and may draw near "in full assurance of faith," "having your hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience," and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort.

"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 marriagegarment 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 to bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose of amendment of life."

[The following Questions upon the Commandments will help you to understand something of the fulness of their meaning, and so to examine yourself the more carefully; but you are not to rest content with these questions, nor are they intended to limit you. Neither will they all apply to your own particular case, but they may assist in bringing your own sins to mind.

Conscience faithfully listened to-with prayer to GOD for light is the best helper.]

PRAYER BEFORE SELF-EXAMINATION.

O Lord God, Who searchest the hearts and triest the reins, discover to me, I beseech Thee, the evils and deceits of my heart, and all my secret faults, that I may fully know my shortcomings, and my sins, and may confess them with true sorrow and repentance, and may obtain Thy mercy and forgiveness, and grace to amend my life. LORD, hear me, LORD, help me, for the merits of JESUS CHRIST, my LORD and SAVIOUR. Amen.

As you are examining yourself, when you perceive yourself to have been guilty of any sin, say, "LORD, have mercy upon me, and forgive me this sin for JESUS CHRIST's sake, and let me not offend Thee so again."

SELF-EXAMINATION ON THE TEN

COMMANDMENTS.1

I. THOU SHALT HAVE NONE OTHER GODS BUT ME.

Have I lived in any kind of unbelief or doubt, without taking pains to be instructed and corrected? Have I remained in ignorance of the Christian Religion without trying to obtain instruction?

Have I refused to submit my mind to the teaching of the Church? Have I tried to judge of Divine Mysteries such as the Blessed TRINITY, the Incarnation, the Holy Sacraments-by my own reason instead of humbly believing the Word of GOD and the Creeds of the Church? Have I neglected any means of learning such things as "a Christian is bound to know and believe to his soul's health ?" Have I made companions of those who might draw me from the true Faith, read infidel books, or joined in any schismatical worship? Have I encouraged others to do so? How often, and for how long a time? Have I ever separated myself from the Church, and delayed to return to it? Have I lived for any time "without GoD in the world"-without the fear of GoD-following my own will as if there were no GOD? Have I loved anything or person more than GOD-trusted in the

1 Note.-You will not need to use these questions every time you examine yourself before the Holy Communion, if Holy Communion be frequent, but it is well to go through them from time to time.

help of man, or in money, or made an idol or god of any creature ? Have I consulted fortune-tellers, or used charms, or given way to any kind of superstition? Have I, from fear of man, neglected to confess His Faith and obedience before man? Have I neglected to give Him thanks for all His benefits? Have I striven to love God with my whole heartthought of Him, meditated upon Him, and prayed without ceasing for this grace?

II. THOU SHALT NOT MAKE TO THYSELF ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, NOR THE LIKENESS OF ANY THING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR IN THE EARTH BENEATH, OR IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH. THOU SHALT NOT BOW DOWN TO THEM, NOR WORSHIP THEM; FOR I THE LORD THY GOD AM A JEALOUS GOD, AND VISIT THE SINS OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN, UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE

ME, AND SHOW MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS IN THEM THAT Love Me, and KEEP MY COMMAND

MENTS.

Have I missed my Morning or Evening Prayers? How often? Have I risen up too late to say them, or neglected them from unwillingness to say them? Have I used all other opportunities of prayer? Have I said them reverently, kneeling, attentively, and without wilfully letting my thoughts wander? Have I been to Church regularly? [Have I delayed to receive Holy Baptism, or Confirmation, from negligence, sloth, or any other cause?] Have I delayed or neglected to receive the Holy Communion? Have I been indifferent about it? Have I received It without due preparation, self-examination, repentance, and prayer? Have 1, from

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any kind of unbelief, been careless in receiving? Have I been careless afterwards, or neglected thanksgiving? Have I received it for any human end-love, or fear of man, or the like? Have I ever denied the blessed truth of our LORD'S Presence therein ? Have I ever kept away from Church or any duty of religion from being offended with my clergyman? Have I been in any way irreverent in Church, or neglected to join in the worship of GoD in spirit and in truth? Have I looked about in Church? Have I neglected self-examination-reading Holy Scripture and good books? [Have I had Family Prayer?]

III. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN; FOR THE LORD

WILL NOT HOLD HIM GUILTLESS THAT TAKETH HIS NAME IN VAIN.

Have I used any oaths or profane words? Have I used the Name of God lightly-or to confirm an untruth? Have I ever sworn to what I did not know to be true, saying, "I'll take my oath of it," or any such words? Have I had a habit of calling out "On my soul," or any such like exclamations? Have I spoken lightly of religion in any way? Have I cursed myself or others? Have I ever mocked the Clergy or turned them into ridicule? Have I acted irreverently in an empty Church, forgetting it is always the House of GOD, or in any way profaned the Church by irreverent conduct? Have I ever spoken against Fasting or any duty enjoined by the Church? Have I neglected to bear in mind the solemn vow of my Baptism? Have I made any rash vows? Have I neglected or broken any vow or solemn promise? Have I spoken against the ceremonies of the Church-the Sermon-the Clergy?