works that may be Of Public Ufe and Benefit, and especially to thofe of this Kind, which fo greatly tend to the Alvancement of Religion, and the general Good and Benefit of Mankind, ARE pleased to condefcend to his Requeft, and DO by thefe Prefents (as far as may be agreeable to the Statute in that Cafe made and provided) give and grant to the faid Edward Wickfleed, his Executors, Adminiftrators, and Affigns, full Power, Licence, Privilege, and fole AUTHORITY, for the SOLE Printing, Publishing, and Vending the faid Work, together with all and all manner of Amendments, Corrections, Alterations, and Additions of or to the fame; and Our express Will and Pleafure is, and We do hereby ftrictly charge, command, and prohibit all and every Perfon and Perfons whatfoever, within Our Dominions, that they, nor any or either of them, presume in any manner of wife to reprint, abridge, or extract the fame, or any Part or Parts thereof, either in the like, or in any other Form or Forms, Volume or Volumes whatsoever; OR to import, buy, vend, utter, or diftribute, any Copies thereof, or of any Part or Parts thereof, that are or fhall be printed or reprinted beyond the Seas, without the AUTHORITY, Confent, or Approbation of the faid Edward Wicksteed, his Executors, Adminiftrators, or Affigns, by Writing under his or their Hands and Seals. firft had and obtained, as they and every of them offending herein will incur Our Royal Indignation and Displeasure, and fuch other Pains and Penalties as by the Laws and Statutes of Our Realms may be inflicted. WHEREOF the Commiffioners and other Officers of our Customs, the Mafter, Wardens, and Company of Stationers of London, and all other Officers, Minifters, and others, whom it may concern, are to take Notice, that a ftrict Obedience be given to Our Pleafure herein signified. 14 Given at Our Court at St. James's, &c. the Church of England, &c. In two Parts. AND whereas the faid Edward Wicksteed has informed us, that the faid It has Work has been perfected with great Labour, Study, aud Expence. He has therefore humbly prayed Us to grant to him the faid Edward Wicksteed, Our Royal Privilege, Licence, and AUTHORITY, for the SOLE Printing, Publishing, and Vending the laid Work, in as ample Manner and Form as has ever been done in Cafes of the like Nature. His Majefly's Command. Scand week 1Such la HOLLES NEWCASTLE, gre dece Many ftia rid den pa The bl di The N fu to Bih g P An The The fe The Ca The Dr. ᎢᏂ A few inftances of the many lewd and fcandalous expreffions in Keble's Such language fitter for a fenfual lo- A meditation for the morning. ver than a worshipper of the all A prayer for the morning. Bishop Stilling fleet's teftimony a-A prayer before examination. iii Directions concerning examinati- The way of worship made use of in Keble's week's preparation has greatly contributed towards the A form of Examination, viz. Many boneft and well-meaning chri- ftians have been thrown into de- It has ferved to bring Religion into 4 ridicule and contempt, and to bar- part of mankind against the firft The love of God, as taught by Ke- ble's week's preparation, very different from that taught us by Chrift bimfelf, and by St. John. v The prayers and meditations in this A profeffion of godly forrow for fuch as can be warranted from A prayer of refignation to the wil Bishop Fleetwood's teftimony a- made ufe of in Keble's week's Ejaculations at going to bed. vil Vi 9 the Week's Preparation. ix A prayer for God's mercy. " The warning on Sunday before the A meditation for the evening. The Companion for the Altar. Occafional Prayers. Ejaculations when you approach the A prayer on taking phyfic. |