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PRAYERS in the Church, some or all of which may be used as there is opportunity; that is, as there are more or fewer to receive.

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A Prayer to prepare our minds for the devout
Celebration of the Lord's Supper; that
be used, if the time will permit, before Di-
vine Service begins, or otherwise as soon as
the Sermon is ended.

ALMIGHTY God, by whose bounty and good-
ness I have now an opportunity offered me of
approaching thy table, and of pleading before
thee the prevailing merits of the death and
passion of thy Son Jesus Christ; I am sensible,
O Lord, of my great unworthiness; but the
positive command of my blessed Saviour, when
he was about to lay down his life for my sake,
has made it absolutely necessary; and the
many spiritual wants I labour under, oblige
me to apply to this sovereign remedy, for the
repair of those breaches my sinful follies have
made in my soul.

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Assist me, therefore, O Lord, with thy Holy Spirit, in the great duty and service I am about to perform; grant that nothing during all the time of this holy action, may make me unmindful of that reverence and respect which I owe unto thy Divine Majesty, or that attention which becomes the celebration of these holy mysteries. Fill my heart with such an awe of thy presence, as may fix my wandering thoughts, compose my disorderly affections, and stir up my faint and cold desires, that I and taste the sweets, of this may feel the power, divine banquet.

of my Grant that I may have such a sense Saviour's sufferings, as may fill my soul with love and gratitude towards him for those inestimable benefits he has purchased for me; that I may have such a sight of my sins, which occasioned all his sorrows, as heartily to bewail and detest them; such a faith in that full, perfect oblation and satisfaction, made upon the cross for the sins of the world, that I may so importunately plead the merit of it, in this commemoration of that sacrifice, as to render thee gracious and propitious to me a miserable sinner; such a conviction of my own weakness and insufficiency, as may procure thy gracious aid and assistance, such longing deof being made conformable to thy holy

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A Prayer when we offer our Alms. I ACKNOWLEDGE, O Lord, that all I possess is the effect of thy bounty; it is from thee I have received it, and to thy holy name be the glory. Accept of this free-will-offering of my hands, as an acknowledgment of thy right to all I enjoy, and as a testimony of that love and charity to my necessitous brethren which thou requirest, and art pleased to take as done to thyself. I will dedicate a part of those good things thou hast bestowed upon me, to relieve the poor; because thou hast made it an evidence of my love to thee; and grant that all my alms-deeds may be performed with such purity of intention, and in such a proportion to what thou hast given me, that they may be acceptable in thy sight, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour. Amen.

A Prayer immediately after Consecration. ACCEPT, O eternal God, of that representation we make before thee, of that all-sufficient sacrifice which thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ

made upon the cross; let the merit of it plead effectually for the pardon and forgiveness of all my sins, and render thee favourable and propitious to me a miserable sinner: let the power of it prevail against all the powers of darkness; let the wisdom of it make me wise unto salvation; and let the peace of it reconcile me unto thee, and bring to me peace of conscience.

I adore thee, O blessed Jesus, my Redeemer, who didst endure the painful and shameful death of the cross, to recover me from a state of sin and misery; I admire thy infinite condescension, who was pleased to be made miserable, that I might be made happy; poor, that I might be enriched; and didst die, that I might live for ever. With all my soul, O dear Jesus, I love and stupendous expressions of thy bounty and goodness towards me: O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me: O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant me thy peace. Amen, Lord Jesus. Amen.

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A Prayer before receiving the Consecrated
Elements.

O MOST gracious God, who of thy infinite goodness hast given us thy Son Jesus Christ,

immaculate sacrifice upon the cross, for us miserable sinners;

I humbly beseech thee, by the merits of his blood, the great price of our redemption; I entreat thee by his wonderful and ineffable charity, wherewith he has vouchsafed to love us, unworthy creatures, at so great a rate; that thou wouldst be pleased to wash me in his blood from all my sins, which make me unworthy to partake of these holy mysteries.

Let my repentance be hearty and sincere, and express itself by all the fruits of holy obedience for the time to come.

Thou alone out of an unclean thing canst bring a clean; of a wretched sinner, make me holy and righteous.

Thou art the fountain of mercy, shut not up thy bowels of compassion towards me. Thou art the great physician of souls, display thy power in health and recovery. my

Let me approach thy holy table with reverence and devotion, that no vile affections may hinder me from receiving the benefits of this divine nourishment.

Let me celebrate this Christian sacrifice with purity of heart, and a right intention of mind, that I may obtain all those advantages for which thou wast graciously pleased to establish it.

Let me entirely resign my soul and body to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto