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Church begins the Communion Service.

At going up to the Altar.

"N the Multitude of thy tender Mercies, O Lord God, do I now approach thine Altar. O pardon my Sins,

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and look not upon my Unworthiness (for I am a fine ful Creature, O Lord) but upon these Motives which drew me hither, even my own Miferies and thy tender Mercies; therefore help me to fupply in Humility what I want in Worthiness, and let my bended Knees and contrite Heart fhew that I durft not have adventured hither, had not thy Mercy held out the Golden Sceptre, and faid, Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you.

At giving your Alms.

Lord, who didft not defpife the Widow's Mite, accept of this little which I freely offer towards the

Relief of any of thy poor Members, Mark xii. 42.

When the Prieft is fetting in Order the Elements to be confecrated

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OOK down, O Lord God, from thy holy Habitation, and from the glorious Throne of thy Kingdom, and fanctify usWhen you receive the Bread.

LORD, I am not worthy of the Crumbs which fall from

thy Table, and yet thou giveft unto me the Bread of Lue. Evermore give me this Bread, that I may eat hereof, and not die eternally, John vi. 34, 50.

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After the receiving of the Bread

OT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the Praife, for thy loving Mercy, and for thy Truth's fake.

Before the receiving of the Cup.

HAT Reward fhall I give unto the Lord for all the
Benefits he hath done unto me; I will receive the

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Cup of Salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord.

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After Drinking.

Leffed be God, the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, for his unfpeakable Gift, in whom we have Redemption through his Blood, even the Forgiveness of our Sins.

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When you retire from the Altar.

LESS the Lord, O my Soul, and all that is within me blefs bis boly Name; blefs the Lord, O my Soul, and forget not all bis Benefits; who forgiveth all thine Iniquities, and bealeth all thy Difeafes; who redeemeth thy Life from Deftruction, and crowneth thee with Loving kindness and tender Mer cies. O let that heavenly Food, which thou haft fo lately fed me with, transfufe new Life and new Vigour, into my Soul, and into the Souls of all thofe who have been Par takers with me of this Holy Communion, that our Faith, Hope, and Charity, may daily increase, and that we may all grow in Grace, and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen, and Amen. See Pfalms 8. 23. 66. 103.

Prayers and Meditations, which may be joined to the former, where the Communions are large,

Afpirations for a devout Communicant.

Enlighten, O Lord, the Eyes of my understanding with

the Light of Faith and Wisdom, that I may ever look un thee my Redeemer, as the Way, the Truth, and Life, which leadeth unto Eternal Life. What am I, Lord, and what is my Father's House, that thou should'st thus follow me with thy Bleffings? I was created by thee and for thee, and mayft thou ever be the Comfort of my Soul. Good Jefus, my Hope and only Refuge, I here render thee hearty Thanks for all thy Sufferings, and I beg that I may find Shelter in thy Wounds against all Enemies, Ghoftly and Bodily Imprint the Memory of them faft in my Heart, that I may love thee, and in all my Sufferings never want thy Divine Affiftance, or forget what thou hast suffered for me. Take from me all Self-Love, and give me perfe& Love for thee, the only true God, and Jefus Chrift whom thou

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baft fent, that I may now be more faithful in my Duty; and let nothing for the future put me out of my way: O that I could ever remember thee, think of thee, and delight in thee alone, and love thee only, who haft loved us, and, washed us with thy moft precious Blood from the Guilt of our Sins. O that my Senfes may ever be fhut against all Vanity and Sin, that my Mind being free from all fruitleis Solicitude and Fear, I may fix my Heart there where true Joys are only to be found. From henceforth I will only feek thee, my only Good: my Affections and Defires thail be fixed on thee, in whofe Prefence there is Fulness of Joys, and at whofe Right-Hand there are Pleasures for evermore.My Will I now refign into thy Hands, defiring that thy Will may be mine, both now and for ever. Be thou my. Inftructor and Director in all Things, that I may never do or fpeak, defire or think, any thing but what is according to thy good Will.

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Am thy Servant, O Lord, O give me Understanding according to thy Word, that I may learn thy Commandments, and lay afide all Intereft, befide that of Heaven. O fweet Jefus, Fountain of all Goodness, guide my Feet in thy Paths and teach me to do thy Will: Difengage my Heart from all unprofitable Sollicitude and vain Affectation; and tho' I live here upon Earth, yet raife my Affec tions on Things above. How fweet, O Lord, is thy Spirit, how pleasant to my Lips are the Words of thy Mouth! O that I could ever be mindful of them to fulfil thy Laws! Make me die daily to the World and all its Concupifcences, and let the Greatnefs of thy Love make all that is earthly appear as nothing to me: Protect me against mine Enemies, and in all Dangers appear in my Defence; make hafte to help me, O God, and fay unto my Soul, I am thy Salvation. Remember thou art my Father, and have Compaffion on my poor diftreffed Soul; clothe it with all Virtues, and feed it with thy Grace, for it belongs to the Father to take care of his Children. In thee I live, fweet Jefus, for thy fake I defire to die, both living and dying I will ever profefs tha thou art good, and that thy Mercy endures for ever.

