Or this:

Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou doft vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these holy myfteries, with the fpiritual food of the most precious body and blood of thy fon our Saviour Jefus Chrift; and doft affure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us, and that we are very members incorporate in the myftical body of thy fon, which is the bleffed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlafting kingdom, by the merits of the moft precious death and paffion of thy dear fon. And we most humbly befeech thee, O heavenly father, fo to affift us with thy grace, that we may continue in thy holy fellowship, and do all fuch good works as thou haft prepared for us to walk in, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; to whom with thee, and the holy ghoft, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

¶ Then fhall be faid or fung,

Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praife thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks unto thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly king, God the father almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten fon Jefu Chrift: O Lord God, Lamb of God, fon of the father, that takeft away the fins of the world, have mercy upon us; thou that takeft away the fins of the world, have mercy upon us; thou that takeft away the fins of the world, receive our prayers; thou that fitteit at the right-hand of God the father, have mercy upon us,

For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only, O Chrift, with the holy ghoft, art moft high in the glory of God the father. Amen.

The

The Rubrick.

Then the prieft, for bithop, if he be prefent) fall let them depart with this BLESSING.

The peace of God which paffeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his fon Jefus Chrift our Lord; and the bleffing of God almighty, the father, the fon, and the holy ghoft, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Then fay,

Let this day, O my God, be noted in the book oflife.-Forget not my prayers, O Lord, nor let my coldhefs and wanderings, and infinite unworthinefs turn them into fin.-Lord hear my prayers, and let my cry come unto thee.

Ejaculations and a fhort prayer when the communion Service is ended.

Now

Lord, now letteft thou thy fervant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy falvation. Luke ii. 29. O Lord, refreshed with this heavenly banquet of thy son's inftitution, I have fealed my repentance, and flee unto thee for pardon for all those imperfections that have accompanied me at this time,,in my attendance at thy altar; forgive the deadnessand dulnefs of my affections, the wanderings of my thoughts, and diftractions of my mind; let the fincerity of my holy purposes and refolutions be accepted, notwithstanding my weakness and frailty.

Oh!

Oh! let this commemoration of my crucified Saviour influence all my thoughts, words, and actions, that my converfation may be as becometh the gospel of Chrift. Reward me not according to my deferts, but according to my great neceffities, and thine own rich mercies in Jefus Chrift; to whom with thee, O God the father, and God the holy ghoft, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

Directions.

Now arifing, depart reverently from the Lord's table with a glad heart and chearful countenance: preferve good thoughts in your mind; behave with gravity, yet be not fullen or morofe; for a chriftian's behaviour fhould not be without innocent alacrity or chearfulness.

INSTRUCTIONS

How to live well, after a worthy receiving of the fa

crament.

The fecret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us, and to our children for ever. Deut. xxix. 29.

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F thou wouldst preferve thy faith incorrupt, and thy devotion from diftraction, content thyfelf with reverencing and admiring these holy mysteries; and do not indulge a bufy curiofity, in bold and unprofitable enquiries concerning them, for this is one way

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to damp a godly zeal, and to perplex thy mind with intricate and endless doubts.

2. Happy is that meeknefs and poverty of fpirit, which induftriously declines the rugged thorny paths of controverfy and captious dif putes; and walks in the plain finooth way of duty and practical religion; which studies Ged's commands, and labours to understand things of a fize with its own capacity, without troubling itself about his doings and decrees.

3. Too many inftances there are of daring men, who, by prefuming to found the deep things of religion, have cavilled and argued themselves out of all religion. Thefe men miftake their business: for the thing required of a chriftian, is not penetration, and fubtilty of wit, nice diftinction, or fublime notions, but victorious faith, and an honeft holy life; fobriety, and temperance, and chastity, juftice and charity, piety and devotion.

4. Thefe doubts are not always finful, nor always from themfelves, but frequently owing to the temptations of the devil, and induftriously scattered by him, with wicked artifice and malicious defign. Be not therefore too axious upon thefe occafions. Trouble not

thy

thyfelf to argue nicely, nor employ thy thoughts upon the matter, nor hold thy felf concerned to be able to anfwer every cavil, which he puts into thy head: but keep clofe to fcripture, and do thy duty; and the enemy will foon retreat when he finds thee neglect his attempts.

5 Think not thefe inward diftractions a fign that thou art forfaken of God. They are rather on the contrary, a mark of grace. God suffers them to exercise thy patience, to try thy conftancy, to promote thy fpiritual advantage. Proceed then in thy chriftian courfe with refolution and patience, and still frequent the facrament with ftedfaft faith, and humble reverence.

6. Whatever there thou findeft to exceed thy understanding, put it to God's account; and leave him to make it good, tho' thou canst not conceive how it fhould be done. He will not deceive thee; but they, who rely upon their own understanding, are fure to deceive themfelves. For,

7. Remember, God hath faid, that he walks and dwells with the humble, and fhews his to the meek; that he reveals himself to babes; that

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