Thou didst "bear my sins in thine own body upon the tree." I cling to thy cross, therefore, with a lively faith! I take refuge in thy merits, as the only place of security from wrath. Lord! I am as sure thou didst the great work of redemption for me and all mankind, as that I am alive. This is my hope, the strength of my spirit, my joy and my confidence. Keep me evermore, I beseech thee, in this faith! Never let the spirit of unbelief enter into me, and take me from this rock! Here I will dwell, for I have a delight therein. Here I will live, and here I desire to die.

THE PETITION.

O adorable Jesus! my Lord and Saviour, whose blood purchased my peace, and with whose righteousness I desire to be covered as with a robe;-thou art the Priest, and the sacrifice; the Master of the feast, and the feast itself; the physician of my soul, the light of mine eyes, and the purifier of my stains; enter my heart, I beseech thee, in the power of thy grace, and cast out all its impurities! Claim me as thy purchased possession! Reign in me without a rival! And let me, henceforth, acknowledge and love thee, as the only sovereign of my soul!

"I will wash my hands in innocency,” even in the lood of the immaculate Lamb, "and so will I compass thine altar, O Lord!" Grant me full preparation! May I partake of the Holy Sacrament with a penitent,

believing, grateful, and loving heart! Let me receive it with deep reverence, a holy relish, and great effect! Let it prove to me indeed the communion of thy body and blood, O blessed Jesus! and a pledge of fellowship with all the sanctified on earth, and all the glorified in heaven, as well as with the Eternal Father, and the Holy Spirit; to whom, with Thee, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

A short prayer after having communicated.

O Lord God! blessed be thy holy name for the privilege I have enjoyed, in being permitted to renew my covenant with thee, and commemorate the death of Jesus in the way of his own appointment. May I ever remember the obligations into which I have entered on my part, and the promises which thou hast been graciously pleased to make on thine! And O thou, the blessed and eternal High Priest! let the sacrifice of the cross, which thou didst once offer for the sins of the whole world, and which thou dost, now and always, represent in heaven to the Father by thy never-ceasing intercession, and which, this day, has been exhibited on thy holy table sacramentally, obtain pardon and peace, hope and comfort, strength and salvation for my guilty soul! Let me feel assured, henceforth, that "I am the Lord's," that thou dwellest in me, and I in thee! And O, teach me so to walk,

that I may never dishonour thy cause, nor stain the holy robe with which thou hast covered my soul! Suffer me never to break the holy vows which I have made and thou hast sealed; nor lose sight of my inheritance, my privilege of being a co-heir with Jesus, the hope of which has now been confirmed. Love me, O God, with the love which thou bearest unto thy chosen, and grant me thy salvation! Make me to serve thee in the communion of saints, in the cultivation of all Christian virtues, and in the performance of all good works. And as I have "put on Christ," grant, O merciful God! that I may live by faith in him, obey his laws, and strive to promote his glory in this world; so that in the last day, I may be found, having on the wedding garment, bearing in my body and soul the marks of the Lord Jesus, and prepared to enter into his joy, and partake of his glories forever and ever: hear, and answer me, O God, for his precious name's sake! Amen.

Ejaculations, that may be used after Communion.

Lord, if I had lived innocently, I could not have deserved to receive the crumbs that fall from thy table. How great is thy mercy, then, in having permitted me, sinner as I am, to feast upon the bread of saints, the wine of angels, the true manna from heaven!

O! when shall I go from this dark glass, from this veil of sacraments, to the vision of thy eternal charity; from feeding upon the symbols of thy body and blood, to the marriage supper of the Lamb!

Let not my sins crucify the Lord of life again! Let it never be said concerning me, the hand of him that betrayeth me is on the table.

O, that I might love thee as well as ever any creature loved thee! let me think of nothing but thee, desire nothing but thee, enjoy nothing but thee!

O Jesus! be a JESUS unto me! Thou art all things unto me. The "chief among ten thousands, and altogether lovely." Let nothing ever please me but what savours of thee, and of thy precious name which is as sweet "ointment poured forth." "Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!" even the gift of his only begotten Son, who is "made unto me wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption."

HE THAT GLORIETH, LET HIM GLORY IN THE LORD. Amen.

MEDITATIONS, BY BISHOP WILSON.

"CHRIST HATH REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW, BEING MADE A CURSE FOR US."-Gal. iii. 13. Blessed God, how great was our misery! how great thy mercy! when nothing could save us from ruin but the death of thy Son! I see by this, how hateful sin is to thee. Make it so to me, I beseech thee! May I never flatter myself that thy mercy will spare me, if I continue in sin, when thou sparedst not thy own Son when he put himself in the place of sinners! May I never provoke thy justice! May I never forget thy mercies, and what thy Son has done for us!

"No MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. YE CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON."-Matt. vi. 24.

May I never set up any rival, O God, with thee in the possession of my heart! May I never attempt to reconcile thy service with that world which is enmity with thee! Give me, I beseech thee, the eyes of faith, that I may see the world what in truth it is. The danger of its riches, the folly of its pleasures, the multitude of its snares, the power of its temptations, its deadly poison, and the certain danger of its drawing my heart from the love of thee.

"IF WE DENY HIM, HE ALSO WILL DENY US.”. -2 Tim. ii. 12. How many deny thee, O Jesus, without thought, and without dread! Do they know what they do,