of that Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament; (for then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink His blood; then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us;) so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily. For then we are guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own damnation, not considering the Lord's Body; we kindle God's wrath against us; we provoke Him to plague us with divers diseases, and sundry kinds of death. Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, that ye be not judged of the Lord; repent you truly for your sins past; have a lively and stedfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend your lives, and be in perfect charity with all men; so shall ye be meet partakers of those holy mysteries. And above all things ye must give most humble and hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the redemption of the world by the death and passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and man; Who did humble Himself, even to the death upon the Cross, for us, miserable sinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of death; that He might make us the children of God, and exalt us to everlasting life. And to the end that we should alway remember the exceeding great love of our Master, and only Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by His precious blood-shedding He hath obtained to us; He hath instituted and ordained holy mysteries, as pledges of His love, and for a continual remembrance of His death, to our great and endless comfort. To Him therefore, 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 studying to serve Him in true holiness and righteousness all the Then shall the Priest say to them that come to receive the holy Communion, Y that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and neighbours, and intend to lead a new are in love and charity with your life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth faith, and take this holy Sacrament in His holy ways; Draw near with to your comfort; and make your meekly kneeling upon your knees. humble confession to Almighty God, Then shall this general Confession be made, in the name of all those that are minded to receive the holy Communion, by one of the Ministers; both he and all the people kneeling humbly upon their knees, and saying, ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; 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 indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden 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. Then shall the Priest (or the Bishop, being present,) stand up, and turning himself to the people, pronounce this Absolution. LMIGHTY God, our heavenly A Father, Who of Ilis great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through refresh you. st. Matth. xi. 28. So God loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. St. John íiï. 16, Hear also what Saint Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. Hear also what Saint 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 St. John ii. 1. After which the Priest shall proceed, saying, Lift up your hearts. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Answer. It is meet and right so to do. born as at this time for us; Who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man of the substance of the Virgin Mary His mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. Therefore with Angels, &c. B Upon Easter-day, and seven days after. UT chiefly are we bound to praise Thee for the glorious Resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord for He is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; Who by His death hath destroyed death, and by His rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after. HROUGH Thy most dearly be Toved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; Who after His most glorious Resurrection manifestly appeared to all His Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven to prepare a place for us; that where He is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with Him in glory. Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Whit-sunday, and six days after. TH HROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according to Whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery 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 darkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of Thee, and of Thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, &c. W Upon the Feast of Trinity only. HO art one God, one Lord; 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. THE After each of which Prefaces shall immediately be sung or said, THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name; evermore praising Thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of Thy glory: Glory be to Thee, O Lord most High. Amen. Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say in the name of all them that shall receive the Communion this Prayer following. do not WE presume to come to this Thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in Thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under Thy Table. But Thou art the same Lord, Whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink His blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by His body, and our souls washed through His most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in Him, and He in us. Amen. When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he may with the more 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. self once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in His into his hands: the Bread: saying, Take, And here to break a perpetual memory of that His precious death, until His coming again; Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech Thee; and grant that we receiving these Thy creatures of bread and wine, according holy institution, in remembrance of to Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's His death and passion, may be partakers of His most blessed Body and Blood: Who, in the same night that He was betrayed, *took Here the Priest He had given thanks, Bread; and, when is to take the Paten He brake it, and gave it to His disciples, eat, this is My Body which is given for you: Do this in remembrance of Me. supper He took the Cup; and, when He the Cup into his hand. had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for this is My Blood of the New Testa- his hand upon every ment, which is shed vessel (be it Chalice for you and for many there is any Wine to for the remission of be consecrated. sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me. Amen. And here to lay his hand upon ali the Bread. Likewise after *Here he is to take And here to lay or Flagon) in which Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and then 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 meekly kneeling. And, when he deli vereth the Bread to any one, he shall say, HE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died heart by faith with thanksgiving. for thee, and feed on Him in thy LMIGHTY God, our heavenly AL Father, Who of Thy tender mercy didst give Thine only Son Je-¶ And the Minister that delivereth the Cup sus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; Who made there (by His one plation be made to any one shall say, HE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. If the consecrated Bread or Wine be all pent before all have communicated, the Priest is to consecrate more according to Form before prescribed; beginning at [Our Saviour Christ in the same night, c. for the blessing of the Bread; and at [Likewise after Supper, &c.] for the blessing of the Cup. ¶ When all have communicated, the Minis ter shall return to the Lord's Table, and Then shall the Priest say the Lord's terry Petition. OUR UR Father, Which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. After shall be said as followeth. LORD and heavenly Father, we Thy humble servants entirely 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, and all other benefits of His passion. And here we offer and present unto Thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto Thee; humbly beseeching Thee, that all we, who are partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with Thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto Thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech Thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weigh ing our merits, but pardoning our Or this. LMIGHTY and everliving God, for that Thou dost vouchsafe to feed ¶ Then shall be said or sung, in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. GLORY be to God on high, and O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only I RANT, we beseech Thee, Al Gay God, that the words, wwe have heard this day with piz urward ears, may through Thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our nes that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the hopraise of Thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSE PREVENT as O Lord, in all our with Thy most gracious Sr. and further us with Thy contu bep; that in all our works THA NI VII TU AVS berccationed, and ended in Thee, -- JUİ ALMIGHTY Leed, and everIsang God, roachsafe, we beseer het, w direct, sanctify, and gomery bad our hearts and bodies, in the ways of Thy laws, and in the wiess if Ter commaniments; that By most mighty protection, beck here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. we may glorify Thy holy Name, and iny by Toy mercy obtain everasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of wisdom, Who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our inorance in asking; We beseech Thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthimess of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. LMIGHTY God, Who hast pro mised to hear the petitions of them that ask in Thy Son's Name; We beseech Thee mercifully to ineline Thine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications unto Thee; and grant, that those things, which we have faithfully asked according to Thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of Thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶Urom the Sundays and other Holy days (if there be no Communion) shall be said all that wapented of the Communion, until the end of the general Prayer [For the whole state of Christ's Church militant here in earth] together with one or more of these Collects lan betine rehearsed, concluding with the Blessing. And there shall be no celebration of the Lord's Supper, except there be a convenient num ber to communicate with the Priest, according to his discretion. Aut if there he not above twenty persons in the Parish of discretion to receive the Cas ion, get there shall be no Communion, except four (or three at the least) communicat with the Priest. ¶And in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and Colleges, where there are many Frier except they have a reasonable cause to the contrary. And to take away all occasion of dissention, and superstition, whdek might have concerning the Bread and ine, it shall m usual to be eaten; but the best and purest Wheat P |