...primitive plan. She neither calls it a Sacrament, nor requires it to be used as universally necessary : but because " it is requisite that no man should come...trust in GOD'S mercy, and with a quiet conscience," she therefore advises, that " if there be any who is not able to quiet his own conscience, but requireth...

...envy, or in any other grievous crime ; repent ye of your sins, or else come not to that holy Table. And because it is requisite that no man should come...comfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some other Minister of God's Word, and open his grief; that he may receive such godly counsel and advice, as may...

...second exhortation in the " Order of the Administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion ?— " And because it is requisite that no man should come...own conscience herein, but requireth further comfort and counsel, let him come to me or some other discreet and learned minister of God's word, and open...

...the Church to confess to Her ministers any sin which afflicts thy conscience : for thus it is said, " and because it is requisite that no man should come...who by this means cannot quiet his own conscience, but requireth further comfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some other discreet and learned...

...Crhost. Amen." In the Communion Service we find the following words put into the mouth of the Priest: — "Because it is requisite that no man should come to...therefore, if there be any of you who by this means [ie by private examination and confession] cannot quiet his own conscience herein, but requireth further...

...attendance at the Communion. We may be thankful that all this is altered. Then the Clergyman proceeds : — "And because it is requisite, that no man should come...this means cannot quiet his own conscience herein" ("herein" meaning "whereinsoever ye shall 'perceive yourselves to have offended "), " but requireth...

...directed to be used by the minister when giving warning of the celebration of the Holy Communion : "And because it is requisite, that no man should come...the Holy Communion, but with a full trust in God's mercj', and with a quiet conscience ; therefore if there be any of you, who by this means cannot quiet...

...remember. After speaking of direct confession of sin to Almighty GOD in secret, the Church goes on to say, "If there be any of you who by this means cannot quiet...own conscience herein, but requireth further comfort and counsel, let him come to me, or to some other discreet and learned minister of GOD'S Word, and...

...Admiralty instructions ; as the following words will shew : " And because it is requisite that no one should come to the Holy Communion but with a full...trust in GOD'S Mercy, and with a quiet conscience," — if you feel your conscience troubled with any weighty matter, in which you require counsel and...

...fhould come to the holy Communion, but with a full truft in God's mercy, and with a quiet confcience ; therefore if there be any of you, who by this means cannot quiet his own confcience herein, but requireth further comfort or counfel, let him come to me, or to fome other difcreet...