holy name may agree in the truth premembrance of his meritorious of thy holy word, and live in unity Cross and Passion; whereby alone and godly love. We beseech thee we obtain remission of our sins, and also, so to direct and dispose the are made partakers of the kingdom hearts of all Christian rulers, that of Heaven. Wherefore it is our they may truly and impartially ad-duty to render most humble and minister justice, to the punishment hearty thanks to Almighty God, of wickedness and vice, and to the four heavenly Father, for that he maintenance of thy true religion and hath given his Son our Saviour Jevirtue. Give grace, O heavenly Fa-sus Christ, not only to die for us, ther, to all Bishops and other Mini- but also to be our spiritual food and sters; that they may, both by their sustenance in that holy Sacrament. life and doctrine, set forth thy true Which being so divine and comfortand lively Word, and rightly and able a thing to them who receive it duly administer thy holy Sacra-worthily, and so dangerous to those ments. And to all thy people give who will presume to receive it unthy heavenly grace; and especially worthily; my duty is to exhort you to this congregation here present; in the mean season, to consider the that with meek heart, and due re- dignity of that holy Mystery, and verence, they may hear, and receive the great peril of the unworthy rethy holy Word; truly serving thee ceiving thereof; and so to search in holiness and righteousness all the and examine your own consciences, days of their life. And we most (and that not lightly, and after the humbly beseech thee, of thy good-manner of dissemblers with God; ness, O Lord, to comfort and suc-but so) that ye may come holy and cour all those who, in this transi-clean to such a heavenly feast, in tory life, are in trouble, sorrow, the marriage-garment required by need, sickness, or any other adver- God in holy scripture; and be resity. And we also bless thy holy ceived as worthy partakers of that name, for all thy servants departed holy Table. this life in thy faith and fear; be- The way and means thereto is, seeching thee to give us grace so to First, to examine your lives and con follow their good examples, that versations by the rule of God's comwith them we may be partakers of mandments; and wherein soever thy heavenly kingdom: Grant this, ye shall perceive yourselves to have O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, offended, either by will, word, or our only Mediator and Advocate. deed, there to bewail your own sinAmen.. fulness, and to confess yourselves to When the Minister giveth warning for Almighty God, with full purpose of the Celebration of the Holy Connsunion amendment of life. And if ye shall (which he shall always do upon the Sunday, or some Holy day, immediately pre- perceive your offences to be such ceding) he shall read this Exhortation as are not only against God, but also following; or so much thereof as, in his against your neighbours; then ye discretion, he may think convenient. shall reconcile yourselves unto EARLY beloved, on -day them; being ready to make resti D next, I purpose, through God's tution and satisfaction, according to assistance, to administer to all such the uttermost of your powers, for as shall be religiously and devoutly all injuries and wrongs done by you disposed, the most comfortable Sa- to any other; and being likewise crament of the Body and Blood of ready to forgive others who have of Christ; to be by them received, in fended you, as ye would have for giveness of your offences at God's loved in Christ, take ye good heed, hand: For otherwise the receiving lest ye, withdrawing yourselves of the Holy Communion doth no-from this holy Supper, provoke thing else but increase your condem-God's indignation against you. It nation. Therefore, if any of you be is an easy matter for a man to say, I a blasphemer of God, an hinderer will not communicate, because I am or slanderer of his Word, an adul-otherwise hindered with woridly terer, or be in malice or envy, or business. But such excusesare not in any other grievous crime; re-so easily accepted, and ailowed bepent ye of your sins, or else come fore God. If any man say, I am a not to that holy Table. grievous sinner, and therefore am And because it is requisite that no afraid to come: wherefore then do man should come to the holy Com-ye not repent and amend? When munion, but with a full trust in God's God calleth you, are ye not ashammerey, and with a quiet conscience; ed to say, ye will not come? When therefore, if there be any of you, ye should return to God, will ye exwho by these means cannot quiet cuse yourselves, and say, ye are not his own conscience herein, but re-ready? Consider earnestly with quireth further comfort or counsel; yourselves, how little such feigned let him come to me, or to some excuses will avail before God. other minister of God's word, and Those who refused the feast in the open his grief; that he may receive Gospel, because they had bought a such Godly counsel and advice, as farm, or would try their yokes of may tend to the quieting of his con-oxen, or because they were married, science, and the removing of all were not so