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eousness, but in God's manifold and great mercies; we must come as needy and unworthy recipients of inconceivable bounty; and so we must see to it that we have a "lively faith in God's Mercy through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of His Death." If this Sacrament be a pledge of our own forgiveness, and of our being very members incorporate in the mystical body of Christ, which is the blessed company of all faithful people," then we must examine ourselves as to whether we forgive as we would be forgiven, and as to whether we are in charity with all men, for "he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him" (1 John iv. 16).

And if this Sacrament be, as it is, a very deep mystery, then we must, in the words of the Church, "consider the dignity of this Holy Mystery" in that in It, to use the words of a holy man, "things lowest and Highest, earthly and Heavenly, are united." In the face of such a depth of love and power, ours must surely be the spirit which inspired the words of the Psalm.

Lord, I am not high minded: I have no proud looks.

"I do not exercise myself in great matters which are too high for me,

"But I refrain my soul and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother, yea, my soul is even as a weaned child.

"O Israel, trust in the Lord, from this time forth for evermore."

ET a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that Bread, and drink of that Cup.-1 Cor. xi. 28.

My duty is to exhort you in the mean season to consider the dignity of that Holy Mystery, and the great peril of the unworthy receiving thereof; and so to search and examine your own consciences, (and that not lightly, and after the manner of dissemblers with God; but so) that ye may come holy and clean to such a heavenly Feast, in the marriage garment required by God in Holy Scripture, and be received as worthy partakers of that Holy Table.

The way and means thereto is: First, to examine your lives and conversations by the rule of God's commandments; and whereinsoever ye shall perceive yourselves to have offended, either by will, word, or deed, there

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to bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose of amendment of life. And if ye shall perceive your offences to be such as are not only against God, but also against your neighbours; then ye shall reconcile yourselves

unto them; being ready to make restitution. and satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your powers, for all injuries and wrongs done by you to any other; and being likewise ready to forgive others that have offended you, as ye would have forgiveness of your offences at God's Hand: for otherwise the receiving of the Holy Communion doth nothing else but increase your damnation. Therefore if any

of you be a blasphemer of God, an hinderer or slanderer of His Word, an adulterer, or be in malice, or envy, or in any other grievous crime, repent you of your sins, or else come not to that Holy Table; lest, after the taking of that Holy Sacrament, the devil enter into you, as he entered into Judas, and fill you full of all iniquities, and bring you to destruction both of body and soul.

PRAYER BEFORE SELF-EXAMINATION.

LORD and Heavenly FATHER, I desire now to examine myself as in Thy sight, and to judge myself so that I may not