A

SHORT AND PLAIN INSTRUCTION

FOR THE

BETTER UNDERSTANDING

OF

THE LORD'S SUPPER;

WITH

THE NECESSARY PREPARATION REQUIRED:

FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG COMMUNICANTS, AND OF SUCH AS HAVE
NOT WELL CONSIDERED THIS HOLY ORDINANCE.

TO WHICH IS ANNEXED,

The Office of the Holy Communion,

WITH PROPER HELPS AND DIRECTIONS FOR JOINING IN EVERY PART
THEREOF WITH UNDERSTANDING AND PROFIT.

BY

THOMAS WILSON, D.D.

LATE LORD BISHOP OF SODOR AND MAN.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT

COMMITTEE.

LONDON:

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE:

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THE CONTENTS.

SECTION I.

PAGE

A Short Introduction to the true understanding of the

Lord's Supper

1

A Prayer of thankfulness for God's sending His own

Son to redeem mankind

13

SECTION II..

The End and Institution of the Lord's Supper.

14

A Prayer for retaining a grateful remembrance of what

Christ has done for us in this Divine institution..

20

SECTION III.

How a Christian ought to prepare himself for this

Sacrament.

The first head of self-examination concerning our

Repentance

23

A Prayer for Repentance

26

SECTION IV.

Concerning our purposes of leading a New or a Chris-

tian life.

A Prayer for the grace of loving God with all our

heart, &c. .

SECTION V.

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27

31

Concerning our Duty to our Neighbour and ourself 32

The Prayer on that occasion

SECTION VI.

An Enquiry, Whether we have a lively Faith in God's

mercy through Christ.

The Prayer on that occasion

35

36

38

An Enquiry, Whether we are in Charity with all the

39

42

43

46

47

49

52

SECTION X.

Meditations on several texts of Scripture, proper to be

used a little before receiving

Introduction to the Order of Administration of the

Lord's Supper

The Order for Administration of the blessed Sacra-

ment, with suitable Observations and Directions

Private Devotions after the Sacrament, either in the

Church or at home.

Concerning Spiritual Communion

PAGE

53

63

68

127

139

A brief and plain Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer 144