saytheir prayers abfurdlyand indecently, holding their tongues where they should speak, and joining with the minister aloud, where they should only hearken and say Amen. But what can be more improper than to hear them promiscuously absolve themselves and one another, and taking the priestly office on them, in a part of it which is one of the most distinguishing he has.

When the absolution is over, attend diligently to the sentences of scripture, which the minister is to read; and when he bids you lift up your hearts to God, you must be sure not only to do it in word but in deed, and with great earnestness.

¶Then shall the Priest say;

Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ faith unto all that truly turn unto him:

Come unto me, all ye that travel and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. Mat. 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 everlafting life. John iii. 16.

Hear also what Saint Paul faith.

This is a true faying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Chrift Jefus came into the world to fave finners. 1 Tim. i. 15.

Hear alfo what Saint John faith

If any man fin we have an advocate with the Father, Jefus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our fins. 1. John iì. 1.

¶ After which the priest shall proceed, saying ;

Lift up your hearts.

Answ. We lift them up unto the Lord.

Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
Answ. It is meet and right so to do.

¶Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's table and say,

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, †These words [Holy that we should at all times, and Father] must be omit in all places, give thanks to ted on Trinity Sun- thee, O Lord,+ Holy Father day. Almighty, everlafting God.

¶ Here

Here shall follow the proper preface, according to the time, if there be any especially appointed; or else immediately shall follow,

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore prailing thee, and faying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hofts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen.

¶ Proper Prefaces.

¶ Upon Christmas-day, and seven days after. Becaufe thou didst give Jefus Christ, thine only Son, to be born, as at this time, for us; who by the operation of the Holy Ghoft was made very man, of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother, and that without spot of fin, to make us clean from all fin. Therefore, with angels, &c.

Upon Easter-day, and seven days after.

But chiefly we are bound to praise thee for the glorious refurrection of thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord for he is the very Pafchal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the fin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and: by his rifing to life again hath reftored us to everlafting life. Therefore, with angels, &c.

Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after.

Through thy most dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift our Lord, who after his moft glorious refurrection manifeftly appeared to all his apoftles, and in their fight afcended into heaven to prepare a place for us, that where he is, thither we might also afcend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore, with angels, &t. Upon Whitsunday, and six days after.

Thro' Jefus Chrift our Lord, according to whose most true promife the Holy Ghoft came down as at this time from heaven with a fudden great found, as if it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the apostles, to teach

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them and lead them into all truth, giving them both the gift of divers languages, and alfo boldnefs with fervent zeal, conftantly to preach the gofpel unto all nations, whereby we have been brought from darkness and error, into the light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jefus Chrift. Therefore, with angels, &c.

Upon the feast of Trinity only.

Who art one God, one Lord; not only one perfon but three perfons in one fubftance: for that which we believe of the glory of the Father, the fame we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft, without any difference or inequality. Therefore, with angels, &c.

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 praifing thee, and faying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hofts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord, moft high. Amen.

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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

The Minister.

Directions.

We do not prefume to When the priest acknowcome to this thy table, Oledges in this form of humilimerciful Lord, trufting ation his own, and the comin our own righteoufnefs, God's unmerited kindness, in municant's unworthiness, and but in thy manifold and admitting them to his holy great mercies. We are table, make this act of huminot worthy fo much as to liation your own by your most gather up the crumbs devout attention, and joining under thy table; but thou with an hearty Amen.

art the fame Lord, whofe property is always to have mercy; grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, fo to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jefus Chrift, and to

drink his blood, that our finful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our fouls wafhed through his moft precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.

Amen.

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When the priest, standing before the table, hath so ordered the bread and wine that he may with 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 :

The Minifter. Directions. Almighty God our hea-secration, to be said by the This is the prayer of convenly Father, who of thy priest alone; and whilst he is tender mercy didft give consecrating the bread and thine only Son Jefus wine, raise up thy soul to see Chrift to fuffer death up-with the eye of faith what on the cross for our re-great things the Lord hath left thee in that sacrament; and demption, who there (by his own oblation Pray that they may be a means of himself once offered) all the benefits of his precious of conveying into your soul a full, perfect, and fuffi-death, saying secretly. cient facrifice, oblation, and fatisfaction for the

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fins of the whole world, down thy spirit and and did inftitute, and in grace and salvation, whichthou his holy gofpel command thyself, O Jesu, hast ordained. us to continue a perpetual memorial of that his precious death until his coming again: hear us, Omerciful Father, we most humbly befeech thee, and grant that we receiving thefe thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jefus Chrift's holy inftitution, in remembrance of his death and paffion, may be partakers of his most bleffed body and blood: who in the fame night that he was betrayed (a) took (a) Here the priest, is bread; and when he had given to take the paten inthanks (b) he brake it and gave to his hands. it to his disciples,faying, Take,

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(c) And here to lay his hands upon all the

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(d) Here he is to take the cup into his hands. (e) And here to lay his hand upon every vessel (be it chalice or flagon) in which there is any wine to be consecrated.

cat, (c) this is my body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of me; likewife after fupper (d) he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them faying, Drink ye all of this; for this (e) is my blood of the New Teftament, which is fhed for you, and for many, for the remiffion of fins: Do this as oft as ye fhall drink it in remembrance of me. Amen.

Directions.

* * Be not discouraged if you cannot fill up all spaces with regular devotion, or with intense meditation between the prayer of consecration and the time of receiving the bread and wine; in this case do as well as you can: remember your own offences with as much sorrow as you can, and the mercies of God to you in Christ Jesus, with as much love, joy, and gratitude; recommend to God's mercy our parents, relations, friends, and all the world. Do any thing that is good and proper to fill up the time; and leave the rest to God, who is a bounteous rewarder of them that seek him.

* * Or when the prayer of consecration is over, if you have time before the bread and wine are brought to you, use the following prayer:

A prayer immediately after the confecration of the bread and wine.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving: and will call upon the name of the Lord I will pay my vows into the Lord, in the sight of all his people; in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem, praise the Lord. Psal. cxvi. 14, 15, 16.

NOW, O my God, proftrate before

thine altar, I dare not fo much as look upon this mystery of our falvation, if thou hadft not invited me. 1 befeech thee, therefore, accept of this reprefenta