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may come holy and clean to and the removing of all scruple such a heavenly feast, in the mar- and doubtfulness. riage-garment required by God in holy scripture; and be received as worthy partakers of that holy Table.

T Or, in case he shall see the People negligent to come to the Holy Communion, instead of the former, he shall use this Exhortation.

The way and means thereto is, First, to examine your lives and DEARLY beloved brethren, on I intend, by God's grace, conversations by the rule of God's to celebrate the Lord's Supper, commandments; and wherein unto which, in God's behalf, I bid soever ye shall perceive your-you all who are here present; and selves to have offended, either by beseech you for the Lord Jesus will, word, or deed, there to be- Christ's sake, that ye will not rewail your own sinfulness, and to fuse to come thereto, being so confess yourselves to Almighty lovingly called and bidden by God, with full purpose of amend- God himself.

Ye know how

come.

ment of life. And if ye shall grievous and unkind a thing it is, perceive your offences to be such when a man hath prepared a rich as are not only against God, but feast, decked his table with all also against your neighbours; kinds of provision, so that there then ye shall reconcile yourselves lacketh nothing but the guests to unto them; being ready to make sit down; and yet they who are restitution and satisfaction, ac- called (without any cause) most cording to the uttermost of your unthankfully refuse to powers, for all injuries and Which of you in such a case wrongs done by you to any would not be moved? Who would other; and being likewise ready not think a great injury and wrong to forgive others who have offend-done unto him? Wherefore, most ed you, as ye would have for- dearly beloved in Christ, take ye giveness of your offences at God's good heed, lest ye, withdrawing hand: For otherwise the receiv- yourselves from this holy Supper, ing of the Holy Communion doth provoke God's indignation against nothing else but increase your you. It is an easy matter for a condemnation. Therefore,if any man to say, I will not communiof you be a blasphemer of God, cate, because I am otherwise hinan hinderer or slanderer of his dered with worldly business. But Word, an adulterer, or be in ma- such excuses are not so easily aclice orenvy, or in any other griev- cepted, and allowed before God. ous crime; repent ye of your sins, If any man say I am a grievous orelse come not to that holy Table. sinner, and therefore am afraid to And because it is repuisite that come; wherefore then do ye not no man should come to the Holy repent and amend? When God Communion, but with a full trust calleth you, are ye not ashamed to in God's mercy, and with a quiet say, ye will not come? When ye conscience; therefore, if there be should return to God, will ye exany of you, who by these means cuse yourselves, and say, ye are cannot quiet his own conscience not ready? Consider earnestly herein, but requireth further com- with yourselves, how little such fort or counsel; let him come to feigned excuses will avail before me, or to some other Minister of God. Those who refused the feast God's word, and open his grief; in the Gospel, because they had that he may receive such Godly bought a farm, or would try their counsel and advice, as may tend yokes of oxen, or because they to the quieting of his conscience, were married, were not so excus

ed, but counted unworthy of the fect charity with all men. su heavenly feast. Wherefore, ac- shall ye be meet partakers o cording to mine office, I bid you those holy Mysteries. And a

In the name of God, I call you in bove all things, ye must give most Christ's behalf, I exhort you, as humble and hearty thanks to God ye love your own salvation, that the Father, the Son, and the Holy ye will be partakers of this Holy Ghost, for the redemption of the Communion. And as the Son of world, by the death and passion God did vouchsafe to yield up his of our Saviour Christ, both God soul by death upon the cross, for and man; who did humble him. your salvation; so it is your duty self, even to the death upon the to receive the Communion in re- cross, for us miserable sinners, membrance of the sacrifice of who lay in darkness and the shahis death, as he himself hath com- dow of death; that he might make manded: Which if ye shall ne- us the children of God, and exalt glect to do, consider with your- us to everlasting life. And to the selves, how great is your ingra- end that we should always retitude to God, and how sore pun-member the exceeding great love ishment hangeth over your heads of our Master and only Saviour for the same, when ye wilfully Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, abstain from the Lord's Table, and the innumerable benefits and separate from your brethren which by his precious blood-shedwho come to feed on the ban- ding he hath obtained for us, he quet of that most heavenly food. hath instituted and ordained holy These things if ye earnestly con- Mysteries, as pledges of his love, sider, ye will by God's grace, re-and for a continual remembrance turn to a better mind; for the of his death, to our great and endobtaining whereof we shall not less comfort. To him, therefore, cease to make our humble petitions unto Almighty God, our heavenly Father.

¶ At the time of the Celebration of the Communion, the Priest shall say this

Exhortation.

DEARLY beloved in the Lord, ye who mind to come to the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, must consider how St. Paul ex

horteth all persons diligently to try and examine themselves, before they presume to eat of that Bread, and drink of that Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament; so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, that ye be not judged of the Lord; repent ye truly for yoursins past; have a lively and steadfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend your lives, and be in per-i

with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, let us give(as we are most bounden) continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and study ing to serve him in true holiness

and righteousness, all the days of

of our life. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say to those who

come to receive the Holy Communion, E

repent you

who do truly and earnestly are in love and charity with your your sins, and neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; draw near with faith,and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, devoutly kneeling.

Then shall this general Confession be

made, by the Priest and all those who are niinded to receive the Holy Communion, humbly kneeling.

LMIGHTY God, Father of thy of all men to be received, that came

1 Tim. i. 15. Hear also what St. John saith. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii. 1, 2.

After which the Priest shall proceed,

saying,

Lift up your hearts. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord.

of all things, Judge of all men; to save sinners.
we acknowledge and bewail our
manifold sins and wickedness,
which we from time to time most
grievously have committed, by
thought, word, and deed, against
thy divine Majesty; provoking
most justly thy wrath and indig-
nation against us. We do earnest-
ly repent, and are heartily sorry
for these our misdoings; the re-
membrance of them is grievous
unto us; the burthen of them is
intolerable. Have mercy upon
us, have mercy upon us, most
merciful Father; for thy Son our
Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive
us all that is past; and grant, that
we may ever hereafter serve and
please thee in newness of life, to
the honour and glory of thy
name, through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.

Answer. It is meet and right so to do.

Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's
Table, and say,

is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord,

Holy Father,] Almighty, ever

Then shall the Priest (the Bishop, if he lasting God.

be present) stand up, and turning to the People, say,

LMIGHTY God, our heavenly

A Father, who of his great mer

cy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty

THere shall follow the proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed; or else immedi ately shall be said or sung by the Priest and People,

repentance and true faith turnHEREFORE with Angels unto him, have mercy upon you; the company of heaven, we laud pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say, Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him.

and Archangels, and with all and magnify thy glorious name; ing, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of evermore praising thee, and say Hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen.

¶ PROPER PREFACES. T Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days after.

COME unto me, all ye that tra-
Iwill refresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28. BECAUSE thou didst give Je-

vel and are heavy laden, and

sus Christ, thine only Son, to So God loved the world, that be born as at this time for us; he gave his only begotten Son, who, by the operation of the Hoto the end that all that believe in ly Ghost, was made very man, of him should not perish, but have the substance of the Virgin Mary everlasting life. St. John iii. 16. his Mother; and that without Hear also what St. Paul saith. spot of sin, to make us clean from This is a true saying, and wor-all sin: Therefore with Angels, &c. * These words [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity Sunday.

Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after.

Or else this may be said, the words [Holy Father] being retained in the introductory Address.

Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following:

BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious of thy Son Jesus resurrecto Lord. For he is the F merits othy Sous Jesus Christ precious death and very Paschal Lamb, which was our Lord, and for the sending to offered for us, and hath taken us of the Holy Ghost the Comaway the sin of the world; who forter; who are one with thee in by his death hath destroyed death, thy eternal Godhead: Therefore and, by his rising to life again, with Angels, &c. hath restored to us everlasting life: Therefore with Angels, &c. TUponAscension Day,andseven Daysafter. HROUGH thy most dearly! beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who, after his most glorious resurrection, manifestly ap-ciful Lord, trusting in our own peared to all his Apostles, and in righteousness, but in thy manitheir sight ascended up into hea-fold and great mercies. not worthy so much as to gather ven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might up the crumbs under thy Table. also ascend, and reign with him in But thou art the same Lord, glory: Therefore with Angels, &c. whose property is always to have Upon Whitsunday, and six Days after. THROUGH Jesus Christ our most true promise, the Holy Ghost

T

WE do not presume to come

to this thy Table, O mer

We are

cious Lord, so to eat the flesh of mercy: Grant us therefore, grathy dear son leseat

Amen.

When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he may with the inore readiness and decency break the Bread before the People, and take the Cup into his hands; he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth:

to drink his blood, that our sinful came down as at this time from bodies may be made clean by his heaven, with a sudden great through his most precious blood, body, and our souls washed sound, as it had been a mighty and that we may evermore dwell wind, in the likeness of hiery in him, and he in us. tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also boldness with fervent zeal, constantly to preach the gospel unto all nations; whereby we have been brought out of ALL glory be to thee, Almighty darkness and error, into the clear. God, our heavenly Father, light and true knowledge of thee, for that thou, of thy tender merand of thy Son Jesus Christ:cy, didst give thine only Son JeTherefore with Angels, &c. sus Christ to suffer death upon ¶ Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may the cross for our redemption; be said, who made there (by his one

WHO art one God, one Lord;

not one only person, but three persons in one substance: For that which we believe of the glory of the Father, the same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or inequality: Therefore with Angels, &c.

oblation of himself once offered)

a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy gospel command us to continue a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice until This coming again: for in the

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night in which he . was betrayed (a) he took bread; and when he had given thanks, (b) he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, Bread. saying, Take, eat, (c) this is my Body, which is given for you: Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, after supper (d) he

Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his Death and Passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Bohere dy and Blood. And we earnestthe ly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins,

(c) And here to lay his hands upon all the Bread.

(d) Here he is

took the cup; and to take the Cup and all other benefits of his pas

into his hands.

when he had given
thanks, he gave it
to them, saying,
Drink ye all of this;
for (e) this is my he is to lay his
(e) And here
Blood, of the New hand upon eve-
Testament, which ry Vessel, in
is shed for you, and which there is
for many, for the any Wine to be
remission of sins: consecrated.
Do this as oft as ye
shall drink it, in re-
membrance of me.
The Oblation.

THEREFORE,

heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here before thy divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks,for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same. And we most humbly

beseech thee, O merThe Invocation ciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy Almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that we, receiving them according to thy

sion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this holy Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him, that he may dwell in them, and they in him. And al

we unworthy,

our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences; through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

Here shall be sung a Hymn, or Part of a Hymn, from the Selection for the Feasts and Fasts, &c.

Then shall the Priest first receive the

Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be present) and, after that, to the People also in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling: And when he delivereth the Bread, he shall say,

THE

THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul

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