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I remember, O gracious Lord, how, when O Lord, send out thy light and thy truth,

thou wert hanging on the very cross, thou was scoffed at and reviled; how infinitely then thou wert afflicted and bruised for our transgressions, when the iniquities of us all were laid on thy shoulders, how thou didst then express an anguish greater than all the tortures of thy crucifixion, when thou didst cry out, My God! my God! why bast thou forsaken me!" and how thou didst at the last give up the ghost, and die thyself, that we might live.

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"O Lord Jesus, was ever," &c.

I unfeignedly believe, O gracious Lord, that thou didst suffer all this for sinful men, and in particular for me, when we were all thy utter enemies, and had nothing in us to move thee to pity us, but our extreme misery; nothing to move thee to save us, but our greater unworthiness, and thy great mercy.

O the depth of the riches of thy love, blessed Lord! how unutterable is thy mercy, and thy love past finding out!

that they may lead me; and bring me unto thine holy hill, and to thy dwelling. And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness. Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks; so longeth my soul after thee, O God.

My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.

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Thou knowest, Lord, that I love thee !
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I continue in thy love!

Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

Grant me to do what thou commandest, and command what thou wilt.

Be thou my shield and buckler, the horn also of my salvation and my refuge.

I will wash my hands in innocency, and so will I go to thine altar.

O Jesu! Thou art the life of my soul: thou art my strength and my redeemer.

O joy of my soul, when shall I love thee with all my heart, and with all my might?

When will the days of my pilgrimage be over?

Too late have I loved thee, "O Lord, thou lover of souls."

I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost;

But now that I have found thee, though

When shall I come and appear before late, suffer me not, good Lord, to forsake

God?

O that I could always delight in thy service!

O that I could perfectly obey thee!

Grant, dearest Lord! that I may continually reverence and adore thee.

O inexhaustible fountain of mercy, pardon me all my sins and offences.

Permit me not, O blessed Jesus, ever to be separated from thee.

If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things!

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they shall be always praising thee.

Lord! one day in thy house is better than a thousand.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of sabbath, heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.

Teach me, enlighten me, direct me, and assist me in all things, but especially at this time, that I may do or say nothing but what is agreeable to thy blessed will and pleasure.

thee any more, or run astray from thy commandments. "Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: Yea, my delight shall be ever in thy statutes."

And this I beg for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.

A short Prayer to be said before receiving of the Holy Sacrament.

Lord our God, how wonderful is thy

love! how excellent the loving kindness which thou hast shewn towards us, miserable and wretched sinners, for the sake of thy dear Son! No man's heart is able to conceive it, much less any man's tongue able to express it. And now (O Lord) how is it possible for me, thy poor sinful creature, to requite the least part of these thy mauifold, great and unspeakable mercies towards us? I know and confess, that it is not in the power of any mortal man, or angel to do it. The only thing, therefore, that thou requirest at our hands, is to shew ourselves obedient to thy commands, and thankful for thy favours. Duties which though I cannot perform in a worthy manner, yet, Lord, I will endeavour to perform them as well as I am able, even from the bottom of my heart, with all my mind, and with all my strength. In token

Too late have I known thee, O infinite whereof, I now approach thy holy table, goodness,

there to receive the sacrament of the body

and blood of thy son Jesus Christ, and to offer unto thee (as my duty is) the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Vouchsafe (good Lord) I humbly beseech thee, so to dispose my heart by thy grace and holy spirit, that I may worthily receive these heavenly mysteries, to the strengthening and refreshing of my soul; that I may purge out the old leaven of my corrupt and wicked nature, by hearty and unfeigned repentance, and spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink his blood by a true and lively faith. O may the merits of my dearest Saviour's incarnation, passion, resurrection and ascension, be applied to my soul! O may I taste those sweet and comfortable promises made unto us in the word of his holy gespel! finally may I be a partaker of all the fruits and benefits of that most precious and perfect sacrifice, which he, in the body of his flesh, offered up once upon the cross for the redemption and salvation of mankind; and through a steadfast and constant faith in him, may it be available as well for me as for all others, to the obtaining of a free justification and peace in this world, and of eternal felicity and blessedness in the world to come. Grant this, O merciful Father, for the sake of thy only begotten Son our Lord; who having conquered satan, death, hell, and all the powers of darkness, doth now live and reign in the highest heavens, co-equal and co-eternal with thee and the Holy Ghost for

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Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sins.

For I acknowledge my faults; and my sins are ever before me.

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy help again, and establish me with thy free spirit.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shalt shew forth thy praise.

Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof.

I have sinned, what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men?

I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord; I will pay my vows unto him now in the presence of all his people.

Gracious God! the son of thy love ever liveth to make intercession for us.

Hearken to the cry of his blood, which speaketh better things than that of Abel.

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sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, and always praise thy holy name.

O Lord, I heartily repent me of all my sins, which I have confessed to thee this week past, and am heartily sorry, when I consider how unprofitably and wickedly I have spent my life hitherto: I beseech thee, O Lord, to amend what is amiss in me. And I earnestly intreat thee, that whatsoever thou seest in me, contrary to thy blessed will, may, by virtue of this blessed sacrament, be rooted out of me, that my soul may remain a fit habitation for thy holy spirit. Let it obtain for me the abso lution of my sins, be the confirmation of my faith, and the rest and joy of my soul. What shall I return unto thee for all thy love? What shall I give unto my Lord, who hath given himself for me? I will give thee my whole self, and devote all the powers of my soul and body to thy service; and I think myself happy, O blessed Jesus, in the choice I have made of thee for my Lord and master. I rejoice in the surrender I have made of myself to thy service and obedience. Grant, O Lord, that I may hereafter faithfully follow and serve thee, who hast at this time so lovingly vouchsafed to receive me as a guest at thy table: and because (through the infirmity of my mortal nature) I cannot follow thee as I would, be pleased to assist me with thy free spirit, and draw me after thee, that I may walk in thy holy ways all the days of my life; and at last be brought to that place of glory, through the merits of thy dear son, who with thee O Father, and thee O Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth one God, world without end. Amen.

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HERE ought to be a special care of our behaviour after the holy sacrament, as well as before and during the time of receiving; for though we may come with devout preparation, yet if we be careless, and look not to our ways, after the duty is done, we shall not profit at all. And it is too often seen in the world, that people will pass some days before the sacrament in extraordinary devotion, in much meditation, and in abstinence from the most innocent recreation; but as soon as that is over, return (like torments which run with more rapidity and violence for having been stopt) with more eagerness and impatience to their beloved lusts.

But surely this is a strange mistake and a great fault; for our duty does not cease so soon as the sacrament is over, and the

duty ended in public. Many careless communicants leave their good dispositions and devotions in the church; when the sacrament is done, all is done with them; so they go from it without any profit at all; it is never once more thought upon. O let it be your care to make up that by afterdiligence, wherein you were wanting before; also be careful and watchful to keep up, and maintain that holy and gracious frame of heart, which you acquired in, and brought from the sacrament with you. A man when he finds enlargement, and a gracious disposition of spirit given him in that holy ordinance, should be of St Peter's mind, when in the mount with our Saviour in his transfiguration, and say, Master, it is good for us to be here: It is good going to this holy sacrament as often as you can; let it be your after care to grow in grace

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