excused, but counted scruple and doubtfulness. unworthy of the heavenly feast. Or, in case he shall see the People negli- Wherefore, according to mine gent to come to the Holy Communion, office, I bid you in the name of God, instead of the former, he shall use this I call you in Christ's behalf, I exhert you, as ye love your own sal Exhortation. D EARLY beloved brethren, on vation, that ye will be partakers of - I intend, by God's grace, this Holy Communion. And as the to celebrate the Lord's Supper; un- Son of God did vouchsafe to yield to which, in God's behalf, I bid you up his soul by death upon the cross, all who are here present; and be- for your salvation; so it is your seech you for the Lord Jesus duty to receive the Communion in Christ's sake, that ye will not refuse remembrance of the sacrifice of his to come thereto, being so lovingly death, as he himself hath commandcalled and bidden by God himself. ed: Which if ye shall neglect to Ye know how grievous and unkind do, consider with yourselves, how a thing it is, when a man hath pre-great is your ingratitude to God, pared a rich feast, decked his table and how sore punishment hangeth with all kinds of provision, so that over your heads for the same, when there lacketh nothing but the guests ye wilfully abstain from the Lord's to sit down; and yet they who are Table, and separate from your brecalled (without any cause) most un- thren who come to feed on the banthankfully refuse to come. Which quet of that most heavenly food. of you in such a case would not be These things if ye earnestly consimoved? Who would not think a der, ye will by God's grace, return great injury and wrong done unto to a better mind; for the obtaining him? Wherefore, most dearly be- whereof we shall not cease to make ourhumble petitions unto Almighty, bounden) continual thanks; submit. God, our heavenly Father. ting ourselves wholly to his holy 1 At the time of the Celebration of the will and pleasure, and studying to Communion, the Priest shall say this Exhortation. D consider how St. Paul exhorteth all serve him in true holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life. Amen. EARLY beloved in the Lord, ye who mind to come to the Then shall the Priest say to those who Holy Communion of the Body and come to receive the Holy Communion, Blood of our Saviour Christ, must VE who do truly and earnestly Y repent you of your sins, and persons diligently to try and exa-are in love and charity with your mine themselves, before they pre- neighbours, and intend to lead a sume to eat of that Bread, and drink new life, following the commandof that Cup. For as the benefit is ments of God, and walking from great, if with a true penitent heart henceforth in his holy ways; draw and lively faith we receive that holy near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament; so is the danger great, Sacrament to your comfort; and if we receive the same unworthily. make your humble confession to Judge therefore yourselves, breth- Almighty God, devoutly kneeling. ren, that ye be not judged of the Then shall this general Confession he Lord; repent ye truly for your sins made, by the Priest and all those who past; have a lively and steadfast are minded to receive the Holy Comfaith in Christ our Saviour; amend munion, humbly kneeling. Christ, Maker of your lives, and be in perfect charity ALMIGHTY God, Father of our with all men: so shall ye be meet all things, Judge of all men; we partakers of those holy Mysteries. acknowledge and bewail our maniAnd above all things, ye must give fold sins and wickedness, which we most humble and hearty thanks to from time to time most grievously God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the redemption of have committed, by thought, word, the world by the death and passion and deed, against thy divine Majesof our Saviour Christ, both God ty; provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. and man; who did humble himself, We do earnestly repent, and are even to the death upon the cross, heartily sorry for these our misdofor us us miserable sinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of death; ings; the remembrance of them that he might make us the children is grievous unto us; the burthen of of God, and exalt us to everlasting them is intolerable. Have mercy life. And to the end that we should upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our always remember the exceeding Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive great love of our Master and only us all that is past; and grant, that Saviour Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits we may ever hereafter serve and which by his precious blood-shed- please thee in newness of life, to ding he hath obtained for us, he the honour and glory of thy name, hath instituted and ordained holy through Jesus Christ Mysteries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual remembrance of his death, to our great and endless comfort. To him, therefore, Amen. our Lord. Then shall the Priest (the Bishop, if he be present) stand up, and turning to the People, sav, ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly with the Father, and the Holy Father, who