quieting of your conscience, and avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness.'

A Prayer when you desire to confess your sins to God's Minister.

O most gracious LORD JESUS CHRIST, I, Thy servant, humbly desire to come to Thee for forgiveness and grace in the blessed Ordinance which Thou hast provided in Thy Church for the help and comfort of all sinners who truly repent and believe in Thee. Thou knowest all my sins, O LORD, but I would humbly confess them to Thee before Thy Minister; and O do Thou give me that true repentance and hatred of them, without which the confession of them will be of no avail. O do Thou give me that sincere, and loving penitence which Thou hast promised to accept; and may the Absolution, pronounced by Thy Minister, be to me Thine Own blessed words of pardon and peace; that, cleansed and delivered from all my sins by the pitifulness of Thy great Mercy, I may ever, from this time, serve and please Thee, in newness of life, with a quiet mind: Who livest and reignest with the FATHER and the HOLY SPIRIT, One GOD, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer for True Repentance. Almighty and Everlasting GOD, Who hatest nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, the GOD of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through JESUS CHRIST, our LORD. Amen.

For Mercy and Forgiveness.

O LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto Thee; that they, whose consciences by sin are accused, by Thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through CHRIST our LORD. Amen.

Almighty and Everlasting GOD, Who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of Thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of JESUS CHRIST, Thy SON, our LORD. Amen.

A FORM OF CONFESSION TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITY.

I confess to GOD the FATHER Almighty, to His Only-Begotten SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD, and to GOD the HOLY GHOST, before you my Spiritual Father, [or "before you His Minister,"] that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. [Here name your sins.]

Wherefore I beseech GOD the FATHER Almighty, His Only-Begotten SON JESUS CHRIST our LORD, and GOD the HOLY GHOST, to have mercy upon me; and I humbly and heartily desire and pray for Absolution.

A Thanksgiving after Confession.

O Most Merciful GOD, Who according to the multitude of Thy mercies dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent that Thou rememberest them no more, look graciously upon me, Thine unworthy servant, and accept what I have now done for Thine Own mercies' sake. O most loving FATHER, I give Thee humble thanks

that of Thy great goodness Thou hast bestowed upon me the pardon and forgiveness of all my sins. O may Thy love and pity supply whatever has been wanting in the fulness of my confession, and earnestness of my sorrow, and according to that same love vouchsafe to have me fully absolved in heaven, and grant me the help of Thy grace, that I may never fall back into the sins I have repented of, but may diligently amend them [especially -] and persevere in Thy service to the end, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD; to Whom with Thee and the HOLY GHOST be honour and glory world without end. Amen.

If you have time say Psalm ciii.

DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY COMMU NION.

Besides the preparation of examining your conscience before receiving the Holy Communion you should add some prayers to your daily devotions according to your leisure. GOD does not look at the length of the prayers, but at the earnestness and desire of the heart. "Of time," as of everything you give to GOD, it

may be said, "if thou hast much give plenteously; if thou hast little do thy diligence gladly to give of that little," for "He accepts the willing mind."

Some persons divide their week into three days of preparation before, and three days of thanksgiving after, but those who are much occupied would do well to add instead the following to their accustomed prayers on Friday evening, and on Saturday morning and evening.

Prayers before Holy Communion.

Remember not, LORD, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins.

Have mercy upon me, O GOD, after Thy great goodness; according to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness; and cleanse me from my sin.

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, my LORD and my GOD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my sinful roof; but as Thou didst not disdain to be laid in a manger, nor reject the sinner when she came unto Thee; trusting in Thy mercy and goodness, I approach to the Sacrament of Thy most Blessed Body and Blood. I come sick, to the Physician of life; unclean, to the Fountain of Mercy; poor and

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