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That I could now give thee, O Lord, all that Praife, Glory and Honour, with which the Angels and bleffed Spirits glorify thee in Heaven! But becaufe I am unable to do this, accept at least this my Defire and good Will. Deliver me, O God, from every thing that is contrary to thy Will, and be pleafed fo to difpofe of my Soul as may be for thy Glory and Honour. I furrender myself into thy Hands, and entirely refolve to fubmit to that State of Life thou fhalt pleafe to appoint me; and if it be more for thy Honour that I fuffer, I chearfully accept it; not my Will but thine be done. Let nothing be now my Comfort but thou, Lord Jefu, and nothing afflict me but my Sins, and whatever elfe is difpleafing to thy Divine Majefty. O Jefus, Life Eternal, by whom I live, and without whom I die, grant that I may now be united to thee, and in the Embraces of thy holy Love and Divine Will, I may reft for ever. When fhall I fee thee, O fweet Saviour, when fhall I appear before thy Face, when fhall I fee thee in the Land of the Living! Till then, I figh and bewail my Banifhment, defiring to be diffolved, and to be with Chrift.

If these Ejaculations are not fufficient until the PoftCommunion begins, you may enlarge them, by reading more or lefs of thefe following Places in Scripture, viz. For Grace to love God's Laws, Pfal. 19. 119.

For a boly Life, Pfal. 85.

For Salvation and eternal Joys, Pfal. 16. 24.

For Affurance of God's Care and Protection, Pfal. 37.
For the Comfort of God's Holy Spirit, Pfal. 34.
For the Grace of Humility, Pfal. 131.

For Devotion in Religion, Pfal. 27.

Thanksgiving for God's Mercies, Pfal. 103. 136. 138.
For Pardon of Sins, Pfal. 85. 106. 116.

For Redemption by Chrift, Pfal. 98. 118.

An Act of Thankfulness and Refolution before the Post-Communion begins. RAISE the Lord, O my Soul, and all that is within me blefs bis Holy Name. For now I find the Mercy, the

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Peace,

Peace, the Comfort and the Grace which flow from this Fountain of Spiritual Communion with Chrift: Let all the World know what he hath done for my Soul; he hath refcued me, and many of these my poor Brethren, from the nethermost Hell: Wherefore, I will love thee, O Holy Jefus, more than I can exprefs, and live and die in that moft holy Religion which thou haft revealed to me. O let me never pollute that Body, or defile that Soul which the Saviour of the World delights to dwell in. O let no Oaths or Lying, Backbitings and Slanderings, prophane thofe Lips, no Obfcenity or Intemperance pollute that Mouth, through which thefe Holy Symbols have fo lately paffed: For which fresh Inftance of thy Mercy and Goodness, I will praise thy Holy Name, befeeching thee to keep me in this Temper and Refolution of Mind, until Death is fwallowed up in Victory, for thy Son Jefus Chrift's fake. Amen.

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A Prayer against evil and perplexing Thoughts.

O not far from me, O Lord, my God, make hafte to help me, for corrupt Imaginations are perpetually rifing in my Breaft, and innumerable Fears and Sorrows close me on Every Side. Be pleafed, O gracious Lord, in this Perplexity, to refreth my Soul with fome fpeedy Comfort. Scatter and difperse all these dark and finful thoughts which haunt my Soul, by fhedding abroad the Light of thy Grace into my Heart; for in the Extremity of this my Grief, this is my only Hope and Comfort, that I can take Sanctuary in thy Goodness, repofe my Confidence, and cast all my Care and Burden on thee, who never faileft them that call upon thee; give me Patience under thefe Adverfities, and a happy iffue out of all thefe Afflictions, both of Body and Mind. Turn thee unto me, and have Mercy upon me, for I am defolate and in Mifery: The Sorrows of my Heart are enlarged, O bring thou me out of all my Troubles: Look upon my Adverfity and Mifery, and forgive me all my Sins: O keep my Soul and deliver me, let me not be confounded, for I bave put my Truft in thee, through Jefus Chrift cur Lord. Amen. See Pfal. 6. 102.

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