his great mercy Ghost, let us give (as we are most hath promised forgiveness of sina to all those who with hearty repent- THEREFORE with Angels and and with the ance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy upon you; pardon and company of heaven, we laud and deliver you from all your sins; con-magnify thy glorious name; everfirm and strengthen you in all more praising thee, and saying, Hogoodness; and bring you to ever-ly, holy, holy, Lord God of flosts, lasting life, through Jesus Christ heaven and earth are full of thy our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Priest say, Hear what comfortable words Dur Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him. COME This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Chrast Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen. ↑ PROPER PREFACES. Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days after. HOME unto me, all ye that travel and are heavy laden, and I BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus will refresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28. D Christ, thine only Son, to be So God loved the world, that he born as at this time for us; who, by gave his only begotten Son, to the the operation of the Holy Ghost, end that all that believe in him was made very man, of the subshould not perish, but have ever-stance of the Virgin Mary his Molasting life. St. John iii. 16. ther; and that without spot of sin, Hear also what St. Paul saith. to make us clean from all sin Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after. BUT chiefly are we bound topraise thee the glorious resurreeHear also what St. John saith. tion of thy Son Jesus Christ our If any man sin, we have an Ad- Lord: For he is the very Paschal vocate with the Father, Jesus Christ Lamb, which was offered for us, and the righteous; and he is the propi- hath taken away the sin of the world; Cation for our sins. 1 John ii. 1, 2. who by his death hath destroyed After which the Priest shall proceed, 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 beloved 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. 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. Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's T IT T is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lorti, [* Holy & Upou Whitsunday, and six Days after. Father,] Almighty, everlasting God. THROUGH Jesus Christ THR our Here shall follow the proper Preface, Lord; according to whose most People, true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven, with a sudden great sound, as it had These words [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity Sunday. Amen. and that we may evermore dwell 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, A LL glory be to thee, Almighty into the clear light and true know- God, our heavenly Father, for ledge of thee, and of thy Son Jes that thou, of thy tender mercy, sus Christ: Therefore with An- didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the gels, &c. Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be cross for our redemption; who made said, WHO art one God, one Lord; there (by his one oblation of himoffered) a full, perfect, self once not one only person, but three and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, persons in one substance: For that and satisfaction, for the sins of the which we believe of the glory of whole world; and did institute, and the Father, the same we believe of in his holy gospel command us to the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, continue a perpetual memory of without any difference or inequali- that his precious death and sacrifice ty: Therefore with Angels, &c. Or else this may be said, the words [Holy Father] being retained in the Introductory Address. 08 the precious death and me our Lord, and for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost the Comforter; who are one with thee in thy eternal Godhead: Therefore with An gels, &c. Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at all (a) Here the Priest is to take the Paten into his hands. (b) And here to break the until his coming again: For in the the Lord's Table, say, in the name of WE do not presume to come to me. Likewise, af- Bread. (c) And here upon all the Bread. (d) Here he is to take the Cup into his hand. (e) this thy Table, O merciful took the cup; and Lord, trusting in our own righteous- when he had given ness, but in thy manifold and great thanks, he gave it mercies. We are not worthy so to them, saying, much as to gather up the crumbs Drink ye all of this, uuler thy Table. But thou art for (e) this is my hendes the same Lord, whose property is Blood, of the New hand upon evealways to have mercy: Grant us Testament, which ry Vessel, in therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat is shed for you, and which there is the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus for many, for there any Wine to be Christ, and to drink his blood, that mission of sins; Do consecrated. our sinful bodies may be made clean this as oft as ye by his body, and our souls washed shall drink it, in rethrough his most precious blood, membrance of me. |
